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{{Smasher Infobox
{{disambig2|the player '''Dan Salvato'''|the player formerly known as '''Dan'''|Smasher:Super Dan}}
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Dan Salvato
| name          = Dan Salvato
| image        = internetexplorer.jpg
| image        = internetexplorer.jpg
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainpm        = Link
| mainpm        = Link
| 2ndmainssbm  =  
| mainssbu      = Link
| crew          = [[Rutgers Maylay]]
| crew          = [[Rutgers Maylay]]
| skillssbm    = Professional <small>(retired)</small>
| alias        = Internet Explorer
| alias        = Internet Explorer
| realname      = Dan Salvato
| realname      = Dan Salvato
| birthday      =
| birthmonth    =
| birthyear    =
| location      = New Jersey
| location      = New Jersey
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
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'''Dan Salvato''', formerly known as '''Internet Explorer''', was the best ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Link}} player in New Jersey, one of the best ''Melee'' Link players in the United States, and was also considered one of the best ''[[Project M]]'' {{PM|Link}} players in the world. He is fairly known for his high technical precision and development of new Link meta. He was one of the founding members of [[Rutgers Maylay]] as an undergraduate. Salvato was also a developer on the Project M Development Team and works on [[20XX Tournament Edition]].
'''Dan Salvato''', previously known as '''Internet Explorer''', is a former professional smasher from New Jersey. He was known as one of the best ''Melee'' Link players in the United States, and was also considered one of the best ''[[Project M]]'' {{PM|Link}} players in the world. He is known for his high technical precision and development of a new Link metagame. He was one of the founding members of [[Rutgers Maylay]] as an undergraduate. Salvato was also a developer on the ''Project M'' Development Team and he is currently the lead developer of [[20XX Tournament Edition]].


As of 2015, he has retired from playing Smash in favor of progressing Splatoon's competitive field, but is still working on 20XX Tournament Edition.<ref>[http://ask.fm/dansalvato/answer/129490878851]</ref>
Dan Salvato retired from playing ''Smash'' in 2015, though he has infrequently attended tournaments for ''Melee'' since, still using Link; he has since continued to work on ''20XX Tournament Edition'', adding in additional features such as [[Universal Controller Fix]].


==Notable tournament placings==
Outside of ''Smash'', he is best known as the creator of ''{{s|wikipedia|Doki Doki Literature Club!}}'', a 2017 visual novel that quickly gained mass popularity upon release.
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 7]]||July 6th-7th, 2013||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[KTAR 7]]||July 6th-7th, 2013||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=SSBM}}||June 11th-12th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2016]]||June 17th-19th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}||September 19th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}||November 7th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}||January 16th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''Project M''===
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[KTAR 7]]||July 6th-7th, 2013||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||1025th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.twitch.tv/dansalvato Twitch.tv Channel]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/dansalvato Twitch channel]
*[http://www.twitter.com/dansalvato1 Twitter account]
*[http://www.twitter.com/dansalvato Twitter account]


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Dan Salvato also speedruns various games, and currently holds two world records for ''Yoshi's Story''.{{fact}}
*Dan Salvato also speedruns various games, and currently holds three world records for ''Yoshi's Story''.<ref>https://www.speedrun.com/user/dansalvato</ref>
*He is also the Project Manager for the [http://www.frankerfacez.com FrankerFaceZ] extension for Twitch.
*There is an Easter egg in ''Doki Doki Literature Club!'' referencing Project M. When the game is loading, the warning screen may say "PM died for this."
*Dan Salvato is also the creator of FrankerFaceZ, an external Twitch emote provider.


== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:New Jersey smashers]]
[[Category:New Jersey smashers]]
[[Category:Link professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Link players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Link professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Link players (PM)]]
[[Category:VIP contributors]]
[[Category:VIP contributors]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
[[Category:Programmers]]
[[Category:Programmers]]
[[Category:Retired players]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 21:58, February 13, 2024

This article is about the player Dan Salvato. For the player formerly known as Dan, see Smasher:Super Dan.
Dan Salvato "Internet Explorer"
Internetexplorer.jpg
Character info
Melee main Link
Ultimate main Link
Project M main Link
Team info
Crew(s) Rutgers Maylay
Personal and other info
Real name Dan Salvato
Location New Jersey United States

Dan Salvato, previously known as Internet Explorer, is a former professional smasher from New Jersey. He was known as one of the best Melee Link players in the United States, and was also considered one of the best Project M Link players in the world. He is known for his high technical precision and development of a new Link metagame. He was one of the founding members of Rutgers Maylay as an undergraduate. Salvato was also a developer on the Project M Development Team and he is currently the lead developer of 20XX Tournament Edition.

Dan Salvato retired from playing Smash in 2015, though he has infrequently attended tournaments for Melee since, still using Link; he has since continued to work on 20XX Tournament Edition, adding in additional features such as Universal Controller Fix.

Outside of Smash, he is best known as the creator of Doki Doki Literature Club!, a 2017 visual novel that quickly gained mass popularity upon release.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 33rd — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 257th — —
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 7th — —
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 49th — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 65th — —
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 13th — —
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 25th — —
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE September 19th, 2020 33rd — —
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE November 7th, 2020 25th — —
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE January 16th, 2021 33rd — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 13th — —
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 9th — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 25th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 1025th (DQ) — —

External links[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Dan Salvato also speedruns various games, and currently holds three world records for Yoshi's Story.[1]
  • There is an Easter egg in Doki Doki Literature Club! referencing Project M. When the game is loading, the warning screen may say "PM died for this."
  • Dan Salvato is also the creator of FrankerFaceZ, an external Twitch emote provider.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.speedrun.com/user/dansalvato
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