Super Smash Bros. (N64) Review

Super Smash Bros. was released on the Nintendo 64 on April 26, 1999. It is a fighting game with Nintendo characters from franchises including: Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, and StarFox.   It was intended to be a Japan release only but because sales were so good, it was released world-wide. This was the first video game I ever played. It is today my favorite N64 game. Although much better ones have been released this is a really great game. It has 12 characters in all but you have to unlock four of them. The eight you start out with are: Mario, Link, Kirby, Samus, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, and Fox McCloud. The four you unlock are: Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, Ness, and Luigi. Although that was not many choices Link is still my favorite to play with today. The game had a total of 9 stages, one being unlock-able, to beat up your friends in 4-player fun. The game had a Single Player mode, a Multi-Player mode, and a Challenge Mode. In single player, you had to defeat all of the characters and do a few mini-games like: Break the Targets, Board the Platforms, and Race to the Finish. These mini-games are available in the challenge mode. Once you defeat the characters, you must face Master Hand, the final boss. It is a very short story. The main part of the game is the 4-Player free for all. I have spent hours upon hours playing multi-player with friends and family. It is the strength of the series. A few complaints, however. The game's graphics haven't aged well and do not hold up to the newer installments. I think you would be better off getting the game on virtual console rather than buying the actual game. But if you want better graphics and more choices for stages and characters I'd go with Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wi-Fi multi-player.


Play On!
-Colton (CF96)