Sakurai on his work schedule when making Super Smash Bros. Melee, thinks the game is the sharpest in the series

We posted this information yesterday along with Sakurai’s other response’s about Super Smash Bros. Melee yesterday, but I thought these two excerpts were important…

“On a personal level, Melee had an extremely grueling development cycle. Some of my other games did, too, but Melee sticks out far ahead of the pack in my mind. I worked on that game for 13 months straight, after all, without a single Sunday or holiday off that whole time. During parts of it, I was living a really destructive lifestyle — I’d work for over 40 hours in a row, then go back home to sleep for four.”

“Melee is the sharpest game in the series. It’s pretty speedy all around and asks a lot of your coordination skills. Fans of the first Smash Bros. got into it quickly, and it just felt really good to play.”

Can you imagine that work schedule? Personally, I don’t think I would have been able to put up with it! Also, I’m wondering how you guys feel about Melee – Do you agree? Do you believe Melee is the sharpest game in the series as well?