The Smash ULTIMATE Sonic guide! (Part 1)

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  • čas přidán 25. 03. 2020
  • This is the first part of the ultimate guide on how to play Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! If you are looking to have a better understanding of the character, or you're just getting started, then everything you'll need to know will be in this guide!
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Komentáře • 199

  • @ArsenicChord
    @ArsenicChord Před 4 lety +274

    I lost a bet and now I have to learn to play sonic, so I'm here now. Thanks for this guide

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +43

      Anytime, lol

    • @ArsenicChord
      @ArsenicChord Před 4 lety +28

      @UR2SLOW Wow, I actually looked over these guides, and Sonic can actually do some cool stuff! It’s too bad that he always just runs away, I don’t like that playstyle even though I love bait and punish characters. Btw, good guide!

    • @Spark25293
      @Spark25293 Před 3 lety +13

      @@ArsenicChord ye, i know this is 6 months too late, but I feel that most characters that the community sees as lame have the most potential to be hype, but not a lot of people take advantage of this potential. for example most online sonic players, which pains me because I main sonic

    • @Makine7
      @Makine7 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Spark25293 why he has to run away? All he have to do is a fsmash 🤣🤣🤣 nobody can approach him

    • @wifibox2175
      @wifibox2175 Před 3 lety

      lmao

  • @novothehedgehog8680
    @novothehedgehog8680 Před 3 lety +45

    People hate Sonic for basically "hit-and-run strategy" but keep maining Sans costume (a character who also avoids getting hit)?
    Edit: And what about Greninja?

    • @oneasiangirl
      @oneasiangirl Před 3 lety +3

      Yea it’s crazy just like how people hate little Mac for his amazing recovery

  • @Curseofdragonguy93
    @Curseofdragonguy93 Před 4 lety +171

    Clicked the video to see amount of dislikes. "Only two huh?" And then I read the first comment "let's make sonic win evo". Thats when I knew I found...the nest.

  • @Ese_Moreno04
    @Ese_Moreno04 Před 4 lety +83

    High school smash bros tournament, I chose Sonic. Literally everyone hated me after that.

    • @joeda900
      @joeda900 Před 3 lety +29

      The hate only make us stronger

    • @erickochoa7810
      @erickochoa7810 Před 3 lety +5

      Wait? Why? What’s so bad about the blue blur?

    • @joeda900
      @joeda900 Před 3 lety +11

      @@erickochoa7810 Other sonic main going to the other side of the stage and spindash/spincharge, spam homing attack, being utterly toxic and winning because of time out
      Those Sonic mains are the plague of all decent Sonic mains

    • @Ese_Moreno04
      @Ese_Moreno04 Před 3 lety +9

      @@joeda900 basically all Sonic's moves consist of turning into a little ball, which would understandably be seen by the audience and the opponent as spamming.

  • @DudeCalledDibs
    @DudeCalledDibs Před 2 lety +39

    Here to learn how to play Sonic after watching Sonic 2 the movie.

  • @pine206vodarchive9
    @pine206vodarchive9 Před 4 lety +102

    lets make sonic win evo!

  • @metis7534
    @metis7534 Před 4 lety +56

    I practiced the reverse homing attack after watching this and I was able to get a bair KO when I did it

  • @brandoncazares8452
    @brandoncazares8452 Před 2 lety +10

    Thanks for your help. Sonic’s my 2nd main in smash so, I’ve always used him and Mario my entire playtime during smash.

    • @greghuffman3061
      @greghuffman3061 Před 4 měsíci

      im thinking about making him my back up for when i dont wanna play lil mac

  • @alextoonz166
    @alextoonz166 Před 4 lety +73

    I remember the good times in middle school where I was trying to make this jackass in my friend group rage, and what a better character than sonic, I think you know where this is going....

    • @traktor420
      @traktor420 Před 4 lety +11

      Alex Toonz Ur 2 SLoW

    • @alextoonz166
      @alextoonz166 Před 4 lety +5

      @@traktor420 My point exactly😂

    • @sliceyoazz4015
      @sliceyoazz4015 Před 4 lety +7

      You plugged out your wifi and abused the b button?

    • @alextoonz166
      @alextoonz166 Před 4 lety +11

      @@sliceyoazz4015 nah, it was at school so we didn't have wifi battles lol

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 Před 3 lety

      Are you sure you weren't the jackass? For playing Sonic I mean?

