SSBM Icon.png
SSBB Icon.png
SSB4 Icon.png
SSBU Icon.png

Super Scope: Difference between revisions

From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
(71 intermediate revisions by 48 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{articleIcons|ssbm=yes|ssbb=yes}}
{{articleIcons|ssbm=yes|ssbb=yes|ssb4=yes|ssbu=yes}}
{{Infobox Item
{{Infobox Item
| title        = Super Scope
| title        = Super Scope
| image        = [[File:Superscope.jpg|250px]]
| image        = [[File:SSBUSuperScope.png|250px]]
| caption      = The Super Scope
| caption      = {{symbol|other}}<br>Artwork of a Super Scope from ''Ultimate''.
| series      = [[Nintendo]]
| series      = ''[[Nintendo]]''
| item class  = Shooting
| item class  = Shooting
| appearance  = [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|''Melee'']]<br>[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|''Brawl'']]
| game1 = Melee | game2 = Brawl | game3 = SSB4 | game4 = Ultimate
| requirements =  
| requirements =
|interwiki    = supermariowiki
|interwiki    = mariowiki
|interwikiname = Super Mario Wiki
|interwikiname = Super Mario Wiki
|interwikipage = Super Scope
|interwikipage = Super Scope
}}
}}
 
{{cquote|''Fires small blasts and charged shots.''|cite=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' instruction booklet description}}
The '''Super Scope''', known as the '''Nintendo Scope''' in the [[PAL]] version of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ({{ja|スーパースコープ}}, ''Sūpā Sukōpu''), is a light-gun-style peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A wireless peripheral that could register shots in the game on the television screen by pointing at it and pressing buttons, the Super Scope was the successor to the NES [[nwiki:NES Zapper|Zapper]] peripheral, but its bulkier nature coupled with a lack of compatible SNES software ensured it was never successful commercially. It makes its appearances in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as a battle item.
The '''Super Scope''' ({{ja|スーパースコープ|Sūpā Sukōpu}}, ''Super Scope''), known as the '''Nintendo Scope''' in the [[PAL]] region versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', is a shooting item that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', based on a real-life peripheral from Nintendo.


==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:SuperScopePhoto.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A real-life Super Scope was the model for the item of the same name in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Brawl''.]]
[[File:SuperScopePhoto.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A Super Scope on a table.]]
The Super Scope was released shortly after the Super NES system itself, released in September 1992 in the U.S. and European markets (the latter as the Nintendo Scope) primarily, with a limited Japanese release caused by little consumer demand. Bundled with the hardware was the software title ''Super Scope 6'', and the full list of SNES games that featured compatibility with the peripheral numbered a notably low eleven: ''Battle Clash'', ''Bazooka Blitzkrieg'', ''The Hunt for Red October'', ''Lamborghini American Challenge'', ''Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge'', ''Operation Thunderbolt'', ''Super Scope 6'', ''T2: The Arcade Game'', ''Tin Star'', ''X-Zone'', and ''[[supermariowiki:Yoshi's Safari|Yoshi's Safari]]''. In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', the energy balls that come out of the super scope look similar to the energy balls in ''Confront'' in ''Super Scope 6''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAUMTAkugM]
The Super Scope was released in September 1992 in the United States and European markets (the latter as the Nintendo Scope), shortly after the release of the actual Super Nintendo Entertainment System; the item was not sold in large quantities in Japan. The Super Scope was intended to act as a successor to the {{s|wikipedia|Zapper}}, and as a result, functionally acted almost identical to its predecessor. Both were {{iw|wikipedia|light gun}}s, though the Super Scope was wireless and took on a shape more similar to that of a {{iw|wikipedia|bazooka}}.
 
==Item description==
The Super Scope is a light gun-style peripheral that operated for the SNES much like its predecessor, the NES Zapper, operated for the original NES, and it only works with compatible games displayed on cathode ray tube monitors because it makes use of the monitor's display mechanics that involve a scanning electron beam and a photodiode. In light-gun games, you would aim the peripheral at an area of the television screen, pull the trigger, and the game would register where on the physical screen the peripheral was pointed using the cathode ray tube TV's behind-the-scenes mechanics. But whereas the Zapper is shaped like a large gun which is physically connected to the NES with a wire, the Super Scope is a much larger and heftier firearm resembling a vastly undersized bazooka, and it is wireless with a wireless receiver plugged into the SNES' controller slot and placed on top of the television to receive infrared communications from the Scope.
 
