it's very rare for a set to be so tense the entire time. Like when Axe played 2Saint earlier in this tourney for example, it was incredibly tense in game 4 but the others not so much. Zain v Hbox somehow kept me on the edge of my seat from the first "Go!" to the last "Game!"
So much high level play this top 8, new interactions, crowd hyped up as the old days. Axe with the Fox and Aklo with the Link. The entire top 8 were just playing absolutely on fire what a time for melee. What a time for faith, for hope. I remember watching Mang0 when he was young and how he has grown, imagine what that will be like for Zain years from now? It seems to me like there is a formation of new gods, and Mang0 and HBox are the only gods of old to be a part of the new world order.
I've been watching competitive Melee off and on since 2014 and I can say that despite a lot of the really hype moments over the the last 8 years, 2022 has by far been the most exciting for all Melee fans. It really feels like there is more competition than ever and that anyone could go on a tear and win it all! Not to mention the gameplay is unrivaled 🙌🏼
@@Maximilation I honestly think Cody will be in there too, and there is room for more depending on who really figures it out. What if Axe pulls an Amsa?
@@jumpinjeff1709 That and he's like that CONSISTENTLY lol. From that pop off he did when he first beat M2K waaaay back then, to today...still the same "fuck yea!!" Juan we all know and love lol.
^^ also I think the nature of puff as a character created this Wildcard factor of being killed quicker but also having a powerful one shot move that could kill quick or be missed and mean likely death. Besides a few matches I never liked the rep Hbox got for being boring by some people
As much as people say puff kills melee or whatever, it's genuinely because of puff. She has a built-in comeback mechanic (rest) and can hold a lead (or camp if you feel like calling it that) very effectively, but also dies slightly earlier from stray hits than most characters (while living longer from combos because they simply don't work). So basically the tide can turn quickly and every interaction matters and feels tense because 1) the interactions don't happen as constantly as with other characters and 2) one or two neutral wins can lead to a stock. So it keeps you glued to the screen. This is why even if people think puff is boring to play against, I think for spectators she is not only not killing the game, but is a big part of why it's so fun to watch. Even though Hbox isn't #1 anymore it still very much feels like he's the "final boss" when he's playing well.
@@greenracer1238 im just indifferent to leffen, diddnt even notice he wasnt there until I saw your comment. IBDW is just better in every way possible lmao
Axe getting reverse 3-0'd by Cody was a heartbreaker, but I'm not sure we would have gotten that amazing Hbox v Zain set if he had won. Still sad though, same thing happened when he played Cody at Summit iirc. And 2 of his 3 losses to Zain were reverse 3-0s, though he closed out the 3-0 this time. Axe is my favorite player and he's so close to breaking into the top 8, if only he could close out these game 5's. If he could won in game 5s he'd have sets off Mango, iBDW, and Hbox this year
I feel like Hbox had been so much more fun to watch recently. I used to be bored out of my mind watching Hbox sets, but hes been super hype to watch lately.
@@traycarrot I think his popoffs are doing it for me recently. Its almost like I want his games to be intense or him to win because of his energy popoffs lately lok
I know it's a highlight reel (and a great one at that), but you could give us more than 2 seconds to bask in the glory of the end of the whole tournament
They’d definitely take some Ls if it was them vs today’s aMSa, but they’ve all played each other before. You can still watch old aMSa fighting PP back in 2014 and such. His first place finish at Apex 2022 was super well deserved, given his breakout performance against mango back in 2015.
Don't even play smash (I'm on the other side of the fence of the FGC with the 2D's lol) but I LOVE watching high level smash. Having that timing and understanding character angles is NEXT LEVEL
There were more hype sets for sure, but probably my favorite scenario of the whole tournament was right after Zain got 2-stocked by Aklo on Yoshi's, he basically went "that was bullshit, you're not good at this game", COUNTERPICKED YOSHI'S AGAIN, 3-stocked Aklo, Aklo asked if Zain wanted to Gentleman to Yoshi's again, and then he 3-stocked Aklo *again.* That was definitely the warmup Zain needed to fight Cody.
@@christomanci Lol, who tf is this guy. Nobody that played that week was #1 and the gameplay shows it my dude. Just a bunch of runner ups flubbin arround.
