Debug menu (SSBM)

For Action Replay codes used to access the Debug Menu, see here. For the debug sound test menu, see here.

The debug menu in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

The debug menu is an element of development that was left in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Within the menu, the player has control over almost all aspects of the game, including non-playable characters, non-playable stages, single player stages, special CPU behaviors, and more. In order to get to the debug menu on the GameCube, an Action Replay device must be used. On the Wii, Ocarina codes may be used if the right MIOS modifications are installed on the system.

Reoccurring Lists

Characters

Debug Name	Character	Notes
CKIND_CAPTAIN	Captain Falcon	—
CKIND_DONKEY	Donkey Kong	—
CKIND_FOX	Fox	—
CKIND_GAMEWATCH	Mr. Game & Watch	—
CKIND_KIRBY	Kirby	—
CKIND_KOOPA	Bowser	"Koopa" is Bowser's Japanese name.
CKIND_LINK	Link	—
CKIND_LUIGI	Luigi	—
CKIND_MARIO	Mario	—
CKIND_MARS	Marth	In the Japanese language, the [θ] sound, represented by th, is not used, so it is replaced with what is considered to be the closest sound, [s], represented by s.
CKIND_MEWTWO	Mewtwo	—
CKIND_NESS	Ness	—
CKIND_PEACH	Peach	—
CKIND_PIKACHU	Pikachu	—
CKIND_POPONANA	Ice Climbers	"Popo" and "Nana" are the names of the individual Ice Climbers themselves. Popo is the one in blue and Nana is the one in pink.
CKIND_PURIN	Jigglypuff	"Purin" is Jigglypuff's Japanese name.
CKIND_SAMUS	Samus	—
CKIND_YOSHI	Yoshi	—
CKIND_ZE->SE	Zelda	"ZE" stands for Zelda, and "SE" stands for Sheik.
CKIND_SE->ZE	Sheik
CKIND_FALCO	Falco	—
CKIND_CLINK	Young Link	"CLINK" stands for Child Link, Young Link's Japanese name.
CKIND_DRMARIO	Dr. Mario	—
CKIND_EMBLEM	Roy	Roy was a very late addition to Melee, so the development team named the spot "EMBLEM" internally as a catch-all for another Fire Emblem character.
CKIND_PICHU	Pichu	—
CKIND_GANON	Ganondorf	"Ganon" is the name of Ganondorf's true form.
CKIND_MASTERH	Master Hand	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu.
CKIND_BOY	Fighting Wire Frame ♂	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu.
CKIND_GIRL	Fighting Wire Frame ♀	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu.
CKIND_GKOOPS	Giga Bowser	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. Stands for "Giga Koopa". "Koops" may be a typo.
CKIND_CREZYH	Crazy Hand	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu. "Crezy" may be a typo.
CHKIND_SANDBAG	Sandbag	While it is possible to move around, jump, and air dodge with this character, doing so will eventually crash the game.
CHKIND_POPO	Popo (solo)	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. Presumably related to Target Test, where only the leader is present like this setting.
CHKIND_NONE	NONE	Using this "character" will crash the game. It is possible to bypass this crash by going back to KIND SELECT and setting any player slots with this ID to "NONE", as well. It is believed to be a placeholder for characters who enter the battle mid-match in various single-player modes.

Stages

The list of stages given in the table is for the default Debug Menu. For the list of stages used with the full stage selector code, view here.

