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Adam Lindgren
Adam Lindgren (born 28 March 1993), known by his handle Armada, is a Swedish professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player from Gothenburg. He is widely considered one of the greatest '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time and the greatest ''Melee'' Peach player of all time. Lindgren has won several major tournaments: he is a three-time champion of GENESIS, two-time champion of EVO, two-time champion of Apex and one-time champion of The Big House. Considered one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', alongside Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma, and Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, Lindgren was ranked one of the top two ''Melee'' players in the world every year from the beginning of formal rankings in 2013 until his retirement from singles tournaments in 2018, with Lindgren ranked as the number one ''Melee'' player in the world in 2015 and 2016. A 2021 list by PGstats ranked Lindgren as the second-greatest ''Melee'' player of all time. Lindgren re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance (eSports)
Alliance is a professional gaming and esports organization based in Sweden that was formed in April 2013. They have teams in ''TrackMania'', ''Dota 2'', '' Hearthstone'', the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series, ''Fortnite'', ''Apex Legends'' and ''VALORANT'', and previously had teams in ''League of Legends'' and ''StarCraft II''. In December 2016, the organisation announced that it had become player-owned after parting with its parent organisation, GoodGame agency which was owned by Amazon through its subsidiary Twitch. The ''Dota 2'' team won The International 2013, then the largest single prize money payout in esports history. The ''League of Legends'' team is one of the five teams that won a season of European League of Legends Championship Series with Fnatic, G2 Esports, Mad Lions and Rogue. History The organization was founded in April 2013, picking up the Dota 2 team No Tidehunter as well as StarCraft II player Naniwa. The organization expanded into ''League of Legends'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedrunning
Speedrunning is the act of playing a video game, or section of a video game, with the goal of completing it as fast as possible. Speedrunning often involves following planned routes, which may incorporate sequence breaking and can exploit glitches that allow sections to be skipped or completed more quickly than intended. Tool-assisted speedrunning is a sub-category of speedrunning that uses emulation software to slow the game down and create a precisely controlled sequence of inputs. Many online communities develop around speedrunning specific games; community leaderboard rankings for individual games form the primary competitive metric for speedrunning. Racing between two or more speedrunners is also a popular form of competition. Videos and livestreams of speedruns are shared via the internet on media sites such as YouTube and Twitch. Speedruns are sometimes showcased at marathon events, which are gaming conventions that feature multiple people performing speedruns in a vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pit (Kid Icarus)
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Kid Icarus'' series. Debuting in ''Kid Icarus'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, Pit would later appear in '' Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' for the Game Boy in 1991, and '' Kid Icarus: Uprising'' for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012. Pit has also made various appearances in many other Nintendo games, most notably as a playable character in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. He was also one of the recurring characters in the '' Captain N: The Game Master'' animated series, but named Kid Icarus. Since his introduction, Pit has been generally well received by video game critics. Characteristics Pit's character takes elements from three of Nintendo's biggest franchises; he can jump like Mario, use ability-enhancing objects like Link, and shoot enemies like Samus Aran. IGN's Lucas M. Thomas, in a feature about Pit, commented that Pit's inspiration in Greek mythology was more prominent than Sony's ''God of War'' seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project M
''Project M'' is a mod of the 2008 fighting game ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' for the Wii, created by the community group known as the Project M Development Team (PMDT; previously known as the Project M Back Room). It is designed to retool ''Brawl'' to play more like its two predecessors, '' Super Smash Bros.'' (1999) and '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (2001), in response to fan objections to ''Brawl''s physics, slower-paced gameplay, larger use of chance elements, and mechanics of certain attacks. ''Project M'' reintroduces the characters Dr. Mario (although as a palette swap of Mario), Mewtwo, and Roy, who were present in ''Melee'' but were cut from ''Brawl'' to make space for Lucario and Ike. In addition, it features a new art style for in-game menus and allows players to choose certain characters individually when they are only accessible as extensions of other ones in ''Brawl''. Development started in early 2010 with the goals of reworking the character Falco Lombardi to mech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Link
is the protagonist of Nintendo's video game franchise ''The Legend of Zelda''. He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Link was introduced as the hero of the original 1986 ''The Legend of Zelda (video game), The Legend of Zelda'' video game and has appeared in a total of List of The Legend of Zelda media#Main series, 19 entries in the series, as well as a number of spin-offs. Common elements in the series include Link travelling through Hyrule whilst exploring dungeons, battling creatures and solving puzzles until he eventually defeats the series' primary antagonist, Ganon, and saves Princess Zelda. Throughout ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, Link has made multiple appearances in a variety of incarnations. He has been rendered in both 2D computer graphics, 2D and 3D computer graphics, 3D form and has been traditionally depicted in his signature green cap and tunic carrying a sword and shield. Over the course of the series, he appears as a child or young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox McCloud
