How I would design MARIOKART 9/X (Mario Kart Career)

Here, I made a bunch of my own visuals and planned out ideas, modes, and concepts for how my ideal Mario Kart game would work in a way that's realistically possible for Nintendo to pull off.
#mariokart #mariokart9 #mariokartcareer #mariokartx

[@Megajon]

Thank for all the love on this video everyone! It warms my heart to see this passion project get views long after I uploaded it. I made a follow-up video going more in depth on the Mission/Career Mode, Costumes, Nitro/Retro Tracks, and so much more! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXLPknRpbL-HlZI

[@evan_sy]

I really love the idea of being able to choose your own special item when customizing your kart, I'm surprised that I've never seen that idea before. It's simple yet incredibly smart, like something Nintendo would do.

[@jaderuiz2705]

nintendo needs to see this ASAP‼️

[@0clectmovie781]

This video deserves more love ASAP!!! It’s literally 90% speaking my language!

[@Khaizen10]

This exactly what I was thinking but yours is even better

[@stella.excite]

This sounds fun, if overambitious. That being said, I really like the direction you took the roster, and even if we lopped off track builder and had 32-40 tracks, this would more than justify the next installment.

[@Megajon]

A fair assessment. I kept the base track count at 80 to try to match 8 Deluxe's track selection, especially when artificially doubling it with the Reverse track concept. I'm still working on a full video explanation but the new Mission/Career mode will feature all tracks at least once (totalling 96 mission.) I did this since each mission unlocks a new alt costume. Since half the courses are retro as per tradition, I tried to portion them evenly to represent all previous MK games. That way we don't do something like the Booster Course Pass and have a Wii bias. That way, fans would be satisfied with the retros regardless of which past game was their favorite. (I also wanted to represent tracks that have never/hardly been remade). Same idea with the roster. I wanted to cast a wide net over the Mario franchise and keep some fan favorites. Do I think Nintendo would do something like my video idea? I doubt it. But I think they're more than capable considering how content rich some of their other games are like Smash Ultimate.

[@bluebrickmax]

There are a lot of great ideas here, but you hit the nail on the head with cosmetics. Let's just hope Nintendo doesn't pull a Mario Kart Battle Pass

[@Megajon]

Thanks! I think Nintendo is more traditional when it comes to how they handle full game releases. But if their recent sports titles are anything to go by, I'm hopeful that those practices don't bleed into any of their other games. 💀

[@SMPSMLParodies_]

WHO LET BRO COOK CUZ GOD DANGGG THIS PRESENTATION IS AWESOME!! ‼️‼️‼️

[@bob171]

Imagine you could also buy tracks and battle courses in the shop. Basically, you can buy any track that does not appear during the normal Grand Prix races. For example, I doubt Waluigi Pinball will return as a normal retro since it was just in the BCP, but you can still buy the track in the shop. Doing this, you can play it through VS mode, Time Trials, or even include it in your own custom grand prix cup. The only reward you would get for completing custom grand prix cups would be the coins you collect, but the fact you can still add any track you want to your own cup is a great feature. This would make it so Nintendo could potentially add every single track/battle course to the game through the shop. Each track could be worth a different amount of coins too. SNES/GBA - 50 Coins N64/DS - 100 Coins GCN/Wii/3DS - 150 Coins WiiU/NSW/Tour - 200 Coins

[@Megajon]

I have mixed feelings on this honestly. Me personally I wouldn't put a price on tracks from certain games. Since if 8 Deluxe tells us anything, it's that even the old tracks can be redesigned to be just as good as newer tracks. Also, considering how long it took for the BCP to finish and how many tracks are in every MK game put together, I'd rather them focus on bringing back the few tracks that barely received any attention and introducing new ones- quality and quantity (within reason). I'm not making a shop video yet but I'm working on a big video where I discuss what tracks I'm bringing back, new tracks, the single player campaign, and unlockables I hope will clear everything up for what I had in mind ^^

[@bob171]

​​@@MegajonThe only tracks you would be buying in the shop are ones that do not appear during normal gameplay, kinda just as a bonus thing. I imagine tracks like DS Waluigi Pinball or Wii Coconut Mall would look near identical to how they looked in 8DX, they are just an extra unlock kinda like the extra Super Circuit tracks

[@TheMarioFamilyChannel]

Incredible! I am doing research before releasing my own predictions for the new MK game and this presentation set the bar high for me! I’m really glad I found it, subbed!

[@Megajon]

Definitely go for it! I'm glad you enjoyed! :D

[@NotK41]

You have a lot of really good ideas, I hope Nintendo takes note! The track builder especially!

[@Megajon]

If you liked that maybe you'll love the video I made discussing it in more detail! Thanks for watching!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKO7aYyLetOlo9U&ab_channel=Megajon

[@Dilmi.AOUKLI]

I'd like to give my idea for the skins, why not give accesories to the colores yoshis and shu guys?

