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SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE
ZELDA AND SHEIK CHARACTER GUIDE
for the Nintendo Gamecube - North American Edition
Last Updated on the 22th of December, 2001
Version 0.11
Written and compiled by Jeff Chan [Atom Edge]
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Copyright 2001 Atom Edge All rights reserved
The game Super SMASH Bros. Melee, all characters and associated
materials are copyright Nintendo and Hal Laboratory, Inc. No
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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Section 1 - INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Intro to the Game
1.2 About this Guide
1.3 How to Play
1.4 The Pros and Cons of Zelda/Sheik
Section 2 - MOVELIST
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2.1 Zelda
2.2 Sheik
Section 3 - FIGHTING STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUES
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3.1 Finishing an Enemy
3.2 Recovering
3.3 Fighting One-on-One
3.4 Facing Multiple Enemies at Once
3.5 Team Play
Section 4 - CLOSING
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4.1 Contact Info
4.2 Version History
4.3 Credits and Special Thanks
4.4 Legal Information
4.5 Final Words
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Super SMASH Bros. for the Nintendo 64 was perhaps, the greatest multiplayer
game of all time. The insanely addictive battle system was unique and designed
flawlessly. Nintendo's biggest and greatest came together to redefine the
phrase, "All-star cast."
Now, they've done it again. With the long awaited sequel to the greatest game
on the Nintendo 64, SMASH Bros. makes its way to become the greatest game on
the Nintendo Gamecube. This alone is the reason I shelled out $200 for the
system.
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1.2 About the Guide
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Obviously, this guide focuses around the character of Zelda and Sheik. For
those who don't know, Zelda and Sheik are the same person. Zelda is Hyrule
Kingdom's Princess. Through the schemes of Ganondorf, she always finds herself
being rescued in one form or fashion by Link. Princess Zelda used the identity
of Sheik to guide Link in saving the Hyrule Kingdom from Ganondorf.
In this game Zelda and Sheik can transform in the middle of battle, effectively
switching out one character for another. The good thing about this is that
the two characters play completely differently, in almost all aspects. This
makes Zelda/Sheik easily the most versatile character in the game.
Now, this guide is aimed to give you insight into all aspects of mastering this
character. Please note, it is meant solely for the purpose of Versus Mode, not
Single Player Mode.
Perhaps it will help you become a better Zelda/Sheik player, maybe
it'll introduce you to the character. Whatever the reason, enjoy the guide...
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Super SMASH Bros. Melee uses a very uniquely developed system found only in the
original game, as its gameplay engine. Several combatants enter one of several
interactive stages, and battle it out. Unlike most fighting games, SSBM does
not use damage as a direct determination of the match's victor. Instead it
utilizes a point system. Damage only aids in knocking an opponent further when
struck. When an opponent is knocked "out of bounds" they lose a point, and
whomever struck the opponent gets a point. At the end of the match, whoever
has the most points in considered the victor.
Not only are the stages fully interactive and play a large role in the game,
items of different variety and uses also appear from time to time adding to the
insane fray.
Each character has an entire arsenal of standard attacks as well as four unique
special moves. On top of those, you have throws at your disposal. Movement is
largerly influencial in the game, and you can do just about anything which
includes waling, running, blocking, rolling, jumping and mid-air jumping.
I'll get more in-depth on the specific attacks for each character in the next
section, but for now this meager control description will serve to understand
what each button serves:
Control Stick - This is what you control your character with. Tilting it
forward causes your character to move forward, while tilting
back moves them backwards. Tilting down causes your character
to duck, and up causes your character to jump. The degree of
how far you tilt it determines how far and how fast you go
with each movement.
Control Pad - This causes your character to taunt. Showing off is always a
good way of annoying an opponent.
L and R - Pressing either of these allows your character to block. When you
block, an orb engulfs your character rendering them impervious to
most minor attacks for a short period of time. However, with each
second that goes by, or each hit that is sustained, the orb
gradually gets smaller. Should it completely disappear before you
release block, you become stunned and very open to a free and clean
hit. Also, pressing either of these two buttons and the A button
makes your character attempt a grab. If you hold either L or R and
press left or right, your character will hop/roll in that specific
direction. When you fall from the air and hit the ground, you can
instantly get back up by hitting L or R on impact. In the air it
acts the same way as the A button.
