@@nitrodyne676 Well, Kirbysim means that the game can be played both casually and competitively to reach a wide audience. Smash can be enjoyed anyway, by anyone, however they choose to play it. It's the beauty of good game design.
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.
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.
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!
WTFFF I am extremely confused: Why do I have so many fans on TH-cam despite my being the unprettiest TH-camr WORLDWIDE? Please answer my question, dear halopis
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.
oh god I know the feeling, I passed mvd at albion, and cos I live in the uk this is like the only annual chance to see a big US player, and when I passed him the best I could offer up was awkwardly stuttering 'good luck'
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*
For fun, not in serious tournaments. I play with items about half the time I play cause it's usually fun and sometime hilarious. But if I want to see who's the better player like in tournaments then I turn them off cause the influence battles too much to where skill is nearly irrelevant
This should be implemented as a stress relief tournament before or in the middle of a tournament, all of them seem to be enjoying themselves a ton, well everyone but Void lol
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.
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
I find myself coming back to this video a few times every week. Never gets old. Also Coney yelling, "THE DOG HAS BOMBS" is the most precious genuine reaction I have ever heard.
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.
Man it's amazing what happens when you combine competitive players with a casual ruleset. Creates a whole new experience that you rarely ever see. I love it.
Look at all these people laughing and smiling in a tournament
Ikr
Just Alpharad doing what he does best. Making sure everybody's having a fun time
@@gaminglqm2319 brə
the biggest smile had to be from Sakurai "They are using everything me and my team programed" a single tear in his cheek
Weird flex but ok
_"CORRECT, MY FELLOW CASTER, THAT _*_IS_*_ A BIRD!"_
_This_ is how Sakurai wanted people to play the game.
Pretty amazing that he managed to appeal to both sides.
Kirbyism at it's finest.
Yeah, but sadly it’s not how we play the game.
Sakurai created the game to appeal to multiple people who like to play their way.
Don't be surprised when people can play a specific way.
@@nitrodyne676 Well, Kirbysim means that the game can be played both casually and competitively to reach a wide audience. Smash can be enjoyed anyway, by anyone, however they choose to play it. It's the beauty of good game design.
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
it's his own fault for trying to reflect it
@@Alpharad He didn't study the way of the casual enough. 1st seed my ass smh
That was wild
ESAM hay, i watch you in tournaments all the time, I’d love to play with ya
@@elementsarethekey9019 fuck off
Pro Players: Big Brain
Casual Players: Galaxy Brain
Pro Casual Players: UNIVERSE Brain
Mmmhmm
You mean universal
On yeah it's big brain time
Extra Casual Players: Mother Brain
Void: well yes, but actually no
Alpharad wasn't even running this tournament and Vince still made an appearance.
Rules of nature amiright?
_Looks like the Smash Ultimate North American Invitational has some real competition_
Ngl, this is unironically way more entertaining than actual competitive smash
Just look at them having the time of their lives.
Yuuki I can’t tell if you’re being serious or sarcastic XD
@@Kelsang01 is way better than competitive
I agree
Probably because of how random it is. No match is alike.
Mew2king vs esam looked like esam fighting himself
Henry Vikingsson “I’m you but stronger”
They are echos
Yeah!
Put me in, coach.
Ayy chocto
No you would be too powerful. Only at 2% of your power you would be able to anihilate those in your way. Stick to being a god, please Chocto.
Choctopus wassup chocto
Hell yeah
Put -me- *it* in, coach.
There should be more casual tournaments for competitive players, you can tell everyone's more relaxed and just having fun.
Same if there were casual tournaments I would even attempt to participate
@Dallas the Great Crazy that people would actually behave like that...
Dallas the Great and yet they still wonder why people think competitive smash is toxic as hell. Not saying it's all toxic but it shows.
@Dallas the Great I think items were alright but time mode is what killed it for me tbh.
Of course they're unbalanced, that's kind of the point
SOMEONE CALL JOE!!! NABBIT IS TOP TIER.
