Megaman VS Bomberman Vs Pacman <THE ULTIMATE 3rd PARTY DEBATE>

[Meta_Sonic64]

Go to the official Geno topic and look at it. I mean everyone has a good chance and I should respect your opinion. Also I don't want to start a flame war. O.O

I've looked at it, but you still don't think Sakurai will disregard those gaming icons that made video games what they are today for a puppet who has had one game. Although I want Geno I still don't think he has a better chance than Megaman, Bomberman, and Pacman.

 

[Machspeed]

Pit has been in one game. >_>
Geno only has competition with Bowser Jr. for the last Mario spot, and I doubt Bowser Jr. could have better chances than him.

Geno's not competing for a third party slot, he'd go into Mario's category if confirmed.

 

[IkexMarth]

That I can agree with. Geno might have 4 votes, but there are other choices that fans want.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Pit has been in one game. >_>
Geno only has competition with Bowser Jr. for the last Mario spot, and I doubt Bowser Jr. could have better chances than him.

Geno's not competing for a third party slot, he'd go into Mario's category if confirmed.

Using Pit in this situation is BS! He's a retro character, of course he'll have one game. And how do you know what category he'd go into. Do you or anyone on the forums work for these companies to know a character's condition?

 

[Machspeed]

Nintendo has half the rights for Geno and Square-Enix has the other half. Sakurai himself said that he wouldn't count him as 3rd party. (You really should try reading that first post in the Geno thread.

Geno could be considered retro, besides a small cameo appearance, he hasn't been in a game for over 11 years.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Nintendo has half the rights for Geno and Square-Enix has the other half. Sakurai himself said that he wouldn't count him as 3rd party. (You really should try reading that first post in the Geno thread.

Geno could be considered retro, besides a small cameo appearance, he hasn't been in a game for over 11 years.

I still don't see how that makes him have better chances than MM, BM, and PM. All 3 of these are bigger icons that have been in multiple games and around longer.

 

[Machspeed]

Never said he'd have more chances than them.
Just clarifying that he's not counted as a third party character.

Source
Enjoy reading that.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Never said he'd have more chances than them.
Just clarifying that he's not counted as a third party character.

Source
Enjoy reading that.

Well I don't need to read, it prolly just left my head since not many have discussed the terms or w/e in a while, but thanks for the refreshing. Well anyway, back to what I was saying. Ikex claims Geno has a better chance than those icons, but have yet to give any reason why. I don't see how poll votes would give him a better chance than those icons.

 

[Machspeed]

Lol, he doesn't have a better chance than Megaman, Pacman or Bomberman.
However, he is the most likely candidate if Square-Enix were to get a rep.

In any other matter, I say Megaman has the best chances still out of the three. Seeing as Capcom loves to convert him into fighting games, I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be added to Brawl. This is their perfect opportunity.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Lol, he doesn't have a better chance than Megaman, Pacman or Bomberman.
However, he is the most likely candidate if Square-Enix were to get a rep.

In any other matter, I say Megaman has the best chances still out of the three. Seeing as Capcom loves to convert him into fighting games, I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be added to Brawl. This is their perfect opportunity.

Monday is Sakurai's perfect opportunity to confirm him. I'll be disappointed if I see a crappy update on Monday instead of the icon himself.

 

[Viral]

I'd definetely rather have Megaman (original), and judging from what we know he's by far the most likely . I wouldn't mind Bomberman or Pacman being included, I wouldn't personally play them but for the sake of their fans.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

We don't have a set number of 3rd Parties appearing, but I doubt Sakurai will do more than 3 or 4.

 

[Viral]

Well you never know, i'm putting my money on 4 or 5. I highly doubt we'll get all three but I was just saying that I wouldn't mind whichever way.

 

[Manny G.]

Yeah well hello Pacman has no arms or legs or anything but a mouth so how is that posible.

PS I know he does in Pacman World but what else does he got.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Well you never know, i'm putting my money on 4 or 5. I highly doubt we'll get all three but I was just saying that I wouldn't mind whichever way.

I don't mind either. I couldn't even see any other possible 3rd Party reps from these 3 other than those like Crash and Rayman

Yeah well hello Pacman has no arms or legs or anything but a mouth so how is that posible.

PS I know he does in Pacman World but what else does he got.

He has originality and uniqueness.

 

[kilroy]

Pac-Man in first
Megaman in second
Bomberman a distant third


Pac-Man and the N have crossed over twice already. Miyamoto loves Pac-Man. the guy who invented Pac-Man just retired, so this would be a great way to send him off. Pac-Man invented video game mascots, without which there would be no Mario and no Smash Brothers. Pac-Man is a household name and cultural icon around the world.

Mega is the the new Sonic, was listed first on the poll (and was mentioned twice,) and is friggin' huge all over the world. he's a media darling and always popular with the kids. was fundamental to the success of the NES and was synonymous with Nintendo for two generations of systems.



bomberman is, uh...he has bombs. and they keep making games about him. and some people want him in brawl for reasons i don't understand. his games can be fun party fare sometimes.


so the other two 3rd parties will be Megaman and Pac-Man, bringing the total up to 4 so we can have a 4 player free-for-all of guest stars.

 

[joeysmash]

I do not want to have a geno debate here. This is more of a gaming icon debate here. NO MORE GENO ARGUMENTS

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

I don't even see why Geno was mentioned if he's not going to be considered 3rd Party.

 

[Storm Eagle]

Lets see, he has 4 votes on Sakurais poll while MM only has two and its kinda wierd that Ike, Diddy, and DeeDee had 4 votes and got in yeah wierd isn't it?

Oh, you mean that Sonic dude who got no votes at all on this poll?

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

Let's get back on topic please

 

[Machspeed]

Me thinks Sonic's poll recommendations were so high, Sakurai didn't even bother showing them.