Debug Name	Stage ID	Stage Name	In-Game Usage	Description
DUMMY	000	—	None- Debug Menu Only	A debug stage that crashes the game when trying to load it, although use of action replay codes can force the stage to load. The stage itself is totally black, with one invisible platform in the middle. The stage has blast lines, but the game will crash long before reaching them, most likely due to both the character's and the camera's y axis value exceeding its bounds.
TEST	001	—	None- Debug Menu Only	A debug stage that features oddly shaped platforms and a low resolution picture of a bar as the background. It is unusually long. Also, Corneria music plays here.
IZUMI	002	Fountain of Dreams	Versus Mode	"泉" is the Japanese word for "Fountain".
PSTADIUM	003	Pokémon Stadium	Versus Mode
CASTLE	004	Princess Peach's Castle	Versus Mode
KONGO	005	Kongo Jungle	Versus Mode
ZEBES	006	Brinstar	Versus Mode	Possibly due to Brinstar being located in the Planet Zebes in Metroid series.
CORNERIA	007	Corneria	Versus Mode
STORY	008	Yoshi's Story	Versus Mode
ONETT	009	Onett	Versus Mode
MUTE CITY	010	Mute City	Versus Mode
RCRUISE	011	Rainbow Cruise	Versus Mode
GARDEN	012	Jungle Japes	Versus Mode	"Garden" comes from "Jungle Garden", the stage's Japanese name.
GREATBAY	013	Great Bay	Versus Mode
SHRINE	014	Temple	Versus Mode	"Shrine" is likely a mistranslation of 神殿, the stage's Japanese name.
KRAID	015	Brinstar Depths	Versus Mode	Possibly due to Kraid's lair being located in the depths of Brinstar in the original Metroid.
YOSTER	016	Yoshi's Island	Versus Mode	"Yoster" comes from "Yoster Island", the stage's Japanese name.
GREENS	017	Green Greens	Versus Mode
FOURSIDE	018	Fourside	Versus Mode
INISHIE1	019	Mushroom Kingdom	Versus Mode	いにしえ loosely means "Ancient", and is used for Japanese names of Mushroom Kingdom and Mushroom Kingdom II.
INISHIE2	020	Mushroom Kingdom II	Versus Mode
AKANEIA	021	—	None- Debug Menu Only	A stage that crashes the game when attempting to load it. There is no known code that can force it to load. It is believed to be a Fire Emblem stage because "Akaneia" is the Japanese name of Archanea, a kingdom from the series.
VENOM	022	Venom	Versus Mode
PURA	023	Poké Floats	Versus Mode
BIGBLUE	024	Big Blue	Versus Mode
ICEMT	025	Icicle Mountain	Versus Mode
ICETOP	026	—	None- Debug Menu Only	An unused stage that crashes when trying to load it, although use of action replay codes can force the stage to load. The stage is believed to have been the "top" of Icicle Mountain. However, forcing it to load reveals that it is now just a clone of Icicle Mountain without music.
FLATZONE	027	Flat Zone	Versus Mode
OLD PPP	028	Past Stages: Dream Land	Versus Mode	"PPP" stands for "Pupupu Land", Dream Land's Japanese name.
OLD YOSH	029	Past Stages: Yoshi's Island	Versus Mode
OLD KONG	030	Past Stages: Kongo Jungle	Versus Mode
BATTLE	031	Battlefield	Versus Mode
LAST	032	Final Destination	Versus Mode
T(CHAR)	033-058	Target Test	Stadium/Classic Mode	The Target Test stages for each character. The match ends if all the targets break.
TSEAK	053	Target Test	None- Debug Menu Only	An unused Target Test stage, presumably for Sheik. It has only 3 targets.
1-1KINOKO	059	Mushroom Kingdom	Adventure Mode	A side scrolling stage used in Adventure Mode. The game will freeze when the player gets to the Yoshi fight section of the stage, but there are codes to prevent this. Touching the flagpole ends the match. "キノコ" is the Japanese word for "Mushroom".
1-2CASTLE	060	Princess Peach's Castle	Adventure Mode	A clone of Princess Peach's Castle used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Mario (or Luigi) and Peach here. Plays Rainbow Cruise music.
2-1KONGO	061	Kongo Jungle	Adventure Mode	A clone of Kongo Jungle used in Adventure Mode. The player fights two tiny Donkey Kong here.
2-2GARDEN	062	Jungle Japes	Adventure Mode	A clone of Jungle Japes used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Giant Donkey Kong here.
3-1MEIKYU	063	Underground Maze	Adventure Mode	A side scrolling stage used in Adventure Mode. The game will freeze when the player encounters any of the Link fights, but there are codes to prevent this. Touching the Triforce ends the match. "迷宮" is the Japanese word for "Maze".
3-2SHRINE	064	Temple	Adventure Mode	A clone of Temple used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Zelda here. Plays Great Bay music.
4-1ZEBES	065	Brinstar	Adventure Mode	A clone of Brinstar used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Samus here. There is a chance that Brinstar Depths music will play.
4-2DASSYUT	066	Brinstar Escape Shaft	Adventure Mode	A vertical scrolling stage used in Adventure Mode. Touching the platform at the top ends the match. "DASSYUT" is most likely a shortening of 脱出, meaning "Escape".
5-1GREENS	067	Green Greens	Adventure Mode	A clone of Green Greens used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Kirby here. There is a chance that Fountain of Dreams music will play.
5-2GREENS	068	Green Greens	Adventure Mode	A clone of Green Greens used in Adventure Mode. The player fights a horde of Kirby here.
5-3GREENS	069	Green Greens	Adventure Mode	A clone of Green Greens used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Giant Kirby here. Plays Dream Land N64 music.
6-1CORNERI	070	Corneria	Adventure Mode	A clone of Corneria used in Adventure Mode. No Arwings are seen. The player fights Fox here. Plays Venom music.
6-2CORNERI	071	Corneria	Adventure Mode	A clone of Corneria used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Fox (or Falco if he's unlocked) here. The Arwings are very aggressive.
7PSTADIUM	072	Pokémon Stadium	Adventure Mode	A clone of Pokémon Stadium used in Adventure Mode. The player fights a horde of Pokémon here, primarily Pikachu but also including Jigglypuff and Pichu if they are unlocked. Only Poké Balls will spawn.
8-1BBROUTE	073	F-Zero Grand Prix	Adventure Mode	A side-scrolling stage used in Adventure Mode. Crossing the finish line ends the match. "BBROUTE" is likely a shortening of "Big Blue Route".
8-2MUTECIT	074	Mute City	Adventure Mode	A clone of Mute City used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Captain Falcon here.
9-1ONETT	075	Onett	Adventure Mode	A clone of Onett used in Adventure Mode. The player fights a team of 3 Ness here.
10-1ICEMT	076	Icicle Mountain	Adventure Mode	A vertical scrolling stage used in Adventure Mode. The game freezes when the player would fight the Ice Climbers.
10-2	077	—	None- Debug Menu Only	An unused stage, presumably meant to be a second part to the Ice Climber stage in Adventure Mode. It is functionally the same as ICETOP: it crashes the game when trying to load it, the same code can be used to prevent the crash, and it is just a clone of Icicle Mountain without music.
11-1BATTLE	078	Battlefield	Adventure Mode	A clone of Battlefield used in Adventure Mode. The player fights a horde of Fighting Wire Frames here. The stage's gravity has been noticeably reduced.
11-2BATTLE	079	Battlefield	Adventure Mode	A clone of Battlefield used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Metal Mario (and Metal Luigi if unlocked) here. Plays Metal Battle music.
12-1LAST	080	Final Destination	Adventure Mode	A clone of Final Destination used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Giant Bowser here.
12-2LAST	081	Final Destination	Adventure Mode	A clone of Final Destination used in Adventure Mode. The player fights Giga Bowser here. Plays Giga Bowser music.
TUKISUSUME	082	Race to the Finish	Classic Mode	The stage race to the finish takes place in. Touching a door ends the match. "TUKISUSUME" is likely a mistranslation of "つきすすめ", meaning "Push Forward"
FIGUREGET	083	Trophy Collector	Classic Mode	The stage Snag the Trophies takes place in. The stage loads, but will crash when the first trophy spawns. There is a code to prevent the trophies from spawning.
HOMERUN	084	Home-Run Stadium	Stadium	The stage Home-Run Contest takes place in. It extends almost infinitely to the right, but oddly, it has an upper blast line. If Sandbag is not player 2, the game will stop loading floor and background textures after the 800 feet mark. This is because the trigger for the load is the Sandbag crossing a trigger line a little before the 800 feet mark.
HEAL	085	All-Star Rest Area	All-Star Mode	The rest area from All-Star Mode.

