Nintendo has kicked off a stellar new year ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatewith their recent Nintendo Direct announcement of Pyra and Mythra coming to the game.Super Smash Bros. Ultimatefans have been abuzz with excitement since the announcement showed that Nintendo are still devoted to itsSmash Bros.audience. Now, aCowboy Bebopfan has given Smash Bros.enthusiasts something else to enjoy.
The firstSmash Bros.game released in 1999, roughly one year after the first episode ofCowboy Bebopaired. That is not the only parallel between the two IPs though.Cowboy Beebop’sUS publisher,Funimation has been publicly hounding Nintendofor some time to include one of its characters inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo also own shares in Bandai Namco, the sister company to Bandai Visual, the company thatCowboy Bebopdirector, Shinichirō Watanabe credits as the reason the show was produced. SoSmash Bros.andCowboy Bebophave almost met several times, yet never collided.
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A YouTuber by the name of “harthur” has stepped up to change that though. TheSmash Bros.andCowboy Bebopfan has married the two IPs with a gorgeous recreation of theCowboy Bebopopening. The reimagining is put together withSmash Bros.visuals, perfectly synched up and stylized to look like the originalCowboy Bebopopening. Perhaps the best thing about the recreation is the effort the creator put into remaking the placement and style of all text for the opening. The video replaces the original versions production credits with introductions ofSmash Bros.characters. It features several humorous introductions, including: Fox “My Name Isn’t Starfox” McCloud, Falco “Call Him Starfox. It’s really funny” Lombardi, and “Slave to Capitalism” Olimar.
Smash Bros.fan content is certainly nothing new. Nintendo is known for its devoted fanbase due to its all-ages gaming content raising children to be Nintendo fans from a young age. Just a couple weeks ago a fan made anultra-creativeMariothemed case for their switch games. However, Nintendo are not always appreciative of fan content. In early January, the company ordered the DMCA take down of more than 300 Nintendo themed games fans had made.
Still, so long as Nintendo does not place a take down order on this video, it is sure to delight fans of both series. It is likely the reimagining will soon have fans rallying for Spike inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, as they have done with manyfan favorite characters like Crash Bandicoot. Devoted fans might find some of the character digs in the video a little too poignant. However, overall, it is an awesome mash up of the two series.
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