Editing Pause

{{disambig2|the feature of pausing|the button used to pause|Start/Pause button}}

'''Pausing''' is an action performable in all ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' games that stops all action on the screen until the pause button is pressed again.

When a game is paused, all action on the screen stops, giving players the opportunity to take a break in the middle of a match. However, pausing the game for minor reasons is generally frowned upon as it can disrupt gameplay, though there are, of course, exceptions. Still, pausing can be disabled in the [[VS mode]] rules (as it is in [[tournaments]]).

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', game elements (such as [[Final Smash]]es or the next character in line during a mid-match character swap) continue to load when the game is paused. This can be abused, such as making events like [[Co-Op Event 5: The Yoshi Team of 50]] easier (by shortening loading time compared to time remaining). It is difficult to tell whether this is also the case in ''Melee'', but as loading in general is faster and not nearly as noticable, it would have much less useful effect.

When in the [[Subspace Emissary]], player 2 can not pause the game. Instead, pressing the [[Start/Pause button]] causes the character to [[Space Jump]].

Pausing is also possible during a Subspace Emissary [[List of cutscenes in the Subspace Emissary|cutscene]]. If the pause button is pressed, the cutscene will temporarily stop, and an option will be displayed at the top-right of the screen to 'skip movie' by pressing the [[2 button]] on the [[Wii Remote]] or the [[A button]] on a Wii Remote with [[Nunchuk]], [[Classic Controller]] or [[GameCube controller]].

In {{for3ds}}, if the player pauses during Training, they will be able to control the menu with the buttons instead of the stylus.

Pausing also allows for players to abandon or quit the match by pressing a certain button combination which varies by game (and does not vary based on any custom controls). Quitting in this way does not save any data of the game within the save file (such as KOs and time allotted, however, the number of aborted matches is recorded), and in ''Melee'', combatants are not rewarded with [[List of bonuses|bonuses]]. If the pause button is part of a combination, it must be pressed last, or the game will simply unpause; the other three buttons many be held in any order.

*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': {{button|N64|A}}+{{button|N64|B}}+{{button|N64|Z}}+{{button|N64|R}}

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': {{button|GCN|A}}+{{button|GCN|L}}+{{button|GCN|R}}+{{button|GCN|Start-Pause}}

**[[GameCube controller]]: {{button|GCN|A}}+{{button|GCN|L}}+{{button|GCN|R}}+{{button|GCN|Start-Pause}}

Additionally, some single player modes in the three games allow players to retry stages within the pause menu, without having to instead go back to the character select screen.

*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': {{button|N64|L}}

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': {{button|GCN|Z}}

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'':

**Wii remote sideways: {{button|Wii|Minus}}

**Wii remote + nunchuk: {{button|Wii|A}}

**GameCube controller: {{button|GCN|Z}}

**Classic controller: {{button|WCC|ZR}}

Pausing also allows the players to look around by adjusting the [[camera ]]angle and zooming in. In ''Super Smash. Bros'', tilting the analog stick will make the camera rotate around the current target, limited by angle, but not by solidity. In other words, the camera will stop rotating after a certain angle, but it has no collisions, which means that it can be moved inside walls.

''[[Melee]]'' expanded the camera controls further. Pressing L or R will switch targets. Pressing X or Y will zoom in and out, up to a certain point.

In ''Brawl'' these controls were further developed, now allowing the player to take [[snapshots]] while the game is paused. In addition to ''Melee''{{'}}s features, the camera can also be panned with the [[C-Stick]], and doesn't need to target on a player. An unrestricted camera [[hack]] has also been created to eliminate the camera's restrictions.

==In tournaments==

Pausing is often manually disabled in tournaments via the ability to modify the [[Rules]] in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. This is not always the case, however, and in some tournaments, players are allowed to pause the game, albeit only under certain circumstances; in ''Brawl''{{'}}s official ruleset, players who pause must have the situation monitored by the [[Tournament Organizer]], who then decides on proper course of action. In most cases, a match continues with no infractions; pausing to interrupt combos or otherwise disorient the opponent, however, can cause players to lose one or even two stocks. Similar rules exist for the ''Melee'' and ''SSB'' rulesets.

Match Resets are sometimes allowed in tournament rulesets as well, though there do exist limitations. Players can reset matches if the match goes particularly poorly in the limited time slot at the start of the match, and some Tournament Organisers do sometimes allow players to reset matches if the match goes poorly in general, which causes the match to not count as a win or loss; this, however, is generally limited to only one match per tournament round. Players who reset matches with no forewarning are often immediately disqualified from the tournament.

DKstare.jpg|Pausing in ''Super Smash Bros.''

PauseSSE.png|Pausing during a cutscene in the Subspace Emissary.

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