Editing Super Smash Bros.

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|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Nintendo 64]]<br>[[Virtual Console|Wii Virtual Console]]
|release='''Nintendo 64'''<br />JP January 21, 1999<br />US April 27, 1999<br />EU November 19, 1999<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />JP January 20, 2008<br />EU/AU June 11, 2009<br />US December 21, 2009
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|rating= ESRB: E
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'''Super Smash Bros.''' is a crossover fighting game for the [[Nintendo 64]] that was released in 1999 and features characters from various [[Nintendo]] series as playable fighters. It acts as the first game of the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.

=Story=

The storyline is not explicitly stated , but the opening movie implies that [[Master Hand]] brings dolls of the various Mario characters to life and makes them battle.

=Gameplay=

As opposed to other fighting games which revolve around depleting health meters, the goal in ''Super Smash Bros.'' is instead to knock characters out of the ring. Instead of health meters, characters have percentages of damage that build up as they take hits. The higher up the percentage goes, the easier it becomes to knock them out of the ring. Though every character fights differently, they have the same basic control scheme. The A button is used for regular attacks, while pressing the B button and a direction will unleash one of several special attacks. The C^ button is used to jump. Pressing the Z button will allow a character to grab another character and possibly throw them if someone is nearby; if no one is close enough, then a shield will be projected instead.

The 1 Player mode has the player fighting a series of individual battles against the other characters in the game. For variety, there are other types of battles such as [[Metal Mario]], Fighting Polygon Team, and Giant [[Donkey Kong]]. Along with the battles, there are also three bonus games: Break the Targets, Board the Platform, and Race to the Finish. At the end, the player must battle [[Master Hand]].

The game is well-known for its multiplayer mode. ''Super Smash Bros.'' can be played by up to four players simultaneously. Players can choose between timed battles or battles with set amount of stock, and there is also the option to sort the characters into teams for team battles. There are also additional characters that can be unlocked by achieving different accomplishments in the game.

==Playable Characters==
*[[Mario]] (from the ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]]'' series)
*[[Donkey Kong]] (from the ''[[Portal: Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]]'' series)
*[[Pikachu]] (from the ''[[Portal: Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' series)
*[[Yoshi]] (from the ''Mario'' and ''Yoshi'' series)
*[[Link]] (from the ''[[Portal: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series)
*[[Fox McCloud]] (from the ''[[Portal: Star Fox|Star Fox]]'' series)
*[[Samus Aran]] (from the ''[[Portal: Metroid|Metroid]]'' series)
*[[Kirby]] (from the ''[[Portal: Kirby|Kirby]]'' series)

The following are unlockable characters:

*[[Luigi]] (from the ''Mario'' series) 
*[[Jigglypuff]] (from the ''Pokémon'' series)
*[[Ness]] (from ''[[EarthBound]]'')
*[[Captain Falcon]] (from the ''[[Portal: F-Zero|F-Zero]]'' series)

=Legacy=

''Super Smash Bros.'' quickly became one of Nintendo's most popular series. It has spawned sequels on all of Nintendo's major consoles, which add more Nintendo characters and eventually some third party characters to the fighting roster.

==Ports/Remakes==

*In Japan, it was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in January 2009, while the other regions received later that year.

==Sequels==

It was followed by ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', which was released for the [[Nintendo Gamecube]] in 2001. It adds new characters, more items, new modes of play and the system of collectible trophies featuring even more parts of Nintendo's history.

=See Also=

*[[Items in Super Smash Bros. series]]
*[[Stages in Super Smash Bros. series]]

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