Cheap

Cheap is a word that has been used to complain about almost any aspect of a game. Because of this, it has no clear meaning. The closest definition is, "a strategy that someone can not figure out how to beat" or "a strategy that is seen as unfair or in poor sportsmanship".

Examples of Tactics That Have Been Claimed to be 'Cheap'

Tactics that one player sees as cheap can be seen as fair to another, and vice versa. This list is not complete, official, or accurate for judging a player in any way.

SSB

• Infinite throw trap
• Teleport (SSB)

SSBM

• Box glitch
• Chain grabbing
• Edge-guarding
• Edge-hogging
• Freeze glitch
• Infinite Super Scope Glitch
• The kamikaze glitch
• Ken combo
• Projectiles
• Short hop laser
• Spikes

• Shine spike

• Soul Breaker
• Super Wavedash
• Yoyo Glitch

SSBB

• Earthquake Glitch
• Laser Glitch
• Puff Up glitch

All Games

• Sacrificial KO
• Camping
• Stale Moves/Spamming (prime example being the overuse of Pikachu's thunder)
• Abusing glitches
• Ganging up on one player (e.g. uneven teams)

Outside of the video games

• Constantly/randomly pausing
• Distracting other players
• "Accidentally" knocking down controllers or the entire console

See Also

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