Super Sonic Speed: Sensational Sonic Guides!

[LiteralGrill]

Smashboards moderator and Sonic main @ Camalange alongside users on the Sonic Boards have been putting some serious work into finding unique and useful tricks for Sonic in Smash for Wii U. All featured on Camalange's Youtube channel, these should seriously up the game of all Sonic mains. The newest of these is the Instant Spin Dash Jump, a technique that give Sonic even more mobility and movement options and could be very useful in a match.

Need more ways to fly across the stage at Sonic speeds? Well Camalange has it covered! Try learning how to Spinshot and use it in an upcoming match.

Don't play Sonic? Feeling left out by this article? Well there's still one more unique technique that works for every third party character in the game thus far! While not as potentially useful for the others as it is for Sonic, it can still be a fun way to surprise opponents and friends alike during a match.

Hopefully Sonic mains can use these to up their game even further! To keep up with any future videos from Camalange subscribe to his Youtube channel or follow him on Twitter.

SmashCapps found all of these videos very helpful and wants to try out what he saw! Follow him on Twitter to discuss these videos and keep up with all things Smash.

 

[mobilisq]

Let's see how many posts it takes before someone complains about this character

I think this stuff is pretty cool though

 

[Diamond Octobot]

Yo Capps, aren't these videos a bit old ?...
Anyway, now they have more visibility. Nice article !

 

[AreJay25]

Thank you for posting this, and making the world realize that Sonic is best.

Soon Sonic mains will take over the world and make every player annoyed in the process.

For they are too slow. HA HA HA HA HA

 

[YourCityPigeon]

SANIC! Wow these guides are 2fast4me. Please slow down there!

 

[Purin a.k.a. José]

Sonic Speed! >>>>>>> You're too slow!

 

[(Buddha)]

Mods making guides? Nice. Dang it, I now have Chemical Plant Zone stuck in my head.
As Sonic would say...

 

[darkrailink1 (dl1)]

Smashboards moderator and Sonic main @ Camalange alongside users on the Sonic Boards have been putting some serious work into finding unique and useful tricks for Sonic in Smash for Wii U. All featured on Camalange's Youtube channel, these should seriously up the game of all Sonic mains. The newest of these is the Instant Spin Dash Jump, a technique that give Sonic even more mobility and movement options and could be very useful in a match.

Need more ways to fly across the stage at Sonic speeds? Well Camalange has it covered! Try learning how to Spinshot and use it in an upcoming match.

Don't play Sonic? Feeling left out by this article? Well there's still one more unique technique that works for every third party character in the game thus far! While not as potentially useful for the others as it is for Sonic, it can still be a fun way to surprise opponents and friends alike during a match.

Hopefully Sonic mains can use these to up their game even further! To keep up with any future videos from Camalange subscribe to his Youtube channel or follow him on Twitter.

SmashCapps found all of these videos very helpful and wants to try out what he saw! Follow him on Twitter to discuss these videos and keep up with all things Smash.

i dont like how he shows the tecs he should show in came cube buttons

 

[Sgt-Sol]

Not useful at all

 

[cstonic]

Hopefully, more Sonic users see this. A lot of these techs have a ton of potential/are very useful!
Thanks Capps!

 

[Aguki90]

Sonic meta game in smash 4 is very strong in my opinion.

 

[MoosyDoosy]

When I was trying out Sonic, those videos were very helpful although some of the guides on the Sonic boards have so many abbreviations it becomes rather overwhelming.

 

[VioletSmashfan]

Funny, the spinshot was 1 of the 1st Sonic techs I knew about returning and was 1 of the 1st moves I did when playing as Sonic in Smash4, it's alot easier to pull off compared to Brawl.

Instant Spin Dash Jump is pretty hard (especially if the player is using a 3DS).

The Spring Teleport glitch I never knew about and seems fun, I might try that out at some point.

 

[LiteralGrill]

Yo Capps, aren't these videos a bit old ?...
Anyway, now they have more visibility. Nice article !

