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I remember playing friendlies with Amsa at a tournament in Sweden. He's one of the absolute nicest people I've ver met. The entire 3-day tournament he went around giving free Red Bulls to attendees. Legend.
Amazing. Japanese players always come off as incredible respectful when I see them on recorded sets. Most importantly, they seem to play not to win, but to cut loose and do freaky shit. Highly experimental stuff.
For those complaining about the title: As mentioned in the video, tier lists over Melee's competitive life have historically placed Yoshi between bottom to mid tier. The competitive opinion on Yoshi has shifted almost exclusively because of Amsa, so calling him a low-tier hero within the full context of his career and the evolving meta of the game is appropriate.
I think y'all passed on Amsa's 2022 to get to Big House 10. He got 3rd at Pound and then 2nd at Double Down, pushing Yoshi further and further into tournaments despite how competitive the current era is. Those are important points that need to be discussed in the story of Amsa because for awhile he never seemed to get beyond his 4th place at Genesis. His climb to finally win in 2022 is what I think makes the moment all the more poignant. Sometimes the story is being able to snap win. But sometimes the story is about the one who gets closer and closer to putting it all together and finally winning. That's the Amsa story and we can't gloss over the improvements he made in 2022 to reach where he is now.
Also, the whole conversation around the "tier list meta" where everyone plays a small portion of the cast only because of their known potential. aMSa grinded away at a lower midtier and it was considered a low midtier because no one like aMSa was grinding it. Who knows how many "hidden yoshis" there are in the cast that just haven't had their own aMSa to play them. Why grind away on a midtier that doesn't have much data around it and you have to find the meta yourself, when you can just switch to Fox or Marth and watch 100 pros to learn from.
I remember "aM5a" kept on getting 5th for a bit I think this part of the story actually starts at summit 11, mang0 and Zain seemed untouchable then aMSa beat one and went game 5 with the other, and not unlike plup that tournament, he was a contender for the best player in the room, however he unfortunately ran into Hungrybox and axe in the final bracket who were both hard for him. Since then aMSa has winning records on Hungrybox, Axe, and Zain. He got another unfortunate bracket at SWT, running into hiss biggest demons of Trif and Plup. But then 2022 came about, at genesis he got 5th yet again, but pound he beat Leffen, Cody Schwab and Llod, all tough for him. The double down, he game second, just one unfortunate SD from resetting the grand finals. He was closer than ever. Only then came the big house.
there’s a documentary by AsumSaus that goes pretty in-depth on aMSa, it’s pretty good. About as thorough as a SummoningSalt documentary (if not more), you’ll probably be satisfied with that video
@@heartgoldkarma6494 even with Axe, many will point to bracket luck. Amsa has taken it a step further by winning two super majors beating all the best players in the hardest era of melee. It's crazy
@@sareaper69 exactly, it was unthinkable. It wasn't like Fox, we all knew Fox could do crazy shit but we thought it was not consistent for a human. With Yoshi we just didn't know nor give a shit
to be fair tiers are based on number of options they have at any given time. not necessarily the matchup between the characters. lower tiers can have decent matchups against higher tiers they just have less options.
@@sel2230 Bro yoshi can’t even jump out of shield. This kind of stuff is just meant to discredit how much aMSa has worked for this, same with people who said pikachu was high tier after axe’s win. These players are insane at the game while also benefiting from relative matchup inexperience on the part of others (while they grind the high tier matchups continuously). What you should say instead is that aMSa makes Yoshi LOOK like a high tier, which is absolutely true. This doesn’t make the character a high tier though, Yoshi has waaay to many exploitable weaknesses for that.
Amsa’s Red Bull sponsorship feels super appropriate given what he does. They’re all about sponsoring people who push boundaries in all sports, and Amsa is no doubt one of the biggest boundary pushers the Smash community has ever seen
I'll admit it. I cried when Amsa won TBH10. I was so happy for him man. I still get teary eyed watching that last stock. When he won apex I was super stoked but I actually expected it.
I'm so glad you guys are covering this. Amsa is crazy good and pulled off the impossible after a decade and just keeps winning more and more majors. He deserves all the love.
