Classic Controller

The original Classic Controller

During E3 2006, Nintendo introduced a Classic Controller, which plugs into the Wii remote via a cord in a similar fashion as the Nunchuk. The overall configuration is similar to that of other major seventh generation console controllers, and is also particularly similar to the SNES controller.

The Classic Controller features two analog sticks, a D-pad, a, b, x and y buttons, the L and R shoulder buttons, and two Z buttons (labeled ZL and ZR) next to the L and R buttons, respectively. It also has a set of -, Home, and + buttons like those on the Wii remote.

The newer Classic Controller Pro, in black; the controller was released a year after the release of Brawl.

The Hori Battle Pad is a third-party Classic Controller. Its layout matches the layout of a GameCube Controller. It was released primarily for use with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

In 2009, Nintendo released a revision of the Classic Controller named the Classic Controller Pro, with a new wing grip design and the ZL and ZR buttons relocated behind the L and R buttons as secondary shoulder buttons, in the vein of the Z button on the GameCube controller. As it was released after Brawl, the game makes no reference to the new model; all images show the original Classic Controller. However, the controller is fully compatible with Brawl, and is considered the superior controller by competitive players.

3rd party controller manufacturer PDP, with official licensing from Nintendo, has announced for release in November 2014 a "Wired Fight Pad" controller, a Classic Controller whose control layout has been redesigned to strongly emulate the look and feel of a Gamecube controller. Its name is something of a misnomer since it's technical workings are just like any other Classic Controller and as such it connects to the console wirelessly by plugging into the Wii Remote. It appears to be marketed primarily towards Smash Bros fans. Another Gamecube controller-shaped Classic Controller exists on the market, the Hori Battle Pad, which is much closer to the GameCube controller than the PDP Fight Pad.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Classic Controller can be used as a viable control scheme, along with the standalone Wii Remote, the Wii remote and Nunchuk combination, and the GameCube controller (although it only can used via the official controller adapter on the Wii U version).

The Classic Controller can also be used for Super Smash Bros. by using the Virtual Console.

Standard Controls (Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)

(left)	Move
	Standard attacks
	Special moves
(right)	Stick-smash
	Jump
	Grab
	Shield
	Taunt
	Pause
	Home Menu
	Nothing

Standard Controls (Super Smash Bros.)

Control	N64 equivalent	Action
(left)	File:N64 ControlStick.png	Move
	File:N64 AButton.png	Standard attacks
	File:N64 BButton.png	Special moves
(right)	File:N64 CButtons.png	Jump
	File:N64 RButton.png	Grab
	File:N64 ZButton.png	Shield
	File:N64 LButton.png	Taunt
	File:N64 StartButton.png	Pause
	Nothing	Home Menu/Operations guide
Nothing	File:N64 DPad.png	Nothing