Start - In the match, it serves to pause the game. In the character select
screen, after everyone's selected their character, it will take you
to the stage selection screen. After battle, it will end the results
screen and take you back to the character select screen.
Z - Attempts to grab an opponent for a throw.
Y and X - Jump
A - This is the main attack button. It causes a variety of attacks depending
on which direction the control stick is pressed. This also serves to
pick up and use items.
B - This is the special move button. Each character has four different
special moves.
C Stick - Pressing it a specific direction will produce the SMASH move for
that particular direction. Basically moving this stick forward
would produce the same effects of Tapping the Control Stick forward
and {A}.
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Z E L D A
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ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
- Powerful attacks - Lag time on attacks
- Can handle multi - Slow character
opponents at once - Attacks leave her open
- Great keep away character
S H E I K
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ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
- Fast character - Terrible at fighting more than
- Impressive juggling ability one opponent at a time
- Great one-on-one fighter - Attacks are generally weak
- High jumping - Very little ledge recovery
- Fast recovery time cover
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As you can see, each character is better suited for different situations.
Zelda is a slower, more powerful character who can pile on damage fast. She
can knock an opponent out-of-bounds rather easily, and thus is more suited to
fight several opponents at once than Sheik is.
The problem with Zelda is that she is slow. Her character is uite slow to
begin with and most all her attacks have a significant lag time to it that can
prove quite costly. Not only that, her jumping's rather limited, though this
isn't as much of an issue because Farore's Wind can take her a long way.
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Sheik, on the other hand, is a fast but less powerful character. Most of his
moves knock opponents into the air, making her more effective at juggling
opponents to a Star Finish. Because of this, it gets increasingly harder to
fight several opponents at once because it's difficult to finish off any of
them.
Sheik is excellent for one-on-one fighting. His speed is amazing, and his
attacks come out fast with very little lag time. She has a good mix of fast,
effective, high priority attacks. His air attacks are especially good.
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This character's true stength lies in immense diversity. With the ability to
switch between two characters in mid-battle with totally different playing
styles, Zelda/Sheik has probably the largest learning curve in the game. It
comes with the territory, so to speak.
Learn to use this effectively as it confuses and frustrates most players. It
serves to have them second guessing their actions, and making careless errors.
Such is in no way a bad thing to you.
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A - Zelda extends her arm out and releases an electric
spark. It is powerful, but the recovery time is rather
bad.
[Tilt] Forward + A - Zelda swings her hand in a horizontal chopping motion
with magical energy trailing. This is basically the
same as the {A} attack.
[SMASH] Forward + A - Zelda puts both hands in front of her chest and pitches
them straight out with an explosion of energy in her
hands. This is a strong move that knocks opponents
away and can often send them out-of-bounds. This has a
slow start up time.
[Tilt] Up + A - Zelda waves her hand from her side, over her head, and
to her other side with magical energy trailing behind.
Surprisingly, it is a fast move that can knock opponents
into the air.
[SMASH] Up + A - Extending her arm directly up into the air, Zelda
releases energy to attack the opponent. This is a
powerful move that will hit the opponent several
times with the last hit sending them high into the air.
[Tilt] Down + A - The Princess of Hyrule sweeps her leg out in front of
her. It's not very strong, but it's also not entirely
slow either. Generally, though, it doesn't serve much
purpose.
[SMASH] Down + A - Zelda pulls her leg back and kicks a low, forward kick.
Generally, another worthless move.
Dashing + A - Zelda will place her arms infront of her and release
magical energy. Very effective as it comes out quite
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A - This makes Zelda twirl in the air with both arms extended,
leaving magical energy trailing as always. If an opponent is
hit by this, it does several hits of damage with the last hit
sending the opponent flying.
Forward + A - Zelda extends her foot out. The distance the opponent flys
away from Zelda after being hit depends on the way they are hit
by the foot. If Zelda connects after the foot is fully extended
she won't send the opponent as far as if she caught them in the
actual kicking motion.
Up + A - Zelda releases an explosion of flame into the air above her.
This is a very powerful attack that can knock an opponent far
into the air. The only problem is that it has a serious lag
time.
