Smashboards

i recall you wanting your ideal smash game to take influence from the adam west/wrestling aesthetic of the smash N64 era, would that be incorporated into the mode in any way?

I feel like point 8 could be tweaked a bit. Instead of having a select list for the entire story, I'd have it change from level-to-level. I'd also probably allow some assist trophies to have a presence, but it'd be pretty controlled and limited. Possibly skipping the AT item and just have them be in the levels directly. Like Waluigi's AT shows up in the middle of a stage and you have to KO him to progress or having a friendly AT show up to help your character fight a boss.

BonafideFella About as much as the main game itself does, so a lot if I was in charge - that being said, the Giga bosses would likely lean more into the tonal shift element and go for legitimately unsettling like Giga Bowser was in Melee. However, stages based on more serious IPs like Castlevania and Metal Gear would play into a very slight parody element with the enemies specifically acting slightly more comical, along with a healthy dose of fandom in-jokes.

Most of this I like, some of it, I don't. I would like more of the bosses to actually be from the source material, but I can sort of see in my head why you would prefer to focus less on that. A regular Goomba not dying in one hit feels weird (although I know Mario RPGs do this, as well), so maybe just quickly explain it away, like, they're Super Goombas, give the Koopa Troopas spiked shells, etc. Everything else is good or I have no strong opinion on.

Is the music original remixes of stuff from their OG games (Like a remix of Green Greens from Kirby plays in a Kirby area or something) or a completely unique theme? (The theme is almost completely original, but includes Kirby motifs and style as part of the song when fighting in a Kirby area)

Pokelego999 "Music, however, is original - not remixes - though they may sample motifs from the source."