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The Battlefield stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an example of a typical stage in the Super Smash Bros. series.

A stage (ステージ, Stage), also called a level, map, arena, stadium, or board, is a location in which characters fight or complete objectives. The word "stage" 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. Some stages in SSB4 were made available through updates and are downloadable. Of these stages, only two are free. 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, the Fire Emblem universe lacked one in Melee (though one was planned), and the R.O.B. universe has, for unknown reasons, never had a stage. Included in all games other than the first are a small number (large number in Smash Wii U and Ultimate) of Past Stages — stages from a previous Smash game. These stages will have either no or minor alterations, an example being Dream Land (64) in SSB4, where the top blast line is much closer to the stage then it was in 64 or Melee. Ultimate changes this, giving various stages a more refined and detailed design.

Stages range in size from the large The Great Cave Offensive and Rumble Falls to the small Yoshi's Story and Peach's Castle. 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", and only a select few, like Yoshi's Island, have only one walk-off. Some walk-off stages, such as Onett, have lower blast lines that are inaccessible normally, while others, such as Green Hill Zone, only infrequently have the lower blast lines introduced; still others, such as Mushroom Kingdom, have permanently-accessible gaps where players can fall past the lower blast line while still having solid ground covering most of the lower blast line, including its intersections with the left and/or right blast lines.

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 PAC-LAND scroll continuously up, to the side, or down. Other stages, such as Pokémon Stadium, undergo partial transformations at certain intervals, while yet others, like Brawl's Castle Siege and Smash 3DS's Paper Mario, 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, Gamer's, Balloon Fight's, and Garden of Hope's layouts are randomized to varying degrees for 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 Klaptraps; local items such as apples; and interactive objects such as Barrel Cannons and switches. While water has no effect on movement in Melee outside of the flowing river in Jungle Japes, 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 (and in SSB's case, all but one) are banned in competitive play because they are considered disruptive or unfair. See stage legality.

