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VARSITY SSBU Collegiate 4v4 Crews

Splatoon 3 Collegiate Crews

Collegiate Mario Kart World 2v2 LAN (presented in partnership with Collegiate Karting LAN)

Collegiate Mario Kart World 2v2 LAN

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*Game from Midnight to 8am after Day 1 and Day 2 of Riptide! Partake in exclusive overnight activities!*

Overnight Venue

Shuttle service from **Cleveland Hopkins International Airport** to the venue hotel. This ticket covers your arrival on Thursday, September 10th.

Thursday Airport Shuttle

Shuttle service from the venue hotel to **Cleveland Hopkins International Airport**. This ticket covers your departure on Monday, September 14th.

Monday Airport Shuttle

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Cap: 128 teams (256 players)

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Ruleset - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zy4M19JQR7pnY-adOOMZAQyYRf97f3_ZHhIYevkNnqo/edit?tab=t.0

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Details - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8Lmrq-2Ls9SsgL5-8lLx1tPs_2qM4zf3BkmkgMc6sovM2sg/viewform

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Riptide 2026

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland. Even in this desolate environment, Turf War reigns supreme and battles rage in new stages located in the surrounding wilds. Dynamic new moves help these fighters dodge attacks and cover more ground, along with a new bow-shaped weapon to sling ink.

Rivals of Aether II

Rivals 2 is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

Mario Kart World

Put the pedal to the metal in a vast interconnected environment. Race seamlessly across connected courses like never before. Participate in the new knockout tour elimination mode, where you’ll barrel through back-to-back courses and checkpoints. And in free roam, it’s possible to go off the racetrack and drive in any direction you wish, explore areas that pique your interest and take some photos at scenic spots with a group of friends.

Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players locally or up to two players online.