Supernova

Supernova, formerly named Super Smash Con prior to 2024, is an entertainment fan convention established in 2015 that is held annually at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. It is primarily focused on the series, featuring events such as full-sized tournaments for multiple games in the series. Despite the name, the convention also allows other games to be present through side events, vendors, and merchandise.
== McLeodGaming at Supernova ==
Much like its former presence at the APEX tournament events, McLeodGaming often attends Supernova with a booth where attendants are be able to play forthcoming versions of its games, often with gameplay livestreams shown on Twitch for people who could not attend the convention.
During the first convention in 2015, McLeodGaming showcased the APEX 2015 build of Super Smash Flash 2 Beta with several announcements made at the end of the event. For the second convention in 2016, a more developed build of the Beta version was showcased, and new playable characters were revealed during the days the event lasted. The third convention in 2017 followed a similar schedule to the 2016 convention with a newer build of Beta, and new announcements focusing on new and updated aspects of the game were made each day. Notably, this was the first convention to feature a panel for SSF2, which consisted of developers discussing various aspects of the game's development and a space for questions and answers. A small tournament for SSF2 was also hosted and livestreamed at the convention in which players who entered would compete for prizes. The fourth convention in 2018 once again followed a similar schedule with a newer build of the game showcased and announcements for it made each day, as well as another small tournament being held and, for the first time, merchandise being for sale at the booth. This schedule was repeated for the fifth convention in 2019.
Due to the , Super Smash Con 2020 was canceled and, as such, McLeodGaming had no plans for an alternative online event, instead focusing on the Rotation Release Cycle for SSF2. McLeodGaming did not attend Super Smash Con in 2021 or 2022 due to budgetary concerns and the persisting global effects of the pandemic.
For Super Smash Con 2023, Team Fray attended the event for the first time to showcase the development build of Fraymakers, with being playable in an unfinished state. This is the first Super Smash Con event with McLeodGaming to not feature SSF2, as well as the first to not have a livestream.
== External link ==
*Supernova official website
Category:Conventions
Category:Tournaments
Category:Events assisted by McLeodGaming
Category:Super Smash Flash 2
Category:Super Smash Flash series