The Super Scope measures just under 2-and-a-half feet long, and it is powered by six AA batteries. It is held by gripping the six-inch handle at the peripheral's far end with the non-dominant arm, with the back end shaped to rest on the user's dominant shoulder, and the dominant arm is on the grey area on top of the lower half of the peripheral where three of the buttons on the scope are: the circular Fire button, the pill-shaped Pause button, and a sliding switch that turns the scope off, on, or on in Turbo mode. The fourth button is a "cursor" button on the grip handle itself, reachable by the non-dominant thumb. The Super Scope is designed to accommodate users of either dominant arm, which is why the scope's sight component is separate from and attachable to the bazooka on either side. If you're right handed, the sight is attached to the two left clips on the scope's front half so that your right eye can look through it, with your left hand gripping the front handle and the right hand on the buttons on top near your right shoulder, and vice versa. The model of the Super Scope as it appears in the ''Smash Bros.'' games faithfully preserves all of these aspects.


The Super Scope never achieved great critical or commercial success. Compared to its lightweight NES Zapper predecessor, it was panned by critics for its bulky nature which made it cumbersome to use, and the negative consumer feedback focused on the Super Scope's quick battery consumption; the six AA batteries could only last for four hours of continuous gameplay. The ultimate blow to the Super Scope came from a lack of software compatible with it, but it is hard to discern which of these caused the other: The Scope's unpopularity or the lack of software for it. Two videogame generations later, however, the Super Scope's spiritual likeness was inserted into the software titles ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as an in-game item, and it was subsequently popularized; it may be said that the game industry appreciated the Super Scope as an item in a successful videogame far more than as a tool for playing games. Since its ''Melee'' appearance the Super Scope has also cameoed in ''[[supermariowiki:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' for [[nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] as an item used by an enemy, and in ''[[supermariowiki:WarioWare: Touched!|WarioWare: Touched!]]'' for [[Nintendo DS]]. It also a similar looking copy called the [[zeldawiki:Wii Zapper|Wii Zapper]] which mounts the [[Wii Remote]] and [[Nunchuk]] inline.
In both the United States and Europe, the peripheral came bundled with ''Super Scope 6'' (''Nintendo Scope 6'' in Europe). The game featured six games within it that all acted as introductions to the Super Scope itself. In one of these games, ''Confront'', the player is tasked with stopping an invasion of enemy ships; in order to do so, they were given an endless stockpile of ammunition that they could fire at these ships. These shots were small and yellow, and these rounds would later reappear as the primary output of the weapon in the ''Smash Bros.'' series.
{{clrl}}


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==Overview==
===As an item===
[[File:Super Scope Melee.png|thumb|left|200px|The Super Scope in ''Melee''.]]
[[File:Super Scope Melee.png|thumb|right|200px|The Super Scope in ''Melee''.]]The Super Scope makes its primary appearance in the ''Smash Bros.'' series as a long-range shooting item in ''Melee''. Like any other projectile weapon, when used for its effect the Super Scope restricts the character to being stationary. It can shoot a total of 48 small shots in rapid succession if the A button is pressed rapidly for about 7 seconds, and each shot is a moderately fast-moving-horizontally yellow orb that travels through an opponent and can hit multiple opponents, and each shot does either 0% or 1% damage with extremely little [[knockback]], although a stream of them can have the effect of [[spike|spiking]] an airborne opponent. If A is pressed sporadically and non-consecutively, each firing will fire a minimum of 3 shots in a row, and 16 such 3-round-bursts are possible.  
[[File:Super Scope U.jpg|thumb|{{SSB4|Peach}} firing a Super Scope in {{forwiiu}}.]]
In both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', the Super Scope acts as a long-ranged weapon that the user can wield in order to not only increase their range, but their raw power as well. If the player constantly taps the A button, they will fire a constant stream of small shots, each of which does little knockback and damage, creating a "trapping" effect. When using it against aerial opponents, it will produce very weak [[meteor smash]], making it ineffective against opponents close to the stage. Holding down the A button, however, charges the weapon, allowing for stronger and larger shots; at full power, the shots can deal in excess of 20% damage, with significant knockback potentially KOing opponents, as well as an added [[flame]] effect.


