The Capriole Conundrum

[Lizard Dude]

I saw a lot of people in Favorite Brawl Control Scheme mention using X to jump. That made me think, "You people are crazy! You're supposed to use Y to jump!" Because that's what I do. I use Y to jump.

In this thread, tell me what freakish button you use to jump. Go on, I can take it.

[WarpRattler]

Usually I forget that X and Y are jump buttons and just use up. When I do remember that they do the same thing, I'll start using Y, but then usually forget again once I'm done playing. And yeah, it does seem weird that people would move their thumb over to press X instead of sliding it up to press Y.

[megamush]

Nice Title

[Chupperson Weird]

X is the button to press because it's the same as a normal jump/attack control scheme then. If you press Y, it's horribly horribly backwards like Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

[MEGAߥTE]

Y isn't backwards because we're talking about the GC control layout, not SNES.  A,B,Y are in a cluster, which means no thumb travel is required.  A,B,X are not.

[bobman37]

Which one is on the right, X or Y? I pick whichever one is on the right. I keep forgetting. For Wii+Nunchuk, I use C.

P.S. In case it wasn't implied, I'm talking about the Gamecube controller and not SNES.

[PaperLuigi]

I just tap up to jump.

[Vidgmchtr]

I always tapped up, in every Smash game.

[Chupperson Weird]

X is on the right.
To MB: I'm talking about any control layout. It's the gesture I make with my thumb to jump that's important. And that gesture is moving, rolling, or nudging microscopically to the right and/or back. On something like SMW for instance since B is jump it's always a thumb gesture of back-right. On NES and Smash, it's more of a straight right motion. This is all done without conscious thought.

P.S. Tapping up fails.

[SolidShroom]

Why all the tapping up hate?

Also, you forgot to account for custom controls, as well as the fact that Z is the jump button in the Wii remote + nunchuck layout.

[MaxVance]

Y. I never used the tap-up jump and plan on turning it off in Brawl.

[megamush]

as well as the fact that Z is the jump button in the Wii remote + nunchuck layout.

actually thats C, Z is sheild

[Luigison]

I use X out of habit, but I can see how Y is more efficient.  I never used UP. 

[Kuromatsu]

Um.....Gosh I haven't touched SSBM for i don't know how long, but I think I used the X button...

And since my N64 kicked the bucket and I couldn't get a new one and couldn't play SSB, I managed to get an emulator for it. Since I used the keyboard to play, I always pressed up to jump, but that's a whole different story altogether. Of course, now I'm using my Xbox 360 controller to play my emulators, and I still use up to jump.

[Vidgmchtr]

Tapping up fails.

Nah, it works just fine for me.