Pros:
+Crossover between Nintendo's beloved icons. And Jigglypuff.
+Classic mode is more than just a generic "fight other playable characters" that a lot of fighting games have. You have mob fights, team up fights and even a couple of unique mini-bosses like Giant DK and Metal Mario (The mushroom and metal box weren't items in this game, meaning those fights were completely one-off)
+Sound effects sound kind of cartoonish compared to later entries, but I love them. It sounds powerful.
+Everyone talks about Break the Targets, but Board the Platforms is also such a great minigame that adds a fun platforming element.
+Having said that, Break the Targets is still great and deserves a mention.
Cons:
-As with a lot of old games, the controls have aged horribly. Movement can feel very clunky.
-Arcade mode path is always the exact same. Even after unlocking the new characters they don't start appearing (although Luigi appears even before you unlock him). It'd be nice if they changed up the order of the regular 1v1 matches, so Link wasn't always first and Samus wasn't always last, and add Ness, Captain Falcon and Jigglypuff as random replacements. And maybe swapped out Mario and Luigi's team match for something like Pikachu and Jigglypuff sometimes. Just shake it up a little.
-Lacking in content. 4 characters to unlock, 1 stage and a couple of extra bonuses (sound test and item switch for multiplayer). Considering how arcade mode is the exact same everytime, the game can get a bit dull very fast.
Mixed/Not important enough to be a pro/con
~Some targets can only be broken through walls. This is such a weird thing to me because it feels like hitting through walls like that is more of a small glitch than anything, but apparently it's a gameplay feature? I mean literally there can be a solid wall in front of a target and you're just expected to assume that if you do a smash attack you should be able to clip through the wall, and that's the INTENDED method?
~I'm honestly a big fan of how the Pokéball Pokémon aren't legendaries. I find it much more interesting to see how they'd use regular mons, compared to newer games that just make 80% of them legendary Pokémon. I'd much rather see Hitmonlee than Ho-Oh honestly.
Notes:
•The main reason to play this game is really just the novelty of replaying how Smash started.
+Crossover between Nintendo's beloved icons. And Jigglypuff.
+Classic mode is more than just a generic "fight other playable characters" that a lot of fighting games have. You have mob fights, team up fights and even a couple of unique mini-bosses like Giant DK and Metal Mario (The mushroom and metal box weren't items in this game, meaning those fights were completely one-off)
+Sound effects sound kind of cartoonish compared to later entries, but I love them. It sounds powerful.
+Everyone talks about Break the Targets, but Board the Platforms is also such a great minigame that adds a fun platforming element.
+Having said that, Break the Targets is still great and deserves a mention.
Cons:
-As with a lot of old games, the controls have aged horribly. Movement can feel very clunky.
-Arcade mode path is always the exact same. Even after unlocking the new characters they don't start appearing (although Luigi appears even before you unlock him). It'd be nice if they changed up the order of the regular 1v1 matches, so Link wasn't always first and Samus wasn't always last, and add Ness, Captain Falcon and Jigglypuff as random replacements. And maybe swapped out Mario and Luigi's team match for something like Pikachu and Jigglypuff sometimes. Just shake it up a little.
-Lacking in content. 4 characters to unlock, 1 stage and a couple of extra bonuses (sound test and item switch for multiplayer). Considering how arcade mode is the exact same everytime, the game can get a bit dull very fast.
Mixed/Not important enough to be a pro/con
~Some targets can only be broken through walls. This is such a weird thing to me because it feels like hitting through walls like that is more of a small glitch than anything, but apparently it's a gameplay feature? I mean literally there can be a solid wall in front of a target and you're just expected to assume that if you do a smash attack you should be able to clip through the wall, and that's the INTENDED method?
~I'm honestly a big fan of how the Pokéball Pokémon aren't legendaries. I find it much more interesting to see how they'd use regular mons, compared to newer games that just make 80% of them legendary Pokémon. I'd much rather see Hitmonlee than Ho-Oh honestly.
Notes:
•The main reason to play this game is really just the novelty of replaying how Smash started.