  • @glueman7761
    @glueman7761 Před 4 lety +6

    Great guide man. Can’t wait for the rest of it. Know youtube isn’t easy, especially getting subs so you got another one now!

  • @SpeedBolt999_
    @SpeedBolt999_ Před 4 lety +40

    About time bro

  • @dariuscarter4244
    @dariuscarter4244 Před 4 lety +5

    Ty !

  • @steamedklamz9546
    @steamedklamz9546 Před 4 lety +3

    This is very insightful thank you

  • @jareomelovel500
    @jareomelovel500 Před 3 lety +1

    Thx I really needed this I'm not that good 😊

  • @crashcat8382
    @crashcat8382 Před rokem +1

    Im just enjoying camping in 3 minute free for all's and realized, hey, this is kinda fun

  • @ashsama672
    @ashsama672 Před 10 měsíci

    thanks for the video i wanted to learn how to play sonic the right way because i want to master how to play him

  • @Eman02kG
    @Eman02kG Před 4 lety +29

    Can someone make a tutorial on how to fall through platforms reliably

    • @hunterbarkley1100
      @hunterbarkley1100 Před 4 lety +10

      Void has a video on this. Suuper good.

    • @realchoodle
      @realchoodle Před 4 lety +1

      sh and ground motion works for me. you just gotta be fast. Wavebounce fast.

    • @Ego-Fiend
      @Ego-Fiend Před 4 lety

      And a tutorial on how to do a foward smash

    • @PJWooperIsBack
      @PJWooperIsBack Před 2 lety +1

      Hold down

  • @kaidoq8647
    @kaidoq8647 Před 3 lety

    You're explaining it so well omg thank you

  • @OutOfTouch_YT
    @OutOfTouch_YT Před 4 lety +33

    What would you say if I started playing Sonic in Smash on the Sega Genesis controller, ya nerd?

  • @MangoRiko
    @MangoRiko Před 4 lety +6

    Just realised you have the same intro as introspective

  • @Xtreme-qk5qg
    @Xtreme-qk5qg Před 11 měsíci

    Spin charge into down air!? My mind has expanded!

  • @MarxThicc
    @MarxThicc Před 3 lety +5

    The only character that's close to Sonic's speed is Kirby with the Speed Monado Art

    • @_____8676
      @_____8676 Před 3 lety +1

      Hero with accelerate is actually faster

    • @dee_torch5
      @dee_torch5 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@_____8676sonic spin dash: am i a joke to you?

    • @_____8676
      @_____8676 Před 11 měsíci

      @@dee_torch5 yea

    • @dee_torch5
      @dee_torch5 Před 11 měsíci

      @@_____8676 ok?

  • @OrangeToadGamer
    @OrangeToadGamer Před 4 lety +3

    I didn't know you had a channel, I follow you on Twitter, I am definitely Subscribing

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks man! I really appreciate the support :D

  • @crabwaluigi
    @crabwaluigi Před 4 lety +19

    I didnt even think of reverse homing attack after landing a spin dash... wow. Wow... im so clueless with this character

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +9

      Follow me, and I will set your mind free 👁

    • @markusbonnet439
      @markusbonnet439 Před 4 lety

      I mean there is no reverse homing attack it just homes in

    • @josephbozeman2826
      @josephbozeman2826 Před 3 lety +1

      @@markusbonnet439 b reverse homing attack. b reversing changes the properties of certain moves, and it has done this since melee

    • @markusbonnet439
      @markusbonnet439 Před 3 lety

      Joseph Bozeman it does nothing for homing attack , you might get bair instead of fair afterwards but the attack stays the same

    • @balmymussel266
      @balmymussel266 Před 3 lety

      Do any of you guys have an idea as to how to consistently land backwards homing attack? I don’t know if it’s because I use handheld mode but I can never consistently land the move. I’ve tried flick during the homing attack,right before, I can’t seem to hit it. Do any of you guys have advice as to how to land this move?

  • @alexdagratalexdagrat8074
    @alexdagratalexdagrat8074 Před 3 lety +9

    What goes through the mind of a sonic player I genuinely don’t know and want to know so I can understand why they play him

    • @ahmadkazan217
      @ahmadkazan217 Před 3 lety +4

      They are poor innocent beings that got tricked into thinking he is a rushdown archetype.

