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[Boss Doggie]

I wonder if we'll have a mental breakdown like last friday

 

[Luqi]

What if he's the last one to be unlocked?

Dang, then I don't know.

I'll play him for a week online on For Glory mode?

 

[IntelliHeath]

I predict that we are getting assist trophy.

People, stick with Smash topic, and don't spam. We don't want our thread to get locked, y'all.

 

[ffdgh]

I wonder if we'll have a mental breakdown like last friday

Let's hope that never happens again...as hilarious as it was to watch.

 

[Hatchtag]

For fun, let's recap the last 15 Brawl Updates, since we have 15 to go. I'm gonna include the launch day update as well.

Thusday, Jan. 10th: Snake: Final Smash: Showed off Snake's Final Smash.
Friday, Jan. 11th: Pikmin & Olimar: Special Moves: Showed off the moves of a new character.
Monday, Jan. 14th: Challenges: Showed off a new feature
Tuesday, Jan. 15th: Distant Planet: Showed off a new stage.
Wednesday, Jan. 16th: Sheik: Showed off the return of a veteran.

Thursday, Jan. 17th: Pikmin & Olimar Final Smash: Showed off the Final Smash of the new character.
Friday, Jan. 18th: Sticker Power-Ups. Showed off how stickers work in the SSE.
Monday, Jan. 21st: Zelda: Final Smash. Showed off Zelda's Final Smash.
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd: Manaphy and Iwata Asks: Showed off Manaphy and an Iwata Asks collumn.
Wednesday, Jan. 23rd: Mushroomy Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme: Showed off the stage and its music.

Thursday, Jan. 24th: Test Battle: Tokyo vs. Kyoto: Showed off the wi-fi test battle between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Friday, Jan. 25th: Masterpieces: Showed off the Masterpieces feature.
Monday, Jan. 28th: Vault: Showed off the Vault section of the menu.
Tuesday, Jan. 29th: First Songs in My Music: Starting songs.
Wednesday, Jan. 30th: Brawl: A walkthrough of setting up a match. Showed the starting roster off.
LAUNCH: Game Mode Introduction Movie and the notice that future updates would contain spoilers.

So,
-The last week was all menus and features.
-The second-to-last week didn't have that great of information to share.
-The third-to-last week had relatively good info, even despite coming right after the newcomer Olimar.

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Man, the amount of shit you're gonna get from people if this is real is going to be other-worldy.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

 

[Not]

What if the leak is real, but we're fake?

Whoever wins, we lose.

What if we're the ones leaking?

the madness never ends

"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind."

SmashGAF is steppin' up its game, getting philosophical

 

[J@hranimo]

Oh boy, it's almost that time again! Monday PotD save us!

 

[Spinluck]

Apparently it is a never before seen menu.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Here, Here, Here Boys. and Girls,

Stay in topic and please don't spam like crazy. We don't want this thread to get locked do we?

also do y'all think it's safe for me to wear this avatar since it's more likely to be fake anyway?

More likely? What happened?

 

[zroid]

I actually finally saw Duck Dynasty for like 3 minutes today (not of my own volition). Yeah that was weird.

 

[Not]

Apparently it is a never before seen menu.

How convenient.

Still think

Spoiler

hope

it's fake

 

[Loco4Coco]

Have we seen a Smash Run pic yet? Hopefully it's one of those cause they barely mention it.

 

[InvincibleAgent]

Those are probably just different modes. One might be online.

Have we seen a Smash Run pic yet? Hopefully it's one of those cause they barely mention it.

I like you. You used to wear an avatar like mine, yes? Yes, I like you.

 

[CHusson91]

Every time I walk into 7-11 to grab my morning coffee, this thing stares me down.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Apparently it is a never before seen menu.

How convenient. Somebody on Smashboards raises a good point:

I've been following this a lot and not seen anyone mentioned this, so hopefully this isn't a common thing, but does anyone find it odd that the 3DS CSS would feature every character all on screen at once? My theory for a while was that the roster would scroll to account for all the characters, and this screen really shows why. The shot is already inflated, and especially if you have a normal 3DS, the icons would be so tiny that you'd probably have a difficult time just choosing the character you actually want. Seriously, if you have a 3DS, compare your screen to the leak and imagine it all being downsized to fit on your screen. If you don't have one, imagine the leak CSS being shrunk in half. That's pretty close to what it will look like.

