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For other uses of the term, see Stage (disambiguation).
The Battlefield stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an example of a typical stage in the Super Smash Bros. series.

A stage (ステージ, Stage), also called a level, map, arena, stadium, or board, is a location in which characters 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, most versus mode stages are available from the start, while a small number must be unlocked by completing certain objectives. Some stages in SSB4 were made available through updates and are downloadable. Of these stages, only two are free. Most stages, like Princess Peach's Castle, are derived from places in playable characters' universes. Super Smash Bros. Melee introduced two 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, the Fire Emblem universe lacked one in Melee (though one was planned), and the R.O.B. universe has, for unknown reasons, never had a stage. Included in all games other than the first are a small number (large number in Smash Wii U and Ultimate) 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. Ultimate changes this, giving various stages a more refined and detailed design.

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 ledges, multiple smaller platforms, as well as blast lines above, below, and to the left and right of the visible area. Some stages, such as 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", and only a select few, like Yoshi's Island, have only one walk-off. 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; still others, such as Mushroom Kingdom, have permanently-accessible gaps where players can fall past the lower blast line while still having solid ground covering most of the lower blast line, including its intersections with the left and/or right blast lines.

In Melee, 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 Castle Siege and Smash 3DS's Paper Mario, 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, Balloon Fight's, and Garden of Hope's layouts are randomized to varying degrees for 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 Klaptraps; local items such as apples; and interactive objects such as Barrel Cannons and switches. While water has no effect on movement in Melee outside of the flowing river in Jungle Japes, 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 crates and barrels, differs depending on the aesthetic style of the stage they appear on.

In all games, some stages (and in SSB's case, all but one) are banned in competitive play because they are considered disruptive or unfair. See banned stages.

