Everyone is like "omgezz guise, there's not a tetherable edge =O" and think it must be a counterpick. When you look at rainbow cruise, you're in constant motion, platforms literally clutter the stage, and you see that while there aren't tether-able edges... you don't need any. Also, olimar can ko relatively easy on the stage.... wait, I take that back. I KO'd a metaknight at 32% on RC.... olimar can ko REALLY easily on that stage.
Frigate... again no tetherable edge.... on one side.... for 1 section of the stage. Look at the other section. just like halberd except you have platforms that come out and can save you. Also, that's to hilt, we now know that you get an abundance or yellows and purples... meaning matchups against characters like marth and pikachu become relatively easier. Have problems with no tetherable edges on the right side... play on the left - it's not that hard.
Just one small aspect doesn't mean it's a counterpick. Oops... metaknight gets KO'd easily because he's light... must mean he's bad on rainbow cruise because the ceilings are low and the walls are close. Wrong, it's one of his better stages.
amirite?
~Fino
The only "part" of rainbow cruise that you really need to be careful is on the giant pendulum thing. Every other part of that stage isn't too bad, but why play it if you don't have to? Playing the incredibly underplayed MK on here isn't too fun though, since hes basically free to roam wherever and your stuck on platforms for periods of time, but RC isn't too bad, I just find it annoying to play on and I'd much rather take a game to frigate or japes.
As for frigate, just like RC, if people see that theres untetherable ledges, they automatically assume its a bad oli stage. But really, its not too hard to stay away from that one edge, and the stage isn't big enough for the opponent to camp on the other edge. This stage, also like RC, is more annoying than strategically bad for Oli.
As for japes, really only the players who actually know what they're doing take you here. just play it safe and play towards the right side, where you have more time to pop out of the water. The small sides are potentially heavily in Oli's favor, and as high as the ceiling may be, never lose faith in the purple cinderblocks.
You can't keep Oli down.
I'm sure I left something out but I'm writing this at
3:45 am so whatever.
