Awesome @Pokemonmaster888 - thank you! I've submitted it for now, and plan on doing another run later down the road that's significantly more optimized.

Didn't see this thread. Bump! I'd love for all all characters + all stages run. I attempted one myself, albeit not optimally, but have plans to do a better run soon.

Wow, OK. On top of that, I found this run: https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/8ox8mr/ssbm_new_speedrun_category_idea_all_unlocks/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Seems to be exactly what I did but with a better time haha!

Thank you @Pokemonmaster888 for the reply!

And also I'm super happy to hear @RubberDuckyAssassin and @Amii_Joe's enthusiasm for the category as well.

On top of this, I've found that toadfan5 (Twitch) has also done a similar run, which you can see here: (part 1) and (part 2). Again, this is characters-only. I haven't seen many people do stages also, but I have had interest in it from folks I've talked to.

Hello! Who should I talk to about creating a new speedrun category? This wouldn't qualify as a category extension, since I'm using unmodified Melee on console. Basically the requirements are unlocking every character and stage in the game. The category rules are: 1. New save file required, 2. Run starts on the first black frame after the Melee intro screen, 3. Run ends either at the “Mushroom Kingdom II is open: it's the dream world, Subcon!” message or “You've cleared all 1-P Event Matches!” whichever one is later.

My full run which is under 9 hours can be seen here:

It should satisfy all of the requirements of the broader game rules, was single segment, all game audio is audible, no mods / cheating were used, and I didn't use the Master Hand glitch. I used a Melee 1.02 NTSC disc on Wii in progressive scan mode.

Thanks in advance!