Melee isn’t fair.

"Make sure to always RPS for whatever port your opponent wants." - ‪@MokyDokie‬ (paraphrased)
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0:00 intro
0:25 asymmetry
2:00 melee roundstart
3:12 final destination
5:03 platform stages
7:00 choosing ports

[@Mogswamp]

Zain adapting to the laser the very next game and immediately nailing the blind power shield is just a level of awareness and skill that I can't even comprehend

[@glubstubs]

I bet your favorite stage is fd

[@Best.Masters]

Mogswap plays Melee real???

[@asup759]

i mean he definitely went for it the first fd game too

[@railgun222]

Mogswamp jumpscare

[@cadetsparklez3300]

@@Best.Masters guys this is just a regular human being

[@SjefDriscoll]

"Wanna see something jank?" in the tone of "Wanna see a dead body?" Also OBVIOUSLY YES

[@Thk10188965]

Love me some jank

[@532isthebestnumber]

Love me a dead body

[@sosukelele]

Man, the production on this feels so smooth

[@tatejensen381]

That’s the Fraser difference

[@BLJMARIOSM64]

MAN MELEE IS FAST

[@jacksontcarroll]

the music is awesome

[@albiblow]

Came here to say this!

[@saturnjr9136]

A mischievous trick when using G&W in port one, and assuming your opponent chooses a port that puts them on top plat, you can up b instantly and hit them before GO is off screen.

[@ianwesley8074]

Yo the music is BOPPIN, and the editing is incredible as always.

[@cowboyclip]

Love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@Otamatone69]

4:20

[@themaydayman]

Love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@ButtonedUpBailey]

An inconsequential mechanic for a game I don’t even play, and yet I am absolutely captivated by this video 😆 Amazing job!

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

im pretty sure theres a consequence for the person who spawns last since the one that spawns first can take more space in the battlefield

[@nicolasn12]

This video made me undestand why people try to decide who is going to be player 4 at the start of every match on tournaments. Thank you.

[@MeleeMoments]

sir this is a -wendy's- video about how spawn locations are affected by port which does not mention kirby or his moveset a single time

[@nicolasn12]

@@MeleeMoments alr, I commented this at the start of the video judging by the tittle and forgot to edit the comment my bad. Also this really felt like a "Sir, this is a Wendy's" moment.

[@991theguy]

I felt like i understand why jmook was shaking his head at 7:33 , and i would not have before your breakdown 🤯

[@magtea3836]

So awesome how some of my favorite artist’s new music comes with a free highly edited melee video

[@SSB_Seal]

I love more discussion on port differences in Melee! Everyone talks about the throw hitstun and ledge/grab frame tie things, but this difference rarely comes up. What's even rarer is people talking about how on Battlefield and FD specifically, the RESPAWN positions depend on port, too. On every other stage you always respawn in center, but on those two, P1 and P4 respawn more centrally whereas P2 respawns in the left corner and P3 in the right corner. As someone who always goes to ledge during my opponent's respawn invincibility, I love when they are on P2 or P3 because I can make sure to get on the opposite side ledge and they have to waste half their invincibility just crossing the stage!

[@poyowu]

stuff like this is what makes melee melee, and i wouldn’t have it any other way

[@huyphan7825]

The one change post-Melee that all players can agree was a strict improvement: Round start was standardized to actionable at the same time at the same neutral state.

[@dragvrallass1658]

pretty sure 64 is also consistent on this. I guess it's just an oversight from melee due to rushed developpment, the lack of characters specific which leads to shorter very fast start up of games.

[@Rum0r]

melee isn't unfair, literally just learn the game 🤷

[@nenrikido2903]

@@Rum0r maybe reread the definition of fairness, we ain't talking about skill here

[@Rum0r]

@@nenrikido2903 The game is balanced my guy just learn the matchups and stop complaining. Anyone trying to point out "bugs" is just trying to find a reason they lost.

[@LilacMonarch]

​@@dragvrallass165864's character-specific entrance animations were removed in favor of the air platform (presumably to save dev time) which is what introduced the problem in the first place. so yeah it's melee's fault

[@richardsmith3021]

Love the video! Arnold cannot be saved 🙁

[@prdproductions]

Your music is fitting but IMO you're playing it too loud, probably because of the understandable bias of wanting it to be heard, but it sits louder in the mix than it should

[@MeleeMoments]

yeah ur exactly right LMAO i'll tone it down next time

[@traderjoestar]

​@@MeleeMoments Great music though seriously

[@ghoststache]

love the video! Arnold cannot be saved. Why is your editing so godlike, bro.

