Super Smash Bros Melee: Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing (to CPUs) - All Star Very Hard [TAS]

[@PracticalTAS]

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[@ChoaiDode]

Dope

[@newchallengers9420]

Hey PTAS I'm the guy who made Sonic for Melee just now. Can I send it to you for free? Make content with it if you like it enough. Video demo in my YT

[@QwitzTheWhiteBish]

O.O

[@gibraltar4841]

Unable to boot PlayStation®2 bios. Your console may be damaged or corrupted. Please refer to instruction manual and contact Sony technical support. Error: 0x071-28621

[@jordantfryman6184]

the perfect timing to the music in the fight at 3:50 had me Laughing_My_rear_Off

[@lessthanawesome1]

He even unlocked Sonic at the end by shooting all the credits

[@Bon7634]

Lmao

[@JhelleMies]

Hahaha

[@pentagr6m]

LOL

[@somebonehead]

No that's Toad, Sonic is by KOing 20 CPUs in Cruel Melee.

[@user-mh4tl5ei7h]

Bro y'all remember this

[@rented1102]

It's official. Luigi is no longer Italian. He is from Switzerland.

[@TheStickCollector]

He speaks Swiss Italian

[@saxoman1]

@@TheStickCollector And is from Southern Switzerland, Ascona!

[@marrqi7wini54]

Strangely enough, Italian is one of the four national languages of Switzerland.

[@SleepyPj]

People on twitter be like

[@mach6893]

He's from Lugano.

[@Kosmicd12]

sick tas, can tell you put a lot of effort into strategy and entertainment

[@theminecraftore9162]

Wow verified person, no likes or comments just wow

[@samueltreminivalle3494]

Nah that’s just Luigi being Luigi.

[@PracticalTAS]

Thank you!

[@autumndth]

Oh hey I watch your streams

[@panqueynueces1497]

Kosmic o:

[@Fqceless]

The fact that Melee has a Switzerland bonus is the best thing ever

[@prestononuselogu9973]

Yes

[@myaktric]

Yeah when I first seen that I was dying laughing XD

[@prestononuselogu9973]

@@myaktric pfp!?

[@morrishuijgen7658]

What exactly is a Switzerland bonus? Sorry If I'm being dumb :3

[@myaktric]

@@morrishuijgen7658 Switzerland during both world wars remained neutral and never attacked or got attacked

[@kirimusse]

Broke: It's so hard that even some of the best Melee players on the world have failed to beat it. Woke: It's so hard that Luigi had to actually do something in order to win.

[@dazcarrr]

Bespoke: the TAS had to try

[@escadoradora]

@Kirimusse Grey based pfp

[@augustday9483]

"Just this once... I'm going all out!" *moves slightly to the left*

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

@@augustday9483 This comment is hilarious

[@philclip23]

2:28 "Lemme just march on over to the Kill Peach button..."

[@groovygreenhat3119]

Disappointed by lack of 'tool-assisted' puns for the flatzone portion.

[@YungGemini]

the fact that there's a switzerland bonus is hilarious

[@Silverstar114]

I will never get tired of these kinds of videos.

[@PomadaGaming]

Maybe change the title to “Luigi doing mildly nothing”

[@PracticalTAS]

Edited to hopefully not be misleading

[@PomadaGaming]

@@PracticalTAS fair enough.

[@TheStickCollector]

@@PracticalTAS another alternative if there's still confusion is "Luigi wins by only moving"

[@mxtoastytoad]

@@TheStickCollectorOr "Luigi wins without attacking."

[@jongyon7192p]

@@PracticalTAS The 2 words that made me watch this video the most is "TAS" and "Pacifist". Tbf, I kinda hate memes. Amazing goddamn TAS this was, man

[@6letterss]

4:32 that taunt with only one pixel of your feet on the platform was brutal

[@PracticalTAS]

And it's not even a taunt! That's one of Luigi's idle animations :D

[@foreman_spike]

@@PracticalTAS you’re such a show off, man. I love it

[@foreman_spike]

@@PracticalTAS you’re such a show off, man. I love it

[@foreman_spike]

you’re such a show off, man. I love it

[@Bum012]

@@foreman_spike you're such a show off, man. I love it

[@JacienV]

Alternate Title: "Luigi unlocks Ultra Instinct Omen"

[@bf3cooldude]

Looks Like Luigi Just Used 1% of his power.

