The infamous rising-lava stage Brinstar has been confirmed for a return in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
During Sakurai's pic of the day, he revealed a new costume design for Zero Suit Samus based on her Metroid: Zero Mission final design, and was very clear to point out that the slightly risqué design was created by a female designer. Zero Suit Samus' design in this game did raise some concern that the Metroid-busting bounty hunter was becoming overly sexualised, so it's understandable why Sakurai would want to highlight this particular fact.
In a secondary image he posted the same two costumes on the 3DS version – as you can see above – but the costumes were not what caught everyone's attention, more the stage they were on was the classic Brinstar stage which debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Full of different hazards and destructible terrain, a match on this stage was never dull, and it'll please Metroid and non-Metroid fans alike to see this stage return. More importantly this is another instance of a classic stage being shown in the game, and thus opens up a world of possibility for more stages from previous game to return.
What classic stages would you like to appear next? Would you like to see the graphics remain unchanged or updated for the HD era?
[source miiverse.nintendo.net]
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I can see this ending well...
I like how he point out "her FEMALE designer" to avoid some controversy... :]
I wonder if the next costume will be Samus with her power suit but that her face is unmasked.......or if her next costume will be in bikini. Not that I'm a pervert or something don't get me wrong but still.
Hope that brinstar stage is in the wiiu version
Ooohhh my favorite color is orange.
I'm pretty sure this isn't the first classic stage to be revealed. Jungle Japes from melee and Green Hill Zone from brawl have already been confirmed.
@Tsurii897 The 3DS version looks more like Brawl than the Wii U version if you ask me.
Worried about her becoming overly sexualised? This is an alt costume for Zero Suit Samus. Just look at the Zero Suit! If ZSS is fine, so is this. Both appeared in the Metroid games.
I find it funny that Brinstar's reveal is the headline, when most people didn't even seem to notice it after seeing the costumes.
@PLATINUM7 We felt it was worth pointing out!
Awesome
I hope that Other M's military outfit (and haircut) is in as well
This Pic of the Day must've really pleased the fans as within the first hour it was shown, the comment limit was already reached. I'm not one of those people who stays up late for this kind of stuff, but my current timezone lets me see the Potd without staying up late.
I'm in love with them. These actually look really great.
Some people are going crazy over this, like Nintendo is treating Samus like a Dead or Alive girl.
@Xilef Yes, but Dead or Alive is worse with this kind of stuff and since you know about the game, I'm sure you know why.
Samus is a hottie in Smash Bros Wii U.
@Tsurii897 The graphics in brawl (edit: *er, smash 4) , especially the characters, are rather lackluster when compared to the rest of Ninty's star line-up, I've been disappointed by them since the reveal trailer but that WILL NOT make a difference to if I buy the game or not
Fountain of Dreams for Wii U hopefully.
Great to see another Melee stage confirmed. I know people will cry about her being over sexualized for Smash Bros but honestly it is a costume taken straight from a Metroid game anyway. As a side note I think I'm happy most women don't look like this anyway. She needs to eat something! Ha. Jokes aside though, I think even her lack of fat whatsoever makes sense for her anyway. If you've ever played a Metroid game you know how athletic she is (more so than a normal human)
On one hand, those costumes are from my favorite Metroid game: Metroid Zero MIssion. On the other hand, a lot of middle school boys are going to be reeeeaaall happy right now. I'm sure google's search engines will be flooded with Samus requests after this game releases.
Ugh. The fact that Nintendo consistently does this with Samus these days kills me.
I like these costumes better than the Zero Suit. It seems more like what...someone would normally wear.
I like this outfit, all we need now is delfino shirt Mario and then I justify playing Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Summertime" over the regular music.
Also, I just noticed how incredibly flexible Samus is. Damn, girl.
Here comes the Feminist White Knight's comments...
Anyway, she looks like a topical girl with rollerblades you would see skating next to the beach in a late 80s movie. lol
They should call it "beach volleyball Samus".
I know they would be wearing a whole lot less if they were playing beach volleyball but that's the first thing that popped into my mind, probably b/c there were 2 of them in different color outfits.
Don't they usually only show 1 of each character in these? Can somebody find me another photo w/ the same character twice. Guess you can never have enough skin.
@Xilef - W/ DoA its not about the outfits, it sabout the bounce. And while the potential is obviously there for a whole lot of bouncing w/ these outfits, we'll need to see them in action for that.
LOL Sakurai just trolled Ubisoft. Too much! Can't. Stop. Laughing!
@Tsurii897 ZZS looks cool but I sort of agree with you. Some characters like Palutena, Zelda, Robin and Lucina, don't look as great as they should be. I would have preffered Samus model from Other M. She wasn't skinny on that game. As for Lucina and Robin, something closer to the reveal trailer, like Semi- celshaded graphic style
@Ryu_Niiyama because of the whole "there were no female assasins in Paris, for AC Unity"?
