TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Super Smash Bros.

Go To

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#37952: Mar 10th 2014 at 12:34:24 PM

[up][up]I know that, but he edit-corrected those arrows. Ninjas and such.smile

edited 10th Mar '14 12:34:41 PM by NesClassic

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#37953: Mar 10th 2014 at 12:37:28 PM

[up][up]

Headbutts and glove-flails everywhere!

I have a message from another time...
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#37954: Mar 10th 2014 at 12:40:02 PM

And he tells random people "you're pretty like my sister!" Even Especially Bowser.

edited 10th Mar '14 12:40:29 PM by KnownUnknown

nigelstack345 Let's dance, boys! from Subspace Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Let's dance, boys!
#37955: Mar 10th 2014 at 12:41:53 PM

And in some cases, he attacks the camera too.

Vote. .#Bayonetta 4 Smash
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#37956: Mar 10th 2014 at 1:26:05 PM

I would like an Aran Ryan assist, though it's unlikely he'd get in before someone more iconic like King Hippo or Bald Bull.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Elbruno Mummy Woomy from Chile: Not As Dry As Space! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mummy Woomy
#37957: Mar 10th 2014 at 1:26:29 PM

What would happen if Waluigi and Aran Ryan were on screen at the same time?

"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."
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#37958: Mar 10th 2014 at 2:15:52 PM

I'd rather Aran Ryan troll Mr. Resetti

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#37959: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:02:40 PM

What's the deal with Aran Ryan? He's like, the second-least interesting character who was good enough to be in the remake.

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#37960: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:05:32 PM

He was dull... In SNES Super Punch-Out!!.

In Punch-Out W!!, he's a maniacal psycho who won't stop moving and mocks you throughout the fight with bizarre insults.

I sure said that!
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#37962: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:07:03 PM

He's still one of the least interesting characters in the game. Pretty much just Disco Kid, and maybe Von Kaiser are less so.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#37963: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:08:09 PM

I'll disagree, I'd say his insanity was very striking and entertaining.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#37964: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:16:21 PM

Nintendo is still doing well for several reasons, but one franchise in particular guarantees their safety. It's not Smash Bros., Mario, or Zelda. It's Pokemon. As long as they have Pokemon, Nintendo's handhelds are near guaranteed to succeed, as nothing else can match its popularity. The Wii U will probably get a bump when MK 8 and Smash come out, but Nintendo is probably just waiting out its lifespan by now.

Yoshi will probably be revealed soon. Out of all the unrevealed veterans, he's the least likely to get cut, and he's got several games coming up.

edited 10th Mar '14 3:16:34 PM by Sterok

NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#37965: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:18:52 PM

[up][up]Aaaand as far as fighting Ryan goes, the first fight is a counters-only fight, and the rematch has him doing blatantly illegal stuff.

...heck, apparently he's the page image for Trying To Catch Me Fighting Dirty. Didn't know that.[lol]

[up]Games, TCG, the rest of the merchandise... yeah, Pokémon is pretty much a gigantic cash cow.

edited 10th Mar '14 3:22:04 PM by NesClassic

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
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)
#37966: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:53:48 PM

And with just that one franchise, an obscure little game developing firm discovered a license to print money.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#37967: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:56:17 PM

To be fair, they had no idea Pokemon would ever get that popular.

I'm still kind of baffled by the popularity of it when you look at how absurdly broken the first games were. Maybe the Anime? Or the kid-friendliness of a game which, otherwise, would probably be one of the most hardcore and violent yet made.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#37968: Mar 10th 2014 at 3:57:26 PM

The anime may have helped. I mean, the fourth game(Yellow) was based upon it and all.

Don't forget the toys(electronic too). And then the Mangas...

Shadow?
Ascruffydragon Since: Oct, 2013
#37969: Mar 10th 2014 at 4:04:05 PM

Personally I could'nt stand watching half an episode, but I guess you're right, it do seems popular enough...

I think the concept itself sound like a kid's dream come true, I mean I don't know a single person who didn't enjoy imaginating creatures of all shapes. In fact, something I'm definitely not proud of, but I tried to grow out of it and even told myself the games were actually boring. I had to come back because I was so tempted to make another new team out of sheer fun.

Demonfly birdie fairy Since: Jul, 2012
birdie fairy
#37970: Mar 10th 2014 at 4:06:23 PM

[up][up][up]RBGY were one of those instances where everybody knows about the game's bugs, but they'd have to go virtually out of their way to actually trigger them. Heck, Missing No, one of the most infamous among them, was apparently only discovered and acknowledged a handful of years after their initial release.

[up]There's also that. The whole concept of the series was pretty potent in general.

edited 10th Mar '14 4:07:13 PM by Demonfly

"Tell them to shut up and have some faith in me." - dead flashback guy
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)
#37971: Mar 10th 2014 at 4:22:20 PM

MissingNo. wasn't even in the Japanese version at all (but it had the Dokokashira door glitch to make up for it).

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
IndirectActiveTransport plays capoeira from Chicago (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Every rose has its thorn
plays capoeira
#37972: Mar 10th 2014 at 4:25:52 PM

n Japan, Pokemon's big draw was the socialization and competitiveness of it. The monsters were also genuinely novel and there was a lot of team building potential (in theory, in practice psychic was all you needed. Normal and maybe ice types if you fought someone who knew what they were doing and was not using Mewtwo). Beyond concept and gameplay they also tapped into a childlike desire to have cool pets. You can also blame the virtual pet craze around the same time, or the furby craze, or the beanie babies. The surprising thing is not Pokemon's success as much as its continued success compared with the fading of similar contemporary fads.

The games were poorly coded and had even less wealth of competitive balance but you could say the same about Street Fighter II. In fact, a lot of that generated more buzz. "I caught a Pokemon at level 170! Look under this truck by the SS Anne to find Mew!" That stuff just applies to Japan by the way. The rest of the world was hit on three fronts, with the cartoon cashing in on the Japanese animation fad the likes of Dragon Ball and Gundam Wing were pushing and the card game...that one is still beyond me to be honest but it obviously helped overall in establishing brand presence.

Buldogue's lawyer
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)
#37973: Mar 10th 2014 at 4:47:54 PM

I haven't played the card game in years, but I do remember it being pretty darn fun and a passable attempt to replicate the battles of the games in card format.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#37974: Mar 10th 2014 at 5:00:55 PM

Pokemon Trading Card Game The Video Game was probably my favorite Gameboy game back in the day. I stopped played Red/Blue after a while (before kinda getting back into the series with Fire Red and totally getting back into it with HG), but I kept playing TCG off and on pretty much until the cartridge stopped working.

CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#37975: Mar 10th 2014 at 6:54:43 PM

RBGY were one of those instances where everybody knows about the game's bugs, but they'd have to go virtually out of their way to actually trigger them. Heck, Missing No, one of the most infamous among them, was apparently only discovered and acknowledged a handful of years after their initial release.

I discovered it on my own when I was a kid. :T Never heard about it before because I didn't have internet back then. It's pretty easy to encounter without knowing about it beforehand.


Total posts: 148,710
Top