New Technique with Mario

[BioGhost]

I looked through a bunch of threads and didn't find anything about this, so I decided to post it.

I'm not sure if anyone knows about this already, but I'll post it anyway.

I call it: Aerial Cape Extension (ACE).

While I was messing around in Stage Builder mode I started doing random cape things with Mario during a stage test. I found that it is possible to shoot yourself off of the edge while using your cape, giving it uncanny range.

You do it by running at the edge and using the cape just as you are about to leave the ground. The game lets you keep all of your momentum momentarily while you swing your cape. You can follow this up with a fair and still be able to recover, or jump backwards and shoot a fireball towards your victim before grabbing the edge, etc. The possibilities are endless.

The timing is very hard, but I expect one should be able to master it over time. I'm not sure what the best timing is, but something tells me that, ideally, you should try to press B on the last possible frame before you leave the ground.

It seems very situational, and possibly punishable, but it can be good for a surprise, and there is little risk to SD as you can recover with only your midair jump.

This technique doesn't just have to be used for edgeguarding, though, or else I would name it Aerial Cape Edgeguard. I haven't done much experimenting, but I've found that you can use it to cross the left and right platforms on Battlefield lickety-split.


If everyone already knows about this, I'm sorry for wasting your time.

[cHooKay]

HOLY CRAP IT WORKS!!!! WTF! MARIO JUST FLEW OFF THE EDGE!!!!!!!!!! Nice find bro, definitely applying this to my Mario.

[fazares]

new technique...fazares hop:tap the y or x button slightly....u will be able to do a smaller jump giving u a better approach than the full fledged jump....u can also do an aerial
fazares triple jump:tap x or y twice then at the peak of ur 2nd jump, tap up+b.... u will get a 3rd jump...u can control mario when hes falling after....

[Dogysamich]

That's kinda funny how that works.

The timing is the same as

- Taunt Cancelling (in melee)
- ECE (in melee)
- (Link and Y.Link's) Spinhogging (in melee)

it's actually not that hard.

Funny though. XD

[Ebonyks]

It sounds like this would become much easier when the c-stick is switched to specials... can anyone verify this, my copy of brawl hasn't yet arrived.

[Dogysamich]

it's.... not that hard to begin with. >.>

[saratos]

Ooh neat.

And, Fazare, it is not as obvious as it may sound if you don't even read the whole post.

[Half-Split Soul]

This seems to work with same mechanics as the cape-based edgehog talked about in the other threat, only into reverse direction so that your movement+cape isn´t used to grap the ledge but to move along with cape. Might definitely be useful as mindgame and edgeguard against enemies recovering from below.

[Mario_ 101]

Sounds pretty awesome, just too bad I can't get the game till summer. ):

[Mike Hawk]

being doing it since i got the game, works best if you cape the opponents second jump instead of the third jump, then go back to the stage and cape the third jump.

[waru]

Ahaha nice find.


This definitely works with edgeplay, which I suck tremendously at. I always bomb it.

This allows me to kind of thrust into their trajectory path (they throw themselves, I guess), instead of trying to awkardly jump and drop in, or wait at the edge.

[Rauzaruke]

It seems to work in varying degrees with me. Sometimes I get the timing just right and I fly off the ledge. Other times I do get some distance but not as much as a perfectly timed ACE. (I love the acronym for the name but the extended name really doesn't fit. It isn't so much as an extension as it is a glide since you really just fly off the ledge)

[XLR]

Nice discovery, if implemented right, this could catch opponents off guard. No offense, but I'm not a fan of the "ACE" name. Why not call it "The Super Cape"?

[WWJasonD]

I gotta try this when I get home. I'm at work lol.

[LittleKey]

Wow, nice find. This might prove useful.