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'''''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' Battle Cards''' is a card game released as a free bonus of the September 2005 release of [[wikipedia:Official Nintendo Magazine|Official Nintendo Magazine UK]], based on ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The card deck contains 52 cards: one for each playable character, and another 26 for stages.

The card game was first revealed on page 112 in the August 2005 issue of the magazine.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/nintendo-official-magazine-uk-156-august-2005/page/112 Issue 156, page 112 of Official Nintendo Magazine], archived at the Wayback Machine</ref> The official rules were published two issues later on page 23 of the October 2005 release.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/nom158/page/n21/mode/2up Issue 158, page 23 of Official Nintendo Magazine], archived at the Wayback Machine</ref>

The rules for the game are simplistic. Players get five random characters, hidden from other players. Each turn, players select a character to use, followed by selecting and revealing a random stage, and finally noting which of their character's three moves they intend to use. Characters are given their [[side special|side]], [[up special|up]], and [[down special|down]] special moves in a random order (with side being listed as "left/right"), with each type of move forming a rock-paper-scissors relationship: up beats down, down beats left/right, and left/right beats up. Whichever character beats the other in this way wins the round and collects the cards; in case of a tie, the reward is added to the next round. However, if the stage that is revealed matches one of the players' characters, that character automatically wins. Each stage gives "home advantage" to a specific character, which does not strictly follow any in-game justification. The winner is whoever has won more cards after five rounds.

