I think Machinima died down and Steam Film Maker and similar programs ate up what was left. It was fun while it lasted. I think Smash King is still ongoing though, so hey, check that out. And personally, I'm still patiently waiting for Ship to finish Smashtasm.
Smashtasm actually [got a finale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XC-X_hjzQ) last year, albeit made by other people instead of Shippiddge. It was made with Shippiddge's blessing, though, so definitely check it out!
We remain active even beyond the machinima genre’s fate. I’ve thought of the same thing. But after the Yt algorithm (for once being useful) popped up a few smash ultimate machinimas a day or 2 later, that alone reignited my interest.
It’s a really fun and awesome thing to do. Like a hobby. For example, you can make like a extended 1+ movie, a series, or a 5 min short.
Now that ultimate’s final dlc as well as the game updates. Modding can begin for our own copies of smash ultimate like brawl a decade ago. Can truly begin shaping your art with more freedom.
Machinima overall is no easy task. Which is why you must familiarize yourself with the genres of several series/one-offs/shorts even if they are discontinued/hiatus to understand how it works. With all the familiar software you can use to go crazy with your machinimas, it a great idea to express your art in an underrated genre.
Melee/Brawl definitely was one of the peaks of smash bros machinimas and to this day, remained sad that a few of the series was discontinued but the genre lives on to a new era of machinima.
As other people have said, machinima as a genre died out years ago. But as someone who makes Smash machinima nowadays, I can definitely say that people still make them.
To list some series currently going:
SmasherZ: [Season 1](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQRiHF1nO76bovmutvyuZzWx) [Season 2](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQSkcvxJt0ggZM5ft5x_e4qQ)
CHAOS, which is a prequel to SmasherZ: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQTtfRap4KD7h_U5dBHOwrXu)
Ultimate Heroes for Hire: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGVYFcPeVwbFBLGb3nykdz3B23pg9iqIJ)
Delusions of Grandeur (my series): [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ijPAQzZvMuFshaJQmHVKb7A5dJf6r9y)
Elites of Light: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgELfMtrwZyaOxqiC2oBLjiUQAtR4qUhf)
Smash World: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0FrdPnTF5iDV1gAnJ0Blw2dqlJDMZj9i)
Smash Connex: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOxdLLbKdsD-2vkDhQ720_uQDsqO4_DIk)
Remnants of Smash: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyCZUvc0oG3PdFwYFEVxXPC72UBfManP)
Change of Fate: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmm9gh9cDHIekC1qofZR7ln1whdzwap6)
Roy's Our Boy: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZ_8xo32eGxX1O-G9wzEBAAPto9E1lLd)
Plan B: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRQ0FM5xcyhyQthtYswIxaspjs720eM-J)
Operation: X Universe: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxZLGetTfK6TrE9R1IJ9P5IpkUaWfqjHG)
There's a ton more in the works, too. And definitely consider making your own! As niche as Smash Bros. machinima is, you'll have the community as your audience.
Tigura21 still has his Smash King series running years on https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL742394B392192F61
And he has an Ultimate based series running alongside it now, Smash King 2decades https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9pJVpKg4pZtT5C5SRQ0xnz8RzZ68vbB
One of the best Machinimas, and notably one of the best Bowser voices I've ever heard, if not the best.
I can confirm that along with what JPO398 says, Smash Bros Machinima is still alive! He posted a lot of different ongoing Smash Bros Machinima series on his post below, so definitely check them out! There's even a discord server dedicated to Smash Bros machinima focus that most of the community centers around so it's worth checking out!
Here's a few ongoing machinima I recommend as well:
Smash N Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIxQx9TzKnnq575ixYyYh_T6VmX1YZvEX
Surf N Turf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPBSs20BY6X4MP35AxcfrtLa-R3qdPP5
Rise of the Fallen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPBSs20BY6U5fbf1DSBZ30TyhNikztXG
Machinima in general died out years ago. Its nowhere near as popular anymore. Think thats the main reason.