Back + A - Much like the {Forward + A} varient, only on the opposite side
of Zelda.
Down + A - Zelda extends her foot out below her. If you catch a weakened
opponent with this move, they will be spiked directly downward.
if you hit them when they are standing on the ground, they will
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B - A crystal forms around Zelda and she spins out releasing a
Nayru's Love few waves of energy outward a short distance. Both the
crystal as well as the waves reflect projectiles back. Also,
this move is fast and can be used to knock unwanted opponents
away if they were to get to close.
Forward + B - Zelda releases a ball of flame. It flies a short distance
Din's Fire and then explodes, doing massive damage. If you hold onto
{B}, the ball of flame flies farther out and you can control
the degree it goes vertically. Releasing {B} causes Din's
Fire to explode at any given time.
Up + B - Several spiral form around Zelda, and she is instantly taken
Farore's Wind to another location. After you start the attack, move the
Control Stick in the direction you want to go. Each of the
spirals can do minor damage, and provides very little cover.
Still, some cover is better than none.
Down + B - Causes Zelda to transform into Sheik. If an opponent hits
Transform her before she transforms, it cancels the action. Also, fans
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Grab + A - Zelda attacks the opponent with magical energy.
Grab + Forward - Using her magic power, she launches the opponent away.
Grab + Up - Using her magic power, Zelda catapults the opponent into the
sky.
Grab + Back - Zelda will knock the opponent flying in the opposite
direction with her magically enhanced throw.
Grab + Down - Tripping the opponent, Zelda will blast them with a surge of
magical power.
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A - Sheik slaps her hand out forward. Pressing this again
will cause a Sheik to perform a chop. A third time
causes her to perform a multiple slap move similar to
that of Captain Falcon and Fox.
[Tilt] Forward + A - Sheik performs a extended rising kick. This move comes
out quickly, has decent range and when connects, knocks
the opponent into the air. Very effective.
[SMASH] Forward + A - Sheik performs a fast double kick, with one following
the other. This has very good range as Sheik will move
forward during the move. The first hit is for damage,
and the second is the one that actually knocks the
opponent back. Very effective, but it does have one
persistant flaw. If you don't hit the opponent it the
right manner, Sheik will go through the opponent with
the second hit and not connect.
[Tilt] Up + A - Sheik does a vertical kick into the air. If this hits,
Sheik will attempt a second hit.
[SMASH] Up + A - She raises her hands above her head and brings them down
to his side. If anyone is hit by this, they get send
high into the air. If you catch an opponent correctly,
this performs two hits, the first being the arms in the
air, while the second is from swinging them to her
sides.
[Tilt] Down + A - Performs a foot sweep in front of Sheik. This is, for
the most part, a useless move altogether.
[SMASH] Down + A - This will produce a spinning kick on the floor, very
similar to the break dancing technique, windmill. It
hits opponents on both sides of Sheik.
Dashing + A - Sheik will perform a double-hand cross chop. This move
is extremely fast, has high priority and knocks the
opponent directly above Sheik for a free hit.
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A - Sheik moves her foot out in a traditional jump kick style. It
is pretty fast, but weak making it a general purpose move.
Though it isn't as strong as the air {Forward + A}, but since
it comes out quicker, still has a use.
Forward + A - This is a powerful forward vertical chop. It is relatively
fast, though not quite as fast as the air {A}. If you're going
to knock an opponent horizontally, this is your best bet.
Up + A - Sheik performs an upside-down corkscrew in the air. Though
this looks like a multi-hitting move, it really knocks the
opponent higher in the air. This will probably be the most
used of Sheik's air moves. It serves as his main move to kill
opponents.
Back + A - Sheik extends one leg directly down, while the other leg is
stretched directly behind her. This has high priority and
excellent range. Not only does the leg behind Sheik damage
the opponent, but so does the leg extended downward. The only
problem is that that is all it does. Damage an opponent. It
doesn't send them too far away from Sheik, making it worthless
for finishing off an opponent.
