Smash Run: Difference between revisions

'''Smash Run''' ({{ja|フィールドスマッシュ|Fīrudo Sumasshu}}, ''Field Smash'') is a gameplay mode that appears exclusively in {{for3ds}}, and one of only two modes exclusive to that installment, alongside [[StreetSmash]]. It involves a blend of platforming and exploration, as well as standard fighting or another challenge in the second half of the mode.

The mode starts with a five-minute adventure course involving exploration of a large, expansive, and unnamed island in the sky shaped like a ship. Players are tasked with strengthening their attributes via finding items in [[chest]]s, as well as defeating numerous enemies from both ''[[Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[The Subspace Emissary]] and other game series. Bonus stages hidden behind [[door]]s in the map also allow for players to take part in challenges that can give them further boosts to their various attributes and more prizes; special events that occur on the map can also provide further benefits to players, such as by defeating an exceptionally powerful enemy or finding a hidden room filled with chests. In Group mode, players can trigger traps that will drop giant [[Bob-omb]]s, by activating a switch item that can appear from treasure chests. Enemies, however, can attack the player and make them drop their power-ups sometimes; getting KO'd is also a possibility, leading to significant penalties to the player's stat boosts.

Several standard [[item]]s can be found throughout the play area, including most battering items and state-granting powerups. The latter's effects last noticeably longer in this game mode, such as the [[Starman]] and [[Hammer]].

|[[Banzai Bill]]||rowspan=14|{{symbol|smb|24px}} {{uv|Mario}}

|[[Big Goomba]]

|{{b|Bullet Bill|enemy}}

|[[Chain Chomp]]

|[[Flame Chomp]]

|[[Goomba]]

|[[Hammer Bro]]

|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]

|[[Koopa Troopa]]

|[[Lakitu and Spinies]]

|[[Magikoopa]]

|[[Shy Guy]]

|[[Spike Top]]

|[[Kritter]]||rowspan=2|{{symbol|dk|24px}} {{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|[[Tiki Buzz]]

|[[Bubble]]||rowspan=7|{{symbol|zelda|24px}} {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}

|[[Cucco]]

|[[Darknut]]

|[[Octorok]]

|[[Peahat]]

|[[ReDead]]

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|[[Stalfos]]

|[[Geemer]]||rowspan=4|{{symbol|metroid|24px}} {{uv|Metroid}}

|[[Kihunter]]

|{{b|Metroid|creature}}

|[[Reo]]

|[[Fly Guy]]||{{symbol|yoshi|24px}} {{uv|Yoshi}}

|[[Bonkers]]||rowspan=9|{{symbol|kirby|24px}} {{uv|Kirby}}

|[[Bronto Burt]]

|[[Gordo]]

|[[Parasol Waddle Dee]]

|[[Plasma Wisp]]

|[[Shotzo]]

|[[Tac]]

|[[Waddle Dee]]

|[[Waddle Doo]]

|[[Chandelure]]||rowspan=5|{{symbol|pkmn|24px}} {{uv|Pokémon}}

|[[Cryogonal]]

|[[Gastly]]

|[[Koffing]]

|[[Petilil]]

|[[Devil Car]]||rowspan=2|{{symbol|eb|24px}} {{uv|EarthBound}}

|{{b|Starman|EarthBound}}

|[[Polar Bear]]||{{symbol|ic|24px}} {{uv|Ice Climber}}

|[[Boom Stomper]]||rowspan=19|{{symbol|ki|24px}} {{uv|Kid Icarus}}

|[[Bumpety Bomb]]

|[[Clubberskull]]

|[[Daphne]]

|[[Flage]]

|[[Lethinium]]

|[[Lurchthorn]]

|[[Mahva]]

|[[Megonta]]

|[[Mimicutie]]

|[[Monoeye]]

|[[Nutski]]

|[[Orne]]

|[[Reaper & Reapette]]

|[[Skuttler]]

|[[Skuttler Cannoneer]]

|[[Skuttler Mage]]

|[[Souflee]]

|[[Zuree]]

|[[Bulborb]]||rowspan=2|{{symbol|pikmin|24px}} {{uv|Pikmin}}

|[[Iridescent Glint Beetle]]

|[[Generator]]||rowspan=7|{{symbol|subspace|24px}} [[The Subspace Emissary]]

|[[Glice]]

|[[Glire]]

|[[Glunder]]

|[[Mite]]

|[[Poppant]]

|[[Roturret]]

|{{b|Ghost|Find Mii}}||{{symbol|streetpass|24px}} {{uv|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}

|[[Sneaky Spirit]]||{{symbol|other|24px}} {{uv|Rhythm Heaven}}

|[[Eggrobo]]||{{symbol|sonic|24px}} {{uv|Sonic the Hedgehog}}

|[[Mettaur]]||{{symbol|mm|24px}} {{uv|Mega Man}}

|[[Bacura]]||{{symbol|other|24px}} {{uv|Xevious}}

|[[Pooka]]||{{symbol|other|24px}} {{uv|Dig Dug}}

After entering a door, the player must complete an objective to reveal a treasure chest containing rewards that range from 1, 2, or 3 stat boosts worth 200 points correlating with the difficulty level of the challenge that range from Easy, Normal, and Hard respectively. Stat boosts do not fade away in challenge rooms, but failing a challenge or being defeated will eject the player from the room, unable to re-enter. All doors disappear from the main map for the last minute of the run.

| Target Smash! || [[File:Smash Run Target Smash easy.jpg|200px]] || All targets in the room must be destroyed within the time limit.

