{"id":61666,"date":"2018-11-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/isaac_might_not_be_playable_in_smash_ultimate_but_fans_spread_the_love_with_goldensunday_messages"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:00:00","slug":"isaac-might-not-be-playable-in-smash-ultimate-but-fans-spread-the-love-with-goldensunday-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/12\/isaac-might-not-be-playable-in-smash-ultimate-but-fans-spread-the-love-with-goldensunday-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Might Not Be Playable In Smash Ultimate, But Fans Spread The Love With #GoldenSunday Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f954dc5cf47d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f954dc5cf47d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Goldensun\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f954dc5cf47d\/goldensun.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f954dc5cf47d\/goldensun.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Goldensun\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/golden_sun\"><strong>Golden Sun<\/strong><\/a>, and especially its lead protagonist Isaac, has seen an awful lot of love and attention over the last few months thanks to countless <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\"><strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/strong><\/a> rumours; many believed that Isaac would become a playable character in the game thanks to various speculation efforts shared online, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/soapbox_that_super_smash_bros_ultimate_direct_lets_talk_about_it\">most recent Direct<\/a> proved that this wasn&#8217;t the case. Still, that hasn&#8217;t stopped fans of his original game taking to the likes of social media to celebrate all things Golden Sun &#8211; and asking for a new entry in the series, no less.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of the original Golden Sun game in North America, causing fans to rebrand the day as &#8216;#GoldenSunday&#8217; and share their memories and wishes online for all to see. This Game Boy Advance RPG was heavily praised when it first arrived on the scene and remains a much-loved game to this day &#8211; no doubt being one of the reasons why fans were so desperate to see Isaac in Smash in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>You can see just a small selection of the messages shared online below.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSunday<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Not enough people know just how great a JRPG series that started on the Gameboy Advance was. I think they deserve to know. And I think Golden Sun deserves a comeback! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYTmaak1Lu\">pic.twitter.com\/NYTmaak1Lu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Destroyerof7.6Earths (@AdonisIsTired) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdonisIsTired\/status\/1061435096660508672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSunday<\/a> is happening and I won\u2019t have time to contribute, but here\u2019s a sketch I prepared two months ago for things that obviously didn\u2019t pan out. Thank you Nintendo for bringing Isaac back for Smash Ultimate and please continue the franchise! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jcmxzk06kg\">pic.twitter.com\/Jcmxzk06kg<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Matthew Lovenzka (@AShadowLink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AShadowLink\/status\/1061411526500847617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSun<\/a> might not be the biggest game franchise ever, but it&#8217;s one of my two favorite games of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac might not have made the cut as a character on Smash, but I truly hope that Nintendo comes around and revives this series one day.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u9ec4\u91d1\u306e\u592a\u967d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ksaHumfPqh\">pic.twitter.com\/ksaHumfPqh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 \u30d1\u30a4\u30eb\u30ca\u30fc (@Pyzlnar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pyzlnar\/status\/1061414710254268417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As you can see, it even sparked a second #BringGoldenSunBack trend, too.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is one of my most precious possesion. It holds a ton of great memories. Spending all my day as a kid playing game boy advance with my best friend. Golden Sun is my favorite game of all time and i would love to see the sun rise again \ud83c\udf1e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goldensunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goldensunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringGoldenSunBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringGoldenSunBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuwK9RI32X\">pic.twitter.com\/JuwK9RI32X<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Sofiane #bringGoldenSunback (@Sofiane_Lylat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sofiane_Lylat\/status\/1061417551815684096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goldensunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goldensunday<\/a> Is starting right now! All across the world <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSun<\/a> fans are uniting to celebrate it&#8217;s 17 year old birthday in the US! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NintendoAmerica<\/a> have a great Golden Sunday and let&#8217;s hope you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringGoldenSunBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringGoldenSunBack<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Fans of Golden Sun, share this! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hTgHjvmdnI\">pic.twitter.com\/hTgHjvmdnI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Jeremy Beare (@Grandpa_Pixel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grandpa_Pixel\/status\/1061394820210589697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Birthday to the NA release of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSun<\/a> ! You&#8217;re one of the absolute best JRPGs I&#8217;ve had the chance to play &lt;3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/deYM7V1LVq\">pic.twitter.com\/deYM7V1LVq<\/a><\/span>\u2014 LT (@eltehh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltehh\/status\/1061405205701390336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy (early) Golden Sun Day! A fun game that brought many dear friends into my life.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u9ec4\u91d1\u306e\u592a\u967d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OqqmNjWQAI\">pic.twitter.com\/OqqmNjWQAI<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Allison (@floop249) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/floop249\/status\/1061426053133033474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Are you a fan of Golden Sun? Would you like to see the franchise make a comeback? 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