{"id":1738,"date":"2012-11-22T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2012-11-22T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T16:16:44","slug":"my-top-100-48-super-smash-bros-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"My Top 100: #48 – Super Smash Bros. Brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2008 – Nintendo (Wii)<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember what I mentioned about Rockstar<\/em> slowly teasing information to the masses with the Grand Theft Auto<\/em> games?\u00a0 They had evidently taken a page from Nintendo’s playbook, since they\u00a0did the exact same thing in Japan in 2001\u00a0before the release of Super Smash Bros.<\/em> Melee.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Nintendo\u00a0ended up doing\u00a0it again\u00a0leading up\u00a0Brawl<\/em>‘s release in 2008;\u00a0new items, characters and stages were revealed daily on Super Smash Bros. Dojo, <\/em>the series’ official website.<\/p>\n

As time wore on and updates became more and more intriguing, it\u00a0was\u00a0obvious that this entry into the series would be the most epic one to date.\u00a0 How were they even\u00a0going to fit this much content onto one disc???\u00a0\u00a0Assist trophies, “Final Smash” moves, a level creator, online play, a new Subspace Emissary adventure, and tons of new characters – some from\u00a0Nintendo’s storied past, and some from way out in left field…<\/p>\n

Were they even allowed<\/em> to have some of these new characters in the game?<\/p>\n

If the first two games settled arguments over which Nintendo character would win in a fight, then the latest Smash Bros. <\/em>game\u00a0took the argument\u00a0over into rival\u00a0territory.\u00a0 Sure, Mario had recently battled it out with Sonic\u00a0the Hedgehog in Beijing at the Olympics, but not quite like this.\u00a0 Fanboys on both sides of the fence could finally live out their fantasy of pounding the piss out of the mascots they\u00a0had loathed for so long.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t just Sonic joining the fray, however.<\/p>\n

Metal Gear<\/em> mastermind Hideo Kojima had always been a fan of Shigeru Miyamoto’s work, and had pleaded his case to Nintendo\u00a0to get the iconic Solid Snake character into Super Smash Bros. Melee<\/em>.\u00a0 The game was already too far into development at that point, and the plan was shelved until work began on Brawl<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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