The Greatest Underdog Story in Melee History (aMSa: The Musical)

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Acts
0:00 - Act I
6:25 - Act II
16:24 - Act III
26:04 - Epilogue
27:51 - 全員参戦 広告
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Hi, people-who-read-the-bottom-of-the-description! This video was a huge labor of love that has been eating up a ton of my time over the past month. I had a great time working on it, and I learned a lot by making a non-script-based video. Hopefully, the passion I put towards this project shows. Before this video, I had so many thoughts about Melee content; now, I have 10x more! I may do a braindump in some form one day.
I draw inspiration from a lot of sources for everything I work on, but I want to shout-out, in particular, ‪@GRTr4sh‬, ‪@rickstone5191‬, and ‪@c0rnflake‬ as the Melee creators who I felt most guided by. I also want to shout-out the wider Melee community, especially those who helped create the media I used in this video (every person/organization I could reasonably identify has been named in the credits). None of this video (or other Melee videos) would be possible without the passion and dedication Melee community members have for our game.
With this project complete, I am now entering my second quarter of working on KZbin full-time (I have committed to one year). It has been scary dipping into my savings each month (even though I budgeted in advance), and I feel a lot of pressure to succeed. But, I am learning so much about what I love to do, and I am so grateful to be able to be doing this right now. If you would like to help me realize long-term, full-time content creation, any form of support is immensely appreciated. I hope to be able to work on projects like this for years to come!
Cheers,
RESPRiT

[@amsaredyoshi]

❤

[@RESPRiT]

You are an inspiration, aMSa!!

[@Dr_g_ssbm]

That perfect shield on fd against mango was the most insane power sheild I'd ever seen 🤯🤯

[@rat4992]

Amsa you’re the best you make melee even greater

[@TheUnicornslayer]

amsa#1

[@mercedesbarajas6571]

lol i ruined the 777

[@JustinBA007]

And now he did it again at Apex. It's so crazy that Amsa went from that Yoshi everyone loves but no one expects to win, to someone to be feared at every tournament he goes to.

[@savaget2058]

He's definitely the Hungrybox of 2022 lol

[@yimwee2401]

My man is aiming for that #1 spot

[@JoeDan54]

aMSa sweep is real, SWT is now another win for him

[@RESPRiT]

Wow! Thank you all so much for watching!! I am reading everyone's comments - I appreciate them all!

[@WheeewCrew]

This is art

[@GabetheFrog_]

Phenomenal video dude. Gave me chills

[@vvvvvv66666]

Great video! Saw the schmovement and needed more

[@holodonata]

The editing at 20:33 to put each GO! on beat, and saving the audio for the last one, so so clean. Great video.

[@alistairmurray3407]

That transition at the beginning of Grand Finals was sick editing 🎉

[@chasecullen1604]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMENT ABOUT THAT❤

[@johnnyspillowfort377]

Yeah, every song was perfect, but the ramp up into plastic love was magical.

[@ayeeitsluke]

what timestamp

[@FlamingZelda3]

Back in 2014 when amsa first came out of the woodworks and was making m2k and armada sweat - that was one of my favorite moments in melee. S2j, wesballz, and sfat had been trying for years to break into the upper echelon of competition, and here was this yoshi, beginning to make people question what they thought they knew about the game. Absolutely wild.

[@Masaru_kun]

i remember watching him top 8 and then top 5 a major and believing he could do it one day, that was almost ten years ago now. I think he knows how long we were waiting for this

[@yakomachaco7611]

4:22 The way that aMSa just goes "huh" to this devastating comment. So funny. So gracious. Truly an incredible video, incredible work. The end brings a tear to my eye, just knowing how much work he put in and how Melee still has room to grow. Gorgeous.

[@sabayo18]

Bruh everytime I hear toph scream "Amsa did it!" brings a tear to my eye.....beautiful

[@SSB_Seal]

Wonderful work, I love the history included in this video. Showing how much it actually took for aMSa to actualize his dream and finally win a major really made for a good story.

[@SSB_Seal]

Also LMAO at the Melee Stats clips, RIP Edwin

[@RESPRiT]

The SSB_Seal of Approval 😍

[@MATTierial]

Wow... it really feels like we're moving into a new era of Melee. So many people are playing so well. Nothing is impossible anymore. And aMSa is leading the charge. He's so brilliant!

