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A Quick History Of The Super Smash Bros. Development
Super Smash Bros. is super hot right now, but the four-player fighting game featuring most of Nintendo's biggest brands almost didn't feature a single recognizable character. Here's a quick recap of the development history of the series.
Did you know that Super Smash Bros. was once called Dragon King: The Fighting Game? Or that it’s designers added Nintendo’s mascots without official approval from Nintendo? You can’t pretend that you don’t know that now. Watch this video from Lore in a Minute if you want. Or don’t. We don’t care.

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