Super Smash Bros.

This article is about the Nintendo 64 game. For other uses, see Super Smash Bros. (disambiguation).

Super Smash Bros.
For alternate box art, see the related gallery.
Developer	HAL Laboratory
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Nintendo 64, iQue Player, Virtual Console (Wii)
Release dates	Nintendo 64: January 21, 1999 April 26, 1999 April 26, 1999 November 19, 1999[?] January 5, 2000[?] Player's Choice: December 21, 2000 December 26, 2000 iQue Player: November 15, 2005 Virtual Console (Wii): January 20, 2009 June 12, 2009 June 12, 2009 December 21, 2009
Languages	English Japanese Chinese (Simplified) French (Europe) German
Genre	Platform fighter
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone[?] CERO: - All ages[?] PEGI: - Seven years and older[?] ELSPA: - Three years and older[?] SELL: - All ages[?] USK: - Six years and older[?] ACB: - Eight years and older[?]
Mode	1–4 players
Format	Nintendo 64: Game Pak iQue Player: Digital download Wii: Digital download
Input	Nintendo 64: Nintendo 64 Controller iQue Player: iQue Player iQue Player Multiplayer Wii: Classic Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller
Serial codes	NUS-NALJ-JPN 12021

“Duke it out as your favorite Nintendo characters”

—Tagline

Super Smash Bros. is a platform fighting game and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. It was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999 and created by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory. Playing as one of a selection of Nintendo characters, players aim to defeat their opponents by knocking them off the screen. The game also features several Nintendo-themed stages and items. Unlike its sequels, Super Smash Bros. received an "Everyone" rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

The Super Mario franchise is among the Nintendo franchises to be represented in the game by characters, stages, and items.

Plot and setting

The default cast of characters

Super Smash Bros. has a fairly minimal plot, albeit one that distinguishes it from later games in the Super Smash Bros. series. A floating glove named Master Hand enters a child's bedroom, pulls out several action figures, and places them on a desk before bringing them to life, turning the desk into a diorama to act as an arena for them to battle on. The characters battle each other before the champion eventually fights Master Hand himself; upon defeating him, the character is returned to being a toy, and the room goes back to normal.

Gameplay

Donkey Kong loses stock to Mario, who has KO'd him and earned a point.

Unlike traditional fighting games, Super Smash Bros. does not involve damaging opponents until they have no health left. Players instead begin at 0% damage, and the percentage rises as they take damage accordingly. The more a player is damaged, the farther they are launched. Players compete to KO their opponents by knocking them beyond what is known as a blast line. If a player has not been defeated and can still fight, they return on a platform, which disappears either after a few seconds or when they move off it themselves. Players are invincible temporarily after they exit the platform.

In Time mode, battles end after a certain amount of time. KOs are counted as a negative point for players that are knocked out of the screen. When the match ends, a player that has the most points is declared the winner. If there is a tie, the match transitions to a Sudden Death, where the tied players begin at 300% damage, leaving them vulnerable to a one-hit KO, ending the match instantly. Bob-ombs start falling onto the stage after a while if the Sudden Death has not concluded.

In Stock mode, wins are focused on how many lives (or stock) one has left by the end, and each time a player is defeated, they lose one life. Like in Time mode, if there is a tie, a Sudden Death match occurs. There is the option to fight in teams, in which one cannot attack their allies unless Team Attack is on. If a player defeats their ally with Team Attack on, they earn a point while the ally loses a point. The team with the most KOs wins.

Characters

Playable characters

Super Smash Bros. features 12 playable characters across various Nintendo properties, eight being default and four of them are unlockable. Of the roster, there are four characters from the Super Mario franchise; Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi, although Donkey Kong and Yoshi each have their own logo since they are protagonists within their own games.

