All Episodes - Waiting for Game
Waiting for Game is a weekly news podcast hosted by Melee Stats, a group of dedicated contributors and followers of the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee scene. Tune in live at twitch.tv/meleestats every Tuesday at 9pm EDT to see us talk about tournament results and so much more.
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SMASH IS NOT GOING TO BE KILLED BY NINTENDO feat. tafokints & The Crimson Blur
Blur rants about the need to join the revolution and destroy intellectual property forever. Sort of.
THE BIG HOUSE 11 BREAKDOWN || feat Zamu & DarkGenex
Melee Stats and two favorites break down The Big House 11
ARE PLUP AND WIZZROBE BACK? feat. Bbatts
Bbatts brings the most unhinged out of Wheat and Edwin in a recap of Riptide.
MIDWEST BREAKDOWN AND FALL PREVIEW feat. SSB_Seal
One day after Riptide happened, we're uploading our epic Riptide preview, which surely ages like fine wine, with the Midwest's finest, SSB_Seal.
CAN CODY SCHWAB BECOME THE GOAT FOX? feat. stocmoney
stocmoney, OG Father, Spirit, and Holy Ghost of New England Melee, joins the show to talk about the last Shine ever.
CAN ANYONE CHALLENGE ZAIN? feat. Zamu
Girl month guy Zamu joins the show to break down Shine 2023 and the very quickly closing race for No. 1
WHO ARE THE TOP 50 MELEE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD? feat. Zuppy
The TASMAN cometh - Zuppy joins the show to discuss everyone's rank on the Top 50, recap GOML, and preview Smash Con.
GOML Preview feat. Webs
Commentator and legal Canadian resident Webs joins the podcast to talk Get On My Level 2023.
LACS Breakdown & Fete Preview feat. Swift
Straight from his major top 8 at LACS, Pika/Fox dual main Swift joins the show to recap his run and preview Europe’s first major in years.
LACS Breakdown & Fete Preview feat. Swift
Straight from his major top 8 at LACS, Pika/Fox dual main Swift joins the show to recap his run and preview Europe’s first major in years.
LUDWIG AHGREN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 5 OFFICIAL BREAKDOWN ft. Toph & Chroma
Toph and Chroma join the show to breakdown Ludwig's newest event, as well as if an event immediately becomes a major by virtue of being associated with him and Mogul Moves.
Is Smash Sustainable? feat. DarkGenex
DarkGenex joins the show to discuss if Smash is sustainable, as well as preview the summer.
THE HOTTEST PEACH IN THE GAME PT. 2 feat. Polish
Fresh off another win over Cody Schwab, Polish regales us with a tale of mind-goblins, losing to Ganondorf, and finding yourself in top eight of a major.
TIPPED OFF 14 PREVIEW feat. Wills
Atlanta's premier TO and community leader Wills joins the show to breakdown the return of the Atlantic South's longest running major.
CODY SCHWAB VS JMOOK - WHO IS THE NO. 1 MELEE PLAYER? feat. turndownforwalt
Tag commentator and the most content contentman you'll ever find, turndownforwalt joins the show to break down the current two-person race for No. 1.
BATTLE OF BC BREAKDOWN feat. Radar
The best commentator from BC joins the show to break down Canada’s latest supermajor.
ARE SMASH MAJORS DYING? feat. contra
How many more Chief Smash Officers are gonna pop up? TO extraordinaire contra joins the show.
DOES SMASH CAMP COUNT FOR RANKINGS? feat. FatGoku
Oregon's favorite son finally joins the show to break down Major Upset, Smash Camp, and the latest news with CLG's shutdown.
THE FLASHIEST FALCO feat. CLG Magi
Magi joins Melee Stats to dive into the current landscape of competitive Melee and Major Upset.
Can anyone catch up to Jmook? feat. Chroma
Top 8 commentator and premier Jersey boy chroma joins the show to break down Collision 2023.
SUPERMAJOR SEASON IS BACK! feat. Epengu & Wills
BEMI commentator Wills and ex-BTS writer Epengu join the show to recap BEMI and discuss Collision 2023.
