Smash Bros was a rather interesting game, and I remember playing it pretty much every weekend for a good half of a year with a few friends. The level of accomplishment I'd felt when I finally unlocked Ness, being like 10 and not very good at fighters yet, outclassed anything I can remember on the N64. It's simple control scheme and move-set for each character has a surprising amount of hidden depth, and the very basic gameplay style was still enjoyable for days, weeks, even months as a time. Of course, its two sequels built on this and became two of the best games I've ever played, but the joy I had back in the day with this gem really holds a place in my heart. One of the other reasons I like it so much is I'd had no knowledge of both F-Zero and Earthbound, and whilst the latter became one of my favorite RPGs of all time... well, Cap'n's the fucking shit.
Donkey Kong Country gets my vote here, and it's not even close.
Judging by your logic as to why the other titles are inferior, I don't see why you'd need to throw that little statement in at the end
Mario Kart DS was good, but not as good as other entries in the series.
They're all pretty much the same game with quirks, so I can agree with you here; as soon as I can use a turtle flying a plane (DKR), I'll start paying attention to Carboncopy Kart again
Smash Bros is nowhere near Melee or Brawl.
Okay, what the fuck does this have to do with
anything? You chose Zelda 1 over all the other titles in that poll because it was revolutionary, and the same exact logic applies to SSB, even with the faults you gave it! Zelda 1 is nowhere near LTTP, OOT, or TP, and I myself prefer Zelda 2 to it due to... well, I haven't entirely figured that out why I like that game so much, but shit, I can bounce on enemies wit mah swahd. However, to say that Zelda can be considered better because it revolutionized the action adventure genre, but SSB cannot is asinine. Additionally, in what aspect is it "nowhere near" M/B? You've used multiple criteria in dismissing the ingenuity of games.
The original Smash Bros took a medley of Nintendo characters (including the androgynelf you previously vouched for), a rather unique gameplay style in-which HP is nixed for damage counters that calculate distance launched per hit, with ring-outs being the only way to attain victory, but because it's not your favorite on the list the same logic doesn't apply to it?
Ninja Gaiden is alright, as is are some of the other choices here.
With your lack of reasoning it just seems like you haven't played the others, you could just come out and say that, or maybe take the time to say why they're only "alright" if you have
Donkey Kong Country was very popular for its time and has stood the test of time.
Have you not hopped on a Kaillera server lately? There are about three constantly played games on them: Street Fighter Alpha (I think 2, might be 1), Marvel vs Capcom 1, and Super Smash Bros. You're also either ignoring the popularity of both MKDS the original Smash Bros, and I've never actually heard anyone throw up an LFG for DKC in all the time I've spent playing on ZSNES. I mean, I'm sure that there are people who enjoy romming the shit out of that game, but if people are going on a PJ64 server to play SSB when they can just friend-code it up on some Brawl, that's saying something.
There are still platformers out there trying to pick up where that series left off.
You mean putting rather breathtaking graphics (at the time) in the place of somewhat mediocre gameplay? I'm pretty sure almost ALL video games do that now
I picked it as it's by far the best option in this poll.
You've made it very clear that this is your opinion, but you really shouldn't put such a factual spin on your statement like this.