Atlantic North [May 14, 2015] Smashing Grounds Weekly! (PM + Melee at Game Underground... (Framingham, MA)

[The_NZA]

Hello Everyone,

I am here to announce that Game Underground in Framingham has agreed to test out a weekly PM and Melee tourney series every Thursday, starting next week (yay!). I will be TOing the PM side of things, and I am so excited for PM to finally have a home in MA. This is a fully featured weekly, with a stream, plenty of setups, PM singles and doubles, Melee Singles and maybe eventually we can plan for a ranking system.

So lets get to the specifics: https://www.facebook.com/events/421374361298583/

DATE/Time:
Thursdays

Registration for PM/Melee is 6:20 PM
PM Starts at 7:00 PM
Melee Starts at 8:00 PM

LOCATION:
Game Underground 1251 Worcester Rd Framingham, MA 01701


TRANSPORTATION:
Driving is the easiest. However, there is the Commuter rail Framingham stop that is 5 minutes from the venue. If one were to get off there, they could call me on my cell to arrange for a pickup.

Alternatively, I am willing to pick up people from the Riverside stop on the Green Line around 5:30 PM. If you don't drive, I suggest you post in the event thread or here to coordinate a ride: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewEnglandMelee/

Venue Fee $5.

Singles Fee is $3 (each game)

We need Brawl Disks, Melee Disks, SD cards, Wiis, and CRT TVs. Most importantly, we need people. Please spread the word, try and make the effort to make it out to this so that it can be the big success a Weekly needs in order to be justified. A Full setup = free venue (full setup means tv, console, game). If you bring a setup, please aim to arrive at 6:00 pm to speed up setup.

If you want to contact me or have questions/ideas, post below or message me.


Hope to see you all there, and I hope you all are as jazzed about this as I am! We've all worked hard for this moment.


PM Ruleset:

Spoiler

Melee Rules
Standard Apex 2014 rules:


Wobbling is legal. Wobbling past 250% will be considered stalling and is not allowed

 

[skyguy]

Definitely gonna try and go to this! I was hoping a weekly event would come closer to me.

 

[GodAtHand]

I don't live close enough to make this often. But just posting to tell you that I hope this catches on.

 

[The_NZA]

EDIT: 10 chars.

 

[hotdogturtle]

Unfortunately I won't be here tonight after all. My work called and asked me if I could come in to cover a shift tonight, and I accepted =(

That's another week that I'll have to wait before I can play again.

 

[Sastopher]

I had to perform some necromancy on my smashboards account for this post.

Thursdays at 6 are a little hard for me to make, but I plan on attending one of these. Are they going to be every week? I look forward to getting my butt kicked in PM.

 

[The_NZA]

They are every week and this week's was a huge success (minus it lasted waaaay too long),. We probably are going to cut PM doubles out of the equation.

 

[POOB]

I'm pumped about this, I've been waiting for something like this around my area for project m for awhile. I will most likely go tomorrow.
Also, based on last week's success, I wouldn't have to worry about driving a half hour and finding out barely anyone is there correct? lol

 

[The_NZA]

I'm pumped about this, I've been waiting for something like this around my area for project m for awhile. I will most likely go tomorrow.
Also, based on last week's success, I wouldn't have to worry about driving a half hour and finding out barely anyone is there correct? lol

You don't have to worry about that, but if you would like to ensure more people come, htere are a few people who are stranded who need to be picked up.

Don't know if you are interested, but you should post here to help some folks out:
https://www.facebook.com/events/421374361298583/431007960335223/?notif_t=like

also, please bring a setup (TV and/or Wii + sd card + brawl + melee + gcn)

 

[metaXzero]

Dang. Finally find a Smash thing and I work through most of it every week. I already come to Framingham on Fridays for Fight Night, but it'll probably be a long while before I come to this while its on Thursdays. Though best luck to your continued success!

 

[The_NZA]

Dang. Finally find a Smash thing and I work through most of it every week. I already come to Framingham on Fridays for Fight Night, but it'll probably be a long while before I come to this while its on Thursdays. Though best luck to your continued success!

@_@ change your schedule to work on Fridays. Give in to your smash gods. M2k and Kdj are there tonight.