[@twelvevoltage]

I wonder if a samus will do it

[@rickstone5191]

Don't know how I only just now saw this, but as soon as "Sweet Love" came on I knew this was heat. The edits all-around, but especially to time with the music in the transition to BH10 grands were top-notch dude, this is a body of WORK.

[@RESPRiT]

I am a HUGE fan of your Melee edits, seeing this comment from your meant a lot :)

[@rickstone5191]

@@RESPRiT Dude, well that means a lot to hear you're a fan! Keep it up! I know how much time stuff like this takes, and the fact you're able to do quality work like this consistently is enviable to say the least LOL I'll be watching

[@OigresZonum]

This was fantastic. I love how you gave every match and competitor amsa faced context. I especially liked showing all the amsa mang0 sets throughout the years in quick succession right before grands. All the miscellaneous clips like the Monday Morning Marth stuff were really fun too lol All the text you used looked super aesthetically pleasing (very professional looking) and the music choice was very nicely varied and helped set the variety of moods you were going for. I'm definitely looking up these tracks on my own time later. The amsa retrospective pg stats is gonna make for amsa in 2023 will probably be very different from this video, but I'd be happy if it turned out half as enjoyable as this one was. Well done.

[@fishdad161]

So good dude. My wife loved this and doesn’t even care for esports. Great way to build a narrative

[@Mandraxon1]

This is the best tribute to aMSa I've seen in years, thank you for your incredible work.

[@tokage2924]

Editing, choice of music, timing..what a nice video ! thanks for taking the time to make it

[@AAABattery__]

Genuinely such a solid video. Been trying to get into melee more and more now, and this is so well edited, and the story to it all is all so well narrated in such an interesting way. Well done.

[@nicfrasc]

came for the melee, stayed for the Freddie Gibbs tiny desk. goated

[@shiasuni6684]

The music choices, the clip choices, the narrative, oh my god this is incredible

[@jasonyang3452]

I never comment on videos, but the ending left me in tears. This was one of the greatest videos I have seen in a while. Keep it up!

[@super2thesam]

I didn’t think it was possible to literally die of hype but 11:46 had me worrying for Toph

[@markstone6263]

You have less than 35k subscribers. With vids like these you going to hit 1 million+ in no time!!!! Mango hugging AMSA at the end....respect!

[@chipperhippo]

This is a fabulous video. It really tells a story using only clips and music with no voice over

[@profit1482]

If this doesn’t go viral ima be pissed. A perfect representation of the community rn, great editing and great story building, incredible.

[@mainlymayhue]

this is like summoning salt made a melee combo video. fucking awesome job.

[@mattyice2ish]

The amount of restraint to not put the clip of Kodorin saying AmSa missed his window to win a major...

[@RESPRiT]

haha I did consider including that clip, but it felt too out of left-field for KoDoRiN and I didn't want to do him dirty like that

[@zbabyg6998]

To say aMSa winning the big house would be the biggest upset in history is wild. He had already beaten nearly every top player, showing that he can absolutely do it all together. He's made it to GF, etc. Not a massive upset, we were all kind of waiting for it. It was a "when, not if" type thing. aMSa is amazing.

[@notmeprobably_]

The editing at 20:28 was amazing! Love this video. Fantastic work.

[@elliotmedia]

HOLY MOLY. what a great edit! Loved seeing the flash backs to previous matchups, masterfully tying in his infamous take down of M2K all those years ago. Music choices were perfect, live commentators lines were perfect. "A YiIIIIOOOOOOOSHIIII?!?!?!?" AMSA is a literal anime protagonist. Beaten down so many times, never loses hope, never loses good attitude, finally makes it to the top. Love the guy, love melee, love this clip. Also the "20eggseggs" track 👌 in the interview after Big House: Interviewer: what's your next goal? Amsa: Next goal is uhhh.... Rank 1 Amsa making it very believable

[@Barrowsx]

Bro holy frick, your editing is some of the cleanest I've ever seen on a Melee video, your music choice was absolutely on point, and you're incredibly talented at fleshing out a narrative. Genuinely amazing video, those 28 minutes flew by like it was nothing.

