The Hidden Game of Defense in SSBM

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In SSBM, the concept of defensive option-selects has gone largely unexplored. As it turns out, unseen inputs are often the most meaningful.
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  • @teeemo3445
    @teeemo34453 жыл бұрын

    Babe wake up Hax posted a new video

  • @MrApmuk

    @MrApmuk

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...this did not age well...

  • @danielwhittelsey2576
    @danielwhittelsey25763 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if HAX$ loved nuclear physics as much as he loves Melee. We'd have nuclear fusion stabilized by now :P

  • @austinbradshaw5021

    @austinbradshaw5021

    3 жыл бұрын

    i didn't know hax loved physics

  • @Supertaldo916

    @Supertaldo916

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nuclear physics ain't shit compared to those sweet, sweet Hax$ Dashes to waveshine to Up Smash into taunt. Molecules my ass, gimme them nuclear sets of melee.

  • @ammonstyles5224

    @ammonstyles5224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Supertaldo916 LOL

  • @proto3011

    @proto3011

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Supertaldo916 tbh? same

  • @warpromo6636

    @warpromo6636

    3 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @TheUndead2012
    @TheUndead20123 жыл бұрын

    I think this is all very valuable, though the reason the phrase 'option-select' isn't talked about as often for Melee isn't so much that people aren't willing to learn them, but because Smash games are actually very sparse in the amount of _true_ option selects that are actually available. In the Street Fighter example you showed, Ryu was able to cover 3 options with just _one single input_ , because of how the game reads throws, attacks, and blocks. The difference between this and the examples you showed, is that you are masking additional inputs with existing actions, rather than the input for the action _itself_ masking those potential inputs. In Smash games, there aren't many basic actions that are performed by combining existing actions, such as SF's walk back and blocking being the same, and 2 attack buttons being throw, among others. The closest Smash gets is Grab, which is Shield + A (even Z is just a macro for this), which actually does let you true OS something like a landing aerial if you're Fox. For example, if you hard shield for 4 frames (the Powershield window), then press A on the fifth frame (I'm forgetting if you must release Shield on this frame in Melee, but in some games you don't need to), you will cover a grab with 4 Powershield frames, and if something hits you during those frames, a Jab will come out instead. If you're close enough, this could of course result in a potential Up Smash. This isn't _super_ useful in Melee because Powershields greatly increase shield pushback, but you see this more commonly in the games following Melee, not just because of the reduced shield pushback, but also because of how the c-stick functions. In particular for Smash 4, Because the devs added the ability to customize your inputs, things like Attack and Smash stick are simply macros for an analog direction + A for 1 frame (with that analog input either being a soft or full input depending on if it's Attack/Smash). What this let you do is OS a Powershield Tilt or Smash attack, by instead inputting a direction on the c-stick after the initial Powershield frames (as the c-stick did not act as a buffer for OoS options in Brawl, making it result in a grab if combined with Shield).

  • @drew1333

    @drew1333

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ya, the fox up throw on marth doesn't really seem like option coverage. Maybe if marth was asdi-ing out and di-ing to live. Then marth could be covering back air and up air.

  • @dunK1x

    @dunK1x

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@drew1333 asdi alone wont be enough for marth to dodge the second hit of upair most of the time though.

  • @drew1333

    @drew1333

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dunK1x could

  • @ParagonPKC

    @ParagonPKC

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would z be a macro for shield+A if you can aerial with it? How does the game read that input

  • @TheUndead2012

    @TheUndead2012

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ParagonPKC You cannot airdodge with a soft L or R input, which is what the 'shield' part of the macro does, so only the 'A' input will result in anything when airborne. It's essentially the same as L/R being depressed 43/255 (16.86%), which is the minimum input for a Light Shield. Since Light Shield was removed in later games, Z (or Shield+A macros) will result in an airdodge.

  • @Micha-Hil
    @Micha-Hil2 жыл бұрын

    hearing HAX$ say "Ryu" is a surreal experience

  • @WWXXL123
    @WWXXL1233 жыл бұрын

    For anyone asking: “why not use c-stick spotdodge instead of analog spotdodge to root yourself since you can buffer it?” It’s because if you use C-Stick, your shield will come out for 1 frame, and shield is not a root state so you would fly off.

