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The Story of Underground Project M Tournaments

This is the story of how Nintendo tried to kill a game, and how the community refuses to die.
yes I know I pronounced féte wrong
Special thanks to friend of the channel and PM player ‪@madison_hailstorm‬ for the songs:
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  • @Shadowhawke75
    @Shadowhawke757 ай бұрын

    AYOOO WISELY THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUTOUTTTTTTTTT fantastic video, really highlighted all the struggles of the community, you are the best

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making the section so easy to make, your Lucas is dope

  • @CannibalSerb

    @CannibalSerb

    7 ай бұрын

    This is now my biggest regret of throwing at shine so you could win

  • @Shadowhawke75

    @Shadowhawke75

    7 ай бұрын

    @@CannibalSerb it truly was a perfect storm for me to win lmao

  • @FirePuff12

    @FirePuff12

    7 ай бұрын

    I LOVE YOUR LUCAS

  • @Shadowhawke75

    @Shadowhawke75

    7 ай бұрын

    @@FirePuff12 thank you so much!!!

  • @puunk_9240
    @puunk_92407 ай бұрын

    Oh and thank you for highlighting that the best esports titles have historically had roots in being modifications existing games because that's something i think a lot of people aren't as aware of these days

  • @venomturtle17
    @venomturtle177 ай бұрын

    Sacrificing my room to help host the PM tournament was my favorite part of going to TBH. The stories those weekends created will be remembered for life.

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    God what a weekend

  • @venomturtle17

    @venomturtle17

    7 ай бұрын

    I love telling the story of how we met and decided to travel to TBH together, and it may be over told but I think the story really captures the spirit of the PM community. "You play this game, I play this game. Do we need more reasons to drive 9 hours across multiple states to attend a tournament together?"

  • @kycse
    @kycse7 ай бұрын

    I love this. Thanks for talking about this in a video. You're a real one Wisely

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Miss you dude, hope I see you soon

  • @omegax1289
    @omegax12897 ай бұрын

    If it wasn't for Project M, I would never have been introduced to competitive platform fighters. To see the scene still fighting on like this is beautiful. Thanks for making the video Wisley!

  • @RosiYYAP
    @RosiYYAP7 ай бұрын

    We live in your walls 💜💜💜

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Holy crap, I don't think anyone's ever done one of these before LOL Thank you!

  • @_fudgepop01
    @_fudgepop017 ай бұрын

    Shadowhawke absolutely deserved that win after terrorizing Wombat Wednesday’s online netplay brackets week after week - the lad is awesome

  • @WombatFights

    @WombatFights

    7 ай бұрын

    Do you mean the east coast P+ netplay weekly with auto l-cancel, a dedicated build, and inclusive community??? This Shadowhawke guy must be the real deal!

  • @Shadowhawke75

    @Shadowhawke75

    7 ай бұрын

    BRING IT BACK​@@WombatFights

  • @GHNeko
    @GHNeko3 ай бұрын

    Former PM Dev here. Helping out with Combo Devils. Came across this video by chance while looking into Rivals 2. Shame I haven't found you before but I'm glad to have found you know. Thanks for this video :)

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    3 ай бұрын

    I love this, thank you for the message! I actually really wanted to try CD at Genesis, but I ran out of time. Best of luck on the game!

  • @AlmasGB

    @AlmasGB

    4 күн бұрын

    Ayooo Neko

  • @sirjesterful7947
    @sirjesterful79477 ай бұрын

    You absolutely killed it, Wisely. if it wasn't for PM, I would never have found my local smash scene and, by extension, the FGC as a whole. PM probably changed my life, and now the FGC is one of my biggest passions.

  • @ougonce
    @ougonce7 ай бұрын

    This is so sick. I don't play Smash or PM but as a modder for a different fighting game, it's really great to see the lengths people will go to play their favorite game. Modding takes video games and makes it about the people, and it's what I love the most about it.

  • @AlmasGB
    @AlmasGB4 күн бұрын

    I worked on P:M a LONG time ago, and honestly I lost track of everything that was going on with it about 14 years ago. This video reminds me of all the good times, and I remain in awe of how passionate the community is. Thank you for making such a great video!

