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Brawl your way into Marriage!

Storm | April 12, 2008 | Blog | Wii Company 
Proposals are told to be memorable, classy, and for this particular man, unique. Using Super Smash Bros. Brawl's stage editor feature, the 'proposee' designed the question, "Marry Me?" for his future bride-to-be, bringing out the ring at the right moment (after she turned on the TV).

The Wii does it's job, bringing families together, heh.
When it came time to pop the question, reader Brian Klima did it right. No scoreboard message at a baseball game, no skywriting, no jewelry buried in the dessert. He proposed marriage to his one true love with all the charm and romance that is Super Smash Bros. Brawl Grab your hankies and hit the jump.

In Brian's words:

"I came home from work with the ring on Wednesday, and while she was attending her grad school classes, I got to work on a custom level that would successfully convey my intentions.
"I first tried spelling out 'Will You Marry Me?' but the limitations on the level's file size wouldn't allow it, so I then settled for the abridged version, "MARRY ME?" I set the match time limit to infinity, and then simply set up Mario, Peach, and Kirby (her favorite) around the level so that the camera was zoomed out as much as possible and the entire message fit on the screen. I then turned the TV off and just waited for her to come home.

"When she went to watch TV, the first image that appeared when the set powered on was my level. At first she asked, "Oh, are you in the middle of a game?" But after she noticed the small box in my hand, and I insisted that she give the TV another look, she figured out what was going on."

"Oh, and she said, 'Yes!'"

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  • 2 thumbs!
    Zeon I | April 12, 2008
    Wow. Creative, yet nerdy. Glad it worked, though.
  • 1 thumbs!
    dragoshi1 | April 12, 2008
    As if proposing on MYSPACE isnt nerdy as well [rolleyes here]

    Honestly, marriage via games isnt bad, or nerdy, its the same as every other method, from bungie jumping, letters in the sky, and, bizarrely, opening a clam to find the ring.

    Congrats to the lucky man who proposed with one of the greatest nintendo games ever invented by sakurai and nintendo.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Xenctuary | April 12, 2008
    That's cute. Glad it worked out for them.

  • 3 thumbs!
    Yoshi Freak | April 12, 2008
    Reminded me of the couple who got married Over HALO 2. They had the ceremony on it too.

    Then Someone Crashed the Party half Way in and Killed the player who was the Priest. The Bride then got a Headshot on the trespasser.
    • 0 thumbs!
      chautemoc | April 12, 2008
      Dude, awesome. Hahahahah.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Twisted | April 12, 2008
    That's actually quite original and creative, that's pretty interesting. It's probably like some nerd, who was to scared to actually ask her to marry him in real life.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Gregory2590 | April 12, 2008
    I'd fight on that stage.No really.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Twisted | April 13, 2008
      It doesn't look like the best kind of stage to fight on. You could only really fight on the question mark, the E, and the M.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Final Blade | April 12, 2008
    Let see what other creative ways we can say marry me on a videogame.
  • 0 thumbs!
    bk man | April 12, 2008
    lol, very nice good luck! how sweet!
  • 0 thumbs!
    chautemoc | April 12, 2008
    How very sweet. Heartwarming. =)
  • 0 thumbs!
    Capn Droid | April 13, 2008
    I love seeing these creative proposals people make. They're so unique, and really something the person will remember forever. No sarcasm intended.
  • 0 thumbs!
    tallteen86 | April 13, 2008
    quote Yoshi Freak
    Then Someone Crashed the Party half Way in and Killed the player who was the Priest. The Bride then got a Headshot on the trespasser.
    LOL. That'll teach him to mess up a woman's wedding!

    I remember the proposal over Halo, but I didn't know about the ambush...

    Reminds me of the WoW funeral that was raided >_>
  • 0 thumbs!
    gotenks992 | April 13, 2008
    Would of happened sooner or later.
  • 1 thumbs!
    devil link | April 13, 2008
    What doesn't happen in this world? I never expected this but something close to it.Heh, nerds getting married..Proposing online is just the way to do it.xD
    • 0 thumbs!
      Storm | April 13, 2008
      Within 25 years or so, I bet that's how it'll be done, lol.
  • 0 thumbs!
    X_MANBEARPIG_X | April 13, 2008
    Hopefully there'll be some good ones on Little Big Planet.
  • 0 thumbs!
    StarJet | April 13, 2008
    Frikkin' awesome.
    Nice creative idea. But like said ^^ LittleBigPlanet would be the best for this kinda thing.
  • 0 thumbs!
    tallteen86 | April 13, 2008
    YEAH! I can totally see someone designing some intricate level. At the end, there will be a whole 'Will you Marry Me' thing going on. You gotta work for that engagement ring! (Well, if it is a woman that does the proposing, he has to work for the right to marry her ^_~)
  • 0 thumbs!
    black doom | April 13, 2008
    If they Brawled there then I fear for their future safety.
  • 0 thumbs!
    slumpy monkey | April 13, 2008
    This reminds me of when that guy did it using forge in halo. Good to know games aren't just for fun.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Remino52 | April 13, 2008
    I laughed when I saw this.
  • 0 thumbs!
    TurMoiL911 | April 13, 2008
    This reminds me of some other wedding proposal through a video game.

    Some guy made a Forge map in Halo 3 where he formed the words "Will you marry me ?" with some weapons. I think the girl said yes.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Sonic Flash | April 13, 2008
    Fellow men; the bar has been raised! Sky writing is crap in comparison, unless you have Godzilla and Mothra fighting up there amoung the letter.

    Thinking caps on!
    • 0 thumbs!
      Storm | April 13, 2008
      Haha, too true. Move aside, ring in food, there's a new style in town, and that style involves the gaming/Internet era. xD
  • 0 thumbs!
    Jaw Breaker | April 13, 2008
    wow using video games to propose is kind of nerdy if you ask me, but she said yes, so i guess it was worth a try
    • 0 thumbs!
      chautemoc | April 13, 2008
      It is nerdy, thats why its so great. Love is nerdy anyway.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Rusty Bucket Boy | April 13, 2008
    I would have done the same thing...
  • 0 thumbs!
    FFXFREAK | April 13, 2008
    Haha, how cute. I'm glad it worked out for him, that would have sucked if she was like eww no T_T. xD. Then it wouldn't be all over the internet. That's awesome though ahhaa.

    ~FFXFREAK
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | April 14, 2008
    My friend took a look at the picture and said, "it's about time Mario asked Peach to marry him...they've been back and forth for about two decades now since the gorilla."

    Needless to say, he was disappointed when I had him read the article. xD

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