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Smash Bros Melee Combo Contest!

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100 USDC

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100 USDC

2nd

100 USDC

3rd

100 USDC

4th

100 USDC

5th

5 winners

Stats

Proposals Created

47

Votes Cast

189

Total Participants

194

Last updated on

October 17, 2024

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Round Ended

8/12/2024

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Proposals

Cute Jump Steal With Disable

https://twitter.com/VVonders292/status/1826316517622923301 - interesting use of disable where it forces em into tumble if it doesn't hit them while in tumble or in a grounded state, so the falco got like 1 or 2f of dj out before the first hit which forced him to pretty much have no control over the rest. Learning that TP angle to top plat took a long time but honestly the skill factor in that is a lot less cool now that most people run with notches or boxx (i'm still on a un-notched controller f

surely you have not seen a falco laser into side b like this before

The combo: https://x.com/cliche4000/status/1827174559872905519Skill Requirement: There's a lot of fast and precise components to this combo. At the beginning, I convert by drifting towards the edge with my bair and quickly shining out of it to start the combo. In the middle, my opponent DI's away on the shine which only lets me link with a very precise waveshine into fair. The end sequence off the fair also has to be executed very fast with the wavedash off the ledge and I have to turn around an

Really 'Bout that Doraki Lifestyle

https://x.com/GooseKizzle/status/1826867114348527741When we enter tournies, we don't just aim to win, we aim to style. A core memory of mine is Scar saying on commentary "Even in tournament, even when there's thousands of dollars on the line, we love swaggin'". That's a mantra to live by, think of your favourite melee moments on stream, jmook's insane di shmixups vs moky at genesis? Moky's nuts offstage up air vs Chango at big house? Or maybe s2j's offstage stomp vs westballz at Evo 2016? The mo

Ice Climbers Alley-Oop into Double Dunk

https://x.com/shieldgrabber/status/1778927296071516487?t=3I1r-707zftgIPJX0Uniaw&s=19I usually prefer my combos speak for themselves but I'll try to explain why this is a combo that's extremely satisfying anyone from a veteran Ice Climbers player to a casual spectator.This combo showcases multiple of my favorite Ice Climbers combo tools at an breakneck pace, with fast and creative decision-making to finish the game with a 0 to death. I forgo the standard, guaranteed handoff kill in favor of a fla

junebug dk combo

Sheik Combo with Needle snipe

https://x.com/TheMaximusXY/status/1826565474605289656?t=8C4ihxYPX6WQwT_75oq4vQ&s=19Sheik combo. First I do fair to launch my opponent to techchase dash attack, then up air, forward air and then I snipe my opponent with a needle from above top platform while hes trying to recover​​. Then down air, forward air to seal the deal. ​Skill: 7/10 I did a techchase in the beginning (well my opponent miss teched, but I think it still counts as a tech chase) and I sniped my opponent with a needle from mid

A Donkey Kong Combo by ycz

I feel like I'm going bananas over here - isn't this supposed to be a COMBO CONTEST? Why did everybody just submit two year old clips from Unranked? Where's the creativity, the craft, the artistry? Have y'all never watched Super Smash Con?Anyway, here's what I've cooked up: https://twitter.com/ycz6/status/1827241641662673045This combo is a blatant attempt to cash in on the wave of Donkey Kong hype since the release of the summer rankings and Junebug and ckyulmiqnudaetr's runs at SuperNOVA. It ma

Around the world

https://x.com/JaysonMoistRice/status/1827018052086669339Alternatively titles "7 Aerials in 7 Seconds", this combo uses all three platforms, two ledge cancels and one strong knee to kill Puff early on Dreamland. It is skillful because having the awareness to combo back and forth across the stage will be a stronger combo than doing a bunch of up airs into knee at mid percent, and won't guarantee a kill on Dreamland.This combo is creative by using every aerial but Stomp, each used in multiple ways

