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[[File:Melee It On Me logo.png|thumb|Official logo.]]
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'''Melee It On Me''' is a podcast series and community platform that discusses news and headlines within the ''Melee'' community. The podcast was originally created by {{Sm|Scar}} in November 2012 in the aftermath of [[Revival of Melee 5]], where controversial events sparked a debate that resulted in the inception of a national ''Melee'' Facebook group. Along with Scar himself, the podcast currently features a panel of notable players, commentators, and tournament organizers such as {{Sm|Prog}}, {{Sm|Juggleguy}}, and {{Sm|Hyuga}}, who talk about a variety of topics around the ''Melee'' world including recaps of recent tournaments, discussion on the latest community headlines, and previews of upcoming tournaments. MIOM expanded in 2013 with the additions of {{Sm|Toph}}, {{Sm|Tafokints}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|PewPewU}} to the team, as well as the launching of an official website, Twitter, and YouTube channel; at the end of 2013, Melee It On Me also created the SSBMRank, a power ranking for the top 100 ''Melee'' players in the world. Since 2014, Melee It On Me has continued at a biweekly pace.
'''Melee It On Me''', often abbreviated as '''MIOM''', is a biweekly podcast series, website, and community platform that discusses news and headlines within the ''Melee'' community. Founded by American smasher {{Sm|Scar}}, the platform was founded primarily in response to controversies at [[Revival of Melee 5]]. The podcast focuses on topics surrounding the ''Melee'' community, including recaps of recent tournaments, discussion on the latest community headlines, and previews of upcoming tournaments.
 
Melee It On Me also maintains the [[SSBMRank]], a power ranking for the top 100 ''Melee'' players in the world.
 
==History==
Despite having its tournament scene become "revived", with attendance of tournaments continuing to grow in large numbers, the ''Melee'' community still lacked a significant social media presence and organization for several years in the post-''Brawl'' era. Following controversies in the semi-finals at Revival of Melee 5, Scar created a {{s|wikipedia|Facebook}} group entitled "Melee It On Me" in an effort to complement the Skype meeting broadcast that had been called for in the aftermath of Revival of Melee 5. The Skype meeting panelists, Scar, Prog, Hyuga, and Cactuar, used the broadcast to discuss what went wrong at ROM 5 and inform the community how to prevent a similar controversy from occurring in future tournaments. The broadcast proved successful in both viewership and influence, which later caused Scar to make Melee It On Me a regular podcast.
 
Melee It On Me was initially intended to improve the ''Melee'' community; however, it has since evolved to discuss a variety of other topics about the competitive ''Melee'' community. Following the Revival of Melee 5 controversy, Melee It On Me's podcasts proved instrumental for getting ''Melee'' into [[EVO 2013]] over ''{{s|wikipedia|Skullgirls}}'' and preventing a shutdown of streaming for the game at the tournament by Nintendo of America. As its viewership has increased, Melee It On Me increased in scope. An official website, Twitter, and [[YouTube]] channel were launched in June 2013 by Juggleguy, and production quality improved with the hiring of Cosmonaught; the website's content also increased with the hiring of {{Sm|Tafokints}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|PewPewU}}, with Tafokints notably starting the SSBMRank in the end of 2013. A spin-off of Melee It On Me, The Scar and {{Sm|Toph}} Show, was also created in 2014, acting as a complement to Melee It On Me podcasts.


