Looking for Tips to be a better Marthian

[LORDDJINNX]

Hello,

I am sure it has been covered before and as I continue to read through this forum, I am seeing more and more tips, but I was hoping to condense some of the information into a single thread.

Here is my low-down.

I am a pretty good Marth player. I am not claiming to be the best, but I have played online and with all my friends and bested quite a number of them. Anyways, I am looking for hints and tips that I may not have yet discovered.

As you can see, I am a "Smash n00b" here so the lingo and tip names are a completely different language to me. So if you could help me out and explain what some of the moves (tech, combo, glitches) I would really appreciate it.

Thanks and look forward to your responses!

 

[zeionut]

that smash noob means how many posts u got btw

i say spacing and b moves are good

 

[LORDDJINNX]

haha ya i know the smash n00b deals with posts was just expressing my n00bishness to the site ;-)

spacing? As i mentioned, i dont know the lingo yet.

like for example Nair, Dair, etc... WTF are you talking about!! lol All that kind of lingo i dont know yet and i am totally confused ;-)

 

[Bug]

The assorted Marth guides are pretty good.

Supak's guide goes through the different moves and evaluates them. Fair = forward air (just shorthand), bair = back air, etc.
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=157919

m2k's stickied thread goes into more detailed discussion, more tournament oriented and much more in depth with more advanced strategy. I would go with supak's to begin with and after figuring out Marth as a character, go read m2k's guide.
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=143923

 

[Eltrotraw]

Spacing generally refers to keeping your distance. With a character like Marth, this is vital, especially with some of the tipper attacks being more powerful than they were in Melee.

In the case of Marth, it's kinda like, dancing around just in range for your sword to strike, or staying far enough away so that you're just out of range of your opponent's attacks, but still close enough to punish them if they whiff.

...at least that's how I see it.

 

[TLMarth]

Well, the lingo, you can find that on Gamefaqs MELEE pages, a lot of them have technical terms guides.
Nair=Neutral Aerial attack
B-air Back
D-air Down
U-air Up
etc.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/516492/40696
This Melee Marth guide has some jargon, at the bottom, there is a glossary. Note that L-canceling doesn't exist anymore. Some other things don't exist either.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/game/516492.html
The Melee faqs directory Gamefaqs

 

[C-Stick]

Dude, Marth is absolutely amazing. If you're fighting anyone who doesn't put more than five hours a week into the game, Marth is a definate win. I found if you are facing your opponent, roll behind them, c-stick them in the back, and while they're in the air dash under them and Up-B their butt. You can do it for at least three matches until they catch on.