I've been thinking of the general eras of Nintendo and what reps each has. NES has loads, both reps for its one hit wonders that went nowhere (Ice Climbers, ROB, Little Mac, Pit) and the franchises that everyone knows (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby). SNES has its fair share too with Rare's DK & Diddy, Fox, Ness and Captain. Even Gamecube has a bunch of names on the roster in Olimar and Villager. But N64 has no reps because during the N64 era Nintendo wasn't inventing new IP, that was Rare's job. Banjo, Conker, Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini & Goldeneye were basically all the new IPs of the N64 era since Nintendo focused on reinventing their franchises as has become their custom. As a result it's hard to look at the N64 era and say what you'd see pulled from it. In a perfect world Banjo would be remembered as the best IP to come out of the N64 and would be in Smash 2014. You'd also probably want to put Paper Mario in there for good measure since that RPG is a goddamned classic.

But this is not a perfect world and the best candidate for a rep of the games of the N64 era would be James Bond from Goldeneye. Preferably not the new Bond like in the throwback Goldeneye Nintendo put out 4 years ago but the old Bond from the old game. Nintendo has managed to remake Goldeneye recently on the Wii so they apparently have some relationship still in place, could they do it? Would they? What moves would he have? I don't know. I think it could happen though come to think of it.

I think this could happen. Unless the old men at Nintendo are too old to even think about throwing back to the N64 era. It'd be a good pick given Banjo can't happen I think. What do you think?

I would love that, that would be absolutely mental.

Fucking hell I love this idea.

License fees says no.

That would be awesome, I just don't see it happening because of the licensing. They've frequently referenced the Rare FPS games in Super Smash Bros. but have never gotten the license and I just don't see them getting it for bond. I thought Little Mac was an awesome addition the lineup.

Wow, that would actually make sense when you put it like that! I imagine it would probably make for quite an expensive addition, though, much more so than someone like Mega Man for example. But still, a great idea all the same, and they would obviously have to render him exactly in his glorious N64 Goldeneye appearance as well! Be pretty funny if all of his attacks were basically the cheat codes of the game, too. Like a move where you can temporarily turn into DK mode Bond or something.

A slightly cartoonish Pierce Brosnan in a Smash Brothers game... boy that would be amazing and stupid.

I'm going to pretend you mean to say "James Pond" and be all for this.

Boogerman is DLC.

Microsoft should lend them Banjo, Conker and Joanna Dark I mean they aint doing shit with them. Hell give them fucking Jet Force characters.

give me a new perfect dark ms

I'd just qualify it with making sure he looks just like the N64 model, blocky with a face that's just a stretched out unemotive image of Brosnan pulled over a square.

James Bond is too self serious to fit the tone of smash brothers

Isn't Sony the owner of this franchise? I do not think this will happen at all.

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Perfect rebuttal. Because holy shit, can Bond get goofy.

@kevin_cogneto: @hailinel: I was talking about Pierce Brosnan/Daniel Craig Bond. Sure, James Bond in smash brothers makes for great fanfiction but we all know it's never going to happen for a hundred different reasons.

The clip was great though.

simple answer, license holders.

Roger Moore's run as Bond is soooooooooooo dumb.

Knowing Nintendo he would just be a Snake clone... anyway I would rather have Reggie than James Bond.

I would rather have him then Solid Snake. That said, it probably won't happen.

Never.

haha omg this would be amazing