Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Series	Super Smash Bros.
Developed by	Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd.
Published by	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date(s)	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Genre	Fighting
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets John Selig Alec Sotelo Ricky Suarez Britney Various E3 attendees
Original run	June 13-15, 2018
No. of episodes	2
Episode length	25:31
Megaseries
Part of	The Dreamy Let's Play
Concurrent with	Kirby Air Ride

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Series	Super Smash Bros.
Developed by	Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd.
Published by	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date(s)	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Genre	Fighting
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets C/J Haley Ben Mooney Geoff Hook
Featuring	Chris Chapman Anthony Restivo
Intro theme	"Lifelight" by Hideki Sakamoto
Original run	December 10, 2018 - present
No. of episodes	16
Episode length	14-36 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	5:04:34
Megaseries
Part of	The Dreamy Let's Play
Preceded by	Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Series	Super Smash Bros.
Developed by	Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd.
Published by	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date(s)	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Genre	Fighting
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets
Original run	December 26, 2018
No. of episodes	1
Episode length	53:59
Playlist	link

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a 2018 fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth game in the Super Smash Bros. series. A demo version of the game was played by The D-Pad at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018. An episode of casual play was released on June 13, 2018, followed by an episode of a competitive play tournament on June 15, 2018.

The channel continued to cover the game during its pre-release period, releasing an episode of The D-Pad Reacts covering a Nintendo Direct focused on the game, on August 8, 2018, and second covering the final Direct before its release on November 1, 2018.

Upon the game's release, it was played in full on the channel. The LP began on December 10, 2018.

The game was additionally played as part of a one-off Christmas livestream unrelated to the main LP or The Dreamy Let's Play in general. The LP consisted of a single episode; it was released on December 26, 2018.

Live-action scenes

The first episode of the World of Light story mode contained a live-action intro. In it, Rick and Ben stop playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to discuss the development process of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, from its inception during the development of DLC for the Wii U game, up to its official announcement in March 2018, and the reveal that every former Super Smash Bros. character would be returning for the game at E3 in June of that year. They then explain the basic game mechanics, including the limited starting roster, the "Spirits" system, and the premise and gameplay of the World of Light mode. Just as Rick prepares to begin the LP, they are interrupted by Evil Ben who, after being momentarily distracted by newcomer Geoff (complete with his own Smash-style "Geoff joins the battle!" splash, which only he seems to be aware of), explains that he intends to force them to meticulously 100% the still-unfinished Super Smash Bros. Brawl before allowing them to play Ultimate. However, he is seemingly disintegrated mid-sentence by a beam of light identical to those in the World of Light opening cutscene.

Rick, finding Evil Ben's disappearance to be too convenient, senses something is wrong, but is himself pierced by a beam of light before he can do anything. Geoff begins to panic, and is almost immediately hit by a beam, causing Sarah, who was also in the room with them, to get up and flee the house. Across America, other members of The D-Pad are pierced by the light; Ian while getting food at home, Felice and C/J at The C-Pad, Lindsay while sleeping in her bed, and Dustin, who was in the middle of an attempted suicide by bathtub electrocution after learning that Waluigi is not a playable character in the game. Sarah manages to get outside of the house, but is caught by the light anyway, and even John is taken from California. Finally, Ben, the only remaining member of The D-Pad, sits alone on the coach and prepares to begin playing World of Light.

Episodes

E3 Demo

TDLP#	Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Release date
320	*	"Everyone Is Here"	6:14	Rick, Britney, Ricky, Alec	John	June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)
Rick as Little Mac, Britney as Pikachu, Ricky as Sonic, Alec as Link on Moray Towers
321	*	"Might Have Made a Difference"	19:17	Rick, John, Various E3 attendees		June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
Round 1, Match 1: E3 attendee #1 as Samus, E3 attendee #2 as Little Mac, Rick as Mario, John as Ganondorf on Battlefield Round 1, Match 2 (unseen): E3 attendee #1 as ???, E3 attendee #2 as Ike, Rick as Ice Climbers, John as Ganondorf on Great Plateau Tower Round 2, Match 1: E3 attendee #3 as Snake, E3 attendee #2 as Mega Man, E3 attendee #4 as Ridley, Rick as Mario on New Pork City Round 2, Match 2: E3 attendee #3 as Ganondorf, E3 attendee #2 as Ike, E3 attendee #4 as Ike, Rick as Little Mac on Battlefield Championship Match: E3 attendee #5 as Cloud; Rick as Little Mac on Battlefield

The D-Pad Reacts

TDLP#	TDPR#	Episode	Title	Length	Commentators	Release date
353	10	*	"KING OF FIGHTERS"	33:58	Rick	August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)
Rick reacts to the August 8, 2018 Nintendo Direct presentation, focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
389	11	*	"EVERYONE IS DEAD"	52:52	Rick	November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
Rick reacts to the November 1, 2018 Nintendo Direct presentation, focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Full LP

