If Game and Watch was actually finished as intended (l cancel aireals and bigger shield) he might actually be viable. With a chain grab on spacies he could actually be around Samus and Yoshi in the right hands. It’s fascinating how small little mistakes can change a character so significantly
having a chaingrab on spacies alone isn't enough to make a character viable. Roy can chaingrab the spacies. Pichu can chaingrab the spacies GnW has decent mobility, range, and power, but there are still a lot of things that would need to be changed to make him good: -a much better grab (considering most his combos come off grab) -better oos options (at least fix spot dodge and roll) -a real projectile instead of neutral B (useless move)
The story of melee’s rapid development is one of the most incredible stories ever. The fact that they were able to get so much done in so little time is mind boggling. Also the jank is so charming.
That's what happens when a bunch of talented people know what they're doing. These were the early 2000's, much better times made by more intelligent people. "Jank" means good?
When will we make a mod to literally just fix game and watch L canceled aerials Bigger shield And reverse his spotdodge frames Maybe he’d be a more viable character
I feel like a Melee 2.0 with only SLIGHT buffs to characters would make the game outlive any other. I mean things like being able to jump out of kirby throws or the last hit of luigis dash attack, alongside all the g&w fixes (things that are clearly development oversights), as well as some tweaks like reducing the lag on ness b moves or ganon side b snapping ledge. Still, if it’s not developed by nintendo there’s no hope for a tournament viable sequel
@@AlexFBauer Buffs aside, i think just fixing the stuff that feels unintentional/ unfinished would be awesome. Luigi having to charge his down b, yoshi's grab, kirby's throws, roy and gnw as a whole, the invisible ceiling, etc. (Also maybe throw in the frozen version of stadium and improve nana ai if possible)
Our closest thing: In 2010, Nintendo reissued Ball, the first G&W game. I don't think he'd work in any modern-type games, his whole shtick is that he basically belongs in the LCD land and era he's from, and kind of sticks out like a sore thumb anywhere else. (I'd totally buy if they did make new G&W games, though. They're fun to have!) I have always thought that a Game & Watch rhythm game would work today, though...
@@SP_Sour They could make it look like it's an LCD game though. The gimmick could involve treating the way he's "animated" at face value, making all of his movements a series of tiny teleportations. Players could time when he disappears to avoid obstacles and such.
hey you reflipped your profile image again. However did you turn it the same way? Is it back to 0 degrees or is it flipped a full 360 degrees now? I need answers.
@@Alienrun I think he left a message why somewhere. I could be wrong but it might be because his old ones were getting demonitized and it was ruining his channel metrics. So now he makes only OC. I dont remember the new name but just look up an old vid and you should find it.
@@nicholassmith8027 Yo, that's actually really smart of him! If that is the case then yeah...he didn't want his channel to drown cause of something out of his control so he took the bullet to save his channel! lol
G&W looks like he's putting so much effort because it looks like he's both internally and eternally screaming through everything he does. It makes it look so serious when he's destroying someone.
Game & Watch is my main, has such a different playstyle due to his quirks. Shields aren't good. Dodging isn't good. Long wind up. RNG B But that's why I like him.
They had too becuase back in the day smash was so successfull for the 64 the devlopment team had one year to make melee. You can tell towards the end of the devlopment they rushed to much of the game to so it can be released with the Nintendo gamecube back in 2001. If Nintendo simply waited like 02 to 03 melee would be a prefect game and you would most likely have characters like sonic, snake, and maybe banjo back then. They was an article about how they want to get those characters in melee but due to time restrictions and copyright infringement for thrid party character back then it was hard for them to pull off this game and watch was thrown in there to just make a complete 24 character roster. People forget this and bash melee for it. It's the problem we have to today kids are impatience and what games rushed and then complain the the game is not finished.
@@nathanlevesque7812 that could be a think. But you have to remember back in 01 not many people knew who game and watch was. You could be right. But I think its both answer's. That they need to fill a spot and they probably want to bring awareness to their character becuase before mario. G&w was Nintendo first mascot.
