Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is a crossover fighting game for Nintendo Gamecube. Although not considered to be in the Kirby canon, the series is influenced by the Kirby series alot. Only Kirby is playable, as he was in the orginal, although Dedede was planned. It had three Kirby-related stages, Fountain of Dreams, Green Greens, and Dream Land (returning from Smash 64) In the game Kirby can inhale characters with button B and then use their attack with button B instead of the normal inhale. A few examples are: For information on abilities that he can get, see Super Smash Bros. Abilities
 * Mario- Kirby dons a Mario hat and uses his fireball attack.
 * Ness- Kirby wears Ness's hat and can use his "PK Flash" ability
 * Mewtwo- Kirby grows a tail and Mewtwo-style ears and uses his charge-up psychic ball attack.

Starters



 * Mario
 * Pikachu
 * Peach
 * Bowser
 * Yoshi
 * Donkey Kong
 * Captain Falcon
 * Fox
 * Ness
 * Ice Climbers
 * Kirby
 * Samus Aran
 * Zelda
 * Sheik
 * Link

Unlockables

 * Dr. Mario
 * Luigi
 * Ganondorf
 * Falco
 * Young Link
 * Pichu
 * Jigglypuff
 * Mewtwo
 * Mr. Game & Watch
 * Marth
 * Roy

Kirby Stages
These stages are from the Kirby Series.


 * Green Greens
 * Fountain of Dreams
 * Dream Land (Unlockable)

Other Stages
Battlefield Big Blue Brinstar Brinstar Depths Corneria Final Destination Flat Zone Fourside Great Bay Icicle Mountain Jungle Japes Mushroom Kingdom Mushroom Kingdom II Kongo Jungle Kongo Jungle 64 Mute City Onett Poké Floats Pokémon Stadium Princess Peach's Castle Rainbow Cruise Temple Venom Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Island 64 Yoshi's Story

Reception
Super Smash Bros. Melee received very positive reviews from most critics. The game came in sixth for two GameFAQs events: the Best...Game...Ever contest and as a poll for the 100 best games ever. Nintendo Power named Super Smash Bros. Melee the 16th best game ever to appear on a Nintendo console, and "Game of the Year" in 2001. IGN gave Super Smash Bros. Melee a rating of 9.6 out of 10, and ranked it as the 3rd best Nintendo GameCube game, out of all GameCube games released to date. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a 9.5 out of 10, and it was ranked 92nd on the Electronic Gaming Monthly's "Top 200 Games of Their Time" list. In fact, it was ranked as the 3rd best Video Game of all time during the 2001 Penny Arcade Award Ceremony.

It was praised for its increased number of modes and characters, as well as improved graphics. The game is the highest selling Gamecube title.