gms3000 said: ive played smash since melee but was never serious about it, i started playing project m about 1 month ago. i know how to use smash attacks but i never knew there was specific names for them. but i noticed you mentioned shield roll, side special, and up throw. im not sure what those are but im assuming that up throw is when you grab someone and throw them up. but then again, i thought tilt was when your character is on the edge and looks like he might fall. Click to expand...

Ah, well then.There are five different directions you can input on your Control Stick -- Up, Down, Left, Right, and Neutral (where you don't move the Stick in any direction).You use a direction in combination with a button to make a move. So if you holdon the Stick and press "A" (, then), you are performing antilt. Aspecial would be. When reading the guide, the directions stated (up, down, etc.) correspond to the direction in which you direct the Control Stick, and the attack types correspond to the buttons you press alongside (tilt, smash, special, etc.).So you are correct thatthrow is when you grab your opponent using the Grab Button (e.g.), then tap up () on the Control Stick. A down throw would be the opposite (i.e.).is when you have your Shield (or) and you tap your Control Stick left or right (e.g.or).There are 30 possible basic commands that you can input (29 actual moves, and the taunts). If you know how to execute these moves, but don't know the precise terms, here's a list of all basic commands in a Smash game:[collapse=MOVE COMMAND LIST]Jab =Jab Combo =Side Tilt =thenorthenDown Tilt =thenUp Tilt =thenSide Smash =orororDown Smash =orUp Smash =orNeutral Special =Side Special =orDown Special =Up Special =Jump =or(for the sake of example below, I will useNeutral Air =thenForward Air =thenin the direction your character is facing (orBack Air =thenin thedirection your character is facing (orDown Air =thenUp Air =thenAir Dodge =thenorGrab and Tethers =Pummel =then(oretc.)Forward Throw =in the direction your character is facing (orBack Throw =in thedirection your character is facing (orDown Throw =Up Throw =Shield =orShield Grab =orShield Roll =orororSpot Dodge =orTaunt =NOTE A: For Aerials (i.e. air attacks), you can also useinstead of(sothenthen, and so on).NOTE B: Obviously, these icons represent buttons on the Gamecube Controller. For all Smash games and their controllers (N64, Gamecube, Wiimote, etc.), there is a Control Stick (or Pad), then buttons for Attack, Special, Grab, Shield, and Jump.NOTE C: Super Smash Bros. 64 doesn't have Side Specials.[/collapse]All of the basic and/or advanced techniques and concepts discussed in the guide build upon these basic commands. Feel free to reference the above Command List when reading the guide and/or ask further questions in this thread, should you require assistance. 8D