18. Getting The Switzerland Bonus On Super Smash Brothers Melee
Nintendos all-action, multi-franchise-containing brawler quickly became a fan favourite when it came out in 1999, and later iterations of the games have added more complexity, a bigger selection of items and a huge variety of characters to an already great concept. SSB Melee is seen as the most hardcore of the series by those in the inner circles, and also features the greatest number of unique bonuses, used to calculate points at the end of a stage. The hardest of these to achieve is the Switzerland bonus, worth 12000 points. This bonus references Switzerlands famous neutral stance; meaning that to obtain it, you have to beat a stage both without attacking or being hit by an opponent. If youve ever seen the game played, youll know exactly how difficult that is. Youll need a great deal of skill and more than a pinch of luck to even come close to it. Strangely enough, Melee may be the only fighting game around which rewards you for not actually fighting.