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This style of play is seen most commonly in fighting games, but has made an appearance in nearly every other genre at one point or another. While it is often an essential part of fighting and some mini-games, it is often looked down upon because of it's simplicity and annoyance. Button mashing is often replaced by "stick waggling" or other such gimmicks in order to seem less boring and appear more exciting and cohesive to the player.
The most common way to mash buttons when playing on a console is to place the controller down on a flat surface, usually a table or the players lap, and place one finger on the button the player wishes to mash. Then, the player moves their entire hand up and down, resulting in a number of quick hits and mimicking an arcade style set up. Also the thumb can be used, it is put on all of the buttons that can be reached and moved around to push buttons. For less demanding button mashing segments, many players just hold the controller and press the button normally. Yet another technique is to wrap a piece of fabric (which the player usually takes from his shirt) and continually move his/her finger across the button using a wiping motion, which reduces friction and generates many quick presses rapidly.
Button Mashing is a concept used to describe any game or gameplay wherein skill is an aside to how fast a player can hit the buttons on the controller.
Overview
This style of play is seen most commonly in fighting games, but has made an appearance in nearly every other genre at one point or another. While it is often an essential part of fighting and some mini-games, it is often looked down upon because of it's simplicity and annoyance. Button mashing is often replaced by "stick waggling" or other such gimmicks in order to seem less boring and appear more exciting and cohesive to the player.
Techniques
The most common way to mash buttons when playing on a console is to place the controller down on a flat surface, usually a table or the players lap, and place one finger on the button the player wishes to mash. Then, the player moves their entire hand up and down, resulting in a number of quick hits and mimicking an arcade style set up. Also the thumb can be used, it is put on all of the buttons that can be reached and moved around to push buttons. For less demanding button mashing segments, many players just hold the controller and press the button normally. Yet another technique is to wrap a piece of fabric (which the player usually takes from his shirt) and continually move his/her finger across the button using a wiping motion, which reduces friction and generates many quick presses rapidly.
Button Mashing games
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Priston Tale |
PC | |
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Portal Defenders |
PC | |
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Silkroad Online |
PC | JoyMax |
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Star Wars Trilogy Arcade |
ARC | Sega |
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Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice |
ARC | Sega |
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Samurai Shodown VI |
PS2, ARC | SNK Playmore |
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B. Rap Boys |
ARC | |
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Spider-Man: The Video Game |
ARC | Sega |
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Angels Online |
PC | Q Entertainment |
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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars released on Jan. 26, 2010 |
WII, ARC | Eighting Co., Ltd., Capcom |
| Concept Name: | Button Mashing |
| Appears in: | 268 games |
| First appearance: | Track & Field |
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