Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates (archive 2): Difference between revisions

:''For the updates since the Japanese release, see [[Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates]]''

===August===

*'''August 2: "Castle Siege"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage09.html]: The "Castle" environments seen in previous trailers were revealed to be one stage named '''[[Castle Siege]]''', and it is identified officially as a Fire Emblem stage, directly stated to be representative of the general thematic essence of the ''Fire Emblem'' series and not of any one particular game. The stage starts off at the roof of this castle, then later the ground was shown to shatter and the characters would drop down inside and continue the fight in front of the stone statues (which revealed that they can be broken by attacks). And this indoors section is not the deepest part; the stage would progress further down into some sort of underground area, which fans would find out later.

*'''August 6: "Smoke Ball"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/item07.html]: Another brand new item was introduced. The '''[[Smoke Ball]]''' is an item meant purely for visual distraction: When a ball is thrown, thick colored smoke was shown to be released and obscures any characters it covers. This could be used by the player and opponents at the same time for disorientation purposes, and a smoke ball currently emitting its contents could be picked up and thrown again while it's still going off.

*'''August 8: "Kid Icarus: The Underworld"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music06.html]: The next '''[[Music (SSBB)|music]]''' file comes from was shown to be a medley of tunes from the original ''Kid Icarus'': The first stage theme of the game, then the Grim Reaper and Game Over themes.

*'''August 17: "Peach"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/peach.html]: '''[[Peach (SSBB)|Peach]]''' was given her official character profile as a Veteran Fighter. While visually revamped, Peach appeared to fight the same way she does in her ''Melee'' appearance, including her floating jumps and her [[Toad (move)|Toad]] B-move, though in one shot she was seen holding her parasol while standing on the ground.

*'''August 21: "The Subspace Army"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea03.html]: More of the "story" of the [[Subspace Emissary]] mode was described in detail, complete with a new 47-second clip. The mode was shown to pit characters against a force of "formless" enemies belonging to the '''[[Subspace Army]]''', commanded by a new character called '''[[The Ancient Minister]]''', and the generic robotic grunts seen in previous Adventure Mode updates were revealed to be called the '''[[Primid]]'''. The Army's objective is to cut apart the world by detonating '''[[Subspace Bomb]]s''' (operated by '''[[R.O.B.]]s''') that destroy portions of the world and carry it into Subspace. It is up to the Smash Bros. fighters to stop the menace. The video itself continues where the previous mini-trailer left off, introducing the above characters and properties, as well as a surprise appearance by [[Petey Piranha]].

*'''August 24: "Petey Piranha"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea04.html]: This clarified '''[[Petey Piranha]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> role in the Subspace Emissary mode as the first boss character that must be fought, and it was assumed to be indicated that he would not be a playable character. When fought, Petey would be either holding or attacking the cages of Peach and Zelda, and the player's character will end up saving one princess over the other by causing one cage to ultimately break before the other. What happens to the princess rescued and the one that is not, from both story and gameplay perspectives, remained to be seen.

*'''August 28: "Andross"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist06.html]: This Assist Trophy character would be the first incarnation of [[Andross]] as it was seen in the original SNES ''Star Fox''. His method of attack is straightforward; he was shown to appear, go into the background, inhale, and exhale a storm of white panels from his mouth in an attack similar to [[Lugia]] from ''Melee''.

*'''September 5: "Meta Knight"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/metaknight.html]: Meta Knight was given his official profile at long last; Sakurai, curiously, specifically commented that his "introduction was delayed for some reason." Other than his updated character portrait, essentially no new content was revealed.

*'''September 7: "My Music"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music08.html]: On this date, three separate music-related updates were posted simultaneously. This first one revealed a new option called [[My Music]] that now every stage would have multiple available songs which the player could determine will play by preference, in effect revealing that this game would have much more and varied music than even ''Melee''. Players could even add to the game's list of available music by collecting extremely valuable items called [[CD]]s that would occasionally appear in battle like trophies and stickers would.

*'''September 11: "Lyn"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist07.html]: The next Assist Trophy to be revealed was [[Lyn]], one of the stars of the first localized game in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, aptly titled ''Fire Emblem'' and the seventh actual game in the full series. Lyn uses her sword to deliver one devastating strike against an enemy character. The site specifically compared her function to that of [[Samurai Goroh]].

*'''September 13: "Special Brawl"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various04.html]: Revealed the Brawl counterpart to Melee's collection of [[Special Melee]]s: The [[Special Brawl]] system, which would be now far more flexibly structured so that players could apply any combination of the special circumstances any way you like, rather than being forced to choose only one special circumstance at a time between them. The name of the type of Brawl match that would play was confirmed to be altered as you select and deselect special aspects for the match. As a rather flamboyant example, the site demonstrated a "Stamina Mega Flower Curry Heavy Slow Angled Brawl": a Stamina-mode-style match where all the characters are permanently large, are inflicted with Lip's Stick flowers, and are under the influence of Superspicy Curry's effect, with the stage's [[gravity]] adjusted to high, the game's speed is adjusted to slow, and the camera is at a rigid angle. Many new doors for unusual gameplay are opened.

