Universe

A universe is a term used by the Smash Bros. community to collectively refer to all the particular characters, stages, items, music, and other properties appearing in the fighting games that are thematically featured in another game franchise.

Primary Universes

These are the video game series and franchises that the Super Smash Bros. games classify as major enough that they assign each franchise its own unique symbol that appears with characters and stages belonging to that franchise. These franchises generally have characters, stages, items, and other properties that all appear in Smash Bros. games as part of their primary content. However, the minimum requirement for a symbol is to contribute one stage or one character to the games. Universes that only contribute a stage, with the sole exception of Animal Crossing in Brawl, do not get a seperate universe listing in the trophies pages and items are not tagged with the symbol. (examples: Golden Hammer is listed as a Mario Item and the rocket belt is listed under others.)

The Super Smash Bros. universe: The "default" universe, this represents the Smash Bros. games themselves and accompanies all appearances of characters and stages that are thematically original to the fighting games themselves. Many original characters have been introduced here, but none thus far have been actually playable, with most serving as enemies and bosses in single-player content. The universe symbol seen here is also used as a "placeholder" by the games to indicate a minor universe without its own symbol. In Super Smash Bros. 4, the Super Smash Bros. universe gets its own character representation by the Mii Fighter, but officially, they haven't been in any Smash game before their debut as playable in the Super Smash Bros. universe, not to mention that Miis have appeared in various other games, most notably the StreetPass Plaza games, including Find Mii.	File:SmashBrosSymbol.png
Special Stages: The series that represents Battlefield and Final Destination on Melee (although Final Destination uses the Smash Bros. symbol, it is labelled under Special Stages). Not much is known about this universe, except that the Fighting Wire Frames, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand are always fought here (unless one executes the Name entry glitch).	File:SpecialStagesSymbol.png
Subspace: A sort of sub-universe of the greater Smash Bros. universe, Subspace encompasses Tabuu and his Subspace Army, as well as the realm of Subspace itself and other original content restricted to the Subspace Emissary.	File:SubspaceSymbol.png
The Mario universe: Nintendo's flagship video game franchise. The company mascot at the head of this multi-genre series, Mario, is a primary playable character in Smash Bros. games, and has been accompanied by his brother Luigi (both since Smash 64), his alter-ego Dr. Mario (Melee and Smash 4), the Mushroom Kingdom princess Peach (since Melee), the villainous king of the Koopas Bowser (since Melee) and his mischievous son Bowser Jr. (Smash 4), the cosmic princess Rosalina along with her partner Luma (Smash 4), the dinosaur Yoshi (since Smash 64), the gorilla Donkey Kong (since Smash 64), his chimp nephew, Diddy Kong (since Brawl), and the bellicose anti-hero Wario (since Brawl) as playable characters that heavily identify with Mario. The Mario universe is so expansive that Yoshi and Wario have been given their own sub-universes, while Donkey Kong and Mario started off together and therefore are linked in that way. Brawl also treats Mario Kart as a partially separate universe, containing two stages and a collection of music tracks, though it still uses the main Mario series symbol.	File:MarioSymbol.png
The Yoshi universe: Referred to as the Yoshi's Island universe by PAL versions of Brawl, the Yoshi universe is based on the more colorful and saccharine subset of Mario video games starring the dinosaur Yoshi, who is the main (and thus far only) playable character of the series in the Smash Bros. games. Several properties seen in Smash Bros. games can be identified as strictly belonging to this universe instead of the Mario universe.	File:YoshiSymbol.png
The Donkey Kong universe: A franchise which the Mario series was partially spun-off from. The direction of British company Rareware (now known as Rare Ltd.), focusing on Donkey Kong and his many simian relatives and reptilian nemeses. Donkey Kong himself has been a playable Smash Bros. character throughout the entire series, while his monkey-like nephew Diddy Kong has been playable since Brawl.	File:DKSymbol.png
The Wario universe: Referred to in NTSC versions of Brawl as the WarioWare universe, and as the WarioWare, Inc. series by PAL versions, the Wario universe is a sub-series of Mario games whose main character is Mario's ill-mannered and nefarious anti-hero counterpart, Wario. The games in this series are either platforming titles or (more prominently) micro-game collections, and Wario as he appears in both of these two genres of games within his series is the one playable character.	File:WarioSymbol.png
The Wrecking Crew universe: A curious NES puzzle/platform game starring Mario and Luigi as demolition workers, trying to destroy old buildings while avoiding sentient wrenches, Foreman Spike and the infamous Eggplant Man. Previously classified as a Mario game, the sub-series was given its own symbol and stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.	File:WreckingCrewSymbol.png
The Legend of Zelda universe: A series of adventure titles portraying several incarnations and continuities of its main characters, primarily the young Hylian hero Link (who is accompanied by Young Link in Melee and Toon Link since Brawl), the eponymous princess Zelda (since Melee), and the dark lord/warlock Ganondorf (since Melee). These four, as well as Zelda's ninja-like alter-ego Sheik (since Melee), are playable characters.	File:ZeldaSymbol.png