Items & Pokémon

Items

Debug Name	Item	Notes
CAPSULE	Capsule	—
BOX	Crate	"Box" is the Crate's Japanese name.
TARU	Barrel	"Taru" is the literal pronunciation of Barrel in Japanese.
EGG	Egg	—
KUSUDAMA	Party Ball	"Kusudama" is the Party Ball's Japanese name.
TARUCANN	Barrel Cannon	"Taru" is the literal pronunciation of Barrel in Japanese and "Cann" is short for Cannon.
BOMBHEI	Bob-omb	"Bombhei" is closest to the literal pronunciation of Bob-omb in Japanese, with an extra b instead of a u.
DOSEI	Mr. Saturn	"Dosei" is Mr. Saturn's Japanese name.
HEART	Heart Container	—
TOMATO	Maxim Tomato	—
STAR	Starman	—
BAT	Home-Run Bat	—
SWORD	Beam Sword	—
PARASOL	Parasol	—
G SHELL	Green Shell	—
R SHELL	Red Shell	—
L GUN	Ray Gun	—
FREEZE	Freezie	—
FOODS	Food	—
MSBOMB	Motion-Sensor Bomb	—
FLIPPER	Flipper	—
S SCOPE	Super Scope	—
STARROD	Star Rod	—
LIPSTICK	Lip's Stick	—
HARISEN	Fan	"Harisen" is the Fan's Japanese name.
F FLOWER	Fire Flower	—
KINOKO	Super Mushroom	—
DKINOKO	Poison Mushroom	—
HAMMER	Hammer	—
WSTAR	Warp Star	—
SCBALL	Screw Attack	—
RABBITC	Bunny Hood	—
METALB	Metal Box	—
SPYCLOAK	Cloaking Device	—
M BALL	Poké Ball	The "M" stands for Monster, as the Poké Ball's Japanese name is "Monster Ball".
KURIBOH	Goomba	"Kuriboh" is close to Goomba's Japanese name, just with an extra h.
LEADEAD	ReDead	—
OCTAROCK	Octorok	Octorok is misspelled.
OTTOSEI	Topi	—
OLD-KURI	Nothing	Likely a shorthand for "OLD-KURIBOH", an older version of the Goomba.
MATO	Target	—
HEIHO	Fly Guy	"Heiho" is Shy Guy's Japanese name.
NOKONOKO	Green Koopa	"Nokonoko" is Koopa Troopa's Japanese name.
PATAPATA	Red Koopa	"Patapata" is Koopa Paratroopa's Japanese name.
LIKELIKE	Like Like	—
OLD-LEAD	Nothing	Likely a shorthand for "OLD-LEADEAD", an older version of the ReDead.
OLD-OCTA	Nothing	Likely a shorthand for "OLD-OCTAROK", an older version of the Octorok.
OLD-OTTO	Nothing	Likely a shorthand for "OLD-OTTOSEI", an older version of the Topi.
WHITEBEA	Polar Bear	"Whitebea" is short for "White Bear", the Polar Bear's Japanese name.
KLAP	Klaptrap	—
ZGSHELL	Green Koopa Shell	The Green Shell produced from Koopa Troopa enemies in Adventure Mode.
ZRSHELL	Red Koopa Shell	The Red Shell produced from Koopa Paratroopa enemies in Adventure Mode.

