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Encyclopedia > Super Smash Bros.
This article is about the original Nintendo 64 game. For the series, see Super Smash Bros. (series).
Super Smash Bros.

North American box art
Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Designer(s) Masahiro Sakurai
Series Super Smash Bros.
Platform(s) Nintendo 64, iQue Player
Release date JP January 21, 1999
NA April 26, 1999
EU November 19, 1999
Genre(s) Fighting, Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer (2–4)
Rating(s) ESRB: E (Everyone)
OFLC: G8+
Media 128 megabit (16 megabyte) cartridge

Super Smash Bros. (ニンテンドーオールスター！大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ Nintendō Ōrusutā! Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu?, lit. "Nintendo All Star! Great Melee Smash Brothers") is a crossover fighting/action game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan on January 21, 1999, in North America on April 26, 1999,[1] and in Europe on November 19, 1999. Super Smash Bros. is the first game in the Super Smash Bros. series, and was followed by Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii in 2008. The logo of the series. ... Image File history File links Box of Super Smash Bros. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... HAL Laboratory, Inc. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Masahiro Sakurai ) (born on August 3, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is a game concept designer, the creative force behind both the Kirby and the Super Smash Bros. ... The logo of the series. ... In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... This article is about the home console. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... North American redirects here. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Further information: Game classification Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay interaction. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... Action games could be considered the video game equivalent of action movies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A video game content rating system is a system used for the classification of video games into suitability-related groups. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in North America (Quebec in 2004 and 2005). ... The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a statutory censorship and classification body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification Board which classified films, video games and publications in Australia, and the Classification Review Board which reviews films, computer games and publications when a valid application... Cartridge for the VIC 20 homecomputer In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... HAL Laboratory, Inc. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... North American redirects here. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... The logo of the series. ... Super Smash Bros. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... 2001 2001 in games 2000 in video gaming 2002 in video gaming Notable events of 2001 in video gaming. ... Super Smash Bros. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... 2008 2008 in games 2007 in video gaming 2009 in video gaming Notable events of 2008 in video gaming. ...


The game is centered where players can play as and against characters from Nintendo's video gaming franchises such as Mario, Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda. The stages and gameplay modes make references to, or take their designs from, popular games released by Nintendo. The gameplay system offers an unorthodox approach to the "fighter" genre as percentage counters measure the level of damage received, rather than the health bar traditionally seen in most fighting games. The title screen The Mario series is a series of platform games by Nintendo, featuring the Mario brothers themselves, Nintendos mascot Mario, and in most of the games, his brother Luigi. ... The Pokémon video game series is a role-playing game franchise from Nintendo. ... The Legend of Zelda ) is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published by Nintendo. ...


Super Smash Bros. received mostly positive reviews from the media. It was commercially successful, selling over 3.7 million copies, with 2.93 million copies sold in the United States,[2] and 1.4 million copies sold in Japan.[3]

Contents

Gameplay

See also: Gameplay of the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. differs from traditional fighting games in that inflicting the most damage does not guarantee victory. Instead, opposing players must force their opponents beyond the boundaries of the stage. Most attacks inflict damage and can, if enough damage is dealt, knock back the enemy. Each character's health is measured by a meter that represents the damage received as a percentage. The higher the percentage value, the farther the player gets knocked back, and the easier they are to knock off the stage.[4] Unlike other games of the same genre, most moves in the game can be accessed via one-button presses and a joystick direction. The logo of the series. ...


During battles, items related to Nintendo games or merchandise fall onto the game field. These items have purposes ranging from inflicting damage on the opponent to restoring health to the player.Additionally, most stages have a theme relating to a Nintendo franchise or a specific Nintendo game and are interactive to the player. Although the stages are rendered in three dimensions, players can only move on a two-dimensional plane. Not all stages are available immediately; some stages must be "unlocked" by achieving particular requirements.


Single-player

Ness fighting Kirby in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Ness fighting Kirby in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Although the player can choose from five difficulty levels, the game's single-player mode always follows the same series of opponents. This game mode was called Classic Mode in subsequent sequels.[5] The player will choose one unlocked character, and fight against a series of characters in a specific order, attempting to defeat them with only a limited amount of lives. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This is a list of characters from the Super Nintendo role-playing game EarthBound. ... Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... The Mushroom Kingdom as seen in Super Mario RPG. The Mushroom Kingdom or Toadsville (Japanese:キノコ王国) is a setting in the series where most of the games take place. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Two more modes of play, the "Break the Targets" minigame as well as the "Board the Platforms" minigame are the two remaining single-player games. The objective of the mingames is to break each target and board each platform, respectively. The goal must be achieved without falling off each character-specific stage.


