Special Movie

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The Special Movie is a nearly-fifteen minute long bonus video included in the NTSC versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee, found in the Archives sub-menu of the Data menu. The clip itself features the starter characters and their abilities, as well as various single-player modes (both Classic Mode and Adventure Mode), items, stages, and trophies.

Various elements different from the final game can be seen in this clip, such as Peach having different voice clips, and Temple having unused platforms.

The movie is not available in the PAL versions of Melee, speculated to be due to the inability to fit all translated languages of the movie onto the disc.

Content

The special movie is broken into 18 sections, as well as an introduction and ending.

Lineup

Title card	Segment	Duration	Music
—	Introduction	0:00 - 0:20	—
	Mario	0:21 - 1:06	Princess Peach's Castle
	Peach	1:06 - 1:41
	Donkey Kong	1:42 - 2:23	Kongo Jungle
	Yoshi	2:23 - 3:03	Yoshi's Island
—	Trophy Display	3:04 - 4:23	Menu
	Link	4:24 - 5:03	Temple
	Zelda	5:03 - 5:38
	Captain Falcon	5:38 - 6:23	Mute City
	Bowser	6:23 - 7:15
—	Single-Player Modes	7:16 - 8:08	Menu
	Fox	8:09 - 8:50	Corneria
	Samus	8:51 - 9:27
	Pikachu	9:27 - 10:09	Poké Floats
	Ice Climbers	10:09 - 10:57
—	Pokémon	11:00 - 11:21
—	Items	11:21 - 12:16	Rainbow Cruise
	Kirby	12:17 - 12:57	Green Greens
	Ness	12:57 - 13:31
—	Ending	13:32 - 13:58

Introduction

The Special Movie opens up by fading into several different matches. Several different sound effects play during this sequence, but they do not line up with the matches being displayed.

The matches include:

• One on Mute City between Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Ness, and Kirby,
• One on Princess Peach's Castle between Ice Climbers, Yoshi, Mario, and Kirby,
• One on Onett between Ness, Fox, Pikachu, and Ice Climbers,
• One on Jungle Japes between Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Mario, and Ness,
• One on Fountain of Dreams between Bowser, Ice Climbers, Mario, and Kirby,
• One on Temple between Sheik, Bowser, Ness, and Yoshi,
• One on Kongo Jungle between Mario, Samus, Link, and Pikachu,
• Another on Princess Peach's Castle between Peach, Mario, Captain Falcon, and Ice Climbers,
• One on Brinstar between Samus, Pikachu, Fox, and Peach,
• One on Corneria between Fox, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Samus,
• One on Pokémon Stadium between Pikachu, Mario, Bowser, and Fox.

The screen then cuts to the title screen.

Section 1: Mario

The movie first opens up with Mario, detailing his taunt, special moves, ground attacks, and more. Mario notably demonstrates his Super Jump Punch in a fashion similar to a Luigi Ladder. Mario also throws a Green Shell into a bunch of Goombas and knocking off Bowser at the end. This is a reference to the Mario series, as Koopa shells are frequently used as weapons for Mario. Also in reference to the Mario series, Mario is seen jumping and breaking a ? Block to release a Super Mushroom a la Super Mario Bros.

Section 2: Peach

Peach's section opens by detailing her idle poses. The movie then goes over her special and ground attacks, notably being used mostly on Mario. There's a scene where Mario interrupts Bowser's grab on Peach, in reference to Mario's duty to save the princess in the Mario series. Peach is also seen using her float ability at several points of the section.

Section 3: Donkey Kong

DK's section begins by showcasing some of his special moves, as well as some of his smash attacks and more comical animations. It then details more of his moves, primarily his unique forward throw. DK's use of a Barrel and Sheik's use of a banana on the end of her Chain as bait for (presumably) attacking him are references to many Donkey Kong games, particularly Donkey Kong Country.