The Metroid universe: A science fiction series in either the side-scrolling platforming or the first-person adventure genres. The series' formerly silent protagonist, female bounty hunter Samus Aran clad in a versatile power suit (as well as without it in an alternative guise named Zero Suit Samus), is the primary playable character. In Brawl, another character from the universe appeared as a boss in the form of Ridley, and later as Meta Ridley. In Smash 4, Ridley appears as a stage boss in the Wii U version.	File:MetroidSymbol.png
The Kirby universe: The game franchise headed by Masahiro Sakurai prior to and alongside his directorial involvement in his Smash Bros. series. The titular pink spherical hero Kirby (since Smash 64), his menacing rival Meta Knight (since Brawl), and the greedy King Dedede (since Brawl) have all been featured as playable characters.	File:KirbySymbol.png
The Star Fox universe: A series of space shooting games that got its start as among the first games to popularize 3D polygonal graphics in the Super Nintendo era. All the games' characters are anthropomorphic animals. The de facto leader of the "Star Fox" team Fox McCloud has been available for the entire series and is a veteran. Ace wing man Falco Lombardi was added to the list in Melee. Wolf O'Donnell, Fox's rival and leader of the mercenary group "Star Wolf", became playable in Brawl.	File:StarFoxSymbol.png
The Pokémon universe: One of video gaming's most lucrative franchises, this multi-genre franchise emphasizes handheld role-playing games that focus on the training and battling of 719 distinctive species of creatures called Pokémon, from which the series derives its name. Playable characters consist of electric mouse mascot Pikachu (since Smash 64) and its younger form Pichu (Melee only), the hypnotic pink puffball Jigglypuff (since Smash 64), psychic feline humanoid Mewtwo (Melee and Smash 4, in the latter case it is an upcoming downloadable character), the jackal-like Lucario (since Brawl), a generic Pokémon Trainer (Brawl only) who commands his three Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, although Charizard reappears by itself in Smash 4) from the background to do battle in the foreground, and the speedy ninja frog Greninja (Smash 4). It is the most heavily represented universe to date.	File:PokemonSymbol.png
The F-Zero universe: A futuristic racing game series featuring anti-gravity racing machines that zoom at extremely fast and intense speeds, with game play emphasizing speed boosts, cornering, and physically ramming each other's machines to lower life meters. The superhero-like bounty hunter Captain Falcon serves as the most recognizable racer and "mascot" of the series and is a playable character throughout the Smash Bros. series.	File:FZeroSymbol.png
The EarthBound universe: Also referred to by its Japanese title, the Mother series. A postmodern, satirical, and psychedelic take on role-playing conceived by Shigesato Itoi, with three games in the series. The protagonists of the second and third games, EarthBound's Ness (since Smash 64) and Mother 3's Lucas (Brawl only) respectively, have been playable as characters.	File:EarthboundSymbol.png
The Ice Climber universe: A classic NES game focusing on a pair of parka-clad mallet-wielding children named Popo and Nana as they infinitely scale platformed mountains to retrieve vegetables from a Condor. The Ice Climbers feature together as one playable character in Melee and Brawl.	File:IceClimbersSymbol.png
The Fire Emblem universe: A long-running series of tactical role-playing games set in sword-and-sorcery medieval fantasy settings and portrayed with numerous anime character designs. Formerly a series released only in Japan, it gained enough popularity in its appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee that the franchise turned international from then on, and has proven quite popular as such. Main heroes from the various unrelated installments in the series, including Marth (since Melee), Roy (Melee only), and Ike (since Brawl) have been featured as playable characters. In Super Smash Bros. 4, Lucina and Robin were also added as representatives of this universe. It is the only series with characters that made their debut in a Smash Bros. game (specifically Roy).	File:FireEmblemSymbol.png
The Game & Watch universe: The Smash Bros. games' representation of one of Nintendo's earliest digital products, which is a series of LCD handheld consoles named "Game & Watch". A previously unnamed black-and-white character in several of these games has been featured as a playable character under the name Mr. Game and Watch since Melee.	File:Game&WatchSymbol.png
The Kid Icarus universe: An old classic NES game released alongside the original Metroid by the same designer, Gunpei Yokoi. It is the story of a young angel knight named Pit as he battles to save the goddess Palutena from the forces of the evil Medusa, which was revived by Masahiro Sakurai. Pit appears with a major graphical redesign as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4 and Palutena makes her debut as a playable character in Smash 4. Dark Pit, a major character in Kid Icarus: Uprising, also debuts as a playable character in Smash 4.	File:KidIcarusSymbol.png
The Pikmin universe: A real-time strategy game series that started on the GameCube. The main character, Captain Olimar, and the titular creatures, the Pikmin, cameo as separate, collectible trophies in Melee. The five different Pikmin types, red, blue, yellow, purple, and white, along with Captain Olimar, are combined into a playable character known as Pikmin & Olimar in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4. Alph, the protagonist of Pikmin 3, appears as a playable character in Smash 4 as one of Olimar's palette swaps.	File:PikminSymbol.png
The R.O.B. universe: Also known as the Robot universe. Not much is known about this universe, other than the fact that its symbol is a Gyro from Gyromite, and its only contributions are the character R.O.B., R.O.B.-based enemies in the Subspace Emissary, and a piece of music, Gyromite.	File:ROBSymbol.png
