Ranking at #45 on my Super Smash Bros. 4 fighter rankings is Yoshi, who is chronologically the sixth member of the original 12. He made his debut in the 1990 SNES launch title Super Mario World. His original role was Mario's steed. In that game, he was trapped in an egg by Bowser, but he was freed by Mario. He was on a quest to rescue the seven baby Yoshis, who were abducted by the Koopalings. Yoshi is the second most popular Nintendo character in Japan, second only to Mario. I am certainly not a big fan of Yoshi for several reasons. Most of his games have very childish presentations. He reminds me of Lip from Panel de Pon, my least favorite Nintendo character. He symbolizes fertility, as the Yoshi franchise insignia suggests. Yoshi has appeared in a huge number of video games. He is the cutest Nintendo character ever. In the Super Smash Bros. series, he is not recommended for Super Smash Bros. novices.
The Yoshi species goes all the back before Mario's time. The prequel, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island focuses on the Yoshi species' past. Yoshis come in different colors, with green being the most common, and white being the rarest. Green, red, yellow, and blue Yoshis were the original four Yoshi colors, introduced in Super Mario World. Pink, cyan, brown, and purple Yoshi were introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Orange, black, and white Yoshi were introduced in Yoshi's Story, where video game musician Kazumi Totaka provided the voice for the Yoshi species.
The creation of Yoshi was triggered shortly after the original release of NES classic Super Mario Bros., a true classic (selling over 300 million copies). Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Yoshi was created, the Nintendo staff wanted Mario to ride a dinosaur. That feat was technically impossible until the SNES was developed.
Friday, January 30, 2015
My Super Smash Bros. 4 Rankings: #46 Jigglypuff
Earlier tonight, I beat Classic Mode and All-Star mode as Jigglypuff, whom I have ranked at number #45 out of 48. Jigglypuff, who made its debut in Pokémon Red and Blue, is too light weight, and it gets knocked out instantly when its shield is broken. Jigglypuff is recommended for veteran Super Smash Bros. players.
My Super Smash Bros. 4 Rankings: #47 Wario
Next, at number 48, on my fighter rankings on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii is Wario. He made his debut as a villain in Super Mario Land 2: The 6 Golden Coins. He later established his own franchise. He hates Mario and loves money; he is so materialistic.
The top 24 of American Idol season XIV
The American Idol XIV live shows begin February 25
The top 24 of American Idol XIV, according to theidolpad.net spoilers are:
Males (alphabetically by last name):
Quentin Alexander
Clark Beckham
Riley Bria (Nashville auditions)
Adam Ezeglian (New York auditions)
Nick Fradiani, Jr.
Trevor Douglas Haueisen
Qaasim Middleton (New York auditions)
Rayvon Owen (San Francisco auditions)
Mark Andrew Pudas
Daniel Seavey (San Francisco auditions)
Michael Simeon Smith (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Savion Wright (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Females (alphabetically by last name):
Shannon Berthiaume
Jackie Cole (AKA Jax)
Joey Cook
Sarina Joi-Crowe (American Idol X Hollywood, American Idol XII Hollywood, American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Adanna Duru (The Voice Season 3 Battle Round) (San Francisco auditions)
Alexis Gomez
Lovey James
Tyanna Jones (San Francisco auditions)
Loren Lott (Nashville auditions)
Shaina "Shi" Scott (New York auditions)
Maddie Walker (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Katherine Winston
I am pulling for Sarina Joi Crowe.
The top 24 of American Idol XIV, according to theidolpad.net spoilers are:
Males (alphabetically by last name):
Quentin Alexander
Clark Beckham
Riley Bria (Nashville auditions)
Adam Ezeglian (New York auditions)
Nick Fradiani, Jr.
Trevor Douglas Haueisen
Qaasim Middleton (New York auditions)
Rayvon Owen (San Francisco auditions)
Mark Andrew Pudas
Daniel Seavey (San Francisco auditions)
Michael Simeon Smith (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Savion Wright (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Females (alphabetically by last name):
Shannon Berthiaume
Jackie Cole (AKA Jax)
Joey Cook
Sarina Joi-Crowe (American Idol X Hollywood, American Idol XII Hollywood, American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Adanna Duru (The Voice Season 3 Battle Round) (San Francisco auditions)
Alexis Gomez
Lovey James
Tyanna Jones (San Francisco auditions)
Loren Lott (Nashville auditions)
Shaina "Shi" Scott (New York auditions)
Maddie Walker (American Idol XIII Green Mile)
Katherine Winston
I am pulling for Sarina Joi Crowe.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
My Super Smash Bros. 4 Rankings: #48 Duck Hunt
My ranking on the Super Smash Bros. 4 roster has begun. My least favorite character is Duck Hunt, who debuted on the 1985 NES game with the same name.