Multiplayer

Up to four people can play in multiplayer mode, which has specific rules predetermined by the players. Stock and timed matches are two of the multiplayer modes of play.[4] This gives each player a certain amount of lives or a selected time limit, before beginning the match. A winner is declared once time runs out, or if all players except one loses each of their lives.


If there is a tie between two or more combatants, the contenders are returned to the fighting stage in a "Sudden Death" battle with 300% damage each. This means players are easily knocked out, so as to quickly determine the winner.[6]


Playable characters

See also: Super Smash Bros. playable characters

The promotional artwork is done in the style of a comic book, and the characters were portrayed as dolls that come to life to fight. This presentational style has since been omitted in the sequels, opting instead for a more serious art style–such as using in-game models for the characters in place of hand-drawn art–and replacing the dolls with figurines, or "trophies" as the game refers to them. Originally King Dedede, Bowser and Princess Peach were going to be added as playable characters, but due to time restraints, they were cut from the list.[7] The logo of the series. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This is a list of characters in the Kirby video game series. ... Bowser, full name being Bowser Koopa sometimes referred to as King Koopa and known in Japan and Norway as simply Koopa ), is a video game character in Nintendos Mario series. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ...


Development

Super Smash Bros. was developed by HAL Laboratory, a Nintendo second-party developer, during 1998. It began life as a prototype created by Masahiro Sakurai and Satoru Iwata in their spare time titled Kakuto-Gēmu Ryūō (格闘ゲーム竜王 ?, lit. "Dragon King: The Fighting Game"), and originally featured no Nintendo characters. However, Sakurai hit on the idea of including fighters from different Nintendo franchises in order to provide "atmosphere" which he felt was necessary for a home console fighting game, and his idea was approved.[8][9] The game had a small budget and little promotion, and was originally a Japan-only release, but its huge success saw the game released worldwide.[10] HAL Laboratory, Inc. ... In the video game industry, a second-party developer is a developer who, while being a separate entity from any console manufacturer, is tied to a specific one usually through contract or partial ownership and makes games specifically for that console manufacturer. ... 1998 1998 in games 1997 in video gaming 1999 in video gaming Notable events of 1998 in video gaming. ...


Reception

 Reviews
Publication Score
Allgame 4/5 stars[11]
Famitsu 31 of 40[12]
GameSpot 7.5 of 10[4]
IGN 8.5 of 10[13]
Nintendo Power 7.7 of 10[14]
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler Score
Metacritic 79 of 100[15]
Game Rankings 80%[14]

Super Smash Bros. was commercially successful, and quickly become a Player's Choice title. 1.4 million copies have been sold in Japan,[3] and 2.3 million have been sold in the United States as of December 2007.[2] Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Cover art for Issue 1 of FamitsÅ« magazine, June 1986, then known as Famicom TsÅ«shin FamitsÅ« abbreviated ファミ Fami) is a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... The NTSC Players Choice release of the GameCube title Star Fox Adventures. ...


Super Smash Bros. received mostly positive reviews, with criticism mostly directed towards the game's single-player mode.[4] GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann noted the single-player game "won't exactly last a long time".[4] Instead, he praised the multi-player portion of the game, saying that it is "extremely simple to learn". He also praised the game's music, calling it "amazing".[4] IGN's Peer Schneider agreed, calling the multiplayer mode "the game's main selling point",[13] while GameCritics.com's Dale Weir described Super Smash Bros. as "the most original fighting game on the market and possibly the best multiplayer game on any system".[16] Brad Penniment of Allgame said the game was designed for multiplayer battles, praising the simplicity of the controls and the fun element of the game.[11]
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References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ a b US Platinum Game Chart. The Magic Box.
  3. ^ a b Japan Platinum Game Chart. The Magic Box. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gerstmann, Jeff (1999-02-18). Super Smash Bros. Review. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  5. ^ Sakurai, Masahiro (2007-10-30). Classic. Smashbros.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  6. ^ Super Smash Bros.. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  7. ^ Sakurai, Masahiro (2007-09-24). Trophies. Smashbros.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  8. ^ Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Wii.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  9. ^ Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japanese). Wii.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  10. ^ Anthony JC. Super Smash Bros. Melee. N-Sider. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
  11. ^ a b Penniment, Brad. Super Smash Bros. > Review. Allgame. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  12. ^ IGN Staff (2001-11-14). Famitsu Scores Smash Bros.. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  13. ^ a b Schneider, Peer (1999-04-27). Super Smash Bros. Review. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  14. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Reviews. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  15. ^ Super Smash Bros. (n64: 1999): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  16. ^ Weir, Dale (1999-07-05). Game Critics Review. GameCritics.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.

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