Sakurai has set the stage and so can you!

[Misto-Roboto]

The DOJO revealed something kirbykid has made some suggestions on about how to customize this game in a way and I think kirbykid got his wish. You can actually make your own stages!
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029a-l.jpg" alt="New Stage?" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /><!--more--></p>
<p align="left">It is really good to see Sakurai is not holding back on this game. He is really giving us the chance to make stages which could be viable for both the creative players and tournament players. I am definitely going to be putting several hours into this so you best expect to see me and many others having a discussions purely for submitting new stage designs.</p>
<p align="left">Here is a small break down of the setup for making a stage:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029b-l.jpg" alt="Initialization" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">First you start off by picking the size, background and music to go into your stage.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029c-l.jpg" alt="Edit Screen" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">Here you can design the platforms, structures, ladders and various other features to set for your stage.</p>
Controls vary, but it pretty much goes like this:
<ul>
<li>Flip parts left to right</li>
<li>Enlarge or shrink parts</li>
<li>Zoom in or out on the screen</li>
<li>Swap palettes</li>
<li>Erase</li>
</ul>
…Among other things.

It appears that putting the stage together is similar to putting together something in SimCity in which you just drag the length you need for a particular item such as the ladder.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029d-l.jpg" alt="Editing" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">And you always have plenty of time to test your stages out while editing.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029e-l.jpg" alt="Testing, 1, 2, 3..." align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">Based on the pictures the pictures from the DOJO we can definitely expect to have some really interesting stages.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029f-l.jpg" alt="Neato!" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">You can also leave a comment about your stage, most likely to give people an idea of what kind of stage you were going for.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029g-l.jpg" alt="Comment!" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">Sakurai also mentions that size shouldn’t matter because you can save the stages to your SD card. This can lead to limitless possibilities for stages. No longer will we be limited soley by the stages the designers have decided for us.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029h-l.jpg" alt="Stage Builder!" align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">You can not only use Wi-Fi to send stages to your friends but you can also send stages to Nintendo which will most likely be available to send once a day based on Sakurai’s wording in the DOJO. This feature will also allow you to send snapshots of the stages you’ve done. The potential for this alone is staggering because it allows for such much customization, on a level I think some of us weren’t even expecting.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029i-l.jpg" alt="Oooh... today's stage has a lot of traps..." align="middle" border="0" height="315" width="400" /></p>
<p align="center">Sakurai does caution us that the plans for this may change as it goes through development, but the overall setup he has explained on the DOJO is a best case scenario.</p>

[quithas]

Dude first he reveals we can record 3 minutes of gameplay and now he reveals to us that we can make our own stages I swear this game is getting better and better by the day. I really cant wait for this game to come out. Im so excited for this feature I know Im gonna be making alot of stages hell yeah!

[Heegu]

Epic Win!!!!!

[CartooN]

When I first read the update title as stage builder I was a bit meh, pretty cool but not so much.

As I kept reading it just started sounding more and more awesome. This looks to be a great feature.

(Also, anyone else liking the strange, half translated humour in these recent updates? )

[Eturnus_Frost]

0.0 Holy God.

Amazing...

And for SD cards..he said we can store as much as we want?

I'm wondering how the custom stages will work online..all though he did mention about submissions online..but they disappear within a one time play.

I find that to be awesome..for it will give us a lot to look forward to in the stage department.

[RMR]

I tought His name was "Sakurai", but Anyway.

ZOMG LOLZ EPIK W!nz !111one

[Drascin]

Best. Update. Ever. Better than online, better than any character update, better than ANYTHING. This game has just grown from "extremely long life" to "utterly endless".

My hat is off to you, HAL.

I'm now imagining people sharing the blueprints of tourney-valid selfmade stages to have new places to fight in... seriously, this is just awesome.

[Lightsaberboy]

really interesting update. Also i noticed you can climb up ladders now too apparently...

[PsychoIncarnate]

This is awesome...hopefully they will get this all through

[Phred]

Pretty cool. And DeDeDe does indeed have his floating deal :D

[LavaEruption]

When I first read the update title as stage builder I was a bit meh, pretty cool but not so much.

As I kept reading it just started sounding more and more awesome. This looks to be a great feature.

(Also, anyone else liking the strange, half translated humour in these recent updates? )

I had the same feeling when i read that
And I will be playing this mode A LOT

[SYC!]

My hat is off to you, HAL.

The game is being developed by Sora.

Anyways, I saw this update and had to clean my monitor off. You know what I mean ;)

[Ridley FTB!!!]

where can i get a SD card?

[Johnknight1]

I've been raped with awsomeness. There goes my life. :laugh:

And Ridley FTB!!!, you can get a Wii compatible SD card at any gaming or electronics store (basically).

[quithas]

Hey Drascin I dont know if hal is involed at all but I do know they did the first 2 with Sakurai. He left and created Sora LTD so I believe its his team and Nintendo;s working together ok. So dont give hal all the credit.

