Start/Pause button
The Start/Pause button (just called the Start button on the Nintendo 64 controller) refers to the small, gray button in the center of a GameCube controller, or the small, red button in the center of a Nintendo 64 controller. It is used on both consoles to pause most games, and select features in the menus. In SSBM's trophy gallery, the Start/Pause button is also used to change the background.
In addition, the Wii remote or Classic Controller's + Button can alternatively be called Start.
Players may repeatedly press the Start/Pause or + button to distract the other players, or to disrupt their combo timing, though is considered very rude. To prevent this, pausing may be turned off.
In the Subspace Emissary, player 2 can use this button to Space Jump instead of pause. In SSB and Melee, it is used to share stock.
| Controllers and buttons | |
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| Nintendo 64 controller |         
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| GameCube controller |           
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| Wii Remote (and Nunchuk) |           
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| Classic Controller | LR       
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| Nintendo 3DS |            
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| Wii U GamePad / Pro Controller | L R           
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| Joy-Con |                
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| Switch Pro Controller | LR
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| Third-party controllers | Hori Mini Pad · Arcade controller · Keyboard |
| Other | Smash Controller · Controller modification |