I totally agree
Ohhhohoho. The smash bros miiverse community is GOING to have a ball with this one. Believe me. I visit there regularly.
What have you done... you should have seen Miiverse when this was shown i was already upset they used her Other M design
@Captain_Toad already did
@rjejr
The two megaman pic that they compiled yesterday?
And I like this and dont feel bad to admit it
@Captain_Toad You can say that again.
Green haired Samus please.
@JakeShapiro
OMG Skin. I SEE SKIN.
...have you played a Metroid game? These costumes are taken right from Zerio Mission.
The female Wii fit trainer is jelly.
People who complain about Samusl clearly havent beaten the NES Metroid fast enough....or heard of Rule 34....
Another reason why the 3ds version might be better. Unique stages.
Nice outfit Samus 0.0
@LUIGITORNADO
Isn't the blue one from Metroid Fusion?
As a side note, this was kind of expected since they split Samus and ZSS into different characters that the alternate costumes might be her Justin Baileys of Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission. Still I don't mind this being in the game as they were already in her main Metroid games so why not in Smash!
Feminists are going to be pissed. I just think that Samus looks really weird when firing her Paralyzer with that outfit. She's waaay too flexible.
I hope there's a skimpy Captain Falcon outfit or something to balance things out and make the extreme feminists relax a bit. I find it weird that there's minor controversy about ZSS' default design when Captain Falcon looks like this: http://www.smashbros.com/images/character/captain_falcon/screen-4.jpg
Seriously, you can see his six-pack through that outfit, how's that not sexualized? Are only women not allowed to be? And it's not like every woman in Smash has giant boobs or anything, it's just Samus.
It's about time Nintendo gave owners of a XB1 and PS4 a reason to buy a WiiU, and no it wasn't the return of the Brinstar change.
This Samus outfit honestly should be the cover of both games. Maybe Mario and Link in the background. Studies of Tomb Raider games show that is what sells.
Good Lord. What a lot of prudes. When the game comes out, just shut up and fight please.
So no chance of a Zero Suit Luigi?
@vamkar what about liquid?
i guess melee stages might come back after all
Really disappointed in this.Could they not have made her boobs bigger and more bouncy?Shocking
@vamkar I remember that exact scene!!!
I'll be playing Samus with her full suit on, thank you very much. The whole zero suit thing has not won me over. I have found it pointless.
@NES_64 And the tropical shirt from Sunshine!
@vamkar are you Captain Blubber?!?
@vamkar Ok, I asked because someone on IGN posted that exact same gif in their news thread just a little bit ago. Thought that was a strange coincidence.
Anyways, still, love that scene. He pulls out a box labeled "K-9 MK II", looks at the camera and smiles.
Before people complain it could've been worse. It could've been the bikini from the original NES game's "best" ending.
Also, Eh, I didn't like that Melee stage much. I liked the N64 Brinstar stage better, as it felt a li'l larger. (I know some will disagree with me on that.) I hope they have some N64 stages included, and not just Melee & Brawl retro stages...
OH GOSH. I don't need everyone who plays Smash with me to pick that outfit. Aww geez. (You know they're gonna do it)
It's not that bad really, but like, I can see it being picked way too much.
ha ha
Brainstar is returning? Thats was a decent stage, never played on it much.
As for the outfit, theres some weird double standard here. In real life, if someone dosen't like the way someone else dresses, they are told they have the right to wear whatever they please and to stop sexualizing their body, however when it comes to video games, a woman showing some skin is oversexualization and crosses the line.
Never understood that thinking there.
@UltraLaserTen Dont forget, it's cool to blow people's faces off, rather then to see some skin. Still don't quite understand this myself
@Ony Doing what he did I think makes it worse.
It actually looks as if Samus has had a reduction from Brawl if you catch my drift. She looks more naturally proportioned, tho she is sporting some serious Shaq foot. ZSS was a fav of mine in Brawl and judging from the Treehouse and E3 tournament she looks to be a much better combatant this time around.
It's not too bad. The outfit at least looks like practical athletic sports wear for someone who is comfortable with her body rather than something designed purely to play on desire.
Lol! Love that Dr. Who animation for this topic.
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/27/18/cf/2718cf7cecf2302c908cbbd1b6a9fa99.jpg
zero suit villager for the win!
WHAT THE...
How about Lucina and Zelda?! When do they get hot outfits that show more skin?!
@DarkKirby And Palutena! I would rather have her, WFT, Rosalina and Zelda in shorts than ZSS. Like she didn't give people solid snakes before...
@Tsurii897 Yep, yep and yep.
@Jazzer94 This is what I want too. Fountain of Dreams is the best.
@LUIGITORNADO You say it like that matters at all.
Can Bayonetta be in now?
I want to see Celadon City return from the N64 personally.
@secret333 Please God let her be in it.
