I first played super smash bros. melee in college with my freshman roommate. The game was old, but fun, slightly janky, but easy enough to pick up. I never gave it a second thought until a friend of ours came over to play, and absolutely OBLITERATED us. He did things I didn't know existed or were possible. I tried to get better, watched videos, and then stumbled upon this gem. I think this game is what really got me into competitive melee.
The documentary seems slightly unprofessional in certain scenes, its loud sometimes, sometimes you don't get whats happening, and then there are times you can't help but watch the next episode (I watched it on YouTube in 8 parts). All in all, the documentary, much like the game itself, is beautifully imperfect.
It follows the story of 7 of the greatest smash bros players of all time, some people I watch at tournaments now, some people I've heard of, and some people I never knew about, but can't help but love now.
The melee I knew was still not so well known, just as it was then, but there are many more people that play it, and take the game to a new level. The tournaments are bigger, prettier, and carry much bigger prizes than they did then, but the people that play love it the same.
It was amazing to watch the origins of one of my favorite competitive games, the people that played it and the struggle it went through to be the game that it is today, 15 years after it came out. I know I'm biased because of how much I love the game, but I would recommend this to any gamer, it's part of a broader story of eSports as a whole trying to gain recognition and be accepted in our world.