List of Super Smash Bros. Melee pre-release and unused content: Difference between revisions

[[Lucas]] (mentioned as the protagonist of ''Mother 3'') was originally meant to replace [[Ness]], but as ''Mother 3'' was facing development difficulties and ultimately canceled, Ness was used instead.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/0717/index.html Ness] at ''[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/index.html Sokuhou Smabura Ken!!]'', the Japanese website for ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. (Accessed on 15 February 2016)</ref>

According to ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series producer Yuji Naka, [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] was requested to be in the game, but the idea fell through due to time constraints.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207220055/http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4451/sonicinmeleeis4.jpg]</ref> Nonetheless, EGM, as part of their April Fools' Day issue, had claimed that Sonic, alongside [[Miles "Tails" Prower]], were unlockable in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Sonic was later included as a playable character in the series starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', while Tails would appear as a background character on the [[Green Hill Zone]] stage and as a [[List of Mii Fighter Outfits|Mii costume]]. Similarly, [[Solid Snake]] was requested by ''Metal Gear Solid'' series creator Hideo Kojima, but was rejected as development was too far in.<ref>[http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=2576 [E3<nowiki>]</nowiki> Interview: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Miyamoto, Sakurai]. N-Sider (May 11, 2006). Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref> Like Sonic, Snake would also be made a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

When choosing a "retro" character from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]/Famicom era to add, Sakurai mentioned on the Japanese ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' website that he also considered [[Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)|Bubbles]] from ''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'', the Balloon Fighter from ''{{wp|Balloon Fight}}'', "{{wp|Urban Champion}}", and "''[[Excitebike (character)|Excitebike]]''" in addition to the [[Ice Climbers]].<ref name="Source">Soma (April 29, 2016). [http://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash]. Source Gaming. Retrieved August 18, 2016.</ref>. Ayumi Tachibana from the ''Famicom Detective Club'' series was also considered, but rejected as she lacked familiarity outside Japan.<ref name="Source"/>

[[Wario]] was another character considered to appear as a playable character, but ultimately was not added, in part due to time constraints and because Sakurai felt the game would have had too many ''Mario'' characters.<ref name="Source 2">sutamen (January 31, 2016). [http://sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash – Source Translations]. Source Gaming. Retrieved March 16, 2016.</ref>

A stage based on [[fireemblem:Archanea (nation)|Akenia]] from the early ''Fire Emblem'' games was planned. According to Masahiro Sakurai, the stage would have featured a castle being attacked by catapults, and dragons and wizards would have appeared.<ref name="Source 2"/>

The "[[Temple]]" stage originally had an elevator that led to the bottom of the stage, a feature based on the temples seen in ''[[zeldawiki:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', and had a fixed appearance. Hyrule Temple also had two mysterious platforms in the center of the stage. These platforms can also be seen in the game's Special Movie. Players could also walk through the laboratory in [[Great Bay]]. The stages [[Yoshi's Story (stage)|Yoshi's Story]] and [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom I]] had different designs altogether. [[Onett]]'s music also sounded different{{ref needed}}.

Through the use of an Action Replay, many unused/unfinished stages can be found. The first is a large, gray stage with the background appearing to be some kind of pub. The music is the same as used on [[Corneria]]. This is assumed to be a test stage because of its name, which on the debug menu is TEST. There are three other stages, "AKANEIA" (left over from the ''Fire Emblem'' stage that was in development) "10-2", and "Dummy", which will crash the game when loading, but hacking into it shows it is just an empty stage with an invisible platform. The last stage, named IceTop (a possible precursor to the [[Summit]] stage from the sequel, which belongs to the Ice Climbers), simply loads Icicle Mountain except without music. In addition to these stages, the entire Debug Menu, which was used in pre-release testing, can be used, allowing for complete editing of anything in the game. [[Giga Bowser]], both male and female [[Fighting Wire Frames]], [[Master Hand]], [[Crazy Hand]], and even [[Sandbag]] are all playable (to a limited extent) via the Debug Menu.

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