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Smash Journeyman
March 29th, 2014
Northeastern Smash Attack 2
Northeastern University - International Village Room 13-22
1155-1175 Tremont St
Boston, MA
Introduction
Happy 2014! To kick-start this New Year, Northeastern Entertainment Systems and NEU Melee are happy to announce the next installment to Northeastern Smash Attack.
Our first event gathered 108 smashers from the Boston area and a chunk of those from out of state, exceeding our expectations two-fold and making NSA the largest Melee tournament New England has seen since Viva La Smash in 2008! This time around we have set ourselves to a higher standard including: more setups (30 guaranteed TVs so far), improved streaming, more floor space, more events, preregistration (soon to be up), and of course, the event will NOT be held on a Friday night!
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 will be on Saturday March 29th, 2014 at the International Village of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts featuring Project:M 3.0 Singles and Melee Singles/Doubles tournaments with streaming by VideoGameBootcamp.
Media and Stream
Didn’t attend NSA? Here’s what you missed:
RSVP on our official NSA2 Facebook Event page!
Looking for other smashers to train with before the event? Join the New England Melee Facebook group!!
Streaming by VGBootCamp:
Partners and Sponsors
Havenshine Game Center
Cumberland, RI
Game Underground
Framingham, MA
Hall of Gaming
Wallingford, CT
Registration
CLOSED.
Schedule
12:00pm – Venue opens
01:00pm – Project:M Singles
02:00pm – Melee Doubles
04:00pm – Melee Singles
If you are bringing a setup (either TV, system, or both), please arrive at 11:00AM so we can set the rooms up as soon as possible.
Pricing
$5 Venue Fee for everyone, both entrants and spectators.
$5 P:M Singles
$5 Melee Singles
$5 Melee Doubles per Team
Online Registration closes on 03/24/14 - 12:00AM.
ALL SPECTATORS MUST PAY A $2 VENUE FEE DAY OF THE EVENT.
Rulesets
Melee Single/Doubles
· 4 stock, 8 minutes.
· Sets are best of 3. Finals are best of 5.
· Items set to “off” and “none.”
· Either player may call for a Double Blind character selection for the first match.
· Dave’s Stupid Rule: A player may not counterpick any stage he won on in a set.
· Controller port is determined by Rock Paper Scissors if it can’t be agreed upon. For doubles, the controller ports must be 1-2-2-1.
· For doubles, Team Attack is on and life stealing is allowed. Remember that Attack+Special, not the Pause button, is used to steal lives.
· Pausing during a match, unless okayed by the other player, will result in the loss of one stock for the pauser.
· Quitting out of a match before it is over will result in a loss for the quitter.
· If time runs out, the person with the most stock left (or least % if they are equal) wins. If the % is equal as well, play a 1 stock 3 minute match, same characters and stage.
· If the match goes to sudden death due to a suicide move (Ganon’s side-B, Kirby/DDD’s swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the one who initiated the move wins.
· Buffer set to off.
· Custom controls are allowed, but controllers modified to enhance performance are not. No turbo buttons, etc. However, removing the springs from shoulder buttons or replacing a thumbstick with a different thumbstick are ok.
· Custom music is allowed as long as it’s not too distracting, but any textures or vertex hacks outside of the official team color textures are not.
· If you want to use your own SD card, a TO must overwrite the important game files (not music) in order to make sure there are no modifications. If you are caught cheating with modified game files, you will be immediately DQed without refund and banned from future events.
· In the event that the game crashes or the TV/Wii loses power in the middle of a match, that match will be restarted from the beginning with the same characters and stage. If a player uses a known glitch to intentionally crash the game or otherwise make it unfinishable, that player may be forced to forfeit the match or be DQed at the TO’s discretion.
· No excessive stalling (this includes abusing Jiggs’ Rising Pound and Mario’s Up-B Walljump)
· No coaching during a match. Consulting someone between matches is allowed as long as it doesn’t hold up the next match.
· Both players may agree to any rule or stage outside the tournament ruleset.
Stagelist:
For the 1st match, stage strike the starter list in 1-2-2-1-1-2 fashion. After each match, the winner of the previous match bans 3 stages (Players may counterpick a stage that they previously banned in the set, but may not counterpick a stage on which they won). The player who lost the previous match chooses a stage, then the player who won chooses their character, then the player who lost chooses their character.
Starters:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Pokemon Stadium 2
Dreamland (64)
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi’s Story (Melee)
Counterpicks:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Pokemon Stadium 2
Dreamland (64)
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi’s Story (Melee)
Yoshi’s Island (Brawl)
Lylat Cruise
Wario Ware
Green Hill Zone
Skyloft
Dracula's Castle
· Sets are best of 3. Finals are best of 5.
