Editing Smasher:62-bit Hero

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = 62-bit Hero
| image         = 62-bit Hero.jpg
| mainssbb      = Sheik
| otherssbb     = Meta Knight
| mainssbm      = Bowser
| otherssbm     = Link
| 2ndotherssbm  = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Mario}}
| mainpm        = Bowser
| otherpm       = Mario
| mainssb4      = Little Mac
| otherssb4     = Bowser
| 2ndotherssb4  = Bowser Jr.
| mainssbu      = Bowser
| crew          = 62-Bit Gaming
| former crews  = [[Combo Status]]
| alias         = Gimpyfish62
| realname      = Tony Dennis
| birthday      = 11
| birthmonth    = 4
| birthyear     = 1987
| location      = Edmonds, WA
| country       = United States
}}

'''62-bit Hero''', formerly known as '''Gimpyfish''', is an American [[smasher]] known primarily for being one of the few notable {{SSBM|Bowser}} professionals in ''[[Melee]]''.

==Tournament history==
===In ''Melee''===
62-bit Hero was, and still remains, infamous for his notoriously high skill with the bottom-tiered character {{SSBM|Bowser}}, whom he elevated to extremely high levels of play. While some claimed that he would have performed much better had he mained a higher-tiered character, 62-bit Hero stayed true to Bowser and continued to place high at major tournaments with him. His success with Bowser stemmed from the fact that he had remarkable [[mindgames]] and cerebral play, both of which were necessary to make up for his character's weaknesses. He made several Bowser combo videos, the last being "Gimpyfish: The Movie (aka Boozer Cute 2)", and his most famous being [http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=69005 Boozer Cute], where he showed his Bowser's abilities against other opponents of his caliber. 62-bit Hero was ranked 7th on the [[Washington Power Rankings]] before he moved to Southern California, and prior to his retirement, was considered the best ''Melee'' Bowser player in the world. He is still considered one of the best Bowsers in the history of the game to this day, alongside {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}.

62-bit Hero briefly came out of retirement and made a reappearance in [[EVO 2013]]'s ''Melee'' tournament. However, he underperformed in his brief return; he [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gLOa_hvHno lost to] {{Sm|Scar}} in his first streamed set, and ultimately failed to make it out of the pool in loser's bracket. Until 2020, he made occasional appearances at locals, mostly playing ''Project M'', but remained largely inactive.

In 2020, 62-bit Hero made a return to the ''Melee'' community upon the release of [[Project Slippi]] rollback netcode. While he has not seriously competed in netplay tournaments, he now actively plays the game once again, streaming his matchmaking sessions on Twitch throughout the summer and posting ''Melee''-related updates on his Twitter. He has even released a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaq0_8U8ox8 third installment of Boozer Cute], 12 years after the initial duology was made, showing his implementation of techniques that have since become modern staples, such as [[ledge-canceling]], into Bowser's play.

=== In ''[[Brawl]]'' ===
Prior to the release of ''Brawl'', 62-bit Hero attended [[E For All]] to play the [[demo]] of the game; the thread, which [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=121329 can still be found on the forums], remains one of the most replied to and visited threads in the history of SmashBoards. In the thread, 62-bit Hero praised the game for its seemingly wonderful aesthetics and fluid, albeit slower, gameplay compared to ''Melee'', and focused especially on {{SSBB|Bowser}}, who now seemed to be a competent character due to the [[Bowser (SSBB)#Changes from Melee to Brawl|buffs]] he received.

Ironically, when the game came out, 62-bit Hero could no longer enjoy playing Bowser competitively as he did in ''Melee'', insisting that Bowser was "unplayable" in ''Brawl''. 62-bit Hero then considered developing {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} for tournaments, but decided to main {{SSBB|Sheik}} after she was significantly weakened in ''Brawl'', thus allowing him once again to compete with a low-tier character. His first and only combo video with Sheik was released on YouTube with the name "The Triforce of Style". Despite making a combo video and attempting to play Sheik for a while, 62-bit Hero stopped playing ''Brawl'' soon after as he no longer found it enjoyable, and still widely criticizes the gameplay and changes.

Despite disliking ''Brawl'' and most of its mods, 62-bit Hero actively played ''[[Project M]]'', where he returned to his old main, Bowser. Due to the significant buffs that Bowser received, 62-bit Hero performed extremely well in ''Project M'' locals, placing top 3 consistently during his peak and even being able to defeat top ''Melee'' players such as {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} in tournament. However, he eventually retired from competing once again, with no known showings at larger ''Project M'' tournaments.

===In ''[[Smash 4]]''===
62-bit Hero was an avid player of {{forwiiu}} during its height of popularity, where he mained {{SSB4|Little Mac}}. Aside from regularly streaming [[For Glory]] mode on his Twitch channel, 62-bit Hero also hosted tournaments in the Washington area, attracting a wide array of players.

Though he dabbled in {{SSB4|Bowser}}, he almost exclusively played Little Mac due to his preference for "punching characters". He did, however, play {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} as well, but rarely played him in tournament and only used him when playing online.

