What is Super Smash Bros. Melee Port?

Super Smash Bros. Melee Port is an open-source port of Super Smash Bros. Melee. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Do I need the original game files to run Super Smash Bros. Melee Port?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

How is Super Smash Bros. Melee Port licensed?

project: GPL-2.0-or-later (port). The repository itself is the authoritative source.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Port

PortActive

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Links, repository & details

About

GD's Melee is a native PC port of Super Smash Bros. Melee built from the matching decompilation, rather than by emulation or by recompiling the retail binary. It plays online with rollback netcode from a competitive lobby, renders natively in HD, runs m-ex mod discs and loose mods, and can be scripted in Lua.

Getting started

Download the Windows zip, start the launcher, click Add disc and pick your own legally dumped Melee NTSC 1.02 .iso; mod discs such as ACE or Akaneia work too. Press Play, and for online play choose VERSUS then ONLINE to host a room, join one, or find a random opponent. No game data ships with the port.

Known issues & limitations

This is a public test build, so rough edges are expected.
UnclePunch Training Mode features are not fully ported; TM-CE and 20XX boot, but their disc-specific features do not work.
Fighter and stage mods from different packs cannot yet be mixed.
The experimental uncapped frame rate makes the picture trail the game by one frame.
Teams mode on the new character select is unfinished, and four-player local matches have had little testing.
Widescreen support has not started.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game.

You need your own legally dumped Melee NTSC 1.02 ISO; game data is not included.

Features

The online lobby supports blind character picks, stage strikes and bans, rematches, and set scores.
The game supports 94 m-ex fighter slots.

How to install

Click PLAY to start; for online play, go to VERSUS > ONLINE and host or join a room, or choose Random Opponent.

Controls

The keyboard is for hotkeys only; controllers play the game.
The backtick key opens the console.

Summarised from the project's README.

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Additional notes

Launcher languages: The launcher is available in English and Spanish.
Bug reports: The README asks for reports to include what you did, which disc, and the crash report from the crashlogs folder or melee-pc.log.

FAQ

What is Super Smash Bros. Melee Port?: Super Smash Bros. Melee Port is an open-source port of Super Smash Bros. Melee. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.
Do I need the original game files to run Super Smash Bros. Melee Port?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.
How is Super Smash Bros. Melee Port licensed?: project: GPL-2.0-or-later (port). The repository itself is the authoritative source.