Fire Emblem Wiki
Register
Fire Emblem Wiki
(37 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{Gameinfobox
'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' (''大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズDX, literally Great Fray Smash Brothers Deluxe''), was the popular sequel to Nintendo 64 title '''Super Smash Bros.''' and one of the initial releases for the Nintendo Gamecube in late 2001 in America and Japan. The game itself focuses on the combat of various Nintendo characters, despite their origins from separate universes. Most notable, SSBM featured of a very unique style of play from other fighting games, being drastically different particularly in terms of it's 2-D styled movement and usable items. The game featured 25 different playable characters as well as 29 different stages to fight on.
 
  +
|title=Super Smash Bros. Melee
  +
|image=[[File:SsbmBoxart.jpg]]
  +
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]]<br>HAL Laboratory
  +
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
  +
|designer=Masahiro Sakurai
  +
|release=[[Nintendo GameCube]]<br>
  +
<sup>JP</sup>November 21, 2001<br>
  +
<sup>NA</sup>December 3, 2001<br>
  +
<sup>EU</sup>May 24, 2002<br>
  +
<sup>AUS</sup>May 31, 2002
  +
|pre = Super Smash Bros.
  +
|next = [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]}}'''Super Smash Bros. Melee''' ({{Hover|大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズ DX|Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Derakkusu}}, lit. '''Great Fray Smash Brothers Deluxe''') was the sequel to [[Nintendo 64]] title '''Super Smash Bros.''' and one of the initial releases for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in late 2001 in America and Japan.
   
  +
==Development==
== Fire Emblem Characters ==
 
  +
Development of ''Melee'' began almost immediately after the release of the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' It was created within 13 months which series creator Masahiro Sakurai noted was particularly "destructive" to his own personal life and health. This short development window was due to Nintendo's desire to ship the title as a launch title due to the growing popularity of the N64 game.
===''[[Marth (Shadow Dragon)|Marth]]''===
 
   
  +
''Melee'' was designed to take full advantage of the [[Nintendo GameCube]]'s higher processing power and feature many characters who could not be included in the first ''Smash'' game. The game was first revealed during E3 2001 where a playable demo version of the game was available and with a release date of November 21, 2001 in Japan, December 3rd, 2001 for North America, and later released to the rest of the world by May, 2002.
Due to popular demand by fans, Marth, the main protagonist of the first Fire Emblem game: ''[[Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi]]'' was introduced into the Super Smash Bros. Universe as an unlockable character. Wielding his Falchion, Marth focuses entirely on sword combat, having no type of ranged or projectile attack. Overall, Marth is among the higher ranking characters, known for arguably having the best attacks for combos, along with the inate ability to deal more damage and knock back if the player strikes their targets with the very tip of his blade. In the debug menu, Marth's name is written as "Mars" (the Americanized version), however Nintendo decided to keep Marth as he was. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hoang Ken Hoang], the "King of Smash" in the world during his time (as he is retired now) mains Marth as his character. His model is based on the appearance in the [[Fire Emblem anime]], but having a darker blue tone to his cape.
 
  +
  +
''Melee'' is widely considered to be an important game for the ''[[Fire Emblem (series)|Fire Emblem]]'' franchise as it is the first exposure of ''Fire Emblem'' in the west. The ''Fire Emblem'' franchise debut in the Smash series in this game through two representatives: [[Marth]] and [[Roy]]. [[Leif]] was briefly considered instead of Roy, however the latter was chosen as a means to promote the upcoming ''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]''. Prior to localization, the developers considered removing Marth and Roy from the game as the ''Fire Emblem'' series was purely Japan exclusive at the time. They were ultimately kept due to the favorable attention received by both characters during the localization, prompting them to keep them in all versions of the game. It is due in part to their representation in ''Melee'' and the solid sales of [[Intelligent Systems]]'s other tactical RPG game [[Advance Wars]] that Nintendo would begin releasing the ''Fire Emblem'' series worldwide starting with the seventh title [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade]], simply called ''Fire Emblem''.
  +
 
