The History of Super Smash Bros' Adventure Mode

The original Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64 was released January 1999 and it was marvelous. All of Nintendo's biggest stars fighting each other in a lbs all out brawl, and fighting a giant hand! What more can you ask for? A sequel of course. While working on the next installment, Melee, Masahiro Sakurai and co are probably asking themselves what they can do to make the game even bigger and better. New characters? Of course. Add another giant hand to fight? Sure why not. Make a lot of the new characters clones of previous fighters? Nothing wrong there. But it was one thing that was a definite great ideal. Let's add an adventure mode. And the rest is wonderful history.

Adventure Mode for Melee

Melee's adventure mode was the one that really started it all. An amazing journey that took you almost everywhere in the Nintendo universe. Fighting Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Yoshis. Wondering around a dungeon in Hyrule. Trying not to get run over by the cars in F-Zero. It was an adventure mode indeed.

The Subspace Emissary 

So when Brawl was announced Sakurai met a challenge. How can I make Adventure Mode even better? Let's give it a storyline and pair up all your faves together. The Subspace Emissary was Nintendo's Avengers Infinity War. Everyone has to go and stop Bowser and Ganondorf who have teamed together to enact a devious plan to take over the Smash World and turn everyone into trophies. It was also a nice introduction to Pit joining the fray.

Smash Run

Apparently we can't have nice things as when Brawl came out and the whole story of the Subspace Emissary was leaked on the internet. Sakurai was upset about it and decide to not give us another story with Adventure Mode. But that doesn't mean that we weren't going to get a new one. Instead he made a pseudo-Adventure Mode called Smash Run. You do go on an adventure on a giant map beating up as many baddies from Nintendo games in order to get coins, power-ups, and other goodies to do a mini Smash fight or challenge at the end. This was really his attempt to give us this as well as keep Break the Targets in the game in some form. So it may not be the great adventure epic Subspace Emissary was, but we should thank him in the end, right?

We don't know what Ultimate's Adventure Mode may be but it will most likely be good (But seriously, give us a Subspace Emissary sequel). What was your favorite? Please comment and share.

What Games Should Be in the Game Boy Classic (If There is One)?

     So Nintendo has been conducting the Nostalgia train with not one but two emulators. First we got the NES Classic which gave us a wave of 8-bit games that we used to play during that era. Then we got the SNES Classic that not only up the ante with all of our favorite SNES games, but gave us the unreleased Star Fox 2. Both emulators have sold well so it's no sudden surprise that Nintendo MIGHT keep the trend going by giving us a Game Boy Classic as well, according to rumors.
     I, like a lot of you all remember pestering our moms for one. I for one drove my mom up the wall playing my Game Boy so much that I literally wore them out and she had to buy multiple ones for me. I like a lot of took them everywhere and that was the whole appeal. You can play your favorite games anywhere, as long as you had a good pair of double A batteries. Anyway, if they do make it official what games will make the cut? Here's a list of what I hope will:

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

So the first one must've been so good that they had to make another one right? SML2 was in every way bigger and grander than its predecessor even to its graphics. Who can't forget playing this game. How difficult the star maze level was. Fighting the three little pigs in the Mario zone. Also this game was the debut of our favorite garlic eating money grubbing schemer Wario.

Super Mario Land

The original. This was almost like a Super Mario Bros remix as instead of Princess Peach, you had to rescue Princess Daisy in the four different kingdoms of Sarassaland. It was portable fun with classic Mario gameplay and a couple of screen shooter elements in it via Mario's toypop plane.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

This was an excellent debut for Wario as he was on a mission to get treasure and a giant statue of Princess Peach. I remember trying to find all the secrets of the game to get a 100% and get the best ending.

Kirby's Dreamland

This was the debut of everyone's favorite little pink marshmallow. It has all true classic Kirbyness so why shouldn't this make the cut.

Donkey Kong '94

This is almost a remix of the classic Donkey Kong arcade game. It introduces the classic levels but also gives you a bunch of platform-puzzle levels. I remember how fun it was playing this.

Bomberman GB

We didn't get this in the US, not in its original version. So if Nintendo can pull a Star Fox 2, then they can very well do it again with this game.

Castlevania: The Adventure

You think the early Castlevania games were hard and fun on the NES, try a portable version of it. It plays just like the classic Castlevania games that we love without the truly horror induced 3D games that we weren't fond of. Also nobody's dressed up in weird BDSM leather crap.

