Hey to all you football fans out there! Niteninja90 and Cpt.OrangeFox are here to host the AIB Super bowl party. Are YOU ready for some football?  This event is a fun get-together for everyone to hang out and watch the game.

AIB Super Bowl Party Information: 

We will first kick it off with some Smash Trivia hosted by none other than Magatsu Yoshinendo! Earn Smash Trivia badges for being the first to answer his questions. And for those of you who already have the Smash Trivia badges, there will also be some football questions with card rewards - be prepared! 

Speaking of cards, you can bet cards with other people on who YOU think will win this Super Bowl! To minimize people flaking on their bets, Foodies has offered to collect them and distribute everything according to the results. See the end of the article for more details. The TCG staff will not be responsible for bets not made through this system, but still feel free to make them if you trust who you are betting against.

As with any other social gathering, feel free to brawl for a bit. Don’t forget to get your Snackage ready, as the Super Bowl itself will start at 6:30 EST. GET YOUR GAME FACE ON! This night is going to pack a punt!...haha.
Make sure to keep in mind the site rules! Hope to see you all there!

Schedule:
Date: February 3rd, 2013 
Where: Social Chat 

Times: 
EST: 5:30 PM 
CST: 4:30 PM 
MST: 3:30 PM 
PST: 2:30 PM               

Betting details:
1. Have both users leave Foodies a shoutout confirming what they are betting. For example: “I am betting a Smashball against User X’s 1000 coins and Masterpieces Mode that Team A will win.”
2. Have both users send their side of the bet to Foodies. There will be a blog of the current bets up for verification.
3. After the Super Bowl is over, Foodies will send the appropriate cards to the person who won the bet.
Note: Please make all bets through Foodies at least 1 day in advance of the event (Feb 2 deadline).

Wasssup Allisbrawl, Mar here bringing you info on Louisiana’s first regional smash tournament. Winter Con is here and you better be ready to compete. We've got a great line up this year for you featuring more Fighters, Doubles, and the same old Smash you love.

Along with Smash, we’ll also be having Tournaments for these games as well!

• Mario Kart Wii
• UMvC3
• TTT2
• SSFIV:AE 2012
• P4A
• Skullgirls
• MK9
• PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS

Things will be streamed LIVE over the internet for all the world. We'll be recording as much as possible to feature the great players that make up our scene on our youtube channel. This event promises to have upsets, challenging players, and push your skill to its very limit. Let’s not make the tragic mistake of missing such a great event.

It’s all happening January 20th at Ohana Pier in Slidell, Louisiana 



Important Links

SWF
• http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330571

Our Website
• http://www.smash-con.com\

Schedule of future Events in LA(Follows next 5 months)
• http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330574

Youtube
• https://www.youtube.com/user/thesmashcon

Stream
• http://www.twitch.tv/smashcon

FB Event
• https://www.facebook.com/events/445239378856668/

So after my crack at recording the live video of the bracket generation came back corrupt and several other tries where I was explaining it all I decided to just use screenshots to officially announce our grand prize winner was "Emoney6198". Screenshot of the final bracket is below (entries list here). Thanks for taking part everyone.

 

 

 

Make sure to follow TioPro on Twitter and like us on Facebook today for your last chance to win a $200 Gamestop giftcard. Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST today Monday, the 14th. We will be taking the names of all the people and putting them into a TioPro bracket and randomizing. First person that shows up on the bracket (ie the guy/gal on the very top) will be our grand prize winner. You are eligible for two entries to make sure you use both twitter and facebook.

Also as mentioned in our "Welcome to 2013" article we will be holding a user round-table this week. It is officially taking place Friday, the 18th, at 8:00 PM EST, 5:00 PST in Tournament Chat 3 running for at least an hour. You will find the sites co-founders as well as many key staff members on this chat. It is your chance to give us your feedback, ask questions, get concerns addressed, toss out ideas for improvement, convince us why you should be on staff, get badges, and more. You are a part of this community, and this is just one of the things we plan to do make 2013 the best AiB yet.

P.S. Shout-out to Dr. PP for repping NC and getting 2nd in Melee. And TioPro invitational winner Salem for is 1st place finish at Apex. If you havent you already you should check out his AiB interview here

Hello, AIB! With Apex just around the corner, I know many of you can't contain your hype. To further increase this hype, I designed a skin dedicated to Apex (which was turned down due to miscommunication) so everybody could view the "newer" looking AIB, and have access to an awesome skin. Because I'm a man of my word, I will be removing the limited access on the Apex skin now, meaning everybody can use it. Before we get started on this, I'll just post a few things you should know about:


The New Skins Group: http://allisbrawl.com/group.aspx?id=13624


*This group has been revamped for 2013 and will contain all of the new skin information. Available skins will be located here as well as a how-to list of instructions. New skins will be released periodically; there will be a poll on this soon so be sure to join the group and vote!


Stylish: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylish/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe?hl=en


*For those of you that don't want to read through the group page (for whatever reason) I'll go ahead and post the instructions here. First download the Stylish extension for Google Chrome (Firefox is still being worked on, don't worry). It's completely free and it's going to be our tool for redesigning.


*Next, download a created skin (the list can be found in the group page).


*Finally, in the top right (or bottom left for firefox) there will be an extension with the letter S. Click on that to reveal the available skins you have downloaded and the ability to enable/disable them.


