Super Smash Bros. Melee Unlockables
Unlock All-Star Mode
To unlock All-Star mode, simply unlock all the hidden characters (including Mr. Game & Watch).
Stage unlocks
Follow the methods given to unlock extra levels.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Stage Unlock: Battlefield Stage | To unlock the Battlefield stage, complete the All-Star 1-P mode for the first time. |
| Stage Unlock: Poké Floats Stage | To unlock the Poké Floats stage, you must play at least 200 matches in VS. mode (without quitting). |
| Stage Unlock: Big Blue Stage | To unlock the Big Blue stage, you must play at least 150 matches in VS. mode (without quitting). |
| Stage Unlock: Brinstar Depths Stage | To unlock the Brinstar Depths stage, you must play at least 50 matches in VS. mode. |
| Stage Unlock: Dream Land Past Stage | To unlock the Dream Land stage of the past, beat Target Test with all characters, regular and hidden. |
| Stage Unlock: Final Destination Stage | To unlock the Final Destination stage, you must complete all 51 Event Matches. |
| Stage Unlock: Flat Zone Stage | To unlock the Flat Zone stage, you must complete 1-P Classic mode at any difficulty/stock with Mr. Game & Watch. |
| Stage Unlock: Fourside Stage | To unlock the Fourside stage, you must play at least 100 matches in VS. mode (without quitting). |
| Stage Unlock: Mushroom Kingdom II Stage | To unlock the Mushroom Kingdom II stage, which is from Super Mario Bros. 2 on the NES, simply collect a Birdo trophy. The trophy is random, but when you find/win it, you get this stage. |
| Stage Unlock: Kongo Jungle Stage | To unlock the Kongo Jungle from the N64 version of this game, complete the 15-Minute Melee. I'd recommend using Donkey Kong and constantly use his Down + B move the entire time (thanks to DEngel's Secrets guide, for I used that strategy to unlock this) |
Character Unlocks
Follow the given methods.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Character Unlock: Dr. Mario | To unlock Dr. Mario, you must complete 1-P Classic Mode using Mario at any difficulty/stock and without continuing. |
| Character Unlock: Falco | To unlock Falco, you must complete the 100-Man Melee mode. Defeat Falco after you complete that, and you can play as him. |
| Character Unlock: Ganondorf | To unlock the evil Ganondorf, complete Event 29. You will then be challenged by Ganondorf; defeat him and you can play as him from then on. |
| Character Unlock: Jigglypuff | To unlock Jigglypuff, simply complete the game in 1-P Mode at any difficulty/stock (Adventure or Classic). |
| Character Unlock: Luigi | To unlock Luigi, in Adventure Mode, complete the stage with a 2 in the seconds meter (03:12:43 for example). You'll then view a scene where Luigi comes and kicks Mario away so he can fight you with Peach. Defeat them both, finish the game. Defeat luigi |
| Character Unlock: Marth | To unlock Marth from the Fire Emblem series, play Classic mode with all 14 regular characters (not ones you've unlocked). Marth will then challenge you; beat him to gain him as a selectable character. |
| Character Unlock: Marth - method 2 | Alternatively, you can simply use every character as a human player in VS. Mode, and get a challenge from Marth that way. |
| Character Unlock: Young Link | To unlock Young Link, complete Classic mode with 10 different characters at any difficulty/stock. You'll then be challenged by Young Link; defeat him. |
| Character Unlock: Mewtwo | To unlock Mewtwo, play in VS. Mode for either 20 hours (Combined VS. Play Time total), or play 700 matches in that mode. After either requirement is met, Mewtwo will challenge you; beat him. |
| Character Unlock: Mr. Game & Watch | To unlock Mr. Game & Watch, you must complete both Classic or Adventure 1-P mode or the Target Test with ALL characters at any difficulty/stock, regular and hidden (that includes Mewtwo). After you do that, you'll be challenged; win this battle. |
| Character Unlock: Pichu | To unlock Pichu, complete Event 37 (Legendary Pokémon). Pichu will challenge you; win and you'll be able to play as Pichu! |
| Character Unlock: Roy | To unlock Roy, also from the Fire Emblem series, complete Classic Mode using Marth at any difficulty/stock. Roy will challenge you; defeat him and you can play as him. |
Unlock Event #51
To unlock Event 51, The Showdown, you must complete Events 1-50 first.
Stage Unlock: Yoshi's Island Past Stage
To unlock the original Yoshi's Island stage from the N64 version of the game, use Yoshi and hit over 1,350 ft. (400m in the JP version) in the Home-Run Contest. To do such, stand next to the Sandbag and TAP the X or Y buttons to jump, then use the Down + A move to hit the bag for around 30% damage each time. Do that about 4 times to get the bag up to around 100-110% damage. Since you won't have much time left, get the bat and use a Smash hit to send the bag flying. If you did it all well enough, you should make it well over the required distance.
Unlock events #40 through #50
To unlock events #40 through #50, you must unlock all of the secret characters.
