That said, if you absolutely can't find anyone near you or are strapped for transportation, Melee is also available on Netplay, which has fairly decent latency if your connection is good and you aren't too far apart.
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[b]Smash handle:[/b]
[b]Where do you live?[/b]
[b]Which game(s)?[/b]
[b]Main(s):[/b]
[b]How long have you been playing competitively?[/b]
[b]Do you use Netplay?[/b]
[b]Any other extra smash-relevant info:[/b]
Smash handle: Kyuukyuu
Where do you live? Vancouver, BC
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Marth
How long have you been playing competitively? 2005-2008, 2013-now
Do you use Netplay? Occasionally.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I do Smash coverage for TL! And I run local tournaments here on the west side. If you go to UBC or live nearby, check us out on the UBC Smash Facebook page. ALSO I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO EVO2014 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS, I did not go 0-2 like the bracket says
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Current List (as of Aug 7 2014)
West Coast (PM me if you use Netplay for TL skype group)
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British Columbia, Washington, Oregon
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Smash handle: Kyuukyuu
Where do you live? Vancouver, BC
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Marth
How long have you been playing competitively? 2005-2008, 2013-now
Do you use Netplay? Occasionally.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I do Smash coverage for TL! And I run local tournaments here on the west side. If you go to UBC or live nearby, check us out on the UBC Smash Facebook page. ALSO I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO EVO2014 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS, I did not go 0-2 like the bracket says
Smash handle: nothing yet (Just_a_Moth on TL)
Where do you live? Victoria BC
Which Game? Melee
Mains? Marth, Ganon, Falco
How long have you been playing competitively? Never, I just started playing smash, and just play against the CPU with an Xbox controller on my laptop, I still haven't unlocked FD or Battlefield (event matches are laggy/I am bad).
Do you use netplay? No, never tried to.
Smash handle: Don't have one online yet, but will likely be using Noctuos.
Where do you live?: Vancouver, BC
Which game(s)?: Project M
Main(s): None yet, liking Toon Link and Pikachu, though
Do you use Netplay?: NOPE. Won't be playing online for a good month at least. Lots of un-noobing to do first.
How long have you been playing competitively?: Two weeks.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Real bad, but hopefully that'll be changed soon since I have people to play with now. If you play Project M in the Vancouver area/go to P4K monthlies, hit me up! I'll probably meet you anyway through Michael W and P4K, though!
Smash handle: Trozz
Where do you live? Kamloops, BC
Which game(s)? PM / Melee
Main(s): Random / Ganon
How long have you been playing competitively? 2008-2009
Do you use Netplay? Yes.
Any other extra smash-relevant info:
Played in Brawl tournies.
Laddered Brawl on gamebattles.
It's been a few years.
NorCal
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Smash handle: 343
Where do you live? (soon to be) Mountain View, CA; have gone to tournaments in Massachusetts and North Carolina
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Samus
How long have you been playing competitively? 2011-now
Do you use Netplay? Not yet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I, like Kyuukyuu, am on the TL Smash coverage team!
Smash handle: Elyv
Where do you live? Santa Clara, CA
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Peach
How long have you been playing competitively? Never played competitively, but played quite a bit in college(~2006-2008)
Do you use Netplay? No
Smash handle: none atm (iaeuy TL handle)
Where do you live? Berkeley, CA (Norcal)
Which game(s)? Melee, rarely PM
Main(s): Fox, (Falco, Marth, Sheik)
How long have you been playing competitively? A year
Do you use Netplay? Rarely
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Happy to play anyone in the area
Smash handle: N/A (cekkmt TL handle)
Where do you live? Berkeley, CA (Norcal)
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Captain Falcon
How long have you been playing competitively? Been following since Apex 2012, but can't play that much because school.
Do you use Netplay? Not yet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: My goal in life is to pull off the sacred combo.
Smash handle: Fluid
Where do you live? San Jose, Ca (NORCAL)
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Ice Climbers
How long have you been playing competitively? Since January 2014
Do you use Netplay? No
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I usually go to the tournaments in San Carlos, Mountain View, and San Jose. I sometimes go to the smashfests at Valco Mall
Smash handle: Lyen
Where do you live? Palo Alto, CA (NorCal)
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Captain Falcon
How long have you been playing competitively? Since Oct. 2013
Do you use Netplay? Not yet. Maybe when I have access to good internet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I want to play local people, please host!
