Event 30: All-Star Match 3

All-Star Match 3 is the 30th of the 51 event matches in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and the third of the five All-Star Matches.

The player controls a character of their choice and must win five different stock matches, all within a time limit of 4 minutes, where the player will start with a stock of 2 lives and the opponents each have one. and 's artificial intelligence is set at Level 6, 's is set at Level 7, and the ' is set at Level 8.

Each battle is a one-on-one match against a character on their respective series' stages. Kirby will be battled on Fountain of Dreams, Pikachu will be battled on Pokémon Stadium, Ness will be battled on Onett, and the Ice Climbers will be battled on Icicle Mountain. Similar to the standard battles in the All-Star Mode, the player's stock and damage percentage are carried over between matches. Icons representing the player's upcoming opponents and the order in which they appear are visible in the top left corner of the screen. Each stage transition occurs with a slow fade to black while the next stage loads.

Trivia

 * During the battle with on the Fountain of Dreams stage, the music track that plays is that of the Green Greens stage.
 * This is the only All-Star Match where each of the characters is from a different series.