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Elbruno Mummy Woomy from Chile: Not As Dry As Space! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mummy Woomy
#35826: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:26:03 PM

And that, ladies and gentlement, is why we lost our chance of having Princess Peach as the Bonus Boss in Punch Out!! instead of DK.

'Tis a good page-topper.

edited 13th Feb '14 10:26:54 PM by Elbruno

"Yeah, it's a shame. Here we are in an underground cave with all these lasers, and instead of having a rave we're using it for evil."
Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#35827: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:27:01 PM

Nah, that's just a tank. It'd have to be ribbed to be a wifebeater.

[up]To be fair, DK fits in with the usual stature of Punch-Out!! opponents.

edited 13th Feb '14 10:27:35 PM by Pulse

I sure said that!
Midna Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they) from way down south in the land of the traitors (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they)
#35828: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:28:42 PM

Wasn't it a Nintendo veto, though?

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#35829: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:29:37 PM

Rosalina is actually the tallest humanoid.

Also, wifebeaters are white. Not a race joke, I swear.

Also also, isn't it more sexist to accuse the trailer of being sexist simply because Mac punches Samus? As if, in a fighting game, it's wrong to hit the female characters, and they're incapable of taking care of themselves?

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#35830: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:30:52 PM

Yeah- There's spotting recurring problems and then there's being paranoid. The joke is that Samus is tall and Little Mac is... Little.

That's it.

edited 13th Feb '14 10:31:07 PM by Pulse

I sure said that!
Elbruno Mummy Woomy from Chile: Not As Dry As Space! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mummy Woomy
#35831: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:34:39 PM

Besides, Miss Fit returns the favor in the most non-challant way just a little later.

"Yeah, it's a shame. Here we are in an underground cave with all these lasers, and instead of having a rave we're using it for evil."
Midna Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they) from way down south in the land of the traitors (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they)
#35832: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:42:08 PM

Wii Fit Trainer doesn't give a single fuck about most things, least of all out-boxing the boxer.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#35833: Feb 13th 2014 at 10:57:46 PM

"Oh, the tiny boxing man fell off the edge of the stage. This seems like a perfect time for push-ups."

I sure said that!
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#35834: Feb 13th 2014 at 11:05:37 PM

[up] Caption that when a picture related to that comes up. evil grin

Shadow?
Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#35835: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:24:57 AM

I know I've been spending too much time on Tumblr when my first thought on seeing Mac uppercut Samus was "They're going to fucking hate this."

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#35836: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:26:56 AM

I dunno why, but the fact that Little Mac's Final Smash is basically him turning into a Titan cracks me up.

edited 14th Feb '14 12:27:11 AM by SonOfSharknado

My various fanfics.
Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#35837: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:27:46 AM

Giga Mac was a thing well before that anime got popular.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#35838: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:28:30 AM

I think he should be called Big Mac instead of Giga Mac

Oh really when?
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#35839: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:29:11 AM

Also, Giga Bowser and Mario alone did the growth thing ages ago.

I do wonder why they gave Mac a giga form in the Wii version, though.

Shadow?
Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#35840: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:32:18 AM

Punch Out's all about fighting oversize boxing caricatures with exaggerated moves and silly tells, but it wouldn't really be true to form to have both Macs play giant hulked out dudes the whole time, so they tied it to a fun game mechanic that more or less lets each player take turns being the "enemy".

Which takes care of his Final Smash neatly, too.

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#35841: Feb 14th 2014 at 12:45:53 AM

I've always felt like Giga Mac was created so Mac would have a Final Smash in the next Smash Bros. first, and for gameplay reasons second.

KSoniK Since: Jan, 2015
#35842: Feb 14th 2014 at 3:09:33 AM

Little Mac is a good addition. He reminds me of a boxer character that I play in Street Fighter.

Oh yeah, even though his appearance was no real surprise to me, this does help prove that Sakurai is not just listening to Japanese fans, but also to Western demands.

edited 14th Feb '14 3:15:38 AM by KSoniK

Null ... from ... Since: Apr, 2009
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#35843: Feb 14th 2014 at 3:16:39 AM

Also; it's a fairly small thing, but I really like how quick and focused Samus' melee attacks look in this installment. That, along with earlier comments Sakurai's made about the increased damage of her weaponry, give me some hope for her overall power this time around.

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Nap1100 Since: Mar, 2012
#35844: Feb 14th 2014 at 4:38:10 AM

Mac can apparently dodge fluidly- He avoids two of Mario's fireballs without breaking pace during a dash.

Actually it doesn't look like he's dodging at all—he's just dashing. He was able to get through the bouncing fireballs because his dash is so low to the ground.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#35845: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:23:20 AM

@Ksonik: Do you mean Dudley? Yeah, I already linked to his Duck(ing Straight).

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#35846: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:28:50 AM

[up][up]Ah, that could be it, too.

Regardless, Mac has a lot of very unusual properties- The Power Meter, at least one close-the-gap move with plenty of super armor, his low-profile dash, and evidently being terribad in the air.

Though, one thing I noticed was that his air attack when Doc Louis was admonishing him for not taking Smash seriously enough had a weaker visual effect than his ground attacks, he at one point uses a downward sweep that has as much of a flourish as the rest of his punches.

And I'm pretty sure his body blow is his grab/pummel.

edited 14th Feb '14 5:29:23 AM by Pulse

I sure said that!
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#35847: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:33:06 AM

He might be Balrog(boxer) too. He's playable in a lot of the games.

Anyway, I'm glad we got a new combo character. Meta Knight was our only other one, but he had way too powerful of a recovery(if he didn't, I think he might've been much more balanced). Little Mac has apparently a really bad one, so he looks like he's going to be a really fun yet balanced character now.

Shadow?
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#35848: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:37:22 AM

Glad to see good old Mac as an Ascended Extra. I'm very excited now. ^-^

This and the Mario Kart confirmation have made my morning.

EDIT: Not sure if this got mentioned already (too many pages to read @_@), but this year is the 30th anniversary of Punch-Out.

edited 14th Feb '14 5:45:34 AM by MyFinalEdits

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#35849: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:46:16 AM

[up][up]He could be Balrog, but his playstyle screamed Dudley to me, mainly in his classier movement.

[up]This month, particularly. It has been mentioned, and that's probably why they made the reveal of Mac this month.

edited 14th Feb '14 5:47:00 AM by wanderlustwarrior

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#35850: Feb 14th 2014 at 5:47:33 AM

Ah. I didn't play much of the later games. Probably was Dudley then. If I remember correctly, wasn't Dudley based upon T.J. Combo due to the various dueling games issue?(namely that a lot of characters in some fighting games are made similar to others)

Shadow?

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