8 Player Smash: Stage Research

[ParanoidDrone]

Weird things happen when I'm bored. Such as firing up 8 Player Smash for the first time since release.

On a related note, level 1 AI players are stupid.

Fire Code
As amusingly phrased by ingame tips, the fire marshal decrees that some stages are simply too cramped for more than 4 players. If there are 5 players or more, they will find that not all stages are available. At 7 players, the list of available stages shrinks even further.

Custom stages cannot be selected in 8 Player Smash under any conditions, regardless of player count.

Despite Final Destination not being allowed with 5 or more players, many Omega forms are still allowed. Omega forms in 8 Player Smash are approximately 150% the size of normal Omega forms. The number of Omega forms remains the same even with 7-8 players.

Some stage features are stripped out in 8 Player Smash. These features are only removed when 5 or more players participate. If only 4 or less join, all stages act as normal.

The following table summarizes relevant information about each stage in 8 Player Smash.

Stage|5-6 Players|7-8 Players|Omega|Notes
Battlefield| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Big Battlefield| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Final Destination| No | No | No |N/A
Mushroom Kingdom U| No | No | Yes |N/A
Mario Galaxy| Yes | Yes | Yes |Certain background elements removed. (Spaceship Mario, etc.)
Delfino Plaza| No | No | Yes |N/A
Mario Circuit| No | No | No |N/A
Mario Circuit (Brawl)| Yes | Yes | Yes |No Shy Guy racers.
Luigi's Mansion| Yes | Yes | Yes |Support pillars no longer have hurtboxes. Mansion cannot be destroyed.
Jungle Hijinxs| No | No | Yes |N/A
Kongo Jungle 64| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Skyloft| No | No | No |N/A
Bridge of Eldin| Yes | Yes | Yes |King Bulblin does not appear. Bridge never gets blown up.
Temple| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Pyrosphere| Yes | Yes | Yes |Joulions, MK II-Grahams, Zeroes, and Ridley do not appear. Lava flow in background removed.
Norfair| Yes | Yes | Yes |Lava hazards removed.
Port Town Aero Dive| No | No | Yes |N/A
Woolly World| No | No | Yes |N/A
Yoshi's Island| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
The Great Cave Offensive| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Halberd| No | No | Yes |N/A
Orbital Gate Assault| No | No | Yes |N/A
Lylat Cruise| Yes | Yes | Yes |Limited to the "Space" background scene.
Kalos Pokemon League| No | No | Yes |N/A
Pokemon Stadium 2| Yes | Yes | Yes |Stage does not transform.
Onett| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Coliseum| No | No | No |N/A
Castle Siege| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Flat Zone X| Yes | No | Yes |N/A
Palutena's Temple| Yes | Yes | Yes |Bridge in center of stage is no longer destructible.
Skyworld| Yes | No | Yes |N/A
Gamer| No | No | Yes |N/A
Garden of Hope| No | No | Yes |N/A
Town & City| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Smashville| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Wii Fit Studio| Yes | Yes | Yes |Mirror in background replaced with non-reflective wall.
Boxing Ring| No | No | No |N/A
Gaur Plain| Yes | Yes | Yes |Metal Face does not appear.
Duck Hunt| Yes | Yes | Yes |Ducks and dog do not appear.
75M| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Wrecking Crew| No | No | Yes |N/A
Pilotwings| No | No | Yes |N/A
Wuhu Island| No | No | No |N/A
Windy Hill Zone| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Wily Castle| No | No | Yes |N/A
PAC-LAND| Yes | No | Yes |N/A
Dream Land (64)| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Suzaku Castle| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Miiverse| No | No | No |N/A
Peach's Castle (64)| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Hyrule Castle (64)| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Super Mario Maker| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Pirate Ship| No | No | Yes |N/A
Midgar| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A
Umbra Clock Tower| Yes | Yes | Yes |N/A

 

[ぱみゅ]

I just want to point out how much I dislike 8-player Ω Stages, their horizontal size is awful and characters die way too early to the sides.

Anyway, moving to the Academy.

 

[kenniky]

I would assume that Final Destination is not allowed in 8-Player Smash because of the epileptic background, and not the size.

The removal of some hazards allows for a different stagelist for 3v3's and 4v4's. In particular, Pokemon Stadium 2, Norfair, Wily Castle, and Pyrosphere come to mind. Interestingly enough, the changes to Luigi's Mansion make it less viable, given that the caves of life are permanent.

 

[ParanoidDrone]

Updated with Peach's Castle (64) and Hyrule Castle (64). Full threads on these two stages will be forthcoming shortly, I just wanted to get their 8P data out of the way before I forgot.