*'''September 18: "Wi-Fi Play"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/wi-fi/wi-fi01.html]: This update covers Brawl's situation with the [[Wi-Fi]] scene. It allows for two setups of online multiplay: [[With Friends]], allowing you to play remotely with Friends registered in each others Wiis, and [[With Anyone]], allowing you to play with anyone in the world. As a general rule, the gameplay feels slower if your connection with the other wii game is distantly located. The With Friends mode features enhanced content: Not only would you have your "names" on your characters displayed, but you can send in short in-game messages in the form of word bubbles by the characters ("Want more?"), and your name and online identity in the Brawl arena comes complete with an in-game [[icon]] you can choose yourself. The update also reveals that while you're waiting for a Wi-Fi match to start, you can kill time by having your character hit the [[Sandbag]] on the loading screen.

*'''September 21: "Snake"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/snake.html]: [[Solid Snake (SSBB)|Solid Snake]] is given an official profile, despite Sakurai's earlier statements that alluded him to being a secret character due to him being from a 3rd Party game. Snake is given a new render, and one of the screenshots show him using a possible grab move on Ike.

*'''September 21: "Snake: Special Moves''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/snake.html#3rd]: The second update reveals three of Solid Snake's special moves, as well as the nature of a couple of his smash attacks. His Side B move is the [[Remote Missile]], where Snake fires a missile from his Nikita and guides it. Sakurai notes that Snake can defend himself while doing so, so by pressing the shield button, Snake will stop controlling the missile. His Neutral B move is the [[Hand Grenade]]. Pressing the special-move button will pull the pin, causing the grenade to explode in a few seconds. Pressing the button again will throw the grenade. The tilt of the control stick will determine how far the grenade is tossed, forward-tilt for a strong throw, no-tilt for a mid throw, and a back-tilt for a soft throw. Finally, his Up B move is the [[Cypher]], a flying reconnaissance camera that Snake can hang from.

===October===

*'''October 2: "Snake Joins the Brawl"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/snake.html#2nd]: A 1:19 video clip showcasing Snake is posted in this update. The video shows Snake being informed by Colonel Campbell about Mario, and Snake receives orders to give it his all. The video then shows a lot of Snake's moves whilst fighting against Mario. At the end, Snake is sneaking about on [[Shadow Moses Island]], when a surveillance camera spots him. Snake quickly uses [[Cypher]] to escape.

*'''October 9: "Kirby: Final Smash"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/kirby.html#2nd]: Reveals Kirby's Final Smash, first seen in the original trailer, to be [[Cook Kirby]]. He summons a pot which causes all opponents to be magically drawn in to it, cooks them up inside the soup, and they are blasted out of the pot with damage. Also, several items come out of the pot ready for use, such as the Superspicy curry and the confirmed returning items [[Maxim Tomato]] and [[Warp Star]]. Only on the Japanese site, An unrelated song: Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI, was also released.

*'''October 17: "How to use the Wii Remote"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/basic/basic07.html]: A lengthy update that gives full coverage of how the actions and button combos are mapped onto the [[Wii Remote]] when it's used to play and held sideways without the Nunchuk. The update also reveals that when a character is charged up for a Final Smash, one just presses the button for a special move to unleash it. The Oct 18 E for All in Los Angeles that showcases a playable version of Brawl will have this Wii Remote-based controller setup provided.

*'''October 19: "Peach: Final Smash"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/peach.html#2nd]: Peach's Final Smash is called the [[Peach Blossom]]. In a bizarre series of effects, the current battle screen is "revealed" to be surrounded by giant 2D images of Peach and pink leaves. It causes all opponents around her to be put to sleep (how close they are to Peach measures how long they will sleep), and a bunch of health-replenishing peaches appears on the stage for Peach to consume at will. One of a few Final Smashes that aren't actual offensive measures but supportive to the character itself.

*'''October 23: "Donkey Kong Makes His Stand"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea08.html]: A video about Donkey Kong and his role in the single-player Adventure mode is posted. <!--Description of what the video shows-->

*'''October 25: "King Dedede"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/kingdedede.html]: The newest playable character revealed to debut for the game is none other than Kirby's ''other'' nemesis and rival, the hammer-wielding penguin-like self-styled emperor [[King Dedede]]. This makes the Kirby universe the first to have been established with one character by ''Melee'' and suddenly gain two new characters in ''Brawl''. Dedede is a heavyweight character like Bowser and Donkey Kong.

*'''October 29: "Stage Builder"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various10.html]: This update details an immense ''Smash Bros.'' series first: A level editor named the [[Stage Builder]], where you can make visually-simple stages with platforms, ladders, and so forth, and customize their music. These don't take up much space, so they can be saved on [[SD card]]s, as well as transferred over Nintendo WFC. There will be a feature where you can submit one stage design to Nintendo itself per day, and in return you can get one stage a day that someone else made and submitted to Nintendo.

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