What if Ultimate was released in 1999? [Create Roster]

[Geno Boost]

Here is a fun idea imagine it’s 1999 and Smash ultimate is releasing on the Nintendo 64 and there are 89 fighters in this game how would you want the roster to look like during that time?
Keep in mind the original 12 stays

Which means 77 Fighters are left to be added and among them 7 echoes fighters and it can’t be the characters that made their first appearance after 1999

 

[Tankman from Newgrounds]

My take:
1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Yoshi
4. DK
5. Link
6. Samus
7. Kirby
8. Fox
9. Pikachu
10. Jigglypuff
11. Ness
12. Captain Falcon
13. Peach
14. Bowser
15. Toad
16. Daisy
17. K. Rool
18. Diddy Kong
19. Wario
20. Captain Syrup
21. Kamek
22. Shy Guy
23. Zelda/Sheik
24. Ganondorf/Ganon
25. Moblin
26. Ridley
27. Zebesian
28. King Dedede
29. Meta Knight
30. Waddle Dee
31. Falco (Would use moveset based on Arwing)
32. Andross (Don't ask why)
33. Mewtwo
34. Charizard
35. Ivysaur
36. Squirtle
37. Eevee
38. Scizor
39. Heracross
40. Jeff Andonuts
41. Starman
42. Samurai Goroh
43. Pico
44. Jody Summer
45. Marth
46. Caeda
47. (Young) Tiki
48. Medeus
49. Leif
50. Ice Climbers
51. Polar Bear
52. Pit (Kid Icarus)
53. ExciteBiker
54. Mach Rider
55. Takamaru
56. Balloon Fighter
57. Duck Hunt Duo (Dog and Duck)
58. Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)
59. Mike Jones
60. Sukapon
61. Starman (Pro Wrestling)
62. Foreman Spike
63. Muddy Mole
64. Prince of Sable
65. Wars Soldier
66. Tin Star
67. Lip (Panel De Pon)
68. Goku (Yuyuki)
69. Little Mac
70. King Hippo
71. Dixie Kong (DK)
72. Urban Champion
73. Ayumi Tachibana
74. Mike Anderson (Battle Clash)
75. Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark)
76. Rash (BattleToads)
77. Wizpig
78. Fulgore
79. Banjo-Kazooie
80. Mr. Game and Watch
81. Virtual Boy
82. ROB (Professor Hector is in Background)
83. Young Link (Clone)
84. Black Shadow (Clone)
85. Raichu (Clone)
86. Roy (Clone)
87. Wolf (Clone)
88. Ninten (Clone)
89. Amazon (Clone)

(I've avoided 3rd Parties due to being released in 1999)
(No. 75-79 are from Rare, which it was Nintendo's subsidiary)

 

[Geno Boost]

Here is my take I avoided character that had no Nintendo console appearance around that time so no also Rareware characters are counted as a part of Nintendo.

From 64 all the original 12
10 From melee:
8 From brawl:
3 From sm4sh:
3 From ultimate:
7 Echo: , Boshi, Ms. Pac-Man, Ninten, Protoman
30 Other: , Lip (Panel De Pon), Harry (Teleroboxer), Hakkun (Sutte Hakkun), King Hippo, Captain Syrup, Rash (Battletoads), Dark Queen (Battletoads), Conker, Gruntilda, Fulgore, Sukapon, Joanna Dark, Mach Rider, Black Shadow, Takamaru, Nester (Nintendo power/Nester funky bowling), Ganon, Stork (Yoshi island), Foreman Spike, Starman (Pro Wrestling), Celica (Fire Emblem), Donkey Kong Jr., Mike Jones, Starman (Pro Wrestling), Porky, Ayumi, Marx, Mr. Sandman,
16 3rd parties: , Bomberman, Tetromino, Black Mage, Space Invaders, Jack Frost, Earthworm Jim, Doom Slayer, Ryu Hayabusa, Scorpion

 

[ssbashworld]

