What do you think needs to be added to the next SSB?

[Cmtz]

What would you guys like to see on the next Super Smash Bros? What characters, stages, or powerups would make the game better?

Some characters that have to be added by now are:
Wario
Waluigi
Poo
Meowth

I think they added to much Zelda to the last one. I also think more people would like the game if a story and a kick ass master would be added. Maybe a Paper Mario master instead of the freakin hand.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Hmmm...
some characters that would be cool would be:

Popeye
Any of the other Kongs (Diddy, Cranky, etc...)
Toad
Maybe a Koopa

[Swatty]

One character my friends and I are wanting is:

The Dog from Duck Hunt.

[ShinobiMan]

Are we forgetting:

Kid Icarus
Little Mac

Two additions that NEED to be in it desperately.

[junglehunter]

I wouldn't mind if the next game in the series had less clones, or at least changed up the movelists a bit.

I'd also like to see more classic characters. Maybe Kid Icarus, Little Mac, the guy from Excitebike... LOL

[GobopopRevisited]

Doesn't HAL now employ numerous SNK and Capcom employees? How about some of that... their talent.

[PDorr3]

Wario
Captain olimar and his pikmin
the ship from ikaruga (hey we can dream cant we?)
Toad
Diddy kong (i can almost bet on this one)

[Sanriostar]

This is a repost from another discussion: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61592&highlight=wario

While not WarioWare, I'd like to see:

Olimar& the Pikmin
Ridley as a hidden character
Stanley from DK3
Kid Icarus
Little Mac

And while it would be licensing nightmare, Popeye would be a great treat.

fight settings:

a Donkey Kong arcade landscape (I.E. A Construction area with barrels and fireballs.)
a giant Famicom, NES, and SNES
Maridia: Underwater fighting.
a Virtual Boy landscape
a Punch-Out Ring

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

I want to see lots of obscure Nintendo characters like:

Little Mac
Bald Bull
King Hippo
Pit
Medusa
Mike
Zoda
Wart
Tatanga
Daisy
Starman (Pro Wrestling)
Sturm
The dog from Duck Hunt
ROb (as the gigantic final boss)

[klausien]

ROb (as the gigantic final boss)

ROB would be a pretty cool character that would most likely never happen.

Kid Icarus would be the ultimate.

[CanX]

I liked the Dog idea from duck hunt. I think maybe a SSB Vs SSB would be cool.

That's a Super Smash Bros vs Sega Smash Bros

[Dimitri]

My #1 pick for character that needs to be added has long been Ridley. Seriously, how cool would THAT be? :D After that, maybe Wario or Captain Olimar. Someone from Killer Instinct, maybe? Or are the rights to that owned by Rare?

If they add too many characters, though, it'd do them good to redesign the select screen to something more suited to a large amount of characters. Playing things like recent KOFs often leaves me searching for the characters I want until the timer runs out...not a good thing. :hmm:

As for the Sega idea, I do recall one of the higher-ups in Nintendo saying there could have been Sega characters in the last Mario Kart (this was before its release...), so it's always a possibility...ah, speculation. So fun it is...

[NeoZeedeater]

Stanley from DK3


Poor Stanley always gets forgotten. I would love to see DK3 or other early Nintendo stuff in it.

I really want a Nintendo/Sega Smash Bros..

Most of the good Nintendo characters have been mentioned. Here's some Sega stuff I would like to see:

Sonic series characters
Wonder Boy characters(especially Asha)
Joe Musashi, Zeed and other Shinobi things. A level with Black Turtle would be cool
Alis and others from Phantasy Star
Golden Axe(Gilius, Ax-Battler, Tyris Flare)
NiGHTS
Fantasy Zone characters(Opa Opa might be difficult to have as a playable character but the FZ universe at least needs a stage).
Zillion characters
Ristar
Alex Kidd
Quartet
Music/levels from Shenmue, OutRun, After Burner, Galaxy Force.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Doesn't HAL now employ numerous SNK and Capcom employees? How about some of that... their talent.

*applauds*

I'd like to see them employ a real lifebar system, or at least have it as an option. Beating up a character until he's got over 200% damage and STILL NOT BE DEAD is a broken system.