Section 4: Yoshi

Yoshi's segment opens with Yoshi hopping out of his egg, then begins to show his Egg Roll move before showcasing some of his other moves, including his Yoshi Bomb and Egg Lay. It also shows his alternate colors, possibly referencing the multitude of differently-colored Yoshis seen within Yoshi series.

Section 5: Trophy Display

The Trophy Display section highlights some of the game's collectable trophies. They are posed in different positions and move in various patterns (often corresponding with their pose) before they are returned to the default spot to briefly display their description. The displayed trophies are (in order):

• Arwing
• Scizor
• Mach Rider
• Ray Mk II
• Balloon Fighter
• Rick
• Goomba
• Samus' Starship
• Ducks
• Majora's Mask
• Female Wire Frame
• Ryota Hayami
• Porygon 2
• Poké Ball
• Whispy Woods
• Kirby Hat 1

Section 6: Link

Link's section opens with Link running on Temple before performing his signature Spin Attack. It then shows his other special moves, including his Boomerang and his Bombs. Later, it details the use of his Hookshot, and its wall-clinging abilities before showing him performing some of his various other attacks, notably against Sheik.

Section 7: Zelda

Zelda's section begins by showing off her special attacks, her forward and up smashes, up aerial, and forward tilt. She is also seen carrying an Octorok on the Adventure Mode stage, "Underground Maze". She then transforms into Sheik who shows off her Chain, Needle Storm, and tilt attacks, as well as her forward smash. She ends the section by taunting and using Vanish. Sheik notably is the only character who does not have a title card in the Special Movie.

Section 8: Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon's segment begins by showing off his impressive running speed. He then uses some of his special, tilt, and smash attacks, most notably destroying one of the F-Zero Racers with Falcon Punch. Falcon also demonstrates his ability to use multiple shots of the Star Rod with one smash attack.

Section 9: Bowser

Bowser's section goes over his specials, tilts, and forward throw, putting extra emphasis on his Fire Breath. Unlike the other characters' sections, Bowser's goes over many of his miscellaneous animations, such as his walk, dash, crouch, idle, and teeter animations. There are also a few notable scenes. In one scene, Kirby is seen standing next to Bowser with his Bowser hat. In another, a giant Bowser drops down in front of Mario, who runs away. Finally, there is a scene where Bowser gets a Mr. Saturn. He short-hops (as if in joy) a few times, until Peach throws a Vegetable at him, making him drop the Mr. Saturn.

Section 10: Single-Player Modes

The scene begins with a warning icon flashing on the screen, with Mario in his blue outfit standing on Brinstar. It then shows the first stage of Adventure mode, Mushroom Kingdom. The movie then shows clips of various characters, including Ness breaking targets in Target Test, Fox and Bowser running through Mushroom Kingdom, Samus fighting two Redead in the Underground Maze, and Sheik climbing the Brinstar Escape Shaft. The movie then displays various matchups in Classic Mode. These matchups are Fox against Captain Falcon, Bowser versus Pikachu, and Peach against Yoshi. The movie then shows various other clips of adventure mode and Target Smash, along with glance overs of Green Greens and Big Blue.

Section 11: Fox

Fox's segment includes all of his specials, especially Blaster and the throws that incorporate it. Fox is also seen wielding both the Super Scope and Ray Gun in coordination with his Blaster. There is also a scene where Fox uses Reflector to reflect Ness's thrown Mr. Saturn multiple times, as well as a scene where Fox reflects 2 Charizards' Flamethrower attacks. Fox exits the scene via Fire Fox.

Section 12: Samus

Samus's segment goes over a variety of her attacks, most notably drawing emphasis to her Bombs. Her wall jump and Grapple Beam are shown off alongside a slew of other attacks, such as Screw Attack, Missile, and various smash, tilt, and aerial attacks.

