Metagame

Synopsis

Eight-part documentary series following the five best Super Smash Brothers: Melee players as they battle to be world champion.

First Air Date: 2020-12-11

Last Air Date: 2020-12-13

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Travis Beauchamp

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Top Cast

Juan Debiedma as Hungrybox
Kevin Nanney as PPMD/Dr. PP
Adam Lindgren as Armada
Jason Zimmerman as Mew2King
Joseph Marquez as Mang0

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

The eight-part series follows the journey of the five “Smash Gods” as they compete for title of world champion between 2008 and 2015 in the top selling video game Super Smash Brothers Melee.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A Beautiful Accident (2020-12-11)

A player named Mew2King seems to have cracked Smash Melee's code, solving the puzzle of how to play the game perfectly. But after an upset loss to an unknown player from across the country, a question arises - who is this Mango kid?
Ep. 2: The Kid (2020-12-11)

Mango's abilities confound his opponents, but his victories are undeniable. With a clear dominance of the game, Mango shifts the center of the Melee universe to the West Coast of the USA and his scrappy Norwalk neighborhood.
Ep. 3: The Limiter (2020-12-11)

PPMD must discover who he is in the gaming world; desperate to overcome his nemesis Hungrybox, but also hoping to make friends and fit in. When a half-retired Mango takes the young Falco player as a disciple, he grows in leaps and bounds.
Ep. 4: Fire on the Mountain (2020-12-12)

With Mango making a return using the game's fastest character and all eyes on a massive summer tournament, Armada sees his chance to finally seize the Fire on the Mountain top.
Ep. 5: The Tao of Smash (2020-12-12)

After years of struggling against Mango both in-game and out of it, PPMD takes aim at his former teacher. Seeking to understand what makes the kid from Norwalk so different, PP begins a journey into The Tao of Smash.
Ep. 6: Sunday in America (2020-12-12)

It's Sunday in America for the Pantheon of the Smash Gods. But as Armada finds his fire again, he comes face to face with a player he betrayed. Leffen seeks his revenge on his former playing partner and aims to become the "One True God".
Ep. 7: Pantheon's Fall - Part 1 (2020-12-13)

As hype builds for the largest tournament of all time at Apex 2015, the gods each prepare in their own ways. PPMD works to control his inner demons as Armada reveals a new secret weapon at the last Apex Qualifier.
Ep. 8: Pantheon's Fall - Part 2 (2020-12-13)

After a blizzard collapses the parking garage and shuts down the original venue, Apex is saved in a massive player volunteer effort. The fate of the Pantheon and the god-slayer all unfold in front of over a hundred thousand viewers.