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'''Erase Data''', or '''Backup Clear''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', is an option appearing in the first three installments of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' games. It allows the player to erase specific data in the game, such as high scores, [[Trophy|trophies]], and [[character]]s. In all three appearances, the option to erase singular categories of data is available, alongside an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in ''Smash 64'') option.
'''Erase Data''', or '''Backup Clear''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', is an option appearing in the first three installments of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}''. It allows the player to erase specific data in the game, such as high scores, [[Trophy|trophies]], and [[character]]s. In all three appearances, the option to erase singular categories of data is available, alongside an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in ''Smash 64'') option.


Once the player erases data, there is no way to recover it. As such, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' advises players to save a copy of game data onto a separate [[memory card]] before erasing data. This is not possible in ''Smash 64'' nor ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', as the game data is directly saved into the game cartridge for ''Smash 64'' and the game data cannot be copied from one [[Wii]] to another or to an [[SD Card]] in ''Brawl''.
Once the player erases data, there is no way to recover it. As such, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' advises players to save a copy of game data onto a separate [[memory card]] before erasing data. This is not possible in ''Smash 64'' or ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', as the game data is directly saved into the game cartridge for ''Smash 64'' and the game data cannot be copied from one [[Wii]] to another or to an [[SD Card]] in ''Brawl''.


Neither version of [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] nor [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] has an "Erase Data" menu (via [[Options]]). This means, it does not allow the player to erase any specific data. In these three installments, players cannot erase specific data; only all of it. In {{for3ds}}, players can erase all data at once by holding A, B, X, and Y on startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted (just like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"). In {{forwiiu}}, players can erase all data by erasing the entirety of the game's data file in "Data Management" under the [[Wii U]] system's "System Settings".
Neither version of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' has an "Erase Data" menu, making it impossible to selectively erase specific data. In {{for3ds}}, players can erase all data at once by holding A, B, X, and Y on startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted (just like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"). In {{forwiiu}}, the only way to erase data is to delete the entirety of the game's data file in "Data Management" under the [[Wii U]] system's "System Settings."


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==


*''Brawl'' is the only game where the "Erase Data" menu does not offer the "Erase Hidden Characters" and "Erase Hidden Stages" options (unlike in the first two installments; ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee''). This is because it is due to a special stipulation; the way that [[unlockable character|unlockable characters]] appear in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] (which is the main story mode in the said game). In addition, some [[unlockable stage]]s are unlocked after unlocking an [[unlockable character]]. Therefore, this does not allow the player to reset the [[unlockable character]]s and [[unlockable stage]]s.
*''Brawl'' is the only game where the "Erase Data" menu does not offer the "Erase Hidden Characters" and "Erase Hidden Stages" options. Due to the way [[unlockable character|unlockable characters]] appear in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]], it is not possible to reset the [[unlockable character]]s and [[unlockable stage]]s.
**If the player wants to do that, they must select "Erase All"; erasing all of game data (or erase all data by erasing the game's data file in the "Data Management" under the [[Wii]] "System Settings"). However, this also counts as erasing all of game data.  
*If the player chooses to erase all data in ''Brawl'', the game asks the player three times if they are sure they want to lose that data. The first input plays a siren, the second plays a sped-up version of the siren, and the third and final input plays an alarm similar to Melee's "challenger approaching" theme. ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' similarly presents three prompts (like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"), but only has the siren and sped-up siren on the second and third prompts.
*If the player chooses to erase all data in ''Brawl'', the game asks the player three times if they are sure they want to lose that data. The first input plays a siren, the second plays a sped-up version of the siren, and the third and final input plays an alarm similar to Melee's "challenger approaching" theme. ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' similarly presents three prompts (like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"), but only has the siren and sped-up siren on the second and third prompts.


Revision as of 23:13, August 10, 2018

Erase Data, or Backup Clear in Super Smash Bros., is an option appearing in the first three installments of the Super Smash Bros.. It allows the player to erase specific data in the game, such as high scores, trophies, and characters. In all three appearances, the option to erase singular categories of data is available, alongside an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in Smash 64) option.

Once the player erases data, there is no way to recover it. As such, Super Smash Bros. Melee advises players to save a copy of game data onto a separate memory card before erasing data. This is not possible in Smash 64 or Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as the game data is directly saved into the game cartridge for Smash 64 and the game data cannot be copied from one Wii to another or to an SD Card in Brawl.

Neither version of Super Smash Bros. 4 has an "Erase Data" menu, making it impossible to selectively erase specific data. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, players can erase all data at once by holding A, B, X, and Y on startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted (just like in Brawl for "Erase All"). In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the only way to erase data is to delete the entirety of the game's data file in "Data Management" under the Wii U system's "System Settings."

Gallery

  • The Backup Clear option in Super Smash Bros.

    The Backup Clear option in Super Smash Bros.

  • The Erase Data menu in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

    The Erase Data menu in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

  • SSBB Erase Data.JPG

    The Erase Data menu in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Trivia

  • Brawl is the only game where the "Erase Data" menu does not offer the "Erase Hidden Characters" and "Erase Hidden Stages" options. Due to the way unlockable characters appear in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, it is not possible to reset the unlockable characters and unlockable stages.
  • If the player chooses to erase all data in Brawl, the game asks the player three times if they are sure they want to lose that data. The first input plays a siren, the second plays a sped-up version of the siren, and the third and final input plays an alarm similar to Melee's "challenger approaching" theme. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS similarly presents three prompts (like in Brawl for "Erase All"), but only has the siren and sped-up siren on the second and third prompts.


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Super Smash Bros. menu items
VS Mode VS Start (Team Battle) · Rule · Time / Stock · VS Options
1P Mode 1P Game · Training Mode · Bonus 1 Practice · Bonus 2 Practice
Option Sound · Screen Adjust · Backup Clear
Data Characters · VS Record · Sound Test
Unused Debug menu
v • d • e
Super Smash Bros. Melee menu items
Vs. Mode Melee (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Bonus · Team Battle) · Custom Rules · Special Melee · Tournament Mode · Names
1-P Mode Regular Match (Classic Mode · All-Star Mode · Adventure Mode) · Event Match · Stadium (Target Test · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Melee) · Training
Trophies Gallery · Collection · Lottery
Options Rumble · Sound · Screen Display · Language · Erase Data
Data Snapshots · Melee Records · Sound Test · Archives (NTSC only) · How to Play (PAL only)
Unused Debug menu · Debug sound test menu
v • d • e
Super Smash Bros. Brawl menu items
Group Brawl (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Team Battle) · Rules · Special Brawl · Rotation · Tourney · Names
Solo Classic · All-Star · Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary · Events · Stadium (Target Smash!! · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Brawl  · Boss Battles)  · Training
Wi-Fi Spectator Mode · With Anyone · With Friends
Vault Trophies & Stickers (Trophy Gallery · Trophy Hoard · Coin Launcher · Sticker Album · Sticker Center) · Stage Builder · Album · Challenges · Replays · Masterpieces · Chronicle
Options Screen · Deflicker · Rumble · Controls · Sound · My Music · Erase Data
Data Movies · Records (Group Records · Brawl Records · Notices) · Sound Test

Links

these are links for "how to" videos in case you dont know how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9IUslX0pE - 3ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxSmF3wD-M - brawl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdtEZ0P8BUs - melee

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