What Might Have Been
For this video, I’ve combined some research from official sources like the Smabura-Ken websites, with the knowledge we have about what Sakurai would include in future Smash titles, and my own personal speculation to conjure up a more fleshed out version of Melee that keeps the core of the game the same, but adds in previously cut or partially completed content as well as net-new content, illustrating this through the works of many talented Smash Bros. modders.
Sources
Sakurai quote about considering Ayumi Tachibana for Melee
Elevated Melee development documentary
Relevant Mods
Brawl mods:
Melee mods:
Smash 64 mods:
Mods in Order of Appearance
Characters:
Wolf by Team Akaneia
Charizard by Team Akaneia
Ayumi Tachibana by Lo-fi Robot Guy
Diddy Kong by Team Akaneia
Wario by Smash 2 Team
Sword Melee Ganondorf by Caleb Robinson
Custom Melee color palette swaps by Team Akaneia
Urban Champion model by Lo-fi Robot Guy (not yet released)
Stages:
Melee-style Castle Siege by Anchorman
Sprout Tower by fluffy for Beyond Melee
Flat Zone II by Smash 2 Team, with a modified camera by soopercool101 via MarioDox
Minecart Madness by LlamaJuice, Nezha, DukeItOut
Unova Route 11 by Skeleton, with modifications by me
Secret Cave by Smash 2 Team, with some modifications by me
Summit by Smash 2 Team
Meteo (asteroid / Venom stage) by Smash 2 Team
Music:
Wario Land Stage Theme (HD Remix) by Video Games HD Remix
Battle Map 1 Theme (Fire Emblem) by TheRyanada
Dark World Theme by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra
Game & Watch: Octopus (Modern Remix) by XTProductions
“Main Theme” Ice Climber Remix by NoteBlock
The Girl Who Stands Behind, Game Music Graffiti
Boy Meets Girl by Moola Mixtape
Pokemon Wild Encounter Theme by The Noble Demon
Other:
Star Fox Adventures Fox McCloud voice pack by me, not released or finished
Star Wolf voice and Melee UI modifications by me, not released or finished
Sheik Harp taunt by the Project+ Dev Team
Star Fox final smash Landmaster by Smash 2 Team
Charmander by Nanobuds, Iwvi with custom animation by me
Star Fox 64 3D Wolf artwork by Ligoexe03
Slippy model by Nick Bizzozero
Little Mac Trophy Import by Fruit_Sauce
Foreman Spike render (unknown)