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Live Streamed on October 14, 2026 8:03 PM ET
Side Scrollers Presents "VS Mode" with Smash JT, DSP Gaming, Ian Crossland & Melee James

Side Scrollers Presents: VS MODE - a live fighting game tournament featuring four internet personalities battling it out across three classic Capcom games for cash, bragging rights, and the title of VS MODE Champion!

THE COMPETITORS:

  • Ian Crossland
  • Smash JT
  • DarksydePhil (DSP)
  • Melee James

THE GAMES:

  • Darkstalkers
  • Hyper Street Fighter II
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

WHEN: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
TIME: 7 PM Central / 8 PM Eastern (Pre-show begins earlier!)

HOW IT WORKS:

Each game features its own mini-tournament, with competitors earning points based on their final placement. At the end of all three games, the player with the most points will be crowned the overall VS MODE Champion!

$500 STARTING PRIZE POOL!

We're kicking things off with a $500 prize pool, and YOU can help make it even bigger through Rumble Wallet contributions during the live broadcast!

The final prize pool will be distributed among all four competitors:

🥇 1st Place: 50%
🥈 2nd Place: 25%
🥉 3rd Place: 15%
4th Place: 10%

This isn't your typical sweaty esports tournament. Expect trash talk, rivalries, hilarious moments, classic fighting games, and plenty of surprises!

Who will walk away as the first VS MODE Champion?

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Video Armageddon

Hey everyone! If you missed Video Armageddon live in person (back in Texas, February 2026), fret not, because here it is!

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PLUS Exclusive: This RoboCop Fan Remake Will Shoot Your Dick Off

We can't show this anywhere else on the internet but here. Enjoy.

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I Found A Donut

Listen. This video is unbelievably stupid. But why not put it on Plus for the world to see?

Thank you for being here, paying member, or not!

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Side Scrollers may have a new theme song

This was put together by DB Wyld using AI but I'm not gonna lie: it's awesome.

Take a listen and let us know what you think about using it at the start of the show?

Side Scrollers may have a new theme song

Preemptive daily booba cause busy. Hope you all have a better day than me!

October 14, 2026

Been a while, and instead of posting a video or anything today I wanted to pose a question. I was thinking a bit on Phoenix's sperging from Monday and I've spent the last few days digging around trying to isolate American animation styles that I find aesthetically pleasing.

Outside of a lot of the old Disney stuff, there's Disney-derived animators like Don Bluth, prolific themed stylists like Bruce Timm, old Dreamworks, or the guys who worked on the older Marvel animated stuff, I find most American animation styles to mostly be crude and ugly. I especially dislike the cheap rubber-hose bean-mouth schlock that's been the last 20-ish years of American animation. Many of the better exceptions actually use Asian animation studios from what I can tell, and I think Japan especially has America beat in terms of appreciating 2-D animation as a medium.

So I'm reaching out in interest for inspiration, and there's even some I'd love to chat about if some of you feel like dropping in. What ...

October 13, 2026

Came across this video earlier.
It's kinda touching and reminded me of Phoenix's take on Malfoid and how he said we wouldn't be able to make money off it.
I've seen several similar videos over the years by different kinds of creators being inspired by vtubers and then actually becoming successful.

So people lock onto a very Japanese thing like vtubers and end up doing well enough to be able to make a living from it. Very possible with Malfoid as well and I'm sure there's already some people who have made a decent amount off the phenomenon already.

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Fast and Furious 25th Anniversary
The Power of Family

For those of you who don't know, Phoenix has one pop culture obsession above all others: The Fast and the Furious. As we count down to the 25th anniversary of the original film, we've decided to turn this into something bigger than just a movie rewatch. On Monday, June 22nd, we'll be celebrating the movie that started it all, and we'd love for the Side Scrollers Plus community to be a part of it.

If you'd like to help celebrate, we want to see what you've got. Create artwork, AI-generated images, AI videos, memes, posters, songs, poems, tributes, fake movie trailers, or anything else inspired by The Fast and the Furious, the idea of family, or Phoenix's legendary love for the franchise. We'll be showcasing community submissions leading up to and during the event. Whether your contribution is serious, heartfelt, creative, or completely ridiculous, we want to see it. Let's make this a community-wide celebration of one of the most influential action movies of the last 25 years - and one man's unwavering dedication to living his life a quarter mile at a time.

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Let's Shape The Future NOW
Help us shape the future of Side Scrollers original programming

We live in a time period where nearly all of our entertainment is captured by agenda driven institutions and ideology. This means the content we’re forced to consume is tainted with messaging we didn’t ask for, don’t believe in, and don’t want to pay for. This leaves the “Normal Man” with little to no options- until now. Side Scrollers is on a mission to create, develop, and provide audiences the entertainment they crave and miss. We want to hear from YOU what that content looks like. You’re the ones who have been generous enough to help fund it- so it should be YOU that has a say in what we deliver. 

Maybe it’s scripted entertainment, live game shows, in depth interviews, documentaries, content with specific creators, more gameplay dedicated shows, as a couple of examples. The sky is the limit. We want to hear from you!

By submitting ideas or suggestions, you understand that Side Scrollers may already be developing similar concepts internally or may develop similar ideas independently in the future. Submission of ideas does not create any ownership rights, compensation rights, or implied agreement of any kind. We genuinely appreciate the feedback and community input and love hearing what you’d like to see next.

Thank you!

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Voting at The Real Game Awards - Free, On Us

We’re hooking you up with a full year of voting power at TheRealGameAwards.com for free.

As part of your PLUS membership, you’ll get complimentary access to the Nominate and Vote plan - normally paid, but 100% free for you. That means you can nominate your favorites, cast your votes, and help shape what gets recognized this year.

Here’s how to claim it:

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