The How to Play Video is a video in Super Smash Bros. Melee that plays if the player waits at the title screen for long enough. It depicts Mario battling Bowser on Kanto: Pokémon Stadium. The video explains the basic mechanics of Melee and is meant to teach a beginner how to play.
Basic techniques taught in the video
- Walking and running
- Shielding and dodging
- Jumping
- Neutral attacks
- Strong attacks (a.k.a. "Tilt attacks")
- Smash attacks
- Grabs and throws
- Aerial attacks
- Special moves
- Meteor smashes (not mentioned by name - Mario is shown using a meteor smash, with subtitles saying "Spot an enemy in the air and...intercept!")