Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U Thread XV: Kübler-Ross Edition

I have this big spreadsheet where I was recording the appearances of every character as soon as the pics came out, and I was doing all of the stages as well... I think I finally got tired of updating it after E3, though. One thing I do remember was that some characters (Sonic, Olimar, and Donkey Kong come to mind) went for over a month without making a single appearance, yet Mario showed up at least once in almost every week. I wonder if we'll ever get a retrospective on how far in advance the images were planned and taken...
 
I'll be honest.

Ness only felt right in 64. The rest kinda lack the oomph he once had.

This is the truth.

Like I played him a little in Melee and he just didn't feel as good as in 64.

And then when he lost his "KREEEEENG!" sound for his bat in Brawl, I stopped paying attention to him altogether.
 
Seems not many biters for the avatar bet, so I'm just creating a list of people, i general.

If you still want in on the avatar betting portion, let me know, and i'll put a note next to your name.


NEOGAF Leak Day predictions (Japan Time) - PM if you wanna do avatar bet or if I miss your name)

Tuesday Leak

Wednesday Leak
  • MaverickHunterash
Thursday Leak
  • georly (avatar bet)
  • munchie64
  • Captainbojanglesiii
Friday Leak
  • Kensho

If you want to avatar bet for added fun, the rules are as follows:
  • Pick a day, japan time (right now, it's monday 9pm), so Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri - saturday is too late (It's out!!)
  • If the game leaks on your day, you win, and get to help in assigning avatars for everyone else.
  • If the game leaks and it's NOT your day (you choose Tue, it leaks Thur), then AS SOON AS IT LEAKS (not sooner, so if you choose tue, and it leaks thur, you don't lose until it leaks on thur), you lose your avatar.
  • If the game DOES NOT LEAK (releases sat) nobody wins or loses.
  • You wear the new avatar until ONE WEEK FROM THE LEAK DAY.
Thursday seems more likely.
 

For my money, this is still the best handheld fighter that isn't a port:

250px-252px-DBZ_Shin_Budokai_2.jpg
 
I realize, we're equal right now when it comes to unrevealed newcomers...

Brawl had 4...Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, and Wolf. Lucario was accidentally leaked, of course, through a commercial, but only his head icon on the Sticker Trophy menu, and for all intents and purposes he wasn't actually revealed till post-release.

And now we've got Duck Hunt, Dark Pit, Doc (who I assume Sakurai will treat like a newcomer, especially as he might have some new stuff), and Bowser Jr.

Pretty much matches up too...Lucario and Bowser Jr. are the newcomer characters who are unique, and from a pre-existing series. Toon Link and Wolf and Doc and Dark Pit are the regular clones (and some would say disappointing ones), and Duck Hunt and R.O.B. are the WTF! Retro.

Anyway, I imagine when we do get a leak, it'll be around the POTD time as that's when stores open up in Japan iirc if a street-date's broken. Exciting.
 
Seems not many biters for the avatar bet, so I'm just creating a list of people, i general.

If you still want in on the avatar betting portion, let me know, and i'll put a note next to your name.


NEOGAF Leak Day predictions (Japan Time) - PM if you wanna do avatar bet or if I miss your name)

Tuesday Leak

Wednesday Leak
  • MaverickHunterash
Thursday Leak
  • georly (avatar bet)
  • munchie64
  • Captainbojanglesiii
  • SUPERJEM94
Friday Leak
  • Kensho

If you want to avatar bet for added fun, the rules are as follows:
  • Pick a day, japan time (right now, it's monday 9pm), so Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri - saturday is too late (It's out!!)
  • If the game leaks on your day, you win, and get to help in assigning avatars for everyone else.
  • If the game leaks and it's NOT your day (you choose Tue, it leaks Thur), then AS SOON AS IT LEAKS (not sooner, so if you choose tue, and it leaks thur, you don't lose until it leaks on thur), you lose your avatar.
  • If the game DOES NOT LEAK (releases sat) nobody wins or loses.
  • You wear the new avatar until ONE WEEK FROM THE LEAK DAY.
S6HAKVZ.gif
 
Yoshi: Finished Yoshi's Island, one of the best games on the SNES. Also liked Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's New Island more than most. I'm a fan.
Pokemon: Played the living hell out of every mainline game, and most of the spinoffs. I'm kinda obsessed.
Pikmin: Played through all three, love all three.

