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TDFW: "An era where quite possibly any character can win a major if the player behind them can muster up determination and discipline to take on the world" Okay Bowser mains, you clearly are just not trying hard enough.
And the fox main keeps yelling TURBO TIME. And he starts dash dancing around Fountain of dreams but when YOU try to dash dance around the fox tells you to WALK SLOWLY.
Honestly I’m just sad more peoples highlight reels don’t include Toph’s mental freak out in the post-game 2 commentary when he realized Amsa had a good chance of winning I still laugh at the mantra of “fuck it’s happening”
The Yoshi mains have seen history be made. A mid-tier character has proven on one of the biggest stages of melee in the world that it is possible, that you can do it with enough hard work and determination to see your fight through to the end. Now who's next? what comes after? Next up... the Donkey Kongs will rise.
@keyboardKlutz_0 is now one of the prophets of our time, amidst the likes of Nostradamus and that one hobo on the train who predicted phones would have to stop getting smaller at some point.
Unsung Spotlight of The Big House 10: Franz the Doc Legend. aMSa will continue to make history so long as he plays. I can't wait to see how the rest of 2022 will pan out!
Bruh. Everytime the "who's the next up and comer etc..." convo breaks out, I shout out Franz every time and no one reacts. I'm so glad he showed up at BH. Makes me feel vindicated. 🤣
I always look forward to these recaps, but I think they could be improved with one simple adjustment. When summarizing the 2nd place finisher, end their segment with them reaching grand finals. Then move on to their opponent (the winner) and summarize their run to grands. After both players run to grands is done, then do the recap of grands itself and reveal the winner. This way you ll maintain some suspense during the grand finals recap, and you will avoid repeating the result of grand finals twice. Just a suggestion we love you Walt I hope you see this and tell me why I’m wrong
Awesome suggestion! I’ve been working with our writer to try to shorten these up a bit, and I think that’s an easy way to cut some time out. Thanks for supporting!
The era of the 5 gods ending has been kind of cool I just realized. In the years since we've had a Captain Falcon, a Pikachu, and now a Yoshi win a major each.
Love Mango's reaction to Amsa after he wins. The hug and the shoulder grabbing is very endearing. Like your big brother who's proud because you just beat him lol
Can't help but feel like aMSa's victory here will have a huge effect on the future of Melee. Like you mentioned towards the end we could start seeing a new wave of mid-tiers rising up & taking tournaments. Maybe the tier list will have to be re-evaluated? It's hard to say exactly how big of a deal this tournament was but either way what an amazing thing to be able to see unfold. Great video as always Walt ~
"Like you mentioned towards the end we could start seeing a new wave of mid-tiers rising up & taking tournaments." Describing Yoshi as a mid-tier is a stretch. Yoshi's solidly in the top 10 characters and has been for a while. People can debate whether Yoshi, Pikachu, or Ice Climbers are better, but most modern tier lists have those three characters rounding out the top 10 in some order. (Sometimes sharing a tier with Peach). Any of the top 10 characters can obviously win a major; well...Ice Climbers might be a struggle if wobbling stays banned, but...still probably possible. Characters outside of the top 10 sound very unlikely to win a major. Samus and Luigi are probably the 11th and 12th best characters, but there have been plenty of talented Samus and Luigi mains over the years, and they seem to be declining in relevance rather than increasing in relevance. Now, I wouldn't be surprised by a new wave of Yoshi mains. That could certainly happen.
We must buy surfshark for Walt. He’s too pure, he’s too good, his content has so much soul even his ads have soul. Cheers man thanks for another great video!
And now aMSa's won The Off Season over Jmook, which despite (probably) not being a major, had many powerful players in attendance and saw aMSa bring his 2022 record against Wizzrobe to a commanding 2-0. Looking forward to seeing the red yoshi keep it going
TBH 10 was the most stacked tourney of all time, every top 8 set was like GFs at another major this year, and a yoooshieee took the whole damn thing. This tourney needs a documentary lol. Absolutely historic. Love everything you do!
shoutouts to walt for mentioning Nintendo shutting down Pandemic House even when he's Panda. Personally my GOAT (even if I schmixed his mario on slippi)
It is important to note that top 5 is closer now than it has ever been, it's some order of: Amsa Hbox iBDW Mango Zain Imo it goes: Mango Amsa Hbox Zain iBDW All of top 5 main different characters, which is ridiculous for a 21 year old game
I am still riding the high of amsa winning. I had started saying at the end of last year that this year was amsa's year and I'll admit that in august I started worrying I was wrong, but I wasn't. I am so happy for him. Now its time to find a new underdog to start betting on.