What makes the item potentially powerful among projectiles is that each shot can be charged up by holding A down. When a shot is charged for any period of time, the resulting orb will become bigger, do more damage and knockback, disappear on contact, and more of the Scope's limited ammo is used up. The specifics of the resulting shot are proportional to the amount of time spent charging. The maximum amount of charging time allotted is roughly a full second, after which the charging Scope will automatically let loose its fully powered shot, which is a large yellow sphere of energy traveling faster than the smaller shots that deals [[flame]] damage. The fully charged shot can deal anywhere between 15% and 28% damage, and deals a lot of knockback, sending opponents verticlly. It gradually gets less from 28% the more players shoot fully charged shots. The Super Scope has the ammo reserves to generate three fully-charged Super Scope shots, so 1 fully charged shot takes as much energy as 16 small shots.
Super Scope shots are considered to be energy-based projectiles; as a result, they can be [[reflect]]ed and absorbed. In addition, the projectiles can potentially be deflected by weakly angled surfaces.


Firing rapid shots until the ammo runs out can also rack plenty of damage, since the large [[hitstun]] from each shot locks opponents and pushes them slightly backward, so the opponent is unable to move until all shots are fired.
The Super Scope has limited ammunition reserves in it. Its "ammo" is 48, and different charge levels of shots will increase the ammo used. Small shots will use 1 ammo, a slightly charged shot will use 2, then 4, 8, and 16 (max). Firing 48 small shots or three fully-charged shots is enough to deplete the Super Scope, and attempting to use it after it runs out of ammunition causes it to fire nothing but a puff of smoke; at this point, the player can throw the weapon at opponents for a little extra knockback and damage.


The shots dissipate if they come into contact with a wall but can bounce off angled surfaces that are not particularly steep. The Super Scope, though its ammo is limited, can gain unlimited ammo through the [[Infinite Super Scope Glitch]], and a spectacular glitch called the [[Black Hole Glitch]] involves infinite Super Scopes, a pair of Fox/Falcos, and [[Peach]] with her [[Turnip]]s.
In ''Brawl'', the Super Scope became slightly more flexible than its ''Melee'' incarnation. A buff added to all projectile weapons meant that characters could run and jump while using projectiles; in the case of the Super Scope, this makes it easier to land charged shots. However, uncharged shots no longer pass through enemies, making it more difficult to trap multiple enemies within a steady stream of shots.


While some characters use the Super Scope as designed (Fox, Falco, Peach, Mario and Zelda), most characters don't look through the eyepiece, or hold the weapon with only one hand, or do something else entirely. Characters have noticeably different firing speeds as well. Pikachu, Mr. Game & Watch, and Pichu have the slowest firing speeds while Fox has faster.
The weapon received another buff in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', as the Super Scope now has 72 shots available for use instead of 48; as a result, it is now possible to fire five fully-charged shots instead of three. The Super Scope, however, did receive a nerf: its shots are narrower and more elongated compared to the two previous games, making their overall hitbox size considerably smaller. Peculiarly, the shots are not narrowed for the ''Wii U'' version and keep their spherical shape from ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''.


===As a trophy===
In ''Ultimate'', the Super Scope is used in the credits sequences for {{SSBU|Classic Mode}}.
The Super Scope features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the [[Trophy Lottery]] and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches. It reads as follows:


:'''Super Scope'''
===Use in glitches===
:A peripheral device for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Scope is a wireless weapon that shoots infrared light to a receiver placed on top of the television. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it can be fired rapidly or charged up to release a more powerful blast. It only has enough energy for 3 charge shots. (Super Scope 9/92)
A rollover bug in ''Melee'' can cause the Super Scope [[Infinite Super Scope Glitch|to gain "infinite" ammunition]]. While this is a useful glitch in itself, it is often used in order to perform the [[Black hole glitch]],


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
===Damage===
[[File:SuperScopeBrawl.jpg|right|thumb|Wario wielding a Super Scope in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
The Super Scope returned in ''Brawl'', with all of its features from the previous game intact, with the exception that uncharged shots no longer pass through opponents. The Super Scope, as with all other projectile weapons in the game, has received a universal modification, however: characters shooting with the Scope can freely move and jump about while in the act of shooting, no longer forced to remain stationary. Some characters can shoot the item faster when in the air, and some characters' shooting poses have been changed to allow them to walk and jump. There is a glitch that can be done involving {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s [[Final Smash]], [[Galaxia Darkness]] and the Super Scope. If a character is shooting then gets stuck under the cape, it results in having the character go to a character model position.
 