is a fictional character and the chief protagonist of Nintendo's ''Star Fox'' series. He is an anthropomorphic fox created and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takaya Imamura. He was introduced as a player character in the original 1993 video game ''Star Fox''. In each game, to varying extents, the player controls Fox in his Arwing. He is the leader of the Star Fox team, and is joined by his wingmates on various missions. Fox is the protagonist of several ''Star Fox'' games, comics, and other media. He has featured in several other game franchises, including as a playable character in every installment of the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. Fox has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Concept and design In 1992, Nintendo and Argonaut Software collaborated to produce a 3D space shooter for the Super NES, provisionally titled 'SnesGlider'. The development team, led by Shigeru Miyamoto, redesigned what had been a tech demo into a rail shooter, with Nintendo designing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Nanney
Kevin Nanney, also known by his gamer tag of PPMD and formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is an inactive American professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. Nanney is one of the "Five Gods" of Melee, alongside Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, and Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma. He is a two-time champion of the Apex tournament series and was ranked as one of the top six players in the world from 2010 to 2015, after which he was removed from rankings due to inactivity. Nanney uses Falco and Marth and is known for his intelligent and patient playstyle. A 2021 list compiled by Melee Stats, which was hosted on PGstats, ranked Nanney as the seventh-greatest ''Melee'' player of all time. Nanney entered into a hiatus from professional competition in 2016, citing health issues, and has not entered a singles tournament since. However, Nanney has remained active on social media and Twitch and has insisted that he has not permanently retired from compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan DeBiedma
Juan Manuel DeBiedma (; born June 21, 1993), better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine-American professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player and streamer. Recognized as one of the best and most successful '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time, he is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'' along with Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mang0" Marquez, and Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and is regarded as the best Jigglypuff player in ''Melee'' history. He is also an active competitor in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', and he has been a member of Team Liquid since 2015. In December 2021 Hungrybox became co-owner of Team Liquid. Hungrybox has won several major ''Melee'' Singles tournaments, including Apex 2010, MLG World Finals 2015, EVO 2016, The Big House 7 (2017), The Big House 8 (2018), GENESIS 6 (2019), and 2017, 2018, and 2020 editions of Smash Summit. He has been ranked one of the top five ''Melee'' players in the world every year since forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Marquez
Joseph Manuel Marquez, known by his gamertag Mango (stylized MaNg0 or Mang0), is an American professional ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player and streamer from Norwalk, California. Known for his aggressive, high-risk playstyle, he is widely considered one of the game's greatest players of all time, and is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', along with Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman. Marquez began his career playing Jigglypuff, however he has primarily played Falco and Fox since 2011. He has been part of the Cloud9 esports team since 2014. Marquez has won several major tournaments, including GENESIS 2009, EVO 2013 and 2014, The Big House in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019 and Smash Summit 11 in 2021. Marquez was ranked as one of the top five ''Melee'' players in the world every year since formal rankings began in 2013 until 2022, and was ranked the best ''Melee'' player in the world in 2013 and 2014. A 2021 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Zimmerman
Jason Sheldon Zimmerman (born February 5, 1989), known by his gamertag Mew2King, commonly shortened to M2K, is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player from Cinnaminson, New Jersey. He has won more than 70 tournaments during his career, primarily in '' Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Zimmerman is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', along with Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and Joseph "Mang0" Marquez and is also widely considered one of the greatest ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' players of all time. He has also competed at a top-level in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' and ''Project M''. In ''Melee'', Zimmerman primarily plays Marth, Sheik, and Fox, while he plays Meta Knight in ''Brawl''. He uses his namesake character Mewtwo, as well as Fox and Mario, in ''Project M'' and specializes as Kirby in the original '' Super Smash Bros.'' game. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Zimmerman's primary char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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