Combo like a Slippi top 50 GM Falco

[@joeydonuts4020]

PLEASE READ This is not a traditional combo video in the sense that it's not full of flashy movement and unorthodox move choice. This combo video is meant to show practical combo extensions and effective DI mixups that I try to use in all my games. Some combos may seem like the opponent is using bad DI, but really they're just getting mixed up. If you pay close attention, you'll notice very similar situations repeat themselves, but whether I choose to read DI in or DI away is made ambiguous until the last moment. For example, you'll see a lot of people choose to DI away then lose their stock instantly to run>crouch>fsmash which might seem like a bad decision on their part. Remember that they've been conditioned to DI away by previous combos that were reading DI in. If you can train yourself to combo in a way that forces your opponent to make a decision with their DI that may lose their stock, then your punish game will improve drastically. Last note, every combo ends with the opponent's stock being taken and Falco always survives offstage combos (except when the opponent is on their last stock). The automated combo app trims off too much sometimes, so I just wanted to make that clear.

[@negativessbm]

This is a must watch for Falcos looking to improve their punish, what an absolute gem of a video

[@JSins_]

The legend who kept sniping Moky during the 100 win challenge

[@wingydisc2877]

Your use of double dair is insane. Plus your mixups and extensions are top notch. I gotta get learning wtf, Tysm for raiding my stream a while ago :3

[@Nightwalker86]

This is genuine genius play. I love how when you have no extra time between hits, you pick choices that give you more frames to work with. And then when you have the extra time, you use it to reposition yourself before continuing. Play like this just cannot exist without both of them. Most people think of combos as X into Y into Z but there's so much more to it than that.

[@joeydonuts4020]

Scar talks about this concept when people ask him about his combo videos. He called it "letting the hitstun breathe". Nice callout!

[@Nightwalker86]

@@joeydonuts4020 I have a request if you don't mind? Maybe another video showcasing how to chase Fox / Marth / Sheik, without losing for it. I think so much of like Falco vs Sheik for example is just chasing Sheik the entire game and getting screwed for it. All 3 of those MUs can have that same pattern in common. And really, thank you for making this one. Brilliant summary piece.

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@Nightwalker86 When you saying "chasing" do you mean just playing neutral in general? If you do some research, there are lots of videos on Falco vs those characters, I would definitely check out Ginger's videos for that content if I were you.

[@FirePuff12]

High level Falco combos are so satisfying!!

[@younglove6363]

dair dair shine is the “we will rock you” combo 🤘

[@younglove6363]

for example at 1:46

[@younglove6363]

2:03 two more examples

[@JoshuaKing-g8m]

How do you double dair

[@traycarrot]

17:55 They added vocals on this one.

[@younglove6363]

@@traycarrotlmao they did 😂

[@LiquidPr1d3]

this is freaking incredible im just surprised i dont see more fair! but i gotta lock in on those dair-> dair combos and the laser uptilts during FD combos. great stuff and always a fun time playing the ditto w/ you on unranked/ranked :)

[@zachariemelanson485]

That combo on Sheik at 16:50 is on of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Amazing video. I'm gonna be practicing and adding quite a few things from this into my punish.

[@MacTruckBrickHouse]

I love the weak dair to rising dair the birds are doing now

[@Parkuh]

been working on comboing better. this is exactly something i needed thank you mr. donut

[@clayspace]

love the running rev bair continuations esp vs falcon/ganon, i feel like i never follow them up quite fast enough when i do them but just watching this is helping with situational awareness on when to rev bair and how to follow up properly (and also what di i should be looking for)...will be coming back to this video at least a few times LOL great stuff

[@sbtristopher]

this is awesome, really love the approach to think of this as something that is practical and can be studied/understood. I wish something like this existed for fox

[@charbel-m1n]

Great content! Love the non-traditional nature of the video, and I definitely will be implementing it in my games! Very educational!

[@crazyman-t1b]

This is beautiful, full of genius play, and reinforces my negative feelings towards shine

[@Aoi_Tori_]

Thank you Mr. Donuts

[@Jackjack-kr1cz]

the way u catch them falling with laser then get in there for a shine is so dope

[@ssbm-icarus]

These are so good 😭 gotta tune into more streams soon

[@latinobacon]

so many combos ending at 61% its a fine art

[@temp1534]

yo, yo JoeyDonuts is sick dude LOL, jeeze dude, i wish i could play falco like that

[@evanpowers1537]

You're convincing me with that laser turn around up tilt for then they DI far out on a shine

[@tkienjoyer]

doey jonuts

[@OmniOpal]

This is amazing, thank you!

[@ProdSlime-yv8sg]

instructions un clear stuck shooting lil bro lazers and getting combo'd

[@traycarrot]

Two questions: Is the double dair covering some specific option? I swear there was a video on it but I can't find it. EDIT: There's a KJH video showing double dair bread and butter combos but doesn't explain when to utilize it. What are you reacting to for these things? As a Gold Falco idk how good Falcos stay "glued" to their opponents during combos. My movement obviously bad, but it almost feels like Joey is prepositioned to follow-up. Finally, this video is fucking dope. Videos from Magi, Fallen, and Oh get me hyped to play, but air-tight fundamentals like this and PPMD get me hyped to practice. Thanks for putting the time in to make this.

[@joeydonuts4020]

I talk about it a bit in this reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/1ggj73s/comment/luqjuqu/? What I'm reacting to depends a lot on the situation, so it's tough for me to give a blanket answer for that. If you're struggling to stay "glued" to your opponents during combos, my advice is to practice your movement more and lab specific situations within combos. Generally speaking, breaking down large complex and difficult things into smaller pieces makes them easier to understand and learn. Glad you liked it! I definitely love the combo videos from those players, but I rarely see combo videos like this that maybe don't have as much flair, but are easier to pick up and apply in tournament matches.

