Talk:Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4)

| uhh why hasnt anyone said anything? does no one care about game and watch but me? Thesupernintendokid (talk) 23:38, 2 October 2014 (EDT)

Please review SW:TALK, as it seems you've misunderstood the role of a talk page on a wiki. Miles (talk) 23:41, 2 October 2014 (EDT)

What images, in particular, are needed? Exclamation (talk) 08:08, 15 October 2014 (EDT)

Missing attack information

Up A - Flagman - Does 2 hits of 7% damage each. The second hit is not seen often unless fighting large or low percentage opponents.

Front A - Lion - Has a weaker spot that deals 9% damage with slightly lower knockback if used at a very close range.

Down A - Manhole - Pushes and deals 1% damage to aerial opponents above the manhole but that do not touch it

Neutral air - Tropical fish - Does 4 hits: first does 5%, remaining 4%, total 17%. This is unchanged from brawl, the number of hits and total damage remains equal despite what is mentioned on the changes.

Back air - Turtle bridge - Does 4 hits: first three deal 2% damage each, last hit does 3% for a total of 9% damage. This move in fact got its damage and number of hits lowered

Pummel - Alarm - Does 3% damage

Throw - Ball - Does 4% for down throw, 8% for the others

Floor attack - Vermin - Does 7% damage. Can hit twice if positioned correctly, though rarely seen in normal gameplay. Trip attack does 5% damage instead

Edge attack - Alarm - Does 7% damage. There doesn't appear to be slower versions of this anymore.

Mr G W (talk) 00:38, 17 October 2014 (EDT)

Last character to be shown by an official source

My trivia point was removed twice because it's not true, but here's why I'm pretty sure it is.

Although Duck Hunt and Jigglypuff were that last to be officially revealed, both of them had been shown previously. Duck Hunt appeared in a censored pic of the day, and Jigglypuff was shown multiple times during a direct and also in multiple pic of the days. Mr. Game & Watch was not shown as a playable character until his official announcement, which was after the direct that Jigglypuff was accidentally shown throughout and the censored picture of Duck Hunt.

If Duck Hunt's censored shot isn't good enough, then I'll put it as the last veteran to be shown by an official source. However, he was still shown after Jigglypuff. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 20:08, 21 November 2014 (EST)

Game & Watch appeared in Pac-Man's trailer at E3 2014, which is before Duck Hunt and Jigglypuff was even leaked, so your claim is false anyways. Rtzxy Reflect! 20:12, 21 November 2014 (EST)

That isn't showing him as a playable character. He made a random cameo, just like the other animals did in Villager's trailer. It did not make it clear that he was playable. It didn't even imply that he was playable. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 20:16, 21 November 2014 (EST)

The phrase "character to be shown by an official source" does not mean that the character has to be shown as playable, he just has to be shown in some capacity, even if it's just a small cameo. In other words, based on that phrase, if you can say "yep, that's Mr. Game and Watch", which you can, that means he was shown in some capacity, playable or not. Rtzxy Reflect! 20:19, 21 November 2014 (EST)

"Shown as a playable character", as it now says, does not. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 20:21, 21 November 2014 (EST)

OK, now it's true. Rtzxy Reflect! 20:22, 21 November 2014 (EST)

Game & Watch changes (nerf)

The page states that Game & Watch 'received buffs and nerfs that appear to balance each other out'. As a Game & Watch main, I can't help but disagree.

• The main issue is that, in general, Game & Watch's priority was nerfed HARD. In Brawl, you could assume that unless you were playing against Olimar, most of your attacks (particularly the F-air, F-smash, D-smash, B-air and D-air) would win or tie against most enemy attacks (obvious strong attacks aside). In SSB4, these same attacks - and of course, your other attacks - lose out to lots of other attacks and tie with most, making it much harder to hit your enemy. With G&W's now-increased ending lag on many moves, this results in being punished for performing approaches that were safe in Brawl. I have yet to find a way to approach the enemy with an attack other than B-air that doesn't leave you wide open.

• Down aerial: The reduced damage causes significantly lower priority, rendering it useless as approach against most enemies (in Brawl most characters had to dodge or shield; in SSB4, they'll just use an U-smash or similar and out-prioritize your D-air). It is indeed a better finisher now, but D-air is still one of G&W's weaker finishers.
• Down aerial: You can no longer cancel the fast fall (in Brawl, you could press down after executing your D-air to fall at normal speed).

• Down smash: It may have a bigger hitbox, but its knockback has been nerfed to hell and beyond. For a good reason, especially considering the next nerf below, but taking out G&W's best finisher is a significant nerf to the character.
• Down smash: And this is a really significant nerf: The move takes a lot longer to start up! In Brawl, it was near-instant, allowing you to instantly push away (or kill, if he's not paying attention) your enemy. Try the same thing in SSB4, and you'll be hit before the hammers can do anything. This move really deserved a nerf, but it's lost most of its previous purpose now.

• Down throw: Its higher trajectory is possibly a disadvantage; down throw to D-smash was amazing in Brawl, but I'm not sure if it would be possible in SSB4 due to D-smash being slower.
• Down throw: Unlike stated, low-damage down-throw DOES guarantee follow ups as you can U-tilt from the down-throw without any possibility of escape if the enemy is low enough. It may also be possible with the N-air from what I've read, though I haven't been able to do it consistently yet.

• Dash attack: Again, less damage = lower priority. It used to tie against almost any attack it doesn't beat, but now it's an easy way to get yourself launched against many opponents.

• Forward smash: I'm repeating myself, but again, the lower priority kills this move. Also, it MAY be slower, but then again it may just be me being mistaken due to the move being entirely different now in practice.

• Judge: The new number rules are a DISADVANTAGE, not an advantage. In the old Judge, there was a 1-in-7 chance of getting a 9, but you have to reset it (by using it twice) after a 9. In SSB4, it's just a 1-in-9 chance.

• Roll: I'm not sure if the roll became slower or the other characters became faster, but my rolls often get punished now while they were safe in Brawl. I'm currently experimenting with different forms of defense that require less rolling because you simply can't roll away without being punished anymore.

• Air dodge: Not sure, but I feel like the air dodge is shorter now.

• F-tilt: I feel like this one got a buff; it seems to have higher knockback and potentially higher priority (so more damage). Or maybe I just didn't use F-tilt enough in Brawl.

In my opinion, other than the Oil Panic buff (it really is a lot better now) and the jab finisher (which makes the jab tons better), Game & Watch got nerfed hard. VDZ (talk) 20:48, 1 December 2014 (EST)