A variant design is also wielded by the [[Scope Primid]] enemy in the [[Subspace Emissary]]. Unlike normal Super Scope items, the Primids can fire these versions vertically.
 
===Damage Table===
In ''Brawl'', the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.
In ''Brawl'', the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.
{|border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
{|border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
|'''Action'''
|'''Action'''
!{{g|SSB}}
!''[[SSB]]''
!{{g|SSBM}}
!''[[Melee]]''
!{{g|SSBB}}
!''[[Brawl]]''
!''[[SSB4]]''
|-
|-
!Minimum falling speed
!Drop
| N/A
|
| 4%
|-
!Maximum falling speed
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 11%
| 11%
|-
| 11%
!Momentum collision bounce 1
| N/A
|
| 10%
|-
!Momentum collision bounce 2
| N/A
|
| 7%
|-
!Drop
| N/A
|
| 10%
|-
|-
!Forward tilt [[throw]]
!Forward tilt [[throw]]
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 12%
| 12%
| 12%
|-
|-
Line 92: Line 65:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 13%
| 13%
| 13%
|-
|-
Line 98: Line 72:
|
|
| 13%
| 13%
| 14%
|-
|-
!Dash throw
!Dash throw
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 14%
| 14%
| 14%
|-
|-
Line 107: Line 83:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 15%
| 15%
| 15%
|-
|-
Line 112: Line 89:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 16%
| 16%
| 16%
|-
|-
Line 118: Line 96:
|
|
| 16%
| 16%
| 18%
|-
|-
![[Aerial]] forward tilt throw
![[Aerial]] forward tilt throw
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 12%
| 12%
| 12%
|-
|-
Line 127: Line 107:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 13%
| 13%
| 13%
|-
|-
Line 132: Line 113:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 14%
| 14%
| 14%
|-
|-
Line 137: Line 119:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 12%
| 12%
| 12%
|-
|-
Line 142: Line 125:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 13%
| 13%
| 13%
|-
|-
Line 147: Line 131:
| N/A
| N/A
|
|
| 14%
| 14%
| 14%
|-
|-
Line 152: Line 137:


===Stages===
===Stages===
[[File:Wario superscope.jpg|thumb|A fully charged shot.]]
These are the stages of damages and knockback for the Super Scope in ''Brawl''. There are a total of eight stages with seven stages of charging and the fully charged stage, each stage increases the damage and knockback that the Super Scope does.
These are the stages of damages and knockback for the Super Scope in ''Brawl''. There are a total of eight stages with seven stages of charging and the fully charged stage, each stage increases the damage and knockback that the Super Scope does.
{|border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
{|border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
Line 161: Line 147:
!Stage 1
!Stage 1
| 1%
| 1%
| Cannot KO
| N/A (cannot KO)
|-
|-
!Stage 2
!Stage 2
Line 193: Line 179:
|}
|}


===Description from the ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' instruction booklet===
===In [[Smash Tour]]===
''Fires small blasts and charged shots.''
The Super Scope is one of the many trophy items that can be obtained during the Smash Tour mode. It has a red base, and when used it will allow the player to start one battle holding a Super Scope.
 
==Trophies==
===In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{Trophy
|name=Super Scope
|image=Super Scope Trophy Melee.png
|desc=A peripheral device for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Scope is a wireless weapon that shoots infrared light to a receiver placed on top of the television. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it can be fired rapidly or charged up to release a more powerful blast. It only has enough energy for 3 charge shots.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Super Scope|release1=9/92}}
|game=Melee
}}
{{clrl}}


===Trophy Description===
===In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
''A bazooka-shaped peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that was used wirelessly with an infrared sensor placed on top of the television. In Smash Bros., it can be fired rapidly or charged up. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, you could not move while shooting it, but in this game, you can move and jump while blasting!''
{{Trophy
:Super Scope 6, 1992
|name-ntsc=Super Scope
|name-pal=Nintendo Scope
|image=Super Scope - Brawl Trophy.png
|desc=A bazooka-shaped peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that was used wirelessly with an infrared sensor placed on top of the television. In Smash Bros., it can be fired rapidly or charged up. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, you could not move while shooting it, but in this game, you can move and jump while blasting!
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1={{iw|wikipedia|Super Scope 6}}}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Nintendo Scope 6}}
|game=Brawl
}}
{{clrl}}
 