    • @jamrah8713
      @jamrah8713 Před 2 lety

      because i like sonic. thats all

    • @MaxWolop
      @MaxWolop Před 2 lety +3

      🅱️

    • @hellzonefirebrigade3056
      @hellzonefirebrigade3056 Před 2 lety +1

      Because Sonic is a beast. Nuff said

    • @ZmannR2
      @ZmannR2 Před 5 měsíci

      3 years later and he’s an S tier character. Sonic is a beast

  • @mister.peashooter
    @mister.peashooter Před 2 lety +1

    0:26 Was that an Open Your Heart (Sonic Adventure main theme) reference?

  • @theliteralocean
    @theliteralocean Před rokem

    First day of learning Sonic to be my secondary, possibly my main, because I watched a video of the “Never gonna give you up” video (Sonic style) 😂

  • @tahkogg
    @tahkogg Před rokem

    The missed opportunity of a UR2FAST joke tho

  • @exaltedreverse4463
    @exaltedreverse4463 Před 2 lety

    How on earth do you do back kick while going forward?

  • @xen3588
    @xen3588 Před 4 lety +24

    hey i was impersonating u on accident for a while on smash online and alot of people thought i was u, my b i thought i was the first to name himself Ur2Slow😂.

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +10

      I have heard that quite often, lol.
      U are forgiven

    • @JOSHfReDeRiCkS1911
      @JOSHfReDeRiCkS1911 Před 4 lety

      Haha I'm a sonic main and almost used that to

  • @mesaprime1299
    @mesaprime1299 Před 4 lety +5

    Make a how to beat sonic guide for us non sonic mains

  • @memememe7081
    @memememe7081 Před 4 lety +4

    when ya think about it.
    Sonic isn't really the fastest in smash in terms of everything else.
    Hero has the fastest run and I literally forgot who is the fastest dash lol

    • @Alibaba-id1cs
      @Alibaba-id1cs Před 4 lety

      Meme Meme I think wolf has the fastest initial dash but I’m probably wrong

    • @mr.fox8011
      @mr.fox8011 Před 3 lety

      @@Alibaba-id1cs actually, Zss has the fastest initial dash

    • @ahmadkazan217
      @ahmadkazan217 Před 3 lety

      Zss has the fastest initial one.Sonic has the 3rd,it actually was below average in smash 4.
      Marth has best walking speed,sonic has 7th.
      Sonic has the fastest running speed,and his spindash can outrun hero with acceleratle.
      And for bonus he has the 12th fastest air speed in game,but one of the worst air accelerations.

  • @robertlasher9246
    @robertlasher9246 Před rokem +1

    Can you make an updated video

  • @wilk3425
    @wilk3425 Před rokem +1

    4:34 - how did he do that? That smooth switch up from spin dash to sailing across the field? Having a hard time replicating that

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před rokem +2

      Spinshot? There are tutorials u can look up on how to do it, but its simply holding spindash for a second and then quickly letting go of the special button and pressing the attack button. Veryyy quickly

    • @wilk3425
      @wilk3425 Před rokem +2

      @@UR2SLOW Thank you! 🙏

  • @greghuffman3061
    @greghuffman3061 Před 4 měsíci

    thinking about making him my 2ndary

  • @d4nt3_023
    @d4nt3_023 Před 3 lety

    You’ve got a good voice

  • @jason_n_black
    @jason_n_black Před 4 lety +11

    What would you say a new sonic should try and learn first. For some reference, I main Marth and I have decided recently to secondary Sonic to help me with my lack of patience and to also cover up some matchups.

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +5

      Just learn the basic confirms and how to control spindash (will cover spindash in my next video)
      Its also important to learn how to be evasive and control the pace of a match

    • @jason_n_black
      @jason_n_black Před 4 lety +2

      UR2SLOW thank you. Do you have any tips on how I can control the pace of the match?

    • @6wHeisenberg
      @6wHeisenberg Před 4 lety +2

      Jason Black I do use your speed my guy that helps decide the match you force ppl to play at your pace and keep center stage lol

    • @jason_n_black
      @jason_n_black Před 4 lety +1

      Eric hall thank you!

    • @jestademon3524
      @jestademon3524 Před 4 lety +4

      It's basically like playing sonic in his games. Most of the time your just running around instead of just destroying enemies.

  • @jonasisteu
    @jonasisteu Před 4 lety +14

    When the next guide will come out ? It is so useful !

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +5

      Tomorrow!

