Tag: Brawl

Diddy Kong Officially Returns to Smash Bros.

by J.C. Marquez

With his twin peanut popguns and barrel jet pack, Diddy Kong brings his jungle-themed Boba Fett-esque weaponry to the latest incarnation of the extremely popular Smash Bros. game coming later this year to Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and 2DS systems. Diddy Kong made his Smash Bros. debut in 2008’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii. Although being one of the smaller characters in the game, Diddy Kong was among one of the most unique fighters in Brawl–mainly for his quickness, ability to produce and toss banana peels at will, and being armed with an excellent recovery move which doubles as an attack. Also, that Nintendo cap looks pretty darn sweet.

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Tonight’s announcement is aptly timed with the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which has received stellar reviews from numerous gaming sites, including a glowing review from Geekscape’s own Derek Kraneveldt.

With Diddy Kong’s addition, the new Smash Bros. roster reaches 25 fighters. The game’s producer, Masahiro Sakurai, mentioned back in 2012 that he felt Brawl’s roster of 35 characters was possibly the most they could go in order to keep the game balanced. Some of the franchise’s regulars, such as Yoshi, Captain Falcon, and Jigglypuff, have yet to be formally added to the new Smash Bros.; the same goes for Snake, Ike, Ice Climbers, Falco, R.O.B., Ganondorf, Wolf, Lucas, Wario, and the Pokemon Trainer. With the number of available roster slots dwindling, it will be interesting to see who makes it and who will be cut, if any.

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Marth Returns to ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Still Androgynous as Hell!

by Josh Jackson

This morning, the folks over at smashbros.com treated us with the unexpected reveal of Marth, the main protagonist of the original Fire Emblem game in Japan. The blue haired, sword wielding pretty boy is the newest veteran to officially make his return, which caught some like myself off guard since most of the reveals have coincided with either a game’s release, or big news associated with the character, (like the Sonic: Lost World launch.)

After over a month without a significant new reveal, I have to say that Marth is making a welcomed return. Considering that the prince and his series as a whole came to achieve international attention specifically because of his Smash Bros. Melee appearance, it would feel weird at this point to release the game without him in it. Part of me was expecting him to get replaced by his Fire Emblem: Awakening counterpart, but with him now official, we’ll have to wait a little bit longer to see if the smash 3DS hit will get any representation outside of a stage. Either way, his immense attractiveness combined with the difficult task of figuring out his gender will surely continue to excite and confuse all who cross his path.

Until then, check out the screenshots released by Nintendo and see Marth in action, (when he’s not seducing Peach.) As always, check back with Geekscape as more Smash Bros. news becomes available.

SOURCE: Smashbros.com