<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
retroactively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
64	I-Application
or	O
simply	O
Smash	B-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
several	O
different	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Yoshi	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
Mother	B-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
from	O
IGN	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
became	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
for	O
each	O
successive	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
general	O
genre	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
depleting	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
players	O
seek	O
to	O
knock	O
opposing	O
characters	O
off	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
require	O
players	O
to	O
memorize	O
complicated	O
button-input	O
combinations	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
combinations	O
to	O
access	O
all	O
moves	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nine	O
multiplayer	O
stages	O
are	O
locations	O
taken	O
from	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Planet	B-Application
Zebes	I-Application
from	O
Metroid	B-Application
and	O
Sector	O
Z	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
order	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Training	O
Mode	O
"	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
manipulate	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
experiment	O
against	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
without	O
the	O
restrictions	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
have	O
a	O
symbol	O
appearing	O
behind	O
their	O
damage	O
meter	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
which	O
they	O
belong	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Triforce	O
behind	O
Link	O
's	O
and	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
behind	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
second-party	O
developer	O
,	O
during	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
he	O
presented	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
and	O
Fox	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
never	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
or	O
any	O
developers	O
behind	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
third-party	O
sources	O
have	O
identified	O
Namco	O
's	O
1995	O
fighting	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
as	O
a	O
possible	O
inspiration	O
,	O
with	O
Sakurai	O
also	O
crediting	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
beginner-friendly	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
experience	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
handily	O
defeated	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
casual	O
gamers	O
on	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
,	O
who	O
still	O
had	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
King	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
demonstrated	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
features	O
music	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
popular	O
gaming	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hirokazu	O
Ando	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
returned	O
as	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
director	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
featured	O
a	O
real-life	O
wrestling	O
match	O
between	O
costumed	O
performers	O
dressed	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Yoshi	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stations	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
attendees	O
to	O
preview	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wrestling	O
match	O
was	O
live-streamed	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
via	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
re-watched	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
afterward	O
via	O
a	O
downloadable	O
file	O
from	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
praise	O
going	O
towards	O
its	O
multiplayer-player	O
mode	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
fighting	O
game	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
learning	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
title	O
,	O
selling	O
1.97million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2.93million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