[@AquaMX-85]

@@bf3cooldude no he used 0.0000001% of his true power [i mean it looks like that at ponts]

[@Averyrottenegg]

The true rival of shaggy

[@bigchunguskeanureeveswhole1143]

@@Averyrottenegg no, they would be allies as they are both green, the sidekick of their group and always overshadowed by their friends/brother

[@D_Winds]

20 years and I never knew of a Switzerland bonus. Amazing.

[@JesskuHatsune]

Now *THIS* is how Melee is supposed to be played

[@Ryusuta]

More accurate title: Luigi wins by moving around and perfect-shielding.

[@SarajevoKyoto]

And ledge-guarding. And some weird looking wavedash where he just slides around without actually moving. And hacking the game's RNG to a truly egregious degree in multiple directions.

[@Spunney]

its called powershielding, ledgehogging, and rng manipulation doesn't involve hacking :)

[@MountainMemelord]

Switzerland.

[@snackythecoolguy2363]

Still a more accurate title than the "absolutely nothing" videos where they hack the game to make the stage an auto level

[@probablypablito]

@@snackythecoolguy2363 theres no hacking in this, it could be reproduced on a real GameCube

[@ThePondermatic]

3:27 Luigi Does Nothing As Children Die From Vehicular Manslaughter DX (With New Funky Mode)

[@oceanwaves83]

Worst drivers EVER. UGGGH.

[@gas132]

featuring dante from the devil may cry series & knuckles

[@sadsuitcase]

+bowser fury directors cut

[@TheChompChamp7650]

also plays on Nintendo DS

[@ladyhackerdecaribbeancinem5288]

So technically, this is more like "Luigi wins by doing nearly nothing".

[@SebastianGMSFB]

Or maybe "Luigi wins by not attacking at all", that one/title could work too. Or perhaps "Luigi wins by giving absolutely no damage" instead.

[@ShiftyGuy777]

Luigi's constant wavedash is always a joy to watch. His "YAH" sound is great.

[@henryfellner2079]

3:51 when your last friend busts out the tournament and so you all leave the venue immediately

[@Mecceldorf]

5:31 Parrying this jab was absolutely nuts, and still preserves the challenge.

[@jamesonsockstoes5470]

Called powersheilding in melee. Parrying is a different mechanic altogether technically

[@BryanMatias]

@@jamesonsockstoes5470 he actually jabs to parry instead of shielding

[@Kelsang01]

1:30 This is some tom and jerry shit right here

[@Noxxa]

Very creative! Nice combination of stage-specific quirks, character-specific AI quirks, and RNG to tie it all together. Fun watch.

[@SejhaIsHere]

Melee's best feature is the post battle special bonus which has been criminally missing from every single smash since.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

Jeez this really takes me back. I remember randomly unlocking All-Star mode and even the normal difficulty was hard.

[@Matthew.Morcos]

I had to watch the one at 4:00 like 5 times to figure out what the hell happened. Luigi mixed me so damn hard let alone the CPUs

[@DarkNia64]

I love how you end each fight with Luigi in a cool pose. And the way his voice clips sync with the music at 4:05 is an underappreciated touch.

[@aurelretigny]

That was one of the msot satisfying melee videos I watched recently. Just seeing all these CPUs SD is pure perfetion.

[@SqweegeeYT]

msot

[@PineapplePineapplePineapplePin]

I still love the fact that the bonus for not hurting anyone and not getting hurt is called Switzerland

[@Snooplax]

This is amazing, so many cool strategies!

[@sagacious03]

Great TAS! Love that you went for extra credits, too! Thanks for creating & uploading this!

[@SSB_Seal]

Yoooo new PTAS video! This is both a funny idea and a cool showcase of how silly Melee CPUs can be. Good stuff.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

"You mistake my mercy for weakness, when it is the very opposite. It is the very reason i've gotten this far, and why you will soon fall."

[@mr.l4770]

This is solid proof that Luigi is a god

[@mabster314]

3:10 Holy cow Marth killer-ing the Dr Mario with the Jigglypuff aerial is so big brain

[@graduator14]

Luigi wins by doing slightly nothing! Amazing TAS!