Down + A - Sheik assumes a martial arts kick downward. This is very
useful as if you hit an opponent with it and there is no land
underneath them, they are almost assured to be knocked
out-of-bounds (that is, if they have enough damage). Also, if
you hit an opponent who is standing on the ground, they will
be popped up. The only downfall to this move is that Sheik
holds the position for too long, making the recovery time on
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B - This will cause Sheik to throw a weak needle at the opponent.
Needle Storm The longer you hold {B}, the more needles will be releases,
with the maximum being six. To charge more than one needle,
but be able to move without releasing the needles, hit the L,
R or Z buttons. The next time you hit {B}, you'll release as
many needles as you charged. If used in the air, Sheik will
throw them at a diagonal angle. At first glance, this move
seems pretty much useless. It doesn't cause enough damage
and it doesn't knock the opponent far away. However, this is
one of the best support moves in the game. It is greatly
annoying to opponents when you're trying to lure them into a
position. It staggers opponents which can buy you valuable
time when recovering or so you can gain the upper hand. True,
it is a very difficult attack to use, but it is a very worthy
move to have in your arsenal.
Forward + B - Sheik launches a medium range chain out in front of her. She
Chain then pulls it back hitting a short distance behind herself.
If you hold the {B} button, Sheik will leave the chain out and
you can control its movements with the Control Stick. If you
use this move in the air, Sheik will hover in mid-air for a
moment, though after the chain is released, Sheik will free
fall.
Up + B - Releasing a smoke bomb, Sheik instant vanishes to another
Vanish location. If used in the air, Sheik will perform a minature
corkscrew somersault before vanishing in smoke. If an
opponent is caught by the first plume of smoke, they will take
damage.
Down + B - Causes Sheik to transform into Zelda. If an opponent hits
Transform her before he transforms, it cancels the action. Also, fans
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Grab + A - Sheik elbows the opponent.
Grab + Forward - She will throw his opponent away from her.
Grab + Up - Using his feet, Sheik kicks the opponent into the air.
Grab + Back - Throwing the opponent behind her, Sheik delivers a powerful
kick to knock them back.
Grab + Down - This throws the opponent downward into the ground.
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Obviously, when fighting your goal is to knock the opponent out-of-bounds as
many times as you possibly can, without falling out-of-bounds yourself. Easier
said than done, though, as opponents tend to want to achieve the very same goal
for reasons obvious.
Each stage has four boundaries: the North end, South end, East end and West
end. Not exactly rocket science. The hard part is to get the opponent that
far. As you should obviously know, the more damage an opponent has, the
further they fly.
After an opponent is damaged enough, you must send the opponent as far away
from the stage as possible.
For Zelda, her SMASH moves prove to be very effective. Because they cause high
damage, they will not only allow her to heavily injure an opponent, but knock
them away at the same time. Her {[SMASH] Forward + A} and dashing attack both
serve wonders for knocking an opponent to the West or East ends.
For Sheik, it's a different story. Sheik's best bet to finish an opponent lies
in a Star Finish (i.e. knock an opponent out-of-bounds of the North end. Most
all of Sheik's best attacks knock the opponent up so that she can use her air
{Up + A} corkscrew attack continuously for a quick Star Finish. Attacks that
are suited for knocking an opponent up include his dashing attack, {[Tilt]
Forward + A}, and {[SMASH] Up + A}.
Of course, Sheik also has the option of a traditional knock out. Her best
move for this purpose is her air {Forward + A} chop move. It can send most any
opponent quite far when hit correctly.
As a rule off the thumb, Zelda's throws are more effective than Sheik's, though
Sheik's air attacks are greatly more effective.
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If an opponent is juggling you in the air there are several ways to counter it.
The first method is to use the air {Down + A}. Both Zelda and Sheik are quite
effective with that move. Be careful, though, as you shouldn't attempt this
when you have high damage. You will most likely also get hit in the process.
Another method is to use Zelda's Farore's Wind or Sheik's Vanish. When either
performs their respective move, they can be controlled to go down. If the
opponent (more than likely) is jumping to meet you along the way, you'll have
passed right through them and have your positions effectively reversed.
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If you are knocked or thrown clear off the stage, you'll have to make your way
back before falling out-of-bounds. As everyone should know, the technique to
use here is mid-air jump, then either Farore's Wind or Vanish.
