If a player needs to make an extremely long horizontal jump make use of the rolling jump then a few dive jumps to cover the ground with ease. Now when combining the tall jumps of both the backflips and the ground pound jump, Mario is allowed to combine these tall jumps and the dive jumps to cover large amounts of space. Keep in mind you can only jump on Cappy once during a sequence of dive jumps so be wise when using this technique. So through this technique, you are allowed two dives length of space to cover. By diving in the direction of where Cappy is floating, players can land on the hat and be allowed another dive. The only question is how do player's make use of this ability?

This momentary pause allows the magical hat to be used to give longer reach to Mario's jumping abilities. Typically this move is used to break tough boxes or provide a wall to protect Mario, but in a movement context, it is much more versatile.īy using this technique Cappy is essentially a new platform for Mario to jump on. This is done by pressing the Y button and hold it, this will force Cappy to stay in one place for a few seconds.

How does Cappy add to Mario's already powerful horizontal jumping abilities? The answer to this question lies in Cappy's ability to float in one area for a prolonged period. He allows the plumber to expand his horizontal reach to unparalleled capabilities. Although its vertical height is very limited it provides Mario a vast horizontal boost to work with.Ĭappy plays one key role in assisting Mario's movement capabilities. During this pause press, the X button and he will initiate his diving maneuver. Right before Mario slams the ground there will be a slight pause. This technique is performed by pressing the LZ button to initiate Mario's ground pound. This dive adds a considerable amount of range to Mario's jumping capability and is crucial to utilizing some of Cappy's strengths. Mario's dive allows players to increase their horizontal range as they try to traverse long gaps. The second movement ability an Odyssey player should master is the powerful dive technique. So utilizing that extra tall jump can allow players to access tall and hard to reach places. This will combo nicely into some of the other airborne maneuvers that Mario can perform. The boost provided after this ground pound significantly increases Mario's jumping height. The reason behind learning this technique is due to its massively improved jump height. The first move to master is Mario's ground pound boosted jump. Some of the most essential techniques to learn are Mario's ground pound jump, his dive, his roll and rolling jump and his backflip.

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