Advice to your younger self

[Strong Badam]

be born earlier
and pick fox or falco when you started

 

[Lovage]

take good care of your controller




edit: just read thread LMFAO

edit2:

 

[-ACE-]

Do not ***** out and retire.

Edit: This is Armada, don't know why it's showing up under this account.

 

[rawrimamonster]

If I were starting from scratch I'd learn how to play with claw or "keyboard" style (Javi claw). I'd also learn to L-cancel without depressing the shoulder buttons all the way and to JC grab with Y instead of up. If you are just starting out do yourself a favor and learn proper controller technique.

lol, play 64 on keyboard like I did and still do. I can claw in Melee a bit when I want to, it just easily translated from all the 64 I played. It's just I'd rather not lol.

 

[Jagoffian]

Start going to tournaments earlier, like circa '06/'07 when you discovered wavedashing, etc. I lived in SoCal and was from the same city as Ken.

 

[PhantasyStar]

I would tell myself not to sell my original copy of Melee and to check out advanced techniques on the internet instead of spending that time playing Runescape.

 

[Max?]

real talk, i'd have told my past self to not play super smash bros. melee

Agreed, my life would've been way better off

 

[the_CAM_factor]

play daisy earlier

 

[Juushichi]

ITT: "Melee has ruined my life.", General Discussion.

 

[MikeHaggarTHAKJB]

"there is a competitive ssbm scene"

dont care about what other people think about your skill

Don't let smash change your priorities with school.

GET THE **** OUTTA HERE *****
(crispy, pringles, sicily ***** the middle of italy etc)

 

[Insom]

I would tell myself not to sell my original copy of Melee and to check out advanced techniques on the internet instead of spending that time playing Runescape.

Oh god Runescape. Or as I like to call it: You cannot Run/Escape.

 

[The Star King]

lol, play 64 on keyboard like I did and still do. I can claw in Melee a bit when I want to, it just easily translated from all the 64 I played. It's just I'd rather not lol.

IIRC Nintendude DID play 64 on keyboard

 

[Nintendude]

I didn't get an adapter until like a year and half ago. Also SK respond to your phone lol. I tried sending you a PM or writing you a message but smashboards sucks and I don't know if it went through.

 

[PhantasyStar]

Oh god Runescape. Or as I like to call it: You cannot Run/Escape.

I'll save my MTV True Life story on how Runescape affected/ruined my younger years...we all made mistakes haha.
And now I have competitive smash to fill in the rest of the gap.

 

[Construct]

I'll save my MTV True Life story on how Runescape affected/ruined my younger years...we all made mistakes haha.
And now I have competitive smash to fill in the rest of the gap.

Happens to the best of us.

 

[R2_GP]

quit bowser you rookie

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Do not start out playing Brawl and move to melee. Some things are ****ed for life.

 

[Fly_Amanita]

Even if there were some things I could have afforded to know earlier, I probably wouldn't tell myself anything, since all things considered, I'm happy with how I've progressed and what I've learned over the years. Also, I'm afraid of time travel paradoxes.

 

[Jockmaster]

I would tell myself not to get so drunk that one night

Things got so out of hand...

 

[Jagoffian]

I would tell myself not to get so drunk that one night

Things got so out of hand...

 

[Onomanic]

I'd tell myself to never get discouraged and get my license asap.

 

[rjgbadger]

i would tell myself to pick 3 finger claw up as soon as i started

 

[Keblerelf]

lets settle this with a bench press competition

1RM bench MM at EVO

also, i'd tell my past self to main anyone but puff

 

[Comatose]

I'd tell myself not to waste time with brawl/maining characters like kirby.

 

[Stylez]

To not care too much about the small stuff and just play

 

[chenjesu]

play like a ****** and use as many cheap tactics as possible

 

[N1c2k3]

I would tell myself not to get so effing nervous when going to tournies. They're just people! And not to care about losing...

 

[ElloEddy]

woulda told myself to start playing in O8 instead of being lasy after i found out about competitive melee , i watched vids but never played untill my friends got bored of brawl and we went back to melee lol in 2012

 

[Metal Reeper]

Would of told myself the importance of shield dropping and buffering out of shield. Practice practice. And to play to learn. Not play to win. That I personally think is the most important aspect at getting good at any competitive game.

 

[BSP]

I would tell myself to go to Smashboards much earlier and to pick a top tier. Seriously, pick a top tier >_>

 

[Vkrm]

I would tell myself to dial down the brawl hype.

 

[pokemongeof]

If I seriously wanted to say something to my younger self, it would be to start practicing pro techniques. I started play Melee when I was 6, so it would be a GIANT boost if I learned at that age!

 

[Tee ay eye]

melee's changed my life for the better

in so many ways

then again, i started playing when i was a ****ing idiot kid

 

[RockinRudy]

Spam Lazorz... Spam them Lazors...

 

[bearsfan092]

Spam Lazorz... Spam them Lazors...

Let me give you some counter advice to your younger self. Do not spam lasers. They often become a crutch and make your approaches predictable if you're not careful.

 

[RockinRudy]

Let me give you some counter advice to your younger self. Do not spam lasers. They often become a crutch and make your approaches predictable if you're not careful.

To a point... Happy?

 

[NightShadow6]

Go to more tournaments. (Still working on that sadly)

 

[EbAgItachi]

My advice to my very specific younger self, the one that was at MLG Orlando 06' For Halo 2, yeah....maybe you should walk around the venue a little bit to see what other games are being played besides shooters. Maybe you'll see something that would blow your mind several times over.

I'd be a monster today if I started playing competitively back then

 

[PK Webb]

Play falco young t webb play falco

 

[Archangel]

I would tell myself to master the basics and not get sloppy or satisfied with doing some things well enough. L-cancels, Dashdancing, Shuffling,....etc. I feel like for a long time I was lazy with the basic skills and fundamentals and it costs me for awhile.