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Playing With Your Shoes On
“I remember years ago Lee telling us he played netplay with his shoes on to match tournament conditions and I’m 90% sure he was fucking with us but we were all scrubs so we were sitting our ass down and lacing up” Swish (@Swishless) on Twitter The same Lee (aka Phade) responsible for mass indoor…
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The Importance of Advantage and Learning to Wait Your Turn
Most of the time, the advantage-state and disadvantage-state in Melee are simplified to two representative things: hitting your opponent and getting hit. In reality, the forms that advantage and disadvantage take in Melee can be far more nebulous than that. Both players are rarely on completely even ground at any point during a game. One…
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Melee Is the Space Between the Moves
Melee is more of a game about position and timing than anything else. Trying to face your opponent’s potential threats head-on and contest what they’re doing at the moment leads to a playstyle built around gambling every interaction and hoping you come out on top in every scrap. When you spend more time anticipating and…
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My Relationship With Melee
This should be an excellent topic to ease into the idea of writing posts here. My relationship with the game Super Smash Bros. Melee has changed a lot over the years. At first, it served as an escape from life during COVID-19 – a way to kill time and have fun with friends online. Then,…
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Welcome
I was inspired by alexspuffstuff (https://alexspuffstuff.blogspot.com/) to start my own melee blog. After spending a few weeks actively coaching players in my own scene, I believe having a place to share my thoughts, feelings and advice about the game I have both given and received would be a good exercise. If you’re reading this for…