[@KillerHatDude]

The music syncing with the animations flows so well dude! And doing an entire track for the video is absolutely insane. Crazy good stuff!

[@betergrif9504]

love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@Lando-My-Love]

Wanna vouch for your merch store man! Recently bought and framed a print for a friend for his birthday and he loved it! He was the one who got me onto melee like 7 years ago and it felt like a great full circle moment. Happy to say all your work is as visually appealing as your videos!

[@strad1024]

The production and editing are insane. I’d be fascinated to see a such a high-quality breakdown of round start interactions like this in other fighting games.

[@VetNovice]

Probably the best Melee Production, Music. So much effort pours out of every scene in this. S tier content. 🔥

[@hellraiser2345]

I'm not even into melee, and I was glued to this. Amazing video.

[@MegaJTHM]

obviously a video born from a passion of the game and raised to a greater height with the unique passions of the creator. you've got an incredible knack for sharing your love of the community!

[@patc9185]

Man. I was just reminded how 64 had special animations for each character at the start of the round. I wish they brought that back as well as the animations in the character select screen

[@monkeymanspunkyman]

You making your own music is so cool! I just added it to my library “Hero” is super good!!

[@aceshighh]

man i havent played melee in nearly a decade but your videos remind me of how much there is packed into this game. takes me back to high school. lol

[@KalebSDay]

Melee is sick and your editing is such a legendary vibe. Well done!!

[@DimitriFilichkin]

I don't know why the algorithm keeps recommending me Nintendo game esport related stuff, but I just find it fascinating how Nintendo keeps making games that are deliberately unbalanced to prioritize a fun party-game atmosphere only to have them become massive esports that Nintendo actively tries to squash every chance they get, to no avail. It's something many companies try desperately to achieve and fail, yet Nintendo is trying to fight off the esport people with a stick and their games are still being made into hyper-competitive tournaments despite their best efforts. I can't help but find that irony hilarious.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

Next smash game items cannot be turned off and character and stage selects are always random all the time.

[@marksantar]

I love watching videos like this and learning something new so that when I watch more melee I can be like “oh oh I know that”

[@joshandre7091]

holy shit this is some good quality material, thank you so much for such an amazing video!

[@talanky]

I love how you integrate music into your videos. I was looking forward to the new track, very impressed you made it!

[@nastynate1956]

ur use of harmony and rhythm borders sorcery and compliments ur insanely well produced videos like a fine wine. i am jealous!

[@ReikaHisui]

Super clean video. Informative and the music absolutely bops. Can't wait for more!

[@Swaggicus]

Made all the music!? Insane. Awesome video :)

[@andrewness6288]

The zoom on jmook after the spot dodge grab was incredible. Great video

[@Maxx00]

You have so many talents brother, keep up the good work!

[@rafaelarevalo8047]

these videos heal my heart

[@ImB4k4]

Your sheer attention to detail continues to astound me.

[@sabado12x]

We are so lucky that you make melee videos, its so unique the way you make them!!!!!

[@jaxvr]

This man is the goat of smash content. Bro edits his own videos, does his own research, and produces the music too.

[@Woot100]

I have never been more thrilled to watch a video about a game i do not play. the editing style in these is IMMACULATE p.s. love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@NotYourFriend-YT]

As someone that's new to creating videos on YT, I'm absolutely in love with the editing / style / visuals in this video. ❤ (Also, well done @MeleeMoments on the musical tracks ... they are fire.) 🎵🔥

[@hectorenriquemendoza8467]

you're my favorite melee channel by far dude ❤️❤️

[@bobross2123]

Love the video! Arnold cannot be saved. The music was a great fit and a bop, keep up the great work

[@Dkp-tj4lv]

This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and what stood out was both the music and the editing/pacing of the video. Turns out that I'm not alone in this seeing the responses. Great work!

[@gmanley146]

Once again, Melee Moments comes through with another banger of a video :D

[@wittynickame4870]

The music is great, it’s funky and it keeps the energy high. Absolute boop, love the video, RIP Arnold

[@-mawa-]

I have to admit, the music was so good in fact that it was like 90% of the reason I stayed to the end of the video. Please make more music!

