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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]] ones, 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 some 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]].
 
===In ''Super Smash Bros.''===
[[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|zelda|16px}} [[Hyrule Castle]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''{{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Peach's Castle]]
:{{symbol|metroid|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Planet Zebes]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Saffron City]]
:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Sector Z]]
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}
 
===In ''Melee''===
[[File:Stage Select Melee.png|thumb|The stage select screen in ''Melee''.]]
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}}'''
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''{{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}'''
 
===In ''Brawl''===
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[[File:Stage Select Brawl.png|thumb|The stage select screen in ''Brawl''.]]
There are 41 versus stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', 29 [[Starter stage|starters]] and 12 unlockable stages, shown below in '''bold'''. None of the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' stages return, but there are 10 stages from ''Melee'', one from each universe involved in the original ''Super Smash Bros.''
 
{{GameIcon|SSBB}} '''Brawl Stages'''
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} '''[[75m]]'''
:{{symbol|smash|16px}} {{SSBB|Battlefield}}
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Bridge of Eldin]]
:{{symbol|fe|16px}} [[Castle Siege]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Delfino Plaza]]
:{{symbol|pikmin|16px}} [[Distant Planet]]
:{{symbol|smash|16px}} {{SSBB|Final Destination}}
:{{symbol|gw|16px}} '''[[Flat Zone 2]]'''
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} [[Frigate Orpheon]]
:{{symbol|sonic|16px}} '''[[Green Hill Zone]]'''
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[Halberd]]
:{{symbol|ep|16px}} '''[[Hanenbow]]'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} '''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'''
:{{symbol|sf|16px}} [[Lylat Cruise]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} '''[[Mario Bros.]]'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{SSBB|Mario Circuit}}
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Mushroomy Kingdom]]
:{{symbol|eb|16px}} [[New Pork City]]
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} [[Norfair]]
:{{symbol|ds|16px}} [[PictoChat]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} '''[[Pirate Ship]]'''
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
:{{symbol|fz|16px}} [[Port Town Aero Dive]]
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} [[Rumble Falls]]
:{{symbol|mg|16px}} [[Shadow Moses Island]]
:{{symbol|ki|16px}} [[Skyworld]]
:{{symbol|ac|16px}} [[Smashville]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} '''[[Spear Pillar]]'''
:{{symbol|ic|16px}} [[Summit]]
:{{symbol|wario|16px}} [[WarioWare, Inc.]]
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px}} {{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
 
{{GameIcon|SSBM}} '''Melee Stages'''
:{{symbol|fz|16px}} '''[[Big Blue]]'''
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} [[Brinstar]]
:{{symbol|sf|16px}} [[Corneria]]
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} '''[[Green Greens]]'''
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} '''[[Jungle Japes]]'''
:{{symbol|eb|16px}} [[Onett]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} '''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Rainbow Cruise]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Temple]]
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px}} {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}
 
===In ''Smash 4''===
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-3DS Normal.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', showing the normal stages.]]
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-3DS Extra-Update.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', showing the extra stages.]]
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-Wii U Normal.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', showing the normal stages.]]
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-Wii U Extra.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', showing the extra stages.]]
 
Stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' differ depending on the version. ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' features 42 stages total, 7 of which are unlockable, shown in '''bold''', and 8 of which are [[downloadable content]]. ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features 55 stages, 6 of which are unlockable, shown in '''bold''', and 9 of which are downloadable content. '''''Bold and italic''''' text denotes stages that are unlockable in one version, but a starter/downloadable stage in the other. 13 stages appear in both versions (albeit in different forms), however the majority of stages are exclusive to each version, with 3DS stages primarily pulled from handheld games and Wii U stages from console games. In addition, this is the first game where stages from multiple past games return at once.
 
All stages now have an optional Omega (Ω) Form, changing their layout to that of Final Destination.
 
Unique to ''Smash 4'' is the disabling of Star KOs and Screen KOs on certain stages.
 
