11/29/13 - Sparks and Spikes Forever - Feature

This Week in Super Smash Bros.

11/29/13 - Sparks and Spikes Forever

by Curtis Bonds - November 29, 2013, 8:47 pm EST

We get a returning weapon and some new visual effects in this week's Smash Bros. roundup!

Welcome to This Week in Super Smash Bros., our weekly recap of the various updates, images, and information regarding the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS. Here's a look at what the game's creator, Masahiro Sakurai, shared with us this week, along with his comments.

Monday, 11/25/13

I see some familiar faces.

Tuesday 11/26/13

Here's the new edition of the Ray Gun. The Smash Bros. mark appears backward because it acts like a stamp. We design the Ray Gun carefully each time to ensure it doesn't look like a real gun.

Wednesday, 11/27/13

Sonic, failure.

Thursday, 11/28/13

A Dark Train goes full-steam ahead.

Friday, 11/29/13

A red-black effect now appears when you're hit by a strong blow. It'll only appear when you have high damage, so when you see this you're in trouble--and you're probably about to get KO'd!

12/6/13 - I'm Sure Skull Kid Will Turnip Eventually 11/22/13 - Marth Fetish

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Talkback

MASBNovember 21, 2013

Good job Curtis. :) Looks like this will be a great addition to the site.

MataataNovember 22, 2013

Also in the news this week, Luigi gets nosey.

http://i.imgur.com/4C2wdGz.jpg

CaterkillerMatthew Osborne, Contributing WriterNovember 24, 2013

I like this week ending review for these pictures. It will allow me to dissect and predict Sakuria's actions in one convenient spot.

Pixelated PixiesDecember 08, 2013

As a huge fan of Majora's Mask I'm a little disappointed that Skull Kid isn't a playable character. In a similar fashion to Pokémon trainer, it might have been cool to see Skull Kid utilise the three transformations from Majora's Mask and to have them act as fighting stances.

Ah well. I'm just grateful that A Link Between Worlds and now Smash are acknowledging the existence of Majora's Mask. It gives me some hope that we'll eventually get that 3DS remake, and eventually a direct sequel (although I highly doubt the latter).