Special Smash is a term that refers to several types of versus modes available in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Although it does not appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, many of the Final Battles in Smash Run enable one of the options seen in Special Smash; additionally, voice clip 83 of the announcer in the Sound Test is of him saying "Special Smash", which may indicate cut or planned content. In all iterations through Ultimate, battles played in Special Smash do not count for statistics or the completion of some challenges.
Modes
Special Melee
In Melee, Special mode is only played with one special condition at a time.
- Camera Mode
- Stamina Mode
- Super Sudden Death
- Giant Melee
- Tiny Melee
- Invisible Melee
- Fixed Camera
- Single-Button Mode, where the Control Stick and A button are the only accepted inputs
- Lightning Melee
- Slo-Mo Melee
Special Brawl/Special Smash/Custom Smash
Unlike Melee's Special mode, where only one special condition could be played at any time, Special Brawl 
, Special Smash 
, and Custom Smash 
allow several options to be applied at the same time. It is possible to play without any options enabled, creating a normal match where statistics are not recorded.
- Stamina: 300%/Stamina
- Size: Mega/Mini
- Head: Flower/Bunny
- Body: Metal /Clear /Tail /Rocket Belt /Screw /Back Shield
- Status: Curry/Reflect
- Gravity: Light/Heavy
- Speed: Slow/Fast
- Camera: Fixed/Angled
In Ultimate, the term "Special Smash" is not used for the mode itself, but for a sub-menu containing Custom Smash and the new mode Smashdown. The 300% and Stamina options are not present, but can be reproduced using standard match rules.
Trivia
- While Special Smash is not available in online play, prior to version 1.0.8 a glitch in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U allowed playing online matches with friends under Special Smash settings.[1]
| Super Smash Bros. Melee menu items | |
|---|---|
| Vs. Mode | Melee (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Bonus · Team Battle) · Custom Rules · Special Melee · Tournament Mode · Names |
| 1-P Mode | Regular Match (Classic Mode · All-Star Mode · Adventure Mode) · Event Match · Stadium (Target Test · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Melee) · Training |
| Trophies | Gallery · Collection · Lottery |
| Options | Rumble · Sound · Screen Display · Language · Erase Data |
| Data | Snapshots · Melee Records · Sound Test · Archives (NTSC only) · How to Play (PAL only) |
| Unused | Debug menu · Debug sound test menu |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl menu items | |
|---|---|
| Group | Brawl (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Team Battle) · Rules · Special Brawl · Rotation · Tourney · Names |
| Solo | Classic · All-Star · Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary · Events · Stadium (Target Smash!! · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Brawl · Boss Battles) · Training |
| Wi-Fi | Spectator Mode · With Anyone · With Friends |
| Vault | Trophies & Stickers (Trophy Gallery · Trophy Hoard · Coin Launcher · Sticker Album · Sticker Center) · Stage Builder · Album · Challenges · Replays · Masterpieces · Chronicle |
| Options | Screen · Deflicker · Rumble · Controls · Sound · My Music · Erase Data |
| Data | Movies · Records (Group Records · Brawl Records · Notices) · Sound Test |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U menu items | |
|---|---|
| Smash | Smash (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Team Battle) · 8-Player Smash · Special Smash · Rules · Controls |
| Games & More | Classic · All-Star · Stadium (Target Blast · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Smash) · Training · Events · Special Orders (Master Orders · Crazy Orders) · Custom · Stage Builder · amiibo · Vault (Trophies · Trophy Rush · Album · Replays · Movies · Sounds · Records · Tips · Masterpieces) · Options (Controls · Sound · My Music · Internet Options) |
| Online | Spectator Mode · With Anyone (For Fun · For Glory) · With Friends · Online Events (Tourney · Conquest) · Share |
| Other | Challenge · Smash Tour · 3DS |