Geez, you guys haven't been around long enough on these boards.
First of all, Bowser is in Smash Bros. Melee as well.
Second, it's Smash Bros. Melee, not Smash Bros. Merlee.
Third, Bomberman is what used to be known as the king of multiplayer games.
Fourth, the Eskimo Dudes are the Ice Climbers, and strangely enough, they were released for the NES in 1984. 1984? Super Mario Bros. was in 1985. I thought the NES was released in 1985! But I guess not.
Since Ice Climber is a game that virtually no one has heard of (and I guess no one remembers Monster Party or Dino Riki), they count as overlooked NES characters.
Fifth, there are several rumors that Pit from Kid Icarus (another overlooked NES game) is indeed in Smash Bros. Melee. I've seen a screenshot on IGN that seems to confirm the rumors are true, but I still have not heard any "It's verified that Pit is in the game" news stories.
Since there are several character slots for the character select screen, you can bet some other cool characters will pop up. And of course, within weeks of the game release, we'll know who the secret characters are (Nintendo actually DARED to tell the world in its magazine that Ness was the fourth hidden character in Smash Bros.! Those rotten little... they should have kept that secret! But NOOOO!!!).
I'm pretty illiterate with NES characters (I don't know how the heck I found Monster Party), so I can't guess what other NES characters might pop up. Maybe Lolo will pop up. Maybe that guy from Lufia. Maybe Nester! No, they wouldn't put him in, or Howard... or Captain N... Mega Man? Nope...
I'll be psyched if someone like one of the Koopa Kids or Falco shows up, though. Waluigi might be a good bet. Birdo likely isn't. Ugh, I can't think of any more. I'm sure I could if I thought about it... ok, no chance of any Square characters making it in either.
Maybe we'll see some Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior character in the game. What do you think?
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