Live: Catch All of the Super Smash Bros. Action from Evo 2015 - Day One

Both Melee and Wii U all day

by Thomas Whitehead Fri 17th Jul 2015

Evo 2015 (Evolution Championship Series) is here, with this particular Las Vegas weekend being taken over by competitive gaming. Super Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U are key events, and we have both streams running live for your enjoyment.

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19:11

The good matches keep coming, with some knockout matches on Wii U later on

18:21

DC is now joining TKBreezy in commentary for the Wii U stream

17:50

ThomasBW84 said:

Crikey, that's how you finish a match.

17:47

Mario vs Mario now, appropriate with the Anniversary this year!

17:39

Sheik vs Sheik - Smash Bros. cares little for Zelda lore

17:36

Early evidence suggests that playing with Little Mac at Evo is a bad, bad idea.

17:25

The streams are going up and down like yoyos, but are both live again just now.

17:22

ThomasBW84 said:

Streams died briefly, are now back (for me), with a better picture and framerate. Nice!

17:14

Hats off to D1 and TKBreezy, offering positive advice for new Evo competitors.

17:13

ThomasBW84 said:

I like these commentators on the Wii U stream, complimenting a new player, giving advice. Good stuff.

17:11

ThomasBW84 said:

Whenever I played NL alumni Martin Watts in Smash I'd really struggle against his Ness. It didn't help my case that he's a good Smash player and I'm, well, not very good.

17:02

We've had an hour of Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U heats now, loads more to come.

16:58

ThomasBW84 said:

Rosalina currently in action. Mediocre players like me sometimes struggle against her and that pesky Luma...

16:39

ThomasBW84 said:

Captain Falcon kicking butt, of course.

16:18

Girl power with Samus and Sheik being picked in this early Wii U heat.

16:11

The Smash Bros. Wii U stream is now underway, D1 and TKBreezy are your commentators

16:09

Alrighty, the Melee heats are underway - many, many hours ahead

16:08

ThomasBW84 said:

Rather than pausing the stream you're not watching, probably better to just mute one!

16:07

ThomasBW84 said:

Tired time zone errors from the presenters, someone bring them coffee!

16:06

Alright, the Melee Evo stream is up and running, here we go!

16:04

ThomasBW84 said:

Whooshy effects on the Melee (top) stream, must be close!

16:03

As seems to be the norm, the streams are running late...

15:31

ThomasBW84 said:

Just pause the stream you don't want, simple!

15:31

OK, so top stream is Melee, bottom stream is Wii U. Due to start at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK / 5pm CET and running for, well, quite a while.

Shrek_Is_Love said:

Yup

Yep

Shirma_Akayaku said:

I had no idea people were here.

epicmartin7 said:

That DK Custom Up-B is too good @_@

OptometristLime said:

Peach is such a cool char in melee

OptometristLime said:

x(

TossedLlama said:

and dead..

TossedLlama said:

damn, nice recovery samus

epicmartin7 said:

Here's my advice on how you buff Sheik even more. Nerf Greninja.

OptometristLime said:

Samus v Peach in Melee

TossedLlama said:

good kirby mario match

TossedLlama said:

kirby ate it unfortunatly..

TossedLlama said:

refresh

OptometristLime said:

Smash 4 stream won't cooperate

TossedLlama said:

yo

OptometristLime said:

aMSa, aMSa

Grumblevolcano said:

Well looks like I'm out, a twitch ad is trying to load but fails so I can't watch.

Grumblevolcano said:

The problem though is unlocking them all.

Grumblevolcano said:

Especially after the few epic Palutena wins.

Grumblevolcano said:

This stream has made me want to look deeper into the custom moves.

Dr_Corndog said:

Woo, go Yoshi!

TossedLlama said:

more ditto smash... last night i played for 45 min and ever player (1v1) was Link... i mite be back later.

TossedLlama said:

no clue who the announcers for mele are. anyone?

luigithebatman said:

I'm only watching smash bros 4

TossedLlama said:

.

TossedLlama said:

are more people watching 4 or mele?

Storytime7 said:

I didn't know Nakat plays Melee.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Um.. what happened there?

OptometristLime said:

yea, I dig the good sportsmanship

yo dis grill ok

OptometristLime said:

go marth

OptometristLime said:

lots of cringe from the announcers

didn't hbox's villager do better than his puff?

luigithebatman said:

Rubbish? Everyone don't feed the troll

epicmartin7 said:

Well, if it gives me the excuse to use this GIF... http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/839/022/042.gif

Monado_III said:

rubbsh? sorry you feel the need for the world to revolve around your tastes.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Why SHOULN'T there be?

Boidoh said:

why is there a live chat on NL for this rubbish?

