Super Smash Bros 4 'Pic of the Day': The Unexpected Assist Trophy Revealed

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, May 15, 2014

The latest Super Smash Bros 4 pic of the day discusses "the unexpected assist trophy."

It was posted by Masahiro Sakurai earlier today and features TV-Game 15 which is an entertainment system that originated in 1977.

"The unexpected Assist Trophy, the TV Game 15! Color TV-Game 15 is a home entertainment system that was released in 1977 in Japan before the release of Space Invaders," said Sakurai. "This is the olded game to join the Smash Bros. series."

His post also gave more details on the system.

"Normally, controllers for these types of games had knobs with variable resistors-these allowed the players to control in-game movement by how far they twisted the knobs. The TV-Game 15 used microswitches instead. We've worked a little too hard to reenact the behavior of the original, so the paddles always move in linear paths with the same, consistent speed. We pay attention to such peculiar details."

Yesterday's picture featured another trophy based on a Pikmin 3 character.

"Here's one of my personal favorites, the trophy of Brittany from Pikmin 3. She won't be joining the battle, but her model and expression is well designed."

The new Super Smash Bros. game will be available for the Wii U and 3DS.

Nintendo confirmed to IGN last month that the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros will launch sometime in the summer this year. Wii U fans will have to wait until the winter to get their hands on this epic fighting title.

Sakurai discussed how multiplayer will work in the game with IGN. He stated that players can play online with friends and can also engage in a handful of different multiplayer modes. There will be two distinct forms for multiplayer including "For Fun" and "For Glory."

For Fun only records players wins, and pits opponents against each other in random stages that include all items. For Glory levels the playing field by removing items and setting every match on a Final Destination version of certain levels. Wins and Losses will be tracked in For Glory.