  • @CannibalSerb
    @CannibalSerb7 ай бұрын

    Wisely is the goat plain and simple Also SHADOWhawke starts winning SHADOWmajors, I think he's cheating

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    I was gonna say something tbh, someone check the vods

  • @HelloAxi
    @HelloAxi7 ай бұрын

    PM kindled my drive for competition and design, and now I'm having a blast working on another pfg (RushRev). Maybe it's time i stopped back in :)

  • @ordeosca
    @ordeosca7 ай бұрын

    Amazing video! I've only been playing PM for a short while, so while I of course tangentially knew the history, it was nice to see it laid out in such a digestible manner, great work Wisely!

  • @braxinIV
    @braxinIV7 ай бұрын

    Been patiently (and hopelessly) waiting for a Project M documentary. This definitely scratched that itch.

  • @StudebacherHoch
    @StudebacherHoch7 ай бұрын

    Banger video and excellent choice of Madison Hailstorm for the music

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks friend ♥️

  • @clydew.7673
    @clydew.76737 ай бұрын

    Subbed, upvoted, liked, tattood the video thumbnail on my body. Big ups, Wisely -- thank you for bringing visibility to this community.

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Oh god I can't change the thumbnail now

  • @GazerPlur420

    @GazerPlur420

    7 ай бұрын

    Hahaha that was a great comment+

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm so sorry

  • @spaghetti_Steven
    @spaghetti_Steven6 ай бұрын

    13:13 made me feel so heard. I loved PM, and going to tournaments back in the day is such a core part of my life. I'm mostly into other games now, but seeing players like Twisty and Kumatora still going strong makes me so happy. Power to P+. Fuck Nintendo.

  • @FirePuff12
    @FirePuff127 ай бұрын

    I can't wait to sit down and watch all of this. Tysm Wisely for another exciting video! I'm mostly into Melee, but I have a lot of memories with PM and will always be a supporter. I first discovered it back in 2012, when it was just a project to replace Falco's Shine in Brawl with the Melee one. So cool how it kept going from there, and despite all the unfortunate events, y'all never gave up. And shoutouts to Lucas, such a cool character!!

  • @deor_official
    @deor_official7 ай бұрын

    Ayo! Look, mom, I'm on TV! Seriously, though, thanks for highlighting us for the world to see. U've been with PM since 2.6 and even if the circumstances necessitating it suck, the rise of tbe shadow major has been some of the most fun I've had in competitive Smash, full stop. Wish I was able to travel outside of Texas for them, but maybe some day. Support your local PM scene! And if you don't think you have one, just check behind the walls

  • @swiminonland9818
    @swiminonland98187 ай бұрын

    so brave for trying to pronounce worcester off rip and running with it. beast vid

  • @WombatFights
    @WombatFights7 ай бұрын

    The guy running the stream at PM at The Big House went to bed or something and I wound up running the scoreboard for top 8 lmao

  • @life-destiny1196
    @life-destiny11967 ай бұрын

    I even encountered a guy who brought (an emulator setup of) PM to EVO '22 and was playing it near the casual setups. I didn't have my controller on me at the moment, but I totally wish I'd played that guy, just so I could say I did.

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    I brought one to Evo 23 LOL (with FGC titles and Melee on it too)

  • @puunk_9240
    @puunk_92407 ай бұрын

    Absolutely phenomenal video. Thank you. My first project m tournament was the fight at fireside, a national Arcadian in 2021 that Shadowhawke won, and my first big tournament that I helped run was Shine out of shield in 2023, which Shadowhawke also won... Hmm

  • @Shadowhawke75

    @Shadowhawke75

    7 ай бұрын

    You are so funny 😂

  • @nevergreen_wastaken
    @nevergreen_wastaken7 ай бұрын

    This is a wonderful video, dude. Thank you for your continuous contributions to the spirit of this game and its community.

  • @Eon_TAS
    @Eon_TAS7 ай бұрын

    Man PMs sicc

  • @Eon_TAS

    @Eon_TAS

    7 ай бұрын

    But why is shine out of shield not called shineglide

  • @LunaireTD
    @LunaireTD7 ай бұрын

    Amazing video, love the vibe! Super cool to see the result of this after hearing you talk about it on stream

  • @Coolio_Ash
    @Coolio_Ash7 ай бұрын

    Oh, they dont just hate pm, they hate competitive smash as a whole

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Oh I'm acutely aware

  • @supermarilink
    @supermarilink7 ай бұрын

    Man, I love this. Thanks for putting this together, Wisely. Competing and then being on the commentary team for PM at Kings of the North IV is one of my most core gaming memories. Being on mic for Prof Pro vs. Sothe was surreal. I miss PM man, thank you for this video eulogy.