===In ''Super Smash Bros. 4''===
{{Trophy
|name-ntsc=Super Scope
|name-pal=Nintendo Scope
|image-3ds=SuperScopeTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=SuperScopeTrophyWiiU.png
|desc-3ds-ntsc=The wireless weapon from the SNES era can be used kind of like a bazooka in battle. Press the attack button rapidly to spray shots, or hold it down to charge up a powerful blast. The weapon's ammo won't last forever, however, so try not to get caught without juice left in your batteries.
|desc-wiiu-ntsc=This wireless weapon from the SNES era can be used kind of like a bazooka in battle. Press the attack button rapidly to spray shots, or hold it down to charge up a powerful blast. The weapon's ammo won't last forever, however, so try not to get caught without juice left in your batteries.
|desc-pal=This wireless peripheral for the SNES can be used as a kind of bazooka in this game. And it comes with two different firing modes! Press the attack button repeatedly or hold it down to try them out! However, depending on how you use it, the batteries might run out pretty quick. And if they do, the fun's over. That's it!
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Scope 6|release1=02/1992}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Nintendo Scope 6|release1=08/1994}}
}}
{{clrl}}
 
==Spirits==
Equipping the Landmaster, Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3), Auto, Formula, or Tank & Infantry [[support spirit]]s will give the player a Super Scope at the start of their stock.
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series
|-
| 392 || {{SpiritTableName|Landmaster|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Super Scope Equipped || ''Star Fox'' Series
|-
| 764 || {{SpiritTableName|Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3)|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Super Scope Equipped || ''Metal Gear Solid'' Series
|-
| 871 || {{SpiritTableName|Auto|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Super Scope Equipped || ''Mega Man'' Series
|-
| 965 || {{SpiritTableName|Formula|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Super Scope Equipped || ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' Series
|-
| 1,134 || {{SpiritTableName|Tank & Infantry|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Super Scope Equipped || ''Famicom Wars'' Series
|}
{{clrl}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>File:Wario_superscope.jpg|Full charge shot
<gallery>
File:Kaminari.jpg|2 shots with equal energy head-on attack.</gallery>
Superscope.jpg|Artwork of a Super Scope from ''Brawl''.
SuperScopeBrawl.jpg|{{SSBB|Wario}} holding a Super Scope.
Kaminari.jpg|2 shots of equal energy clashing with each other.
Super Scope 2 U.jpg|The Super Scope in ''Smash 4''.
SSBUWebsiteYoshi2.jpg|{{SSBU|Zelda}} firing a Super Scope in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|スーパースコープ|Sūpā Sukōpu}}
|jaM=Super Scope
|en_us=Super Scope
|en_gb=Nintendo Scope
|fr_ca=Super Scope
|fr_fr=Nintendo Scope
|es_es=Nintendo Scope
|es_la=Super Scope
|de=Nintendo Scope
|it=Nintendo Scope
|nl=Nintendo Scope
|ru={{rollover|Прицел Nintendo|Pritsel Nintendo|?}}
|ruM=Nintendo Scope
|ko={{rollover|슈퍼스코프|Syupeoseukopeu|?}}
|koM=Super Scope
|zh=Super Scope
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The Super Scope was intended to be held somewhat similarly to a rocket launcher or a sniper rifle, with the back of the weapon resting on the user's shoulder and the user peering down the scope. While some characters wield the weapon normally (such as [[Mario]], [[Ness]], and [[Fox]]), some instead hold the weapon underneath their shoulder more akin to a rifle, while others hold it in more peculiar ways. There aren't any characters who hold the weapon the way it is intended to function; holding the grip with the opposing hand, looking down the sight, and using the other hand to press the fire button behind the sight.
*The Super Scope's descriptions in SSB4 mentioning the depletion of batteries might be a reference to the real-life Super Scope's infamous battery consumption, being one of the main reasons for its lack of success.


{{SSBMItems}}
{{SSBMItems}}
{{SSBBItems}}
{{SSBBItems}}
{{SSB4Items}}
{{SSBUItems}}
{{Smash Tour}}


[[Category:Items (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Items (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Shooter items]]
[[Category:Shooter items]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Trophies (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Smash Tour items]]
[[Category:Trophies (SSBB)]]

Latest revision as of 20:19, August 2, 2023

Super Scope
Official artwork of a Super Scope from the SSBU website.
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg
Artwork of a Super Scope from Ultimate.
Universe Nintendo
Appears in Melee
Brawl
SSB4
Ultimate
Item class Shooting
Article on Super Mario Wiki Super Scope
“ Fires small blasts and charged shots. ”
—Super Smash Bros. Brawl instruction booklet description

The Super Scope (スーパースコープ, Super Scope), known as the Nintendo Scope in the PAL region versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, is a shooting item that appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, based on a real-life peripheral from Nintendo.

