20 Essential Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

11. Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Brothers Melee Gamecube
Nintendo

Almost 15 years after its release, and with numerous other titles released in the series, Super Smash Bros. Melee is still considered the instalment best suited for multiplayer carnage.

Initially a Japan-only game with little expected of it, the success of the original Smash Bros. forced Nintendo to go all out for the sequel, and boy did they. Drafting in famous faces from the Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, Starfox, Donkey Kong and other franchises, the game put Nintendo's most recognisable characters together in one of the most fun fighting games ever conceived.

Featuring a revolutionary array of power-ups, some staggering level design, and breathtaking graphics for the time, Melee rightly retains its place as one of Nintendo's finest works.

 
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