Planet Zebes: Brinstar

''This article is about the Super Smash Bros. Melee/Brawl stage. For the area in the Metroid games, see Brinstar. For the other Metroid stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee see Brinstar Depths.''

Brinstar is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl that depicts Zebes's deep caverns. The stage is unlocked from the start, and the player fights Samus Aran there in most of her appearances. In Adventure Mode, after fighting Samus, the player must evacuate Zebes in one minute.

Brinstar is arguably a hard stage to battle on. Acid constantly surges up and down from the core, dealing damage but, when the acid level is high, serving as a "cushion" that prevents you from being KOed by falling off of the main platform. Two of the three floating platforms are held up by Bio-Barriers; these can be destroyed to tilt the platforms. Also, if one attacks the breakable pieces on the stage, it will split into two parts, making it harder for people to fight.

This stage is based on the original Brinstar stage from Super Smash Bros..