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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#68352: Jan 21st 2015 at 7:49:56 PM

Not open them, but just turn the light green.

So they can simulate opening up a metro gate!

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#68353: Jan 21st 2015 at 7:49:56 PM

If you guys want something better from me than just spamming shurikens against stupid Miis, here's the Little Mac fight that gif I posted earlier came from.

In this video: I'm slightly better about holding a cellphone straight.

edited 21st Jan '15 7:52:22 PM by FullMoon

Enderspy (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
#68354: Jan 21st 2015 at 7:58:06 PM

[up][up],[up][up][up]I know that, but still, who knows what else they can interact with.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#68355: Jan 21st 2015 at 9:42:03 PM

Trying to buy amiibo on ebay is so annoying. I keep being outbid.

Has anyone else made it their mission to collect every single one?

Demonfly birdie fairy Since: Jul, 2012
birdie fairy
#68356: Jan 21st 2015 at 9:55:12 PM

In the literal sense, sort of.

"Tell them to shut up and have some faith in me." - dead flashback guy
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#68357: Jan 21st 2015 at 10:00:08 PM

Not what I meant.

I hate people that do that.

Nap1100 Since: Mar, 2012
#68358: Jan 21st 2015 at 10:26:17 PM

Nintendo: "Wow, Rosalina amiibos are flying off the shelves! Better make sure to make tons more of them when we reprint them."

Nice message there, pal. Really well-thought.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#68359: Jan 21st 2015 at 10:31:01 PM

It's kinda funny watching replays of online matches because only when you're watching the match run normally do you notice how different things could've been without any input lag tongue

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#68360: Jan 22nd 2015 at 12:06:56 AM

So Master Hand and Crazy Hand are Masahiro Sakurai.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#68361: Jan 22nd 2015 at 1:19:42 AM

So, Ridley is the smallest boss in the game that made him iconic... Hooray internet, you ruined a potential character by exaggerating a trait to the point it was ingrained in the collective consciousness.

Oh, and before the "but relative size, it has to be shrunk and a smaller Ridley wouldn't work" argument turns its head, Twilight Princess Ganondorf wants its height back.

Seriously, Internet, you are dumb most of the time, and like to ruin things for others.

Elbruno Mummy Woomy from Chile: Not As Dry As Space! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mummy Woomy
#68362: Jan 22nd 2015 at 5:46:49 AM

The meme started because of a comment by Sakurai, mate.

Bowser's size is all over the place in his own series; and you can shrink Ganondorf and he'd still look right in comparison with every other character, his own series' or otherwise.

Meanwhile, non-NES sprite mess Ridley is so large in comparison to Samus that try to shrink him down, while also keeping him in a size that makes both proportions reasonable and helps with balance issues that comes with a size and movement like his, and you're in for quite a good load of awkwardness.

Don't get me wrong, I'd still like him as a playable character, but let's not go around misblaming stuff or saying that there ain't no issue.

edited 22nd Jan '15 6:06:05 AM 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."
Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#68363: Jan 22nd 2015 at 5:55:42 AM

It's not the fact that he's the smallest boss that's important. It's the fact that he's pretty much TWICE as tall as Samus with her power suit, and he's crouching to achieve that.

While that Ganondorf is indeed head and shoulders above Link and Zelda, he's still relatively human-sized, and the shrunken height he's suffered isn't too significant.

...Although now I'd like to play as crouched-Ridley, and see his attacks have him shoot his limbs out, like a projectile, but still a Melee attack.

Oh, and I subscribed to Full Moon. :3

edited 22nd Jan '15 5:57:27 AM by Numbuh1234

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#68364: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:03:28 AM

Yeah, it's a matter of proportions. I can guarantee that fans had nothing to do with any decisions against including Ridley as a playable character.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#68365: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:04:26 AM

On the topic of Full Moon, he is god tier when fighting him online.

he should become a memetic badass for the Smash Bros. fandom,tongue

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#68367: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:20:43 AM

[up]among this site, yes.

What about the Smash fans that do not use this site?

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
TechPowah Just a simple hero from the room down the hall Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Just a simple hero
#68368: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:37:47 AM

Lets hold on that until I can get a hold of Mush Bruhs. It'll be quite a while, but whatever. tongue

edited 22nd Jan '15 6:38:06 AM by TechPowah

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Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#68369: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:38:27 AM

Oh, I misread that. Sorry.

