Special Movie

The Special Movie ( Special Video) is a nearly-fourteen minute long bonus video included in the NTSC versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee, found in the Archives sub-menu of the Data menu. The clip itself features the starter characters and their abilities, as well as various single-player modes (both Classic Mode and Adventure Mode), items, stages, and trophies. The movie is not available in the PAL version of Melee.
Several beta elements can be seen in this clip, such as having some different voice clips, and Temple having unused platforms.
==Content==
The special movie is broken into 18 sections, as well as an introduction and ending.
Title card	Segment 	Duration 	Description 	Music
— 	Introduction 	0:00 - 0:20	The Special Movie opens up by fading into a few different matches from black. This section does not have background music, and instead, several different sound effects play during this sequence, initially one at a time, but they start getting more hectic and layered as the segment continues. These sound effects do not match the matches being displayed, though some of them do sync with the action. Some of them are actually from original games and don't appear in Melee, such as the 1-UP sound from the Kirby universe and the level up sound from EarthBound. After the final segment, the Movie then cuts to the title screen.	—
 	 	0:21 - 1:06	The movie first opens up with Mario, detailing his taunt, special moves, ground attacks, and more. Mario notably demonstrates his Super Jump Punch in a fashion similar to a Luigi Ladder. Mario also throws a Green Shell into a bunch of Goombas and knocking off Bowser at the end. This is a reference to the universe, as Koopa shells are frequently used as weapons for Mario. Also in reference to the Mario series, Mario is seen jumping and breaking a ? Block to release a Super Mushroom a la Super Mario Bros. 	
 	 	1:06 - 1:41	Peach's section opens by detailing her idle poses. The movie then goes over her special and ground attacks, notably being used mostly on Mario. There's a scene where Mario interrupts Bowser's grab on Peach, in reference to Mario's duty to save the princess in the Mario universe. Peach is also seen using her float ability at several points of the section. 	
 	 	1:42 - 2:23	Donkey Kong's section begins by showcasing some of his special moves, as well as some of his smash attacks and more comical animations. It then details more of his moves, primarily his unique forward throw, even showing how it can be used to make a sacrificial KO. DK's use of a Barrel and Sheik's use of a banana on the end of her Chain as bait for (presumably) attacking him are references to the universe, particularly . 	
 	 	2:23 - 3:03	Yoshi's segment starts with Yoshi hopping out of his unique shield, the Yoshi egg. He then begins to show his Egg Roll move before showcasing some of his other moves, including his Yoshi Bomb and Egg Lay. It also shows his alternate colors, possibly referencing the multitude of differently-colored Yoshis seen within universe. 	
— 	Trophy Display	3:04 - 4:23	The Trophy Display section highlights some of the game's collectable trophies. They are posed in different positions and move in various patterns (often corresponding with their pose) before they are returned to the default spot to briefly display their description. The displayed trophies are (in order):
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*Arwing
*Scizor
*Mach Rider
*Ray Mk II	
*Balloon Fighter
*Rick
*Goomba
*Samus' Starship	
*Ducks
*Majora's Mask
*Female Wire Frame
*Ryota Hayami	
*Porygon 2
*Poké Ball
*Whispy Woods
*Kirby Hat 1 	
==Video==
==Trivia==
*Some characters are seen having the same as another, something that is usually impossible without hacking.
*Bowser, Samus, Ice Climbers, and Ness are the only four characters whose sections in the Special Movie do not play songs (and/or Credits themes) from their respective universes; instead continuing playing the songs from the previously shown section. Bowser appears after Captain Falcon (continuing Captain Falcon's credits theme), Samus appears after Fox (continuing Fox's credits theme), Ice Climbers appear after Pikachu (continuing Pikachu's credits theme), and Ness appears after Kirby (continuing Kirby's credits theme). 
**Additionally, Mario and Peach are the only two characters that do not use their "Credits themes" in their sections; even though the song which they play in their sections is a song from the universe. 
*Pikachu is the only character whose section plays an unlockable song from an unlockable stage (Poké Floats). However, this song (Poke Floats) is also one of its credits themes. 
*Big Blue, Fourside, Poké Floats, and are the only four unlockable stages shown or referenced in the Special Movie.
*The Majora's Mask trophy's movement in the Trophy Display section is a reference to the intro in .
*At two points in the Special Movie, Peach can be heard saying "Yahoo!" and "All right!" in a completely different voice from the rest of the game. The voice in these clips seems to belong to Leslie Swan instead of Jen Taylor, as they sound similar to Peach's voice from the International version of Mario Kart 64.
*The sections for both Donkey Kong and Samus feature a very early version of Brinstar Depths, with completely different textures than what's seen in the final game.
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