Shine Breaks Melee

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All music in this one is original.

[@amateraceon5202]

Don't let this video distract you from the fact that AsumSaus just friendzoned the entire concept of Melee itself

[@SinKiske]

Daaamn :(

[@389OpiE]

Honestly despicable I almost punched my wall

[@jamesruth100]

I can't believe AsumSaus would play with Melee's heart like that; what a wretched person.

[@TocloseamI]

Magi killing her Falco like that last stock is insanely funny

[@SinKiske]

Hell, I don't even play platform fighters, that's fucked up ma dude

[@hydropirate6646]

The fox and falco pseudo shine by jumping around Kirby was the biggest intimidation tactic I have ever seen.

[@queuedjar4578]

That kirby is one frame away from being reminded of its place as bottom tier.

[@PastryScent]

It's like one of those old musicals where the school bullies all break out in dance.

[@yeeoof1995]

and then he gets one jab in

[@poppinpineapples3481]

I would be shitting my pants

[@fangzgaming5510]

It sure is! 😂

[@JackSpadeVT]

Friendly reminder that Melee is 22 years old, you can legally love it as more than a friend

[@zachstarattack7320]

i do

[@ufwmercy]

???

[@diegomo1413]

creep

[@ZBTEproductions]

BORN TO SHINE, FORCED TO STAND UP

[@andrewramlall3560]

I guess you can say you were meant to... rise and shine?

[@Summer-us5ql]

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[@ProtagonistOfficial]

I just can't get over how clean, readable, and creative your editing is. The audio effects and music also do so much work. Awesome job!

[@KeithWagner8]

Exactly what I was thinking. He could talk about Samus's idle animation for 20 minutes and I would still be entertained.

[@MrLachapell]

Nintendo should hire him

[@bluai]

@@MrLachapell nintendo wants nothing to do with melee and its community

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

in the desc it says all the music in this one is original!

[@adityakhanna113]

I know right!! His video elements schmoove. It's beautiful

[@davey_rulez7301]

shine was actually intended to be primarily used to reflect projectiles (unfathomable, I know), and Falco's reflection hitbox is actually bigger than Fox's, so if shine was actually used for its intended purpose it would make sense that his shine appears bigger.

[@mangaprofilepicture5820]

Smash players when the objective is to use a move the way it was intended: 😨

[@AlexRoseGames]

unfortunately it doesn't reflect on frame 1, so it's actually worse than a powershield if you time it well. you can shine perfectly on a samus chargeshot and get hit if you time it too well

[@nicocchi]

The fact that Shine's actual name is simply "Reflector" can probably qualify as trivia at this point. Even if someone knows what's actually called, be honest: when was the last time you've heard it called Reflector instead of Shine? Aside from this message of course. It helps that the name is kinda boring compared to idk Koopa Klaw or Double Edge Dance

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

​@@nicocchiyeah. I only heard it being called Reflector on the Smash 64 times and also by some Melee players that came from 64. But nowdays noone calls it reflector in the internet, just me and my friends lol

[@happyk7512]

​@@nicocchiFun fact, Shine is still referred to as Reflector (リフレクター, or just リフ for short) among Melee players in Japan. Their terminology evolved basically entirely separately from English Melee terminology, so there's a few funny differences like that, such as lasers being referred to as "blasters", or short hop lasers as "quick blasters".

[@craydine3433]

4:38 the transition from the in game footage to Saus messing around is incredible

[@zachstarattack7320]

yes

[@Simon-xi7lb]

yes

[@poopbusiness4924]

yes

[@gubblefornintendo3ds577]

yes

[@thefollower2933]

yes

[@AbefromanGW]

I've always loved the name for spooky stun because it's so strangely accurate. You look at the other guy just floating slowly around fully actionable and go damn bro must be possessed

[@BirdieSenpai]

To say I'm curious about the scaling changes for each character, especially how gargantuan Bowser was before he was scaled down to 69% of his original size, is a massive understatement.

[@matchanavi]

I'd love to see a video of just people playing "Melee but all characters are scaled to 1"

[@SilverIV]

@@matchanaviOh boy, Pichu players. Check out “melee has changed.” Also By asumsaus for more about this, in case you haven’t.

[@ΝΜΟ]

pichu

[@wadespencer3623]

Bet even if Bowser was twice the size as the next biggest character like that implies, he still couldn't land his grabs.

[@ricflairsayswoo5894]

Babe wake up, new AsumSaus just dropped!

[@mjdevlog]

Bro you're so early, just about to type that😅

[@nordinreecendo512]

Bro beat me to it.