Pokémon

Debug Name	Pokémon	Notes
RANDOM	Random Pokémon	—
TOSAKINTO	Goldeen	"Tosakinto" is Goldeen's Japanese name.
CHICORITA	Chikorita	"Chicorita" is the Japanese spelling of Chikorita's name.
KABIGON	Snorlax	"Kabigon" is Snorlax's Japanese name.
KAMEX	Blastoise	"Kamex" is Blastoise's Japanese name.
MATADOGAS	Weezing	"Matadogas" is Weezing's Japanese name.
LIZARDON	Charizard	"Lizardon" is Charizard's Japanese name.
FIRE	Moltres	"Fire" is Moltres's Japanese name.
THUNDER	Zapdos	"Thunder" is Zapdos's Japanese name.
FREEZER	Articuno	"Freezer" is Articuno's Japanese name.
SONANS	Wobbuffet	"Sonans" is Wobbuffet's Japanese name.
HASSAM	Scizor	"Hassam" is Scizor's Japanese name.
UNKNOWN	Unown	"Unknown" is Unown's Japanese name.
ENTEI	Entei	—
RAIKOU	Raikou	—
SUIKUN	Suicune	"Suikun" is the literal pronunciation of Suicune in Japanese.
KIREIHANA	Bellossom	"Kireihana" is Bellossom's Japanese name.
MARUMINE	Electrode	"Marumine" is Electrode's Japanese name.
LUGIA	Lugia	—
HOUOU	Ho-Oh	"Houou" is the literal pronunciation of Ho-Oh in Japanese.
METAMON	Ditto	"Metamon" is Ditto's Japanese name. Ditto goes unused in the final game.
PIPPI	Clefairy	"Pippi" is Clefairy's Japanese name.
TOGEPY	Togepi	"Togepy" is the Japanese spelling of Togepi's name.
MEW	Mew	—
CEREBI	Celebi	Celebi is misspelled.
HITODEMAN	Staryu	"Hitodeman" is Staryu's Japanese name.
LUCKY	Chansey	"Lucky" is Chansey's Japanese name.
PORYGON2	Porygon2	—
HINOARASHI	Cyndaquil	"Hinoarashi" is Cyndaquil's Japanese name.
MARIL	Marill	"Maril" is the Japanese spelling of Marill's name.
FUSHIGIBANA	Venusaur	"Fushigibana" is Venusaur's Japanese name.