Smash handle: Jeremy
Where do you live? Yosemite, CA
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Falco, Ice Climbers, Link
How long have you been playing competitively? like a week ago
Do you use Netplay? Yes
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Been watching Smash for about a year, but just starting to play for real. Add me on steam if you want to play. SteamID: mindgoose
Smash handle: jello
Where do you live? san francisco (bay area, norcal)
Which game(s)? melee
Main(s): peach (and learning YL, and one day zelda)
How long have you been playing competitively? eh maybe back in 06-07ish and then Feb this year picked it up again
Do you use Netplay? yuuuup
Any other extra smash-relevant info: im glad tl picked up smash. It now officially has a hand in all the games ive ever actually spent time on (bw, sc2, LoL, and SSBM!)
Smash handle: N/A (TL handle cekkmt)
Where do you live? Berkeley, CA (Norcal)
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Captain Falcon
How long have you been playing competitively? Been following since Apex 2012, but can't play that much because school.
Do you use Netplay? Not yet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: My goal in life is to pull off the sacred combo.
SoCal
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Smash handle: rabidch
Where do you live? Northern SoCal
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Samus
How long have you been playing competitively? Never. 2009-2011 UCLA Smash Club... Started again in 2014-20XX hopefully.
Do you use Netplay? Yes
Smash handle: SLAM
Where do you live? Palm Springs
Which game(s)? All da gamez
Main(s): Peach Ness Fox(64 only) ZSS(Brawl only)
How long have you been playing competitively? I so casual sson
First tourney back in August.
Do you use Netplay? Nope. Teach me how sson use PM
Any other extra smash-relevant info: sson I play this game for like many years but I had no idea pro videogames existed until college, that was about 8 years ago and I was like "well I am a nerd but I have no time" so
I suxxu
But I can do some things.
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Smash handle: Lumi
Where do you live? Denver, Colorado
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Marth
How long have you been playing competitively? I just began in October of 2014
Do you use Netplay? Yes
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I stream my play at twitch.tv/lumigaming and you can find out when I'm streaming by following one me on twitter @LumiGaming
Smash Handle: RVKS
Where do you live: Utah
Which game: Melee
Main: Fox, Falcon
How long: A year and a half
East Coast
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Canada
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Smash handle: Dano
Where do you live? Toronto, Canada
Which game(s)? Super Smash Bros. Melee
Main(s): Ganandorf, Ness, YL, Peach
How long have you been playing competitively? Never, but i fell in love with this game in college with my 2 other roommates and we played this game religiously everyday.
Do you use Netplay? not yet
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I really want to play others and show you the destruction i think i'm capable of. I want to be the best. if you think you're good, play me.
Smash handle: never really thought about it, but I guess it would be darthfoley-- will have to put on my thinking cap
Where do you live? Gaithersburg, MD/Lancaster, PA (1st = summer, 2nd = college)
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Falcon, play some Marth
How long have you been playing competitively? Watched the documentary, fell in love and started playing in late 2013/early 2014. Just got a full rig so I'm starting to actually play more seriously now.
Do you use Netplay? Nope. Haven't really gotten around to it yet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Haven't attended any tournaments, but hope to at some point. Smash on
Smash handle: Jank
Where do you live? Buffalo, NY
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): JIgglypuff
How long have you been playing competitively?Aware of the competitive scene and a lil bit of play here and there since 2008. First tournament apex 2014 this year.
Do you use Netplay? A little bit, I hate the latency but it can be fun once and awhile to play with people who you wouldn't get to normally.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I quit starcraft II about a year ago when I got a new full time job but picked up smash as a replacement. Every tournament I go to I'm improving. I went from scrubbing out 0-2 to top 8ing in my region's 40-50 man locals. I have a fox and a marth but I don't really use them in tournaments.
Smash handle: Fez$
Where do you live? Buffalo, NY
Which game(s)? Melee/PM
Main(s): Sheik
How long have you been playing competitively?Had friends in high school(2007ish) who were competitive, but was never on that level. Started playing a lot with a coworker and now roommate. First tournament was Apex 2014.
Do you use Netplay? Haven't used it yet.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I used to play a lot of smash 64 growing up, and I'd play a lot against really good smashers, so I have decent game sense. I settled on Sheik as a main in March. I play incredibly campy, partly due to my main practice partner being a Puff player, but mostly due to my inconsistent tech making follow ups more risky. Looking to start hosting tournaments in Buffalo, hoping to draw from the WNY scene as well as the Ohio and Pittsburgh scene, and maybe even the Toronto area.
