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[GaimeGuy]

If you watch the Melee reveal trailer you can see a large variety of stages. I find it odd that every stage they've shown so far on the site is fairly small and similar ( - Bridge of Eldin).

I have been thinking in terms of updates which is a mistake, though. Theres the Mario Kart stage and the dark Kid Icarus stage that show more variety but its still lopsided.

dark Kid Icarus stage?


Anywyas, there's also the Fire Emblem castle that we've seen.

 

[Kevtones]

What about Excite metal but redone with a full orchestra score and maybe an opera singer?

Considering the composer list and production values, I wouldn't be surprised to hear chorus vocals... consider me EXCITE

 

[Zerodoppler]

All of the AC characters in the background look exactly the same as in the original game. If any of them would've been a playable character there's no way he/she wouldn't have gotten a makeover like the rest of the roster. Best news evah.

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

The best update yet, easily. Smashville equals pure awesomeness.

 

[superbank]

dark Kid Icarus stage?


Anywyas, there's also the Fire Emblem castle that we've seen.

In the second trailer. The stage with giant statues of Greek Gods or whatever holding up the platforms. It looks like flat ground with no bottom and 2-3 long platforms stacked above. (Its possible for this to be the bottom of Pits other stage. If you beak all the platforms in the aerial portion you fall down to the dark bottom portion. This is only speculation though.) EDIT: Looking at it again this might be part of the FE stage? It looks like the same flag is there...

If you look at the FE stage closely its still a small stage. It has the incline in the middle (and possibly fire arrows as a stage hazard) to differentiate it but its still similar to the standard layout.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

I hadn’t actually considered Resetti, but on reflection he certainly would make an interesting choice. He’s a fun character with a disposition and behaviour that could lend itself to an interesting moveset & he’s perhaps more appropriate than someone like Nook or KK Slider. Great stage, though – it’s getting harder and harder to wait for this game now!

 

[flipping_heck]

It’s very clearly the world of Animal Crossing – even the changing scenery of day and night is determined by the Wii console’s internal clock.

Ha! I called this very early on during this thread when the Yoshi Stage was revealed and you guys scoffed at me.. now, who's scoffing now?!

 

[Screenboy]

In the second trailer. The stage with giant statues of Greek Gods or whatever holding up the platforms. It looks like flat ground with no bottom and 2-3 long platforms stacked above. (Its possible for this to be the bottom of Pits other stage. If you beak all the platforms in the aerial portion you fall down to the dark bottom portion. This is only speculation though.) EDIT: Looking at it again this might be part of the FE stage? It looks like the same flag is there...

If you look at the FE stage closely its still a small stage. It has the incline in the middle (and possibly fire arrows as a stage hazard) to differentiate it but its still similar to the standard layout.

I reckon thats the same stage as the castle one, just a different area of it (inside the actual castle, rather than on the roof).

 

[GaimeGuy]

Ha! I called this very early on during this thread when the Yoshi Stage was revealed and you guys scoffed at me.. now, who's scoffing now?!

the clock thing sounds like something they're making for the animal crossing stage. The day-night changes for the other stages sounded like a cyclic thing that happens as you play your matches.

 

[_Alkaline_]

the clock thing sounds like something they're making for the animal crossing stage. The day-night changes for the other stages sounded like a cyclic thing that happens as you play your matches.

Yup.

It seems the every stage undergoes a change. Battlefield is Day/Dusk/Night/Dawn. Yoshi's Island is Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring. Lylat Cruise is all the different places you visit (same with Delfino Plaza). Bridge of Eldin is the big holes in the stage. And so on.

 

[CurseoftheGods]

The game isn't online, is it?

 

[Saoh]

The game isn't online, is it?

it should goddamn it, it should.

but after E3 conf, im kinda worried.

 

[{Mike}]

The game isn't online, is it?

It's not

*hides*

 

[Roi]

Again a floating platform.. Why isn't the stage IN the village.

 

[NotWii]

I'm getting a bit worried about Ness. Hope he makes it.

Me too, and FLINT!

 

[Lord Phol]

Again a floating platform.. Why isn't the stage IN the village.

Yeah mate, I'm getting a bit worried here. It's looks like an okey map and all (not much of an an animal crossing fan) but it's just another floating platform map. Where's hyrule temple? Corneria? Mushroom kingdoom? Onett? or even fourside, you know maps with a little more meat on them.

 

[Ramenman]

OMG OMG I can't believe they thought about the freakin CONCERT !! At the SAME time and day as in the true game !

FANSERVICE METER EXPLODED.

 

[Nabs]

YES!

 

[variance]

that's an awesome update. hyped.

 

[usea]

Yeah mate, I'm getting a bit worried here. It's looks like an okey map and all (not much of an an animal crossing fan) but it's just another floating platform map. Where's hyrule temple? Corneria? Mushroom kingdoom? Onett? or even fourside, you know maps with a little more meat on them.

They're correcting past mistakes.

 

[{Mike}]

They're correcting past mistakes.

By suppressing creativity in the levels layouts? SURE

good level =/= background

 

[Somnid]

This is exactly how I'd figure thye'd represent AC and damn are they doing a good job. I mean Tom Nook as playable? It's like Ridley, it won't do justice to anything and would just be a bit akward.

