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[MaverickHunterX]

Hi, all!

Was thinking about this the last few days, and with today's Zelda news, it's makes more sense to ask.

Now, I really don't collect many toys, but one of the few that captured my eye are the "World of Nintendo" brand - case in point the 8-bit variants:

To me, they're the perfect mash up of nostalgia and awesome.

We know Ninty did the two Classic Mario amiibos last year, and today, they're doing a Link one for Zelda's 30th anniversary (was hoping for a boxed collection, but I digress...)

My point is that why wait for an anniversary for this stuff? The WON figures are selling out like hot cakes, and amiibo kinda does need a punch in the arm after the failure of the Animal Crossing and second Splatoon packs.

So, I ask you, GAF. Would you be interested in amiibos of:

These ladies

Or these guys

Or these guest stars

 

[oldmario]

pls no these are the only types amiibos i'm interested in and i'm not interested in having my balance destroyed

 

[Octavianus]

Yes, I need more.

 

[Dystify]

I'm more into original amiibo figures, but I like the 8bit amiibo if it's for special occasions. If they do sell well I'm sure Nintendo will create more even if it's not to an anniversary...

I'd love to own all amiibo but at some point it'll be too many, so I'll focus on the ones I like most. 8bit amiibo aren't among them, even when they still look nice.

 

[panama chief]

Wait wait wait. When did they release B&W Mario and gloved Mario and white link? Oh shit.

 

[MaverickHunterX]

Wait wait wait. When did they release B&W Mario and gloved Mario and white link? Oh shit.

Yep. Walgreens exclusive.

Which makes me ask - why is it called "White Link" if his armor (given by the blue ring) is blue?

 

[jooey]

fitting that your post about amiibo has an engregious waste of space

 

[dh4niel]

Wait wait wait. When did they release B&W Mario and gloved Mario and white link? Oh shit.

Those aren't Amiibos, They're just figures.

 

[Chuck]

I really do think they look bad

 

[MaverickHunterX]

fitting that your post about amiibo has an engregious waste of space

Sorry. It was the only Master System Sonic one I could find in a hurry...will edit if I can.

 

[SoundPulse]

Maybe not as amiibo, but I'd be interested in the World of Nintendo line expanding their versions.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

The only one I'd really want is Kirby. In both Game Boy "4 Shades of Green" and Kirby's Adventure color schemes.

 

[MaverickHunterX]

The only one I'd really want is Kirby. In both Game Boy "4 Shades of Green" and Kirby's Adventure color schemes.

Exactly. Like the Won figures, the amount of variations could be incredible.

 

[McNum]

I kind of want an SMB1 Peach amiibo just so I can see how that sprite is supposed to work. Is that her mouth? Her hair? Why is there pink pixels out the edge below her nose?

It never made sense to me.

 

[-shadow-]

I rather have them finishing the Smash line up before moving onto another.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

I'm surprised we never got more pokemon amiibo yet.

 

[Joe Prodigy]

8bit Samus please.

 

[Kouriozan]

I'd pay a good amount for 8-bit Ganondorf amiibo *-*

 

[DJIzana]

Not until I get my Cloud and Corrin Amiibo, no.

 

[SoundPulse]

I kind of want an SMB1 Peach amiibo just so I can see how that sprite is supposed to work. Is that her mouth? Her hair? Why is there pink pixels out the edge below her nose?

It never made sense to me.

Her mouth.

She has an interestingly shaped head, if that's supposed to be her hair.
It does look a bit weird, though, yeah. I like her SMB2 (Japanese version) sprite more for that reason.

 

[Yukinari]

8bit Samus please.

Whos Samus? You mean Adam right?

 

[trugs26]

I was thinking about this, but concluded no. They only have 3 iconic 8-bit sprites (Mario, Link and Donkey Kong). They've already done 2 of them. They could do Donkey Kong, but I couldn't imagine anything else. For example, the 8-bit sprite for Samus isn't very well known.

 

[batfax]

Gimmie dat awkward smile and bellyshirt combo.

 

[The Real Abed]

Is take an 8-bit Luigi and Link. Maybe also a mushroom retainer (Toad wasn't a thing until SMB2 USA) as long as it keeps the middle fingers. And a Toadstool to finish it off. Oh and Bowser. I already have the two Marios.


All from the original of course.

 

[Anth0ny]

why stop at 8bit?

take advantage of 90s nostalgia with glorious 64 bit amiibo

 

[Theonik]

The sprite amiibo is basically the hero I made in 3D Dot Heroes on the PS3. That game is best left forgotten.

 

[Neiteio]

An 8-Bit Mega Man amiibo would be amazing.

 

[MaverickHunterX]

8bit Samus please.

My bad. I, too, forgot about poor Samus!

OP updated with two variants

 

[ash_ag]

Make an amiibo out of this:

I dare you.

 

[Neiteio]

why stop at 8bit?

take advantage of 90s nostalgia with glorious 64 bit amiibo

Oh god, please tell me I can buy these preassembled somewhere

 

[batfax]

Oh god, please tell me I can buy these preassembled somewhere

Looks like papercraft. Though I don't see why someone couldn't've exported the 3D models and threw them into a printer by now.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

I'm sure they're do more like Donkey Kong, Samus and Kirby.

But I wonder how deep they go. Ganon, Bowser and Peach's 8-bit sprites don't look as great as the three above as well as Mario and Link.

I think the main character of each franchise (along with a Luigi recolor) is all that's needed.

Amiibo aren't flying off the shelves and of they're not in the Smash line Amazon discounts them to below half price relatively soon after launch.

 

[Shig]

Sonic, Link, Megaman and Kirby are the only ones that are super iconic in that form. Maybe Excitebike guy.

The taller characters would also look silly considering the squat character sprites they've done have pretty much maxed out the amiibo height that can fit in the packaging. A Samus or Simon Belmont or whatever would be just as tall but twice as thin, with half the 'pixel density,' which would make them all look terribly scaled next to each other.