Random: Stop Calling Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl A 'Smash-Killer', Pleads Lead Artist

"I'd really rather you not".

When Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl launched on the Switch in October 2021, the comparisons to a certain Nintendo platform fighter were natural and inevitable. Heck, we spent our review trying — and admittedly failing — to avoid the obvious similarity to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Indeed, when a game comes out that brings characters from multiple franchises together to fight on a platform-based arena and knock opponents out of the boundaries, it's almost begging for certain comparisons to be made. After all, Super Smash Bros. essentially birthed the sub-genre.

It seems one dev isn't too pleased with a particular comparison, and we can understand why. Since the beginning both enthusiastic fans and detractors have been cavalier with their hyperbole, and in a short Twitter thread, All-Star Brawl character designer and programmer Thaddeus Crews stated that he'd rather people not use the term "Smash-killer" anymore, saying that the comparison has a proven track record of instigating conflict.

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