Recent content by Captain Birdman

I liked Dracula's Castle, but the blast zones were just ridiculously far away. I personally enjoy Delfino's Secret more both aesthetically and as a practical stage.

Birds are okay I guess

The jet hammer has more utility in some matchups than others. For example, characters like G&W and Sonic who have recoveries that don't allow them to air dodge or force them to land leave them vulnerable to the jet hammer's might. Not that it's always your best option (ie, sweet spots), but it...

In short, Waddle Dashing is stupid useful, and the Jet Hammer is a great punish tool (use wisely). If you don't know what Waddle Dashing is, just ask. Otherwise, it's one of your best tools as DededeDeDedede

lmao to be honest, I've actually been playing Dedede and Falcon in Smash 4 a lot lately xD I don't play it competitively at all, but I've been finding them a lot of fun. I don't even know if I'd consider myself a Mac player anymore anyways. I barely even use Rosalina, too. I'm such a fraud.

As a Dedede main, I favor the idea that Dedede plays defensively and has a strong punish game. His aggro style isn't as efficient as other characters, but thanks to waddle dashing, aggro Dedede -can- exist (although it's not his best style, for sure). I consider Falcon an Aggro/Punish...

Not sure how this works so I'll just put links here and hope to be informed on whether or not I'm bad for trying. I'm aiming for that top DDD spot, btw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjU6lKTObi8 vs. Youngblood (Falcon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRQKgauGAn0 vs. Dizzy (Marth, Fox)...

I can tell you what Dedede's doing well as far as punishes go. I can give you some tips on how to avoid whatever Dedede's getting you with. I can't promise to give you some magical character specific tech that'll win you the matchup, but I can certainly give you general advise on what you're...

Using Bowser is going to be a really tough road to beating a good Dedede. Sadly I don't know much about playing as those characters to fight against D3, but I can tell you what I look for when fighting them as well as the little things I notice when my opponents use them. Bowser - Grabs. Oh my...

I think the matchup I'm currently having the most trouble with in terms of pressure would be the Sheik matchup. I can usually keep her at a distance for a while, but so many of her options are so quick, one tap usually becomes the touch of death. Her grabs can keep D3's fat self super close to...

I've recently begun experimenting with Dedede's Zee-Throw, and I think it has some potential. It allows you to take a Waddle Dee from the ground and jump into the air while throwing it. Jumping forward with an upward toss can lead straight into an aerial Waddle Dash. That alone can lead to some...

I'm liking some of the stuff I'm seeing here. I'll definitely be in the lab practicing some of these with my friends, finding out which ones feel more viable than others. I'm most excited to try the offstage Waddles hitting each other and having one go back. I don't have any recording equipment...

One implementation of the Waddle Dash I like to do involves Dedede's recovery game from the ledge. Here's the common scenario. You've grabbed the ledge and need to get back on stage. The opponent is standing a short distance away just outside of your F-air's range. What you do is lean back...

Using Waddle Dees effectively can depend very much on the match up. For example, a fast character like Falcon can run under or jump over a misplaced toss, and from experience, Dedede can get hit pretty hard and often for missing a throw. However, I do agree that using Waddle Dees as a wall can...

Thanks, man. I'm actually really happy with how that went. :) DFW has trained me well