psykoplympton
Smash Ace
I am a kirby player and i am triing to learn to shoirt hop with him. I can do it with any other character but it is really hard to do with kirby. Why?
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What is with kirbys short hop?
- Thread starter psykoplympton
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Dragon_Hawk
Smash Lord
Kirby's short hop is more difficult than with most characters, that's just the way his timing works.
06Falcon
Smash Journeyman
really? i find it to be the easiest of all. fox on the other hand...
well, anyway, you will eventually get the hang of it.
Buttcrust
Smash Ace
Fox is the toughest, but Kirby is pretty tough as well. I think to SH you need to depress the jump button for half or less of the frames it takes the character to leave the ground. Kirby jumps quickly I guess.
I know Fox jumps in 4 frames. That means you can only have the jump button depressed for 2 frames... or one.
I know Fox jumps in 4 frames. That means you can only have the jump button depressed for 2 frames... or one.
psykoplympton
Smash Ace
I can always shorthop really well with fox. if i ever play as him.
technomancer
Smash Champion
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Kirby plays quite a bit slower as well, and doesn't rely on a rhythmic shffl, so you might be having problems with that.
For shorthops, you just have to release the button a frame before they get in the air. Fox is airborne on frame four, so you have to release on frame 2 so it will register for frame 3 and you'll shorthop. I think Kirby is just one frame slower.
For shorthops, you just have to release the button a frame before they get in the air. Fox is airborne on frame four, so you have to release on frame 2 so it will register for frame 3 and you'll shorthop. I think Kirby is just one frame slower.
psykoplympton
Smash Ace
I see waht your saying. Thanks.
Buttcrust
Smash Ace
Ahh. I just read that Fox took 4 and you had to let go by 2. This makes more sense.
nitro-blazer
Smash Lord
Doesn't Kirby have the same short hop frames as Fox? I may be mistaken, but I remember something like that when reading Mew2Kings huge stats page. (Took a good hour and a half to read. 
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Kirby's jumping animation is 4 Frames - same as Fox. I know this because he fires Fox Lasers with the same timing.
For some reason, I picked up on Fox's Short Hop almost immediately but found Kirby's harder. It might be because I started with Kirby, and when I started playing around with Fox I had already practiced with a "hard" short-hopper.
For some reason, I picked up on Fox's Short Hop almost immediately but found Kirby's harder. It might be because I started with Kirby, and when I started playing around with Fox I had already practiced with a "hard" short-hopper.
psykoplympton
Smash Ace
What button do you normally press to do it, x or up on the control stick. I am starting to get the hang of it with x.
I originally used X for everything - remnants of the c-buttons on the N64 controller to jump probably. Recently I've been using Y because it's closer to the B-button.
The difference between X and Y is probably minimal for Kirby players, but I like to play many other characters as well. I never use the control stick for short hops though... unless I'm fooling around or just practicing it for no reason at all.
The difference between X and Y is probably minimal for Kirby players, but I like to play many other characters as well. I never use the control stick for short hops though... unless I'm fooling around or just practicing it for no reason at all.
psykoplympton
Smash Ace
I've got it down now andi checked on your competetive kirby guide, saw the drills you gave and tryied them. The tips in there are very useful.