Super Smash Bros. (series)

The Super Smash Bros. series is a series of fighting games where figurines of Nintendo characters, known as "trophies," come to life and fight. Mario, as well as some of his friends, are playable in all of the series's games. The game is very popular, not only for being one of Nintendo's few fighting games, but also being a mass cross-over of many of the popular Nintendo Series. This includes Mario Series, Pokémon Series, The Legend of Zelda Series, Metroid Series, and many more. It also has numerous character cameos, as well as the reintroduction of many locations. It has become the quickest selling, and one of the most popular series in Nintendo History. Super Smash Bros. Melee is the best-selling game for the GameCube.

The company that makes the series is HAL Labs, and the Super Smash Bros. project is carried out by Masahiro Sakurai. Although many people work on the games, Sakurai does the most work on the games, and he has produced all three as the head director.

Games in the Smash Bros. Series
The series itself is compiled of three games, one of which is still unreleased.


 * Super Smash Bros. (1999, Nintendo 64)
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, Nintendo GameCube)
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2007, Wii) (Upcoming)

Playable Characters in the Series
The series is nothing without the characters to play as. Over the entire series, 26 Characters have been playable, and 8 extra have been confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with more to come. Each series gets its own Symbol, which each of the characters from that series use. They all have their own powers and attributes, that allow players to work out strategies against opponents.

Stages

 * Battlefield
 * Battleship Halberd
 * Big Blue
 * Bridge of Eldin
 * Brinstar
 * Brinstar Depths
 * Castle Siege
 * Corneria
 * Delfino Plaza
 * Dream Land
 * Final Destination
 * Flat Zone
 * Fountain of Dreams
 * Fourside
 * Great Bay
 * Green Greens
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Hyrule Temple
 * Icicle Mountain
 * Jungle Japes
 * Kongo Jungle
 * Mushroom Kingdom
 * Mushroom Kingdom II
 * Mute City
 * Norfair
 * Onett
 * Planet Zebes
 * Poké Floats
 * Pokémon Stadium
 * Pokémon Stadium 2
 * Princess Peach's Castle
 * Rainbow Cruise
 * Rumble Falls
 * Saffron City
 * Sector Z
 * Shadow Moses Island
 * Skyworld
 * Smashville
 * Venom
 * WarioWare
 * Yoshi's Island
 * Yoshi's Story