[@dragonmoonwave]

@TvManskibidi313Bot

[@theguy6680]

It's always a good day when he uploads

[@musketg2774]

My thoughts exactly

[@mysticat]

ur editing is consistently impeccable! i never even know how u do half of ur edits??

[@ashgren]

Yooo mysticat is here?!

[@Diathan]

​@@ashgrenis it unfathomable that youtubers can watch youtube videos

[@ashgren]

@@Diathan no shit he watches youtube vidoes, just didn't expect him here.

[@xelectrix_1863]

Hey Mr. Saus I just wanted to mention, ever since I started watching your videos 3 years ago, I have since started playing melee in my free time recently. And honestly its been incredible, I play maybe for 30 mins a day but my progress is incredible, might be one of the most fun learning curves in any game I have ever played. Thanks for the high quality content and also the great fun!

[@Purplebeans13]

Good luck! It's a long journey but it's fun nonetheless

[@zachstarattack7320]

based

[@countdoku1430]

AsumSaus making consistent content again is incredible!

[@knightogourd]

Something I really enjoy about Asum's videos is that even to me, someone completely outside of the Melee community, these topics he covers are easily digestible because of the way he explains things

[@GlitchpunkRebel]

The Editing is always Godlike. Love waking up to a new AsumSaus!

[@duffman18]

Nah he has way better editing than the gods of melee do on their videos. So he's not god-like, he's actually much better than that.

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

You can invisible shine in Ultimate too. If you turn around in shine on frame 5 of the move, and then turn back on frame 6 (which can easily be done in Training mode with frame-by-frame), the shine graphic does not appear. But of course the move works like normal anyway. Edit: forgot the correct method. Method listed now is correct.

[@firestorm3k882]

Wow, I did not know that

[@vivelespatat2670]

Shine is so good it transcends reality.

[@Boileryard]

Finally I can $wag like dat boi in ultimate too

[@AmLycanThat]

I don't even like Melee, but I love watching this guy's videos.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

Same boat here

[@parkourboio1062]

then you do like melee :)

[@GEAR562_BEATS]

Imagine not liking melee 😂😂

[@cyclone6976]

You do like melee you just don’t play it

[@baoweexd]

Finally, a new Asumsaus vid to rewatch 12 times everytime I eat food.

[@zachstarattack7320]

yeee

[@TheGuyWithTheTeeth]

Great video as always! I wanna add that there's another way to trigger the invisible shine, but I believe it's by far the rarest to occur ingame naturally, and I haven't seen it documented almost anywhere since it's not in the SilentWolf video. If you reflect a projectile with shine in the air and land exactly 20 frames later, you'll get an invisible shine on landing. Usually invisible shine is caused by an air/ground transition on frame 4 when you go from the initial shine state and into the "reflector" state, but the same principle applies when you move from the "currently reflecting" state back into the "reflector" state. So you have to reflect a projectile midair at very small range of heights and hold shine. I'd speculate that even rarer would be the reverse of this - going from grounded to airborne on the frame you leave the "currently reflecting" state. If you timed it so that the flying carpet disappeared out from under you 20 frames after reflecting a projectile, I bet you'd get an invisible shine that way, too.

[@AsumSaus]

Interesting, thank you!

[@neloverg3774]

​@@AsumSaussaus found some saus for next video

[@ShinyMew76]

2:08 That Shine transition was so smooth.

[@jeremyying3602]

i dunno why but the soft spooky shine noises are hilarious. made me chuckle IRL

[@Pullesystem]

This just reminded me that the guy who discovered shine mines was my music teacher

[@josephguzington]

I love every opportunity to remind everyone what a fucking swag king silentwolf is

[@Nawakooo0]

Dude's talking about how messed up shine is when he straight up friendzoned Melee in the first few seconds of the video

[@theultimatetrashman887]

2:49 Saddam husein suddenly turning into a very beefy captain falco directly looking at you is... really terrifying.

[@zachstarattack7320]

saddam gaga

[@charlieprindle2368]

The more I learn about melee, the more interested I am, and the less I want to play it

[@handmetheparachute]

I love the goofy, wavy synth sound effects in this video. The song at the end really pulls that whole feeling together of a jank move disappearing. So good.

[@Iranofideaswhilewritingthis334]

Another video from AsumSaus in less than a year? Impossible

[@VKWavez]

This man dumps Melee and proceeds to roast it. So ruthless

[@CrumbCCM]

I have been playing melee for about a week now after watching AsumSaus talk about it for years and I got 5th place in a tourney so pretty rad. Thanks for the Asum content mr youtube.

