Team Star Fox call in Krystal for Smash!

[IsmaR]

I said "in an ideal world" for a reason. I don't expect it, I'd just love the thought of seeing how different the original was. All that's really known of it is from early demo footage.

 

[SDFox]

Ah so no one knows, that's a shame.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Well guys, I'm going to be leaving Smashboards for a few weeks so peace.

 

[Ryuvain]

In the ideal world, I would hope their inclusion gets their games on Switch. Having Rare Replay with additional Nintendo exclusives (DKC trilogy/64, Diddy Kong Racing, SFA, and maybe even the unreleased Dinosaur Planet ala SF 2 on SHE'S Classic) would be all I ever wanted.

All those games and no mention of Conker. Either way I'm very happy for Banjo. Hopefully this means Microsoft will be more willing to release more of Rares legacy from their iron grip.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Well guys, I'm going to be leaving Smashboards for a few weeks so peace.

Well good luck with what you're doing.

I've been thinking, if there's a second Fighter pass, would Assisst trophies be considered for it?

 

[IanTheGamer]

Well good luck with what you're doing.

I've been thinking, if there's a second Fighter pass, would Assisst trophies be considered for it?

Well Sakurai never said no

 

[Captain Hazama]

It's a fan made rule about AT in the same game cant be playable. It really depends on Sakurai if he wants to put more effort in changing a fate of any AT.

 

[Ryuvain]

Well good luck with what you're doing.

I've been thinking, if there's a second Fighter pass, would Assisst trophies be considered for it?

That is what I was hoping for since the beginning of dlc, an assist trophy pack. That's our best bet of a certain fox getting in.

 

[Planet Cool]

Hey, thought I'd hang out here for a while. I've been a Krystal supporter since Brawl's pre-release, and now that Krystal has been promoted to assist trophy and we got two -- count 'em -- two new Rare characters in Ultimate, I think the odds of her joining the series in the near future are better than ever.

Here's a quick question to stimulate conversation: would you guys prefer her Adventures, Assault, or Command design? Theoretically they could all get in as alts, but if I had to pick just one, I'd pick Assault. Looks very classy.

 

[SDFox]

Assault design is easily my favorite out of the three.

However I have a question for you. Assuming she gets her assault outfit, would you prefer she gets her adventures design, or a new design to how she would look in SF:Zero ala roy?

 

[Planet Cool]

I'd prefer something true to the games, so maybe not Zero. I kinda like that the Zelda characters all represent different games now (except for Young Link and Ganondorf both representing OoT), and I think it'd be cool if Star Fox did that too.

Incidentally, even though I prefer the Assault design, I think she should definitely have the staff. It's her signature weapon and very easy to translate to Smash.

 

[Ryuvain]

They also could go with a mix of all her designs. Her original design is iconic and shows her roots even though I prefer her spacesuit assault design.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

R RetrogamerMax started a poll for most wanted Rare character, show your support for Krystal!

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I would prefer her Assault design over her Adventures and Commend designs as well. But for me, as long as she got in I wouldn't care that much which design they would go with for Smash.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Discovered there's a couple of Easter eggs when watched with Subtitles on

 

[Luigifan18]

Hey, thought I'd hang out here for a while. I've been a Krystal supporter since Brawl's pre-release, and now that Krystal has been promoted to assist trophy and we got two -- count 'em -- two new Rare characters in Ultimate, I think the odds of her joining the series in the near future are better than ever.

Here's a quick question to stimulate conversation: would you guys prefer her Adventures, Assault, or Command design? Theoretically they could all get in as alts, but if I had to pick just one, I'd pick Assault. Looks very classy.

Oh, hey, we're in the same boat! I've supported Krystal since Melee.

Anyways, I like the Assault design, but having Krystal as a fighter without her staff would just be wrong.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Hey, thought I'd hang out here for a while. I've been a Krystal supporter since Brawl's pre-release, and now that Krystal has been promoted to assist trophy and we got two -- count 'em -- two new Rare characters in Ultimate, I think the odds of her joining the series in the near future are better than ever.

Here's a quick question to stimulate conversation: would you guys prefer her Adventures, Assault, or Command design? Theoretically they could all get in as alts, but if I had to pick just one, I'd pick Assault. Looks very classy.

Wouldn't mind Adventures, but Assault is the best.

In the meantime, I do hope that SF2 mattered in some way enough to give the series another chance. It did motivate some people to get the SNES Classic. If not, then fans should at least not falter in supporting Krystal for Smash. After all, somebodies still got in without needing any new games.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I think it's important to realise that fan support has already gotten Krystal into Smash as an Assist Trophy in a time where Nintendo is in full "appease the fans of only the original game" mode.

