Intro

Hi r/SSBM,

This thread will serve as a walkthrough of my journey to play Super Smash Brothers Melee. It will contain the path I took to get to play the game and include pricing, hardware, and pitfalls. This is an in-progress guide.

Who am I?

I go by Gami online. I last played Melee circa 2016 – 2018 in Arkansas as a Captain Falcon player.

Since then I moved back home to the west coast of the U.S. in March of 2020.

Getting Started

What do I need to play Melee online?

• A physical copy of Super Smash Brothers Melee — v1.02: Ordered from eBay: $72.52 with tax & shipping. Purchased on May 19th, 2026.

     Before purchasing the copy I reviewed the eBay seller's photos and confirmed that the inner ring on the back of the disc read DOL-GALE 0-02.
     
     I also confirmed that the case of the game was the version with the yellow "Player's Choice" banner at the top.
  

• Nintendo Wii — Approximately $161.00 from a local store. Purchased on April 7th, 2026.

• PC

• [] A GameCube controller 🔎

• A Controller Adapter + USB Cable — Ordered from Input Integrity for $66.01 with tax, U.S. tariffs, & shipping. Purchased on May 19th, 2026.

• [] SD Card 🔎

• [] Slippi

Steps Taken

1. Read the FAQs on the sidebar

   1. Pitfall #1 — Some of the links in the FAQs are broken.

      a. Link to https://blippi.gg should be https://melee.tv/

      b. Link to the Official Smash Ultimate Controller leads to a 404 Error on Amazon.

2. Visit Get Melee Online as listed in the sidebar

   1. Purchase a controller — I chose to use the links available on the https://melee.tv website to get a controller.

3. Putting it all together

   1. Once the hardware arrives I will put together a final summary.

Thank you for reading this far! Looking forward to playing Melee again in the near future!

EDIT 1: — Remove HTML tags as they were not rendering properly.

EDIT 2: — Update post with controller adapter purchase information.