Nabbit ruins dreams
Nabbit will be meta knight V2
99 livessssss
Yeah he’s kinda a glitchy character.
@@braybruin3075 yeah heard he got even glitchier during the 2.0 patch
Casuals playing King K. Rool and Inkling
Real Players use Kirby and Little Mac
Jen real players also use competitively the triple D if you know what I’m saying😏
I'm new but I main kirby
But they also both use jigglypuff
Who else agrees bayo has the spiciest 🍑 in the universe
N' pac
Alpha should really be the narrator for every competitive smash tournament
His CPU tournaments really are giving him proper commentary training huh?
Just a guy You mean commentator right?
"The scooby snacks are explosive"
-Jacob, 2019
He said it when I read it lmao
It would’ve been better if they were playing with sideways joycons
NOW THAT, would've been the true peak, of casualness
You haven’t played Smash if you don’t use the controls real gamers use
Wiimote
The duke Xbox controller
Nah, atari 2600 controller is casual
When I saw Esam vs M2K, I thought they were the same person for a second not going to lie.
That's what I thought during Plup vs. Marss.
Plus they both used bowser against eachother
E C H O F I G H T E R S
Didnt you know that they're echoes of eachother
@@bazzyuwu8859 DAMN IT KYLE
Honestly, this is more fun to watch professionals play casually.
Also, Alphrad is best commentator.
Can we talk about how Nabbit got brutally killed at 9:51
F
Just invincibility frames
Vincenzo M *Captain America*
I understood that reference
omg thank you for pointing that out, RIP
Sass Mastr guess he wasn’t as invisible without Jo’s guidance
I thought this was a CPU tournament when I clicked on it. This was a pleasant surprise.
Same
same
"tHE DOG HAS BOMBS!" -cONEY
---
coney: "what do you have??"
isabell:"a bomb!"
coney: "nO!"
"A knife!"
@@iamboy116 It's a joke
@@kaiservonpanzer213 um... im aware. the original video goes,
"What do you have?"
"A KNIFE!"
"NO!"
You had caps lock on didn't u
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.
m2k is one of the best fighting game players who ever lived
here we see him get blown the fuck up by his own side-b
items baybeeeee
THAT’S A FAKE SMASH BALL YOU IDIOT
This invitational isn’t casual, it’s _ultimate_
Stay in the Penguinz0 comments
How to properly clean your metal computer
*_Epic._*
You're everywhere. Can I have some tips on cleaning?
How to properly clean your metal computer the bootleg Justin Y.
the_mexican_hobo _ nah that’s stickmaster500
Leffen: Casual tournaments can’t be fun.
Alpharad: hold my beer.
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.
Interesting
Makes sense
*HOLY MOTHER OF TITS*
thank you vsauce
Maybe but we all know the reason is that pros aren't good enough for the casual side of smash
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!
Especially since these guys obviously enjoyed doing this. XD
StickMaster500 ooo
The world will implode with all that!
I don't think Cosmos enjoyed it too much haha
It’s all casual until someone picks Vincent
Lucas M Then it’s personal
Thank you so much for doing this. Honestly the most hype I’ve had watching a tournament in forever.
Shoutout to whoever did the goofy scream at 16:38
Quality scream👌
Tom from tom and Jerry
That was def Marss
@@imESAM Whoa, its *ESAM* !
a wild ESAM has arrived
17:07
Coney: oh no the cat
Alpha: meo-
Coney: AAAAH AAAH AAAAH
I'm glad its so casual
first reply
What are you talking about? This is the Most competitive set yet
Not gonna lie, I though it was a cpu tournament.
Those ARE bots. None of 'hem are humans.
Kealo yeah you’re right. No man would call themselves Nairo.
It might as well be, it was using all the rules except for Stage Morph.
