Smashboards Creates: Mario Kart SGP

cashregister9 · Mar 16, 2021

This thread is inspired by

Venus of the Desert Bloom 's 2 threads the Super Smash Bros. Infinite thread and the MvC4 thread I really like this style so I am replicating it for Mario Kart

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was really good but it was just Mario Kart 8 with a battle mode and a few characters and there hasn't been new Mario Kart content outside of Home Circuit and Tour. So this will function like the 2 threads above, there will be several jobs that have a specific job that anyone can submit a answer too etc. etc. This one isn't nearly as involved as the other threads on this site so this one will almost certainly not turn out like that and as a result each job will take longer.

For the sake of this project, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario games will be considered Mario franchises.

These are the job categories
-Characters
-Character Skins
-Track Themes
-Track Layouts
-Items
-Mechanics
-Modes
-Cup Themes

Let's See the features present in...

MARIO KART Super Grand Prix

--ROSTER 32/32--
-Mario
-Luigi
-Peach
-Daisy
-Rosalina
-Yoshi
-Toad
-Toadette
-Donkey Kong
-Wario
-Waluigi
-Bowser
-Bowser Jr.
-Nabbit
-Kamek
-Diddy Kong
-Dixie Kong
-Funky Kong
-Cappy
-Birdo
-Wart
-King Boo
-The Koopalings
-King K. Rool
-Vivian
-Ashley
-Professor E. Gadd
-Pauline
-Mini Mario
-The Stork
-King Bob-omb
-Miis

--CLONE CHARACTERS 3/3--
-Gooigi
-Game & Watch Mario
-Donkey Kong Jr.

Made by

evanwoo10

--MECHANICS--
-The Glider, Underwater and Anti-gravity mechanics will return.
-Special Items Have Returned with a twist

Gorgonzales said:
Job #2: New Mechanic

Special Item Rework
Special Items from Double Dash and Tour have been one of my favorite parts of the franchise, but I've always wondered about alternative skill-based ways to get them. Here's what I came up with:

Every racer has a unique special item like in Double Dash. The item roulette slot now has a number next to it that changes depending on the item (for example, if you're playing as Mario or Luigi who has the Fire Flower, the number is 5. If you're playing as Bowser or Bowser Jr. who have the Bowser Shell, the number is 6.) This number decreases by 1 every time you land a hit with a normal item such as bananas, shells, Bob-ombs, whatever. When it reaches 0, you get a special item!

The numbers vary per character for balancing reasons. More powerful special items have higher numbers.

--MODES--
-Grand Prix
-Time Trial
-Mirror Mode
-Battle
-Double Dash!!

cashregister9 said:
Job 7

Double Dash!

The races are now structured like Mario Kart Double Dash, you have 2 drivers that can hold their own items and you can switch them at will.

-Story Missions

Gorgonzales said:
Job 38: Story Missions

Basically what you'd get if you mashed a traditional Mario spin-off story with Mario Kart DS's mission mode. The story wouldn't be too complicated (it's Mario Kart, it'd be kind of cheesy if we tried doing that) and only really serves as a way of giving context to the missions.

It would be split into 7 to 9 "worlds", each world containing a handful of missions. Quite a lot of these take place on existing tracks, but there are some that take place in arenas/locations/tracks exclusive to this mode. Mission types are taken from Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour, and there are a few new ones exclusive to this mode as well.

Mission Type Examples:
Race Through Gates (DS)
Break Item Boxes (DS)
Drive Backwards (DS)
Bosses (DS)
Enemy Takedown (Tour)
Glider Challenge (Tour)
Steer Clear of Obstacles (Tour)
Elimination Race (New)
250cc (New)

Each world ends in a boss fight, which have various clear conditions (drivers are assigned and special items are usually disabled). Some examples:

Topmaniac
Arena: A large circle bordered by an electric fence
Item boxes give: Mushrooms, Feathers
Use Feathers to jump on top of him to disable his spikes, then use Mushrooms to knock him into the ring!

Motley Bossblob
Arena: A small oval course, similar to Baby Park
Item boxes give: Bananas, Double Cherries
Motley chases you throughout this course. Use multiple Bananas to trip him, making him split into many small blobs (which can simply be defeated by driving into them). Drive into his defenseless true form to lower his HP!

Also cutscenes. Everyone loves cutscenes.
Looking at you, Sakurai

--TRACKS & CUPS--

Mushroom Cup
-Nabbit's Street Circuit (Layout)
-Koopa University (Layout)
-Stanley's Green House (Layout)
-Funky's Flight Control (Layout)

Flower Cup
-Musée de Champignon
-King Kruizer V (Layout)
-Scuttle Mansion
-Roy Circuit

Star Cup
-Construction Zone
-Coin Crafting Corporation
-Mini Land Plaza
-Sakana Matsuri/Fishy Festival

Special Cup
-Kamp Orangatanga
-Bowser's Castle
-Raining Road
-Rainbow Road

Shell Cup
-Sunset Wilds
-Mount Wario
-Broken Pier
-Toad's Factory

Banana Cup
-Bowser's Castle 64
-Rosalina's Ice World
-Wario Colosseum
-Maka Wuhu

Leaf Cup
-New York Minute
-Shy Guy Bazaar
-Maple Treeway
-Vanilla Lake 2

Lightning Cup
-Airship Fortress
-Ninja Hideaway
-Coconut Mall
-3DS Rainbow Road

--BATTLE MODE TRACKS 8/8--
-Funky Stadium
-Dragon Palace
-Block Fort
-Luigi's Mansion
-Fury Town
-Switch Pro Controller
-K. Rool's Ringside
-Stanley's Conservatory