That's it. I'd like to thank my team of people for helping me out on this, as well as everybody else who assisted me. Special thanks goes out to Yoshinendo, DramaKiDD, Faye Valentine, lightlanayru, Zero Flare, Kakashi of the Sharingan, and especially JV.

If you guys run into any issues or have questions, feel free to message me and I'll get on it right away.

Goodbye 2012, and hello 2013. Happy New Year all!

On behalf of the entire site and staff wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and the best in the coming year. Hopefully the dropping of the ball went well and Santa did not just eat all your cookies but hooked everyone up with their wishlist in December.

Aside from well wishes and Santa talk there is some various goodies to mention to everyone.

 

1. Follow TioPro for your chance to win a $200 gamestop giftcard.

Thats right folks we are giving away a $200 gift card for anyone that is following us come January 14th at 11:59 EST. We will take every name from our facebook follwers and twitter followers and dump them into a giant TioPro raffle bracket. Then randomize the seeding and whatever name is listed on the very top (aka the first player you see on the bracket) will be our grand prize winner. It takes about 2 clicks to follow us and given that we have less than 100 people on both combined currently it may be end of being one of the best value per entrant contests you will ever see. Head over to facebook and twitter and get your follow on right now for chance to win.*Note* You may follow us on both twitter and facebook to receive two entries to the drawing. It is not against the rules

2. A welcome to 2013 AiB site feedback festival of fun

With the new year being crowned we are looking to improve as a site, staff, and community in 2013. It something that is going to take work on everyones part. And to that ends we will be hosting a one hour chat in which many key admins, myself, and the big (and sometimes mean) father of AiB Neal will be there. If you guys have thoughts for improvement, ideas, or just questions hop on the chat. Date/Time will be announced next week but wanted to give you guys a heads up to it happening. We will also be conducting meetings within staff as to ways to improve, create more or more of compelling content, and better serve all our users (excluding any that fall under the asshats category).

3. TioPro E-Sports Plug-in is live!

In late December we released a minor bug fix and our very first plug-in to the TioPro software. In which you can modify your bracket to include images of smash characters (as well as various other games), country flags, or team logos. It is an exciting step towards customizing the program to include specific data that people care about and just another feature showing why TioPro is the only way to host a tournament. If you have not seen it you can read about the plug-in and upgrade here

4. Alex Strife Interview

With Apex rapidly approaching I sat down with its host and founder to get some insight into what being a tournament hosts means. Check it out here

The interview itself runs a solid 25 minutes (longer than we would like in the future. Rapid fire series of questions starts at 22:24 for those that want to skip right to that), could be a bit better quality, and not something ive done a whole lot of (interviewing that is). But at the end of the day Alex/John provides some really well thought answers that hopefully everyone digs. That was the whole goal. Tournament hosts do not get as much attention or credit as they deserve at times and with this interview series we hope to take a look at some of the most important hosts from not just the smash community but competitive gaming at large. When it comes to this series feedback is more than welcome.

We here at AIB absolutely thrilled to announce that Project M Demo 2.5 has finally been released and is ready to be downloaded!

This COMPLETELY HACKLESS Mod can be used with your current Wii Brawl disc by simply putting it on your SD card and running the game.


GET THE DOWNLOAD HERE
Just scroll down to the "hackless wii Zip" - Download the file, Unzip it, and put them all on your SD card. Load brawl, open your snapshot album, and BAM. The game will re-load and you will be in PM mode! (Other methods of loading PM are available to more experienced modders)

With easy to follow step-by-step instructions to ensure everything works for you, this latest installment comes with a handful of new features, several engine optimizations, plenty of aesthetic polish, and an extravaganza of character tweaks.

STAGE UPDATES!
Stages have been added, modified, and replaced in order to give players what they want out of a smash game. Fun stages filled with great locations to battle on, around 12 neutral stages for tournament players to use and abuse, and plenty of other wacky stages to make any user feel at home.




COLOR FIXES!
In order to correct confusing occurances of characters having almost unnoticably different team colors than their defaults, project M has included modified textures for each of these character to clear up confusion and give a refined texture pallet for your favorite smashers!






The characters have all been modified to feel more like Melee characters. Pokemon characters have all been divided up, given a full 4 move-set and no longer rely on the pokemon trainer switching method to make them viable.

Squirtle can now use BUBBLE BEAM!
Ivysaur's solar beam is now part of his moveset rather than final smash!
Charizard can now use a varitey of new moves including Seismic Toss, Bite, Fire Punch and Flame Wheel!


There are 2 versions of this code set. A WIFI SAFE version which removes some minor features from the game to make the wifi experience work, and a Full version which includes them.




There are plenty of astetic polishes that are also available in the FULL version of the download.

Stage Striking!
Competitive players are capable of pressing the X button on their GC controller and making a stage non-selectable on the stage select screen. The stage's icon will be replaced by an X and will not be able to be selected by another player. Pressing the Y button will make all NON-NEUTAL stages X out. Pressing Z will return the menu to normal.




It is recommended that you use the FULL VERSION, to get the best experience that you can out of the Project. I approve of this.


