CONTENTS 4 Smash Bros. Showdown Smash Bros. Mastermind 6 8.10 Building the Game Super Smash Bros A Smash Hit Big Time Brawl Creating Crossovers 12 14 18.20 22 A Fourth Installment The Ultimate Game A Smashing Success Timeline 26 28 Glossary.30 Online Resources 31 Index 32
SMASH BROS SHOWDOWN Four popular video game characters stand on a rocky stage that floats above waterfalls A countdown ends and the characters attack one another at lightning speed They hurl items at each other and try to blast one another off the stage Who will win this Super Smash Bros. battle and who will be eliminated by knockout Super Smash Bros. is the best selling fighting video game franchise of all time In each title players battle as their favorite characters from video game company Nintendo and other LOGO LINES video game franchises These The Super Smash Bros. logo is a circle with two crossed lines franchises include Mario These lines represent the crossover fights Pokémon Animal Crossing between characters and PAC MAN in the Super Smash Bros. series
Donkey Kong game cover top left and Mario game cover bottom left were the first two Super Smash Bros. characters Super Smash Bros. has been a fan favorite for more than 20 years And it's still going strong Each new game features more characters and special features than the last
