ZeusExMachina
Smash Cadet
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/01/super-smash-bros-ultimate-history.html
From its start in 1999 Super Smash Bros. has weaponized the past. That first game on the Nintendo 64 threw Nintendo’s most recognizable characters into a chaotic free-for-all, letting players take debates over who would win a fight between Mario, Link, Samus and Pikachu from the playground to the TV. It turned nostalgia into open war, pitting our childhood heroes against one another in a lightning fast, over-the-top take on fighting games.
From its start in 1999 Super Smash Bros. has weaponized the past. That first game on the Nintendo 64 threw Nintendo’s most recognizable characters into a chaotic free-for-all, letting players take debates over who would win a fight between Mario, Link, Samus and Pikachu from the playground to the TV. It turned nostalgia into open war, pitting our childhood heroes against one another in a lightning fast, over-the-top take on fighting games.