Thursday, December 13, 2018

WHAT SMASH BROS MEANS TO WHS


By GEORGE LANZOT

There is a game that connects to many people in the esports community. A popular game that everyone should recognize is Super Smash Bros. Yes, call it a party game or a 2D platform fighter, as if that’s not a controversial argument itself.  Either way, the game has been nostalgic and enjoyable ever since gamers first touched Melee. 

The enjoyment of using popular Nintendo characters to beat the crap out of one’s friends somehow became extremely entertaining for people.  Although Smash 64 was the early start of the successful series, everyone has a Smash Bros game that is special to them, including Brawl which is considered the worst one to fans who play competitively.  Since the release of the New Smash Bros game, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, the game has been impacting students of Washingtonville High School.

As previously stated, many people enjoy picking up a character and smashing their opponents off the stage.  Of course, the classic Mario Bros characters are in three different Link’s from their popular franchise including redesigns for Zelda herself and Ganondorf. For the 100th time, the green caped hero is NOT Zelda. It’s Link. and many other characters not from Nintendo! Cloud representing an extremely popular game called Final Fantasy VII and representing the Final Fantasy franchise itself, Ryu and Megaman owned by Capcom and respectively from Street fighter and the Megaman franchise, Snake from Metal Gear and many more third party characters.  

People often pick up this game due to characters they recognize, often being their main (Main=most preferred character to use). This often brings people to play against each other, proving that their character is better than others despite the tier list. Players can do 1v1’s, free for all, team battles, and many other activities in the game itself. 

Of course, the competitive scene is huge in the Smash Bros community. Melee is the most popular smash game and is still going strong. Usually, the competitive scene shows the abilities of each character without the help of items or smash meter, just one against the other with no stage hazards or normal stages with a moving platform here or there. True skill comes into play which help players to be the best and have fun competing. Not only that, but this creates friendships with other players and friendly rivalries, too! New combos, techniques, and strategies are created and learned by others because people train hard and work with others to succeed similar to classes, sports, and other activities humanity does. 

The Esports club does have a Smash team and one of the athlete's on the team was the best on the East Coast! Since Ultimate is the new chapter of the Smash Bros series and community, the game will definitely help add new members to the team.  Hopefully, it will help the Esports club grow, and, of course, allow members to meet new people.  Join the excited, heart pumping, and friendly community of Smash Bros and welcome Washingtonville in warm arms.

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