{{GameIcon|SSB4}} '''Both Versions'''
:{{symbol|smash|16px}} {{SSB4|Battlefield}}
:{{symbol|po|16px}} [[Boxing Ring]]
:{{symbol|duckhunt|16px}} '''''{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}''''' (The ''3DS'' version is a free automatic download on patch [[1.1.1]] onwards)
:{{symbol|smash|16px}} {{SSB4|Final Destination}}
:{{symbol|xenoblade|16px}} [[Gaur Plain]]
:{{symbol|finalfantasy|16px}} [[Midgar]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Super Mario Maker]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|streetfighter|16px}} [[Suzaku Castle]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|bayonetta|16px}} [[Umbra Clock Tower]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|mm|16px}} [[Wily Castle]]
:;<small>Familiar stages</small>
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSB64}} [[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land (64)]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSB64}} [[Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle (64)]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSB64}} [[Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle (64)]] (DLC)
 
{{GameIcon|SSB4-3DS}} '''Nintendo 3DS Stages'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[3D Land]]
:{{symbol|fe|16px}} [[Arena Ferox]]
:{{symbol|bf|16px}} '''[[Balloon Fight]]'''
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} '''{{SSB4|Dream Land}}'''
:{{symbol|fm|16px}} [[Find Mii]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Gerudo Valley]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Golden Plains]]
:{{symbol|ndogs|16px}} [[Living Room]]
:{{symbol|mother|16px}} '''[[Magicant]]'''
:{{symbol|fzero|16px}} '''{{SSB4|Mute City}}'''
:{{symbol|pacman|16px}} '''[[Pac-Maze]]'''
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Paper Mario]]
:{{symbol|ds|16px}} [[PictoChat 2]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} [[Prism Tower]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Rainbow Road]]
:{{symbol|ki|16px}} [[Reset Bomb Forest]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Spirit Train]]
:{{symbol|tomodachi|16px}} [[Tomodachi Life]]
:{{symbol|ac|16px}} [[Tortimer Island]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} [[Unova Pokémon League]]
:;<small>Familiar stages</small>
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} [[Brinstar]]
:{{symbol|starfox|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} [[Corneria]]
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} [[Jungle Japes]]
:{{symbol|pikmin|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Distant Planet]]
:{{symbol|gw|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[Flat Zone 2]]'''
:{{symbol|sonic|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Green Hill Zone]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Mushroomy Kingdom]]
:{{symbol|wario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]'''
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} {{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
 
{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} '''Wii U Stages'''
:{{symbol|smash|16px}} [[Big Battlefield]]
:{{symbol|fe|16px}} [[Coliseum]]
:{{symbol|gw|16px}} '''[[Flat Zone X]]'''
:{{symbol|wario|16px}} [[Gamer]]
:{{symbol|pikmin|16px}} [[Garden of Hope]]
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} [[Jungle Hijinxs]]
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} [[Kalos Pokémon League]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{SSB4|Mario Circuit}}
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Mario Galaxy]]
:{{symbol|miiverse|16px}} [[Miiverse]] (Free DLC)
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} [[Mushroom Kingdom U]]
:{{symbol|starfox|16px}} [[Orbital Gate Assault]]
:{{symbol|pacman|16px}} '''[[Pac-Land]]'''
:{{symbol|ki|16px}} [[Palutena's Temple]]
:{{symbol|pw|16px}} [[Pilotwings]]
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} [[Pyrosphere]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Skyloft]]
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[The Great Cave Offensive]]
:{{symbol|ac|16px}} [[Town and City]]
:{{symbol|wf|16px}} [[Wii Fit Studio]]
:{{symbol|sonic|16px}} [[Windy Hill Zone]]
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px}} [[Woolly World]]
:{{symbol|wreckingcrew|16px}} [[Wrecking Crew]]
:{{symbol|wuhu|16px}} [[Wuhu Island]]
:;<small>Familiar Stages</small>
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSB64}} '''[[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Kongo Jungle 64]]'''
:{{symbol|mother|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} [[Onett]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} [[Temple]]
:{{symbol|yoshi|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBM}} {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}
:{{symbol|dk|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[75m]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Bridge of Eldin]]
:{{symbol|fe|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Castle Siege]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Delfino Plaza]]
:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Halberd]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Luigi's Mansion]]
:{{symbol|starfox|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Lylat Cruise]]
:{{symbol|mario|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Mario Circuit (SSBB)|Mario Circuit (Brawl)]]
:{{symbol|metroid|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Norfair]]
:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Pirate Ship]] (DLC)
:{{symbol|pokemon|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'''
:{{symbol|fzero|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Port Town Aero Dive]]
:{{symbol|ki|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} [[Skyworld]]
:{{symbol|ac|16px}} {{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[Smashville]]'''
 
==Single player stages==
In the single player modes and challenges, a number of stages appear that are not available in versus mode.
 
