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| - Based on the "player" unit color in the Fire Emblem series. Is the only alternate costume to change Roy's golden trim color.
- Resembles Zelda's first appearance in The Legend of Zelda if Link possesses the blue ring but not the red ring. Also resembles Zelda's maiden outfit in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
- Based on the "enemy" unit color in the Fire Emblem series.
- Corresponds with Zelda's pink colour, hence why it isn't used for team battles.
- A reference to Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew '98. Updated from the original version of this swap to be closer to black and white than brown and yellow. It is the only costume where the hat and overalls are changed to be the same color.
- This costume is the only one which changes Sheik's skin tone.
- Comes from the game Wrecking Crew, where Luigi wears pink.
- Based on the fire-breathing Yoshi in Super Mario World.
- Represents how she appeared in her first appearance in Super Mario Bros, without the red hair and red trim. Peach uniquely wears pantyhose with this costume, she also wears this costume in the event "Time for a checkup!", even though Nurse Toadstool wears pink.
- Based on the "other" unit color in the Fire Emblem series.
- A reversal of his traditional colors. This is seen as a partial reference to Mario's varying appearances in games prior to Nintendo's official establishment of Mario's outfit consisting of a red shirt, blue overalls, and red hat. In various earlier games, Mario occasionally also appeared with a blue hat, red shirt with blue overalls, or a red hat with a blue shirt with red overalls. Interestingly, though, Mario never appeared in any game with the particular combination of a blue hat, blue shirt, with red overalls as it appears here, but this color scheme does resemble the Balloon Fighter and it also resembles Mario's outfit from the DIC cartoons.
- A reference to Luigi's appearance in Super Mario Bros. and the NES port of Mario Bros. It also resembles Fire Luigi. It is the only one to change the color of his gloves and skin tone.
- Resembles Zelda's first appearance in The Legend of Zelda if Link possesses the red ring, but not the blue ring. Also resembles Zelda's appearance in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
- In Japan, the original Smash 64 website referred to this alternate costume as "mass produced Samus".
- Based off a color tunic hack from Ocarina of Time
- Based off his appearance from Ocarina of Time
- Based on Mewtwo's color in the Pokémon games.
- Based on [[w:c:fireemblem:Leif
- Based on a swap from Mario Golf, and NES Open.
- Based on his appearance from F-Zero X.
- Based on his appearance from Star Fox 64.
- Based on his appearance in Star Fox 64.
- Based on the Gravity Suit.
- Based on the Light-Blue Yoshi from Yoshi's Story.
- Based on the Pink Yoshi from Yoshi's Story.
- Based on the colors of Pico's outfit.
- Based on the flying Yoshi in Super Mario World.
- Based on the stomping Yoshi in Super Mario World.
- Resembles Slippy Toad's flight suit from Star Fox 64
- Resembles Slippy Toad's flight suit from Star Fox 64.
- Resembles the use of the Blue Ring in The Legend of Zelda.
- Resembles Donkey Kong's sprite in Donkey Kong.
- Resembles Falco's flight suit
- Resembles Fox's flight suit.
- Resembles Nurse Toadstool's color scheme.
- Similar to the party hats from the previous game.
- This color swap is [[w:c:kirby:Keeby
- Gives Pichu a backpack that resembles Ness's. Pokémon Trainers throughout the Pokémon series also wear backpacks.
- Resembles the traditional color of scrubs worn in by real-life surgeons.
- Is based off of Ness's younger self that he encounters briefly in EarthBound, who was wearing a blue hat.
- Resembles a Spiny or red Koopa Troopa. It also resembles Roy Koopa's early in-game sprites without the sunglasses, as well as Bowser's second player costume in Mario Golf. Unusually, while the artwork depicts Bowser with red eyes, they are green in-game.
- Based on the Goron Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It also resembles Link with the Red Ring from the original The Legend of Zelda.
- Based on his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- Similar to the second player coloration in Mario Golf.
- Resembles the artwork for Mario on the cover for the NES version of Mario Bros., though his sprite does not actually feature such coloring.
- An alternative palette for Kirby in the multiplayer for Kirby 64.
- Based on the standard color for enemy units in Fire Emblem games. This is the only costume in Melee to change the color of his tiara.
- Resembles the color palette used by the Virtual Boy
- The same as when he is Fire Kirby, without the hat.
- Based on the Zora Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- The crown that Jigglypuff wears in this costume is identical to that worn by Peach.
- Based on Falcon's rival, Blood Falcon's outfit, even altering the logo on his back to say "Blood Hawk". Betas for the game show that it was originally intended to read "Hell Hawk", the Japanese name of Blood Falcon's F-Zero machine.
- Based on the original, lighter colors of Captain Falcon in F-Zero.
- Based on the colors of his outfit from the Japanese F-Zero X commercial.
- Referred to as Unlicensed Dr. Mario by the official Melee website.
- Resembles Peppy Hare's flight suit from Star Fox 64
- The yellow/black color scheme resembles that of the Hanshin Tigers, a Japanese baseball team. The shirt also bears a very similar color scheme to the Gigantic Ant enemy from EarthBound.
- Gives Pichu goggles similar to the "Swimmer" class of the Pokémon series.
- Similar to the bows from the original Super Smash Bros.
- Based off the appearance of the Varia Suit when missiles are selected in the original NES Metroid game.
- The same as when he is Ice Kirby, without the hat. It is also an alternative palette for Kirby in the multiplayer for Kirby 64.
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