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'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' is the sequel to [[Super Smash Bros.]] and was released for [[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]]. It is a fighting game with many Nintendo characters and stages. SSBM mainly focuses on multiplayer modes but has several single player modes. SSBM has become the best selling game for GameCube which makes it extremely populer.
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'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' (Japanese: {{ja|大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズDX}}, ''Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Derakkusu'', '''Great Fray Smash Brothers Deluxe''', often known as "SSBM" or "Melee") is a 2-D fighting game for the Nintendo Gamecube.  It was released in late 2001 in America and Japan, shortly after Gamecube's launch, and early 2002 in Europe.


== Playable Characters ==
Like [[Super Smash Bros.]], its predecessor, Melee features [[gameplay]] unique from that of other fighting games.  Compared to characters in other fighting games, Melee characters have simple movesets, lack complicated button inputs and lengthy [[natural combo]]s.  In contrast, however, Melee greatly emphasizes movement and ringouts.  Indeed, [[edge-guarding]] in Melee takes on much more significance than it does in most other games due to copious mid-air jumps and other methods of reaching the edge unfettered.
== Characters ==
There are 14 [[Starter character|starter characters]] and 11 more which can be unlocked.
===Default characters===
* [[Mario (SSBM)|Mario]]
* [[Pikachu (SSBM)|Pikachu]]
* [[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]]
* [[Princess Peach (SSBM)|Peach]]
* [[Yoshi (SSBM)|Yoshi]]
* [[Donkey Kong (SSBM)|Donkey Kong]]
* [[Captain Falcon (SSBM)|Captain Falcon]]
* [[Fox McCloud (SSBM)|Fox McCloud]]
* [[Ness (SSBM)|Ness]]
* [[Ice Climbers (SSBM)|Ice Climbers]]
* [[Kirby (SSBM)|Kirby]]
* [[Samus (SSBM)|Samus]]
* [[Zelda (SSBM)|Zelda]]/[[Sheik (SSBM)|Sheik]]
* [[Link (SSBM)|Link]]


There are twenty-five playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
===Secret characters===
 
* [[Luigi (SSBM)|Luigi]]
===Default Characters===
* [[Jigglypuff (SSBM)|Jigglypuff]]
 
* [[Mewtwo (SSBM)|Mewtwo]]
These characters come with the game.  Everyone will automatically have them when they start playing.
* [[Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)|Mr. Game & Watch]]
 
* [[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]]
* [[Mario]] from the Mario series.
* [[Dr. Mario (SSBM)|Dr. Mario]]
* [[Link]] from the Legend of Zelda series.
* [[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]]
* [[Kirby]] from the Kirby series.
* [[Falco Lombardi (SSBM)|Falco Lombardi]]
* [[Pikachu]] from the Pokémon series.
* [[Young Link (SSBM)|Young Link]]
* [[Yoshi]] from the Mario and Yoshi series.
* [[Pichu (SSBM)|Pichu]]
* [[Samus Aran]] from the Metroid series.
* [[Roy (SSBM)|Roy]]
* [[Donkey Kong]] from the Donkey Kong and Mario series.
* [[Princess Peach]] from the Mario series.
* [[Fox McCloud]] from the Star Fox series.
* [[Ness|Ness]] from the EarthBound/Mother series.
* [[Bowser|Bowser]] from the Mario series.
* [[Captian Falcon|Captian Falcon]] from the F-Zero series.
* [[Ice Climbers|Popo and Nana]] from Ice Climbers.
* [[Zelda|Zelda\Sheik]] from the Legend of Zelda series.
 
===Hidden characters===
 
These characters must be unlocked and defeated in battle before they can be used.
 
*[[Jigglypuff]] from the Pokémon series.
*[[Dr. Mario]] from the Dr. Mario series.
*[[Pichu]] from the Pokémon series.
*[[Falco]] from the Star Fox series.
*[[Marth]] from the Fire Emblem series.
*[[Young Link]] from the Legend of Zelda series.
*[[Ganondorf]] from the Legend of Zelda series.
*[[Mewtwo]] from the Pokémon series.
*[[Luigi]] from the Mario series.
*[[Roy]] from the Fire Emblem series.
*[[Mr. Game and Watch]] from the Game and Watch series.
 