The Animal Crossing universe: This is a series of colorful life simulation games where the player's avatar lives in a woodland town featuring anthropomorphic animals as the town's residents and neighbors. It was introduced to the Smash Bros. franchise in Melee, with three trophies — K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and Mr. Resetti. In Brawl, Animal Crossing was more prominent, with a stage, an item, an assist trophy, and many stickers and trophies that originated in this universe. In Smash 4, it became even more noteworthy, with a Villager added as a playable character, as well as Isabelle tagging along as an Assist Trophy.	File:AnimalCrossingSymbol.png
The Sonic the Hedgehog universe: A third party franchise, one of SEGA's primary franchises, and a longtime rival franchise to Nintendo's Mario in the years before SEGA became a software developer for Nintendo and other companies. This world with anthropomorphic characters is the setting of many games covering multiple genres. Its eponymous mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, is a playable character in Brawl and Smash 4 and was highly anticipated.	File:SonicSymbol.png
The Metal Gear universe: A third-party franchise. A series of stealth and espionage shooting games set on a fictional take of real-world Earth in somewhat apocalyptic time periods in the future where nuclear deterrence and various moral issues are dealt with as social commentary by the games themselves. The series' main star, Solid Snake, is a playable character in Brawl.	File:MetalGearSymbol.png
The Wii Fit universe: Nintendo's recently successful Wii Fit series introduced Wii Fit Trainer as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. The Wii Fit Studio, where Yoga and Strength Training are performed in Wii Fit, appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.	File:WiiFitSymbol.png
The Punch-Out!! universe: A series of boxing games, best known for the large cast of colorful (yet stereotypically depicted) characters. The main character of the NES and Wii games, Little Mac, appears in Brawl as an Assist Trophy and as a playable character in Smash 4.	File:PunchOutSymbol.png
The Xenoblade universe: A JRPG series with a combat system styled after MMOs. Shulk, the protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles, wields the Monado, a unique sword, in battle against the mysterious "Mechon" enemies. Gaur Plain is a stage in both versions of SSB4.	File:XenobladeSymbol.png
The Duck Hunt universe: A classic NES title using the Zapper Gun peripheral that has the player shooting ducks. The Duck Hunt dog, with the ducks, appear as a single playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4.	File:DuckHuntSymbol.png
The Mega Man universe: Capcom's long-running series is another third-party universe with a playable character, the titular Mega Man. A franchise spanning at least five different series, the main concept for each one being the robotic protagonist fighting colorful enemies and taking their powers. Wily Castle appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. 4.	File:MegaManSymbol.png
The Pac-Man universe: A third party franchise, Bandai Namco's long running series about a yellow, spherical creature named Pac-Man, and his many adventures in "Pac-World". The eponymous character appears as a playable character in Smash 4, accompanied by characters and elements from other Namco Arcade games.	File:PacManSymbol.png
The Nintendo DS universe: Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4 dedicate an official universe symbol to what is merely the Nintendo DS platform itself. No characters appear in the game, and the only things that this universe has are two stages named PictoChat and PictoChat 2.	File:DSSymbol.png
The Electroplankton universe: Likewise, a stage named Hanenbow is the main and only representation of this "universe" based on the Nintendo DS musical "toy" game, Electroplankton.	File:ElectroplanktonSymbol.png
The Nintendogs universe: The Living Room stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS serves as the main representation of this universe, consisting of several pet simulation games. The other representation is an Assist Trophy in both this game and Brawl, Nintendog.	File:NintendogsSymbol.png
The Find Mii universe: A stage, Find Mii, in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the only representation of this universe, which is made up of a two-part game built into the Nintendo 3DS, featuring the player using StreetPass to collect Miis to save the player's Mii from ghosts.	File:FindMiiSymbol.png
The Balloon Fight universe: A stage titled Balloon Fight in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the main representation of the universe, in which a balloon-propelled man flies through the air and pops the balloons of other enemies, though there were trophies, music, and items in Melee, as well as music and a stage hazard in Brawl prior.	File:BalloonFightSymbol.png
The Tomodachi universe: The Tomodachi Life stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the main and only representation of this universe. The universe is made up of simulation games featuring the player's Miis.	File:TomodachiSymbol.png
The Pilotwings universe: Besides stickers in Brawl, the stage Pilotwings in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the Rocket Belt item in both versions are the only known representations of this universe, made up of games allowing the player to fly planes across unique environments.	File:PilotwingsSymbol.png
The Wii Sports universe: A series of sports games released to demonstrate the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities. It received one music track in Brawl before receiving its own stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.	File:WuhuSymbol.png

