The debug menu inSuper Smash Bros. Melee.

Thedebug menu is an element of development that was left inSuper Smash Bros. Melee. Within the menu, the player has control over almost all aspects of the game, includingnon-playable characters,non-playable stages,single player stages, special CPU behaviors, and more. In order to get to the debug menu on theGameCube, anAction Replay device must be used. On theWii, Ocarina or Gecko codes may be used if the right MIOS modifications are installed on the system.

Reoccurring Lists[edit]

Characters[edit]

Debug Name	Character	Notes
CKIND_CAPTAIN	Captain Falcon	—
CKIND_DONKEY	Donkey Kong	—
CKIND_FOX	Fox	—
CKIND_GAMEWATCH	Mr. Game & Watch	—
CKIND_KIRBY	Kirby	—
CKIND_KOOPA	Bowser	"Koopa" is Bowser's Japanese name.
CKIND_LINK	Link	—
CKIND_LUIGI	Luigi	—
CKIND_MARIO	Mario	—
CKIND_MARS	Marth	Marth's Japanese name マルス may be translated as either "Marth" or "Mars".
CKIND_MEWTWO	Mewtwo	—
CKIND_NESS	Ness	—
CKIND_PEACH	Peach	—
CKIND_PIKACHU	Pikachu	—
CKIND_POPONANA	Ice Climbers	"Popo" and "Nana" are the names of the individual Ice Climbers themselves. Popo is the one in blue and Nana is the one in pink.
CKIND_PURIN	Jigglypuff	"Purin" is Jigglypuff's Japanese name.
CKIND_SAMUS	Samus	—
CKIND_YOSHI	Yoshi	—
CKIND_ZE->SE	Zelda	"ZE" stands for Zelda, and "SE" stands for Sheik. The -> means transformation.
CKIND_SE->ZE	Sheik
CKIND_FALCO	Falco	—
CKIND_CLINK	Young Link	"CLINK" stands for Child Link, Young Link's Japanese name.
CKIND_DRMARIO	Dr. Mario	—
CKIND_EMBLEM	Roy	Roy was a very late addition toMelee, so the development team named the spot "EMBLEM" internally as a catch-all for anotherFire Emblem character.
CKIND_PICHU	Pichu	—
CKIND_GANON	Ganondorf	"Ganon" is the name of Ganondorf's true form.
CKIND_MASTERH	Master Hand	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. Master Hand cannot be KO'd unless you put him into stamina mode (seehere).
CKIND_BOY	Fighting Wire Frame ♂	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu.
CKIND_GIRL	Fighting Wire Frame ♀	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. The player can still exit the match through the pause menu.
CKIND_GKOOPS	Giga Bowser	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. Stands for "Giga Koopa". "Koops" may be a typo.
CKIND_CREZYH	Crazy Hand	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. "Crezy" may be a typo. Crazy Hand cannot be KO'd unless you put him into stamina mode (seehere).
CHKIND_SANDBAG	Sandbag	While it is possible to move around, jump, and air dodge with this character, doing so will eventually crash the game.
CHKIND_POPO	Popo (solo)	Finishing a match with this character crashes the game. Presumably related toTarget Test, where only the leader is present like this setting.
CHKIND_NONE	NONE	Using this "character" will crash the game. It is possible to bypass this crash by going back to KIND SELECT and setting any player slots with this ID to "NONE", as well. It is believed to be a placeholder for characters who enter the battle mid-match in various single-player modes.

Stages[edit]

The list of stages given in the table is for the default Debug Menu. For the list of stages used with thefull stage selector code, viewhere.

Items & Pokémon[edit]

CPU modes[edit]

VERSUS MODE[edit]

DAIRANTOU[edit]

TheDAIRANTOU sub-menu of the debug menu.

The DAIRANTOU menu contains options for operatingVersus Mode. There are a few functions here that cannot be achieved in normal play, such as the ability to control Sandbag or go to Adventure Mode stages. One can also control Master and Crazy hand in this way.Sudden death will not occur in this mode when there's more than one winner.