Where the hell is Melee's meta going? ft. Junebug
Junebug joins us to talk about mid-tiers and BEMI 2023.
MOKY DOKY FRESH OFF THE GRIDDLE feat. moky
We got moky we got doky
GENESIS 9 Preview feat. Zamu
The Midwest's very own Zamu joins the show a second time to help us make predictions for the first Melee supermajor of 2023.
THE 2023 TOP 100 feat. Chroma
Chroma joins us to share hot takes for 2023's Melee Top 100.
THE MOST WATCHED LIVE MELEE SET OF ALL TIME feat. Fiction & FatGoku
Fresh off winning a Mogul Chessboxing Championship belt, Fiction joins the show to talk about the Scuffed World Tour and which smashers he wants to fight. FatGoku joins as well.
IS MELEE GOING TO DIE? feat. Aiden, Blur & The Cheat
Emergency episode of Waiting for Game.
WHO IS THE BEST MELEE PLAYER IN THE WORLD? feat. turndownforwalt
Walt joins the show to talk about Smash Summit 14 and what's going on for the most stacked fall Melee season ever.
LIVE AT SMASH SUMMIT 14 feat. webs (and friends!)
It's Wheat and webs (and more) live at Summit!
IS LEFFEN GONNA WIN BIG HOUSE? feat. Zamu
Fox propagandist Zamu joins Melee Stats to spread the word of Fox and tell us why Leffen is gonna win Big House.
Could Armada Be The Best If He Came Back? feat. KoDoRiN
KoDoRiN admits Armada would own him.
The Rankings Are Good, Actually feat. Krudo
Everything you know about the Summer PGR is wrong. Except for what we and Krudo are gonna tell you.
WaveDash Recap & Smash Con Preview feat. Swedish Delight
A very normal, very sane, totally ordinary episode recapping Wavedash 2022 and previewing Super Smash Con 2022 - definitely nothing here that made one of the co-hosts think he was in danger of dying.
4M Recap & Fete Preview feat. Seal
With Wheat taking a week off in Europe, Edwin brings on Seal to break down the last two weeks of the Midwest, as well as preview the upcoming Fete and Smash Factor.
The Greatest Impressions in Melee feat. Junebug & Jorge
Nobody told me Jorge was so good at impressions.
CAN HUNGRYBOX WIN TWO MAJORS? feat. Ben
Fresh off 13th at GOML, Ben joins a Wheatless show of Waiting for Game to help the crew dive into GOML 2022 and Double Down.
CEO 2022 Recap & GOML 2022 Preview feat. Jackzilla
Jackzilla joins us for the fiftieth episode of Waiting for Game.
MELEE STATS SOLD OUT! feat. Chroma
Chroma joins the show to break down CEO 2022.
IS LEFFEN BACK? feat. Vish
Please support Chillin here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kashan-khans-chillin-stroke-recovery
CAN MANGO MAKE TOP 8? feat. Radar
Radar joins the crew to dive into Battle of BC 4. Also lemons. Lots of talk about lemons.
What the hell is Nintendo up to? feat. The Crimson Blur
Blur joins WFG yet again to recap Panda Cup, Nintendo's relationship with the scene, and if we have too many goddamn circuits.
THE NEW MELEE TOP 5 feat. Sora & Blue
Sora and Blue join Wheat and Edwin to talk about Smash Summit 13 and the crazy state of the metagame. Also Sheik. Lots of talk about Sheik.
LIVE AT SMASH SUMMIT 13 feat. webs, Contra, s-f, and many others!
Wheat??? At SUMMIT?????
How To Build A Melee Community feat. Ryobeat
Ryobeat joins the show to preview the Function 2 and talk about how he and the rest of NYCMelee brought their local community together.
IS HUNGRYBOX NO. 2 IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW? feat. DarkGenex
Smash Summit 13 invitee DarkGenex recaps himself getting into summit, Pound 2022, and the crazy state of Melee's Top 10 right now, including if Hungrybox is the second best player in the world.
