Melee isn’t fair.

[@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

[@Swag.Hacker]

Mogswap plays Melee real???

[@asup759]

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

[@railgun222]

Mogswamp jumpscare

[@cadetsparklez3300]

@@Swag.Hacker 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

[@TrulyRandomPersonage]

@@Thk10188965 jankin my melee rn

[@rellnightstalker1993]

Makes me think of that electrician on youtube shorts that always starts his videos with "Wanna see something cool!"

[@sosukelele]

Man, the production on this feels so smooth

[@tatejensen381]

That’s the Fraser difference

[@BLJMARIOSM64]

MAN MELEE IS FAST

[@jcompose]

the music is awesome

[@albiblow]

Came here to say this!

[@silverreaps6803]

@@albiblow then you see that the guy made it himself lmao that shocked me

[@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.

[@diegoisraelwilliams]

This is balanced by requiring you to play G&W

[@dollhauslibrary]

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

[@BodywiseMustard]

A bit too loud during the closing statement, though

[@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!

[@ClaireStErin]

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

[@zytha2890]

​​@@broidkanymore-zc4lt nah there's not tbh To clarify "battlefield space" isn't really a thing it can flip at any time

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

@@zytha2890 its legit explained in the vid

[@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

[@Jameskii]

Its absolutely insane how much science and technical quirks go into melee, especially on pro level

[@Aeacus-]

Oh hi james

[@hevnet]

when are you dropping the 'banned in competitive melee smash bros' series

[@HelterwithoutSkelter]

hows your yugo

[@magtea3836]

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

[@991theguy]

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

[@ghoststache]

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

[@poyowu]

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

[@mememerchant461]

Shower, now.

[@zerotimeleft]

@@mememerchant461 buddy read his comment again, he actually showers as a result of not playing competitive

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@Windette]

Holy f**k the music use and timing in this video is GODLIKE! I'm in awe! F**k yes! AND YOU MADE THEM!?!?!?!?!?! YOU'RE INSANE!!!

[@VetNovice]

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

[@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.

[@_The_Traveler_]

I feel an intense need to support your music career. It might not be that deep to anyone else, but it evoked a lot of nostalgia for me. It feels like the warmth from every PBS kids commercial I saw growing up, kids outside in the big city going on adventures and learning. It reminded me of sitting down and watching Pure Pwnage episodes, imagining Jeremy and Doug in a montage of them sweeping through the bracket at a gaming tournament (Priority matched this daydream of mine so well). There's a long list of things, different core memories your songs trigger for me, and I'd love to buy your work if possible. Even if I can't own your work and support you that way, I need you to understand just how beautiful and necessary your musical sound is. Please, don't give up on this talent. I'm sure you find a lot of success making videos, but I'm honestly praying you never give up on your music. I'm basically begging, and I know I'm not you and that you have your own life filled with different responsibilities, but I'm basically gonna be going through withdrawals until you release another song lol.

[@richardsmith3021]

Love the video! Arnold cannot be saved 🙁

[@goldendia5691]

"melee isn't fair" >looks at thumbnail >fair

[@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

[@monkeymanspunkyman]

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

[@Swaggicus]

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

[@betergrif9504]

love the video! Arnold cannot be saved

[@sol-ym5he]

0:23 the music is fire

[@itspronouncedcoAdy]

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

[@hectorenriquemendoza8467]

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

[@joshandre7091]

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

[@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

[@KalebSDay]

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

[@felix56p]

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

[@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!

[@Maxx00]

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

[@wittynickname4870]

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

[@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!

[@mossasaur]

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

[@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.

[@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.) 🎵🔥

[@talanky]

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

[@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

[@Bones0]

1:11 - Melee actually doesn't have a 3-second countdown. It has a 1.4 second timer that starts at 2.93 units.