    • @jonasisteu
      @jonasisteu Před 4 lety +2

      UR2SLOW YAY I'm so happy, maybe I will know about that strange shield poke technique I fail to apply all the time (The reverse spin dash in the shield and the jump right after)

    • @jonasisteu
      @jonasisteu Před 4 lety +2

      UR2SLOW Where is it 😭😭

    • @glueman7761
      @glueman7761 Před 4 lety +1

      Jonasi Steu i know I’m waiting for it too, his part 1 was probs one of the best guides I’ve ever seen

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +3

      @@glueman7761 yeah sorry I'm trying to get the next part of the guide out asap, but I was just recently hospitalized so I wasn't able to release it when I intended. I am now back home resting a bit, but once I'm back in motion I'll be able to get this guide out asap!
      Thank you for your patience!

  • @JOSHfReDeRiCkS1911
    @JOSHfReDeRiCkS1911 Před 4 lety +12

    Who else noticed the player sonix who recently won a big tournament

  • @vito6197
    @vito6197 Před 2 lety

    What's your controller setup?

  • @zebraboi_
    @zebraboi_ Před 4 lety +3

    :0 I think I've fought you online before

  • @buzzsewell
    @buzzsewell Před rokem

    How do you get that level

  • @VZeann
    @VZeann Před 2 lety +1

    but, for some reason, hero with the acceleration is faster

  • @alexlugo7479
    @alexlugo7479 Před 2 lety

    Wish I was not bad on this game years of playing I'm not even close to be good and then found out younger people already better than me and already being top 8

  • @thebrozumgamers2648
    @thebrozumgamers2648 Před 4 lety

    NOICE

  • @errrcc
    @errrcc Před 2 lety +1

    14:40

  • @fairnbalanced3378
    @fairnbalanced3378 Před 3 lety +1

    I have a feeling you have some sort of hatred towards joker since you use a joker player in almost all your clips lol

  • @sadcrab6586
    @sadcrab6586 Před 2 lety +1

    Gonna be honest, I’m here because I hate online and want to piss people off

  • @dabeetusflakes293
    @dabeetusflakes293 Před rokem

    spiking with sonic is extremely difficult for me

  • @errrcc
    @errrcc Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for the guide!!!! I know how to do reverse homing atk out of jump. But how are you doing reverse homing atk out of spin dash?? The game only lets me do regular homing atk. When I try to press back on analog stick after spin dash, homing atk won’t come out. Plzzzz help

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 3 lety +1

      the input is the exact same as out of jump. Just keep practicing and you'll get it

    • @errrcc
      @errrcc Před 3 lety

      UR2SLOW sweet sweet. Do you have to press jump after 2nd hit of spin dash?

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 3 lety

      @@errrcc you only need to jump when you launch spindash off the ground. You dint need to double jump to use reverse homing attack

    • @errrcc
      @errrcc Před 3 lety

      UR2SLOW thanks 🙏🏽

  • @angryadvocate2485
    @angryadvocate2485 Před 4 lety

    Word

  • @Luisinuay
    @Luisinuay Před 3 lety

    I really want that Shield poke video!

  • @stephengaudin5885
    @stephengaudin5885 Před 4 lety +2

    Is hero not faster than sonic?

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety +4

      watch the video before this on my channel, it'll answer that.
      regardless, even if accelerate was faster, it doesn't make hero the fastest fighter because it's a buff to the character. That's why in the game files and tips, captain falcon is ranked as the second fastest fighter, not other characters like shulk or hero

    • @stephengaudin5885
      @stephengaudin5885 Před 4 lety +1

      UR2SLOW oh ok that makes sense. Still insane that hero has the potential to be the faster than a character that’s sole purpose is speed

    • @infinitethejackal8718
      @infinitethejackal8718 Před 4 lety

      @@stephengaudin5885 actually sonic is faster than hero's accelerate with spin dash

  • @salimgatab7256
    @salimgatab7256 Před 4 lety +2

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO

  • @ahmadkazan7994
    @ahmadkazan7994 Před 3 lety +2

    Here after the sonic buffs.

  • @Miisee
    @Miisee Před 4 lety +23

    Sonic ain't faster then Acceleratle Hero sadly..

    • @Eman02kG
      @Eman02kG Před 4 lety +21

      Jeice he is with Spindash

    • @SpeedBolt999_
      @SpeedBolt999_ Před 4 lety +6

      Eman02kG Yeah exactly

    • @Miisee
      @Miisee Před 4 lety +9

      @@Eman02kG
      I didn't know that. Oof. That's epic. ➡+B=🔵💨

    • @Eman02kG
      @Eman02kG Před 4 lety +11

      Jeice check out the video he made before this

    • @Miisee
      @Miisee Před 4 lety +4

      @@Eman02kG
      Just saw. Thank God he is.