 

*Easy: 5 targets, 10-second limit

*Hard: 9 targets, 20-second limit. It contains a single Beam Sword. The ground periodically acts as a Danger Zone.

| Crystal Smash! || [[File:Smash Run Crystal Smash easy.jpg|200px]] || All crystals in the room must be destroyed within the time limit. Some crystals are attached to other, bigger ones: destroying a big crystal also destroys all of the attached small ones, while destroying a small crystal makes a crack, which acts as a weak point, appear in the bigger one. Crystals drop small power-ups when destroyed. Easy difficulty contains one crystal, normal difficulty four crystals, and hard difficulty also with four crystals, albeit higher durability.

| Defeat Them All! || [[File:Shy Guys Smash Run.jpg|200px]] || All enemies must be defeated within the time limit. Enemies appear in waves; all enemies in a wave must be defeated before the next wave appears. Until all enemies are defeated, the floor of the stage below the main platform alternates between being normal and being a [[Danger Zone]], which [[instant KO|instantly KO]]s anything on contact.

 

*Hard: 6 enemies - 2 Hammer Bros. > 2 Giant Goombas > 2 Stalfos

 

| Survive! || [[File:Smash Run Survive hard.jpg|200px]] || The room is filled with enemies and obstacles and the player is tasked with surviving until time runs out. With the exception of one hard mode variant, players must survive for 20 seconds.

 

*Easy (variant 2): infinite Skuttlers, Skuttler Mages, and Cryogonal

 

| (Bonus Room) || [[File:Smash Run bonus room.jpg|200px]] || Instead of a proper challenge, this is just a rest room and contains various supplies to help the player in Smash Run. There is no limit to stay in this room. The [[All-Star Rest Area]] music also plays while inside.

 

| (Enemy) Fest || All enemies that appear on-screen will temporarily be of the same type. Possible enemies include [[Tiki Buzz]]es, [[Pooka]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, [[Sneaky Spirit]]s and [[Souflee]]s. The former five events last for 20 seconds while the latter two lasts for 10. These enemies act as side spawns and do not interrupt the main spawns unless the area was cleared earlier. Any normal enemies still in the area when the event starts will disappear, however.

| Wanted! || A powerful enemy will appear at a random location on the map, with an arrow directing players to their location. Defeating these enemies yields greater rewards than usual, consisting of three or four 200 stat powerups. Clubberskull targets give five instead as they already give three of those upon defeat. Enemies will always be in accessible areas. Possible enemies include [[Bonkers]], [[Bulborb]], [[Clubberskull]], [[Polar Bear]] and [[Reaper]]. This event has a timer of 90 seconds.

| Climb! || Four player free-for-all, where the goal is to climb up to the goal on a vertical stage while avoiding Danger Zones. Smart Bombs begin to be dropped once the timer hits 30 seconds.

| Multi-Man Smash || On {{SSB4|Battlefield}}, each player independently vies to defeat as many opponents as possible under rules similar to [[Multi-Man mode]], within a one minute time limit. Miis are the primary enemies, with the occasional Metal and Giant Metal versions of the player's character also appearing as enemies.

| Stamina Smash || A match where all combatants have [[Hit points|Stamina]] instead of [[damage percentage]]s. All players start with 200 HP. No time limit.

:{{symbol|fox|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Star Fox|Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream}}''

:{{symbol|fe|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Fire Emblem|With Mila's Divine Protection (Celica Map 1)}}''

:{{symbol|fe|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Fire Emblem|Lost in Thoughts All Alone (Remix)|Lost in Thoughts All Alone}}'' (DLC)

:{{symbol|ki|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|In the Space-Pirate Ship}}''

:{{symbol|ki|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|Boss Fight 1 (Kid Icarus: Uprising)|Boss Fight 1}}''

:{{symbol|ki|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|Dark Pit}}''

:{{symbol|ki|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|Wrath of the Reset Bomb (Original)}}''

:{{symbol|xb|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Xenoblade|Mechanical Rhythm}}''

:{{symbol|mm|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Mega Man|Air Man Stage}}''

:{{symbol|mm|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Mega Man|Spark Man Stage}}''

:{{symbol|pm|16px}} ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Pac-Man|PAC-MAN'S PARK / BLOCK TOWN}}''

Smash Run is based in concept on {{s|wikirby|City Trial}} from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Air Ride}}'', another game directed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], who explained that he wanted to recreate the mode in the game. In that mode, players would explore a large city to collect power-ups for their Air Ride Machines before proceeding to race or battle with those power-ups active.