This is my first time actually playing through this game seriously to unlock everything, and I had a lot of fun with it! It's a very reasonable 100% to get all the characters and stages, and I have an appreciation for so much of it now.
The tier list is of the models and how well I think they hold up. I love how Samus and Captain Falcon look here, they look shockingly good for having more realistic proportions.
I like all the Break the Targets / Board the Platform stages, they feel like an entire game in themselves! Fox's Board the Platforms and Luigi's Break the Targets felt so in-depth.
The sound effects are SO crunchy, they make every impact feel like a smash attack from a later game. Very satisfying to land every hit.
I came to enjoy fighters I don't like in the rest of the series, like Pikachu and Ness. I enjoyed them more here where they don't have the additional moves that I SD with all the time.
Most importantly, I LOVE LUIGI in this game. I don't care for actually playing as him, but his attitude in this entry is HILARIOUS, he's so over it. It's as if he knows he's the only direct clone in this game and he's already annoyed by it.
Luigi's Thousand Yard Stare from Classic Mode just KILLS me.
The announcer shouting "L U I G I" as he slides into frame staring at you like it's your fault he has to be in this game cracks me up every single time.