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The '''Bowser Challenge''' was originally developed by the [[Superfriends]] crew of Southern California, and posted by [[HugS]] in February 2005.
The '''Bowser Challenge''' is a challenge issued mostly to advanced players in certain [[tournament]]s, to beat a team of three {{SSBM|Bowser}}s on [[Fountain of Dreams]]. The challenge was originally developed by the [[Superfriends]] crew of Southern California, and posted by [[HugS]] in February 2005.


The Bowser Challenge is a challenge issued mostly to advanced players in certain [[tournament]]s, to beat a team of three {{SSBM|Bowser}}s on [[Fountain of Dreams]]. The goal is to see how many times the player can KO the Bowsers before losing. While the match can seem very lopsided due to Bowser's glaring weaknesses (especially against faster characters such as {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}), the match itself is considered extremely difficult to win, provided that the Bowser players are semi-competent. Even famed ''Melee'' player [[Ken Hoang]] was unable to beat a Bowser Challenge; at the same tournament, the closest player to winning only got 4 KOs, as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.  
The goal is to see how many times the challenger can KO the Bowsers before losing. While the match can seem very lopsided in favour of the challenger due to Bowser's glaring weaknesses (especially against faster characters such as {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}), the three Bowsers can easily cover most of the stage in hitboxes, giving the challenger very little opportunity to attack safely. Combined with Bowser's weight requiring lots of damage to be delivered before a KO is plausible, the match itself is considered extremely difficult (if not impossible) to win, provided that the Bowser players are semi-competent. Even famed ''Melee'' player [[Ken Hoang]] was unable to beat a Bowser Challenge; at the same tournament, the closest player to winning only got 4 KOs, as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}. The known record is 5 KOs, shared by multiple players.


There is no well-known equivalent to the Bowser Challenge in either ''SSB64'' or ''Brawl'', though the concept would be simple to carry across.
There is no well-known equivalent to the Bowser Challenge in either ''SSB64'' or ''Brawl'', though the concept would be simple to carry across: a fight against a team of the heaviest character on one of the smallest legal stages.


== Rules ==
== Rules ==
#4 stock, no time limit (matches are expected to last no more than 2 minutes).
#4 stock, no time limit (matches are expected to last no more than 2 minutes).
#[[Team attack]] is off.
#[[Team attack]] is off.
#The Bowser team must be composed of three players; no CPUs.
#The Bowser team must be composed of three players; no CPUs. The players do not have to main Bowser but they should be of above-average skill.
#The challenger may use any character.
#The challenger may use any character.
#The stage must be [[Fountain of Dreams]].
#The stage must be [[Fountain of Dreams]].