Smash Bros. Brawl to include classic game demos
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jan 25th 2008 at 8:10AM }
So far, we know you can keep an eye out for samples (or "Masterpieces" as the blog calls them) of Ice Climber, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid and Star Fox 64, and there are apparently others hidden on the disc. ... So, is it March 9 yet?
How about now?
[Thanks, Brock_UK]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Nigeria @ Jan 25th 2008 8:15AM
Oh my gosh, this game keeps getting better and better.
Todd @ Jan 25th 2008 10:55AM
QFT
Sora267 @ Jan 25th 2008 11:38AM
Todd, you kind of have to...Oh I dunno, QUOTE SOMEONE to say QFT.
McWeen @ Jan 25th 2008 8:16AM
This sounds like it will be nice for the younger crowd who didn't grow up with a NES.
Mr. Amish @ Jan 25th 2008 8:17AM
On the Japanese site, it shows Mother 2 (Earthbound) and some Fire Emblem game, the likes of which I cannot determine.
Paviel @ Jan 25th 2008 11:48AM
That would be Fire Emblem 3, better known as the game that stars Marth.
GoldenS1104 @ Jan 25th 2008 11:35PM
I really hope the game includes demos of games for some lesser known characters (like the Japanese ones). I'd really like to play some of their games that might not be immediatly available otherwise. Ness was pretty much confirmed in that one video that showed him as an icon under the stickers, which makes their choice to include Mother 2 reasonable (cause Lucas was in Mother 3, not 2). This thinking leads me to believe that Marth has a better chance of returning than I previously thought. I don't know much about the FE series, but if Marth was the star of that particular game, his chances of returning have improved.
Chase @ Jan 25th 2008 8:18AM
You know, if Smash Bros. Brawl came with a vagina, I'd marry it.
(see: above)
^
Fanboy @ Jan 25th 2008 8:37AM
And the creepiest comment on Joystiq today goes to...
Imadogg @ Jan 25th 2008 8:55AM
If it comes with a penis just move to Massachusetts and marry it.
WiNG @ Jan 25th 2008 9:06AM
Depending on how poorly endowed you are, Chase, EVERY Wii disc comes with a "vagina".
DangerMouse @ Jan 25th 2008 11:14AM
+1 FOR EVERYBODY!@#
zkey14 @ Jan 25th 2008 8:23AM
meh
32_Footsteps @ Jan 25th 2008 8:25AM
So, who else thinks that the Mother 2 demo in the Japanese version of the site is more confirmation that Ness is in the game?
This is a really cool addition. I can't wait for people to whine about it.
hydralisk456 @ Jan 25th 2008 9:56AM
Ness has already been "confirmed". That same video earlier in the week that had Lucario and Jigglypuff in it also had Ness.
shivr @ Jan 25th 2008 8:33AM
man I wish it would come with fire emblem 6 (or even 1??) 'cause I still haven't played those (my emu skill is fail)... but Roy and Marth might not even be in this one so who knows >_>
JPN @ Jan 25th 2008 8:35AM
Just demos of the games? Cool but...who reallly WANTS to play an SMB1 demo?
Imadogg @ Jan 25th 2008 8:52AM
Yea demos? Cmon give us the whole games plz!
FidliousWong @ Jan 25th 2008 9:12AM
Be glad they're doing demos. VC is still a major factor in Nintendo's plans. So I have to ask, when is Kabuki Quantum Fighter dropping?
Jack @ Jan 25th 2008 11:58AM
I'm really not trolling here but imagine if the Wii used Blu-Ray? We could have all of those games on there for sure.
Thats just one gamer's wet dream though. I'm not trying to make a logical suggestion here.
ssuk @ Jan 25th 2008 12:49PM
I can't tell if Jack meant that, or if he's an idiot.
Either case: Smart: Haha, funny. Idiot: Moron, those games would span from kilobytes (NES Games) to 50MB (N64 games), a drop in the ocean for a DVD. Most games for consoles with the power of the Wii and last-gen consoles which used DVDs as their main media hardly filled the capacity of the DVD, sometimes leaving 1-2GB free space on there, and I don't mean silly shovel-ware crap, games like Kingdom Hearts II, which fanboys were proclaiming would need 2 DVDs to fit everything on only came out at 3.7GB.
Plus, these may be 'demos', but I promise you, they're the same ROM you'd find on the Virtual Console but the emulator will cut you off once a certain memory value is reached (when a level is completed) or they will be timed. Which means that when Datel squeeze their AR onto the Wii, there'll be codes to have unlimited play on those games.
SoulBlade @ Jan 25th 2008 8:41AM
This is actually pretty smart. Get some people liking the old school games again and entice them to get it on the VC. Crafty move there Nintendo...
I just want the game now though.
Greyseal @ Jan 25th 2008 8:46AM
Agreed, but... if they were actually smart, they would provide free demos via the Virtual Console instead. This way, all seven Wii owners that don't plan to own this game can still get in on the action.
StarFoxA @ Jan 25th 2008 9:43AM
The only thing it convinces me to do is download a ROM of said game.
KushielsScion007 @ Jan 25th 2008 8:47AM
Strangely I'm feeling "meh" about this...
Just fucking bring out the game already. And make sure Megaman is in it.
