Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Also known as: Dairantou Smash Brothers X (JP) Developers: Sora, Game Arts Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Wii Released in JP: January 31, 2008 Released in US: March 9, 2008 Released in EU: June 27, 2008 Released in AU: June 26, 2008 Released in KR: April 29, 2010 This game has unused animations. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a notes page This game has a prerelease article

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the long-awaited third installment of the Smash Bros. series, featuring more realistic graphics, a new story mode, a crapton of extras, some changes in physics, and many heated debates about whether it's better than Melee.

To do: Mr. Game and Watch is modeled in 3D, then flattened as part of the "2D characters" code used in the Game and Watch level. Take some pictures of Mr. Game and Watch and his items in 3D.

Subpages

Unused Graphics Smashed so hard they never saw the light of day.

Unused Animations

To do: Replace the youtube videos with gifs of the animations.

Kirby

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  Kirby walking with his hammer...

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  ...and swinging it full force!

Two unused animations exist for Kirby's hammer attack, SpecialSWalk and SpecialSMax. One shows Kirby walking with the hammer out, and the other shows him swinging it at full force. These indicate that Kirby's hammer attack was going to be like King Dedede's Jet Hammer move. This move would later be implemented in the fourth Super Smash Bros. game for 3DS and Wii U.

Zero Suit Samus

An unused subaction and corresponding animation exist for Zero Suit Samus' Plasma Whip Side-B, labelled "SpecialSItemGet". There also exist two other unused animations that appear to go along with it showing Samus throwing something both forward and up into the air. They are labeled "SpecialSThrowS" and "SpecialSThrowHi" respectively.

Presumably, the attack would originally have grabbed items from a distance and slung them away as a projectile, a function that would have been unique to the character. It may have been removed due to it interfering when players were attempting to hit another player with the whip.

Fox/Falco

Both Fox and Falco have an unused animation for what seems like their blasters misfiring. The animation is named SpecialNOff.

Diddy Kong

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Diddy Kong has animations for laughing mischievously, both in the air and on the ground. Their names, SpecialLwLaugh and SpecialAirLwLaugh, indicate they are related to his banana-tossing move. It is likely these were meant for either when players slipped on his bananas, or for after tossing a banana.

Giga Bowser

Giga Bowser has unused animations for picking up an assist trophy and throwing small items. However, since Giga Bowser cannot pick up items, these animations go unused. He also has an animation for clapping on the battle results screen. They are exactly the same as Bowser's animations, and are likely leftover from when they copied Bowser's files.

Wolf

Wolf also has an unused animation, but it is only a copy of Fox's Rapid Kick.

Sandbag

Sandbag has unused animations for being held in a grab. They go unused because in Brawl, Sandbag is considered an item rather than a character, like he was in Melee. What's interesting to note is that data in his 'moveset' file suggest that the ability to grab Sandbag was removed late in development, since it's pretty much complete aside from having no data for being held by Snake. The animation files are listed below.

• ItmSandbagCaptureCut
• ItmSandbagCaptureDamageLw
• ItmSandbagCaptureDamageHi
• ItmSandbagCapturePulledLw
• ItmSandbagCapturePulledHi
• ItmSandbagCaptureWaitLw
• ItmSandbagCaptureWaitHi

To do: Add .GIFs for these animations.

Pokémon Trainer

The Pokémon Trainer has animations for jumping, falling, and landing. This was most likely intended for Subspace Emissary (SSE). As you went farther into the level, the Trainer would actually follow you rather than magically warping around. The animations are named Jump, Fall, FallS, Landing, LandingL, and LandingR.

Unused Sounds

To do: Inside the game's .bsrar sound archive are two empty entries for what would be the announcer's title drop (e.g., screaming the game's name at the end of the intro), as well as empty sound files for Mr. Game & Watch. Kirby also has an unused sound effect inside the Bowser Copy archive.Get rip(s) of the unused sound(s). sound/smashbros_sound.brsar/snd/vc/Gkoopa has some voices for stuff Giga Bowser can't do. Rip the Japanese equivalents of the English voice files documented below.

As is tradition within the Super Smash Bros. series, plenty of audio clips recorded for the game simply aren't used for whatever reason.

"Strong Knockback" Voices

In previous Smash Bros. games, characters hit by strong attacks would yell in pain immediately after being sent flying. Brawl contains audio files for almost every character to accommodate this scenario (only Samus, Jigglypuff, Mr. Game & Watch and Olimar lack the corresponding files), but for reasons unknown, they are left unused, with only mild damage grunts actually being used in these scenarios. Many of these would eventually be reused in the sequels for many of the characters whose voice clips were recycled from Brawl:

Character	Sound(s)
Bowser
Captain Falcon
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
Falco
Fox
Ganondorf
Ice Climbers (Popo)
Ice Climbers (Nana)
Ike
King Dedede
Kirby
Link
Lucario
Lucas
Luigi
Mario
Marth
Meta Knight
Ness
Peach
Pikachu
Pit
Pokémon Trainer (Charizard)
Pokémon Trainer (Ivysaur)
Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle)
R.O.B.
Sheik
Snake
Sonic
Toon Link
Wario
Wolf
Yoshi
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus

Miscellaneous Voices

Character	Sound(s)	Description
Captain Falcon		Captain Falcon saying "yes!" in a comparatively restrained manner. It is grouped with the other victory quotes as "win03", which confirms it to be a cut victory quote.
Ike		An additional unused take of Ike's Counter special move, where he says "You're through!".
Kirby		Three more alternate takes of Kirby's Hammer special move, although these aren't too different from the variant used in-game. It is not known whether these audio clips had any relation to the original "chargeable Hammer" concept detailed above
		Kirby's infamous taunt from the previous two games. The version used in-game is re-recorded shorter and quieter.
Lucario		Lucario saying "the Aura is stored" frantically. It's unknown what this was planned for, but it is grouped next to his Final Smash activation clip ("watch the power of Aura!"), implying it may have been planned for Aura Storm. It sounds rather choppy, almost as if multiple different recordings were merged.
Luigi		A rather comical clip of Luigi getting spooked. Incredibly difficult to decipher any particular context where it could be used.
		A generic grunt by Luigi which, even in all its insignificance, ended up on the cutting room floor... both figuratively and literally.
Mario		Mario grunting, presumably to be used during one of his normal attacks.
Meta Knight		"Now, my power is without rival." The filename, grouped in with the other victory quotes as "win04", confirms it to be a cut victory quote.
		Another battle grunt. The sequel would use this for his down smash.
		Meta Knight shouting ferociously. The file ("cyo03") is grouped in with Meta Knight's other Final Smash related voice clips, showing it was likely planned for Galaxia Darkness. The masked knight remains silent when performing it in the actual game.
Peach		2 takes of Peach shouting "Yeah!" rather enthusiastically.
		Princess Peach making a verbal expression of intrigue. In other words, "ooh!".
		"Whee!" This may have tied in with the princess's unique floating mechanic... or maybe even when she gets launched! ...nah.
		Peach making an unusual half-giggle.
Pikachu		Pikachu shouting "Pikapi!" In the Pokémon anime series, this is how Pikachu refers to his trainer, Ash. The actual purpose of this voiceclip however, was as a victory cry (the file is "Win01").
		Pikachu screaming incredibly loudly. It is positioned immediately after the audio clip for Pikachu activating its Final Smash, and based on the intensity of this clip, this clip may well have been planned for that purpose before being scrapped.
Pit		Pit shouting "here we go!". It is grouped with Pit's Final Smash announcement ("all troops, move out!").
		A rather bizarre grunt. The file is listed as ("shita02") shita means "down" or "below" in Japanese. This confirms that it was intended for an alternate yell after reflecting something with his down B.
Sheik		Sheik briefly but ferociously yelling. It can be heard under "Win02", implying it was planned for a victory cry.
Snake		Snake saying "there!", which was very likely intended to be used when he plants a mine or C4 into the ground or on an opponent.
Zelda		A brief yell by Zelda.

And, of course, there's more for the announcer too. Strangely, these voice clips were actually removed in European versions of the game, likely as a direct consequence of not being used... Though that didn't stop the above clips from still lying around!

Sound(s)	Description
	"Fighting Alloy Team." Brawl is the only game in the series where the Fighting [X] Team isn't fought in Classic Mode, which this would have been used for.
	"Stage Clear!" This most likely would have played when you finished a level in Subspace Emissary, as the same phrase appears in word form on that screen.

Unused Sound Effects

To do: This section will require a crapton of research. While the placeholders don't need to be ripped as they're pretty much static, any actual sound effects are a given.

Leftover Sounds

Link

Strangely, multiple sound effects used for some of Link's special moves in Melee exist in the "se" portion of the "smashbros_sound.brsar" sound archive. None of the other veterans have any such leftovers in their sound effect banks. With the exception of one, they all have unique filenames starting with "DSpecial", with D likely standing for "DX", Melee's subtitle in Japan.

Sound(s)	Description
	Link's Bow charging up.
	Link's Boomerang flying through the air. The file itself is actually included in the "special" subfolder rather than being grouped with the other leftover sound effects, implying it was planned to be re-used for the Gale Boomerang.
	Link catching his Boomerang.
	Link plucking a Bomb from his pockets.
	The bomb exploding.

Mario

"spin", the sound used for the Mario Tornado in the previous game, a special move which was replaced by the F.L.U.D.D. Mario's down aerial attack, which bears a deliberate resemblence to the attack, uses different sound effects.