==Fire Emblem Characters==
 
===''[[Marth]]''===
  +
Marth, the protagonist of ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'' made his first appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in ''Melee'' as an unlockable character. Wielding his Falchion, Marth focuses entirely on sword combat, having no type of ranged or projectile attack. Marth's best damage is dealt when he strikes enemies with the tip of his blade.
  +
  +
Marth's model is based on the appearance in ''Mystery of the Emblem''. Melee is also the first game in which Marth is voiced, and his voice is provided by Hikaru Midorikawa, who previously voiced him in the ''[[Fire Emblem (anime)|Fire Emblem]] ''[[Fire Emblem (anime)|anime]].
   
 
'''Marth's Victories Phrases'''
 
'''Marth's Victories Phrases'''
Line 12: Line 32:
   
 
===''[[Roy]]''===
 
===''[[Roy]]''===
Roy made his debut not in his own game: ''[[Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi]]'', but as an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Added into the game as a promotion for Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi, as his character trophy stated he would be featured in a future release. As a character, Roy's move set is identical to that of Marth. His abilities are more powerful, but overall movement is dramatically slower than his Melee counterpart. Roy's weapon, the Sword of Seals (respectively from his own game) is capable of dealing increased damage from the mid section of the blade, as opposed to Marth's blade tip. Unlike Marth, Roy is not ranked as well on the roster of playable characters in ''Melee.'' It should be noted that Roy's appearance in this game differs a bit from his official artwork and his in-game appearance in ''Fire Emblem,'' such as the very dark red hair and other minor details.
+
Roy, the protagonist of ''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]'', made his playable debut in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. He was included in the game as a promotional move for ''The Binding Blade''. As a character, Roy's move set is identical to that of Marth but his moves are slower and more powerful. Roy's weapon, the [[Binding Blade]], deals increased damage from the midsection of the blade, as opposed to the tip of Marth's Falchion.
 
   
 
'''Japanese Translations'''
 
'''Japanese Translations'''
Line 19: Line 38:
 
Roy's three victory lines are:
 
Roy's three victory lines are:
 
*"苦しい戦いだった。 (''Kurushī tatakai datta'')", which translates to "It was a painful fight."
 
*"苦しい戦いだった。 (''Kurushī tatakai datta'')", which translates to "It was a painful fight."
*"真の戦いは、これからだ。 (''Shin no tatakai wa, korekara da'')", which translates to "The true fight is yet to come."
+
*"真の戦いは、これからだ。 (''Shin no tatakai wa, korekara da'')", which translates to "The true fight is yet to come."ill not lose!".
*"守るべきもののために、負けられない! (''Mamoru beki mono no tame ni, makerarenai!'')", which translates to "For those whom I must protect, I will not lose!".
 
   
== Fire Emblem Stages ==
+
==Fire Emblem Stages==
 
===''[[Archanea]]''===
 
  +
The name of Marth's home continent in the game ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' appears in the game's debug menu among the other stage names. However, no other data for an Archanea stage exists in the game's code. Marth and Roy instead appear in the Temple stage from the ''Legend of Zelda'' series.
===''[[Akaneia]]''===
 
Akaneia was believed to be a Fire Emblem style stage in SSBM, as it's name is present in the stage list when accessing the debug menu. This has been speculated, as it shares the same name with continent from Marth's game: ''[[Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi]]''. The stage was removed in the final edit of the game for unknown reasons.
 