List of Stages

Starter Unlockable Downloadable
Stage Universe Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3D Land Mario (universe)Mario No No No Yes No Yes
75m Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No No Yes No Yes Yes
Arena Ferox Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem No No No Yes No Yes
Balloon Fight Balloon Fight (universe)Balloon Fight No No No Yes No Yes
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Melee[1] SpecialStagesSymbol.svgSuper Smash Bros. No Yes No No No No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No Yes No No No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No Yes Yes No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No No Yes No
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Big Blue[2] F-Zero (universe)F-Zero No Yes Yes No No Yes
Boxing Ring Punch-Out!! (universe)Punch-Out!! No No No Yes Yes Yes
Bridge of Eldin The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No Yes No Yes Yes
Brinstar[3] Metroid (universe)Metroid No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Brinstar Depths[4] Metroid (universe)Metroid No Yes No No No Yes
Castle Siege Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem No No Yes No Yes Yes
Coliseum Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem No No No No Yes Yes
Corneria[5] Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Delfino Plaza Mario (universe)Mario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Distant Planet Pikmin (universe)Pikmin No No Yes Yes No Yes
Dracula's Castle Castlevania (universe)Castlevania No No No No No Yes
Dream Land Super Smash Bros.[6] Kirby (universe)Kirby Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Dream Land GB[7] Kirby (universe)Kirby No No No Yes No Yes
Duck Hunt Duck Hunt (universe)Duck Hunt No No No Yes Yes Yes
Figure-8 Circuit[8] Mario (universe)Mario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Melee[9] Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No Yes No No No No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No Yes No No No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No Yes Yes No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Find Mii StreetPass Mii Plaza (universe)StreetPass Mii Plaza No No No Yes No Yes
Flat Zone[10] Game & Watch (universe)Game & Watch No Yes No No No[11] No[11]
Flat Zone 2 Game & Watch (universe)Game & Watch No No Yes Yes No[11] No[11]
Flat Zone X Game & Watch (universe)Game & Watch No No No No Yes Yes
Fountain of Dreams[12] Kirby (universe)Kirby No Yes No No No Yes
Fourside[13] EarthBound (universe)EarthBound No Yes No No No Yes
Frigate Orpheon Metroid (universe)Metroid No No Yes No No Yes
Gamer Wario (universe)Wario No No No No Yes Yes
Garden of Hope Pikmin (universe)Pikmin No No No No Yes Yes
Gaur Plain Xenoblade Chronicles (universe)Xenoblade No No No Yes Yes Yes
Gerudo Valley The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No No Yes No Yes
Golden Plains Mario (universe)Mario No No No Yes No Yes
Great Bay[14] The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes No No No Yes
The Great Cave Offensive Kirby (universe)Kirby No No No No Yes Yes
Great Plateau Tower The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No No No No Yes
Green Greens[15] Kirby (universe)Kirby No Yes Yes No No Yes
Green Hill Zone Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)Sonic No No Yes Yes No Yes
Halberd Kirby (universe)Kirby No No Yes No Yes Yes
Hanenbow Electroplankton (universe)Electroplankton No No Yes No No Yes
Hyrule Castle The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Icicle Mountain[16] Ice Climber (universe)Ice Climber No Yes No No No No
Jungle Hijinxs Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No No No No Yes No
Jungle Japes[17] Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Kalos Pokémon League Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No No No No Yes Yes
Kongo Falls[18] Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No Yes No No No Yes
Kongo Jungle Super Smash Bros.[19] Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Living Room Nintendogs (universe)Nintendogs No No No Yes No Yes
Luigi's Mansion Mario (universe)Mario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Lylat Cruise Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No No Yes No Yes Yes
Magicant EarthBound (universe)EarthBound No No No Yes No Yes
Mario Bros. Mario (universe)Mario No No Yes No No Yes
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario (universe)Mario No No No No Yes Yes
Mario Galaxy Mario (universe)Mario No No No No Yes Yes
Mementos Persona (universe)Persona No No No No No Yes
Midgar Final Fantasy (universe)Final Fantasy No No No Yes Yes Yes
Miiverse Miiverse (universe)Miiverse No No No No Yes No
Moray Towers Splatoon (universe)Splatoon No No No No No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom Super Smash Bros. Mario (universe)Mario Yes No No No No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom Super Smash Bros. Melee[20] Mario (universe)Mario No Yes No No No No
Mushroom Kingdom II[21] Mario (universe)Mario No Yes No No No Yes
Mushroomy Kingdom Mario (universe)Mario No No Yes Yes No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom U Mario (universe)Mario No No No No Yes Yes
Mute City Super Smash Bros. Melee[22] F-Zero (universe)F-Zero No Yes No No No No
Mute City SNES[23] F-Zero (universe)F-Zero No No No Yes No Yes
New Donk City Hall Mario (universe)Mario No No No No No Yes
New Pork City EarthBound (universe)EarthBound No No Yes No No Yes
Norfair Metroid (universe)Metroid No No Yes No Yes Yes
Onett[24] EarthBound (universe)EarthBound No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Orbital Gate Assault Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No No No No Yes No
Pac-Land Pac-Man (universe)Pac-Man No No No No Yes Yes
Pac-Maze Pac-Man (universe)Pac-Man No No No Yes No No
Palutena's Temple Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus No No No No Yes Yes
Paper Mario Mario (universe)Mario No No No Yes No Yes
Peach's Castle Mario (universe)Mario Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Princess Peach's Castle[25] Mario (universe)Mario No Yes No No No Yes
PictoChat Nintendo DS (universe)Nintendo DS No No Yes No No No
PictoChat 2 Nintendo DS (universe)Nintendo DS No No No Yes No Yes
Pilotwings Pilotwings (universe)Pilotwings No No No No Yes Yes
Pirate Ship The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No Yes No Yes Yes
Planet Zebes Metroid (universe)Metroid Yes No No No No No
Poké Floats[26] Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No Yes No No No No
Pokémon Stadium[27] Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No Yes Yes No No Yes
Pokémon Stadium 2 Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No No Yes No Yes Yes
Port Town Aero Dive F-Zero (universe)F-Zero No No Yes No Yes Yes
Prism Tower Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No No No Yes No Yes
Pyrosphere Metroid (universe)Metroid No No No No Yes No
Rainbow Cruise[28] Mario (universe)Mario No Yes Yes No No Yes
Rainbow Road Mario (universe)Mario No No No Yes No No
Reset Bomb Forest Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus No No No Yes No Yes
Rumble Falls Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No No Yes No No No
Saffron City Pokémon (universe)Pokémon Yes No No No No Yes
Sector Z Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox Yes No No No No No
Shadow Moses Island Metal Gear (universe)Metal Gear No No Yes No No Yes
Skyloft The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No No No Yes Yes
Skyworld Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus No No Yes No Yes Yes
Smashville Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing No No Yes No Yes Yes
Spear Pillar Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No No Yes No No Yes
Spirit Train The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No No No Yes No Yes
Summit Ice Climber (universe)Ice Climber No No Yes No No Yes
Super Happy Tree[29] Yoshi (universe)Yoshi Yes Yes No No No Yes
Super Mario Maker Mario (universe)Mario No No No Yes Yes Yes
Suzaku Castle Street Fighter (universe)Street Fighter No No No Yes Yes Yes
Temple[30] The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Tomodachi Life Tomodachi (universe)Tomodachi No No No Yes No Yes
Tortimer Island Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing No No No Yes No Yes
Town and City Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing No No No No Yes Yes
Umbra Clock Tower Bayonetta (universe)Bayonetta No No No Yes Yes Yes
Unova Pokémon League Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No No No Yes No Yes
Venom[31] Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No Yes No No No Yes
WarioWare, Inc. Wario (universe)Wario No No Yes Yes No Yes
Wii Fit Studio Wii Fit (universe)Wii Fit No No No No Yes Yes
Wily Castle Mega Man (universe)Mega Man No No No Yes[32] Yes[33] Yes[34]
Windy Hill Zone Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)Sonic No No No No Yes Yes
Woolly World Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No No No No Yes No
Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew (universe)Wrecking Crew No No No No Yes Yes
Wuhu Island Wii Sports (universe)Wii Sports No No No No Yes Yes
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Melee[35] Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No No Yes Yes No Yes
Yoshi's Story[36] Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No Yes No No No Yes
New Stages 9 26 31 25 + 5 29 + 5 7 + 1
Returning Stages 0 3 10 9 + 3 17 + 4 96
Total Stages 9 29 41 34 + 8 46 + 9 103 + 1