Two are older, but I missed them when they came out. With the new video coming out I thought it had enough relevance to get them covered since they deserved it for sure

 

[Camalange]

Thanks for the write-up SmashCapps! This is seriously dope. I'll be keeping up with the comments here and taking it all in... Thank you everyone for the support as well as the criticism. I'll process all the feedback and take it into consideration as I move forward with future videos as well as with the boards themselves.

And again, huge thanks to everyone at the Sonic boards. I love this community and these videos wouldn't be possible without all their hard work. It's difficult to credit everyone in these videos as some people discover certain aspects or find things on their own but I value everyone's time they put online as well as in-person at tournaments and I just aim to aggregate all the information and technology that I can about Sonic and make it accessible to everyone.

 

[Lil Puddin]

Hum... Another easy to use character gets a guide... Welp, one step closer to something like a Peach in depth guide or something. Good stuff.

 

[DavemanCozy]

This is what we get for laughing at Sonic in
Brawl. Sonic, Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, Sheik... all the former low tiers coming back with a vengeance.

 

[Sonic Prower]

I'm starting to like this game even more. I like the Third Party Warp tech. Will it be possible that Sonic will be better than Mario in terms of like the official tier list? I'd like to see that happen.

 

[jordanm43444]

I'm starting to like this game even more. I like the Third Party Warp tech. Will it be possible that Sonic will be better than Mario in terms of like the official tier list? I'd like to see that happen.

People mostly already believe Sonic is top 5 while Mario is top 10. Sonic being top 5 is a stretch imo though, hes definitely top 10 though. (Also fairly sure he was over Mario in the US Brawl Tier List)

 

[Kirbyfan391]

Nice. I love posts like this. Meta development, especially character meta development, is always nice to see. Feels like we're actually going somewhere with this game. Kudos to the Sonic board for the advancements!

 

[Lucio08smash]

How to play sonic:

 

[jordanm43444]

How to play sonic:

MFW people say this

 

[Still~Wolf]

How to play sonic:

Oh how very wrong this is.
Anyways, cool videos. I'm glad Sonic is advancing a lot. It's cool to see this character developing and getting some techs of his own

 

[AreJay25]

How to play sonic:

If you lose to side-b spam then that's kinda (as in entirely) your fault dude. Just sayin'

 

[Lil Puddin]

If you lose to side-b spam then that's kinda (as in entirely) your fault dude. Just sayin'

Online? No unless your character is almost as fast as Sonic. Offline? Yes it's totally their fault.

I would rather play roll happy Marios than standard FG Sonics. lol

This guide might make FG packed with English-y Sonics for a week. Better bring out my braindead Yoshi to troll.

 

[Lucio08smash]

MFW people say this

MFW people use sonic images

 

[Sonic Prower]

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MFW people use sonic images

M2FsW People complain about people using Sonic images.

 

[Luggy]

That damn hedgehog again, of all places !

Nice guide by the way.

 

[Still~Wolf]

Online? No unless your character is almost as fast as Sonic. Offline? Yes it's totally their fault.

I would rather play roll happy Marios than standard FG Sonics. lol

This guide might make FG packed with English-y Sonics for a week. Better bring out my braindead Yoshi to troll.

Even online it's your fault. It's quite easy to dodge or block.

 

[90007000]

 

[pokesegachao]

Is it possible to do the ISDJ too fast?

 

[JimmyTheCaterpillar]

Oh boy more guides on a top tier character that everybody already knows everything about yaaay thanks guys

 

[Sonic Prower]

Oh boy more guides on a top tier character that everybody already knows everything about yaaay thanks guys

I didn't know about the Third Party Warp tech.

 

[Camalange]

i dont like how he shows the tecs he should show in came cube buttons

It's definitely something I've considered, but I will take note of it again and keep it in mind for future videos.

When I was trying out Sonic, those videos were very helpful although some of the guides on the Sonic boards have so many abbreviations it becomes rather overwhelming.

Glad you enjoyed, and I apologize if the abbreviations were intimidating. In all honesty, you don't need to memorize them or anything, but it helps us aggregate and explain Sonic's moveset, as his spins alone go through so many states and phases that it's necessary for people to be as specific as possible. You can always ask questions in my FAQ thread or message me if necessary.