However


I would like to recommend that we here at AIB make use of the SMASH MODS CHAT ROOM that was added recently and ask that users please download the WIFI SAFE version as well, so that we can begin playing against eachother regularly in Smash Mods Freeplay.

http://allisbrawl.com/chat.aspx?r=14

GhaudePhaede010: Most of you are familiar with this man. He came all the way from Chile to enter APEX 2012 and if I do say so myself, gave us quite a few entertaining moments. He is a multi-tournament winner, the best player in Chile for more than a year running, a dominant force in the Smash community, one of the nicest people on the planet, a fellow interviewer, a premier player entering his prime, a serious contributor to the Smash community, and not afraid to bring the noise. Returning this year for APEX 2013, I present to you, ZERO! Zero, thank you so much for taking the time out to do this interview and help promote APEX 2013. I am honored to have you because you are my first true, "international" player interview. Thank you.
 
CT ZeRo: Oh, stop it you! Making me blush, haha. Thanks for having me. I'm thankful that there is interest in knowing what I have to say.
 
GhaudePhaede010: To get into this interview about the future, I am going to look into the past a bit. Starting with APEX 2012 lets be honest, the goal is to take the crown home for yourself and your country. Do you feel like you represented your country as best you could? Were you greeted to a hero's welcome when you got back home?
 
CT ZeRo: I didn't give much representation due to me not breaking into the top 8, and well, I gave it my all in both singles and doubles, but got outplayed in the end. Yeah! I gained a lot of respect after my trip to Apex 2012.
 
GhaudePhaede010: You had that money match with Ally and it did not go at all as you planned it. Ally definitely bested you and showed you there was yet another level you needed to get to in order to compete with the most elite of players, do you feel you have made strides in that direction over the past year?
 
CT ZeRo: Oh definitely. It was a good set because it allowed me to understand what I lack to be the best. Been working on it since I got home after APEX 2012.
 
GhaudePhaede010: I have played Ally many times and I feel like, "thee Ally factor" gets me more than he does. Stuff that I know other players would never get away with, he gets away with and it makes me so irritated. Is he really that good or was there a level of intimidation? Are you thinking of a possible rematch?
 
CT ZeRo: Ally just gets in your head too easily. It's very easy to get intimidated, especially with him being 'Ally'-factor. He is obviously one of the best in the world, and has proved so many times. I hope to play him in tournament, that would be a cool rematch.
 
GhaudePhaede010: I have no idea when you actually got into America last year but you are here now and to me, this is extremely early. Now, I know last year players like, Inui told me you were legit and could cause some upsets so I do know you were here but what made you decide to come so early? Do you ever feel like you can give too much of yourself away by playing too often before the tournament? Is that a concern of yours now?
 
CT ZeRo: It's because I want to get used to the professional scene. I want to get used to the different styles, players, normal USA crowds, and etc. Apex 2012 was extremely different to what I'm used to, and that threw me off a lot. So that's why I'm here earlier, to better prepare myself better for the tournament.
 
GhaudePhaede010: Your answer leads perfectly into my next question however, this next question is not an open door to bash America (but if you want to, please feel free): Being from Chile, I assume there are some cultural differences between the Smash community there and here. Did you notice any and did they affect you in any way?
 
CT ZeRo: Well, the USA is a much better country than Chile, so there's the obvious differences. I also feel that most people are nicer, due to them being probably less stressed than Chileans. Mostly, the only thing that affected me is playing in-stream with so many people watching. In Chile, it's not common to stream tournaments, so that threw me off a bit. I'm a shy and timid person by nature, but now I can play in-stream just fine. So it's ok.
 
GhaudePhaede010: Wow. When playing on stream, I never take notice of the fact that there is another crowd watching. To me, the people in the venue are thee only people that affect me consciously. That is a perspective I have never heard before. When I was in my younger years and even into my early twenties, my parents were strongly against me playing video games or trying to pursue it at a professional level. I was not allowed to travel out of state (despite how good I was, the type of game played, or the money I was making) so you can understand my jealously for your ability to travel out of country. Honestly though, how does your family look at your pursuit?
 
CT ZeRo: I live with my mom, and she supports me 100%. My dad supports me too, but he doesn't like video games that much.
 
GhaudePhaede010: On that note, I would want my mother to be there first hand to experience me playing and hopefully winning big matches because I feel it would validate me. If you could take anyone with you for thee APEX 2013 experience, family or friend, who would you take with you and why?
 
CT ZeRo: Either Neko, or K-Lao, two of my best friends. Because they would appreciate it the most and it would be so much fun to hang out with them in the US. Fortunately, Neko is coming for Apex 2013, so my answer for this Apex, would be Kalao, since he couldn't come.
 
GhaudePhaede010: And you are so fortunate to have parents that support you like that. Lucky! At APEX 2012 you partnered with Kadaj and while I thought you two did well, I was not expecting you to go far compared to some of the more experienced teams out there. What was your expectation level for doubles going into APEX 2012? With that said, I thought showed you have serious doubles potential and you provided some fine moments for us stream monsters. I enjoy doubles more than singles but how do you feel about doubles vs singles? Who is your doubles partner this time around and what are your expectations?
 
CT ZeRo: My expectations for APEX 2012 were pretty low for doubles. I was teaming with someone I didn't know, so it's natural to not feel confident. I simply brought my A+ game and hoped for the best. I personally like Singles more, because I can control more the game with the '2 player' factor. I'm teaming with quiKsilver for Apex 2013. My expectations are pretty high this time, but I will not let that affect my in-game performance, and I will play as carefully as I always do in tournament.
 
GhaudePhaede010: You are teaming with quiKsilver? That is hype I love quiKsilver! There is obviously a level of tournament nerves that come when you are at a tournament of this caliber, did you feel anxious or nervous while at APEX 2012? What did you do to curb those nerves or do you feel in some instances, the nerves actually bested you? And since you now have that experience under your belt, do you think you will naturally handle the scene better this time at APEX 2013?
 