List of Stages

Starter Unlockable Downloadable
Stage Universe Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3D Land MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No Yes No Yes
75m Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No No Yes No Yes Yes
Arena Ferox FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem No No No Yes No Yes
Balloon Fight Symbol of the Balloon Fight series.Balloon Fight No No No Yes No Yes
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Melee[1] Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No Yes No No No No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Brawl Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No Yes No No No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. 4 Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No Yes Yes No
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No No Yes No
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Big Blue[2] FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero No Yes Yes No No Yes
Boxing Ring PunchOutSymbol.svgPunch-Out!! No No No Yes Yes Yes
Bridge of Eldin ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No Yes No Yes Yes
Brinstar[3] MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Brinstar Depths[4] MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No Yes No No No Yes
Castle Siege FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem No No Yes No Yes Yes
Coliseum FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem No No No No Yes Yes
Corneria[5] StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Delfino Plaza MarioSymbol.svgMario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Distant Planet PikminSymbol.svgPikmin No No Yes Yes No Yes
Dracula's Castle Symbol of the Castlevania series.Castlevania No No No No No Yes
Dream Land Super Smash Bros.[6] KirbySymbol.svgKirby Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Dream Land GB[7] KirbySymbol.svgKirby No No No Yes No Yes
Duck Hunt DuckHuntSymbol.svgDuck Hunt No No No Yes Yes Yes
Figure-8 Circuit[8] MarioSymbol.svgMario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Melee[9] Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No Yes No No No No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Brawl Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No Yes No No No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. 4 Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No Yes Yes No
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No No No No No Yes
Find Mii SpecialStagesSymbol.svgFind Mii No No No Yes No Yes
Flat Zone[10] Game&WatchSymbol.svgGame & Watch No Yes No No No[11] No[11]
Flat Zone 2 Game&WatchSymbol.svgGame & Watch No No Yes Yes No[11] No[11]
Flat Zone X Game&WatchSymbol.svgGame & Watch No No No No Yes Yes
Fountain of Dreams[12] KirbySymbol.svgKirby No Yes No No No Yes
Fourside[13] EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound No Yes No No No Yes
Frigate Orpheon MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No No Yes No No Yes
Gamer WarioSymbol.svgWario No No No No Yes Yes
Garden of Hope PikminSymbol.svgPikmin No No No No Yes Yes
Gaur Plain XenobladeSymbol.svgXenoblade No No No Yes Yes Yes
Gerudo Valley ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No No Yes No Yes
Golden Plains MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No Yes No Yes
Great Bay[14] ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes No No No Yes
The Great Cave Offensive KirbySymbol.svgKirby No No No No Yes Yes
Great Plateau Tower ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No No No No Yes
Green Greens[15] KirbySymbol.svgKirby No Yes Yes No No Yes
Green Hill Zone SonicSymbol.svgSonic No No Yes Yes No Yes
Halberd KirbySymbol.svgKirby No No Yes No Yes Yes
Hanenbow ElectroplanktonSymbol.svgElectroplankton No No Yes No No Yes
Hyrule Castle ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Icicle Mountain[16] IceClimberSymbol.svgIce Climber No Yes No No No No
Jungle Hijinxs Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No No No No Yes No
Jungle Japes[17] Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Kalos Pokémon League PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No No No No Yes Yes
Kongo Falls[18] Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No Yes No No No Yes
Kongo Jungle Super Smash Bros.[19] Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Living Room NintendogsSymbol.svgNintendogs No No No Yes No Yes
Luigi's Mansion MarioSymbol.svgMario No No Yes No Yes Yes
Lylat Cruise StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No No Yes No Yes Yes
Magicant EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound No No No Yes No Yes
Mario Bros. MarioSymbol.svgMario No No Yes No No Yes
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. for Wii U MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No No Yes Yes
Mario Galaxy MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No No Yes Yes
Midgar FinalFantasySymbol.svgFinal Fantasy No No No Yes Yes Yes
Miiverse MiiverseSymbol.svgMiiverse No No No No Yes No
