Eulogic

I dunno. I'm not saying any of these creatures are taken directly from any games, but that they are meant to evoke the memory of them. I think in a lot of these cases, the physical appearance is too similar (Roader; Bytan) or the mechanics are too similar (Auroros' mode of attack; Link shown fighting Shaydas, a shadow enemy who has a clearly demarcated weak spot) for me to wholly discount the possibility that these enemies are intended to be compared to enemies from other Nintendo game, especially in a game like Smash Bros., which is comprised of virtually nothing but references to other Nintendo games.

Let's play the assumption game for a second. Assuming these enemies are based on/inspired by actual Nintendo enemies, with a list somewhat like this: Roader - Wheelie (Kirby), [[Mag Roader (FF6) OMG KEFKA CONFIRMED!!!1]] Bytan - Electrode (Pokemon) Trowlon - that thing in Wet-Dry World throws you around?(Super Mario 64) Shaydas - shadowy-type enemies from Zelda (such as Puppet Ganon from Wind Waker), other Zelda enemies with this same type of "weak spot", Scyther (Pokemon) Auroros - Skree/Metaree (Metroid), Fearow (Pokemon) R.O.B. Squad - hurrr i dunno What, then, are Greap (which looks like a Battlebot) and, my personal favorite, Poppants, based on? EDIT: omg poppants based on eddie (flip top) from megaman megaman confirmed!!!@ omg greap = tonberry + mario kart more final fantasy confimattion!!!!

I don't care about leaderboards. I'm pretty much just going to be playing against my friends anyway.

Holy shit, you're right! You can select a Mii as your icon, just like in every other Wii game! Or perhaps you're suggesting that each world's icon will be playable, as they too are RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHARACTERS OMG!

hell of an update

For those of you who are not aware, we often talk about Smash Bros. in the Clan OCR channel on IRC. It's been kinda idle lately, so I invite anyone and everyone who wants to come to join #clanocr on irc.enterthegame.com.

Huh... their mallets are on the ground in the last picture. Perhaps characters perform a celebration on the actual stage after a match in Brawl? Or maybe it's a character intro? Or single-player related? Taunt is possible, but it would seem like it would take a bit long for them to drop and then re-pick up the mallets. Also, that looks like their taunt in the upper-left pic.

Good to have my number two character back.

all but confirms a ton of returning items too

Who cares? It's not like the characters will play similarly.

Hurr... Sorry if I get tired of hearing the same repetitive music that I've heard a billion times over and over again. Again, it's a fighting game. It's not like it's ambient music creating a real mood. It's the fucking Mario theme.

more like -chth

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read. You're telling me that you never muted the TV and play music while playing Smash Bros.? I've heard the Zelda theme a billion times before. I don't think it will detract from the environment too much in a multiplayer fighting game that I have played thousands of times before if I listen to other music. On the other hand, if I do want to listen to my own music in a game, I'm more likely to mute the TV and turn on my own music so it's not starting and stopping between matches.

more liek dk rap

I'm pretty sure everyone who matters has moved on.

Rewatching the Nintendo World Trailer, it does seem entirely possible that the tornado move is now his down-aerial.

Weird. I find it hard to believe that the tornado is a regular (or smash) attack. Perhaps Sunshine Mario is a costume change with variant moves? Or maybe you can customize the special moves for each character (selecting from a small list for each slot), to be saved to your profile?

I imagine charging Diddy's gun too long will have the same effect as charging Roy's neutral-B too long. He'll take some damage, but still have access to the move. The jet barrels will probably just explode and not leave remains.

You're worried about spoilers for a fighting game now? THAT is ridiculous.

Not really. Spoilers, shmoilers. Can we get back on topic here? Diddy's up-B being chargeable should be interesting. I wonder if you pre-charge it, like DK's B, or charge it as you fall (or if you stop/slow down in the air while you charge it). I hope your control over Diddy's flightpath while using it is more like your control over Ness' ball of PK Thunder rather than like Fox's straight path.

Not really. I don't own the game. I was thinking about asking for it for Christmas. I'm not that huge a fan of the Prime series though.

If knowing the final boss of a game spoils the game for you (especially when that boss appeared in a preview for the game), it's probably not a very good game.

It was kinda cool. Mildly humorous. I grinned.

lame video though nothing really happens

Are you kidding? I thought that was the coolest of the new moves. Tether recoveries seem to be taking the place of third jumps for some characters (as already seen with ZSS).