Super Smash Bros. Brawl features co-op

by Justin McElroy { Oct 5th 2007 at 9:00AM }

We had told you previously about The Subspace Emissary, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl new single-player adventure, a recipient of the 2007 "Game Mode that Sounds Most Like A David Bowie Album Title" award. Now, it seems that subspace is not quite as lonely as we thought, as the game's official blog has revealed that The Subspace Emissary will feature co-op play.

It's structured for one player to be lead and for another to be his wingman, his Goose, if you will. The Don Quixote of the duo will lead the movement, and Sancho Panza will have to stay in the boss' screen. There are a few other details about TSE there too, so if you're interested, it's well worth a read.

[Thanks, Ryan]

Tags: coop, nintendo, ssbb, supersmashbrosbrawl

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

CyrusK @ Oct 5th 2007 9:11AM

Its so great to see a game go so above and beyond when it comes to fun features, they could easily have added only a few new characters and stages and people would still have loved it but nintendo seems hellbent on making this one a classic.

GRANTED @ Oct 5th 2007 9:29AM

i know right?! the online MP options are RIDIK!! hell BENT I TELL YOU.

CaptainAmericaX @ Oct 5th 2007 10:06AM

GRANTED = TROLL

Go play your ps3....oh wait there no games worth the time or money to play on the delaystation 3

Matt B @ Oct 5th 2007 10:42AM

CA,
You call him a troll then you troll yourself. How are you any better?

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 5th 2007 11:54AM

Who is the greater troll: the troll or the troll that trolls him?

FOXHOUND @ Oct 5th 2007 9:14AM

So... is the co-op mode along the lines of MARIO & LUIGI:SUPERSTAR SAGA? x_o?

Sean @ Oct 5th 2007 11:41AM

Excellent are those Mario & Luigi games.

FOXHOUND @ Oct 5th 2007 9:14AM

So... is the co-op mode along the lines of MARIO & LUIGI:SUPERSTAR SAGA? x_o?

Zertoss @ Oct 5th 2007 9:20AM

lol Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 5th 2007 12:17PM

That's Quixote and Panza.

While I, too, remember the Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the early 90s, the blog's post refers to the 17th century novel by Miguel de Cervantes that said cartoon is loosely based off of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote

Mabui @ Oct 5th 2007 9:29AM

It is always cool to have games that include a ton of extras to keep you going, if only to give you that much more reason to turn it on one more time.

Slaziman @ Oct 5th 2007 9:30AM

Is the online co-op? And talking about online, can the Tourney mode be played online? At least with friend code friends?

Goddammit Nintendo, can't you see we want to know this stuff?

Slaziman @ Oct 5th 2007 9:31AM

Is there*

Also, your title says Super Smas. Bros.

Smas.

megaStryke @ Oct 5th 2007 9:46AM

You know damn well that Sakurai is the biggest tease on the planet. He's worse than that girl that you knew from high school who was really flirty to you but you didn't know if she was ACTUALLY into you or if she just liked to mess with your mind, and you heard from the grapevine that she slept with half the football team but none of the players could give you a straight answer about it.

shivr @ Oct 5th 2007 3:11PM

looks like you've got some baggage there, mega...

Danny @ Oct 5th 2007 9:30AM

Oh cool, I love Super Smas Bros!

32_Footsteps @ Oct 5th 2007 10:31AM

Personally, I like how they corrected the headline, but not the URL or the page title. I feel like Joystiq is giving us our own personal in-joke.

BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 5th 2007 12:19PM

I don't think it's possible for them to change the URL of the post. At least, I've never seen it in action when they make typos.

Michael C. Sherrin @ Oct 5th 2007 9:31AM

Who needs to ever buy another game. Brawl is like, everything in one. I was on the fence expecting just Melee with Wii motion flailing, but no, this is way too awesome for its own good.

******

Michael C. Sherrin
http://www.prodigeek.com/

Sean @ Oct 5th 2007 1:45PM

Yeah, none of that flailing: the game uses the gamecube contoller. But that won't stop it from being the best thing on the Wii EVER!

phattie @ Oct 5th 2007 9:33AM

Player 1: same as single player
Player 2: uses pointer to "interact"

Lame.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 5th 2007 9:37AM

Do you not know how to read? Christ, you're stupid.

T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Oct 5th 2007 9:39AM

every week u troll the shit out of me. on topic i wish they would just announce the full playable character lineup already.

megaStryke @ Oct 5th 2007 9:41AM

He is describing Super Mario Galaxy. I guess in his rush to get to McDonald's breakfast before they ran out of artery-clogging McGriddles, fatass here didn't bother to look at which game they're actually talking about.

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 5th 2007 2:00PM

I don't think phattie can read. Seriously. He's always talking about the wrong game or the wrong system. I think he has all these repetitive trollings set to some macros of some sort, and inserts them at random.

Joshua @ Oct 5th 2007 9:45AM

Double Dragon.

32_Footsteps @ Oct 5th 2007 9:56AM

Personally, I still think they missed out by refusing the name "The Subcon Emissary." Though that would have resulted in expectations of Clawgrip.

Of course, keep in mind that the Cervantes reference might not fit. Panza certainly didn't charge any windmills, and he also didn't bother messing with the lion. He also got the sense to find a wife of his own rather than swoon over a Dulcinea.

This has been a production of "Gamers that read literature." Please support us at your local library - by reading a book for once.

megaStryke @ Oct 5th 2007 10:00AM

Fuck literature. I prefer theater.

"I am I, Don Quixote,
The Lord of La Mancha,
My destiny calls and I go!
And the wild winds of fortune
Will carry me onward,
Oh, whithersoever they blow!"

32_Footsteps @ Oct 5th 2007 10:30AM

I suppose you could sit and watch, if you want to see what someone else thought of Don Quixote. Myself, I like the original.

And to be perfectly frank, I loved Don Quixote. It's hilarious.

BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 5th 2007 12:20PM

Agreed. I'm one who hates reading books, but I absolutely loved Don Quixote. Great, great book.

WiNG @ Oct 5th 2007 10:09AM

Actually the way they describe it, with player 1 being the primary player, and player 2 being able to instant catch up to player 1 if left behind...

It's the co-op scheme from Sonic 2!

SONIC CONFIRMED FOR BRAWL!

Now the question is can the flying characters temporarily airlift you to higher platforms??

(j/k, maybe)

Airen @ Oct 5th 2007 10:30AM

Actually, I've heard that it more resembles Kirby Super Star.

Zertoss @ Oct 5th 2007 10:31AM

It's amazing what us Sonic fans can read into something.

WiNG @ Oct 5th 2007 10:41AM

what makes u think im a sonic fan?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9nTx0nLX8U

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 5th 2007 11:06AM

C'mon guy, even non-sonic fans want sonic in this game. Screw the olympics, Sonic VS Mario needs to be an all out brawl.

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 5th 2007 11:12AM

Since Sega gets to make a game with Mario, I think it's only fair that nintendo makes one with Sonic.

BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 5th 2007 12:23PM

No, WiNG. You're wrong.

Sonic AND Tails, confirmed.

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 5th 2007 2:01PM

I wouldn't say Sonic confirmed (yet), but I think Sonic's definitely getting confirmed the week before the game comes out.

But yes, this is totally Sonic 2 co-op style. Smells like Tails to me.

pcguy89 @ Oct 5th 2007 2:32PM

In Sonic, the character would not immediately warp back, and the second player would usually find themselves very far behind the first. Not only that, but the second player would be just re-appear when he died instead of losing a life.
This system is definitely more like Kirby Superstar due to the characters being more closely tethered together and because the second player can actually lose lives.