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While I think it's about time we start talking about matchups, I actually think the old guide by maelstrom(stickied thread) is super good. Helped me get started a lot when I first got started. I sometimes seriously find it hard to believe that guide was from 2005 XD
Lol, sounds like a plan! I got some notes on a lot of characters. I will post them later today hopefully. I hope they help you guys like they help me (:
Mario vs Peach is a tough MU, only because it's hard to kill Peach and she has insane priority in her aerials. Samus, is all about spacing. CC downsmashes, WD back dsmash, tilts, etc.
Yooooo, good stuff Britex! But to approach Sheik is a tough question to answer. It depends on how the Sheik player plays. If he takes it to the sky and does a lot of aerials, full hop dair is a good approach(before her aerials come out) since it stuffs her and you can use your double jump to follow up the combo or get away. Being in the center and avoiding laggy moves vs her will make it hard for her to approach. You have to kind of see how your opponent plays to approach though tbh.
Yeah I imagine peach isn't the easiest, but I feel like it'd be easier for me with mario than ICs, I generally ban DL, and then try to force peach into the air with fireballs and get under her with uair and usmash. I've also had a lot of success with wd back -> angled fsmash, since she has a bit of trouble dealing with that from her float.
good job at your first tourney man! As for sheik, patient sheiks are the hardest. You pretty much just have to learn how to bait something punishable, which is a pretty difficult thing to learn. One thing I like to do is fake an approach in with an empty shorthop, if they shield, you can buffer a spotdodge as soon as you hit the ground. If they try to throw out an attack, you can just double jump back.
Im the strongest us mario atm and i live in texas. Not many videos of me yet but there will be more as i attend more tournies. Some decent-intermediate level marios are n0ne and arookie to name a few
What system are you talking about with mario?
I like to say im a decent mario lol
Excuse me sir what does that even mean
agreed
I second what he said. Uair and Dair are your best tools for approaching, but if you're feeling especially dangerous you can go for a shorthop Fair. If you space it right it's hard to punish and it leads to a grab at low percents
Thank you! That means a lot coming from anyone :D Don't worry, I won't ever switch mains for a second. Except in teams, cuz teams is crazy. Haha. But my last tournament, I didn't do too hot. But the tournament before that I beat some pretty decent people. Come on my Mario Bros. let's shut this 20XX bullsh** up!
The neutral game is really complex. I can't even give you a good explanation if I tried since Fox/Falco are played differently by every player. Not sure really tbh. I feel like I fish more than I should. But I usually go for trades until they're up to combo % and then I unload on them if I can back them into a corner or if they do something unsafe. Run up shield is a great option though since they can't get too much off of grabs. If they're jumping too much, dair. If they're grounded and dash dancing a lot, shoot fireballs to approach or force them to approach. If they're over aggressive, upsmash/upb/upair oos. Sorry, can't give you too much tips on this :/
You just time it. It's more consistent and easy once you get the visual cue down.
Break down a good A Rookie set?
