Topic: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

@link3710 Just three. LOTS of 9.8's, though.

@Ralizah Awesome work, dood! I’ve got the house to myself till Saturday afternoon, so I may pop Smash in this week.

@ReaderRagfihs Possibly! I won’t be home till a little after 5

Something has just occurred to me, and is bothering me far more than it ought to:

The Super Mario Bros.2 stage is called 'Mushroom Kingdom 2', but SMB2 isn't set in the Mushroom Kingdom, it takes place in Subcon.

On topic, I got 9.9 with King K.Rool. Not my favourite character to use, just seems particularly handy for Classic mode.

@Ralizah how?? what's the secret to success?

The secret:

Then learn how to beat everyone in Elite Smash. Classic runs will be a cakewalk!

...so sorry for this xD

@Charlie_Girl It helps to pick a character whose smash attacks pack a wallop or who can throw far, as you can smash enemies pretty early in a match.

Also, I've found I can beat Dracula and Galleom without dying most of the time, but the same is almost never true of the Master/Crazy Hand duo.

@Charlie_Girl Pick someone that doesn't have to fight both hands, or gets help fighting them (ie either Kong). They are the hardest boss. Also, apparently the Classic Ticket trick can help.

Nintendo's tournament for Smash Bros. is holding its final Qualifiers round and I'm just wondering how does anybody feel about items being on in a time match.

Does anybody think it's bad that it isn't the standard competitive rules or that the competitive Smash players complaining are just being self-entitled for Nintendo not conforming to their preferred rules?

W... what?

They're self-entitled whiners. Items are as much part of the game as special moves, and they can hold their own tournament if they don't like the way Nintendo does it.

does anybody have any tips for getting used to different fighter? this is my first smash bros game ever and i started with kirby because he was the only fighter in world of light, and i’ve actually beaten world of light with him, but i can’t seem to get used to any other fighters. i can beat many legends with kirby but i have trouble beating even some novices with other fighters. i know there’s the training mode, but anything else?
edit: i have not beat world of light, i’m up to the very final battle, you know the one where you get three fighters. i go as far as i can with kirby but i always die and then it’s hopeless cause he’s the only fighter i can use :/

@Arbor Play Classic mode with different characters

@Euler I can understand the more competitive crowd since I usually play with rule sets like that but if Nintendo is going to use items, why won't they go all out with things like Spirits and Stage Morphing?

I guess like playing games of extremes where I play highly serious or highly casual. Nintendo is in the middle by having items on low which gives me the impression that they are trying to cater to both sides and I'm not sure that will work well.

But if that's how Nintendo wants it, I guess there's no point complaining about it. Either adapt to the rule set or make a formal request.

@Elvie Who’s to say they won’t have different rulesets (spirits, stage morphs, whatever that elimination roster thing is called) in the future? The Nintendo World Championships feature all kinds of games, both retro and modern, and they’re different every year. You have to be on your toes and ready for anything if you want to win. Yet John Numbers made it to the finals two years in a row because he was so versatile.

@Elvie They do have a point, we should get rid of all randomness in Smash Bros. Let’s ban Peach and Mr G&W due to their side and down special ‘s effectiveness completely depending on random odds! /s

@Mrtoad Under conditions like that, I would have to abandon all hope of playing Smash professionally because I main with Mr. Game & Watch.

just here to say, **** the 18 volt spirit battle. What obnoxious garbage.

18-Volt was infuriating, even after having plenty of maxed out legend spirits. I still say the AI needs fixing, especially when fighting multiple CPUs. Even with team battles enabled and on level 2, I notice they are very viscous against human players. My CPU team were just...being level 2 CPUs, while the opponents were all going level 9 on me. And of course I lose all of my lives, they go back to being level 2s and the battle seems very tame and slow compared to when they were targeting me. -.-

Don't remember exactly how I did it, but an Assist Trophy killer spirit (such as, well, the Sheriff) will make short work of the Sheriff Assist trophy. Take him out first.