Debug menu (SSB)

For GameShark codes used to access the Debug Menu, see here.

The debug menus are elements of development that were accidentally left in Super Smash Bros. There are four menus: System debug, Battle debug, Falls debug, and Unknown debug. Within these menus, the player has control over various aspects of the game, including unplayable characters, unplayable and single player stages, and more. In order to get to the debug menus, a GameShark device must be used.

System debug menu

The system debug menu in Super Smash Bros.

This menu contains various out of battle functions. Within it, one can play every sound and piece of music in the game and view every transition. Sadly, these two options appear to be the only ones that still function correctly. The others appear to do nothing.

Menu item	Description	Values
Continue	Makes the menu disappear. It reappears if "start" is pressed.	—
rumble	Has no function in the final release, but was presumably for testing rumble intensities.	Min=0; Max=10; Increment=1
frame	Has no known function.	Min=0; Max=8000; Increment=1
STOP RUMBLE	Has no function in the final release, but was presumably for stopping rumbling caused by the "rumble" option.	—
call	Plays characters' crowd chants.	Min=0; Max=11; Increment=1 0: Mario 1: Fox 2: Donkey Kong 3: Samus 4: Luigi 5: Link 6: Yoshi 7: Captain Falcon 8: Kirby 9: Pikachu 10: Jigglypuff 11: Ness
fgm	Plays the various sound effects in the game.	Min=0; Max=659; Increment=1 Min=0; Max=905; Increment=1 Min=0; Max=669; Increment=1
STOP FGM	Stops all sound effects.	—
bgm	Plays the various background music in the game.	Min=0; Max=46; Increment=1 (See here.)
effect	Applies an effect to the background music.	Min=0; Max=5; Increment=1
STOP BGM	Stops all background music.	—
(Transition)	Executes the game's various transitions. Scroll through them with left and right on the control stick	Aeroplane Check Gakubuthi Kannon Star Sudare1 Sudare2 Camera Block RotScale Curtain
cic	Has no known function.	Min=0; Max=255; Increment=1
boot	Has no known function.	Min=0; Max=255; Increment=1
Exit	Exits to the title screen.	—

BGM

Debug Number	Music
0	Dream Land
1	Planet Zebes
2	Mushroom Kingdom
3	Mushroom Kingdom (1 minute left)
4	Sector Z
5	Congo Jungle
6	Peach's Castle
7	Saffron City
8	Yoshi's Island
9	Hyrule Castle
10	Character selection screen
11	Unused Fanfare
12	Mario's and Luigi's victory theme
13	Samus's victory theme
14	Donkey Kong's victory theme
15	Kirby's victory theme
16	Fox's victory theme
17	Ness's victory theme
18	Yoshi's victory theme
19	Captain Falcon's victory theme
20	Pikachu's and Jigglypuff's victory theme
21	Link's victory theme
22	Results screen
23	Master Hand's theme
24	Master Hand intro
25	Master Hand battle
26	Bonus stage
27	1P Game results screen
28	Bonus stage results screen
29	Master Hand results screen
30	Bonus stage failure
31	Continue screen
32	Game over screen
33	Intro
34	How to Play
35	1P Game VS. Screen
36	Fighting Polygon Team battle
37	Meta Crystal
38	Ending cutscene
39	Credit roll
40	Unlocked Character/Stage
41	Challenger approaching
42	Training mode
43	Characters and VS Record
44	Menu
45	Hammer
46	Starman

Battle debug menu

The battle debug menu in Super Smash Bros.

This menu contains options for starting 1P Game and Versus Mode matches. Characters such as Master Hand and Metal Mario can be selected here, and they can play on each stage in the game, including Meta Crystal and Battlefield. Pressing start begins the match.

Menu item	Description
(Mode)	Sets the game mode.
BattleTime	Sets how much time (in minutes) that a versus match will last.
S	Sets the 1P Game stage that the player should start on.
(P1 Type)	Sets Player 1's player type.
(P1 Character)	Sets Player 1's character.
(P1 Color)	Sets Player 1's alternate costume.
(P2 Type)	Sets Player 2's player type.
(P2 Character)	Sets Player 2's character.
(P2 Color)	Sets Player 2's alternate costume.
(P3 Type)	Sets Player 3's player type.
(P3 Character)	Sets Player 3's character.
(P3 Color)	Sets Player 3's alternate costume.
(P4 Type)	Sets Player 4's player type.
(P4 Character)	Sets Player 4's character.
(P4 Color)	Sets Player 4's alternate costume.

Modes

Mode	Description
VS mode	Starts a normal Versus Mode match using the 4 specified characters.
1P mode	Starts a 1P Game using player 1's character .
Staffroll	Plays the ending credits.
Explain	Plays the "How to Play" video.
AutoDemo	Plays the battle demo when the How to Play video ends.
Congra	Shows the congratulations screen of player 1's character.

