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Absolutely baffled to see no one else talking about how in addition to all this insane stuff, we had Axe finally beat his bracket Demon in aMSa this tournament, and if it hadn't been for Nikki's insane run immediately killing him afterwards, *that* could have been one of the big stories of the tournament.
I actually had this in the script as well since I originally wanted this to be a full like "everything you missed" kinda thing, but it was just way too bloated to go over everything and get this out in a timely fashion. My next video is going to show Axe some love though!
people go against fixed code issue like Game and watch aerials air cancelling bug for stupid reasons , no wonder why in melee you only see fox,Faldo and Marth a fk fire emblem character
Would really like to mention that 2 weeks before DPOTG, Nicki won SAPF, his first EU major event in his home city, beating multiple top 10 EU players, after getting reverse 3-0'd in the two previous EU major grand finals (Fete and Valhalla). He wasn't just steamrolling Europe then losing close sets in NA, he struggled to close even at home and it looks like winning SAPF might have been the real breakthrough !
Worth mentioning that neither trif or any top EU foxes were at SAPF and those are notoriously the matchups that Nicki has struggled with closing out in Grand Finals sets. So while what you're saying is an interesting stat, the bracket was very much in his favour comparable to the others
@dummyqt2947 I agree with this yeah, I just think it's interesting to imagine it as a mental block he managed to get over, coz he clearly had the ability to win even in the ones he lost to those harder matchups
@@beehexistired oh for sure! Nicki has a way of making matchups like Peach/Marth vs ICs doable which is absurd. I just wanted to add a bit of extra context! Also there probably was some sort of breakthrough he's been seeing recently. Whether it's a consistency breakthrough or a mental one I definitely agree that he's stepped it up this past month or couple of months even, SAPF was just the first big stage he showed it on
Nicki might have the single most impressive ice climbers run of all time, beating the top 3 of the previous ranking year, 2 different top 50 peaches, and a few extra top 15 wins just as the icing on the cake. I really hope to see more of Nicki, he's really picking up the torch that Ice carried for so long
The Melee magic came out in full force for DP. These kinds of runs are why Melee has never died, and I can't wait to see what Melee's future has in store for us.
Don't Park on the Grass was one of the most fun events I've been to this year, both as an attendee and as a spectator. Great job highlighting the craziest parts, it's wild to think about how many things couldn't even make it in the video without it being like an hour long.
More than any other game, there's something special about melee. This game came out in an era with a lot of other fighting games that hold a lot of prestige and nostalgia, but melee stands above them in in the regard that it's competitive scene marches on stronger than it did yesterday. I think that's something pretty beautiful.
Can't believe I missed moky's first major win, but seeing this incredibly well done video from you made me just as emotional as I would have been if I saw it live. Once again Walt your editing and creativity in every part of these videos is so inspiring. Keep up the incredible work!
The fact this incredible tournament happens and mang0's reaction to it was how it was is crazy to me. Having that come from someone who you would think loves the game.
@@rachelivy9712 Late reply, but he tweets "missed a free supermajor" and then talks shit to Nicki on X calling his run a gimmick run. Meanwhile hes drunk at home tweeting during the eagles game. Real winner.
Sheik v ics is so bad for sheik, zelda is definetly the better option espically if the ics dont know the matchup its like 50-50 (maybe even 55-45 for zelda if u believe the zelda mains)
You are amazing at what u do!! Moky for some reason always rubbed me the wrong way; this video also made me cry at the end. However, the feeling you get watching someone you respect working so hard for so long finally getting the big one is one of many that keeps me coming back to this 20 yr old game
@@yoyofalcon4216 said he should have gone to the tournament after all because it "was free" and congratulated Nicki on "a gimmick run". Just all around lame behaviour
@@Alex-gv4rv that same top 4 collectively beat zain, cody, hbox, amsa, jmook etc. Crazy to say the tournament would have "been free" for him when he probably would've gotten washed by cody or zain.
@@youri7229 What an asshole thing for Mango to say. I don't know why he can't just be excited for the people who are winning and would rather than rip them down and shit talk them. The fact each person got as far as they did is a testament to the dedication they have put into this game.
Great video. Had to save the graphic of all the top players/major winners names and character with different coloured backgrounds. If Mang0 was also part of this tournament that would be my new phone background. Great job
I think SDJ beating aMSa was also insane. Wizzy & aMSa are huge roadblocks for Hbox in bracket. But that’s the thing with this event, SO MANY UPSETS, I don’t blame Walt for missing a couple
Don't Park on the Grass has Sony PVMs?!?!??! I would grind melee for my life just to take one of those home with me, let alone just being able to play on one would be a dream come true, those colors must look amazing!!
