Masterpieces

The masterpieces as seen in Brawl.

Masterpieces (名作トライアル, Masterpiece Trial) are free time-limited trial versions of classic Nintendo titles which the characters of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 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 the Smash game they appear in, such as the Donkey Kong Masterpiece starting at the 75m level, while games that supported saving have some built-in saves set to various points of the game.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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	SFC	180 seconds	Japan only
Mother 2	SFC	300 seconds	Japan only

Unlockable Masterpieces

Name	Platform	Duration	Unlock criteria	Notes
Donkey Kong	NES	30 seconds	10 hours of play time	Starts at the 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 Mother 2 is not included is unknown, while Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo is due to being a Japan-only game.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Masterpieces return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. New features include a timer displayed on the right side of the screen, the ability to buy a Masterpiece directly from the game without having to access the Nintendo eShop, the ability to pause the Masterpiece without using the HOME button, and the ability to stop the Masterpiece without the reset button, as the Wii U does not have a reset button. There is also less lag than there was in Brawl. The games featured include:

Starting Masterpieces

Name	Platform	Duration	Notes
Balloon Fight	NES	120 seconds	Starts at title screen
Donkey Kong	NES	120 seconds	Begins in the 75m level
F-Zero	SNES	180 seconds	Starts in Mute City I, playing as the Blue Falcon
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	FC	More than 123 seconds	Japan only
Kid Icarus	NES	180 seconds	Starts at the beginning of the first level
Kirby Super Star	SNES	180 seconds	Begins in The Great Cave Offensive
Kirby's Dream Land	GB	180 seconds	Starts at title screen
Mega Man 2	NES	180 seconds	Begins in the first section of Wily Castle
Metroid	NES	180 seconds	Starts in Brinstar
Pac-Man	NES	120 seconds	Starts at title screen.
Pilotwings	SNES	120 seconds	Starts in the Light Plane certification training level
Super Mario Bros.	NES	180 seconds	Starts at title screen
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	NES	180 seconds	Starts at title screen
Super Mario Kart	SNES	180 seconds	Starts in Mario Circuit 1 in the Grand Prix, playing as Mario
Super Mario World	SNES	180 seconds	Starts on the world map of Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid	SNES	240 seconds	Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and one in Norfair
The Legend of Zelda	NES	240 seconds	Starts on the spawn tile
Wrecking Crew	NES	120 seconds	Starts at title screen
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	NES	240 seconds	Starts in Zelda's castle

Unlockable Masterpieces

Name	Platform	Duration	Unlock Criteria	Notes
Dr. Mario	GB	180 seconds	Clear 10-Man Smash alone with Dr. Mario without taking any damage	Starts on the "1 Player Game" set-up screen.
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream	NES	180 seconds	Clear the "No Mere Sparring Match" event on normal difficulty or higher	Starts at title screen
EarthBound	SNES	300 seconds	Get 1968 ft. or more in Home-Run Contest	Starts at the opening cutscene
Yoshi	NES	180 seconds	Clear Solo Classic with Yoshi	Starts at title screen
Kirby's Adventure	NES	180 seconds	Clear Solo Classic with Kirby on intensity 5.5 or higher	Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and the other at the final Dedede/Nightmare fight.

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  Page one of the masterpieces menu as seen in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Page two of the menu

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  Page one of the Japanese menu

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  Page two of the Japanese menu

Trivia

• Although EarthBound was released in 1994 in Japan, the PAL version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U lists its release date as 2013, which is the year EarthBound was first released in Europe, on the Nintendo eShop.
• Unlike Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features third party masterpieces.
  • That being said, Sonic and Ryu are the only third party characters without a masterpiece. It should be noted, however, that at the time of Smash Wii U's release, there were no Sonic or Street Fighter games on the Wii U Virtual Console.

External links

Announcement of Masterpieces on the DOJO!!.