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This FAQ is 13.32 pages long This FAQ is 879 lines long New versions of this FAQ and all of Thrashnet's other FAQs and codes can be found at.... http://www.geocities.com/tgz6/ Any mail or questions go to: tgz6@yahoo.com **************************************************************************** * Thrashnet Ground Zero Six's No Limit FAQ for Super Smash Brothers! * **************************************************************************** *-Table Of Contents * *-1) Story * *-2) Characters * *-3) Controls * *-4) Special Moves Chart * *-5) Special Move Descriptions * *-6) 1 Player Modes * *-7) Hidden Characters * *-8) Tips & Tricks * *-9) VS Mode * *-10) Main Menu Options * *-11) VS Record Keys * *-12) Items * *-13) Master Hand Tactics * *-14) Point Bonuses * *-14) Credits * *-15) Disclaimer * **************************************************************************** =========================================================================== S T O R Y =========================================================================== You were just an ordinary doll until one day the evil Master Hand plucked you out of your calm dwelling in the toy box and brought you to life and made you fight against your other friends (who were also dolls) whom you used to play with when your human master was around. In order to restore the peaceful way of life that was before you must now battle thru all of your friends to reach the Master Hand and destroy him, only by doing this will you restore the peace you and your friends once enjoyed. =========================================================================== C H A R A C T E R S =========================================================================== 1. Mario AHHH....the internationally famous plumber. Mario's distinct trademark jump is one of his special moves in this game. This humble plumber has been around since 1987 and has starred in at least 15 of his own games...at least 15 you say? Well I don't want to sit around and count EVERY FREAKING GAME he has been in so chill! --- 2. Luigi He is Mario's brother, and he has won the award for "Number Of Times A Sidekick Has Been Passed Over To Star With His Partner In A Video Game." He is one of the 4 hidden characters (more on how to get the hidden characters later) his jump attack is much more powerful than Mario's if executed at the right moment (execute it while the opponent is touching or next to you). All of Luigi's attacks are identical to Mario's except they are more powerful. The fact that Luigi is ACTUALLY IN THIS GAME makes me happy! --- 3. Donkey Kong A grandson of the original Donkey Kong, who was Mario's former enemy in the NES and Atari classic Donkey Kong, is very powerful. He has brute strength and several DEVASTATING moves and smash attacks. The down side to him is that he is very bulky and, therefore, very slow. I almost always choose him to fight because he has powerful moves and cannot be knocked away as easy as the other characters can. This descendant of the Kong Clan hangs around his home, Congo Jungle, fighting Kremlings and having fun with his favorite nephew, Diddy. Also, DK is the only one who can carry barrels and crates around. --- 4. Samus The greatest bounty in the galaxy, Samus Aran. She fights with superhuman power given to her by her hi-tech suit. Samus Aran is from the Metroid series and has starred in 3 games so far. I choose her if I am going up against Donkey Kong. Her Charge Beam special is just about as strong as Donkey Kong's Giant Punch. --- 5. Fox McCloud The head of the mercenary force known as Star Fox. With his Arwings and Landmaster tank he has foiled the plans of Andross many times. Most of his special attacks give fairly weak damage except for the Fire Fox, he also has a very innovative move called the Force Field. The Force Field will deflect any item, weapon, or projectile thrown while it is activated. --- 6. Pikachu The world-famous PokTmon. Pikachu has a wide range of elextric attacks. He is very small and somewhat easy to knock away. When you try to use his special attack called Quick Attack to get back up from being knocked off make sure you are to fall on top of a platform; and pressing any direction on the analog very quickly after pressing the buttons for the quick attack will make you travel in the direction you pressed with your analog stick. His Thunder special attack is very special at knocking away enemies above him in a jump or standing on a platform. His Thunder Ball special attack can travel up and down walls making it ideal to hit enemies hanging on the edge of a stage. --- 7. Link The hero of the Legend Of Zelda series. His Master Sword makes his smash attacks a bit more powerful, he can also throw bombs at enemys. His Spin Attack is great for knocking a damaged opponent off of the screen. One thing he isn't good at is getting back up from being knocked off. The boomerang has very little power but it can screw up an opponent coming in at an angle in the air. --- 8. Kirby More than a cute ball of pink puff, Kirby has the ability to suck in and then copy a special move of an opponent. He can also transform himself into a stone to avoid damage from enemys but they can still throw him while he is in this state. The Final Cutter is an awesome display of acrobatics and it can hit an enemy far away. His Final Cutter and Stone special attacks are great from hitting enemies from above espeically after you ahve been almost knocked off the screen. He can float in the air by pressing one of the C-Buttons continously while in the air. --- 9. Yoshi Yoshi's attacks are involved with the egg. The first