: The definitive way to play Melee online with rollback netcode and integrated matchmaking.

Standardizing one version ensures all players compete on an identical playing field.

You can use MD5 checksum tools to verify that your ripped file is indeed the 1.02 version required for Slippi. Setting Up the ISO for Modern Play

"It is 'hot' because we are running out of time," says Archivist_X. "Physical GameCube discs are rotting. Dev kits are being thrown in the trash every day. If a version of Melee exists that we haven't archived, we need to find it now before the hardware that reads it dies forever."