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[Senator Soufflé]

I want Chibi-Robo real real bad. It just seems like Nintendo doesn't care about the series

Nice man, at least I'm not alone on this. He's got a lot of potential for moves too.

Yeah Chibi-robo is another franchise to the pile of ignored series that Nintendo could easily bring back.

 

[tim1138]

Nice man, at least I'm not alone on this. He's got a lot of potential for moves too.

Yeah Chibi-robo is another franchise to the pile of ignored series that Nintendo could easily bring back.

My wife is still mad they never brought over the 2nd DS game.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Little Mac is a boxer therefore he's awesome.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

How about Odama? Most obscure Nintendo published game ever.

Wasn't that the one with the pinball and the microphone made by Yoot Saito (the guy behind Seaman)? I think my friend used to have that...

 

[zroid]

No-one wants Chibi-robo except me it seems.

People complain that there's an under representation of female:male but there is a much greater under representation of robotsrganics...

Chibi Robo would be great

 

[HerbertFish]

Wasn't that the one with the pinball and the microphone made by Yoot Saito (the guy behind Seaman)? I think my friend used to have that...

Yeah.


Also, I want at least a mention of Geist. Stop forgetting it exists Nintendo.

 

[Karsticles]

It was extremely exaggerated sure, but save the Ring King/King of Boxer reference, yeah I pretty much mean it. Little Mac has no appeal for me and I will be a little disappointed if he ends up stealing a spot on the final roster. I mean there's gotta be someone on this forum that agrees Little Mac sucks

Little Mac sucks.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

If Little Mac gets in his final smash better be Giga Mac.

Rather have a close up of him winking once before he starts Star Punching people for a limited time.

 

[DaBoss]

So what was Brawl's ACTUALY roster count going to be? That is the number we should be looking at and not what the current roster count is, which is 35.

Brawl's cut characters:
Mewtwo (time constraint, was the last one cut out)
Dixie Kong

Can anyone list the others?

The Cycle™ will never die.

I thought I did a good job putting the Ridley is too big argument to rest.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

So what was Brawl's ACTUALY roster count going to be? That is the number we should be looking at and not what the current roster count is, which is 35.

Brawl's cut characters:
Mewtwo (time constraint, was the last one cut out)
Dixie Kong

Can anyone list the others?

Mewtwo
Roy
Dr. Mario
Dixie Kong
Pra_Mai (Thought to be a Plusle & Minun duo)
Toon Zelda/Toon Shiek

I wish I meant Tetra. Apparently the data contained the words "Toon Sheik." Ick.

Although my memory may be deceiving me. It may have been Tetra, but I remember at the time of the discovery of the Forbidden 7, we were all confused as to why Sakurai would make up a Toon Sheik rather than use Tetra.

 

[GAMERG0D]

If Ridley is Charizard's size like someone said earlier ITT, he can probably make it in.

 

[NeonZ]

Regarding character proportions, the Pokemons aren't really in proportion to each other. Charizard should be taller than 3 Squirtles put on top of each other and Ivysaur should be twice bigger than Squirtle, but their sizes were reduced to something closer to Squirtle itself. I guess it wouldn't be a size reduction as big as the one Ridley would get in comparison to the last few Metroids, but I don't remember hearing people complaining about Ridley's size in Melee's opening.

Give the explosive moveset of Snake to any Advance Wars character.

That'd be a waste. If AW gets representation, I want someone summoning army troops for most of their attacks, not using generic weapons.

 

[Kokonoe]

The Cycle™ will never die.

This works for every single topic on the internet.

 

[Dr.Thunder]

I really hope we get an Endless Ocean stage. That could be really cool.

 

[DaBoss]

Mewtwo
Roy
Dr. Mario
Dixie Kong
Pra_Mai (Thought to be a Plusle & Minun duo)
Toon Zelda/Toon Shiek

I wish I meant Tetra. Apparently the data contained the words "Toon Sheik." Ick.

Although my memory may be deceiving me. It may have been Tetra, but I remember at the time of the discovery of the Forbidden 7, we were all confused as to why Sakurai would make up a Toon Sheik rather than use Tetra.

So it would have been 42 characters, but were Dr. Mario and Roy off to the chopping board immediately?

 

[ScraftyDevil]

But guys, the name "Roy" found in the disc data definitely refers to Colonel Roy Campbell or Roy Koopa! Where are you getting this Fire Emblem nonsense from?

 

[Senator Soufflé]

That'd be a waste. If AW gets representation, I want someone summoning army troops for most of their attacks, not using generic weapons.

