Hey all, I would like to remind you before commenting this video was written in March of 2020 and released in May. This was before many of the allegations began circulating in the FGC and any claims I make either way were not influenced by these events. Safe to say that nobody in any community would defend these horrible people and the same can be said for me. Fuck abusers, fuck pedos, believe victims its as simple as that. Peace.

One of my favorite aspects of the Daigo parry that doesn't often get talked about is that in some recordings of the clip you can hear floe talking in the crowd and expressing worry about jwong throwing out a raw super on block as apparently Daigo had managed to parry the super earlier in bracket that day. The fact that it didn't come out of nowhere honestly makes it even more exciting to me, like an anime character pulling out their secret technique it feels even more earned that they had proven themselves before and the idea that it was something that could be predicted as a small chance of happening again makes it all the more rewarding.

In the immortal words of Tokido "Fighting games are something, so great." It's always nice to find a reminder of why I love fighting games so much.

The meaning of life? The answer lies in the heart of battle

Bro when that Melty Blood intro hit I got the CHILLS

As an old fighting game player, I loved how you framed Alex coming back with his Hugo for one last display of superiority. Brought a tear to an old man’s eye lol. Excellent job, man. Fantastic video

"Fighting games don't have good stories" Me as King of Fighters fan: Okay

26:45 as a 36y/o that loves Fighting Games, this phrase made me shed a tear...been playing since I was 15....great stuff

Ever since I stopped playing smash ultimate since the start of the quarantine I've researched and checked out other games and found out that there really are other very freaking awesome fighting games too with such a dynamic and fun communities with great content creators as you. I'm really interested on trying out tekken 7. What I'm trying to say guys, don't ever stick to just ONE fighting game, at least check out and try other one that catches your attention.

2 years ago: rougher edges Today: history repeats itself

2 years late but this was amazing and the thing is this documentary could be going on for eons every community from every game has moments and we didn't even get into the other countries' scenes like Jp, Korea, and etc. mainly a 3d guy but oh my gosh I just loved this, this video is favorited.

As an European FGC for more than a decade, 8:10 to 8:16 told me everything I needed to hear from this video.

This was not only a pleasing video to watch, but also a great analysis on why and what I love about the FGC and fighting games as a whole. Thank you for this great content :D nvm

as a smash player, chapter 7 is wholly accurate. I love the game series, but it is so true. also holly shit that ending left a chill going down my spine

Great video man! It really hammers down what makes these games special, The people around them, and left me with a feeling of wanting to get better, wanting to leave an impact more than any inspirational video ever would! Keep on making videos dude!

This video just makes me want to get my first joystick even more

Oh this is a big vid, and on my favourite genre. Looking forward to watching this

Thanks for the vid, it's honestly a mix of anger and heartwarming moments. Every day, a new fight begins and a victor rises, but the stories in-between that can be very interesting.

Smash players are the reason I gave up on Smash. They're the reason I chose to move on and pursue other fighters. This video shared great stories of the FGC, ones I've remembered for so long and ones I will remember. (a freaking 8-year-old got in EVO, it was beautiful!) Thanks for this.

I genuinely cried after this video dude. This is incredible art

Man this is the best FGC essay out there, hope you make more fighting game content

X-Men Vs Street Fighter was life changing when I played it in the arcade when it came out. So much hype to see Ryu shoot kamehameha blasts

The algorithm has blessed me today

After what happened in the smash community, I was sad some of my favorite players were unmasked as villains, but while I was pretty depressed, I was glad to get rid of the poison of the community, after giving them a proper chance just in case the allegations were fake. This video was great, and it really showcases the emotions and passion you and the whole community have for the games they love; And while the video had some flaws, it's still a pretty good essay.

Loved this! Great video you can really see how much you care about the community

Thank you for this coolio overview of the FGC, re-experienced a few moments/stories that I was already aware of and learned new stuffs as well! :D (Also honestly, at the time of me viewing along with the date this was posted I thought this would have way more views, feels super underrated)

This has honestly helped me a lot with life and my fighting game skills. This video has pushed me to not only finally be myself but to push forward in life. As much as I suffered its heart warming knowing that the FGC is by your side. I used to play Smash 24/7 because it was the only game I had. I never really had a good understanding of myself but this video has encouraged me to go forward in my gaming career and life. This video helped me out a lot, Thank you so much!

"with word like the f-slur being tossed around like crazy." Weh-ell, buddy, lemme go on about how so many words in our modern lexicon are rooted in ableism~!