Secondary universes

These are the various franchises that have not been recognized as primary universes by any Smash Bros. game, and this is indicated by the fact these franchises do not carry their own universe symbols. As a general rule, such universes lack any playable characters or stages in the games, but if any of the following franchises contributes an item, assist trophy, music, or some other minor element to a given Smash game, the game assigns the property and its respective franchise the default Smash Bros. universe symbol. These universes contribute elements to the gameplay itself i.e. assist trophies, enemies, items or attacks.

• Brain Age: Music from this game appears as a My Music option in PictoChat and the host, Dr. Kawashima appears as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
• Clu Clu Land: An NES game whose main character, Bubbles, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. Additionally, a music track with the same name as the source game appears in the My Music for the stage Summit as well as Unira making an appearance as an item in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Color TV-Game: A series of early "pong consoles" released by Nintendo, making then it's oldest game series, older than Game and Watch. A representation of Color TV-Game 15 appears as an assist trophy in Smash 4.
• Custom Robo: Three robot combatants, Ray MK II, Bayonette, and Annie, cameo as collectible trophies in Melee. Ray MK III also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl.
• Daigasso! Band Brothers: A Nintendo DS game that was never released outside of Japan, Barbara the Bat, one of the characters in the game, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where she plays her guitar that sends out damaging shockwaves.
• Devil World: Tamagon, the game's protagonist, appears as a trophy in Melee, though it cannot be obtained unless the game is hacked in the North American version, and it is completely absent from the PAL version. Only in the Japanese version is it fully obtainable. In addition, the Devil from the game is an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Dillon's Rolling Western: A western-styled action/tower defense game with two installments on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The main character, Dillon, appears as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
• Drill Dozer: Jill, along with her Drill Dozer, appears as one of the Assist Trophies in Brawl.
• Excite: A side-scrolling racing game whose depiction of a motorcyclist racer is a collectible Trophy in Melee and an Assist Trophy in Brawl.
• Golden Sun: A series of fantasy RPGs for Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and thematically based on the four classical elements. The first game's silent protagonist, the young Earth-based warrior Isaac, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl. In addition, the music track Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun), based on two battle themes from the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, can be unlocked for the My Music selection for Norfair.
• Hogan's Alley: A shooting game compatible with the NES Zapper where the player must shoot cardboard cut-outs of thugs and avoid shooting the innocent people. It is represented in Smash 4 as as Duck Hunt's neutral special and final smash.
• Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Translated as "For the Frog the Bell Tolls"): An obscure Japan-Only Gameboy release. The unnamed main character, the Sablé Prince, appears as an assist trophy in Smash 4.
• Kururin: Helirin (incorrectly spelled "Heririn") cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. The Helirin also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where it acts as a rotating platform that characters can stand on.
• Namco Arcade Releases: Various Namco arcade games make apperaces as part of Pac-Man's moveset and other capacities including.
  • Dig-Dug: A game based around killing monsters with an air pump, the common enemy Pooka appears as a Smash Run foe and as a cameo in Pac-Man's taunt.
  • Galaxian/Galaga: A series of space shooters, in the vein of Space Invaders. One of the Galaxian flagships appears as part of Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit and the Boss Galaga is an item. In addition, the Boss Galaga's tractor beam is used as Pac-Man's grab.
  • Mappy: A platform game about Mappy, a member of the Micro Police, recovering stolen goods from a gang of cats. The trampolines used to navigate the game appear as Pac-Man's up special and the titular character's sprite can be conjured with Pac-Man's taunt.
  • Xevious: Bacuras appear as indestructible foes in Smash Run.
  • Rally-X: A maze game based on gathering flags while avoiding enemies. The Special Flag item first appeared here before cameoing in other Namco games.
• Nintendo Wars: Various soldiers and tanks from the series appear as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4 where they fire projectiles at foes.
• Panel de Pon: A long running series of puzzle games that only saw western release after rebranding with other Nintendo mascots, such as Yoshi or Pokémon, typically under the name Puzzle League. The Lip's Stick item is a tool from this game. Lip's Theme is a music track on PictoChat that is a reference to this universe.
• Perfect Dark series: Sci-fi stealth-based FPS games by former Nintendo developer Rareware (now known simply as "Rare"). The Motion Sensor Bomb and Cloaking Device, featured as items, were listed as based on this series in beta versions of Melee, though they are considered non-universal in later versions.
• Rhythm Heaven: A series of music games from the same team behind the WarioWare series where the player must tap along to the rhythm of a song while quirky situations play. A character from one of the games "Sneaky Spirit" appears as a Smash Run enemy.
• Sheriff: A 1979 arcade game whose main character and enemy sprites cameo together in a collectible trophy for Melee. He also appears as an Assist Trophy in his sprite form in Smash 4.
• SimCity: Dr. Wright cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. He also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Sin and Punishment: Saki Amamiya appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Starfy: Starfy appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4. He uses spinning attacks to damage his foes, but is also one of the few Assist Trophies that can be knocked out of the arena.
• Steel Diver: An item based on one of the playable submarines in the first game, the Blue Shark, appears in Smash 4.
• The Mysterious Murasame Castle: Takamaru appears as a sticker in Brawl and as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
• Wild Gunman: A first-person shooter released for the NES that is compatible with the NES Zapper. It is represented in Brawl as a sticker, and as Duck Hunt's down special and final smash in Smash 4.

Tertiary universes

These series have no elements represented within the gameplay of Super Smash Bros. but still have trophies, stickers or music.