This obviously doesn't prove it wrong entirely, but it's another inconsistency to throw into the pile of "Would they really do something like this?"

 

[DarkKyo]

What if the leak is real, but we're fake?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCKLWRsHlQ

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

we just need a veteran to be confirmed, and everything will be set into place.

Come on Sakurai.

 

[Vuapol]

SmashGAF is steppin' up its game, getting philosophical

SmashGAF in the midst of an existential crisis.

I'm rapidly losing the ability to care whether or not the leak is real or fake, I'm just praying Sakurai starts posting things that decisively point one way or the other.

Monday has typically been the Assist Trophy deconfirmation day of late, but with Ghirahim I doubt we'll get another so soon. I'm thinking a 'new' 3DS stage.

Spoiler

and Direct announcement, pls Sakurai

 

[A Link to the Past]

What if ESRB leak is fake

But Ninka is real

 

[ShockingAlberto]

As we approach the release date, it doesn't really matter if the leak is real or not.

Either we now know or we will know in three weeks at the latest. It is hard to be really concerned about the distance between now and then for a game I'm going to buy regardless of who else is in it.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Welp all, this may very well be my last PotD I get to enjoy with everyone live until launch. My semester starts tomorrow and I have one class on Monday at 9 AM, so I'm justifying my staying up tonight by saying that I'll be able to nap tomorrow after class. Maybe I'll do the same on Fridays though.

Sakurai Claus, gimme something good.

 

[SkullHydra]

How convenient. Somebody on Smashboards raises a good point:

That's definitely a good point. Somebody here needs to copy that image onto their 3DS and post a picture of it here.

What if ESRB leak is fake

But Ninka is real

Ridley confirmed? I'd be ecstatic.

 

[Demon Lizardman]

What time does the update come up?

 

[ffdgh]

What time does the update come up?

Next five minutes or within the next 4 hours...

 

[Hatchtag]

Welp all, this may very well be my last PotD I get to enjoy with everyone live until launch. My semester starts tomorrow and I have one class on Monday at 9 AM, so I'm justifying my staying up tonight by saying that I'll be able to nap tomorrow after class. Maybe I'll do the same on Fridays though.

Sakurai Claus, gimme something good.

Ugh, college. I recently found out that the in-campus wifi doesn't let 3DSes or Vitas connect, meaning I'll have to go somewhere else to play online, and I don't have a car up here. I'll still do it, though. <3 Smash.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

What if ESRB leak is fake

But Ninka is real

I'd still be mildly disappointed, but at least the UI wouldn't look like fucking shit.

That's definitely a good point. Somebody here needs to copy that image onto their 3DS and post a picture of it here.

This is how big it would look on a regular 3DS. You can barely see the characters!

 

[Forkball]

What time does the update come up?

Anywhere between one second and four hours from now.

We need another deconfirmation Monday at the least.

 

[Masked Man]

I want to do something that we always do last year (and early 2014 as well).

Aug 27 - Earthbound Anniversary So Ness?

Yesyesyes. I would be thrilled! (Even though they already celebrated the 19th anniversary last year, haha.)

Every time I walk into 7-11 to grab my morning coffee, this thing stares me down.

Wait, does it have the download card inside?

 

[SkullHydra]

Ugh, college. I recently found out that the in-campus wifi doesn't let 3DSes or Vitas connect, meaning I'll have to go somewhere else to play online, and I don't have a car up here. I'll still do it, though. <3 Smash.

 

[CHusson91]

Wait, does it have the download card inside?

Yup, it does.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Ugh, college. I recently found out that the in-campus wifi doesn't let 3DSes or Vitas connect, meaning I'll have to go somewhere else to play online, and I don't have a car up here. I'll still do it, though. <3 Smash.

Oh my goodness that's so terrible D: Our campus wifi is similar but all the computer science kids have the key to the secure network that all the printers run on which is free of traffic and restrictions, so I suppose I'm just lucky.

Here's to hoping you can find a cafe or something nearby with wifi to play Smash!

 

[The12thGripper]

Apparently it is a never before seen menu.

Those are probably just different modes. One might be online.