== Items ==
*[[Food]]
*[[MaximTomato]]
*[[Heart Container]]
*[[Warp Star]]
*[[Ray Gun]]
*[[Super scope]]
*[[Fire Flower]]
*[[Lip's Stick]]
*[[Star rod]]
*[[Beam Sword]]
*[[Home run bat]]
*[[Fan]]
*[[Hammer]]
*[[Green shell]]
*[[Red shell]]
*[[Flipper]]
*[[Freezie]]
*[[Mr. Saturn]]
*[[Pokéball]]
*[[Bob-omb]]
*[[Motion sensor bomb]]
*[[Super Mushroom]]
*[[Poison Mushroom]]
*[[Starman]]
*[[Parasol]]
*[[Screw Attack]]
*[[Metal Box]]
*[[Bunny Hood]]
*[[Cloaking Device]]
*[[Barrel Cannon]]
*[[Crate]]
*[[Barrel]]
*[[Egg]]
*[[Capsule]]


== Stages ==
== Stages ==
 
There are 18 [[Starter stage|starter stages]] and 10 more which can be unlocked.
There are 29 stages available in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 
===Default stages===
===Default stages===
* [[Brinstar]]
* [[Corneria (SSBM)|Corneria]]
* [[Fountain of Dreams]]
* [[Great Bay]]
* [[Green Greens]]
* [[Hyrule Temple]]
* [[Icicle Mountain]]
* [[Jungle Japes]]
* [[Kongo Jungle]]
* [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM stage)|Mushroom Kingdom]]
* [[Mute City]]
* [[Onett]]
* [[Pokémon Stadium]]
* [[Princess Peach's Castle]]
* [[Rainbow Cruise]]
* [[Venom]]
* [[Yoshi's Island]]
* [[Yoshi's Story]]


These stages are avaiable as soon as one purchases the game.  They do not require unlocking.
===Unlockable stages===
 
* [[Battlefield]]
*[[Icicle Mountain]] from Ice Climbers.
* [[Big Blue]]
*[[Princess Peach's Castle]] from the Super Mario series.
* [[Brinstar Depths]]
*[[Rainbow Cruise]] from Super Mario 64.
* [[Congo Jungle N64 Version|Kongo Jungle N64 Version]]
*[[Kongo Jungle]] from the Donkey Kong series.
* [[Dream Land N64 Version]]
*[[Jungle Japes]] from the Donkey Kong series.
* [[Final Destination]]
*[[Great Bay]] from Legend of Zelda:Majora's Mask
* [[Flat Zone]]
*[[Temple]] from the Legend of Zelda series.
* [[Fourside]]
*[[Yoshi's Story]] from Yoshi's Story.
* [[Mushroom Kingdom II]]
*[[Yoshi's Island]] from Super Mario World.
* [[Poké Floats]]
*[[Fountain of Dreams]] from the Kirby series.
* [[Yoshi's Island N64 Version]]
*[[Green Greens]] from the Kirby series.
*[[Corneria]] from the Star Fox series.
*[[Venom]] from the Star Fox series.
*[[Brinstar]] from the Metroid series.
*[[Onett]] from the Earthbound/Mother series.
*[[Mute City]] from the F-Zero series.
*[[Pokémon Stadium]] from the Pokémon Stadium series.
*[[Mushroom Kingdom]] from Super Mario Bros.


===Hidden stages===
===Single-Player stages===
These stages cannot be unlocked, and can only be played under certain circumstances.
* [[Target Test]] Stages
* [[Trophy Collector]]
* [[Race to the Finish (SSBM)|Race to the Finish]]
* [[Mushroom Kingdom Adventure]]
* [[Underground Maze]]
* [[Brinstar Escape Shaft]]
* [[F-Zero Raceway]]
* [[All-Star Teleporter]]
* [[Home-run Stadium]]
* [[Majora's Mask (stage)|Majora's Mask]]
* [[Goomba (stage)|Goomba]]
* [[Entei (stage)|Entei]]


