Super smash brothers brawl is the new installment of the super smash brothers series. (duh) RELEASES FEBRUARY 10TH :(



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and so far, this game is damn sexy. it has, of now, new features like crawling and special abilities, activated by collecting the spheres that sometimes drop.

Characters

Mario

mario mario seems to be just like he was in the older versions. he seems to be slower, and is all around looking good. he seems to be heavy, more on the plus side of weight now. his special move is a huge fire attack.
Mario Finale mario finale Mario begins to charge his large attack... mario finale Almost there... mario finale and then BOOM! a big firery kerplosion! It damages everyone one the stage, use it wisely.
Link link well, link is all around slow in this game, but he seems really strong. not much was shown about him in the second trailer, i'm sure they will add a little more in the newer trailers to come. his special move is an omnislash.
Triforce Slash again, another creative name by nintendo. anyway, if you watched the first trailer, you know what it looks like. and it's awesome. Link first, he winds up the attack. I don't know if Sakurai made it so it goes into some sort of camera mode, but it certainly looks like it. Link then he dashes toward the closest character. don't be near him when he gets it. Link and then... WOOSH WEESH WAASH. you're dead after that. Link He than delivers the final strike, and you'll be lucky if you survive.
DK DK DK looks fantastic, doesn't he? hes got a new look, I like it. since he was only shown jumping onto a platform and getting owned, it's hard to say how much different he is. well, he was actually confirmed a little early, because he was leaked in the 15 second clip at E3.
Konga Beat DK's final smash is a unique one, he pulls out a pair of drums and beats 'em! DK taa daa! DK he makes quite the mystic melody. DK and then he finishes, with a big ol' clap! DK and, I'm not sure, but I think he's invincible for a short time afterward. I know he is invincible during the move.
kirby kirby so, kirby first. he seems, alot more heavy. when he was fighting in the sencond trailer, he didn't get smashed away, when i saw him in every second fight seen. his special is a pot, where they burn from scalding water.
Cook Kirby When Kirby grabs the smash ball, he becomes a cook. he starts cooking stuff. he gets his big ol' hat on... he gets his cookware, and he's ready! CALLING CALLING ALL INGREDIENTS! he adds his opponents to the pot, and stirs it up... and your reward? items galore!
Pikachu kirby it seems he got nerfed to crap, and his walk animation sucks balls. but on the plus side, it seems he may be alot stronger than he was. his special is unknown.
Pikachus "Volt Tackle" you can tell when he's going to use this. he gets a constipated look about him. pikachu then, he kerplodes into a huge electrical ball. pikachu You can control the ball, and if it touches someone, it (obviously) electricutes them. pikachu make sure you don't go over the edge, because if it cancels in mid-air, you're done for. pikachu like so.
Samus samus Shiny :D samus, in her suit. there isn't any info on her yet, (she's got some now). none at all. fox has more info than her, and he hasn't even been confirmed a year.. her special is a huge blast from her power beam, in all of it's awesome.
Zero Beam Samus's final smash. I wonder hwat will happen -.- samus anywho, she charges up. samus then, she blows the fucking shit out of everything. samus after, Zero Suit Samus emerges. samus oh look, practically the same image as the last one! samus you can throw her armor after it all fell off. the suits crying out to 12 year olds, saying "masturbate while looking at me lulz"
Fox fox he should be awesome, it's fox. he seems to have a whole load of crappy animations, but he seem quick, and a better jumper too. no info has been put out on him, so i don't know much about him.
Landmaster so basically, Fox calls down a Landmaster to aid him. he begins to 'channel' his 'attack'. then, the landmaster falls down. looks like a nice place to party, huh? BARREL ROLL!? everyone (and everything) is sent flying. you can also shoot people, and my guess is that it hurts... "yeah. it's cool. my heart's aflutter." isn't Sakurai amazing? he seems to like being sarcastic.
Zelda Zelda hmm? what's all this then? it looks like another character has been confirmed. it's about time too. anyway, she isn't a very speedy character, but her physical power makes up for it. Quoting Sakurai, that's why her "feet and hands glow."
Ice Climbers the ice climbers have returned, and I can honestly say; thank god, they are awesome. they actually look different between each other now too. they also have huge cleets on, and I feel bad for whoever they jump on.
