Til tross for alderen har Super Smash Bros. Melee mange esport-følgere, og spilleren Juan 'Hungrybox' Debiedma benyttet nylig anlendingen under turneringen Smash 'N' Splash 3 til å snakke om communityet (via Neogaf-brukeren Makonero), og han hadde noen sterke meninger om støtten de ikke mottar.
"We came here from the gutter ourselves, we can say whatever the hell we want. We had no help. We ain't had no help from any person. We came here to ourselves and look at us, we're still having 1,500 people at a damn waterpark in Wisconsin. Who are we? Come on now. A certain company that acknowledges us but refuses to push us - I hope you're listening right now because I want you to hear this, I want you to hear the amount of people who support this league, the amount of people who want this to be a lifestyle to people. This is not just a video game, this is a lifestyle, alright? This game has been my escape for over a decade from whatever else life offers."
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