---
title: "Super Smash Bros. Melee 20th Anniversary"
description: "Covering the 20th anniversary of SSBM, a game I and many others hold dear."
published: 2021-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["melee","gaming"]
url: "https://davidvkimball.com/posts/super-smash-bros-melee-20th-anniversary"
---
On November 21, 2001, Super Smash Bros. Melee released in Japan on Nintendo GameCube.

20 years later, it remains my favorite video game of all time.

I created a tribute and released it today to celebrate the game and its community:

[Super Smash Bros. Melee 20th anniversary tribute video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2x7eIp-4gA)

Last week, I created an animated concept video for what the opening movie from the game may have looked like if it had included all of the playable characters:

[Animated concept video reimagining Melee's opening movie with all playable characters included](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJec7pfFSJM)

Earlier this year, I also created a documentary about the development story of the game you can view here:

[Documentary about the development story of Super Smash Bros. Melee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3HiXYdFz38)

If you’re interested in other videos I’ve created about the game, check out my entire [Super Smash Bros. Melee YouTube playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3HiXYdFz38&list=PLifkMG2HBLdYxARhpsXFIOECoLasXByh5)! There’s a lot more content to explore.

If you’ve been impacted by this game, and would like to post in celebration of it as well, `#Melee20th` is the hashtag we’re using.

## Linked mentions

- [The History of My Personal Website](https://davidvkimball.com/posts/the-history-of-my-personal-website)