Unlock Sound Test
To unlock the Sound Test, you must open all secret stages. This means you must also beat all 51 Events (since you get Final Destination from the 51st), and unlock all secret characters (since you need them to access the higher number events).
Hidden Trophies
Some trophies are hidden and can't be won through the Lottery/Snag Trophy mini-game/etc. Here is the complete list of trophies and how to get them:
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Character Trophies | (You get three trophies per playable character; one for completing each 1-P Regular Match mode (Classic, Adventure, All-Star)) |
| Male Wire Frame | (Complete 100-Man Melee within 240 seconds) |
| Female Wire Frame | (Get 100+ KOs in Endless Melee) |
| Fighting Wire Frames | (Complete 15-Minute Melee) |
| Giga Bowser | (Defeat Giga Bowser in Adventure Mode without continuing) |
| Master Hand | (Complete Classic on Hard or higher without continuing) |
| Crazy Hand | (Complete Adventure on Hard or higher without continuing) |
| Food | (Play 1,000 VS matches) |
| Maxim Tomato | (Play 10 VS matches) |
| Heart Container | (Play 100 VS matches) |
| Lip's Stick | (Perform a 20+ combo in Training) |
| Motion-Sensor Bomb | (Complete Event 3) |
| Metal Box | (Perform a 10+ combo in Training) |
| Bunny Hood | (Perform 125+ combos with all characters combined in Training) |
| Smash Coins | (Play 100 Coin Battle matches) |
| Mew | (Complete All-Star on Hard or higher) |
| Sudowoodo | (Play 200 VS matches) |
| Unown | (Set a combined Home-Run Contest record of 16,404 ft (5,000 meters)) |
| Entei | (Complete Event 26) |
| Celebi | (See Celebi in your Poké Ball) |
| Lon Lon Milk | (Combined clear time in Target Test is less than 26 minutes) |
| Kirby Hat 4 | (Play 100 Coin Battle matches) |
| Kirby Hat 5 | (Unlock all 11 secret characters) |
| Falcon Flyer | (Play 150 VS matches) |
| F-Zero Racers | (Complete Adventure mode with all 25 characters) |
| Mute City | (Total distance walked by characters is over 10,000 meters) |
| Kraid | (Play 50 VS matches) |
| UFO | (Play 100 VS matches) |
| Game & Watch | (Complete Event 45) |
| Target | (Clear Target Test with all 25 characters) |
| Sandbag | (Set a record of over 984 ft (300 meters) in Home-Run Contest) |
| Battlefield | (Clear All-Star) |
| Final Destination | (Complete Event 51) |
| Goomba | (Complete Event 14) |
| Paper Mario | (Set a record of 1,476 ft (450 meters) in Home-Run Contest) |
| Wario | (Clear All-Star without continuing) |
| Marin | (Unlock the Sound Test) |
| Majora's Mask | (Complete Event 47) |
| Landmaster Tank | (All characters' KOs total more than 1000) |
| Wolfen | (Clear Adventure in less than 18 minutes) |
| Meowth | (Complete All-Star with all 25 characters) |
| Tom Nook | (Collect over 1,000 Coins (spent coins don't subtract)) |
| Mr. Resetti | (KO more than 5 opponents in Cruel Melee) |
| Captain Olimar | (Load SSBM with a Pikmin save on your memory card) |
| Donkey Kong Junior | (Complete Classic with all 25 characters) |
| Mach Rider | (Complete Classic in less than 5 minutes) |
| Sheriff | (Combined Target Test time less than 750 seconds) |
| Diskun | (Get every end-of-level bonus and penalty) |
| Gamecube, Waluigi, and Koopa Clown Cart | Beat the game in all three modes as every character and then get them in the Lottery |
| Caped Mario & Yoshi Trophy | Nintendo Event |
| Helmet-less Samus Trophy | Nintendo Event |
Mode Unlock: Random Stage
Unlock every stage except for Battlefield, Final Destination, Dream Land N64, Yoshi's Island N64, and Kongo Jungle N64. This option appears in Additional Rules under Custom Rules in VS mode and allows you to exclude stages you don't want to go to when you use the Random stage select option.
Unlock Events 30-39
Unlock Luigi, Falco, and Young Link and beat Trophy Tussle 2 to get Events 30-39 in the Event Mode.
Unlock Score Display
To do this get a total of 5000 KOs. This will allow to see your score during the match instead of afterwards!
Alternate Character Unlocks
To unlock characters a different way, you must must play a certain number of Vs. matches.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Jigglypuff | 50 vs. matches |
| Dr. Mario | 100 vs. matches |
| Pichu | 200 vs. matches |
| Falco | 300 vs. matches |
| Marth | 400 vs. matches |
| Young Link | 500 vs. matches |
| Ganondorf | 600 vs. matches |
| Mewtwo | 700 vs. matches |
| Luigi | 800 vs. matches |
| Roy | 900 vs. matches |
| Mr. Game & Watch | 1,000 vs. matches |
Fight big Kirby
In adventure mode, if you beat the Kirby team in less than half a minute, you will fight a bigger, fatter version of Kirby.
Hints & FAQs provided courtesy of GameFAQs.