Peach peach Peach is back, but we all knew that. she looks a lot better in this game. her dress has a lot of detail, and her umbrella seems to have a heart at the end.
Peach Blossom Peach, in my opinion could've had a much better final smash then this. but I guess this is good. so, she grabs the smash ball, and winds up her 'knuckle sandwich' of a final smash... ... and she gets these borders, and everyone falls asleep while peaches rain from the sky. to eat the peaches... or to blast away your enemies? you decide.
Yoshi yoshi yoshi returns, as if it weren't obvious. but anyway, he looks great. I like his new look a lot. even though he didn't change that much, his skin has a lot more depth to it.
Super Dragon Yoshi's Final Smash is the super dragon. he turns into a dragon, dur. he gains the smash ball. he grows wings. he then starts spitting fire, and he can fly around freely. he can also spit out the fire in small balls, which probably do a ton of damage. just make sure you're not off of the ledge when it ends...
Bowser Bowser another member to be re-comfirmed. Sakurai said that basically nothing changed, except for looks. he diefinitely looks a lot better, I may decide to use him sometime.
Giga Bowser (bowsers final smash) Bowser aha, giga bowser. begin the change... Bowser he's huge! Bowser he'll be hard to beat down. Bowser so, he looks invincible. most people would run away, but it may also be smart to hit the stragglers when they're off guard.
Ike Ike it's about damn time a new character was confirmed. anyway, ike is from fire emblem, and don't worry, marth may be in this too. I'm just glad SOMEONE got confirmed. also, I'd check out his game (I believe it's Fire Emblem 7), it's really fun if you enjoy RPGs.
Lucas the main character from the japan-only release MOTHER 3 comes for Brawl. although it is nice to see a new character, this is slowly making me worry about Ness. he may be out, and damn do I hope not.
Diddy Kong Diddy Kong has joined the battle, but it was kinda obvious. apparently, he's very lanky around the battlefield, and will use his rocket barrel blast and peanut pop gun in battle. I'm going to have fun with this character!
RocketBarrel Barrage Diddy gains two popguns and a rocket pack. looks pretty cool. you fly around, attacking people with your popguns. when the peanut hits someone (or something,) it explodes! when time runs out, the barrels explode. peanuts are left all over the ground afterwards too. you can eat them, and they replenish your health.
Kind DeDeDe one of the most highly requested characters has made it in. although, he does look very cartoonish, a little under-par with his texture with other characters like meta-knight.
Pokemon Trainer now, you may be thinking, "wtf ash?" well, no, this character is unique on so many levels. pokemon trainer you see, what he does is he uses three pokemon, Charizard, Ivysaur, and Squirtle to attack. pokemon trainer this is squirtle, pokemon trainer this is Ivysaur, pokemon trainer and Charizard. you switch in between pokemon the same way you did with Zelda and Sheik in Melee, you press down B. the order of pokemon are as follows: pokemon trainer it's definitely the most unique character so far, but we may still see something else that blows this out of the water.
Sonic Well, the internet has crashed. sonic is IN. I knew he would be in, too. but noo, people doubted it. he was revealed at the Nintendo Conference today, october 10th.
Solid Snake snake :O edit: aha, found it. super smash brothers first 3rd party character. he seems heavy, and likes bazookas. he has a round house kick too. these are all the moves of his I have seen so far. not much has been said about him, but alot to be seen.
Wario wario possibly the most awesome character. his moves are very rigid and... game and watch style. his special move, "wario waft", that seems to be a huge fart cloud, leaving the famous mushroom could behind.
Meta-Knight metaknight *wipes drool* he is the ultimate kirby. he has to be the quickest yet. his sword slash is wicked fast, but i'm sure he gets sent flying easily. he is able to fly and glide. his special move is unknown too.
Pit pit pit. he seems to be able to fly, just like metaknight, but he seems to be more like a kirby flyer. he has five flaps, and bam to the ground. his special is not known as well.
Palutena's Army Pit's final smash, to avoid confusion. so anyway, pit is the goddesses bodyguard, Palutena. it's his duty to watch over her. pit she is quite the deity, huh... pit IN COMING THAR BOWMEN! pit they fly around and attack you, and do a helluva lot of damage. eventually, they weaken. pit then just beat them up.
Zero Suit Samus zer suit samus i think, this is the biggest filler yet. but i am ready to be proved wrong. she seems to be like the zelda in melee, she does a move, and switches. she uses some kind of whip, and gun too.