[@hoffmanrulez]

I am in shock and awe of your dedication to this TAS

[@StainedRevenant]

That’s one way to give one of the game’s hardest modes a TASte of defeat.

[@biigodis8843]

Bruh the way he looked at bowser in the eye before plummeting to his death. Priceless

[@heroessquad2019]

Luigi: I'm using 2% of my power!

[@JonathanH]

4:31 Alright that was pretty cute 😂

[@mach6893]

Fox: Hup... FAIYAH! (lands) Hup.... FAIYAH! (out of bounds) BUWAAAH!

[@JonathanH]

@@mach6893 Luigi: *Clearly couldn't care less*

[@protocetid]

only the most practical of TASes I see

[@selvyucro]

that game and watch stage was scary.

[@SleepyPj]

My man just started shmooving around the stage

[@emmbeesea]

Gotta do it for the ya-ya-yahoo. Very nice video, PracticalTAS!!

[@Owoshima_]

This is absurdly insane. I love it.

[@DeluxeGamer705]

Looks like Luigi is now a top tier. Not even Fox could stand a chance against this dude.

[@EggIncorporated]

Luigi moves: Harmless Luigi Does nothing: BOSS MUSIC

[@ZURG_1]

That was incredible! Awesome work as usual!

[@0tf850]

I dig the commentary! Good job man :)

[@shooby9496]

"Luigi wins by doing ABSOLUTELY nothing" "He'll still move around sometimes"

[@TudBoatTed]

This must’ve taken so much effort to do lol, amazing

[@shadowspark]

Amazing work! That was a blast to watch!

[@accuratememin]

Luigi the gangsta slid around like he was a jellybean in an ice rink, and still won by doing absolutely nothing.

[@dyll_pyckle]

this is insane oml. Great vid!!

[@jamdeluxe7456]

2:44 shooting out a random fireball to get rng to guarantee a misfire is one of the most TAS things ive ever seen

[@bozertoes]

5:14, those wave dashes had me laughing for some reason lol

[@QwitzTheWhiteBish]

There are two types of people in this world, Skilled and Lucky

[@FunkyDinosaur649]

I feel like I was and wasn’t lied to when the title said “Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing”

[@wraith4978]

loving the fact some details i wouldn't know without studying the game before hand are pointed out to the audience, cpus chase off screen platforms, rng makes the stage move faster on ice climbers' fight, pal differences hence its use.

[@GLYCEMusic]

Wow this was incredibly entertaining. Thanks for taking the time to make this!

[@GigaMario86]

After waiting over a year for a new video, this is what we get. A Luigi video! I love this video so much! It is probably my favourite video on the channel. Please make a Mario or Dr. Mario specific video at some point.

[@Dynamic-FalconEditz]

Luigi is just so good he doesn't even have to move

[@daviddurancenteno6487]

Luigi wins by having absolutely no friction.

[@Malurth]

wow, sick TAS. great work! that being said IMO you should work on the vid's title; the 'very hard all star' part is completely buried and that's the main hook so it should prolly be front and center. perhaps something like "Luigi beats All Star Very Hard by" etc. also maybe say 'almost absolutely' instead of just 'absolutely' cuz it can feel a bit like a bait and switch. just some food for thought.

[@PracticalTAS]

Thanks for the feedback. I wanted to target the phrase "Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" since it's a really really common search term. Targeting All Star Very Hard would make sense for my subscribers, but if I'm targeting that wider audience then most viewers won't even know what that is before clicking. As for the "bait and switch", I did put "(nothing to his opponents, at least)" in the description, but I can see how it could still be misleading. Maybe I can replace it with something like "Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing (almost)" or "Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing to CPUs"? The title is so long, I can only add 10 more characters to what it currently is.

[@Malurth]

@@PracticalTAS yeah thinking about it a bit more I think the optimal way to surface the 'all star very hard' is to find a way to work it into the thumbnail, at least the "very hard" part. there's not even enough room to fit both concepts (luigi winning doing nothing, beating all star very hard) in one title without part of it getting cropped, but the thumbnail is free real estate.

[@hawshimagical]

@@Malurth can confirm, i clicked because "what is luigi not doing THIS time?"