"His image is known far and wide, and respected by characters everywhere." I literally never heard of him until Melee, and thought he was a joke when I saw him.
Sakurai be like: “You gotta do what you gotta do when you only have 13 months to finish a Game Launch Title” Also Sakurai: “Smash is for Good Boys and Girls of all ages”
i suck ass at melee but it was a big part of my childhood and i love these videos. theyre all just as informative as that watch for rolling rocks with 0.5 A press video. the way you use the characters in the video are hilarious! keep but the great work!!!
@SonoftheWay35 Yes but that’s because many of the characters are basically the same. I would say the top tiers are balanced well without being functionally the same.
That sounds silly. Old games aren’t defined by being a glitchy mess, they defined as being...well, ‘old.’ Age is where most of their negatives are seen.
I like to look at it like at least he got in the game at all. Its not like they were expecting this game to be a pro fighter people pick apart, they didn’t even want it to be a fighting game really. Probably a good 80% of players did not notice game and watches flaws because you need to be a pro player to even notice.
@@stuffguy44 Except for the shield. I will be 100% honest, that's honestly the thing that bugs me most. Okay, so you can't L-cancel like the pros, and his spotdodge is... lacking. But really? They should've at least tested his shield exactly one time and realized "oh huh this is too small".
@@dubiouslittlecreature908 No, he's still cancer. He's just not useable, so we are safe from his cancer. Try him in PM where they fixed him and buffed him a little. Incredibly degenerate and unfun to fight. Not a character who should ever be good the way he is designed.
I wish his spot doge was just him turning 90 degrees to the right
That would be amazing
Jordan Vroon that sounds like something he’d do
They're gonna save that for Paper Mario lol
3d game
Wouldnt that make him....easier to hit?
At the end he runs at the camera but you can’t see
Big brained comment
I burst out laughing at that XD
-silent- invisible but deadly
I don't get it
Darius Cross oof
Game and Watch: does up smash
Everyone: *oh got your nose*
I'm crying lol
LMAO!!
Boop da snoot.
Are you gonna give it back?
Lol
4:48
Game & Watch: “Haha! My head is invincible!”
Everyone else: “got your nose”
Look out he’s got a nose
@@randomperson4280 asdf movie intro plays
@@th3spanishinquisition No, the gunshots first
@@th3spanishinquisitionYOU GOTTA HELP ME MAN MY TIE IS EVIL AND ITS GONNA KILL MEEEEHEHEEEEE! :(
@@christopherjohnson2354 my bad coach
Plot twist: The black screens are tons of game and watches staring straight at you.
Thank you
:(
....
3spooky5me
Thanks, now i cant sleep
He's working with one less dimension than the rest of the cast.
Mario's down throw:Oh i don't think so
He’s also the second flattest character in the game behind Zelda.
good one
Well it ain't called the "Ledge end of Zelda" for nothing! ._.
Link loves his ironing board.
@valy0f but Melee fans don't play other Smash games you silly
@valy0f i know man, it was a dumb joke
If Game and Watch was actually finished as intended (l cancel aireals and bigger shield) he might actually be viable. With a chain grab on spacies he could actually be around Samus and Yoshi in the right hands. It’s fascinating how small little mistakes can change a character so significantly
Yeah he would at least be low mid
Yea
Facts
He'd be a high tier around Falcon's level, an L-cancelable back air would be insane.
having a chaingrab on spacies alone isn't enough to make a character viable. Roy can chaingrab the spacies. Pichu can chaingrab the spacies
GnW has decent mobility, range, and power, but there are still a lot of things that would need to be changed to make him good:
-a much better grab (considering most his combos come off grab)
-better oos options (at least fix spot dodge and roll)
-a real projectile instead of neutral B (useless move)
I love this guy. He's so broken, yet he manages to be fun to watch and play. Godspeed, G&W mains.
