What Could Have Been: Partial Macrocosm

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This is scrapped ideas and concepts for games within the Partial Macrocosm.

Checkmate

 * When brainstorming, a list of 20 characters was created for the game. Cut characters include: Link, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Bubsy, Earthworm Jim, Crash Bandicoot and Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus.
 * Some cut characters were added into the sequel, specifically Scorpion and Big Nose.
 * A stage based upon Alex Kidd in Miracle World was going to be in the game.
 * Mutant Penguins were originally going to be bosses, but were cut in favour of the more popular Lemmings.

Bar Code

 * As with the previous game, various Nintendo characters were brainstormed, but were not added to stray away from the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * Roofus from Fur Fighters was almost a playable character.
 * Before Dr. Plummet was chosen to be a boss, a stage based upon House of Flux was planned.
 * A Bar Code equivalent of SSB's Final Smash was originally planned.

Remnant

 * Four characters were scrapped: Soos from Gravity Falls, Eva Zimmer from Zimmer Twins, Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games and Duck Dodgers from Looney Tunes.
 * Pit was originally going to appear in his 8-Bit form, using a different moveset revolving around the Centurions.

Zodiac Ace

 * Before the game's name was finalized, it was initially called "Et Latet Proelium" and "Fighty Umbré".
 * After the "Zodiac" brand was decided upon, subtitle ideas included "Rush", "Scrap" and "Joust".
 * It was originally to feature a Smash Run-based mode, called Zodiac Rush.
 * Sorastitch and OrangeYoda12 were initially going to be a single character- Alex.

Zodiac Champions

 * Bleach characters Uryu Ishida, Yoruichi Shihōin and Ichigo Kurosaki were originally going to be playable.
 * All stages were going to reappear from the prequel.
 * Assists were initially going to be spawned from Super Mario ? Blocks.
 * Longchu was originally going to be playable instead of an assist.

Zodiac Guardians

 * Tanooki Mario was originally going to be playable.
 * Akihiko from Persona 3 was originally going to be playable.
 * As a joke, a cup of noodles was originally going to be an item that would stick to an opponents head and slow them down slightly.
 * Asuna was originally going to be a playable character.

Zodiac Warriors

 * Birdo and Lucas were originally going to be promoted from assist to playable character.
 * Inkling was going to be a playable character.
 * The game's currency was originally going to be PlumBobs from the MySims and The Sims series.
 * Pom was originally going to be paired with Shibe for all attacks.
 * Oliver, Esther and Swaine were going to be the Ni no Kuni representatives before Familiars were chosen instead.
 * King Tom's palace was going to be a stage.
 * Orihime Inoue was originally going to be an assist, healing the user completely.
 * Unten was originally going to make an appearance as an assist.

Zodiac Rush

 * The game was originally to be a dungeon crawler with a speed element.
 * Various Mario Kart stages were originally going to appear. Some do appear in name-only, though.
 * Onigiri was originally a playable character.
 * This was originally going to be the first game to use the announcer character feature.
 * Gray Haddock was originally going to be an announcer.
 * Mystery Inc. was originally going to be an announcer group, similar to the Achievement Hunters.
 * Ken Shaw was originally going to be apart of a "Santa Claus Parade" series, instead of the general "Canada" one.
 * Ao Oni was originally going to be an assist, chasing after opponents recklessly until he captured and spun them out.