Princess Peach’s Castle

Princess Peach's Castle (ピーチ城, Peach Castle) is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee and returning in Super Smash Bros. Universe. It is the top of the castle as seen in Super Mario 64.

Stage Layout
The level itself is comprised of three parts: The left side, the right side, and the middle. The right and left side are flat platforms with edges and a small floating stand that rises when a character stands on it. The middle section is comprised of two layers; the bottom layer is a risen, sloped platform with another similar platform on top. Occasionally, switches will appear somewhere on the castle. These switches are pressure activated, and come in three different colors: red, blue, and green. When a switch is activated, it makes some "!" Blocks and some platforms of the same color appear somewhere on the castle, and also applies about a full second of freeze frames to whatever touched it. Two Red "!" Blocks appear on either side of the castle roof, a sole Blue "!" Block appears at the top of the castle when its respective switch is stepped on, and two Green "!" Blocks appear bunched together on the far left side of the castle, suspended in the air. The blocks release items when one comes in contact with them, if items are on.

Every one to five minutes, a large Banzai Bill will shoot from the side of the stage in the sky. First there is the sound of a cannon firing, and then the Banzai Bill appears from a random side of the screen and goes in a slow straight path until it crashes into the castle. After approximately four seconds, it explodes and deals around 30-45 damage with very large knockback and results in a one-hit KO. Last hit can KO opponents at low percentage, if the opponent is being hit by the last hit instead of taking multiple hits. The last hit of the explosion (without taking multiple hits) is avoidable by DI'ing at 0%. The explosion is so strong that most fabrics (like Mario's cape or the flags on the stage) shake when it occurs. A possible tactic is to throw or hit an opponent into the explosion. The Banzai Bill itself also does light damage if touched before it explodes, and it has a similarly soft knockback. It is banned in tournaments due to walls (Shine infinite) and Banzai Bill interference but has been seen in much older tournaments.