Diddy Kong: Character Playing Guide!

[Mattmiston]

the big problem with me is when i'm playing like a falco or a projectile spammer, when they can completely halt your momentum with projectiles or a reflector. and then i get frustrated and lose

 

[DUB]

the big problem with me is when i'm playing like a falco or a projectile spammer, when they can completely halt your momentum with projectiles or a reflector. and then i get frustrated and lose

1)Read both sides of the match-up thread. The one on the Diddy boards and the Falco boards so you know what both intend to do.
2)Hone your dribbling skills. You will need it for this matchup.
3)Most importantly, practice against a friend's Falco and put the 1 and 2 into effect.

You should do a lot better if you follow this. If not, get back to me.

 

[Ko_]

Good Read. Thanks Fatalities.

 

[Absoltrainer]

ok I recently got into brawl and one of the people I faced (and will probably face much more in the future) mains Diddy. He is also EXTREMELY good. He is insane with using 2 bannanas and constantly "chain slipping" (if that's even a term) me and pulling off truely inescapable combos on me.

Personally I use wolf (who the guide said can laser spam), but the person I am facing is soo good and fast, that he won't let me get any range anyways. Basically I find myself constanly slipping and not getting an opening.

Now perhaps I am going about using wolf the wrong way, and I need to go back to square one, but of all the matches I have done thus far, Diddy (or particualy this player) is the hardest.

Any tips on beating a diddy player who using bannana peels to their highest potential?

 

[DUB]

Reflector?

 

[BBoyindo]

Wow this guide is old

 

[o0gosu0o]

ty for the useful guide

 

[Thibault]

Most of this is very good! But there are a few things that are kinda wrong......His up smash is terrible for killing but its perfict for damage building and combos, where did you get the 210% killing range for his back air lol ive killed near the 100s based on the fact that the move is faster than people think. I frogot the rest but htis is a very good beginers guide to Diddy Kong. ( When you add info about glidetossing inform people that glidetossing is good but dont allways use it, i tend to see diddys haveing two bananas glide tossing one then haveing to dash attack to get the other.) Kudos on the diddy guide Fatalities .

 

[Thibault]

Try useing wolfs reflector lol and when i started out (as a kirby hammer spammer in melee (i was like 10 i was too young to develope stratigy) anyone that beat me seemed like they were the best too. Wolfs Down B should do the trick but if it dosent walk up to the bananaand press a then press a again if you did it right you would have thrown it back lol.

 

[Thibault]

oops double post..

 

[ihatemybrother]

ZOMG triple post.
Hope you're not doing that on purpose.
Please use the edit button.

 

[Terodactyl Yelnats]

It's a better guide than most, Diddy is a great character with insane approach capabilities.

 

[BibulousDan]

thanks for this, i think i might pick up diddy, f*cking meta!!!

 

[Silent Laughter]

diddy kong is ********.

 

[Legic]

diddy kong is ********.

stop saying bad things on the diddy forums.. luckily you got banned.

 

[hdrevolution123]

Well it certainly was a useful guide. Thanks for making it and it is unique as it was made by a Smash Child like me. I hope to make one soon

 

[Fitty]

hmmm well this thread teaches the basic and god combos i say a 7 1/2 out of 10

 

[Foufy]

Ugh, I'm almost afraid to post this cause I'm such a noob for not knowing this.
I JUST started Diddy Kong and I'm having issues glide tossing.
I try rolling and spamming my c-stick every direction (I've tried not spamming too) and it never lots me throw the banana mid throw.
My tap jump is on (i use it to jump haha) and all of my controls are default.
Does anyone know wat I could be doing wrong?

 

[TreK]

You must toss the banana BEFORE you get the roll's invincibility

 

[Count]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03U5jouoVpc

Watch my video..good for learning stuff like glide tossing if you are struggling.

 

[Foufy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03U5jouoVpc

Watch my video..good for learning stuff like glide tossing if you are struggling.

