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Burger's win ended Fuentes' eight-tournament win streak, the longest since last August, when Fuentes won eight in a row. The difference in the streaks was the games (the current streak was Brawl, the past one was Melee). The tournament weekend ended on a positive note for Burger. A day earlier at a 31-person tournament in Rancho Cucamonga, he decided… More
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After five successful Melee events (as well as two other students-only tourneys), this tourney was going to be Brawl. This was great, I said to myself. U.C.L.A. events in the past have averaged at least 70 competitors and that was for Melee.  Think about how many people would attend if it was Brawl? The tournamen… More |
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About two feet from me is 10 hours of "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" tournament footage from the past month. And the moment I stop typing this, I'm going to start hacking away.
However, I wanted to take time out to ask for advice.
After about 1,300 videos produced, I think it's time to up the ante.
I would like to enhance the videos. No, I'm not talking about H.G.H. or steroids. Rather, I want to provide statistics, past history, player profiles as people are watching the action. … More |
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The tournament was capped off at 64 entrants (name any way around this issue and there was a "No" attached to it), and "Futile" was one of the people on the outside looking in. However, Rob West in an 11th hour move, relinquished his spot to Futile. So, if Futile reaches the finals, the whole Smash community owes Rob W… More
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So now you have two groups of players; the Melee competition in which there are players hoping for a Melee resurgence ala C.S. 1.6. Then you have the main event, aka the Brawl tourn… More
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In this preface, I want to make mention as well that the stagnant numbers will soon disappear. The rankings take into account the past five weeks of tournament play. However, I started with the March 22 tournament in San Diego. That will soon be eliminated, and the rotation of tournaments will begin, to keep things fresh. Before you see the top 30, let's put out some other statistics as we… More
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Only one tournament from the weekend will count toward the ratings -- the 34-player tournament at Shuffle and Cut in Rancho Cucamonga. I'm not done organizing all of the numbers, but on the surface, here's some things I'll be taking a close look at as I enter the data: |
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The past three weeks at "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" tournaments, I've seen more people throw their controllers in frustration over losses. This won't be some big psychological analysis over the throwing of controllers, but I'm curious as to why it's happening now. Up until the conversation I had with someone about this, I had one belief. Then I was given another, so I'll sh… More
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After watching a tournament almost end prematurely Saturday afternoon because of a wireless controller, I'm struggling to find any sort of way to still support those weapons. But I don't think I can find any more reasons. It has nothing to do with interference with other wireless controllers, or batteries dying out (those are the reasons by other wireless dissenters).  The tournament I at… More
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But that still wasn't enough to claim the title of the biggest Smash event of the weekend in Southern California. The weekly Brawl tournament at Shuffle and Cut Games in Rancho Cucamonga drew 34 entrants, many which were Melee players that have transferred over to the newer game. Norwalk's Joseph Marquez took… More
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If you make note of one, then you better start making note of all of them or else the complaints will be coming. The Northern California Smash clan known as D.B.R. (Death By Rape), has come out with a quick, 88-second video showing their skills in Brawl. Mix in some fast-paced Techno music that almost sounds IIDX-like, and you have something worth noting. Within 30 seconds of me returning to my computer, I've already … More
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Why this weekend is important would have had nothing to do with items or stages or rulesets. However, it would have been about its staying power. There's been a lot of talk about "Melee is better," and "Get with the times." Many players have taken sides in terms of why they will play in Brawl tournaments, and som… More
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The first few moments were kind of dull, but it picks up after the spike on Smashville. Also, he shows us the "poke-check" infinite. Because of that, it will likely be up for debate as to whether it will be allowed in future tournaments, because all infinites seem to be subject to discussion (the Wobbles Technique, the DeDeDe chain grab, etc.). |
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There's nearly 140 Southern California players that have played in one of three tournaments that count toward the ratings system. I bet that 50 of them will never participate in another tournament ever again, or maybe for another couple of months. I could have just focused on the 30 or so players that really matter; the 30 players that have decent performances and will compete on … More
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Possibly one of the funnier machinima films I have seen in awhile. This entire comedy team at the site: thosearentmuskets.com is really talented. Well, enjoy this. I just wanted to share. EMBED NOT WORKING LINKAGE:::: http://www.thosearentmuskets.com/sketches/smashbros.html http://www.thosearentmuskets.com/sketches/smashbros.html http://www.thosearentmuskets.com/sketches/smashbros.html
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