--BATTLE MODES--
-Balloon Battle
-Shine Thief
-Trouncing Tires
-Pirate Radio

--ITEMS 20/20--
-Mushrooms
-Golden Mushroom
-Bananas
-Star
-Bob-omb
-Lightning
-Blooper
-Coins
-Green Shells
-Red Shells
-Blue Shells
-Piranha Plant
-Mega Mushroom
-Super Horn
-Tacks
-POW Block
-Fake Item Box
-Super Magnet
-Boo
-Double Cherry
-8-bit Pipe (Exclusive to Battle Mode)

--Special Items--
-Mario: Fire Flower
-Luigi: Poltergust MR-E-O KRT
-Peach: Heart
-Daisy: Seeds
-Rosalina: Star Bits
-Yoshi: Egg Shield
-Toad: Wanda/Pidgit
-Toadette: Super Crown
-Donkey Kong: Banana Barrels
-Wario: Super Garlic
-Waluigi: Mystery Mushroom
-Bowser: Bowser Shell
-Bowser Jr.: Magic Paintbrush
-Nabbit: Nabbit Sack
-Kamek: Toadies
-Diddy Kong: Banana Barrels
-Dixie Kong: Kiddy Kong
-Funky Kong: Surf Board
-Cappy: Power Moon
-Birdo: Magical Potion
-Wart: Magical Potion
-King Boo: Dark Crown
-King K. Rool: Vortex
-Vivian: Invisiblity Curse
-Ashley: Invisiblity Curse
-Professor E. Gadd: Poltergust MR-E-O KRT
-Pauline: Power Moon
-Mini Mario: Capture Kong
-The Stork: Egg Shield
-King Bob-omb: Giga Bob-omb
-Miis: A Random Special Item

--CHARACTER COSMETICS--
Every Kart has Access to Paint Jobs

GolisoPower said:
Job #14:
Paint Jobs:

A cosmetic that allows you to customize the body of your kart! You can paint flames on it, you can slap Wario's face on it, you can set the color of the car to purple instead of red, it's a unique way to spice up your ride and race in style!

Most characters also have alternate costumes.

Mario
- Wedding Mario
- Jumpman
- "Realistic"
Luigi
- Mr. L Outfit
Peach
- Luigi Peach
- Pink Gold Peach
Daisy
- Tennis Daisy
Rosalina
- Cosmic Rosalina
Yoshi
- Yoshi Colors
- Boshi
Toad
- Driver Toad
- Captain Toad
Toadette
- Tennis Toadette
Donkey Kong
Wario
- Biker Wario
- Tycoon Wario
- Tardigarde Wario
- Ham
Waluigi
- Tennis Waluigi
Bowser
- Snazzy Bowser
- Dry Bowser
- Golf
Bowser Jr.
- Cat Bowser Jr.
Nabbit
- Mobster Nabbit (With a fantastic render by Gorgonzales )
Kamek
The Koopalings
- Iggy
- Larry
- Lemmy
- Roy
- Ludwig von
- Wendy O.
- Morton Koopa Jr.
Diddy Kong
- Diddy Krem
Dixie Kong
Funky Kong
- Sergeant Funky
Cappy
- Top Hat
- Caveman Hat
- Sombrero
- Cowboy Hat
- Swim Goggles
- Explorer Hat
- Scientist Visor
- Aviator Cap
- Builder Helmet
- Golf Cap
- Snow Hood
- Resort Hat
- Sailor Hat
- Chef Hat
- Painter's Cap
- Samurai Helmet
- Happi Headband
- Space Helmet
- Mario 64 Cap
- Employee Cap
- Fashionable Cap
- Mechanic Cap
- Black Fedora
- Pirate Hat
- Clown Hat
- Football Helmet
- Classic Cap
- Luigi Cap
- Doctor Headwear
- Waluigi Cap
- Diddy Kong Hat
- Wario Cap
- Bowser Hat
- Bridal Veil
- Gold Mario Hat
- Metal Mario Hat
- Musician Hat
- Sunshine Shades
- Knight Helmet
- Satellaview Helmet
- Batting Helmet
- Topper Hat
- Racing Helmet
- Rango Hat
- Hariet Hat
- Spewart Hat
- Conductor Wig
- Zombie Headwear
- Santa Hat
- King Cappy
Birdo
- Red
- Blue
- Yellow
- Black
Wart
King Boo
- Sunshine King Boo
King K. Rool
- Kaptain K. Rool
- Baron K. Roolenstein
Vivian
- Scientist Vivian (With a fantastic render by Gorgonzales )
Ashley
- Witch
Professor E. Gadd
Pauline
- Rose
Mini Mario
- Mini Luigi
- Papercraft
The Stork
King Bob-omb
Miis
- Cat Suit
- Shark Suit
- Chargin' Chuck's Gear
- Ice Climber's Parka
- Officer Howard's Uniform

--OTHER FEATURES--

Driver Bios

Gorgonzales said:
Job 14: Driver Bios

Unlocking new drivers will unlock their driver bios. (Starting roster drivers have theirs unlocked from the start).

