User:BubzieBobkat/List of semantic universes

The following is a list of series that are technically represented in Super Smash Bros., but either have a questionable standing as being their own franchise, represented in too minor or indirect a way to even be considered dependant, in some way has the potential to be a coincidence, or all of the above. Major WIP, I have inserted some small references for unwritten paragraphs for when I get back to this article. I will set up solid rules at some point, as there are some entries I think are too pedantic even for this whole concept.. Refrain from editing until those rules are set up, at that point I will welcome them.

Questionable individuality

Captain Toad

Music

Dr. Mario

Dr. Mario (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Arika TOSE LINE NHN Entertainment Mani Industries Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Mani Industries
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy NES
First installment	Dr. Mario (1990)

Dr. Mario is a puzzle game series featuring Mario characters (and, in 64, characters from Wario Land 3), in which the player must connect pills of the same color to eliminate viruses.

Dr. Mario has been featured as a playable character in all Super Smash Bros. games except for Brawl and 64, the prior still featuring him as a sticker and introducing new Dr. Mario music tracks, and the latter mentioning him in passing in Mario's description. Dr. Mario appears to have been planned for inclusion in Brawl.

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Mario Kart

Does not qualify within my current idea of the rules, but is officially considered its own thing in Smash.

Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Utility
Console/platform of origin	Wii
First installment	Wii Shop Channel (2006)

Nintendo eShop refers to digital storefronts owned by Nintendo, used for purchasing digital games, introduced as a platform for vintage and smaller games, but over time branching out to provide full retail releases in a non-physical format.

The Wii Shop Channel theme is featured as a song in Brawl and Ultimate. A remix of said song was added in for Wii U and remains in Ultimate.

Pikachu

Pikachu (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Creatures Ambrella Denyusha
Publisher(s)	Nintendo The Pokémon Company
Genre(s)	Pet simulator Television simulator Mini-game compilation Visual novel
Console/platform of origin	LCD Handheld
First installment	Pokémon Pikachu (1998)

Pikachu is a series of spin-off games starring the Pokémon franchise mascot Pikachu, itself made up of the subseries Pokémon Pikachu, Detective Pikachu, PokéPark, and Hey You, Pikachu!, with some dubious entries in the form of a single game starring Pichu and multiple special edition mainline Pokémon games with Pikachu in the place of a legendary or starter on the box.

Detective Pikachu appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.

Pokémon (anime)

Various references, mostly in trophies. (uncertain on elegiblity?)

Professor Hector

Professor Hector (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Puzzle Platformer Toy
Console/platform of origin	NES
First installment	Gyromite (1985)

Professor Hector is a character featured in all games that support R.O.B., described as being the inventor of the robot in-universe.

The representation for the actual games that support R.O.B., as opposed to the physical hardware, is extremely scant, as R.O.B. is mostly treated as a Smash original character and some elements of the Professor Hector lore contradict the plotline of The Subspace Emissary. However, R.O.B.'s victory jingle is taken from Stack-Up, and a music track featuring songs from both Professor Hector games has been present since Brawl.

Pyoro

Pyoro (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Arcade Shooter
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy Advance Nintendo DSi (first solo release)
First installment	Pyoro and Pyoro 2 (2003, as part of WarioWare, Inc: Mega Microgame$!; 2008, as an individual product)

Pyoro is a fictional series of video games playable within the WarioWare series of games, starring and presumably developed by a long-tongued small red bird of the same name (a parody of the Japanese chocolate mascot Kyorochan) depicted as both Wario's greatest competitor and admirerer, with minigames from the character's gamography being playable in almost every WarioWare game. In 2008, the first two Pyoro games featured in Mega Microgame$! were released as an independent downloadable game for Nintendo DSi, under the title Bird & Beans in the US and retaining the Pyoro title elsewhere.

