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Ness is a fictional character from the 1994 video game EarthBound and an ensemble cast member in the Super Smash Bros. series.
EarthBound
[edit]Ness is the protagonist of EarthBound,[a] the second game in the three-part Mother series. Upon lackluster sales in North America, EarthBound became the last and only game of the series to receive an English-language release, and, subsequently, became a cult classic. The game presents a humorous parody of American culture and role-playing video game genre.[1]
Super Smash Bros.
[edit]Though EarthBound sold poorly in the United States, Ness became popular through his addition to the Super Smash Bros. fighting game series roster,[1] where he appeared in all four games: the original Super Smash Bros. and its sequels Melee, Brawl, and 3DS/Wii U.[2] Ness was among the biggest surprise inclusions in the original 1999 Super Smash Bros.,[3] which gave Mother series fans "hope for the future".[4] His spot in the game was actually intended for Mother 3 protagonist Lucas, but the developers later fit Ness into the character design[5] when Mother 3 was delayed.[6] In the original game, some characters had move sets imported from their own games, while move sets for characters like Ness had to be invented.[7] Ness was a hidden character and had odd controls, but IGN wrote that he was "one of the most powerful characters" when players perfected his psychic power move set.[3] In Europe, which did not see an EarthBound release, Ness was better known for his role in the fighting game than for his original role in the role-playing game.[8]
He returned in the 2001 Melee with EarthBound's Mr. Saturn, which could be thrown at enemies and otherwise pushes items off the battlefield.[3] Melee also had an unlockable Fourside level based on the EarthBound location.[9] Mother 3's Lucas joined Ness in Brawl,[10][11] along with items, characters, settings,[12] and villains from Mother 3.[13] Thomas East of the Official Nintendo Magazine blog suggested that Ness should be removed from future versions of the fighting game due to his lack of popularity.[8]
Notes and references
[edit]- Notes
- ^ EarthBound is known as Mother 2 in Japan.
- References
- ^ a b George, Richard. "EarthBound - #13 Top 100 SNES Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Macy, Seth G. (October 3, 2014). "NINTENDO REVEALS SECRET SMASH BROS. FIGHTERS COMING TO WII U". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c IGN Staff (June 27, 2001). "Smash Profile: Ness". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (August 17, 2006). "RETRO REMIX: ROUND 25". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "速報スマブラ拳!! : ネス" [Breaking Fist Smash Bros.:! Ness] (in Japanese). Nintendo. July 17, 2001. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
実は当初、MOTHER3の主人公に変更する予定でしたが、いろいろあって遠回りしながら、元のさやに収まりました。
- ^ Kolan, Patrick (May 31, 2007). "SUPER SMASH BROS: EVOLUTION". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 3. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ Kolan, Patrick (May 31, 2007). "SUPER SMASH BROS: EVOLUTION". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ a b East, Thomas (September 11, 2012). "Smash Bros characters who need to be dropped for Wii U and 3DS". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ IGN Staff (December 3, 2001). "Unlock SSB Melee Secrets!". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (February 1, 2006). "Smash It Up! – The Final Roster". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (November 16, 2007). "Smash It Up! – Veterans Day". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ Gamin, Mike (February 12, 2008). "Super Smash Bros. Brawl". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ East, Tom (March 17, 2008). "Smash Bros. Boss Screens". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.