A driver bio basically shows a 3D model of the character in an idle animation next to a brief description of said character. Similar to the character bios from the N64 Smash Bros.

Current Bios:

-Mario
-Game & Watch Mario

Does Mario seem different to you? Well, that's because he is! This version of Mario hailed from the multiscreen Mario Bros. Game & Watch released in 1983! In that game, you work in a bottling company and load packages of bottles into a truck through multiple rising conveyor belts! Drop three boxes and it's game over! He got roped into the Super Grand Prix by accident while making a delivery, but the prize of the tourney was what ultimately drew him in.

-Luigi
-Peach
-Daisy
-Rosalina
-Yoshi
-Toad
-Toadette
-Donkey Kong
-Wario

"Wario is the greediest guy in the Mushroom Kingdom - whether he's pushing out shovelware or stealing pirates' gold, he'll do anything for a quick buck. His hygeine is lacking (the only reason his teeth are so clean is because he picks out and eats individual bacteria, ew!) and he can get violent at the most inconvenient times, but he has a heart - albeit a very small one - and some close friends who are willing to put up with his delinquency... when he's not underpaying them at least."

-Waluigi

"Waluigi is a crafty guy who cheats at every sport he can. He's not exactly as fowl a player as Wario (who his relationship to is unknown) but is much more sneaky and subtle in his tricks. He doesn't have very good control of his emotions, so he doesn't take losing well - matter of fact, he doesn't take winning well either, you can call him a "sore winner". Nobody really knows what he's up to when he's not sporting or scheming."

-Bowser
-Bowser Jr.
-Nabbit
-Kamek
-Diddy Kong
-Dixie Kong
-Funky Kong
-Cappy
-Birdo
-Wart
-King Boo
-The Koopalings
-King K. Rool

"King K. Rool is Donkey Kong's worst enemy and a crocodile of many faces - whether he's stealing bananas or trying to blow up the entire jungle he's always got some ridiculous, elaborate disguise and weapons themed around it. He hasn't had many clashes with the Kong clan lately - have the monkey buddies made peace with the cold-blooded monarch, or has he been preparing a secret counterattack for 2 decades going? That's up to your imagination... for now!"

-Vivian

"Vivian is a good friend of an alternate Mario counterpart, she at one point worked with her nasty big sisters to stop Mario but eventually joined his side. Vivian and her sisters have since made up and no longer squabble. Vivian has incredible powers like melting into the shadow and creating fire. This is her first time at a Mario Sports event so she'd prefer to stay out of the spotlight."

-Ashley
-Professor E. Gadd
-Pauline
-Mini Mario

Built in Mario's likeness, these robots have become a popular commodity for toy collectors. The ones racing in the Super Grand Prix are specially designed to run off the same feul as the car there driving so not to worry about losing there wind up. Although originally built in the Mushroom Kingdom popular demand has allowed these toys to move there factories to the Metro Kingdom which is ran by Mayor Pauline herself.

-The Stork
-King Bob-omb
-Miis

Kart Parts

cashregister9 · Mar 16, 2021

THE DLC ZONE:

Extra DLC Characters
-Bob-omb Buddy (Standalone, Free for Early Purchasers)
-Tatanga (Added in free update with DLC Pack 2)
-SpongeBob Squarepants (Added in the SpongeBob x Mario Kart patch released in between DLC Pack 3 and 4)
-Patrick Star (Added in the SpongeBob x Mario Kart patch released in between DLC Pack 3 and 4)

Extra DLC Character Special Items
-Bob-omb Buddy: Giga Bob-omb
-Tatanga: Spaceship Flight
-SpongeBob Squarepants: Bubble Wand
-Patrick Star: Patrick's House

Extra DLC Items
-Springpad (Added in free update with DLC Pack 3)
-Jellyfishing Net (Added in the SpongeBob x Mario Kart patch released in between DLC Pack 3 and 4)

Extra DLC Costumes

Extra DLC Kart Parts
Kart
Invisible Boatmobile
Patty Wagon
Boatmobile
Rocky

Wheel
Invisible Wheels
Boatmobile Wheels
Gary Shell

Glider
Invisible Glider
Bold and Brash
Jellyfish Glider
KCA Blimp

Extra DLC Battle Tracks
-Krusty Krab

Zim
Garfield
Hugh Neutron
The Cheese

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Cups
Pixel Cup
-Corneria
-PAC-MAZE Circuit
-Mach Rider Wasteland
-Kart Con

Carrot Cup
-ExciteBike Arena
-Namco Circuit
-Sunshine Airport
-Mushroom Gorge

Characters
-R.O.B.
-Fox McCloud
-PAC-MAN
-Goomba Tower

Character Special Items
-R.O.B.: Gyromite
-Fox McCloud: Team Star Fox
-PAC-MAN: Power Pellet
-Goomba Tower: Goomba Pyramid

Costumes
-R.O.B.

