04-27-2015, 01:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-27-2015, 02:10 PM by MrYoshbert.)
Speaking of which, I think alternate skins for characters should be a definite thing in Mario Kart. We're already getting there with the Mii x amiibo outfits and the extra Yoshi and Shy Guy colors, and I'd love to see them take it further.
Think about it. Being able to play as Wario in his biker duds, DK in his Super Kong attire, Peach and Daisy in their sports outfits, Toad and Toadette in their treasure-tracking gear (headlamp and backpack included), the multi-colored Koopas from SMW, Superstar Baby Mario, the blue and yellow Toads from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario and Luigi in their 3D Hot Rally racing suits... there's a lot of awesome possibilities to be accomplished with this.
As a bonus, nobody will have to gripe about "clone" characters like Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach; they'd be demoted to a mere sub-menu and wouldn't need to take up character slots on the main roster (though alternate skins could still provide some varying stats, like Miis). I'm not counting Metal Mario as a clone here because he was inherently meant to be a separate entity from Mario in the spin-offs (and I assume that's also the case for Pink Gold Peach).
Think about it. Being able to play as Wario in his biker duds, DK in his Super Kong attire, Peach and Daisy in their sports outfits, Toad and Toadette in their treasure-tracking gear (headlamp and backpack included), the multi-colored Koopas from SMW, Superstar Baby Mario, the blue and yellow Toads from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario and Luigi in their 3D Hot Rally racing suits... there's a lot of awesome possibilities to be accomplished with this.
As a bonus, nobody will have to gripe about "clone" characters like Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach; they'd be demoted to a mere sub-menu and wouldn't need to take up character slots on the main roster (though alternate skins could still provide some varying stats, like Miis). I'm not counting Metal Mario as a clone here because he was inherently meant to be a separate entity from Mario in the spin-offs (and I assume that's also the case for Pink Gold Peach).