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Initially a niche idea, the twelve character battle has since become more and more accepted by professional ''Smash 64'' players, with proponents of the battle claiming it does a better job of analysing one's skillset at the game compared to standard tournament play. The use of many characters reinforces the idea that the player is aware of multiple strategies involving [[tech skill]], and the use of counterpicking also causes players to demonstrate knowledge of [[matchups]]. | Initially a niche idea, the twelve character battle has since become more and more accepted by professional ''Smash 64'' players, with proponents of the battle claiming it does a better job of analysing one's skillset at the game compared to standard tournament play. The use of many characters reinforces the idea that the player is aware of multiple strategies involving [[tech skill]], and the use of counterpicking also causes players to demonstrate knowledge of [[matchups]]. | ||
Due to the significantly larger number of characters available in later games, equivalent events for the other games in the series are rare. | Due to the significantly larger number of characters available in later games, equivalent events for the other games in the series are rare. However, two twenty-six character battles for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' were performed at [[Smash the Record]] as part of an exhibition; {{Sm|Mew2King}} defeated {{Sm|Mango}} in both, only having to use five characters in the first one, and 15 characters in the second one. | ||
==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||