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[random25]

So after years of unintentionally avoiding Smash I finally decided to really give the series a chance and picked up Smash Wii U. I have next to no fighting game background.

...and boy it shows :-(. Did some For Fun this evening and basically got destroyed. I clearly have no concept of spacing, and am probably the most uber newbie playing the game right now LOL.

It's certainly frustrating. Hopefully with enough practice something will click and I'll start to break through. Or maybe the game just isn't for me. Time will tell.

Any tips that Gaf's experienced Smashers can give someone who's somehow never touched this series until now? Just general tips for getting started.

Just focus first on a single character and practice using that one for a lot of times until you get some neat tricks and strategies for all of his/her moves. A CPU enemy is basically the best beginner teacher. If you can beat a Lvl. 9 CPU on a consistent basis then you've learned quite well. CPU sometimes show tricks you can also apply, so might as well have a mirror match of sorts (fight against the same character you are using).

Also, don't mind losing against other people online, especially on For Fun. It's a mode to mess around and not think about losing lol. When I'm in For Fun I just use Wario and troll with the bike.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

What's your nnid?

CunningOnion

 

[biggkidd32]

CunningOnion

Adding and creating a room.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Adding and creating a room.

alright cool.

 

[RomanceDawn]

OK that's great

Any rules are fine for me, I just want to play on regular stages haha

Who hosts?

Hey good games man! I kept trying new characters at the end and paid for it! Play you soon!

 

[daripad]

Hey good games man! I kept trying new characters at the end and paid for it! Play you soon!

That was fun, thanks for playing

 

[Vena]

Anyone for some 1v1s?

NNID: TesVena

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

God, Kidd kicked my ass with his yoshi.

 

[biggkidd32]

GGs Confused Cheeseburger. Let's do that again sometime.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Anyone for some 1v1s?

NNID: TesVena

I'll take it, clearly i need more training.
ID CunningOnion

 

[Vena]

I'll take it, clearly i need more training.
ID CunningOnion

Sounds good. I made a room.

This is a bit laggy, let me restart my router after the match.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Sounds good. I made a room.

This is a bit laggy, let me restart my router after the match.

Ok. Just post when ready.

 

[Vena]

Ok. Just post when ready.

Room is up, let's hope its better this time.

 

[Karsticles]

116/140 challenges!

I think the hardest one will be 8 fever rushes with Dr. Mario.

Is there any way to tell how many blocks I have destroyed total in trophy rush?

 

[Tripon]

From /r/Smashbros

 

[Magnet_Man]

Just did true All star without healing using Captain Falcon! That last Justice Knee to kill Game and Watch was filled with my love, my anger, and all of my sorrow!!

 

[Addi]

Played some 6 player smash yesterday with friends (free for all, 2 vs 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3, items on), some had never played smash, but it didn't matter, we all loved it! We played for a couple of hours and our brains were all fried at the end

 

[Masked Man]

Only five more days and I finally get to join all of you in the fun!

 

[Karsticles]

Just did true All star without healing using Captain Falcon! That last Justice Knee to kill Game and Watch was filled with my love, my anger, and all of my sorrow!!

Damn, I was going to go with a heavy character, not a light one. Tips?

 

[Cedric]

Anyone up for some 1v1 no items? I'm really struggling online these days, need some practice.

 

[KLatin Scelus]

GUYS! I have found the ultimate warrior!

 

[-Deimos]

From /r/Smashbros

This is awesome.

I'm finally getting good at 1v1. Managed to hold my own during For Glory and it's so much fun when you're not getting your ass handed to you 9/10 times. My last match had us both at 1 stock with >100% damage and we just kept countering and dodging each other's attacks until I choked. I blame it on my sweaty hands.

 

[Magnet_Man]

Damn, I was going to go with a heavy character, not a light one. Tips?

I did it with Falcon because there's another challenge that requires you use him without healing so I wanted to get both done at once.

Short hop N-air is your friend because it has the least amount of landing lag and also learn the range on his running grab. Every round also has at least one guy that seems more of a jerk than the others. Kill this person IMMEDIATELY.

