As someone in the broader smash community but definitely not 64, this combo contest always sneaks up on me and it always blows me away. Something so special about it - quite unlike any other form of gaming I have seen. When the commentators used the phrase "combo artist" it is easy to be skeptical but in my opinion that title is well-earned by these guys.
I don't know who they are as someone mainly in the Melee scene, but man are these two such great commentators. They kept me interested and engaged all throughout failed attempts and even transitions where I'd normally skip ahead. I didn't even think about the transitions until the next combo came and I'd think "wow, already?" Great work you two!
You have to appreciate that crowd too. Hype, even while the contestants try the same thing 20 times in a row, still only positive energy. Such a fun event to watch
I had to rewind 20 times at 59:40 just to see the combo again, and then watch all the judges reactions… this was entirely too sick holy shit congrats Prince
the precision needed to get these practiced combos out at home is insanely impressive alone, but having the NERVES from a entire convention watching you live is just unfathomable. Massive props to these players
We all know that last Prince combo was the best, but I'd like to shoutout 38:16 because that would've been seriously nuts if they got the combo they wanted.
SSC always finds a way to be unique, and the 64 combo contest is one of the best ways they've done it. I still can't believe this exists as an official tournament subsection.
The amount of technical skill and creativity shown by all the combo contestants was INSANE… especially Prince. I always look forward to SSC for this contest, and every year Prince pulls off a combo that pushes what I thought was possible in a Smash game. Good show!
The combo contest is potentially the greatest event of the year. No matter what game you play, no matter how you even feel about 64, everyone gathers around this game to watch the sickest combos that keep getting better and better every year
I play smash 64 all the time and the creativity+execution live blows my mind. These combos would be a dying art without this contest every year and that really makes me happy. This was a great one!
59:35 This right here. This is why I watch these contests. That is so clever! So many moving parts and things I’d never consider possible! What a combo holy crow Edit: posted this before I realized this was the winning combo like no doubt lmao
Lo del minuto 59:40 es impresionante, me dejo con la boca abierta, me pregunto cuanto tiempo le invertió, cuanta creatividad y paciencia. Felicidades es el mejor de todos 🙌 👍
this event is awesome, i love how even though its competitive it has an artistic aspect to it where people are just trying to be creative and others just enjoy it
The great thing about his combos is that, no matter how far he makes it into them before retrying, you never truly know exactly what his finisher is (aside from his Captain Falcon combo in this contest, for obvious reasons).
there just needs to be more of these! for me, competetive melee and ultimate are fun to watch and all, but there are times when i just need to take a breather and casual stuff like this make me smile ❤️
Prince really just goes out with the most creative combos, with that anticipation for the charge shot at the end just being such a perfect end to an intense combo
Do you think that sakurai likes this more than normal tournaments? Because it shows more of the game that he made lovingly? Or does he not like it because of how technical it is?
@@Creammm69 pretty sure all game creators would be glad that a game they made 20 years ago was still getting this much love, but keep projecting the actions of the nintendo corporation onto sakurai.
iam not going to lie i do compete not in 64, but i love watching the combo contest. It blows my mind how long it takes these guys to lab this stuff out, and try to do it on the spot. Mad respect.
Can't say I agree. Prince's last combo might be the best one ever in a contest, but I don't think any of the other players impressed with their combos. Like half of them didn't even finish properly and most of the time it took them until the end to even finish when they even managed to do so.
Even if Taco got his first try no effort required. Prince would've still taken that, watching every contenst and prince is always bringing something new, to the highest level possible. 100% earned
I love how things worked out to put Prince as the final combo of the event. Really a genius move from the tourney organizers: the person who won Round Two going second means you're probably going to get something pretty sick.
That was soo crazy like I’m always waiting for this every year prince always deliver I be getting goosebumps when I watch this level of creativity and execution this is something special especially doing this on a close to 20 year old game
HOOOOOLY SHIT That last combo was so bonkers man!! All of them this year brought something very different than previous years, so crazy to see such incredible innovation in Smash 64 after all these years! THERE IS STILL MORE SMASH TO BE PLAYED!!!!
