The head of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool («Peach» only in Japan at this time, until Super Mario 64 combined the two) also made
her debut playable appearance in this game.
Baby Luigi also makes
his debut playable appearance in the Mario Kart series here.
Not exact matches
Making his first
appearance in Donkey Kong, Mario and his many friends / enemies have been
playable characters in many different gaming forms throughout their careers, starring in various styles of games well beyond their initial
debuts (kart racing, baseball, olympic events, various party games).
Now, we all know that Rosalina made her
playable character
debut in Mario Kart Wii, so I wonder... will she make further
appearances in future Mario games?
The legendary creator, who's made cameo
appearances in other video games, finally
debuts as a
playable...
The legendary creator, who's made cameo
appearances in other video games, finally
debuts as a
playable character — with super-powers!