Throughout Duck Hunt, the object of the game is to shoot all ducks with a limited amount of bullets and time. By plugging in a controller in the player 2 slot on the NES, a duck can be controlled by a second human player to a limited extent. The opening cinematic of the 1984 NES game shows that the scent hound is the one who finds the ducks in the first place. If the player (or hunter) fails to shoot all the ducks, the scent hound would infamously laugh at the hunter's misfortune before slinking back down behind the grass.
Duck Hunt is an unlockable character in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4. It consists of a dog with a duck on its back fighting side by side, with gunmen from Wild Gunmen and cans from Hogan's Alley in tow.
Duck Hunt is the only newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4 that did not appear as a major character in any games featured in Nintendo's seventh and eighth generation consoles except the Super Smash Bros. series.
The scent hound from Duck Hunt, Palutena from Kid Icarus, and Wii Fit Trainer are the only playable characters in Super Smash Bros. 4 that did not have a playable appearance in any other game.
Throughout Duck Hunt, the object of the game is to shoot all ducks with a limited amount of bullets and time. By plugging in a controller in the player 2 slot on the NES, a duck can be controlled by a second human player to a limited extent. The opening cinematic of the 1984 NES game shows that the scent hound is the one who finds the ducks in the first place. If the player (or hunter) fails to shoot all the ducks, the scent hound would infamously laugh at the hunter's misfortune before slinking back down behind the grass.
Duck Hunt is an unlockable character in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4. It consists of a dog with a duck on its back fighting side by side, with gunmen from Wild Gunmen and cans from Hogan's Alley in tow.
Duck Hunt is the only newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4 that did not appear as a major character in any games featured in Nintendo's seventh and eighth generation consoles except the Super Smash Bros. series.
The scent hound from Duck Hunt, Palutena from Kid Icarus, and Wii Fit Trainer are the only playable characters in Super Smash Bros. 4 that did not have a playable appearance in any other game.
My two cents on Super Smash Bros. 4
I have been playing Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 3DS and Wii extensively. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was a disappointment. Fire Emblem Awakening was my saving grace.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was released in North America on October 3, 2014. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was released in North America on November 21, 2014. I prefer the Wii game over the 3DS game. The 3DS game was just a preview of what is to come on the Wii game. The Wii U game is more difficult than the 3DS game.
Classic mode differs between the 3DS game and the Wii game. Classic mode in the 3DS game is like a flowchart. Classic mode in the Wii game is like a Chess board. Introduced in these games is Master Core, whose forms are, in order, Master Giant, Master Beast, Master Edges, and Master Shadow. In the 3DS game, Classic mode can be played with only one player. In the Wii U game, it can be played with either one or two players, except that the Wii U exclusive form Master Fortress is available only in one-player Classic mode. In All-Star mode, the 3DS game has you fight the characters in chronological order, but for the Wii U game, it is backwards. All-Star mode can be played with either one or two players. These modes must be played with only one player in order for them to count for Challenges.
The 3DS game has about 140 music tracks. The Wii U game has about 400 music tracks, including most of the tracks from the 3DS game. Tracks with the red "Remix" icon are song arrangements made specifically for these Super Smash Bros. games. Tracks with the black "Remix" icon are song arrangements borrowed from previous Super Smash Bros. games. Tracks with the "Original" icon are either original compositions or songs borrowed directly from their original games.
Here is the fighter roster (Bold denotes unlockable characters. Bold Italic denotes characters that must be unlocked in the 3DS game but are available from the get-go in the Wii U game):
The Original 12 (chronologically):
These are the fighters whose first Super Smash Bros. appearance was in the original Super Smash Bros. game and have been playable in the series since.
Mario
Donkey Kong
Luigi
Link
Samus
Yoshi
Captain Falcon
Kirby
Fox
Ness
Pikachu
Jigglypuff
Note: Unlike the previous Super Smash Bros. games, the whole original 12 is available from the get-go in the Wii U game. In the 3DS game, only Ness and Jigglypuff have to be unlocked.
Melee Veterans (chronologically):
These fighters were introduced to the roster in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Mr. Game & Watch
Peach
Bowser
Zelda
Dr. Mario (absent from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Marth
Falco
Mewtwo (downloadable)
Sheik
Ganondorf
Note: Ice Climbers was intended to be in Super Smash Bros. 4, but was cut due to the limitations of the Nintendo 3DS. Ice Climbers could run smoothly on the Nintendo Wii U, but the Nintendo 3DS could not have the two-in-one coding of the duo, and in order to keep the roster uniform between two versions, they had to be cut from Super Smash Bros. 4.
Brawl Veterans (chronologically):
R.O.B.
Pit
King Dedede
Wario
Meta Knight
Diddy Kong
Charizard
Zero Suit Samus
Olimar
Ike
Lucario
Newcomers (chronologically):
These are fighters who have newly joined the Super Smash Bros. roster.
Pac-Man
Little Mac
Duck Hunt
Palutena
Mega Man
Villager
Bowser, Jr.
