Recent content by Professor Oats

Update on forward throw to fair jab-lock on the battlefield platforms. During all of the percent range it works, they can either DI up and mash jump or DI down/away and they either escape or fail to reach the platform entirely. So, totally not practical, IF they know when/how to DI. I will...

Found something juicy this weekend. At somewhere 40-50% (probably weight dependant on when exactly, I landed it on Rosalina and Mac for the record), if you forward throw them to the battlefield/dreamland side platforms, fair's spike box will jab lock if they fail to tech, or if they are teching...

I also like down B out of grab release, took me a set once. However, I've stopped grab releasing ZSS or anyone with a frame one jab, because it seems like if they mash jab after release, I can't shield or do anything in time, and I get hit for free. Can anyone confirm? I don't actually know any...

Have you tried throwing a live opponent onto a battlefield platform and trying that? It'll keep them still and hopefully stops a panic aerial when they come down. I usually do up throw onto the top platform at later percents to get a tech read with up air, but the concept is the same, and I'll...

Hai guys! Sorry I've been off the skype chat for a while, I've been dying somewhat irl, but still improving my Yoshi. Going to SmashtheRecord this weekend and Nairo and the best Ness in the state are in my pool. If anyone with Yoshi v Ness experience could give me a few quick tips on the...

Yup. The hitbox doesn't come out, but you have no lag, helps for when you're tumbling and need to land, or just to pretend to attack, there's a sparkle and people have a slightly higher chance to stay in shield so you can emptyhop into grab more. I have been trying to get used to it with Ness...

Hi people! I'm a South Florida Yoshi main, and since I play really nair-heavy and press a lot of buttons, Ness seems like the perfect secondary (he also does better against ZSS, Pika, Diddy, and Robin, all matchups I have problems with, and Yoshi beats Rosa so it's a match made in heaven, I...

What everyone already said. The Lucario matchup before wasn't, like, really easy or anything, but it's still essentially the same. Just be wary when on the ledge, and if you pick battlefield, don't assume you can sit on the platform in shield for days and you'll be fine. If anything the...

Our fair on block is now just as busted as people use to complain it was. I've tested a lot, and Sheik cannot punish a well-spaced fadeaway fair with needles or dash attack (you can actually jab her before the dash attack even gets to you). That and SHAD nair. Both are godlike. Is anyone...

Hello all! I just read through a lot of this thread (not all since it's huge). I'm a South Florida player, and our local weekly does side-tournaments every few months, and this format is the next one, so I decided to look into it, and it's really interesting. Some characters feel a lot like PM...

I got one more video, mostly leftover footage from the old one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kR5rypLJuM Still all about inhale, more speculation on fun neutral B things, instead of kill setups. I'll probably not make anything else immediately, but I wanna get active making videos again...

So, on the matchup thread I was saying I was making a video that dealt with specific matchups, and I did! Made more sense to post it here though. Check it out, it's mostly on the new forward throw combined with different inhaled special moves. I took the time to check different DI directions as...

My vote's Pac, seems a lot of people agree. Also, making a video about this currently (I should have it done tonight or tomorrow), but the new forward throw combos into a few charged neutral B's at decently late percents. Samus and DK matchups are extremely fun now.

Well, the biggest complaint I heard about this poll is that the heavy majority of people answering would be casual players asking for items legal and wonky stages like Gamer or Mario Circuit. I think that was an exaggeration, but I expected it to be about 50% legitimate tournament players and...

Awesome! Thanks, man!