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Release Date:

February 10th,2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(simply use Ctrl+F to open a Search Box and type in the Roman Numeral associated with the section you want to find)

I. Why Should I Use This Guide?

II. Synopsis

III. How to Play

IV. Music

V. Developer Profile

VI. Single Player

VII. Multiplayer

VIII. Online

IX. Controls

X. Trailers and Gameplay Compilations

XI. Links

XII. Veteran Fighter Profiles

XIII. Newcomer Profiles

XIV. Stage Profiles

XV. Item Profiles

XVI. Pokeball Pokemon

XVII. Assist Trophies

XVIII. Subspace Villains

XIX. Conclusion

GAMESPOT SMACKDOWN

I. Why Should I Use This Guide?

Welcome to my guide on Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is the ultimate unofficial gold mine of information on this gamethat not only provides you with what you need to know, but also does it in a way that makes it easy on everyone. People are bound to ask, "Why should I use this when I can go to www.smashbros.com?" The answer is threefold...

1. Some people don't know the site.

2. Some people are too LAZY to check the site.

3. The biggest reason -- there is a TON of relatively useless stuff on the Dojo. This guide helps you sift through it to find what you want, when you want it.

So go on, dig in, and enjoy the guide!

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II. Synopsis:
This game is the third installment in what some consider to be the greatest fighting series of all time. Its predecessors, Super Smash Bros. (N64) and Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN), were both received with rave reviews, particularly the latter, although the former maintains its nostalgic reputation. The previous games pitted various Nintendo characters against each other to battle for ultimate supremacy, while stopping evil forces threating to destroy them all -- namely, the Master Hand, the Crazy Hand, and Giga Bowser. This game follows the same formula, but this time, bringing at least one character foreign to Nintendo franchises into the mix, as Solid Snake of Metal Gear fame and Sonic the Hedgehog join the crew. Will others from third-parties join them? Who knows?

Solid Snake sneaks his way into a Nintendo Franchise!

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III. How To Play:

The game is fairly simple. The basic layout of things 95% of the time will be you and up to 3 other opponents on a set stage, trying to knock the others off the stage, thus defeating them. You will each have a health meter that starts at 0%. As damage is dealt out, the percentage will rise. As a character's percentage rises, hits will become more and more effective when it comes to knockback.

Try not to get yourself in the situation Link is in. Smashing an opponent back into the air upon landing is called "juggling".

Link takes his vengeance on Mario, who loses a life.

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IV. Music:

In a stroke of brilliance and technological breakthrough for the company, Brawl will feature a fully orchestrated soundtrack. The trailers posted further down feature tracks from the game. The sound effects have also been vastly improved, now that more than ever is happening at once on screen.

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Main Theme
• Battlefield
• Yoshi's Story: Ending
• Metroid: Boss Battle Music (Ridley Fight)
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Medley
• Star Fox: Space Armada
• Kid Icarus: The Underworld
• Animal Crossing: Go K.K. Rider!
• Pokemon: Pokemon Stadium/Evolution
• Metal Gear Solid: MGS4 Love Theme (Smash Bros. Brawl Version)
• WarioWare: Ashley's Theme

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V. Developer:
It almost goes without saying, but Nintendo is producing this game. Masahiro Sakurai, the creative force behind both the Kirby and the Smash Bros. franchises, is helming the project.

Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and Smash Bros.

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VI. Single Player:
As of August 3rd, 2007, this game's Adventure Mode has been revealed! It is called "The Subspace Emissary", and it is a full-fledged story-based sidescroller with bosses. According to Sakurai, the plot doesn't become TOO involved -- it'd told through a lot of cutscenes. Not many details are known, but it supposedly builds character development and has certain characters interacting with each other. The known modes plus other likely returning modes are below. (non-confirmed in Italics)

• C lassic: Choose a character, a difficulty, and a number of lives, then battle through a set number of fights to face off against the Master Hand.
• Adventure -- Subspace Emissary: Side-scroller with a story and bosses.
• Event: Go through a list of challenges that challenge various aspects of your skill. Sometimes you get to choose a character, sometimes you're forced to play as one!
• Stadium: Compete in fun little minigames and try to better your records! (Confirmed Stadium Modes: Break the Targets, Home Run Contest)
• Stage Builder: Custom create your own stage and submit it to Nintendo for a chance of it being Stage of the Day, played worldwide!
• All-Star: Choose a character and a difficulty, but you only get one life as you face off against every character in the game. It moves from 1v1 to 1v2 to 1v3 and beyond.
• More TBA

Fox does battle with a Hammer Bro during Subspace Emissary.

