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Smash Bros Cast Ep.18 Smash News Countdown to Smash: As of 7/6 153 Days Washington Post Article on Smash Sakari on audience focus “When you talk about audience, I don’t really think too much about the audience per se,” Sakurai told The Washington Post through a translator ahead of the game’s unveiling at E3. “I feel like a game, at the end of the day, is about playing the game. But if we focus too much on the top level players -- or the audience -- then the game skews a little bit too much on the technical side.” Bringing the community together As of 2017, in terms of viewership and entrants, Melee and Smash 4 tournaments have been comparable. According to Newzoo, Melee and Smash 4 ranked 11th and 12th respectively in terms of viewership, with a combined 16.8 million hours viewed on the Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch. [Note: The Washington Post is owned by Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO of Amazon.] If those audiences were in fact combined, the Smash scene would rank 9th, well above Capcom’s Street Fighter V, and below Psyonix’s car-soccer game, Rocket League. It would also make Smash the world’s top fighting game in terms of viewership. Amiibo for All! The returning characters that didn’t have amiibo will be getting their own, released when the game comes out! Talking points Should there be more of competitive focus in Super Smash Bros Ultimate? More modes? Melee mode with wavedashing and more Melee Mechanics. Ultimate mode? Plays like Ultimate does now. Smash Character: Lucas-Smash Boards Full guide here Pros Amazing combos Great aerial attacks Little end and landing lag on most aerials Special attacks with many uses Amazing anti-projectile game Good kill throws Rewarding spacing and sweetspotting attacks Cons Struggles in some high tier matchups Some attacks have a slow start-up Huge end-lag on up-smash Low damage and knockback if attacks are sourspotted. Linear recovery with PKT TheSkuxxedOne Jtails-Mega Lucas Full Glory Dragon SmashTop Ten Lucas Plays GayBowser(Lucas) vs Emperor Eevee(Bayo) Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell RustBeltKid

Smash News Countdown to Smash: As of 6/29 160 Days Not all Stages are confirmed to be coming back https://twitter.com/allsourcegaming/status/1011734783456620544?s=21 Changes we know about https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-all-super-smash-bros-ultimate-character-ch/1100-6459713/ Waluigi in Smash is up to Sakurai according to Reggie http://n64josh.com/waluigi-in-smash-is-sakurais-decision/ Super Smash Bros Youtube Channel https://youtu.be/m4632ulEnNc Watching or headed to@CEOGaming? If you’re in attendance, make sure to check out Super#SmashBrosUltimate6/29 & 6/30, only at the Nintendo booth! If you’re watching, let us know what you’re looking forward to seeing and stay tuned for updates!#CEO2018https://ceogaming.org/   Smash Character: Mega Man-Prima Guides Mega Man is a gunner-based character, as he relies more on his weaponry than on hand-to-hand combat. He has slightly above-average weight and average mobility. His Standard Attack, Side Tilt, and Neutral Air all fire his blaster to harass opponents. The blaster shots don’t travel very far, but every bit of DAMAGE helps! Also, note his Side Smash is actually a projectile. The longer you charge it up, the larger the projectile becomes, the farther it travels, and the more DAMAGE it deals.   With Metal Blade, you have two opportunities to throw it. First, you can throw it immediately in any of eight directions: up, down, forward, backward, and all four diagonals. If you throw it at the ground or a wall, you can pick it up. Once picked up, it functions as an item and can only be thrown forward, backward, up, or down. Crash Bomber travels very far and deals decent DAMAGE to opponents caught in its blast. Use this from a distance and fire it into groups of opponents. Because opponents can pass it off on one another, use this to predict their movements. The explosion can hurt Mega Man and can transfer to Mega Man as well, so use this from a distance! Leaf Shield doesn’t stay up for very long, but while it does, it can block projectiles. Grabbing an opponent while you have the Leaf Shield allows you to combo, including the DAMAGE of the leaves. You can still use your dodges and shield while you have the Leaf Shield up. Rush Coil is never an attack, so it’s mainly used as a recovery tool. Note that other opponents can also use Rush! TheSkuxxedOne Jtails-Mega Man Competitive Tutorial Dragon SmashTop Ten MegaMan Plays Smash Bros Ultimate-Mega Man Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell RustBeltKid

