Super Smash Bros. · Match Video · 2018
CEO 2018 featured early competitive gameplay in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, captured during the tournament's demo period. This match pits Ryu against Pokémon Trainer in a three-stock, no-items ruleset—the format that would become standard for competitive play. The footage offers a snapshot of how players were exploring the game's potential in those first weeks after release, before the meta solidified. YEETSmash's commentary reflects the uncertainty of the moment: Ryu looked promising, but with minimal tournament experience and limited play time, nobody knew yet which characters would actually shape the competitive landscape. The video quality shows its age—recorded from a distance on the show floor—but the gameplay itself captures that raw, experimental energy of a fighting game community discovering a brand-new title. For viewers interested in how Ultimate's metagame began, this match documents one player's early read on a character that would eventually find its place in the competitive scene.
Sorry about the quality for this one btw, the guy was standing pretty far away. Here is another matched played with what will probably be the tournament standard! I think Ryu has a lot of potential in this game but it's hard to say with the limited amount of play time so far and such. GG's to the fella I played.
From YEETSmash's YouTube channel
