Controller

Throughout the series, Super Smash Bros. have been used by many controllers in its history, first starting with the Nintendo 64 Controller to the recent Wii Remote with or without the Nunchuk accessory.

Nintendo 64 Controller

This was the first controller to be used in the hands of gamers playing Smash Bros. This happened to be the biggest of the controllers, so people with the smallest of hands would have trouble using it. It was a comfortable controller for the system and the game though.

GameCube Controller

When Melee was in stores, this was the primary controller to use. It was smaller in size then the N64 one, so those with smaller hands could play it easily.

The GameCube Controller will also be used as one of the 4 options of playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This option was probably made for people accustomed to Melee's controls. Although the original GameCube Controllers were released with a cord, the newer "Wavebird" controllers were wireless, allowing players to play from several feet away. In Brawl, controls can be changed, which allows for Wave Bouncing by setting B attack shortcuts to the C stick rather than Smash attack shortcuts.

Wii Remote

Main article: Wii Remote

The remote alone may be the strangest of the control schemes revealed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as it is turned on its side, much like an NES controller. This happens to be the most confusing control scheme; most gamers believe that having the remote on its side is too simplistic to be used for a complex game like Super Smash Bros. However, the creators of the game assure on the website, Super Smash Bros. Dojo!!, that it will somehow work out. Indeed, the control scheme manages to work in all the basic commands, only sacrificing the ability to chose one's taunt.

Wii Remote + Nunchuk

The Nunchuk is inserted into the bottom of the Wii Remote for games too complex for the remote alone. Movement is assigned to the Nunchuk's Analog stick, while A and B button attacks are assigned to the A and B button on the Remote and grabbing is performed by Pressing A and B together. By default, Taunts are assigned to combinations of the 1 and 2 buttons, but these buttons are difficult to press during normal play. An option exclusive to this configuration is Shake Smash, the ability to do a smash attack by flicking the Wii Remote in a similar fashion to using the C-Stick.

Classic Controller

Main article: Classic Controller

Classic Controllers were released especially for the Wii's Virtual Console (the right-side buttons are much like the buttons on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller); however, it has also been revealed as a control scheme for Brawl. Overall, the default setup mimics that of the Gamecube Controller. But it is extremely difficult to handle compare to the Gamecube Controller due to its weird placement of buttons.

Controller compatibility chart

	Playable on a Nintendo 64	Playable on a Nintendo GameCube	Playable on a Wii
Nintendo 64 Controller	Yes	No	No
GameCube Controller	No	Yes	Yes
Wii Remote	No	No	Yes
Nunchuk	No	No	Yes
Classic Controller	No	No	Yes