• 01 Mario
• 02 Donkey Kong
• 03 Link
• 04 Samus
• 05 Yoshi
• 06 Kirby
• 07 Fox
• 08 Pikachu
• 09 Luigi
• 10 Ness
• 11 Captain Falcon
• 11E Dr. Stewart
• 12 Jigglypuff
• 13 Peach
• 13E Daisy
• 14 Bowser
• 15 Popo / Nana
• 16 Sheik
• 17 Zelda
• 18 Dr. Mario
• 19 Pichu
• 20 Falco
• 21 Marth
• 21E Alm
• 22 Young Link
• 23 Ganondorf
• 24 Mewtwo
• 25 Sigurd
• 25E Seliph
• 26 Mr. Game & Watch
• 27 Meta Knight
• 28 Pit
• 29 Casual Samus
• 30 Wario
• 31 Snake
• 32 Ruto
• 33 Squirtle
• 34 Ivysaur
• 35 Charizard
• 36 Diddy Kong
• 37 Lucas (Earthbound 64 Inspired)
• 38 Sonic
• 39 King Dedede
• 40 Lolo
• 41 Meowth
• 42 R.O.B.
• 43 Darunia
• 44 Wolf
• 45 Excite Biker
• 46 Mega Man
• 47 Takamaru
• 48 Toad
• 49 Little Mac
• 50 Eevee
• 51 Dragon King Brawler
• 52 Dragon King Swordfighter
• 53 Dragon King Gunner
• 54 Palutena
• 55 Pac-Man
• 56 Marin
• 57 Fulgore
• 58 Kamek
• 59 Duck Hunt
• 60 Ryu
• 60E Ken
• 61 Cloud
• 62 Red Star Soldier
• 62E Blue Moon Soldier
• 63 Hayabusa
• 64 Rash
• 65 Ridley
• 66 Simon
• 66E Richter
• 67 K. Rool
• 68 Lip
• 69 Gengar
• 70 Piranha Plant
• 71 Jack Frost
• 72 Erdrick / Solo
• 73 Banjo
• 74 Terry
• 75 Mike Jones
• 76 J-Bomb
• 77 Bomberman
• 78 Sephiroth
• 79 Juno
• 80 Vela
• 81 Kazuya
• 82 Crash

 

[Geno Boost]

Here is my take I avoided character that had no Nintendo console appearance around that time so no also Rareware characters are counted as a part of Nintendo.

From 64 all the original 12
10 From melee:
8 From brawl:
3 From sm4sh:
3 From ultimate:
7 Echo: , Boshi, Ms. Pac-Man, Ninten, Protoman
30 Other: , Lip (Panel De Pon), Harry (Teleroboxer), Hakkun (Sutte Hakkun), King Hippo, Captain Syrup, Rash (Battletoads), Dark Queen (Battletoads), Conker, Gruntilda, Fulgore, Sukapon, Joanna Dark, Mach Rider, Black Shadow, Takamaru, Nester (Nintendo power/Nester funky bowling), Ganon, Stork (Yoshi island), Foreman Spike, Starman (Pro Wrestling), Celica (Fire Emblem), Donkey Kong Jr., Mike Jones, Starman (Pro Wrestling), Porky, Ayumi, Marx, Mr. Sandman,
16 3rd parties: , Bomberman, Tetromino, Black Mage, Space Invaders, Jack Frost, Earthworm Jim, Doom Slayer, Ryu Hayabusa, Scorpion

decided to use roster maker to make a visual appearance of the 89 fighters 1999 ultimate roster (also ignore Evil Queen from Disney I didnt have Dark Queen from Battletoads in the roster maker so i used her instead lol)

 

[Infinity Sorcerer]

