Twisted Metal: Small Brawl - Darkside's Cut Ending!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Due to popular demand I made an animatic of Darkside's Twisted Metal: Small Brawl ending. This cut ending was based on my design documents and notes when creating Small Brawl 22 years ago.
If this video does well I will use my old notes to create Mime, Trapper and Piecemeal's endings. These 3 characters were my creations and additions to the Twisted Metal Universe.
I want to credit yuytftyu for digging up/ providing the black version of Darkside's model, used in this video.
Also, David Jaffe mentions me.
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A few additions and a few callouts.
I want to credit @yuytftyu4207 for digging up/providing the black version of Darkside I no longer had.
Also "l e o" on my discord for reminding me the short cab truck version was based on a cut concept/model from TM Black they provided to help development, I tried to modify it for Small Brawl but ultimately abandoned it.
And lastly a minor tidbit about switching his color from black to blue - There was also issues with the enemies on radar having too many black-colored vehicles so it was hard to tell who was who at a glance. So I made the call to make his car a dark, midnight blue to be brighter and toy-like. It seemed to fix the needed toy-feel and radar visual issues.
Incredible! It's always a good day when BRAND NEW never before seen Twisted Metal LORE drops into our laps! Thank You Dave!
Also WE NEED MIME LORE!
and piecemeal
I knew this video was going to be great, but didn’t know it would be THIS good! Thank you for sharing your notes. Small Brawl fans are eating good right now!
I knew there was limitations, but I wasn't expecting the antenna ball being too circular to be one of them
I remember getting this bad boy during Christmas Eve of ‘05 I was probably around 11 or 12 I love this game still play it to this day and I ain’t eva gonna stop!
Yes!! More Small Brawl lore! I’d love to see more videos like this in the future. SB related or not I love seeing sneak peeks into game dev/design!
Phenomenal! I knew you had planned to expand on the character a little bit, but I didn't expect you to go this in depth with him. The ending is cute; short, sweet, and to the point, much like all the other endings. I so wish we could've seen it properly produced, but this was fantastic.
I can't wait for Mime's art, character, and ending! At this rate you'll hit a thousand subs before November.
Amazing So cool the cut endings. Axel and Darkside being secret characters to explain away the lack of endings for them was a Smart Move. And probably why they didn't show their characters in the Car Selection screen. Since they wouldn't have one (Except Axel of course.)
I didn't know the remaining three cars, were once planned to have endings, very cool and I hope we reach the goal, to hear about them~
also, it would be cool to see how the two boss drivers look like
This was so cool to see, I'd love to see more! I think that Spectre character concept is a perfect design for Darkside. Thanks for sharing!
My jaw dropped when I saw this was uploaded. Immediately clicked on the vid and was not disappointed :). Thanks goodrich
The costumes for spectre, grimm and darkside's old concept fit my theory of Small Brawl taking place near Halloween! The other bits being the posters for shock therapy and ghostly flames when bosses appear
I support this theory.
Thank you so much Dave! As a kid I always wondered what the idea would be to Darkside's ending. Very fitting considering the size and power of the vehicle. Great example of how much of a bully Calypso is!
Another ending idea for Darkside relating to the wolf stickers on the truck, basically Ash wants to be a Werewolf so at Full Moons he can be all mean and tough be a legend for the town but on accident he said Weredog, then Calypso turns them into a Were Poodle or a Chihuahua
I'd imagine Ash ends up attacking Calypso right afterwards (likely a mix of anger over his ruined wish, and his newly acquired "canine instincts" kicking in). Then the next day, Calypso tries to do his usual bullying antics (maybe he even tries to thrash Ash for yesterday, since he thinks he's "harmless" when it's daytime) but runs for the hills when a passerby shows up with multiple poodles and/or chihuahuas barking at him ("HE BROUGHT BACKUP!! AHHHHHH!!"), and while everyone watches on in confusion Ash and the dogs wink to each other before he grins at the camera with glowing "weredog" eyes (like in the end of "Thriller"). Looks like he made some new friends...
That Small Brawl Commercial 😂
That ending is so worth it after all these years.
Gosh, its really amazing seeing all this cut content and ideas I never knew existed. Really cool.
Please make the other endings! This was awesome to see from a longtime fan
God, seeing the behind scenes models for Darkside and the moon antennae instead of a flag was amazing to see, Dave! Can't wait to see more behind the scenes stuff in the future from you. I still go back and play Small Brawl every now and again just because of memories and enjoyment. Thanks so much for making a game that I grew up playing the hell out of and still do to this day.
Finally! The cut content we've been waiting for! This is fascinating to see. Thank you!
My thoughts for a possible ending for Darkside in Small Brawl is that Ash's goal is to overthrown Calypso as the Owner of the Twisted Metal tournament or create an army of shadowing creatures to cause havoc in the neighborhood considering it's concept design is kid with a devil mask.
Not, a bad idea, I was hinting at him overthrowing Calypso by wanting to be a bigger bully than him.
Loved this game - still do!! Wasn't until much later, past the point of me really caring, that I learned it was sort of looked down upon in comparison to the rest of its franchise. Definitely would like to see the alternate Darkside ending as well! It just feels so empty finishing with him or Mime and there not being anything, haha.
