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Super Smash Bros. Legacy Tournaments: More, Please!
I’ve had a bit of time to think about it and I’ve considered this statement long and hard. After a lot of deliberation, I think it’s time to come out of the shadows and admit something to my readers....
Why Sign a Pro Smash Player (Part 2: Perks for Players)
Last week I explored why it is a good idea for every esports organization to have a pro Smash player. If you missed it and want to know why Smash is a great fighting game for orgs, you can...
Sm4sh Destined to Overtake SSB Melee
Sm4sh has made a real surge in players and popularity over the last year, soon it will be bigger then Melee. When it comes to Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is one undeniable truth. Something that nearly every player...
SSBM: Would Leffen Have Changed Evo’s Results?
Evo 2016 has come and gone. Millions in the fighting game community from around the world got to see top level competition in nine different games. Huge leaps forward were also made for fighting games in the world of...
SSBM: Hungrybox’s Puff Pounds Evo Competition
Evo 2016 will always hold a special place in fighting game history for several reasons. It was the biggest Street Fighter V tournament ever. ESPN televised the event. The Mandalay Bay Events Center was packed with members of the...
SSBM: Rise of the Ice Climbers
The Ice Climbers have played a pretty significant part in my love for Super Smash Bros. Coincidentally, they are also seeing quite a bit of love in the competitive scene these days.
I vividly remember when I first started playing...
Super Smash Bros. Terms for Beginners
The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas is just around the corner. As the largest and oldest running fighting game event in the world, we are looking forward to a...
SSBM: Hungrybox Tops CEO
The world of fighting games once again turned its eyes towards Florida for the state's largest fighting game event, Community Effort Orlando. Several top names in the world of Smash threw their hats into the ring for this major tournament...
SSBM: Training Alone
Many Melee players have felt the frustration of having no options for online play. The game came out in 2001, well before online console play. No one to practice with, no one at your same skill level to play...
SSBM: Modder Adds Tripping Mechanic
One thing about competitive Super Smash Bros. that most people are surprised to learn is that the definitive version used in tournaments around the world is Super Smash Bros. Melee. Gaming fans may be thinking “Isn’t Melee the version...
Leffen, the God Slayer Still Throneless
Confident, driven, precise, skilled, marketable, polarizing; William “Leffen” Hjelte has all the hallmarks of a superstar player any organization would kill to have on their roster. His sometimes brutal honesty during interviews has gained him a lot of enemies...
SSBM Bobby Scar Admits Defeat: The Meaning of 6th
On May 9th, 2016, Super Smash Bros Melee history was retroactively distorted. For the first time in his storied career, The People's Champion - Bobby "Scar" Scarnewman - admitted he placed 6th at GENESIS. The prize money given to him...