Wrecking Crew (universe)

Wrecking Crew (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Action
Console/platform of origin	NES
First installment	VS. Wrecking Crew (1984)
Latest installment	Wrecking Crew '98 (1998)

The cover of Wrecking Crew for the NES (1985)

The Wrecking Crew universe (レッキングクルー, Wrecking Crew) refers to the Super Smash Bros. series' collection of stages and properties that hail from the NES title, Wrecking Crew. It is a sub-universe of the Mario series, and has no characters that hail from it, making it the only Mario sub universe with this distinction.

Franchise description

Before Mario had cemented his occupation or abilities, Mario and Luigi would have numerous jobs from game to game. In the Wrecking Crew sub-series, their role is that of demolition workers. Wrecking Crew was released in 1985 for the Famicom and NES. In this game Mario could not jump, so he had to approach levels methodically, demolishing them in the right order all while avoiding enemies. It is notable for being one of the first games with a custom level editor.

In Super Smash Bros.

One of Mario's palette swaps resembles Foreman Spike; this costume reappears in all future Smash titles.

One of Luigi's palette swaps resembles his outfit from Wrecking Crew. This costume reappears in all future Smash titles.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Trophy

• Eggplant Man

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Music

• Power-Up Music (this song is used both as a proper music track on the Mario Bros. stage and when using the Golden Hammer item.)

Item

• Golden Hammer

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Wrecking Crew universe is given greater representation in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with a stage, two music tracks and a masterpiece unlike Melee.

Stage

• 
  Wrecking Crew

Music

• Wrecking Crew Medley
• Wrecking Crew Retro Medley

Masterpiece

• Wrecking Crew

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Stage

• Wrecking Crew: returns as a retro stage.

Music

• An entirely new Wrecking Crew Medley, seen in the Sound Test and heard in the August 8th, 2018 Direct.
• "Wrecking Crew Medley": returns from Smash 4. Seen in the Sound Test in the August 8th, 2018 Direct, mislabeled as originating from Brawl.
• "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley": returns from Smash 4. Seen in the Sound Test in the August 8th, 2018 Direct.

Trivia

• Despite originating from Wrecking Crew, the Golden Hammer is still classified as a Mario item in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Despite having its own series symbol in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, when listening to the Wrecking Crew Retro Medley in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the series symbol does not show up.