Mentality Practice Sessions W/Hungrybox [Part 1]

[@shantanuh]

its crazy that hungrybox of all people has to practice his mentality. this guy was the mentality god for like 4 years...

[@jaredconway3142]

It’s crazy too cause puff is such a mentality character, crazy he was that consistent with her for that long

[@HondaGang111]

I watched this live. Fiction was saying in chat that Hungrybox basically always acts like this whenever he was with him, except the difference now is that Hungrybox isn't winning all the time anymore making it even worse

[@zacharysteele]

and then someone threw a crab at him

[@JellyBlockLP]

He's the god of mentality because he practices his mentality

[@noobtuber10]

Crunch helped him out alot mentally, not having that coach due to covid must suck for em

[@adamquenano8563]

I love how slippi is uniting people in the melee community.

[@sunnythedrunk]

Slippi getting melee players to coach ultimate players it's so cool to see

[@unzo7368]

But I don't want to unite with anyone. I just want to be toxic while getting bodied

[@zogbogbean2464]

I don’t like the lovey- dovey buddy let’s have fun environment it makes.. kinda takes the drama and the hype out of tournaments.

[@seanray6361]

I really like that hbox seems to want to get better and train with people in an era where everyone’s getting really good and everyone knows how to play against puff. Obviously everyone tried really hard to beat puff before, but still it’s nice to see hbox playing friendlies as he grows as a player with the evolving meta.

[@hymug]

Really loved that IBDW is willingly to help out Hbox much respect

[@Supertaldo916]

Cody is the GOAT confirmed. He got Juan to play friendlies with Puff.

[@Supertaldo916]

Plus, crazy how IBDW is literally teaching HBox about a game he was dominating for almost last 3 years, it blows my mind. IBDW is a huge dude, he won a lot of my respect with this.

[@janakaikarajanaikara3091]

@@Supertaldo916 Hbox playing friendlies isn't something that happened just recently with iBDW tho. He was playing friendlies right before summit at Mang0's house with Lucky, MikeHaze, S2J, and several others and he practices with Westballz and Mew2King before tournaments.

[@Figgy20000]

@@Supertaldo916 If you've ever watched him play with Crunch you'd know Crunch gives him tons of advice like this all the time. HBox is very receptive to new information and knows he always has tons to learn. Part of the reason he was the best for so long.

[@benjaminjameskurz]

None of those people is a serious threat to knock hbox out of a tournament like cody is.

[@Supertaldo916]

@@janakaikarajanaikara3091 It's just a joke dude. He is notorious for not playing friendlies with his direct competition.

[@taylorallred6208]

This is so good. I love watching top players just talking about the game while the play. Not to mention how wholesome it is to see cody really trying to help out hbox. Love to see more of this.

[@charlesmitchell7864]

There's nothing more moving than human growth, and melee as an expressive sport is such a beautiful stage for it.

[@paperbags1924]

HBOX FRIENDLIES? HUH

[@genericcultist9640]

The man changes day by day. Cool to see tho

[@itsyaboi1245]

The 2020 Timeline

[@utubeisawsomeify]

Other players are getting good practice from 2saint now and with Hbox not being in his prime, he needs the practice more than other top players. He has to start playing friendlies if he wants to get back to his prime especially if he’s still not used to netplay

[@urd3adnow]

it's only because it advantages him now more than it advantages others. if in 6 months hbox miraculously ended up back on top, friendlies instantly cease again.

[@utubeisawsomeify]

urd3adnow facts which is smart and of course a good idea, but is also scummy when you look at the other top players. Nothing new though, can’t hate too much

[@lbpolyvolleyball]

Checked in on Hbox’s stream during this and it was one of the realest moments I’ve ever seen on Twitch. Cody you gave him a perspective that he really needed to hear, and you did it in a way that wasn’t condescending, but also wasn’t enabling to some of the things he struggles with. Maybe I’m overblowing it but it was really cool to see and what you did is something not a lot of people can articulate well. Good shit

[@lambchu6459]

I love this new Hbox. Hes way happier and the community is embracing him more. Also his personal character development is too good.

[@TheLolcality]

Actually goated timeline, let's go hgod friendlies! Insane how much I've missed the clutchbox

[@ichimatsu8422]

Very wholesome, love seeing this kind o vulnerability and authenticity from top players

[@crooker23]

this is hype as hell! true hbox redemption arc incoming

[@nakodares5982]

This content is awesome to see. So glad you're doing this and hope Hbox continues to do it with you. Hate him or love him, having him be invested in the game and performing at his best is something we all want to see and is great for the community.

