| firebush03 said: I feel like SMB2/3 would have an attack like that…not sure. |
Not sure about Mario 2, but in Mario 3 there was a bar at the bottom that fills up as you run. And goes down if you stop running.
That might be close enough. But it depletes on its own when you stop running, and doesn't get spent when you perform the move (flying). So I'll see what else people may find.
| JWeinCom said: Punch-Out! Would certainly fit the bill. You get stars from hitting your enemy at certain times, and then use those stars for his powered up uppercut. It is not exactly a meter, but that's just a visual thing. It could have just as easily been a three segment meter instead of stars. That is the earliest I can think of. |
Yeah the stars are exactly that. You build them up and then cash them out for a special attack.
Earliest release I can see is September 18, 1987.
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