 

[metaXzero]

@_@ change your schedule to work on Fridays. Give in to your smash gods. M2k and Kdj are there tonight.

My schedule is pretty inflexible though. Mon-Fri evenings, part of a skeleton crew, the morning shift has enough people happy where they are, and I'm coming from Foxboro. Friday only works out because I tend to get off early and Fight Night tends to run way into the night unless there is a tourney Saturday. With this, I'd be arriving at the tail end of the event (slightly past 11) where people are on there way out.

 

[OidBirdie]

I'll be there for sure. Unfortunately i can't bring a setup though.
First tourney experience. Hypee!

 

[metaXzero]

Somehow I made it. I didn't enter the tourney since it was way too late, but I lucked out with work and made it to this. GGs to all who I played. And good on M2K winning

Dunno when/if I ever get the to be here again. But I enjoyed it just as much as Fight Night. Peace.

 

[The_NZA]

Somehow I made it. I didn't enter the tourney since it was way too late, but I lucked out with work and made it to this. GGs to all who I played. And good on M2K winning

Dunno when/if I ever get the to be here again. But I enjoyed it just as much as Fight Night. Peace.

Sorry you didn't get to play in tourney! Hope to see you again as improbable it is. And I hope you got to play some friendlies.

 

[Mew2King]

I will be at the one in 7 days from now. March 20. All I ask is
1) please money match me a lot and
2) Please get me a GOOD controller that I can buy. I am looking for something good enough to win MLGs; such as easy ledge wavedash and perfect/instant dash dancing. thanks!

 

[Spralwers]

videos can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/GameUndergroundStore/playlists
Each week is put into a playlist and is generally up by the following tuesday evening. Not all videos go up, but the vast majority do.

 

[Risky]

I live in Newport, RI and would love to come to this. Is anyone in the area able to carpool? I can take the 60 up to Providence, if you're on the route.

 

[robosteven]

Just wanted to post that this tournament series is really fun and I've been learning a lot every time I go, meeting some cool people, and look forward to it every time I can make it. Seriously, you guys are awesome and I thank you tremendously for making this a regular thing (even if I can only consistently make it like half the time).

If anyone is thinking about going, my recomendation is absolutely GO GO GO. If you like the game and want to get better, just show up. Even if you get #rekt just learn from your experiences and try to get better.



For serious though, guys who should I main in this game everyone is great and I don't know who to play regularly

 

[The_NZA]

Just wanted to post that this tournament series is really fun and I've been learning a lot every time I go, meeting some cool people, and look forward to it every time I can make it. Seriously, you guys are awesome and I thank you tremendously for making this a regular thing (even if I can only consistently make it like half the time).

If anyone is thinking about going, my recomendation is absolutely GO GO GO. If you like the game and want to get better, just show up. Even if you get #rekt just learn from your experiences and try to get better.



For serious though, guys who should I main in this game everyone is great and I don't know who to play regularly

DK is the answer.

 

[robosteven]

DK's too stronk, I don't want to put too much pressure on everyone else.

but I'll take it into extremely serious consideration

dk srs

 

[POOB]

DK's too stronk, I don't want to put too much pressure on everyone else.

but I'll take it into extremely serious consideration

dk srs

I think you should main olimar and secondary DK or vice versa. Test out tomorrow who you like better/do better with. After all, u said you love olimar. Its important to love your character and have fun with them lol. Olimar is relatively unexplored in PM,you might discover some new things.

 

[The_NZA]

I think you should main olimar and secondary DK or vice versa. Test out tomorrow who you like better/do better with. After all, u said you love olimar. Its important to love your character and have fun with them lol. Olimar is relatively unexplored in PM,you might discover some new things.

God knows we ALL need more olimar practice.

 

[KhanYe]

I'll be at the one on April 10th and 17th hopefully. TOURNEY DEBUT BRRRRUUUUUHHHHH.

 

[The_NZA]

I'll be at the one on April 10th and 17th hopefully. TOURNEY DEBUT BRRRRUUUUUHHHHH.

We are aiming for a monthly on the 19th!!! Will you stlil be here?

 

[KhanYe]

Yes darling <3

 

[Strawhat Jiggs]

What kind of a monthly special? Some friends and I are planing on coming on the 25th.