DOES MELEE HAVE A NEW TOP 10? feat. Toph
Toph joins the Waiting For Game crew to talk about the wild, unpredictable Genesis 8, talk the current Top 10, and preview Pound 2022.
IS PAPA JOHNS SAVING MELEE? feat. The Cheat
Mikey inches one step closer to getting the honorable Melee Stats jacket.
SMASH CAMP 2022 RECAP feat. Yingling & The Cheat
There's Jordan and Pippen. There's Hov and Ye. But what about The Cheat and Nick MFing Yingling? The two Smash Camp TOs join Waiting for Game to recap the latest Smash Camp, as well as talk the greatest tournaments ever. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Is Melee Dying? feat. Chroma
Chroma joins the boys to discuss the recent discourse about Melee's decline, SWT's reveal and preview the upcoming Smash Camp 2022. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Representation in Smash feat. homemadewaffles
Homemadewaffles join the Waiting for Game to recap the Black Empowerment Melee Invitational, as well as the recent news of Nintendo not allowing Smash at Evo. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Is Melee Secretly The Best Esports Investment? feat. moky & The Crimson Blur
moky & The Crimson Blur join the Waiting for Game crew to recap the Top 30 of Blur Rank, as well as recap the crazy influx of sponsors coming into the community
LACS 4 & GenAssist feat. Epengu
Zane, friend of Melee Stats and (secret) Meleeionaire joins the Waiting for Game crew to talk about the upcoming fundraiser for Genesis TOs, as well as LACS 4.
GenAssist feat. Patti
Patti, from Allston Melee and #GenAssist, joins the Waiting for Game crew to talk about the upcoming fundraiser for Genesis TOs, as well as LACS 4.
The State of Melee Content feat. turndownforwalt
A single Fiction tweet inspired us to bring on turndownforwalt to talk about Melee content. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD & 2022 PREVIEW feat. Darkgenex
Watch Wheat flame Edwin for caring about online results as the two and DarkGenex breakdown an interesting 2021 year of Melee. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
SMASH WORLD TOUR RECAP feat. Phil
The GOAT himself, Phil, joins the Waiting for Game crew to break down last weekend's Smash World Tour Championships, and talk about the landscape of 2022 Melee. Also, Edwin talks about football. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
SMASH SUMMIT 12 RECAP WITH JOSHMAN feat. Sora
Fresh off his performance at Smash Summit 12, Australia No. 1 Sora explains what a shooey is and explains the wonders...of egg doinking... -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
SMASH SUMMIT 12 PREVIEW feat. FendrickLamar
BIG FENDY joins Waiting for Game this week to help us make sense of an absolutely wild and upcoming Smash Summit 12.WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod
SMASH SUMMIT 12 VOTING DISCUSSION feat. Free Palestine and Ringler
Free Palestine and Ringler join the Melee Stats boys to make their cases for why they should be voted into Smash Summit 12. WATCH LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats SUPPORT US at https://www.patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US at https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod
Who is the GREATEST Melee Player of ALL TIME? feat. Toph & Blur
THREE HOURS OF NONSTOP GOAT TALK WITH TOPH AND THE CRIMSON BLUR WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE SAID YOU FOOLS Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Mainstage Recap ft. KoDoRiN
THE GODORIN HIMSELF joins Wheat on the latest episode of Waiting for Game to recap his run to third at Mainstage, as well as Wizzrobe's impressive victory. Watch live: twitch.tv/meleestats
Mainstage Preview ft. Chroma
Melee Stats premier commentator and fitness guru Chroma joins the crew to dive into the biggest open major of 2021...as well as give some fitness tips. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Smash World Tour NA East Recap with THE BEST PEACH? feat. Polish
SWT bronze medal finisher Polish joins the Waiting for Crew crew to talk about his electrifying performance at the NA East Finals, the future of Peach in the metagame, and how he magically got some top players to play bad vs. him. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Smash World Tour NA West & Europe Recap & NA East Preview feat. Captain Faceroll
The bronze medal winner and tech-chasing aficionado Captain Faceroll joins the latest episode of Waiting for Game to recap a wild weekend of Smash World Tour, as well as preview the upcoming chaos of the NA East Regional Finals. Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Smash World Tour in EU and NA West feat. DarkGenex
