OH GOD i see a smash ball. GET IT!

Rednaxel

well, looks like they're using there time wisely over there. GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!

freespeech

@Witzbold:

yeah, it was. they put it on top of a building.

man_in_gauze

@fallingdove: It's more just having some of your favorite Nintendo characters kick the crap out of each other. The new installment is, I feel, the best of the 3 so far. It's pretty, the controls are very easy (I use the classic controller), and the character moves are fun. With final smashes being fun to pull of once and a while, it's a great game.

Take it for what it is, a fun fighter. I don't quite understand what you mean by "the polish of Mario Galaxy", which was also fun. Like Dauragon C. Mikado said, to each his own.

Eschguy

@not_tom_brokaw: Yeah, hi, we aren't just dudes, we're chicks, too. About half, in fact.

hikkifan1986

Ha, wonder if the decorations will still be up when I visit my friend for spring break. And yes, play his Wii :)

Pammeh

Just wait for the "video-game-blaming" headline when one of those brainiacs falls off a 2-story ladder and kills him/herself while trying to hang a cardboard Mario pipe.

sandwiches

I just hope they're not neglecting their studies.

The Great Aussie Evil

The MIT campus is used to these types of hijinks. Usually is something is amiss, people will do the rational thing and ask nearby folks, instead of calling the bomb squad.

Philudo

good to know that the staff and faculty of MIT [read: old folks] can still take a joke in this day and age. i shudder to think what would happen if a "poke-ball" were suspended in mid-air anywhere else in massachusetts.

tehbighead

@Fyren: I'm the naysayer who lives across the river in mission hill with rats, friday/sat night parties on the street, and hatian workmen overload.

my concpetion of the university is and will continue to be this: it lives way too far up its own ass

wiriamou

That's not quite a smashball, it looks more like one of those Simon games.

deathwombat

No party balls? Too busy creating the next feat of engineering I suppose, those MIT kids...

JohnnytheFuture

@Derkomai: I think SnakeCL's comment answers that.

mferrari

@Nihon no Purin:
I agree with the original poster. The retarded nintendo fanboys seem to be doing a hell of a lot of defending of a game that is supposedly of 9.5 quality. I don't remember a game in recent memory (save Halo 3) that got a MUCH higher score than it deserves based of its franchise name alone.

PS. I'm not calling you a retarded fanboy, so please don't take offense. If you WERE one you'd have most likely personally insulted fallingdove right off the bat for not thinking SSBB is the greatest thing ever. So you're cool.

ca$h

@wiriamou: Says the naysayer who probably lives across the river in allston with rats, friday/sat night parties on the street, and brazillian workmen overload.

Hey, I am an MIT alumni who also lived on both sides of the river. You obviously met a small percentage of so called "hacks" or fell pretty quickly into the misconception of the university. Although I did live in the dorm of the infamous "dismantly car outside, rebuild it inside in someone's room", that was the only major geekage I was imminient to. I spent my stressful weekend nights on booze and redsox games, like all other Bostonians.

Oh, expanding my mind and being somewhat applicable in this drudged race of time and blah, blah, blah....

Fyren

They're bombs! Call the police!

Josh*

I'm not actually interested in Smash Bros (I know, I was shocked when I first found out too) but this is pretty sweet. Especially the box and pokeball.

Nicely done as always, you people whose high intellect pisses me off to no end.

rubiximus

pros: i honestly like this game so far and am eager to dig into the rest of it.

cons: smash ball.

PGGB

QUICK QUICK! GRAB THE SMASH BALL!

GRAB! THE! SMASH! BALL!

Especially hot girls. Cuz then they'll use it and lose their clothes. Awesome. Naked nerdy girls.

2NinjasTapedTogether

@wiriamou:
They came to Boston on their vacation,
They came, they saw, they annoyed me.
They saw it all,
What! Fanueil Hall!
It's best if they just avoid me.
Rented a car to see the sights,
They found the Hub confusing.
Looked for the Swan Boats in Mattapan.
Well, I find that real amusing.
I was here before they came,
I'll be here long after.
Don't want to share, but it seems
clear that I'm gonna have to.
They came to Boston for an education,
Live in the dorms, join a frat,
Jam my bars and subway cars.
Now, what the fuck is that?
Spend year one having fun,
And causing aggravation.
Spending daddy's cash on a toga bash,
When the hell's graduation?
I was here before they came,
I'll be here long after.
Don't want to swear, but it seems
clear that I'm gonna have to.

