cradmazy_SKAG
Smash Ace
i find myself endlessly scanning the forums, learning frames this and combo that...
everytime i pick up the controller, i feel improved from the last time i did so.
this game projects an environment in that there is always something the gamer can do better. there is always some undiscovered trick or under-utilized move that allows you to destroy your opponent a bit more efficiently than ever before.
as i improve, however, those around me seem to be improving at a similar rate. we train and fight and learn just to maintain the same old balance of winning and losing between us. no ground is really gained.
so i find myself making up new combos in my head. at work. in school. how can i gimp fox faster? how can i get around falcos lasers better? WTF can i do to edgeguard sheik?
it is this pattern of behavior that leads me to believe that i am addicted to super smash bros melee.
i took a break for about 2 months. i came back and expected to be worse. i was wrong. i realize that i was thinking about the game when i wasnt playing it so much that i actually gained skill without touching a controller.
smash brothers is a game for the subconscious mind. the tech skill required to compete is so precise that you cannot possibly perform it consciously. they say the human mind takes 0.9 seconds (about 54 frames
) to react to a new situation. many tech skills, such as powerblocking, must be performed within 1/60 of a second, one frame.
my subconscious craves this gaming environment. with controller in hand, my mind is completely absorbed and life is zen-like.
ever look down at your cell phone after playing expecting to see 8:00, only to see 11:15?
go to a smashfest. look around. blank expressions and fixed eyes. faces illuminated by television glow. zombies bowing before nintendos genius.
ive skipped movies, parties, females, beach weekands, even a concert i bought a ticket for all to sit in front of a TV and smash with someone else who is into the game as much as i am or more.
my mind simply cannot get enough of playing this game.
i am addicted to super smash bros melee.
do you share similar thoughts?
everytime i pick up the controller, i feel improved from the last time i did so.
this game projects an environment in that there is always something the gamer can do better. there is always some undiscovered trick or under-utilized move that allows you to destroy your opponent a bit more efficiently than ever before.
as i improve, however, those around me seem to be improving at a similar rate. we train and fight and learn just to maintain the same old balance of winning and losing between us. no ground is really gained.
so i find myself making up new combos in my head. at work. in school. how can i gimp fox faster? how can i get around falcos lasers better? WTF can i do to edgeguard sheik?
it is this pattern of behavior that leads me to believe that i am addicted to super smash bros melee.
i took a break for about 2 months. i came back and expected to be worse. i was wrong. i realize that i was thinking about the game when i wasnt playing it so much that i actually gained skill without touching a controller.
smash brothers is a game for the subconscious mind. the tech skill required to compete is so precise that you cannot possibly perform it consciously. they say the human mind takes 0.9 seconds (about 54 frames
) to react to a new situation. many tech skills, such as powerblocking, must be performed within 1/60 of a second, one frame.my subconscious craves this gaming environment. with controller in hand, my mind is completely absorbed and life is zen-like.
ever look down at your cell phone after playing expecting to see 8:00, only to see 11:15?
go to a smashfest. look around. blank expressions and fixed eyes. faces illuminated by television glow. zombies bowing before nintendos genius.
ive skipped movies, parties, females, beach weekands, even a concert i bought a ticket for all to sit in front of a TV and smash with someone else who is into the game as much as i am or more.
my mind simply cannot get enough of playing this game.
i am addicted to super smash bros melee.
do you share similar thoughts?