CT ZeRo: I felt both. And yes, they did affected me quite a bit. I've been working on them since Apex 2012 finished, and I hope to handle them better this time around.
 
GhaudePhaede010: I was born in and lived in a very poor country. I love my home country but as I said, it is a poor country. Things people take for granted in this country, people in my home country would kill over (literally). There is a different attitude in America vs a lot of the rest of the world and that is why I think having a major event such as APEX 2013 in America is a great thing for the whole community. With that said, I do wish Jamaica could host an international event because that would be amazing. Do you ever wish Chile could host an even like thee APEX series despite the countries shortcomings?
 
CT ZeRo: I agree with the '…taking things for granted things' part. And well, every country and their people act differently. In Chile people are always stressed or angry, due to how the country's economy works. In short, it's just unfair. It would be awesome if that happened, all of my friends would be so happy to play their idols, and I would have to travel less to play a World Championship. Win-win situation for everyone!
 
GhaudePhaede010: A lot of people may not know this but you conduct very, VERY high level interviews yourself. When I read other people's works, I am often very critical and I find myself unable to fully enjoy another person's works. Do you find yourself being competitive when reading other interviewers works? You have gotten to interview top level talent from all over the world and have done a great job doing it; I have read them and honestly, I am critical but I sincerely enjoy reading them. Do you ever think of pursuing a career in journalism?
 
CT ZeRo: Oh, definitely! If I'm going to do something, I like to be great at it. Not just good. It's part of my competitive nature. Hmmm, I am not looking to pursue journalism for now. At the moment, I want to get a degree from the Wall Street Institute to perfect my English, then move to the U.S., get a translations degree, and then finally study Laws, which is my college goal.
 
GhaudePhaede010: This is a question I have always wanted to ask but never had the chance so lets see how it goes: When I show up to events, I have practically no idea what people look like. I kinda stumble around and some of the people that I do know point out people that are worth mentioning. I see some of these people and am surprised at how they look. When I saw you for the first time, it was after reading your APEX 2012 interview and I guess I had an image of you in my mind that was absolutely nothing like what you actually look like. For the better might I add because in my head I saw you as a morbidly skinny dude with huge zits and no sense of personality. When you meet people at events, are you ever like, "...what? You look like that?" you know?
 
CT ZeRo: Wow! I know I'm out of shape, haha. Well, not really, I watch a lot of videos and have almost everyone in FB, so I know how everyone look like.
 
GhaudePhaede010: Even with facebook, a lot of people look different to me in person. My last questions for you are fairly straightforward: since you went to APEX 2012, you pretty much got to meet every big name in the Smash community. Before APEX 2012, who were you dying to meet? Is there anyone left you would like to meet? Who have you not played that you are itching to play at APEX 2013 for whatever reason?
 
CT ZeRo: It was always Mew2King. He's my idol. But fortunately, he lives right next to my good friend Vex, so I had the time to hang out with him, and play him. He's now a good friend of mine. But in general, I simply want to meet everyone. I still have to meet Ken, and hang out more with the people I like at the moment. I want to play again with Kakera, Otori, and Rich Brown. I definitely want rematches.
 
GhaudePhaede010: ZERO, thank you so much for doing this interview. It is quite an honor to set with you and get all this information. If you have any shout-outs or e-hate to send out, let it be known now. Represent your people!
 
CT ZeRo: Once again, thanks for having me. Shoutouts to my family, my mom, my sister, my dad, Neko, Kalao, Hb2, Dragon, Snake, Rody, Fast!, Dabuz and my pals Vex, Chibo, M2K and Bluez! And last but not least, shoutouts to my wonderful sponsor ClashTournaments. If you guys want to stay in touch with me make sure to follow me in Twitter at @CT_ZeRo and Fb: Facebook.com/chilezero
 
GhaudePhaede010: In case you missed it, just one day after conducting this interview, Zero went to the tournament XSmash and defeated Mew2King (twice), Nairo, and Vinnie amongst many others to take first. Were you thinking he was a quack that only got love because of international hype? Yeah, you thought totally wrong. I would say congrats but as much work as he has put into this game, he deserves all thee accolades he can get and a simple congrats is not enough. Nice work, and keep this momentum strong heading into APEX 2013, ZeRo.

Winners Quarter Finals vs. Apex Vinnie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevehGw6lBU&list=UU5WNBHwgluAwWJE5QV-5_TA&index=14

Winners Semis vs. Nairo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn9R7SpCRSY&list=UU5WNBHwgluAwWJE5QV-5_TA&index=11

Winners Finals vs. Mew2King: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRBBcdlDzI

Grand Finals vs. Mew2King: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2hhycPqUb4

OH MY GOD YALL! RUN, HIDE, THEY COMIN, OH GOT YALL THEY GONE KILL US ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERYBODY WAS MAKIN FACEBOOK APOCALYPSE JOKES LIKE THERE AIN'T NO TOMORROW.... AND THERE AIN'T NO TOMORROW!!!!!!

THEY ALREADY GOT RAY-RAY. OH LAWD JESUS THEY GOT RAY-RAY... MA MAAAAAAAA, THEY GOT RAY-RAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
WE AIN'T GONE SURVIVE. THEY DONE GONE KILLED HALF-A AUSTRALIA YALL AND THEY COMIN FOR US NEXT.

