High Tier Oddities

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[@newpancakeman]

I’ve never heard a more necessary “Let me explain” in my life

[@ali-kun7038]

​@Random.MKII.gmd2 ikr

[@xqamii3862]

the beginning of this video felt like a fever dream

[@Sinetheballwoman]

"Captain falcon has nipples"

[@depressivemacaque4483]

"These are the most special nipples in the entire game"

[@josuephyusbottomtext5771]

I played this video during school before quarantine and was worried someone heard it

[@stuffnjunk4633]

CaPTaiN fAlcoN hAS NiPpLES

[@PeppySweetheart]

I literally can't make it past the first sentence. I can't stop laughing

[@akirbyobsessee7396]

* KZbin is autoplaying videos while I’m not paying attention * “THESE ARE CAPTAIN FALCON’S NIPPLES.”

[@averymusicalperson]

🗿

[@epicdanny9]

Hax picked a D tier skin, no wonder he switched to fox

[@billbobs678]

Yeah

[@lilsoonerfaninmo]

Color palettes now have different hurtboxes Jesus

[@papadonut2610]

@@lilsoonerfaninmo ECB, not hurtbox

[@kappnk9821]

@@papadonut2610 his point still stands

[@papadonut2610]

@@kappnk9821 was simply correcting, didn't care about his point

[@Herpestidae]

"Green is objectively the best Falcon skin." SilentSpectre was truly a man of culture.

[@ThePharphis]

An echo fighter in melee :o

[@pureevilecho150]

Pharph what’s an echo fighter?

[@ThePharphis]

@@pureevilecho150 it's what they call clones in ultimate. Sometimes the clones are identical and sometimes they aren't (daisy for example is nearly identical)

[@joshdamighty]

SilentSpectre also plugged his controller in port 4 because it was Green.

[@saraskyline8331]

Pharph Daisy is pretty much the green falcon of ultimate

[@andrewcrotty1875]

me: Oh cool new video "These are captain falcons nipples"

[@halo7737]

Andrew Crotty only the most important info on this channel.

[@yoshiistop5inssbu347]

Thought the same thing.

[@mattj4112]

Potential retitle: High Tier Oddtitties

[@superdot9513]

First impressions matter. And this video nails it

[@kingarth0r]

@@mattj4112 stole my comment

[@Hazztech]

>video starts >Literally 5 seconds later >"These are Captain Falcon's nipples" Off to a roaring start aren't we.

[@chajas5529]

@@Seremor108 The only suit I can use with Captain Falcon is the green one (I don’t call them skins) I do that in every other game as well

[@poopyfartboi]

Roaring like Captain Falcon’s nipples

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

6:53 When your friend beats you with a low tier character in elementary school.

[@bevvvy1374]

When your friend beats you*

[@Cristeve]

@@bevvvy1374 What's the difference?

[@MProduct91]

My thoughts exactly.lol

[@okturbo7770]

@@Cristeve the difference is that they think that the game is awful either way. It doesn't have to be a low tier character that they were beat with

[@dont-feed-ben4833]

whenever you play the game*

[@Sardine_Sandwich]

2:35 BRO I KNEW I WASNT HEARING THINGS WHEN I WAS 8

[@Sycro]

I still can’t hear it

[@Sycro]

When exactly do you hear it??

[@lowtiertomad4647]

Right when the announcer finishes saying captain.

[@sem3ndem0n_73]

@Sycro After the announcer says Captain and before he says Falcon

[@ssbmgosu4990]

I have my head phones on max and I can’t hear shit

[@RossHadden]

Missed opportunity: Falcon's down areola

[@Luna-Lux]

Hahahaha holy shit I have never heard that before

[@shyarusu7755]

Brilliant

[@sotwiis7ed]

This comment cured my depression

[@Kilesfactor]

Never before in my life would I thought those words would be in a sentence together.

[@AriaOrAries]

Y I K E S

[@emmbeesea]

"Hax, why did you leave this character?" - Prog, 2014

[@Birrrrra]

I miss prog

[@timoritter3099]

@@Birrrrra Now thats what I call an unpopular opinion

[@Birrrrra]

@@timoritter3099 you got something against prog?

[@billbobs678]

He picked a D teir skin

[@skyguysZ]

Prog.... how time flies

[@neo6411]

Update: A little over 1 year later and Aklo, the only person to execute a shine mine in tournament, now got into Smash Summit 11. He's climbing the ranks folks.