My Cool Dr. Mario Combo

Vacuum d smash into up smash cancel into DEATH

Insanely Long Falcon Ditto Combo

https://x.com/raptorboost/status/1826762032609403030Skill Requirement: This one is pretty hard because of some subtle tech skill, like the smash turn back air and the intentional weak hits of nair and knee. Creativity: Some of the options in this combo are really interesting and require a lot of knowledge to even go for. The initial knee jab to smash turn bair I especially like, followed by the run cancel double jab into a stomp jab reset. It's hard to see where the combo is going, which is alwa

Eddy Mexico: All or Nothing!

https://x.com/EddyMexico007/status/1827820307140551030Skill Requirement: How difficult is your combo to execute? If I miss this I am dead.Creativity: How unique and inventive is your combo? You will not see a combo like this in this contest, I had like ONE second to think about it.Damage: How much damage does your combo deal? In my heart: 69%Style: How stylish and visually appealing is your combo? It was all or nothing in this combo, it was bold, it was tasty and the commentators knew a

never before seen (falco)

clip: https://x.com/ClawJohns/status/1603774450473701376been going for this combo for years and finally hit it. Skill Requirement: It's not easyCreativity: you've never seen this beforeDamage: enough to killStyle: bro watch itfalco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falco falc

Ganondorf Can Combo Too... Offstage

https://x.com/OTTO_ssbm/status/1826382012258943428Skill Requirement: In classic Ganondorf fashion, I killed my opponent in 4 hits. However, instead of Ganondorf meandering around on stage to catch his opponent in a combo string, this was close and personal offstage. Although not difficult to pull off on a technical standpoint, it does max out in the creativity and style department. ;) Creativity: At any point I could have just stayed on stage and tipman spiked my opponent to secure a dub but ins

Marth DI mixup tutorial

Combo: https://x.com/Asidyx/status/1590056569105891329Skill Requirement: A strong knowledge and understanding of Marth's weak-hit aerial hitboxes, precise and smooth movement around the platform and proper awareness to know how your opponent is going to want to escape the combo.Creativity: Beginning with a unqiue combo of "cc => dtilt => utilt" as the combo's starter, using aerial side-b to let them jump out as a bait and catch it with reverse fair and hitting my opponent with multiple different

$Mooj Falcon Combo

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxuIpsoOtNNKoyjLWuPocu9xeeODfAVLPk?si=xj2B73ZtjhLQ042KThis 19% to 151% Captain Falcon combo features a ton of cross ups on the fox's DI by putting reverse aerials to use. I also love this combo because it has almost every way to use Captain Falcon's aerial hitboxes in it.A very hard technique that I'm proud of using here is completing a very fast gentleman without connecting the first jab! This requires you have a perfect 'A' button release on the jab, since you don't

Lincho - Feel the anger.

clip: https://x.com/Lincho_9/status/1827131925904928829Twitter: @Lincho_9I was constantly getting styled on in that session so i was pretty angry and annoyed by the time i got the combo (i think you can feel it in the clip haha). Skill Requirement: Most of the skill is from the situational awareness and conditioning, single hit nair timing is hard to get used to and find ways to combo with, and the quick single hit nair to uair l-cancels is a little finicky. Dark is pretty good so after that he

We Stan Damon Salvatore

Hi my names Binky, but I go by GoodDuckyStuff.Here my clip - LinkI don't get to travel much to events anymore with family stuff going on, but playing melee with friends and hitting creative stuff is a huge outlet. This is one of the best clips I've personally hit, and I'm throwing it in an upcoming video :) Skill Requirement: It was pretty hard for me, but I'm a 2-2'er, so not sure. The jab reset after the stomp is tough if you don't get the fast fall, and the hitstun makes it sorta weird in tha

Best Ness combo of all time

Puff ditto drill edgecancel rest??

