The game that started a cultural phenomenon, "Super Smash Bros." needs no introduction...but it's still gonna get one. What started off as "Kakuto-Gemu Ryuo," a simple fighter with no Nintendo characters whatsoever, transformed into a gigantic, wildly popular fighting game that led to huge sales, a number of sequels, and a big presence in the competitive gaming scene. But after 21 years (at the time of writing), does the game fans refer to as "Smash 64" still hold up? Yes indeed, it does!
Even now, "Super Smash Bros." is incredibly fun to play, it works really well, it has some great Nintendo references, and it's surprisingly pretty balanced (even the weakest characters in the game are still not bad). Not only that, but it's pretty fun to watch at a high level, as the combo potential is so massive here. Not a ton of people play it competitively (especially compared to "Super Smash Bros. Melee"), but the people that do play it at a high level make it extremely exciting.
It's not perfect, though: the single player is a bit lacking, the character models haven't aged as wonderfully, and it's rather light on content (blame this on the fact that the game was essentially an experiment).
All told, though, "Super Smash Bros." is a wonderful time and, even if you've played the sequels, this one is absolutely worth playing.
Final rating: 9 out of 10 "Awesome"