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[[File:Masterpieces NTSC Brawl.png|thumb|right|250px|The masterpieces as seen in ''Brawl''.]]

'''Masterpieces''' ({{ja|名作トライアル|Meisaku Toraiaru}}, ''Masterpiece Trial'') are free time-limited trial versions of classic [[Nintendo]] titles which the [[character]]s of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}} have appeared in. The full versions can be purchased for the [[Virtual Console]]. To save the player time, Masterpieces skip the title and opening of a game. Certain Masterpieces start at specific points of the game that are relevant to the ''Smash'' game they appear in, such as the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' Masterpiece starting at the [[75m]] level, while games that supported saving have some built-in saves set to various points of the game. The time limit varies from game to game.  

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ==

=== Starting Masterpieces ===

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! Icon !! Name !! Platform !! Duration !! Notes

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioBros-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''||NES||60 seconds||Starts in World 1-1

|[[File:Masterpiece-IceClimber-Brawl.png|100px]]||''{{B|Ice Climber|game}}''||NES||40 seconds||Starts on first level, with Popo.

|[[File:Masterpiece-TheLegendOfZelda-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''||NES||120 seconds||Immediately starts from the beginning of the game and skips the title screen.

|[[File:Masterpiece-KidIcarus-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Kid Icarus]]''||NES||90 seconds||Starts on first section of Underworld stage.

|[[File:Masterpiece-KirbysAdventure-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''||NES||120 seconds||Starts in Vegetable Valley

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMetroid-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Super Metroid]]''||SNES||180 seconds||Includes saves for battles against Ridley

|[[File:Masterpiece-StarFox64-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Star Fox 64]]''||N64||180 seconds||Has access to all menu features including the Main Game, Training Mode, and VS. mode.

|[[File:Masterpiece-FireEmblem-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo]]''||SFC||180 seconds||Japan only

|[[File:Masterpiece-EarthBound-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[EarthBound (game)|Earthbound]]''||SFC||300 seconds||Japan only

=== Unlockable Masterpieces ===

!Icon !! Name !! Platform !! Duration !! Unlock Criteria !! Notes

 

|[[File:Masterpiece-DonkeyKong-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''||NES||30 seconds||10 hours of play time||Starts at the second level, 75m.

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioBros2-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''||NES||90 seconds||Win five brawls with {{SSBB|Peach}}.||Starts at [[supermariowiki:World 1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-1]] with Peach.

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioWorld-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[Super Mario World]]''||SNES||120 seconds||Play on the [[Yoshi's Island (SSBM)|Yoshi's Island]] [[Melee stage]] three times||Starts at [[supermariowiki:Yoshi's Island 2|Yoshi's Island 2]] with [[Mario]]

|[[File:Masterpiece-FZero-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[F-Zero]]''||SNES||40 seconds||Unlock {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}} in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]||Starts at first Mute City race, with Blue Falcon.

|[[File:Masterpiece-OcarinaOfTime-Brawl.png|100px]]||''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''||N64||300 seconds||Use {{SSBB|Toon Link}} in ten brawls.||Has save files for beginning of [[Young Link]] and Adult [[Link]] sections.

=== Scrapped ===

Masterpieces return in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. New features include a timer displayed on the right side of the screen, the ability to buy a Masterpiece directly from the game without having to access the Nintendo eShop, the ability to pause the Masterpiece without using the HOME button, and the ability to stop the Masterpiece without the reset button, as the Wii U does not have a reset button. There is also less lag than there was in ''Brawl''. The games featured include:

===Starting Masterpieces===

!Icon !! Name !! Platform !! Duration !! Notes

|[[File:Masterpiece-FireEmblem-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''<!--https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAADMUKmKQCT88g-->||FC||240 seconds||Japan only

|[[File:Masterpiece-KidIcarus-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Kid Icarus]]''||NES||180 seconds||Starts at the beginning of the first level

|[[File:Masterpiece-KirbySuperStar-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Kirby Super Star]]''||SNES||180 seconds||Begins in The Great Cave Offensive

|[[File:Masterpiece-KirbyDreamLand-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''||GB||180 seconds||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-MegaMan-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Mega Man 2]]''||NES||180 seconds||Begins in the first section of Wily Castle

|[[File:Masterpiece-Metroid-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Metroid|game}}''||NES||180 seconds||Starts in Brinstar

|[[File:Masterpiece-PacMan-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Pac-Man|game}}''||NES<!--1993 version was on NES-->||120 seconds||Starts at title screen.

|[[File:Masterpiece-Pilotwings-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Pilotwings|game}}''||SNES||120 seconds||Starts in the Light Plane certification training level

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioBros-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''||NES||180 seconds||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-LostLevels-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''||NES||180 seconds||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioKart-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Super Mario Kart]]''||SNES||180 seconds||Starts in Mario Circuit 1 in the Grand Prix, playing as Mario

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMarioWorld-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Super Mario World]]''||SNES||180 seconds||Starts on the world map of Yoshi's Island

|[[File:Masterpiece-SuperMetroid-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Super Metroid]]''||SNES||240 seconds||Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and one in Norfair

|[[File:Masterpiece-TheLegendOfZelda-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''||NES||240 seconds||Starts on the spawn tile

|[[File:Masterpiece-WreckingCrew-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Wrecking Crew|game}}''||NES||120 seconds||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-AdventureOfLink-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''||NES||240 seconds||Starts in Zelda's castle

 

 

|[[File:Masterpiece-DrMario-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Dr. Mario|game}}''||GB||180 seconds||Clear 10-Man Smash alone with Dr. Mario without taking any damage||Starts on the "1 Player Game" set-up screen.

|[[File:Masterpiece-PunchOut-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream]]''||NES||180 seconds||Clear the "[[No Mere Sparring Match]]" event on normal difficulty or higher||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-EarthBound-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|EarthBound|game}}''||SNES||300 seconds||Get 1968 ft. or more in Home-Run Contest||Starts at the opening cutscene

|[[File:Masterpiece-Yoshi-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''{{b|Yoshi|game}}||NES||180 seconds||Clear Solo Classic with Yoshi||Starts at title screen

|[[File:Masterpiece-KirbysAdventure-WiiU.png|100px]] ||''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''||NES||180 seconds||Clear Solo Classic with Kirby on intensity 5.5 or higher||Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and the other at the final Dedede/Nightmare fight.

===Scrapped===

*[https://tcrf.net/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Wii_U#Unused_Masterpiece Unused text] in ''Smash Wii U'' implies the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' was supposed to appear as a Masterpiece. This would have made it the only N64 Masterpiece in ''Smash Wii U''; however, at the time of ''Smash Wii U'''s release, N64 emulation wasn't possible on the Wii U, likely resulting in the Masterpiece being scrapped.

*Although ''EarthBound'' was released in 1994 in Japan, the PAL version of {{forwiiu}} lists its release date as 2013, which is the year ''EarthBound'' was first released in Europe, on the Nintendo eShop.

**Similarly, non-Japanese versions of {{forwiiu}} list the release date of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' as 1993, the year ''Super Mario All-Stars'' was released and the levels were first accessible outside of the Japanese FDS.

*Despite ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' being the first game in the series to introduce third-party elements, third-party masterpieces were not included before ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.

*The NES masterpieces are actually in much higher quality than the Virtual Console versions of the same games, likely due to the fact that NES emulation was done early in the Wii U's lifetime, as opposed to ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''{{'}}s 2014 release.<ref>https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/11923/</ref>