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The How to Play Video is a video in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] that plays if the player waits at the title screen for long enough. It depicts [[Mario (SSBM)|Mario]] battling [[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]] on [[Pokemon Stadium]]. The video explains the basic mechanics of SSBM and is meant to teach a beginner how to play.
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The '''How to Play''' video is a tutorial in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' that plays if the player waits at the title screen for long enough, though it can also be accessed manually in the [[Data]] menu of the [[main menu]] in the PAL version, and the [[Archives]] sub-menu in the NTSC version. It depicts {{SSBM|Mario}} battling {{SSBM|Bowser}} on [[Pokémon Stadium]]. The video explains the basic mechanics of ''Melee'' and is meant to teach a beginner how to play.


==Basic techniques taught in the video==
==Basic techniques taught in the video==
*[[Walk]]ing and [[run]]ing
*[[Walk]]ing and [[running]]
*[[Shield]]ing and [[dodging]]
*[[Jumping]] and [[double jump]]ing
*[[Jumping]]
*[[Neutral attack]]s
*[[Neutral attack]]s
*[[Strong attack]]s
*Strong attacks (also known as "[[Tilt attack]]s")
*[[Smash attack]]s
*[[Smash attack]]s
*[[Grab]]s and [[Throws]]
*[[Special move]]s
*[[Aerial attack]]s
*[[Shield]]ing and [[dodging]]
*[[Special Move]]s
*[[Grab]]s and [[throw]]s
*[[Meteor smash]]es (not mentioned by name)
*[[Meteor smash]]es (not mentioned by name, but Mario is shown making a meteor smash, with subtitles saying "Spot an enemy in the air and...intercept!")
*[[Recovery]] and [[Edgeguarding]] (neither mentioned by name)
 
==Video==
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== Trivia ==
* Some sound effects are slightly different than in the final version of ''Melee'', such as the sound of grabs and attacks landing.
* The song from this segment has been re-used in [[List_of_SSB4_Music_(Super_Smash_Bros._series)#How_to_Play|Smash 4]] and [[List_of_SSBU_Music_(Super_Smash_Bros._series)#How_to_Play_-_Super_Smash_Bros._Melee|Ultimate]].
*Masahiro Sakurai stated in a [[YouTube]] video that he wanted to include a more interactive tutorial into the game, but was unable to and had to settle for a non-interactive video.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icl-jMlz1iY Teaching Players How to Play <nowiki>[Design Specifics]</nowiki>]</ref>
 
==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
[[How to Play Video (SSBB)]]
*[[How to Play (SSB)]]
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*[[How to Play (SSBB)]]
*[[How to Play (SSB4)]]
*[[How to Play (SSBU)]]
 
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[[Category:Instructional videos]]
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