Good morning and welcome to the first edition of ‘Fitzie’s Gaming Corner’, where your hoddler-in-chief talks about games (video and non-video). During a recent hoddle audit, many of you expressed a desire to have a space to talk about video games. I know very little about video games, but the people want what the people want. So, Hoddle Headquarters is testing out this new feature because this is a hoddle for the people.
There’s no better place to start Fitzie’s Gaming Corner than with a discussion about Super Smash Brothers. If you ask me, video games peaked with Super Smash Bros Brawl. And it’s probably no coincidence that’s the last video game I bought.
It was the greatest. You had these amazing characters and beautiful graphics. There was a compelling single-player adventure mode, as well as dynamic stages that allowed for some truly fun gameplay. This was the third installment of the Super Smash Bros series, and two came after that. I didn’t purchase the other ones (because I didn’t have gaming systems), but there was one character I really liked.
Which brings me to the point of this hoddle: I’m going to list, in no particular order, my 10 favourite Super Smash Bros characters. Did anyone here play Smash Bros? Gimme your thoughts below. Or, ya know, just chat about video games or whatever. (If yesterday’s hoddle mishap taught us anything, it’s that this truly matters very little).
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