NEAL! NEEEAAAALLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

OH GOD YALL, WHY. THEY GOT NEAL YALL! WHYYYYYYYYYYYHYYYYHYYYYYY!?!?!?!?!?!

HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO HUSBANDS CUZ THEY KILL ERRBODY OUT HERE.

GOVAMENT CANT SAVE US YALL, WE GONE DIE.

Apex|Vinnie: Today I will be interviewing Denti, one of the best Olimar mains in the country. Denti is the main  tournament coordinator and #1 player in his scene of Fort Worth, TX. Due to lots of determination and training, Denti has been rising in the ranks - placing top 3 at WABA (results here. Denti will be traveling to the East Coast before APEX2013, and will attend Uprise 11 (held in LI, NY) to show what he's got.

Apex|Vinnie: How are you today, Denti?

Denti: Pretty good. Finals are eating me alive but I'll manage as long as I work hard the next two weeks lol.

Apex|Vinnie: Hopefully you do as well as possible so you'll be in a great mindset for your upcoming tourneys. First off, what are you expecting at Uprise 11? Have you ever attended a local tournament in a stacked region before?

Denti: The closest I get to attending something like that is when I visit Houston. That is where Gnes, Razer, Trela, Pwii, Shadow1pj, Illmatic, and ect live. I do know that Uprise will be harder than that, but my expectations are.. idk I know everyone knows how to fight Olimar from Dabuz experience, but I know I have what it takes to win any tournament, I just have to bring it out.

Apex|Vinnie: Great answer. You've had impressive tournament performances recently, getting 1st/41 at Get Hype II and 3rd/103 at WABA, as well as taking sets off Gnes and Razer. What did you do in preparation for these tournaments?

Denti: Besides dissecting all threats in the region, I try to focus on going in with the right mindset. I feel like I'm far enough into the game to where mindsets help me more than any technical skill preparation. Also something else I do is check youtube for any recent videos of them vs an Olimar. This way I get an idea about the type of playstyles I'll be up against.

Apex|Vinnie: Gotcha. Going into Uprise11 and APEX2013, are there any specific players you want to play in tourney? Also, are there any players you specifically want to beat?

Denti: I would really like to catch any of the top players going to uprise or apex. Dabuz however did challenge me to a 50$ MM at Uprise. I don't really have the money to do it since traveling is costing so much. Also I'd like to play M2K in tournament. I never have and when I joined the early early scene in 09 I always wanted to beat him. But really, playing any top level player would be a thrill.

Apex|Vinnie: Offline experience against top players must be exciting for you, considering your circumstances. In general, what do you think about the Olimar:MK matchup? I remember you used to struggle against MK, but at WABA you proved that you're well-seasoned in it, 2 and 3 stocking Seibrik.

Denti: I am doing considerably better in it. I have a lot of mix ups I do now which conditions them to fall into kill blow reads. Also I'm avoiding their juggling game better. So I'm feeling pretty good about it. Tornado still sucks a ton though LOL. It's easily around a 55/44 MU, with MK's advantage.

Apex|Vinnie: I see. Creating more mixups and traps definitely helps against MK. Other than smash, what do you like to do in your spare time?

Denti: I like spending time with my family, they're pretty cool. I also spend a ton of time with Will, my boyfriend. Also I've been playing this game called Civilization 5, it's super addicting LOL And when my friends can, we hang out and have a blast.

Apex|Vinnie: That's awesome. Final question before we wrap things up. APEX2013 is quickly approaching. Who are you teaming with, and how are you going to do in singles? This is your time to fire some shots!

Denti: I'm teaming with Zinoto. It seems pretty fitting honestly because he's a hardcore fast rising diddy, considered 3rd best out of the diddy's. And I'm a hardcore fast rising Olimar, considered 3rd best out of the Olimar's. We both have a lot we want to do and we both know we have the skill to reach it. Plus I have sexy banana control with Olimar. Right now I'm aiming for nothing less than the best. So my eyes are on first and nothing else. This is why I'm coming so early to Apex and entering Uprise and United and training with CT ZeRo, Vex, and whoever else I can possibly play. I'm coming to train with the hardest toughest region around. I first entertained this idea by realizing when brood got 2nd at apex he was there early training, when nietono got 2nd at apex he was there early training, and when you got 2nd at SRT you were there training early. I'm doing whatever it takes. Training hard, creating new strategies, practicing mindsets, ANYTHING that helps me improve.

Apex|Vinnie: Sounds like you have it all planned out. I wish you luck in your endeavors. Watch out for Denti, people! Thanks for the interview; is there anything else you'd like to say, or any shoutouts you'd like to give?

Denti: I wanna give shoutouts to Fort Worth for being freaking awesome! Shout outs to Infinity for beating my Olimar into shape vs MK. Shout outs to everyone that gives me positive energy in my life from the smash scene. Shout outs to Houston for being such a strong region. And shout outs to TX! I know all of our top players quit but I'll take the torch next you guys! I got this!

