New Tecnique. DLX-Hit-cancel.

DanteLink X · Feb 8, 2008

Hello. I am a pro Melee player, and I got Brawl a few days ago, I've been looking for tecniques and whatnot, and I found something really interesting and useful. I've called it DLX (DanteLink X) Hit-cancel, What is it about? it consists on cancelling certain moves after you land them on your opponent (it can be both, direct hit or shield).

The easiest character to do this is Falco, just do his running kick (press A while running) then the exact same moment it lands on your opponnent, press up+A (can be both, smash or non-smash and it will work, it only does his Upsmash anyways).

It looks really awesome, because its like 2 moves right after the other, if done correctly you will hit your oponent with the running kick then the upsmash in one smooth looking motion. Really useful in combos. (Throw your opponent down, running kick, into DLX-hit-cancel).

Also, a sound will confirm that you did it ok. It takes timing, but after a while you will see its really easy to pull off. Enjoy.

VIDEO PROOF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4kxLGxfpJw

Updating soon with Mario and Fox vids.

Most people have agreed in naming it DLink (DashLinking) or DL for short
Special note: For it to work, you need to have used your throw on your opponent.

FlyinG ShoosteR · Feb 8, 2008

lulz you named it after yourself.

Superstarmario · Feb 8, 2008

Conceit. Any vids though? Sounds nifty.

Ban Heim · Feb 8, 2008

FlyinG ShoosteR said:
lulz you named it after yourself.

Meh. Doesn't matter as long as it's a legit tech. It'll probably be renamed to make sense anyways.

It'd be kinda cool if this was real. If anybody could offer confirmation, that'd be pretty badass.

SilintNinjya · Feb 8, 2008

if this is true, i think we can just call it Hit canceling...naming it after yourself is just....i mean...seriously?

and if anything, your not canceling the hit =\

Wuzzy · Feb 8, 2008

Really...now. Not to sound mean but this flux of "advanced techs" is ridiculous, esp. since a lot of them are...basic. Including this.

Let me try! Hay guys, if you up Smash with character X and if they get propelled in the air, you can follow up with a jump and the A button! I call it Wuzzyisthebest aerial.

JJnew · Feb 8, 2008

I can confirm it (it was done to me over and over T.T), Its like the dash attack animation was suspended to give space to the up smash.
I belive it was intentionally design so that several hits can be linked.
It makes you think that it will probably have diferent dlx hit cancel on every character opening a new meaning to combo in smash.

NESSBOUNDER · Feb 8, 2008

Is this really true? Because most 2D fighters such as Melty Blood and RBO use this mechanic...

And the name won't last. If this is real, it will brobably be called "Linking" like in other games.

/~Dogma~\ · Feb 8, 2008

hmmmm....sounds promising could u try it with ike plz and tell me the results with and w/o the cancel plz?

Superstarmario · Feb 8, 2008

Wuzzy said:
Really...now. Not to sound mean but this flux of "advanced techs" is ridiculous, esp. since a lot of them are...basic. Including this.

Let me try! Hay guys, if you up Smash with character X and if they get propelled in the air, you can follow up with a jump and the A button! I call it Wuzzyisthebest aerial.

I generally disapprove of casual know nothings, but that was hilarious.

The point of these kind of techs is to eliminate lag as much as possible. Faster the better.

TheJalapeno · Feb 8, 2008

****. That's pretty hardcore.

I demand video footage. rabble rabble.

Spellman · Feb 8, 2008

Mashing the A button repeatedly until the desired effect happens is called TSOT. "The Spellman One-Two" for all you folk who haven't been properly introduced to the term.

Ban Heim · Feb 8, 2008

JJnew said:
I can confirm it (it was done to me over and over T.T), Its like the dash attack animation was suspended to give space to the up smash.
I belive it was intentionally design so that several hits can be linked.
It makes you think that it will probably have diferent dlx hit cancel on every character opening a new meaning to combo in smash.

Sweetness. I think I'll add this to the official techs thread to see if anyone else can confirm it and see if it's indeed a valuable technique.

