Super Smash Bros. Melee

Spent countless hours unlocking all of the characters in this game. No other Smash Bros. has ever come close to capturing the magic of Melee.

Hands down, this is the best Super Smash Bros. game ever. It's my favorite fighting game, despite my possible rose-tinted glasses seeing many hours hunting for new characters and stages. The single player Classic Mode is awesome, and there's tons of ways to play multiplayer. It's an insanely precise and easy to learn game! And it's fueled intense competition between the toughest of opponents for years since its release. This is a great game, and I'm proud to still have my original copy. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes close to Melee's perfection, but Melee came first and still stands the test of time.

Even with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's enormous (and ridiculous in places) roster, many still consider Melee to be the best entry in the series. It's a true icon of the GameCube library, and a fantastic follow-up to the original N64 title.

The Melee experience is as intense and competitive as you want it to be. Are you looking for a pure one-on-one fight without any ludicrous items? Maybe you'd prefer a chaotic four-player mess with projectiles, explosives and Pokemon attacks erupting all over the screen? Whatever you're in the mood for, tweaking the extensive customization options will land you in just the right kind of fight.

Melee offers a wide range of play modes for the lone player or for several, an equally enormous list of collectible to hunt down, and a nicely varied and sizable cast that ensures everyone will find a favorite fighter. It has a timeless quality that makes it popular even after the release of two even bigger sequels.

A bonafide classic and my first Super Smash Bros. game. Going through everything to unlock the characters, playing them all, discovering new things about lesser-known Nintendo characters, it was all a blast for me and my brother back in the day.

The GOAT.