View Full Version : Link vs Young LInk
gwyne
09-20-2006, 04:04 PM
In my eyes they are the same, but who is better?
explain why.
Zodiac
09-20-2006, 04:49 PM
Link is betterm and mostly because of the fact that he is 1- a comboing machine.
and
2- He has more range than young link, using the projectiles and links range right can easily destroy an average YL. YL is light and can be thrown off easier, and since link is such a powerhouse its easier for him to knock young link off.
Young Link- has of course the seed advantage over link, and of coruse his grass cutter spike plus his down A meteor smash along with fire arrows.
as saiad before, Link only outdose yl because he is a combing machine and has twice the range as yl.
Left Nut
09-20-2006, 06:56 PM
plus link can use the bomb jump wen u master it, and recovery with the hookehot works wonders
yl can be pretty good tho if u learn to use him right
Kanzaki
09-20-2006, 11:31 PM
I prefer, and is better with, Young Link, but I use Link when I have to with his weight.
mkmelee
09-27-2006, 07:12 PM
Let's not start this again.
sinfallen
09-27-2006, 07:16 PM
well im not one who is gonna say who is better cuz i use both of them so i wont say a thing :laugh:
Skler
09-27-2006, 07:21 PM
Young Link has some good matchups Link doesn't have and vice versa. Y Link happens to not get as owned by shiek (or fox) as Link does, however Link does better is quite a few other matchups due to his longer range and the power he has. They can both combo quite well (but Link can end his combos with strong finishers, Y Link has finishers but not as good ones) and they are both decent edgeguarders. Young Link has better arrows, much better arrows.
Kyle Kerplunk
09-28-2006, 09:08 PM
I feel like this question is posted in a thread weekly now. Gwyne for future refence to avoid getting flamed man make sure you use the search key.
balladechina212
09-28-2006, 10:23 PM
A lot of people believe YL's wavedash is much more useful and easier to use.
mkmelee
09-29-2006, 06:06 PM
A lot of people believe YL's wavedash is much more useful and easier to use.
Yes, because we all know that his longer wavedash makes him a better character. For goodness sake, TC just read the guides, watch videos, and you choose who you like better, if you really need help deciding, and if you don't, just don't make threads like this.
OcarinaLink
10-02-2006, 04:59 PM
Yes, because we all know that his longer wavedash makes him a better character. For goodness sake, TC just read the guides, watch videos, and you choose who you like better, if you really need help deciding, and if you don't, just don't make threads like this.
amen, brother. Amen.
balladechina212
10-02-2006, 05:07 PM
I wasn't saying that his wavedash made him better. I main Link and never use Young Link, and I happen to wavedash a lot.
NJ'zFinest
10-03-2006, 07:11 PM
I hate clone these threads. At least this thread isn't as bad as Marth vs Roy.
*pound* @ mkmelee and OcarinaLink
Lucky_Sharmz19
10-03-2006, 09:47 PM
Actually, Link has stronger arrows. YL's arrows only do 15% fully charged. Link's fully charged arrows do 18%. Link has strong KO moves, his attacks have more range, bigger bombs, a more useful Up B, longer ranged hookshot, and heavier.
YL has trouble KOing, lighter, has a bigger wavedash, jumps higher, has a shorter hookshot, stronger boomerang and bombs, hidden meteor in his D air, he is much faster, and almost all of his attacks have very little lag.
NJ'zFinest
10-03-2006, 09:57 PM
Eventhough Link's bows are stronger, YLink's bows are better since they are way faster to charge and are better suited for quick spam (easily shown in Caveman's and Chu Dat's videos). Y Link is pretty much just the nimble spammer who has a hard time finsihing off the oppenent after ranking up damage. Eventhough Link isn't as quick, he can still spam, he has better combos, better priority and range, better recovery, heavier, and so on.
Aiser
10-04-2006, 09:49 PM
Link has a bigger wang so clearly he is better...
*co-signs @ orcarinalink*
Link226
10-07-2006, 09:11 AM
i dunno.....but since...i have been playin SSBM i always thought and still think, YL is better than Link.....hes faster, his projectiles are better, his down smash is better (imo), i think his dair is better, i think his nair is better, and his wavedash is really good.