*[[Brinstar Depths]] from the Metroid series.
===Debug-Only Stages===
*[[Fourside]] from the Earthbound/Mother series.
These stages can only be used when the game is hacked. Some are functional, some are not.
*[[Big Blue]] from the F-Zero series.
====Functional====
*[[Poké Floats]] supposedly from the Pokémon series.
* [[Test]]
*[[Mushroom Kingdom 2]] from Super Mario Bros. 2.
* Sheik's [[Target Test]] Stage
*[[Flat Zone]] from the Game and Watch series.
====Non-Functional====
*[[Battlefield]] from the Super Smash Bros. series.
* [[AKANEIA]]
*[[Final Destination]] from the Super Smash Bros. series.
* [[10-2]]
*[[Kongo Jungle (N64)]] from the Donkey Kong series and [[Super Smash Bros.]]
* [[IceTop]]*
*[[Yoshi's Island (N64)]] from the Yoshi series and [[Super Smash Bros.]]
* [[DUMMY]]*
*[[Dreamland (N64)]] from the Kirby series and [[Super Smash Bros.]]


== Gameplay ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Can be activated with other hacks, but not Debug Mode.


Super Smash Bros. Melee is much more complex and sophisticated than its [[Super Smash Bros.|predecessor]]. The object of the game (knocking the opponents off the stage) is still present, but there are many more multiplayer and single player modes.  [[Trophy|Trophies]] are an important theme. There are 290 of them hidden in the game for players to find. Some other modes include:
==[[Tournament]] play==
SSBM is widely known for its large and intricate tournament scene, which is the second largest video game tournament community in the world (Behind Halo 2 for the XBox). The generally accepted birth of the tournament scene was caused by the creation of the [[Tournament Go|TG]] series. Recently, the tournament scene has been bolstered by grand-scale tournaments such as the [[Major League Gaming|MLG]] series.


*[[Stadium]] mode, a variety of tests where solo players can test their abilities.
The community has constructed a set of [[tournament legal (SSBM)|standard tournament rules]] to regulate tournament play. All matches are played with [[time]]d [[stock]] (usually four lives and eight minutes), with [[item]]s turned off and restrictions on legal [[stages]].  These regulations are enacted to ensure that gameplay at the highest level remains fair and interesting.
*[[Special melee]], a selection of melees with special rules.
*[[Tournament]], along with winner out/loser out functions for when there are more players than controllers.
*[[Adventure]], a one player mode where the player can journey through Nintendo's many worlds.
*[[All Star]], a one player endurance test where the player faces all 25 characters back to back.
*[[Event Match]], a series of situational one player matches.


[[Classic]] one player mode and free for all melees remain as game modes.
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Revision as of 05:53, August 23, 2007

NTSC box art for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Boxart

Super Smash Bros. Melee (Japanese: 大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズDX, Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Derakkusu, Great Fray Smash Brothers Deluxe, often known as "SSBM" or "Melee") is a 2-D fighting game for the Nintendo Gamecube. It was released in late 2001 in America and Japan, shortly after Gamecube's launch, and early 2002 in Europe.

Like Super Smash Bros., its predecessor, Melee features gameplay unique from that of other fighting games. Compared to characters in other fighting games, Melee characters have simple movesets, lack complicated button inputs and lengthy natural combos. In contrast, however, Melee greatly emphasizes movement and ringouts. Indeed, edge-guarding in Melee takes on much more significance than it does in most other games due to copious mid-air jumps and other methods of reaching the edge unfettered.

Characters

There are 14 starter characters and 11 more which can be unlocked.

Default characters

Secret characters

Stages

There are 18 starter stages and 10 more which can be unlocked.

Default stages

Unlockable stages

Single-Player stages

These stages cannot be unlocked, and can only be played under certain circumstances.

Debug-Only Stages

These stages can only be used when the game is hacked. Some are functional, some are not.

Functional

Non-Functional

* Can be activated with other hacks, but not Debug Mode.

Tournament play

SSBM is widely known for its large and intricate tournament scene, which is the second largest video game tournament community in the world (Behind Halo 2 for the XBox). The generally accepted birth of the tournament scene was caused by the creation of the TG series. Recently, the tournament scene has been bolstered by grand-scale tournaments such as the MLG series.

The community has constructed a set of standard tournament rules to regulate tournament play. All matches are played with timed stock (usually four lives and eight minutes), with items turned off and restrictions on legal stages. These regulations are enacted to ensure that gameplay at the highest level remains fair and interesting.

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