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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:13:02
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Wait a minute, I cant play Smash Brawl with GC controllers on a Wii U. What shit. Need to dust off the wii (might as well dust off the wii U too)

Mayflash Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii/Wii U

It allows you to plug in a GCN contoller into a Wii Remote.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:15:36

I just watched the Smash Bros. Direct. And holy fuck I'm looking forward to this.

  • For Glory vs. For Fun online modes are going to be great for separating those who want to screw around and those who really want to take it seriously. I think the fighting community is really going to appreciate the bare bones no gimmicks of the Final Destination levels.
  • Separating the two versions of Samus and Zelda were probably good ideas. I hated that Zero Suit Samus never really had a final smash, and she'd just get the armor. And I really like how Zelda's moveset is going to be focused around the Phantom Knight. Really looking forward to playing as her. The defensive tricks they showed off using her were cool.
  • Wireframe Little Mac - Freaking genius!!
  • Little Mac will likely be my go to character. I always get my ass kicked when I jump around in the air, so I'm happy trading off his air ability for a stronger ground player.
  • Customized moves for playing locally or with friends could be really cool, if they actually allow some creativity there.
  • I like Charizard as a character instead of the Pokemon Trainer. But WTF was that ninja thing??
  • Do you think Ganon, Wario, Ness, and Lucas are out? I really don't think Wario and Lucas will be much of a loss, but I will miss Ganon and Ness.
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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:18:05

Getting the wii and smash going is turning into mission impossible. I had to plug in the wii, sync the wiimotes, but then realized the sensor bar was not working cause I hooked that up to the wii U. Drag that cable to the wii, then realized there is no smash bros, memory cause I transfered it over. Tried to turn on the wiiU but pad is dead from no power cause I left it unplugged when I havent used it for months. Plug that in, turn it on... system update. AGGHHHHH

Finally starts but I need to go to the wii menu to check the save data but I cant get to the wii menu without pointing the wii mote at the screen which I cant cause the sensor bar is now attached to the wii, so I switch the back. Finally enter the wii menu, find the smash data and A CANT FUCKING MOVE IT.

Im going to go cry now.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:20:10

I wish I could get excited for Smash, but I've never really cared much for the series.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:26:15

I wasn't a big Smash Bros. fan until I started playing it with friends with my copy of Brawl. Fun for people who are good and notso good alike.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:28:08
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I just watched the Smash Bros. Direct. And holy fuck I'm looking forward to this.

  • I like Charizard as a character instead of the Pokemon Trainer. But WTF was that ninja thing??

That Ninja Pokemon was the final evolved form of Froakie he is a 6th Generation Pokemon.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:33:31

I decide to play Smash with the damn wii motes on Wii U and my wiimote batteries are almost dead. *cries*

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:39:40
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That Ninja Pokemon was the final evolved form of Froakie he is a 6th Generation Pokemon.

Ooooh...  thank you. At any rate I won't be using him.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:45:26

Oh and if I were a Metroid fan, that Ripley boss tease would have totally done it for me. That was just so well done.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:49:38
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Oh and if I were a Metroid fan, that Ripley boss tease would have totally done it for me. That was just so well done.

On another site I go to most people are pissed off at that because it means Ridley isn't playable.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 05:13:14

The Ultimate Warrior died. Sad

I heard he was on WWE last night.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:38:47
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The Ultimate Warrior died. Sad

I heard he was on WWE last night.

Wow. Pretty sad news. He was just inducted in the Hall of Fame before Wrestlemania 30 this past Sunday and was on Monday Night Raw. Only 54.

R.I.P. Warrior

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:14:46
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WOW!

Man I need that game now!

But why does Smash look like a Wii game and Mario Kart look like the most beautiful game ever?

You're not looking hard enough. It's like a sports game with a fixed zoomed out camera, at that distance you don't notice the difference especially as the artstyle is the same. At E3 I saw a video where Sakurai was commentating and the camera zoomed in closer to Mario, everything about him looked much better than the Wii game, the animation, the model, the aliasing the lighting. That said, Mario Kart does look awesome, Nintendoland also. If you don't think Smash Bros Wii U looks good, go compare its screens to Playstation All Stars on PS3 - it's tons better, technically and artistically.

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I wish I could get excited for Smash, but I've never really cared much for the series.

I played maybe 2 hours of Brawl then sold it. Eh.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:02:46
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Dvader said:

WOW!

Man I need that game now!

But why does Smash look like a Wii game and Mario Kart look like the most beautiful game ever?

