Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001

Is it still worth playing?

HAL Laboratory's 2001 platform fighter for the GameCube, in which you knock opponents off the stage. Damage shows as a rising percentage and not as a health bar. There are 25 playable characters, 14 available at the start, and up to four players can fight in Time, Stock and Coin modes, with CPU difficulty from 1 to 9. Adventure Mode was new to the series, and there are also Classic, Event Mode, All-Star Mode and a Home Run Contest. Nearly 300 trophies are there to collect, and Special Melees add modifiers such as fast motion, low gravity and invisible players. It is still played at competitive events, including Evo in 2007 and from 2013 to 2018. Fast, physics driven fighting that is easy to pick up and frantic with four players keeps it played today.