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ARMS has received many patches in its first year or so. And just when you thought they were done, a surprise patch appeared to fix some stuff. And just when you really thought it was all over, another surprise patch appeared to improve the game for a new system. What a time to have ARMS.
Ver. 1.1#
Released on June 25, 2017.
- Added LAN Play. On the Top Menu clicking and holding the left stick and pressing L+R will switch between Local and LAN Play.
- Added Arena Mode, which focuses on 1-on-1 matches via Friends, Local, or LAN Play. Up to 4 players are supported, and players not currently fighting can watch as spectators.
- Fixed the following issues:
- An issue where Kid Cobra was able to repeatedly do a charge dash while riding a snake board.
- An issue where Barq would warp a great distance away after Byte & Barq perform a rush attack while riding a snake board.
- An issue where certain ARMs, like the Chakram, would pass through the purple light boxes in the Ribbon Ring stage.
- Fixed a text issue where Biff referred to the ARMS Grand Prix as the "AMRS Grand Prix".
Ver. 2.0#
Released on July 11, 2017.
- A new versus mode, Hedlok Scramble, was added.
- Max Brass added as a playable character.
- Added the following ARMS: Nade, Roaster, and Kablammer.
- A new stage, Sky Arena, was added.
- Options for player stats and events were added to the main menu.
- The Snake Park stage was swapped out with Sky Arena in the Ranked Match stage roster.
- Raised highest rank to 20 in ranked match mode.
- Increased the penalty for disconnecting during Ranked Match play.
- Increased the Guardian's movement speed.
- Shortened the return time after extension for the ARMS Megaton, Megawatt, Revolver, Retorcher, and Boomerang.
- Increased the return time after a knock down for the ARMS Popper, Cracker, and Hydra.
- Increased the recovery time after a grab is reflected by a single punch.
- Decreased the damage from consecutive hits with the Hydra's rush.
- Decreased Kid Cobra's jumping distance.
- Fixed the following issues:
- Certain instances of Ribbon Girl remaining airborne for a long time after continuously attacking.
- An instance of Ninjara not destroying the light boxes on the Ribbon Ring stage after getting up.
- Shortened the time necessary for the Triblast to return when deflected.
- Certain ARMS, such as Blorb or Megaton, would catch on the ground and not fire.
- Explosive ARMS would fail to do so after receiving an attack.
- The Slapamander would sometimes fail to hit Helix after he is extended.
- In online play, the appearance or non-appearance of items would differ between devices.
- An issue with V-Ball where the ball would not move and the game wouldn't start.
- Barq would sometimes continually defend against an opponents’ rush attack for a set period of time.
- Sometimes pillars in the Scrapyard would not be destructible.
Ver. 2.1#
Released on August 7, 2017.
Ver. 3.0#
Released on September 13, 2017.
Ver. 3.1#
Released on September 28, 2017.
Ver. 3.2#
Released on October 17, 2017
Ver. 4.0#
Released on November 15, 2017.
Ver. 4.1#
Released on November 29, 2017.
Ver. 5.0#
Released on December 21, 2017.
Ver. 5.0.1#
Released on January 11, 2018.
Ver. 5.1#
Released on January 31, 2018.
Ver. 5.2#
Released on March 6, 2018.
Ver. 5.3#
Released on April 10, 2018.
Ver. 5.4#
Released on September 19, 2018.
Ver. 5.4.1#
Released on November 14, 2022.
- Made various improvements to online play.
Ver. 5.5.1#
Released on June 3, 2025. Targeted improvements for Nintendo Switch 2.
- Improved image quality.
- Improved frame rate, especially when with 3 or more players.
- Added HDR support.
(Source: Nintendo)