Savestate vs Armada - The Quest for the Frozen Turnip

[@TheGermanJew]

When I sat down to film this set, I never thought that a video essay would be made about it. LMAO

[@sibosb9138]

Jordan Valentine good shit Jordan u helped me watch this crazy set

[@hossdelgato6098]

Badass

[@Doopliss666]

Thats how I felt to a much larger extent when I started routing speedruns and my routes were being used in wr runs.

[@EpicGamersubscribe]

Well thank you

[@poopsmithjones1]

imagine if this happens and just isnt recorded

[@Omono]

Armada was so shook from the mental trauma the frozen turnip gave him that he immideately retired after that tournament. Insane.

[@brennanlawson6108]

Came here for this comment

[@EzDoesitYGO]

"It's one of those moments that makes you remember that Melee, for all it's seriousness that we inject into it, is a video game. And no matter how much you try to brutally triumph over your opponent, sometimes you just can't help yourself, and you accidentally have fun." FeelsStrongMan

[@justjoking5252]

FeelsGoodMan

[@SSB_Seal]

Wonderful video! Savestate vs Armada was one of those truly unbelievable moments in Melee history, and this did a great job setting it up, explaining it, and making a meaningful point out of it. Also, it’s amazing how even after a decade of competing, there are still things for Armada to say “that’s actually never happened to me before” about.

[@btf_flotsam478]

'I had 3 "Never Happened Before" moments during my run alone, but it's a common occurrence in a lot of marathons really' - u/MrShasta, describing his run at GDQ and the propensity to produce those kinds of occurrences. (I think it says it all that there's a specific quote/meme for just that circumstance, really.)

[@jongyon7192p]

Specifically in a tournament tho. So i imagine he might've had it on purpose or accidentally in casual play.

[@SSB_Seal]

@@jongyon7192p Possibly, but considering it’s only doable on a version of Melee that was not sold in Europe, the chances seem very slim it could have ever happened to him by accident in casual play. Maybe he could have done it intentionally/for fun while using a hacked Wii/Dolphin after it got figured out, but yeah.

[@jongyon7192p]

@@SSB_Seal Oh that makes more sense! lol

[@CreamyPesto505]

@@SSB_Seal He did play PLENTY of Melee in the US though, so it's certainly possible it's happened in friendlies, or practice as well tbf.

[@Radarssbm]

Even by your channel’s standards, this video is really exceptional. Great job, amazing as always!

[@cameronardoin3347]

This glitch occurred on the first stock of my first melee tournament set. Since then I've never seen it happen again. Unlike armada and savestate, we decided to restart the game since we were only about 20 sec in or so. Bizarre little glitch.

[@randomt_1468]

Bro that was a one time opportunity and you just wasted it lol

[@cameronardoin3347]

@@randomt_1468 heh well neither of us has ever seen/heard of the glitch and the TO suggested a restart since we both stopped playing when we saw it lol.

[@cherryb0ng]

Should have called this "the REAL reason why Armada left Melee"

[@turndownforwalt]

Really loved this. Excellent work yet again!

[@canakowo6301]

A year late but woah, it's you

[@karenwest6350]

When rollback netcode was first released, I got the chance to play Savestate on accident. Easily the weirdest match I have ever played in my entire life.

[@Hallainmazeeee]

Holy shit the fox pinball at 5:28 is amazing, great video!

[@dylan_5]

I still blows my mind that Savestate was just winning for like the first half of this game lmao

[@davidolinger3948]

I thought the same thing, but link actually doesn’t have the worst matchup with peach, and savestate is pretty shansty

[@Dave_Chrome]

@@davidolinger3948 schnasty?

[@davidolinger3948]

@@Dave_Chrome yes, schnasty

[@shady8045]

the vibes were in his favor

[@Dunco64]

Imagine that guy wasn't filming

[@Lilly-qt4yy]

How do you so beautifully capture the randomness of the world in perfectly crystallized moments that make you swell with sentimentality to the point of tears. It's literal magic

[@carp4006]

holy shit i remember being live for this and just completely losing it while i tried to figure out what was even happening. rewatching the footage with me freaking out in the background is really awesome lol. thank you so much for this video and thank you jordan for happening to record it.

[@jarroddobben]

the turnip rube goldberg machine that fox got caught in was awesome

[@dorktriogamer2865]

"and this fucking link player has just suspended the laws of physics" is the best string of words to ever come out of anybody's mouth change my mind (no really i want more funnies)

[@sigurdtheblue]

How appropriate that a player named Savestate froze Armada both physically and mentally for the rest of time.