 

[Meta_Sonic64]

lol, most likely true

 

[xxxxx]

i think baby mario should be in the game

 

[joeysmash]

i think baby mario should be in the game

wow...... need i say anymore?

 

[:034:]

Actually, I think Capcom has better relations with Nintendo. Capcom did The Minish Cap and Oracle of Seasons/Ages, for instance. Mega Man was also twice on Sakurai's poll. A bigger fanbase and more moveset potential makes for a better chance than Bomberman.

 

[joeysmash]

I heard there wasn't gonna be a wii mega man game though... is this true?

 

[Machspeed]

If Megaman gets in Brawl, I'm pretty sure we can look forward to it eventually.

 

[raul]

Without knowing which companies have a good relationship with Nintendo, not knowing anything about Sakurai's poll, I'd say this is a touch debate.

MegaMan clearly is the most desire character on the forum. His moveset would be unique, his alternate costumes are endless, his stages could be picked from numerous choices, he is easily recognized, it is difficult to fight against him.

BomberMan is a classic all the way back from the NES days. Many are negative about his chances because, and I quote, "All he does is throw bombs." Read the Official Bomberman Support Thread. That argument is like saying "All Marth does is sword attacks." BomberMan is well recognized amoung the gaming community, and like MegaMan, has a long list of titles.

PacMan is probably the least favorite on this forum. Although he has his fair share of support threads, I do not see him making it in Brawl. He is past his prime in popularity and his last game I believe was on 64.

I say its a two-man race.

 

[joeysmash]

Without knowing which companies have a good relationship with Nintendo, not knowing anything about Sakurai's poll, I'd say this is a touch debate.

MegaMan clearly is the most desire character on the forum. His moveset would be unique, his alternate costumes are endless, his stages could be picked from numerous choices, he is easily recognized, it is difficult to fight against him.

BomberMan is a classic all the way back from the NES days. Many are negative about his chances because, and I quote, "All he does is throw bombs." Read the Official Bomberman Support Thread. That argument is like saying "All Marth does is sword attacks." BomberMan is well recognized amoung the gaming community, and like MegaMan, has a long list of titles.

PacMan is probably the least favorite on this forum. Although he has his fair share of support threads, I do not see him making it in Brawl. He is past his prime in popularity and his last game I believe was on 64.

I say its a two-man race.

er pretty sure he had stuff for the gc...... and he seems fairly popular to me....

 

[Williampettysan]

Perfect game = ALL OF THEM!

 

[Arteen]

I'd prefer Bomberman, because I enjoy his games more (loved the N64 ones), but Megaman seems more likely.

PacMan is probably the least favorite on this forum. Although he has his fair share of support threads, I do not see him making it in Brawl. He is past his prime in popularity and his last game I believe was on 64.

Wow, that's a lot of new Nintendo 64 games, then. I didn't think companies still supported that system. Seriously, he's had a string of GC games, and the Pac-Man creator himself just released a sequel to the original earlier this year, for the Xbox Live Arcade, called Pac-Man: Championship Edition (more fun than the original, in my humble opinion).

 

[SUB Z€R0]

I like all of them but i think that this is the most likely:

1. megaman due to popularity
2. bomberman because of realations
3. Pacman popularity?

but i want:

1. bomberman
2. pacman
3. megaman

 

[Mogrika]

What if it's neither? and it's Rayman!

 

[hungrybum]

i am stuck between pacman and bomberman (hahahaha that's right! i don't like megaman

 

[raul]

Ok, so Pac Man has a lot of games I missed, cry about it. I'll bring the tissues. To tell you the truth, I personally believe Pac Man should be in the game, I just have a feeling it is not going to happen. Pac Man was one of the first gaming icons we had. His giant arcade games were on every boardwalk, arcade, atari system and so forth. People know Pac Man, but he has lost prestige due to newer icons: Mario, Link, Sonic, Dante (Devil May Cry), Master Chief, Sora, and the list goes on and on.

Yes, the perfect game would include all three of the contenders, but the reality of it is, Nintendo will probably go for the now 3rd party characters that originially debuted on NES or other early systems. BomberMan debut on NES, I beat the game. Mega Man debuted on NES back in 1987, and Pac Man did not debut on a Nintendo system till much later.

Those are my thoughts, but I would like to see all 3, 4 if you count Ray Man in Brawl.

 

[Tlaloc]

Of all of them, I think Megaman has more chances. If Bomberman gets in is because Hudson makes the Mario Party games, while if Pac Man gets in is because he is an historical video game icon.

 

[shadenexus18]

Megaman, Bomberman, or Pacman? You know, I'm going to have to say all of them. Why? Because Sakurai said this is going to be his last run as Smash Director. I don't want someone else coming along and ruining 1 of these three guys image with a crappy moveset, a distasteful game, and crappy graphics.

 

[smashbro29]

megaman and bomberman but i'm picky only if it's the original megaman(no zx starforce network bull**** for me and only if it's the bomberman from generation(yknow the cool one with the badass hankerchief and wrist communicator and the mean look) pac-man i would say only the classic one but he has no arms or legs and the one with limbs is LAME not to mention pac-man world sucks and no move-set is possible that would stay true to the character

 

[kilroy]

pac-man i would say only the classic one but he has no arms or legs and the one with limbs is LAME not to mention pac-man world sucks and no move-set is possible that would stay true to the character

pac-man was always conceived to have arms and legs. it's just that the limits of the technology at the time made it a better choice to just forgo them.

i, and many others, love the pac-man world games. he had plenty of moves there that were true to the character (namely rolling, bouncing, chomping.)

 

[joeysmash]

It would be great if we had all the great 3rd parties, but alas.... it is not a perfect world