<s>
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mod	O
of	O
the	O
2008	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
Development	O
Team	O
(	O
PMDT	O
;	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
Back	O
Room	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
retool	O
Brawl	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
like	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
fan	O
objections	O
to	O
Brawls	O
physics	O
,	O
slower-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
larger	O
use	O
of	O
chance	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
mechanics	O
of	O
certain	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
reintroduces	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
(	O
although	O
as	O
a	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Mewtwo	O
,	O
and	O
Roy	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
Melee	O
but	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
Brawl	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
demo	O
build	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
continued	O
until	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
PMDT	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
cease	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
.	O
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
comments	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
amassed	O
a	O
player	O
base	O
of	O
over	O
500	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
surpassed	O
three	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
been	O
played	O
in	O
many	O
professional	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
modifies	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
battle	O
system	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
Brawl	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
traditional	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
standard	O
health	O
gauges	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
percentage	O
counter	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
point	O
at	O
which	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
automatically	O
knocked	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
counter	O
getting	O
too	O
high	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
knocked	O
farther	O
with	O
increasing	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stages	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
are	O
drawn	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Konami	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
Brawls	O
predecessor	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
major	O
differences	O
in	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
control	O
,	O
general	O
movement	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
incorporate	O
elements	O
of	O
Melee	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
distinctive	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
development	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
give	O
Brawl	O
more	O
balanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
adding	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Melee	O
back	O
into	O
Brawl	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
buffing	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
Fox	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
near-universally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
Melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
its	O
official	O
website	O
and	O
exported	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
console	O
via	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
own	O
an	O
NTSC	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
can	O
install	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
software	O
modifications	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
must	O
delete	O
all	O
custom	O
stages	O
created	O
in	O
Brawl	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
files	O
are	O
stored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
competitive	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
players	O
were	O
disappointed	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Brawl	O
six-and-a-half	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
first	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
development	O
project	O
to	O
rework	O
the	O
character	O
Falco	O
to	O
play	O
like	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
Melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
April	O
Fool	O
's	O
Day	O
joke	O
,	O
the	O
PMDT	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Turbo	O
mode	O
"	O
—	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
called	O
"	O
Melee	O
Impossible	O
"	O
that	O
showed	O
off	O
powerful	O
combos	O
—	O
would	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Turbo	O
Tuesday	O
video	O
series	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
mode	O
with	O
various	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Ike	O
,	O
once	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
added	O
a	O
"	O
Clone	O
Engine	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
Roy	O
,	O
whose	O
only	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
in	O
Melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
cease-and-desist	O
letters	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
use	O
this	O
engine	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
fighters	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
added	O
new	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
cut	O
from	O
Brawl	O
,	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
with	O
a	O
final	O
character	O
count	O
of	O
41	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
designer	O
Corey	O
Archer	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
probably	O
be	O
only	O
one	O
more	O
update	O
before	O
he	O
considers	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
complete	O
;	O
he	O
suggested	O
that	O
this	O
update	O
may	O
contain	O
new	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
revision	O
refines	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
adds	O
new	O
stages	O
and	O
costumes	O
,	O
adds	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
original	O
musical	O
pieces	O
,	O
redesigns	O
several	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
using	O
new	O
HD	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
implements	O
new	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
debug	O
mode	O
and	O
"	O
All-Star	O
Versus	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
mode	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
character	O
on	O
every	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
non-demo	O
version	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
which	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
before	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
were	O
additional	O
balance	O
stages	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
stage	O
,	O
more	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
announcer	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Beta	O
and	O
various	O
tweaks	O
and	O
fixes	O
to	O
bugs	O
and	O
errors	O
found	O
during	O
the	O
3.6	O
Beta	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
PMDT	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
cease	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
effective	O
immediately	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
beginning	O
development	O
on	O
an	O
original	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
the	O
PMDT	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
game	O
studio	O
Wavedash	O
Games	O
and	O
develop	O
Icons	O
:	O
Combat	O
Arena	O
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nintendo	O
sent	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letter	O
to	O
tournament	O
organizer	O
The	O
Big	O
House	O
for	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Slippi	O
emulator	O
in	O
their	O
2020	O
Melee	O
tournament	O
,	O
Project	O
M'''s	O
official	O
website	O
was	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
voicing	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Smash	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
community	O
and	O
linking	O
to	O
a	O
mod	O
derived	O
from	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Project+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CharactersProject	O
M	O
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
adjustments	O
and	O
tweaks	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
more	O
balanced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
add	O
touches	O
that	O
felt	O
more	O
true	O
to	O
their	O
games	O
of	O
origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
Wario	O
in	O
Brawl	O
took	O
too	O
much	O
influence	O
from	O
the	O
WarioWare	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
from	O
his	O
older	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
changed	O
him	O
to	O
better	O
reflect	O
the	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
his	O
Melee	O
incarnation	O
and	O
his	O
heavier-hitting	O
clone	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
given	O
an	O
improved	O
recovery	O
and	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
several	O
newcomers	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
addition	O
,	O
including	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Lyn	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Isaac	O
from	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
's	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Project+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
Development	O
Team	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
2.0	O
demo	O
had	O
received	O
46,000	O
downloads	O
by	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
100,000	O
by	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
M	I-Application
version	O
3.0	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
920,000	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Rigney	O
of	O
Wired	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
iteration	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
successfully	O
transforms	O
Brawl	O
into	O
a	O
serious	O
competitive	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Patricia	O
Hernandez	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Smash	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
mod	O
around	O
"	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
improves	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
much	O
,	O
it	O
practically	O
seems	O
new.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Miiverse	O
Internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
would	O
apply	O
an	O
automatic	O
ban	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
mentioned	O
Project	O
M''	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
"	O
criminal	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
acronym	O
"	O
PM	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
