As I never bothered to buy a Gamecube, I only played smash brothers with drunk people at college parties and when I visited my cousins a bunch of years ago.

With Super Smash Brothers Brawl now out for Wii, my lack of skill is showing and must be corrected to preserve my nerdly reputation.

What is there to do to be ready for the challenges that will be thrown my way over internet play? Only one thing: Intensive Smash Training.

Fortunately for me, I have been given some small clue from reading the n00b instructions here. However, I don’t think there will be any substitute for being destroyed repeatedly.

My ID for those wishing to humble or team up with me is: 4382-1723-3425