Mario, one of the most well-known icons in video game history, has had plenty of crossovers with other video game characters over the decades. From fighting against other notable characters in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros., participating in the Olympics with Sonic to playing mini-games with Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy characters, and even participating in tactical battles with the Rabbids.
But with just how many video game series t✨here are and how versatile Mario and his friends are thanks to numerous spin-offs, a plethora of intellectual properties have yet to see a Mario crossover title but still should someday.
8 𓃲 🐓 Scribblenauts
Scribblenauts has not seen a new entry since Scribblenauts Showdown in 2018. It's more multiplayer-focused but still features a single-player mode similar to past entries. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Paper Mario's latest entry was 2020's Paper Mario: The Origami King. A crossover between the two series could provide both a rejuvenating breath of fresh air.
This crossover could easily combine the art styles and mechanics to create an art-centric turn-based RPG adventure similar to the original Paper Mario and Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door, providing fans with the kind of experience they've wished to return to for so long.
7 𝔉 The Legend of Zelda
There have been 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Legend of Zelda crossovers with Mario besides Super Smash Bros, but only cameo appearances. A crossover could see Mario and Link explori🌞ng dungeons based on both series and switching their power-ups and other items. A giant Link trying to explore a regular-sized dungeon and destroying its walls, either by accident or on purpose, would be hilarious.
Suppose this hypothetical crossover used a similar art style to that seen in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Link's Awakening remake. In that case, the Mario character designs from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario RPG could be provided with a long-needed update, even if the game itself is never remaꦯde.
6 Splatoon
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario Sunshine and Splatoon are somewhat similar in that they both involve ink in some way. However, they're opposites in that Super Mario Sunshine has Mario cleaning up ink while Splatoon has Inklings and Octolings intentionally spreading ink. Splatoon 3 even r✃eferences a boss fight from Super Mario Sunshine with one of its own.
For a crossover, which would probably end up as a single-player campaign, it could see the FLUDD-equipped Mario being sent to the Splatoon world with his opposing goals, causing a 🐬misunderstanding between him and the inhabitants, only to team up against a common enemy later on.
5 Kirby
It's surprising that Kirby and Mario have never had a crossover outside of Super Smash Bros. and some cameos. Each series is a long-running Nintendo-exclusive family-friendly platformer, so one would think it would've happened by now, or at least long before Mario crossed over with non-Nintendo characters like the Rabbids.
A crossover between the two Nintendo characters could be either a 2D or 3D platformer but would likely feature mini-games inspired by those in the Kirby series and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Party. An eating contest m𒀰ini-game between Yoshi, Bowser, Kirby, and King DeDeDe would be a sight to behold.
4 🤪 Crash Bandicoot ♍
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Crash Bandicoot games have been on Nintendo systems before, and many suspected the titular character would be playable in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, but that never came to be. While a crossover between Crash Bandicoot and Mario could be a 3D platformer, it could also be a kart racing game since 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Kart and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Crash Team Racing are so similar already.
The hyp❀othetical kart racing crossover could even introduce some unique mechanics not seen before in either series to put a new spin on the formula. Maybe it could even add more types of vehicles similar to Diddy Kong Racing.
3 Dynasty Warriors ⛄
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dynasty Warriors has seen a lot of crossovers in the past decade, including Nintendo games like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hyrule Warriors and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fire Emblem Warriors, so when will M💜ario and his friends get their chance to hack and slash through enemy-filled armies?
Mario has more than enough characters that could be playable, and a hypothetical Mushroom Warriors game could introduce original characters as the first Hyrule Warriors did. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Super Mario Bros Movie also features Bowser's army going against an army of penguins, so it may be the perfect time for Mario to get a Dynasty Warriors spin-off, Although an army of Toads could be immensely irritating.
2 Metroid
Like Zelda and Kirby, Metroid and Mario have crossed over before, but these were limited to item or character cameos outside of Super Smash Bros. Mario has explored space in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario Galaxy duology, but what if he took a wrong turn and then ended up in the Metroid universe? Mario could be overwhelmed 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:by space pirates due to being unprepar🃏ed, only to be saved by Samus Aran h💙erself.
Samus could then teach Mario how to be a proper bounty hunter, and he could get his own uniqu🎃e version of the Varia suit. This potential crossover could also help introduce a Samus Rabbid to the Mario+Rabbids series.
1 Zoo 💫Tycoon ꦅ
Many Mario enemies and creatures haven't been in the spotlight in a long time and have been replaced with more traditional enemies and creatures or brand-new ones. A Mario-themed Zoo Tycoon is one way to put these often overlooked characters in the spotlight again.
Dinosaurs not seen since Super Mario World, odd enemies from the Super Mario Land trilogy, and more could populate the zoo. This hypothet🐲ical game could also be educational for those interested in video game history, detailing which games each creature and enemy🅷 are from, somewhat similar to the trophies in Super Smash Bros. but more Mario-focused.