It's mostly american fgc would you make a part 2 talking about more of the international players like arslan ash or wawa ?

The smash section is so incredibly wrong

I actually know bocchi in real life. She is one of my friends gf. She is a great person and definitely hasn’t let her past effect her happiness.

"The most powerful thing anyone has ever said" You're joking right?

One thing to note as well is just how these 2 communities Melee and Ultimate are treated by Nintendo. If the FGC is the thug of the esports community then Melee is the manipulated child (at least in my eyes) with every passing game Nintendo is like HEY (Melee player) come play our new smash game with an invitational tournament then later on of the biggest tournaments in Melee could be shut down because the only way to play is on an emulator. Ultimate has it's own issues which have been documented, but when the only thing a community wants is to be left alone by Our creator instead of being lead on in hope HOPE that We get accepted by Nintendo and get helped. It doesn't excuse some of Our actions and how We act when We don't get a tournament spot but I hope it helps people understand why We react how we did.

I was curious about Melty Blood and this video is the reason I bought Type Lumina. “MY PEOPLE”

You could tell everything I wanted about what game FGC the best competitive ever and make that with a masterpice video. Started your channel today and loved everything so far

I feel like the smash section felt out of place and should've been made into it's own video

Thanks for the great video bro! Thoroughly enjoyed but I do think the take on Smash community was one of the most biased and misinformed I've ever come across. Not really a part of the scene anymore myself as I have other interests going on but I do think you only portrayed a very niche part of it as being "the scene." Smash ultimate had the teenager new comer "sparg0" come into the scene and become one of the best in the world and he was revered and celebrated as a crowd favorite. The Bocchi incident sure is sad and appalling and it's not the only thing that has gone massively wrong in the scene but it's not representative of the international scene as a whole. The vast majority of the scene is very friendly and most people I've met are the most socially conscious people I've met in any FGC scene. The thing about Melee you have to understand is that it's a grass roots scene that has had to constantly battle against Nintendo who is trying to destroy it. It's a very different place to be in compared to many fighting game companies that celebrate and support their competitive scene. I do agree that the smash scene is stubborn and allergic to drastic changes but I think it's understandable because it's something they've had to build themselves starting from "house rules" because the game isn't built for a competitive environment. This also makes it very dear to the players and they become protective. I understand it might look silly from the outside but Melee truly is a unique installation in the series and jumping from Melee to Ultimate is honestly a massive leap. Not saying one is better than the other but Ultimate lacks most things that Melee is celebrated for and Ultimate brings a lot of things to the table that Melee never could. I don't think it's any different from people who still play Third Strike because they don't enjoy the new installations. They are very different after all. And we did have almost all of the Melee gods move into Ultimate too so I think the argument is a bit unfair. Anyways cheers and thanks for the great video!

I enjoyed every second of it! I hope you make more videos about the fgc specially about melty.

11:10 Daigo and Infiltration have both won multiple main stage tournaments at the same evo. Daigo even did it twice. John Choi wasn’t the only one.

Jesus, this was beautiful. So many great memories.

ansolutely amazing video, deserves so much more love

I was literally crying at the epilogue that is how beautiful the community is and the video. I always curse myself for being born at the wrong time and wrong region but that is all meaningless the only thing that holds meaning is my journey for the future and the past.

this was an incredible video with a really great outlook and perspective on the greater meaning of what the fgc means to all of us. thank you for this, you deserve a sub without a doubt

you forgot in melee, Happy feet wambo combo

Fantastic video! Loved every single second of it!

Awesome video dood! Good work!

What is the song that plays in 1:48

Honestly the Smash section should have just been left out, it’s not exactly part of the FGC and Melee’s community is mostly separate from Ultimate’s. On top of that it felt more like an opinion piece than an actual account of memorable events that made the scenes feel alive. (Like how do you ignore the Wombo Combo?)

My first video I saw from you, what a first impression. Awesome video!

Right at the beginning of this video and already I see you with that Tekken 2 Jun theme.

Amazing video. Deserving way more exposure without a doubt.

Another amazing video but this time covering my favorite game genre! also DAIGOOOOO

What is the Song name that is played during the daigo parry

Great video man, whether you do another one about the fgc or not ill be subbing and waiting for the next upload. I always love to see a video of someone talking about something they really like.

This was such a great video

was invested until this guy started glazing sinners

What was the song playing during the epilogue?

