makes me long for a full blown 3D remake of SMB. so seksy

rezblue

Man looking at that level being like a waistland makes me think... I wonder if any characters are going to die in the storyline of the SE...

WiggyDee

Nice on the nostalgia, but it seems way too disruptive in terms of a fighting stage. But hey, I'm not complaining!

Aiwokote

What happened, did the Greenhouse Effect happen in the Mushroom Kingdom as well?? I guess those flying ships Bowser used in Mario 3 put out lots of exhaust, huh? Or maybe Mario's doing it himself, with those fireballs he shoots...

Dreamwriter

@ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal: nop,still angry at him for the delay

foxuser17

@Justice7541:
lol gfaqs boards.
They have a point though. Anyone fast enough to run and throw you into a moving blast zone gets free kills, woohoo.

ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal

But can you run across the top and reach the warp zone? These things matter.

The-red-terror

Nice to see some real stages instead of the three platform ones.

CarbonatedWater

uuummm the dude standing on top of the block above Bowser looks VEEERRRYYY happy to be there.... Rated 'M' for Mature.......

SithNinja

anyone else think theres going to be no surprises in the game by the time it ships with the dojo giving out new content all the time and it can go on longer now with the new delay

xyzface

Ironically, if you check out the GFAQs board for SSBB, the general opinion is that this stage is horribly unbalanced towards faster characters. Which makes sense, I suppose, if you're into number-crunching fighter tiers and whatnot.

Justice7541

Im a hardcore classic-Mario gamer <<<<<3

so this is just like giving me pleasure where MGS4, DMC4 touches me <<3

White-Sharingan

I'm so tired of them doing little homages to Mario Bros in games. Galaxy had it, Super Paper Mario was essentially that and now Smash Bros.

For me it's actually devaluing the original experience, like an aunt who doesn't know you very well and keeps giving you gifts in the same narrow vein for your entire life.

Kai_

The updates on the Smash Bros. site are a reason to wake up every weekday. This game makes me cry tears of joy.

ultimatepancakesensation

The background is kind of... gloomy. I really want a remake, but I don't see it happening.

goldwings

This game is must buy for everyone who started gaming with NES, such a huge fan service and not only for Nintendo fans.

Hansel

Awesome stage

Shit music though

Ryumeka

Personally, I'd rather play the SMB remake than SSBB.

Strangelove

Want Brawl now. Want Wii now. Want both now.

rezblue

I lol'd at Mario sliding under the bricks in the underground stage.

Dudemeister

Awesome.

highfloydelity

My only issue is that the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme (also previewed today) sounds a bit too chipper for what's supposed to be the Mushroom kingdom "turned to ruins over the years." Since it almost looks like a Middle East version of the the Mushroom Kingdom, I think I'll try to set the MGS4 music to it.

Neo_Deus

You must be trippin. New Pork City looks like the best stage so far.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

@ph15h:
Well, personally I think it would be better in High Definition than with Erectile Dysfunction, but, I mean...to each their own...

CitizenTian

niiiiiice. do we love Sakurai again?

ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal

DO WANT.

...though I pictured the Mushroom Kingdom background as more of a cloudy, blue-skies, tree-riddled suburban environment, more than the desert-like terrain they put it in. CRUSHING MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS ONE PIXEL AT A TIME

Fitz Rhapsody

about as likely as a ff7 remake on ps3

SwordandSorcery

btw, that one level is sweet

huxle

I'm sooo pissed SSBB got delayed. WHY DELAY THE ONLY WII GAME I WILL BUY?! Why??? :'(

huxle

Sweet... All these other games getting HD remakes... how bout a ED WiiMake for the old NES and SNES games

ph15h

agreed, i would pay good money for a wii-make of mario if it looked like that.

i can't believe that REAL additions are still being made to this game, i half expect for like, 5 new characters to be added the day before it is shipped out

hawaiianactor

Now, that's an interesting feature to me. I'd consider this game just for this.

qbix

Sweet

foxuser17

Delicious. Absolutely delectable.

