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AwesomeNESS : A Ness Main Interview - ViceGrip

Yink

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Did you in any way incorporate New Year's with MOTHER?

10nessers
 

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From Yink

Did you in any way incorporate New Year's with MOTHER?

Yes. By Bein' Friends. I know that was cheesy. :chuckle:

From Orange/Aztek

Who are your secondaries (if any)?

I want to use Kirby as a secondary again, but as of right now I have Marth, which is horrible, and then I have Wario, which is a lot better than my Marth, but sucks against Mario. But I don't use either one very often, so it's almost pointless for me to have any since I always use Ness. I guess I could use them in friendlies.
 

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who do you think is the most broken character in brawl?

Who do you have the most trouble with in brawl?

Has it happen when you are playing wifi and you use pk thunder and you die because it lagged and you die because of that?
 

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Is there anyone that puts you in a bad mood at all? Or do you get along with EVERYONE?

What is your favorite move to use with ness?
 

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Who do you think is the most broken character in Brawl?
Snake, without a doubt. Him or King Dedede.

Who do you have the most trouble with in Brawl?
I have trouble against three characters that I shouldn't be having trouble against. In alphabetical order, Bowser, Fox and Olimar. Bowser, because he's heavy as hell, Fox because all they ever do to win is pull out a swift smash attack and then Olimar because he's a campy prick. I'll tell you that I have more fun fighting Marth than those three. I'm kind of getting used to Olimar, though.

Has it happen when you are playing wifi and you use PK Thunder and you die because it lagged and you die because of that?
In laggy situations, yes. There have been times I've aimed downward, went a full circle around myself instead of getting hit by my PKT and then my favorite where I hit myself vertically where my opponent edge guards when it isn't necessary because I wasn't going to make it anyway.

From Valiant

Have you made a New Years resolution?
Delta-cod asked this already, but I'll answer it because you might've missed it. I'd like to get top 64 in the All is Brawl Ladder with Ness only and I'd like to get through this year and get a great paying career. Not job, but a career. ;)

Is there anyone that puts you in a bad mood at all? Or do you get along with EVERYONE?
There are people who put me in a bad mood, believe it or not. They're mainly people from All is Brawl, though. SmashBoards seems to have more of a friendlier environment in my opinion. I'd name names, but I won't. But yeah, there are people who get me upset. I try to avoid those people, though and I try to stay calm and remember why I'm here.

What is your favorite move to use with Ness?
Ness is all about using just about every move he has. But my favorite is PK Flash. I've been very fortunate to hit people with it more than once in a week. :laugh: Just try not to overuse it. For Ness aerials, I think I use them all equally.
 

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From smash64

Who do you think is the most broken character in Brawl?
Snake, without a doubt. Him or King Dedede.

Who do you have the most trouble with in Brawl?
I have trouble against three characters that I shouldn't be having trouble against. In alphabetical order, Bowser, Fox and Olimar. Bowser, because he's heavy as hell, Fox because all they ever do to win is pull out a swift smash attack and then Olimar because he's a campy prick. I'll tell you that I have more fun fighting Marth than those three. I'm kind of getting used to Olimar, though.

Has it happen when you are playing wifi and you use PK Thunder and you die because it lagged and you die because of that?
In laggy situations, yes. There have been times I've aimed downward, went a full circle around myself instead of getting hit by my PKT and then my favorite where I hit myself vertically where my opponent edge guards when it isn't necessary because I wasn't going to make it anyway.

From Valiant

Have you made a New Years resolution?
Delta-cod asked this already, but I'll answer it because you might've missed it. I'd like to get top 64 in the All is Brawl Ladder with Ness only and I'd like to get through this year and get a great paying career. Not job, but a career. ;)

Is there anyone that puts you in a bad mood at all? Or do you get along with EVERYONE?
There are people who put me in a bad mood, believe it or not. They're mainly people from All is Brawl, though. SmashBoards seems to have more of a friendlier environment in my opinion. I'd name names, but I won't. But yeah, there are people who get me upset. I try to avoid those people, though and I try to stay calm and remember why I'm here.

