Super Smash Bros. Melee

Overview
The basic idea is you are a toy figure of a Nintendo Mascot, like Zelda, Link, Ganondorf, Mario, etc. You choose one, and fight up to three opponents or a one-player adventure mode.

Basic info

 * Director = Masahiro Sakurai
 * Ratings = ESRB: Teen (T)

Hardware

 * image =
 * engine =
 * platforms = Nintendo Gamecube
 * media = GCN Mini-DVD
 * requirements =
 * input =

Software

 * developer = HAL Laboratory (EAD)

Marketing

 * Alternate Titles = Dairantou Smash Bros. DX (JP)
 * Publisher = Nintendo

Released

 * GCN:
 * Nov 21 01 (JP)
 * Dec 01 01 (NA)
 * Aug 15 05 (Super Smash Bros. Melee Bundle / NA)
 * May 24 02 (EU)

Special
"Nintendo Deals:" Player's Choice "Awards:" "Bundles:" Super Smash Bros. Melee Bundle (08/15/05) "Magazine Specials:" Nintendo Power  Issue No.  ( 2005)

Playing

 * genre = Fighting, Platfoam
 * modes = Multiplayer Fighting, Single player platform *adventure, Single Player Fighting

Characters


Super Mario Bros. Set


 * Mario
 * Bowser
 * Peach
 * Luigi
 * Dr. Mario

Yoshi's Island Set


 * Yoshi

Donkey Kong Set


 * Donkey Kong

F-Zero Set


 * Captain Falcon

Star Fox Set


 * Fox McCloud
 * Falco Lombardi

Earthbound Set


 * Ness

Kirby's Dreamland Set


 * Kirby

The Legend of Zelda Set


 * Link
 * Zelda/Sheik
 * Young Link
 * Ganondorf

Metroid Set


 * Samus Aran

Pokémon Set


 * Pikachu
 * Jigglypuff
 * Mewtwo
 * Pichu

Ice Climber Set


 * Ice Climbers

Fire Emblem Set


 * Marth
 * Roy

Game and Watch Set


 * Mr. Game and Watch

Areas
Mushroom Kingdom Set


 * Princess Peach's Castle
 * Rainbow Cruise
 * Mushroom Kingdom
 * Mushroom Kingdom II

Yoshi's Island Set


 * Yoshi's Story
 * Yoshi's Island
 * N64 Yoshi's Island

Donkey Kong Set


 * Kongo Jungle
 * Jungle Japes
 * N64 Congo Jungle

F-Zero Set


 * Mute City
 * Big Blue

Starfox Set


 * Corneria
 * Venom

Earthbound Set


 * Onett
 * Fourside

Kirby's Dremland Set


 * Fountain of Dreams
 * Green Greens
 * N64 Dreamland

The Legend of Zelda Set


 * Great Bay
 * Hyrule Temple

Metroid Set


 * Brinstar
 * Brinstar Depths

Pokémon Set


 * Pokémon Stadium
 * Poké Floats

Ice Climber Set


 * Icicle Mountain

Game and Watch Set


 * Flatzone

Super Smash Bros. Set


 * Battlefield
 * Final Destination

Other Parts of the game
-- Event Matches --


 * 1) Trouble King
 * 2) Lord of the Jungle
 * 3) Bomb-fest
 * 4) *Use bombs to fight against Link and Samus.
 * 5) Dino-wrangling
 * 6) Spare Change
 * 7) Kirbys on Parade
 * 8) Pok&eacute;mon Battle
 * 9) Hot Date on Brinstar
 * 10) Hide 'n' Sheik
 * 11) *Fight against two Zeldas. They only stay KO'd if you knock them out while they're Sheik.
 * 12) All-Star Match 1
 * 13) King of the Mountain
 * 14) Seconds, Anyone?
 * 15) Yoshi's Egg
 * 16) Trophy Tussle 1
 * 17) Girl Power
 * 18) *Take on Zelda, Peach, and Samus in a Free-For-All.
 * 19) Kirby's Air-raid
 * 20) Bounty Hunters
 * 21) Link's Adventure
 * 22) *Play as Link against Dark Link in a 2 Stock match.
 * 23) Peach's Peril
 * 24) All-Star Match 2
 * 25) *One by one, fight Samus, Link, Zelda, Captain Falcon, and Fox.
 * 26) Ice Breaker
 * 27) Super Mario 128
 * 28) Slippy's Invention
 * 29) The Yoshi Herd
 * 30) Gargantuans
 * 31) Trophy Tussle 2
 * 32) Cold Armor
 * 33) Puffballs Unite
 * 34) Triforce Gathering
 * 35) *Team up with Zelda as Link and fight Ganondorf. You and Zelda each have 1 stock; Ganondorf has 2 stock.
 * 36) All-Star Match 3
 * 37) Mario Bros. Madness
 * 38) Target Acquired
 * 39) Lethal Marathon
 * 40) Seven Years
 * 41) *Play as Young Link against Link in a 3 Stock match.
 * 42) Time for a Checkup
 * 43) Space Travelers
 * 44) Legendary Pok&eacute;mon
 * 45) Super Mario Bros. 2
 * 46) Jigglypuff Live!
 * 47) All-Star Match 4
 * 48) En Garde!
 * 49) *Face Link in a 2 Stock match as Marth
 * 50) Trouble King 2
 * 51) Birds of Prey
 * 52) Mewtwo Strikes!
 * 53) *You vs. Zelda and Mewtwo. If you kill Zelda, you lose. You need to kill only Mewtwo to succeed.
 * 54) Game & Watch Forever!
 * 55) Fire Emblem Pride
 * 56) Trophy Tussle 3
 * 57) *Fight against 3 random opponents on a Majora's Mask-shaped stage. Victory wins you the Majora's Mask trophy.
 * 58) Pikachu and Pichu
 * 59) All-Star Match Deluxe
 * 60) *Dr. Mario, Falco, Ganondorf, Roy, Young Link, and Pichu duel you one after another.
 * 61) Final Destination Match
 * 62) The Showdown
 * 63) *Giga Bowser, Mewtwo, and Ganondorf unite to make for a very difficult fight.

Other unlockables

 * Trophies
 * Link
 * Zelda
 * Modes
 * All-Star
 * Score Display
 * Sound Test

Other info

 * Based on
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 * Super Smash Bros.