special attack is called the Egg Throw. He throws an Egg and when it hits an opponent it explodes. The second attack is called the Egg Lay. He slurps up an enemy then puts them into an egg, during this tiem Yoshi can attack the enemy without the enemy doing nothing or going anywhere, the enemy may be able to break out of it easily though. The last and most powerful attack is the Body Bomb attack. Yoshi jumps into the air and then drives himself into the ground causing damage for the unfortunate ones who are directly below him, just be careful not to thrust yourself into the void at the bottom of the screen. He is temporary invincible while hovering in the air (after executing a mid-air jump by pressing Up on the analog or a C-button in the air). --- 10. Jigglypuff The second Pok,mon to be included in this game. Jigglypuff's attacks range from making himself fall asleep (some attack...yeesh!) to making other opponents fall asleep if they touch him during a period of about 3 or 4 seconds. I would never use this character he has no good special attacks... (other than his sleep attack IF you have an opponent dumb enough to touch Jigglypuff during that time)...and he is the easiest to knock away. The only good attack he has is the Dash Punch. He can float in the air like Kirby by pressing one of the C-Buttons continously right after a jump. The only good thing I can say about this character is that he has a powerful throw. --- 11. Captain Falcon The main character of the F-Zero racing game series. This character is very fast when he runs (be careful not to run off of the edge). He has a special move called the Falcon Punch that can be very devastating if you learn to time it correctly. His Falcon Air move can come down hard on top of an opponent if executed in the air, if executed on the ground you can make a fast getaway from an enemy but you also run the risk of falling of the edge of the stage. His Falcon Throw special move is a thrilling display of acrobatics, if he catches an opponent on his upward flight they will go flying, you can also use the Falcon Throw move to get back up from being knocked off. --- 12. Ness The little boy from Onett who thwarted the evil intentions of alien master Gigyas from the future. He is the main character of the Earthbound series (Mother series in Japan). His special moves are from the Earthbound game for the SNES. They are: PK Thunder, he emits a ball of thunder (you can use this attack to get back up from being knocked away if you direct the ball back into Ness by using the Analog Stick...this can also make for a POWERFUL attack if you hit an opponent while you are flying from the blast; PK Fire, a fire blast that if it hits an opponent will burn him/her continously; PK Magnet, a spell that can absorb projectiles fired from the enemy (it cannot absorb thrown objects it can only absorb things like Fox's Fox's Laser and Mario & Luigi's Fireball attack) and use the energy it absorbed to improve your health. =========================================================================== C O N T R O L S =========================================================================== The controls in this game are quite simple, which is one of the reasons why I love it. Here is the lowdown of each button and what it does: B: This button executes your characters first special move. UP-ANALOG + B: Pressing and holding up on the analog and pressing B executes your character's second special move. DOWN-ANALOG + B: Pressing and holding down on the analog and pressing B executes your characters second special move. C-LEFT: This C-button or any of the C-buttons makes your character jump. Pressing down on the analog while in the air pulls you back down to the ground quickly, and by pressing C-LEFT again (or any other C-buttons) while in the air lets you execute a mid-air jump. LEFT-ANALOG or RIGHT-ANALOG: By pressing and holding left or right on the analog you can move left or right. Tap LEFT-ANALOG or Tap RIGHT-ANALOG: By tapping and holding left or right on the analog you can run to the left or right. DOWN-ANALOG: Press down on the analog while standing to duck press down on the analog while in the air to return to the ground quickly. UP-ANALOG: By pressing up on the analog you will jump, press up on the analog again while in the air to jump again. START: Pressing the START button will pause the game. L: Pressing the L button will make your character go into his or her's victory pose. R: Pressing the R button will make you attempt to grab your enemy for a throw after you attempted to grab them you will shield yourself. You can also drop an item by pressing R. You can throw an item at an opponent by pressing the analog in their direction and pressing R; tap the analog and then press R immediately after to throw an item very hard. To throw an enemy after you ahve grabbed them press left or right on the analog. A: By pressing this button alone you will dish out a weak attack. LEFT or RIGHT or DOWN or UP-ANALOG + A: Pressing and holding any of the four directions on the analog and then pressing A will make you dish out a strong attack. Tap RIGHT or LEFT or DOWN or UP-ANALOG + A: By tapping any one of the four directions on the analog stick and then by pressing A you will unleash a smash attack, the most powerful attack (aside from specials of course). Z: Press and hold this button to shield yourself. This button is more effective to shield yourself than R because you will not attempt to grab your opponent for a throw first. Tap left or right on the analog while holding this buttons to dodge and roll left or right. Press Z as you land from a jump or after being knocked off to resume your fighting stance right away so the opponent can't hit you again while you are laid out on the ground. Z + A: Press and hold Z then press A to attempt to grab an enemy for a throw. =========================================================================== S P E C I A L M O V E S C H A R T =========================================================================== This chart tells you every special move, what character possesses it and the buttons that need to be pressed in order to activate it. \--------------------------------------------------------------------------/ |NAME OF SPECIAL|WHO POSSESSES IT?