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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#42201: Apr 21st 2014 at 9:49:15 PM

I just found this thread on the MMO-Champion forums. It's a quote from Bill O'Reilly saying SSB is making kids more violent. The person giving the quote gives no links, but I thought I should share anyways. Here's the quote:

“Kids these days play first person shooter games because they know they aren’t real. They understand that these games with highly advanced graphics and extreme violence aren’t to be emulated in real life. That’s the reason they’re made to look so realistic: so we know we don’t have to do this when we turn the TV off. However, when you put a bunch of cute, colorful characters in a boxing ring and have them swing laser swords at each other, what message is that going to send to our little ones? Many of us learned valuable lessons from Looney Tunes growing up, or Garfield the Cat. Now, with Super Smash Bros., kids will want to throw bombs at each other and “smash” peoples’ heads in. At least Call of Duty doesn’t have “Smash” in the title, it’s an honorable name that pays tribute to all the soldiers in the past who served their country.”

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#42202: Apr 21st 2014 at 9:54:30 PM

...Looney Tunes the series of shorts where colourful cartoon characters would often perform acts of unspeakable violence against each other without any lasting harm?

Besides the logical inconsistency there, I'm not sure I buy that without a source.

Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42203: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:06:02 PM

It's possible it's real, but I doubt O'Reily's going to endorse any video game, allegedly implied patriotism or otherwise.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42204: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:08:24 PM

Woo, you know your game is big when it starts breeding controversy.

"kids will want to throw bombs at each other and 'smash' people's heads in".

Isn't that what Tom and Jerry did just about every episode?

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#42205: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:13:27 PM

I was wondering when that quote would make it here on the forum. I saw it a while ago, and extensive research led me to belive that that quote in question was fake and only has such attention because O'Reily had been Tyson Zone'd a long time ago.

Even if it's real, finding something that would "corrupt our children" in Smash Bros is about as much bullshit as saying that Little Mac's punching of Samus in his reveal trailer is sexist, or saying that Zamus is nothing more than just Male Gaze fanservice.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42206: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:14:35 PM

Hm, I think I found it.

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Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42207: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:16:14 PM

[up][up]

That last one has some truth to it, though.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42208: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:17:39 PM

Actually, rereading that, it seems too unbelievable, even for Bill...

Praising 1st person shooters over a 3rd person fighting game staring cute Nintendo games? I wouldn't think that Smash 4 is that important enough for his attention.

I call Poe.

edited 21st Apr '14 10:17:53 PM by Keybreak

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Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42209: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:19:29 PM

... That's pretty blatantly a satirical article.

Look at Sakurai and Fils Aime's quotes.

Also their latest posts.

edited 21st Apr '14 10:20:20 PM by Hashil

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42210: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:21:49 PM

Also I like this part from "Reggie"

"Until we have scientific evidence that leans one way or the other though, it’s probably best that you just stick to letting your kids run free on the internet without restrictions. Video games are too risky."

[lol] Haw.

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#42211: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:23:39 PM

Oh no, those complaints are legit in some level, but to me, saying that Samus can't fight because she's in the Zero Suit is just as if not more sexist than the Zero Suit itself. Definitively, Samus is Samus, with or without the Zero Suit.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42212: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:25:45 PM

Snake is in a skintight suit too...why isn't that sexist?

edited 21st Apr '14 10:28:20 PM by Keybreak

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Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#42213: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:26:03 PM

Guys, Tiki got a trophy shown in the direct, she is totes going to be the next character reveal. But, it's going to be Kid Tiki because Adult Tiki is the one who got her trophy shown and that Sakurai, such a troll!

...Seriously, that's what the "Pseudo-Palutena trophy troll is totes hinting at playable Palutena" argument sounds like to me. Sorry.

Also, yeah, I am pretty sure Palutena's Temple is just the Wii U Kid Icarus stage, with the Reset Bomb Forest being the 3DS one, and Skyworld being the legacy stage from Brawl.

Of course, all that means is that Viridi will be a playable character too. If you play as her on the Reset Bomb stage though instead of her throwing down the reset bomb it'll be Alfonso Ridley. Just leave it to him.

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#42214: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:29:37 PM

[up][up]Because DUN-DUN-DA-DUNDUN!

(I don't find ZSS or Snake's suits sexist, for the record. I just wanted to onomatopeaize that.)

edited 21st Apr '14 10:32:22 PM by Anomalocaris20

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#42215: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:30:12 PM

Keep in mind that Tiki, despite having some support, never had much of a chance. Pale tuna has always been looked at as a likely newcomer, and since newcomers have to debut in a trailer, Pseudo-Palutena was definitely trolling, just like ZSS. Whether she's playable or not.

edited 21st Apr '14 10:31:19 PM by Sterok

Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42216: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:35:12 PM

Snake's always worn that, though. That's his iconic look.

ZSS is from a very brief scene late in the game from a remake. Now google image search Samus Aran and see how many images of her are in a Power Suit vs. the Zero Suit. Also take note of how many of those images - with Safe Search on, mind, are pretty blatantly sexual.

edited 21st Apr '14 10:36:02 PM by Hashil

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#42217: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:37:50 PM

The Zero Suit is in Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Prime 3, and Metroid: Other M. She also wore something very similar to it in Metroid Fusion.

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#42218: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:38:11 PM

They actually balance out pretty well.

I'm kind of disappointed it takes so long to get to her pink unitard and green hair look, though.

EDIT: Hey, now that ZSS is her own thing, she gets alternate colour palettes (assuming I'm not an idiot and she didn't before)! I hope pink suit and green hair is one of them.

edited 21st Apr '14 10:40:23 PM by BadWolf21

Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42219: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:39:48 PM

For all of few minutes top each. She's also never fought in it extensively before Brawl.

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#42220: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:40:28 PM

In Zero Mission she snuck around in it for a while

Oh really when?
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#42221: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:40:45 PM

Yeah, true, but Smash Bros is also non-canon. They're free to mess around with things.

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Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#42222: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:41:21 PM

With a piss poor stun gun that can't kill anything. Again, extensively.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#42223: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:41:32 PM

@Bad Wolf You're not an idiot, but she did have alternate color palettes.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#42225: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:53:12 PM

Captain Falcon never fought before Smash Bros. Some liberties are fine. And in Zero Mission her pistol was an emergency weapon and the only thing she had left. She's probably got stronger guns she never uses.

If Chrom is in, he needs his Summer Scramble outfit.


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