List of companies with minor representation

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This is a list of companies with minor representation in the Super Smash Bros. series, such as trophies, stickers, spirits, music, Mii Fighter costumes, production material, or other miscellaneous elements that are considered too minor to warrant a dedicated article. This list also includes companies that did not necessarily create the aforementioned elements, but owned the rights at the time of its inclusion in the series.

1-Up Studio

1-Up Studio Inc.
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	June 30, 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Gen Kadoi Yoshiaki Koizumi Keizo Kato Futoshi Yamaguchi
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	44 (2018)
Parent	Nintendo
Website	1-Up Studio Inc.
Article on Wikipedia	1-Up Studio

1-Up Studio, formerly known as Brownie Brown Inc., is a Japanese video game developer. It was founded by Shinichi Kameoka and Kōji Tsuda, former Square personnel who did artwork for the Mana series of RPGs, most notably Legend of Mana, but left the company due to creative differences. Having assisted with the creation of games such as Mother 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, the Super Mario 3D games and their spin-off, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, as well as creating new IPs including Magical Starsign and A Kappa's Trail, the company became a subsidiary of Nintendo. Following that, on February 1st, 2013, they announced they would be changing the internal structure of the company, including renaming themselves to their present name: 1-Up Studio Inc.

Starting in Brawl, Lucas is a playable fighter and semi-clone of Ness. New Pork City, a location from Mother 3, appears as a stage, with the Ultimate Chimera randomly appearing to roam around within it. The Porky Statue, Lucas himself, and Lucas's Final Smash, PK Starstorm, appear as trophies. "Porky's Theme", "Unfounded Revenge / Smashing Song of Praise", "Mother 3 Love Theme", and "You Call This a Utopia?!" appear as music tracks. Finally, Lucas, Claus, Kumatora, Duster, Boney, Salsa, Hinawa, Flint, Pig Mask, and Mr. Saturn in its Mother 3 design appear as stickers. In Ultimate, Flint, Hinawa, Boney, Duster, Kumatora, Salsa, Ultimate Chimera, Absolutely Safe Capsule, Masked Man, and Claus appear as spirits.

Mokka, as well as the species Putty and Pyrite, from the Magical Starsign series all appear as trophies. Mokka and Putty also appear as stickers, in addition to the male and female protagonists and Kirsh from Magical Vacation, the male protagonist, an HP Pot, and a Sparrow from Magical Starsign. The male & female protagonists of Magical Vacation (both share a spirit), Mokka, and a Putty all return as spirits.

3D Land appears as a stage to represent Super Mario 3D Land. The Boomerang from Super Mario 3D Land appears as both an item and a trophy. Other trophies from that game include Tanooki Mario & Kitsune Luigi, Boomerang Mario, and Mario (With Propeller Box). "Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme" appears to represent Super Mario 3D Land, while "Super Bell Hill", "The Great Tower Showdown 2", and "Champion Road" appear as music tracks to represent Super Mario 3D World.

New Donk City appears as a stage, with Mario gaining a new taunt, a new costume, and a slightly changed up special to reference Super Mario Odyssey. Bowser (Wedding), Peach (Wedding), Cappy, and The Odyssey appear as spirits. The Boomerang item returns, along with the 3D Land stage. Cat Princess Peach, Sprixie Princesses, and Plessie appear as spirits. "Fossil Falls", "New Donk City", "Jump Up, Super Star!", "Steam Gardens", "Underground Moon Caverns", "Break Free (Lead the Way)", "Plucky Pass Beginnings", and "The King of Pyropuff Peak" debut in this installment.

Totem Link and Madame Couture from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes appear as spirits. "Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes" and "Woodlands - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes" appear as music tracks, as well.

4J Studios

4J Studios Limited
Type	Private
Founded	VIS Interactive: 1996 VIS Entertainment: 2000 4J Studios: April 19, 2005
Headquarters	Dundee, Scotland
Key people	Founder: Chris van der Kuyl CEO: Paddy Burns Frank Arnot
Industry	Licencing
Products	Video games
Website	4J Studios Limited
Article on Wikipedia	4J Studios

4J Studios, formerly known as VIS Entertainment, is a British video game developer located in Scotland. Founded in April 2005 by Chris van der Kuyl, back when it was known as VIS Entertainment, Paddy Burns, and Frank Arnot, the company is best known for porting video games on other consoles, notably Minecraft and titles from the Banjo-Kazooie series to consoles and handheld platforms. Lately, they worked on a new sandbox-based game engine titled Elements Engine, which is used for their upcoming game, Reforj, notably with the involvement of Minecraft content creator Stampylonghead.