Pyoro's artwork as a Spirit in Ultimate is taken from Bird & Beans. Additionally, all other instances of Pyoro representation, such as in a cameo on Gamer, could be considered representation for the Pyoro series of games depending on how one views the franchise in relation to reality.

Stanley the Bugman

Stanley the Bugman (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Shooting Arcade
Console/platform of origin	Game & Watch
First installment	Green House (1982)

Stanley the Bugman is a character who has recieved starring roles within the continuities of both Donkey Kong and generic Game & Watch games.

Stanley has made multiple appearances in Smash, with Mr. Game & Watch's jab having been based on Green House for all of his appearances, and being reanimated in Ultimate to have him transform into Stanley (even when other Mario-related games did not recieve transformation animations). Stanley is also a trophy in Melee and Spirit in Ultimate, classified as Donkey Kong character both times.

Tingle

Tingle (universe)
Developer(s)	Vanpool
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	RPG Utility Platformer Point & click adventure Dating simulator
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo DS
First installment	Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (2006)

Tingle is a self-parodic spin-off of The Legend of Zelda starring the eccentric and perverse map maker Tingle, featuring a more twisted sense of humor and light satirical commentary on matters such as capitalism and slavery.

Tingle's trophy description in Brawl describes the plot of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, and Barkle; Pinkle; and Uncle Rupee are featured as stickers. Tingle's Assist Trophy animation features flowers, presumably in reference to the box art of Rosy Rupeeland which shows Tingle skipping through a meadow, which is retained into Smash 4. Zero content from the Tingle series appears in Ultimate however, with Tingle's reduced presence only taking from his Zelda appearances.

Wario Land

Wario Land (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Good-Feel Treasure Suzak TOSE
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Platformer Beat-em-up
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy
First installment	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

Wario Land is a series of platformers starring Mario's greedy, unkempt "dark" counterpart Wario on his adventures to acquire great fortune, often committing good deeds by complete accident along the way.

Wario Land only recieves very minor representation in Smash, with moves like the "shoulder bash" having been implemented in very minor forms, and a single Wario Land music track (Stonecarving City from Wario Land: Shake It!) being avaliable in Ultimate and for Wii U, with Wario's representation instead mostly taking from WarioWare and original concepts based on the idea of Wario being a slob, which originated in marketing for Wario Land but is not particularly present in the games themselves. Various Wario Land Spirits and stickers have been featured in Ultimate and Brawl respectively, and Ultimate classifies Wario's overalls outfit, also featured in Mario games, as being from Wario Land.

Smash would also directly influence Wario Land, as the Stonecarving City theme was based on Wario's victory theme.

Indirect

AKB48

Mii Fighter trailer

Assault

Star Fox Assault title trademark

Beatmania

Unused

Beauty and the Beast

Referenced in pic of the day. Original fairytale, not Disney

Blast Corps

-Unused

Blue Oyster Cult

Don't Fear the Reaper Reference

Devil's Third

-Unused

Godzilla

Referenced in Smash Cards

Guinness World Records

Pac-Man trophy description

Halo

Karate Joe trophy description

Jet Force Gemini

-Unused

Joust

Joust (universe)
Developer(s)	Williams Electronics Tiger Electronics
Publisher(s)	Williams Electronics Midway Warner Bros. Games Atari Nintendo Tiger Electronics
Genre(s)	Platformer
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
First installment	Joust (1982)

Joust is a classic arcade game series about knights fighting while piloting flying ostrich steeds.

Balloon Fight is heavily inspired by Joust, and some may argue it to be a clone or even bootleg. The Balloon Fight stage in particular has a very strong resemblance to the game.

Kuidaore

Pic of the day mention

The Matrix

DK results screen

Meteos

Referenced in pic of the day, may be referenced by X-Bomb

M.U.S.C.L.E.

