Toad was never meant to be depicted as a blue Toad originally. The idea that his blue appearance in Super Mario Bros. 2 is some kind of satisfying callback is misleading. That game had major graphical color limitations—just like how Peach appeared with brown hair due to palette constraints...
The best games were Toad is trully distuingished are in the mario kart and mario party series at it´s best, funny enough mario kart treats Toad as the only character with red spots as there are no red toads at the background and mario party has him depicted as the only guy with a blue vest while...
Hello, I'm a longtime fan of Toad, and I´m a bit fustrated with the way how Nintendo has portrayed him over the years. At times, he isn't included as a playable character, and in some story-driven games, he's hardly acknowledged as a distinct character. A glimmer of consistency came with the...