What To Do At Your First Tournament: Featuring Tafokints!

[LiteralGrill]

There have been many newcomers to the Smash community as of late which has been wonderful for the scene. However, there are still those out there who might be nervous about attending their first event. California Smasher, tournament organizer, and blogger for MeleeItOnMe Daniel "Tafokints" Lee is here to help! He stars in a recent video released on the SSBM Tutorials Youtube channel that covers what players need to do at their first event. Give this a watch and go look for an event happening soon near you too attend!

SmashCapps found this humorous and informative. To follow his current tournament going adventures (he's on his way to Evo!) follow him on Twitter.

 

[Tuesday]

ROFL @Sizzle

 

[J.P]

Great video as always MIMO! My only advice would be to go to your first tourney with the mindset of giving your best and learning from your losses and wins as much as you can.

 

[Zelbur]

Thanks so much! It's always hard to do the first event I'm guessing. Hope I can get the guts to try one out soon!

 

[Child Star]

I reccomend talking smack before the tourney.

 

[ChivalRuse]

I reccomend talking smack before the tourney.

That's what you do at your second tourney, once you know who you can beat.

 

[WT!]

Thanks so much! It's always hard to do the first event I'm guessing. Hope I can get the guts to try one out soon!

lol dude don't think just go

 

[(Buddha)]

Can we please find a new picture to use for this guy ? I have seen that same picture three times. lol

 

[KingCasual]

$1 HOT DOGS?!?! I'm sold.

 

[TakeYourHeart]

This video is rather cute and helpful.

 

[9Blades]

$1 HOT DOGS?!?! I'm sold.

I was at this tournament. Can confirm they were top tier hot dogs too.

 

[90007000]

I recomend taking drugs...

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

i hope that someday in my life, i can participate at tournaments :D i want to show at everyone how strong i am :D

 

[NGUY (guitarstage)]

NOICE So cool dude keep up the good work

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

NOICE So cool dude keep up the good work

For the moment i will train, like that i will meet strong people and having fun with them ;D

 

[Dokokashira]

I thought the way this was written was really funny! "Can I keep bothering you and invading your personal space?"

This also taught me a few things about tournaments that I didn't know, like how I could bring my own setup. Thanks!

 

[L1nk3r]

If you go to a sm4sh tournament and your main controller is the Wii U Gamepad do you have to take your own Wii U Gamepad with you?
saw the answears thanks i'll use my Wii U Pro Crontroller then

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

If you go to a sm4sh tournament and your main controller is the Wii U Gamepad do you have to take your own Wii U Gamepad with you?

I'm not sure but i guess that you'll have to buy a gamecube controler.
I also have the wii u gamepad as a main controler ;D
But i didn't went to a tournament . hope i could

 

[Purin a.k.a. José]

If you go to a sm4sh tournament and your main controller is the Wii U Gamepad do you have to take your own Wii U Gamepad with you?

The GamePad only works on your Wii U, it would not work on someone else's.
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Despite having my first tournament on March/April (don't really remember), I still get nervous when I go to a tournament. This will help!

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

The GamePad only works on your Wii U, it would not work on someone else's.
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Despite having my first tournament on March/April (don't really remember), I still get nervous when I go to a tournament. This will help!

I don't know how it feels but i'll be happy if i could go there :D

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

I don't know how it feels but i'll be happy if i could go there :D

Bu for now i think i'm gonna first participate at Online Tournaments ;D

 

[Dokokashira]

If you go to a sm4sh tournament and your main controller is the Wii U Gamepad do you have to take your own Wii U Gamepad with you?

AFAIK the GamePad isn't allowed at tournaments because only one can be connected to the system at a time. That's the main reason I switched to the GameCube controller.

 

[ATL4S]

My first event is going to be big house because it's right by me, I'm still going to piss myself!

 

[Deleted member]

I recomend taking drugs...

There is no steroid equivalent for the smash brothers games. >.<

 

[iNSOMNIACssbm]

$1 HOT DOGS?!?! I'm sold.

Food... America... SSBM... You can't go wrong!

 

[dahuterschuter]

kek, as if there are tournaments I could go to.

 

[Tankster]

Thanks for the video. You have saved me from the boredom of beating on a cpu

 

[luke_ario]

the cpu's are becoming unbearable. Someone tries bring a tourney to Vidalia GA? IS IT ECOFRIENDLY? DOES IT HAVE DRUGS?! You'd have to go through too much hate in redneck country. -_- haaaaaate it

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

Great Video! All newcomers to competitive smash should check this out. And what he's saying is true 99% of the time, nearly everyone in the smash scene is friendly and helpful, yeah you may run into a jerk every now and then but it's really rare. Get out there and have fun, and remember, losing only makes you stronger. A master has failed a thousand times where as a beginner has only tried once.

 

[herpyderpherper]

I went 1-2 in losers in my first tournament, does this mean im special?

 

[poisn]

just go guys, it's a really fun experience and if they seed you low you get to play top players in your weekly in round 1 or 2, which is really a learning experience

 

[Zionaze]

Wen Taf films a video at your local tourney and you squeal and invade his personal space

 

[LaFin]

Going to my first tournament this weekend, only been playing smash for two months, so hype!

 

[ThirdDay]

What he told us not to do to a top player is what me and my friend did at a tournament... XD

 

[Hyruled]

Going to my first tournament this weekend, only been playing smash for two months, so hype!

How'd it go?

 

[JohnTwo]

If only they were having a tournament in my area.

 

[Tsukuokami]

Going to my 4th tourney. When I went to my first someone gave me some advice which was pretty helpful when you say people are nice there they really are to anyone going to their first tourneys.

 

[Kaibo]

That video is cringe worthy

 

[Thy Knight]

This would have been helpful to me yesterday hahah! xD

 

[The Dark Hero 64]

If only they were having a tournament in my area.

I hoped that too , but we can always dream