[@joeschmoe4376]

You took one of the coolest/most storied glitches in Melee and made it into a metaphor for love this shit's GOATed Congratulations on getting engaged =)

[@ph43draaa]

Just love how this game still allows for innovation and new unseen things

[@jarroddobben]

damn right it was at the end of armada's career, what a great cap in the absurdity of such a great game, fleeting but fun I love you melee stats

[@seansquiers6506]

"And this fucking Link player has suspended the laws of physics" makes me crack every time 😂

[@jacobnguyen2679]

wake up babe. new melee stats doc

[@MegaJohnization]

LET'SA FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@professionalfangster1510]

>tfw no gf Why live?

[@blakeswanson1322]

“As far as your concerned” lovin that low key shade 😂

[@tupi9999]

This is one of the most beautiful videos I've watched about melee. What those players where experiencing while playing a tournament, the pure joy of the moment, is a privilege.

[@michaelriccio6012]

Finally, the real reason armada quit melee! Saw it and said "this is where I peak"

[@workinonupbro]

god i adore your editing style and the way you are obviously informed good work homie

[@jazaniac]

you should check out Jon Bois’ stuff, he does the same thing but for sports.

[@jigglykarp]

I love how you structure the videos so much!!!!!!!!

[@TheZogeking]

10/10 content. I've been watching so much melee content for years, how the fuck was i never recommended something from this channel? Awesome work, loved it!

[@Free--Palestine]

Great job as always. Think it's important to preserve things such as this. Whether for recreation purposes or just for tracking how jank this game we love is.

[@octojesus7998]

4:17 I'm just putting this here for everytime I come back to watch this specific part.

[@GustoFormula]

This set definitely deserved a video, good stuff

[@calvinstaropoli4448]

the fact that you only have 13k subscribers is criminal. Your content in fantastic and makes me love melee even more than i already do

[@KCSchwa133]

This is no doubt one of the best video essays I’ve seen on KZbin- thank you and keep it up!

[@icegod4849]

The "accidentally have fun" comment really shook me. There is this internet mindset in the gaming community that it is fun to be good at a game, but watching my little sister, I have learned that it is simply fun to have fun.

[@jeffthibodeaux6137]

Easily the most wholesome melee match of all time.

[@sky4ce09]

facts

[@MalixLight]

Just wanted to say thank you for the content that you put out. You're melee content for the heart and soul ❤

[@kyyourneutralisminekiske7104]

Honestly, seeing a moment in a tournanent where both players truly enjoyed themselves, even if the outcome was a winner and a loser in this match, is probably one of the nicest things in competitive gaming. No salt, just sugar and silliness. Sharing a story from myself, taking fighting games too seriously had once destroyed what I loved. Even the most competitive of games need moments of silly or stand-out, funny things, and ever since that day I decided not to take fighting games as serious as I used to, I've had a lot more fun, even if I lose due to some dumb, ballsy attempt at something incredibly stupid. What I'm trying to say, to add to this video, is enjoy yourself, play without a care in some way. A stupid match or dumb joke every once in a while can sow your love for something deeper.

[@bb97979]

That endnote has me in tears.

[@twiniki5186]

Things like this is why Melee is a game we all love

[@mathieulazy377]

I just want to say #FreeMelee.

[@santicruz4012]

#FreeMelee

[@tylerspeegle108]

#fuckmelee

[@primeministersinister625]

#ProMeleeIsFullofPedosWhoDontDeserveAJobAnyway

[@mathieulazy377]

@@primeministersinister625 yes...

[@deformedsock99]

what does free melee mean

[@countifshine7958]

I like how you weaved the properties into the set. Made it work nicely. Awesome video

[@TwentyGX]

What an amazing scenario and a fantastically made video. As a side note, tysm to the writers for properly using they/them for Savestate. Means a ton :)

[@daniellewis8350]

This is the best thing I’ve seen on KZbin in months ♥️

[@daniellewis8350]

You guys have the best stuff on KZbin. But you post so infrequently. I don’t know if it’s possible, but if there’s ever anything I can do to help, please let me know. I’d do whatever I could to assist your just, noble and exquisitely done videos.