RULE[edit]

TheRULE sub-menu of the debug menu.

The RULE menu controls extra match settings. Its options are found under therules menu in normal play. There are not many extra options here, only the ability to set the time limit by the second.

RESULT TEST[edit]

TheRESULT sub-menu of the debug menu.

The RESULT TEST menu contains controls to demo the matchresults screen. The characters can be changed out for each of the 4 players. Their color and evenvictory pose can be set.

LANGUAGE[edit]

NTSC[edit]

• GMLANGTYPEUS: Sets the gamelanguage to English.
• GMLANGTYPEJP: Sets the game language to Japanese.

PAL[edit]

• GMLANGTYPEUK: Sets the game language to English.
• GMLANGTYPEGM: Sets the game language to German.
• GMLANGTYPEFR: Sets the game language to French.
• GMLANGTYPEIT: Sets the game language to Italian.
• GMLANGTYPESP: Sets the game language to Spanish.

PUBLICITY[edit]

Setting this setting to On and then pressing A will erase all data from the game.

• On: Pressing A while the setting is on this will erase all data from the game.
• Off: Does nothing when pressing A.

DBLEVEL[edit]

Sets the debug level. Higher debug levels mean more control over matches and menus. Higher debug levels inherit traits from the lower ones.

• MASTER: The standard debug level.
  • Plays just like the retail game.
• NO-DEBUG-ROM
  • Shows the date/time of the last build on the Title Screen.
• DEBUG-DEVELOP
• DEBUG-ROM
  • The player gets access to debug game controls (seehere).
  • The player gains access to the Debug Sound Test
• DEVELOP: The most intense debug level.

IK DEBUG FLAG[edit]

Determines if characters' feet stick to ground according to geometry and alter their pose in certain animations, when standing on a slope. The animations affected by the flag are marked withL and/orR on the righthand side in animation information display in develop mode. Whole character tilting, marked withT, works normally regardless.

• 0: Characters' feet don't stick to ground inL and/orR animations.

• 1: Characters' feet stick to ground inL and/orR animations.

EURGB60 SET[edit]

Sets the game to output a 60hz TV signal if it isn't already. (and, consequently, run at 60 frames per second) Press A to confirm. Only in PAL.

WIDTH †[edit]

Its functions are unknown. Min=0; Max=30; Increment=1.

NEW DEFCALC[edit]

This option seems to have no effect.

• 0: Unknown
• 1: Unknown

GLOBAL DATA EDIT[edit]

TheGLOBAL DATA EDIT sub-menu of the debug menu.

Used for editing global memory information. All values in this menu are in hexadecimal.

ADDR4, ADDR2 and ADDR are the memory addresses. They are all linked (they cannot have different values), but ADDR4 goes up by 4, ADDR2 goes up by 2, and ADDR goes up by 1.

U32, U16, and U8 are the values assigned to the memory address specified by the ADDR fields. They are also linked, but differently. The first 2 digits of U16 and U32 are always the same as U8, and similarly, the first 4 digits of U32 are always the same as U16. U32 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 32 bit integer, U16 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 16 bit integer, and U8 is a hexadecimal representation of an unsigned 8 bit integer.

MODE TEAM TEST[edit]

TheMODE TEAM TEST sub-menu of the debug menu.

Most of the functions here appear to be named after certain programmers who worked onMelee. It is unclear if the options within each menu pertain directly to each developer, but it does seem that each menu has closely related options. For instance, OTOGURO contains options pertaining to trophies and Melee records, while KIM contains introductory scene options, especially for single player mode.

Notes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

The debug menu inKirby Air Ride.

• Melee's debug menu continues the music from where the game last was, so it plays the menu music when first entered and no music when entered after the results screen. This is because the game is not given any new instructions regarding music, upon loading the debug menu.
• Kirby Air Ride has a debug menu almost exactly like the one inMelee.
  • This coincides withHAL Laboratory developing both games.
• Hold while moving the control stick to scroll through options much faster. This is useful for settings such as damage that have hundreds of possible values.

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