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Game Debate to the Death!<br>Super Smash Bros. Melee photo

Last week's debate was a duel between a dozen different Super Smash Bros. 64 characters that we've all come to know and despise over the years. Votes were cast in all directions, but a few fierce competitors quickly stood out from the rest. There's room left to argue over whether Samus, Ness, or Link was better, although the overall winner of this week is obvious. Here are the results:

  • 1st Place (29 votes): Captain Falcon -- winner!
  • 2nd Place (15 votes): Kirby
  • 3rd Place tie (10 votes each): Link, Ness

The rest:

  • 9 votes: Samus
  • 5 votes: Pikachu
  • 4 votes: Donkey Kong, Luigi
  • 3 votes: Jigglypuff, Yoshi
  • 2 votes: Fox, Mario

This week is the same as last week, except now we're dealing with over two dozen new mischievous Melee characters to decide between. The thumbnail below contains the cast of all the characters in  Super Smash Bros. Melee, so check it out and cast your votes. Which is the best fighter, and why? Give us a reason for your decision, get some Smash Bros. buddies to give their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner. And please make sure you only vote for ONE Melee character, otherwise I can't count your vote.

[Thanks to MrJunko for the awesome art you see above.]

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bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:04
bluexy
Kirbaaayayyy
sylaxRKO's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:06
sylaxRKO
Ganondorf
LarkOhiya's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:06
LarkOhiya
ok for this one I have to say top tier fighter Fox gets the nod.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:08
Cheeburga
Captain Falcon.
He brought a new light to getting rid of unwanted pregnancies.
What did the other characters do? nothing.
FALCON! PUNNCCHHHH!
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:09
Edarios
Dr. Mario
dubbya's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:09
dubbya
bowser
Jerkbutt47's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:09
Jerkbutt47
Falcon FTW!!!!!!
Seriously, he's fucking awesome, and deadly in the right hands.
*those would be mine*
BFeld13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:11
BFeld13
Roy
ShadowXOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:11
ShadowXOR
None, Melee sucked balls. Original FTW.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:11
pedrovay2003
I may just be old-fashioned, but I like Mario in this game. His cape alone makes him worth using him. There's nothing like reflecting a Pokeball back at the enemy and having the Pokemon inside become your own.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:11
Fronz
i'll be honest, i'm not too good at SSBM. i kickass with kirby on 64 smash bros, but he wasn't as great in melee it seemed. the controls in the game seemed too slidy to me, so i went back and forth between trying to play with kirby and doing decent with young link or dr mario. falcon and samus seemed good, but i had 2 friends that played with them 100% of the time, so i always tried picking someone else since i was never as good with samus/falcon as them. so it's between young link and kirby for me.

vote: young link
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:14
Fronz
ps -- MrJunko, thanks again for the art. if you've got time to make another one for Melee that's just as hilarious, I'll definitely use it for next week's pic.

pps -- i fucking HATE when ppl play with marth or roy. such cheap ass boring lame characters. SWORD SWORD SWORD SWWWWWWORD!!!!
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:15
F Whipple
Link
I'm nowhere near as good with anyone else. spin attack ftw
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:15
BADInc
this is rigged! o well i still gotta go with my man bitch Samus
joeisremy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:16
joeisremy
Falco that fucker is too fast
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:21
Roryzilla
I recently purchased a new iPod. I got Falcon PUUUNCH engraved on the back of it. I shit you not.