CPU modes

Debug Name	Description
CPTP_STAY	The default CPU mode for Training Mode (Denoted "Stand"). The CPU will not move except to recover. It will occasionally use a ledge attack.
CPTP_WALK	A standard CPU mode used in Training Mode (Denoted "Walk"). The CPU will walk back and forth across the stage.
CPTP_ESCAPE	A standard CPU mode used in Training Mode (Denoted "Evade"). The CPU will actively avoid interaction with the player.
CPTP_JUMP	A standard CPU mode used in Training Mode (Denoted "Jump"). The CPU will constantly perform their grounded jump, and will not short hop.
CPTP_NORMAL	A standard CPU mode used throughout the game (Denoted "Attack" in Training Mode). The CPU behaves normally, throwing out attacks and maneuvers, and prioritizing human players over other CPUs.
CPTP_MANUAL	A standard CPU mode used in Training Mode (Denoted "Human"). The CPU is controlled by the controller port that matches its player slot.
CPTP_NANA	The default mode for the partner Ice Climber, so that they follow the leader, attack with the leader, etc.
CPTP_DEFENSIVE	Causes the CPU to only use defensive tactics, such as shields and rolls.
CPTP_STRUGGLE	Causes the CPU to attack the nearest opponent, regardless of whether they are a human or a CPU. This is different from normal CPU behavior because - as previously mentioned - a normal CPU will dedicate its attention to human opponents, unless a CPU stands between it and a human, or if there are no human opponents in the match.
CPTP_FREAK	Causes the CPU to stay where they are, but attack when an opponent comes near. Used in Event 6: Kirbys on Parade.
CPTP_COOPERATE	Causes the CPU to follow the closest human player, and attack them. (Or defend them from approaching enemies, if they're on the same team)
CPTP_SPLWLINK	Cause the CPU to only use their down special move, even Counter, Rest, and PSI Magnet, which they wouldn't use normally. They are used in Event 3: Bomb-fest. "SPLW" is an abbreviation of "Special Low", which reflects that the character only uses their down (or "low") special, and "LINK" and "SAMUS" obviously refer to Link and Samus, respectively, which reflects that they are the two opponents in the Event Match.
CPTP_SPLWSAMUS
CPTP_ONLYITEM	Causes the CPU to only use items, as opposed to using any other attacks, as Jigglypuff does in Event 37: Legendary Pokémon.
CPTP_EVZELDA	Causes Zelda to transform into Sheik more often, as she does in Event 9: Hide 'n' Sheik. It is presumed to stand for "Event Zelda".
CPTP_NOACT	Causes the CPU to do absolutely nothing. This is not to be confused with "Stand", in which the CPU will still attempt to recover if knocked off.
CPTP_AIR	Restricts the CPU's jumping height. This does not affect the height gained by the character's up special move, meaning that this mode has far more of an effect on aerial play than it does on the character's recovery.
CPTP_ITEM	Causes the CPU to attempt to grab all items that appear. Otherwise, the CPU is normal. This is used for CPUs in event matches like Event 7: Pokémon Battle.

VERSUS MODE

DAIRANTOU

The DAIRANTOU sub-menu of the debug menu.

The DAIRANTOU menu contains options for operating Versus Mode. There are a few functions here that cannot be achieved in normal play, such as the ability to control Sandbag or go to Adventure Mode stages. One can also control Master and Crazy hand in this way. Sudden death will not occur in this mode when there's more than one winner.

Menu	Sub-Item	Description	Values
CHAR SELECT	CHARA_1-4	Sets the character for players 1-4.	See here.
	ALL CHAR	Sets the character for player 5 (See here).
SCALE SELECT	SCALE__1-4	Sets the scale for each player.	Min=0.20; Max=5.00; Increment=0.10
KIND SELECT	PKIND__1-4	Sets the player type for players 1-4.	HUMAN: A human controlled player. CPU: A computer controlled player. DEMO: A human controlled computer player (similar to the CPTP_MANUAL CPU mode.) NONE: No player.
	ALL PKIND	Sets the player type for player 5 (See here).
COLOR SELECT	COLOR_1-4	Sets which Alternate costume players 1-4 will use.	0: Default costume 1-5: Alternate costumes; characters with less than 6 costumes may use their default but borrows a stock icon from another character. 6+: Default costume; however without stock icons.
SUB COLOR	SUBCOLOR_1-4	Sets which coloration players 1-4 will use.	0: Normal coloration 1: Bright coloration; Used in team battles where two of the same character are on the same team. 2: Dark coloration; Used in team battles where three of the same character are on the same team. 3: Black coloration; Used in Event 18: Link's Adventure. 4: Gray coloration; Used as the gray background outline for Mr. Game & Watch. 5: Pink coloration; crashes the game normally, must use code to force it to load. 6+: Game crashes.
DAMAGE SET	DAMAGE_1-4	Sets how much damage players 1-4 start out with each time they spawn.	Min=0; Max=999; Increment=1
OFFENCERATIO	OFFRATIO_1-4	Sets how much knockback players 1-4 deal.	Min=0.10; Max=3.00; Increment=0.10
DEFENCERATIO	DEFRATIO_1-4	Sets how much knockback players 1-4 take.	Min=0.10; Max=3.00; Increment=0.10
CPUTYPE SET	TYPE__C1-4	Sets the behavior CPU players 1-4 will adopt.	See here.
CPULEVEL SET	LEVEL_C1-4	Sets the AI level for CPU players 1-4.	Min=0; Max=9; Increment=1
TEAM SELECT	TEAM_1-4	Sets the team players 1-4 are on. Only active if "MELEEKIND" is set to "TEAM BATTLE".	RED-TEAM: The red team. GREEN-TEAM: The blue team. BLUE-TEAM: The green team.
STAGE		Sets the stage the match will take place on.	See here.
MELEEKIND		Sets what type of match will take place.	BATTLE ROYAL: Sets the match to be a free-for-all. TEAM BATTLE: Sets the match to be a team battle.
EXIT		Starts the match. Pressing Start while on this menu will trigger this.

RULE

The RULE sub-menu of the debug menu.

The RULE menu controls extra match settings. Its options are found under the rules menu in normal play. There are not many extra options here, only the ability to set the time limit by the second.

