CalumG
Smash Lord
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Moon Monkey, I wasn't getting personal about it and I'm not offended, I was just curious; simply stating 'he ain't coming back' contributes nothing to the conversation (especially if you've given your opinion previously), so why say it?
And Habanero, I definitely agree with what you're saying about Dr. Mario's previous appearance in the series. If nothing else, he was mentioned in SSB64, playable in Melee, and got some new MyMusic songs in Brawl (as well as being among the planned characters) - Sakurai definitely has a soft spot for the Dr. Mario games (maybe he played a lot of the Dr. Mario NES original?), though I'd prefer it to be represented in other ways rather than Dr. Mario himself. Maybe an assist trophy of the viruses? A stage taking place on Dr. Mario's desk? I'd say make a level inside the Dr. Mario bottle itself but that whole stage would be one giant Cave of Life so most players would grow to loathe it.
Dr. Mario's main detracting factor is that there are many, many more appropriate Mario franchise reps which should come first and people set an imaginary cap at 5 characters per series; however his main redeeming factor is that at the end of the day, even though Sakurai isn't too keen on bulking out the roster for the fans this time around, he has historically added a few clones to the mix just because they seemed convenient. I don't personally think he'll be in SSB4, but I definitely wouldn't rule it out.
And Habanero, I definitely agree with what you're saying about Dr. Mario's previous appearance in the series. If nothing else, he was mentioned in SSB64, playable in Melee, and got some new MyMusic songs in Brawl (as well as being among the planned characters) - Sakurai definitely has a soft spot for the Dr. Mario games (maybe he played a lot of the Dr. Mario NES original?), though I'd prefer it to be represented in other ways rather than Dr. Mario himself. Maybe an assist trophy of the viruses? A stage taking place on Dr. Mario's desk? I'd say make a level inside the Dr. Mario bottle itself but that whole stage would be one giant Cave of Life so most players would grow to loathe it.
Dr. Mario's main detracting factor is that there are many, many more appropriate Mario franchise reps which should come first and people set an imaginary cap at 5 characters per series; however his main redeeming factor is that at the end of the day, even though Sakurai isn't too keen on bulking out the roster for the fans this time around, he has historically added a few clones to the mix just because they seemed convenient. I don't personally think he'll be in SSB4, but I definitely wouldn't rule it out.