Smash Stories Podcast

This beginner’s guide to Jigglypuff’s jump mechanics will get you familiar with the basics of Jigglypuff’s jump. The post Beginner’s Guide To Jigglypuff’s Jump Mechanics appeared first on Melee.co.

I bombed out hard at the recent SXC tournament, but I had a great time and even played some games as Puff. Here’s my summary of the event. The post My Experience at SXC appeared first on Melee.co.

I brought my peach back out the other night and it was really good, so I’ve decided to use her at SXC and see how I go. The post I’m Playing Peach At SXC appeared first on Melee.co.

My performance at my last tournament was the first time I actually got frustrated with how bad my Puff really is. But I’m not giving up yet. The post I’m Finally Frustrated With How Bad My Puff Is appeared first on Melee.co.

I’ve got a few smash goals for the next few months. Here’s what they are. Sorry about the poor audio quality. The post My Smash Goals Novembe 2016 – January 2017 appeared first on Melee.co.

Today i did some netplay with a Falco main from Brisbane. Here is what I feel I need to work on based off those games. The post Netplay With LS300 – 18th November 2016 appeared first on Melee.co.

My first tournament as Puff did not go very well. In this episode I look at the bracket as well as rewatch one of my videos. The post My First Tournament As Puff appeared first on Melee.co.

I had a moment playing against a 20XX CPU Falco that made me stoked to play as Puff and likely solidified my decision. The post Solidifying My Choice To Play as Puff – The Lab Ep4 appeared first on Melee.co.

It was hard to find but I finally worked out the exact mechanics of Jigglypuff’s jump and why I keep turning around accidentally. The post The Mechanics of Jigglypuff’s Jump – The Lab Ep3 appeared first on Melee.co.

I’ve got so much to work on with Puff to get good, but here are some of the key things I need to get better at right away. The post Major Jigglypuff Tech To Work On – The Lab Ep2 appeared first on Melee.co.

I’m pretty sure I am changing my main from Peach to…Puff. Something that I don’t really want to do but it feels right. The post My New Main?…Maybe – The Lab Ep1 appeared first on Melee.co.

In this episode we look at how to counter falcon’s stomp as well as personal things I need to practice. The post Stop Getting Stomped – Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #6 appeared first on Melee.co.

In this lesson with coach Quetz we look at some of my matches and revisit the Fox, Falco and Falcon matchups. The post Revisiting Fox/Falco/Falcon – Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #5 appeared first on Melee.co.

In this lesson with coach Quetz we go over the falco matchup and look at edgeguarding options. The post Versing Falco – Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #4 appeared first on Melee.co.

My second stream where I am practicing my options against falcon. The post Peach Practice vs Falcon – Stream #2 appeared first on Melee.co.

In this lesson we look at the captain falcon matchup which is one of the matchups I play the most often. The post Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #3 appeared first on Melee.co.

This is my first ever stream where I am simply practicing against CPU fox and answering some questions The post Peach Practice – My First Stream appeared first on Melee.co.

In this lesson we break down the fox matchup, more specifically the edgeguarding options. The post Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #2 appeared first on Melee.co.

Armada does a lot of practice against level 1 foxes. Currently I am doing the same and here’s why I think it’s valuable. Hey guys, Maca here from melee.co. In this episode, I want to talk about the practice that I’ve been doing lately, as well as why I think it’s valuable to practice against […] The post Practicing Against Level 1 Fox appeared first on Melee.co.

I’ve recently attended 2 tournaments. In this episode I discuss my performances and how I think I went Hey guys, Maca here from melee.co, and in this episode, I want to talk about my most recent tournament results as well as how I am practicing. There’s been 2 recent tournaments since I last did an […] The post My Most Recent Performances appeared first on Melee.co.

To reach my goal of top 8 in Queensland I have solicited the help of Quetz, a peach main from Perth and creator of the term “Stitch Face” The post Peach Training with Coach Quetz – Lesson #1 appeared first on Melee.co.

Many Melee players have read and recommend The Inner Game of Tennis. Here are my thoughts on it plus other books. I have about 10 minutes before I am going to look at a car for sale and so I thought I would make this quick video to just discuss some books that I have […] The post Thoughts On The Inner Game Of Tennis appeared first on Melee.co.

Today I talk with Reno about his journey, full time smash, burnout, mindset and what the future holds for this great player. The post Smash Stories: Reno (Shiek/Fox) appeared first on Melee.co.