Origin[edit]

Image is a free photograph of a European model of the Super Scope item, identified as the "Nintendo Scope", taken from the Wikimedia Commons.
A Super Scope on a table.

The Super Scope was released in September 1992 in the United States and European markets (the latter as the Nintendo Scope), shortly after the release of the actual Super Nintendo Entertainment System; the item was not sold in large quantities in Japan. The Super Scope was intended to act as a successor to the Zapper, and as a result, functionally acted almost identical to its predecessor. Both were light guns, though the Super Scope was wireless and took on a shape more similar to that of a bazooka.

In both the United States and Europe, the peripheral came bundled with Super Scope 6 (Nintendo Scope 6 in Europe). The game featured six games within it that all acted as introductions to the Super Scope itself. In one of these games, Confront, the player is tasked with stopping an invasion of enemy ships; in order to do so, they were given an endless stockpile of ammunition that they could fire at these ships. These shots were small and yellow, and these rounds would later reappear as the primary output of the weapon in the Smash Bros. series.

Overview[edit]

The Super Scope in Melee.
The Super Scope in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Peach firing a Super Scope in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In both Melee and Brawl, the Super Scope acts as a long-ranged weapon that the user can wield in order to not only increase their range, but their raw power as well. If the player constantly taps the A button, they will fire a constant stream of small shots, each of which does little knockback and damage, creating a "trapping" effect. When using it against aerial opponents, it will produce very weak meteor smash, making it ineffective against opponents close to the stage. Holding down the A button, however, charges the weapon, allowing for stronger and larger shots; at full power, the shots can deal in excess of 20% damage, with significant knockback potentially KOing opponents, as well as an added flame effect.

Super Scope shots are considered to be energy-based projectiles; as a result, they can be reflected and absorbed. In addition, the projectiles can potentially be deflected by weakly angled surfaces.

The Super Scope has limited ammunition reserves in it. Its "ammo" is 48, and different charge levels of shots will increase the ammo used. Small shots will use 1 ammo, a slightly charged shot will use 2, then 4, 8, and 16 (max). Firing 48 small shots or three fully-charged shots is enough to deplete the Super Scope, and attempting to use it after it runs out of ammunition causes it to fire nothing but a puff of smoke; at this point, the player can throw the weapon at opponents for a little extra knockback and damage.

In Brawl, the Super Scope became slightly more flexible than its Melee incarnation. A buff added to all projectile weapons meant that characters could run and jump while using projectiles; in the case of the Super Scope, this makes it easier to land charged shots. However, uncharged shots no longer pass through enemies, making it more difficult to trap multiple enemies within a steady stream of shots.

The weapon received another buff in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, as the Super Scope now has 72 shots available for use instead of 48; as a result, it is now possible to fire five fully-charged shots instead of three. The Super Scope, however, did receive a nerf: its shots are narrower and more elongated compared to the two previous games, making their overall hitbox size considerably smaller. Peculiarly, the shots are not narrowed for the Wii U version and keep their spherical shape from Melee and Brawl.

In Ultimate, the Super Scope is used in the credits sequences for Classic Mode.

Use in glitches[edit]

A rollover bug in Melee can cause the Super Scope to gain "infinite" ammunition. While this is a useful glitch in itself, it is often used in order to perform the Black hole glitch,

Damage[edit]

In Brawl, the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.

Action SSB Melee Brawl SSB4
Drop N/A 11% 11%
Forward tilt throw N/A 12% 12%
Up tilt throw N/A 13% 13%
Down tilt throw N/A 13% 14%
Dash throw N/A 14% 14%
Forward smash throw N/A 15% 15%
Up smash throw N/A 16% 16%
Down smash throw N/A 16% 18%
Aerial forward tilt throw N/A 12% 12%
Aerial up tilt throw N/A 13% 13%
Aerial down tilt throw N/A 14% 14%
Aerial forward smash throw N/A 12% 12%
Aerial up smash throw N/A 13% 13%
Aerial down smash throw N/A 14% 14%

Stages[edit]

Fully charged projectile from the Super Scope.
A fully charged shot.

