As I said before, Super Smash Bros. is not like the normal fighting game. The object is to do as much damage to your opponent as possible, then knock them out of the ring. The higher the damage, the easier it is to throw them out.

Whenever you manage to get some one else out of the ring, you get a point, and your opponent loses one. It doesn't matter who or what does the damage, the finale blow is all that counts. If you fall off by accident, nobody gets a point, but you still lose one.

Control:
The moves in this game are not like those in other fighting games. If you plan on playing like that, your opponent would not have to budge an inch before you kill yourself. All of the moves are broken down in to 5 categories jump, grab, attack, special attack, and smash. Here are some helpful hints.

Jumping-
To jump use one of the four buttons. You can also jump by pressing up on the joy-stick, but you don't have as much control. While in the air, you can use a second jump to save yourself after being thrown. Most characters have a 3rd jump by pressing + . Yoshi and Ness don't have that.

Grabbing and Throwing-
When you grab opponents, you can throw them with a choice of two different styles. If done properly, throwing opponents off the stage is as lethal as smashing them. Sometimes it is more effective.

Blocking-
All you have to do to block is press . You can press or to move while blocking. Your shield will slowly diminish if your getting hit. If your shield brakes you will just stager around for a few seconds and there won't be a thing you can do about it.

Other Useful Tips-
On most platforms, you can press and you'll go straight below it.

Random Items will drop from the sky. Press to pick them up. Press to throw them.

If your feeling cocky, you can taunt your opponent by pressing .

Game Options:

VS. Mode-
When in VS. Mode, there are two ways to play the game: Time or Stock.

In Time Mode, you have a set amount of time to score as many points as you can. At the end of the round, each player's score is tallied, and the player with the highest score wins. If there is a tie between two, tree, or all four players, then a Sudden Death round is imitated. Each player is brought up to 300% damage, and the one left standing is the winner.

In stock mode, points don't count. Instead, you designate a set amount of lives per player. Every time you're knocked out, one of your lives is taken away. Once all your lives are gone, your gone. Last player standing wins.

If you don't have enough friends to get a worth while game, you can set some of the players as the computer.

Team Mode-
Both modes can also be played as Team Mode. In this mode, players can choose to be on one of three teams. The members of the same team can not hurt each other. If you run out of lives, you can "borrow" from your teammate's stock by pressing START.

One-Player Mode-
In One-Player Mode you are challenged by 14 levels that increase in difficulty while you proceed. More is on this in the One-Player Game section.