So I know that, in an article that I made some time ago, that I said that Melee was probably my least favorite Smash Bros. game. And I still happily joke about it, if only to piss off fans of the game. But looking at it now, I probably put the most time and had the most fun with Smash. Bros Melee. And well, here we are now. The first Smash Bros. entry on this list.
So during the good old days when my choices in consoles were a PS2, an Xbox, or a Gamecube (And no one gave a shit about the Dreamcast), your choices were Halo for Xbox, Metal Gear Solid for PS2, or Super Smash Bros. Melee. A game where Mario is slamming Pikachu into the dirt while Link gets the super suck by Kirby, and it’s a Nintendo game that’s Rated T? Well hell yeah, sign me up for it. Now, I won’t deny that Melee is not perfect. There are some problems with the items which can be pretty busted like the Pokeballs, and the characters do feel like they’re being reused, especially Ganondorf, who is just a slower Captain Falcon. But I’d be lying if I didn’t spend a lot of time on this game and have a whole lot of fun. This was the first game for the Gamecube that made me and my brothers get two controllers, and then three for some extra fun. I heard that if you leave your Gamecube on for 200 hours in matches, you can unlock Mewtwo, and it’s true, but we never used that strategy, just because me and my brothers played so many matches of Melee. And then there’s the Trophies. Oh dear god the Trophies. I can’t even begin to tell you how many hours of my life were wasted just trying to unlock all of the trophies. This is stuff that can take months or even years to get all of them. And the challenges? Sheesh, Melee. You really wanted to get thicker and more stuffed after the first game on the N64, huh? And the Arcade mode was a lot of fun to, even if it’s basically the same thing, which they did fix in later Smash games, but this game is just a nostalgia trip for me out of a majority of games on this list.
Smash Melee is not a perfect game, I am well aware of that. It has flaws, and the elitists that say this game is superior are honestly just upset that people don’t treat a party game like a fighting game, but I still enjoy playing Melee from time to time. It’s not my favorite, but damn is it a fine game.
It'll be way easier to write this in script form.. I obviously wasn't getting anywhere writing it the other way.
Joe: You screwed up asshole!
Rick: Yes, yes., You said that several times now..
Joe: You killed our friend, now were kill YOU!
Rick: Why would you want to kill me?
Joe: ... A -Are you serious.. I literary JUST explained it.
Rick: Explained what?
Joe: ... Are you braindead or something?
Rick: ... Who's braindead? Is he a friend of yours?
Joe: Shut up!.. I'll shoot your brains out.
Rick: That's horrible. Why would you want to kill me?
Joe: (screaming) BECAUSE YOU KILLED OUR FUCKIN FRIEND!
Rick: WHEN!?
Joe: In the house, idiot!
Rick: What house!?
Joe: Just shut and listen!... I won't kill you straight away! First were beat Daryl to death.. Then the girl... Then were shoot and be square.
Rick: (singing in head) "And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon"
Joe: You screwed up asshole!
Rick: Yes, yes., You said that several times now..
Joe: You killed our friend, now were kill YOU!
Rick: Why would you want to kill me?
Joe: ... A -Are you serious.. I literary JUST explained it.
Rick: Explained what?
Joe: ... Are you braindead or something?
Rick: ... Who's braindead? Is he a friend of yours?
Joe: Shut up!.. I'll shoot your brains out.
Rick: That's horrible. Why would you want to kill me?
Joe: (screaming) BECAUSE YOU KILLED OUR FUCKIN FRIEND!
Rick: WHEN!?
Joe: In the house, idiot!
Rick: What house!?
Joe: Just shut and listen!... I won't kill you straight away! First were beat Daryl to death.. Then the girl... Then were shoot and be square.
Rick: (singing in head) "And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon"