Recent content by MACKU

Thanks for the thorough and prompt reply. I think a lot of this well help. I just need to learn on keeping myself within threat distance and keep myself from opting for shield every time when I could be more offensively defensive/punishing.

I'm also at a loss here. My friend who I play most frequently with has seriously stepped up his pressure, and it feels like there is no time between the laser/dair/shine/grab whatever approach for me to act. If I don't powershield, I feel like I'm stuck in shield stun and incapable of wd oos...

I really appreciate all of the extensive and in-depth feedback everyone. I'm sure this is a topic that has been discussed ad nauseam, but it's really great to get such concise, specific, and actionable advice. Can't wait to start working on all of this. Would love to see more activity on the...

Hey guys! I'm relatively new to the Marth community in PM. I used to play him a lot in Melee, but after coming to PM I've done a tour of characters, with a lot of time spent on Ganondorf and Squirtle. I've found my way back to Marth and I'm really excited about it. My most frequent matchup is...

Thanks for the prompt reply. Getting him offstage has been pretty important, though I find that going out for a gimp feels risky, especially with Falco, as his side-b is a spike if I don't get to him first. Do I just need to practice more? I've thought maybe bubble could be a decent gimp offstage

Does anyone want to talk a little about the Falco matchup? There seems to be at least a little discrepancy in this thread as to how easy he is to handle. What should my mindset be, and are there any good moves or bread and butter combos that I should be reaching for when going up against Falco...

I appreciate this. This post, coupled with some Lucarios telling me to really focus on my neutral because Lucario has poor approaches, resulted in me beating a Lucario who has given me consistent trouble at my local. Thanks so much!

I would love to hear a bit about Lucario and how to handle him. I know a lot of my issues presently are related to matchup knowledge and the fact that I'm not super familiar with Lucario, but I've been bodied by one at a few local tournaments consecutively, so any insight would be awesome.

Hello Squirtle Squad! I've recently picked up the character as a secondary (I primarily use OldManondorf), and I've really enjoyed what I've discovered with the character thus far. I just wanted to pop my head in and say hello. I'm actually really happy I've come in after 3.5, mainly because I...

Is that victory music for Ganon specifically? How do you do that? I'd love to get some Kanye up in my Ganon win screens!

Pretty hyped about the projectile deflection. The hover I will have to use to figure out how I feel about it. Definitely gives him some change ups for recovery.

Nah, dude, I think all of your critique is on point. L-canceling has been a weak point for me, mostly because I get by in my friend group with being sloppy with it. It being irregular, coupled with tournament jitters, ensured that I wasn't using it much past my first game of the tournie, where I...

They got another one of my games up! This time it's against a DeDeDe. For future videos, should I edit it into my previous post or make a new one like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCBKl4d3yTc

Hey everyone. This is my first video from my first local that I went to. I'm so excited to have some matches recorded, because it allows me to really analyze my deficiencies. I knocked five people out in losers, four of which got recorded. I'll post the rest as they come up online. This was my...

Honestly, I try to laugh at it during a match if a player gets angry. Anger tends to lead to sloppier play, and people not taking your anger seriously tends to make things worse for whoever is playing grumpy. Afterwards I'll point it out to them and suggest they work on it.