Notes

  1. ^ Listed as "Special Stages: Battlefield" in Melee.
  2. ^ Listed as "F-Zero Grand Prix: Big Blue" in Melee.
  3. ^ Listed as "Planet Zebes: Brinstar" in Melee.
  4. ^ Listed as "Planet Zebes: Brinstar Depths" in Melee.
  5. ^ Listed as "Lylat System: Corneria" in Melee.
  6. ^ Listed as "Past Stages: Dream Land" in Melee.
  7. ^ Listed as "Dream Land" in Smash 4.
  8. ^ Listed as "Mario Circuit" in Brawl, and as "Mario Circuit (Brawl)" in Smash 4.
  9. ^ Listed as "Special Stages: Final Destination" in Melee.
  10. ^ Listed as "Superflat World: Flat Zone" in Melee.
  11. ^ a b c d Appears as part of Flat Zone X.
  12. ^ Listed as "Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams" in Melee.
  13. ^ Listed as "Eagleland: Fourside" in Melee.
  14. ^ Listed as "Termina: Great Bay" in Melee.
  15. ^ Listed as "Dream Land: Green Greens" in Melee.
  16. ^ Listed as "Infinite Glacier: Icicle Mountain" in Melee.
  17. ^ Listed as "DK Island: Jungle Japes" in Melee.
  18. ^ Listed as "DK Island: Kongo Jungle" in Melee.
  19. ^ Listed as "Congo Jungle" in 64, and as "Past Stages: Kongo Jungle" in Melee.
  20. ^ Listed as "Mushroom: Kingdom" in Melee.
  21. ^ Listed as "Mushroom: Kingdom II" in Melee.
  22. ^ Listed as "F-Zero Grand Prix: Mute City" in Melee.
  23. ^ Listed as "Mute City" in Smash 4.
  24. ^ Listed as "Eagleland: Onett" in Melee.
  25. ^ Listed as "Mushroom Kingdom: Princess Peach's Castle" in Melee.
  26. ^ Listed as "Kanto Skies: Poké Floats" in Melee.
  27. ^ Listed as "Kanto: Pokémon Stadium" in Melee.
  28. ^ Listed as "Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise" in Melee.
  29. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island" in 64, and as "Past Stages: Yoshi's Island" in Melee.
  30. ^ Listed as "Hyrule: Temple" in Melee.
  31. ^ Listed as "Lylat System: Venom" in Melee.
  32. ^ In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Wily Castle is set during the day and has a variety of moving platforms.
  33. ^ In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Wily Castle is set during the night and has platforms moving along rails, as well as the Yellow Devil.
  34. ^ In Ultimate, Wily Castle is set during the night and has the hazards from both versions of Smash 4.
  35. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Island" in Melee.
  36. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story" in Melee.

