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

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

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.

In one scene, Mario and his 5 alternate costumes are seen crouching, meaning that there were 6 Marios in a match at the same time, which is impossible in normal gameplay (without the debug menu).

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.

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 four 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. Bowser appears after Captain Falcon (and they both use "Mute City"), Samus appears right after Fox (and they both use "Corneria"), Ice Climbers appear after Pikachu (and they both use "Poke Floats"), and Ness appears right after Kirby (and they both use "Green Greens").
• Mario and Peach are the only characters whose sections do not use one of their credits themes. Instead of Mario's section playing "Super Mario Bros. 3" and Peach's playing "Rainbow Cruise", they both use the song "Princess Peach's Castle," which is also Bowser's credits theme. "Rainbow Cruise" actually plays on Section 16 (which is "Items"). (Note: Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link and Zelda, Captain Falcon, Fox, Pikachu, and Kirby are the only eight characters who not only play songs from their respective universe in their sections but also use one of their "credits themes" in their sections. Yoshi has two credits themes-*Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story* so uses "Yoshi's Island" in his section, Donkey Kong has two-*Jungle Japes and Kongo Jungle* so uses "Kongo Jungle" in his section, Link has two-*Temple and Great Bay* so uses "Great Bay" in his section, Zelda has two-*Great Bay and Saria's Theme* so uses "Great Bay" in her section, Captain Falcon has two-*Mute City and Big Blue* so uses "Mute City" in his section, Fox has two-*Corneria and Venom* so uses "Corneria" in his section, Pikachu has two-*Pokémon Stadium and Poke Floats* so uses "Poke Floats" in its section, and Kirby has two-*Green Greens and Fountain of Dreams* so uses "Fountain of Dreams".).
  • Oddly, Pikachu is the only character whose section in the Special Movie plays a both an unlockable song from an unlockable stage in their universe (Pokémon). It is the only one who plays an unlockable song from an unlockable stage in its universe (Pokémon) which is "Poke Floats". Though it's unusual that the Special Movie only involves starter characters and starter stages and Pikachu uses the song "Poke Floats" rather than a starter song from a starter stage in its universe (Pokémon) which is "Pokémon Stadium" from Pokémon Stadium, the song "Poke Floats" is one of Pikachu's credits themes (the other one is "Pokémon Stadium"). So Pikachu is using one of its credits themes songs (Poke Floats) in the Special Movie for its section.
• Fourside, Poke Floats, and Battlefield are the only unlockable stages shown or referenced in the Special Movie. Fourside is seen in Captain Falcon's section (Section 8), the song "Poke Floats" plays in Pikachu and Ice Climbers' sections (Sections 13 and 14), and Battlefield is seen in Ness's section (Section 19).

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