In Ultimate, the majority of Minecraft's featured soundtrack are sourced from the minigames developed for the early console ports by the company, all considered under the umbrella term of "Legacy Console Edition." Those being "Toys on a Tear", "Dance of the Blocks", "Glide" and "Clockwork Crafter", all originally composed by Gareth Coker. Additionally, some of the spirits' artwork and specific content such as Steve and Alex's alternate costumes from the console editions of Minecraft are featured in Ultimate.

Acquire

Acquire Co. Ltd.
Type	Kabushiki Gaisha
Founded	December 6, 1994
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	120
Parent	Kadokawa Corporation
Website	Acquire Co. Ltd.
Article on Wikipedia	Acquire (company)

Acquire is a Japanese video game developer. Originally founded in 1994, they have developed many well known franchises like Tenchu, Way of the Samurai, Shinobido, No Heroes Allowed and Akiba's Trip. They also provide motion capture for other companies and contributed to the Mario & Luigi series, continuing AlphaDream's work on the series. In 2024, the company became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation.

In Ultimate, on July 7, 2020, it was revealed that spirits featuring the eight playable characters in Octopath Traveler, which Acquire developed alongside the in-house Square Enix team named Studio 11, would be added to the Spirit Board in Second Anniversary of OCTOPATH TRAVELER on July 10. The spirits would see each of the eight playable characters split into four pairs, these pairs being Olberic & Primrose, Tressa & Cyrus, Alfyn & Therion, and H'aanit & Ophilia.

Agenda

Agenda
Type	Defunct
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Sapporo, Japan
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games

Agenda was a Japanese game developer that developed Clubhouse Games, known in Europe as 42 All-Time Classics, and Slide Adventure MAGKID for the Nintendo DS. The company went defunct in 2011, later after the release of 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle a Table.

Magkid, the titular player from Slide Adventure MAGKID, as well as a Midori Mushi, an enemy from the game, appear as stickers. In Ultimate, only Magkid would return as a spirit.

AlphaDream

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
Type	Defunct
Founded	January 12, 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tetsuo Mizuno
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	46 (2018)
Website	AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd. (archive)
Article on Wikipedia	AlphaDream

AlphaDream was a Japanese game developer that worked closely with Nintendo. They were primarily known for developing the Mario & Luigi series, as well as Tomato Adventure, a Japan-only RPG for the Game Boy Advance. AlphaDream became defunct after filing for bankruptcy on October 1st, 2019.

In Brawl, the Mario & Luigi series is represented through multiple stickers: Cackletta, Mario & Luigi, Luigi, and Prince Peasley from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and Luigi & Baby Luigi, a Shroob, Stuffwell, and Toadsworth from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The "Gritzy Desert" theme from Partners in Time is also remixed. Baby Peach, who first appeared in Partners in Time, receives a trophy. Baby Peach reappears as a trophy in Smash for 3DS. "Try, Try Again" from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is remixed in both versions, while "Tough Guy Alert!" and "The Grand Finale" from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story appear in Smash for Wii U. In Ultimate, Prince Peasley from Superstar Saga, Princess Shroob from Partners in Time, Fawful in his appearance from Bowser's Inside Story, Broque Monsieur and Starlow from Bowser's Inside Story, Dreambert and Antasma from Dream Team, and Papercraft Mario from Paper Jam appear as spirits. Baby Peach also appears as a spirit. In addition to the previous Mario & Luigi tracks, four new ones are added: "Time's Running Out!", "Mixed-Up Scramble", and "Attack and Run!" from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, and "This is Minion Turf!" from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Mario & Luigi is also referenced in one of Luigi's taunts. His up taunt has multiple poses very vastly shown and one is similar to his artwork for Partners in Time. This taunt comes back both in Smash 4 and Ultimate.