Rosalina & Luma
Wii Fit Trainer
Shulk
Dark Pit
Robin
Lucina
Greninja
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was released in North America on October 3, 2014. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was released in North America on November 21, 2014. I prefer the Wii game over the 3DS game. The 3DS game was just a preview of what is to come on the Wii game. The Wii U game is more difficult than the 3DS game.
Classic mode differs between the 3DS game and the Wii game. Classic mode in the 3DS game is like a flowchart. Classic mode in the Wii game is like a Chess board. Introduced in these games is Master Core, whose forms are, in order, Master Giant, Master Beast, Master Edges, and Master Shadow. In the 3DS game, Classic mode can be played with only one player. In the Wii U game, it can be played with either one or two players, except that the Wii U exclusive form Master Fortress is available only in one-player Classic mode. In All-Star mode, the 3DS game has you fight the characters in chronological order, but for the Wii U game, it is backwards. All-Star mode can be played with either one or two players. These modes must be played with only one player in order for them to count for Challenges.
The 3DS game has about 140 music tracks. The Wii U game has about 400 music tracks, including most of the tracks from the 3DS game. Tracks with the red "Remix" icon are song arrangements made specifically for these Super Smash Bros. games. Tracks with the black "Remix" icon are song arrangements borrowed from previous Super Smash Bros. games. Tracks with the "Original" icon are either original compositions or songs borrowed directly from their original games.
Here is the fighter roster (Bold denotes unlockable characters. Bold Italic denotes characters that must be unlocked in the 3DS game but are available from the get-go in the Wii U game):
The Original 12 (chronologically):
These are the fighters whose first Super Smash Bros. appearance was in the original Super Smash Bros. game and have been playable in the series since.
Mario
Donkey Kong
Luigi
Link
Samus
Yoshi
Captain Falcon
Kirby
Fox
Ness
Pikachu
Jigglypuff
Note: Unlike the previous Super Smash Bros. games, the whole original 12 is available from the get-go in the Wii U game. In the 3DS game, only Ness and Jigglypuff have to be unlocked.
Melee Veterans (chronologically):
These fighters were introduced to the roster in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Mr. Game & Watch
Peach
Bowser
Zelda
Dr. Mario (absent from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Marth
Falco
Mewtwo (downloadable)
Sheik
Ganondorf
Note: Ice Climbers was intended to be in Super Smash Bros. 4, but was cut due to the limitations of the Nintendo 3DS. Ice Climbers could run smoothly on the Nintendo Wii U, but the Nintendo 3DS could not have the two-in-one coding of the duo, and in order to keep the roster uniform between two versions, they had to be cut from Super Smash Bros. 4.
Brawl Veterans (chronologically):
R.O.B.
Pit
King Dedede
Wario
Meta Knight
Diddy Kong
Charizard
Zero Suit Samus
Olimar
Ike
Lucario
Newcomers (chronologically):
These are fighters who have newly joined the Super Smash Bros. roster.
Pac-Man
Little Mac
Duck Hunt
Palutena
Mega Man
Villager
Bowser, Jr.
Rosalina & Luma
Wii Fit Trainer
Shulk
Dark Pit
Robin
Lucina
Greninja
American Idol XIII Results
American Idol season XIII came down to Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene. Malaya Watson was eliminated too early, at 8th place. The Judges' Save should have been used on her instead of Sam Woolf.
Here is how American Idol XIII came down:
Winner: Caleb Johnson
Runner-Up: Jena Irene
3rd Place: Alex Preston (the troubadour)
4th Place: Jessica Meuse (the Slapout, Alabama rebel)
5th Place: Sam Woolf (the heartthrob)
6th Place: CJ Harris (a Darius Rucker wannabe)
7th Place: Dexter Roberts
8th Place: Malaya Watson (the teen diva)
9th Place: Majesty Rose (the preschool teacher)
10th Place: MK Nobilette (Lesbian soul singer)
11th Place: Ben Briley
12th Place: Emily Piriz
13th Place: Kristen O'Connor
American Idol XIV begins January 7, 2015. Those who made the live shows in American Idol XII or XIII are eligible to re-audition.
Here is how American Idol XIII came down:
Winner: Caleb Johnson
Runner-Up: Jena Irene
3rd Place: Alex Preston (the troubadour)
4th Place: Jessica Meuse (the Slapout, Alabama rebel)
5th Place: Sam Woolf (the heartthrob)
6th Place: CJ Harris (a Darius Rucker wannabe)
7th Place: Dexter Roberts
8th Place: Malaya Watson (the teen diva)
9th Place: Majesty Rose (the preschool teacher)
10th Place: MK Nobilette (Lesbian soul singer)
11th Place: Ben Briley
12th Place: Emily Piriz
13th Place: Kristen O'Connor
American Idol XIV begins January 7, 2015. Those who made the live shows in American Idol XII or XIII are eligible to re-audition.
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