EVO 2016: Players To Watch
By Eli Schoop
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, a smasher’s true Christmas, and it’s less than a week away. EVO has been wholly entertaining for the last 3 years and a lot of that excitement is due to […]
Jul 12, 2016
Melee It On Me Live from Evo 2016
The Melee It On Me team is doing a pre-show episode live from Evo 2016 this Thursday at 10:30pm PDT, streamed on VGBootCamp. The episode will feature Scar, Tafokints, Juggleguy, and Dr. Z, discussing anything and everything Evo related!
What: Melee […]
Jun 30, 2016
SSBM Glicko Stats July 2016 Edition
by Caspar “Mobiusman” van der Sman (Twitter: @moby_osman)
At the end of my last article I said that the sheer volume of upcoming tournaments was hugely exciting, both as an analyst and as a spectator. Sure enough, June has been one of […]
May 5, 2016
Guest Article: A Recap of MLG 2006
by Jason Waddell
Forward smash. Forward smash. Forward smash.
Husband wagered he could beat me with a single move. He wasn’t wrong.
The year was 2006, and I was living my own “fish out of water” tale. I was a scrub, but as […]
Mar 26, 2016
Guest Article: Super Nebulous: Experimenting with No-Transformations Pokemon Stadium
Super Nebulous 4 is set to be an important tournament in 2016. The New York City regional is stacked with talent in-state, out-of-region and even from another country. This is a chance for Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma to solidify his position […]
Mar 15, 2016
Guest Article: Announcing IMPACT UNITED supporting Extra Life and your local children’s hospitals
Impact United is a community-wide fundraising program that gives Smashers the opportunity to support their local communities and children’s hospitals as part of Impact 2016. Starting April 1st, you can create your own charity fundraiser through Extra Life and support one of […]
Feb 4, 2016
Guest Article: The Tijuana Melee Community
By: ZentainMH
Twitter: @Fat_Sad_and_Rad
When it comes to Super Smash Bros Melee, there are many strong regions around the world. Along the West Coast, we have Socal, considered the strongest region in the world, but not many people know about their neighbors […]
Oct 9, 2015
Guest Op: Why Melee Won’t Die
by Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez
You’ve heard the narrative time and time again by now. Melee is a beautiful accident. Melee’s current success is a Cinderella story. Melee has a blossoming community, and we have the documentary, EVO, and the community at […]
Oct 8, 2015
Impact 2016
Impact 2016 is a recently announced Super Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U tournament with the major focus of raising money for Extra Life and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The event will be held next year on April 9-10, in […]
Sep 23, 2015
Guest Post: The Sheik Revolution (WebM)
by Metric
(MIOM Note: This was written prior to HTC Throwdown)
Once the cheers and jubilation for PPMD’s triumph passed, many onlookers found the Apex 2015 results disquieting. We had witnessed Armada’s Fox, younger and less practiced than his signature Peach, eliminate […]