A competitive [REDACTED] in the style of sumo rules! Super Smash Bros. was EVERYTHING to me when I was 8 goddamn years old. I never experienced a crossover of such proportions (12 characters and I only liked about 7 of them). This was a brilliant swan song to the Nintendo 64 that probably didn't know it would start a monumental movement of BO brawlers for decades to come!

The gameplay is simplistic, but extremely satisfying. The sound effects are especially remarkable, and something the sequels never really captured after this. It's hard to explain, but I just love the audio feedback to nearly everything in this game, especially the heavy attacks that launch away the opponents! It's nice looking back at this franchise's humble beginnings.

While not being too aware of the entire cast at the time, I was absolutely floored the first time I unlocked Captain Falcon, being one of the few that knew who he was before this game. He's been my main ever since.