——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SUPER PAPER MARIO Text dumped by TheRewster, a.k.a. Rew Updated: January 19, 2015 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Note: This text dump is extracted from the North American version of the game, released April 9, 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. What follows is a cleaned-up presentation of all the text in the entire game-- not only dialogue but also menu text, item and enemy lists, etc. Because the text is already stored in ready-to-read ASCII format, it was a simple matter of extracting all the text files via the Dolphin emulator. There is a "raw" version of this text dump--showing all the extra bits of control code in the text--available at Romhacking.net. (Just go to "Documents" and search for "paper mario text dump," which should bring it up as one of the search results.) These codes are useful for identifying text effects (such as color, size, etc.), locations where the dialogue takes place, identifying which ally is speaking, and so forth. However, all such codes have been removed from this version to give it a cleaner presentation. The whole game's text is contained in only ten (albeit quite large) files. The first is named "global," which refers to menus and other miscellaneous text. Next is "machi," which contains all text pertaining to the hub towns Flipside/Flopside. The last eight files hold text for each of the eight respective chapters, like so: "stg1," "stg2," "stg3," "stg4," "stg5," "stg6," "stg7," and "stg8" (this last one interestingly holding some of the text from the opening at the start of the game). That will be the order in which the text is presented in this document. The following is a key for non-text representations in this document: {W} = Wii Remote/Wiimote {P} = D-Pad/Control Pad {↑} = D-Pad Up {↓} = D-Pad Down {A} = A Button {+} = Plus Button {-} = Minus Button {1} = 1 Button {2} = 2 Button {K} = Koopa Shell Icon {M} = Mushroom Icon {#} = Variable (numerical) {x} = Variable (word/phrase) For any questions, or if there are any errors, omissions, inconsistencies, or other issues, please email me at therewster1106@gmail.com--be sure to include "Paper Mario Text Dump" or something similar in the subject line so I know it's not spam. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lineland ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloam Valley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bitlands ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer Space ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Land of the Cragnons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Kingdom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underwhere ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside Tower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside 3rd Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside 2nd Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside 1st Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside B1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside B2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside 2nd Floor Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside 1st Floor Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside B1 Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside B2 Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mirror Hall ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside Tower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside 3rd Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside 2nd Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside 1st Floor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside B1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside B2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside 2nd Floor Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside 1st Floor Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside B1 Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside B2 Outskirts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lineland Road ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mount Lineland ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yold Desert ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yold Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloam Valley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee's Mansion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee's Mansion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee's Basement ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bitlands ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tile Pool ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dotwood Tree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fort Francis ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer Space ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Planet Blobule ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer Limits ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Whoa Zone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Downtown of Crag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gap of Crag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Caverns ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Caverns ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Kingdom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Early Duels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Proving Grounds ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Endgame ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underwhere ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underwhere Road ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Stair ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Overthere ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck Entry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck Foyer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck Interior ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Adventure Unfolds ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Afoot in the Foothills ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sands of Yold ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monster of the Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bogging to Merlee's ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tricks, Treats, Traps ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Breaking the Bank ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Basement Face-off ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Geeks Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloops Ahoy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up, Up, and a Tree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Battle of Fort Francis ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Into Outer Space ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Paper Emergency ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Gates of Space ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mysterious Mr. L ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Downtown of Crag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pixls, Tablets, and Crag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Crag in the Dark ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Menace of King Croacus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer Guy Showdown ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The End of a World ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer Guy Showdown ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer Guy Showdown ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subterranean Vacation ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sealed Doors Three ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Forbidden Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Bone-Chilling Tale ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Impending Darkness ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Countdown to Destruction ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi and Count Bleck ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to use the Return Pipe to warp back to Flipside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use the Return Pipe here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use the Return Pipe now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use your Return Pipe to get back to Flipside from most places. But it's a one-way trip, so you'll have to hike back to the spot you used it! Want to return to Flipside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you use the Return Pipe here, you'll return to Flipside. Use the Return Pipe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you use the Return Pipe here, you'll return to Flopside. Use the Return Pipe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use this pipe to leave the Pit of 100 Trials. But it's a one-way pipe, so you'd have to come back here the long way. Do you want to leave the Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to leave the Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use this pipe to leave the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. But it's a one-way pipe, so you'd have to come back here the long way. Do you want to leave the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to leave the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've been flipped out! You're going back to Flipside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Mushroom! Grab these to recover HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Speed Flower! It temporarily speeds up time. You'll also earn triple points and coins while it's active! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Slow Flower! It temporarily slows time to a crawl. You'll also earn triple points and coins while it's active! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Happy Flower! For a little while, flowers with coins will rain down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run for your life! It's a Zombie Shroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Mega Star! Use it to grow to mega proportions and trample your enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't climb this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you collect an enemy's Catch Card, you boost the damage you do to it. The more cards, the better. You can boost your power by double, triple, or more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP is low! You're... Critical! Use a Shroom Shake or other item from the menu to restore your HP. Or you can always go back to Flipside using the Return Pipe in "Important Things"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {an}{ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {an}{ITEM} card! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like it won't open... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use the flip ability to flip into 3-D! Flip between 2-D and 3-D to get through tricky situations and find secrets. While you're flipping, the Flip Gauge in the upper left will start to drop. If your Flip Gauge runs out, you'll start to take damage, so flip back before then! Flip back into 2-D to build up your Flip Gauge again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your max HP went up by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Attack went up by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Attack has increased! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Defense has increased! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can paralyze enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're invincible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP will now regenerate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Attack has increased and your HP will regenerate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Attack and Defense have increased, and you can now paralyze enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You will now take less damage and regenerate HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No enemies to attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipped ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— De-jumped ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No Skills ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our hero, Mario! He uses his famous jump to leap on foes. Now he finds himself in a strange, unpredictable world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our hero, Mario! Press {A} to flip between dimensions! Watch out: if his Flip Meter runs out, Mario will get hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fair Princess Peach! Use {2} to float with her parasol. Press down on the {P} while on the ground to hide! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His Awfulness, Lord Bowser! Press {P} down to breathe fire! He also deals double damage when he stomps on foes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The man in green, Luigi! Hold {P} down to launch skyward. No perch is out of reach! No foe is too high to clobber! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thoreau ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slim ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thudley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Carrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fleep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piccolo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cudge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dottie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Barry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dashell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point {W} at the screen and press {1} to get hints. She can provide advice about people and things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to grab a thing or enemy, then press {1} to throw! He can even hit switches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to set a bomb and press {1} again to detonate it! Set it off near blocks, enemies, or switches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to turn sideways and fit through paper-thin gaps. Turn sideways and wait to avoid foes and traps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to pull off a powerful ground-pounding move! You can flatten enemies and pound pegs with him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to hop on Carrie and hover over nasty hazards. Spikes and water are no problem with this Pixl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to create a mystical frame to flip various things. You can even flip enemies to make them dizzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to have this Pixl play strange, unique music. It can also alter character sounds and other odd things... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to whack things with a mighty hammer. It can even pulverize big, yellow blocks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} to shrink. To return to normal, press {1} again. While tiny, foes can't see you and you can cross water! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {1} with good timing to defend and counter attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {1} to dash! That means move FAST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unavailable Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruins Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— House Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fort Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fort Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fort Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goldfish Bowl ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goldfish Bowl ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Helmet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ancient Clue ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimension Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimension Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimension Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Tablet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Tablet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water Tablet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cave Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Card Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Sprout ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Diet Book ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Black Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Door Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Orb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Orb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Orb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return Pipe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Ball ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Training Machine ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You-Know-What ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Autograph ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Random House Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk Y ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk R ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk B ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk G ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk W ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk PI ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooking Disk PU ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Yold Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Yold Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Gloam Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Gloam Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Merlee's Mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Merlee's Mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a Fort Francis door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use this yet! Find a place to release the fish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use this yet! Find a place to release the fish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bowl with a goldfish swimming inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bowl with a goldfish swimming inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A must-have item for any space explorer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A must-have item for any space explorer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A paper with clues about the location of space treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A paper with clues about the location of space treasure. You bought this from Blappy on Planet Blobule. It says... "By rock man's noggin, when outer space is reversed, the door secret hides." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door on Planet Blobule. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door on Planet Blobule. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of water chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of water chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of stone chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of stone chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of fire chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tablet with the symbol of fire chiseled on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Floro Caverns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Floro Caverns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Processing Center. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in the Processing Center. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks dropped this sprout. What happens if you wear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks dropped this sprout. What happens if you wear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door located in The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A book about slimming down. Do I look like I need to diet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A book about slimming down. Do I look like I need to diet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A blue fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes a little weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A blue fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes a little weird... Restores 5 HP and cures poison. Most people notice no other effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yellow fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yellow fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes weird... Restores 5 HP and cures poison. Most people notice no other effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A red fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes pretty weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A red fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes pretty weird... Restores 5 HP and cures poison. Most people notice no other effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pink fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes sort of weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pink fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes sort of weird... Restores 5 HP and cures poison. Most people notice no other effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A black fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes very weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A black fruit from Overthere Stair. It tastes very weird... Restores 1 HP and cures poison. Most people notice no other effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in The Overthere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in The Overthere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A blue orb from Blubi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A blue orb from Blubi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yellow orb from Yebbi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yellow orb from Yebbi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A red orb from Rebbi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A red orb from Rebbi. It draws a bridge to the temple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Castle Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door in Castle Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door somewhere in town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a door somewhere in town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card with a character picture on it. Collectible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A magic pipe that returns you to Flipside from afar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A magic pipe that returns you to Flipside from afar. ...But you can't use it if the signal can't reach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crystal ball Merluvlee gave you. Take it to Merlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crystal ball Merluvlee gave you. Take it to Merlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An exercise machine. Take it to Merluvlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An exercise machine. Take it to Merluvlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A...you-know-what! Take it to Bestovius. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A...you-know-what! Take it to Bestovius. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A piece of paper. Look for someone to sign it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A piece of paper. Look for someone to sign it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lipstick-marked paper. Take it to Old Man Watchitt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lipstick-marked paper. Take it to Old Man Watchitt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to open a door somewhere in the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to open a door somewhere in the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data card for the Dining Specializer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that allows you to play a hidden arcade game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that allows you to play a hidden arcade game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear the Floro Sprout? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off the Floro Sprout? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Burst ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thunder Rage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— POW Block ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Shock ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Bar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Bar x3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Block Block ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Courage Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mighty Tonic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Volt Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ghost Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleepy Sheep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop Watch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Shroom Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Shroom Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dried Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Life Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long-Last Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mystery Box ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Catch Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Catch Card SP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Medal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Medal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slimy Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maple Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Royal Jelly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peachy Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keel Mango ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coconut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Primordial Fruit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Leaf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turtley Leaf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dried Bouquet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cake Mix ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whacka Bump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Horsetail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mystic Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh Pasta Bunch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot Sauce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inky Sauce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dayzee Tear ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sap Soup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bone-In Cut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh Veggie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smelly Herb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Jar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Steak ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mild Cocoa Bean ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Broils enemies with searing flames. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Broils enemies with searing flames. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pelts enemies with frigid shards of ice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pelts enemies with frigid shards of ice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strikes enemies with lightning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strikes enemies with lightning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Showers enemies with a flurry of shooting stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Showers enemies with a flurry of shooting stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rattles enemies on the ground and ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rattles enemies on the ground and ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rams into enemies when you kick the shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rams into enemies when you kick the shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gold bar worth around 100 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gold bar worth around 100 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three gold bars worth around 300 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three gold bars worth around 300 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet barrier! Briefly makes you invincible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet barrier! Briefly makes you invincible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shell briefly reduces the damage you take by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shell briefly reduces the damage you take by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A potent drink that briefly doubles your Attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A potent drink that briefly doubles your Attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shocking shroom! Briefly paralyze enemies you touch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shocking shroom! Briefly paralyze enemies you touch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shocking shroom! Briefly paralyze enemies you touch. Get them at Howzit's shop in Yold Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Summons a Ghost Shroom to snack on your enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Summons a Ghost Shroom to snack on your enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Summons a Ghost Shroom to snack on your enemies. Get one at Notso's shop in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Temporarily puts enemies to sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just looking at this thing briefly puts enemies to sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A wacky watch that stops enemies in their tracks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A wacky watch that stops enemies in their tracks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A healthy drink. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-good drink. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A canned good that restores 10 HP and cures poison. Get them at Howzit's shop in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-super drink. Restores 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-super drink. Restores 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-super drink. Restores 20 HP and cures poison. Get them at Notso's shop in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-mega drink. Restores 50 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-mega drink. Restores 50 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-mega drink. Restores 50 HP and cures poison. Get them at Notso's shop in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dried shroom. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dried shroom. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dried shroom. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. Get them somewhere in Flopside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Automatically restores 5 HP if you fall in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Automatically restores 5 HP if you fall in battle. Eat it at any other time to restore 5 HP and cure poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Automatically restores 5 HP if you fall in battle. Eat it at any other time to restore 5 HP and cure poison. Buy them at Howzit's shop in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fungal drink that regenerates your HP over time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fungal drink that regenerates your HP over time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fungal drink that regenerates your HP over time. Buy them at Howzit's shop in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does this do? Only one way to find out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does this do? Only one way to find out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that catches an enemy's soul. If it works... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that catches an enemy's soul. If it works... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that captures a foe's soul. It almost always works! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card that captures a foe's soul. It almost always works! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A heart that fortifies your bod! Raises max HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A heart that fortifies your bod! Raises max HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A get-burly-quick item! Raises Attack by 1 permanently. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A get-burly-quick item! Raises Attack by 1 permanently. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-shiny silver medal worth 1,000 points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-shiny silver medal worth 1,000 points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-rare gold medal worth 10,000 points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-rare gold medal worth 10,000 points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dangerous poison shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dangerous poison shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dangerous poison shroom. Highly toxic! Sometimes a Cursya will drop one of these. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A buttery shroom. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A buttery shroom. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A buttery shroom. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. You can get them somewhere in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A succulent peach. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A succulent peach. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A succulent peach. Restores 10 HP and cures poison. Buy them at the Itty Bits in the Dotwood Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A moist mango. Restores 7 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A moist mango. Restores 7 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A moist mango. Restores 7 HP and cures poison. Buy them at the Itty Bits shop in Downtown of Crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Cragnon fruit that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Cragnon fruit that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Cragnon fruit that restores 10 HP and cures poison. Buy them in the shop in Downtown of Crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A precious leaf. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A precious leaf. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A precious leaf. Restores 1 HP and cures poison. Sometimes an Amazy Dayzee will drop this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A burly leaf that reduces all damage by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A burly leaf that reduces all damage by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A burly leaf that reduces all damage by half. Koopas occasionally drop them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet mix that restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet mix that restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet mix that restores 5 HP and cures poison. Get it at Itty Bits in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bump from a poor Whacka. Used to make delicious buns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bump from a poor Whacka. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. How do you sleep at night? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bump from a poor Whacka. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. Even better toasted! Whackas sometimes drop these. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A spring reed that restores 7 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A spring reed that restores 7 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A spring reed that restores 7 HP and cures poison. Get them from the Itty Bits in the Dotwood Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This noodly delight restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This noodly delight restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This noodly delight restores 5 HP and cures poison. Buy it from the Itty Bits shop in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now THAT'S a spicy sauce! Temporarily doubles Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now THAT'S a spicy sauce! Temporarily doubles Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now THAT'S a spicy sauce! Temporarily doubles Attack. Buy it from the Itty Bits shop in The Overthere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A squiddy sauce. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A squiddy sauce. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A squiddy sauce. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. Bloopers sometimes drop them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sad, sad liquid that restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sad, sad liquid that restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sad, sad liquid that restores 3 HP and cures poison. Crazee Dayzees sometimes drop them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrated syrup. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrated syrup. