Assuming the Starting Roster is the Original 8, Who Will You Start With?

[Zinith]

This poll is self-explanatory, as is my vote (lol )

I'm going by the assumption that the other 4 Smash 64 characters will be unlocks like the original game

 

[staindgrey]

Link has been my main or secondary in every Smash to date. Simple pick.

Plus I want to see if those remote bombs are better or worse than what he had before. At this point, I'm thinking I'll switch to Young Link.

 

[Super Flygon]

Link, and I would actually do an 8 player Smash match first with the original 8 (probably on Battlefield).

 

[CrusherMania1592]

Either Fox or Yoshi

 

[Zapp Branniglenn]

Kirby looks Tuff and Puff. Will play him before playing Jigglypuff at any available opportunity.

 

[KingBroly]

Link

I always start with Link

 

[Gameboi834]

I will say, Link has usually been in my lineup, but I played him at E3 and remote control bombs really throw me off haha
For that reason I'll probably stick with Mario at the beginning.

 

[Crap-Zapper]

I think I'll be boring and say Mario. Because out of those 8, he is the one I actually could stand a chance kicking other's asses.
If it where the original 12, it would be easier, my boy Ness, but until then.

 

[Wyoming]

Donkey Kong. That's who I started off with in Smash 64 Classic Mode. Considering this is a celebration of Smash, it is only fitting...

 

[Skyline1992]

Mario or Fox

 

[ssbashworld]

Link is probably my favorite fighter to play as in that group and I am curious to see how the changes they made to him in particular work out.

 

[Deleted member]

Link all the way. Familiar yet fresh thanks to the Breath of the Wild appearance which is one of my two main reasons.

Spoiler: The other main reason being, well, I kind of spent $300 to really make Link being my first character in Ultimate something special.

 

[Spirit Toons]

Not to ruin the fun, but isn’t it going to begin with the OG 12, not 8. If I were to chose from the original 8, definitely my boy Kirby, and for 12 it would be Captain Falco, Luigi, Jiggly Puff, and Kirby

 

[MrGameguycolor]

Mario, Kirby and maybe Link.

If the 4 hidden characters are include, then Luigi and Ness.

 

[Blackwolf666]

Yoshi, cuz the fact that his egg throw now bounces... been wanting to try it out.

 

[Dig Dug]

Definitely going with Kirby. It's been my tradition to always play as him first anyway, regardless if I plan on maining him or not.

 

[Gerrothorax]

Fox since he's the closest to my main, Falco.

 

[MysticKnives]

Mario. If it's actually the OG12 and not the OG8, then my answer would be obvious.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I've always played Link first in Smash, and I'm not gonna stop just because he's betraying me and being right-handed this game.

Spoiler: The other main reason being, well, I kind of spent $300 to really make Link being my first character in Ultimate something special.

Dude, that's AWESOME!

 

[DarkFalcon]

Probably Samus. I love Metroid. That translates into Smash as well. Always enjoyed playing her even if she's not the best.

 

[IsmaR]

Samus.

As a callback, I'm going to have my first match be vs on whatever DK Jungle level is available at the start.

 

[Jonn]

I use Link all the time, and now with all his new moves it'll be more fun.

 

[epicgordan]

If it's the original 8, I'm gonna go with Pikachu first and foremost. He's the only member of the original 8 that I consistently play well as across every Smash Bros. game.

Followed up on with Fox. Then Link. Then Kirby. Then Mario. Then whoever I unlock first after these five characters are played. Then Yoshi. Then DK. And then finally Samus. No matter what game I play, I just can't get a good handle at how she plays. Her tech flat out sucks and she simply isn't fun to play as. Seriously, in Smash 4, she is the number 1 reason why I never beaten All-Star mode with every character at the hardest difficulty setting.

Now, if we are starting with the original 12, then throw in Captain Falcon after character number 1 gets unlocked and played. Then Ness. Then Luigi. Then Yoshi. Then whoever I unlock second. And then DK. And then Jigglypuff. And then finally Samus before doubling down on Pikachu or Fox.

 

[dezeray112]

Pikachu.

Pikachu was the first character I started off with in the Nintendo 64 version and is most likely the character I am going to start off with for Ultimate.

 

[DYED]

Hopefully, they won't be the original eight but the original twelve, because in that case I would have Ness and Captain Falcon already locked down since they were my two original mains back in the day.

If that's not the case, then Donkey Kong.
He looks way more polished and fun than his previous Smash versions.

 

[MysticKnives]

Hopefully, they won't be the original eight but the original twelve, because in that case I would have Ness and Captain Falcon already locked down since they were my two original mains back in the day.

If that's not the case, then Donkey Kong.
He looks way more polished and fun than his previous Smash versions.

You, I like you.

 

[DYED]

You, I like you.

My Ness Amiibo says hi!

 

[MysticKnives]

My Ness Amiibo says hi!

I never managed to get one. It was sold out when I tried lol.

 

[Vanguard227]

Link is my main in Smash 64. It would be criminal not to not start with him.

 

[AustarusIV]

Yoshi, seeing as that he's my 64 and 3DS/Wii U main. He was even the first character I remember playing in Smash.

 

[Deathcarter]

It would only been fitting to start out the Ultimate Smash experience with my OG main.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

Probably Kirby or Pikachu, I don't really have any favourites among the original 8.....but presumably Ness, Luigi and Jigglypuff will be unlockable fairly quickly (if it's going by game order) so I'll at least have those three characters I like using early on.

On the other hand, characters will have changed so maybe I'll find something new I like that I didn't like before.

 

[Pirate Goomba]

Pikachu!

Back to the days I would main him.

 

[Heatswave]

Tough choice...

Probably Kirby, always felt like a good character to test the waters and arguably the most consistent moveset since N64...

 

[PSIGuy]

Mario. I'd go for Luigi or Ness since I'm fond of them, but they're original 12, not 8. Mario is the closest to either; they even all share polygons in 64. I'm beelining for Marth (true main), Wario and Shulk.

 

[Reila]

Kirby, of course.

 

[Nakamura]

ill probably do vs matches with the CPU until i unlock all the characters first, ill probably play mario since he is my teneative main in those vs matches so him.

 

[Zinith]

Only one DK vote so far. What happened in the build to scare everyone away from him?

 

[Deleted member]

My Kirboi of course

 

[TheSpitefulWolf]

whatever the **** gets me mega man as fast as possible because **** these other jobbers