Fox, Falco & Wolf

A miscellaneous sound effect included in the soundbanks for all 3 StarFox characters as entry "007". It sounds like like it would've been most appropriate for their multi-hit rapid jab attacks, but Fox & Falco use a series of regular attack sounds for it instead, and Wolf doesn't have a rapid jab at all.

Ganondorf

Entry "006" in Ganondorf's sound effect archive, an explosive sound effect which could've been applied for multiple of his attacks, but simply isn't used anywhere. It is however curiously grouped right before the sound effect for his entry animation. (walking out of a portal of darkness)

Mr. Game & Watch

A series of unusual, distinctly un-Game & Watchy sound effects included in Mr. Game & Watch's archive.

Unused Videos

Placeholders

These videos appear to be placeholders for cutscenes that hadn't been created yet. Attached to the end of some of the videos are frames depicting scenes that don't appear in the final game. The logo in the corner translates to Super Smash Bros Brawl: The Subspace Emissary.

Japanese Screen	Translation
	Chapter 03-02 |The collapsing stadium| 45s
	Chapter 05-00 |The warpstar escapes through the sea of clouds| 15s
	Chapter 05-01 |The trespassing Arwing| 17s
	Chapter 11-00 |Dedede turns Luigi into a trophy| 55s
	Chapter 15-00 |Bowser's surprise attack on the princess| 20s
	Chapter 16-02LZ |Mario, defeated, is carried off by Dedede (Princess Zelda)| 30s
	Chapter 16-02MZ |Link, defeated, is carried off by Dedede (Princess Zelda)| 30s
	Chapter 19-00 |Dedede obtains the stolen trophy| 35s
	Chapter 20-01 |Bowser escapes from the clifftop| 26s
	??????? (filename: 2006_Wii) |"SAMPLE"| ?s

Some frames depicting unused scenes:

05-01.thp (Kirby mouth open)	05-00.thp (Kirby mouth closed)
Final frame from 05-01.thp	Final frame from 05-00.thp

Final frame from 16-02MZ.thp and 16-02LZ.thp

(Source: gabrielwoj, Susumu (translation))

Unused Cutscene

An unused Subspace Emissary cutscene can be found in the ISO, but it's just the "Lucario Discovers Snake" and the "Snake's Cardboard Box" cutscenes in that order. This cutscene is horribly glitched and may have been a placeholder at one time.

(Source: gabrielwoj)

References to Cut Enemies

References to scrapped Subspace Emissary enemies can be found in the enemy effects directory. However, all of the files are empty. They are:

• ef_arrians
• ef_bladeknight
• ef_blossa
• ef_blowm
• ef_bonkers
• ef_brontoburt
• ef_bubot
• ef_byushi
• ef_dyeburn
• ef_gunnatter
• ef_karon
• ef_kyan
• ef_met
• ef_mizuo
• ef_ploum
• ef_torista
• ef_waddledee
• ef_waddledoo
• ef_whauel
• ef_wiiems

It is worth noting that Blade Knight, Bonkers, and Bronto Burt are all enemies from the Kirby series, who also happen to have trophies. Karon (Dry Bones) and Met (Buzzy Beetle), from the Mario series, also have trophies. The filenames of the textures for these trophies all use the same naming convention as the other enemy models. Also, while Waddle Dee and Waddle Doo appear in the game in King Dedede's special attacks, they are never encountered as Subspace Emissary enemies. While Mizzo (the weird blue watermelon thing) does technically appear in one stage, it is actually part of the stage model and not an enemy.

The numbers assigned to each enemy's icon also has evidence of this, with there being at least 20 gaps in the numbering, just enough to fit all of the names listed above. While it's impossible to tell where most of the names would fit in, a few of them can be placed: there are two gaps (#6 and #7) in the group of Mario enemies where Dry Bones and Buzzy Beetle fit, and the order of enemy trophy icons indicates that Mizzo is between Bytan (#13) and Roader (#16). The full list can be viewed in the notes page.

Additionally, a list of text data for enemy names contains some of these scrapped enemies in English:

• Aliians
• Aliian
• Blowm
• Bublit
• Mechaboom
• Melorin
• Plowm

Since the order of the list also matches the enemy ID list, this helps fill in more of the number gaps. Mizzo, which only appears in one stage and as a trophy, also appears in this list.

References to Cut Items

The internal spawning list for Training Mode items (apparently found in in info2/info_training.pac) contains entries for a "Hover Disc" and an unspecified variant of the X-Parasite from Metroid Fusion, items which aren't so much as referenced anywhere else in the game.

Also in the Training mode files, text can be found showing that the "2X" speed function was once available, but cut for unknown reasons.

Unused Event Matches

The "event_en.msbin" file contains a listing of all the Event Match names and descriptions, but a few of them don't correspond to any Event Match accessible in game. None of these have any descriptions, making it difficult to ascertain how they would've been implemented, but a few are quite obvious:

GIGA Assault

Seemingly an event where you would've fought Giga Bowser in a stamina match (the only way he can be defeated aside from self-destructing).

