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1. Super Smash Bros

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   The Super Smash Bros. series is a crossover franchise of platform fighting games developed by Bandai Namco and published by Nintendo for their various home video game consoles and handheld systems. The core mechanic involves players selecting characters from various Nintendo franchises—and increasingly, third-party properties—and battling on stages to inflict damage and knock opponents off the perimeter of the playing field. A defining characteristic of the series is its departure from traditional fighting game mechanics, eschewing health bars i…