Super Smash Universe: Online Edition
Please read this page before going into the story, even if this is not your first time reading this it has changed since first published.
The story is about a group of players, their interactions with each other and a greater threat that looms in the background. Set on a slightly futuristic earth, the game we all know and love has finally gone MMO, what happens when a group of people get trapped into the game and have to fight for their lives.
As of March 2015 this story will have gone through a major overhaul. This is mainly because I've lost my original files regarding the project as well as losing the main plot behind the story. For this reason I am rewriting everything I have posted so far, although I intend on keeping the characters, areas and ideas that have previously been published. I also want to give a brief apology to any people who were waiting to see their OC and didn't see them. Since I posted the last chapter I had gone through quite a low writing-wise, including the publication of a book (The Legend of Faro: A Tale of Two Shadows), finish other stories and officially putting the group project (Everybody's Brawl) into its closing phase. There was also the audio version of this story that I had planned on doing, whilst it was an ambitious project it didn't get enough attention or manpower to be completed so as a result was scrapped.
I'll also be responding to reviews and questions (Not OC's) at the start of every chapter.
What most people will be interested in are the OC's. I will keep the ones I've already written in but when I overwrite some chapters I will lose the ones that have been submitted via reviews. I intend on using as many OC's as possible, that way each character can be unique and really create a sense of an online community. For this reason I will still collect OC's submitted via reviews after this chapter is posted. The format will be like this:
Name: Choose any name that you want within reason.
Race: This can be any race that has appeared in a Nintendo game to this date, not only human but Goomba's, Koopa's, Gorons, Zora's, Angels, etc. I included the race Smasher as a plot device, though if you choose this your Second Class is automatically Smasher. I would like more characters that aren't human or human-like (e.g. Angel or Hylian). Also I may not know which game the race you chose is from so I would appreciate if you put in brackets what game the race you choose is from.
A note about the Smasher Race, these are human characters with stronger Special moves than the average player. That doesn't mean that a Level 51 Hylian can't beat a Smasher of the same level.
Gender: Remember some races such as Goron's don't have females so to become a female Goron would be incredibly awkward/weird.
Class One: This covers just about every type of class that would be available in a MMO; you can choose any one you want. Example of Classes: Warrior, Knight, Mage, Archer, Healer, etc...
(Note: Class 1 = Standard Attacks, Class 2 = Special Attacks)
Class Two: You have the same options as class one; however you cannot choose the same class twice. I also added the class Smasher here for those that chose Smasher as a race, such as my character. You can also chose a different race and have the class Smasher if you want. Example of Classes: Smasher, Warrior, Knight, Mage, Archer, Healer, etc...
Appearance: I love some of the descriptions; they are cool and incredibly useful for what I need.
Personality: I also like the things you write here, they are useful too.
Below are some examples of characters that I can use in my story:
CHARACTER ONE
Name: Hammy
Race: Boo (Mario Bros.)
Gender: Female
Class One: Mage
Class Two: Healer
Appearance: Light blue in colour, this Boo is smaller than most Boo's and has two tails.
Personality: Hammy loves to play tricks on his friends, sometimes even getting them really annoyed. Although when the time comes Hammy is a good person and will always help her friends.
CHARACTER TWO
Name: Stanley
Race: Zora (The Legend of Zelda)
Gender: Male
Class One: Fighter
Class Two: Smasher
Appearance: This Zora wears light green clothing in tribute to Link. He has a medium build and his fins are razor sharp.
Personality: Stanley loves to have fun; however he has a short temper and will rush into battle if provoked even a little.
CHARACTER THREE
Name: Bothell
Race: Smasher
Gender: Male
Class One: Necromancer
Class Two: Smasher (No choice here)
Appearance: Always seen wearing a black cloak, this shady figure has no distinguishable feature resulting in him being forgotten about very easily.
Personality: Bothell hates company often trying to avoid it, why he chose to play this game no one knows, however he has a desire to corrupt people with his negative views.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoy the new version of Super Smash Universe: Online Edition!
Chapter 1
My room was currently perfect.
The time on my computer showed 9:32. A few minutes later and I was logged in to my email, quickly scanning through the list of junk mail I'd received that week. Although nothing special, there was always the chance I'd missed something.
The chair I sat on was quite expensive, I'd saved up for 3 weeks before being able to purchase my surround sound gaming chair that I wirelessly linked to my headset. Everything else in my room was set out in relation to my PC, the bed, book shelf full of games and my hardware cupboard.
That was certainly something I was proud of.
My cupboard featured a plethora of a PC parts, wires and peripherals that I'd messed around with for years. I was currently studying an electronics class at university and felt relaxed whenever I discussed some of the crazier things I'd tried to put together. I also used it to store my secret stash of games, the ones that I never wanted others to see. Some may call it paranoia especially as I live alone, but there was never any guarantee that a friend wouldn't happen to see it.
If one ever came over.
To me my PC was a gateway to an online world that I felt at home in. The virtual faces that I saw everyday were closer to me than I cared to admit, although some of us lived on opposite ends of the world I always spoke with them on a first name basis, we'd become family on certain message boards. Online gaming was no exception, the games I played where with members of tightly knit communities, each one respected as experts of their genre.
