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Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)

0.3734Canon Score · ranked #42 all time

Aggregated from 7 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Super Smash Bros. Melee is a 2001 crossover fighting game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros.

Why it ranks #42

Every list on which Super Smash Bros. Melee appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Slant 100 Greatest (2020)Editorial list#14 / 100
Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019)Editorial list#38 / 50
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#50 / 300
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#71 / 500
Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#168 / 214
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected
Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020)Editorial listSelected