DarkGenex joins the show to talk about the upcoming Smash World Tour events, as well as - wait. Is that...KoDoRiN in the background? What the hell is he doing here? Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Smash & Academia feat. Dr. Piggy
Dr. Piggy joins Ambisinister for a special one-on-one episode to talk about her academic thesis on the factors behind skill acquisition as well as the strangely prominent intersection of psychology, academia, and competitive Smash. WATCH LIVE: https://twitch.tv/meleestats SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod
Low Tide City Preview feat. Studebacher Hoch
Texas' biggest commentator - figuratively and literally because he's so goddamn tall - joins the Melee Stats crew to talk about Low Tide City, as well as that super secret Project Plus event which everyone is quietly excited about. WATCH US: www.twitch.tv/meleestats FOLLOW US: www.twitter.com/meleestatspod SUPPORT US: www.patreon.com/meleestats
Riptide RECAP feat. Logan
Fresh off Top 8 at Riptide, Logan joins Melee Stats to recap the first open LAN national in a year. FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Riptide Preview feat. webs
Longtime friend of the show and the greatest commentator from the Midwest joins the Waiting for Game crew to talk about the first open LAN major Smash has had in just under two years.FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspodSUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
#FREEPM feat. Wisely
With news of Nintendo once again screwing over the Smash scene, we brought on Wisely, a top PM commentator, to tell us why it's so important for the community to rally together and #FreePM. FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
The Best of The Big House feat. Juggleguy
Where has Juggleguy been the last two years? The Big House TO joins Waiting for Game in a special one-on-one episode with Edwin where the two recap their favorite sets from the Big House series, and talk about the greatest Midwest players ever.FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestatsSHOW LESS
Smash World Tour & Central America
The Smash World Tour kicks off THIS WEEK with its upcoming Central American invitees finally announced! Which of the 16 will earn a spot for the Smash World Tour grand finals? The Melee Stats crew dives in. FOLLOW US: https://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/meleestats WATCH US LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
The Man Behind Tafostats feat. CLG Tafokints
In a special one-on-one episode of Waiting for Game, Wheat talks to CLG | Tafokints about his past contributions to the Melee community, Tafostats, the Top 100 and where Melee is heading. FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod https://twitter.com/GimmeDatWheat SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats WATCH LIVE: https://twitch.tv/meleestats
Was Smash Summit 11 Grands the GOAT set? feat. HomeMadeWaffles
Melee legend HomeMadeWaffles joins us to recap Smash Summit 11, debate who's the Melee GOAT, and talk about if Netplay still matters.FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/meleestatspodhttps://twitter.com/GimmeDatWheathttps://twitter.com/edwin_buddingSUPPORT US:https://patreon.com/meleestatsWATCH LIVE:https://twitch.tv/meleestats
Air Yingling & Smash Summit feat. The Cheat
Melee Stats has just gotten ratio’d by Air Yingling. The man behind the greatest Summit campaign of all time joins us to talk about Nick Yingling and to make predictions for the first big LAN event in over a year. FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod https://twitter.com/GimmeDatWheat https://twitter.com/edwin_budding SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats WATCH LIVE: https://twitch.tv/meleestats
Rollback Rumble: The Gay One feat. MeleeSadPosts
Twitter phenom and Gaylee community leader MeleeSadPosts joins the gang as we recap Rollback Rumble: The Gay One and look forwards to Smash Summit on the horizon! SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod https://twitter.com/Ambisinister_ https://twitter.com/Edwin_BuddingWatch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
The Return of SaveAsUntitled
The Melee Stats Podcast OG producer, YouTube legend and dear friend SaveAsUntitled returns for a heartfelt reunion in which we catch him up on the state of 2021 Melee and learn what's he's been doing in his time away from the community. SUPPORT US:https://patreon.com/meleestatsFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/meleestatspodWatch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