Moray Towers SplatoonSymbol.svgSplatoon No No No No No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom Super Smash Bros. MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No No No No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom Super Smash Bros. Melee[20] MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes No No No No
Mushroom Kingdom II[21] MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes No No No Yes
Mushroomy Kingdom MarioSymbol.svgMario No No Yes Yes No Yes
Mushroom Kingdom U MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No No Yes Yes
Mute City Super Smash Bros. Melee[22] FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero No Yes No No No No
Mute City SNES[23] FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero No No No Yes No Yes
New Donk City Hall MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No No No Yes
New Pork City EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound No No Yes No No Yes
Norfair MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No No Yes No Yes Yes
Onett[24] EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Orbital Gate Assault StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No No No No Yes No
Pac-Land PacManSymbol.svgPac-Man No No No No Yes Yes
Pac-Maze PacManSymbol.svgPac-Man No No No Yes No No
Palutena's Temple KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus No No No No Yes Yes
Paper Mario MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No Yes No Yes
Peach's Castle MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Princess Peach's Castle[25] MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes No No No Yes
PictoChat DSSymbol.svgNintendo DS No No Yes No No No
PictoChat 2 DSSymbol.svgNintendo DS No No No Yes No Yes
Pilotwings PilotwingsSymbol.svgPilotwings No No No No Yes Yes
Pirate Ship ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No Yes No Yes Yes
Planet Zebes MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid Yes No No No No No
Poké Floats[26] PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No Yes No No No No
Pokémon Stadium[27] PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No Yes Yes No No Yes
Pokémon Stadium 2 PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No No Yes No Yes Yes
Port Town Aero Dive FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero No No Yes No Yes Yes
Prism Tower PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No No No Yes No Yes
Pyrosphere MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No No No No Yes No
Rainbow Cruise[28] MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes Yes No No Yes
Rainbow Road MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No Yes No No
Reset Bomb Forest KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus No No No Yes No Yes
Rumble Falls Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No No Yes No No No
Saffron City PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon Yes No No No No Yes
Sector Z StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox Yes No No No No No
Shadow Moses Island MetalGearSymbol.svgMetal Gear No No Yes No No Yes
Skyloft ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No No No Yes Yes
Skyworld KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus No No Yes No Yes Yes
Smashville Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing No No Yes No Yes Yes
Spear Pillar PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No No Yes No No Yes
Spirit Train ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No No No Yes No Yes
Summit IceClimberSymbol.svgIce Climber No No Yes No No Yes
Super Happy Tree[29] YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi Yes Yes No No No Yes
Super Mario Maker MarioSymbol.svgMario No No No Yes Yes Yes
Suzaku Castle StreetFighterSymbol.svgStreet Fighter No No No Yes Yes Yes
Temple[30] ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Tomodachi Life TomodachiSymbol.svgTomodachi No No No Yes No Yes
Tortimer Island Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing No No No Yes No Yes
Town and City Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing No No No No Yes Yes
Umbra Clock Tower BayonettaSymbol.svgBayonetta No No No Yes Yes Yes
Unova Pokémon League PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No No No Yes No Yes
Venom[31] StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No Yes No No No Yes
WarioWare, Inc. WarioSymbol.svgWario No No Yes Yes No Yes
Wii Fit Studio WiiFitSymbol.svgWii Fit No No No No Yes Yes
Wily Castle MegaManSymbol.svgMega Man No No No Yes[32] Yes[33] Yes[34]
Windy Hill Zone SonicSymbol.svgSonic No No No No Yes Yes
Woolly World YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No No No No Yes No
Wrecking Crew WreckingCrewSymbol.svgWrecking Crew No No No No Yes Yes
Wuhu Island WiiSportsSymbol.svgWii Sports No No No No Yes Yes
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Melee[35] YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Brawl YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No No Yes Yes No Yes
Yoshi's Story[36] YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No Yes No No No Yes
New Stages 9 26 31 25 + 5 (DLC) 29 + 5 (DLC) 7
Returning Stages 0 3 10 9 + 3 (DLC) 17 + 4 (DLC) 96
Total Stages 9 29 41 34 + 8 (DLC) 46 + 9 (DLC) 103

