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Super Nintendo Kart - How I'd Design the Pipedream

Voodoo7995

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I'm not going to waste details explaining everyone's favorite crossover pipedream...
Search 'Super Nintendo Karts' on YT. There should be a video called 'Nintendo Karts: A Thing that Needs to Happen' by a guy that I think is named Arlo...

This post will hold my ideas for how the evolved form of Mario Kart could work... (Also, ever notice how Mortal Kombat & Mario Kart have the same initials?) If I had my way, it would be called 'Nintendo Kart', it would not only feature Nintendo Characters...

Important Details:

-While the first game would be called 'Nintendo Kart', although any reboot's name would be 'Super Nintendo Kart'

-The original game's roster consists of only 20 characters (not counting the mii racer), but eventually I'd have one entries roster to be 70. Then reboots would start at 30 and work up to at least 100...

-All Maps & Kart Pieces (except BMW) from Mario Kart history would eventually make an appearance

-Every Character has something that makes them a little different than the others. These are called abilities, but before use, you must fill the Ability Bar

-The ability bar must be filled up by respawning, being hit with an item, or by staying in the top 5 for an extended amount of time

-There are 5 weight classes... Feather, Light, Mid, Heavy, & Gnarly



Lets try Rosters....

Game 1 - 'Nintendo Karts'
(Base)

1. Mario
From- Super Mario Bros.
Alts- Fire, Wedding, Builder, Dr. Mario, 64
Weight- Mid
Ability- Fireball
(Gains a fireball item after filling the ability meter)

2. Captain Falcon
From- F-Zero
Weight- Mid
Ability- Falcon Boost
(A short but powerful boost)

3. Primarina
From- Pokémon
Alts- Shiny
Weight- Heavy
Ability- Sing
(E-Breaks anyone within a short radius to sleep for 2 seconds)

4. Excitebiker
From- Excitebike
Weight- Light
Ability- Excitehill
(Creates a Excitebike dirt hill with speed boosts on it until the creator finishes a lap)

5. Rabbid
From- Mario vs Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Alts- Rabbid Luigi, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Yoshi
Weight- Light
Ability- Pretzel Power
(Throws a pretzel forward that turns into a boost power up for any player that grabs it)


(Unlockable)

6. Inkling (Base is Orange Girl)
From- Splatoon
Unlock- Play any 50cc Race
Alts- Blue Boy, Green Girl, Pink Boy
Weight- Mid
Ability- Ink Slick
(Leaves a stream of oil for 30 seconds that acts as a boost for the any Inklings, and makes other characters slip)

7. Diddy Kong
From- Donkey Kong
Unlock- Beat any Boss
Alts- Dixie Kong
Weight- Light
Ability- The Peel Deal
(Drops a line of banana peels across the trackb side to side)

8. R.O.B.
From- Nintendo
Unlock- Collect 20 coins in a single race
Alts- Famicom
Weight- Heavy
Ability- Not an ATM
(When hit with a blue shell or Bullet Bill, then every coin that the attacker colects for the next 20 seconds is given to R.O.B. Instead)

9. Waluigi
From- Super Mario Bros
Unlock- Shop Rotation
Alts- Tennis
Weight- Mid
Ability- Tennis Racket
(Swings his tennis racket, deflecting any item back at the person that threw it... This does not work on Blue Shells, Bloopers, or certain other items)

10. Mii Racer
From- Nintendo
Unlock- Buy any Mii Costume from the Shop
Alts- (Scan any compatible Amiibo or Amiibo card to unlock new outfits, or unlock them with coins in the shop)
Weight- Feather
Ability- Copycat
(Gains the ability of a random other character in the race)

11. Donkey Kong Jr.
From- Donkey Kong Jr.
Unlock- Get Silver in 3 races
Weight- Mid
Ability- Key
(Using it gives a random item)

12. Link
From- The Legend of Zelda
Unlock- Unlock all cc ratings
Alts- BOTW, Dark Link
Weight- Mid
Ability- Triforce Swords
(Gives the user the 'Master Swords' item)

13. Ralph
From- Rampage
Unlock- Scan an Amiibo
Alts- George, Lizzie
Weight- Gnarly
Ability- Rampage
(Spawns a small tower that gives Ralph a boost if he crashes through it)

14. Donkey Kong
From- Donkey Kong Country
Unlock- Defeat all 5 bosses
Weight- Heavy
Ability- Barrel Buster
(Gains a barrel item)

15. King Boo
From- Luigi's Mansion
Unlock- Complete the Boo Cup on 100cc
Alts- Super Mario Variant
Weight- Feather
Ability- Portrait
(Freezes whoever it hits for 5 seconds)

