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Lots of games take that kind of devotion (or obsession) to get into, but not Smash Bros. You don't have to spend all your time unlocking stuff to be equal to your fellow brawlers, and you can play once in a blue moon (like me) and still enjoy brawling with the people who practically worship the game...

It still never ceases to amaze me just how complex and huge Smash Brothers Brawl is. After playing for an entire year I still haven't even come close to completing the game. There are still hundreds of trophies I haven't earned, and even more music and levels I have yet to unlock. I have barely...

Clear All Star Mode on Hard and unlock a trophy of Birdo, the pink, egg-spitting Mario Bros. 2 villain that everyone really hates by her 20 millionth boss fight appearance.

Hit 30,000 ft. combined with all fighters' home-run records and win a trophy of a red Shy Guy as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Yoshi's Island DS. Trophy type: fighter related

Win a trophy of a strange banana alien from DK Jungle Climber by hitting 24,000 ft. combined with all fighters' home-run records. Trophy type: enemy

I know what you're thinking: "Why go through all the trouble of clearing Target Smash level 4 in under 32 seconds just to get a trophy of some stupid box?" But it's not just any old cardboard box, I tell you--it's Snake's old cardboard box! And that makes all the difference...

Clear All-Star on Normal difficulty to win a sticker of Phyllis (some weird pink duck-lookin thing) from Animal Crossing. Attributes: sticker drops + 26

The Franklin Badge is an item from Earthbound used to reflect projectiles. Win a trophy of it by having Ness join you in The Subspace Emissary. Trophy type: Item

Get 10 max combos in training mode to win a trophy of a banana peel as seen in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64. I recommend using Diddy Kong to win this not only because he's possibly the best for training mode combos, but also, because it just makes sense to use a monkey to win a banana.

Clear 100-man Brawl to win a trophy of a Pitfall, an item from Animal Crossing: Wild World that is buried and used to trap whoever is unfortunate enough to step on it.