The Terrible GIGA

An alternate title for the above event.

Twilight Gunman

Unknown as to what scenario this could've been, although one possibility is that it was an early name for the "Bird in Darkest Night" event (solo #32).

Which One is the Real Thing?

An event that would've involved finding & pummelling a certain target.

The Scavaging Bulborb

An event which would've taken place on the Distant Planet stage and involved the Bulborb stage hazard in some manner, possibly requiring you to KO the enemy and not let the Bulborb swallow it.

The R.O.B. of Tomorrow

A VERY slightly different title for the "The R.O.B.'s of Tomorrow" event (co-op #10).

The Great War for Reformation

While it sounds epic, this is likely to be another early title, this time for "The Great Remodelling Battle" (co-op #11)... Which to its credit, has Marth & Ike as the opponents, so "War" is still kind of appropriate?

Meta Knight Strikes Back

This one is fairly obvious: it's an alternate name for the "Pink Ball Repulsion" event (solo #3), where you must KO Kirby as Meta Knight.

Cleaning House in the Sky World

Another alternate title which is almost identical to solo event #4: SkyWorld got merged into 1 word and "the" was removed.

Bowser's Brothers

No, this is not an insight into the Koopa King's genealogy, but rather an alternative name for solo event #6, "Super Bowser Bros.", where Bowser must reach the flagpole of Mushroomy Kingdom while avoiding the onslaught of 3 Mario CPUs.

The Monster Beneath the Earth

This is an existing Event (solo #9) with a very minor change: "Beneath" is not capitalized in the actual event.

The Raging Blossoms of Flower Pikmin

A different name for solo event #14, "Sproutage of the Flower Pikmin".

Sleeping In the Egg

"Egg" was pluralized into "eggs", but this is otherwise an existing Event (solo #12).

Dedededede Hammer

An early (and much more awesome) name for solo event #15, "The Hammer of the King".

Go! Giant DK!

An early name for solo event #22 ("Monkey's Unite"), which has you partnered with a Giant Donkey Kong.

Perry

The textures for the Perry trophy (Kassar) are named PeachTexC through PeachTexF, which falls in line with the naming convention for Peach's textures. Furthermore, the model for Peach's normal umbrella is named WpnPeachKassar. This indicates that Peach was originally going to have Perry as her parasol weapon.

References to Cut Modes

Slipspace

Text in the game's ISO indicates an online "beat-em up" mode referred to as "Slipspace" was planned, but for whatever reason cut from the game. Its name, as well as the surviving text around it, implies that it may have been intended to function as a continuous match, in which players could drop in and out of to be replaced by other players. The coding is very much primitive, with no existing servers in place, rendering it totally unplayable. Additionally, the mode is limited to "With Anyone", with no coding pertaining to a "With Friends" variant, and the flavor text in the friend's lobby uses the text for Home-Run Contest. The timer shown below can be toggled from 1 to 60 minutes:

<X>-minute beat 'em up!
Set your time and leap into the battle slipspace!

Other Online Modes

In addition to the Slipspace mode documented above, every 1-Player mode, including Event Matches, Training, Break the Targets, All-Star and Boss Battles, can be selected as an available option online, but none of them function correctly, and in most cases, it is unlikely that they were ever planned to be allowed online, and were merely implemented as such to safeguard against crashing. Surprisingly however, the online variant of Boss Battles appears to have been worked on quite considerably, with toggleable difficulty settings and a Co-Op High Score implemented, implying that it was a rather late omission from the game.

Extra Stage Details

Mushroomy Kingdom Block Names

While not necessarily unused, the Mushroomy Kingdom stage's recreation of the first two stages of Super Mario Bros. goes as far as indicating the original contents of every item block via block placeholder bone names. These block placeholders have names like hatena_dummy_01_pwup (for power-ups), hatena_dummy_hide_1up (hidden 1-Up Mushroom), block_dummy_item_02_star (Starman in brick block), and block_dummy_item_01_10coin (10 coins in brick block). In Brawl, all item blocks work the same except for the 10-coin blocks, which give out up to three items instead of one.

Mario Circuit

The Mario Kart stage actually has the entire race track modeled out. There are also some blocks and trees in the distance.

Green Hill Zone

Green Hill Zone has a lot of extra geometry completely outside of the view of the camera. In fact, Sakurai even pointed it out on the Smash Bros. Dojo when the stage was revealed.

