Haven' played SSB: Melee... but I pwned in SSB for the longest time.. that game never gets old... now... goddamn it... who the FUCK did I lend it to... DARR.. >_>
I thought it was an amzing game. It WAS ridiculously short, although I've played through it about three times since I bought it. I think it has pretty decent replay value. And the multiplayer is some of the best on the N64.
Yeah, it's a Rare game. I was surprised too. When I saw the previews for it back in '96, it was designed as a REALLY cutesy kiddie game. Five years later, it comes back and it's one of the most vulgar games I've ever played. The game is just fucking badass.