Match timer
The match timer is an element that appears in the top-right corner of the screen. It shows how much time is left during a match before it ends. It is present during a Time or Stock battle with the timer option set to on. The timer starts counting down once the announcer says "GO!". The timer can be adjusted between a minimum of 1 and maximum of 99 minutes in the Rules section prior to the start of the match. Normally the format of the timer is "MM:SS:ss" (minutes, seconds, centiseconds). In some games and modes, if the timer exceeds 60 minutes, it will include the number "1" to display the hour instead of the usual format. In addition to regular Vs. matches, the timer can also appear with prdetermined time limits in minigames like Trophy Rush and Target Blast, or boss battles such as Master Core, as well as on the Online Practice Stage when waiting in a lobby for the current match to end. There are instances throughout the series of unique time-based gameplay settings.
Pre-match timer
The pre-match timer is an element that only appears at the start of a match. It starts from three seconds when the announcer counts down. Characters will make their on-screen appearance during this time. When "GO!" appears, the match officially begins, as well as the match timer if applicable.
In Super Smash Bros., the timer uses the light sequence starting from red and while the announcer counts down, the lights change to yellow from left to right. When the light turns blue, the announcer gives the "GO!" signal and the match begins.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the announcer says "Ready...GO!" instead of counting down from three. A meter is shown visually to be counting down from three, displaying the time with centiseconds, though this is purely aesthetic and counts down quickly in less than three seconds. The Melee variation is also used in Brawl and Smash 4 during single-player modes including Target Test and StreetSmash.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the pre-match timer used numbers for the first time. The timer has different colors for each number: three (blue), two (green) and one (yellow). This changes to all red in Smash 4.
Final countdown timer
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The final countdown timer is an element that appears at the end of a match. When there's only five seconds remaining, the match timer will disappear (except in Super Smash Bros.), and the announcer will start the countdown. The announcer will then call out "TIME!" ("TIME UP!" in the Japanese version and original game), the match will come to an end and a winner will be chosen. In the event of a tie, a Sudden Death match will play out. In competitive play, this event is usually referred to as a "time out"; sometimes it is preformed intentionally in order to win by stock or percentage lead alone. In addition, the timer can also appear in single-player modes like Trophy Rush and the Home-Run Contest.
In SSB4, the final countdown timer's appearance activates the countdown-affected equipment and usually prevents Star KOs and Screen KOs from happening.
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In Melee.
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In Brawl.
What happens when the timer exceeds an hour in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