Ahhaa whenever I hear "sastopher" I can't help but think of that one line from the doc. "SaStoPHeR?!?" Anyways don't park was insane. Appreciate you covering the stuff that's harder to pick up on like country statistics.
I haven't been looking at melee tournaments in a while, but seeing things like this. Makes me really happy on how the Melee community just keeps on delivering. Amazing Video!
it's rare that i get to catch an event live, and i'm so ecstatic that don't park was one of them. i was yelling and cheering and chanting along with the crowd in my chair at home. amazing event, never thought i'd cheer so hard for an icies lol
Great video! Saved me the time of picking through VODs to see the results, still allowing suspense to build, and with some great insights/background info :)
This was such a cool tournament to watch live. I just recently got back into the smash scene and took a liking to melee and watching this and knowing the history behind it was just so cool to see happen
As a BC resident, I'm super happy that the PNW has been the setting for so many big moments over the last couple years. Looking forward to seeing what happens at BOBC 7!
ALWAYS insane quality videos from you, keep up the good work. Also, had no idea about this crazy top 4, I watched some of the stream and had to leave home, I was thinking maybe zain or cody would take dptg, but this top 4 is absolutely insane. Really happy to see these rising stars.
So happy for Moky. What a beast. So glad he got this under his belt and he went through some stacked competition to get there. Beating Zain is his last big obstacle.
OKKKk The opening cinematic bit with the music WAS INSANE had me hyped. Then straight into corny youtuber impression gave me whiplash like a true Walt video.
That early Adult Swim theme. D Code Dust Devil. That song absolutely slaps, I remember hearing it growing up when Adult Swim came on, and then EmpLemon used it on his videos and it is such a banger. It was hype on the Adult Swim bumps too, even though it was just old people swimming at a pool lmao.
Agreed I'm curious about who all won them and how many as well (Statistics could be skewed by points/attendance/interpretation though with massively stacked locals and regionals and such that potentially could've counted)
I gotta say this event was wild to attend in person, when Moky beat Hbox ( 16:00 ) I shit you not the energy was so huge and wild you would have thought he just won grands.
So the last time top 4 at a Melee major comprised of players who never won a major was at TG6. it's also pretty interesting that at that same tournament, Azen won TG6 without running into the Number 1 player, Ken, and that Moky won Don't Park in the Grass without running into current Number 1, Zain.
Hey Walt, thanks for all your hard work on the elaborate Melee content, man. To engage a little, just wanted to ask - How did you get started on video editing with Melee?
Appreciate it! I taught myself video editing while I was studying to be an engineer, and started by doing mini combo videos heavily inspired by old League/CoD montages -- things really didn't start taking off until around the pandemic though!
good thing moky didn’t face off against joey donuts edit: turns out he was in bracket but didn’t encounter moky. didn’t mean no disrespect joey i changed the comment i hope we’re all good
ive watched alot of competitive gaming but the history/longevity/competitivity and innovativity melee has had over the decades just takes the cake for me. i wasnt there for the earlier days of isai/ken/pc chris but fell in love with the 5-gods first era because they each could outplay eachother on a given moment. the rivalry between them the reign of mew2king then mango then armada then hungrybox with PPMD(my all-time favorite) somewhere inbetween bringing in the godslayer Leffen while plup wizzrobe axe and many other i cant recall atm (shame) were in hot pursuit growing and continuing. PP and armada retiring Hbox dominating, THEKID returning then zain overtaking the red-yoosh of AMSA just exploding, Jmook just appearing out of nowhere in Zains dominance eventually cody being his rival to Aklo's LINK for godssake stunting Marth meanwhile some freaking DONKEY KONG taking heads left and right and to sum it all up? there is so much more melee to be played, i cant imagine how this is gonna go on but im all here for it!!!
Nicki makes some nice informational vids on his channel, you can def tell as a retired top 100 fox turned tricky ICs main that hes playing for the love of the game.
Feels serendipitous to have this Top 4 be basically closing out 2024, a year that's had DK rising, Link destroying, and any number of players that can taken home the gold. We're truly in the Wide Open Era.