Man, 8 seems way too high for the first combo. There’s some interesting stuff with the bumper, but besides the setup, the player only does one neutral air and one down air into shine and the bumpers and mine do all the damage and killing. It’s a neat idea, but I was expecting fives and sixes. If you lead off the contest with an eight on a combo like that, you have barely anywhere to go from there if a number of combos wow you more. And then the second combo dropped and there were three tens. Like honestly, an eight should be considered a really good score. Ten should be reserved for the combos that both absolutely blow your mind and are executed correctly. And in my opinion, as well as based on the judges’ reaction, Prince’s final combo was probably the only one that should have had all tens across the board; it was the one that hyped everyone up the most. A five can still be a combo that you had fun watching. And we even get eights on the combo at 38 minutes. And while it seems like a really creative idea with the damage boost, not only did we not get to know what the entire plan is for the combo (the main thing we saw was the damage boost into the boomerang hit and then the reverse back air, which was frankly very cool, but only one idea that didn’t lead to a kill or anything), but the final attempt was dropped and not what he was looking for. The way the judges do it basically limits them to less than half of their available numbers. Still a fun event, though.
I mean you have to remember that Axe and HBox dont play 64 they dint really know what is and isn't complicated there's visual clues but sometimes you can't tell visually
@@illford That might normally make some sense, but not only did the other judges vote pretty much identically to Hbox and Axe, Hbox has judged a few of the Smash 64 combo contests at this point, and the casters in this event were even saying that he typically gave lower scores compared to the other judges, which in my opinion was more sensible. I really don’t think that the issue I brought up has anything to do with Hbox and Axe not being Smash 64 players, as the other judges scored in pretty much the exact same way.
I 100% agree with you, even in the past years they were a little better with scoring but this year seemed like they were giving high scores to everyone. I was surprised when I saw the combo drop and they gave such high scores it was crazy. I’m glad prince came through at the end
Honestly, I'm not a huge stickler for the combo dropping, if a real person would still probably get hit. But I agree with you, that Fox combo, while funny, did NOT deserve a high score.
@@innertuber4049 I respect your opinion on the combo dropping, as just the idea of Prince connecting the falcon punch in that one combo was crazy, and the Link’s boomerang out of the damage boost was a really cool idea. My personal outlook is that this is where the best of the best smash 64 comboers come to win, and to win, you gotta have both creativity and execution in spades. I do value creativity and technical skill requirements more than the final execution myself as well, though.
I love how despite this game being like 23 years old, people are still finding ways to shock us, and we're still discovering new things about the game (Fox's reflector with the bumper in the first combo shocked basically everyone). Super Smash Con giving us 64 tourneys and the 64 combo contest really helps keep this game alive and I love SSC for it. Best Smash event of the year every time.
oh boy do I have a treat for you, search "remix combo contest" on youtube, you won't be disappointed, also this is Razz btw, I'm the guy who choked both of his combos in this video above, however, at least people seemed to like the ideas, you can also watch me choke again at the Smashtober Fest Remix Combo Contest in September
I feel like it would be cool to have a "blind combo contest" to add another level of excitement, not knowing who is doing the combo until after the scores are given. Also, it removes any bias from judges if there are any. Great contest need more of them!
Bruh, I rolled Prince’s final back 5 times to watch each judge’s face when he drops that bomb to extend the combo and it was so priceless. That’s amazing. GGS
Yo, we actually got some creative combos this year, like the double DK & slow-mo Kirby! But Prince showing why he wears the crown like a prince, though I'd call him a Combo Kami, that finale was sick!!!
Would love for this event to have more people 10 instead of 5 with 5 rounds, 2 elim in round 1-2 and 1 elim in 3-4, this would give a sure fire winner and also make the total scoring rubric more interesting.
The commentators mentioned an online smash 64 combo contest sometime during the pandemic? Anybody know if there are VODs of that or what the event was called?
