Mario Boards: General Discussion

[Javon89]

How do you guys deal with D3 in tournaments. Do you still play Mario, or do you end up using a secondary?

 

[Coolwhip]

I guess you're asking how to play the King D3 match-up. spacing & zoning your fireballs, cape & f-tilts can be helpful against his grabs and tilts.

 

[T25XL]

I remember I attended an offline tournament and went against a dedede. I knew I would lose to him if I used Mario so I went Falco XD.

 

[steep]

If the opponent is a competent DDD I usually use Olimar haha BUT if they are picking DDD to counter Mario (i.e. it's just a pocket character) then I usually just play Mario and know that all they are going for is the grab. A DDD who just grabs isn't too hard to beat as long as you play smart. A DDD main will utilize all of his other tools that shut us down, and that combined with his grab capabilities are what make the MU so hard. Hope that helps.

 

[TMario]

Same as steep. My very first tourny, I went against a dude's pocket DDD. I'm a big noob now, but I was a HUGE noob then, and I still beat it. Pocket DDDs aren't too much of a threat if you play the range game.

 

[T25XL]

lol the only Mario I hav known to handle the hardest mus for mario is boss, man did he kno mario better than any1. btw I was wondering, can u guys make a list of all the marios that ever played, like known marios, and put them in a list from best to worst?

 

[steep]

I don't know an exact order (and I don't really think there is an absolute order anyway), but some of the better Marios were Boss, Flameleon, Xeroxen, Bo X7, Vato Break, Matador, Kirin Blaze, Fire!, Famous, and plenty of others. Some of those people still play, others not so much, but they all helped develop the metagame through their individual styles. This list was just off the top of my head so forgive me if I forgot anyone major. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses is the reality. There is no perfect Mario out there. Which is really good news for all of us, because it means we still have room to improve. :D

 

[T25XL]

alright thx steep. I like ur thinking! and totally, I just wanted to mention u forgot Monk

 

[steep]

Oh shoot you're right! I haven't seen many of his videos but I'm sure he's legit!

 

[Coolwhip]

Dayummm I don't even get an honorable mention?
I guess placing 13th at regionals (alabama) and 4th at a smashfest tourney isn't good enough.

http://smashboards.com/threads/asl-above-the-influence-march-9-2013.334833/

Flameleon is perfect mario.....hands down.

 

[steep]

Coolwhip I didn't mention you or myself because I think we are still working towards that level of Legendary Mario. And I'm sorry but Flameleon isn't perfect. Give me any video and I will tell you what his mistakes were. There is always room to improve.

 

[DtJ XeroXen]

Monk's play helped motivate me to improve when I was just starting out, I also learned stuff from playing against Matador and from watching Famous as well.

 

[T25XL]

I got so much room for improvement. Yet I personally think I'm at least at CoolWhip and Steep's level by now. Maybe a little less knowledge with Mario, but I do feel I kno quite a bit. Btw I'm gonna upload matches recorded by my potato (iPod) so tell me anything I might need to work on, thx in return

 

[Coolwhip]

I got so much room for improvement. Yet I personally think I'm at least at CoolWhip and Steep's level by now.

I wouldn't be watching those old videos of my plumber, their pretty much out outdated tbh with you.
I'm like 5x better then that by now.

@MarioBoards: Anyone has a favorite non-smash game to play?
I'm getting the new splinter cell when it comes out. #Can'tWait

 

[T25XL]

Maybe...HotWhip & uuhhh, "Not Steep" err, Flat, lol

 

[steep]

Yeah what Coolwhip said lol I have gotten a lot better since those vids...

 

[T25XL]

Btw I've been wondering this entire time, everyone here at the Mario Boards, how did u guys get ur names? Wuz it a nickname from some1 else. Did u make it up randomly? Is it part of ur real name? How'd u guys get them? I came up with mine randomly putting numbers and letters together and out came "T25XL" lol, das my story

 

[JuxtaposeX]

I stole it

 

[steep]

I see what you did there JuxtaposeX...

My name means "steep hill" in Indian or something… dunno I've always been steep or steephill as my online usernames.

 

[Coolwhip]

<-Family Guy

Also, imo matador got the best smash name because matador means "Killer" or "bull fighter"

 

[BSP]

My initials.

 

[Coolwhip]

Ozell Williams is the shiz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFU_4dVMvO4

 

[T25XL]

Lol cool. Funny jux, lol

 

[JuxtaposeX]

Monk's play helped motivate me to improve when I was just starting out, I also learned stuff from playing against Matador and from watching Famous as well.

Yeah, about the same. I remember when I first played wifi'd with someone on the mario boards, it was Matador. He put me on the ledge and wouldn't let me get off of it till I was 130%, and that was only so that he can hit me in the head with a fsmash lol. I couldnt do anything to him, he just jabbed the **** ouf of me until I died to death.

 

[Coolwhip]

You know when your mario skillz has 1-up after playing against guys like Kirinblaze, Flameleon,
Matador, Vato_Break, Boss & Bo_X7. (Only wish Famous played wi-fi)

Honorable mention marios: Steep, Teb, Windkai (could be the next vato) & MP8.
MP8 is back in the states now after being away on his mission.

 

[mars16]

I think had a few 1 ups!!!!!!, via wifi

 

[steep]

Good to hear it mars16! Heh so how about them boards being down a few days?

 

[Coolwhip]

Smashboards is back once again!

 

[Cezz624]

Hey guys. Smash Boards is back (yay) and to be honest, I kind of prefer the temporary frontpage that was to the current one we have know.

 

[Coolwhip]

FINALLY, SMASHBOARDS HAS COME BACK.........HOME!

 

[T25XL]

finally, I can post annoying **** on here again. jk, but I am happy sb is back.

 

[Coolwhip]

I haven't heard from Matador in a while, hopefully everything is going well with him.

 

[T25XL]

Mario........

 

[BSP]

...is a terrible character, but luckily he's low tier so you can use him for something.

 

[Coolwhip]

It'll take some major luck to beat top-tier characters with the plumber.

 

[T25XL]

pretty much any1 can if u kno mario well enough, and u of course kno ur opponents character well enough. There are really only a few high tiers mario can legitly handle well, at least most good marios should be able to. Snake, Olimar (all about that spacing and timing), probably diddy (sounds controversial tho), and maybe wario. any other high tiers I may have missed, or did I get any wrong

 

[BSP]

Wario is starting to feel impossible to me. His air mobility lets him bob and weave out of Mario's already short range easily and just out space him with whatever he wants.

And waft. Waft >_>

 

[T25XL]

u mean like Wafty, or are u reffering to something else. And I've played a few warios they weren't that difficult. in fact it was mostly last hit, last stock for me. I don't really kno how to explain how I deal with them, I just do fine.

 

[BSP]

The fart, wario waft. I hate that thing with a passion.

 

[T25XL]

lol yea, I've been hit by that so many times, but it's because of that tire combo Wafty does. oh now I get it, wafty...lol