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|released  = '''[[Nintendo 64]]:<br>'''{{Flag|Japan}} January 21, 1999<br>{{Flag|North America}} April 26, 1999<br>{{Flag|Europe}} November 19, 1999<br><br>'''[[Virtual Console]]:'''<br>{{Flag|Japan}} January 20, 2009<br>{{Flag|Europe}} June 12, 2009<br>{{Flag|North America}} December 21, 2009

|ratings  = [[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: E<br/>[[wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 7<br/>[[wikipedia:Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]]: G8+

|platform  = [[Nintendo 64]]<br>[[iQue Player]]<br>[[Virtual Console]]

|media    = 128 megabit [[wikipedia:Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]]<br>

[[wikipedia:Flash memory|Flash Card]] (China)

'''''Super Smash Bros.''''' ({{ja|ニンテンドウオールスター! 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ|Nintendō Ōrusutā! Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu}}, ''Nintendo All-Star! Dairantō Smash Brothers''), ''Nintendo All-Star! Great Fray Smash Brothers''), often shortened to "'''''SSB'''''", retronymously "'''''Smash 64'''''" or "'''''SSB64'''''", is the first game of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. As a relatively low-budget game with an unusual concept at the time, there were originally no plans to export the game outside Japan, with only its unexpected popularity leading to its worldwide release.  

|width=25%|[[Image:Mario SSB.png|100x100px|link=Mario (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Mario}}<br>{{symbol|mario|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width=25%|[[Image:Donkey Kong SSB.png|100x100px|link=Donkey Kong (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}<br>{{symbol|dk|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width=25%|[[Image:Link SSB.png|100x100px|link=Link (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Link}}<br>{{symbol|zelda|20px}}

|[[Image:Samus SSB.png|100x100px|link=Samus (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Samus}}<br>{{symbol|metroid|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width=25%|[[Image:Yoshi SSB.png|100x100px|link=Yoshi (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Yoshi}}<br>{{symbol|yoshi|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:Kirby SSB.png|100x100px|link=Kirby (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Kirby}}<br>{{symbol|kirby|20px}}

|[[Image:Fox SSB.png|100x100px|link=Fox (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Fox}}<br>{{symbol|starfox|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:Pikachu SSB.png|100x100px|link=Pikachu (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Pikachu}}<br>{{symbol|pokemon|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:Luigi SSB.png|100x100px|link=Luigi (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Luigi}}<br>{{symbol|mario|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

||[[Image:Captain Falcon SSB.png|100x100px|link=Captain Falcon (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Captain Falcon}}<br>{{symbol|fzero|20px}}

|[[Image:Ness SSB.png|100x100px|link=Ness (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Ness}}<br>{{symbol|eb|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:Jigglypuff SSB.png|70x70px|link=Jigglypuff (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Jigglypuff}}<br>{{symbol|pokemon|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[File:Giantdonkeykong.png|100x100px|link=Giant Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Giant Donkey Kong]]<br>{{symbol|dk|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[File:Metal Mario SSB.png|100x100px|link=Metal Mario]]<br>[[Metal Mario]]<br>[[File:MetalMarioSymbol.svg|20px|link=Mario (universe)]]

|[[File:Polygons.jpg|100x100px|link=Fighting Polygon Team]]<br>[[Fighting Polygon Team]]<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|[[File:MasterhandSSB64.jpg|100x100px|link=Master Hand (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Master Hand}}<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="20%"|[[Image:PeachCastleSSB.jpg|100x100px|link=Peach's Castle]]<br>[[Peach's Castle]]<br>{{symbol|mario|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width="20%"|[[Image:CongoJungle.png|100x100px|link=Kongo Jungle (SSB)]]<br>[[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Congo Jungle]]<br>{{symbol|dk|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width="20%"|[[Image:HyruleCastleSSB.png|100x100px |link=Hyrule Castle]]<br>[[Hyrule Castle]]<br>{{symbol|zelda|20px}}

|width="20%"|[[Image:PlanetZebesSSB.png|100x100px|link=Planet Zebes]]<br>[[Planet Zebes]]<br>{{symbol|metroid|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width="20%"|[[Image:MushroomKingdom64.jpg|100x100px|link=Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)]]<br>'''{{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}'''<br>{{symbol|mario|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:YoshisStorySSB.png|100x100px|link=Yoshi's Island (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}<br>{{symbol|yoshi|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:DreamLandSSB.png|100x100px|link=Dream Land (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Dream Land}}<br>{{symbol|kirby|20px}}

