me·lee, also mê·lée, /'mA-"lA, mA-'/, noun, circa 1648: a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people.

-- Merriam-Webster

Your favorite Nintendo characters are back, and ready to brawl all over again for the Nintendo GameCube! This highly-anticipated sequel to Super Smash Bros. is nothing short of spectacular. Originally planned to launch on November 18th, 2001 with the GameCube, Super Smash Bros. Melee was pushed back to a December 3rd release date.

Mario-related characters

Mario, Luigi (unlockable), Yoshi, Peach, Bowser, DK, and Dr. Mario (unlockable).

Mario-related items

Fire Flower, Mushroom, Poison Mushroom, Green Shell, Red Shell, Starman, Hammer.

Mario-related stages

Princess Peach's Castle, Yoshi's Story, Rainbow Cruise, Yoshi's Island, Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Kingdom II, Yoshi's Island (past stage).

Mario-related trophies

Super Smash Bros. Melee includes a trophy collecting side quest. There are 290 trophies in all (in the English version), and 65 of them are Mario-related. Be sure to check the tips page if you're having trouble finding some of these trophies.

*The "Mario & Yoshi" trophy currently can only be unlocked with Action Replay codes. Nintendo only released this trophy (and a Samus w/o Mask trophy) at a Toys 'R' Us event in Japan.

Trophy errors and technicalities

(Note that some may have been fixed in later versions of SSBM.)

Daisy's third eye
While viewing the Daisy trophy, some clever camera changes will get you "between" Daisy's hair and the back of her head, revealing another eye behind her right ear! Finding it can be a bit tricky on your own; the following directions will get you a good view of the eye using the least amount of motions.

1. Move the C-Stick left or right to rotate the trophy so that you're looking at the back of it.
2. Hold the Y button to zoom in as close as you can.
3. Using Down on the Directional Pad, move the camera up until you see the bottom of Daisy's crown.
4. From there, moving the C-Stick down will let you see through the hair, revealing the eye.

From that position, you can move the C-Stick around to get different angles of the eye. Since the third eye was removed in later versions of SSBM, it was definitely unintentional.

Daisy trophy
The description incorrectly claims she appeared in Mario Golf. The writers obviously meant Mario Tennis.

Birdo trophy
The description claims Birdo has been "missing from the Nintendo scene for some time" despite the fact that he has appeared in four games since SMB2, the latest being Mario Tennis (2000).

Coin trophy
The description claims that it is unclear as to whether or not Coins are the official currency of The Mushroom World, even though they were clearly used as currency in both Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario.

Poison Mushroom trophy
Their debut game is incorrectly identified as being Super Mario All-Stars, when they actually first appeared in the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2. The "Lost Levels" game in Super Mario All-Stars was the first release of Japan's SMB2 in the USA.

Raphael Raven trophy
Up until now, this character has been known as "Raphael the Raven."

Waluigi trophy
The description claims his "relationship to Wario is unclear" even though most Nintendo publications cite him as being Wario's brother.

Miscellaneous
Some other items of debate include the lack of any references to Doki Doki Panic, and the usual conflicting messages over Donkey Kong's origins.