https://x.com/lilfroozy/status/1826621114313064836Skill Requirement: How difficult is your combo to execute?9/10 - recognition of the tech, hitting the techchase, hitting the edgecancel, knowing the percentage for the link, fast falling into the restCreativity: How unique and inventive is your combo?10/10 - I mean, how many puff ditto clips are in this ...Damage: How much damage does your combo deal?47%Style: How stylish and visually appealing is your combo?13/10 - who doesnt wanna see a puff bl

Classic Dorf dair -> Upsmash

https://twitter.com/BadPlay_Melee/status/1826607709518696459This isn't the most flashiest or technical, but a 9-month 0-2 bracket noob like me feels good for hitting stuff like this. % goes high and I do two reads.This isn't the best offering a Dorf can give, but it is something for me, so I will enter.Skill Requirement:Requires two reads(Downsmash DI(tho someone could react, not my old brain) and get up option) and timing of upsmash after hopping on top platform.Stomps to upsmash isn't the most

marth ladder combo

https://x.com/CharaICs/status/1826649732116345296Old combo from a while ago, never really done anything like it since, unfortunately it's all been downhill for clip quality since then.It was not the most skill demanding combo input wise, but perhaps the positioning for it would be really weird to have to getI do think it excels most in creativity as I would say down air has really not been used like this by really anybody else, also doing very high percentage combos can be quite difficult so wor

fun marth combo!

https://x.com/aquamelen/status/1827834879327027333 Hi everyone! I personally really like this clip as it incorporates old and new tech with Marth in a simple but efficient way. While it isn't the most technical combo out there, tech trapping Moky isn't the easiest thing to do and I managed to set up a unique mix up with a forward tilt on the missed tech afterwards. This spot is a little unusual and I catch Moky's side-b with an up air and string it to a soft up air into a rising nair (the nair h

This combo got 37 fire reacts in the MD/VA discord

Mario is sick🔥🔥

https://x.com/Ruyedos/status/1825747109762486537As a Mario Main aspiring to become one of the greatest using the character, this is one of the best clips i have ever gotten with the character despite having picking him and melee just one year ago!Skill:8/10I personally think that the shield drop nair and the wj fair are the hardest things to do here,specially the weak hit nairCreativity:7/10There are a lot of things that you may have seen on another places,like the wj fair,up tilt chains etcDama

My First Doubles Video

As you start playing doubles, you feel like there is too much going on and you can’t see your character sometimes. I have heard top players say that they always look at the opponent’s character in a 1v1 match. It is like when you are first starting soccer and you keep looking down at the ball, but you are told to look up. In doubles, you have to look at the whole field to understand where you should be at a specific moment. You need to think about what would your teammate want to do, be in an ar

0% to death vs Mang0 (🐐🐐)

https://x.com/NotAklo/status/1827135233906635140Skill requirement: While this combo wasn't particularly technical, I would rank it as difficult to pull off. This is because I read Mango 3x in a row and killed him off of one opening. Mango is a top 3 player in the world, and is known for how unpredictable he can be. short explanation/breakdown: Read Mango's DI in from my back throw, followed by a charged up smash (reading that he wouldn't do get up attack). Was able

mrbatboy27- falcon waterfall last stock combo

Combo - LinkSkill Requirement: How difficult is your combo to execute? - Water fall combos (combos you get while falling from a rising aerial move) can be tricky if you read wrong or don't know your hitboxes well cuz if you fuck up u die and look like an ass. But tbh I just guessed and won the falco option select lottery cuz i'm goated or sum...Creativity: How unique and inventive is your combo? - Doing it last stock is pretty cool, especially since it was a comeback (was down 2 - 3 stocks if i'

quick 'n deadly

Combo here:https://x.com/_happymealz/status/1826367314062721302Skill Requirement: How difficult is your combo to execute?Uses claw drift up-air, run-cancel uptilt and teeter cancel upsmashCreativity: How unique and inventive is your combo?Lil nair pop-up into reverse uptilt to extend - teeter cancel from fair, this combo might just have it allDamage: How much damage does your combo deal?0 to death 100% damage >:)Style: How stylish and visually appealing is your combo?QUICK AND DEADLY BABY