Rang Flash · Feb 8, 2008

At first I thought this was a joke topic with him naming the tech after himself, but on second thought this tech might become really useful. If it works.

MookieRah · Feb 8, 2008

This would be great if it's true. I'd like to see video confirmation. But yeah, if it's true then people with laggier dash attacks would be in the green.

Saunic · Feb 8, 2008

Sounds to me like Marth's IASA frames.

DanteLink X · Feb 8, 2008

It is true, it completely cancels the running kick animation into Upsmash animation. So both hits will be landed consecutively.

I have been lurking around these forums for a long time, you can tell by my sign up date, and I didn't though people around here where this mean, I just wanted to share this with u guys and give credit to myself, cuz I was the one that happened to find out about it. I name it hit-cancel, because you ARE completely cancelling the remaining animation of the move into another move. So yeah, go try it, and enjoy it. I will post vids later today.

Rang Flash · Feb 8, 2008

MookieRah said:
This would be great if it's true. I'd like to see video confirmation. But yeah, if it's true then people with laggier dash attacks would be in the green.

Like snake's! Heck yea!

NESSBOUNDER · Feb 8, 2008

Indeed. Someone else with the game, go try this.

Basically, it's the same as in traditional 2D fighters. You have to input the command during the hitpause.

Oh, and TC, you obviously havn't lurked enough. Nobody is going to respect you if you are immodest enough to name techs after yourself.

Anyway, good find (if it's real). It just seems fishy because nobody else has reported this after the game has been tested for weeks now.

ShortFuse · Feb 8, 2008

Rang Flash said:
At first I thought this was a joke topic with him naming the tech after himself, but on second thought this tech might become really useful. If it works.

I was going to post: "Is this a joke?" But he did say he'll have video soon.

I'd called it Attack Chain(ing)

Wuzzy · Feb 8, 2008

Superstarmario said:
I generally disapprove of casual know nothings, but that was hilarious.

The point of these kind of techs is to eliminate lag as much as possible. Faster the better.

So because I have 2 posts here I am a casual know nothing. Awesome. What my first post was getting at wasn't trying to flame the OP. I was just thinking that pointing something like that out is...hardly an AT, maybe it will prove useful but (IMO) does not derserve to be deemed an AT.

Superstarmario · Feb 8, 2008

Wuzzy said:
So because I have 2 posts here I am a casual know nothing. Awesome. What my first post was getting at wasn't trying to flame the OP. I was just thinking that pointing something like that out is...hardly an AT, maybe it will prove useful but (IMO) does not derserve to be deemed an AT.

I didn't refer to your postcount at all. Just seemed like the typical and oddly obligatory casual smash troll in AT threads. Because it typically goes:

User 1: [Preposed technique]

Troll: THAT'S STOOPID!

or

Troll: Stop making these glitches and ruining my brawl!

Though I explained my reasoning, you did yours. Nonetheless, welcome to Smashboards. I hope you're prepared for everything that's ahead.

Rang Flash · Feb 8, 2008

If it's real I think it's an AT. Anything n00bs generally don't know about from regular play I would consider an AT.

Ban Heim · Feb 8, 2008

Wuzzy said:
So because I have 2 posts here I am a casual know nothing. Awesome. What my first post was getting at wasn't trying to flame the OP. I was just thinking that pointing something like that out is...hardly an AT, maybe it will prove useful but (IMO) does not derserve to be deemed an AT.

Usually, if it's not in the manual or if it's hard to perform, it's considered an AT.

Myst007_teh_newb · Feb 8, 2008

DanteLink X said:
It is true, it completely cancels the running kick animation into Upsmash animation. So both hits will be landed consecutively.

I have been lurking around these forums for a long time, you can tell by my sign up date, and I didn't though people around here where this mean, I just wanted to share this with u guys and give credit to myself, cuz I was the one that happened to find out about it. I name it hit-cancel, because you ARE completely cancelling the remaining animation of the move into another move. So yeah, go try it, and enjoy it. I will post vids later today.

I think that a lot of people just aren't comprehending what you're talking about. Videos would be infinitely better in explaining this whatever tactic you found out about.