[Kadian]

Smash Bros was fun. Melee was deep. Now Nintendo's little franchise fighter might challenge as the best game of all time.

Sakurai has transcended into a legend.

[Blobulator]

Well Sakurai just blew my mind with the awesomeness of this game. If these sort of updates are still coming a few months off, I can't imagine what he'll be revealing right up near release :psycho:

[Pluvia]

really interesting update. Also i noticed you can climb up ladders now too apparently...

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/stages/images/stage07/stage07_070723b.jpg

Anyway,

When did this one update? It's really early today for some reason.. :confused:

[Idfection]

Now you guys are fighting for first thread? XD

[Blobulator]

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/stages/images/stage07/stage07_070723b.jpg

Anyway,

When did this one update? It's really early today for some reason.. :confused:

I thought it was late if anything, although I'm in Australia so it may be different. I think it's because of daylight savings, so yeah. It was an hour after the time it normally is, atleast in my timezone.

[Pluvia]

I thought it was late if anything, although I'm in Australia so it may be different. I think it's because of daylight savings, so yeah. It was an hour after the time it normally is, atleast in my timezone.

*Facepalm*

Oh yes.. I forgot about Daylight Savings..

Aw well, atleast that means it updates at 7 now instead of 8. :)

[_X_]

You know they have a forum for stages right?

http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=123182

That's a link to the same thread but in the correct forum, I figure we might as well have all opinions and speculation in one thread rather then the two.

[GenocideMachine]

HOLLLLY SHIIIIT! My jaw dropped when I saw this update. Awesome awesome awesome!

[Snap]

The game is being developed by Sora.

Anyways, I saw this update and had to clean my monitor off. You know what I mean ;)

what did you do to your monitor....

drool? or something else?

[Johnknight1]

what did you do to your monitor....

drool? or something else?

That's what She Said.... ;)

:laugh:

Anyways...this game is being developed by HAL,and this "the Studio", as well as SEGA, the Sonic Team, Koonami, Kojima Productions, APE, Game Freak, Monster, the Pokémon Company, and probably CERO, Retro Studios, Sora Ltd., and a few other companies, as well as the other seemingly likely 3rd party developer. :)

[Ridley FTB!!!]

the disk drive was messy.

[2nd Stamp]

Smash Bros was fun. Melee was deep. Now Nintendo's little franchise fighter might challenge as the best game of all time.

Sakurai has transcended into a legend.
So very, very true.

[the grim lizard]

Man...I have called every one of these new game mode features. This is awesome.

[Duality]

The only thing left to make this game perfect is mics, 50 more characters, and costumes.

Customizable maps: Check.

[Johnknight1]

^ I doubt 50+ characters (but not 40+ characters ;)).

The Rest of My Life Spent Wasted on SOme "Stupid Video Game(s)": CHECK! :)

[iruchii]

Well, I was thinking something like "I'll miss Hyrule Temple and stuff", but now woah, I can make my own sci-fi Hyrule Temple!

Thank you Sakurai.

[Kamaka]

http://smashboards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029c-l.jpg

What does the "Remaining Parts" at the top mean?

[Star105]

Already a thread about the update but...................

WHAT THE **** THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! :colorful::colorful::colorful::colorful::colorful: :colorful:
:colorful::colorful::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::r otfl::rotfl::rotfl::estatic::estatic:
:estatic::estatic::bigthumbu:bigthumbu:bigthumbu:b igthumbu

[Duality]

http://smashboards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/various10_071029c-l.jpg

What does the "Remaining Parts" at the top mean?

It's the 'Remaining Parts'. Probably so you won't overload your map.

Edit: Exactly what I thought http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/images/various10/various10_071029d-l.jpg Looks like you can only have a set amount things for the map, so it won't cause problems.

[Vortok]

where can i get a SD card?

Just remember that the limit for the Wii is 2gb SD Cards. Can't read bigger ones, so don't buy above 2gb, lol.

I need to go buy one as well.

[Mario_and_Sonic_Guy]

The only thing left to make this game perfect is mics, 50 more characters, and costumes.

Customizable maps: Check.

50+ may be overdoing it.

[silver777]

" MOTHER - Snowman"

....Ninten confirmed.

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs19/i/2007/240/4/0/Earthbound_children_by_Oad_art.png

[Karleko]

Hahah, Ninten...

Anyway, this is one of the best updates to date, dating back to the dates we got dated updates.

(dated updates are updates we already knew were going to be in the game, i.e. Peach's FS.)

I'm already making a stage on paper, I want to be ready to make stages that are crazy, walljumping attacks and recovers will be necessary. You will have to crawl under something to get to your opponent, whilst risking a stock to get to him/her. The ideas are endless.

[Lupo Aro]

Bramble Blast? That really only adds to this being the best update ever.

[Duality]

50+ may be overdoing it.

Why? More variety, more characters, the more the merrier. I don't see why they just don't throw in everything they can. Anyways, *Nintendo bash ahead* it's Nintendo, so that'll never happen anyway.