Sunday, October 7, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Zelda Stages: Spirit Train


While A Link Between Worlds didn't get any real representation in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, it did add stages based on the previous two handheld Zelda titles: Ocarina of Time 3D and Spirit Tracks. The Spirit Train is so far even the only Zelda stage in Smash, which came from a handheld-exclusive title.

This alone already makes this stage feel quite special, but it's also very different from the other Zelda stages. It's probably closest to the Pirate Ship in idea, but it feels more like Big Blue with the train moving through the landscape. Once you land on the tracks, you will quickly move off the stage.

The stage can be really busy, where the rear carriage can be swapped with different types or Dark Trains appear to create chaos. So, like almost all Zelda stages this one isn't really suited for competitive play.

Toon Link appears in the stage as a conductor, despite the fact that he's playable. If he's in the match as a fighter, Alfonzo will take his place, which spawned countless "Leave it me!" memes over the years, where Alfonzo takes the place of characters in other stages, like Ridley in the Pyrosphere.

On the Nintendo Switch the graphical update is really remarkable and makes you hope for a "Spirit Tracks HD" sometime in the future.

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