You could say he's fun to... GAME AND WATCH
“Hello gentlemen, and Mom.”
I had to rewind that part ten times before I got it out of my system.
Y’know I used to think that I never wanted children but somehow I’m perfectly okay with the news that I am, in fact, AsumSaus’s mother
@@gayflower900 omg me too
G&W being a mess in every game he's in by far makes him the most fun character to watch
WTF You play smash?!?!?! i love your videos.
CreepsMcPasta you watch him game
Now he's a high-tier in Ultimate. G&W mains rise up
Didn’t expect to see you here
*the most fun character to game and watch
how could they just do my boy like that
This was before sakurai realised that G&W was secretly god.
Albino y u drop G&W for hero?
Ayyyy
Wow the reason I became a hero main is right in front of me
Easy code goes brrrrrr
“Hello gentlemen...and mom” lmao
Lol i had heard ma'am
Melee is what separates the men from the women. Except Asumsaus's mom.
-Now I feel like the only female here lmao-
@@artquest_ what if ur a mum?
@@sinister4618 Shhhh we don't talk about that
i'm crying laughing at cob's picture at 1:26 and i cant stop
When a cob of corn is better at Melee than you
I don't get it, its cob.
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
This guy sounds like he's constantly holding back tears
how can you not be sad when talking about melee g&w
@@AsumSaus How can you be sad when talking about G&W ever ?
@@ThePablosin1 How can you not be sad when you didnt get the joke?
@Pizza Wonderer how can you not be sad when you don’t know how to keep it going
@@sockweed621 How can you be sad when he didnt get the joke
1:28 I NUTTED GACHIBASS
pog
Pog
Pog
pog
Pog
1:32 *9*
"AAAAAAAHH"
"i nutted"
*Every game & watch main when they get a 9*
Lmao! I didnt notice that before
🐎
*nat
Oh man, that came from nowhere and got me! 🤣
Why did RUclips recommend this to m...ohhhh
You should get back to the lab again and fix Gimr Watch in melee do I can git gud with him.
!
looks like you ddnt win this one
Dunno just get up attack
The gimz alwayz winz
Melee G&W: Aw man my kit is just broken
Ultimate: Oh God, thank you for making my kit broken
So he got the “Ult bowser preacher” treatment too?
@@killercore007 yes except Bowser isn’t top 5
@@charKT-7461 I never said it pushed him to top 5, just that player preaching I feel was most responsible for getting him as high up as he is.
“His spotdodge is dogshit” lmao wasn’t ready
Ikr! So sudden
Due to Mr Game & Watch being 2D, realistically no fighter can really see him well from their pov
That’s what I’ve been thinking too. Now I can’t unthink it.
Fighting a shadow.
Any character with two working eyes would be able to see him. He'd be hella narrow, but still, depth perception would unmask him.
@@Jotari they said “see him *well* from their pov”
@@Lualow i think the comments was edited.
Glad to be a part of the 1% of your female viewers! Not much of a Smash player anymore, but I love watching Melee tournaments and i love your videos.
Aww, you’re such a sweet and supportive mother, watching your son’s content.
Wait I'm also a girl, am I the real mother?
@@gamerkingmayathe064th5 we, collectively, form the entity known as "mom"
Come over to my place, I got mountain dew, gfuel, and cheetos on deck. My mom even said she'd get hot pockets if I take out the trash
me too.
therapist: Mr. Game and Watch staring directly at you isn’t real, he can’t hurt you
4:24:
Well you can't see him so if you dont go around him you dont know he exists
The story of melee’s rapid development is one of the most incredible stories ever. The fact that they were able to get so much done in so little time is mind boggling. Also the jank is so charming.
That's what happens when a bunch of talented people know what they're doing. These were the early 2000's, much better times made by more intelligent people.
"Jank" means good?
On completely new hardware too.
Wonder if Sakurai ever did an interview on Melee's development
"Having the worst shield in the game"
....Game&Watch has a shield...?