Jtenma @ Jan 25th 2008 8:49AM
Yeah, they really didn't have to delay the game to March did they...holy shit!
Hamson @ Jan 25th 2008 3:37PM
Megaman would be an awesome addition.
Kewlrats @ Jan 25th 2008 8:54AM
I just busted an 8-bit nut.
capt_carl @ Jan 25th 2008 10:01AM
But what about the 16-bit love that is Super Metroid?
Kewlrats @ Jan 25th 2008 10:25AM
Then I busted two 8-bit nuts, with a RISC processor in between.
Jtenma @ Jan 25th 2008 8:51AM
I just thought of something...
The last game I am going to buy for my Wii is going to be Brawl, right?...Then what?
KushielsScion007 @ Jan 25th 2008 8:53AM
Mario Kart Wii...
There are others but I can't think of them right now.
Jtenma @ Jan 25th 2008 8:56AM
I've got Burnout Paradise, Gt5, and Motorstorm 2 to counter that...try again.
LOL.
Imadogg @ Jan 25th 2008 9:00AM
Super Smash Bros Skirmish?
KushielsScion007 @ Jan 25th 2008 9:15AM
@ Jtenma
So do I....Wii60 rocks does it not?
To me both systems have a plenty of great games to look forward. At least a shitload more than the ps3.
JodyAnthony (death by snoo-snoo) @ Jan 25th 2008 10:05AM
who cares what you buy?
Gerwurztraminer @ Jan 25th 2008 10:20AM
Super Smash Bros: Forever
student @ Jan 25th 2008 10:26AM
Jtenma, you're ridiculous.
Why turn this thread into a "this console has better games coming out than this one"
Brawl will have demos of older games, which is cool when you don't really know who the characters are. I really appreciate this when I'd play the gamecube one and have no idea who ice climbers were.
As for games on wii coming out this year, you might have just noticed the incredible no more heroes. Or maybe Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit. You'll also have De Blob, We Love Golf, Red Steel 2, Animal Crossing most likely any king's story. Just chillax dude, everyone's got good games so why don't we just enjoy them all nah?
bm @ Jan 25th 2008 10:57AM
"The last game I am going to buy for my Wii is going to be Brawl, right?...Then what?"
Oh god I read that and I seriously thought it was a joke. Then I read your next post and it dawned to me that you might actually be -that- retarded.
Crawl back under your rock, please.
Fernando Rocker @ Jan 25th 2008 11:20AM
Burnout, Gran Turismo?
Mario Kart is in another category... way different than those games... Mario Kart Double Dash was my most played game past gen, and still is one on my most played games. Great to play with friends, brother, cousins...
It's not an easy game... sure, its a Mario game, but no master the game is very difficult... snaking is difficult to do, altough now I'm nearly invencible now (because I can do snaking, plus I can dodge blue shells).
Its a lot more fun than GRan Turismo, Forza and other racer simulators, and requieres a lot of skills. Just watch videos on youtube, or videos about the time records...
jynxycat @ Jan 25th 2008 11:23AM
Mario Kart is Mario Kart. It's the same rehash every time.
I cut ties after the 64 (read: best) version was released.
I didn't buy the same title on the GBA, or DS, or Gamecube, and I certainly won't buy the Wii version.
It's a fun game, but Mario Kart 64 is just as fun now as it was back then, just play that and be happy.
Jtenma @ Jan 28th 2008 12:09AM
Dont put words in my mouth...I never turned this into anything...I'm saying since SSMBB is so good, it might be the last thing I buy for wii...it's that good! And Mario Kart wii isn't appealing to me...aslo dont you dare suggest I am A FANBOY EVER! If your gonna type fanboy...keep my name out of the same sentence.../rant
Matthew @ Jan 25th 2008 9:09AM
Oh my god! Now I can't wait until March 9 because then I will be able to play demos of games that I have been playing for the full version of for the past 20 years!
JodyAnthony (death by snoo-snoo) @ Jan 25th 2008 9:18AM
yeah i know! wtf nintendo, dont you know that everybody that will buy Brawl already played all of these games for the past 20 years? it's not like some people are new to gaming or anything. jeez nintendo, get with the program.
samfish @ Jan 25th 2008 10:34AM
I'll finally get to try Ice Climbers.
...I already bought all the other demos on the VC, though!
bm @ Jan 25th 2008 11:02AM
Oh god yeah because fuck, his is all there is to the game, this last minute announcement of some small kinda extra that didn't really have to be there in the first place! Thanks a lot NintYendo! Brawl sucks omg!
Kirby4030 @ Jan 25th 2008 3:27PM
@ bm
only noobs post on info for a game just to say said game sucks. It's like people who know they won't like something, but get that something anyway just to have more reasons to hate it.
Also, you're probably psyched for this game, you just like to start Interweb Drama...
bm @ Jan 27th 2008 5:03AM
Oh god.
Kirby, please go to your doctor to have your sarcasm gland checked. ASAP.
Antonio @ Jan 25th 2008 8:55AM
Nice feature, but I'm pretty sured I've played all those games except for maybe Earthbound.
Steve @ Jan 25th 2008 9:02AM
I'm one of the few who didn't have much interest in Brawl. But the news of Olimar and now this are starting to get pretty tempting.