Super Smash Bros Melee Mac Download

A crop from an official render of the Super Smash Bros. Melee roster. — Nintendo

Slippi is a custom version of the Dolphin emulator suited for Super Smash Bros. Melee netplay. Here's what sets it autonomously from other ways you lot can play Super Smash Bros. online, and how to play the Nintendo classic online on your PC.

What Is Netplay?

Netplay enables online play in emulators, but it isn't quite the same as traditional online play in video games. Since the original console beingness emulated wasn't made for online play (and netplay is a hack on top of information technology), what's happening is the emulator'due south "state" is constantly being synced between players.

While this is fine for some games, Super Smash Bros. Melee for Nintendo GameCube is notwithstanding being played after all these years because of its vibrant competitive scene. This requires a great deal of reflex and precision. Dolphin's Netplay solution simply wasn't good plenty for competitive players, but Slippi has changed that!

What Is Slippi, and How Does Information technology Beat Regular Dolphin Netplay?

What Slippi adds to the equation is something chosen "rollback netcode." This meansMelee under Slippi at present functions like a game that's properly made for online play. The input lag is greatly reduced to the levels SSBM players are used to. Due to the world events of 2020, this was necessary to go on the scene alive.

The craziest matter about Slippi for the Nail Bros. customs is, at this time, it'south actually the best manner to play Smash Bros. online. Not even the official online play in Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch has rollback netcode!

What You'll Need

Hither's what yous'll need to gear up this upwardly:

An unmodified Super Nail Bros. Melee ISO file: To legally create one from an official game disc you ain, check the "How to Get GameCube and Wii Games Legally" section in our Dolphin emulator guide. Identify this ISO in the "Games" binder afterward nosotros create it later in this guide.
The Slippi app: Available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A compatible XInput gamepad: This can be an Xbox controller, another gamepad with an XInput wrapper, or a proper GameCube controller.

Downloading Slippi

Start, we're going to make a few folders for this process. Start past pressing Windows+E toopen up File Explorer, and then click "Documents."

In the "Documents" binder, create a new folder chosen something like "Dolphin and Slippi"; information technology doesn't matter what you proper noun information technology, but nosotros recommend you make it something hands recognizable.

A "Dolphin and Slippi" folder in the "Documents" folder on a PC.

In this binder, create another for Melee or any other game files you might have; nosotros've named ours "Games."

Place your Melee ISO file in this folder and remember where it is—you'll need it subsequently to launch the game.

A "Games" folder in a "Dolphin and Slippi" folder.

Now, visit Slippi'due south download folio and click "Download for Windows." Place the downloaded ZIP file in the "Dolphin and Slippi" folder you created earlier.

Click "Documents," and then select "Dolphin and Slippi" as your download location.

Now, head to the binder in which you downloaded the Nada file. Right-click and extract the Zippo file into the "Dolphin and Slippi" folder, and then open the "FM-Slippi-Ten.Xx-Win" folder.

You tin skip the folder system step if y'all have7-Zip by clicking "Extract Here" in its context menu.

Click the "FM-Slippi-X.XX-Win" folder.

From this binder, drag and drop the "FM-Slippi" binder into the "Dolphin and Slippi" folder for better organisation.

Drag and drop the "FM-Slippi" folder into the "Dolphin and Slippi" folder.

Delete the "FM-Slippi-X.X.X-Win" folder, and then open the "FM-Slippi" folder.

Open the "FM-Slippi" folder.

Double-click "Dolphin.exe" to launch it.

When Dolphin launches, Melee volition appear in your games list. If you already have a real GameCube controller with a regular Dolphin installation on the same machine, skip to the "Playing Slippi Netplay" section.

Otherwise, don't launch the game yet; you'll need to complete the steps in the side by side section first.

Setting Up Your Controller (Config Included)

If you want to use a proper GameCube controller for a vintage experience,here's how to gear up one up.

If you're using a standard XInput gamepad (Xbox controller or similar), you're in luck! Nosotros've provided a preconfigured file for you lot to use instead of setting up the controller yourself. (Slippi is based on an older version of Dolphin in which it was more than hard to set up analog control.)

First, download and extract our Config file, which is called "xinput gamecube.ini." Right-click it and select "Copy." Then, navigate to the FM-Slippi folder and double-click "Sys."

Double-click "Sys."

In the "Sys" folder, double-click "Config," double-click "Profiles," and and so double-click "GCPad."

Double-click "GCPad."

The profiles that are already inside this folder are for the specialized B0XX controller. Correct-click an empty space in the window, then select "Paste" to paste our Xbox controller Config file in the binder.

Select "Paste."

Close File Explorer. The following are the push button mappings in the Config file (you can change them in the Controller Settings if you lot want, only don't touch the analog settings):

GameCube A = Xbox A
GameCube B = Xbox X
GameCube X = Xbox B
GameCube Y = Xbox Y
GameCube L = Xbox LT
GameCube R = Xbox RT
GameCube Z = Xbox RB
GameCube Offset = Xbox Menu button
GameCube Left Analog = Xbox Left Analog
GameCube C-Stick = Xbox Correct Analog
GameCube D-Pad = Xbox D-Pad

In one case you lot've placed the Config file in the "Config" folder, you're ready to kickoff playing! Launch Dolphin now, and and so open up the "Controllers" console.

Click "Controllers."

Now, open up the "Port one" drop-down, select "Standard Controller," and and then, click "Configure."

Click "Configure."

This opens a "Controller Configuration" window. Fortunately, y'all don't accept to do much work here; but click the driblet-down on the far right and select the "Xinput Gamecube" profile.

Click "Load" to the firsthand correct of the drop-downward to load the profile, and then select the "Groundwork Input" checkbox near the bottom right. Click "Shut" and you're all set!

Select "Xinput Gamecube," click "Load," and then select "Background Input."

Playing Slippi Netplay

Once you've prepare your controller and file structure, it's time to get playing! Open Dolphin, click "Melee," and and so click "Play."

Click "Play."

From here, Slippi walks you through the rest of the process!

Press A on your GameCube controller or emulated equivalent to log in to Slippi.

After you follow the instructions, you lot'll be ready to play Slippi online against randoms in matchmaking, or friends in direct fights, as long as you have their code.