Editing Unused content (SSBM)

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==Fighters==

===Considered===

===Other characters===

Masahiro Sakurai answered fan questions in a questionnaire on the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' website, with some of them regarding the inclusion and exclusion of particularly popular characters.

===NONE===

==Stages==

===Differences===

*[[Brinstar]]'s acid seemingly dealt much more knockback, being able to KO Donkey Kong at 114%. The bottom blast zone seemed to be much higher, and the acid appeared closer to the platform before blocking the blast zone.

*[[Fountain of Dreams]] had a simpler layout with two stationary platforms on either side, similar to Pokémon Stadium's normal form.

*[[Fourside]] originally had ordinary black-and-white buildings instead of buildings with multi-colored lights, and the UFOs originally rotated and had a different design.

*[[Jungle Japes]] initially had some gray textures on the floor, as well as a slightly different background image.

*{{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} initially looked similar to the Mushroom Kingdom in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', even including Warp Pipes that could be entered.<ref name=gameplay2001/>

*[[Rainbow Cruise]] originally had considerably more clouds, a grayer sky, and a different ship design. No gameplay footage has been found of this early version of the stage.

*{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}} was larger overall with more rows of Rotating Blocks and an added column of smaller-sized blocks. It also featured three Note Blocks over the middle of the chasm instead of three Rotating Blocks.

*[[Yoshi's Story]] initially featured a completely different design. The rightmost stage part was a plateau followed by a curved path up to another plateau and a walkoff blast zone. It also had various blue platforms that do not appear on most other shots or footage of the stage, indicating that they may have been moving platforms.<ref name=gameplay2001>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9exe4q9ykaQ</ref>

*Early gameplay footage shows the Ice Climbers and Samus appearing to be fighting on a stage that appears to resemble either [[Mushroom Kingdom Adventure]] or the [[All-Star Rest Area]], neither of which are accessible in the final game. This stage has a darker colored path than either, alongside a fence and considerably fewer trees. A slightly altered version can be seen in the final product's opening with Kirby briefly walking around in the area.

===Scrapped===

A number of stages still have leftover data in ''Melee'', though they can only be accessed through use of the {{SSBM|debug menu}}.

*[[DUMMY]] consists of a black background with a lone invisible platform that can be made visible with the debug menu. Loading this stage via the debug menu without additional hacking crashes the game. DUMMY's purpose in the game, if any, is unknown.

*[[TEST]] is assumed to be a stage used for testing various gameplay elements. It consists of a large, gray test stage with a number of different moving platforms, and a background depicting a photo of Caffé Verona in Palo Alto, California, an image commonly used in OpenGL testing. The song "Corneria" plays on this stage.

*TSEAK was intended to be {{SSBM|Sheik}}'s own [[Target Test]], distinct from {{SSBM|Zelda}}'s. Remnants of the stage consist only of a single dark gray platform and three targets.

===Considered===

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==Gameplay==

*In the gameplay and demos shown at E3 2001, the [[hitstun]] dealt seemed to be the same as in the previous ''Super Smash Bros.'', with a hitstun multiplier of 0.52. However, in the final game it was changed to 0.4, possibly due to the increased falling speed of each character making recovery too difficult with such a high level of hitstun.

*It is speculated that [[L-cancelling]] removed all landing lag from aerials, like in the previous ''Super Smash Bros.'', instead of reducing it by half.

*The instruction booklet had an image for the description for [[Stamina mode]] showing all four characters having over 150 [[HP]] of stamina, which cannot occur in normal gameplay. Players in a Stamina match always start with 150 HP, and this value cannot be edited without the use of a hacking device.

*Early screenshots show that damage percentage font remained white instead of reddening and eventually blackening with climbing percentages.

*In E3 promotional material, an early version of Bowser's neutral special, Fire Breath, can be seen with an unfinished animation for his hair.

**In one clip, Mario yells a "Kiai" upon picking up a {{b|Hammer|item}}, but in the final game, none of the characters vocalize when they pick up the hammer.

**An unused shout from Popo while performing Blizzard can be heard during the ending montage. That unused sound was deleted before the game was ever launched.

*Early screenshots, footage, and the Special Movie show that characters, if selected by more than one player, could use the same {{SSBM|alternate costume}}. Unlike in Team Battle, however, there was no change in contrast. This also assumed to be purposefully done using [[debug mode]] to film the Special Movie.

*{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}'s Blood Falcon alternate costume originally had "Hell Hawk," the Japanese name of Blood Falcon's vehicle, written below the Blood Falcon emblem on its back.

