no one has ever banned all stages except final destination, in melee (the only game which has FD and comparatively few stages) there are 6 legal stages, 7 if you include Rishi’s Jungle Jam. If they were going to ban anymore, FD would be the second if the firing line. Only Marths like FD, it is often considered a…

The software isn’t modified at all, they just have added additional software on top so that they can play the game one frame at a time.

Depends on the context and how it was said. Like, maybe he spoiled the ending? If your kid marathon’d a tv show you were watching together and then discussed the spoilers, it would be reasonable to teach the kid that they have the capacity to ruin a show for someone else so they don’t so it again.

“Ignorant and outdated”

And yet more people tune into melee than Sm4sh (and every other event), so clearly what you think is irrelevant and what the market wants is clear.

That’s not true, I hounded Orange/EE for their cheapest contract and pay £8 a month which gets me unlimited texts and like 300 minutes, then I’m still registered for their under 24s scheme so I get 1.5GB data free every month.