This has special meaning to me, because I've been playing Smash since the very first one on 64, and I've never mained any other character except Yoshi through all of them. To see my lifelong Smash character finally get recognition in such a huge way, and even better by such an admirable player...warms my heart to the core.
Amsa is a joy to watch. His rise to the top 3 this year has been not only my favorite storyline in melee, but my favorite in all of competitive gaming.
The first time I discovered competitive Smash was back in 2013-2014, when PM was hot and before Smash 4 came out. I wanted to dig and find my place in the scene, and aMSa was someone I gravitated to very quickly. I've ALWAYS admired the dedication he constantly brought as a player; it fueled me to be the best I could be in my game of choice, even if I never reached the level of skill or reputation that the top players had. To see him get this epic win at The Big House 10 was beyond awe-inspiring to me. The amount of joy I had brought me to tears. aMSa is absolutely a legend.
As a huge melee fan you did a beautiful job with explaining all the key details needed to understand this! I watched this tournament live and it was historic ❤ P.s. should have mentioned he won his second major weeks later
@@curtisturley7 they didn't, they mentioned him winning a smaller major the following week. this past weekend, amsa won apex, a supermajor comparable to the big house 10
THIS kind of video is why I subbed to you guys. I have no attachment to fighting games, I understand them but not a big fan of them. Yet here I am FULLY invested in this documentary. 👏👏👏
I love how aMSa went from not being able to break top 3 to not being able to get 1st to being in the conversation for best in world within less than a year. It's been so amazing to watch.
@@Domebuddy kind of nuts that he was willing to get past those hardships from covid, considering they 'should've' set him back for way more years given the lack of tourney experience and isolation but nah, this is aMSa, the fucking insane yoshi main who prolly used that as motivation to get even better wishing him the best now, he's got a good shot of keeping in the top 5 for some time now
Got such chills watching this! I also have to say the love the community has given Amsa is incredible! All Yoshis moves does so much damage its wicked honestly
the only reason people say yoshi isnt low tier is because of amsa himself. without him everyone would think yoshi sucks. the other 3 yoshi mains of the world arent pushing the meta like this lol
Having watched both scenes for a while, watching Amsa is like watching peak Rangchu over and over again. And the best thing is that I can't see him ever switching away from Yoshi either, and he's just getting better.
The moment your competitive scene is based solely around "meta" of the game, especially in a game that features numerous characters, then it's no longer skill-based. Thankfully we have cases exactly like this to spit in the face of that and expose the faulty nature of the "meta" system in competitive scenes.
seeing axe then amsa win majors over the past few years have been some of the best things to happen to melee. all the top players put in countless hours of work to reach the level theyre at but seeing people do it with "sub optimal" characters just adds another layer to it. like watching any old craftsman make something. you can feel that extra dedication to grind out every frame of combat to bring characters no one thought would ever win a major to dominate the competition. my favorite part is none of it was free. they all had to go through GODs to reach the winners circle.
One of the advantages of using Yoshi is due to there not being many pros that main Yoshi, pros aren't able to practice against that character giving Amsa somewhat of an advantage.
Amsa's biggest strength is converting Yoshi's weaknesses to strengths. Can't jump out of shield? Use the shield carefully, pick stages with platforms to shield drop and then jump. up B not good for recovery? use it with incredible precision to edgeguard. he knows when to best utilize his 2nd jump for super armor to take advantageous trades. he has mastered yoshi
I knew Yoshi was Strong since Middle School! I use to pick him because he's the Mario OG. The one who beat Bowser before Mario! I would always crush my friends who'd pick Fox. Yoshi is heavy but FAST and can take a lot of damage + deal good damage back! He's a solid character!
It's important to remember that before aMsa Yoshi was a bottom tier character, considered one of the worst in the game. It was aMsa that put Yoshi into Mid tier.
Amsa became a legend in America. Also around the World but especially for super Smash bros melee and the gaming scene. What a great player. I would love to see him live playing
Such an amazing dedicated player for a character he loves. He had to work twice as hard to get Yoshi to work against those insane top tier characters and hungry box. Congratulations to asms.
