Smash Bros. for 3DS Demo Now Out On eShop

[JUr]

The game's awesome!

Link is really good and is the 'demo main' hehe, Villager is a nice surprise

The only complaint is that the announcer in spanish is terrible, I had to change my 3ds' language...

 

[elitex12]

Depending on how well good 'ol Falcon plays in the full game, I might decide to make Megaman my #1 main! I don't know why, but I really feel at home with Megaman's play-style.

 

[AkumaXDemon]

Its so silky smooth I didn't really expect it to be this...glossy. The controls for me are very comfortable most of the characters are very good to use. Mario feels very powerful with his beefed up forward smash and up smash especially his meteor spike. Mega man may take time to master but I like using his mega buster and his top spin and the knuckle spike. Also Link Feels really good to play as now that he gotten buffed I love doing that Running A and taking others down with that move. I really can't wait for this game to come out.

 

[Evilmagic101]

I am loving this demo, now i just can't turn my 3ds off til Oct 3rd

 

[EgeDal]

Unfortunately, it won't. Demo coins are for "fun" according to Mashpotato Samurai.

That's disappointing, but understandable. It is only a demonstration after all.[/quote]

They do transfer, don't misinform people if you know nothing about anything.

 

[Overtaken]

Mario is surprisingly good this time, at least compared to the others in the demo at least. His combo flow much better, his kill moves are easier and more numerous. Still won't main because I don't like him much as a character but still, pretty neat. Actually, the three vets all seem better to me than the two newcomers.

 

[Wasp]

You don't have to worry: it's local, not online, for the demo. Local multiplayer's crap compared to online, anyway.

maybe the problem is downloading the demo?

 

[Kamikam70]

I'm skeptical about the demo coins... I was sure that I read somewhere that they were transferrable, and I was right, it was on the demo on the E-shop. BUT Nintendo FAQ's says otherwise.

http://nintendonews.com/2014/09/nintendo-smash-bros-3ds-demo-gold/

I'd really like to have my gold transferred. But maybe it depends of the version of the Demo ? Special transfers, "normal" can't ? Or the other way around ? I don't know...

 

[TheLegendOfVenusaur]

Played for about 2 hours and these are my first impressions of each character.

Mario: very similar to past smash games. Attacks come out fast with pretty decent power. Fludd does weird things. (It sent the opponent up and towards Mario a few times and did strange things like that. Definitely improved from brawl.

Link. Arrows are faster and more powerful. New dash attack is a great kill move. Wtf is up with his up air animation? WAAAYY freaking better than brawl, at least on par with how he was in melee.

Pikachu. HOLY FALCON PUNCH!! Honey Booboo must have given Pikachu some of her Gogo juice cuz this little fer is fast!
All attacks are extremely satisfying to use and his aerials are improved from brawl.

Villager. This guy is the only character I'm really not feeling. He's sorta slow, can't jump high and some of his attacks, though effective, are kind of hard to use. Don't find a good use for pocket and his balloon trip is a little awkward.

Mega man. I knew I'd love him before I even got a chance to play as him. He's pretty nippy, has excellent range in all directions thanks to his jab, specials, up and down airs, side smash and down smash. Back air is surprisingly quick and it was actually quite easy remembering his has no forward tilt and neutral air. Up tilt is a great kill move and down tilt can combo into quite a few attacks. Dash attack covers a lot of ground and can hit multiple opponents at once, dealing quite good damage.
The only problem I had was he defiantly works better on one on one situations. My favourite character in the demo.

Personal demo tier list

Top:
Megaman
Pikachu

Mid:
Link
Mario

Bottom:
Villager (sorry, villager fans )

 

[smileMasky]

Who? Pikachus? I think Pikachu's up-tilt combos a lot of the time, which of course feels nice?

****ing laptop forgot to register megaman in my post so

 

[SmashHole '82]

maybe the problem is downloading the demo?

Yep, that seems to be it. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Time/SpaceMage]

Megaman is a LOT of fun, though I'm still trying to find a good combo breaker other than up-B.

Also, I one-shot a shield with a Mr. Saturn. I think they got buffed o.o;

 

[Wyattkins]

I wish we could turn tap jump off. I find it so difficult to use up air without jumping.