Notes

  1. ^ Listed as "Special Stages: Battlefield" in Melee.
  2. ^ Listed as "F-Zero Grand Prix: Big Blue" in Melee.
  3. ^ Listed as "Planet Zebes: Brinstar" in Melee.
  4. ^ Listed as "Planet Zebes: Brinstar Depths" in Melee.
  5. ^ Listed as "Lylat System: Corneria" in Melee.
  6. ^ Listed as "Past Stages: Dream Land" in Melee.
  7. ^ Listed as "Dream Land" in Smash 4.
  8. ^ Listed as "Mario Circuit" in Brawl, and as "Mario Circuit (Brawl)" in Smash 4.
  9. ^ Listed as "Special Stages: Final Destination" in Melee.
  10. ^ Listed as "Superflat World: Flat Zone" in Melee.
  11. ^ a b c d Appears as part of Flat Zone X.
  12. ^ Listed as "Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams" in Melee.
  13. ^ Listed as "Eagleland: Fourside" in Melee.
  14. ^ Listed as "Termina: Great Bay" in Melee.
  15. ^ Listed as "Dream Land: Green Greens" in Melee.
  16. ^ Listed as "Infinite Glacier: Icicle Mountain" in Melee.
  17. ^ Listed as "DK Island: Jungle Japes" in Melee.
  18. ^ Listed as "DK Island: Kongo Jungle" in Melee.
  19. ^ Listed as "Congo Jungle" in 64, and as "Past Stages: Kongo Jungle" in Melee.
  20. ^ Listed as "Mushroom: Kingdom" in Melee.
  21. ^ Listed as "Mushroom: Kingdom II" in Melee.
  22. ^ Listed as "F-Zero Grand Prix: Mute City" in Melee.
  23. ^ Listed as "Mute City" in Smash 4.
  24. ^ Listed as "Eagleland: Onett" in Melee.
  25. ^ Listed as "Mushroom Kingdom: Princess Peach's Castle" in Melee.
  26. ^ Listed as "Kanto Skies: Poké Floats" in Melee.
  27. ^ Listed as "Kanto: Pokémon Stadium" in Melee.
  28. ^ Listed as "Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise" in Melee.
  29. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island" in 64, and as "Past Stages: Yoshi's Island" in Melee.
  30. ^ Listed as "Hyrule: Temple" in Melee.
  31. ^ Listed as "Lylat System: Venom" in Melee.
  32. ^ In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Wily Castle is set during the day and has a variety of moving platforms.
  33. ^ In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Wily Castle is set during the night and has platforms moving along rails, as well as the Yellow Devil.
  34. ^ In Ultimate, Wily Castle is set during the night and has the hazards from both versions of Smash 4.
  35. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Island" in Melee.
  36. ^ Listed as "Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story" in Melee.

In Super Smash Bros.

The stage select screen in Smash 64.

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

Super Smash Bros. Stages

Symbol of the DK series, pre-Brawl. Congo Jungle
KirbySymbol.svg Dream Land
ZeldaSymbol.svg Hyrule Castle
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Mushroom Kingdom
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Peach's Castle
MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).svg Planet Zebes
PokemonSymbol(preBrawl).svg Saffron City
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Sector Z
YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).svg Yoshi's Island

In Melee

The stage select screen in Melee.