16. Peach
From- Super Mario Bros
Unlock- Beat the Giant Bowser Boss
Alts- Daisy, Wedding, Peachette
Weight- Mid
Ability- Toad Toss
(A mushroom is given to every player)

17. Geodude
From- Pokémon
Unlock- Complete the Pokéball Cup on any CC rating
Alts- Alolan
Weight- Heavy
Ability- Rock Smash
(The next item thrown at a geodude with his ability active is completely ignored. This does not work on bloopers, Chain Chomps, or Blue Shell)

18. Corrin
From- Fire Emblem
Unlock- Shop Rotation
Alts- Female
Weight- Mid
Ability- Dragon Spear
(Slashes his sword forward, damaging enemies or reflecting items shot backwards at him)

19. Samus
From- Metroid
Unlock- Complete the Astro Cup on 150cc
Alts- Dark Samus, Zero Suit
Weight- Mid
Ability- Ridley
(Ridley flies in, and picks up Samus' kart, boosts her forward for a bit, then disappears as Samus' boost stops)

21. Kirby
From- Kirby
Unlock- Win the Dedede Cup
Alts- Meta Knight Mask
Weight- Light
Ability- Star Struck
(Gains the warp star item)


Items:
1. Bullet Bill
(Same as Mario Kart)

2. Blue Shell
(Same as Mario Kart)

3. Blooper
(Same as Mario Kart)

4. Mushroom
(Same as Mario Kart)

5. Master Swords
(3 small Master Swords float around the user, reflecting 3 items shot at him)

6. Warp Star
(A boost that turns the kart into a warp star until it ends)

7. Chain Chomps
(Same as Mario Kart)

8. Barrel
(A barrel that gets thrown forward, rolling and bouncing for a short while)

9. Banana Peel
(Same as Mario Kart)

10. Fireball
(Same as Mario Kart... Theres fireballs in Mario Kart right?)

11. Pirate's Ship Wheel
(Reverses the controls of every other player for a few seconds)

12. Coin
(Gives a single coin to the user)

13. Pokéball
(Spawns a random pokémon, listed below)


Pokémon:
1. Pikachu
(A Pikachu stands on top of your kart for a few seconds, & his power is thunderbolt... It operates like the lightning bolt from Mario Kart)

2. Ditto
(Turns into a purple copy of you, which starts spinning out in the center of the track, spinning anyone that hits it as well)

3. Snivy
(Spawns 3 leaves to be shot forward into an enemy, similar to red shells from Mario Kart. Snivy can be seen standing on your kart until all leaves are used)

4. Celebi
(Slows time for all players for a short period of time. Celebi can be seen flying beside your kart)

5. Minior
(Dozens of Minior fall from the sky, spinning anyone they hit. Thr Minior rain stops after 10 seconds)



What did you guys think of my ideas? These are obviously hoe I'd do it, not what would be set in stone for a game like this... If this isn't closed by this weekend, I'll think about adding who I'd put in as DLC for this game... Can't wait to read your thoughts...
 
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It's interesting the original game has Waluigi playable without Wario or Luigi being playable. Primarina and Ralph are also unique choices.

All in all, I kind of just like the idea of let Mario Kart have a giant 100 person roster and take Nintendo all stars like Link, Inkling, Villager (for ones that are already there) and add more to that (Kirby is a glaring omission.)
 
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In my vision of Nintendo Kart I would:

- Get rid of the baby clones and all clone characters in general.

- I would mainly add SMRPG partners and enemies from SMRPG, PM and M&L into the roster as well as enemies from Subcon besides just Birdo and Shy Guy.

- I would also add characters from DKC, Kirby, F-Zero and Zelda. Mainly DKC characters since DK is more closely related to the Mario series than every other Nintendo IP because of it's origins.

- Add a custom track designer mode where you can design your own tracks.
 

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I’ll attempt a Mario and Nintendo All-Stars Racing (pun intended) for fun.
Roster (40ish characters)
Mario (Yoshi, Wario): :ultmario:(+Metal variant):ultluigi::ultpeach:(+pink gold variant):ultdaisy::ultyoshi:Toad, Toadette:ultrosalina::ultwario:Waluigi:ultbowser::ultbowserjr:, Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy
DK: :ultdk::ultdiddy:
LoZ: :ultlink:(+:link2::linkmelee: variants):ultzelda:(+:zelda::zeldamelee: variants):ultganondorf:(+WW and :ganondorf:):ulttoonlink:(+:younglinkmelee: and classic variants)
Metroid::ultsamus:(+:ultzss:variant)
Kirby::ultkirby::ultkingdedede::ultmetaknight:Bandana Waddle Dee
Star Fox: :ultfox:
Pokemon: :ultpokemontrainer::ultpokemontrainerf::ultpikachu::ultmewtwo::ultgreninja::ultlucario:
FE: :ultmarth::ultike::ultchrom:
AC::ultvillager::ultvillagerf::ultisabelle: Tom Nook
Pikmin: :ultolimar:(+:ultalph: variant)
Xenoblade: :ultshulk:
Splatoon: :ultinkling::ultinklingboy:
For obscure characters, I’d pick Excitebiker:ultrob::ultfalcon:
Miis