|BUTTONS TO PRESS | |---------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------| |Red Fireball |Mario |B | |Jump |Mario |B + UP-ANALOG | |Mario Cyclone |Mario |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Giant Punch |Donkey Kong |B | |Spinning Kong |Donkey Kong |B + UP-ANALOG | |Ground Slap |Donkey Kong |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Charge Beam |Samus |B | |Screw Attack |Samus |B + UP-ANALOG | |Morph Bomb |Samus |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Laser |Fox |B | |Fire Fox |Fox |B + UP-ANALOG | |Force Field |Fox |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Thunder Ball |Pikachu |B | |Quick Attack |Pikachu |B + UP-ANALOG | |Thunder |Pikachu |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Boomerang Throw|Link |B | |Spin Attack |Link |B + UP-ANALOG | |Bomb |Link |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Swallow & Copy |Kirby |B | |Final Cutter |Kirby |B + UP-ANALOG | |Stone |Kirby |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Egg Lay |Yoshi |B | |Egg Throw |Yoshi |B + UP-ANALOG | |Body Bomb |Yoshi |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Falcon Punch |Captain Falcon |B | |Falcon Throw |Captain Falcon |B + UP-ANALOG | |Falcon Air |Captain Falcon |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |PK Fire |Ness |B | |PK Thunder |Ness |B + UP-ANALOG | |PK Magnet |Ness |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Dash Punch |Jigglypuff |B | |Sing |Jigglypuff |B + UP-ANALOG | |Sleep |Jigglypuff |B + DOWN-ANALOG | |Green Fireball |Luigi |B | |Super Jump |Luigi |B + UP-ANALOG | |Luigi Cyclone |Luigi |B + DOWN-ANALOG | /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\ =========================================================================== S P E C I A L M O V E S D E S C R I P T I O N S =========================================================================== 1) Mario's Special Moves Red Fireball: Your basic fireball that Mario has trademarked since his days in the first Super Mario Brother game. It causes about 6-7% damage. Use it when an opponent is out of reach or jump up and use it in the air. Jump: Mario's signature jump. Use it as a player if recovering from a knock off or they are above you on a platform. It does about 13-15% damage if the enemy is hit all the times possible. Also used if you are knocked off. Mario Cyclone: A new move of Mario's making its debut. It's most useful against the teams in the One-Player Mode since they go flying from the slightest hit. It does about 13-15% damage if the enemy is hit all the times possible. 2) Luigi's Special Moves Green Fireball: A different flavor of Mario's fireball. It does about 5-6% damage. Use it when an opponent is out of reach or jump up and use it in the air. Super Jump: This move is similar to Mario's except in that if you execute it at close range (when you are next to your opponent) it will cause 19-25% damage. Otherwise it will hit your foe only once for 1% damage. Use it as a player is recovering from a knock off or they are above you on a platform. Luigi Cyclone: A little more powerful than Mario's with one hit it causes 12-15% damage if executed at close range. This move can be used to get back up after being knocked off. 3) Ness's Special Moves PK Fire: Burn baby burn! This move burns an opponent several times for around 22-24% damage. Best if done while coming down from a jump and your enemy is across from you in the air. PK Thunder: Fires a projectile that you can control with the analog joystick. Pretty cool move! Direct the projectile back into you to go flying, and if you hit your foe in your flight upwards of 20% damage will be done! This move can be used to get up from a fall (if redirected back into you). If this atttack hits an opponent as a projectile it will do 5-6% damage. PK Magnet: This move if activated will absorb any projectile (such as a fireball, or laser) shot at you and add to your health. It CANNOT absorb bombs or thrown swords, guns, etc. However, it can absorbs laser blasts, fire, stars (shot from the Star Rod), etc. 4) Yoshi's Special Moves Egg Lay: This move will attempt to grab an enemy (using Yoshi's tongue) and turn them into an egg for a short while, during that time you can attack them with no fear of retribution; however, this move is easily broken out of by pressing buttons like crazy on the controller by the victim. Do not use this move on higher-level CPU foes, because they can break out of it easily. This move may be useful if you are falling off the edge and want to take someone with you by slurping them on your way to doom and turning them into an egg. Egg Throw: This move is a projectile that can be controlled to some extent with the analog joystick. Again, as with most projectiles it is useful in blasting an opponent who is above you. It causes 11-14% damage. Body Bomb: The most powerful of all of Yoshi's attacks. It consists of him jumping up then slamming back down into the ground, any enemies below him will be hit for damage upwards of 14%. This move can be used in the