When it comes to fighting games, there are a number of strategies that players can use to ensure that they earn a victory. Some of these strategies are less-respected by the fighting game community than others, like spamming cheap attacks. One strategy used by Super Smash Bros. Melee player and Jigglypuff main Alejandro “Chango” Gastelum at the Battle of BC 3 tournament has been widely criticized since he used it on March 31 to frustrate his opponent into quitting mid-match. In the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament match, Chango was taking on Chaucer “Fauxhebro” Gilson, who mains Ice Climbers. Chango used a controversial Jigglypuff strategy where he barely engages the opponent head-on, mostly just using Jigglypuff’s floating ability to flee from conflict. This frustrated Fauxhebro to the point that he literally stopped playing mid-match, and left the Ice Climbers standing motionless. Chango didn’t make any moves either, as he had more … [Read more...] about Super Smash Bros. Melee Player Quits in the Middle of Tournament Match
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EVO 2019 Lineup Revealed, Super Smash Bros Melee Not Included
In preparation for its beginning later this year, the EVO 2019 lineup has been revealed, and for the first time in a great many years, Super Smash Bros Melee has not been included among the nine games. EVO is the world’s premiere fighting tournament, and takes place on August 2 to August 4. The current lineup for EVO 2019 includes Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Soul Calibur 6, Mortal Kombat 11, Samurai Shodown, and Under Night In-Birth. While many of these are EVO standards at this point, there’s a very conspicuous absence in the form of Super Smash Bros Melee. The reason this is important because Super Smash Bros Melee has been a part of the EVO lineup for many years, and the EVO 2019 lineup tossing it out means that this is a big change not just for the fanbase, but EVO as a whole. EVO even posted a video to thank Melee and its fans for all of the support over the years. This is a … [Read more...] about EVO 2019 Lineup Revealed, Super Smash Bros Melee Not Included
Super Smash Bros. Melee absent from Evo 2019 line-up
For the first time in six years, Super Smash Bros. Melee will not be gracing the main stage of this year's Evo, as the game has been dropped from the tournament's line-up. A game Nintendo amusingly described as "too difficult", Super Smash Bros. Melee has been a staple of fighting game tournaments since its release on GameCube nearly 18 years ago. Last night Evo's organisers revealed the 2019 line-up in a livestream, along with a thank you video for Melee to honour its contributions to the tournament over the years. Judging by this farewell eulogy, it sounds like Melee's exclusion may be pretty final. So, what's replacing this bastion of the fighting game community? The Smash contingent is now represented by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, while big names like Soul Calibur 6 and Mortal Kombat 11 will also be present. But Evo has also selected a couple of more unusual choices, such as Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]. Alongside having a weird name, this title is also a relatively … [Read more...] about Super Smash Bros. Melee absent from Evo 2019 line-up
Super Smash Bros. Melee won’t be at Evo 2019, but Ultimate will
Organizers for the annual Evo fighting game tournament announced the lineup for this year’s event on Tuesday night. Evo 2019 will feature cornerstones of the fighting game scene like Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition and Tekken 7 as well as still-unreleased games like Mortal Kombat 11 and the new Samurai Shodown. But one game that won’t be officially featured at Evo 2019 is Super Smash Bros. Melee, the GameCube brawler that’s been part of the tournament’s main stage lineup for the past six years. Instead, the Smash Bros. series will be represented by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Switch game released in December. Super Smash Bros. Melee, despite being nearly 18 years old and a one-time contentious inclusion at Evo, was a regular draw for serious fighting game fans. At Evo 2018, more than 1,300 players registered to compete in Melee — nearly the same number of players who registered to compete in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, a game released in 2014. … [Read more...] about Super Smash Bros. Melee won’t be at Evo 2019, but Ultimate will
These Super Smash Bros. Melee Modes Are Coming Back for Ultimate
report this adThere’s been a ton of chatter in regards to the final Nintendo Direct dedicated to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which revealed the game’s final pre-launch characters and new features coming when the game launches next month. While most of the recent news pertaining to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sets up for future content after the game’s launch, it appears there is still inspiration to be drawn from the franchise’s history, with a few returning game modes to be included in the upcoming crossover. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be receiving three new modes inspired by the Nintendo Gamecube’s Super Smash Bros Melee. The first mode is Century Smash, where players face off against 100 enemies that are much easier to take on. Next up is All-Star Smash, where players will go up against endless waves of all the game’s fighters. Finally there’s Cruel Smash, which also pits the player against endless waves of … [Read more...] about These Super Smash Bros. Melee Modes Are Coming Back for Ultimate