TheZigzagoon

Thank you for sharing the link to the documentary! It was long, but very insightful. It charts the growth of the scene, which started from a few people who passionately loved the game and grew into the major competitive scene it is today.

I don't play competitively, but Smash is one of my favorite game series. Melee, in particular, was one of the first video games I played and spent many hours playing alone or with friends. I remember that was the game everyone would play at the time. Whenever friends got together or there were parties, that was the game everyone played.

I think it's interesting how they talk about the divide of the Smash community when Brawl came out because it still exists today. (Hence, the creation of Project M.) One interesting criticism is every latest installment of Smash that comes out further alienates the competitive community, which is a shame since many popular video games continue to grow because of the competitive scene. (Is that the case with the latest one released on the Switch? I haven't bought it/kept up with it unfortunately.) What I find most intriguing is how Nintendo seems to be actively against competitive playing. I guess maybe it has to do with the fact that they brand themselves to be a company, which caters to family and kids.

It stinks that the timing didn't work out for you  It sounded like such an exciting time to get involved in the competitive scene, too.

(Sorry for the long comment ^^; I hope it made sense, lol.)