Target Smash Level 2

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  Target Smash version

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  The Wilds version

Level 2 of Target Smash uses a portion of the adventure mode stage The Wilds for the near parts of the background. However, the model used is an earlier version of the stage model than what appears in Subspace Emissary. The biggest difference is that the terrain is lower in the Target Smash version. In the old version, the ground dips down in the center and the foreground extends further towards the viewer in a steep slope, while the Subspace Emissary version has a perfectly flat floor. The terrain in the background is also lower, and the rock formation has less ridges around the base. The rock formation itself is also a bit smaller in the old version. The ridges and bushes were almost completely redone between versions, though most of the bush formations remain intact. The main ground texture is sandier in the old version and rockier in the final version. The ledge on the right is also just slightly wider in the old version and has less depth than the Subspace Emissary version. The old version has several more dust streams than the final version, including a long narrow one across the entire area at roughly the same height as the tunnel floor, though the big dust stream in the air was likely moved from its original position on the left for the sake of Target Smash. Likewise, the larger texturing of the rocks was also likely changed for the purpose of Target Smash and is not likely an indication of the stage's original appearance.

For the sake of comparison, the platforms and sandy path normally found in this portion of the stage were removed for the render, as they were most likely removed from the Target Smash version. While there is no way of knowing what the original platform formation in the earlier version was, the sandy path in the tunnel that ends abruptly indicates that at least the path was present.

Unused Stage Lights

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Battlefield has a number of lights in the stage data that are either disabled or have the color set to black.

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Distant Planet has a character light not used in any of the light sets. It would have added a noticeable green glow from below.

Normal	With Light

Smashville has a character light not used in any of the light sets for any time of day. It would have added a faint yellowish light from a similar angle as the sun at noon.

Normal	With Light

Mario Bros. has another white light coming from the right side. Unlike the other unused lights, this one is included in the character light set and is active, but has the transparency of the color set to max.

Removed Characters

References to Cut Characters

It's no surprise that many characters would be cut from the roster, considering the number of characters in the final version. Unfortunately, the only hint that these characters might have been considered to be in the game are their effects files and internal references. The exceptions are Roy, who also has an unused victory fanfare, and Mewtwo, who has both an unused victory fanfare and an unused Wii Remote character selection sound. Some characters were found in the smashbros_sound.brsar.

Like with the cut enemies, all of the corresponding files are empty.

• roy (from Melee)
• toon_zelda
• toon_sheik (believed to be Tetra from The Wind Waker)
• dr_mario (also from Melee)
• dixie (another Kong. An interview with Sakurai published in Famitsu specifically mentions that she was once part of Diddy Kong's moveset, and could be tagged in or out using one of the special move commands. Difficulties in implementing such a system spontaneously forced her removal)
• mewtwo (also from Melee)
• pra_mai (speculated to stand for Plusle and Minun as their Japanese name is Prasule and Mainun, except they're referred to as Prasle and Minun everywhere in the game's code)

There are also blanked out images where these characters would have had their name tags. The order for these name tags is the same as in the slot list, with one exception: Wario and Mewtwo have swapped places.

References to Debug Characters

Located at 0x80B0A6D8 in memory (USA), the string /fighter/mariod/FitMarioD.pac is found, yet left unused, which refers to a debug version of (not surprisingly) Mario. He also has his own character slot (0x32) whereas the seven removed characters do not, suggesting MarioD was removed much later in development. In the next game, MarioD fittingly becomes Dr.Mario's internal name.

Missing Music

A large number of music tracks were removed from the final version. Except for a single empty file, only the filenames remain in the game's data. The naming conventions make it clear what the track's source series is (for example, "A" tracks are from the Mario series), though this does not make all tracks easier to identify.