[@ryanlucht6625]

i can feel hbox's frustration, puff isnt easy at top level when you can die off of one grab at 40%

[@irelicym]

What about the 100s of spacies that he kills at 0-5% off up throw rest lmao

[@GusJenkinsElite]

@@irelicym Fox can kill puff off of one grab at 40% with di. Spacies get up throw rested because they werent holding left or right

[@irelicym]

@@GusJenkinsElite yea by that logic puff can SDI every up throw up air as well

[@irelicym]

@@GusJenkinsElite and we all know the “jiggs dies early” meme is straight cap Hbox used to live till like 100-150% easily

[@janakaikarajanaikara3091]

@@irelicym That's because Hbox has the skill to live that long. Most puffs die from up throw up air and jab up smash at like 30~40%. If you wanna prove your point, try playing puff against a good fox like iBDW and see if you can live till 100-150% "easily".

[@KalebSDay]

This does indeed bring a smile to my face.

[@The_SOB_II]

Can't believe I just watched iBBW coach HBox on FD play...

[@mgyoshi]

love to see hbox playing melee :) good stuff getting him to do it cody

[@acidrazor66]

this is so cool to watch, cody being a homie and a true competitor at the same time and Hbox with the humility to change his mentality and keep pushing/progressing his career even more

[@lucalyons-sosa9843]

THIS IS THE CONTENT WE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY i love it

[@foxtaunt]

watching this is depressing... hope to see prime hungrybox soon

[@jtobiasthomasrose]

Yes! Live seeing hbox grinding with other top players. That's the best mentality for pushing the game's meta

[@KC-824]

I love this. Coach Cody is the future.

[@Loompia]

I'd love to see in 3 months a future hbox that stops beating up the current hbox because the past hbox 'could have done xyz'. Only focusing on the old and bringing down the current will only make the future's path to success so much harder. Shout out to ibdw for being a real one.

[@rayhanasak1]

This interaction made my day.

[@ericy1]

Dude idk why i havent followed codys twitch but these are some of my favourite recent melee videos (besdies doc and 5 days of melee n shit). I love the analytical side, espicially from different perspectives. From Toph and druggedfox analysis, to scar mentality phil, and the 100 other ppl I missed, the analytical side of this game is sick

[@Mi4Slayer]

Gotta say, I really didnt like Cody before seeing these videos, Im not a fan of him but I appreciate him now. I underestimated the work he's doing on his own self due to how he portrait himself sometimes. But a lot of the stuff I hear there also resonate with me and not in the sense of smash but overall. I like this, because it not the: "you gotta be good or work hard follow ur dreams" The way he goes about it is more down to earth but still optimistic and positive. Seeing they're interaction back and forth and how real Juan is and own Cody bring a solution or even bring his 2 cents of his own struggles is relatable and it makes you think in a more good realistic way. And last thing, I love how he is with Hbox and how he want to help, to make him serious competition again, it inspiring and I love how he makes Hbox feel more included and how Hbox now is slowing starting to accept friendlies and not protecting his character anymore(well theres no point anyway atm ) Tl;Dr: Good shit on these videos, inspiring down to earth and makes me respect both person more then before.

[@lightbrand_]

Not so long ago IBDW was a newcomer to the top 10 club, now he’s coaching Hungrybox, wtf

[@SnackMuay]

It’s great watching these in 2024

[@timnguyen1374]

Dont know if its his mentality or what, but does hbox always john this much when playing like damn

[@faisala2911]

Yeah online has been getting his morale down, so this isn't normal

[@libertyafterdark6439]

I need part 2 right now, lmao

[@jiggly229]

the fact u got hbox to say basically "fuck it, let's run it" is fucking insane LMAOO ur nuts, looking forward to seeing hbox hopefully play friendlies with others. hbox keeping to himself and not playing friendlies like he used to just isnt working out in the current age of slippi when all of these other puffs are grinding with everyone and anyone imo

[@davidmcfly]

Please more videos like this one. Mentality on demand!

[@RileyScott]

I can’t get over how fast this man’s stick is clicking

[@Khadeezy]

fox and puff is 60:40... hbox is a legend for not making it look so lopsided. that early fox kill pcts seem sooo tough to ovecome as a puff.

