The Capriole Conundrum

[Koopaslaya]

I definitely use Y.

[Shyguy92]

X

You can't jump as far when you use up, because you can't tap up and left/right at the same time. You might argue that you can tap diagonally to jump farther, but it will slow you down when you double jump, to move the analog stick to the top, hence taking the pressure off of your horizontal movement.


If that makes sense.

[Kojinka]

I hate tapping up.  Say I want to perform an upward smash on the ground, but I accidentally do not tap up and press A simultaneously, thus resulting in me jumping.  It's annoying!  Especially when you're trying to whack opponents out of your way.  I stick with X when I want to jump.  I used the down C button for jumping back on N64.

[PaperLuigi]

P.S. Tapping up fails.

Why? It works just fine for me.

[Lizard Dude]

The logical and sensical arguments proving Y's superiority over X and Up have already been laid out in this thread.

And to the people on Page 1 yammering about custom controls, read the poll more carefully. I thwarted your nonsense before you began to spew it.

[Kuromatsu]

After taking a quick look at a gamecube controller, I realize that I actually press the Y button.

I always mix up the X and Y buttons.

[Kojinka]

Looking at the controller, I've never actually paid attention as to which button I press to jump.  It's either X or Y.  I'll take a look next time I play Brawl (since I just use the GCN control scheme Melee had, minus 'tap up to jump')

[Toad]

I use X to jump, but often switch between uses depending on the situation that I am in. I find that tapping up works extremely well for launching any aeiral combos that might occur to me in the heat of battle.

I don't think I've ever used Y, as it is in an awkward position.

[Vidgmchtr]

The fact that this is an ARGUMENT over which BUTTON is better is pretty funny. And sad at the same time.

[MaxVance]

It's a poll, not an argument.

[Lizard Dude]

The fact that this is an ARGUMENT over which BUTTON is better is pretty funny. And sad at the same time.

This statement shows just how much of a giant n00b you are. It is absolutely critical to use the Y button to jump if you want to master the game.

[Chupperson Weird]

I'm sure there are plenty of us who have proven that incorrect. Just as long as you don't use up.

[SolidShroom]

So would someone explain why tapping up sucks so hard?

[Chupperson Weird]

It totally disables your directional control.

[Shyguy92]

So would someone explain why tapping up sucks so hard?

A few people already did.