  • @lucalyons-sosa9843

    @lucalyons-sosa9843

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL I thought that during the video and came to that realization, then read this comment. So funny. I guess I feel proud of myself now.

  • @cifxr

    @cifxr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucalyons-sosa9843 gotta love that feeling

  • @Chair-Son
    @Chair-Son3 жыл бұрын

    funny how Hax makes a video on option selects after saying you should never hard press l cancel

  • @snabsif2483

    @snabsif2483

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hard press l cancel is ridiculous

  • @NesDaKid
    @NesDaKid3 жыл бұрын

    holy fuck, Melee in 2050 will be sick

  • @TheSpaceOpera
    @TheSpaceOpera3 жыл бұрын

    I would consider making your KZread name “Hax$”. I was not familiar with your real name and therefore didn’t realize this was Hax$ until I saw the comments. I think more melee fans would be able to find you that way!

  • @alexofawesome330
    @alexofawesome3303 жыл бұрын

    i hope hax doesn't post anything crazy in the future

  • @the.haunted.hourglass21

    @the.haunted.hourglass21

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @-king-1230

    @-king-1230

    3 жыл бұрын

    F

  • @_elynas

    @_elynas

    3 жыл бұрын

    boy do i have some news for you

  • @Nognamogo

    @Nognamogo

    2 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't even crazy, just too passionately presented. Leffen truly still is a terrible person.

  • @mattgar921
    @mattgar9213 жыл бұрын

    Hax just creates a new meta every damn month

  • @09cf
    @09cf3 жыл бұрын

    it's honestly a crime that this doesn't have more views, learning about this stuff is so fascinating

  • @zachstarattack7320
    @zachstarattack73203 жыл бұрын

    This is unbelievable. Hax frickin’ money is the smartest man at the most technical game ever.

  • @general.kenobi
    @general.kenobi3 жыл бұрын

    Hax pls do more youtube content. Match Analysis, online games against other top players, enter tournaments, guides etc. We need you. You are the hero of 20XX.

  • @pedlar6839

    @pedlar6839

    3 жыл бұрын

    GENERAL KENOBI

  • @gareth4348
    @gareth43483 жыл бұрын

    I can't use any of the things I learn in these videos in my play yet, but I still love watching them, because it shows how deep melee is.

  • @Legendary_Gary
    @Legendary_Gary3 жыл бұрын

    Is that 200% at 17:20 edited in? LOL it caught me so off guard. Great video as always though.

  • @clutchedbyanangel

    @clutchedbyanangel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably had a lower percent in the script, and realized it was wrong when recording the example footage.

  • @dunK1x

    @dunK1x

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didnt even notice when watching the video lol but thats prob cuz of phone audio

  • @skirch6094

    @skirch6094

    3 жыл бұрын

    He cut himself off before he said Falcon was a low tier

  • @darkwizzy7895
    @darkwizzy78953 жыл бұрын

    I loved the editing and format, the analog inputs really helped understanding, good shit hax!

  • @3rdJan
    @3rdJan3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video. You really have an understanding of the game that I wish to have one day. You're also a great teacher, explaining these in just enough detail to make them accessible and support your points with great visuals. Love these videos!

  • @trevormars5370
    @trevormars53703 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible. It’s amazing to see such high level melee dissected into information I can (barely) digest. I will never be good enough to use this info, but I throughly enjoyed this well made video

  • @appleormac
    @appleormac3 жыл бұрын

    Love the technical details in your videos.

  • @Luna-Lux
    @Luna-Lux3 жыл бұрын

    14:31 Me, a peach main at low percent Yes today I will press C stick down

  • @TheMonarchOfTetris
    @TheMonarchOfTetris3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Hax. Your knowledge of the game is incredible.