I’m going to watch every video about how crazy it is that a yoshi from Japan won a super major. Amsa finally caught up to the pack. Yoshi and Sheik are A tier.
2:09 as a Michigander I'm used to like Hamtramck, Dearborn, Redford, etc getting lumped into "Detroit" because who tf will recognize them? Ann Arbor tho? It's not even in the same county. It's like an hour away. It's also home to one of the most prestigious universities in the country: University of Michigan. I think you can say Ann Arbor or even the Big House which is the name of the actual stadium. They've got their own name recognition.
Moky also beat leffen and Franz did very well (top 16 I think) (Also "with one last decisive parry" is a bit misleading, there were like 5 things that happened after that!)
hey dude, just wanted to say thank you for your incredible melee content this year. a full time job has me missing most sets of these tournaments (yes i know they upload them but i barely have the time) and watching your videos brings me so much joy to not only catch up on what i miss and even learn some stats i don’t know about. sorry if this was long but thank you walt!
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that was actually a hilarious ad read, well done
90 second ad read. congrats woo
get that bag walter!
The I think you should leave parody was spot on
TDFW: "An era where quite possibly any character can win a major if the player behind them can muster up determination and discipline to take on the world"
Okay Bowser mains, you clearly are just not trying hard enough.
And the fox main keeps yelling TURBO TIME. And he starts dash dancing around Fountain of dreams but when YOU try to dash dance around the fox tells you to WALK SLOWLY.
YOU DON’T DASH DANCE WITH US
What a beautiful deep cut
He replaces your stick well with a comically small one, only for tilts
I love serious discussion of competitive melee because it forces everyone to say bobbybigballs with a straight face
Honestly I’m just sad more peoples highlight reels don’t include Toph’s mental freak out in the post-game 2 commentary when he realized Amsa had a good chance of winning
I still laugh at the mantra of “fuck it’s happening”
"Bobby... bobby it's actualy.. it's actually happening. Bobby" funniest shit dude
Not to mention
Toph: Can Mang0 win?
Scar: NO!
The Yoshi mains have seen history be made. A mid-tier character has proven on one of the biggest stages of melee in the world that it is possible, that you can do it with enough hard work and determination to see your fight through to the end. Now who's next? what comes after?
Next up... the Donkey Kongs will rise.
THE DONG SHALL BE EXPANDED!!!
That they did
the leader of the bunch shall show us the way
@keyboardKlutz_0 is now one of the prophets of our time, amidst the likes of Nostradamus and that one hobo on the train who predicted phones would have to stop getting smaller at some point.
Game&Watch is next
Unsung Spotlight of The Big House 10:
Franz the Doc Legend.
aMSa will continue to make history so long as he plays. I can't wait to see how the rest of 2022 will pan out!
facts i dont see enough talking about him taking doc to 17th in like the hardest melee tournament ever, and hes so young too hes only gonna get better
Bruh. Everytime the "who's the next up and comer etc..." convo breaks out, I shout out Franz every time and no one reacts. I'm so glad he showed up at BH. Makes me feel vindicated. 🤣
The only ad I will not skip
I didn’t even get the option to skip, lucky you
My amazing sponsor block plug-in skipped it for me. Fuck ads.
I always look forward to these recaps, but I think they could be improved with one simple adjustment. When summarizing the 2nd place finisher, end their segment with them reaching grand finals. Then move on to their opponent (the winner) and summarize their run to grands. After both players run to grands is done, then do the recap of grands itself and reveal the winner. This way you ll maintain some suspense during the grand finals recap, and you will avoid repeating the result of grand finals twice. Just a suggestion we love you Walt I hope you see this and tell me why I’m wrong
yeah, in general less repeating the same info would be good imo
Awesome suggestion! I’ve been working with our writer to try to shorten these up a bit, and I think that’s an easy way to cut some time out. Thanks for supporting!
@@turndownforwalt let's goooo
The era of the 5 gods ending has been kind of cool I just realized. In the years since we've had a Captain Falcon, a Pikachu, and now a Yoshi win a major each.
Donkey kong is soon
Tim Robinson would be proud of you walt.
You did him justice with that intro 🤣
Exactly
Love Mango's reaction to Amsa after he wins. The hug and the shoulder grabbing is very endearing. Like your big brother who's proud because you just beat him lol
this was already one of my favorite channels. now it is my absolute favorite channel.