First started to add franchise in order, then forgot that:
1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Yoshi
4. DK
5. Link
6. Samus
7. Kirby
8. Fox
9. Pikachu
10. Jigglypuff
11. Ness
12. Captain Falcon
13. Peach
14. Bowser
15. Wart (Mario)
16. Daisy
17. King K. Rool
18. Diddy Kong
19. Wario
20. Captain Syrup (Warioland)
21. Kamek (Yoshi's Island)
22. Shy Guy (Yoshi's Island)
23. Zelda
24. Sheik
25. Ganondorf
26. Ridley
27. Metroid
28. King Dedede
29. Meta Knight
30. Marx (Kirby)
31. Dark Matter (Kirby)
32. Falco
33. Mewtwo
34. Charizard
35. Gengar (Pokémon)
36. Tyranitar (Pokémon)
37. Feraligatr (Pokémon)
38. Scizor (Pokémon)
39. Heracross (Pokémon)
40. Samurai Goroh (F-ZERO)
41. Black Shadow (F-ZERO)
42. Marth
43. Camus (Fire Emblem)
44. Caeda (Fire Emblem)
45. Tiki (Fire Emblem)
46. Ice Climbers
47. Mach Rider
48. Mr. Game & Watch
49. Pit
50. Takamaru (The Mysterious Murasame Castle)
51. Duck Hunt Duo
52. Sukapon
53. Prince of Sable (Kaeru no Tame)
54. Banjo & Kazooie
55. Rash (Battletoads)
56. Jago (Killer Instinct)
57. Fulgore (Killer Instinct)
58. Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark)
59. Ryu
60. Ken
61. Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
62. Mega Man
63. X (Mega Man)
64. Zero (Mega Man)
65. Morrigan Aesland (Darkstalkers)
66. Black Mage (Final Fantasy)
67. Terra Branford (Final Fantasy)
68. Chrono (Chrono Trigger)
69. Erdrick (Hero)
70. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
71. Terry Bogard
72. Kyo Kusanagi (The King of Fighters)
73. Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown)
74. Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)
75. Kazuya Mishima
76. Arle Nadja (Puyo Puyo)
77. Solid Snake
78. Jack Frost (Megami Tensei)
79. Simon Belmont
80. Richter Belmont
81. Alucard (Castlevania)
82. Fei Fong Wong (Xenosaga)
83. Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
84. Doomguy (DOOM)
85. Duke Nukem
86. Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
87. Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
88. Rock Howard (Garou)
89. Ark (Terranigma)

 

[Geno Boost]

First started to add franchise in order, then forgot that:
1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Yoshi
4. DK
5. Link
6. Samus
7. Kirby
8. Fox
9. Pikachu
10. Jigglypuff
11. Ness
12. Captain Falcon
13. Peach
14. Bowser
15. Wart (Mario)
16. Daisy
17. King K. Rool
18. Diddy Kong
19. Wario
20. Captain Syrup (Warioland)
21. Kamek (Yoshi's Island)
22. Shy Guy (Yoshi's Island)
23. Zelda
24. Sheik
25. Ganondorf
26. Ridley
27. Metroid
28. King Dedede
29. Meta Knight
30. Marx (Kirby)
31. Dark Matter (Kirby)
32. Falco
33. Mewtwo
34. Charizard
35. Gengar (Pokémon)
36. Tyranitar (Pokémon)
37. Feraligatr (Pokémon)
38. Scizor (Pokémon)
39. Heracross (Pokémon)
40. Samurai Goroh (F-ZERO)
41. Black Shadow (F-ZERO)
42. Marth
43. Lyn (Fire Emblem)
44. Caeda (Fire Emblem)
45. Tiki (Fire Emblem)
46. Ice Climbers
47. Mach Rider
48. Mr. Game & Watch
49. Pit
50. Takamaru (The Mysterious Murasame Castle)
51. Duck Hunt Duo
52. Sukapon
53. Prince of Sable (Kaeru no Tame)
54. Banjo & Kazooie
55. Rash (Battletoads)
56. Jago (Killer Instinct)
57. Fulgore (Killer Instinct)
58. Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark)
59. Ryu
60. Ken
61. Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
62. Mega Man
63. X (Mega Man)
64. Zero (Mega Man)
65. Morrigan Aesland (Darkstalkers)
66. Black Mage (Final Fantasy)
67. Terra Branford (Final Fantasy)
68. Chrono (Chrono Trigger)
69. Erdrick (Hero)
70. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
71. Terry Bogard
72. Kyo Kusanagi (The King of Fighters)
73. Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown)
74. Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)
75. Kazuya Mishima
76. Arle Nadja (Puyo Puyo)
77. Solid Snake
78. Jack Frost (Megami Tensei)
79. Simon Belmont
80. Richter Belmont
81. Alucard (Castlevania)
82. Fei Fong Wong (Xenosaga)
83. Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
84. Doomguy (DOOM)
85. Duke Nukem
86. Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
87. Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
88. Rock Howard (Garou)
89. Ark (Terranigma)

Pretty sure Lyn didn’t exist back in 1999

 

[Infinity Sorcerer]

Pretty sure Lyn didn’t exist back in 1999

Damn you are right, I thinked she was from the first game, gonna remplace her later.

