Is Melee on the Wii U virtual console? If not, I'll go out and buy a GameCube. I want to play competitive Smash, but only got Sm4sh 3DS.

Also heard Melee is like the best game to practice advanced techniques  

Melee much more in depth than Smash 4 for sure. You can play Melee on a Wii also if you have one.  

Awe ): It's not on Wii U virtual consoles ): I'll just buy a Wii Mini  

Posted by Wolfie

Awe ): It's not on Wii U virtual consoles ): I'll just buy a Wii Mini

I don't think Wii Mini's support GameCube games.  

Posted by Wolfie

Is Melee on the Wii U virtual console? If not, I'll go out and buy a GameCube. I want to play competitive Smash, but only got Sm4sh 3DS.

Also heard Melee is like the best game to practice advanced techniques

Melee and Project M are the only smash games that offer the most technical skill to play. Things like wavedashing and L cancelling (often dubbed wavecheating and fun cancelling by the Smash 4 community) offers a unique way to play. However, tech skill isn't everything, as you have to master the fundamentals if you want to get good. You can find many tutorials on youtube. (Look at the channels "SSBM Tutorials" and "Smash Academy")

Like mentionned above, the Wii U can't play Gamecube games, but the Wii can. If you want to play online, install "Dolphin" on your PC, then look up a dolphin netplay guide.  

Posted by iMask

If you want to play online, install "Dolphin" on your PC, then look up a dolphin netplay guide.

or softmod your wii B)  

It's cool to see more people get into melee buying a Wii would be the least expensive option, besides downloading dolphin for PC, but the problem with this is the input lag you get from it. If you have any CRT's that's what you should be playing on, otherwise, there are lagless monitors you can buy but this requires an adapter. Like yog said, you can softmod your Wii which allows you to play games from a USB stick so you don't have to go out and buy a melee disk (which are pretty damn expensive these days) I'm always down to talk some melee so hit me up sometime.

Or.... You can wait for Melee HD to come out..... Eventually....  

Dang, that sucks lol. Oh well, I'll just buy a Wii from Amazon.  

on wiiU you can homebrew melee on it and play. Otherwise don't bother with VC, be a champ and go old school gamecube and a CRT like the cool kids. Also you avoid those pesky entry fees if you bring a set up to tournaments.

MAKE SURE for the love of god if your playing melee it is on a CRT TV. Not an HDTV. HDTV with composite connection (the red yellow white cords) give an insane amount of input lag since thats not HD and the HDTV processes that crap into HD. Buy a CRT, go to local TV store, ask if they have CRTs they cost less than 10$ and most of the time free. I got a 18 inch CRT for free.

if you have 3ds smash your fine as long as you have a remote for wiiU. Theres a remote i used for smash that is legal and transfers your 3ds strats over to wiiU very nicely.
http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Pro-Elite.../dp/B00HNWZE18
it has wireless and wired so its tournament legal and i won tournaments with it in my 3ds days. It feels like a 3ds with the triggers and the button length is the same distance as 3ds. Along with that your pull on the joystick is the same as a 3ds circle pad. My B button wore down on it after 6 months because duck hunt, replaced the spring in it. I like it.  

hmmm interesting. I'll see if I can gather up the money to cover all that  

Or just use netplay