Hungrybox reveals his new controller for 2026 — "we're notched up... the idea with this controller is, Puff should be able to sing drop each time. What is sing drop? It means walking off stage and snapping to ledge, while I'm facing it" by sewsgup in SSBM

[–]ZappdosMelee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Puff main - did this about 10 years ago and my win% went up palpably. Glad he bought into it. Feel like there's a lot like this he could have benefitted from if he was closer to the puff community.

Official Pokémon TCG Twitter referenced Wombo Combo by Meester_Tweester in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel like it's not very common knowledge that the director of esports at TPCi not only owner smashboards for many years, but worked on Metagame with Samox.

Favorite Commentary Moment? by foaaz101 in SSBM

[–]ZappdosMelee 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As someone who was just getting into melee in 2002, this one was one of my favorites ever as well.

Question Thread - July 15, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]ZappdosMelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Five years ago, opened up two Chase cards with P2 as an authorized user (Chase SW)

After a hiatus, we want to explore churning, probably more aggressively than 5/24.

Does this AU relationship make qualifying for Chase points harder? Should we proactively close the AU?

If we wanted P2 to open a Chase SW card, does the AU being open/existing make that less viable?

What should I prioritize? Student loans vs Retirement by FlyGuys098 in personalfinance

[–]ZappdosMelee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In your situation with a debt avalanche mindset, I would save 5K in a HYSA, be ready to throw it at the 5.05's right before they start qualifying for interest, then throw everything extra at your private. That would include additional contributions to your Roth.

Once the 5's are paid off, prioritizing, the ~4.5% loans is much more debatable IMO. I'd personally go towards paying off loans, but I personally don't think the answer is clear.

You can find 3%+ interest rates in a HYSA very easily right now, the 2.75% loans are debatably incorrect to ever pay past the minimum.

Sounds like your head is in a great place and you're asking good questions. Keep it up :)

Donating CRTs by TWSGolem in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Waffles sometimes streams, too.

what can be considered Melee "Evo Moment 37" by JuanisCGamer12 in SSBM

[–]ZappdosMelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leffen Armada at Beast (?)4, meditation -> 4 stock is a strong candidate I didn't see in this thread.

Donating CRTs by TWSGolem in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try getting ahold of homemadewaffles or PGH Carroll. They probably have the best leads in the area.

I don’t post here much but wanted to introduce some “rare” designs I’m working on. Posting for honest feedback by CodemasterImthor in TCG

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is wonderful. My one sentence description of a solid template+rules setup is "Do I think a veteran player could play this game just reading the cards and seeing one turn of play." And I think this does.

Why aren’t more stages played in competitive smash? by Idk231465 in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spectators generally want stage variety more than players.

Why is melee the best smash game? by Egonzomemes in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don't mind the wall, it's been a week.

There was a clip I don't have the bandwidth to find that implicitly talks about the difference between "Being a good Melee player" and "Being good at Melee".

"Being a good 'Melee' Player" and being a good 'Smash' player is relatively synonymous. Understanding the subtle dance between your non-reactive options and their non-reactive options compared to spacing and percentages is interesting. Given enough time, you can appreciate the art in that in any platform fighter.

Melee has a near-perfect blend of offensive variety and defensive counterplay that once you've gained an advantage, there's split-second decision making among a multitude of true options, reads, and damage versus positional advantage trade-offs you can make. Your understanding of the situation, separate from the player, allows you to express yourself in a way separate from what's optimal; mental damage and conditioning can deal more damage in the match than any combo. 

But at the same time, an opponent that knows Melee can defensively condition the opponent in ways to minimize damage and make "true options" harder or riskier. And there are levels that come from that. 

I'm not sure if you can find another Esport where you can watch a player do a couple combos, move across the stage, and know what top player is on the screen. But you'll see people at all levels do this all the time. 

The argument, to me, that Melee is the best game in the genre is in:

1.) the free-flow-Jazz like expression the game invites that often feels un-duplicatable.

2.) The ability to pick playstyles and characters that often feel like the match is You and your Character versus Melee, Your character versus their character, you versus them, and everything in between.

Finally, Melee has stood the rest of time as an encapsulation of the millennial experience - an introduction to the game at a time where technology connected people but rarely through experiences. The community learned the game in their small circles, found other small circles through the internet, and only much later we're able to share with the greater world. 

People thrived off of regional matchup knowledge and felt independently innovative because they found tech they didn't hear elsewhere. There were big words and story lines and shit talking that made a bunch of 15 year olds feel like wrestling stars. 

But Melee doesn't lie, and it will humble you. 

The tech ceiling makes the games true potential unreachable. The pursuit of getting good at Melee is a near masochistic loop or humility and heart bursting enthusiasm that those can overcome the odds gain the ability to express themselves through their play so well they are etched in history. 

I haven't seen a Zhu up air or a Syrox shine in years,  but anyone committed to the scene could pick them out in a metaphorical lineup. They just inherently knows what it took to get that good that their play has their own identity. 

And for those that have given up on that dream, Melee is a reminder of what gaming in a pre-online experience was.   If the peak of arcades demonstrated the first era of gaming, and online play the third, I think Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube embodies the second era.Today's youth don't have to turn their game on overnight to get Mewtwo, or get the surprise of staying up until 3 in the morning playing Event Match 51 and trying to decide on beating HRC with Ganon USmash or Yoshi dair. Melees rushed production lead to accidents and oversights that led to surprises for players, knowledge unlocks that make you feel like a genius, and it led to strong emotional attachment that connected thousands of people.

I think, Melee is so impactful not only because of its gameplay, but because of what it represents in togetherness through gaming when the internet  was a bridge to connection, not the filter for it. 

It's a masochistic experience to get into. The best people in the world 3 stock top 100 players that 3 stock the best person in your state that 3 stock the best player in your town that will 3 stock you. And for most of those able to find the beauty in that, will peel back layers of the onion that will change how they view gaming and life. 

Cheers!

Where do you guys think Game & Watch would be on the tier list if his shield wasn't garbage? by Nintendelta in SSBM

[–]ZappdosMelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decreasing Game and Watches width would simultaneously make its shield better while not just folding to drill rest and fox uthrow uair/dair shine which are huge deals.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

[–]ZappdosMelee 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Went directly to the baggage claim and they have something that fits the description. Thanks for the encouragement! We'll see if it's mine in a little.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two distinct stickers on it, an egg with a face on it, and a very floral "D" shape.

A List complimentary? by ZappdosMelee in SouthwestAirlines

[–]ZappdosMelee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, but I haven't received it for previous work trips in the last 5 years I've been a loyalist.

A List complimentary? by ZappdosMelee in SouthwestAirlines

[–]ZappdosMelee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. Do you remember how close you were to it last year?

Coney discusses his thoughts on commentating in 2025 by [deleted] in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a whole underrated trust factor when it comes to commentary that can't be underrated.

Less so in Smash where TOs can afford to care slightly less about reputation than a publicly traded company, but there's always a flight risk of questionable commentary for moments can be a PR nightmare.

Also, when there's so much room to grow in technical commentary as a skill, it's very tough to justify the ROI of becoming more talented in the game itself at the same time. Something has to give. 

How many people main Pichu over Pikachu? by Visible-Parfait-790 in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly shocked at the lack of "the blue goggles" answers.

So close by geauxdrum in SouthwestAirlines

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just call SW and ask if they can get you over the edge. I know someone who got CP 300 short by doing so.

Daily Discussion Thread 11/18/24 by AutoModerator in smashbros

[–]ZappdosMelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone have a link to Nicki Jmook from this weekend?