Talk:List of playable characters by first appearance

Criteria?

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What are the criteria for a character being included on this list? It seems to be more restrictive than Category:Playable characters, but I can't see any pattern in the characters that have been excluded. Some miscellaneous observations:

• Co-Star Luma makes the list but not Cappy Ah, someone added Cappy while I was writing this. Cool!
• Super Smash Bros. and Mario & Sonic games don't count, but Mario + Rabbids does
• Link doesn't count but Bomberman does
• Recruitable generic enemies in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (including those that aren't in Category:Playable characters) are listed but not Sprixie Princess
• Characters playable in Wrecking Crew '98 are missing
• Characters playable in some golf and tennis games are missing
• Dr. Mario is listed as first being playable in Dr. Mario (first game where this Mario Form is playable, despite "Doctor Forms" of other characters not counting separately), but Metal Mario is listed as first being playable in Mario Golf (first game where this Mario Form appears as a separate playable character from Mario)

jan Misali (talk · contributions) 10:42, June 7, 2024 (EDT)

I don't think this page has been very defined yet. Metal Mario is arguably first playable in Super Mario 64 as a form, but I assume the page deals with like a sort of permanent stand-alone character, like a character you pick on a menu, rather than a temporary form (however this has counter examples such as temporarily playable Toad or Master Hand). I think in the end, it's probably better to just list playable rosters than try to pick out who's first playable in what game.

Oh how is "playable character" even defined? For instance, should we include mounts such as horses and Yoshi? Horses are basically customizable characters on a roster in Mario Sports Superstars and they're controllable in a standalone mode; you're not even picking a character, it's only the player and the horse. But it feels like this list is for named characters and Mario species. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 14:51, June 7, 2024 (EDT)

should "Purple Captain Toad" from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo Switch version be here?

If no, then we should also remove Junior (II)
— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kirby the Formling (talk).

He should. I'll add him. Weegie baby (talk) 12:58, November 14, 2024 (EST)