Melee and Port Town Aero Dive from Super Smash Bros. This stage comes directly from Mario Kart 7where it is a stage in the style of Mute City from Super Smash Bros. Rainbow Road: - Another new stage that is exclusive to the 3D version of this game.The character will be KO'd if he or she doesn't move when the stage scrolls. When there is a sign that says either left or right, the stage will scroll wherever the direction goes. Once a character collects 100 Coins, they will turn into gold, increasing their power and resistance, but only for a short while. In the stage, there are Gold Coins for the characters to collect. 2 where it is both normal and side-scroller stage. This stage comes directly from New Super Mario Bros. Golden Plains: - Another new stage that is exclusive to the 3D version of this game.After going through a Warp Pipe, it goes back to the beginning of the stage. The scene shifts over to some warp pipes and the player must ride on some more platform near a lake with beak pillars in it. Eventually, the platforms stop flying and switches to a grassy slope and the song changes. It then switches to some platforms while riding on a rail that eventually floats in midair. The first part starts from the very first level of Super Mario 3D Land where the characters must jump over blocks and such. This stage comes directly from Super Mario 3D Land where it is a side-scroller stage. 3D Land: - Another new stage that is exclusive to the 3D version of this game.After this, the scene goes back to Hither Thither Hill. The final scene takes place at Bowser's Sky Castle where the Bowser head in the middle tends to rotate. Gooper Blooper is also seen in the background during this scene and even the Tuna from Paper Mario. Flavion where a remix version of Rogueport's theme is played. The first scene plays at Hither Thither Hill and even features the large fan that may blow characters away. This stage features three scenes where a couple are from Paper Mario: Sticker Star and one from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Paper Mario: - A new stage that is exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version.(with the Koopalings as alternate costume) Captain Olimar and Pikmin ( Alph as an alternate costume).The Wii U version has Smash Tour instead. This game features the Smash Run mode unlike the Wii U version.theme instead of the same tone shared with Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Dr. Bowser now has his own remixed theme of the main Super Mario Bros.Once you unlock all characters, All-Star Mode changes to fighting all the characters.
In addition, All-Star Mode has a new gimmick where it starts with the characters that debuted in the video game series the earliest from the latest. All-Star Mode is already unlocked from the start instead of the usual method of unlocking all playable characters first in order to do so.Several characters, such as Luigi, Kirby, and Lucario have been given new Final Smashes.This feature was previously used in Melee. Stages can only have up to two alternate themes while Brawl features stages that can have three or more different themes to play on the stage.However, they can still appear from regular Pokéballs. This game now features Master Balls instead of just Pokéballs and Legendary Pokémon tend to always appear from Master Balls, with the small chance of getting a Goldeen.Some of the items have been modified or have changed in appears such as the Home Run Bat and the Ray Gun.Little Mac, who was an Assist Trophy in Brawl, is now a playable character in this game.Charizard is now a separate character while Pokémon Trainer with Ivysaur and Squirtle have been taken out.Zero Suit Samus and Sheik are now separate characters while Samus no longer transforms into Zero Suit Samus after using her Zero Laser final smash.Melee as he was absent from Super Smash Bros. Mario returns in this game since Super Smash Bros. Event Matches are no longer playable in this game.Now, the player can choose whichever path to take in order to fight a certain character or characters. Classic Mode can been completely modified.This is also the first time in the entire series that Luigi is now a starter. Luigi is now a starter character instead of an unlockable character.Wario is now an unlockable character instead of a starter.However, a 3DS exclusive mode known as Smash Run replaces Adventure Mode and even contains some enemies from The Subspace Emissary. Whenever a character takes a lot of damage percentage, steam will come from their bodies.Characters now leave behind a red smoke trail when they are sent flying.However, characters can still trip by slipping on banana peels (from the item or Tingle) or by standing near Inkay.