What is your favorite move to use with Ness?
Ness is all about using just about every move he has. But my favorite is PK Flash. I've been very fortunate to hit people with it more than once in a week. :laugh: Just try not to overuse it. For Ness aerials, I think I use them all equally.
Interesting... lol, couldnt think of anything else to say =/, but editted my first question out, i just saw now lol
 

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What are your thoughts and uses on Ness' dtilt? Dsmash? PK Fire? Dthrow? PK Flash?

I'm trying to get opinions on what I believe to be Ness' more underrated moves.

If you could permanently live with any Mother character at all, who would it be? What would you do with him/her?
 

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From Earthbound360

What are your thoughts and uses on Ness' dtilt? Dsmash? PK Fire? Dthrow? PK Flash?

I'm trying to get opinions on what I believe to be Ness' more underrated moves.


I don't use d-tilt as much as I probably should. It's a quick and unexpected attack that may or may not trip your opponent. Plus because nobody really expects it, you can rack up damage pretty quickly before they decide to DI out of it and possibly hit your opponent with a forward or up smash.

When it comes to Ness' d-smash, I abuse that. If you don't use that as a common attack, it can come in handy because of how unexpected it can be. If you're not facing your opponent and he or she is coming at you, you can use your d-smash to hit them. It works because they don't expect it. Of course overdoing it will make it very predictable. I usually use this for people who spot dodge, roll around, or try and get you from behind.

PK Fire is obvious, I'd think. I tend not to always go for a grab after using PK Fire. To mix it up, I like using Ness' dair or other aerial attacks. But usually dair because how the pillar is still there, so it's harder for them to get out of it. Using it as an aerial attack can work, too. Getting your opponent from above is not only surprising, but a little more difficult to get out of.

For Ness' d-throw, I usually do the usual. Fair, nair, uair, rising dair, whatever works. But one thing that may work is d-throw > pivot grab. It's not 100% successful, but I've seen it used a few times here and there. Last but not least, PK Flash. PK Flash isn't very easy to hit with. But you can either use it as a bait to where they dodge and possibly land near you to where you can use a different attack after distracting them, or you can use it as a scare tactic. Either way, one of these days it'll hit the opponent.

Don't forget the uncharged PK Flash, either. That's alright against characters who like being above you. Sorry for the long story. I hope that covered what you were looking for. :S

If you could permanently live with any Mother character at all, who would it be? What would you do with him/her?

That's a tough choice for me. I wanted to go with Ninten, but I had to ask for help as to whom I should choose and they said Ness. But I also thought about Loid or Jeff, but I think Ness. I would try and see if he could teach me the ways of PSI. I'd probably just play baseball, video games and eat steak. :9

From Chuee

Do you think I'm the best Ness?

Second to none! Actually, if you do use Ness, I've never played you. :S
 

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Time for a new interview. Who better to interview than our Mod himself, Levitas!
 

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Why do you play ness?
How did you become a mod?
Favorite food?
Animal?
Sport? (to play, then watch)
video game?
Mother game?
LoZ game?
Mgs character?
Pokemon?
Movie?
Book?
Bedtime story?



..... Favorite aerial of ness?
Ground move of ness?
Special move of ness?
Throw of ness?
Overall move of ness?

2ndary character?
Favorite song/artist/album/genre?

.... Can't think of anything else....

Back to school!
 

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Why do you like the moon so much?
Are you a werewolf?
Do you want to be an astronaut so you can blast off to the moon?
Do you hate new moons?
Do you like crescent moons or full moons better?
 

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As seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Werewolves HATE the ful moon, therefore your question is moot DJM :p

If you could change one thing about how Ness plays, what would you change? Why?
 

