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‘Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Has A Stage Builder Now And The Results Are Amazing


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Smash Bros. Ultimate is everyone’s favorite Switch fighting game that is full of obscure Nintendo lore. It’s also one of the games that has a ton of replay value as you unlock various characters and square off against your friends.

The latest update to the game, which was released in December, adds a DLC fighter — Joker from the Persona series. But perhaps more exciting is the level maker that’s now in the game. Similar to Nintendo’s Mario Maker game, this adds a huge world of exploration for fans dedicated enough to create some weird art in a video game.

Fans of the fighting series are used to the game having a stage builder, and they were certainly ready for this update. In the days since the update, there have been a ton of great designs and unique levels using the game’s tools. But there are also some great visual pieces, jokes, and other weird bits that have made the update a whole mess of fun.

For starters, you can pet a dog.

The way to draw is actually pretty easy: Drawing something freehand can become an object the fighters can walk on as long as you close the loop. And there are a lot of fun things you can do with it that look like other objects in real life. This DVD screensaver, for example, is hilarious.

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As The Verge points out, Nintendo tried to make it so you couldn’t just fill a stage with a bunch of dicks. You know, the obvious thing that everyone would put in a video game.

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But the detection isn’t perfect, and some of them are actually artfully done.

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Some of the stages don’t even have dongs in them, I swear. This ode to Hank Hill from King of the Hill, for example, is incredible.

Also a winner? This Aqua Teen Hunger Force banger.

A lot of memes got some run, actually.

You can really make anything, and people certainly are going to explore the space by recreating some favorite scenes from games.

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This is a nice gesture, too.

Some have even brought back some features from past Smash games that didn’t make it to this version.

If you haven’t given Smash any attention in a good while, you’re certainly missing out on a lot of designs and some really fun new stage. As a number of people have pointed out, this is far more fun than playing with a new fighter.