The Akaneia Build
Team Akaneia's expansion of Super Smash Bros. Melee: new fighters, stages, music, trophies and modes on top of all the original content.
What it is
The Akaneia Build is a large expansion mod for Super Smash Bros. Melee by Team Akaneia, built on their m-ex system, which lets Melee hold far more content than the original game was designed for. Version 1.0 arrived in June 2025 after several years of public betas, and 1.0.1 followed in September 2025.
What's new
- New fighters, among them Wolf from Star Fox, alongside the full original cast
- New stages, some from other Smash games and some original
- New music, trophies and game modes
- Everything from the original Melee kept intact
Playing it
The patch from the project's GitHub releases is applied to your own clean copy of Melee version 1.2, following the instructions included in the release. It runs in Dolphin and on Wii through Nintendont. Made by Team Akaneia.
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