This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Chem!Don't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMeleeFollow:https://twitter.com/goldenguardianshttps://twitter.com/PPMDhttps://twitter.com/YungWaffhttps://twitter.com/n0nedhttps://twitter.com/toph_bbqhttps://twitter.com/aMSaRedyoshiMerch:https://goldenguardians.whatsneu.gg/…

Ossify joins Toph and PPMD on this week's episode of Radio Melee!00:00 - Intro23:29 - Community Voice31:24 - Caller 1: How do you manage your energy levels and expectations during losers runs? 44:11 - Caller 2: If you could create your own custom moveset, what moves would you pick? 01:04:31 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit…

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by PracticalTAS and Nuckels to talk all things controller discourse!00:00 - Intro13:14 - Community Voice20:22 - Caller 1: How do we enforce controller rules? 46:31 - Caller 2: What is the process and testing methodology to bring changes to firmware?01:08:43 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest Co…

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Cody Schwab to talk about Nintendo, his Big House run, and more!Don't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMeleeFollow:https://twitter.com/goldenguardianshttps://twitter.com/PPMDhttps://twitter.com/YungWaffhttps://twitter.com/n0nedhttps://twitter.com/toph_bbqhttps://twitter.com/aMSa…

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by top UK Falco main Frenzy! 0:00 - Intro32:47 - Community Voice 39:19 - Caller 1: What attributes would you assign each character?55:51 - Caller 2: Is it worth for top players to play those on a lower echelon?01:03:16 - Caller 3: Are there any regions whose styles can be described in general terms…

On this week's episode of Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph are joined by Khalid! 0:00 - Intro14:46 - Community Voice 17:17 - Caller 1: Which player has the most unique play style?29:52 - Caller 2: Who wins the Puff-Marth matchup?45:16 - Caller 3: North Carolina's most recent PR shows a tier list of players in addition to the ten PR players. What do you t…

Radio Melee is back with a brand new look! Toph and PPMD are joined by Juggleguy to talk Big House and stage lists.0:00 - Intro20:36 - Community Voice 31:57 - Caller 1: How much do stages legitimize and delegitimize the skill of the modern player?51:36 - Caller 2: Coinbox entrants are slowly declining. Is this just the normal cycle of melee each ye…

After a killer 3rd place run at the final Shine, Toph and PPMD are joined by Aklo!0:00 - Intro29:20 - Community Voice 32:20 - Caller 1: How do you decide when to go Fox vs Link?37:50 - Caller 2: Will understanding your opponent outside of the game well helps you against them in the game?58:10 - Caller 3: With Shine coming to a close what are your f…

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Fizzi to discuss the current and future state of Slippi!0:00 - Intro38:33 - Community Voice 58:36 - Caller 1: What was the biggest hurdle during either rollback or ranked development you faced?01:08:50 - Caller 2: What do you think is bringing new players into the game in 2023?01:15:46 - Caller …

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Wheat from Melee Stats!0:00 - Intro36:57 - Community Voice 55:29 - Caller 1: What is the value of wins over placements?01:04:42 - Caller 2: Should lower skilled players be ignored when talking about matchups?01:29:45 - Community Voice Don't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMelee…

This week on Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph kick off rankings season with a top 31-50 recap!0:00 - Intro20:18 - Community Voice 25:47 - Caller 1: Would you be happy to see Melee at EVO again if it was at the cost of legalizing Wobbling? 39:27 - Caller 2: How do rankings work as an incentive for players? 01:12:49 - Community Voice Don't Miss the Latest …

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by aMSa to discuss his surprise Falco pick at GOML! 0:00 - Intro46:08 - Community Voice51:14 - Caller 1: Does aMSa think that it will be possible to maintain similar results when traveling from Japan again?01:03:05 - Caller 2: Is there a format to get average players more tournament sets without ne…

This week on Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Trif! Support Trif here!https://www.twitch.tv/trifsmash 0:00 - Intro21:26 - Community Voice33:10 - Caller 1: Is it possible for a Peach to be #1?47:07 - Caller 2: What are the best ways for spectators to help support melee from home?55:40 - Caller 3: Are there any TOs or tournaments that you wis…