For maps, I would do cups themed off of a franchise (Mario, Pokemon, LoZ...), and there would still be a Boswer’s Castle and Rainbow Road.
I would include items throughout franchises.
Battle mode would have elimination mode too.
 
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Roster:

Super Mario
:ultmario::ultluigi::ultpeach:
:ultdaisy::ultbowser::ultyoshi: Toad :ultwario: Waluigi :ultdk:

The Legend of Zelda
:ultlink::ultzelda::ultganondorf:

Pokemon
:ultpikachu:
Eevee :ultpokemontrainer::ultlucario:

Animal Crossing
:ultvillager:
/:ultvillagerf::ultisabelle:

Splatoon
:ultinkling:/:ultinklingboy:

Kirby
:ultkirby::ultkingdedede:

Pikmin
:ultolimar:

Metroid
:ultsamus:

Fire Emblem
:ultchrom:

ARMS

Spring man

Ring Fit Adventure
RF Trainee

F-Zero
:ultfalcon:

Excitebike

Excitebiker

Stunt Race FX
F-Type

NES
:ultrob:

Mii
:ultmiifighters:


gonna do tracks later
 

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Here is my version

Roaster

Starter Roaster: :ultmario::ultluigi::ultpeach::ultbowser::ultdk::ultdiddy::ultyoshi::ultlink::ultzelda::ultsamus::ultkirby::ultkingdedede::ultfox::ultpikachu::ultpokemontrainer:(With:ultcharizard::160:and Sceptile),:ultlucario::ultgreninja::ultness::ultfalcon::ultmarth::ultpit::ultolimar::ultvillager::ultisabelle::ultinkling::ultsonic:

Unlockable: :ultdaisy::ultbowserjr::ultrosalina:Fawful, Dixie Kong,:ultkrool::ultwario::ultganondorf: Midna,:ultridley::ultmetaknight::ultfalco::ultwolf::ultmewtwo::249::ultincineroar: Toxtricity,:ultlucas:Bio-Rex,:ultbylethf::ultike::ultpalutena::ultminmin:ultgnw::ultpacman::ultmegaman:

DLC: :ultjigglypuff::ultbanjokazooie: Adeleine, Geno, Waluigi (for the fans),:ultrob::ulticeclimbers: and Knuckles

FWI: :ultdoc:, Tanooki Mario, Metal Mario, Builder Mario, Gold Mario, Gooigi, Mr.L, Cat Peach, Gold Peach, Shadow Queen, Dry Bowser, Dark Bowser, Birdo, Boshi, :ultyounglink::ulttoonlink: Twilight Princess Link, Breath of the Wild Zelda, Twilight Princess Zelda, :ultdarksamus::ultpichu:Raichu, Pikachu Libre, Mienshao, Blood Falcon, :ultlucina::ultroy::ultdarkpit::ultalph:Octoling, Shadow, Metal Sonic, Koopalings, Koopa Kid, Kaptain K.Rool, Baron K.Roolenstein, Twilight Princess Ganondorf, Meta Ridley, Dark Meta Knight, Galactica Knight, Shadow Mewtwo, Shadow Lugia, :ultchrom:Mrs Pac-Man, Clefairy and the Ancient Minister are alternate costumes

Note, this is still a work in progress, as I have yet to add arenas, items and more alternate costumes
 
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They could be alternate costumes. But like I said, it is a work in progress.

Anyways, here are the stages

Stage Stages: Figure 8 Circuit, Luigi’s Mansion, Peach’s Castle, Bowser’s Castle, Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Yoshi’s Island, Hyrule Temple, Great Platue, Norfair, Dream Land, Castle Dedede, Cornerea, Wild Area, Saffron City, Spear Pillar, Kalos Stadium, Onnet, Mute City, Colliseum, Skyworld, Distant Planet, Smashville, Town and City, Inkopolis and Green Hill Zone

Unlockable Stages: Sarassaland, Dragon Driftway, Rainbow Road, Mario Circut, Kongo Falls, Gangplank Galleon, Hyrule Temple, :eldin:, Brinstar, Halberd, Lylat Cruise, Venom, Pokémon Stadium, Battle Tower, Alola Tour, Galar Stadium, New Pork City, Fire Field, Garreg Monastery, Arena Ferrox, Palutena’s Temple, Spring Stadium, Flat Zone, Pac-Man and Wily’s castle

DLC Stages: Isle of Armour, Spiral Mountain, Greeny Greens, Forest Maze, Mario Sports Stadium, Big Blue, Summit and Studiopolis Zone
 
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Nintendo is not even able to handle the Mario cast properly, so a full "Nintendo Kart" would be a nightmare.

Seriously, where is E. Gadd? Why did they remove Birdo? Why is there no one from Wario Ware? Where are K. Rool and Dixie Kong? Why on earth did they fire Diddy Kong?!

No, this all Nintendo Kart concept scares me more than it excites me.
 

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Nintendo is not even able to handle the Mario cast properly, so a full "Nintendo Kart" would be a nightmare.

Seriously, where is E. Gadd? Why did they remove Birdo? Why is there no one from Wario Ware? Where are K. Rool and Dixie Kong? Why on earth did they fire Diddy Kong?!

No, this all Nintendo Kart concept scares me more than it excites me.
I mean we're talking about how we would do it, not how nintendo would, but yeah if a character is even mildly obscure realistically they wouldn't be included (except for fire emblem, nintendo loves fire emblem for some reason)
 

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Ive added a bit try looking at changes!

id just copy my idea here its for a Mario kart but it still has guest so it fits


It would still be Mario Kart (but with some Cameos)

Drivers: Stuff in () is purely Cosmetic

Mario (good Guys):
Mario (has a lot of Costumes)
Luigi (has alot of Costumes)
Peach (has alot of Costumes)
Daisy (biker and dress)
Rosalina (biker, Dress)
Child Rosalina (white dress and red hair like in the SMG flashbacks)
Toad (colors)
Toadette

Mario(bad guys):
Bowser
Dry Bowser
Petey pirahna
Bowser Jr (Koopalings)
Koopa (Green,Red Para/not Para)
Gumba (normal,Galumba)

Luigi:
Dr.Egadd
King Buu (normal+Mansion)

DK:
DK
Diddy
dixie
Cranky
K.Rool (Kaptain+ Dr included)

Yoshi:
Yoshi (has a lot of Colors)
Birdo
Shy guy (colors)
Kamek
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Baby Peach

Wario:
Wario (biker and Classic)
Waluigi
Captain Syrup
Pirate Goom trio (have wandering alt)
Mona
Jimmy T (+ all of his Brothers)
Ashley

Mario Rpgs:
Geno
Mallow
Paper Mario (you can choose between Tippi,Sticker Crown, Bucket, and Origami [Sorry i only know their german Names also the new games are meh])
Gumbario
Kooper/Koops
Vivean
Count Bleck
Fawful
Shroob (5 Costumes

Other:
Toon-Link (green, red, blue, Purple + Dark)
Toon-Zelda/Tetra
Pig Ganon (cartoony)
Kirby (with Ability hats + meta knight mask)
Dedede
Pokemon Trainer Red (lets Go / 1st gen has diffrent Pokemon as alts)
Pikachu
Inkling (boy + Girl)
Villager (boy+ Girl)
Samus
Olimar

Tracks:
is abridged
Rogue Port
Comet Observatory
Sahasrala land
Mario Land
Warios Castle
Diamond City
Dk jungle
K Rool Ship
Yoshis island (based on Yoshi Games)
Starhill
Bean bean kingdom
Hyrule exploration (Long track With segments)
Ganons Tower
Pop Star (Long track With segments)
Safron City
Zebes
Planet (pikmin)
and probably a lot of cool old ones

Do you want more ask for it :) !
 
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alright, here are the tracks. I decided to theme the cups around Nintendo consoles:

NES Cup

Excite Stadium - Excitebike

Mushroom Circuit - Super Mario Bros.

Brinstar Cavern - Metroid

Skyworld Temple - Kid Icarus

SNES Cup

Easy Ride - Stunt Race FX

Jungle Falls - Donkey Kong Country

Mute City - F-Zero

Halberd Havok - Kirby Superstar

N64 Cup

Pokemon Stadium - Pokemon Stadium

Corneria Highway - Star Fox 64

Hyrule Field - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Rainbow Road - Mario Kart 64

Gamecube Cup

Luigi's Mansion - Luigi's Mansion

Circuit of Hope - Pikmin

Room Circuit - Chibi-Robo!

