Recent content by Smashtistics

She's a really good commentator and I hope everyone in community embraces the talented individuals who make Smash community so great. First time I heard her was a few months back and I thought to my self damn this girl knows her stuff. Smash commentary is awesome in general. Knowlegable people...

It's an awesome system but the c stick on 3ds isn't suited for smash. I wouldn't buy it to train.

I've dealt with being unemployed it's tough. Sorry to hear. I think you need to change your mentality and appreciate a loss as a learning experience.

I wouldn't be in smash for money for starters. Getting better is about many things...learning match ups, practicing combos, eliminating bad habits, watching your matches and others matches to see what works. My first question would be to ask if you're trying new ways to improve or just doing...

Thank you for this awesome column! Such a good idea. So much happens in Smash that isn't easil accessible to those who aren't immersed in the scene. I think this is great!

I hate camping in the woods, but I hate it more in Smash.

Mario is one of those characters, that when he gets comfortable, he can be really hard to do anything against. I find when I'm being too aggressive the side-b works pretty well at keeping me honest and worrying about being punished. Projectiles and well spaced neutral airs can also keep Mario at...

When playing FG, a good rule of thumb for me is if you charge FLUDD at beginning of match, and get punished or lose stage control, your opponent has some idea what they're doing.

I've caped Megaman's down spike before. Seemed odd that it works.

There are many ways to use FLUDD well, and it's really about how you play. I've seen Ally use it in tournaments just for spacing, and to sometimes push an opponent back when they've built some momentum. The main way I use it on FG is to psych opponents out and/or gimp them. When someone is...

I main Mario, and all my input comes from watching high level players at tournaments, or playing FG. I don't think Mario is as good as the best characters, but that he's not much below them. Mario's combo game gets severely marginalized by Sheik, Diddy, Ness, Rosalina and some other top tier...

Does anyone know of a tutorial to help with this Mario turnaround JC U-smash or a more in-depth explanation. Thank you.

The What is your advice on edge guarding low? This is one area I am fairly weak. I'll use n-airs or b-airs but I find them difficult to execute well. I need to improve here for sure.

Here are some things I have success with to follow up on a really solid post from XeroXen. I have lots of trouble with combos at high percentage, and that is frustrating, but I use grabs as a way to throw people off stage and look for a spike or edge opportunities. My style is to always fight...

I main Mario, and play a lot of FG, so all of my opinions stem from that. I rarely feel that my character choice is the reason that I lose. I only feel like I'm at a big disadvantage against Lucario & Rosalina. I'm sure top Diddy and Sheik players would trounce me, but I rarely run into them...