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Smash Bros. Brawl gets Coin Launcher, Dragoon, and sharing
by Christopher Grant 
on Dec 28th 2007 2:14PM
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:19PM (Unverified) said
Flying around in the Dragoon was probably the best thing about Kirby's Air Ride.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:43PM baby sea tuna said
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:40PM baby sea tuna said
I'm just happy I can now add the word gewgaw to my vocabulary!
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:46PM (Unverified) said
Every time something comes up and I think I can't be more excited for this game, then something new comes up and I'm more excited. I really can't wait for this game.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:54PM DougKaplan said
@ Christopher Grant
I love when you guys post in the comments. You say such succint sentences but I always crack up cause it's always immediately after the dumbest comment.
Also nice seeing GoldenS1104 backpeddling quickly after Chris called GoldenS1104 on his/her ish :-)
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I love when you guys post in the comments. You say such succint sentences but I always crack up cause it's always immediately after the dumbest comment.
Also nice seeing GoldenS1104 backpeddling quickly after Chris called GoldenS1104 on his/her ish :-)
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:55PM samfish said
You should just dedicate the rest of Friday to Brawl news.
Sonic's Final Smash was shown earlier this week. That's one post.
No updates next week. That's another news post.
The game's supposedly gone Gold. That's another one.
Supposedly Mega Man won't be in Brawl is a few weeks old, but another post.
DO IT, Chris Grant! DO IIIIIT! DOOOOO IIIIIIIIITTTT!!!
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Sonic's Final Smash was shown earlier this week. That's one post.
No updates next week. That's another news post.
The game's supposedly gone Gold. That's another one.
Supposedly Mega Man won't be in Brawl is a few weeks old, but another post.
DO IT, Chris Grant! DO IIIIIT! DOOOOO IIIIIIIIITTTT!!!
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 4:06PM llllFlREBlRDllll said
"you should hear some of the rediculous arguments the guys on smashboards get into."
As an occasional member from there, I agree. Most of their arguments are insane, stupid or ridiculous, and some of them can last for 2+ weeks, if the thread doesn't end up locked. That, and the fact that there are so many "Official [character] for Brawl!!" threads, that the discussions on those threads can make you laugh sometimes. I would've done a "WCC for Brawl" thread, but it might've as well end up locked and I would've been warned or I would've end up banned. Most likely the former.
Eh, I think I might go back there by New Year's Eve, even if most of the staff is uptight.
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As an occasional member from there, I agree. Most of their arguments are insane, stupid or ridiculous, and some of them can last for 2+ weeks, if the thread doesn't end up locked. That, and the fact that there are so many "Official [character] for Brawl!!" threads, that the discussions on those threads can make you laugh sometimes. I would've done a "WCC for Brawl" thread, but it might've as well end up locked and I would've been warned or I would've end up banned. Most likely the former.
Eh, I think I might go back there by New Year's Eve, even if most of the staff is uptight.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 6:26PM chrisgrant said
Hehe, see. I was asking seriously if you were serious. It's hard to tell. ;-)
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:27PM ThornedVenom said
The Wii sucks.
The PS3 is crap.
The 360 blows.
WHICH ONE WAS SARCASTIC?!!
(hint: you'll never know because it's the freakin internet)
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The PS3 is crap.
The 360 blows.
WHICH ONE WAS SARCASTIC?!!
(hint: you'll never know because it's the freakin internet)
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:52PM (Unverified) said
Well, let's see:
The Wii sucks money from wallets. It's prints it too.
The 360 blows up. Well, at least 30% of them.
The PS3 is crap. No comment.
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The Wii sucks money from wallets. It's prints it too.
The 360 blows up. Well, at least 30% of them.
The PS3 is crap. No comment.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:36PM SpeeGold said
@ Thorned Venom
"I guess I probably should have hinted at my sarcasm. "
See that... I admitted my mistake. I realise that you can't tell when you're on the internet. It sounded sarcastic to me, cause I knew it was supposed to. But sometimes I forget to put some indication such as *sarcasm*. Sorry for being human.
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"I guess I probably should have hinted at my sarcasm. "
See that... I admitted my mistake. I realise that you can't tell when you're on the internet. It sounded sarcastic to me, cause I knew it was supposed to. But sometimes I forget to put some indication such as *sarcasm*. Sorry for being human.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:48PM ThornedVenom said
Sorry if you perceived that joke as a personal offence. I just wanted to add some humour to the moment. =)
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 2:59PM (Unverified) said
I still can't believe that SMG won GOTY at Gamespot.
This is just so unbelievable! I mean, in a year like this with some many good games out there they choose SMG ?? WTF? I might be crazy or something but I bought a Wii 2 weeks ago with Mario galaxy and I sold it the very next day. It did not appeal to me in any way. It felt like 10 years had never passed. It felt like a little kids game. I think the DS could put out the same graphics too. Anyways its just not my cup of tea.
Sorry Nintedo Fanboys, but its just my opinion...
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This is just so unbelievable! I mean, in a year like this with some many good games out there they choose SMG ?? WTF? I might be crazy or something but I bought a Wii 2 weeks ago with Mario galaxy and I sold it the very next day. It did not appeal to me in any way. It felt like 10 years had never passed. It felt like a little kids game. I think the DS could put out the same graphics too. Anyways its just not my cup of tea.