middle of a jump as well, use it to hit the enemy below you. 5) Donkey Kong's Special Moves Giant Punch: This is the most powerful move of the game if fully-charged. Press B to start charging and press B again to unleash a devastating punch. If fully charged it can do up to 36% of damage. Best if charged up as soon as you come back after being knocked off and are invincible, and use it against someone who is wrapped in Yoshi's Egg Lay or use it in the middle of a jump. Spinning Kong: This move can be used to get up from a fall. This move is also useful against the teams in the One Player Mode. It can cause 6-8% damage per hit. Ground Slap: Kong shows a display of his dominance the moment you execute this move. This move is useful against enemys that are trying to jump up to the platform you are on. Smack them as they are coming up, before they get up to your level. Each smack of the hands causing between 8-10% damage. 6) Kirby's Special Moves Swallow & Copy: Suck an opponent in and press B again to copy one of their special attacks. The special attack you can copy will always be the one that is executed by pressing the B button. You lose your ability to mimic one of another player's moves as soon as you do your winning pose (press L) or are smacked around too much. Final Cutter: He gives you a chilling display of acrobatics and then he comes down hard on you with a sword....ouch! This deadly graceful move is best executed at close range for up to three hits. Or you can slo use it to slice an opponent that is above you a bit. You can also use this move to get back up from being knocked off. After your last slice of the sword a projectile flys off and follows the ground for a while if any player is hit by it it will cause 5-6% damage. Stone: Kirby drops on top of his opponents in the shape of a brick. This move can be used to protect yourself, but you are still vulnerable to throwing in this state. This move is best used if you jump above someone then use it. You can use this move to protect yourself from the acid in Samus's stage. When you drop on top of someone it will cause between 15-20%. 7) Link's Special Moves Boomerang Throw: Kind of a weak attack but ti can be used to keep someone from getting back up after being knocked off. It causes 7-9% damage. Spin Attack: This attack can hit enemies behind and in front of you for 12-16% damage. You can also use this attack to get back up from being knocked off. Bomb: If you throw this bomb strongly at someone it will explode on contact for 12-13% damage, but if you throw it softly it will bounce off of the enemy and give them only 5% damage. The weak throws can be used to throw a bomb down so it explodes after a bit. 8) Fox's Special Moves Laser: This attack is best used from a distance (it never has the ability to send someone flying) and is even better if used in the air since there isn't as long a pause in between shots in the air. When someone gets hit by this laser it causes 5-6% damage. This attack can be reflected by the force field. Fire Fox: The strongest of all of Fox's attacks. You can use this move to get back up from being knocked to the edge of the void. If someone is hit in your flight then 12-16% damage will be done. Force Field: This attack is used to reflect thrown projectiles and shots from another enemy. It does damage if executed at close range, it does 4-5% damage and sends the enemy flying to the left or right. 9) Samus's Special Moves Charge Beam: The second most powerful attack in the game. It also has to be charged to full power if to be used at its best. It does 20-26% damage if it is fully-charged. Screw Attack: This attack is a lot like Mario's and Luigi's Cyclone. It is best if used when an opponent is either at close range or above you on a platform. If it hits for all times possible then the enemy will be dealt 13-14% damage. This attack can also be used to get back up after being knocked off. Morph Bomb: Samus morphs into a ball and drops a bomb that explodes a few seconds afterwords. This attack is best if used in the air above an opponent since it will explode on hitting an enemy. It causes 7-9% damage. 10) Pikachu's Special Moves Thunder Ball: Pikachu spits out a ball of electricity that can travel across platforms or down walls until it finds an opponent, or until it disappears. This move is good to use if someone is hanging on the edge if you want to give them a bit more damage. It causes 6-7% damage. Quick Attack: This move is only useful when it comes to getting back up after being knocked off. Thus, it has no value as an attack. Use the analog while executing this move to control where Pikachu goes. Thunder: The most powerful of Pikachu's attacks. Its useful in a number of situations including when an opponent is above you on a platform or when you want to keep someone from getting back to teh stage after being knocked off. At close range it does 12-16% damage, or it does 9% damage otherwise. 11) Captain Falcon's Special Moves Falcon Punch: This move and a lot of Flacon's move require good timing. This punch is best if started in the air so that when he lands he will punch his enemy on the ground. It causes 20-25% damage, quite a powerful attack....on the same level with DK and Samus. Falcon Throw: This move is best used if someone is above you on a platform or coming down from a jump. This move can be used to get back up after being knocked off. If you manage to grab then throw your opponent you'll do 15-20% damage. Falcon Air: This move can be either execute in the air or on the ground. If you hit an enemy with this blazingly fast move you'll do 12-15% damage. 