Kal's Introduction
I doubt many people read this thread, but I figured I might as well introduce myself here anyway. I'll give an overview of my smash experience, even though it's probably in more depth than anyone actually cares about. At any rate, I've been playing smash since it first came out. I've been blessed with many siblings that love video games, so I've primarily played with them. I've played each of the three games as they've come out. Back when SSB 64 first came out, I was a lot younger (obviously), so I wasn't that great. My family (myself included) labeled spikes (ie Kirby's Dair or Up B) as "cheap," so they were rarely used; the same with edgehogging. The past few years, it has become more acceptable in my family, probably because it is harder to do in Brawl/Melee. In my dorm my first year at college, there were a group (6+?) of us that played SSB 64, then Melee, then Brawl together pretty often. I like playing with items on, but my brother does not, so I've had to accept his rules (or else he won't play
), but it's all good. It may be interesting to note that I never used tilts, only smashes, grabs, aerials, B attacks, and the occasional regular A. I guess I didn't need to mention all the other things, since that pretty much covers all possibilities. Also, I never comboed in any of the Smash games. It was always about doing the most damage in one hit, or knocking them off and then edge guarding.
A couple months ago, as I was playing SSB 64 against my brother, he mentioned something about teching. My response was: "What's teching? O_o" He explained what it was, and it turns out that I had been accidentally doing it occasionally. I then started to purposefully tech and can now do it most of the time. What followed was many, many hours of looking at strategies and videos of the top players (yes, Isai, and others). I also came across the Learning Curve thread here (
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=50864). This was funny (and a little sad) to me, as I had been stuck at the 3B phase (more or less) for....10 years? However, now, a whole new world has been opened to me.
I am really interested in getting better at Smash, particularly SSB 64, as that is my favorite. I can't wait to continue practicing short hopping, teching, and z-canceling until they become second nature. In addition, I need to work on comboing; I've gotten a bit better, but there's still a long way to go. I would love to be able to play with other people, but I refuse to do something illegal against a franchise that I love so very much, even though being able to play online would be so great. I can't play Brawl online because, at least at the moment, I do not have a Wii. I hope to be able to attend some events and get to know others in the Smash community face-to-face. I really look forward to getting better and learning from the more experienced players.
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