In this time of social isolation, a nearly 19yo game called Super Smash Bros Melee connects a community of tens of thousands of people worldwide
We created Slippi so we could play the game we love online, but once again business threatens to destroy what we've built
#FreeMelee
breaking news: my brand new youtube channel was taken down in the past hour
it had one video uploaded which WAS critical of panda and alan in the smash world tour situation BUT ALSO preached a message of peace, forgiveness, and nonviolence
trying to figure out what happened
Melee history has def been made today.
@Wizzrobe
answered a question that SSBM Practitioners have been asking for over a decade: Can Falcon ever win a super major?
I said earlier on stream that the Confront Nintendo arc has been teased FOR YEARS in the Melee storyline and DANG, I have to say that I feel it's definitely living up to the hype
Never would have imagined the Splatoon crossover and PM rising from the grave
@HeroOfLagWInds
@drpiggyphd
Hey man nobody can stop you from having your ignorant ass politics but we're over here trying to help people feel safe playing video games. If you're opposed to that then just say it straight up. Otherwise get out of the way
Wizzy I feel like I speak for all Falcons ever in congratulating you on a monumental accomplishment. You've shown me something I honestly never thought I'd be able to see <3
"Panda Global will continue to be a key partner".. this is truly shocking to me given that Panda Global is KNOWN to be an anti-community entity.
Maybe the statement writers were unaware but the community has chosen not to support events hostile to the community (i.e. Panda).
My wife just OUT OF NOWHERE asked my 4 year old son how many characters are in super smash brothers melee and YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT MY KID SAID
*plays streets 112
One thing I've taken for granted about Melee for all these years is its non-existent load time
Gotta realize we COULD have been sitting through thousands of long load screens like so many other games
just to clarify 100% -- there was no foul play involved with my YT channel getting shut down / deleted
i apologize that i was assuming there was. i got caught up in the drama. i do tend to jump to conclusions in mafia-type situations.
Ok it's not my place to make this "history has been made" tweet LOL but omg I couldn't be happier for
@TempoAxe
<333 and seeing him and
@Wizzrobe
hug after that insane set was moving af
#SSBM
has become an anime lol
#SmashSummit
hey everybody hope you're having a happy friday
mine has been ok! actually i was feeling pretty sad that i'm not at
#SmashSummit
.. checked out the stream, saw the cool new house.. then heard
@toph_bbq
said i couldn't L cancel. so yeah
It was legit seeing how many of you actually cared though :') I often times feel like as a caster I'm washed and am getting close to "living long enough to become the villain." That shit keeps me up at night. Please let me die a hero LOL
A new co-worker telling me how he found out from a friend that I'm Melee Scar:
"Yeah I was watching some videos.. like.. walked up slowly and kicked 'em?"
Re: Summit I wasn't invited this time. I did say that it was possible I wouldn't be able to go but it was like 75 yes 25 no. Would have been a hard decision because being away from my family for so long is tough, but it ended up being made for me.
This isn't the first time our humble community has come together to do something incredible only to attract unwanted attention from corporate lawyers; our last major run-in was in 2013, after we contributed over $96,000 to breast cancer research.
With your help, we can do it again. So if you think what Nintendo's done is wrong, if you think community is important and ought to be protected, if you believe games are meant to be played, or if you just want to see some humanity
PLEASE, for GOODNESS'S SAKE speak
#FreeMelee
melee community: i am gonna stream later to discuss smash world tour and our path forward. i want to go live RIGHT NOW but i have stupid responsibilities i have to take care of first. prob live in the next 2hrs though and i'd appreciate a signal boost
But thanks to an outcry from people on Twitter, Reddit, and everywhere else, Nintendo went back on their decision and allowed us to share our game with the world at Evo. Thanks to people like you, 2013 was one of the greatest years in Melee's history <3
maybe out of left field but for the past few days i've felt really grateful for
@Wizzrobe
as a human
it's easy to say he's godlike now but just as easy to forget his dedication to his craft. he was tech chasing the exact same way for YEARS before it looked this consistent
This clip is so good omg
Love how in video games it's like YOU'RE in control or whatever, and it's like "press one button at somewhat the right time" is the difference between some God tier Spidey shit and him just NOT REALLY TRYING
I was just looking at the summit bracket and realized how insane it is that
@iBDWSSBM
beat
- plup
- axe
- zain
- hungrybox AND
- amsa in 2022
.. and STILL didn’t win the event
breaking news: my brand new youtube channel was taken down in the past hour
it had one video uploaded which WAS critical of panda and alan in the smash world tour situation BUT ALSO preached a message of peace, forgiveness, and nonviolence
trying to figure out what happened
I rewatched Mango & Pals and realized I just 1000% need
@C9Mang0
weekly coaching on THE ROAD BACK TO TOP 100 so let it be known that WE'RE DOING IT
5pm on Friday EACH WEEK
Note to anyone thinking this *probably* is hinting at him saying he's not playing anymore:
Your fatal assumption was that mango cares to pay attention to how it's written (i.e that he would take time to clarify "it's" read as "it has" and add the implied "and continues to be")
i appreciated lud's summary
i too am sure alan wanted to do something good. i strongly agree that he pushed for a future that he felt was needed but we the community do not want or need.
we cockroaches exist bc of the Treys out there
community > esport
Prob the casters and Twitter are talking about it but just want to confirm that if Wizzy wins
#sns5
that will be literally the most significant Falcon tourney win of all time
Sad day w/ news of Armada's retirement from singles.
@ArmadaUGS
, on behalf of The People I welcome you as ONE OF US, the SSBM viewers, fans, and ex-players.
I'm impressed by your godlike timing as always; you skillfully avoided the hellscape that is the
#unclepunchPOCALYPSE
Today is the birthday of 3 very special individuals in my life each in distinctly different relation to me. Rocco, my younger brother;
@toph_bbq
my casting partner; and
@Artosis
, my casting elder. May each of you have a wonderful day and I hope I make you all proud
I've been saying I'm going to make a video about like, my thoughts on the state of society pretty soon, and in the script I bring up that one symptom of The Problem is like, blatantly false statements, and I was like "what's a good, SUPWR CLEAR example of this happening?"
Aaand
we've raised $5K+ for charity <333
super duper respect for
@FendrickLamar
, what a trooper/hero
the only remaining question in my opinion is.. how did you all feel about my performance?
Listening to the Hbox Never Ever doc and heard this line: "it's unknown WHO exactly introduced the term 5 Gods to describe Melee's top players"
I coulda told you who exactly it was ;)
just read 2 DMs from smashers who want to talk on stream and who are trying to make moves and i gotta tell ya
i am getting EXCITED
the melee community has BIG f*ckin ideas man. time to get some of it done
TOGETHER
<3333333333
in case you didn't know, one of the most (if not THE most) ELECTRIFYING smash bros combo videos of all time turns 10 today. the individual who created the combos also did all of the recording and video editing. be sure to watch with a loved one today.
Regardless of who wins
#SmashSummit
@Wizzrobe
is playing transcendently. He used moonwalk AND spotdodge successfully in these sets, and those are things Wizzy really does not do. Pure instinct.
i super duper denounce those actions
spreading violence out from our community is FAR WORSE for the community than anything Alan was doing
if you love melee or care about melee you need to recognize that we don't need ANY of that nonsense. put the weapons down.