12) Jigglypuff's Special Moves Dash Punch: Punch your enemy for about 10-13% damage. Best if used in mid-air. Sing: Attempt to put another player to sleep by singing. If they touch you while you have musical notes sourrounding you, they will fall asleep. Sleep: Fall asleep. BEST if only done while an enemy is up against you. But by the time they are that close to you they will already have you in a throw. If you do manage to pull this off, it will cause 20% damage. ========================================================================== 1 P L A Y E R M O D E S ========================================================================== From the main menu select 1 Player Mode and the following four options appear: 1) 1P Game 2) Training Mode 3) Bonus 1 Practice 4) Bonus 2 Practice ---- 1P Game First, move the cursor over the character you want to play as and press A. Then move to the Stock Life to select the number of lives you want by pressing A. And move to the Difficulty selector below and press A again to select the difficulty, at the top of the screen you can select the time limit by pressing A while over the time gage once your done press START to begin playing. After the VS. Link screen disappears you'll notice 4 different gages at the bottom of the screen. The one to the left shows your damage (its a %) and the one just above it shows your lives in icons. The one to the right is the opponent lives and damage. Around 100% your opponent (or yourself) can be thrown offstage. In the upper right of the screen there is a time gage. Defeat your opponent in that time or lose the game. You'll have to fight thru the following characters (and bonus stages) in the one player game: Link Yoshi Team Fox Bonus Stage 1 Mario Bros. Pikachu Giant Donkey Kong Bonus Stage 2 Kirby Team Samus Metal Mario Bonus Stage 3 Fighting Polygon Team Master Hand ---- Training Mode Select Training Mode from the menu then select your character and select the stage you want to play in.Once the battle screen appears the gages in the upper left indicate the damage the last attack/combo did and how many attacks there were in the combo. In the upper right corner the current speed of the game and the item that you are holding (if you have one) are displayed. In the upper center of the center of the screen displays what your enemy has been commanded to do by you. Press START on the battle screen to open up a menu of options: a) CP-Changes the enemy's action to stand, walk, jump, evade, or attack. b) Item-Select an item by pressing the analog in the left or right directions while selecting this option then press A when your are on an item you like to make it appear. c) Speed-Changes the speed of the game. d) Reset-Resets the current battle to the position and status you were at when you first started. e) End Game-Ends training and brings you back to the Character Select Screen. ---- Bonus 1 Practice Practice the first bonus stage in the one player game, with any character. ---- Bonus 2 Practice Practice the second bonus stage in the one player game, with any character. ========================================================================== H I D D E N C H A R A C T E R S ========================================================================== 1) Ness Defeat the 1 Player Game with any of the original 8 on Normal difficulty with only three lives and without continuing. At the end of the game you'll have the chance to fight Ness. Win and you can play as him later. --- 2) Jigglypuff Beat the game on any difficulty with any number of lives. At the end you'll have the chance to fight this Pok,mon. Win and you can play as it. This is one of the reasons why I don't like Jigglypuff....its too easy to get and things that are too easy to get are disappointing in a game. --- 3) Captain Falcon Finish the one player game in under 20 minutes at any difficulty level with any number of lives to fight Capt. Falcon, win to play as him. --- 4) Luigi Complete all eight initial character's Practice 1st Bonus Stage game to fight Luigi; win to play as him. --- Hidden Stage Complete all eight character's one player games on any difficulty and play on all eight arenas of the VS. Mode then you'll see a message stating this stage is unlocked. The classical graphics of Super Mario Brothers for the NES is put into 3D. --- Item Switch Play 100 VS. Mode Games to enable a switch that controls which items appear during a match and which don't. You can also select the rate of appearance. Access this switch thru the Options menu on the VS. Mode Select screen. ========================================================================== T I P S & T R I C K S ========================================================================== #1: When an enemy has been knocked off, get over to the edge to prevent him from getting back up. Also, when he is hanging fron the ledge do a low smash attack to send him flying again. --- #2: When fighting Pikachu in the one player mode fight him on the smallest platform on the right-end of the stage. If you knock him to the right far enough he will attempt to use his Quick Attack to get back up but he will overshoot it and fall down into oblivion anyways. --- #3: For some reason, Samus in the one player mode seems smarter than all the other characters so be careful when fighting her! The same can also be true at times for some of the members of the Kirby team. --- #4: The 3 team fights in this game are extremely easy because a simple throw, or being hit with one special attack will send any of them flying even though they may be at perfect health! --- #5: Keep an eye out for several hazards in each of the stages. Such as the acid in Samus's stage, the bumper above Mario's stage, the