Your weekly weekend podcasting source recaps the biggest news in anticipation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Youko returns with Super, TonyTH, and our guest TheBuzzSaw to discuss the first part of Sakurai’s “Smash Is Special” column in Famitsu, Waluigi fans causing harassment on social media, Bomb Rush Blush is the first dedicated music update, a closer look at a trio of veterans, Bomberman rounds up this week’s Smash Blog updates, and a question from Plumokin about a potential successor to Subspace Emissary

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(2:39) WALUIGI FANS HARASS SAKURAI

(4:02) “SMASH IS SPECIAL” (PT. 1) FAMITSU COLUMN
• (4:40) Built off pre-existing Smash games
• (7:18) Increased game speed
• (11:51) Starters are the N64 roster
• (17:31) Stages and items remade from scratch

(20:07) SMASH BLOG UPDATES
• (20:51) Mario
• (24:56) Battlefield
• (28:35) Black Hole
• (30:02) Bomb Rush Blush
• (35:38) Bomberman
• (40:00) Link
• (44:27) Ice Climbers

(51:20) MAILTIME
• Plumokin: “What do you guys think the chances are of a successor to Subspace Emissary being in the game?”

(56:30) OUTRO
• Youko on Twitter – The PowerSwitch
• Super on Twitter
• TonyTH on Twitter
• TheBuzzSaw on Twitter – Obvious Piranha
• Show Me Your News on Twitter