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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Smash Bros. Melee Player Loses $2,000 To Rare Pokémon Stadium Glitch
I can think of a lot of ways to lose a major Smash Bros. Melee tournament with $2,000 on the line, but this might be one of the strangest. Fourth-ranked Kurtis 'moky' Pratt was in the Full House 2025 finals, but idly wavedashing in-between level transformations on the Pokémon Stadium stage sent his Fox McCloud through the floor and into an early grave. moky was facing off against second-ranked Cody Schwab in the finals of the Smash Bros. Melee Major tournament when both got caught in the fire forest phase of Pokémon Stadium. With both players separated by one of the obstacles, they twitched back and forth, biding their time to see who would make the first move. It ended up being Pratt, though perhaps not in the way he intended. A rare glitch saw him accidentally fall straight through the level, cementing Schwab's victory and the $2,000 first place prize. The glitch is triggered by wavedashing, a physics exploit common in high-level Melee that lets players maneuver quickly without leaving them vulnerable. Doing so around the tree in the fire forest phase of the Pokémon Stadium stage, however, opens players up to an uncommon but well-known glitch that will send them falling through the level geometry. Guest commentator Juan 'Hungrybox' Debiedma, who lost to Pratt earlier in the tournament, even mentioned the possibility on air, just moments before it unfolded on-screen. Advertisement 'There's just no way LMAO,' Pratt posted on X after the match. Not everyone is convinced it was an accident, however. How could a player as skilled and experienced as Pratt succumb to such a one-in-a-million bug? Did he lose that way on purpose because it would be funny, or to prove a point about why certain levels should be banned? Then again, is a briefly viral Twitch clip really worth $2,000? In this economy? . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Metro
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
6 GameCube games that need to come to Nintendo Switch 2 - Reader's Feature
A reader names the GameCube games he'd like to see come to the Nintendo Switch 2's online service, from Eternal Darkness to Super Smash Bros. Melee. The long-awaited announcement of GameCube games being added to the Nintendo Classics library, as part of their Nintendo Switch Online service, has been cause for rejoicing amongst fans. To finally play the console's iconic classics, as well as a few rare gems, on a modern system in HD is extremely exciting. But there are still some must-see titles missing from the currently confirmed line-up that I hope will be added in the near future. One of the most obvious omissions so far is the GameCube's own entry in the Mario Kart series. Double Dash is still one of the most unique Mario Karts to date, with its two drivers to a kart concept, character-specific power-ups, and some of the best tracks in the whole franchise. These features still make a great case for revisiting Double Dash all these years later, and with it supporting up to 16-players, additional online play would make for a chaotic experience! Kirby's often forgotten kart racer on the GameCube made for a great alternative to the Mario Kart formula. Utilising Kirby's mechanics in its racing, players inhale enemies around the track and use their gained abilities in lieu of power-ups, plus there was as an open-ended challenge mode. The game went under the radar and has become a rather rare title, but with the newly announced sequel for Switch 2 – called Kirby Air Riders – it would be great to experience the GameCube original alongside it. One of the most ambitious and unique horror games of its time, Eternal Darkness became an icon of the genre and one of the GameCube's most interesting exclusives. Telling a sprawling story across history, with three branching paths and touting its renowned *sanity effects* mechanic that range from subtle details to breaking the fourth wall, delivering at the time an incredibly effective and memorable psychological horror experience. It's sadly never been seen again outside of its sole GameCube release but now is a perfect opportunity for many to experience this terrifying masterpiece again. Arguably the superior version, when compared to the Wii port, Twilight Princess delivered the more cinematic and realistic Zelda experience fans had been clamouring for. Some incredibly memorable characters, a fantastic atmosphere, and some of the best dungeons in the entire series make it a standout and one that many would be glad to see return. If we'll never see the fantastic Wii U remasters come to Switch, then having them join the classic line-up alongside The Wind Waker would certainly be welcome. It was almost baffling to see Melee excluded from the launch line-up, considering its immense popularity, being arguably the