Representing Tomato Adventure, protagonist DeMille and the Tomatrio appear as spirits in Ultimate.

AQ Entertainment

AQ Interactive, Inc.
Type	Defunct
Founded	October 1, 2005
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Shuichi Motoda
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Arcade games, video games
Article on Wikipedia	AQ Interactive

AQ Interactive was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. AQ stands for "Artistic Quality." It was the parent company of Artoon, Cavia, Freeplus and Xseed Games. On June 23, 2011, AQ announced a three-way merger between itself, Marvelous Entertainment and Liveware. On October 1 of that year, all companies collectively became the modern day Marvelous AQL. AQ is best known for publishing games developed by its subsidiaries, as well as working with other companies like Nintendo, Microsoft and Konami.

In Smash 4 and Ultimate, Zael and Calista from The Last Story, which AQ co-developed alongside Mistwalker, both appear as trophies and spirits.

Arc System Works

Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	May 12th, 1988
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Minoru Kidooka
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Arcade games, video games
Website	Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Article on Wikipedia	Arc System Works

Arc System Works is a video game company known for developing mainly fighting game series, such as the BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series, as well as licensed fighting games for franchises such as One Piece, Dragon Ball, Persona, and Marvel Comics. On June 2015, they acquired all the intellectual properties of Technōs Japan, such as the Kunio-Kun, known in the west as River City, and Double Dragon series.

In Ultimate, 4 spirits from Kunio-Kun appeared in the River City Smash Spirit Board event in Ultimate, those being Kunio, Riki, Goda and the brothers Ryuichi & Ryuji (both share a spirit).

Argonaut Games

Argonaut Games
Type	PLC
Founded	February 23, 1982
Key people	Jez San
Industry	Software
Products	Video games Chip sets
Article on Wikipedia	Argonaut Games

Argonaut Games is a British video game and software developer originally founded by Jez San in 1982. The name is based on his initials, J. San, being a play on Jason and the Argonauts. Argonaut first developed a relation with Nintendo when they presented a method of defeating the Game Boy copyright protection mechanism. This led to both companies working on a prototype flight simulator called SNESGlider. Nintendo published Argonaut's Game Boy action game X in 1992. Full development of SNESGlider then entered production, and San convinced Nintendo to make custom hardware for it. The hardware became the Super FX chip and the game became Star Fox, released in 1993. Nintendo would then publish the Argonaut-developed Stunt Race FX in 1994. Argonaut then started development of Star Fox 2 and got far into development before Nintendo shut it down. The most likely reasons for this are the game looking primitive by then-current hardware standards and Nintendo making Star Fox 64 in-house without their involvement. Argonaut then pitched a 3D platformer starring Yoshi but this was rejected. The project eventually evolved into Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. Argonaut would continue to develop games and chips for other companies until going bankrupt in 2004 and forced to liquidate their assets, effectively shutting themselves down. Twenty years later, the company was relaunched along with a remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. One of the studio's most famous works is Buck Bumble, a bee-themed third-person shooter that has gained an internet meme cult following in the 2010s for its theme song.

In all five games, the first Star Fox was represented, with Fox and, starting with Melee, Falco appearing as fighters. Other inclusions were trophies, spirits, stages, and stickers.

In Brawl onward, "Tunnel Scene (X)", a remix of the game's Tunnel scene appears. Additionally, the Training Academy Coach appears as a sticker and a spirit.

In Brawl and Ultimate, F-Type and Tractor Trailer appear as stickers and spirits.

Arika

Arika Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	November 1, 1995
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Akira Nishitani
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Arcade games, video games
Employees	50
Website	Arika Co., Ltd.
Article on Wikipedia	Arika

Arika is a Japanese video game developer primarily known for developing arcade games. Having created games for popular series such as Street Fighter EX and Tetris: The Grand Master and collaborated with companies like Capcom and Bandai Namco, Arika continues to work as a subcontractor for other companies. With Nintendo, the company developed multiple installments in the Dr. Mario series, the Endless Ocean series, AR Games and the 3D Classics series for the Nintendo 3DS, and Tetris 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35 for the Nintendo Switch.