Smash Bros Cast Ep. 16 Smash News Countdown to Smash: As of 6/22 167 Days Source-Gaming.com’s translation of Sakurai’s Famitsu Column Vol. 557 The game is built off of pre-existing games, otherwise, the character count would have been ⅓ what it is now Game speed is increased “For example, the knockback speed has been increased. Even when launched a short distance, a character will fly off very quickly then suddenly slow down. Reducing the time while incapacitated has helped improve the flow of gameplay. I wanted to include this change in previous entries, but I gave up because it was so easy to lose track of your position, especially on the 3DS. I’ve also increased fighters’ initial jump speed, reduced aerial landing lag, and made a slew of other changes that will accelerate gameplay without making the game itself too “hardcore.”” Damage increased in One on One matches. Starting with the N64 roster forces players to try more characters similar to how Mario Kart does it. Stage selection takes place before character selection so you can choose your fighter accordingly   Harassment of Sakurai on social media Unfortunately, some fans of your favorite Wrecking Crew villain have taken to Sakurai’s social media accounts to personally harass him about Waluigi not being a playable character in Smash. NinjaYoshi13 Hands-on Impressions What characters did you play as? What did you think of the feel of the game? What did you think of the look of the game? What was something that you didn’t like? Smash Character Video: Greninja-Prima Guides Greninja is one of the fastest characters in the game and has good jump height and recovery options. Combine this with its average weight and good range—thanks to Greninja’s water blades—and you can see why Greninja can be quite capable in battle! Use your charged-up Water Shuriken to fight from a distance, and punish from a distance with your ground speed or Shadow Sneak! Don’t get carried away with your speed, though, as your weight is your weakness. Greninja Combos and Tricks Greninja Highlights Unrivaled Tournaments-UGC Smash 4 Singles Pools Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell RustBeltKid

Smash Bros Cast Ep.15 Smash News We have SEEN SMASH!!!! Every character ever from ALL smash games Ice Climbers, Wolf, Pichu, Snake, Pokemon Trainer all are returning 30 playable characters in the E3 Build We think ALL Stages are returning? There will be 3 configurations of all stages: Regular, Omega, and Battlefield Configuration.   There will be the option to turn off stage hazards. ZeRo won the Super Smash Bros Invitational He won every set up until the last one. Mk Leo beat ZeRo’s Mario with Sonic. ZeRo came back as Mario and was able to adapt and defeat MKLeo’s Sonic to clinch the victory. Highlights from the tournament Cosplayers came up on stage and played as the characters they were cosplaying as Giga Bowser punching Pacman into the screen was the best thing ever. Nairo played a 1v3 vs celebrities and won   Daily Updates from Nintendo on the Smash Bros website https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/ This game was built from the ground up according to Nintendo via a Treehouse Localization rep.   https://www.usgamer.net/articles/nintendo-smash-bros-ultimate-interview-brand-new-game-than-wii-u ZeRo breaking down gameplay and talking about his experience at the Invitational VOD from Zero’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/videos/273337302?t= Smash Character Video: Meta Knight - Prima Guides “Meta Knight is one of the lightest and smallest characters in the game. His armor and cape make him a bit heavier than Kirby. He is also incredibly fast, both with his ground movement and his attack speed. All of his Special moves are attacks that can also be used for recovery in some way. Combine this with his multiple jumps ,and it makes his edge-guarding very strong—he can meet opponents off-stage while still retaining good recovery options. Aside from his lightweight status, his weaknesses are his aerial movement speed and his overall damage output. This makes him less effective in free-for-all settings but more viable in one-on-one modes. Overall, though, he has multiple tools to approach unpredictably, to KO opponents, and to recover.”   My Smash Corner-Meta Combos and tricks   Jtails-Meta Knight Competitive Tutorial   Dragon SmashTop Ten Meta Knight Plays   Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell RustBeltKid

Smash Bros Cast Ep.14 Special Guest this week Scot! Smash News Smash’N’Splash 4  Wisconsin Dells June 1-3 Results - https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/jun/01/smash-n-splash-4-live-stream-ft-hungrybox-armada-nairo-mango-mkleo-mew2king-leffen-salem-wizzrobe-tweek-dabuz-sfat-s2j-mr-r-and-more/ Melee Finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTXqN4kUSxk Smash 4 Finals  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4Use9sfbE Ninja hosted the finals with 94K Port or Next installment GameCube Controller for Switch! https://nintendoeverything.com/new-officially-licensed-gamecube-controllers-for-switch-in-the-pipeline/ Could we get an “official” instead of just licensed controller from Nintendo? Smash 5 playable on June 12th at the Nintendo Store in New York.   https://twitter.com/smashswitchnews/status/1004826219475546112?s=21   Smash Character Video: Yoshi   Beefy Smash Dudes Jtails   Montage   Dragon Smash   Smash Practice Tips from Scot! Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell adiSol RustBeltKid

