The salt, the gatekeeping, the legends: These are the esport titles that Jynxzi should try out next

Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart, one among Rainbow Six’s most well-known streamers, is within the midst of a generational content material run. 

Recognized for his VOD evaluation content material the place he flexed his recreation sense in Rainbow Six: Siege whereas making crude fart jokes and raging on the prime of his lungs, Jynxzi is now touring everybody else’s esports titles to expertise what the world of aggressive gaming is like outdoors his personal area of interest.

Whether or not you want him or hate him, there is no such thing as a denying that this undertaking is enjoyable to look at. And possibly a very good alternative for some rising (struggling) esports scenes.

Whereas Darren “Jason “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. is terrorizing, I imply touring, the world, Jynxzi is touring esports — or a minimum of esports titles. Because the begin of 2026, Jynxzi has partnered with skilled gamers throughout quite a lot of titles to learn to play completely different esports video games.

Since starting his tour, he has gained a (criminally low-level) Chess.com streamer event with the assistance of Gotham Chess, gone from Bronze to Plat in Rocket League coached by Squishymuffins, acquired completely s*** on in Apex Legends by Fade, achieved his first VALORANT ACE with teaching from Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, and claimed his first match MVP in League of Legends underneath the unhinged eye of Dantes.

Jynxzi, like many streamers earlier than him, is wandering outdoors the bounds of his dwelling recreation — however this time it’s completely different. His present undertaking is a well-organized, aggressive take a look at the world of aggressive gaming, that includes among the most expert gamers of their respective video games.

So, what’s subsequent?

Listed here are 4 areas I wish to see Jynxzi discover after he finishes studying to hate himself by enjoying League of Legends.

The rise of sim racing is plain. From simcadey titles like Grand Tourismo to the very critical and aggressive occasions hosted in iRacing, Sim Racing has rapidly turn out to be a well-liked passion amongst many players — for some, it has turn out to be everything of their gaming focus.

With the developments in Sim Racing know-how, each by way of the software program and graphics, in addition to the bodily know-how accessible, it has turn out to be scarily correct. In fact, a sim racer gained’t really feel the G-forces or cope with the identical sorts of challenges as an precise race driver, however the video games mirror actuality so intently that skilled racers are among the most devoted sim racers round. 

So let’s get Jynxzi into the motive force’s seat (actually), the place he can begin sending it into the wall. He may make it a complete factor — constructing the sim rig, studying methods to race, and ultimately determining methods to put in a clear lap on the racing line. Skilled sim drivers would line as much as educate him how, since publicity like that may be priceless to the rising, however nonetheless area of interest, neighborhood of professional sim drivers.

Originating within the arcade days, preventing video games have remained a legacy staple of aggressive gaming. Occasions like Evo remain some of the most electric in all of esports, regardless of the full participant base of FGC titles being decrease than video games like League of Legends or Counter-Strike.

There are many completely different FGC titles to select from, too. He may go conventional by studying Avenue Fighter or Tekken. Alternatively, he may go unorthodox, studying Jigglypuff in Tremendous Smash Bros Melee with the assistance of Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma (as if there aren’t sufficient Puffs on the ladder…). And if he needs one thing recent, there’s Riot’s 2XKO, the place he may tag staff with the first-ever 2XKO major winner, bleed.

The difficulty? He’ll should get previous the gatekeepers of the preventing recreation neighborhood. The FGC doesn’t take kindly to “vacationers” in these elements. Regardless of needing all the eye and cash they will get, the FGC is prepared to go bankrupt as a substitute of go mainstream. Evo’s resolution to carry a streamer showmatch was met with significant hostility. Many felt Evo was “promoting out” as a substitute of staying true to the preventing recreation scene.

That drama could possibly be entertaining, nevertheless.

Speedrunning is a long-overlooked class of esports, however we exist!

To be truthful, some bigger streamers like Felix “xQc” Lengyel and Ludwig Ahgren have messed with Minecraft speedruns up to now, however on the entire, speedrunning is slept on. Jynxzi may observe that path, studying the Minecraft speedrun, and that may be enjoyable to look at. But when he’s on the lookout for pure spectacle, he ought to faucet into Mario Kaizo speedruns.

The Mario Kaizo neighborhood performs extremely tough ROM-hacks of Tremendous Mario World and different Mario Video games, mods that make Mario video games into nightmarish, hellish landscapes the place a single mistake sends to cascading into the pit. 

The video games are famend for the practically not possible stage of precision required to finish even a single stage, forcing gamers to depend on area of interest tech like shell and body jumps. They are often merciless too, usually hiding hidden blocks (dubbed Kaizo blocked) designed to crush a gamers hopes and goals simply as they’re about to finish a stage.

I’ve watched sufficient Jnxzi to know that he would rage. I need to see it.

There are quite a few Kaizo speedrunners that would introduce Jynxzi to the tech — Ryukhar, Dram55, GrandPooBear, and extra. A newbie like Jynxzi possible couldn’t cling on a full-blown Kaizo ROM hack, however there are many Kaizo-style pace runs in Tremendous Mario Maker 2 simply sitting there, able to crush his soul.

StarCraft is the place this entire esports factor began, so it simply is smart as a vacation spot for Jynzxi. Whereas StarCraft might not be the largest title on the earth now, there was a time when StarCraft was the esport, pushed by its viral success in Korea.

Success in RTS video games requires studying methods to steadiness the macro (manufacturing) and the micro (fight). Jynzxi is already exploring a little bit of the micro aspect of this style together with his foray into League of Legends, so a logical subsequent step is to check out StarCraft, the place he can put his bigger strategic abilities to the check underneath the tutelage of former professional Day9, who’s arguably the OG streamer all the way in which again when Twitch was nonetheless referred to as Justin.television.

Jynxzi has proven he has what it takes to beat new challenges and climb the ladder throughout quite a lot of video games. He’s on a generational run by way of our trade, partnering with among the most expert and widespread gamers alongside the way in which.

And there’s loads of runway left, if he needs to proceed down the trail, experiencing every little thing that aggressive gaming has to supply.