VeeFlamesNL said:

That's an interesting control setup. X for special? Wow.

epicmartin7 said:

I think HBox is going into losers bracket, so he still has a chance!

VeeFlamesNL said:

I meant I wanted HBox to play as Jiggly

why no puff

doesn't hbox want to win

VeeFlamesNL said:

NO JIGGLYPUFF!

Meowman1120 said:

YES VILLAGER!!!

Meowman1120 said:

Nice tribute

VeeFlamesNL said:

IWATA?

hbox!!

Meowman1120 said:

Gosh DK's custom Up B is really good

VeeFlamesNL said:

GAME!

on sm4sh

hbox coming up boyz

VeeFlamesNL said:

Aw.... mistakes happen.

Meowman1120 said:

YES BUBBLEGUM K.K.

Meowman1120 said:

That's not how I saw that going

VeeFlamesNL said:

NOICE!

Mikes said:

See you.

ThomasBW84 said:

I have to have a bite to eat now (nearly 7:30pm here), but enjoy the streams!

VeeFlamesNL said:

oh wait, it's Triple D vs DK!

VeeFlamesNL said:

Father vs. Son...

VeeFlamesNL said:

You tell me...

Meowman1120 said:

Wow, crippling mistakes there

Mikes said:

Dang.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Sigh...

Mikes said:

Wow. That was awesome. Good player.

VeeFlamesNL said:

SERIOUSLY?!

Meowman1120 said:

Dang

yoooo the falcon punch

Meowman1120 said:

Oliver is just crazy, opponents go from 0-60% in no time

Grumblevolcano said:

I've never seen someone play as Olimar well before

Mikes said:

Battle just started. Sorta.

VeeFlamesNL said:

IMA BACK!

yo vish styling

Mikes said:

Olimar? Awesome!

Meowman1120 said:

Yeah Olimar!

New_3DaSh_XL said:

oooo ZSS

i hope i;m not the only one watching melee

luigithebatman said:

OK thanks

Meowman1120 said:

Barely

Mikes said:

Yep

Meowman1120 said:

Yes

luigithebatman said:

I missed the third match. Did the Lucina player won?

Mikes said:

Definitely.

Meowman1120 said:

Dang that was really close

Meowman1120 said:

Yeah they have a booth where you can win prizes

Mikes said:

Wow. That's awesome!

Mikes said:

It seems a little more useful than I figured.

Meowman1120 said:

That custom Up B is crazy

Meowman1120 said:

Another character I hate fighting

Mikes said:

Lucina? Neat.

Mikes said:

I only have a hard time against her if she has customs.

Meowman1120 said:

This is one of the best Palutena's I've ever seen. Personally, I can't stand fighting her.

Mikes said:

Wow. That's a good Palutena.

epicmartin7 said:

I know Hungrybox has a good villager. I just don't know if he signed up for Smash 4 or not.

Meowman1120 said:

I hope to see a Villager player or two, such a fun character!

Mikes said:

That was a good match. I hope I can see some Samus players.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Wow! NICE!

Mikes said:

Ah, the match is close.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Wow... I was so sure ROB was going to win!

Its really fun to fight ROB players given my mains are Ganondorf and Ike.....

VeeFlamesNL said:

ROB... annoying thing! XD

I have learned a very important lesson going back to Brawl. If someone is using ROB, get ready for a tough fight.

Mikes said:

I cringed when Kirby did that. Haha, I hate when that happens to me.

VeeFlamesNL said:

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Mikes said:

Uh oh.

luigithebatman said:

And this Kirby player has really great skills.

VeeFlamesNL said:

@luigithebatman You might not like me then... XD except if you're talking about the B custom... I don't use that THAT much

luigithebatman said:

I don't like when Kirby players do that lol

VeeFlamesNL said:

Beautiful...

VeeFlamesNL said:

YES! KIRBY! YOU GO, TIMMY... ahem... XD

I am seeing some insane combos and follow-ups in this game

VeeFlamesNL said:

In the mood for Smash... XD

That was a great finish

VeeFlamesNL said:

NICE!

epicmartin7 said:

I feel bad for the people who had to set up the Mii Fighters. Imagine having to set up at least 50 versions of each fighter at different setups XD.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Or maybe not.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Seems Haruki has changed to Sheik.

VeeFlamesNL said:

And the Mii's pretty good.

epicmartin7 said:

That's pretty cool seeing a Mii Brawler player. You rarely see them, especially in Japan.

I guess they allowed Miis at Evo

VeeFlamesNL said:

MII?!

You know, just when you think you're good at Smash because you win online, you see these players pull off crazy stuff you never thought was possible....

Smash_kirby said:

CLIMBERS!

VeeFlamesNL said:

And it's down.

Mikes said:

Ohhhhh. Whoa.

VeeFlamesNL said:

What was that grab for, then?

