Failures
You would think that giving BioWare a space combat 3rd person shooter would be a success story until you remember this looter shooter that came out to and led to an infamous Kotaku article about the chaotic development of the game.
What is Anthem
This company was the forefather of the first person shooter genre with their games about shooting nazis, or demons in hell.
What is id Software
This hero went from defending Dinosaur Planet to joining a high flying mercenary group.
Who is Krystal
Gaming's most iconic villain missed the deadline to be in the original Smash Bros but was first in the polling to be included in Melee. They made their debut soon into the the game's development.
Who is Bowser
Turtle Rock Studios tried to renovate the asymmetrical gaming genre with this game about teaming up to shoot a giant developing monster.
What is Evolve
This game that started as an RTS and was unveiled at Macworld became one of the biggest console shooting franchises of all time.
What is Halo Combat Evolved
This cute and cuddly racer soon became the greedy and foul mouthed critter we know today.
Who is Conker
This character is probably the closest to getting Goku into Smash as the game's character designer was Akira Toriyama himself.
Who is Hero
This Kickstarter funded game by Keiji Inafune tried to emulate his previous work, but the end result would make you cry like an anime fan on prom night.
What is Mighty No. 9
This gaming franchise from the 90's quickly rose to become the most profitable media franchise of all time.
What is Pokémon
This secretary probably didn't expect to get into a physical altercation against her boss as a guest fighter.
Who is Isabelle
This Legendary Wolf from South Town made his Smash Bros debut in Ultimate, increasing the overall number of characters that originated from traditional fighting games.
Who is Terry Bogard
Project Natal soon became this laughing stock of the gaming world, as the idea for a controller-less motion gaming experience became an expensive peripheral with security concerns from the owners.
What is Kinect
This undercover spy with a love of jewels managed to infuriate a team with the plan to take over the world with a massive space cannon.
Who is Rouge the Bat
Banjo & Kazooie's inclusion in Smash was the second character in smash created from a western studio. This character from the same studio was the first.
Who is Diddy Kong
No amount of development was going to save this game as multiple studios attempted to complete this game from 1997 to 2011.
What is Duke Nukem Forever
This feline with the ability to control time would have been the mascot for the American tech company's launch into the console world. However he was surpassed by a space marine for that position.
Who is Blinx the Time Sweeper
This character first made their video game debut in the Smash Bros series.
Who is Roy