'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' is the sequel to the popular [[1999]] [[Nintendo 64]] fighting game [[Super Smash Bros.]]. Like the original, it features a cast of [[Nintendo]] characters (25) and a collection of Nintendo-themed arenas (29) for battle with up to four players. Its broad appeal and involved multiplayer mode, improved quality and added features make it a popular title to this day. International tournaments for this game have been held worldwide with competitors from several nations including the U.S. and Japan.
'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' is the sequel to the popular 1999 [[Nintendo 64]] fighting game [[Super Smash Bros.]]. Like the original, it features a cast of [[Nintendo]] characters (25) and a collection of Nintendo-themed arenas (29) for battle with up to four players. Its broad appeal and involved multiplayer mode, improved quality and added features make it a popular title to this day.
==Gameplay==
Compared to the original [[Super Smash Bros.]], Melee moves much more quickly. With the addition of the Wave Dash exploit, the game became much more technical and comparable to a traditional 2D fighting game. However when [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] was released the Wave Dash glitch was not re-added (probably to keep the game more simple). With the many changes that appeared in the new version, many of the Melee gurus continue to promote it rather than Brawl (often citing balance issues and move set changes as poor revisions) even though many of these features can be turned off (such as Final Smashes).
==Sections==
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Basics|The Basics]]''': Controls and Techniques
* [[/IntermediateAdvanced|Intermediate and Advanced]] - ''A list of tactics for the higher level Smasher.''
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Modes|Game Modes]]''': Modes of play
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Characters|Characters]]''': Playable Characters and strategies
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Items|Battle Items]]''': Item descriptions and strategies
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Stages|Battle Stages]]''': Stage descriptions and strategies
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Story Mode|Story Mode]]''': Walkthroughs for the main 1p modes: Classic Mode, Adventure Mode and All-Star Mode.
** [[/Story Mode#Classic Mode|Classic Mode]]
** [[/Story Mode#Adventure Mode|Adventure Mode]]
** [[/Story Mode#All Star Mode|All Star Mode]]
*'''[[/Stadium|Stadium]]''': Strategies for Home Run Contest, Multiman melee modes, and Target Tests
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Misc|Miscellaneous Unlockables]]''': Sound Test, Trophies, Bonuses and other Unlockables
*'''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee/Glossary|Glossary]]''': Glossary of commonly used terms.
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The following has been merged from [[wikibooks:Super Smash Bros. Melee]] and is being integrated into the Table of Contents above. Some pages may have duplicate information.
=== Stages ===
* '''Merged'''[[/Stage Info|Stage Info]] - ''map layout and infomation on all the stages.'' [[Image:0004.png]]
* '''Merged'''[[/Secret Stages|Secret Stages]] - ''How to unlock every secret stage in the game.'' [[Image:0004.png]]
* '''Merged'''[[/Unplayable|Non-playble stages]] - ''Stages that can only be played under certain circumstances.''
=== Characters ===
* [[/Character Info|Character Info]] - ''Spoiler-safe infomation on all twenty-five characters.'' [[Image:0003.png]]
* [[/Secret Characters|Secret Characters]] - ''How to unlock all eleven secret characters.'' [[Image:0004.png]]
* [[/Non-Playable Characters|Non-Playable Characters]] - ''A list of all the characters in SSBM as whom you cannot play, including cameos.'' [[Image:0004.png]]
=== Attacks & Items ===
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* [[/Movelists|Movelists]] - ''Movelists for of the characters, including general techniques and glitches.'' [[Image:0003.png]]
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* [[/B-Attack List|B-Attack List]] - ''Spoiler warning! A graph of all the character's B-attacks' names. [[Image:0004.png]]
* [[/Item List|Item List]] - ''A list of all the items in the game and what they do.'' [[Image:0004.png]] '''Merged'''
* [[/Pokémon|Pokémon]] - ''A list of all the Pokémon in the game and their attacks, along with a few other things.''[[Image:0004.png]]
* [[/Trophies|Trophies]] - ''A list of the trophies that can be collected in the game.''
Super Smash Bros. Melee is the sequel to the popular 1999Nintendo 64 fighting game Super Smash Bros.. Like the original, it features a cast of Nintendo characters (25) and a collection of Nintendo-themed arenas (29) for battle with up to four players. Its broad appeal and involved multiplayer mode, improved quality and added features make it a popular title to this day. International tournaments for this game have been held worldwide with competitors from several nations including the U.S. and Japan.
Compared to the original Super Smash Bros., Melee moves much more quickly. With the addition of the Wave Dash exploit, the game became much more technical and comparable to a traditional 2D fighting game. However when Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released the Wave Dash glitch was not re-added (probably to keep the game more simple). With the many changes that appeared in the new version, many of the Melee gurus continue to promote it rather than Brawl (often citing balance issues and move set changes as poor revisions) even though many of these features can be turned off (such as Final Smashes).