City Trial - Kirby's Airide

Wii Cup

Gusty Garden - Super Mario Galaxy

Gaur Plain - Xenoblade Chronicles

Animal Town - Animal Crossing: Town & City

Wii Stadium - Wii Sports

Wii U Cup

Moray Towers - Splatoon

Wooly Plains - Yoshi's Wooly World

Nintendo Land - Nintendo Land

World Bowser - Super Mario 3D World

Switch Cup

Spring Colosseum - Arms

New Donk Drive - Super Mario Odyssey

Garreg Mach Monestery - Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Great Plateau - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

also updated the roster
Nintendo Kart.png

Edit: forgot Shulk put him in instead of Todd
 
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alright, here are the tracks. I decided to theme the cups around Nintendo consoles:

NES Cup

Excite Stadium - Excitebike

Mushroom Circuit - Super Mario Bros.

Brinstar Cavern - Metroid

Skyworld Temple - Kid Icarus

SNES Cup

Easy Ride - Stunt Race FX

Jungle Falls - Donkey Kong Country

Mute City - F-Zero

Halberd Havok - Kirby Superstar

N64 Cup

Pokemon Stadium - Pokemon Stadium

Corneria Highway - Star Fox 64

Hyrule Field - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Rainbow Road - Mario Kart 64

Gamecube Cup

Luigi's Mansion - Luigi's Mansion

Circuit of Hope - Pikmin

Room Circuit - Chibi-Robo!

City Trial - Kirby's Airide

Wii Cup

Gusty Garden - Super Mario Galaxy

Gaur Plain - Xenoblade Chronicles

Animal Town - Animal Crossing: Town & City

Wii Stadium - Wii Sports

Wii U Cup

Moray Towers - Splatoon

Wooly Plains - Yoshi's Wooly World

Nintendo Land - Nintendo Land

World Bowser - Super Mario 3D World

Switch Cup

Spring Colosseum - Arms

New Donk Drive - Super Mario Odyssey

Garreg Mach Monestery - Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Great Plateau - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

also updated the roster
View attachment 307347
Edit: forgot Shulk put him in instead of Todd
Some Sugestions:
1. I would Replace Bokblin with Oktorock theyre more Fun
2. Considering its a Cart Racer the Roster could have more Chars i would say adding Toadette should be easy
 

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Guess I'll put my ideas down here as I have time to kill.
Each character has weight classes and alternate forms, but they also have changed item rolls, which gives them a higher chance of getting a specific item, or a "signature item" if you will, and a select group of 3 vehicles each can ride. The vehicles also have different statistics.
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Fire Flower
Alternates: Wedding, Builder, Doctor, Classic, Metal, Gold, Cook
Karts: Standard Kart, Pipe Frame, B Dasher, Gold Standard
Weight Class: Light
Signature Item: Poltergust
Alternates: Doctor, Classic, Builder, Balloons
Karts: Green Fire, Poltergust 4000, Mach 8
Weight Class: Heavy
Signature Item: Bob-Omb
Alternates: Wedding, Doctor, Dry, Brother, Dark
Karts: Koopa Clown, Flame Flyer, Landship
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Heart
Alternates: Wedding, Daisy, Shadow, Classic, Sports
Karts: Birthday Girl, Badwagon, Royale
Weight Class: Light
Signature Item: Yoshi Egg
Alternates: Wooly, Crafted, Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, White, Purple
Karts: Egg 1, Turbo Yoshi, Poochy Rider
Weight Class: Heavy
Signature Item: Giant Banana
Alternates: Classic, Boxing, Funky
Karts: Racing Bongos, DK Jumbo, Barrel Train
Weight Class: Light
Signature Item: Peanut Popgun
Alternates: Dixie, DK Jr
Karts: Racing Bongos (Diddy), Diddy Kong Racing Vehicle, Chrome DK Jumbo
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Gale Boomerang
Alternates: Classic, Young, Toon, Toon Conductor
Karts: Tri Speeder, Epona, Spirit Train
Weight Class: Heavy
Signature Item: Deku Nut
Alternates: Ocarina, Pig, Toon, Demise
Karts: Beast Racer, Ganon's Steed, Twilit Beast
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Power Bomb
Alternates: Zero Suit, Fusion Suit, Dark Suit, Phazon Suit, Gravity Suit, Light Suit
Karts: Mini Gunship, Ridley Racer, (I need ideas for a third kart ahhh)
Weight Class: Light
Signature Item: Maxim Tomato
Alternates: Ice, Fire, Sword, Wing, Wheel, Hammer, Fighter, Shadow, Meta Knight
Karts: Wheelie, Warp Star, Dragoon
Weight Class: Heavy
Signature Item: Star Rod
Alternates: Shadow, Yarn, Waning Crescent, Masked
Karts: Hydra, Wheelie Scooter, Bulk Star
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Smart Bomb
Alternates: Falco, Slippy, Peppy, Zero Mission, Assault, James McCloud.
Karts: Arwing, Arwing Walker, Landmaster
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Super Repel
Alternates: Kris, Brendan, Dawn, Hilbert, Rosa, Calem, Selene, Victor
Karts: Gogoat, Latias, Latios
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Killing Edge
Alternates: Ike, Chrom, Roy, Lucina, Byleth
Karts: Horse, Dragon, with Caeda.
Weight Class: Light
Signature Item: Freezie
Alternates: Nana in front, Red and Blue, Green and Yellow
Karts: Glacial Rider, Condor, Polar Slider
Weight Class: Heavy
Signature Item: Gyromite
Alternates: Japanese Colors, Blue, Green
Karts: ROB-BLS, ROB-LGS, Gyro Rider
Weight Class: Medium
Signature Item: Back Shield
Alternates: Dark, Pink, Put
Karts: Lightning Chariot, Cloud Kart, Himself
Weight: Light
Signature Item: Pitfall
Alternates: Female City Folk, Male New Leaf, Female New Horizons
Karts: Streetle, Gyroid Rocket, Tanooki Kart
Weight: Light
Signature Item: Splat Bomb
Alternates: Inkling Boy, Boy Splatoon 2, Girl Splatoon 2, Octoling Boy, Octoling Girl
Karts: Sneeker, Kraken Kart, Octo UFO
I'll add the Track List, Item List, and Kart Stats sometime within the week. Surprisingly, this took awhile to brain storm as is.
 

