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A '''Bonus Stage''' (also commonly referred to as a '''mini-game''' and '''bonus game''') is a special mini-game found in various single-player modes in the games of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. They are used to interrupt the battle set-up, serving as a sort of "break" round. Completing the stage gives players bonus points that are added to their final score; additionally, completing some bonus stages under certain circumstances can unlock hidden elements of the game. These bonus modes are usually optional to successfully complete.
A '''Bonus Stage''' (also commonly referred to as '''bonus game''') is a special mini-game found in the various [[Classic Mode]]s (or [[1P Game]] in the [[Super Smash Bros.|original]]) of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. They are used to interrupt the battle set-up, serving as a sort of "break" round. Completing the stage gives players bonus points that are added to their final score; additionally, completing some Bonus Stages under certain circumstances can unlock hidden elements of the game. Bonus Stages are often optional and do not have to be successfully completed to complete the mode.


In these games, the player has to complete a certain task within a certain time limit and with only one life to spare. Bonus games are often designed so that they feature custom arenas, designed specifically to test one's skill with a certain character.
In these games, the player is required to complete a certain task within a certain time limit and with only one life. Some bonus games feature custom arenas, designed specifically to test one's skill with a particular character and/or play to their strengths and weaknesses, while others use one universal stage.
 
Bonus games can also be played via the 1-Player menu, with the exception of [[Race to the Finish]].


==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==
==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==
Three bonus games are available in the [[1P Game]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' The first, which can be played only after winning the first three battles, is [[Break the Targets]]. In this mini-game, the player must attempt to break all of ten targets scattered throughout a special arena. After completing this mini-game (either through winning or losing), the player is allowed to progress further through the main game by fighting in another three battles. When the next set of battles has been completed, [[Board the Platforms]] game can be played, which the objective is to land on ten platforms located in various locations of yet another special stage.
Three bonus games are available in the [[1P Game]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', once every three battles: [[Break the Targets]], [[Board the Platforms]], and [[Race to the Finish]]. The main game can progress even if the player loses the first two bonus games, but Race to the Finish must actually be successfully completed to continue.
 
The final mini-game, [[Race to the Finish]], can be played after finishing the third set of battles.  This mini-game, unlike the previous two, features one universal stage for all characters and is not designed to play on any particular character's strengths and/or weaknesses. Also unlike the previous games, Race to the Finish must actually be successfully completed in order to continue on with the main game.


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
As in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also features three bonus games. While [[Target Test]] (previously "Break the Targets") and [[Race to the Finish]] return, [[Board the Platforms]] did not, being replaced by the [[Snag the Trophies]] game, which ties into the [[trophy]]-collecting aspect of ''Melee''. The concept of this mini-game is self-explanatory: the goal is to collect three trophies that fall from the sky by knocking them onto a large column in the middle of the arena. Just as with Race to the Finish, Snag the Trophies does not feature specialized stages for each individual character, instead using one generic arena.
''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also features three bonus games. [[Target Test]] and [[Race to the Finish]] return as the first and third game, but [[Board the Platforms]] does not, being replaced by [[Snag the Trophies]].


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' there is only one bonus stage: Target Test, reworked and renamed (for a second time) as [[Target Smash!!]].  Several changes, ranging from minor aesthetic alterations to complete functional changes, have been made. For one, no longer does the mini-game feature individual stages for each character; instead, there are five generic stages (of varying difficulty) that all characters can play on. Secondly, some of the maps have been confirmed to feature items - a first for bonus games. Finally, players can now record footage of their attempts at completing the mini-game.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' there is only one bonus stage: [[Target Smash!!]], which appears twice after the fourth and tenth battles. The second time features a higher difficulty than the first, unless the first difficulty was already the highest.
 
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
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Revision as of 22:40, January 8, 2015

A Bonus Stage (also commonly referred to as bonus game) is a special mini-game found in the various Classic Modes (or 1P Game in the original) of the Super Smash Bros. series. They are used to interrupt the battle set-up, serving as a sort of "break" round. Completing the stage gives players bonus points that are added to their final score; additionally, completing some Bonus Stages under certain circumstances can unlock hidden elements of the game. Bonus Stages are often optional and do not have to be successfully completed to complete the mode.

In these games, the player is required to complete a certain task within a certain time limit and with only one life. Some bonus games feature custom arenas, designed specifically to test one's skill with a particular character and/or play to their strengths and weaknesses, while others use one universal stage.

In Super Smash Bros.

Three bonus games are available in the 1P Game of Super Smash Bros., once every three battles: Break the Targets, Board the Platforms, and Race to the Finish. The main game can progress even if the player loses the first two bonus games, but Race to the Finish must actually be successfully completed to continue.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee also features three bonus games. Target Test and Race to the Finish return as the first and third game, but Board the Platforms does not, being replaced by Snag the Trophies.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl there is only one bonus stage: Target Smash!!, which appears twice after the fourth and tenth battles. The second time features a higher difficulty than the first, unless the first difficulty was already the highest.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

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