I’m new around here so I had to look into this whole Des Moines SSB tournies thing. I mean no disrespect, but how does SSB get so many entries but there’s no SS4AE, Tekken or MK9, and just a handful playing Marvel?
Just curious how that scene got started and what keeps bigger games from firing up.
SSB may be a fighting game technically, but the scenes are SO much different. I’ll leave it up to someone else to do any social recapping as to how exactly it got that way, but suffice it to say that different kinds of people play SB than do play practically every other fighting game.
If you guys play Street Fighter in Des Moines let me know I’ll show up.
From what I understand, Joker started Smash monthlies just for Iowa to have our own tournament. One of the tournaments, Minnesota decides to show up. They have a great time and soon other states like Missouri and Kansas start coming. All this culminating to a tournament series that draws at least 25 entrants per event. The long and short of it is, Joker puts on a well organized event, it was also extremely convenient because most if not all the out of staters just stayed right there in his basement for the night. We’ve had top Smash players like Ally and Mew2King come to Iowa events. It also helps if you have a girl organizer (not kidding).
Smash is just incredibly easy to break into. Joker, Gary, Jackie, and myself all got started playing it. And if you play Smash, you just play Smash. Look at all of us, we all play fighters, but not all the same stuff. Smash doesn’t really have this problem beyond the Melee vs Brawl thing but most play both or just Brawl.
I’d like to take this opportunity to say that Yoshi is cool.
I started on Smash as well actually.
Thanks for not mentioning me. The person who got Minnesota to come in the first place.
Smash gets numbers, and Brawl keeps them more then Melee did because its easy. Its not that fgs don’t get played here. Its just the same way many things competitive go stale. Many people are interested, few stay.
Sorry for not mentioning someone who thinks this forum is a useless tool and never posts. I’ll remember to in the future. I didn’t think you were actually reading.
This forum is very useful. How else would I read up on SOPA and other worldly news while BM’ing smash players?
Besides, Sam came to SWF. Its way more convenient for hating everything while staying relevant.
I remember this, we met at Victor’s “No Damage” tournament back when I was like 13.
Thats freaking adorable. A young Zyroqwa. :3
Smash players are just young as feck. Went to my first tourney when I was like 14. Didn’t talk to anybody rofl.
Sending you a PM, I can play a few times a week, do you have a setup, multiple sticks or what will I need to buy? All of my gear is back home.
Oh I don’t have shit, not even my own stick. I have HDR on my xbox but that’s about it, sounded like people were meeting up and I figured I’d drop in haha.
I will pick up AE if I need to. I sent you a PM with my number, let me know what works for you.
UMVC3 Results
1st - M.C.
2nd - Olli
3rd - Adam
4th - Alex
5th - Corey
6th - Eggers
Tekken 6
1st - Alex
2nd - Scott
3rd - M.C.
4th - Olli
5th - James
That concludes these ranbats. Overall, I won Marvel, Blake won AE, and Alex won Tekken 6. I won’t start the next one until the 24th. Next week is UMVC3 ($3) and KOF XIII (Free this week, I’ll supply prize(s) of some sort). I’ll give everyone a week to mess around and find out if they like KOF and/or what characters they might go with. I personally want that as the next secondary ranbat. At worst, anyone with access to the internet and a PS3 or 360 can download the demo and play a team that has three of the following: Kyo/K’/Maxima/Kula/Andy/Terry/Joe. Can learn the system and get a feel for how the game is played and how to do a few links.
Also, from here on out, ALL tournaments are double-elimination, and ALL sets are 2 out of 3 matches. I know I’ve said it before, but it’s just getting to be too late before we’re done, and UMVC3 and KOF13 both take for-effing-ever.
We should have Talisman ranbats. Just sayin’.
I forgot how much you guys like that game. I’ve never even played it. 
So, if anyone’s bored Saturday night, you can always hop on the 360 and enter this:
(If you don’t have the game, it’s an effing dollar.)
You work in a gameshop. How have you never played it?
I can only spend so much money on gaming stuff. Believe me, I’ve played enough other stuff. Also, we don’t have a demo copy of it in the store. (If we did, I would at least know how to play it.)
My suggestion still stands. 
I’d rather have Blokus ranbats. Shit is FIERCE.