[@trademarked2476]

bro as a fellow gold falco, its crazy to notice that HE ONLY USES SHINE BAIR DAIR AND UPTILT. Like literally any other move is so mf rare but its so cool to see because its showing how simple it can really be with proper technique, almost like cooking a dish but made by a master chef and you lmao

[@willxander777]

0:29 dair auto cancel on the plat, nice

[@joeydonuts4020]

I hate to drop an "umm actually", but in case anyone's curious it's a dair aerial interrupt, not an auto-cancel. I'm sorry 😭😭

[@rpotts]

@@joeydonuts4020 umm, actually, the dair aerial interrupt is worthwhile because it forces Falco to land within the first 3 frames of his down air animation, *during its auto cancel window*, so you don't deal with dair's landing lag. :p

[@AshxrGS]

saw on Reddit. thank you Sir Donuts

[@lighturpl3]

Interesting weird double dair before knockdown, cool

[@drewjones2012]

JoeyDonuts Kreygasm ❤

[@startfoxmusic]

The thumbnail had no business going that hard.

[@dieg0shine789]

textbook in the best way possible 📝

[@mhmmmmmmm]

Navajo falco: uses very part of back air lol

[@EA_SP0RTCENTER]

ah yes, Jeff Pesos and Frank Lotion, defeated by the legendary Doey Jonuts.

[@smokemidnotmeth]

Reverse back air my beloved

[@smokemidnotmeth]

Marking 7:48 to practice later

[@mlalbaitero]

Watch this with music and then it's like a combo video

[@TheMUSHROOMKING101]

Cook sensei cook

[@MiniDaab]

this is awesome ❤ do you avoid using fair on purpose?

[@joeydonuts4020]

I definitely fair sometimes, but usually when it's the only move that will reach the opponent.

[@kylerclarke2689]

Sick nasty

[@monorail0]

bird for life!

[@dudewswaggames]

Doing my taxes as Falco has the most hitstun in the entire game:

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@dudewswaggames it’s to balance his slow jump squat and run speed!

[@dudewswaggames]

@@joeydonuts4020 so true! his lazers that let him close in, his fast shines into his Dair which should be meteor cancelable, Bair, down tilt, dash attack, up tilt, nair, are just too hard to hit

[@joeydonuts4020]

@ Falco is really good I agree!

[@Sunny92809]

BBB uses fair extensions often in his combos. Is this practical or just a flashy mixup option?

[@joeydonuts4020]

Good question! Fair is definitely very practical, but I tend to use it only in situations where fair is the only move that will higher up.

[@holdingW0]

Is this the legendary Moky slayer? Im moking im doking

[@johnmcdowell6518]

JOEY

[@luvsik7]

Do y’all ever just dream of falco combos

[@aliceinthewired]

Sick

[@MrSlowpez10]

So with the kjh double dair, do you mostly remove the use of single hit up air to continue combos? Single hit up air is what i usually do to avoid using shine when i know its stale

[@joeydonuts4020]

The use of double dair doesn't have much to do with how stale shine is. I talk about it a bit in this thread: www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/1ggj73s/comment/luqjuqu/? Single hit upair is definitely a good combo extension and like double dair and other combo options, it has its own pros and cons.

[@LogosLFTG]

Sick! How does this app work?

[@joeydonuts4020]

I used rwing to gather and quickly filter through combos then used clippi to play through them all decompressed and recorded with OBS.

[@Bikegod1]

Joseph fucking donuts

[@FlabbahJabbah]

is first hit up air combo extension impractical?

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@FlabbahJabbah first hit upair is a great combo extension, just had its own pros and cons like everything else

[@NVS-16]

im a main falco and I gonna be honest, my goal is play like thiss!!!! any tips joey?

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@NVS-16 practice practice and more practice!

[@NVS-16]

@@joeydonuts4020 🫡🫡🫡 yessss sirrr

[@magicredrock]

Boxx falco

[@zjmullan]

Damn bro gorgeous video. Also funny you're the guy that fucked with moky

[@diego4lonso]

joey donuts what's your PC setup?

[@joeydonuts4020]

I've currently got an i7 12700k, evga 2070 super, 32gb 3600 ram, z690 mobo, 750w psu

[@shanechristensen45]

You’re nasty Mr donuts

[@fumbib6137]

Shine dair SHINE SHINE dair SHINE SHINE SHINE dair dair dair dair SHINE laser SHINE SHINE SHINE SHINE

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@fumbib6137 that one was my favorite too 😌

[@Logan-hy6sb]

What button do u press to jump when jc shining I can’t ever land back on the ground as clean

[@joeydonuts4020]

Jump>shine>airdodge It's exactly the same as the second half of a westballz shine if that helps. It's a very tight timing, but consistently doable.

[@Logan-hy6sb]

@@joeydonuts4020that didn’t answer my question 😢

[@joeydonuts4020]

@@Logan-hy6sb oh sorry it shouldn’t really matter, but on gcc I used the Y button but X is fine too. I am on box now though.

[@Logan-hy6sb]

Box falco looks peak then tf, might need to invest

[@carson3328]

I feel like i ran into you on slippi once. That name is familiar

[@joeydonuts4020]

ggs 😎

[@patrickmilano7262]

​@@joeydonuts4020same. Thanks for beating me up Joey Donuts

[@noobinator50]

pleas

[@Tulsy_Grape]

So just to clarify, are you actually a Grand Master?

[@joeydonuts4020]

The thumbnail is straight from the slippi profile