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Super Smash Bros. Melee Battle Cards is a card game released as a free bonus of the September 2005 release of Official Nintendo Magazine UK, based on Super Smash Bros. Melee. The card deck contains 52 cards: one for each playable character, and another 26 for stages.

The card game was first revealed on page 112 in the August 2005 issue of the magazine.[1] The official rules were published two issues later on page 23 of the October 2005 release.[2]

The rules for the game are simplistic. Players get five random characters, hidden from other players. Each turn, players select a character to use, followed by selecting and revealing a random stage, and finally noting which of their character's three moves they intend to use. Characters are given their side, up, and down special moves in a random order (with side being listed as "left/right"), with each type of move forming a rock-paper-scissors relationship: up beats down, down beats left/right, and left/right beats up. Whichever character beats the other in this way wins the round and collects the cards; in case of a tie, the reward is added to the next round. However, if the stage that is revealed matches one of the players' characters, that character automatically wins. Each stage gives "home advantage" to a specific character, which does not strictly follow any in-game justification. The winner is whoever has won more cards after five rounds.

Characters and stages[edit]

Character Attack 1 Attack 2 Attack 3 Description Matching stage
Bowser Koopa Klaw Bowser Bomb Whirling Fortress With outrageous strength and flammable breath, Bowser is a constant threat. Final Destination
Captain Falcon Falcon Kick Raptor Boost Falcon Dive His racer, the Blue Falcon, exceeds the speed of sound. Now 36, he wears his F-Zero X visor. Mute City
Donkey Kong Spinning Kong Hand Slap Headbutt The great ape is fast despite his physique and he keeps his strength up with a diet of bananas. Kongo Jungle
Dr. Mario Super Jump Punch Super Sheet Dr. Tornado With Princess Peach at his side, Dr. Mario spends day and night in his lab working on new miracle cures. Rainbow Cruise
Falco Lombardi Falco Phantasm Reflector Fire Bird A Star Fox pilot, he's not much for cooperation, but he does respect those more skilled than he is. Venom
Fox McCloud Reflector Fire Fox Fox Illusion From his Arwing, Fox leads the pursuit of the evil scientist Andross, who doomed Fox's father. Corneria
Ganondorf Dark Dive Gerudo Dragon Wizard's Foot Said to be the sole man born to the Gerudo tribe in 100 years, he aspired to conquer the world. Jungle Japes
Ice Climbers Blizzard Belay Squall Hammer That's Popo in the blue and Nana in the pink. Back in their glory days, they chased cucumbers! Infinite Glacier
Jigglypuff Pound Rest Sing It puffs itself up when angry. It also evolves into Wigglytuff after exposure to a Moon Stone. Fountain of Dreams
Kirby Stone Hammer Final Cutter A denizen of the planet Pop Star, Kirby became a citizen of Dream Land after defeating King Dedede. Green Greens
Link Spin Attack Bomb Boomerang He is bound to the princess Zelda and Ganondorf by the awesome power of the Triforce. Hyrule Temple
Luigi Green Missile Super Jump Punch Luigi Cyclone Mario's younger brother has always played second fiddle. He's now picked up a rival in Waluigi. Mushroom Kingdom 2
Mario Super Jump Punch Mario Tornado Cape Best known as a hero, Mr. Nintendo has played many roles, including racer, doctor and villain. Mushroom Kingdom
Marth Counter Dancing Blade Dolphin Slash He was forced into exile when Dolua was invaded by Altea. He led a revolt and defeated Medeus. Kongo Jungle 2
Mewtwo Confusion Disable Teleport Mewtwo was cloned from the genes of Mew though its abilities have been heightened. Battlefield
Mr. Game and Watch Fire Oil Panic Judgement The Game & Watch series is the father of all portable games. There are 39 in the series. Flat Zone
Ness PSI Magnet PK Fire PK Thunder Ness is a master of PSI. He was living in Onett until a meteor sent him on a wild adventure. Onett
Pichu Agility Thunder Skull Bash A baby electric-type Pokémon identifiable by its big ears. Pichu evolves into Pikachu. Poké Floats
Pikachu Thunder Skull Bash Quick Attack Pikachu has electric pouches in both cheeks; when in danger, it shoots electricity at its enemies. Pokémon Stadium
Princess Peach Peach Bomber Peach Parasol Vegetable Princess Peach's subject Toad does his best to protect her but always seems to fail spectacularly. Peach's Castle
Roy Double-Edge Dance Blazer Counter The son of a lord, Roy assumed leadership of Pharae's armies when his father fell ill. Fourside
Samus Aran Screw Attack Bomb Missile Samus is an orphan, the sole survivor of a raid that destroyed an Earth colony named K-2L. Brinstar
Sheik Transform Chain Vanish Using a variation of the name of the ancient Sheikah tribe, she teaches Link melodies. Yoshi's Island
Yoshi Egg Roll Egg Throw Yoshi Bomb With adhesive tongues and bottomless bellies, Yoshis have been known to eat anything. Yoshi's Story
Young Link Spin Attack Bomb Boomerang Link's younger self is considered to be the true Link; he was a young boy in the first Zelda game. Great Bay
Zelda Transform Din's Fire Farore's Wind Zelda evaded Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time by transforming into her alter ego, Sheik. Dream Land

Stages that do not appear[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The descriptions are each based on the character's corresponding Classic Mode trophy.
    • The description for Marth is inaccurate; it is based on the sentence "the kingdom of Dolua invaded Altea", but using "was invaded by" results in the nations' roles being reversed.
  • Several of the stages have different names than they do in-game:
    • Icicle Mountain is called "Infinite Glacier".
    • Temple is called "Hyrule Temple", a common nickname for it.
    • Kongo Jungle 64 is called "Kongo Jungle 2", which is strange as it is actually the original version of Kongo Jungle.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Issue 156, page 112 of Official Nintendo Magazine, archived at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Issue 158, page 23 of Official Nintendo Magazine, archived at the Wayback Machine
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