What is the song you used for the outro? it sounds like a bop

The fgc is truly magical. that clip of Noah is adorably wholesome

This video was amazing. Thank you

As a melee player I can only smh at the smash section. Just saying: Melee and Ultimate are completely different scenes. Being aware that comparing bullying a 15 year old with players staying with Melee because Brawl follows a completely different design philosophy is tonedeaf doesn't make it any better when you do it and therefore insult us Melee players for loving a game. We (Melee Community) don't hate change, we are just forced to stay with Melee because no other game remotely comes close to what it is. Also, in case you didn't know, Toph, who you included with a tweet where he calls out the Ultimate community, is one of the most important figures in the Melee community. Also fuck Leffen.

I was going to ask about melee but then i got to chapter 7 and i have a few points to make about this but ill keep them to myself as the chapter felt like a set up to pull contradiction but i want to say that this felt like a jab that was mildly deserved but when it was followed up by a shiryuken it feel like a rub in the wound. The community is split into ultimate and melee, being bunched into the same group felt wrong and over all it felt like you dont understand smash to the full degree. However that being said if we had a company like capcom perhaps we wouldnt have so many issues with our comminuty and things that happen out side of our tournements is not something we can control but i personally celebrate like a fighting game fame not as a smasher when i see someone break thier barrier i am excited. Either way i love this video all except for the disregard for every melee and smash as a whole has done.

Thank you for the video btw. History in the making.

Amazing video:) Looking forward to your next uploads

I need to know, what is the song that plays at the end at 37:50? Beat is sick and shazam has no freaking idea

underrated video. i loved this.

amazing video. Thank you!

This video is underrated as hell. And also nice pfp.

I appreciate the Smash bias, tbh. Not enough people call them out for being the worst. I had to move around a lot for the Navy, and literally every local I've been to across the country, Ultimate either got itself, or everyone banned from at least 1 venue. Shit, they literally got themselves banned from my most recent venue last week. Melee is also toxic af, but there's individuals, and some small pockets of the community that are cool, at least. Ultimate's completely beyond saving, though.

Beautiful. Thank you!

As an ex smash player, what you said could not be more true. Its honestly sad that one of the greatest crossovers in gaming as a whole has such a bad community.

I just stumbled onto this video,you are an inspiration

1:31 "Fighting games don't have a good story" Netherrealm studio:"hold my beer"

This video deserves millions of views

Action button would like this video

the project m community definently deserves better than clips of them in the smash slander, its certainly not perfect but its very seperate to melee/ultimate

Sonic Fox taking off their hat is like Rock Lee taking off his weights

I can't decide whether I'm delighted that Project M footage was interspersed in the Smash section or offended that the editing was used to make it the posterchild of how horrible and backwards the Smash community is even though the PM/P+ community is one of the chillest communities out there. We just wanna be left alone to play our game without being harassed by Nintendo.

You started off this video sucking off fighting games to an incredible degree and it came off as incredibly high-and-mighty then I stopped watching

Armada dropping out bc his controller is actually kinda understandable. Pro Melee controllers are usually insanely expensive custom made. Tldr the game is fucked in so many ways, making certain controllers better than others, so u cant really just get another one on demand

>latinx brazilian here, pls stop

Anyone know the last 2 songs at the end?

Dude, fighting and plataform games are my favorite ones

Not watched the video yet but I’m loving the title. Bold

This is wonderful

I don't think your portraying of the smash community is just tone deaf, it's misinformed. You can dislike leffen as much as you want and the guy surely is a divisive personality, but no other figure head of the community has stepped up and been a leader in the best sense of the word as he has when the smash community had that wave of abuse stories being exposed. He not only called out the other community leaders who had shit brought up about them, he actively took steps in order to make the issue as visible and discussed as he could. Also, most of the toxic behaviour you showed were from ultimate players, and a known douchebag in the melee community (westballz) who was even accused of abuse by mango's wife. Most of melee community is pretty chill, they just don't like the other games in the series (which is also understandable, seeing as how every other game is huge departure from melee's core mechanics and how Sakurai has gone on record saying he wants the other games to be different from melee). Also, there's a reason for Armada's controller being an issue, and you could have researched it better if you wanted to. The kotaku article you showed actually explains why his problem was not just 'bitchery'. I'm not saying the smash community is perfect and while it has improved significantly it still has a lot to go, but I think you went into this piece with a formed opinion, and that's a shame.

The comments about Mango have not aged well haha I don't think he ever thought the best was behind him, he knew he always has what it takes to be the best any year.

