Why every frame matters in Melee

In this episode of Frame Data, we’re going to take a look Game 4 of the Loser’s Round of 16 set between Zain and Rishi at The Big House 8. This game came down to a literal single frame, and it's a perfect example of how impactful 1/60th of a second can be.

grandorman gazelle's Frame Data Spreadsheet:

SSBM Tutorials - Everything About Randall:

Schmoo and Gentlefox's Melee Knockback Calculator:

Rishi's Set Analysis:

Links and Zeldas:

♫ Music ♫
Hugger Mugger - Where You At
HOME - Synchronize
HOME - Overflow
HOME - Pyxis
HOME - Before The Night
Catherine OST - Lost

[danieluzumaki]

This is like watching a narrator in an anime explain a fight as it's happening, and then the narrator says "all this happened in just 30-seconds".

[thatsthamove]

i feel like this is a school like project.

[OffTheDome]

Im really loving the amount of information and technical analysis not seen by other analysis videos. Keep up the good work man!

[WakkaFloppa]

what a phenomenal video holy fuck. Melee was my first fighting game before i tried traditional fighters and I always thought "frame data is irrelevant in melee unlike the traditional fighters" but, in one video that popped up on my recommended feed, you disproved that. Stunning work.

[rpotts]

11:23 I'm surprised you didn't mention/notice that Zain hit the Fly Guy with his Fsmash, extending the hitbox during the hitlag which probably resulted in Rishi getting hit.

[NayanNair]

I don't think the d-tilt by Zain at 6:05 was a technical error. It seemed like he thought that Rishi would try to up-b into him after seeing the whiffed dair, to which the an appropriate response would be to cc d-tilt.

[Metroyeti]

Brilliant, well researched, engaging. I really hope your channel blows up this coming year.

[kunlea]

Had to rewatch this series cuz it's just so high quality. also, the graphic at 3:55 is sick

[Patches]

This breakdown is nuts man. Very well done.

[birrymays]

Videos like yours do an amazing job to visualize, using real work examples, how intricate this game is.

[eliotf]

This was great. Thank you for the excellent analysis

melee is sick

[edisezam]

I adore the format you’re using, engaging and fucking purely intriguing and it’s inspiring. Makes me wanna play more melee! Keep it up

[davemarx]

Only recently found this channel. Fascinating content. Just good stuff.

[alow]

Some awesome info here. I love the series and wish more could come out, but I understand the amount of research and editing that goes into them, which I equally respect. Keep making these!

[NZsaltz]

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[zgcolyar]

This video is insanely high quality considering how small your channel is. I really hope to see this channel grow. It is well deserved. Keep it up

[jeremyying]

13:24 did rishi DI out due to trying to input reverse dolphin slash?

[GeoffSmashMusic]

This is such a sick series. Keep it up dude!

[keitaowl]

What a great and well thought out video. I can not believe I just found you please keep it up we need more analytical FGC videos

[bungholethrombosis]

This video was very well put together and taught me a lot, very well done! looking forward to watching more of your videos