Author: Lance "Tarnot" Hood

Back in September, the Beefy Smash Doods put together a fun video packed with ten lesser-known Super Smash Bros. for Wii U facts. Earlier this week, they compiled a selection of ten more, which we’ve included below.

Many of these facts won’t apply on a match-to-match basis, but are the sorts of things that will occasionally wrinkle the foreheads of players who encounter them. There are, of course, exceptions. For example, knowing the effect that damage percentage has on stun time after a shield break will help ensure punishes don’t whiff, while the way fast falling interacts with aerials will help players maximize their mobility.

Check out the video below and let us know what you learned!

Source: Beefy Smash Doods

In their most recent video, the SSBM Tutorials team discuss how to be good at Super Smash Bros. While this may sound like a rather broad topic to consider in a single video, the advice provided raises an important point about issues affecting plenty of titles beyond Melee, and even the fighting genre.

It’s easy to fall into predictable patterns and one of the marks of a top player, regardless of the game they’re playing, is the ability to avoid doing just that. To illustrate this point, and just how much of a negative impact a habitual approach to fighting games can have, Kira demonstrates the nearly countless options available at any single moment in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

So whether you like to go full-on autopilot as Ibuki, or take the same path back to the stage in Final Destination every time, be sure to give the video a look.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

If you’re in the market for a new main in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Ogawa’s recent Zato-1 tutorial may be just what you’re looking for. Clocking in at just under half an hour, the tutorial covers everything you’ll need to know: strengths and weaknesses, important buttons, Eddie upkeep, combos and more.

Since these strategies come directly from Ogawa himself, the video’s commentary is in Japanese. Not to worry, though, as greatfernman has taken the time to translate the information provided. While not a word for word translation, greatfernman’s notes, when paired with Ogawa’s footage, offer more than enough information to help get players on the right track to keeping pressure high and nailing opponents with unblockables.

To get started, you can follow this link to Ogawa’s tutorial and this link to greatfernman’s translation.

Source: Ogawa and greatfernman via IPLAYWINNER

Combo videos offer a certain kind of entertainment not often found in proper matches, but it’s not common for a combo video to provide as much entertainment as Mr Peck’s latest Skullgirls 2nd Encore offering. In the video, the Peacock master demonstrates plenty of options that push the limits of practicality. Not only do many of these combos dole out massive damage, they often come with the additional bonus of completely demoralizing opponents.

The footage is loaded with plenty of unorthodox Lenny usage, and some strings that allow Peacock to pile on the hits from full screen, but the real star comes near the end when Mr Peck shows off how long he can walk forward while keeping a combo going, thanks to an assist from Valentine. It’s quite a long walk.

Source: Mr Peck, tip from Broseidon

You’ve got your hair dreadlocked and rippling with bright color, your claws sharpened, your feet ready for stomping, but you’ve not a clue which buttons to press to go about making your opponent’s life bar vanish. If you’ve found yourself in this sort of situation, you’re in luck, as Bafael’s most recent Street Fighter V combo video offers a look at how to go about being the best Necalli you can be.

If big hair and creepy whispering aren’t your thing, the other videos Bafael has produced in this series may be more to your liking. You can find information for Nash and Cammy, as well as Rainbow Mika by following their respective links.

As is the common caveat for videos of this nature, we have no way of knowing whether or not the information put forth in the video will remain true in the release version of Street Fighter V, so keep that in mind.

Source: Bafael

You’ve got your hair dreadlocked and rippling with bright color, your claws sharpened, your feet ready for stomping, but you’ve not a clue which buttons to press to go about making your opponent’s life bar vanish. If you’ve found yourself in this sort of situation, you’re in luck, as Bafael’s most recent Street Fighter V combo video offers a look at how to go about being the best Necalli you can be.

If big hair and creepy whispering aren’t your thing, the other videos Bafael has produced in this series may be more to your liking. You can find information for Nash and Cammy, as well as Rainbow Mika by following their respective links.

As is the common caveat for videos of this nature, we have no way of knowing whether or not the information put forth in the video will remain true in the release version of Street Fighter V, so keep that in mind.

Source: Bafael