Elevated: The Development Story of Super Smash Bros. Melee

PATREON ► DISCORD ► TWITCH ► This documentary follows the development of Super Smash Bros. Melee; how Masahiro Sakurai and his team at HAL Laboratory came to create--and perfect--the game as we know it today. You’ll find plenty of Melee information in this video. We’ll look at beta / unfinished elements of the game, including some of the earliest builds ever made, the backstory behind the game’s conception, and the official Nintendo events that followed. A majority of the information collected has been sourced from webpages, translated publications, and interviews, which can be viewed below. If you’d like to support me and my work, you can become a patron here: 00:00:00 - Prelude 00:01:09 - Chapter 1: “Conception“ 00:03:15 - Chapter 2: “Early Development“ 00:10:44 - Characters & Items 00:20:49 - Stages 00:22:22 - Story 00:23:20 - Game Modes & Features 00:25:49 - Chapter 3: “Eleva