The Greatest Games I’ve Played: #21
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Nintendo Wii)
I could talk at length about Smash Bros. incredible roster of players, or its extensive set of classic gaming locales in which to play, or its best-of-its kind collection of epically-orchestrated game themes, or the deceptive depth in its initially simple control system.
But when I think of the Smash Bros. series, what I really think about are the marathon sessions with the original, N64 Smash Bros. with Jon Dees and Bryan Granger in their dorm room, or the summer-long Brawl rivalry I had with Robin Hunt (Lucas vs. Pikachu, specifically), or TJ Cofield’s utter frustration at stumbling across a game in which there was zero chance he would be victorious, or the absurdity that resulted from an attempt at a four-player match.
Nintendo may be flirting with irrelevancy, but when it comes to having fun with a group of people in the same room, they still deliver the goods.