  • @omegakyle_fgc
    @omegakyle_fgc6 ай бұрын

    I went “YEAHH!!” several times over the course of this video

  • @connorkelly5382
    @connorkelly53827 ай бұрын

    the evo pic jumpscare was insane

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    LOL

  • @rillabel
    @rillabel7 ай бұрын

    really great vid, I love the music! makin me wanna try to get into pm again :^)

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Stream Madison Hailstorm 🔥

  • @captainbirdman2890
    @captainbirdman28907 ай бұрын

    Super awesome video, Wisely! Literally one of my best tournament performances was at a shadow major at LTC, I think it was called Shipwrecked 2? Maybe it was Shipfaced, I can't recall off the top of my head. But we started the event at 10pm because we had heard Nintendo reps were touring the facility during the day to make sure PM wasn't happening, so we literally just waited until they left to make some setups and start the tourney.

  • @zerothetheif
    @zerothetheif3 ай бұрын

    I remember that TBH5 hotel room matches. Lots of DQs, but it was still rad

  • @res0smash
    @res0smash7 ай бұрын

    Fun video. Love a good trip down memory lane. A lot of my best tournament memories come from random hotel rooms overcrowded with PM players from all around the world. It will always have a special place in my heart ❤

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Miss you man, hope I see you again soon

  • @res0smash

    @res0smash

    7 ай бұрын

    @@atWisely Miss you too man. I managed to actually get out to Shine out of Shield to watch Shadowhawke be dope live. Gotta go to more stuff this 2024 :)

  • @AZNBeefcake
    @AZNBeefcake6 ай бұрын

    My favorite smash game. Thanks for making this

  • @muqmanor
    @muqmanor6 ай бұрын

    Endless respect for continuing to fly the PM flag high. I haven't attended a local in years but I still watch majors when I can and it makes me happy to see the scene still kicking after all this time.

  • @NCProjectM
    @NCProjectM6 ай бұрын

    oh hey! 7:00-8:00 that was my hotel room for top 8 lol. it was total luck. I happened to bring my laptop and streaming equipment, and happened to have a decent wifi signal in our room where most people in the hotel had next to 0 connection. Its funny you mention that plup made $260+, because 2nd place made more money. Bobby frizz was playing in GFs, and Darkrain stumbles in kinda drunk. He yells at bobby, telling him he sucks at the game etc etc, trash talk. People tell him to be quiet since we had noise warning from the front desk since it was so late. Someone mentioned this was GFs and to let them focus and darkrain LOSES it. "No way, he can't be in grands, I told him if he made money I would triple his earnings!" Bobby goes on to lose to plup, earning 2nd. Pulp makes 260 or so, and bobby makes over 300 lol. it was so cool to be a part of PM history like this. Thanks Wisely for making this, long live PM/P+. -JELLY

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    6 ай бұрын

    I love hearing all the old stories from this, thank you so much for being a part of history.

  • @Fedivdicher
    @Fedivdicher7 ай бұрын

    Nintendo hates PM cause they’re incapable of making a better game than it. I remember my Uber casual roommates asking if we could play pm instead of ultimate, cause shocker people like it when you can do fun and cool shit in the game 😂and skill gaps will always be a thing, i bodied them in both games and they still wanted to play the game with the larger skill gap

  • @BronzeAgePepper

    @BronzeAgePepper

    5 ай бұрын

    I liked Ultimate but man, it's so freaking LAME now. It was never meant to be competitive, they left the game in a similar state as Smash 4. P+ will outlive it, unless Nintendo gets their way (which is unfortunately very likely)

  • @ceramicalien
    @ceramicalien7 ай бұрын

    incredible video Wisely!! this community is so resilient and passionate that idk how anyone could not love it

  • @haruz8401
    @haruz84017 ай бұрын

    I SAW MY NAME. IM FAMOUS. But seriously i still play pm 3 times a week. It is and will forever be my fav game. Thanks to all the people who keep it alive and keep it goin. You all are the GOATS

  • @flubbsflubberson
    @flubbsflubberson5 ай бұрын

    I owe so many memories and friendships formed in my late teens/early 20’s to this game. Thank you for the excellent content on it.