=== In ''[[Ultimate]]''===
Compared to other Smash games, 62-bit Hero played much less in Smash Ultimate. While he still played {{SSBU|Bowser}} (as well as uploading various Elite Smash videos and a montage), he only competed in {{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}} and several locals. 
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===Retirement===
A year or two after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, 62-bit Hero stated that he had "retired" from ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. Similar to {{Sm|Rickety}}, however, he continues to have close ties with the competitive scene. At the beginning of 2009, 62-bit Hero made a series of videos entitled "''[[Super Smash Bros. Metagame]]''"; the series showed the respective [[metagame]] of each ''Melee'' character, compiled from years of gameplay. Even throughout his inactive stage, 62-bit Hero made efforts to go to some ''Melee'' tournaments to spend time with other smashers or even serve as a play-by-play commentator and video uploader. 62-bit Hero remained active on [[SmashBoards]] for a while, as well holding a moderator position on both the ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' sections of the forums, as well as the regional boards; he has been known to use his mod powers for comedic effect, often by editing other people's posts.

During his retirement, 62-bit Hero still made small appearances at various tournaments. Aside from his aforementioned appearance at EVO 2013, he had gone to a handful of ''Melee'' and ''Project M'' tournaments earlier in the year, and routinely holds and attends smashfests featuring smashers from around the Washington area. He has also begun and promoted a new ''Smash'' crew, 62-bit Gaming, which consists of other well-known smashers such as {{sm|Bladewise}}. However, he has not gone to any other major national events during this time.

===Outside of ''Smash''===
62-bit Hero studied in the California Baptist University in Riverside, California; his announced major was reported to be in Education and Kinesiology. In addition, he is also the CEO and founder of 62-bit Gaming which sponsors professional smashers {{Sm|Bladewise}} and {{Sm|Vish}}.
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 2]]||August 15th – 17th, 2006||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||January 7th, 2007||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/tang-23-0-and-23-5-march-16th-18th-march-31st-oregon-should-stop-being-poor.98101/page-5 TANG 23]||March 17th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/madskillz313-tournament-may-26th-in-vancouver-bc-canada.101719/page-4#post-2410962 madskillz313 Smash Tournament]||May 26th, 2007||4th||5th||{{Sm|Hitsugaya}}
|-
|[[MELEE-FC Diamond]]||July 12th-14th, 2007||81st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Nezumi's Awesome Tournament]]||September 1st, 2007||5th||?||?
|-
|[[North Hollywood Tournament]]||September 2nd, 2007||2nd||7th||{{Sm|Rob West}}
|-
|[[Shuffle & Cut 9/8]]||September 8th, 2007||17th||9th||{{Sm|MikeHAZE}}
|-
|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||129th||65th||{{Sm|Simna}}
|-
|[[Southern Arizona Smash Tournament 2]]||October 13th, 2007||7th||17th||MikeHAZE
|-
|[[Shuffle & Cut 11/10]]||November 10th, 2007||5th||?||?
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/ucla-monthlies-iv-the-return.128941/ UCLA Monthlies IV]||December 1st, 2007||5th||17th||{{Sm|J666}}
|-
|[[UCLA Monthlies V]]||March 1st, 2008||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[TourneyPlay 2]]||June 6th-7th, 2009||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[TourneyPlay 3]]||October 17th, 2009||17th||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||Decemeber 3rd, 2010||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||March 3rd, 2011||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||March 3rd, 2012||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Northwest Manifest]]||March 24th-25th, 2012||33rd (DQd)||13th||{{Sm|THE BEEF}}
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||July 7th, 2012||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||November 3rd, 2012||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Melee in the Hold 6]]||November 6th, 2012||&mdash;||4th||{{Sm|Genesis}}
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||March 2nd, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/smash-for-smiles.1530/ Smash for Smiles]||March 1st, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Geek Week Smash]]||February 21st, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[The First Brawl Tournament Ever]]||October 19, 2007||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Cazcom Smashfest]]||August 16th, 2008||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||October 8th, 2008||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||November 3rd, 2012||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||January 5th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||February 2nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||March 2nd, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||February 9th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||June 7th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[GameClucks Monthly]]||November 8th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameClucks Weekly]]||November 24th, 2015||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-v/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/144104/416700 Emerald City V]||September 9th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBU}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashworks-ultimate/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles/overview SmashWorks Ultimate]||February 24th-25th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/that-s-not-safe-96/event/ultimate-singles/entrant/3708677 That’s Not safe #96]||September 2nd, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/that-s-not-safe-118/event/ultimate-singles That’s Not safe #118]||February 3rd, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

== Trivia ==
*62-bit Hero won over 8 awards for SWF's Forum Awards 2007. Such awards include Forum Monkey, Best Signature, Friendliest Member, Most Helpful, Best Forum Gamer, Most Valuable, Sexiest Mod, and Most Gregarious. He also was the runner-up for several categories as well: Dr. Smash, Smash Practitioner, Best Cinematographer, and Host with the Most. Many of his victories did not make sense (much like maining Bowser), but nevertheless he won (like with Bowser). [http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=134804]

== External links==
*[https://twitter.com/62bitHero Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/62bitgaming Twitch channel]
*[http://myspace.com/Gimpyfish Gimpyfish's Myspace page]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/Gimpyfish62 Gimpyfish's YouTube channel]
*[https://smashboards.com/threads/the-gimpyfish-video-thread-updated-3-7.96836/ The Gimpyfish Video Thread on Smashboards.com in the Bowser Character Specific Forums]
'''[[SmashBoards]]'''
*[https://smashboards.com/members/gimpyfish62.19945/ '''Gimpyfish62''' smashboards public profile]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=M7z_sGTTQgY Gimpyfish: The Movie]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX65n-h8JFk Triforce of Style]

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