...Why are they in Smash, again?

What if Nintendo hired the Celeste guys for a modern Ice Climber game? Add online coo-op and it'd be fantastic.

Ness was only added because Sakurai is good friends is Itoi. Also there's that failed N64 port of Mother 3, it was around the same time I think. Coulda been trying to cross promote

Fuck ice climbers. It should have been him.

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all wrong
they wanted to add one NES character in Melee and IC ended up as the best choice

it was an elimination of process too, shooting down several choices

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I've got a very detailed outline for a supposed Ice Climbers game.

well i was just guessing but hey, that's pretty interesting.

Ness was also part of the "trends of time" for the Smash planning, so he was a natural inclusion

and Sukapon was supposed to be an vehicular item for Melee
i guess Sakurai turned that down after got Sukapon's right back in Brawl (he got a sticker

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Why the fuck no?

Sakurai wanted a retro character and ICs looked to be the most fun and unique

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