There was just so much craziness here, holy shit was I not prepared for it, and honestly even though people were saying that for example moky was "up next" (for a win), I just didn't think he would actually do it. And it was also like a weird mix in the top there, with both icies and link, but also surprisingly many foxes. Like how often, really, are the grand finals just two foxes? How often are 3 of the 4 top spots foxes? He might be S+ tier, yet there is almost always some diversity. Also imagine the number one player in the world losing to two different mid-tiers. :D
Yeah I just accidentally mixed them up when I was reading my script -- it's sort of addressed later in the video when I show the Wavelength set count. My fault!
FUN FACT: Another Australian player (technically born in New Zealand but resides in Perth), Spud, has done notably well in the other two iterations of DPotG, beating Mike Haze to get 17th in the first and somehow ending up in 5th in 2018.
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ur haircut looks like kim jong-un
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Absolutely baffled to see no one else talking about how in addition to all this insane stuff, we had Axe finally beat his bracket Demon in aMSa this tournament, and if it hadn't been for Nikki's insane run immediately killing him afterwards, *that* could have been one of the big stories of the tournament.
I actually had this in the script as well since I originally wanted this to be a full like "everything you missed" kinda thing, but it was just way too bloated to go over everything and get this out in a timely fashion. My next video is going to show Axe some love though!
wooo mid tiers
I’m a GnW main and I think next year we could see a GnW revolution
wooo monkey
people go against fixed code issue like Game and watch aerials air cancelling bug for stupid reasons , no wonder why in melee you only see fox,Faldo and Marth a fk fire emblem character
@@jaotrx7163 *Falco
Hey walt
This might be the most entertaining era of Melee imo
It feels like we're entering an era of smarter plays and overcoming limits instead of crazy hand-destroying tech.
@@quillion3rdoptionthis is 20XX
@@quillion3rdoption the tech floor has never ever been higher, slippi just trivializes tech grinding
So good to see a Link and ICs absolutely crushing in 2024
I like seeing Link
Icies can go to hell
Non-wobbling icies are sick
Would really like to mention that 2 weeks before DPOTG, Nicki won SAPF, his first EU major event in his home city, beating multiple top 10 EU players, after getting reverse 3-0'd in the two previous EU major grand finals (Fete and Valhalla).
He wasn't just steamrolling Europe then losing close sets in NA, he struggled to close even at home and it looks like winning SAPF might have been the real breakthrough !
Worth mentioning that neither trif or any top EU foxes were at SAPF and those are notoriously the matchups that Nicki has struggled with closing out in Grand Finals sets. So while what you're saying is an interesting stat, the bracket was very much in his favour comparable to the others
@dummyqt2947 I agree with this yeah, I just think it's interesting to imagine it as a mental block he managed to get over, coz he clearly had the ability to win even in the ones he lost to those harder matchups
@@beehexistired oh for sure! Nicki has a way of making matchups like Peach/Marth vs ICs doable which is absurd. I just wanted to add a bit of extra context! Also there probably was some sort of breakthrough he's been seeing recently. Whether it's a consistency breakthrough or a mental one I definitely agree that he's stepped it up this past month or couple of months even, SAPF was just the first big stage he showed it on
this may be the best year for melee in a long time
and next year will be even better, trust
since 2022?
except that there was no big house this year :(
Hey ive seen you livestream befrore
2022 is still the best year for melee, but 2024 is still a good year
Nicki might have the single most impressive ice climbers run of all time, beating the top 3 of the previous ranking year, 2 different top 50 peaches, and a few extra top 15 wins just as the icing on the cake. I really hope to see more of Nicki, he's really picking up the torch that Ice carried for so long
Recency Bias is crazy
amazing run, still behind wobbles evo 2013, but amazing run nonetheless
@@Zega_ Completely agree, amazing ICs run from Nicki though
@@Zega_ that was with legal wobbling tho...
@@blorblin legal wobbling doesn't detract from taking sets from 4 gods in one tournament, and not even the free m2k ics MU.
If you had predicted this top 8 bracket before the tournament happened, you would have been into medical care, that was unreal
If you predicted this top 8 before the tournament happened, you'd need to give me some lottery numbers 😂
The Melee magic came out in full force for DP. These kinds of runs are why Melee has never died, and I can't wait to see what Melee's future has in store for us.
Don't Park on the Grass was one of the most fun events I've been to this year, both as an attendee and as a spectator. Great job highlighting the craziest parts, it's wild to think about how many things couldn't even make it in the video without it being like an hour long.