In Smash 4, the "Dragon Battle" music from AR Games is sourced from this game, and is playable on stages from the "Other" category. The track returned in Ultimate and is playable on stages from the "Other" and, as of version 8.1.0, "Super Smash Bros." categories.

In Ultimate, the Tetriminos from Tetris 99 appear as spirits in the Attack of the Tetriminos! Spirit Board event.

Also in Ultimate, some of Heihachi Mishima's lines are taken from Tekken 3D: Prime Edition, which Arika helped co-develop.

Artoon

Artoon Co., Ltd.
Type	Defunct
Founded	August 27, 1999
Headquarters	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Key people	Naoto Ohshima
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Article on Wikipedia	Artoon

Artoon was a Japanese game development company that went defunct in 2010. It primarily served as an outsourced developer for other studios, most notably creating Blinx: The Time Sweeper for Microsoft. For Nintendo, it primarily worked on Yoshi games such as Yoshi Topsy-Turvy and Yoshi's Island DS, as well as FlingSmash for WiiWare.

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy is represented with two stickers: Ship Yoshi and Mace Guy. Hongo and the Spirit Who Loves Surprises appear as spirits. Yoshi's Island DS is represented with five stickers: Crayzee Dayzee, Super Baby, Goonie, Stork, and Stork Stop. It is also represented with a remix of "Wildlands" theme, playing on stages from the Yoshi franchise.

Zip, the main character of FlingSmash, appears as a spirit.

Arzest

ARZEST Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	June 25, 2010
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Yoji Ishii Naoto Ohshima Yutaka Sugano
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	80
Website	ARZEST Corporation
Article on Wikipedia	Arzest

Arzest (stylized as ARZEST) is a Japanese video game developer that primarily serves as an outsourced developer for other companies. It was founded by the same staff as Artoon after the company went defunct in 2010. The company has worked for multiple titles for Nintendo, including Wii Play: Motion, StreetPass Mii Plaza, Yoshi's New Island, and Hey! Pikmin. It has also developed Sonic Superstars and Balan Wonderworld, a game directed by Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka.

In Smash 4, a trophy representing Yoshi's New Island appears in Smash for 3DS, while Smash for Wii U and Ultimate have two music tracks from the game: "Main Theme (Yoshi's New Island)" and "Bandit Valley (Yoshi's New Island)". Yoshi's New Island is represented with a spirit of Yoshi holding a Mega Eggdozer, as well as five other spirits using their artwork from said game: Stork, Bandit, Little Mouser, Grim Leecher, and Ukiki. "Main Theme - Yoshi's New Island (Remix)" is included in addition to the two Yoshi's New Island tracks from the previous game.

A spirit of a Mockiwi represents Hey! Pikmin. The music tracks "The Keeper of the Lake", "Over Wintry Mountains", and "Fragment of Hope" are taken from the game as well.

Asobism

Asobism Co., Ltd.
Founded	December 11, 2002
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tomoyuki Oto
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Revenue	¥10,000,000 (capital)
Employees	77 (2016)
Website	Asobism, Co., Ltd.

Asobism is an independent Japanese video game developer that is primarily known for developing the Freakyforms series, as well as the Dragon Poker series of mobile games.

King Roy, the damsel-in-distress of Freakyforms Deluxe's dungeons, appears as a trophy in Smash for 3DS. A remix called "Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Medley" appears on the downloadable Miiverse stage in Smash for Wii U. The track returns in Ultimate, now only playing on stages from the "Other" and, as of version 8.1.0, Super Smash Bros. categories.

Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks LLC
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	June 28, 1986
Headquarters	Bethesda, Maryland, US
Key people	Todd Howard Pete Hines
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Parent	Zenimax Media
Website	Bethesda Sofworks LLC
Article on Wikipedia	Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks, a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, is an American video game publisher that is primarily known for developing The Elder Scrolls series and recent entries of Fallout franchise, as well owning rights of franchises from id Software such as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein series. In 2001, they spun-off their game development team into a studio called Bethesda Game Studios. On September 21st, 2020, it was announced that ZeniMax Media would be acquired by Microsoft, with acquisition being completed on March 9, 2021.

