Betting in the Spectator mode inBrawl.

Spectator Mode (shortened toSpectate) is an online mode inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 4, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, allowing players to remotely view recent replays of online battles between other players and betGold on their outcomes (except inUltimate). The matches to be viewed are selected at random from recently played matches in the public online modes (With Anyone inBrawl,For Fun andFor Glory inSmash 4, and Quickplay inUltimate).

In addition to recent replay viewing in the Spectate menu,Ultimate also features live match spectating inBattle Arenas.

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Spectator Mode was available within theWith Anyone sub-menu. When viewing a match, only the characters used and stage was shown, with thenames being omitted.

Before the match started, players could optionally bet up to 100coins on possible winning players orteams. Once the match starts, the coins were immediately deducted from the players, so no attempts could be made to retrieve them if the bet was lost. Players would receivestickers regardless of if they won or lost the bet. However, should their bet be correct, the player would win the "Jackpot", which was their original bet multiplied by a multiplier contingent on the number of players in the match:

Assuming the player had no information about the match and so bets at random, the spectator would statistically lose coins in the long run. For very small bets however, the value was rounded up, giving a neutral payout overall.

Occasionally, spectators were offered a "Bonus Chance". If the bet was correct, the spectator would also win one of the following:

• Small sticker bundle, consisting of 10 stickers.
• Medium sticker bundle, consisting of 20 stickers.
• Large sticker bundle, consisting of around 45 stickers.
• A relatively raretrophy.
• ACD, provided there were still random songs left to unlock.
• Doubled winnings from the bet.
• Tripled winnings from the bet, with a maximum of 999 coins.

As betting was done at a loss in the long run, betters would have had to apply matchup knowledge to their betting strategies and take advantage of bonus chances in order to gain coins in the long run.

InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Spectator Mode returned inSuper Smash Bros. 4. TheNintendo Network ID of the players wad displayed alongside the character used and win percentage. A multiplier between 2 and 10 was calculated (displayed rounded to 1 decimal point) based on this win percentage (or a combination of two in Team Battles). The multiplier was lower for those with higher win percentages and higher for those with lower win percentages.

Prior to the match starting, spectators could optionally bet up to 100coins (shortened to "G") on possible winning players or teams. If the chosen player won the bet, they would receive the Jackpot, which was their wager multiplied by the winning combatant's multiplier. Afterwards, the player was given the option to go for a "Winning Streak" - where the winnings from the previous game were parlayed into the next wager. This resulted in a much larger potential for payouts. However, after the third consecutive win, the winnings were automatically paid out (which may result in the unlikely, but achievable 100,000G theoretical cap).

In four-player matches, if the chosen character came second, called a "Near-Win", then the spectator would be rewarded with an automatic and much smaller "Nice!" payout.

Bonus Chances also returned, awarding extra gold, trophies, and other rewards, though only in the case of a "Jackpot" outcome.

As a result of new bet multipliers and "Near-Win" payouts, betting was much more profitable inSSB4 compared toBrawl, due to an almost guaranteed long-term payout, assuming a good betting strategy is used.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

See also:Prediction points

Spectator Mode returns inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Unlike in previous games, players no longer bet coins on players or teams. While the launch version of the mode simply allowed players to watch replays of online matches and predict who wins, update version4.0.0 introduced the ability for players to "Cheer"/"Support" to winPrediction points which can be used in an exclusive shop and spent onSpirits,snacks,Spirit Board items,Classic Mode Tickets,Gold, andSpirit Points.

For each accurate prediction, the player earns Prediction points. The longer the streak of correct guesses, the more Prediction Points each subsequent prediction will earn. An exploit exists where entering the prediction points shop and immediately exiting loads a new match but retains a player's streak, which can be used to avoid matches the player is not confident in making a prediction and prevents the player from losing their streak.

Players can also spectate matches inBattle Arenas, though the prediction system does not carry over. This is notably the first time in the series a live match can be spectated in-game.

Gallery[edit]

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  Spectator Mode on the PAL version of the game.

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  A Bonus Chance match announcement.

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  A winning bet with the "small sticker bundle" bonus.

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  Follow-up to the previous image. The stickers won can be seen scrolling through the bottom of the screen.

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  Spectator Mode inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Spectator Results screen in the 3DS version.

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  The Spectator Mode selection screen in the Wii U version.

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  Ready to fight in the Wii U version.

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  Winning the jackpot in the Wii U version.

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  A Bonus Chance anouncement in the Wii U version.

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  Spectator mode inUltimate, prior to version 4.0.0.

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  As of version 4.0.0.

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  Winning a prediction.

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  Prediction Points Shop.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name
Japanese	大観戦
English	Spectate
French	Spectateur
German	Zuschauer Fan-Loge
Spanish	Espectador
Italian	Spettatore
Chinese (Simplified)	大观战
Chinese (Traditional)	大觀戰
Korean	배틀 관전
Dutch	Toeschouwer
Russian	Зпитель

Trivia[edit]

• In the NTSC version ofBrawl, if a match was a free-for-all, the top-right corner would incorrectly read "Quick Brawl", as opposed to the correct term, "Basic Brawl". This error was later fixed for the PAL regions.

See also[edit]

• Basic Brawl
• Team Battle

• Online play
• Multiplayer modes
• Modes (SSBB)
• Modes (SSB4-3DS)
• Modes (SSB4-Wii U)
• Modes (SSBU)