==Characters and stages==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Character!!Attack 1!!Attack 2!!Attack 3!!Description!!Matching stage
|-
|{{SSBM|Bowser}}||[[Koopa Klaw]]||[[Bowser Bomb]]||[[Whirling Fortress]]||With outrageous strength and flammable breath, Bowser is a constant threat.||[[Final Destination (SSBM)|Final Destination]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}||[[Falcon Kick]]||[[Raptor Boost]]||[[Falcon Dive]]||His racer, the Blue Falcon, exceeds the speed of sound. Now 36, he wears his F-Zero X visor.||[[Mute City (SSBM)|Mute City]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}||[[Spinning Kong]]||[[Hand Slap]]||[[Headbutt]]||The great ape is fast despite his physique and he keeps his strength up with a diet of bananas.||[[Kongo Jungle (SSBM)|Kongo Jungle]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}||[[Super Jump Punch]]||[[Super Sheet]]||[[Dr. Tornado]]||With Princess Peach at his side, Dr. Mario spends day and night in his lab working on new miracle cures.||[[Rainbow Cruise]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Falco Lombardi}}||[[Falco Phantasm]]||[[Reflector]]||[[Fire Bird]]||A Star Fox pilot, he's not much for cooperation, but he does respect those more skilled than he is.||[[Venom]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Fox McCloud}}||[[Reflector]]||[[Fire Fox]]||[[Fox Illusion]]||From his Arwing, Fox leads the pursuit of the evil scientist [[Andross]], who doomed Fox's father.||[[Corneria]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}||[[Dark Dive]]||[[Gerudo Dragon]]||[[Wizard's Foot]]||Said to be the sole man born to the Gerudo tribe in 100 years, he aspired to conquer the world.||[[Jungle Japes]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}||[[Blizzard]]||[[Belay]]||[[Squall Hammer]]||That's Popo in the blue and Nana in the pink. Back in their glory days, they chased cucumbers!||[[Infinite Glacier]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}||[[Pound]]||[[Rest]]||[[Sing]]||It puffs itself up when angry. It also evolves into {{pkmn|Wigglytuff}} after exposure to a {{pkmn|Moon Stone}}.||[[Fountain of Dreams]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Kirby}}||[[Stone]]||[[Hammer]]||[[Final Cutter]]||A denizen of the planet Pop Star, Kirby became a citizen of [[Dream Land]] after defeating [[King Dedede]].||[[Green Greens]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Link}}||[[Spin Attack]]||{{b|Bomb|Link}}||[[Boomerang]]||He is bound to the princess Zelda and Ganondorf by the awesome power of the [[Triforce]].||[[Hyrule Temple]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Luigi}}||[[Green Missile]]||[[Super Jump Punch]]||[[Luigi Cyclone]]||Mario's younger brother has always played second fiddle. He's now picked up a rival in [[Waluigi]].||[[Mushroom Kingdom II|Mushroom Kingdom 2]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Mario}}||[[Super Jump Punch]]||[[Mario Tornado]]||[[Cape]]||Best known as a hero, Mr. Nintendo has played many roles, including racer, doctor and villain.||[[Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM)|Mushroom Kingdom]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Marth}}||[[Counter]]||[[Dancing Blade]]||[[Dolphin Slash]]||He was forced into exile when Dolua was invaded by Altea. He led a revolt and defeated Medeus.||[[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Kongo Jungle 2]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}||[[Confusion]]||[[Disable]]||[[Teleport]]||Mewtwo was cloned from the genes of [[Mew]] though its abilities have been heightened.||[[Battlefield (SSBM)|Battlefield]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Mr. Game and Watch}}||[[Fire]]||[[Oil Panic]]||[[Judgement]]||The Game & Watch series is the father of all portable games. There are 39 in the series.||[[Flat Zone]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Ness}}||[[PSI Magnet]]||[[PK Fire]]||[[PK Thunder]]||Ness is a master of PSI. He was living in Onett until a meteor sent him on a wild adventure.||[[Onett]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Pichu}}||[[Agility]]||{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}||[[Skull Bash]]||A baby electric-type Pokémon identifiable by its big ears. Pichu evolves into Pikachu.||[[Poké Floats]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Pikachu}}||{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}||[[Skull Bash]]||[[Quick Attack]]||Pikachu has electric pouches in both cheeks; when in danger, it shoots electricity at its enemies.||[[Pokémon Stadium]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Princess Peach}}||[[Peach Bomber]]||[[Peach Parasol]]||[[Vegetable]]||Princess Peach's subject [[Toad]] does his best to protect her but always seems to fail spectacularly.||[[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Roy}}||[[Double-Edge Dance]]||[[Blazer]]||[[Counter]]||The son of a lord, Roy assumed leadership of Pharae's armies when his father fell ill.||[[Fourside]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Samus Aran}}||[[Screw Attack]]||{{b|Bomb|Samus}}||[[Missile]]||Samus is an orphan, the sole survivor of a raid that destroyed an Earth colony named K-2L.||[[Brinstar]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Sheik}}||[[Transform]]||[[Chain]]||[[Vanish]]||Using a variation of the name of the ancient Sheikah tribe, she teaches Link melodies.||[[Yoshi's Island (SSBM)|Yoshi's Island]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Yoshi}}||[[Egg Roll]]||[[Egg Throw]]||[[Yoshi Bomb]]||With adhesive tongues and bottomless bellies, Yoshis have been known to eat anything.||[[Yoshi's Story]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Young Link}}||[[Spin Attack]]||{{b|Bomb|Link}}||[[Boomerang]]||Link's younger self is considered to be the true Link; he was a young boy in the first Zelda game.||[[Great Bay]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Zelda}}||[[Transform]]||[[Din's Fire]]||[[Farore's Wind]]||Zelda evaded Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time by transforming into her alter ego, Sheik.||[[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land]]
|}

===Stages that do not appear===
*[[Big Blue]]
*[[Brinstar Depths]]
*[[Yoshi's Island N64]]

==Trivia==
*The descriptions are each based on the character's corresponding Classic Mode trophy.
**The description for Marth is inaccurate; it is based on the sentence "the kingdom of Dolua invaded Altea", but using "was invaded by" results in the nations' roles being reversed.
*Several of the stages have different names than they do in-game:
**Icicle Mountain is called "Infinite Glacier".
**Temple is called "Hyrule Temple", a common nickname for it.
**Kongo Jungle 64 is called "Kongo Jungle 2", which is strange as it is actually the original version of Kongo Jungle. 

==References==
* [http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/1629/t581518-take-look-at-these/ NeoSeeker post from 2005, detailing the rules]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2lp6l3/super_smash_bros_melee_battle_cards/ Reddit thread with images and discussion]
*http://linksliltri4cezeldacollection.weebly.com/super-smash-bros-melee-battle-cards.html
*http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Official-Nintendo-Magazine-SUPER-SMASH-BROS-MELEE-Battle-Cards-/281761038537
*http://www.gameshop-retro.nl/SmashBrosMeleebattlecards
*http://www.mariosmythology.com/msm.php?section=derives&sub=goodies&page=jeux
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