Who would have thought?
WHAT.
HOW.
Backet
When will we make a mod to literally just fix game and watch
L canceled aerials
Bigger shield
And reverse his spotdodge frames
Maybe he’d be a more viable character
they did that with project m and it was a mistake
I feel like a Melee 2.0 with only SLIGHT buffs to characters would make the game outlive any other. I mean things like being able to jump out of kirby throws or the last hit of luigis dash attack, alongside all the g&w fixes (things that are clearly development oversights), as well as some tweaks like reducing the lag on ness b moves or ganon side b snapping ledge. Still, if it’s not developed by nintendo there’s no hope for a tournament viable sequel
Isnt that just sd remix
@@AlexFBauer Buffs aside, i think just fixing the stuff that feels unintentional/ unfinished would be awesome. Luigi having to charge his down b, yoshi's grab, kirby's throws, roy and gnw as a whole, the invisible ceiling, etc. (Also maybe throw in the frozen version of stadium and improve nana ai if possible)
@@Drummerzac88 How was project m a mistake?
Yo, when G&W turned 90° at the end, he vanished in a crack that runs through my phone display. That was trippy as hell.
i know i'm hella late, but did g&w slide through the crack and exit into the real world?
I love this love letter you have written for G&W. Brightens my day
I've been playing this game for 19 years and I just now learned "light shielding" exists.
...how?
He might be a broken mess,
But he’s _our_ broken mess
imagine a game made today with game and watch as the main character
Our closest thing: In 2010, Nintendo reissued Ball, the first G&W game.
I don't think he'd work in any modern-type games, his whole shtick is that he basically belongs in the LCD land and era he's from, and kind of sticks out like a sore thumb anywhere else.
(I'd totally buy if they did make new G&W games, though. They're fun to have!)
I have always thought that a Game & Watch rhythm game would work today, though...
@@SP_Sour They could make it look like it's an LCD game though. The gimmick could involve treating the way he's "animated" at face value, making all of his movements a series of tiny teleportations. Players could time when he disappears to avoid obstacles and such.
Game & Watch Gallery remake when?
JED but a game and watch game on the switch is what i want in life
@@nathanlevesque7812 or a game with the calculator power
2:21 made me laugh more than it should have
Marth: let me think...
*I approve this, but i'm also sad of this 00f*
Mr. Game & Watch at least ur good in Ultimate
I'm your 300th sub
i will destroy you with kirby *JUST WATCH ME*
Hewwo My Main XD
I Main Game And Watch Cuz Of His Design ;-;
**Incoherent beeping sounds**
2:12 Mr Game and Watch is a Keyblade wielder!!
So I just discovered you from your comment on DYKGaming..
I am now binging your content.
Also I got a wave of Nostalgia from the Paper Mario music.
Awesome stuff as usual, keep it up man.
That "my B" at 2:00 killed me 😂😂😂
Poor chillindude hahaha
hey you reflipped your profile image again. However did you turn it the same way? Is it back to 0 degrees or is it flipped a full 360 degrees now? I need answers.
He moved all of his old videos to a second channel with an upside profile image.
@@nicholassmith8027 Thank you. that explains stuff
@@nicholassmith8027 Why did he do this? What's the second channel called?
@@Alienrun I think he left a message why somewhere. I could be wrong but it might be because his old ones were getting demonitized and it was ruining his channel metrics. So now he makes only OC. I dont remember the new name but just look up an old vid and you should find it.
@@nicholassmith8027 Yo, that's actually really smart of him! If that is the case then yeah...he didn't want his channel to drown cause of something out of his control so he took the bullet to save his channel! lol
3:46
NO HE DOESN’T!! MR. GAME AND WATCH DESERVES RESPECT!
G&W looks like he's putting so much effort because it looks like he's both internally and eternally screaming through everything he does. It makes it look so serious when he's destroying someone.