[@circlechicken]

I was there in person i could of swear this set was lost to time like so much of that tournament glad to see it being preserved

[@madison_hailstorm]

This is one of my fav videos on the channel, it’s bizarre that the view count is so much lower than other videos

[@jarroddobben]

what a gag with that roadrunner shit, I knew the sfx was coming and it still killed me

[@angeredgoose7552]

me when the link player suspends a fucking turnip in the air via what can only be assumed to be supernatural means:

[@nickmagrick7702]

9:11 rare you say... how much are these rare disks worth now? I don't even know if I want to sell mine. But I also have no one to play with ):

[@Athesies]

Your vids are always so awesome. Also thanks for reminding me this set exists, it really blew me away in 2018

[@bradwurst8141]

I wanna see Armada's face during this SO BADLY

[@BigGhoul53425]

Another amazing video by melee stats, never dropping that quality

[@leaffinite2001]

The grabbing it from anywhere had me laughing so much.

[@SlunkyBoi]

This is one of my favorite melee videos ever lol, great job

[@TKanoWrites]

This is actually incredible

[@j.kwonder1669]

I've never heard of a frozen turnip glitch, learning more about melee thanks to melee stats.

[@g33kaholic24]

Thank you for this. I dont even play melee and I loved it

[@jarroddobben]

god that was wholesome, melee is great, please enjoy it

[@ivanp8723]

There's so much more Melee to be played

[@PattPlays]

"That's actually never happened to me in tournemant b4" you editor you

[@bobrze]

I like how they both just keep spam grabbing the turnip off of each other lol #freemelee

[@btf_flotsam478]

My favorite detail about it is the bottom-left of the screen at 4:06.

[@i_aac]

This is heart warming along side mind blowing.

[@koth_harvest_final]

so glad you did a video on savestate! one of my favorite players and streamers :)

[@isaacn4487]

9:44 for a second I thought I heard "who's retirement came immediately after this turnip" I thought "damn it wasn't THAT bad"

[@isaacn4487]

Absolutely amazing video though man thank you for it

[@slangblade7220]

Wow, this was emotionally resonant as fuck right now

[@Tristan_Dumais]

These videos are so well done!

[@lunchboxreviews6002]

Love these videos keep up the good work!

[@garymccloud3983]

Thanks for this Video. Melee is exciting, funny and a great compitition. But at the end of the day its just Melee, and this is saying more than thousand attributes, thats why I love the game just like a real sport that means so much to me.

[@edwardbenson4795]

Theres actually just a fox moving the turnip really fast.

[@Psijax]

returning to this video after savestate announced its retirement from melee. one of the sickest link players (and in general most interesting people) to ever touch a controller

[@PKWinning07]

1.0 Melee > 1.02 Melee

[@BlahNetworkBro]

Man I don’t know how Nintendo can never get it. Melee is beautiful like nothing else can be.

[@Intheflesh93]

Really nice video, keep up the good work :)

[@joelhagdahl5769]

"what a boss" ~ PPMD

[@Grifffin962]

these videos remind me a lot of Jon Bois but for Melee. great stuff, really enjoying them!

[@MeesterTweester]

How did I not hear about this? That's crazy

[@Zonda1996]

I was wondering how that trick worked where you can grab a saturn from ridiculously far away. Didn’t know it applied to frozen Turnips too. Neat.

[@baxter740]

Absolute banger of a video

[@successfulfailure1298]

That was just... way too funny to me

[@billymcneil7693]

That’s one of the coolest matches I have ever seen

[@Zachthesloth]

I love your work.

[@arrambai]

I love melee so much

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Savestate literally uploaded a new link combo video yesterday and its insane. What are the odds.

[@JohnSmith-tf4od]

Great video, really well done.

[@atal34]

Very entertaining. Didn't know about this

[@jarroddobben]

dope #FreeMelee dedication at the end

[@0DRONZER]

this is so beautiful

[@gsubs2008]

Excellent video, I loved it!

[@RED-jg6mt]

Most underrated melee channel other than borp

[@Skraton]

Amazingly well done video man #FreeMelee

[@jarroddobben]

how the fuck did savestate know all this jank lmao, what a legend

[@gnardawgyt]

Left out of the Patron credits, feels bad man

[@user-pv3bg2gl6x]

This happen to me once with my friend it was a funny experience and unexpected lol

[@danielxuzumaqui1]

Alternative title: the glitch that got Armada retired

[@playerdreamer181]

This channel needs some exposure Your videos are too good for the amount of subs u have

[@riffz6065]

I just ran into savestate on netplay yesterday and actually took a game off him. I was so proud. Sickest link main in the game. #FreeMelee

[@samcollins9143]

They use they/them pronouns now btw

[@timestopMachinist]

I have that exact model of crt like 2 feet away from me and was trying to figure out why it was familiar

[@jackzilla321]

The best set in melee history

[@jarroddobben]

dope vid melee stats, real cool shit

[@oldshoots]

Man what a wonderful community, I hope Nintendo doesn’t ban melee tournaments