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Brawl Stage of the Week: It's Tetris time

Last week we mentioned that we wanted to feature a DS-related stage. Reader Chris stepped up and sent us two Tetris levels, one of which we chose to feature.

Called "Sziltoj 2," this stage is meant to represent "a Tetris game in progress," according to Chris. Considering the limited amount of tools that you're given in the stage builder, we think he pulled this off pretty well. Come check out how after the break!

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Brawl Stage of the Week: The Web


Welcome to Nintendo Wii Fanboy's Brawl Stage of the Week feature, in which we showcase some of our favorite Smash Bros. Brawl stages. We'll have some themed weeks, some contest weeks, and some "whatever we damn well please" weeks to help you keep your Brawl experience fresh.

This week we're featuring a completely original stage, made by SoshiKitai. Called "The Web," Soshi considers this one his masterpiece -- and we can see why. The picture doesn't really translate how fun and crazy this stage actually is. In fact, "The Web" is so massive that not even the warp star trick can fully capture it. Luckily, you can experience it for yourself by downloading it here, but check on after the break for some more details on the stage and instructions on how to play it.

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Brawl Stage of the Week: Super Mario World


Welcome to Nintendo Wii Fanboy's "Stage of the Week" feature, in which we showcase some of our favorite Smash Bros. Brawl stages. We'll have some themed weeks, some contest weeks, and some "whatever we damn well please" weeks to help you freshen up your Brawl experience.

This week's featured Brawl stage offers a generous serving of nostalgia. Although we're sure it won't be the last classic game scene that we'll showcase here, we chose this as the first because of the creativity and execution that went into it. We're not sure where the very talented Anthony got the idea to recreate Yoshi's House from Super Mario World, but it looks absolutely smashing.

Not only that, but the stage is also fun to play on. It seems simple enough, but the multiple platforms and tiers add some variety and depth. You don't have to take our word for it, though, since you can download it for yourselves here. (Instructions for playing on the stage are located after the break!)

If you want to see one of your favorite fan-made stages (or one of your own creations!) featured here, be sure to email it as an attachment to smashsubs@nintendowiifanboy.com. From the hard, to the ridiculous, to the incredibly awesome, to the even more ridiculous, we want to see them all!

Note: Sorry for the noticeable photoshopping -- unfortunately, the Brawl camera doesn't allow you to take big enough pictures. Image credit: Anthony's site.

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Ouch, that smartsBut can I eat it?Above the cloudsIs that a tree trunk?

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Eternity's Child will include level editor

According to Luc Bernard, creator of the upcoming WiiWare title Eternity's Child, we can expect some sort of level editor to be included in the game. While he doesn't get too specific on the details, Bernard does mention that players will be able to decide where enemies spawn, where the platforms go, and they can "even write curse words" with the tools given. Beyond that, Bernard plans to make a website where people can upload their levels and vote for their favorites.

We know that a lot of you enjoy building your own stages, and things like that do tend to add extra playing hours onto a game. Does this addition make you more interested in Eternity's Child, then?

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[Via GoNintendo]

Brawl Stage of the Week: Joystiq edition


Welcome to Nintendo Wii Fanboy's "Stage of the Week" feature, in which we showcase some of our favorite Smash Bros. Brawl stages. We'll have some themed weeks, some contest weeks, and some "whatever we damn well please" weeks to help you freshen up your Brawl experience.

Before you ask, the answer is no -- we're not going to propose to you. We're in love with ourselves too much to do anything like that, which is why the stage we're showcasing this week is all about narcissism.

If you look closely at the stage pictured above, you can see that it spells out the name of our mother site, Joystiq. Now, that's not to say we picked this stage because we'd be totally fired if we didn't (just play along, folks). Yet, despite our evil Joystiq overlords, we just love the idea of our favorite gaming blog (besides this one and this one) invading our brawls.