Nav-com
Virtual Boy
Labo

-Fox McCloud

Assault
Wolf clothes

-PAC-MAN

Ms. Pac-man
Ghost Pac-man
Pac-Land

-Goomba Tower

Goombud Tower
Galoomba Tower
NES Goomba Tower

Battle Tracks
-Venom
-Wuhu Town

New Kart Parts

Kart
Climber Cruiser
Arwing
Arwing FX
Landmaster
R.O.B. BLS
Wolfen
Wolfen FX
Micro Police Patroller
Gyaraga
Hori Excavator
Pac-Man Royal
P-INKY
Bonus Wagon
Gyrowing
Sky Bunny
Blue-Marine
Soul Varoon
Rally-X
Duck Hunt Mk. I
Duck Hunt Mk. II
Catspaw
Fox Bike
Sharpclaw Racer
Goombcar
Piranha Pipe
Cloud Nine
Dizzy Bus
Goomba Camo
Mushmellow

Wheel
BA Wheels
Mighty Gyro
Star Fox Wheel
Landmaster Wheels
Clu Clu Wheels
Robot Egg
Palutena's Orb
Monster FX
Micro Waves
Galaxian Squasher
Hori Excavator
Untiring Chase
Pac-Wheel
Coin-Op
Gyrowing Fans
Sparky Spike
Pooka Goodboy
Micro Police
Andor Genesis
Rally-X Tire
Swarm Swirl
Valkyrie's Shield
Cernian Plaque
Techno-Tyres
Projector Wheels
Goombroll
Tatanga Ship
Piranha Gear
Fuzzy Swirl
Goomballoy
Mr. I

Glider
Duck Glider
Black Box Glider
Promo Kite
Arwing Wings
Zap Glider
Balloon Flight
FamiBox Glider
Micro Police Badge
Galaga Swarm
'Flated Flyer
Maze Kite
Look! Look!
Tabletop Of The World
Rising Stakes
Ms. Bow
Air Control
Bacura
Special Flag Flyer
Turtle Missile
Great Fox
Lucky Shine
Zero
Goombstretch
Sky Pop
Piranha Flying Trap
Swooper
Gusty Glider
Mushroom Wing

Cups
Chemical Cup
-Castle Dedede
-Whomp's Fortress
-Chemical Plant Zone
-BeanBean Kingdom

Bad Guy Cup
-Bowser's Castle Wii
-Neo Bowser City
-Wario Shipyard
-Bowser's Castle 1 (SNES)

Characters
-King Dedede
-Whomp King
-Dr. Eggman
-Fawful

Character Special Items
-King Dedede: Waddle Dee Strike
-Whomp King: Whomp Slam
-Dr. Eggman: Wrecking Ball
-Fawful: Fawful Copter Command!

Costumes
- King Dedede

Masked Dedede
Kirby Jumpsuit

- Whomp King

King Whomp
Thwomp King

- Dr. Eggman

Pyjamas
Paramount
Sonic Boom

-Fawful

Base character Costumes
Bowser

Meowser
Fury Bowser

Bowser Jr.

Dry Bowser Jr.

Wart

Realistic

Kamek

Wooly

King Bob-omb

Earth Globe

King K. Rool

Frederik Armor

King Boo

Sunshine

Battle Tracks
-Green Hill Zone
-Bowser's Body

New Kart Parts
Kart
Warp Star
Wheelie Bike
Robobot Carmour
Eggmobile
Drill Tank
MotoBug
Opa-Opa Car
Hornet

Wheel
Kirby Wheels
Dream Tyre
Wheelie
Regal Wheels
Hedgehog Squasher
Tail Amputator
Flicky Power
Hornet Wheels

Glider
Bronto Burt
Prodigy Painting
Milky Way Nightmare
Empire Propaganda
Buzz Bomber
F-14 Tomcat

Cups
Emerald Cup
-Emerald Hill Zone
-Casino Night Zone
-Planet Wisp
-Ocean View

Ring Cup
-Ice Cap Outpost
-Sky Garden Sanctuary
-Mystic Thwomp Ruins
-Race of AGES

Characters
-Sonic
-Tails
-Knuckles
-Shadow
-Metal Sonic

Character Special Items
-Sonic: Chaos Emeralds
-Tails: Super Tails
-Knuckles: Magnetic Shovel Claw
-Shadow: Chaos Control
-Metal Sonic: Metal Madness

Costumes
-Sonic

Beat
"Favorite Clothes"
Boom
Blue Energy

-Tails

Boom
Ali Baba

-Knuckles

Boom
Gawain
Treasure Hunter

-Shadow

Super Shadow
Prototype

-Metal Sonic

Neo Metal Sonic
Mecha Sonic
Metal Sonic 3.0
Reaper

Battle Tracks
-City Escape

New Kart Parts
Kart
Speed Star
Blue Typhoon
Tornado
Land Breaker
Marvelous Queen
Chao Pod
Blue Blur
Dark Rider
Green Hopper
Twinkle Bumper
De La Custom GGs
Pink Cabriolet
Orange Rocket
Blast Processor
GUN Truck
Whirlwind Sport
Ryo's Forklift
Chicken Leg
Kobu Kai
Morgana Bus

Wheel
Bobbin Wheels
Speed Star
Spin Dash
Ring
Land Breaker
Red Star Ring
Dark Rider
Dreamcast
Saturn
Super Sonic Speed
De La Custom GGs
Fire Shield
Tails Spin Dash
Chaos Tyres
Knux Fist
Peel Out Sneakers
Barrel Of Doom
Chao Egg
Chaos Emeralds

Glider
Special Kite
Master Emerald
32X
Lock-On Promo
Ancient Prophecy
Orange Rocket
Prodigal Wingman
Floating Island
VMU
Time Warp
Hedgehog Crest
Heroes' Crest
Flicky Carriers
Carnival Hang Glider
Barrel Of Doom
Sky Top
COPE