wind-blowing tree in Kirby's Stage, the tornados in Link's stage, the wild Pok~mon in the middle of Pikachu's stage, the Arwing fighters in Fox's stage, the dissolving platforms to the extreme left and right in Yoshi's stage, the Pirana plants in the hidden stage and the breakaway lift. --- #6: In DK's stage there is a barrel flying back and forth below the stage; it could be your salvation if you get knocked off. Thats if your lucky enough to be able to get there as its coming back. --- #7: When an enemy has been knocked straight up into the air kill them by throwing a Bomb-omb or some other item straight up at them. That ensures they won't be coming back soon. --- #8: The hidden stage seems to have a shallow right and left edge. So throw opponents near the right or left edge of the visible area to get rid of them quickly. Its advisable not to try this on the lower left hand corner since its got that brick platform above it. This works espeically well with the right edge. --- #9: Never, ever grab a crate on an unstable platform (examples would be the lift in the center of the hidden stage and the clouds on the left and right edges of Yoashi's stage) cause they willl break away or disappear before you can get rid of the crate or barrel. Unless of course you are playing as DK, which is another reason why I love DK. --- #10: If you see a Hammer appear during a game...GRAB IT! It can do tremendous damage to enemies (upwards of 26% damage) and send them flying to oblivion. Just be careful not to run over any bomb-ombs with it or you'll go flying! Also do not ump over a gap because your jumping trajectory is limited and you may not be able to make it over to teh other side without falling down a bottomless pit. --- #11: Throw Motion-sensor bombs so they land near or on the edge of the stage so the person grabbing the edge after being knocked off will go flying as soon as he/she does grab the edge. --- #12: Detonate a motion-sensor bomb from a safe distance (or when you want to make absolutely certain it blows up on someone) with your projectile special move. Such as Mario's fireball, or Fox's laser. The same goes for Bomb-ombs. --- #13: Be careful when playing Team battles with an advanced CPU buddy. Because the buddy may sometimes throw something at you. Although it should be by mistake....sometimes I think it's deliberate. --- #14: Be careful when hanging frm a ledge because your are sometimes flashing & invincible other times you are not. You can also use this fact to your advantage. To get up immediately press A repeatedly as you near the edge of the stage after being knocked off. --- #15: Do NOT throw capsules, barrels, or other containers at teammates. And do not throw a capsule down at your feet since they can be booby traps that explode as soon as they make contact with another player or with the ground. Throw them at an enemy. =========================================================================== V S M O D E =========================================================================== From the main menu select VS Mode and pick any of the three following choices that appear: 1) Rules 2) Options 3) VS START ---- 1) Rules Lets you select what kind of game this VS. Battle will be they are four different options as follows: 1a) TIME: This is a game in which a timer will count down to zero, when it reaches zero the game will be over. At the end whoever has the best score (ie knocked off more than everyone else and kept themselves alive as well) will win. The time can be changed on the player select screen. Or on this same screen. 1b) TIME TEAM: Starts a timed team battle its the same thing as the 1st (1a) option except its a timed team battle. The time can be changed on the player select screen. Or on this same screen. 2a) STOCK: A game in which each person has a set number of lives once the number of lives has been used up for the player they are out of the game. Whoever killed the most and kept from being killed wins. The number of lives can be change on the player select screen. Or on this same screen. 2b) STOCK TEAM: A team battle in which every team member has a set number of lives. The number of lives can be changed on the player select screen. Or on the same screen. ---- 2) Options These are options that will affect the game in certain ways. There are four (or five if you unlocked the Item Switch yet) as follows: 1) HANDICAP: Turns the handicap for players on or off. Change the actual handicap setting on the player select screen, the higher the number the easier it is to knock that player off. Set the handicap option to AUTO to have the computer select it. 2) TEAM ATTACK: Choose whether or not team members can be attacked by their teammates. 3) STAGE SELECT: Set to ON to select the stage yourself. Set it to OFF to have the computer choose a stage randomly. 4) DAMAGE: Sets the "bounce" factor. At 50% you will bounce half as far after an attack. At 200% one attack is enough to send you to meet your maker. 