Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU): Difference between revisions

|ssbgame3 = SSB4

|availability = [[Unlockable character|Unlockable]]

}}

'''Mr. Game & Watch''' ({{ja|Mr.ゲーム＆ウォッチ|Misutā Gēmu ando Wotchi}}, ''Mr. Game & Watch'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was confirmed alongside {{SSBU|Greninja}} and the rest of the returning roster on June 12th, 2018 during E3 2018. Mr. Game & Watch is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #26]], the last fighter number of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[veteran]]s.

As in his ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' incarnation, Mr. Game & Watch reuses his sound effects from ''Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' for ''Ultimate''.

==How to unlock==

Unlike most other lightweights, Mr. Game & Watch possesses attacks with large disjointed hitboxes and has numerous, powerful KO options. All of his [[smash attack]]s have very high power and low ending lag throughout, with each of them possessing unique attributes. [[Forward smash]] is among the strongest in the game if sweetspotted while having low endlag and good range, with the sweetspot being safe on shield. [[Up smash]] is also very strong, and comes with full body invincibility while the hitboxes are active. While it has slow startup, it has minimal endlag and is completely safe on shield. [[Down smash]] sends opponents at an awkward [[semi-spike]] angle offstage, while its sweetspot [[bury|buries]] opponents long enough to lead into a forward smash, even at medium percents. It also has a very large hitbox, allowing it to easily 2-frame many recoveries, and acts as an excellent punish option on rolls. Like his other smash attacks, down smash is safe on shield when spaced properly. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch possesses an excellent arsenal of smash attacks.

Oil Panic is used as Mr. Game & Watch's primary defense against camping and projectiles, as it both absorbs energy projectiles from moves such as Mega Buster and [[PK Fire]], and reflects items like {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s [[Blunderbuss]] and {{SSBU|Peach}}'s [[Turnip]]s. This can lead to massive advantages against certain characters who rely on projectiles in their playstyle. Oil Panic also has the notable ability of carrying over the charge to subsequent stocks, which can be used as a lethal finisher and even mind games. The area in which Oil Panic can absorb projectiles is also deceptively large, which allows Mr. Game & Watch to store energy into Oil Panic merely by standing close to just the edge of any energy projectile. Finally, Oil Panic is also a potent combo finisher with nearly instantaneous startup lag, with its fairly large, lingering hitbox coming out on just frame 2, as well as extreme knockback that can kill at single digit percents when at max power (power is dependent on projectiles absorbed). It is also notably difficult to defend against a fully charged use of it, as the lingering hitbox can still hit spot dodges if timed even slightly off, and a powerful enough charge can break a full shield, allowing Mr. Game & Watch to punish with one of his powerful smash attacks. However, Oil Panic has the glaring weakness of being filled with extremely weak moves such as Fox's blaster. This causes Mr. Game & Watch to fill Oil Panic extremely quickly, rendering its defensive value useless, and forces him to either hold onto a weak use of it, or dump it without purposefully damaging the opponent in order to use it again as a defensive tool. In addition, a full Oil Panic cannot absorb or reflect any projectiles, making Mr. Game & Watch more vulnerable to projectiles unless he releases the oil spill.

==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

{{SSB4 to SSBU changelist|char=Mr. Game & Watch}}

|game=SSBU

|neutralcount=2

|neutral1dmg=3% (first and last hit)

|neutral2dmg=0.8% (loop)

|ftiltname=Lion ({{ja|ライオン|Raion}})

|ftiltdmg=12% (clean chair), 10% (clean body), 6% (late)

|dairdesc=Drops downward while holding a key beneath himself. A [[stall-then-fall]], it [[meteor smash]]es powerfully on the first frames. It can be moved left or right slightly during descent. While it can potentially cause Mr. Game & Watch to [[self-destruct]] while using it off-stage, his effective recovery, coupled with its low endlag and the move being slower than other stall-then-falls makes this unlikely. While the move has rather high landing lag, the landing hitbox can make it tricky to punish on whiff. It is a safe option when edgeguarding and has KO potential at high percents, killing at 130%. The meteor smash is strong enough to directly KO as low as 65%, or even less depening on the opponent's recovery options. Originates from the ''Game & Watch'' version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''

