It's a perfect beautiful day for battling it out in the Mushroom Kingdom. Peach's castle is a relatively flat arena, with only a tower in the middle serving as an obstacle. Switches appear to activate platforms and ledges during gameplay.

The Kongo Jungle arena is situated at the end of a fast flowing river, overlooking a waterfall. Donkey Kong's treehouse is even visible in the background. The upper platforms make it easy for you to attack your opponents from below. The rock ledge to the far right of the arena seems to save many players from falling to their deaths.

The evil moon from Majora's Mask keeps watch over this arena, but don't worry, it's not going to crash into the earth. The thing that makes this arena unique, is that a large part of it is actually giant turtle… The turtle comes and goes as he pleases, so if you see him moving, be sure to hop off before he dives under the water.

This super happy arena is just an island, with some overhead platforms. The only other obstacle that comes into play, are the floating shyguys who occasionally fly in and out.

This magical arena is a floating platform in the sky, featuring overhead ledges. All the colorful background objects can be a bit distracting when fighting.

A level from the original Smash Bros has returned. The battle action takes place on the Great Fox, as it flies over Corneria. Flying Arwings and Wolfens drop by from time to time. The action tends to be best near the back of the ship, overlooking the rear thruster.

This arena is made up of a series of platforms and ledges. The camera scrolls, so you often cease fighting to climb up and down, just to prevent falling off the screen.

The battle starts off on a peaceful floating ship in the sky. Soon after the beginning of the match though, the ship begins to sink, and players must clamber up the ledges to the left. The screen then scrolls to the right, and eventually returns to the floating ship where the battle began.

The Jungle Japes stage is located in the heart of Donkey Kong's jungle. Cranky Kong can be seen inside the cabin, and there's a barrel outhouse on the left. Watch out for the pits in between the platforms, as it's easy to miss an attack and end up falling down.

The Hyrule Temple is a huge floating palace in the sky. This stage is the largest battle arena, and it has both an upper and lower level. This is a great locale for ultimate battles.

Super Mario World has returned… Or at least a small part of it, anyway. Yoshi's island features the same style of pipes and blocks as in SMW. A seemingly harmless pit in the middle of the arena can be one of the most dangerous spots. It's covered with blocks that flip once they're hit.

Three floating islands make up the Green Greens stage. The middle island is home to a giant tree that blows gusts of wind at players. The spaces between the islands are covered with blocks that can be broken, opening up holes where you can fall to your death. Some of these blocks are bombs, so be careful not to destroy them if your damage is high, or you could fly out of the arena.

Just like in the Corneria stage, the battle takes place while riding on top of the Great Fox. The ship is now facing the screen, so this time you're fighting on the ship's wings. Hot lava can be seen below as the ship flies over the surface of the planet Venom. Arwings fly in occasionally, just like in the Corneria stage.

To unlock: Complete Classic mode using Mr. Game & Watch.

This is an arena unlike any other. It's designed to look like a Game & Watch game. The overhead platforms appear and disappear, which is about the only thing to watch out for in this battleground. The only other hazard, is going off the screen; If you step out of view, you're not too far away from certain death.

The Brinstar stage takes place in a dark cavern, with a hazardous chemical river flowing below. Keep an eye on the yellow liquid, because it does rise. When it rises up, be sure that you're on the upper platforms so you don't get burned.

This stage is located on Ness' home planet. The best area for attacks is the space between the two buildings. But that space just happens to be a highway, where cars travel by occasionally. Get hit with a car, and you could get KOed if your damage is high enough.

The famous F-Zero track features moving racing machines that travel by and hit players. When you're on the platforms, you're safe from being smacked by racers. Watch out for the alarm, which means it's time to get back on the platforms; The platforms rise and move up the track, to another location.

This battleground starts off as a flat field. But it actually transforms back and forth. When it changes, a windmill springs from the ground, and the arena switches from a smooth surface to an obstacle filled fighting zone.

It was 1985 when we first visited this locale. This stage reflects the look of the Mushroom Kingdom as it appeared in the original Super Mario Bros. There are bricks to smash, as well as question blocks that contain items. It's old school Nintendo at it's finest.

To unlock: Play 50 VS matches.

This is one of the most unique arenas. The action takes place on a giant rotating surface. If this isn't enough to throw your game off, you're bound to be distracted by the giant, three-eyed monster Kraid in the background.

To unlock: Play 100 VS matches.

The action on this arena takes place on several large skyscrapers. It's easy to misjudge a landing, and fall between the buildings. A flying saucer also comes into play, hovering over the skyscrapers. You can battle it out right on top of the alien craft, until it decides to disappear.

To unlock: Play 200 VS matches.

This arena is actually made up of giant, floating Pokémon characters. You must jump from one Pokémon to another as the battle progresses.

To unlock: Win either the Birdo trophy or the Pidget trophy.

We have seen a stage from the original Super Mario Bros, so here is an arena based on Super Mario Bros 2. The egg spitting lizard Birdo makes a return, and so does Pidget, flying on his magical carpet.

There isn't much scenery here, but it's a nice simple level in which to do battle. The overhead platforms are good for escaping from opponents, and for attacking from below.

The arena where you fight the final bosses in the 1 Player mode is just a flat battleground. There aren't any hazards or obstacles to get in the way of your attacks and projectiles.

To unlock: Complete 1 Player Target Test with every character

The first of three hidden arenas based on levels from Super Smash Bros 64. This version of Dream Land is a simple floating island, with overhead platforms. The large tree in the background minds his own business at first, but blows gusts of winds from time to time, to stir things up during battle.

To unlock: Reach a record 1,323 feet (400 m) in the Home-run Contest

Another N64 re-incarnation. This version of Yoshi's island is similar to the Yoshi's Story stage, except that this one features slanted platforms and terrain. There are clouds on both sides of the arena, which come in handy if you get thrown out of the battle. But don't rely on them - They're constantly disappearing and re-forming.

To unlock: Clear the Stadium's 15 Minute Melee with any character.

Donkey Kong's home playground from the original Smash Bros is back as a hidden stage. There are palm trees in the background, with rotating platforms for performing or escaping from attacks. The level itself has the atmosphere of the original Donkey Kong Country for SNES. Underneath the stage is a moving barrel cannon, so if you get tossed off, you might be lucky enough to blast back into the action.