Smash Bros Cast Ep.13 Smash News Smash’N’Splash 4  Wisconsin Dells June 1-3 https://redd.it/8ns1mr https://www.twitch.tv/meleeeveryday https://www.twitch.tv/gamershqtv https://www.twitch.tv/unrivaledtournaments/ Nintendo Vs Has Intro Videos for all 8 competitors https://twitter.com/NintendoVS Port or Next installment   Smash Character Video: Falco Izawsmash Montage Little Z Montage   Smash Practice Smashcords https://smashcords.com/smash-4/ EnergyPantsSmash   Outro Follow Crawlr @Nightcrawlr724 on Twitter Metal Melee theme check out the full video at N64josh.com/metalmelee Ad read Audibletrial.com/sbc Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell adiSol RustBeltKid

Smash Bros Cast Ep.12 Smash News The 4 casters were announced for the Smash Invitational @jordanrkent @VikkiKitty_ @ViciousVish @TKbreezy Possible Smash Leak from Comicbook.com. http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/05/22/new-super-smash-bros-combatants-reportedly-revealed-ridley/ This leak comes from Vergeben who leaked TMNT DLC for Injustice and Leaked the debut of Soul Calibur VI More characters than WiiU The entire returning cast from WiiU New characters Ridley Konami representative Ice Climbers Simon Belmont Spiro Crash Colorado Smash Scene https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbgbUDyQlxg7QdXcA54EcRg Smash Character Video: Cloud My Smash Corner     Izawsmash   Pros to watch Zero with Cloud     Smash Practice 4 Mistakes New Players Make Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell adiSol RustBeltKid

Smash News E3 - anyone who is planning on attending E3 can pre-register to guarantee a time to play Smash 5.  You will need to choose between “For Glory” or “For Fun” Let us know if you are planning on going to E3 and which mode you want to try out. http://n64josh.com/index.php/2018/05/16/register-to-play-smash-bros-at-e3/ Smash Bros Tournaments to be held after E3 in various locations in Japan http://n64josh.com/index.php/2018/05/16/smash-bros-tournaments-announced-for-japan/ The leaks continue to roll out and seem to be doubling down on other leaks that we have heard already.  This weeks leak seems to have the same story about Nintendo Treehouse having a character reveal immediately following the E3 Direct video.   http://n64josh.com/index.php/2018/05/16/nintendo-e3-leaks-rumor/  Character Discussion Could Sora from Square Enix's "Kingdom Hearts" series be the character to bridge the gap between Disney and Nintendo? Would Disney characters inclusion in Smash be a good idea? - r/smashbros Weekly Character Discussions - 05/14/18   Smash Character Video: Corrin My Smash Corner   Izawsmash Pros to watch Smash Practice Movement Movement Movement Working on my edge game slowly Mixing things up from aggressive offense to holding back and playing defensively Practice video: How to train from Zero Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell adiSol

Smash Bros Cast Ep.10 Smash News Mew2King was the winner of Smash Singles at Beyond the Smash Summit Full list of winners can be found here https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/8hktly/congratulations_to_the_winner_of_singles_at_smash/?st=JGWGFGYQ&sh=a0ca56b3 Sakurai loves Stardew Valley http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/super_smash_bros_director_masahiro_sakurai_is_quite_partial_to_playing_a_bit_of_stardew_valley_on_the_switch Bandai-Namco helping work on new smash, with new rendering engine? More proof that it is a new game, and not a port! http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/387549-rumor-bandai-namco-helping-develop-super-smash-bros-switch 8 Smash Pros have been invited and featured in a new video posted to Nintendo’s twitter page highlighting the upcoming Smash Invitational 2018! MKLeo, Zero, Armada, Abadango, Plup, Mr. R, Lucky, Mango https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/994185220915068928   Smash Character Video: Luigi   Dr.Upauli 3 videos     Pros to watch: Elegant Elegant is the best Luigi in the world Follow his Twitter here Smash Practice Bad advice I’ve given Play more than one player Avoid For Glory Practice video  Smash Resources How to Git Gud from GameSkinny Smash Boards Beginners Guide Eurogamer's Beginners Guide Event Hubs Character Move List Super Smash Academy on Youtube Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page @NightCrawlr724 Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell adiSol