  • @RosiYYAP
    @RosiYYAP7 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, thanks so much for this Wisely

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    I'll definitely be at some Chicago stuff this year

  • @Barf_FaB
    @Barf_FaB7 ай бұрын

    This is too hype. The sound track in the back went so perfectly

  • @davidvkimball
    @davidvkimball7 ай бұрын

    Amazing work!

  • @whatafewl7382
    @whatafewl73827 ай бұрын

    FINALLY MORE PM! i’ve been missing my favorite player MrLz for so so long as my older brother grew up watching him dominate with his character, been waiting for more gameplay/info to come out again recently, NINTENDO CANT STOP US!

  • @dh3913
    @dh39137 ай бұрын

    Ahhh I remember 2014/2015 when PM tournaments were more commonly streamed/viewable. Loved watching them.

  • @GazerPlur420
    @GazerPlur4207 ай бұрын

    Great video Wisley! Got pumped enough to pick up the controller and start labbing lmao. I spent a decade of my life training, traveling, and competing in this bastard child of a game, but I got you, and the entire scene out of it and I wouldnt trade it for the world. We have very real friends in alot of different places. We have been to places we normally wouldnt have ever visited. Nothing will ever give me adrenaline spikes like playing smash. A very special time in my life.

  • @Tuckzelda
    @Tuckzelda7 ай бұрын

    Incredible job wisely, much love

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

  • @d.g4466
    @d.g44667 ай бұрын

    nintendo ninjas lurking for round 420690

  • @ENEMii-IRL
    @ENEMii-IRL6 ай бұрын

    This shit was amazing man, loved the video, it was beautiful

  • @DuskTheHero
    @DuskTheHero7 ай бұрын

    Very cool to learn about, Project M/+ has always clearly been present and competitive, but I never really knew how!

  • @Gabriel64468
    @Gabriel644687 ай бұрын

    2:57 EU mentioned! Swell in 3.6 and mooi feeling of gezelligheid! Also, great video Wisely :)

  • @MrCocktaiI
    @MrCocktaiI7 ай бұрын

    It's insane that I had no clue about these shadow majors. Great vid!

  • @ethanpritt542
    @ethanpritt5427 ай бұрын

    Wisely looks like the poro professor logo

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    What does this mean

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Oh no

  • @dhbroad
    @dhbroad7 ай бұрын

    This is incredible and I had no idea it was still so big. I was hoping something like this was happening

  • @LillLizzert
    @LillLizzert6 ай бұрын

    Shadow Majors is such a cool name

  • @skratchingpost6692
    @skratchingpost66927 ай бұрын

    a great video all about a great game. the love for their game that the pm scene has cant be beat. shine out of shield sounds like it was an amazing event to attend in person, wish i was there. i wonder who came up with the name for it 🤔

  • @Colemanbearpig
    @Colemanbearpig7 ай бұрын

    Ty

  • @saucytriceratops365
    @saucytriceratops3657 ай бұрын

    Great watch! And also so happy to have found some new music, Madison Hailstorm is awesome!

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Lesssgoooooooo

  • @link0192
    @link01927 ай бұрын

    I’ll always have PM to thank for making me who I am today. From the college game Room to being a TO. Pm changed the trajectory of my life. I’ve made so many friends from it. I miss pm and I miss you Wisely. You lived in Philly only briefly but you were such a cool guy I’m happy I got to meet you

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    I miss Philly so much, I'd love to see everyone again someday!

  • @link0192

    @link0192

    7 ай бұрын

    @@atWisely yea I haven’t seen any of them in awhile either. Philly PM kinda dead rn but I’m sure if we tried to do something we could get like Dusty and Seraphim outta retirement 😂

  • @peregrinecovington4138
    @peregrinecovington41387 ай бұрын

    I've long thought about how Project M is the most punk esports scene. Cool to see it in a video lol

  • @sprooka9527
    @sprooka95277 ай бұрын

    this bald guy is really cool

  • @shivernaut8607
    @shivernaut86073 ай бұрын

    team fortress famously starting as a quake mod

  • @x9x9x9x9x9
    @x9x9x9x9x97 ай бұрын

    Nintendo doesn't just hate project M, nintendo hates their fans in general especially the smash players. Anyways if PM/P+ gets roll back (I know its being worked on but isn't close to being done) I think we could see a resurgence at least a fairly large underground scene. I love playing P+ but I dont like the hassle of playing it online.

