Golden age of Super Smash Bros. Melee is the first era of competitive Smash brothers during the years 2003 to 2006. Major League Gaming professionally sponsored Smash resulting in large prize pools compared to the number of competitors. Ken Hoang was considered the best and most dominant player during this era. When Brawl released in 2008, the period between its release and around 2012 and 2013 have often been dubbed the "Dark Age" due to Melee's temporary decline in popularity. As Brawl itself declined in 2013, many players returned to Melee and has since seen a revival from 2013 onward known as the "Platinum age" or otherwise called the era of "The Five Gods."
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