I'll just say these things about Smash Brothers:

The first one was broken, but fun, of course.

Melee was one of the best fighting games ever made, and most likely one of the only extremely competitive games Nintendo ever put out.

Brawl was really fun, but was very disappointing for me because all my competitive friends still played Melee, due to how much deeper the fighting system was. Hell, all my local tournaments are still Melee: never Brawl.

Oh and Olimar is really good. That's the downfall/casual allure of Brawl. Every fighter is good: there's hardly a "real tier".

Except Olimar is completely useless. The original SSB is a nice addition to the VC lineup and is one of those rare cases where it's actually cheaper than getting the original.

Wow, I think I may be the only person on Earth who actually thinks Brawl is far better than Melee.

Also, I want this on the US VC.

OK, I think we have an Olimar vs Everyone fight in the making here.

@Doomsday Forte

Tourneyfags, L-cancellers and wavedashers have no right to comment on Brawl as I see it. It's like Snakers complaining about Mario Kart Wii.

NJ Olimar's not like Pit, Ike, and Meta Knight. It actually takes some practice before you're good with him.

@Magnalon
But the N64 version I still think is the only game in the series that had consistent physics. Smash attacks always sent people flying and you could properly judge the distances, throw able weapons/objects would always fly with the same velocity. The physics in Melee and Brawl feel like you're fighting at half gravity in some sort of weird semi jello like fluid. Because some times characters would fly off like there was a rocket strapped to their ass but other times they'd just fly about 10 feet away, even if they were at high damage %s. The same goes for jumping. In some ways the limitations of the N64 made Smash Brothers better.

And I'd content the N64 version is less broken then Melee ever was. In the original Pikachu and Ness were really the only two characters who threw off the balance of things, but even then they could still be dealt with. Learn how to use Link in close combat and all broken characters are done for.

Melee had the likes of Peach, Falco, and the ungodly broken Marth just for starters. This was also coupled with the fact that most of the effective moves from the original SSB cast were all tamed down.

Level wise, the original had Hyrule, Sector Z, the DK level, and Kirby's level (besides that annoying tree) as totally fun but basic levels.

Yay, I have supporters!

I do miss playing Melee, though, so I may have to hunt down another copy. As for the original Smash Bros., I played the hell out of it when it first came out, and I'd get it just for those memories.

I opened up a few wounds with this one I think.

Already own it. It started off the series so well, and it gave opportunities for stellar sequels.

I want it so bad, but i just cant justify having 2 copies.

Wish Nintendo would pull a sony and let me export the VC stuff to my DS :( Smash on the go is the only thing that could possibly pull me away for PSP Alpha 2