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As someone in the broader smash community but definitely not 64, this combo contest always sneaks up on me and it always blows me away. Something so special about it - quite unlike any other form of gaming I have seen. When the commentators used the phrase "combo artist" it is easy to be skeptical but in my opinion that title is well-earned by these guys.
mad like
"Combo artist" indeed!!!🔥
Bro you should write for a living
Every year.
This is so good mann
when prince is unhappy with a combo and shakes his head you know it's about to be the most hype thing of the year
SSC is always the one major I wait for all year only because of the Combo Contest. Always a treat to watch
🔥COMPLETED COMBO TIME STAMPS🔥🫡
1:55 Jaime
4:30 🌮 🌮
9:48 R🎷
14:00/14:30 (closest attempts) Afro
21:33 🫅
26:03 Jaime
30:42 🌮 🌮
38:16 R🎷
42:06 🫅
55:20🌮 🌮
58:28🫅
59:36👑🐐
Some combos are finishes but not the finish they wanted
Thank you!!!!
Thank you!!
The hero we needed
Thank you!
You're the GOAT
I don't know who they are as someone mainly in the Melee scene, but man are these two such great commentators. They kept me interested and engaged all throughout failed attempts and even transitions where I'd normally skip ahead. I didn't even think about the transitions until the next combo came and I'd think "wow, already?" Great work you two!
Jimmy Joe and Darkhorse are two of the best 64 commentators around
Agreed
Jimmy Joe and Dark Horse. One Genesis Dark Horse went from playing the opening Top 8 match to commentating.
You have to appreciate that crowd too. Hype, even while the contestants try the same thing 20 times in a row, still only positive energy. Such a fun event to watch
Phenomenal 🙏👍
I had to rewind 20 times at 59:40 just to see the combo again, and then watch all the judges reactions… this was entirely too sick holy shit congrats Prince
I did the same thing lmao
Sameee
Same
Yes! Same!
dude agreed every judge was so entertaining to watch
Prince’s last combo was hype as usual. The creativity, the build up, the hungrybox pop off 10/10
quit it😁
what do you mean? It was a horrible way to end the event.
@@vehtty how?
Yes to all of that
never seen this before but that was incredible the timing of the last part
59:40
He is crazy af
the precision needed to get these practiced combos out at home is insanely impressive alone, but having the NERVES from a entire convention watching you live is just unfathomable.
Massive props to these players
We all know that last Prince combo was the best, but I'd like to shoutout 38:16 because that would've been seriously nuts if they got the combo they wanted.
Yeah, agreed.
yeah, that was gonna be sick.
Holy smokes
The last hit of price’s last combo wasn’t counted in the combo counter 🤯
"They"
COMBO TIMESTAMPS
1. 1:51 shine 999
2. 4:27 first try ray gun egg
3. 9:45 double dk
4. 14:10 (closest attempt) bomb to charged shot
5. 21:33 slow mo angled star
6. 26:00 fox down airs to cross stage down smash
7. 30:40 soft dk punch
8. 38:00 (closest attempt) 420 dmg boost zoom link
9. 42:20 (closest attempt) dmg boost zoom falcon punch
10. 55:18 bumper juggle dk punch
11. 59:40 (!!!!) respawn double charge shot snipes
Thanks dude
nice to see u still into smash :)
You’re the goat I wish I saw this earlier LOL
Bless u sir
Thanks King
SSC always finds a way to be unique, and the 64 combo contest is one of the best ways they've done it.
I still can't believe this exists as an official tournament subsection.
One day it should be a main event. Who doesnt pop off when seeing this
The amount of technical skill and creativity shown by all the combo contestants was INSANE… especially Prince. I always look forward to SSC for this contest, and every year Prince pulls off a combo that pushes what I thought was possible in a Smash game. Good show!
None of it was that difficult tbh
@@kinglouie313 yt vid of u doing these combos when???
@@twixotic3993 lmao such a pathetic response. “durrrr you do it then”
@@kinglouie313 yh ok bro💀
@@kinglouie313 That’s the natural response though. If they’re not that difficult, why can’t you do it? And if you can, why don’t you prove it?
You really have to watch this twice. The first time to see the combos, the second time just to watch Axe be absolutely delighted with everything.