These are the stages of damages and knockback for the Super Scope in Brawl. There are a total of eight stages with seven stages of charging and the fully charged stage, each stage increases the damage and knockback that the Super Scope does.

Damage Percent that can KO
Stage 1 1% N/A (cannot KO)
Stage 2 7% 277%
Stage 3 10% 226%
Stage 4 13% 174%
Stage 5 16% 148%
Stage 6 20% 122%
Stage 7 24% 99%
Stage 8 28% 82%

In Smash Tour[edit]

The Super Scope is one of the many trophy items that can be obtained during the Smash Tour mode. It has a red base, and when used it will allow the player to start one battle holding a Super Scope.

Trophies[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Super Scope/Nintendo Scope trophy from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Super Scope's trophy in Melee
Super Scope
A peripheral device for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Scope is a wireless weapon that shoots infrared light to a receiver placed on top of the television. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it can be fired rapidly or charged up to release a more powerful blast. It only has enough energy for 3 charge shots.
Super Scope (9/92)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Screenshot by Dany36
Super Scope's trophy in Brawl
NtscSuper Scope
PalNintendo Scope
A bazooka-shaped peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that was used wirelessly with an infrared sensor placed on top of the television. In Smash Bros., it can be fired rapidly or charged up. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, you could not move while shooting it, but in this game, you can move and jump while blasting!
NTSC
SNES: Super Scope 6
PAL
SNES: Nintendo Scope 6

In Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Super Scope's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Scope's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
NtscSuper Scope
PalNintendo Scope
NTSCSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS The wireless weapon from the SNES era can be used kind of like a bazooka in battle. Press the attack button rapidly to spray shots, or hold it down to charge up a powerful blast. The weapon's ammo won't last forever, however, so try not to get caught without juice left in your batteries.
NTSCSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U This wireless weapon from the SNES era can be used kind of like a bazooka in battle. Press the attack button rapidly to spray shots, or hold it down to charge up a powerful blast. The weapon's ammo won't last forever, however, so try not to get caught without juice left in your batteries.
SNES: Super Scope 6 (02/1992)
PAL This wireless peripheral for the SNES can be used as a kind of bazooka in this game. And it comes with two different firing modes! Press the attack button repeatedly or hold it down to try them out! However, depending on how you use it, the batteries might run out pretty quick. And if they do, the fun's over. That's it!
SNES: Nintendo Scope 6 (08/1994)

Spirits[edit]

Equipping the Landmaster, Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3), Auto, Formula, or Tank & Infantry support spirits will give the player a Super Scope at the start of their stock.

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
392
SSBU spirit Landmaster.png
 Landmaster
Support
 ★★ 2 Super Scope Equipped Star Fox Series
764
from the game's files
 Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Support
 ★★ 2 Super Scope Equipped Metal Gear Solid Series
871
SSBU spirit Auto.png
 Auto
Support
 ★★ 2 Super Scope Equipped Mega Man Series
965
SSBU spirit Formula.png
 Formula
Support
 ★★ 2 Super Scope Equipped Xenoblade Chronicles Series
1,134
from the game's files
 Tank & Infantry
Support
 ★★ 2 Super Scope Equipped Famicom Wars Series

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork of a Super Scope from Brawl.

    Artwork of a Super Scope from Brawl.

  • Wario holding a Super Scope.

    Wario holding a Super Scope.

  • 2 shots of equal energy clashing with each other.

    2 shots of equal energy clashing with each other.

  • The Super Scope in Smash 4.

    The Super Scope in Smash 4.

  • Zelda firing a Super Scope in Ultimate.

    Zelda firing a Super Scope in Ultimate.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese スーパースコープ Super Scope
USA English (NTSC) Super Scope —
UK English (PAL) Nintendo Scope —
France French (PAL) Nintendo Scope —
Quebec French (NTSC) Super Scope —
Germany German Nintendo Scope —
Spain Spanish (PAL) Nintendo Scope —
Mexico Spanish (NTSC) Super Scope —
Italy Italian Nintendo Scope —
China Chinese Super Scope —
South Korea Korean 슈퍼스코프 Super Scope
Netherlands Dutch Nintendo Scope —
Russia Russian Прицел Nintendo Nintendo Scope

Trivia[edit]

