»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted February 15, 2014 Pretty much confirmed for MLG and with a massive showing at APEX'14, melee seems to be taking off again. For guys like me who only got into it after the smash documentary, it appears smash is entering it's second golden age which is rare for any game once popularity falls. For anyone interested, I'll be maintaining this thread and updating it with current live streams. Whether you play or not, it's a fantastic spectator e-sport anyway. I watched it way before I actually decided to pick it up lol. Upcoming Tournaments July 1-3: WTFox 2 in Memphis, TN July 9: Atlantic Extravaganza 11 in Monhton, PA July 15-17: EVO 2016 in Las Vegas, NV August 6-7: Clutch City Clash in Houston, TX August 11-14: Super Smash Con 2016 in Chantilly, VA August 12-14: DreamHack Montreal 2016 in Montreal (Canada) August 19-21: Heir 3 in Nottingham (United Kingdom) August 26-28: Shine 2016 in Boston, MA October 7-9: The Big House 6 in Dearborn, MI October 14-16: SoCal Regionals 2016 in Ontario, CA November 11-13: Smash the Record 2016 in Kissimmee, FL November 24-27: DreamHack Winter 2016 in Jönköping (Sweden) January 20-22: GENESIS 4 in San Jose, CA Streams vods.co (every vod ever) List of event streamer YouTube channels List of popular streams Resources Melee It On Me, /r/ssbm, and Smashboards The Melee Library (every melee related article ever) Smash.gg (find tournaments here) Anther's Ladder (play online here) 20xx Training Pack thread on Smashboards Dolphin Netplay thread on Smashboards Facebook group compilation on Smashboards Compete Complete (Wobbles' blog) Portrait in Smash (Druggedfox's blog) Playing to Win by David Sirlin Team Ben: A Year as a Professional Gamer by Chris "Wife" Fabiszak SSBM Tutorials (Kira's channel) MeleeItOnMe's YouTube channel Metal Gear Salad's YouTube channel Alex's Puff Stuff by Alex Nesler 20XX+XY (dennis frogman's ice climbers compendium) 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted February 19, 2014 Updated with BEAST 4 YouTube link. It's one big playlist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted February 21, 2014 Witten Temptation from Germany LIVE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gojira 1706 Posted February 21, 2014 Project M ftw. I main Marth with Charizard and link backup. I guess I'm an adequate player, no where near "good" yet. Going to a tournament tomorrow with people from my uni. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted February 21, 2014 Yeh I think Melee is tomorrow but PM will suffice for tonight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted February 22, 2014 First MLG supported event of the year Shuffle V now live 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forlum 9162 Posted February 23, 2014 dude solhath vs oro project m sonic v zero suit the speed of these two was crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forlum 9162 Posted February 23, 2014 Denti's project M ivysaur is was fucking nuts dat up b home run bat lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forlum 9162 Posted February 23, 2014 NOOO an accidental gimp on denti's tether knocked him out now its hbox v. mew2king, and mew2 has been wiping the floor hbox all night 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 9, 2014 RoM 7 day 2 live in 3.5 hours. Recap day 1 here http://www.twitch.tv/vgbootcamp/b/509296211 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Candela 546 Posted March 10, 2014 I was really surprised that m2k gave up that stock in GF... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 10, 2014 he's a nice guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayers' Stronghold 38 Posted March 12, 2014 Dude project M is the craziest game I've seen, so fast and the kill combos are insane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 12, 2014 try melee then also, for the first time ever nintendo are actually backing melee at evo 2014 and MLG "The fact that Super Smash Bros. Melee is being used to help determine champion status for competitive gamers so many years after it was released is a testament to the strong fan passion for both this individual game and the Super Smash Bros. franchise overall," a representative for Nintendo told Polygon. "Nintendo is happy to work with both Evo and Major League Gaming to help make their tournaments come to life using the game, and we hope it helps make their events enjoyable for video game fans everywhere. Nintendo will be releasing a new Super Smash Bros. game for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS this year." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axle 1217 Posted March 13, 2014 http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/208k4p/im_solid_jake_im_in_charge_of_everything_smash/ [quote]Melee at MLG means we are directly partnering with Nintendo. It's up to Nintendo as to what happens in regards to Smash 4, but you can expect to see Nintendo involvement at Anaheim for sure![/quote] oh shittt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naythin 4650 Posted March 15, 2014 Are there good online resources for learning technical skills? I've been trying to pick melee up for awhile but outside of simple stuff like wave dashes haven't had a good place to learn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 15, 2014 Go to a tournament. I've only attended one but my tech skill has gone through the roof since meeting other players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axle 1217 Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2014/03/18/liquid-smash-brothers-melee :O 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gojira 1706 Posted March 18, 2014 Wow what a team For publicity, you can't do much better. Also I remember watching that cap falcon side b in your sig on stream, that was sick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 18, 2014 It's a huge step for Melee, along with MLG, Evo and some sort of half arsed but better than nothing Nintendo support. What a great time to be getting into the scene tbh. If you're thinking about it, just do it already. Game is so damn technical and so rewarding once you finally beat that first tech skill hurdle. Some are calling 2014 'The Diamond Age' of Melee. I am definitely in agreement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naythin 4650 Posted March 19, 2014 What are some good twitch streams to watch melee? Also, Paul, how often/when do you usually stream? I started following you the other day so I could watch your streams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrandonBalls 1308 Posted March 19, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUT1FGLODm4 Edit: Oh fuck this was already posted :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
»Metal Gear Salad 8422 Posted March 19, 2014 What are some good twitch streams to watch melee? Also, Paul, how often/when do you usually stream? I started following you the other day so I could watch your streams every other week i get together with a friend of mine. He's best in our region and a solid t10 in the country. He batters me most games lol! other than that i don't bother streaming solo movement practice as its boring but may start doing a few retro consoles now and then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Candela 546 Posted March 19, 2014 Are there good online resources for learning technical skills? I've been trying to pick melee up for awhile but outside of simple stuff like wave dashes haven't had a good place to learn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4s5yB7ZkE those are the bare basics that you should try to master...some stuff like L-Canceling, SHFFL, and DI are more important than others tournaments are good to measure your ability in relation to others, but it's not a good way to learn tech skill also just as a heads up, it's handy to learn how to wavedash using the trigger that you don't shield with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forlum 9162 Posted March 20, 2014 my home state in a crew battle some of the most solid MD'ers in dishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui79QRfqrpU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
