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Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee[a]is a 2001crossoverfighting video gamedeveloped byHAL Laboratoryand published byNintendofor theGameCube.It is the second installment in theSuper Smash Bros.series. It features characters from Nintendo video game franchises such asMario,The Legend of Zelda,Star Fox,Pokémon,andDonkey Kongamong others. The stages and gameplay modes reference or take designs from these franchises as well.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
North American box art
Developer(s)HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Masahiro Sakurai
Producer(s)
Designer(s)
  • Masahiro Sakurai
  • Hitoshi Kobayashi
Programmer(s)Yoshiki Suzuki
Artist(s)Hitoshi Kobayashi[1]
Composer(s)
SeriesSuper Smash Bros.
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • JP:November 21, 2001
  • NA:December 3, 2001
  • EU:May 24, 2002
  • AU:May 31, 2002
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Meleeincludes all playable characters fromthe first gameand also adds characters from additional franchises such asFire Emblem,of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time, in addition to new stages and gameplay modes. Like other games in theSmash Bros.series,Melee's gameplay system offers an unorthodox approach to the fighting game genre, with a counter that measures damage with increasing percentages, representing the knockback the character will experience, rather than the depletinghealth barseen in most fighting games.

Meleewas first released in Japan in November 2001, in the Americas in December 2001, and in Europe and Australia in May 2002. The game received widespread acclaim from critics, earning praise for its visuals, simple controls, gameplay, and orchestrated soundtrack, as well as several awards and acknowledgments from various publications; it is now considered one of thegreatest video games ever made.It achieved strong sales upon its release, becoming theGameCube's best-selling title,with over seven million copies sold by 2008. Considered one of the most competitively viableSmash Bros.games due to its fast-paced, aggressive gameplay and continuously developingmetagame,Meleehas been featured in manycompetitive gamingtournaments, boasting a dedicatedgrassrootsfan community which has kept itscompetitive scenealive well beyond the game's original lifespan. It was followed bySuper Smash Bros. Brawlfor theWiiin 2008.

Gameplay

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See also:Gameplay of theSuper Smash Bros.series

Like itspredecessor,Super Smash Bros. Meleeis aplatform fighterthat differs from traditional fighting games as the objective is to force their opponents beyond the boundaries of the stage.[2]Most attacks inflict damage and can, if enough damage is dealt, knock back the enemy. Each character'shealthis measured by a meter that represents damage as a percentage.[3]The higher the percentage value, the farther the player gets knocked back, and the easier they are to knock off the stage, which will result in the character's death and the loss of astock,or life.[4]Unlike other games of the same genre, in which moves are entered by button-input combinations, most moves inSuper Smash Bros. Meleecan be accessed via one-button presses and a joystick direction. For example, by tilting the joystick to the side and pressing the "B" button, the character will use their "side special" attack. Tilting the joystick up, down, or not tilting it at all while pressing B will use the up, down, or neutral special, respectively.[5]

During battles, items related toNintendogames or merchandise fall onto the game field. These items have purposes ranging from inflicting damage on the opponent to restoring health to the player. Some items are throwable (ranged items), some do melee damage (battering items), and some have an instant effect on the player (transforming items).[6]

Most stages have a theme relating to a Nintendo franchise or a specific Nintendo game and are interactive to the player. For example, theMushroom Kingdomstage is fromSuper Mario Bros,and the Temple stage is fromThe Legend of Zelda.Although the stages are rendered in three dimensions, players can only move on a two-dimensional plane. Not all stages are available immediately; some stages must be "unlocked" by achieving particular requirements. Some stages feature moving elements and platforms and hazards that harm players, while others lack these elements.[7]

Single-player

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Single-playermode provides the player with a variety ofside-scrollingfighting challenges. The applicable modes range from "Classic Mode", which involves the player battling multiple opponents and aBosscharacter,[8]to the "Home Run Contest", a minigame involving the player trying to launch a sandbag as far as possible with aHome Run Batfor ten seconds.[9]Some of these modes are personalized for the character; for example, the "Target Test" sets out a specialized area for a character in which they aim to destroy ten targets in the least amount of time they can. These areas may include references to that particular character's past and legacy.[10]Meleeintroduced "Adventure Mode", which takes the player to several predefined universes of characters in the Nintendo franchise. "All-Star Mode" is an unlockable feature that requires the player to defeat every character in the game while having only one stock and three health supplements between battles.[11]

Multiplayer

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Bowser,Ness,Kirby,andYoshifight in a "Sudden Death" match on the Corneria stage, based onStar Fox.