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1. I would Replace Bokblin with Oktorock theyre more Fun
nah, I think Bokoblin makes more sense, maybe in the future
2. Considering its a Cart Racer the Roster could have more Chars i would say adding Toadette should be easy
I think this is a good size for base, and I didn't want to overload the roster with Mario characters

however I will include DLC
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I feel mine is going to be controversial since I prioritised vehicle owners here that could make for fun karts over recognisability for the most part. 52 characters. Yikes.

Nintendo Kart Roster.png


Row 1: The "big 8" from Mario Kart 64 are all here. I felt this was important and they're some of the most recognisable characters in Nintendo, so why not? Bowser Jr is nearly always seen in his floating mecha, and bringing back Mario Land's Tatanga who was fought exclusively in his spaceship.
Row 2: Diddy Kong Racing was great so Diddy gets in on his OWN merits, alongside Dixie who was in the DS remake and Timber who was a staple in both games. Wizpig missed out due to not actually using a kart. Mona has her own scooter, Dribble and Spitz have their Taxi, Ashley has Red/a broom, Captain Syrup has her pirate ship, Lark is from Pilotwings so he knows his way around a plane, and Andy and Sami from the Advance Wars series have their own tanks.
Row 3: Look, if Nintendo aren't going to revive F-Zero, this is the least we can have. Falcon, Goroh, Pico and Dr. Stewart are staples of the games, Jody is the most popular female character and Black Shadow is our F-Zero antagonist. Kirby has a warp Star, Dedede doesn't have a vehicle as such, but he's carried by a quad of Waddle Dees, Meta Knight has the Halberd and Inkling...once raced with Mario in Mario Kart. It's not that ideal, I know!
Row 4: Link, Daruk, Mipha, Urbosa and Revali all have their divine beasts to use. Pikachu rides on the back of a Charizard, Meowth has Team Rocket's balloon, Alola Trainer rides on the back of a Mudsdale, Isabelle...again once raced with Mario in Mario Kart, and Tom Nook is here over Villager because of personal preference.
Row 5: Samus has her ship, Ridley has his...Fox and Wolf have their aircrafts...Olimar has the Dolphin, Alph has the Drake(which despite what Smash tells you are completely different ships). Claude is a bit of a weird one since I wanted a Fire Emblem character but Marth, Chrom, Robin, Ike, etc are all cavelry units. Since he gets a unique wyvern after the timeskip, I chose him here. Rex has gramps, Tora has Poppi who can essentially fly and Elma has a Skell she can use.

There's probably a few I could swap out for Excitebiker, Mach Rider or someone more recognisable like Zelda, Ganondorf, but I wanted some oddballs in there too who we are unlikely to ever see in Smash.
 

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I feel mine is going to be controversial since I prioritised vehicle owners here that could make for fun karts over recognisability for the most part. 52 characters. Yikes.

