Editing Spectator Mode

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'''Spectator Mode''' (shortened to '''Spectate''') is an online mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', allowing players to remotely view recent replays of online battles between other players and bet {{b|Gold|collectible}} on their outcomes (except in ''Ultimate''). The matches to be viewed are selected at random from recently played matches in the public online modes ([[With Anyone]] in ''Brawl'', [[For Fun]] and [[For Glory]] in ''Smash 4'', and Quickplay in ''Ultimate'').

Before the match started, players could optionally bet up to 100 {{b|coins|collectable}} on possible winning players or [[Team Battle|teams]]. Once the match starts, the coins were immediately deducted from the players, so no attempts could be made to retrieve them if the bet was lost. Players would receive [[sticker]]s regardless of if they won or lost the bet. However, should their bet be correct, the player would win the "Jackpot", which was their original bet multiplied by a multiplier contingent on the number of players in the match:

Assuming the player had no information about the match and so bets at random, the spectator would statistically lose coins in the long run. For very small bets however, the value was rounded up, giving a neutral payout overall.

As betting was done at a loss in the long run, betters would have had to apply matchup knowledge to their betting strategies and take advantage of bonus chances in order to gain coins in the long run.

Prior to the match starting, spectators may optionally bet up to 100 {{b|coins|collectable}} (shortened to "G") on possible winning players or teams. Should the chosen player win the bet, they will receive the Jackpot, which is their wager multiplied by the winning combatant's multiplier. Afterwards, the player is given the option to go for a "Winning Streak" - where the winnings from the previous game are parlayed into the next wager. This results in a much larger potential for payouts. However, after the third consecutive win, the winnings are automatically paid out (which may result in the unlikely, but achievable 100,000G theoretical cap).

In four-player matches, should the chosen character come second, called a "Near-Win", then the spectator will be rewarded with an automatic and much smaller "Nice!" payout.

Spectator Mode returns in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Unlike in previous games, players no longer bet coins on players or teams. Instead, as of version {{h2|List_of_updates_(SSBU)|4.0.0}}, players can "Cheer"/"Support" to win [[Prediction Point]]s which can be used in an exclusive shop and spent on [[Spirit]]s, [[snack]]s, [[Support Item|Spirit Board items]], [[Classic Mode Ticket]]s, [[Gold (collectible)|Gold]], and [[SP|Spirit Point]]s.

 

 

Players can also spectate matches in [[Battle Arena]]s, though the prediction system does not carry over. This is notably the first time in the series a live match can be spectated in-game.

SSB4 - Spectator Mode.jpg|Spectator Mode in {{for3ds}}.

SSB4 - Spectator Mode Reward.jpg|Spectator Results screen in the 3DS version.

Selectingssb4.png|The Spectator Mode selection screen in the Wii U version.

Readytofightssb4.png|Ready to fight in the Wii U version.

Jackpotssb4.png|Winning the jackpot in the Wii U version.

Bonuschancessb4.png|A Bonus Chance anouncement in the Wii U version.

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