5) ITEM SWITCH: This option is only unavailable if you have unlocked it. It lets you select the rate of appearance of items in the battle and what items will appear. ---- 3) VS START Brings you to teh player select screen where you can choose your characters. In team battle you can assign what team by pressing the button in the upper right of the open window showing the character you selected, this button also selects whether or not this character is Human or Computer controlled, if it is computer controlled you can select the difficulty at the bottom of this window. When the Handicap option is set to ON you can select the handicap below the picture of the human players in the window. You can also change the Time or Stock (depending on the rules) at the top of this screen. And once your done setting up the characters press START to go to the Stage Select screen (if Stage Select is enabled, if not you'll directly go to teh fight) and select your stage. Once the fight starts to end it at anytime press START to pause then press and hold the following: A, B, Z, R When the battle is over or you have quit the results screen is displayed. This screen show how many points the players have scored by throwing others off (KOs). And also how many times they got knocked off (TKOS). In timed battles the player with the highest net number of KOs (TKOs-KOs) wins. In stock games the player with the highest number of KOs wins. When a battle game ends in a tie are playres that are involved in that tie go into Sudden Death where all damage is set at 300% and the last player left standing wins. If you end a timed game before its over or you quit during Sudden Death, No Contest appears on the results screen and no one has really won. Unless someone has an inflated ego and decides that they are the best cause of their score. =========================================================================== M A I N M E N U O P T I O N S =========================================================================== This discusses the various options at the first menu you see after the title screen. ---- 1) 1P Mode Select it and it gives you a screen of options for a one player game. --- 2) VS Mode Select it and it give you a screen of options for a second player game. --- 3) Option Select it and it gives you a list of options. There are as follows: 1) Sound: Changes the sound to Mono or Stereo 2) Screen Adjust: enables you to select the center of the screen. If the screen is not already properly oriented in the center. 3) Backup Clear: Lets you clear several saved items in the game there are as folows: 3a) Newcomers: Erase the hidden characters you have unlocked. 3b) 1P High Score: Erase all saved high scores in the 1 player game. 3c) Bonus Stage Time: Earse the times achieved in both bonus stages. 3d) VS Record: Erase all character statistics and scores from VS games. 3e) Prize: Erases all prize data. 3f) ALL Data Clear: Erases everything. --- 4) Data 1) Characters: Displays data and background information of all the fighters. Including any of the four you have unlocked. 2) VS Record: Displays all stats for the VS. games played for each character. Look to the next section for more info. =========================================================================== V S R E C O R D K E Y S =========================================================================== Select VS Record from the Data Menu to display a graph of every character and their stats. The first screen looks like this. (NOTE: Xs represent numbers.) ------------------------------------ < >|Win%|KOs|TKO|SD%|Time |Use%|Avg| ------------------------------------ pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| pic| xx%|xxx|xxx|xx%|xx:xx| xx%|xxx| ------------------------------------ An Explanation of every column's header 1)< >: This is above the column that shows the character's pic (a "?" will be next to the characters you unlocked). It signifies that you can press left or right on the analog to view another screen. 2)Win%: It signifies each characters share of the total KOs. 3)KOs: The character's total number of knock-offs against other characters. 4)TKOs: The number of times the character was defeated or fell off. 5)SD%: How many times the character killed themselves. 6)Time: The character's total play time. 7)Use%: The character's share of total play time. 8)Avg: The average number of enemys in the character's VS fights. --- Press A to look at the next screen this screen indicates a character's individual stats in the VS Fights. This screen looks like this: ------------------ | | Ranking: xxxx |THE PICTURE OF | Use%: xx% |THE CHARACTER | Attack Total: xxxx | | Damage Total: xxxx ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ |pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic|pic| ------------------------------------------------------ Win% |xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%|xx%| KOs |xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx| KO'd |xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx| Avg |xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx|xxx| ------------------------------------------------------ An explanation of every columns tag: 1) Win%: The character's total share of knock-offs between the character above. 2) KOs: The character's total number of kills against the character above. 3) KO'd: The number of times knocked off by that character. 4) Avg: Average number of opponents in matches with the character above. - An explanation of the items to the right of the picture of the character: 1) Ranking: The character's overall ranking. 2) Use%: The character's share of total play time. 3) Attack Total: Total damage dealt out to other players. 4) Damage Total: Total amount of damage taken from other players. =========================================================================== I T E M S =========================================================================== Below is a chart of the items in the game and what they do. \-------------------------------------------------------------------------/ |NAME |TYPE |EXPLANATION |------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------| |Crate |Carrier |Carries three items. Only DK can carry it.| |Barrel |Carrier |Carries three items. Only DK can carry it.