[@thememehead]

And now he's a top 15 player

[@swagguy7515]

And now he’s a top 10 player

[@GhoulsNBools]

I'd watch a video essay in this style on anything, man. It's so buttery

[@KaiserTom]

Anyone else to melee player: This game is buggy and awful Melee players: NO YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT Melee players to melee players: This game is buggy and awful Melee players: We Know.

[@ghostl3]

Jojos bizzare adventure... You can now block me

[@AllUpOns]

Buggy, yes. Awful? Hell no.

[@macadamia4569]

@@ghostl3 what

[@ghostl3]

@@macadamia4569 its jojo in a nutshell except, well, ynow... A show?

[@macadamia4569]

@@ghostl3 I don’t understand. Are you saying that jojo fans get inexplicably angry when someone who’s not a fan criticizes the story, but agree and find it fine when a fellow fan does? Or?

[@Space23SPR]

2:36 OSHIT and SAUS are playable characters

[@forgetfulfunctor1]

Fuckin Sherlock Holmes

[@Menacetosociety05]

Why he do my boy Yoshi like dat 😡

[@SkeletonSSBM]

LMFAO I never noticed that

[@TheLemonyBard]

I met the guy who discovered shine mining, he was like “yeah it’s pretty much useless, but it’s part of the Smash history books, I guess.”

[@Lone_Rocket]

I've said it before and i'll say it again. Smash Bros Melee is a game held together with duct tape and dreams. It's quite possibly the least polished 1st party nintendo game ever released and I still love it all the same.

[@davidbass3178]

Id say its not held together at all and were playing with broken pieces of a game. But somehow id rather play this than 99% of games.

[@Cardboxx]

@@davidbass3178 most of what makes melee great is intentional (airdoging into the ground putting you in a special landing state that keeps your momentum but prevents your from acting for ten frame was intentional, so were shield dropping, l canceling, jump canceling etc) They obviously could not predict every usage we would make of theses mechanics, but the fact that they even thought of subtle things like forbidden sdi's, and made an engine that holds off so weel despite all the abuse we threw at it, in such a short time is amazing. Melee is far less "broken" than people think

[@Enlaceeee]

not at all, if you plat melee casually you probably wouldn't notice most if not any bugs, but because the game is played to such a level and it's been out for so many years people have noticed all this things, i think that what you are saying it's like saying that because you can beat ocarina of time in less than 10 minutes the game is broken and it barely holds up and that is not true at all

[@TSMSnation]

Remember all this stuff only matters because it's been stripped down nude from a 1500 queen's attire, like Mario 64 but it can be negitive because it's multiplayer.

[@Brandonious15987]

Super Mario Sunshine was also pretty jank if you know what you were doing.

[@boofy_fubu]

Okay, the fact he knew about it and set it up flawlessly at 6:48 was insane. Kudos to brohood

[@PokeminMaster]

I'm disappointed that the 64 character select didn't say "OSHIT" in place of "YOSHI"

[@thomasmaxwellhudak3000]

When we were listening closely for Captain Falcon's special sound, I turned my volume way down because I thought you were going to play the Brawl character select noise really loud as a gag.

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

Me too.

[@NonJohns]

i turned mine way up and forgot there was an announcer saying his name 😅

[@temyrvang]

6:50 I laughed more than I should've

[@skelly1004]

“These are Captain Falcon’s nipples.” “Captain Falcon’s nipples have special properties.” Pack it up boys, the best ever intro to a video has already been done.

[@Jigglypoop97]

I'm not a Melee player. Honestly, I would say I harboured a dislike for the game in the past, thinking it was just an old broken game that people should move on from. After watching your videos, that opinion has changed drastically. I love your analysis of these interesting elements and can see why this game is so appealing to such a dedicated crowd. I'll likely never play it, but your videos have definitely upped my appreciation for the game, and I find myself watching all of your videos right when you upload. Thanks for the great content!

[@IanZWhite00]

Interested to hear where your pre-asumsaus melee impressions came from. No offense but I’ve always perceived the hate this game gets as coming from a place of misinformation. “3 viable characters,” “outdated broken mess,” type stuff. This community just feels too broad and dedicated for someone to have their opinion change so drastically because of one video series. As if you didn’t want to believe any of the fans had justifiable reasons for loving it the way they do. I could see the community’s prickly nature turning you off from engagement but I never interpreted that as a mark against the game.

