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Super Smash Bros.: Unofficial roster is out; demo on September 19th.

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  • edzeppedzepp Registered User regular
    At moments like this, that picture of the frog telling people to stop getting mad about video games is the only possible response.

    Also, no list of bad characters should ever include Duck Hunt Dog. That just ain't right.

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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    Indeed. I was completely taken aback.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    How is Duckhunt's anti-air?

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  • ChopperDaveChopperDave Registered User regular
    Here is my my personal sympathy ranking:

    1) people who mained Ice Climbers
    2) people who mained Snake (writing has been on the wall for a whole but he's still a fun character and will be missed)
    3) people who liked to play as Wolf
    4) people who like to play as Lucas (seems like Ness will get a lot of his moves as custom options)
    5) people who liked to play as Ivysaur or Squirtle (writing has been on the wall since Charizard reveal
    6) people upset that Mewtwo isn't back
    ...
    1,289) people whose longshot fan favorite character didn't make it in
    ...
    n) people so bitter that their fan favorite character didn't make it in that they are arguing that other characters people actually like should be cut

    Fuck all y'all Dark Pit haters, I'm going to laugh when the community discovers he is Tier S or something.

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  • ArteenArteen Adept ValeRegistered User regular
    I could see an argument for not wanting Mii Fighters for aesthetic reasons. Or for the barely-differentiated clones cluttering up the roster (Falco's different since he plays significantly differently from Fox). Or for not wanting Duck Hunt Dog because that dog's a smug asshole.

  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Arteen wrote: »
    I could see an argument for not wanting Mii Fighters for aesthetic reasons. Or for the barely-differentiated clones cluttering up the roster (Falco's different since he plays significantly differently from Fox). Or for not wanting Duck Hunt Dog because that dog's a smug asshole.

    Clones don't "clutter up the roster", they increase its size. More options are always better.

    I mean, do people honestly believe that, for example, the game would've been better without Falco? If you don't like to play as him, fine, don't do it, but I can guarentee you there are plenty of people who are happy that he's in (and plenty who are upset that Wolf got cut).

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    So what I don't know yet is - are Dr Marios moves, gameplay wise, any different? From the videos I've watched they seemed pretty much identical...

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    So what I don't know yet is - are Dr Marios moves, gameplay wise, any different? From the videos I've watched they seemed pretty much identical...

    He basically has his Melee moveset (pills, Mario Tornado and the old down air). I don't think anyone has down an in-depth analysis yet but I'm sure there are many subtle differences between him and Mario, which may make him preferable to some people, like in Melee.

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  • ChopperDaveChopperDave Registered User regular
    So what I don't know yet is - are Dr Marios moves, gameplay wise, any different? From the videos I've watched they seemed pretty much identical...

    Here are the differences in Melee:

    http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/516492-super-smash-bros-melee/41392999

    If it's anything like that game, he'll have a lot of subtle differences making him more powerful than Mario overall.

    Of course, now his Down+B is completely different from Mario's, which is just another point in Doc's favor IMHO.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edzepp wrote: »
    At moments like this, that picture of the frog telling people to stop getting mad about video games is the only possible response.

    Also, no list of bad characters should ever include Duck Hunt Dog. That just ain't right.

    Duck Hunt dog is more of an iconic character than Ice Climbers and probably some other fighters on the roster. Everyone who ever had a NES with that famous 2-pack has experienced him. It's really awesome that they've acknowledged him again!

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  • ArteenArteen Adept ValeRegistered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    Arteen wrote: »
    I could see an argument for not wanting Mii Fighters for aesthetic reasons. Or for the barely-differentiated clones cluttering up the roster (Falco's different since he plays significantly differently from Fox). Or for not wanting Duck Hunt Dog because that dog's a smug asshole.

    Clones don't "clutter up the roster", they increase its size. More options are always better.