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VII. Multiplayer

Multiplayer is most definitely the main draw to the Smash Bros. series. You can always battle with your friends in many different modes. Whether in a free-for-all, team battle, Special Brawl (customizable options make this one very wacky), or a tournament, there are endless options to make sure Multiplayer fits your needs perfectly. It is, of course, four player.

Real multiplayer action from Brawl.

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VIII. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

As of 9/18/07, it has officially been announced that Brawl will feature online play. Sakurai promises us that there will be many modes inside of the friend battle section, such as team battle, free-for-all, and hopefully tournaments/Special Brawls. Aside from that, there will be random matches. You can also assign four separate catchphrases to use against your friends when battling them over the Wi-Fi connection. According to Sakurai, there will be more updates on this subject in the future.

Confirmed Wi-Fi Modes

-Brawls

-Home Run Contest (Co-op and Vs.)

You can taunt your friends online in Brawl.

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IX. Controls:
This game has recently been confirmed to use all four possible control methods for the Wii -- the sideways Wiimote, the Wiimote+Nunchuck, the C lassic Controller, and the Gamecube Controller. In an even more exciting update, we learned that all four control schemes are customizable! That's right, now you can Brawl almost any way imaginable. You may be asking "Wouldn't it be a pain to set that up every time you fight?" Indeed it would -- that's why you can now SAVE a control scheme to the previously all-but-useless names.

STANDARD ATTACK

STRONG ATTACK

SMASH ATTACK

There is also a new element in this game known as the Final Smash. All we know is that it is very powerful, is obtained using a Smash Ball, and can be stored, at least for a short time to be released strategically. It is currently unknown how rare these balls are or what causes them to appear.

--->--->

Mario stores, activates, and unleashes his final smash, the Mario Finale.

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X. Trailers, Teasers, Gameplay Compilations, Gameplay Videos, and Cinematics

E3 2006 Trailer

Featuring: The reveal of Mario, Link, Kirby, Pikachu, Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight, Pit, Wario, and Snake.

Nintendo World Gameplay Compilation

Featuring: The reveal of Fox; first video of an actual match

E3 2007 Release Date Teaser

Featuring: A short, 15-second teaser featuring newer stages and Giga Bowser in action; the "unofficial" reveal of DK

Subspace Emissary: Debut Cinematic

Featuring: A cinematic from some point in Suspace Emissary; the reveal of Peach

Subspace Emissary: Subspace Army Cinematic

Featuring: Continuation of the Debut Cinematic; the revel of Petey Piranha as a boss

Subspace Emissary: Pit's Descent Cinematic

Featuring: Footage of a cinematic involving Pit and the goddess Palutena

Snake Joins The Brawl!: Trailer/Gameplay Compilation

Featuring: Snake and Mario duking it out, showcasing some of the first real combat action of Snake.

Shadow Moses Island: Gameplay Compilations

Featuring: Comical communications between Snake and various Metal Gear characters relating to the various things happening on-stage.

Sonic the Hedgehog Joins The Brawl!: Trailer/Gameplay Compilation

Featuring: Sonic and Mario in a showdown 20 years in the making; some of Sonic's moveset

Nintendo Conference Fall 2007: Gameplay Compilation

Featuring: Footage of real multiplayer action, trophies, and Subspace Emissary in action; much more

GameSpot -- Super Smash Bros. Brawl Gameplay Demo: GameplayVideo

Featuring: The first uncut presentation of Brawl in action.

Donkey Kong Makes His Stand: Cinematic

Featuring: Cinematic footage from Donkey Kong's part of Subspace Emissary

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XI. Links

The Smash Bros. Dojo: The official website for Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The GameSpace: GameSpot presents the gamespace for Brawl; features previews, reviews, videos, images, and a forum

GameSpot's Brawl Forum: This forum is an entire board dedicated to the discussion of Brawl

