Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo All-Star! Great Fray Smash Brothers;, Nintendō Ōrusutā! Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu) is the game that started the Super Smash Bros. game series. It is the predecessor of Super Smash Bros. Melee, and the pre-predecessor to Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It was released in Japan on January 21, 1999, in North America on April 27, 1999, and in Europe on November 19, 1999. It's playable on Nintendo 64 and the iQue Player and may become available on the Wii's Virtual Console sometime in the future.

Intro
CMlwNVqdhNc You can see the hidden characters. If you have not unlocked them, they are shadows. Also, Master Hand picks different characters out of the toybox in different copies.

Characters
There are 12 characters in SSB, eight of which are available from the start, and four of which are unlockable.

Default characters

 * Donkey Kong
 * Fox McCloud
 * Kirby
 * Link
 * Mario
 * Pikachu
 * Samus Aran
 * Yoshi

Secret characters

 * Captain Falcon
 * Jigglypuff
 * Luigi
 * Ness

Non-playable characters

 * Giant Donkey Kong
 * Metal Mario
 * Fighting Polygon Team
 * Master Hand

Unused characters
These characters were supposed to appear in the game but were cut out for various reasons. The reason is unknown.
 * Pit
 * Mewtwo
 * Peach
 * Bowser
 * King Dedede

Default Stages
* These stages have been revised and are also available in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * Peach's Castle
 * Kongo Jungle*
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Planet Zebes
 * Yoshi's Island*
 * Dream Land*
 * Sector Z
 * Saffron City

Secret Stages

 * Mushroom Kingdom

Adventure stages

 * Break the Targets
 * Board the Platforms
 * Metal Castle
 * Race to the Finish
 * Battlefield
 * Final Destination

Non-playable stages

 * Tutorial Stage
 * Kirby Beta Stage 1
 * Kirby Beta Stage 2

1-Player

 * 1-Player Game
 * Training mode
 * Break the Targets
 * Board the Platforms

Multi-player

 * Versus Mode

Tournament play
Unlike SSBM, SSB never enjoyed a "real" professional competitive scene, but interest in SSB has been renewed in recent years with the popularity of SSBM and SSB online through Kaillera using the Project64K emulator. Standard tournament rules differ little from that of SSBM. The most common standard tournament rules are as follows:
 * Generally best 2 out of 3 (using 3 out of 5 or 4 out of 7 for finals)
 * Double Elimination
 * 5 stock
 * 10 minute time limit
 * Items are turned off
 * Handicaps are off
 * The first match is selected randomly excluding Yoshi's Island, Sector Z, Planet Zebes, and Mushroom Kingdom.
 * Mushroom Kingdom, Sector Z, and sometimes Zebes are usually banned. Mushroom Kingdom for pipe spamming/ edge camping, Sector Z for the size and the arwing lasers, and Zebes sometimes for the lava
 * The loser of each match picks the stage for the next match excluding the illegal stages listed above.
 * If Saffron City is selected on the first round and one of the players is using Ness, he/she may request a repick.
 * However, if the Ness player wins the match, his/her opponent may counterpick Saffron City.
 * The loser cannot choose a stage on which a previous match was played (known as "Dave's stupid rule").


 * For the first match, characters are chosen double-blind - at the same time, so that neither player knows his opponent's character beforehand.
 * Players may repick characters after each match. However, the loser of each match gets to pick last (known as slob picks).