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[Lab Project] An analysis on Fox's Dthrow followups

Project no.22: An analysis on Fox's Dthrow followups Provided by the Fox Discord Lab Team IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be aware that there are hyperlinks to examples and demonstrations...

Fox Lab Team - December 21, 2017
Kick-Punch-Block Interview with BSD | Elegant: Luigi, Top Player Stress, and Doubles Meta

  Today I sat down with Beefy Smash Doods own Elegant and we talk about his trials as a Luigi player, his rise to top 15, top player stress, and cloud in doubles. Make sur...

Co-op - December 19, 2017
Dual Threat: Picking Up a Second Game

So, you're already a SSB4 player. However, you've surely heard of the other Smash games. So, why not give them a try? I can tell you firsthand (as someone who played all SSB4 up un...

CTQ - December 12, 2017
15 lessons learned

My name is Steve Shockey, and I’m the host of “Beyond Beta Podcast,” a show that goes behind-the-scenes to look at video game culture. In the podcast, I explore t...

ShockSmash - December 6, 2017
Personas in Smash

How do Persona's Affect Tournament Performance?  A persona is a character and/or personality one tends to portray in a certain setting. Everyone has a persona they use. You m...

Dunban - December 4, 2017
Analyzing 2GG Championship Pools

Hey guys! I've got a video looking at the statistics between each player within the pools at the 2GG Championship going on this weekend. If you're wondering what the players recor...

Co-op - November 30, 2017
How to get the Training Mode Mod

For the most recent source, please refer to the Google Doc with the full details on the Smash 4 Training Mode Mod.  Hello and welcome to my tutorial on getting Jugeeya’...

Proctavia - November 28, 2017
Game and Watch Bucket Guide: Competitive Tricks and Counterplay

Hello there. You may or may not have seen my previous guide on "The Ins and Outs of G&W bucket". That guide and video was mostly about how the move actually worked. This guide...

Wood - November 26, 2017
Smash 4 - Ganondorf: Bair Showcase

Ganondorf's Bair in my opinion is Ganondorfs best move and the better you are at abusing it, the better your Ganondorf is going to be overall. It's frame 10, safe on shield an...

MGK - November 15, 2017
Smash 4 - Ganondorf: Dair Showcase

Ganondorf's Dair is a very high risk, high reward sort of move. It kills off stage at 10 + % and can lead into footstool combos. It has amazing disjoint and has abusable auto ...

MGK - November 12, 2017
Smash 4 - Ganondorf: Throws Showcase

Ganondorf's Throw game is decent, it's mainly used at low - mid % with Down throw, Forward throw for a quick 13% and positioning, Back throw is the best at killing and Up thro...

MGK - November 11, 2017
The Importance (or Lack Thereof) of Relative Reaction Time

Folk knowledge in unavoidable in any community. One such piece of folk knowledge in the Smash community -- and presumably most competitive gaming communities -- revolves around the...

Vermanubis - October 30, 2017
The Ins-and-Outs of Game and Watch Bucket

I think there is some confusion about G&W bucket that needs to be addressed since no commentators seem to know how it works. Bucket has it's own KBG and BKB stats, it does NOT...

Wood - October 26, 2017
Only one or two players using a top tier does not dismiss top tier results.

This article is about a common counter argument usually brought up to imply that a character isn’t as good as people believe. This argument is essentially “X character ...

DRX FAITH - October 23, 2017
Make Tier Lists and Matchup Charts on SSB World

*Update* - We now have a Smash Bros. Ultimate tier list creator available. As many of you have likely noticed, we added a Smash 4 Tier List Maker and a Smash 4 Matchup Chart Maker...

SSB World - October 15, 2017
History of the ZSS:Diddy MU

This will be a recap of the recent bracket history between high level Diddies and ZSS in the final brackets (top 64, top 32, etc) of PGR-qualified tournaments as the ZSScord b...

Equin0x - October 12, 2017
Cloudhead Chat: An Interview With Rideae!

Everybody loves Pokémon, and the Smash community is no exception. We were thrilled to see Abadango's Mewtwo win Pound 2016 back when we all thought he was still mid-tier. ...

Cloudhead - October 11, 2017
The little things - what goes overlooked in your scene.

Hey everyone, I’m DRX|FAITH, I’m a ZSS main in Gainesville, FL and formerly a Memphis Tournament Organizer (TO), having created the scene with DRX|Ketsen. The point of ...

DRX FAITH - October 11, 2017
The Set Count Episode 29 - After Midnight is the Perfect Time

We're BAAAAACK. Except not really. It's been a long time, but Suar, Vayseth and Sage are here again to bring you some defeatist attitudes, talk about how there's no money, and loom...

The Set Count - October 5, 2017
How to Bayo Dance

Bayonetta is infamous for her somewhat erotic type dance moves. Most notable for making opponents salty as you dance at their misfortunes. (Note: Bayonetta's dances do not always m...

Dunban - October 5, 2017
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