I don't know who these commentators are, but I'd love to hear more from them. good balance of solid information/explanation and hype. anyone know their names? and then it changes to HMW for that pure dog shit, member of the audience, type of commentating. 15:04 yo oh omg yo ayo just one more hit, oh, yo, oh. his commentating makes the other commentators actually worse because he takes the lead, which would be ok if the things he said weren't completely worthless commentary.
HMW is one reason smash commentary got big lol. The "old school" style is a little more audience like. He was with Junebug who i wish was on the mic more. I have no idea who the guys were the first half. I'd guess they're locals to the area this tourney was held.
@@mortaldao8044 Why is it that people are so triggered by other people wearing masks? I don't wear a mask anymore but it doesn't even cross my mind to judge anyone who decides to.
Zain v Hbox was the most hype set ever
it's very rare for a set to be so tense the entire time. Like when Axe played 2Saint earlier in this tourney for example, it was incredibly tense in game 4 but the others not so much. Zain v Hbox somehow kept me on the edge of my seat from the first "Go!" to the last "Game!"
That game 4 was insane. Hbox hits two insane techs in that game, the first one off the dair and was ready to punish immediately.
If you're a fan of Hbox, you gotta be a fan of nailbiters.
aMSa beating grandfinals Mango and grandfinals Zain is nutty. Two players who honestly level up in those situations.
Hungry box too, a player you can never count out. Amsa had to go through him twice to take his two tournaments. He’s been puttin in work.
Lookin dominant
amsa is so sick
Well hopefully he gets better 🤒.
Melee is sick
His rise to the top 3 has been the story of the year. I'll never get tired of him styling on Foxes.
Truth
@@factandsuspicionpodcast2727 I'll never get tired of him styling on EVERYBODY
There could be a whole 10 minute compilation of the best moments of winner’s finals. Best set of the tournament by far. Love watching those 2 play
Normally I'd agree but losers finals was just as hype if not more imo
@@electromagneticlemon Zain vs Hbox is always good too
@@rat4992 I was so sure Hbox was making the comeback, but Zain is Zain :P
Hungrybox was so close to winning, he is getting closer and closer to taking tournaments again.
@@savaget2058 you can NEVER count out Hbox. That’s why it’s so hype when players defeat him.
I just realized the missed fair at 15:08 is probably to fake him out and cause a tech lockout for the followup fair. Genius
wait wtf thats so smart
Even if that isn't what actually happened, that's absolutely what he should have been doing. That's brilliant
@@whs1pmjazz I'm fairly certain it's intentional, its the only time I've seen amsa miss his aerials
@@superepicproportions its definitely intentional hes done the same fakeout before
Holy ducking shit.... You're right
So much high level play this top 8, new interactions, crowd hyped up as the old days. Axe with the Fox and Aklo with the Link. The entire top 8 were just playing absolutely on fire what a time for melee. What a time for faith, for hope. I remember watching Mang0 when he was young and how he has grown, imagine what that will be like for Zain years from now? It seems to me like there is a formation of new gods, and Mang0 and HBox are the only gods of old to be a part of the new world order.
Agreed, it would be Zain, Mango, aMSa, Hbox in no particular order
I've been watching competitive Melee off and on since 2014 and I can say that despite a lot of the really hype moments over the the last 8 years, 2022 has by far been the most exciting for all Melee fans. It really feels like there is more competition than ever and that anyone could go on a tear and win it all! Not to mention the gameplay is unrivaled 🙌🏼
@@Maximilation I honestly think Cody will be in there too, and there is room for more depending on who really figures it out. What if Axe pulls an Amsa?
@@savaget2058 for sure 2022 has been the boost we needed!
@@wavyboi I agree. With Cody in the mix, we'd also have a new set of 5 gods to parallel the last
Why are hbox sets always the most intense ones and hype sets? I swear he has a half of the top ten sets of 2022 including his name.
I think it's the passion. You never see him give up, he plays every game like he'll lose a million dollars if he fails.
@@jumpinjeff1709 That and he's like that CONSISTENTLY lol. From that pop off he did when he first beat M2K waaaay back then, to today...still the same "fuck yea!!" Juan we all know and love lol.
