Best LITTLE MAC Players in Smash Ultimate Competitive 

Thank You!

Hi Sol!

Hi Sol i see a lot of Mac mains talking about the Mac discord and I was wondering how do I join the server. Ps I am a Hugh fan of your gameplay in tournaments

TS-5 5 Search up smashcords and it has a discord for every character

Sol you are the true Low Tier God

This comment is underrated pal

baby liwayway WHO NEED AERIAL WHEN YOU CAN END THE GAME IN ONE PUNCH

Lol so true

This is the best smash quote ever

Facts

Good quote

I appreciate that, alotta people doubt him. Hes got more shit than people think. At least thats when they get there ass kicked by a good Mac, I say that cause well, theres a) not much of them and b) majority arent tournament quality like these ones.

Vitamin G they do have to work for it I love playing Mac tho tbh he’s pretty fun

Dude. The amount of garbage fights I've gotten online for just being Little Mac hurts me. But I still win at the end.

Yeah if there was a little Mac with amazing reads and doged it to stay grounded then that would probably be the best player ever

All little mac does is smash attacks cuz its super safe. Not alot of work

Devon Lucero the only ones that know how are little Mac players 😂😂

Because there are so few Mac Pros, people don’t know how to counter them. I think Mac is somewhat underrated.

roll roll roll heavy smash in any direction roll roll roll heavy smash yea gimmicky little macs spam dodge and rolls to win None of them know how to read and use down b correctly

@@crowmaster9652 I main Mac and don't spam rolls

@@lchueske210 yea you do

Please Nintendo, I beg you

as long as they don't make it entirely based around motion controls.

Karl Faucher the shots at starfox zero tho...

@@mrasray7622 not Star Fox Zero. Punch-Out on the Wii.

@@papounator8843 or have the ability to choose how to control the game

Nothing but art

@Kyle Kern Hentai is the Japanese word for pervert meaning Hentai is just perverted anime so what are you talking about?

@@sonicboom126 No, man. It can mean that, but people use it to refer to Japanese animated porn or Japanese porn mangas.

@@wubbawubba3396 Maybe your right but since its MOSTLY referred to meaning pervert I'd say just stick with it instead of dealing with confusion

*FrEaKInG WeEB*

Give us vanilla Smash 4 side-B! And like buff his other stuff that makes as much sense, idk I’m not a game programmer.

M.A.D. Hype Actually, on top of my previous idea what about add into Little Mac a small mechanic where he becomes harder to being knocked back when he’s on land and becomes normal weight in air. It’s mostly trying to follow Sakurai’s ideology of keeping in theme of Mac being a boxer and boxers usually gain their strength and fortitude on their movement on land, so it’s not far fetched that Mac has one of the better innate knowledge on how to keep his balance and how to throw his weight/force whilst in a neutral position. It’s like how Link has a nigh invincible block to all projectiles when he’s in neutral. Something like that, but less situational and more viable. He’d be around the same meme level fantastic as K. Rool.

Just the possibility to reuse recovery moves in the air if not fully completed would be a major buff

I wouldn't say hes the worse. You're overreacting

Just reset his fucking side b for Christ's sake! That's all i ask!

If that's somehow true, whoever thought that'd be a good idea needs to be fired. God awful game design making a character fucking horrible """""for the story lmao"""""

I love it l, i main little mac and i destroy the competition 90% of the time when i choose him. I love this character

Spastik2D Why would a normal human boxer with no magical help or anything to aid him beyond his body, be able to perform feats like the other characters? There’s a reason he has a deadly ground game

@@KamakazeBanzai Well when I mean "realistic", I don't mean "Get hit by one of Samus's punches and have a hole appear in your stomach" kind of realistic, I was going for a more gaming kind of realistic, think minecraft. You know, you can't fly, god forbid double jump. Can't stay underwater for long or punch stone, but you sure as hell can somehow carry the weight of a building on you. Mac is meant to be the underdog anyways. His ground game is strong, as is his nature as a boxer. For the sake of balance he probably has to have the other tools the other cast gets, because he gave up his most powerful ability when he ported to Smash from punch out. The ability to move in 3d, in effect removing his slips and weaves T-T

@@KamakazeBanzai "No throw followups" *Laughs in down throw-up special*

Wow the first time I got a ❤️

You ain’t no air fighter mac

Man, if your pic is actually you, you're gonna grow up looking like Doc Louis.

It’s not me, it’s my cousin

@@megahellreaper now that he has a different pfp, this joke is now outdated 🤯

They pounded, look at the cam again

right you are

At least show some sportsmanship, punk ass bitch!

Killer Koala can you read idiot lol

Mario mains are always salty when a Mac wins. Hell Mario mains are so cheap with that water cannon BS

That’s how is ass got smaller

Snake? Are u ok? Snake??! SNAKE!!!!!!

