I've always been a Smash fan. I played Brawl (stick with me) ...casually (you can breathe now) as a kid all the time and absolutely loved it. Talking to one cool guy on my bus and watching a documentary got me into the competitive side of something I've had fond memories of. I then got Smash 4 a day after Christmas. I was lucky to be one of the people who bought it right before the store started to crowd. After playing at two small tournaments back in Late March/Early April, one at my high school and one at a legit and quality location, I kind of got turned off by competitive Smash 4. I did bad in both tourneys. I was disappointed the first time around, but enjoyed myself and didn't take the gift of last-place too seriously.
I only play Smash 4 for fun now. Competitively, it's not my game. I don't even enjoy watching competitive Smash 4; it bores me. However, that last tournament had a Melee friendlies setup. I messed around with my friend and these two other guys. It was having sooo much fun, even though my trash Roy was getting creamed (We starting playing 1 controller doubles as DK and I had the left side. It was fucking hilarious and was my favorite part of that whole tournament).
After that, I thought that maybe I should get into competitive Melee; Melee matches always interested me and, oddly, motivated me to improve in Smash 4. I also got a Gamecube & Melee for my birthday (mid-March), so why not. It's May & i've already reached a low competitive level (finally transcended scrub, but still mess up enough and haven't nailed movement/tech just yet). I'm going to my first Melee Tournament saturday, so yeah. I feel confident, but i'm trying to focus more on my ability and the game itself, rather than focusing on placing well.
I'll always be a Smash fan, but I ended up finding my game, rather than abandoning it all entirely. I think feeling the need to move on from a Smash game doesn't always mean you don't belong (unintentional rhyme) overall, but I think it matters that we all find our game; sometimes one of those games is not one you enjoy to play or has what you enjoy.