^^ also I think the nature of puff as a character created this Wildcard factor of being killed quicker but also having a powerful one shot move that could kill quick or be missed and mean likely death. Besides a few matches I never liked the rep Hbox got for being boring by some people
h-god
As much as people say puff kills melee or whatever, it's genuinely because of puff. She has a built-in comeback mechanic (rest) and can hold a lead (or camp if you feel like calling it that) very effectively, but also dies slightly earlier from stray hits than most characters (while living longer from combos because they simply don't work). So basically the tide can turn quickly and every interaction matters and feels tense because 1) the interactions don't happen as constantly as with other characters and 2) one or two neutral wins can lead to a stock. So it keeps you glued to the screen.
This is why even if people think puff is boring to play against, I think for spectators she is not only not killing the game, but is a big part of why it's so fun to watch. Even though Hbox isn't #1 anymore it still very much feels like he's the "final boss" when he's playing well.
It is crazy that in the year 2022, my favorite sets are usually between Martha, Puff, and Yoshi. What a year.
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME !?
hell yeah Martha is hype
@@PureSangheili I'm glad this meme isn't totally dead
Damn each set was so good! Melee is just getting better somehow??!
Leffen didn't attend lmao
@@greenracer1238 Leffen is a beast, tourneys only get better when more top players attend
@@egreene leffen is toxic, boring to watch, and complains too much about every loss. Slowest fox player
@@greenracer1238 im just indifferent to leffen, diddnt even notice he wasnt there until I saw your comment. IBDW is just better in every way possible lmao
@@greenracer1238 strong disagree, but you are entitled to your opinion
Man, this event was so intense. It's nice to see APEX in the spotlight again.
Los sets del top 8 de este torneo son lo más intenso que he visto en mucho tiempo
Además ese intercambio en Dreamland en el ledge estuvo de huevos
Axe getting reverse 3-0'd by Cody was a heartbreaker, but I'm not sure we would have gotten that amazing Hbox v Zain set if he had won. Still sad though, same thing happened when he played Cody at Summit iirc. And 2 of his 3 losses to Zain were reverse 3-0s, though he closed out the 3-0 this time. Axe is my favorite player and he's so close to breaking into the top 8, if only he could close out these game 5's. If he could won in game 5s he'd have sets off Mango, iBDW, and Hbox this year
I feel like Hbox had been so much more fun to watch recently. I used to be bored out of my mind watching Hbox sets, but hes been super hype to watch lately.
It is the pendulum of HBox hatred. Hate HBox for being lame while he's winning things, then think he's a pretty cool guy when he's not taking out .
@@traycarrot I think his popoffs are doing it for me recently. Its almost like I want his games to be intense or him to win because of his energy popoffs lately lok
fact is i was about to say the same thing
We could not be more blessed in 20XX. Huge
Thank you for doing these. This channel is awesome
Hearing June on the mic was sick. I love that dude.
Very underrated commentator.
He and Jorge are one of my least favorite duos out there, but HMW with him was great!
@@traycarrot No one asked
@@crazycoolkids00 Big facts.
can we take a minute to appreciate how good the hbox pop off impression was at 6:43 lmao
I know it's a highlight reel (and a great one at that), but you could give us more than 2 seconds to bask in the glory of the end of the whole tournament
amsa has turned into a fucking monster this year.
12 seconds in and I hear the word HYPHY. I already love it
the opening comment about Zain's coffee had me dying
Zain Hbox has officially become my favorite top tier match up. their sets are always so tense at every moment
Would love to see armada's peach or PP's falco vs 2022 aMSa
They’d definitely take some Ls if it was them vs today’s aMSa, but they’ve all played each other before. You can still watch old aMSa fighting PP back in 2014 and such.
His first place finish at Apex 2022 was super well deserved, given his breakout performance against mango back in 2015.
Don't even play smash (I'm on the other side of the fence of the FGC with the 2D's lol) but I LOVE watching high level smash. Having that timing and understanding character angles is NEXT LEVEL
so happy for aMSa. let those eggs fly brother.
Spoiler
20 EGGS EGGS IS HERE
There were more hype sets for sure, but probably my favorite scenario of the whole tournament was right after Zain got 2-stocked by Aklo on Yoshi's, he basically went "that was bullshit, you're not good at this game", COUNTERPICKED YOSHI'S AGAIN, 3-stocked Aklo, Aklo asked if Zain wanted to Gentleman to Yoshi's again, and then he 3-stocked Aklo *again.*
That was definitely the warmup Zain needed to fight Cody.
can we all talk about how win/lose, aMsa always has a smile. He deserved this win.
aMSa has been turning up lately, and with Yoshi too? Good for him.