Amsas story makes me tear up every time. I don’t even play melee it’s just the fact that he chose a goal and made it happen. Plus he was humble the whole time, who the f doesn’t wanna be that cool! Ps I’m aware how dorky that is but come on man he’s living the dream.
Melee is still the best ssb. I just recently started using Slippy emulator and playing online after taking a few years hiatus and i am in love all over again. So many good players to fight. I just wish there was an in game chat and an ability to have a friends list
Glad to say although I didn't get to see TBH 2022 live (Amsa's breakthrough into the pantheon), I DID get to see him win over Zain in Grand Finals at Apex 2022 last week. And man, WHAT a tourney. I'm glad because Apez was his true "Big House wasn't luck and it wasn't a fluke" win ...and I got to see it live in person with a big crowed losing their minds...I love Smash Bros. Love Melee.
aMSa inspires me as I can relate to him- he picked and learned Yoshi because he just LIKED Yoshi. He took it and ran with it, and because of his work, Yoshi has seen a huge raise on the official tier list. It's very cool to see.
So glad we have aMSa in the scene. Hopefully more Japanese and Asians play this game. That'd be so good for the game. But this top level requires a decade+ of playing against good competition, so it's hard for newer players....
That's not quite true! Look at 3 of the top 5 players right now (Zain, iBDW, Jmook). Neither of them have played even close to a decade, and they are #1-3, respectively.
@@SirPage13 You might be right about iBDW and Jmook, so point taken, but Zain has been playing for a long time. He just got mad good outta nowhere. I do have faith with all the resources out there new players can shoot up in skill. It's a fun game and very addictive, after all.
I remember getting pooped off the edge by yoshi. Op same with Kirby. They suck you up and jump off. Spit you out and than fly away like nothing just happen.
aMSa is one of the few people who make their characters come to life. Everybody has their main, but there's really only one Yoshi main that is synonymous to the player.
And not to mention that before aMSa started playing competitively, yoshi was originally the 6th worst character in the game. He single-handedly brought yoshi up the tierlist
Not a lot of people mention that Amsa is also just built different; What kind of human being can chug Red Bull all day and function at a world class level?
I've once heard a retired Starcraft 2 Pro (also sponsored by Red Bull during his prime) saying that he used to refill empty cans with water, lmao. He also hinted about it being common practice amongst his former peers, as excessive caffeine and sugar consumption impacts one's performance.
Calling Yoshi a low tier in 2022 is really kind-of misleading. To be clear, the historical part of this video is absolutely 100% correct, Yoshi used to be considered low tier in 2012, like...seriously low. Like bottom 5 characters in the game. And then Amsa started showing up to tournaments in the US starting with EVO 2013 and Yoshi immediately moved up 10 spots on the next tier list (12th in the 2015 tier list). By the time Amsa won TBH10, consensus around Yoshi was already about...8th on the tier list. Probably right below Jigglypuff and Peach, but certainly ahead of Ice Climbers and Pikachu. And yeah, we've had a Jigglypuff player be the best player in melee, we've had a Peach player be the best player in melee, we might be heading into an era where a Yoshi player is the best player in melee. And I am here for it! But Yoshi, Jigglypuff, and Peach would be better described as "high tier". (Not "top tier", sure, but the tier immediately below that).
19:10 when you said 2004 was the last major, that was either from captain Jack or bombsoldier. Those two are one of the best old school players out there. Edit: bombsoldier still play smash to this day since he was 14 years old back at 2004.
2:47 Great video so far, but the top players in Melee rn would disagree with this. Mang0, Zain, Cody, Hbox, & Leffen all have different opinions about the order of the top 5 and Mang0 often says that the top 3 and the 4-5 spots are really arguable. Fox may still be the best, but it's really close. Other top 5 characters are showing up in top 8s with the same or higher frequency of Fox and lower representation. Many players are switching to Falco from Fox, which is the exact opposite of 5 years ago. No top player agrees on putting jiggs as 4th best or 1st. I think 2 top 10 players put Marth as #1. Anyway, I think melee USED to view the top 5 as big gaps. But not anymore. The top 5 is really debatable and a lot of it is coming down to player skills & matchups / matchup knowledge. Oh man, great find getting Toph on as the guest to explain.