Gadgetron

i mean i don't go there, so like my grammer is bad? this is falling apart fast

wiriamou

opps, bad english above. sorry, don't goto MIT

wiriamou

yawn

please stay on your side of the river and infesting Boston with your frat activities, its getting just as old as your "hacking"

wiriamou

Honestly, I wish they went for a bigger scale, More Power-ups and guys in costumes harassing people!

I guess my expectations were raised pretty high by the Halo one... [kotaku.com]

Pezdispenser

This is dumb

elpoepFTW

That's awesome!!

zeropoint.0

MIT - Dorky-er Than You'd Think

xxBetaMaxxx

The controls are definitly lacking using the wii mote and nun chuck. In our 7 hour release day marathon, the operators of the game cube remotes always performed better no matter the character combinations.

I also actually have to say the move sets are very wide and varying and some characters are ridiculously more powerful than others when it comes to their special abilities. Kirby's cooking pot is a joke, and the countering abilities of Darth are near impossible to get thru with no disadvantage...

Was a fun game, but definitly not well balanced, or suited for a WII controller.

Evil_Snow_Man

@not_tom_brokaw: When Dorks unite.

Benjo

@darthmatt: You mean the one I've had 50 matches on so far? It's launch week, things are gonna be fubar for a few days.

@fallingdove: Everyone has a opinion, mine of you is just that, but you have little to back up your other points then "Dur, it sucks with Wiimote". That's why you have four other control methods, go forth and use them.

Foxstar Sixtail

@StupidDufus: Yeah, maybe gamecube would be a better comparison, but like I mentioned in an earlier post, I never had a gamecube so I am comparing to what I know.

fallingdove

The 4th picture reminds me of the Windows Vista logo, not the Smash Ball.

The Great Aussie Evil

@Dr.Chocobo: Unbalanced characters - Given the wide variety of the levels(which is good) the characters should have effective moves to match the variety. i.e. Lucas and Ness have very ineffective verticle smashes, so when you are fighting on a level that doesn't promote horizontal smashes, you are at a large disadvantage. We were playing last night, those of us experienced players were dominating in damage dealt but were often beaten by button mashers who were using characters who thrived in these environments.

Controls - 4 different controls if you have the necessary equipment. I have 2 wiimotes, and 1 nunchuck. Using just the wiimote is difficult. The D-pad is too small, some of the move requirements, i.e. to throw B/A/- is uncomfortable and definitely not intuitive for the pace of the game.

Now maybe if I wasn't playing the game on an HD TV, maybe if I didn't also own a PS3 and 360, maybe if I had gamecube controllers or an addition nunchuck these opinions would be different, but I was expecting more.

fallingdove

@Nihon no Purin: I loved the original Smash bros., I played very little Melee because I didn't own a Gamecube, therefore I don't have a gamecube controller to use. I some of the backgrounds do look N64ish, low poly count, blurred textures. The characters look excellent though.@Foxstar Sixtail: Because I have an opinion I am a troll? These blogs are dialogues, full of opinions, and just because the opinions don't mirror yours doesn't make them any less valid. Grow the hell up pansy.

fallingdove

@slomo788:
Yes. Yes we do.

Ketzerei

Cool.

KM91

@SAKY: I did. XD

For the uninitiated: [www.foxtrot.com]

And I too am a fan of the Box. Do want. :D~

Norellicus

@Foxstar Sixtail:
I don't see how a dissenting opinion makes him a troll.

As Dauragon C. Mikado: said, to each his/her own.

StupidDufus

@Foxstar Sixtail: I wouldn't say he was a troll, he expressed his opinion...just with no evidence.

I would like him to provide some examples by what he means by "N64 graphics on backgrounds", what he means by horrible controls (they provde 4 diffrent control types), and unbalanced characters (I feel like they really hit the balancing homerun).

fallingdove: You can express your opinion, but at least provide some examples so others don't mistake it for trollish banter.

Dr.Chocobo

Maybe MIT wiz kids could help nintendo fix their non-existance SSBB WFC service.

darthmatt

We need to start doing this at Cornell.

slomo788

@fallingdove:
I'm underwhelmed by the subspace emissary mode. The physics and controls of the game don't lend themselves well to the experience, imo.

I don't believe your comment about the backgrounds is quite accurate. I doubt the N64 could output 480p graphics with the same detail, and as smoothly. Maybe you meant Gamecube, in which case I would probably agree.

The control set is highly customizable with all the buttons (other than movement) being reassignable.

It does feel more like a Smash Bros. Melee 1.5 to me.

StupidDufus

@fallingdove: Okay so I've been using this phrase a lot around here, nobody seems to be able to comprehend it so I'm gonna break it down real slow like. Ok here we go:

To

Each

His

Own

Ok one more time, with feeling

TOOOOOO.........EAACCCH......HIIIIIS......OOOOWN!!!!

