# MFP23 - “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia
*Super Smash Bros. Brawl* turns 15-years-old today in North America. Max and the voice of the *Brawl* community – Peter Spezia – look back on Sakurai’s Wii masterpiece as well as the legacy of the weekly weekend podcast discussing the biggest news in anticipation of the game—*Show Me Your News*.
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# Show Notes
## The Early History of Brawl
- [Smash cast 1 (part 1)](https://youtu.be/1BmlqKKeNPM)
- [Nintendo’s E3 2005 Press Conference](https://youtube.com/watch?v=anRy0JeHeCY&t=2333)
- [Iwata Asks: *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*](https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/ssbb/0/0/)
-[ E3 2006 *Brawl* Trailer](https://youtu.be/a5JPYQeHE7M)
- [The Cell Phone Reaction](https://youtu.be/LRog0BoBIg0)
- [E3 2006 *Brawl* Reveal News](https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/11/e3-2006-super-smash-bros-brawl)
## The Dojooooooooooooo
- [The Dojo](https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/index.html)
## The Birth of Show Me Your News
- [Episode 1: Pre-E3](http://www.showmeyournews.com/podcast/episode-1-jul-08-2007-pre-e3/)
- [The Smash Boards Thread](https://smashboards.com/threads/show-me-your-news-gaming-news-podcast-ep-76-out-new-website-and-itunes.108829/)
- [SamuraiPanda’s Translation Thread](https://smashboards.com/threads/samuraipandas-translation-thread-updated-11-1.72642/)
- [M-Audio Nova Microphone](https://m-audio.com/products/view/nova)
## *Brawl*‘s Delays and Dreams
- [February 2008 Date Announcement](https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/11/smash-release-date-confirmed)
- [Sonic Reveal Trailer](https://youtu.be/8PgxEQuFp2c)
## The Subspace Emissary
- [Max’s Subspace Stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXRufXMR3VM)
## The Roster
- [*Brawl*‘s Roster](https://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl#Fighters)
## The Stages
- [*Brawl*‘s Stages](https://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl#Stages)
## Wii Love to Play
- [Episode 33: Wii Love to Play](http://www.showmeyournews.com/podcast/episode-33-wii-love-to-play/)
## The “End” of SMYN
- [SMYN Ultimate | Episode 10: We Told You This Last Week](http://www.showmeyournews.com/podcast/smyn-ultimate-episode-10-we-told-you-this-last-week/)
- [The SMYN Store](https://cafepress.com/showmeyournews)
## The Legacy of Brawl
- [Everyone is Here!](https://youtu.be/EXnbMp1yr1k)
- [Nintendo NY Reaction](https://youtu.be/CMeYV8Gbpd4)
- *[Project M](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_M)*
- [*Brawl Minus*](https://brawlminus.net/)
- [*Brawl+*](https://www.ssbwiki.com/Brawl%2B)
> [!important] Thank You
> Special Thanks to Alex O’Neill, Kelly Brown (TheBuzzSaw), Scott White, Jason (Sariku), and Miles Allen (Super) for their kind words and contribution.
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> Thank you to Peter Spezia and Dr. Alan Bunney for being voices and friends to the *Smash* community and myself when I needed that the most.
## Easter Egg #1
- [*Show Me Your News* Fandom](https://smyn.fandom.com/wiki/Show_Me_Your_News!_(podcast))
- [*Show Me Your News* Wiki](https://www.ssbwiki.com/Show_Me_Your_News)
## Easter Egg #3
- [The Youko Panda Dictionary](https://web.archive.org/web/20071228112759/http://www.smashwiki.com/wiki/SMYN_Dictionary)
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# Peter Spezia
- [Peter’s Twitter @PeteSpeakEasy](https://www.twitter.com/petespeakeasy)
- [Peter’s Podcast *Original Soundchat*](https://anondino.squarespace.com/osc)
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