List of regional version differences (SSBM)

Examples of regional differences as demonstrated in the Collection mode; the image on the left is from the American version, while the image on the right uses the Japanese language setting.

There are many differences between the NTSC versions and PAL version of Super Smash Bros. Melee, which are listed here.

Game disc

The text found near the center of the back of the Melee game disc indicates the version of the game.

Version	Text
1.0 NTSC	DOL-GALE 0-00
1.1 NTSC	DOL-GALE 0-01
1.2 NTSC	DOL-GALE 0-02
PAL	DOL-GALP 0-00

MD5 hash

The version of a .gcm or .iso file of Melee can be determined by checking its MD5 hash.

Version	MD5 hash
1.0 NTSC	3a62f8d10fd210d4928ad37e3816e33c
1.1 NTSC	67136bd167b471e0ad72e98d10cf4356
1.2 NTSC	0e63d4223b01d9aba596259dc155a174
PAL	5e118fc2d85350b7b092d0192bfb0f1a

Gameplay

Version 1.0

All glitches exist, including one that can overwrite Multi-Man Melee scores.

If the player plays as one of the clone characters, lower scores can overwrite higher ones, and if the player plays a clone and then a regular character, the score can duplicate itself on other characters.

In the Home-Run Contest, the track ends at 4990.0 ft.(1521m), and if Sandbag isn’t already on the track when the players strikes it with the final attack and it goes over 4556.9 ft.(1389m), it will result in No Distance. In the Japanese version, it will start to say No Distance from about 890 meters.

Version 1.1

It is easier to DI out of rapid hit attacks such as Pichu’s forward smash.
Home Run Contest track was changed to 4990 meters long, but the bag can’t land anywhere past 11347.2 ft or 3458.5 m.

Version 1.2

The MMM glitch was fixed, the Superjump Glitch was removed, and many other glitches were corrected.
The announcer now says “A New Record” if a new record is achieved in Multi-Man Melee.

PAL – All changes in 1.2 are present, but there are many more changes.

Lag and loading times have been reduced.
The 'Special Movie' was removed, as was the Archives section in the Data menu.
In the Home-Run Contest, the platform is longer and the invisible backwall is a bit farther.
The Tamagon trophy has been completely removed from the game.

Character-specific differences

Bowser

	1.0 NTSC	1.2 NTSC	PAL
Weight	118		117
Down throw	Dependent on enemy weight, so it does not hit Jigglypuff or Mr. Game & Watch		Independent of enemy weight, so it will hit Jigglypuff or Mr. Game & Watch
Flame cancel	Can perform	Cannot perform

Captain Falcon

	All NTSC	PAL
Rapid jab	Automatically initiates after three presses of the A button unless cancelled	Initiates only after four presses of the A button
Knee Smash	Sourspot (the latter 2/3 of the animation) deals 6% damage and has 35 base knockback	Sourspot deals 3% damage and has 30 base knockback

Donkey Kong

	All NTSC	PAL
Giant Punch	Donkey Kong will lose his charge if he is hit out of Spinning Kong	Being hit out of Spinning Kong does not affect Giant Punch's charge

Falco

	All NTSC	PAL
Down aerial	Spikes opponents during all frames	Sends opponents up and away for the second half of the animation
Down throw	Fox cannot tech out	Fox can tech out

Fox

	All NTSC	PAL
Weight	75	73
Up smash	Deals 18%	Deals 17%
Down smash	Deals 15%	Deals 13%
Fire Fox	Strong hitbox deals 14%	Strong hitbox deals 12%; travels a distance halfway between the distance traveled by Fire Bird and Fire Fox in NTSC
Falco's down throw	Cannot tech out	Can tech out

Ganondorf

	NTSC 1.0	NTSC 1.1	PAL
Neutral aerial	Hits on frames 7-8 then 16-17	Hits on frames 7-8 then 20-21
Forward aerial	Base knockback is 60		Base knockback is 40
Down aerial	Deals 22%, base knockback is 50		Deals 21%, base knockback is 40

Ice Climbers

	All NTSC	PAL
Freeze glitch	Can perform	Cannot perform

Jigglypuff

	All NTSC	PAL
Bowser's down throw	Undamaged by it	Will take damage from it

Kirby

	All NTSC	PAL
Weight	70	74
Dash speed	1.4	1.5
Dash attack	Deals 8% and has 66 knockback growth	Deals 9% and has 50 knockback growth
Forward aerial	Landing lag is 20 frames (10 if l-cancelled)	Landing lag is 18 frames (9 if l-cancelled)

