User:Anonano

Super Smash Bros History
I began playing Super Smash Bros. with my brother. He excelled with Kirby, and it was my dream and goal to beat him with Link in the future. After months of effort, I finally beat him, and have been addicted to the Super Smash Bros. series ever since.

I've logged hundreds of hours on the original, and on Melee I have logged 600 hours of gameplay in the VS mode. I was extremely excited for Brawl, and the first thing I would do in the mornings starting two years before the release was check the website, Smash Bros Dojo! for any new updates (as Japan daytime occurs during my nightime). I remember well feeling slightly disappointed, yet completely unfazed as the screenshots remained unchanged on the official website... and then the eventually surge of excitement when Sakurai, the game producer, announced that he would have daily weekday updates. I still check every morning even now.

The first time I played Brawl was with my greatest friend, whom I had never played before in Melee or Brawl. It was exciting, but because we didn't know that the game was set automatically on Widescreen, we had great difficulty predicting each others' movements and strategies. Later I changed the game so that it would fit properly onto my television.

Since that time, I have unlocked all the characters, stages, and events, and am close to unlocking the last few songs, despite being stunted in the amount of time I can play per week (mostly on Saturdays alone).

Competition
Despite my obsessive love for the series, no one in my area has obtained Brawl and few have any interest in playing the game on a competitive level. Only one person has been lauded as "crazy" at the game in my area and I have already fought and defeated him.

A few things inhibit my ability to actually go compete in tournaments. The first is mentioned above; few people share my interests, and none hold tournaments.Another problem that stops me from competitively playing is that I cannot find any tournaments within a distance from my home that my parents would allow me to travel to. The Wifi option on Brawl has been fun, yet the lag has been a serious detriment to my playing style. It is particularly annoying when other players use characters that deliberately take advantage of that lag, such as Pikachu's Thunder or Captain Falcon's side-B (although that can be effectively countered with Link's Up-B).

Despite this, I would leap on an opportunity to play competitively, and I know that I could learn a lot from the best players, or even those that have competed only a few times. Improvement is my goal!

Characters
I had a limited set of characters that I particularly excelled in in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee. Link was the only character I was truly effective with in the original, and although I became proficient enough in Melee to defeat most opponents with any character, I only used Link, Falco, and Pikachu (although I occasionally used Mewtwo). In Brawl, my best characters are Link, Toon Link, Lucario, Ike, Pikachu, and Falco. I believe Ike is a somewhat cheap character however, and have discovered some little advantages that irk me. For instance, when being juggled, Ike can charge his B move and release it right as the opponent tries another strike to juggle. Ike will take damage, but will not flinch, and the other character will often be KO'd. Pikachu feels slightly different, and I feel I need some work to get back to my normal standards with Pikachu.