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[Cody_D165]

nice uptaunt

bedtime

 

[Omzz]

fuckin taunts

 

[SenorArdilla]

I was expecting this to pop up....did they ever finish that series?

Yes they did.

EDIT:
In case anyone is wondering the web series is called There Will Be Brawl.

 

[Hours Left]

Awww, they're just taunts. :/

I wanted a Pooka battle item.

 

[Richie]

Bwhahaha, Sakurai literally taunting our hype

 

[IntelliHeath]

Pic of the day. Pac-Man's up taunt is known as Namco Roulette! Namco characters from the 1980s will randomly appear.

See? There's a variety of characters. Huh? One of them looks pretty recent.

I knew that it was an taunt. It's nice to see a confirmation on that.

 

[Neiteio]

fuckin taunts

This update is Sakurai's up-taunt to the fans

 

[munchie64]

Wait.

Didn't people think it was a move?

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Looks like Sakurai is really TAUNTING US. Haha ha haha ha I wish I was never born.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

OK. Neat taunt.

Spoiler

Now lets go back to Creepy Mode.

 

[random25]

So...they are not attacks as speculated?

 

[Kyzon]

I was expecting this to pop up....did they ever finish that series?

Yes I believe they did years ago.

 

[Golnei]

Oh, it's my waifu.

 

[Mariolee]

Somewhere...Nate Bihldorf (sp?) Is laughing at us.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

Taiko is not from the 80s?

 

[C.Olimar788]

Wait, it was a taunt? Whaaaaaaaat.

I guess that actually clarifies Pac-Man's moveset really well, actually. With that as a taunt, everything else fits nicely.

Also if Taiko can be in there had better be a Katamari ball somewhere in that taunt. Please?

 

[Boss Doggie]

TAIKO NO TATSUJIN!

Wait, Taiko is not 1980's. SAKURAIIIIIIIIIII!

preppin for this update

I remember this!

 

[Jintor]

Wait.

Didn't people think it was a move?

everyone was getting confused because of the pellet charging move

 

[lolpho]

"There's a variety of characters. Huh? One of them looks pretty recent."
- Masahiro Sakurai

Shovel Knight confirmed.

 

[ReiGun]

Looks like Sakurai is really TAUNTING US. Haha ha haha ha I wish I was never born.

"I wanna die."

 

[Neiteio]

Mildly interesting update

Ball's in your court, Hyrule Warriors

 

[Not]

It's almost like all of these leaks are complete made-up bullshoot

 

[MrSaturn99]

Soooo can anyone list who all those characters/ships are? I only recognize Pooka and the Taiko guy.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

I guess as a Taunt, it's neat. I should have expected as much as random/rotating powers are a much less occurrence this time around.

 

[Dimitri LH]

Yes they did.

Huh, will have to look into it.

"Pic of the day. Pac-Man's up taunt is known as Namco Roulette! Namco characters from the 1980s will randomly appear."

....I think Sakurai is trying to give us a secret message with these.

 

[Forkball]

Weird that it's not a move. I assumed it would be like Peach's turnip pull where you get something random, or at least have the ability to cycle through different attacks and pick which one you wanted to use.

AT LEAST WE ARE TOTALLY GETTING A NEW CHARACTER AT EVO RIGHT GUYS

 

[Finale Fireworker]

bullshoot

Can you not swear on the web please. The 'net is supposed to be a safe place.

 

[Jintor]

Mildly interesting update

Ball's in your court, Hyrule Warriors

if it's a fi trailer, hyrule warriors wins the week.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Soooo can anyone list who all those characters/ships are? I only recognize Pooka and the Taiko guy.

Mouse is Mappy.

 

[Nickle]

Remember the video of Crystal on a treadmill that was posted on GAF around a year ago? I remember the mods having to put up warning signs in the OP after that. Was that in a Smash thread?