[@quickmath9354]

Maybe a coincidence but i find it funny that the title says "Melee isn't fair" while he put Marth doing a f-air

[@fbijowjacobs7218]

The music is amazing, so much effort once again

[@stickstudio]

Okay, I'm not a melee guy and just ended up here on a whim, but this production quality was great, and DAAANG was that music smooth! It's now sitting comfortably in my Spotify playlist. Well played, sir... literally, and metaphorically.

[@FlytoZenith]

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

[@YoshisaurUnderscore]

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

[@rafaelarevalo8047]

these videos heal my heart

[@exo_vvlpine]

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

[@-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!

[@Jarrett_7]

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!

[@gmanley146]

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

[@shadyracc]

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

[@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”

[@LRXC1]

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

[@jaxvr]

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

[@tymtrppr3]

The fact you made all of the music to this too is pretty insane. Great job, subscribed.

[@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.

[@pika4668]

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

[@MistaRizz2000]

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

[@bobross2123]

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

[@sabado12x]

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

[@ImB4k4]

Your sheer attention to detail continues to astound me.

[@Lanman106]

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

[@depressedfish]

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

[@briffsqueeze4063]

huge appreciation for the use of Fiber Bundles in the music for the Melee Roundstart section, massively underappreciated song

[@MeleeMoments]

that is my own original song (“temple”), not Fiber Bundles

[@joshuadurham9570]

Port 4 Luigi on FD is a menace. You can waveland and take center stage (with a move if you'd like) before GO disappears.

[@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.

[@targetbuddy5]

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

[@SomeoneSomewhere42069]

0:10 My literal reaction here was "STFU I CAN'T HEAR THE DROP!!" XD That intro music SLAPPPPPS

[@smith.b]

Dude this editing is immaculate. When you flashed "Fountain of Dreams" on screen I paused for like 5 minutes and tried to sort out how you did the masking. Great, great video.

[@ethansexton2590]

Stupendous work across the board, as always!

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

melee is the ultimate proof that your game does not need to be designed for "pro E-sports." its a fun party game, and is refined for that. the tournaments came because the game is fun.

[@KarmaJolt]

I find that I make fewer input mistakes when my character is facing or moving to the right. Maybe it's something about my hands, but for this reason, I prefer to spawn on the left side of the stage.

[@PaddyMcMe]

I know f***all about Melee or really any fighting game but my GOD this was so well presented and communicated. Subbed immediately.

[@TheQuicksilver115]

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

[@bovid2750]

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

[@Brad-dx9fd]

The moment I realized this video probably wasn't for me, I wanted to click away. You're style is to dope tho. Now I'm subscribing! I'm really impressed with how this is put together. It's so engaging!

[@theirishviking_1575]

Underrated channel, amazing editing on this!!

[@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!

[@megaflash335]

Dude, I love the way you edit and highlight as you explain. Got my sub

[@_pastheo]

the edit on this is phenomenal congrats

[@MSPaintbrush]

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

[@taylornicty1170]

My mom once said life isn't fair

[@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)

[@ACertainLando]

i rly admire the way you integrate your music into the video in a way that fits so well

[@lucastesting9612]

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

[@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

[@lukers9819]

Actually, every single Smash bros games has the unique battle intros except for Melee. Definitely brings some good extra personality to the characters! But the animated select screen is exclusive to 64

[@thegoodgeneral]

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

[@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

[@BakkuIa]

Yeah all I'm getting out of this video is that two people exist in this world: Those who appreciate and enjoy the science and intricacies of Smash tournaments, particularly Melee, and those who think these levels of technique are sour wads of shit. Me? I fuck with both sides of that coin.

[@samuelloomis9714]

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

[@youtubecrack]

I can beat everybody in my house at any fighting game but these people... The extent of knowledge that they have of the game they're playing is just simply mind-blowing to me. Love every second of it.

[@TempestKrimps]

>"melee isn't fair" >thumbnail clearly shows fair

[@RepugnantWorm]

What a well edited video. Amazing production quality dude