[@judjudson4399]

Ian White for me, I tried playing it recently after it being constantly lauded as an eternal masterpiece, but I kinda hated it. The biggest problem for me was the lack of a buffer, which just made it feel like half of my inputs were blanked and I needed to mash the next move if I wanted it to come out. It felt super clunky.

[@judjudson4399]

Ian White also, when I asked if this was normal i got shat on and told to practice for more than just two days, then I'd get the hang of it. But I don't really want to spend a week just so I can be able to play the game comfortably. That's just too much time just to get started, I'd rather play ultimate or a traditional fighting game.

[@AlexRoseGames]

@@judjudson4399 it's not for everyone. if it did have a buffer, it would ruin the skill of the game and it would be completely broken. in melee there's a constant tradeoff between what you want to do and what you're willing to attempt to execute because of its technical difficulty. If everyone could just run train with buffered shine shenanigans every match would be fox vs fox. sorry that you had a bad experience with redditors or whoever. realistically though, if you can't enjoy a lack of ease-of-access features in favour of precision inputs, melee isn't for you. it's part of the game experience to the core.

[@judjudson4399]

Alex Rose I mean that's true, but it felt like things like my jumpsquats were overriding inputs. I don't even think a buffer would make those technical tricks difficult to pull off, and I bet I could learn one. It's that the lack of a buffer made it feel like most of the time my character just wasn't doing what I said to do. The idea of a fast smash game is great to me, but I feel like any other smash game would have the same amount of wacky tiny discoveries if it was followed up by brawl. Most of what people like about melee are mistakes, which to me says that the game isn't that great. The tournament ruleset is a great way of playing, but for example if you could regrab any number of times the game would have a horribly campy metagame and things like that.

[@Ayyem93]

If that timeline is right you were a literal child when you started playing, makes sense how I have 5 years on you yet you know so much more. As always great video

[@guillaumegalienne6351]

Some people are just more implicated in the brainstorming activity about what they like, you know. Techskill and theory are some special parts of esport. If you neglect it you'll be worse than someone who always works on it. Obvious, right ? Asumsaus is surely greatly interested by theory is what I mean.

[@Ayyem93]

@@guillaumegalienne6351 See I've played Smash casually since 64 came out, but didn't even hear of a wavedash till around Brawl and didn't decide to get into this part of it until a few months ago. I have plenty of experience casually playing, just not much knowledge of advanced things until fairly recently

[@EnbyFish]

How old is he?

[@Ayyem93]

@@EnbyFish About 21-22 by my estimate.

[@onezerosevensix]

@@EnbyFish enby no way youre here haha. temtem content is insane

[@AwesomepianoTURTLES]

I’m surprised that you didn’t cover Falco’s stale shine jab reset (or his weak upair) double jump kill. That stuff still confuses decent players

[@TheBiomedZed]

AwesomepianoTURTLES would love to see this covered next. Whenever I see it happen against the bot in training mode when I’m practicing wave shines it’s hilarious

[@kerbonaut2059]

Honestly that Shine Mine reflect was one the biggest brain plays i've ever seen. The concept is hella cool.

[@CPU9incarnate]

You know it's going to be a good video when the first sentence has the word "nipples"

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Dude I love this content so much. I mean the compilations are great but these video teaching weird things about smash or just as good if not better.

[@lameboi1278]

I think the reason Falcons voice clip plays during the character select menu is because when the developers changed the menu they set everyone’s voice clips to 0 and if the normal number is something like 100 or 1000 they by mistake changed Falcons voice to 1 or any other low number.

[@hibber25]

I often replay this video just to listen to the first seven seconds.

[@Rob77niner]

“Hmm, why is there no sound?” *in the car* “THESE ARE CAPTAIN FALCON’S NIPPLES.”

[@hyde5213]

0:06 They're his Falcon Bombs.

[@richbichrich]

yo these videos you’ve been making recently are all must-watch

[@JAnne_Bonne]

I never quite got why meteor cancelling is a thing. Especially when the “How to Play” video seems to tell you to go for Meteor Smashes for flashy finishes. Which is odd since even the CPU will Meteor cancel when it can.