[@fbijowjacobs7218]

The music is amazing, so much effort once again

[@depressedfish]

man your editing is so good! love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@YoshisaurUnderscore]

love the video! I'm always impressed by your production quality. Your graphics and edits are amazing!! Arnold cannot be saved

[@bigpapamanman1550]

I think it's cool that after demonstrating a slice of jank and luck in melee, you show the love of true skilled competition that follows in spite of jank when lots of people would have ended it with "erm so yeah melee sucks"

[@pika4668]

production smooth af and the music is very vibey! big fan

[@hyrumsmith476]

I don't often comment on KZbin videos, but I just have to say I absolutely love "interrupt", the song that plays during the platforms part and also your last video. It's so good and honestly is what got me hooked on your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@jarrettbradley1431]

Yo, well done on the music. As I watched the video I thought, "man, this music is flippin' great and works so stinkin' well," and then to learn you did it yourself, man that's impressive!

[@Heisenbear]

This is incredible and another banger video about weird Melee stuff

[@crumpet575]

just yesterday I was thinking I hadn't seen anything from this channel for a while lol, pretty swag video

[@MSPaintbrush]

You are so cool man the music the editing and just everything.

[@blindonabudget6953]

i was searching the comments to see if anyone knew whilo made this music hut funding out its YOU is crazy. deserves a sub.

[@exo_vvlpine]

the quality and attention to detail in this video is insane Also the music was gas keep it up !!!

[@shadyracc]

man your content is so consistently high quality its ridiculous the music turned out great btw :D

[@Maciiuwu]

The music in this one was great! Looking forward to more videos now as well!

[@samuelloomis9714]

I expected a rant in melee in all game, but instead got a masterfully edited one about Smash.

[@mossasaur]

The music and editing are beautiful!! Great work!!!

[@Lanman106]

The music is fantastic man! Works very well for a video essay format. Great stuff

[@targetbuddy5]

Bro I didn't realize you started making your own tracks for these videos, that's crazy! Love it as always man

[@thegoodgeneral]

As a musician and composer, excellent work with the music. Bravo!

[@Duffy_SSBM]

Incredible video. I will start trying that shield drop method to get to ground faster

[@lucastesting9612]

The amount of optimizatoon in melee is sometimes just insane. Bangwr vid.

[@Tselel]

Excellently done. I've said it before and I'll say it again, we're living in a golden age of Melee content creators.

[@FlyingDeathBlanket]

I appreciate the extra effort of making your own music, you didn't have to and nobody would have noticed, but you did. Subbed.

[@mimiakyu1928]

i already wanna play melee after watching these, now i wanna write music too (genuinely though, the fact you’re making banger music for your own videos is legitimately inspirational - and both the music and the videos are consistent bangers)

[@TheQuicksilver115]

Okay I admit, I slept on this one for a minute but glad I clicked in the end, it is a banger 🙌

[@JuicemanSSBM]

Wow bro I didn’t know you made your own music too. Always love your vids

[@LRXC1]

I like ur music yeah!!!! Excited to watch this video 😎

[@theirishviking_1575]

Underrated channel, amazing editing on this!!

[@ohaider123]

YOU MADE THIS WONDERFUL MUSIC? NIIIICE

[@monorail0]

Awesome music, awesome vid!

[@kaloncpu57]

Your music feels SO Vulfpeck (which I imagine was somewhat intentional, considering previous video soundtracks). Absolutely loving it

[@odineriksen889]

The music! That bassline is genuinely great

[@Pietowndude]

Really liked the music, well done.

[@felix56p]

looove the editing and music!! especially the little laser foley at 1:08, it really adds a lot

[@nm285]

Honestly such an awesome vid. I hope it gets picked up by the algorithm

[@ItsBomber580]

The music is such a vibe, awesome video dude

[@ScarletAndroid]

Awesome video as usual!

[@RamiCrafy]

Melee is more fricking broken than I thought

[@savaget2058]

*Loved the video! Arnold cannot be saved* 😂

[@_pastheo]

the edit on this is phenomenal congrats

[@The-ms2ub]

I love this music man asymmetry is a bop

[@enternalinferno]

The music is great and the videos are chefs kiss

[@jcKobeh]

Amazing production level

[@thekiss2083]

Awesome music, great job

[@jsherer9616]

Lovely music

[@theantif]

Music and editing is top notch!

[@joehart3481]

Great video. Kudos to the ending - wrapping it up with "but let's take a moment to remember we love this game so darn much." Great music!

[@someoneontheinternet4518]

This music fucking bangs my dude and you are giving asum saus a run for his money production quality wise

[@bovid2750]

I love when I use port 4 luigi to get a roundstart wavedash

[@Jamm7]

Yoooooo, I been wait for this, can’t wait to watch

[@thunderguild9785]

I love this. Thank you!