Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems (, Intelligent Systems Ltd.) is a Japanese game developer. They played a part in the development of Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Similar to HAL Laboratory, they are a second-party developer for Nintendo and primarily create games for Nintendo's consoles.

Originally founded as an auxiliary programming team to support many of Nintendo's in-house games, Intelligent Systems would go on to develop a number of their own games and series that would come to be represented in Smash over their long history. They are the primary developers of such series as, Paper Mario, WarioWare, , , , (The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls), , and. Intelligent Systems also developed ' in the Mario Kart series, and co-developed ' and Super Metroid. Outside of Nintendo products, they have also developed titles in the series, including the Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Collection and  but both were exclusive to Nintendo consoles.

Aside from developing games, they continue to serve their original role in supporting Nintendo with certain projects, such as programming many of Nintendo's in-house development tools for both hardware and software and building the 3D camera into the Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
In its worldwide debut as a franchise, receives major representation with two playable characters:, the protagonist of the first game in the series, and , a clone of Marth and the protagonist of the then-upcoming sixth game in the series. Melee is often cited as a major reason as to why Fire Emblem games from the seventh game onwards were brought overseas. Melee additionally received a medley of the tracks "Story 5: Meeting" and the main Fire Emblem theme, both from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, simply dubbed. A stage was also planned for the game, but did not make it in.

Outside of the Fire Emblem series, Cubivore saw representation in a trophy for a character named Alpha, though no such character exists within Cubivore itself. Several Panel de Pon references appears in this game such as the Garbage Block in 's Stone move and Lip's Stick as an item both based off Lip, the protagonist of the first Panel de Pon game. The shop manager of the series' card shop, Maruo Maruhige from Card Hero appears as a trophy. Paper Mario from the eponymous game appears as a trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
As a result of its increased popularity as a franchise, Fire Emblem gained a large boost in representation in Brawl. made a return as a playable character, this time joined by, the protagonist of Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. A stage based around several aspects of the series, dubbed "Castle Siege", also appeared in Brawl, with numerous musical tracks from the Fire Emblem series. Lyn, the protagonist of the seventh entry in the series, also debuted as an Assist Trophy. Several other Fire Emblem characters appear as trophies.

The WarioWare series is represented with as a playable character, with his default outfit being his biker attire from the WarioWare series, and his more classic overalls appearing as an alternate costume. A stage based around the microgames from the series, simply called WarioWare, Inc., appears as well, with multiple tracks from the games. Kat & Ana appear as an Assist Trophy as well.

The Infantry and Tanks from Advance Wars appear as an Assist Trophy, in the 8-bit style of their origin game. Max, Sami, and Andy from Advance Wars appear as stickers, as well as Jake, Hawke, and Rachel from Advance Wars: Dual Strike.

Several references to Lip and the Panel de Pon series reprises their respective role in this game such as the Garbage Block in 's Stone move and the Lip's Stick as an item both based off Lip, in addition to an unlockable remix of her theme for the Pictochat stage. In addition to stickers for Furil, Pure, Sala, and Cecil from Nintendo Puzzle Collection, along with one of the titular Panels. (However, in localized versions of the game, these fairies are incorrectly named as Lip, Ruby, Elias, and Seren; these are the names of their respective counterparts from the Super Famicom version of Panel de Pon.)

Soccer Ball from Soccer also appears as an item. Soccer's theme also appears in a on the Mario Bros. stage. Yakuman Player on the cover of the Game Boy version, Hiroshi from Trade & Battle: Card Hero, as well as Tameo and a Master card all appear as stickers.

Trophies of various Paper Mario characters appear, this time based on their designs from Super Paper Mario. Those characters, along with others and some items, also appear as stickers.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
Fire Emblem gains more representation yet again, as and  are now joined by, the avatar character from ', , a clone of Marth and a major character in Awakening, and , the avatar character and protagonist of '. also makes a return to the series as DLC. Lyn reprises her role as an Assist Trophy. A stage based on Arena Ferox, an iconic location in Awakening, appears in the 3DS version, while a stage based on various coliseums from the franchise appears in the Wii U version. A Mii costume of the Black Knight, Ike's rival, was also made as DLC.

WarioWare also gains new content, with a stage based on the Gamer minigame from Game & Wario appearing in the Wii U version, and Ashley debuting as an Assist Trophy. WarioWare, Inc. returns as a stage in the 3DS version. Kat & Ana reprise their roles as an Assist Trophy, as do the Infantry and Tanks.

The Paper Mario stage in the 3DS version features three locations from the series: from ', the  from ', and  from Paper Mario: Sticker Star along with the. In addition, trophies of various Paper Mario characters appear.

The Sablé Prince, the main character of Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, appears as an Assist Trophy. Pushmo also cameos as a collectable trophy in the 3DS version.

Several references to Lip and the Panel de Pon series reprises their respective role in this game such as the Garbage Block in 's Stone move, the Lip's Stick as an item, and the Brawl remix of her theme on the Wrecking Crew stage only on the Wii U version of he game.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Along with all other Fire Emblem characters from previous entries,, the main protagonist of Awakening, joins the roster as an Echo Fighter of. All Fire Emblem stages from past entries return, as well as Lyn as an Assist Trophy. Many new music tracks and spirits debut in this game, including content from , a mobile game that Intelligent Systems co-developed alongside DeNA. , the main protagonist of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, appears as a downloadable character as part of Challenger Pack 5, accompanied by the Garreg Mach Monastery stage.

WarioWare keeps as its playable character, and Ashley reprises her role as an Assist Trophy. Both WarioWare stages return, as does the Paper Mario stage. The Sablé Prince reappears as an Assist Trophy, and the Pushmo series has a music track in the game.

Several references to Lip and the Panel de Pon series reprises their respective role in this game including the Garbage Block in 's Stone move, the Lip's Stick as an item, and the Brawl remix of her theme on stages only on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes. Lip makes her first on-screen appearance in the Smash Bros. series (as well as her first physical appearance in any form of media released in Western territories) as a Support Spirit. She is also the basis for a costume for Mii Swordfighters and a Friend Icon for online play. The appearance of the flower effect has been changed, now resembling those seen on the title screen of Panel de Pon.

Several Nintendo Wars spirits makes an appearance such as The Infantry & Tanks from Famicom Wars (whom do not reprise their roles as an Assist Trophy), Andy, Eagle, and Olaf from the Advance Wars series.

Henry Fleming from Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. makes an appearance as a Spirit, as well as a remix of Trouble Brewing II appears, playing only on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes. Additionally, the tracks Code Name: F.E., Lords-A Chance Encounter, and Lords-Showdown, remixes of Fire Emblem music, are listed as Fire Emblem music in Ultimate, thus they only play on Fire Emblem stages.

Other spirits includes Maruo Maruhige from Melee (named as "Maruhige Shop Owner"), Yakuman Player from Brawl, the ST Falcon, Mike's ST from Battle Clash, Satoru, the main protagonist of Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero, and a pig from Cubivore.

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