Super Smash Bros. Melee Secrets FAQ
December 10, 2001
Daniel (FecalLord) Engel
http://go.to/thedanpit
fecalord@crapmail.com
ICQ: 9722762



Basically this guide is meant to clear up a lot of the confusion about 
unlocking the secrets in this game.

There are a few things that can be unlocked in this game, first there 
are new characters, second there are new multiplayer stages, and finally 
there are some extra things like a sound test, extra modes, and other 
things.


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CHARACTERS
==========

When you first start up the game you should notice the 5 question mark 
blocks on the character select screen.  These will occupy hidden 
characters but so will 6 other unmarked squares, bring the total of 
playable characters (that anyone knows of so far) to 25.

Dr. Mario - 1. Play 100 VS mode matches.
            2. Beat classic/adventure mode on any difficulty, with any
               number of lives, with Mario.  (DON'T continue)
            Once you meet either requirement Dr. Mario will challenge
            you, beat him to unlock him.

Falco - 1. Play 300 VS mode matches.
        2. Clear the 100 Man Melee, An easy
           way to do this is to just use DK's down+B move until you
           win.  You could also use Link's up+B move, or Kirby's        
           up+B move.
        Either way Falco will challenge you, then you can beat him to
        unlock him.

Ganondorf - Beat event #29 (Triforce Gathering) and he will challenge
            you, beat him to unlock him.

Jigglypuff - Beat adventure mode or classic mode with any character on
             any difficulty.  Pretty easy to get, once he challenges
             you beat him to unlock him.

Luigi - Play adventure mode, in the first (Mario Bros.) stage when you
        reach the goal (flag) make sure the digit that's 3rd from the
        right in your timer is a 2, the other numbers DO NOT matter,
        (##:#2:##).  You will know you have done this part correctly
        because in the following cutscene Luigi will jump on mario's
        head, and in the battle that follows, Luigi will be fighting
        with Peach in place of Mario.  Beat this stage and the rest of
        adventure mode and Luigi will challenge you at the end, beat
        him to unlock him.

Marth - 1. Play 70 VS mode matches.
        2. Use all of the original 14 characters at least once in VS
           mode, classic mode, or adventure mode.
        Once you meet either requirement Marth will challenge you,        
        beat him to unlock him.

Mewtwo - 1. Play 700 VS mode matches (not in a row, just in total).
         2. Play VS mode for a total of 20 hours (not all at once, in
            total).  Also this time is divided among how many players
            are controlled by humans (NOT CPU!).  So if you have just 1
            human player, you play for 20 hours, 2 humans = 10 hours,
            3 = 6 hours 40 minutes, 4 = 5 hours.  Also DON'T leave the
            game paused to do this.
         Once you meet either requirement Mewtwo will challenge you,
         beat him to unlock him.

Mr. Game & Watch - This guy will always be the last character that you
                   unlock.  You have to unlock the other 24 characters
                   first, then clear either classic mode, adventure
                   mode, or break the targets with all of them.  Mr.
                   G&W will challenge you, so beat him to unlock him.

Pichu - Beat event #37 (Legendary Pokmon) or play 200 VS mode matches
        and Pichu will challenge you, beat him to unlock him.

Roy - Beat adventure/classic mode with Marth w/o continuing, Roy will
      challenge you, beat him to unlock him.

Young Link - 1. Play 500 VS mode matches.
             2. Beat classic mode as Link, as Zelda, then as 8 other
                characters.
             Once you meet either requirement Young Link will challenge
             you, beat him to unlock him.



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STAGES
======

Brinstar Depths - Play 50 VS mode matches to unlock this stage.

Fourside - Play 100 VS mode matches to unlock this stage.

Big Blue - Play 150 VS mode matches to unlock this stage.

Pok Floats - Play 200 VS mode matches to unlock this stage.

Mushroom Kingdom II (Subcon) - Get the Birdo trophy to unlock this
                               stage.

Flat Zone - Beat classic mode with Mr. Game & Watch to unlock this
            stage.

Battlefield - Beat All-Star mode with any character to unlock this
              stage.

Final Destination - Beat all 51 event matches to unlock this stage.

Dream Land (N64) - Beat break the targets with all 25 characters to
                   unlock this stage.

Yoshi's Island (N64) - Get over 1400 ft in the home run contest to
                       unlock this stage.  The best way I've found is
                       to use Yoshi and jump real low and use his
                       down+A move in the air (he kicks a bunch of
                       times).  Doing this once should do around 33%
                       damage to the sandbag, so do it a few more
                       times, then grab the bat (which is to the left
                       of you when you start by the way) and smash (tap
                       right and hit A) the sandbag.

Kongo Jungle (N64) - Finish the 15 minute melee with any character. 
                     I've found that DK is best (with his down+B move),
                     but you can experiment.


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EVENTS
======

When you first start playing event mode you only have access to a few 
events, but as you beat more of them, more will become available.  
However a few stay hidden until certain conditions are met.

Basically unlock all characters, and most stages to unlock most of the 
events.  To unlock Event #51 though, you need to beat the other 50 
events.


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MISC. SECRETS
=============

Sound Test - Beat event #51, and make sure you've unlocked all 29
             stages to unlock this.

All-Star Mode - Unlock all 25 characters to unlock this mode.

Random Stage Switch - Once you have most of the stages unlocked, this
                      switch will appear that lets you decide which
                      stages you DON'T want to be included in random
                      select.
                      You DON'T need all stages to get this as I don't
                      yet have the final destination stage but I have
                      this switch.


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CONTRIBUTIONS
=============

Big thanks go out to all who have contributed new information or helped 
to confirm things that I was unsure of.

Andrew Rivas,Diablo Defender,Eric Baker,Evil Matt-MUN,James Terry,Kevin 
Nelson,Meganium00.



I will try to update this FAQ whenever possible, and if anyone has any 
questions about this FAQ or Super Smash Bros. Melee, feel free to email 
me at fecalord@crapmail.com or ICQ at 9722762.

Also I have decided not to allow websites other than gamefaqs 
(www.gamefaqs.com) to host my FAQs from now on.  Please don't ask, 
because I will not grant permission.  It's just that too many sites 
don't keep their version of my FAQ up to date which makes for a lot of 
hassle in my mailbox.  So if anyone sees this FAQ on any site other than 
gamefaqs, please let me know and I will take care of the situation, 
thanks.

This document Copyright 2001 Daniel Engel