 
== Fire Emblem Music ==
 
   
 
==Fire Emblem Music==
 
===''Fire Emblem''===
 
===''Fire Emblem''===
When choosing the Temple stage, holding the L and R buttons during the loading sequence will cause the normal temple soundtrack to be replaced with a medley known as "Fire Emblem". This orchestrated track consists of two Fire Emblem songs, the first being the "[[Together, We Ride|Character Recruitment]]" theme from the first, third, seventh, and eleventh Fire Emblem games, followed by a remix of the main Fire Emblem theme music after a short piano solo. Upon completion, the song loops. This song is also played when attempting to unlock either of the Fire Emblem characters and during certain event matches specially featuring Marth and Roy.
+
When choosing the Temple stage, holding the L and R buttons during the loading sequence will cause the normal Temple soundtrack to be replaced with a medley known as "Fire Emblem". This orchestrated track consists of two Fire Emblem songs, the first being the "[[Together, We Ride|Character Recruitment]]" theme from the first, third, seventh, and eleventh ''Fire Emblem'' games, followed by a remix of the main theme music after a short piano solo. Upon completion, the song loops. This song is also played when attempting to unlock either of the ''Fire Emblem'' characters and during certain event matches specially featuring Marth and Roy. This song is also known as "Together We Ride".
  +
  +
== Trivia ==
  +
* In the game's debug menu, Marth's name is "Mars", an alternate romanization of Marth. ADV Films used the name Mars when they released the Fire Emblem anime in North America.
  +
* Marth and Roy were initially planned to be removed from Melee's western releases due to their lack of familiarity with audiences outside of Japan, but this decision was reversed during the debug phase of the western release.
  +
* Former competitive ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player [[wikipedia:Ken Hoang|Ken Hoang]] used Marth as his main character while he competed.
  +
*The ''Fire Emblem'' franchise is the only franchise with playable characters, but no stages based in their universe.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
+
<gallery position="center">
  +
File:SSBM Game Logo.png|Game logo.
File:Roy_classic_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy get by beating classic mode with Roy
 
File:Roy_adventure_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy get by beating adventure mode with Roy
+
File:GALE01-2.png|Trophy received for beating Classic mode with Marth.
File:Roy_all_star_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy get by beating all star mode with Roy
+
File:GALE01-3.png|Trophy received for beating adventure mode with Marth.
  +
File:GALE01-4.png|Trophy received for beating all star mode with Marth.
 
File:Roy_classic_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy received for beating classic mode with Roy.
  +
File:Roy_adventure_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy received for beating adventure mode with Roy.
  +
File:Roy_all_star_trophy_melee.jpg|Trophy received for beating all star mode with Roy.
 
File:MARTH!.jpg|Marth as he appear in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
 
File:MARTH!.jpg|Marth as he appear in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
  +
File:Marth Trophy Rest 1.png|Classic Marth trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
  +
File:Marth Trophy Rest 2.png|Adventure Marth trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
  +
File:Marth Trophy Rest 3.png|All Star Marth trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
  +
File:Roy Trophy Rest 1.png|Classic Roy trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
  +
File:Roy Trophy Rest 2.png|Adventure Roy trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
  +
File:Roy Trophy Rest 3.png|All Star Roy trophy laying down on the table in the Game Over screen.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
==See Also==
+
==See also==
 
*[http://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee Smash Bros Melee on Smash Wiki]
 
*[http://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee Smash Bros Melee on Smash Wiki]
 
*[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
 
*[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
  +
[[Category:non-Fire Emblem games]]
 
  +
{{NonFEgames}}

Revision as of 06:56, 3 June 2020

Super Smash Bros. Melee (大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズ DX, lit. Great Fray Smash Brothers Deluxe) was the sequel to Nintendo 64 title Super Smash Bros. and one of the initial releases for the Nintendo GameCube in late 2001 in America and Japan.

Development

Development of Melee began almost immediately after the release of the first Super Smash Bros. It was created within 13 months which series creator Masahiro Sakurai noted was particularly "destructive" to his own personal life and health. This short development window was due to Nintendo's desire to ship the title as a launch title due to the growing popularity of the N64 game.

