Although HAL Laboratory had been the developer for the first two games, the third game was developed through the collaboration of several companies. Melee, which was released in 2001 for the GameCube and became the bestselling game on that system. The series achieved even greater success with the release of Super Smash Bros.
was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. The gameplay objective differs from that of traditional fighters in that the aim is to increase damage counters and knock opponents off the stage instead of depleting life bars. The series was created by Masahiro Sakurai, who has directed every game in the series. is a crossover fighting game series published by Nintendo, and primarily features characters from various Nintendo franchises.
