Author: Lance "Tarnot" Hood

There’s more to keeping the kingdom of Hyrule safe than suiting up in green (complete with pointed cap) and knowing which end of the sword to hold. If you find yourself at this impasse, or if you’re just looking to expand your Hylian horizons, Izaw’s new guide, the Art of Link 3, has you covered.

In the guide, Izaw covers some of the changes that Link has received in recent game updates–things like his shield’s ability to block lasers and his new jab cancel window. The video also covers tactics like tether trumping, stylish ways to get combos going while recovering, and plenty more.

If you missed the Art of Link 2, you can check that out here.

Source: Izaw

With just one day remaining before the fighting game community descends upon Las Vegas to commence Evo 2015, everyone is undoubtedly scrambling to figure out which streams to watch and when to go about doing so.

If you’ve got plans to check out the Ultra Street Fighter IV competition, you’ll be pleased to know that this infographic–embedded below–has been created to ease the process of locating top players.

On top of being useful, this graphic combines caricatures of the biggest names in Street Fighter IV with the characters that they’ve come to represent over the years, resulting in some images that are often hilarious.

If you’d like to check out a full resolution version of the image, you can follow this link to Imgur and download one.

Source: Cal

With Street Fighter V’s beta so close we can practically smell the freshly-rendered hadoukens, many players are saying their (likely temporary) goodbyes to Ultra Street Fighter IV. How each individual treats this parting will vastly differ based on personal experiences with the game, but in the case of tech guru Bafael, a wave goodbye comes in the form of drawing unfinished projects to a close.

Below, you’ll find six of Bafael’s most recent Ultra Street Fighter IV tech videos. These topics range from effective ways to anti-air with every member of the cast, to explanations for how trip guard and landing frames work, as well as methods of milking the most damage out of an FADC and plenty more.

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Nothing gets the blood pumping like a series of smart Super Smash Bros. for Wii U plays that end in a secured stock. Well, okay, a series of smart plays that end in a huge risk that secures a stock may be a little bit more exciting to watch, but you get my point.

Take a collection of these moments, add in stylish editing and a wide spread of cast representation, and you get Charity #2, Justice Chip’s newest Smash highlight video. It goes without saying that the video consists of plenty of high-level plays, but they don’t all come from top tier contenders, so while Diddy and Shiek do get some screen time, they’re not always the ones dishing out the pain.

If you missed the previous Charity reel, you can find it here.

Source: Justice Chip

Yesterday we featured an article about Pac-Man’s ability to cause his opponents to fall through stages, but it seems that isn’t the only glitch that the Namco representative is bringing to the fight in the current version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Pac-Man aficionado PEPESPAIN has uncovered what may be the scariest edge guarding method in the game, thanks to a glitch that they’re calling the “angry hydrant.” It seems that a hydrant dropped with precise timing won’t fire any water, but will maintain an active hitbox for its duration. This means that the retro gaming icon can drop this hydrant after knocking an opponent from the stage, then sit back and watch them struggle to return.

So far, PEPESPAIN says that this only works on the right side of the stage, but it definitely looks to be worth picking up for all of you Pac-Mains out there.

Source: PEPESPAIN via Smash Boards

With all the games that have come and gone over the last couple of decades, few have maintained such a loyal following as Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Whether it’s the game’s speed, the purity of form, or raw nostalgia that keeps players going back to hurl hadoukens old school, there’s no question that top-level matches stand to bring about a different sort of hype than we’re used to seeing in more modern titles.

If you’re a fan of Super Turbo, you’ll be pleased to know that ST Revival founder Kuroppi has compiled a massive playlist–seriously, it’s thirty videos–of top-level Super Turbo action from the last six months, which we’ve embedded below.

And if you’re looking to get involved in some Super Turbo action yourself, don’t forget to sign up for the side tournament coming to Evo next month.

Source: Super Street Fighter II Turbo via ST Revival

Captain Falcon’s standard down special is all well and good, but when looking to stack up some serious damage, replacing the fire-based Falcon Kick with the custom lightning variation is the only way to fly. If timed properly, Falcon is capable of performing a footstool followed by a Lightning Falcon Kick until he sees fit to end his opponent’s stock with a forward air.

As you’ll see in the video below from My Smash Corner, the infinite works on every character in the game. There are, of course, a handful of timing alterations that come into play depending on who is on the receiving end. These have to do with the height an opponent needs to reach before a footstool will keep them trapped, and some large characters also require special spacing. But once the hits start flowing, it’s just a matter of time until the Captain claims a stock.

It should be noted that a few of Evo 2015’s officially approved custom move sets include this special, so it remains to be seen how much this will affect a major competition.

Source: My Smash Corner