Nex Antonius

That's eye sex right there. That's what that is.

the-hypnotoad

And the one thing to complete it is Haze... wait. XD

I was reading the last two posts and they both had Haze being delayed at the end. :P

Hitokage

Amazing! Haven't been holding my breath though I knew this would take ages to get released.

KeithCourage

Want. Now.

Daft

The graphics look like Solid Snake beard;
rugged and awesome.
But listen to the stage music on the Dump too;
it's like Mario is fireballing my ears- in a good way.

Zoobear

@Gadzooks149: Or if they were going to make it all bleh colored, they could have made it look like the second world of Mario 3. Then they could have random bricks come to life and jump at you, as well.

ceilingFANBOY: sponsor me for PolarBearPlunge, link in profile

Sakurai's creativity seems almost unparalleled. I never even thought of this.

KM91

ehhh, i'm excited for the layout, but i hate the colors.

Why couldnt they have gone with the original 8 bit, or an updated, colorful background. With goombas and turtles, and if you hit the right blocks, you'd get the same items you'd get from the original mario game.

Gadzooks149

Daaaaaank....hell...yeaa!

MedelliaObscured

@Thrillhaus: I wonder how many people remember that article.

ceilingFANBOY: sponsor me for PolarBearPlunge, link in profile

lol, but if someone like Bungie or Bioware or Team Ninja did this, you'd think "WTF? Live up to times..."

It's the Nintendo touch

Ultrasinc

@RPharazonius:
Excellent! I love strawman arguments too! Because all casual players are simply uncoordinated fools who don't have the skill to jump and move at the same time!
Or, we could, y'know, respect each other's playstyles. Or would that be too much to ask?

ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal

@mikevanpwn: Oops... good call :/

... still agree I'd prefer the "classic" version, though. If I want drama and intensity, I'll play CoD, not SSBB.

Fitz Rhapsody

@SithNinja: ROFL

Fitz Rhapsody

Very... prince of persia... the original I mean...

Krytha

Ooh... so brown! And with that, nintendo officially enters "next gen".

Thrillhaus

This was a surprisingly cool update. It makes you wonder what other goodies Sakurai has thrown into the game.

The content, the fan service and the replay value... this game is going to be such a satisfying purchase.

Hiltz

Impressive. Very impressive.

GuardianEarth128

THE SUN. THAT BASTARD ANGRY SUN. IT KILLED THEM ALL.

Tcata

Has anyone pondered the potential awesomeness if this were dont to Sonic level.

Moving Level + Speed = Drooling Dogs

Same principle applies in a car.

SaanZ

@ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal:
We LUUUUUUUUUUUURV him. He has this great game, AND it totally messes up the "Tourney" players.

"No Items, Fox, Final Destination" is their mantra.
Soon it'll be "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW"

RPharazonius

Wow, I'd LOVE to see a remake. That would kick ass!

dead_red_eyes

I wonder if in the World 1-2 part it will have the warp tubes near the end of the level?

thecornerinvasion

DO WANT!

EmeraldDragon

Hmm... the only regret I have is that this remake isn't based on this...

zerbrechen

@RRRansom: I think that's kind of the point of the game.

ceilingFANBOY: sponsor me for PolarBearPlunge, link in profile

<3

Robling

If Mario gets World 1, Sonic gets Green Hill Zone. That's the end of it.

Also, I love how Brawl keeps designing the game not as its own, but all of the characters' games rolled into one. For instance, this stage is a side-scroller. Olimar and his Pikmin work EXACTLY the same as they do in their game. Sonic justs spins right round as he always has. None of these characters are being taken in any direction that doesn't stray from their roots.

RRRansom

I admit - this made me want to get Brawl.

behemothzero

@mikevanpwn: I'd still prefer to have the level look more the way it used to. What's up with the small little smiling hills suddenly being large snowcapped mountains?