· Items set to “off” and “none.”
· Either player may call for a Double Blind character selection for the first match.
· Dave’s Stupid Rule: A player may not counterpick any stage he won on in a set.
· Controller port is determined by Rock Paper Scissors if it can’t be agreed upon. For doubles, the controller ports must be 1-2-2-1.
· For doubles, Team Attack is on and life stealing is allowed. Remember that Attack+Special, not the Pause button, is used to steal lives.
· Pausing during a match, unless okayed by the other player, will result in the loss of one stock for the pauser.
· Quitting out of a match before it is over will result in a loss for the quitter.
· If time runs out, the person with the most stock left (or least % if they are equal) wins. If the % is equal as well, play a 1 stock 3 minute match, same characters and stage.
· If the match goes to sudden death due to a suicide move (Ganon’s side-B, Kirby/DDD’s swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the one who initiated the move wins.
· Buffer set to off.
· Custom controls are allowed, but controllers modified to enhance performance are not. No turbo buttons, etc. However, removing the springs from shoulder buttons or replacing a thumbstick with a different thumbstick are ok.
· Custom music is allowed as long as it’s not too distracting, but any textures or vertex hacks outside of the official team color textures are not.
· If you want to use your own SD card, a TO must overwrite the important game files (not music) in order to make sure there are no modifications. If you are caught cheating with modified game files, you will be immediately DQed without refund and banned from future events.
· In the event that the game crashes or the TV/Wii loses power in the middle of a match, that match will be restarted from the beginning with the same characters and stage. If a player uses a known glitch to intentionally crash the game or otherwise make it unfinishable, that player may be forced to forfeit the match or be DQed at the TO’s discretion.
· No excessive stalling (this includes abusing Jiggs’ Rising Pound and Mario’s Up-B Walljump)
· No coaching during a match. Consulting someone between matches is allowed as long as it doesn’t hold up the next match.
· Both players may agree to any rule or stage outside the tournament ruleset.
Stagelist:
For the 1st match, stage strike the starter list in 1-2-2-1-1-2 fashion. After each match, the winner of the previous match bans 3 stages (Players may counterpick a stage that they previously banned in the set, but may not counterpick a stage on which they won). The player who lost the previous match chooses a stage, then the player who won chooses their character, then the player who lost chooses their character.
Starters:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Pokemon Stadium 2
Dreamland (64)
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi’s Story (Melee)
Counterpicks:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Pokemon Stadium 2
Dreamland (64)
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi’s Story (Melee)
Yoshi’s Island (Brawl)
Lylat Cruise
Wario Ware
Green Hill Zone
Skyloft
Dracula's Castle
Payout
Due to the large turnout, all events will be:
1st – 45%
2nd – 25%
3rd – 15%
4th – 8%
5th - 3.5%
5th - 3.5%
Setups
We have 30 guaranteed TVs so far, but our goal is to hit 45 full setups. This means we absolutely need people to bring either a Gamecube or Wii; no point in having TVs without a system to be used on it. Please help out by bringing anything you can so we can all make this event run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Items that are needed:
- CRT Televisions
- Gamecubes and Wiis
- Melee discs
- Brawl discs + SD card with Project:M
- Power strips
- Extension cords
Any of those items are much appreciated! Those that bring a full setup (CRT, system, disc) will have their venue fee waived.
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Refer to this Campus Map:
The venue is building 80 (International Village) on the campus map. The building's address is 1155-1175 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Parking and Transportation
Driving: The venue is located off exit 18 off of RT 93. There is street parking along Tremont St but we recommend parking in the garage located directly next to the venue (Building 62 on campus Map):
Renaissance Park Garage – 835 Columbus Avenue
MBTA: Directly off the Ruggles T-stop from the Orange line and Commuter Rail, after exiting the train, walk upstairs and turn right to walk down the right side of the wind tunnel. The building is in sight to the right of the exit. It is also just a short walk from the Northeastern T-stop off the Green line. After getting off the Northeastern stop, walk to the side of the tracks opposite of the Au Bon Pain, continue straight down Forsyth St, pass the rotary, then directly through Ruggles station to arrive at the venue.
Food
There are plenty of food options within a 10-minute walk from the venue:
- Curry Student Center (Building 50 on campus map) has pizza, Starbucks, Taco Bell, and a Uburger.
- Along Tremont St, there are options such as Chinese, pizza, and fried chicken.
- Along Huntington Ave, there’s Au Bon Pain, Panera, Wings Over, Five Guys, Dunkin Donuts, Boston House of Pizza, and much more.
Any questions or concerns, post either here or on the Facebook page. Also, feel free to reach us by email at neusmash@gmail.com.
And of course… BRING SETUPS.
Hype.
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