Yeah. Level 1 on Smash Melee must be like level 5 on the orginal. I played a one hour battle (I now have 9 hours and 56 minutes on combind Vs. Battles) with a level one Jigglypuff, Fox, and Yoshi with me as Young Link. They were tough even though I won.
Have you also noticed when you increase the hardness in classic mode, that the Master Hands' HP rises by 50 HP?
Also there is a way in adventure mode where you face off Mega Bowser instead of Bowser at the end. There is some special way. And when you beat him you get the Mega Bowser trophy. They have added a lot of new features in Smash Melee than in the orginal. In fact, if you want, I could talk about the hidden features when you look at your entire trophy collection, but i'd just bore you guys to tears.
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The Game Master.