XII. Veteran Fighter Profiles

--Click on a portrait to be taken to their profile!--

~*Mario*~ ~*Link*~ ~*Kirby*~

~*Pikachu*~ ~*Fox*~ ~*Samus*~

~*Zelda*~ ~*Bowser*~ ~*Donkey Kong*~

~*Yoshi*~ ~*Peach*~ ~*Ice Climbers*~

XIII. Newcomer Profiles

--Click on a portrait to be taken to their profile!--

~*Pit*~~*Wario*~*Zero Suit Samus*

~*Ike*~~*Lucas*~~*Diddy Kong*~

~*Sonic*~~*Snake*~~*PKMN Trainer*~

~*Meta Knight*~~*King Dedede*~~*Pikmin and Olimar*~

XIV. Stages

--Click on a snapshot to be taken to its description!--

~*Battlefield*~~*Delfino Plaza*~~*Yoshi's Island*~

~*Lylat Cruise*~~*Bridge of Eldin*~~*Smashville*~

~*Rumble Falls*~~*Skyworld*~~*Castle Siege*~

~*WarioWare*~~*PKMN Stadium 2*~

~*Battleship Halberd*~~*Shadow Moses Island*~

~*New Pork City*~~*PictoChat*~ ~*The Summit*~

~*Norfair*~ ~*Hyrule Temple*~~*Mario Circuit*~

~*Frigate Orpheon*~~*Yoshi's Island*~~*Corneria*~

~*Onett*~~*Brinstar*~~*Rainbow Cruise*~

XV. Item Profiles

--Click on a snapshot to be taken to their description!--

~*Gooey Bomb*~~*Cracker Launcher*~

~*Crates and Barrels*~

~*Banana Peel*~~*Bumper*~~*Pitfall*~

~*Smoke Ball*~~*Franklin Badge*~

~*Superspicy Curry*~

~*Golden Hammer*~

XVI. Pokeball Pokemon

--Click on a portrait to be taken to their profile!--

~*Pokeball*~

~*Groudon*~~*Deoxys*~~*Munchlax*~

~*Piplup~*~*Meowth*

XVII. Assist Trophies

--Click on a portrait to be taken to their profile!--

~*Assist Trophy*~

~*Samurai Goroh*~~*Dr. Wright*~~*Knuckle Joe*~

~*Devil*~~*Andross*~~*Lyn*~

~*Mr. Resetti*~ ~*Hammer Bro*~~*Nintendog*~

~*Excitebike*~~*Lakitu*~~*Little Mac*~

XVIII. Subspace Enemies

~*The Ancient Minister*~*Primid*~

~*Petey Piranha*~~*Rayquaza*~

~*Roader*~~*Poppant*~~*Bytan*~

~*Trowlon*~~*Shaydas*~

~*Auroros*~

~*Greap*~~*R.O.B. Squad*~

XIX. Conclusion

Thank you all for reading my guide! If you have any thoughts or suggestions, feel free to PM me or leave a post in this thread! PLEASE let me know if you spot an error. Well, thanks again, and I'll see you in the discussion!

THE GURU GUIDE PRESENTS:

GAMESPOT SMACKDOWN

You wanna be the very best that no one ever was?!? Well, you're gonna have to get through me and a bunch of other participants in a total Brawl showdown tournament hosted here, in the Guru Guide! I will make it very clear when I will be accepting tournament applicants. How many places I will accept will be decided per tournament.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS:

Launch Party: Week of 2/10/09-2/16/08

Who Can Enter: Anyone who is getting the game the day after launch or the two days after

CURRENT TOURNAMENT BRACKET:

*Not Currently Applicable*

OVERALL LEADERBOARD:

*Not Currently Applicable*

well im glad this is getting reborn nice sig btw

lol first page :P. Anyways, why the reborn? Was it because the other thread was like 2000posts+? lol. :P. Bass7

Why a reborn?m_machine024

[QUOTE="m_machine024"]Why a reborn?Sants412

Yup. He contacted me and we decided to start completely fresh. As soon as I'm finished, he'll sticky this and delete the old one. That way, it's brought up to date AND doesn't have a bajillion posts.

Yup. He contacted me and we decided to start completely fresh. As soon as I'm finished, he'll sticky this and delete the old one. That way, it's brought up to date AND doesn't have a bajillion posts. maclotr

I won't delete it. I'll just unsticky it and lock it. That way han_186 won't miss it too much. It is part of history... in a way... I guess. :?

:P

[QUOTE="Sants412"][QUOTE="m_machine024"]Why a reborn?maclotr

Yup. He contacted me and we decided to start completely fresh. As soon as I'm finished, he'll sticky this and delete the old one. That way, it's brought up to date AND doesn't have a bajillion posts.

[QUOTE="maclotr"]Yup. He contacted me and we decided to start completely fresh. As soon as I'm finished, he'll sticky this and delete the old one. That way, it's brought up to date AND doesn't have a bajillion posts. JordanElek

I won't delete it. I'll just unsticky it and lock it. That way han_186 won't miss it too much. It is part of history... in a way... I guess. :?

