A starter stage is a stage that is available for Versus Mode or event match mode play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock that stage in order for it to be selectable.
List of starter stages
The following stages appear as starter stages:
Super Smash Bros.
- Peach's Castle
- Congo Jungle
- Hyrule Castle
- Planet Zebes
- Yoshi's Island
- Dream Land
- Sector Z
- Saffron City
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Icicle Mountain
- Princess Peach's Castle
- Rainbow Cruise
- Kongo Jungle
- Jungle Japes
- Great Bay
- Temple
- Yoshi's Story
- Yoshi's Island
- Fountain of Dreams
- Green Greens
- Corneria
- Venom
- Brinstar
- Onett
- Mute City
- Pokémon Stadium
- Mushroom Kingdom
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Battlefield
- Bridge of Eldin
- Brinstar (Melee)
- Castle Siege
- Corneria (Melee)
- Delfino Plaza
- Distant Planet
- Final Destination
- Frigate Orpheon
- Halberd
- Lylat Cruise
- Mario Circuit
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- New Pork City
- Norfair
- Onett (Melee)
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Port Town Aero Dive
- PictoChat
- Rainbow Cruise (Melee)
- Rumble Falls
- Shadow Moses Island
- Skyworld
- Smashville
- Summit
- Temple (Melee)
- WarioWare, Inc.
- Yoshi's Island
- Yoshi's Island (Melee)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- 3D Land
- Golden Plains
- Rainbow Road
- Paper Mario
- Mushroomy Kingdom (Brawl)
- Jungle Japes (Melee)
- Gerudo Valley
- Spirit Train
- Brinstar (Melee)
- Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
- Corneria (Melee)
- Unova Pokémon League
- Prism Tower
- Arena Ferox
- Reset Bomb Forest
- Distant Planet (Brawl)
- Tortimer Island
- Boxing Ring
- Gaur Plain
- Living Room
- Find Mii
- Tomodachi Life
- PictoChat 2
- Green Hill Zone (Brawl)
- Wily Castle
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
So far, 21 stages have been officially been confirmed to be starters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Another 19 can be seen in an official screenshot on what appears to be the starting roster of stages.
- Battlefield
- Big Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Mario Galaxy
- Mushroom Kingdom U **
- Mario Circuit
- Mario Circuit (Brawl) *
- Delfino Plaza (Brawl)
- Luigi's Mansion (Brawl) *
- Jungle Hijinxs
- Skyloft **
- Bridge of Eldin (Brawl) *
- Temple (Melee) *
- Pyrosphere
- Norfair (Brawl) *
- Woolly World
- Yoshi's Island (Melee)
- The Great Cave Offensive
- Halberd (Brawl) *
- Orbital Gate Assault
- Lylat Cruise (Brawl) *
- Kalos Pokémon League
- Port Town Aero Drive (Brawl) *
- Onett (Melee)
- Coliseum **
- Castle Siege (Brawl) *
- Gamer
- Palutena's Temple
- Skyworld (Brawl)
- Garden of Hope
- Town and City **
- Boxing Ring***
- Wii Fit Studio *
- Gaur Plain***
- Wrecking Crew
- 75m (Brawl) *
- Pilot Wings **
- Wuhu Island
- Windy Hill
- Wily Castle***
(*): While this stage has not been officially confirmed to be a starter, it is shown on what appears to be the starting roster of stages.
(**): In addition to being shown on the potential starting roster, this stage was also playable at E3 2014.
(***): This stage is available by default in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.