Erase Data

Erase Data, or Backup Clear in Super Smash Bros., is an option appearing in three of the four installments of the Super Smash Bros. games. It allows the player to erase and lose specific data in the game such as high scores, trophies, and more. In all three installments, the option to erase only one category of data is available; including an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in Smash 64) function.

Once the player erases data, there is no way to recover it. As such, a Super Smash Bros. Melee player is advised to take a copy of the game data on a separate memory card before performing this procedure - this isn't possible in Smash 64 or Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as the game data is saved on the game pak for Smash 64 and the game data cannot be copied in Brawl.

Super Smash Bros. 4 does not allow players to delete specific data in the game, only all of it. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, players can delete all data by holding A, B, X, and Y on startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, players can delete all data by deleting the game's data file in "Data Management" under their Wii U's "System Settings."

Gallery

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  The Backup Clear option in Super Smash Bros.

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  The Erase Data menu in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

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  The Erase Data menu in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Trivia

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the only game with the erase data option not to offer an "erase unlockable characters" and "erase unlockable stages" option.
• If the player chooses to erase all data in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, the game asks the player three times if they are sure they want to lose that data. The first time there is no music, the 2nd one plays the "challenger approacing" theme and the last one a higher pitched, louder version of the previous theme.