It's not random. Google how to unlock Sonic as Yuku's posting interface is too evil for me to bother with spoilers.

I used this configuration after a lot of experimenting:

Z Jump
C Shield
A Attack
B Special
Control Pad Smash (with up as Grab)

The grab is not convenient and makes up smashes difficult but it's the best I can find. If they would just let you customize +- I could use - for grab.

Shake smash is on but it doesn't work well as far as I've used it. Half of the time it smashes in the opposite direction of what I'm after.

However every time I start an event I have to input my name and usually I forget and have to restart. Is there a way to load names by default or edit the default controls?

Me, Hiro and Saf tried to play wifi match but it lagged really REALLY badly. Those final 5 seconds were the longest 5 seconds of my life. =( @ Saf using hovering landmaster to live zss off into space. :O:

Mine and Hiro's game was funnier. I don't know what he was doing for the first 20 seconds, so I went and got myself a freebie ko. The game still lagged a lot but was a bit more bearable. Dragooning Hiro with 1 second to spare was hilarious.

Nintendo's online service is pretty *$!@$% though, all things considered.

300 Brawl Matches OR Have him join in SSE OR Beat Classic Mode with 10 characters

Playing through most of the Events on Hard by default is now starting to get tedious. STILL haven't beat Super Bowser Bros ><. And there was another one I skipped...Can't remember what though.

Naa. Yoshi one was easy. I just kept kicking the appropriate color one off the edge, and then hopped up. They usually killed themselves. Hate Ice Climbers anyway.

Ugh Co-op's gonna be annoying. I should be polishing Sonic Skills, but I'm lazy and the Wiimote config do sent really help things either. Shake for Smash-not happening.

Me, Saf, Bub and some dude named Flame (whom I'm guessing is one of Saf's friends?) had an epic brawling session on Saturday on Wifi. It was virtually lag free other than the introduction segments, and it was bloody fun as hell.

I didn't do too bad as Donkey Kong for one match, but lol Donkey Kong.

I kicked ass as Kirby though on 3 stock match. I was down to 1 stock against a Zelda player with 2 and I also had high damage yet still came up trump. Hell yeah.

Also Saf's Falco kick to hit a smash ball, missing but koing the last player anyway was awesome. Fun times.

Only dissapointing part was that people kept picking Final Destination or Bridge of Eldin on stock matches. Variety, please?

I beat all 41 single-player events on Hard mode.

I daresay that Event #41 - The FINAL Final Battle - may be more harrowing than Event #51 in Melee.

COMPARE!

Melee: You vs. Giga Bowser, Ganondorf, and Mewtwo. Everyone has three lives.

DISCUSS.

Just ordered my freeloader, once that gets here, and my new pad, I'll get Brawl.

I'll need to get all the Wiicodes too!

Somebody spoilerize what Ultra said before I read all of it.

I unlocked Sonic and ZOMG being on Green Hill was AMAZING. It was like Sonic finally done right

There is one beef though: THIS GAME NEEDS FOUNTAIN OF DREAMS! Why are there so few Melee stages?

Why are there so few Melee stages?

Because this is Brawl >>... You don't want to reserve too much stuff...

anyways, I've been enjoying the game so far. Lost in the first round of part 2 of GS's tourney.

Is it just me, or does "Classic" mode seem less randomly generated?

Classic mode follows a usual set pattern, with the first being a battle against a Zelda character, then either against a giant Yoshi or tag team DK and Diddy etc. Which isn't as fun as previous Classic modes but still decent, I guess.

I wish the game had a Board the Platforms mode. That was awesome back in Smash 64. ^o^

As for the lack of Melee stages, I think 10 is quite a reasonable number, its just the selection given is pretty crap. Does anyone like Rainbow Ride? If so, why???

I wish there were some more Smash 64 stages, like Sector Z and Saffron City. :O: But I guess I could try making them in Stage Builder.

Ordered the game after giving in to want, hopefully it'll be here by the end of the week.

Wait...you have Brawl Pach?! Dude! Alright, I must've missed your FC. Going to get it now.

Of course I have Brawl. I'm not waiting XXX number of years for it to be released in Europe.

XD! You're a smart man. I'm about to get on now actually so maybe i'll see you on. After I add you. Still haven't done that. >_

Htf Ultra. Htf you did all the matches on Hard. Some I did on Normal cause Im effing lazy, but Match #6 on Hard? What?

I just must really suck

and uhh 41...who do I need to unlock to get those ones...cause if its Wolf, I'm never getting it (Boss Battles already annoy me, having to be Fox just...aint my cup of tea)

Today's Update: Basic SSE Boss Strategies

Courtesy of GameFAQs. You beaten the Subspace Emissary yet?

Also...Event #6? I beat that one in one try. o.o;

Yeah all hidden characters. Yeah, see Wolf isin't gonna happen anytime soon. I suck so hard with Fox its a shame.

And I h8 u. Come to my house and beat that on Hard for me. << Thats like, one of my 5 easy ones. xD

Like that Turn the tree red crap. I tried on hard. Got 5 leaves red, but always the damn fish never showed up when I needed them to. Then I just got str8 lazy lol.

You don't need to use Fox to get Wolf. o.o

And yes @ annoyance with 'turn the tree red'. I was like 'grr curse you!'

And I don't think you're within driving distance. >.>

you could just exchange the like less than 1mb game data >>

In regards to Sonic and Snake:

Also

Is it just me, or is it hard as sin to be credited with a self-destruct in Brawl? Not that this is so terrible, but it conversely gives people a bit too much credit for KOs they didn't really earn.

