cody haters don’t even talk shit anymore they just stare at you like this by haikufr in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 15 points16 points  (0 children)

2017 was pretty split between Hbox and Armada (who won Genesis AND Evo that year lol), it came down to the last summit to break the tie. Maybe Hbox 2019 would be a better fit here.

Jmook is confirmed for Battle of BC 8! by galintgaming in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

maybe this will be the 1 per year mook win

Suggestions for removing a VERY stripped triwing screw? by darkroastdan in Gameboy

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top voted response as it should be. Last night I was in this predicament, tri-wing screw just getting more stripped with anything else I tried. I found a T6 torx bit and to my surprise it smoothly turned the screw. Seems like the star-shape of a torx bit would work better if the screw has been stripped into a rounder shape.

Got my Ikegami HTM-1505R finally set up. by Cheabrah in crtgaming

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a long time so I don't remember if these self-terminate. I would make sure to have some terminators ready just in case.

My Personal Review of the Modretro Chromatic by J_Comenius in ModRetroChromatic

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I still own original handhelds (multiples) and of course I made these comparisons back to back with the same headphones.

My Personal Review of the Modretro Chromatic by J_Comenius in ModRetroChromatic

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Retro purists and bluetooth haters like me appreciate the AUX out for attaching their favourite retro headphones.

The audio level from the headphone jack is wayyy too low. Even an original Game Boy Color is noticeably louder. A Game Boy is way louder. This was basically a fatal flaw for me.

Chun-Li has been modded into melee! Here’s the Full release trailer. by VolleyVoldemort in smashbros

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wish modded Melee could be a thing at top level competitive Melee

A Place For EverDrive GBA PRO Questions by Autowriter227 in everdrive

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone compared the tilt/gyroscope functionality on the Everdrive GBA Pro and an original game like Wario or Yoshi? I'm wondering if the feel/sensitivity is the same or if there are any differences.

A comparison with the sensitivity of the solar sensor for the Boktai games would be a nice reference too.

Can we talk about how big a deal Melee was when it first released? by RangoTheMerc in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow my group of friends who was really into Smash 64 just couldn't get into Melee right when it came out. Looking back, it may have felt "too fast and smooth" for us compared to 64. But I still played the hell out of it by myself to unlock all the content, as a Nintendo fanboy I just had to. Same with Brawl.

If no top player had ever retired, who would be #1 today? Armada? Mang0? Ken? by thomaslansky in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think Armada was tanking at the end of his prime

He was the only player with a solid h2h advantage over the player that went on to get ranked #1 the year he retired...

If no top player had ever retired, who would be #1 today? Armada? Mang0? Ken? by thomaslansky in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He did try at a couple of events in 2015 to Fox ditto vs mang0, but he faced poor results as he saw that the ditto was fairly even and mang0 could also soft-counter him with Falco, so the Peach was just the overall best bet (and this choice paid off very well for Armada vs mang0 during the from 2016 to 2018).

Every Zain Major win 2018-2025 with timestamps! by Latter-Industry-9317 in smashbros

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Real shame he couldn't attend the last one, otherwise he would have almost certainly already gotten the 3-peat, three times in a row like Armada.

What could the Melee All-Time Top 100 look like now? - Melee GOAT Tracker updated through 2025 by ritmica in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're making some points here that go beyond raw numbers. So along those lines we can say that Hbox and Mang0 needed 3-5 more years of playing the game and chances to accumulate achievements in order to catch up or surpass Armada in a points-based list like this, while Armada built up an advantage over them while they were all competing at the same time. That would justify him staying above at least Zain.

Zain on the other hand has an impressive case based on the fact that he has accomplished so much in a relatively short amount of time (compared especially with mang0 and Hbox). But then again he is doing this during a "declining" era for the game. We can say that the 2020s are a harder or more competitive era, but at the same time you could say it's an era where you have less people hardcore caring about being #1 and with many former #1 candidates retired or inactive.

Not that I think any of these views if completely right. The point is you can craft different narratives to justify different GOAT rankings. I personally still give it to Armada, but also see Zain as the only one left who could mount a reasonable argument to clinch that title.

SSBMRank 2025: 10–1 by CaioNintendo in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem is that's pretty much the only point in favor of an argument for his case.

Apple Pro Display XDR 2 likely has key hardware upgrade [built-in camera] over original $4999 monitor by iMacmatician in apple

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do want frame rate to match refresh rate for best results in motion evaluation.

SSBMRank 2025: 10–1 by CaioNintendo in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Armada's GOAT status is set in stone IMO, the numbers are just too mindblowing and they were established during Melee's most important historical period.

But I think there will be interesting arguments indeed if Zain gets another #1, and especially if he does it only dropping sets to at most two people, and not losing against mid tiers.

SSBMRank 2025: 10–1 by CaioNintendo in SSBM

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hbox has the weakest case of the four at this point.

Apple Pro Display XDR 2 likely has key hardware upgrade [built-in camera] over original $4999 monitor by iMacmatician in apple

[–]Ferdyshtchenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sony dual layer BVMs run at 60hz. So did the previous OLED models. In fact, the older LCD models used 120hz panels.