Check out this fun image of Mario's many wardrobe options created by Glen Brogan which is apparently destined to be a t-shirt graphic. How many of everyone's favorite plumber's costumes and suits can you identify? And before you note that several power-up results are missing, consider the criteria that Glen used in choosing which costumes made the cut and which did not:
I sort of feel like I'm throwing myself to the wolves with this one. The reason being that I had to come up with rules for what I should and shouldn't include as part of Mario's wardrobe. I wanted to include as many of his power-ups as possible, but the main rule I had to follow was that I couldn't include things that actually transform Mario himself rather that just changing his wardrobe, like the Boo mushroom from Mario Galaxy that turns him into a ghost. So I've mentally prepared myself for the barage of "OMG WHY DIDNT U INCLUDE THIS 1 ON THERE U R DUM." I don't mind constructive critisicm, but sometimes it feels like people complain just to do it. If only they knew how much thought I actually put into these!
There could be an entire series of video game character closets like this one. Imagine Samus Aran wondering whether to wear the Power Suit, Varia Suit, Gravity Suit, or Phazon Suit; Link choosing between his green jerkin, red jerkin, or blue jerkin; Mega Man picking from Cut Man's weapon, Quick Man's weapon, or Shadow Man's weapon... hmm, maybe that wouldn't work after all.
Because they're all palette swap costumes, you see.
