Summary
- Princess Daisy has been largely left out of the roster in Mario games, but Super Mario Run marked her first appearance in a platformer, and she will also be featured in Super Mario Bros Wonder.
- In games like Mario Sports Mix and Mario Golf: Super Rush, Princess Daisy is considered a technical character with average power and speed but excellent technique. She has unique abilities like slowing opponents with a flower bed in Mario Sports Mix.
- Princess Daisy has appeared in various Mario spin-off titles, including Dr. Mario World, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Kart, and the beloved Mario Party series, giving players the option to play as a confident, capable woman character.
Mario has an assortment of interesting characters that players have been introduced to over the years. While some characters have seen repeat appearances while also being a character that the player can control, others have been mostly forgotten. The women characters of the Mario franchise are commonly left out of the roster, especially the likes of Princess Daisy.
There are few games that allow players to control this orange dress-wearing princess, who sees even fewer appearances than Princess Peach. Since her first game appearance in Super Mario Land, these are the best Mario franchise titles a player can play as Princess Daisy in.
8 Super Mario Run
When Super Mario Run was first released to the public, Princess Daisy wasn't a playable character. However, after an update that added an all-new mode to the game, Daisy was also added to the roster of characters that could be controlled by the player.
What makes this even more surprising is Super Mario Run –a mobile game– is the first Mario platformer to feature Princess Daisy. Until then, she could only be used in mainly sports titles or party games. Thankfully, Daisy will be appearing in another platformer soon with the announced release of Super Mario Bros Wonder.
7 Mario Sports Mix
Mario Sports Mix was released in early 2011 on both the Wii and the Wii U, this game included four different sports that Mario and his friends could compete in. This meant that Daisy was, once again, a character players could choose as their main athlete.
In these sports titles, the characters have different strengths, and, as for Princess Daisy, she is considered a technical character in both Mario Sports Mix and other sports titles. This means that her power and speed stat are average while her technique is one of the greatest in the game. In Mario Sports Mix, the characters even have abilities and hers allows Daisy to slow opponents using a flower bed.
6 Dr. Mario World
Princess Daisy continues to make waves as she appears in another mobile game in the franchise. Players may be surprised that the match-three title allows a player to decide between different characters to play as, while they attempt to eliminate the viruses.
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Naturally, these new characters are introduced with their own abilities. Once a player has unlocked Dr. Daisy, they have access to the ability that allows the player to simply remove any object they like from the grid to help them match the identical capsules. It's been great for players to be able to play this classic title again but with some fresh faces.
5 Mario Golf: Super Rush
Mario Golf is another staple sports spinoff from the Mario franchise. Princess Daisy has been seen as one of the playable characters of the game series since Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and she has since then continued to appear as a character in the game, with her most recent appearance being in Mario Golf: Super Rush that released in 2021.
Even more surprising is how incredible she is to play as in these games. While she may not be considered the best golfer overall, she's still a staple choice for many due to the sheer power behind every one of her golf club swings.
4 Mario Tennis Aces
Besides Mario Golf, Mario Tennis is another staple sporting Mario game series that players have fallen in love with over the years. With just as many games being released for Mario Tennis as there were for Mario Golf, it's of no surprise that Princess Daisy has appeared in a few of them.
She grabbed her racket for the first time on the Nintendo 64 in 2000, and she has continued to star in every single Mario Tennis since then, with her most recent appearance in the franchise being on Mario Tennis Aces, which was released in 2018.
3 Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Games
While some may not consider Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games as being an official Mario game, it still includes the man in the red cap as well as many of his friends. This, therefore, also means that Princess Daisy can once again be seen showing up all the other characters with her athletic skills.
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Her first gold medal could be won in 2007 though she continues to be seen as a speed demon in the 2019 release of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Daisy is one of the fastest characters in the game, which makes her perfect for any of the races available.
2 Mario Kart
Besides the main platformer series of the Mario franchise, another staple gaming series that many players have followed over the years are the racing titles of Mario Kart. In these games, players compete against both allies and enemies of Mario as they race across various tracks.
Therefore, players have the potential to choose Daisy as their racer. Weight plays an important role in Mario Kart and Daisy is considered a medium-weight option. Those who are looking for a faster character could even play the baby version that is occasionally offered.
1 Mario Party
Out of all the games Princess Daisy has appeared in, the one title players commonly associate the princess with is the Mario Party series. Princess Daisy has appeared in almost every Mario Party game to date. Players have been able to select this confident woman since Mario Party 3 and continue to main her in every game in the series.
While she might not have any special abilities like she does in the different sports series, it's great for players to have the option to play as another woman who isn't Princess Peach for a change.