That “my b” caught me off guard and it gave me a good chuckle
he got his just desserts in Ultimate. this character is pure insanity now. good things come to those who wait.
I agree I secondary game and wat h in melee I main Roy becuase I just liked him a lot in that one.
Broken is in the eye of the beholder ---
Of the controller.
Qerb for MPGR2019 Top 100.
Qerb's been sat on the edge of glory for far too long.
0:02 Hey, only my boyfriend is allowed to call me Mom!
WHAT
@@tetraploid5000 Melee fan discovers that women exist
@@tobexomega no that's called incest buddy
I wonder if his spot dodge is like that on purpose as a nod to the fact that he can't really use the z axis
I really enjoy these game design commentary type videos. You should do more of them, maybe about Ness glitches or weird hurtboxes in Melee.
this is quality content really well done
thats the most accurate melee demographic ive ever seen
Game'n'watch: My entire head is invincible!
???: (Boops nose)
Game'n'watch: (dead)
2:19 I'm fricking dying.
Game & Watch is my main, has such a different playstyle due to his quirks.
Shields aren't good.
Dodging isn't good.
Long wind up.
RNG B
But that's why I like him.
Floodmaster if you like him respect to you
Me 2
He's got such a rewarding set of moves, gotta love splashing a charged bucket or landing a 9
Up smash invincible but not his nose.... How?
game and watch is so fun to play, never knew his 3 un l cancelable Aerials were due to that reason though
yeah, I found that part really interesting, man did they rush this character
They had too becuase back in the day smash was so successfull for the 64 the devlopment team had one year to make melee. You can tell towards the end of the devlopment they rushed to much of the game to so it can be released with the Nintendo gamecube back in 2001. If Nintendo simply waited like 02 to 03 melee would be a prefect game and you would most likely have characters like sonic, snake, and maybe banjo back then. They was an article about how they want to get those characters in melee but due to time restrictions and copyright infringement for thrid party character back then it was hard for them to pull off this game and watch was thrown in there to just make a complete 24 character roster. People forget this and bash melee for it. It's the problem we have to today kids are impatience and what games rushed and then complain the the game is not finished.
@@longthanyouthink I thought they added GnW because his series was actually an important part of gaming history, since it lead to the Gameboy.
@@nathanlevesque7812 that could be a think. But you have to remember back in 01 not many people knew who game and watch was. You could be right. But I think its both answer's. That they need to fill a spot and they probably want to bring awareness to their character becuase before mario. G&w was Nintendo first mascot.
@@longthanyouthink they had mini g&w in mc ds happy meals... he was NOT unknown
Nobody:
Captions when someone says Sakurai
SOCCER
JRGlitches ⚽️👁
Shut up simp
@Random Person I mean comedy is dead so
BOWLING ALLEY
B O T T O M T E X T
Master Hero Soccer Guy
Soccer Eye
2:40 Bring back Fox dabbing in his spot dodge animation
4:25 *G&W begins violently running to the camera*
1:32 *OOH I NUTTED*
You're so lucky november just ended sir.
0:01 I've never seen a RUclipsr with 1.1% female viewers 💀 💀💀
Too hih
THAS ME
4:40 interestingly, Mario's head is also invincible during up smash
"His image is known far and wide, and respected by gamers everywhere." Sakurai exposed as a fake gamer 😲
Wife?
idk.... that pfp....
why do all your videos look like clickbait
This is the first video I got recommended to you and I do feel that he needs more attention
I've been a g & w main since brawl and still am in ultimate. It's nice that someone actually remembers that he exists.
2:20
**villager minecraft sounds inteteficies**
1:32
"OHHHH
I NUTTED"
1:34 “I nutted”
thank you for your insightful knowledge on the game
why did i leave this comment
1:09 Forget G&W, this quote sums up Melee as a whole
"Does he deserve this though"
Every Ult player ever: yes
I wish ultimate players would appreciate the fact that g&w is a foil for projectile spammers.
