Brain Age (universe)

Brain Age (universe) Brain Training (universe)
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Genre(s)	Educational
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo DS
First installment	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005)
Latest installment	Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (2019)

The Brain Age universe (脳を鍛える, Brain Training) is a series of educational puzzle games for the Nintendo DS, 3DS, and Switch, first released as Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! in 2005. It stars real-world neuroscientist Dr. Kawashima who teaches different exercises for training and maintaining one's brain (or improving one's "Brain Age", as the series is named for).

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Music

• "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!": A medley including the title screen themes sourced from Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!, as well as the menu theme sourced from the first game. It appears as a My Music track for PictoChat.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Assist Trophy

• Dr. Kawashima: The doctor appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy. When summoned in battle, Dr. Kawashima fires various numbers throughout the battlefield. When these numbers collide, they are added together. If the sum equals ten or above, they will explode, with the explosion being larger should the number equal ten exactly.

Music

Source Tracks

• "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!": The medley returns from Brawl, playing on the Wii Fit Studio stage.
• "Menu (Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!)": The menu theme, sourced from Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! as well as its sequel, also plays on Wii Fit Studio.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Assist Trophy

• Dr. Kawashima: The doctor reprises his role as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate, though the background changes to a white graph-like texture when summoned.

Music

Source Tracks

• "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!": The medley returns from Brawl.
• "Menu (Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!)": The theme returns from Smash 4.

Spirits

The following characters from the series are spirits.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability
1,214		Dr. Kawashima		★★	2	1784	7163	874	3510	910	3653	Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99
1,215		Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training) Dr. Kawashima (Devilish Brain Training)		★★★★	2	4633	11582	2050	5125	2050	5125	Unflinching Charged Smashes

Games with elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

• Assist Trophy:
  • Dr. Kawashima appears as an assist trophy.
• Spirits:
  • Dr. Kawashima appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day: Medley of tracks featured in this game.
  • "Menu (Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!)": The menu theme, sourced from Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! as well as its sequel.

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!

• Music:
  • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day: Medley of tracks featured in this game.
  • "Menu (Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!)": The menu theme, sourced from Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! as well as its sequel.

Brain Age: Concentration Training (NA)/Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can you stay focused? (PAL)

• Spirits:
  • Dr. Kawashima in his devil form from this game appears as a spirit.

Trivia

• Brain Age is the only universe in the entire Super Smash Bros. series to have a real life person directly make an appearance in the series.