Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. is a fighting game released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. Not only was it a good fighting game for a system that had few, it was also good by any other standards. The game featured an innovative combat system that encourages quick fighting and is easy enough for anyone to pick up due to it's low level of combos, low learning curve, and recognizable characters. All the main Nintendo characters (Mario, Samus Aran, Fox McCloud, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Pikachu, Link, Luigi, Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, and Ness) gather together for a melee battle.

Super Smash Bros. was followed up with a sequel in 2001, Super Smash Bros. Melee, for the Nintendo GameCube. It kept the same great gameplay, and made it better-looking with the extra power of the GameCube. It also added Trophies which were collectable and are considered as a Nintendo Museum of sorts. SSBM also added many new characters. Besides the existing 12 characters in the older version, 13 new ones are added. Most of them are somewhat obscure to mainstream gamers but familiar to all true Nintendo fans. Here is the list of character in the game:

Lightweights: Pichu Kirby Jigglypuff Pikachu Ness Mr Game & Watch Ice Climbers Young Link

Middleweights: Mario Dr. Mario Fox Luigi Falco Peach Zelda Samus Aran Link Yoshi Roy Marth

Heavyweights: Captain Falcon Mewtwo Ganondorf Donkey Kong Bowser

HAL Laboratory also recorded a concert featuring Super Smash Bros. Melee, which, in turn, featured music from many Nintendo concerts. A free copy of the CD was included in the inaugural issue of the Japanese magazine "Famitsu Cube + Advance." The list of songs in the album is listed below...

Planet Corneria
Jungle Garden
Great Bay Shrine
Dr. Mario
Original Medley
Fountain of Dreams
Pokemon Medley
Opening Music
Planet Venom
Yoshi's Story
Depth of Brinstar
Smash Bros. Great Medley
Fire Emblem
Green Greens
Rainbow Cruise

External Links

[1] - Article on the concert

[1] - SSBM website