best entry in the series. Melee has remained a fan favourite and mainstay within the competitive scene for good reason; its fast-paced nature combined with some of the most precise, responsive, slick, and varied controls and mechanics in any fighting game has allowed it to really stand the test of time. It seems like a no-brainer to eventually bring it to the Switch; combine that with the potential for online multiplayer, and you're onto a winner. This is a very personal pick and not even a GameCube exclusive, but I know for definite I won't be alone in this one. The Simpsons take on the GTA formula is as cult classic as it gets; not breaking any new ground but simply being an incredibly fun, nostalgic, and hilarious experience. More Trending Elevated by that Simpsons charm, exploring the show's world with the original cast and too many references to count. Demand for a remaster or simply any modern port has been immense; even a spot in the Classics line-up would be triumphantly hailed by many. By reader George Buckland The reader's features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro. You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@ or use our Submit Stuff page and you won't need to send an email. MORE: Ghost Of Yōtei this week is where PlayStation officially gave up - Reader's Feature MORE: Nintendo Switch 2: the best and the worst of the new console – Reader's Feature MORE: Getting married won't stop me playing video games - Reader's Feature
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pistons-Timberwolves fight: Detroit vs. Everybody, just like it used to be
Pistons-Timberwolves fight: Detroit vs. Everybody, just like it used to be There were ejections in Minneapolis, sure, and perhaps some suspensions to come. But what the Detroit Pistons have discovered, or rather what they've displayed for the better part of this season, is an identity. One can add the Melee in Minneapolis to some of the other famous brouhahas in the franchise's history, and of course the jokes will fly about the Pistons being known for such things. The internet was on fire when it saw Isaiah Stewart grab his jersey and point to the 'Detroit' emblazoned across the front, while barking at the Minnesota Timberwolves fans. This was in the aftermath of the altercation that started with the Timberwolves' Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo and Pistons rookie Ron Holland II. Holland, whose play has improved in recent weeks with more opportunities, has never been one to scare and didn't back down from Reid or DiVincenzo. (Plays before the actual kerfuffle, Stewart, yes, had been into it with DiVincenzo, and then Rudy Gobert found himself on the other end of Stewart letting him know what could happen if he was interested.) Advertisement So by the time the smoke cleared and players were removed from the first row of the Target Center stands, five players and two coaches, including Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, were ejected. 'What you see is guys looking out for one another, guys trying to have each other's back … and those are non-negotiable in our locker room,' Bickerstaff said in the postgame. 'When you play the way we play, you earn a reputation, you're going to be tested.' All-NBA candidate Cade Cunningham and forward Tobias Harris were already out with injury, so the ejections put an even bigger strain on the Pistons, who ultimate lost the game, 123-104. But that didn't matter in the moment, and it doesn't matter when you're establishing something very real, brick by brick. It didn't even matter to Bickerstaff in his fiery moment. Advertisement 'There were some things said by their assistant coach (Pablo Prigioni), and I'm in the same boat as my guys, we're going to defend each other,' Bickerstaff said. 'I'm not gonna let people say belligerent things about my guys. And it's that simple.' That doesn't fly everywhere, but it does in Detroit — and it had better. With that comes something for them to embrace, for the present and the future. For now, any team seeing the Pistons on their schedule knows they're in for a long night — and that's expected to continue in the playoffs when they begin in three weeks. For what they lack in experience, they seem to make up for in other intangibles. And seemingly, this franchise seems to be buoyed by instances that firmly plant themselves on one side and everyone else on the other. Advertisement Call it Detroit vs. Everybody. In a January game in 1988, Pistons bruiser Rick Mahorn — who was more skilled than folks remember but was known as a tough guy for good reason — took down a 23-year-old league darling wearing No. 23 in Chicago. When a skinny Michael Jordan got to his feet, then-Bull Charles Oakley went after Mahorn, and Bulls coach Doug Collins tried jumping on Mahorn's back, along with assistant Johnny Bach and a hippie by the name of Phil Jackson. Those Pistons were far more established by that point, having gone to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals the year before, losing to the Boston Celtics, but they were still fighting for their turf — literally and figuratively. Isaiah Stewart got into it with Timberwolves fans after being ejected Sunday night. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) It was the birth of the 'Bad Boys,' who took what could've been seen as a negative, wrapped their arms around it, and made it their signature. Even though Isiah Thomas was one of the league's most dazzling players, that toughness became synonymous for the next five years. Advertisement Whether they were cult heroes, antiheroes or a revelation to the NBA that winning could be done in a different way than the glamorous Lakers or similarly gritty Celtics, it was different from the norm. They were hated because they were feared, which was the greatest sign of respect. These Pistons aren't there, they're still shaking off the residue of the negative years, the embarrassing 28-game losing streak from last season and futility of having not won a playoff game since 2008 — the end of a seven-year run of winning 50 games that culminated in two Finals appearances and an NBA title in 2004. Not shockingly, that Pistons team was rough and tumble. Ben Wallace was the defensive anchor, and they announced to the NBA that they weren't to be quarreled with against another Midwest team they'd battle for supremacy for the next few years. Advertisement In late March of 2002, the Pistons stormed into Indiana and put a beatdown on the Indiana Pacers. Pistons reserve Corliss Williamson drove and found Jermaine O'Neal delivering a forearm shiver late in the fourth quarter. Williamson didn't take kindly to it and slammed the ball on O'Neal's head before an all-out brawl took place. O'Neal threw punches at multiple Pistons before being ejected. (As an aside, Williamson was one of the peacemakers on Sunday as an assistant on the Timberwolves staff.) The two franchises would meet in the conference finals two years later and, of course, at the start of the 2004-05 season the ugly Malice at the Palace took place when Ron Artest went into the stands after a fan threw a cup of beer on him. That element was regrettable, of course, and nobody's suggesting these Pistons find themselves in that position. But it seems fitting some teams have a look and a feel, no matter the era. Stewart has developed a reputation for being ready to fight, but it obscures him being one of the league's best defenders, and a player many teams have called about regarding his trade availability. Advertisement He's not as legendary as Wallace, but he does fit the Mahorn mold, and he's a huge part of why this team is developing an identity, a way of life for 48 minutes. You can't win in this league without an identity. It's as much for you as it is for the rest of the league to know what they're in for, for incoming players to know the standard, and even for fans to connect and have strong opinions on either side of the spectrum. Those Bad Boys Pistons made you feel something — hell, they still make you feel something to this day. Seeing Stewart brings a visceral reaction now, just like seeing Bill Laimbeer's sneer, or Dennis Rodman's clap-and-smile routine, or Isiah's charm being on full display. Advertisement 'You don't win by accident. There's a formula for success. And you must study it and force that formula on your team," Isiah Thomas told NBC's Bob Costas in 1993. "We didn't just hunker down and say it's us against the world. It was planned, thought out, detailed, organized. 'It was no type of tradition. A fan could care less if he wore a Detroit Pistons hat. It didn't mean anything to him. There was no brand name equity in that Pistons emblem. So you had to create something. And it wasn't gonna be created through your marketing department. It had to be created through your players.' Thomas was talking about the Pistons' reputation, and subsequently, his own. It was a personal cost for Thomas to win, to create that identity from nothing — and it's being followed again today. The Pistons are more than just resurgent this season. They're coming. This April and beyond. Detroit vs. Everybody.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pistons-Timberwolves fight: Like past teams, Detroit isn't backing down — 'we're going to defend each other'