In Super Smash Bros.

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

The stage select screen in Brawl.
File:BrawlMeleeStages.jpg
The Melee Stages 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 (with some having changes), 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 (though, there are some exceptions). In addition, this is the first game where stages from all the past entries return at once.

All stages now have an optional Ω form (Omega Form), changing their layout to be similar to Final Destination - some have walls that go all the way down to the bottom blast line, while others are basically floating islands.

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

Starter Unlockable Downloadable
Stage Universe Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Max PlayersSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Normal

Max PlayersSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Ω

3D Land Mario (universe)Mario Yes No - -
75m Super Smash Bros. Brawl Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No Yes 8 8
Arena Ferox Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem Yes No - -
Balloon Fight Balloon Fight (universe)Balloon Fight Yes No - -
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. Yes Yes 8 8
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. No Yes 8 8
Boxing Ring Punch-Out!! (universe)Punch-Out!! Yes Yes 4 4
Bridge of Eldin Super Smash Bros. Brawl The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes 8 8
Brinstar Super Smash Bros. Melee Metroid (universe)Metroid Yes No - -
Castle Siege Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem No Yes 8 8
Coliseum Fire Emblem (universe)Fire Emblem No Yes 4 4
Corneria Super Smash Bros. Melee Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox Yes No - -
Delfino Plaza Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 4 8
Distant Planet Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pikmin (universe)Pikmin Yes No - -
Dream Land Super Smash Bros. Kirby (universe)Kirby Yes Yes 8 8
Dream Land Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Kirby (universe)Kirby Yes No - -
Duck Hunt Duck Hunt (universe)Duck Hunt Yes Yes 8 8
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. (universe)Super Smash Bros. Yes Yes 4 4
Find Mii StreetPass Mii Plaza (universe)StreetPass Mii Plaza Yes No - -
Flat Zone 2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Game & Watch (universe)Game & Watch Yes No - -
Flat Zone X Game & Watch (universe)Game & Watch No Yes 6 8
Gamer Wario (universe)Wario No Yes 4 8
Garden of Hope Pikmin (universe)Pikmin No Yes 4 8
Gaur Plain Xenoblade Chronicles (universe)Xenoblade Yes Yes 8 8
Gerudo Valley The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda Yes No - -
Golden Plains Mario (universe)Mario Yes No - -
The Great Cave Offensive Kirby (universe)Kirby No Yes 8 8
Green Hill Zone Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)Sonic Yes No - -
Halberd Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kirby (universe)Kirby No Yes 4 8
Hyrule Castle Super Smash Bros. The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda Yes Yes 8 8
Jungle Hijinxs Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No Yes 4 8
Jungle Japes Super Smash Bros. Melee Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong Yes No - -
Kalos Pokémon League Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No Yes 4 8
Kongo Jungle Super Smash Bros. Donkey Kong (universe)Donkey Kong No Yes 8 8
Living Room Nintendogs (universe)Nintendogs Yes No - -
Luigi's Mansion Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 8 8
Lylat Cruise Super Smash Bros. Brawl Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No Yes 8 8
Magicant EarthBound (universe)EarthBound Yes No - -
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 8 8
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 8 8
Mario Galaxy Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 8 8
Midgar Final Fantasy (universe)Final Fantasy Yes Yes 8 8
Miiverse Miiverse (universe)Miiverse No Yes 4 4
Mushroomy Kingdom Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario (universe)Mario Yes No - -
Mushroom Kingdom U Mario (universe)Mario No Yes 4 8
Mute City Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS F-Zero (universe)F-Zero Yes No - -
Norfair Super Smash Bros. Brawl Metroid (universe)Metroid No Yes 8 8
Onett Super Smash Bros. Melee EarthBound (universe)EarthBound No Yes 8 8
Orbital Gate Assault Street Fighter (universe)Star Fox No Yes 4 8
Pac-Land Pac-Man (universe)Pac-Man No Yes 6 8
Pac-Maze Pac-Man (universe)Pac-Man Yes No - -
Palutena's Temple Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus No Yes 8 8
Paper Mario Mario (universe)Mario Yes No - -
Peach's Castle Super Smash Bros. Mario (universe)Mario Yes Yes 8 8
PictoChat 2 Nintendo DS (universe)Nintendo DS Yes No - -
Pilotwings Pilotwings (universe)Pilotwings No Yes 4 8
Pirate Ship Super Smash Bros. Brawl The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes 4 8
Pokémon Stadium 2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon (universe)Pokémon No Yes 8 8
Port Town Aero Dive Super Smash Bros. Brawl F-Zero (universe)F-Zero No Yes 4 8
Prism Tower Pokémon (universe)Pokémon Yes No - -
Pyrosphere Metroid (universe)Metroid No Yes 8 8
Rainbow Road Mario (universe)Mario Yes No - -
Reset Bomb Forest Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus Yes No - -
Skyloft The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes 4 8
Skyworld Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kid Icarus (universe)Kid Icarus No Yes 6 8
Smashville Super Smash Bros. Brawl Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing No Yes 8 8
Spirit Train The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda Yes No - -
Super Mario Maker Mario (universe)Mario Yes Yes 8 8
Suzaku Castle Street Fighter (universe)Street Fighter Yes Yes 8 8
Temple Super Smash Bros. Melee The Legend of Zelda (universe)The Legend of Zelda No Yes 8 8
Tomodachi Life Tomodachi (universe)Tomodachi Yes No - -
Tortimer Island Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing Yes No - -
Town and City Animal Crossing (universe)Animal Crossing No Yes 8 8
Umbra Clock Tower Bayonetta (universe)Bayonetta Yes Yes 8 8
Unova Pokémon League Pokémon (universe)Pokémon Yes No - -
WarioWare, Inc. Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wario (universe)Wario Yes No - -
Wii Fit Studio Wii Fit (universe)Wii Fit No Yes 8 8
Wily Castle Mega Man (universe)Mega Man Yes Yes 4 8
Windy Hill Zone Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)Sonic No Yes 8 8
Woolly World Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No Yes 4 8
Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew (universe)Wrecking Crew No Yes 4 8
Wuhu Island Wii Sports (universe)Wii Sports No Yes 4 4
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi (universe)Yoshi No Yes 8 8
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi (universe)Yoshi Yes No - -