  • @baosackk
    @baosackk7 ай бұрын

    Heartwarming video. Legit made me cry. ):

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    🥲

  • @toolbar12423
    @toolbar124237 ай бұрын

    Now THIS is gaming

  • @atWisely

    @atWisely

    7 ай бұрын

    Gamers!

  • @Samanthaa_s
    @Samanthaa_s7 ай бұрын

    great video :) the pm scene is awesome

  • @Sk8r115
    @Sk8r1157 ай бұрын

    Excellent work!

  • @Xearrik
    @Xearrik7 ай бұрын

    I never heard about these shadow majors before. Interesting stuff.

  • @JAMllostthegame
    @JAMllostthegame7 ай бұрын

    Man I haven't thought about P:M since i last played it at MAGfest last year. Someone brought their setup and I think I stopped by every day at least once or twice thst weekend lol.

  • @brightglow
    @brightglow6 ай бұрын

    Phenomenal video, sign me up!!!

  • @Xx_GobbaGamer69_xX
    @Xx_GobbaGamer69_xX7 ай бұрын

    Its kinda crazy to think that nintendos own fans have to hide from them

  • @twobadour
    @twobadour7 ай бұрын

    Even some of the music was by a PM player, amazing

  • @NumbreonSSB
    @NumbreonSSB7 ай бұрын

    Beautiful video to watch before work. Long live P+

  • @mxsteak
    @mxsteak7 ай бұрын

    thank you wisely

  • @obsidianchao
    @obsidianchao18 күн бұрын

    PM was the best era of my life and it’s just been downhill ever since

  • @asoapshoeinthesea6780
    @asoapshoeinthesea67807 ай бұрын

    great video

  • @wateverwill
    @wateverwill7 ай бұрын

    PM is sick

  • @Strong_Badam
    @Strong_Badam7 ай бұрын

    wow Project M rules

  • @Darkgun163

    @Darkgun163

    7 ай бұрын

    100%

  • @BronzeAgePepper

    @BronzeAgePepper

    5 ай бұрын

    your mod is DEAD and your community gatekeepers HATE YOU (they'd rather keep a soulless corporation happy than run events they don't approve of) but that's okay because P+ exists and the real homies will keep playing it

  • @KlineFGC
    @KlineFGC7 ай бұрын

    Amazing video! I love it

  • @Wojo_42
    @Wojo_427 ай бұрын

    We live those

  • @johnleecooper8520
    @johnleecooper85207 ай бұрын

    absolute banger video!! everybody watching go to at least one pm major or local this year k thanks

  • @ArtemisG671
    @ArtemisG6717 ай бұрын

    Banger video!!

  • @andygranados63
    @andygranados636 ай бұрын

    sick video

  • @MrDrumStikz
    @MrDrumStikz7 ай бұрын

    Minor nitpick: it's pronounced "Worst-er."

  • @Kade503
    @Kade5037 ай бұрын

    Nintendo is infuriating

  • @ProjectMFrance
    @ProjectMFrance6 ай бұрын

    💜💚

  • @danytalksmusic
    @danytalksmusic4 ай бұрын

    The Game Nintendo TRIED To Kill... BUT COULDN'T!

  • @danster64
    @danster647 ай бұрын

    as a viewer i always want to watch pm but i legit don't know how to find out about the shadow majors

  • @MrKirby747
    @MrKirby7477 ай бұрын

    PROJECT M LIVE FOREVER

  • @BDocc
    @BDocc7 ай бұрын

    I Love you Wisely incredible work long live PM!

  • @Nayri_ssbm
    @Nayri_ssbm7 ай бұрын

    We live in your walls

  • @calebrobinson6406
    @calebrobinson64067 ай бұрын

    #FuckNintendo 🥲

  • @kylecarlon6800
    @kylecarlon68007 ай бұрын

    Super sick vid :)

  • @mercyweapon3791
    @mercyweapon37917 ай бұрын

    Worcester is weird. It's pronounced wuh-ster. Sorry for the confusion.

  • @dirtsquids9854
    @dirtsquids98547 ай бұрын

    Amazing

  • @HairyBeast297
    @HairyBeast2977 ай бұрын

    PM is siiiiiiiiiick

  • @deathkillrt
    @deathkillrt5 ай бұрын

    Destroying games made by fans will bite them one day.

  • @joe564338
    @joe5643387 ай бұрын

    Ayyyy