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It holds up shockingly well honestly, though I guess that depends on who you ask, some people swear by the newer one instead.
Game entry
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2001 · Fighting, Platformer · GameCube · Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Melee is ranked no. 47 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,878 and 79% of duels won.
World rank
no. 47
ELO score
1,878
Wins
79%
Duels played
543
About Super Smash Bros. Melee
A crossover platform fighting game featuring characters from Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pokémon, and Fire Emblem. Unlike traditional fighters, the goal is to knock opponents off the stage rather than deplete a health bar. Damage accumulates as a percentage, increasing the distance a character is launched when hit. Players use simple one-button inputs combined with joystick directions to execute moves. The game supports up to four players simultaneously and includes various single-player modes alongside its multiplayer focus. Its fast-paced, aggressive gameplay fostered a long-running competitive esports scene that persisted well beyond the game's original lifespan.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,878 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Mafia 36% 11 duels played · 76 points ahead
- against Mortal Kombat X 75% 8 duels played · 234 points ahead
- against Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 71% 7 duels played · 84 points ahead
- against Mortal Kombat 50% 6 duels played · 164 points ahead
- against Tekken 7 67% 6 duels played · 53 points ahead
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50 comments
NovaRider
It holds up shockingly well honestly, though I guess that depends on who you ask, some people swear by the newer one instead.
Neon_Picard
Ça dépend vraiment de qui on demande, mais dans mon cas c'est resté intact, comment vous expliquez ça vous ?
Kemmer94
What people miss when they compare this to modern fighters is that the physics engine wasn't even meant to be this deep, the momentum and DI tech emerged from players pushing it further than intended, which is why it still gets studied while plenty of "balanced" fighters from the same era are forgotten entirely.
AbdullahKnight
Same here, still gets studied for a reason.
Audreanne_1999
Every time it faces Ultimate people act shocked it still wins duels. It shouldn't be surprising, the roster being smaller never stopped anyone from picking it up and never putting it down.
Geraldine_2001
Replying to BossFox3
Grew up grinding it in someone's basement here too, and I never once felt the urge to fully switch over.
GlitchOwl95
Smaller roster, sure, mais surtout plus simple à apprendre.
BossFox3
funny how people frame ultimate as the automatic upgrade, it never replaced this for the players who grew up grinding it in someone's basement
RoguePhoenix
realmente supera a tekken 7 en algo que no sea nostalgia?
GhostByte3
Franchement j'y joue trop peu pour juger Tekken 7 sérieusement, mais est-ce que la nostalgie explique vraiment tout, même chez ceux qui découvrent le jeu aujourd'hui ?
LuckyRider
Chez mon cousin, on passait des après-midi entiers dessus sans jamais se lasser, je ne sais même plus combien de manettes on a usées.
FrameSamurai2
Sur manette d'époque la prise en main reste étonnamment directe, même sans avoir touché au jeu depuis des années.