People like aMSa are a good example of why I strongly believe people who are new to any fighting game (doesn't matter what kind it is) should just pick who they like instead of getting caught up on tier lists and/or matchups because until you get to at least an intermediate level of play, that stuff isn't going to matter.
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You might have a chance with a low-tier Bowser, though. One got Top64 at apex.
I remember playing friendlies with Amsa at a tournament in Sweden. He's one of the absolute nicest people I've ver met. The entire 3-day tournament he went around giving free Red Bulls to attendees. Legend.
Amazing. Japanese players always come off as incredible respectful when I see them on recorded sets. Most importantly, they seem to play not to win, but to cut loose and do freaky shit. Highly experimental stuff.
His name means happy in my language lol
Wow, what a nice guy. Redbull is quite expensive. I remember him from way back... Started watching competetive melee in like 2012-2013
It’s the same 4 pro players competing with the same 4 characters it’s time …
😂😂😂 that stuff makes you jittery and causes cardiac arrest. He was literally just trying to make his opponents too wired to focus.
For those complaining about the title: As mentioned in the video, tier lists over Melee's competitive life have historically placed Yoshi between bottom to mid tier. The competitive opinion on Yoshi has shifted almost exclusively because of Amsa, so calling him a low-tier hero within the full context of his career and the evolving meta of the game is appropriate.
i still thinks hes a mid tier (like close to doc) but im amsa fan for life
I think y'all passed on Amsa's 2022 to get to Big House 10. He got 3rd at Pound and then 2nd at Double Down, pushing Yoshi further and further into tournaments despite how competitive the current era is. Those are important points that need to be discussed in the story of Amsa because for awhile he never seemed to get beyond his 4th place at Genesis. His climb to finally win in 2022 is what I think makes the moment all the more poignant.
Sometimes the story is being able to snap win. But sometimes the story is about the one who gets closer and closer to putting it all together and finally winning. That's the Amsa story and we can't gloss over the improvements he made in 2022 to reach where he is now.
Also, the whole conversation around the "tier list meta" where everyone plays a small portion of the cast only because of their known potential. aMSa grinded away at a lower midtier and it was considered a low midtier because no one like aMSa was grinding it. Who knows how many "hidden yoshis" there are in the cast that just haven't had their own aMSa to play them. Why grind away on a midtier that doesn't have much data around it and you have to find the meta yourself, when you can just switch to Fox or Marth and watch 100 pros to learn from.
I remember "aM5a" kept on getting 5th for a bit
I think this part of the story actually starts at summit 11, mang0 and Zain seemed untouchable then aMSa beat one and went game 5 with the other, and not unlike plup that tournament, he was a contender for the best player in the room, however he unfortunately ran into Hungrybox and axe in the final bracket who were both hard for him.
Since then aMSa has winning records on Hungrybox, Axe, and Zain.
He got another unfortunate bracket at SWT, running into hiss biggest demons of Trif and Plup.
But then 2022 came about, at genesis he got 5th yet again, but pound he beat Leffen, Cody Schwab and Llod, all tough for him.
The double down, he game second, just one unfortunate SD from resetting the grand finals. He was closer than ever.
Only then came the big house.
there’s a documentary by AsumSaus that goes pretty in-depth on aMSa, it’s pretty good. About as thorough as a SummoningSalt documentary (if not more), you’ll probably be satisfied with that video
Amsa is amazing, he’s pulled off what most thought was impossible
It’s also great cause the same thing happened with axe
@@heartgoldkarma6494 even with Axe, many will point to bracket luck. Amsa has taken it a step further by winning two super majors beating all the best players in the hardest era of melee. It's crazy
Not only was it thought by most to be impossible, it was actually not even considered at all.
@@sareaper69 exactly, it was unthinkable. It wasn't like Fox, we all knew Fox could do crazy shit but we thought it was not consistent for a human. With Yoshi we just didn't know nor give a shit
Congrats to amsa for winning apex 2022 dudes a legend
This has got to be one of the biggest achievements in all eSports in 2022.
