the first smash bros came out in 1999.
when did the first smash bros come out?
1999
professional "super smash bros." competition involves professional gamers competing in the "super smash bros." series of crossover fighting games published by nintendo. competition began in 2002 with multiple tournaments held for "super smash bros. melee", released for the gamecube in 2001. later tournaments also featured the original "super smash bros." (1999), "super smash bros. brawl" (2008), "super smash bros. for nintendo 3ds" and for "wii u" (2014), and super smash bros. ultimate (2018). major "smash" tournaments include community effort orlando, dreamhack, evolution championship series, genesis, super smash con and the big house. from 2004 to 2006, major league gaming (mlg) included "melee" in its pro circuit, and then supported the mlg smash series in 2007. in 2010, mlg had "brawl" in its pro circuit. the mlg anaheim 2014 and mlg world finals 2015 championship also featured "melee" and "wii u" events. "super smash bros." games also have a large, widespread grassroots scene that supports tournaments at the amateur and local level. several top players have been recruited by esports organizations.
super smash bros. in esports
bullet::::- "super smash bros." series: donkey kong has appeared as a playable character in every game of the "super smash bros." series first appearing as one of eight characters in the original "super smash bros." for the nintendo 64. he was the first heavy fighter in the series, and featured many slow but powerful attacks. diddy kong was later introduced as a playable character in "super smash bros. brawl" as an agile fighter. in "super smash bros. ultimate", king k. rool was introduced as a playable character. other characters, like cranky kong and dixie kong, have appeared throughout the series as collectible trophies. there have been many stages based on games in the "donkey kong" series, including congo (kongo) jungle in "super smash bros.", kongo jungle and jungle japes in "super smash bros. melee", rumble falls and 75m in "super smash bros. brawl", and jungle hijinx in "super smash bros. for nintendo 3ds and wii u". kongo jungle from "super smash bros. melee", renamed kongo falls, returns in "super smash bros. ultimate", along with the n64 kongo jungle, jungle japes, and 75m.
donkey kong