We're pretty used to seeing glitches in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at this point - an inevitability really, considering the huge number of possible inputs and actions players can cause within the game - and this one joins the glitch roster in style.
Seemingly discovered by Twitter user, Nudolf, this glitch causes an odd little scenario with assist trophies. Exact details for replicating the glitch aren't clear, but it only happens when an assist trophy is attracted to a player through a Spirit ability - as you can see below, the trophy is attracted to the player while floating through the air, causing it to land incorrectly and bounce up and down.
From there, the trophy follows the player's movements and, if you're patient enough, the black shadowy figure actually starts to creepily edge its way out of its casing. We know the game is centred around freeing spirits, but we didn't expect to see this kind of thing going on.
This isn't the first time a glitch has been found with the game's assist trophies; back in December, a glitch was found which could make infinite versions of the trophy character appear on screen. We don't know which one's the most terrifying, really.
Are you still playing through World of Light and snagging all of those Spirits? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com, via nintendosoup.com]
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This game has all the fun glitches
Gosh...
Glitch-O-Rama....
My friend's brother's girlfriend's Aunt works at Nintendo and says that if you let the shadow bounce to the top edge of the screen, and pick it up right when it crosses the smash line, the shadow will be smashed. If it just happened to be Waluigi in the trophy, he will become a playable character.
There, this generation can now spend hours trying to achieve the impossible. If you'll excuse me, I am going to attempt to get mew in my Pokemon Red cartridge.
I miss the days where these were what most glitches were and not the game breaking, save file eating monsters we have today
Looks like he learned Superman’s (Edit: or Flash’s) vibration thing to phase through the object.
glitch?
or feature?
@Kienda that's The Flashes, not Superman
@Charlie_Girl well, it appears both Flash and Superman do it.
That’s so funny! 😂
The speed up also made me realize that the floating islands in the background of Battlefield bob up and down!
This was foreseen by the indie platform fighter, Indie Pogo.
@gokev13 How DARE you waste 400 hours of my life with a hopeless venture! You're going to be featured in my next safe space YouTube video! (
The Assist Trophies are starting to revolt!
@Charlie_Girl @InklingLegend
ahem I present you with evidence that Superman did indeed vibrate his way through an object: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwRf--pQW8
He also did this in the comics to dodge and attack and enter a steel room.
Who wore it best though? That’s the real question.
@Kienda @InklingLegend
TV shows don't count as canon.
and Superman's pre-crisis powerset doesn't count, since his powers were all over the place and inconsistent. (his powerset was reconfigured beginning with John Byrne's Man of Steel [1986]).
@nintendork64
LOL
Don't blame me, blame the developers for hiding a desirable outcome behind an obscure and impossible challenge. 😉
Honestly who has the time to even find that.
@MH4 yeah the attention to detail with scenery and backdrops are amazing. I was noticing that the other day.
This sounds unique. Also, both Superman,and Flash have done the vibration thing. However, I don't know if current canon Supes has ever done that; I don't believe so, but I could be wrong.
@Kriven that's a good point, I'll co-sign on that.
@gokev13 Good point lol
This is messed-up.
I love it!
The Waluigi Virus is spreading!
Reminds me of a glitch I've been told about in a fighting game. If you let the game idle in the same stage for 80+ hours some assets would move from back to front.
The funniest thing from this to me was that the issue was reproduced twice.
Back then I found it hilarious, but now I catch myself leaving games suspended on Switch for a week or so by accident. Now I know what all those all-night soak tests were for...
Lol, this is weird.
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