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Super Smash Bros. is chaotic at the best of times, and the Wii U version certainly continues the trend. Fast paced and colourful, keeping track of the action while stringing together attacks and dodges can be a tiring business, and silly mistakes happen. Everyone's done it — we self destruct.

These self-inflicted kills can be the result of the wrong move at the wrong time, attempting a forward special — for example — and plummeting over the edge. The most embarrassing moments come, however, when you inexplicably run over the edge and fall to your doom; as we said, the brain can get frazzled.

It even happens to pretty skilful competitive players, as the video below shows — thanks, Kotaku — from an early December tournament. 'Guy' plays as Duck Hunt and edges the first round; yet as his opponent shoots into the distance to their doom he simply loses focus and runs off the stage, dying before his rival. It's bonkers, and the frustration continues in the second bout as Guy then looks set to win before being pipped again. If it wasn't for the first round's madness, there would have been a decider.

The self destruct in question is around three minutes in, but the video as a whole is a pretty entertaining watch.

[source kotaku.com]