Best part of Smash Con and this year didn't disappoint. These guys are crazy!
Every time I see Prince finish his combos I always get bobsmacked when he continues his combo for 10 more hits. "This combo never ends!"
Prince's final combo made me do a universal pop off
The combo contest is potentially the greatest event of the year. No matter what game you play, no matter how you even feel about 64, everyone gathers around this game to watch the sickest combos that keep getting better and better every year
I play smash 64 all the time and the creativity+execution live blows my mind. These combos would be a dying art without this contest every year and that really makes me happy. This was a great one!
Love these...always enjoyable and hilarious to watch😆
Prince's final combo is one of the greatest things I've seen in my life.
Every year again I love watching this combo contest.
I missed this side event so much in 2020 and 2021 this was epic
I’m so glad this is out I love these.
anyone notice how homie was denied the kiss at 5:42 lol
😂😂😂
Not the eagle eyes.😂
最後の発想も技術も凄すぎるわ
Finally had the opportunity to see this in person great experience.
Sad that KYSK wasn't there! But great contest once again, a must watch every year
59:35
This right here. This is why I watch these contests. That is so clever! So many moving parts and things I’d never consider possible! What a combo holy crow
Edit: posted this before I realized this was the winning combo like no doubt lmao
1:00:00 The way Falcon slowly tumbles into the charged shot is just so... perfect. An epic buildup to finish off an amazing combo.
I literally watch these religiously every year and EVERYtime it’s hype AF. LOVE THESE!
Lo del minuto 59:40 es impresionante, me dejo con la boca abierta, me pregunto cuanto tiempo le invertió, cuanta creatividad y paciencia. Felicidades es el mejor de todos 🙌 👍
@@ABC-ik9vj porque
yo hasta grité cuando dio la bola de samuel
@@mlalbaitero para que te entienda todo el mundo pues
1:00:15 man's just wraps the whole hand-controller bundle up with the wire lol5
this event is awesome, i love how even though its competitive it has an artistic aspect to it where people are just trying to be creative and others just enjoy it
The Smash 64 Combo Contest went crazy.
@Fran B first smash con I've attended in person and he wasn't there
@@im_Spade_ So we have you to blame for his absence?
@@GinjouArmy ye ?
I'd love if in the combo contest you got more tries the further round you're in, this encourages better combos further in the contest
Every year Im just so happy to see this event. A community that knows how important a little downtime competition is.
SPOILER
The Prince Samus combo to win at the very end is the sickest thing I've ever watched live
You at smash con this weekend or just on twitch? I saw it live irl and recorded the reaction of everyone hahaha
The great thing about his combos is that, no matter how far he makes it into them before retrying, you never truly know exactly what his finisher is (aside from his Captain Falcon combo in this contest, for obvious reasons).
最後のプリンス、コンボ後に手ごとコード巻いてんの最高w
クールな感じはあるけど緊張してたんだと伝わりますね
@@shinshin338 そうですね！
とにかく〆が最高すぎて何度も見ちゃいますw
I had to rewind and watch every judge's reaction individually for that last combo holyyyyy
I've never seen superboomfan react to a combo like that. not even to the famous prince yoshi fair combo. goat moment
that's EXACTLY what I did haha. absolutely crazy
I watched it in 0.25 speed to get the full experience of them collectively losing their shit at the same moment lol.
I love these combo contests… absolute GOAT of a champion here with the greatest combo I’ve ever seen!
Prince never disappoints, that combo was beyond amazing, congrats to him.
I've been watching combo contests since pretty much the beginning and I have to say oh my GOD. I'm popping off from home. This was so sick
there just needs to be more of these!
for me, competetive melee and ultimate are fun to watch and all, but there are times when i just need to take a breather and casual stuff like this make me smile ❤️
Prince really just goes out with the most creative combos, with that anticipation for the charge shot at the end just being such a perfect end to an intense combo
Do you think that sakurai likes this more than normal tournaments? Because it shows more of the game that he made lovingly? Or does he not like it because of how technical it is?
