Review doonee63 5/5 · Dec 10, 2024
We are Blessed
This game is, was, and will continue to be a miracle. Put it on the next Golden Record.
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
4.33 from 7419 ratings · #77 top rated on Grouvee
11416 members have it in their collection · 217 playing now · 487 backlogged · 525 wish listed
How long? Main story 9h · with extras 80h · 100% 504h (from 10 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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.
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Details
- Developers
- HAL Laboratory
- Publishers
- Gradiente, Nintendo
- Genres
- Fighting, Platform
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Donkey Kong, Earthbound, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Kirby, Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Star Fox, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Yoshi
- Series
- Super Smash Bros.
- Events
- Nintendo Space World 2001, The Nintendo Difference (Nintendo Press Conference E3 2001)
Release dates
- Nov 21, 2001 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo GameCube
- Dec 03, 2001 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
- May 24, 2002 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo GameCube
- May 31, 2002 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo GameCube
- Aug 23, 2002 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo GameCube
- 2002 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo GameCube
- Jan 2003 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
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Rating distribution
5 stars
3900
4 stars
2348
3 stars
948
2 stars
175
1 star
48
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review MantaOrlando 5/5 · Oct 18, 2024
Great game.
The beauty of this series is that everyone has their favorite Super Smash. This one is great for sure, and guarantees some great fun with multiplayer.
Review Gobelin_Powa 4/5 · Feb 26, 2024
8/10 J'y ai joué avec Marie, je mets pas plus car j'ai jamais été dedans, mais en tant que fan hardcore de Smash évidemment que je perçois l'ampleur du phénomène.
Review cagebox 5/5 · Feb 18, 2024
The Game of My Childhood
The best Smash Bros. I replayed the crap out of this game in middle school an always a blast to play when a few buddies come over.
Review Justeego 5/5 · Jan 29, 2024
Nice single player, excellent multiplayer
The game is fun and single player is a challenge, the multiplayer is very explosive and fun
Review Thatguyinthestore 5/5 · Apr 26, 2023
Melee's Legacy of Technicality
I didn't grow up on Melee. I am not a Melee player. I own it, but the most I've done is casual matches witb friends. But as a casual Melee player? I can't help but appreciate both what it is - and what it's done. As a game it's pretty damn good, too.
Review latissimusdomsi 5/5 · Mar 26, 2023
The cockroach of fighting games
There is only more Melee to be played as said by those before me
Review paycheck_stevens 5/5 · Aug 11, 2021
What Can I Say?
This is what every kid wanted to be playing Friday night, and many still do to this day.
Review Gogi 5/5 · Apr 10, 2021
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Will forever go down in history for its amazing competitive atmosphere. Beautiful game.
Review OvalsOk 4/5 · Apr 3, 2021
What Set Smash On The Map
If Super Smash Bros. gave us the blueprint... Then Super Smash Bros. Melee was when the franchise got meat on its bones.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is easily one of the most important games in history, as it changed fighting games as we know them forever.
Development for Melee began back in late 1999. Masahiro Sakurai describes his experience developing …
If Super Smash Bros. gave us the blueprint... Then Super Smash Bros. Melee was when the franchise got meat on its bones.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is easily one of the most important games in history, as it changed fighting games as we know them forever.
Development for Melee began back in late 1999. Masahiro Sakurai describes his experience developing Melee as destructive. He practically had zero rest, no days off, and anxiety of failure for 13 months of development. He stated that he felt pressured to deliver the best sequel to Smash 64 as that was an experimental game.
But despite the rushed development and lack of rest, the game came out spectacular and released around the time the GameCube launched onto the market. And the game is really good. It's the reason many even bought the GameCube, to begin with.
Smash Melee is a lot more technical than its predecessor, and a lot faster. Smash Melee definitely has the biggest learning curve out of all the games. It introduced a 4th special, directional air dodging, and many more mechanics we all know and love.
It has spectacular graphics (for the time), music, and probably the best opening out of all of them.
All 12 characters from the first game is back with a few new inclusions. New Characters being Dr. Mario, Bowser, Peach, Ganondorf, Falco, Ice Climbers, Zelda/Sheik, Young Link, Pichu, Mewtwo, Mr. Game & Watch, Marth, and Roy. 26 characters in all. Also plenty of new stages to screw around in
There's fun side content such as event mode, Adventure Mode (WHERE YOU FIGHT GIGA BOWSER AT THE END), Classic Mode makes its return, and Break The Target is even better. I also appreciate how every character requires a certain milestone to be met to unlock. Some are really strange like for Luigi.
Playing this game with items is great but I'd recommend turning them off for this.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is a timeless game. Hugely because of the highly competitive esport Smash community that still plays the game regularly and keeps the game and its legacy living. Now I'm not as competitively good at Melee compared to Ultimate but thanks to that community, we have great mechanics like wave-dashing and even wobbling (because it's funny)
Super Smash Bros. Melee stands the test of time as a timeless game with mechanics and gameplay that no other Smash to date has been able to replicate
"No Items... Fox Only... Final Destination"
4/5
Would Recommend
Review Eggssalads 5/5 · Nov 26, 2020
MWAH
My first time playing this game was when I was like 7. I found it at a garage sale and begged my mom for it. I absolutely played the heck outta this game. I loved everything about it. This game is better than smash for the Wii and the one on the 3DS. The maps are so fun and the …
Read moreMy first time playing this game was when I was like 7. I found it at a garage sale and begged my mom for it. I absolutely played the heck outta this game. I loved everything about it. This game is better than smash for the Wii and the one on the 3DS. The maps are so fun and the music is fantastic. Kirby in this version is the best too. I just have so many good memories with this game. I wish everyone could feel how I did playing this game.
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Review poisongirlss 5/5 · Jan 25, 2019
I probably put several thousand hours into this game as a kid. It was my LIFE. And because of that I genuinely don't have too much to say about it other than that nowadays it's probably worth checking out for the meme/nostalgia factor, but if you want a genuine Smash experience, play 4 or Ultimate (don't listen to competitive Melee …
Read moreI probably put several thousand hours into this game as a kid. It was my LIFE. And because of that I genuinely don't have too much to say about it other than that nowadays it's probably worth checking out for the meme/nostalgia factor, but if you want a genuine Smash experience, play 4 or Ultimate (don't listen to competitive Melee players).
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Review SailorStar 5/5 · Oct 2, 2018
One of the best fighting games of all time
Waicon 2006 champion. Still have the trophy. Come at me bro.
Review SakaRaki 5/5 · Aug 8, 2016
Lots of fun hours
I can not tell you how many hours I played on this game with my friends. It is honestly just one of those games kind of have a special place in my heart.
Review b_n 5/5 · Dec 10, 2014
1001 Games - #491
Pros: simple control scheme, excellent multiplayer, wide variety of recognizable characters, Adventure mode improves single player experience, perfect soundtrack
Cons: some balancing issues between characters, fighting may be too shallow for fighting game veterans
Recommendation: SSBM improves on its predecessor in every possible way. Although veterans of classic fighters such as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat …
1001 Games - #491
Pros: simple control scheme, excellent multiplayer, wide variety of recognizable characters, Adventure mode improves single player experience, perfect soundtrack
Cons: some balancing issues between characters, fighting may be too shallow for fighting game veterans
Recommendation: SSBM improves on its predecessor in every possible way. Although veterans of classic fighters such as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat could easily find the gameplay overly simplistic, the Smash Bros. series offers a unique brand of fighter. I enjoy the history found in the collectable trophies, and had fun unlocking them all. Personally, I prefer Melee over Brawl as it feels faster paced.