42 Character the roster number? The Select Screen seems to point to this

[Super Smash Master]

I know this is really cruedly made, but I was curious how many character boxes They would be able to fit on the current character select screen. I used the blank box and I cut and pasted it into all the possible spaces. This seems to point towards 42 characters. I would definately be happy with this amount.

Anyone else find this interesting? I kind of wish someone could get a good quality pic of the select screen so we could make some fake real rosters. =P

 

[Shadowbolt]

Hmm. I didn't consider the possibility of them using the sides...

If the size of these slots ARE accurate (and not specifically made for the demo), then I suppose it COULD work...

 

[Luke Groundwalker]

I bet the icons will get scaled down as you unlock things, or they're smaller in the final version.

 

[Ukn0wn1]

While 42 would be nice, looks to me more like 36.

 

[EPX2]

Funnily enough, that's the exact number of my own personal roster.

 

[spikehappy07]

It "was" a demo. Don't you think they probably won't use that design?

 

[kaid]

Didn't the Melee demos have the same format as the Melee screen? Boxes same size, but not in the same places.

 

[Super Smash Master]

My roster was also 42. Interesting...

 

[MAtgSy]

It "was" a demo. Don't you think they probably won't use that design?

Far too late in development to only have a temporary screen.

 

[pud22]

I bet the icons will get scaled down as you unlock things, or they're smaller in the final version.

...yea probably

 

[Pomfrod]

Wait, what is the original pic? All the ones I've seen had much bigger boxes--where did you find this?

 

[Super Smash Master]

Wait, what is the original pic? All the ones I've seen had much bigger boxes--where did you find this?

...The Brawl demo?

 

[Lord_Deathborne]

Keep in mind that it's the select screen for the DEMO version...

 

[MAtgSy]

Definitely no boxes to the side.

 

[jamesss]

42 would be very satisfying...

 

[Super Smash Master]

Definitely no boxes to the side.

That means nothing. Not all the characters in Melee who were secret originally have ? boxes. Some just appeared after being unlocked.

 

[Shuma]

How can you say NO boxes to the side, when you can't see the sides?.........

 

[Pomfrod]

Sorry for the dumb post earlier; I was going off the earlier demo screen pics, in which the icons were larger.

Have this.

It's from the high-res ign videos, which someone on Smashboards posted. Looking at this, I agree with 42. My current bet on the roster takes into account 40, so I'm feeling pretty good.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Well, if you count the ones we assume to return, that's 34...unless you are counting transformations as part of the character...then that's 32...

either way, if the roster size is 36...we aren't going to get very many more newcomers...

 

[pud22]

i wonder if they are going to keep that random character box?

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

What we saw is a demo. The actual game itself may have more than what's shown now.

 

[Pizza Robo]

42 is a good number

 

[sHy)(gUy]

well there has to be atleast 30 characters

so thats :

Mario
Link
Pikachu
Kirby
Samus
Fox
Yoshi
Peach
Zelda
DK
Bowser
Ice CLimbers
Pit
Wario
Metaknight
Ike
Diddy
Pokemon Trainer
Lucas
Snake
Sonic
ZSamus(if u count her a seperate character)

that leaves 8 spots

Capt Falcon
Gannondorf
Luigi

Falco

Jigglypuff?


Capt Olimar
King Dedede
Ridley

i excpect there to be more than 30 something between 34 and 42

(My Guesses after 30)

G&W ( I put him here because i feel the 3 new comers above have better chances)
Krystal
Lucario (I dunno for some reason i feel if jigglypuff doesnt make it in then this will be the new pokemon even if jiggs does make it in hes still has a chance)
Mewtwo (same as Lucario)

Marth
Geno
Midna
Black Shadow
Claus
Megaman
Sheik(if not zeldas Transformation)
Someone from Fire Emblem or Animal Crossing

I dunno I feel like im missing someone

 

[Wyvern]

I wouldn't put too much stock in those demo screens. I doubt they're exactly the same as they will be in the final demo. I mean, I don't think you could fit more than HALF of Melee's stages in the demo stage select screen.

 

[YosterDragon]

Umm yeah, it's only 42 if you have a widescreen TV...besides, it'd be really easy to resize the character select boxes for the final release. Remember, what we saw was most definitely a DEMO.

 

[chaos_Leader]

I have thought in the past the number would be around 42, and like many have said, the size of the boxes are easy to change. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Melee's character icons changed sizes when you unlocked more, I have to check this...

 

[Sinn]

I wouldn't put too much stock in those demo screens. I doubt they're exactly the same as they will be in the final demo. I mean, I don't think you could fit more than HALF of Melee's stages in the demo stage select screen.

And again comes Wyvern with the wonderful logic as always <3

 

[burrito]

Didn't the Melee demos have the same format as the Melee screen? Boxes same size, but not in the same places.

There wasn't a Melee demo, unless I am mistaken, the first playable version of Brawl had the full starting roster.

Far too late in development to only have a temporary screen.

Yes, but this is a demo, the selection boxes would be purposely different so we don't know how large the final roster might be.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

If that WASN'T a demo screen and how the official one is going to look, there isn't even enough room for all the confirmed characters...

 

[solrac_krad]

speculations at all, like always

 

[MasterMushroom]

Failure logic is failure. This is a demo & is not conected to the final roster number what-so-ever. 10$ says that the roster is between 48-54. Around that exact range, and to even up the speculation...Sukapon would be the last surprise unlockable

 

[tafutureboy]

43 or 42 whatever you said would suck
considering weve known about this game for almost 2 years and demos are not always accurate...i hope for atleast 50 since it's delayed

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

43 or 42 whatever you said would suck
considering weve known about this game for almost 2 years and demos are not always accurate...i hope for atleast 50 since it's delayed

Your joking, 42 is too much to expect...It'd expect more around 30 something...It's a more reasonable estimate...

 

[Pete278]

Your joking, 42 is too much to expect...It'd expect more around 30 something...It's a more reasonable estimate...

Yes, because even though they added 13 characters to Melee, they'll only add 5 to Brawl, despite having much more time to produce the game. Brilliant logic, right there.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Yes, because even though they added 13 characters to Melee, they'll only add 5 to Brawl, despite having much more time to produce the game. Brilliant logic, right there.

They already added a lot more than 5 to Brawl if you hadn't noticed and it's nowhere near 36, which is the most logical estimated guess

 

[Hejiru]

How do you know this is the real screen they'll used for the actual game and just the demo?

 

[sHy)(gUy]

They already added:

wario
zamus
pit
ike
pokemon trainer
lucas
Metaknight
Diddy
Snake
Sonic

Ur forgetting theyre taking a good chunk of characters out from melee to make room

My guess is between 34 - 42(and thats alot)

 

[Pete278]

They already added a lot more than 5 to Brawl if you hadn't noticed and it's nowhere near 36, which is the most logical estimated guess

Oh, didn't notice you said 30 something, just thought you said 30, which would be a stupid estimate. My mistake.

 

[raphtmarqui]

I know 30+ is a logical number, but its also kinda disappointing. I hope there is around 40 characters in the final version.

 

[Super Smash Master]

Why would Sakurai only give us 30 when they doubled the roster of 64 in Melee? I expect them to AT LEAST do the same.