>>719041159
Conversely, the games that came out after Melee were downgrades, and I mean that purely from a casual perspective (I don't give a fuck about competitive):
>upgrade from 64 in literally every single way
>best event mode
>best adventure mode
>best classic mode
>best trophies
>best stages
>last game to be purely Nintendo characters (therefore, best character roster)
Zoomers have been holding Smash back for 20 years.