• snd_bgm_A11_MLRPG02 - An unspecified track from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
• snd_bgm_A12_MORINOKINOKO - The name translates to "Forest Mushrooms". Although the most popular theory is that this was "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" from Super Mario RPG, its position in the list—which follows a general chronological trend—reveals that it was most likely the theme for Toadwood Forest, from Partners in Time. It would have been yet another theme for the underground version of the Mushroomy Kingdom stage.
• snd_bgm_C06_KAZENOSAKANA - The "Ballad of the Wind Fish" from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
• snd_bgm_E04_COCKIE - An unspecified track from Yoshi's Cookie.
• snd_bgm_G06_COMMAND - An unspecified track from Star Fox Command.
• snd_bgm_J01_STAGECHANGE - An unknown track from a Fire Emblem game. Could have been related to the "stage change" that occurs in the Castle Siege stage.
• snd_bgm_J05_ERABARESHI - The track Erabareshimono ("Chosen Ones") from the third Fire Emblem game.
• snd_bgm_K02_SENTOUONIISAN - The battle theme for the New Age Retro Hippie from EarthBound.
• snd_bgm_K03_EIGHTMELODIES - The "Eight Melodies" theme from Mother.
  Notably, while this particular theme was absent from Brawl's soundtrack, it would later be remixed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and spliced with the theme for Magicant, also from the first Mother game.
• snd_bgm_K04_SMILEANDTEARS - The ending theme, "Smiles and Tears" from EarthBound.
  Like with "EIGHTMELODIES" above, this theme would eventually be remixed in the sequel as one of the level themes for Magicant.
• snd_bgm_K06_BECAUSE - The track "Because I Love You" from EarthBound.
• snd_bgm_M14_WARIOSTAGE - Likely a track inspired by one of Wario's stages in a WarioWare game.
• snd_bgm_N04_RADIOTAISO - The track "Radio Exercises", from Animal Crossing.
• snd_bgm_Q03_SPORTSMEDLEY - Presumably a medley of NES sports game themes.
• snd_bgm_R01_WILDTRACKS - A track from the game Stunt Race FX.
• snd_bgm_S01_MAINTHEME - The main theme of Metal Gear Solid. Likely cut due to licensing issues.
• snd_bgm_S09_BEATMANIA - The remix of the Metal Gear Solid theme from Beatmania 3rdMIX. Would have been cut for the same reason.
• snd_bgm_T04_HOWTOPLAY - The "How To Play" theme from Melee.
• snd_bgm_U05_UCANDO - The song "You Can Do Anything" from the Japanese and European versions of Sonic CD. Likely cut due to licensing issues.
• snd_bgm_W22_DX55 - An unknown track from Melee; the 55 may suggest that it was a rip of the Melee version of "Menu 2", song #55 in that game's Sound Test.
• snd_bgm_X12_SIMPLEINTRO - Classic Mode Intro
• snd_bgm_X14_ENDING - Classic Mode Ending
• snd_bgm_X24_HOW2PLAY - "How To Play" theme. The file still exists on the disc, but is completely empty.
• snd_bgm_Y##_ADV## - Several of these exist, presumably for Subspace Emissary purposes:
  • snd_bgm_Y06_ADV06
  • snd_bgm_Y12_ADV12
  • snd_bgm_Y18_ADV18
  • snd_bgm_Y19_ADV19
  • snd_bgm_Y20_ADV20
  • snd_bgm_Y21_ADV21
  • snd_bgm_Y22_ADV22
  • snd_bgm_Y23_ADV23
  • snd_bgm_Y24_ADV24
  • snd_bgm_Y25_ADV25
  • snd_bgm_Y26_ADV26
  • snd_bgm_Y27_ADV27
  • snd_bgm_Y28_ADV28
  • snd_bgm_Y29_ADV29
  • snd_bgm_Y30_ADV30

There are also references to a number of victory fanfares, which indicate that every fighter was to have their own unique fanfare at some point. In the final, Meta Knight is the only character to have a unique fanfare, although the sequel would extend this distinction to Bowser, his children, Dark Pit and Rosalina. It also references fanfares for Mewtwo and Roy.

• snd_bgm_Z09_FLUIGI
• snd_bgm_Z12_FKUOPA
• snd_bgm_Z13_FPEACH
• snd_bgm_Z14_FZELDA
• snd_bgm_Z15_FSHEIK
• snd_bgm_Z19_FFALCO
• snd_bgm_Z20_FGANON
• snd_bgm_Z24_FZEROSAMUS
• snd_bgm_Z26_FLUCAS
• snd_bgm_Z27_FDIDDY
• snd_bgm_Z28_FPOKETRAINER
• snd_bgm_Z32_FDEDEDE
• snd_bgm_Z33_FLUCARIO
• snd_bgm_Z34_FIKE
• snd_bgm_Z37_FPURIN
• snd_bgm_Z38_FMYU2
• snd_bgm_Z39_FROY
• snd_bgm_Z41_FTOONLINK

(Source: SmashWiki's "Music (SSBB)", "Beta elements (SSBB)")

Removed Assist Trophies

An unused (and empty) effect file for Ridley is located at effect/assist/ef_ast_ridley.pac on the disc, suggesting that at some point Ridley was considered to be used as an Assist Trophy.

Unused Notices

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Simplified Sticker Effects

Every character-owned hitbox in the game has an attribute known as its "type". Type is the concept of "what does the damage", and is used for distinguishing Arm attacks from Leg attacks (and so on) to apply stickers correctly. However, there are several clues in the coding of these types that show much more specific classes of attacks that go undifferentiated in the final game.

Type ID	Attack type	Sticker type
0	Typeless	none
1	Head	Head
2	Body	Body
3	Butt
4	Hand	Arm
5	Elbow
6	Foot	Leg
7	Knee
8	Throwing	Throwing
9	Weapon	Weapon
10	Sword
11	Hammer
12	Explosive	Explosive
13	Spin	Spin
14	Bite	Bite
15	Magic	Magic
16	PK	PK
17	Bow	Weapon
18	unused	none
19	Bat	Weapon
20	Umbrella
21	Pikmin	Pikmin
22	Water	Water
23	Whip	Weapon
24	Tail	Tail
25	Energy	Energy

For example, while the game is coded to recognize a difference in Hand and Elbow attacks, they're both buffed by Arm stickers and so there is no effective difference. More notably, it appears that at some point there were going to be Sword and Hammer stickers, but they all got lumped into Weapon.