 

[SmashTimeGo]

Yay, 5 Chars again!

 

[GlitchyFireEmblem]

Can you fight the normal demo with the special demo? My brother and want to do a battle and I have the special one and my brother is getting the normal one later.

 

[Ceadda]

That's disappointing, but understandable. It is only a demonstration after all.

They do transfer, don't misinform people if you know nothing about anything.[/quote]
I didn't. You replied to the wrong person.

 

[RPGatWill]

Demo tier list
1. Villager (Amazing kill power at relatively low percentages, great recovery, and not overly difficult to use)
2. Pikachu (Fast and strong, which decent range.)
3. Link (Stronger than before, with a good balance between ranged and up close fighitng. His new dash attack is great.)
4. Mario (He's much better than before, but still didn't feel as powerful as the other characters.)
5. Megaman (He's not bad but very difficult for a newbie to get used to. His ranged style is VERY different and to have real KO power you have to charge his side a attack. He's decent but I'm not finding the KO power in his moves like the others.)

 

[WaveDashCash]

Yeah so I only get 30 uses? Guess I'm not quitting then!

 

[WinterShorts]

****ing laptop forgot to register megaman in my post so

Ah. Yeah people are saying he's like one of the worst characters in the demo.

 

[Syrek]

I've had the special demo for over a week now but I'm glad everyone else gets to experience this amazing yet limited demo. So far, I've already sank around 10 hours or so into the demo and I'm loving every second of it.

Lately I've been focusing on two of the characters I am going to main, Mario and Mega Man, along with my other mains being Shulk, Robin and Lucina. Mario feels better than ever, more fluid, and has more combo/K.O. power than before, which is awesome!

Despite many people saying that Mega Man is garbage, low tier, the worst character in the demo, blah, blah, blah, I still picked up Mega Man and personally, I just think people are playing him incorrectly, at least from what I'm hearing. He doesn't have much K.O. power except for a couple moves but his projectile mind games are phenomenal. He's a tough character to get a handle on, what with his steep learning curve, but if you take your time with him, he can prove to be a valuable main

 

[elitex12]

I've had the special demo for over a week now but I'm glad everyone else gets to experience this amazing yet limited demo. So far, I've already sank around 10 hours or so into the demo and I'm loving every second of it.

Lately I've been focusing on two of the characters I am going to main, Mario and Mega Man, along with my other mains being Shulk, Robin and Lucina. Mario feels better than ever, more fluid, and has more combo/K.O. power than before, which is awesome!

Despite many people saying that Mega Man is garbage, low tier, the worst character in the demo, blah, blah, blah, I still picked up Mega Man and personally, I just think people are playing him incorrectly, at least from what I'm hearing. He doesn't have much K.O. power except for a couple moves but his projectile mind games are phenomenal. He's a tough character to get a handle on, what with his steep learning curve, but if you take your time with him, he can prove to be a valuable main

I agree with you on Megaman. He really isn't meant for close range, but he has the means to defend himself in those situations. I immediately enjoyed megaman from the first time I played him in the demo, possibly because I love ranged characters. But still, Captain Falcon is gonna stay my #1 because I also feel at home with his moveset, but megaman is right there underneath him.

 

[Burning]

So, limited uses of the 3DS demo. A little suckish you can only use it 30 times, but honestly, just stay in the game and never turn it off at all until the game itself releases and viola, permanent demo. Beautiful.

I've been playing quite a lot and I must say, the game feels muuuuch faster and better than Brawl. And that's moving from my comfort zone of Project M. It's not a huge slow down at all. Like wow.

The fact it's on a 3DS makes it all that more sweeter. The outlines aren't as thick as the initial E3 trailer made them out to be either.

It runs so smoothly, and all the characters seem balanced and great to play as (excluding Megaman, I really can't use him though.)

A lot of the base items are in there (maybe all of them actually) and overall, the demo is 100x better than my expectations were. I recommend you get it if you haven't already, get used to the controls and all.

