Fundamentals

The Basics

"Marth probably emphasizes fundamentals more than any other character in Melee. You can get a lot of mileage off a minimalist gameplan based on strong fundamentals. On the flip side, he is also one of the characters that gets punished the hardest for not having strong fundamentals.

Fundamentals are the most basic, important concepts and skills you need to know in order to make things happen in Smash, or any fighting game, for that matter. They are the most important parts of your strategy. You learn fundamentals, you will get better with every character. You learn fundamentals, you will probably get better at every fighting game."