New Stage: The Devil’s Machine

Name: The Devil’s Machine

Universe: Mother

Game of origin: Earthbound/Mother 2

Probability of inclusion: Low

Here we have the infamous final boss of Earthbound, Giygas. This boss is unique in the way that instead of just being confined to a single frame on the enemy screen, it actually fills the entire screen and moves around. The game even tells the player that they’re not able to grasp the true form of the creature. THAT is how this stage is going to work.

See, the way I picture it is that you have Giygas in the background, filling the entire area. The stage itself is going to be constantly changing shape, with chunks of land stretching and dipping all over the place. There will be one large flat standing area at the bottom of the screen that stretches from one side to the other. There are also two floating platforms on each side of the screen. These standing parts would look like the entrails/intestines that make up the path leading to the final showdown with Giygas. Now, here’s where it gets interesting: The background is completely black at the beginning of the match, and the stage and the two platforms are completely normal. Then, this song comes on and Giygas appears and fills the background. Then, the whole stage begins to contort and expand. The flat area on the bottom of the stage would have parts that would stretch up into the air, or curve downwards off-screen. If a player was on the part that went off-screen, then they would be ringed-out. The two floating platforms (which you could drop through) would also be constantly changing shape. I picture them being enlarged and twisted around and curled in on themselves. The fighters, however, would not be effected by the changing space. Everyone would look normal while on the stage.

Like with the last stage post, I’m not going to be posting music for this stage. Sorry. If you have any recommendations, send them to me and I’ll include them.