Sorry Nintedo Fanboys, but its just my opinion...
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:14PM (Unverified) said
The DS could put out the graphics of Mario Galaxy?
No. Just no.
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No. Just no.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:15PM baby sea tuna said
I am a tremendous Wii-hater and SMG is totally runner-up for my GOTY. (In case you're wondering, it's Rock Band for the win.)
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:18PM Mr Khan said
Another reason why GOTY is bad. Certainly Galaxy deserves it, but so do many other titles, and its hard to compare the joy of zipping around beautifully rendered spherical worlds to the joy of rocking out with your friends, to the joy of blasting portals into walls, and learning about cake and its lies
Just stuck with a best in genre award
/ rant
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Just stuck with a best in genre award
/ rant
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:42PM (Unverified) said
Translation: I couldn't get past the Luigi's Purple Coins level, so I got pissed at the game and gave up on it.
Yeah, I guess the little kids game was a bit much for him. He should play more Bioshock. It's infinitely easier than SMG (because of the vita-chambers). It's also my choice for runner-up GOTY, right behind SMG.
Just for the record, I beat the game the Luigi's Purple Coins level.
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Yeah, I guess the little kids game was a bit much for him. He should play more Bioshock. It's infinitely easier than SMG (because of the vita-chambers). It's also my choice for runner-up GOTY, right behind SMG.
Just for the record, I beat the game the Luigi's Purple Coins level.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:27PM (Unverified) said
It seems to be your opinion against all the folks who think it is GOTY.
Frankly I love it as both a game player and developer, it's such a well crafted and fun to play game.
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Frankly I love it as both a game player and developer, it's such a well crafted and fun to play game.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:01PM (Unverified) said
"Now, downloaded data from Nintendo will gradually be overwritten, so there’s no need to worry about your Wii’s memory running out."
:-/
Can't they see that they are running towards a fucking cactus with their arms wide open?
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:-/
Can't they see that they are running towards a fucking cactus with their arms wide open?
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:17PM baby sea tuna said
Well son...how do I explain this? *Ahem*...when a plumber and a giant multicolored space-penis truly love eachother...
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:24PM ThornedVenom said
If you see phallic symbols in every protruded shape, chances are that you're under 12.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 4:05PM (Unverified) said
I'm defintely over 12 but sure nuf everytime I look at that picture now that's what I think.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:11PM (Unverified) said
If you're penis is in the least bit ship-shaped or neon, I have a doctor I'd like you to see.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:54PM ThornedVenom said
Imagine all of the abuse with the dragoon jumping. >_
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:45PM SheppyReturns said
I guess I'm starting to be the only one concerned was they keep announcing more and more stuff. Not that it's ADDING more options and such, but rather how they will balance it out. I mean, Nintendo doesn't patch so any drastically overpowering explots are there forever.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 3:58PM Mr Khan said
I wouldn't see the concern, yet
I mean, sure, Dragoon is one-hit KO, but for a guaranteed KO, you're better off with the home run bat, since with this you need to accumulate three parts (if they even appear), and accumulate all three parts before you die
Hell, you'd be better off just killing your foe item-less, i could see this being used as often as Mr. Game and Watch's Oil Panic attack (where you needed to absorb three energy-based attacks, and it was only worth it if they were strong)
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I mean, sure, Dragoon is one-hit KO, but for a guaranteed KO, you're better off with the home run bat, since with this you need to accumulate three parts (if they even appear), and accumulate all three parts before you die
Hell, you'd be better off just killing your foe item-less, i could see this being used as often as Mr. Game and Watch's Oil Panic attack (where you needed to absorb three energy-based attacks, and it was only worth it if they were strong)
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 4:15PM llllFlREBlRDllll said
Don't forget the fact that it can hit multiple foes from both sides, unlike the bat, which hits only from one side. Still, if you face against a hardcore/competitive smasher, it'll simply dodge the attack.
Also, keep in mind that air dodge and sidestep dodge count for a miss, but Sakurai didn't mention that the attack can be blocked with the shield. Does this mean that the Dragoon is a 1-hit shield crusher? Well, the homerun bat doesn't break shields on one hit, but rather takes a chunk out of it.
And it seems the Dragoon is going to be super-fast, so if you aren't that good of a smasher, trying to dodge it will be a hassle.
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Also, keep in mind that air dodge and sidestep dodge count for a miss, but Sakurai didn't mention that the attack can be blocked with the shield. Does this mean that the Dragoon is a 1-hit shield crusher? Well, the homerun bat doesn't break shields on one hit, but rather takes a chunk out of it.
And it seems the Dragoon is going to be super-fast, so if you aren't that good of a smasher, trying to dodge it will be a hassle.
Posted: Dec 28th 2007 5:50PM ThornedVenom said
I guess we've found the reason why Nintendo loves delaying their development, instead of keeping deadlines and fixing bugs/unbalances as an afterthought.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2007 4:25PM (Unverified) said
If you gather all the pieces and put it together in the round, it's a one-hit kill...
Behold! The Unstoppaable EXODIA!
What?! No one's been able to summon that monster before!!
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Behold! The Unstoppaable EXODIA!
What?! No one's been able to summon that monster before!!
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