In this Smash Talk episode Tane and I talk about how we got into smash, predictions for BAM8, getting good and community growth. The post Smash Talk with Tane – Getting into Melee, BAM8 Predicitions and Learning How To Get Good appeared first on Melee.co.

It’s your boi Connor here! Today I interview CDK about his journey, SSBM tutorials and how to get good at Melee. The post Smash Stories: CDK (Fox/Peach) appeared first on Melee.co.

We all know him from the documentary. Today I talk with Wife about his journey, balancing relationships, getting good and what the future holds for one of the most loved personalities in Melee. The post Smash Stories: Wife (Peach) appeared first on Melee.co.

It is my goal to build my local Melee community. In this episode I talk about my ideas to build my community. Hi guys, Maca here from Melee.co. Today I want to talk about my community building ambition, what I would love to see for the scene as well as some ideas that I have […] The post Community Building Ambitions And Ideas appeared first on Melee.co.

Zoso is a Marth main from New England who is ranked #1 on MIOM’s top 100 players. In this interview we discuss his journey from 2001 until today as well as how to approach practice and getting better. Macca: Hey and welcome to Smash Stories where we learn about and learn from the best Smash […] The post Smash Stories: Zoso appeared first on Melee.co.

Laudandus shocked the SSBM world with his 5th place finish at Pound 6. In this interview we talk about how he got into Melee, how he improved as well as how he managed to do so well at Pound. The post Smash Stories: Laudandus appeared first on Melee.co.

One of my goals for Melee.co is to interview pro players to hear their back stories and how they got good. Here is my plan on how I am going to do it. Hi guys, Ryan here from melee.co. I want to talk about some of the goals that I have for this website for […] The post I Want To Interview Pro Players And Hear Their Stories appeared first on Melee.co.

The smashfest of Tuesday was one of my best performances yet. I talk about this event and my thoughts on the ELO ranking system. Hey guys, Maca here from melee.co and in this episode, I just wanted to talk about my performance on Tuesday. Because I actually think that it was potentially one of the […] The post Tuesday’s Performance and Thoughts on ELO Rankings appeared first on Melee.co.

In this episode I analyse my peach ditto against Tane to try and learn what I do wrong and what I can do better. The post Maca vs Tane Match Analysis appeared first on Melee.co.

Part of documenting this journey is documenting my thought processes. This week I was thinking about changing mains to Jigglypuff The post I Considered Changing My Main To Jigglypuff appeared first on Melee.co.

Last night I ran my first Melee tournament with 23 entrants. I learned a lot that I will use to make my tournament better next time. The post 12 Learnings From Running My First Melee Tournament appeared first on Melee.co.

Tomorrow I am running my first tournament. Here is details of how I organised my first melee tournament and how you can too. In this episode, I want to talk about how I organized my first tournament. Now, my first tournament is actually tonight, as I record this, so it has not happened yet. But […] The post How To Organise Your First Melee Tournament appeared first on Melee.co.

Today I have been trying to work out how to use OBS for streaming and recording Melee. Hey guys, Ryan here from melee.co and today, I have spent my time kind of productively. Kind of probably not so productively from a business standpoint, but I did some business stuff. I did do emails and a […] The post Trying To Work Out OBS And Streaming appeared first on Melee.co.

Learn how to do a peach ledge dodge in Melee. This is where peach lets go of the edge and then air dodges to the stage. Hi guys, Ryan here from a melee.co.  In this episode I want to show you how to air dodge from the ledge as Peach or as I like to […] The post How To Do A Peach Ledge Dodge (Air Dodge From The Ledge) Melee SSBM appeared first on Melee.co.

Each week I try to analyse 1 of my matches to improve as fast as I can. This week it’s me (Maca) vs Aussie Rob who is the best player on the Gold Coast. Hey guys. Ryan here from melee.co. In this episode I’m going to analyse one of my matches from last Tuesday night. […] The post Match Analysis – Maca vs Aussie Rob 29/3/16 appeared first on Melee.co.

This week I have been practicing wavedashing in specific ways. In todays episode I talk about my training regime. Hi guys, Ryan here from melee.co. I am doing this test stream and I am also talking about what I have been practicing this week. I just started a YouTube channel on documenting my journey on […] The post Talking About This Week’s Practice Regime appeared first on Melee.co.

Welcome to the first episode of Melee Co. In this episode I explain what got me into Melee 1 year ago and why I love it so much Hi guys, my name is Ryan McLean and I am from Australia and I am a Peach player. I have been playing Melee for about twelve months […] The post What Got Me Into Melee appeared first on Melee.co.