Trapper is in the works now.
That ending is pretty funny. I am hoping the alternate ending being similar to when Outlaw was sent to space in TM1 and TM2, but instead Jimmy Ash wishing to be on the dark side of the moon.
I didn't expect to learn more about my favorite TM game in 2024 but I'll take it! Thank you for the amazing details!
This is one of the best videos in the twisted metal community, never thought i would see these characters and their ending
Always cool to see cut content resurfaced, great video!
This is amazing! I can't wait to see the rest of the cut characters endings and lore! Loved Small Brawl back in the day.
Love the video! Please do more if you can! ❤
Also thanks for using my custom edited black tmsb darkside at 5:13 and 5:35 😁
Yep, I need to credit you with that find in the description!
reminds me of a more PG Sweet Tooth HO ending, i love it, and am eager for more SB cut content, Godrich :)
I always imagined Mime wishing to be an actress on the big screen so Calypso snaps his fingers and then Mime gets put into a black and white silent film about to be attacked by classic movie monsters. She is at the fate of the monsters while Calypso watches, laughing and eating popcorn at the movies.
@@razorfin699 That’s a fun idea! Mines ending kind of went in a weird direction, I won’t reveal anymore for now.
@@thegoodrichgames Awesome!
This is amazing, finally giving childhood me searching for endings that didn't exist closure, thanks so much man!
I never got to play this, now I shall! Thank you for the behind the scenes creative aspects! 8)
Dude thank you so much for uploading this. Twisted Metal Small Brawl is the game that me and my sister both enjoyed playing growing up and I still play the game today and enjoy it. Dark side was her favorite character. Thank you so much man.
Great video! Your documentation is priceless, appreciate you sharing.
Small Brawl is one of the TM games I’ve spent the most time with and a major creative influence.
Please share as much info as you can! Its awesome to see what could have been.
Just found this channel. That is fascinating. Thank you. Loved Twisted Metal as a kid
That reminds me I need you to see a glitch that I know for Small Brawl that I had brought to the attention of others. Oh and many thanks for your work on this game and everyone else involved it's always going to be my favorite one.
@@Whup. 🦆
Cool ❤I hope we'll see more endings in the future.
Awesome, awesome. Great to see behind the curtain a bit to see what Darkside could have been. Hadn't expected it to be a cab-over truck, let alone one that was once going to be used for TMB. It seems so off, like a real truck, instead of the toy semi monster truck, which makes him look more menacing. It also seems in a way, to fit with his cut bio. Great vid 👍
Hence the reason I cut it. I do recall I was also using that model to see how Incognito modeled their cars compared to my previous project Vigilante 8.
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The goal was accomplished, cant wait for the video about the 3 new characters of this game.
Oh its going to be Mime next, then Trapper after. I may make a smaller goal like 25 subs to unlock Trapper. I will make a poll for that and see what you guys think.
@@thegoodrichgames Thats great cant wait to see it, maybe you can do a video talking about cut content that could be interesting too.
@@JAR2388 Its like your reading my mind.
Goodrich deserves every one of those subs, too!
Congrats on 800 subs Goodrich!
& Growing! 😎
A plesent surprise in my feed thats for sure
Thank you for the amazing video and your work, I would personally love to see Trapper’s next! 🔥
that ending was honestly pretty hilarious and on-brand for Calypso in this game.
This is so cool! Keep it up, fans love this stuff!
Can't explain how happy it makes me to be able to see an ending for darkside, along with all the extras .Glad to see TM franchise still getting love.
Thank you for sharing this video
Look forward to me💯
Heck yes, Small Brawl eating good!
I was thinking the ending would only be described in a few sentences but was not expecting animated /voiced ending. It's cool to imagine the ending yourself through text, but seeing what the creators wanted, even after all this time, is a great thing to see. Jimmy really reminds me of Ace Frehley from KISS, and I like it.
thanks for the video Dave. it is awesome to see the lore of one of the best TM games expanded. any more updates like this for mime, grasshopper, trapper, peacemeal or concept art of warthog's vehicle would be awesome.
Very cool video. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos like this.
More please twisted metal is my favorite series of all time!!!!
Congrats Goodrich On Getting 800 Subs! & i Really Love How u Concepted Darkside's Ending "22 Years Ago" Before it Got Cut From TMSB. Well Done Bro! 😎💣💥🔥💙💯
Ok now i really want to see the alternative ending to Darkside. Also i'm glad you & the rest of the team decided to go with the blue color for him instead of the all black, otherwise it would be difficult to see some of the details to the truck. like the front windows look like angry eyes.
The mad man did it! Congrats on the subs
These videos are so interesting thank you! Wish we had a game similar to this today
I feel like Minion could've been Calpyso's older brother who bullies Calypso. We've seen this trait in Ed Edd n Eddy with Eddy's older brother. Also, Grasshopper could've been Calypso's little sister that he torments, just like the other kids in the game, if she was ever considered or planned to be in the game at one point.
