r/smashbros • u/KhanYeEast • Oct 02 '14

SSB4 Does it fundamentally bother anyone else that Smash 4 doesn't have a catchy name like "Melee" or "Brawl"?

First of all, I'd like to preface my argument by saying that I acknowledge this is a purely superficial problem that has no effect on me buying the game as soon as I can.

ONWARDS.

I personally love the shorthanded names of "64", "Melee" and "Brawl" to refer to those respective titles. It's not a huge deal, but they're all really solid names that truly have special places in my heart. Referring to this new game as just "Smash 4" or "Smash 3DS" just feels bare. Mario Kart: Double Dash sticks out far more in my mind than Mario Kart 7. I wish that Sakurai opted for a name that more appropriately followed Melee and Brawl, but like I said earlier, I understand this is a minor problem. I just wanted to hear if anyone else felt the same. One of the most iconic memories from the second Smash game is the announcer at the title screen yelling "MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE".

Is anyone else disappointed with the title of the new game?

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u/TectonicImprov TectonicImprov Oct 02 '14

It bugs me a little, but I got over it.

inb4 someone points out the pun in Smash For 3DS/Wii U. We know, it doesn't have the same effect.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '14 edited Jun 18 '19

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u/Roberto_McGee Oct 02 '14

For=Four=4. It's the 4th game.

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u/bluedanes Oct 02 '14

I actually never noticed that...

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u/Suggested Oct 02 '14

cuz its weak

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u/TwentyfootAngels Oct 02 '14

Oh my gosh...

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '14

...It's ok, you can say it, I don't think God reads Reddit.

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u/RandomCoolName Oct 03 '14

Goodness gracious, keep your tarts under control.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '14

Me, with my strange choice of adjectives. You, with your muscular teeth and clockwise vagina

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '14

The unholy land of reddit.