Radio Melee

This week on Radio Melee we're joined by the two brand new additions to the GG Melee roster, aMSa and HomeMadeWaffles! 0:00 - Intro 14:24 - Community Voice: What kind of Mr. Beast style Melee content would you like to see? 17:51 - Caller 1: When is a tech/character banworthy? 45:35 - Caller 2: How do you assess prior commentary performances and evolving your casting style? 01:07:45 - Caller 3:...

In the wake of the final Smash Summit event, this week on Radio Melee we are joined by Mikey AKA The Cheat! 0:00 - Intro 34:43 - Caller 1: With Summit not being around for the foreseeable future, will the casual "couch commentary" style go with it? 49:34 - Caller 2: What are your hot takes, dark horses, or "major upsets" you see happening at Major Upset? 1:03:05 - Community Voi...

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by BC | turndownforwalt! The trio takes a deep dive into the ecosystem of Melee content. 0:00 - Intro 26:51 - Caller 1: Do you think that you're stifling your efforts by focusing entirely on melee? 41:22 - Caller 2: What is something you've learned in melee that you were able to apply outside the game? 54:34 - Community Voice Don't Miss the Latest Con...

This week on Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph are joined by Rishi to talk DK and how to learn from your losses.    0:00 - Intro 23:04  - Caller 1: Can DK solo top 8 a major?  28:42 - Caller 2: What separates the top 8 players and top 30 players?  36:54 - Caller 3: How do you deal with losses constructively?  48:14 - Community Voice   Don't Miss the Latest Content: http...

Radio Melee is back! This episode, PPMD and Toph discuss the future of tournaments, tier lists, and controller legality.   0:00 - Intro 18:48  - Caller 1: Do either of you currently attend any locals regularly?  31:018 - Caller 2: Will a new tournament series will take the spot of Smash Summit?  40:24 - Caller 3: Does our view of high/mid and low tier characters have to change?...

PPMD and Toph are joined by Bobby Scar to hear the community's thoughts on the cancellation of the Smash World Tour by Nintendo. 0:00 - Intro 11:35 - Caller 1 20:09 - Caller 2 37:08 - Caller 3 47:23 - Caller 4 54:12 - Caller 5 1:00:40 - Caller 6 Don't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMelee Follow: https://twitter.com/goldenguardians https://twitter.com/PPMD https://twitter.com/Zai...

Mikey, The Cheat, from Beyond the Summit joins the season finale of Radio Melee to talk about Summit 14, developing creativity, and being a leader in the Melee community.  0:00 - Intro 29:00 - Community Voice 40:15 - From Aiden: What do you feel has changed the most being a community leader in the scene before BTS and after? 51:30 - From Galint | Samuel - What do you think we should do to bri...

With Summit around the corner, Toph and PPMD take us through their predictions for the event.   0:00 - Intro 04:15 - Community Voice: What other esports do you watch? 07:06 - Summit 14 seeding.   29:02 - Caller 1: How much scrutiny should the best player in the world have?  40:41 - Caller 2: Is there vocabulary we can create to help people better understand why HBox is so good?&nbsp...

The Ludwig Smash Invitational will go down as one of the most stacked tournaments in Smash history. Toph and PPMD are joined by Aiden (Calvin) to discuss what goes in to running such an event.    0:00 - Intro  40:27 - Community Voice: Has the community gotten nicer?   54:56 - Caller 1: What would you do to make the new players feel more welcomed to the community and motivate th...

Following his breakout performance at The Big House 10, Toph and PPMD are joined by Soonsay!   0:00 - Intro 23:23 - Community Voice: Where is Yoshi on the tier list?    30:11 - Caller 1: With a new era of players do you see an opportunity to see more low tier character representation?  43:18 - Caller 2: What were the ways in which you've learned and improved since GOML?  5...

Fresh off of his historic victory at The Big House 10, aMSa joins Toph and PPMD for this week's Radio Melee!   0:00 - Intro  22:20 - Community Voice: What makes SFAT's Fox so good?   31:22  - Caller 1: Now that you've won, in what way do you think players are going to improve against Yoshi?/where do you think Yoshi's limitations lie?  38:34 - Caller 2: Do you think that yo...

On this week's episode of Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by SFAT! The gang discuss the current state of doubles and the future of tournament formats.    0:00 - Intro  09:27 - Community Voice: Why is Pipsqueak portrayed as a villain?   14:51  - Caller 1: Are there contentious feelings between the Melee and Ultimate communities?  30:05 - Caller 2: How could we br...