Nah. Definitely in all time. This was 20 years in the making. It's gonna take a lot to follow this hard performance.
aMSa is so fucking lit to watch. Got to see him live once and it was the most fun I've ever had at a smash tournament hands down.
His irl name literally means happy in my language
"No tier list can measure potential" is a goddamn bar
In some games unfortunately it matters.
@@RadicalizedRadicalsuper late but melee was considered in that grouping of “some games” yet aMSa changed that fact
@@biezom. true
2:47 Discusses Yoshi being mid-tier, shows footage of him losing to a Ganon and a Bowser.
In fairness, Ganon is also a mid tier
to be fair tiers are based on number of options they have at any given time. not necessarily the matchup between the characters. lower tiers can have decent matchups against higher tiers they just have less options.
and also calls them a low tier in the title
yoshi is a top tier. Amsa proved it
@@sel2230 Bro yoshi can’t even jump out of shield. This kind of stuff is just meant to discredit how much aMSa has worked for this, same with people who said pikachu was high tier after axe’s win. These players are insane at the game while also benefiting from relative matchup inexperience on the part of others (while they grind the high tier matchups continuously). What you should say instead is that aMSa makes Yoshi LOOK like a high tier, which is absolutely true. This doesn’t make the character a high tier though, Yoshi has waaay to many exploitable weaknesses for that.
Axe and Amsa are just in a league of their own.
2 of the most entertaining players to watch as well as 2 of the most wholesome guys on the planet
Axe invited over a bunch of people to his place once and we all got drunk and he showed us the Ness glitches and whipped everyone
Amsa’s Red Bull sponsorship feels super appropriate given what he does. They’re all about sponsoring people who push boundaries in all sports, and Amsa is no doubt one of the biggest boundary pushers the Smash community has ever seen
red bull just keeps hitting gold at times
Amsa even won Apex 2022 :)
Always believe in the Yoshi
Dashie: the homie Yosh!
I'll admit it. I cried when Amsa won TBH10. I was so happy for him man. I still get teary eyed watching that last stock. When he won apex I was super stoked but I actually expected it.
amsa's big house win was like the greatest moment of the last 4 months for me, shit had me overjoyed
What a looser lmao
I'm so glad you guys are covering this. Amsa is crazy good and pulled off the impossible after a decade and just keeps winning more and more majors. He deserves all the love.
This has special meaning to me, because I've been playing Smash since the very first one on 64, and I've never mained any other character except Yoshi through all of them. To see my lifelong Smash character finally get recognition in such a huge way, and even better by such an admirable player...warms my heart to the core.
Yoshi 64 was the best smash Yoshi.
Amsa is a joy to watch. His rise to the top 3 this year has been not only my favorite storyline in melee, but my favorite in all of competitive gaming.
The first time I discovered competitive Smash was back in 2013-2014, when PM was hot and before Smash 4 came out. I wanted to dig and find my place in the scene, and aMSa was someone I gravitated to very quickly. I've ALWAYS admired the dedication he constantly brought as a player; it fueled me to be the best I could be in my game of choice, even if I never reached the level of skill or reputation that the top players had. To see him get this epic win at The Big House 10 was beyond awe-inspiring to me. The amount of joy I had brought me to tears. aMSa is absolutely a legend.
As a huge melee fan you did a beautiful job with explaining all the key details needed to understand this! I watched this tournament live and it was historic ❤
P.s. should have mentioned he won his second major weeks later
script was probably done by the time amsa won apex
They did
@@curtisturley7 they didn't, they mentioned him winning a smaller major the following week. this past weekend, amsa won apex, a supermajor comparable to the big house 10
THIS kind of video is why I subbed to you guys. I have no attachment to fighting games, I understand them but not a big fan of them. Yet here I am FULLY invested in this documentary. 👏👏👏
I love how aMSa went from not being able to break top 3 to not being able to get 1st to being in the conversation for best in world within less than a year. It's been so amazing to watch.
him moving to canada probably really upped his game and access to practice partners.