However, this is quite a bit easier said than done as many people will be smart
enough to stay by the ledge and await your return, so they can send you right
back out there. "Ledge guarding," the dubbed name of this technique, proves to
be very effective. Not only that, each different player ledge guards using a
different manner, and each different character can accomplish this through
various moves.
Generally when you recover you shouldn't attempt to land on the ground directly
because you have to have time to recover, and if a ledge guarder is positioned
nearby, it is nigh impossible to recover faster than the ledge guarder can hit
you.
Your best bet is to grab the ledge. This way your character is hanging on the
ledge with their arms and is temporarily invunerable. Before the momentary
invunerability wears away, you have a few options. If the opponent is really
close to the ledge, press {A} to perform a quick attack. This also brings your
character back in a standing position. If the opponent is out of reach for this
to work, you can press up which will make your character jump into the air.
Also, remember Sheik's Vanish technique provides a nice cover attack, as the
opponent may be caught by the smoke and take damage. Zelda's Farore's Wind
will take her to enormous lengths, so you can effectively appear quite a bit
away from the opponent.
Alternatively, you can aim for a platform that is not level with whatever
platform the ledge guarder is on. This way, the opponent has a harder time
getting a clean hit on you.
Also, if you are Sheik, you have another weapon at your disposal. The Needle
Storm can be used as cover. Directly prior to grabbing the ledge, or landing,
throw out a Needle Storm. Though very weak it will still distract and stun the
opponent for a split second so that you can grab the ledge with absolutely no
interference.
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First off, of the two, Sheik is the superior fighter for one-on-one bouts. She
has speed, a juggling ability, great air attacks and better cover against ledge
guarding. Also, she doesn't leave herself open nearly as much as her Princess
counterpart.
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When you're playing one-on-one as Zelda, you'll more than likely have a harder
time than Sheik would. Facing off against someone who is moderate or slow will
probably not be quite as bad as facing off against a speedy character like Fox
or Captain Falcon, though.
As a few pointers with using Zelda, make sure you play the defensive. Din's
Fire and Nayru's Love will prove to be an effective way of keeping an opponent
at bay. Also, Din's Fire is an excellent method of positioning your opponent.
With a great deal of practice, you can effectively force your opponent into
whatever position you want them in.
Zelda is relatively weak when fighting in the air. She really shines on land
though. Kep this in mind when you fight against the opponent. If the opponent
is highly damaged, you can, in most cases, push for complete offense. However,
if the opponent is not send to far when hit by a SMASH attack, then it is too
soon to push a true offense.
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Using Sheik, you should play mix two different strategies for most any opponent
you come across. Because of her speed, Sheik can play deceitfully as well as
offensively. What I mean by deceitfully is to play in a fashion that throws
people off. Using Sheik's speed, you can hit and run. This causes a good deal
of annoyance to the opponent. You can also throw a few Needle Storms. The
point of this is to make your opponent overly aggressive. Should they really
come after you at full throttle, meet them head on. They probably won't expect
it and end up hit before they know the difference.
Remember, though, once Sheik is on the offense, it's easy to stay that way.
She is quite fast and will prove hard for a great deal of opponents to counter
effectively. If you can keep a juggle going, you can severely limit their
choices.
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3.4 Facing Multiple Enemies at Once
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Unlike One-on-One fighting, Zelda proves to be more effective against a group
of enemies. She has the powerful attacks and is much more suited for defensive
play.
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When Zelda faces a Free-for-all, play entirely offensive. Let others damage
each other for you and move in for the kill. Should they come at you, Farore's
Wind can provide you with a quick and effective escape. The dashing attack and
the {[SMASH] Forward + A} are the simplest ways to defeat opponents.
If Zelda is forced into a Three-on-One or Two-on-One, you've got your work cut
out for you. You will have to rely on Nayru's Love and Din's Fire to force
your opponents into a good position for use of SMASH attacks. Be wary when
attempting to use Din's Fire, though, as it leaves you extremely open to many
attacks.
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Sheik isn't the greatest character to be using in a multi-man battle. For a
Free-for-all game, she isn't entirely bad. Abuse hit-and-run tactics like they
are a life-line, because for the most part, they are. Needle Storm is, as
always, the best means of nuisance you can provide. Isolate an opponent and
finish her off fast.
