Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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| Series | Super Smash Bros. |
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| Published by | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date(s) | December 7, 2018 |
| Genre | Fighting |
| Let's Play | |
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| 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 | |
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| Series | Super Smash Bros. |
| Developed by |
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| Published by | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date(s) | December 7, 2018 |
| Genre | Fighting |
| Let's Play | |
| Played by | |
| Outro theme |
"Lifelight" by Hideki Sakamoto |
| Original run |
December 10, 2018 - present |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Episode length | 23-36 minutes |
| Playlist | link |
| Playlist length | 59:46 |
| Megaseries | |
| Part of | The Dreamy Let's Play |
| Preceded by | Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
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.
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 |
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| 320 | * | "Everyone Is Here" | 6:14 | Rick, Britney, Ricky, Alec | John | June 13, 2018 |
| 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 | |
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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 |
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| 353 | 10 | * | "KING OF FIGHTERS" | 33:58 | Rick | August 8, 2018 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||
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| First Blood | ||||||||||||
| 428 | * | "We're Just Gonna Smash" | 36:01 | Ben, Rick, Geoff, C/J | December 10, 2018 | |||||||
| 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[a] | December 11, 2018 | ||||||
| Smoky Progg; Eevee; Celeste; Mario | ||||||||||||
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.
Notes
- ↑ In this episode, John, Ian, Felice, Dustin, Sarah, and Lindsay appear only in the live-action intro.