Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS marks the series' portable debut, offering a genuine Smash experience on the go. Players engage in intense battles with Nintendo's iconic characters on beautifully designed stages inspired by classic portable games. Whether locally or online, up to four players can join the fray, using a variety of attacks, techniques, and items to emerge victorious in this multiplayer platform fighter. Special thanks to GamePhobias for pulling together a lot of the information below.

• Release date: 09-13-2014
• Developer: Bandai Namco Games & Sora
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Platforms: Nintendo 3DS

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Arachnids

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  Some trophies resemble or contain spiders.

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• Birds

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  The characters Falco and Duck Hunt are or contain birds. Bird-like enemies may be found in the Smash Run mode or in Trophies.

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• Cats

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  A number of trophies contain feline characters or elements.

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• Dogs

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  The characters Fox and lucario resemble bipedal canines.

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• Insects

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  Some trophies may resemble insects. Some enemies in Smash Run are or resemble insects. There is an item that resembles a mechanical insect, and another that is a spaceship that resembles an insect. Fighting Master hand on Infernal or higher difficulty can result in the fight being replaced with a black shadow creature. One of the forms it can take resembles a scorpion.

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• Misc. Animals & Critters

  Fish, bats, reptiles

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  The Balloon Fight stage has a fish that will bite a character and drag them down to a KO. This fish is pixelated. Meta-Knight has bat-like wings. Bowser, Yoshi, Charizard, Greninja, and Bowser Jr., are or resemble reptiles (or amphibians in the case of Greninja)

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• Rodents

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  Pikachu is a rodent

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• Snakes

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  Some trophies resemble or contain snakes.

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Crime

• Explosions & Bombs

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  Many characters use explosive devices as part of their arsenal, and many items create explosive effects. The Reset Bomb Fortress has a giant explosion as part of the stage’s evolution.

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• Fights

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• Guns & Shooting

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  Multiple characters use guns as weapons, and gun items exist that let other characters fire projectiles.

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• Road-Related Violence

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  Several characters have attacks that make use of vehicles. It is possible to be struck by vehicles on the Rainbow Road and Mute City stages. The Spirit Train level also can cause injury to characters with parts of the train. Some minigames on the Warioware level use vehicles. In the Smash Run mode, one of the possible enemy characters is a purple car that will attempt to ram the player.

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Death & Loss

• Drowning

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  It is possible to fall off of the bottom of levels that are seemingly covered in water, and in some cases the player character can be dragged underneath the water.

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Gore

• Animal Violence

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  The characters Fox, Yoshi, Bowser, Bowser Jr., King Dedede, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Duck Hunt, Falco, Pikachu, Charizard, Lucario, Jigglypuff, and Greninja, are or could reasonably be interpreted to be animals, and they can and are repeatedly attacked. In addition, some summoned Pokémon can be attacked.

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• Body Horror

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  Some trophies, such as Pseudo-Palutena may contain elements of body horror. On very high Intensities, fighting the Master Core will result in it taking a humanoid appearance. A number of this form's attacks involve elements of body horror.

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Hate & Discrimination

• Dehumanization & Objectification

  Sexualization

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  The design of some characters is sexualized, most notably Zero Suit Samus. Some trophies also depict sexualized designs.

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Horror Themes

• Demons & Devils

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  Some Trophies, assist trophies, and enemies in Smash Run mode resemble demons.

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• Ghosts & Hauntings

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  Pac-Man's smash attacks summon ghosts. In addition, ghost trophies exist, and ghost enemies appear in Smash Run.

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• Jump Scares

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  With items appearing randomly, it is possible for explosive items to spawn in front of a player as they are attacking in such a way as to make it appear that the character simply spontaneously exploded.

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• Zombies & Undead

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  Some trophies and enemies in Smash Run resemble undead creatures, including ReDead from the Legend of Zelda series (specifically the version from Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask).

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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Child Abuse

  The characters the Villager, Bowser Jr, Toon Link, Diddy Kong, Kirby, and Ness, are or could easily be interpreted to be children. In addition, Miis of children could be created.

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Phobias

• Acrophobia

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  Multiple stages contain the risk of falling long distances, and that is one way to lose a match.

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• Aerophobia

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  The rising acid in the Brinstar level will damage characters and send them flying.

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• Arachnophobia

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  Some trophies resemble or contain spiders.

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• Automatonophobia

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  Shy Guy enemies, who appear in the Smash Run mode and on the Rainbow Road level driving carts, wear porcelain masks that could appear doll-like. Shy guys also appear as trophies. Other trophies may contain dolls and doll-like characters. Technically speaking, every character is an animate trophy, and so qualifies for some definitions of doll.

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• Misc. Phobias

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  Coulrophobia (Fear of clowns -- Bowser Jr. pilots a "Junior Clown Car" at all times. In addition, some trophies resemble clowns.) Electrophobia (Fear of electricity -- Many characters have electrical attacks in their arsenal.) Pyrophobia (Fear of fire -- Many characters use fire as part of their arsenal, and many items can conjure fire.)

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• Necrophobia

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  Some trophies contain bones. Some Smash Run enemies and trophies depict corporeal undead.

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• Nyctophobia

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  The Pictochat 2 stage can go completely dark, and the only indication of where characters are will be their Player Indicator Arrow. When fighting the Master Core, which Master and Crazy Hand become when in high enough intensities, once the final shadow form is defeated (a shadowy duplicate of the player character), the shadow-stuff covers the entire screen for a time before being dispelled. It is impossible for your character to be directly harmed, though it is possible to walk off a ledge during this time.

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• Ommetaphobia

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  A number of Smash Run enemies consist almost entirely of eye, and it is possible to attack them.

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• Trypanophobia

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  Several enemies have needle like structures in their anatomy. Megaman’s up-smash converts his hands into needles.

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Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

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  The rising acid in the Brinstar level will damage characters and send them flying.

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Traumatic Events

• Accidents

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  Several characters have attacks that make use of vehicles. It is possible to be struck by vehicles on the Rainbow Road and Mute City stages. The Spirit Train level also can cause injury to characters with parts of the train. Some minigames on the Warioware level use vehicles. In the Smash Run mode, one of the possible enemy characters is a purple car that will attempt to ram the player.

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• Apocalypse

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  The Mushroomy Kingdom Stage depicts a post-apocalyptic World 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bros.

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War & Military

• Fictional War

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  The Reset Bomb Fortress stage has armies battling in the background.

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