Help, new to melee

[PsKyPe]

So recently I picked up melee and decided to go with marth and pikachu. I have basic knowledge of smash from playing other smash games but I just can’t figure out where to start with melee. Everything just looks complicated.

 

[Pauer]

I think MookieRah's basic tech skill guide is a good place to start. If you have any questions about how some of the tech works, consult YouTube. There are lots of good tutorials out there, specifically the channels "Smash Bros University" and "SSBM Tutorials" make some quality content.
Apart from that, try finding people to play with IRL or over netplay as soon as possible. For this, the stickied Facebook group thread is the way to go. Regarding netplay, consult smashladder.com .

 

[Bones0]

Melee is pretty complicated, but don't let that intimidate you. Everyone has to start somewhere. If you haven't already, make sure you're practicing your tech skill and movement. The faster you get down fundamental tech skill, the sooner you can start focusing on your actual gameplay decisions. Once you have a decent grasp on the basic movement techniques (short hop, fast fall, L-cancel, dash dance, wavedash, waveland), I recommend watching high level matches of Marth/Pikachu players and just try to implement the same options they are using. Even if you can only replicate one small thing at a time, that's progress. Maybe you notice a Marth player doing dtilt, dash back a lot. Load up 20xx, practice that until you can do it consistently, then try it in matches to see when it's good and when it isn't (referring to match footage is also great for speeding up this process).

 

[MITboyy]

So melee can be intimidating, But you’ve just gotta stock with your mains. Learn there breads and butters. Know ur character to use them to there highest potential. Try installing the 20XX training pack. Use it to learn many useful techs. (Wavedash, Waveland, L cancel, Shield drop, even moonwalk.)

 

[MalanoMan]

Also new to the competitive scene... I have 20xx on my WII for training purposes. I highly recommend you try and download 20xx to an SD card or you can purchase it on their website on a gamecube memory card. There are a bunch of different customizable settings that you can turn on that makes training easier.

With anything in life, becoming good at something requires good practice!