Am I Good At Smash?

No.

"But which Smash games are you talking about, Floppy?"

The only ones I own are the Japanese version of Smash on the N64 and the North American version of Smash for WiiU. I do not own, nor have I played to the best of my knowledge, Melee, but I was considering buying a Japanese GameCube to be able to avoid the American market's prices of both Melee and Double Dash, but I decided against this for now. I have also not played Brawl. Now, for the 3DS one, I have the demo, but I only played it about 2 or maybe even 3 times. I do not own Ultimate.

"But Floppy, do you like any fighting games?"

To be honest, they are not my thing, but I do enjoy playing a few of the ones I have every now and then. For this, I will be talking about mainly 2D-style fighting games, not arena fighters (by this I kind of mean things like Custom Robo, which is absolutely amazing!). I own Gundam Battle Assault 2 on the PS1, mostly because I though the cover art was cool. I do like this game. No, I have never seen any Gundam shows, or any anime really (that I got into. Someone wanted me to watch one once, but I did not like it). I also have Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition on the Genesis, which is fine. I also have Street Fighter II on the SNES, and that's mostly it. I guess maybe I could talk about beatemups. I like these a bit more than fighting games, but they are still not my favorite. I have the Genesis 6-Pak, which has the first Streets of Rage, which I like. There is also Streets of Rage 2 on the Genesis Mini, which I like more; I also have Cyborg Justice on the Genesis which I do NOT like, I guess Altered Beast counts as one, and I like it, and then again, there is not much else. Oh, and I forgot Ultraman on the SNES just because. No, it's not great, and it's hard, but the graphics are fine (Ultraman as well I have never seen either).

"Floppy I noticed that you mentioned Custom Robo?"

Y E S ! Custom Robo is AMAZING! I first played the one on the GameCube and dang, this is probably my favorite game that I have for the GameCube (it most certainly beats Wind Waker; I'm sorry, I don't like Wind Waker that much. You can go visit another site now if you want to.). Yes, the story is short and predictable in my opinion, but this is not a game that you should be playing for a story. This game truly excels at its arena fighting system. Basically, you fight other people using tiny robots that you can customize their parts. The fights take place in little arenas (or "holoseums", as the game says). THIS IS SO FUN! And yes, you can start the game and just fight against the computer or play multiplayer. You don't have to always play the story. Seriously, if you can find it for a decent price, get it! I was lucky to find mine complete for about $15 or so in August of 2019 (I think it was August, but it was definitely around that time, and it was definitely 2019), before everything with the words "Game" and "Cube" stapled together became expensive. Even if you can find it loose, it's still worth it.

"Do you have any other Custom Robo games?"

Other than the one on the GameCube, I only have the one on the N64, which, as you may know, is in Japanese. Now, I am currently learning Japanese (right now, when I wrote this, I only had one semester, but I am going to continue), so hopefully I will be able to understand the text eventually. But of course, the only thing that matters the most here is the fighting, and it's good! Of course, the GameCube one is probably better, but here, it's still really smooth and it plays well. So for a start, they had a great start, and they continued that and improved later on, as they should.

"Wait, you really went out and got a Japanese N64?"

Did I ever mention that I had a Japanese N64? Just because I have mentioned only 2 (so far) Japanese N64 games does not mean that I must own a Japanese N64. What if I simply swapped out the backs of the cartridges?

No, I have a Japanese N64. Probably it's not special, but I feel like that maybe other people think it's a bit pointless to own a Japanese one. But no, I have one.

"Wasn't this page just supposed to be about whether you are good at Smash or not? Why are we talking about Ultraman and Japanese N64s? Maybe all of that belongs on another page, Floppy?"

3-27-2021

Today was a day of firsts for me. I got my first 2nd Wii Remote (it really did take until now for me to have 2 Wii Remotes; I am not kidding), and I bought Smash Bros. Brawl.

"Why do you keep buying Smash games if you say that you are no good at them and they are not necessarily your favorite, Floppy?"

It was cheap.

For the 35 minutes that I have played, I actually prefer how this one feels compared to the N64 one and the WiiU one. It feels easier to control. Of course, I was using the Wii Classic Pro (or whatever it is called; it is the classic controller with the grips) controller, which actually felt great for this game. Maybe this one I might enjoy. I know that people do not like this one because, among other things, it is not competitive, but since of course you have already memorized and understand everything (in intricate detail) on this website, then you will know that this is actually perfect for me. Now, one thing I will never do is spend $80 on Melee. I believe that I already explained elsewhere (again, remind me since you should have memorized every word by now on this website) that I refuse to spend that much on the best selling game for a console. Now, if I ever see it dirt cheap (like at a thrift store or something like that), or, if I do end up getting a Japanese GameCube, then yes, of course I will get it. If it is dirt cheap for the American version, then I would be crazy to not get it. If I get a Japanese GameCube, it is a cheap enough game for me to care to buy it.

So basically, I can finally play 2 player games on the Wii that require a Wii Remote for each player (instead of having one of the players use a GameCube controller... I actually discovered the exact day I got my Wii. It was June 13, 2009. How do I know? I knew I got it in June, and this was the earliest message that I could find (as in the messages that the Wii puts up when you play to show you what you played and for how long)), and I got yet another game in a series that I am not big into, but this one looks like I might really like it.

I just wanted to say this one thing before I stop adding to the list of things for you to memorize in case I may not have been clear before: I do NOT hate Smash Bros. I am not good at fighting games, and therefore I am not enthusiastic about them, even Smash Bros. However, if I was forced to choose one specifically fighting game to play, it would be a Smash Bros. game (and the one I would pick is based on how I think of the ones I have played, and as I am writing this, I think it would be Brawl. I found it the easiest to play so far). I hope this makes it clear now in the event that I was not clear earlier on the page.

5-7-2021

I now have THREE Wii Remotes, and I also finally bought Smash Ultimate. It is my second favorite Smash game behind Brawl.

(Barely) December 7, 2021

But I still don't like Smash that much. (I am sorry; I had to add that to my update from 7 months ago).