*''Melee'' and ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Home-Run Contest]] stages involve a central platform from which [[Sandbag]] is hit, and a very long stretch of ground to the right of the platform, for it to land upon.
*In ''Melee''{{'}}s "trophy tussle" [[event match]]es, the player fights [[CPU]]s upon a stage that takes the form of a giant object, the trophy for which he or she wins after completing the event.
*The original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' [[Board the Platforms]] stages function as agility tests, and there are 12 in total - each one is designed to challenge the player's character.
*Like Board the Platforms, [[Break the Targets]] and Target Test stages of the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'' respectively are tailored to challenge each character - 12 exist in the original and 25 in ''Melee''. Some of ''Melee''{{'}}s Target Test stages are decorated in reference to their character's universe; {{SSBM|Pikachu}}'s, for example, has decorative Poké Balls in its walls, while the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}' look like a level from the game {{uv|Ice Climber}}. ''Brawl'', however, simply has five Target Smash! stages for all characters, each representing a different difficulty level.
*Areas in [[Adventure Mode]] and the [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] are technically defined as stages.
*''Brawl's'' [[Online Practice Stage]] is playable only while waiting for an [[Wi-fi|online match]] to load.
*''Brawl's'' [[controls test stage]] is playable only for the purpose of testing custom controls, and only as [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]].
 
===In ''Super Smash Bros.''===
*{{SSB|Battlefield}}
*[[Board the Platforms|Board the Platforms stages]]
*{{SSB|Final Destination}}
*[[Meta Crystal]]
*{{SSB|Race to the Finish}}
*[[Target Test|Target Test stages]]
===In ''Melee''===
*[[Adventure Mode|Adventure stages]]
*[[All-Star Rest Area]] - The stage the players are teleported to and from between [[All-Star Mode]] matches.
*[[Entei]] - the stage on which [[Event 26: Trophy Tussle 2]] is played.
*[[Goomba]] - the stage on which [[Event 14: Trophy Tussle 1]] is played.
*[[Home-Run Stadium]]
*[[Majora's Mask]] - the stage on which [[Event 47: Trophy Tussle 3]] is played.
*{{SSBM|Race to the Finish}} - a [[Classic Mode]] [[bonus game]] stage.
*[[Trophy Collector|Snag the Trophies stage]] - a Classic Mode bonus game stage.
*[[Target Smash!|Target Test stages]] - a set of  single player mode stages that also appear in Classic Mode as bonus games.
 
===In ''Brawl''===
*[[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary stages]]
*[[All-Star Rest Area]] - The stage the players are teleported to and from between [[All-Star Mode]] matches
*[[Controls test stage|Controls Test stage]]
*[[Home-Run Stadium]]
*[[Online Practice Stage]]
*[[Target Smash!|Target Smash! stages]] - a set of single player mode stages that also appear in Classic Mode as bonus games.
 
===In ''Smash 4''===
'''''Note: On the Wii U version, most of these stages can be played with two players.'''''
*[[Credits#In Super Smash Bros. 4|The Credits]] - A small stage where the player smashes names to reveal a picture.
*[[Trophy Rush stage]] - Falling blocks appears on the stage. If they are too far up, the stage will disappear and KO the player.
*[[All-Star Rest Area]]
*[[Home-Run Stadium]]
*[[Target Blast Stadium]] - A stage similar to the Home-Run Stadium. The player breaks the [[target]]s by smashing a bomb at them.
*[[Online Practice Stage|SSBU's Online Practice Stage]] - Same as Brawl, but looks like an Omega version of the [[Miiverse]] stage with a [[Sandbag]].
*[[Controls test stage|SSB4's control test stage]] - Same as Brawl, but  any character can be used.
 