In themultiplayermode, up to four players or computer-controlled characters may fight in afree-for-allor on separate teams. Thecentral processing unit(CPU) characters'artificial intelligence(AI) difficulty is ranked from one to nine in ascending order of difficulty. Individual players can also be handicapped; the higher the handicap, the stronger the player. Victory is determined in five ways, depending on the game type. The two most common multiplayer modes are “Time mode”, where the player or team with the most KOs and least falls wins after a predetermined amount of time, and "Stock mode",[12]a battle in which the last player or team with lives remaining wins. This can be changed to less conventional modes like "Coin mode", which rewards the richest player as the victor. Players must collect coins created by hitting enemies and try not to lose them by falling off the stage; harder hits release higher quantities of coins.[13]Other options are available, updating fromSuper Smash Bros.,such as determining the number and type of items that appear during the battle.[14]

Trophies

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Trophies(known as "Figures" in the Japanese version) of various Nintendo characters and objects can be collected throughout the game. These trophies include figures of playable characters, accessories, and items associated with them as well as series and characters not otherwise playable in the game. The trophies range from the well-known to the obscure, and even characters or elements only released in Japan.[15]Super Smash Bros.had a similar system of plush dolls; however, it only included the 12 playable characters. One trophy is exclusive to the Japanese version of the game.[16]

Playable characters

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See also:Characters in the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Meleefeatures 25 (26 if Zelda and Sheik are considered separate) characters,[17]13 (14 with Zelda and Sheik separate) more than its predecessor. Fourteen are available initially, while the other 11 characters require completing specific tasks to become available. Every character featured in the game is derived from a popular Nintendo franchise.[18]All characters have a symbol that appears behind their damage meter which represents their series, such as aTriforcesymbol behindLink'sdamage meter and a Poké Ball behind aPokémon species.Some characters represent popular franchises, while others were less-known at the time of the release;MarthandRoyrepresent theFire Emblemseries, which was not released outside Japan at the time.[19]The characters' appearance inSuper Smash Bros. Meleeled to a rise in the popularity of the series, including releasing it outside of Japan.[20]References are made throughout the game to the relationship between characters of the same universe; in one of the events from "Event mode",Mariomust defeat his enemyBowserto rescuePrincess Peach.[21]Furthermore, each character has recognizable moves from their original series, such asSamus's firearms from theMetroidseriesand Link's arsenal of weapons.[22]

Development and release

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Super Smash Bros. Meleewas developed byHAL Laboratory,withMasahiro Sakuraias the head of production.MariocreatorShigeru Miyamotoserved as co-producer. The game was one of the first games released on theGameCubeand highlighted the advancement in graphics over theNintendo 64.The project proposal/initial design document for the game was completed on July 5, 1999. Sakurai wanted to make an openingFMVsequence to pay homage to the debut of the GameCube.[23]HAL and Sakurai worked with three separate graphic houses inTokyoto make the opening sequence. On their official website, the developers posted screenshots and information highlighting and explaining the attention tophysicsand detail in the game, with references to changes from its predecessor.[24]The game was in development for 13 months, beginning around autumn 2000, and Sakurai called his lifestyle during this period "destructive" with no holidays and short weekends.[25]Unlike the experimental firstSuper Smash Bros.,he felt great pressure to deliver a quality sequel, claiming it was the "biggest project I had ever led up to that point". Despite the stressful development cycle, in a 2010 interview, Sakurai proudly calledMelee"the sharpest game in the series... it just felt really good to play", even compared to its successor,Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[25]

