EON Announces Hungrybox as Brand Ambassador and Esports Liaison

Today, EON announced that Team Liquid Super Smash Bros. Melee player Juan "Hungrybox" Manuel DeBiedma has joined the organization as a Brand Ambassador and esports Liaison. EON is most known for their creation of the GCHD GameCube HDMI adapter. 

Hungrybox had recently showed off the power of the GCHD GameCube HDMI Adapter for Super Smash Bros. Melee at the Overlords of Orlando Super Smash Bros. Melee event, which is a monthly tournament that Hungrybox has created for the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene in orlando, Florida. Hungrybox was able to debut the first-ever fully digital Melee tournament utilizing 144Hz monitors and original GameCubes equipped with the EON GCHD GameCube HDMI adapter. 

"This was a highly controversial change at the time, being that Melee’s competitive scene has been inextricably tied to CRT TV gaming… But with the combination of original GameCube hardware, lagless HD monitors (standard in all other competitive fighting games), and the EON GCHD, Melee could be played at a professional level on modern displays, with no lag, and at the highest resolution possible. The community reception was overwhelmingly positive, with players verifying the lagless input and stream viewers pleased by the impressive new visuals," said EON in the official press release.

We are PLEASED to announce that @LiquidHbox has joined the EON fam as Brand Ambassador and e-Sports Liaison!

Together, we'll be working with players and TOs to bring the best quality #Melee on stream and on monitors!

Here's a glimpse into the future! We call it #MonitorMelee. pic.twitter.com/aUt1s1Aucx

— EON (@EON_gamingHD) June 4, 2018

"With the success of Overlords of Orlando and his belief in the GCHD, Juan identified an opportunity to help modernize Super Smash Bros. Melee, while also alleviating many of the headaches involved in supporting a 17-year-old game tethered to old technology, EON continued."With the help of EON, Juan aims to forever change the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene, solidifying its future as it continues to be one of the most watched and respected fighting games in history, now with no CRT strings attached."

The move to modernize the competitive scene of the popular title with HD monitors will likely be met with some resistance, but having one of the six gods of the game's professional scene in Hungrybox on board with utilizing the technology will no doubt be instrumental in getting many more players in the scene to embrace the evolution. 

(cover photo courtesy of Red Bull)