Super Smash Bros./Characters

Characters from various Nintendo franchises make their appearance in Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64! From Mario to Pikachu to Samus to Kirby, it's free-for-all mayhem!

Starter Characters
Mario is a character in Super Smash Bros. He is a well-balanced fighter and is recommended for beginners.
 * Up Special - Super Jump Punch
 * Neutral Special - Fireball
 * Down Special - Mario Tornado.

Donkey Kong is a character in Super Smash Bros. He is a powerhouse, and is also very hard to KO.
 * Up Special - Spinning Kong
 * Neutral Special - Giant Punch
 * Down Special - Hand Slap

Link is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has excellent utility, although he is slow and has one of the worst recovery moves.
 * Up Special - Spin Attack
 * Neutral Special - Boomerang
 * Down Special - Bomb

Samus is a character in Super Smash Bros. She has fast attacks and excellent combos, although she has the worst recovery in the game and is very floaty, despite being a heavier fighter.
 * Up Special - Screw Attack
 * Neutral Special - Charge Shot
 * Down Special - Bomb

Yoshi is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has fast attacks and an incredible jump, but lacks a recovery move.
 * Up Special - Egg Throw
 * Neutral Special - Egg Lay
 * Down Special - Ground Pound

Kirby is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has incredible jump (being able to do it multiple times) and a decent recovery move.
 * Up Special - Final Cutter
 * Neutral Special - Swallow
 * Down Special - Rock

Fox is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has incredible speed and decent smash attacks.
 * Up Special - Fire Fox
 * Neutral Special - Blaster
 * Down Special - Reflector

Pikachu is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has strong attacks and is very effective with midair attacks.
 * Up Special - Quick Attack
 * Neutral Special - Thunder Jolt
 * Down Special - Thunder Bolt

Unlockable
Luigi is a character in Super Smash Bros. He is a clone of Mario, with minor differences, and is noticeably weaker but has a higher jump.
 * Up Special - Super Jump Punch
 * Neutral Special - Fireball
 * Down Special - Luigi Tornado

Captain Falcon is a character in Super Smash Bros. He is very strong and very fast but lacks a good recovery move.
 * Up Special - Falcon Dive
 * Neutral Special - Falcon Punch
 * Down Special - Falcon Kick

Ness is a character in Super Smash Bros. He has excellent utility but is difficult to master.
 * Up Special - PK Thunder
 * Neutral Special - PK Fire
 * Down Special - PSI Magnet

Jigglypuff is a character in Super Smash Bros. She is the weakest character in the game, lacking a recovery move, very weak attacks, and, if her shield breaks, she automatically gets KO'd.
 * Up Special - Sing
 * Neutral Special - Pound
 * Down Special - Rest