Cups
Cup 1
-Hammer Village
-The Kremlin
-Dracula's Castle
-Dinohatten
Cup 2
-Sweet Sweet Canyon
-Mushroom City
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Characters
-Hammer Bro.
-Tropical Wiggler
-Prince Haru
-Dribble & Spitz

Character Special Items
-Hammer Bro.: Thwomp Stompers
-Tropical Wiggler: Rocket Flower
-Prince Haru: Dog Form
-Dribble & Spitz:

Costumes
-Hammer Bro.
-Tropical Wiggler
-Prince Haru
-Dribble & Spitz

Battle Tracks
-Lake Lapcat
-Big Donut

Kart Parts

Kart
Wild Tropical Wiggler
Safari Car

Wheel

Glider
Energy Glider

cashregister9 · Mar 16, 2021

Job #1 Submit a New Mario Character and a Returning Mario Character

These characters will be part of our first trailer.

You can submit any character as long as they are from Mario and for the returning ones it can be any character that has been playable in any Mario Kart game including Tour.

For the sake of this project, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario games will be considered Mario franchises.

But when submitting New characters explain Why should they be included in Mario Kart.

This Job will be active for about 24 Hours. (I will probably end it early)

cashregister9 · Mar 16, 2021

This is my submission

Job #1

New Mario character

Chain Chomp

The chain chomp is an Iconic Mario enemy and if they can play tennis I don't see why they can't drive a car

Returning

Pauline

Pauline was playable in Mario Kart Tour and she hasn't been in a mainline game just yet.

Venus of the Desert Bloom · Mar 16, 2021

Professor E. Gadd

Professor E. Gadd is an inventor renowned for many gadgets including the Poltergust and the FLUDD. While he may seem old and frail, he is eager to show these whipper-snappers a thing or two about living life on the edge! While he ain’t a particular important character, his inclusion would be welcomed by fans as well as tie in Luigi’s Mansion content.

Nabbit

This is a new era of Mario Kart so let’s add a newer character! Nabbit may not be a huge character but he made quite the splash in Mario Wii U so why not include him yet again! He could steal the show so to speak

CheeseAnton · Mar 16, 2021

Job #1: Kamek and Funky Kong

New: Kamek

Kamek has been in the Mario series for a long while, and was even going to be in the original Mario Kart but was cut for unknown reasons, it's a huge crime he isn't even in the mobile game yet.

Returning: Funky Kong

Funky Kong is the raddest ~~conservative~~ character in the Mario series, and even though he may only appear in 1 mainline MK game, he still had a strong impact on the series and is loved by tons of people.

dezeray112 · Mar 16, 2021

New Mario Character:

Goomba

He is one of the primary enemies Mario had faced many times throughout the games, has yet to make its debut in a Mario Kart series.

Returning Mario Character:

King Bob-Omb

Like Pauline, he too was playable in Mario Kart Tour and one of the bosses of Super Mario 64 has yet to be in a main Mario Kart game.

EDIT: Meant to say Pauline not Palutena.

GolisoPower · Mar 16, 2021

New Character:

Fury Bowser

This is arguably one of the best incarnations of Bowser ever made in recent memory. Having Fury Bowser as a playable character unusual for the game is something that would be very interesting.

Returning Character:

Diddy Kong
After an 11 year absence in the series, Diddy Kong made his return in Mario Kart Tour. This gives Diddy an influx of support for future titles, and that support should be capitalized.

EDIT: Forgot that Nabbit was in MKT.

Wario Wario Wario · Mar 16, 2021

Job #1:
New Mario character:
Vivian

How about we break the "mandate" a little? Vivian only appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door with two or three extremely small cameos since. She has a devoted fandom, a cute design and memorable personality, being one of the few Mario characters to have their own character arc. She'd also bring a degree of diversity to the roster, given that she was depicted as transgender in some countries. We can decide later whether to portray her in 2D or 3D, as well as how she'd ride a bike one-legged.

Returning Mario character:
Monty Mole

Monty is a popular character who has lots of official merchandise. His appearances in Tour and Super Party were generally well recieved and he's pretty cute too.

Otoad64 · Mar 16, 2021

Job 1:
New Mario Character: King K. Rool

King K. Rool is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy. While he has been dormant for a long time, he is very popular and recently had an appearance in an obscure indie title called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Returning character:
Petey Piranha

Petey Piranha is a semi reaccuring character in the Mario series, who strangely has only ever appeared in one installment of the Mario Kart series despite being in TWO main series games, so I think his return is warranted

ZoroCarlos · Mar 16, 2021

Job #1:
New Mario character: Poochy

A recurring character from the Yoshi series who made an unexpected appearance in Super Mario Odyssey. He behaves much like any dog, and sticks his tongue out while he races.

Returning character: King Boo

Luigi's nemesis, who has made a playable appearance in several Mario Kart entries. Mario Kart Tour made the decision of adding both King Boo's Mario Kart design and his Luigi's Mansion design to the game as separate characters. With that said, I believe that they should be added as alternative skins, preferably with his LM design as the default.