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Row 1: The "big 8" from Mario Kart 64 are all here. I felt this was important and they're some of the most recognisable characters in Nintendo, so why not? Bowser Jr is nearly always seen in his floating mecha, and bringing back Mario Land's Tatanga who was fought exclusively in his spaceship.
Row 2: Diddy Kong Racing was great so Diddy gets in on his OWN merits, alongside Dixie who was in the DS remake and Timber who was a staple in both games. Wizpig missed out due to not actually using a kart. Mona has her own scooter, Dribble and Spitz have their Taxi, Ashley has Red/a broom, Captain Syrup has her pirate ship, Lark is from Pilotwings so he knows his way around a plane, and Andy and Sami from the Advance Wars series have their own tanks.
Row 3: Look, if Nintendo aren't going to revive F-Zero, this is the least we can have. Falcon, Goroh, Pico and Dr. Stewart are staples of the games, Jody is the most popular female character and Black Shadow is our F-Zero antagonist. Kirby has a warp Star, Dedede doesn't have a vehicle as such, but he's carried by a quad of Waddle Dees, Meta Knight has the Halberd and Inkling...once raced with Mario in Mario Kart. It's not that ideal, I know!
Row 4: Link, Daruk, Mipha, Urbosa and Revali all have their divine beasts to use. Pikachu rides on the back of a Charizard, Meowth has Team Rocket's balloon, Alola Trainer rides on the back of a Mudsdale, Isabelle...again once raced with Mario in Mario Kart, and Tom Nook is here over Villager because of personal preference.
Row 5: Samus has her ship, Ridley has his...Fox and Wolf have their aircrafts...Olimar has the Dolphin, Alph has the Drake(which despite what Smash tells you are completely different ships). Claude is a bit of a weird one since I wanted a Fire Emblem character but Marth, Chrom, Robin, Ike, etc are all cavelry units. Since he gets a unique wyvern after the timeskip, I chose him here. Rex has gramps, Tora has Poppi who can essentially fly and Elma has a Skell she can use.

There's probably a few I could swap out for Excitebiker, Mach Rider or someone more recognisable like Zelda, Ganondorf, but I wanted some oddballs in there too who we are unlikely to ever see in Smash.
honestly, some of those sound way too big to be karts

I like a lot of the characters you added but like, the Halberd is big enough to be a track
 

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I feel mine is going to be controversial since I prioritised vehicle owners here that could make for fun karts over recognisability for the most part. 52 characters. Yikes.

View attachment 307473

Row 1: The "big 8" from Mario Kart 64 are all here. I felt this was important and they're some of the most recognisable characters in Nintendo, so why not? Bowser Jr is nearly always seen in his floating mecha, and bringing back Mario Land's Tatanga who was fought exclusively in his spaceship.
Row 2: Diddy Kong Racing was great so Diddy gets in on his OWN merits, alongside Dixie who was in the DS remake and Timber who was a staple in both games. Wizpig missed out due to not actually using a kart. Mona has her own scooter, Dribble and Spitz have their Taxi, Ashley has Red/a broom, Captain Syrup has her pirate ship, Lark is from Pilotwings so he knows his way around a plane, and Andy and Sami from the Advance Wars series have their own tanks.
Row 3: Look, if Nintendo aren't going to revive F-Zero, this is the least we can have. Falcon, Goroh, Pico and Dr. Stewart are staples of the games, Jody is the most popular female character and Black Shadow is our F-Zero antagonist. Kirby has a warp Star, Dedede doesn't have a vehicle as such, but he's carried by a quad of Waddle Dees, Meta Knight has the Halberd and Inkling...once raced with Mario in Mario Kart. It's not that ideal, I know!
Row 4: Link, Daruk, Mipha, Urbosa and Revali all have their divine beasts to use. Pikachu rides on the back of a Charizard, Meowth has Team Rocket's balloon, Alola Trainer rides on the back of a Mudsdale, Isabelle...again once raced with Mario in Mario Kart, and Tom Nook is here over Villager because of personal preference.
Row 5: Samus has her ship, Ridley has his...Fox and Wolf have their aircrafts...Olimar has the Dolphin, Alph has the Drake(which despite what Smash tells you are completely different ships). Claude is a bit of a weird one since I wanted a Fire Emblem character but Marth, Chrom, Robin, Ike, etc are all cavelry units. Since he gets a unique wyvern after the timeskip, I chose him here. Rex has gramps, Tora has Poppi who can essentially fly and Elma has a Skell she can use.

There's probably a few I could swap out for Excitebiker, Mach Rider or someone more recognisable like Zelda, Ganondorf, but I wanted some oddballs in there too who we are unlikely to ever see in Smash.
Why Botw Link and all 4 Champions a bit to much Botw dont you think?
 

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honestly, some of those sound way too big to be karts

I like a lot of the characters you added but like, the Halberd is big enough to be a track
I was thinking more sized down go kart versions of the actual vehicles, similar to what they did with the Blue Falcon in Mario Kart 8:

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Having the actual Divine Beasts, Azurda or Halberd would cover the entire track! Heck, even Samus' spacecraft would be way too big!