Menu	Sub-Item	Description	Values
RULE		Sets the match style.	TIME MODE: A time match. Oddly, ties do not result in Sudden Death. STOCK MODE: A stock match. COIN MODE: A coin match. ENDLESS MODE: A match that will only end when force quit.
TIME(MIN)		Sets the time limit in minutes. Setting this and "TIME (SEC)" to 0 will remove the time limit.	Min=0; Max=100; Increment=1
TIME(SEC)		Sets the time limit in seconds. Setting this and "TIME (MIN)" to 0 will remove the time limit.	Min=0; Max=59; Increment=1
STOCK(CNT)		Sets the number of stocks each player has for Stock Mode. No effect if used in other modes.	Min=-1; Max=99; Increment=1
DAMAGERATIO		Sets the overall Knockback Ratio for the match.	Min=0.10; Max=3.00; Increment=0.10
VIBRATION SELECT	RUMBLE_1-4	Sets the rumble feature for players 1-4.	ON: Rumble is on. OFF: Rumble is off.
ITEM SWITCH		Sets the overall item frequency.	NOTHING: Items will not appear. VERYLOW: Items will appear very seldom. LOW: Items will appear seldom. MIDDLE: Items will appear moderately. HIGH: Items will appear often. VERYHIGH: Items will appear very often.

RESULT TEST

The RESULT sub-menu of the debug menu.

The RESULT TEST menu contains controls to demo the match results screen. The characters can be changed out for each of the 4 players. Their color and even victory pose can be set.

Item	Description	Values
1-4P KIND	Sets the character for players 1-4.	See here. Note: All normal characters work correctly, but Giga Bowser, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand crash the game. The Wireframes, Sandbag, Popo, and NONE will allow the results screen to be loaded, but it will not display a character, and the character title will not function correctly.
ALL PLAYER	Sets the character for player 5 (See here).
1-4P RANK	Sets the rank for players 1-4.	Min=1; Max=4; Increment=1
1-4P WIN	Sets the victory animation for players 1-4.	Min=1; Max=3; Increment=1
ALL COLOR	Sets the color for all players.	Min=1; Max=9; Increment=1
STEP ANIM	Sets victory animations on or off.	0: Animations are on. 1: Animations are off; causes a crash.
PANEL HIDDEN	Determines if the back panel is hidden or not.	0: Back panel is visible. 1: Back panel is hidden.
TEST	Tests the Result Screen. Pressing Start while on this menu will trigger this.

LANGUAGE

NTSC

• GMLANGTYPEUS: Sets the game language to English.
• GMLANGTYPEJP: Sets the game language to Japanese.

PAL

• GMLANGTYPEUK: Sets the game language to English.
• GMLANGTYPEGM: Sets the game language to German.
• GMLANGTYPEFR: Sets the game language to French.
• GMLANGTYPEIT: Sets the game language to Italian.
• GMLANGTYPESP: Sets the game language to Spanish.

PUBLICITY

Sets the crowd noise on or off. This includes gasps, cheering, and name chanting.

• On: Crowd Noise is on.
• Off: Crowd Noise is off.

DBLEVEL

Sets the debug level. Higher debug levels mean more control over matches and menus. Higher debug levels inherit traits from the lower ones.

• MASTER: The standard debug level.
  • Plays just like the retail game.
• NO-DEBUG-ROM
  • Shows the date/time of the last build on the Title Screen.
• DEBUG-DEVELOP
• DEBUG-ROM
  • The player gets access to debug game controls (see here).
  • The player gains access to the Debug Sound Test
• DEVELOP: The most intense debug level.

IK DEBUG FLAG

Determines if characters' feet stick to ground according to geometry and alter their pose in certain animations, when standing on a slope. The animations affected by the flag are marked with L and/or R on the righthand side in animation information display in develop mode. Whole character tilting, marked with T, works normally regardless.

• 0: Characters' feet don't stick to ground in L and/or R animations.

• 1: Characters' feet stick to ground in L and/or R animations.

EURGB60 SET

Sets the game to output a 60hz TV signal if it isn't already. (and, consequently, run at 60 frames per second) Press A to confirm. Only in PAL.

WIDTH †

Its functions are unknown. Min=0; Max=30; Increment=1.

NEW DEFCALC

This option seems to have no effect.

• 0: Unknown
• 1: Unknown

GLOBAL DATA EDIT

The GLOBAL DATA EDIT sub-menu of the debug menu.

Used for editing global memory information. All values in this menu are in hexadecimal.

ADDR4, ADDR2 and ADDR are the memory addresses. They are all linked (they cannot have different values), but ADDR4 goes up by 4, ADDR2 goes up by 2, and ADDR goes up by 1.

U32, U16, and U8 are the values assigned to the memory address specified by the ADDR fields. They are also linked, but differently. The first 2 digits of U16 and U32 are always the same as U8, and similarly, the first 4 digits of U32 are always the same as U16. U32 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 32 bit integer, U16 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 16 bit integer, and U8 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 8 bit integer.