  • The Super Scope was intended to be held somewhat similarly to a rocket launcher or a sniper rifle, with the back of the weapon resting on the user's shoulder and the user peering down the scope. While some characters wield the weapon normally (such as Mario, Ness, and Fox), some instead hold the weapon underneath their shoulder more akin to a rifle, while others hold it in more peculiar ways. There aren't any characters who hold the weapon the way it is intended to function; holding the grip with the opposing hand, looking down the sight, and using the other hand to press the fire button behind the sight.
  • The Super Scope's descriptions in SSB4 mentioning the depletion of batteries might be a reference to the real-life Super Scope's infamous battery consumption, being one of the main reasons for its lack of success.


v • d • e
Items in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Normal Barrel Cannon · Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bunny Hood · Cloaking Device · Fan · Fire Flower · Flipper · Food · Freezie · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Parasol · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Screw Attack · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Warp Star
Containers Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg · Party Ball
Other Smash Coins
v • d • e
Items in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Normal Assist Trophy · Banana Peel · Beam Sword · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Cracker Launcher · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Fan · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Spring · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star
Containers Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Sandbag · Rolling Crates
The Subspace
Emissary 		Key · Stock Ball · Trophy Stand
Collectibles CD · Coins · Sticker · Trophy
Other Smash Coins and Bills
v • d • e
Items in Super Smash Bros. 4
Normal Assist Trophy · Back Shield · Banana Peel · Barrel · Beam Sword · Beehive · Beetle · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bombchu · Boomerang · Boss Galaga · Bullet Bill · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Capsule · Crate · Cucco · Daybreak · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Drill · Fairy Bottle · Fire Bar · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Grass · Green Shell · Gust Bellows · Hammer · Heart Container · Hocotate Bomb · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Killer Eye · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Master Ball · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Party Ball · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · POW Block · Ray Gun · Rocket Belt · Sandbag · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Special Flag · Spiny Shell · Spring · Star Rod · Steel Diver · Super Leaf · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Super Star · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star · X Bomb
Containers Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Rolling Crates · Sandbag
Collectibles CD · Gold · Trophy · Custom Part
Other Smash Coins and Bills
v • d • e
Items in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Normal Assist Trophy · Back Shield · Banana Gun · Banana Peel · Barrel · Beam Sword · Beastball · Beehive · Beetle · Black Hole · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bombchu · Bomber · Boomerang · Boss Galaga · Bullet Bill · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Capsule · Crate · Cucco · Daybreak · Death's Scythe · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Drill · Fairy Bottle · Fake Smash Ball · Fire Bar · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Grass · Green Shell · Gust Bellows · Hammer · Healing Field · Healing Sprout · Heart Container · Hocotate Bomb · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Killer Eye · Killing Edge · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Master Ball · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Party Ball · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · POW Block · Rage Blaster · Ramblin' Evil Mushroom · Ray Gun · Rocket Belt · Rolling Crates · Sandbag · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Special Flag · Spiny Shell · Staff · Star Rod · Steel Diver · Super Launch Star · Super Leaf · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Super Star · Superspicy Curry · Timer · Unira · Warp Star · X Bomb
Containers Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Rolling Crates · Sandbag
v • d • e
Smash Tour
Red items Back Shield · Black Knight · Bob-omb · Boo · Bunny Hood · Daisy (Baseball) · Darkrai · Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · Energy Tank · Franklin Badge · Hammer · Home-Run Bat · Kat & Ana · Latias & Latios · Magnus · Majora's Mask · Mecha-Fiora · Metal Box · Mr. Resetti · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Phosphora · Plasm Wraith · Poison Mushroom · Rocket Belt · Sidestepper · Steel Diver · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Ultimate Chimera · Wolfen · X Bomb
Blue items Ashley · Boss Galaga · Bus to the City · Chain Chomp · Dillon · Doc Louis · Excitebike · Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) · Great Fox · Isabelle · POW Block · Riki · Snorlax · Super Star · Tetra · Timmy & Tommy · Tingle · Yellow Wollywog · Zinger
Green items Porky Minch · Proto Man · Substitute Doll
Random events Banzai Bill · Flying Man · Iridescent Glint Beetle · Kamek · Koffing · Metal Face · Metroid · Nabbit · Reaper · Ridley · Souflee · Tac · Yellow Devil
Retrieved from "https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Super_Scope&oldid=1819608"