Smash_kirby said:

GO CLIMBERS GO!

Mikes said:

Whoa!

Storytime7 said:

@Caryslan The balance still isn't that great, though.

Smash_kirby said:

wow so much wavedashing

YES! YES! Game and Watch took a game!

Mikes said:

Wow. Didn't even lose a stock.

Ohh man, I wanted to see Game & Watch to win that one!

VeeFlamesNL said:

@Caryslan @Grumble I just want Iknling in Smash.

VeeFlamesNL said:

NICE!

Mikes said:

Whoa. She got it.

Grumblevolcano said:

@Caryslan And it's not over too!

Mikes said:

I agree.

Ok, I'll say it. I think Smash 4 has the best character balance in the entire series. Such a variety of characters so far!

Mikes said:

Whoaa.

And then it was Diddy vs Sheik.

Mikes said:

Yep. Sheik v Sheik.

Yeah, he won

Storytime7 said:

Has ZeRo played yet?

Ok, this tournament keeps getting more and more fun with the matchups!

VeeFlamesNL said:

G&W vs Diddy Kong! Interesting!

Mikes said:

Dang. See ya.

mariovslink62 said:

Gotta go

VeeFlamesNL said:

I knew Mario could do all that. Ally's pretty fast with Mario.

I know of him from Brawl, but I had no idea he mained Mario is this game.

Monado_III said:

@Caryslan, Ally (back mario) mains mario, and was one of the best brawl players

VeeFlamesNL said:

NICE.

ThomasBW84 said:

Well, this is a mismatch and a half!

Well, I have never seen a high-level Mario before in this game. I did not know Mario could do any of that stuff.

Monado_III said:

Ally was getting bored

VeeFlamesNL said:

Aw.

mariovslink62 said:

REKT

Although, I am more of a Dr. Mario player:)

Mikes said:

Whoa. That spike.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Yeah,Up Smash!

Mario vs Mario? This is gonna be cool...

VeeFlamesNL said:

The Mario in blue isn't doing too well, is he?

mariovslink62 said:

I hope the Tourney mode in August has local. I'm thankful I don't go back to school till September 1st.

Grumblevolcano said:

I hope the 2 N64 stages are also in August

Mikes said:

I just hope not many tourneys happen during school hours. I wish I could start in September like you do.

ThomasBW84 said:

Man, I forgot the Tourneys update was August. Awesome

VeeFlamesNL said:

@Mikes right? That's what I'm used to... school in September...

Monado_III said:

school starts in september for me

Mikes said:

Me too. I wish it started in September. >.>

VeeFlamesNL said:

I can't wait for Tourneys next month... but stupid(not really) school... X(

mariovslink62 said:

I hope I said that right.

mariovslink62 said:

Ho-Ha

Mikes said:

That was the fastest battle I've seen all day. I'm convinced I wouldn't last very long.

whodatninja said:

Aww man I have to reinstall flash? well crap

VeeFlamesNL said:

Aromaiden YES PLEASE!

whodatninja said:

Chatroom!

VeeFlamesNL said:

@Caryslan Technically, Lil' Mac is really strong, but only on the ground. He's rubbish in the air so that balances things

VeeFlamesNL said:

Oh... just practice.

You know what's funny? People thought Little Mac as overpowered when this game first came out....

Mikes said:

Dittos? oh boy.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Two Sheiks!

mariovslink62 said:

Sheik and Diddy? I was thinking Shulk.

TwilightAngel said:

Oh little mac you didn't hit em.

mariovslink62 said:

Wow, just wow Little Mac.

VeeFlamesNL said:

You guys should have seen the Lil' Mac Vs. Yoshi earlier... it was embarrassing...

Monado_III said:

that little mac sucked, no character should die that easily

Wow, Little Mac vs Sonic is so one-sided its not even funny.....

Mikes said:

Holy smokes. That Sonic murdered Little Mac.

Mikes said:

Okay. Now I can watch it.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Up for me now

VeeFlamesNL said:

Melee's picture is downright horrible...

mariovslink62 said:

Up down Up down Up down because all I do is Wii U, Wii U

Monado_III said:

up

VeeFlamesNL said:

AND IT'S DOWN... again...

Monado_III said:

down....

VeeFlamesNL said:

OK! Lemme just watch this Fox Vs. Sheik! Oh, and those grab chains are crazy....

TwilightAngel said:

Ugh!

VeeFlamesNL said:

-_-

Mikes said:

N-Never mind.

Mikes said:

It should be back up. I'm watching it now.

VeeFlamesNL said:

I'ma back! But it seems the Wii U stream is down... Oh well, I'm going to have to watch Melee!

ThomasBW84 said:

At least we can watch Melee!