On the game's official Japanese website, Sakurai and the developers explained reasons for making particular characters playable and why some characters were not added. Initially, the development team wanted to replace Ness withLucas,the main character ofMother 3,but retained Ness in consideration of delays. Video game developerHideo Kojimaoriginally requested the inclusion ofSolid Snaketo Sakurai, andYuji NakaofSonic Teamrequested the inclusion ofSonic the Hedgehogto Sakurai, but neither characters were added as the game was too far in development. Additional development time later enabled all three characters to be included inBrawl.[26][27][28][29]Marth and Roy were initially intended to be playable exclusively in the Japanese version ofSuper Smash Bros. Meleedue toFire Emblem's lack of representation in the West at the time; however, they received favorable attention during the game's North American localization, leading to the decision for the developers to include them in the Western version.[30][31]

Sakurai stated that the development team had suggested characters from four other games to represent the Famicom/NES era, until the developers eventually chose theIce Climbersto fulfill this role.[32]Additionally, Ayumi Tachibana fromFamicom Detective Clubwas considered as a playable character, but was ultimately relegated to a cameo role as a trophy.[33][34]The developers have noted characters that have very similar moves to each other on the website;[35]such characters have been referred to as "clones" in the media.[36]

Shogo Sakai took over as composer of the game's opening in place of Hirokazu Ando on February 14, 2001.[37]Voice recording also started that month, with the first sessions involving the JapaneseStar Foxcast andMasachika Ichimura,who voiced Mewtwo.[38]

Nintendo presented the game at theElectronic Entertainment Expo 2001as a playable demonstration.[39]The next major exposition of the game came in August 2001 atSpace World,when Nintendo displayed a playable demo that updated from the previous demo displayed at E3.Nintendooffered a playable tournament of the games for fans in which a GameCube andSuper Smash Bros. Meleewere prizes for the winner.[40]Before the game's release, the Japanese official website included weekly updates, including screenshots and character profiles.[41][42]Nintendo followed this trend withSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,in which there were daily updates by the game's developer, Masahiro Sakurai.[43]Japanese gaming magazineFamitsureported that Nintendo advertised the game in between showings ofPokémon 4Everacross movie theaters in Japan.[44]In January 2003,Meleewas re-released as part of thePlayer's Choiceprogram, a marketing label used by Nintendo to promote video games that have sold more than a million copies.[45]In August 2005, Nintendo bundled the game with the GameCube for $99.99.[46]

Music

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Smashing...Live!
Soundtrack albumby
New Japan Philharmonic
ReleasedOctober 21, 2002
RecordedAugust 27, 2002
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length61:52
LabelEnterbrain

Super Smash Bros. Meleefeatures both new and re-arranged music from many of Nintendo's popular gaming franchises. In 2002,Enterbrainreleased a soundtrack in Japan titledDairantou Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert.The same soundtrack was released in 2003 asSmashing... Live!as a bonus for subscribing toNintendo Powermagazine inNorth America,and also as a free gift in an issue of the BritishOfficial Nintendo Magazine.The soundtrack does not include music taken directly from the game, but features many live orchestral arrangements performed by theNew Japan Philharmonic.[47]The game contains a number of unlockable tracks that can be obtained after making certain in-game accomplishments.[48]On the same website, the developers have posted discussions about the game's music and voice acting between Masahiro Sakurai and the game's composers.[49]

Reception

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Super Smash Bros. Meleereceived critical acclaim from reviewers, most of whom creditedMelee's expansion of gameplay features fromSuper Smash Bros.Focusing on the additional features,GameSpycommented that "Melee really scores big in the 'we've added tons of great extra stuff' department".[57]Reviewers compared the game favorably toSuper Smash Bros.IGN'sFran Mirabella III stated that it was "in an entirely different league than the N64 version";[14]GameSpot's Miguel Lopez praised the game for offering a more advanced "classic-mode" compared to its predecessor, while detailing the Adventure Mode as "really a hit-or-miss experience".[56]Despite a mixed response to the single-player modes, many reviewers expressed the game's multiplayer mode as a strong component of the game.[53][56][57]In their review of the game,GameSpystated that "you'll have a pretty hard time finding a more enjoyable multiplayer experience on any other console".[57]