There are 29 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee, 18 starters and 11 unlockable stages, shown below in bold. The three past stages are unlockable.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Stages

SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Battlefield
FZeroSymbol.svg Big Blue
MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).svg Brinstar
MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).svg Brinstar Depths
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Corneria
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Final Destination
Game&WatchSymbol(preBrawl).svg Flat Zone
KirbySymbol.svg Fountain of Dreams
EarthboundSymbol(preBrawl).svg Fourside
ZeldaSymbol.svg Great Bay
KirbySymbol.svg Green Greens
IceClimberSymbol.svg Icicle Mountain
Symbol of the DK series, pre-Brawl. Jungle Japes
Symbol of the DK series, pre-Brawl. Kongo Jungle
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Mushroom Kingdom
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Mushroom Kingdom II
FZeroSymbol.svg Mute City
EarthboundSymbol(preBrawl).svg Onett
PokemonSymbol(preBrawl).svg Poké Floats
PokemonSymbol(preBrawl).svg Pokémon Stadium
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Princess Peach's Castle
MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg Rainbow Cruise
ZeldaSymbol.svg Temple
File:StreetFighterSymbol(preBrawl).svg Venom
YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).svg Yoshi's Island
YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).svg Yoshi's Story

Super Smash Bros. Past Stages

Symbol of the DK series, pre-Brawl. Kongo Jungle
KirbySymbol.svg Dream Land
YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).svg Yoshi's Island

In Brawl

The stage select screen in Brawl.
File:BrawlMeleeStages.jpg
The Melee Stages screen in Brawl.

There are 41 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 29 starters and 12 unlockable stages, shown below in bold. None of the original Super Smash Bros. stages return, but there are 10 stages from Melee, one from each universe involved in the original Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Brawl Stages

Symbol of the DK series. 75m
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Battlefield
ZeldaSymbol.svg Bridge of Eldin
FireEmblemSymbol.svg Castle Siege
MarioSymbol.svg Delfino Plaza
PikminSymbol.svg Distant Planet
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Final Destination
Game&WatchSymbol.svg Flat Zone 2
MetroidSymbol.svg Frigate Orpheon
SonicSymbol.svg Green Hill Zone
KirbySymbol.svg Halberd
ElectroplanktonSymbol.svg Hanenbow
MarioSymbol.svg Luigi's Mansion
StreetFighterSymbol.svg Lylat Cruise
MarioSymbol.svg Mario Bros.
MarioSymbol.svg Mario Circuit
MarioSymbol.svg Mushroomy Kingdom
EarthboundSymbol.svg New Pork City
MetroidSymbol.svg Norfair
DSSymbol.svg PictoChat
ZeldaSymbol.svg Pirate Ship
PokemonSymbol.svg Pokémon Stadium 2
FZeroSymbol.svg Port Town Aero Dive
Symbol of the DK series. Rumble Falls
MetalGearSymbol(preUltimate).svg Shadow Moses Island
KidIcarusSymbol.svg Skyworld
Symbol of the Animal Crossing series. Smashville
PokemonSymbol.svg Spear Pillar
IceClimberSymbol.svg Summit
WarioSymbol.svg WarioWare, Inc.
YoshiSymbol.svg Yoshi's Island

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Stages

FZeroSymbol.svg Big Blue
MetroidSymbol.svg Brinstar
StreetFighterSymbol.svg Corneria
KirbySymbol.svg Green Greens
Symbol of the DK series. Jungle Japes
EarthboundSymbol.svg Onett
PokemonSymbol.svg Pokémon Stadium
MarioSymbol.svg Rainbow Cruise
ZeldaSymbol.svg Temple
YoshiSymbol.svg Yoshi's Island

In Smash 4

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the normal stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the extra stages.
Stage select for SSBU.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, showing the normal stages.
Extra stages for SSBU.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, showing the extra stages.