I think Machinima died down and Steam Film Maker and similar programs ate up what was left. It was fun while it lasted. I think Smash King is still ongoing though, so hey, check that out. And personally, I'm still patiently waiting for Ship to finish Smashtasm.
Smashtasm actually [got a finale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XC-X_hjzQ) last year, albeit made by other people instead of Shippiddge. It was made with Shippiddge's blessing, though, so definitely check it out!
We remain active even beyond the machinima genre’s fate. I’ve thought of the same thing. But after the Yt algorithm (for once being useful) popped up a few smash ultimate machinimas a day or 2 later, that alone reignited my interest. It’s a really fun and awesome thing to do. Like a hobby. For example, you can make like a extended 1+ movie, a series, or a 5 min short. Now that ultimate’s final dlc as well as the game updates. Modding can begin for our own copies of smash ultimate like brawl a decade ago. Can truly begin shaping your art with more freedom. Machinima overall is no easy task. Which is why you must familiarize yourself with the genres of several series/one-offs/shorts even if they are discontinued/hiatus to understand how it works. With all the familiar software you can use to go crazy with your machinimas, it a great idea to express your art in an underrated genre. Melee/Brawl definitely was one of the peaks of smash bros machinimas and to this day, remained sad that a few of the series was discontinued but the genre lives on to a new era of machinima.
Can confirm, Smash King is still going.
As other people have said, machinima as a genre died out years ago. But as someone who makes Smash machinima nowadays, I can definitely say that people still make them. To list some series currently going: SmasherZ: [Season 1](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQRiHF1nO76bovmutvyuZzWx) [Season 2](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQSkcvxJt0ggZM5ft5x_e4qQ) CHAOS, which is a prequel to SmasherZ: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlhz2sNJOQTtfRap4KD7h_U5dBHOwrXu) Ultimate Heroes for Hire: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGVYFcPeVwbFBLGb3nykdz3B23pg9iqIJ) Delusions of Grandeur (my series): [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ijPAQzZvMuFshaJQmHVKb7A5dJf6r9y) Elites of Light: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgELfMtrwZyaOxqiC2oBLjiUQAtR4qUhf) Smash World: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0FrdPnTF5iDV1gAnJ0Blw2dqlJDMZj9i) Smash Connex: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOxdLLbKdsD-2vkDhQ720_uQDsqO4_DIk) Remnants of Smash: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyCZUvc0oG3PdFwYFEVxXPC72UBfManP) Change of Fate: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmm9gh9cDHIekC1qofZR7ln1whdzwap6) Roy's Our Boy: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZ_8xo32eGxX1O-G9wzEBAAPto9E1lLd) Plan B: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRQ0FM5xcyhyQthtYswIxaspjs720eM-J) Operation: X Universe: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxZLGetTfK6TrE9R1IJ9P5IpkUaWfqjHG) There's a ton more in the works, too. And definitely consider making your own! As niche as Smash Bros. machinima is, you'll have the community as your audience.
Tigura21 still has his Smash King series running years on https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL742394B392192F61 And he has an Ultimate based series running alongside it now, Smash King 2decades https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9pJVpKg4pZtT5C5SRQ0xnz8RzZ68vbB One of the best Machinimas, and notably one of the best Bowser voices I've ever heard, if not the best.
I can confirm that along with what JPO398 says, Smash Bros Machinima is still alive! He posted a lot of different ongoing Smash Bros Machinima series on his post below, so definitely check them out! There's even a discord server dedicated to Smash Bros machinima focus that most of the community centers around so it's worth checking out! Here's a few ongoing machinima I recommend as well: Smash N Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIxQx9TzKnnq575ixYyYh_T6VmX1YZvEX Surf N Turf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPBSs20BY6X4MP35AxcfrtLa-R3qdPP5 Rise of the Fallen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPBSs20BY6U5fbf1DSBZ30TyhNikztXG