Q 01/05

In Melee's Home-Run Contest, what do players batter for ten seconds and then launch with a bat?

A) Barrel

B) Capsule

C) Sandbag

D) Crate

Answer · why

C) Sandbag

Sandbag flies farthest when struck with the very tip of the Home-Run Bat, a hit players call a tipper.

Q 02/05

Which playable Melee fighter has no portrait of their own on the character select screen?

A) Sheik

B) Zelda

C) Samus

D) Young Link

Answer · why

A) Sheik

Sheik shares Zelda's slot and appears when Zelda transforms, which is why Melee's roster is counted as either 25 or 26 fighters.

Q 03/05

Which Melee technique makes a character slide along the ground by air dodging diagonally into it?

A) Dash dance

B) Wavedash

C) Moonwalk

D) Shield drop

Answer · why

B) Wavedash

Wavedash did not survive into the sequel: Brawl reworked air dodging so that it no longer carried momentum into a slide.

Q 04/05

Which fighter joins Melee's Adventure Mode if stage one is beaten with the seconds ending in 2?

A) Dr. Mario

B) Falco

C) Marth

D) Luigi

Answer · why

D) Luigi

Luigi replaces Mario in the battle that follows, and once Adventure Mode is finished he challenges the player for a place on the roster.

Q 05/05

In a Melee Sudden Death tiebreaker, what starts raining from the sky if nobody scores a quick KO?

A) Bob-ombs

B) Poké Balls

C) Hammers

D) Barrels

Answer · why

A) Bob-ombs

Bob-ombs begin falling after about 20 seconds, and because every fighter restarts at 300% damage, a single blast usually settles the match.