@@Domebuddythat, and having a bit of income stress alleviated so that he can focus on smash
@@Domebuddy kind of nuts that he was willing to get past those hardships from covid, considering they 'should've' set him back for way more years given the lack of tourney experience and isolation
but nah, this is aMSa, the fucking insane yoshi main who prolly used that as motivation to get even better
wishing him the best now, he's got a good shot of keeping in the top 5 for some time now
It's an Amsah tech btw, not an Amsa tech. Very similar sounding ik, but there was no need to highlight it
Got such chills watching this!
I also have to say the love the community has given Amsa is incredible!
All Yoshis moves does so much damage its wicked honestly
People saying yoshi isn't a low tier in the comments haven't gone into unranked with yoshi.
Amsa is just a beast who works his ass off training.
Seems like people think tier lists are made in the future lmao
Nah yoshi is definitely high tier.
the only reason people say yoshi isnt low tier is because of amsa himself. without him everyone would think yoshi sucks. the other 3 yoshi mains of the world arent pushing the meta like this lol
If your character is consistently at least making top 8 at tournaments for *years* , then they aren't a low tier, period.
At a pro level he isn't low tier, just absolutely insane to become good at using. High difficulty, high reward
Absolute legend. Seriously the dedication he makes to Yoshi is truly inspiring. I love it
As someone who stopped watching pro smash 2 years ago, this was so cool to watch 😭 great job aMSa!!!!
He just won another major a week ago, Apex 2022. Most people do not consider The Off-season as a major.
I think part of how he pulled it off is that NO ONE plays Yoshi so no one knows how to fully counter him in a master's hands.
If course! And that is the genius of his dedication.
Man i love low tier gods, got the same vibe with rangchu from tekken
Having watched both scenes for a while, watching Amsa is like watching peak Rangchu over and over again. And the best thing is that I can't see him ever switching away from Yoshi either, and he's just getting better.
I credit aMSa for being why yoshi is still my favorite smash character. Watching him play is like art in motion.
The moment your competitive scene is based solely around "meta" of the game, especially in a game that features numerous characters, then it's no longer skill-based. Thankfully we have cases exactly like this to spit in the face of that and expose the faulty nature of the "meta" system in competitive scenes.
seeing axe then amsa win majors over the past few years have been some of the best things to happen to melee. all the top players put in countless hours of work to reach the level theyre at but seeing people do it with "sub optimal" characters just adds another layer to it. like watching any old craftsman make something. you can feel that extra dedication to grind out every frame of combat to bring characters no one thought would ever win a major to dominate the competition. my favorite part is none of it was free. they all had to go through GODs to reach the winners circle.
Dude is a legend for defeating them by use a low-tier character called Yoshi in the tournament and amazing video man :]
One of the advantages of using Yoshi is due to there not being many pros that main Yoshi, pros aren't able to practice against that character giving Amsa somewhat of an advantage.
like puff and pikachu
@@frozzle And Young Link
@@frozzle puff less so now that there’s another top player playing puff(2saint)
You can see people on the crowd hugging each other and stuff. Truly beautiful. This is what it's about 🤷 moments in time
Amsa's biggest strength is converting Yoshi's weaknesses to strengths. Can't jump out of shield? Use the shield carefully, pick stages with platforms to shield drop and then jump. up B not good for recovery? use it with incredible precision to edgeguard. he knows when to best utilize his 2nd jump for super armor to take advantageous trades. he has mastered yoshi
It was funny how you said kodorin, but this is a well researched vid. Love seeing melee in the larger gaming sphere.
now we need a samus player to win
I knew Yoshi was Strong since Middle School! I use to pick him because he's the Mario OG. The one who beat Bowser before Mario! I would always crush my friends who'd pick Fox. Yoshi is heavy but FAST and can take a lot of damage + deal good damage back! He's a solid character!
10:25 It feels weird hearing this now since I’m Ultimate the opposite is true with Yoshi being puffs worst mu
It's important to remember that before aMsa Yoshi was a bottom tier character, considered one of the worst in the game. It was aMsa that put Yoshi into Mid tier.