"His image is known far and wide, and respected by characters everywhere."
I literally never heard of him until Melee, and thought he was a joke when I saw him.
Maybe you're just a fake gamer...
Sakurai be like: “You gotta do what you gotta do when you only have 13 months to finish a Game Launch Title”
Also Sakurai: “Smash is for Good Boys and Girls of all ages”
0:18 [imitating announcer] MR GAME AND WATCH!
i suck ass at melee but it was a big part of my childhood and i love these videos. theyre all just as informative as that watch for rolling rocks with 0.5 A press video. the way you use the characters in the video are hilarious! keep but the great work!!!
1:22
Seeing all these top tier elite players and just having "Cob" thrown in there made me choke on nothing
"Melee is balanced"
No one says that.
Callinater Asumsaus says that
10/26 characters. Not that bad compared to other smash games.
@@MrCastleburger Ultimate is probably the most balanced.
@SonoftheWay35
Yes but that’s because many of the characters are basically the same. I would say the top tiers are balanced well without being functionally the same.
*starving african child*
He needs a 7 to eat for the night.
Oh no.
😂💀
@@jacobm7870 where did they go
Dc Scorch we can always wait and believe
Just found your channel, the videos are so chill. Keep it up
One of my favorite little tidbits about Game & Watch is that his model is actually fully polygonal and just flattened after the fact.
"Hello gentlemen. And mom."
*casually fades away*
me, who hasn't played a smash bros. game in my life: huh, fascinating
I guess you could say he’s living The Good Life
weerez
"Because of an oversight from the developers."
In my Melee? Say it ain't so!
Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels fucking great content.
When you spoke I thought I was watching a different channel
Would’ve appreciated comparison’s to versions of him in later games to see what the oversights were meant to be like
"Hello gentlemen... and mom"
Me: *aM i A jOkE tO yOu*
bro this hits hard ive been waiting for content on my main for so long
1:00 WOBBLING TIME
IceMike: SCREAAMM AAAAAAH ZOMBIE.MP4
0:11 ouch
Here's a thought he was unfinished as a design choice to be like the old games with flaws
That's my first thought
That sounds silly. Old games aren’t defined by being a glitchy mess, they defined as being...well, ‘old.’ Age is where most of their negatives are seen.
I like to look at it like at least he got in the game at all. Its not like they were expecting this game to be a pro fighter people pick apart, they didn’t even want it to be a fighting game really.
Probably a good 80% of players did not notice game and watches flaws because you need to be a pro player to even notice.
@@stuffguy44 Except for the shield. I will be 100% honest, that's honestly the thing that bugs me most. Okay, so you can't L-cancel like the pros, and his spotdodge is... lacking. But really? They should've at least tested his shield exactly one time and realized "oh huh this is too small".
To Answer the question if G&W deserved all this:
Yes, yes he did
G&W is broken but also hilarious, that's why I love him !😅😂👍
Great vid btw !😎👌
4:20 DAMN THE CALL OUTS.
I always thought the shield bubble just turns off your hit boxes, had no idea the exposed limbs means you can still get damaged.
I think you're right though.
@@reinforcedpenisstem Nah ,you can still get hit if part of your characters are outside the shield .
Never look at his head on 4:53. Worst mistake of my life.
1:59 Chillin get out
I love my completely unfinished broken disaster, no matter how bad or good he is
That Marth with the P1 hand transition was clean af
0:53 The dude's face.
"Does he deserve all this?"
Fighr him in Ultimate and you'll realize that he does.
@@dubiouslittlecreature908 No, he's still cancer. He's just not useable, so we are safe from his cancer.
Try him in PM where they fixed him and buffed him a little.
Incredibly degenerate and unfun to fight. Not a character who should ever be good the way he is designed.
I didn't know "light-shield" was a thing.
Me neither
Me neither
mr game and watch is like the melee equivalent of that silent kid in the back of the class that everybody’s scared of
Gg on 100k my boi