  • @chickenmcdouble
    @chickenmcdouble3 жыл бұрын

    Lets go algorithm

  • @thaine26
    @thaine263 жыл бұрын

    Top 10 moments before disaster

  • @lambmaster27
    @lambmaster273 жыл бұрын

    Such a great video, thanks for making it bro

  • @stevechrollo8074
    @stevechrollo80743 жыл бұрын

    Basically could be Statistics/probability paper on Hidden Latent Factors in Markov Chains

  • @idehnkovash1017
    @idehnkovash10173 жыл бұрын

    Yup, I totally understood all of that.

  • @mrs.featherbottom5901
    @mrs.featherbottom59013 жыл бұрын

    Hax you are such a resource in the world of melee, huge respect to you!

  • @gabrielcastejon7914
    @gabrielcastejon79143 жыл бұрын

    Damn, Hax You're a friggin genius making quality content

  • @stuunger6585
    @stuunger65853 жыл бұрын

    this might be the best melee vid Ive ever seen

  • @EEEEEE1337
    @EEEEEE13372 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for the tutorials, half-year in and still playing like a day I falcon, this stuff should make me a day II falcon for sure :^) keep it up, subbed

  • @TheZogeking
    @TheZogeking3 жыл бұрын

    Love this kind of content

  • @ssbMekk
    @ssbMekk3 жыл бұрын

    fantastic work

  • @ignidraws5364
    @ignidraws53643 жыл бұрын

    I've been following melee for 6 years but kind of stopped paying too much attention to it 2 years ago. It's crazy how much the meta has developed

  • @sagacious03
    @sagacious033 жыл бұрын

    Neat video! Thanks for uploading!

  • @Knuxsega
    @Knuxsega3 жыл бұрын

    Hax’s videos are always so well structured and descriptive. Big probs to him for pushing the game. Now waiting for the day for wizzy to dd grabcamp a fox at 200 - sounds pretty hype to me, no joke lol.

  • @thomas-tk6ce
    @thomas-tk6ce3 жыл бұрын

    do top players ever react to these videos because I think it’d be really interesting to see their response when Aziz is spittin

  • @cfalcon8342
    @cfalcon83423 жыл бұрын

    This is the best Hax video ever!!!

  • @veno_net
    @veno_net3 жыл бұрын

    fantastic video. amazing voice over.

  • @shreycod4
    @shreycod43 жыл бұрын

    One of the three people on youtube I have notifications on for, I just know it won't disappoint

  • @dacdacbruce2997
    @dacdacbruce29973 жыл бұрын

    Can you buffer a defensive input in the standing animation from crouch?

  • @Braillionaire
    @Braillionaire3 жыл бұрын

    GREAT content!

  • @IceBlade070
    @IceBlade0703 жыл бұрын

    Thank you hax❤️❤️❤️

  • @yelv
    @yelv3 жыл бұрын

    Banger video

  • @nate9078
    @nate9078 Жыл бұрын

    very informational!

  • @shiina4861
    @shiina48613 жыл бұрын

    this is so fucking amazing and important for the community and melee as a whole

  • @lucasmcnamee3658
    @lucasmcnamee36583 жыл бұрын

    when you say analogue stick SD does that mean either stick? And do both control and C-stick give the 3 frame buffer?

  • @CeilingPanda
    @CeilingPanda3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making all this available to us scrubs :^)

  • @jamalkherry5296
    @jamalkherry52963 жыл бұрын

    the saviour of melee

  • @sonriku7331
    @sonriku73313 жыл бұрын

    Huh, come to think about it, i think I've been doing this instinctively. Glad I have a better idea of how this works

  • @gbak9396
    @gbak93963 жыл бұрын

    Good Shit !!!

  • @Faulheit
    @Faulheit3 жыл бұрын

    is this a remake of that old smash boards post

  • @mystery_1155
    @mystery_11553 жыл бұрын

    i feel like i've totally abandoned tech roll in most cases and replaced it with slide off. this is definitely due to the online meta, but it's still becoming more apparent that amsah tech is now expected and covered. feels like the best option of 2019 is 2021's mixup only option.

