Instant Dash Attack: New AT?

xS A M U R A Ix · Mar 18, 2008

This one's pretty simple, couple of guys from the SRK boards found it, and I figured I'd share it with you guys.

To do an instant running attack without a dash, just tap forward and then down on th e C-Stick. Instant running attack without starting a run animation. It's particularly useful with Snake or Diddy, since their running attacks are so **** amazing.

Yuna · Mar 18, 2008

I'm pretty sure any direction on the C-stick will do as tapping the C-stick in any direction during a dash will make you dashattack.

xS A M U R A Ix · Mar 18, 2008

Well no it's not out of a dash, it's just forward and down on the c stick at the same time. If you do that with forward or up on the C-Stick, you get those respective direction's smash attacks.

game_tip · Mar 18, 2008

I found this very useful in my brawls so far

usea · Mar 18, 2008

Yuna said:
I'm pretty sure any direction on the C-stick will do as tapping the C-stick in any direction during a dash will make you dashattack.

True. But A during a dash will also make you dash attack. This is doing a dash attack before you normally could if you had hit A. If you hit A it does a forward smash, c-up obviously does an upsmash, and left/right C also do forward smash that early. c-down does a dash attack the soonest possible.

I.T.P · Mar 18, 2008

btw, I heard about this from Kei Takagi as well, he says Japanese players are using this as a method to avoid running, and thus reduce their likeliness to trip.

usea · Mar 18, 2008

I.T.P said:
btw, I heard about this from Kei Takagi as well, he says Japanese players are using this as a method to avoid running, and thus reduce their likeliness to trip.

Since you have to smash left or right to start this, you can still trip. I just tested it to be sure.

Collective of Bears · Mar 18, 2008

Instant Dash is an Assist Trophy!? /sarcasm

This seems useful. I'll try it out.

Yakt-NJ · Mar 18, 2008

Isn't this just the beginning of your dash animation being turned into a dash attack by the input of the attack trigger? It seems useful to move in a dash attack rather than starting the running first but I don't see how this is an advanced technique at all.

Cool find nonetheless, I don't remember whether something like this was possible in melee, but it probably was. Anyone know off the top of their head?

PinkPwnageFrenzy · Mar 18, 2008

Guys, whenever I do this with Dedede, I fall flat on my face.

Help?

keeper · Mar 18, 2008

PinkPwnageFrenzy said:
Guys, whenever I do this with Dedede, I fall flat on my face.

Help?

I lol'd as I know you are joking.

Anyway, I can actually see this as being useful, but I don't see it helping not tripping too much. That and tripping doesn't really bother me at all.

Catfish_Mike · Mar 18, 2008

I posted this in another thread like two days ago. It's not really advanced, but it is pretty useful. If your c-stick is set for tilts you can use any direction.

arrex · Mar 18, 2008

wow sounds pretty useful.
i might use this more often =D

Mama · Mar 18, 2008

Actually sounds useful with Snake and Diddy, maybe even Wolf. I'll check this out.

rigapeen · Mar 18, 2008

great tip, who ever it was who discovered it at SRK.

this is great for snake. makes dash attack much more viable in close range stationary situations.

xS A M U R A Ix · Mar 18, 2008

Mama said:
Actually sounds useful with Snake and Diddy, maybe even Wolf. I'll check this out.

Yeah that's exactly my thoughts. Some characters have great dash attacks that would work well just as normal attack straight off the bat, so it allows you quicker access to them and also let's you use them in combo situations where you normally wouldn't be able to.

Take for instance with metaknight. If I down tilt with him and get a trip, normally if I ran forward and then did my dash attack, they'd have time to roll out of the way, but if I use instant dash attack, I can land his dash attack in the combo and continue on with more hits. It opens up a lot of things for some characters.

Also, I loled at the dedede comment. :laugh:

Crizthakidd · Mar 18, 2008

hey thanks bro. idk how much this helps me improve as marth but it def helps.

quick question i been hearing about SRK. what is that another forum? crazy good japanese players only? lol thanks bro

Kiwi.Ko · Mar 19, 2008

interesting find, i'll test it out, sounds useful.

Kirby M.D. · Mar 19, 2008

SRK (Acronym for Shoryuken) is a forum for pretty much any competitive fighting game in existence. They used to be more into the normal 2 and 3D fighters, but Brawl has gotten a lot of the SRK populace mad hype. They've taken to the game very nicely, and are trying to explore the game's options competitively (i.e. Smash Balls, items, etc.).

tect · Mar 19, 2008

neat .

UTDZac · Mar 19, 2008

King Dedede does not approve of this technique

Rhyfelwyr · Mar 21, 2008

Guys, I found an awesome use for this. You know how normally blocking a lot of F-smashes pushes you to far to counter attack in time before they can defend again? The instant dash attack makes it now possible to punish this! You can now hit Marth almost every time after his F-smash.

drSuper · Mar 21, 2008

This is pretty handy and I've been messing around with it, and it is possible to trip off of (happened like 1/20 tries). I particularly like its use for my kirby since it actually advances him forward more than his tilts or fsmash

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