Stages in Super Smash Bros. 4 differ depending on the version. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS features 42 stages total, 7 of which are unlockable, shown in bold, and 8 of which are downloadable content. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features 55 stages, 6 of which are unlockable, shown in bold, and 9 of which are downloadable content. Bold and italic text denotes stages that are unlockable in one version, but a starter/downloadable stage in the other. 13 stages appear in both versions (with some having changes), however the majority of stages are exclusive to each version, with 3DS stages primarily pulled from handheld games and Wii U stages from console games (though, there are some exceptions). In addition, this is the first game where stages from all the past entries return at once.

All stages now have an optional Ω form (Omega Form), changing their layout to be similar to Final Destination - some have walls that go all the way down to the bottom blast line, while others are basically floating islands.

Unique to Smash 4 is the disabling of Star KOs and Screen KOs on certain stages.

Starter Unlockable Downloadable
Stage Universe Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Max PlayersSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Normal

Max PlayersSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Ω

3D Land MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No - -
75m Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No Yes 8 8
Arena Ferox FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem Yes No - -
Balloon Fight Symbol of the Balloon Fight series.Balloon Fight Yes No - -
Battlefield Super Smash Bros. 4 Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. Yes Yes 8 8
Big Battlefield Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. No Yes 8 8
Boxing Ring PunchOutSymbol.svgPunch-Out!! Yes Yes 4 4
Bridge of Eldin ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes 8 8
Brinstar MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid Yes No - -
Castle Siege FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem No Yes 8 8
Coliseum FireEmblemSymbol.svgFire Emblem No Yes 4 4
Corneria StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox Yes No - -
Delfino Plaza MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 4 8
Distant Planet PikminSymbol.svgPikmin Yes No - -
Dream Land Super Smash Bros. KirbySymbol.svgKirby Yes Yes 8 8
Dream Land Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS KirbySymbol.svgKirby Yes No - -
Duck Hunt DuckHuntSymbol.svgDuck Hunt Yes Yes 8 8
Final Destination Super Smash Bros. 4 Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.Super Smash Bros. Yes Yes 4 4
Find Mii SpecialStagesSymbol.svgFind Mii Yes No - -
Flat Zone 2 Game&WatchSymbol.svgGame & Watch Yes No - -
Flat Zone X Game&WatchSymbol.svgGame & Watch No Yes 6 8
Gamer WarioSymbol.svgWario No Yes 4 8
Garden of Hope PikminSymbol.svgPikmin No Yes 4 8
Gaur Plain XenobladeSymbol.svgXenoblade Yes Yes 8 8
Gerudo Valley ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda Yes No - -
Golden Plains MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No - -
The Great Cave Offensive KirbySymbol.svgKirby No Yes 8 8
Green Hill Zone SonicSymbol.svgSonic Yes No - -
Halberd KirbySymbol.svgKirby No Yes 4 8
Hyrule Castle ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda Yes Yes 8 8
Jungle Hijinxs Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No Yes 4 8
Jungle Japes Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong Yes No - -
Kalos Pokémon League PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No Yes 4 8
Kongo Jungle Super Smash Bros. Symbol of the DK series.Donkey Kong No Yes 8 8
Living Room NintendogsSymbol.svgNintendogs Yes No - -
Luigi's Mansion MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 8 8
Lylat Cruise StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No Yes 8 8
Magicant EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound Yes No - -
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. Brawl MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 8 8
Mario Circuit Super Smash Bros. for Wii U MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 8 8
Mario Galaxy MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 8 8
Midgar FinalFantasySymbol.svgFinal Fantasy Yes Yes 8 8
Miiverse MiiverseSymbol.svgMiiverse No Yes 4 4
Mushroomy Kingdom MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No - -
Mushroom Kingdom U MarioSymbol.svgMario No Yes 4 8
Mute City Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero Yes No - -
Norfair MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No Yes 8 8
Onett EarthboundSymbol.svgEarthBound No Yes 8 8
Orbital Gate Assault StreetFighterSymbol.svgStar Fox No Yes 4 8
Pac-Land PacManSymbol.svgPac-Man No Yes 6 8
Pac-Maze PacManSymbol.svgPac-Man Yes No - -
Palutena's Temple KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus No Yes 8 8
Paper Mario MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No - -
Peach's Castle MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes Yes 8 8
PictoChat 2 DSSymbol.svgNintendo DS Yes No - -
Pilotwings PilotwingsSymbol.svgPilotwings No Yes 4 8
Pirate Ship ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes 4 8
Pokémon Stadium 2 PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon No Yes 8 8
Port Town Aero Dive FZeroSymbol.svgF-Zero No Yes 4 8
Prism Tower PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon Yes No - -
Pyrosphere MetroidSymbol.svgMetroid No Yes 8 8
Rainbow Road MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes No - -
Reset Bomb Forest KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus Yes No - -
Skyloft ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes 4 8
Skyworld KidIcarusSymbol.svgKid Icarus No Yes 6 8
Smashville Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing No Yes 8 8
Spirit Train ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda Yes No - -
Super Mario Maker MarioSymbol.svgMario Yes Yes 8 8
Suzaku Castle StreetFighterSymbol.svgStreet Fighter Yes Yes 8 8
Temple ZeldaSymbol.svgThe Legend of Zelda No Yes 8 8
Tomodachi Life TomodachiSymbol.svgTomodachi Yes No - -
Tortimer Island Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing Yes No - -
Town and City Symbol of the Animal Crossing series.Animal Crossing No Yes 8 8
Umbra Clock Tower BayonettaSymbol.svgBayonetta Yes Yes 8 8
Unova Pokémon League PokemonSymbol.svgPokémon Yes No - -
WarioWare, Inc. WarioSymbol.svgWario Yes No - -
Wii Fit Studio WiiFitSymbol.svgWii Fit No Yes 8 8
Wily Castle MegaManSymbol.svgMega Man Yes Yes 4 8
Windy Hill Zone SonicSymbol.svgSonic No Yes 8 8
Woolly World YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No Yes 4 8
Wrecking Crew WreckingCrewSymbol.svgWrecking Crew No Yes 4 8
Wuhu Island WiiSportsSymbol.svgWii Sports No Yes 4 4
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Melee YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi No Yes 8 8
Yoshi's Island Super Smash Bros. Brawl YoshiSymbol.svgYoshi Yes No - -

