Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios/Nintendo via PolygonĪt the end of whatever match crosses the total play time into that territory, once you click through the postgame stats recap, the familiar siren sound should ring along with a silhouette of the fighter to unlock and an also-familiar line: “A new foe has appeared! Challenger approaching.” Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios/Nintendo via Polygon In this case, we spent a lot of time just hanging out in the menus. Powered Time Count,” from the main menu go to Vault, then Records, then Stats. The game counts these times separately to see both “Play Time” and “Smash Bros. Simple enough, yeah? In our testing, the first unlock happens within 8-10 minutes of game time, which is time spent in matches, not menus. Step one is playing a few rounds of Ultimate. Some of those are simple palette swaps, while others are a bit more involved - Mario, for example, has his wedding suit from Super Mario Odyssey, while Pikachu has the usual variety of headgear. (Ness, Luigi, Jigglypuff and Captain Falcon are part of the group of 66 that needs to be unlocked.) Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios/Nintendo via PolygonĮach of the eight characters starts with eight different costumes. Ultimate, your roster includes eight of the 12 playable fighters from the original Nintendo 64 game: Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Fox and Pikachu. OK, who do I have to work with from the start?

How much time does this save me, really?.

Can’t I also unlock fighters through the World of Light adventure mode?.

I restarted the game and no new challenger came up.

Challenger’s Approach (aka “What happens if I lose the challenge?”).

Is there a quicker way to get to my favorite character? (aka How to use Classic Mode and World of Light).

When will I unlock my favorite character?.

The fastest ways to unlock Smash Bros.

OK, who do I have to work with from the start?.

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