Hbox fist bump looked like he really wanted to hurt moky lol 16:00
Yeah, I think people need to talk about it a little bit more. I get focusing on the positive, but it should be mentioned.
Bro that wasn't a fist bump that was just a fist 😭
Hbox just has an intimidation aura lol
After he popped off so hard he did an IRL rest, I figured everyone knew how much adrenaline courses through him when playing.
Definitely too hard
More than any other game, there's something special about melee. This game came out in an era with a lot of other fighting games that hold a lot of prestige and nostalgia, but melee stands above them in in the regard that it's competitive scene marches on stronger than it did yesterday. I think that's something pretty beautiful.
7:45 Find yourself a girl that cheers for you like this
Could hear her through everyone else too haha 😂
It’s amazing how fun it is to watch Mid tiers vs. how it feels to play against them 😂😭 I’ll always love them
Moky won even after HBox tried to sabotage him with that hand punch
Fuck yeah
Hbox should *really* be put on blast for this. Pure spite- could've potentially ruined the tournament because he's salty
I literally just commented this its fucked up tbh
Patiently waiting on when Bowser wins a Supermajor in 2027 and Walt makes a video on it. Or at least the eventual Bowser video.
Loadspiller stocks are up
NO WAY THAT EVER HAPPENS. ACCEPT IT NOW
@cmp6008 just wait till 2027
Shoutouts to Wusstunes’ recent Melee Bowser documentary. Don’t count him out permanently yet, nonbelievers.
@hyrulehero2773 homeslice knows
😎🤝😎
I'm literally obsessed with that Mario walking and talking edit at 11:55 😂
Can't believe I missed moky's first major win, but seeing this incredibly well done video from you made me just as emotional as I would have been if I saw it live. Once again Walt your editing and creativity in every part of these videos is so inspiring. Keep up the incredible work!
15:45 very minor detail but moky beat HBox at tipped off 15 and was extremely happy to be the one ending his top 8 streak
moky my daily goat
The fact this incredible tournament happens and mang0's reaction to it was how it was is crazy to me. Having that come from someone who you would think loves the game.
What was his reaction?
@@rachelivy9712 Late reply, but he tweets "missed a free supermajor" and then talks shit to Nicki on X calling his run a gimmick run. Meanwhile hes drunk at home tweeting during the eagles game. Real winner.
i dont play melee, nor have i ever, but GOD i love melee content
Same
Watched the game for 3 years before I tried the game. Now I’m addicted
"granted he played zelda" Competitors are in charge of their own outcomes. If Jmook thought Zelda was better that's his choice. Don't downplay a upset
Sheik v ics is so bad for sheik, zelda is definetly the better option espically if the ics dont know the matchup its like 50-50 (maybe even 55-45 for zelda if u believe the zelda mains)
@@pennydime4562 Drepben did the same thing except he'd only do it for early %s against ICs and when they hit a high % he'd switch to Shiek to kill
Incredibly factual.Weird odd miss from tdfw here. Tremendous job on the video otherwise.
The Lake did 4 stock Nintendude with Zelda awhile back
He isn't downplaying anything. Just pointing out a notable asterisk about that set.
You are amazing at what u do!! Moky for some reason always rubbed me the wrong way; this video also made me cry at the end. However, the feeling you get watching someone you respect working so hard for so long finally getting the big one is one of many that keeps me coming back to this 20 yr old game
It really does feel like this game is gonna keep going forever and I'm just so thankful that we get to watch it happen!
ooommgg ich bin ssooo betrunken 😭😭 nickiiiiii 😭😭
Lets Gooooo 🇩🇪
Editing quality and content is amazing, very enjoyable to watch ❤️
the editing on these videos is genuinely some of the slickest I've ever seen! props to the editor
19:32 The Mango diss is insane 💀
Did mango call it a mickey mouse major?
@@yoyofalcon4216 said he should have gone to the tournament after all because it "was free" and congratulated Nicki on "a gimmick run". Just all around lame behaviour
@@youri7229 I mean it was kinda lame but also true that the top 4 would have been free for him. But also just show up to the tournament then lol
@@Alex-gv4rv that same top 4 collectively beat zain, cody, hbox, amsa, jmook etc. Crazy to say the tournament would have "been free" for him when he probably would've gotten washed by cody or zain.