[@torbright4886]

Wait how does this have so few views. This is one of the highest quality smash montages I have ever seems. Amazing music choices, and gripping pacing. Did not think I’d watch a 20+ minute video today but I’m in a better mood for it. Craziest part is HE WON ANOTHER SUPER

[@cgtolleson]

i havent commented on a video in a long time. This made me cry happy tears, thank you for doing our egg king the honor he deserves.

[@christophermolitor4554]

This is that classic sort of content and editing I miss. Seeing the story of the victor along with the paths of their opponents on the way is a great snapshot of the tournament and helps highlight how big of a deal it all is. Thanks for this!

[@pickles.8888]

I genuinely can't stop coming back to this video, it has to be one of my favorites on KZbin. The story of Amsa is legitimately so inspirational and the editing highlights it to its fullest

[@x3Mini]

this was so well put together. there's a lot of videos out there dedicated to amsa's TBH10 win but yours was the only one that brought back the feelings I had that day watching the tournament from home.

[@marimbamarimba341]

Beautiful story arch, one my favorites. Thanks for putting this together.

[@ubahboo]

gives me shivers, in the best way possible. aMSa shall never be forgotten. Long live Super Smash Bros. Melee!!! Inspiring to say the least, never give up and chase your dreams like aMSa did

[@braznnn]

Love the timing for these clips. Good editing!

[@xAvenue]

this legitimately almost made me cry. amazing work, i look forward to seeing more!! 💜

[@DatGuyWithNoName]

Amazing editing, thank you for creating such a masterpiece.

[@PiT0nZo]

This video was great! What a story Amsa has and you did a great job displaying it. Kudos!

[@hazelXin223]

I love that he wanted to beat hungrybox so bad because for a loooong time Jiggly was basically seen as trash, right? correct me if I'm wrong.. And like.. HBox turned that shit around and I bet you this kid saw that and noticed they had the same passion and he just HAD to fight him. Beautiful.

[@xblkinection77]

This was so, so, so GOOD! The editing was very nice and the choice of music made me smile the entire 28 minutes. Good stuff right here!

[@k_k_aisa]

This is so cathartic, my God. Thank you for making this!

[@johannvillanueva2929]

dude, the editing, the song selection, and the way the story was presented was A1

[@firstnamelastname4824]

I remember watching Hbox doing a tier list a couple years ago and he said something along the lines of "I think Yoshi has a ton of untapped potential" and that's been stuck in my head ever since

[@francomorapoblete106]

What an amazing video, the editing, the songs and the storytelling are outstanding ❤️

[@Companion__]

Wow, incredible editing work, and bangers through and through !

[@CacoPholey]

I can't tell you how many times I've rewatched that ending sequence with Plastic Love, candidate for my favorite part of any video on this entire website

[@313DannyP]

Clean production, great music choices too. Good stuff man.

[@TooCameron]

The music, the transitions, the storyline. Incredible stuff!

[@whateew]

Love the edits, love the grooves!

[@rossdafodil7931]

great vid def carrying the torch for the quality of this style of video. good job dude!

[@0bs1dian]

God damn man you have a talent for creating storytelling through editing. Never seen something as thoughtful and well edited

[@dikydankedude]

Beautiful editing. Thank you for this excellent tribute!

[@CARDSRuLUe]

One of the best things I’ve ever watched. Thank you for making this!!

[@jagojuice9133]

this vid almost had me in tears fr. it gives us "low tier" mains hope and inspiration. Amsa is the best!

[@travisc.7137]

This was an incredible video! Excellent work! ♥️

[@kwonza-gamingandanime5727]

Yo, props for your music choices. They were all bangers and so well-matched for the video cuts.

[@zachsmith4754]

This video is amazing I got chills. Thanks homie

[@rkraccoons]

Phenomenal song choices, beautiful video. aMSa the sickest to ever do it

[@TECTONICSMASH]

That was beautiful, I was captivated the whole time. Good shit bro!!!

[@jeofickles2771]

The synch of the music with the gameplay, both in terms of beats and combos as well as emotionally thematic resonance, was top notch. Great work

[@twelvevoltage]

I come back to this video often. A timeless classic, still tear up after growing up with this community. Thank you for the genuine art through storytelling this video portrays. You truly made something great here.