Crazy Randall Falco combo - Radar

https://x.com/radarssbm/status/1676005458061172736Here’s my submission! This clip was particularly interesting for a couple reasons.First, the run off up-air is quite uncommon and situationally very strong here. Comboing it off a laser is particularly tricky, you need to maintain momentum and the timing is tight. Most would follow up with a down air to keep it simple. However, knowing Randall was coming I went for a forward air, which probably kills me if I’m not able to land on Randall.I hit th

1 of 1 bugatti type beat

https://x.com/phi__fye/status/1735733701747630365 Feel free to tailor this proposal to better match the specifics of your combo or the criteria of the contest you're entering. Good luck!You said:can you make the proposal only around 150 words Certainly! Here’s a concise proposal:Proposal: Up Air into Down B Combo on GanondorfThe Up Air into Down B combo on Ganondorf is a standout entry for any combo contest due to its exceptional uniqueness and creativity. Unlike typical Ganondorf strategies th

Cool Samus Bomb Stuff

The Clip: https://x.com/HonkeyBananas/status/1826457905710702896 As the tweet says, I still have dreams about this combo I got like 3 years ago. Probably my all time favorite for combos I've cooked up.Skill Requirement: Not mechanically difficult to pull off, but the execution of this requires you to be on top of your opponent at all times and aware of how bomb physics work, which is not an area a lot of Samus players invest time in.Creativity: Bombs are a very underutilized part of Samus' kit.

fox to death combo

this was 7/10 of difficulty to pull of in my current skill, starts off with a running shine to SH down air, then 2 wave shines. I reacted to the SDI in on my 2nd shine and caught it with a up tilt, continued with a Full hop Fair and landed with a reverse up tilt and ended it beautifully with a single hit of up air that kill off the top at a perfect percent.I thought it was really creative improvising off each hit I get to find a kill, which is why I love melee and improv.my combo starts off at 0

The Mr. Game and Watch Combo Video Of The Ages

https://x.com/thogcancel/status/1753888426523570464sure, if you wanted to, you could just pick a saucy combo out of the selection. im sure there are a great many dope clips to be had. but what if you could have more? what if you could have a whole short combo video of some of the smoothest, most custom, goofy combos with a low tier ever witnessed in melee? what if those combos were stitched together with some of the most insane, intense, flashy editing you have ever seen? and what if it was more

Nice marth combo ending with a flashy confirm

Combo found here: https://streamable.com/upl02wMy twitter is at https://x.com/_gaming_momentHey, my tag is Chibe! I am a high level player in the Australian melee scene. This combo was from a friendlies session played against Yoshzzz, another high level player in the region.I would say that most of the style and creativity comes from the end of the combo. Landing on the side platform with an up air to techchase the top platform serves as an effective situational DI callout, reading the opponent'

Nicest combo i hit Yesterday

This is the nicest combo i hit yesterday on Ranked and i'm not gonna search for more because this is actually a really cool combo. DK main from spain and top 4 player in the country:Skill Requirement: The combo has 2 bairs in no time + a misstech roll read with down b, that should be pretty decent even DK combos aren't usually the most Skill combos out there. 7/10Creativity: Really creative, there with the punch i could up air string into punch and i actually just did 2 up airs 9/10https://x.com

This is what labbing punish looks like

The combo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4bDpTB5J8I read he's going to shine my shield (because obviously) and I realise if I do an up-smash or grab it'll be too slow and I'll get hit by the shine, and f-tilt would likely clank, so I choose shorthop D-air > I read tech in place so I do an up-tilt and time it so that the second hitbox hits > f-tilt > read another tech in place with dashattack, I use that here because the side plat is a perfect set up to get the only good hitbox of dashatta