Smash News  GoNintendo.com is reporting that Sakurai hasn't been killing himself with the latest Smash he’s only working 10-10 fives days a week.  Read full article here. In the game industry, there’s a lot of overtime, all-nighters, and coming in on holidays! It’s a practice that has been occurring for a long time. That suddenly changed in recent years, though. Actually, if you look at other companies and even myself, 10:00 p.m. is when everyone goes home. Or rather, maybe we’re getting shut out? I go to work at 10:00 a.m., so I usually spend about 10 hours working each day. In the past, it wasn’t that uncommon to work until 1 or 2 in the morning so compared to those days, I’m taking it easy. GameFAQs post with possible E3 leaks. Read the full article here Two trailers for Smash Bros for Switch are the last things. One reveals Captain Toad, the other reveals Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, this is why they’ve been quiet about the Switch version of the trilogy. Gameplay is shown and is a mix of Smash 4 and Melee, being very colorful yet detailed. Coming out September alongside the Online Service. Ice Climbers are set to be revealed during the Treehouse Live. Another rumor in this post is that Wario and Waluigi coming to Odyssey do you think that this could foreshadow Waluigi coming to Smash? The rumored launch date for Online Service is Monday, Sept 24th.  I don’t know if that date will hold true, if it does I don’t think Smash will launch the same day, it will either come out the Friday before and give everyone a free weekend to play Smash online or launch the following Friday after online has launched,   What we want to see from online with Smash 5 Smash Bros Con August 9th-12 get all the details here Beyond the Smash is going on right now! Watch it live at twitch.tv/btssmash Here’s their twitter for more details     Character Spotlight: Bayonetta Video from TheSkuxxedOne https://www.eventhubs.com/moves/ssb4/bayonetta/   Smash Practice I am working on my Tech’s Smash Central Official: How to Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ASMMMdiO4 Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the host on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell

Guest Scott from Two Button Crew Scott’s content and what he wants in Smash for Switch Changes for Switch video and things that need to stay the same video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK36yRwuGEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE64ne60k8k Fun times watch Smash with no thumbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFrGug0UxME&t=1858s Competitive Smash Scene & Post Tournament Distress Disorder http://www.twobuttoncrew.com/2018/04/22/post-tournament-distress-disorder/ Smash News E3 booth Source GU KingofHeart on YouTube from a now-deleted video says that Nintendo’s booth will be Smash Bros and Pokemon themed.   http://www.newsweek.com/nintendo-e3-2018-super-smash-bros-pokemon-switch-901553 https://twitter.com/smashbrosjp/status/989712625368948736?s=21 Smash Tournament News SwitchFest 2018 https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/8e92e8/congratulations_to_the_winner_of_smash_4_singles/?st=JGHD2RFG&sh=7a4b09be Smash Bros Invitational @ E3   “Nintendo has already invited competitors, but if you dress up as a Nintendo character on June 12, there is a chance you'll be chosen to go up on stage and compete” https://www.gamespot.com/articles/smash-bros-for-switch-will-be-playable-at-e3/1100-6458557/   Topic: Local Tournaments   How to get involved? https://smashboards.com/events/2018.04/month Set one up? How to Host a Gaming Tournament (Nintendo Force YouTube Channel)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k91kjjFabQE I love nightcrawlr...even though he’s a Bayo main     Weekly Tournaments Source Gaming Productions https://www.twitch.tv/videos/250306034   Smash Practice Slowing down Playing against more experienced players Tips from Scott Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the host on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell

Smash Bros Cast Smash Bros Cast Episode 7   Smash News Smash 5 fake leak video Watch the making of the leaked video here Spring man Decidueye Mario with Cappy Ice climbers Potential Characters and Stages Nintendokusou article 1 by 1 through Nintendo Universes going over potential characters to join the roster Simon Belmont Rayman Ryu Hayabusa Shovel Knight Chibi Robo Likelihood of this game being changed from a Wii U port in 2017 to be a new game for the Switch. Weekly Tournaments Source Gaming Productions https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2503060344/14/17 Character Spotlight: Zero Suit Samus Without her bulky armor Zero Suit Samus is faster, lighter and more mobile. She has decent recovery and her plasma whip has the ability to grab the edge. With little in the range department, you have to get in close and rely on your speed to get back out. Her Paralyzer weapon has the ability to stun. Her Down Smash is an essential part of her set of moves. Utilize her Paralyzer Special, charging it up extends its range but shoots a slower projectile. Opponents hit by the slower projectile will be stunned for a longer period of time. Hit with the end of her Plasma Whip for the most knockback. Use as a keep out tool to control the pace of a match and slow your opponents’ approaches. Also, use it for recovery! Set up traps with your stun options while keeping opponents away with Plasma Whip and your grapple. After a successful grapple, Down Throw into Forward or Up Air to deal some nice damage at low percentages at higher percentages it can KO. Her Up Tilt has some invincibility at the tips of her feet, this can help with airborne opponents. Her Down Tilt pops opponents into the air diagonally, follow it with a Dash Attack. Back Air your best bet for airborne KO’s, though her Up Air is also effective. Down Air on airborne opponents can meteor smash as well, but you better have an extra stock because it will cost you. From the ground, your best bets for KOs are Side Smash, Up Smash, and Flip Jump into a kick. When guarding the edge, use Paralyzer, Plasma Whip, and Flip Jump. Smash Character Video: Zero Suit Samus Jtails EvenMatchupGaming Setting up the controller Smash Practice Watching Tournaments Being far more intentional with my moves My weakness is still being too predictable. Checkout RichaadEB's Metal Melee  Connect with me Join N64Josh Discord Help Support The Show Check out my Patreon  Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power CastUse Code N64JOSH Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the host on Twitter @N64Josh Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page Podcast Links iTunes Podbean Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell  

Smash Bros Cast Episode 6     What the pros want from Smash for the Switch  From NintendoLife article Knockback seems to be a hot topic Thinkamana moderator for the Smashboards forum had this to say, “The oversight is that rage should never have applied to base knockback, as that messes up the consistency of low-% combos; this means that with some characters, the person losing might have fewer viable options,” Dabuz, a long time top ten Smash 4 player had this to say, “It's a great mechanic because it prevents fishing for KOs at specific damage percentages, but it scales largely with the base knockback of a move (that means the amount of knockback a move delivers at zero percent, basically.) This makes multi-hitting moves such as Zero-Suit Samus’ 'up-B' attack extremely powerful because high base knockback ensures one hit leads into all of its 'hits', which causes the opponent to pop out and die at very low percentages, largely due to rage.” Thinkaman’s solution is, “Applying rage to only knockback growth (like all other damage/knockback modifiers in the game) is the number one thing that I'd like to see fixed in Smash for Switch,”   Larry Lurranother top player would like to see the return of DACUS. A technique where you cancel your dash attack and do a sliding up smash. Fine tuning stick controls and upping the speed of rolling onto the stage were mentioned also. Nario, another professional Smash 4 player had this to say about the stages and stage hazards.“I hope we can further develop on that with something like a 'turn off hazards' option for most stages, similar to what PlayStation All-Stars had,” also this,  “Sometimes in competitive play, to have the most fair result, we need to play on extremely conservative stages, (but) that can get stale quickly. This would liven up the stage list by a lot.” Dabuzwould like to see the training mode fleshed more.“There's a lot of stuff missing from the current training mode (frame by frame speed, recording inputs, testing rage, etc.) so I would love to see a more fleshed out training mode. Right now, there's a lot of things that cannot be tested out there.” Multiplayer wasn’t the only area that Nario would like to see more of story mode like brawl had “I'd love to see a kind of story mode or adventure mode, similar to Brawl's Subspace Emissary,”and  “I love seeing characters in a crossover series interact with one another, like Meta Knight, Marth and Ike.” Who do the pros want to see in Smash on Swtich? Zero: I really want Cloud to stay for the next Smash title. I also want Sora to join the roster and for Snake to return. That's my wishlist. Other characters that made the list were Bayonetta Crash Bandicoot Waluigi Ice Climbers Isaac from Goldensun Banjo-Kazooie Tavis Touchdown Characters suggestions from the Discord Poudigne- Rex and Pyra/Mythra

