The Z button

[Dan]

In Melee, how you could use the Z button as both grab on the ground and as an attack in mid-air, does that exist in this game?

 

[Deadlybroth]

Well, kind of. There's only two shoulder buttons on the 3ds, so instead of two shield buttons and the Z button, L by default has been replaced with grab/Zair and acts the same way the Z button would, and R is still for shielding. As for the Wii U version, it hasn't come out yet, but I assume all the controls will be the exact same with the Gamecube controller as it originally was.

 

[Dan]

Anyway, in Melee I spam the sh*t out of the Z button. Is that what the competitive players do?

 

[Deadlybroth]

That's kind of hard to gauge considering that there aren't cameras specifically used to view pro player's hands at tournaments, and nobody really goes around broadcasting that kind of information anyway. I think it's just a matter of personal preference, though I could be wrong, I only played Melee at a casual level.