Janx_uwu · Mar 16, 2021

Job 1
NEW MARIO CHARACTER: Borque Monsieur

Mario Kart has a large and varied roster, but you know what it doesn't have enough of? RPG characters. Borque Monsieur is a French...er, Brock?...who debuted in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. A pretty underrated character himself, Borque is a pretty funny guy, and has a lot of personality. I think it would be really neat to have a character who is an actual block-would make for some fun taunts! This would be a pretty fun left-field pick.

RETURNING MARIO CHARACTER: DONKEY KONG JR

Up until a few months ago, Donkey Kong Jr was the only Super Mario Kart character to not reappear in the series as playable...that is, until he made his grand return in Tour!...as a 2D sprite. Still, it's awesome that he came back, and I think the warm welcome he got from fans warrants him a spot in MK9.

evanwoo10 · Mar 16, 2021

Job #1

New Mario Character: Boshi

Boshi was first introduced in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Boshi is the bad version of Yoshi (Yoshi’s Wario/Waluigi). I picked Boshi, because his story in Super Mario RPG would line up perfectly for Mario Kart.

In Super Mario RPG, it’s revealed that Boshi won the Mushroom Derby on Yo’ster Island to become leader of the Yoshi forever. It’s up to you and Yoshi to rematch Boshi to stop his eternal rule of the island.

Boshi’s reveal would shock the entire Mario Kart community. Boshi would tell everyone that if there’s a Mario character, even if they are from a spin-off or one time appearance, they have the chance to race in Mario Kart.

Returning Mario Character: Wiggler

Wrigglers are a species of caterpillar that first appeared in Super Mario World. They are slow moving peaceful creatures, unless they are stomped on. Wriggler was such a fun addition in Mario Kart 7, I think it would be fun if one returned in this new Mario Kart game.

cashregister9 · Mar 17, 2021

Character submissions will end in about 4-5 hours.

cashregister9 · Mar 17, 2021

I' m ending submissions a bit early.

Vote for your top 3 in each category, we are using ranked voting so your top pick is worth 3 points, second pick is 2 points and third is 1 point. Try to avoid voting for your own.

NEW MARIO CHARACTER SUBMISSIONS
1. Chain Chomp

cashregister9
2. Professor E. Gadd

Venus of the Desert Bloom
3. Kamek

CheeseAnton
4. Goomba

dezeray112
5. Fury Bowser

GolisoPower
6. Vivian

Wario Wario Wario
7. King K. Rool

Otoad64
8. Poochy

ZoroCarlos
9. Broque Monsieur

Janx_uwu
10. Boshi

evanwoo10

RETURNING MARIO CHARACTER SUBMISSIONS
1. Pauline

cashregister9
2. Nabbit

Venus of the Desert Bloom
3. Funky Kong

CheeseAnton
4. King Bob-omb

dezeray112
5. Diddy Kong

GolisoPower
6. Monty Mole

Wario Wario Wario
7. Petey Piranha

Otoad64
8. King boo

ZoroCarlos
9. Donkey Kong Jr.

Janx_uwu
10. Wiggler

evanwoo10

cashregister9 · Mar 17, 2021

New:
1. Kamek
2. E. Gadd
3. Poochy

Returning:
1. Funky Kong
2. Diddy Kong
3. Nabbit

ZoroCarlos · Mar 17, 2021

Without voting for myself
New:
1. King K. Rool
2. Kamek
3. E. Gadd

Returning:
1. Petey Piranha
2. Pauline
3. King Bob-Omb

GolisoPower · Mar 17, 2021

Alrighty then...

New:
King K. Rool
Chain Chomp
Vivian

Returning:
Nabbit
Monty Mole
Funky Kong

evanwoo10 · Mar 17, 2021

New:
1. King K. Rool
2. Chain Chomp
3. Kamek

Returning:
1. King Bob-Omb
2. Funky Kong
3. Donkey Kong Jr.

Ramen Tengoku · Mar 17, 2021

Probably not gonna be quite as active on this one as the other two, but I may join in from time to time

Anyways, votes

New:
1. E. Gadd
2. Kamek
3. King K. Rool

Returning
1. Diddy Kong
2. Pauline
3. Donkey Kong Jr.

Wario Wario Wario · Mar 17, 2021

1. Goomba
2, K. Rool
3. Kamek

1. Nabbit
2. Diddy Kong
3. Funky Kong

Otoad64 · Mar 17, 2021

1. Kamek
2. E. Gadd
3. Boshi

1. Diddy Kong
2. Nabbit
3. Pauline

Gorgonzales · Mar 17, 2021

1. E. Gadd
2. Kamek
3. King K. Rool

1.Nabbit
2.Diddy Kong
3.Pauline

Janx_uwu · Mar 17, 2021

New:
Kamek
Boshi
K. Rool

Veterans:
Wiggler
Funky Kong
King Bob Omb

dezeray112 · Mar 17, 2021

New:

1. Professor E. Gadd
2. Chain Chomp
3. Kamek

Veterans:

1. Pauline
2. Nabbit
3. Monty Mole

Venus of the Desert Bloom · Mar 17, 2021

Newcomer:
1. Fury Bowser (seems like an interesting and out of left field pick to showcase the diversity of the upcoming roster)
2. Kamek (series staple whose inclusion seems more like “bound to happen” then “ohmahgaaaaawd!!”
3 Poochy (everyone’s adorable pup needs to get included sometime)

Returning
1. King Bomb Omb (bound to make an explosion)
2. King Boo (bound to scare financiers into investing in the game)
3. Diddy Kong (bound to make monkey trouble)

YoshiandToad · Mar 17, 2021

Newcomer:

Kamek. The guy has been robbed twice of appearing in Mario Kart having been planned for Mario Kart 64 AND Mario Kart 8 and for some reason was scrapped both times! No more! Add him in I say!
Goomba. Goomba have had a hard life in Mario Kart. In Tour they're obstacles to be blown up! Let Goomba behind the wheel!
E.Gadd. Like Kamek, E.Gadd was once planned in Mario Kart 7 but was swapped for Dry Bones. This man deserves to be in the greater Mario universe!

