The release of CMC v9 is not the end. The development team has already released a roadmap for "Crusade 1.0" (the eventual full release). The next planned update (CMC v10) is rumored to include , Paper Mario , and a complete voice-acting overhaul.
Playing CMC v9 in 2025 (and beyond) is a melancholic experience. Many of the characters come from franchises that are now dormant, dead, or legally impossible to acknowledge. This build is a time capsule of early 2020s internet culture—peak "Smash Bros is for everyone" energy before the lawyers shut the parties down. super smash bros crusade cmc v9
On paper, this is a meme graveyard. In practice, it’s the most democratic fighting game ever made. The release of CMC v9 is not the end
Open the character select screen in CMC v9. Just sit there for a minute. You’ll see Goku next to Sans, next to Shrek, next to a meticulously hand-drawn sprite of Reimu Hakurei, next to Ronald McDonald with a frame-perfect wavedash. Playing CMC v9 in 2025 (and beyond) is