I also count 20 weeks until release which means as many as 20 other characters (one per week is how it's been going).

 

[DDayton]

You know, you folks could be right... Resetti isn't in those Animal Crossing stage screenshots...

 

[Nabs]

The game isn't online, is it?

the simple stages make me think it will be online.

 

[MrCheez]

But... we've never seen Mr. Resetti with legs...

I mean, I guess they can be creative and just design the lower half of his body. Seems strange though.

This update really excited me, especially when I saw the AC icon. There HAS to be a playable AC character... but who... hmm...

I would have thought Tom Nook or KK Slider as the best candidates, but as we've all noticed, they are in the background...

Now, being in the background doesn't necessarily mean they couldn't ALSO be a character, but as someone mentioned, those character models look rather simple and un-polished for a playable character... Though really, the original designs of these characters are SUPPOSE to be simple... I don't know how much detail you could add to them.

HMMMMMMMMMMMM! What a fun mystery!

 

[Akinola]

Link overhead smash of awesome returning from SSB confirmed?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I first read it as Smallville and was like wtf.:lol

 

[rhino4evr]

as much as I love these updates, if they don't mention online play soon I will flip. No online, will greatly destroy the hype for this title. Nintendo, don't let me down.

PS - also Im tired of all the flat stages, where is the variety in level design?

 

[TheKingsCrown]

as much as I love these updates, if they don't mention online play soon I will flip. No online, will greatly destroy the hype for this title. Nintendo, don't let me down.

PS - also Im tired of all the flat stages, where is the variety in level design?

. . .

 

[ghst]

This is what you get when you all put Battlefield as your favourite stage.

 

[speedpop]

I love all these "if such-and-such title doesn't have online, I will not be buying it!"

Don't you people have friends to turn to? How did you survive the first two Smash Bros. games without online and why did you buy them then?

 

[Kabuki Waq]

This is what you get when you all put Battlefield as your favourite stage.

Yea i dont like that stage...so damn boring.

 

[ezekial45]

Do you think the stage will alter during the holidays (Wii clock and date)?

 

[MrCheez]

Did you guys notice that the AC characters in the background change in every screenshot? Maybe that is evidence that if Tom Nook is selected as a player in the match, his character in the background will be replaced with another animal?

Another interesting thing to notice is that the guy serving coffee is missing from the first three screens. (As is his bar.) There is a car there instead. Looks like a few things in this level change every time you play.

 

[ant1532]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

 

[JSnake]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

No way.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

Nope. I'd still get it.

 

[GSG Flash]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

If no online keeps anyone from buying the game, then they don't deserve to be playing this masterpiece. Period.

 

[MrCheez]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

Course not.

Though I still really really really want online.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

I hate moving stages. Like that ice climbers stage and the stage on the flying boat. Ultra ****ing lame. Am i supposed to fight or run my ass off?

 

[evilromero]

I wouldn't play this game online even if the option was there. I have no desire to get my ass kicked by some uber-awesome Smash player. I just want to play with my close friends.

 

[fernoca]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

Nope.
I'll buy this game even if it was just Melee with 1 new character and 1 new background.

Then, there's a friend of mine..who is only going to buy this game if it's online..then, he hasn't played any of the Smash Bros. games....ever... :lol

 

[MrCheez]

I wouldn't play this game online even if the option was there. I have no desire to get my ass kicked by some uber-awesome Smash player. I just want to play with my close friends.

See, even that idea excites me. I love a challenge, but I've never gone to a tournament and probably never would. So fighting tournament players online is the only way I'd be able to see how my skills compare..

As long as the person isn't cheating somehow or utilizing some sort of exploit, I don't care how uber they are. It just motivates me to try harder and be more strategic.

 

[ezekial45]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

Hell no. I enjoyed SSBM's SP content. The adventure mode and the event matches are some of the things that brings me back. I really don't play online to much, for any game, so i wouldn't care one bit.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Coure I'd still buy it, but I'd still be disappointed that Nintendo's promises weren't kept. Especially from someone as trustworthy as Sakurai.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

Nope... because the guy who's my main competition is actually my neighbour. :lol

 

[TheKingsCrown]

I may not buy it with no online just to spite Nintendo.

Trust me, I would be very very angry.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

stage design still looks boring as hell

Hopefully these simple stages are really mixed up with unique events. The Zelda bridge stage has the enemy appearing the disappearing/reappearing section of bridge, Smashville could have... items floating by on balloons, swarms of insects, jumping fish?

No one would ever see that happen..unless the clock is changed.

The same as the source material.

Is that whzt animal crossing Wii will look like?

Heh. That's about as fair an assumption as F-Zero GX looking like SSBM's F-Zero X stages.

 

[Angry Grimace]

hmmmmm

 

[Jiggy]

Quick poll time.

Will NO online stop you from getting Smash Brawl this year?

If Smash cost $500 and had no online it wouldn't stop me from buying it. It'd just mean that Star Ocean 2, Advance Wars DS 2, and a PSP would be my only other gaming-related purchases for the next 20-24 months. >_>