... realistically speaking, that's not going to happen. I have no doubts about his potential, but to become famous for your skills in the community at large, you need to be really, really good and successful, and you'll only reach that level of skill and fame by being where the action's at, constantly training with and learning from the best and demonstrating your power at important events.

There's some other ways, like being the charismatic Gimpyfish who can place decently in tournaments with a terrible character or the silly Borp who's known for occasionally surprising high-tier players despite having no tech skill to speak of, but all of that still requires you to get known at events.

... This post got a little more elaborate than it needed to be and now I feel sorry for Full Moon. sad There's still the option of becoming a famous badass in the context of a smaller community like ours, or, more ambitiously, that ranking site!

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#68370: Jan 22nd 2015 at 6:49:56 AM

[up] I was partly joking. We hold him in high regards like one.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Hungryguy I am a Rad Reptile. from inside a cheese wheel Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
I am a Rad Reptile.
#68371: Jan 22nd 2015 at 7:05:26 AM

I've found that my specialization in what characters I use put me in some form of opposition to Moon. While he uses combo reliant characters, I use characters that usually hit with single, powerful attacks.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#68372: Jan 22nd 2015 at 7:18:21 AM

Birds tend to have their femurs in a horizontal position while standing. And it is not like Ridley would be long legged anyway, his posture would be reminiscent of that of a short-legged bird, a pterosaur or an ape while resting. Take a look at how the Kongs are larger than they look. Or at how much more massive than Samus Bowser looks in Smash 4. Heck, or at Other M Ridley's legs.

Ganondorf is not head and shoulders above Link and Zelda; Link only comes up to his hips. That is outright massive, but the size is not the focus of the gameplay; when you fight Ganondorf in TP him being 10 feet tall doesn't play a massive role.

Ridley is the same, I would say. His size is not as apparent as that of other bosses (both in Super Metroid and in the Prime games), specially because of his speed and smaller weakpoints (in Prime); I usually misjudged some shots because he felt more like a slighty larger pirate than what he really was due to said speed (then again, in Prime the bosses are larger that they appear due to being first person).

As for a believable size that keeps the proportions in mind, well, how about this? Ridley is easy enough once the pterosaurian head to body rate goes (as was the case in Prime and Other M); the hands are large and bony so torso grabbing is feasible, and Xenomorph-esque uncurling and curling is also viable.

Oh well, on an unrelated tangent, this would be neat...

edited 22nd Jan '15 7:36:52 AM by Eriorguez

Folt Warlock Necromancer from Hollow Bastion! >=D Since: Jun, 2010
Warlock Necromancer
#68373: Jan 22nd 2015 at 7:51:21 AM

[up] For the sprites, the heads and wings on Ridley in comparison to Samus look really bad, and the tail is really, really large.

As for the picture, the wings would be a problem. The head looks alright, but that tail looks really thin.

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Customer Since: Sep, 2009
#68374: Jan 22nd 2015 at 7:55:51 AM

What about the Smash fans that do not use this site?
Well, according to his posts here, he's regarded well in the Smash Ladder, so there's that. But yeah, he's not going to get anywhere unless he can make it to tournaments (hard to do considering he lives in Brazil, and from what I know, most tourneys are held in the US and in Japan, which makes traveling very costly) and gets into the scene through them.

If he can do that, I'm pretty sure he can make a name for himself among the community.

Nintendo: "Wow, Rosalina amiibos are flying off the shelves! Better make sure to make tons more of them when we reprint them."

Nice message there, pal. Really well-thought.

I mentioned it the last time this guy was brought up, but I'm pretty sure he's just "joking" about trying to stick one to Nintendo, and is basically just making a big scene so his "work" can get noticed and he'll gain more sales when he resells those amiibo. If he really does hate the character, then his real victims are the other collectors and fans of the character.

Of course, he could also be serious and is actually not planning on reselling the amiibo at all because reasons, but ultimately the results are the same.

Although I plan to start collecting the amiibo I want with Rosalina, I'm not all that bothered by this guy.

edited 22nd Jan '15 7:56:35 AM by Customer

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#68375: Jan 22nd 2015 at 8:00:56 AM

Yeah, gotta agree on Super Metroid!Ridley's wings and tail being quite awkward, and the head, well, I adjusted its size to the more recent one, because otherwise it is as large as the torso, hence why it looks really bad. Still, the thin and flexible Other M tail is quite decent in my book, and made for a quite useful weapon (quick tail strikes are a Ridley trademark).


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