Nice. I love posts like this. Meta development, especially character meta development, is always nice to see. Feels like we're actually going somewhere with this game. Kudos to the Sonic board for the advancements!

Thank you! Really glad I could showcase our work this way. Appreciate the support.

Is it possible to do the ISDJ too fast?

What do you mean? The timing is very specific, but if anything, pretty much the faster you hit A after Side-B the easier it will be. If you do it too fast, then yeah, I'd imagine you might miss the window. It's pretty specific.

I didn't know about the Third Party Warp tech.

Don't feed the trolls.

 

[Speed Stick 2400]

Making 2fast even faster ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).

To be honest, I actually like Sonic as a character in Smash 4, though I usually only play with him for fun. These "tricks" may come in handy, but not so much for the opponent.

 

[Syndralix]

I finally got ISDJ down! I watched the video about it in this post and it made the timing super-clear. So thank you for showing that off.

 

[LightSpeed]

Camalange, the Sonic sensei!

 

[Kurogal]

If I can join in on the critiquing, the jokes really don't stay on long enough for me to be able to comfortably pause to read them, especially on mobile and other touch screen using hybrid devices when you can't slow the video down to 0.25% speed. You should consider making them show up sooner (and last until the time they currently end to avoid making the slide last longer).
I also disagree with suggestion to use and other GameCube buttons, and unlike that post just saying "I don't like it.", I'll attempt to explain why I don't think you should change it, or at least to that if you do later down the line, at least for the info slides.

The current form is already clear enough about what you mean, especially with the colored buttons.
It also better accommodates other controllers such as Pro/WiiMote,and 3DS.
Accommodating the GameCube buttons into the slides would require one of a few things, a much larger type face, making the buttons really small and muddy, having larger line breaks/one unusually large one like in this post, having everything on one line every time you say something/on the very first line of a pargraph, or half reduce the button size half enlarge the text as well, which should have a decent result but it'll probably take more editing than the other options.

And for something more subjective, I think it looks cleaner the way it is now with how much you say per slide, it'll also avoid potential direction confusion, since I personally think saying Back-___ is easier to remember and show than /___ and it'll make editing/recording easier as well since you won't have to worry about which direction you're looking at before making an slide/footage to accommodate the other.
Although if you're showing something really simple (that doesn't need a text explanation longer than a few words) and also using animated buttons and video in sync with when you're supposed to do something in the style of the training videos, I think that'd be ok.

Spoiler: For other things.

I think it might be too soon to re-do the videos unless you're planning some big changes.
If there's more things that need to be covered, and if you do re/make them, make sure you change the title to say it's outdated and un-list it instead of deleting it.
Also random complaint, but I just kind think your channel's avatar/profile art clashes with how silent the videos are, since it gives me the impression that it's supposed to be a personally driven channel initially.

 

[Smasher-LTIMT]

Smashboards moderator and Sonic main @ Camalange alongside users on the Sonic Boards have been putting some serious work into finding unique and useful tricks for Sonic in Smash for Wii U. All featured on Camalange's Youtube channel, these should seriously up the game of all Sonic mains. The newest of these is the Instant Spin Dash Jump, a technique that give Sonic even more mobility and movement options and could be very useful in a match.

Need more ways to fly across the stage at Sonic speeds? Well Camalange has it covered! Try learning how to Spinshot and use it in an upcoming match.

Don't play Sonic? Feeling left out by this article? Well there's still one more unique technique that works for every third party character in the game thus far! While not as potentially useful for the others as it is for Sonic, it can still be a fun way to surprise opponents and friends alike during a match.

Hopefully Sonic mains can use these to up their game even further! To keep up with any future videos from Camalange subscribe to his Youtube channel or follow him on Twitter.

SmashCapps found all of these videos very helpful and wants to try out what he saw! Follow him on Twitter to discuss these videos and keep up with all things Smash.

Cool!! I'm gonna be leaving in a bit, so I'll check the videos when I am back!! :D

 

[mobilisq]

Let's see how many posts it takes before someone complains about this character

I think this stuff is pretty cool though

Hum... Another easy to use character gets a guide... Welp, one step closer to something like a Peach in depth guide or something. Good stuff.

15 was all it took. Aaagh