Donkey Kong Land

The SNES port was so awesome right? Why not make a Game Boy version of it. For the most part it played like a condensed version of DKC, and that's not a bad thing.

Final Fantasy Adventure

Putting Zelda in a Final Fantasy game? What more could you want? This was one of the first Final Fantasy spin-offs they made where they experimented and tweaked with gameplay along with Mystic Quest. As I stated earlier this game was unique as it gave us the series' traditional battle gameplay elements mixed with Zelda gameplay with an top-down overworld screen and dungeon puzzle solving. This spin-off also gave way to the Mana series.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

More Zelda is always good. So this was like mini Zelda in that you were not in Hyrule and solving classic Zelda dungeon puzzles in an island trying to wake a giant magic fish. It's more awesome than it sounds. More so that the Zelda team recently did a call back to the game with a quest in Breath of the Wild.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge

More Mega Man. More good.

X

Want to know where that cool song from Super Smash Bros Brawl? This where it came from. This game was giving us 16 bit 3D before Star Fox.

Metroid II: Return of Samus

I know. We got a enhanced remake with Samus Returns. So why not compare both games by putting this on the list. Both seem to be great games in the series.

Tetris

This is the game you've wasted countless hours on playing. So it would be a crime for Nintendo to put this in the Game Boy Classic. This came out at a time where everyone was obsessed with lining weird shaped block in order. Hell, putting Tetris on the Game Boy was responsible for the Game Boy being as big as it was.

Game and Watch Gallery

Classic minigames from the Game and Watch series remixed with Mario. You can even play the classic versions.

Attractions We Need In Super Nintendo World

I know just like you, when you heard that there was going to be a Nintendo themed amusement park at Universal Studios I got pretty excited. This has been something that I've wanted ever sense a child. Earlier this week we kinda got an idea of what it would look like, at least the Mario portion of the park. Universal Studios has said that there will be other portions of the park that will be based on other games from Nintendo history. We may even have an idea on what some of the rides may be. Some leaked patents have reportedly leaked that shows that we might get rides based on Donkey Kong's mine kart rides from the earlier Donkey Kong Country games and a Mario Kart ride. What would the other rides might be? Well here are some ideas that I might want.


X: The Ride

For those who don't know, X was a game for the Game Boy. In the game you ride in this spacecraft. One of the pivotal parts of X was the music of you traveling through tunnels. The music was epic enough to be featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and the Wii U and 3DS versions. For an experience that inspired an epic score, why not have make it an epic ride. This could be the theme park's Space Mountain.

Charizard Roller Coaster

What's a amusement park without roller coasters? All those loops and turns and the feeling like your flying in the air. What could be more awesome, riding on an actual Charizard which is why a roller coaster ride based on the awesome dragon dinosaur? pokemon will be awesome. Would make you feel like you're riding on the back on one and using Fly.

Pokemon Stadium

I remember playing the awesome Pokemon Stadium games on my N64. Nothing like it. While we had similar games to it like Pokemon Coliseum, it was never the same. Why not bring it back, only to make it more epic. This attraction can be a booth that works like the games on a grander larger screen. It's a nice little throw back to nostalgia.

Badge Arcade

Nintendo has a lot of games. Why not play a ton of them. You could probably play some of the classic NES ones! Also, depending on how many token you get you can win real Nintendo badges. I think it would be a good way to show Nintendo's history of making excellent games over the years, and getting some pretty cool badges to show off to.

Metroid Space Tag

Inspired for the game form Nintendoland. It would be nice to see this become real, minus the obvious technological stuff we can't do yet. I'd still probably be cool to run around with Samus cannons and try to be the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. It would be like Metroid Prime Hunters, except fun.


Kirby's Hat Shop

Kirby has had some awesome hats in the series. Wouldn't it be nice if you could wear one too? You can wear a few of Kirby's iconic hats in the series. These won't give you powers.


Kirby Warp Star Ride

When we first saw the Warp Star in the Kirby games it looked pretty awesome. That's why a ride based on the Warp Star would be awesome. You'll almost as cool as Kirby does riding it in the games.

Hyrule Castle Town

In the teaser photo of Super Nintendo World we see what the Mario attraction would look like. We know that there will be other attractions as well. Why not a hub based on Hyrule and what would be better than Hyrule Castle Town. It will be like you're in Hyrule yourself as it will have games, goodies, and restaurants.

Link Cross Bow Training

Learn how to be an master archer like Link with archery practice. You get to shoot arrows at targets. Light Arrows for experienced archers too.

