The Akaneia Build is a gameplay modification of Super Smash Bros. Melee, named after the scrapped Fire Emblem stage from the game. Much like how Smash Remix was to the original Super Smash Bros., The Akaneia Build focuses on adding more content to Melee without changing the gameplay. This content consists of new characters, stages, and modes.
Characters
All 26 characters (25 if Zelda and Sheik are counted as one character) from Melee appear in The Akaneia Build, unchanged from how they played in Melee. There are currently 5 new characters added to the mod, bringing the total up to 31 (30 if Zelda and Sheik are counted as one character). Notably for the new characters, the announcer will say "Bonus Character" when they are selected rather than saying their names.
Bold denotes characters not in Melee.
Stages
In addition to the 29 stages from Melee, 11 more were added. The first seven new stages consisted of all other Past Stages returning (except for Sector Z presumably due to its similarities with Corneria) as well as a volleyball stage. In Version 0.9, four more stages from Super Smash Bros. Brawl were added; those being Luigi's Mansion, Delfino Plaza, the Village from Animal Forest (which is Smashville), and Green Hill Zone.
Bold denotes stages not in Melee.
Release History
Date | Version | Main New Features | New Characters | Release Trailer |
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01/20/2021 | 0.5 | Added new Past Stages Volleyball |
Wolf | [1] |
01/23/2021 | 0.51 | Bug Fixes | - | |
02/05/2021 | 0.6 | Added Deuce to Volleyball | - | [2] |
05/03/2021 | 0.61 | Bug Fixes | - | |
12/25/2021 | 0.8 | All-Star Versus Tag Turbo Melee |
Diddy Kong Charizard |
[3] |
01/01/2022 | 0.81 | Bug Fixes and Balance Changes | - | |
01/02/2022 | 0.82 | Bug Fixes | - | |
04/07/2023 | 0.9 | Added new stages Added trophies for new characters Kanto Gym Theme added to Pokémon Stadium |
Lucas Sonic |
[4] |