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.

Playable Characters (Listed by series)

Super Mario

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

Donkey Kong

• DK

F-Zero

• Captain Falcon

Star Fox

• Fox
• Falco (unlockable)

Earthbound

• Ness

Metroid

• Samus Aran

Legend of Zelda

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

Pokémon

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

Kirby

• Kirby

Game and Watch

• Mr. Game & Watch (unlockable)

Fire Emblem

• Marth (unlockable)
• Roy (unlockable)

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