Hobbies And Interests
Play As Master Hand
Take advantage of this glitch in the character-selection screen to play as the game's boss, Master Hand, in a VS. Match. Plug one controller into the GameCube's third slot and one into the first or second slot. At the main menu, select a regular VS. Match and proceed to the character-select screen. Move the third controller's cursor down to the "Name Entry" panel without moving over any of the character portraits at the middle of the screen. Select a character with the other controller then move its cursor to the "Back" button. Press the "A" button simultaneously on both controllers. If you are taken to a screen other than that stage select screen, go back and try again making sure that you press both buttons at the same time. Once you reach the stage-select screen, choose a stage as usual and begin play as Master Hand.
Alternate Music
Many of the stages in the game have alternate music that corresponds to the game that stage was originally part of. To have the game play the alternate music, hold down either the "L" or "R" button while selecting the stage. Press the "A" button to select the stage as usual. This trick works for the following stages: Great Bay, Hyrule Temple, Icicle Mountain, Big Blue, Yoshi's Island, Onett, Pokémon Stadium, both Mushroom Kingdoms, Battlefield and Final Destination.
Random Character Tournaments
Especially since this game has been out for so long, many players will have found a few characters that they constantly choose in tournaments. Set up a random character tournament to have all players use a different character each round. Choose either the Winner Out or Loser Out tournament mode. On the character screen hold both the "L" and "R" buttons to set your character to "Ditto," an amoeba-like Pokémon that essentially represents a random-character option.
Longer Shield
During play, instead of pressing one of the shoulder buttons ("L" or "R") down all the way, press them only slightly. This will generate a much larger shield than usual that also lasts longer than the standard shield. The tradeoff is that this shield is weaker and can be broken by especially damaging attacks.