Check out Denti on Youtube!
• Denti vs Seibrik
• Denti vs Nick Riddle
• Denti vs Gnes

Links to these tournaments!
• Uprise 11: http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=13817
• APEX 2013: http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=13391

Coming this weekend is the next big Socal tournament in the ever popular Elite 4 series.  If you follow this series, then you already know what to expect, but for those of you that don't, you have the finest from Socal and Vegas in attendance here, and possibly others from out of state/Tijuana.   If you're a new player, be sure to print out this flyer and bring it with you so you get $5 off your singles entry




 

Everything you need to know info wise is on the flyer as well, so it's convenient in that way too! As you can see by the flyer, there's a lot of money on the line, meaning a lot of competition will be there to make it fairly tough to win, so bring your best (and you better know how to swim).  Make sure you click attending here if you're going, and on the facebook page as well. Update! Unlike the other previous SoCal events, this event will be using the Apex ruleset found here. If you have further questions that cannot be answered with the information provided, then you can contact MikeHAZE and get everything straightened out, thanks.

Hello AllisBrawl! It's your friendly neighborhood Mod "Doogi" (Aka BF) and we have some great news for all of you who love to play Smash  

So after a good amount of planning with the Staff and a few local members, the AiB Staff will be hosting a weekly event: AiB Staff vs The World! 

A group of mods will participate in a crew battle vs other members from the site. To Participate in this! Join this group http://allisbrawl.com/group.aspx?id=15467 to toss your hat into the ring! The Forum will contain the schedules for the crew battles. If time permits we will be able to determine how many crews we can play in one session. Gather up a Group of 8-10 of your friends and create a crew to battle against the Staff. 

Staff Leaders

• Staff Crew Leader for USA, Mexico, and Canada will be Blazin Alex.
• Staff Crew Leader for non-North American will be GOG. 
• If your crew consists of many eastern world players GOG will be leading our crew. 

The Rules

Make sure you have a designated crew leader they will decide what actions you will take.

• 3 Stocks
• Stocks left will carry over to the next match. [Ex: You win a round and have one stock left. Next round you start with only one stock and so forth].
• Character Locked
• Daves Stupid Rule is OFF!
• Stalling is BANNED pretty much applies to all types of stalling if done too many times it will cost you a STOCK
• NO glitches of any kind such as MetaKnights infinite cape glitch.
• Check the Ladder Rules for everything else!

The Stage List

Neutrals

• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Smashville 

Counter Picks:

• Yoshi's Island Brawl
• Delfino
• Frigate Orpheon
• Pokemon Stadium 1
• Lylat Cruise 
• Castle Siege. 

Where to Watch!

• Meekspeedy will be streaming the crew battle for all you All is Brawlers who want to tune into how well the users will fair against the Staff, and this way you won't miss any of the hype! 
• If you want to help him out in anyway let him know because we would like to have commentators. 

Rewards!

• For those who participate and win their respective crew battle, their team will receive the new Checkmate badge 

So what are you waiting for?!

Gather your friends, make a crew, and be prepared to take on staff.

Ever since the end of the Hobo series, Ascension has been the newest series in the Houston smash scene, and it's been going pretty well so far, but AiB hasn't been that informed about it so here I am to give you the details on this new series.  First off, it's at a new permanent location at the Cafe Luxor.  The cool thing about this place, is that the employees are made up of a lot of smash players, with Sync and Asa pretty much running the place.  

Another cool note is that the venue fee is absolutely nothing, but outside food and drinks are not allowed of course, so show your support by buying your food and drinks there! Also, if you're a new player, you will get half off on singles and doubles, so if you've never been to a houston tourney, now is your chance! There will also be an amateur bracket for those who do not make it out of pools.

If you still don't have enough motivation, you should know that this is an Apex qualifier as well, and as far as I know, the only qualifier Texas is going to have.  Another important note is that this IS a hookah bar, so if you are underage, you will obviously not be allowed to smoke any of it, please be sure to follow that.  For more details, check out the Facebook page here or the tournament page on Smashboards found here.  Sync will also be able to answer any other questions. Thanks for reading!

Hello AllisBrawl, Ori_bro here to bring you a quick news update for the last Midwest Regional/Tournament of the year.

The Michigan Smash Scene strikes back again with another HUGE tournament this weekend. Technical_Chase and his trusted staff members are back in action to present the 5th installment of Michigan’s Must Attend Tournament Series: The Phoenix Saga.
This installment of the Phoenix Saga is ready to provide more hype, better matches, and a tremendous tournament experience for all of those in attendance and viewing on our stream than the previous ones combined. The magic is back this Saturday in Ann Arbor on December 1st! Like Phoenix Saga 4, Phoenix Saga 5 will be an APEX Qualifier! So this event will generate more competition.
Phoenix Saga 5 is going to be more stacked this time around.

We have players from Canada, MD/VA, NY/NJ, Texas, and every part of the Midwest. Players like Ally, MJG, Zinoto, L_Cancel, Seagull Joe, TOJoe, Meekspeedy, Salem, Shadow1pj, Kain and many more will be in attendance.

This event will be livestreamed. The guys over at Fish Flop Streams will be providing the stream. Be sure to Follow them on Twitch and Twitter for constant updates on the event as its happening.

So yeah here is the quick Article for the last Midwest Regional of the year. Hope to see as many of you making it out to the event or seeing you all on stream.
 
Here are the links for you all to check out
Phoenix Saga Tournament Page: SWF | AllisBrawl
Fish Flop Streams: Twitch | Twitter | Facebook
  
 
Till next time guys!

FF Ori_bro

Hey guys FF Ori_bro here bringing you another APEX 2013 Contest.


As many of you know, OverClock Remix, OC Remix, is a sponsor this year at APEX 2013 and will be creating the official APEX 2013 Album. This is a tremendous thing for the Smash Community. OC Remix does amazing work and knowing that they are making a specialized Album for us is crazy.

