How to Play (SSBM)
The How to Play video is a tutorial in Super Smash Bros. Melee that plays if the player waits at the title screen for long enough, though it can also be accessed manually in the Data menu of the main menu in the PAL version, and the Archives sub-menu in other versions. It depicts Mario battling Bowser on 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
- Jumping and double jumping
- Neutral attacks
- Strong attacks (also known as "Tilt attacks")
- Smash attacks
- Special moves
- Shielding and dodging
- Grabs and throws
- Meteor smashes (not mentioned by name, but Mario is shown making a meteor smash, with subtitles saying "Spot an enemy in the air and...intercept!")
- Recovery and Edgeguarding (neither mentioned by name)
Trivia
Some sound effects are slightly different than in the final version of Melee, such as the sound of grabs.
This was the only How To Play video that doesn't tell the player that getting knocked off screen would result in losing a life. In fact, the video didn't seems to be specific enough to explain much to the player.
Video
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See also
| Super Smash Bros. Melee menu items | |
|---|---|
| Vs. Mode | Melee (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Bonus · Team Battle) · Custom Rules · Special Melee · Tournament Mode · Names |
| 1-P Mode | Regular Match (Classic Mode · All-Star Mode · Adventure Mode) · Event Match · Stadium (Target Test · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Melee) · Training |
| Trophies | Gallery · Collection · Lottery |
| Options | Rumble · Sound · Screen Display · Language · Erase Data |
| Data | Snapshots · Melee Records · Sound Test · Archives (NTSC only) · How to Play (PAL only) |
| Unused | Debug menu · Debug sound test menu |