| |Egg |Carrier |Carries one item. Anyone can carry it. | |Capsule |Carrier |Carries one item. Anyone can carry it. | |Motion Sensor Bomb|Explosive |Proximity explosive. | |Bob-Omb |Explosive |It will explode on its own if not taken. | |Bumper |Throwing |Upon landing it knocks anyone it touches. | |Pok, Ball |Throwing |Upon landing it releases a Pok,mon. | |Green Shell |Throwing |Throw it at an enemy to incur damage. | |Red Shell |Throwing |Throw it on the ground, and it oscillates. | |Beam Sword |Attack |Used for long-range attacking. | |Hammer |Attack |Grab it & send your character into a frenzy| |Fan |Attack |Used for weak, quick attacks. | |Home Run Bat |Attack |Use a smash attack with it to make em die. | |Fire Flower |Projectile|Press and hold A for a stream of fire. | |Ray Gun |Projectile|Press and hold A for constant beams. | |Star Rod |Projectile|Use it with a strong attack to make a star | |Maxim Tomato |Recovery |Restores 100% damage. | |Heart Container |Recovery |Restores you completely. | |Star |Recovery |makes you invincible for a short time. | /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ =========================================================================== M A S T E R H A N D T A C T I C S =========================================================================== When fighting Master Hand looks to these tactics. --- #1: To avoid his downward slap press and hold Z to guard against them. #2: To avoid his back hand slap jump above it as he starts it. #3: Attack him when he stops to rest in between attacks. #4: When he walks on his fingers jump over him and get behind him. #5: When he makes the shape of a gun block the bullets that come out. #6: Once he gets under 100 HP his attacks get faster. And they increase intensity. Such as his gun attack shoots out three bullets. Use strong basic attacks when he stops to rest. Take away all of his HP and you win. You shouldn't have too much trouble he isn't that dificult (on the easier levels of difficulty). =========================================================================== P O I N T B O N U S E S =========================================================================== \-------------------------------------------------------------------------/ |NAME |POINTS |REQUIREMENTS | |---------------|----------|----------------------------------------------| |Acid Clear |1,000 |Acid On Samus's Stage defeats foe. | |All Variations |15,000 |Attack foe with all possible moves. | |Arwing Clear |3,000 |Arwing On Fox's Stage defeats foe. | |Bros. Calamity |12,000 |Defeat Luigi before attacking Mario. | |Bumper Clear |3,000 |Defeat your opponent using a bumper. | |Pokemon Clear |3,000 |Defeat your opponent using a Pokemon. | |Boobytrap |10,000 |Defeat your foe using a motion sensor bomb. | |Cheap Shot |-99 |Overuse the same move (lose 99 points). | |Comet Mystic |7,000 |Clear a level while invincible. | |DK Perfect |50,000 |Defeat Giant DK with no allies being hit. | |DK Defender |10,000 |Defeat Giant Dk with a few allies being hit. | |Fighter Stance |100 |Go into stance (press L) when foe dies. | |Full Power |5,000 |WIn with damage meter at 0%. | |Hawk |10,000 |Use mid-air attacks only. | |Heartthrob |8,000 |Use three or more heart containers. | |Heavy Damage |10,000 |Inflict more than 300% damage. | |Item Strike |10,000 |Use items only to defeat your foe. | |Item Throw |10,000 |Clear levels by throwing items. | |Jackpot |5,000 |Damage meter display all the same number. | |Judo Warrior |4,000 |Only throw your foes. | |Kirby Ranks |12,000 |Defeat teh Kirbys in teh Kirby team in order. | |Last Second |10,000 |Finish with one second on the clock. | |Lucky 3 |8,000 |Finish a stage with the clock at 3:33. | |No Damage Clear|300,000 |Defeat the last boss with 0% damage. | |No Miss |5,000 |Do not die in a stage. These add up. | |No Miss Clear |80,000 |Do not die in the entire game. | |Very Easy Clear|70,000 |Win the game on Very Easy difficulty. | |Easy Clear |140,000 |Win the game on Easy difficulty. | |Normal Clear |210,000 |Win the game on Normal difficulty. | |Hard Clear |280,000 |Win the game on Hard difficulty. | |Very Hard Clear|350,000 |Win the game on Very Hard difficulty. | |No Item |5,000 |Use no items. | |Pacifist |30,000 |Clear a level without touching your enemy. | |Speed Demon |80,000 |Finish the game in less than twelve minutes. | |Speed King |120,000 |Finish the game in less than eight minutes. | |Star Finish |2,000 |Kill all foes by hitting all of em skyward. | |Speedster |10,000 |beat a foe or team in under 30 seconds. | |Trickster |8,000 |Defeat all the teams by sending them skyward. | |Vegetarian |5,000 |Eat three or more tomatoes in a level. | |Yoshi Rainbow |15,000 |Defeat the Yoshi team stage in order. | /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ Did I leave ANYTHING out? Please em me at tgz6@yahoo.com, or if anything's wrong. =========================================================================== C R E D I T S =========================================================================== Some of my friends in the hood for providing me with some info for this guide. =========================================================================== D I S C L A I M E R =========================================================================== DO NOT USE ANY PART OF MY FAQ WITH OUT MY PERMISSION, DO NOT CHANGE ANY PART OF THIS FAQ QITHOUT MY PERMISSION, DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO THIS FAQ OTHER THAN DOWNLOAD IT AND PRINT IT OUT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS DAMAGED, GAMES AND\OR CONSOLES DAMAGED, OR ANYTHING ELSE BEING DAMAGED BY USING THE TECHNIQUES TO CLEAN ANY SYSTEMS DESCRIBED IN MY CLEANING GUIDES FOR SNES, NES, NU64, OR SEGA GENESIS.