Bosses
Petey Piranha the first boss to be confirmed, it's petey piranha. he attacks with cages, which hold Peach and Zelda. depending on which one you break, you save them. but the other will receive an unknown fate.

Stages
Battlefield The basic stage. it has evolved a lot since it's brothers. I like the basic design and feel, and it's also where snake was revealed! Battlefield it has a dynamic day system to the stage, just like all of the other stages will, probably anyways. many of the other levels have destructible courses, but this level doesn't. instead, it goes through the stated day-night cycle. Battlefield evening comes into play... Battlefield then night comes... Battlefield then the moring! it's cool, huh?
Delfino Plaza Delfino plaza from super mario sunshine. I love this level! delfino plaza so basically, you fly around on this platform for a while. delfino plaza then you land, and you go through many different sceneries, through the town, things like that. delfino plaza the flight path repeats, so it won't get boring. delfino plaza this is quite the level. I can't wait to play on it!
Castle Siege castle siege overview of stage. it's taking a lot of fire, huh? castle siege his is the Fire Emblem stage, and I have to say, I like this one the most so far. you eventually fall through the top, falling into the kings room. castle siege I thought, in the trailers at least, that this would be the Zelda stage. many unearthed it was a Fire Emblem stage though, due to the flags in the background. castle siege oh, and you don't stop going from there. castle siege QUICK! to the underground!
Yoshi's Island This is Yoshi's Island. I wonder if Yoshi is in? -.- anywho, this stage has a dynamic change to it too. it goes from winter to fall to spring. neat huh? yoshis island overview of the stage. looks good. yoshis island this shows some of the shy guys, and mario being saved by the support ghost. yoshis island then fall comes. I love the system this game has. yoshis island then winter. it looks good, don't you think?
Bridge Of Eldin Eldin Bridge from Twilight Princess. Eldin bridge Overview of stage. sometimes, king BulBin will attack you. Eldin bridge ouchies. Eldin bridge watch out, big gaping hole is there. Eldin bridge heads up... This stage was probably taken right out of the game, look at the sky in the 4th screen. it looks beautiful, nonetheless.
Smashville smashville overview of stage. nook is in the background :'( smashville anywho, as you can see, it = animal crossing stage. smashville this also has a dynamic day-night system. I say, rather cool. smashville even the spectators get drinks. cool :) smashville and if you play at 8:00 pm saturday evenings...
Rumble Falls rumble falls overview of stage. rumble falls the point is to keep climbing. rumble falls the waterfall isn't the end. you keep going...
Wario Ware so basically, in wario ware, you had to do a variety of weird moves to complete tasks. Sakurai has implemented this into SSBB, for this stage. this, you have to stay dry. dodge! jump! after you complete each task, you just go back to the default style, then you get switched to another random map.
Battleship Halberd over view of stage. so this is Meta Knight's ship... isn't it? you fly around for a loooong while. and then a double-barreled battery, with an arm. it attacks you and your foes. try to attack them with the beam. this map also has a huge role in the Subspace Emissary. I don't know what that role is, yet.
Skyworld skyworld overview of stage. skyworld this is pits stage. a beaut, huh? careful, you may break it. skyworld it feels good to break it :)
Lylat Cruise this is the StarFox stage. I think it looks good. Lylat cruise overview of stage. Lylat cruise You go through many different scenes, like The Final Destination did. Lylat cruise Lylat cruise lookin good. Lylat cruise you may have noticed the StarFox Assualt battleships in the background. maybe we'll get a Assault-designed character?