Section 13: Pikachu

The Special Movie starts Pikachu's section off by showing its Thunder Jolt. It then proceeds to show off its various attacks, such as its pummel, forward and down smash, forward aerial, forward throw, jab, and its other 3 specials. Pikachu's running speed is shown on the Adventure Mode stage "F-Zero Grand Prix" as well as in a few other scenes. There is a scene where Pikachu is caught in Weezing's Smokescreen, which is possibly a reference to the first episode of the Pokémon anime. Pikachu is also seen posing next to a dormant Wobbuffet, which could be a reference to Jessie's Wobbuffet from the second season of the anime.

Section 14: Ice Climbers

The Ice Climbers' segment goes over their tilts, smashes, and specials as well as a couple of aerials. A variety of specials scenes depicting the Climbers working together are shown off: in one scene, Popo and Nana end up on either side of Donkey Kong, using their jabs to knock him back and forth. In another, Popo has Samus in a grab, and as Popo throws forward, Nana strikes with a forward aerial. Also, the panning view scene of Icicle Mountain is actually reused footage for the intro card of the stage in Adventure Mode.

Section 15: Pokémon

The Pokémon section of the video features some of the assist Pokémon that can be summoned via Poké Balls, as well as their function. These include (in order of appearance):

• Blastoise
• Snorlax
• Wobbuffet
• Scizor
• Chikorita
• Articuno
• Goldeen
• Unown
• Marill
• Electrode
• Lugia

Section 16: Items

The Items segment of the movie highlights some of the items that can be used in the game, as well as a few enemies. These are (in order of appearance):

• Crate (which contains a Beam Sword and Poké Ball)
• Mr. Saturns
• Fire Flower
• Star Rod
• Maxim Tomato
• Goombas
• Parasol
• Lip's Stick
• Barrel
• Party Balls (containing Food)
• Screw Attack
• Super Scope
• Bob-omb
• Beam Sword
• Home-Run Bat
• Super Scope
• Ray Gun
• Klaptrap
• Flippers
• Red Shell
• Green Shells
• Home-Run Bat
• Mr. Saturn
• Hammer (which loses its head when used)

Section 17: Kirby

Kirby's section starts by detailing his special, jab, and dash attacks, drawing particular attention to his various hats. It also goes over his up, down, and forward throws. There is a scene were Kirby is crouched hiding behind the sign in Onett, and another where he uses his iconic Warp Star. Finally, Kirby's section ends by having 4 of them use Stone perfectly spaced apart from each other.

Section 18: Ness

Ness's segment starts off with him using PSI Magnet to absorb a variety of attacks: Bowser's Fire Breath, Fox's Blaster Charizard's Flamethrower, and (albeit off-screen) Mario's Fireball. Ness's other specials are shown, as well as his Yo-yo, including a zoomed in shot of it. There is a scene where Ness air dodges a car (a taxi) in Onett, and the camera rotates to show his near-miss. Finally, Ness ends his segment by leading away a group of Mr. Saturns

Ending

The Special Movie closes by showing moves from all 14 of the starter characters. These moves, notably, are all special or smash attacks, except for Sheik's and Peach's taunts, Kirby's jab, and Yoshi's grab. Zelda also does not appear in this section, being replaced with Sheik instead. The Special Movie then closes with the Melee character cast artwork for the starters.

Trivia

• Some characters are seen having the same alternate costume as another, something that is usually impossible without hacking.
• Bowser, Samus, Ice Climbers, and Ness are the only characters whose sections in the Special Movie do not play songs from their respective universes, instead continuing playing the songs from the previously shown section.
  • Additionally, Mario and Peach are the only characters whose sections do not use one of their credits themes (asides the above mentioned characters).
  • Pikachu is the only character whose section plays an unlockable song from an unlockable stage (Poké Floats). However, this song is also one of its credits themes.
• Fourside, Poké Floats, and Battlefield are the only unlockable stages shown or referenced in the Special Movie.
• The Majora's Mask trophy's movement in the Trophy Display section is a reference to the intro in Majora's Mask.