Lunaris
Smash Ace
Figured some of you might be interested in this. Haven't seen it discussed yet, sorry if it's already known.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2195049
EDIT:
youtube version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-szhuE6oSIg
for the sake of those who don't have an account, the player does a downsmash next to the sandbag in the WiFi waiting room screen, and then does the rapid headbutt. the headbutt appears to be increased in range to the point where you could call it a disjointed hitbox, and hits normally a few times and then does what looks like no-ping hits.
i'm not sure what eventually causes the move to stop hitting normally; i can think of a few reasons though:
1. sandbag gets too far away; there is a 'normal hitbox' and then for some length beyond that it does 'no ping hits.' or perhaps he actually was getting successive no-ping hits and that marks the end of the hitbox.
2. there are a limited number of charges on the increased range. after the charges are used, it still does the no-ping hits.
3. a timed duration is also a possibility, though unlikely.
various questions that need testing:
1. does pikachu retain the ability after moving, doing certain attacks, etc?
2. exactly how far does it reach?
3. do the no-ping hits do damage?
4. does it do damage at all(for all we know it could simply be a glitch that causes hit stun at long range, but no damage on the extended portion of the hitbox)?
5. does it work with any other moves?
6. how exactly is it executed? do you really have to hammer the a button directly after the smash, or does simply doing the smash get you "charges?"
7. can it be activated by pikachu's other smash/electrical/multihit attacks(eg fair)?
8. are there any other characters that have this?
9. is the glitch only possible on the wifi stage(hey, nothing's impossible)?
hopefully i didnt do all that writing for something that just fades after you move an inch or stop headbutting. although, if he kept it for the whole game it could make him pretty powerful. the video suggests it's probably useless since he doesn't bother doing anything else with it(which sort of implies that he cant).
Oh, and the translation of the text at the end:
"Method
Keep pressing A after your smash attack
PEACE"
I dub this gadoken, due to its range. or maybe the rat gun.
if you want something more official sounding, "preg" for pikachu range extension glitch. innuendo intended.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2195049
EDIT:
youtube version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-szhuE6oSIg
for the sake of those who don't have an account, the player does a downsmash next to the sandbag in the WiFi waiting room screen, and then does the rapid headbutt. the headbutt appears to be increased in range to the point where you could call it a disjointed hitbox, and hits normally a few times and then does what looks like no-ping hits.
i'm not sure what eventually causes the move to stop hitting normally; i can think of a few reasons though:
1. sandbag gets too far away; there is a 'normal hitbox' and then for some length beyond that it does 'no ping hits.' or perhaps he actually was getting successive no-ping hits and that marks the end of the hitbox.
2. there are a limited number of charges on the increased range. after the charges are used, it still does the no-ping hits.
3. a timed duration is also a possibility, though unlikely.
various questions that need testing:
1. does pikachu retain the ability after moving, doing certain attacks, etc?
2. exactly how far does it reach?
3. do the no-ping hits do damage?
4. does it do damage at all(for all we know it could simply be a glitch that causes hit stun at long range, but no damage on the extended portion of the hitbox)?
5. does it work with any other moves?
6. how exactly is it executed? do you really have to hammer the a button directly after the smash, or does simply doing the smash get you "charges?"
7. can it be activated by pikachu's other smash/electrical/multihit attacks(eg fair)?
8. are there any other characters that have this?
9. is the glitch only possible on the wifi stage(hey, nothing's impossible)?
hopefully i didnt do all that writing for something that just fades after you move an inch or stop headbutting. although, if he kept it for the whole game it could make him pretty powerful. the video suggests it's probably useless since he doesn't bother doing anything else with it(which sort of implies that he cant).
Oh, and the translation of the text at the end:
"Method
Keep pressing A after your smash attack
PEACE"
I dub this gadoken, due to its range. or maybe the rat gun.
if you want something more official sounding, "preg" for pikachu range extension glitch. innuendo intended.