Have you ever lost a friendship over a game?

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Have you ever lost a friendship over a game? For me, I have a few games that have pushed my friendships to the edge. However, there is one particular game that stands out more than the rest.

We're talking about going back to the days of the Nintendo Gamecube. The game? Smash Bros Melee. I’m not the best at the game but it’s fair to say I can hold my own when it comes to it. My preferred character was Marth from the Fire Emblem series. His attacks in themselves weren’t particularly powerful but the speed he can use them meant you could chain together a decent amount of attacks to really rack up your enemies damage.

My friends on the other hand were Falco from Star Fox and Captain Falcon from F-Zero X. The friend of mine that played as Falco just wasn't very good at the game no matter how hard he tried. He would often camp at the side of the map whilst me and Falcon duked it out.

It didn't get him anywhere as quite often in the midst of a fight I’d lob a lightsaber or a bomb in his general direction giving him no time to react and, you can guess it didn't go well. After falling victim to multiple Falcon punches to the face and swipes of Marth’s’ sword he just gave up and refused to play anymore. It was tough but that's Smash Bros, it's dog eat dog. We could have used Handicaps but, they're for the weak so no.

It’s one of those games that’s easy to play but difficult to master. The reaction time you need, particularly in Melee, needs to be really high otherwise you’ll end up just like poor Falco did.

What about you? Have you ever almost lost a friend over a game?