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A '''bonus game''' (also commonly referred to as a '''mini-game''') is a special mini-game found in various single-player modes in the games of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. They are used to interrupt the battle set-up, serving as a sort of "break" round. Completing these games under certain conditions can lead to the unlocking of various things, including [[trophies]], [[stages]], and even [[characters]].
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A '''Bonus Stage''' (also known as a '''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, except for the one in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. 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 always optional and do not have to be successfully completed to complete the mode.


In these games, you are to complete a certain task (determined by whichever game you're playing) 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 your 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 be played in one of two ways: as mentioned before, bonus games are incorporated into various single-player modes.  Additionally, each bonus game (excluding [[Race to the Finish]]) can be played directly from each game's menu.
==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 {{SSB|Race to the Finish}}. The main game can progress even if the player loses any of the bonus games.


A notable feature of most bonus games is that they are entirely optional (as far as being able to progress through the game); failing one of these games will not result in a loss.
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
''Melee'' also features three bonus games. [[Target Test]] and {{SSBM|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.''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
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, you attempt to break all of ten targets scattered throughout a special arena.  After completing this mini-game (either through winning or losing), you are allowed to progress further through the main game by fighting in another three battles. When the next set of battles has been completed, you are allowed to play [[Board the Platforms]], a mini-game in which your objective is to land on ten platforms located in various locations of yet another special stage.
In ''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. [[Snag the Trophies]] and Race to the Finish were both removed. Unlike the previous games, the bonus stages are standardized for all fighters, only varying in difficulty.


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. Ultimate]]''==
[[File:SSBU Bonus Stage.png|thumb|Bonus Stage in ''Ultimate''.]]
''Ultimate'''s {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} features a stage named simply Bonus Game. This is a challenge in the style of [[Race to the Finish (disambiguation)|Race to the Finish]], but rather than having a time limit, the player must outrun a void of darkness that consumes the stage behind them. Glowing orbs in the stage can be collected to increase the player’s [[score]]. At the end of the stage there is a cannon that eventually leads to a portal, which ends the bonus game. Every character in ''Ultimate'' plays through this game before their final rounds. The only characters who play this Bonus Game earlier than their penultimate rounds are {{SSBU|Mega Man}} and {{SSBU|Ryu}}, who play it between the fourth and fifth battles, and {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, who plays it between the fifth and sixth battles. {{SSBU|Bowser}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, and {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} are the only characters who fight a unique boss or bosses before this game.


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==Trivia==
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]] mysteriously doesn't, much to the dismay of its fans.  In its place is a new mini-game: [[Snag the Trophies]], which ties into the [[trophy]]-collecting aspect of ''Melee''.  The concept of this mini-game is self-explanatory: your 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.
*In ''Ultimate''{{'}}s bonus game, it is possible to clip through the stage if a destructible box falls on the player.


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
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So far, only one bonus game has been confirmed for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': 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.
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Latest revision as of 17:17, June 17, 2024

A Bonus Stage (also known as a 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, except for the one in Super Smash Bros. 4. 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 always 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.[edit]

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 any of the bonus games.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

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[edit]

In 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. Snag the Trophies and Race to the Finish were both removed. Unlike the previous games, the bonus stages are standardized for all fighters, only varying in difficulty.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Bonus Stage in Ultimate.

Ultimate's Classic Mode features a stage named simply Bonus Game. This is a challenge in the style of Race to the Finish, but rather than having a time limit, the player must outrun a void of darkness that consumes the stage behind them. Glowing orbs in the stage can be collected to increase the player’s score. At the end of the stage there is a cannon that eventually leads to a portal, which ends the bonus game. Every character in Ultimate plays through this game before their final rounds. The only characters who play this Bonus Game earlier than their penultimate rounds are Mega Man and Ryu, who play it between the fourth and fifth battles, and Bayonetta, who plays it between the fifth and sixth battles. Bowser, Hero, and Sephiroth are the only characters who fight a unique boss or bosses before this game.

Trivia[edit]

  • In Ultimate's bonus game, it is possible to clip through the stage if a destructible box falls on the player.