As much as I'd like to believe the smash64 scene is "growing", it really seems to be overall stagnated compared to other smash games and it's former popularity. There was once a time (2003-2008) when smash64 reigned supreme in the ease of access to play many players at any given time thanks to netplay. Since brawl came out the smash64 online community died ever so slowly. With isai becoming "old" the games competitive scene has all but died. Sure you can say "oh this guy and this guy are good" but nobody compares to how good Isai used to be.



The online aspect of things is depressing at this point. With very few players to play, there is a handful who are experienced enough to play decently. The game it's self has created it's own community which mostly was regarded as a troll scene. To see the game migrate to mainly console players and small local scenes just seems like a huge step back. Maybe smash64 will become popular again, who knows. I just hope someday it becomes a serious enough game somewhere that a true isai is born.



What I mean by that is, Isai in the ssb64 community was basically equal to Cyrus the Great, who was the first Persian king and would free the slaves of countries he conquered, he also established freedom of religion and wrote some of the first human rights documents which to this day are still referenced. SSB64 has a lot of potential but it's at an extremely high level compared to other smash games including melee.



It's not something that would send you to the doctor after wavedashing with awkward controller grip, it's the type of game that would become mentally destructive and possibly lead you down a path of despair. (Some of the things that have gone on in this community are extremely dark, such as suicide attempts over lack of skill)