Editing Classic Mode (SSBM)

[[File:MarioClassicVs2SSBM.png|150px|thumb|...and the opponent that the player must defeat to advance forwards.]]

'''Classic Mode''' is a 1-player mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The player chooses a single character, [[stock]], and [[difficulty]] level, then battles through 11 different stages, culminating in a final battle with {{SSBM|Master Hand}}. In addition to standard battles, three bonus rounds are also included, allowing for players to further increase their score and potentially gain other rewards from the mode. If the player loses all of their stock, they can potentially [[continue]], assuming their supply of [[gold]] allows for it.

While Classic Mode does have a fixed order concerning the themes of battles and the presence of bonus rounds, the characters the player may fight against or fight alongside of are randomised from a pool of characters; furthermore, the player's selected character will be excluded from inclusion as an opponent or ally.

==Classic Mode Stages==

This stage is a 1 vs. 1 '''Regular Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

This stage is a 2 vs. 2 '''Team Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

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The first bonus stage is [[Target Test]], where the player is tasked with breaking all ten targets in their character's target test within two minutes. Failing to break all ten targets will not cost the player any stock, though they will lose out on potential end-of-game bonuses.

This stage is a 1 vs. 1 '''Regular Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

This stage is a 3 vs. 1 '''Giant Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

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This stage is a 1 vs. 1 '''Regular Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

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This stage is a 1 vs. 10 '''Multi-Character Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.

The final bonus stage is [[Race to the Finish]], where players have to race through an obstacle course within a varied time limit. The farther the player makes it through Race to the Finish, the more points and coins they receive; getting KO'd at any point, however, prevents them from gaining either.

This stage is a 1 vs. 1 '''Metal Battle'''. There is a 5 minute time limit.  

The battle always takes place on Battlefield, and no items appear in this stage.

Classic Mode's final battle takes place on [[Final Destination]], against {{SSBM|Master Hand}}.

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| '''Difficulty level''' || '''Master Hand's HP'''

| Very Easy || 150 HP

| Easy || 250 HP

| Normal || 300 HP

| Hard || 330 HP

| Very Hard || 360 HP

If the player is playing on Normal difficulty or higher and has made it to the final stage within 5 minutes and 50 seconds, then {{SSBM|Crazy Hand}} will spawn when half of Master Hand's HP has been depleted. Crazy Hand's starting HP also depends on the difficulty, matching what Master Hand's was at the start of the match.

All characters except {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}, {{SSBM|Roy}}, and {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} are eligible to fight the player throughout the mode's three 1-on-1 battles, with their home stages listed below. In this mode, neither [[Poké Floats]] nor any [[Past Stages]] are used. In Stage 1 on Very Hard Difficulty, the opponent will wear its third alternative costume. In Stage 7 on Hard or Very hard, the computer will usually try to avoid the player at all costs, sometimes by walking off the screen. During the fight with Mewtwo, the theme for Poké Floats will play. During the fight with Marth, the Fire Emblem theme will play. As for the fight with Yoshi, the Yoshi's Story stage has the theme for the {{SSB|Yoshi's Island}} 64 stage as its alternate music.

| {{SSBM|Bowser}}

| [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

| {{SSBM|Battlefield}} (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}

| {{SSBM|Mute City}}

| [[Big Blue]] (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}

| {{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}}

| [[Jungle Japes]]

| {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}

|colspan="2"| {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}

| {{SSBM|Falco}}

| [[Corneria]]

| [[Venom]]

| {{SSBM|Fox}}

| {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}

|colspan="2"| [[Icicle Mountain]]

| {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}

|colspan="2"| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| {{SSBM|Kirby}}

| [[Fountain of Dreams]]

| [[Green Greens]]

| {{SSBM|Link}}

| [[Great Bay]]

| [[Temple]]

| {{SSBM|Luigi}}

| {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}

| [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Mario}}

| [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

| [[Rainbow Cruise]]

| {{SSBM|Marth}}

|colspan="2"| [[Great Bay]]

| {{SSBM|Mewtwo}}

| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| {{SSBM|Final Destination}} (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Ness}}

| [[Onett]]

| [[Fourside]] (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Peach}}

| [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

| [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Pichu}}

|colspan="2"| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| {{SSBM|Pikachu}}

|colspan="2"| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| {{SSBM|Samus}}

| [[Brinstar]]

| [[Brinstar Depths]] (if unlocked)

| {{SSBM|Yoshi}}

| [[Yoshi's Story]]

| {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}

| {{SSBM|Young Link}}

| [[Great Bay]]

| [[Temple]]

| {{SSBM|Zelda}}/{{SSBM|Sheik}}

|colspan="2"| [[Temple]]

Below is the list of all the teams the player can fight in Classic Mode. Both the characters for each team and the stage fought on is listed. There are a total of 29 teams. All playable characters aside from {{SSBM|Zelda}}/{{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Roy}} can fight alongside the player. Allies all use their first [[Palette swap (SSBM)|alternate costume]]. On Very Hard Difficulty, the first opponent wears its third alternative costume. When fighting a team of Mario and Bowser on Battlefield, the theme for Princess Peach's Castle plays.