• 1080° Snowboarding/Avalanche: Snowboarding games released for the Nintendo 64 and GameCube. A character from the first game (but not the second), Kensuke Kimachi, cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Additionally, Akari Hayami, Ricky Winterborn & his Snowman costume cameo as Stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and with their artwork from 1080° Avalanche. The music track Golden Forest (1080° Snowboarding) appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in the My Music for Port Town Aero Dive.
• AR Games: An in built application in the Nintendo 3DS, showcasing the Augmented Reality capabilities of the system. The Dragon Fight music appears in the Gamer stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Art Academy: A series of art training games released for the DSiWare, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U eShop. The game also had a spin-off with the Pokémon series called Pokémon Art Academy. The player's art teacher, Vince, appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. In addition, the Swan Lesson theme is a track in the Duck Hunt stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Baten Kaitos: An card battle RPG series for the Nintendo GameCube developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Cresendo. While the first game, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, was published by Namco. The prequel, Baten Kaitos Origins was published by Nintendo in all regions it released in. The Valedictory Elegy plays on the Gaur Plains stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Big Brain Academy: Artwork of Dr. Lobe from both of the Big Brain Academy games appears as a Sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as the music track Title (Big Brain Academy) appearing in the My Music for Distant Planet.
• bit generations: Known as Digiluxe in Brawl, bit generations is a series of 7 simple games released exclusively in Japan in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance. 4 of the games were later rereleased for the Nintendo DSiWare and WiiWare with some brand new games under the name Art Style and were released outside of in North America and PAL regions. 5 out of the 7 games appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as collectible stickers. The games include Orbiter, Chromatron, Boundish, Digidrive, and Rotohex.
• BIT.TRIP: A series of rhythm games by independent developer Gaijin Games (now known as Choice Provisions) starring an entity known as CommanderVideo, who appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a trophy. This marks BIT.TRIP as the third third-party series represented without a playable character (The first and second franchises being Culdcept and Rayman), and the first by an independent developer.
• Calciobit: A soccer simulation game released exclusively in Japan for the Game Boy Advance in 2006. The game then got a sequel in 2012 for the 3DS with the same name that later got released in Europe in 2014 as Nintendo Pocket Football Club. The Athletes appear as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Captain Rainbow: An action-adventure game featuring very obscure Nintendo characters trying to find their wish in life with the help of the title hero. The titular character and the obese version of Little Mac appear as collectible trophies and at least one music track called Tomorrow's Passion appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a track for the Boxing Ring stage.
• Card Hero: A Japan-only card battle RPG released for the Game Boy Color that popularized a relatively obscure trading card game in Japan. Trading cards came packaged with the original game. A sequel was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007 titled Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero. A DSiWare title known as Card Hero: Speed Battle Custom was later released in 2010, but it only allowed the ability to battle and build decks. None of the games were released outside of Japan. One of its characters, Maruo Maruhidge, cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, while Hiroshi, Master and Tameo cameo as stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Chibi-Robo: A kind-of simulation game whose titular character (Along with his motivator, Telly) cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl include Chibi-Robo, Chibi-Robo Running, Papa, and Telly with their artwork from the original Chibi-Robo and Chibi-Robo and Free Ranger with their artwork from Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Chibi-Robo (With a Chibi-Tot from Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder in his Trophy) appear as a collectible Trophy.
• Chosoju Mecha MG: A fighting game featuring giant robots called Marionation Gears (MG for short) for the Nintendo DS released exclusively in Japan. The Warrior Mech Gauss, HM Mech Rosa, and Musketeer Daltania appear as collectible Trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. All 3 of the MGs along with the Ningyou Kouchuu Viigaru appear as collectible stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Additionally, a music piece titled 'Marionation Gear' plays on Norfair in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Cubivore: A simulation Gamecube game, full title Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest, released in 2002. The Alpha trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee represents a denizen of this game world. An interesting fact is that Alpha appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee before Cubivore launched everywhere in the world.
• Culdcept: A series of card collecting board games released on multiple consoles with different publishers, such as Sega, Namco Bandai, and Nintendo. The character Goligan appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and a music track plays on the Boxing Ring stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, making Culdcept one of the few 3rd-party franchises to be represented in Smash Bros. without a playable character, the others being Rayman and BIT.TRIP.
• Darumeshi Sports/Rusty's Real Deal Baseball: A collection of 10 baseball minigames released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Darumeshi Sports's Inuji Darumeshi and Rusty's Real Deal Baseball's Rusty Slugger both appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Doshin the Giant: The two forms that the Giant can take, Love Giant and Hate Giant, cameo as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• English Training: A Nintendo DS educational game under the Touch! Generations brand released exclusively in Japan and non-English speaking countries in Europe which helps people comprehend English. The only representation is Dzuke-chan, who appears as a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Famicom Detective Club: A series of Japan-only detective games released for the Famicom Disk System and Super Famicom. Ayumi Tachibana cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Additionally, the beginning portion of the title screen music from the the 2nd game appears in Famicom Medley theme in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Fatal Frame: A series of horror games involving taking photos of ghosts. Mio and Mayu Amakura share a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Maya from the augmented reality-based spin-off Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir has a trophy in Super smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Flower Town: A a garden simulation game available in StreetPass Mii Plaza where the player's Mii aims to grow 20 unique plants to become a Master Gardener by having their flowers watered by Miis encountered on StreetPass. The Master Gardener's Crown can be equipped by Mii Fighters in Super Smash Bros. 4. Both Mr. Mendel & Ms. Blossom share a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Fluidity: A puzzle game developed by Curve Studios released in 2010 for the WiiWare where the player controls a pool of water by tilting the Wii Remote. In 2012, a sequel by the name of Fluidity: Spin Cyle was released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop, which uses the Nintendo 3DS' gyroscope. Unlike the original game, Spin Cycle was released in Japan. Eddy from Fluidity: Spin Cycle appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a collectible trophy.
