Training For A Tournament With A Melee Pro Was A Rude Awakening
If failure is the quintessence of humility, then as I sat slumped over a fold-out chair in a bar beside a CRT…
Newly Discovered Super Smash Bros. Melee Technique Turns Link Into A Rocket
Super Smash Bros. Melee turns 17 years old next month, but that doesn’t mean the game has been completely solved. Sure,…
Smash Champion Takes Out Loss On His Poor Controller
It’s normal to be frustrated after a loss, but some fighting game competitors take things a step further by demolishing…
Controversial Smash Player Banned From Several Events Under New Code Of Conduct
Ontario Super Smash Bros. Melee player Vikram “Nightmare” Singh has been banned from attending a number of Canadian…
Smash Pro Plans To Donate Some Of His Evo Winnings To Lesser-Paid Players
Yesterday, William “Leffen” Hjelte won Super Smash Bros Melee gold at Evo, fighting games’ biggest stage, but now he’s…
After Five Years, Super Smash Bros. Melee's Gods Get Toppled At Evo
The biggest question coming into Evo 2018’s Super Smash Bros. Melee competition is whether or not one of the game’s…
Mew2King Wins Smash Invitational, Can’t Believe It
Jason “Mew2King” is a legendary Super Smash Bros. Melee player with not one but two eras of dominance. His competitive…
Japan's Yoshi Specialist Beats Top Melee Player
Masaya “aMSa” Chikamoto has been on a tear at this weekend’s Smash Summit 6, and yesterday he pulled off an upset on…
Here Is The Evo 2018 Lineup
This year’s Evo World Finals will get underway this August in Las Vegas. Evo has announced which games have made the…
Smash's Beloved Feminist Icon Is Not Trolling, Mostly
Kayla “Mew2Queen” Mackay was one of five players who won a fan vote to play Super Smash Bros. Melee in Genesis 5, a…
There's A New Mod Designed To Make Smash Bros. 4 Play Just Like Melee
A new mod promising to make Super Smash Bros. 4 play more like Super Smash Bros. Melee now has a playable beta, as well…
Melee Pro Beats Yoshi Target-Breaking Record By Fraction Of A Second
Masaya “aMSa” Chikamoto is considered the best Yoshi player in the world, and for good reason. He has impressive wins…
Smash Pro Demonstrates Incredible Skill Before Accidentally Self-Destructing
At this weekend’s Holiday Bash Smash Invitational, some of the best in Super Smash Bros. Melee are coming together to…
Smash Player Hopes To Go The Distance In Melee's Home Run Contest
Mike “Typo” Bassett, the devoted Super Smash Bros. Melee player who continues to shatter distance ceilings in the…
Low Attendance Forces Smash Bros Organizer To Sell His House For Tournament Funds
After skipping 2016, long-running Super Smash Bros. tournament series Tipped Off is set to return to the state of…
Super Smash Bros. Melee Community Has It Tough In Japan
It was 2am in early September. Yuichiro Takahashi was in his room eating a Crunky chocolate bar, listening to the RWBY…
Even Game Day Is Tired Of Jigglypuff Mains
Saquon Barkley, running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions, seems to also find time to play some Melee on the side.
Luigi Taunt Catches Smash Player Off-Guard
In a match last night at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, one Luigi player pulled out a move that few would ever expect…
Abandoned Television Earns Smash Competition A Bomb Squad Visit
It’s an unfortunate truth of our imperfect world that security concerns arise whenever a significant group of people…