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Recent content by JRAFF

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    what matchups will require me to turn to zelda for the kill?

    Meh, I dunno... transforming between Sheik and Zelda is definitely a legit strategy, but personally I'd never wanna do it. They're both my most-used characters, but always separately. I'm determined to find ways of beating every opponent using both of them separately. I don't think...
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    Side-stepping/spot dodging

    I looked around for another thread about this but I didn't see one... I'm sorry if there is one and I missed it. I hope this is okay. One of my biggest problems right now when brawling online is that my defense isn't very good. I rely too heavily on just using the shield to defend, and this...
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    if you have a Mac computer...

    1. Invert the screen's colors by pressing CTRL+ALT+APPLE+8 2. Watch a video of Luigi's Final Smash (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nE2-CR4QE5M <-- happens at 1:40) OH MAN I'M FREAKIN' OUT.
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    New? edge guarding tech

    I'm a bit confused... sorry. I didn't play Melee much and am not sure what the cape gliding thing is that you mentioned. What exactly am I supposed to be doing with Vanish? Do you mean just vanishing horizontally from somewhere on the stage and grabbing the edge?
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    Snake is the cheapest character in brawl by default.

    Yeah, that is a good point... Snake did sort of get an element of surprise in this game. I've though for a while now that Snake will be top tier easily, but now I'm thinking it may be too early to say that. Maybe we just haven't yet figured out all of the good counters for his moves, and...
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    Overcoming scrubness to play competitively.

    Haha. I guess at least swearing is the only thing I do to vent my anger. At least I haven't broken controllers I guess. And I also always realize after the matches are over that the other dude was probably just better than me... and I always send a message to them if I can.
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    Overcoming scrubness to play competitively.

    I have a weird problem with fighting games... particularly SSB. I KNOW in my head, right now, that there really aren't any moves that are unfair to use. If you can win by spamming a move or chain-throwing... there's really nothing wrong with that. You're playing to win. But when I'm actually...
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    Sheik in a Tournament Environment

    I do use the needles to disrupt a lot of his attacks... like his side B. And I dodge his attacks the best I can... BUT the problem is, Ike only needs to hit Sheik like 2, 3 times to kill her :( that **** Fsmash... it's usually easy enough to avoid, but once in a while when it catches you...
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    Snake is the cheapest character in brawl by default.

    It's no longer the friendliest fighting game ever. Not with Snake in it! Snake has injected a healthy dose of testosterone into Smash's mainline. There's no room for friendliness on the battlefield. Only... explosives.
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    Rate my Shiek

    her neutral air seems better than the fair this time around to me... when you hit with initial part of it. Correct me if I'm wrong... I don't know for sure. I've been trying to get used to using the neutral air, right now I still sometimes accidentally use fair.
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    Sheik in a Tournament Environment

    Snake is indeed a really tough match-up for Sheik! Ugh... I get scared every time I face a Snake online now, just because I've had my *** kicked by so many good Snake players now. He's really tough to approach because of his explosives, first of all... and when you DO get close to him, he...
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    New New MA Player Finder

    Name - JRAFF Hometown - Allston Main Character(s) - Sheik - Game Preference (Melee or Brawl) - Brawl AIM - thejraff MSN - N/A Car - Yes Commuter Rail - N/A T - Stop - Harvard Avenue (Green Line)
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    Mass Madness 9: KevinM is Attending - Framingham, MA - May 10, 2008 - SSBM+SSBB

    Oh I just realized I'll be done with school by this time. That makes it more likely that I'll be there. Probably just for Brawl though... the extent of my Melee knowledge is the one week I borrowed it from a friend earlier this year.
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    Brawl tournament at PlayNTrade-Walpole MA UPDATED! POST IN THIS THREAD ONLY!

    I was the guy in the paisley shirt who played as Sheik. I had a good time... it was my first video game tournament ever, actually. I didn't win either round but I got to brawl against some really good players and see some good matches.
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    Mass Madness 9: KevinM is Attending - Framingham, MA - May 10, 2008 - SSBM+SSBB

    I would like to come to this. I might.
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