Super Smash Bros. 1999

Is it still worth playing?

HAL Laboratory's 1999 crossover fighting game for the Nintendo 64, the first Super Smash Bros. It brings together characters and locations from Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokémon and other Nintendo franchises. There is no life bar to drain. Each player has a damage percentage that rises as they take hits, and the higher it is, the farther attacks knock them. You win by sending an opponent off the edge of an open stage. Every character uses the same control combinations for all moves, so there are no complicated button inputs to memorize. Blocking, dodging, grabbing and throwing are possible, and weapons and power ups appear in battle. Knocking a rival off the stage, rather than wearing down a bar, still shapes how every match unfolds.