The Year Is 200X

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The Year is 200X (対決！ 200X年生まれ, Showdown! Born in 200X) was an Event Tourney that ran from 6 a.m. on June 12th, 2020 to 6 a.m. on June 15th, 2020 (UTC). During the event, only characters and stages that originated from games released during the 2000s could be used.

Description

North America

This time-limited tourney is for fighters and stages created between 2000 and 2009!

The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win!

PAL regions

This time-limited tourney is for fighters and stages created in 2000 to 2009!

The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win!

Rules

• Format: Smash
• Rules: Time
• Time Limit: 2:30
• FS Meter: On
• Items: Medium

Available fighters

The character selection screen for The Year is 200X.

Fighters
Dark Samus	Roy	Zero Suit Samus	Ike	Lucas	Olimar	Lucario	Toon Link
Villager	Wii Fit Trainer	Rosalina & Luma	Bowser Jr.	Bayonetta	Mii Brawler	Mii Swordfighter	Mii Gunner

Available stages

Stages
Battlefield		Great Bay		Delfino Plaza		Figure-8 Circuit		WarioWare, Inc.
Bridge of Eldin		Frigate Orpheon		Port Town Aero Dive		Distant Planet		Smashville
New Pork City		Luigi's Mansion		Pirate Ship		Spear Pillar		Hanenbow
Spirit Train		Tomodachi Life		PictoChat 2		Mario Galaxy		Town and City
		Wii Fit Studio		Wuhu Island		Umbra Clock Tower

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	対決！ 200X年生まれ	Showdown! Born in 200X
English	The Year Is 200X	—
French	Né dans les années 2000	Born in the 2000s
German	Das Beste aus 200X	The best of 200X
Spanish	Nacidos en los años 2000	Born in the 2000s
Italian	Correva l'anno 200X	The year was 200X
Chinese (Simplified)	重返200X年代大对决！	Back in the 200X years!
Chinese (Traditional)	重返2000年代大對決！	Back in the 2000s!
Korean	대결! 200X년생	Showdown! Born in 200X
Dutch	Het beste uit de jaren nul!	The best of the zeros!
Russian	Лихие двухтысячиые!	The dashing 2000s!

Trivia

• The title of this event is almost identical to the phrase “the year is 20XX”, a term referring to an unspecified date in the 21st century well-known for its use in the introduction of many Mega Man games, which has become a meme among many gaming communities, including Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Eight and the female Pokémon Trainer were the only playable characters at the time who originated in the 2000s but were not present in the event, due to them being alternate costumes for the Luminary and the male Pokémon Trainer, respectively.
  • The Koopalings and Alph, however, can be selected as alternate costumes for Bowser Jr. and Olimar, which would break the theme as they debuted in the 1980s and 2010s respectively.
• Living Room is the only stage from a 2000s game not present in the event. Although it is specifically based off of Nintendogs + Cats, released in 2011, the general concept first appeared in the original Nintendogs, released in 2005. This is opposed to Bringing Back the '80s using Palutena's Temple and Boxing Ring, and this event's Tomodachi Life, which debuted in earlier games but are based on more recent appearances.
  • It would instead appear in the event Born in the 2010s.
• Even though Battlefield can be played on in the event, Final Destination cannot. Though both stages first appeared in the first Super Smash Bros. (released in 1999) as single player stages, before becoming selectable in Melee (released in 2001), Battlefield's appearance in the first Super Smash Bros. could have been considered a different stage, as it was named Duel Zone originally.
• This is the only decade-based event not to allow any downloadable characters to be used; if it were to be revisited, this would no longer be the case since Sora, who had not been released at the time of the event, is a character originated in the 2000s.