Super Smash Bros. Melee

Special Movie

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The Special Movie is a nearly-fifteen minute long bonus video included in the NTSC versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee, found in the Archives sub-menu of the Data menu. The clip itself features the starter characters and their abilities, as well as various single-player modes, items, stages, and trophies.

Various elements different from the final game can be seen in this clip, such as Peach having different voice clips, and Temple having unused platforms.

The movie is not available in the PAL versions of Melee, speculated to be due to the inability to fit all translated languages of the movie onto the disc.

Content

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The special movie is broken into 18 sections, as well as an introduction and ending.

Introduction

The Special Movie opens up by fading into several different matches. Several different sound effects play during this sequence, but they do not line up with the matches being displayed.

The matches include:

The screen then cuts to the title screen.

Section 1: Mario

Mario's section includes:

Section 2: Peach

Section 3: Donkey Kong

Section 4: Yoshi

Section 5: Trophy Display

Section 6: Link

Section 7: Zelda

Section 8: Captain Falcon

Section 9: Bowser

Section 10: Single-Player Modes

Section 11: Fox

Section 12: Samus

Section 13: Pikachu

Section 14: Ice Climbers

Section 15: Pokémon

Section 16: Items

Section 17: Kirby

Section 18: Ness

Ending

Trivia

  • Some characters are seen having the same alternate costume as another, something that is usually impossible without hacking.
  • Bowser, Samus, Ice Climbers, and Ness are the only four characters that do not have a song of their own. Bowser appears right after Captain Falcon and so he uses "Mute City", Samus appears right after Fox and so she uses "Corneria", the Ice Climbers appear right after Pikachu and so they use "Poke Floats", and Ness appears right after Kirby and so he uses "Green Greens".
    • Of these, Bowser is the only character who is not the sole Melee representative of their franchise.
  • Although Mario and Peach, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Link and Zelda, Captain Falcon, Fox, Pikachu, and Kirby use songs from their own franchises, Mario and Peach are the only two ones that do not use one of their credits themes. Instead of Mario having "Super Mario Bros. 3" and Peach having "Rainbow Cruise", they both use the song "Princess Peach's Castle" (which is Bowser's credits theme). "Rainbow Cruise" actually plays on Section 16 (which is "Items"). The remaining eight use a song which is one of their credits themes (like Donkey Kong with "Kongo Jungle", Yoshi with "Yoshi's Island", Link and Zelda with "Great Bay", Fox with "Corneria", Pikachu with "Poke Floats", and Kirby with "Green Greens").
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