:P

dang when i saw challenger approaching I was extremely happy but when i saw Lucas I was mad

IX. Controls:
This game has recently been confirmed to use all four possible control methods for the Wii -- the sideways Wiimote, the Wiimote+Nunchuck, the C lassic Controller, and the Gamecube Controller. In an even more exciting update, we learned that all four control schemes are customizable! That's right, now you can Brawl almost any way imaginable. You may be asking "Wouldn't it be a pain to set that up every time you fight?" Indeed it would -- that's why you can now SAVE a control scheme to the previously all-but-useless names.

STANDARD ATTACK

STRONG ATTACK

SMASH ATTACK

There is also a new element in this game known as the Final Smash. All we know is that it is very powerful, is obtained using a Smash Ball, and can be stored, at least for a short time to be released strategically. It is currently unknown how rare these balls are or what causes them to appear.

--->--->

Mario stores, activates, and unleashes his final smash, the Mario Finale.

maclotr

This is wrong on super smash bros dojo it said that there will ne personalized button configuration meaning that we can make whatever button we want do things.

So you cant say A is standard attack and so on.

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/various02.html

Directly from this website is what is stated below

This time, names are extremely important. That's because we've included personalized button configurations.

We've made this game compatible with four different controllers:

You can change button configurations for each one for each registered name, and alter those configurations any way you like.

dang when i saw challenger approaching I was extremely happy but when i saw Lucas I was mad

PhazonBlazer

and i dont mide as long as he is a new character

No he cat be replacing Ness, why would they replace a Not main character with the Main character. I think Ness is pretty cool but i never realy heard of this Lucas person Befor.

Okay so i was bored and i made this pic for Brawl, it was going to be in my sog but i made it to big on accsedint so ima resize then upload again. But here is the pic.

i got a character in there that i think should be in Brawl, Leon obviously. He would be awsome in brawl.

forgot the pic in my last post, here it is.

No he cat be replacing Ness, why would they replace a Not main character with the Main character. I think Ness is pretty cool but i never realy heard of this Lucas person Befor.

Okay so i was bored and i made this pic for Brawl, it was going to be in my sog but i made it to big on accsedint so ima resize then upload again. But here is the pic.

i got a character in there that i think should be in Brawl, Leon obviously. He would be awsome in brawl.

Jonthin

Hate to break it to you -- I thought they were totally customizable too -- but the control schemes ARE what I posted. He worded it funny or got lost in translation. Those pictures I linked with the "A button does this" and stuff are directly from the Dojo.

EDIT: Upon re-reading, he does seem to very clearly say it is customizable.. but he DID put those pics on the website as well. I leave it as is for now.

i don't really care about lucas one way or another but i hope he isn't a clonedarkdaisuske

Hate to break it to you -- I thought they were totally customizable too -- but the control schemes ARE what I posted. He worded it funny or got lost in translation. Those pictures I linked with the "A button does this" and stuff are directly from the Dojo.

EDIT: Upon re-reading, he does seem to very clearly say it is customizable.. but he DID put those pics on the website as well. I leave it as is for now.

maclotr

Yeah. They are customizable, and it's stored on your player profile.

You can change button configurations for each one for each registered name, and alter those configurations any way you like.

Assigning personal button configurations each time you fight would be a bit of a pain...but if you just choose your name from the list, BAM! You get to play with your preferred configuration! There's no waiting!

On the other hand. Lucas looks awesome, IMO. And I can't wait to play him.

anybody skipping school to play brawl

[QUOTE="maclotr"]

Hate to break it to you -- I thought they were totally customizable too -- but the control schemes ARE what I posted. He worded it funny or got lost in translation. Those pictures I linked with the "A button does this" and stuff are directly from the Dojo.

EDIT: Upon re-reading, he does seem to very clearly say it is customizable.. but he DID put those pics on the website as well. I leave it as is for now.

akai_reaver

Yeah. They are customizable, and it's stored on your player profile.

You can change button configurations for each one for each registered name, and alter those configurations any way you like.

Assigning personal button configurations each time you fight would be a bit of a pain...but if you just choose your name from the list, BAM! You get to play with your preferred configuration! There's no waiting!

On the other hand. Lucas looks awesome, IMO. And I can't wait to play him.

Yeah, as I said, it's just that he ALSO put up those basic moves things. I'll leave it as is.

anybody skipping school to play brawl

trash18164022

I might...