Changes: CR Drake

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CR Drake, also known as Ya Dad, was formerly a Super Smash Flash 2 developer. He was most well known for promoting the game through livestreams, particularly his weekly "Ya Dad's Super Smash Flash 2 Livestream!", and the tournaments he would organize and host.

History

CR Drake first discovered Super Smash Flash 2 in 2010, and starting with v0.8b of the demo in 2012, he would become an active player of the game. To help promote the game to new audiences, Drake began livestreaming the game weekly, posting competitive guides and matches, and organizing and hosting tournaments. This would eventually get the attention of the developers, especially when Drake challenged Gregory McLeod to a match at APEX 2013.

Work with Super Smash Flash 2

In early 2013, CR Drake became an official developer for the game. As a developer, he would continue livestreaming the game weekly and would be provided with updated developer builds to showcase new content before it is released. In order to help establish a competitive scene for the game, he also continued set up tournaments and promote the game at major events such as Salty Sundays and APEX. Most notably, Drake helped to set up the Super Smash Flash 2 v0.9b tournament, the first SSF2 tournament to be sponsored by McLeodGaming.

In addition to this, Drake composed two music tracks for the game that would later be featured in v0.9b of the demo. These include Dark World and Target Smash.

Following the release of v0.9b, Drake left the development team in order to focus on his personal life. Despite this, he still remains closely acquainted with the developers, and he continues to livestream the game weekly. Similarly to before, he is granted access to the most recent tester build of the game.

Trivia

The couches that appear in the background of Waiting Room are based on the couch CR Drake used to play on during "Ya Dad's Super Smash Flash 2 Livestream!", in which it would be visible throughout each livestream. However, Drake has since replaced his couch.
Although both music tracks arranged by Drake are still present in SSF2, he is no longer credited in the "Music Composition" section in the game's credits, instead only being listed in the section "Our Old Friends".

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-|caption      = Ya Dad at APEX 2013
+|caption   = '''CR Drake''' at [[APEX 2013]].
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+|aka       = C.R. Drake, Drake, ''Ya Dad''
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-'''CR Drake''' ''(also known as Ya Dad)'' was a former [[SSF2 Developer]] best known for his weekly "[[Ya Dad's Super Smash Flash 2 Livestream!]]" that take place every Saturday at 4:15pm EST, as well as the annual SSF2 tournaments that he organizes and hosts.
+'''CR Drake''', also known as '''''Ya Dad''''', was formerly a ''[[Super Smash Flash 2]]'' [[Super Smash Flash 2 Developer|developer]]. He was most well known for promoting the game through livestreams, particularly his weekly "Ya Dad's Super Smash Flash 2 Livestream!", and the tournaments he would organize and host.
 == History ==
+CR Drake first discovered ''Super Smash Flash 2'' in 2010, and starting with [[Super Smash Flash 2 Demo/Version 0.8b|v0.8b]] of the [[Super Smash Flash 2 Demo|demo]] in 2012, he would become an active player of the game. To help promote the game to new audiences, Drake began livestreaming the game weekly, posting competitive guides and matches, and organizing and hosting tournaments. This would eventually get the attention of the developers, especially when Drake challenged [[Gregory McLeod]] to a match at [[APEX 2013]].
-Ya Dad first came across the original Super Smash Flash during his computer lab class in high school after mindlessly browsing around the Newgrounds flash-game website. He would check back here and there for various updates after SSF2 was released, but did not get hooked until he discovered v0.8b in the summer of 2012.
+=== Work with ''Super Smash Flash 2'' ===
-== As a Developer ==
+In early 2013, CR Drake became an official developer for the game. As a developer, he would continue livestreaming the game weekly and would be provided with updated developer builds to showcase new content before it is released. In order to help establish a competitive scene for the game, he also continued set up tournaments and promote the game at major events such as Salty Sundays and [[APEX]]. Most notably, Drake helped to set up the [[Super Smash Flash 2 v0.9b tournament|''Super Smash Flash 2'' v0.9b tournament]], the first ''SSF2'' tournament to be sponsored by McLeodGaming.
-Though contributing stage music and livestreaming the game every weekend, Ya Dad is frequently inactive due to his busy personal life which includes moving up in his career and spending his free time with his wife and daughter.
+In addition to this, Drake [[Composer|composed]] two [[Music in Super Smash Flash 2|music tracks]] for the game that would later be featured in [[Super Smash Flash 2 Demo/Version 0.9b|v0.9b]] of the demo. These include ''Dark World'' and ''Target Smash''.
+Following the release of v0.9b, Drake left the development team in order to focus on his personal life. Despite this, he still remains closely acquainted with the developers, and he continues to livestream the game weekly. Similarly to before, he is granted access to the most recent tester build of the game.
 == Trivia ==
+*The couches that appear in the background of [[Waiting Room]] are based on the couch CR Drake used to play on during "Ya Dad's Super Smash Flash 2 Livestream!", in which it would be visible throughout each livestream. However, Drake has since replaced his couch.
-*Ya Dad is also credited in another indie game called "The Black Heart" which was built using the MUGEN engine.
+*Although both music tracks arranged by Drake are still present in ''SSF2'', he is no longer credited in the "Music Composition" section in the game's credits, instead only being listed in the section "Our Old Friends".
-*ElvisDitto spent a week at Ya Dad's place after the events of APEX2014.
-*Though Ya Dad associates with the color "red" because of Mario and Player 1's HUD, his favorite color is actually a tie between "blue" and "green" depending on how he feels.
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.twitch.tv/gr_ya_dad/ Ya Dad's Twitch TV Channel]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/gryadad/ CR Drake's Facebook page]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/user/UNOxDExELLOS CR Drake's YouTube channel]
+*[http://www.twitch.tv/gr_ya_dad/ CR Drake's Twitch channel]
-{{SSF2Devs}}
+{{SSF2 Developers}}
+[[Category:Super Smash Flash 2]]
+[[Category:Super Smash Flash series]]