The stages of Super Smash Bros. 4 differ depending on the version. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS features a total of 42 levels (seven of which are unlockable, bold, and eight are DLC). Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features 55 levels (six of which are unlockable, bold, and nine are DLC). The bold and italicized text indicates the steps that can be unlocked in one version but a start/download phase in the other. 13 levels appear in both versions (with some changes), however, most levels are exclusive to each version, with 3DS levels coming mainly from handheld games and Wii U levels from console games (although there are some exceptions). In addition, it is the first game where the levels of all past entries return at the same time. In the past, the following steps were legal counter-choices, but are now prohibited: In the current Smash Back Room rule set, all levels are definitely listed as Starter, Counterpick, or Forbidden Level, as follows: All levels now have an optional Ω form (Omega form), which changes their layout similar to that of the final destination – some have walls that reach the lower blast line. while others are essentially floating islands.
The commonality of the characters can also play a role in which the phases are legal or prohibited. Also in Brawl, Meta Knight`s growing importance in the metagame meant that stage lists were becoming more restrictive in most regions. In the Tri-State region, Meta Knight was not excluded from tournaments and, as a result, the Tri-State tournament scene banned or restricted stages such as Delfino Plaza, Hallebard and Rainbow Cruise due to Meta Knight`s overwhelming power on these stages. In some areas, however, Meta Knight was not as widespread as the tri-state region; As such, some of the above levels have different laws, with the halberd sometimes being a starting level and the frigate Orpheon moving from a forbidden level to a counter-choice. WHOBO 4, the first American major banned MK, had a long list of stages that included Delfino Plaza, Hellerd, Rainbow Cruise and Brinstar as counter-choices, although most of these stages were banned in legal MK tournaments at the time. There are many Community preferences in terms of stage selection, with no agreed standard in all regions as to what exactly constitutes a “legal phase”, so the legality of a stage may depend on the region in which the tournament is located. This is especially true for Brawl and Smash 4, as there is no officially standardized scene list. Pokémon Stadium 2 in Brawl, for example, was generally banned in the tri-state area, while tournaments in Texas generally allowed the scene to be a legal counter-election. Other stage elements include barriers and fragile platforms, such as the columns of Luigi`s mansion and the stone floors of Skyworld; stage hazards and enemies such as lasers, cars and clap traps; local items such as apples; and interactive objects such as cannon guns and switches. While the water in Jungle Japes has no effect on movement in hand-to-hand combat outside the river, Brawl introduced swimming. Some scenes, like Delfino Plaza, have bodies of water where the characters can swim. The competitive scene of Smash Bros.
is known for its difficult relationship with Nintendo, the owner and publisher of the series. IGN reporter Matt Kim noted, “Unlike companies like Riot or Blizzard, which work directly to manage the competitive scene around their games, Nintendo has carefully distanced itself and even actively worked against a community that loves their fighting games.” Nintendo has threatened to take legal action against several major Smash Bros. tournaments in the past, including EVO 2013 and The Big House 10, often for live streaming rights or for using mods in the tournament, such as Project M or Project Slippi. These incidents have provoked a largely negative reaction from competitive players and have sometimes resulted in tournaments not being broadcast live or even cancelled by tournament organizers. [32] [33] Although Nintendo has occasionally sponsored community-organized tournaments and held its own promotional tournaments with non-standard rule sets, it has never officially contributed to a Smash Bros. tournament or financially to a prize pool. Nintendo`s lack of support has contributed to the reputation of Smash Bros.`s competitive community as popular and community-driven. However, in November 2021, Nintendo and Panda jointly announced the first officially licensed Smash Bros.
tournament circle for North America in 2022. [34] In single-player and challenge modes, a number of steps appear that are not available in Versus mode without hacking them or accessing them via the debugging menu. Since the competition scene is still quite young and due to the large number of stages and the possibility of eliminating the dangers of the stage, there is no generally accepted list of stages. For this reason, some tournaments use levels that are prohibited in others. If the losing player chooses a counter-choice phase, the winning player is sometimes allowed to block one or two stages that he did not counter or win in the set. The list compiled below is an estimate based on Ultimate`s recent major tournaments. It is assumed that all levels not listed are generally prohibited. While Small Battlefield hasn`t played many tournaments since its launch due to the lack of offline tournaments, the stage is currently considered legal and can be used as a replacement for the two Pokémon stadiums. The legality of Minecraft World is debated, due to the ability to choose certain forms, but the lack of offline tournaments since its introduction has inhibited discussion to some extent.
North Cave and Hollow Bastion are other recently released levels that have been considered potential replacements for the Pokémon League of Kalo and Smashville, respectively. These phases occur rarely, but may occur from time to time during certain events. Most of the time, however, they are simply banned. Be sure to check the rules and prohibited steps of your tournament before practicing at any of these levels. I wonder what people generally think about legal tournament stages or levels that are constantly used in competition. Can someone please give me his list? Thank you Forbidden levels cannot be chosen at all. Stages can be blocked for various reasons including, but not limited to: The following is the Smash 64 Banlist for stages in tournaments. As of mid-2015, four levels – Dream Land, Hyrule Castle, Congo Jungle and Peach`s Castle – were legal.
Currently, Dream Land is the only stage that can be used in tournaments. However, as tournaments have moved from the vanilla version of the game to mod 19XX, in some tournaments such as GENESIS 5 or GENESIS 6, the Duel Zone and Final Destination levels, which were not available without piracy, saw some presence in doubles tournaments, although this is usually rare. The following levels appear on the starting lists of virtually every tournament, meaning they can be selected for any match in a match: In hand-to-hand combat, levels of movement and transformation have been introduced. Big Blue and Rainbow Cruise consist entirely of platforms that move or appear on and off screen, while stages like Icicle Mountain and PAC-LAND continually scroll up, sideways, or down. Other levels, such as Pokémon Stadium, undergo partial transformations at certain intervals, while others, such as Castle Siege and Paper Mario, undergo complete transformations. Similarly, stages such as Delfino Plaza and Skyloft guide players through different areas via mobile platforms. Mushroomy Kingdom can be one of two stages, either randomly or depending on a player`s input before the game. The layouts of Tortimer Island, Gamer`s, Balloon Fight, Garden of Hope, and Minecraft World are also random to varying degrees for each battle. The following steps have never been legal in the history of competitive scrum: In general, due to the wide variety between stages and types of scenes and the series as a whole, very few levels are balanced enough to be legal for professional competitive play, which is why most stages are prohibited in all games. If you want to become the next competitive Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate player, you will need to learn about the different legal steps of the game. There are 29 versus levels in Super Smash Bros. Melee; 18 starters and 11 stages to unlock, in bold below. The last three steps are unlockable. Unlike other games, each level has a larger location, which is listed as a level prefix, rather than which game it comes from. At E3 2013, Sakurai stated that the stumble mechanic introduced in Brawl has been removed, while explaining that the gameplay falls between Melee`s fast-paced, competitive style and Brawl`s slower, more casual style. [75] Although the games did not offer cross-platform play between Wii U and 3DS, there is an option to transfer custom characters and items between the two versions due to some exclusive levels and game modes. [76] The game builds on the involvement of third parties from the previous game by adding third-party characters such as Capcom`s Mega Man and Bandai Namco`s Pac-Man, as well as the return of Sega`s Sonic the Hedgehog.