==List of members==
==List of members==
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===Former members===
===Former members===
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== Background ==
Despite having been "revived" and continuing to grow in large numbers, the ''Melee'' community still lacked a significant social media presence and organization for several years in the post-Brawl era. That changed in November 2012, when Scar created a Facebook group entitled ''Melee It On Me'' in an effort to complement the Skype meeting broadcast that had been called for in the aftermath of Revival of Melee 5. The Skype meeting panelists, Scar, Prog, Hyuga, and Cactuar, used the broadcast to discuss what went wrong at ROM 5 and inform the community how things could improve moving forward. Thanks to the help of VGBootCamp's outreach and the quickly-growing Facebook group, the broadcast was considered a success in both viewership and influence, and Scar decided to make ''Melee It On Me'' a regular podcast that could be assembled at any moment of need for the betterment of the ''Melee'' community.
=== EVO 2013 Donation Drive ===
On January 8th, 2013, the Evolution Championship Series announced its lineup of games for EVO 2013 in the upcoming summer season. Although the lineup did not include ''Melee'' as Smashers had hoped for in the aftermath of a dominating Facebook straw poll, the EVO staff announced an 8th game donation drive for breast cancer research, wherein the community that donated the most money to charity would earn their game an official spot at EVO 2013. Facing stiff competition from the Skullgirls community, a massive push from Scar and Prog (popularly dubbed the "Spirit Bomb" donation drive) resulted in the Smash community raising over $94,000 and winning ''Melee'' the final spot at EVO 2013. The campaign and its results immortalized the ''Melee It On Me'' podcast as a highly influential community platform and provided incredible momentum for the Smash community going into the rest of 2013.
=== Nintendo Stream Crisis ===
On July 9th, 2013, the directors of EVO 2013 announced that they had received a cease-and-desist letter from Nintendo of America prohibiting EVO 2013 from streaming ''Melee'' on its worldwide broadcast, putting the ''Melee'' community into adversity again. Prog led the charge for a decision reversal with a well-organized social media campaign, whose rallying point centered around the MIOM Facebook group. With the aid of frontpage Reddit exposure, vilifying coverage by more than 30 gaming-related news outlets, and a legion of Twitter voices, Nintendo shockingly reversed its decision just hours after the initial announcement, prompting a renewed celebration by the ''Melee'' community about its spot at EVO 2013 and a huge sigh of relief for all Smashers following the news.
=== E3 Smash 4 Invitational ===
On June 10th, 2014, Nintendo hosted an invitational tournament during E3 2014 in Los Angeles, California, to commemorate the upcoming release of Super Smash Bros. 4. The host of the event was Geoff Keighley, while Reggie Fils-Aime also made an appearance to present the winner's trophy. Although most were skeptical of Nintendo's ability to select 16 worthy invitees to the event when it was first announced in early May, the eventual roster mostly consisted of prominent community figures, including several members of the ''Melee It On Me'' team. Prog and Scar manned the commentary along with D1, announcing live to the packed NOKIA Theatre as well as to a record-breaking livestream audience on the Nintendo Twitch channel. Toph and PewPewU were also selected as participants in the event. Although many disliked the Smash 4 gameplay, the event was well-received for its exhibition quality and increasing diplomacy between Nintendo and the competitive Smash community.
=== EVO 2014 ===
''Melee It On Me'' continued to produce a great presence during the summer of Smash in 2014. After being invited by Tony Cannon, the team did a panel on Day 2 of EVO 2014, speaking about The Platinum Age of Melee: "Super Smash Bros. Melee is one of the oldest and most celebrated Nintendo titles still played by fighting game players across the world. The Melee It On Me team provides a retrospective on the meteoric comeback of the Melee community over the past year; from the game’s return at EVO 2013 to the highly-acclaimed Smash Brothers documentary, from Nintendo’s historic recognition of the scene to the newfound teams and sponsors of today." Video footage of the panel was recorded by Arturo Sanchez, but it is undetermined if the panel will be uploaded.
=== San Diego Comic-Con 2014 ===
On July 25th, 2014, Nintendo hosted another Super Smash Bros. 4 tournament in its pre-release phase, this time opening sign-ups to the general public at San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Scar and Toph were chosen as the commentators for the special event alongside Nintendo reps Bill Trenen and JC Rodrigo. Team members such as Tafokints also competed in the tournament, which was eventually won by SoCal Smasher DEHF.
=== Moving Forward ===
''Melee It On Me'' has taken huge strides in both outreach and production value. An official website, Twitter, and YouTube channel were launched in June 2013 thanks in large part to the efforts of Juggleguy. The podcast gained a new producer, CosmoNaught, in August 2013 to improve podcast production quality and ease Scar's workload. Toph and Tafokints joined the team in November 2013 to promote the team's outreach in commentary and content creation, respectively. The "SSBMRank" Top 100 gained significant influence within the ''Melee'' community thanks to Tafokints in December 2013. SFAT and PewPewU joined the team in January 2014 as sponsored players and a world-class ''Melee'' team. MattDotZeb joined the team in October 2014, giving his intercollegiate circuit "The Melee Games" a nationwide platform to work with. Furthermore, Scar and Toph have recently launched a spin-off podcast ("The Scar and Toph Show") on Monday evenings to complement the Thursday podcasts, which remain a biweekly endeavor in 2014. Tafokints has also been instrumental in launching MIOM 2.0, the new team website that centers around blog content and character guides.
== Episodes ==
'''Season 1'''
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!Summary
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|1
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSQ8DBmgQI8 RoMKnee 2012]
|November 21, 2012
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|2
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ustzN--DjWk Pain in the NECk]
|December 5, 2012
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|3
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MwCi6WYF8w Reaching our Apex]
|January 2, 2013
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|4
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eI4UITiAlM Genesis vs Evolution]
|January 16, 2013
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|5