[@ShinzoGabe]

thank you for making this happen cody

[@greencow4]

This is like 2 nerds in class getting different answers

[@eliastew9636]

We all thought 20xx was the era of foxes but maybe it’s the community uniting

[@jackjackson7537]

Everyone is complimenting Juan, so I won't beat a dead horse, but how about Cody's coaching??? The man is not only completely open to giving advice, but he literally explains good counters haha. I love it. Coach Cody ftw. Also, #fuckNintendo PS fucking sick puff combo at 4:57 and sick fox combos everywhere else

[@felixpages2523]

yall been talking at 1.5 speed i keep checking to make sure it's not sped up

[@deb6716]

This is actually pretty sick

[@SIMIFU]

Cody making Hbox great again! ...uh oh.

[@mastersword9]

I am so excited about this... Hbox friendlies???

[@rumfordc]

does hbox know his visual queue might be off depending on the ping? if he uses the double jump as his visual indicator to SDI then at 50ms lag he's going to have to read the double jump a frame or two earlier. not saying thats why he missed them here, but its something to consider. online and offline are slightly different games and he should have the mentality of relearning the SDI timing from scratch.

[@diegorojas850]

Who the actual fuck would dislike this ?!

[@Ammadkh24]

IBDW seems like a dope teacher

[@seb2k00]

Not the biggest hbox fan but it hurts to see him not have the confidence he used to. Hope to see him come back to form ASAP, it’s better for the game

[@EFFIGY1]

id like to see hungrybox getting better at Melee again man

[@LoopZoopler]

Cody being such a bro at the end lul

[@lolaleath18]

As a fan of melee this is amazing to see

[@Themonkeymartin]

Hbox playing friendlies is so hype

[@LoopZoopler]

Cody was being such a bro at the end lol

[@normalrachael]

this is insane to watch

[@sdw-hv5ko]

Damn this comment section is supportive as fuck. Let's go Melee

[@TheKrikket]

I literally can't believe HBox is playing friendlies.

[@wearbroom]

Made the impossible possible

[@Heartkiller999]

Now this is some melee content!

[@tabbycrumch3062]

damn man, when I saw "mentality practice" i didn't think it was going to be Hbox screaming obscenities at you to strengthen your mind

[@kipitrash9403]

This aged well…

[@dersey9469]

OMG fastest 14minutes of all time

[@semeyeify]

This is awsome to see

[@andrewfirth9858]

(9:06) its like using training weights them takin em off

[@akallstar5]

Cody uniting the community????

[@chickenmcdouble]

Cody in the big leagues now

[@tedbonnot8910]

how the fuck is cody so smart. imagine coaching hbox about puff and he listens cause ur right lol

[@yalebass]

12:12 let's go cody and hbox

[@myboy_]

Why you grabbing in the corner, Cody is like half way across fd lul

[@sevi7468]

HBOX POG

[@felipeomar3715]

let's go hgod, making me a fan

[@Zapdosion]

Hbox needs to stop doubting himself he always thinks if he fails to do something he can hit it on CRT.

[@CallMeAGansterOfLove]

Love this hbox

[@TheEpicSean]

Bro let’s gooooo

[@familytv1523]

bruhhWHAT hboox friendlies im all for it

[@mjohnson2807]

You can't say grab from puff is guaranteed clutch death then next game get out of a grab and say it was because you were expecting it. Totally goes against your own statement

[@NicholasSunderland]

Good shit

[@dusting7466]

More please

[@LiamPlaysGame]

this thumbnail lmao

[@shanepage8041]

sup hbox

[@lalegenda3835]

cody makes hungrybox looks like really bad player wtf

[@lenny5023]

Well this aged poorly didn't it

[@intothevoid3605]

is this a fake video

[@prizm9515]

I hate FD.

[@petercary5968]

this is a weird video

[@anonanon521]

the 2 wackest melee players johning for 10 minutes, nice

[@FrostyFrostyFrostyFrosty]

LOL all the excuses from Hbox about lag. Washed up!

[@qwposwpo9249]

It sounds like someone didn't watch the video.

[@qwposwpo9249]

@@Parpeing Dude, it goes far beyond just making up johns about lag on netplay lol. Hbox mentioned that for all these years, he competed in melee tournaments at the cost of his own mental health and it destroys him mentally when he loses in a tournament where he tried his very best and he doesn't wanna risk having to go through a mental breakdown just to win netplay tournaments that don't even realistically count towards the official ranking. So no, it's not just about making up excuses about online lag.

[@OnyxOfMadness]

9:57 you totally looked away from the screen after that rest cody! haha i love this video really good stuff you two are fun to listen to