@LtAldoRaine This is more appropriate for what you said http://gamona-images.de/591273/scale,960,540,outside/1f5e96e3c8a524d3745f2eb89257549e.jpg and this http://37.media.tumblr.com/a828364152d39f5cfb987109eab99907/tumblr_n8qd1iMjGs1rx4ki8o1_1280.jpg
@stv176 Yeah, those are pretty good examples. Wheres the outcry about that? I think feminsm is a great cause, but there are so many misguided complaints thrown around, a big deal is made about such unimportant things. If only women were sexualized I would understand, but it's not the case and people complain anyway.
@noctowl Sonic and Pac-Man naked LMAO! But yeah, it's from her game, it's where this sexualisated stuff all began.
Dang, I'm kind of surprised that Nintendo is putting these in the game, and what Hyrule Warriors is getting away with, it's not how Nintendo usually operates. Especially with those series.
<3.<3
@drewb0203 Best? Maybe "on-par", because playing Smash on a small screen, small buttons, on a small rectangle, with back triggers that break too easily, wth a circle pad can't be the best version. Right?
Hmm, people are upset over samus in a bra and shorts, have we forgotten that the male characters are sexualized on a regular basis?
How many male characters are naked?
-Sonic
-Donkey Kong
-Pikachu and multiple other Pokemon
-etc
If anything us men should be upset!
@Jazzer94 Oh, I love FoD. How about Saffron City from Smash 64 with updated graphics?
@Artwark dude, samus is hot and not it doesnt make you or anyone a pervert, its called appreciation of females who look good, whether its sexy clothing or just regular clothes.
@Xtremetdifan they are furries so they happen to have fur so that doesnt make them naked, its only naked if they are hairless.
@Xtremetdifan sonic wears shoes and donkey kong wears a tie, they're not naked
@sinalefa - Where they both Megaman? That guy in red I thought was somebody else. You're rght though, I just went back and checked. Silly me.
In my defense I never played a lot of Megaman, but I do remember Proto man, and they do look a lot alike.
http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Proto_Man
I just wonder why he chose to reveal this costume... >____>
He obviously isn't trying to steer towards the sexual nature of Zero Suit some fans are taking on, but I would probably just have waited to launch for players to find this one rather than highlighting it. Maybe he wanted to get it out that he wasn't in charge of her apparel, but still.
@rjejr
There is this pic where they have 4 villagers, to show their different outfits. And no one complained about the upskirt in one of the female villagers
Nice! Brinstar is one of my favorite stages!
While I'm all for these alt. suits due to them being more practical and all (and a nice nod to those ending pics from Zero Mission), you can almost hear the creeps hyperventilating...
Sakurai's lying about the designer being female, obviously. I remember seeing some translated notes of concept art for Zero Mission; with one saying "I'm really going to enjoy drawing this!!!" with an arrow pointing at Samus' behind.
It's pretty sad that such a benign thing can cause people to be "outraged". Keep it up, Sakurai!
Those are some of my favorite costumes to put on Zero Suit in Project M. Love that they are official now!
To respond to the ridiculous criticisms that Samus's tops and shorts may be receiving now, I hope this same female deigner puts Samus in a bikini. I want these supposed "fans" to be very uncomfortable, without crossing the border of Samus being overly sexualized. Currently, she's no where close. These are representing designs from Metroid Zero Mission and Metroid Fusion endings.
Actually, you know what, since people want to make reference to Samus Aran being Nintendo's DOA girl have her in an unlockable pole dance. I want to see these "fans" cringe so bad over "over sexualization" that they break their face.
@DarkKirby
...When it is part of their game cannon? I'd understand the outrage if Samus never ever looked like this before. But this is just 2d ideas being brought in to a 3d world.
My question is what is kirby going to look like when he copies her... shudder
Also I think I'm glad Tharja didn't make it into the game... NOA would have had a magic curtain/cape following her around.
@noctowl
1. Thank you
2. What has been seen cannot be unseen.
@I-U At that point we might as well just include Bayonetta.
They should have a Captain Falcon in a speedo costume.
Yup! ZSS is still just as hot.
@SockoMario You can always buy a grip. But yeah, I doubt it will be better, but it sure wont be worse.
liking the new outfit on samus which they would of been a different color though not sure about that orange but what ever.... as for miiverse ppl going crazy calling it things like "its for the pervs" and such yet as sakurai pointed out a female staff was the one who even made these and added them in a rush which to me is some dedication there
i also would like to see the Other M outfit it be nice but we are kind headed towards hyrule warrios and there tons of costumes which idk is thats what smash bros should be about... o.o
@sinalefa - Well those are obviously 4 different villagers, just look at the hair.
"Up skirt" - you kill me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xzVteTeI3E
The wii u version has top notch graphics. The 3DS does not.
(in comparison to comparable 1st party games on both systems )
@Ryu_Niiyama Umm. He wears a ponytail like samus when he copies her like in Brawl? What did you think it would be?
@vamkar point made.
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