Smash 64 History Smash Bros Cast Ep.2

By Josh Schmidt

March 26, 2018

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Smash 64 History Smash Bros Cast Ep.2

Ep.2 Is all about the history of Smash 64!

History of Smash 64

Developed by HAL Laboratory under the direction of Masahiro Sakurai
Originally only planned to be released Japan under the name Nintendo All-Star Great Fray Smash Brothers
Release date January 21st, 1999 in Japan, April 26th, 1999 for the US, and EU was November 19, 1999
Sakurai began development for a fighting game called Dragon King The Fighting Game. After showing Satoru Iwata he was on board. Knowing that fighting games didn’t sell well Sakurai used Nintendo characters without permission, Mario, Samus, Donkey Kong and Fox. before presenting the game to Nintendo higher-ups he made sure to present a balanced game and it was approved.
Marketing this game was like nothing we had seen before the first commercial featured a live-action Pikachu, Yoshi, Mario, and Donkey skipping through a field that quickly turns into an all-out mascot brawl. Sprinkled throughout the commercial was gameplay showcasing the characters fighting and I couldn’t believe my eyes.
The final game had 12 playable characters, 4 needed to be unlocked.
- Mario
- Donkey Kong
- Link
- Samus
- Yoshi
- Kirby
- Fox
- Pikachu
- Luigi
- Captain Falcon
- Ness
- Jigglypuff
Smash had a single player adventure that would put you against the other combatants. Training, Break the Targets and Board the Platforms were mini-games that you could play single player.
Multiplayer is where this game shined 4 players going to head to head lead to hours and hours fun.
Smash 64 sold 5 million copies world wide. US 2.93 million copies 1.97 million copies in Japan. It was the 64’s 5th best selling game and received an above average score from most critics and news outlets. Beating your friends down with Nintendo characters in multiplayer combined with simple controls were the main factors in the decent scores.
Nintendo Power 7.7 out of 10
- IGN 8.5 out of 10 (IGN gave it Best Fighting Game)
- GameSpot 7.5
- Metacritic 79 of 100
Easter Eggs
- The eight characters that are unlocked from the beginning of the game are in order of when each of their games released.
- Sumus and Ness’s only appearance on the 64 were in Smash

Sources

Smash Bros Wiki https://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros.

Gaming Historian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhBphil-Uw

Smash Practice

- Practicing with level 9 CPU
- My focus has been on defense right now
  - Shield: L Button
  - Spot Dodge: Shield + Down on Left Stick (momentary invincibility with zero knockbacks)
  - Dodge: Shield + Left or Right on Left Stick (quickly roll to avoid attacks or get a to position quicker than normal movement)
  - Air Dodge: Shield While in the Air
  - Fast Fall: Flick the Left Stick to quickly reach the ground or nearest platform

As I am playing with Mario I am seeing his weakness is reach. I have to be able to get in close. Pulling off a Spot Dodge followed by a simple combo feels like progress for me.

Smash Resources

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