Metal Mario Outfit
First appearance: Super Mario 64 (1996)
How to acquire: Purchase with 3000 gold coins after gaining 560 moons.
This will likely be one of the last outfits you unlock considering the steep requirements. The Metal Mario outfit is a faithful recreation of it’s 64 counterpart, faceless Mario and all.
Painter’s Outfit
First appearance: Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999)
How to acquire: Purchase with 45 purple coins from the Luncheon Kingdom.
It’s easy to make this mistake, but this outfit isn’t actually from the Super Nintendo’s Mario Paint, but is instead from a much less popular game. The ill-fated Japan exclusive Nintendo 64DD was home to four Mario Artist games. All four games featured the same image of Mario in a beret. Odyssey gives him an apron and a couple splotches of paint, giving the impression that painter Mario has been hard at work.
Pirate Outfit
First appearance: Mario Party 2 (1999)
How to acquire: Purchase with 200 gold coins after your first visit to the Seaside Kingdom.
Something unique to Mario Party 2 is that each character will wear a different costume depending on which board is being played. When Mario is playing on the pirate land board he dresses up as a pirate, of course. The Odyssey variant spruces it up a bit with the addition of the pirate’s ascot and jacket.
Cowboy Outfit
First appearance: Mario Party 2 (1999)
How to acquire: Purchase with 45 purple coins from the Sand Kingdom.
The cowboy outfit comes from Mario Party 2’s western land. Like the pirate outfit, the cowboy outfit features some additions that make the outfit feel a bit more complete. The hat and yellow neckerchief carried over from Mario Party 2 are accompanied by a waistcoat and some cowboy boots.
Waluigi Outfit
First appearance: Mario Tennis (2000)
How to acquire: Purchase with 300 gold coins after gaining 280 moons, or tap the Waluigi amiibo.
Luigi’s purple rival was first introduced in the spinoff Mario’s Tennis, primarily so that Wario could have a partner-in-crime. Waluigi’s antics only occur in the spinoff games; his most villainous role was as the main villain in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. His only association with a Mario platformer is through this outfit.
Skeleton Suit
First appearance: Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
How to acquire: Purchase with 9999 gold coins after beating the game.
In Super Mario Galaxy, when you are electrocuted, a model of Mario’s skeleton will appear very briefly. Occasionally, a glitch can occur where dying from electrocution will leave Mario in his skeletal state for a few seconds. It’s a shockingly terrifying scene for a Mario game. Along with the Metal Mario outfit, the skeleton suit will likely be one of the last outfits you acquire, unless you want this skinless costume so badly that you save up all your coins from the beginning.