Nintendo understood the concept of no aerial game and being sneaky, but Little Mac has never been a character that relied on Strength and Super Armor. He is probably the weakest fighter in his own games, instead relying on being faster and sneaking in. Star Punches are much more iconic than the KO punch, and Little Mac also relies on stunning opponents to land a barrage of mosquito punches. Little Mac is not well represented in Smash Bros.

Maxime Frjq Actually Little mac is only good in the air lol

@@Athorment well I agree, but no

@@Athorment Yet he's very fast, all of his smash attacks are fast, and the strength and super armor is to balance out aspects of him that would completely horrible (and still are) for him to have. But he's built specifically to be strong, unexpected, quick. He doesn't use a ton of small punches but there's leeway when you bring a character like that into a fighting game like this. I think Sakurai and the balancing team allowed Pichu be good in this game because he's not meant to be the bad on purpose character anymore. That job has been passed on to Little Mac. The eternal Underdog.

@@StormierNik i think that "Usable, but not great" aerials would have fit Mac well. Right now they are obviously intentionally underwhelming, with all of them needing precision to even land them. Removing the super Armor, but giving him a mechanic where interrupting enemy attacks stun them for longer so that you can add a second hit would have played nicely too. Even having stuff like the Side smash variations do different things (like having one that has him dodge and punch) would have been more in character with Mac. Mac is bad because the design choices for him are horribly skewed against him. A Platform fighter where a fighter shouldn't leave the platform he is standing on? Rip Mac.

If you want a world where little mac isn’t bottom tier go play 4XM lol

(Just kidding i don’t think he’s bottom tier in this game pls don’t hurt me;-;)

he's not! people are just wrong sometimes

Sir Smaffles I play litttle Mac a lot, he is amazing :). You just have to know how to play him

noo pe im glad I didn’t take the list to heart cuz i used little mac and he is just so fun to use. I cant say he is top tier but he is still one of my favorites to play

yeah, I just picked up lil mac and hes so much fun, very powerful

@@seanbrannan7116 he is very powerful and when he does his smash attack he has amour

Kwick there’s no r/wooosh here?

Joshua Guerra same here brother I’m in elite with him

Good luck man👍🏻

That Snake didn't really use his nikitas as much, but a good match

No it wasn't haha it was necessary

Dont see how spot dodging can be disrespectful but okay lol

Daryl Caruthers lol assclown

@@epicphail2926 I'm trying to understand why you're coming at me reckless but I just can't seem to get my head that far up my ass. Fuckin bitch

He didn’t mean it literally. Bunch of idiots 🤦🏽‍♂️ he was meaning it was a great read

So true 👌🏻

lil crispy that actually is really it

@lil crispy That isn't it. As much as I'd like to say it is, that's the least of his problems. Little Mac's aerials are awful. Hard to land, low damage and easy to punish. All you need to do to beat little Mac is jump or platform camp him. He also has no way to get close against projectiles. He can't jump over them without heavy risk and underwhelming rewards. On top of all that, they took away his amazing down tilt combos, his up tilt into specials and gutted his grab range from smash 4. Damn, I miss smash 4 little Mac.

@@mystut306 Little Mac DOES have tools to get around some projectiles without making him TOTALLY vulnerable. One way is simple: *if there's platforms, use them to avoid projectiles.* It's honestly the best way to get around projectiles without making yourself a easy target, so use platforms when they're available to you. These are *four* tools of *Mac's own to get around projectiles:* *1. Forward Tilt:* Mac's f-tilt can negate weak projectiles, like Samus' uncharged energy beam, Ness and Lucas' PK Fire, and all Link boomerangs. It doesn't work on stronger projectiles, but it's probably Mac's best option when dealing with projectiles since it's quick and doesn't leave you totally vulnerable. *2. Slip Counter:* Not the BEST option, but still a viable one in certain situations. If it's a weak projectile or you can predict if a strong one is coming, Mac's down-b is a decent option. When triggered, Mac will go forward a bit while countering, which is also why it's a potential recovery tool if you're getting edgeguarded off-stage by projectiles since it ends quickly so that Mac can act soon after. It's good if you *DESPERATELY* need a way of getting in closer or close enough to hit an opponent, but I still wouldn't have it as my first option. Still, don't write it off. *3. Straight Lunge:* This is probably Mac's worst counter-option against projectiles as it leaves you open to more attacks, and it's not easy to use in general without setting yourself up for a rough ride off-stage because it's easy to avoid and punish. I would only ever use this against the weakest projectiles and if the other player was either not thinking at the moment, or if they were *braindead. The ONLY reason it's on here is BECAUSE it has super armor and can power through certain projectiles.* *4. Jolt Haymaker:* This is Little Mac's second-best option for avoiding projectiles, and *his best option when approaching someone who uses low projectiles.* It's basically the long-jump Olympic event where it doesn't go high, but it can go far. I can't tell you how many times I've killed Terries or seen Terries killed because they're using power wave in a corner, and then a Little Mac side-b's over it and decking Terry's last stock in the face. The punch can be thrown out sooner by pressing B again, and it's good for catching an opponent off guard if they're spamming low-hitting projectiles.