==Non-playable stages==
Some stages exist, but are non-playable; developers did not intended for them to be played in. Non-playable stages are accessible only through hacks and debug programs, such as [[Action Replay]]. Some, such as "Test", are assumed to have been used for testing during game development, while others, such as the "Tutorial stage", are used in the game but not for the purpose of gameplay.
 
===In ''Super Smash Bros.''===
*[[Kirby Beta Stage 1]]
*[[Kirby Beta Stage 2]]
*[[Tutorial Stage 64|Tutorial Stage]]
 
===In ''Melee''===
*[[10-2]]
*[[AKANEIA]]
*[[DUMMY]]
*[[IceTop]]
*[[Test stage|Test]]
 
===In ''Brawl''===
*1-Player Mode Credits - the file name of the single player mode credits is "STGCHARACROLL.pac", which technically defines it as a stage.
*Results Screen - the results screen that appears after a match is a stage, playable only through hacking.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUCtkSWsFkY</ref>
 
==Custom Stages==
''Brawl'' introduced the [[Stage Builder]], a tool that allows players to build their own stages, for use in multiplayer matches, using sets of provided objects, some unlockable. ''Brawl'' includes a set of [[Sample Stages]] that were built using the Stage Builder. The stage builder can also be used to build [[No KO]] stages and "[[CD Factory|CD Factories]]" - exploitative stages used for quickly obtaining [[CD]]s.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{SSBStages}}
{{SSBMStages}}
{{SSBBStages}}
{{SSB4Stages}}
 
[[Category:Gameplay]]
[[Category:Stages]]
[[Category:Stage parts]]

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For other uses of the term, see Stage (disambiguation).
The Battlefield stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is an example of a typical stage in the Super Smash Bros. series.

A stage (ステージ, Stage), sometimes called a map, arena, stadium, or board, is a location in which characters 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 ones, exist for purposes other than fighting.

Versus stages

In all of the games of the Super Smash Bros. series, most versus mode stages are available from the start, while a small number must be unlocked by completing certain objectives. Most stages, like Princess Peach's Castle, are derived from places in playable characters' universes. Super Smash Bros. Melee introduced two 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 ledges, multiple smaller platforms, as well as blast lines above, below, and to the left and right of the visible area. Some stages, such as 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, 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 Traps; local items such as apples; and interactive objects such as Barrel Cannons. While water has no effect on movement in Melee, Brawl introduced swimming, and some of its stages involve water that can be swum in.

In Brawl and Smash 4, the appearance of some items, namely crates and barrels, differs depending on the aesthetic style of the stage they appear on.

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

In Super Smash Bros.

File:StageSelectSSB.jpg
The stage select screen in Smash 64.

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

Super Smash Bros. Stages

Donkey Kong (universe) Congo Jungle
Kirby (universe) Dream Land
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Hyrule Castle
Mario (universe) Mushroom Kingdom
Mario (universe) Peach's Castle
Metroid (universe) Planet Zebes
Pokémon (universe) Saffron City
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Sector Z
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Island

In Melee

The stage select screen in Melee.

There are 29 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee, 18 starters and 11 unlockable stages, shown below in bold. The three past stages are unlockable.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Stages

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
F-Zero (universe) Big Blue
Metroid (universe) Brinstar
Metroid (universe) Brinstar Depths
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Corneria
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
Game & Watch (universe) Flat Zone
Kirby (universe) Fountain of Dreams
EarthBound (universe) Fourside
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Great Bay
Kirby (universe) Green Greens
Ice Climber (universe) Icicle Mountain
Donkey Kong (universe) Jungle Japes
Donkey Kong (universe) Kongo Jungle
Mario (universe) Mushroom Kingdom
Mario (universe) Mushroom Kingdom II
F-Zero (universe) Mute City
EarthBound (universe) Onett
Pokémon (universe) Poké Floats
Pokémon (universe) Pokémon Stadium
Mario (universe) Princess Peach's Castle
Mario (universe) Rainbow Cruise
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Temple
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Venom
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Island
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Story

Super Smash Bros. Past Stages

Donkey Kong (universe) Kongo Jungle
Kirby (universe) Dream Land
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Island

In Brawl

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The stage select screen in Brawl.

