Smash Remix
Smash Remix is a mod with the goal to expand Smash 64 with new characters, stages, etc. while staying true to its core gameplay. New mechanics from the other Smash games, like wavedashing, are now added. The vision involves having tournaments where the new characters are pitched against the old ones, all the clones being viable against the originals.
In May 2019, the first version, entitled 0.5, was released, which replaced Captain Falcon's model and moveset with Ganondorf, mostly based on his Melee appearence. In later versions, he got decloned and received completely new smash attacks based on his ones introduced in Ultimate where he uses a trident weapon resembling Phantom Ganon's weapon in Ocarina of Time rather than the sword from the Spaceworld 2000 demo. He also gained a unique series icon, being a cracked and broken Triforce. In versions 0.7, 0.8.1 & 0.8.2, Young Link replacing Link, Falco replacing Fox, and Dr. Mario replacing Mario were added. Notable differences from their Melee counterparts, where their cloned moveset was mostly based off, are Young Link using his roll from the Zelda series as a dash attack, Falco not having lasers and instead using Falco Phantasm as his neutral special, and Dr. Mario's down aerial being a strong spike like in Ultimate instead of a drill attack. He also later gained his own series icon, being a Megavitamin. All the newcomers received their own victory screen themes as well.
In version 0.8.2, released in August 2019, it became possible to add new stages instead of replacing old ones like in previous releases. For example, in version 0.8, a new stage based on Ganon's castle in Ocarina of Time became the first new stage in this mod, replacing Hyrule Temple. New stages are for example taken from the SSBMSE mod, which was merged with Smash Remix in version 0.8.2.
In version 0.9, released in October 2019, the new characters no longer replaced older characters, and it was finally possible to play with each of the original 12 characters and the 4 new characters, expanding the character selection screen to 16 characters. Version 0.9.1, released on Christmas Eve 2019, adds Dark Samus as a playable character who shares their gameplay from how it is in Ultimate, but also gains some new moves that resemble the ones Dark Samus had as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4. Eight more stages were added as well. In addition, it also incorporates all features from 19XXCE, such as Neutral Spawns and Hazard Toggle. Additionally Wario was teased for a future update.
Version 0.9.2, releasing March 15th, 2020, follows through on this with the addition of Wario as the first unique newcomer to the game, and while most of his normals are similar to Brawl's take on the character, he has different smash attacks, specials (except Corkscrew), and a new down air, in addition to having a custom stage entrance in which he crash lands with his plane, the Bulldog. Overall, Wario more so represents the Wario Land series in this mod over the main series which focuses more on the WarioWare series. He also uses the Mario series icon rather than his usual "W" symbol, likely due to Wario Land not being established as its own "series" at the release of vanilla Smash 64. It also adds more stages, support for more stage features like hazards and moving platforms, framerate optimizations for various stages, gameplay variants of the original 12 such as regional variants, polygon team, Metal Mario and Giant DK, and full 1P mode accessability for the new cast, with new Break the Targets stages for them to complete. It also added changeable music for stages, with the option to choose a specific song or by random with each track having a different rarity of playing on its stage.
On April 1st, 2020, the Mad Piano from Super Mario 64 was “revealed” under the guise of version 1.0.0 as an April Fools’ joke. Because of this, version 1.0.0 and the Mad Piano were not released. However it was then officially added in version 0.9.5 sharing a slot with Luigi.
Version 0.9.3 was released on May 12th, 2020; adding Lucas as a playable character with him mostly retaining his gameplay from the regular series. However, he rides in on the Pork Bean rather than the Coffee Table during his stage intro. PK Fire also replaces PK Freeze as his neutral special, similarly to Ness's situation in this game, due to 64 lacking unique side specials, as well as the frozen status effect. The update also added more regional variants for the original cast, more stages (such as one for Lucas that takes place in New Pork City, and a "Smashketball" stage based on a popular Custom Stage concept players make, with the goal being to KO fighters by launching them into a Barrel Cannon that sends them directly downwards), more music for already existing stages, and unique Board the Platforms stages for most of the mod's newcomers. It also added more miscellaneous options, such as the ability to switch the menu music between Smash 64, Melee, and Brawl's versions.
Version 0.9.4 was released on September 6th, 2020, and saw the addition of Bowser. His moveset consists of moves he had in Melee, in addition to a few new ones such as a sex kick neutral aerial, a jab combo ending with a bite, and a new fire-breathing up aerial. His forward throw was changed to be like the Flying Slam. His running animation, back aerial, and other attributes also more closely resemble how they've been since Smash 4. Giga Bowser was also added, selectable underneath Bowser's slot in the same fashion as Metal Mario, Giant DK, and the Fighting Polygons under their respective characters. Like his Project M version and Dr. Mario in this mod, Bowser also has his own series icon rather than a Super Mushroom, that being the iconic logo of his face, using its design from Super Mario 64, as opposed to the design used since Mario Kart: Double Dash!! like in PM (although the modern design is used for his damage meter). His intro also differs from the main series, being him riding in on his Clown Car. His skeletal form when getting hit by electric attacks also resembles Dry Bowser. Version 0.9.4 also adds new stages such as Bowser's Keep from Super Mario RPG, Goomba's Road from Paper Mario, and World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros., which is a scrolling stage similar to Mushroomy Kingdom; as well as Dream Land and Ω forms of the original 9 stages, Race to the Finish as a standalone mode akin to Break the Targets and Board the Platforms, Multi-Man Mode, Cruel Multi-Man Mode, and a 12 Character Battle Versus Mode that has a similar idea to Squad Strike and Smashdown as new game modes. Newcomers to the mod who still didn't have their own Board the Platforms stage gained one, including a unique one for the Polygon variants of the roster.
Version 0.9.5 was released on December 6th, 2020 and was the first major update to not have a newcomer with their own slot; however, the Mad Piano was officially added just like in the April Fools' teaser, selectable under Luigi's slot like the other "boss" characters of the game. The update added transformation items which are brand new to Smash 64, being the Super Mushroom, Poison Mushroom, and Cloaking Device. It also added Kirby Hats for the mod's newcomers.
Additionally, the mod will have smaller updates in between the major version changes that typically just fix bugs and are distinguished by placing a lowercase letter after the version number, starting with "a" and moving onwards alphabetically; for example, version 0.9.3c being the third update to 0.9.3 and fixing glitches regarding Jigglypuff's jump height, the combo meter not counting certain moves, and warping in the new bonus stages added amongst other issues.
