Today's hand-drawn video: Super Smash Bros.

33 Comments by Kevin Kelly Apr 6th 2007 12:07AM
Filed under: Arcade, Culture, Retro, Action, Fighting, Video

It's cute, it's simple, and it's better than a slew of video games we've been playing lately. We give you Super Smash Bros., in hand-drawn animation. A sweeping cinematic score only underlines the awesomeness of this fine video.

Nintendo, if you want to save some money, get someone on this project, pronto. Release it, rake in the dough, and we'll have something to tide us over until the real game comes out. Trust us.

Make sure you watch until the very ... end?

Tags: animated, animation, drawn, funny, hand drawn, Mario, Smash Bros, SmashBros, Super Smash Bros, video

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Dig: Apr 6th 2007; 12:13AM

This. Is. Awesome.

Viol8tor Mode: Apr 6th 2007; 12:19AM

ROFL @ Thomas

Tuatara: Apr 6th 2007; 12:22AM

If I'm not mistaken, this is by the same artist (PBD is the name I think...) who did this: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/TheOriginalTuatara/Animated%20GIFs/flash1166903389260thecokd2.gif
Good stuff.

rom: Apr 6th 2007; 12:38AM

Too awesome for words.

Rubang B: Apr 6th 2007; 12:38AM

Hoohah, that .gif was awesome.

Tropical: Apr 6th 2007; 12:41AM

The artist's website is http://www.creativeworlds.net/index2.htm
All his stuff is really awesome.

hvnlysoldr: Apr 6th 2007; 12:45AM

Simply awesome. Good music, the animation really flows. Good nostalgia

Arturo: Apr 6th 2007; 12:59AM

That's def. better than anything I could ever make. Love the kirby song at the end :D

Jason: Apr 6th 2007; 12:59AM

Thomas would be an awsome addition to Smash Bros.!

pikachuuuuu: Apr 6th 2007; 1:02AM

rofl XD that was freakin amazing. go nidorinaaa!

BPM: Apr 6th 2007; 1:13AM

Someone really liked Nidorina, eh?

Still... That video was beyond epic win. Über Omega Win?

dark: Apr 6th 2007; 1:15AM

hahahahaha. I've seen this before, but only have of it. I guess they just recently finished adding the rest. This is just too funny. lol.

hahahahahahahaha

ENOUGH!!!!

Now I want real SSBB news, god damn it! Stop tricking us Joystiq and give us some news on this game.

Cain Highwind: Apr 6th 2007; 1:18AM

I have to say the whole Anime-fication Furry of Nidorina kinda made me wince at first. But it's a really good bit of animation I have to admit.

And who is Flint?

Kaemon: Apr 6th 2007; 1:20AM

As good as that animation was, the Nidorina was retarded.

Mookie: Apr 6th 2007; 1:29AM

Yup, it's Flint from Mother 3, Earthbound 2, that all us weird Mother fans keep talking about. Love that gif.

Lewis: Apr 6th 2007; 2:13AM

awesome.

KC: Apr 6th 2007; 2:33AM

dude, this guys site is AWESOME!

Cant wait to see the end result of his Mugen project!

Splinter: Apr 6th 2007; 3:03AM

Wow, thats been up at YTMND for the longest time. Probably since about last years e3.

Older than Reggie.

Martin Montiel: Apr 6th 2007; 3:37AM

oh yea I remember seeing that about a year ago but with less of the suff they added to this clip ^_^

fffunfarm06---xbl: Apr 6th 2007; 4:55AM

that was awesome! best part when kirby gets deflated on those spikes. ha. and i love that kirby song at the end. kirby dreamland for the gameboy was the coolest.

JBGUY2K: Apr 6th 2007; 6:03AM

I've got the original artist's site somewhere in my favorites. He's got a ton-load of GIF's he's made there... gonna have to find it again.

Stupidiot: Apr 6th 2007; 7:04AM

errmmm... Chuck Norris?

jan_halmes: Apr 6th 2007; 7:30AM

Is joystiq saying they want a new SSB game with all hand drawn, line graphics?

Of course, I would buy it, but would any one else?

accidental: Apr 6th 2007; 8:08AM

Holy crap. No one else thought the tetris bit was hilarious? This guy has great animated comedic timing – very hard to pull off .

carson: Apr 6th 2007; 12:19PM

did anyone else notice that at 1:39 at the Nidorina VS. Shin Akuma at the top of the frame it says, "frame 420 is mind control." subliminal messaging perhaps?

mr mobius: Apr 6th 2007; 12:38PM

That was hilarious and brilliant all at once.

The end was surprising and the face of the cowboy made is much funnier. Brilliant animation that must taken quite a while.

Sam: Apr 6th 2007; 1:32PM

I'm pretty sure this was an animated GIF at first, and this guy stole it with his only contribution being added music.

Shane: Apr 6th 2007; 4:44PM

Sam,

It links to the site of the guy who made the animated gif.
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/10536

Tacoman: Apr 6th 2007; 5:50PM

Flint would be really cool, but as far as Mother 3, my first thoughts were Lucas or Klaus.

CJC: Apr 6th 2007; 6:07PM

Ah, the simple kick-in-the-nuts. That's a fine way to end such a glorious animation.

Except now I've been reminded that I want Mother 3 again.

baochan: Apr 6th 2007; 7:17PM

They seriously took an animated gif and turned it into a video file?

Flint was a badass though. When's Mother 3 gonna get an English release already?

Ed: Apr 9th 2007; 10:29PM

If you're curious about what games some of these characters are from:

Flint - Mother 3 / Earthbound 2
Balloon Person - Balloon Fight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_Fight)
Stafy - Densetsu no Stafy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Densetsu_no_Stafy) - Japan only
Lip - Panel De Pon - The "Lip's Stick" in smash brothers, the one that puts a flower on someone's head, is actually from this game)
Nidorina - Pokemon
Thomas - Kung-Fu Master (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Master)
Sparkster - Rocket Knight Adventures

Chi: Apr 26th 2007; 2:24PM

@ 13:
Flint is one of the characters in Mother 3 (a.k.a Earthbound 2)

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