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SSB4 WiiU Masterpieces

The Masterpieces menu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Masterpieces (名作トライアル, Masterpiece Trial) are free time-limited trial versions of select classic Nintendo titles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Both games allow the user to purchase the full version of a Masterpiece title from the Virtual Console, prior to its discontinuation for both systems. Most Masterpieces are available from the start, but a few have to be unlocked first.

To save the player time, Masterpieces skip the title and opening of a game. Certain Masterpieces start at specific points of the game that are relevant to the Super Smash Bros. game they appear in, such as the Donkey Kong Masterpiece starting at the 75m level, while games that supported saving have some built-in saves set to various points of the game.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

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The Masterpieces menu in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Masterpieces consist of select Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Nintendo 64 games, each having a fixed time limit during which the player can play before they are returned to the Masterpiece selection menu. The player can press the HOME button at any time when playing a Masterpiece to access the HOME menu and select "Operations Guide" to read the guide and know how to play the game. Players can play the NES Masterpieces using any controller, but the SNES and Nintendo 64 Masterpieces require only the Wii Classic Controller or Nintendo GameCube Controller to play.

Starter[]

Official screenshot Name Platform Duration Notes
SSBB Masterpiece Super Mario Bros Super Mario Bros. NES 1:00 Starts in World 1-1
SSBB Masterpiece Ice Climber Ice Climber NES 0:40 Starts on first level, with Popo
SSBB Masterpiece The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda NES 2:00 Immediately starts from the beginning of the game
SSBB Masterpiece Kid Icarus Kid Icarus NES 1:30 Starts on first section of Underworld stage
SSBB Masterpiece Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Adventure NES 2:00 Starts in Vegetable Valley
SSBB Masterpiece Super Metroid Super Metroid SNES 3:00 Includes saves for battles against Ridley
SSBB Masterpiece Star Fox 64 Star Fox 64 N64 3:00 Has access to all menu features including the Main Game, Training Mode, and VS. mode
SSBB Masterpiece Fire Emblem 3 Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo SFC 3:00 Japan only
SSBB Masterpiece Mother 2 EarthBound SFC 5:00 Japan only

Unlockable[]

A total of five Masterpieces have to be unlocked first.

Official screenshot Name Platform Duration Unlock criteria Notes
SSBB Masterpiece Donkey Kong Donkey Kong NES 0:30 10 hours of play time Starts at the second level, 75m
SSBB Masterpiece Super Mario Bros 2 Super Mario Bros. 2 NES 1:30 Win five brawls with Peach Starts at World 1-1 with Peach
SSBB Masterpiece Super Mario World Super Mario World SNES 2:00 Play on Yoshi's Island three times Starts at Yoshi's Island 2 with Mario
SSBB Masterpiece F-Zero F-Zero SNES 0:40 Unlock Captain Falcon in The Subspace Emissary Starts at first Mute City race, with Blue Falcon
SSBB Masterpiece TLoZ Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 5:00 Use Toon Link in ten brawls Has two save files, one for the start of the Young Link portion and another for the start of the Adult Link portion

Scrapped[]

  • A Donkey Kong Country masterpiece was planned, but it was scrapped.[1]
  • The Masterpieces for EarthBound and Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo, while not accessible in international versions of Brawl, still exist in the data. It is unclear why EarthBound was excluded in releases outside of Japan, but Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo's exclusion is most likely since the original game was released in Japan only.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[]

Aside from a different set of Masterpieces, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has slight differences in variety, such as third-party games (e.g. Pac-Man and Mega Man 2) and Game Boy games (e.g. Kirby's Dream Land and Dr. Mario). However, none of the Masterpieces are Nintendo 64 games. as well as EarthBound for all regions; however, Nintendo 64 games are absent. One of the Masterpieces, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, is exclusive to Japan, as it was the only region in which the original game was released, in the same vein as how Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem is only a Masterpiece in Japanese copies of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Masterpieces have some new features compared to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, including a timer displayed on the right side of the screen; the ability to purchase full versions of games from the Masterpieces menu directly, except Game Boy games, which give a prompt that they are available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop; the ability to pause the Masterpiece without using the HOME button, and the ability to stop the Masterpiece without the reset button, which the Wii U does not have. The demo times are also longer compared to those of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with each one lasting for at least two minutes at a time, and the demos have less lag than before.

SNES Masterpieces are compatible with the Wii U GamePad, the Wii U Pro Controller, and the Classic Controller, while NES and Game Boy Masterpieces are compatible with the aforementioned controllers as well as the Wii Remote.

Starting Masterpieces[]

Name Platform Duration Notes
Balloon Fight NES 2:00 Starts at title screen
Donkey Kong NES 2:00 Begins in the 75m level
F-Zero SNES 3:00 Starts in Mute City I, playing as the Blue Falcon
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light FC ≈2:03 Japan only
Kid Icarus NES 3:00 Starts at the beginning of the first level
Kirby Super Star SNES 3:00 Begins in The Great Cave Offensive
Kirby's Dream Land GB 3:00 Starts at title screen
Mega Man 2 NES 3:00 Begins in the first section of Wily Castle
Metroid NES 3:00 Starts in Brinstar
Pac-Man NES 2:00 Starts at title screen
Pilotwings SNES 2:00 Starts in the Light Plane certification training level
Super Mario Bros. NES 3:00 Starts at title screen
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels NES 3:00 Starts at title screen
Super Mario Kart SNES 3:00 Starts in Mario Circuit 1 in the Grand Prix, playing as Mario
Super Mario World SNES 3:00 Starts on the world map of Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid SNES 4:00 Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and one in Norfair
The Legend of Zelda NES 4:00 Starts on the spawn tile
Wrecking Crew NES 2:00 Starts at title screen
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES 4:00 Starts in Zelda's castle

Unlockable Masterpieces[]

Name Platform Duration Unlock Criteria Notes
Dr. Mario GB 3:00 Clear 10-Man Smash alone with Dr. Mario without taking any damage Starts on the "1 Player Game" set-up screen
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream NES 3:00 Clear the "No Mere Sparring Match" event on normal difficulty or higher Starts at title screen
EarthBound SNES 5:00 Get 1968 ft. or more in Home-Run Contest Starts at the opening cutscene
Yoshi NES 3:00 Clear Solo Classic with Yoshi Starts at title screen
Kirby's Adventure NES 2:00 Clear Solo Classic with Kirby on intensity 5.5 or higher Has two save files: one at the beginning of the game and the other at the final King Dedede/Nightmare fight

Scrapped[]

  • Unused text in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U implies the original Super Smash Bros. was supposed to appear as a Masterpiece. This would have made it the only N64 Masterpiece in Smash Wii U; however, at the time of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's release, N64 emulation wasn't possible on the Wii U, likely resulting in the Masterpiece being scrapped.

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