Ladies and gentlemen, welcome, editors and users, to the Smash Arena! Each week this forum hosts a tussle between two characters, items, stages or anything else from the Super Smash Bros. series! The winner gets, well, nothing. It's more of a poll but functionally, this is a popularity contest. You may vote for your favorite or who you think would win in an competition between the two combatants that round. No, you don't have to vote for the character with strength & power, or the stage considered more "fair", or the combatant with the most fans - just vote if you are a total fanboy of the participant. So what are you waiting for? Get voting! Remember, you don't have to have an account to vote! Though new requests for fights can no longer be made, voting on already existing requests can be done here.
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Round 166: Link vs. Samus
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Winner!! undecided ~ to ~ |
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| The two arsenal-toting adventurers of legend are back. While one fights at close range and the other prefers distances, they aren't exactly slouches in the other's department, and they both have the tools to cleave through enemy forces like paper. How will this tiebreaker end? | |||||
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Round 165: Wii Remote vs. Nunchuk vs. Classic Controller vs. GameCube Controller
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| Winner!! GameCube Controller 5.5 to 9.5 to 3 to 21 | |||
| The first four-fold fight is up. Which way of Wii control is preferred? | |||
Votes for Wii Remote
Half votes
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Votes for Nunchuk
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Votes for Classic Controller
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Votes for GameCube Controller
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Comments@Fugudev: I use my GameCube controller on my laptop too, it's indispensable for my LP'ing, when you consider how loud the keyboard would be when the microphone is inside the laptop, and I can also imagine that when I eventually get around to playing Super Smash Flash 2 with this controller, it'll be ever so much more useful than the keys. I can't say I've ever heard of a port that lets you plug a Classic Controller into a computer, only Nintendo controllers at and predating GameCube, and those of the other consoles. Toast @Omega Tyrant: The standalone Wii remote was an option because I wanted to include all four controller schemes, and if I left out any one, people who use said controller would whine about it. Air Conditioner
I just want to make it clear that Brawl is the only game where I have a problem with the Wiimote. But that's only because Smash attacks are harder on the Wii Remote. I konw this sounds unnecessary, but I don't want people thinking I'm one of those gamers who can't play any game unless the controller is absolutely normal. Nintendosega75 (talk) 16:34, 26 November 2012 (EST)
@LightningBlue Because you can't load the game without it. Toast Neat, four-way fight. :D I wonder how many future matches will take advantage of the increased number of combatant spots...? 72.3.33.7 18:08, 30 November 2012 (EST) | |||
Queue
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