Advanced How To Play (SSBM) Part 1

[@sapharodon]

Almost 10 years old and this is still one of the default vids people link to when people want a beginner's guide to Melee. Great stuff!

[@aypapi9745]

It is now 10 yr old!

[@arch4ngel]

No 13...

[@austinbyrd1214]

No 14...

[@Maelthorn1337]

No 15...

[@stuartdparnell]

No 16...

[@LunarySSF2]

"Without these 'advanced" techniques , no one can be really prepared to play on a serious scale." EXCEPT BORP

[@Snapslol]

BORP DID A WAVEDASH THERE'S A VIDEO

[@sladikk]

He edgegrabs, does that count?

[@DoomJoy666]

he never got any better after you posted this im sorry to say, his example died

[@NathanielBandy]

shffl looks real complicated, i dont think i could remember all those darn steps

[@lalter_]

it still is

[@thahomiebill268]

tf u doing here bandy

[@wimyjohn7159]

Yo money

[@anon_5513]

Ebin

[@plabcentral630]

This is pure funny

[@PrinceShion]

I remember almost a year ago when I came and watched this, I said to myself. "I'm never going to be able to learn all of these techniques, and apply them to gameplay" I remember now, that still, even after a year learnning everything these vids could offer was still only the beginning. You need experience, perseverance, and all over, believe in yourself. If you're just getting into Melee, and you think this is hard, don't give up, learn the game, it's well worth it.

[@caladorichard]

This is now 13 years old and its still relevant, i thank you, Wak017

[@lambmaster27]

This video is a masterpiece. After all of these years it's still here. I still can remember my first time I watched this and absorbed all of it.

[@phillebeau]

Un vrai passionner. Tu vas au fond des choses et tu veux apprendre tout sur ta passion. J'admire cela d'autant plus que tu fais partie de cette categorie de gens qui partage ses connaissances et qui merite respect.

[@SSS7527]

i remember when i was first getting into melee. these videos were the shit.

[@shad0wphoenix1]

I remember when I first got melee on 04, and I watched one of my friends play like crazy fast and I was like wtf, teach.

[@supwithit]

There's Slippi Kids.. there's Doc Kids, then there is us.

[@JustinBowsher]

You may want to pause the video in order to read (YOU MAY WANT TO PAUSE THE VIDEO) onscreen.

[@nebbii]

I loved this video so much. I watched it about 5 years ago and it thought me SO much about melee. Without it i'd still be following the training video in melee. Thanks man.

[@nebbii]

@Rodent Yup! Went to a tournament again last weekend and it was super fun :D

[@antehman2912]

goat@@nebbii

[@taji01]

hahaha. i remember the first time i watched this, about 3 years ago, i was amazed. This video made me the beast that i am today. And to those who cant do this techquines, don't worry i had a hard time too, all it takes is practice and the will power to actually sit there or hours mastering it. Then you play ppl better than you. About 1 year later, or less, this stuff is gunna be second nature to you. Good luck!

[@ToastiLP]

Awesome, i bought melee yesterday and this really helped me standing against lvl 9 bots ...i should get some friends...

[@MisanthropeMurphy]

Who needs friends when you can play online :D!

[@ToastiLP]

ilikeanime24222 but i cant :(

[@MisanthropeMurphy]

Are you familar with Dolphin emulator? You could put the rom on your cpu and then challenge people online. If you like melee I would DEFINITELY check out Project M too.

[@ToastiLP]

ilikeanime24222 Im already playing Project M on Dolphin, but i have no idea how to play it online

[@ToastiLP]

ilikeanime24222 Great, thanks, I'll try it :)

[@hoty1103rs]

By far the greatest guide I have witnessed in months. It does not DESERVE five stars. That is an utter insult. This, HAS GAINED THE HONOR of having 6 stars in my book.

[@jordanstanford6241]

Here I am, self-isolating during a pandemic, watching a 14-year-old KZbin video to learn to play a 19-year-old video game

[@mrchaos831]

This video is a godsend. I've been lurking on Smashboards for about a week now and have a tourny friend who's been trying to help me up here in seattle. The problem is he moves at high speed and his way of training is kicking my ass while telling me to calm down -_- Thanks for these!

[@Noomspawn]

Incredibly helpful. Thanks for helping the smash community grow. :)

[@MrSIRphilip]

Loved this, it helps so much! Thank you for your hard work on this series. Also, I love your theory on how this implements into your playstyle, it is very true indeed. You learn how to wavedash, and you're like "hey guys, check this out!" to your friends, and they ask "What's the point of that?" and you start to ask the same question. This video answers every question like that.