Characters

Debug name	Character
Mario	Mario
Fox	Fox
Donkey	Donkey Kong
Samus	Samus
Luigi	Luigi
Link	Link
Yoshi	Yoshi
Captain	Captain Falcon
Kirby	Kirby
Pikacyu	Pikachu
Purin	Jigglypuff
Nes	Ness
Boss	Master Hand
Metal	Metal Mario
NMario	Mario Polygon
NFox	Fox Polygon
NDonkey	Donkey Kong Polygon
NSamus	Samus Polygon
NLuigi	Luigi Polygon
NLink	Link Polygon
NYoshi	Yoshi Polygon
NCaptain	Captain Falcon Polygon
NKirby	Kirby Polygon
NPikacyu	Mario Polygon
NPurin	Jigglypuff Polygon
NNes	Ness Polygon
GDonkey	Giant Donkey Kong

Player types

Type	Description
Man	A human controlled player.
Com	A computer controlled player.
Not	The slot is empty, no character will appear.
Demo	Movement will be static, and the character intro will be glitched. The character cannot be interacted with in any way
Key	Movement will be static. Will cause the animation of entering the stage to be glitched, almost similarly to the above.
GameKey

Stages

Debug name	Stage name	In-game usage	Description
Mario	Peach's Castle	Playable Stage
Fox	Sector Z	Playable Stage
Donkey	Congo Jungle	Playable Stage
Samus	Planet Zebes	Playable Stage
Link	Hyrule Castle	Playable Stage
Yoshi	Yoshi's Island	Playable Stage
Kirby	Dream Land	Playable Stage
Pikacyu	Saffron City	Playable Stage
OldMario	Mushroom Kingdom	Playable Stage
Small	—	None- Debug Menu Only	A mostly flat stage similar to Dream Land in visuals and layout.
New	—	None- Debug Menu Only	A sister stage to "Small". This one has a modified layout.
Explain	—	How to Play	The stage used during the How to Play video.
SYoshi	—	1P Game	The stage used during the second match in the 1P Game. It is a clone of Yoshi's Island, except that the clouds are absent.
Metal	Meta Crystal	1P Game	The stage used during the Metal Mario fight in the 1P Game.
Zako	Battlefield	1P Game	The stage used during the Fighting Polygon Team fight in the 1P Game.
Bonus3	Race to the Finish	1P Game	The stage used during the "Race to the Finish" bonus round in the 1P Game.
Boss	Final Destination	1P Game	The stage used during the Master Hand fight in the 1P Game. Crashes the game if the stage is called through the debug menu.
Bonus1(CHAR)	Target Test	Bonus 1 Practice, 1P Game	The stages used for the "Target Test" bonus game. There is one for each character. The game crashes if these stages are called through the debug menu.
Bonus2(CHAR)	Board the Platforms	Bonus 2 Practice, 1P Game	The stages used for the "Board the Platforms" bonus game. There is one for each character. The game crashes if these stages are called through the debug menu.

"S" Stages

This option is only active if the mode is set to "1P Game". It sets which event to place player 1 in. This includes 1P Game stages and challenger approaching events.

1P Game stages
Debug name	Opponents/Objective	Stage
S:Link	Link	Hyrule Castle
S:Yoshi	Yoshi Team (of 18)	SYoshi
S:Fox	Fox	Sector Z
S:Bonus1	Break the Targets	Bonus1(CHAR)
S:MarioBros	Mario Bros	Peach's Castle
S:Pikacyu	Pikachu	Saffron City
S:GDonkey	Giant Donkey Kong	Congo Jungle
S:Bonus2	Board the Platforms	Bonus2(CHAR)
S:Kirby	Kirby Team (of 8)	Dream Land
S:Samus	Samus	Planet Zebes
S:Metal	Metal Mario	Meta Crystal
S:Bonus3	Race to the Finish	Bonus3
S:Zako	Fighting Polygon Team	Battlefield
S:Boss	Master Hand	Final Destination
Challenger approaching events
Debug name	Opponent	Stage
S:Luigi	Luigi	Peach's Castle
S:Nes	Ness	Dream Land
S:Purin	Jigglypuff	Saffron City
S:Captain	Captain Falcon	Planet Zebes

Falls debug menu

The falls debug menu in Super Smash Bros.

A very unstable menu, the Falls debug menu was most likely used to test the results screen, although it does nothing now. The game may randomly crash upon loading this menu for no known reason. There are 12 options in the menu, 3 for each character. Finish is repeated twice per character. The top one will crash the game if scrolled past 4. The bottom one can go out to 65536. Dead also ranges from 0 to 65536. If "A" is pressed, the battle debug menu is loaded, although changes made to the Falls debug menu appear not to affect the match or results screen in any way.

Unknown debug menu

This mysterious menu appears to have no function whatsoever. It lacks the interface found in the other 3 menus and appears to respond randomly to any button presses, throwing overlapping UI elements on the screen. This menu differs considerably from version to version.

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  The unknown debug menu in Super Smash Bros.

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  The unknown debug menu in Super Smash Bros.

Trivia

• Super Smash Bros.'s debug menu contains two voice clips of Ness, one saying "PK" and another saying "Starstorm", as well as another clip of Captain Falcon saying "Come on!" (similarly to the start of his Blue Falcon move), suggesting that Final Smashes were originally intended to appear in the game. Masahiro Sakurai later confirmed in an interview that he did intend to implement Final Smashes in Super Smash Bros., and that the voice clips were intended for that purpose.