Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. is a 1999 crossover fighting game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first game in the Super Smash Bros. series and was released in Japan on January 21, 1999; in North America on April 26, 1999; and in Europe on November 19, 1999. It was later released for the iQue Player in China on November 15, 2005.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 January 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | crossover fiction, platform fighter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q870981, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Smash Bros.? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Smash Bros. is about 21.1 hours to do everything, and around 3.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 3.4h | 145 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 12.7h | 77 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 21.1h | 74 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Smash Bros. sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Smash Bros. lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 55ahead of 92% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Smash Bros.
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Super Smash Bros.
What platforms is Super Smash Bros. on?
Super Smash Bros. is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1999.
Who made Super Smash Bros.?
Super Smash Bros. was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Smash Bros.?
about 3.4 hours for the main story, 12.7 hours with the main extras, 21.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.