That is super dope that someone put their heart and soul into a low tier and showed the world you make anything happen
aMSa also won Apex this week. He's absolutely fucking amazing
aMSa is the guy with the suit and a briefcase. He is hard working and he means business.
"even gaps between the top 5 characters are massive" literally just not true
Only character maybe applicable is sheik
Imagine the future of melee is Yoshi... I am here for it. I wonder where melee would be had Amsa moved to NA years ago.
Amsa became a legend in America. Also around the World but especially for super Smash bros melee and the gaming scene. What a great player. I would love to see him live playing
Such an amazing dedicated player for a character he loves. He had to work twice as hard to get Yoshi to work against those insane top tier characters and hungry box. Congratulations to asms.
Respect to every Smash player having fun and using characters they love, instead of picking top tiers exclusively because they’re top tiers.
Amsas story makes me tear up every time. I don’t even play melee it’s just the fact that he chose a goal and made it happen. Plus he was humble the whole time, who the f doesn’t wanna be that cool!
Ps I’m aware how dorky that is but come on man he’s living the dream.
Melee is still the best ssb. I just recently started using Slippy emulator and playing online after taking a few years hiatus and i am in love all over again. So many good players to fight. I just wish there was an in game chat and an ability to have a friends list
Glad to say although I didn't get to see TBH 2022 live (Amsa's breakthrough into the pantheon), I DID get to see him win over Zain in Grand Finals at Apex 2022 last week. And man, WHAT a tourney. I'm glad because Apez was his true "Big House wasn't luck and it wasn't a fluke" win ...and I got to see it live in person with a big crowed losing their minds...I love Smash Bros. Love Melee.
And then he went on to win Apex against Zain, the current Rank 1 Player in Melee
aMSa inspires me as I can relate to him- he picked and learned Yoshi because he just LIKED Yoshi. He took it and ran with it, and because of his work, Yoshi has seen a huge raise on the official tier list. It's very cool to see.
So glad we have aMSa in the scene. Hopefully more Japanese and Asians play this game. That'd be so good for the game. But this top level requires a decade+ of playing against good competition, so it's hard for newer players....
That's not quite true! Look at 3 of the top 5 players right now (Zain, iBDW, Jmook). Neither of them have played even close to a decade, and they are #1-3, respectively.
@@SirPage13 You might be right about iBDW and Jmook, so point taken, but Zain has been playing for a long time. He just got mad good outta nowhere. I do have faith with all the resources out there new players can shoot up in skill. It's a fun game and very addictive, after all.
Amsa is my favorite melee player, I always played yoshi in brawl as a child, and seeing him drag a bottom 6 character to top 10 alone is so impressive
What an amazing Journey. Talk about getting to your goal when everyone doubted you.
Yoshi has been pretty above avg for a while. Around Pikachu, Peach level was the standard for most tier lists.
Yea but its ONLY because of Amsa's results..
@@alexmacdougall5700 right. there are maybe a handful of yoshi mains around the world, but ONLY amsa is pushing the character this far.
Amsa SINGLE HANDEDLY moved Yoshi from low-mid tier to high tier. Not a single top 100 player plays yoshi besides Amsa. Not 1.
It's probably the greatest character come up in fighting game history
I think kuma is more amazing
Dang, what’s next a solo Bowser main in top 8 at a super major. Melee still surprises even after 20 years.
It's real guys, 20 Eggs eggs is here.
I remember getting pooped off the edge by yoshi. Op same with Kirby. They suck you up and jump off. Spit you out and than fly away like nothing just happen.
Im so happy for aMsa, what an amazing player. The one clip of his finger movements on his controller just dumbfounded me, holy crap
"A YOSHI???!?!????" - Bobby 'Bobby Scar' Scarnewman
aMSa is one of the few people who make their characters come to life. Everybody has their main, but there's really only one Yoshi main that is synonymous to the player.
I'm glad you guys caught this story
Melee tournaments should be aired on TV. They get more hype reactions than the NFL.
this dude : asks for the camera to come closer
also this dude : *LEANS FORWARD*
Yooo this is probably the video I most wanted from this channel let's goooo
And not to mention that before aMSa started playing competitively, yoshi was originally the 6th worst character in the game. He single-handedly brought yoshi up the tierlist
Yes! More melee content!