[@TrewDomko]

we need a remastered version of this lol. i used to use this video as a kid back in middle school lol

[@ShadowXcx]

All 3 of your vids are amazing and very helpful, I've been trying to find a Advance How to play SSBM forever...and I finally did, please never delete these vids, they're probly the best game tutorials I have ever seen, thank you again, I can now develope my Smash skills far beyond what they are now.

[@T1J]

took me about a year and a half

[@JT-nk3sh]

Why are you here

[@Tmathh]

back when youtube videos were only 10 min maxx....wak u changed my life with this!

[@soldirix2666]

I ended up learning wavelanding first. I heard people say it would take hours to get it to work. It wasn't as hard as I thought, but using it for something is the hard part :p.

[@TurbinationE]

S0lidSpy24 I learned perfect wavelanding before normal wavelanding.

[@groovygower]

This is truly superb - explaining how to do the moves is one thing, showing how to LEARN is quite another. I wish Melee had come out when I was around 15 and I had oodles of time to play - as it is, that's when the original came out and the internet wasn't really the kind of information highway that it is now!

[@jonathanbeedell2883]

rumour is mango watches this before every tourney

[@tatoe4664]

almost 11 years later and this is still the best competitive melee how to I've seen

[@abcdefzhij]

10 years old! This is what got me into competitive Melee!

[@pi2z806]

15 now

[@HamsterCrusher13]

otaku nub He meant the video

[@pi2z806]

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[@nicolesahin2450]

billizkuel87 0okute9

[@MariachiMetalero]

Started playing SSBM for real on 28/Sep/2012 after watcihng this video. Yesterday I won the local tournament of my town with a sexy Wavedash to Rest (Puff). Thanks Wak for preparing new generation of smashers and thanks AlphaZealot for the detailed and easily undestandable descriptions. And for those who are watching this for the first time, Welcome to the REAL universe of the smash.

[@alfa995]

hmmmm...yes, this shows how cool wavedashing can be, but its rly hard to do. i think only people who can practice everyday can use wavedash with no problem... however... this video is great!! :3

[@aeyden]

pls upload i miss you

[@DoomJoy666]

lol

[@gerardow92]

lol I watched this vid YEARS ago and it introduced me to some really cool music :D THX :D

[@Aldracity]

Holy shit, I forgot this video existed. I downloaded these from KZbin and converted it into a format I could play on a fucking R4 so I could rewatch them offline back in 2008 ish.

[@SMBlolwut]

gratz on smash documentary aha

[@gerardow92]

this is such an epic video for me, not only for the advanced technique but also the background music used triggered my musical journey which completely dictated my taste for the coming years

[@fizu2813]

At 4:53 it sounds like Ganon is saying "tech"

[@rhylinzux]

You have good ears

[@ShadowraithXI]

Nice detail and instructions. You make everything look easy. Note to readers: Keep trying these until you get them down. They will significantly improve your skill.

[@zig019]

I can't even get down the shine after Fox's aerial down A. This is gonna be tough.

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Trust me, I used to say the same thing. Now it's just become second nature, to the point where I almost do it in Sm4sh. But dw you got this.

[@zig019]

Oh man this comment is old, I don't even know what I was talking about. I think I couldn't jump cancel shine, which is second nature to me at this point.

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Prob28 Holy crap. I just noticed the date this comment was made was about a year ago. I need some sleep.

[@TangerineTux]

I’ve been waveshining for maybe two years now but somehow I still can’t multishine. :(

[@benassi56]

Super helpful video! Nice touch with the Infected Mushroom at 6:28!

[@K2SonicFan]

Oh snap, I got the earliest of the video down like short jumping :3 Now I can move on to the harder things!

[@antehman2912]

How did it go for you?

[@ArtemisGlitch]

i love these videos, after watching this i could have never of guessed that id be playing melee for 4 more years

[@Pokechao]

Will you make one of these for project M?

[@llumys]

There are not many more universal advanced techniques in Project M that aren't in Melee.

[@7upjawa]

Llumys it actually has alot of tech stolen from brawl. falco feels like a mix beetween the two.

[@llumys]

As far as I'm aware, other than b-reversal momentum tricks and the pivot techniques, there's nothing else from Brawl.

[@7upjawa]

ik but the physics and edge work more like they did in melee, thats all I meant.