• Fossil Fighters: A series of action RPG games where players unearth and reanimate dinosaurs to fight in tournaments. A trophy of the central characters is available in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!: A unique series released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop and retail Nintendo 3DS (North America and PAL regions only) about creating and customizing a planet of creatures called Formees, which are created by putting together "forms" of different shapes and sizes. King Roy, the damsel-in-distress of Freakyforms Deluxe's dungeons, appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Glory of Heracles: An RPG series based on the Greek myth of Heracles which was originally a Japan-only series released for the Famicom, Super Famicom, and Game Boy by Data East. After Data East went bankrupt in 2003, Paon and Nintendo acquired the rights and revived the series with Glory of Heracles: Proof of the Soul for the Nintendo DS, which would later release in North America as Glory of Heracles. A music track that plays on the Coliseum stage appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• HarmoKnight: A rhythm game released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop developed by Game Freak starring a young boy named Tempo who tries to save his home planet from the evil Noizoids as he whacks enemies to the rhythm with his music note-shaped weapon. Tempo appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Hotel Dusk: Room 215: A visual novel for the Nintendo DS that involves a detective named Kyle Hyde having to unravel the lore behind a mysterious hotel room. In 2010, the game got a sequel also for the Nintendo DS released only in Japan and Europe called Last Window: The Secret of Cape West, which was unfortunately the last game Cing made before the company went bankrupt. Kyle Hyde has a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl that is noteworthy due to the fact that it is the only animated trophy in Smash Bros. history. Kyle Hde, Dunning Smith, and Mila all appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as collectible stickers.
• Ice Hockey: A hockey game released for the Famicom Disk System in Japan and NES in North America and the PAL regions. The Fat Hockey Player appears as a collectible sticker Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Joy Mech Fight: A Japan-only fighting game released for the Famicom in 1993 which features limbless robots fighting each other. The main robot of the game, Sukapon, appears as a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Menu/Character Select theme also appears in the Famicom Medley theme in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Mach Rider: A driving game that was one of the launch titles for the original NES. The titular character, Mach Rider, appeared in Super Samsh bros. Melee as a collectible trophy. Also, music from Mach Rider can be heard on the Big Blue stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee, whereas in Super Smash Bros. Brawl the track moved to Port Town Aero Dive, where it moved to the Wrecking Crew stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'. The character is also a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Magical Vacation: A series of fantasy RPGs for Game Boy Advance and the DS, developed by Brownie Brown, the game takes place around various students at the magic school Will-O-Wisp who each control a different element. The story in both games give you the options of choosing a boy and a girl who, for the first game Magical Vacation, both appear as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl but only the boy from the sequel gets the same treatment. The character Mokka from Magical Starsign appearx as a trophy as well as the characters 'Putty' and 'Pyrite'. Kirsh from Magical Vacation, as well as the HP Pot, Mokka, Putty, and the Sparrow from Magical Starsign, all appear as collectible Stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Mahjong/Yakuman: A series of Japan-only games based on the Chinese game of Mahjong released on multiple Nintendo consoles. While the first two games on the Famicom were called Mahjong and 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong, respectively, the name Yakuman was first used in the Game Boy version. The third first-party Mahjong game for the Famicom would also have the Yakuman name. This version is the first in the series to let the player choose a character. A fifth game for the Super Famicom, called Zoo-tto Mahjong!, has animals as the characters. There is also a Game Boy Advance version, called Dokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance, which allowed the player to pick human characters like in Yakuman Tengoku. In 2005, a DS version, called Yakuman DS, was released that starred characters from the Mario series. There are also versions for the WiiWare, DSiWare, 3DS eShop, and Wii U eShop that use Mii characters. The Yakuman Player on the cover of the Game Boy version appears as a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Monster Manor: A puzzle RPG available in StreetPass Mii Plaza where the player's Mii creates rooms in a haunted mansion by laying out map pieces given to them by StreetPass-encountered players. Iris Archwell and Demon King Arzodius appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Mii Force: A shoot 'em up game available in StreetPass Mii Plaza about the player's Mii and their squad of other Miis tagged via StreetPass as they save the galaxy from the thieving Gold Bone Gang. The helmets worn by the Mii Force squad members can be equipped by Mii Fighters in Super Smash Bros. 4. The Mii Force Captain and Gold Bone appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• NES Remix: A compilation of NES games released for the Wii U eShop, which got a sequel the next year. Both games then got included in 1 disc as a full retail Wii U game called NES Remix Pack. A 3rd game called Ultimate NES Remix for the Nintendo 3DS was also released. The Title Theme from NES Remix 2 is a track that plays on the Duck Hunt stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Nintendo hardware: A number of game consoles, a GameCube trophy and the item Super Scope in Melee, the item Super Scope and the music tracks Mii Channel and Wii Shop Channel through My Music in Brawl for the stage PictoChat all are based on Nintendo hardware of no specific universe. The Nintendo DS universe is also based on Nintendo hardware. Also, the Famicom Disk System's mascot, Diskun (aka Mr. Disk) cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee". In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a compilation of several Famicom/NES themes from Super Mario Bros. 3 to Urban Champion called Famicom Medley plays on the Mario Bros. stage. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, a new Famicom Medley plays on the Duck Hunt stage, which features songs from different NES games, from The Legend of Zelda to Kid Icarus. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a new remix of the Mii Channel plays on the Tomodachi Life stage. It and a remix compilation of both Wii Shop Channel/Mii Channel appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Nintendo Land: A "virtual theme park" game released for the Wii U console at launch, 1-5 players could play through 12 attractions based off of different Nintendo franchises, all of which also appearing as universes in Super Smash Bros. as well. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the robotic park guide Monita has her own trophy, as well as two music tracks.
• Nintendoji: A Japan-only dungeon crawler starring a titular character released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop (Though as a DSiWare game) exclusive to Gold and Platinum Club Nintendo members. The titular character appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a collectible trophy.
• Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!/Elite Beat Agents: A music-based rhythm action game developed by iNiS for the Nintendo DS, where Japanese cheerleaders/agents in black sing and dance famous songs of multiple genres to assist people in need. Both Ryuta Ippongi and Hayato Saionji appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a single Trophy while Agent J, Agent Morris, and Agent Derek appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a single Trophy as well. Not only are Ryuta Ippongi, Hayato Saionji, J, Morris, and Derek stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but so are Hajime Tanaka, Kai Doumeki, Sayaka Amemiya, and Commander Kahn.
