This is the sequel to HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. , which pits Nintendo characters against each other, with more levels, characters, and game modes. The game is a Nintendo fighting game with different rules, instead of knocking your opponent's health down, you knock them out of the battlefield. You can choose from a variety of Nintendo characters like Mario, Bowser, Yoshi, different Pokémon, and even Link.
The game has single-player modes such as Classic, Adventure, and Event Mode, where you fight through levels to beat bosses, or battle it out with friends in four-player mode. More characters and stages are unlocked by completing hidden objectives, and coins rewarded for playing can be spent on a capsule toy machine that represents games from Nintendo's entire video game history.
Playable characters come from various Nintendo games such as Game & Watch, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber, Dr. Mario, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, F-Zero, Super Mario World, Kirby's Dream Land, Star Fox, Earthbound, Pokémon Red/Blue, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.