History YMMV / SmashRemix

* AbridgedArenaArray: Aside from the [[EnforcedTrope enforcement]] in the in-game settings, players coming from other games in the series will be confused, amused, or both that the usual suspects for neutral stages are all banned. Battlefield is gone in favor of [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand Dream Land]] -- the long-standing only legal stage in the original game -- and Final Destination is gone due to its upper blast zone being way too high, which makes the boss battle against Master Hand much more survivable, but matches played on it take far longer.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: A common complaint about the game earlier in its development was how many stages were reskins of Dream Land -- the [[AbridgedArenaArray only legal stage]] in ''Super Smash Bros. 64'' tournaments. These complaints have considerably lessened as more varied and dynamic stages entered the picture in subsequent versions, however. Having tournament settings be the default -- that is to say, 8 minutes, 4 stocks, and items off -- has also turned some casual players away.

* HilariousInHindsight: In 2018, the ''Smash 64'' community got news about a scam on Kickstarter known as ''[[https://youtu.be/55oEMKWhymQ Super Smash Bros. Overload]]'' (link goes to a [=YouTube=] video about it) which claimed to double the roster size, among other things. Not only has Remix ''actually'' managed to expand the roster, all but one of the characters that ''Overload'' claimed to add[[note]]Conker, Goemon, and Banjo; the missing one is VideoGame/{{Rayman}}.[[/note]] eventually made it into ''Remix''.

** Among the non-variant cast, Lucas is generally accepted to be alongside Link and Luigi in the bottom tier, which has led to fandom jokes about how any character whose name starts with "L" is destined to lose.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Dark Samus. Her being both anachronistic to the Platform/Nintendo64 era ''and'' being a MovesetClone -- something which ''Smash'' fans tend to view as a waste of roster space that could have gone to a more unique character -- means that she has some rather vocal detractors. At the same time, those not opposed to her being there have praised her moveset and playstyle, especially compared to her lackluster appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

** Dragon King's reveal trailer. Mario, first landing after the triumphant "Happy Together" montage, first gets plunged into darkness, a figure in the distance with the FreezeFrameBonus message "Fighter 0" appearing over him while the haunting "Game Over" melody plays. He finds himself transported to the Dragon King Remix stage, turning around to find the figure waiting patiently. He prepares to fight, and the stage's drumbeat transitions into the Final Destination theme as his reveal splash appears. While he's in reality a [[PermanentPlaceholder placeholder dummy]], the entrance characterizes him as if he were a long-lost legendary warrior instead; the type of person who would be worthy of being called "the Dragon King"[[note]]While it's just the literal-translated name of the area the prototype was developed in, people have taken notice of how well the name just happens to fit him as a character[[/note]].

* AwesomeMoments:

** Dragon King's reveal trailer. Mario, first landing after the triumphant "Happy Together" montage, first gets plunged into darkness, a figure in the distance with the FreezeFrameBonus message "Fighter 0" appearing over him while the haunting "Game Over" melody plays. He finds himself transported to the Dragon King Remix stage, turning around to find the figure waiting patiently before preparing to fight. The stage's drumbeat transitions into the Final Destination theme as his reveal splash appears. While he's in reality a [[PermanentPlaceholder placeholder dummy]], the entrance characterizes him as if he were a long-lost legendary warrior instead; the type of person who would be worthy of being called the Dragon King[[note]]While it's just the literal-translated name of the area the prototype was developed in, people have taken notice of just how well the name fits him as a character[[/note]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Dark Samus. Her being both anachronistic to the Platform/Nintendo64 era ''and'' being a MovesetClone -- something which ''Smash'' fans tend to froth at the mouth about -- means that she has some rather vocal detractors. At the same time, those not opposed to her being there have praised her moveset and playstyle, especially compared to her lackluster appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material, so the North American and Japanese tier lists still apply to their respective region's characters[[note]]As of this writing, there is no PAL ''Smash 64'' tier list[[/note]]. The strongest four characters in ''Remix'' are universally considered to be, in descending order: the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser and Super Sonic[[note]]Both banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu[[note]]Banned in official tournaments[[/note]], and NTSC-U Pikachu. Who's in what order on the lower end is debatable, however.

* HighTierScrappy: PAL Pikachu is significantly buffed compared to NTSC-U Pikachu, the undisputed champion of that release, who is in turn is significantly buffed compared to Japanese Pikachu, the undisputed champion of ''that'' release. It makes one wonder what Nintendo of Europe was thinking. Tellingly, PAL Pikachu (as well as Japanese Pikachu, Japanese Kirby, and Japanese Captain Falcon) are banned in official "Remix Tour" tournaments.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Dark Samus. Her being both anachronistic to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 era ''and'' being a MovesetClone -- something which ''Smash'' fans tend to froth at the mouth about -- means that she has some rather vocal detractors. At the same time, those not opposed to her being there have praised her moveset and playstyle, especially compared to her lackluster appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

** [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mad Piano]] as a boss character also qualifies, as it was initially teased as an AprilFoolsDay joke.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Dark Samus. Her being both anachronistic to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 era ''and'' being a MovesetClone -- something which ''Smash'' fans tend to [[FandomBerserkButton froth at the mouth about]] -- means that she has some rather vocal detractors. At the same time, those not opposed to her being there have praised her moveset and playstyle, especially compared to her lackluster appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

** Conker, Marina, and Goemon are the only characters to be {{canon foreigner}}s to official ''Smash''.

* AbridgedArenaArray: Aside from the [[EnforcedTrope enforcement]] in the in-game settings, players coming from other games in the series will be confused, amused, or both that the usual suspects for neutral stages are all banned. Battlefield is gone in favor of [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand Dream Land]] -- the long-standing only legal stage in the original game -- and Final Destination is gone due to its upper blast zone being way too high, which makes the boss battle against Master Hand much more survivable, but matches played on it take far longer. [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Smashville]], which otherwise has been a starter stage from ''Brawl'' to ''Ultimate'', is also banned in the official ruleset for reasons that are a bit more complicated. In other words: all stages that were legal in ''Brawl'' are present, but none of them are legal in ''Remix''.

