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[Tan]

no mention of assist trophy

cue maniac conspiracy theories now

Spoiler

Prince Sable is ridley

 

[Troubled Bat]

Just to throw this one out there.. Nobody has claimed Prince Sable as an avatar! First person who claims it, obviously wins! (Unless you already did claiming for a character.)

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Prince Sable was a sticker in Brawl guys. I THOUGHT I WAS WITH FELLOW SMASHERS.

Nobody paid any attention to stickers outside of those few painful hours of SSE.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Prince Sable was a sticker in Brawl guys. I THOUGHT I WAS WITH FELLOW SMASHERS.

I salute thee who remembers every sticker in Brawl.

(-_-)7

 

[Cody_D165]

Wow, a game I'm not at all familiar with. The More You Know.

Sakurai digs deep into the confines of Nintendo history for this series. I love him for that.

When can we expect an Ultra Hand item?

 

[Hours Left]

So will we get his game on the VC now, complete with English translation?

 

[C.Olimar788]

Wow, what a neat Assist Trophy! I'm proud to say that I recognized him immediately, hahaha.

Kinda cool to have him in. It feels like closure with the Original Leak from way back when that listed him as playable.

 

[El Sabroso]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg92QpjRcJk

I was thinking in this song when reading the miiverse post

 

[Regulus Tera]

Pic of the day. In this Smash Bros. installment, this little guy is also making an appearance! I…don't know his name, but he's the Prince of the Sablé Kingdom. He's from the Game Boy game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls), which was only released in Japan.

Here's the trophy of the Sablé Prince. He transforms into a snake or a frog, and unloads multiple attacks on any opponent he catches. Keep attacking your foes when they're trapped in his dust cloud.

FUCK, now I wish he were playable.

 

[The Great Gonzales]

They were rare, but they existed. And considering that this game is being made by the same guy who gave us Jigglypuff, Game & Watch and Wii Fit Trainer I don't consider anything completely off the table until it's certain.

Yeah, no one's off the table when Sakurai is involved. I just had never seen this guy on anyone's roster.

 

[Kriken]

Pic of the day. In this Smash Bros. installment, this little guy is also making an appearance! I…don't know his name, but he's the Prince of the Sablé Kingdom. He's from the Game Boy game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls), which was only released in Japan.

Here's the trophy of the Sablé Prince. He transforms into a snake or a frog, and unloads multiple attacks on any opponent he catches. Keep attacking your foes when they're trapped in his dust cloud.

I'll be honest, I had no idea who this was, and I have no idea what he will do as an AT even with that second description

 

[Neiteio]

These are the best kind of trophies/assist trophies, where a once 2D-only retro character is brought into modern 3D. Melee was full of trophies like this, but then Brawl started importing preexisting models from current games for most of its trophies. This is a nice return to form where we get to see sprites reimagined into models.

 

[Kyzon]

Sounds like a re-imagining of a new IP is needed, am I right sakurai/monolithsoft/intelligent systems/creatures/game freaks

Playable character in Link's ReAwakening please

 

[Spring-Loaded]

And the bell tolls for another retro dream dashed.

well done

 

[RMS Gigantic]

I have a feeling Google and Wikipedia have seen, and will continue to see, a spike in "Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru" queries for the rest of the day. The search activity for the game will probably remain elevated from here on out, too.

 

[JoeInky]

Welp, there goes another retro rep, fucking fantastic.

 

[kuroneko0509]

Hopefully there'll be a chance of its game be released in VC like Takamaru

 

[Neiteio]

In addition to the backstory stuff everyone else is posting, here's some gameplay from his game.

AHHH, THIS IS SO LINK'S AWAKENING, IT HURTS

 

[The Great Gonzales]

I'll be honest, I had no idea who this was, and I have no idea what he will do as an AT even with that second description

I'm guessing that when he transforms, he's surrounded by a dust cloud . If anyone gets close to the cloud, they get sucked in and then the prince whales on them, a la Gulpin or Waluigi.

 

[Boss Doggie]

SABLEFANS BTFO

 

[jnWake]

I have no idea who that is but I like the design. Looks like the character could be reimagined and put into some sort of JRPG.

 

[Forkball]

Another fun fact: Sable's game was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems. THIS MUST BE THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME.

 

[Spinosaurus]

Just to throw this one out there.. Nobody has claimed Prince Sable as an avatar! First person who claims it, obviously wins! (Unless you already did claiming for a character.)

I might take it then.

 

[Azure J]

Holy shit a Prince Sable trophy?! They are pulling out ALL the things from the back end of the Nintendo Vault this time. Is it wrong for me to want to see them pull Mike Jones for a trophy now?

