10 Video Game Characters That Deserve Their Own Spin-Off Game
5. Toad
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Toad actually already stars in a game, a little-known SNES puzzler named Wario Woods (which is quite addictive, especially 2 player, if you ever want to check it out on the virtual console). So if he already stars in a game (albeit a game very few people are familiar with), why did I include him? The answer is simple: Toad (and antagonist Wario) stick out in that game like a sore thumb. It literally has nothing to do with the Mario universe, which seems to have simply been tacked on in an attempt to sell more copies and/or avoid having to create a new protagonist. After years of playing second, or rather fifth fiddle to Mario (after Luigi, Peach and Yoshi), Toad deserves more than that. He deserves his own franchise. Its hard to think of a major character from that universe whos yet to receive one, and theyve all been relatively successful and enjoyable, with each characters quirks making their own game an individual one. So, what quirks does Toad have? Hes useless. I mean that in the kindest way possible; if Im going to spend hours battling my way through lava fields and vicious, hammer throwing turtles in order to save a mushroom masquerading as my girlfriend in a sack, Im glad its him. However, he has almost no combat ability to speak of (although he drives a mean go-kart). So lets work with that a game set in the Mario universe where the reluctant hero Toad has to face his fears and set off to confront a host of enemies a whole lot tougher than he is. Itd be interesting to see a Mario game where a Goomba represents a significant challenge, after all.