Wrecking Crew (universe)

The Wrecking Crew universe (, Wrecking Crew) refers to the Super Smash Bros. series' collection of stages and properties that hail from the Wrecking Crew series of games. It is a sub-universe of the series, and has no characters that hail from it, making it the only Mario sub-universe with this distinction.

Franchise description
Before Mario had cemented his occupation or abilities, Mario and Luigi would have numerous jobs from game to game. In the Wrecking Crew sub-series, their role is that of demolition workers.  was initially released in arcades as part of the line in 1984 before being ported to the Famicom and NES in 1985. In this game Mario (and Luigi in Co-op) could not jump, so he had to approach levels methodically, demolishing them in the right order all while avoiding enemies like sentient wrenches and Foreman Spike. It is notable for being one of the first games with a custom level editor. This game has been re-released several times, including an updated version on Famicom Disk System, a port for Game Boy Advance as part of the Famicom mini collection, and on Virtual Console.

An official sequel was released exclusively in Japan in 1998 on Super Famicom titled . Initially released as a downloadable only title as part of the Nintendo Power download game service, it was released on a standard cartridge later that year. While gameplay is largely similar to the original, updates include new features like story mode, versus mode and tournament mode.

In Super Smash Bros.
One of 's palette swaps resembles ; this costume reappears in all future Smash titles.

One of 's palette swaps resembles his outfit from Wrecking Crew. This costume reappears in all future Smash titles.

Trophy

 * Eggplant Man

Item

 * Golden Hammer

Source Track

 *  (this song is used both as a proper music track on the Mario Bros. stage and when using the Golden Hammer item.)

Item

 * Golden Hammer

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Wrecking Crew universe is given greater representation in, with a stage, two music tracks and a masterpiece.

Stage

 * WreckingCrewIconSSB4-U.pngWrecking Crew (Starter)

Item

 * Golden Hammer

Stage

 * WreckingCrewIconSSBU.pngWrecking Crew (Starter): returns as a retro stage.

Item

 * Golden Hammer

Original Track

 * ''': A medley of "BGM A" and the power-up theme from '.

Returning Track

 * : A medley of tracks from Wrecking Crew including, "Game Start", "BGM A", "Bonus Round", and the power-up theme. Returns from Smash for Wii U.

Source Track

 * : A medley of tracks sourced from Wrecking Crew, including "Game Start", "BGM A", "Round Clear", "Bonus Round", "Power-Up", and "Game Over".
 * : The power-up theme sourced from Wrecking Crew.

Spirit
An Eggplant Man appears as a spirit.


 * Playable characters:
 * Mario's brown costume in Smash 64 is a reference to.
 * Mario's green alternate costume in all Smash games is based on his outfit on the Japanese box art of Wrecking Crew.
 * Luigi's pink alternate costume in all Smash games is based on his outfit in Wrecking Crew.
 * Wario's brown alternate costume in Brawl is based on Foreman Spike; arguably a more accurate take in comparison to Mario's black and white costume.
 * Warios's green overalls costume in Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate is based on Mario's appearance in this game.
 * Stage:
 * A stage with the same name appears in Smash for Wii U and Ultimate.
 * Item:
 * The Golden Hammer and its theme appears in Brawl and Smash 4.
 * Trophy:
 * appears as a trophy in Melee.
 * Spirit:
 * Eggplant Man appears as a spirit.
 * Music:
 * "" (Brawl): Contains a section of "Bonus Round".
 * "": The music played when Mario/Luigi picks up a Golden Hammer sourced from this game.
 * "": A medley of "Game Start", "BGM A", "Bonus Round", and "Power-Up".
 * "": A medley of tracks sourced from this game including "Game Start", "BGM A", "Round Clear", "Bonus Round", "Power-Up", and "Game Over".
 * "": A medley of tracks from this game including "BGM A" and "Power-Up".
 * Misc:
 * This game appears as a masterpiece in Smash for Wii U.


 * Playable characters:
 * Mario's brown costume in 64 was changed to black in Melee onwards, more closely resembling the design of Foreman Spike from this game.

Trivia

 * Despite Golden Hammer originating from Wrecking Crew, its Trophy is still classified as being part of the series in Super Smash Bros. 4.
 * Despite having its own series symbol in, when listening to the in , the series symbol does not show up.
 * Despite Eggplant Man originating from Wrecking Crew, its spirit is still classified in the series in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
 * Strangely enough, its trophy is not classified in the Mario series in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Wrecking Crew (universo)