List of regional version differences (SSBB)

This article lists the differences between the NTSC version and PAL version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unlike previous games in the series, there are no gameplay differences and all regional differences in Brawl are purely aesthetic, to keep WiFi play between the different regions compatible.

Examples

The NTSC stage selection screen (left) compared to the PAL version (right).

• In the NTSC version, stage names are in all capital letters, whereas in the PAL version, they are not. For example, the NTSC version's stage select screen depicts Delfino Plaza as "DELFINO PLAZA"; in the PAL version, it is shown as "Delfino Plaza".
• In the PAL version, the names of Pokémon are in all capital letters, as they are in their own core series of video games before Pokémon Black & White.
• The Nintendo Chronicle in the NTSC version lists games up to "December 2007". In the PAL version, it goes up to "14 March 2008".
• All games that have different names in PAL regions have been changed accordingly. For example, the song entitled "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day" is now called "Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain?". All references to "Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast" are now "Donkey Kong: Jet Race", all references to "Kirby Squeak Squad" have been altered to "Kirby Mouse Attack", and all references to "Star Fox" and "Star Fox 64" have been changed to "Starwing" and "Lylat Wars", along with many other changes.
• The WarioWare, Inc. series uses a more simple title for the WarioWare series in PAL versions of Brawl. However, the stage WarioWare, Inc. retains the same name in all regions.
• On the Wi-Fi character select screen, the Item and Stage buttons instead read the pluralised words Items and Stages.
• In NTSC versions, the menu icon for the Deflicker is a capital D amongst straight lines, but in PAL versions, the D is replaced with a circle.
• The track entitled "The Roost" for Smashville has been changed to "Brewster's Roost" in PAL.

• Several errors in trophy descriptions have been corrected. For example:
  • The NTSC trophy description of Lyn lists her age as 15, while the PAL version lists her age as 18. In the Japanese version of Fire Emblem, Lyn was 15, but her age was changed to 18 for western versions.
  • In Lucas' trophy description, "Tazumili" was changed to "Tazmily", the official English name used in EarthBound 64's production.
  • In the NTSC version, the Baby Mario trophy claims that "he lacks overalls," even though the trophy depicts him wearing them. The PAL version changes the description to read, "Even then he wore overalls," matching the trophy.
  • The Black Knight's trophy description changes the name of his sword from Ettard to Alondite, as it is known in western versions of Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Unlike the NTSC release, the PAL version of the Negative Zone trophy mentions nothing about Luigi embracing the dark side in his brother's shadow — it instead states "...in contrast to the oddness of the dance, it is a very powerful Final Smash".
• The trophy descriptions for characters from Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast differ between regions; the NTSC version focuses on their in-game performance, while the PAL version focuses on their personalities.

• The Challenges section in the NTSC version has several challenges whose criteria cannot be bypassed with a Golden Hammer. The PAL version has no such restrictions.
• In the Home-Run Contest, the length counter is measured in "metres" instead of "feet".
• There are overall fewer imperfections in the PAL version due largely in part to the game's protracted delay, resulting in more time to fix said defects.
• In the PAL version, the color of the magnifying glass for CPUs on either the blue or green team are grayish blue and grayish green respectively instead of grayish red.
• Pokémon Trainer, Lucario, the announcer, and crowd chants have different voice clips in all the languages. Ivysaur, Squirtle and Jigglypuff also have different voice clips in French and German due to name changes (although Charizard does not, as its cries are completely unintelligible). All other speaking characters retain their English voices in other Western languages (or Japanese voice, in Marth's case).
  • The announcer's "Jackpot!" voice clip is not present in the Korean version.
• Exclusively to the PAL version, there is a skip that can be performed in The Wilds 2 in The Subspace Emissary that allows the player to skip the very first room's autoscroller with Kirby (which can be done on any version of the game), attack the buttons and then run to the end of the screen, using a SD strat, and spawn out the other side after the floating platform. This all skips 2 locked fights and the autoscroller completely.

Character names

Characters not mentioned have the same name in all languages. Note that the Pokémon names being fully capitalized is how they were written in the main series games before Generation V.