Back to the contest though, starting today the contest for the APEX Album Cover is in effect. OCRemix is looking at us, the Smash Community, to design the Album Art. You will need to design both the front cover and back cover. So remember that flow between both pages is key. The judges for this contest are Alex Strife and Crismas, when you have finished your submission send to Alex Strife in a Private Message with the title “APEX Album Art Contest” please be sure that the submission is in high quality.

This Contest ends on November 26th. I will announce the winner in a blog when Alex Strife gives me the final decision. The Winner will receive a copy of the APEX OC Remix Album. Can’t wait to see all these designs, so best of luck to all that enter.


Useful Links

• APEX 2013 Logo
• OC Remix Logo
• CD Album Layout

PrimeTimeGamers and the artist The Game are hosting a tournament + fundraiser for the Compton Chamber of Commerce! Brawl will be an event at this tournament and will be run by SoCal TO MikeHAZE. Additionally, Madden 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Mortal Kombat 9, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are just some of the other games that will have their own event this weekend. Oh, did I mention there’s also an event for Angry Birds? Yup.
 

 
West Coast Classic is this Saturday, November 17th with Brawl registration ending at 11:30 so be sure to get here early! It is being held out at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles. M information for the Brawl event can be found at the tournament page here.
 
You may register at the door for Brawl but other events may require online registration. You may register for these events here .
 
Be sure to check out The Game’s promotional video and find out any more information at ptgpro.com!

PrimeTimeGamers and the artist The Game are hosting a tournament + fundraiser for the Compton Chamber of Commerce! Brawl will be an event at this tournament and will be run by SoCal TO MikeHAZE. Additionally, Madden 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Mortal Kombat 9, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are just some of the other games that will have their own event this weekend. Oh, did I mention there’s also an event for Angry Birds? Yup.
 

 
West Coast Classic is this Saturday, November 17th with Brawl registration ending at 11:30 so be sure to get here early! It is being held out at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles. M information for the Brawl event can be found at the tournament page here.
 
You may register at the door for Brawl but other events may require online registration. You may register for these events here .
 
Be sure to check out The Game’s promotional video and find out any more information at ptgpro.com!

 

 

 

 

 

The unnatural howling of the wind comes to an abrupt halt, as the eerie creaking of the stairs slowly fade away - a reminder that Halloween has come to an end. With that, powers go out in the East Coast due to the remnants of Hurricane Sandy, and the presidential debate gets caught up in its own storm. But ladies and gentlemen, no one could possibly be prepared for the next dramatic event of November. And that is... The Ladder Update. I bring to you our fourth episode on this season's Fall 2012 Ladder. So without further ado, pull out your popcorn and coffee favorite beverage, as we witness how this saga will continue. 

I want to remind everyone that if you have any replays of your best ladder matches and you’d like to share it and have it featured on here for the ladder updates, feel free to send them to me or Trish via PMs.    

Side-note: These top rankings have been taken on 6:30 pm CST on Monday [11/05/12].     

Current Rankings

Singles:     

[01] nostalgia ULTRA. | Score: 2283 | Win/Loss Ratio: 55 - 2 | → Meta Knight / Marth / Toon Link  
[02] Dark Buttercup | Score: 2182 | Win/Loss Ratio: 33 - 7 | → Diddy / Meta Knight   
[03] Nairo | Score: 2167 | Win/Loss Ratio: 22 - 1 | → Meta Knight / Donkey Kong / Wario
[04] CT ZeRo | Score: 2096 | Win/Loss Ratio: 34 - 3 | → Meta Knight  
[05] Sync. | Score: 2045 | Win/Loss Ratio: 24 - 2 | → Meta Knight 
[06] Megafox. | Score: 2036 | Win/Loss Ratio: 21 - 3 | → Fox / Marth / Snake 
[07] Negga | Score: 2021 | Win/Loss Ratio: 25 - 1 | → Diddy / Mr. Game and Watch / Kirby 
[08] Denti | Score: 2012 | Win/Loss Ratio: 27 - 3 | → Olimar 
[09] M to the Ekos | Score: 1982 | Win/Loss Ratio: 26 - 10 | → Lucas 
[10] Fierce Deity Deku | Score: 1951 | Win/Loss Ratio : 53 - 18 | → Meta Knight 
[11] Jtails | Score: 1950 | Win/Loss Ratio: 43 - 16 | → Meta Knight 
[12] Mr.Eric | Score: 1927 | Win/Loss Ratio: 120 - 120 | → Marth 
[13] Syco | Score: 1893 | Win/Loss Ratio: 47 - 20 | → Olimar 
[14] R-XYZ | Score: 1873 | Win/Loss Ratio: 38 - 17 | → Rob 
[15] Red Roy | Score: 1864 | Win/Loss Ratio: 131 - 120 | → Donkey Kong / King Dedede 
[16] SlayerZ | Score: 1850 | Win/Loss Ratio: 7 - 0 | → Peach 
[17] RaiKameUme | Score: 1847 | Win/Loss Ratio: 30 - 35 | → Meta Knight / Kirby/ King Dedede 
[18] Iota | Score: 1825 | Win/Loss Ratio: 52 - 19 | → Wario / Meta Knight 
[19] K-DOTox | Score: 1803 | Win/Loss Ratio: 69 - 34 | → Pit   
[20] JpIsCrAzY | Score: 1763 | Win/Loss Ratio: 71 - 15 | → Diddy / Meta Knight 
[21] Yujiro of The Sun-Woo Clan | Score: 1753 | Win/Loss Ratio: 18 - 2 | → Meta Knight 
[22] Melanoid | Score: 1751 | Win/Loss Ratio: 42 - 19 | → Peach / Meta Knight  
[23] Toon Sage Naomi | Score: 1742 | Win/Loss Ratio: 43 - 22 | → Meta Knight / Zero Suit / Ice Climbers / Peach 
[24] Jbandrew | Score: 1740 | Win/Loss Ratio: 18 - 7 | → Meta Knight 
[25] Triple R | Score: 1734 | Win/Loss Ratio: 38 - 14 | → Kirby 
[26] KHL | Score: 1727 | Win/Loss Ratio: 32 - 27 | → Meta Knight / Falco 
[27] K9s | Score: 1727 | Win/Loss Ratio: 57 - 37 | → Meta Knight  
[28] Z | Score: 1717 | Win/Loss Ratio: 69 - 29 | → Falco / Donkey Kong / Random 
[29] Patrick Bateman | Score: 1704 | Win/Loss Ratio: 9 - 2 | → King Dedede 
[30] ×MÁR× | Score: 1699 | Win/Loss Ratio: 16 -16 |  → Diddy / Meta Knight 
[31] Saruhebi | Score: 1695 | Win/Loss Ratio: 85 - 37 | → Snake / Diddy / Toon Link 
[32] Ame | Score: 1694 | Win/Loss Ratio: 33 - 26 | → Sheik / Falco  

