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"My ideology is based around love" - An In Depth interview with Smash’N’Splash 4 Head T.O - Jaaahsh
The Smash 4 community has a message: we won’t take it anymore. Local communities across the world have decided that Cloud is single-handedly ruining the Doubles metagame. Des...
Z2G - March 21, 2018Becoming Self Aware Part 1: Goals
Intro: Hi everyone! I wanted to put pen to paper on some things I've been thinking about while trying to help myself improve. So to begin... Something I’ve noticed while tal...
Spin - March 21, 2018Cloudhead Live Rank v5: The Heir To The Smash 4 Throne
With ZeRo retired, the current PGRv5 season was suddenly up in the air. For three years, he had been the most consistent part of the least consistent game on the planet, taking 1st...
Cloudhead - March 1, 2018Cloudy Skies: Should We Ban Cloud in Doubles?
For months, Cloud in doubles has been a pressing issue. His strong combos and immense killpower make him not just the best character in doubles, but the best by a fair margin. But ...
CTQ - February 28, 2018Feedback on the MD/VA PR
First and foremost, I am not writing this because I’m salty that I’m not going to make PR this season (I genuinely don’t believe I deserve to this season anyway),...
Dingus Joe - February 20, 2018White House Smash League Early Ranking 2018
White House Smash League 2018 Early Ranking Rankings are determined by a survey given to all players. Each player receives a score that is derived from the average...
Sean Jones 🇺🇸 - February 17, 2018Breaking Down Doubles: Basics
Everyone knows doubles is very chaotic. You have to keep your eyes on your opponents, two instead of one, and on top of that you need to know the position of your teammate so you d...
kc - February 14, 2018Is Twitter the best place to debate “in community” issues?
The trouble with emerging technologies/mediums such as eSports is that there are periods of confusion and periods of growth. Right now, Smash is in both a period of growt...
ShockSmash - February 13, 2018Analyzing a Terminally Ill Meta
With the recent events of Frostbite 2018 over and ZeRo retiring, it seems what was once thought to be the "Year of Smash 4" (especially with the surprising involvement of Nintendo ...
Wood - February 12, 2018Genesis 5: From Fan to Competitor to Star…
There was an interesting event at Genesis 5, and it reinforced something I’ve been thinking about for a while. In philosophy, there is a theory called “equality of oppo...
ShockSmash - January 25, 2018How I Play Smash 4 Upside Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N051eqqQjvw&t=1135s Ever since I could remember, I have been a Nintendo enthusiast. Nintendo was the first to grab my heart to have a love for ...
Beewito - January 24, 2018Cloudhead Live Rank v5: Real-Time Smash 4 Rankings for 2018!
Hey, everybody! Welcome to the Cloudhead Live Rank v5! Click this link to go to the full rankings sheet! The Cloudhead Live Rank is a system designed to give us an ide...
Cloudhead - January 24, 2018The Case Against Bayonetta and Why It's Urgent
When it comes to the topic of banning characters in competitive games, there are generally three schools of thought, which I'll call the Theorist, Pragmatist, and Purist viewpoints...
Trobaire - January 22, 2018Mac Nation Power Ranking v4
Each season, many Little Macs accross the world fight to represent our character in bracket and strive to make great plays in tournament. Here, we take the 10 best of those playe...
Cagt - January 17, 2018A Small List of Tips for General Improvement
I often get asked for tips on how to improve and while there's no one-size-fits-all answer, there are some things one can do that in general result in consistent improvement. For t...
AC - January 15, 2018Smash 4 BootCamp, Esports, and Las Vegas
There is a huge push by casinos, local companies, Esports teams, and the city, itself, for Las Vegas to become an Esports destination in 2018. Esports arenas are popping up or open...
ShockSmash - January 15, 2018Which Character Matches Your Personality?
I'm an advocate of representing yourself through your character in fighting games. It's easier to push through the slumps, nerfs, and hard matchups when you have a connection to yo...
Trobaire - January 12, 2018A look at the ES4PC Circuit Standings, Invitational, and Deflagration.
Introduction:Throughout the last 6 months, the qualification events for the European Smash 4 Pro Circuit have been held across Europe, and with February 10th the season will come t...
TCL Tales - January 10, 2018Fantasy Smash 4: Create or Join a League, and Draft the Ultimate Crew!
We've all been there. You see that one really, really talented free agent that you can't believe is still a free agent, and you're like, "Man, I can't believe he's still a free a...
Cloudhead - December 27, 2017Analyzing Results/Discussing Meta of Singles Doubles
New video! I take a look at data collected to show how characters have done at major tournaments since the release of the final DLC characters along with the placings for...
Co-op - December 22, 2017
