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The Identity of a Fighter
What do fighting games teach us about identity?
Tag: smash bros
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Nintendo has ripped open a transdimensional wormhole and nothing is safe
We ponder the implications of Link in Mario Kart.
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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is not a videogame-it’s a galaxy
How deep will you get sucked in?
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There’s a single attack in the new Smash Bros. that defines Nintendo’s thinking
Sweet little axe-wielding Villager.
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Melee the masterpiece, Melee the demon
An alternate look at Nintendo’s red-headed stepchild.
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An ode to Mario Kart’s almighty blue shell
Nintendo’s greatest equalizer.
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Nintendo layers on the zaniness in Mario Golf: World Tour
Also discussed: Golf (the NES game).
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Lethal League is the fighter where you nail friends with fastballs
A bullet point for Lethal League is “no weak shit,” and that’s the truth. The still shots aren’t much to look at, but the announcement trailer for this alt-sports game from Reptile Games is sizzling. It’s a solid minute of two characters slinging a ball or puck or other dangerous round thing at each other as hard as humanly possible. One of these characters is a robot in breakdancing pants on a skateboard. The game in motion looks like little else, a cross between dodgeball and Guilty Gears with a dash of Smash Bros., with plenty of powerful moves to charge-up…
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This awesome-looking Smash Bros. mode will make you hate Fox McCloud even harder
Yesterday Nintendo opened the floodgates on Smash Bros. news, going well beyond the typical stuff they’ve been spoon-feeding fanboys about Peach being a playable character or whatever. In particular, the “Smash run” mode, exclusively in the 3DS edition (which is coming in summer, the Wii U version doesn’t hit till end of year), looks like a hoot. Basically, you and three pals race through small platforming stages collecting power-ups. This is important because, for a Smash game to really take hold, you need to have something to do besides death match Pikachu all the time. That is to say the…