|[[Image:SectorZSSB.png|100x100px|link=Sector Z]]<br>[[Sector Z]]<br>{{symbol|starfox|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|[[Image:SaffronCitySSB.png|100x100px|link=Saffron City]]<br>[[Saffron City]]<br>{{symbol|pokemon|20px|suffix=preBrawl}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:Mario Target Smash SSB.jpg|100x100px|link=Break the Targets]]<br>[[Break the Targets]]<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:Mario's board the platforms.jpg|100x100px|link=Board the Platforms]]<br>[[Board the Platforms]]<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:MetaCrystal.png|100x100px|link=Meta Crystal]]<br>[[Meta Crystal]]<br>{{symbol|met|20px}}{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:Rttf64.JPG|100x100px|link=Race to the Finish]]<br>[[Race to the Finish]]<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:Battlefield 64.png|100x100px|link=Battlefield (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Battlefield}}<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="16%"|[[Image:FinalDestinationSSB.png|100x100px|link=Final Destination (SSB)]]<br>{{SSB|Final Destination}}<br>{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="33%"|[[Image:KirbyBeta1N64.png|100x100px|link=Kirby Beta Stage 1]]<br>[[Small]]<br>{{symbol|kirby|20px}}{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="33%"|[[Image:KirbyBeta2.png|100x100px|link=Kirby Beta Stage 2]]<br>[[New]]<br>{{symbol|kirby|20px}}{{symbol|smash|20px}}

|width="33%"|[[Image:TutorialStage.jpg|100x100px|link=Tutorial Stage]]<br>[[Tutorial Stage]]<br>{{symbol|kirby|20px}}{{symbol|smash|20px}}

== Modes ==

{{main|Tournament legal (SSB)}}

*[[Items]] are turned off.

*The first match is played on Dream Land.  

*Counterpick stages are Congo Jungle and Peach's Castle.  

[[Masahiro Sakurai]] was interested in making a fighting game for four players. His initial design for the game was called ''Kakuto-Geemu Ryuoh'' (''[[Dragon King: The Fighting Game]]'')<ref name="Hobby"/>, which featured simple base characters. After presenting the game to co-worker [[Satoru Iwata]], he helped Sakurai continue on with the project. Sakurai understood that many fighting games did not sell well, so he tried to make his game original.<ref name= Hobby/> His first idea was to include famous Nintendo characters and put them into the fray.<ref name="Hobby"/> Knowing he would not get permission to do so, Sakurai created a prototype of the game without sanction from Nintendo and did not inform them until he was sure the game was well-balanced.<ref name="Hobby"/> The prototype he presented featured [[Mario]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Samus Aran]], and [[Fox McCloud]] as playable characters.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=2008 |title= The Man who made Mario fight|journal=[[Hobby Consoles]] |volume= |issue=202 |pages=22 |url= |doi= }}</ref> The idea was later approved.<ref name="Hobby">{{cite web|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/ssbb/6/0|title=Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/rsbj/vol7/index.html|title=社長が訊く『大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX』|trans_title=Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl|publisher=Nintendo|language= Japanese|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>

|MC        = 79 of 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/nintendo-64/super-smash-bros|title=Super Smash Bros. (n64: 1999): Reviews|publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2013-07-14}}</ref>

|GR        = 78.81%<ref name="GameRankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/198854.asp|title=Super Smash Bros. Reviews| publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=2013-07-14}}</ref>

Image:Box ssb j.jpg|''Super Smash Bros.'' Japanese box art

File:Box ssb pal.jpg|''Super Smash Bros.'' PAL box art

File:Smash Bros..png|Group artwork depicting {{SSB|Kirby}}, {{SSB|Mario}}, {{SSB|Fox}} and {{SSB|Link}}, including some items like [[Bob-omb]], [[Star Rod]] and the [[Fan]].

*''Super Smash Bros.'' is the only game to use the phrases "Game Set" and "Time Up" in matches in both English and Japanese versions. ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', and ''SSB4'' use the phrases "Game!" and "Time!" in the English version, while each one still uses "Game Set" and "Time Up" in the Japanese version.

== External links ==