Super Smash Flash 2 Demo/Beta 1.2

Beta 1.2 is the third revision of the final major release of the Super Smash Flash 2 Demo and followed the second beta phase of development. It was the first of two versions released in 2020.

Differences from Beta 1.1
This demo features many differences from Beta 1.1, with the most notable being the addition of six new unlockable characters:, , , , , and. However, these characters, along with and, would be available without needing to be unlocked during this demo. As with other versions of the demo, many changes have also been made to the returning characters, including, , and having completely new sprites.

Several new stages have been added as well, including Venus Lighthouse, The World That Never Was, Sky Pillar, Krazoa Palace, Suzaku Castle, Polygon Zone, Thousand Sunny, and Urban Champion. In addition to these, stages such as and Nintendo 3DS received the stage hazards they had prior to being removed in Beta 1.0, and Central Highway received completely new sprites for its background.

Smash Balls return to the game, yet again, bringing Final Smashes with them. Nagato, Riku, Bullet Bill, and Magnet Bomber were also added as Assist Trophies, and Wobbuffet was added as a Poké Ball Pokémon. This update also added several new items: the Blood Sword, Poison Bomb,, Trophy Stand, Medusa Head, and Item Bag. The Master Ball item got updated, now behaving similarly to the official  games, in which it releases rare Pokémon, and the Trophy Stand acts similarly to its previous role.

Stamina was added as a new rule in Group matches, replacing damage with a set amount of hit points from 1 to 999. Additionally, All-Star was added as a new Solo game mode in which the player fights every character in the game, with the new All-Star Rest Area appearing between matches. Bonuses were also added among other changes to Classic's scoring system, which are also present in All-Star. A second level was added to Crystal Smash as well, and the targets in levels 3 and 4 of Break the Targets were changed to be more consistent with those of levels 1 and 2.

Almost all characters were given new, far less limited costumes; every character's costume amount was changed to 12 costumes total, including the default one.

The menu and all UI elements received a visual upgrade, including the HUD, which also now displays players' stock icons during stock matches. New visual effects for multiple occurrences were added, such as clanking, hitting an invincible foe, charging a smash attack, and various attack trails. New sound effects and voice clips were also added, most notably for the Firework item, and, respectively.

1.2.0.0

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1.2.0.1

 * Fixed black screen crash on app start.
 * Fixed issue with gamepad controls resetting in online mode.
 * Fixed and 's LockJaw infinites.
 * Fixed crashes on self-destruct KOs caused by some costumes.
 * Controls menu button added to online mode character select screen.
 * Select hand can now interact with online mode character select menu buttons.
 * 32-bit runtime fixed for Windows XP.
 * MGN’s lobby performance should now be back to v1.1 levels, if not better.

1.2.0.2

 * Fixed issue with some players still losing their gamepad settings in online mode (gamepad settings may need to be reconfigured in some cases).
 * Fixed issue that caused certain characters to desync in online under certain conditions (e.g. ).
 * Fixed issue with clearing save data in the data menu causing a re-import of v1.1 save data.

1.2.1.0

 * Stamina mode added.
 * News Feed added to main menu.
 * Polygon Zone stage added.
 * and ’s Final Smashes added.
 * Updated costumes for and, and new ones for , , and.
 * Miscellaneous bug fixes and balancing.

1.2.1.1

 * Fixed issue with Stamina mode settings affecting certain event matches.
 * Replays forward-compatible with McLeodGaming Insiders release of v1.2.1.0.

1.2.2.0

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1.2.2.1

 * 's grab can now clank.
 * Bandana Dee and ' congratulations screens in All-Star mode were fixed.
 * 's sweet spotted down aerial can now again.
 * Disabled 's crouching heal in the All-Star Rest Area.
 * Fixed 's down aerial meteor smash. His victory pose was updated, too.
 * 's bugs related to the game's camera got fixed.
 * Fixed a bug where characters could sometimes utilize their placeholder costume.
 * Fixed Gligar causing crashes when homing on characters that no longer exist.

1.2.3.0

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1.2.3.1

 * Fixed Kaiō-ken Goku's Forward Smash.
 * Chibi-Robo's pocket no longer works on Final Smashes (and made some improvements/restrictions across various projectiles).
 * Minor balance tweaks

1.2.3.2

 * Fixed Lucario's Aura Sphere charge cancel.
 * Black Mage's Final Smash contents no longer pocketable by Chibi-Robo.
 * Added missing effects to Meta Knight's Forward Smash.

1.2.4.0

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1.2.4.1

 * C-Stick Down/Left/Right out of dash now consistently results in dash attack.
 * Fixed freezing issue with Chibi-Robo's pocket projectiles.
 * Fixed Z-Dropping regression in PAC-MAN's fruits.
 * Other minor fixes and balancing.

1.2.4.2

 * Transcendent attack boxes no longer have attack cancellation interactions.
 * Fixed broken landing hitboxes.
 * Fixed freezing issue with Chibi-Robo's pocket projectiles.
 * Fixed Z-Dropping regression in PAC-MAN’s fruits.
 * Balancing tweaks.

1.2.5.0

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1.2.5.1

 * Fixed issue with item spawn sparkles appearing in incorrect location from capsuled items.
 * Fixed issue where catching items mid-air with aerials other than Nair caused an auto-toss.
 * Restored correct behavior to Pit's dash attack.

Trivia

 * Starting with this version of the demo, McLeodGaming began a new strategy for releasing updates called the "Rotation Release Cycle". With this strategy, a new update would be released every two months starting in March 2020 and continued to the end of 2020.
 * Due to this, the demo released with certain features such as Final Smashes left incomplete until a later update.
 * Prior to its release, Beta 1.2 was leaked many times, with a promotional build from April 2019 getting publicly released.