[@CozyAutumnDays24]

YOU ABSOLUTE MADLAD You killed the last game & watch with Luigi's TAUNT Now that's confident if everyone I've seen it

[@soraiv1540]

Yup, Luigi is just letting the CPUs to kill them selves on purpose lol 😂

[@speakeasy_cali]

Insanity of an Difficult time to do absolutely nothing.

[@WeedMarioFan1MLG149]

On titles: Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing Me saw he moving: are you sure about that

[@tr0llhunt3rXO]

YOUR BACK!!!

[@TheCubicalGuy]

If you could do this with every other character in the game, that'd be worthy of a nobel prize.

[@cetitanenthusiast776]

The Luigi vs Game and Watch fight is one of the sickest fights I've ever seen and Luigi didn't even fight

[@newhandlesaredumb]

Damn whoever this TAS guy is, he sure knows how to perfect everything 😂

[@mangothedango]

Melee: Very Hard All Star is too difficult to complete Also Melee: CPUs enjoy dying to dumb shit

[@AHooligan-u7]

Luigi fuckin has ultra instinct now.

[@JacobSC_]

That was an insane TAS, nicely done

[@adelinehaley9428]

This is my first time hearing of the Switzerland bonus before

[@rojamjelly7290]

That Game & Watch fight was like watching an OP anime character toy with his opponents

[@lxxdccvii3740]

5:14 cyber bullies trying to bully me when I shut off the computer

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

This almost seems like it could be done in real time But it would require crazy luck

[@SarajevoKyoto]

With the odds on item spawns, stage selection, and Luigi's special crit-firing on Brinstar multiplied together, you would have a 4x better chance of being hit by lightning within the next 365 days.

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

@@SarajevoKyoto so still better odds than winning the lottery

[@SarajevoKyoto]

@@littlemacisunderrated412 Actually you're almost twice as likely to win the lottery (the standard drawing, leaving aside the PowerBall multiplier) as to do all of this naturally

[@amb3rrif1c]

ppl wake up and choose violence but luigi wakes up and chooses pacifism

[@PaperCrane78]

Ez did this with my eyes closed and my hands tied behind my back. Next time give me an actually difficult challenge

[@zephyr1741]

Vids or didn't happen

[@colegamer1981]

Obviously fake, or he had to have done way too many attempts.

[@RationalFunction]

You should put the fact that this is a PAL TAS in the title.

[@clownplayer7265]

Luigi vs the entire cast in very hard mode. Luigi: "So is an even fight then."

[@LocalGoober10]

4:31 Using the C-Stick zoom was so disrespectful, even for a TAS Vs AI.

[@dio8659]

THE LEGEND IS BACK

[@alyssav2124]

only a true smash fan will remember how Samus used to honk every time she jumped

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

Birb woman is best Samus.

[@oi_bruv]

The way the camera zooms into luigi's unimpressed face at 4:30 fucking gets me

[@mach6893]

Likewise. Fox's antics also make me LMAO. Fox: Hup... FAIYAH! (lands) Hup.... FAIYAH! (out of bounds) BUWAAAH!

[@ekkehard8]

Practicalest video yet!

[@cboscan1]

The rising cyclone at 4:59 goes so high

[@sophieheart2707]

Luigi. the journey of doing absolutely nothing…

[@aaronking2020]

"It's unfair because robots have perfect reaction time!" The robots:

[@lamonte10mills52]

5:49 the CPUs are like: "what the hell is wrong with these tools today, they were supposed to attack the player not us."

[@Zarwardo99]

*Pacifistic Route in a Nutshell* Luigi: "There's no reason to fight" Announcer: "You ain't got one...? Well I do!"

[@gdjoaquincasanova7291]

This was so fun to watch!

[@Pesthuf]

No-Damage-Clear is actually a real bonus?! How did they expect anyone to do that?

[@KAngel32]

I dont think they did

[@PlayrR3D156]

We've been tricked! We've been backstabbing! And we've been quite possibly, bamboozled!

[@thenumberquelve158]

So this wasn't ABSOLUTELY nothing. This is just what happens when Luigi wakes up *feeling dangerous.*

[@GaminApe]

Once the video starts in his explained it makes a lot more sense. I was legitimately curious how you're going to win on this difficulty while standing still.

[@pinesapp]

its been a year and youre finally back