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First batch:


Why do you play ness?
>>>-I've played ness since 64 'cause his psychic powers were cool and stuff
How did you become a mod?
>>>-how to become a mod is a process kept under wraps for good reasons :p
Favorite food?
>>>-these days, a good burger tbh. I also love yakisoba and anything italian tho
Animal?
>>>-vary's by the hour. I have a couple pet cats, but I love birds as well.
Sport? (to play, then watch)
>>>-playing tennis and skiing have always been fun for me, but I'm pretty neutral about watching sports. Best food is sold at football and baseball games, so that I guess :p
video game?
>>>-Mother series is top of tops, followed by the touhou project (2D shooters), and then pokemon
Mother game?
>>>-3
LoZ game?
>>>-OoT for sure, the windmill song is the best
Mgs character?
>>>-Grey Fox and psychomantis is pretty nuts
Pokemon?
>>>-umbreon, both to use and in design
Movie?
>>>-Brazil (by Terry Gilliam)
Book?
>>>-hard to say, though I really enjoyed Kafka's The Trial
Bedtime story?
>>>-Bedtime stories are for nubs, kiddo. Real men get lullabies.


..... Favorite aerial of ness?
>>>-64 Dair, melee bair, brawl, nair
Ground move of ness?
>>>-64 grab, melee jab/fsmash/dtilt, brawl grab
Special move of ness?
>>>-64 pk fire, melee pk fire, brawl PKT, and EB I like healing omega :p
Throw of ness?
>>>back always
Overall move of ness?
>>>Ness's sweetest move is DJC in any game. DJC is why I stayed ness in melee :p


2ndary character?
>>>I play marth a bunch in melee, but I just screw around and play like 1/2 the cast in brawl
Favorite song/artist/album/genre?
>>>-moonlight sonata is my favorite (no joke)
>>>-I don't have a favorite artist
>>>-Album might be Muse's "Black Holes and Revelations"
>>>-genre fits in between electronic and rock, but I listen to most things that aren't country or folk >.<



Why do you like the moon so much?
>>>-The moon is really serene to look at, don't you think?
Are you a werewolf?
>>>-I'm something that would make a werewolf run for it's life >:U
Do you want to be an astronaut so you can blast off to the moon?
>>>-I used to want to be an astronaut (not related to moon), but I think that designing aircraft is more interesting (I will pilot stuff eventually too :p)
Do you hate new moons?
>>>-The only thing worse than a new moon is a cloudy week when I can't see the moon at all.
Do you like crescent moons or full moons better?
>>>-full moons >>>>> all

If you could change one thing about how Ness plays, what would you change? Why?
>>>-If you only give me one thing to change, it'd have to be that I'd like him to cover more important angles on the ground and in the air IE up and forward on the ground and down and forward in the air with a bit more range/speed. If you gave me two things though, I'd like DJCing back combined w/ more telegraphed non nair aerials. Imagine dropping a Bair above ness, or even in front of him XD
 

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Do you play any other games besides the super smash series?

Do you go to alot of tourneys?

If you do how often?
 

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Do you play any other games besides the super smash series?
>>>yeah, I play metroid, fire emblem, touhou games, rpgs including some FF,
mother series, chrono trigger, pokemon, phantasy star online, and a bunch of
others.
Do you go to alot of tourneys?
>>>I used to help host tournaments in Ann Arbor every other week, but
haven't done much w/ tournaments over the last 6 months or so.
Do you hate me for making you have to do this? :p
>>>lol yink, I'm incapable of hating you. *infracts*
jk <3 yink

Side note, I'm totally gonna interpret everything in this thread at me or not as a direct question from now on for no particular reason.
 

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Nice answers, I agree the night sky is beautiful to look at although I prefer the stars over the moon. :p

What are your opinions of 64, Melee, Brawl, and Brawl+?

Why don't you host events or go to tournaments lately?

Do you main Ness in 64, Melee, Brawl, Brawl+, why or why not?
 

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What are your opinions of 64, Melee, Brawl, and Brawl+?

>>>I have the most fun playing melee, with all 3 others about even at a little less fun. Incidentally, I've spent the most time playing melee and am better at it than the other games :p

Why don't you host events or go to tournaments lately?