@@youri7229 What an asshole thing for Mango to say. I don't know why he can't just be excited for the people who are winning and would rather than rip them down and shit talk them. The fact each person got as far as they did is a testament to the dedication they have put into this game.
Great video. Had to save the graphic of all the top players/major winners names and character with different coloured backgrounds. If Mang0 was also part of this tournament that would be my new phone background. Great job
Thanks Walt.
You're editing skills are off the charts man
I think SDJ beating aMSa was also insane. Wizzy & aMSa are huge roadblocks for Hbox in bracket. But that’s the thing with this event, SO MANY UPSETS, I don’t blame Walt for missing a couple
The Nicki/Swedish Delight set was wild just because Swedish went Game and Watch
All your videos are insane, honestly. GJ.
Nicki's "nice back air" sweatshirt goes SO hard. I need one of those YESTERDAY
Don't Park on the Grass has Sony PVMs?!?!??! I would grind melee for my life just to take one of those home with me, let alone just being able to play on one would be a dream come true, those colors must look amazing!!
this tournament was crazy
Holy shit I love the music selection and editing for the opening sequence. It’s immaculate
I just wanna say, I’m like 1 minute into this video and the editing is impeccable
Ahhaa whenever I hear "sastopher" I can't help but think of that one line from the doc. "SaStoPHeR?!?"
Anyways don't park was insane. Appreciate you covering the stuff that's harder to pick up on like country statistics.
Walt bringing the top-tier melee recaps and video essays
I haven't been looking at melee tournaments in a while, but seeing things like this. Makes me really happy on how the Melee community just keeps on delivering. Amazing Video!
it's rare that i get to catch an event live, and i'm so ecstatic that don't park was one of them. i was yelling and cheering and chanting along with the crowd in my chair at home. amazing event, never thought i'd cheer so hard for an icies lol
Super great video, I love how crazy this tournament was
Great video! Saved me the time of picking through VODs to see the results, still allowing suspense to build, and with some great insights/background info :)
Amazing coverage! Would love to see these for all the big tourneys in the future
Dude the editing on ur videos is so beautiful
You and Brawlternative are my favorite smash content in a very very long time.
Thank you for making the content that you do
14:13 "...and uh Nicki's run ends with 3rd at DON'T FART"
This was such a cool tournament to watch live. I just recently got back into the smash scene and took a liking to melee and watching this and knowing the history behind it was just so cool to see happen
As a BC resident, I'm super happy that the PNW has been the setting for so many big moments over the last couple years. Looking forward to seeing what happens at BOBC 7!
ALWAYS insane quality videos from you, keep up the good work. Also, had no idea about this crazy top 4, I watched some of the stream and had to leave home, I was thinking maybe zain or cody would take dptg, but this top 4 is absolutely insane. Really happy to see these rising stars.
So happy for Moky. What a beast. So glad he got this under his belt and he went through some stacked competition to get there. Beating Zain is his last big obstacle.
OKKKk The opening cinematic bit with the music WAS INSANE had me hyped. Then straight into corny youtuber impression gave me whiplash like a true Walt video.
That early Adult Swim theme. D Code Dust Devil. That song absolutely slaps, I remember hearing it growing up when Adult Swim came on, and then EmpLemon used it on his videos and it is such a banger. It was hype on the Adult Swim bumps too, even though it was just old people swimming at a pool lmao.
Always love the content, thanks for being so consistent and making them all with such quality :)
20:20 He's only the 22nd person in 23 years to win a major? wow.... That's statistic alone deserves its own video
Agreed I'm curious about who all won them and how many as well
(Statistics could be skewed by points/attendance/interpretation though with massively stacked locals and regionals and such that potentially could've counted)
This video is so well made, good stuff Walt keep it up homie ♥
The legendary Mario kart kick at 3:42 @saxologic
I gotta say this event was wild to attend in person, when Moky beat Hbox ( 16:00 ) I shit you not the energy was so huge and wild you would have thought he just won grands.
so happy to have been there in person witnessing history, front row and 40 plushie in hand
Love the use of the [adult swim] bump music
So the last time top 4 at a Melee major comprised of players who never won a major was at TG6. it's also pretty interesting that at that same tournament, Azen won TG6 without running into the Number 1 player, Ken, and that Moky won Don't Park in the Grass without running into current Number 1, Zain.
Ah yes Walt Content. It's like fresh coffee smell. Love to see it in the morning.
I know everyone says this on every video but I swear the production value somehow keeps going up
Intro was fire, really nice edit
LETS GO NICKI
So crazy how strong the scene still is.