On this week's Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD recap the events of the recent Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series! 0:00 - Intro 28:40 - Community Voice 32:16 - Caller 1: Why did Mang0 play Doc against Hbox? 50:13 - Caller 2: What one change to a character would you make to have them be way better? 01:04:35 - Caller 3: How do you overcome a plateau? 01:19:…

After a 2nd place finish at CEO following an extended tournament hiatus, this week on Radio Melee we're joined by Wizzrobe! 0:00 - Intro19:37 - Community Voice32:20 - Caller 1: What is Wizzy's thought process for shifting strategies against different top players of the same matchup?36:08 - Caller 2: What is it like hearing voices from the community…

This week on Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph are joined by professional Roy player DontTestMe!0:00 - Intro28:46 - Community Voice32:35 - Caller 1: Are there any traditions we should get rid of?42:31 - Caller 2: Is there a world where Melee gets so popular that we lose the grassroots feeling? 56:52 - Caller 3: Does the average player have 10 years of exp…

Toph and PPMD are joined by Jorge to discuss the current state of Melee commentary!0:00 - Intro24:23 - Community Voice36:09 - Caller 1: Is r/ssbm getting shut down good for the community?51:02 - Caller 2: Is Melee commentary in a good spot? 01:15:50 - Caller 3: How's Toph's top 100 grind?01:45:50 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest Content: http…

Joining us on today's Radio Melee is one of the greatest Marth players of all time, PewPewU!0:00 - Intro24:45 - Community Voice27:44 - Caller 1: How good is Marth in teams?42:10 - Caller 2: What is "good commentary" vs "bad commentary"? 57:51 - Caller 3: Is there a place for character color ownership?01:14:49 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest …

On today's Radio Melee Toph and PPMD are joined by LTC champion and Falcon extraordinaire, Salt!0:00 - Intro16:34 - Community Voice21:26 - Caller 1: You've taken many of the top players to game 5. What do you think is necessary to get over that finish line?28:38 - Caller 2: What's the best way to get the most out of playing offline friendlies?38:55…

Toph and PPMD discuss the upcoming tournament season.0:00 - Intro30:29 - Community Voice34:26 - Caller 1: What are your thoughts on stage hazards?51:31 - Caller 2: Have you ever dreamt in melee?01:01:45 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMeleeFollow:https://twitter.com/goldenguardians https://twitter.com/PPMD h…

Zamu joins Toph and PPMD for this week's Radio Melee to discuss mentality, rulesets, and taunting!0:00 - Intro54:33 - Community Voice58:19 - Caller 1: If you could transform between two characters like Sheik/Zelda which would you choose?01:07:55 - Caller 2: Is it toxic to taunt in melee?01:22:15 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the Latest Content: http:…

On today's Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph are joined by Coney to discuss the logistics of playing multiple Smash titles. 0:00 - Intro23:09 - Community Voice30:57 - Caller 1: Could the current landscape of smash lead to a boost for p+?41:30 - Caller 2: How do we increase cross-pollination between the smash titles?1:00:38 - Community VoiceDon't Miss the …

After a 1st place finish at The Come Up, Moky joins us for this week's Radio Melee to discuss his recent success and goals for the future. 0:00 - Intro19:57 - Community Voice26:57 - Caller 1: What were the steps you took to improve and what are your goals?34:04 - Caller 2: How much does being part of the same sponsor make you a team?42:256 - Caller…

This week, PPMD and Top are joined by joined by SlumlordGG, CEO of AllChat Esports!0:00 - Intro44:09 - Community Voice: Who is your favorite character to play besides your main? 49:22 - Caller 1: What is the best way to network and collaborate with other entities in the scene?01:01:12 - Caller 2: Are newer players more concerned with initial perfor…

Toph and PPMD are joined by professional Pikachu player Axe! The gang discuss the mentality and viability of playing multiple characters.0:00 - Intro31:17 - Community Voice41:13 - Caller 1: Do you have to be a top player to experience the "try to have fun" mentality? 48:26 - Caller 2: How do you balance practicing your characters for bracket and yo…

This week on Radio Melee we're joined by the two brand new additions to the GG Melee roster, aMSa and HomeMadeWaffles! 0:00 - Intro14:24 - Community Voice: What kind of Mr. Beast style Melee content would you like to see?17:51 - Caller 1: When is a tech/character banworthy?45:35 - Caller 2: How do you assess prior commentary performances and evolvi…

