Recent content by BonaparteZ

Seen Axe randomly do the retreating SHDB I was talking about. I don't know about you, but I find this exact thing almost impossible with X+B, plus I'd be afraid of SDing with illusion, and much more doable with the stick as I described. Doesn't mean he does it with the stick though...

There isn't really a complementary character to Fox, as Fox doesn't have any major weaknesses that he can't compensate for by himself. HE is fine by himself. However, you might be looking for a complementary character for you specifically, to compensate for YOUR weaknesses when playing as Fox...

I couldn't agree more. You can't win at Melee, no matter how good you are. This is why people like M2K will never be satisfied. But maybe winning shouldn't be your goal anyway. How about self-improvement? Find your inner Mang0, become a true 20xx Fox monk. Win with style, but lose with grace...

Relying on mashing too much sounds like a bad idea to me. Of course, mashing is a safe-guard against accidentally pressing too early so that it still cancels, but I really think you should aim for the correct frame. I do it by ear and it's not incredibly difficult. I listen for that...

From having ordered multiple white controllers at once, I can say they're not all the same. Even between several completely new ones, there are subtle differences, which I notice especially in the L/R triggers. Nothing that would affect your play though, I think. Just a matter of getting used to...

I'd devote more time to training, personally. After long playing sessions against friends, I'd always pick a few areas of my game that I wasn't satisfied with and work on those. What's good is that you seem to be playing almost every single day and I'm terrible at that. I'm more of a binge...

JC Upsmash (out of running), which is the essential one for your punish game, I didn't mention because I feel it's not even an advanced tech. You just do an ordinarry non-C-Stick Up-Smash while running. Though out of most other things (shine, shield) it's more difficult to me and the window for...

Huh, there must be some misunderstanding. I SHDB with X+B, just the turning around RSHDB I hop with the stick. Without turning around, I agree X+B is way easier. Let's say, I want to dash to the right, away from the opponent. Then if I'd feel it's safe, I'd do that stick movement I've described...

I knew they were old, since obviously, they get used in matches. Though I wasn't sure if anybody did them with my described input method. I personally find it a lot easier using this method, and came close to consistent with it (rarely got some accidental full jumps instead of short hops), but...

First of all, I don't think anybody has even perfectly mastered those techniques you've mentioned. What do I mean by that? Surely, the pros can execute those techniques 100% of the time without failure, but even they can't incorporate them into their game to their fullest potential (except Mang0...

Spiking them with the drill comes to my mind. Not that I could actually do that. Also, if they don't DI and you hit them high, it'll do more damage if you refrain from fast-falling. It might be that you are asking this because you have trouble not fast-falling it? If that's the case, either...

If your arm starts to hurt from playing, you are probably doing something very wrong. If you compare smash to playing an instrument, the obvious answer is that your technique is bad. Playing a slower character will make your arm hurt less, but you'd still have that bad technique. Playing an...

Hi guys, I'm a European smasher, but due to lack of a bigger community in my area, much to my regret, I have never managed to develop great skill. However, I've spent a good amount of time in training mode by myself, experimenting and practicing, and through that I've discovered a minor...