Mario "Diosdi" Osuna

It's Friday, do you know what that means? Weekend Watchlist time! This week we have a top tier tournament, the long awaited Super Smash Con 2016! Are you ready? Let's go!

Tired of not having a reliable movement option like wavedashes back in Super Smash Bros. Melee? Well, now you have one (pretty much)!

The Weekend Watchlist was recently resumed, so we thought it would make sense to make it easier for people to get their tournaments into it. Each week we will cover from 5 to 10 tournaments, so there is a chance to get in.

eLevate, the same team that recently signed Larry "Larry Lurr" Holland, has now signed the famous YouTuber Kunnu "Shofu" Shofu.

This August, Astra will gather the stars from all Latin America, nay, America! From the northern lands, the Canadian team EMG will bring their top tier stream, but they need your help.

Between Super Smash Bros. 64 and Super Smash Bros. Melee there was a gap of barely two years, the smallest gap between two Smash games. Like Smash 64, Melee did not have balance patches, so any glitches weren’t repaired, like Luigi’s invisible ceiling glitch. With a bigger roster, Melee’s tier lists are one of the biggest showings of what a “wild ride” is.

Welcome back to a new installment in the Weekend Watchlist! This week's Watchlist is filled with regionals. Regionals everywhere! As always, we present you what to watch, when to watch it, and how to watch it.

Let's jump right in!

When a character does not return for a new installment of Super Smash Bros., many of us feel sad or nostalgic; but few think about stages. Yes, a wide variety of stages either have been staples on the series, like Final Destination, or Battlefield; but some stages used in competitive play have not returned.

The organizers of Shine 2016, New England's premiere event, have just confirmed via Twitter that Team Solo Mid's Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios will be attending the event.

The first Latin American community effort tournament, Astra, is taking place on August 26th-28th, at the Combarranquilla Convention Center, Barranquilla, Colombia. And Smashboards is going to cover it all!

The Youtuber One Hit Smash recently released a fourth installment in his "Mythsmashers" series, in which he goes through "myths" asked by subscribers.

Welcome back to another Weekend Watchlist! We are bringing back the Watchlists to highlight tournaments not only in the United States, but globally!

Once upon a time, a game with no balance patches, and yet an unstable tier list. That time was 17 years ago, and that game is Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64.

In 2008, when Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released, a new figure in the roster appeared. No, it wasn’t a newcomer, but quite the opposite: it was the figure of absent characters. Despite bringing a whole bunch of newcomers, nobody could hide the fact that there were certain characters that were nowhere to be seen.

When Smash 4 released, however, another new figure appeared: the figure of a returning veteran, characters that did not appear in onegame but came back to duke it out once again. Only three such characters exist, namely, Dr. Mario, Mewtwo, and Roy, the last two being DLC.

When a local community starts, it normally hosts some weeklies, boldly tries to host a regional, or just does it humbly with a group of friends playing in a house. Not many communities get blessings like Freehold, New Jersey.

Recently, a player under the name of Poopems started a streaming service called Master Hand Gaming.

A few months ago, the professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player, William "Leffen" Hjelte, generated a controversy after being deported and later denied a visa to the United States.

A couple of months ago, a group of Chilean TOs traveled to a tournament in Brazil, called The Wavedashers 3. These players gave a fight to the locals, taking some high places in their ranking.

As many of you may already know, and as seen in the Venezuelan Triple Crown series, Astra, the first major Latin American tourney is taking place in a few months, and Panama has not forgotten to join the fight!

February 2016. The last batch of Smash DLC was released to the public including the latest Fire Emblem protagonist, Corrin, and everyone’s favorite Umbra Witch, Bayonetta – or is she everyone’s “favorite” Umbra Witch? Well, we’re here again in the Smashing Debate to discuss it!

Ever since the ol’ 64 times, Smash games have had a tendency to diminish its stock format from one installment to the next. Smash 64 had five stocks, Melee had four, Brawl had three and finally Smash 4 is ruled by a two stock regime.

However, a common topic of debate within the community is the possible change of this trend by sticking to a three stock system in Smash 4. This debate is somewhat…smashing; that’s why we brought it to the round table of the Smashing Debate!