Perhaps that's what I liked most, the discussions.
As much as I loved my PC, I'd always had a soft spot for Nintendo games. There was something about them that always entranced me, whether it was the space-faring adventures of Samus Aran to the colourful platforming action that was Mario. Some of my online friends knew of my personal preference with Nintendo but only one or two really knew how much I loved their games.
It was 15 or so minutes after I'd logged in that a friend messaged me.
Hey Lucas, check out this new Smash game. I can't believe we missed this. Buy it now!
Soon after posting the message he also sent a link looked highly familiar.
"Super Smash Bros, really?" I contemplated the thought of a new game coming out so soon, however one wasn't scheduled for at least a year or two.
In all honesty I'd tried to avoid anything gaming related for as much as possible. In the last few months I'd been swamped with exams, coursework and work. The others on my course had also experienced such a rough time. What little free time we did have was used to talk about old games and wallow in our gaming nostalgia.
I clicked on the link and was taken to Nintendo's main site where they were advertising the new game everywhere. The page explained how in only a few minutes a new MMO called Super Smash Universe: Online Edition would be released online for a one off fee that looked rather expensive or set up a monthly subscription. I messaged my friend telling him I would consider getting it and that I was going to go offline for a bit. After closing the messaging program, I got up and started going through a whole lot of papers scattered everywhere, when I found the one I was looking for, my latest bank statement, I was more than relieved to find that I had enough money to purchase the game in its entirety. The one-of payment was worth the money if it was as good as any of the past Smash Bros games and knowing Nintendo's history there wasn't much to worry about.
Getting back onto the computer I quickly checked the time...9:56. In four minutes the game was going to be released and I literally couldn't wait.
Even with exams, how did I miss something this big?
I scrolled through the website and noticed a small advert different from the ones plastered all over the website. It said that anyone who bought a pre-paid copy from this link would get secret items. Being cautious I decided to check the link, it took me to a page that looked completely legit, especially as my browser confirmed the pages certificate. As I read through the page quickly I got my bank card ready to use, this offer was about to expire in less than 3 minutes and I had to be quick.
Filling out the form was an easy process and the money cleared from my account a little too quickly. I was now the proud owner of a very new game. A link came up on my page taking me to the download area and I noticed the time just went 10. However as I reached the download page, a message popped onto the screen:
Thank you for purchasing the Super Smash Universe: Online Edition Game.
We hope that you enjoy your experience and to help things we have included a special gift that will be added to your account once it has been made.
From Sakurai and the Smash Team
I shrugged not really taking much notice and quickly went about downloading the game. Due to my ever increasing internet speed the download was completed in less than 20 minutes. For a 28 GB file that was quite quick. I made sure that I would have no interruptions for the next couple of hours and installed the game.
As I clicked the newly installed short-cut on my desktop I received a small message from the game. It suggested that I use a Nintendo-PC controller and headset. I dug my GameCube controller out of my controller rack and connected my headset. I used a GameCube to PC adapter to connect my controller then pressed OK once the computer had recognised the device.
The screen went black for a few moments and suddenly the Nintendo logo appeared in all its glory. A short introduction to the game passed by just like its console counterparts, some well-done CGI cuteness put together some sort of story about different characters coming together to fight a common enemy. However being very impatient I pressed a button to skip the video and go straight to the menu. Before being able to do anything a notification came up.
Thank you for installing this game, as this is your first time starting this application we require the details used to buy the game in-putted for verification purposes.
Some boxes appeared on screen allowing me to put information such as my name, address and bank card number. I quickly filled all this information out and verified the game. A message saying thank you came up and I closed it quickly. Just before I clicked on the New Character button another message popped up, this time the familiar achievement sound from Brawl played.
Congratulations on being qualified to receive our special opening gift. Only 50 other users in the world were quick enough to see our 5 minute deal. To receive our gift press the OK button and create a New Character.
"What...? Five minutes only?" That could only mean that I was incredibly lucky to even see the advertisement.
I clicked OK and the screen took me to the Character Creator.
The new theme song started and a box appeared asking for a username. I thought really hard but was unable to come up with anything special, so I decided to name my new character Madrack after a character from one of my favourite books. After clicking OK I was given the choice between many different races to pick from. I came to the conclusion that each race stood for a different game and each race must have had sub-races. I scrolled through the list looking for one that caught my eye; however they all seemed average, weak and slightly boring by Nintendo standards. I was then surprised when I saw at the bottom of the list an entry that looked like it was there specifically for me. In bold letter the words Smasher – Gift being the last entry.
"Ahh...so that's what they meant by free gift."
I decided to accept my gift and go to the next section; the game gave me the option to choose between Male and Female, so I chose a Male avatar. I was then shown a list of variables that allowed me to shape my character in whatever way I wanted. After 20 or so minutes of messing around I chose to remain with a human shape, having short white hair and a slightly tanned skin. My character had a medium build, used my most characters in games, as that seemed to be the best option. I also decided to give my character dark blue eyes as I thought they looked especially cool in the games new graphical engine.
