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The Ness Support Thread
- Thread starter DekuBoy
- Start date
DekuBoy
Smash Lord
Finally updated the supporters page...
PSIguy89
Smash Ace
W00t!!!! Ness PWNS!
^just had to say it
^just had to say it
Fandangox
Smash Lord
You can add me too, I would really like to see him in brawl
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
Woot, Sakurai is probably making all the original unlockables unlockable again 
NESS ftw!!!1eleven
NESS ftw!!!1eleven
PSIguy89
Smash Ace
that would make my day ^^
if for soome reason Ness has to be unlocked i look at it this way. it just means hes totally worth it
if for soome reason Ness has to be unlocked i look at it this way. it just means hes totally worth it
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
Ness is worth it, Sakurai probably un-nerfed him, and wanted to surprise people.
brawlmaniac
Smash Lord
You can put me on that list if it's still growing and you haven't already sent it in. I always used to play as Ness in melee.
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
Put me on the list too.
PSIguy89
Smash Ace
has anyone else here played MOTHER 2 because of Ness? i didn't know the game he came from until i really started liking him in both smash bros games, then i went out and bought his game ^^ (and all the other MOTHER games aswell)
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
I hope earthbound gets put on Virtual console the same week/month as Ness' confirmation if he is confirmed.
PSIguy89
Smash Ace
that would be sweet! i've been waiting for that game since i got my wii (the day it came out)
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
A great game that EarthBound.
It truly breaks the mold in quirkyness...
It truly breaks the mold in quirkyness...
PSIguy89
Smash Ace
yep yep, such a breath of freshair
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
Nintendo needs to put some new games up there, even if they aren't like full fledged adventures they could be something simple.. including their characters.
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
I think Shigesato Itoi(EB creator) said he wasn't doing anymore EarthBound games. It's in a link or interview somewhere.
ThoraxeRMG
Smash Ace
If this happened, I would piss my pants.
You can quote me on this.
True, Mother 3 was the final one.
raymanbud714
Smash Journeyman
Ive never really played a ness game... 0.0 so i wouldnt be supporting him... sorry...
Big-Cat
Challenge accepted.
I'm not going to say anything about your support (or lack of) but Ness' series is called MOTHER.
Luke Groundwalker
Smash Lord
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Shigesato Itoi likes to change his mind a lot, trust me. It's completely possible, knowing him, that he'll make another game if he feels like it.
I'm guessing right now he really doesn't have much inspiration to make a sequel, but trust me, if he does he'll do it knowing him.
ThoraxeRMG
Smash Ace
Well, he better make another Mother, and soon.
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
You know, maybe we can get Deku Boy, the topic creator, to post some EB info in the first post . EB is a great game, but not everyone knows about as much as those who played it. Directly from the greatest EarthBound fan site, Starmen.net, is this sum up of what EB is all about:
http://starmen.net/mother2/
In 1995, RPGs were stuck in a rut that Dragon Quest had dug. Most were still set in medieval times, with knights and mages battling mythical monsters with swords and magic. Few games dared to defy this mold until EarthBound (MOTHER 2 as it is known in Japan). No other game was like it, except maybe its prequel, MOTHER, which had not been released outside of Japan. EarthBound introduced, and even today continues to introduce, RPG fans to an entirely different experience.
The story is set in the 1990s in Eagleland, a kitschy and romanticized parody of America (perfect lawns and quiet suburbs). No dragons, mystical knights, or staff-wielding wizards appear in this game. You are just an average 13 year old kid from the suburbs...until the night a meteor lands in your backyard. The local wildlife start attacking you, a gang of local hoodlums begins causing trouble downtown, you realize that you have psychic powers, and a mysterious messenger from the future tells you that you are destined to save the world.
But, before you face any of this, your mom reminds you to change out of your pajamas.
Armed with a cracked baseball bat, a lucky charm for protection, and whatever food you can find (including whatever gets thrown into the trashcan outside the burger joint), you begin your quest to stop the evil alien Giygas from destroying the world.
A few highlights from the game:
* obsessive-compulsive police roadblocks
* bribing crooked politicians
* saving a girl kidnapped by a cult obsessed with the color blue
* solving a town's zombie problem
* freeing a race of aliens enslaved by a talking pile of puke
* fighting hippies with toothbrushes
* wandering inside a psychedelic minus-world ruled by an evil statue
* being taught by a talking monkey how to teleport
But, before you get too involved in these kinds of things, you should remember to call your mother. If you go too long without hearing her voice, you'll get homesick.
