Super Smash Brothers: Melee, Official discussion thread. Who plays? Options

[NoSex]

Aye.

I was wondering who else plays Super Smash Brothers: Melee on cB. So, who plays?

Do you play competive Melee?
Are you in the tournament circuit?
Who are your primary and secondary characters?
Anyone in here a pro?

I have been playing for some time, but I just recently got very interested in advanced techniques, play, and competive Melee.

My main characters are:
Peach.
Marth.
Fox.
Ness.
Ice Climbers.

This is probably one of my favorite games of all time. Absolute love for this game.

[azn_at_heart]

really old game but fun and crazy.....my best players r zelda, link, marth and i think thats all

[*Zatanna*]

I play it with my son (who's only 6 yet still manages to kick my ass everytime).

He's usually Pikachu and I'm Kong.

I suck and got the game used (hey - I'm broke!) so I don't have a manual or anything. I'd love to learn how to really play though.

[NoSex]

I play it with my son (who's only 6 yet still manages to kick my ass everytime). 

He's usually Pikachu and I'm Kong. 

I suck and got the game used (hey - I'm broke!) so I don't have a manual or anything.  I'd love to learn how to really play though.

Awww. That's adorable. Your son, not you being broke or wanting to learn. Heh heh.

Ok. Best place to learn is the internet. They have some really amazing combo videos and tutorials on how to play to perfection. Check google video, just search "SSBM." Check out Game FAQs for some basics and some more character specific info. And, now, the ultimate information and community for SSBM: smashboards.com

Check that place out and spend any prolonged amount of time there and you will get better. The game is really amazing after you start to learn about advanced techniques. It's crazy.

[Eryi]

I play. I'm usually Zelda.

[ThunderEvermore]

I play occasionally, I really wish I had the game, but Im cheap.

My friends play it pretty hardcore though.

Im usually Link, Roy (Roy's our boy!), or whoever I happen to want to click on at the time, sometimes mini link.

[*kryogenix*]

Ness, who else?

If not, then I'm either Fox, Samus or Link.

[EddieV]

I play, I'm really good as well. I use Kirby.

and no not the noob kirby where I suck your powers. I just use Kirby's regular attacks.

[pandamonium]

yea i was a hardcore player before. i need to brush up but my player was pikachu i used to kick so much kass.

[ThunderEvermore]

I play, I'm really good as well. I use Kirby.

and no not the noob kirby where I suck your powers. I just use Kirby's regular attacks.

I used to love turning into a weight or a rock and p0n3ing kids.

[NoSex]

Anyone ever been to any big tournaments?

I'm going to be going to a smaller tournament this weeked hosted by Xtreme Gaming, and I want to make it to MLG (Major League Gaming) in Chicago so bad.

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

<3 the game!

I am usually
Zelda
Mewtwo
Kirby
Pikachu
Fox

I usually play versus mode with someone or with the computer

[*RiC3xBoy*]

I never go to any big tournaments, just some underground gaming a couple people I know put together.

Btw, Ganondorf/Marth user.

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Ahhh. I pwn in this game. Im either

Peach
Bowser
or anyone else i feel like using.

I always, always win. And everybody gets mad Hahaha.

[ThunderEvermore]

Just thought Id post this. One of my friends wrote a post on our board about his adventure in SSBM.

Ok now to begin this is a true story. I'm not sure if this is where it belongs since there is probably a space for Life and Events somewhere...but it reminded me of The Day Physics Ruined Matt's Life which is here so I'm putting this here also...

Ok, imagine if you will....college....are you doing it? I said imagine! Ok good....

Now when we are in our rooms we leave the doors open. Why? Because we're social! Everyone does it so just shut your mouth. Now I dont spend too much time in my room but I notice whenever I go by there is a certain door that is ALWAYS open and these two steriotypical nerdy kids are always inside playing video games. One is always on the computer for WoW, and the other is on his Gamecube wasting away the days with...none other than...Super Smash Brothers Melee!

Now all of us have dry-erase boards on the doors so we can leave messages for each other. So a few days into school they write up on their board "SSBM Wins: Loses: " I thought it was well suited for the geeky type but after a few days I noticed they had a good 20 tallies under wins and none under loses. This is when I began to think...

Ok so a few days later some kid comes into my room asking to use my stapler. It's a reasonable request because sometimes when you pack all of your stuff for college you forget about stupid things like that. But that's when I got my idea....

