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'''Button Mashing''' is the name for randomly pushing buttons in the hope that one's character will do something good. It is a tactic often used by new players who do not know how to play the game. The ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series is not very conducive to button mashing. It sports much more simplistic controls compared to traditional fighting games, which often require many buttons to be pressed in a certain order to execute special moves. A player who knows what he or she is doing will almost certainly win against a button masher.
'''Button Mashing''' is the act of quickly and randomly pressing various controller inputs in the hope that one's character react favorably. It is a tactic often used by new players who are unfamiliar with the mechanics of the game. Due mainly to the large play area and ample defenses, success in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series is not particularly conducive with this method, as many other games in the fighting genre may be.


Button Mashing can also refer to quickly pushing [[L]] or [[R]] multiple times to attempt to perform an [[L-cancel]] or a [[Tech]]. Advanced players will not do this because it is likely that they will miss the crucial timing. It is recommended to learn the timing instead of mashing the buttons.
Button mashing ''is'' used to escape situations like [[stun]]s or [[grab]]s, and perhaps as a crude means for chains and [[combo]]s.  


The only time that Button Mashing can come in handy is when trying to perform [[Samus]]'s [[Bomb Recovery]]. Even some of the advanced players mash [[Down B]] to get back to the [[stage]], although it is possible to learn the timing. Also, if the [[B]] button is mashed during [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Dr. Mario]]'s [[Down B]], the [[Ice Climber]]'s [[Forward B]], or [[Meta Knight]]'s [[Neutral B]], they will gain some vertical distance. Mashing Buttons will also aid one in escaping grapples, waking up when asleep, recovering from shield smash fatigue, escaping Yoshi's [[Egg Lay]], and breaking out of ice.
Button Mashing can also refer to repeatedly pushing the ''same'' input (or '''[[spamming]]'''), such as mashing 'B' when firing [[Fox]]'s [[Blaster]]. Spamming can prolong many attacks, and may also be used to increase the frequency, range, duration, etc., of others. When precise timing is not required, mashing is often the fastest and most reliable way to go. Less advanced players may choose to mash with techniques like [[dodging]] in order to increase their chances of success.
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Revision as of 02:12, August 11, 2009

Button Mashing is the act of quickly and randomly pressing various controller inputs in the hope that one's character react favorably. It is a tactic often used by new players who are unfamiliar with the mechanics of the game. Due mainly to the large play area and ample defenses, success in the Super Smash Bros. series is not particularly conducive with this method, as many other games in the fighting genre may be.

Button mashing is used to escape situations like stuns or grabs, and perhaps as a crude means for chains and combos.

Button Mashing can also refer to repeatedly pushing the same input (or spamming), such as mashing 'B' when firing Fox's Blaster. Spamming can prolong many attacks, and may also be used to increase the frequency, range, duration, etc., of others. When precise timing is not required, mashing is often the fastest and most reliable way to go. Less advanced players may choose to mash with techniques like dodging in order to increase their chances of success.

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