System: Nintendo 64
Genre: Action
Developer: HAL Laboratories
Publisher: Nintendo
Release date: April 26, 1999
ESRB rating: E
Players: 1 - 4 simultaneous
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Overview

Who would win in a real fight: Mario or Donkey Kong? You'll get to find out when Super Smash Bros. hits the stores on April 26! Finally, Nintendo releases a street-fighting game pitting 12 Nintendo characters against each other! This looks like an awesome multi-player game; one to four (four!) players can duke it out simultaneously in familiar 3-D settings. There is even a hidden Mushroom Kingdom arena. It'll be great to finally see graphics from the classic NES Super Mario Bros. in 3-D.

Cast of characters

  • Mario - An average fighter. Gee, what a surprise; he's average in every Mario crossover game he appears in.
  • Yoshi - Yoshi is quick, with an excellent jumping range.
  • Donkey Kong - He is powerful, but slow.
  • Fox McCloud
  • Link
  • Pikachu
  • Samus
  • Kirby

Completing certain objectives will unlock these four hidden characters:

  • Luigi - Luigi's fighting skills resemble Mario's, except Luigi is a bit faster.
  • Jigglypuff
  • Ness
  • Captain Falcon

Items
Items will occasionally fall from the sky. Pick them up before your opponents do! Some Mario-related items include: Green and Red Shells that can be kicked at other players, Stars that grant you temporary invincibility, and Bob-Ombs that try to blast your opponents into the air.

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