NetherRealm-WB Smash/Brawler

[oldmanwinters]

It's all just rumors at this point, but everybody knows it would be foolish to pass up an opportunity to profit off Ultra-Instinct Shaggy's appeal:
https://www.thegamer.com/netherrealm-multiversus-leak/?utm_source=TG-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=TG-FB-P&fbclid=IwAR3L3fNNfm8mZ6VQ5DtkzidGUitH7qnTaXtPehw90 tGUd6ZsFSBSTxFLrYk

[The Deadman]

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/rumour-warner-working-on-a-smash-bros-imitator-with-batman-gandalf-and-er-shaggy

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has had its final hurrah, and will now gracefully ride off into a sunset of acclaim, arguments about Sora and competitive tournaments. Nintendo's platform fighter (for that's the genre name) leads the way in that particular kingdom, but it has had to face down some challengers. Recently we had Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl which put a big emphasis on SpongeBob to lure in players; early indicators are that it's not been a smash (really? Ed.) hit as the publisher would have hoped.

Still, there's often talk of other IP-owning powerhouses hoping to find the magic formula and challenge Nintendo's franchise. The latest rumour suggests it's Warner Bros. actively working on a platform fighter, at least according to this Reddit post. This has been backed up by the now familiar industry chatter Jeff Grubb, though there's disagreement on who's developing the game. Not exactly concrete rumours then, but it certainly feels feasible.

Perhaps the most intriguing detail, considering the sorts of trailers and screenshots it'd produce, is the potential cast. Warner Bros. obviously has a daunting stable of IPs under its wing, but even so some of the potential showdowns would be rather funny.

Shaggy (Scooby Doo)
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
Tom & Jerry
Batman
Fred Flintstone
Mad Max
Johnny Bravo
In a fight between Mad Max and Shaggy there's really only one winner, but Batman vs Gandalf would be a battle for the ages.

[The Deadman]

Man 2022 is gonna be the year of Smash clones, isnt it.

[Sumac]

As history had proven anytime someone try to clone Smash they end up with a mediocre to horrible game (Mutant Melee, Smash Up, Battle Tryst, PlayStation All-Stars Something, Nickelodeon Something), so I won't put my hopes up for it being good.

[The Deadman]

People have said the Nick game is actually good.

[Sumac]

People have said the Nick game is actually good.
I've looked at opinions from people close to Fighting Game Community and they are not always in the same ballpark as opinions of normal players.

[sdp]

So, a better version of Punch Out Explosion?
https://media.vandal.net/m/14828/201219124321_1.jpg

That'd be cool.

[ProphetofGanja]

OH snap it's happening, tom/jerry, shaggy, scorpion, superman, batman, Finn, Jake, Rick, Bugs Bunny, meatwad, Gandalf, Droogs, austin powers, the mask, cheetara, pennywise, iron giant, Leonidas, Space Ghost, Captain Planet, freakazoid, Wakko, Steven, Dexter, they're ALL IN!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCuadWgUcAM1OlP?format=png&name=small

Madness, sheer madness



I love it

[LeotheLateBloomer]

My boyz from the 40s, Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry are in. I'm expecting T&J to abuse each other as attack moves. Powerpuff Girls are likely to be in it. Hope Ed, Edd, and Eddy, Courage, and Kids Next Door get in and let's hope there's actual voice acting unlike the Nickelodeon All Stars game.

[shredder orokusaki]

When it releases we will all post our Steam names here so we can add each other and play online. I will fight and beat all of you!

[The Deadman]

When it comes out I'll be on console, sadly.

[shredder orokusaki]

When it comes out I'll be on console, sadly.

iT IS very possible that it mighr have crossplay like more more games are doing. Now we just wait for annoucment that according to leask will happen in games awards

[oldmanwinters]

Video reveal for WBGames' "MultiVersus" lolz
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAlpLUGVwBY

I love the art styles, but... this probably isn't gonna be my thing.

Kinda amazing that it took all these years for everybody to start churning out Smash Bros. clones like they did with Street Fighter 2 derivatives in the mid-1990s.

[Allio]

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[oldmanwinters]

We got two threads for this project in the General Video Games thread... take your pick!
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=64450
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=64457

[Shark_Blade]

At least they hire voice actors here unlike Nick’s All Star Brawl.

[Allio]

Took me til to today to learn that “Tom and Jerry kids” is about the children of Tom and Jerry and not the “baby version” like there was. I knew of spike and tyke, but just assumed it was just inconsistency of Flintstone Kids

[oldmanwinters]

Took me til to today to learn that “Tom and Jerry kids” is about the children of Tom and Jerry and not the “baby version” like there was. I knew of spike and tyke, but just assumed it was just inconsistency of Flintstone Kids

I'm pretty sure Tom & Jerry were the original duo as kids on that show. Spike and Droopy had sons, but I don't remember any other "legacy" characters:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLavsYfgut4

[sdp]

Yeah I also saw them as the "kid" versions not the offspring of the original tom and jerry. I mean who is the mom? mammy two shoes?
https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/517488_1.jpg

I don't think tom and jerry fighting as kids would cause any real issue in canon, unless, I'm pretty sure most of the shorts break canon between each other but I haven't really watched tom and jerry since I was like 7.

