Editing Match timer

The '''match timer''' is an element that displays the time remaining in a match on the top-right corner of the screen (top-center in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''). It can be toggled in [[Versus Mode]] matches and adjusted between 1 and 99 minutes (with thirty-second intervals for matches under two minutes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'') in the [[Rules]] menu. It can also appear with predetermined time limits in [[Bonus Stage]]s, single-player modes, as well as on the [[Online Practice Stage]] when waiting in a lobby. The timer is formatted as <code>H:MM:SS.ss</code> (hours, minutes, seconds, centiseconds), with centiseconds introduced after ''Melee'' and hours introduced after ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

The '''pre-match timer''' appears before the start of a match, counting down from three before starting the match with "GO!". During this time, fighters make their [[on-screen appearance]], and the [[music]] track is displayed in the top left-hand corner starting with ''Brawl''. In ''Ultimate'', the [[versus splash screen]] appears prior to the match.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the countdown uses a stoplight with lights activating from left to right. It first starts with a red light and lowers from off-screen, then each of the three amber lights activate as the seconds pass, and a blue light labeled "GO" lights up before the stoplight rises back up.

In ''Melee'', the countdown uses a meter, with a timer counting down as it rapidly depletes and the text "Ready". A variation of this, lacking the timer and on-screen appearances, is used during single-player modes such as [[All-Star]] and [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]] starting with ''Brawl''.

From ''Brawl'' onwards, the countdown uses large numbers in the top center of the screen, similarly to the final countdown timer, and has different colors for each of them: three (blue), two (green) and one (yellow). All numbers are red in ''Smash 4'' and then to flaming orange-red in ''Ultimate''. When "GO!" appears onscreen, it will have a different color depending on the game: vermilion (''Super Smash Bros.''), blackish-yellow, (''Melee''), brown (''Brawl''), silver (''Smash 3DS''), gold (''Smash for Wii U''), and flaming orange-red (''Ultimate'').

NessOnScreenAppearanceMelee.gif|In ''Melee'' and single-player modes since ''Brawl''.

The '''final countdown timer''' counts down the last five seconds of a match, before ending with "TIME!" (“TIME UP” in other regions) and either declare a winner or commence a [[Sudden Death]] match. In [[competitive play]], this event is usually referred to as a [[time out]]. In addition to versus matches, the timer appears in single-player modes like {{b|Race to the Finish|disambiguation}} and [[Trophy Rush]].

In ''Smash 64'', the announcer exclaims the timer with no visual aid. From ''Melee'' onwards, each remaining second is punctuated by a large number in the top center of the screen, with each number getting subsequently larger (except in {{forwiiu}} and ''Ultimate''). Just like the pre-match timer and the "GO!" message, the numbers have a different color. In ''Melee'', the numbers are crimson before it was changed to red in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', and then to silver in ''Ultimate''. The timer's appearance activates [[equipment]] with the Countdown bonus effect, and from ''Smash 4'' onwards, prevents [[Star KO]]s and [[Screen KO]]s from happening, except during the {{h2|End of Day|End of Day KO Glitch}}. This also applies to the [[Finish Zoom]] in ''Ultimate''.

MarioHomeRunContestMeleeLastSecond.jpg|In ''Melee''.

*When there are only thirty seconds left, the current music changes on some stages. This applies to five stages: {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}, {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}, [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], [[Suzaku Castle]], and [[Moray Towers]].

**In Suzaku Castle's case, this applies to music taken directly from ''Street Fighter II'' or ''Super Street Fighter II'' (barring ''Player Select Type A'' and ''B'' in ''Ultimate'').

**In Moray Towers' case, this applies to music taken directly from ''Splatoon'' or ''Splatoon 2'' (with the exceptions of ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Split & Splat}}'', ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Octoweaponry}}'', ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|I Am Octavio}}'', ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Calamari Inkantation}}'', and ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Deluge Dirge}}'').

**In version {{h2|List of updates (SSBU)|8.1.0}} of ''Ultimate''; Battlefield, Final Destination, Small Battlefield, and Big Battlefield share the same trait when using stage music from ''Street Fighter'', ''Splatoon'' or ''Super Mario''.