That ending was perfect
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This video was great! Loved it.
This entire video was such a cool experience. Learned so much in just 10 minutes. Thank for this
Thanks man!
Pls more stuff like this!
So cool Dave, nice video!
60 more YT subs and I make another.
Thats a pretty cool idea for his ending ngl. Shame we never got to see it truley fleshed out like the other endings.
Bit divisive on which Ash design I prefer most though. The demon one feels like a nice fill-in for Minion, but the "Billy Badass" design of the bully version also has a sick vibe to it.
These were really interesting finds. Wouldn't mind seeing what Piecemeal, Trapper and Mime were originally supposed to be like.
82 more subs and I will work on Mime's. Subs are coming in fast, a hundred since Sunday, but spreading the word or sharing this vid will help.
I do wonder what Mime's driver's design was conceived as. I know that they were originally a football/soccer kid, but the character details state that later a mimic girl is what was went with.
97 more subs and Mime and more will be revealed.
Happy 1k!
Great insights!!
Only 2 subs for 1k LETS GO!!
I would definitely move to see a remake (with more characters and stages lol) or a second game for Small Brawl, I had to much fun playing it .
Question ! - what about the rest of the secret characters ? like profile images or endings .
- were there any plans to include more characters or even stages ? since Small Brawl have kids as drivers, had you ever thought of making a stage in a school class or hallways ? also if Minion was planned for to be in the game, would he have been an adult or even a Principal xD
- finally were there any more stuff that was supposed to make it in game (mods and whatnot or even some Easter eggs) ? weapons or specials that you wish to add for characters but couldn't ? .
Thank you for the video my dude ~
There were plans to add more characters and levels, but like all games, cuts were made. I may make a video of that later if this one does well.
@@thegoodrichgames OH nice ! count me as a subscriber then , looking forward to see more from you :3
@@khalifax10 Thanks
@@thegoodrichgames your welcome bro ^^
Great video!!!
So calypso switched bodies with Jimmy like in head on when calypso and sweet tooth switch bodies. So Jimmy in calypso's body gets beat up by the other contestants and calypso in Jimmy's body watches in glee.
I figured because Jimmy says no wait this isn't what I meant pretty cool David Goodrich.
Ash sounds like one of the goth kids in South Park. 😂 Thank you so much for showing us this concept ending. Thank you for working on small brawl. Underrated game.
Good ear.
Do you have other concept art or model sheets of other TM titles or just this game? Other then that, wonderful video! I always consider these videos of devs revealing never seen before stuff as an important piece of history. Well done, Goodrich!
Only this TM
I would love to see Mime, Trapper and Piecemeal characters and endings
@@JonesSamualR 90 more subs and I will start mime!
The ending gives me flashbacks to my time in school. Cept, idk. I wouldn’t wish for that tbh lol
The coloured flags were my favourite part of the game! it's amazing that it was a design limitation. in contrast I actually dislike Sweet Tooth specifically because of his circular antenna... lol.
looking forward to more definitely!!
although not character-related, I do wonder why the game was limited to 20fps instead of variable like V8?
Great job i love it
lorrrrrrrre owo
First, as a life long Twisted Metal fan, let me say thank you for posting these up. Small Brawl was my first Twisted Metal game, and the reason I ended up going to college for game design. I have written too many academic papers on this.
I actually commented for help getting my hands on some high quality art for a tattoo. Do you have any old vehicle art for Mr.Slam or Darkside that you could scan? I've wanted a TM tattoo for a while, but nothing quite clicked with me aside from from some TM1 concept art I considered using.
Oh, and another question. Why hasn't Sony released this on the PS store? Can you harass them to do a PS One classic release like they did for TM1 and 2? I want go play TM Small Brawl with higher resolution!
This game, despite being aimed for PS1, looks fantastic when running it on Duck Station with higher resolution and filtering.
Sadly I don't have any vehicle art, except for a few Grim designs that got cut for being so lack luster. Just like Vigilante 8 we concepted most of the vehicles by modeling them, not drawing.
As for poking Sony, I no longer have contacts at Sony. I don't think there is a single person left there from the old days. Most people don't even know I worked on it, so bugging them would be as effective as a random internet person asking. That being said, Sony wanted to forget this project after the disappointing sales and reception on the PS1.
i always thought the stickers were eyes...
Laugh out loud
Dude, that was messed up! And in a crazy way! 9:16
When will create fun and memorable games of this style again...?
Now I'm very curious what were the other endings going to be like for trapper mine and piecemeal? And also was there any cut specials for them
nice ending man i do love the cut ending too bad they werent ending like that in the game
Cant decide the best song in this game between Playground Peril and Treetop Rumble
Was there concept art for Minion or the driver? I read originally he was considered before being scrapped and replaced with Piecemeal.
There was, but I can't find it.
Are there any other cut designs for the other vehicles?
There are, along with cut characters.
@@thegoodrichgames interesting! Will this be covered in a future video?
@@Nobody-ue5qs yes
I would love if there is like a secret vehicle like Spectre Had like similar design like Spectre But it has different color like white and Red Stripes Just like what I did in TMHO Spectre