In addition to this, the EarthBound universe draws heavily from pop culture. Some references/hat-tips you might pick up if you're paying attention:
* The Beatles
* Chuck Berry
* Monty Python
* Blues Brothers
* Little Rascals
* The Loch Ness Monster
* Stonehenge
* More Sci-fi-Horror B-Movies from the 1950's than you can count
The massive success of MOTHER 2 in Japan prompted Nintendo of America to give EarthBound a pretty heavy-duty marketing campaign - posters in video game stores and rental chains, ads in magazines, coupons for $10 off the purchase of the game, and even TV commercials (still pretty rare for video games back in 1995). The best part is that the campaign's slogan was "This Game Stinks."
In addition to the marketing materials, the fine folks at NOA poured their heart and soul into one of the funniest and most thorough players' guides ever to come with a game. It even came with scratch 'n sniff trading cards at the back, one of which was a 'mystery scent' (that turned out to be pizza) that you could mail in to Nintendo and get a free air freshener (which bore the image of a pizza man from the game). Even EarthBound's box was an advertisement: instead of a regular SNES game box, EarthBound came in a huge, brightly colored box which held both the game and the free player's guide.
Despite the hype and effort, EarthBound did not sell well in America. This was due partially to EarthBound's simple graphics, which weren't designed to push the graphical capabilities of the SNES like other titles of its era (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI). Even today the simple graphics serve as a stumbling block for many potential gamers, but they belie EarthBound's brilliant plot and dialogue.
The more people who learns more about EB, the better. Right!?
http://starmen.net/mother2/
In 1995, RPGs were stuck in a rut that Dragon Quest had dug. Most were still set in medieval times, with knights and mages battling mythical monsters with swords and magic. Few games dared to defy this mold until EarthBound (MOTHER 2 as it is known in Japan). No other game was like it, except maybe its prequel, MOTHER, which had not been released outside of Japan. EarthBound introduced, and even today continues to introduce, RPG fans to an entirely different experience.
The story is set in the 1990s in Eagleland, a kitschy and romanticized parody of America (perfect lawns and quiet suburbs). No dragons, mystical knights, or staff-wielding wizards appear in this game. You are just an average 13 year old kid from the suburbs...until the night a meteor lands in your backyard. The local wildlife start attacking you, a gang of local hoodlums begins causing trouble downtown, you realize that you have psychic powers, and a mysterious messenger from the future tells you that you are destined to save the world.
But, before you face any of this, your mom reminds you to change out of your pajamas.
Armed with a cracked baseball bat, a lucky charm for protection, and whatever food you can find (including whatever gets thrown into the trashcan outside the burger joint), you begin your quest to stop the evil alien Giygas from destroying the world.
A few highlights from the game:
* obsessive-compulsive police roadblocks
* bribing crooked politicians
* saving a girl kidnapped by a cult obsessed with the color blue
* solving a town's zombie problem
* freeing a race of aliens enslaved by a talking pile of puke
* fighting hippies with toothbrushes
* wandering inside a psychedelic minus-world ruled by an evil statue
* being taught by a talking monkey how to teleport
But, before you get too involved in these kinds of things, you should remember to call your mother. If you go too long without hearing her voice, you'll get homesick.
In addition to this, the EarthBound universe draws heavily from pop culture. Some references/hat-tips you might pick up if you're paying attention:
* The Beatles
* Chuck Berry
* Monty Python
* Blues Brothers
* Little Rascals
* The Loch Ness Monster
* Stonehenge
* More Sci-fi-Horror B-Movies from the 1950's than you can count
The massive success of MOTHER 2 in Japan prompted Nintendo of America to give EarthBound a pretty heavy-duty marketing campaign - posters in video game stores and rental chains, ads in magazines, coupons for $10 off the purchase of the game, and even TV commercials (still pretty rare for video games back in 1995). The best part is that the campaign's slogan was "This Game Stinks."
In addition to the marketing materials, the fine folks at NOA poured their heart and soul into one of the funniest and most thorough players' guides ever to come with a game. It even came with scratch 'n sniff trading cards at the back, one of which was a 'mystery scent' (that turned out to be pizza) that you could mail in to Nintendo and get a free air freshener (which bore the image of a pizza man from the game). Even EarthBound's box was an advertisement: instead of a regular SNES game box, EarthBound came in a huge, brightly colored box which held both the game and the free player's guide.