I watched every other tournament this year live and the ONE I miss was this cool I'm SO MAD
reminds me of watching amsa get his first major win at Big house. Game keeps on surprising us
Mango not attending was a major bummer.
Losing to Lucky fucked him up real good, dude lost all will to keep trying this year
was not expecting that hair frame 1
Hey Walt, thanks for all your hard work on the elaborate Melee content, man.
To engage a little, just wanted to ask - How did you get started on video editing with Melee?
Appreciate it! I taught myself video editing while I was studying to be an engineer, and started by doing mini combo videos heavily inspired by old League/CoD montages -- things really didn't start taking off until around the pandemic though!
3-1 cody into a 3-0 Zain, Nicki was on fire 🔥
For real. He's the real winner here 🏆
He's the true winner here 🏆
Thanks for makin this mr. downforwalt
good thing moky didn’t face off against joey donuts
edit: turns out he was in bracket but didn’t encounter moky. didn’t mean no disrespect joey i changed the comment i hope we’re all good
he was there but he lost to aura and fiction
Underrated comment
Crazy to say that when he literally was there in bracket
@ oops
love the videos dude and consistent quality over the years. I can't believe I forgot to subscribe though...
ive watched alot of competitive gaming but the history/longevity/competitivity and innovativity melee has had over the decades just takes the cake for me. i wasnt there for the earlier days of isai/ken/pc chris but fell in love with the 5-gods first era because they each could outplay eachother on a given moment. the rivalry between them the reign of mew2king then mango then armada then hungrybox with PPMD(my all-time favorite) somewhere inbetween bringing in the godslayer Leffen while plup wizzrobe axe and many other i cant recall atm (shame) were in hot pursuit growing and continuing. PP and armada retiring Hbox dominating, THEKID returning then zain overtaking the red-yoosh of AMSA just exploding, Jmook just appearing out of nowhere in Zains dominance eventually cody being his rival to Aklo's LINK for godssake stunting Marth meanwhile some freaking DONKEY KONG taking heads left and right and to sum it all up? there is so much more melee to be played, i cant imagine how this is gonna go on but im all here for it!!!
absolute banger of a video. this video should be breaking records!
Video starts at 3:01😭
Honey, wake up! New Walt!
Nicki makes some nice informational vids on his channel, you can def tell as a retired top 100 fox turned tricky ICs main that hes playing for the love of the game.
That Walt has a pillow of his dog is adorable
Great video, thanks for the update!
The editing is superb
You're a great storyteller, Walt.
I am very happy that I watched this tournament live. Very neat, I’m sad that Nicki didn’t win.
Thanks for the speedy video
I was up all night on this one, the story was just too good not to get out right away!
Well it doesn’t look anywhere near as rushed as you claim it to be. Tremendous work and I hope your efforts are rewarded
Absolutely insane tournament
What a time to get back into melee. Amazing stuff
that intro was hype af
I love the energy from the lady in the audience when joshman beat hbox
Feels serendipitous to have this Top 4 be basically closing out 2024, a year that's had DK rising, Link destroying, and any number of players that can taken home the gold. We're truly in the Wide Open Era.
There was just so much craziness here, holy shit was I not prepared for it, and honestly even though people were saying that for example moky was "up next" (for a win), I just didn't think he would actually do it. And it was also like a weird mix in the top there, with both icies and link, but also surprisingly many foxes. Like how often, really, are the grand finals just two foxes? How often are 3 of the 4 top spots foxes? He might be S+ tier, yet there is almost always some diversity.
Also imagine the number one player in the world losing to two different mid-tiers. :D
Someone needs to make a video about Walt’s meteoric rise to the greatest producer of Melee videos
15:40 I thought Hbox lost to moky at tipped off? That’s what ended his top 8 streak
Yeah I just accidentally mixed them up when I was reading my script -- it's sort of addressed later in the video when I show the Wavelength set count. My fault!
that moky stat at the end is INSANE
banger vid for an banger event.
Great vid as always!
FUN FACT: Another Australian player (technically born in New Zealand but resides in Perth), Spud, has done notably well in the other two iterations of DPotG, beating Mike Haze to get 17th in the first and somehow ending up in 5th in 2018.
Anyone got the frame data on Hungrybox's f smash at 16:00?
Moky mid combat looks like Jason Bateman when he was body snatched by El Coco in The Outsider