User:EvieMaybe/Sandbox
Alternately colored doppelgangers of existing characters are used throughout the Super Mario franchise for the purposes of multiplayer. These are not distinct characters, but simply copies created exclusively for gameplay reasons. evie please add detail
History
Mario Bros. series
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. features the debut of Luigi as Mario's palette swap. Throughout his subsequent appearances across the Super Mario franchise, he would slowly start differentiating himself as his own character. should this be here? he was never just a recolor, he always had his own name
Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)
The Game Boy Advance version of Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance) features two Mario recolors for players 3 and 4. They wear yellow and blue hats and shirts respectively, as well as tan overalls. In a beta version they had different colors, ask TCRF about it
Luigi Bros.
Donkey Kong series
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Donkey Kong Jr. Math features a pink-colored palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr., named "Junior (II)" in the game's manual, contrasting with Donkey Kong Jr. being referred to as "Junior (I)". He is playable in the modes Calculate A and B, where he and Donkey Kong Jr. compete to calculate Donkey Kong's number.
Donkey Kong 64
Multiplayer side mode, see Donkey_Kong_64#Multiplayer.
DK: King of Swing
yeah this one has them too
Golf
Golf features Mario/Ossan and he's blue as P1 and red as P2.
Wario's Woods
Wario's Woods has a green Toad (species) to be player 2 of Toad. does that count?
Super Smash Bros. series
i am NOT writing this one right now
Mario Golf
64 has those cool-ass alternate colors
Mario Tennis
64 also has alternate colors
Mario Kart
Super Circuit has the vs mode with colored yoshis and i think 7's vs mode has colored shy guys. do those count?
Luigi's Mansion series
scarescraper!
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch)
purple captain toad
