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'''Tournament legal''' describes the settings that can be used in many competitive [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] [[tournaments]]. Because some stages, settings, and rulesets can lead to degenerative gameplay, tournament organizers have generally agreed on enforcing the following conditions in tournament play: | '''Tournament legal''' describes the settings that can be used in many competitive ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[tournaments]]. Because some stages, settings, and rulesets can lead to degenerative gameplay, tournament organizers have generally agreed on enforcing the following conditions in tournament play: | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
'''Neutral Stage:''' | '''Neutral Stage:''' A neutral stage is any stage allowed in the initial random select for the first game of a match (i.e. [[Battlefield (SSBB)|Battlefield]]).<br /> | ||
'''Banned Stage:''' | '''Banned Stage:''' A banned stage is any stage that is not allowed either in the initial random select or by choice in games two and three (i.e. [[Temple]]).<br /> | ||
'''Available Stage:''' | '''Available Stage:''' An available stage is any stage that can be chosen by a player in games two and three. These include all of the neutral stages, but exclude all banned stages. Therefore, all neutral stages are available stages, but not all available stages are neutral. For example, [[Poké Floats]] is an available stage that is not a neutral stage. | ||
==1-on-1== | ==1-on-1== | ||
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:*As with the first match, in some tournaments players can strike stages from the opponent's selection. | :*As with the first match, in some tournaments players can strike stages from the opponent's selection. | ||
== 2-on-2 == | ==2-on-2== | ||
* Rules that apply to 1-on-1 apply to team tournaments as well | *Rules that apply to 1-on-1 apply to team tournaments as well | ||
:* Neutral stages (different from 1-on-1): | :*Neutral stages (different from 1-on-1): | ||
::* Yoshi's Story | ::*Yoshi's Story | ||
::* Pokémon Stadium | ::*Pokémon Stadium | ||
::* Battlefield | ::*Battlefield | ||
::* Dream Land (N64) | ::*Dream Land (N64) | ||
::* Final Destination | ::*Final Destination | ||
:* And sometimes: | :*And sometimes: | ||
::* Rainbow Cruise | ::*Rainbow Cruise | ||
::* Kongo Jungle 64 | ::*Kongo Jungle 64 | ||
:* [[Banned stages]] (different from 1-on-1): | :*[[Banned stages]] (different from 1-on-1): | ||
::* [[Brinstar Depths]] | ::*[[Brinstar Depths]] | ||
::* [[Flat Zone]] | ::*[[Flat Zone]] | ||
::* [[Icicle Mountain]] | ::*[[Icicle Mountain]] | ||
::* [[Hyrule Temple]] | ::*[[Hyrule Temple]] | ||
::* [[Yoshi's Island (SSB)|Yoshi's Island N64]] | ::*[[Yoshi's Island (SSB)|Yoshi's Island N64]] | ||
::* [[Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island (pipes)]] | ::*[[Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island (pipes)]] | ||
::* [[Venom]] | ::*[[Venom]] | ||
::* [[Fourside]] | ::*[[Fourside]] | ||
::* [[Mushroom Kingdom|Mushroom Kingdom I]] | ::*[[Mushroom Kingdom|Mushroom Kingdom I]] | ||
::* [[Big Blue]] | ::*[[Big Blue]] | ||
::* [[Fountain of Dreams]] | ::*[[Fountain of Dreams]] | ||
::* [[Mute City]] | ::*[[Mute City]] | ||
* [[Friendly Fire]] (also called "team attack") is on. | *[[Friendly Fire]] (also called "team attack") is on. | ||
* Usually, players are allowed to [[life stealing|steal lives]] from their teammates by pressing start after they die. | *Usually, players are allowed to [[life stealing|steal lives]] from their teammates by pressing start after they die. | ||
== | ==[[Technique]]s/[[Glitches]]== | ||
In order to prevent degenerate gameplay techniques, many tournaments ban certain exploitations of the game that give one character an unintended and unfair advantage over others. | In order to prevent degenerate gameplay techniques, many tournaments ban certain exploitations of the game that give one character an unintended and unfair advantage over others. | ||
* Banned [[glitch]]es | *Banned [[glitch]]es | ||
:* Freeze Glitch | :*Freeze Glitch | ||
:* Yo-yo glitch (sometimes) | :*Yo-yo glitch (sometimes) | ||
* Banned Stalling Techniques | *Banned Stalling Techniques | ||
:* Repeated [[rising pound]] | :*Repeated [[rising pound]] | ||
:* Repeated [[Peach Bomber]] on a wall | :*Repeated [[Peach Bomber]] on a wall | ||
:* Luigi Ladder | :*Luigi Ladder | ||
::* N.B. | ::*N.B. The rising pound and peach bomber on the wall are only banned if they are being use ''to stall''. Using them to recover is acceptable. | ||
== Controversy == | ==Controversy== | ||
Many casual smashers notice that the accepted tournament ruleset demands highly specific conditions under which they would rarely play, and believe that these rules are restrictive and make competitive play less fun. However, most tournament Smashers are of the opinion that the ruleset prevents "degenerate" gameplay, and that this makes competitive play more enriching and fun. | Many casual smashers notice that the accepted tournament ruleset demands highly specific conditions under which they would rarely play, and believe that these rules are restrictive and make competitive play less fun. However, most tournament Smashers are of the opinion that the ruleset prevents "degenerate" gameplay, and that this makes competitive play more enriching and fun. | ||
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Another controversial topic is the legality and categorization of stages - debate over which stages should be classified as legal or banned. While there was universal agreement over the banning of some stages, such as [[Temple|Hyrule Temple]], other stages were questioned. Some smashers wanted to reduce the legal stage list to simple stages, and remove all moving and irregular ones, while others believed it was better to to allow all stages that did not foster any unfair advantage to one strategy or character. As of late, there is a generally accepted standard for legal and banned stages, but the lists still vary between tournaments. Competitions in which all stages are permitted are very rare, and are not considered [[SBR]] certified. | Another controversial topic is the legality and categorization of stages - debate over which stages should be classified as legal or banned. While there was universal agreement over the banning of some stages, such as [[Temple|Hyrule Temple]], other stages were questioned. Some smashers wanted to reduce the legal stage list to simple stages, and remove all moving and irregular ones, while others believed it was better to to allow all stages that did not foster any unfair advantage to one strategy or character. As of late, there is a generally accepted standard for legal and banned stages, but the lists still vary between tournaments. Competitions in which all stages are permitted are very rare, and are not considered [[SBR]] certified. | ||
== External Links == | ==External Links== | ||
#[http://www.smashboards.com/showpost.php?p=8981808&postcount=1 MBR Recommended RuleSet for SSBM] | #[http://www.smashboards.com/showpost.php?p=8981808&postcount=1 MBR Recommended RuleSet for SSBM] | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
* [[Tournament legal (SSB)]] | *[[Tournament legal (SSB)]] | ||
* [[Tournament legal (SSBB)]] | *[[Tournament legal (SSBB)]] | ||
[[Category:Tournaments]] | [[Category:Tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:Stages (SSBM)]] | [[Category:Stages (SSBM)]] | ||
