On Thursday, Masahiro Sakurai set the internet ablaze once again by announcing Steve,Minecraft’sblocky, bearded avatar, would be coming toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Each of the game’s DLC Challenger Pack’s include musical tracks alongside fresh fighters, and in today’s livestream, Sakurai detailed which tunes would be coming to the cross-over brawler.
Steve (as well as alternate skins including Alex, Enderman, and Zombie) brings the totalSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster to a staggering 84 fighters. Even though the announcement came as a shocker toSmash Bros.fans, an ex-Mojang employee revealed that Nintendo’sMinecraftcrossover deal has been in the works for a very long time. And on today’s stream, Sakurai revealed that finding music for the Challenger Pack presented an interesting challenge.
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While the music in Minecraft is enchanting, most of the tracks in the procedural sandbox game are decidedly sedate. Those soothing, soft-spoken melodies would be at odds with the frenetic fights that define theSuper Smash Bros.franchise, which forced Nintendo to look elsewhere to find suitable tunes. In the end, they settled on fresh arrangements of music fromMinecraftmini-games and spinoff titles, includingMinecraft DungeonsandMinecraft Earth.
The song list for Challenger Pack 7 is as-follows:
Challenger Pack 7 may be the most labor-intensive addition to the game yet, as the developers had torework every stage inSSBUto accommodateMinecraft’sDLC. That effort is also reflected in the DLC’s music, as six out of seven tracks are new, up-tempo arrangements of music that was drawn from three games rather than only one.
The new DLC’s announcement is timely, as Mojang announceda new expansion is coming toMinecraftin today’s Minecraft Live 2020 stream. Regrettably, the game’s Caves and Cliffs expansion is still a long ways away, especially compared to Challenger Pack 7’s fast-approaching October 13th arrival date forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. But revealing Steve’s arrival in video games' most famous cross-over title is a smart way to keepMinecraftat the forefront of social media during Mojang’s own expansion announcement.
Minecraftisn’t the only game getting recognition inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatethis October. Nintendo also announced that Mii FighterDLC costumes featuring Bomberman and Travis Touchdownof theNo More Heroesfranchise would also be joining the fray. And Sakuraiis far from finished. Four more fighters have yet to be revealed, and fans are lobbying hard on social media for their favorites to make the cut.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now for the Nintendo Switch. Challenger Pack 7 will arrive on October 13th.