I vote Falcon.
madmatt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:24
madmatt
Kirby, he sucks so hard it actually makes him awesome!
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:29
Das Inchworm
Dr. Mario. He's the better version of mario. ricoheting projectiles cooler outfit(black FTMFW) and his side smash hits the opponent forward not down ( which is troublesome for me.
donkeykong's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:35
donkeykong
I am gonna go ahead and pick Peach for this one. I'm not sure when I realized how much ass I could kick with her but I stopped playing almost every other character when I started picking her and I don't regret it. Plus it's satisfying to kill someone with her bitch-slap.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:37
Bob Muir
I gotta go with Captain Falcon again. He's fast, got a nice weight, a good amount of punch, and some kick-ass aerial moves. Plus, if you actually have the opportunity to pull of a Falcon Punch, it feels sooooo good.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:37
Bob Muir
I gotta go with Captain Falcon again. He's fast, got a nice weight, a good amount of punch, and some kick-ass aerial moves. Plus, if you actually have the opportunity to pull of a Falcon Punch, it feels sooooo good.
Raidensolid's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:40
Raidensolid
It's Roy for sure. Not only does he speak Japanese, he emits fire from his weapon after concentrating pure energy into it from his unquestionably cool cape. ROY FTW.
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:43
PetiePal
Mr. Game & Watch. He looks like a pansy but he'll rape you then do his 8-bit taunt while you cry
Ubik's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:46
Ubik
Dr. Mario
No doubt, its the doc hands down. His medicine makes me feel so good inside...
momiji58's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:50
momiji58
Jigglypuff!
rbrooks's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:51
rbrooks
roy
Hipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:05
Hipple
Samus. Blue Balls FTW.
DigDug's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:08
DigDug
I gotta go with Zelda. Regardless of which persona, she still could kick ass.
madninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:21
madninja
Roy, he has the gold armor, there is no gold Link.
Disperz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:33
Disperz
Sheik, not Zelda.
XeroxMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:36
XeroxMe
ice climbers.
Pedro Cortes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:42
Pedro Cortes
It's all about Peach and that explosive junk in that trunk.
SchickOuttaShape's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:45
SchickOuttaShape
Peach, to be sure. Nothing says winner like a glazed over psychotic look with a high pitched voice asking innocently, "Oh, did I win?"

If it were up to me she would have an alternate blood-sprayed dress. Those dainty white gloves are just asking for some color. Mwahahahaha!!
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:52
Reeper
Definitely gotta go with Young Link. The extra power to his attacks made him my number one pick.
hoonflap's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:58
hoonflap
mario's cape rocks, young link is pretty sick, but damn is sheik ever fast.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:00
Knivy
Pichu!! Nothing beats coming out of nowhere with a fully charged smash attack and killing a poor unsuspecting soul, the reaction on their faces is priceless.
zardoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:03
zardoz
I swear to god, I hate, HATE players who are good with the Ice Climbers, Kirby or Pickachu, such little annoying bastards who just don't know when to die.

There is nothing more satisfying than punching Kirby in the face with a smash attack and watching it fly off the screen whilst screaming. Throwing a bomb at the Ice climbers and watching one of them explode whilst the other looks shocked and disturbed, is a close second.

Link is my chatacter of choice, I'm afraid I'm very conservative and boring with my combat characters, it's always the Ryu type chatacters I go for - good all round defensive and offensive abilities - when brawl comes out, I will sit proudly at the top of the online leader board of digital fighting gods. No cheap shots either, I will beat you all with style and inspiration.
BA Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:22
BA Chieftain
It's tough; I kick ass with Zelda, Falco ruins ass like no one's business, and Kirby is just so powerful. But the question was best fighter, and that is the one only Peach. She is truly the Kirby of SSB: M. Her ass explodes, she floats like a queen, and there is just an innate satisfaction that comes from railing someone's ass with a frying pan.

The vote is for Peach. The love is forever.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:23
Fronz
hoonflap -- you can only vote for one!
Dudemullet's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:27
Dudemullet
Falco, one the best sidesmashes and then his blaster is way better than fox's and top it all off with his comet kick when the others are returning.
FuriousGeorge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:33
FuriousGeorge
ganondorf
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:39
thisissami
i vote for mr. game and watch!!! he's such a fucking annoying character to other people! and the match stick move is a one hit kill about 60 or 70%!!
mispelt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:04
mispelt
Luigi!

I might come off as a Luigi fanboy, but that's only because I am. In SSBM, Luigi was given the ability to pull off two separate one-hit kills. There's the one-in-eight rocket and the exactly-the-right-spot dragon punch. He might seem weak because most people won't take the time to learn the subtleties of his moves, but those that do (such as me) are cursed time and time again by their opponents.
PSIq0ut's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:12
PSIq0ut
Ice Climbers!

FREEEEEEZE GLITCH!
XeroxMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:16
XeroxMe
@mispelt

Luigi is great. Wavedash FTW!
ComradKyro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:29
ComradKyro
Captain Falcon!

He is still unbelievably fun in this game!
Amayirot Akago's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:32
Amayirot Akago
Captain motherf***ing Falcon is where it's at, like I said last time.
iNerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 02:53
iNerd
Yoshi. I said it before and I'll say it again. He kicks fucking ARSE!
10BobMarleys's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 03:09
10BobMarleys
Dr Mario gots teh powa, yo. Captain falcon has nothing on the Doc... Falcon Punch? you'll never hit me with that slow-ass move.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 03:16
Arugala9
Roy, What can I say, he was fucking cool.
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