English (NTSC)	English (PAL)	Italian (PAL)	Spanish (PAL)	French (PAL)	German (PAL)	Japanese	Korean
Bowser						Koopa (クッパ)	Koopa (쿠파)
Charizard	CHARIZARD			DRACAUFEU	GLURAK	Lizardon (リザードン)	Rizamon (리자몽)
Ice Climbers						Ice Climber (アイスクライマー)	Ice Climber (얼음 타기)
Ivysaur	IVYSAUR			HERBIZARRE	BISAKNOSP	Fushigisou (フシギソウ)	Isanghepul (이상해풀)
Jigglypuff	JIGGLYPUFF			RONDOUDOU	PUMMELUFF	Purin (プリン)	Purin (푸린)
King Dedede			Rey Dedede	Roi DaDiDou	König Dedede	Dedede (デデデ)	King Dedede (디디디 대왕)
Lucario	LUCARIO					Lucario ルカリオ)	Lucario 루카리오
Meta Knight					Meta-Knight	Meta Knight (メタナイト)	Meta Knight (메타 나이트)
Olimar						Pikmin & Olimar (ピクミン＆オリマー)	Pikmin & Olimar (피크민&올리마)
Pikachu	PIKACHU					Pikachu (ピカチュウ)	Pikachu (피카츄)
Pokémon Trainer		Allenatore di Pokémon	Entrenador Pokémon	Dresseur de Pokémon	Pokémon-Trainer	Pokémon Trainer (ポケモントレーナー)	Pokémon Trainer (포켓몬 트레이너)
R.O.B.						Robot (ロボット)	R.O.B. (아르 자형 영형 비)
Sheik					Shiek	Sheik (シーク)	Sheik (시크)
Squirtle	SQUIRTLE			CARAPUCE	SCHIGGY	Zenigame (ゼニガメ)	Kkobugi (꼬부기)
Toon Link		Link cartone	Toon Link	Link Cartoon	Toon-Link	Toon Link (トゥーンリンク)	Toon Link (툰링크)
Zero Suit Samus		Samus Tuta Zero	Samus Zero	Samus sans armure	Zero Suit Samus	Zero Suit Samus (ゼロスーツサムス)	Zero Suit Samus (제로 슈트 사무스)

Damage meter differences

In Japanese releases, the names of some characters in the damage meter differ from how they are shown on the character selection screen. These differences include removing part of the character's name to removing spaces in the name.

Character Selection Screen	Damage Meter
Captain Falcon	C.FALCON
Diddy Kong	DIDDY
Donkey Kong	DONKEY
Meta Knight	METAKNIGHT
Mr. Game & Watch	GAME & WATCH
Pikmin & Olimar	OLIMAR
Zero Suit Samus	ZEROSUITSAMUS

