18 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About Super Smash Bros
9. Final Smashes Were Going To Be In SSB64
Making their debut in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the ultra powerful Final Smash attacks were a fun new addition to the franchise. But while they were a new gameplay element, the concept itself is as old as SSB itself. Thats right, Final Smash attacks were actually meant to be included all the way back in the first game, but technical constraints forced the developers to abandon the idea.
There is more than just hearsay to support this. Satoru Iwata said in an interview that Masahiro Sakurai intended for them to be included in the original, and evidence of this can be found in the form of unused sound files of various characters using what would've been their Final Smash.