In Ultimate

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, showing the normal stages.
The stage select for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with Stage Morph enabled.

There will be 103 versus stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Many stages return from all the previous games, although not every stage from previous titles will be returning.[1] Of the stages in Ultimate, 7 are unique to Ultimate and 96 are familiar stages: 7 from Super Smash Bros., 19 from Super Smash Bros. Melee, 26 from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and 44 from Super Smash Bros. 4 (18 from the 3DS version, 18 from the Wii U version, and 8 that are in both versions). Ω forms return for each stage, along with a new Battlefield form for every stage. All Battlefield and Ω forms have the same size and terrain as Battlefield and Final Destination, respectively. Up to 8 players are supported on every stage.

A new rules option allows stage hazards to be turned off. Stages are ordered by when they first appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series. Unlike previous entries, all stages are available from the start. Ultimate also introduces Stage Morph, an option which allows players to choose two different stages which will transition back and forth over the course of a battle.

Ultimate Stages

Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Battlefield
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Big Battlefield
Symbol of the Castlevania series. Dracula's Castle
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series. Final Destination
ZeldaSymbol.svg Great Plateau Tower
SplatoonSymbol.svg Moray Towers
MarioSymbol.svg New Donk City Hall

Familiar Stages

KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Dream Land
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Peach's Castle
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Hyrule Castle
Symbol of the DK series. Super Smash Bros. Kongo Jungle
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Mushroom Kingdom
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Saffron City
YoshiSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Yoshi's Island
FZeroSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Big Blue
MetroidSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar
MetroidSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar Depths
StarFoxSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Corneria
KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Fountain of Dreams
EarthboundSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Fourside
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Great Bay
KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Green Greens
Symbol of the DK series. Super Smash Bros. Melee Jungle Japes
Symbol of the DK series. Super Smash Bros. Melee Kongo Jungle
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Mushroom Kingdom II
EarthboundSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Onett
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Pokémon Stadium
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Princess Peach's Castle
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Rainbow Cruise
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Temple
StarFoxSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Venom
YoshiSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Island
YoshiSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi's Story
Symbol of the DK series. Super Smash Bros. Brawl 75m
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Bridge of Eldin
FireEmblemSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Castle Siege
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Delfino Plaza
PikminSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Distant Planet
MetroidSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Frigate Orpheon
SonicSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Green Hill Zone
KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halberd
ElectroplanktonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hanenbow
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Luigi's Mansion
StarFoxSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Lylat Cruise
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mushroomy Kingdom
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Bros.
EarthboundSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl New Pork City
MetroidSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Circuit
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pirate Ship
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Stadium 2
FZeroSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Port Town Aero Dive
MetalGearSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Shadow Moses Island
KidIcarusSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Skyworld
Symbol of the Animal Crossing series. Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashville
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Spear Pillar
IceClimberSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Summit
WarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl WarioWare, Inc.
YoshiSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. Brawl Yoshi's Island
PunchOutSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Boxing Ring
DuckHuntSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Duck Hunt
XenobladeSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Gaur Plain
FinalFantasySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Midgar
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Mario Maker
StreetFighterSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Suzaku Castle
BayonettaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Umbra Clock Tower
MegaManSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. 4 Wily Castle
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 3D Land
FireEmblemSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Arena Ferox
Symbol of the Balloon Fight series. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Balloon Fight
KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Dream Land GB
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Find Mii
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Gerudo Valley
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Golden Plains
NintendogsSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Living Room
EarthboundSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Magicant
FZeroSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Mute City SNES
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Paper Mario
DSSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS PictoChat 2
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Prism Tower
KidIcarusSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Reset Bomb Forest
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Spirit Train
TomodachiSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tomodachi Life
Symbol of the Animal Crossing series. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tortimer Island
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Unova Pokémon League
FireEmblemSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Coliseum
WarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Gamer
PikminSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Garden of Hope
Game&WatchSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Flat Zone X
PokemonSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Kalos Pokémon League
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Circuit
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Galaxy
MarioSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mushroom Kingdom U
PacManSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pac-Land
KidIcarusSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Palutena's Temple
PilotwingsSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pilotwings
ZeldaSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Skyloft
KirbySymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The Great Cave Offensive
Symbol of the Animal Crossing series. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Town and City
WiiFitSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii Fit Studio
SonicSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Windy Hill Zone
WreckingCrewSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wrecking Crew
WiiSportsSymbol.svg Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wuhu Island

Single player stages

In the single player modes and challenges, a number of stages appear that are not available in versus mode.

  • The Home-Run Contest stages in Melee, Brawl, and SSB4 involve a central platform from which Sandbag is hit, and a very long stretch of ground to the right of the platform for it to land upon.
  • In Melee's "trophy tussle" event matches, the player fights CPUs upon a stage that takes the form of a giant object, the trophy for which he or she wins after completing the event.
  • The original Super Smash Bros. Board the Platforms stages function as agility tests, and there are 12 in total - each one is designed to challenge the player's character.
  • Like Board the Platforms, Break the Targets and Target Test stages of the original Super Smash Bros. and Melee respectively are tailored to challenge each character - 12 exist in the original and 25 in Melee. Some of Melee's Target Test stages are decorated in reference to their character's universe; Pikachu's, for example, has decorative Poké Balls in its walls, while the Ice Climbers' look like a level from the game Ice Climber. Brawl, however, simply has five Target Smash! stages for all characters, each representing a different difficulty level.
  • Areas in Adventure Mode and the Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary are technically defined as stages.
  • The Online Practice Stage in Brawl and SSB4 is playable only while waiting for an online match to load.
  • The controls test stage in Brawl and SSB4 is playable only for the purpose of testing custom controls, and only as Mario.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

In Smash 4

Note: In the Wii U version, most of these stages can be played with two players.

Non-playable stages

Some stages exist, but are non-playable; developers did not intended for them to be played in. Non-playable stages are accessible only through hacks and debug programs, such as Action Replay. Some, such as "Test", are assumed to have been used for testing during game development, while others, such as the "Tutorial stage", are used in the game but not for the purpose of gameplay.

In Super Smash Bros.

In Melee

In Brawl

  • 1-Player Mode Credits - the file name of the single player mode credits is "STGCHARACROLL.pac", which technically defines it as a stage.
  • Results Screen - the results screen that appears after a match is a stage, playable only through hacking.[2]

In for Wii U

  • Photo Studio backgrounds - The backgrounds are all considered separate stages, and can only be played by hacking.

Custom Stages

Brawl introduced the Stage Builder, a tool that allows players to build their own stages, for use in multiplayer matches, using sets of provided objects, some unlockable. Brawl includes a set of Sample Stages that were built using the Stage Builder. The stage builder can also be used to build No KO stages and "CD Factories" - exploitative stages used for quickly obtaining CDs. The Stage Builder returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with some features removed and other features added.

References