In the wake of the final Smash Summit event, this week on Radio Melee we are joined by Mikey AKA The Cheat!0:00 - Intro34:43 - Caller 1: With Summit not being around for the foreseeable future, will the casual "couch commentary" style go with it?49:34 - Caller 2: What are your hot takes, dark horses, or "major upsets" you see happening at Major Ups…

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by BC | turndownforwalt! The trio takes a deep dive into the ecosystem of Melee content. 0:00 - Intro26:51 - Caller 1: Do you think that you're stifling your efforts by focusing entirely on melee?41:22 - Caller 2: What is something you've learned in melee that you were able to apply outside the game?54:34 - Commun…

This week on Radio Melee, PPMD and Toph are joined by Rishi to talk DK and how to learn from your losses. 0:00 - Intro 23:04 - Caller 1: Can DK solo top 8 a major? 28:42 - Caller 2: What separates the top 8 players and top 30 players? 36:54 - Caller 3: How do you deal with losses constructively? 48:14 - Community Voice Don't Miss the Latest Content…

Radio Melee is back! This episode, PPMD and Toph discuss the future of tournaments, tier lists, and controller legality. 0:00 - Intro 18:48 - Caller 1: Do either of you currently attend any locals regularly? 31:018 - Caller 2: Will a new tournament series will take the spot of Smash Summit? 40:24 - Caller 3: Does our view of high/mid and low tier c…

PPMD and Toph are joined by Bobby Scar to hear the community's thoughts on the cancellation of the Smash World Tour by Nintendo. 0:00 - Intro 11:35 - Caller 1 20:09 - Caller 2 37:08 - Caller 3 47:23 - Caller 4 54:12 - Caller 5 1:00:40 - Caller 6 Don't Miss the Latest Content: http://bit.ly/SubscribeGGMelee Follow: https://twitter.com/goldenguardian…

Mikey, The Cheat, from Beyond the Summit joins the season finale of Radio Melee to talk about Summit 14, developing creativity, and being a leader in the Melee community. 0:00 - Intro 29:00 - Community Voice 40:15 - From Aiden: What do you feel has changed the most being a community leader in the scene before BTS and after? 51:30 - From Galint | Sa…

With Summit around the corner, Toph and PPMD take us through their predictions for the event. 0:00 - Intro 04:15 - Community Voice: What other esports do you watch? 07:06 - Summit 14 seeding. 29:02 - Caller 1: How much scrutiny should the best player in the world have? 40:41 - Caller 2: Is there vocabulary we can create to help people better unders…

The Ludwig Smash Invitational will go down as one of the most stacked tournaments in Smash history. Toph and PPMD are joined by Aiden (Calvin) to discuss what goes in to running such an event. 0:00 - Intro 40:27 - Community Voice: Has the community gotten nicer? 54:56 - Caller 1: What would you do to make the new players feel more welcomed to the c…

Following his breakout performance at The Big House 10, Toph and PPMD are joined by Soonsay! 0:00 - Intro 23:23 - Community Voice: Where is Yoshi on the tier list? 30:11 - Caller 1: With a new era of players do you see an opportunity to see more low tier character representation? 43:18 - Caller 2: What were the ways in which you've learned and impr…

Fresh off of his historic victory at The Big House 10, aMSa joins Toph and PPMD for this week's Radio Melee! 0:00 - Intro 22:20 - Community Voice: What makes SFAT's Fox so good? 31:22 - Caller 1: Now that you've won, in what way do you think players are going to improve against Yoshi?/where do you think Yoshi's limitations lie? 38:34 - Caller 2: Do…

On this week's episode of Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by SFAT! The gang discuss the current state of doubles and the future of tournament formats. 0:00 - Intro 09:27 - Community Voice: Why is Pipsqueak portrayed as a villain? 14:51 - Caller 1: Are there contentious feelings between the Melee and Ultimate communities? 30:05 - Caller 2: How…

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by legendary Genesis head TO Dr. Z! 0:00 - Intro 12:22 - Community Voice: Melee up-and-comers. 16:17 - Caller 1: You have 5min to convince someone melee is the sickest esport what set do you chose? 25:39 - Caller 2: If we made a game with the exact same mechanics as melee, but with completely new art, have we lost…

