Diddy Kong: The Facts, Must Reads and Videos! (Updated 12/03/08)

[Pegachris]

I wanna start uploading some games of mine but I have no capture card

 

[TreK]

Two vids of my sunday's tourny
Kiros (DDK) Vs Cafey (ZSS & DDK)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emZWSwCx3g

DMR (3D) vs Kiros (DDK & The Green Man)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxBjkTPmgwg

Gimmeh advice, i has bananas.
Oh, i dtilt and grab a lot more in friendlies, 'twas my first tournament so i was a bit nervous lol

 

[Vyse]

1st set:
For a match on FD, there was a severe lack of banana play >.<

In the smashville Diddy ditto, although you two were even, I felt cafey had better banana control at times.
You did well for your first tournament, but I think you need to learn how to make the bananas work for you.

What I think you need to learn, is how to use the nanerz as more than just a projectile to get in damage. They're a combo device, and they can be used to lock the opponent down.

Although, this is all advice based on the first video. You probably do play better in friendlies. Haha.

It's just a matter of practice

I'll watch the second set later.

 

[TreK]

Thanks Vyse i'll train with this in head, and hope i'll learn x)

 

[Colbert]

Not sure if it was mentioned, as I didn't read this more than once, but you might want to include something about picking up bananas in the air instantaneously with the Grab-Air Dodge instead of the Shield-Air Dodge. Definitely speeds up your game with picking up bananas on platforms on stages like Battlefield.

 

[TreK]

This has been known for... huh at least 4 months now, it was already known when i came to diddyboards for the fist time lol

 

[pastaboy]

vyse when u get time out of ur busy scedual. u can put these in my section

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bolxU6oxhI jl vs pasta 1 and 2 (wario)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3TnalpHnU8 zaf vs pasta 1 and 2 (g&w)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPwAXPfG1p4 zaf vs pasta 3 (mk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1h_00byPtk pasta vs sliq (bowser)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNdeFB_wbOw pasta vs millar (IC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbeKpD6OHuY pasta vs pyrnight (falco)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RknDZcm7Co pasta vs dazed 1 (fox)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfeMYoZZ5k4 pasta vs dazed 2 (fox)

 

[DUB]

I watched your match pasta against Sliq. Thought it was really solid for both players. Sliq is a monster.

 

[pastaboy]

lol thnx, my controller spazzed on me right at the worst possible time. good controllers r super neccesary for good diddy play.

 

[DUB]

Are most of those matches crewmates?

 

[pastaboy]

some r in my crew(only play like once every month) some where just guys from my region

 

[DUB]

Yeah. In some of the matches it looked like both of you knew what each other were going to do. Always makes matches more interesting. Good stuff.

 

[pastaboy]

its good to play like that, always assume ur players know how to deal with your bananas so u dont get overwhelmed

 

[NinjaLink]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K41pCe5ORCY

me vs moo2king at C3.

 

[Vyse]

The gimp.
It was too good.

How the heck do you get away with that ****?

M2K went super saiyan after that first stock though. He's really something else. I feel sorry for how commentators were saying stuff like 'everybody hates MK', he must cop a lot of crap : /

I'll be taking away some tricks from that match I think : P
Talking about Diddy tricks in theory, and seeing its application is really something else.

 

[Vlade]

Ahaha the first stock was pure gold.

Good match to watch, M2K has amazing DI. His edgeguarding was also very aggressive, but you when you respawned you were ready to own every time.

 

[Vyse]

I just did a big update with some of the hottest threads floating around at the moment.
But it's been a while since my last update, so I've no doubt missed some important stuff.

Can you guys post links to anything you think should be in the sticky?

I guess I'll do a youtube match run next week as well and get all the new/important matches in here.

 

[Count]

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=201793

my killing more efficiently thread. Put it in if you want no big deal either way.

Heres an old wifi match vs melee1s meta knight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_TulGA1nYE

 

[pastaboy]

vyse: instant ground throw and single banana lock r using the same link, a wrong one too. Just thot id point that out >_>

 

[Vyse]

Yeah, when I edit it, I use the advanced editor which can sometimes screw with the links I put in.
I've edited all the wrong links >.<

Instant Ground Throw and Single Banana Lock are housed in the same thread, but yeah, it was pointing to a different thread.

I'll add those vids later on Count.

 

[TreK]

Nash(DDK) vs Kiros (Luigi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eokdPphWVKc&fmt=18

Comment Nash's Diddy plz (and my luigi if you want to, tho i posted this on wigi boards too xD)
Oh and yeah, up to now it is the vid with the worse quality of those I up'd W.w
Any tips on how to record directly from my TV without spending 9/10 of my money ? "^^

 

[Boofy!]

stop rolling so much and dodge spamming, easy punish... not bad though ^.^

 

[metadata]

Very nice and useful post!

 

[mnkey]

nice vid.. smash t3r said to much rolling.. and try mixing it up bit.

 

[Legic]

nice vids, this will help me getting better with diddy

 

[fource]

For the videos here....http://smashboards.com/showthread.ph...24#post5320324
Whenever i click it tells me the videos are private?
and then the link to the 16 Videos Ninja Link made, that playlist won't load either?

 

[TheEliteSmasher]

(post erased)

 

[Riku00]

All of NinjaLink's videos are set to private(sigh)

 

[Ingulit]

This isn't a "hot topic" yet, but I'm hoping that posting it here will help spark discussion on the topic:

Boosted Pivot Grabbing with Diddy: a Comprehensive Guide and Discussion
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=220729

 

[saberhof]

All of NinjaLink's videos are set to private(sigh)

Incorrect, his account got suspended

 

[Ingulit]

Threads

• Tilt utilization + more
  This is a great thread that went over Diddy's Tilts in detail, and though discussion has ceased, the OP has enough information to keep one occupied for a while.
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• Dash attack or "cartwheel" follow-ups!
  This thread follows in step with the last, in that it was a great discussion at the time which culminated into a very informative OP on Diddy's Dash Attack.
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• Side b grab release to footstool works on these ELEVEN chars
  This is the main thread on Diddy's popular DHGR > Footstool combo, and having it here would cut down on some frequently asked questions about it (namely, who it works on).
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• Boosted Pivot Grabbing with Diddy: a Comprehensive Guide and Discussion
  I have already posted this, but I believe it is a useful thread nonetheless, covering many (if not all) of Diddy's discovered applications of his BPG and RBPG.
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• How to prevent being juggled/gimped/get back to the ground
  This is a great post on one of Diddy's biggest shortcomings: how to get back to the ground safely after being juggled. This is a must-read for beginners, and even some higher-level players.
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• What's holding our monkey back? A discussion for weaknesses and common problems.
  This definitely isn't a thread for beginners, but it was a very insightful discussion at the time which I believe shouldn't be forgotten.
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• Diddy is a beast at footstool
  This is an ongoing discussion about one of the most underutilized techniques in Brawl--Footstooling--and Diddy's applications thereof.
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• When your opponent has a Banana in hand
  This was a short-lived discussion, but from it came one very informative post on the situation where your opponent has one of your Bananas.

Advanced Techniques

• Weak Glide Tossing
  OP: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=229625
  By starting a roll, waiting a bit longer than you would for a normal Glide Toss, and then pressing A (Attack) or Z (Grab), you will slide like a normal Glide Toss but only throw your Banana as far as your standing throw.
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• JC Glide Toss
  OP: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222412
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• Pivot Glide Toss
  OP: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222412

Sorry if I'm posting anything already on the OP.