<p align="center">Even Sakurai's aware this isn't the most thrilling of updates, with todays entitled "Items from Previous Installments." Thrilling!</p>
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<p align="center">A number of items from past Smash games appear in this one as well. But, of course, there are naturally many people who have never played any of those games. And even if you have, I still think I ought to explain these.</p>
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<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106a-l.jpg" alt="Oooooooh bluuuuuuue" /></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>BeamSword</strong>
Hasn't changed much in the previous two installments, but in Brawl it's been given a much longer reach. I'm hoping that it's like the BeamSword from the demostation version of Melee, where the Sword started off rather short, but the more you swung it, the longer it got.
I'm expecting someone who'd watched all the E for All vids to post saying that it isn't like that. To them I say bah, it's just a demo.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106b-l.jpg" alt="Fox uses the 1 handed Kamehameha!" />
<strong>Fire Flower</strong>
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106c-l.jpg" alt="Fire Sonic?" />
Just as always, shoots out a stream of fire. Oh note is the item's reverted to a more retro appearence, forsaking the "realistic" version from Melee.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/flower.jpg" alt="Pluck the petals and are you left with a Fire Stalk?" />
<strong>Freezie</strong>
It freezes people, just like Melee.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106d-l.jpg" alt="I was tempted to have a 'Popo keeps his cool' joke but decided it's too lame." />
<strong>Home Run Bat</strong>
Not suprisingly, the Home Run Bat's back as well. It was a bit of an obvious thing, what with previously announced Home Run Contest.
As per usual, each character has their own unique swing.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106f-l.jpg" alt="Both refused to pitch." />
<strong>Party Ball</strong>
Pick it up, throw it, it floats in the air and stuff comes out. Same as always, though this picture shows a new item, some sort of watch or clock. I'm willing to bet it will either speed up or slow down gameplay, ala Slo-mo Melee/Lightning Melee with double/half speed. Or it could just give more time towards time mode.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106g-l.jpg" alt="Oh, Bob-omb and Green shell COMFIRMED!" />
<strong>Super Mushroom</strong>
It makes you big and stronger and stuff.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106h-l.jpg" alt="Can Pokemon Trainer capture Pikachu?" />
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106i-l.jpg" alt="Charizard leveled up! Charizard learned 'Step on annoying rodent rawr!'" /></p>
<blockquote>
<p align="center">A number of items from past Smash games appear in this one as well. But, of course, there are naturally many people who have never played any of those games. And even if you have, I still think I ought to explain these.</p>
</blockquote>
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106a-l.jpg" alt="Oooooooh bluuuuuuue" /></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>BeamSword</strong>
Hasn't changed much in the previous two installments, but in Brawl it's been given a much longer reach. I'm hoping that it's like the BeamSword from the demostation version of Melee, where the Sword started off rather short, but the more you swung it, the longer it got.
I'm expecting someone who'd watched all the E for All vids to post saying that it isn't like that. To them I say bah, it's just a demo.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106b-l.jpg" alt="Fox uses the 1 handed Kamehameha!" />
<strong>Fire Flower</strong>
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106c-l.jpg" alt="Fire Sonic?" />
Just as always, shoots out a stream of fire. Oh note is the item's reverted to a more retro appearence, forsaking the "realistic" version from Melee.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/flower.jpg" alt="Pluck the petals and are you left with a Fire Stalk?" />
<strong>Freezie</strong>
It freezes people, just like Melee.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106d-l.jpg" alt="I was tempted to have a 'Popo keeps his cool' joke but decided it's too lame." />
<strong>Home Run Bat</strong>
Not suprisingly, the Home Run Bat's back as well. It was a bit of an obvious thing, what with previously announced Home Run Contest.
As per usual, each character has their own unique swing.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106f-l.jpg" alt="Both refused to pitch." />
<strong>Party Ball</strong>
Pick it up, throw it, it floats in the air and stuff comes out. Same as always, though this picture shows a new item, some sort of watch or clock. I'm willing to bet it will either speed up or slow down gameplay, ala Slo-mo Melee/Lightning Melee with double/half speed. Or it could just give more time towards time mode.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106g-l.jpg" alt="Oh, Bob-omb and Green shell COMFIRMED!" />
<strong>Super Mushroom</strong>
It makes you big and stronger and stuff.
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106h-l.jpg" alt="Can Pokemon Trainer capture Pikachu?" />
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/item11_071106i-l.jpg" alt="Charizard leveled up! Charizard learned 'Step on annoying rodent rawr!'" /></p>
