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His last game was in 2010, I don't think he really counts tbh. His chance depends on how he did on the ballot and if sakurai wants to please those long term time fansI'm hoping for Isaac personally. I know, not S/NES era, but at this point it's been long enough that he could definitely be considered retro. And tbh I not entirely convinced that we should even be expecting a retro anymore. But if we do get one Isaac is my hope. Both because he would be amazing in Smash and because I long for a reboot of Golden Sun. There's not much I wouldn't do for Golden Sun to get remade for or continued on the Switch...
Little Mac had a game in 2009 and Sakurai still considered him retro. I'm pretty sure it's more about where the character had their prime.His last game was in 2010, I don't think he really counts tbh. His chance depends on how he did on the ballot and if sakurai wants to please those long term time fans
Way to kick Waluigi while he's downBasically a sports based character that represents a lot of Nintendos sports games.
Watched your video and frankly I'm inclined to agree. Mach Rider with Excitebike flair makes the most sense to me.Mach Rider.
I made a whole video why i think it will be mach rider over on the support page for the character so I wont reiterate my argument here but I'll just say i think Mach Rider has the most things going in favor of him/her out of any retro rep right now.
Actually Joy Mech Fight predates Urban ChampionI'm kind of confused as to what we consider Retro now. But if we are going with forgotten NES games character Mike Jones and Urban Champion.
Mike has his own thread but I think Urban Champ has a chance,
1. First Fighting Game on the NES
2. Its also a ring out game like Smash Bros.
3. Been featured in many titles like Wariorware, NES Remix, Tetris DS, and 3D remake on the 3DS
If you say its not that great of a game well Ice Climbers isn't a good game either
You want some 90s representation? I can get behind that. I know the perfect 90s rep.What classified as retro? If we're going by "at least 20 years old", then I'd expect a 90s title to get representation.
Could the 2 not coexist?Except Lip, and that's entirely due to my bias for Ashley as our little sorcerer pick.
Puzzle League was localized, the characters were just removed from the franchise. Puzzle League has had regular installments including a recent appearance as a DLC minigame in Animal Crossing New Leaf, so I don't even know why it's still being grouped with the retro characters. I'll just say people are trying too hard to find a category Lip can easily fit into that would therefore give her a justifiable reason to be included.If Sakurai didn't choose Takamaru as a playable character due to his obscurity in the west, he won't choose Lip or Ayumi Tachibana when their games weren't localized.
Oh, they could absolutely coexist. I just don't see a situation where they both get in to Ultimate, and if I'm choosing between the two, I absolutely prefer Ashley. They are similar characters in a few ways that I think would possibly be perceived poorly if they both got in. Don't get me wrong, I'd love both to be playable in the game, but it's no contest for me in terms of who I prefer.Could the 2 not coexist?
Lip is a Fairy, not a Witch.Oh, they could absolutely coexist. I just don't see a situation where they both get in to Ultimate, and if I'm choosing between the two, I absolutely prefer Ashley. They are similar characters in a few ways that I think would possibly be perceived poorly if they both got in. Don't get me wrong, I'd love both to be playable in the game, but it's no contest for me in terms of who I prefer.
Ice climber came out 15 years before melee, so you could get some GC/GBA era characters in there too, although someone like Isaac wouldn't really work since he had a game in 2010Well Retro=20 years or earlier so pretty much anyone from 64/GBC era or before is fair game. Besides they need to Branch out more....
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I mean Sakurai still thought of Little Mac as retro and he had a game in 2009 and Excite Biker is considered retro and he got a game in 2009 tooIce climber came out 15 years before melee, so you could get some GC/GBA era characters in there too, although someone like Isaac wouldn't really work since he had a game in 2010
"retro" isn't a relative term. At least, I don't believe that's how Sakurai is choosing these characters. I believe how we should view "retro" is to view it as early/beginnings. The forefathers, you could say. What kicked things off, the historically significant beginnings of Nintendo/gaming. That's why early Arcade and NES/Famicom (and G&W) are a pool they constantly go back to, they're the genesis of Nintendo in gaming.Ice climber came out 15 years before melee, so you could get some GC/GBA era characters in there too, although someone like Isaac wouldn't really work since he had a game in 2010