Use short hop for Wavedash!

It can help you land faster when you air dodge late.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button. It's easy.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button. It's easy.

Here's a video of me doing it. See how easy I can do it? You suck.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button.

I like to pretend it's a hot stove! then I press my face on the hot stove and scream in agony Get your finger off the hot stove as fast possible!

Just flick your finger off the side of the button. It's a hot stove. Red hot eye of the stove.

If you're struggling with laser pressure, the solution is short hop, and then...

If you're having a hard time with shield pressure, just short hop into...

To ledge dash, start with a short hop...

Short hop Short hop Short hop Short hop

If you can't win games, just short hop

Just flick your finger off the side of the button.

Just flick your finger off the side of the button.

It can help you land faster when you air dodge late.

You'll never be good at this game unless you can flick your finger off the side of a hot stove to wavedash

Just started playing about a week ago and am trying out Falco after having spent a few days with Doc, Cap, Shiek, and dabbling in a few others.

This is my first session with Falco and I was able to do waveshine passably off the bat, so I wanted to try working it into combos.

Main question being, is it better to just grind this type of line until its completely ingrained before trying to implement it? Or is there an argument for getting a rough idea then playing CPU's or similar skill players?

I'm sure the answer is different for everyone but Id like some input of any experience you guys have with this learning stage. Also if using CPU's to practice, what level is generally best?

Hey guys I’m trying to unlock mewtwo I have 5 hours of vs time with 4 controllers pluged in but he hasn’t shown up.

Hello, I currently have a phob but I am soon getting a front plate with Fox notches on it. To those that do calibrate their own phob how do you guys do it? I know that smashscope isn’t a thing anymore due to it getting taken down but are there any other alternatives?

I currently have a PHOB 2.0.5 motherboard.

for ssbm beta content lovers

Welcome To The Depths of Melee :

After thousands, and thousands of hours of testing and practice, and years of theory crafting this idea in my head, I believe I have found a technique within melee, that is universal throughout the cast and benefits everyone. ESPECIALLY the perceived low and mid tiers of this game. Join me as I help us explore the depths of this new technique, and with it, usher in new potential and a new era for all.

In all seriousness, this will crash the GameCube if it had more than 100 characters

😭😭 I'm on ethernet and Slippi still tells me "if you keep getting dropped matches you probably shouldn't be playing ranked".

TS is so ass fr fr

I just want to see myself progress, but ping is so high, its so sad to see. And getting that red error message after a d/c feels like adding insult to injury

As soon as game 1 ends.. perfect connection— boom. game 2 latency out the wazoo. you can’t even move. this happens ALL the time and also between stocks while they wait on the angel platform. ruins the experience of ranked.

I also pulled a saber on a Marth with Peach and killed him with said saber while taunting between each hit and, yeah game 2 got super fucking laggy. Like, I couldn’t move it was molasses. Guess I earned that though.

At the time of editing this, I’ve been learning Mario’s up air ais to speed him up even more so expect that for the next one in like the next 6-9 months lol

Yahoooo! I'm back, it's a me! Have a very cool day!

Welcome to the Daily Discussion Thread. This is the place for asking noob questions, venting about netplay falcos, shitposting, self-promotion, and everything else that doesn't belong on the front page.

New Players:

If you're completely new to Melee and just looking to get started, welcome! We recommend you go to https://melee.tv/ and follow the links there based on what you're trying to set up. Additionally, here are a few answers to common questions:

Can I play Melee online?

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I'm having issues with Slippi!

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Netplay is hard! Is there a place for me to find new players?

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How can I set up Unclepunch's Training Mode?

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How does one learn Melee?

There are tons of resources out there, so it can be overwhelming to start. First check out the SSBM Tutorials youtube channel. Then go to the Melee Library and search for whatever you're interested in.

But how do I get GOOD at Melee?

Check out Llod's Guide to Improvement

And check out Kodorin's Melee Fundamentals for Improvement

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