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Nintendo Wii Media | Smash Update: Home-Run Contest Returns

16.10.2007

Today's Smash Bros. Dojo update reveals the return of the Stadium mode, Home-Run Contest with some swanky revisions after the success of the original.

What is the Home-Run Contest? It's a competition to see who can hit Sandbag the farthest in just ten seconds!

You see Sandbag and a character on the platform.

At the start, it's just you and Sandbag. Then you just beat Sandbag silly, filling up his damage meter.

There's only a 10-second time limit! Before time runs out, grab the Home-Run Bat on the ground and do a smash attack with it! PWANG! You launch him! Fly! Flyyy!

Compete for longest distance. Flight distances are recorded for each character. Go! Break the record! Set your own!!

But this time... there are four differences!

The stadium platform is protected by a shield.

Whoa! This nice feature keeps you from falling. If you don't put some force into it, you won't break through the shield, so you can pummel Sandbag to your heart's content. Surely this will allow you to string together new combos.

Two players can play together.

Incredible! Two can enjoy it! As a tag team, you can challenge yourselves to set even greater records. You'll have to work perfectly together, though.

Two-player alternating play.

Compete for distance in two matches! Ah, competition

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J4K 16.10.2007#1

Yes, nice to see a come back and online functionality. Smilie

I dunno about the new "shield" though. Part of the old one was being careful about hitting it..

Jayenkai 16.10.2007#2

Yeay Smilie

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Faust_D 16.10.2007#3

Jacob4000 said:
Yes, nice to see a come back and online functionality. I dunno about the new shield though. Part of the old one was being careful about hitting it..

and then being too nooby to actually damage it properly and hit it as far as possible. Being quite nooby at the Home-Run contest, I'm glad they put this shield in, what's wrong with a little protection? XD

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mooojc 16.10.2007#4

Too bad it's only for friends for online.

jb 16.10.2007#5

mOojc said:
Too bad its only for friends for online.

Ya, that's a pity - still a good addition though Smilie

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Stulaw 16.10.2007#6

I think the sheild will make it better, I mean I hated the amount of times I couldn't do enough damage to the bag cos it fell off to easy in SSBM.

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ploiper 16.10.2007#7

this game is going to be choc a block with stuff. so many modes being added in.

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knighty 16.10.2007#8

Co-op! Awesome!

Zapp 16.10.2007#9

I LOVE HOME RUN CONTEST... and they have made me love it even more! Smilie CO-OP *wets himself*

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JoshSL 16.10.2007#10

Online still sounds limited though Smilie

#1 Friend match only
#2 CoOp version not online ('till further notice I guess...)

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The Croft 16.10.2007#11

Fucking awesome, i got some huge score with Marth in the melee one.

Co-op and online make this even better.

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