1st Round: Robin
2nd Round: Lucario, Toon Link
3rd Round: (hardest IMO) Shiek, Pikachu, Ness
4th Round: Falco
5th Round: Dr Mario, Yoshi
6th Round: Samus, but be wary of stray Duck Hunt props.
7th Round: Donkey Kong & Mac. Although they aren't aggressive, it's the fact that they hit so hard and by that point you will be hurting. If they get a single tap in you're likely going to die.

More than anything it's a lot of luck with the stages. If you encounter any walk off stages like Wii Fit Trainer, Colosseum, and Mario Galaxy you want to abuse the side blast zones with grabs as much as possible. The main reason I finally won was going to Mario Circuit for Round 6 and went no damage by abusing the sides with throws. Ended the final round with 311%. XD

 

[Murray97]

Anyone wanna play some 1v1s? I'm trying to pick up Pikachu and need some practice.

 

[Cedric]

Anyone wanna play some 1v1s? I'm trying to pick up Pikachu and need some practice.

Sure, my NNID is in my profile!

 

[Soulflarz]

GUYS! I have found the ultimate warrior!

GOD HELP US ALL

 

[Murray97]

Sure, my NNID is in my profile!

Added you.

You can host.

 

[davidbloop]

I'm managing to get quite decent lately winning most matches in for glory but I still struggle against Luigi, Palutena and Roselina. I main as Fox but also play Sheik and ZSS. Any tips guys I lose to these characters 90% of the time.

 

[Cedric]

Added you.

You can host.

My bad, didn't know I had items on.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Alright I gotta go Vena. GGs

 

[Vena]

Alright I gotta go Vena. GGs

Had fun, thanks for giving me practice against Megaman. Sorry for the laggy hiccups too. :/

 

[Trey]

on the low 2v2s with randoms online is my favorite thing about this game.

Those knees.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Any guides or combo videos for rosalina?
Wondering if theres anything im missing.

 

[-Deimos]

on the low 2v2s with randoms online is my favorite thing about this game.

Those knees.

I finally realized the power of the knees. I said goddamn.

 

[Roo]

GUYS! I have found the ultimate warrior!

Kill it with fucking fire and lock the gate of the hell it escaped from.

 

[Murray97]

My bad, didn't know I had items on.

nice dair

 

[Jrs3000]

match anyone?

 

[Cedric]

nice dair

Haha thanks, didn't expect it to connect like that

 

[Soulflarz]

Any guides or combo videos for rosalina?
Wondering if theres anything im missing.

Theres one, a few pages back I think? Wait no, last week?
S-sorry, dont wana hunt

 

[Vena]

match anyone?

I can play you for a bit again, if you want? I may be lagging though lol.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Theres one, a few pages back I think? Wait no, last week?
S-sorry, dont wana hunt

I'll try searching nothing coming up so far

 

[Crocodile]

I played 8-player Smash the other day. Single-handily justifies the existence of this game. It actually turned out to be super convenient that you can use your 3DS as a controller, makes it easier to actually get 8 controllers together. We had not unlocked all the stages but the stage selection for 8-Player Smash feels a bit anemic. I hope DLC fixes that.

 

[SUPERJEM94]

You guys need to see this Marth player
http://www.twitch.tv/smashstudios

 

[Trey]

I finally realized the power of the knees. I said goddamn.

it's a blessed thing, isn't it?

 

[Grexeno]

is there a random stage switch?

 

[Soulflarz]

is there a random stage switch?

Unlock all stages first.

 

[Magnet_Man]

is there a random stage switch?

Unlock all stages and then you can set the random stage switch.

 

[Jrs3000]

I can play you for a bit again, if you want? I may be lagging though lol.

OK host one

 

[Soulflarz]

I'll try searching nothing coming up so far

Wait, I mixed up Palutena and Rosalina somehow. I dont know how this happened. S-sorry.

 

[Vena]

OK host one

Its up.