In my opinion YL is way better than Link.....thats y b4 i hated Link...i mained YL. But that changed as i got better in the game....i dunno y i changed. But i still think YL is better
NJ'zFinest
10-07-2006, 07:35 PM
You're funny Link226, that post disgraces NY Link players
Link226
10-18-2006, 02:05 PM
You're funny Link226, that post disgraces NY Link players
so is it not true what i said?
u disgrace smash players
Aiser
10-18-2006, 02:11 PM
Its not true what you said, y.link sucks more then link does. lol
y.link dies way to quickly, link has better match ups, Link has better Ko moves.... the list goes on.
highandmightyjoe
10-18-2006, 02:20 PM
Link is better, easily. And no Y. Links projectiles are not better, all three projectiles with Link and Y. Link each have an advantage and disadvantage compared to the other.
Bow: Links is stronger/Y. Links is faster and more useful, espeacially out of SH. Y. Links is better.
Boomerang: Links goes farther/Y. Links can be thrown at different angles. Links is better because the range is way more important than the angles.
Bombs: Links are thrown farther/Y. Links have more explosions. Being able to throw the bomb farther, as well as the bomb actually being slightly larger make it much more reliable. I listed the increased number of explosions as a plus for Y. Link but really I don't know if it helps or hurts him more. Don't know enough about it really, but anyway Links are still better.
Link also has more range than Y. Link, more power, harder to knock off stage, better recovery, and a longer hookshot giving him better throw options. Even Links taunt is better than Y. Links since Y. Links is the longest in the game(pretty sure) doing it at the wrong time can get you punished really really badly. The only things Y. Link has on Link is a better WD which really isn't even all that important, he's alittle faster but that doesn't really matter much either in this case.
Pretty much Link is better in almost every way. I still play Y. Link from time to time anyway, since as was mentioned earlier he does have better match ups against certain characters, but in general Link is better.
El_LoVo
10-18-2006, 02:34 PM
Link has a bigger wang so clearly he is better...
*co-signs @ orcarinalink*
This guy is good, listen to him.
NJ'zFinest
10-18-2006, 02:51 PM
so is it not true what i said?
Yes, NY is known for having intelligent/experienced Link players. If you say YL>Link and you live in NY, then you don't know what your talking about.
u disgrace smash players
weak...nice one
flaco
10-18-2006, 02:57 PM
I would say link is the better charecter on these situation hands down becuase he hits harder and gtos good pority with his nuetral a attack in the air sure is slow but better that youn link he his also young link does it as hard as link I say lunk is better
Link-NY
10-18-2006, 03:53 PM
Lol! Link rapes y-Link but i think y-link does better aginst fox/falco just d-tilt and d-smash away >=) BTW NJzFinest do u have any idea if Mew2king plays metroid prime hunters for da DS? i played some1 by that name last nigth and added him to my rivals list. he...raped me X_X
Lol, NJ, what's with you always giving props to NY Link players? There are only 3 or 4 of us that come to mind, myself included.
NJ'zFinest
10-18-2006, 08:23 PM
Lol! Link rapes y-Link but i think y-link does better aginst fox/falco just d-tilt and d-smash away >=) BTW NJzFinest do u have any idea if Mew2king plays metroid prime hunters for da DS? i played some1 by that name last nigth and added him to my rivals list. he...raped me X_X
Link doesn't not rape Y-Link. In the matchup Link vs Y-Link, Y-Link does well....it's just that Link>Y-Link overall.
Mew2king doesn't play any DS game online and he sucks *** at MP Hunters :chuckle:
Lol, NJ, what's with you always giving props to NY Link players?
KDJ, PC Chris, and Mow tell me NY is the best state for Link :psycho: I don't see why I shouldn't believe them >.> There are only 3 or 4 of us that come to mind, myself included.I think PC Chris should count as one of those Links eventhough he doesn't main Link. He has a beastly Link. And it seems that there's actually a good number of Link players in NY when looking through the Link forum. Maybe it's just that alot aren't that well known and some just probably suck >.>
btw, 3/4 known Link players in one state is still more than any other state.
Aiser
10-18-2006, 08:53 PM
^ I hear P.C's link is hella good however I can never find any vids of it T_T;
And it seems that there's actually a good number of Link players in NY when looking through the Link forum. Maybe it's just that alot aren't that well known and some just probably suck >.>
btw, 3/4 known Link players in one state is still more than any other state.