This week Toph and PPMD are joined by Pipsqueak to discuss the Falcon/Marth matchup and how EU competition compares to NA. 0:00 - Intro 22:15 - Community Voice: What would you like to see at a major? 31:40 - Caller 1: Why Captain Falcon against Marth? 49:02 - Caller 2: Do you feel EU is catching up to the US? 1:13:17 - Caller 3: Do you think fox pl…

On this week's Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by S2J! 0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Community Voice: If you could make anyone the best player in the world, who would you pick? 18:37 - Caller 1: What gives you the intuition to play aggressive vs. defensive? 37:31 - Caller 2: What players are your current hype pocket picks? 48:45 - Caller 3: Do best 2/…

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by Mekk to discuss the positive effects of staying physically fit as a Melee player. 0:00 - Intro 20:57 - Community Voice: What matchup do you want to see in finals at Big House? 27:23 - Caller 1: How do you stay so positive after losses? 41:14 - Caller 2: In what ways have other falcon mains influenced your play…

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by Shine 2022 champion Zain! 0:00 - Intro 17:51 - Community Voice: Who is the weakest player we could send back in time to win Genesis 1? 25:16 - Caller 1: How does winning Shine 2022 compare to 2018? 34:31 - Caller 2: Do the play styles of retired players age at different rates? 48:47 - Caller 3: What does foste…

This week, PPMD and Toph are joined by master statistician GimmeDatWheat to discuss the intricacies of rankings. 0:00 - Intro 18:18 - Community Voice: What are your goals and what can you do today to achieve them? 28:36 - Caller 1: What is Melee Stats’ approach to all of the different aspects of competitive play? 43:27 - Caller 2: Have there been a…

Toph and PPMD are joined by iBDW to discuss the contributing factors to his recent success! 0:00 - Intro 18:18 - Community Voice: Who are your local heroes? 22:02 - Caller 1: How does running subathons affect how you approach streaming? 28:11 - Caller 2: How do you feel about people attributing your recent success to your switch to Z-jump? 40:27 - …

Toph and PPMD are joined by Double Down 4th place finisher and ICs specialist, SluG! 0:00 - Intro 14:17 - Community Voice: Would you trade a current top player to bring back Armada? Should Steve be banned? 21:58 - Caller 1: Is wobbling needed to make up for shortcomings? What are some no wobbling strategies? 37:05 - Caller 2: Why did you change you…

Toph and PPMD are joined by Hungrybox to discuss iBDW's reverse pop-off and the future of Jigglypuff. 0:00 - Intro 25:00 - Community Voice: How do you form your opinions on top players? 29:11 - Caller 1: Will top players start relying on secondaries? 40:00 - Caller 2: How long will older top players be able to keep up? 56:54 - Caller 3: How will Ji…

To kick off season 4 of Radio Melee, Toph and PPMD are joined by Ginger! Ginger gives his take on the Falco meta and the dynamic of juggling content and competition. 0:00 - Intro 24:04 - Community Voice: What two players would you want to see a fusion of? 26:00 - Caller 1: Why has Mango been the only Falco player to top 8 consistently? 42:10 - Call…

Radio Melee time again! Today Toph and PPMD are joined by professional Peach main lloD! 0:00 - Intro 20:51 - Community Voice: Which smasher would best survive on a deserted island? 24:38 - Caller 1: How do you decide when to play the slow game vs playing aggressive? 33:51 - Caller 2: What were the most important Summit 13 sets to watch? 50:39 - Cal…

Toph is away this week, but PPMD is joined by Aklo and Ryobeat to talk all things TO'ing! 0:00 - Intro 18:14 - Community Voice: UK vs US Office crew battle 22:11 - Caller 1: What is Ryobeat's "secret sauce" of TO'ing? 38:14 - Caller 2: Should there be more Arcadian style tournaments? 52:36 - Caller 3: What are some tips for new TOs? 1:08:17 - Calle…

PPMD and Toph are joined by Jmook to cover his impressive 2nd place finish at Genesis 8. 0:00 - Intro 21:04 - Community Voice: What if Zain had beaten Hbox with Roy? 24:20 - Caller 1: Jmook's mentality after Genesis 37:56 - Caller 2: What is a move you think has more potential to be useful? 52:18 - Caller 3: What steps can we take to help top 100 p…