[@nKaero]

Ah yes, the channel where I watch highly informative and entertaining videos about a series of games I don't ever intend on playing. Another good one.

[@Tubeytime]

This whole channel could revolve around exposing broken game design in all games and I'd be fine with that, the editing serves it very well

[@chibk]

"I love melee. ... As a friend." This line made me decide to watch this vid to the end

[@kegstandjesus]

The hexagon rolling animation at 1:13 looks soooooo good, how long did it take to get it to feel so real

[@zachstarattack7320]

yes

[@kolskytraveller1369]

It's likely 5 rotations around 4 of hexagon's vertices, with two preset easing functions. About 10 minutes of actual work, but also coming up with this idea and choosing right sound effects should've taken relatively longer.

[@glowkirby]

I can’t wait for when the melee decompilation is done so all of the games quirks can become more understandable

[@Stioli]

Asumsaus is literally the melee teacher, explaining complicated bs the nicest easiest way possible 🤣

[@Vip2r]

It's ALWAYS a good day when AsumSaus uploads

[@マンマン]

Real

[@dragonmoonwave]

0:04 He just friendzoned an entire concept

[@CalebYoder15]

New melee video comes out, I watch it. New AsumSaus video comes out, I savor it. I pause every few seconds to chuckle at a joke. I rewatch it when it's done. I admire the interpolation of his motion graphics. The sound effect choices. This man is miles ahead of the melee content competition.

[@zachstarattack7320]

ye

[@Runningwritingreading]

I love AsumSaus as a friend and as a YT creator and as the greatest editor and as a long necked Falco and as a

[@Duck-de9dw]

i would cut my wedding vows short to catch the new AsumSaus video

[@purplesky2369]

just make sure you marry someone who would sit to watch it with you

[@simpson6700]

i haven't played or watched melee for so long that i forgot stale moves were a thing

[@Brobo1235archive]

i like the long-necked falco that you've been using, he's pretty goofy

[@plabcentral630]

Bro did the nasty and friend zoned a game. That’s why he’s the goat

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

The coolest sequence of events I ever got was way back when I was fairly new to melee. I was playing a Buddy on old netplay on yoshis and got an invisible shine sliding off the stage onto Randall then caught my buddy with nair or something, he missed his tech, I got an up smash kill then did another invis shine landing on Randall on the other side of the stage. I was new and didn't know Randall timings and only knew what caused invisible shine but had never practiced it. It's still the coolest thing I've ever done in melee and it was like 5 years ago.

[@Maurricent]

Need someone to clip AsumSaus saying "you can even kill yourself" at 4:08

[@dipper8661]

The more I learn about melee, the more it fascinates me. Insane to me how a frame perfect input is not so rare of an occurrence in this game, goes to show how optimized this game truly is.

[@fruitsalad7404]

There's so many hidden mechanics in Melee that I feel like AsumSaus will never run out of things to talk about

[@Casparov]

The amount of work for these videos is just amazing

[@WeRtheHelp]

The use of the DOOM death sounds always make my day. I'm glad they are a Asum staple. Another fantastic video!

[@Boney9551]

Oh yeah babey, 9 minutes of juicy melee knowledge lodged straight into my skull

[@whibbleman115]

omg i finally understand jab resets and spooky shine thank you!!!

[@lunaramethyst4686]

I played Melee with my brother during the days of the Gamecube and know very little about its competitive scene. But I'll be damned if I miss just one of these instructive and perfectly edited videos.

[@Maxler5795]

dude really just took an almos year long break and came back like nothing happened.

[@jates513.productions]

When AsumSaus uploads I sit my white ass down and listen

[@marshallsessions845]

Asumsaus u are the legitimate best editor I have seen on KZbin I hope ur taking the breaks u need when u need em. Have a good day!

[@kiss_george]

Another masterpiece from you truly one of the best content creators on this app

[@trustytrest]

2:07 "It works." Oh, yeah! Yep, it definitely does! I understand it completely, I swear! "Like this." Oh...

[@denzeltheeternalunderstudy2858]

I had spooky stun happen to me when playing as Yoshi. I got spiked on Yoshi’s Story top plat by Falco in the middle of a pillar combo. I double jumped into the blast zone and got star KO’D. This happened only a few days before the upload of this video and I didn’t know what the hell happened until now

[@BenChaverin]

HOW R U PUTTING THIS MUCH GOOD CONTENT OUT

[@BimbisOBrian]

You’re the best, your merch is sick, and melle is tight

[@asdfasdfadsfasdf]

1:01 You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about:

[@darkthunder5154]

You know it's a good day when asumsaus uploads! Idk how he always comes up about a new topic to talk about when it comes to melee because after his video I always think, 'yeah now I know everything about melee' only to be surprised again by the new topics he talks about in his new videos. Love it!

