Classic Mode (SSBB)
Classic Mode is asingle-player mode inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl that encompasses characters fighting through 12 stages (14 including bonus stages) or levels, with a set amount ofstock. The mode can be attempted on fivedifficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard and Intense, and provides atrophy of the selected character upon completion, along with coins earned per every completed stage. Additionally, various awards can be given based on completedchallenges which pertain to Classic Mode (seebelow).
As opposed toMelee's randomization in characters in itsClassic Mode, each of the stages ofBrawl's Classic Mode is based on at least one predetermined universe, where characters and stages that belong to any of the universes are chosen at random. Additionally, the majority of battle types are no longer in a predetermined order (Target Smash!!, Free-for-all, and Final are the exceptions), as the stages may vary in battle types from time to time, thus randomly altering the battle types' order but no two types will appear consecutively.
The enemies on any given stage barring 11 and 12 will all be specified by a set of parameters that varies per stage, such as beingmetal or giant. There are twoTarget Smash! levels thrown into the mix of stages. The mode ends with a fight againstMaster Hand;Crazy Hand will fight as well if Classic mode is played on Hard or higher and the player arrives at Master Hand in less than nine minutes.
Classic Mode Layout[edit]
| Universe | Battle Types | Possible Enemies | Possible Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 - The Legend of Zelda | •Normal •Team |  ( / )  |   |
Stage 2 - Yoshi or Donkey Kong | •Normal •Team (Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong vs player and Yoshi) •Giant (Yoshi vs Player, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong) |  |  |
  |   | ||
Stage 3 - Pokémon | •Normal •Team •Giant (1 ally) |     |   |
Stage 4 - Fire Emblem or EarthBound | •Normal •Team (Ally is from the opposite universe represented from the opponents) •Giant (1 ally) •Multi |   |  |
  |  | ||
| Bonus Stage 1:Target Smash! (same level as the chosen difficulty) | Break The Targets | Targets | Appropriate Target Smash!! map |
Stage 5 - Kirby | •Normal •Team •Giant (1 ally) •Multi |    |  |
Stage 6 - Metroid or Pikmin | •Normal •Giant (no allies) •Multi •Metal | ( / ) |   |
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Stage 7 - Star Fox or F-Zero | •Normal •Team (Star Fox universe only, Captain Falcon is a possible ally) •Giant (no allies) •Multi •Metal |    |  |
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Stage 8 - Super Mario Bros. | •Normal •Team •Giant (no allies) •Multi •Metal |     |     |
Stage 9 - Kid Icarus, Ice Climber, R.O.B., or Game & Watch | •Normal •Giant (no allies) •Multi •Metal |  |  |
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Stage 10 - WarioWare, Metal Gear, or Sonic the Hedgehog | •Normal •Giant (no allies) •Multi •Metal |  |  |
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| Bonus Stage 2:Target Smash! (1 level higher than chosen difficulty, if played on Intense, Level 5 again) | Break the Targets | Targets | Appropriate Target Smash!! map |
| Stage 11 - Free for All | Free for all with three AI opponents | Three random characters that have not been fought or been an ally yet |  |
Stage 12 - Master Hand/Crazy Hand Battle | Enemies havestamina based on difficulty selected | Master Hand (and, depending on the difficulty, Crazy Hand) |
*:If Mario Bros. has not been unlocked yet, the round will take place in Delfino Plaza instead.
As one unlocks more characters and stages, the rest of the battle types will be chosen.There are:
- 2 Target Smash!!
- 3 Single
- 2 Team
- 2 Multi-Man
- 2 Giant
- 1 Metal
- 1 4 player free for all
- 1 Final
Rewards[edit]
- Clearing on Easy gives the player a sticker of a running Chibi-Robo.
- Clearing on Normal gives the player Icicle Mountain Music.
- Clearing on Hard gives the player Credits (Super Smash Bros.) Music.
- Clearing on Very Hard gives the player the Striker Mario Trophy.
- Clearing on Intense gives the player a trophy ofCrazy Hand.
- Clearing with 10 characters will challenge the player to defeatSonic. Beating him will unlock him, theGreen Hill Zone stage and theAssist Trophy,Shadow the Hedgehog.
- Clearing on any difficulty will challenge the player to defeatMarth, and beating him will unlock him.
- Clearing without using any continues will challenge the player to defeatLuigi. Beating him will unlock him.
- Clearing on Normal or higher in 12 minutes or less will challenge the player to defeatCaptain Falcon, and beating him will unlock him.
- Clearing on Hard or higher asLink orZelda will challenge the player to defeatGanondorf, and beating him will unlock him.
- Clearing after beating theSSE will challenge the player to defeatToon Link. Beating him will unlock him.
- Clearing with 20 different characters gives the player a trophy ofMaster Hand.
- Clearing with all characters gives the player the Paper Mario Trophy.
- Clearing Classic Mode on any difficulty with any character will give the player a trophy of the character used. In the case of transformation characters, only a trophy of the character who landed the final blow on Master Hand will be obtained (unlikeMelee). Collecting all character trophies gives the player the Creeping Chrysanthemum trophy.
Music[edit]
The music that plays whenBrawl's Classic Mode is cleared.
Trivia[edit]
- Giant battles in this mode have opponents larger than those caused by theLightning Bolt, and are the same size as when a fighter obtains aSuper Mushroom during aSpecial Smash.
- Stage 5 will always be fought onHalberd, due to onlyKirby characters being fought in stage 5, and Halberd is the only eligible stage from theKirby universe for Classic Mode. This is becauseGreen Greens is aMelee stage, which are neither selected in Classic norAll-Star Mode.
- This is the only such stage of the first ten that will always be fought on a specific stage when all characters and stages are unlocked; however, stage 1 will always be fought onBridge of Eldin ifPirate Ship isn't unlocked, stage 3 will always be fought onPokémon Stadium 2 ifSpear Pillar isn't unlocked, stage 7 will always be fought onLylat Cruise ifCaptain Falcon isn't unlocked, and stage 10 will always be fought onWarioWare, Inc. if neitherSnake norSonic are unlocked.
- Classic Mode inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl is the only one in the series (counting the1P Game fromSuper Smash Bros.) where the penultimate stage is notBattlefield (or a Battlefield-type stage). The penultimate stage for Classic Mode in this case is insteadFinal Destination.