In Ultimate

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, showing the normal stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with Stage Morph enabled.

There are 103 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with five more planned to be future downloadable content. 7 stages are unique to Ultimate while the other 96 comprise nearly every stage from previous Smash games: 7 from Super Smash Bros., 19 from Super Smash Bros. Melee, 26 from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and 44 from Super Smash Bros. 4 (18 from the 3DS version, 18 from the Wii U version, and 8 that are in both versions). Ω forms return for each stage, along with a new Battlefield form for every stage. All Battlefield and Ω forms have the same size and terrain as Battlefield and Final Destination, respectively. Up to 8 players are supported on every stage.

Not counting either single-player only stages or previous versions of Battlefield and Final Destination, there are only 15 stages that do not return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; 2 from SSB64 (Planet Zebes and Sector Z), 4 from Melee (Icicle Mountain, Mute City, Mushroom Kingdom and Poké Floats), 2 from Brawl (Rumble Falls and PictoChat), 2 from Smash for 3DS (Rainbow Road and Pac-Maze), and 5 from Smash for Wii U (Miiverse, Woolly World, Orbital Gate Assault, Jungle Hijinxs and Pyrosphere).

A new rules option allows stage hazards to be turned off. Stages are ordered by when they first appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series. Unlike previous entries, all stages are available from the start. Ultimate also introduces Stage Morph, an option which allows players to choose two different stages which will transition back and forth over the course of a battle.

Ultimate Stages

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Big Battlefield
Castlevania (universe) Dracula's Castle
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Great Plateau Tower
Persona (universe) Mementos
Splatoon (universe) Moray Towers
Mario (universe) New Donk City Hall

