I had a great week of smash. I got 3rd and 2nd at both of the weeklies I attended. I was seeded to get those placements, but considering I haven’t made my seed recently, this is a good thing. I got wins on multiple players I’ve struggled with in the past, starting with Robocop, aContinue reading “Mentality in Smash Ultimate. 3/8/22 – 3/15/22”
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Collision 2022
Collision 2022 marks the start of a new Panda Global Ranking season for Smash Ultimate (PGRU), which hasn’t been active since the start of the pandemic. This led to one of the most stacked North American majors in Ultimate’s history. Since the start of the year, we’ve seen many rising stars like Quidd and Zomba.Continue reading “Collision 2022”
Improving the Smash improvement blog.
I want to theory craft how to proceed with the weekly improvement blog. I’m surprised how much traction the blog actually got. Seriously. The blog gets decent hits for how irrelevant and self-serving it is for me. It started as an exercise to help myself improve at smash and writing and I think it hasContinue reading “Improving the Smash improvement blog.”
Smash Ultimate Summit 4
Smash Ultimate Summit 4 was a ride. The talent pool was deep, and the upsets were plentiful. Here are some of the storylines and big moments from this weekend. This tournament marked the first time since Get On My Level 2019 that MkLeo hasn’t been in the grand finals of a major tournament that he’sContinue reading “Smash Ultimate Summit 4”
Wrapping up Glitch-Infinite
Glitch Infinite! The Capcom/Fighting game-themed event hosted by VGBC was held this weekend in Maryland. It featured some of the most notable mains of the fighting game characters and Megaman to complement the tournament’s aesthetic. The Venue looked beautiful from what I could see from the stream, and there were some flashy animated shorts toContinue reading “Wrapping up Glitch-Infinite”
A Guide to Star Wars Animation after the Book of Boba Fett
With all the Cameos in the Book of Boba Fett, people are wondering who some of these characters are. Well, I’m a Star Wars nerd, and specifically a Star Wars animation nerd. There are two animated shows that the Star Wars live-action shows heavily build upon. Star Wars The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.Continue reading “A Guide to Star Wars Animation after the Book of Boba Fett”
The Top 10 countries in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (2021)
Smash Ultimate is a game that is played around the world, but what regions are the strongest? With 2021 wrapped up and the Orion rankings for the year released, we can take the data collected by Barnard’s loop and determine which countries are the best. Check out the Orion rankings on their website: https://intheloop837.wordpress.com/ TheContinue reading “The Top 10 countries in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (2021)”
How to Discuss The Closer
Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “The Closer”, has been causing an uproar in online spaces. Many narratives are being told and I disagree with a lot of the ways it is being discussed. Dave is being criticized for his remarks on the LGBTQ community. This isn’t the first time he’s gotten blowback for speaking about theContinue reading “How to Discuss The Closer”
The Top 10 Offline Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Players for 2021
2021 is over and we can now look back on this latest year of Smash Brothers Ultimate. This year we saw the return of offline smash after over a year of online-only tournaments. We also saw multiple updates with new characters and the final balance update. The game’s meta is starting to settle, but whoContinue reading “The Top 10 Offline Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Players for 2021”
The Holiday Week 12/20/21 – 12/26/21
It was the week of Christmas and all through the venue, not a person was approaching. Forward wasn’t on the menu… I did fight Kles this week. The Wii Fit that camps on ledge. Fun times. This was a rough week. I think my biggest takeaway from the week is that my mentality still needsContinue reading “The Holiday Week 12/20/21 – 12/26/21”
Bernard Lamar Rice 