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The Announcer (who also voices Crazy Hand and Master Hand) is voiced by Pat Cashman, who was the announcer for the 1990s TV series "Bill Nye, The Science Guy".
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The texture of the Metroid assist trophy contains a sprite of EarthBound's Mr. Saturn. It can't be seen in-game, as it isn't mapped to the model.
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A picture of a cat can be found inside the cabin in the ice area on the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage. It was thought to belong to director Masahiro Sakurai, but he denied this in 2014.
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The characters Dr. Mario, Roy, Mewtwo were supposed to make a return, and Dixie Kong, Plusle and Minun, Toon Zelda (Tetra), and Toon Sheik were supposed to appear as newcomers.Files for these characters (sadly incomplete) can be found in the game's ISO.
subdirectory_arrow_right Project M (Game)
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While the Project M Backroom was preparing the release for Project M Demo 2.5, a mod of Brawl that makes it play like Melee, they discovered that there was a bug in the game where button inputs can take anywhere between zero to two frames before being recognized by the game. This means that anytime you press any button in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the attack might start up later. It is unknown why this happens.
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Characters were originally going to visually show battle damage. You can see some of the injured player textures in the game's files.According to Masahiro Sakurai this would have tied into a mechanic where a characters armor and other equipment would be damaged during the fight, putting them at a disadvantage.
The system was never implemented due to time constraints.
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In the unlockable All-Star mode, the order in which opponents are fought is based upon the order in which their game series were released chronologically, beginning with Mr. Game & Watch and ending with Captain Olimar.
subdirectory_arrow_right Metroid: Other M (Game)
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In the Subspace Emissary mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is a cutscene where Ridley grabs Samus and drags her along the wall. He only lets go when Pikachu zaps him with a thunder bolt. This cutscene seems to have influenced a similar scene in Metroid: Other M, where Ridley does the same, only to be shot by Anthony.
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The Pokemon Trainer has an unused jumping animation. Some fans have speculated he may have been playable on his own, but it seems more likely that this jumping was planned to help him traverse large areas like The Subspace Emissary.
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During the opening cutscene, hidden characters are not shown until they are unlocked, with the exception of Ness, Marth, Sonic and Snake.
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Lucas' home village is stated to be call "Tazumili" in the US version, but in Mother 3 the village is actually named Tazmily. This was corrected in the PAL version of Brawl.
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The Bonkers trophy says that Kirby could get the Smash ability by inhaling him. This is not correct, as he only gives the Hammer ability.
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On the Kyle Hyde trophy, it states that he is a former detective. This is not true; Kyle is a former cop who worked for the NYPD.
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Moltres' trophy says that its first game was Pokemon Gold and Silver, when it really originated in Red and Blue.
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The Sothe trophy states that he is a swordsman - this is untrue, as Sothe wields knives and daggers.
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Despite not appearing in the Subspace Emissary, Crazy Hand's trophy is placed in The Supspace Emissary category.
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The US version of the Baby Mario trophy claimed that "he lacks overalls", even though the trophy itself depicts him with his trademark red/blue overalls.
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By looking through the game's disc you can find different victory fanfares signed for each character, there's even fanfares for both Mewtwo and Roy. But in the final game, Meta Knight is the only character with a unique fanfare.
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Yoshi's saddle is missing in the Super Dragon trophy.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl was originally planned as a launch title for the Wii, meant to showcase the difference between the Gamecube and the Wii (mainly via online capabilities), just as Super Smash Bros. Melee showcased FMV and graphical capabilities that the N64 was incapable of.
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