You're not looking hard enough. It's like a sports game with a fixed zoomed out camera, at that distance you don't notice the difference especially as the artstyle is the same. At E3 I saw a video where Sakurai was commentating and the camera zoomed in closer to Mario, everything about him looked much better than the Wii game, the animation, the model, the aliasing the lighting. That said, Mario Kart does look awesome, Nintendoland also. If you don't think Smash Bros Wii U looks good, go compare its screens to Playstation All Stars on PS3 - it's tons better, technically and artistically.

The point is, does it look better enough to warrant a new purchase?  Smash games tend to feel very similar to one and other, more so then mario kart.  A large chunk of the roster stays the same, a large portion of the stages and items remain...  Brawl was all about being bigger and bolder then Melee, but do we really need a Smash that's even bigger and bolder?  Diminishing returns, says I.  The only reason I can see me picking this up is the fact that it'll be in HD.  Other than that, my friends and I can still very much enjoy Brawl, as we could 5 years ago, and as we will be able to another 5 years down the road.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:10:50
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The point is, does it look better enough to warrant a new purchase?  Smash games tend to feel very similar to one and other, more so then mario kart.  A large chunk of the roster stays the same, a large portion of the stages and items remain...  Brawl was all about being bigger and bolder then Melee, but do we really need a Smash that's even bigger and bolder?  Diminishing returns, says I.  The only reason I can see me picking this up is the fact that it'll be in HD.  Other than that, my friends and I can still very much enjoy Brawl, as we could 5 years ago, and as we will be able to another 5 years down the road.

Sure I agree with you, I had enough of Smash 2 hours into Brawl and sold it, you don't need to sell me on this viewpoint. But I feel this way about alooooooooooot of sequels to other games too.  

Purely on the graphics, just as an aside, they nicked a lot of backgrounds from Wii game codes, Skyward Sword, SMG etc so those are obvious. They didn't rebuild them in those instances. Close up, as I said the quality of the characters and animation is on a whole other level compared to Brawl but you need to see the game zoomed, in HQ. Zoomed way out for 4 players on different sides of the arena wont show you shit.  

People said Pikmin 3 was just Pikmin 2 in HD, that was wrong. They said DKCTP just looked like a wii game but users grabbed U screens showed it to be a lot better too, to a lesser extent. Mario 3DWorld was also criticised early on until it got a lot better looking.  

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:17:13
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Canned - was a Nintendo exclusive then multiplatform. Lucas tried to change it to a buddy cop game midway through development, this guy destroys games.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:19:15
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People said Pikmin 3 was just Pikmin 2 in HD, that was wrong. They said DKCTP just looked like a wii game but users grabbed U screens showed it to be a lot better too, to a lesser extent. Mario 3DWorld was also criticised early on until it got a lot better looking.  

The difference being that all the games you list there relie on leveldesign for their gameplay, whereas Smash's stages aren't detrimental to the gameplay.  DKCTP is a different game from DKCR, despite what anyone might think about the quality of the graphics.  A large chunck of Smash will be identical or at least eerily similar to Brawl if you leave the graphics out of the equation.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:05:38
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The difference being that all the games you list there relie on leveldesign for their gameplay, whereas Smash's stages aren't detrimental to the gameplay.  DKCTP is a different game from DKCR, despite what anyone might think about the quality of the graphics.  A large chunck of Smash will be identical or at least eerily similar to Brawl if you leave the graphics out of the equation.

Okay?

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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:23:39
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Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:56:55

There are a few Brawl comparison pics here:

http://cdn.medialib.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/screens/screenshot_57516.jpg

http://cdn.medialib.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/screens/dir_575/image_57524.jpg

http://cdn.medialib.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/screens/dir_575/image_57527.jpg

View them fullscreen and remember the Wii U pics released aren't in HD and this is from the old build. Usually it's only when gamers are playing and posting their own HD screens that we see the quality of the visuals. That was certainly the case for Pikmin 3, SM3DW and DKC TP. Copy/pasting Wii 1 game backgrounds isn't going to help the game though. I can see Other M, SMG and Zelda Wii 1 background environments. Namco is making this, not Nintendo. I don't know why Sakurai keeps dissolving his studio teams after a game.

Some Playstation Battle Royale PS3 screens for comparison:

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Full screen:

http://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ps-all-stars-battle-royale-4.jpg

http://www.rawdlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PlayStation-All-Stars-Battle-Royale-GOW.jpeg

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