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by legendary Genesis head TO Dr. Z!   0:00 - Intro 12:22 - Community Voice: Melee up-and-comers.  16:17  - Caller 1: You have 5min to convince someone melee is the sickest esport what set do you chose?  25:39 - Caller 2: If we made a game with the exact same mechanics as melee, but with completely new art, have we lost some of the soul of the...

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by Pipsqueak to discuss the Falcon/Marth matchup and how EU competition compares to NA.   0:00 - Intro 22:15 - Community Voice: What would you like to see at a major?   31:40  - Caller 1: Why Captain Falcon against Marth?  49:02 - Caller 2: Do you feel EU is catching up to the US?  1:13:17 - Caller 3: Do you think fox players have a harde...

On this week's Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by S2J!   0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Community Voice: If you could make anyone the best player in the world, who would you pick?  18:37  - Caller 1: What gives you the intuition to play aggressive vs. defensive?  37:31 - Caller 2: What players are your current hype pocket picks?  48:45 - Caller 3: Do best 2/3s measure differen...

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by Mekk to discuss the positive effects of staying physically fit as a Melee player.   0:00 - Intro 20:57 - Community Voice: What matchup do you want to see in finals at Big House?   27:23  - Caller 1: How do you stay so positive after losses?  41:14 - Caller 2: In what ways have other falcon mains influenced your playstyle?  54:24 - Cal...

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by Shine 2022 champion Zain!   0:00 - Intro 17:51 - Community Voice: Who is the weakest player we could send back in time to win Genesis 1?   25:16  - Caller 1: How does winning Shine 2022 compare to 2018?  34:31 - Caller 2: Do the play styles of retired players age at different rates?  48:47 - Caller 3: What does fostering your local sc...

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by master statistician GimmeDatWheat to discuss the intricacies of rankings.    0:00 - Intro 18:18 - Community Voice: What are your goals and what can you do today to achieve them?   28:36  - Caller 1: What is Melee Stats’ approach to all of the different aspects of competitive play?  43:27 - Caller 2: Have there been any improvements ma...

Toph and PPMD are joined by iBDW to discuss the contributing factors to his recent success!    0:00 - Intro  18:18 - Community Voice: Who are your local heroes?   22:02  - Caller 1: How does running subathons affect how you approach streaming?    28:11 - Caller 2: How do you feel about people attributing your recent success to your switch to Z-jump?  40:27 -...

Toph and PPMD are joined by Double Down 4th place finisher and ICs specialist, SluG!   0:00 - Intro  14:17 - Community Voice: Would you trade a current top player to bring back Armada? Should Steve be banned?   21:58  - Caller 1: Is wobbling needed to make up for shortcomings? What are some no wobbling strategies?    37:05 - Caller 2: Why did you change your name to S...

Toph and PPMD are joined by Hungrybox to discuss iBDW's reverse pop-off and the future of Jigglypuff. 0:00 - Intro  25:00 - Community Voice: How do you form your opinions on top players?  29:11  - Caller 1: Will top players start relying on secondaries?   40:00 - Caller 2: How long will older top players be able to keep up?  56:54 - Caller 3: How will Jigglypuff evolve as...

To kick off season 4 of Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Ginger! Ginger gives his take on the Falco meta and the dynamic of juggling content and competition.    0:00 - Intro  24:04 - Community Voice: What two players would you want to see a fusion of?  26:00  - Caller 1: Why has Mango been the only Falco player to top 8 consistently?   42:10 - Caller 2: How di...

Radio Melee time again! Today Toph and PPMD are joined by professional Peach main lloD!   0:00 - Intro 20:51 - Community Voice: Which smasher would best survive on a deserted island?  24:38  - Caller 1: How do you decide when to play the slow game vs playing aggressive?   33:51 - Caller 2: What were the most important Summit 13 sets to watch?  50:39 - Caller 3: What kind o...

Toph is away this week, but PPMD is joined by Aklo and Ryobeat to talk all things TO'ing!   0:00 - Intro 18:14 - Community Voice: UK vs US Office crew battle  22:11  - Caller 1: What is Ryobeat's "secret sauce" of TO'ing?  38:14 - Caller 2: Should there be more Arcadian style tournaments?  52:36 - Caller 3: What are some tips for new TOs?  1:08:17 - Caller 4: How woul...

PPMD and Toph are joined by Jmook to cover his impressive 2nd place finish at Genesis 8.   0:00 - Intro  21:04 - Community Voice: What if Zain had beaten Hbox with Roy?  24:20  - Caller 1: Jmook's mentality after Genesis  37:56 - Caller 2: What is a move you think has more potential to be useful?  52:18 - Caller 3: What steps can we take to help top 100 players be mor...