The thumbnail picture wasn't even from a top 8 set lol, that's how you know this tourney had good content all the way through
That Zain vs Asma match: after game 1 concluded, I love how Asma had to tweet.
Invisible ceiling at end of the 1:58 match
Your channel is awesome and your content is crucial.
Hbox's popoffs is what I live for
Excuse but, where is melee located at the Moment and.. what was this for a Tournament.?! Holy crap
so addicting to be a fan of melee
this is the popoff era of melee
Awesome work as usual 😄🙂
Home made waffles is the best smash commentator and I dont want to hear otherwise
2:42 what happened to moky?
In the immortal words of Bobby Scar
"A *YOSHI*?!"
Definitely not a 7-year hiatus
22:33 it is proven that goats lay eggs.
lfg amsa making history sheeeesh
moky lookin life leffen out here.. we dont need another leffen
Moky is pretty much the only fox i root for. I prefer Moky over Leffen 8 days a week.
Except leffen is a pos irl and moky is dope af
does hungrybox usually look like that whats up w his eyes
hbox looking like he got the suds
That first clip lmaooo
22:16 what a call by hmw
Hopefully common AMSA w
15:08 that fake fair to bait hbox to tech early guaranteeing him the jab reset.. genius
Zain pop offs give me life
My first time drinking coffee did not improve my melee like that.
The year is 20-eggs eggs 😂
never rooted so hard for hbox as a mang0 fan
Who put Jmook in loosers?
My biggest fan, look its my biggest fan!
How is melee still getting more exciting geez.
Walter jackets when?
Also shoutout to amsa
Which jackets? Apparently my store has been very bad recently but send me a DM and I’ll get you sorted out
@@turndownforwalt how do I dm?
Also I ordered one of each bomber jackets
the year is 20-eggs-eggs...
Amsa Momentum op
12:28 Zain pushing the last of that turd out.
I guess Axe was unhappy with his ranking like Mang0 and decided to go crazy as well.
Amsa is my goat
pog
my brother you skipped like half of the games, game 5 started at 2 stocks down each why
Perhaps there were no highlights in the first two stocks of game five but who knows I could be smoking weed
aMSa is fucking nutty man
Nice
Keeping IBDW out of 1st place always makes me happy.
The guy with the constant over excitement into voice crack combo made the commentary a bit hard to bare this time around
Curse of Aros
Mango wasn't there. Doesn't count 🤷
Mango fans sad cause they know he isnt #1
@@christomanci Lol, who tf is this guy. Nobody that played that week was #1 and the gameplay shows it my dude. Just a bunch of runner ups flubbin arround.
@@nathanmorales5002 lmao lay off the salt dude too much is bad for you.
@@christomanci Bitch? Like i'm the one playing lol. These niggas got fondled by yoshi i aint the salty one bruh
Hafu
First set of commentators had horrible voices
mute
y are yall wearing masks?
Why are they wearing mask?
why are the commentators so bad lmao
All these people with the masks losing because their brains arent getting oxygen XDD serves them right
Love seeing hbox lose
No mango boring tournament.
I don't know who these commentators are, but I'd love to hear more from them. good balance of solid information/explanation and hype. anyone know their names? and then it changes to HMW for that pure dog shit, member of the audience, type of commentating. 15:04 yo oh omg yo ayo just one more hit, oh, yo, oh. his commentating makes the other commentators actually worse because he takes the lead, which would be ok if the things he said weren't completely worthless commentary.
HMW is one reason smash commentary got big lol. The "old school" style is a little more audience like. He was with Junebug who i wish was on the mic more. I have no idea who the guys were the first half. I'd guess they're locals to the area this tourney was held.
how ironic that your whole comment ends with the words "worthless commentary"
Nah hmw is dope. Brings the hype. What’s up with the new gens wanting some some professional move by move description
I actually know who one of them is but I refuse to tell you.
New melee spectator L calling HMW worthless. He's only an entire reason why Melee is alive today.
Why are they wearing masks like sheep?
IKR, they didn't get the memo yet
That aside, sick video!
Chad Hbox, Zain and Amsa true combo. Also placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Moky, IBDW, AXE, Jmook all wearing masks. Low T true combo
@@mortaldao8044 Why is it that people are so triggered by other people wearing masks? I don't wear a mask anymore but it doesn't even cross my mind to judge anyone who decides to.
Cuz they are sick af