Like a piece of gum that’s lost its flavor and causes your jaw to ache more with every labored chew, Super Smash Bros. Brawl fever has cooled. Gamers have moved on to bigger, better things and are eagerly anticipating other Nintendo ventures (Mario Kart Wii, anyone?). But before you shelve Brawl for good, be sure to squeeze the last ounce of fun from this shiny game disc - savor every moment, every movement and every loading screen. Or, if you can’t bring yourself to do that, at least complete all 10 items on our list of Things to Do Before Brawl Dies.



10. Unlock all characters
There’s really no excuse if you haven’t done this yet. Despite all of Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's bitching and moaning in his Zero Punctuation review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl about unlocking characters, it’s not asking more than a two hour time sink a night for a solid week, grinding through Subspace Emissary or completing the requisite multiplayer matches to unlock characters.