Hardcore Gamer: Super Smash Brothers is that game that transcends fandoms. It firmly goes out of its way to be appealing from the furthest distance and from the cloudiest viewpoint. Some can say that Nintendo recycles Zelda or Mario ad nauseum all they want, but that argument doesn’t hold water with Super Smash Brothers. It’s one of the most prolific series in modern gaming, gathering innumerable fans and being a game that has been statistically proven to sell Nintendo’s systems. But it’s been a long time since the series appeared on the Nintendo 64 and many other games have attempted to use the series’ fundamentals as their own frameworks. Some games have even changed up the party gameplay in fresh, new ways, but every time, it doesn’t prove lucrative. So why is Super Smash Brothers so immune to submission? Even with games that improve upon Super Smash Brothers’ concept, why is Nintendo’s crossover title still the gold standard of multiplayer fighting games?
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Don't care what anyone says, Smash isn't a traditional fighting game. May as well call Powerstone and Playstation All Stars fighting games. They're more of an arena fighter /party game.
Including Smash Bros in a list of fighting games, is like including GTA in Racing games.
The designer of the original Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64 shows us the prototype that started it all.
Kim writes: "Super Smash Bros. will not be shown at Evo 2022, this year's biggest fighting game event. The Sony-owned sports organization announced the loss of the platformer in a statement on Twitter today, and seemed to blame the decision on Nintendo, which has historically tried to control how their games appear in the wild."
In away this hurts Nintendo Smash Bros has some dedicated fans. What better way to help build hype and sell more of the game then showcasing it at EVO.
No. Other games try to replicate it but fail.
I think Super Smash Bros. CAN be dethroned, but it probably won't happen. Most companies go for the standard "2v2" formula, which leads to money from the tournament scene. Thats certainly what Arc System Works, Capcom and a few other companies do. Thats not to say they don't try games like Super Smash Bros. (like Guilty Gear Isuka), but they rarely do well.
With that being said, I still think Jump Ultimate Stars could have rivaled Super Smash Bros. if they made a console version on par with SSB. J-Stars is looking okay, but JUS was just delightful.
The smash bros games actually require more skill more talent more (concentration) to be able to win against another wise fighter, more so than ANY street fighter game < fact
I did not bring any facts nor proof for this statement, so my fact regarding smash bros being the most hardcore fighter games ever created will be seen as just an opinion (;
it draws upon this history in the smash bros games with characters spanning 30 years of nintendo gaming. plus now with other iconic characters from other companies.
its a celebration of gaming
Super Smash Bros. isn't the king of brawlers though. Power Stone is.