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[[File:Battlefield3ds.png|thumb|250px|The Battlefield stage in {{for3ds}} is an example of a typical stage in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.]]

A '''stage''' ({{ja|ステージ|Sutēji}}, ''Stage''), also called a '''level''', '''map''', '''arena''', '''stadium''', or '''board''', is a location in which [[character]]s 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)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], most [[versus mode]] stages are available from the [[starter stage|start]], while a small number must be [[unlockable stage|unlocked]] by completing certain objectives. Some stages in ''SSB4'' are [[downloadable]]. Most stages, like [[Princess Peach's Castle]], are derived from places in playable characters' [[universe]]s. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' introduced two ''{{uv|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. 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''.

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 [[ledge]]s, multiple smaller platforms, as well as [[blast line]]s above, below, and to the left and right of the visible area. Some stages, such as {{SSBM|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". 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'', [[Stage transformation|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 [[Frigate Orpheon]] and [[Castle Siege]], 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 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 [[Klap Trap]]s; local items such as [[apples]]; and interactive objects such as [[Barrel Cannon]]s. While [[water]] has no effect on movement in ''Melee'', ''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 [[crate]]s and [[barrel]]s, differs depending on the aesthetic style of the stage they appear on.

In all games, some stages are banned in [[Tournament legal|competitive]] play because they are considered disruptive or unfair. See [[Banned stages]].

[[File:StageSelectSSB.jpg|thumb|The stage select screen in ''Smash 64''.]]

There are nine versus stages in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', eight [[Starter stage|starters]] and one [[unlockable stage]]: Mushroom Kingdom, shown in '''bold'''.

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Congo Jungle]]

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} {{SSB|Dream Land}}

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Saffron City]]

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Sector Z]]

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}

There are 29 versus stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', 18 [[Starter stage|starters]] and 11 unlockable stages, shown below in '''bold'''. The three past stages are unlockable.

:{{symbol||16px|l=Super Smash Bros. (universe)}} '''{{SSBM|Battlefield}}'''

:{{symbol|fz|16px}} '''[[Big Blue]]'''

:{{symbol|metroid|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Brinstar]]

:{{symbol|metroid|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Brinstar Depths]]'''

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Corneria]]

:{{symbol|smash|16px}} '''{{SSBM|Final Destination}}'''

:{{symbol|gw|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Flat Zone]]'''

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[Fountain of Dreams]]

:{{symbol|eb|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Fourside]]'''

:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Great Bay]]

:{{symbol|kirby|16px}} [[Green Greens]]

:{{symbol|ic|16px}} [[Icicle Mountain]]

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Jungle Japes]]

:{{symbol|dk|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}}

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]'''

:{{symbol|fz|16px}} {{SSBM|Mute City}}

:{{symbol|eb|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Onett]]

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} '''[[Poké Floats]]'''

:{{symbol|pokemon|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Pokémon Stadium]]

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

:{{symbol|mario|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Rainbow Cruise]]

:{{symbol|zelda|16px}} [[Temple]]

:{{symbol|sf|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Venom]]

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}

:{{symbol|yoshi|16px|suffix=preBrawl}} [[Yoshi's Story]]