Super Smash Land
| Super Smash Land | |
|---|---|
 Title Screen | |
| Programmer(s) | Dan Fornace |
| Artist(s) | Dan Fornace |
| Composer(s) |
Inverse Phase flashygoodness |
| Series | Super Smash Bros. |
| Engine | Game Maker 7 |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS X (Using Wine) |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
Super Smash Land is a demake of Super Smash Bros. released in September 14, 2011[1] by Dan Fornace. The game features six playable characters and eleven stages.[2][3] The game visual design resembles the graphics from the Nintendo Game Boy. GameMaker 7 is the software behind the game.[4]
Gameplay
Super Smash Land's gameplay is almost exactly like the other Super Smash Bros. games out there. The objective is battling other characters and knocking them off the stage to win. There are many unlockable content in the game including characters, stages, and game modes.[5]
The game uses the Arrow keys, Z, X, and Enter key on your keyboard in order to play the game. With that, players can navigate menus and control their character. The game also have an option were players can customize their controls on the keyboard to best fit their Preference.[6] There is an "endless" and "versus" game mode[7] were players can battle each other or fight hordes of cpu endlessly, however, the game does not feature online multiplayer mode.[8] There are 11 total stages including a stage from the game Tower of Heaven.
| Characters | Series |
|---|---|
| Mario | Super Mario |
| Pikachu | Pokémon |
| Kirby | Kirby |
| Link | Legend Of Zelda |
| Megaman | Mega Man |
| Vaporeon | Pokémon |
| Stage | Game |
|---|---|
| Peach's Castle | Super Mario |
| Kirby's Dreamland | Kirby |
| Hyrule Castle | Legend of Zelda |
| Saffron City | Pokémon |
| Tower of Heaven | Tower of Heaven |
| Underground | Original |
| Kirby's Air Ride | Kirby |
| Clock Town | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| Lavender Town | Pokémon |
| Dr. Wily's Castle | Mega Man |
Reception
Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Adam Smith, in his write-up of the game, called it "a fantastic homage" and a "fun game in its own right".[9] nuGameNetwork scored the game 9.0 recommending the game and calling it a trip down memory lane.[7] Retro Gamer CD (RGCD) score the game 4 out of 5 on their review calling the game with "well made graphics" and entertaining gameplay.[10] FleshEatingZipper's Keith gave the game a 8/10 stating that the game is old school and nostalgic.[11]
Legacy
Rivals of Aether is a spiritual successor of Super Smash Land. It features lot of the elements of Super Smash Bros. including the advance techniques in Super Smash Bros. Melee. [12][13]
References
- ↑ "Super Smash Land". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Duncan, Alasdair (15 September 2011). "Super Smash Land is awesome and free!". Destructoid. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Filice, Albert (19 September 2011). "Super Smash Land: A Game Boy-Style Smash Bros. Tribute". TechHive. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael. "Super Smash Bros. 'De-made' For Game Boy Looks Crazy Enough To Work". Kotaku. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ "Super Smash Land (Video Game) - TV Tropes". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Fornace, Dan. "Super Smash Land". www.supersmashland.com. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- 1 2 "Super Smash Land Review". Video Games, News, Reviews, Previews, and more - nuGame Network. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Hatfield, By Daemon. "Super Smash Bros. for Game Boy?". IGN. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ Smith, Adam (19 September 2011). "Smashed To The Past: Super Smash Land". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "RGCD: Super Smash Land (PC)". www.rgcd.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ "Indie Game Review: Super Smash Land". FleshEatingZipper. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ Farokhmanesh, Megan (2015-06-18). "Rivals of Aether is like a beautiful, indie version of Super Smash Bros.". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "Super Smash Land". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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