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@Fitz Rhapsody:

That was back in 1985. The dojo explains that World 1-1 has fallen to ruins over the years. :(

mikevanpwn

Damn it, now they've made my thirst for a good sidescrolling, Wii Mario rise. Just like how Wario Ware made me want a Wii Starfox remake.

Darkest Daze

At the pace that my Wii has been going, I might finally get the update that I've been trying to download onto the system by the time the game comes out. Every time I try to download it, the system locks up, but it's gradually a little further along on the download each time. Shit, Mario Kart might be out by the time the update finally works.

ceilingFANBOY: sponsor me for PolarBearPlunge, link in profile

Wii Make Lust? Yes, that is an apt phrase for what I have.

CyberSkull

@Dreamwriter: Or maybe it's the gigantic bomb that the Primid launched at the beginning of the intro SSE movie?

Infil

It looks great and all but I'm not sure I like the new brownier Mushroom Kingdom; dare I say I feel like it's been 360'd...

ajay42

Time has not been fair to the Mushroom Kingdom. It has fallen to ruins in but a mere 22 years...

Still, a really interesting stage. This game just keeps getting better and better with every DOJO post. And there's probably even more unlockables.

BPM III: 3rd Strike

It's kind of depressing and yet interesting looking because I'm so used to the Mushroom Kingdom being such a happy place.

metadae

yeah, I'd really rather have the game itself lol...
PS: THE GAME (you have lost it)

ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal

@CancerMan: You weren't playing Galaxy. I switched it with my copy of Ninjabread Man.

TheCleaningGuy

If you can wedge between the bricks and the back edge of the screen then jump up between bricks and end up on the top - then they have jumped the shark then set it aflame and launched it into space, lol

fuchikoma

That's cool and all, but I would have preferred a more accurate depiction of the levels...Well, that and for the game to actually come out.

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@Neo_Deus:

I actually rather enjoyed the song. At this point, the Overworld theme has had so many remixs done it's refreshing to actually hear one that is both profoundly unique while also invoking all that nostalgia. I love the music in this game so far.

Jetter

@Rengenki: Wrong, but oh so right.
Seriously though, give us the damn GAME Sakurai!

TheCleaningGuy

never thought i'd say 'wow' to anything on the wii, but i love the way this stage looks. if nintendo is listening, how about super mario bros. 4 , instead of a remake?!?! or whatever number it should be. oh, and galaxy sucked...hard.

CancerMan

@KeithCourage: Awesome icon! I love FLCL!

And as far as the update goes... Yeah, I practically creamed myself last night when I saw it. And a Super Mario remake? Yes please! The tease of it in NSMB was great and I'd love to see a full graphical update.

2NinjasTapedTogether

Ahh yes...I need this game, I'll just have to sell my soul and the others (...) to him to make time go faster xD

For the ones that havent, you should listen to the music of the stage, is good also =D

Hades

It's gonna feel so wrong playing as Sonic in that stage

Rengenki

i wet myself when i first saw the snes super mario all-star remake
and i am wetting myself yet again

diablofreak

Forget WiiWare, I want a full new side-scrolling Mario that looks that good. Whatever people say about Super Paper Mario, it just isn't a good platformer. Too much walking around doing nothing and traveling on elevators for me. It doesn't look nice like this either.

spartan1308

@ Everybody who doesn't want this:

Don't ruin it for the rest of us. Not only do I want this, I want a FULL remake of Allstars for the Wii with current-gen visuals. And for this joyous event, I (and many many others) will pay FULL price. And Nintendo, you little bitch, if you can't make that happen... you had best be giving us the VC Allstars.

boffro

this is so cool :) we just need Captain Falcon now.
at the risk of being called out:
CAPTAIN FALCON>CHUCK NORRIS
yes I went there

ZinkO: The Game: The Movie: The Game: The Cereal

YES! :)

Spoony Bard

@CitizenTian:

ED= Enhanced Definition

Enhanced Definition is one level below High Definition. Since the Wii CAN output in 480p, I'll say thats the best we're going to get for a while.

ph15h

Weird. I'd never have come up with this, but it's strangely appealing. Very out of left field. That old 1-1 we spent so much time with is now but a forgotten wasteland, ravaged by the merciless passage of time. We were so young then, so innocent. Never did we think the dream would turn out like this...