Melee's visuals garnered a positive reaction.GameSpotlauded the game's character and background models, stating that "the character models are pleasantly full-bodied, and the quality of their textures is amazing".[56]IGN's Fran Mirabella III praised the game's use of physics, animation and graphics, although his colleague Matt Casamassina thought that "some of the backgrounds lack the visual polish endowed upon the characters" when giving a second opinion about the game.[14]

Critics praised the game's orchestrated soundtrack;[14][56]whileGameSpot's Greg Kasavin commented that "it all sounds brilliant".[56]GameSpypraised the music for its nostalgic effect, with soundtracks ranging from multiple Nintendo series.[57]

Reviewers have welcomed the simplistic controls,[53][14][57]but its "hyper-responsiveness", with the characters easily dashing and precise movements being difficult to perform, was expressed as a serious flaw of the game byGameSpot.[56]With a milder criticism of controls, Bryn Williams ofGameSpycommented that "movement and navigation seems slightly too sensitive".[57]The basis ofMelee's gameplay system is the battles between Nintendo characters, which has been suggested as being overly hectic;N-Europequestioned whether the gameplay is "too Frantic?", even though they enjoyed the variety of modes on offer.[59]Similarly,Nintendo Spin's Clark Nielsen stated that "Melee was too fast for its own good", and "skill was more about just being able to wrap your head around what was happening as opposed to really getting into the combat".[60]In regards to the pace of the game,Edgecommented that it even made gameplay features such as "blocking"redundant, as the player is not given enough time to react to an attack.[52]

Despite the new features added to the game, some reviews criticizedMeleefor a lack of originality and for being too similar to its predecessor,Super Smash Bros.Caleb Hale fromGameCriticsnoted that while it was "every bit as good as its Nintendo 64 predecessor" he also felt "the game doesn't expand much past that point".[61]On a similar note,Edgestated that "it's not evolution; it's reproduction", in reference to a perceived lack of innovation.[52]The nostalgic nature of the game received a positive reaction,[53]as well as the accompanying stages and items that allude to past Nintendo games.[59]Gaming journalists have welcomed the roster of 26 Nintendo characters,[53][57]as well as the trophy system, whichNintendo Spinlabeled as "a great addition to this game".[57][62]

Sales

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When released in Japan, it became the fastest selling GameCube game with 358,525 units sold in the week ending November 25, 2001.[63]This success continued as the game sold more than a million units only two months after its release, making it the first GameCube title to reach a million copies.[64]The game also sold well in North America, where it sold 250,000-copies in nine days.[65]In the United States,Super Smash Bros. Meleewas the 19th best-selling video game in 2001 according to theNPD Group.[66][67]By July 2006, it had sold 3.2 million copies and earned $125 million in the United States alone.Next Generationranked it as the fifth highest-selling game launched for thePlayStation 2,Xboxor GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country.[68]Approximately 4.06 million units have been sold in the country as of December 27, 2007.[69]With a software-to-hardware ratio of 3:4 at one time,[63]some have attributed the increasing sales of the GameCube near the launch date toMelee.[64]As of March 10, 2008,Super Smash Bros. Meleeis thebest-selling GameCube game,with more than seven million copies sold worldwide.[70]It has been estimated that at one point in time 70% of all GameCube owners also ownedMelee.[71]

Awards and accolades

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Several publications have acknowledgedSuper Smash Bros. Meleein competitions and awards. In their "Best of 2001" awards,GameSpychose it as Best Fighting GameCube Game,[72]IGN's reader choice chose it asGame of the Year,[73]Electronic Gaming Monthlychose it as Best Multiplayer and Best GameCube Game,[74]andGameSpotchose it as the Best GameCube Game and tenth best game of the year.[75][76]During the5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards,theAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesnominatedSuper Smash Bros. Meleefor "Console Fighting Game of the Year"and"Outstanding Achievement in Animation",which were ultimately awarded toDead or Alive 3andOddworld: Munch's Oddysee,respectively.[77]It also received a nomination inGameSpot's "Best Music" and "Best Fighting Game" categories.[78]