There are 41 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 29 starters and 12 unlockable stages, shown below in bold. None of the original Super Smash Bros. stages return, but there are 10 stages from Melee, one from each universe involved in the original Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Brawl Stages

Donkey Kong (universe) 75m
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Bridge of Eldin
Fire Emblem (universe) Castle Siege
Mario (universe) Delfino Plaza
Pikmin (universe) Distant Planet
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
Game & Watch (universe) Flat Zone 2
Metroid (universe) Frigate Orpheon
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Green Hill Zone
Kirby (universe) Halberd
Electroplankton (universe) Hanenbow
Mario (universe) Luigi's Mansion
Street Fighter (universe) Lylat Cruise
Mario (universe) Mario Bros.
Mario (universe) Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Mushroomy Kingdom
EarthBound (universe) New Pork City
Metroid (universe) Norfair
Nintendo DS (universe) PictoChat
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Pirate Ship
Pokémon (universe) Pokémon Stadium 2
F-Zero (universe) Port Town Aero Dive
Donkey Kong (universe) Rumble Falls
Metal Gear (universe) Shadow Moses Island
Kid Icarus (universe) Skyworld
Animal Crossing (universe) Smashville
Pokémon (universe) Spear Pillar
Ice Climber (universe) Summit
Wario (universe) WarioWare, Inc.
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Island

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Stages

F-Zero (universe) Big Blue
Metroid (universe) Brinstar
Street Fighter (universe) Corneria
Kirby (universe) Green Greens
Donkey Kong (universe) Jungle Japes
EarthBound (universe) Onett
Pokémon (universe) Pokémon Stadium
Mario (universe) Rainbow Cruise
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Temple
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi's Island

In Smash 4

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the normal stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the extra stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, showing the normal stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, showing the extra stages.

Stages in Super Smash Bros. 4 differ depending on the version. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS features 42 stages total, 7 of which are unlockable, shown in bold, and 8 of which are downloadable content. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features 55 stages, 6 of which are unlockable, shown in bold, and 9 of which are downloadable content. Bold and italic text denotes stages that are unlockable in one version, but a starter/downloadable stage in the other. 13 stages appear in both versions (albeit in different forms), however the majority of stages are exclusive to each version, with 3DS stages primarily pulled from handheld games and Wii U stages from console games. In addition, this is the first game where stages from multiple past games return at once.

All stages now have an optional Omega (Ω) Form, changing their layout to that of Final Destination.

Unique to Smash 4 is the disabling of Star KOs and Screen KOs on certain stages.

Super Smash Bros. 4 Both Versions

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
Punch-Out!! (universe) Boxing Ring
Duck Hunt (universe) Duck Hunt (The 3DS version is a free automatic download on patch 1.1.1 onwards)
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe) Gaur Plain
Final Fantasy (universe) Midgar (DLC)
Mario (universe) Super Mario Maker (DLC)
Street Fighter (universe) Suzaku Castle (DLC)
Bayonetta (universe) Umbra Clock Tower (DLC)
Mega Man (universe) Wily Castle
Familiar stages
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Dream Land (64) (DLC)
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC)
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Peach's Castle (64) (DLC)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS Stages

Mario (universe) 3D Land
Fire Emblem (universe) Arena Ferox
Balloon Fight (universe) Balloon Fight
Kirby (universe) Dream Land
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Find Mii
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Gerudo Valley
Mario (universe) Golden Plains
Nintendogs (universe) Living Room
EarthBound (universe) Magicant
F-Zero (universe) Mute City
Pac-Man (universe) Pac-Maze
Mario (universe) Paper Mario
Nintendo DS (universe) PictoChat 2
Pokémon (universe) Prism Tower
Mario (universe) Rainbow Road
Kid Icarus (universe) Reset Bomb Forest
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Spirit Train
Tomodachi (universe) Tomodachi Life
Animal Crossing (universe) Tortimer Island
Pokémon (universe) Unova Pokémon League
Familiar stages
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Corneria
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Jungle Japes
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet
Game & Watch (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Flat Zone 2
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom
Wario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc.
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi's Island