Troops to scale with the character or summoning sprites similar to the assist trophy? I don't think either would work very well. Using something like Snake's moveset but with a more appropriate final smash ( that could be your tank summon etc) could work well.

I'd choose Max. We need more blue hair.

 

[Regulus Tera]

That character you liked in the previous games is gonna be removed because reasons.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

So it would have been 42 characters, but were Dr. Mario and Roy off to the chopping board immediately?

Doc and Roy actually had a fair bit of data, about as much as Plusle & Minun and Toon Zelda/Other Half of that Character. So I'd say they made it pretty far before being cut.

 

[WiiredShawn]

oh my fuck

so i was searching for some animal crossing stuff on tumblr

and came across so. much. porn

theres a comic panel of the isabelle girl wanking herself off to the villager doing WFT in the butt

and then theres loads more.

oh jesus

WHY

Welcome to the Internet, friend. Please enjoy your stay.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

WFTs final smash should have been making the other characters lose balance almost like they would be drunk or the stage was tipping.

 

[NeonZ]

So it would have been 42 characters, but were Dr. Mario and Roy off to the chopping board immediately?

Roy apparently was one of the last ones cut, alongside Mewtwo. Both Roy and Mewtwo have victory theme listings, while no one else out of that group has. Mewtwo, in addition, also had a Classic Mode victory screen listing, which means that he went even further than Roy.

Early during development, when Sakurai answered questions from Japanese fans, Sakurai talked about the idea of giving personal victory themes to some characters. He also showcased Metaknight's as an example. When the development advanced, Sakurai dropped the personal victory theme idea, leaving only one to Metaknight, probably because it had been revealed already. So, Mewtwo and Roy likely made it to this phase where he was still planning to add personal themes.

Troops to scale with the character or summoning sprites similar to the assist trophy?

Well, not necessarily "to scale", but bigger than the sprites (say, a tank could be around the same size as a character, in spite of that not making much sense).

 

[L00P]

That character you liked in the previous games is gonna be removed because reasons.

man I hate reasons

 

[DaBoss]

Doc and Roy actually had a fair bit of data, about as much as Plusle & Minun and Toon Zelda/Other Half of that Character. So I'd say they made it pretty far before being cut.

Roy apparently was one of the last ones cut, alongside Mewtwo. Both Roy and Mewtwo have victory theme listings, while no one else has. Mewtwo, in addition, also had a Classic Mode victory screen listing, which means that he went even further than Roy.

Early during development, when Sakurai answered questions from Japanese fans, Sakurai talked about the idea of giving personal victory themes to some characters. He also showcased Metaknight's as an example. When the development advanced, Sakurai dropped the personal victory theme idea, leaving only one to Metaknight, probably because it had been revealed already. So, Mewtwo and Roy likely made it at least to this phase where he was still planning to add personal themes.

Oh that is interesting. So would it be safe to say the SSB4 roster will likely have more than 42 characters then?

That character you liked in the previous games is gonna be removed because reasons.

Well Mario was revealed.

 

[SkyOdin]

Give the explosive moveset of Snake to any Advance Wars character.

That could work, but which Advance Wars character? I would love a representative from Days of Ruin, but I doubt that would happen, considering the game never released in Japan and all.

 

[Tackhead #9]

That could work, but which Advance Wars character? I would love a representative from Days of Ruin, but I doubt that would happen, considering the game never released in Japan and all.

Whoa, didn't know that until now. Bizarre.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Oh that is interesting. So would it be safe to say the SSB4 roster will likely have more than 42 characters then?

I think so, for that reason and numerous others. The man just goes all out when making a game.

 

[Codeblue]

That could work, but which Advance Wars character? I would love a representative from Days of Ruin, but I doubt that would happen, considering the game never released in Japan and all.

I really want Sami to represent the series, but I know we'll just get Andy if anything.

 

[Violet_0]

That character you liked in the previous games is gonna be removed because reasons.

unfortunately this might actually happen to Toon Link

 

[Senator Soufflé]

I would love a representative from Days of Ruin, but I doubt that would happen, considering the game never released in Japan and all.

That and the lack of the aesthetic, storyline and general charm of the rest of the series.

I really, really disliked the game, sorry.

 

[Berordn]

unfortunately this might actually happen to Toon Link

What if he gets replaced with Link Between Worlds Link and uses things like the hieroglyph form, the hammer, the medallions and the bug catching net?

