{"id":106872,"date":"2018-08-23T16:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=106872"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:08:48","slug":"secrets-from-the-super-smash-bros-story-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/secrets-from-the-super-smash-bros-story-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets from the Super Smash Bros. story mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One fan thinks he\u2019s solved the <\/span><b>Mystery Mode enigma <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch. In the latest Smash Direct, Sakurai showed the main menu for the game. One of the modes was blurry, which made him believe it has to do with Story Mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Ibx9RazepFHbBlvwMwfdJKPR68_CnOcaJc31ujEg5fo1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, a Twitter user by the name of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noctulescent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>l\u2019attard\u00e9<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> paused the Smash Direct video in Japanese frame by frame until discovering the <\/span><b>censured section<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> contains the word \u201cSpirits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">frame by frame, the pixelated green thing in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashBrosDirect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashBrosDirect<\/a> says &quot;Spirits&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GameXplain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GameXplain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZKN0nYmIC\">pic.twitter.com\/fZKN0nYmIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; l&#39;attard\u00e9 (@noctulescent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noctulescent\/status\/1027204063811850240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This has opened up a new possibility: that <strong>Story Mode has something to do<\/strong> <\/span><b>with ghosts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It may seem a little crazy, but there are two pieces of evidence that fit this theory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first is the fact that Death snatched Luigi\u2019s soul in the recent trailer debuting <\/span><b>Castlevania\u2019s Simon Belmont.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The second proof is that Mario and Mega Man died at the hands of <\/span><b>Ridley in the E3 2018 trailer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Others are also pointing out that the thrashing <\/span><b>King. K. Rool gives Dedede <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">could have killed him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this rumor is confirmed, we\u2019ll have the zaniest Story Mode yet for the Smash Bros. saga.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-related-articles-white\">\r\n<p class=\"sc-related-articles-white__title\">More from Softonic<\/p>\r\n  <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__row\">\r\n    <a title=\"Everything we know so far about Super Smash Bros. 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One of the modes was blurry, which made him believe it has to do with Story Mode. 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