Salty Marth Combo

https://x.com/SaltSSB/status/1826752841199091949It stands out because it's one of the coolest Marth combos you will see in the current age of melee. All I hit is swag.... no matter the character... sorry not sorry....Skill Requirement: You're going to have to be Top 100 or Asidyx to be able to hit this combo, it's too hard. It's only a 9/10 though because it's a Marth combo.Creativity: It came from my brain, my brain goes crazy frog mode and not everyone's brain can go crazy frog mode. Only the

Ultra Instinct Ganondorf

https://x.com/sashassbm/status/1826470557409493200?s=46Hi, SashaEstradiol, your favorite Ganon player's favorite Ganon player here. This was a combo I got on a really great player. I was down a couple games and I really needed a win, so I decided the next game I had to go off and prove that I'm not just some unranked scrub who uses Ganondorf.I think this combo is really difficult to pull off because of how weird Ganon's side-b gets, How I was gonna recover after the up-air, and the fact that thr

Around the world on the legendary sheik main Amsah

https://x.com/Nuckels/status/1822373495608946922 Link to the combo First and foremost this combo was Marth on Sheik vs the legendary green sheik Amsah. To land something like this one needs to DI mixup for days and condition for months if not years. The combo shows us taking Sheik around the world of Dreamland while subjecting him to a whopping 127% of damage before sending him down to the depths of hell. We have all seen the combos of edgecancels but this combo brings you back to a simpler time

iBGW ends Quiggles

https://x.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1607519849311526913Notorious twitch troll and evil boxx user Quiggles gets what he deserved, I'm still waiting for his promised ratio to this dayThe rest of this description is to meet the 150 word criteriaThe FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you

10 Piece Wing Combo

https://twitter.com/izzy2k_/status/1827083030164574228Skill - Skill wise i feel like you need a decent handle on falco to pull some of the stuff i was doing here. I definitely put in a lot of time practicing his movement to make it part of muscle memory. But in the moment i executed this by following the flow of the combo like a wave, not thinking too hard about every interaction but moreso on the overall picture of how i can body this falcon>:)Creativity - This combo summarizes my overall plays

NO UP AIR SPAM DK INSTA-KILL

https://x.com/NJzFinest/status/1279917382136410112Skill Requirement: Execution wise this combo is on the medium-high scale. After I Up Air'd Fox, I wanted to get creative... Doing a Back Air forces a knockdown situation instead of leaving Fox in the air for an easy Up Air string or regrab. The Down B I place here is at the perfect spacing to cover all tech/knockdown options and I move pretty much flawlessly throughout the sequence.Creativity: Many people hate on DK combos since it's almost alway

try to guess which one is popo

https://x.com/jc_ssbm/status/1827219682488897938Skill: 8/10 desynced shield pressure is sick and full length solo nana wd smash attack is way harder than you think (try it) Damage: 56% but dying to a combo spearheaded by my underling is 10/10 mental dammyCreativity and Style:I'm tired of being what you want me to beFeeling so faithless, lost under the surfaceDon't know what you're expecting of mePut under the pressure of walking in your shoes(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)E

Roy is way cooler than you think

This clip highlights a lot of Roy's strengths that are underappreciated by most. My background in Street Fighter 4 comes out here when poking with Roy's safe on shield options that can all lead to an opening. I try to avoid opening my combos with grabs because it's just too easy. The perfect usage of weak hits and strong hits allows Roy to get long combos with several hits and if done right you can link any hits into a kill. The initial up air to start the combo was to shield poke or catch the s

bB360 Falcon Punch

Clip: https://x.com/_bB360/status/1827798200226373813Account page: https://x.com/_bB360Hello, I'm bB360 and I main Captain Falcon. I make a lot of combo videos and this clip is one of my favorites from a more recent one. Falcon punches are capstones for basically every Falcon main's combo videos and this one is easily among my few favorites. Subtle details like fast shield pivots and shield drop along with debatably pointless tech, such as the up smash cancel on Randall that is featured in the c

Stylish Roy platform tech chasing and double-edge dance combo