!Battlefield

|colspan="3"|Bowser + Mewtwo

|colspan="3"|Bowser + Peach

|colspan="3"|Bowser + Zelda

|colspan="3"|Mario + Bowser

!Big Blue

|colspan="6"|Captain Falcon + Falco

|colspan="6"|Samus + Captain Falcon

!Brinstar

|colspan="12"|Samus + Fox

!Corneria

|colspan="12"|Fox + Falco

!Fountain of Dreams

|colspan="12"|Kirby + Pichu

!Fourside

|colspan="12"|Ness + Mewtwo

!Great Bay

|colspan="4"|Link + Young Link

|colspan="4"|Marth + Link

|colspan="4"|Zelda + Young Link   

!Green Greens

|colspan="6"|Kirby + Jigglypuff

|colspan="6"|Kirby + Pikachu

!Icicle Mountain

|colspan="12"|Kirby + Ice Climbers

!Kongo Jungle

|colspan="12"|Donkey Kong + Fox

!Mushroom Kingdom

|colspan="6"|Link + Luigi

|colspan="6"|Luigi + Dr. Mario

!Mushroom Kingdom II

|colspan="12"|Mario + Peach

!Mute City

|colspan="12"|Fox + Captain Falcon

!Onett

|colspan="12"|Ness + Peach

!Pokémon Stadium

|colspan="6"|Pikachu + Jigglypuff

|colspan="6"|Pikachu + Pichu

!Temple

|colspan="4"|Link + Zelda

|colspan="4"|Peach + Zelda

|colspan="4"|Zelda + Marth

!Yoshi's Island

|colspan="12"|Yoshi + Ness

!Yoshi's Story

|colspan="12"|Yoshi + Luigi

Just like the teams, the giant characters the player fights are picked randomly from a group that has already been predetermined by the game. All playable characters aside from Zelda/Sheik and Roy can fight alongside the player. The first ally uses the second alternate costume, while the second uses the first alternate costume. Interestingly, this list includes every single ''Mario'' character overall, including sub-series (but oddly, not Peach). During the battle against Giant Young Link, Saria's Song plays.

| [[Donkey Kong]]

| {{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}}

| [[Mario]]

| [[Princess Peach's Castle]]

| [[Dr. Mario]]

| {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}

| [[Luigi]]

| [[Mushroom Kingdom II]]

| [[Bowser]]

| [[Fountain of Dreams]]

| [[Captain Falcon]]

| {{SSBM|Mute City}}

| [[Jigglypuff]]

| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| [[Link]]

| [[Great Bay]]

| [[Yoshi]]

| [[Yoshi's Story]]

| [[Young Link]]

| [[Temple]]

Just like the teams, and the giant characters the player fights, the multiple-character fight is picked randomly from a group that has already been predetermined by the game. This level consists of 10 multiples of 1 of 9 different characters. During the battle against 10 Donkey Kongs at Jungle Japes, the theme for Kongo Jungle plays.

! Character (× 10)

| [[Donkey Kong]]

| [[Jungle Japes]]

| [[Mario]]

| [[Rainbow Cruise]]

| [[Luigi]]

| [[Mushroom Kingdom II]]

| [[Captain Falcon]]

| {{SSBM|Mute City}}

| [[Jigglypuff]]

| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| [[Pichu]]

| [[Pokémon Stadium]]

| [[Kirby]]

| [[Fountain of Dreams]]

| [[Mr. Game & Watch]]

| [[Flat Zone]]

| [[Ness]]

| [[Onett]]

All characters except Ganondorf, Roy, and Mr. Game and Watch are eligible to appear as a metal character in this 1-on-1 battle against the player. The stage will always be {{SSBM|Battlefield}}, with the track [[Music_(SSBM)#Metal_Battle|Metal Battle]] playing.

 

*Clearing as [[Mario]] without using any continues will challenge the player to defeat {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}, where victory results in unlocking him.

*Clearing with all [[starter character]]s will challenge the player to defeat {{SSBM|Marth}} from the Fire Emblem series, beating him will unlock him.

*Clearing with Marth will challenge the player to defeat {{SSBM|Roy}}, and beating him will unlock him.

*Clearing with all 24 characters will challenge the player to defeat {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}. Beating him will unlock him.

*Unusually, some characters do not appear in Classic Mode, despite having the [[:File:BetaAllStarIntro.png|required poses]] in the game's data.

**{{SSBM|Ganondorf}} can never appear as an enemy fighter, though he can potentially be an ally in stages 2 and 5.

**{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} can only appear as an enemy in the multi-character fight for stage 8.

**{{SSBM|Zelda}} herself cannot appear as an ally in stages 2 and 5.

**{{SSBM|Roy}} is completely absent and never spawns as an enemy or an ally.

*If the player is playing as the character, the opponents for the stages never will be the same as the player's character. For example, if the player is {{SSBM|Mario}}; then Mario cannot be an opponent character.