-Direct Mention

Oddity

Oddity (universe)
Developer(s)	Azure Studios
Publisher(s)	Unknown, possibly vaporware
Genre(s)	RPG
Console/platform of origin	Microsoft Windows
First installment	Oddity (currently unreleased, possibly vaporware)

Oddity is an RPG taking place in a suburban setting, heavily inspired by EarthBound, it was originally intended as a fan game under the name Mother 4. The game has notably had a rocky development cycle, originally planed for Winter 2019, and gaining a strong enough following for its protagonist Travis to be featured in many general EarthBound and Smash fan works such as Smashified!, before being delayed indefinitely.

In the launch version of Ultimate, the Masked Man's Spirit used stolen fan art of the character in the art style of Mother 4. This was shortly patched out.

The Offspring

"Pretty Fly for a White Guy" reference in Fly Guy trophy

Disney's Peter Pan

Disney's Peter Pan (universe)
Developer(s)	Doki Denki Studios Crawfish Interactive Gorila Systems Blue 52 Games
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre(s)	Adventure Fantasy
Console/platform of origin	Movie PlayStation Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance
First installment	Peter Pan (1953) Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land (2002) (First video game)

Disney's Peter Pan is a 1953 animated film adapted from the 1904 stage play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, considered a defining entry in what is known by fans as the Disney animation studio's "Silver Age".

Sora's ability to fly, featured in his entrance animation and trailer, are achieved through Tinker Bell's Pixie Dust.

Pong

Pong (universe)
Developer(s)	Atari Morning Star Multimedia Supersonic Software zGames Chequered Ink
Publisher(s)	Atari Namco Kee Games Hasbro Interactive MacSoft
Genre(s)	Sports
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
First installment	Pong (1972)

Pong is a greatly influential primitive tennis video game developed by Allan Alcorn.

The Wii Shop Channel theme is featured as a song in Brawl and Ultimate. A remix of said song was added in for Wii U and remains in Ultimate.

Portal

Souflee description

Puyo Puyo

Meta Knight's shoes

Rad Mobile

Sonic debut

Rocky

Referenced in Smash Cards

Space Invaders

Mentioned in Pic of the Day

Star Wars

Beam Sword 64, pic of the day mention

Studiopolis

99 (universe)
Console/platform of origin	TV PlayStation 2 (gaming)
First installment	Sailor Moon (1995) Final Fantasy X (2001, first video game dub)

Studiopolis is an American post-production company specialising in dubbing for cartoons, anime, and video games, including the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

A zone in Sonic Mania coincidentally shares a name with Studiopolis, which was approved by the studio once the connection was discovered during development. The name is included in the name of the song "Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)"

The Turtles

Happy Together song

Frisbee

Frisbee dog trophy

Game of Death

Bayonetta alt

All of the above

99

99 (universe)
Developer(s)	Arika Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Bandai Namco
Genre(s)	Battle royale Racing Platformer Maze Puzzle
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Switch
First installment	Tetris 99 (2019)

99, also known as 35, refers to a series of Nintendo Switch Online-exclusive titles reimagining classic video games such as Super Mario Bros., Tetris, F-Zero, and Pac-Man in a modern battle royale format.

All of the Tetrimino Spirits in Ultimate use artwork from Tetris 99.

Diddy Kong Racing

Diddy Kong Racing (universe)
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Rare Nintendo
Genre(s)	Racing
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 64
First installment	Diddy Kong Racing (1997)

Diddy Kong Racing, known in modern merchandising as Rare Racers, is a racing game featuring Diddy Kong alongside a cast of original animal characters. The game is notable for introducing the world to Banjo of Banjo-Kazooie and Conker of Conker's Bad Fur Day as as a promotional stunt (albeit one that would quickly become poorly aged as Conker developed into an adult character in later games)

Diddy Kong's Trophy description in Brawl makes a vague reference to Diddy participating in races, which could be interpreted as a reference to either Mario Kart, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast, or Diddy Kong Racing. Diddy Kong Racing has an unused Spirit identifier in the files of Ultimate, likely scrapped due to the series' well-known legal woes.

