Red Arremer
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As somebody who only ever played 1 game of that series (the first one, Phantasia), they mean nothing to me. Just like Fire Emblem characters.
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As somebody who only ever played 1 game of that series (the first one, Phantasia), they mean nothing to me. Just like Fire Emblem characters.
theprodigy
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>.>
Well...Lucina doesn't care about you either!
I wonder how long that'll last
I'm joking
MercilessMercer
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Hm, good point.
I'll admit this is true. But does Pac-Man have close to the amount of personality that a Tales Protaginist does? What about world design? Hell, what about music? Enemy design? If anything would be "jumping out at Sakurai" it would be these things.
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MercilessMercer
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I think it would be neat if he had some sort of "heat up" mechanic that allowed Little Mac to grow faster and more powerful the longer he went on without a hit(sort of close to Punch Out) that scales with his Up-B uppercut.
*proceeds to explode*
Yes, Pac-Man does, but I'm not sure any of that matters as much as you're suggesting. Who could forget R.O.B.'s world design, music, and enemies?
Red Arremer
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See, the only Fire Emblem I ever played was Sacred Stones (which is considered being shit by most people, but idc), and I would actually enjoy Ephraim or even Eirika because they use unique weapons (a polearm and a rapier, which is an entirely different type of sword from regular long sword of Marth/Roy), but I know they have no chance in hell.
Heck, Leon would be awesome cause evil magic and necromancy and shit.
Pac-Man has the potential for a lot of personality, as evidenced in Pac-Man 2 for the SNES. It's a shit game, but you can't tell me that this has no personality:
Tales of characters are generic teen heroes that set out to have adventures and save the world, the most basic possible male Japanese story protagonists. That gif up there already has more personality than them.
Also, regarding music, there's more the immensely big Pac-Man franchise can offer than just the basic stage start jingle from the first game. Examples...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlg9weUmP9w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sir7iTg_CU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKEQ3b2wyV0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sp3ZjMhf_Y
Just some random songs I pulled out here. Of course the same goes for enemies, but honestly, I don't see how enemy design really matters. If there's a stage based on Pac-Man, it's likely based on the classic pellet-filled labyrinth with the ghosts floating around in it.
By virtue of being a boxer, he has lots of things to draw from. And he should probably summon Doc Louis on a bike as a projectile.
MercilessMercer
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Since R.O.B is technically an N.E.S, most N.E.S world designs, music, and enemies could count for R.O.B, but I see your point. I figured R.O.B was more for nostalgia purposes more than anything.
The Bankslammer
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man if we got pacman from pacman 2 in smash that'd be fucking amazing
rather than controlling pacman, you control a cursor with which you direct him around the stage in hopes of preventing him from walking straight off a cliff. the majority of the time he does not follow commands.
rather than controlling pacman, you control a cursor with which you direct him around the stage in hopes of preventing him from walking straight off a cliff. the majority of the time he does not follow commands.
Red Arremer
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That would be the best thing ever.
Red Arremer
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That Pac-Man has so many fucking awesome sprites, this is just ONE of dozens of amazing animations. As much of a prick he is in that game, whoever did the sprites for it deserves a medal.
Pac-Man would be a nostalgic character, too. I don't see why some people have a problem with the fact that modern Pac-Man games aren't exactly setting the world on fire -- like Mega Man, he has his own historical role, and that role happens to be the video game icon of the '80s arcade era. He was huge. Mario vs. Donkey Kong vs. Pac-Man is an awesome match-up.
yep, one of the reasons why that game is so good lol it cracks me up
Hours Left
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So sassy. XD
i want this pacman LOL
MercilessMercer
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That Pac-Man sprite is staring into my soul, I swear.
Red Arremer
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He is judging you for saying he has less personality than a Tales of character.
MercilessMercer
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I suppose so, lol.
Troubled Bat
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That's a sexy Pac-Man.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So what does Pac-Man do in Smash
Nothing.
Red Rudolph
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Number of people who have played Pac-Man >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Number of people who have played even a single Tales game
Baron von Loathsome
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MercilessMercer
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I'm going to admit that I didn't even know that there was a Pac-Man 2.
It looks like the worst thing ever.
Number of people who have played Pac-Man >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Number of people who have played Pac-Man that actually care about Smash Bros.
It looks like the worst thing ever.
Number of people who have played Pac-Man >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Number of people who have played Pac-Man that actually care about Smash Bros.
Seeing Male WFT confirmed, if Pac-Man's indeed in a Ms. Pac-Man alt is pretty much a shoe-in.
Dr. Feel Good
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Vertical stage of original PAC Man screen would be cool. Need Ms. PAC Man.
MercilessMercer
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Ah, it depends on how gimmicky they make it.
Shadow Hog
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Fun thought: if Shulk gets in, have fun keeping him straight with Shiek.
Clearly evidence of why Reyn or Dunban would fit better :V
I hate to be that guy (especially in this specific case) but... Male WFT wasn't actually confirmed. We don't actually know what that picture was showing, even if it seems extremely obvious.
Not sure what point you're trying to make lol.
That number of people that have played Pac-Man and care about Smash is definitely higher than the number of people who played Tales and care about Smash.
Red Arremer
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Does Namco hold the rights to Ms. Pac-Man? That series was created by Midway.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Well, yeah.
What's a ravio? Like ravioli?
Didn't Sakurai say a couple months ago that having a real fighter character (as in fighters in their own games) was kind of redundant?
I think he was talking about Ryu and a possible appearance in Smash Bros. but I don't see how this does not apply to others like Little Mac as well.
Keep him as an assistant trophy... he would be a waste of roster just like some of the crazy ideas some members have thrown in the past.
I think he was talking about Ryu and a possible appearance in Smash Bros. but I don't see how this does not apply to others like Little Mac as well.
Keep him as an assistant trophy... he would be a waste of roster just like some of the crazy ideas some members have thrown in the past.
Red Arremer
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If Little Mac was planned for this game, and be removed, the roster would stay exactly the same but without Little Mac. There is no "waste of roster", because there would be nothing to fill in the blank.
Or a move, an item, some other new gimmick...
Punch-Out isn't a fighting game in any traditional sense. It's more of an action puzzler. It didn't even have a versus mode until the Wii version, nearly 25 years after the first game came out.
I think he meant fighting game specific. Punch Out isn't really a fighting game, more like pattern recognition.