 

[MasterWarlord]

Mario: 11
Mario
Bowser
Luigi
Peach
Yoshi (Nope, it's not a series)
Kamek
Tatanga
Wart
Mallow
Geno
Smithy

Sadly Waluigi and most of the RPGs do not exist yet. Daisy exists but has done nothing but appear as a damsel and run a golf shop yet. I feel uncomfortable picking an individual Koopaling or mashing them all together in one moveset, since the idea of them being in a Koopa Clown Car would be very random without Bowser Jr having canonically done it first. In 1999, the Geno fanbase does not yet exist, so I don't have to appease it, but there aren't many options.

DK: 7
DK
Diddy
K. Rool
Dixie
Kiddy
Cranky
Klubba

Every core Country title exists, no reason to not go hog wild. DK64 characters miss the boat, and would probably otherwise replace Kiddy and/or Klubba. Funky is an NPC who doesn't do much yet, so he misses the boat for Klubba. Klubba is a generic NPC too, but he has a recolor who is a boss at least.

Wario: 2
Wario
Captain Syrup

Rudy the Clown misses the boat by a year. Warioware does not exist.

Zelda: 6
Link
Ganondorf
Ganon
Zelda
Sheik
Twinrova

Twinrova are definitely the best side villains who exist, Skull Kid/Majora misses the boat by a year.

Pokemon: 10
Pikachu
Mewtwo
Meowth
Charizard
Blastoise
Venusaur
Gengar
Snorlax
Machamp
Togepi

Greninja was added as a piece of concept art, so gen 2 Pokemon feel like completely fair game here (both games come out in 1999, but Smash 64 is supposed to come out at the start of the year). Unfortunately, I don't think any gen 2 Pokemon have anywhere near as much icon power as the Pokemon I posted, but I still throw it a token character. Togepi, Marill, Snubull, and Donphan are the main promotional Pokemon known about at the time. Donphan is more interesting but we're lacking in tiny characters on this roster.

Kirby: 5
Kirby
Meta Knight
King Dedede
Nightmare
Marx

This was before Waddle Dee had done much of anything yet.

Metroid: 3
Samus
Ridley
Kraid

Zero Suit Samus and Dark Samus don't exist. We're lacking in competent options otherwise, and a shrunk Kraid feels like a better choice than a brain who can't move.

Starfox: 5
Fox
Falco
Wolf
Andross
Pigma

Pigma is the most important outside of the main 4 you see thrown around, it's definitely not Leon or Slippy. Leon and Slippy are mostly suggested for moveset potential, but a fat space animal seems like it has just as much.

Fire Emblem: 4
Leif
Sigurd
Veld
Arvis

I will cheat a bit and include Thracia 776 characters (Released in 1999, but after Smash 64), since Smash already includes characters from unreleased Fire Emblem games like Roy and Corrin. Marth's game is bad and ages like mud, and he's only included because he's the first Fire Emblem character. Keep in mind two of these are magic using villains, by the way.

F-Zero: 3
Captain Falcon
Samurai Goroh
Black Shadow

No F-Zero GX, otherwise I'd throw in Deathborn.

Mother: 3
Ness
Porky
Giygas (Mother 0)

Porky still has the spider mech in Mother 2, may as well use it.

Punch Out: 4
Little Mac
Bald Bull
Glass Joe
Mr. Sandman

I had to hold myself back from more characters here, I'm a big Punch Out fan and almost all of the characters exist already. Bear Hugger, Aran Ryan, and Super Macho Man don't really get much of their personality before the wii game which doesn't exist, but I wasn't thinking of adding them anyway.


Misc Retro: 4
Rob
Duck Hunt Dog
Mr. Game & Watch
Pit

Delete Ice Climbers, their game is terrible and their moveset gimmick amounts to terrible chaingrab abuse. Palutena does nothing until Kid Icarus Uprising which doesn't exist, a second KI character would be Medusa.