Episode 5  Smash 4 History Developer: Bandai Namco and Sora Ltd Release Date: 3DS Japan September 13, 2014, US October 3, 2014, and EU October 4, 2014 WiiU US November 21, 2014, EU November 29, 2014, Japan December 6, 2014 Development   During E3 2011, Smash was announced for the WiiU and the 3DS. Development for the game didn’t start until October of that year. At E3 2012 there was no mention of the game which confused and disappointed some fans because of it being announced a year earlier.  Shortly after E3 during a Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Bandai Namco was along with Sora, Sakurai’s company would be developing the game. At E3 2013, Sakurai began posting photos of the game regularly on the miiverse. At first they seemed to be random screenshots with no info, but eventually, that changed and he began including more info. December 5th, 2014, was the last post and you can see all the archived Miiverse posts here. July 2nd, 2012 Sakurai posted a whiteboard drawing to Twitter showing off a number of characters that would all end up in the game. The picture has been removed from Twitter but can be seen here. Zero Suit Samus, Wario, Sandbag, Pit, Pikmin, Pikachu, Mr. Saturn, Mr. Game and Watch, Meta Knight, Marth, Mario, Luigi, Link, Kirby, Fox and Donkey Kong. Initially, Sakurai said there would be a single player story mode, but it was later dropped. Gameplay Changes One of the biggest changes was the speed of the game. Melee is extremely fast-paced and frantic, Brawl was much slower, Smash 4 was faster than Brawl but still slower than Melee. Melee is an extremely combo heavy game and high-level players could easily punish players that left themselves open to it. Smash 4 allows for combos but not to the extent that Melee does. Getting yourself out of combos is much easier in Smash 4, but not as easy as it was in Brawl. Bridging the gap between casual and hardcore is what Smash 4 set out to do, but that does end up making the competitive matches less interesting to watch than Melee. The much improved online did a much better job catering to players. The casual could play with friends and the hardcore could play For Glory matches. Lag can still be an issue but it's much better than Brawl.   Competitive scene Melee’s high-level competitive play is unmatched when watching pros play and the skill gap sets players apart. Most Melee players have stuck with Melee because Smash 4 is still more like Brawl and less like Melee. In spite of that Smash 4 has still made its way into the tournament scene.   Character list for Smash 4 Bayonetta Bowser Bowser Jr. Captain Falcon Charizard Cloud Corrin Dark Pit Diddy Kong Donkey Kong Dr. Mario Duck Hunt Falco Fox Ganondorf Greninja Ike Jigglypuff King Dedede Kirby Link Little Mac Lucario Lucas Lucina Luigi Mario Marth Mega Man Meta Knight Mewtwo Mii Fighters Mr. Game & Watch Ness

Episode 4   Smash Bros Brawl History Developer: HAL Laboratories, Sora, Game Arts, Monolith Soft, Paon and Intelligent Systems. Development began in October 2005 Release Date: January 31st 2008 in Japan. March 9th, 2008 in North America. Australia was June 26th and Europe was June 27th 2008. Development   In 2005 at a pre E3 press conference President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata announced that the next Smash game was already in development for the Wii. Masahiro Sakurai had HAL back in 2003 and was surprised to learn of its development, because Iwata had told him he would be in charge of the next instalment following Melee. Iwata invited Sakurai to his hotel room in LA and ask him to direct Brawl. According to Did You KNow Gaming Iwata told Sakurai if he didn’t join the team they would just re-release Melee with online play. Sakurai was on board and Nintendo hired an outside studio who according to Sakurai had played excessive amounts of Melee. Brawl’s official trailer was at E2 May 10, 2006. Sakurai told IGN that motion controls would not be included in the game. What it would include was Wi-Fi connection and online functionality. Nintendo wanted Brawl to be the game to take the Wii online. Sakurai and Hideo Kojima were testing online play and Kojima said Nintendo “could put it out right now and it would sell millions of copies.” Sadly that was not the case and the game would miss it’s original release date on December 3, 2007 in order to fine tune the game. The single player adventure mode, The Subspace Emissary was a step above Melee, but because Sakurai wanted to make the game more accessible to everyone, so the hardcore didn’t stick around and went back to Melee for high level play.   Competitive scene   The competitive scene didn't last long last because of how unbalanced the game was. Meta Knight was the only viable option for most players so that made the game pretty boring to watch. Tripping was also added to slow players down, so you would just randomly fall a be left wide open to take damage. The slower speed and lack of moves from Melee like wavedashing, L-canceling and decent air dodge played a part in killing it in the competitive scene. One of the biggest blows to playing the game competitively was the ability to act durring hitstun making combos more difficult. Project M Project  M was a mod that was created to make Falco play like he did Melee that evolved into the game that Brawl should have been. Project M was received many updates and even added Melee characters to the roster of Brawl. When Smash 4 was announced After six years it was shut down the team that had been working disbanded to avoid legal complications. There’s still local scenes having tournaments with Project M, but for the most part is has died the main competitive scene.     Character list for Brawl   Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Yoshi Donkey Kong Link Zelda/Sheik Ganondorf Samus Kirby Fox Falco Pikachu Jigglypuff Captain Falcon Ness Ice Climbers Marth Mr. Game and Watch Diddy Kong Zero Suit Samus Meta Knight King Dedede Wo