Super Smash Bros. Brawl

dude with a gun” (Chriskohler). The developers try shutting down all complaints with the protest that the “average” gamer won’t try to go for the interesting, unique cover, but for what is familiar to the point of over use, all because it’s a woman. Of course, for most instances of sexism in video games, developers usually have a smooth excuse for explaining away their troublesome portrayal of women. In the most recent addition of Super Smash Bros, this very problem crops up with what normally should have been one of the most positive influences of females in video games. Samus Aran, protagonist of the Metroid Prime series, was a revolutionist in the battle for women’s representation in video games. Players were shocked when the bounty hunter, beneath the heavy armor that concealed her identity in earlier games, was revealed to be female in the original release of the series. Since then she has appeared in many more Metroid Prime games, and has joined several other famous Nintendo characters as fighters in the brawl game Super Smash Bros. At first, she appeared in her full armor, but in the most recent game, she appears not only in her armor, but in her skin- tight Zero-suit as well. This outfit is supposed to be her under armor, which would be understandable by itself, but the designer also gave her a pair of 4 inch high heeled “rocket boots” along with the skin tight clothes. Obviously that didn’t go over without comment from some of the feminist gamers. To…

Mother is the Japanese name for a role-playing video game series that started with Mother on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1989 and ended in 2006 with Mother 3 on the Game Boy Advance. Fans in America should know the series by the name Earthbound. The series has become known for its great storytelling, humor, and characters. Despite a bright appearance at most points, the games tend to have very dark undertones involving issues often faced in real life, particularly by children. As…

The engraved NINTENDO GAMECUBE on the back has given me motivation to name this a Nintendo Gamecube Controller, although the people of this era most likely gave it a much more unique name. With our knowledge of gaming in these times, this was a very social object, with people using it at large gatherings. As it was found with an old box with the title of Super Smash Bros. Melee, bearing similar markings, we can conclude that it was mostly used in tandem with this object, an ancient video game.…

Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch, commonly shorthanded to Smash Switch, (スーパースマッシュブラザーズアルティメット, Great Fray Smash Brothers ∞) is the 5th (6th if you count Super Smash Bros For Wii U) installment in the Super Smash Brothers series. Released for the Nintendo Switch, this game was developed with the goal of being the most expansive Smash Bros. game in years, celebrating Nintendo's, Super Smash Bros.', and gaming as a whole. Sora Ltd. and Namco Bandai both are credited as developers for the…

Super Smash Brothers Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube is a unique styled fighting game that was originally made to be a fun and casual party game to be played with your friends. For the people that have played this game but are also not aware of the massive competitive community for this game see it just as that, a casual game played for fun with friends. After you discover the in depth community that is behind this game from 2001 you realize a couple of things; This game is way more than what…

Anita Sarkeesian, feminist media critic, blogger, and public speaker, was once sent into hiding by a death threat because of her views on women in video games. She created videos called Tropes vs. Women. In her videos, she explains how women are portrayed in video games. She says in one of her videos that most damsel in distress based games follow the Subject-Object Dichotomy. Saying that the subject, or main character that is usually a male, must find the object, or the girl. A great example of…

Video games help children excel in today 's world. Children are introduced to technology at a young age; whether that technology is a full sized computer or Leapfrog, a child has interacted with it. Leapfrog is a great introduction for adolescents, it teaches kids the bare necessities that are needed when they start school (basic math and English). Technology is always changing, there is always something new out to help children progress further. Playing video games is a great way to improve an…

from or cooperation with Atari led to a game market flooded with shovelware and to clearance bins filled with unsellable junk. This in turn led to gun-shy retailers and consumers.” (Cunningham). Everybody thought the home console gaming industry was long gone, but then the savior of the gaming industry arrived, the NES. When Nintendo released the NES in America they didn’t try to sell it as a console, they tried to sell it as a toy. So they made a super bundle which came with not just the…

Top 4 secrets behind Nintendo Games: Learn about Mario Kart and Pokemon Nintendo is the greatest video game company of all-time. That should be considered a fact, and not an opinion. Some of their most famous games, like Pokemon and Mario Kart, have some unknown secrets, though. If you are curious on what they are, then stop wondering and continue reading. SECRET 1: MARIO KART 64 Many still consider Mario Kart 64 as the greatest Mario Kart game of all time. However, did you know about the…

Nic does not change throughout the novel. Discuss The character Nicasylus does change significantly throughout the novel Pankration. In the beginning of the story Nic was a spoilt boy but as Nic forges friendships with people of all kinds, his attitude to others and to his life changed drastically. He meets slaves and slave-masters, the poor and the rich. As he sees both sides of the spectrum, he realises how hard life can be and slowly changes his attitude towards others as well as his…