Keep him in the air. Juggle as best as you can. Up throw or throw him off the ledge as most as you can. Try your best to parry or shield his smash attacks when necessary. Don’t fall for bait. Trust me, I know.

Is using top tiers bad? Why are palutenas scrubs? Let people play who they want to play, don't gotta call anybody a scrub

@@potatomanagement_5770 Ironic

@@potatomanagement_5770 Side B Nair Neutral B Side B Nair Neutral B Side B Nair Neutral B Side B Nair Neutral B

Or the enemy player just exploit little Mac´s weaknesses

EXACTLY. Little Mac has a tough road he has to walk, but in the end it's the player that matters.

Well yeah, but he also has a bunch of bullshit super armor and can throw out 200 dash attacks and side smashes per second.

@@Lucafont Because everything else about Mac is piss poor he needs SOMETHING to let him even stand in the competition.

Giving a character disadvantages to the point it's like bringing a knife to a gun fight isn't doing Mac players any favors. It just says that the gun owners (literally every other character) aren't using their guns as intended and for whatever reason are choosing to pistol whip their knife assailant (Little Mac) instead of just shooting him in the chest over and over.

Saying this as a Mac main, you really shouldn't worry dude, just don't use your jump and you can get back fine! If ur against a character like Roy, D.K, bowser, ness, Lucas, chrom etc etc that has a recovery with a hurtbox and they don't have a jump the counter is a great edge guarding tool. If they have a jump they can mix up the timing to get around you but for example if Ness ain't got a jump and has to P.K thunder to recover low you can do this over and over again and they can't do anything but hope you mess up :)

No 😂😂

@@Synn2cutt yes

I neither possessing aerials or a recovery will be the first to defeat a top tier with an offstage attack

Well using counter can be risky if you don't land the counter and ko punch can't be counter

So does Mac lol

It's keeping your opponent on the defensive, but making sure you don't rush in with no plan.

little macs still bad

anthony ramirez and I hateeeeee that! I feel like there’s so much of the battle dedicated to tactic when using Mac. Everyone that’s not mac is like just throw him off and gimp. Really no fun

Well level 9 CPUs have frame perfect inputs and reads

At least he didn’t speam PK 🔥

@@Pootis-hn3ky hate it when people speam pk 🔥

Considering the only viable strategy against LV. 9s is to abuse their AI and ditch any actual tactics, that’s not saying a whole lot

I've gotten so good at defeating lol 9 cpu's with NESS, that I thought of investing in amiibo and training them to defeat me.

Golden Legacy what about zero suit samus?

ThePotatoegamer she has alien DNA in her and space age tech

Oswald Green what about Ken and Ryu?

ThePotatoegamer I would say yes but they can summon fire balls and what have you

Agreed

Doc

The great Doc Louis

I don't get why people don't understand this lol

Lorekeeper Zinnia battle theme

@@wrenchninja4732 you my friend are CLUTCH thank you so much😊

RayoEc Luck?

Couldn't have said it better myself. I really want Mac to be better, considering he's quite low usually in tier, but KO Punch is very gank, it feels dumb for Mac to be rewarded for being continuously punished. I'd really like his aerial game being improved, with KO punch having a bit less knockback so as to prevent really stupid, undeserved early kills and a bit less armor on his smash attacks considering how spammable they are with their frame data.

@@giancarlocaballero7684 I think the mechanic needs to be reworked to give him his stars instead of the power meter, which have been in more games. It could function just like it does in Punch-Out to reward Mac for playing well, hitting opponents during the starting frames of attacks or by beating out their attacks with his own, and punishing him for getting hit by losing a star when he takes big enough hits. My idea is when he has stars his up-B gets replaced by the Star Uppercut from Punch-Out Wii, and the more stars he has the stronger it is and higher it goes, so it can be used either to recover or as a kill move.

it kills at 25% minimum, and it’s not the easiest thing to hit either

@@100organicfreshmemes5 thats actually a really good idea

Down-tilt actually doesn't combo into KO Punch (or anything for that matter) unless you're a slow heavy, and only Up-Tilt combos into anything reliably. If you're beating Mac in Neutrals there's no way you should be at kill percent for KO Punch anyway. And if you are, just run from him for like 5 seconds then hit him with ANYTHING that has knock back and he'll lose it. That and Little Mac's shitty recovery means you should be able to edgeguard him and take his stock before KO Punch becomes relevant. There are so many things riding against him as a character that it surprises me people still think he's competitively good.