Luigi's Mansion

Luigi's Mansion is an amazing series so why not make a mansion based on the games. This could be the theme park's answer to Disneyland's Tower of Terror. You explore different rooms and may even encounter ghosts. We can even have a mini ride in it too.

Mario Obstacle Course

The Mario courses look like they can be fun if you tried them. This can be like Ninja Warrior where you can run a couple of courses designed after Mario levels. Swing on vines. Maneuver on rotating blocks. Climb and scale blocks. Even learn how to do a Super Jump into a foam pin.

What rides would you like to see?

Did Paper Mario Sticker Star Really Suck?

     The latest entry in the Paper Mario series, Color Splash has been out for a while and the response has been very, colorfully bright. People have seemed to be recepting the game very well. Complimenting the game has giving the series a fresh paint job by having fun and witty writing, creative gameplay, and puzzles that are just as fun. Some fans have been saying that this has been a breath of fresh air and the most fun Paper Mario game in a while, especially to past games in the series, including the one in this topic Sticker Star.

     Most games often have a black sheep in the series. Zelda had Zelda II, Metroid had the recent Prime Federation Force, and Final Fantasy had everything post the PS era. For this series from word of mouth it would have to be Sticker Star. Is Sticker Star worth of the the hate?
    I personally played it, am playing it and I have no problems with the game whatsoever. I like the battle gameplay where it sorta went back to its RPG roots where you would go into a turn-based battle, this time being decisive and using strategy of what stickers to use and the thing stickers were witty and clever. But why the hate? If you could pin it on something, maybe because of the battle gameplay. It was something completely new. The original Paper Mario was completely RPG, which they changed with Super Paper Mario and they drastically changed again with Sticker Star and Color Splash. It was completely different from the original Paper Mario gameplay which instead of it just being turn based, you need to have a set of stickers to actually fight and progress.
     Of course Sticker Star wasn't perfect. Some people may had trouble solving some of its puzzles as others and the humor was a little light compared to past Mario RPGs. Despite that Sticker Star wasn't really that bad or at least bad enough to get the hate that it gets. It is still to some degree enjoyable.          Going back to what I said earlier, it was a big change for the series and maybe that is why people wasn't receptive of it at first. Luckily people have come around to Color Splash as it perfected the gameplay in Sticker Star. It's also a nice for them to step up on the humor that made the Paper Mario series great.

9 Shows Nintendo Needs to Make

In last week's post, it was announced that Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima was going to start 2016 by doing five key objectives in order to branch out the company and make even more money. One of these objectives was to start making more anime and shows that could feature Nintendo stars. This is huge news. I remember watching the Super Mario and Legend of Zelda cartoons during the 80s-90s. They occasionally did make shows based on the other characters like Kirby and Donkey Kong, but now it seems that they are going to be invested in making more shows with more characters. Here's a list of shows that hopefully Nintendo might make or probably some ideas that sound just as good.

Detective Pikachu

The Detective Pikachu trailer came out this week and it was glorious. You're not only a Pikachu, but you're a Pikachu that talks with a weirdly adult male voice. There is comedy gold in this as well as potential to make this something more than just a video game. Detective Pikachu already has a little Detective Conan feel to it but that's a good thing already and would be a greater thing if they make a show to tie with the game coming out in the near future.

The Cat Mario & Cat Peach TV Show

I know there's a show online on the Nintendo UK channel, but  maybe it is time to move it to another format? The possibilities they could do with the Cat Mario and Cat Peach is huge. Along with games facts, which they give in their episodes, they can also do skits, jokes and probably play cartoons in the middle. Almost a revival of the Super Mario Super Show with Captain Lou. They could even play some of the old Mario and Zelda cartoons if they get the rights from them. Hopefully we'll include Kitsune Luigi and Tanooki Toad.

Wacky Mario Kart Races

For those who aren't old enough to remember. Wacky Races was an awesome show. You had Yogi and other Hanna Barbara characters race along on weird and funny track full of comedy and suspense guessing who will win the race. Since the Mario Kart games are almost the same thing, why not make a cartoon series to showcase the wackiness of the games. This would probably mean that Bowser Jr. will probably be the Muttly of the show.

Koopalings Series

I'm a Koopalings fan and I'm proud of that. They have been used in Nintendo games recently after a hiatus since Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga. Ever wonder what they did during that hiatus? A cartoon series could be an explanation of what they've been up to and what they do in-between helping Bowser take over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapping Peach. It could explain why they're not related to Bowser anymore too.