[CartCollector]

Slippy Toad. Doesn't have to be playable, though. I'd love to beat the crap out of him.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

[CanX]

I think adding some kind of 4 player game like The Simpsons Arcade game, but with Nintendo characters would rock. Imagine going through stage after stage beating up koopas. They should also add a meter that will allow you to do some crazy combos after a while.

[Blitzwing256]

Opa Opa has feet, he'd be just as feasable as any pokemon

speaking of..I want a playable charmader
maybe a move that lets you evolve or something would bei an interesting twist (sorta like Zelda/shiek)

balloon fight guy
hector/vector would rule
armourless samus :-)___

[RetroYoungen]

Jonathen Taylor Thomas. He could probably use the work.

Or Tanaka from Street Fighter: The Movie!

Shad Grimgravy!

Really though, I like the idea of the dog from Duck Hunt too. And Kid Icarus, Little Mac, maybe Sonic and Tails (because I'm still caught up on the EGM April Fool's joke), or Conker (if Nintendo had kept Rare).

[dbiersdorf]

Here are some of mine

Wario
Waluigi (Luigi clone)
Cel-shaded Link (Link clone)
Ditto from Pokemon (transform into ANY Pokemon, all random)
Kid Icarus
Little Mac
Dark Samus
Diddy Kong
Dixie and Kiddy Kong (ala Ice Climbers duo)
Baby Boswer
Custom Robo hero
Baby Mario and Baby Luigi (ala Ice Climbers duo)
Balloon Fighter
Birdo
Captain Olimar
Captain Louie (Captain Olimar clone)
Daisy (Peach clone)
Donkey Kong Junior (DK clone)
Nester
Darunia (Goron King from Ocarina of Time)
Doshin
Jeff from Earthbound
King Dedede
King K. Rool
Koopa Paratroopa
Fierce Deity Link (Link clone)
Meta Knight (Kirby clone)
Metal Mario (Mario clone)
Paper Mario (Mario clone)
Racoon Mario (Mario clone)
Skull Kid
Machamp

[sharc]

oh man, i remember some extended debates with friends on this topic while we played melee.

pitt from kid icarus. link and samus are the main projectile-based fighters in melee, and they're both pretty heavy; seeing a lightweight disatance-fighter with a lot of recovery power (those wings would be pretty swank for getting back on stage) would be pretty interesting. the only one who comes close to that type is ness, and he has enough quirks from psi and that screwy third jump to make him his own class of character.

metaknight and king dedede from kirby. dedede would probably be a heavier version of kirby that sacrificed repeated jumps for one extended third leap and harder hits; at least that's how i remember him from the gameboy and nes games. metaknight would be a lot of fun to see but he'd have to somehow distinguish himself from marth, who's already the light and floaty aerial swordsman of the game.

ridley from metroid. i don't know how they'd make him work fairly, but oh damn would it be awesome to get him in there. he might wind up kind of frail for that spindly frame, but the fire breath plus huge range on tail swipes plus great recovery skill from natural flight would be freakin' sweet. mebee give him a sort of directional charge as his third jump that you can angle in any of the eight main directions. like mewtwo's, but with no teleportation and more teeth.

wario is kind of a shoe-in but i wouldn't want him in unless they got rid of dr. mario, who is already a heavier mario clone.

-sharc

[DDCecil]

I'd love to have Hal Bailman from Air Fortress and Lolo/Lala from Adventures of Lolo/Kirby at least referenced in the next SSB game.

[Crush Crawfish]

Muddy the Mole from Mole mania deserves a trophy at least. I'd love to see Paula, Jeff, and Poo from Earthbound, and Metaknight and King Dedede from Kirby show up as playable characters as well.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Ganon, his true form (probably end up like another Bowser character if they use his pig form from Lttp)

Wart from SMB2

Mouser from SMB2 (Would be a perfect Bomberman clone)



Everyone else I agree with

[ubersaurus]

Doesn't HAL now employ numerous SNK and Capcom employees? How about some of that... their talent.

*applauds*

I'd like to see them employ a real lifebar system, or at least have it as an option. Beating up a character until he's got over 200% damage and STILL NOT BE DEAD is a broken system.

So, you'd rather just play street fighter.

You know, they do have a standard H.P as an option. It's pretty lame, seriously. By the sumo-esque system they used, the game gets fun.