[@Megajon]

In my original documents I had actually replaced the Blue Yoshi skin with Boshi (as unlikely as that may be, given that Super Mario RPG is a joint effort between Nintendo and Square). Shy Guys, I admit, I wasn't too sure on because I wanted my skins to reference things from other Mario/Mario adjacent games as opposed to the more original outfits seen in Tour. Trust me, I wanted to give Shy Guys ninja outfits so badly but I tried to stick by the rules I set for myself and not take costume slots away from actual references (for all characters honestly). I love the idea though! I'll probably bring it up in a future video! :D

[@Dilmi.AOUKLI]

oh oh I have a *BEEG* idea for the level editor! why not importing a music file by SD card to integrate your custom music!

[@Megajon]

Definitely keep the ideas coming! If I get enough community feedback I might make a video discussing pros/cons and how well they could realistically work in this hypothetical Mario kart game. 🤔

[@lucy-h]

Epic video

[@etetgg1364]

Pretty cool

[@LunaCookie]

If the Mario RPG remakes are released for Switch, then Geno and Vivian can be playable in Mario Kart Tour.

[@Megajon]

Yeah but I doubt Nintendo's gonna make them recurring characters outside of their game(s). Then again, Nintendo's the most unpredictable game company so like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Seriously though, I chose the characters I chose because of association with the main cast of Mario characters and how recognizable/often they appear in Mario games. Would I be excited to see Geno appear in a Mario Kart game? Hell yeah. But that might be complicated because of Square Enix and all.

[@LunaCookie]

@@MegajonAnd BTW, if Geno actually belongs to Square, then he's likely playable in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Fortune Street and Mario Sports Mix. These crossover games have Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest characters, who are also playable. Do you think if those games are better if Mallow and Geno are present?

[@Megajon]

@@LunaCookie As much as I like Geno and Mallow, Geno's hardly appeared outside of Mario RPG outside of some cameos. Mallow even less so. I tried to remove my bias as much as possible when designing the roster/my concept as a whole. So I prioritized recurring characters in mainline/spinoff Mario titles. Everyone I chose is steeped in Mario history or are heavily pushed by Nintendo themselves. And from a realistic standpoint, I doubt I would ever see the RPG characters in mainline Mario kart no less. But I did, for example replace Yoshi's Blue alt with Boshi. But that's assuming Square will play nice with legality and all. Hopefully, by the end of the month, my next video project can explain this in more detail. ^^

[@LunaCookie]

@@MegajonOh! BTW, what do you think of my idea for a Geno-centered game? He could become a Snufkin-like protagonist.

[@saltendo2177]

I like the idea of apecial items being set for karts; it reminds me of Double Dash's special items for characters. I have a few problems with it though, if this were to happen.. Would kart customization still be in play? If so, would the special items be determined by a certain stat being higher than the rest or by a certain threshold? Would the character being played as skew the choice of the item at all? If not.. Would the karts have a predetermined item that isn't influenced by the character?

[@Megajon]

@@saltendo2177 Hi! Well, yes, the other slots would still be there for chassis, tires, and glider as well as the color options. That, in addition to the character you choose and special item you choose, stats would be affected differently. Not all special items are made equally and some are clearly better than others so there would be benefits and drawbacks depending on what you choose. I touched on it here in the video as well as in my latest vid, but special items are associated with the chosen character and costume of said character. For example: Luigi's default is the green variant of the fireball. But Ice Luigi would be the Ice Flower and so on. Typically, the more costumes could mean the more special items you have. However, beating all the Career Mode missions means that any character can use any special item. So Mario can use a Bowser shell if you so desire. Of course, some stats may be positively or negatively impacted. The stats being affected by the chosen item, in short, may subtly or greatly impact your overall stats. Because if they didn't, nobody would choose a fake item box as a special item when everything else would be unlocked. Similar concept from Tour but the idea is to give it more depth. Characters affect special items, not kart combos. But when the option is unlocked, you can choose any of the game's specials. Hope this answers your question. :)

[@saltendo2177]

@@Megajon Ok, thank you :)

[@Scybren]

Smash cart.. I like that idea.

[@Megajon]

Ehh, if that existed then that'd automatically make it redundant since Smash Bros already is a thing.

[@Scybren]

I wanna smash kart

[@alphablade001]

How much will you make it cost once they hire you?

[@Megajon]

Ideally I wouldn't want it to cost over 60 USD but in a realistic setting I feel like pricing would be left out of my hands.

[@PapperAmate04]

it .makes since to have this new Mario Kart Flat cause to Match Mario Wonder Like Every other Mario Kart Matched their game counterpart

[@PapperAmate04]

XCrossRoads Career sounds badder

[@PapperAmate04]

My Roster has Baby Wario and Baby Waluigi and I even Have King Wart

[@decisive-dolphin]

absolute *hard no* to the sub-title. Haven't finished the video yet though!

[@Megajon]

Please hear me out before you render a final judgement ^^

[@decisive-dolphin]

@@Megajon your ideas were pretty great! only thing i disagree with is the subtitle career. It's not THAT unclear what the next game should be called that it needs the Tour treatment. Video was so great though bro, loved every second of it! A great selection of ideas. ESPECIALLY cosmetics!!!!