• Pandora's Tower: An action RPG for the Wii about a 22-year-old boy named Aeron who has to save an 18-year-girl named Elena from transforming into a hideous beast by feeding her the flesh of monsters in 13 towers. Both Aeron and Elena share a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Pushmo: A platforming puzzle franchise where the main character, Mallo, has to move blocks to create steps to rescue children and birds trapped in various structures, sometimes designed to resemble popular Nintendo characters. Mallo gets a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Rayman: A platforming franchise focusing on the limbless hero Rayman as he protects his world against everything from robot pirates to psychotic bunnies. Ubisoft's titular character, alongside his best friend Gloxob and the barbarian princess Barbara from Rayman Legends, appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, marking the first time a third-party franchise makes it into Smash without being connected to a playable representative. (Though the Wii U version of Rayman Legends was published by Nintendo in Japan)
• Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword: Sakura Samurai the protagonist is represented as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The Boss 1 theme is also a track on the Luigi's Mansion stage.
• Sennen Kazoku: A life-simulation game for the Game Boy Advance released exclusively in Japan starring an angel named Cupid who has been sent by God to protect a family from danger. Cupid, Kamisama (God), Akuma (The Devil), and Aijou Boom no Ya appear as collectible stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI: A digital cookbook for the DS, released outside of Japan as Personal Trainer: Cooking, under the Personal Trainer series. A music track from the game appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl in the My Music for PictoChat. Additionally, the Chef appears as a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Shin Oni Ga Shima: A game retelling of a Japanese folktale. It is part of the Famicom Folktales series, also consisting of Yūyūki. The main characters, Donbe & Hikari, cameo together as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Additionally, the music track Shin Onigashima appears in the My Music for Summit in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Donbe also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a collectible sticker.
• Slide Adventure MAGKID: A Japan-only game released for the Nintendo DS that stars a strange tiny circle named Magkid, who, along with the Midori Mushi enemy, appear as collectible stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Soccer: A soccer game released on the NES. The Soccer Ball item's Trophy states that its debut game is Soccer. A portain of the music during gameplay appears in the Famicom Medley track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Soma Bringer: A DS RPG released only in Japan developed by Monolith Soft. The Attack theme plays on the Coliseum stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Stunt Face FX: Known as Wild Trax in Japan, Stunt Race FX is a cartoon-style, 3D-racing video game for the SNES developed by Argonaut Software. F-Type and Tractor Trailer appear as collectible stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Style Savvy: A series of fashion RPGs where the player owns a clothing store, participates in fashion shows, and can put their custom clothes up for download for other players online. The series gets a trophy of Michaela in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and two music tracks that play on the Wuhu Island stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Tetris: A famous Soviet tile-matching puzzle video game series created by Alexey Pajitnov that released on various consoles over the years. Both Types A and B from the Game Boy version appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as music for the Luigi's Mansion stage. Type A reappeared in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, but only as a track for Smash Run. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, both Types A and B reappear. While Type A plays in the Luigi's Mansion stage like in Super Smash Bros.Brawl, Type B is now moved to the Wuhu Island stage.
• The Last Story: A Wii RPG directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy. The main characters Zael and Calista appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• The Wonderful 101: An action game developed by Platinum Games for Wii U, where players take control of a team of masked superheroes, known as the Wonderful 100 to save Earth from the GEATHJERK alien invaders. The main character, Wonder-Red, appears as a trophy along with the 6 other Wonderful Ones in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, alongside 2 tracks. Jergingha - Planet Destruction Form plays on the Mario Galaxy stage and ST01 Roll Out, Wonderful 100! plays on the Pilot Wings stage.
• Thru: In 2010, a puzzle game called ThruSpace released on the WiiWare on the Wii Shop Channel. The game then got a sequel for the Nintendo 3DS called SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle in PAL regions and Ketzal's Corridors in North America. A collectible trophy of the Guardians from Ketzal's Corridors appear in 'Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'.
• Trace Memory: A visual novel on the Nintendo DS (known as Another Code in Japan and PAL regions) that revolves around central character Ashley Robbins, who must solve puzzles to unlock the mystery surrounding her parents. In 2009, a sequel for the Wii was released only in Japan and Europe, which was one of the last games made by Cing before the company went bankrupt. Ashley appears as a trophy and two stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Ashley, Ashley viewing the DTS, Jessica, and the Captain appear as collectible stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Urban Champion: An early fighting game released for the NES. The Victory theme appears as the last song in the Famicom Medley track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl before the track starts all over.
• Warrior's Way: A battle simulation game available in StreetPass Mii Plaza about the player's Mii amassing armies by encountering other players on StreetPass to take over the world. Wentworth and Fynalle appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Wave Race: A series of jet-ski racing games released for Game Boy, Nintendo 64, and GameCube. The flagship character of the latter two, Ryota Hayami, cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and as a Sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl alongside Akari Hayami, Rob Haywood, and the logo for 'Wave Race: Blue Storm' (All 4 are in their Wave Race: Blue Storm artwork).
• Wii Play: A collection of minigames released for the Wii and a part of the Wii series. The game then got a sequel called Wii Play: Motion which required the Wii RemotePlus peripheral. The only representation is a music track called Charge! that plays on the Pictochat stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• X: A Japan-only Game Boy game which is represented by a music track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on the Lylat Cruise stage's My Music and a the Training Academy Coach as a collectible sticker in Brawl. The release of X-Scape as a DSiWare title in 2010 served as an eventual sequel to the game and a music track from that game would appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as music for the Orbital Gate stage.
• Zangeki no Reginleiv: A gory hack and slash game for the Wii (And the first Nintendo published game to receive a D(17+) rating from the CERO. (The Japanese equivalent of the ESRB)) about 2 young Norse Deity siblings who battle giant monsters. The game's 2 protagonists, Frey and Freya, appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Former Secondary/Tertiary universes