 

[Violet_0]

at best we'll probably just get an Advance Wars trophy. Andy, and to a much lesser extend Sam and Max are the only ones who'd qualify

What if he gets replaced with Link Between Worlds Link and uses things like the hieroglyph form, the hammer, the medallions and the bug catching net?

would be neat, but I don't really like ALTTP Link

 

[IntelliHeath]

I really hope we get an Endless Ocean stage. That could be really cool.

That would be cool.

So it would have been 42 characters, but were Dr. Mario and Roy off to the chopping board immediately?

Basically, yes. It could be between 41-42 since Dixie were supposedly to be partnered up with Diddy but they ditched that.

Doc and Roy actually had a fair bit of data, about as much as Plusle & Minun and Toon Zelda/Other Half of that Character. So I'd say they made it pretty far before being cut.

I thought it was Mewtwo and Roy that had a good amount of data.

 

[Codeblue]

This image upsets me because I know we're not getting Skyward Sword's Zelda.

 

[NEO0MJ]

considering the game never released in Japan and all.

That would make it even more interesting ,considering there are characters from games never released in the US.

 

[NeonZ]

I thought it was Mewtwo and Roy that had a good amount of data.

All of them have basically as much data assigned to their character files as the transformations and support characters, like Giga Bowser, Warioman and Nana. The difference is that Mewtwo and Roy have a couple of extra pointers in other locations of the game.

 

[Vidiot]

If they're going to make another Zelda character and give them unique moves I'd rather it be someone new. Skull kid would be fantastic.

 

[batbeg]

unfortunately this might actually happen to Toon Link

My favorites were Toon Link and Lucas so I fear greatly for my mains.

 

[Vidiot]

Okay for returning characters I want at least Luigi, Peach, Zelda, Ganondorf, Zero Samus, Sonic, and Mewtwo. For new comers I want Little Mac, Palutena, and Ridley. I want more to return and more new comers but these are my musts. I think my odds are pretty good for not being disappointed.

 

[Ezalc]

It was extremely exaggerated sure, but save the Ring King/King of Boxer reference, yeah I pretty much mean it. Little Mac has no appeal for me and I will be a little disappointed if he ends up stealing a spot on the final roster. I mean there's gotta be someone on this forum that agrees Little Mac sucks

This post is goddawful. Little Mac should have been a rep fucking ages ago.

 

[qq more]

All I'm reading from ugly's post is "STOP PUTTING IN POPULAR CHARACTERS I DON'T LIKE"

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Nothing new these past few days? I havent had internet access.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Nothing new that I can remember being at all substantial.

I can't deal with the thought of my man Ike being on the chopping block, Chrom cannot compare, I need my lord who earned his status by being straight up awesome and not by royal lineage like everyone else.

 

[kirby_fox]

Anyone else think this could be the game where they cut a bunch of characters in order to add unique and interesting representations in the series? Or go a bit outlandish with some of their character choices?

Including characters we haven't seen before but have been requested by fans rather than the safer bets.

First thought is characters like Skull Kid, Geno, Tingle, Chibi Robo. Characters people want, but are passed up by bigger reps in those series.

 

[Berordn]

Nothing new that I can remember being at all substantial.

I can't deal with the thought of my man Ike being on the chopping block, Chrom cannot compare, I need my lord who earned his status by being straight up awesome and not by royal lineage like everyone else.

I'd be surprised to see Ike cut for Chrom of all people. The two are pretty dissimilar in design and character. I'd expect Chrom to be some variation of Marth's fighting style if anything.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Nothing new these past few days? I havent had internet access.

A lot of new articles, but you can check OP and see which one that you haven't seen.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

First thought is characters like Skull Kid, Geno, Tingle, Chibi Robo. Characters people want, but are passed up by bigger reps in those series.

I would be pretty upset if any of the mainstays were cut for those characters, the first three in particular (does anyone actually want Skull Kid?). Minimal cuts are fine, but they don't need to go all Street Fighter III on us.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

Anyone else think this could be the game where they cut a bunch of characters in order to add unique and interesting representations in the series? Or go a bit outlandish with some of their character choices?

Including characters we haven't seen before but have been requested by fans rather than the safer bets.

First thought is characters like Skull Kid, Geno, Tingle, Chibi Robo. Characters people want, but are passed up by bigger reps in those series.

Not one of the those characters should get in over anyone from Brawl.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I hope we get a bonanza this monday.

 

[Berordn]

Cuts aren't necessarily made due to characters having similar fighting styles. Lucario and Mewtwo had drastically different movesets.

But that's based on the assumption that Mewtwo was specifically cut for Lucario, which we'll never know for sure.