Hackers add Roy to Super Smash Bros. Brawl

[R.O.B.]

Smashboards forum user goodoldganon wasn't satisfied with all of the characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His main contention with the game was that it lacked several key Melee characters. So, he did what any sensible member of society would do: He wrote a letter to Nintendo He hacked the crap out of the game.

As evidenced in the videos past the break, this isn't merely a texture swap, as goodoldganon also incorporated Roy's moves into the game. By delegating the hack to a certain color set of Marth's (here it's the red suit), he can pick Roy at will and seamlessly integrate him into the game. Sure, the bottom of the screen still says Marth, but, for all intents and purposes, this is the Roy you remember.

It's impressive stuff, to say the least, so head past the break and check out the footage of a fighter's return to the arena.

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[Ouenben]

This appeals to me, he was my favourite character in Melee, Ike is too slow/clunky

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

But I wanna play as red Marth!

[digiki]

Roy's our boi!

Roy was pretty awesome, sure he only had pretty much 2 kill moves, but he had teh phire!

Also he was much more stylish than Marth.

[Joxe]

Give Dr. Mario hack and I might consider starting the game again.

[Earl_Wiggles]

Roy should have been there from the start, ditch some of the other crap *cough* Nes *cough*

[Tides of Chaos]

Good idea, bad execution. Did you guys see the videos? That doesn't look like the Roy I remember move wise. Those attacks seemed too much like Marth's still, too fast, not strong enough, etc. But it's a fan-made hack so what can you expect.

[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by Earl_Wiggles

Roy should have been there from the start, ditch some of the other crap *cough* Nes *cough*

I never find Ness that bad not like a certain Konami Character where his special attacks are arkward to use

[Mr. Cheez]

Originally Posted by Earl_Wiggles

Roy should have been there from the start, ditch some of the other crap *cough* Nes *cough*

Hey hey hey! Ness was actually a pretty good character in this game. Unlike in Melee where he was practically useless.

I actually preferred Marth over Roy, cuz his sword was all fiery and he could do some insane combos. This was a pretty bad hack though. It's nothing more than a pallet-swap of Marth. The final version doesn't even have his fire effects!

When's someone gonna make a Youtube hack?

[Refa]

Originally Posted by Earl_Wiggles

Roy should have been there from the start, ditch some of the other crap *cough* Nes *cough*

You can play as the NES? How do you unlock it?