Link DACUS (Boost Smash) Guide SSBB (Dash Attack Cancel Up Smash)

[braxinIV]

I use the classic controller. Can the DACUS be done on a classic controller?

[battlexon]

@braxinIV yup, just use the grab button for the Z. and the right stick for the Down C-stick

[THEBESTOFALEX1505]

whit nuncku how you can do it (sorry for the shitty ing)

[battlexon]

@THEBESTOFALEX1505 use the shake smash thing for it and set something to grab and you should be fine.

[kevin50638]

lol this is fun to do especially as link your opponents are like wtf??...

[Edgardo18h]

Wii mote and nunchuk u change the down on the control pad from shield to down smash then run, down on the control pad then up smash quickly it's really easy

[tubeflyer]

If you hit with Snake's dash attack and then flick Up-C as you hit then it will cancel it and do an up-smash. Easy way to piss people off. ;P

[verynoname]

I use Wii Mote and Nun-chuck. Any suggestions? O.o

[HGClark]

can zss do this? any body? and if so how?

[battlexon]

@HGClark If a character can do it, the inputs are exactly the same. Sheik is the only exception and uses L for attack when doing it

[MasterOfMist]

@battlexon I Use R.

[bonshikactivated]

THANKS MAN!!! U EXPLAIN IT THE BEST!!! everyone else doesnt even explain it good i kept looking on other peoples videos and they say how to do it but they dont explain it good... thanks man ur the best

[LazerDash]

question i try to use snake but at the end IM SHILDING not slideing or attacking

im USing a GC controller AND doing

dash.....C STICK down........up+z

another thing witch is eaiser tap jump off or on?

[battlexon]

I personally do it just as well with tap jump on or off. If you're shielding before you slide then you didn't hit the dash attack fast enough and/or you hit a shield button or something along those lines. If you hit the shield after the dash attack then you didn't time the up+z correctly

[Naxiitooh]

oh damn I give up xD

please tell me how to make Dacus on the Wii Remote?

but tell me I should press the keys

I think someday I'll go crazy lol

[battlexon]

if it's just the wii remote I don't think you can do it...if you have a nunchuk its dash attack > up +Z OR you can turn on shake smash or whatever it's called and use that for the upsmash

[Naxiitooh]

what is the shake smash

uh and sorry for a lot of questions xD

what is the shake smash that's it i ned to know =)

[battlexon]

Go to the button configuration and check out the options. I use a gamecube controller so I really don't about that stuff.

[Culiccidae]

Sorry for a month late response. You can do it with the wii remote if you turn the tap jump off. What I do is dash, press up and D-pad down (down smash) at the same time, and quickly press A afterwards. Amazingly it works, and it isn't even hard to do.

I was pulling my hair out trying to do it the same way as the Gamecube controller users, and I just don't think it works that way. Practice it with Snake, and you'll know when it works.

[Naxiitooh]

ok one more question:

the buttons i need to press

-whats the turn the tap jump off

-when you say dash u say dash attack and then up and dsmash??

[Culiccidae]

Go to the controller configuration and in the top right corner you'll see an option to turn off the tap jump. You will need to assign a button to jump to replace it. I recommend C.

Dash, then up and dsmash together, then 'A' right after.

[Naxiitooh]

ok, I replace the jump button C corresponding

and forgiveness for not understanding that I'm from chile and I can hardly understand a bit lol

ok I need to give me the sequence of buttons such as: dash - Down C - Up + z

but kiero secuecia tell me the buttons on the Wii Remote

thank you very much =D

[EndofNewerth]

@Naxiitooh I think in wii it happens all the time. Auto. or my timing is just lucky to do it always:D

[CaioNV]

Snake is the easiest to learn DACUS

[Naxiitooh]

hey men :)

well

i know how to do the DACUS in the wii remote

is this : dash attack - up + Z

when i do that link don't slide so much

how can i do to link can slide an up smash?

[battlexon]

You didn't do it right then...You probably just did a regular upsmash and ddn't actually DACUS

[Naxiitooh]

ohh this change the things : last note: try to roll the control stick from the side (right or left) to the up position when shifting from the dash to the upsmash. Do it in under 30 frames and you've got a DACUS!!!!

but now i need to know what the hell is frames and how to count it

(answer plz =P)

[battlexon]

a frame is a single picture that is made on the screen. Brawl runs at 30 frames per second...I think I had the number wrong with 30 frames though, the window is probably smaller. Practicing with snake might help, and this move jsut takes time to learn. Trust me, you will randomly get it and it will stick.