** Conker and Marina are the only characters to be {{canon foreigner}}s to official ''Smash''.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Dark Samus. Her being both anachronistic to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 era ''and'' being a MovesetClone -- something which ''Smash'' fans tend to [[FandomBerserkButton froth at the mouth about]] -- means the reception to her has been very mixed.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material, so the North American and Japanese tier lists still apply to their respective region's characters[[note]]As of this writing, there is no PAL ''Smash 64'' tier list[[/note]]. The strongest three characters in ''Remix'' are universally considered to be, in descending order: the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser[[note]]Banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu[[note]]Banned in official tournaments[[/note]], and NTSC-U Pikachu. Who's in what order on the lower end is debatable, however.

* TierInducedScrappy:
** PAL Pikachu is significantly buffed compared to NTSC-U Pikachu, the undisputed champion of that release, who is in turn is significantly buffed compared to Japanese Pikachu, the undisputed champion of ''that'' release. It makes one wonder what Nintendo Of Europe was thinking. Tellingly, PAL Pikachu (as well as Japanese Pikachu, Japanese Kirby, and Japanese Captain Falcon) are banned in official "Remix Tour" tournaments.

** Conker is the only (central) character to have not been in any previous ''Smash'' entry.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Conker is the only (central) character to have not been in any previous ''Smash'' entry. [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mad Piano]] as a BonusBoss also qualifies, as it was initially teased as an AprilFoolsDay joke.

** Those who expected an unstoppable juggernaut with the PromotedToPlayable Giant Donkey Kong will be sorely disappointed. His hurtboxes are very spaced-out so that [[HitboxDissonance attacks will often miss when they look like they clearly should have hit]], his hitboxes make him a huge target (an especially damning weakness in this entry with high global hitstun), and worst of all, he's ''lighter'' than the ordinary Donkey Kong. He only seems to be dangerous in Classic Mode because opponents there have a knockback modifier applied; it's clear that Giant DK was ''not'' balanced expecting him to ever be without it.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material, so the North American and Japanese tier lists still apply to their respective region's characters[[note]]As of this writing, there is no PAL ''Smash 64'' tier list[[/note]]. The strongest three characters in ''Remix'' are universally considered to be, in descending order: the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser[[note]]Banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu, and NTSC-U Pikachu. Who's in what order on the lower end is debatable, however.

** PAL Pikachu is significantly buffed compared to NTSC-U Pikachu, the undisputed champion of that release, who is in turn is significantly buffed compared to Japanese Pikachu, the undisputed champion of ''that'' release. It makes one wonder what Nintendo Of Europe was thinking.

** Those who expected an unstoppable juggernaut with the PromotedToPlayable Giant Donkey Kong will be sorely disappointed. His hurtboxes are very spaced-out so that [[HitboxDissonance attacks will often miss when they look like they clearly should have hit]], his hitboxes make him a huge target (an especially damning weakness in this entry with high global hitstun), and most damningly of all, he's ''lighter'' than the ordinary Donkey Kong. He only seems to be dangerous in Classic Mode because opponents there have a knockback modifier applied; it's clear that Giant DK was ''not'' balanced expecting him to ever be without it.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material, so the North American and Japanese tier lists still apply to their respective region's characters[[note]]As of this writing, there is no PAL ''Smash 64'' tier list[[/note]]. The strongest three characters in ''Remix'' are universally considered to be, in descending order, the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser[[note]]Banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu, and North American Pikachu. Who's in what order on the lower end is debatable, however.

** PAL Pikachu is significantly buffed compared to North American Pikachu, the undisputed champion of the North American release, who is in turn is significantly buffed compared to Japanese Pikachu, the undisputed champion of the Japanese release. It makes one wonder what Nintendo Of Europe was thinking.
** Of the original twelve and their regional variants, it's debatable which region's bottom spot is worse: North American Luigi or Japanese Donkey Kong.

** Of the newcomers, Lucas is generally considered to be weaker than the already-weak North American Ness. Not by very much, but weaker nevertheless.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material. The strongest three characters are universally considered to be, in descending order, the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser[[note]]Banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu, and North American Pikachu. Who's in what order on the lower end is debatable, however.

* CharacterTiers: While there's no "canonically accepted" tier list, the characters from the original game -- and their alternate region counterparts -- are completely unchanged from their source material. The strongest three characters are universally considered to be, in descending order, the PurposelyOverpowered Giga Bowser[[note]]Banned in all tournaments[[/note]], PAL Pikachu, and North American Pikachu.
* UnexpectedCharacter: [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]] is the only (central) character to have not been in any previous ''Smash'' entry. [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mad Piano]] as a BonusBoss also qualifies, as it was initially teased as an AprilFoolsDay joke.