>>>Time constraints and laziness mostly. It takes a lot of work to host tournaments, and I decided to be hands-off about it this year as a result.

Do you main Ness in 64, Melee, Brawl, Brawl+, why or why not?

>>>Ness all the way in 64. He's my second in melee, and I use him in vB and B+ a lot, but ultimately I have a bit more fun with lucas. As for why, I second him in melee for his DJC (and my loyalty to the Mother games lol), but brawl removed that so I'm a bit more casual w/ him. Frankly, I haven't played B+ in a little while so idk what he's like in it anymore.


where does your name come from?

>>>From the University of Notre Dame online latin dictionary: levitas (1) -atis f. [lightness; levity , fickleness, inconstancy; groundlessness].


keep em coming guys :D
 

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FFFF, I forgot to change this! Levitas your time is up...now it's time for Delta!
 

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To be honest, I think Yoshi has more potential as a character than Ness. Ness gets gayed too hard by grab releases. Also, Yoshi is a solid character over all. Good anti-air game, decent ground game, great grab game, decent air game. His shield's not as bad as people say, it's not pokable, though being able to simply drop it in a normal amount of frames would be a godsend. :laugh:
 

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Yoshi's shield is pretty bad though. Seriously, if the opponent knows Yoshi he should be able to predict what Yoshi will do and punish. 50 frames to drop shield sucks ***.
You also forgot a few other weakness' ._.
 

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Yoshi's shield is pretty bad though. Seriously, if the opponent knows Yoshi he should be able to predict what Yoshi will do and punish. 50 frames to drop shield sucks ***.
You also forgot a few other weakness' ._.
Yoshi's shield is win for one reason however. It has incredibly high push back. You can shield a move and roll away and be pushed halfway across the stage, incredibly safe. I've made it a habit to abuse this on the ledge to throw more eggs from down there.

Other weaknesses could be his blindspot on his nose, though that can be handled. Most characters have blindspots there. His recovery is not an issue. He should not be footstooled or gimped, except maybe vs. MK, but really only MK can recover vs. MK. :laugh:

Killing? You got me here, though we've found a new set up that makes killing sooooo much easier and it's ridiculously easy. Throw an enemy off stage, full hop an egg towards them, follow up on the hitstun or punish the air dodge with a Nair, Uair, Fair. Since they're offstage, odds are they'll die.

Priority - I have no idea about Yoshi's priority. Only that his range is merely average, though it's a bit below average on some moves. He's got invincibility on a lot of his head moves, however.
 

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His shield really is terrible against projectiles. That and not being able to punish almost anything.
 

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Ness' grab release is worse in certain MU's but Yoshi's shield affects him in more MU's than Ness' GR does.
 

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Ness can be grab released into like, anything. Some people just have infinites on him. I know a lot of kill moves that he releases in to.

Yoshi's shield is not as large a detriment as you think. This is coming from a Yoshi main who has to deal with it at NJ's standard of competition. It is not the reason I lose. It just makes dealing with spam a pain, but really it's only a problem with TL, Wolf, Link, and Samus. Yoshi's mobility is key to dealing with it anyways.

Lol @ interview thread going into a who's better debate. :laugh:
 

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You should add Falco and Fox to that list.
ANYWAYS back to the interview
When is PF gonna play you offline?
 

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Fox doesn't stun so I fail to see the problem. Falco's lasers are MUCH easier to avoid. It's a pretty even MU. I left them out for a reason.

Anyways, I was supposed to play Pinkie at Pound but I can't go. I'm not sure when we'll ever play at this point. I was looking forward to gaying him in the MU in person. =/
 

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Is Cod your favorite type of fish?

How could you possibly like the horrible abomination, Veggie Ness?
Not to eat, but yes.

He's not evil, just misunderstood. I don't see the hate for him. Besides, if other people are disgusted by his color, they'll be less focused on the game, giving me an inherent advantage.
 

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Abomination =/= evil. It just means EXTREMELY hideous.

What is your favorite type of fish to eat?

Why do you like cods so much?
 
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