MODE TEAM TEST

The MODE TEAM TEST sub-menu of the debug menu.

Most of the functions here appear to be named after certain programmers who worked on Melee. It is unclear if the options within each menu pertain directly to each developer, but it does seem that each menu has closely related options. For instance, OTOGURO contains options pertaining to trophies and Melee records, while KIM contains introductory scene options, especially for single player mode.

Parent	Sub-Menu	Sub-Item	Description	Values
HANYU TEST	-	SELECT CHAR	Brings up the Melee character select screen. Attempting to leave the screen will only cause the game to cycle through the select screens of different modes. Press R+L+A+Start to escape this.	-
	-	SELECT STAGE	Crashes the game.	-
OTOGURO TEST	-	SET GOLD COIN	Sets the number of coins the player's got. Press A to confirm.	Min=0; Max=999; Increment=1
	-	FIGURE MAX	Gives the player all the trophies in the game.	-
	-	SAMUS MASK GET	Gives the player the Samus Unmasked event trophy.	-
	-	MARIO YOSHI GET	Gives the player the Mario & Yoshi event trophy.	-
	SET MELEE COUNT	TIME	Sets the number of time matches for the Melee Records.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=1
		STOCK	Sets the number of stock matches for the Melee Records. Press Start to confirm.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=1
		COIN	Sets the number of coin matches for the Melee Records. Press Start to confirm.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=1
		DECISION	Sets the number of bonus matches for the Melee Records. Press Start to confirm.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=1
		DEFAULT	Set the TIME, STOCK, COIN, and DECISION menu values to this value upon reentering the menu. This value is saved automatically.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=1000
	SET HOMERUN RECORD	CHARA	Sets the character whose score should be set.	See here.
		COUNT	Sets the distance the sandbag was hit. Press Start to confirm.	Min=0.10; Max=?; Increment=0.10
		DEFAULT	Apparently does nothing. SET TARGET CLEAR->DEFAULT always shares this value.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=10
	SET TARGET CLEAR	CHARA	Sets the character whose score should be set.	See here.
		COUNT	Sets whether or not the character has cleared the target test. Press Start to confirm.	0=Not cleared 1=Cleared
		DEFAULT	Apparently does nothing. SET HOMERUN RECORD->DEFAULT always shares this value.	Min=0; Max=1000000; Increment=10
	-	SET BEAT TOTAL	Sets the KO Total for the Melee Records. Press A to confirm.	Min=0; Max=?; Increment=1
	-	GO TO MEIKYU	Starts the Underground Maze Adventure Mode stage with the Ice Climbers. Triggering a CPU to spawn crashes the game. If completed, the results screen appears.	-
	-	GO TO KINOKO	Starts the Mushroom Kingdom Adventure Mode stage with Fox. Triggering a CPU to spawn crashes the game.	-
	-	MELEE START	Starts a match using the settings in the DAIRANTOU menu.	-
TANIGUTI TEST	-	MELEE START	Starts a match using the settings in the DAIRANTOU menu.	-
	-	REG:NORMAL	Starts an Adventure Mode match. The value given determines which match the player starts on. After that match is over, the player still goes to the next one.	Min=1; Max=12; Increment=1
	-	REG:EASY	Starts a Classic Mode match. The value given determines which match the player starts on. After that match is over, the player still goes to the next one.	Min=1; Max=11; Increment=1
	-	REG:ALLSTAR	Starts an All-Star match. The value given determines which match the player starts on. After that match is over, the player still goes to the next one.	Min=1; Max=13; Increment=1
NAGASIMA TEST	-	VISUAL-SCENE START	Cycles through all of the Adventure Mode Movies.	-
	-	OPENING START	Plays the Opening Movie.	-
	-	OMAKE15 START	Plays the Special Movie. This does not work in the PAL version	-
	REGULARENDING TEST	CHARA	Sets the character who should appear in the ending. Press Start to confirm.	See here.
		COLOR	Sets the color of the character.	Min=0; Max=9; Increment=1
		MODE	Sets the mode that was completed.	SIMPLE: Classic Mode ADVENTURE: Adventure Mode ALL-STAR: All-star mode
	REGULARENDING REAL	CHARA	Sets the character who should appear in the ending. Press Start to confirm.	See here.
		COLOR	Sets the color of the character.	Min=0; Max=9; Increment=1
		MODE	Sets the mode that was completed.	SIMPLE: Classic Mode ADVENTURE: Adventure Mode ALL-STAR: All-star mode
	-	50-60HZ CHANGE	In PAL, toggles the TV output between 50-60hz, causing the game to run at 50 or 60 frames per second. Press A to confirm. Not in NTSC.	-