Veterans:

Nabbit. As one of the few playable characters in Mario mainline platformers, it's always struck me as odd Nabbit isn't a more standard inclusion in Mario rosters. Keep him here.
King Bob-Omb. Unironically my favourite Mario boss and one of my most used in Tour. With him coming to Mario Golf soon, I want to see the great bob-omb king become a Mario staple!
Pauline. Was a difficult choice between her and Diddy for third, but she just edges him out for me here.

cashregister9 · Mar 17, 2021

Voting will continue overnight

In the meantime here is...

Job #2

Submit a Brand New Mechanic

This can be something as major as 2 drivers as seen in Double Dash or something as minor as Anti-gravity. This mechanic can effect both Gameplay or Track Design or even both!

Mushroomguy12 · Mar 17, 2021

Newcomer

1. Professor E. Gadd
2. Kamek
3. Vivian

Veteran

1. Pauline
2. King Boo
3. Diddy Kong

GolisoPower · Mar 17, 2021

Progressive Destruction System:

As you play through a race, more often than not, you're likely to be hit by items like shells, fireballs, and Piranha Plants. This is where the Progressive Destruction System comes to play:

Depending on which kart you have, you start off at a slow speed (though not enough to be too slow) and a very easy-to-control level of drifting, but you start to slowly lose plating on your car dependant on the strength of the item that hits you: on one end you have the Fire Flower which does minimal damage, on the other end, you have the Blue Shell, which completely strips your car of its plating. There is a tradeoff for this, however: the less plating you have, the faster your kart will go and the harder it will be to control. Some have less armor like the Biddybuggy and the Streetle, while others like the Landship and the Badwagon are much more reinforced.

cashregister9 · Mar 17, 2021

Job #2

Off-Roading

On certain portions of tracks, Your Karts wheels gain spikes of some sort and instead of following a linear path, the Track will instead open-up massively and you can drive anywhere within the walls, These massive off-road sections have branching paths, hidden paths, Enemies, changing routes and anything of that sort. You do eventually join back up with the main track to complete the race. The chaos of these sections would cause confusion when it comes to calculating race positions, so the positions are calculated once you leave the Area.

Janx_uwu · Mar 17, 2021

NEW MECHANIC: ITEM PURCHASE
Don't you hate it when you're in first place and have 10 coins, but you keep getting coins from item boxes? That's where Item Purchase comes in. Simply press the designated button when you have 3 coins, and your item circle thing will start to spin, as if you just hit an item box! However there is risk/reward here, as you could easily get the coin item and end up with a net loss of one coin.

Wario Wario Wario · Mar 17, 2021

Job #2
Stop Boosts.
Stop Boosting is a mechanic where you can make your kart stop in place and charge up a boost. This boost, at max charge, goes slightly further than two Mushrooms, but not as much as three. It's a risk and reward mechanic as you still need to stop in place before charging ahead, requiring it be used at the right times. It can also bypass the Blue Shell at max charge.

CheeseAnton · Mar 17, 2021

Job #2: Cup Holders

According to Dave Reynolds on Quora when asked "Why do race car drivers have drink dispensers mounted in their cars," "For the same reason that people who work out in gyms, play football, baseball and basketball, as well as other physical activities carry water bottles with them: because driving is strenuous and hot. They need to hydrate themselves. Without hydration it is unlikely any racers would be able to finish a race."
So now let's get this straight, not only are these guys driving in low gravity, upside down, with constant items being thrown at them, but they don't even have a way to drink liquid mid-race, they have a chance of dying mid-race without hydration. I think all karts, bikes, and whatever else must be equipped with a cup holder.

There is no in-game mechanic, we need to keep these racers safe.

Edit: Oh yeah, just remembered this has to include an in-game mechanic. So, I guess by shaking your wii-remote or doing whatever it is to do a trick mid-ramp-jump, but if you do that after being hit, you drink some water. While it has a long startup, it makes your character make a sound of happiness after having a refreshing drink.

ZoroCarlos · Mar 18, 2021

Job #2:
Jumping/Kart Spring

I'll start off by saying that in terms of gimmicks for racing, there's very few places for Mario Kart to go without taking away the simplicity for casual audiences. With that said, I'll present my idea and how it could be implemented

Jumping is basically the core of the Mario series, and the only attempt at translating this into Mario Kart is through the feather item, which in one appearance was absolutely broken, and in the other was pretty close to useless and reserved as a battle mode item.
What I have in mind is that instead of bringing the feather back as an item, we add jumping as a gameplay mechanic in the same way that there is zero gravity and underwater driving, and base track design around this concept.

