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Duck Hunt Dog |
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412 | 18.24% |
Duck Hunt Dog |
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226 | 10.00% |
Duck Hunt Dog |
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433 | 19.17% |
Waluigi |
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1188 | 52.59% |
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Apok posted:Well I'm excited for the 3DS version, however I'm a bit disappointed that they removed both Ness and Lucas and haven't announced any Earthbound characters. I mained Ness pre-Brawl and Lucas in Brawl and no other characters come close to their play style. We don't have the complete cast list and Mr. Saturn and Franklin Badge are both still items. Odds are extremely good one of the two (probably Ness) is still in.
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How big is the Earthbound Franchise in Japan? I know over here it has a pretty big cult following and is beloved enough that people fan-translated Mother 3, but I'm always curious as to the series' popularity on its native soil.
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If SE ever put a fighting into brawl I would love for it to be someone from the Mana series if anything. I might hold onto a hope that SE will actually put love and effort into that series again.Rich Uncle Chet posted:How big is the Earthbound Franchise in Japan?
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Rich Uncle Chet posted:How big is the Earthbound Franchise in Japan? I heard it's pretty big but not a lot of people liked Mother 3 for being super depressing. I remember a specific quote being "I don't know why they want it over seas. It's a alright game but it's just so moody" or something similar.
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Apok posted:Well I'm excited for the 3DS version, however I'm a bit disappointed that they removed both Ness and Lucas and haven't announced any Earthbound characters. I mained Ness pre-Brawl and Lucas in Brawl and no other characters come close to their play style. it hasn't been confirmed they removed either
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Zain posted:It's pretty drat huge in Japan. Almost Monster Hunter levels. Mother is popular, but I don't think it's anywhere near Monster Hunter's level.
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Why yes, I would like Boney as a player character.
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DarkHamsterlord posted:Mother is popular, but I don't think it's anywhere near Monster Hunter's level. Going to agree with this, Monster Hunter is in the same league as Animal Crossing and Pokemon over there, hell, the primary reason people bought a PSP in Japan was for the MH Portable games and Portable 3rd sold something like 4.5 million copies in the first 6 months of its launch.
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Yeah, Earthbound is a game a good few people remember fondly, it isn't some big mega-franchise.
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Earthbound got into SSB because HAL Labratories worked on both games. That's it.
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^That, too Plus, the writer for the series (Itoi?) is apparently a big name in Japan, so they're more popular because of his attachment too.
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Yeah, Shigesato Itoi was a renowned copywriter and helped establish the profession in Japan, voiced Mei and Satsuki's father in My Neighbor Totoro, and has a blog he's updated with essays every day since 1997, as well as his work with the Mother series and a bass fishing game where you played as him.
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If Earthbound was Mother 1, what happened to Mother 2?
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Excels posted:If Earthbound was Mother 1, what happened to Mother 2? Earthbound = Mother 2 Mother was translated by Nintendo of America but never brought over.
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Excels posted:If Earthbound was Mother 1, what happened to Mother 2? Mother and Mother 2 are both called Earthbound.
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Excels posted:If Earthbound was Mother 1, what happened to Mother 2? Mother 1 never came out in the US, Earthbound is Mother 2. e;fb. Twice. Welp. Anyways I'm super excited for playing as Charizard (as a full character) and Greninja, even though he's not a fire starter. I uh. Have difficulties choosing not the fire starter in Pokemon games.
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It's like a Strong Female Characters comic made into a video game.
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What the gently caress.
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Fox is upsmashing? Tripping on a banana? I think ZSS is like, doing an inverse cammy cannon spike?!?
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No items, no spines, Fox and ZSS only, Final Destination.
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Xad posted:Mother 1 never came out in the US, Earthbound is Mother 2. ![]() Charizard, Greninja, Megaman, Wii Fit Trainer and Little Mac all look so good to play as. This game is going to be so good. ![]() oh, and STAND-enhanced Zelda looks more fun.
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Exorcist Suit Samus
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Excels posted:Exorcist Suit Samus Zero Soul Samus
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Hobo Siege posted:Where the gently caress is my Captain Hotdog announcement. Also where is Chrom? I DEMAND ANSWERS, SAKURAI. I would be very surprised if Chrom didn't turn up, especially after seeing the FA: Awakening Arena as an in-game level.
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Breasts that jut out so far you can see them while her back is turned.
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Turns out that Chozos were owls
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I haven't followed Smash news lately is there any chance of a Castlevania character getting in, or Space Pirate? That's what I really want. ![]() Endorph posted:Yeah, Earthbound is a game a good few people remember fondly, it isn't some big mega-franchise. The last game was 2005, iirc, and Itoi wanted it to end there. Sad but that's how things are!
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Anatharon posted:I haven't followed Smash news lately is there any chance of a Castlevania character getting in, or Space Pirate? idk dude, maybe? I guess Space Pirate being 1st party means it's more likely. If either happen.
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:
Honestly, the only fire starter I wasn't a HUGE fan of was Infernape, and I still picked him ![]()
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The jet boots could've been a neat idea but I hate that neon yellow light they have. Did using the purple that's on her back not test well or what?
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Supercar Gautier posted:Breasts that jut out so far you can see them while her back is turned. She's not fully turned away from the camera, that's her side.
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They're trying to make her seem "powerful" and I imagine the designer thought yellow neon went with her hair. Overall I thought her Brawl suit was better. Simple is best, in my opinion. Not everything needs neon lines on it, Japan.
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Lessail posted:The jet boots could've been a neat idea but I hate that neon yellow light they have. Did using the purple that's on her back not test well or what? Eh, I think it works, it emphasizes that they're a separate part. The Zero Suit doesn't have built-in jet heels, they're a separate component that Samus has strapped on.
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http://youtu.be/7xUWnQu2Grs?t=16m20s The substitute doll that Sakurai replaces himself with at 16:20 does anyone know if that is for sale? On ebay I've only found low quality knock offs. I really want one of these for myself now. Also, this new Smash Bros game is going to rule. Did not see Greninja coming. That Mega Man final smash couldn't be cooler. It has X and that's all it needs.
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Anatharon posted:I haven't followed Smash news lately is there any chance of a Castlevania character getting in, or Space Pirate? It seems to be the only good series that Nintendo is willing to let die.
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The Unholy Ghost posted:It seems to be the only good series that Nintendo is willing to let die. If you think about it, though? They didn't. In 1996, APE, the company that made Mother 1 and 2, was reformatted into Creatures, Inc. and helped develop a small RPG for the Game Boy with a similar aesthetic and tone. You might've heard of it. The original installment was pretty buggy, but popular enough that it got a few sequels and spinoffs, and is still around today. EDIT: I like to imagine this is why, in the Subspace Emissary, Lucas gets paired up with the Pokemon Trainer. Cleretic fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Apr 10, 2014 |
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The Unholy Ghost posted:It seems to be the only good series that Nintendo is willing to let die. But Nintendo doesn't want to work on F-Zero games anymo- oh, you motherfucker.
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The original creator of Earthbound doesn't want to make any more games. I don't see how respecting that wish is 'willing to let it die.' I'm sure they'd be happy to produce another game, but if the main driving force behind it isn't up for it, then churning a fourth entry into an only moderately popular series out would be pointless.
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# ? Jun 18, 2024 17:19 |
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The Unholy Ghost posted:It seems to be the only good series that Nintendo is willing to let die. It isn't that they are willing to let it die. It is that Earthbound is kind of a specific person's project and if they don't want to make any more, you really can't make more. I mean you could make Mother 4 but if you did you'd piss off the people most likely to buy it.
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