If we could do that then it's not impossible to think that Krystal could make it into Smash as a playable character one day.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Yeah. The main key point now is to convince fans that inactive first parties can get new characters, given that I honestly wouldn't be shocked if the latest fan rule boundary is "inactive series can only get a new character if it's from a third party series".

 

[IanTheGamer]

Yeah. The main key point now is to convince fans that inactive first parties can get new characters, given that I honestly wouldn't be shocked if the latest fan rule boundary is "inactive series can only get a new character if it's from a third party series".

Which unless it comes from Sakurai's mouth, holds little if any weight

 

[Guybrush20X6]

King K. Rool and Ridley certainly go in the face of that.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

King K. Rool and Ridley certainly go in the face of that.

Yup, although I'm talking more of series that haven't been saved by the Switch or 3DS. Especially Wario Land, which has been super-dead since the Wii era, to say nothing of Advance Wars and Golden Sun.

As it stands, the only presence Star Fox has had on the Switch so far is in a Ubisoft game, of all things.

 

[SpiritOfRuin]

I support this. She's not my top choice, but she's up there.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Our girl is going up against Agumon in Slacker's tournament. Go and support our girl.

 

[Technomage]

Our girl is going up against Agumon in Slacker's tournament. Go and support our girl.

But wasn't Agumon an anime character or a toy character?

 

[Graizen]

But wasn't Agumon an anime character or a toy character?

No.
Digimon started as a LCD Game.

 

[ryuu seika]

Honestly, Agumon's status as a game character is questionable but he comes from a virtual pet, essentially a fighting Tamagotchi. If V-pets don't count as games, where do you draw the line? And why does Mr Game&Watch get a pass when he didn't originate as a character? Or ROB, who was a peripheral?

Agumon is at least as much of a game character as some of the Nintendo characters already in Smash and Sakurai is known to be a V-pet fan. A genre, I might add, that isn't really represented in Smash, despite its historical significance.

I will not vote for either side in this match, as I want both. At this point, though, I do feel like Agumon has more of a chance.

 

[SDFox]

Our girl is going up against Agumon in Slacker's tournament. Go and support our girl.

Thanks for informing me.
I'll go rally the troops.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Support our girl in Slackerz 4 Gaming's Tournament!

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...s_to_create_better_products_for_family_market

Well, I can't say this is a good sign. Though I'm not surprised either, it wasn't exactly clear what the audience for this game was; it's too complex for kids, and too gimmicky for adults.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...s_to_create_better_products_for_family_market

Well, I can't say this is a good sign. Though I'm not surprised either, it wasn't exactly clear what the audience for this game was; it's too complex for kids, and too gimmicky for adults.

Like can **** get any worse for the Star Fox franchise? I literally think Nintendo should just let Retro Studios make the Star Fox games so the franchise can maybe be successful and thriving again.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Like can **** get any worse for the Star Fox franchise? I literally think Nintendo should just let Retro Studios make the Star Fox games so the franchise can maybe be successful and thriving again.

On the bright side, they'll eventually run out of companies to call on that haven't made a Star Fox game yet. So far we've had Rare, Namco, Q Games, Platinum, and now UbiSoft.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I'd suggest giving Star Fox to an indie developer. They don't get bogged down with focus testing and hardware gimmicks.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Only problem is, from the ones I heard of that want to do Ninty properties so far, they're just interested with Zelda.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Only problem is, from the ones I heard of that want to do Ninty properties so far, they're just interested with Zelda.

I've heard a few saying they'd give F-Zero a crack but Nintendo doesn't seem to want them to do it.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

OUR GIRL IS BACK IN THE RACE BABY!!!

 

[Guybrush20X6]

OUR GIRL IS BACK IN THE RACE BABY!!!

Everyone's back in the race. Except Papyrus.
(Distant scream of SAAAAAAAAANNNNNNSSSS)

Still this is great news. This first wave was planned along side the game to an extent so now they can reverse and change decisions with upcoming DLC, maybe even assist trophies.

 

[IanTheGamer]

Everyone's back in the race. Except Papyrus.
(Distant scream of SAAAAAAAAANNNNNNSSSS)

Still this is great news. This first wave was planned along side the game to an extent so now they can reverse and change decisions with upcoming DLC, maybe even assist trophies.

Yep, especially if she's in the next SF game

 

[Ryuvain]

Very good news that more dlc is confirmed. There's still hope.

 

[MorbidMiraj]

Hello everyone. I've been reading the Smashboards for a while, but I finally decided to join after Sakurai announced future DLC reps. I wanted to help boost Krystal's visibility in the hopes of making enough noise that she'll get noticed by Sakurai akin to how K Rool got in due to fans.

Sakurai hasn't said specifically if the new DLC will feature only third party reps, but even so, it's also possible he may consider DLC past this. He tends to settle on a roster fairly quickly after the prior one is done, so hopefully he'll consider Krystal as a long-time fan request.