Brain Age (universe)
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| Brain Age (universe) Brain Training (universe) | |
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| 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
- The track Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day from the game of the same name appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl 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.
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!": 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.
- "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.
Spirits
The following characters from the series are spirits.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base 
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Max
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Base 
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Max
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Base 
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Max
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Ability |
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| 1,214 |  |
Dr. Kawashima |  |
★★ | 2 | 1784 | 7163 | 874 | 3510 | 910 | 3653 | Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 |
| 1,215 | .png) |
Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training)  Dr. Kawashima (Devilish Brain Training)  |
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★★★★ | 2 | 4633 | 11582 | 2050 | 5125 | 2050 | 5125 | Unflinching Charged Smashes |
Games with elements from or 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.