This was the first tournament I've ever been to in person. What a time to be alive
Amazing choice!
This is the best ad read I’ve ever seen, love it
Walt might be hallucinating, the guy wasn’t even in Direct Mode he was on the unranked character select screen
You need to squint your eyes a lil
Next level ad read - Tim Robinson reference and asumsaus cameo in one beautiful package
Can't help but feel like aMSa's victory here will have a huge effect on the future of Melee. Like you mentioned towards the end we could start seeing a new wave of mid-tiers rising up & taking tournaments. Maybe the tier list will have to be re-evaluated? It's hard to say exactly how big of a deal this tournament was but either way what an amazing thing to be able to see unfold. Great video as always Walt ~
FRANZ UP NEXT
"Like you mentioned towards the end we could start seeing a new wave of mid-tiers rising up & taking tournaments."
Describing Yoshi as a mid-tier is a stretch. Yoshi's solidly in the top 10 characters and has been for a while. People can debate whether Yoshi, Pikachu, or Ice Climbers are better, but most modern tier lists have those three characters rounding out the top 10 in some order. (Sometimes sharing a tier with Peach).
Any of the top 10 characters can obviously win a major; well...Ice Climbers might be a struggle if wobbling stays banned, but...still probably possible.
Characters outside of the top 10 sound very unlikely to win a major. Samus and Luigi are probably the 11th and 12th best characters, but there have been plenty of talented Samus and Luigi mains over the years, and they seem to be declining in relevance rather than increasing in relevance.
Now, I wouldn't be surprised by a new wave of Yoshi mains. That could certainly happen.
I think Yoshi's place at 8-10 on the tier list will not change. He still gets bopped by Peach, Sheik, and Falcon.
@@KaitlynBurnellMath I would LOVE to see a bunch of new Yoshis enter the fray!
This tournament has made me decide to become a yoshi main
Very hard to learn, almost impossible to master!
You have my deepest respect and sympathies.
@@Keerbe Maybe he is talking about Ult's Yoshi Kappa
We must buy surfshark for Walt. He’s too pure, he’s too good, his content has so much soul even his ads have soul. Cheers man thanks for another great video!
What a fun weekend of melee! Also love the creative sponsor ad :)
Legit the only sponsored ad I’ve ever not skipped, only from Walt ❤️
I watched the whole ad. Well played, Walt. Well played.
this man really just started this video essay with a Tim Robinson VPN skit ad. unbelievable
And now aMSa's won The Off Season over Jmook, which despite (probably) not being a major, had many powerful players in attendance and saw aMSa bring his 2022 record against Wizzrobe to a commanding 2-0.
Looking forward to seeing the red yoshi keep it going
You continue to be my favorite Melee creator on RUclips, your videos are always immaculate
Appreciate that a lot!
TBH 10 was the most stacked tourney of all time, every top 8 set was like GFs at another major this year, and a yoooshieee took the whole damn thing. This tourney needs a documentary lol. Absolutely historic.
Love everything you do!
Love this content Walt, plz never stop being you! Much love always!!
The I Think You Should Leave intro was pretty good man lmao
shoutouts to walt for mentioning Nintendo shutting down Pandemic House even when he's Panda. Personally my GOAT (even if I schmixed his mario on slippi)
Were you the Fox main who kept telling me about Surfshark
@@beesknees8611 GOOD GOD GET AWAY FROM ME
I haven't even watched the melee content yet. I'm at 1:31. You and Salt are the ones that really did a study on marketing. Congratulations Walt!
It's incredible to think that if Amsa and Mang0 had switched sides in the bracket we probably would have seen a radically different tournament.
lmao ad read went hard
Best tournament, best video, best ad of the year
One of the best ITYSL references I've ever seen, thank you
This easily gotta have the best sponsor cut away I've seen on the entire platform
god this video made me emotional, melee is the greatest scene of all time and its not up for debate.
asdlfkj holy shit the Asumsaus cameo for the ad was unexpected but it put such a goofy smile on my face,. love both of your content!
That might be the best ad read I've ever seen in all of RUclips.
Not even an exaggeration.
As a notorious hater of all advertisements of any kind, I applaud you for creating the only acceptable ad in history
You’re welcome
Best intro sponsor ad of all time 😂
Walt's been watching "I Think You Should Leave" LOL
I love the itysl-esque ad at the beginning.
walt is the goat for putting an i think you should leave bit in this video
That was the best ad ive seen in ages
That was definitely a clever way of keeping retention for a sponsor ✌️
Hope they pick me up as a regular sponsor!