Zelda Anime

I know people were excited about the possibility of a live action Legend of Zelda series being on Netflix only to be saddened by it being a false rumor. While I don't exactly think that a live action Zelda could ever work. The story could wind up be poorly written fanfic and game pandering, going Once Upon a Time bad quickly. An anime or at least an adaptation based on the manga series could work however. The story is already there and I feel it could do more justice to the series than a live action Zelda series ever could. Just add a great animation team like the people behind the Marvel Anime series and it could be solid.

Animal Crossing Series

For those who loved the Animal Forest anime movie would probably love the idea of an Animal Crossing series. The idea could be to do everything in the movie but better and hopefully including more things in the game that couldn't fit into the movie.

Wario Series

A Wario series is kinda long overdue. you have Wario which gets into the most bizarre adventures in his own video games. Add that along with the zany characters of the Warioware games and you'll have a pretty awesome cartoon series.

Captain Toad

When we first introduced to Captain Toad we loved the little guy. We loved how adorable he looked navigating on the giant 3D puzzle grabbing stars. We loved him even more when he got his own game. We'll probably love him even more if he got his on cartoon. It could be him discovering places and going on adventures finding treasure, not just stars. Each episode could even start like Uncle Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock with Toad or Toadette receiving postcards from Captain Toad himself.

Metroid Anime

I feel that a Metroid show was is way overdue. Even during the height of Nintendo's popularity there should've been a Metroid cartoon. It would be moreso like the idea I have for the manga Zelda anime except it would be have original stories instead of it being adapted by the Metroid manga series. I think anime Samus would look awesome.

What video games do you think Nintendo should make into shows?

Super Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U Alternate Costume Easter Eggs Part 4: The Final Meta Knight-mare Smash (Until the Mewtwo and Lucas DLC Comes Out...)

     Here we are folks the long awaited final (maybe not?) installment of alternate costume easter eggs in Super Smash Bros for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. As I stated before in the previous parts. you don't have to look at trophies and stages to see Nintendo's history. You can witness it in even the alternate costumes which are much more than just palette swaps and cool recolors. Here is part 4 of alternate costumes easter eggs for the characters of the recent installment of the series. Enjoy.

Bowser Jr.
All of Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes are the Koopalings.

Dark Pit
Black: Default costume.
Green: Based on the color scheme of Immortal Phoenix.
Black 2: Loosely based on Magnus' color scheme from Kid Icarus: Uprising
Yellow:
Red: Based off of Twinbellows.
Blue: Based off of Pandora.
White: Based off of Pit.
Purple: Based off of the Great Reaper from Kid Icarus.

Duck Hunt
Orange: Default costume.
Black 1: Based off of a Rottweiler or Coonhound. Duck is based off of a blue duck.
Black 2: Based off of a Border Collie.
Brown 1: Based off of a Chocolate Labrador Retriever.
White: Based off of a Dalmatian.
Brown 2: Based off of a beagle. Duck is a female mallard.
Yellow: Based off of a Golden Retriever. Duck is a male mallard and which is also the black duck from the game.
Black 3: Duck is based off of red duck from the game.

Greninja
Blue: Default costume.
Red: Could be based off of a shiny Gyarados.
Pink: Based off of the color scheme of a Lickilicky.
Black: a shiny Geninja.
Purple 1: The color scheme of a Spiritomb.
Green: Could be based off the color scheme of a splendid leaf frog, which the Pokemon is based off of
Grey:
Purple 2: Could be based off of a Haunter.

Lil Mac
Wire Frame: Based on his design in the arcade version of Punch Out.
Green: Default: Based off of his appearance in Punch Out Wii.
Yellow 1: Based on his Title Defense Mode appearance in Punch Out Wii.
White: Based on his appearance after defeating opposing boxers in Punch-Out!! for NES. Could also be based off of Piston Hondo's attire.
Blue 1: Based off of his appearance in World Circuit in Punch Out Wii.
Blue 2: Based off of his appearance when fighting in the Major Circuit in Punch Out Wii.
Yellow 2: Based off of his Player 2 appearance in Punch Out Wii.
Black: Based on his appearance in Super Punch Out.
Pink: Based on his pink jumpsuit in the training montages in the original Punch Out. The wire frame switches the colors.