    I mean, do people honestly believe that, for example, the game would've been better without Falco? If you don't like to play as him, fine, don't do it, but I can guarentee you there are plenty of people who are happy that he's in (and plenty who are upset that Wolf got cut).
    Personally? I prefer Project M's approach of combining Mario and Doc into a single fighter since neither character is all that different from the other to begin with. It feels more focused and doesn't force arbitrary distinctions between the characters. I also wouldn't mind if we had just one, good Link (or for Toon Link to be differentiated further).

    I don't really care all that much, but I can't say I agree that more is always better.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited September 2014
    The thing I don't like about Dark Pit is he is literally a palette swap of Pit. At least Dr. Mario has a different costume... I just kind of feel like if they were going to make clones, they could have picked just about any other character and come up with a better clone :P

    But whatever, I'm not going to get mad over it or anything. I just think it's a weird choice.

    Edit: Also I saw in a video that Dr. Mario has the cape attack, which is dumb. They should have just given him whatever his Smash Bros 64 move for that button was (which I'm pretty sure wasn't the cape)

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Seems like the custom moves for all the Mii Fighters are unlocked from the start, but for everyone else they have to be unlocked.

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Speaking of custom moves..

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    The thing I don't like about Dark Pit is he is literally a palette swap of Pit. At least Dr. Mario has a different costume... I just kind of feel like if they were going to make clones, they could have picked just about any other character and come up with a better clone :P

    But whatever, I'm not going to get mad over it or anything. I just think it's a weird choice.

    Dark Pit just dropped in to crash our party.

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    One of Pikachu's custom moves gives his up special meteor smash capabilities :bz

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    I wonder if people realize that dark pit is actually a different character from the game and not just pit's dark color scheme from brawl made into a separate character

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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    Speaking of custom moves..

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    So Gannondorf has different customs to Captain Falcon? Now this is interesting.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    So after seeing that Gannondorf FINALLY gets to use his sword, I had a thought in the shower this morning...

    The custom moves seem extremely extensive and to be enough to make the brawlers play like entirely different characters. Sakurai's done pretty much everything he can to make things easy to use those customizations, but that won't help the tourney scene...

    Well, back in the Brawl era, one of my favorite things about the game was how Sakurai wanted to use every feature of the Wii, no matter how insignificant. To make travel play easier, he came up with allowing a person to store their name + stats in the Wiimote's internal RAM. I somehow doubt that will hold custom move data, though.

    But what about the 3DS? One of the advantages of having the roster the same on both devices (whether chars are unlocked by owning both or not) is that you could theoretically transfer your custom characters from device to device, pretty seamlessly. So why not use the 3DS as the method of transporting your custom brawler to a tournament? Maybe it would even track the trophies/bonuses you pick up on your character and let you transport them back home..

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited September 2014
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    The thing I don't like about Dark Pit is he is literally a palette swap of Pit. At least Dr. Mario has a different costume... I just kind of feel like if they were going to make clones, they could have picked just about any other character and come up with a better clone :P

    But whatever, I'm not going to get mad over it or anything. I just think it's a weird choice.

    Edit: Also I saw in a video that Dr. Mario has the cape attack, which is dumb. They should have just given him whatever his Smash Bros 64 move for that button was (which I'm pretty sure wasn't the cape)

    Dark Pit is a pallete swap because that is his origin as a character. Sakurai liked his black Brawl Costume then decided to make it a character. In uprising he is literally Pits Reflection

    He was always going to look identical to Pit and fight in a similar way

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  • ChopperDaveChopperDave Registered User regular
    Hasn't it already been confirmed that you can swap out custom moves at the character select screen?

    I mean, how hard could it be to do that, really? Marvel vs. a Capcom players have to select 3 characters and a custom move for each character, and they manage to get by. I'm sure the tourney scene will adapt.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Hasn't it already been confirmed that you can swap out custom moves at the character select screen?

    I mean, how hard could it be to do that, really? Marvel vs. a Capcom players have to select 3 characters and a custom move for each character, and they manage to get by. I'm sure the tourney scene will adapt.