Pistons-Timberwolves fight: Like past teams, Detroit isn't backing down — 'we're going to defend each other' There were ejections in Minneapolis, sure, and perhaps some suspensions to come. But what the Detroit Pistons have discovered, or rather what they've displayed for the better part of this season, is an identity. One can add the Melee in Minneapolis to some of the other famous brouhahas in the franchise's history, and of course the jokes will fly about the Pistons being known for such things. The internet was on fire when it saw Isaiah Stewart grab his jersey and point to the 'Detroit' emblazoned across the front, while barking at the Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Advertisement This was in the aftermath of the altercation that started with the Timberwolves' Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo and Pistons rookie Ron Holland II. Holland, whose play has improved in recent weeks with more opportunities, has never been one to scare and didn't back down from Reid or DiVincenzo. (Plays before the actual kerfuffle, Stewart, yes, had been into it with DiVincenzo, and then Rudy Gobert found himself on the other end of Stewart letting him know what could happen if he was interested.) So by the time the smoke cleared and players were removed from the first row of the Target Center stands, five players and two coaches, including Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, were ejected. 'What you see is guys looking out for one another, guys trying to have each other's back … and those are non-negotiable in our locker room,' Bickerstaff said in the postgame. 'When you play the way we play, you earn a reputation, you're going to be tested.' All-NBA candidate Cade Cunningham and forward Tobias Harris were already out with injury, so the ejections put an even bigger strain on the Pistons, who ultimate lost the game, 123-104. Advertisement But that didn't matter in the moment, and it doesn't matter when you're establishing something very real, brick by brick. It didn't even matter to Bickerstaff in his fiery moment. 'There were some things said by their assistant coach (Pablo Prigioni), and I'm in the same boat as my guys, we're going to defend each other,' Bickerstaff said. 'I'm not gonna let people say belligerent things about my guys. And it's that simple.' That doesn't fly everywhere, but it does in Detroit — and it had better. With that comes something for them to embrace, for the present and the future. For now, any team seeing the Pistons on their schedule knows they're in for a long night — and that's expected to continue in the playoffs when they begin in three weeks. Advertisement For what they lack in experience, they seem to make up for in other intangibles. And seemingly, this franchise seems to be buoyed by instances that firmly plant themselves on one side and everyone else on the other. Call it Detroit vs. Everybody. In a January game in 1988, Pistons bruiser Rick Mahorn — who was more skilled than folks remember but was known as a tough guy for good reason — took down a 23-year-old league darling wearing No. 23 in Chicago. When a skinny Michael Jordan got to his feet, then-Bull Charles Oakley went after Mahorn, and Bulls coach Doug Collins tried jumping on Mahorn's back, along with assistant Johnny Bach and a hippie by the name of Phil Jackson. Those Pistons were far more established by that point, having gone to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals the year before, losing to the Boston Celtics, but they were still fighting for their turf — literally and figuratively. Isaiah Stewart got into it with Timberwolves fans after being ejected Sunday night. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) It was the birth of the 'Bad Boys,' who took what could've been seen as a negative, wrapped their arms around it, and made it their signature. Even though Isiah Thomas was one of the league's most dazzling players, that toughness became synonymous for the next five years. Advertisement Whether they were cult heroes, antiheroes or a revelation to the NBA that winning could be done in a different way than the glamorous Lakers or similarly gritty Celtics, it was different from the norm. They were hated because they were feared, which was the greatest sign of respect. These Pistons aren't there, they're still shaking off the residue of the negative years, the embarrassing 28-game losing streak from last season and futility of having not won a playoff game since 2008 — the end of a seven-year run of winning 50 games that culminated in two Finals appearances and an NBA title in 2004. Not shockingly, that Pistons team was rough and tumble. Ben Wallace was the defensive anchor, and they announced to the NBA that they weren't to be quarreled with against another Midwest team they'd battle for supremacy for the next few years. Advertisement In late March of 2002, the Pistons stormed into Indiana and put a beatdown on the Indiana Pacers. Pistons reserve Corliss Williamson drove and found Jermaine O'Neal delivering a forearm shiver late in the fourth quarter. Williamson didn't take kindly to it and slammed the ball on O'Neal's head before an all-out brawl took place. O'Neal threw punches at multiple Pistons before being ejected. (As an aside, Williamson was one of the peacemakers on Sunday as an assistant on the Timberwolves staff.) The two franchises would meet in the conference finals two years later and, of course, at the start of the 2004-05 season the ugly Malice at the Palace took place when Ron Artest went