General Mario Thread

How are they overexposed? Aren't they mostly a staple of the NSMB series?

They're probably still salty over Mario Kart 8 Take 1.

I just mean there's more to be done with characters who don't more or less share the same body type.

Them eating up a chunk of MK 8's roster was a bit disappointing.

I liked them in Color Splash, though. They all have a lot of personality and their battles were fun and creative.

I honestly have more issues with the babies at this stage than the Koopalings within MK 8, if we're being real.

Baby Rosalina is just absurd.

Like, I don't mind the other four, but Rosalina did not need a baby form.

Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach are preferable, at least they look and sound weird.

edited 20th Jan '17 8:45:19 PM by Anomalocaris20

Yeah, Baby Rosalina is the only one whose existence outright bothers me, because I feel it kinda hurts the mystique of her character (not that that hasn't been diminishing anyway, mind you).

No joke, the Koopalings were my favorite thing about the Mario Kart 8 roster. Them and Link (and now the squidkidz).

I maintain that there should have only been three Koopalings: Larry, Roy, and Lemmy for the three weight classes.

And the babies are dumb, I agree. They're completely missing the original point of them being Yoshis Island reps.

A theoretical alternate universe MK8 that had-. If we dip into my self-serving interests- Diddy Kong, K. Rool, Mona, Ashley and Captain Syrup in place of the babies would be the best Mario Kart cast ever.

... And Toadette and maybe Captain Toad as a set of Toad costumes, why not.

... And maybe, maybe get Bowser Jr. and Kamek in over Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:09:11 PM by Pulse

I'd like Toadette, Bowser Jr., Birdo, Kamek, and E. Gadd.

I say keep all seven Koopalings. The game's director (I think) said they're an all-or-nothing deal, and I agree. In my opinion, the only characters in Mario Kart 8 that should be cut and replaced are the babies—except Baby Mario and, if I'm feeling really generous, Babies Luigi and Peach—and Pink Gold Peach.

EDIT: I don't mind Tanooki Mario and Cat peach at all. If I had to add five characters to replace the cuts, I'd pick Kamek/Magikoopa, Diddy Kong, King K. Rool, Nabbit, and Plessie.

(I really want to add Dixie Kong too, but it's her or the Magikoopa, and I think the latter is a more glaring omission from Mario Kart.)

edited 20th Jan '17 9:32:20 PM by ThriceCharming

I think the thing that annoys me about the babies is that they created two new babies (Daisy, Rosalina) instead of using two babies that already existed (DK, Wario).

I think it's because Donkey Kong and Wario aren't "cute," and the Japanese fan base likes the babies mostly for the kawaii factor. At least, that's what I've heard.

And the more I think about it, the more I feel like Nabbit and Plessie should be playable. They're the Wii U era's big new additions to 2D and 3D Mario, respectively. I hope both of them become series mainstays, although I think Nabbit would look a lot better if they gave him Angry Eyebrows. I know it's a hood or a ski mask or something, but that dead-eyed stare creeps me out.

Say, has anyone figured out if Plessie is male or female yet? For some reason, I think of them as female, but Mario Wiki uses male pronouns and the game itself uses no pronouns at all.

Nabbit would be a good option, but I cannot see Plessie working.

Then again, they did have Honey Queen...

Character sizes in Mario have never been consistent. I guess Plessie has a pretty long tail, and having that thing flapping behind them at all times might make for some awkward collision detection. But I'm sure Nintendo could make it work if they really wanted to.

However bad the Mario Kart roster is it can always be worse.

The only baby characters that have any right to exist are Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and Baby Peach. No exceptions.

... It's stupid, I'll grant,

But I really want Samus and Captain Falcon in Mario Kart at this point. R.O.B. can come back, too.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will have 5 separate Battle Modes.

Shine Sprite...bob-omb blast...Coin Battle?

I think the only two confirmed ones are Bob-omb blast and balloon battle.

I think even Baby Peach is a stretch, considering she originated in one of Naoto Oshima's subpar Yoshi sequels.

Actually no, she originated in Partners in Time, by about six months granted.

@ Pulse: Samus would have to drive one-handed, though.