Melee includes all playable characters from the first game and also adds characters from additional franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time, in addition to new stages and gameplay modes. The stages and gameplay modes reference or take designs from these franchises as well. It features characters from Nintendo video game franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox and Pokémon, among others. It is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros.

Melee is a 2001 crossover fighting video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube.