Bidou: Difference between revisions

Bidou was brought into the spotlight by [[My Smash Corner]] from a [https://youtu.be/avr9CQlSqRI video] previously uploaded by a Japanese smasher, and is believed to have the potential to affect the [[metagame]] sometime in the future if a player masters its capabilities. The application of this tech requires the usage of other techniques, such as perfect [[pivoting]], [[Dash-dance|dash-dancing]], and [[fox-trotting]]. Though it is often referred to as an advanced technique, Bidou is not so much of a technique as it is a method of playing ''Smash'', since it requires a dedicated control scheme, and involves holding down buttons for extended periods of time, an input that is otherwise unheard of in ''Smash''. It is currently unpopular in terms of usage among most players attending tournaments due to the difficulty and dedication in having to adapt to the unique control scheme into muscle memory, particularly for ''Smash'' veterans who have played with relatively unchanged controls for years. Nevertheless, it has gained a lot of attention, due to several useful applications that are often too difficult to pull off consistently with a default control scheme. However, some measures have been taken against Bidou, predominantly due to wireless controllers (most of which are the most compatible with Bidou) being banned at most major tournaments for their unsyncing complications, and Northern California has even banned it for giving players that have control over it an unfair advantage to those that do not.