TDLP#	Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentators	Release date
First Blood
428	*	"We're Just Gonna Smash"	36:01	Ben, Rick, Geoff, C/J		December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)
Smash (Ben as Yoshi, Rick as Kirby, Geoff as Samus, C/J as Mario on Golden Plains); Unlocking Ness; Smash (Ben as Ness, Rick as Donkey Kong, Geoff as Pikachu, C/J as Link on Final Destination); Unlocking Zelda; Smash (Ben as Mario, Rick as Fox, Geoff as Ness, C/J as Zelda on Delfino Plaza); Unlocking Bowser; Smash (Ben as Fox, Rick as Bowser, Geoff as Ness, C/J as Samus on Town and City); Unlocking Pit
World of Light
429	1	"A Star of Hope"	23:45	Rick	John, C/J, Ian, Felice, Dustin, Ben, Sarah, Lindsay, Geoff	December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
Smoky Progg; Eevee; Celeste; Mario
430	2	"Wario Can Eat Pretty Much Anything"	20:24	Geoff	Rick, C/J	December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13)
Guardian; Sheik; Metal Sonic; Dr. Crygor; Mettaur
431	3	"Don't Damage Your Attacks"	15:42	Rick	Ben, Geoff	December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
Timmy & Tommy; Annie; Baxter & Forthington; Digby; Mii Swordfighter
432	4	"Spent Too Much Time Kicking Your Ass"	16:37	Geoff	Rick, Ben	December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)
Yuri Kozukata; Teddy; Rabbid Mario; Shinobu
RetroRoulette Tournament
433	*	"Trading Lives"	16:01	Rick	Geoff, Chris, Anthony	December 16, 2018 (2018-12-16)
Rick as Incineroar, Bitpawp as Mii Brawler on Figure-8 Circuit
World of Light (Continued)
434	5	"Lemme Axe You a Question"	18:15	Geoff	Rick, Ben	December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
Balloon Fighter; Bord & Cord & Barst; Yellow Wollywog; Kid; Jigglypuff
435	6	"Endless Jigglypuff Airships"	20:42	Geoff	Rick, Ben	December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
Fi; Heracross; Perry; Yoshi; Bewear; Dive Man; Cupid; Merric; Lucario
436	7	"The Sexiest Island in the Sims Universe"	16:45	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
Lloid; Goomba; Valoo; Flygon; Fei Long; Boom Boom
437	8	"Pictures of Sounds"	18:08	Ben, Geoff	Rick	December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)
Mechakoopa; Juste Belmont; Shadow Man; Twinbellows; Ho-Oh
438	9	"Lose Win Fast and Die Young"	15:11	Geoff	Rick, Ben	December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
Kamek; Aisya; Leif (Fire Emblem); Peach
439	10	"Does Any of This Count?"	20:26	Rick	Geoff	December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)
Groudon; Lyon; Giga Bowser
440	11	"There's Your Steak Tips"	14:11	Geoff	Rick	December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)
Marth; Villager; Tron Bonne; Octoling; Juri; Bio Rex; Lilina
441	12	"Huge, Crazy, Ugly Feet"	15:08	Rick	Ben, Geoff	December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
Professor Chops; Raphael the Raven; Miltank; Don; Link; Anna; Fiora; Snake Man
442	13	"Lip's Stick & Duck Hunt"	21:26	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25)
Weezing; Pico; Nico Fire; Mach Rider; Excitebike; Gyrowing; Mighty Gazelle; Captain Falcon; Kapp'n
443	14	"Our Go-To Fucktank"	15:52	Ben, Geoff	Rick	December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)
Darunia; Jack Levin; Fish; Mermaid; Star Rod

Christmas livestream

Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Release date
*	"The Battle Could Not Be Started"	1:12:03	Rick		December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)
Multiplayer arena with Twitch viewers

Gallery

Thumbnails

E3 Demo 

E3 Competitive Play Tournament 

First Nintendo Direct reaction 

First Blood 

World of Light 

RetroRoulette Tournament 

Christmas episode 

Combined thumbnail with NiGHTS into Dreams... for Christmas stream 

Trivia

• The E3 Demo episode of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate marked the debut on the channel of Alec Sotelo and Ricky Suarez, both members of YouTube channel Hidden Item, as well as Britney (spelling may not be correct), a Nintendo employee who filled in for John while he held the camera.
• The E3 Competitive Play Tournament episode featured multiple unnamed E3 attendees playing on camera as part of the tournament.
• The full LP of the game began with a special "First Blood" episode, much like the LPs of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• The first episode of World of Light was broadcast live using YouTube Premiere.
• The RetroRoulette Tournament episode begins with footage taken from their channel, featuring commentary from Chris Chapman and Anthony Restivo in the minutes before Rick manages to join the game.