[@Cristeve]

I wonder if Zelda has some oddities, she's the most forgotten character of the entire game

[@lu_ck]

bruh, i forgot that zelda is a character

[@Cristeve]

@@lu_ck LOL

[@ethanb7657]

Also mewtwo

[@mojolito]

Yeah, hold down A while selecting/loading a stage. She spawns OP as heck.

[@WhosKite]

woah you mean more knockback or something :O

[@yasushix3672]

Everyone needs to main green falcon now

[@JayS96Bruh]

I think things like the shine mine are what really have kept this game around as long as it has been. As nice as it can be to have balance patches to correct unintended gameplay mechanics, bugs, and character balancing issues, that Melee has existed in the same state for nearly two decades has allowed countless players to explore the mechanics of the game, knowing that any tricks or techs they find won't be removed. I think as helpful as patching games can be, in some cases they really disrupt the natural evolution of the games meta.

[@jakexdilla]

You’re quickly becoming my fav youtube channel ever. From this consistent upload schedule to always remaining interesting no matter what you’re talking about with melee, it’s just great.

[@Chaud31423]

I like that it implies the top hurtbox is meant to be the Sour Spot Which means the Spike should be the weaker angle. Which due to an oversight it is not.

[@ReikaHisui]

These videos you've been putting out lately is the best melee content I've ever seen. Please don't stop making videos

[@ClassicBentobox]

The nipple spike was the first thing I learned about Melee, and got me into the game on a competitive level. Also, Black Falcon skin gang yeet yeet.

[@CaptainTechnicalityLP]

I've been having a great time learning about all these melee oddities through your videos. It's actually been a bit of an inspiration for my creative process. I've recently been working on a project where I recreate much of the jank and glitches that Samus has in a Rivals of Aether character, and my main source of inspiration has been your video explaining the Extender Grab.

[@brolo7234]

I always knew something was different about which color of Falcon you would pick. I kept trying to tell people that it just felt different and wasn't the same and no one would believe me. You have no idea how good this video feels. Every time I would try and play Pink or Green Falcon, I would fuck up so many little things that I would never mess up as default Falcon.

[@cupcake2945]

Never stop making videos AsumSaus

[@zachstarattack7320]

More of these man, they’re lit. Edit: Oh my God, I know this is so cringe to do, but thank you so much for over 500 likes

[@zachstarattack7320]

Thank you so much for the heart, sir. I love the high quality juxtaposed and a relatively low production value. Really aeems like amazing videos to make in the future thanks

[@toast207]

There is no heart

[@nanoguy0]

Specter Knight it’s what happens to people when they edit the comment. Speaking of which, @ZachStarAttack if you knew it was cringe to do, then why did you do it?

[@Doc_Fun]

@@nanoguy0 because apparently likes from nameless, faceless entities are what this person needs to feel validated. I feel like this says something profoundly negative about our culture but i'm too tired to know what it is.

[@joshdamighty]

I play Green Falcon all the time and I'm glad to hear he is S-Tier

[@wahbucket501]

I love these videos so much. It’s crazy how weird some of this stuff is and I’d love to see more if there’s anything else

[@amzfishman1]

This channel is probably putting out the best melee content on all of youtube.

[@trmp3tply3r3]

"To hook your reader into your essay, your first sentence should grab their attention."

[@M00P35]

I end up playing melee every time I'm done watching these, great stuff!

[@BenLiguori1]

Dude your channel is currently my favorite subscription, your videos are FASCINATING and so well presented.

[@freddyhaug9379]

Such a good video! Thanks for making it

[@sonick7777]

2:35 my favorite character, OSHIT

[@pizzaschnoesel5896]

mine is S A U S

[@robertitonicitomip]

amsa mains oshit right?

[@Rosem_Blossom]

Something about your calm voice cursing just catches me off guard every time, I love it

[@TiggitZ]

i absolutely love these videos man. keep em comin!!

[@doomgu544]

These videos are actually so good, by far my favorite melee content on KZbin

[@Edwin-zk1en]

Initially I was disappointed by the change in channel direction, but your most recent videos have been entertaining and insightful. Great stuff.

[@petscopstan]

_"These are Captain Falcon's nipples. Captain Falcon's nipples have... _*_special_*_ properties," - AsumSaus_

[@TimStolarz]

I don't play melee at all but have recently picked up an interest in just hearing about the game through your vids. You're channel is awesome and I love your videos, keep it up

[@SSBAHQ]

the editing in this is on point 👌 great video my dude

[@levzurcher8902]

Some of them look... "sword" of okay

[@Mote.]