With the time I spent in the FGC going to tournaments, nobody let any hate against any group go without backlash. And this was right before the 2020 smash allegations hit. So good on Ohio for supporting all players.

an 8 year old child competes in evo and I (a 23 year old adult) still can't get out of green ranks in tekken lol great respect for him, this really makes me happy seeing young people becoming a part of this wonderful community

that's the most powerfual thing ever said, for REAL ?

This was a good video man!

This should’ve really been broken up into an eight or nine part series. Some of the dialogue seems a tad pretentious, but the work that went into this is undeniable. Great job.

As a 22yo who’s followed the Smash community since middle school, the ending of this was incredibly demoralizing to watch. However, the change necessary for the community to mature and be “accepted by the FGC,” as it so desperately wants for some reason, _cannot and will not EVER_ happen and here’s why: Smash is *too* accessible. It’s also a kids’ game on a kids’ console. Sakurai literally said he made Smash to be accessible and easy for newcomers. It was never even meant to be taken seriously. That’s why it’s so easy to get into for kids. How many middle schoolers do you know that play Smash vs literally any other fighting game? There is a disproportionate amount of children interested in competitive Smash vs any other fighting game. They get invested. They want to compete. They want to meet and beat their heroes. That’s why we have so many stories of kids like MKLeo back in the day and Sparg0 now making waves at such young ages, while that’s more of a rare occurrence in the FGC comparatively. Not to mention Smash is extremely attractive even if you aren’t interested in comp. If you buy Guilty Gear, it’s to _play_ Guilty Gear, y’know? You bought it to learn a fun, competitive new skill. You bought a _hobby._ But people buy Smash just for casual fun with friends, or maybe because characters from a franchise they love just got added to it. Smash has insane reach and appeal to the broader public and that devastatingly increases the chance of weirdos, immature adults, and literal, actual children to stumble their way into the scene. And that segues into the second issue: Smash is on a kids’ console. While the lower age of the average comp Smash player contributes greatly to the severely lowered average maturity level compared to the FGC, it also is on a console that is more geared towards children. While obviously there are some mature games on Nintendo consoles, the vast majority of main titles are kid friendly. There’s nothing wrong with adults enjoying them too, because the games are made for everybody, but that’s just it: they’re made for EVERYBODY. Compare stereotypical flagship games on Xbox and PlayStation vs Nintendo and it’s blatantly easy to see which side focuses more on making things kids can enjoy in addition to adults, versus the side that still has kids games, but also a large variety of games made _just_ for adults. This fact about Nintendo basically echos the same effects Smash being accessible to children has on the community. Because Nintendo games are more cartoonish and made with children in mind, they have wider appeal. And while there is nothing wrong with liking less gritty, more cartoony media (I literally fall into that category lol), it has the propensity to attract people who like those things but also have stunted mental growth. Basically, the average Nintendo console owner has lower maturity, either due to being a literal child, or being an adult more childlike in his or her thinking, and within that sphere, the average Smash player is even _more_ exaggerated in those categories. And because these adults in the Smash community are hanging around and communicating on Twitter with the younger players (even if they don’t realize it), the lack of maturity of those kids actually _rubs off_ on the older players. Additionally, lots of content creators in the Smash scene have younger viewer bases than FGC content creators, because, again, Smash attracts younger players due to its wider appeal. This in turn, again, just amplifies the amount of kid-adult interactions in the community and fosters the _creation_ of manchildren in addition to attracting preexisting ones. And I didn’t even touch on it but you can obviously see how that makes it easier for creeps and pedos to not only find their way into the scene, but be _CREATED OUT OF_ the scene. You get the gist so I won’t say any more. Basically, tl;dr: the lack of maturity in the Smash community is a side effect of the type of game Smash is and the type of console it’s on, and because those _facts_ will never change about Smash and Nintendo, it is _LITERALLY_ impossible for the necessary growth the community needs to ever fully happen. It’s important for the community to still try and improve in spite of this, obviously, but at the end of the day, no matter how much progress we make, it will _always_ be a far more egregious problem for Smash than it is for the FGC, and that’s, unfortunately, just a fact.

Man, the contemporary stuff here aged like milk. Good vid on the side of history though.

So Fighting Games are a philosophical journey too?

Mang0 comment sadly didn't age well since he sold out to crypt and NFTs

what's the song used at 7:42?

What is the piano song at the final concluding chapter?? I love it, when Ken throws the hat to Terry

man, this video made me cry!

Great video dude