 

[jph139]

Holy shit awesome!! Prince Sable!! I actually just played through For the Frog the Bell Tolls a few weeks ago; he's always been on my "longshot retro rep" list but I'm glad to see him show up in some capacity. His first 3D appearance and he looks so good... with his cute little transformations, too!

Anyone interested should check out the FAN TRANSLATION (this is just the translation, not the actual game, so I figure it's safe to post). It's pretty quick and super cute; a hidden gem for the original Game Boy.

 

[Golnei]

AHHH, THIS IS SO LINK'S AWAKENING, IT HURTS

What else were you expecting? It's one of the Wind Fish's favourite games, after all.

 

[fredrancour]

AHHH, THIS IS SO LINK'S AWAKENING, IT HURTS

I read this before clicking the link and thought it was an exaggeration.

I was wrong.

This is so link's awakening it hurts.

I'd totally play this off vc.

 

[botty]

isn't wart in that game.

 

[Troubled Bat]

I might take it then.

What happened to Captain Falcon? ;3

 

[OricWindstar]

AHHH, THIS IS SO LINK'S AWAKENING, IT HURTS

My thoughts exactly.

Holy shit a Prince Sable trophy?! They are pulling out ALL the things from the back end of the Nintendo Vault this time. Is it wrong for me to want to see them pull Mike Jones for a trophy now?

Well, apparently now Mondays are Retro Assist Trophy Day, so I'd say expect him next Monday.

 

[Neoxon]

Welp, there goes another retro rep, fucking fantastic.

You thought he had a chance? If Takamaru got shot down, what chance did the Prince of Sablé have?

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

Where do y'all see these pics so early? I've been refreshing the smash bros site for a while now and it's still Friday's pic.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Well, if that's true, it's by Monster Games so I doubt we'd see a Japanese-exclusive character like Prince Sable in it anyway.

Isn't the point to use more obscure characters?

 

[Azure J]

I feel pretty proud of being one of the apparently few people able to recognise Prince Sable.

Yep. I think I just have too much time on my hands and get fascinated by old Nintendo stuff too often.

 

[Neiteio]

Sakurai, don't forget America -- throw us a bone with a Mike Jones Assist Trophy :-]

 

[jph139]

Oh, also For the Frog the Bell Tolls has some AWESOME music. HERE is a piano medley to check out. Hopefully it shows up somewhere.

 

[Toad.T]

JANN! KAERU NO OJISAMA DESU!

I'm stoked he was even remembered, even if he's just a trophy/AT.

 

[JoeM86]

AHHH, THIS IS SO LINK'S AWAKENING, IT HURTS

I read that Link's Awakening's engine was based on this game.

It's why Richard from this game is in Link's Awakening

 

[Tan]

I don't even know how I knew that was Prince Sable but I did.

 

[georgetheplushie]

Also, for not being a fan of the way combat works in his game, the fact that his attack works like that in Smash 4 is amazing to me.

 

[MrSaturn99]

So will we get his game on the VC now, complete with English translation?

A fan translation of the game exists, if that's up your alley.

 

[SmithnCo]

Where do y'all see these pics so early? I've been refreshing the smash bros site for a while now and it's still Friday's pic.

Miiverse.

 

[Neiteio]

I read that Link's Awakening's engine was based on this game.

It's why Richard from this game is in Link's Awakening

Oh wow, I never made the connection that the LA Prince Richard is Sable's rival :-O

 

[JoeInky]

You thought he had a chance? If Takamaru got shot down, what chance did the Prince of Sablé have?

No, but it would have been nicer to have older forgotten reps instead of all the newer ones we've been getting.

 

[OricWindstar]

Man, I hope Smash brings about some revivals in our near future. I knew I wanted a Takamaru game, but now I'd love a game with Prince Sable that has a Ni No Kuni aesthetic.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

Given that it was unlikely for this character to even be a trophy, I'd say this is one of the rare occasions where it's actually encouraging to see someone get the AT treatment.

 

[Golnei]

Man, I hope Smash brings about some revivals in our near future. I knew I wanted a Takamaru game, but now I'd love a game with Prince Sable that has a Ni No Kuni aesthetic.

Just when I had almost gotten over Ghibli, you drive a dagger into my heart.

 

[OricWindstar]

Just when I had almost gotten over Ghibli, you drive a dagger into my heart.

Oh man, I know. Such sad news, but what a legacy to leave behind.

 

[Neiteio]

Man, I hope Smash brings about some revivals in our near future. I knew I wanted a Takamaru game, but now I'd love a game with Prince Sable that has a Ni No Kuni aesthetic.

Yes, that'd be awesome! :-D

I'm super-pleased with tonight's update.

 

[Azure J]

Every time I see characters like this, I think to myself that Captain Rainbow would be a pretty awesome franchise if it kept highlighting these underdogs with hilarious subplots like the first one did.