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Masterpieces

Revision as of 11:53, March 14, 2014 by Bowserbros (talk | contribs) (→‎Starting Masterpieces: Since the Fire Emblem game goes by its Japanese name, so should EarthBound!)
The masterpieces as seen in-game.

Masterpieces (名作トライアル Meisaku Toraiaru, Classic Trial) are free time-limited trial versions of classic Nintendo titles which the characters of Brawl have appeared in. The full versions can be purchased for the Virtual Console. To save the player time, Masterpieces skip the title and opening of a game. Certain Masterpieces start at specific points of the game that are relevant to Brawl, such as the Donkey Kong Masterpiece starting at the 75 m level, while games that supported saving have some built-in saves set to various points of the game.

Starting Masterpieces

Name Platform Duration Notes
Super Mario Bros. NES 60 seconds Starts in World 1-1
Ice Climber NES 40 seconds Starts on first level, with Popo.
The Legend of Zelda NES 120 seconds Immediately starts from the beginning of the game and skips the title screen.
Kid Icarus NES 90 seconds Starts on first section of Underworld stage.
Kirby's Adventure NES 120 seconds Starts in Vegetable Valley
Super Metroid SNES 180 seconds Includes saves for battles against Ridley
Star Fox 64 N64 180 seconds Has access to all menu features including the Main Game, Training Mode, and VS. mode
Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo SNES 180 seconds Japan only
MOTHER 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushu! SNES 300 seconds Japan only

Unlockable Masterpieces

Name Platform Duration Unlock criteria Notes
Donkey Kong NES 30 seconds 10 hours of play time Starts at second level, 75m.
Super Mario Bros. 2 NES 90 seconds Win five brawls with Peach. Starts at World 1-1 with Peach.
Super Mario World SNES 120 seconds Play on Yoshi's Island three times Starts at Yoshi's Island 2 with Mario
F-Zero SNES 40 seconds Unlock Captain Falcon in The Subspace Emissary Starts at first Mute City race, with Blue Falcon.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 300 seconds Use Toon Link in ten brawls. Has save files for beginning of Young Link and Adult Link sections.

Scrapped

  • A Donkey Kong Country masterpiece was planned, but it was scrapped. [1]
  • The Masterpieces for EarthBound and Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo, while not accessible in international versions of Brawl, still exist in the data; the reason they were not included is unknown.

Trivia

  • Star Fox 64 is the only starter masterpiece for the N64.

External links

Announcement of Masterpieces on the DOJO!!.