Melee balance change

Base NTSC 1.0.2

Angel platform now works like slap city
(lose invincibility when you start an attack)

no changes to top 5

Peach
more ledge invincibility
better shield (covers feet better)
Special Turnips removed (bomb/sword/saturn), replaced with stitch
possible change: all non-stitch turnips become the same with mean damage and knockback

Falcon
Side B grabs the ledge
64 up smash instead of melee upsmash

ICs
Popo goes 20% faster when nana is not with him (ground and air speed not attack speed)
increased air speed

Pikachu
Actionable out of down throw 2 frames sooner
grab range increased (can grab a jabbing shiek)
up air and nuetral air deal 1% more damage

Yoshi
Shoe hit box on nair
grab hit box fixed and less end lag
back air is bigger
Retains NTSC DAIR damage
64 back throw (16 damage 70 knockback 70 scaling instead of 6 damage 40 knockback 66 scaling)
64 forward throw (12 damage 80 knockback 70 scaling instead of 6 damage 40 knockback 66 scaling)
Stars after Yoshi Bomb (down B) dela 4% damage like in 64.
Egg explosion Lasts for 10 frames like in 64 instead of the current 3.
Back to 64 weight of 115 instead of current 108
Double Jump armor back to 64s 140 armor (current 120)
No more Tail hitbox.


Samus

Weight increased from 110 to 120
Down Tilt has 4 frames less end lag
Forward samash deals 64 damages (20%/18%/16%)
Can bomb out of up B (doesn't get Up B back)

Ganon
warlock punch has more super armor
has bonus jump
can air dodge out of up B

Luigi

Doc

Mario

Young Link
increased Up B damage

Donkey Kong

No Tie hurtbox
hit boxes make sense
better dair (more like stomp)
more hit stun on nair/lasts longer
dash attack fixed
better vertical distance on up B
nuetral B charges to max power in 9 swings instead of 10.

mewtwo
no tail hurt box
heavier
up smash as strong as foxes

Game and watch
now has a reasonable shield
can properly L cancel moves
roll and spot dodge work
Weight increase?
Judgement now stores 3 values instead of 2
Taunt resets stored values (stored values become 1 2 and 3)

Link

can chrage aerials
dash attack fix?
less end lag on aerials.

Ness

Up B travels twice as fast
grounded PK fire moves horizontal
can jump cancel PK psy
Grab Range increased

Bowser
6 frame jump squat
nair combos better
all smash attacks have less end lag
has marths grab
up b has more vertical and horizontal distance
back air doesn't suck.
down tilt closer to falcons.
bowser shell blocks projectiles and damages the opponent when hit (functions the same as links shield, but with thorns damage)


kirby
bigger hit boxes
faster air speed
faster ground speed
Puff F smash
Can choose which power to start with?

zelda
5 frame jump squat
bigger Hit Boxes
less end lag on transformation
fast falls faster
longer wave dash
more air speed (so she can travel the same distance in a fast fall)

roy
Sword acts more like a revserse marth sword
recovery distance increased and lag decreased
roy upsmash drags down into the spike easier
dair lag matches marths

pichu
Attacks heal instead of hurt (pichu got volt absorb ability now)
Grab Range increased