Three-on-One or Two-on-One is a much tougher fight. Sheik's speed means very
little as each of her hits are weak. No matter how fast she is, she can not
escape the wrath of multiple opponents very easily. Your best bet is to play
evasive. Look for an opening, and only then go for a kill.
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3.5 Team Play
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There are two methods of playing team battles. The first is to isolation and
let your teammate fight one opponent while you take care of another. For this
I reccomend Sheik, not only because she's a better one-on-one character, but
because of her speed, she may be able to help your partner in case something
bad happens. Also, should your partner be defeated through a star finish, or
the stage is large, the other opponent may have enough time to come after you
and perform a two-on-one. Sheik is fast enough to run away until you have your
back-up again.
The second method is to stick together. Use teamwork to play a true style
two-on-two. Here, it's hard to say which of Zelda or Sheik would be better.
It depends on a number of factors, among them, your partner's character, the
stage and what characters you are facing. If your partner is fast, you might
consider using Zelda as your choice so she can provide power from behind. If
your partner is slow, and you are facing fast opponents, you're almost forced
to play as Sheik.
Also, you need a decent battle plan when playing in team. If you're the party
that wants to be offensive, Sheik is much better at keeping the pressure on
opponents. However, if you've got a partner that does well against the
two-on-one by themselves, you can sit back as Zelda launching Din's Fire and
coming in for a kill once in awhile. Should you be on the defensive party,
Zelda is much more useful.
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4.1 Contact Info
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My e-mail is <
[email protected]>. Feel free to send me any comments,
compliments, criticism, contributions and anything else I might find helpful.
Also, if you find this guide anywhere but GameFAQs <
http://www.gamefaqs.com/>,
please drop me a line, as this is a GameFAQs exclusive guide.
Please bear with me though, as because I'm quite lazy, I do not always check my
e-mail and it could be weeks before I reply.
Also, please do not send me any type of junk mail. I don't tolerate SPAM mail,
death threats, viruses, trojans, rude comments or anything to that nature. All
I'm attempting with this guide is to help people and to pass time. I have no
desire to deal with people who have nothing better to do than waste their time
attempting to annoy me when all that will happen is a deletion of your e-mail.
On a related note, if you're going to send me an e-mail please write a subject
line. I delete any mail that has no subject line as I figure it for junk mail.
Seriously, if I will take enough time to write this guide, I'd hope to think
you have enough patience to fill in a subject line with something as vague as
"SSBM" or anything to that effect.
Sorry for all the restrictions, but when you get the kind of crap I've gotten
through e-mail, you would most likely see my reasons.
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4.2 Version History
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~-~ Work on this guide began on the 9th of December, 2001 ~-~
Version 0.10 - Started the guide
Dec. 9, 2001 to - Document Headers created
Dec. 11, 2001 - Finished all sections
44.5 kb - Completed Document
Version 0.11 - Apology to contributors
Dec. 22, 2001 - Fixed all the grammarical mistakes concerning Sheik
45.3 kb - Various minor errors throughout the guide
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4.3 Credits and Special Thanks
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Sincere thanks goes out to the people who made this guide possible. Thank you:
- Nintendo <
http://www.nintendo.com/> and Hal Laboratory <www.hallab.co.jp/> -
for creating a game only one phrase can describe: absolutely amazing.
- GameFAQs <
http://www.gamefaqs.com/> and CJayC -
for hosting this guide and being the premier site for video game help.
This alone is the reason for my writing.
- The seventeen different people who e-mailed me -
concerning Sheik's gender. I leave out one little letter and everyone
jumps down my throat =]
- You, the reader -
for reasons obvious.
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4.4 Legal Information
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Copyright 2001 Atom Edge
All rights reserved
This document was created and maintained by Atom Edge, it's author. It is
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It will not be translated to any other language for any reason whatsoever.
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4.5 Final Words
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This is it, the end of the guide. Since this is a very new game, and a very
new guide, I plan to be adding quite a bit more information. Expect much more
in the weeks to come. Once again, if you need to reach me, my e-mail address
is <
[email protected]>. I hope you enjoyed the guide.
There's really nothing else to say, except:
Thank you for reading and until next time...
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