[@lozplyr89]

Most of the stuff from melee that competitors use are also used almost exactly like melee but some of the characters have tweaks to them so you gotta get used to it and some of the physics are different

[@MelloCello7]

This game is such an ingeniously made masterpiece, whether intentional of unintentional, the more I play it, the more I am marveled by its subtle, yet profoundly intuitive intricacies of game-play, you know.. the small stuff that separates a great game from the best!;D

[@Typhlosion4President]

Trihex rayd! Kappa

[@ExquisiteTaco]

Top 5 survival minigames in mayro porty

[@plabcentral630]

Dang son I forgot how good this video was

[@randyriceboy]

omg thank you SOO much! you're my hero! i've been dieing to find this info. and lots of thanx to Wak too! i watched this video way-back-when and got me into smash bros! lotsof thanx to both of you guys!

[@platanom3n]

TriHard

[@JunkyardMech]

This may be the most functional video on youtube. Well done.

[@Eshyyyyy]

After 10 years this tutorial series is still pretty A+

[@psymyster]

It's really decent of you to make a video helping others out like this. Well done man =) 5 stars

[@jimmynerdbomb37]

bro, your instruction videos are sick and very helpful. i spar with mario in a singles match but he always beats me by two or three stocks. i also practice in training to get my shffl and ADA's down. im gettin better bruh and one day i can kill competitively. thanx again even if u dnt see this comment

[@lenzhor]

Exactly what i was looking for. I appreciate you taking the time to share.

[@Mewstor151]

one of the best tutorials out there for this game. Congrats

[@marluxes]

great job, sir. I'm gonna be in my first tourney at a midnight opening of Brawl. I'm happy to find that i had already discovered many of these myself. Even more thankful, though, that you've helped me discover the rest. many thanks.

[@KhaosOverdrive]

even tho i played melee since its release, i've recently discovered these advanced techniques.. guess i have a plenty of stuff to learn! excellent vid man

[@trystantiffany8854]

This video is close to me because it introduced me to awesome music and advanced techniques I never learned and still revisit almost 20 years later.

[@Kadano]

Thank you so much for these videos, Wak. They are done extremely well.

[@DimSum9685]

Outstanding.. I thought I stopped smash for a long time and just recently picked it back up and have been beating the living crap with the wave dashing, fast falling and short hopping i learned on my own but now.. It changes everything.. None of my buddies have beaten me and this will widen the gap even further!

[@JoshuaWah]

Awesome vid! I'm gonna use this to train for an upcoming Smash tournament xD

[@jaivennn]

in 2018 this video is a god send. Still one of the greatest videos on learning melee!

[@turtleking29]

this is still one of the most important videos about the game today.

[@bassxchill]

very useful video, ive been playing ssbm for a few years now and im basically unbeatable around my area. but with these techniques i could up my game. thanks for the upload.

[@santos47370]

Thanks ALOT! I watched all you tips and tricks videos and now im better than ever!

[@illbean1337]

I really like this video, i'm trying to improve myself in melee since i'm already "good" but i wanna get GOOD. Been watching alot of pro players and analyzing what they're doing, but i didn't always know how they did it. This video is very good and you should really keep this up!

[@Squidstario]

Man i remember watching these vids years ago learning these techs I've come such a long way

[@marc-olivierlozeau2102]

beast

[@Neverhitboxes]

Wow, words can't explain how much I appreciate your video. Just thanks man. Thanks.

[@wh1te5had0w]

This is THE BEST Advanced How To Play thing in youtube!!

[@Bleached123]

Thanks for the guide. Most other places that you checked give half baked explanations which make you spend ages trying to figure out how to do it properly.

[@Derekre4]

Nice explained, very good job doing this video men, I used to play SSBM without these techniques, that I found very useful and very well explianed than other videos.

[@crazyguy338]

Damn does this bring me back, 2 years ago I used to play this non-stop, when I didn't have my friends over I would just challenge myself with lvl 9 Ganondorfs but now all I do is CoD, Halo, and Xbox shiz. But nothing compares to that feeling when you get a sick fudging combo(WOMBO COMBOOOO, Ken Combo, etc.)

[@jelaninoel]

actually this is the video that introduced me to all these tactics, this is the tutorial of the advanced tactics that you can find. before this video i played the game like a 4 year old. they have oppend my eyes O-O

[@119mars]

this video is now old enough to have voted in the last US election. and its still useful to give to new players to this day. wak the goat

[@MisterMeowstic]

I've been practicing some of this stuff with Ness and it's been a pretty fruitful endeavor! I'm not having a lot of luck getting wavedashing/landing down though.. Either way, thanks for the videos!

[@HarukaKishin]

Learning to wavedash after playing this game for 11 years casually. Thank you.

[@evilagram]

Very well done video. It's proved invaluable to me ever since I picked up smash. Now all I need to learn is that damn SHFFL and I'm set.

