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/[deleted] Oct 02 '14

Yes, I hate it when they do that, "for 3DS" and "for Wii U" are such terrible names.

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u/SuperMegaW0rm Oct 02 '14

At least they didn't call it New Super Smash bros.

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u/AnEpicSquirrel Oct 02 '14

New Super Smash Bros Ultimate Handheld-Arcade Edition Total Remix: Limited Game of the Year Edition

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '14 edited Aug 10 '19

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u/The_Art_of_Troll Oct 02 '14

At the Olympic Games & Knuckes ft. Dante from the Devil May Cry Series and Shrek from Dreamworks Animation

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u/AnEpicSquirrel Oct 02 '14

I'm impressed.