How To Get To Top 100 In Melee FASTER Than I Did 

That part about never having to study and never developing a work ethic really hits home

Instructions unclear; now top 5 in brawl

For anyone down here, it's good to note that even if you don't wanna be top 100, this is a fantastic guide to general improvement!

That feeling when I'm listening this and trying to apply it to my programming job

This is fantastic content. I'm starting out and thinking about the game like this while I work on just movement is perfect. Getting to the top level in the current state of competitive melee from scratch definitely requires a more analytical approach-- even moreso if things don't come naturally (since they don't for me). Congrats on your Summit win Cody and I hope you find the strength and energy to keep advancing, no matter what you do!

this advice isn't only helpful for getting good at melee but for improving at different skills in general.

The willingness to help others with a video like this for a video game 20+ years old is outstanding. It’s stuff like this that makes me wish I kept up playing melee vs ultimate. Excellent material. 🙏🏼

Excellent video. I don't play melee but am taking your advice to somehow implement to my gameplay and practice in a different game. All applies and translates well.

Hey Cody, I really want to thank you for putting this video out there! I’m a Slippi kid so seeing this kind of content specifically catered to beginners, using the tools that we have now, is wonderful to see. Keep up the good work!!

great vid, cody. i especially love you emphasizing learning to link your movements skills together, and i would add a huge part of improving my game was analyzing how i was using the controller. something as simple as x vs y for jumping can increase your consistency. for instance i used to shield and wavedash with the same trigger for years but as i started learning more out of shield options i switched to split them up and saw a huge improvement. a more specific example is doing three different methods to instant upair with falcon over the years, i finally decided it was most consistent to use a looser grip with my right hand so i could hit y with my finger and cstick the arial. the controller is the interface between you and the game, it can either help or hinder you and requires a thoughtful approach to get in sync with it. i'm not even close to good but implementing a mindful way of practice reduced my frustration and i enjoyed the game so much more just from the additional consistency, i lost less to myself and more to my opponent. also just want to say you're a great competitor, been playing since 05 lol and this game still kicks ass.

Damn that's alit of good info. Not just for SSBM but for games in general, epically the last bit

Great video, for tournament nerves: You just have to keep putting yourself in these situations that make you nervous until you get comfortable, if you're nervous at a tournament its because you dont go to many. I learn this from Counter Strike the most 1v5s you clutch the less you feel nervous until you don't feel it at all and never crosses your mind

I literally just started playing melee on slippi yesterday 😅 I havnt played it since I was like 12. (Almost 32 now) and this morning I learned how to shield drop and even did a couple wash dashes 😁 one thing I’m really having trouble understanding is l canceling and how people go from standing to grabbing the ledge really quick, I always just fast fall to sd. I’m in the lab working though! I’m laid off until February so hopefully I can grasp some fundamentals before I go back to work. This was a great video Cody!

This was some top tier content

Thanks for the videos Cody

Pretty cool, thank you very much !

i wanted to see this vid more than anything

Thank you cody

absolutely fire content, at the risk of sounding cliche I'm gonna take this to heart :)

Cody dropping some banger general life advice at the very end of vid.

This was a great video.

Thank you Cody I needed this!

Lokey god tier advice, thanks mate.

This is a great video

GREAT VIDEO!!!

Bobby too busy winning Gigaschwab to practice efficiently 🚭

That 7 month in vod is kinda nuts. It’s probably true that with current resources people can achieve that in 3 months but sheesh.

Practice partners are underrated.

Can somebody tell me if im having a mandela effect moment or was ibdw into the esports scene like hella years ago. like did he play a different game or anything? or was into melee in 2014 era? or am i making that up? I haven’t rlly followed smash in 4+ yrs yet his name seems so familiar

Hi Cody!

I see

What the hell are those mini games? Is that a special version of the game?

Do you think this could work for Ultimate too?

Algo comment #5

I’ll be rank #25 in one year, check my progress on 6/14/2024 Power washer turns Smash pro I can see the headlines now

Bottom line a lot of people don’t want to admit is that talent is a real thing, and you are talented. Not to undersell your work ethic, but I know plenty of people who could practice 5 hours a day trying to grind tech and not be efficient in half a year like you were in the late clip.

z jump 😅

1. Main Fox 2. Be a tryhard 3. ???? 4. Profit?

why go faster? the slower you go the more melee and learning melee you get to enjoy.

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Step 1: take Vyvanse.