[@ramkindalethal732]

I never played meele in my life and I still love this channel

[@MagerBlutooth]

I can't help but note that there were quite a few unspoken digs at the size of Falco's shine in this video beyond the initial explanation.

[@genghisdingus]

Falco's shine is a shower not a grower

[@noah-ux2cz]

Asum’s new long neck falco OC is beautiful

[@millyawns]

I am a simple woman, I see a new AsumSaus video, I hit like and subscribe.

[@zachstarattack7320]

woomin

[@zachstarattack7320]

u werent subbed already??!?

[@EdenGardner]

Therapist: Long neck falco isn’t real he can’t hurt you Long neck falco:

[@herobrineharry7698]

Long Falco will appear for me in the middle of the night and waveshine me to death

[@Discopope]

The joke is now like 5 years old man

[@MrLachapell]

Original

[@EdenGardner]

@@Discopopemy apologies for not having played melee for 20+ years guess I’ll leave the community

[@Discopope]

@@EdenGardner This was about the canned therapist joke. Not Melee.

[@anonymous7024]

6:39 There's something so mesmerising about this

[@LinklightGaming]

babe wake up new asumsaus just dropped

[@zachstarattack7320]

i remember ur channel

[@Sly88Frye]

I haven't played melee in over a decade yet I still love to watch your videos because they're just so great

[@lazypaladin]

*_MOOOOM! Put the kettle on, AsumSaus just dropped!_*

[@blazethegame]

I love these videos. The editing is immaculate.

[@Pachonko]

The editing on your videos lately is literal god tier man, keep it up ✊🏻

[@UltimaMan]

As a dad, your dad jokes are on point.

[@SuperZebezian]

GRSmash is a patron? That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Hope he comes back. Both of you make stellar content.

[@_Pardo_]

This guy edits like a god

[@Trainkidd123]

a day where asumsaus uploads is a day worth living for

[@DareToShine]

As a shine connoisseur I could not approve this message more. Your videos are incredible. Thank you for making and keeping melee content alive and well.

[@Sasha0317]

The immediate dopamine rush of seeing an AsumSauce video, "10 minutes ago", as i open KZbin

[@StanleySophana]

Fox and Falco will still shine for the next 20+ years of Melee

[@doppovulkan8449]

now this is a certified melee classic.

[@DewMan31]

Its videos like this that really highlight melee and its community. Melee is the most broken, unbalanced, and glitchy mess of a game that I've seen played competitively, yet it has a boundless amount of support, dedication, and love from its fans. Its for that reason that I can't help but respect this game's community.

[@rtyuik7]

the Editing in this video is really something else...from shots like "moving Fox's Shine on top of Falco", or "...running around like Headless Chickens", those shots almost look like they couldve actually happened in-game (i mean, we already have Hammers that can 'lose their heads', so why not the Fighters too? xD)

[@wesdert]

AsumSaus literally makes some, if not the best melee videos ever. Im not even into playing melee but these videos are superb. I'd imagine that people who actually play melee LOVE his videos. This shows how good his videos are. I hope you all enjoyed my random comment. Have a good one

[@heyimwarrior]

Babe wake up! A new AsumSaus video just dropped

[@ViktorVoid]

I love watching KZbinrs level up. That transition with the shine was a literal chef's kiss.

[@androwaydie4081]

Production value is off the roof.

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

4:38 This is a wonderful edit.

[@DrewZGmusic]

"I love Melee! As a friend." That gag was more top tier than Fox good job, Asumsaus is ancient Greek for "he doesn't miss"

[@trahh7662]

your editing is incredible, you're probably the best content creator the scene has had

[@The_Qcumber]

the first three seconds are perfectly timed to the music and it sounds so good.

[@RyanStansberry]

Forward facing Captain Falcon haunts my dreams

[@vanillajellyfish]

babe, wake up, new AsumSaus video dropped

[@Sweetdude64]

You quickly became one of my favorite channels on KZbin as soon as I discovered you

[@ClwkInstnct]

AsumSaus is the Bill Nye of Melee

[@baconsticks]

Man this was really well edited. Amazing work!

[@ByrneBaby]

I think a piece of AsumSaus's craft that is vastly under appreciated is the lengths he goes for footage of the examples of Melee's BS he covers. I appreciate it and I see you, my man. Mad props.

[@Kaboomy1210]

This video cured my cancer.