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U Stages

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Big Battlefield
Fire Emblem (universe) Coliseum
Game & Watch (universe) Flat Zone X
Wario (universe) Gamer
Pikmin (universe) Garden of Hope
Donkey Kong (universe) Jungle Hijinxs
Pokémon (universe) Kalos Pokémon League
Mario (universe) Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Mario Galaxy
Miiverse (universe) Miiverse (Free DLC)
Mario (universe) Mushroom Kingdom U
Star Fox (universe) Orbital Gate Assault
Pac-Man (universe) Pac-Land
Kid Icarus (universe) Palutena's Temple
Pilotwings (universe) Pilotwings
Metroid (universe) Pyrosphere
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Skyloft
Kirby (universe) The Great Cave Offensive
Animal Crossing (universe) Town and City
Wii Fit (universe) Wii Fit Studio
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Windy Hill Zone
Yoshi (universe) Woolly World
Wrecking Crew (universe) Wrecking Crew
Wii Sports (universe) Wuhu Island
Familiar Stages
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Kongo Jungle 64
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl 75m
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Bridge of Eldin
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Castle Siege
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Delfino Plaza
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halberd
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Circuit (Brawl)
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pirate Ship (DLC)
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashville

Single player stages

In the single player modes and challenges, a number of stages appear that are not available in versus mode.

  • Melee and Brawl's Home-Run Contest stages involve a central platform from which Sandbag is hit, and a very long stretch of ground to the right of the platform, for it to land upon.
  • In Melee's "trophy tussle" event matches, the player fights CPUs upon a stage that takes the form of a giant object, the trophy for which he or she wins after completing the event.
  • The original Super Smash Bros. Board the Platforms stages function as agility tests, and there are 12 in total - each one is designed to challenge the player's character.
  • Like Board the Platforms, Break the Targets and Target Test stages of the original Super Smash Bros. and Melee respectively are tailored to challenge each character - 12 exist in the original and 25 in Melee. Some of Melee's Target Test stages are decorated in reference to their character's universe; Pikachu's, for example, has decorative Poké Balls in its walls, while the Ice Climbers' look like a level from the game Ice Climber. Brawl, however, simply has five Target Smash! stages for all characters, each representing a different difficulty level.
  • Areas in Adventure Mode and the Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary are technically defined as stages.
  • Brawl's Online Practice Stage is playable only while waiting for an online match to load.
  • Brawl's controls test stage is playable only for the purpose of testing custom controls, and only as Mario.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

In Smash 4

Note: On the Wii U version, most of these stages can be played with two players.

Non-playable stages

Some stages exist, but are non-playable; developers did not intended for them to be played in. Non-playable stages are accessible only through hacks and debug programs, such as Action Replay. Some, such as "Test", are assumed to have been used for testing during game development, while others, such as the "Tutorial stage", are used in the game but not for the purpose of gameplay.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

  • 1-Player Mode Credits - the file name of the single player mode credits is "STGCHARACROLL.pac", which technically defines it as a stage.
  • Results Screen - the results screen that appears after a match is a stage, playable only through hacking.[1]

Custom Stages

Brawl introduced the Stage Builder, a tool that allows players to build their own stages, for use in multiplayer matches, using sets of provided objects, some unlockable. Brawl includes a set of Sample Stages that were built using the Stage Builder. The stage builder can also be used to build No KO stages and "CD Factories" - exploitative stages used for quickly obtaining CDs.

