Do you love the Super Smash Bros. series but don't actually own a Nintendo console? (Actually, that sounds really unlikely, kinda like saying "D'you like Blizzard games but have never owned a PC?") In the event you haven't played Nintendo's frantic, over-the-top, guest star-filled brawler, then you're in luck.
PC indie developer Dan Fornace has created an 8-bit "de-make" of Smash Brothers called Super Smash Land, which re-imagines Smash Bros. as an original Game Boy title. Watching the trailer above made me think this could've easily been a real GB title back in the day -- it looks just spot on. Dan seems to have absolutely nailed the look and feel of the era perfectly. The best bit about the game? It's free and you can download it now!
In an interview with Piki Geek, Dan says that although there's only four fighters right now, he's adding Mega Man and a mystery female character to round out the roster to six playable classic characters. This is looking like a real fun project; it looks the part and sounds great (the soundtrack is available via the website on a "pay what you want" basis) and I can't wait to give it a go.
The mystery character is kind of a reach. Expect to be either blown away (maybe 5% of you) or disappointed (everyone else.) "She" is totally out of place in a six-character roster like this. My expectations were soaring after the sheer awesomeness of Mega Man and the Tower of Heaven stage, so, being someone who does not even like the game series the mystery character is from, I was a little disappointed.
The character randomly appears in Versus mode in the Saffron City stage, so keep playing matches there until "she" appears.
It irks me a little that it LOOKS like a Game Boy game, but it's definitely using more memory and techniques that the Game Boy wasn't capable of doing.
Of course he wasn't trying to make a REAL Game Boy game, and it's still fun and awesome.
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Anyone that doesn't feel like waiting for either secret character, press the 'Home' key at the main menu and enter the code elementimals to unlock both secret characters.
I didn't care for the design of Megaman, but the other character's moveset and design is excellent and totally out of left field.
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5:15 PM on 09.15.2011 | 
Might give it a whirl just for that...
The character randomly appears in Versus mode in the Saffron City stage, so keep playing matches there until "she" appears.
The finished product looks great.
;_;
Of course he wasn't trying to make a REAL Game Boy game, and it's still fun and awesome.
And I love how I'm not the only one who wants Megaman in a game like this.
I didn't care for the design of Megaman, but the other character's moveset and design is excellent and totally out of left field.