Radio Melee

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by Tafokints to discuss the importance of rankings and making Melee accessible around the world! 

Time Stamps: 

0:00 - Intro 12:51 - Community Voice: Ideal Top 8 

20:41 - Caller 1: What should the purpose of rankings be? 

35:46 - Caller 2: Collaboration with international players 

51:14 - Caller 3: VODs from player, coach, commentator perspectives 

1:09:54 - Community Voice and Outro 

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This week Toph and PPMD are joined by Zain to discuss competitive mindset and rectangle controllers! 

Time Stamps: 

0:00 - Intro 

7:40 - Community Voice: Project M Characters in Melee 

18:00 - Caller 1: What are your tournament routines and rituals? 

27:50 - Caller 2: Marth in Doubles in 2022 

42:40 - Caller 3: What's a good balance between competing and making content? 

55:50 - Caller 4: How do you feel about box controllers? 

1:15:13 - Outro and Community Voice Akaneia Build: https://github.com/akaneia/akaneia-bu... 

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On the last Radio Melee of 2021 Toph and PPMD are joined by Coach,  Sheik master, and Project M Diddy main, Junebug!  

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Everything is made up and the Points don't matter 

00:03:00 SWT Invaded by Sheik Players 

00:11:53 Community Voice: What Do You Want in Melee Commentary? 

00:20:38 What About PM Pulls People into the Smash Scene? -Puunk_ 

00:39:06 How Helpful is a Coach for Low Level Players? -Maxwell 

00:51:58 Thoughts on the Box Controller Discourse? -ILikeTurtles 

01:20:26 COMMUNITY VOICE: What Character Would you Port from PM into Melee?   

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On this episode of Radio Melee Toph and PPMD welcome the man from down under, recent Summit attendee and Fox main Sora!  

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 An Intro With Aussie Excellence 

00:07:15 Australian Locals to Watch 

00:08:50 Sora's Biggest Takeaway from Summit 

00:13:02 Community Voice: What are you Excited/Concerned for Modded Controllers 

00:27:53 Who's #4 in the World/Who Wins the Next Super Major? -ETossed 

00:37:10 What It's Like Practicing In a Region Outside of the US? -Quest 

00:49:27 What is The Lore Behind 4 Square/Handball? -Danger 

01:02:10 iBDW Rating Sora Top 20 in the World 

01:11:18 The Summit Bump, Real or Fake? 

01:17:20 COMMUNITY VOICE: What Does the Community Want From Commentary?   

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On this episode of Radio Melee its just the boys! We got Summit coming up, the big Ludwig Tournament news, and SWT next weekend.   

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 The Boys get it Rolling 

00:02:32 Is International Travel for Events Back? 

00:08:32 CV: What is aMSa's Yoshi going to be doing in 5 years? 

00:14:31 Will the Panda Controller cause Upsets in Melee? -Gooddaycows 

00:22:40 What Are The Most Influential Combo Videos From Your Era? -BigBodyBigBands 

00:34:58 How Large is The Melee Community? -CarVac 

00:47:30 What Story Lines Are You Most Excited for with Summit and SWT? -Chunk 

00:57:20 Opinions on Dr. Mario and Franz recent Win on Fiction? -Wane 

01:07:25 What PPMD Is Looking forward to 2022 

01:10:15 COMMUNITY VOICE: What're you excited about with the Panda Controller, What are you worried about?     

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On this weeks episode PPMD and Toph are joined by the best yoshi from across the world, aMSa!  

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 The Best and Nicest Yoshi in Melee 

00:04:11 aMSa goes 18-0 00:07:42 Has Slippi Changed the Japan Melee Scene? 

00:11:17 CV: What's Your Favorite Thing About Wizzy? 

00:16:51 How Has Being the Best Yoshi in Japan Helped or Hurt you? -Fig Leaf on the Run 

00:31:07 Are There Ways for European/America Fans to Watch Japanese Melee? -Downgrade Falco 

00:36:29 What's your Favorite Tournament Travel Story? -Swartzcr 

00:54:28 What Advice Would aMSa Give to Mid Tier Mains going to Summit? -Speedy Sloth 

01:05:50 How Can aMSa Win a Major?  

01:12:50 What Makes aMSa so Kind, and what Does Kindness Mean to aMSa? 

01:18:46 COMMUNITY VOICE: What Will Happen to aMSa's Yoshi in 5 years?    

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On this weeks episode PPMD and Toph are joined by recent Mainstage winner and Captain Falcon god himself Wizzrobe!  

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Winner of Mainstage and Captain Falcon Extraordinaire 

00:02:06 How Does Wizzrobe prep for a Tournament? 

00:03:20 Wizzrobe's Endorsement for Summit 

00:07:41 CV: How Involved in Melee are you and Who would Elijah Wood Main? 

00:17:12 How Can Scheduling be Better at Majors? -FateofReality  

00:27:53 Wizzrobe's Experience with Envy at Events -LoBana 

00:36:27 Which Falcons Inspire Even Wizzrobe? -YokaiNels 

00:50:20 Wizzrobe's Character Picks in Different Smash Games 

00:53:41 The Pop Off King Explains His Thought Process 

00:56:16 COMMUNITY VOICE: What Do You Enjoy Seeing From Wizzy?   

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Another God Like Peach Player 

00:01:42  SmashCon Winner 2021  

00:04:37 Polish Used to be a Falco Player 

00:12:49 Last Week CV: Which Esport Pro Would you Want to see Pickup Melee? 

00:20:07 Would Peach be Better or Worse Without Turnip? -TeamKessig 

00:33:33 Against Hungrybox what does Polish do Differently than Armada? -Harpot678 

00:49:06 What is the Current Role of Analytics in Melee? -Abe 

01:02:04 What to Expect at My First Major? -Els 

01:11:15 Balancing A Full Time Job and Melee 

01:20:22 Improving and Actually Practicing Melee  

01:24:17 COMMUNITY VOICE: Are you just a Spectator of Melee or Active Participant? (Who would Elijah Wood Main?)   

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Timestamps: 

00:00:00 2 gods, one Commentator  

00:01:10 Armada the Super Mario 64 Speed Runner 

00:05:35 Will Armada Return to Competitive Melee? 

00:12:16 The Melee Community Pushing Armada Away 

00:19:06 CV: What are YOUR thoughts on NASB? Will you stick with it? 

00:36:28 How do you feel "Satisfied" with your Personal Achievements? -Yungyosi 

00:48:03 The Different Playstyles of Peaches Besides Comparing to Armada? -Banana Foster 

01:06:17 How do you Account for Variance in Every Day Gameplay? -Macho 

01:23:45 How did Armada Defy the Odds Coming from Europe? -Chape 

01:36:04 Armada's Influence in the Current Melee Scene 

01:45:37 COMMUNITY VOICE: What Esports Pro Would you Want to Pickup Melee?  

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On this weeks episode its just PPMD and Toph as they talk about, Smashcon, Improving at Melee, and the Nick Allstarts Hype train.  

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Where Everything is Made Up and the Points Don't Matter 

00:03:28 Melee Isn't Dead 

00:08:15 Where Did All the Fox/Falco Co-mains Go? -TeamKessig 

00:24:40 The Advantages of Dual Mains 

00:30:07 Are Offline Tournaments losing interest for Top Players? -m0ppu 

00:53:52 How To Stay Patient When Practicing Melee? -cg 

01:16:15 Will Melee Players Continue to Play Nick All-stars Brawl? -LILBIRD 

01:27:30 Last Weeks CV: Degenerate smash twitter 

01:30:02 COMMUNITY VOICE: How Much are You Playing Nick Allstar Brawl?  

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