Everybody cant like everything. If everyone goes bananas over something that you just don't get, tough titty my friend. People are going to like stuff whether you do or not. I'm pretty sure you go bonkers over somthing (videogame, band, movie, sandwich) that some other person would be like "Meatball sub? what a tool!". It's called subjectivity. Learn it , live it, love it.

Dauragon C. Mikado

@fallingdove: To be honest, I sort of know where you're coming from. On the face of it the game can appear a little shallow -- this is coming from someone who's never played any of the Smash Bros games, period.

But, that said, once I played it for awhile (with a friend), and waded through that massive manual (by today's standards), there's a level of depth the the game that is subtle and hidden at first - and the levels are just crazy and fun. The Subspace mode is the game's weakest part - just gotta power through it to get a lot of unlockables.

There's just something incredibly fun about watching Snake beat the snot out of Zelda.

Reuptake

@fallingdove: Of course you don't understand, your troll blinders have completely removed any power you might have to enjoy a game. If anything this is MORE polished then Galaxy, far, far more.

Troll less, play games more. If you don't understand, then stay out of the topics.

Foxstar Sixtail

@fallingdove: you're on the other end of the extreme then, and i'd have to say you're probably a little biased. do you honestly consider the background graphics n64 quality??? really???

as for horrible control set, the wii wasn't designed to mainly play games like these. that's why for so many of these non-blue-ocean games, nintendo provides so many different control options. sure, the wii remote isn't optimal for playing this game. but can you really say that the other controller options (ie gamecube controller) don't do the job damn well?

Nihon no Purin

Maybe I am the minority here, but I don't understand the celbration of this game. I got the game on Sunday, I have never been so underwhelmed with a game. N64 quality background graphics, horrible control set, unbalanced characters. This is a 9.5 fighting game? I was expecting the polish of Mario Galaxy, I was dissapointed.

I guess it goes to show that attachment to Nintendo nostalgia goes a long way.

fallingdove

Hmm, might have to take a walk down the street when i get home from work to see if these are still there...

jslay012

Not seen is a rush of students to beat the hell out of the smash ball to get a final smash.

jeffisclassic

Did anyone else see the SSBB appearance in Fox Trot in the Sunday paper?

SAKY

coolness xD

valhum

@SnakeCL: Exactly why they didn't make any bob-ombs.

Kuromankuro

Jack Thompson will be there any minute now to stop the promotion of poke-murder simulatiors!

alextz

Where's the Party Ball? Where's the confetti? WHERE'S THE BOB-OMBS?!

Derkomai

I'm surprised local police didn't barge-in claiming they were "bombs" or the like...

SnakeCL

oh no someone call campus security they are on the loose again.

diggins

Why would anyone do that? and get excited in the process!

Voyevoda

@Figcoinc:
Science geeks tend to be a lot more open than people think. Sure, there are plenty of stuck-up science related pricks but for the most part I've found the REAL elitest "super geniuses" tend to dominate liberal arts fields.

Mommar

@Witzbold: It was MIT indeed...and pure genius at that!

Hypnotoad222

In the traditional (geek) sense of the word a hack is a neat trick or workaround. There is no need for the quotes.

Agies

Nice, I want the box.

Rebelphoenix83

It is funny. You'd think MIT would have some elitist super geniuses, but in reality they seem like great (very smart) people. They are a bunch of nerds, they embrace that, and have fun with it.

If I was a science minded person instead of of legal minded person I would have tried to get into MIT.

Figcoinc

I would have loved to have gone there - if only my math skills were a little bit better. And I knew a programming language. To study at a school where Henry Jenkins and Nome Chomsky teach would be a dream.

vanderblade

@Witzbold: That was indeed MIT.
[hacks.mit.edu]

not_tom_brokaw

More pics coming, was having trouble with our gallery system.

Brian Crecente

wow they sure are zany! wakka wakka...

Gadgetron

lolz, that's awesome!

gray_fox224

Oh, and if anyone's interested there's a whole gallery of MIT hacks at [hacks.mit.edu] .

not_tom_brokaw

Brilliant.

I still think the Triforce one was the best.

Wait that was MIT right?

Witzbold

I only see one picture of the "pokeball".

Clarke

all i see is the pokeball, is there a link to a bigger picture?

PGGB

But I only see the pokeball!

jive238

Other pictures where? Pokeball is insufficient nerdiness :(

Norellicus

Ah, MIT, indeed.
Dudes are so bored they come up with these pranks, and frankly I am entertained both by the skill with which they pull it off and the subject material, too.

not_tom_brokaw