Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Composer and musician Kenichi Ōkuma sadly passed away from esophageal cancer on July 22nd at the age 56 years old.

No, not the Alice Walker novel, as in the actual color purple.

In what is a truly certified Nintendo moment, EVO has just confirmed that there will be no Smash at this year's EVO tournament as per Nintendo's decision.

Welcome to Setting The Stage, a series of articles where we take a look at beloved locations from videogames and analyze how they could work as a Super Smash Bros. stage. First up is the fiery base of operations for a certain Koopa King - Bowser's Castle!

The Among Us Impostor is here in one of the newest character mods for Smash. If getting people thrown out of an airlock wasn't good enough, they can now beat up people in Mario Kart.

Let’s explore the origins of item commonly known as the Party Ball! Bring your party hat and let’s dive in!

Ever wanted an arcade stick to use on any Smash game? How about other games on your GameCube Wii, Switch, and N64? Alt Lab Controllers presents their newest arcade stick.

Smash has tons of great stages but none are more iconic than the stage, Temple. This The Legend of Zelda stage has stood the test of time and has remained a very popular and loved stage by Smash fans.

Even though 2014 proved to be the end for the large scale Brawl competitive scene, the rivalries, friendships, and competition were at an all time high. See who came out on top and who crumbled under the pressure as smash approached its fourth major release.

Are you feeling hungry? Feel like cooking? Well, dive in as we explore the item, Superspicy Curry, and it’s history and origins within Japan!

Death, taxes, Super Smash Bros. ruleset overhauls: the constants of life. While there is often talk of making sweeping changes to the rules of a Smash game, relatively few see use in tournament play, much less widespread adoption. Examples of “successful” ruleset changes in Melee recently include wobbling bans and ledgegrab limits. Both have seen regional adoption, which is better than a 6 minute timer or frozen Pokémon Stadium, for example, have ever done.

Ever wonder what a character was like in competitive Smash Bros? How about Captain Falcon? Join Vish and False Swipe Gaming as they answer everything about him in competitive Smash - from the yearly years on 64 and Melee up until the present day.

Last year, Ridley finally made his debut as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Revisit the first part of his journey to the roster with his appearances from Smash 64 to Brawl.

Over the last few years, the Smash community has seen the rise and fall of both the SmashBox and Boxx controllers, but recently a new type of controller has entered the fray - the Smash Stick.

Fox McCloud from the Star Fox franchise made his Super Smash Bros. series début in the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64 and has had perfect attendance ever since, so it shouldn’t come as a shock that Fox has a rich competitive Smash history.

Back in March of 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took the gaming world by storm, heralding the era of Nintendo Switch. Now, the Switch is set to get its biggest game yet in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

The Legend of Zelda is one of the few enduring franchises that’s been on every Nintendo platform short of the Virtual Boy, and as you might expect, it’s been an important part of the Super Smash Bros. series since the beginning. Let’s take a look at how the Zelda series has been represented in Smash, from the N64 era to the modern day.

This is the first year at SSC where top 8 was dominated by active Brawl players rather than Brawl retirees. Out of the top 8, the only player who doesn’t currently grind Brawl over other games is Nairo. Players like Joe “Toronto Joe” Cribari, Zeyan “Zan” Nizami, Kyle “Gunnermaniac” Runnels and the aforementioned Seagull Joe all made great showings and took out currently SSBBRanked players on their way to top 8. As the Brawl scene has diverged somewhat from the Smash 4 scene, we’ve seen players rise up to the challenge and work to optimize the game despite its relative inactivity.

It’s that time of year again: Super Smash Con. Since its inception in the post-Super Smash Bros. Brawl era, SSC has been the premier Brawl tournament and is the de facto Brawl major. Only GOML and the one-off CEO Dreamland could compete with SSC in terms of the caliber and number of players in attendance. As well, SSC is the only time of the year where Brawl gets serious stream time on a national stage. Let’s take a look at what this year’s edition has in store.

With every new Smash game, rumors abound, some from reputable sources and some not. Smash fans are quick to have debates over pre-release footage of each new game and what it could mean for its competitive potential. While today places like YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter blow up with all sorts of gameplay footage, this wasn’t the case in 2007-8 leading up to Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s release.

While playable characters are considered the hallmark of the Super Smash Bros. series, non-playable roles can be just as exciting.