So happy for him. No one believed in Yoshi but he did and he made us all believe.
The year is 30xx. Grand finals the top player from new United States versus a new up and coming talent from west Korea. Yoshi vs Yoshi
18:39 Amsa in cat girl pose
Not a lot of people mention that Amsa is also just built different; What kind of human being can chug Red Bull all day and function at a world class level?
I've once heard a retired Starcraft 2 Pro (also sponsored by Red Bull during his prime) saying that he used to refill empty cans with water, lmao. He also hinted about it being common practice amongst his former peers, as excessive caffeine and sugar consumption impacts one's performance.
Everyone loves a good underdog story! This was great!
Calling Yoshi a low tier in 2022 is really kind-of misleading.
To be clear, the historical part of this video is absolutely 100% correct, Yoshi used to be considered low tier in 2012, like...seriously low. Like bottom 5 characters in the game. And then Amsa started showing up to tournaments in the US starting with EVO 2013 and Yoshi immediately moved up 10 spots on the next tier list (12th in the 2015 tier list).
By the time Amsa won TBH10, consensus around Yoshi was already about...8th on the tier list. Probably right below Jigglypuff and Peach, but certainly ahead of Ice Climbers and Pikachu. And yeah, we've had a Jigglypuff player be the best player in melee, we've had a Peach player be the best player in melee, we might be heading into an era where a Yoshi player is the best player in melee. And I am here for it!
But Yoshi, Jigglypuff, and Peach would be better described as "high tier". (Not "top tier", sure, but the tier immediately below that).
So good to see aMSa getting a specialized documentary!
I love how this was released after aMSa won Apex.
Gotta love him, such a positive figure in the community!
Love these off meta spotlights!
“What player won big house 10 with a 69% combo?” would make a good question card in Trivial Pursuit: Melee Edition
kha-door-in, KHA-DOOR-IN
Ko-duh-rin Kappa
I saw Low Tier and I thought they finally made one about LTG
Calling Yoshi a low-tier is a big stretch
Funny how that works. Say that a decade ago and you would have been laughed at
@@alexa9433 Facts
YEA! Giving Yoshi the swag he deserves!
19:10 when you said 2004 was the last major, that was either from captain Jack or bombsoldier. Those two are one of the best old school players out there.
Edit: bombsoldier still play smash to this day since he was 14 years old back at 2004.
Amsa did it, but now, 20DK is coming...
You need to back that camera up for the ad roll. That is waaaay too close (and too low) for that kind of shot.
Lets go more melee
He just won APEX too! That’s MY GOAT! What a legend!
CANADA REPRESENT!!! Glad to have Amsa on the team. Welcome!
These are the videos I come here for. Your original bread and butter.
aMSa built different.
While I'm glad to see melee getting videos. But still. It's been practically a month since TI and STILL nada.
2:47 Great video so far, but the top players in Melee rn would disagree with this. Mang0, Zain, Cody, Hbox, & Leffen all have different opinions about the order of the top 5 and Mang0 often says that the top 3 and the 4-5 spots are really arguable. Fox may still be the best, but it's really close. Other top 5 characters are showing up in top 8s with the same or higher frequency of Fox and lower representation. Many players are switching to Falco from Fox, which is the exact opposite of 5 years ago. No top player agrees on putting jiggs as 4th best or 1st. I think 2 top 10 players put Marth as #1.
Anyway, I think melee USED to view the top 5 as big gaps. But not anymore. The top 5 is really debatable and a lot of it is coming down to player skills & matchups / matchup knowledge.
Oh man, great find getting Toph on as the guest to explain.
not gonna lie as soon as amsa won his first major i instantly thought hes gonna get a vid made of how a low tier won a major.
aMSa is my spirit animal. I love Yoshi and he made it happen
First Pikachu and now Yoshi :)
People like aMSa are a good example of why I strongly believe people who are new to any fighting game (doesn't matter what kind it is) should just pick who they like instead of getting caught up on tier lists and/or matchups because until you get to at least an intermediate level of play, that stuff isn't going to matter.