A shame the music, while interesting, doesn't quite match the visuals.

MikeTheSpike

Hey World 1-1 and 1-2 is the new Hoth! Didn't you get the memo?

jollydwarf

The screens look awesome.

But what's Mario doing on Tatooine?

J-Fro

I'm saying one more delay in the States, of at least four weeks, but no later than Memorial Day. It just feels like Nintendo has got a little more of their traditional 'stringing along' to do. Anyone want to take me up on that one?

jollydwarf

whoah! that does look awesome..

a remake of the original mario just like those screens above would be AWEEEEESOME.

joelface

Aww, Kotaku! I specifically didn't want any more news until I get the game. Looks like I have to remove your RSS feed, too.

BTW, nice.

Umandsf

Quite an impressive level from the sounds of it.

Now, do you think there's other levels like this that randomly switch to another level when you select it? Maybe the Mario Circuit track turns into Rainbow Road? We can only dream...

Xeneizes

Ah cripes, can't recall any game that has drawn folks together in a room together to hack for hours in the same room like Smash.

Had my buddy at work talking to me about a new Soul Caliber and I could just not be bothered, and was only half listening. Can you really even consider this game in the same mold as any other popular fighter out there???

Oh man, I am just drooling and licking my chops for this game. Good thing I'm about done with Mass Effect so I can go back to some quality Wii time.

Markez

Best stage. Definitely.

Plan303e

This is the best stage they've shown in the entire game!
I'm still really hoping for Bowser's Castle, as those are always my favorite Mario Kart levels.
Gannon's Castle could rock outloud, too...if only for the obvious choice of music.

Also, Nintendo seriously needs to make an entire game based on that stage and drop it on Wii Ware!

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

honestly, I don't think I could be more disapointed with a rendition of super mario brothers. Not only does super paper mario already look better, I think the original mario levels from both of the prior super smash brothers games look nicer. I haven't seen a mario game look less like mario since Mario is Missing. Damn, Mario Teaches Typing looked more like mario than this mess. If there were no bricks or characters, this would not even be recognizable. I understand that the mushroom kingdom has turned into a wasteland, but what the hell would anyone want that?

francoamerica

@Lyner: It's more likely than you think.

Astrofox

Platforming in my SSBB? :3

Lyner

Whining americans are starting to piss me off as I live in europe. You will get a nearly PERFECT game and you HAVE a release date - we don't. But I don't care as long as the game will be as great as it seems to be. When SSBB comes out no one will talk about the delays anymore, so why complain again and again? You crybaby nerds make me feel sick. *playRE:UCandmakesomeheadshots*

schmix

Honestly, it looks like shit. I like the concept/design, but why make it so ugly? Oh boy, an ugly brown level with the same layout as 1-1. Great.

shwoosh

i would have liked to see a "brighter" version but this one is still cool.

Aflack: Likes slushies

eh, i think its only subpar to be honest.

batdrox

Is it bad that i know the exact area of World 1-2 that pic is taken?... I hope they have the blocks with like 100 coins in em
^,^

MajorWedgie

@schmix:
Americans don't whine, we post fact based educated opinions reasonable to the situation.... hahahah oh that was hard to say with a straight face.

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

DO WANT.

Chip

Super Mario All Stars Wii

but this time include Super Mario World too.

I would pay $60-$70

Especially if they included "New" Super Mario Bros and other recent extras

NNTPgrip

Please, for the love of the flying spaghetti monster, make this all worth getting my wii last year..... NONE OF THAT FRIEND CODE SHIT.

JoyOfJoys

Is that a wang on the right?

karmaghost

My nostalgia meter just hit "10." Maybe I won't be selling my Wii after-all. At least not until I can fight a few fights in this beautiful world of yesteryear.

Sloopydrew