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Smash Bros. Melee tournament considering ban for SmashBox controller
Genesis 4 is an eSports tournament that includes Smash Bros. Melee competitive play. In that tournament, some players have been using the SmashBox, the controller seen above. It turns every button/movement you do on a GameCube controller into a button press, meaning you press buttons to move instead of using a joystick. Obviously this impacts Melee play in a big way, but should it be illegal? Is this controller just offering a more precise way of doing what a GameCube controller can do, or is it giving an unfair advantage? That's what Genesis 4 creators are trying to figure out right now.
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