Wrecking Crew (universe)

Wrecking Crew (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo Hamster Corporation
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Hamster Corporation
Genre(s)	Action
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
First installment	VS. Wrecking Crew (1984)
Latest installment	Arcade Archives VS. Wrecking Crew (2020)

The cover of Wrecking Crew for the NES (1985)

The Wrecking Crew universe (レッキングクルー, 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 Mario 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. Wrecking Crew was released in 1985 for the Famicom and NES. In this game Mario could not jump, so he had to approach levels methodically, demolishing them in the right order all while avoiding enemies. It is notable for being one of the first games with a custom level editor.

In Super Smash Bros.

One of Mario's palette swaps resembles Foreman Spike; this costume reappears in all future Smash titles.

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

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Trophy

• Eggplant Man

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Item

• Golden Hammer

Music

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

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Item

• Golden Hammer

Music

• Wrecking Crew Retro Medley

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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

Item

• Golden Hammer

Stage

• 
  Wrecking Crew

Music

• Wrecking Crew Medley
• Wrecking Crew Retro Medley

Masterpiece

• Wrecking Crew

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Item

• Golden Hammer

Stage

• 
  Wrecking Crew: returns as a retro stage.

Music

Original Tracks

• "Wrecking Crew Medley": A medley of "BGM A" and the power-up theme from Wrecking Crew.

Returning Tracks

• "Wrecking Crew Medley (for 3DS / Wii U)": 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 Tracks

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

Spirit

An Eggplant Man appears as a spirit.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability
115		Eggplant Man		★	1	954	4773	434	2172	520	2601	No Effect

Games with elements from or in the Super Smash Bros. series

Wrecking Crew

• Playable Characters:
  • Mario's brown costume in Smash 64 is a reference to Foreman Spike.
  • 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.
• Stages:
  • A stage based on the game appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• Items:
  • The Golden Hammer and its theme appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4.
• Trophies:
  • Eggplant Man appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Spirits:
  • Eggplant Man appears as a Spirit.
• Music:
  • "Power-Up Music - Wrecking Crew": The music played when Mario/Luigi picks up a Golden Hammer sourced from this game.
  • "Wrecking Crew Medley (For 3DS / Wii U)": A medley of "Game Start", "BGM A", "Bonus Round", and "Power-Up".
  • "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley": A medley of tracks sourced from this game including "Game Start", "BGM A", "Round Clear", "Bonus Round", "Power-Up", and "Game Over".
  • "Wrecking Crew Medley": A medley of tracks from this game including "BGM A" and "Power-Up".
• This game appears as a Masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Wrecking Crew '98

• Playable Characters:
  • Mario's brown costume in Smash 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 Mario series in Super Smash Bros. 4.
• Despite having its own series symbol in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, when listening to the Wrecking Crew Retro Medley in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the series symbol does not show up.
• Despite Eggplant Man originating from Wrecking Crew, its spirit is still classified in the Mario series in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • Strangely enough, its trophy is not classified in the Mario series in Super Smash Bros. Melee.