Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U Unlockable Stages walkthrough and Wiki guide

With the release of super smash bros for Nintendo 3ds and Wii U aka Super smash bros 4 (ssb4), there has been a massive increase in people having their eyes glued to 3ds screens, only occasionally lifting them from the screen to ensure the world hasn’t ended. The fact of the matter is that one of the main features of Super Smash bros. is the sheer amount of unlockables to be found in the game. We’ve come a long way from the days of battling for 20 straight hours in Vs. Mode to unlock Mewtwo in Super smash bros. Melee (Totally worth it) or 700 individual Vs. mode matches but now we have a whole new roster, with new characters to collect in crazy but hopefully not so time consuming ways.

There are lots of different kinds of unlockacles in super smash bros. for Wii U and 3DS including Characters, Stages, trophies and various alternate methods to unlock them all. In this article we will attempt to break this all down into easy to digest sections that should help you to unlock anything you want fast!

 

Unlocking Characters Unlocking Stages Challenge Unlockables Hints and Tips  

Unlocking Stages

Stages can be unlocked in a variety of ways. In total there are seven stages to unlock and each stage is attached to one of the characters. As a general rule of thumb, the stages typically become unlocked by using the character that is associated to the stage to perform some sort of task such as performing their final smash in a battle. Look below to see how to unlock each stage.

To unlock the “Random Stage Switch” Option you will need to unlock all the stages with the addition rules enabled. The random stage switch will appear underneath the rules option.

Holding down “R” whilst you choose a stage will change the background music that you hear during your battle. If you hold “R” whilst picking a stage the shadow behind the picture will change colour so it is easy to see if you are doing it right.

Tip: On the Golden Plains Level, you will find that you can collect coins. This is a useful ability to have as if you collect 100 coins your character will temporarily turn into a golden version of itself, complete with stronger attacks and flinching immunity.

Use the ropes on the Boxing Ring level to give you a boosted jump high into the air - and even reach the lights overhead! You can send the lights hanging above the Boxing Ring crashing down to harm those below.

Arena Ferox has four different types of platforms that appear, several of these can be destroyed.

Hit the flying Onions with Pellets to get items on the Distant Planet! Bigger numbers on pellets do more damage.

The Shy Guys carry items in Yoshi’s Island. You can hit them to get fruit

Coconuts and Durians on Tortimer's Island have no healing powers, but will sometimes explode causing damage.

Stage Name

How to unlock stage

Magicant

Unlock Ness

WarioWare Inc

Unlock Wario

Pac-Maze

Use Pac-Man's Final Smash

Balloon Fight

Use Villager three times

Dreamland (Game Boy Stage)

Use Kirby's Final Smash

Mute City (SNES Stage)

Win 3 Smash Battles with Captain Falcon

Flat Zone 2

Unlock Mr. Game & Watch and unlock the 2nd Challenge Page