Awesome name-in-the-stage stuff aside, though, the level is pretty basic. There are a few falling boxes and moving platforms, but nothing that you Smash Bros. pros couldn't handle. Still, we have to give credit to James Ransom-Wiley for creating this amazing display of self love.

To try out the stage for yourself, just download it here. Once you've done that, you can check out our instructions (posted after the break) if you need help playing it on your Wii.

Of course, this is just week one, and there will be many more stage features to come. We'd very much like to see some of your contributions and suggestions, so send them in to smashsubs@nintendowiifanboy.com. From the hard, to the ridiculous, to the incredibly awesome, to the even more ridiculous, make sure to show us your favorites (and your own creations)!

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Ouch, that smartsBut can I eat it?Above the cloudsIs that a tree trunk?

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Rumor: Brawl rewrites history



And no, not in the way you would expect Brawl to rewrite history. Instead, forum posters over at NSider2 have (allegedly) discovered an unusual glitch in replays of their fights, namely that said replays are showing totally different fights. While the characters and stage remain the same, the moves being executed and the eventual victor are often different.

To demonstrate this, NSider2 member Warchamp7 uploaded a video of the glitch in action (which he finds "very scary"), and the replays do seem to vary. Barmy stuff. So far, this has only occurred on a particular custom-made stage, and not on any of the game's default, Nintendo-themed levels.

Due to the wonders of video-editing and it being that time of year again, we're marking this down as a rumor, but has anyone here encountered similar issues?

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Read: Original NSider2 forum thread (registration required).
Read: Warchamp7's YouTube demonstration.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Tons of original Brawl stages are now at your fingertips


One really enjoyable feature in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the Stage Builder. Not only is it a medium for players to channel some of their creativity, but it's also fun to try out stages that other people have made.

There are limits to the stage builder, though. You can't just peruse user-created levels at will -- you're limited to either the ones that Nintendo features, or the ones that your friends send you. Fortunately, IGN has created a web page for users to share and download Brawl levels with ease. For example, if you want to play on the N64 Hyrule Castle stage, just check out this fan recreation.

IGN has also provided some helpful directions explaining how to upload a level onto the site and download someone else's to play. Before you head on over and check them out, though, be warned that some of the stage screenshots depict spoiler characters.

So, what are some of your favorites?

[Thanks, Brent and David!]

Dojo update: The fine art of throwing eggs



Know what would make our morning here at the Fanboy Towers? A double dojo update, that's what. Know what could ruin yours? Spoilers. Both are after the break.

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Lay out your own Brawl stage online


As excited as we are about the Super Smash Bros. Brawl's four thousand other features, we're especially anxious to play with the recently-announced Stage Builder. Penny Arcade forumer Mntorankusu shares our enthusiasm, but rather than wait until next February to live out his dream of constructing levels for a video game, he whipped up a barebones Flash application that mimics the Brawl's edit screen.

In its current state, the online editor doesn't support specific structures or skinned platforms, but as you can see from our sophomoric sample stage above, there's still a lot of room for creativity. Past the post break, we've included some of the funnier and more ingenious arenas we've seen so far from the Penny Arcade forums and NeoGAF. Try it out yourself, and leave a comment with your results!

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Dojo update: Stage Builder



If you ever doubted Brawl would have the potential to decimate your social life, then now is perhaps a good time to revise that opinion. According to today's Dojo update, the game will ship with a fully-fledged Stage Builder feature, allowing tinkering types like us to choose the size of the stage, the background pattern, the music that plays as you're scrapping, and offering an array of platforms, traps, terrain, ladders, and more.

Once you're done, you can save your handiwork to an SD card if you like, but here's the really superb part: you can send your creations to other people, or even to Nintendo. If Ninty really likes your level, it'll be sent out over the Internet for other Brawl players to sample, with a different user-created stage distributed each and every day. As the Dojo update itself puts it, "This means you'll be able to experience a new stage every day -- the flavor of the day, if you will. However, the plan is for that stage to vanish once one day has passed. It's a once-in-a-lifetime encounter."

A most excellent addition, we reckon. What say you?

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