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For other uses of the term, see Stage (disambiguation).
The Battlefield stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 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) 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.

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 layout is randomized 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 Cannon 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 banned stages.

In Super Smash Bros.

File:Ssb stageselect.jpg
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 multiple past games 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.

Super Smash Bros. 4 Both Versions

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
Punch-Out!! (universe) Boxing Ring
Duck Hunt (universe) Duck Hunt (The 3DS version is a free automatic download on patch 1.1.1 onwards)
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe) Gaur Plain
Final Fantasy (universe) Midgar (DLC)
Mario (universe) Super Mario Maker (DLC)
Street Fighter (universe) Suzaku Castle (DLC)
Bayonetta (universe) Umbra Clock Tower (DLC)
Mega Man (universe) Wily Castle
Familiar stages
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Dream Land (64) (DLC)
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC)
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Peach's Castle (64) (DLC)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS Stages

Mario (universe) 3D Land
Fire Emblem (universe) Arena Ferox
Balloon Fight (universe) Balloon Fight
Kirby (universe) Dream Land
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Find Mii
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Gerudo Valley
Mario (universe) Golden Plains
Nintendogs (universe) Living Room
EarthBound (universe) Magicant
F-Zero (universe) Mute City
Pac-Man (universe) Pac-Maze
Mario (universe) Paper Mario
Nintendo DS (universe) PictoChat 2
Pokémon (universe) Prism Tower
Mario (universe) Rainbow Road
Kid Icarus (universe) Reset Bomb Forest
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Spirit Train
Tomodachi (universe) Tomodachi Life
Animal Crossing (universe) Tortimer Island
Pokémon (universe) Unova Pokémon League
Familiar stages
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Corneria
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Jungle Japes
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet
Game & Watch (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Flat Zone 2
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom
Wario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc.
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi's Island

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U Stages

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Big Battlefield
Fire Emblem (universe) Coliseum
Game & Watch (universe) Flat Zone X
Wario (universe) Gamer
Pikmin (universe) Garden of Hope
Donkey Kong (universe) Jungle Hijinxs
Pokémon (universe) Kalos Pokémon League
Mario (universe) Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Mario Galaxy
Miiverse (universe) Miiverse (Free DLC)
Mario (universe) Mushroom Kingdom U
Star Fox (universe) Orbital Gate Assault
Pac-Man (universe) Pac-Land
Kid Icarus (universe) Palutena's Temple
Pilotwings (universe) Pilotwings
Metroid (universe) Pyrosphere
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Skyloft
Kirby (universe) The Great Cave Offensive
Animal Crossing (universe) Town and City
Wii Fit (universe) Wii Fit Studio
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Windy Hill Zone
Yoshi (universe) Woolly World
Wrecking Crew (universe) Wrecking Crew
Wii Sports (universe) Wuhu Island
Familiar Stages
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Kongo Jungle 64
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island
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
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halberd
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Circuit (Brawl)
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pirate Ship (DLC)
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashville

In Ultimate

Several stages return from previous games. 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.

Ultimate Stages

Super Smash Bros. (universe) Battlefield
Super Smash Bros. (universe) Final Destination
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Great Plateau Tower
Splatoon (universe) Moray Towers
Familiar Stages
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 3D Land
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl 75m
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Arena Ferox
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Balloon Fight
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Big Blue
Punch-Out!! (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Boxing Ring
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Bridge of Eldin
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Castle Siege
Fire Emblem (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Coliseum
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Dream Land
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Find Mii
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Fourside
Metroid (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Frigate Orpheon
Pikmin (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Garden of Hope
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Gaur Plain
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Great Bay
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Green Greens
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Kalos Pokémon League
Donkey Kong (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Kongo Jungle
Nintendogs (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Living Room
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion
Star Fox (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Magicant
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Circuit
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Galaxy
Final Fantasy (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Midgar
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Mushroom Kingdom II
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mushroom Kingdom U
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl New Pork City
EarthBound (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett
Pilotwings (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pilotwings
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2
F-Zero (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Prism Tower
Mario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Princess Peach's Castle
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Saffron City
Metal Gear (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Shadow Moses Island
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Skyloft
Kid Icarus (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Spear Pillar
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Spirit Train
Ice Climber (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Summit
Street Fighter (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Suzaku Castle
The Legend of Zelda (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple
Kirby (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The Great Cave Offensive
Tomodachi (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tomodachi Life
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tortimer Island
Animal Crossing (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Town and City
Bayonetta (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Umbra Clock Tower
Pokémon (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Unova Pokémon League
Wario (universe) Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc.
Wii Fit (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii Fit Studio
Mega Man (universe) Super Smash Bros. 4 Wily Castle
Wii Sports (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wuhu Island
Wrecking Crew (universe) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wrecking Crew
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island
Yoshi (universe) Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Story

Single player stages

In the single player modes and challenges, a number of stages appear that are not available in versus mode.

  • 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 and SSB4 is playable only while waiting for an online match to load.
  • The controls test stage in Brawl and SSB4 is playable only for the purpose of testing custom controls, and only as Mario.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

In Smash 4

Note: On the Wii U version, most of these stages can be played with two players.

Non-playable stages

Some stages exist, but are non-playable; developers did not intended for them to be played in. Non-playable stages are accessible only through hacks and debug programs, such as Action Replay. Some, such as "Test", are assumed to have been 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.

References