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Originally posted by Tanks

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I just had a big tournament with my friends on friday night. NO SLEEP WHAT SO EVER. All night was ssbm and I was always young link. I came out on top in the end but I nearly died fighting my friend who was Falco at the time. He always used his Up B move continuosly, to the point where he got the title of "Dick of the night". He claims that it's not cheap because I always use my Down A move. Now I know I wasn't using my Down-A move all the time (I made sure to throw in a variety of attacks) but he still claimed he had the right to continuously pound me with fire bird to the point where I'm up to 400% (amazing I could hold out for so long like that). Now what do guys think does my friend deserve the title "dick of the night" or not?

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Originally posted by David Sirlin

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Doing one move or sequence over and over and over is another great way to get called cheap. This goes right to the heart of the matter: why can the scrub not defeat something so obvious and telegraphed as a single move done over and over? Is he such a poor player that he can’t counter that move? And if the move is, for whatever reason, extremely difficult to counter, then wouldn’t I be a fool for not using that move? The first step in becoming a top player is the realization that playing to win means doing whatever most increases your chances of winning. The game knows no rules of “honor” or of “cheapness.” The game only knows winning and losing.

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Originally posted by Clockworkz

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Ganondorf's Up Tilt is good for Edgeguarding

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Originally posted by Adamant

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Read and follow the rules you agreed to when joining the board, idiot.

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Originally posted by Tanks

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And he says this when within his title box is are two words... "fuck sony"

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Originally posted by Adamant

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That would be correct.

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Originally posted by Xkeeper

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I bet he confused the PS2 for the PS3.

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The PS3, though, is most definitely a steaming pile of shit.

(Also, maybe I'll wait for the DVD version, so at least I can have a DVD-player in my room, heh.)

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Originally posted by Adamant

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Yes. But we got soundtracks for stuff like that, so luckily there's still no reason to actually play the game.

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