Many gamers grew up playing ‘Super Smash Bros.’ From 64 to Melee, the franchise grew with us, all the way up to ‘Smash 4’ (we don’t talk about Brawl) – but the salt gets real sometimes. Whether seriously or as a joke, every player has blurted these out at least once.
1. "My controller was lagging."
This is a common excuse among players, but it's usually not the controller — it's the person using it.
2. "(Insert character here) is broken/cheap."
Granted, this may be true sometimes *coughcoughCloudcoughcough,* but most likely this player didn't choose a good counter-pick.
3. "The sunlight was in my eyes."
Sure it was — but this is more of a joke excuse.
4. "I haven't played in a while."
I guess I can understand this one. We're all busy with school, work, and life itself. Not everyone has time to sit down and practice Smash for six hours a day.
5. "I wasn't even trying."
Really? Why even play then?
6. "My thumb has a headache."
I'm not even kidding. My friend actually said this.
7. "Stop spamming the same moves over and over again."
I believe it is called "strategy."
8. "I call hacks!"
Well, you were playing Project M...
9. "I meant to ______, but my controller did the wrong thing."
Sucks, but it happens. Keep practicing.
10. "I'm not good at Melee/Project M. I'm better at 4" (or vice versa).
It's called adjusting.
11. "There's too much noise in the background. It's distracting me."
12. "Reggie Fils-Aimé did it!"
You can't blame Reggie for everything.
Actually, yes you can.
13. "This person is so much better than me."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA—no.
What are some of the dumbest excuses you've heard in Smash? Tell us in the comments!
... And no Johns.