This list includes series that were originally minor franchises in previous installments before they got their own playable character(s) and/or stage(s) in a later game.

Former Secondary universes

• Balloon Fight: The Flipper appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as an item. Also in Super Smash Bros. Melee are an 8-bit track of Balloon Trip that plays as an alternate song for Icicle Mountain and a collectible trophy of the Balloon Fighter. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Fish appears as a stage hazard for the Summit stage, which houses a new remix of the Balloon Trip theme. Also in Super Smash Bros. Brawl are stickers of the Balloon Fighter and a Balloon Fight Enemy.
• Nintendogs: A Labrador Retriever puppy appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Punch-Out!!: The main character of the NES and Wii games, Little Mac, appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy. The theme when Little Mac is jogging in New York City also appears in the Famicom Medley theme, where the 1st and 2nd parts are split up.

Former Tertiary universes

• Animal Crossing: Collectible trophies of Tom Nook, K.K. Slider (By the name of Totakeke), and Mr. Resetti appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Brain Age: In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a music track called Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day from the game of the same name appears as a track for the PictoChat stage.
• Clu Clu Land: The main character, Bubbles, cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Custom Robo: Three robot combatants, Ray MK II, Bayonette, and Annie, cameo as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Devil World: Tamagon, the game's protagonist, appears as a trophy in Melee, though it cannot be obtained unless the game is hacked in the North American version, and it is completely absent from the PAL version. Only in the Japanese version is it fully obtainable.
• Duck Hunt: A collectible trophy of 2 ducks appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a duck using its artwork fromm the Famicom boxart of Duck Hunt appears as a sticker, and the opening theme of Duck Hunt appears as a part of the Famicom Medley theme.
• Excite: An Excite Biker appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Translated as "For the Frog the Bell Tolls"): The unnamed prince (Referred to as Sabure Prince) appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Kururin: Helirin (incorrectly spelled "Heririn") cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Kid Icarus: Pit appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a collectible trophy.
• Pikmin: In Super Smash Bros. Melee, there are 2 trophies representing Pikmin. One of Captain Olimar with all 3 of the different Pikmin and the other depicting 100 Pikmin.
• Pilotwings: The Instructor appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Sheriff: The titular main character and enemy sprites cameo together in a collectible trophy for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• SimCity: Dr. Wright cameos as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• The Mysterious Murasame Castle: Takamaru appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Wario: In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a trophy of Wario can be collected.
• Wii Sports: In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the title and menu themes appear together in one theme that plays on the Pictochat stage.
• Wild Gunman: An outlaw with the name of the game appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker, using his artwork from the Famicom boxart of Wild Gunman.