[@yolobuttrill]

Grand finals intro was like a portal through all the years I've been watching melee, amsa, and mango. Really good shit 👌

[@JamesBong3333]

Bro your videos are top of the line man!! I just discovered you and here i find myself watching every video youve made! Respect bro

[@MaxJacks]

Amazing amazing amazing video!!! Thank you for creating this 🎉

[@jokerstudiosmusic]

Incredible video, got me hyped the entire time despite knowing how it would end - masterful

[@austini0n177]

instant classic video, thank you for making this resprit. nice job reading the script ahead of time and knowing that aMSa would win Apex on the day you released this, very pog.

[@aidan8980]

such a well made version of amsas protagonist arc i feel like you tell so much of his story just thru matches anybody even if u dont watch melee can appreciate how hype this is

[@DuskTheHero]

your attention to detail for editing with the music isn't missed. Good video bro

[@bretthgfyuhc]

I literally just got into melee and I’m loving it. Watching aMSa is so sick. Such a well made video. Got a new sub❤

[@Guccibear100]

Excellent editing and music choices.

[@wilyrob684]

Really appreciating the amount of incredible melee content recently. Also the Lawrence toxic cover was 💯

[@kowa7721]

WTF HOW DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 300 VEIWS. super underrated great vid

[@may2day]

this is actually one of my favourite videos

[@ethanfernandez9347]

Love the editing ❤️

[@oldenoughtowatchify]

MUSIC TASTE WAS BANGERS Tom Misch, Toxic remix, MF DOOM BABY this video is going in my favorites of all time

[@eisenhead]

fantastic video. The editing was perfect. enough to help tell the story but subtle enough to let the game speak for itself.

[@JoeDan54]

This editing was CLEAN, god damn I'm a sucker for music synced title cards and this video delivered on those Same way aMSa delivered on winning ANOTHER supermajor last night! May the Yoshi reign last forever!

[@jaytahoe]

I would pay to see this on Broadway 🎭

[@lawrencegunnell1308]

Sick video! Great job!

[@DandyAnnieTime]

Great video man, well done : )

[@ausbigdaddy1]

Good shit. keep it up man, you're slept on

[@Supertaldo916]

Banger video with even bangerer song picks! 10/10 IMDb

[@stormcamplin3753]

Yo I just found your channel through Atroic giving you a shout-out. This is fucking incredible work. Excited to see your channel grow

[@pogokes8215]

Loved this. Love melee. Keep making these bro.

[@DrunkenHotei]

Fantastic vid. Apart from my blinding love for aMSa, objectively awesome. Keep up the great work!

[@gmanley146]

This was an excellent homage to our favorite red dino. Thank you!

[@mariokart9227]

This was Amazing dude I loved it

[@BossFFX1]

This was honestly one of the best melee vids i have seen, you have to keep creating content cuz you have serious talent. LONG LIVE MELEE

[@random1234da]

Really well edited, love the history behind everything and some obscure clips that you used. However, when Kodo was playing Amsa it would have been hilarious if you put the Amsa's window has closed clip in there right then. But super fucking good job, hope you make more shit.

[@johnnyspillowfort377]

Love MF DOOM in the Soonsay sets. Really captures the underground/underdog feel of Yoshi in Melee. Great video. Masterfully edited.

[@L0wallyn]

I watch this at least once a week for the strength to continue my day.

[@dylbeep.]

Amazing vid the music choices were great

[@FlameIsLucky]

This is such a creative video!

[@Clawwind50]

this is the best melee video ive ever seen and its not close

[@MartinRGerawrdo]

My guy I gushed at the combos in sync with Tom Misch. Your editing is absolutely immaculate great job, and this was a great story Edit: HOLY SHIT UR MUSIC CHOICES ARE AMAZING. I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED FRIEDDIE GIBBS TO MELEE

[@meditate_ssbu]

This is my 2nd favorite video, all time, aside from Mang0 the musical. I think if 20:37 were the starting sequence, I'd watch this video more often. I still might, but the opening sequence of Mang0 the Musical (and strategic use of song lyrics) really grab me and bring me back. Frankly, thanks for making this type of content though - It is one of the few relics of today's day and age that I can point to and say, "This. This is my reason to live."

[@OnyxOfMadness]

this made me cry I love him so much

[@bozhang9829]

Love the music selection!