They are paided actors
Broke: Casual gamers
Woke: Epic gamers
WTFFF I am extremely confused: Why do I have so many fans on TH-cam despite my being the unprettiest TH-camr WORLDWIDE? Please answer my question, dear halopis
@@AxxLAfriku
Wrong channel
They are having fun and being entertaining at the same time,if that doesn’t define an epic gamer I don’t know what does other than direct skill
AxxL Нет.
2:54 _The dog has bombs_
That's when you know you need to run.
The rat has bombs
Zoinks
Good to see this video back up!
Guys we NEED Alpharad to actually commentate a tournament. A real one
This is a real tournament
TheFanService I mean competitive 😂
The Slap how is this not competitive?
TweekPark nvm my b this is the most competitive tournament ive ever seen
hasn't he already done that before?
"Casual"
Justin Y. 1st reply, sup justin
Justin Y. Yeet
hey you returned
Justin Y. Of course ur here
Justin Y. Damnit Justin
Oh cool. He's doing another Level 9 CPU tournament.
... Wait, what do you mean he got REAL players in on this!?
And whaddya mean it's better than LVL 9?! Nothing can be better!
6:19 alpharad and void saying 'lets go pong' at the same time
That’s so creepy
It was coneys and void
@@VXQCU-q3g nah thats definitely alpha
Glad to see pros having fun instead of going full try hard
Title says it's casual, and then you see the moon blazing toward the stage.
This deserves more likes.
@@PakistanDefenseForum You saying that the moon tries to attack you on a daily basis?
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.
Real gamers watched the entire invitational video on Alpharad Plus
Well I wasn't aware of that, I guess I'm off!
Even realer gamers watched both for some reason.
S.S. Name No... Real gamers watched the entire invitational *live*
The REALEST gamers watched it LIVE
The realest realest gamers watched it live, watched the shortened down version, and watched the full version not live
Day 14 of asking Alpharad to play Mario Strikers Charged
UP!
That game is noice
All of the yes
He did a video on styles channel of them playing it I’ll see if I can find it for you.
th-cam.com/video/3POc1MG6cU0/w-d-xo.html
Lol I was actually at Frostbite and saw Alpharad in the hall, but I didn’t say anything because I’m too awkward
Relatable
oh god I know the feeling, I passed mvd at albion, and cos I live in the uk this is like the only annual chance to see a big US player, and when I passed him the best I could offer up was awkwardly stuttering 'good luck'
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*
And that’s why you play with items.
For fun, not in serious tournaments. I play with items about half the time I play cause it's usually fun and sometime hilarious. But if I want to see who's the better player like in tournaments then I turn them off cause the influence battles too much to where skill is nearly irrelevant
Murphy's law in action!
Oh it’s you boi painting a pretty CAT
that esam / mvd plant match was unreal.
Who else enjoyed watching this more than genesis? I sure did lmao this was hype
16:54
"Really? This looks not good..."
"Yeah, but then he does that."
*Destruction Intensifies*
3:55 Jo is taking names right there, JOSNIFFY BEAT PLUP
Kick names take ass. You may get that reference
*_Just another casual smash, nothing to see here..._*
Yespacito your comment is wright below Justin Y’s comment your the new Justin Y
yespacito
Excuse me there was a 0 to death
Your on every comment section
@@tylerdellicker3623 Justin Yespacito
12:15 when you screen flips while your watching a TH-cam video on your phone.
When you can't like that comment above me because it has 69 likes
When you can't like the comment above you because of the grammatical errors
@@chancellormarkthetwenty-fi6406 Btu u Cna Undrestnad Wat I Am Syainng, Write?
also this comment has more likes than my channel has views
“let’s do it next year”
oh these poor souls have no idea what is to come
ESam is part of Panda Global and won Alpharad's tournament, who is also in Panda Global...
Nothing suspicious here, folks.
Cosmos is part of PG too
Mvd is part of panda global as well
The game was rigged from the start.
@@jtnorton0493 MVD sadly left PG
@@paragon6409 oh my bad , I didn't know
Losing in casuals is frustrating as hell, but these pros look like they're having a blast.
