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*''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' marks the first playable appearance on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] for 25 out of the 26 playable characters. The only character who had been playable on the GameCube beforehand was [[Luigi]] in ''Luigi's Mansion''. | *''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' marks the first playable appearance on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] for 25 out of the 26 playable characters. The only character who had been playable on the GameCube beforehand was [[Luigi]] in ''Luigi's Mansion''. | ||
**This also marked the first playable appearance of [[Sheik]], [[Ganondorf]], and [[Roy]] in any series, as well as Roy's first appearance in any game. | **This also marked the first playable appearance of [[Sheik]], [[Ganondorf]], and [[Roy]] in any series, as well as Roy's first appearance in any game. | ||
**''Melee'' is also the only GameCube appearance for [[Ness]], [[Mr. Game & Watch]], [[Marth]] and [[Roy]]. | **''Melee'' is also the only GameCube appearance for [[Ness]], [[Dr. Mario]], [[Mr. Game & Watch]], [[Ice Climbers]], [[Marth]] and [[Roy]]. | ||
*Despite there being 5 "?"-marked character boxes initially, there are a total of 11 unlockable characters, with the ones not marked by a "?" being [[clone]]s. Given that ''Melee'' directly identifies these characters as clones by how they're presented on the selection screen, this raises interesting questions about how they were treated by the development team. | *Despite there being 5 "?"-marked character boxes initially, there are a total of 11 unlockable characters, with the ones not marked by a "?" being [[clone]]s. Given that ''Melee'' directly identifies these characters as clones by how they're presented on the selection screen, this raises interesting questions about how they were treated by the development team. | ||
**Oddly enough, when Luigi becomes unlocked, he takes his place beside Mario and bumps Pikachu down into a "?" box. Pikachu being sandwiched in the ''Mario'' section in the first place appears to have been done so the bottom-row placement of the "?" boxes is aesthetically pleasing without having to move anything else around. | **Oddly enough, when Luigi becomes unlocked, he takes his place beside Mario and bumps Pikachu down into a "?" box. Pikachu being sandwiched in the ''Mario'' section in the first place appears to have been done so the bottom-row placement of the "?" boxes is aesthetically pleasing without having to move anything else around. | ||