Items
brawl emblem Now known as the Final Smash the Brawl Emblem is an item that triggers a special attack for the player, i.e mario's fire blast, wario's wario waft, and kriby's cooking attack. brawl emblem each character has a unique attack of their own. mario has a large scale fire attack called the "mario finale" (I just LOVE nintendos creativity). brawl emblem
Gooey Bomb 'The Gooey Bomb is a bomb that adheres to most things. It's an explosive encased in a gummy goo. It's a little different from a Motion Sensing Bomb in the sense that it can attach itself not only to the terrain, but also to opponents. When you hit someone with it, It sticks to them! Get... GET IT OFF! Then it explodes! Oh, the horror! However, it's possible to get a Gooey Bomb that's stuck to you to stick to someone else. Touching someone as you pass by may very well cause it to migrate when you least expect it! Pass it on! It may even get returned to sender...' taken from the official site. this reminds me of the halo sticky nade, but whatever. this looks pretty cool though, because you can even pass the bomb on. it'll be fun to use, because it'll be like hot potato. sreenshots of the gooey bomb in action: Gooey Bomb Gooey Bomb Gooey Bomb Gooey Bomb but, it can also stick to others. Gooey Bomb
Cracker Launcher This is a huge cannon that obviously shoots fire crackers, that eventually kerplode. Cracker Launcher basically, it's a good weapon to take down a lot of enemies. it'll keep blasting, but I don't know for how long. Cracker Launcher it does a considerable amount of damage, and the scene around the launcher turns a shade of blue. Cracker Launcher you tilt the launcher up and down with the control stick. Cracker Launcher remember to stay sane when using this item.
Pitfall pitfall it's the pitfall, from animal crossing. pitfall so basically, you throw it at the ground. pitfall it dissapears. pitfall and then you fall into it! additionally, if you're above the normal ground, i.e. a platform, and you throw the pitfall at it, the person that touches it will fall through the platform. pitfall
Super Scope The good ol' super scope, upgraded! now you can move around and shoot at the same time. super scope obviously though, it shoots small balls of 'energy', if you wanna call it that, and if you charge it, he attack will be stronger. super scope I like this item a lot, basically for it's power to stop enemies in their tracks. quite the useful item. super scope you can shoot as you move too, add it to your strategy carefully.
Smoke Ball at first, I thought "Metal Gear Solid?!?!", well, it's not. when you hit someone with this... smoke flies out, shrouding the screen. it's colourful. you can even pick up, and carry, smoke balls that others have thrown.
Franklin Badge this is from the game Mother, known as Earthbound in the Americas. it appears. put it on your chest for now. it protects from projectiles. that makes kirby look like fire kirby, just not so fiery. it only lasts a little while though.
Crates and Barrels crate/barrel these are the best things in the world. crate/barrel I like how they take on different looks on different stages. on this stage, they look sci-fi. crate/barrel on more casual, happier stages, they take on a present-like look. they also made the crates and barrels "run" away. crate/barrel crate/barrel
Bumper quite the memorable item. bumper so basically, you throw it into the fray, and it smacks people around. like a pinball. bumper bam bam! cool huh? bumper it can also get stuck in the air (which confuses me) and players can hit it too. bumper also, try to use it in a strategetic way.
Pokeball pokeball it's the pokeball. you all know it. pokeball you've gotta throw it. pokeball out comes a pokemon! it's always random. pokeball then they attack anything in they're path.
Banana Peel the banana peel! this is going to be an awesome item. banana peel basically, you pick it up and throw it. banana peel then, if someone is blind, and they walk into it... banana peel SLIP! banana peel looks painful. banana peel this item is definitley another creative trend of sakurai.
Assist Trophy nintendog alright, apparently, the nintendog is an assist trophy. basically, assist trophies are for characters that didn't quite make it. nintendog see? hold it high, in reward. nintendog HELL YA. it's hammer bro.! nintendog he will attack people for you. he looks unique, huh? nintendog see? nintendog. anyways, seems like Sakurai made a great move, now some characters that would normally be unplayable will be items. basically, it's a character version of the pokeball. this also proves that trophies will be returning.

Trailers (announcements)

 E3 'o6 Nintendo World 'o6 E3 'o7 Nintendo Conference Fall 'o7 Snake joins the brawl! Sonic joins the brawl!

Trailers (SubSpace Emissary)

 Mario/Kirby (pt .1) Mario/Kirby (pt .2) Mario/Kirby (pt .3) Mario/Kirby (pt .4) the DK's (pt .1) the DK's (pt .2) (very low quality, sorry :()

Trailers (General Gameplay (E 4 All))

 DARK LINK :O!!

Other Info

 a huge rumor that was proven false, was that ridley, wind waker (cel shaded) link, and baby bowser were in brawl, replacing young link, game and watch, and the ice climbers. again, proven false. this game will use the Gamecube controller (along with the Wiimote, nunchuck, and vc controller),and when Sakurai said that the wii mote wasn't going to be used, many were mad about it too. Kojima, the man who created the Metal Gear Solid series, got to play SSBB sometime 2 weeks ago (may 9th, 2007) and said the game was "absoluetly flawless" and "the game can be released right now and still sell millions". he played as snake, while Sakurai played as mario. Kojima couldn't go all out on him, because of the bond the two characters had. UPDATE well, lookie, here, the launch date is december 3rd february 1oth.
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