Debug menu (SSBM)/DEVELOP mode

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Below is a table detailing the controls for the DEVELOP mode extra controls. Through these controls, one can obtain free control over the camera, see character and stage hitboxes, frame advance the match, see the parts of the stage, and drop items (similar to Training Mode).

Controls Effect
Start-Pause Pauses the game, but without the usual pause interface.
Hard Pause + Z Frame advances the match.
A + D-Pad Speeds up gameplay.
A + Y + D-Pad Shrinks the player.
B + D-Pad Displays a list of statistics for each player:
  • Unknown
  • CPU Level
  • AI Type
  • Handicap
  • Unknown
  • Offense Ratio
  • Defense Ratio
B + D-Pad Shows the current score and any bonuses won.
X + D-Pad Pauses the game normally.
X + D-Pad Rotates through multiple visual effects.
  1. Normal.
  2. No HUD.
  3. Stage + Background goes white. Background effects can still be seen.
  4. Stage + Background goes black. Background effects can still be seen.
X + D-Pad Toggles sound effects and music.
  1. Normal.
  2. Music off.
  3. Music + SFX off.
  4. SFX off.
X + D-Pad Displays a set of stress bars detailing the GameCube's work load.
Y + D-Pad Displays each characters' animation information.
Y + D-Pad Grows the player.
Y + D-Pad Sets the player back to normal size.
R + D-Pad Toggles collision bubbles for all characters and stage elements (See here).
  1. Normal
  2. Collision Bubbles Only
  3. Collision Overlay
R + D-Pad Toggles various stage related visuals, such as spawn points, stage structures, and grab-able ledges (See here).
  1. Normal
  2. Normal again?
  3. Camera boxes and oddly, changes the stage floor black?
  4. Camera boxes again, but without the floor change.
  5. Displays colored Stage Structures and shows item boxes.
  6. Displays Terrains.
  7. Displays the same as above, but with indication of drop-through platforms and grab-able ledges.
R + D-Pad
R + D-Pad Toggles collision bubbles for the player (See here).
  1. Normal
  2. Collision Bubbles Only
  3. Collision Overlay
D-Pad Drops item selected on the Item Menu
L + D-Pad Display Item Menu and cycle forward through the list (See here).
L + D-Pad Display Item Menu and cycle backward through the list (See here).
L + D-Pad Display Item Menu and cycle forward through Pokémon on the list (See here).
L + D-Pad Display Item Menu and cycle backward through Pokémon on the list (See here).
D-Pad Changes the camera view.
  1. Normal.
  2. Locks the camera. It can only be controlled by debug controls.
  3. Zooms in on player 1.
C-Stick Used to rotate the camera (free form).
D-Pad + C-Stick Zooms in and out.
D-Pad + C-Stick Pans around the screen.

Stage Visual Key

Camera Boxes

Item Description
Teal Box Camera Limit
Light Yellow Box Blast Line
Blue Box Camera Focal Box
Small Red Box Unknown; It's attached to each characters' left
Small Blue Box Unknown; It's attached to each characters' right

Spawn Points

Item Description
Blue Plus Character Starting Point
Green Plus Character Respawn Point
Yellow Plus Item Spawn Point
Red Plus Enemy Spawn Point
Magenta Plus Trophy Spawn Point
White Plus Exit Point

Structures

Item Description
Gray Structure Stage Floor
Red Structure Stage Ceiling
Blue Structure Stage Left Wall
Green Structure Stage Right Wall
Gray Platform Solid No-Grab Platform
Blue Platform Drop-Through Platform
Red Platform Grab Platform

Terrains

Item Description
Gray Platform Basic Terrain
Brown Platform Rock Terrain
Light Green Platform Grass Terrain
Dark Red Platform Dirt Terrain
Light Brown Platform Wood Terrain
Blue Platform Water Terrain
Light Blue Platform Ice Terrain
White Platform Snow Terrain
Dark Gray Platform Light Metal Terrain
Dark Brown Platform Heavy Metal Terrain
Yellow Platform Alien Goop Terrain
Light Gray Platform Game & Watch Terrain
Light Yellow Platform Checkered Terrain

Other

Item Description
Orange Box Item pickup boxes (when a character's hitbox overlaps the item box, the character can pick it up.

Collision Bubble Key

This is a list of all hitbox colors and what they are for. For more detail, see here.

Item Description
Yellow Damageable
Red Attacking
Blue Intangible
Purple Grabbing
Green Invincible
Cyan Shielding
Cyan-Blue Absorbing
White Special

Final Destination

Final Destination features very little. It has a moderate-to-large blast box. The spawn points are evenly spaced out, as are the respawn points. Item spawn points are scattered in the air over the platform. The whole stage has basic terrain. Both ledges are grab-able, and the stage does not have any drop-through platforms.

Counts

  • Left Wall: 1
  • Right Wall: 1
  • Floor: 1
  • Ceiling: 1
  • Spawn Point: 4
  • Respawn Point: 4
  • Item Spawn Point: 8
  • Enemy Spawn Point: 0
  • Trophy Spawn Point: 0
  • Exit Point: 0
  • Solid Platform: 1
  • Drop-Through Platform: 0
  • Grab-able Ledge: 2