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZIyPvP8Jck Apex After the High Wears Off]
|January 23, 2013
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|6 Part 1
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9l-nX00mTU Six Hours to Midnight]
|January 31, 2013
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|6 Part 2
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VAxbWvbEq8 THE SPIRIT BOMB]
|January 31, 2013
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|7
|[http://www.twitch.tv/meleeitonme/b/367155827 The Next Step]
|February 13, 2013
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|8
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvq0CTLHxMY Untitled]
|February 27, 2013
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|9
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI6uHftEh14 Don't Stop Me Now]
|March 20, 2013
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|10
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdeZlhQyIeU To Sweden and Back]
|April 17, 2013
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|11
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1BRiodWfw The Melee Experience]
|May 1, 2013
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|12
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=726ky4gICU4 Worst Episode Ever]
|May 13, 2013
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|}
'''Season 2'''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="margin-right: 0;"
!#
!Title
!Date
!Summary
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|1
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANKMugwTTz4 Winter is Coming]
|June 5, 2013
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|2
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqiJ21Q9Kkk M2K vs Sakurai]
|June 19, 2013
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|3
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npo0tjCmt1w Welcome Home]
|June 26, 2013
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|4
|Live from Sunnyvale
|July 7, 2013
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|5
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C90_AFyh0Qs Live from EVO 2013]
|July 11, 2013
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|6
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zil9d7E-L_k EVO Reaction]
|July 17, 2013
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|7
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvrEnrKvTyM Where’s Prog?!?]
|July 31, 2013
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|8
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNcpQddEZE Fall Preview]
|Aug 14, 2013
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|9
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHSjBiovW_8 When Puffs Collide]
|Aug 29, 2013
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|10
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYhnT4GmuU Shorthanded Edition!!!]
|Sep 12, 2013
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|11
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYC9vRz30rI FGC vs Grassroots Smash]
|Sep 26, 2013
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|12
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVKw8tRQWc4 Live from The Big House 3]
|Oct 11, 2013
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|}
'''Season 3'''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="margin-right: 0;"
!#
!Title
!Date
!Summary
|-
|1
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQPQf3yws2s The Smash Brothers Era]
|Oct 24, 2013
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|2
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy9Ax-tcaVo Pound V.5 and ROM 6 Preview]
|Nov 7, 2013
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|3
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcXaeGscaWc One Year Anniversary]
|Nov 21, 2013
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|4
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2__oAkHus Game of Thrones]
|Dec 12, 2013
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|5
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysEHxBpqLjI Good Tidings]
|Dec 19, 2013
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|6
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUn7c_jBES8 2013 in Review]
|Jan 2, 2014
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|7
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMW1OqVo7I Live from Apex 2014]
|Jan 18, 2014
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|8
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfVoBEeVuw Future Foe Scenarios]
|Jan 30, 2014
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|9
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h4DiR440fw Stuck in the Air]
|Feb 20, 2014
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|10
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFj96ZYIQNE When's Melee]
|Mar 6, 2014
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|11
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSxIuQsc3lc MLG vs EVO]
|Mar 13, 2014
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|12
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_FHjEVJA0U Melee It On MeSports]
|Mar 27, 2014
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|}
'''Season 4'''
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!Date
!Summary
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|1
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|2
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|5
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|6
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|8
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|9
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|10
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|11
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|12
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.twitch.tv/meleeitonme Twitch Stream]
*[http://www.meleeitonme.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/meleeitonme Facebook Group]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/meleeitonme Twitch page]
*[http://www.meleeitonme.com/ Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/meleeitonme Facebook group]
*[http://www.twitter.com/meleeitonme Twitter]
*[http://www.twitter.com/meleeitonme Twitter]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeleeItOnMe YouTube]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeleeItOnMe YouTube channel]
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kiv8WvsCxYd4wlbrnHvondw5o4I1F7EEXvVHHZYWwC8/edit Agenda]
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kiv8WvsCxYd4wlbrnHvondw5o4I1F7EEXvVHHZYWwC8/edit Summaries of older podcasts]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329934 ROM 5 Controversy Thread (Episode 1 Background)]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329934 ROM 5 Controversy Thread (Episode 1 Background)]


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