[@marcopuppo78]

I didn't forget to leave a comment. Nice! where are the other parts?

[@Ayman-sc3fk]

brooooo I was fucking 1yo when this got released 💀 funny how even my generation can get passionate about this game even tho we've ofc never played this game as kids but that's the crazyness of the competitve aspect that has been bringing us for the past 15 years here may melee last a thousand more years!! 💪💪

[@NintenJoe]

Same bro. Melee is literally never gonna die

[@Courage8008]

I'm getting the hang of it. Practice doing the short hop + fast drop + nair + l-cancel in place. Then, practice running + short hop + fast drop. Then practice running + short hop + fast drop + uair/bair/nair/bair/dair + l-cancel. Work with it and keep trying. I've opend a bunch of new combo opertunities with Link. Practice practice practice!!

[@milanw_]

Great video design! Looks really professional! And veeery helpful! Well done!

[@dramafreak7k]

I think those r some really good techniques. It is pissing me off because i use 2 beat my friends all the time and because they have been playing against me 4 so long, the r beginning to whoop my ass. I was looking 4 something 2 take my game 2 the next lvl especially since brawl is comeing out soon. Thx a bunch 4 the posts.

[@DoomIIMaster]

I dont remember who showed me this in highschool but i downloaded it onto my Zune back then.

[@TJF588]

Heh, watching these backassward techniques in action is kinda neat, and I appreciate the intro, saying that the game was only intended to be played simply. Keeps far from sounding elitist about how one plays Melee. Seeing C. Falcon wavelanding reminds me of backdash+jumping in some Castlevanias (Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesing, in my experience), where the character will slide backwards then jump up diagonally, pretty much over the spot they were standing on. Not sure of use, but's neat

[@OmniNero]

You know, this is a very helpful video; it sure helped me, when I was first starting out. Heck, I even told someone curious about advanced level, and I recommended him here (and Smashboards of course). About joining, I might...I'll think about it. Yeah, I'll probably join.

[@zebrasarenothorses]

wow, this video has made me a 100x better... And i was already considered good before in the southern ontario region. Can't wait to watch next vids, 5/5

[@thecelticmessiah]

still love these videos years later.

[@RogueOgre]

Great vid, thx for uploading. very useful for throwing off people's mental stability. really freaks em out

[@iPokiano]

I literally watch this everyday. I want to be a god in this game. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

[@SpiderMagic123]

Great video. I already knew how to wavedash and waveland but I didnt know how useful they were. Thanks a ton.

[@supersmashbeasts]

You sir, have personified my thoughts in the best way possible.

[@gamrepwnage]

Wow thanks, i pretty much learned all of these moves in a day. Thx for helping me to SSBM greatness.

[@GoblinSatyr]

I loved this video back when I was younger!

[@SHTorchico]

Yeah its so nostalgic! ^^ One of the best games ever made IMO.

[@shinpah1]

That was fantastic, and then you got to Wavedashing and I started hearing that music.........5 stars

[@abcoolsawyer]

aight a few new advanced tech we need to know wak, first how to edge cancel, and fall through platforms faster. thank u :P yea the vid made me a very great fox player been using advanced tech since feb so it works my fellow smashers

[@leomeror]

nice, thank you for making this video, it helps! :) (btw im german and im just starting to play smash a bit more seriously with my friends atm :D) keep up the good work ;)

[@michael20995]

best tutorial i've even seen.

[@Jelley0]

Brawl does have combos to anyone who think it doesn't. Great video btw, L cancel is useful.

[@prizedpig]

great i love it really goes threw the basics of gameplay and a better understanding of game play physics

[@albinonoisemaker]

Wow, these are brilliant. My school just had a video game tournament! Why didn't I see this before!!!!

[@eggroll559]

This really helps a lot. Now I understand how to do those techniques. I give a score of 13/5

[@Asianguy1791]

just reminding you short hopping is one of the most essential moves in the game. Fox is somewhat easy to consistently shorthop with after you master it. Fox is probably top tier with his crazy random attacks with the difficulty to fully master him to his max potential.

[@WhollyMax]

Each aerial has a set number of frame (1/60th of a second), after that set number, you return to your normal falling animation. If you hit "L" during the normal falling animation, you simply air dodge, but if you hit "L" during an aerial animation, you L-cancel if you're near the ground. I hope you understood

[@Jonassoe]

It's not like they test you to see if you can do it :P The first time Hungrybox won a tourney, he didn't know how to l-cancel. He mains Jigglypuff though, but it still shows that you don't NEED to know these techniques. It's just a good idea.