    I think the issue is making sure the moves you want have been unlocked if you're playing on somebody else' rig

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  • ArteenArteen Adept ValeRegistered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    The thing I don't like about Dark Pit is he is literally a palette swap of Pit. At least Dr. Mario has a different costume... I just kind of feel like if they were going to make clones, they could have picked just about any other character and come up with a better clone :P

    But whatever, I'm not going to get mad over it or anything. I just think it's a weird choice.

    Edit: Also I saw in a video that Dr. Mario has the cape attack, which is dumb. They should have just given him whatever his Smash Bros 64 move for that button was (which I'm pretty sure wasn't the cape)

    Smash 64 didn't have side specials, so original Mario only had the coin jump, fireball and spin.

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited September 2014
    Basically on Japantime the concensus is custom moves yes equipment no due to rng . Most of them play a the competetive level so they probably know how the comunnity feels in general

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  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    What is "Global Smash Power"?

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Haven't seen it posted here, so here's ROB's new Final Smash:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhmfSjdqL_8

    Also, Ness kinda stole Lucario's:

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Much better than hypno eyes that may ko someone if they fall asleep. Good for ROB

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    kime wrote: »
    What is "Global Smash Power"?

    Your global rank score basically

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  • pirateluigipirateluigi Arr, it be me. Registered User regular
    Some of the reactions online are confusing to say the least. I'm sure everyone has a character they wanted in that didn't make it, but to read these reactions it's like Sakurai only put in characters that he KNEW no one liked and rejected the only characters that matter.

    So I guess absolutely no one wanted Mega Man, Pac-Man, Lucina, Little Mac, Shulk, etc....?

    Real question though, and I'm really not trying to troll: What's the appeal of Ridley? What does he bring that Charizard doesn't already bring from a gameplay perspective? I've seen so much anger over his absence but I've never seen anyone explain WHY they wanted him.

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  • LordSolarMachariusLordSolarMacharius Red wine with fish Registered User regular
    I think people just want another Metroid character and, well, the pickings are pretty slim.

    But yeah, if you wanted a second (third) Metroid participant then Dark Samus is probably a better choice than Ridley.

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    Ridley serves as another villain on the roster and another Metroid representative. Plus he is kind of a dragon and dragons are always cool.

    But now we have two Samus characters and Charizard covers the dragon angle so...

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    If Im honest my first exposure was in Prime where his entrance was erm Grandiose to say the least. Ive liked him ever since.

    That said Im not in denial and realized he was a stage boss since Pyrosphere was debuted


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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    What kind of crazy person is unhappy with this roster

    It's easily the best Smash roster yet, it's not even close

    It has all the best Melee and Brawl characters as well as a dozen fantastic newcomers

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Talith wrote: »
    Ridley serves as another villain on the roster and another Metroid representative. Plus he is kind of a dragon and dragons are always cool.

    But now we have two Samus characters and Charizard covers the dragon angle so...

    There is even a purple Charizard I believe :P

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  • Emperor_ZEmperor_Z Registered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    Haven't seen it posted here, so here's ROB's new Final Smash:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhmfSjdqL_8

    Also, Ness kinda stole Lucario's:

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    Neat. PK Starstorm was one of those final smashes that was decent in large matches, but garbage 1 on 1.

    Have we seen if Lucario's has been adjusted? His was an absolute joke, as anyone could just jump into his blind spot

  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    Mega Lucario

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    I need a refresher. Why do people want Ridley in the game so badly?

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    BlueBlue wrote: »
    Mega Lucario
    Oh yeah... derp. So I think all of the bad final smashes have been changed then.

  • Emperor_ZEmperor_Z Registered User regular
    edited September 2014
    Riokenn wrote: »
    I need a refresher. Why do people want Ridley in the game so badly?
    He's a cool dragon alien monster and the most iconic character of the Metroid franchise after its protagonist. As a fan of both Metroid and monstrous characters, I'd be elated if Ridley made it in.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    I wish ROB had a bookreading-taunt.

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