Today’s update (The 14th for those reading in time machines) is all about the most iconic of all videogame items, the barrel and crate. Lets face it, there’s almost no game that they havent been in, (Pong and Pacman excepted) and in Smash, they’re back yet again, albiet with a new twist or two…
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<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614a.jpg" alt="crates" />
Sakurai and co have decided to update the barrels and crates in 2 rather different ways.
<strong>First Change:</strong> Notice how in Melee, capsules never appeared in any Yoshi level, and instead Eggs appeared? Well they’ve taken that little change and made it affect the crates and barrels, so now they match the environment too. If you’re on a Space themed level like Starfox, you’ll get metalic crates, and likewise on the twee themed stages, like Yoshi, you get some pretty big gift-wrapped boxes.
<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614b-l.jpg" alt="space barrels" />
<strong>Second Change:</strong> Anyone ever see on Corneria when a barrel appears on the top of the tail fin, the barrel rolls down, and if you’re unfortunate enough to get in the way while it’s rolling, you get hit? It’s back, but a little different. Instead of rolling, it slides down. While not too earth shattering in itself, the fact that you can <em>ride</em> the sliding crate is a nice little addition. Why grab a crate and get hit mid-throw, when you can jump on it and ram someone with it?
<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614e-l.jpg" alt="rambox" />
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<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614a.jpg" alt="crates" />
Sakurai and co have decided to update the barrels and crates in 2 rather different ways.
<strong>First Change:</strong> Notice how in Melee, capsules never appeared in any Yoshi level, and instead Eggs appeared? Well they’ve taken that little change and made it affect the crates and barrels, so now they match the environment too. If you’re on a Space themed level like Starfox, you’ll get metalic crates, and likewise on the twee themed stages, like Yoshi, you get some pretty big gift-wrapped boxes.
<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614b-l.jpg" alt="space barrels" />
<strong>Second Change:</strong> Anyone ever see on Corneria when a barrel appears on the top of the tail fin, the barrel rolls down, and if you’re unfortunate enough to get in the way while it’s rolling, you get hit? It’s back, but a little different. Instead of rolling, it slides down. While not too earth shattering in itself, the fact that you can <em>ride</em> the sliding crate is a nice little addition. Why grab a crate and get hit mid-throw, when you can jump on it and ram someone with it?
<img src="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/images/item03/item03_070614e-l.jpg" alt="rambox" />