Yeah, that one.
The only really well known one is Kubuu. NeonXToshiro is good, but nobody would know him by name. Same with me. I've never seen P.C.'s Link, so i'll take your word for it. I'll challenge him to a MM if he comes to another Gauntlet.
link can take more damage then y.link
and his sword has more of an impact
well it's all about skill when your pro...right?
NJ'zFinest
10-23-2006, 07:09 PM
it's all about skill pro or not, can this thread die now? thanks
NJ'zFinest
10-23-2006, 11:41 PM
because it's worthless....duh
The Differences Between Link and Young Link (http://thebuzzsaw.googlepages.com/tkk.htm#a1)
The fight is relatively even. Link has more power and range, but Young Link has speed and better projectiles. I disagree with Link having "better combos"; Link merely has different combos. Young Link has many wicked combos of his own that Link could never hope to execute.
Zeroshift
11-05-2006, 04:36 AM
seeing as i use both i can't really say, i use link when i want to deal lots of damage with fewer hits, and young link when i want to rack up the hit count (16? hit spin attack and 4 hit bombs) plus young link has the advantage that if he is sword spinning someone that someone will act as a human shield
Alright, here's coming from a guy who has played against young Link for nearly six years. They are, as many say, relatively equal. Link does do more damage, though I beg to differ on who packs more of a punch. Young Link's running hack and d-smash are great for getting opponents off the edge. The running hack is also a great combo finisher if use to end a combo rather than n00bishly start one. Though his projectiles have less range, they still utterly rape Link on a one on one. Unless you're on Final Destination and the Y.Link is dumb enough to stay at the other end, His projectiles hold a powerful advantage. Though his arrows do less damage, the have fire and therefor have a longer stun. His bombs, though appearing smaler, actually pack a larger punch and do more damage. I think I once read that his bomb actually explodes four times while Link's explodes once. Y.Link's real trump against Link, however, is his boomrang. Not only does it do more damage and pack more of a punch, it has a near 90 degree arc. This gives him a huge advantage in matches when trying to close in on him from above. With all this in mind, you may be wondering why use Link. The only way to beat Y. Link is with stronger attacks and range of close up attacks. Once you do get past his projectile defences, Link's jabs, shffles, smashes, whatever, will screw up the poor kid. I've got to say, if they had just given Y.Link the Gilded Sword (Major's Mask), he may have ended up being a top tier character.
NJ'zFinest
11-05-2006, 09:49 AM
Alright, here's coming from a guy who has played against young Link for nearly six years.
You're trying to make yourself sound experienced, I respect that. But what YLinks? CPU YLinks? inexperienced YLinks? I don't know why you even said this.
Y.Link's real trump against Link, however, is his boomrang. Not only does it do more damage and pack more of a punch, it has a near 90 degree arc. This gives him a huge advantage in matches when trying to close in on him from above.
Actually, it's YLink's bombs that give him a real "trump" against Link. Boomerangs are annoying, however YLink's bombs have stun, making him able to spam+combo with them.
The only way to beat Y. Link is with stronger attacks and range of close up attacks. Once you do get past his projectile defences, Link's jabs, shffles, smashes, whatever, will screw up the poor kid.
With a character such as Link, it would be pretty hard to get past YLink's. Jabs and smashes aren't anything that will "screw up the poor kid". It's really just Link's priority and combos, however it's hard to land a decent setup through all of the spam. YLink has a much easier time racking damage and getting in a KO. Link is the better character however loses in the 1 on 1 matchup.
Alright, here's coming from a guy who has played against young Link for nearly six years.
Hmmm, already I question your experience because the game was released in America on December 3, 2001. Therefore, the game hasn't even been out for five years yet.
I have played as a Young Link main since the summer of 2002, so I guess that means I have 4.5 years of experience. However, I only really consider this most recent year (since about fall of 2005) valid because that is when I became extremely competitive and started traveling for tournaments.
Young Link plays on a totally different plain than Link. Young Link is faster in many areas; his dash and wavedash are both crucial components. The steeper boomerang angles open up more options. I have tried transitioning over to Link, but it is nearly impossible considering how long I have adjusted to Young Link. The differences are so blatant now that I don't really consider them clones.
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