Doubles:     

[01] Basura [nostalgia ULTRA. / Dark Buttercup] | Score: 1926 | Win/Loss Ratio: 31 - 0 | → Meta Knight / Toon Link  
[02] Double Ultimate Avatar State [M to the Ekos / Nairo] | Score: 1756 | Win/Loss Ratio: 13 - 2 | → Lucas / Meta Knight 
[03] NO DUB MK? WHO CARES!? TOP 4 WE IN THERE! [Dilemma. / Negga] | Score: 1744 | Win/Loss Ratio: 31 - 7 | → Meta Knight / Diddy / Kirby / Mr. Game and Watch 
[04] Lets do this!!!!! [RaiKameUme / Maize] | Score: 1709 | Win/Loss Ratio: 7 - 1 | → Meta Knight / R.O.B. 
[05] doesnt matter [Uno. / WaDiRob] | Score: 1572 | Win/Loss Ratio: 12 - 2 | → Mr. Game and Watch / Wario 
[06] Dial M for the Monkey [×MÁR× / Masho] | Score: 1528 | Win/Loss Ratio: 5 - 3 | → Diddy / ? 
[07] club bashin [Fierce Deity Deku / Melanoid] | Score: 1513 | Win/Loss Ratio: 18 - 7 | → Meta Knight / Marth / Peach  
[08] What the **** is "Time"? [Wafty / Yujiro of The Sun-Woo Clan] | Score: 1296 | Win/Loss Ratio: 15 - 10 | → Wario / Meta Knight 
[09] ~Royal Kawaii Princesses~ [The Truth / Eclipse.] | Score: 1230 | Win/Loss Ratio: 8 - 1  → Pikachu / Kirby / Marth   
[10] There will be cake [Fubuki Shirou / Foodies] | Score: 1155 | Win/Loss Ratio: 10 - 2  → Kirby / Marth  
[11] Silent Assassins [-DaVe- / kizzykash] | Score: 1128 | Win/Loss Ratio: 4 - 1 | → Ike / Toon Link 
[12] Loeser's team [Loeser / KHL] | Score: 1126 | Win/Loss Ratio: 2 -0 | → Wario / Meta Knight 
[13] Somo [xzx / ccst] | Score: 1103 | Win/Loss Ratio: 5 - 3 | → Wario / Rob 
[14] mk2 [Katon / DracoBlaze] | Score: 952 | Win/Loss Ratio: 1 - 0 | → Marth / Meta Knight 
[15] NOW! [Edge of Tomorrow / iiSuperEnjoi.] | Score: 933 | Win/Loss Ratio: 5 - 3 | → Marth / Meta Knight 
[16] The Great Warriors [Prey God of all Saiyans / LNIAD] | Score: 929 | Win/Loss Ratio: 5 - 1 | → Rob / Meta Knight / Ike 
            

Notes

Singles:     

- SlayerZ returns with Peach and is currently on a 7 win streak and no losses so far.               
- Red Roy has played 251 matches so far, the most matches played in this ranking. 
- M to the Ekos is back to put in some work with Lucas for singles and doubles both. 
- Denti's score is 2012. He's had his new year's resolution all planned out.                               



Doubles:     

- nostalgia ULTRA. and Dark Buttercup lead doubles ladder with 31 wins and no losses so far.  
- Ike/Toon Link isn't a team you see everyday, but -DaVe- and kizzykash prove otherwise.  
- Despite both ladders picking up more activity, Doubles Ladder in particular could still use a boost. Perfect Week helped bolster the activity, but it's still not enough. 
- If you're still having problems joining Doubles Ladder, please check out Mar's blog on how to get around the glitch until further notice.   


Remember, this season’s ladder ends on November 30th. There’s plenty of time to join up if you haven't done already. We could definitely use more activity this season, so please join up and congratulations to everyone who has participated so far.