I believe that adding this as a normal ability that you could pull off at any time would be hard to balance as you could just skip large portions of the track or make items like bananas and shells useless by spamming a button and jumping over them, so instead what will happen is that in specific areas of some tracks the kart will shift into a new form, and with the press of a specific button, you will spring into the air. I've got two ideas for the visual queue of this: Either the tires become bigger as they are expanded by springs going around the tire, or the tire splits in half and opens up, revealing a spring hidden within. In track segments that combine both zero gravity and spring jumping, the spring would simply be located on the side of the tire as the wheel shifts sideways, and emit a green shine instead of blue as a visual queue. Jumping while being boosted by a mushroom will send you jumping even higher and help you reach some shortcuts.

You could be racing on the streets of New Donk City and take an alternative path by jumping onto one of the rooftops.
You could be racing by the edge of an abyss and need to time your jumps correctly to get across a gap which a simple ramp would not give you enough distance to clear.
You could be racing on a space station surrounded by asteroids and small planets where you could be driving normally but the next part of the track is a zero gravity section directly above you, and you have to jump in order to be caught within its gravity and keep on racing, then jump again onto a wall, and so on.(Getting Pokémon Platinum's Distortion World vibes from this description actually.)

In track designs based around this it's important to give racers queues for when they need to jump, like arrows on the walls pointing upwards, warning the player that they should get ready for a jump. Additionally, as I've implied before, green lights would decorate the roads, much how like blue lights decorate zero gravity sections, and in instances where it's both combined, it's simply two lights at the same time.

I'm not very confident in my execution, but I do think that there is potential for an idea like this to work if pulled off correctly.

Mamboo07 · Mar 18, 2021

Job 2: New Mechanic

The Drill!
This was originally gonna be in Mario Kart 8 but was cut, it would allow the drivers to go underground creating tunnels. I think this would be pretty interesting feature for Mario Kart 9.

Gorgonzales · Mar 18, 2021

Job #2: New Mechanic

Special Item Rework
Special Items from Double Dash and Tour have been one of my favorite parts of the franchise, but I've always wondered about alternative skill-based ways to get them. Here's what I came up with:

Every racer has a unique special item like in Double Dash. The item roulette slot now has a number next to it that changes depending on the item (for example, if you're playing as Mario or Luigi who has the Fire Flower, the number is 5. If you're playing as Bowser or Bowser Jr. who have the Bowser Shell, the number is 6.) This number decreases by 1 every time you land a hit with a normal item such as bananas, shells, Bob-ombs, whatever. When it reaches 0, you get a special item!

The numbers vary per character for balancing reasons. More powerful special items have higher numbers.

Venus of the Desert Bloom · Mar 18, 2021

Ok, I’m here to present my idea for what could make Mario Kart revolutionary. Some of you may scoff but please hear me out because what I’m about to propose is to include....

Yes. War Rigs.

They are mechanical beasts of war constructed to wage war in order to start a war. The War Rigs are massive karts with plenty of tools to dominate the raceways of Mushroom Kingdom or the irradiated Australian outback. The war rigs comes complete with tons of war-waging features like harpoons that rip out other car’s engines, pikes with explosives attached to them, ports to orally infuse rocket fuel to gain an extra boost, and a crew of crazy painted-up mother ****ers. They can sii out all up damage and dish it out equally. Legally, they can sit up to 8 moderately sized Koopa Troopas comfortably but in areas where standard road laws to not apply, up to 50 have been seen riding one. Also, if you have enough water, plant seeds, or bullets, you can hire a blind/mute guitarist who converted his guitar into a flamethrower and a rowdy band of enslaved drummers.

Of course, including this would have to change the Mario Kart: Bowser’s Fury Road and we would have to add Max, Immortan Joe, Imperator Furiosa, and Nux.

For real though...

Customizable Costumes

Slap on the wedding hat onto Mario, give Peach Shadow Peach’s dress, and give DK some boxing gloves. Some costumes are based on actual appearances in other games while others are originals to MK9.

Wario Wario Wario · Mar 18, 2021

Venus of the Desert Bloom said:
Ok, I’m here to present my idea for what could make Mario Kart revolutionary. Some of you may scoff but please hear me out because what I’m about to propose is to include....

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Yes. War Rigs.

They are mechanical beasts of war constructed to wage war in order to start a war. The War Rigs are massive karts with plenty of tools to dominate the raceways of Mushroom Kingdom or the irradiated Australian outback. The war rigs comes complete with tons of war-waging features like harpoons that rip out other car’s engines, pikes with explosives attached to them, ports to orally infuse rocket fuel to gain an extra boost, and a crew of crazy painted-up mother ****ers. They can sii out all up damage and dish it out equally. Legally, they can sit up to 8 moderately sized Koopa Troopas comfortably but in areas where standard road laws to not apply, up to 50 have been seen riding one. Also, if you have enough water, plant seeds, or bullets, you can hire a blind/mute guitarist who converted his guitar into a flamethrower and a rowdy band of enslaved drummers.

Of course, including this would have to change the Mario Kart: Bowser’s Fury Road and we would have to add Max, Immortan Joe, Imperator Furiosa, and Nux.

For real though...

Customizable Costumes

Slap on the wedding hat onto Mario, give Peach Shadow Peach’s dress, and give DK some boxing gloves. Some costumes are based on actual appearances in other games while others are originals to MK9.

According to the OP skins are already planned.

cashregister9 · Mar 18, 2021

Skins are planned for the future. How they will be handled and specifics costume discussion will be at a later date.

Also Voting for characters is closed.

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