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Throughout the series, players of the Super Smash Bros. series have used many controllers.
Nintendo 64 Controller
This was the first controller to be used in the hands of gamers playing Super Smash Bros. This happened to be the biggest of the controllers, so people with smaller hands have trouble using it.
Now that Super Smash Bros. has become available as an emulator on PC, many players use a standard keyboard to play, as this version of the game features an online mode so it's popularity has increased yet Nintendo 64 controllers specifically designed for the PC are scarce. Awkward as it may seem, many players grow easily accustomed to it in a matter of a few hours of practice.
GameCube Controller
For Melee, this was the only controller one could use. It was smaller in size than the N64 one, so those with smaller hands can play it easily.
The GameCube Controller will also be used as one of the 4 options of playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This option was probably made for people accustomed to Melee's controls. Although the original GameCube Controllers were released with a cord, the newer "Wavebird" controllers were wireless, allowing players to play from several feet away.
Recently, Nintendo Gamecube controllers have been discontinued, forcing players to either switch controls or buy a controller from a third-party company.
Wii Remote
- Main article: Wii Remote
The remote alone is the strangest of the control schemes revealed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as it is turned on its side, much like an NES controller. This happens to be the most confusing control scheme; most gamers believe that having the remote on its side is too simplistic to be used for a complex game like Super Smash Bros. Regardless, it manages to allow players to do all of the basic functions (except left, right, and down taunting).
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
The Nunchuk is inserted into the bottom of the Wii Remote for games too complex for the remote alone. Movement is assigned to the Nunchuk's Analog stick, while A and B button attacks are assigned to the A and B button on the Remote and grabbing is performed by Pressing A and B together. By default, Taunts are assigned to combinations of the 1 and 2 buttons. An option exclusive to this configuration is Shake Smash, the ability to do a smash attack by flicking the Wii Remote in a similar fashion to using the C-Stick.
Classic Controller
- Main article: Classic Controller
Classic Controllers were released especially for the Wii's Virtual Console (the right-side buttons are much like the buttons on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller); however, it has also been revealed as a control scheme for Brawl. Overall, the default setup mimics that of the Gamecube Controller. Some may consider it difficult to handle in comparison to the Gamecube Controller, due to the difference in its button placement.
Now that Super Smash Bros. has been added as a Virtual Console game, the Classic Controller and the Gamecube Controller can be used to play it.
Controller compatibility chart
| Playable on a Nintendo 64 | Playable on a Nintendo GameCube | Playable on a Wii | |
| Nintendo 64 Controller | |||
| GameCube Controller | |||
| Wii Remote | |||
| Nunchuk | |||
| Classic Controller |
