Masahiro Sakurai may have rolled over into another year of sharing anniversaries recreated in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but that doesn’t mean he can’t work in some formerly unrepresented games as well. Last week saw a handful of game’s get that very treatment, the majority of them with the word “Super” in their title. The most visually impressive of the lot (in my opinion) just so happens to be one of Sakurai’s own titles.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 7th anniversary
2014年のきょう『大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Nintendo 3DS』(Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)日本で発売!! 海外は少し後｡
3DSで秒間60Fを保ち､またあれだけの物量を持たせながらスマブラができるなんて…!
ディレクターの私が言うのも憚られますが､スゴい技術だと思います｡#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/ElVuKgql8j— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) September 13, 2021
There may be some differences, but this is still a faithful recreation of Smash 3DS’ box art. The lineup of characters are present and accounted for (everyone is here, after all) and ready for another round whether on handheld or the big screen!
Super Mario Maker – 6th anniversary
2015年のきょう､『スーパーマリオメーカー』(Super Mario Maker)発売!!
『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』をコンストラクションツールとして遊べるようにしてしまった作品｡
ゲームを作る側から見ると､かなり高度な組み合わせ対応をしているソフトで､ただただ脱帽です｡#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/OsJME2XWxR— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) September 10, 2021
It may take some ingenuity and patience to craft a masterpiece of your own, but Super Mario Maker’s real claim to fame is the infinitesimal library of courses to run and jump through. It may be overtaken by its own sequel in every non-amiibo regard, but the original Mario Maker is still one of the Wii U’s finest thanks to the GamePad.
Densetsu no Starfy – 19th anniversary
2002年のきょう『伝説のスタフィー』発売!! pic.twitter.com/1l96IN0ipu
— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) September 6, 2020
Mario Bros. (on NES) – 38th anniversary
1983年のきょう､『マリオブラザーズ』(Mario Bros.)ファミコンで発売!!
スーパーではありません｡
オリジナルはファミコン発売の頃に出たアーケードゲーム版｡1コインで2人同時に遊べる設定のところが多く､おトクでした｡
…が､2人ではやがてバトルになるのもお約束｡#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/TPRYT5nqe3— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) September 9, 2021
Super Mario Bros. – 36th anniversary
1985年のきょう『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』発売!! pic.twitter.com/N59eXj2iMA
— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) September 13, 2020
Notably, this isn’t a fresh image – Sakurai has retweeted the screenshot he supplied last year on the game’s highly celebrated 35th anniversary. That said, the use of Samus alongside Mario is fitting considering the bounty hunter’s upcoming return in Metroid Dread next month.
Written by Ricky Berg
When he isn’t writing for Nintendo Wire, Ricky’s anticipating the next Kirby, Fire Emblem, or if the stars ever align, Mother 3 to be released. Till then he’ll have the warm comfort of Super Smash Bros. to keep him going.
