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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#41626: Apr 15th 2014 at 3:31:21 PM

Let's talk about Ridley's butt, then.

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#41627: Apr 15th 2014 at 3:41:03 PM

There's also Omega Ridley (Meta Ridley infused with large quantities of Phazon in Metroid Prime 3), a robot made in Ridley's likeness that serves as the final boss of Zero Mission, and Neo-Ridley (the corpse of Clone-Ridley infected by a X-Parasite in Fusion), but that's largely inconsequential here.
Actually, Omega Ridley is Ridley himself, still covered in some of his Meta armor but having regrown much of his flesh thanks to a further accelerated Healing Factor from Phazon exposure. It's actually rather clever- Retro wrote in a way for Ridley to be fully organic by the time of Super Metroid.

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Otherarrow Since: Jul, 2010
#41628: Apr 15th 2014 at 3:45:42 PM

He never said that Omega Ridley wasn't Ridley.

He just happened to mention Robo-Ridley from Zero Mission right after him.

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#41629: Apr 15th 2014 at 3:46:28 PM

And Choogle

Oh really when?
Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#41631: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:20:52 PM

No need to apologize. It was an honest mistake. smile

Let's talk about Ridley's butt, then.

Uh... it's purple and... scaly?

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#41632: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:21:12 PM

I actually find the defining point of the amalgmation of bad decisions that is Other M Ridley's design to in fact be his absurdly humanoid toned buttocks. Though that doesn't stop the duck bill and conventional neck from looking terrible.

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#41634: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:33:04 PM

Other M ridley is my favorite version.

They just made him look so much cooler.

edited 15th Apr '14 4:35:04 PM by CassidyTheDevil

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#41635: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:45:00 PM

[up]That's where your wrong.

Other Ridleys looked terrifying and intimidating... Other M Ridley? Kinda just looked like a big dude in a cheap costume, for the most part.

edited 15th Apr '14 4:55:40 PM by ultimatepheer

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#41636: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:45:42 PM

I really prefer the more overtly reptilian designs from Super Metroid and the Prime games. Even the emaciated chest was a neat detail, making him bear a slight resemblance to H.R. Geiger's xenomorphs.

[up]And yet, Ridley's boss battle is still by far the best part of the game, even if it's immediately preceded by the worst part of the game.

edited 15th Apr '14 4:46:58 PM by Pulse

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CassidyTheDevil Since: Jan, 2013
#41637: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:51:17 PM

@Pheer: No, they made him look less like a generic dragon, and got rid of the ridiculous desk lamp neck. And the muscles make him look more powerful.

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#41638: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:52:33 PM

@ pheer: As much as prefer the classic Ridley to his clone myself, let's be civil here. People are allowed to have differing opinions, after all.

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doctrainAUM White Hindu from New Jersey Since: Aug, 2010
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#41639: Apr 15th 2014 at 4:52:56 PM

Now I can't stop looking at the purple pteranosaur's butt. Thanks a lot!

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#41640: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:10:50 PM

I personally think Zero Mission Ridley was the best Ridley

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#41641: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:10:54 PM

Zero Mission's Ridley is my favorite design. Other M's is my favorite fight.

Actually, the boss battles in general were the best parts of Other M. They were surprisingly good and lots of fun ('cept for Queen Metroid.)

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#41642: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:50:32 PM

Man, concept art of Ridley and Kraid was downright weird for the original Metroid.

I think I know how we can make Ridley playable.

(Power Beam'd)

Well, it'd probably be better than, say, getting Ridley as Choogle or Ridley as the Mystery Creature.

For me, it's a toss-up between the Prime trilogy, Zero Mission, and Brawl designs.

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doctrainAUM White Hindu from New Jersey Since: Aug, 2010
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#41643: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:52:04 PM

Does that Ridley even have a face?!

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#41644: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:58:21 PM

He has... a snout.

@ Nes Classic: Adam's authorizations and a few other goofy mechanics aside, I feel that Other M's gameplay wasn't too bad. Story and characterization could've definitely been handled better, but the gameplay was solid. The boss battles definitely helped highlight that. Queen Metroid probably would've been better if the game hinted that you needed to use a Power Bomb despite never using them since the tutorial.

And speaking of Power Bombs, even though they're items in Smash Run, anyone think Samus will finally incorporate them into her moveset?

edited 15th Apr '14 6:01:50 PM by X2X

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doctrainAUM White Hindu from New Jersey Since: Aug, 2010
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#41645: Apr 15th 2014 at 5:59:38 PM

All I see is a mass of twisty, lumpy flesh. It's horrifying, in a way.

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#41647: Apr 15th 2014 at 6:26:38 PM

[up][up][up]Agreed. There were some occasional flukes in the combat (Gigafraugs in small corridors are no fun), but for the most part it was a lot of fun and (in spite of the story) played up Samus's badassery to stupidly ridiculous levels.

The missile thing takes a bit of getting used to, though. ^_^;;

edited 15th Apr '14 6:27:09 PM by NesClassic

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#41648: Apr 15th 2014 at 6:39:29 PM

And speaking of Power Bombs, even though they're items in Smash Run, anyone think Samus will finally incorporate them into her moveset?
Maybe, if she uses her Down Special after fully powering her Charge Shot, she'll plant a Power Bomb instead of a standard one?

Speaking of which, I really hope the Morph Ball Bomb special has a more... Metroid-y handling to it his time.

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Otherarrow Since: Jul, 2010
#41649: Apr 15th 2014 at 6:41:34 PM

I think the NES art was based on the sprites, which did a...questionable job of depicting the bosses in a sensible way. The Famicom version got art that slightly makes more sense, even if it was more "cute" than the series would get into with later games (by later games I mean...Metroid II).

edited 15th Apr '14 6:42:03 PM by Otherarrow

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#41650: Apr 15th 2014 at 6:42:50 PM

[up][up]Actually, that gives me an idea for something similar that's actually appeared in Super Metroid and Other M.

Charging the power beam all the way and then entering Morph Ball mode scatters a cluster of five Bombs around Samus. Unlike other bombs, they're affected by gravity and have a slight bounce to them.

Maybe we could incorporate that...?

[up]I can understand how they got the American art for Kraid, but... no idea what happened for Ridley, at all.

edited 15th Apr '14 6:43:57 PM by NesClassic

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