15:44 the capsule was reflected 8 TIMES, once a frame, and took Nairo from 0-68 and had SO MUCH KNOCKBACK it was untechable Wild

_This_ is how Sakurai wanted people to play the game.

Look at all these people laughing and smiling in a tournament

Pro Players: Big Brain Casual Players: Galaxy Brain Pro Casual Players: UNIVERSE Brain

Alpharad wasn't even running this tournament and Vince still made an appearance.

_"CORRECT, MY FELLOW CASTER, THAT _*_IS_*_ A BIRD!"_

Mew2king vs esam looked like esam fighting himself

Put me in, coach.

_Looks like the Smash Ultimate North American Invitational has some real competition_

There should be more casual tournaments for competitive players, you can tell everyone's more relaxed and just having fun.

"The scooby snacks are explosive" -Jacob, 2019

Alpha should really be the narrator for every competitive smash tournament

Casuals playing King K. Rool and Inkling Real Players use Kirby and Little Mac

Ngl, this is unironically way more entertaining than actual competitive smash

Leffen: Casual tournaments can’t be fun. Alpharad: hold my beer.

I thought this was a CPU tournament when I clicked on it. This was a pleasant surprise.

It would’ve been better if they were playing with sideways joycons

It’s all casual until someone picks Vincent

Can we talk about how Nabbit got brutally killed at 9:51

2:54 _The dog has bombs_ That's when you know you need to run.

"tHE DOG HAS BOMBS!" -cONEY --- coney: "what do you have??" isabell:"a bomb!" coney: "nO!"

The funniest part is all the professional Smash players keeling over with laughter as they realize how dumb they are when they die to horrible misplays.

17:07 Coney: oh no the cat Alpha: meo- Coney: AAAAH AAAH AAAAH

6:19 alpharad and void saying 'lets go pong' at the same time

SOMEONE CALL JOE!!! NABBIT IS TOP TIER.

When I saw Esam vs M2K, I thought they were the same person for a second not going to lie.

Shoutout to whoever did the goofy scream at 16:38

17:27 can we talk about the angle that mars threw the staff at? it bounced off the book and hit diddy. If that was intentional, my respect for marss has doubled.

Thank you so much for doing this. Honestly the most hype I’ve had watching a tournament in forever.

This invitational isn’t casual, it’s _ultimate_

To get a little nerdy here: People fall for fake smash balls because of several shortcutting techniques the brain uses to process data quicker. This is especially true with honed reflexes, as they skip even more stuff in order to focus purely on reaction time. A player is focusing primarily on their opponent, with outer focus on the stage and the items spawning in it. They see that rainbow colored flash and instinctively go for it, while still mostly focusing on their opponent so they don’t get wrecked while chasing it. They’re too focused on other things, so the brain just sees the ball shape and rainbow flash and fills in the rest with “oh. It’s a smash ball.” Which relays to the instinct-driven player: “HOLY MOTHER OF TITS ITS A SMASH BALL, GET THAT SUCKER AND MASH B” Thus, a fake ball would actually get players like this more than some random person who plays the game casually. They’re less laser-focused, less instinct driven, and more used to seeing stuff like fake balls and other deadly items. This has been your dorkiness for the video, you’re welcome.

Good to see this video back up!

Honestly, this is more fun to watch professionals play casually. Also, Alphrad is best commentator.

VGBootCamp and EVO are going to have some heavy competition with this new tournament appearing that it could change the face of Competitive Smash Bros as we know it!

8:27 LMFAO MEGA KARMA

16:54 "Really? This looks not good..." "Yeah, but then he does that." *Destruction Intensifies*

Broke: Casual gamers Woke: Epic gamers

I'm glad its so casual

Oh it’s you boi painting a pretty CAT

Day 14 of asking Alpharad to play Mario Strikers Charged

Not gonna lie, I though it was a cpu tournament.

"Casual"

Lol I was actually at Frostbite and saw Alpharad in the hall, but I didn’t say anything because I’m too awkward

Glad to see pros having fun instead of going full try hard

Oh cool. He's doing another Level 9 CPU tournament. ... Wait, what do you mean he got REAL players in on this!?

