There was Mortal Kombat, Street Figthers then came Smash Bros.
SSB is a game where characters from various games come together and smash each other. In other words fight. It was different/unique because you got to see Pokemon fight Link or Mario fight DK. For a fighting game it was more fun than the basic boring Street Fighters and Mortal Kombat.
Overall, a good start to a franchise that peaked at Brawl then basically became non-existent during the Switch era.
SSB is a game where characters from various games come together and smash each other. In other words fight. It was different/unique because you got to see Pokemon fight Link or Mario fight DK. For a fighting game it was more fun than the basic boring Street Fighters and Mortal Kombat.
Overall, a good start to a franchise that peaked at Brawl then basically became non-existent during the Switch era.