GameFAQsplaced it sixth in a poll of the 100 best games ever and was in the final four of the"Best. Game. Ever."contest.[79][80]In the 200th issue ofElectronic Gaming Monthly,the editors selectedMeleeas the 92nd most influential game in their "Top 200 Games of Their Time" list, definingMeleeas "Billions of things to unlock, plus Yoshi pummeling Pikachu with a bat".[81]In a similar competition,Nintendo PowernamedSuper Smash Bros. Meleethe 16th best game ever to appear on a Nintendo console,[82]and selected it as the 2001 "Game of the Year".IGNnamed it the third best GameCube game of all-time in 2007 as a part of a feature reflecting on the GameCube's long lifespan, citing it as "the grand stage of fighters, much like Mario Kart is for racing fans".[83]GameSpychose it as fourth in a similar list, citing that it had "better graphics, better music, more characters, more gameplay modes, more secrets to discover" in comparison to its predecessor.[84]The game was ranked 58th inOfficial Nintendo Magazine's "100 Greatest Nintendo Games Ever" feature.[85]In 2019,Game Informerranked it as the 2nd best fighting game of all time.[86]Edgeranked the game 91st on their 100 best Video Games in 2007.[87]

Legacy

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The inclusion of Marth and Roy inMelee's roster led to increased awareness of theFire Emblemseries outside of Japan.[88][89][90]This, combined with the high sales and positive reception ofAdvance Wars,resulted in the nextFire Emblemtitle being localized.[90][91]The game, simply calledFire Emblemin Western markets, is a prequel toFire Emblem: The Binding Blade,the game from which Roy originates.[92]All futureFire Emblemtitles to date, barringFire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem,have been released overseas.[88]

Competitive scene

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Competitors at Awakening, a 2016 tournament
Main article:Super Smash Bros. in esports

Super Smash Bros. Meleeis a widely playedcompetitive video gameand has been featured in several high-profile tournaments.[71]Many consider it to be the most competitively viable game in the series.[93]Meleeversion NTSC was first released on the GameCube in 2001 in Japan and later North America, Nintendo ran the first everMeleetournament namedPremium Fightmost likely from August 25 to August 27, 2001.[94]

The tournaments increased in popularity, and an echelon of competitively successful top players emerged in each region of the United States and Japan. Professional gaming organizations began to take more notice ofMeleeand started sponsoring players professionally. Several professionalMeleeplayers including Christopher "KillaOR" McKenzie,Isai Alvarado,and Ken were seen in the 2005 "I'm a Professional Gamer" episode of theMTVreality seriesTrue Life.Tournaments became larger, more televised and more professional. Increases in audience and competitor counts, as well as prize pools, were also seen. From 2004 to 2007,Major League GamingsponsoredMeleeon its Pro Circuit.Ken Hoang,also known as "The King of Smash" was considered to be the game's best player from 2003 to 2006, and has won over $50,000 from Smash tournaments.[95][96][97][98][99][100]

Meleewas also included in theEvolution Championship Series(Evo) in 2007, a fighting game tournament held inLas Vegas.Melee was hosted at Evo 2013 after a charity vote to decide the final game to be featured in its tournament lineup.[101][102]Due to the large turnout and popularity that year, Evo again includedMeleeat their 2014,[103]2015,[104]2016,[105]2017,[106]and 2018 events.[107]

The competitiveSmashcommunity was featured in a 2013crowd-fundeddocumentary calledThe Smash Brothers.The film detailed the history of the professional scene and profiled seven prominentMeleeplayers including Hoang, Azen,Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman,Isai, PC Chris, KoreanDJ, and Evo 2013 and Evo 2014 champion,Joseph "Mang0" Marquez.[108][109]Commentary footage from aMeleetournament is the origin of theWombo combointernet meme.[110]

In 2020, Project Slippi, a fork of theDolphin emulatorforMeleedesigned to introduce quality-of-life features such as replays and online play, was updated to supportrollback netcodeand integrated matchmaking, allowing netplay across large distances with little latency.[111][112]In the same year, an e-sports competition known as "The Big House"was sent acease and desistby Nintendo, due to the usage of Slippi.[113]

Notes

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  1. ^Known in Japan asGreat Melee Smash Bros. DX(Japanese:Đại loạn đấu スマッシュブラザーズDX(デラックス),Hepburn:Dai Rantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Derakkusu)

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