Can we be friends?
 
Seems not many biters for the avatar bet, so I'm just creating a list of people, i general.

If you still want in on the avatar betting portion, let me know, and i'll put a note next to your name.


NEOGAF Leak Day predictions (Japan Time) - PM if you wanna do avatar bet or if I miss your name)

Tuesday Leak

Wednesday Leak
  • MaverickHunterash
Thursday Leak
  • georly (avatar bet)
  • munchie64
  • Captainbojanglesiii
  • SUPERJEM94
Friday Leak
  • Kensho

If you want to avatar bet for added fun, the rules are as follows:
  • Pick a day, japan time (right now, it's monday 9pm), so Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri - saturday is too late (It's out!!)
  • If the game leaks on your day, you win, and get to help in assigning avatars for everyone else.
  • If the game leaks and it's NOT your day (you choose Tue, it leaks Thur), then AS SOON AS IT LEAKS (not sooner, so if you choose tue, and it leaks thur, you don't lose until it leaks on thur), you lose your avatar.
  • If the game DOES NOT LEAK (releases sat) nobody wins or loses.
  • You wear the new avatar until ONE WEEK FROM THE LEAK DAY.
Although I'm already in a lost avatar bet, one week would be fine. Put avatar bet next to me.
 
My 2nd favorite as well (ZSS not counted in that)

I still remember that moment she backs you up against Mother Brain. So good. Dat Hyper Beam.

Why can't Samus' final smash be that I get Hyper Beam for a limited time? :( Why Sakurai, why!

I want her Final Smash to be that metroid if he can't be a character ~


on a completely unrelated note...Paper Bowser if in should have his final smash be the Star Rod ~
 
It still hasn't really sink in how bizarre of a pick Duck Hunt is. I mean I know a lot of people were surprised by ROB, but it kind of made sense with the way he was being pushed in Mario Kart and other games. Duck Hunt is something I never dared to believe would actually show up, even after the text leak. It's gonna be really weird to actually play as him.
 
It still hasn't really sink in how bizarre of a pick Duck Hunt is. I mean I know a lot of people were surprised by ROB, but it kind of made sense with the way he was being pushed in Mario Kart and other games. Duck Hunt is something I never dared to believe would actually show up, even after the text leak. It's gonna be really weird to actually play as him.
DH's gameplay is the only thing I'm really excited for from the inevitable leak in the next few days. That and other little mechanical things.

I'm curious about Pitoo and Doc's differences, but not enough to get hyped about.
 
It still hasn't really sink in how bizarre of a pick Duck Hunt is. I mean I know a lot of people were surprised by ROB, but it kind of made sense with the way he was being pushed in Mario Kart and other games. Duck Hunt is something I never dared to believe would actually show up, even after the text leak. It's gonna be really weird to actually play as him.

Has Duck Hunt made any cameos in recent years?

I don't even recall it being brought up in WarioWare's 9-Volt games. Only place I remember is when in Pikmin 3 his laugh was used when the ship crashes.

Also, I'd love if DHD's alt colors referenced other Nintendo dogs, like that one from Chibi-Robo, and Poochie (the Yoshi one).
 
When did Brawl actually leak in Japan, relative to its release? I had assumed it was more than a week before - I guess memories do dull with time. I do clearly remember being in extreme denial about "ONLY THIRTY-FIVE CHARACTERS???" and no Isaac for longer than was healthy...
 