There are a few other strange inconsistencies with the type system:

• All Pit's attacks that use his bow (including his arrows) are Bow, but Link's and Toon Link's arrows are Weapon. Note that the type is called "Bow" because the only known use is on Pit's bow; given how equipment works in SSB4, it may be that its intended classification be something like "sacred weapon".
• Ness's forward smash is Bat, but the Home-Run Bat item is Weapon.
• Toon Link's shoulder-tackle of a forward throw is coded as Foot, which is probably proof that his moveset was cribbed from Link and then altered (Link's forward throw is a kick).
• Many attacks that don't appear in the Subspace Emissary don't have types coded, and are instead Typeless. This includes several Final Smashes (including most of the movesets of Giga Bowser and Wario-Man), carrier items, and assist characters, so if for example one were to hack an explosive Crate into the mode, an Explosives Attack sticker wouldn't affect it.

Regional Differences

To do: Get screenshots where necessary, and document any regional changes made to trophy descriptions.

Like the previous Super Smash Bros. games, there's quite a few regional differences. However, this time they're only aesthetic, probably for (now defunct) Wi-Fi compatibility in-between versions.

Character Names

• Names for all Pokémon species are in all caps in European versions, to match the core series games at the time.
• Jigglypuff is named Purin, its Japanese name, in Japanese releases.
• The character name font displayed under the damage counter in Brawls is noticeably squished in the Japanese version, with names like Meta Knight & Zero Suit Samus being confined to one word for consistency's sake. The font was noticeably altered in localized versions to allow the names to be properly spaced out.
• Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong are simply referred to by their first names in the Japanese Version, the "Kong" suffix only being added in localisation. The announcements remain the same across all regions in spite of this.
• Captain Falcon goes by "C.Falcon" in the Japanese version, which he did across all regions in Melee.
• Mr. Game & Watch loses his title in the Japanese release, only being known as "Game & Watch". The announcement remains the same though.
• King Dedede is merely called "Dedede" in Japanese releases, since his title in Japan is "Dedede Daio" (which, while still translating as "Great King Dedede", is clearly a more decorated title reflecting his self-important nature).
• The Ice Climbers are referred to in singular form in Japanese releases ("Ice Climber").
• Olimar's character announcement calls out "Pikmin & Olimar" in Japan, but omits the word Pikmin in international releases.

Trophies

There's a lot of trophy differences between the European and North American versions. Some trophies refer to their European game name equivalents.

• The Stickers and CDs trophies have been moved to The Subspace Emissary, even though you can still obtain stickers and CDs in a normal battle.
• The description for the Blast Box is slightly more detailed.

North American	Europe
An explosive-filled box that will detonate when the box is broken. The box can be smashed with normal attacks and will also catch fire and blow up if it's exposed to any flame. Unlike ordinary crates, blast boxes do not change their appearance from stage to stage. There's one fundamental rule when dealing with these items: be out of their range when they blow.	An explosive-filled box that will detonate when the box is broken. The box can be smashed after several normal attacks and will also catch fire and blow up if it's exposed to any flame. Unlike ordinary crates, blast boxes do not change their appearance from stage to stage. There's one fundamental rule when dealing with these items: be out of their range when they blow.

• The description for the Negative Zone trophy is slightly changed at the end.

North American	Europe
Luigi's Final Smash. As exotic music plays, he performs a dance befitting a sorcerous incantation. A barrier envelops him, negatively impacting all in his area. Random effects include getting launched, sleeping, moving in slow motion, tripping, fainting, and losing attack power. This technique is a reflection of the dark side he embraced in his brother's shadow.	Luigi's Final Smash. As exotic music plays, he performs a dance befitting a sorcerous incantation. A barrier envelops him, negatively impacting all in his area. Random effects include getting launched, sleeping, moving in slow motion, tripping, fainting, and losing attack power. In contrast to the oddness of the dance, this is a terribly powerful Final Smash.

• The description for the Striker Daisy trophy is slightly changed at the end.

North American	Europe
The princess of Sarasaland and an upbeat and cheerful go-getter. She has appeared in titles ever since Mario saved her after kidnapping by the tyrannical alien, Tatanga. Although her iconic look is a yellow and white dress, she goes with a sportier look in Super Mario Strikers to complement her spunky scoring strikes.	The princess of Sarasaland and an upbeat and cheerful go-getter. She has appeared in titles ever since Mario saved her after kidnapping by the tyrannical alien, Tatanga. Although her iconic look is a yellow and white dress, she goes with a sportier look in Mario Smash Football to complement her goalscoring prowess.

• The Toadette trophy adds "Dash" in the middle of "Golden Mushroom".
• The Poltergust 3000 trophy refers to "E. Gadd's Corporation" as "Gadd Science Inc.".
• The Luigi's Mansion trophy changes "rec room" to "billiards room", and "music room" to "conservatory".
• The description for the Kass trophy is completely different.