**Link's Bow did not glow upon being fully charged.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/galj/movie/galj_ml1.wmv</ref>

*Donkey Kong gradually descended while performing Spinning Kong in the air instead of gaining some altitude.<ref name=gameplay2001/>

*KOing a Goomba in the Adventure Mode caused a screen shake effect.

*{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}, in version 1.0 of ''Melee'', has an animation that can be found by using the [[Bunny Hood]] item, where it seems like he has a second jab. This jab attack can be accessed by a glitch and seemed to indicate that he was to have a jab similar to Falcon, but it was scrapped for unknown reasons.

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BetaCostuming.PNG|Here all four players have the same [[alternate costume]], which is impossible in normal play.

Hell Hawk.jpg|Captain Falcon with "Hell Hawk" emblem.

Jab 2.png|A screen capture of the second jab that Ganondorf would have had, which is a glitch.

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==Items==

*The Pokémon [[Ditto]] was supposed to appear from [[Poké Ball]]s. It can still spawn through use of the debug menu, but when summoned, it simply says "Mon-mon!", after its Japanese name "Metamon", spins while stretching vertically, then disappears, with its spinning animation inflicting weak damage and knockback to players. Ditto was still mentioned in the game's official strategy guide, stating that "Ditto will Transform into the player who threw the Poké Ball, then join up with him or her for a short time."<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/04/13/the-definitive-unused-fighters-list-in-smash/#%5BMelee%5D</ref> This suggests that Ditto was perhaps a late cut to ''Melee''. Ditto itself makes a cameo in the game's [[Tournament Mode]], acting as a graphic for [[Random]] characters. Ditto would later be incorporated to the roster of summonable Pokémon in ''Ultimate'', with the exact same function it was intended to have in ''Melee''.

*The Poké Ball Pokémon [[Electrode]] originally did not darken before using Explosion.

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ProximityMine.jpg|The Proximity Mine

*The [[Lottery]] interface had a radically different design, with the actual machine being considerably larger and featuring a model ship, roulette wheel and craps table in the background.

*The earliest character select screens aligned the character portraits to one side. Each of these screens featured less than 14 character portraits. Additionally, similar to the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' beta character select screen, the words "Battle Royal" were displayed in the top left corner instead of "Melee." Finally, the "Press Start" banner on the "Ready to Fight!" band was not located on the banner and instead just above the player boxes.

*Later versions of the character select screen close to the game's release looked nearly identical to the final product. One image on the [[Smabura-Ken|Japanese website]] shows Zelda's character portrait covered by a "?" mark, like other secret characters. As Sheik's playability was revealed before Zelda's, the move is speculated to avoid spoiling the surprise of Zelda's playability. This screenshot also shows that the Ice Climbers' Japanese name was hyphenated.

*The stage select was formatted differently, with Brinstar placed on a top row and Corneria being in the middle. "?" portraits were also in place of presumably the two Special Stages and three Past Stages.

*The earliest Classic Mode intros also looked vastly different from the final version's, featuring different character artwork and no maps or backgrounds. However, Bowser's Classic Mode render remained the same but was positioned more towards the background, and so appeared slightly smaller.

*The Game Over screen has a [https://tcrf.net/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee#Unselectable_.22Yes.22_button leftover "YES" action] in the code which this option does nothing if the player has low coinage leaving no choice to quit the session and have to start over. It was likely to be done when this game was released as a coin-op arcade game.

betameleescreen.jpg|While finalized in design, Zelda's portrait is missing in this picture from the Japanese website.

BetaStages.png|An older Stage select screen.

BetaClassicMode.jpg|An early Classic Mode intro screen.

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==Trophies==

==Bonuses==

Some [[List of bonuses|Bonuses]] were left out of the final game, though they can be accessed with an Action Replay. The reason for their removal is unknown.

! '''Name''' !! '''Points Given''' !! '''Requirement'''

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|Barrel Blast KO || x300|| Used a Barrel to KO someone.

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|Deflector || 1000 || Unknown (presumed to be something to do with reflecting attacks)

|Ricochet Rifler || x800 || Deflected shot hit an enemy.

|}

==Music==

An unused version of the music on the [[Temple]] stage features different instrumentation, using ''Ocarina of Time''-esque music sounds.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/0118/kokaon.html</ref>

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Beta Temple music.ogg|Early version of the music on Temple.

==Box art==

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==References==

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