 

[hotdogturtle]

If anyone is thinking about going, my recomendation is absolutely GO GO GO. If you like the game and want to get better, just show up. Even if you get #rekt just learn from your experiences and try to get better.

Yeah, real talk, I honestly feel like I've improved more in the past 5 weeks than I have in the entire time since P:M came out, just because I'm playing more than once every two months at random tournaments. Frequent playing is the most important key to getting better, whether it's good or bad, high level or low level. And even if you're never been to a tournament before, if you like playing the game you will have an incredible time playing with new people (not even mentioning the social aspect of it, which is also amazing), and the gameplay experience will help you, even if you don't realize it.

This series has brought out so many people who I never saw at any P:M or Melee tournaments before this, and we're growing so fast in less than 2 months. Finally we have a real "scene" for this game.

 

[The_NZA]

Y'all don't know how happy all of your posts make me.

The Monthly will be a mega PM focused Saturday with Singles, Doubles, and potentially crew battles (potentially a Cross crew battle between Smashing Grounds MA and Hall of Gaming CT)

 

[Strawhat Jiggs]

That sounds amazing! Probably going to go with some friend. Team tuna bandits will rise!

 

[POOB]

Y'all don't know how happy all of your posts make me.

The Monthly will be a mega PM focused Saturday with Singles, Doubles, and potentially crew battles (potentially a Cross crew battle between Smashing Grounds MA and Hall of Gaming CT)

Omg, that sounds so hype, especially doubles and cross crew battles. Gonna make sure i schedule myself "unavailable" for work that day lol

 

[robosteven]

Yeah, real talk, I honestly feel like I've improved more in the past 5 weeks than I have in the entire time since P:M came out, just because I'm playing more than once every two months at random tournaments. Frequent playing is the most important key to getting better, whether it's good or bad, high level or low level.

F'reals, I just want to mention that holy **** you've gotten way better from the time I played you in tournament, like, fairly recently. I don't know, I think it was two or three weeks later and I can clearly see improvements in your game. Your Bowser's a beast now. Mad props, yo.

 

[robosteven]

...also I can't go tomorrow because work scheduled me. However, I just put in that I can only work every other Thursday (if that's even necessary) at most, so I'll be able to get to at least every other tourney.

 

[POOB]

F'reals, I just want to mention that holy **** you've gotten way better from the time I played you in tournament, like, fairly recently. I don't know, I think it was two or three weeks later and I can clearly see improvements in your game. Your Bowser's a beast now. Mad props, yo.

Yeah definitely, I was VERY lucky that the Bowser-DK MU is in DK's favor, because I faced him in bracket and he resorted to Kirby, which not to mention was also nasty. I'm worried if he keeps improving at this rate... lol

Also, too bad you can't come this week

 

[Zenox]

How much is it for doubles?

 

[Apollo Ali]

I think you should main olimar and secondary DK or vice versa. Test out tomorrow who you like better/do better with. After all, u said you love olimar. Its important to love your character and have fun with them lol. Olimar is relatively unexplored in PM,you might discover some new things.

I second this. Just pick Oli or DK and stick with 'em dude. Main indecisveness aint gonna getcha anywhere

 

[POOB]

I second this. Just pick Oli or DK and stick with 'em dude. Main indecisveness aint gonna getcha anywhere

True... 100%... idk what i was thinking lol

 

[The_NZA]

How much is it for doubles?

At this point, our thursday weeklies usually don't have doubles. However, our monthly may have a $10 per team entry fee for doubles.

 

[robosteven]

I second this. Just pick Oli or DK and stick with 'em dude. Main indecisveness aint gonna getcha anywhere

b-b-but I like Ganon and Roy too...

For real though, I'm definitely going to try and improve my Olimar game, might throw DK out there sometimes, but idk yet. There are just so many options. I'll figure out at least a main two (or three) soon enough. Olimar will definitely be one of them though.

 

[POOB]

b-b-but I like Ganon and Roy too...

For real though, I'm definitely going to try and improve my Olimar game, might throw DK out there sometimes, but idk yet. There are just so many options. I'll figure out at least a main two (or three) soon enough. Olimar will definitely be one of them though.

I'll gladly play a bunch of friendlies with you next thursday if youre there, we need to find you a main lol