Familiar Stages

Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Dream Land
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Peach's Castle
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Hyrule Castle
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Kongo Jungle
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Mushroom Kingdom
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Saffron City
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Super Happy Tree
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Big Blue
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar Depths
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Corneria
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Fountain of Dreams
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Fourside
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Great Bay
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Green Greens
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Jungle Japes
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Kongo Falls
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Mushroom Kingdom II
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Pokémon Stadium
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Princess Peach's Castle
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Rainbow Cruise
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Venom
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island (Melee)
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Story
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
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Frigate Orpheon
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halberd
Electroplankton (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hanenbow
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Bros.
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl New Pork City
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Figure-8 Circuit
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pirate Ship
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive
Metal Gear (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Shadow Moses Island
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashville
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Spear Pillar
Ice Climber (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Summit
Wario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc.
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi's Island
Punch-Out!! (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Boxing Ring
Duck Hunt (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Duck Hunt
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Gaur Plain
Final Fantasy (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Midgar
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Mario Maker
Street Fighter (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Suzaku Castle
Bayonetta (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Umbra Clock Tower
Mega Man (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Wily Castle
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 3D Land
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Arena Ferox
Balloon Fight (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Balloon Fight
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Dream Land GB
StreetPass Mii Plaza (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Find Mii
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Gerudo Valley
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Golden Plains
Nintendogs (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Living Room
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Magicant
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Mute City SNES
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Paper Mario
Nintendo DS (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS PictoChat 2
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Prism Tower
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Reset Bomb Forest
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Spirit Train
Tomodachi (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tomodachi Life
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tortimer Island
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Unova Pokémon League
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Coliseum
Wario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Gamer
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Garden of Hope
Game & Watch (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Flat Zone X
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Kalos Pokémon League
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Galaxy
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mushroom Kingdom U
Pac-Man (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pac-Land
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Palutena's Temple
Pilotwings (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pilotwings
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Skyloft
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The Great Cave Offensive
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Town and City
Wii Fit (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii Fit Studio
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Windy Hill Zone
Wrecking Crew (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wrecking Crew
Wii Sports (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wuhu Island

Single player stages

In the single player modes and challenges, a number of stages appear that are not available in versus mode without hacking or accessing it via the Debug menu.

  • The Home-Run Contest stages in Melee, Brawl, and SSB4 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.
  • The Online Practice Stage in Brawl, SSB4, and Ultimate is playable only while waiting for an online match to load.
  • The controls test stage in Brawl, SSB4, and Ultimate is playable only for the purpose of testing custom controls, and only as Mario.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

Note: In Brawl, most of these stages can be played with two players.

In Smash 4

Note: As with Brawl, most of these stages can be played with two players.

In Ultimate

Note: As with Brawl and the Wii U version, some of these stages can be played with two players.

Non-playable stages

Some stages are inaccessible through normal means. These non-playable stages are accessible only through the use of hacks and debug programs, such as Action Replay. Some, such as "Test", were presumably 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]

In for Wii U

  • Photo Studio backgrounds - The backgrounds are all considered separate stages, and can only be played by hacking.

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. The Stage Builder returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with some features removed and other features added. In version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the stage builder was released.

Trivia

  • From Brawl onward (except in for 3DS), stages on the stage select screen show the logo of their origin game (or origin series). However, due to localization differences or certain games not being released in certain regions, various inconsistencies show up:
    • If the language is set to Latin American Spanish or Canadian French, all logos will use their US English version.
    • If the language is set to Castilian Spanish, Parisian French, UK English, German, or Italian, all logos will use their properly translated European versions.
    • If the language is set to Dutch or Russian, all logos will use the UK English version. (Differences between US English and UK English logos can be seen for games such as Pokémon Red and Blue Versions, Tomodachi Life, Xenoblade Chronicles, WarioWare, Inc., and Fire Emblem Awakening.)
    • If the language is set to Korean, games not released in South Korea use an inconsistent mixture of Japanese, US English, and UK English logos, for example using the UK English logo for Xenoblade Chronicles, the US English logo for Fire Emblem Awakening, and the Japanese logo for Super Mario USA and Made in Wario.
    • If the language is set to Traditional or Simplified Chinese, a different inconsistent mixture appears, such as using the UK English logo for Tomodachi Life and the Japanese logo for Xenoblade Chronicles.
      • As a unique difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese translates the logo for Nintendogs into Chinese, while Traditional Chinese leaves the logo untranslated.
    • If the language is set to either Japanese or Chinese, the origin game for Magicant is listed as Mother. If the language is set to Korean or any Western language, the origin game is instead listed as EarthBound (and not EarthBound Beginnings), despite those being two completely different games.
    • The logo for the game Find Mii is the only one to differ in all 11 languages.
  • Port Town Aero Dive has its origin game listed as both F-Zero GX and F-Zero AX, and is the only stage to list more than one title outside of Pokémon series stages.

References