 

[EPICº]

I had the demo from club Nintendo on the 13th.
And the game is pretty damn good. Too bad you can't change the controls on the demo though.
I really wanted to change the L button (Grab), to block, and the R button (block), to grab.
Because it makes it feel like past controls in brawl, and melee.

 

[Wasp]

Its so silky smooth I didn't really expect it to be this...glossy. The controls for me are very comfortable most of the characters are very good to use. Mario feels very powerful with his beefed up forward smash and up smash especially his meteor spike. Mega man may take time to master but I like using his mega buster and his top spin and the knuckle spike. Also Link Feels really good to play as now that he gotten buffed I love doing that Running A and taking others down with that move. I really can't wait for this game to come out.

his dash attack does not really feel like it is buffed. It's slower and not attacking on the place where you push A. He jumps even further with a slice, making his dashattack require way more space. Oh, and his up air looks weird :S

 

[EgeDal]

They do transfer, don't misinform people if you know nothing about anything.

I didn't. You replied to the wrong person.[/quote]

Omg sorry!!! Really sorry. I was wondering why i didn't get a hate message yet. Again, sorry buddy.

 

[sleight xcel]

This demo is good but the main problem with it , idk if anyone pointed this out yet , the L button is to grab and the R button is to shield when it should be the opposite... there better be settings for the main game to change that for the 3DS or else i've just wasted money on a 3DS instead of getting a Wii-U its something that i wouldn't feel comfortable getting use to

 

[elitex12]

This demo is good but the main problem with it , idk if anyone pointed this out yet , the L button is to grab and the R button is to shield when it should be the opposite... there better be settings for the main game to change that for the 3DS or else i've just wasted money on a 3DS instead of getting a Wii-U its something that i wouldn't feel comfortable getting use to

Its just a demo... Pretty sure the full game will allow you to change button layouts.

 

[Cherenando]

Mario TOP tier , CALLING IT NOW

 

[Drazile]

Mario TOP tier , CALLING IT NOW

Mario was the worst in the demo IMO, with Villager as the best.

 

[Cherenando]

Mario was the worst in the demo IMO, with Villager as the best.

I don't Know about that .... I caped Villager's ballon recovery and his side smash and that thing he rides and the thing he took from me back to him with mario and did pretty good

I think mario is the best from the Demo , maybe it is because he's that all around character Sakurai wants him to be

 

[AkumaXDemon]

his dash attack does not really feel like it is buffed. It's slower and not attacking on the place where you push A. He jumps even further with a slice, making his dashattack require way more space. Oh, and his up air looks weird :S

Very true.

 

[Drazile]

I don't Know about that .... I caped Villager's ballon recovery and his side smash and that thing he rides and the thing he took from me back to him with mario and did pretty good

I think mario is the best from the Demo , maybe it is because he's that all around character Sakurai wants him to be

Hmm, Mario just seems too melee-based to me (fighting style, not game).

 

[Ceadda]

I didn't. You replied to the wrong person.

Omg sorry!!! Really sorry. I was wondering why i didn't get a hate message yet. Again, sorry buddy.[/quote]
Haha It's all good dude. Don't worry about it.

 

[Neos]

Any glitch so we can play other characters?

 

[Pee-Gcuatro20]

Its sucks how the regular demo only has 30plays while the special edition is unlimited.Damn you sakurai

 

[gamerjohn1991]

I'm skeptical about the demo coins... I was sure that I read somewhere that they were transferrable, and I was right, it was on the demo on the E-shop. BUT Nintendo FAQ's says otherwise.

http://nintendonews.com/2014/09/nintendo-smash-bros-3ds-demo-gold/

I'd really like to have my gold transferred. But maybe it depends of the version of the Demo ? Special transfers, "normal" can't ? Or the other way around ? I don't know...

Those. Big. Dumb. LIARS!!!

 

[Smasherofswag21]

I"m going to rack up a hefty amount of coins before the full game releases. I hope it transfers.

Sakuria said it was only for fun but I was thinking the same thing (all the wasted coins)

 

[waterlong]

I havn't turned 3DS off since the download.
anyone else?

 

[Drazile]

I havn't turned 3DS off since the download.
anyone else?

Pfft, I haven't turned mine of in months.