In Ultimate, the Vault Boy, the mascot of Fallout franchise, was available as an Mii Costume for Mii Gunner in Round 6, in 2020.

Later in 2021, Dragonborn from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was available as a Mii Costume for Mii Swordfighter in Round 10.

Finally in the same year, Doom Slayer from Doom Eternal was available as a Mii Costume for Mii Gunner in Round 11.

Camelot Software Planning

Camelot Co. Ltd
Type	Kabushiki gaisha
Founded	April 4, 1994
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hiroyuki Takahashi: President Shūgo Takahashi: Co-Founder and Co-President Motoi Sakuraba: Coordinator and Sound Director
Industry	Video games
Employees	42 (2010)
Website	Camelot Co. Ltd
Article on Wikipedia	Camelot Software Planning

Camelot Software Planning, formerly known as Sega CD4 and Sonic! Software Planning, is a Japanese video game developer. Previously having worked for Sega and Sony Computer Entertainment, they are currently partnered with Nintendo, creating the Mario Golf and Mario Tennis series of games, alongside the Waluigi and Baby Waluigi characters. Other works include the Golden Sun and the Shining series.

Waluigi and Plum represent the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf games via trophies in Melee. Waluigi later became an Assist Trophy in Brawl. He will stomp on opponents to bury them, attacking the defenseless foes with his foot and tennis racket. Waluigi also returns as a trophy. Plum and Petey Piranha represent the Mario Golf series, while Boo, Fly Guy, Bowser, and Wiggler represent the Mario Tennis series as stickers. The music track "Mario Tennis / Mario Golf", an arrangement of the title screen themes from Mario Power Tennis and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour respectively, appears in the My Music for Mario Circuit. Trophies of Peach and Daisy in their tennis outfits from Mario Tennis Open, as well as a trophy of Mario holding a golf club (which is referred to as "Mario Golf: World Tour") appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Waluigi appears as a spirit and his hat appears as a Mii hat in Ultimate. Kid from Mario Golf also appears as a spirit, in addition to spirits of Mario and Luigi as they appear in Mario Tennis Aces. Mario, Luigi and Peach in their golf attire were introduced in the spirit board event Mario Golf: Super Rush, taken from the game of the same name. "World Tour" from Mario Golf: World Tour, "Stadium Theme - Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash" from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, "Kingdom Stadium: Night" and "Country Field: Away Team" from Mario Sports Superstars, and "Title Theme - Mario Tennis Aces" and "Stadium Theme - Mario Tennis Aces" from Mario Tennis Aces all debut as music tracks in Ultimate as well.

Isaac from the Golden Sun appears as Assist Trophies in Brawl. Using Move, a Psynergy spell, Isaac will attempt to push opponents off the stage. Isaac was given access to more Psynergy spells in Ultimate. These include Pound, which involves a fist slamming down; Lift, which includes two hands picking up a fighter and attempting to carry them above the blast zone; and Teleport, which has him teleport to a different part of the stage. Both have a trophy as well. Isaac was also given a trophy. Additionally, "Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun)", an arrangement remix of two themes from Golden Sun: The Lost Age, plays on the My Music for Norfair. Additionally, "Weyard", the overworld theme from Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, appears in the My Music for Palutena's Temple in Smash 4. Isaac also acted as the inspiration for a Mii Swordfighter costume in Ultimate. Garet, Ivan, Mia, Felix, and Jenna, as well as Matthew from Dark Dawn, appear as Golden Sun spirits.

Choice Provisions

Choice Provisions Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Santa Cruz, California
Key people	Alex Neuse Mike Roush Chris Osborn
Industry	Video games
Website	Choice Provisions Inc.
Article on Wikipedia	Choice Provisions

Choice Provisions, originally known as Gaijin Games, is an independent video game studio based in Santa Cruz, California. They are best known for developing the BIT.TRIP series, with the platformer Bit.Trip Runner being their breakout hit. The original Bit.Trip series was developed and released for Nintendo's WiiWare service, and their later games—including installments in the Bubsy and League of Legends series—continue to support Nintendo consoles.

In Smash 4, the main character of the Bit.Trip series, CommanderVideo, appears as a collectible trophy in Smash for Wii U.