watching Smash at EVO was boring to watch compared to BB, KoF, etc.).
The rest of the EVO pack was fascinating for me to watch as an outsider, but what sets Melee apart to me is how fast and aerial it is compared to other "real" 2D fighters. Oh look, a flat stage where everyone's rooted to the ground 90% of the time. Yawn-aroma. Compared to:
Look at that little rat fly, constantly hopping on platforms, flitting in the air, dash-dancing, fast-falling, wavedashing, all a bunch of tiny frenetic movements that combine to create something fluid. The later Smash games don't match Melee's speed, but it's that degree of variety in the gameplay, with multiple characters and stages that all play completely differently and different from the fighting game norm that attracts me. Plus ninthing nostalgia and playing at parties.
Smash isn't for you and normal fighters aren't for me. C'est la vie.
Basically. I think EVO 2012 sold me on KOF13, but a lot of people might not feel the same way.
Same with EVO 2014 selling me on BB.
EVO Smash matches didn't serve to sell me on Smash Bros as a whole, and I don't really think that's going to change. And I'm someone who fucking LOVES aerial attacks in ARPGs, FTGs, etc. and would main people who specializes in aerials, so... *shrug* But you're certainly right. The other Smash games definitely aren't as fast as Melee at all.
Different strokes. Doesn't bother me that people like it. It just gets pretty weird when they get obsessive about it or it's the only thing they talk about on an almost constant basis. Or if they try to joke around with a reference to the game almost constantly without realizing that other people mightn't get their inside jokes.
Well then most Nintendo games aren't gonna be for you, haha. How do you feel about Mario Kart?
Haven't played one outside of SMK, MK Wii (when we had a games night for our university club), and 1 game of MKDS via local MP when I was in undergrad chem years ago. The 3D games I've played generally trigger my motion sickness, especially a few of the MK8 tracks I played at my cousin's place. I think it's waaaaaaay better with other people around you, though. Even if I got dizzy while playing MK8, and even though I was in first place and didn't know where the other players were partly because the items in the game are weirdly balanced, I still had a slightly better time with it because I played it with my cousin.
I like Nintendo games. I think a lot of them can be fun. Like, Kirby Triple Deluxe is one of the best games I've played this year. I thought Animal Crossing: New Leaf was one of the best design games of 2013. I thought 3D World was one of the better, and most engaging platformer game, of 2013. So if I didn't like Nintendo games, I wouldn't have bought a 3DS or Wii U. It's just not my job to fellate a company's every single game or what decisions they make because I'm just here to play video games and have fun after a long day. Too much fellatio's tiring, brehs.
I just don't get much out of the ones that rely hard on multiplayer because my friends generally have other priorities. Therefore, Smash isn't really for me, and I found the 3DS one to control awkwardly, especially since the platform didn't feel like it was ergonomically-sound enough for extended play. I get Pokemon because I was in the age group that "got" Pokemon in the 90s, but I generally prefer playing other RPGs over RPGs that emphasize monster-catching.
ps: sorry andrex 
If everyone liked the same things life would be boring. 
you too, Andrex.