It's once in a year, so he probably watches and also enjoys it a lot
I’m willing to bet he prefers this quite a bit compared to the 1v1 competitions
Probably hates that people are playing 64 and cheat canceling their moves and wants the tournament shut down
@@Creammm69 Cheat cancelling? The fuck you on about?
@@Creammm69 pretty sure all game creators would be glad that a game they made 20 years ago was still getting this much love, but keep projecting the actions of the nintendo corporation onto sakurai.
iam not going to lie i do compete not in 64, but i love watching the combo contest. It blows my mind how long it takes these guys to lab this stuff out, and try to do it on the spot. Mad respect.
毎回感動しちゃう 発想がすんごい
My favorite event to do with smash every year, always look forward to seeing what these incredible players come up with
I'm so excited this is back. I can't wait to watch it tonight
This year's contest has topped previous years in all categories. That final combo by prince was so hype
Can't say I agree. Prince's last combo might be the best one ever in a contest, but I don't think any of the other players impressed with their combos. Like half of them didn't even finish properly and most of the time it took them until the end to even finish when they even managed to do so.
Even if Taco got his first try no effort required. Prince would've still taken that, watching every contenst and prince is always bringing something new, to the highest level possible. 100% earned
One of the most unique gaming things I’ve ever seen! That winning combo was absolutely insane
1:00:04 4度目の優勝のプリンス、もう王者の貫禄なのよ
Bless I'm so glad this is back, there hasn't been one since 2019
I literally jumped as high out of my chair as the judges did when I saw that last combo
Prince is the God Emperor of Mankind for one hour a year.
This was amazing to watch. Prince combo was next level.
A slow mo at the final shot would've been awesome too!! That was great!
I love how things worked out to put Prince as the final combo of the event. Really a genius move from the tourney organizers: the person who won Round Two going second means you're probably going to get something pretty sick.
One of the best combo contests. Insane final Samus combo. The double dk combo is mind blowing. Amazing all around.
Oh my god, that combo by prince was immaculate. Absolutely fantastic
That was soo crazy like I’m always waiting for this every year prince always deliver I be getting goosebumps when I watch this level of creativity and execution this is something special especially doing this on a close to 20 year old game
increíble como emociona tanto cuando se hace un buen combo, ese final uff
HOOOOOLY SHIT That last combo was so bonkers man!! All of them this year brought something very different than previous years, so crazy to see such incredible innovation in Smash 64 after all these years! THERE IS STILL MORE SMASH TO BE PLAYED!!!!
Oh my god. That last combo brought tears to my eyes.
This is what I look forward to for every Smash Con
Much love to all others that participate but geez, Prince is always a treat to watch
Seeing this live was so hype! Congrats to Prince!
最後のコンボでボムのところから審査員の表情がガラッと変わるの好き
que bueno volver a ver combos de smash 64 otra vez
That finale was absolute insanity what universe do his eyes see to make that happen
Man, 8 seems way too high for the first combo. There’s some interesting stuff with the bumper, but besides the setup, the player only does one neutral air and one down air into shine and the bumpers and mine do all the damage and killing. It’s a neat idea, but I was expecting fives and sixes. If you lead off the contest with an eight on a combo like that, you have barely anywhere to go from there if a number of combos wow you more.
And then the second combo dropped and there were three tens. Like honestly, an eight should be considered a really good score. Ten should be reserved for the combos that both absolutely blow your mind and are executed correctly. And in my opinion, as well as based on the judges’ reaction, Prince’s final combo was probably the only one that should have had all tens across the board; it was the one that hyped everyone up the most. A five can still be a combo that you had fun watching. And we even get eights on the combo at 38 minutes. And while it seems like a really creative idea with the damage boost, not only did we not get to know what the entire plan is for the combo (the main thing we saw was the damage boost into the boomerang hit and then the reverse back air, which was frankly very cool, but only one idea that didn’t lead to a kill or anything), but the final attempt was dropped and not what he was looking for. The way the judges do it basically limits them to less than half of their available numbers. Still a fun event, though.