The other "kids" shows didn't break canon too much either, I guess the flintstones did unless you say they forgot about those events since they were so young. Felix the cat as a kid? I doubt that breaks canon, scooby? not really since scooby goes hollywood is not canon and that's the only contradiction. They get a lot of hate but as a kid I loved the babyfication of those old cartoons. Tiny Toons was a fav of mine as well.

[Allio]

It explains the fact that Tyke is much older in “Kids” then he was in the original shorts.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah I also saw them as the "kid" versions not the offspring of the original tom and jerry. I mean who is the mom? mammy two shoes?
https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/517488_1.jpg



They should make the black housekeeper a playable character hitting opponents with her broom saying, "Jasper! What trouble have you gotten into this time?"

[oldmanwinters]

Official canon backstory for Shaggy's "transformation":

Detailed on the MultiVersus website following the game's formal announcement today, WB Games provided a new description of Shaggy and his origin in the title. Rather than simply stating that he's just a regular person with a massive appetite for food, his character bio reveals that he very much has supernatural powers in MultiVersus.

"The last thing Shaggy remembers before The Change was exploring another spooky old mansion with his pal Scoob, just like any other day with the gang. He found a strange glowing crystal and, thinking it was rock candy, went to take a bite. There was a FLASH… and then blackness. When he came to, he found himself in possession of incredible powers," says Shaggy's description on the MultiVersus website. "He doesn't know where they came from or how they work, but he's vowed to use them to vanquish evil and protect the little guy. As soon as he gets some lunch, that is."
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/multiversus-ultra-instinct-shaggy-canon/?fbclid=IwAR2Czi_zEdRlaLuSU_DcHLO7xWXoa-fgIIOq0zxRerLYg0L6ZHI0_pAeUWw

Also, Matthew Lillard confirmed:
https://www.thegamer.com/matthew-lillard-shaggy-multiversus/?utm_source=TG-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=TG-FB-P&fbclid=IwAR3i2vX-XBjzsOuo6O8nXc7CugWEhXI5Ss-jfSXfVQiRDqAhYbeySomx_6c

[oldmanwinters]

Trailer:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgnSFrNDUz4

[neatoman]

Why doesn't this game feature those who make the homies say ho and the girlies wanna sqee?
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[Coola Yagami]

Why doesn't this game feature those who make the homies say ho and the girlies wanna sqee?
d-6k_NHP0II

Does Warner Bros own them though?

[neatoman]

Does Warner Bros own them though?

Almost certainly. It's made by a WB subsidiary and aired on a WB network.

[oldmanwinters]

MultiVersus adds Lebron James and Rick & Morty:
https://www.gematsu.com/2022/07/multiversus-adds-lebron-james-rick-morty?fbclid=IwAR2emsKzclxC2WXJMO9bLb7EJMORXS6wEW7 q5BGz9TxnuY7kI9Kg6Q7RsSQ

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Did the new Space Jam do well enough to warrant this? Though it's nice to see Rick and Morty added for those who love the show. Still surprised that there's no Daffy Duck.

[oldmanwinters]

I guess I just can't even...
https://www.fanbyte.com/games/news/multiversus-patches-out-cops-as-velma-stops-snitching/?fbclid=IwAR1sXRGB_obQupiUopjAEMh2q_whjTb2QBbLFVYe REmWQBt-WgwDwEe8QLw

[ProphetofGanja]

I guess I just can't even...
https://www.fanbyte.com/games/news/multiversus-patches-out-cops-as-velma-stops-snitching/?fbclid=IwAR1sXRGB_obQupiUopjAEMh2q_whjTb2QBbLFVYe REmWQBt-WgwDwEe8QLw

Much better

[ProphetofGanja]

Did the new Space Jam do well enough to warrant this?

No, it didn't. This is them trying to keep it in the public consciousness at some level, since it was a huge dud

[Leo656]

I guess I just can't even...
https://www.fanbyte.com/games/news/multiversus-patches-out-cops-as-velma-stops-snitching/?fbclid=IwAR1sXRGB_obQupiUopjAEMh2q_whjTb2QBbLFVYe REmWQBt-WgwDwEe8QLw

:lol: Are you f*cking kidding me? Jesus Christ. I don't give a single sh*t about this game but I can't believe that even video games aren't immune to this kind of dipsh*ttery.

What next, a patch for GTA V Online where everybody needs to wear a mask? I'm shocked that wasn't done already.

If there's ONE area of entertainment that should be as apolitical as possible it's f*cking video games. For f*ck's f*cking sake.

[Sumac]

Smells, like a publicity stunt, since I doubt, even most retarded of SJWs would've notice it or would be insulted by it.

[Ninjinister]

:lol: Are you f*cking kidding me? Jesus Christ. I don't give a single sh*t about this game but I can't believe that even video games aren't immune to this kind of dipsh*ttery.

What next, a patch for GTA V Online where everybody needs to wear a mask? I'm shocked that wasn't done already.

If there's ONE area of entertainment that should be as apolitical as possible it's f*cking video games. For f*ck's f*cking sake.

Nothing you mentioned is political.

[oldmanwinters]

Nothing you mentioned is political.

Maybe it's more accurate to call the changes "politically correct."

[Sumac]

Nothing you mentioned is political.
Alas, it is.
Somehow lunatics managed to turn vaccination and pandemic into a political issue, pushing all brands of ****, from Communism to mandatory vaccination.

[The Deadman]

MultiVersus Fans React to Game Shutting Down Until 2024
https://www.ign.com/articles/multiversus-fans-react-to-game-shutting-down-until-2024