  • @dustinalandzes

    @dustinalandzes

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, instead of teching just big brain no tech

  • @tubesism
    @tubesism3 жыл бұрын

    In the fox marth upthrow scenario at the start, could fox have used drift so that Marth SDI's into the 2nd hit of upair rather than away from it? This would cause Marth to have to guess which way to sdi.

  • @fatalfoams

    @fatalfoams

    3 жыл бұрын

    the drift from a standing still jump isn’t enough to catch the sdi, and you can Sdi up

  • @snowydabeast27
    @snowydabeast272 жыл бұрын

    Does holding shield in melee not keep you from flying off the ledge?

  • @carloslopez3138
    @carloslopez31383 жыл бұрын

    GOAT

  • @CrumblingCoin99
    @CrumblingCoin993 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing

  • @SWRoyalFlush
    @SWRoyalFlush3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you professor hax $$$$

  • @Narfanator
    @Narfanator3 жыл бұрын

    People really don't talk about the getting punished game enough. I think it was the paradigm of the 5 Gods that led to a culture of winning and "optimization" that led to conversations about the punish game almost always. I wonder if all these tools (e.g. Slippi, Boxx, etc) that came out of the that paradigm wouldn't have existed without that type of culture though. I wonder if talks about the getting punished game means Melee is in a crisis and the paradigm is about to change. It's all fuckin' fascinating.

  • @sageosaka
    @sageosaka3 жыл бұрын

    I fucking love you hax

  • @emmbeesea
    @emmbeesea3 жыл бұрын

    The human factor keeps competitive games from becoming stale. There's always something you can do to improve. Long live Melee.

  • @itsyaboi1245
    @itsyaboi12453 жыл бұрын

    What's the difference between Analog spotdodges and c-stick spotdodges for rooting your character on the stage? Wouldn't be better to use the c-stick since you can buffer it frame 1?

  • @i_hate_handles602

    @i_hate_handles602

    3 жыл бұрын

    C stick spotdodges have 1 frame of shield which fails to root the player

  • @itsyaboi1245

    @itsyaboi1245

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@i_hate_handles602 Thank you

  • @abjoern
    @abjoern3 жыл бұрын

    Will tech inputs also be spammed during shit lag if you're the defender? Say fox d-smashes me and I press tech during the hit lag, will my tech fail?

  • @abjoern

    @abjoern

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aight I didn't catch that typo. Question still stands

  • @SekushiKokujin
    @SekushiKokujin3 жыл бұрын

    Melee is siiiiiick

  • @rumfordc
    @rumfordc3 жыл бұрын

    are there actually pros who don't analog L-cancel? even without the option select, it just takes less energy.

  • @hahaminenowo7
    @hahaminenowo73 жыл бұрын

    10/10

  • @fractalwavy4784

    @fractalwavy4784

    3 жыл бұрын

    You the goat Bab

  • @Auvisome
    @Auvisome3 жыл бұрын

    Schrodinger's Fox

  • @jadchi
    @jadchi3 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @happycamperds9917
    @happycamperds99173 жыл бұрын

    An OS might not be the best term, it is more a fuzzy guard.

  • @LukeYoungICXC
    @LukeYoungICXC3 жыл бұрын

    I'm too broke to buy a b0xx, any advice?

  • @liamfrench5198
    @liamfrench51983 жыл бұрын

    Run it up

  • @stephonisreal5075
    @stephonisreal50752 жыл бұрын

    When in danger jump FALCON KNEE 😂✌🏽‼️‼️‼️

  • @JasonPegis
    @JasonPegis3 жыл бұрын

    Can someone explain the difference between analog and digital L/R?

  • @Barchueetadonai

    @Barchueetadonai

    3 жыл бұрын

    Analog L/R is where you only press down them partially so that you don't activate the digital click. Digital clicking L/R is necessary for activating techs. Z also provides for an analog L cancel.

  • @xoplazma
    @xoplazma3 жыл бұрын

    The prophet speaks. Option selecting techs is prevalent in PM because of how strong SDI is, and your examples are a fantastic showcase of the technique. I look forward to hearing this observed in tournament commentary.

