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Huge Super Smash Bros. Brawl news: Brand new sidescrolling action adventure photo

This is news too large for our weekly Smash Bros. Dojo roundup. Visitors to the Dojo today will read of Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Subspace Emissary, a brand new single player experience for the upcoming Wii fighter. While there have been paltry single player modes before, this promises to be a fully fleshed out, standalone game in its own right, bringing together the Nintendo universe in one story.

The Adventure mode also emphasizes character development. You’ll see many famous characters persevering under the weight of their personal histories, shouldering their unique burdens... It’s really something you won’t see anywhere else.

With so many wonderful characters appearing together, it’s like a dream action game. We’re putting tons of fighting spirit into making this game, so I hope you’re all looking forward to it.

A dream action game. Those are high words to live up to, but just lumping so many nostalgic characters together for one adventure  will be enough for most people. So tell me, Destructoid, are you excited for this? Has this made Super Smash Bros. Brawl all the more appealing, or is it disposable fluff? Enquiring minds want to know.


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Your Mom's Avatar
Your Mom at 08/03/2007 06:55
Well, if Nintendo PROMISES to not have some half-assed single player mode, I better go reserve three copies right now!
Rosseh's Avatar
Rosseh at 08/03/2007 07:01
This is awesome news! It's going to be even better than I hoped for. It won't suck because HAL are one of the best developers in the industry.
SeraphX's Avatar
SeraphX at 08/03/2007 07:03
I'm still mad over Ike's likely replacement of Marth...I'm going to sulk for a little while.
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bluemeep at 08/03/2007 07:03
Considering that they've had sidescrolling levels starting way back in the original game, I'm not surprised they'd eventually try and make them a major element.

I second the "As long as it's not half-assed" notion.
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Roflcopter Pilot at 08/03/2007 07:21
If Sora Ltd. remakes the 1-1 level, I'll be pissed.
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Tristero at 08/03/2007 07:26
Is anyone else extremely nervous about the lack of information for online plans on this game?

I remember that awful phase when Reggie was skirting around the possibility that Metroid Prime Corruption would have multiplayer. I love Metroid's single player, so I'm not really complaining. It just irks me that online was alluded to for it to get our hopes up. Nintendo certainly didn't do anything to squash the rumors until recently.

Nothing came out of E3 about Smash being online. Meanwhile Reggie was boasting about how great it would be to play Mario Kart online next year.

Is this just paranoia or do we have something to worry about? Is this beefed-up single player a way of placating us?
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 08/03/2007 07:29
Oh god, don't care. If they come out with 20 more games that are supposed to be system sellers, I'll consider the wii.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 08/03/2007 07:30
Consider me placated...though I would love some onlines.
Azereki's Avatar
Azereki at 08/03/2007 07:34
December third needs to be a national holiday. No one who owns a Wii should be going to work or doing anything other than playing smash the entire following week anyway.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 08/03/2007 07:41
oh bugger...
tim's Avatar
tim at 08/03/2007 07:41
Excellent.
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Lukich at 08/03/2007 07:45
As far as the side-scrolling adventure goes, it may be a nice way to waste some downtime, but for me its all about the multiplayer experience.

@Tristero: I pray every night for some hint of online functionality. They can't in their right mind release a game like this without online play.
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Jim Sterling at 08/03/2007 07:57
If Smash Bros. isn't online, then I'm scratching it off my immediate must-buy list.
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XeroxMe at 08/03/2007 08:02
SeraphX don't whine about Marth. I used to play Ness & Pikachu in SSB and look what happened to them in Melee. I don't even want to start with Kirby, but hey why shouldn't the cheap guy with the sword that nobody in America really about not be replaced by a more known Fire Emblem character? Honestly all characters haven't been announced anyway. Who knows he might still make or maybe Ike will be really similar.
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Altair78 at 08/03/2007 08:07
The single player, if done right and it does keep the peeps with their own storyline in tact, will be a big bonus. To anyone who remotely remembers reading any of my previous post (ie no one), I'm the big fan of King of Fighters. I think it's the best fighting game series ever because the story with each character stayed true, new characters blended well, and everything that was put together was so fluid you'd thing they were together from the get-go. While others were playing Street Fighter and Tekken, I was happy at my NeoGeo machine playing KoF. All that, and it was a great fighter by itself as well!

As for the online portion, I have a feeling that Tristero's fears will come true. If this is something to destract us from online possibilities, then that would blow big time. I'm pretty sure the game will sell out nonetheless, but a big dissapointment like that might prevent future games from being as lucky.
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BahamutZero at 08/03/2007 08:10
BlindsideDork is going to kill you for stealing his update
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Morrius at 08/03/2007 08:10
@Jim Sterling - Online as in "5415685214788963 wins?" Greetings from a fellow dour English gent, good to see our shitty little island can still spawn gamers with taste from time to time.

I could never get into Smash bros, I felt like I was missing something when I played it. I was absolutely pathetic at it though, which goes a long way to explaining why it didn't sit right with me. The same friends who loved Smash Bros also hated Soul Calibur, my personal favourite fighter. Different strokes I guess.

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HarassmentPanda at 08/03/2007 08:17
If the single player mode is good, I will definitely buy this game! I owned both the N64 and the Gamecube and never purchased a Smash game. My reasons were primarily because I don't care for single-player fighters and it's hard at my age, and in my profession, to find people to play games with locally.

