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'''''Metagame''''' is a documentary series follow-up that covers the "Five Gods of Melee," funded with a Kickstarter of $34,583.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eastpointpictures/the-smash-brothers-armada</ref> On November 23rd, 2020, a trailer released, along with the announcement that the series would premiere on Twitch on December 11th-13th, 2020.<ref>https://www.metagamedoc.com/</ref> Episodes 1-3 aired on December 11th at 2-5 p.m. PT, Episodes 4-6 aired on December 12th at 2-5 p.m. PT, and Episodes 7-8 aired on December 13th at 2-4 p.m. PT. | '''''Metagame''''' is a documentary series follow-up that covers the "Five Gods of Melee," funded with a Kickstarter of $34,583.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eastpointpictures/the-smash-brothers-armada</ref> On November 23rd, 2020, a trailer released, along with the announcement that the series would premiere on Twitch on December 11th-13th, 2020.<ref>https://www.metagamedoc.com/</ref> Episodes 1-3 aired on December 11th at 2-5 p.m. PT, Episodes 4-6 aired on December 12th at 2-5 p.m. PT, and Episodes 7-8 aired on December 13th at 2-4 p.m. PT. | ||
=='Doc Kids'== | ==Reception and legacy== | ||
The Smash Brothers is largely credited for growing what would become the modern ''Melee'' tournament scene. Since then, it's been credited as among the best esports documentaries of all time by news outlets, resulting in a spectator culture that has continued to grow well into the modern day.<ref>[https://youtu.be/LdnGOop6j-c?si=jPWUxNTL19X6b3y4 The Smash Brothers' might be the best eSports documentary of all time]</ref> | |||
The Smash Brothers's representation of ''Brawl'' has received criticism over the years, being credited with doing irreversible damage to the game's reputation. Specifically, issues taken are with the use of low-level footage when representing Brawl's problems instead of high-level footage of the time, acting as though the game lacked a significant competitive scene, as well as the lack of opposing views. {{Sm|Samox}} covered this in an episode of Samox Talks,<ref>[https://youtu.be/LdnGOop6j-c?si=jPWUxNTL19X6b3y4 Samox Talks 1: Brawl's Depiction in "The Smash Brothers"]</ref> where he owns the original documentary's criticisms, saying that the points given were meant to fit with the narrative of the game and documentary, rather than praise Brawl and illustrate a community divide that had yet to become what is seen today. | |||
==='Doc Kids'=== | |||
'''''Doc Kids''''' are the new generation of players who, as {{Sm|Tafokints}} put it, [https://twitter.com/tafokints/status/798669118169722880 "basically represent people who got into the game after Aug 2013 in light of the Smash Documentary"]. With the end of the documentary based around EVO 2013, the tournament marked the dawn of a new age in Melee. The media interest in the event as well as the documentary helped draw in members to the Melee community almost exponentially. {{Sm|Fiction}} theorized that - given 3 years of directed effort - a player could reach [[SSBMRank|'top-100']] status. This has been proven by several players who began playing post-documentary, namely; | '''''Doc Kids''''' are the new generation of players who, as {{Sm|Tafokints}} put it, [https://twitter.com/tafokints/status/798669118169722880 "basically represent people who got into the game after Aug 2013 in light of the Smash Documentary"]. With the end of the documentary based around EVO 2013, the tournament marked the dawn of a new age in Melee. The media interest in the event as well as the documentary helped draw in members to the Melee community almost exponentially. {{Sm|Fiction}} theorized that - given 3 years of directed effort - a player could reach [[SSBMRank|'top-100']] status. This has been proven by several players who began playing post-documentary, namely; | ||
*{{Sm|Zain}} (The first 'Doc Kid' to win a major tournament, doing so at {{Trn|Shine 2018}} | *{{Sm|Zain}} (Began playing in May 2014 - The first 'Doc Kid' to win a major tournament, doing so at {{Trn|Shine 2018}}, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, ''Melee'' player in the post-[[Netplay]] era) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Cody Schwab}} (Began playing in September 2015 - Ranked as the best player in the world in [[SSBMRank 2023|2023]]) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Jmook}} (Began playing in October 2014 - One of the best players in the post-Netplay era, peaking at 3rd on the SSBMRank 2023) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|moky}} (Began playing in 2014 - Peaked at 4th on the SSBMRank 2023) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Soonsay}} (Began playing in 2017 - Peaked at 9th on [[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}} (Began playing in January 2014 - Peaked at 12th on SSBMRank Summer 2024) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|KoDoRiN}} (Began playing in 2017 - Peaked at 11th on the SSBMRank 2023) | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Magi}} (Began playing in March 2015 - Peaked at 17th on the SSBMRank 2023) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Significant events}} | |||
[[Category:Documentaries]] | [[Category:Documentaries]] | ||
[[Category:Competitive play]] | [[Category:Competitive play]] | ||