Master Hand glitch
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The Master Hand glitch is a glitch in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It allows the player to use and control Master Hand on any stage.
Performing the glitch
There are two ways to perform the glitch. One requires only one controller; the other requires two.
Method One (One controller)
This method works on all modes except Tournament, but every thing but Vs. Time 2:00 freezes the game.
You must have a controller in slot 3. Using this controller, place the cursor over the name field on the character selection screen. Now press the A and B buttons at the same time, and you will come to the name selection. Hold the B button, but release the A button, then go down with the cursor until you are over the "name entry field". Then press the A button at the right time. The game should want to go back to the menu, because you held the B button, but it should also want go to the name entry screen, because you pressed the A button over "name entry". If performed correctly, instead of going to either of these, the game should go to the stage selection screen. After selecting your stage, you will be playing as Master Hand.
Method Two (Two controllers)
This method is much simpler, but it only works in Melee mode. To perform it, simply have two controllers, and have one be in the third controller port, and the other in any other port. Have the controller that's not player three select any character, and then hover over the back button, while the one in the third port goes to select a name, and have them hover over the new entry button. Both controllers must then hit A at the same time, as to select their option, and the stage select screen will appear(there is slight leeway between selection, but very little, less than a second). On whatever stage selected, player 3 will be Master Hand.
Controls
These move names are not official.
| Move | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A^ | Jet | Master Hand makes a vaguely plane-like shape, then flies into the background. It attempts to fly into the player, then flies in from the right. 10-30% |
| A> | Ram | Master Hand flies off the screen, then appears in the background as a fist. It attempts to slam into the player, then flies back onto the stage from the top of the screen. 34% |
| Av | Crush | Master Hand flies off the top of the screen, then appears in the background. It attempts to flatten the player. 30% |
| B^ | Lasers | Master Hand shoots a laser beam from each of his fingertips. Only the endpoints do damage. 9% each |
| B> | Gun | Master Hand makes the shape of a gun, and fires sets of bullets. It fires 1 set if above 100 HP, and three sets if below. 10% (one set) 6% (three sets) |
| Z ^ or > | Grab | Master Hand grabs his opponent and begins to crush them. They can escape by button mashing, but, if they fail to do so, Master Hand will toss them away. 13%/crush, then 18-20% afterwards. Depending on the direction pressed with Z, Master Hand will throw the opponent differently. If up is used, he will throw them upward behind him. If right, he will slam them into the ground. |
| R< | Poke | Master Hand pokes the air three times. The third poke is more powerful. 7-34% |
| R> | Punch | Master Hand hovers over the target, then quickly punches down. 24% |
| Rv | Slap | Master Hand slaps the ground. 26% |
| R^ | Drill | Master Hand flies up, then slams down while spinning in a drill-like fashion. 1-48% |
| L^ | Slap | Master Hand makes a slapping motion across the platform. 25% |
| Lv | Walk | Master Hand "walks" using his pointer and middle fingers. When he reaches his opponent, he "kicks" them. 10-30% |
Explanation
Each character in the game has an ID number. When a character is selected on the character selection screen, the game loads that character's number. This glitch forces the game to load the stage selection screen before the player selects a character, which results in the game not being told what character to load. Because of this, the game loads the character whose ID number is 0, which happens to be Master Hand.
Trivia
- At the result screen, the player using Master Hand is listed as being Sheik, but her picture does not appear.
- If this glitch is performed in Target Test Mode, when done successfully, the game freezes as Master Hand's laugh is heard. The audio from the game still plays after the game freezes. The same thing happens if this is done on Classic, Adventure, or All-Star mode, but without Master Hand's laugh.
- Once a match is completed, the game freezes, but the controller still rumbles until you turn off or reset the GameCube or Wii, or unplug the controller. You can finish a match without the game freazeing by playing on stamina mode (where no results screen exists) or by ending the match from the pause screen.
External links
The original topic on Smashboards.
A video of a player using the one controller method