But, an action game with a huge cast on Nintendo characters?? Sign me up! Especially if Ness is involved and I'll finally get to revisit some Earthbound locales. EARTHBOUND!!
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Uncle Larrys Van at 08/03/2007 08:25
This game was already going to be the best game ever and they are continuing to add things that are going to make it even better. If I didn't have one I would buy a wii specifically for this game, online multiplayer or not.
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 08/03/2007 08:30
I *did* buy a wii specifically for this game. maybe a little for galaxy too.
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imcowman at 08/03/2007 08:31
Already pre-ordered, then I hear this. I am going to go pay this off in full right now.
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GagaMan at 08/03/2007 08:40
This is just the icing on the cake for what was already a day-one purchase. Now if they could confirm that online play..this would be the greatest game ever.
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Sir-G at 08/03/2007 08:52
So far this game just keeps getting better and better. This is the type of stuff i'd like to see go into fighting games! It's no secret that fighting games in general have been getting stale and the genre has been on a rapid decline. Props to nintendo for trying to bring something refreshing to the genre and making a game that is fun,but does not require memorization of long intricate combos.
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TheBrain at 08/03/2007 09:07
I wasn't going to get it due to the lack of online, but if it has a decent single player than I might pick it up. On the same TV multiplayer really wouldn't do much for me in this game as I rarely have people over, and even more rarely Smash Bros. fans.
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kintaeb at 08/03/2007 09:19
@Tristero

I freaked out about that too during the Ninty press conference. I kept mentioning it and people kept ignoring me, QQing about Wii Fit.

I have yet to preorder the game specifically because I'm not sure if it has online or not.

I have heard that IGN has confirmed online, but I won't believe it until it's on the DOJO!!. Our best bet is that the announcement at the end of September is that Smash will be online, and that Prime 3 will get an online update.
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 08/03/2007 09:21
My pants feel funny regarding this news.

That is all.
BenHaskett's Avatar
BenHaskett at 08/03/2007 09:24
Yeah, it looks alright. I'm a bit more worried about online though, to be honest. Nintendo were really enthusiastic about it a couple years ago but have since gone mum on the subject, not saying one way or the other. That's the only reason I'd be buying this game to begin with; The game looks great and all, but I've never played Smash Bros before and a game with the same capabilites as its last-gen counterpart wouldn't exactly make me jump ship. Kinda gettin' worried about this...
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urbanyeti at 08/03/2007 09:40
Speaking as someone who actually enjoyed the first couple of adventure modes, I have just proceeded to wet myself.
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zardoz at 08/03/2007 09:46
Nice fancy words which basically describe an updated version of the side scrolling game from Melee.

Brawl will be great but c'mon, this is secondary school try and make up stuff on the bus journey to school because you didn't do your homework. In other words, they've been given the job of revealing snippets of the game until launch, they're going to have to milk it and go into blag mode, for example:

A screenshot of Mario jumping, "This jump represents the hopes and dreams of all brawl fighters, you have never experienced a jump like this, not only can you jump but you can now jump with pride and honour." That's monday's update covered then.
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Cheeburga at 08/03/2007 09:54
Oh lordie.
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/2/b/0/2b0b82e7a00378960e3c35474e9cb119.jpg
Evil Cheese's Avatar
Evil Cheese at 08/03/2007 09:55
Maybe I'm just a Ninitendophile but I came after watching the little video.

I might be stuck in the past, but if this game lacked online multiplayer it wouldn't break it for me. I mean if its a kick ass game even with average fighting game single player and no online capabilities, its still a kick ass game. I'm not at the point where online capabilities are the main purchasing point for game, despite how some people seem to live by it.
amalgamut00's Avatar
amalgamut00 at 08/03/2007 09:57
Even if this game is online we have the Friend Code system.

::Nuff Said::
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Michymaster at 08/03/2007 11:17
PEACH!!!!!
Rosseh's Avatar
Rosseh at 08/03/2007 11:29
I don't care about the friend codes for this one. As long as I can practice and test my skill against real people from around the world instead of the 5 of my friends that play I'm happy.
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gamesronlygames at 08/03/2007 11:56
so far I have been let down by vitually every wii game which are gamecube sequels. So I have no higher expectations for this. I just hope its as good as the gamecube version but so far none of the wii titles have.
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Pepillou2 at 08/03/2007 12:08
I'd like to be in a coma for 4 months.
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Pepillou2 at 08/03/2007 12:10
@Cheeburga

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!11wan
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kwaselow at 08/03/2007 12:13
Jim, you're missing the big picture... this means Peach is in the game! She hasn't officially been announced yet, but this basically serves as saying "Peach is in the game, homie." Hopefully, she'll still have her exploding badonkadonk.
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Pepillou2 at 08/03/2007 12:16
@Cheeburga

On second thought, I think that's shooped. I tried to do it myself.
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topgeargorilla at 08/03/2007 12:46
kwaselow!

I know! I rock Peach, but more for her floating and bitching turnips of doom, not really her but. She looks fatter this time, so maybe she's got more junk in the trunk to work with.

So stoked!
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 08/03/2007 13:50
I hate peach...mostly because I have a friend who kicks my arse with her.
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10BobMarleys at 08/03/2007 18:24
If you don't get this game just because it doesn't have online (which it won't), you are a bit sad. Find 3 friends and invite them to your home, the ping is way better anyway.
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