Oh god that "I think you should leave" intro was the funniest ad read
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO
wow i cant believe you covered everyone who got to top 24 in this video thats so awesome
this is why i respect low/mid/mid-high/any weird or uncommon chatacyer choice
The video was alreay amazing but the AsumSaus ''Getting some water'' That was the thing that made it even better for me
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE BABY
that intro was a masterclass on
Hahahah best ad ever.
“I think you should leave Walt”
YEES, I was waiting for this video
the 'I think you should leave' skit at the start as a sponsorship was good :>
the Mitch Bryant intro made me spit my water out
absolutely goated
Walt Walters*
Seeing the controller throw brings me back to the golden age of melee
It is important to note that top 5 is closer now than it has ever been, it's some order of:
Amsa
Hbox
iBDW
Mango
Zain
Imo it goes:
Mango
Amsa
Hbox
Zain
iBDW
All of top 5 main different characters, which is ridiculous for a 21 year old game
Surprised that Moky and Cody weren't there, but great vid nonetheless! Loved the intro!
dude that vpn intro/ad was solid i hope they paying you good
Hoping they pick me up as a long-term partner for this series!
I am still riding the high of amsa winning. I had started saying at the end of last year that this year was amsa's year and I'll admit that in august I started worrying I was wrong, but I wasn't. I am so happy for him. Now its time to find a new underdog to start betting on.
that was a very good bit Walt I’m proud
I’m going to watch every video about how crazy it is that a yoshi from Japan won a super major. Amsa finally caught up to the pack. Yoshi and Sheik are A tier.
Another banger walt
That was the greatest ad read of all time 😂
2:09 as a Michigander I'm used to like Hamtramck, Dearborn, Redford, etc getting lumped into "Detroit" because who tf will recognize them? Ann Arbor tho? It's not even in the same county. It's like an hour away. It's also home to one of the most prestigious universities in the country: University of Michigan. I think you can say Ann Arbor or even the Big House which is the name of the actual stadium. They've got their own name recognition.
When did they start including Corncob TV with RUclips Red?
Excellent ad I was entranced well played
I was waiting for this video to come lol thank you walt ❤
What an amazing ad intro
it’s such a great time to be a melee fan
I can’t believe you parodied the plumbers video
I like the I Think You Should Leave opening lmao
@5:35 I think if you capitalized on the “soonslay” moniker here, it’d be more fulfilling for the viewer. Otherwise great content!
Better Vault Walt ™
melee is siiiiick
walkt & team , this ediitng has gone insane. you guys always kill it. always hype for a new tdfw video :)
Love the Tim Robinson bit
How did you know that’s exactly how things went down with my homie a week ago, wild
Man went full tim Robinson once vpns got involved
Congrats to the legendary Red Yoshi !
Man, Canada is so good rn lmao
Moky also beat leffen and Franz did very well (top 16 I think)
(Also "with one last decisive parry" is a bit misleading, there were like 5 things that happened after that!)
Is that a Tim Robinson reference
RUclips Premium and still get ads 😂
hey dude, just wanted to say thank you for your incredible melee content this year. a full time job has me missing most sets of these tournaments (yes i know they upload them but i barely have the time) and watching your videos brings me so much joy to not only catch up on what i miss and even learn some stats i don’t know about. sorry if this was long but thank you walt!
Love hearing that. Thanks for supporting!
best game ever created
Yoshi better than shiek confirmed
Holy shit I was not expecting an I Think You Should Leave reference lol
please someone tell me the song in the background, it's so familiar yet I cannot place it. Keep up the great content Walt loved the intro
Alright, who else tried dialing the number?
Continue to slay with your content
was that an asum saus cameo in the intro???
What is that high pitched transition sound used for the title cards? It sounds so familiar it's killing me. Great video.
Kingdom Hearts sound effect
@@JeskaiEye thx
cheers mate
i got double 4 stocked by a peach in pools man this very very insane
im 1:20 in and its still annoying, when does the video start
What song starts playing at 2:24?
For the love of all that is good in the world, put the ad at the end!
A lot of sponsors require their placement to be in the first X% of the video, I’m working on finding some that allow me to place towards the middle or end!
@@turndownforwalt oh well fair enough. Great video overall though, thanks for making this
"He practically speedran"
Meanwhile shows clip of Hbox time-out
Getting there on the perfect line
Incredible I think you should leave reference