They don’t care about losing in this tournament
Except maybe void
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
15:39
Is no one going to comment on Kawasaki going Ultra Instinct right there with a stone cold face?
This made me so undeniably happy. Alpharad, you're moving man, fast and beautifully. Love ya man.
8:27 LMFAO MEGA KARMA
Bladed Angel omg bladed I didn’t know you watch alpha wtf
I’m the one the who ruined the 69 :)
i'm so glad this video is back 😭 it was one of my favorites
Alpha representing the best Persona 5 girl.
No futaba best girl
Nope definetly Makoto
Futaba is definitely the best girl, sorry. I am with GarchompAttack on this one.
false
Futaba is not best girl she is like your sister
3:10 both had same amount of damage given
"Kawasaki looking very intently at the Death Scythe"
That part makes me laugh every time.
Did anyone else think this was a CPU Level 9 Tournament and that the intro was just a joke?
This is the most entertaining esports tournament I’ve seen in my life
Who noticed alpha is wearing a shirt with a goddess on it?
You mean, _your_ godess?
THE ONE AND ONLY WAIFU
I need that shirt
Seriously, where can I find that shirt?
Alpha has the best taste in waifus for real
Alpha needs to host every smash tournament ever and needs choctopus and macro as co-hosts
This should be implemented as a stress relief tournament before or in the middle of a tournament, all of them seem to be enjoying themselves a ton, well everyone but Void lol
This was amazing. More please.
Also, for real, you guys should cast more tournaments.
The true test of skill
i honestly thought this was another level 9 tourney from the title
second comment since republish LETS GOOOO i love this video
Edit: 11:30 still never fails to make me laugh
I love seeing all these amazing players getting together, playing casual Smash. They look like they're having so much fun!
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.
"How you play against second seed and lose to Nabbit?"
Jo strikes again
It said How do you play second SEAT and lose to nabbit?
I swear, ESAM and M2K look too similar lol
Ikr. Facing their backs at least
They're echo fighters
LOL THEY'RE ECHO FIGHTERS
accurate. ESAM mains a Pokémon and M2K literally has a Pokémon’s name in his name.
JoSniffy’s true main nabbit got revenge
I saw this live last night. Alpha/Coney is the commentator duo I never realized I wanted. You two have GOT to do more live events.
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
"ALPHARAD'S CASUAL INVITATIONAL"
*Entire TH-cam community complains about Casual and CPU's.*
I tought the same.
Why didn’t Vincent get casted into this tournament
Cause its clear who would win if he was in
I appreciate the shirt on alpha, truly a man of culture
THIS is quality content
Good job as always Alpha!
This entire video had me smiling, laughing and crying. On occasions all three. This is amazing!
Link in the description! It's on Alpharad Plus.
Yeah I saw it after the fact. Thanks anyway, man.
10:53 legendary combo
Alpharad link where you got that Makoto sweatshirt my man 👌
Gregory Moratin I need it to
Fangamer.com
@@marunya287 Fangamer.com
Sniper Guy thank you my dude
Sniper Guy 👌👌👌
"Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Oh, it's broken..."
I find myself coming back to this video a few times every week.
Never gets old.
Also Coney yelling, "THE DOG HAS BOMBS" is the most precious genuine reaction I have ever heard.
People complain about commentary on smash matches all the time.
But any match my boy Alpha commentates is pure awsome
7/10 not enough stage morph
Lmao Alpharad is talking himself more and more seriously and I love it
Finally Esam wins a big Ultimate tourney
this was one of the greatest things I have ever seen at a tournament. Really hope they get to make a second one
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.
yikes, these cpu’s are crazy
Finally, an invitational just for me
is it just me, or do Esam and Mew2king look really similar.
Echofox Mew2king? More like Echo fighter Mew2king amirite
You aren’t alone
Man it's amazing what happens when you combine competitive players with a casual ruleset. Creates a whole new experience that you rarely ever see. I love it.
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