[Naxiitooh]

woow

of course i trust you men :)

you obi-wan and i'm anakin

lol

well is a joke but thanks i'm gona work harder >=P

[Naxiitooh]

men how can i do the DACUS without the game cube control?

appreciates the response you ^^

[battlexon]

on a classic controller it's exactly the same only with the correct substituted buttons. WIth a wiimote and nunchuk you need to have the shake smash feature on (I think that's that's what it's called) and you do the same thing only do the upsmash using that

[tackylol]

I use the wiichuch and I want to learn how to dacus, as it is an excellent approach for link (I can do it on the gc controller, but I prefer wiichuck). I was wondering if this option is possible:

Set d-pad to smash, dash, press down on the d-pad, then flick up on the controll stick and slide your finger from d-pad to the A button.

Does it work? Please let me know.

[battlexon]

I don't know man, I personally don't know a way to do it.

Someone on a DACUS forum said this though

"I tap forward and D-pad down (set to smash), roll the stick up, and hit A."

So try that.

[tackylol]

I tried it, its even easier than on the GC controller once you get the timing right. Thanks for the help buddy. Hey, what's your friend code? Once I get wi-fi we can have a couple of matches sometime.

[battlexon]

My friend code is on my channel if you want to play some time. :D

[tackylol]

Lol I recently switched to the GC controller, once you get used to it its really easy to use and you can do all the advanced techniques for Link. Now I'm slapping around my friends in Brawl like Chris Brown slaps around Rihanna in real life.

[dylanrevisited]

@tackylol best comment ever in youtube

[lordgiratina7000]

i can dacus with the wiichick,just in setting put shake smash and practice press A to charge :) it helps me alot btw its easier with snake

[Dyclonecyclone]

i finally perfected the move but the thing about it is it's sliding. it sometimes slides you far and sometimes you don't go too far. that is the thing that messes me up when i try it

[battlexon]

how far you slide depends on how fast you do the move

[Dyclonecyclone]

then i must do it fast...

[battlexon]

once you have the motion down you start to get a feel for how fast you have to do it in certain situations

[Dyclonecyclone]

ok i'll think of that nexttime. thanks

[silver253]

It's much easier to have tap jump off. Then diagonally dash, then down c-stick and then while still holding diagonally stick just up c-stick + z.

[Chavantez009]

ive tried this so many times ive lost count:

it sounds so easy and simple,but i just cant seem to do it: im following all the steps but it doesnt seem to be working

[battlexon]

what is the most common mistake, what do you do instead of the DACUS?

Try using a different controller too, that helped me when I was learning. If the sensors in the control stick are worn a certain way it can either make this easier or harder

[Chavantez009]

i finally did it, im finally doing the boost smash or DACUS.the problem was that i was not using z in the right timing.i steel mess up from time to time but i am able to do it correctly. o and thanks for all your help cause it really helped me alot, thank you

[battlexon]

You're welcome! That was why I made this guide, because no one else showed what the mistakes would look like. I'm glad it helped.

[satoshifan13]

Its Stuff like this that Makes Brawl better than Melee,(No offence all Hardcore Melee Fans) XD

[battlexon]

Heres my smash tier list

Brawl+

Brawl

64

Melee

I did love wavedashing and L-cancelling though

[delkin525]

Nice video man, thanks for the effort, this was a quality guide. Nice layout, to the point, and easy to understand! This should have more views!!

[battlexon]

thanks

[shadowshuriken115]

wow all i can say is that your AWESOME! great vid keep em coming!

[battlexon]

haha thanks, I'm really not that great, I just wanted to make sure everyone else could do this because it gives you a HUGE advantage if you know it and your opponent doesn't!

[shadowshuriken115]

well we are very equal but you are better than me a bit cuz ive only had the game since christmas you have more knowledge then me at the game

[inuyashatyphlosion]

Could Peach users also do this?

[battlexon]

Peach can't but what you can do is hover then attack and short jump into a move after that, since peach can float you can use her physics differently, hopefully that helps?

[Zinoto]

Every character can DACUS, it's just a matter of how effective this is. Peach's DACUS goes close to nowhere so it's almost useless. However, Sheik's is the longest, just experiment with them.

[battlexon]

right, when I use DACUS i use it synonymously with boost smash, she can't boost smash but she can Dacus... falcons DACUS actually stops his slide with the upsmash if I remember correctly

[BrawlPwnt]

Yeah, some characters are better off just running + up smash. Great vid btw, I'm sure it'll help lots of people :D

[battlexon]

right for example, sonic and captain falcon both slide farther with just a charged up smash, but even then this AT can be used for mindgames. I honestly think this is one of the most useful AT's in the game and thanks, I put a lot of time into making the guide vids :D