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    Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review: Mascot Mashing Mania

    Back in 1999, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, taking their most popular characters and dropping them into a simplistic fighting game that captured the hearts of millions of gamers around the world. Its sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee, was the best-selling title in the entire GameCube library, so you can see why Super Smash Bros. Brawl has a lot to live up to. The game is bigger, with more characters, more stages, and star cameos from a few non-Nintendo properties like Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake, but does it live up to the legacy of its predecessors?

    The results are plain as red and blue. More »

    12:00 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    37,072 views, 220 comments

    Latest by MosesMonster: I'm actually a huge fan of the Wii-mote/nunchuck setup. It flows better for me than the Gamecube controller. more »

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    Sakurai Apologizes for No Voice Chat

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai had the best intentions, really. Like, when he started making SSBB, he thought it would be great if the online battles between friends had voice chat and possibly even keyboard chat. Hey, that sounds pretty great! What the hell happened?


    But there are all sorts of rules and regulations regarding communication on the Wii platform and so it was apparent to me that it just wouldn't come together, we weren't going to be able to do it, so we decided to cancel that feature. I'm very sorry about that. But if you're really desperate for it, you could set up Skype by your game station and go at it with a friend if you like.

    Eh? No, thanks. We'll stick to talking loudly at the television. Sure, Nintendo has said in the past that it hopes to make online pleasant for those not used to it — meaning, they didn't want people to get their feelings hurt. Fair, enough! But, why no online SSBB ranking? "It can also be kind of trying and painful for some people who want to be at the top and think that they're really good at Smash and they look at their online ranking and they're the one-hundred-thousandth best Smash Bros. player," Sakurai says. Wow, just wow. After you've figured that one out, hit the jump for Sakurai's say on future franchise installments: More »

    9:00 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    6,172 views, 121 comments

    Latest by SapnaDadger: what if you are new. more »

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    Saturday Morning Fun: The Master Chief Dress Up Doll

    Ah, this hearkens back to the days when my game closet only had board games and Colorforms ruled the day. I always loved Colorforms and you could safely play with them without being considered too girly. They were really just the boy version of paper dolls, but shhhhh, don't tell anyone. More »

    9:00 AM on Sat Jan 20 2007
    By fdemarco
    4,410 views, 10 comments

    Latest by greatcheesebandit: DRESS UP Laura Croft? Now, why would we need to do something silly like that? (Don't worry, I'm just joking!) more »

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