Melee was designed to take full advantage of the Nintendo GameCube's higher processing power and feature many characters who could not be included in the first Smash game. The game was first revealed during E3 2001 where a playable demo version of the game was available and with a release date of November 21, 2001 in Japan, December 3rd, 2001 for North America, and later released to the rest of the world by May, 2002.

Melee is widely considered to be an important game for the Fire Emblem franchise as it is the first exposure of Fire Emblem in the west. The Fire Emblem franchise debut in the Smash series in this game through two representatives: Marth and Roy. Leif was briefly considered instead of Roy, however the latter was chosen as a means to promote the upcoming Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Prior to localization, the developers considered removing Marth and Roy from the game as the Fire Emblem series was purely Japan exclusive at the time. They were ultimately kept due to the favorable attention received by both characters during the localization, prompting them to keep them in all versions of the game. It is due in part to their representation in Melee and the solid sales of Intelligent Systems's other tactical RPG game Advance Wars that Nintendo would begin releasing the Fire Emblem series worldwide starting with the seventh title Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, simply called Fire Emblem.

Fire Emblem Characters

Marth

Marth, the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem made his first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series in Melee as an unlockable character. Wielding his Falchion, Marth focuses entirely on sword combat, having no type of ranged or projectile attack. Marth's best damage is dealt when he strikes enemies with the tip of his blade.

Marth's model is based on the appearance in Mystery of the Emblem. Melee is also the first game in which Marth is voiced, and his voice is provided by Hikaru Midorikawa, who previously voiced him in the Fire Emblem anime.

Marth's Victories Phrases

  • "今回は僕の勝ちだね。", "Konkai wa boku no kachi da ne?" which translates to "Don't you think this time is my victory?"
  • "今日も生き延びることが出来た。", "Kyou mo ikinobiru koto ga dekita.," which translates to "Today, I have survived."
  • "僕は負ける訳には行かないんだ。", "Boku wa makeru wake-ni wa ikanai n da!" which translates to "There's no way I can lose!"

Roy

Roy, the protagonist of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, made his playable debut in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He was included in the game as a promotional move for The Binding Blade. As a character, Roy's move set is identical to that of Marth but his moves are slower and more powerful. Roy's weapon, the Binding Blade, deals increased damage from the midsection of the blade, as opposed to the tip of Marth's Falchion.

Japanese Translations

Roy's three victory lines are:

  • "苦しい戦いだった。 (Kurushī tatakai datta)", which translates to "It was a painful fight."
  • "真の戦いは、これからだ。 (Shin no tatakai wa, korekara da)", which translates to "The true fight is yet to come."ill not lose!".

Fire Emblem Stages

Archanea

The name of Marth's home continent in the game Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light appears in the game's debug menu among the other stage names. However, no other data for an Archanea stage exists in the game's code. Marth and Roy instead appear in the Temple stage from the Legend of Zelda series.

Fire Emblem Music

Fire Emblem

When choosing the Temple stage, holding the L and R buttons during the loading sequence will cause the normal Temple soundtrack to be replaced with a medley known as "Fire Emblem". This orchestrated track consists of two Fire Emblem songs, the first being the "Character Recruitment" theme from the first, third, seventh, and eleventh Fire Emblem games, followed by a remix of the main theme music after a short piano solo. Upon completion, the song loops. This song is also played when attempting to unlock either of the Fire Emblem characters and during certain event matches specially featuring Marth and Roy. This song is also known as "Together We Ride".

Trivia

  • In the game's debug menu, Marth's name is "Mars", an alternate romanization of Marth. ADV Films used the name Mars when they released the Fire Emblem anime in North America.
  • Marth and Roy were initially planned to be removed from Melee's western releases due to their lack of familiarity with audiences outside of Japan, but this decision was reversed during the debug phase of the western release.
  • Former competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee player Ken Hoang used Marth as his main character while he competed.
  • The Fire Emblem franchise is the only franchise with playable characters, but no stages based in their universe.

Gallery

See also