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VisualBoyAdvance

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Just because Mr Game And Watch doesn’t live up to your expectations doesn’t mean you have the right to hate on him. So what if his shield isn’t up to your expectations? And also, so what if he can’t L-Cancel most of his aerials? That’s because of a bug in the code! So come on guys, just start looking on the bright side of Mr Game And Watch. Like here’s one thing, He still has some pretty good rng play. So guys, just stop it ok? Just because his shield isn’t very good doesn’t mean you get to say he’s an incomplete character. This isn’t Nintendo’s fault actually, it’s no one’s fault. So guys, just start looking on the bright side of things Ok? No character is perfect, just look at Jigglypuff, Up throw + rest = death. Falco’s down air isn’t perfect, it’s only sweet spots! I hope you learned something from this. VisualBoyAdvance out!
 

Eremurus

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I mean, he is a flawed character for the reasons you mentioned. But he does have a good advantage state, and people mitigate the lack of L Cancelling by edge cancelling his aerials, and light shielding / shield angling to prevent unnecessary pokes.

We know he's not the greatest. But he's definitely one of the more fun & interesting, in my opinion.
 
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VisualBoyAdvance

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Exactly, a very fun character to play as, that’s why I mained him! Hey, want to know an action replay code for MGAW? Here it is: 0414C760 3BC00008
044D9DE8 40000000
044D9DF0 40000000
044D9E50 41FF0000
 

Internal Frickface

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i get it, straight
just like mr game & watch himself, a straight line when you view him from the side

also game & watch is weird in the sense that he's kinda not polished, considering that the game treats three of his aerials like special attacks and his abysmal shield and spotdodge frames
other than that, he's fun and it always feels really good to land a n-air offstage
 

Strong Badam

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I think the premise of your thread is just silly & untrue. People do not really hate on Mr. Game & Watch in this game. That'd imply people dislike him, find him unfair, overpowered, unexciting to watch, etc. when the opposite is true. G&W performing well in tournaments is generally celebrated. That's mostly because he is considered weak compared to the other characters, in part because of the bugs he suffers from. Recognizing that he's weaker than other characters is not hating on him, it's simply true.
 

Strong Badam

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G&W's low tier status & the existence of bugs is not subject to disagreement. It's not people hating on him. It is simply true. You can still like & enjoy him, and try to compete with him despite that, though. People love all kinds of characters that are similarly weak, like Roy or Mewtwo.
 

Internal Frickface

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i'm not one to dunk on people playing low tiers, maybe tease them, but not hate on them
i'm a roy main myself lmao, mr game & watch is cool too
 

Eremurus

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What do you mean?
I mean, he is an incomplete character. No other character in Melee has to suffer from an awful full shield, to having their aerials be coded as specials. How does this even happen? Must have been serious time constraints; but nonetheless, I'm glad Mr. Game & Watch made it in.

There aren't very many left of us to push his meta, but n0ne sometimes messes around with him and he's very very good, so that's always a treat.
 

Yashichi

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i HATE mr. game and watch! he pisses me off!! 🤬🤬 WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE NORMAL!!!!!! AGHH!!!!!!! I GET IT! FAIR INTO DTILT!!!!!!! ARHGG
 
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ScaryMunky

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With the advent of custom stages through Slippi, I'm hopeful that g&w can eventually get a real shield. Realistically speaking though, it will probably never happen. To start modifying characters can be a slippery slope and my bet is the community will never venture there. Still, a ****ty g&w main can dream..
 

Eremurus

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With the advent of custom stages through Slippi, I'm hopeful that g&w can eventually get a real shield. Realistically speaking though, it will probably never happen. To start modifying characters can be a slippery slope and my bet is the community will never venture there. Still, a ****ty g&w main can dream..
I mean, UCF is a thing, so I don't see why a Mr. Game & Watch player couldn't modify an L or R button to light shield consistently, on command? That way you could somewhat mitigate his awful shield properties.
 

ScaryMunky

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Light shield is an okay option for not getting hit. It just sucks cause you can't really get anything out of it. You won't get hit, but you can't punish out of it like you could with a normal, adequate shield. His options are essentially halved compared to the rest of the cast, between his shield and his improperly coded aerials.

Not sure how the competitive scene would view modding a button (I heard Zain modded his L or R to make powershielding easier but idk), but that's a good idea.
 

Abefroman

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Just because Mr Game And Watch doesn’t live up to your expectations doesn’t mean you have the right to hate on him. So what if his shield isn’t up to your expectations? And also, so what if he can’t L-Cancel most of his aerials? That’s because of a bug in the code! So come on guys, just start looking on the bright side of Mr Game And Watch. Like here’s one thing, He still has some pretty good rng play. So guys, just stop it ok? Just because his shield isn’t very good doesn’t mean you get to say he’s an incomplete character. This isn’t Nintendo’s fault actually, it’s no one’s fault. So guys, just start looking on the bright side of things Ok? No character is perfect, just look at Jigglypuff, Up throw + rest = death. Falco’s down air isn’t perfect, it’s only sweet spots! I hope you learned something from this. VisualBoyAdvance out!
lol i main him and he's ass. ****ing garbo character with few redeeming qualities
that's ok though =) just because he's terrible doesn't mean you can't have fun with him!
 
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