These oddities made me say wtf. Theyre so crazy they seem like an april fools joke

[@DubsRewatcher]

You’re legit one of my favorite people on the internet right now. Look forward to every video

[@d4rkz3r011]

These kinds videos are soooo good. Love them!

[@JulieLamia]

"The nipple spike" Lady Gaga would like a word.

[@jerrdnn3373]

Ausmsaus...ems. Thanks for these Smash in depths... You are a demi god

[@TheGreatCalsby]

really good use of examples :)

[@Dimipc]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I love your work. I love your music selection and your content. You always make me happy when I see you upload. Keep it up

[@supwithit]

Sup with it, Asum! Was recently watching Ken vs. Ice Evo 2015. During in one of their Battlefield matches, Ice makes a recovery doing “The Hax$ Pixel.” Would be dope if you talk about it in one of your videos. 🙏🏽

[@Jack-dt7rw]

You made a mistake about the shine mine. a reflectable projectile doesn’t need to be on screen for the shine mine to work. It works regardless

[@MrJoshsss]

Thank you for making top quality content so frequently

[@julien2136]

Another great vid in the books my man

[@MapleMilk]

This video is gonna cause a slight rise in usage for the worst Falcon color and that's no good

[@GustoFormula]

Yeah... gonna have to settle for black or red myself.

[@somenamethatisopen]

"Damn, that's cool." -asumsaus 2020

[@Vijin321]

I love the Doom sound bytes used in your videos. Made me an instant fan

[@Mote.]

I learn something new about melee whenever i watch your channel. Its crazy i didnt know about these things

[@snonc5446]

5:29 "OH MY GOD ITS THE RETURN OF THE HOLP POINT FROM MARIO 64"

[@dzamburger]

top ten most awaited sequels...

[@0W0TOMO]

Your video just Pillar comboed me to death bro, sick

[@loveliescrushing]

love your content man

[@Shredow2]

Oh wow, you're actually a few years younger than me. Always a weird feeling when you're older than the people you watch.

[@AlexRoseGames]

don't worry, you'll always have HugS

[@pandakekok7319]

5:48 Damn imagine if the hitbox was also a damage one. It would be Ness yoyo glitch but better

[@guillaumegalienne6351]

One of your best videos to me. I love unused content. Glorious thumbnail as often.

[@alexwahlstrom6382]

Love the videos lately man

[@olgairisp]

Nice

[@f1ctiongamer798]

3:25 Marth be stabbin himself

[@sagacious03]

Neat video. Thanks for uploading!

[@MasterChibi]

Your videos single handedly give me a deeper appreciation for Melee I simply wouldn't have, even though I view it in the same light as MvC2. A miraculous happy accident.

[@FryinRyan27]

Shoutouts to Aklo repping the LI scene!

[@Pslamist]

And winning HNC!

[@dawudrahman4779]

:)

[@doofs]

2:30 *Devs when they realized they accidentally left in one of Falcons voice lines:* _O S H I T_

[@invalidssb]

YES SOMEONE ELSE SAW IT TO

[@inafridge8573]

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen.

[@spadorade]

Good shit. Very entertaining. Keep it up!

[@santa5628]

All three of these are basically spacies. You could have called this space oddities

[@NoctuaOlivae]

Lol wut.

[@MrGamerTH]

4:31 TUA TU TUTUTUTEYHTEYHTUAH

[@funky7chunky]

I heard this just by reading it. I take it this is Link going apeshit?

[@ExpandDong420]

@@funky7chunky nah, it's Captain Falcon having a seizure

[@bigbabytuna]

asumsaus such a hidden gem, i luv soo much

[@BaylenRailey]

Great content always asumsaus

[@nimfodder]

I don't even play Melee, why am I watching this?

[@Pslamist]

You will become one of us.

[@Reshi9984]

im getting a wii and im gonna get melee so im not going into this game blind thats why i watch these videos

[@Pslamist]

Hey, Nimfodder. How's it going?

[@nimfodder]

@@Pslamist Good yo

[@yusefabuissa6685]

So Captain Falcon has a down air and a down areola?

[@starspritechippy]

rewatching this, when you select falcon at the beginning, i keep hearing his voice clip as mentioned later i can never unhear this

[@brepi312]

this was the first video i saw on this channel and i couldnt ask for more