Actually I'm second guessing Dedede and Tom Nook now as they don't really fit the vehicle theme I was going for. Nor do Isabelle or Inkling, but I feel I need them both for the sake of including the series.

Why Botw Link and all 4 Champions a bit to much Botw dont you think?
I suppose you can swap Link and the Master Cycle Zero out for Toon Link and the King of Red Lions, I might actually prefer that since Wind Waker is my favourite Zelda. or maybe the Spirit Train from Spirit Tracks if you prefer.

Breath of the Wild got the nod more because the divine beasts are considered vehicles than personal preference for that title and I didn't just want Link to be the only Zelda character. Having just one of the champions felt weird, so it's all or nothing with them.

Normally Zelda's on the lower tech scale which is why I struggled with both it and Fire Emblem to fit my vehicle theme.
 
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Bumping the Thread, because I'm gonna make my Roster of Nintendo Kart:
1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Bowser
4. Peach
5. Daisy
6. Rosalina
7. Pauline
8. Donkey Kong
9. Diddy Kong
10. Wario
11. Mona
12. Ashley
13. Yoshi
14. Kamek
15. Link
16. Ganondorf
17. Samus
18. Sylux
19. Kirby
20. King Dedede
21. Fox
22. Wolf O'Donnell
23. Pikachu
24. Mewtwo
25. Lucario
26. Marth
27. Tiki
28. Ness
29. Captain Falcon
30. Olimar & Pikmin
31. Chibi-Robo
32. Shulk
33. Akira Howard
34. Villager
35. Isabelle
36. Inkling
37. Springman
38. Little Mac
39. Ice Climbers
40. ExciteBiker
41. Mach Rider
42. Chorus Kids
43. Takamaru
44. Wii Fit Trainer
45. ROB
46. Mii
 

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I've done a roster for this sort of game before, but with an extremely different approach
Mario Kart: Crossroads
  1. Mario
  2. Luigi
  3. Peach
  4. Daisy
  5. Rosalina
  6. Pauline
  7. Bowser
  8. Bowser Jr.
  9. Koopalings
  10. Toad
  11. Toadette
  12. Goomba
  13. Paratroopa
  14. Blooper
  15. Buzzy Beetle
  16. Wario
  17. Waluigi
  18. Yoshi
  19. Birdetta
  20. Donkey Kong
  21. Diddy Kong
  22. Cranky Kong
  23. King Bob-Omb
  24. King Boo
  25. Petey Piranha
  26. Nabbit
  27. Kamek
  28. Boom Boom
  29. Pianta
  30. Penguin
  31. Dog (Duck Hunt)
  32. Polar Bear (Ice Climber)
  33. Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)
  34. Lanky Gunman (Wild Gunman)
  35. Coraline (Streetpass)
  36. Nico Flame (Streetpass)
  37. Party Phil (Wii Party)
  38. Owl (100 Classic Books)
  39. Num Diddly (Make 10)
  40. The Amazon (Pro Wrestling)
  41. Star Man (Pro Wrestling)
  42. Wolf (Game & Watch Egg)
  43. Professor Hector (Gyromite)
  44. Smick (Gyromite)
  45. Big Al (Pilotwings)
  46. Trailer Tractor (Stunt Race FX) (Can't have kart parts customised as he is the kart)
  47. Looksley (Looksley's Line-Up)
  48. Amelia N. (Nintendo Switch)
  49. Dragon (AR Games)
  50. Mii
Wanted characters who 1. wouldn't take attention away from the Mario cast, 2. don't provide much to work with in courses, therefore allowing them to still be original, and 3. if recieved well enough, could potentially become regulars without feeling out of place.
 

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NGL, I kinda just want Mario Kart to keep going but with a few Nintendo guest characters here and there. We don't need another racing series, especially since a full Nintendo racing series would just compete with Mario Kart the way Mario Kart itself caused F-Zero to be scrapped.
 

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I think I would more so want a Mario Kart that has the Mario branding but is specifically a crossover between Mario and some other franchise you wouldn't expect, like how Mario Hoops had Final Fantasy characters or Arcade GP with Namco. Personally I think a really good choice would be to go hog-wild with Namco stuff alongisde Mario, or maybe something like SMT (even though I'm not a fan of that series it's got a LOT to work with and many characters that would fit in with the Mario cast fairly naturally or could have pretty fun redesigns).
 

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I tried making a thread like this, but that didn't go so well, maybe someone could make a job thread with this concept, a crossover between various video game franchises in a racing game, my thread even had diddy kong racing styled planes, karts, and hovercraft mechanics with air, sea, and land sections. I think we need to start with franchises who already had major racing games (Mario, Crash, Kirby, and Sonic) and build from there.
 
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