Duncan Lawson reports:
''Do you remember the music to the third level of 1996 SNES game Yoshi's Island? Wouldn't it just be super cool if someone gave it a funky remix with a full orchestra? If the answer to this question is 'yes', then do not pause for thought, to eat, sleep or even get dressed - just tear off down to your local game emporium with some form of negotiable currency and pay whatever they're asking for Super Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii. This game is unquestionably the absolute apotheosis of Nintendo fanboy trivia, references, character team-ups, collectables, homage, pastiche and nostalgia. For those that answered 'yes' then this is probably one of the best games ever, created by true lovers of Nintendo for true lovers of Nintendo, overflowing with features and innovation blended with nostalgia that will reward players as much the 100th time as it does the first sweet taste.''
All of the Super Smash Bros. games are incredible, but which one stands as the mightiest of them all and has the best modes?
To me smash brows Melee is my all time favorite. I can't tell you how many hours I played that game between friends and family. When I was a kid, my parents couldn't afford a gaming console so I had to go somewhere that had an arcade like setup with the only difference being instead of arcade cabinets, they had big screen crt TV's and gaming consoles setup. I would go with my friends on special occasions after school or with my family on the weekends.
I would meet and make new friends at that place as we were all gamers and we also brought our game boys and would trade pokemon. I don't think those places exist these days but back then, it was easy to meet like-minded people and have fun for hours.
Well, I’ll add my extremely subjective ranking too. I won’t include the 3DS version as I don’t owned it. I did play it for a few minutes though.
5. Brawl.
4. N64 Smash
3. Ultimate
2. Wiiu Smash
1. Melee
Sakurai's views on cutscenes (and how quickly they'll be shared online) haven't really changed that much in 16 years.
Fighting games and music have a long and storied history together. Here are five of the best fighting game stage themes throughout video game history.
Tekken Tag Tournament 1 Arcade OST - Nina Williams
Street Fighter 2 - Ken stage, Ryu Stage, Vega (Claw), and Guile
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Karin theme
Tekken 3 Arcade OST - Hidden Characters Theme
Super Street Fighter 2 - Fei Long CPS1 version (found on Hyper SF2 A.E.)
Tekken 2 Arcade OST - Kazuya and Devil theme
Marvel vs Capcom 1 - Strider Theme, Ryu, and Roll
Should be some tunes from the first Mortal Kombat in any list tbh.
I really like the use of Mozart’s Dies Irae in Wolfgang Krausers stage in Fatal Fury 2.
