Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Mr. Game & Watch's Forward smash.

Overview

Mr. Game and Watch fires a torch forward, referencing Fire Attack. His forward smash is a strong finishing move that can segue well into finishers for precise chain-grabs, but the move comes out generally slowly. On top of this, the move has lots of endlag, meaning missing it is an easy punish for your opponents. This is offset by the fact that it has the capability to easily perform large amounts of knockback and is generally used by competitive Mr. Game & Watch players to finish combos or take advantage of a well-performed read. It's rare to see this move in serious competitive scenes, but when performed excellently, it is easily one of, if not the best combo finisher Mr. Game & Watch has at his disposal.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean hit
0	0	18%	0		44	100	0	4.6872	0	0.0	7.0308	15.624						Burn
1	0	18%	0		44	100	0	3.906	0	0.0	7.0308	9.765						Burn
2	0	14%	0		44	100	0	1.953	24	0.0	0.0	0.0						Punch
Late hit
0	0	6%	0		44	100	0	3.1248	0	0.0	7.0308	11.718						Burn
1	0	6%	0		44	100	0	2.7342	0	0.0	7.0308	7.812						Burn
2	0	6%	0		44	100	0	1.5624	24	0.0	0.0	0.0						Burn

Timing

Charges between	8-9
Clean hit	13-16
Late hit	17-33
Interruptible	42
Animation length	44

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Mr. Game & Watch's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · inf) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special