Smashing your rivals is not just a case of hand-to-hand combat, there are hundreds of items from banana guns and rage blasters, to black holes and assist trophies, which you can deploy to gain the upper hand.

With Poke Balls and Master Balls, you can summon a Pokémon or even a mythical Pokémon to help you out.

There are also more conventional weapons such as Death’s Scythe (although it will only KO opponents who already have high damage) and items to aid recovery such as Healing Field and

Healing Sprout which both do what they say on the tin, albeit in different ways.

Super Smash Bros Play Modes

You can also choose from more than 800 backing tracks and a variety of game modes to fully customize your experience.

• Classic – work your way through increasingly difficult opponents
• Smash – up to eight players
• Squad Strike – two teams of three or five battle it out
• Tourney – create your own 32-player tournament
• Special Smash – go head-to-head with a friend through the full game roster

There are also training modes and mini-games. You can find more information on the official Super Smash Bros website.

As noted above, Super Smash Bros Ultimate allows up to eight players to go head-to-head in any one match, with each player trying to knock their opponents off the stage and be the last one standing.

That, in turn, creates a great spectacle and some exciting betting markets.

Placing Bets on Super Smash Bros

Super Smash Bros is an esport game but it is not yet on the scale of Dota 2, League of Legends, CS: GO, or StarCraft 2.

However, it does have a loyal following, which is growing. Added to this increasing interest, the fact that the game’s predominantly 1v 1 formula makes it ideal for simple wagers, and you have a recipe of Super Smash Bros betting.

With that in mind, we outlined the different types of Super Smash Bros betting markets you can find:

Match-Winner

As in other head-to-head competitions, you are simply betting on who you think will win the match.

However, just as in traditional sports, the best player on paper may not always be the victor, so make sure you do your research before placing a bet.

The fact that there may be up to eight players competing makes this a much more interesting bet, and harder to predict than a 1v 1 competition where you have a 50/50 chance of being right.

Match-winner markets usually don’t open until close to the time the individual matches are due to take place.

Outright

Outright markets refer to the overall winner of a tournament such as the winner of Super Smash Con or EVO.

This type of betting means you are trying to predict who will go the distance and come out on top over what could be several matches.

Outright markets often open well ahead of the tournaments you are betting on taking place.

Best Sites to Bet on Super Smash Bros

Super Smash Bros has been part of the esports scene since the mid-00s and, whilst it might not necessarily be the biggest sports bookmakers who offer Super Smash Bros betting, there are certainly esports bookmakers who provide decent odds for Super Smash Bros matches.

We compiled a list of some of the best sites to bet on Super Smash Bros, below:

How to Place a Winning Bet on Super Smash Bros

Due to its multi-player feature, whether you are betting on an individual match or a big international tournament such as Super Smash Con or EVO, there are likely to be many variables.

Here are a few factors you should take into consideration.

• Watch the players in other matches – how will their tactics fare against their next opponents?
• You should have a good understanding of the different characters ‘ attributes too
• Also, look at each player’s current form
• Check out a player’s psychological state by checking their social media account, and any news stories which have appeared about them recently
• Past performance in tournaments is another good indicator of who is a ‘big occasion player’

Super Smash Bros Tournaments

Super Smash Bros tournaments have been held since 2002, when Super Smash Bros. Melee was the mainstay of the competitions.

Later tournaments have featured the 1990 original Super Smash Bros game, as well as Super Smash Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Super Smash Ultimate.

The Smash World Tour announced in March 2020 will feature the biggest prize pool for a Super Smash Bros tournament, $250,000.

Here is a list of the major Super Smash Bros esports tournaments:

• Evolution Championship Series (EVO)
• Smash World Tour (announced)
• Super Smash Con
• GENESIS
• Shine
• Frostbite
• Community Effort Orlando
• DreamHack
• The Big House
• Keystoned
• Snosa
• Kanto
• Get On My Level
• Smash ‘N’ Splash
• Inka Fest

Best Super Smash Bros Teams

Super Smash Bros began as a grassroots game, but has evolved into something of an esports phenomenon, with the best players being snapped up by top teams to compete for big prize pools.

The current top ten highest-ranked teams in Super Smash Bros, are as follows:

• Team Liquid
• Alliance
• Cloud9
• Team Solomid
• Panda Global
• Tempo Storm
• Counter Logic Gaming
• Echo Fox
• Empire Arcadia
• COGnitive Gaming

History of Super Smash Bros

Super Smash Bros is a series of fighting video games which feature characters from various Nintendo franchises.

Including, of course, the Super Mario Brothers, Mario and Luigi and their friends and rivals, as well as characters from Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, Kirby, Yoshi, and Pokémon.

Given the lineup, it’s perhaps not a surprise that Super Smash Bros. first found success in Japan, and was originally intended as a Japan-only release.

However, the game’s huge popularity in Japan led to it being released worldwide, in 1999, and the rest is history.

Created by Masahiro Sakurai, for Nintendo, the game differs from other fighting games in that, instead of trying to deplete your opponent’s life bars, the objective is to knock them off the stage.

Initially, the game only had 12 playable characters, but that has increased with every game.

Released for Nintendo 64, the initial instalment did well but it was the 2001 follow up, Super Smash Bros. Melee which really saw the franchise take off.

Released for GameCube, it went onto to become the bestselling game on that particular system. Developers HAL Laboratory kept up the momentum, releasing Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 2008, this time for the Wii in collaboration with other companies.

With new developers on board, Super Smash Bros upped its game once again, delivering Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3Ds and Wii U in 2014 – the first 3D game of its kind for a handheld platform.

In 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate became the latest release – for Nintendo Switch and made every character from all the previous instalments playable.

Fans and critics have been largely impressed with each new instalment, perhaps because more playable options have steadily been introduced, and characters have evolved, with Melee and Brawl allowing them to transform into other forms which bring their own set of moves and talents.

The multiplayer feature of the franchise means it lends itself well to a competitive community, which is the foundation of all good esports and it looks like Super Smash Bros will continue to occupy a space in the esports world for many years to come.