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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Modders Bring Back the Yoshi’s Story Stage from Melee

The modding community for super Smash Bros. for Wii U has exploded over the past few months, with talented people working together to create new character skins, a special Tournament Edition, and re-texturing existing stages for different looks. It was only a matter of time until modders started working together to port old stages from Melee and Project M to Smash 4.

After hints on Twitter and some promising screenshots, the Yoshi’s Story stage from Super Smash Bros. Melee has been remade and successfully ported to Smash 4. This isn’t just a re-skin of Battlefield though–it’s a proper replica of the starter stage, complete with same blast zones and a working version of everyone’s favorite smiling cloud, Randall. While the cloud timings are slightly off compared to Melee, it’s still a great feat to clone the stage and get it looking so vibrant in Smash 4. Currently, the stage replaces Kongo Jungle 64 Omega, as modders haven’t quite figured out how to replace normal stages without causing the game to lock up. This stage is also not safe to use online, so don’t expect to play this with friends over Wi-Fi.

The stage is available for download from gamebanana now; check out the video below to see the stage in action. The video even teases a remake of Fountain of Dreams, so expect that stage to also grace many modded copies of Smash in the near future.

Sources: Gamebanana; DemonSlayerX8

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Wizard101: Packed Full of Surprises

KingsIsle loves to throw in some secret goodies when an update is brought into the live realm … and the summer update was no different. Players were pleasantly surprised when they found two new packs for sale in the Crown Shop.

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Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Cross-Platform Play May Depend on Sony’s Willingness

Cross-platform play has been a hot topic of discussion as of late, particularly after Microsoft stated that they are more than open to the idea of Xbox One/PlayStation 4 connectivity. With Tekken 7: Fated Retribution still in development, some fans are asking Bandai Namco directly if there are any plans of implementing interaction between the destination platforms.

Twitter user @IPT_eL recently asked Tekken 7 game designer Michael Murray if the upcoming fighting game would include a more inclusive online network:

Sony is no stranger to cross-play however: the company has supported play between PlayStation 4 consoles and PC for quite some time. Titles like Street Fighter V and Final Fantasy XIV already have this kind of connectivity. The real question is if Sony is willing to cooperate with their competitor to have one unified playing space.

With neither side making any promises, it’s tough to tell if cross-platform play will be a feature shipping with Tekken 7, but there is always hope for a compatibility patch down the road if all parties come to an agreement.

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution will be releasing on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in early 2017.

Sources: Michael Murray (Twitter); GameRant; Push Square