Thinking about taking up Bowser as a secondary.

[GooseMainsDiddy]

I just need to know how he plays. Is he an all out power character, more mindgames, or a mix of both. I use Diddy so I want someone who takes a lot of quick thinking AND long term planning.

 

[B!squick]

Basically shield and act accordingly. Defense is Bowser's game. He's forced to approach in most match ups though. Did you look at the guides? They'll give you a good idea of what moves to use and which to avoid as well as the move discussion thread which goes into greater detail.

But the gist is you have a gigantic shield and it should be used thusly.

 

[GooseMainsDiddy]

Basically shield and act accordingly. Defense is Bowser's game. He's forced to approach in most match ups though. Did you look at the guides? They'll give you a good idea of what moves to use and which to avoid as well as the move discussion thread which goes into greater detail.

But the gist is you have a gigantic shield and it should be used thusly.

All right, I'll look at the guides tomorrow. Those things never really help me much though.

 

[B!squick]

All right, I'll look at the guides tomorrow. Those things never really help me much though.

Lol, same here. Take a peak at the vids then. Vex and Sliq and NinjaLink are the ones you really want to watch for.

 

[MrEh]

Vex and Sliq and NinjaLink are the ones you really want to watch for.

Truth to be told, there aren't any other notable Bowser players. :/

 

[Hobobloke]

But there's us MrEh!

 

[GooseMainsDiddy]

Truth to be told, there aren't any other notable Bowser players. :/

It's a shame really, I think he's way under-rated.

 

[MrEh]

But there's us MrEh!

Am I really included? XD

 

[Red Arremer]

I dunno, isn't Diddy like, the absolute opposite of Bowser in terms of gameplay? Diddy is a character with overly aggressive gameplay, while Bowser is THE defensive character of the game.

Besides, I wouldn't really know of many MUs in which Diddy is disadvantaged but Bowser not... except for MK, maybe. D:

Though, I don't know too much of Diddy, so ya.

Edit:
Oh, and.. Hi Bowser boards! I'm Spadefox, the only Austrian Bowser player, woo. o_o

 

[MyCurse4Life]

It's a shame really, I think he's way under-rated.

Underated?! I think not.

 

[Bowser King]

Underated?! I think not.

lol

Were the character board with the least amount of threads and posts and every matchup thread we go in we hear "ZOMG! Boozer has small range, is so big that we don't even have to look and just mash buttons and we'll still hit him, is the easiest character to gimp and plays aggresive"

Why?

..because people are stuck in the past and don't realize this isn't melee bowser (and even then some of that stuff is wrong >_>) or don't have any experience playing a bowser so they threoycraft like there's no tommorow.

-Bowser King

 

[Red Arremer]

No, it's more "He's heavy, so he's a bit hard to kill, but he's slow, big and has a horrible recovery, so it's 70:30".

 

[Bowser King]

No, it's more "He's heavy, so he's a bit hard to kill, but he's slow, big and has a horrible recovery, so it's 70:30".

That's it XD

Only the pit boards say he has small range

On-Topic: Be sure to check out the guides and stickies. Bowser players are pretty awesome when it comes to discussing bowser and staying on topic. We don't have many pointless threads so you should read through the 1st page and learn about King Koopa.

-Bowser King

 

[Blistering Speed]

You guys are noob Bowsers, where is your spam of the omnipotent D Smash!?

And yes, Bowser does make a good secondary, his MU with MK alone makes him a decent secondary.

 

[GooseMainsDiddy]

MU? What is this that you speak of.

 

[B!squick]

MU = Match Up.

*random hand gesture that looks like a double K if you squint* Bowser fo' life.

 

[GooseMainsDiddy]

MU = Match Up.

*random hand gesture that looks like a double K if you squint* Bowser fo' life.

Wow, that was really obvious.

 

[Bandit_Kieth]

Oh, and.. Hi Bowser boards! I'm Spadefox, the only Austrian Bowser player, woo. o_o

the only known one maybe

i've started reading up on bowser today, and hopefully main him.
i dropped Link for Bowser

 

[Red Arremer]

i've started reading up on bowser today, and hopefully main him.
i dropped Link for Bowser

Good choice. Welcome to the Bowser boards. <3

 

[Collective of Bears]

i've started reading up on bowser today, and hopefully main him.
i dropped Link for Bowser

Welcome to the EPIC winner's circle!

 

[itsthebigfoot]

I just need to know how he plays. Is he an all out power character, more mindgames, or a mix of both. I use Diddy so I want someone who takes a lot of quick thinking AND long term planning.

I take it you don't do heavyweights much? if you went all out power on a heavy you'd get wrecked since you would only be using moves too slow to be effective outside situational circumstances (they may be great situationally though). also, mindgames are needed for everything.

try playing bowser as quick as you can, he hits hard enough where you don't have to worry about hitting hard.

for quick thinking, klaw approach forces them to either roll back or spotdodge, guess quick, also, grab releases are not as consistent as you would like, learn to tell which will ground break and which will air break. long term planning is completely player dependent for all characters besides snake

 

[Ray_Kalm]

I dunno, isn't Diddy like, the absolute opposite of Bowser in terms of gameplay? Diddy is a character with overly aggressive gameplay, while Bowser is THE defensive character of the game.

Besides, I wouldn't really know of many MUs in which Diddy is disadvantaged but Bowser not... except for MK, maybe. D:

Though, I don't know too much of Diddy, so ya.

Edit:
Oh, and.. Hi Bowser boards! I'm Spadefox, the only Austrian Bowser player, woo. o_o

I wouldn't make random guesses If I were you. Bowser isn't "the" defensive player of the game, the defensive player of the game happens to be Ganon.

 

[Blade1844]

Regardless of what shortcomings he may have, bowser is a very fun secondary

 

[WeeGeeSmash]

Bowser is good as a secondary, He has attacks that come out fast. (Take the forward-tilt for example) He's heavy hard to kill. And his recovery....well...IDK. His speed isn't as bad as some heavy guys...

Go for it. If you can master Bowser, he'll become one of your mains. (Like me!)
I use the flames a lot too.

 

[Dr. Jiggly]

i mained gannon for some time and did quite well in a few tournies with him. and by the end the crowd wished i had won for using such a different main. but that aside i never really had a main but just dabbled in a lot of chars. but i can say i love bowser and he is offically my second.