Naming it after yourself is a little iffy, though, considering how, for this to be possible, the developers must have intentionally done this. Therefore, you didn't technically 'discover' anything.

Wuzzy · Feb 8, 2008

Superstarmario said:
I didn't refer to your postcount at all. Just seemed like the typical and oddly obligatory casual smash troll in AT threads. Because it typically goes:

User 1: [Preposed technique]

Troll: THAT'S STOOPID!

or

Troll: Stop making these glitches and ruining my brawl!

Though I explained my reasoning, you did yours. Nonetheless, welcome to Smashboards. I hope you're prepared for everything that's ahead.

My first welcome! Thank you good sir.

On topic: A video might change my mind of this being basic rather than an AT.

BlargCow · Feb 8, 2008

lol DLX- Hit-cancel. You didn't have to name it after yourself.

Break · Feb 8, 2008

Superstarmario said:
I didn't refer to your postcount at all. Just seemed like the typical and oddly obligatory casual smash troll in AT threads. Because it typically goes:

User 1: [Preposed technique]

Troll: THAT'S STOOPID!

or

Troll: Stop making these glitches and ruining my brawl!

Though I explained my reasoning, you did yours. Nonetheless, welcome to Smashboards. I hope you're prepared for everything that's ahead.

You really misinterpreted his post. All he said was that it seemed like a simple, common sense technique that was not really complicated enough to be deemed "advanced".

NESSBOUNDER · Feb 8, 2008

Seriously though, this kind of cancel is a standard combo mechanic in most modern 2D fighters. If it's real, then it's a game mechanic, not an AT.

/~Dogma~\ · Feb 8, 2008

well he still found it, it may or may not be an AT but its just as useful as one

SuperMajinLink 287 · Feb 8, 2008

Wuzzy said:
Really...now. Not to sound mean but this flux of "advanced techs" is ridiculous, esp. since a lot of them are...basic. Including this.

Let me try! Hay guys, if you up Smash with character X and if they get propelled in the air, you can follow up with a jump and the A button! I call it Wuzzyisthebest aerial.

OMG! lol, I pissed my pants from laughing so hard reading your 2nd statement.

OK, well, not literally, but you y'all get the idea.

Anyways, I'd like to see proof of this video because the character I'm going to main will find this useful...

WastingPenguins · Feb 8, 2008

Lollz, I don't care whether or not it's "advanced". This sounds awesome! Seriously, I sure hope that every character can do this.

Team Giza · Feb 8, 2008

Didn't we know about this already? I heard about this a week ago.

Here is the thread

cynar · Feb 8, 2008

needs a better name, naming tech's after yourself is lame, plus pretty sure this was known

NESSBOUNDER · Feb 8, 2008

Yes, it is very useful. This kind of mechanic is most popular in sprite-based fighting games. Inputting a command during "hitpause" will cause your character to drop their previous animation entirely and start a new one.

TrueRedemption · Feb 8, 2008

Its a tad disappointing most of you have seemingly taken more interest in the choice in name rather than what this could open up for the game. I mean what if the upsmash also can be linked to another move or two in this way, so on and so forth, while equally allowing chances for the defender to perhaps avoid or counter one of the link possibilities but not another, a type of rock paper scissors mind game for combo continuation. All speculation, but really, count the number of posts that are solely there regarding the naming or responses to such posts (which i know, includes most of this one) I at least look forward to any and all further investigation on it, especially since you presented it as "the easiest character to do this with..." have you had success with other characters already as well?

-True

WastingPenguins · Feb 8, 2008

Well ****. Falco-exclusive? I was kind of excited for this for a moment.

NESSBOUNDER · Feb 8, 2008

That's what TC gets for being too hasty. Should have tried it with other characters first.

InvincibleAgent · Feb 8, 2008

NESSBOUNDER said:
Oh, and TC, you obviously havn't lurked enough. Nobody is going to respect you if you are immodest enough to name techs after yourself.

Incorrect. Ever hear of Ink Dropping? Guy's name.

tutter · Feb 8, 2008

take away that lamasaur name

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