Smash Bros History?

[jimjonjimmy]

I have posted this in the brawl board before but i think this is more suitable but i was wondering if anyone knows the history of Smash Bros. I have been searching for this and want to know I tried smashwiki but I cant seem to find my way to the answer there and tried many google searches i just want to know if any one knows like how smash bros came to be and how was melee decided i know brawl was a surprise to sakurai when it was mentioned please share your info. (oh and sorry for the repost of this Youko kinda closed the other one with a question aswered or at least made it seem that way but i still had some questions)

 

[Zantetsu]

Sakurai thought of an awesome idea.

The end.

 

[Puffer]

I have posted this in the brawl board before but i think this is more suitable but i was wondering if anyone knows the history of Smash Bros. I have been searching for this and want to know I tried smashwiki but I cant seem to find my way to the answer there and tried many google searches i just want to know if any one knows like how smash bros came to be and how was melee decided i know brawl was a surprise to sakurai when it was mentioned please share your info. (oh and sorry for the repost of this Youko kinda closed the other one with a question aswered or at least made it seem that way but i still had some questions)

Here's a link to the history behind Super Smash Bros. Melee - it's part of the "Official Everything Thread" under Melee Discussion. It doesn't talk about Super Smash Bros. 64, to my knowledge, but it does have some interesting stuff on how the first tournaments for SSBM were conducted, how rules changed, etc.

http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=59214&page=1&pp=15

The "history" is given in the 6th post of the thread linked above, so scroll down until you see the huge wall of text and then read it.

 

[malva00]

wow puffer he's not asking for the history of competitive melee

 

[jimjonjimmy]

thanks but i know wavedashing and other moves and i know all i want about tournaments i wannna know how 64 and melee came to be made

 

[Thino]

who knows what is in Nintendo developpers head lol , they were smoking some marijuana , and one of them was like "lol how about we create a random game guys"

 

[AlexBarry]

Once upon a time, all the Nintendo characters got in a fight. The End.

 

[jimjonjimmy]

come on guys sure its hillarious but that doesnt answer my question do you guys know a site maybe that could help me or is the answer well hidden in smashwiki?

 

[Thino]

but seriously how would anyone but Nintendo know this?

 

[Puffer]

thanks but i know wavedashing and other moves and i know all i want about tournaments i wannna know how 64 and melee came to be made

Oh okay. In that case I doubt you'll find much - it's not that common for game companies to publish detailed timelines/development phases for their games, but hey, I could be wrong.

The closest I can think of for that ever happening is with StarCraft...sclegacy.com has a section that shows what StarCraft looked like from the beginning of its development to the end. Looks crazy - if anyone wants to check it out, it's on sclegacy.com - click on "Encyclopedia" and then click "StarCraft Evolution."

 

[AlexBarry]

This is a fighting game not an RPG. There is no "lore".

 

[jimjonjimmy]

darn i thought someone had some good info all i know is that it was originaly planned to be a super nintendo game wich in my opinion would of been pretty sweet well if you guys find anything let me know even if you email me i dont mind i am just tottaly stoked about brawl and wanna learn more sorry for any trouble and thanks

 

[AlanCiTuAndPope20]

This is a fighting game not an RPG. There is no "lore".

He wants to know more about his favorite video game. Is it bad to know it?
I think it's a good question.

 

[AlexBarry]

He wants to know more about his favorite video game. Is it bad to know it?
I think it's a good question.

?..........10

 

[Rupus]

From the opening sequence, it looks like they're all toys that came to life or something >_>;

 

[onegoal...heaven]

Lolol nice one meow. I tried searching for the history of smash so hard once I saw this thread and man, I came up with nothing. Here is a good website, www.smashwiki.com

I tried everything, sooo you can have fun searching other stuff bout ssb.

 

[jimjonjimmy]

iv been searching alot too, to find the answer but no luck here and i already tried smashwiki which has a history section which is very decieving.

 

[D.Q]

my theory
master hand is teh hand of a kid
only that the kid is weird and has teh power to reanimate dolls
so the kid reanimates the dolls and makes them fight
however, here's the new part
the kid generates a force field around the dolls that control the gravity and also protect the dolls
every time one's force field is hit, the gravity field weakens, which explains the physics of smash
the force field also protects them from all physical harm which is why no one gets burned up or falcon punched to pieces

 

[jimjonjimmy]

thats a nice theory but i want to know the history on the game itself

 

[vandwedge]

I'm pretty sure it's based on a true story.

 

[S2]

TC,

check the last update on the Iwata asks: Sakurai interview (available on Wii.com)

He doesn't say too much, but he talks a little bit about the creation of the original game. Including its original name and the fact that it didn't use Nintendo characters at first.

 

[Xobtraf]

this is how it happend, true story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvljN9ycqLg
(brings back so many memories :D)