Dang, I still remember my four-year-old self playing the N64 original on its 1997 release; even at the time, I felt like it was little more than a mini-game compared to Super Mario 64, and I doubted I'd be thinking about it for much longer.
When Melee came out in 2001, though, almost my entire elementary-school world of video games changed overnight. It really was an instant classic, which made the next seven years leading up to Brawl feel all the longer.
However, even though Super Smash Bros. is an amazing game series, I don't know if it's necessarily art. It is much more noble as a feat in sports and engineering. In fact, I think a lot of the reason we are so hooked on the series is because it is indulgence personified. It's competitive Lays potato-chip eating, and that's beautiful in its own way.
Dang, I still remember my four-year-old self playing the N64 original on its 1997 release; even at the time, I felt like it was little more than a mini-game compared to Super Mario 64, and I doubted I'd be thinking about it for much longer.
When Melee came out in 2001, though, almost my entire elementary-school world of video games changed overnight. It really was an instant classic, which made the next seven years leading up to Brawl feel all the longer.
However, even though Super Smash Bros. is an amazing game series, I don't know if it's necessarily art. It is much more noble as a feat in sports and engineering. In fact, I think a lot of the reason we are so hooked on the series is because it is indulgence personified. It's competitive Lays potato-chip eating, and that's beautiful in its own way.
I remember being what, 6? Playing Melee for the first time at a friends house. Naturally, I was Mario...and lost. Then I got a wii a few years later. Ike is a beast. I think Smash is a Sport. But games like Zelda and Half-Life are art to me. To make story's like Half-lifes and Zelda's don't just appear. There is some real inspiration there.
Big fan here. Been playing since the original, but in the last two or so years I've been more involved in the competitive scene. The level of play that is required of the best players is inspiring, tbh - perhaps more than any other video game I've seen. It's still a fairly small and misunderstood scene, compared to CS:GO or LoL at least, but I love how it attracts people from all walks of life, and has so many different characters in the lime light.
I highly recommend watching this documentary that came out a couple years ago now. If you're interested in Smash, it's a must-see, but otherwise it's a great insight into something so many people are passionate and care deeply about.
I find Smash 4's competitive scene the most interesting at the moment, because it's still young and developing, but also because so many more characters are viable it creates countlessly interesting match-ups and possibilities.
Alas, I've had to part ways with my Wii-U since going back to Uni, but I've still got the 3DS version, if anyone wants to play me - I'd be totally down.
A new game [link=http://store.steampowered.com/app/383980/]Rivals of Aether[/link] has also brought the genre to the PC, and I suggest checking it out, it simplifies and encourages Melee's more complex tech's, like Wavedashing.
I have copies of Melee and Brawl currently, never upgraded to Wii U though (nor do I intend to) so haven't played the latest one. Put some serious hours into both down the years and I'm big fan of the original too (might try dig out a copy for my N64 as I don't have many games for it anymore). Melee probably hangs somewhere in my top 15-25 games of all time currently. _________________
my roommate is a competitive Melee player and has been slowly getting me up to speed. i think he's at a tournament today in New Orleans, actually. i've been practicing with the intent of maining Jigglypuff so far.
Big fan here. Been playing since the original, but in the last two or so years I've been more involved in the competitive scene. The level of play that is required of the best players is inspiring, tbh - perhaps more than any other video game I've seen. It's still a fairly small and misunderstood scene, compared to CS:GO or LoL at least, but I love how it attracts people from all walks of life, and has so many different characters in the lime light.
I highly recommend watching this documentary that came out a couple years ago now. If you're interested in Smash, it's a must-see, but otherwise it's a great insight into something so many people are passionate and care deeply about.
I find Smash 4's competitive scene the most interesting at the moment, because it's still young and developing, but also because so many more characters are viable it creates countlessly interesting match-ups and possibilities.
Alas, I've had to part ways with my Wii-U since going back to Uni, but I've still got the 3DS version, if anyone wants to play me - I'd be totally down.
A new game [link=http://store.steampowered.com/app/383980/]Rivals of Aether[/link] has also brought the genre to the PC, and I suggest checking it out, it simplifies and encourages Melee's more complex tech's, like Wavedashing.
I've been thinking about getting into it, my friends and siblings say I would do great though. Until then, I'll be watching Hax and Mew2king and stuffs. Great documentary! Also, I'm saving up for a brand spanking new 3ds so I'll Pm you when that day comes.
my roommate is a competitive Melee player and has been slowly getting me up to speed. i think he's at a tournament today in New Orleans, actually. i've been practicing with the intent of maining Jigglypuff so far.
If I ever do get into the competitive scene, I'll be using Marth. If Brawl ever comes back from the dead, I'll be fighting for my friends. And if I ever get that 3ds...I have no idea who I'll use. Link maybe? I'll be rooting on the side-lines if the day ever comes where your in a tournament.
I used to play Melee really well when I was 12 and 13 (shortly before 'Brawl' came around). I'm still fairly good, but I used to be better. I'm came in second to a local city tournament of around 80 entrants Lost to a bloody Captain Falcon player somehow....
I used to play as Marth, but two or three years ago I switched to Falco as my main. Sheik as a 3rd choice.
I'm lucky so many people I know play it. It's really the only video game I've ever truly enjoyed playing. Never really got used to the feel of Brawl... I much prefer Melee.
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Lost to a bloody Captain Falcon player somehow....