As I clicked on the button to bring the next section up, I was given the option to choose my class.
From what I understood, I could only pick two classes; a primary and secondary one that would be set throughout the game. I scrolled through the options that were available to me and chose a Knight as my main class, however as I went to choose my second class I found that I could not change it from the pre-set that was already there. It seemed that by picking Smasher as my race the same special gift became my secondary class as well.
I accepted this and clicked the next button.
A short cut scene appeared showing my character being drawn to life, turned into a trophy and being transported into some dimension of sorts. The screen went black then everything hit me. The first thing I noticed was that the old battlefield theme from Brawl was playing in the background. Then I noticed what I could actually see, the graphics were astonishing. I could see in detail the stadium around me, the crowd of NPC's and the fact that Mario was attacking me!
I quickly gripped my controller and pressed a button, a window on the side of the screen gave me some useful instructions telling me how to attack and defend myself. I quickly realised that the controls for battle were really like the games already out. This meant that I was easily able to take on the NPC. I jumped above one of Mario's sweeping kicks and landed on his head, then I used my fist and punched the NPC as hard I could into the ground, a small bar popped up onto the top of the screen. It had the words Mario LP next to them. It seemed that this battle was then a stamina battle and Mario had only taken 3 Damage.
I continually attacked the NPC, learning what my character could do and following the tips that the game gave me. It turned out that every character has a stamina bar that lets players move slightly quicker for a short amount of time. This bar is built up from the attacks I have dealt and received. I also noticed that I was not using any Mana Attacks, while I was not exactly surprised I was slightly disappointed that I wouldn't have any basic spells, that was until I performed my first Special Attack.
These moves did use Mana and also seemed to make the game slightly clearer. My Primary class being Knight meant that all my standard attacks, tilts and smashes would be of a melee type. My Secondary class of Smasher offered a rarer Special attack it seemed. It looked as if I took over half the opponent's life away in one hit. If I was that strong now, then I could only imagine how strong I would be when I reached a higher level. But then I noticed something in the corner, the NPC opponent I was facing was a level -10 Fighter/Mage. I almost face palmed the desk at making such an amateurish assumption.
After putting the NPC in its place, a message popped up on my screen saying that I had finished the first quest of the game. A cut scene then came on that lasted for what seemed like an hour, it was some person who apparently was going to be my assistant helper until I reached level 10. After the cut scene was over I was given the chance to hang around the stadium map and challenge more NPC characters or head over to the main game.
Against my better judgement I decided to hang around and build up my level a bit. I fought a Marth and Sheik before levelling up twice. It turned out I received 300 coins for levelling up adding to the 2700 I received as a starter gift. I tried to fight again however a message popped up with the image of my assistant's head.
"I'm sorry Master, all the fighters are too afraid to face you at their level. You can either leave or visit the stadium shop over there." An arrow popped up on the screen pointing towards a shop.
The first thing I noticed was that the game had changed perspective. The camera had moves to an almost isometric view, similar to post MMO's where I was given free movement. I walked over to a shop and used the B button to talk to the NPC standing there, it looked like a normal teenager wearing a shirt that had the Smash logo on it.
"Hello stranger, how can I help you today?" the voice seemed so real I almost replied to the guy.
As he had spoken a window appeared, displaying a list of many items. Shaking off my amazement I scrolled though the armour the merchant seemed to be selling. A model of my character came up on the screen, currently I was wearing some simple robes that made me look like an Egyptian aristocrat. I saw some pretty sweet armour sets that were extremely expensive and I doubted anyone would be able to buy those for a long time. I kept on scrolling into the more affordable section until I came across something that once again was unique.
SMASH WARRIOR ARMOUR – ON OFFER REQUIRES 3000 COINS!
I once again, rolled my eyes at how lucky I was to catch that offer. Most players would only get 2700 coins after beating the NPC's here and levelling up twice. However I received a 300 coin bonus that allowed me to afford the armour. I clicked on the preview button to see how it looked at I was kind of impressed. On my character the armour made me look like a combination of Marth and Ganondorf, although the armour was mostly a navy blue colour with a white trim. The Smash logo was visible on the shoulder parts and the back. I quickly purchased the set and a new screen popped up.
THANK YOU FOR BUYING ARMOUR FROM ME! HERE HAVE THIS FREE WEAPON!
Without warning my inventory opened and a bag with a question mark on it appeared in the middle on the screen. I quickly took my hand off the controller and used my mouse to move the cursor and click on it. As the bag opened, a small fanfare was heard as well as a shower of virtual confetti. I was mildly surprised to see that I had obtained a weapon called The Dragon Blight. I quickly dragged it into my weapons slot and exited the menu.
Another message popped up, this time showing me how to navigate the menu's using only the controller. I chuckled to myself, knowing that the programmers must have thought of many small details and closed the message with my controller.
On the map a circular sphere was visible in a corner of the stadium, a sign nearby clearly ladled the area as the exit. I headed towards the portal that would take me to the main world.
"Well, here goes nothing..."