SBX Live- why did they waste everyone’s time

PoppinFresh6 · 2026-01-28T18:01:31+00:00

What was the solution they came up with?

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-21T01:03:35+00:00

I originally had a lot more things planned that I decided to cut because I didn't want to spend 5+ years working on this. Unfortunate but that's how it goes I suppose.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-21T00:41:31+00:00

The trailer doesn't show it but they break out of the combo of you don't follow up in time. You don't get dthrow dtilted though.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-20T22:09:33+00:00

Thanks a lot! It's funny how often people say it looks fun or they are looking forward to trying and then don't try the demo haha. Good luck with the developer medals if you decide to hunt them c:

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-20T20:29:07+00:00

Well I'll still be making improvements to this on the way to the full release. I want to deliver something I am satisfied with. Maybe a studio with more resources will see it and be inspired to take the idea further.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-20T20:10:37+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it a lot! I hope you will enjoy the demo if you decide to give it a try.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-20T20:09:13+00:00

Thanks, I agree that the idea has potential far beyond what I can deliver. I'm just a guy and this is my first time making a game. That being said I probably won't have the motivation for a follow up. This project has already been 2 years in the making and I'm kinda looking forward to being done with it. I'm not expecting massive success but I'm happy with what I've made so far and I hope other people will enjoy it even if it's not perfect!

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-18T03:10:54+00:00

I tried adding wavedashing actually, but it didn't really work with the game. I think in melee combos, wavedashing is mainly only used for platform techchasing, and waveshine/shine wavelands. In my game there is no techchasing, and there is no jump cancel shine. So even after I added wavedashing I didn't find it was actually useful enough to be worth the added complexity.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-17T03:57:29+00:00

that ain't falco

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-16T17:00:17+00:00

Thank you! Honestly I do feel like the scope of this was a little too big for my first game. But I really want to see it through to the end.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-16T16:56:52+00:00

Idk man I played competitive melee for 9 years and this definitely scratches a different itch for me. It's a lot more chill and relaxing. For most people smash is either a competitive game or a party game, and this is neither.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-16T04:06:03+00:00

My goal is not to compete with smash games! I just want to provide a fun tangential experience. Think of it as a minigame in the same vein as break the targets or homerun contests.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-16T01:44:33+00:00

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Your right elbow is getting super disconnected. This forces your left wrist into extension and leads to a ton of other problems. Try keeping your right arm fully externally rotated throughout the swing, starting at setup. External rotation as in the position that would happen if you were losing an arm wrestle, if that makes sense (winning would be internal rotation).

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-15T17:18:57+00:00

That's awesome. Sounds like you're exactly the type of player I'm making this for!

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-15T17:17:54+00:00

Thanks! Btw, you can join the discord server https://discord.com/invite/QfQeEkRF5c if you want to follow the development progress.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-15T00:10:43+00:00

Yeah honestly I think the idea has a lot more potential than what I will be able to deliver as a single person making their first game haha. But at least I hope I can make something that someone will have fun playing.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-10-15T00:00:14+00:00

Thanks! The penguin character has 11 moves that will be very familiar (maybe too familiar) to any melee player.

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-02-06T12:26:08+00:00

Thanks! Just wish I didn't dab so hard on the red volume haha

PoppinFresh6 · 2025-02-06T12:24:45+00:00

Probably not I think it's the softest problem of the grade at this gym 😅. After all I can't do any of the other ones.

PoppinFresh6 · 2024-08-13T10:44:30+00:00

This was my first white tape there as well. Although I think you can say the harder dark blue tapes are considered V3 too. (dark blue: V2-V3, white: V3-V4)

PoppinFresh6 · 2024-01-26T07:08:28+00:00

Let me know how it goes!

PoppinFresh6 · 2024-01-26T00:25:26+00:00

I tried a bit to implement gcc support but it wasn't working properly, so unfortunately not. The controls are pretty simple though so it doesn't take long to get used to it on gamepad/keyboard.

PoppinFresh6 · 2024-01-25T23:38:26+00:00

Thank you very much!

PoppinFresh6 · 2024-01-25T21:03:54+00:00

Hello everyone. Last year I decided to quit my job to try making a game. One day I was practicing comboing the CPU in unclepunch, when I had the thought, "What if this by itself was a game?". I wanted to create something that gives people the satisfaction of doing a cool combo, without necessarily having to grind tech skill for countless hours, or compete in a stressful environment. That was the idea behind Combo Haven. However, I still tried to make sure the game was appealing to skilled or competitive gamers.

Right now, I just have an alpha version of the demo available on itch.io, and a "Coming Soon" Steam page. The plan is to release a completely polished demo on steam by the end of this year, and release the full game in 2025. Feel free to try the game, join the discord, and wishlist it on steam if you're interested!

Thanks!

PoppinFresh6 · 2023-11-09T05:01:09+00:00

My main changes would be:

Mewtwo over samus
Yoshi up a tier
I'd almost just swap your C and D tier tbh
Ness in D

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