Smash handle: Soniv
Where do you live? West Springfield, MA
Which game(s)? Melee/PM
Main(s): Peach, learning Fox
How long have you been playing competitively? played some in high school some 7-8 years ago, just getting back into the scene - went to NSA2 and Justice 3 recently
Do you use Netplay? not atm
Any other extra smash-relevant info: New England smash scene is growing very quickly, I just wish I had more people in northwestern CT/southwestern MA to play with
Smash Handle: Darkhorse
Where do you live? Philadelphia, PA
Game(s)? Only Melee atm but I want to start playing some PM
Main(s)? Marth, Sheik, I can be persuaded to play the most badass captain falcon you will ever see
How long have you been playing the game competitively? A few months. I went to SKTAR 3 after a few weeks of practice and got rekt, but I've gotten a little better since then.
Do you use Netplay? Not yet
Any other extra smash relevant info: I haven't gone to a single local in south Jersey this summer, but I went to SKTAR and I will be at Zenith this upcoming weekend!
Smash handle: AirKing (AirkingVG/Airking990)
Where do you live? Wantagh, Long Island, New York
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Falco, Fox, Shiek
How long have you been playing competitively? As of Autumn of 2012
Do you use Netplay? No
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Never been to a tournament, but looking to go to one. I'm looking for a practice partner as well
Smash handle: Mirabel_, hangrybax
Where do you live? Norwalk, CT
Which Game? SSBM, P:M, M:SDR
Mains? DK, Peach
How long have you been playing competitively? Seriously in tournaments? About a year. Been playing to win for much longer.
Do you use netplay? No.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Biggest weakness across all fighting games is tech skill, which is why I play simplistic characters. Working on closing the gap regarding that with a pocket Fox. In P:M I mostly play Melee characters since I've been playing the game since it came out. In Brawl I main Jigglypuff, though opportunities to play that are few and far between.
Smash handle: 8==D
Where do you live? New Haven, CT
Which Game? SSBM
Mains? Samus, Ganon, Ness, Mewtwo, Luigi
How long have you been playing competitively? No tournaments. Playing off and on since 2008.
Do you use netplay? No.
Midwest
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Smash handle: puppykiller
Where do you live? Minneapolis, MN
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Falcon, Puff
How long have you been playing competitively? For about a year. But I am very casual about the game since BW is my main game. Outside of learning tech and playing a lot I don't take the game to seriously.
Do you use Netplay? WTF is netplay.
Any other extra smash-relevant info: I'll play people much worse or much better than me I don't really care.
Smash handle: Frolo
Where do you live? Michigan
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Peach
How long have you been playing competitively? on and off for ~7 years
Do you use Netplay? Sometimes
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Living in the UP, sometimes come down for events
South
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Smash handle: asdf
Where do you live? Baton Rouge, LA
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Marth
How long have you been playing competitively? idk started attending tournies this year though
Do you use Netplay? nop
Any other extra smash-relevant info: LSU student we have a new smash club now :^)
International
(are you in Europe and use Netplay? PM Xeofreestyler with your Skype to be added to a TL euro netplay group!)
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Europe
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Smash handle: Cane
Where do you live? Nordland, Norway
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Fox, Mewtwo, Falco, Marth, Yoshi, Samus
How long have you been playing competitively? Casual only, decent tech skill
Do you use Netplay? Not yet tried due to lack of nearby players
Any other extra smash-relevant info: Looking for practice partners. I've played the game on and off for ages, but I've rarely had people to play with so I'm still a scrub. If Dolphin netplay is functional and you live nearby I'm definitely up for a game.
Smash handle: Xeo
Where do you live? Brussels, Belgium
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Falco, Ness, YL
How long have you been playing competitively? I guess 3 months, but I've been playing casually for a few years
Do you use Netplay? Yes
Any other extra smash-relevant info: pm me with skype details and I can add you to a european skypegroup with melee netplayers
Smash handle: Hoejja
Where do you live? Marseille, France
Which game(s)? Melee, brawl
Main(s) : Jigglypuff, marth
How long have you been playing competitively? 2011 (?) to 2014 in brawl, never in melee. Tried PM once.
Do you use Netplay? i'm planning on very soon.
Africa
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Smash handle: wren
Where do you live? Johannesburg, South Africa
Which game(s)? Melee
Main(s): Fox, Jigglypuff
How long have you been playing competitively? only been playing 1 year, not super competitive but looking for other smashers in my area.
Do you use Netplay? No