Also, on Melee stages: I have to agree with Vec about Fountain of Dreams. I know it's easy to recreate with the stage builder, in theory, but it was probably the most aesthetically pleasing stage in Melee, so axing it for Green Greens seems a bit of a waste. Then again, all the Melee stages felt like unfortunate choices, if only because of the 2 stages per franchise, one was always inferior (hence Brinstar rather than Brinstar Depths) or the stage's gimmick was already being implemented in a Brawl stage (hence Big Blue rather than Mute City). I am slightly surprised that they elected to go with Pokemon Stadium rather than PokeFloats--again, not that this is terrible--or Rainbow Cruise (which I actually like) as opposed to Peach's Castle. They probably should have taken a stage or two from Smash 64; Corneria with the resized characters makes the Great Fox apparently as big as a limousine, which wouldn't happen with Sector Z.

While I'm listening to the Snake Eater theme, I'm inclined to ask: what are people's preferred musical selections from Brawl?

Today's Update: Ganondorf

Hiro, I sent you replay data of my crushing defeat on Cruel Melee. ^o^

And my pitiful first attempt at a Lighthouse stage. ^______________^

I watched your replay and said "sad" to myself. Haven't checked out the stage yet ><

POST IT DAMN IT YUKU

Yea Rapid...I agree completely. As will my friends. It's almost impossible to get a self-destruct. 😛

...Im so slow. Just realized teh + boxes could be clicked for more text ! As for that Wolf tidbit-Did not know that >> Maybe that's why I have on 87% complete. >> << This is really good. Gonna hafta stomp that now Yaz, thanx

Hahah yea DL I just realized that awhile ago. Oh yea, btw, your FC is incorrect. Go check it man.

Tonight's update is Pokémon Encyclopedia!

Mew poops CDs
Celebi poops trophies
Jirachi poops several stickers

o.o;

o.O My FC? Say what? Did I even add it to this thread?

Fixed. My silly penmanship....

Ha! We know what you were doing...trying to avoid the buttkicking. 😛 J/k

Maybe. o_o

Well, I finally got my Wii to stop lagging when I moved in the game... just bought a LAN adapter.

HS2003, Bub, Saff, and I had some good duels.

Today's Update: Smash Taunt (or how Snake and the Star Fox characters start their conversations)

Maybe is right HS2k3 >> << . No one knows my imaginareI skilz!

Well I have the game, just waiting for the Freeloader now....

It's Twilight Princess all over again!

Indeed Hiro...very good matches. Hoping for many more, because after my Spring Break I doubt i'll be online much. =/

On tonight's agenda, SSE: The Great Maze and Peach's special moves.

When I get home, I demand friend codes.

okay so i beat classic mode with 10 characters, fight sonic. then lose. do i have to play another ten characters to get a chance at beating him? because in all honesty, the flash of momentary rage that consumed me was enough shake my entire town and punch 100 babies. i seriously think that i've never been that angry in 10 seconds before.

One would assume you just need to complete Classic again with another character for another shot at defeating Sonic, but idk, I unlocked him through the SSE.

Good luck.

Try playing a multiplayer game. Just a quick one. I think once you trigger the unlock, they will keep challenging you until you beat them. At least Snake did that with me.

XDXDXD!!! @ HS77's description of anger level. No idea man. I really doubt doing it again w/10 characters is required. That would be lame. Hiro and Pach's methods sound about right. Good luck dude.

I don't have Brawl but I can give you some pointers based on gameplay videos.

• Land early attacks. [*]Counter every time Sonic is about to home attack you. The more damage he has, the more likely his homing attack will fail. [*]If he is foolish enough to spring jump inside the stage, use the spring and attack Sonic. [*]Use any items you come across (if you have items available) [*]If for some reason, Sonic gets the Smash Ball, avoid getting hit: the more damage you have, the more likely you'll lose. [*]If you get the Smash Ball, use it at the right time. For example [*]
  [*]If you are using an Earthbound character, make sure Sonic is far away from you.
  • If you are using Marth, get very close to Sonic. [/list:u:55b07e9df0]
    [*]If you are using a Star Fox character, smash the Landmaster on Sonic if he's on the ground. If Sonic is in the air and he gets knocked out, shoot him goodbye. If not, let him ride the Landmaster until he flies away. [/list:u:55b07e9df0] [*]I should recommend you someone like Luigi or Princess Peach: When executed with a cornered Sonic, their Final Smashes are very effective for that elusive win. [/list:u:55b07e9df0]That's about it.
     

my big problem was that i was using ike, who's not a whole lot slower than the other characters, but he is slower, sonic is faster than the fastest character, so if i was using someone like fox, i'd be able to smack the crap out of him. i'll try it tomorrow or something....

my big problem was that i was using ike, who's not a whole lot slower than the other characters, but he is slower, sonic is faster than the fastest character, so if i was using someone like fox, i'd be able to smack the crap out of him. i'll try it tomorrow or something....

Then use Ike's Counter (Down Special Move) whenever Sonic launches an attack. If you get the Smash Ball, let Sonic come to you and wham him with Great Aether.

You should also watch out for the gaps in the stage as well.

EDIT (3/24/2008): Dojo Update is Boss Battles
EDIT (3/25/2008): Jigglypuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyU9-GreWFg

I finally have the Freeloader, been playing the Subspace Emissary with my brother and enjoying it, also played against him in normal mode and tried out Ike, who's awesome.

My only concern right now is that my TV only displays it in black and white, can anyone tell me how to fix this or does it require a new TV?

yeah, you need a relatively new tv

edit:

HSW> wow
HSW> i just got 24:33 with sonic in target test 5 and thought it was good
HSW> http://youtube.com/watch?v=fYAp5Dm9k3A

>> Riiidiculous. I need to train in target smash, since I know I'll be doing that soon. Right now, beating Boss Battles with every character is annoying >< Dun care if its on Easy, Its annoying.

BTW-anyone beat it on Intense yet?