Stage names

English	French	German	Spanish	Italian	Japanese	Korean
Battlefield	Champ de Bataille	Schlachtfeld	Campo de batalla	Le rovine	戦場 Battlefield	전장
Delfino Plaza	Place Delfino	Piazza Delfino	Ciudad Delfino	Delfinia	ドルピックタウン Dolphic Town	돌픽 타운
Yoshi's Island	Île de Yoshi	Yoshi's Island	Isla de Yoshi	L'Isola Yoshi	ヨッシーアイランド Yoshi Island	요시 아일랜드
Lylat Cruise	Traversée de Lylat	Lylat-Patrouille	Sistema Lylat	Il Sistema Lylat	ライラットクルーズ Lylat Cruise	라일라트 크루즈
Bridge of Eldin	Pont d'Ordinn	Brücke von Eldin	Gran Puente de Eldin	Il ponte di Oldin	オルディン大橋 Oldin Great Bridge	올딘대교
Smashville	Smash Ville	Smash-Stadt	Pueblo Smash	Smash Village	すま村 Smash Village	스매시 마을
Rumble Falls	Cascade à Rebours	Maxikaskade	La gran cascada	La cascata controcorrente	大滝のぼり Large Waterfall Climb	럼블 폭포
Skyworld	Royaume céleste	Reich der Lüfte	Reino del Cielo	Il Regno celeste	天空界 Skyworld	천공계
Castle Siege	Château assiégé	Die belagerte Burg	Castillo asediado	Il castello assediato	攻城戦 Castle Siege	공성전
WarioWare, Inc.			WarioWare	WarioWare, Inc.	メイド イン ワリオ Made in Wario	메이드 인 와리오
Pokémon Stadium 2	Stade Pokémon 2	Pokémon Stadium 2	Estadio Pokémon 2	Lo Stadio Pokémon 2	ポケモンスタジアム2 Pokémon Stadium 2	포켓몬 스타디움 2
Halberd			Hal Abarda	La Halberd	戦艦ハルバード Battleship Halberd	전함 할버드
Shadow Moses Island	Île de Shadow Moses	Shadow Moses	Isla Shadow Moses	L'isola di Shadow Moses	シャドーモセス島 Shadow Moses Island	쉐도우 모세스 섬
PictoChat				La PictoChat	ピクトチャット PictoChat	픽토챗
Summit	Sommet	Summit	La Cúspide	La cima	頂上 Summit	정상
Mario Circuit	Circuit Mario	Marios Piste	Circuito Mario	Il Circuito di Mario	マリオサーキット Mario Circuit	마리오 서킷
Frigate Orpheon	Frégate Orphéon	Fregatte Orpheon	Fragata Orpheon	La Fregata Orpheon	フリゲートオルフェオン Frigate Orpheon	프리깃 오르피온
Distant Planet	Planète lontaine	Ferner Planet	Planeta remoto	Il pianeta remoto	とある星 A Certain Planet	어느 별
Mushroomy Kingdom	Royaume Champiternel	Pilz-Königreich	Reino Champiñónico	Il Regno Fungoso	いにしえっぽい王国 Ancient‐Like Kingdom	예스러운 왕국
Port Town Aero Dive	Port Town		Port Town Aero Dive	Port Town	ポートタウン エアロダイブ Port Town Aero Dive	포트 타운 에어로다이브
Final Destination	Destination Finale	Letzte Station	Destino final	Destinazione finale	終点 Endpoint	종점
Green Hill Zone	Zone Green Hill	Green Hill Zone	Zona Green Hill	La Zona Green Hill	グリーンヒルゾーン Green Hill Zone	그린 힐 존
Luigi's Mansion	Manoir de Luigi	Luigi's Mansion	Mansión de Luigi	Il palazzo di Luigi	ルイージマンション Luigi Mansion	루이지 맨션
Spear Pillar	Colonnes Lances	Speersäule	Columna Lanza	Vetta Lancia	テンガンざん やりのはしら Mt. Tengan Spear Pillar	천관산 창기둥
75 m		Donkey Kong Classic	75 m
Flat Zone 2	Espace 2D n° 2	2D-Welt 2	Zona extraplana 2	La zona bidimensionale 2	フラットゾーン2 Flat Zone 2	플랫 존2
Pirate Ship	Vaisseau pirate	Piratenschiff	Barco pirata	La nave dei pirati	海賊船 Pirate Ship	해적선
Temple		Tempel	Templo	Tempio	神殿 Temple	신전
Rainbow Ride	Course Arc-en-ciel	Regenbogen Raserei	Rainbow Ride	Il Cammino Arcobaleno	レインボークルーズ Rainbow Cruise	레인보우크루즈
Jungle Japes	Jungle des Jobards	Tropen Trubel	Jungla Jocosa	La capanna nella giungla	ジャングルガーデン Jungle Garden	정글 가든
Green Greens	Vertes Prairies	Green Greens		La verde aiuola	グリーングリーンズ Green Greens	그린 그린
Pokémon Stadium	Stade Pokémon	Pokémon Stadium	Estadio Pokémon	Lo Stadio Pokémon	ポケモンスタジアム Pokémon Stadium	포켓몬 스타디움

See also

• List of regional version differences (SSB)
• List of regional version differences (SSBM)
• List of regional version differences (SSB4)
• List of regional version differences (SSBU)