Character	Series	Description	How to unlock	Special moves			Costumes
				Standard	Up	Down
Luigi	Super Mario	Luigi uses very similar moves as Mario. He uses stronger attacks, but Luigi is both slower and lighter. His fireballs move straight and do not bounce.	Clear Break the Targets with all default fighters	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Luigi Cyclone
Mario	Super Mario	Mario has average speed and weight but is skilled with jumping and attacking. He can throw fireballs, which are bouncy.	Available by default	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Mario Tornado
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong is one of the strongest and heaviest fighters. He can pick up a fighter and carry them a short distance.	Available by default	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Hand Slap
Link	The Legend of Zelda	Link is an average fighter like Mario, though most of his attacks involve the use of his sword or projectiles such as Bombs and a Boomerang.	Available by default	Boomerang	Spin Attack	Bomb
Samus	Metroid	Samus is a slow but powerful fighter. She has a Grapple Beam that she uses to grab other fighters, and she can power up her Charge Shot for a stronger attack.	Available by default	Charge Shot	Screw Attack	Bomb
Captain Falcon	F-Zero	Captain Falcon is a heavyweight, but he is still the fastest fighter. All of his special moves have a flame property.	Clear 1-P Game in under 20 minutes.	Falcon Punch	Falcon Dive	Falcon Kick
Ness	EarthBound	Ness is a fast and light character. Ness' basic attacks involve the use of a baseball bat and a yo-yo, and all of his special moves involve the use of PSI.	Clear 1-P Game on normal difficulty with 3 stock	PK Fire	PK Thunder	Psychic-Magnet
Yoshi	Yoshi	Yoshi is a fast and middleweight fighter. He uniquely uses a Yoshi Egg for shielding. Yoshi lacks a third jump but is unaffected by knockbacks during his second jump, unlike other fighters.	Available by default	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Bomb
Kirby	Kirby	Kirby is a light and fast character. His distinct ability is being able to swallow other fighters and copy their abilities. He can also jump several times in midair.	Available by default	Swallow	Final Cutter	Stone
Fox	Star Fox	Fox is fast and falls relatively quickly, but he has average strength. His Blaster can stun opponents, and his Reflector can reflect projectiles.	Available by default	Blaster Shot	Fire Fox	Reflector
Pikachu	Pokémon	Pikachu is fast, light, but weak. It damages its opponents using electric-based attacks.	Available by default	Thunder Jolt	Quick Attack	Thunder
Jigglypuff	Pokémon	Jigglypuff is both a weak and light fighter. It can multi-jump in the air just like Kirby. If its shield breaks, Jigglypuff launches upward and usually gets KO'd.	Clear 1-P Game	Pound	Sing	Rest

Opponent-only characters

Main article: List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses

Some characters are only fought, rather than playable themselves. Some are variants of playable fighters become playable in later games via temporary power-ups or specific fight rules, though here, they are exclusively enemy characters.

Character	Series	Description
Giant Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong	A huge version of Donkey Kong is fought in Stage 6 of the 1P Game mode. The player character is given two allies to assist. His size makes him stronger and heavier, though it also makes him a larger target and easier to push across the blast zone.
Metal Mario	Super Mario	Metal Mario is an extremely heavy version of Mario fought in Stage 9, and due to his weight, it is difficult to knock him back; conversely, it is difficult for him to recover if he falls. He tends to simply walk back-and-forth upon the battle starting rather than seeking out the player character.
Fighting Polygons	Super Smash Bros.	The Fighting Polygon Team is a group of abstract purple models based on the game's playable cast, fought in Stage 10 and Bonus Stage 3. They have the abilities of the characters they are based on, aside from the special moves, and are fairly weak and easy to launch.
Master Hand	Super Smash Bros.	Master Hand is a floating glove who acts as the 1P Game's final boss and is also the one who brought the toy characters to life. He is able to attack in various ways including punching, slapping, chopping, grabbing, finger-walking, and launching lasers or Bullet Bills from his fingertips. Rather than an upward-counting percentage-based health meter, he uses a more traditional downward-counting HP-based one, being defeated when it hits zero.

Stages

Main article: List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros.

Most stages in the game can be selected from the get-go. One must be unlocked first, and three others are exclusive to the 1P Game.