Prononciation
njsykora is pronounced like this.
en-jay-sik-ora
Yeah it would be easier if it were spelt njsikora but it doesn't look as cool does it?
Mini Bio
I'm njsykora, a proud member of Dtoid UK. I've been playing games since I was 4.
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Blog Series'
The £5 Challenge
In these troubled economic times we all have less money, join me as I set out to prove it's possible to get plenty of excellent games for only £5.
#1: Timesplitters, Zone of the Enders and Dynasty Warriors 3
#2: Ico
#3: Beach Spikers
JRPGs vs NJ
I have 23 unfinished JRPGs, I aim to complete them all within 8 months.
The List and Mission
5 Reasons
Why should you be excited for a game? A controller? A console? A program? A pizza? I explain why I'm excited for something and why you should be too.
1: LittleBigPlanet
2: Guitar Hero World Tour
3: Midnight Club Los Angeles
4: Eternity's Child
Control Freaks
A look at games that have been defined by their weird controllers, or unique use of existing ones. Now finished in 6 parts.
1: Ape Escape
2: The neGcon
3: The Sega Action Chair
4: Gametrak
5: Prop Cycle
6: DK Bongos
Email
njsykora@googlemail.com
Awards
The Great Retro Quiz 29: Donkey Kong Country
The Great Retro Quiz 30: Super Mario Kart
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Playstation 3
Xbox 360
Nintendo DS
PSP
The Retro Collection
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Gamecube
Playstation 2
Nintendo 64
Turbografx-16
Neo Geo Pocket Colour
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I never knew a man could be so wrong and then posted this.
If I where to describe just how wrong you are I'd need to start speaking spanish, maybe even post some pictures of me doing sign language, only then would I have enough words to describe just how wrong you are.
The first one was broken, but fun, of course.
Melee was one of the best fighting games ever made, and most likely one of the only extremely competitive games Nintendo ever put out.
Brawl was really fun, but was very disappointing for me because all my competitive friends still played Melee, due to how much deeper the fighting system was. Hell, all my local tournaments are still Melee: never Brawl.
Oh and Olimar is really good. That's the downfall/casual allure of Brawl. Every fighter is good: there's hardly a "real tier".
I don't think any game series has taken more hours out of my life...
Also, I want this on the US VC.
Bastards.
@Doomsday Forte
Tourneyfags, L-cancellers and wavedashers have no right to comment on Brawl as I see it. It's like Snakers complaining about Mario Kart Wii.
Brawl is much better than Melee. You arent alone.
Hooray for Smash Bros hitting the Virtual Console! The N64 version is still the best version of the game made. It has the best levels, best physics, and was overall the most fun of them all. Plus all of the cool characters in the N64 one got nerfed when Melee came out, which sucked.
Best version? I'd contend you mean most broken. The physics were horrible, and Ness' juggling combos were incredibly overpowered. At one point, I could take on 3 of my friends at a time, and no one could touch me in that game. They had to play Saffron City over and over so I couldn't PK Thunder my way up through the cracks.
Also, as far as the levels go, I'd say only Sector Z and Hyrule Castle were any good for balanced 4 player play.
All this aside, it's still my favorite, but I was able to play Melee for a much longer period of time because so many people actually wanted to get good at it. Sigh...I can't wait for the next Smash Brothers. I wish I lived near some of you guys, because I do like Brawl, it's just no one plays it.
But the N64 version I still think is the only game in the series that had consistent physics. Smash attacks always sent people flying and you could properly judge the distances, throw able weapons/objects would always fly with the same velocity. The physics in Melee and Brawl feel like you're fighting at half gravity in some sort of weird semi jello like fluid. Because some times characters would fly off like there was a rocket strapped to their ass but other times they'd just fly about 10 feet away, even if they were at high damage %s. The same goes for jumping. In some ways the limitations of the N64 made Smash Brothers better.
And I'd content the N64 version is less broken then Melee ever was. In the original Pikachu and Ness were really the only two characters who threw off the balance of things, but even then they could still be dealt with. Learn how to use Link in close combat and all broken characters are done for.
Melee had the likes of Peach, Falco, and the ungodly broken Marth just for starters. This was also coupled with the fact that most of the effective moves from the original SSB cast were all tamed down.
Level wise, the original had Hyrule, Sector Z, the DK level, and Kirby's level (besides that annoying tree) as totally fun but basic levels.
All this talk makes me want to play you...
I do miss playing Melee, though, so I may have to hunt down another copy. As for the original Smash Bros., I played the hell out of it when it first came out, and I'd get it just for those memories.
when brawl hitted i gave it another try and start playing it with my brothers.
my youngest brother played alot of melee so he knowed how to play.
after a couple of evening is was hooked , the fighting is realy simple but its one of the deepest fighting games there is even though it looks shallow at first sight.
i still plays a couple of games every week its that fun and complex.
I want it so bad, but i just cant justify having 2 copies.