Lucina
Blue: Default costume. Based off of her appearance as a Lord
Green: Based off of Nowi's color scheme in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Black: Based off of Cherche's color scheme in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Red: Based off of Chordillia's color scheme in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Pink: Based off of Tiki's appearance in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Yellow: Based off of Lissa's appearance in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Black 2: Based off of Tharja's appearance in Fire Emblem: Awakeing.
Pink 2: Based off of Sumia's appearance in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Mega-Man
Blue: Default costume.
Red: Based on the coloration when using 1, 2, and 3 items in Mega Man 2. Also based off of using the Rush Coil in Mega Man 3.
Green: Based off the coloration when using the Hyper Bomb in the first game as well as Leaf Shield in Mega Man 2.
Brown: Based off of the coloration when using the Metal Blade in Mega Man 2 and the Ring Boomerang in Mega Man 4.
Light Blue: Based off of the coloration when using the Air Shooter from Mega Man 2, Blizzard Attack from Mega Man 6, and Freeze Cracker from Mega Man 7.
Light Green: Based off of the color palate when using the Slash Claw from Mega Man 7.
Red: Based off of the color palate when using Fire Storm from the original Mega Man as well as the Atomic Fire from Mega Man 2, the Flame Blast from Mega Man 6, and the Flame Sword from Mega Man 8.
Black: Based off of the color palate when using the Thunder Beam from the original Mega Man, as well as the Top Spin from Mega Man 3.

Pac-Man
Yellow: Default design. Based on his Japanese design on most arcade cabinets.
Blue: Boots are based on the magic boots from Pac-Land. Pads and wing color could be based off of Inky.
Yellow 2: Boots are based on the magic boots from Pac-Land. Pads and wing color could be based off of Kinky from Pac-Man Arrangement.
Black: Boots are based on the magic boots from Pac-Land. Pads and wing color could be based off of Spooky from Pac-Man World 2.
Purple: Boots are based on the magic boots from Pac-Land. Pads and wing color could be based off of Sue's appearance in Pac-Land.
White:
Brown:
Plaid:

Palutena
White: Default costume. Based off her appearance in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Pink: Based off of her sprite in Kid Icarus.
Purple: Based off of Amazon Pandora's color scheme from Kid Icarus Uprising.
Green: Could be based off of Medusa's NES sprite in Kid Icarus.
Blue: Pandora's color scheme from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Red: Based off of Virid's color scheme from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Black: Based off of Dark Pit's color scheme from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Purple 2: Based off of Medusa from Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Robin
Black: Default costume. Both the first and second male and female avatars from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Green: Based off of Abel's color scheme from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Red: Based off of Anna's color scheme from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Blue: Based on the Avatar from Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~.
Yellow: Based off of Evayle from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
White: Resembles a White Mage from the Final Fantasy series. Could be based off of Azel from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Pink: Based off of Serra's color scheme from Fire Emblem.

Rosalina and Luma

Light Blue: Default costume.

Pink: Based off of Princess Peach. May also be based off of a Hungry Luma.

Yellow:  Based off of a normal Luma.

Green: May be based off of a Trial Galaxy Luma.

Red: Based of of Fire Rosalina from Super Mario 3D World

Purple: Based off of a Lubba or the Lumacomète.

Black: Based off of the color scheme of a Power Star.

White: Based off of Fire Peach from Super Mario 3D World or Peach's NES sprite from Super Mario Bros. Could also be based off of her younger appearance in Super Mario Galaxy.

Shulk
Red: Default costume. Based on his default Colony armour from Xenoblade Chronicles.
White: Based on Fiora's color scheme.
Black: Based on Dunban's color scheme.
Orange: Based on Reyn's color scheme.
Blue: Based on Sharla's color scheme.
Purple: Based on Melia's color scheme.
Yellow: Based on Riki's color scheme.
Black 2: Sh ulk with light armour.

Villager
Red: Default costume. Wearing the No. 1 Shirt,
Pink: Wearing the Daisy Shirt.
Yellow: Wearing the Racer 6 Tee.
Green: Wearing the Turnip top.
Light Blue: Wearing the Blue Tie-dye Tee.
Blue: Wearing the Rugby Tee.
Purple: Wearing the Four-ball Tee
Light Green: Wearing the Yellow Bolero.

Wii Fit Trainer
Blue: Default costume. Based of the male and female appearances in Wii Fit. The female trainer's hair is based on Wii Fit Plus.
Green: Based on the male and female designs in Wii Fit Plus and Wii Fit U.
Red: Based on design of male and female trainers in the Aerobics category activities.
Yellow: Based on the design of trainer in Balance activities. Also loosely based on outfit in Wii Fit Plus when Yoga or strength training is done in My Wii Fit Plus mode.

If I missed anything, want to add something or would like to address if I make any corrections, please feel free to comment.