I mean you have to remember that Axe and HBox dont play 64 they dint really know what is and isn't complicated there's visual clues but sometimes you can't tell visually
@@illford That might normally make some sense, but not only did the other judges vote pretty much identically to Hbox and Axe, Hbox has judged a few of the Smash 64 combo contests at this point, and the casters in this event were even saying that he typically gave lower scores compared to the other judges, which in my opinion was more sensible. I really don’t think that the issue I brought up has anything to do with Hbox and Axe not being Smash 64 players, as the other judges scored in pretty much the exact same way.
I 100% agree with you, even in the past years they were a little better with scoring but this year seemed like they were giving high scores to everyone. I was surprised when I saw the combo drop and they gave such high scores it was crazy. I’m glad prince came through at the end
Honestly, I'm not a huge stickler for the combo dropping, if a real person would still probably get hit. But I agree with you, that Fox combo, while funny, did NOT deserve a high score.
@@innertuber4049 I respect your opinion on the combo dropping, as just the idea of Prince connecting the falcon punch in that one combo was crazy, and the Link’s boomerang out of the damage boost was a really cool idea. My personal outlook is that this is where the best of the best smash 64 comboers come to win, and to win, you gotta have both creativity and execution in spades. I do value creativity and technical skill requirements more than the final execution myself as well, though.
I love how despite this game being like 23 years old, people are still finding ways to shock us, and we're still discovering new things about the game (Fox's reflector with the bumper in the first combo shocked basically everyone). Super Smash Con giving us 64 tourneys and the 64 combo contest really helps keep this game alive and I love SSC for it. Best Smash event of the year every time.
That last combo woke me out of a coma. Thanks price
Always nice to see the Prince Combo Invitational come back every year
As someone who never played smash 64 but loves other smash games, that last combo was actually the most hype I’ve ever been for any combo
30:45 no way he did the thing
That one was crazy
Oh how I’ve missed this. Congratulations to everyone who performed.
i really wish they did a smash remix one imagine the potential there with the chars, stages, items
oh boy do I have a treat for you, search "remix combo contest" on youtube, you won't be disappointed, also this is Razz btw, I'm the guy who choked both of his combos in this video above, however, at least people seemed to like the ideas, you can also watch me choke again at the Smashtober Fest Remix Combo Contest in September
I feel like it would be cool to have a "blind combo contest" to add another level of excitement, not knowing who is doing the combo until after the scores are given. Also, it removes any bias from judges if there are any. Great contest need more of them!
Prince, you absolute king.
these are always so fun to watch
is there a way to mod save states in so that if you mess up a combo you dont have to restart from the beginning?
its about time we get another smash 64 combo video!!
soon we're going to have one of these where no one actually completes a combo
33:42 axe looking for the magic percent is hilarious
omggg
Lol
I forgot how much I missed this contest these last years
Bruh, I rolled Prince’s final back 5 times to watch each judge’s face when he drops that bomb to extend the combo and it was so priceless. That’s amazing. GGS
Yooo back at it again let’s go.
Love these
I love this because the combo contest shows off so much tech that you dont see in competitive
Yo, we actually got some creative combos this year, like the double DK & slow-mo Kirby!
But Prince showing why he wears the crown like a prince, though I'd call him a Combo Kami, that finale was sick!!!
That last combo had me jumping out of my seat like Hungrybox😂😂😂
Last combo was out of this world!!
So awesome
Didnt't expected to see you here.
Prince is a god at combos, definitely out of this world
So great. I already left my like 🤩🤩🤩
Would love for this event to have more people 10 instead of 5 with 5 rounds, 2 elim in round 1-2 and 1 elim in 3-4, this would give a sure fire winner and also make the total scoring rubric more interesting.
That one combo blew my MIND. Axe's face was my face.
The commentators mentioned an online smash 64 combo contest sometime during the pandemic? Anybody know if there are VODs of that or what the event was called?
I will always love how every hit in this game sounds like an explosion.
I really hope they do one of these next year. I actually thought they missed a year but turns out they did it online so I’ll have to go find that lol