References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUCtkSWsFkY


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Stages in Super Smash Bros.
Starter stages Congo Jungle · Dream Land · Hyrule Castle · Peach's Castle · Planet Zebes · Saffron City · Sector Z · Yoshi's Island
Unlockable stage Mushroom Kingdom
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Stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Starter stages Brinstar · Corneria · Fountain of Dreams · Great Bay · Green Greens · Icicle Mountain · Jungle Japes · Kongo Jungle · Mushroom Kingdom · Mute City · Onett · Pokémon Stadium · Princess Peach's Castle · Rainbow Cruise · Temple · Venom · Yoshi's Island · Yoshi's Story
Unlockable stages Battlefield · Big Blue · Brinstar Depths · Final Destination · Flat Zone · Fourside · Mushroom Kingdom II · Poké Floats
Super Smash Bros. Unlockable Past Stages Dream Land · Kongo Jungle · Yoshi's Island
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Stages in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Starter stages Battlefield · Bridge of Eldin · Castle Siege · Delfino Plaza · Distant Planet · Final Destination · Frigate Orpheon · Halberd · Lylat Cruise · Mario Circuit · Mushroomy Kingdom · New Pork City · Norfair · PictoChat · Pokémon Stadium 2 · Port Town Aero Dive · Rumble Falls · Shadow Moses Island · Skyworld · Smashville · Summit · WarioWare, Inc. · Yoshi's Island
Unlockable stages 75m · Flat Zone 2 · Green Hill Zone · Hanenbow · Luigi's Mansion · Mario Bros. · Pirate Ship · Spear Pillar
Super Smash Bros. Melee Starter Melee stages Brinstar · Corneria · Onett · Rainbow Cruise · Temple · Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Melee Unlockable Melee stages Big Blue · Green Greens · Jungle Japes · Pokémon Stadium
Stage Builder Sample Stages · CD Factory · No KO
Adventure Mode:
The Subspace Emissary 		Midair Stadium · Skyworld · Sea of Clouds · The Jungle · The Plain · The Lake · The Ruined Zoo · The Battlefield Fortress · The Forest · The Research Facility I · The Lake Shore · The Path to the Ruins · The Cave · The Ruins · The Wilds I · The Ruined Hall · The Wilds II · The Swamp · The Research Facility II · Outside the Ancient Ruins · The Glacial Peak · The Canyon · Battleship Halberd Interior · Battleship Halberd Exterior · Battleship Halberd Bridge · The Subspace Bomb Factory I · The Subspace Bomb Factory II · Entrance to Subspace · Subspace I · Subspace II · The Great Maze
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Stages in Super Smash Bros. 4
Both games (new) Battlefield · Boxing Ring · Duck Hunt · Final Destination · Gaur Plain · Midgar · Super Mario Maker · Suzaku Castle · Umbra Clock Tower · Wily Castle
Both games (familiar) Super Smash Bros. Dream Land (64) · Super Smash Bros. Hyrule Castle (64) · Super Smash Bros. Peach's Castle (64)
3DS version (new) 3D Land · Arena Ferox · Balloon Fight · Dream Land · Find Mii · Gerudo Valley · Golden Plains · Living Room · Magicant · Mute City · Pac-Maze · Paper Mario · PictoChat 2 · Prism Tower · Rainbow Road · Reset Bomb Forest · Spirit Train · Tomodachi Life · Tortimer Island · Unova Pokémon League
3DS version (familiar) Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar · Super Smash Bros. Melee Corneria · Super Smash Bros. Melee Jungle Japes · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Flat Zone 2 · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom · Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc. · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi's Island
Wii U version (new) Big Battlefield · Coliseum · Flat Zone X · Gamer · Garden of Hope · Jungle Hijinxs · Kalos Pokémon League · Mario Circuit · Mario Galaxy · Miiverse · Mushroom Kingdom U · Orbital Gate Assault · Pac-Land · Palutena's Temple · Pilotwings · Pyrosphere · Skyloft · The Great Cave Offensive · Town and City · Wii Fit Studio · Windy Hill Zone · Woolly World · Wrecking Crew · Wuhu Island
Wii U version (familiar) Super Smash Bros. Kongo Jungle 64 · Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett · Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple · Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island · Super Smash Bros. Brawl 75m · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Bridge of Eldin · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Castle Siege · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Delfino Plaza · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halberd · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise ·Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Circuit (Brawl) · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pirate Ship · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2 · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld · Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashville
Other Ω form · Stage Builder
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