Disney's Ducks

Disney's Ducks (universe)
Developer(s)	Disney Interactive Capcom WayForward Various
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive Capcom Various
Genre(s)	Adventure Comedy
Console/platform of origin	Movie Atari 2600 (video game) Commodore 64 (released video game)
First installment	Don Donald (1937) Donald Duck's Speedboat (first video game, unreleased) Donald Duck's Playground (first released video game, 1984)

Disney's Ducks is a sub-series of the Mickey Mouse universe revolving around various ducks going on adventures, typically in the town of Duckburg. In some territories, the franchise is more popular than Mickey Mouse. It itself comprises multiple sub-series, Donald Duck being the most iconic character; the Uncle Scrooge being a popular meta-spin-off; most famous through the television series DuckTales; and a slightly lesser known branch coming in the form of the superhero parody cartoon series Darkwing Duck.

Sora's Wisdom Form, featured as an alternate costume in Ultimate, is accessed by fusing with Donald Duck, technically making Donald a playable character. The game Mickey & Donald is namedropped in the Chronicle.

Game & Watch Gallery

Game & Watch Gallery (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo TOSE Million Colors
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Minigame compilation
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy
First installment	Game Boy Gallery (1995)

Game & Watch Gallery is a compilation series featuring classic Game & Watch games in faithful remakes and special remakes starring Mario and Yoshi characters.

The theme to Flat Zone 2 is misattributed as originating from Game & Watch Gallery in Brawl, despite being an original composition. Peach's frying pan, while most likely a reference to Super Mario RPG, may originate from Modern Chef.

Goofy

Goofy (universe)
Developer(s)	Disney Interactive Krome Studios Capcom The Code Monkeys Absolute Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive Capcom NewKidCo Ubisoft Absolute Entertainment
Genre(s)	Comedy
Console/platform of origin	Movie (debut) Atari 5200 (video game) SNES (released game)
First installment	Goofy and Wilbur (1939) Sport Goofy (first video game, unreleased) Goof Troop (first released video game, 1993)

Goofy, sometimes known as George Geef, is a popular Disney cartoon character, typically depicted as a well-meaning halfwit and the out-of-touch single father to his teenage son Max. Goofy is most famous for the How To short series, animated parodies of instructional videos in which Goofy fails to follow the provided instructions, leading to mild cartoon slapstick.

Sora's Valor Form, featured as an alternate costume in Ultimate, is accessed by fusing with Goofy, technically making Goofy a playable character.

Google Search

Google Search (universe)
Developer(s)	Alphabet Various (doodles)
Publisher(s)	Stanford University Alphabet
Genre(s)	Utility Various (doodles)
Console/platform of origin	Web browser Wii (video game)
First installment	google.stanford.edu (1998) And-Kensaku (2010, first video game) Pac-Man (2010, first interactive doodle)

Google Search is a search engine website. It is ubiquitous to the point of having become a genericised trademark. Although not a video game, Google has become very well known for its "Google Doodles", alternate logos released to mark certain occasions, some of which function as minigames.

Ando-Kensaku from And-Kensaku, a game themed around Google searches, is featured as a Spirit in Ultimate

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Silver Spirit art

Pokémon Stadium

Pokémon Stadium (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Genius Sonority
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Turn-based battle Minigame compilation RPG
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 64
First installment	Pocket Monsters Stadium (1998)

Pokémon Stadium is a spin-off of the Pokémon franchise based around simulating battles on home consoles by transferring Pokémon from handheld mainline games. GameCube installments in the sub-series had their own RPG modes targeting an older audience.

The Pokémon Stadium stages are named after this series, but do not feature any elements from the games. All of the models in Poké Floats are ripped from Stadium, and many of the Pokémon trophies in Brawl are ripped from Battle Revolution.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Beta Pokemon Stadium (uncertain on elegiblity?)