|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})

|pummelname=Alarm ({{ja|アラーム|Arāmu}})

|pummeldmg=1.3%

|fthrowname=Ball (Front) ({{ja|ボール（前）|Bōru (Mae)}})

|fthrowdmg=8%

|bthrowdmg=8%

|bthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and tosses them backward. Has little utility beyond throwing the opponent offstage. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|uthrowdmg=12%

|uthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and tosses them upward. Although it's not as versatile as down throw in terms of follow-up potential, it's an effective combo starter, and can be followed up with up aerial or neutral aerial at low percents or Fire at high percents. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|dthrowdmg=4%

|dthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and drops them on the ground behind him. Launches opponents upward. Mr. Game & Watch's only KO throw, but still does not KO middleweights until around 200%. At low to mid percents, it's a reliable combo starter, and can be followed up with neutral air, Judge, Fire, or up air. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|fsdmg=4.9% (grabbed), 15% (body), 30% (slam)

|fsdesc=Transforms into the large octopus that appears in its eponymous game, ''Octopus'', rears back and charges forward. The octopus can move up or down, only. Any opponents who touch its tentacles will be grabbed and dragged offscreen by the octopus, taking gradual damage. Touching the main body will just deal damage. Just like in the previous game, pressing the attack button will extend the length of the tentacles. By button-mashing, however, opponents can escape. The octopus can also go through walls and stages; any grabbed opponents who make contact with walls or floors will take damage and be launched. After reaching the blast line, Mr. Game & Watch will return back to his previous position.

}}

|-

! scope="row"|Cheer

|-

! scope="row"|Description

|-

! scope="row"|Cheer

|-

! scope="row"|Description

''See also: [[:Category:Mr. Game & Watch players (SSBU)]]''

===Tier placement and history===

Upon the release of ''Ultimate'', Mr. Game & Watch's competitive reception was mostly poor; this was because many players considered the nerfs he received - particularly the lack of priority on his new forward aerial, the reduction of invincibility frames on his up smash, and the loss of his "Toot-Toot" KO confirm - as significant enough to outweigh the buffs he was given. Likely as a result, most players considered him a low tier or even a bottom tier character, and the character saw little representation in competitive play. However, it later became clear that the buffs were far more significant than the nerfs. In particular, Mr. Game & Watch has a strong advantage state due to his aerial juggle game, an amazing out of shield option (as his up special has a startup of 3 frames and is invincible on frame 5), and low ending lag on his smash attacks, with down smash burying opponents, allowing for easy KOs as well. This rise in perception was due to the rise of {{Sm|Maister}}, who having struggled a bit in the first few months of the game, saw many strong results following the end of the first [[PGRU]] season.  

=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: A Long Legacy==

|3||{{CharHead|Duck Hunt|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Famicom Medley}}''||

|-

|-

|5||{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Red}}||[[75m]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|25m Theme}}''||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}} Mario is a CPU ally, as a reference to him appearing in the original ''{{b|Donkey Kong|game}}''. Donkey Kong's red costume references his appearance in said game.

|-

|-

|colspan="5"|[[Bonus Stage]]

Although Mr. Game & Watch does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

{{clrl}}

==[[Spirit]]s==

<center>

SSBU spirit Lion.png|696. Lion

SSBU spirit Octopus.png|698. Octopus

SSBU spirit Fire Attack.png|701. Fire Attack

SSBU spirit Oil Panic.png|702. Oil Panic

*Oddly, Mr. Game & Watch used to be unable to angle his [[shield]] directly forward as doing so caused the shield to reset to neutral position. This was fixed in a patch.

*Mr. Game & Watch is one of the two ''Melee'' fighters to never appear in a CGI trailer in ''Ultimate'', the other being {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}.

==References==