Smash Bros Cast

Ep.2 Is all about the history of Smash 64! History of Smash 64 Developed by HAL Laboratory under the direction of Masahiro Sakurai    Originally only planned to be released Japan under the name Nintendo All-Star Great Fray Smash Brothers Release date January 21st, 1999 in Japan, April 26th, 1999 for the US, and EU was November 19, 1999 Sakurai began development for a fighting game called Dragon King The Fighting Game. After showing Satoru Iwata he was on board. Knowing that fighting games didn’t sell well Sakurai used Nintendo characters without permission, Mario, Samus, Donkey Kong and Fox. before presenting the game to Nintendo higher-ups he made sure to present a balanced game and it was approved. Marketing this game was like nothing we had seen before the first commercial featured a live-action Pikachu, Yoshi, Mario, and Donkey skipping through a field that quickly turns into an all-out mascot brawl. Sprinkled throughout the commercial was gameplay showcasing the characters fighting and I couldn’t believe