Thread:Byll/@comment-24764132-20180818024755/@comment-920954-20180818041912

Up to this date, I've never followed the universe ordering as it is strictly depicted on the games. What I take into consideration for the ordering is quite difficult to explain:


 * 1) Universes are ordered by their introductions of playable characters in the official Super Smash Bros. games. (Ex. Mario will always be the very first universe listed)
 * 2) Sub-universes are always aligned right after their "parent" universe even if they were introduced in a later Super Smash Bros. game. (Ex. Wario is a sub-universe of Mario and therefore has to be close to it, even before other universes like Zelda or Metroid)
 * 3) Nintendo universes always get listed first, followed by the third-parties and the fourth-parties close the list. (Ex. Mario → Donkey Kong → Zelda → Sonic → Dragon Ball)
 * 4) To order up the above, universes with character/stage representatives in both SSB and SSF get listed first, then the universes with no representatives. (Ex. Mario (character and stage in both) → Golden Sun (character and stage in SSF but nothing in SSB) → Animal Crossing (stage in SSF and SSB) → Steel Diver (stage in SSF but nothing in SSB)

To sum up the above, I normally consider the next ordering:


 * 1) Mario (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 2) Donkey Kong (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 3) Yoshi (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 4) Wario (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 5) The Legend of Zelda (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 6) Metroid (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 7) EarthBound (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 8) F-Zero (character and stage in both SSB and SSF)
 * 9) Kirby (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 10) Star Fox (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 11) Pokémon (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 12) Fire Emblem (character and stage in both SSB and SSF)
 * 13) Game & Watch (character and stage in both SSB and SSF)
 * 14) Golden Sun (character and stage in SSF only)
 * 15) Chibi-Robo! (character and stage in SSF only)
 * 16) Animal Crossing (stage in SSB only, don't consider the character)
 * 17) Pikmin (stage in SSB only, don't consider the character)
 * 18) Nintendo 3DS (stage in SSF only)
 * 19) Steel Diver (stage in SSF only)
 * 20) Sonic (characters and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 21) Mega Man (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 22) PAC-MAN (character and stage in both SSB and SSF)
 * 23) FINAL FANTASY (character and stages in both SSB and SSF)
 * 24) KINGDOM HEARTS (character and stage in SSF only)
 * 25) Castlevania (character and stage in both SSB and SSF, went up because of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
 * 26) Tales (character and stage in SSF only, Mii Costumes doesn't count)
 * 27) Metal Gear (stage in both SSB and SSF, don't consider the character)
 * 28) Dragon Ball (character and stages in SSF only)
 * 29) One Piece (character and stages in SSF only)
 * 30) Naruto (character and stages in SSF only)
 * 31) Bleach (character and stage in SSF only)
 * 32) Super Smash Bros. (host universe, may also be listed first)

This ordering can be quite self-contradictory so it's not perfect.