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Introducing: Frozen Mode: Where The Hazards Are Off And The Points Still Matter! ​



Screenshot Of 20XXTE​

Dan Salvato, formerly known as InternetExplorer released information and a trailer today via Mew2King's Twitch Channel providing more details on the 20XX Tournament Edition mod for Super Smash Brothers Melee. It has many new and exciting features, and I was able to sit down and talk to Dan and ask some specific questions about the mod and his thoughts on it as well. Welcome to 20XX Tournament Edition!20XXTE will be free to copy and distribute as well as open source. In another major advancement, 20XX Tournament Edition will be work using a single file that can be run on any Gamecube or Wii with nothing but a memory card. This means no hacking of any kind will be required. A preloaded Gamecube memory card with also be available for sale.There are not the only exciting new things the mod has to offer. Some of the exciting new features include extended name entry, where you can press X for lowercase characters, saving replays of your matches, the ability to choose your menu music, a stage striking feature, Frozen Mode, and the brand new play mode Taunt Battle Taunt Battle is a new special mode only available for play with 20XXTE. Players must taunt successfully to get points, and taunts can be stopped part way through by attacks. You can also steal taunts from the opponents as well by using Mario's cape. The first team to get 5 points wins the match!The inspirations behind taunt battles?From something more fun to something a little more serious, another exciting feature to look forward to in 20XXTE is Frozen Mode.Frozen Mode will allow players to disable Shy Guys on Yoshi's Story, wind on Dreamland, transformations on Pokemon Stadium, and background transitions on Final Destination just by clicking Y from the character select screen. What does this mean for the possibility of more legal stages with the removal of hazards?Dan said.Tournament Organizers can be particularly excited for all of the features coming in Tournament Mode. Tournament Mode with disable all intrusive aesthetic and/or mechanic changes, make all stages spawn players in neutral starting locations, have a 16:9 widescreen mode on and off switch, be able to lock settings to avoid mid tournament tampering, and to be able to choose between the v1.00 and v1.02 hitlag mechanics.For any Tournament Organizers worried about the possibility of the game breaking down during a tournament set while using Tournament Mode, Dan assured me it has been rigorously tested to guarantee performance. For those worried about the possible legal status of the mod, Dan has this to say as well:Truly this is a very exciting announcement for the Melee and the modding community at large. Keep your eyes peeled until August 2015, but for those who are too excited and impatient even to wait for that Dan will also be "introducing a closed beta for TOs in May". To stay tuned to all of the exciting developements on 20XXTE be sure to check out their website and look here on Smashboards for reports on any major updates.