Super Smash Bros. Melee, known in Japan as Dairantou* Smash Brothers DX** (大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズDX, Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Dī Ekkusu), and often shortened to "SSBM" or "Melee", is a 3-D on a 2-D plane fighting game for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in late 2001 in America and Japan, shortly after GameCube's launch, and early 2002 in Europe. It is the second game in the series, following Super Smash Bros.

Contents 1 Playable Characters (Listed by series) 1.1 Super Mario 1.2 Donkey Kong 1.3 F-Zero 1.4 Star Fox 1.5 Earthbound 1.6 Metroid 1.7 Legend of Zelda 1.8 Pokémon 1.9 Kirby 1.10 Game and Watch 1.11 Fire Emblem

Playable Characters (Listed by series)Edit

Super MarioEdit

• Mario
•  Peach
• Bowser
• Yoshi
• Luigi (unlockable)
• Dr. Mario (unlockable)
• Toad

Donkey KongEdit

• Donkey Kong

F-ZeroEdit

• Captain Falcon

Star FoxEdit

• Fox
• Falco (unlockable)

EarthboundEdit

• Ness

MetroidEdit

• Samus Aran

Legend of ZeldaEdit

• Zelda/Sheik
• Link
• Ganandorf (unlockable)
• Young Link (unlockable)

PokémonEdit

• Pikachu
• Jigglypuff (unlockable)
• Pichu (unlockable)
• Mewtwo (unlockable)

KirbyEdit

• Kirby

Game and WatchEdit

• Mr. Game & Watch (unlockable)

Fire EmblemEdit

• Marth (unlockable)
• Roy (unlockable)

This game is rated Teen. For more info, see the blog and Wiki at smashbrosmelee.com.