GOML 2021 Recap w/ The Mixup (feat. Turndownforwalt and Radar)
The Mixup joins Melee Stats for our longest episode yet! Wheat, Edwin, Walt and Radar talk GOML 2020, make predictions gonna make it to Smash Summit 11 and Radar gives us the hottest takes...on chocolate and vanilla. SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
GOML, Smash Summit & The Return of LAN, feat. moky
The coolest Fox player north of the border joins the Waiting for Game to talk about GOML, Smash Summit & the future of online majors. SUPPORT US: https://patreon.com/meleestats FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/meleestatspod https://twitter.com/edwin_budding https://twitter.com/GimmeDatWheat Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Stacking it Up with PPMD
Welcome back to another week of Waiting For Game! In today’s episode, Melee Stats talks to Golden Guardian's PPMD on the Octagon 2, the future of Mango vs. Zain & so much more. FOLLOW/SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/meleestats https://twitter.com/meleestatspod https://twitter.com/GimmeDatWheat https://twitter.com/edwin_budding https://twitter.com/Ambisinister_ https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Who is the Best Puff? feat. Junebug
Welcome back to another week of Waiting For Game! In today’s episode, Melee Stats talks to Junebug about his various thoughts on the Melee metagame, the return of LAN locals, and who the best Jigglypuff main is right now. T#freemelee #savesmash///Support us on PATREON:http://www.patreon.com/meleestatsFollow us on TWITTER:http://www.twitter.com/meleestatspodhttp://www.twitter.com/Ambisinister_http://www.twitter.com/gimmedatwheathttp://www.twitter.com/edwin_buddingJoin us on DISCORD:http://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K///Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/meleestats
Summit Champions League Season 2 Wrap-up feat. Aiden
Welcome back to another week of Waiting For Game! In today’s episode, Beyond The Summit’s Aiden joins the Melee Stats crew for a hard-hitting two hour roundtable on SCL, Leffen’s showing at Poilon Colosseum, and more. #freemelee #savesmash /// Support us on PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/meleestats Follow us on TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/meleestatspod http://www.twitter.com/Ambisinister_ http://www.twitter.com/gimmedatwheat http://www.twitter.com/edwin_budding Join us on DISCORD:http://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K ///
Summit Champions League Week 3 feat. Toph
TOPH!!!!! The Golden Guardians-sponsored Melee streamer, caster and player joins the Melee Stats crew to talk about all things SCL on the latest episode of Waiting for Game.#FreeMelee #SaveSmash///Support us on PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/meleestatsFollow us on TWITTER:https://twitter.com/MeleeStatsPodhttps://twitter.com/edwin_buddinghttps://twitter.com/gimmedatwheatJoin us on DISCORD:https://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K///
Regen + The State of Europe feat. Pipsqueak
Welcome back to Waiting for Game! Pipsqueak joins us to discuss Regen Online, the rise of Europe's mid-level, and more!#FreeMelee #SaveSmash///Support us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/meleestatsFollow us on TWITTER:https://twitter.com/MeleeStatsPodhttps://twitter.com/edwin_buddinghttps://twitter.com/gimmedatwheatJoin us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K///
Summit Champions League Week 2 feat. Slime
Welcome back to Waiting for Game! Slime joins us to talk about SCL week 2, how TOs can sell doritos better, and more!#FreeMelee #SaveSmash///Support us on PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/meleestatsFollow us on TWITTER:https://twitter.com/MeleeStatsPodhttps://twitter.com/Ambisinister_https://twitter.com/gimmedatwheatJoin us on DISCORD:https://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K///
Summit Champions League Week 1 feat. iBDW
Melee Stats is back with a new podcast: Waiting for Game! iBDW joins us to talk about SCL, Mango being No. 1, the return of Plup, what's going on with Hungrybox & so much more in our very first episode.#FreeMelee #SaveSmash///Support us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/meleestatsFollow us on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MeleeStatsPodhttps://twitter.com/edwin_buddinghttps://twitter.com/gimmedatwheatJoin us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PUD3RP6n5K