 

[Richie]

Ya know, technically, this update did give us several

Spoiler

gaming

veterans. Sakurai delivers!

 

[Cody_D165]

to clear up confusion

Pac-Man's standard B cycles only through bonus fruit/items from the original arcade, these are actually a move

The ones in the PotD tonight are just various Namco references possible in his uptaunt

 

[Not]

Can you not swear on the web please. The 'net is supposed to be a safe place.

my mistake. gotta be mindful of the kids

 

[Vampirolol]

....I think Sakurai is trying to give us a secret message with these.

Well, Ridley is totally a random character from the 80's ya know...

 

[Neiteio]

Sakurai is tempting fate, did he not see the two-day death threat for Falco on Miiverse

 

[IntelliHeath]

Remember the video of Crystal on a treadmill that was posted on GAF around a year ago? I remember the mods having to put up warning signs in the OP after that. Was that in a Smash thread?

Naw, it didn't happened. The image was created for PokeGAF at first. Now they had to use it for second or third SmashGAF thread because people can't control what they were posting

 

[Loco4Coco]

That's a dumb taunt. How is showing pixel figures taunting your opponent?

 

[foxuzamaki]

"Pic of the day. Pac-Man's up taunt is known as Namco Roulette! Namco characters from the 1980s will randomly appear."

"Pic of the day. Pac-Man's up taunt is known as Namco Roulette! Namco characters from the 1980s will randomly appear."

Atleast we got edumacated

 

[Azure Dream]

to clear up confusion

Pac-Man's standard B cycles only through bonus fruit/items from the original arcade, these are actually a move

The ones in the PotD tonight are just various Namco references possible in his uptaunt

Oh! That explains it. I thought for sure we'd seen it as a move previously, even with the Galaxian ship.

Edit: He even took the screenshots in the exact same setting on the exact same stage. That's not confusing at all.

 

[C.Olimar788]

That's a dumb taunt. How is showing pixel figures taunting your opponent?

Maybe it's accompanied by Pac-Man laughing at the people he's fighting because they're younger than said pixel figure?

Spoiler

Pac-Man's up-taunt confirmed to be unable to be used against Game & Watch.

 

[BGBW]

It was a taunt all along!

Odd that Don is there consider the 80s description. Guess that gives another recent Namco arcade game a chance.

 

[OricWindstar]

I'm just going to assume there's a secret message hidden within these characters that let's us know who he's showing off at EVO. Get investigating, GAF; I expect the results on my desk by morning.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

my mistake. gotta be mindful of the kids

There is nothing cooler than not swearing while surfing on the World Wide Web. The Ol' W-W-W. It is a playground for having fun and being yourself, so it's easy to get carried away.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Huh, will have to look into it.



....I think Sakurai is trying to give us a secret message with these.

"Those of you trying to Dig-Dug for a secret message should just Taikyo ass to bed."

ok samurai

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

That's a dumb taunt. How is showing pixel figures taunting your opponent?

"Taunt" has always been a pretty loosely defined term in Smash.

 

[MrSaturn99]

Sakurai is tempting fate, did he not see the two-day death threat for Falco on Miiverse

LOL that was from a while ago. When one threat goes, another always takes its place.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

"Taunt" has always been a pretty loosely defined term in Smash.

*Toon Link standing and blinking*

 

[Not]

Taunts are more like li'l bonus animations

 

[Richie]

That's a dumb taunt. How is showing pixel figures taunting your opponent?

You're doing such a bad job kicking Pac's ass that he has the time to materialize 80's gaming icons for his amusement.

Yeah, I got nothing. But when you think of it, many of the taunts really aren't. Hell, Dedede's laying position is a better taunt than most of the actual ones.

*Toon Link standing and blinking*

Immediately thought of this one too, albeit that could be constructed as TL actively looking for something interesting in the battlefield, which isn't flattering for his opponents.

 

[SenorArdilla]

*Toon Link standing and blinking*

At least now he looking at something.