3rd Party: 22
Sonic
Knuckles
Eggman
Snake
Liquid Snake
Ryu
Chun Li
M. Bison
Megaman
Dr. Wily
Pac Man
Simon Belmont
Dracula
Black Mage
Dragon Quest 5 Hero
Bishop Ladja/Gema
Banjo Kazooie
Gruntilda
Mumbo
Terry
Mai
Rugal

Limited myself to no more than 3 characters per 3rd party franchise. Some various characters/franchises don't exist yet, most obviously with Final Fantasy, Tekken, and Bayonetta.

 

[BowserKing]

My roaster

Mario: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad, Wart, Geno, Daisy and Goomba
Donkey Kong: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and King K.Rool
Legend of Zelda: Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Ganon and Impa
Metroid: Samus and Ridley
Yoshi
Kirby: Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Marx and Adeleine
Star Fox: Fox, Falco, Slippy and Wolf
Pokémon: Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Charizard, Gengar, Pichu, Feraligatr, Heracross, Tyrannitar and Lugia
Mother: Ness and Paula
F-Zero: Captain Falcon and Jody Summer
Ice Climbers
Fire Emblem: Marth and Tiki
Me.Game and Watch
Kid Icarus: Pit
Wario series: Wario
Metal Gear: Snake
Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic and Knuckles
R.O.B
Megaman
Punch Out: Little Mac and Doc Lewis
Pac-Man and Mrs Pac-Man
Duck Hunt
Street Fighter: Ryu, Ken and Chun Li
Castlevania: Simon
Banjo and Kazooie
Fatal Fury: Terry
Mole Mania: Muddy Mole
Great Marasame Castle: Takamaru
E.V.O: Creature (name for protagonist)
To be continued

 

[Infinity Sorcerer]

Skull Kid is from 2000 sadly

 

[BowserKing]

Skull Kid was in Ocanaria of time, but the mask first appeared in the 2000s, or at least I think.

 

[Infinity Sorcerer]

True, it just a thing of habit think in skull kid with the majora mask.

 

[HyperSomari64]

Limited myself to no more than 3 characters per 3rd party franchise. Some various characters/franchises don't exist yet, most obviously with Final Fantasy, Tekken, and Bayonetta.

Sorry for necro, but

• 1st Final Fantasy game: 1987
• 1st Tekken game: 1994

Maybe there's something to do with PlayStation. At least bring the NES/SNES FF characters in the case of the first. FF7 was released in 1997 in Japan.

 

[Oracle Link]

Okay Lets go!

Original 12!

Mario newcomers:
Peach
Bowser
Toad
Koopa
Goomba
King Bob omb

Mario spinoff newcomers:
Kamek
Wario (Wario Land)
Captain Syrup
Diddy
Donkey kong jr.
King k.rool

12

Zelda Newcomers:
Zelda (Alttp)
Ganondorf
Ganon
Smol Link (basically the links awakening remake redesign in low poly as its a fusion of the old sprite and artwork anyways)
Octorok (Oot Beta)
Gohma

18

Kirby newcomers:
King dedede
Meta knight
Waddle Dee
dark matter
Marx

23

Metroid newcomers:
Ridley
Kraid
Metroid Larva
Metroid Queen
Mother Brain

Starfox newcomers:
Falco
Peppy
Slippy
Wolf
Andross

33

Pokempn Newcomers:
Pokemon Trainer (Same as normal smash just with the gen 1 design)
Meowth
Mewtwo

38

Earthbound newcomers:
Paula
Ninten
Porky
Giygas

42

F zero newcomers?
Blood falcon
Black shadow

44

Smaller nintendo stuff:
Excite Biker
Pit
Medusa
Lip
Rob
Takamaru
Little Mac
Sandman
King Hippo
Marth
Tiki

55

Third Parties:
Mega Man,Zero, Dr Willy
Pac-Man , ghost (every ghost is an alt color)
Snake
Simon, Alucard
Erdrick, Erdricks Ancestor (Dq1 Hero), Slime
Ark, Will, God
Black Mage, Moggle +Chocobo
Ryu, ken, Chun li

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