Whenever I try to make a ssb game I don't know what characters or stages to put in. So I need everybody else's opinion....HELP!

Well, you should put in characters who aren't normally in ssb games. Even better, get permission to use characters from other people's games from Game Maker.

Make your own characters maybe? Plus, if you do that, then you don't have to call it a ssb clone, and therefore you won't get flamed! Huzzah!

Make it like the others. Heres a list of all of my opinions;

Newcomer Characters

Baloon Fighter-Send me a message for his info.
Mr. Ressetti-Send me a message for his info.
Mii-Send me a message for his/her info.
Little Mac- Same moves a Capt. Falcon because he is a boxer after all.
Paper Mario-Same moves as Mario, perhaps some new ones.

New Stages

Dr. Mario- Shaped like the capsule levels from Dr. Mario.
Hunting Camp- Just like the levels in Duck Hunt.
Boxing Arena-Similar to the one from Punch-Out.
Super Mario Galaxy- Self Explanitory.
Mushroom Kingdom III- A SMB3 style stage.

that sounds alright but i dont generally like games that dont use ur own characters and if some people see the game theyll just say: "oh its just another ssb clone,whatever."

Yeah, make it original. I suggest you go with Burik's idea. You could use characters from popular GM Games, such as Wubly and that guy from Frozz'd. Even that circle thing you play as in Grapnel...

Actually, I'd love to help you with it. I used to be really good at GM. I knew it inside and out. I'm not sure about now, though... I haven't opened it in about 6 months. I've been busy with music, but I'll try to relearn. It shouldn't take that long.

@Armagedn-Thats not such a bad idea. I have some ideas for characters and stages and stuff.

I'll help you too, if thats okay.

Just remember to ask others permission to use their characters.

I would enjoy helping you too. I have another project going on, but I can do both.

Well, he didn't say it was okay for anyone to help him yet, but I think that this would be a good team project. Actually, he hasn't even said he'll make it GM based instead of Nintendo based. He might think it's a stupid idea.

They already have GM Smash Bros. game so he might go with a Nintendo idea.

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/11288

Yeah, but they already have about 20 Nintendo Smash Bros. games.

Then maybe another company like Konami, Square-Enix, or something.

I think it should either be original or GM related. I hate fan games and clones.

Some characters I've ever wanted to see is:

Master Higgins (most recent game: Super Adventure Island 2)
Jenna (from Golden Sun)
Mega Man
Mike (from StarTropics)
The pilot from Gradius, if a F-zero pilot can join, so should that person.
Pocky (from a very japanese Snes game called Pocky & Rocky)
Banjo

And some stage suggestions...
Ship Graveyard from (Final Fantasy V)
Death Mountain Crater (from Ocarina Of Time)
Stone Tower (from Majora's Mask... think about all moving platform hazards!)
Level 5-3 (the shroom platforms from SMB)
Labyrinth Zone (from Sonic the Hedgehog)
Bob-Omb Battlefield (from SM64, it could be a travel-around stage, think about the Chain Chomp area, the flying island, the mountain with these rolling-down cannonballs and pits, and the summit!)

I hope I didn't suggest too much.

i have improved my programming skills and can help you with coding, how ever i just don't know how to create objects at a relative position to another object in programming, note i said relative not precise.

Mix the characters from the ones you choose and some of the ones from the SSB console games so that the audience can get familar with it. If you want an example, play Super Smash Flash.

I wish Tabu101 would respond.

Sounds good, I might be able to help. I've been using GM for about a year now. And a question for you people, did anyone notice in Brawl in one of the desert levels in adventure mode (It has Ike, Marth, and Metanight, the level with that big robot that you fight twice) there is a floating platform in say, half way through the level, and on the front of it there is a design of alternating blocks, red grey red grey etc. Well, those blocks look almost the exact same as the resource sprites for walls included in GM! Lol.

what kind of SSB game are you making anyway?
LOL it reminds me of one of my games

why not Sonc,tails or knuckles?

Sorry I have been not responding I had to do other stuff for school cause I almost Failed math.

Like Should I put a Belmont in the game cause I am definitly going to put alot of third parties and all that good stuff

Also I'm not ignoring you all it's just that I was in big trouble so plese dont get mad at me Like i'm getting all the sprites for the game right now all your suggestions will be taken into consideration. Seriously!

PUNCH OUT stage will be featured along with little mac as a playable character. I will take characters from Gm games but only if it is yours and I have your promission. this will not be called ssb i will think of a name besides super smash bros. something. Yal, Megaman will definitly be in it. Samalamma... i will see what i can do about that desert level. this is not ssb game its kind of my own fighting game. And spriteer12_2 Sonic will be in it. That is all your questions answed. Thank you for your support and I will make this work. I will send you messages about my progress. Thank you.

lol quadriple posts :P
what exactly do yuo need help with?