From Friday through Monday, Smash Ultimate players can participate in a tournament featuring the newcomers of Super Smash Bros. Melee. In fact, all of the criteria to enter this online tournament will have to do with the second installment of the series, which includes only items and stages from the popular title.
Running Friday, January 3 at 1 p.m. EST to Monday, January 6 at 1 p.m. EST, Smash Ultimate players can hop online to test their mettle against others from around the world to earn Spirits to boost their teams. The further players advance, the better (or more rare) Spirit they’ll win.
Each round will be a free-for-all with four players. It’ll be a timed smash match with a two minute and 30 second time limit. The Final Smash meter will be on, and select items will appear at a medium rate.
To enter this Super Smash Bros. Melee online tournament event, simply go to the “Online” tab in the main menu. Select “Online Tourney” and then “A Tribute to Melee.”
If you’re curious as to which fighters, items and stages are used during this new Smash Ultimate online tournament, continue reading.
FIGHTERS
The fighters included for the “A Tribute to Melee” online tournament consist of the game’s newcomers. This eliminates the fighters from the Nintendo 64 Smash game, leaving a field of 14 to choose from.
PeachBowserIce ClimbersSheikZeldaDr. MarioPichuFalcoMarthYoung LinkGanondorfMewtwoRoyMr. Game and Watch
ITEMS
As for the items, everything introduced in Melee will appear randomly on the stages. But unlike the fighters, items from the original N64 game will also appear during battles.
Smash BallPoke BallContainerFoodMaxim TomatoHeart ContainerSuper MushroomPoison MushroomSuper StarWarp StarMetal BoxBunny HoodBeam SwordStar RodHome-Run BatHammerLip’s StickRay GunFire FlowerSuper ScopeBob-ombMotion-Sensor BombGreen ShellFreezieMr. Saturn
STAGES
BattlefieldPrincess Peach’s CastleRainbow CruiseKongo FallsJungle JapesGreat BayTempleBrinstarYoshi’s Island (Melee)Yoshi’s StoryFountain of DreamsGreen GreensCorneriaVenomPokemon StadiumOnettMushroom Kingdom IIBrinstar DepthsBig BlueFourside
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now for Nintendo Switch.
What do you think of this new timed event? Which Melee newcomer is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section.