  • @bugcatcherharold5315
    @bugcatcherharold53153 жыл бұрын

    No Australian was consulted on the wording of the section starting at 7:05

  • @rob1996ization
    @rob1996ization3 жыл бұрын

    Lets go nelson agholor

  • @TylerKehne

    @TylerKehne

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm confused

  • @gabrielcwong
    @gabrielcwong3 жыл бұрын

    in the year 21xx, fd, no items

  • @ThisIsWEB
    @ThisIsWEB3 жыл бұрын

    But unfortunately, Falcon's aTwo-hundred percent.

  • @choknater
    @choknater3 жыл бұрын

    godlike, thank you

  • @puffmangofrom08
    @puffmangofrom083 жыл бұрын

    Baba hax enlighten the melee community

  • @ca.rin.o
    @ca.rin.o3 жыл бұрын

    In hax we trust

  • @antsalberta1466
    @antsalberta14663 жыл бұрын

    Smash goes

  • @minecraftkid50978
    @minecraftkid509783 жыл бұрын

    oh no bro

  • @Samotbackwards
    @Samotbackwards3 жыл бұрын

    Where is the evidence 2 vid?

  • @DarkJ1425

    @DarkJ1425

    3 жыл бұрын

    He said in his twitter he will release a new one tommorow

  • @mbabaneamputee7725

    @mbabaneamputee7725

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DarkJ1425 leffen literally shaking and crying 😂

  • @DarkJ1425

    @DarkJ1425

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mbabaneamputee7725 victim complex as usual

  • @Crazylrishguy
    @Crazylrishguy3 жыл бұрын

    I actually love this type of stuff, there are so many logical fallacies in the modern melee meta

  • @dunK1x

    @dunK1x

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wdym? Current meta is literally being frame perfect and choosing optimal OS every time. Have you not seen Zain and Mang0 right now? They are insane. Even the falcon mains understand these things on a very deep level, just look at wizzy‘s SDI or n0ne doing n0ne stuff lmao

  • @cnote7408
    @cnote74083 жыл бұрын

    HAX $

  • @GoesTeeVisuals
    @GoesTeeVisuals3 жыл бұрын

    This is melee

  • @scapegoat079
    @scapegoat079Ай бұрын

    it just ain't right :( rip hax$ i wish people could remember what melee's about.

  • @tybg8135
    @tybg81353 жыл бұрын

    Brap!

  • @cise3895
    @cise38953 жыл бұрын

    Algorithm time

  • @ParagonPKC
    @ParagonPKC3 жыл бұрын

    Pls option select before you tweet

  • @drop_8694
    @drop_86943 жыл бұрын

    Hax

  • @R1zzo
    @R1zzo3 жыл бұрын

    Algorithm Pog

  • @abbe1255
    @abbe12553 жыл бұрын

    Damn I’m early

  • @phxcdemoarchive
    @phxcdemoarchive3 жыл бұрын

    Hax$ I respect your skill and the Boxx and everything you've done for the community dude. But why not hire a writer who can help you explain these concepts in ape form versus in college thesis explanations. I wanna sit through these vids, but 5 minutes in ADD kicks in and I'm skipping forward desperately looking for something to cling onto that isn't just jargon. Maybe moree graphs or something, cuz this is is just painful if you can't pay 100% full attention and 1 concept is slightly misinterpreted

  • @naturalTHEATER
    @naturalTHEATER3 жыл бұрын

    magi is godlike at this

  • @riosol8950
    @riosol89503 жыл бұрын

    east coast lol

  • @zazenbo
    @zazenbo3 жыл бұрын

    I miss my wife

  • @200_MXP
    @200_MXP3 жыл бұрын

    sko

  • @GOODMORNINGOCEAN
    @GOODMORNINGOCEAN3 жыл бұрын

    Hax! I think your videos would be a lot more engaging if you add just some background music and sound effects. :)

  • @IstayHighAF
    @IstayHighAF3 жыл бұрын

    If Mang0 took notes from you he’d probably be better than Zain rn

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