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[[File:Battlefield3ds.png|thumb|250px|The Battlefield stage in {{for3ds}} is an example of a typical stage in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.]]

A '''stage''' ({{ja|ステージ|Sutēji}}, ''Stage''), sometimes called a '''map''', '''arena''', '''stadium''', or '''board''', is a location in which [[character]]s fight or complete objectives. The word "stage" usually refers to a [[versus mode]] stage, but can also refer to the ground or large central [[platform]] within this location. As well as versus mode stages, single player mode stages, such as the [[Target Smash]] maps, exist for purposes other than fighting.

==Versus stages==

In all of the games of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], most [[versus mode]] stages are available from the [[starter stage|start]], while a small number must be [[unlockable stage|unlocked]] by completing certain objectives. Most stages, like [[Princess Peach's Castle]], are derived from places in playable characters' [[universe]]s. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' introduced two ''{{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}'' universe stages - [[Battlefield]] and [[Final Destination]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', stages derived from games without associated playable characters were introduced, namely [[Smashville]] and [[Hanenbow]], while [[PictoChat]] represents a [[Nintendo DS]] utility interface. Additionally, not every playable character has a stage from their own universe. Included in all games other than the first are a small number of [[Past Stages]] - stages from a previous ''Smash'' game with no major alterations.

Stages range in size from the large [[Palutena's Temple]] and [[Rumble Falls]] to the small [[Yoshi's Story]] and [[Planet Zebes]]. Typically, stages involve a large central [[platform]] with [[ledge]]s, multiple smaller platforms, as well as [[blast line]]s above, below, and to the left and right of the visible area. Some stages, such as {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} and [[Coliseum]] have floors that continue past the edge of the visible area and pass through a side blast line, these edges are known as "walk off edges" or "walk offs", because characters can walk offscreen without the need to become airborne. Stages with walk off edges on both the left and right, like [[Bridge of Eldin]], are referred to as "walk off stages". Some walk off stages, such as [[Onett]], have no lower blast line, while others, such as [[Bridge of Eldin]], only infrequently have the lower blast lines introduced.

In ''Melee'', [[Stage transformation|moving and transforming stages]] were introduced. [[Big Blue]] and [[Rainbow Cruise]] consist entirely of platforms that move or appear on and offscreen while stages like [[Icicle Mountain]] and [[Rumble Falls]] scroll continuously up or down.

Other stages, such as [[Pokémon Stadium]], undergo partial transformations at certain intervals, while yet others, like ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Frigate Orpheon]] and [[Castle Siege]], cycle through complete transformations. Similarly, stages like [[Delfino Plaza]] and [[Skyloft]] will take players to various areas via moving platforms. [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] may be one of two stages either randomly or based on a player's input prior to the match. [[Tortimer Island]]'s layout is randomized each battle as well.

Other stage elements include breakable barriers and platforms, such as the pillars of [[Luigi's Mansion]] and the stone floors of [[Skyworld]]; stage hazards and enemies, such as lasers, cars and [[Klap Trap]]s; local items such as [[apples]]; and interactive objects such as [[Barrel Cannon]]s. While [[water]] has no effect on movement in ''Melee'', ''Brawl'' introduced [[swimming]], and many of its stages involve water that can be swum in.

In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', the appearance of some items, namely [[crate]]s and [[barrel]]s, differs depending on the aesthetic style of the stage they appear on.

In all games, some stages are banned in [[Tournament legal|competitive]] play because they are considered disruptive or unfair. See [[Banned stages]].

[[File:StageSelectSSB.jpg|thumb|The stage select screen in ''Smash 64''.]]

There are nine versus stages in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', eight [[Starter stage|starters]] and one [[unlockable stage]]: Mushroom Kingdom, shown in '''bold'''.

{{gameIcon|SSB}} '''Stages'''

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Congo Jungle]]

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} {{SSB|Dream Land}}

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Saffron City]]

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Sector Z]]

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}

There are 29 versus stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', 18 [[Starter stage|starters]] and 11 unlockable stages, shown below in '''bold'''. The three past stages are unlockable.

{{gameIcon|SSBM}} '''Melee Stages'''

:{{symbol||16px|l=Super Smash Bros. (universe)}} '''{{SSBM|Battlefield}}'''

:{{symbol|fz|16px}} '''[[Big Blue]]'''

:{{symbol|metroid|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Brinstar]]

:{{symbol|metroid|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Brinstar Depths]]'''

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Corneria]]

:{{symbol|smash|16px}} '''{{SSBM|Final Destination}}'''

:{{symbol|gw|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Flat Zone]]'''

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[Fountain of Dreams]]

:{{symbol|eb|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Fourside]]'''

:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Great Bay]]

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[Green Greens]]

:{{symbol|ic|16px}} [[Icicle Mountain]]

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Jungle Japes]]

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}}

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]'''

:{{symbol|fz|16px}} {{SSBM|Mute City}}

:{{symbol|eb|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Onett]]

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Poké Floats]]'''

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Pokémon Stadium]]

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Rainbow Cruise]]

:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Temple]]

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Venom]]

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Yoshi's Story]]

{{gameIcon|SSB}} '''[[Past Stages]]'''

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Kongo Jungle]]'''

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} '''{{SSB|Dream Land}}'''