Past Stages
Past Stages is one of multiple designations given to stages returning from previous installments in the Super Smash Bros. series.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Melee, three Past Stages were available. They are replicas of their Super Smash Bros. counterparts, complete with music and backgrounds. All of these stages must be unlocked, unlike in the original game. The stages also seem to be slightly larger in size than before.
From Super Smash Bros.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Brawl, they are referred to as Melee Stages, as only stages originating from Melee reappear. These stages now utilize the functions of My Music, like most stages in Brawl. According to the DOJO!!, the stages are arranged so the player can get one from each game world.[1] This turned out to mean each universe that was represented in the original game, all of which had multiple stages in Melee. Unlike the Past Stages of Melee, some Melee Stages have had minor edits (which are listed below).
Changes in Super Smash Bros. Melee stages
|
Stage |
Availability |
Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Big Blue | Unlockable | Floating platforms and other airborne items except bumpers don't fly away with the stage. |
| Brinstar | Starter | Stronger acid. |
| Corneria | Starter | New sound effects for the flying Arwings and Wolfens, blasts from the Arwings and Wolfens no longer KO but still deal damage. |
| Green Greens | Unlockable | Bomb blocks have much more knockback, making it able to KO at low damage percentages. All three block columns in each side must now fill to the top in order to halt the dropping blocks for that side, rather than just one. |
| Jungle Japes | Unlockable | Characters can now swim in the river, but it will still carry them off-screen; Klaptraps have different properties. |
| Pokémon Stadium | Unlockable | Fireworks in the background look different, the windmill's platforms in the water stage are no longer pass-through, new sound effect from Pokémon Stadium 2 can be heard when the stage is changing. |
| Rainbow Cruise | Starter | Floating items like Party Balls no longer fly offscreen, characters can no longer jump through the donut lifts. |
| Temple | Starter | Edge near lowest platform can no longer be grabbed. |
| Onett | Starter | Warning sign when a car is approaching is much smaller and can hardly be seen, right edge of the roof on the building on the left can not be grabbed, hospital in the background has had its red cross removed, the blue house's roof has a small area on the sides where players cannot jump over, cars are much weaker though they can still damage the player. |
| Yoshi's Island | Starter | Reduced size. |
It should also be noted that most (if not all) of these stages are smaller compared to the characters than they were in Melee, possibly due to the character models being larger in order to provide more detail. Also, some of the music sounds slightly different than it did in Melee. Finally, the Pokémon Trainer gains platforms in the background.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Known as Familiar Stages this time around, the selection of returning stages in Super Smash Bros. 4 differs depending on the version. This is the first time that returning stages aren't solely from the directly-preceding game, although the selection is still primarily made up of Brawl stages, with all Melee-originating stages having also made Brawl appearances. Unlike in previous games, returning stages appear in both the Wii U and 3DS versions of Classic Mode, as some of them are the only stages representing their respective universes. Like Melee and unlike Brawl, these stages appear with normal stages, rather than on a separate page. However, unlike Melee, which gave the stages their own section at the bottom, these stages are merged right in with the normal stages, possibly because there are so many.
Like Temple, some of the textures on the 64 stages are touched up slightly, but in general most of the original look is retained. Also, the Super Smash Bros. stages have '(64)' at the end of the title.
Both Versions
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Brinstar- Corneria
- Jungle Japes
Distant Planet- Flat Zone 2
- Green Hill Zone
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- WarioWare Inc.
- Yoshi's Island
Kongo Jungle 64- Onett
- Temple
- Yoshi's Island
- 75m
- Bridge of Eldin
- Castle Siege
- Delfino Plaza
- Halberd
- Luigi's Mansion
- Lylat Cruise
- Mario Circuit
- Norfair
- Pirate Ship (DLC)
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Port Town Aero Dive
- Skyworld
- Smashville
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Numerous stages from previous games make their return in Ultimate. This time around, stages from every game preceding it make their appearance, from the original Super Smash Bros. to Super Smash Bros. 4. All past stages will receive a visual increase, compared to their past appearances (though stages from the first game will retain the primitive polygonal look) Every stage also comes with a Battlefield and Omega version, presumably for simplicity and competitive play.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Big Blue
- Brinstar
- Corneria
- Fourside
- Great Bay
- Green Greens
- Jungle Japes
- Kongo Falls
- Mushroom Kingdom II
- Onett
- Pokémon Stadium
- Princess Peach's Castle
- Pokémon Stadium
- Temple
- Venom
- Yoshi's Story
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- 75m
- Bridge of Eldin
- Castle Siege
- Distant Planet
- Frigate Orpheon
- Green Hill Zone
- Halberd
- Luigi's Mansion
- Lylat Cruise
- Mario Circuit
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- New Pork City
- Norfair
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Port Town Aero Dive
- Shadow Moses Island
- Skyworld
- Smashville
- Spear Pillar
- Summit
- WarioWare Inc.
- Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. 4
Both Versions
- Boxing Ring
- Duck Hunt
- Gaur Plain
- Midgar
- Super Mario Maker
- Suzaku Castle
- Umbra Clock Tower
- Wily Castle
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- 3D Land
- Arena Ferox
- Balloon Fight
- Find Mii
- Gerudo Valley
- Living Room
- Magicant
- Prism Tower
- Reset Bomb Forest
- Spirit Train
- Tomodachi Life
- Tortimer Island
- Unova Pokémon League
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Coliseum
- Garden of Hope
- Kalos Pokémon League
- Mario Circuit
- Mario Galaxy
- Mushroom Kingdom U
- Pac-Land
- Palutena's Temple
- Pilotwings
- Skyloft
- The Great Cave Offensive
- Town and City
- Wii Fit Studio
- Wrecking Crew
- Wuhu Island
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