Super Smash Flash 2 Beta Content Creators Program

250px|thumb|The first video to be released as part of the Content Creators Program.
The Super Smash Flash 2 Beta Content Creators Program, also referred to as Beta Content Creators or Content Creators Program for short, was a program started on November 4, 2016 by the Super Smash Flash 2 developers to promote the forthcoming Beta release and, ultimately, to replace the SSF2 Dev Blogs. It consisted of giving to notable YouTubers or professional players a tester build of the aforementioned demo so they can produce promotional videos highlighting the new aspects and content for the game while also giving strong feedback in turn. McLeodGaming would openly admit suggestions for content creators on their social networks. The program was retired on May 29, 2017 with the official release of SSF2 Beta.
Qualifications for the program were fairly strict and included having at least 10,000 subscribers on YouTube. This was to prevent the average public from applying merely to obtain an early build of the game without being able or willing to contribute in return.
Content creators were restricted to show a limited amount of content from the game in order to avoid leaks or unwanted reveals. As the purpose of the program was largely to introduce new audiences to Super Smash Flash 2 rather than to keep existing fans updated, most videos do not involve any new content that had not been previously announced or revealed, though there have been exceptions. For example, Saffron City was first shown in a Content Creator video, along with a number of items, including the Fire Flower, Yellow Shell, and Flipper.
== List of members ==
This is a list of the twelve different content creators in the program who released promotional videos of the tester build provided. Each has their name listed in the credits of SSF2 under the section labeled "Content Creator Program Members". Note that some of these creators have since changed their names and are listed as they were known when they contributed.
*Andreas WwwWario G. Bredalslien
*Bowler
*Drew OHKO Walker
*IntroSpecktive
*Jacob Alpharad Rabon
*Mizumi
*Muah (credited as REDE)
*Nathaniel Bandy
*Ninkendo
*Sherwood (credited as SherwoodTV)
*SmashMasterShow
*Travis Turvamania Roland
== Beta 1.2 Tester Program ==
200px|thumb|The video used to announce the "Tester Program" for Beta 1.2.
Shortly after Super Smash Con 2018, a similar tester program to the previous Content Creators Program was started for the forthcoming Beta 1.2 release. The program was announced by Bowler on August 26, 2018 and allowed selected content creators to play a build of the game featuring much of the content showcased at the event, which later updated to include content showcased at Super Smash Con 2019. Members included previous members Bowler, IntroSpecktive, Ninkendo, and Sherwood, as well as several new ones including Linklight, Subpar, xSOLx Shady, Ya Dad, and Gonzalo ZeRo Barrios. The program lasted until the demo's release date on February 14, 2020, which had been announced the previous week by ZeRo.
Like with the previous program, most videos consisted mainly of gameplay and showcases for previously announced content rather than reveals for new content. However, new content was still shown for the first time in several videos, such as character balancing and animation updates, the Trophy Stand item, and various costumes not present at Super Smash Con 2019.
== Trivia ==
*Although the news update for the Content Creators Program lists Omni as one of the creators taking part in it, he ultimately did not release any videos for it and is not listed among the other content creators in the credits for SSF2.
*In Beta 1.2.3, Mizumi was delisted from the credits in SSF2. This is likely due to the sexual allegations charged against him in April 2019, as well as the wave of sexual allegations in the Super Smash Bros. community that took place in July 2020.
== External link ==
*News update regarding the SSF2 Beta Content Creators Program.
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