That doesn't change that bar is missing, it's been there in every single official bottom screen screenshot. I will avatar bet that.

 

[Village]

SmashGAF is steppin' up its game, getting philosophical

Smash gaf

Sakurai

 

[IntelliHeath]

I'd still be mildly disappointed, but at least the UI wouldn't look like fucking shit.

Just curious why are you hell bent on trying to prove the leak to be fake? Just curious? There are so many weird thing about the leaks itself.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

This is already dismissed on the Smashboards thread. The bar is not present in all menus. Pictures from the latest Nintendo Dream scans and POTDs nullify this argument.

 

[theprodigy]

Ugh, college. I recently found out that the in-campus wifi doesn't let 3DSes or Vitas connect, meaning I'll have to go somewhere else to play online, and I don't have a car up here. I'll still do it, though. <3 Smash.

oh yeah same here

I heard there's a way to get around it though?

 

[Gonzo The Great]

That doesn't change that bar is missing, it's been there in every single official bottom screen screenshot. I will avatar bet that.

In all fairness, it wasn't visible in earlier builds of the game. Somebody tried to refute this by claiming that the Nintendo Dream scans showed a screenshot that didn't have the bar, but it was months old.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

oh yeah same here

I heard there's a way to get around it though?

There is always a way, have faith. I'll bet the internet has ways aplenty.

 

[Syntsui]

Is this really the 13th thread for a game that is not even out yet? People really like Smash around here huh oO

I'm curious on how this game will play on 3DS. I have only played Brawl on my friend's Wii using the Wii mote, it was really weird but fun.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Ugh, college. I recently found out that the in-campus wifi doesn't let 3DSes or Vitas connect, meaning I'll have to go somewhere else to play online, and I don't have a car up here. I'll still do it, though. <3 Smash.

iknowthatfeel.jpg

 

[Gleethor]

In all fairness, it wasn't visible in earlier builds of the game. Somebody tried to refute this by claiming that the Nintendo Dream scans showed a screenshot that didn't have the bar, but it was months old.

I'm curious, would you still buy the game if the leak was real? You seem to be one of the people here the most upset by it.

 

[Shadow Hog]

This is how big it would look on a regular 3DS. You can barely see the characters!

Looks fairly visible to me. That said, an actual, straight-from-the-3DS shot would be sharper, and marginally larger (since this shot's not dead-on, there's some dead space around the corners).

 

[Prevolition]

Has anyone compared the thickness of the drop shadows for Duck Hunt and Ness' renders? They have a higher spread and are lighter. Or am I seeing things??

 

[georly]

That doesn't change that bar is missing, it's been there in every single official bottom screen screenshot. I will avatar bet that.

What if its on the top screen?

 

[Gonzo The Great]

I'm curious, would you still buy the game if the leak was real? You seem to be one of the people here the most upset by it.

Yes. I'm not going to be juvenile and boycott the game because my favorite character didn't make the cut, but if the leak is real, then the person who designed the menus should be fired.

 

[Hatchtag]

Oh my goodness that's so terrible D: Our campus wifi is similar but all the computer science kids have the key to the secure network that all the printers run on which is free of traffic and restrictions, so I suppose I'm just lucky.

Here's to hoping you can find a cafe or something nearby with wifi to play Smash!

I figure there's got to be a Starbucks near by. At best, it'll be about a 15 minutes commute from my apartment, but it'll most likely be closer to 20-30.

oh yeah same here

I heard there's a way to get around it though?

Mine mentioned the Wii and Wii U can use ethernet via a lan adapter. But for the 3DS and Vita, it didn't mention any solutions (that I know of).

 

[Karsticles]

As we approach the release date, it doesn't really matter if the leak is real or not.

Either we now know or we will know in three weeks at the latest. It is hard to be really concerned about the distance between now and then for a game I'm going to buy regardless of who else is in it.

Unless K. Rool is announced.

How do you feel about Dixie?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Yes. I'm not going to be juvenile and boycott the game because my favorite character didn't make the cut, but if the leak is real, then the person who designed the menus should be fired.

I think you mean divorced

 

[InvincibleAgent]

That doesn't change that bar is missing, it's been there in every single official bottom screen screenshot. I will avatar bet that.

I'm still on team fake, so I'm not taking it, I'm just saying that's not compelling.