  • @teoborunda469
    @teoborunda469 Před 4 lety

    Do you do private lessons? ;)

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety

      I do actually! U can message me on Discord or Twitter for details

    • @BabuBabu-ip6oh
      @BabuBabu-ip6oh Před 4 lety

      And I'm guessing it costs

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety

      @@BabuBabu-ip6oh yessir. U can also always swing by my twitch streams and learn from there!

    • @teoborunda469
      @teoborunda469 Před 4 lety

      @@UR2SLOW Awesome! What's your discord. I really want to get better at Sonic. I have almost given up on him a few times but I always come back because I have so much fun playing him. This is my Discord ID: Sir Maglor EK 213#7763

    • @UR2SLOW
      @UR2SLOW  Před 4 lety

      @@teoborunda469 my discord is discord.gg/6fZGph4

  • @nexalord4059
    @nexalord4059 Před 3 lety

    could you make another video with buffs that Sonic received?

  • @jamiegioca9448
    @jamiegioca9448 Před 3 lety

    Sonic is slower then Bunny Hood CF, though

    • @TheConer
      @TheConer Před 3 lety

      And hero's accelerate.

    • @pikachu2321
      @pikachu2321 Před 3 lety

      What about sonic with bunny ears and spindash?

  • @gaalxystar1873
    @gaalxystar1873 Před 3 lety +2

    LMAO that the best username I ever seen for sonic but man he's hard to master :/

  • @glasshalfemtea
    @glasshalfemtea Před 2 lety +1

    holy shit this character is so broken what the hell

  • @alexfpower
    @alexfpower Před 2 lety

    .....so there must have been a ninja edit its not insanely difficult to cancel spin dash with jump directional dodge. This is so dumb I tried everything it works once every 50 times now!!

  • @162Gio
    @162Gio Před 3 lety

    So glad up air got buffed

  • @w2krispy138
    @w2krispy138 Před 4 lety +2

    YO DID HE JUST SPINDASH ?????

  • @legendredux1291
    @legendredux1291 Před 3 lety

    did you just said speed monado wtf man

  • @shilohschwartz8671
    @shilohschwartz8671 Před 3 lety

    how do you feel about the fact that like 4 of sonics moves are spindash

  • @stets43
    @stets43 Před 4 lety +7

    Sonic doesn't have to be a 'bait and punish character'. Good guide otherwise.

    • @ahmadkazan7994
      @ahmadkazan7994 Před 4 lety +4

      Optimally,he is,but you can play him whatever play style you want.

    • @ahmadkazan217
      @ahmadkazan217 Před 3 lety

      He is kinda of an all rounder in my opinion.

  • @mcruzk449
    @mcruzk449 Před 4 lety +3

    First im C-Dash no time no see

  • @dreamcaster5427
    @dreamcaster5427 Před 4 lety +1

    Everyone go register in a tournament and dominate with sonic

  • @DeanSeventeen
    @DeanSeventeen Před 5 měsíci

    This will be my go-to for learning how to play Sonic
    P.S. 69 dislikes XD

  • @dethnitegaming4178
    @dethnitegaming4178 Před rokem

    This man also has an entire video about why sonic is one of the worst characters in the game...
    As a Sonic main, both were helpful.

  • @cnk9822
    @cnk9822 Před 4 lety +2

    Smash playerbase: Sonic is annoying, he's just a Down, Side and Neutral B spammer normal that he rocks in laggy battles.
    UR2SLOW:

  • @crazykirbymain4217
    @crazykirbymain4217 Před 4 lety +1

    My friend was angry at me for playing Kirby after 5 games I suck and cuked once this is what he gets

  • @malareon
    @malareon Před 4 lety +1

    how to play smash ultimate in the most degenerate way possible.

    • @malareon
      @malareon Před 4 lety +1

      @ and you didnt?

    • @mathunit1
      @mathunit1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@malareon You can never complain about Smash 4 Bayo if you've never played Smash 4 before. :P

    • @malareon
      @malareon Před 3 lety

      @@mathunit1 Lol.

  • @izzio6680
    @izzio6680 Před 3 lety +3

    Delete this

  • @Inksploded
    @Inksploded Před 3 lety

    dont... just dont teach pepole sonic no one will have fun now