So I walk over to the room of the two kids with my bag in my hand and ask to use a stapler. The kid on the computer reaches into his desk and pulls it out. I stand watching the other kid playing Smash Bros like I knew he would and wait for my chance. When his fight against the computer ends it goes back to the Character Select Screen and I go for it...

"Is that Fox McCloud over there?" I ask, sounding like an idiot I'm sure. He moves over to Fox and starts a fight against a computer controlled Falco. I told him all about how I was awesome and Star Fox and how I could beat him at that game easilly. Then I start asking him how to do "that flame move" or "shoot the laser thing" ect...ect...

By the time the fight is over he is convinced I'm such a moron he asks if I want to play a game. His roommate leans over and say "Add another tally to the board?" I wanted to laugh but I kept a straight face and pretended I had no idea what he meant.

"Here," he said, handing me the controller. "You can even set it up just the way you want it." I almost cried in joy but I kept a straight face. I made sure to take my time so it looked like I didn't know what I was doing. I turned damage on 200% and turned off all items. Then I picked Final Destination. This was to make sure 'luck' had nothing to do with our fight.

When the battle began I started to worry. This kid spends ALL day EVERY day playing and I haven't done it in awhile...but I decide to give it my best. He is Cpt. Falcon (the character Mike's brother Matt always uses) so I smile to myself. His first charge I time my relfector perfectly and send him flying near the edge of the screen, but he manages to recover. His roommate laughs a bit and he gets really mad.

His second charge I roll out of the way and grab him from behind. Quickly I throw him to the ground, activate my reflector again, and send him sailing off into the background. Game...set...match.

After that I placed the controller on the ground, walked over to the board, added the first tally under losses, and walked out of the room without saying a damn thing.

When I got back to my room I laughed so hard I had tears running down my face. Today I checked and they have 43 wins and 1 loss.

[NoSex]

Nice little story. I would have taken those geeks down from uptop their pedestal too. College crews tend to be jokes anyways.

[rainnydaiis]

I'm one of those types who goes to tournaments for this game and come home either 1st or 2nd place... But yeah.. I can use every character very well actually

For practice I get 1 character and do 3on1 lvl 9 computers.. and me being the one I learn to catch on quick with the char

[*kryogenix*]

I'm one of those types who goes to tournaments for this game and come home either 1st or 2nd place... But yeah.. I can use every character very well actually

For practice I get 1 character and do 3on1 lvl 9 computers.. and me being the one I learn to catch on quick with the char

I used to do that with Super Smash Bros for N64. But I think it's more helpful to play against one good human (unless you're playing exclusively 4 player matches). The AI ain't half bad though.

Of course, nothing beats playing with friends who are skilled. You get good feedback in the form of trash talking, plus it's fun to trash talk as well. If you play with a variety of people, you get exposed to real people's strategies too.

I've never played "competively" so to speak, but I did beat everyone in my physics class last year

[talcumpowder]

My friend is mad at me because I tarnished his perfect record or whatever by a complete fluke. I was kinda just messing around with the controller and I knocked him off the platform. ^_^U
But yeah. I play! I'm usually... -cough- Fox.

[ThunderEvermore]

I used to do that with Super Smash Bros for N64. But I think it's more helpful to play against one good human (unless you're playing exclusively 4 player matches). The AI ain't half bad though.

Of course, nothing beats playing with friends who are skilled. You get good feedback in the form of trash talking, plus it's fun to trash talk as well. If you play with a variety of people, you get exposed to real people's strategies too.

I've never played "competively" so to speak, but I did beat everyone in my physics class last year

I agree.

I always got better at SSB/M and Soul Calibur II when I was playing with friends.

[anoniez]

hahhah i looove that game, only played it with a couple of my friends occasionally though.
i liked marth the best

[vash1530]

i got into this game on ly a coupla years ago but i have to say that im pretty damn good!!
i use:
roy
dr mario
capn falcon

me and my friends use to play this game like crazy and too of them are around expert level!!! sadly there hasnt been any majot tournaments around here so we havnt been in any big ones but we have won smaller ones.

[jnukes]

when the fight is un-imporant - Capt falcon, fox, mewtwo

when the fight is an average fight - marth, mario,

when you're about to lose - link

[NoSex]

Yeah. When the fight doesn't matter much and I just want to have some fun I play with Ice Climbers, Ness, Ganondorf, and Fox alot.

However, if the fight is serious, I stick with Peach most of the time. Sometimes I'll play my Marth.

[jnukes]

wow with peach ? record a fight 1 vs 1 level 9 .