Guys we NEED Alpharad to actually commentate a tournament. A real one

“let’s do it next year” oh these poor souls have no idea what is to come

Who else enjoyed watching this more than genesis? I sure did lmao this was hype

Title says it's casual, and then you see the moon blazing toward the stage.

12:15 when you screen flips while your watching a KZfaq video on your phone.

3:10 both had same amount of damage given

second comment since republish LETS GOOOO i love this video Edit: 11:30 still never fails to make me laugh

3:55 Jo is taking names right there, JOSNIFFY BEAT PLUP

Real gamers watched the entire invitational video on Alpharad Plus

10:53 legendary combo

This is awesome and so fun, there should be more of these!

that esam / mvd plant match was unreal.

11:29 I legit threw up in laughter 😭😭😭 Wolf's side B hit but Palutena got the star a second before Wolf did side B into a poison mushroom Because of all the extensions, Palutena got a Up Smash on him *My stomach hurts from laughing so hard*

This was so fun and entertaining to watch, There should be more tournaments like this

I enjoyed this so much more then I've ever enjoyed competitive. just seeing people playing smash and having fun as the party game it is at its core is such an enjoyable experience.

*_Just another casual smash, nothing to see here..._*

15:39 Is no one going to comment on Kawasaki going Ultra Instinct right there with a stone cold face?

we need another one of these honestly. so fun to watch

I really hope we get to see more of this!

Losing in casuals is frustrating as hell, but these pros look like they're having a blast.

I just love how both Nairo and M2K tilted their heads at the same time. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DID THAT

I love seeing all these amazing players getting together, playing casual Smash. They look like they're having so much fun!

This was just so fun to watch!! Just the reactions, the interaction in game, it's just a nice break from the serious competitions seeing everyone play smash as if they were playing with family

6:38 I thought he was playing himself or there was a glitch in the Matrix for a sec

i’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and i think this is what’s finally getting me to subscribe

This is the most fun I’ve ever had watching smash bros. PLEASE do more of these

Did anyone else think this was a CPU Level 9 Tournament and that the intro was just a joke?

This made me so undeniably happy. Alpharad, you're moving man, fast and beautifully. Love ya man.

Almost at 1.5 million subs already. Keep up the good work and you'll be there in no time. (Loved the tournament by the way.)

This was amazing. More please. Also, for real, you guys should cast more tournaments.

"Kawasaki looking very intently at the Death Scythe" That part makes me laugh every time.

This is the most entertaining esports tournament I’ve seen in my life

Honestly, one of the best youtube videos I've seen in years. I haven't laughed this hard in a while, loving the content Alpha, keep it up!

Some of the most fun tourney gameplay I've ever seen. Thanks alpha!

Alpha representing the best Persona 5 girl.

i'm so glad this video is back 😭 it was one of my favorites

This made me smile a lot because not only was this amazingly entertaining but everyone was having fun. There was very little actual salt going on, which surprises me, but also makes me hope for more like this.

I need more of this. Competitive is interesting and fun to watch, but this... this was amazing.

yikes, these cpu’s are crazy

"How you play against second seed and lose to Nabbit?" Jo strikes again

THIS is quality content Good job as always Alpha!

Such a fun event this weekend, you and Coney did amazing, hope you two are able to do more events like this in the future

Who noticed alpha is wearing a shirt with a goddess on it?

The true test of skill

Some of the most savage commentary I have ever heard! Do this again sometime! You were born for it!

This is the best tournament i have ever seen. Your commentary made my day.

Hoping we get another casual invitational this year.

7/10 not enough stage morph

This is actually really nice. Seeing people enjoy themselves over the mysterious shenanigans that are items

this was one of the greatest things I have ever seen at a tournament. Really hope they get to make a second one

i honestly thought this was another level 9 tourney from the title

Why didn’t Vincent get casted into this tournament

Yo real talk it was so nice to see all the top players having a great time. I'd love to see more casual tournaments

Holy shit, this was awesome. You should keep doing these!

JoSniffy’s true main nabbit got revenge