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Hideo Kojima had requested that Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake be in the game, but due to time constraints he couldn't be added to the game's roster. Sonic the Hedgehog also nearly made it into the game. Sonic's creator Yuji Naka stated that Sonic was going to be in Melee, but he also was cut due to time constraints. Both characters later made it into the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Despite being a boss character, Master Hand is considered worse than any regular character in competitive play when unlocked through the Name Entry glitch. This is due to his high power and unconventional win conditions being nullified by his lack of defense options, slow attack and non-existent movement speed, and - in the case of doubles - his inability to attack the member of the opposing team with a lower port number.
Due to Master Hand being an undesirable character to play as, he is rarely explicitly mentioned as being banned in Melee tournament rulesets. However, he will usually be banned at a TO's discretion in the rare occasion he pops up, due to his win conditions stretching matches out extremely long and his matches always ending with the game crashing.
Due to Master Hand being an undesirable character to play as, he is rarely explicitly mentioned as being banned in Melee tournament rulesets. However, he will usually be banned at a TO's discretion in the rare occasion he pops up, due to his win conditions stretching matches out extremely long and his matches always ending with the game crashing.
Wiki summary of Master Hand in competitive play:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/Master_Hand_glitch#In_competitive_play
Smashboards forum threads discussing Master Hand's tournament legality:
https://smashboards.com/threads/should-master-hand-be-tourney-legal.237539/
https://smashboards.com/threads/the-official-master-hand-guide.278836/
https://www.ssbwiki.com/Master_Hand_glitch#In_competitive_play
Smashboards forum threads discussing Master Hand's tournament legality:
https://smashboards.com/threads/should-master-hand-be-tourney-legal.237539/
https://smashboards.com/threads/the-official-master-hand-guide.278836/
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