North American	Europe
A precocious Kremling child. Kass is an ever-so-slightly malicious girl who wants to grow up ever so much. Her trademark look is a camisole and jumbo ribbon. She exhibits top-of-the-line corneringand acceleration but has close to the lowest top speed of all the characters in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast. She attacks with spin moves.	A precocious Kremling girl who has an air of aloofness about her. She has beautiful locks, and looks charming in her striped dress. Clever but vicious as well, she has a keen rivalry with Dixie Kong and is always plotting an idea to twist her tail. She has a fear of frogs, which is why she tends to shrink away whenever Winky's around...

• The description for the Kip trophy is completely different.

North American	Europe
The little brat of the Kremlings and a naughty trickster. Kip is quick and corners as well as anyone, but his top speed is quite low. He sports a tough look with his black T-shirt and spiked wristbands--just the look he needs to prove he's one bad little dude. His attack is a double-legged kick.	The little brat of the Kremlings and a naughty trickster. Kip has a quick temper and he tends to rush in situations without thinking about the consequences. He has a fierce rivalry with Diddy Kong and will compete with him over pretty much anything. He simply adores donuts. Along with Kass he is one of the youngest Kremlings, which is why he is cherished by them so much.

• The description for the Kalypso trophy is completely different.

North American	Europe
A cool beauty with chick makeup and groovy hair. Kalypso combines enough acceleration to break free from the pack with a respectable top speed. Her cornering is a bit weak, but good players should be able to overcome this. Her claw attack will get you...if her high-pitched laugh doesn't.	A cool beauty with chic make-up and groovy hair. A strong leader figure, she has the full trust of all the Kremling Krew. She boasts excellent reflexes, and is very accomplished in sports and dancing. The clubhouse she owns is regarded as something of an oasis for Kremlings.

• Lucas's trophy spells the name of his hometown as "Tazumily" in the North American version. The European version uses the more common "Tazmily" spelling.

Stage Names

Names for stages in the North American version are in all caps. In the European version, they're more grammar-friendly. The Rainbow Cruise stage has been renamed to "Rainbow Ride" in the European version, just like in Melee.

Music Tracks

Some of the track names for music have different names in the European version, most of which are changed simply because the games they were originally from had different names when they were localized. However, this resulted in a rather unusual typo in one instance.

North America	Europe
♪Squeak Squad Theme	♪Mouse Attack Theme
♪Main Theme (Star Fox)	♪Main Theme (Starwing)
♪Main Theme (Star Fox 64)	♪Main Theme (Lylat Wars)
♪Dialga / Palkia Battle at Spear Pillar!	♪DIALGA / PALKIA Battle at Spear Pillar!
♪The Roost	♪Brewster's Roost
♪Shaberu! DS Cooking Navi	♪Shaberu! DS Oryouri Navi
♪Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day	♪Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
♪Rainbow Cruise (Melee)	♪Rainbow Ride (Melee)
♪Kongo Jungle (Melee)	♪Kong Jungle (Melee)

Challenges

Some of the challenge windows in the North American version cannot be broken via Golden Hammers (notably those opened by completing Boss Battles). The European version allows all windows to be smashed that way, despite the instructions claiming otherwise.

Masterpieces

• The Japanese version includes playable demos of Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo and EarthBound. These two games were removed from international versions, though their names still exist in the code. Monshou no Nazo is also referred to as "Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light", which is both the name of a different Fire Emblem game as well as a condensed retelling as the first book of Monshou no Nazo (the latter of which was the playable portion).
• Star Fox 64 is renamed to Lylat Wars in the European version as the original had a different name.
• All the masterpieces in the European version play at 50Hz.

Chronicle

The Chronicle in the North American version goes up to December 2007 and lists more specific dates for more recent games. The European version goes up to March 14th 2008, keeps all dates year-only, alters game titles to their non-American versions, drops some US-centric games (such as the Ken Griffey Jr. baseball games) and adds other games (such as Rare games created before or during the time when Nintendo co-owned the UK-based developer, but which do not involve Nintendo-owned characters such as Donkey Kong). All Virtual Boy titles are listed as "Not released" due to the system not being released in European regions.

Graphics

Home-Run Contest

The distance counter in the Home-Run Contest measures in feet in the North American version, whereas in the European and Japanese versions, it measures in metres.

Deflicker

To do: Get graphic rips for comparison.

In North American versions, the menu icon for the Deflicker option is a capital D among straight lines, but in European versions, the D is replaced with a circle.

Sounds

To do: Obtain rips for other localized terms (ie Easy Brawl becoming Basic Brawl and the aforementioned character differences)

International	Japan

Like in previous Smash Bros. games, after a Brawl finishes, the announcer says "Game!" in the North American and European versions, and "Game set!" in the Japanese version.

International	Japan

Spectate mode is called out as "Watch" in the Japanese version.