into the stands after a fan threw a cup of beer on him. That element was regrettable, of course, and nobody's suggesting these Pistons find themselves in that position. But it seems fitting some teams have a look and a feel, no matter the era. Stewart has developed a reputation for being ready to fight, but it obscures him being one of the league's best defenders, and a player many teams have called about regarding his trade availability. Advertisement He's not as legendary as Wallace, but he does fit the Mahorn mold, and he's a huge part of why this team is developing an identity, a way of life for 48 minutes. You can't win in this league without an identity. It's as much for you as it is for the rest of the league to know what they're in for, for incoming players to know the standard, and even for fans to connect and have strong opinions on either side of the spectrum. Those Bad Boys Pistons made you feel something — hell, they still make you feel something to this day. Seeing Stewart brings a visceral reaction now, just like seeing Bill Laimbeer's sneer, or Dennis Rodman's clap-and-smile routine, or Isiah's charm being on full display. Advertisement 'You don't win by accident. There's a formula for success. And you must study it and force that formula on your team," Isiah Thomas told NBC's Bob Costas in 1993. "We didn't just hunker down and say it's us against the world. It was planned, thought out, detailed, organized. 'It was no type of tradition. A fan could care less if he wore a Detroit Pistons hat. It didn't mean anything to him. There was no brand name equity in that Pistons emblem. So you had to create something. And it wasn't gonna be created through your marketing department. It had to be created through your players.' Thomas was talking about the Pistons' reputation, and subsequently, his own. It was a personal cost for Thomas to win, to create that identity from nothing — and it's being followed again today. The Pistons are more than just resurgent this season. They're coming. This April and beyond. Detroit vs. Everybody.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
174 players compete for $2000 at ‘Almost Heaven' Smash Bros. tournament
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — One of the most popular party video games got serious in Morgantown on Saturday as 174 players from across the east coast vied for more than $2,000 in prize money at the 'Almost Heaven 6' Super Smash Brothers tournament. According to several players at the event, Almost Heaven 6 is far and away the most competitive Smash Bros. event in West Virginia history; many of the state's best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee players were competing on Saturday, along with several out-of-state players who are in the top 100 global power ranking for Smash Ultimate, including Syrup (#14), Zomba (#21), and Mr. E (#66). Justin 'Hawk' Rosa, the vice president of WVU's Smash Bros. club and the #1 ranked player in West Virginia, said the event is the best way for players and organizers to show off West Virginia's gaming talent to the rest of the country. 'Our goal essentially is to give West Virginia players an opportunity to show their skills against some of the best players in the world,' Rosa said. 'We have multiple top 100 players in the world and they've all come to see what West Virginia is about and see our event, and we couldn't be more grateful for that.' Caleb Hoffman, a WVU alumni and the tournament's head organizer, said the club began reaching out to top players back in November to encourage competitors from out of state to make the trip. Over the years however, the tournament and its organizers garnered a reputation of their own, which Hoffman attributes to good old-fashioned West Virginia hospitality. Life beyond the cosmos? WVU holds screening of 'Small Town Universe' documentary 'It's incredible to see the growth. Just two years ago, when we ran this event, we had a 70-person bracket. This year we had to cap the entrants allowed because we were worried about the fire safety, so it's crazy to see how fast it grew in popularity,' Hoffman said. 'West Virginia hospitality goes a long way in our smash scene—anyone who comes out of state, we give 'em a free pepperoni roll for driving. We give our top players a free pepperoni roll for winning the tournament. So it's all about that hospitality. I think that's what we do differently than other scenes.' Although the Smash Brothers club at WVU has seen great success at Almost Heaven 6, club members say getting to this level of success and visibility was a time-consuming effort, requiring years of build-up at the grassroots level to prove they could run their events well and have the players to back it up. If you want to learn more about competitive Super Smash Bros. in West Virginia, you can follow the official account on X, or follow the WVU Smash Ultimate club page here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