	-	DUTCH LANG	Allows the player to change the game language. The options are English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian.	-
KIM TEST	RESULT TEST	See here.	-	-
	-	CARD CHECK - SCENE	Shows the "Memory card already has save data on it" message.	-
	-	CARD CHECK - MODE	Shows the "Memory Card already has save data on it" message. It then takes the player to the Opening Movie	-
	-	EASYEND	Shows the "Game Over" screen.	-
	-	GOHOUBI ID	Displays special messages.	Min=0; Max=65; Increment=1
	-	GOHOUBI FIGURE	Displays messages for getting fighter trophies. Only works if GOHOUBI ID is set to 62-65	Min=0; Max=299; Increment=1
	INTRO EASY	STAGENUM	Sets the match number.	Min=0; Max=9; Increment=1
		STAGEFLAG	Sets the type of match.	NORMAL: A normal match. TEAM: A 2 vs 2 match. GIANT: A 3 vs Giant match. BONUS: A bonus match (see below). CORPS: A 1 vs many match. The opposition will all be the same character.
		STAGETYPE	Sets the type of bonus match. These only work if STAGE FLAG is set to BONUS. If this is not so, the game will freeze.	NORMAL: A normal match against the CPU players. STAGE FLAG does not have to be BONUS for this. This option is unused. TARGET: Target Smash TUKISUSUME: Race to the finish FIGUREGET: Snag the Trophies
		DISP LEFT NUM	Sets how many players are on the left-side team.	Min=1; Max=3; Increment=1
		DISP RIGHTNUM	Sets how many players are on the right-side team.	Min=1; Max=3; Increment=1
		METAL LEFT	Sets whether or not the left-side team is metal.	0: Not Metal 1: Metal
		METAL RIGHT	Sets whether or not the right-side team is metal.	0: Not Metal 1: Metal
		LEFT PLAYER	First player on the left-side team (also, would be the only non-CPU player if this were real).	See here.
		LEFT PLAYER	Second player on the left-side team.	See here.
		LEFT PLAYER	Third player on the left-side team.	See here.
		RIGHT PLAYER	First player on the right-side team.	See here.
		RIGHT PLAYER	Second player on the right-side team.	See here.
		RIGHT PLAYER	Third player on the right-side team.	See here.
		TEST	Starts the test. Pressing Start while on this menu will trigger this.	See here.
	-	ALLSTAR ENEMY	Shows unused full-screen character portraits.	See here.
	-	TEST MOVIE OPENING	Plays the Intro Movie.	-
	-	KUMITE SUB	Crashes the game.	See here.
	-	PROGRESSIVE TEST	Allows the player to change the display to progressive scan - present in the PAL version, but doesn't work	-
	-	APPROACH	Shows the "Character Approaching" scenes for unlocking new characters. The player does not actually fight them, nor is anything unlocked.	NOCHARA 0: Ganondorf GAMEWATCH: Mr. Game & Watch LUIGI: Luigi MARS: Marth MEWTWO: Mewtwo PURIN: Jigglypuff FALCO: Falco C-LINK: Young Link DR MARIO: Dr. Mario ROI: Roy PICHU: Pichu GANON: Ganondorf NOCHARA 12: Ganondorf
SAKODA TEST	-	EVENT STAGE	Sets which event match should be played. Press A to confirm.	Min=1; Max=51; Increment=1
	-	FIXCAMERA START	Shows the Fixed-Camera character select screen.	-
SUGANO TEST	-	MELEE START	Starts a match using the settings in the DAIRANTOU menu.	-
	-	STAFFROLL START	Plays the ending credits.	-
YOSHIKI TEST	-	INIT	Appears to do nothing.	-
	-	FORMAT	Erases all contents on Memory Card A without warning.	-
	-	ACCESSABLE	Appears to do nothing.	-
	-	CREATE	Creates a save file for Super Smash Bros. Melee on Memory Card A if one does not exist.	-
	-	SAVE	Saves to Memory Card A. This includes all changes made to the debug menu.	-
	-	LOAD	Loads save data from Memory Card A.	-
	-	DELETE	Deletes the save file for Super Smash Bros. Melee from Memory Card A without warning.	-
	-	SNAPMOUNT0	Appears to do nothing.	-
	-	SNAPLOAD0	Appears to do nothing.	Min=0; Max=127; Increment=1
	-	SNAPDELETE0	Appears to do nothing.	Min=0; Max=127; Increment=1
	-	SNAPSWAP0	Appears to do nothing.	Min=0; Max=127; Increment=1

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Trivia

The debug menu in Kirby Air Ride.

• Melee's debug menu continues the music from where the game last was, so it plays the menu music when first entered and no music when entered after the results screen. This is because the game is not given any new instructions regarding music, upon loading the debug menu.
• Kirby Air Ride has a debug menu almost exactly like the one in Melee.
  • This coincides with HAL Laboratory developing both games.
• Hold while moving the control stick to scroll through options much faster. This is useful for settings such as damage that have hundreds of possible values.