For my money, this is still the best handheld fighter that isn't a port:

250px-252px-DBZ_Shin_Budokai_2.jpg

Oh my.

I've been one of the biggest Shin Budokai advocates on GAF haha. Well, whenever DBZ fighting games are brought up at least.

EDIT:
Never noticed the boxart...it's kind of weird.
(Movie Person) (Movie Person) (Movie Person) (Piccolo)

Why not put Janemba as the 4th or something...
 
Pokemon is first party actually, though a second party makes the main series games!
Really? Never knew that, that's pretty interesting.
So what's up with Shulk then? Where does he stand?

For a living? No, not really. I've always ever done game journalism on the side because I'm passionate about games; it just so happens that I've had a fair degree of success with it, plus it's a good way to get my name out there and build my resume. I've never seriously tried to make it into one of the big outlets (IGN, GameSpot, etc.), though, because my living situation isn't really conducive to it (I'm based in LA and can't really leave at the moment) and because game journalism in general has kind of gone to shit and it's one of the worst careers you can get into salary-wise.

It's my work as UDON Entertainment's editor and (until recently) my position as an editor and associate producer at ShiftyLook that pays the bills. Not that I'm complaining; ShiftyLook was and UDON is an awesome gig!
So what about Andre and Derrick? Do they do anything else other than GameXplain?
 
Why are we talking about Miku in this thread?

It could happen!

Newcomer_to_Brawl_OMFG_by_Dragoshi1.jpg


In my dreams

I hope to see some of you basement dwellers at her L.A concert in october. Thats when they will announce her in Smash. I would actually like to see it happen just for the insane amount of anger and hate spilling from everyone. Drama leads to a great show
 
It still hasn't really sink in how bizarre of a pick Duck Hunt is. I mean I know a lot of people were surprised by ROB, but it kind of made sense with the way he was being pushed in Mario Kart and other games. Duck Hunt is something I never dared to believe would actually show up, even after the text leak. It's gonna be really weird to actually play as him.

Duck Hunt Dog is a dream come true and will be amazing. I'm still floored. I will be promptly re-floored when I see gameplay in the next 24-120 hours. I will then be floored for a third time when I get my hands on him.

I considered Duck Hunt every now and again as a WTF Retro pick but it's one thing to think of a WTF Retro pick from your childhood in jest. It's another thing entirely seeing Sakurai work his magic. The man is a legend.
 
Has Duck Hunt made any cameos in recent years?
In Wii Play, the first minigame was a target shooting game. It had five sections with different targets (cans, clay, targets, etc). The last stage had Ducks to shoot.

It was very much the closest we've seen to DH in a long time, I think.

(No Dog, iirc. Maybe some barking though?)
 
Has Duck Hunt made any cameos in recent years?

I don't even recall it being brought up in WarioWare's 9-Volt games. Only place I remember is when in Pikmin 3 his laugh was used when the ship crashes.

Also, I'd love if DHD's alt colors referenced other Nintendo dogs, like that one from Chibi-Robo, and Poochie (the Yoshi one).

I remember he had a few Warioware cameos, don't recall where, but I know it was on GBA, GC, and Wii.

Also got curious and looked it up...apparently Tetris DS?
 
because without her, sakurai can't make the number 1 character game :P
tumblr_moeqonkfeC1srrq0ko2_500.jpg




It's confirmed to be his final smash. There's a few vids of it in use here and there from the 3DS tournament and whatnot :D

This disturbs me greatly. Also to this day I have no idea what those games are about, just that my best friend is obsessed with them.
 
It could happen!

Newcomer_to_Brawl_OMFG_by_Dragoshi1.jpg


In my dreams

I hope to see some of you basement dwellers at her L.A concert in october. Thats when they will announce her in Smash. I would actually like to see it happen just for the insane amount of anger and hate spilling from everyone. Drama leads to a great show

I would go...if I lived in Cali., it's way too expensive flying in for me :/
 
Top Bottom