ThomasBW84 said:

They're clearly messing around a bit in the back-end at the moment. I'm sure they'll both be up and running as normal shortly.

Mikes said:

Whew. Glad it wasn't just me.

ThomasBW84 said:

Erm, streams died briefly - random!

TwilightAngel said:

So many good matches

Mikes said:

I can't wait for those. Online tourneys are the only ones I can join. Exciting.

ThomasBW84 said:

Oh yeah, I've been looking forward to Tourneys. Hoping to do community events on the site.

Grumblevolcano said:

It'll be great when we get tournaments next month

Mikes said:

Agreed.

ThomasBW84 said:

Wii U stream, I'm talking about.

ThomasBW84 said:

I like these commentators, complimenting a new player, giving advice. Good stuff.

ThomasBW84 said:

Whenever I played NL alumni Martin Watts in Smash I'd really struggle against his Ness. It didn't help my case that he's a good Smash player and I'm, well, not very good.

Mikes said:

G&W is just one of those characters I can almost never beat.

mariovslink62 said:

I was scared about Game &Watch, but not anymore!

Mikes said:

Ah, okay. That's one mystery solved.

ThomasBW84 said:

Well, I can tell there are a decent number of people watching, just not talking! Ah well, it's here if you need it.

Mikes said:

Interesting. I figured more people would be here.

Grumblevolcano said:

It is very empty

Mikes said:

Maybe I'm not just seeing them or something, but this chat feels really empty.

Mikes said:

Awesome. This Rosalina v Fox match seems really close. And fast.

ThomasBW84 said:

I'm only watching bits because I have to write words and things. How's it going, good so far?

mariovslink62 said:

Captain Falcon Won?

Mikes said:

Ahhh! Why must this be the day I decided to sleep a little later?

I hope i dont get banned for no reason like last time

Ohh a live chat

VeeFlamesNL said:

Gotta go for now! See ya!

VeeFlamesNL said:

Lolz.

ThomasBW84 said:

All Captain Falcon, all the time.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Yeah, he better change characters....

VeeFlamesNL said:

LOL... Lil' Mac DOESN'T stand a chance AT ALL!

mariovslink62 said:

Little Mac getting owned right now!

VeeFlamesNL said:

I'M SUPRISED THEY PLAYED IN FINAL DESTINATION.

Grumblevolcano said:

I'm surprised this stage isn't banned.

mariovslink62 said:

Wii U

VeeFlamesNL said:

Wii U!

Storytime7 said:

Melee

Grumblevolcano said:

Wii U

ThomasBW84 said:

So, I'm curious, which stream (comp) are you more interested in - Melee or Wii U?

ThomasBW84 said:

So yeah, both streams are going. If your connection and system can handle it I suggest running both and just muting the one you don't want to hear

VeeFlamesNL said:

Sigh. Just forget him for and watch a Kirby main!

ThomasBW84 said:

I'm not a mod, but just report things and they'll see it. Unfortunately there are always some that'll be disagreeable on sensitive topics, but I don't know the details here.

Storytime7 said:

@mariovslink62 In Melee? PPMD is the only one who could realistically win Evo with Marth because Mew2king isn't entering.

Grumblevolcano said:

I'm pretty sure that's why he was originally banned?

Grumblevolcano said:

@VeeFlamesNL More of same, disrespecting Iwata

mariovslink62 said:

Hoping someone wins with Marth.

VeeFlamesNL said:

@Grumble What did he do, now?

ThomasBW84 said:

Hello

Grumblevolcano said:

That Ninstarkof person is really getting on my nerves

mariovslink62 said:

Anyone?

VeeFlamesNL said:

Wife and Husband?! X(

VeeFlamesNL said:

Yay!

ThomasBW84 said:

Wii U is the lower screen, NOW also has whooshy effects, darn typos.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Yeah, what I'm seeing is just the logo, and when I try to open it the video doesn't load...

ThomasBW84 said:

Wii U is the lower screen, not also has whooshy effects

VeeFlamesNL said:

T.T How about the Wii U version?!

ThomasBW84 said:

Whooshy effects on the Melee (top) stream, ooooooh

VeeFlamesNL said:

So it's not my Wii U, then? Thamk goodness.

VeeFlamesNL said:

Quite empty, the live chat...

VeeFlamesNL said:

Smash Bros WII U FTW!

VeeFlamesNL said:

YAHOO! LET'S GO!

ThomasBW84 said:

Bill Trinen isn't competing now due to Satoru Iwata's passing. He was in Japan for the funeral, too.

Samuel-Flutter said:

Here's hoping that Trinen does well.

ThomasBW84 said:

Just pause the stream you don't want.

ThomasBW84 said:

OK, so top stream is Melee, bottom stream is Wii U. Due to start at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK / 5pm CET and running for, well, quite a while.