I really liked ur video. Clearly explained a lot of the principles of being a good Diddy main.

I think the problem I was having was that in all the tutorials it says throw the banana "mid roll" but its actually like the first milasec before ur invincible. Gonna go test tomorrow.

You must toss the banana BEFORE you get the roll's invincibility

Thank you very much. I never knew that. I can't test today, but I'm looking forward to checking tomorrow.
That really helps =)

 

[Vorguen]

I'm kind of surprised you didn't include Diddy Kong racing in his biography Fatalities. I figured a game named after him would be noteworthy.

 

[1 800 brawlr]

wow, detailed

 

[Riku00]

bananas and glide tossing start the combos and he is fast and has decent enough power to wipe out any opponent. he is one of my favorites at this time and i am trying to perfect him the best i can. right now i am pretty good but my dodge game needs a little work. i block too meuch and not enough dodge.

tmi LOL!

 

[illinialex24]

I'm thinking this guide should be unstickied. The user himself has not been to Smashboards since October, and really is outdated. The fact is that his advice about edgeguarding is way outdated, even for a non Diddy Kong user. Planting a banana near the ledge will cause them to ledge jump an nair (not a push away jump, a true ledgejump) which allows them to steal a banana from you. As far as detail goes this guide is fairly lacking, with almost no strategy and only moveset information. If someone could re-write a guide we should take this down.

Hylian

 

[Sino]

Why does a diddy have problems with Frigate orphean and Halberd?

 

[istudying]

U have to post this in the Q&A Thread

 

[Thibault]

I'm thinking this guide should be unstickied. The user himself has not been to Smashboards since October, and really is outdated. The fact is that his advice about edgeguarding is way outdated, even for a non Diddy Kong user. Planting a banana near the ledge will cause them to ledge jump an nair (not a push away jump, a true ledgejump) which allows them to steal a banana from you. As far as detail goes this guide is fairly lacking, with almost no strategy and only moveset information. If someone could re-write a guide we should take this down.

Hylian

i agree 100%

 

[Le_THieN]

I'd love to write a new guide myself, but that would take a great deal of time and effort that I don't have at the moment. A collaborative effort would but ideal, but I'd also like the guide to be uniformly written in one fluid style by the time it's all said and done.

I need a someone or a group of people to commit to the idea before I un-sticky this.

 

[Count]

I'd be willing to help, I will write a full one myself once this summer rolls around if you guys want. Check out my video guide lollerskates! still a bit tipsy..

 

[Player-1]

I had an idea way back to write a guide using the Diddy Kong Back Room account I made and I gave everyone in the Broom the passsword. The point was to use it to write a guide so we could all contribute to it and edit it, update it, etc.

 

[hdrevolution123]

I had an idea way back to write a guide using the Diddy Kong Back Room account I made and I gave everyone in the Broom the passsword. The point was to use it to write a guide so we could all contribute to it and edit it, update it, etc.

So will the idea get put into action?

 

[Player-1]

So will the idea get put into action?

dunno

10chars

 

[Le_THieN]

I'd like for everyone in the DBR to throw down and shape the content, but in the end I would like for one person to direct the overall language and flow of the guide.

 

[TEECO]

Im just now picking up diddy. This was helpful considering im a noob to this character. Hopefully, I can contribute to the diddy boards in the future.

 

[Monkey Business]

Nice it looks good.
Read through it and it was very usefull.

 

[AddictedGamer]

I'm going to be picking up Diddy as a secondary to my DDD, seems like he has a lot of potential, I just need to learn to glide toss (DDD couldn't do that so I did not learn it...) and figure out how to aim the barrel blast (UpB) and I should pick him up in no time. Also practice with bananas will help anyone's game (for and against Diddy). Good guide.

 

[Kaptain Kong]

make sure you read the new one that is being made
were renovating the boards and cleaning up a lot of threads plus new matchups

check it out: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=7525792#post7525792

 

[Diddyknight]

Which reminds me....my guide for diddy shall be done over the summer