Despite the hype and effort, EarthBound did not sell well in America. This was due partially to EarthBound's simple graphics, which weren't designed to push the graphical capabilities of the SNES like other titles of its era (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI). Even today the simple graphics serve as a stumbling block for many potential gamers, but they belie EarthBound's brilliant plot and dialogue.
The more people who learns more about EB, the better. Right!?
DekuBoy
Smash Lord
I would post that, but I'm using my Wii. I need a USB key board!
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
Ness fans should probably go to this thread and not this other thread:
http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=112542&page=48
Anyway, lets keep supporting Ness everyone.
http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=112542&page=48
Anyway, lets keep supporting Ness everyone.
finalark
SNORLAX
... well, if we're lucky he could be an Assist Trophy.
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
Why are you trolling, making a statement like that will most likely start trouble.
and if you don't want to appear as a troll atleast back up what you say..
he will be an assist trophy why..?
if we're lucky? what for?
finalark
SNORLAX
He's out, for all of the Ness fans out there, you may just get to see him as an Assist Trophy.
finalark
SNORLAX
Hehe, very nice.
DeuceBlade
Smash Champion
The trolls are hungry tonight.
AdmantNESS
Smash Ace
^They sure are...
Luke Groundwalker
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I rather see him as a sticker to be honest.
Johnknight1
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F*** you! Seirously, Ness had better be a alternate Lucas outfit, or I'm gonna send hate mail to Nintendo complaining that I HATE JAPAN ONLY CHARACTERS!
Send them back to the contintent they failed in. The reason most series remain Japan-only is that they fail in this day and age, period. That is the case 90%-95% of the time. The other 5%-10% is cultural stuff, which is understandable. Still, most series that never reach here are failures. The few that do that aren't Nintendo or Sony made are generally poor, average, or mediocre games. *points at reviews* There are acceptions, but that is the case most of the time. One of the few times is long-running series, like Fire Emblem, which is a rare exception.
MOTHER 3 is just the fact that Reggie sucks, and should stop focusing on crap like Nintendogs, non-gamer stuff, and light gamer stuff soley and start caring about fans as a whole. Shigesato Itoi probably doesn't know the MOTHER 3 international release outcry, but Reggie has stated he does. The fact is Reggie is a failure as a Nintendo of America President, and always will.
Good thing Miyamoto doesn't fail like these guys, and same with Kojima. That is why they will ALWAYS have more loyal fans then most (if not all) other game makers.
Also, Sakurai's graphic design team should stop being lame with alternate colors (no one likes colors, we like costumes/looks; they are clearly not seeing the way the fans see it), and make Ness a alternate Ness outfit. Do that for every cut character from Melee to Brawl, because it is the least you can do for the fans. Otherwise, might as well stab them in the balls. Dr. Mario, Pichu, Roy, Shiek (that'd be hard, but it should be done if Shiek is cut), anyone cut needs to be a alternate costume. That way, the fans are still happy.
It is the LEAST THEY CAN DO, and they better do it, or they'll have a nice new enemy in me.
O, and finalark, may your most desired characters for Brawl not even make it in the game.
And all you trolls, stop being a**es, or GTFO!
PrettyGoodYear
Smash Lord
Did you even play EarthBound, ever?
MOTHER 3 wasn't a failure...
Characters are cut in fighting games all the time, get used to it.
Oooh, how scary.
error_alt_delete
Smash Champion
ok, complain about sakurai doing what he intended to do since melee.
so...the japanese suck at makeing games? stick to playing your X-box and halo. if you havtn realized, all of nintendo's games were originaly japanese. and alot of the ones that are japan only are high quality, just not as big as the ones such as mario or zelda. nintendo is now decideing to expand the marketing of japanese only games here, expect it more.
no comment
miyamoto is a great guy.
you do know its possible for alt costumes to be unlockable right?
oh one fan will hurt them so much[/SARCASM]
this spite is just unhealthy and wrong, please avoid hate like this over one character, other wise you are much worse than the person you are flameing.
I never set foot in there and dont plan on ever doing so.
DekuBoy
Smash Lord
Let's make an army and attack Nintendo!
Many people will be disappointed if Ness is cut. BTW I don't hate Lucas. I just prefer Ness.
Many people will be disappointed if Ness is cut. BTW I don't hate Lucas. I just prefer Ness.
PrettyGoodYear
Smash Lord
The japanese Lucas fans would just attack your army and win.
DekuBoy
Smash Lord
I was joking.
PrettyGoodYear
Smash Lord
so was I...