Link

	1.0 NTSC	1.2 NTSC	PAL
Boomerang superjump	Can perform	Cannot perform
Boomerang	Catching the boomerang while airborne cancels the grapple animation, allowing Link to use Spin Attack	Catching the boomerang does not cancel the grapple animation
Spin Attack	Has a lingering semi-spike with a trajectory of 0 degrees		Sends opponents at the same angle as a strong hit (trajectory: scales up to 45 dependent on enemy %)

Mario

	All NTSC	PAL
Weight	100	98

Marth

	All NTSC	PAL
Weight	87	85
Maximum aerial velocity	0.90	0.85
Down aerial	Spikes opponents	Meteor smashes opponents

Mewtwo

	1.0 NTSC	1.1 NTSC	1.2 NTSC	PAL
Shadow glitch	Can perform	Cannot perform

Mr. Game & Watch

	All NTSC	PAL
Bowser's down throw	Undamaged by it	Will take damage from it

Ness

	1.0 NTSC	1.1 NTSC	1.2 NTSC	PAL
PK Thunder	Stays active when Ness is hit	Despawns if Ness is hit while PK Thunder is being turned	Despawns if Ness is hit

There is a long standing rumor that Ness can charge his Yo-Yos over an edge in 1 of the versions and not others. This rumor is false, in all versions of melee, Ness cannot charge his smashes over an edge.

Peach

	1.0 NTSC	1.1 NTSC	1.2 NTSC	PAL
Turnip freeze	Can perform		Cannot perform

Samus

	All NTSC	PAL
Grapple Beam	Can use Extended Grapple and can bomb jump after grapple is used in midair	Cannot use Extended Grapple and cannot bomb jump out of grapple beam

Sheik

	All NTSC	PAL
Up smash	Deals 17% sweetspotted uncharged. 105 Knockback Growth	Deals 16% sweetspotted uncharged. 103 Knockback Growth.
Up aerial	Deals 12% and has 120 knockback growth	Deals 10% and has 110 knockback growth
Down throw	Trajectory is 80 degrees, allowing guaranteed followup into many other moves	Trajectory is 60 degrees, only allowing guaranteed followup into dash attack

Yoshi

	All NTSC	PAL
Weight	108	111
Forward smash	Deals 16%	Deals 17%
Up smash	Deals 14%	Deals 15%
Down aerial	Deals 51% (all hits)	Deals 38% (all hits)

Young Link

1.0 NTSC

1.1 NTSC

1.2 NTSC

PAL

Boomerang superjump

Can perform

Cannot perform

Boomerang

Catching the boomerang while airborne cancels the grapple animation, allowing Link to use Spin Attack

Catching the boomerang does not cancel the grapple animation

Language

PAL

The NTSC version allows changing between English and Japanese, while the PAL covers 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Names can now include upper and lower case letters; Japanese characters, however, are no longer usable.
The Motion Sensor Bomb is called the Proximity Mine.
Distances are always measured in metres, due to the European Union's use of the metric system.
Snag the Trophies is called "Grab a Trophy".
Rainbow Cruise changed to "Rainbow Ride".
In the NTSC version, the text at the top of the Lottery screen reads "Chance of getting a new trophy"; in the PAL version, it simply reads "New trophy chance".

Trophies

PAL

None of the trophies have release dates.
Kirby Super Star is referred to as Kirby's Fun Pak.
Star Fox is referred to as Starwing; Star Fox 64 is referred to as Lylat Wars
The NES game Yoshi is referred to as Mario & Yoshi..
Helirin is erronously referred to as Heririn in NTSC games. This is fixed in the PAL version.
The EarthBound trophies have "Not released in Europe".
The GameCube's trophy has May 3, 2002, its release date in the PAL region.
The Tamagon trophy is completely removed and unobtainable altogether.

Character names

The character selection screen in Japanese.

The character selection screen in English.

All the characters' names are the same in English, Italian and Spanish. Characters not mentioned are the same as in English.

English	French	German
Young Link	Link Enfant	Junger Link
Mewtwo	MEWTWO	Mewtu
Jigglypuff	RONDOUDOU	Pummeluff
Pikachu	PIKACHU	Pikachu
Pichu	PICHU	Pichu

When selecting Jigglypuff in German or French, its name is said by another announcer.

In addition, "DK" is displayed as "D. KONG" on the Japanese character selection screen.

Notes

The Japanese discs also have three different known versions, although there are some aesthetic differences exclusive to the Japanese release. This includes graphical changes such as the title screen, certain videos, seal Toppis rather than yeti, and some references to Perfect Dark (such as the Proximity Mine design). In addition, the language is set to Japanese on default with only minor alterations in the English setting's text, and the Tamagon Trophy was originally available in-game.
In the French versions of both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokémon names are in all caps, as well as being changed. In the PAL version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the names of the Pokémon are in all caps in all languages.

External links

MD5 hashes