#Mac's Basics: Attacking, Dodging, Buffering, and the Dizzy Status

*All maneuvers mentioned below assume that you are using the default control scheme. Any maneuvers mentioned with "quotation marks" are variations of basic movement that are often used in buffer strategies.*

**[Punches]** *(in order of respective speed and strength)*
► __Left Jab__: Up + Y		(Fastest and weakest punch)
► __Left Body Blow__: Y
► __Right Jab__: Up + B
► __Right Body Blow__: B	(Slowest and strongest punch)

**[Dodging: Left or Right on D-Pad]**
► __"Tap Left/Right Dodge"__: Tap Left or Right once on D-Pad
► __"Full Left/Right Dodge"__: Hold Left or Right on D-Pad
► __"Quick Left/Right Dodge"__: Immediately buffer a movement or attack as Mac begins to dodge, OR hold the A button while dodging (Mac cannot have a full Super Meter for this to work).

**[Ducking: Down on D-Pad]**
► __"Tap Duck"__: Tap Down once on D-Pad
► __"Full Duck"__: Hold Duck on D-Pad
► __"Quick Duck"__: Immediately buffer a movement or attack as Mac begins to duck, OR hold the A button while ducking (Mac cannot have a full Super Meter for this to work).

**[Guard Positioning]**
*Raising or lowering your guard is critical to starting the fight quickly and correctly. By manipulating the opponent's guard, you are able to start punching on the first possible frame of the fight.*
► __Raise Your Guard__: Hold Up on D-Pad
► __Lower Your Guard__: No input on D-Pad

**[Buffering Your Inputs]**
*The key to defeating each of your opponents quickly is to buffer your movement and attacks whenever possible. __This is done by inputting your next move before the animation of the current move is complete__, which lets Mac continue attacking on the soonest frame possible. Buffering does several things in a speedrunning context:
► It prevents accidental loss of frames between attacks or movement.
► It allows for consistent timing when setups are needed.
► It gives the player the opportunity to waste a specific number of frames to hit a dizzied opponent every time (see below).*

**[The *DIZZY* Status]**
*Each opponent has a hidden "dizzy threshold" that acts like a stun gauge. If Mac continuously lands punches on his opponent and exceeds this threshold, the boxer will enter a dizzied state where several things will occur:*

*► The timer for the fight will stop.*
*► The opponent will stop attacking Mac for the duration of the *DIZZY* state.*
*► The opponent will enter a dizzy animation that may involve falling down, spinning, careening around the ring, etc.*

*During this animation, a perfectly timed normal punch or Super Punch will reduce the opponent's stamina to 0 and force a Knockdown (or in some instances, a KO). Because of this, buffer strategies have been found to specifically waste a certain amount of time so that the timed attack will always land on the right frame.*

**Dizzy buffers should be buffered immediately after the last attack that put the opponent in the *DIZZY* state.**

A Beginner's Guide to Speedrunning Super Punch-Out!!

I made this guide on a whim because I really wanted newcomers to this game to have a resource they could follow rather than relying on just the top 5 or so videos on the leaderboard.

Feel free to offer comments or questions on the Super Punch-Out!! channel in the Punch-Out discord.

https://youtu.be/NX-CUtZhuRA

Comprehensive Heike Kagero Single Segment Speedrunning Guide

Click on the link to check out the video that will help you speedrun Heike Kagero!! https://youtu.be/KVKDf9gN7eo

NTSC Individual Level Guide

Wrote a pretty comprehensive guide on every individual level detailing the strategies, buffers, and specifics of each fight.
Also includes a terminology guide & abbreviation key.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10RMPhHZUuHje_PYIEIO_roc-8fjNRKGY8Evx6gxMGJ0/edit

NTSC Single Segment Guide

This tutorial covers a lot of quirks and extra bits that Hootey doesn't cover in his tutorial.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6RQ8y8GdOTS1CpLbdy7G60sKgueq4DoEFLX64Iubys/edit?usp=sharing

PAL Individual Level Guide

A guide to getting down the individual levels in the PAL version of Super Punch-Out!! with unique tips and tricks.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B912ogQy6thvKtJBqYD1MdHQ5VYjjZaA5b5le8Qn5ro/edit?usp=sharing

PAL Single Segment Guide

An unfinished Guide for Single Segment Runners on the PAL version of the game. Currently, I'd only recommend using this if you're confident with strategies for the NTSC Single Segment Run.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R13CjkyHFpw-fTVzg6FLnkqDWZQ84bKKoax08HCy854/edit?usp=sharing

Single Segment Hoy Quarlow Guide (Video)

Hello! I decided to make a video breaking down one of the more confusing fights in the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6xCLaY_aL0

Single Segment Mad Clown Guide (Flowchart & Video(s))

Flowchart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y99R5-BcoSDqLzHtKfhhzBf3PoN83WUu/view?usp=sharing

Video(outdated): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhZQ1_0i8J0

Additional videos:
- Hard Take Block + Retal Green P2 Adjustment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRQ8tkaqb5M
- Red P2 Adjustment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFi6UARpXXI

Single Segment Narcis Prince Guide (Written & Video)

Written: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kQX6ljp5O4LLWXOxMLQxYuVhHJuP8hjXdPaQN54wdjA/edit?usp=sharing

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JSzMIQW16I

Name	Author
#Mac's Basics: Attacking, Dodging, Buffering, and the Dizzy Status	Hootey 5 years ago
A Beginner's Guide to Speedrunning Super Punch-Out!!	Hootey 4 years ago
Comprehensive Heike Kagero Single Segment Speedrunning Guide	Speedboy14 2 years ago
NTSC Individual Level Guide	Universe 2 years ago
NTSC Single Segment Guide	Awosomeandy 2 years ago
PAL Individual Level Guide	Lixunis 2 years ago
PAL Single Segment Guide	slowcuppa 2 years ago
Single Segment Hoy Quarlow Guide (Video)	MrMega 3 years ago
Single Segment Mad Clown Guide (Flowchart & Video(s))	Universe 2 years ago
Single Segment Narcis Prince Guide (Written & Video)	Universe 2 years ago