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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#26901: Nov 9th 2013 at 7:37:44 PM

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This guy on Smashboards had an idea for an Event Match where you play as Bowser Jr, and you have to paint Peach's castle before someone stops you. I'm thinking that the paint brush could be a weapon like the Flower, and every time you struck someone, the paint becomes heavier with each strike.

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#26902: Nov 10th 2013 at 1:41:15 AM

Most of the Project M alternate costumes were fairly intuitive choices, but I really didn't see this one coming.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26904: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:13:30 AM

[up][up] Heh, Virtual Boy R.O.B. It's funny because nobody liked the Virtual Boy system, right?

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26905: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:17:33 AM

Actually, is that even true? I know it's clearly unpopular, but it probably has some fans. Plus, not all of its games were terrible, as people still say Wario Land was good.

I'd say the reason to leave the costume out is that Nintendo wasn't proud of the VB. That seems a pretty fair reason to avoid acknowledging it. Old Shame and all.

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#26906: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:20:24 AM

Considering that the system can literally cause eye damage, no, no one likes it. Wario Land was awesome, but it would have been even more awesome if you could play it for more than thirty minutes without risking your ability to see the color red.

I sure said that!
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#26907: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:23:39 AM

Also, neck strain from having to keep your face in the viewer.

The only reason the Virtual Boy has fans is because it's so rare now.

NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#26908: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:23:42 AM

Oh, but they still acknowledge it. It's a furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and a hat in Streetpass Mii Plaza. I think it also has a cameo in Game & Wario, in (naturally) 9-Volt's room.

I like the idea of Virtual Boy R.O.B.. It's creative and, well, you have to get creative to make an alt for R.O.B..

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26909: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:24:49 AM

If it has fans, someone clearly likes it.

Doesn't matter why. So yeah, it's not universally disliked, as I said.

But Nintendo isn't proud of it, so avoiding referencing it is very much justified.

[up] Not very much, though. You gotta admit, they barely show it off at all. It's also odd they're doing so in the first place, but maybe they realized that it's still part of their history and people know about it anyway, so who cares?

edited 10th Nov '13 8:25:59 AM by Irene

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#26910: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:29:28 AM

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.

"Yeah, we screwed up, but it's still a part of our company's history. That, and it looks cool. Goggles are cool."

(Even though it isn't actually VR goggles but it looks cooler that way)

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#26911: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:29:39 AM

It's universally disliked as a game system. As a novelty it's rather popular.

And Nintendo doesn't really go out of their way to avoid referencing it. It's even in the Chronicle in Brawl.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26912: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:31:10 AM

Not universally disliked. Try again. If it has a fan, it doesn't matter why, that means it's not disliked in that scenario. End of story.

[up][up] It's good to see them being mature about it, honestly. Yeah, it was an unpopular thing. But it still happened.

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#26913: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:31:20 AM

I rather doubt it has many fans.

Actually, I doubt that it has fans, plural.

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doctrainAUM White Hindu from New Jersey Since: Aug, 2010
White Hindu
#26914: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:36:16 AM

On the plus side, if you're a game collector, the VB makes it easy to say you have the entire library from a game systemwink

It doesn't need to have a noticeable number of fans. A lot of people can appreciate a reference for ironic purposes. Does that count as having fans?

"What's out there? What's waiting for me?"
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26915: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:38:16 AM

Yes, that counts as having fans.

A fan is somebody who likes it. It doesn't matter why they do. They do.

And it has fans. Probably not very many, though. For understandable reasons.

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#26916: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:38:22 AM

It's liked as a collectible, not as a console. Even though it has a handful of decent games and one really good one, it suffers from the whole "fries your eyeballs 'til red stops existing for you" issue.

I sure said that!
TheSpaceJawa Since: Jun, 2013
#26917: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:39:38 AM

Doesn't matter why. So yeah, it's not universally disliked, as I said.

How often do people literally mean 'nobody likes 'X'"? I thought that there was typically an unspoken 'just about' or 'practically' that was usually attached to the idea where, sure, there's probably fans of pretty much everything if you look hard enough, but when you get right down to it that number is so negligible that it doesn't really matter.

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Court Dragon
#26918: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:40:15 AM

Actually, there are some extremely rare Virtual Boy games, so it can be hard to have the whole library.

edited 10th Nov '13 8:40:56 AM by Enlong

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#26919: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:43:17 AM

As a collectible I'm sure lots of people (myself included) like it.

For how much it causes headaches to people, the physical console itself has some degree of nostalgia to it. I can't tell why, considering almost no one grew up and looked back saying "I loved that thing"... maybe the way it was designed had some sort of retro charm to it?

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26920: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:44:01 AM

[up][up][up] If you're going to make a generalization, you'd better back it up or shut up.

Generalizations are terrible arguments and should not exist ever. So yes, it damn well does matter. Don't say something if you actually want people take what you say seriously.

[up] VR games were very rare at the time. And costly. Some might think that having one in general is awesome. Best I can think of, if they don't specifically like the game, that is.

edited 10th Nov '13 8:45:23 AM by Irene

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#26921: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:46:56 AM

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Yes, it is like that when looked at in a purely binary way.

We done?

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#26922: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:51:45 AM

[up]I don't think this came anywhere near an argument. Seemed more like a discussion about the Virtual Boy.

But yeah, we're veering a bit from the Smash Bros. side of things so my final opinion is that the Virtual Boy is worthy of being referenced nostalgically, even if most people didn't like playing the games themselves (someone, somewhere had to of liked playing games. They must have been ridiculously headache prone).

edited 10th Nov '13 8:53:20 AM by NesClassic

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#26923: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:52:40 AM

[up][up] It is always like that no matter what. Generalizations are bad statements under all conditions. Because they're never actually true.

Don't make them unless you want to start a debate on factual claims. Next time just say it was unpopular and leave it at that. Otherwise it's your own fault for starting a shitfest and nobody else's for calling out your poorly said statement.

[up] I'd sooner say anybody who makes a generalization is just plain trolling and should never do so. It doesn't do anything good for anyone as is. Most people don't like playing it, the first true thing said about who actually likes it or not. At least we know that throughout history.

edited 10th Nov '13 8:54:10 AM by Irene

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SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#26924: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:53:11 AM

Argument about exact meanings of words in tv tropes once again.

You'd think that this site would be dictionary site or something <_< Oh wait tongue Cue someone stating that encyclopedia is completely different thing than dictionary

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Court Dragon
#26925: Nov 10th 2013 at 8:56:23 AM

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

edited 10th Nov '13 8:59:12 AM by Enlong

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