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrated syrup. Restores 3 HP and cures poison. Floro Sapiens sometimes drop them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A legendary cut of meat that briefly doubles your Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A legendary cut of meat that briefly doubles your Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A legendary cut of meat that briefly doubles your Attack. Muths sometimes drop them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crunchy veggie that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crunchy veggie that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crunchy veggie that restores 10 HP and cures poison. Get it at the Itty Bits near the Dotwood Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An aromatherapy herb that restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An aromatherapy herb that restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An aromatherapy herb that restores 5 HP and cures poison. Get it at the Itty Bits in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey that restores 10 HP and cures poison. Get some from the Itty Bits in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beefy meat that restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beefy meat that restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beefy meat that restores 15 HP and cures poison. Buy some from the Itty Bits in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big, yolky egg that restores 12 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big, yolky egg that restores 12 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big, yolky egg that restores 12 HP and cures poison. Pick one up at the Itty Bits in Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious chocolate! Restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious chocolate! Restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious chocolate! Restores 5 HP and cures poison. Pick some up at the Itty Bits in Downtown of Crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet Choco-bar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Choco-bar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Choco-bar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gradual Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dayzee Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slimy Extract ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fried Shroom Plate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roast Shroom Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Steak ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Super ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Broth ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mushroom Crepe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chocolate Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heartful Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mousse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach Tart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Horsetail Tart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet Cookie Snack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Dumpling ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sap Muffin ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Town Special ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mango Pudding ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love Pudding ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Couple's Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruit Parfait ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow Cone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow Bunny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Berry Snow Bunny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electro Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herb Tea ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Tea ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti Plate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Pasta Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ink Pasta Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopasta Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love Noodle Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fried Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Egg Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Dynamite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spit Roast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meteor Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omelette Plate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Soup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot Dog ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Healthy Salad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Special ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Deluxe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Space Food ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Emergency Ration ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dangerous Delight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trial Stew ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mistake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mistake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Warm Cocoa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Odd Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inky Soup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gingerbread House ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Volcano Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Pilaf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Pudding ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heavy Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Primordial Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gorgeous Steak ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luxurious Set ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roast Whacka Bump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Breakfast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis Lunch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sky Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stamina Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choco Pasta Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Delicacy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roast Horsetail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sap Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamburger ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Standard Chocolate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity Hamburger ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity Punch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Block Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Veggie Set ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weird Extract ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awesome Snack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mango Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meat Pasta Dish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mixed Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Miracle Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Megaton Dinner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lovely Chocolate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nuts AND nougat! Restores 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nuts AND nougat! Restores 5 HP and cures poison. A tasty treat for candy fiends of all ages! Made by mixing a Mild Cocoa Bean with a Honey Jar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom-flavored bar. Gives 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom-flavored bar. Gives 15 HP and cures poison. It entrances fungus gourmets the universe over. Made by mixing a Mild Cocoa Bean with a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luxurious chocolate! Restores 25 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luxurious chocolate! Restores 25 HP and cures poison. It's the candy bar of the filthy rich and famous! Made by mixing a Mild Cocoa Bean with a Golden Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bruise-soothing syrup. Gradually restores HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bruise-soothing syrup. Gradually restores HP. Made by mixing a Long-Last Shake with a Peachy Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This strange syrup is full of mysterious Dayzee power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pure Dayzee syrup! Doubles Attack and gradually fills HP. Made from a Dayzee Tear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mysterious shroom extract that cures curse and poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mysterious shroom extract that cures curse and poison. Made from a Slimy Shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A basic shroom dish. Restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A basic shroom dish. Restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lavish shroom dish. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lavish shroom dish. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. Made from a Super Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The height of shroom cuisine. Fills 70 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The height of shroom cuisine. Fills 70 HP and cures poison. Made from an Ultra Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet shroom dessert. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet shroom dessert. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. Made by mixing a Shroom Shake with a Honey Jar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A schmancy shroom dessert. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fancy shroom dessert. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made with a Super Shroom Shake and a Honey Jar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tea-infused shroom. Fills 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tea-infused shroom. Fills 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Shake and a Smelly Herb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom-stuffed crepe. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom-stuffed crepe. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Shake and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroomy cake. Restores 30 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroomy cake. Restores 30 HP and cures poison. Made from a Super Shroom Shake and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decadent cake! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decadent cake! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Mild Cocoa Bean and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet cake to DIE for! Gradually fills HP over time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet cake to DIE for! Gradually fills HP over time. Made from a Cake Mix and a Lovely Chocolate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fluffy confection that fills 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fluffy confection that fills 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Cake Mix and a Big Egg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A peachy pie that restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A peachy pie that restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peachy Peach and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A simple-yet-popular dessert. Fills 12 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A simple-yet-popular dessert. Fills 12 HP and cures poison. Made from a Horsetail and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet cookies that restore 10 HP and cure poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet cookies that restore 10 HP and cure poison. Made from a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A turtle-shaped dumpling. Cuts damage taken by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A turtle-shaped dumpling. Cuts damage taken by half. Made from a Cake Mix and a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An odd-tasting muffin. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An odd-tasting muffin. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Sap Soup and a Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Downtown of Crag's specialty. Fills 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Downtown of Crag's specialty. Fills 5 HP and cures poison. Made from a Primordial Fruit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Light and fruity pudding. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Light and fruity pudding. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Big Egg and a Keel Mango. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very bittersweet pudding that makes you feel tingly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very bittersweet pudding that makes you feel tingly. Made from a Big Egg and a Lovely Chocolate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A heartwarming dessert that brings back fond memories. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A heartwarming dessert that brings back fond memories. Made from a Snow Bunny and a Berry Snow Bunny. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity ice cream that can be used on enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruity ice cream that's too cold to even eat! Use it on enemies to freeze them and cause damage. Made from a Peachy Peach and a Snow Cone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-freezy snow cone! You can use this on enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A super-freezy snow cone that's too cold to eat! Use it on enemies to freeze them and cause damage. Made from an Ice Storm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A chilly treat! Freezes enemies for chilly damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A chilly treat! Freezes enemies for chilly damage. Made from a Snow Cone and a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Snow Bunny's girlfriend! Freezes foes with frost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Snow Bunny's girlfriend! Freezes foes with frost. Made from a Snow Bunny and a Pink Apple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy that's the bee's knees! Fills 12 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy that's the bee's knees! Fills 12 HP and cures poison. Made from a Honey Jar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shocking candy that will zap any foe that touches you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shocking candy that will zap any foe that touches you. Made from a Thunder Rage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A relaxing cup of tea. Fills 7 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A relaxing cup of tea. Fills 7 HP and cures poison. Made from a Smelly Herb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa...Tea? Briefly reduces damage taken by half. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa...Tea? Briefly reduces damage taken by half. Made from a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yummy pasta that restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yummy pasta that restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fresh Pasta Bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four-alarm fettuccine! Doubles Attack for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four-alarm fettuccine! Doubles Attack for a short time. Made from a Hot Sauce and a Fresh Pasta Bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark, exotic pasta that fills 25 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark, exotic pasta that fills 25 HP and cures poison. Made from an Inky Sauce and a Fresh Pasta Bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine pan-Koopa cuisine. Briefly halves damage taken. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine pan-Koopa cuisine. Briefly halves damage taken. Made from a Turtley Leaf and a Fresh Pasta Bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A passionate pasta that awakens the romantic in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A passionate pasta that awakens the romantic in you! Briefly doubles Attack and cuts damage taken by half. Paralyzes any enemy you touch. Made from a Lovely Chocolate and a Fresh Pasta Bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sunny-side up! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sunny-side up! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Big Egg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toss at your enemies to inflict hot, eggy destruction. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toss at your enemies to inflict hot, eggy destruction. Made from a Fire Burst and a Big Egg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This lady's cooking is bombastic! Burns enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This lady's cooking is bombastic! Burns enemies. Made from an Egg Bomb and a Dyllis Breakfast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... Rotating meat! Doubles Attack for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... Rotating meat! Doubles Attack for a short time. Made from a Bone-In Cut. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that's out of this world. Can be used against enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that's out of this world. Can be used against enemies. Made from a Shooting Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Breakfast...for dinner! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Breakfast...for dinner! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Big Egg and a Horsetail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sip with a flameproof spoon! Fills 8 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sip with a flameproof spoon! Fills 8 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fire Burst. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A meat treat. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A meat treat. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Power Steak and a Fresh Veggie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good! And good for you! Fills 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good! And good for you! Fills 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fresh Veggie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How Dyllis does dinner. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How Dyllis does dinner. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fried Shroom Plate and a Meat Pasta Dish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's blue-ribbon winner. Fills 60 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's blue-ribbon winner. Fills 60 HP and cures poison. Made from a Roast Shroom Dish and a Fruity Hamburger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The legendary Dyllis Deluxe. Fills 90 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The legendary Dyllis Deluxe. Fills 90 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Steak and a Gorgeous Steak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now not just for astronauts! Fills 10 HP and cures poison. But when you eat it in outer space... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now not just for astronauts! Fills 10 HP and cures poison. But when you eat it in outer space... Made from an Ice Storm and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp in case of emergency. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp in case of emergency. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fire Burst and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dinner with a dash of danger! Not for the faint of heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dinner with a dash of danger! Not for the faint of heart. Made from a Poison Shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ultimate gastronomical test... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ultimate gastronomical test... The higher your HP, the harder the test. Made from a Poison Shroom and a Couple's Cake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Send it back to the kitchen! Fills 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Send it back to the kitchen! Fills 1 HP and cures poison. This is what you get for straying from the recipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Send it back to the kitchen! The smell could KO you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Send it back to the kitchen! The smell could KO you! Made from a Sleepy Sheep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot cocoa that restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot cocoa that restores 10 HP and cures poison. Made from a Mild Cocoa Bean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dodgy dish that restores 2 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dodgy dish that restores 2 HP and cures poison. Made from a Poison Shroom and a Fried Shroom Plate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This murky mess restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This murky mess restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from an Inky Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Home sweet home. Restores 30 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Home sweet home. Restores 30 HP and cures poison. Made from a Chocolate Cake and a Mousse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hotter than magma! Doubles Attack for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hotter than magma! Doubles Attack for a short time. Made from a Hot Sauce and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zesty Koopa cuisine. Halves damage taken temporarily. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zesty Koopa cuisine. Halves damage taken temporarily. Made from a Turtley Leaf and a Horsetail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tastes good going down, and... temporarily doubles Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tastes good going down, and... temporarily doubles Attack. Made from a Big Egg and a Hot Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroomtastic pudding! Heals 25 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroomtastic pudding! Heals 25 HP and cures poison. Made from a Big Egg and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gloopy mess that makes you feel...sluggish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gloopy mess that makes you feel...sluggish. Made with a Honey Jar and a Honey Candy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old-school dish that fills 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old-school dish that fills 15 HP and cures poison. Made with a Primordial Fruit and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One gorgeous cut of meat! Heals 25 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One gorgeous cut of meat! Heals 25 HP and cures poison. Made from a Power Steak and a Hamburger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fourteen carats of delicious! Heals 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fourteen carats of delicious! Heals 1 HP and cures poison. Made from a Gold Bar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More than you can eat! Heals 30 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More than you can eat! Heals 30 HP and cures poison. Made from a Dyllis Dinner and a Fried Shroom Plate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rare and cruel dish that heals 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rare and cruel dish that heals 5 HP and cures poison. Made from a Whacka Bump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's signature breakfast. Heals 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's signature breakfast. Heals 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Shake and a Spicy Soup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's lunch packs a punch! Heals 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis's lunch packs a punch! Heals 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fried Shroom Plate and a Spaghetti Plate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tasty sweet-and-sour juice. Heals 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tasty sweet-and-sour juice. Heals 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Blue Apple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mighty mix restores HP gradually over time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mighty mix restores HP gradually over time. Made from an Inky Sauce and a Honey Jar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This sounds...interesting. Fills 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This sounds...interesting. Fills 5 HP and cures poison. Made with a Fresh Pasta Bunch and a Mild Cocoa Bean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom with a rare flavor. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shroom with a rare flavor. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. Made from a Shroom Shake and a Dayzee Tear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One very flavorful dish. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One very flavorful dish. Fills 10 HP and cures poison. Made from a Horsetail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strangely named syrup with even stranger effects... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strangely named syrup with even stranger effects... Briefly halves damage taken and slowly regenerates HP. Made with a Sap Soup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good ol' hamburger meat. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good ol' hamburger steak. Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Power Steak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh-squeezed peach juice. Fills 12 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh-squeezed peach juice. Fills 12 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peachy Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange-tasting chocolate. It makes you feel sluggish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange-tasting chocolate. It makes you feel sluggish. Made with a Mild Cocoa Bean and a Poison Shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake fruitsplosion! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake fruitsplosion! Restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peachy Peach and a Mushroom Crepe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamburger stuffed with...fruit? Fills 25 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamburger stuffed with...fruit? Fills 25 HP and cures poison. Made from a Power Steak and a Keel Mango. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very fruity sweet. Restores 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very fruity sweet. Restores 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peachy Peach and a Keel Mango. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruity, shroomy dessert. Fills 15 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruity, shroomy dessert. Fills 15 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peachy Peach and a Shroom Shake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An eccentric dish said to contain a Block Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An eccentric dish said to contain a Block Block. It briefly makes you invincible. Made from a Block Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ladies love this salad! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ladies love this salad! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made with a Healthy Salad and a Big Egg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ethereal essence puts your enemies to sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ethereal essence puts your enemies to sleep. Made with a Peach Juice and a Hot Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside's favorite snack! Fills 5 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside's favorite snack! Fills 5 HP and cures poison. Made with a Cake Mix and a Fresh Veggie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh mango juice! Restores 10 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh mango juice! Restores 10 HP and cures poison. Made with a Keel Mango. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti with meat sauce. Fills 18 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti with meat sauce. Fills 18 HP and cures poison. Made from a Fresh Pasta Bunch and a Power Steak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Juice with chunks of fruit! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Juice with chunks of fruit! Fills 20 HP and cures poison. Made from a Peach Juice and a Mango Juice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dish that does miracles! Fills 1 HP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dish that does miracles! Fills 1 HP and cures poison. Made from a Mystery Box. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A surprising meal! Shakes the ground and damages enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A surprising meal! Shakes the ground and damages enemies. Made from a POW Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The finest chocolate in the universe...made with pure love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The finest chocolate in the universe...made with pure love! Doubles Attack and briefly halves damage taken. Any enemy that touches you will be shocked. Made from a Mild Cocoa Bean and a Fire Burst. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ancient town lies stuck between dimensions. It was built eons ago by an ancient civilization. The pillars in town were built to hold Pure Hearts. The town may also hold other mysteries... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ancient town lies stuck between dimensions. It was built eons ago by an ancient civilization. The pillars in town were built to hold Pure Hearts. When placed in a pillar, they open doors to other worlds. The town may also hold other mysteries... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ancient town lies stuck between dimensions. It was built eons ago by an ancient civilization. On the other side of Flipside lies a town called Flopside. The pillars in town were built to hold Pure Hearts. When placed in a pillar, they open doors to other worlds. The town may also hold other mysteries... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The red door leads to the land of the Ancients. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The red door leads to the land of the Ancients. You journeyed along Lineland Road to reach Yold Town. Beyond the Yold Desert, you discovered the Yold Ruins. There, Merlumina gave you a Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The orange door leads to a dim and dusky realm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The orange door leads to a dim and dusky realm. Amid the river and swamps, you found Merlee's Mansion. People travel from far and wide to receive her charms. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The yellow door leads to a strangely pixelated world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The yellow door leads to a strangely pixelated world. You traveled through the Tile Pool and over a giant tree. You rescued Tippi and got a Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The green door leads to the depths of space...and beyond! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The green door leads to the depths of space...and beyond! This area of space was once the Squirpia Kingdom. You explored the Whoa Zone with Prince Squirps. There, you found another Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The light blue door leads to a prehistoric world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The light blue door leads to a prehistoric world. The Cragnons live above and the Floro Sapiens below. Now the water there is clean and there are no kidnappings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The blue door leads to a land ruled with iron fists. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The blue door leads to a land ruled with iron fists. A martial-arts tournament is fought here every day. If you defeat all 100 warriors, you may earn a prize... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The purple door leads to a land of restless souls. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The purple door leads to a land of restless souls. Those with good hearts are ushered into The Overthere. Everyone else must remain in The Underwhere. This isn't really the kind of place you visit for fun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The black door leads to a joyless fortress of shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The black door leads to a joyless fortress of shadow. But there is still a wedding chapel in a faraway wing. Mario saved every world here with Tippi...or is it Timpani? No one knows where she and Blumiere are now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bestovius calls this calm, angular plain home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This calm plateau of angular lines is home to Bestovius. Bestovius taught Mario how to flip between dimensions here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This rocky region features scenic mountain peaks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This rocky region features scenic mountain peaks. Yold Town lies over the mountains. The mayor is a descendant of the Ancients named Watchitt. You met a Pixl named Thoreau under one of the houses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dry wind rolls across this hot, sandpit-riddled desert. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dry wind rolls across this hot, sandpit-riddled desert. Count Bleck's henchman, O'Chunks, attacked you here. Somewhere in the desert is an entrance to the Yold Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Yold Ruins were trapped to protect the Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Yold Ruins were trapped to protect the Pure Heart. A dragon named Fracktail defended the Pure Heart. Beyond him lay the resting place of Merlumina. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tall marsh grasses carpet this rich and wild wetland. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tall marsh grasses carpet this rich and wild wetland. You first met Boomer here under the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mysterious fog hangs about Merlee's sprawling mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mysterious fog hangs about Merlee's sprawling mansion. But where's Merlee? The only one here is Mimi. Oh, and some guard dogs that throw you out of the mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on in this mansion? Are these captives? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi ran a sweatshop in the back of the mansion. Looking back, the hard labor wasn't all that bad. Maybe that's because this is where you met Slim. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Countless butlers have been lost in this massive cellar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Countless butlers have been lost in this massive cellar. And masters, too! Merlee was hiding in a faraway toilet. Good thing you saved her and stopped Mimi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis kidnapped Tippi from these beautiful Bitlands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis kidnapped Tippi from these beautiful Bitlands. Bowser battled Mario here too, but Mario prevailed. Once Peach charmed him, he agreed to join the group. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These waters are home to dangerous aquatic species. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These waters are home to dangerous aquatic species. And one Pixl species, too, the girthful Thudley! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mighty tree stretches to the edge of the atmosphere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mighty tree stretches to the edge of the atmosphere. Even the inside of the tree was massive. And what about that strange red wind at the top? Dimentio also ambushed you here with dramatic flair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis designed this fortress as the ultimate geek lair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis designed this fortress as the ultimate geek lair. Good thing you met Carrie the Pixl here to help us out. Has Francis learned to make offline friends yet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer space... A vast and unknowable nothingness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer space... A vast and unknowable nothingness. You met Squirps here in a strange space capsule... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why is there an outhouse on the edge of the universe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why is there an outhouse on the edge of the universe? We bought an Ancient Clue from old Blappy. We used it to free Fleep from outhouse imprisonment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a shortcut from Planet Blobule to the Whoa Zone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a shortcut from Planet Blobule to the Whoa Zone. You had to get a chocolate bar from the Twinkle Mart. Then you gave it to Squirps so that he would open the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Few have escaped this graveyard of space. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Few have escaped this graveyard of space. The queen of Squirpia hid a Pure Heart here long ago. Her son is Prince Squirps, or Squirp Korogaline Squirpina. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The locals here love watching TV more than anything else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The locals here love watching crag-vision. The Floro Sapiens abducted some villagers. The elder asked for help, and you agreed to rescue them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ruin-packed valley is tucked between mountains. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ruin-packed valley is tucked between mountains. O'Chunks attacked us here, but we beat him again. We also met Cudge the Pixl at the top of a mountain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Floro Sapiens live in this gem mine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Floro Sapiens cave is studded with gems. The abducted Cragnons were forced to mine the gems. You met Flint Cragley, the crag-vision star, here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Floro Sapiens cave is home to King Croacus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Floro Sapiens cave is home to King Croacus. Dottie joined your cause after you met her. You freed the Cragnons and restored peace to the area. You also found another Pure Heart here. It had been given to King Croacus by the Ancients... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You have to face the first 25 Sammer Guys in battle. Only 75 more ferocious martial-art masters to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Sammer's kingdom has been completely obliterated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You have to face Sammer Guys 26 to 50. You still have a long way to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Sammer's kingdom has been completely obliterated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You have to face Sammer Guys 51 to 75. You're getting there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You have to face Sammer Guys 51 to 75. You're getting there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You have to face Sammer Guys 76 to 100. Only a few warriors remain. But what will you get? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This land is host to the legendary Duel of 100. You had to face Sammer Guys 76 to 100. You beat the final Sammer Guy and got a rare prize! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jaydes rules the sad souls whose games are over. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jaydes rules the sad souls whose games are over. Mario and his brother Luigi finally reunited here. After that, they headed with Luvbi up to The Overthere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This road leads from The Underwhere to the surface. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This road leads from The Underwhere to the surface. On the way, you met up with Bowser again. He used his breath to light torches so we could see. You also had to pass the three Dorguys. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This fluffy road leads to the Overthere Stair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This fluffy road leads to the Overthere Stair. You met up with Peach again here among the clouds. Be careful not to fall between the clouds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi and the Nimbis live here, high in the sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi and the Nimbis live here, high in the sky. This sad place is where Luvbi became a Pure Heart again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Castle Bleck's grand entry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Castle Bleck's grand entry. Bowser wrestled O'Chunks to the ground here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the ominous foyer of Castle Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the ominous foyer of Castle Bleck. It's where Mimi and Peach had their epic duel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The interior of Castle Bleck is a little bleak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The interior of Castle Bleck is a little bleak. We had to chase Dimentio through many worlds here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Castle Bleck's inner sanctum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Castle Bleck's inner sanctum. Dimentio had been waiting for us to beat the count. You used the Pure Hearts to defeat Super Dimentio. Tippi and Count Bleck then stopped the end of all worlds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Action Commands ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point the {W} at the screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shake {W} up and down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shake {W} up and down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shake {W} up and down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aim with your cursor and fire at {☆}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shake {W} with good timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {P} with good timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {2} when it points to red! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shake {W} up and down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the flashing button! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tilt {W} as shown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aim with your cursor and fire at {K}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move {☆} around {M} repeatedly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When {☆} flashes, hold {2}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When {☆} flashes, press {2}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fell asleep! Shake {W} to wake up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're frozen! Shake {W} to recover! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've been swallowed! Shake {W} quickly to escape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pixl ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Map ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Catch Cards ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Products ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gift ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select an Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Pixl ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Map ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Product ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to give? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What can I take? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have too much stuff! Throw something away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select OK with {2}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go back with {1}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiked Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopatrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buzzy Beetle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Top ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Buzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakitu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dull Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomerang Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Striker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toopa Striker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soopa Striker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piranha Plant ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Putrid Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frost Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crazee Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheep Cheep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bittacuda ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruff Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spania ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Back Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tech Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heavy Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reversya Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava Bubble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chain Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underchomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bald Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moon Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shlurp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shlorp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thwomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny Tromp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Tromp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bullet Bill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bill Blaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squiglet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squig ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squog ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squoinker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sproing-Oing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boing-Oing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zoing-Oing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomboxer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beepboxer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blastboxer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jawbus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawbus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gawbus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gnip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gnaw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mister I ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red I ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Growmeba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blomeba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chromeba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tileoid G ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tileoid B ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tileoid R ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tileoid Y ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meowbomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SurpriseMeow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BigMeow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jellien ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foton ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Warpid ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeligon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooligon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Longator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Longadile ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Barribad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sobarribad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pigarithm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hogarithm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choppa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muth ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Muth ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Sapien ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Cragnien ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ninjoe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ninjohn ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ninjerry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underhand ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skellobit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Skellobit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skellobomber ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skellobait ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Skellobait ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Megabite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gigabite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Magiblot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Magiblot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Magiblot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fracktail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wracktail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser (1) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Luigi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Bowser ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. L ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brobot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brobot L-type ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonechill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nastasia ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Dimentio ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zombie Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ghoul Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PatrolMeow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AirMeow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Spiked Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Headbonk Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Koopatrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Spike Top ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Stone Buzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Spiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Dull Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Hammer Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Boomerang Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Fire Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Striker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Clubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Ruff Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Spania ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Tech Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Heavy Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Reversya Cursya ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Dark Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Shlurp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Squiglet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Sproing-Oing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Boomboxer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Jawbus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Growmeba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Tileoid ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Eeligon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Longator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Barribad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Pigarithm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Choppa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Muth ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Ninjoe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Skellobit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Spiky Skellobit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Megabite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Magiblot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser (2) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach (2) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach (3) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thoreau ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slim ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thudley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Carrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fleep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cudge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dottie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piccolo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Barry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dashell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parakarry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakilester ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Madame Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meowmaid ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SecuriMeow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nolrem ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merluvlee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlumina ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bestovius ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watchitt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flint Cragley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hornfels & Monzo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Sammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jaydes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The InterNed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach (1) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saffron ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dyllis ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howzit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Notso ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoodin ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boodin ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garson ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Carson ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inga ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tinga ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flimm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flamm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red & Green ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ackpow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Atomic Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Small Sammer Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Sammer Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cherbil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Cherbil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison Cherbil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frackle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrackle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welderberg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The InterChet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Cherbil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tiptron ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Captain Gills ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heronicus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blappy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marbald ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This lowly goon is always getting stepped on. It isn't easy being a soft, mushroomy minion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A Goomba with a spike strapped to its helmet. Head spikes: the ultimate in antistomping technology. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A Goomba that has been through airborne training. One stomp, and it's like it never went to flight school. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A Goomba that thrives in dank, depressing holes. A strict all-mushroom diet makes this guy extra fungal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A tenacious Goomba that'll headbonk anything in sight. Caution: headbonking is a leading cause of headaches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 Koopa Troopas have always been causing trouble. When they get attacked, they retreat into their shells. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from kicking it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 The heavy-metal Koopatrol feels no remorse. It'll roll right over its own Koopa granny. But it's not well suited for aquatic operations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This Koopa got a Mega Star. Now it's a mega problem. Don't look at it in 3-D, or it'll blow your mind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This Koopa Troopa breezed through flight school. A quick stomp to the head will ground it. Forever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 This little guy is built to withstand anything. Even a Muth stampede wouldn't flatten it. ...Probably. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 A Buzzy Beetle that's all spiked out and ready to go. Try to control your urge to stomp on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 Just look at this cute little Buzzy Beetle with wings! It'll lose its wings if you stomp on it. Of course, that would be totally heartless. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 Not so cute anymore, is it? Wings! Spikes! Come on! You can't stomp it AND it's hard to hammer. Brutal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a Buzzy Beetle with a rock-hard shell. You'll have to stomp it a few times to crack it. You may feel a little guilty, but push through it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 You DO NOT want to step on this razor-sharp baddie. They're born covered in spiny spines. This makes hugging a Spiny a little...awkward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Lakitu chucks Spinys like coins at a Pianta Parlor. What's its problem? Someone made fun of its glasses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This undead Koopa wanders around with a blank stare. It's not too psyched about being dead. It mostly throws bones out of sheer spite. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This resilient revenant won't rest in peace. Maybe it's its undying loyalty to Bowser. Or was it the pie it never had a chance to eat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This elite Koopa has a hankering for hammers. It mostly likes to sit up high and toss down hammers. One day, it'll take the carpentry world by storm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This elite Koopa goes bananas for boomerangs. Unfortunately, they hurt when you try to eat them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This elite Koopa has an unhealthy fireball fixation. However, it's a big hit at Koopa cookouts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This elite Koopa is an expert hexologist. It also has questionable taste in eyewear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This Koopa Striker kicks for the love of the game. Its luxurious eyebrows are... Wait a sec... GOOOAAAALLLL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 Toopa Strikers are true team players. Watch out for the no-look shell-to-face assists! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 It's the star player of the Koopa Kickers. It's even on the cover of Koopa Kleats magazine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This soldier would rather nap than face the front lines. Hauling that club around would make anyone tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This violent vine lurks in pipes, waiting for a snack. You'd be surly too if you lived in a pipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. As they say, every rose has its venomous bite. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Someone left this flower out in the winter cold. On the plus side, it can cool beverages in a hurry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Crazee Dayzees are cute, but they'll put you to sleep. But sleeping really isn't all that Crazee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This bashful bloom will run off if you get too close. What makes it so Amazy, anyway? It seems like more of a wallflower. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} What dark and evil thoughts dwell in this beast's brain? And what's so fuzzy about it anyway? It doesn't look too cuddly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} If you had to be a Fuzzy, pink wouldn't be a bad color. Still, no one's winning any cuteness contests here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This cactus column wanders the desert wasteland. When it attacks, it hurls parts of itself at you. Literally. Which is kind of sad, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} With prickles and poison, this baddie is double trouble. All it needs is a big hug. Any volunteers? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Swoopers aren't so bad, they're just lonely. Strangely, they greet visitors by snacking on their heads. ...This could explain why they have no friends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} These odd fish hurl themselves out of the water. For a fish, it's not the safest hobby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Bloopers love to laugh at other Blooper's bloopers. Nobody wants to end up on the Blooper reel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This big fish could feed an army! ...Or eat an army. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This little thundercloud is darkening a sky near you! Looks a little like cotton candy, but don't bite! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This horned beast will charge right at you. Stay light on your feet, or you'll be skewered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This nasty critter will slow you down. It's just so easy to get lost in those dreamy eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This pest will send you straight back to Flipside. Then again, it's one way to cut down on your commute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This evil baddie can whip up a helping of instant amnesia. Just like that, and you can't flip between dimensions! You never know what you had until it's gone, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This thing will hit you like a ton of bricks. You'll barely be able to hop a few inches off the ground. Take it out from a distance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Hit this thing and you'll lose all sense of direction. Don't be alarmed: everything will be backwards. But if you relax a little, you'll figure it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} These spooks only approach when your back is turned. They'd be awesome at "Red light, green light"! ...Except they bite you if they win. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This ghastly ghost hates being stared at. Unlike other Boos, it will turn around in front of you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Lava Bubbles always have a bounce to their step. But watch out: they've got fiery tempers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 Chain Chomps are more bark than bite. But that's not much comfort for the mailman... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 8 This bright red breed isn't very well behaved. That probably rules out winning best of show. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 The three Dorguys command this special breed of Chomp. In off-hours, they like to practice their comedy act. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 2 This hardheaded minion is easily mistaken for a rock. It'll turn around if it bumps into a wall. If hit with an explosion, its Defense drops to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 It's an evil mineral that looks just like a rock. That is, until it's too late! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 2 This hungry beast really sucks...stuff up! Bombs give it a bad case of heartburn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 3 It's a vacuum! It's a worm! It's both! Don't feed it bombs, or you'll ruin its supper. Forever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block-headed rocker really loves making pancakes. All that macho pounding must be a sign of insecurity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a massive, rolling pinwheel of doom. If it keeps rolling, maybe it'll aerate someone's lawn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bowling boulder rolls around in search of prey. Don't get caught under its spikes, or you'll be tenderized. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} In our hearts, this monster is number one with a bullet. It does have a short fuse, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 It's a big, burly cannon. Where do all those bullets come from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Awww...look at that adorable little Squiglet. So adorable under your foot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This nasty little guy needs to learn some manners. It spits rocks at people! Honestly, who does that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} For wild, feral animals, Squogs are pretty cute. That is, until you see them eating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Squoinkers are proud to be pretty in pink. The polka dots are for extra intimidation. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Sproing-Oings split in three when they get stomped. The little critters can throw off your timing, so watch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This bouncing bully splits in three when you stomp it. Stomp your heart out before you get swarmed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This mad hopper splits in three when you stomp it. It's looking a little on the pale side. Maybe it's all that late- night trampoline training. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This music maven will assault you with bowel-busting bass! What's with the face it makes when it rocks out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This angry audiophile deafens you with sound. Loves loud music, but hates explosions. Go figure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} You're going to be blown away by this mighty rocker. This one hates explosions, which is totally not metal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Count on a Jawbus to stick its neck out for you. ...Or at you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This nasty dino has always got to give you a jaw full. Flip to 3-D and check out its funny little limbs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This thing is always sticking its neck in your business. It'll flounder around when it's waiting to be picked up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This faithful guard pup spits out trespassers. Being spit out is better than the alternative... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mean mutt snacks on trespassers and spits 'em out. Nobody fights for scraps with this big dog. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 2 It's an eye. A big, juicy, unblinking, ever-watching eye. ...Gross. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 4 This big, red eye looks a little irritated. It must not be getting much sleep these days. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Growmebas copy themselves over and over and over. Just stomp the real one to make them all disappear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This weird little guy can't stop copying itself. Try using an item to put them all out of their misery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This devious doppelganger loves to copy itself. Stomp them all before the problem multiplies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} These sticky creatures crawl along walls. They're like living, antigravity tumbleweeds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This sticky beast clings to any surface. Caution: it is not blue cotton candy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This gluey, gloppy animal will stick to any surface. Gluey and gloppy...not the best traits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This tenaciously sticky beast slides along walls and ceilings. And it even doubles as an industrial adhesive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 These feline robo-bombs get shot out of SurpriseMeows. Strangely, they don't mind getting blown to meowbits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's the latest in feline firepower: a kitty cannon. Check out the visors they're sporting. Classy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These robotic cat servants are loyal to their master. They're not designed for battle. But they aren't going to complain about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Jelliens drift around the lonely ocean of space. Maybe they've discovered the best way to get around? Intergalactic jiggling: the newest form of space travel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Fotons fire super-fast, superheated particles. Of course, they're big crowd-pleasers at parties. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This space case warps around here and there. It won't bother you. Just let it do its thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Eeligons slither through the murky bits of the cosmos. Hit them and they'll shrink faster than their egos. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Hooligons live to wreak havoc in the depths of space. They blend into their habitat, waiting to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Longators get in your face. They have no respect for your personal-space bubble. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Super-elastic Longadiles stretch out to slap you. It'd chap its hands on your face...if it had hands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A round enemy that wraps itself in a force field. Round face, square shield... Triangle brain? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} A round enemy that wraps itself in a force field. Flip through dimensions to shred it like paper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 2 Takes three stomps to beat Stomp the piggy bank to get the golden goodness inside! Each time you stomp, the pig will get a little smaller. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 4 Takes three stomps to beat Hop on this hog and ride it all the way to the bank! Soooooooie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Check out this aerial alien's sweet midair tricks. It can appear and disappear in a flash. Not even fair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This aerial alien has even sweeter midair maneuvers. You'll get dizzy just watching this thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Fear the wooly foot of the mighty Muth! It'll trample you just for looking at it wrong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This hairy Muth is even grumpier than its herd mates. Probably not the best choice for a petting zoo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Floro Sapiens serve their floral lord, King Croacus. Watch your head, because they'll throw theirs at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This poor Cragnon has been zombified by King Croacus. Don't beat on it, or you'll lose some serious points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Only the wind whispers the name of Ninjoe. Give him enough money, and he'll be your ninja minion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Ninjohn is an assassin from King Sammer's kingdom. He really knows how to hurl a mean throwing star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Never mess with Ninjerry. He is a true ninja master! Of course, shape-shifting like that isn't exactly fair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This white-gloved weirdo will reach out and grab you. You can't beat it, and it's creepy, so just steer clear. Just be glad it isn't inspecting your room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 2 Skellobits roam the dark pits of The Underwhere. Their spears make them pretty much unstompable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 2 This fiend infests the dank depths of The Underwhere. Smack it from the side, because you can't stomp it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 2 This airborne ghoul rules the foul skies of The Underwhere. It'll mostly try to impale you with Skellobits. It'll also throw its own head at you. That's hard core. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 Skellobombers use these guys as ammo. Their icy breath can cause freezebite. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 It's a Spiky Skellobait. Like a Skellobait, but spikier. You can't stomp it or throw it, so don't try. Just use a Skellobomber's head, why don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Only takes 1 point of damage This disembodied head really knows how to ruin a picnic. Lay low until it finds someone else to terrorize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Only takes 1 point of damage The best policy: keep away from angry, floating heads. This thing will not leave you alone. Be warned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This spellslinging stain can warp anywhere it wants. It's red, but what is it so embarrassed about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This spellslinging stain curses like a...Magiblot. It's blue. Maybe it's not easy being a Magiblot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This spellslinging stain is the enemy of fun. It's yellow. But it doesn't seem to be afraid of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's O'Chunks, the count's hulking, wild-eyed henchman! Word is, the count saved his life. Now he owes him big. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dimentio is Count Bleck's dimension-bending mercenary. The question is, do psycho jesters get good benefits? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 4 It's Mimi, the adorable, yet slightly unstable shape-shifter! Word is, she has a crush on Count Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 1 Fracktail valiantly guarded the Pure Heart in Yold Ruins. That is, until Dimentio fried his processor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 10 The baddest baddie in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. He may fight like Fracktail, but he's 100 times stronger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's mean-spirited rival needs no introduction. He's not too happy about having to help out Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's Mario's dark-power doppelganger! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a dark duplicate of Luigi! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 It's a dark duplicate of Bowser! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a dark duplicate of Peach! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 2 It's a giant, ten-tentacled squid! That's right...ten. How'd it get so big? Must be something in the water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Francis totally nerds out for rare collectibles. He takes geek chic to a totally new level. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} King Croacus cares about making the world beautiful. Too bad drinking polluted water has made him insane. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} So...who's this mysterious Mr. L character? Is this what the Prognosticus foretold? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 This is Mr. L's hovering, head-shaped robot. He must have tricked it out with all kinds of weapons. I guess that means Mr. L is a pretty awesome inventor, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 This is a souped-up version of Mr. L's robot. It looks like he went all out with the customizations. Too bad they don't help much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Tremble before the frosty lord of The Underwhere! Bonechill's minty-fresh breath will freeze you solid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This top-hatted villain is bent on ending the world! Fun fact: he was once known as Count Blumiere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nastasia is Count Bleck's executive assistant. She's in charge of scheduling, organizing, and brain control. Word is, she's got a secret crush on her boss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This monstrous clown was created by Dimentio. He used Luigi and the Chaos Heart to create it. In the end, it was no match for the power of love. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a Zombie Shroom. They pop out of ? Blocks. It may look like a snack, but it'll snack on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Ghoul Shrooms sometimes pop out of ? Blocks. What went wrong in that Shroom's life? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 This guy dwells in a certain secret pit. Like a Koopa, but somehow... darker. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10-80 Attack: 1-8 Defense: 0-3 This is one of King Sammer's legendary 100 Sammer Guys. They're pretty sensitive about their honor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This patrol puss is the hall monitor of Fort Francis. Ever vigilant...and flea resistant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 1 This AirMeow guards the skies over Fort Francis. It runs on a volatile mixture of catnip and cooking oil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This spiky guy dwells in a certain secret pit. It may be dark, but it's not dim. Or is it...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} The Dark Paragoomba lives in a certain secret pit. Give it a friendly stomp to turn it into a Dark Goomba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dark Headbonk Goombas live in a certain secret pit. They look like Dark Goombas, but they bonk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Goomba dwells in a certain secret pit. It's shadowy, adorable, and oh so stompable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 8 Dark Koopatrols dwell in a certain secret pit. Stomp them to turn them into...dark shells. Shocker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 Dark Paratroopas defend a certain secret pit. You think they'll turn into Dark Koopas when stomped? ...You'd be right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 6 It's a Dark Spike Top from a certain secret pit. Still cute, despite looking more noticeably evil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} It's a Dark Stone Buzzy from a certain secret pit. They look the same, but they're definitely tougher. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 6 This Dark Spiny waddles in a certain secret pit. You can't see its beady little eyes, but it's watching... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} The Dark Dull Bones dwells in a certain secret pit. The bones it throws are really...shady. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 Dark Hammer Bros. terrorize a certain secret pit. Fear them! Fear them or be struck with flying mallets. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 This Dark Boomerang Bro dwells in a certain secret pit. Is it all that smart to throw boomerangs in the dark? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 This Dark Fire Bro dwells in a certain secret pit. Are pitch-black fireballs even hot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dark Magikoopas dwell in a certain secret pit. Too bad you can't see its face... It's wearing contacts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 3 Dark Strikers play in a certain secret pit. One red card too many, and they went to the dark side! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Clubba stumbles around a certain secret pit. Dark Clubbas are still sleepy. Some things never change! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dark Dayzees sprout in a certain secret pit. Even in the dark... This flower's got style! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Fuzzy squirms in a certain secret pit. This one must have come from a load of dark laundry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Pokey teeters in a certain secret pit. It looks so serious when it wears black! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Ruff Puff floats in a certain secret pit. Dark thunder... Wow... That is so METAL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Spania spins in a certain secret pit. Think of it, just spinning around in the darkness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dark Cursyas live in a certain secret pit. Play the fun game and see which curse you'll get! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Tech Cursya lurks in a certain secret pit. This is the last place I want to meet one of these guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Heavy Cursya lurks in a certain secret pit. Isn't it fun to guess which curse you'll get? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Reversya Cursya lurks in a certain secret pit. You never know what curse you get until you touch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Dark Boo dwells in a certain secret pit. Dark sheets make it extra not-so-scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 10 This Dark Chomp makes its home in a certain secret pit. Who's a good boy?! Who's a dark, evil boy! Yes you are! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 10 This Dark Cleft dwells in a certain secret pit. You'd have to really try to mistake it for a rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 4 The Dark Shlurp dwells in a certain secret pit. Now with the cleaning power of darkness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} The Dark Squiglet dwells in a certain secret pit. Awwww, it spits oily black rocks! Adorable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} The Dark Sproing-Oing dwells in a certain secret pit. This one doesn't split and clone... Haha, actually it does. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Boomboxer rocks out in a certain secret pit. It's sad not to see that crazy face it makes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Jawbus dwells in a certain secret pit. It was so nice to see its face. Now it's all shadow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Growmeba lurks in a certain secret pit. Which one's real?! Gah, it's very hard to tell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Tileoid scuttles around a certain secret pit. Yikes... This shadowy one is really tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Eeligon flies around a certain secret pit. So...this one's dark, but it's pretty much the same. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Longator nests in a certain secret pit. It's just...weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Barribad roams around a certain secret pit. It looks eerily similar to a flying bowling ball... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: ?? Attack: 6 Take three stomps to beat This Dark Pigarithm wallows in a certain secret pit. It may look weird, but it drops coins! Cha-ching! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Choppa dwells in a certain secret pit. It's all shadowy now, but still very, very nervous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Dark Muths stomp around a certain secret pit. Even in the dark, they still go with the herd. Fascinating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Ninjoe creeps around a certain secret pit. They move at the speed of DEADLY. Roundhouse kick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 Dark Skellobits dwell in a certain secret pit. ...And that's about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Defense: 4 Dark Spiky Skellobits dwell in a certain secret pit. It's got spikes... Other than that, not much else going on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} Only ever takes 1 damage The Dark Megabite dwells in a certain secret pit. This thing just wants to end you. That's all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This Dark Magiblot dwells in a certain secret pit. Wandering in the dark has made it extra crabby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's Bowser looking dapper in a white tux! Pity the minion that had to wax his shell... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is looking fabulous in her white wedding gown! It was conjured with magic, but who designed it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is sporting a fresh and breezy new hairstyle! It's perfect for the princess with an active lifestyle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Tippi, your friendly...friend. And guide. Her name was Timpani before Merlon turned her into a Pixl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This handy Pixl can pick things up and hurl them. He's very...handy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl has an appetite for demolition. "You build it, I blast it." That's his motto. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This sidestepping Pixl can turn you sideways in a snap. Slim likes close calls and hair-raising experiences. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This former wrestling-star Pixl can pound the ground. A hip replacement kept him out of high-end competition. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This platform Pixl will go where no other Pixl can. But she will only help heroes that are on her wavelength. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This flippy Pixl is really good at finding hidden goodies. Without you, he never would have left that outhouse... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This hard-hitting Pixl can shatter yellow blocks. But he's a real people Pixl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This puny Pixl can micro-size you. Sometimes, less is more! More or less... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pitch-perfect Pixl plays the most melodious tunes. She lived in Flopside before joining your ragtag group. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This impenetrable Pixl repels enemy attacks. He waited in a bush for a hero to arrive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This former track star brings some Pixl pep to your party. You could say he has wheels, but...he doesn't. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and Goombario go way back to Paper Mario. Enemies suffer when he uses his head. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mario's good buddy Kooper from Paper Mario. His Power Shell move was, and is, a thing of beauty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parakarry earned his fame from the original Paper Mario. He's the most fearsome mail carrier of them all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mario's good buddy Bow from Paper Mario. The mistress of Boo Mansion slapped foes with panache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mario's good buddy Watt from Paper Mario. This guy was pretty bright for his age! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Sushie, the unfortunately named star of Paper Mario. Being fishy doesn't always have to be a bad thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mario's good buddy Lakilester from Paper Mario. He played it cool in shades as he flew you over lava. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Goombella from the last Paper Mario adventure. This extra-spunky university student knew it all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Koops from the last Paper Mario adventure. Kicking some shell never felt so good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Madame Flurrie from the last Paper Mario adventure. The most Rubenesque Mario companion ever? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Yoshi from the last Paper Mario adventure. This scrappy Yoshi was the only way to travel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Vivian from the last Paper Mario adventure. She was a great friend once she split from her sisters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Admiral Bobbery from the last Paper Mario adventure. This salty dog knew how to blast his enemies broadside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Ms. Mowz from the last Paper Mario adventure. This thief had a nose for rare badges. Great smoocher! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No chore is a bore to this robotic housecleaner! She loves her master with endless devotion. ...Because he programmed her that way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No chore is a bore to this robotic housecleaner! This Meowmaid model can make advanced decisions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This wizened old sage is a descendant of the Ancients. He helps Mario to decode the Light Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Merlon's dimensional counterpart in Flopside. He is also a descendant of the Ancients. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This fortune-teller with a wild laugh lives in Flipside. She uses the stars to read your future. Sorta. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This charmer uses the sun to work her magic. She is a descendant of the Tribe of Ancients. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She made a Pure Heart to stop the end of all worlds. She is an ancestor of Merlon and Bestovius. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bestovius taught Mario how to flip between dimensions. He talks about his beard and floats all the time. Other than that, he's perfectly normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old Man Watchitt is the crotchety mayor of Yold Town. His job is to keep people from going to the ruins. You know, lawsuits and all that. WATCH IT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This funky space kid drops some crazy outer-space lingo. His full name is Squirp Korogaline Squirpina! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the star of "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter"! His show is a smash hit on crag-vision. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These two Cragnons are Flint Cragley's assistants. Sadly, he doesn't treat them with proper crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This overexcitable king hosts the Duel of 100! Martial-arts tournaments tickle his fancy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This spunky Nimbi was raised by Grambi and Jaydes. She is actually a Pure Heart who saved the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This dark queen rules over The Underwhere. Her magic controls life... And game overs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This elder Nimbi rules The Overthere. He deeply cares for Luvbi and misses her greatly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The InterNed knows all... ...and also moonlights as a game-show host. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mean green bro is here again to back up his brother. He's got a vertical jump like you wouldn't believe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our hero is so busy he barely has time to wax his 'stache! He's always leaping between worlds to save the day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach has this funny habit of getting kidnapped... But that parasol of hers is stylish and functional! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This foodie runs Sweet Smiles, Flipside's finest eatery. Her home-cooked dishes are out of this dimension. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This crabby caterer runs Hot Fraun, a Flipside bistro. She cooks breakfast for Tinga's hotel guests. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Howzit, the friendly item-shop entrepreneur. He's got everything you want, and things you don't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Notso is the ultimate steely- eyed businessman. Could he be Howzit's twin, separated at birth? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy runs Catch a Dream, the card shop. He pens the tiniest novels in existence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He runs Fondest Hopes, selling big reads for small spaces. He wears shades, but just for literary street cred. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This gossip gatherer runs the local beveragarium. He was quite the party animal in his youth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This beverage slinger hears all the rumors around town. He likes beverage slinging because it sounds dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This innkeeper knows how to keep the customers happy! She's a widow, but I hear she runs a weird fan club. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This modest keeper of inns runs a tight ship in her hotel. She gets along well with Saffron, her former classmate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This questionable dealer has a hidden underground shop. The legality may be iffy, but the deals aren't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shady cartographer sells treasure maps. He may look shifty, but the maps are apparently OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These brothers guard the bridges in Yold Town. Brothers will be brothers, even in strange dimensions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This "motivator" oversees prisoners in Merlee's Mansion. Nothing says motivation like the crack of a whip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This gigantic Boo still hides when you look at it... Some say it's a gathering of many smaller Boos... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 1 Attack: 2-5 This diminutive Sammer Guy fights in the Duel of 100. He's small, wily, and not above smacking your shins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 30-99 Attack: 3-10 Defense: 0-4 This Big Sammer Guy fights in the Duel of 100. Too bad there aren't weight divisions in the Duel of 100... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This odd floating beast strikes with sleepy gas. One whiff of that gas, and it's sweet dreams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This floating beast attacks with ferocious freezy gas. It loves blue raspberry snow cones... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This floating beast attacks with perilous poison gas. I hear it smells awful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This bot defends Fracktail from foreign invaders. In off-hours, it relaxes on Fracktail's back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This bot defends Wracktail from foreign invaders. It was made long ago, so its warranty has expired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy will dig a pipe tunnel wherever you want to go. He's a real go-getter, but sometimes he goes overboard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This owner of the arcade is a video-game savant. The arcade doesn't earn a lot of money... He invented The InterNed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: {#} Attack: {#} This odd gassy creature puffs itself up and explodes. They have sleepy, freezy, and poison gas, so watch out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis made this 1:1-scale robotic replica of Tippi. It's the ultimate rare collectible. Plus, it features realistic Tippi action! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This loyal subject comes from a very distant dimension. Many people in that world have strange head spots. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This cute fish lives in the canals of Flipside. ...Well, it was cute until it grew freakishly big. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This adventurer is a hero of many faraway lands. He's retired, but he still likes to get out sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blappy is an alien elder from way-outer space. He likes to ponder the secrets of the cosmos. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Marbald, the respected Cragnon elder. He may look shifty and wrinkled, but he's reliable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Goomba, one of Bowser's minions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It really puts the "under" back in "underlings"... It has no remarkable traits... They are pretty much the lowest of the low... But I hear Goombas do have their fans, so what can you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Goomba, one of Bowser's minions...Max HP {#}. Attack {#}. It really puts the "under" back in "underlings"... It has no remarkable traits... Well, except this one has the ability to flip between dimensions... But I hear Goombas do have their fans, so what can you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Spiked Goomba. Look at that spiky hat! Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. That spiky hat makes stomping it or picking it up a very bad idea... I would recommend throwing something at it... Or you could just walk on by... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Paragoomba. It is essentially a Goomba...with wings. A flying underling... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Stomp it to turn it back into a Goomba... Then you can stomp it like a normal Goomba, I guess... Ahh...the life of a Goomba... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gloomba, a Goomba that lives its entire life underground... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It doesn't see a lot of sun, so it's a little pale... But it is stronger than your average Goomba...and has a very dark personality... It must be hard to be a pale, friendless Goomba that lives underground... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Headbonk Goomba. These guys really know how to use their heads... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They're outcasts among Goombas... The other Goombas look on these Goombas as brainless, uncultured thugs... But I've never wanted to get close enough to have a conversation with one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa. It may be slow, but it is well defended inside its shell... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. If you leap on it, it'll pull its head and limbs in. You can then kick the shell. From what I hear, Goombas have a long-held fear of Koopa Troopas... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa. It may be slow, but it is well defended inside its shell... This one can flip between dimensions. Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. If you leap on it, it'll pull its head and limbs in. You can then kick the shell. From what I hear, Goombas have a long-held fear of Koopa Troopas... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Koopatrol, a merciless minion wrapped in spikes and armor... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 4. You better not try to stomp on it... Koopatrols tend to rush in and tackle, so watch out... Only the toughest Koopas are selected to join the elite Koopatrol guard... They have to sharpen those spikes every day. That's what it takes to be the best... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mega Koopa... Enemies don't get any bigger or more pixelated than this... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. It's probably best if you avoid it, unless you can match its size... How did a Koopa Troopa grow to be so big...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Paratroopa. It's like a Koopa Troopa, but it can fly... Its movement may vary slightly, depending on the color of its shell. Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. Stomp it to remove its wings... A Koopa without wings is a very sad Koopa... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Paratroopa. It's like a Koopa Troopa, but it can fly... This one has the ability to flip between dimensions... Its movement may vary slightly, depending on the color of its shell... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. Stomp it to remove its wings... A Koopa without wings is a very sad Koopa... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Buzzy Beetle... It's much tougher than it looks... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... Sometimes, they cling to the ceiling and drop down on your head when you walk by... Not very friendly, Buzzy... Shame on you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spike Top. It's a Buzzy Beetle with...well, a spike on top of its shell... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... On top of that, it has a spike. What can we do about this prickly foe...? Throw something at it or use an item... That spike can cause a painful poke... I suggest you just leave it be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy Beetle with wings... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... If you stomp on it, you'll remove those wings... But still, those little limbs that hang down from its shell... They're... ...a little cute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. As you can see, this Buzzy has wings and a spike... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... With the spike and wings and hard shell, I just don't know how to get rid of it... It's a pain to deal with, but still quite adorable... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is definitely a Stone Buzzy. That rock-hard shell must be heavy... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is ??. Flames won't burn its hard shell... I hear that you can crack its shell if you hit it enough... But I'm a little afraid to see what they look like without their shell... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiny... As its name suggests, it is covered with unpleasant, pointy ends... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Don't bother trying to stomp it... Whatever you do, don't get surrounded by these beasts... Before they hit the ground, they roll into balls. They must train for midair deployment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiny... As its name suggests, it is covered with unpleasant, pointy ends... This one can flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 3. Don't bother trying to stomp it... Whatever you do, don't get surrounded by these beasts... Before they hit the ground, they roll into balls. They must train for midair deployment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lakitu. They're odd creatures that drive around in clouds... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It'll throw Spinys at you, so keep moving... It doesn't change altitude, so if you can sneak up on it while dodging Spinys... You can stomp it, hop in the cloud, and find out where it keeps all those Spinys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lakitu. They're odd creatures that drive around in clouds... This one can flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It'll throw Spinys at you, so keep moving... It doesn't change altitude, so if you can sneak up on it while dodging Spinys... You can stomp it, hop in the cloud, and find out where it keeps all those Spinys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dull Bones. It's a lifeless Koopa that enjoys throwing bones... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. No matter how many times you stomp it, it will keep getting back up... I have heard that they are not too fond of fire, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dry Bones. At one time, it was a Koopa, but now... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It will keep getting up no matter how many times you stomp it... Because it's already dead, you may have to use fire to stop it for good... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hammer Bro... They have an unhealthy hammer obsession... Max HP {#}. Attack {#}. Defense 1. You could always try catching a hammer and throwing it back... Where does it keep all those hammers, anyway... It's a mystery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hammer Bro... They have an unhealthy hammer obsession... This one has the ability to flip between dimensions... Max HP {#}. Attack {#}. Defense 1. You could always try catching a hammer and throwing it back... Where does it keep all those hammers, anyway... It's a mystery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Boomerang Bro. These Koopas love to throw their boomerangs... Max HP {#}. Attack {#}. Defense 1. A tough foe indeed... The boomerangs fly back, so watch the back of your head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Boomerang Bro. These Koopas love to throw their boomerangs... This one seems to have learned how to flip between dimensions... Max HP {#}. Attack {#}. Defense 1. A tough foe indeed... The boomerangs fly back, so watch the back of your head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Fire Bro. These lethal Koopas spit searing balls of flame... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. Learning to shoot fire from your mouth must have taken some practice... Those fireballs bounce on the ground, so watch it very carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Fire Bro. These lethal Koopas spit searing balls of flame... This one can flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. Learning to shoot fire from your mouth must have taken some practice... Those fireballs bounce on the ground, so watch it very carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Magikoopa serves on Bowser's wizarding task force... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Magikoopas ride on brooms and fling dangerous spells... They study for years to learn magic. Sadly, they take no classes on defense... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Koopa Striker. It takes good shell control to make the Koopa Striker team... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. It can kick shells all day... It's very proud of its strong and accurate kicks...and its shiny shell! "An eye for an eye, a shell for a shell!" Try to trap its shell and send it back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Toopa Striker. These Koopas display brilliant teamwork... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. They always go for the assist... They spend all their time together just to build their team chemistry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Soopa Striker. These superstars of the pitch have cleats of solid gold... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. The way this athlete puts the shell right in your neck is truly inspiring... I hear Soopa Strikers never miss their goal... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This chubby brawler is called a Clubba. Interestingly, they love to take naps... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They will fall asleep if you lose them, so take them out before they wake up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a notorious Piranha Plant. It is a monstrous flower that lives in pipes... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. This strange weed will stay low if you cozy up to the side of its pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This disgusting weed is a Putrid Piranha. It will spew poisonous sludge at you... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you are poisoned, you will lose HP quickly... Thankfully, most items that restore HP also cure poison. Some say that pollution turned them into poisonous weeds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This frigid Frost Piranha has subzero breath... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you get breathed on, you'll be frozen for a bit... Originally hailing from a cold climate, this plant struck out in search of new prey... This plant loves ice cream, but hates hot-fudge sundaes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Crazee Dayzee. It's a curious little flower that won't stop humming... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Watch out, that little song it hums can put you right to sleep... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Amazy Dayzee. They're very rare and elusive creatures... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They are rarely seen. When they are spotted, they tend to run away quickly... Their songs are also very potent. Many consider them very challenging to hunt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That curious, bouncing ball of fur is a Fuzzy... Nobody knows why they bounce... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. No remarkable abilities aside from the bouncing... I suggest you keep your distance until you can predict its erratic movements... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bouncing ball of fur is called a Pink Fuzzy. It lives to endlessly bounce around... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. I wonder if it thinks about the color pink all day... You better keep your distance and use ranged attacks to defeat it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That precarious cactus is a Pokey. It has a max HP of {#}. Attack is {#}... Unlike other cacti, this one can move. Is it a plant or an animal? Nobody knows... This prickly beast will throw pieces of itself at you... It's very unpleasant... It's covered in spines, so you better not touch it or pick it up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Poison Pokey. It's much like a regular Pokey, but it has poisonous spines... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Watch your step... Being poisoned isn't pleasant... If you do get poisoned, most items that restore HP also cure poison... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That beast is a Swooper. It likes to dangle from the ceiling in dark, dank places... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Watch your head; it will swoop down on you... It will swoop back up after it swoops down, so jump on it when you can... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cheep Cheep. Like all fish, it lives entirely underwater... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It swims along lazily, minding its own fishy business... No important characteristics of note... It's a fish... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cheep Cheep. Like all fish, it lives entirely underwater... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It swims along lazily, minding its own fishy business... No important characteristics of note, but this one can flip between dimensions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Blooper. This squiddy foe happily bobs up and down in the ocean... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will try to eat you if it sees you... But I hear that it won't try to attack you if you stand on the bottom of the ocean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Blooper, a squiddy foe that happily bobs up and down in the ocean... This Blooper has somehow managed to learn how to flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will try to eat you if it sees you... But I hear that it won't try to attack you if you stand on the bottom of the ocean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That fish is a Bittacuda. It's a carnivorous beast with vicelike jaws... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will try to eat anything that swims by... If you insist on fighting this fish, I would suggest flipping dimensions... I do hear these voracious sea beasts are quite tasty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ruff Puff. It floats in the sky, like a little grumpy thundercloud... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will shock you if you get too close... You'd better keep your distance until you see an opening to attack... Do you think it's related to the cloud Lakitu rides around on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That odd, horned creature is called a Spania. Its Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Those horns will ruin your day if you try to stomp it... If it sees you, it'll come at you, even if you have flipped to another dimension... It might be better to avoid this unpleasant beast altogether... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's...a Cursya! This spiteful, evil monster curses everything it touches... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. This Cursya's curse slows you down temporarily... You should throw something at it or use an item... Jumping on it would be a bad idea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Back Cursya. It is a vile monster that curses everything it touches... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will send you back to where you came from... In our case, one touch, and we would be sent straight back to Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Tech Cursya. It is a spiteful monster that curses everything it touches. Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can prevent you from using skills for a while... But it can't curse you if you don't touch it, so approach with caution... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Heavy Cursya. It is a spiteful monster that curses everything it touches. Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It makes you heavy and hinders your jumping... A life without jumping... It's too terrible to contemplate... Unless you're a butterfly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Reversya Cursya. It is a spiteful monster that curses everything it touches. Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can make you move entirely in opposites... If you get cursed, it's best to relax. You will learn to adjust until the effect wears off... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That bashful specter is a Boo. It's very fond of dark places... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will disappear if you stare at it too long... But it will reappear and chase after you the moment you turn your back on it... To outfox it, let it approach with your back turned, then attack or use an item... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Boo. It likes the dark even more than other Boos... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. When it sees someone, it gets in their face... I wonder...do you think it looks forward all day to startling people? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Lava Bubble. This fiery magma boy loves the heat... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Obviously, it's quite immune to fire... It pops out from below when people approach, so take care when jumping over lava... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That snarling, tethered iron ball is a Chain Chomp... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 4. Even flames can't hurt this beast... Its strong Defense protects it from most attacks. Try using items and Pixls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Chomp. This angry Chomp is filled with uncontrollable rage... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 8. Even flames won't hurt this beast... Some say this Chomp's red color comes from its urge to devour pizza sauce... Maybe someone let it loose in a sauce warehouse... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Underchomp... It's a three-headed Chomp that guards The Underwhere... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 10. It's immune to flames... Its Defense is high, so try using Cudge, Boomer, Thudley, or any special attack. The three Dorguys enjoy springing this fearsome Chomp on unsuspecting travelers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bald Cleft. You might confuse this rock- hard foe with a rock... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. Flames won't scorch this foe... Set off an explosion near it to flip it over. Then it'll be vulnerable to attack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Moon Cleft, a rock-hard monster that's covered in spikes... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. Flames won't scorch this foe... It might look like a stone at first, but it will move when you get close... Set off an explosion near it to flip it over. Then it'll be vulnerable to attack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That bizarre creature is a Shlurp. It has tough skin and an appetite for everything... Max HP is ??, Attack is 2, and Defense is ??. No attack will work... But Shlurps are just as fragile inside as they are tough on the outside... Maybe you should try feeding it something that would give it indigestion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That peculiar creature is a Shlorp. It has a very tough skin and will eat anything... Max HP is ??, Attack is 3, and Defense is ??. No attack will work... It is weaker on the inside than the outside, but it will still take some effort... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Thwomp, a huge stone monster that lives to squish... You can't beat it... You can only avoid it... It may look impossible to avoid, but I'm sure Mario could find a way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Spiny Tromp loves to roll down hills and over unlucky pedestrians... You can't beat it... You can only avoid it... It rolls down the hill fast, but I know Mario can find a way to avoid it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Spiky Tromp. For some reason, it enjoys rolling left and right all day... You can't beat it... You can only avoid it... It will move until it hits a wall, then it will come right back at you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bullet Bill. They get shot out of Bill Blasters... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They just fly straight... You can defeat them, but the Blaster will just keep shooting them at you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This cannon is called a Bill Blaster. They shoot Bullet Bills at you... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 3. They are also immune to flames... Don't approach them straight on, or you'll get shot. Attack from above... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Squiglet... It's a small little creature that scurries around on its many legs... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. There isn't much else to say about Squiglets... When it spots an enemy, it gets excited and hops up and down... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Squig... Think of these creatures as tougher Squiglets... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They have a nasty habit of spitting rocks... Thankfully, the rocks are slow and easy to avoid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Squog. Essentially, these beasts are big, surly Squigs... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Squogs will spit rocks at any enemy they see... The rocks they spit come at you quite fast, but you should be able to beat them easily... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Squoinker... It's the strongest and meanest member of the Squig family... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Squoinkers will spit rocks at you... The rocks come at you fast... Don't just stand there, or you'll get hit in the face... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Sproing-Oing... For some reason, this creature lives to hop endlessly... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you hurt it, it will split into many Mini-Sproings... I wonder if breaking up is hard to do, even for these creatures... But if you can do enough damage in one hit, you can beat them before they split... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Boing-Oing... It's a stronger relative of the Sproing-Oing... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you hurt it, it will split into multiple Mini-Boings... If you don't time your jump perfectly, you'll get hurt... I wonder how it got so many pretty colors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Zoing-Oing... They're very rare, living only in the space between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you hurt it, it will split into multiple Mini-Zoings... Zoing-Oings are very similar to other Oings... Except for their lovely pale hides... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Boomboxer blasts cones of pure sound at anyone it doesn't like... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It gets startled by its own loud noises... What would drive a music lover to listen to anything that loud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Beepboxer blasts blaring sounds at anyone it doesn't like... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It gets startled by its own loud noises... Maybe it's mad because people keep interrupting its music-listening time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Blastboxer blares sound at anyone it doesn't like... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It gets startled by its own loud noises... I wonder if its neighbors ever complain about the noise... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This dragonlike monster is a Jawbus. They tend to bite anything near them... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Its only weakness is the glowing spot on its back... It won't look behind, so try flipping to 3-D and sneaking behind it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This lumbering Rawbus will bite anything foolish enough to get in its way... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Its only weakness is the glowing spot on its back... Try flipping to 3-D and sneaking around behind it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gawbus, a beast that's even meaner than a Rawbus... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Its only weakness is the glowing spot on its back... By now, you should know you can flip to 3-D and get behind it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is one of Merlee's pets, a Gnip... They're just getting you out of harm's way when they kick you out of the mansion... They look scary, but they're actually quite nice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Gnaw, Merlee's favorite pet. It's certainly the biggest of the bunch... But some mean person tied it down... And I think it's worried that this mean person wants to hurt you... Good Gnaw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Mister I. These bizarre foes can't help but give you the evil eye... Max HP is ??. Attack is 2. It will shoot sharp glances at any enemy it spots... None of your attacks will work... Try flipping and spinning around and around it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Red I. They glare at anyone that walks by... Max HP is ??. Attack is 4. It will shoot sharp glances at any enemy it spots... None of your attacks will work... Try flipping and running around and around it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That troublesome creature is a Growmeba. It can clone itself over and over again... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you defeat the main one, the clones will die... The primary one has slightly different moves and looks, so watch closely... If you don't want to bother, you could defeat them all with an item... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Blomeba. It clones itself constantly to annoy its enemies... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you defeat the main one, the clones will die... The primary one has slightly different moves and looks, so watch closely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Chromeba. It clones itself constantly to overwhelm its enemies... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. If you defeat the main one, the clones will die... The primary one has slightly different moves and looks, so watch closely... For fun, you can let it clone and then stomp on the main one to destroy them all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Tileoid G. It is a mysterious creature that's made of many small parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can also crawl along walls and ceilings... Tileoids vary in color and ability. This green Tileoid is known for its speed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Tileoid B. It is a mysterious creature that's made of many small parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can also crawl along walls and ceilings... Tileoids vary in color and ability. This blue Tileoid is known for its curses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Tileoid R. It is a mysterious creature that's made of many small parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can also crawl along walls and ceilings... Tileoids vary in color and ability. This red Tileoid is known for its high HP... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Tileoid Y. It is a mysterious creature that's made of many small parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It can also crawl along walls and ceilings... Tileoids vary in color and ability. This yellow Tileoid is known for its great speed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowbomb is a cat- shaped robot programmed to explode on contact... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, and Defense is 1. Meowbomb was created with one mission: snuggle and destroy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a SurpriseMeow. Francis created this security bot to patrol the castle. Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It is heavily armored, so don't bother attacking it... If you want to beat it, throw something in its open mouth that can damage it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a BigMeow. It's a robot made to attend to certain sensitive rooms... They were designed for centuries of service, so they do not take any damage... But they can hurt you, so do be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jellien. It is a strange, gelatinous creature that floats about in space... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It drifts lazily towards potential morsels... It moves slowly, so watch it carefully and you should be able to avoid it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Foton is a space organism that is orbited by small blue particles... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. When it senses danger, it... Well, it shouldn't be much of a problem unless you get surrounded by them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Warpid, a being of pure energy that can warp through space... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will pursue any new discovery... Don't allow yourself to be mesmerized by its slowly undulating lines... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Eeligon. They are space creatures that are made of many parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It loses pieces of itself as it takes damage... The head is the weak spot... Its movements are hard to predict, so be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hooligon. They are space creatures that are made of many parts... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It loses pieces of itself as it takes damage... The head is the weak spot... You will have to hit it there to defeat it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That thing is a Longator. It can stretch beyond the limits of imagination... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It likes to stretch its neck at enemies... Watch where you land near them. They look relaxed, but they can get aggressive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That thing is a Longadile. It can stretch beyond the limits of imagination... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It likes to stretch its neck at enemies... They aren't fast, but they can attack a wide area. Be careful near narrow ledges... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Barribad. It can shield itself with a strong barrier... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It also shoots rings of energy from its mouth... You can't break its barrier, but you can flip to get places it might not want you to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Sobarribad. It shields itself with a strong barrier... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It also shoots rings of energy from its mouth... You can't break its barrier, but you can flip to get places it might not want you to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bizarre beast is called a Pigarithm. Everything about it is just...odd... Max HP is ??. Attack is 2. It takes three stomps to finish off this piggy... But each stomp makes it smaller and faster... It's very hard to stomp the last one... Pigarithms often drop many coins, so you may want to hunt them if you're broke... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bizarre beast is called a Hogarithm. They are strange on so many levels... Max HP is ??. Attack is 4. It takes three stomps to finish off this piggy... But each stomp makes it smaller and faster... It's very hard to stomp the last one... Hogarithms often drop many coins, so you may want to hunt them if you're broke... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Choppa is a strange organism that flies through the air...and dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It's hard to track, as it occasionally flips... However, it occasionally stops to rest. That's your chance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Copta, a curious organism that flies through the air...and dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It's hard to track, as it occasionally flips... Just stay after it, and hit it repeatedly when you can... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That massive beast is a Muth. They roam the grassy plains of Crag... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They can trample nearly anything... They also have a lot of HP, so they aren't easy to take down... Many Cragnons have risked fighting Muths just to prove their bravery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That enormous white beast is a legendary Mega Muth... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They can trample nearly anything... It has a huge amount of HP, so it will be very hard to take down... They are gods among Muths... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Floro Sapien. These flowery followers of King Croacus live underground... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They can throw their head at enemies. Their stems will keep moving without a head, so watch out for that... No one knows if they think with their heads or bodies... A very mysterious species... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Cragnon has been brainwashed with a strange sprout by the Floro Sapiens... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They will attack any intruder... They aren't so tough, but if you stomp one, your score will go down... They are usually found in the mine, looking for gems for King Croacus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ninjoe. These devious ninjas support Sammer Guys from the shadows... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They hop around and throw ninja stars at you. They are said to sell their ninja skills to the highest bidder... And they have long been in the service of King Sammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ninjohn. These devious ninjas support Sammer Guys from the shadows... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They hop around and throw ninja stars at you. They are said to follow any order... Ninjohns are the middle managers of the ninja world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ninjerry. These devious ninjas support Sammer Guys from the shadows... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They hop around and throw ninja stars at you. They also have secret ninja techniques to use against their enemies... They hold the highest positions in the ninja world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Underhand. These creepy hands try to drag the dead deeper into oblivion... If they met a living person, they would certainly try to drag him or her down too... You can't defeat them, so it's best to run... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Skellobit. It's a foul monster that's made of bones... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. They poke at people with sharp spears... Don't land on that spear when it's pointed up... They were evil in life, so now they must dwell in dark depths of The Underwhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Skellobit. It's a foul monster that's made of bones... This one has learned to flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. They poke at people with sharp spears... Don't land on that spear when it's pointed up... They were evil in life, so now they must dwell in dark depths of The Underwhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Skellobit. It's made entirely of bones. They lead the Skellobits... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. It has spikes, so don't jump on it... It's said that only the foulest Skellobits are promoted to Spiky Skellobit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Skellobit. It's made entirely of bones. They are Skellobit leaders... This one has learned to flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. It has spikes, so don't jump on it... It's said that only the foulest Skellobits are promoted to Spiky Skellobit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Skellobomber. It's much like a Skellobit, but it has wings... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. It might throw its head at you... It also carries Skellobait... Some say Skellobombers were bad Nimbis sent to The Underwhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Skellobomber. It's much like a Skellobit, but it has wings... This one has learned how to flip between dimensions... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 2. It might throw its head at you... It also carries Skellobait... Some say Skellobombers were bad Nimbis sent to The Underwhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Skellobait. These little creatures depend on Skellobombers... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 1. It has very chilly breath... One whiff, and you'll be frozen solid... They use the ancient magic of The Underwhere and The Overthere for evil... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Skellobait. These little creatures depend on Skellobombers... Max HP is {#}, Attack is {#}, Defense is 1. They also have spikes. If you get hit by their chilly breath, you'll be frozen solid... They use the ancient magic of The Underwhere and The Overthere for evil... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Megabite. It's an evil skull that soars through the skies... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will only take 1 damage per attack... It will eventually fly off, so don't worry about defeating it every time... No one knows where they come from or where they go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Gigabite. It's an evil skull that soars through the skies... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. It will only take 1 damage per attack... Gigabites are even more annoying than Megabites... No one knows where they come from or where they go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Magiblot. These mad mages live in the space between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They only appear long enough to hurl spells at you... They use magic, so I assume they are quite intelligent, but nobody knows for sure... Red Magiblots are known for their powerful attack spells... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Blue Magiblot. These mad mages live in the space between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They only appear long enough to hurl spells at you... They use magic, so I assume they are quite intelligent, but nobody knows for sure... Blue Magiblots are known for their high HP... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Yellow Magiblot. They are mad mages that live between dimensions... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. They only appear long enough to hurl spells at you... They use magic, so I assume they are quite intelligent, but nobody knows for sure... Yellow Magiblots are known for their average HP and Attack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's O'Chunks. He's a big, bearded warrior of a man... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. He can grab you by the feet and hurl you... If you're in reach, he'll toss you, so keep your distance... But you can turn the tables on him and use Thoreau to send him flying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's O'Chunks. He's Count Bleck's main muscle... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. He can grab you by the feet and hurl you... If you're in reach, he'll toss you, so keep your distance... But you can turn the tables on him and use Thoreau to send him flying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's O'Chunks. Dimentio has veggified him. He has no will of his own... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. He seems faster and stronger than before... But he will get dizzy after being thrown. That's your only chance... Don't let his quick movements confuse you. Just keep a steady head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's O'Chunks. He's even bigger and stronger now... How is that even possible? Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. He can now perform aerial attacks... When you see him in the air, take evasive action... Just keep moving to avoid him. Well, Bowser, now is your chance to settle it with O'Chunks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dimentio. He's a weird dimensional magician who works for Count Bleck... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Dimentio can flip between dimensions... He can also clone himself. Attacking his double won't do anything to him... Hit the real one, and the double will disappear. Then, he can't clone again for a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dimentio. He's a weird dimensional magician who works for Count Bleck... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. Dimentio can flip between dimensions... He can also clone himself. Attacking his double won't do anything to him... Hit the real one, and the double will disappear. Then, he can't clone again for a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi. She's a slightly childish shape-shifter that works for Count Bleck... Max HP is ?? and Attack is 1. Just go for the head when you attack... She will briefly stop when she gets hit... That is when you should go on the attack... She might also hang from the ceiling and throw Rubees at you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi, Count Bleck's shape-shifting minion... Max HP is {#} and Attack is {#}. She has many creative Rubee attacks... But it's easy to guard against them with Peach's parasol... Then wait for an opening! Remember, you can use Thoreau to toss her precious Rubees back at her... If you hit her enough, she'll flip, so flip after her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi, of course. She seems really set on winning this time... Max HP is ?? and Attack is 4. She has the same moves she had last time. She seems to be faster now. She can also rain down Rubees for a nasty attack... Better use your parasol for protection when that happens... Let's pay her back for all the times she tricked us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fracktail, the robotic guardian of the Pure Heart. It's quite enormous... Max HP is ??, Attack is 1. It can fly and swoop down with its big open mouth... But I think the antenna-like horn atop its head is its weak spot... I think you're going to need to use Thoreau to hit it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Wracktail, the very menacing lord of the Pit of 100 Trials. Max HP is ??. Attack is 10. It can fly and swoop down with its big open mouth... I think this is a prototype of an improved Fracktail from the Yold Desert... The Ancients must have built it. But like Fracktail, its antenna is its weak spot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bowser, the king of the Koopas and archenemy of Mario... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 2. He has spikes, so you can't stomp him. As you'd imagine, his fiery breath and stomp attack do a lot of damage. You'll need to use Pixls and items to win this battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dark Mario. This fake Mario lives in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He has high attack power and jumps and hammers well... If you don't plan your stomp, he might hit you with his hammer. You share weaknesses, so if you can exploit that, you'll win... After all, he's not the real Mario... He's just a bad copy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dark Luigi. He lurks in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He has the same incredible jumping ability as Luigi. Watch out for that super jump of his when you go to stomp him. But his jump could be an interesting opportunity for an attack as well... After all, he's not the real Luigi... He's just a bad copy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dark Bowser. This fake Bowser rules the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 4. He has spikes, so you can't stomp on him... He has high Defense, so you'll need to use Boomer and Cudge... Watch out for his ferocious fire attack... But after all, he's not the real Bowser... He's just a bad copy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dark Peach, a phony Peach that dwells in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. This Peach uses her parasol just like the original. And if she uses it in midair, she might mess up the timing of your attack... But that might also give you an opportunity to attack... After all, she's not the real Peach... She's just a bad copy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Big Blooper, a titanic squid that lurks under the waves of the Tile Pool... Max HP is ??. Attack is 2. This many-tentacled sea beast clobbers its prey... But that red tentacle is its weak spot... Try attacking it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That geeky chameleon is Francis. He's a little obsessive about his hobbies... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He can also make himself invisible... You can't hit what you can't see, so wait for him to reappear... But he is still there. Look at the floor and find his shadow... Yech... Just looking at him brings back bad memories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King Croacus. He leads the Floro Sapiens, and loves beautiful things... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He attacks with his head, like other Floro Sapiens... I don't think you can damage him when his face is closed off like that... Using Thoreau to grab stuff, then jumping into him works pretty well, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mr. L. This new hire of Count Bleck's is a real mystery man... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He uses his high jump as a weapon... And that powered-up super jump is quite...super... He has no other outstanding features of note. And why does he remind me so much of Mario...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Brobot. This super robot is one of Mr. L's creations... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. Defense against fire is 6. It is loaded with different weapons that allow it to attack from any angle... Just try to avoid its attacks and use Squirps's beam when you get a chance... And try to grab a few Choco- Bars that float by... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Brobot L-type. Mr. L pulled out all the stops to make this one... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 4. Defense against fire is 8. Most of its moves are the same, but it can now use its hands or tackle you... He seems to be weak to explosions, so try using Boomer on his feet... You remember that after setting a bomb, you can press {1} again to set it off, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bonechill. This frigid boss escaped from his prison in The Underwhere... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Bonechill will only be hurt by attacks to his head... To hit his head, you'll need Luigi's super jump, or Thoreau to toss icicles... Bonechill's icy breath can freeze you into a solid herocicle... I don't know why, but I get the feeling he's related to Grambi and the Nimbis... I wonder if he was once a... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Count Bleck. This dark figure wants to destroy the universe... He was once Blumiere, a man that I loved... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. He will use all the powers the Chaos Heart grants him... But you can beat him if you give it your all... And beat him you must... For the sake of all worlds... And to save the Blumiere I loved... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nastasia, the count's executive assistant. She has served him the longest... Without him, she is quite lonely, but she manages to go on in her new life... It is hard for me to see her like this... I think I know exactly how she feels... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Super Dimentio, a freakish blend of Dimentio, the Chaos Heart, and Luigi... That monstrous body has immense power... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Concentrate attacks to the head. You'll have to climb those platforms to reach the head to attack. This is truly the final battle... Winning is the only option... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Zombie Shroom. It is an evil shroom monster that comes out of ? Blocks... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It can move very fast in a limited area... But it has low HP, so you can take it out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ghoul Shroom. It is an evil shroom monster that comes out of ? Blocks... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It can move very fast in a limited area... Its HP and Attack are high, so be sure to look before you leap... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Koopa. It lurks in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. Otherwise, it's much like a regular Koopa... Why is it wearing shades underground...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a Sammer Guy. This martial artist serves King Sammer... Max HP is 1-99. Attack is 1-10. Defense is 0-4. Basic attack patterns are similar, but every Sammer Guy is different... There are 100 of them in all. You will have to adapt to fighting each one... They always fight with great honor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a PatrolMeow. These security bots patrol Fort Francis day and night... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. Defense against fire is 2. They look cute, but if they spot you, they'll go into battle mode... I think Francis bought these robots on the Internet and customized them himself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an AirMeow. These security bots patrol the skies around Fort Francis... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 1. Defense against fire is 2. They will attack any invader they see... I think Francis bought these robots on the Internet and customized them himself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Spiked Goomba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Don't stomp it or those black spikes will hurt you... But it's slow, so you can use Boomer, Cudge, or Bowser's fire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Paragoomba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Stomp it to turn it into a regular Dark Goomba... Then you can smoosh it at your leisure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Headbonk Goomba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They will try to hop up and bonk you... They look almost exactly like your garden-variety Dark Goomba, so be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Goomba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They are very similar to Goombas... Except they are black and somewhat small. Just watch carefully and strike... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Koopatrol. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 8. Don't stomp on those spikes... They like to charge and tackle. You can always flip to evade their charge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Paratroopa. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. Stomp it like a regular Koopa Paratroopa to drop it to the ground... I wonder if it ever gets its wings back after that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Spike Top. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 6. You can't hurt it with flames... A hard shell AND a spike... This won't be easy. I suggest using an item or throwing something at it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Stone Buzzy. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is ??. You can't hurt it with flames. I hear you can break its shell if you hit it enough times... But its bones are dark too, according to rumors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Spiny. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 6. You can't stomp it, so don't bother... Try using Boomer, Cudge, or Bowser's flaming breath... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Dull Bones... They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They are very similar to your average Dull Bones... It will keep getting up no matter how many times you stomp on it... But fire will finish it off for good... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Hammer Bro. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. Those hammers even go through walls... Watch out in tight spots... If you're below them, it'll be raining hammers, so try to climb above... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Boomerang Bro. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. He will throw boomerangs at you all day... It's hard to approach them from below, so be careful with your timing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Fire Bro. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. Their fireballs bounce on the floor... They may bounce down to you if you are below them. Those fireballs must come in handy when they get lost in the dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Magikoopa. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They attack with magic. Their spells travel through walls, so they can be hard to fight in close quarters... They have no Defense, so take them out quickly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Striker. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 3. It will kick shells at you at high speed... Shells kicked from above will slide down to you, so be careful... They must dream of leaving the pit and going pro... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Clubba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They are known for their remarkably high HP... They fall asleep when nobody is around, just like other Clubbas... Try to stomp them before they wake up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Dayzee. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They sing to attack... Most Dayzees look happy, but the dark ones are actually scowling... But you can't tell because they're cloaked in shadow... Too bad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Fuzzy. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They are like other Fuzzys... They bounce around quite randomly, so watch out when you get close to them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Pokey. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Their spikes prevent you from stomping or throwing them... Is it an animal or a plant? Either way, it throws pieces of itself at you... Try using Boomer, Cudge, or Bowser's breath... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Ruff Puff. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It throws dark lightning at anything in its way... That dark lightning could fry nearly anything... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Spania. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They spin straight at any enemy they see. It can flip dimensions, so you will have to be at the top of your game... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Cursya. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. If you touch it, you'll slow to a crawl... You can't tell what kind of Cursya these Dark Cursyas are by looking, so ask me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Tech Cursya. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Touch it, and you can't use techniques for a while... You can't tell what kind of Cursya these Dark Cursyas are by looking, so ask me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Heavy Cursya. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Touch it, and you will have a hard time jumping... You can't tell what kind of Cursya these Dark Cursyas are by looking, so ask me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Reversya Cursya. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Touch it, and your controls will be reversed for a while... You can't tell what kind of Cursya these Dark Cursyas are by looking, so ask me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Dark Boo. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. These things will appear out of nowhere... To beat these Boos, wait until they appear and then whale on them with Cudge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Chomp. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 10. Flames won't hurt it at all... Dark Chomps have very high Defense, so use items or Pixls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Cleft. They lurk in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 10. Flames won't hurt it at all... They usually sit still, but they will charge at anyone that approaches... Flip them over with a bomb to reduce their Defense to 0... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Shlurp. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is ??. Attack is 4. They are very similar to other Shlurps... It has tough skin, but you can always feed it a bomb... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Squiglet. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It hops when it sees an enemy, then spits rocks... It spits quickly, so jump as soon as you see it hop. Some people think that little hop is quite cute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Sproing-Oing. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. If you hurt it, it splits into smaller versions of itself... Hit it hard enough, though, and it will disappear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Boomboxer. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It blasts high-powered sound at you... The sound travels fast and through walls, so flip to avoid it if you need to... But their own loud music makes them slightly loopy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Jawbus. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. You can only hurt them by hitting that round spot... Get behind them if you want to attack that spot easily... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Growmeba. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It can clone itself over and over again... Defeat the primary one to make the clones disappear... Or, you could use an item to defeat all of them at once... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Tileoid. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It can cling to walls and ceilings... They can sneak up on you, so watch those walls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Eeligon. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. As you attack it, it will lose parts of itself... Its weak spot is its head. Focus your attacks there to defeat it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Longator. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It stretches itself out to attack you... They like to attack right after you land a jump and can't get away... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Barribad. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It creates an impenetrable barrier around itself... You can't break the barrier, but you can beat them with Bowser's fire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Pigarithm. They live in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is ??. Attack is 6. Three stomps should do it in. It gets smaller and faster every time you stomp it... It's hard to get a jump on them when the ceilings are so low... It might be easier to use Thoreau to toss it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Choppa. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They can disappear and reappear somewhere else... Just try to attack it as much as you can when it stops... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Muth. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It will furiously charge at you when you approach it... But it's huge and quite predictable, so it shouldn't be hard to hit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Ninjoe. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It hops around wildly and throws ninja stars... They are fast... Very fast... Try attacking them from a distance. Dark Ninjoes are shrouded in secrecy. Regular Ninjoes don't even know about them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Skellobit. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 4. Don't stomp on that spear... It only attacks with its spear, so use Thoreau to toss it... But the low ceilings may make it hard to throw them very far... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dark Spiky Skellobit. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. Defense is 4. Don't stomp on that spear... They have spikes, so you can't throw or stomp them... Try using Bowser's fire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Megabite. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They always take just 1 damage. They are tough, so if you want to defeat one, watch your remaining time... Just hope they don't have the key... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Magiblot. They dwell in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They phase in and out as they hurl spells. Attack them as soon as they appear. Some say they live between dimensions, but nobody knows for sure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Atomic Boo. That is one enormous Boo... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It will follow you until you turn around, then it just disappears... It has a lot of HP, so you may want to use an item when your back is turned... Some say this Boo is a huge, massive ball of many smaller Boos... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Small Sammer Guy. They are King Sammer's diminutive warriors... Max HP is 5-99. Attack is 1-10. Defense is 0-4. They move like other Sammer Guys, but their size gives them extra speed... They have a deep sense of honor... So be careful not to insult it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Big Sammer Guy. They are the most enormous warriors in the Duel of 100. Max HP is 5-99. Attack is 1-10. Defense is 0-4. As you might guess, they hit much harder than most Sammer Guys... They have a deep sense of honor... So be careful not to insult it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cherbil. It's a nasty gasbag that spews a plume of sleepy gas... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. That gas will put you to sleep, so don't go sniffing it... Some say the gas comes from their mouths. Some say it comes from elsewhere... ...Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ice Cherbil. It's a nasty gasbag that spews a plume of freezy gas... Max HP is {#}. Attack {#}. That gas will freeze you, so don't go sniffing it... Some say the gas comes from their mouths. Some say it comes from elsewhere... ...Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Poison Cherbil. It's a nasty gasbag that spews a plume of poison gas... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. That gas will poison you, so don't go sniffing it... Some say the gas comes from their mouths. Some say it comes from elsewhere... ...Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Frackle. These little defense bots protect Fracktail's body... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They will attack any intruder they find on their master... They must have been made by the Ancients, just like Fracktail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Wrackle. These little defense bots protect Wracktail's body... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. They will attack any intruder they find on their master... They must have been made by the Ancients, just like Wracktail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Cherbil. This nasty gasbag spews a plume of gas at its enemies... Max HP is {#}. Attack is {#}. It uses sleepy gas, freezy gas, and poison gas... Some say the gas comes from their mouths. Some say it comes from elsewhere... But it's so dark and shadowy, nobody can tell where it comes from... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swap characters and check their abilities. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swap Pixls and check their abilities. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use your items and view their effects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check out your quest items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look over all the places you've visited. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— View your Catch Card collection here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See a list of your recipes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at all the maps you've bought. 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——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Map 47 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Map 48 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a familiar spot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows colorful objects in a row. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows an underground area. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a door with an unusual design. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows something solid black. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a vertically climbing set of hills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a room decked out in pretty colors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a rock somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a desert somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a mysterious locale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a suspicious building. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a building somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows the inside of a building. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a place where you exchange money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a staircase. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a fragrant locale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a place decked out in three colors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a spot filled with memories. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows hidden treasure underwater. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a place where treasure abounds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a section of a big tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a large room that's been oddly decorated. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a place that may have too much treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a smelly spot in an unexpected place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows the location of a person's hidden treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a shop somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a treasure hidden in a forbidden place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a love transmitter to the future... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! The map shows a treasure on a rock tower. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a hard-to-find spot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a large volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a treasure-filled place in a volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows the inside of a cave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows tracks, like those used by a small train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a pipe and a door in a cave somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a treasure among treasures, so to speak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows something that defies gravity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a river flowing with the tears of evildoers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows treasure hidden in an unopened box. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a place between sky and earth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows an oddly colored tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows several similar objects in a row. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a white platform in a blue sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows a white staircase. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows light that dispels the darkness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The map shows devices floating in the darkness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is this place? There are so many black walls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mysterious power makes you jolly! Start the wheel of fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {2} to stop the wheel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Card Bag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a Catch Card in here. But which one...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit this block to save all of your progress. That way, if your game ends, you can start from the last save point. You'll see these blocks all over the place. Use them whenever you see them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is not enough available space in Wii system memory. Create 1 block of free space by moving data to an SD Card or... Create 1 block of free space by deleting data in the Data Management Screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is not enough available space in Wii system memory. Please use the Data Management Screen to erase data or move data to an SD Card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Wii system memory has been corrupted. Please follow the instructions in your Wii Operations Guide. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like to return to the Wii Menu? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The file in your Wii system memory is corrupted. Would you like to erase the corrupted file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erasing file... Please do not turn off the power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The corrupted file has been erased. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unable to erase the file. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is no save file in your Wii system memory. Do you want to create one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creating a save file... Please do not turn off your Wii console. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A save file has been created. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unable to create a save file. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Start this save file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select file to erase. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy this file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy it where? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Start save file {#}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erase save file {#}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save file {#} erased. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save file {#} will be erased. Would you still like to copy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save file {#} has been copied to save file {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Operation failed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You will not be able to save. Do you still want to continue? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't save, but would you like to continue anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to save your progress? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your progress will not be saved. Is this OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save complete. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unable to save. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saving... Please do not turn off the power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copying... Please do not turn off the power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erasing data... Please do not turn off the power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saving settings... 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Give it a whirl? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play the game Learn to play View high scores Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough Flipside Tokens to play! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flip panels over with {A} to find two of the same picture. Find all the pairs to clear a round. ...But mess up three times in a round, and your game is over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take aim at those pesky Boos with {A} and drive them away. Wait too long and the Boos will close in and damage you. Stay alive to advance! If a Boo hits you three times, you can kiss your tokens good-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tilt the {W} to dodge the falling enemies and grab the tasty desserts! Get a certain number of desserts to clear the round. But if you get hurt three times, your game is over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swing {W} downward when a shell gets close to send it back! If you do it just right, you can take out your opponent and win the round! But if you get hurt three times, your game is over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point {W} at the screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {W} vertically. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold the Wii Remote sideways. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to quit {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You won't get your tokens back. Are you sure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue the game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Menu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Controls ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Breathe fire ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Confirm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Confirm Open parasol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swim Confirm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confirm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps beam Confirm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use Tippi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a Pixl Cancel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cancel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move Speak/Interact ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move Speak/Interact Press {↓} to defend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move character Speak/Interact Hold {↓} to ready super jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ascend Descend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick menu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move character Speak/Interact Hold {↓} to breathe fire ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a brick block... You can break it, if it makes you feel better... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a brick block... You could bash it, but why not try using a bomb? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a brick block... You can break it, if it makes you feel better... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it looks unbreakable... but it's just a brick block. You can break it just like any other brick block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a ? Block. When you hit it, something will most likely come out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a ? Block. When you hit it, something will most likely come out... Then it will become a normal block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three blocks in a row... Looks like they're part of some kind of mechanism... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a coin block. Every time you hit it, a coin will come out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a coin block. Every time you hit it, a coin will come out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a ? Block. If you hit it, something is bound to come out... After that, it will become a regular block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a ? Block. If you hit it, something is bound to come out... After that, it will become a regular block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a yellow block. It will break if you hit it with a hammer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It may look like a rock, but you can break it with a hammer. Flip and look at it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a flimsy brick block... You shouldn't have any problem breaking it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can only see this ? Block when you flip. Hit it to get...something... After that, it will go back to being a normal block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Star Block... Hit it from below to end this section... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a red switch. Jump on it or hit it to see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a blue switch. Jump on it or hit it to see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a big blue switch. It's huge, so it won't be easy to trigger. Using a Pixl to do a ground pound might work... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a jump platform. Press {2} with good timing to rocket into the sky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a jump platform. If you jump onto this, you'll automatically rocket upward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a basic switch. Hit it and other switches in order to cue...something. There has to be a hint around here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a basic switch. Hit it and other switches in order to cue...something. There has to be a hint around here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a basic switch. Hit it and other switches in order to cue...something. There has to be a hint around here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a basic switch. Hit it and other switches in order to cue...something. There has to be a hint around here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a flip block. It will change dimensions as it rotates... It might just help you get somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a blue switch! Jump on it or hit it to see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a blue switch! Jump on it or hit it to see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can lift and hurl this block. You will need a Pixl that can throw, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This switch changes color when you hit it. From blue to red to black to white... Maybe you should match its color with something nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a floor switch. Hit it to make like-colored floors appear... Not only that, but floors of another color will disappear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is just a post. A strong impact would likely pound it into the ground... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a gravity switch. Hit it to switch gravity from top to bottom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a gravity switch. Tap it to shift gravity 90 degrees... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hammer could break this block. You can tell by looking at it from the side... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Save Block. Hit this block to save all of your progress... That way, if your game ends, you get to start from your last save point... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a blue switch. Jump on it or hit it to see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an invisible ? Block... Something will come out of it if you hit it... After that, it will become a regular block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an invisible ? Block... Something will come out of it if you hit it... After that, it will become a regular block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest... There's something inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest, but there's nothing in it anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest... There's something inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest, but there's nothing in it anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are coins... Collect them to buy things... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This may look like a regular brick block, but if you hit it, a ladder will pop out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Ghost Shroom... Use it to summon an evil shroom to snack on your enemies... Ghost Shrooms will devour anything in front of them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a shell... I guess a Koopa lived in this thing once upon a time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Rubee... Mimi uses these to attack you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a red switch... Hit it to make something happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's hurry over to the Heart Pillar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We should pay Merlon a visit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's make our way through that red door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point at yourself, and I will give you advice on what you need to do next... Right, the first thing we should do is find Bestovius and learn how to flip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point at yourself, and I will give you advice on what you need to do next... Right, the first thing we should do is find Bestovius and learn how to flip... You should use my power to look all over the place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point at yourself, and I will give you advice on what you need to do next... Right, the first thing we should do is find Bestovius and learn how to flip... You should use my power to look all over the place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point at yourself, and I will give you advice on what you need to do next... Right, the first thing we should do is find Bestovius and learn how to flip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why don't you try flipping around this area? Who knows what you might stumble upon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't stay flipped for too long, or you will lose HP... So don't flip recklessly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In some places, you will need to flip to proceed to the next area... In other places, flipping will do you no good at all. Try to tell the difference... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes it may seem like there's nothing of interest in an area, but don't give up... You can always try flipping or using my unique power to investigate an area... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you see something odd, don't hesitate to investigate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thoreau the Pixl can help you pick up all sorts of things... Once you've got an item in your hands, press {1} again to throw it... If your aim is good, you can flip a switch by throwing an item at it. Give it a try... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thoreau the Pixl can help you pick up all sorts of things... Once you've got an item in your hands, press {1} again to throw it... If your aim is good, you can flip a switch by throwing an item at it. Give it a try... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you're stuck, flip... Even if you don't find a new path, you might find a hint... You can't always go straight ahead. Sometimes you'll need to backtrack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Each Pixl is gifted with an incredible ability... Think about each situation carefully and make full use of each of our powers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Each Pixl is gifted with an incredible ability... Think about each situation carefully and make full use of each of our powers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks is quite fearsome... Use my power to learn more about what you're facing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes, you may need to search every nook and cranny to progress... Don't forget that some crannies can only be explored when you flip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck could ambush us at any moment... Stay on your toes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't focus too hard on the visible... If you feel like you've come to a dead end, walk around or try flipping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't focus too hard on the visible... If you feel like you've come to a dead end, walk around or try flipping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipping isn't the only way to explore, you know... Pixls can help blaze new trails... In fact, I bet Thoreau could help you out right about now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't focus too hard on the visible... If you feel like you've come to a dead end, walk around or try flipping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't focus too hard on the visible... If you feel like you've come to a dead end, walk around or try flipping... While you're at it, you can use me to search your surroundings... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A regular attack won't work. Use me to find the enemy's weak spot, then strike there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where could that Pure Heart be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where could that Pure Heart be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We should pay Merlon a visit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We should pay Merlon a visit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing? We should go pay Merlon a visit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go say hello to Saffron... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you have some Spicy Soup, you should go see Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that we have that key from Merlon, we need to go find the door it opens... Hmm... Didn't he say it was near his house...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Peach's parasol, you should be able to make some long floating jumps... I bet we can find a good use for her talents... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something's happened... The top of the tower... Let's head up there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Peach's parasol, you should be able to make some long floating jumps... I bet we can find a good use for her talents... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Peach's parasol, you should be able to make some long floating jumps... I bet we can find a good use for her talents... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Pixl with the power to explode... Combine that with your power to flip, and you'll be going new places... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got a really ominous feeling about this... We need to find Merlee, fast... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just where is Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just where is Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just where is Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess the only way out of here is to somehow scrounge together 1,000,000 Rubees. There must be a way to earn some quick Rubees... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try not to always be in such a rush to move forward... Sometimes you've got to stop and look back on the paths you've traveled... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing? Don't just stand there! We have worlds to save... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee told me I should "watch out for her"... I don't have any clue what she meant by that, but I do know we need to find her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee told me I should "watch out for her"... I don't have any clue what she meant by that, but I do know we need to find her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If what Merlee said is true, then we don't yet have the power to defeat Mimi... We have to find the real Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If what Merlee said is true, then we don't yet have the power to defeat Mimi... We have to find the real Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use my power on her if you want to know about Mimi's secret weakness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go find the next Heart Pillar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A new door should have opened on the top of the tower... Let's investigate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't simply loaf around... Why don't we go fit the Pure Heart into its Heart Pillar? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what dangers lurk behind the fourth door... It's important to get well stocked before you hop into an unfamiliar world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we should go back to Merlon's for a minute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've got to find something like a helmet... Let's make a sweep of the town and chat up all the boys we meet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He said he wants us to release that fish back into the water somewhere... But where are we going to find water in Flipside...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that we have a helmet, let's head back into space... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's head out and search for the next Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are no guideposts in space. You'll have to trust your instincts to guide you... If you don't try and feel your way, you could end up floating in circles out here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't feel it here... I don't think we're near the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't feel it here... I don't think we're near the Pure Heart... But first things first, why don't we help out Squirps... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Ancient Clue the elder has... We should go check it out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That clue the elder sold us... It's made of paper... I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's head for the Space Bypass... With Fleep's help, we should be able to get into it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's head for the Space Bypass... With Fleep's help, we should be able to get into it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's head for the Space Bypass... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If something looks out of the ordinary, use Fleep to investigate... You may find something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you see something odd, check it out immediately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The galaxy certainly is big... There's so much out there that we've never seen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If something catches your eye, go in for a closer look... You know what they say: nothing ventured, nothing gained... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does Squirps eat? He's a space alien, after all... It's probably something you can only get in space. Let's search around a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does Squirps eat? He's a space alien, after all... It's probably something you can only get in space. Let's search around a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The galaxy certainly is big... There's so much out there that we've never seen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Whoa Zone certainly seems bizarre... I'm sure that your flip ability will come in handy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is unknown territory... Let's keep moving forward, but be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear... Aren't you feeling a bit spun around...? Feel free to stop and get your bearings... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you get confused, remember that you can always stop and think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear... Aren't you feeling a bit spun around...? Feel free to stop and get your bearings... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you get confused, remember that you can always stop and think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now where did Squirps wander off to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you just float there, you're going to get walloped. Dodge and then strike! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flip to slide by enemy attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now where did Squirps wander off to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, don't mind me! I'm fine. Sorry for worrying you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is the next Pure Heart... I wish we had a little more information... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is the next Pure Heart... I wish we had a little more information... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Being a hero means never having a moment to yourself... Hang in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When even your Pixls and flip don't get you anywhere, it's time to gather info... The people living in that dimension should be able to tell you something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's hurry after those Cragnon-napping Floro Sapiens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doesn't it drive you crazy when you try hard and still can't solve a problem alone? There are times when you can clear it all up by just asking someone a question... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's hurry after those Cragnon-napping Floro Sapiens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to find the unlikely, you have to search in unlikely places... Make sure to notice the little details and keep on the lookout for hints... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to find the unlikely, you have to search in unlikely places... Make sure to notice the little details and keep on the lookout for hints... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to find the unlikely, you have to search in unlikely places... Make sure to notice the little details and keep on the lookout for hints... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, O'Chunks... He just doesn't learn, does he? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The enemies and puzzles you are facing are getting quite tough... Don't forget about your friends, your Pixls, the hints you've got...and your flip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cudge should be makin' chunks out o' these yellow blocks, teh be sure! ...Yuck. I think we've been spending too much time around that big oaf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what's waiting for us around the corner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what's waiting for us around the corner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where were those poor Cragnons taken to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stuck? Flip! Your whole world can change when you see it from a different angle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure you're exhausted... But we have to keep hunting for the Pure Hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure you're exhausted... But we have to keep hunting for the Pure Hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope Flint and his crew are doing well... I worry about them a little... Just a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go on, and no one is around to help you... When you find yourself in a situation like this, you've got to search your surroundings... You never know where you might find a clue... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go on, and no one is around to help you... When you find yourself in a situation like this, you've got to search your surroundings... You never know where you might find a clue... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go on, and no one is around to help you... When you find yourself in a situation like this, you've got to search your surroundings... You never know where you might find a clue... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dottie is a Pixl with the power to shrink you down... With Dottie's help, you can pass through tiny doors, pipes, and other miniscule gaps. If you come across anything on that scale, you know who to call on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dottie is a Pixl with the power to shrink you down... With Dottie's help, you can pass through tiny doors, pipes, and other miniscule gaps. If you come across anything on that scale, you know who to call on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dottie is a Pixl with the power to shrink you down... With Dottie's help, you can pass through tiny doors, pipes, and other miniscule gaps. If you come across anything on that scale, you know who to call on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at those sprouts on the heads of the Cragnons... Don't you find them...odd? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep an eye on O'Chunks... He's bigger and faster than he was before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we want the Pure Heart, we will have to venture into King Croacus's domain. But how will we sneak in...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Observation is key here... Are you noticing patterns in the objects around you? Not sure about the pattern? I guess you just have to try whatever comes to mind... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not so sure King Croacus will be eager to hand over his Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That King Croacus sounds tough... We need to find his weak spot to win... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's wide open when he shows his face... When his head gets up too high to reach, try tossing something at it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We should stop by Merlon's house... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nolrem said the Heart Pillar we need is somewhere on the outskirts of Flopside. Well, let's get searching... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't let the world get destroyed. We need to hurry and find the next Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I sense a strange uneasiness in the air... We need to hurry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I sense a strange uneasiness in the air... We need to hurry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have no choice but to fight. Just don't take your eyes off the enemy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go beat the rest of these Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are many more Sammer Guys ahead... Try not to wear yourself out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go beat the rest of these Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are many more Sammer Guys ahead... Try not to wear yourself out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go beat the rest of these Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are many more Sammer Guys ahead... Try not to wear yourself out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go beat the rest of these Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are many more Sammer Guys ahead... Keep your health up and battle with honor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a little tired... Let's take our time and defeat each one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a little tired... Let's take our time and defeat each one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a little tired... Let's take our time and defeat each one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a little tired... Let's take our time and defeat each one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a little tired... Let's take our time and defeat each one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even little hits can add up to big hits... You should focus on not getting hit yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even little hits can add up to big hits... You should focus on not getting hit yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even little hits can add up to big hits... You should focus on not getting hit yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even little hits can add up to big hits... You should focus on not getting hit yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even little hits can add up to big hits... You should focus on not getting hit yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no reasoning with them... Go get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no reasoning with them... Go get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no reasoning with them... Go get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go battle the rest of those Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no reasoning with them... Go get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take the battle to the next Sammer Guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no reasoning with them... Go get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck... Have I... Seen him somewhere before...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on... Let's hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on... Let's hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on... Let's hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on... Let's hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get the Pure Heart... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There isn't enough time... Let's hurry and defeat them all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to talk... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to talk... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to talk... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to talk... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to talk... Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................................................. What happened to the Pure Heart? We'd better poke around... I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's faint, but I can feel the presence of the Pure Heart... The Pure Heart is up ahead... Let's go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brobot is a truly massive opponent... I wonder where his weak point is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, let's show this Pure Heart to Merlon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm just happy that Mario was safe... First, let's find the Heart Pillar... Using bro power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The next Pure Heart... Let's go look for Peach and Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe that Jaydes person you were talking about might know something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................................................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi will show you around the Underwhere Road... Let's go see her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can pass life's roadblocks if you just think about it... You just have to stay cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are the chosen heroes. You can overcome anything! I have faith in you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are the chosen heroes. You can overcome anything! I have faith in you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The monster that escaped the dark depths of The Underwhere... I wonder what he looks like... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're just wasting our breath at this point... All there is left to do is fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Bowser IS able to breathe fire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Bowser IS able to breathe fire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you have confidence in your memory? Mine...isn't so good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you have confidence in your memory? Mine...isn't always perfect... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If someone is in trouble, you must help. It's what good people do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing? Hurry up and get that book back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's take that book to Hagra's place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi is waiting! We have to hurry to her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario can flip... Luigi can jump... Bowser can breathe fire... With your powers combined, there is nothing to fear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even the most fearful foe can be defeated easily if you know their weakness... If you're having a hard time, just gather all the info you can and find that spot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Compared to when we first met, you've all gotten so much stronger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what the great Overthere is like... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi's jump is amazing! Sorry, Mario, but it's leaps and bounds over yours... If you want to reach a high place, Luigi is your man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what kind of fruit is forbidden... Well, if you do find some fruit, we should take it to Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— High spots call for Luigi's jump... For long distance, use Peach's parasol... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to take food that makes you big to Cirrus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where do we need to go to meet Grambi? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart is in danger! We have to go to Grambi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart is in danger! We have to go to Grambi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser's breath can do more than just burn things... Why not give it a try...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser's breath can do more than just attack, light, or burn things... Don't forget that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To build a bridge, you'll need the three spheres from Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi. Where could they be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It might not look like it, but there might be a way if you look closely... You must use the three spheres to build a bridge and go to Grambi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi and the Pure Heart are in danger... We must go to his temple! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi and the Pure Heart are in danger! We must go to his temple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look out for his attacks... You don't want to get frozen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart is in the Heart Pillar... Let's go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that the Pure Heart is placed, we should go to the top of Flopside Tower... Let's go to Flopside Tower... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you ready to go to Count Bleck's castle? If you are, head through the final doorway... It's time to face Count Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario can flip... Peach has her parasol... Bowser breathes flames... Luigi can jump... With your powers combined, you can do anything... Come on...it's time to save every world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario can flip... Peach has her parasol... Bowser breathes flames... Luigi can jump... With your powers combined, you can do anything... Come on...it's time to save every world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This world is being devoured by The Void. There's no time to lose... Go to Count Bleck! If you're stuck, just look around carefully for clues... But hurry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi, wait... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even more powerful than before... Be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be safe... Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be safe... Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone lives in fear of the great hole in the sky... We are the only ones who can free them from this fear... Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To move forward, you'll need the courage to dive right into danger... Now is the time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are some things that look unrelated, but are tied closely together... Check up, down, left, and right to see if something is connected... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The path will make itself apparent, as long as you don't give up... Come on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck... What could he be thinking... What you see is just a part of reality. We have to find the hidden truth... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurry... We must reach Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't like noisy people... That's one of the reasons I like you, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't like noisy people... That's one of the reasons I like you, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurry... We must reach Count Bleck! We will have to beat anything in our way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many times must we fight her? She's a very, very, very bad girl... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must keep going... We must stop him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must keep going... We must stop him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For hidden places, use Mario. For high places, call on Luigi. To reach Count Bleck, you two brothers must work together... The key is to look around carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For hidden places, use Mario. For high places, call on Luigi. To reach Count Bleck, you two brothers must work together... The key is to look around carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For hidden places, use Mario. For high places, call on Luigi. To reach Count Bleck, you two brothers must work together... The key is to look around carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For hidden places, use Mario. For high places, call on Luigi. To reach Count Bleck, you two brothers must work together... The key is to look around carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario brothers... Your power is great... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's follow Dimentio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's follow Dimentio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach, Bowser, Luigi... Everyone... Be well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach, Bowser, Luigi... Everyone... Be well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, Mario... To Count Bleck! The path that we must follow is hidden. Flip and look for it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, Mario... To Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, Mario... To Count Bleck! The path that we must follow is hidden. Flip and look for it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must defeat the count... That's all we have to do to save every world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must defeat the count... That's all we have to do to save every world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attacks should work now! Use the scaffold and attack his head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attacks should work now! Use the scaffold and attack his head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attacks should work now! Use the scaffold and attack his head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, every world is safe. We are grateful for your selflessness and courage. At least, that's what I think she would say... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, and welcome to the teeny-tiny food store, Itty Bits! Sorry I can't show you my face, but I have my reasons... which I won't be telling you! So, first time here? Well, hey, thanks for finding us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, and welcome to the teeny-tiny food store, Itty Bits! Sorry I can't show you my face, but I have my reasons... which I won't be telling you! So, first time here? Well, hey, thanks for finding us! What we specialize in here is cooking ingredients! Our shop is small, but we stand tall by our products! What can I get you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What we specialize in here is cooking ingredients! Our shop is small, but we stand tall by our products! We also offer shop points for our regular customers. You'll receive one shop point for every item purchased, standard procedure. Once you have enough points, you can redeem 'em for a nice prize! Just ask anytime for your total shop points...and by bitty, I will TELL you! Got that? Wanna hear it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then check this out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, and welcome to the teeny-tiny food store, Itty Bits! Real good to see you! What'll it be today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Check points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which'll it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, {AN ITEM} runs... exactly {#} coins. We have a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wait a bitty minute! You don't have the cash! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more! Sell something, store something, do SOMETHING, then come back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a bitty bunch! You now have a grand total of {NUM} shop point{s}! Anything else for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, congrats! You now have a total of {#} shop points! That means you get {AN ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anything else for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, congrats! You now have a total of {#} shop points! That means you get {AN ITEM}! ...Except you have a bitty too much stuff. Sell something, store something, do SOMETHING, then come back! Anything else for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a bitty bunch! Come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a big old bitty bunch! You now have a grand total of {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, and welcome to the teeny-tiny food store, Itty Bits! Oh! Before I forget! Here's the present I couldn't give you before! It's {AN ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What can I get you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, and welcome to the teeny-tiny food store, Itty Bits! Oh! Bitty bummer! I wanted to give you a gift, but you have too much stuff! Well, maybe next time. What can I get you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a bitty bunch! Come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bitty big time surprise! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Good question! You start over again from ZERO! Good luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it and enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bitty big time surprise! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Good question! You start over again from ZERO! Good luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it and enjoy! Except you can't carry it! Bitty bummer! Use something and then come on back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, fully licensed and bonded. Sell anything. Sell to anyone. Sell big. Sell often. SELL NOW! ...My slogan. Trademarked. "I sell on the sly 'cause I'm fly." That's on my card. So... Look then BUY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, owner and proprietor of this shirt. Sell anything. Sell to anyone. Sell big. Sell often. SELL NOW! So... Look then BUY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, man of a thousand pants. Sell anything. Sell to anyone. Sell big. Sell often. SELL NOW! So... Look then BUY! Oops... All out of fenceable fungibles... That means goods. I'm a licensed thesaurus. Come back after my next big score, we'll do biz. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you want nothing?! Color me flustered. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got bundles of bargains. ...But you've got no cash! Selling requires cash. With no cash, "selling" is "giving." Come back when you want to "buy," not "take." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy. That is a fine eye you have there. Do you have a master's in buying stuff? That's {AN ITEM}! And it's yours for only {#} coins! Selling madness! Deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must be a collector. I'm 100 percent serious. You must buy stuff for a living. That's {AN ITEM} Card! An original! Mint! And it's yours for only {#} coins! Deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what are we talking here, no sale?! None whatsoever?! Color me flummoxed. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow. Talk about a win for you. You're going to love that li'l baby. LOVE it. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got bundles of bargains! But you've got no room! Can't carry, can't buy. Here's a little business tip from a pro: try not to carry YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk about a score on your part. Seriously. You're gonna want to MARRY that thing. And you helped me move my quota of goods for today! Win for me, win for you. Come back after a few more things fall off the proverbial truck. I'm winking here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you helped me move my quota of goods for today! Win for me, win for you. Come back after a few more things fall off the proverbial truck. I'm winking here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thoreau. He's a Pixl that can help you pick up and throw things... Thoreau was stuffed in a box 1,500 years ago, but now he has been released. He sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Boomer. This Pixl excels at blowing things up... Boomer joined your party after you met him in Gloam Valley... He's happy to obliterate anything for the legendary hero... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Slim. This Pixl flips you sideways, making you invisible... Put in a box by Merlee's ancestors, he was protected by the mansion's masters... He loves excitement and is excited to travel with the hero of legend... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thudley, the bulky, ground-pounding Pixl... He's been waiting at the bottom of the Tile Pool for a hero of girth to arrive... He's an ex-wrestler and an expert on all things girthy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Carrie. You can ride on this Pixl to glide over water or spiky gaps. Francis locked Carrie up in the dungeon of his geeky lair... Carrie is all about feelings and being on the same wavelength... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fleep. This Pixl can flip the very fabric of space... He was rescued from Planet Blobule, where he was stuck in an outhouse without paper... He was desperately waiting for the hero to arrive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Piccolo. This musical Pixl plays different sounds depending on who's around... Piccolo was hidden away in a house in Flopside... Piccolo changes your sound effects and you can use her to remove curses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cudge, a Pixl that allows you to hammer things with titanic force... Cudge was locked away in the stone monument in the sky above the Gap of Crag... Cudge is very enthusiastic about hammering things into oblivion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dottie. This Pixl can shrink its user to the size of a flea... Dottie slept in the Floro Caverns until King Croacus started making trouble... She's sad that the power of the Ancients is being used to destroy the worlds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Barry, the barrier Pixl. He creates an impenetrable barrier around you... Barry got sick of sleeping and wandered around before running into Mario... Barry is a little embarrassed about not knowing that Mario was the legendary hero... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dashell. He allows you to run really fast... Dashell was spending his time in the last room of the Flipside Pit of 100 trials... Dashell is a firm believer that life is a sprint, not a marathon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mushroom. Eat it to restore your HP... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Super Shroom... You can recover a lot of HP when you eat it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ultra Shroom... You can recover a ton of HP when you eat it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are Pal Pills. Grab them, and lots of little buddies will surround and defend you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Speed Flower. Grab it to speed up time for a little while... While it's active, any coins or points you earn will be tripled... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Slow Flower. Grab it to slow down time for a little while... While it's active, any coins or points you earn will be tripled... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Happy Flower. Grab it to make flowers with coins rain down from the sky... Some of the flowers will have up to three coins on them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Coin Flower. Grab them to pocket the coins they are carrying! Some of the flowers will have up to three coins on them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mega Star. If you grab it, you'll grow huge and invincible for a short time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an item. Use items to cause all kinds of things to happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's important. Hang on to it and make sure you don't lose it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That card gives you an Attack bonus against the enemy on the card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a key. Grab it and use it to open a locked door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should be able to open that door by standing in front of it and pressing {P}... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door is locked... There must be a key to it around here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open. The door is sealed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can enter this pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something is written here... Try reading it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a crack in the wall... It might break open if you explode something near it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a tiny shop. There's no way we're getting inside it like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an interdimensional rift. Maybe we can use Fleep's power here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we can access this spot here... Try standing in front of it and pressing {P}... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an arrow... I think it's telling us to go that way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a space rift... I hear these form to conceal hidden things... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a door... But we can't enter from this side... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold the Wii Remote sideways. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Communications with the Wii Remote have been interrupted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Paper Mario An interdimensional adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The batteries in your Wii Remote are running low. Please replace them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl heard all about your adventures while waiting in a basement in Yold Town. Thoreau the throwing Pixl is now your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl heard all about your adventures while waiting in Merlee's Mansion. Slim the slimming Pixl is now your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl heard all about your adventures while waiting in Fort Francis. Carrie the carrying Pixl is now your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl heard all about your adventures while waiting in the Floro Sapien Caverns. Dottie the minimizing Pixl is now your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pixl heard all about your adventures while waiting beneath Gloam Valley. Boomer the exploding Pixl is now your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eight Blocks, Each Color Once ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside Pit of 100 Trials DANGER! Do not enter! -Flipside City Hall- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside Pit of 100 Trials EXTREME DANGER! Stay out! -Flopside City Hall- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Pillar ahead. → The best route, you ask? Float across the stone tops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY, HERO! Feeling stumped? Try flipping! It's pretty basic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside Outskirts Ahead → MONSTER ADVISORY ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TO THE HERO Have you forgotten already? Feeling stumped? Try flipping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s Records Sequential Jumps: {#} Sequential Stylish Moves: {#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s Records Coins Found: {#} Enemies Defeated: {#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 1, Lineland. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 1-1 Chapter 1-2 Chapter 1-3 Chapter 1-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 2, Gloam Valley. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 2-1 Chapter 2-2 Chapter 2-3 Chapter 2-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 3, The Bitlands. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 3-1 Chapter 3-2 Chapter 3-3 Chapter 3-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 4, Outer Space. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 4-1 Chapter 4-2 Chapter 4-3 Chapter 4-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 5, Land of the Cragnons. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 5-1 Chapter 5-2 Chapter 5-3 Chapter 5-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 6, Sammer's Kingdom. Want to visit the only section, 6-1? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 7, The Underwhere. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 7-1 Chapter 7-2 Chapter 7-3 Chapter 7-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door leads to Chapter 8, Castle Bleck. Which section do you want to visit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chapter 8-1 Chapter 8-2 Chapter 8-3 Chapter 8-4 None of them ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ←Pipe out of Pit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHO'S THAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ancients locked me in this wretched place! I am the wrathful god, Wracktail! Why did you wake me from the sweet peace of slumber?! I will punish you...with death! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soon you will understand the wrath of the gods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WRAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ARGH...I'M DONE! But...you have not yet won! I am not the only monster created by the Ancients! Greater terrors await you in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials! WRRAAGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BRRRRRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! You defeated that monster of a dragon? Really? Crazy. That's crazy. And you were able to clear those 99 other rooms... Boy. Wow. Just wow. Seriously. I'm stunned! Absolutely incredible! Here! For you! CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rad as that was, though, I've gotta warn you... Stay on your toes for what's ahead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen UP and listen GOOD! You! Must! Treasure! Life! Got to, got to, GOT TO! You've absolutely GOT to! Absolutely! ABSOLUTELY GOT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I mean, don't you think so? ...I'm sure you agree with me. All right! Done! Gravy! Fate brought us both here! And so I will lend you... MY POWERRRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The speedy Pixl named Dashell joined your party! Use Dashell's power and you'll be able to speed around at high speed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Dash and sh-shuffle and you'll be able to dodge the fiercest attacks. Gotta tell you, that's how I've survived many a battle. Yup. Fleeing. It works. Trust in my power and you can run away to a more peaceful world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've waited for you, heroes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you?! Show yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who is that?! Where are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's running their yap?! Show yourself, bub! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Who's that?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, you have done very well... Your bravery has not gone unnoticed. I am a servant of the Ancients, sent here to give power to the true heroes. You have passed the 100 trials behind you. But whether you are the true heroes of legend or not is yet to be seen... I will give you a new challenge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use this pipe to leave the dungeon. Then you can venture down through the 100 trials again to see me. If you do so, then I will recognize all of you as the true heroes. I truly look forward to it. See you again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh... What's up, heroes? I should come clean... I don't really work for the Ancients! Don't get me wrong, they did CREATE me...but I work for my own cursed powers! Anyway, the name is Shadoo. I've been testing you to study you, and now... Your clones are complete! Now's when I beat you and take your place as heroes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, heroes... Blessed souls... I must destroy you all with the power of shadow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was...so very...close to... defeating...the heroes... With the...power of...the Pixls... I almost...got revenge...on...the Ancients... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shadoo... The hero's power... It wanted the power of the Pixls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think that something so evil lurked under the town... So disturbing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwa ha! Did I look worried? Shadoo, boo hoo, whatever... What a total waste of time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy... Even if he WAS a fake, I don't wanna fight my bro ever again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the entrance to a dangerous dungeon called the Pit of 100 Trials. Once you enter, it's not easy to leave. Do you want to go in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to enter the Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the entrance to a dangerous dungeon called the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. Once you go in, it's not easy to leave. Do you want to go in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to enter the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This dungeon seems to have lots of rooms... I think you have to find a key in each room and open the door to go forward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In these rooms you can go back to the surface or keep going forward... You should see how many recovery items you still have before deciding what to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we finally made it here to the final room... But don't let your guard down... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Lucky you, finding Howzit's shop here in Flipside. First time here, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Lucky you, finding Howzit's shop here in Flipside. First time here, eh? Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I oughta tell you, we offer shop points here for our regular customers. You earn shop points with every purchase. Limit to one point for every purchase. Earn enough, and you win a FREE GIFT! Free stuff. FOR FREE! That's goooooood. Want to know just how many points you've saved up? Just ask me! Got that? Or do you wanna hear my spiel again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me again. I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't get it? No goooooood. One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Lucky you, finding Howzit's shop here in Flipside. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Sell Store Pick up Check points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead and grab the item you want! They're all gooood. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll run you {NUM} coin{s}. Sound goooooooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Not goooooooood news... This is a little awkward... See, you're short on coins. Come on back when times aren't so tough for you. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed, but gooooooood! Live a little! Use some stuff and come back when you've got room. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, SO gooooooooooooood! Looks like that pushes you up to {NUM} shop point{s}! Anything else look goooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {#} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooood, goood. Wanna buy something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {#} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! Oh, but hold up. Looks like your pockets are full of loot! Maybe you should ditch some of your stuff and come back later? Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appreciate the business! Gooooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha selling? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a nice guy and all, but you can't sell me air. Come back with some goooooods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} coin{s}. Whatcha say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so GOOOOOOOOOOOD! Anything else you want to unload? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile. If there's anything you want to sell me, bring it on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold {NUM} more item{s} for you. What can I take off your hands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've got nothing for me to keep for you! Come back when you've got some goooooods for me to store for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's store some gooooooods! Except...you don't have anything on you to store! Come on back once you do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hold on to this for you until you want it back. Any more gooooooods? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I'll hold on to this for you. But that's it. I'm cutting you off. This place is stuffed with all your, well...stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, you're cool and all, but I can't take any more of your goooods. Pick something up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not hanging on to any of your goooooooods right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha wanna pick up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is, then! That's all I'm hanging on to for you right now. But feel free to stop by if you want to store something else. Or chat. Or whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go, then. Anything else you want to pick up while you're here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There it is, then! Whoa, hold up. Your pockets are stuffed. Come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile, bub. Looks like you're up to {NUM} shop point{s} now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Good to see you back at the ol' shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take the gift you couldn't pick up last time! It's {AN ITEM}. Go on, take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha want today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Welcome back to my shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take that gift you couldn't pick up last time! What?! Your pockets are full AGAIN? Sheesh. Well, I'll give it to you next time. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop on by again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooooood day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! Er... Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's life, not so bad? Lucky you, finding Notso's shop here in Flopside. First time here, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's life, not so bad? Lucky you, finding Notso's shop here in Flopside. First time here, huh? Whaddaya need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I oughta tell you, we offer shop points here for our regular customers. You earn shop points with every purchase. Limit to one point for every purchase. Earn enough, and you win a FREE GIFT! Free stuff. FOR FREE! That's not so bad. Want to know just how many points you've saved up? Just ask me! Got that? Or do you wanna hear my spiel again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me again. I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't get it? Not so good. One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaddaya need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's life, not so bad? Lucky you, finding Notso's shop here in Flopside. Whaddaya need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Sell Store Pick up Check points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead and grab the item you want! They're all not so bad, lemme tell you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah, {AN ITEM}... That'll run you {#} coins. Deal? Or not so much? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deal No deal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy. Not so good news... This is a little awkward... See, you're short on coins. Come on back when times aren't so tough for you. Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've got no room to carry stuff! No, not so much! Live a little! Use some stuff and come back when you've got room. Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so shabby, if I do say so! Looks like that pushes you up to {NUM} shop point{s}! Anything else look not so bad to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOT SO BAD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {#} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so bad, not so bad. Wanna buy something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOT SO BAD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {NUM} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! Oh, but hold up. Looks like your pockets are full of loot! Maybe you should ditch some of your stuff and come back later? Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appreciate the business! Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaddaya selling? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a nice guy and all, but I don't buy air. Not so much. Come back with some items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} coin{s}. Whaddaya say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so bad, if I do say so! Anything else you want to unload? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile. If there's anything you want to sell me, bring it on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold {NUM} more item{s} for you. What can I take off your hands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have anything I can keep for you! Come back when you've got something, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's store some stuff! Except...you don't have anything on you to store! Come on back once you do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hold on to this for you until you want it back. Any more stuff? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I'll hold on to this for you. But that's it. I'm cutting you off. This place is stuffed with all your, well...stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, you're cool and all, but I can't take any more of your stuff. Pick something up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not hanging on to any of your stuff right now. No. Not so much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaddaya wanna pick up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some items and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is, then! That's all I'm hanging on to for you right now. But feel free to stop by if you want to store something else. Or chat. Or whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go, then. Anything else you want to pick up while you're here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There it is, then! Whoa, hold up. Your pockets are stuffed. Come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile, bud. Looks like you're up to {NUM} shop point{s} now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's life, not so bad? Good to see you back at the ol' shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take the gift you couldn't pick up last time! It's {AN ITEM}. Go on, take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaddaya want today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's life, not so bad? Welcome back to Notso's shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take that gift you couldn't pick up last time! What?! Your pockets are full AGAIN? Wow. Well, I'll give it to you next time. Whaddaya need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop on by again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so bad a day to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so bad for you! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Not so bad a question! You start over again from ZERO! Not so bad luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so bad for you! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Not so bad a question! You start over again from ZERO! Not so bad luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! Er... Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Tinga's Inn, where you can recharge your batteries in just one night! Tell me, weary traveler... Wouldn't you like to get a good night's rest? Oh, it will amaze you, to be sure! Your aches and pains will just MELT away. It's {#} coins a night... How does that sound? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Tinga's Inn, where you can recharge your batteries in just one night! It's {#} coins a night. How does that sound? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll stay. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, wait one moment... You're already recharged! Do you still wish to spend the night here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll stay. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return to us one day! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee... Enjoy your stay, weary traveler...♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, how very unfortunate. You haven't enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good MOOOOOOORNING♥! Did you sleep well? Well, on your way then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Inga's Inn, where you can refill your energy tank in a single night! Sleep benefits the body and the soul. Studies show it even reduces stress! If that weren't enough, we make you a healthy breakfast to start your day off. You can choose one of three packages... The Mushroom, the Flower, or the Star. Which would you like? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Inga's Inn, where you can refill your energy tank in a single night! You can choose one of three marvelous hotel packages... Which package will it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mushroom 10 coins Flower 20 coins Star 40 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ah, but wait! It looks like your energy tanks are already full! Do you still want to stay the night? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll stay. No, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee... Maybe next time!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee... Well then, good night to you!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, how very vexing this is! You don't have enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, did you sleep well? Your breakfast is ready! But just exactly where I put it is a secret! Run along, now!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hullo! Welcome to my shop, Catch a Dream. We sell novels so small...they fit on cards! First time here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right-o, right-o! Available for purchase today, we have Card Bags and Catch Cards! A Card Bag is a little satchel that holds a single filled Catch Card. You won't know the character on it until you purchase it! Oh, such heady excitement! A Catch Card is an amazing thing. Use it on an enemy and the foe turns into a card! But...you can use them but once, and if your foe is too powerful, it might not work. Oh! And if you have cards you no longer need, I would be glad to purchase them. Such are my wares, my dear prospective customer. Do you want to hear that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right-o, right-o. Allow me to tell you again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And just what might I do for you this fine day? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hullo! Welcome to my shop, Catch a Dream. We sell novels so small...they fit on cards! And just what might I do for you this fine day? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy a Card Bag Buy a Catch Card Sell a card About this shop... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mysterious Card Bag! Just what might you hold?! Pick your bag and find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That will be {#} coins. Is this satisfactory? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I hate to be the bearer of ill news, but you lack the coins for this transaction... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inside the bag lurked... {x}! Take it, for it is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Care to plunge into the mystery of yet another Card Bag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inside the bag lurked... {x}! Take it, for it is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you are most fortunate... That's a rare Super Card! Zounds! Envy strikes me! Care to plunge into the mystery of yet another Card Bag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inside the bag lurked... {x}! Take it, for it is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your luck is astounding... That is a rare Special Card! Treasure it always! Care to plunge into the mystery of yet another Card Bag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inside the bag lurked... {x}! Take it, for it is yours! Oh, but sadly, you cannot... It looks as though you don't have room for this card! I shall buy this card from you for {#} coins, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Care to plunge into the mystery of yet another Card Bag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The price of a Catch Card is a piddling {#} coins. Is that satisfactory? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm afraid you lack the coins for this transaction... Return when you have funds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take it, for it is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Care to furnish yourself with another Catch Card? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I'm afraid you can't carry any more Catch Cards at the moment. Please return when you are laden with less worldly goods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must thank you heartily! Return another day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please direct me to the card you want to sell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it appears to me that you lack any cards at all. I encourage you to return when you acquire some! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That {x} card... I shall purchase it for {#} coins. Satisfactory? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...that's a Super Card! Are you quite sure you want to sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...that's a Special Card! It's so very rare... You TRULY want to sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must thank you heartily! While you're here, would you care to sell more cards? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must thank you heartily! It appears you no longer possess any cards. Return in the event that you come upon more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must thank you heartily! Return in the event that you come upon more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right-o, right-o! Available for purchase today, we have Card Bags and Catch Cards! A Card Bag is a little satchel that holds a single filled Catch Card. You won't know the character on it until you purchase it! Oh, such heady excitement! A Catch Card is an amazing thing. Use it on an enemy and the foe turns into a card! But...you can use them but once, and if your foe is too powerful, it might not work. Oh! And if you have cards you no longer need, I would be glad to purchase them. Such are my wares, my dear prospective customer. Do you want to hear that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must thank you heartily! Return another day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! You're standin' in Fondest Hopes, a card shop sellin' hope for coins! Never been here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, well, what we got here are your basic Caught Cards and Catch Card SPs. Caught Cards are really awesome. They got characters on 'em. We sell Caught Cards for different prices dependin' on how, y'know, rare they are. Use a Catch Card SP on your basic baddie an' you'll capture the dude. These cards are good at catchin' your enemies, but... you can only use 'em once. If you bring the cards you don't need here, I'll buy 'em off you, no questions. You wanna hear all that again or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotcha. Comin' atcha again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! You're standin' in Fondest Hopes, a card shop sellin' hope for coins! Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! You're standin' in Fondest Hopes, a card shop sellin' hope for coins! You got luck! We got a new card in today! Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy a Caught Card Buy a Catch Card SP Sell a card About this shop... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grab whatcha want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, tough luck on that. We ain't got any of those. Maybe later, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The {x} card... Yeah, that'll be your basic {#} coins. Work for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, tough luck on that. You can't afford that card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Niiiice, thanks. Here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wanna buy more cards? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the buyin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your basic Catch Card SP is {#} coins. Want one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, tough luck on that. You ain't got the funds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want more Catch Card SPs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, tough luck on that. You can't hold any more Catch Card SPs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the buyin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which card you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, tough luck on that. You ain't got even one card, there. Head back this way once you get a good card or two. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} card, huh... I think I can go as high as {#} coins. Work for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. What you got there is your basic Super Card! You really wanna sell that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's your basic Special Card! That's waaaaay rare! You really wanna sell that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the sellin'! Anythin' else you wanna sell, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the sellin'! Looks like you're cleaned out of cards, huh? Head back this way once you get some more of 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head back this way once you get some more cards. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yo, what we got here are your basic Caught Cards and Catch Card SPs. Caught Cards are really awesome. They got characters already caught on 'em. We sell Caught Cards for different prices dependin' on how, y'know, rare they are. Use a Catch Card SP on your basic baddie an' you'll capture the dude. These cards are good at catchin' your enemies, but... you can only use 'em once. If you bring the cards you don't need here, I'll buy 'em off you, no questions. Yeah, that's your basic summary of the shop... Enjoy the shoppin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the shoppin' an' head back this way again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... Welcome to the Fortune- Teller's Fortress! My name is Merluvlee... I use the twinkling of the stars to help people find the path to happiness... If you pay just a few coins, I will tell you the path you need to follow next... One fortune will cost you precisely {#} coins... Would you hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... Welcome to the Fortune- Teller's Fortress! If you pay just a few coins, I will tell you the path you need to follow next... One fortune will cost you precisely {#} coins... Would you hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah? I sense that you lack enough coins! I thought my rates were cheap... Please come back in your prosperous future... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, I see... Your fortune does not interest you, so then be on your way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... Very well, then, so it will be... I will gaze...into the FUTURE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHHHHHH! HOCUS POCUS FOCUS! CABRAA DA ABRAAAA! HULLABALLOOOOOOOO! PAAAAAACKA! POOOOOOKA! PEEKABOO! Ahhh... AH HA HAAA! Oh, stars that fill the vast night sky... See this soul who's lost the way... SHOW ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heheeheeheehee... My fortune-telling is done... Did you get it all? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, sure. Not really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhh! Well then, I will repeat it... AHEM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... That is all I can see... If you get lost again, return to me and I shall see the way. I will await you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... If it's a fortune you seek, please speak to me from the other side of my crystal ball... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheeheehee... Welcome to the Fortune Fortress of Merluvlee. You've already done what you have to do. From this point on, you should do whatever you feel is best. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Heeheehee hee... I have been waiting, heroes. You want to ask me about a crystal ball? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is nothing to fear... I'm Merluvlee! It is my JOB to know the future! Merlee sent you, did she not? Yes... I have readied the ball. Please, take it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Or...I'd like to say that, but there's something I must first ask of you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know I do not look like it, but I am in training. I told someone about it, and they said that they had some useful equipment. But I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to pick it up yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kind fellow who offered me the equipment is the Flip Wizard, Bestovius. It would really help me out if you would agree to... Hack... Kofffff... Would you agree to go to his house and pick it up? If you do that, then I will give you this crystal ball. Bestovius's house is beyond Flipside Tower's red door, on Lineland Road. Thanks for your assistance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you pick up my equipment for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you pick up my equipment, I'll hand you this crystal ball. Go to Bestovius's house on Lineland Road and pick up my exercise equipment! Thank you so!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is it! This is it! Now I can train to my heart's content! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You wonder which body part I can work with this? Well, my brain, of course! I've already trained every other part of my body, so that just leaves my head! That was so nice of you! Thank you so very much! Well then, as promised, here is your gift. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please take this to Merlee. There will be no charge... But please tell her this: "Now we're even." On that note, take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see Flipside... You follow your small friend and put the Pure Heart into the Heart Pillar in town. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see Flipside... You go see Merlon on the very top of Flipside Tower. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see Flipside... You enter the new red door at the top of Flipside Tower. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Just beyond the red door... I see Lineland. You find a strange house and inspect its wall... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Just beyond the red door... I see Lineland. You meet the Flip Wizard, Bestovius, there. You listen well to what he says and so learn to flip. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Just beyond the red door... I see Lineland. I see a door surrounded by blocks... There you flip as Bestovius taught you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Mount Lineland. A spinning device appears. You get on and go forward. When a blue switch appears, you flip as Bestovius taught. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Mount Lineland. Over the mountain, you find Yold Town. You find the red man. You help him by flipping as Bestovius taught you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see the home of the red- clothed guard of Yold Town. To proceed, you respond correctly to his questions. You look at his clothes carefully before answering. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Town of Lineland. You flip by the house next door to the mayor to find the path to the next door. You flip to avoid the large falling faces and enter the door beyond. In the next room, you use your new little friend to find the hidden door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see the home of the mayor of Yold Town in Lineland. You speak to that mayor. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Town near Mount Lineland. You find and speak to the green-clothed guard. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Town of Lineland. You cross the two bridges and hit the Star Block. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a tall red palm tree in Lineland's Yold Desert. You find that red palm and jump in front of it ten times. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a tall red palm tree in Lineland's Yold Desert. You enter the door that is near it and go forward. When you get stuck, you flip as Bestovius taught you. You find the blue switch near blocks and use your little friend to press it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Desert. You press a blue switch and a spinning device appears. You get on that device and enter the door where you get off. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Desert...where you defeated O'Chunks. You enter the door and find another door floating between the left and right spaces. You come upon a blue rock and get on it. You find instructions and then do what they tell you atop the stone. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see the entrance to the Yold Ruins of Yold Desert. You hit the Star Block that you see there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a door floating in the Yold Ruins. Near that door, you flip. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a locked door within Yold Ruins. You use the key that you have to unlock that door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Ruins. You find a blue switch and, aided by your little friend, hit it with something. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Ruins. You find the key and use your little friend to get it through the small opening. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a locked door in the Yold Ruins. You find it. You use the key that you have to open that door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a key surrounded by blocks on all sides. You flip there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see a locked door in the Yold Ruins. You use the key that you have to open that door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see Yold Ruins. You find the jump platform and use it. You find the door floating in the air and flip to find a path that goes even higher. At the highest point, you step on a blue switch. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see many enemies rolling around the Yold Ruins. You press the nearby giant red switch. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see inside the Yold Ruins. Inside, you press four red switches in order... You flip to discover the order to bash them in. And you do not err in the order. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see inside the Yold Ruins. You climb the stairs deep inside and enter the pipe there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... Beyond the red door... I see inside the Yold Ruins. You enter the door that appeared after you defeated Fracktail. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside... You go to Merlon's house. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside... You use the switch near here and go upstairs. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You go to the first floor of Flipside and meet Saffron in the cooking shop. You do as she says and she makes you some Spicy Soup. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You go to the second floor of Flipside and give the Spicy Soup to the princess. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside... You find a locked gate near Merlon's house. Mario flips to find it. You use the key you have now to open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You flip near Merlon's house and walk away from Flipside. You find a pipe and enter it. You look for a sign that tells you what to do. Next you look for another sign way up high. You reach that sign, and from it Peach floats from stone to stone. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see Flipside. You enter the new orange door atop Flipside Tower. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. You find the locked door in Gloam Valley. When you find it, you leave it alone and enter the pipe above it. At a certain spot within, you flip to find a hidden block you can climb upon. You then defeat all the foes you see to earn something important. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Lowlands. You find a locked door. When you find it, you use the key you're carrying. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Lowlands. You find a place where several windmills stand in a row. You then find the pipe above the door. You use the turning device and Peach's power to reach the pipe and enter it. Then you step on the blue switch you find inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. You find several doors in a row. When you do, you enter the pipe right before them. You find the hidden square thing inside and hit it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. You find several doors in a row. When you do, you enter the pipe right before them. You defeat all the enemies inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. You find several doors in a row. When you do, you enter the pipe right before them. You open the chest you find deep within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. I see several doors in a row. You enter the leftmost door. Once inside, you flip and use a Pixl to make a path that will let you descend. Down there, you find a blue switch. You step on it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Gloam Valley. I see several doors in a row. You enter the yellow door on the far left. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. You find the room where the ceiling descends when you press a switch. You press the switch to make it happen. You flip before it squashes you and ride the ceiling up top. You open a chest there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. You look for a chained beast with a horn on its head. When you find it, you release it from its chains with the key you hold. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. You go through the door at the far end of the first floor and tap the Star Block. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. I see a block with something conspicuous on top of it. You hit the block and do not worry about consequences. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. You earn Rubees there... You listen to the people inside and give them what they want. They help you. You search carefully and find things left, right, and before you that earn Rubees. You earn 1,000,000 Rubees and give them to Mimi. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... I see Merlee's Mansion. You find the Star Block in the place where you forked over all those Rubees. You flip and use the power of a Pixl to reach it. You then hit the Star Block. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... You hunt for Merlee in her basement. As you wander through those confusing rooms, you find one larger room. You flip there to see a hidden block. You use it to go up. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the orange door... You look for the slit in the mansion floor. When you find it, you use your Pixl friend to fall through it. Then you look for two doors with red and blue markings. You examine the rooms beyond those two doors very closely. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You flip outside of Merlon's house and proceed out of downtown Flipside. You find a pipe there with bricks capping its top. You break the bricks with the power of a Pixl friend. You go down the pipe and look for a high wall. You then use the help of a different Pixl to get through the wall. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the white tower in Flipside. You go there. You enter the new door you find there, the yellow one. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... The Bitlands. You go there and search for the twin red pipes. When you find them, you drop in between them. You worry not, for it will be all right. After that, you keep going. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... The Bitlands. You find the large fort. When you find it, you use a Pixl on the red X you find on its side. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... The Bitlands. You go to where the large fort once stood. You hit the Star Block you find there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... The Tile Pool. You find the pipe there that is surrounded by blocks. When you find the pipe, you flip to reach it and enter. You soon see large white tentacles. You head toward the second tentacle and go up there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You find six pegs in a row in the Tile Pool. You use a Pixl to pound them down in the secret pattern... The secret pattern is written above one of the swaying tentacles. You study that pattern and re-create it by pounding. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... The Tile Pool. You find a door surrounded by pegs. You go through the door and proceed forward. When in trouble, you recall to attack the red tentacle with Bowser's flame. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door...where you fought Big Blooper in the Tile Pool. You enter the pipe there and hit the Star Block on the other side. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You go to the base of the Dotwood Tree. You climb ever upward. When unsure of how to ascend, you flip. You remember to use Peach when you need to traverse a great distance. When you find dried vines that bind a doorway, you use Bowser to burn them. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You go to the base of the Dotwood Tree. You enter the door you used Bowser's power to open... You find a square thing there and hit it to make a ledge appear so you can climb up. You leave a Pixl next to one of these square things and hurry ahead to proceed... Then, you get on a moving platform and use that Pixl power... When you reach the top, you hit the blue square thing. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... I see the Dotwood Tree. You go to the door that appeared when you hit the blue square thing. You enter it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You go to the base of the Dotwood Tree. You climb to the very top. Gusts of wind blow there... You carefully look and find the red wind... You ride the red wind to the green pipe and go into it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... I see the entrance to Fort Francis. You look for the pipe there. You flip to find it. After you find it, you enter it and head down. At the bottom, you use a Pixl to hit the blue square thing. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... I see the entrance to Fort Francis. You enter the pipe there. You open the chest you find just inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... I see the locked door of Fort Francis. You use the key you found to open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... I see the entrance to Fort Francis. You enter the large door and find the hidden pipe within. It is behind another door. You flip to find it. You notice the spiky floor after you go through the pipe. You flip and try to reach the highest spot without stepping on the spikes. You see a big, blue, square thing. You use a Pixl to pound it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You enter Fort Francis. You find the shaky door in a high spot inside. You use your Pixl friend to pound the ground and bring it down. You enter the door. You find a servant inside... You answer "true" to all of the questions... The requested code is in the room where your little friend was being held. You pass that servant, go inside, and climb atop a big robot to reach a key. There are doors and keys like this in two places, and you find them both. You use the two keys you find on the big door, but you do so as a cute girl. The door asks you questions and you reply "true" to all of them. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the yellow door... You enter Fort Francis. You turn into a cute girl and open the big door inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside. You go to Merlon's house. You flip in front of his house and head out of Flipside. You find a place with five pegs in the ground. You pound them down in a set pattern. You flip and look around the area to learn the pattern. For the actual pounding, you will use the help of a Pixl. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the white tower in Flipside. You go there. You go in the newly appeared green door found at the top. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside. You go to Merlon's house. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see Flipside. You look for the young boy holding "something like it." He is on the third floor of Flipside. You speak to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You seek somewhere with much water. You go to the first level belowground in Flipside. There you release the fish. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see space. You use the fishbowl you obtained in Flipside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see space. Someone there needs help. You check all the places you can go. You listen for cries for help. When you find the distress call, you use your little friend to find what's hidden. Whenever you find something suspicious, you are sure to investigate it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see space. You keep going and going. If you can't keep going forward, you go back. Space is very weird that way. If you're not careful, you retraverse endlessly. You watch the stars for new routes to open and find the Star Block. You hit it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the outhouse there. You knock on the door...even if you don't have to go. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the hidden door surrounded by breakable blocks. When you find it, you use your little friend to break all the blocks. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find and enter the door that had been hidden by blocks. Then you find and follow several narrow paths only visible when you flip... You eventually find and enter a door surrounded by yellow flowers. You get past the mob of foes and enter the far door. You see a big star on the ground. The elder Blobule's house is nearby. You go there and listen to what he says. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the elder Blobule's house there. You talk to him and obtain a clue to the whereabouts of the space treasure. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the outhouse there. You give the paper you have to the creature inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find a stone that looks like a head. You use your little friend to flip the glowing crack you see in the air there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the locked door there and unlock it with the key you have. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the planet Blobule. You find the outhouse there. There should be a door not far away. You find and enter that door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find the floating X there. You use your little friend to flip the X. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find two pillars there. You squeeze the space child into the hole in the pillar. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find the large door floating in space and enter it. Then you keep going until you find another floating X. You use your little friend to flip the X. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find two pillars, each inset with a hole. Then you squeeze the space child into one of the holes you find there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find the place with two pillars, one of which holds the space child. You keep going and enter the warp hole ahead. Then you go up and to the right. You go that way until you can go no farther. You find another warp hole and you enter it. You see a space convenience store there. You enter it. You find a snack there that starts with "cho" and bring it to the space child. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You give the food that starts with "cho" to the space child you find there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the remote reaches of outer space. You find the door in space bracketed by two pillars. You go through the door and continue on. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You flip to find a hidden door there. When you find it, you enter and find the treasure within. You open the chest and take what is inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You find a locked door. You open it with the key you hold. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You find the room where all the doors are sideways. When you get there, you use Peach's power to enter the topmost door. Then you flip and hit the switch that reverses gravity. You then go to the lowest door and flip to find yet another hidden door. You enter it and open the chest within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You find the room where all the doors are sideways. You find a door there leading to a room where you can go left or right. You go through that door and head toward the wall on the right. You find the locked door somewhere ahead. When you find it, you unlock it with your key and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You look for a hidden door there. You use the gravity switch to go up and down until you reach a fairly empty spot. There you use your little friend to find a door. You go inside and find a wide-open space occupied by green enemies. When you get there, you look for another gravity switch. You hit it and go through the door on the right. You go through the next door you find and open the chest inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You find a wide-open space occupied by green enemies. When you get there, you look for gravity switches. You use them several times until you get to the door on the ceiling. You find the locked door up ahead. You open it with your key and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the green door. I see the place called the Whoa Zone. You go to the place where you fought Mr. L and enter the door there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You seek the other side of Flipside. You reach the back alley through a cracked wall. You find the glowing rift and flip it with your little friend. A blue switch then appears. You hit it to open a new pathway. You flip and go forward until you find a door. Through that door, you find eight odd switches. You hit each one a certain number of times to proceed. The number of times to hit each is hidden in the back alley you entered from. You hit the switches correctly and something that reflects will appear. You go into it. You find yourself in a place that is strange and familiar all at once... You go to the second floor. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You seek the other side of Flipside. You go to Flopside. You use the elevator and head for the third floor. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You go to the white tower in Flipside. You ascend. You find Merlon there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... You go to the white tower in Flipside. You ascend. You go through the newly appeared light blue door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You go to Downtown of Crag and talk to the mayor. You listen to his speech and promise to help the Cragnons. You promise to remove the threat to their town. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You chase after the Floro Sapiens who kidnapped the Cragnons. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You chase after the Floro Sapiens who kidnapped the Cragnons. When you get to a dead end, you see three suspicious objects. You hit them in a certain order to go forward. There is a villager who knows the order in the town. You go back to town and ask. When you learn the order, you return and hit the blocks as instructed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You go back to where you found the three blocks and enter the pipe. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You go to the place with many long-nosed enemies. You go as far in as you can in that place. When you reach a dead end, you find three oddly familiar blocks. You must hit them in a certain order to proceed. A certain villager knows the order. You find and ask this Cragnon in town. Once you have learned the order, you return and hit the blocks as instructed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Land of the Cragnons. You go to the place with many long-nosed enemies. When you find it, you keep going and enter the pipe at the end. Then, no matter what you see, you just keep going. You soon find a small pipe. You go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Gap of Crag. You chase after the Floro Sapiens who kidnapped the Cragnons. You traverse the platforms that cross over the water and enter the far door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Gap of Crag. You look for the place with the large yellow block. When you find it, you enter the door nearby and keep going. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Gap of Crag. You seek three suspicious items. One item is...beneath the water where platforms float. Another item...appears when you walk around a stone near where you beat O'Chunks. And another item...is in an underground spot. You flip near the high crag-vision. It appears in the dark spot when you use Bowser's power. Once you have them all, you go to a spot at the top of the tall mountain. You hit a hidden object at the summit to get there. When you get there, you see three stones with three depressions. You insert the items you found into the depressions. The pattern for fitting them is found in the dead volcano near the tall mountain. You place the objects as instructed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Gap of Crag. You find the large yellow block there. When you find it, you use your little friend to break it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Gap of Crag. You go to where you broke the big yellow block. You see a pipe there and enter it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Floro Caverns. You explore within them. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Floro Caverns. You search for Flint's lost crew. The first one...is at the end of a cart ride that begins with hills. You locate and ride that cart. But you don't get on right away. You first flip to a different perspective. If you get stuck, you break something nearby. To reach a far spot, you use Peach. The other one...is at the end of a cart ride that has several loops. To find him, you locate and ride that cart. To reach the cart, you first find the large yellow block. You use your little friend to break it, then enter the door behind it. When you find the missing crew, you talk to them then return to Flint. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Floro Caverns. You look for a locked door. When you find it, you open it with your key. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. I see the Floro Caverns. You go through the door you unlocked earlier. You ride the cart to where the gems sparkle. You find a door there. You use your little friend to find this hidden door. When you find it, you go through. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You find a pipe there and go into it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You look for the locked door there. Then you look for a ladder near it. You flip to see it. After that, you look for a red platform and get on it as a twosome. You must find a monster to carry on there with you. Then a pipe appears. You go down the pipe then look for something suspicious on the wall. You find some writing and a symbol. You do as the writing says and flip the symbol with your little friend. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You find the locked door inside. When you find it, you use the key you have and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You go back to the door you unlocked. You go through the door and talk to the person there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You go back to the door you unlocked. You go through the door and talk to the person there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You look for the brainwashing center inside. When you get there, you look around for a narrow passage. You use your little friend to slip through there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You look for the brainwashing center inside. When you get there, you use your card key to enter. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You find the cavern's brainwashing center. You go inside and head forward until you see a blue switch. You get on top and use your little friend to leap up and pound it. You then make your way through the crowd to get to a pipe and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You look for the white door just inside. When you find the door, you go through. You see a strange gate there. It is used to examine you... You hop in there. But you do not forget to put the sprout on your head first. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You head past the strange gate and look for a room with four portraits. You can break the floor in front of each portrait. You do so with your little friend. You can break them all, even though some are not even marked by cracks. You find rooms below each portrait. They contain blocks that change color when hit. You hit the blocks so they match the portrait colors above. You match them all. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the light blue door. You head deep into the Floro Caverns. You go to the room with the four portraits. When you get there, you open the big door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside... You go to Merlon's house. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a tall black tower... It is in Flopside. You flip at the base of the black tower and head away from downtown Flopside. When you get as far out as you can, you use your friend to break a big yellow block. A pipe appears. You enter it and look for a sign. When you find the sign, you do as it says and head even farther out. You use your little friend to get tiny and pass a spot you normally couldn't. You go as far as you can then use your little friend to break the big yellow block. A red platform appears and you get on top. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a white tower... You go to Flipside. You go in the newly appeared dark blue door at the top of the tower. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the dark blue door. I see the Sammer Kingdom. When you get there, you simply keep going forward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the dark blue door. I see the Sammer Kingdom. There are people there who await you. You defeat them all and go forward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the dark blue door. I see the Sammer Kingdom. You find the small chest there and open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the dark blue door. I see the Sammer Kingdom. You go there and keep going forward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the dark blue door. I see...what WAS the Sammer Kingdom. When you get there, you go forward...for a VERY long time. You do not give up halfway. You keep going. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the second floor of Flipside. You go to Merlon's house. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a tall black tower. You go to Flopside. At the base of the dark tower, you flip and head out of downtown Flopside. You go to the pipe on the outskirts, enter it, and look for a sign. When you find it, you pass it by and enter the pipe there. When you get out, you keep going until you find a big wall Mario can't jump. You use Luigi to jump it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a tall white tower. You go to Flipside Tower. You go in the newly appeared purple door there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Underwhere. You find Jaydes and speak with her. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Underwhere. You go to Jaydes and enter the door by her. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You follow Luvbi on this dark path ever upward. You find a door sealed by a strange force. You use your little friend to examine the door closely. You correctly answer all three questions the door asks you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the door that asked you three questions. You enter it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the door that asked you three questions. You enter it. You talk to the people inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the door that asked you three questions. You enter it. Then you enter the door next to the people inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the locked door. You use your key to open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You follow Luvbi upward. You find a door sealed by a strange force. You examine it with your little friend. Then you correctly answer the five questions the door asks you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the door that asked you five questions. You go through that door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the locked door. You ignore it and enter the pink door nearby. You talk to the closest hag inside. You accept the task she offers you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You talk to the person at the very beginning of the Underwhere Road. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You go see one of the three hags who gave you tasks. You talk to her again. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the locked door. You use the key you have there and go inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the three hags who gave you tasks. Then you follow Luvbi up. You use Luigi to go up to where you need to be. You find a door sealed by a strange power. You inspect it closely with your little friend. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the door opened with the key you got from the hag. You use Luigi to go up to where you need to be. You then defeat the three- headed monster summoned by the talking door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the place where you defeated the nasty, three-headed monster. You enter the nearby door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Underwhere Road. You find the place where you defeated the nasty, three-headed monster. You enter the nearby door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Overthere Stair. You use Luigi's power to bound up into the clouds. When you get to the fourth stair, you look for the rainbow-colored thing. You ignore it and enter the nearby door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Overthere Stair. You use Luigi's power to bound up into the clouds. At the fifth stair, you follow the sign to the tree with black apples. You get a black apple and feed it to Peach. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Overthere Stair. You look for a talking cloud. You feed the cloud something red to advance. You find the red food on the fourth stair. You find it and give it to the talking cloud. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the Overthere Stair. You find the big cloud and use it to jump high. You enter the door you find there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You find the locked door there. From that door, you drop down to an unlocked door and open it. Someone inside needs your help. You help him and then talk to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You look for the locked door there. When you get there, you use your key and go inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You look for the frozen sweethearts there. You use Bowser's power to help those sweethearts. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You talk to the sweethearts you freed from the ice. You use their power to go up. When you get up high, you enter the door you find. You see a lot of frozen people up high. You save the one farthest in with Bowser's power. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You seek Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi. You find Rebbi...in sector 7, past the overlapping doors of sector 5. You save him. You find Blubi...frozen in a building in the sky in sector 2. You save him. You find Yebbi...in sector 6, past the high door in sector 5. You flip to find the path. You use your key to open the locked door you find along the way. You get three objects from these three and place them on the altar near Whibbi. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You seek Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi. You find Rebbi...in sector 7, past the overlapping doors of sector 5. You save him. You find Blubi...frozen on top of a tall building in sector 2. You save him. You find Yebbi...in sector 6, past the high door in sector 5. You flip to find the path. You use your key to open the locked door you find along the way. You get three objects from these three and place them on the altar near Whibbi. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You find and cross the rainbow bridge you made. You enter the door on the other side. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the purple door. I see the place called The Overthere. You find the spot where a huge battle rages. You pass under it and enter the door at the top of the stairs on the other side. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a tall, dark tower... Flopside Tower. At the base of the tower, you flip and head away from downtown Flopside. At the outskirts, you look around very carefully. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see a tall, dark tower... Flopside Tower. You go in the newly appeared black door at the top of Flopside Tower. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find a locked door. When you find it, you use Luigi to jump to the high ledge right before it. You will find a door there. You go through it and get on top of the right-hand wall. Then you use Peach's power to get to the pipe in the middle. You enter the pipe and keep going until you find and open a chest. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You seek the locked door. You use your key to open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find a place with five unlit torches. You use Bowser's power to light certain ones in a set pattern. You check the other torches on your way there to learn the pattern to light them in. You light the unlit torches in the exact same pattern. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You climb the stairs that appeared when you lit the torches. You come to a dead end. You flip there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the white-bearded person in the castle. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find a blue switch and do not hesitate to press it. You fall into a pit, but you do not worry. You check the walls for a place you can break with your little friend. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the pipe that goes very high in the castle. You use the hidden red switches near it to move it right and left. Using the hidden red switches, you fully extend the pipe. You then enter the pipe and open the chests you find beyond. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find a locked door. You use your key to open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room with the three mushrooms. You take a mushroom, fall into a pit, and defeat all the enemies you find there. One of the three mushrooms leads you in the right direction. If you beat all the foes and see nothing good, you pick a different mushroom. When something good appears, you take it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the locked door in the room with the three mushrooms. You open the door with your key. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the spot where you met the charmer and go through the door there. You head forward as you overcome the "things that give you trouble." Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the Star Block. You hit it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room that keeps bringing you back to where you started. You use Luigi there to get up high and find a door. You enter and keep going. You then find a room full of mirrors. When you get there, you look closely for something odd. You find a mirror that is not a mirror, flip, and go to the hidden side of that room. You find and take the good thing waiting for you there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You stand before the locked door in the room full of mirrors. You use your key there and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You stand before the really big staircase and flip. A new path opens. You go forward and through the door you find. You find three switches up high in the air. You use Luigi to hit them. Only one of the three is the right one. You keep trying until you get the right one. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room where you hit the high switch to make a door. You enter the door. You find another room with similar switches. Only one of the three is the right one. You keep trying until you hit the right one. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room where you hit the high switch to make a door. You enter the door. You find another room with similar switches and a door. You do not just open that door. If you open it, you enter an endless loop. Instead, you ignore the door and hit the switch floating above. Only one of the three is the right one. You keep trying until you hit the right one. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find and go through the real door you finally made appear by hitting switches. You find another room with switches in the air. You hit them in a certain order. You flip and read the numbers on the sides of the switches. You then hit the switches in their numbered order. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find an unopened chest. You open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find a locked door. You use your key and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the spot where you opened the door at the top of the big stairs. You go through the door and see rooms with floating platforms. If you walk through these rooms, you get nowhere. You flip and look at the left wall. It shows you where to go. You do as it shows. You then arrive in a room full of mirrors. You look around very carefully. You find the mirror that is not a mirror and flip to the hidden side of that room. Something good awaits you there. A lot of fakes await you as well... You use your little friend to tell the fakes apart from the good thing. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room with many mirrors. You go to the hidden side of that room and grab the treasure. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You look for a locked door. You use your key to go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You go to the room where you found Dimentio. You find the spot where light is shining into the room. You use your little friend to flip it. A blue switch then appears. You hit it. You chase after Dimentio as he tries to run. When you see other spots with shining lights, you flip them as well. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You look for a hidden door that cannot be seen. You use your little friend to find this door hidden in darkness and go through it. Then you find the room with platforms that move up and down. When you get there, you flip and jump to continue on. You look for another spot with vertically moving platforms. When you find it, you go to the center and flip to find a pipe. You enter the pipe. You find a small room. You flip there, as well. You see a small entrance. You use your little friend to go in. You see a chest. You open it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the room with several columns of vertically moving platforms. When you get there, you look for a locked door. You use your key and go in. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see your destined path... I see the world beyond the final door. I see the darkness of Castle Bleck. You find the last door you unlocked. You go through the door into a long corridor. You keep going until you see another door. You enter it. You flip in the next room and look around carefully. You see holes that you can go through. You go through and look for the next door. You find it and go through it as well. You flip in there and look for another door. You find it and go through. Uh... Then you flip and look for yet another door. And... Well... You go through it. After you go through all of the doors, stairs will appear. You climb the stairs and go through the door at the top. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! I'm Flamm, the Map Chap! I sell the hidden mysteries of the world here! So... Are you into maps or what? 'Cause THIS chap is. Ooh, these maps I sell... They've got great pictures... Pictures of treasures... Each map shows you where to go...and if you find the treasure, it's yours! So, what do you think? I mean, that's cool, right? And you're here, so buy one! Do it. Pick a map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! I'm Flamm, the Map Chap! I sell the hidden mysteries of the world here! Which map for you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! I'm Flamm, the Map Chap! I sell the hidden mysteries of the world here! And you came at a great time! This chap got a new map in today. Which map for you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! I'm Flamm, the Map Chap! I sell the hidden mysteries of the world here! How'd you like a map? Er... Or that's what I WOULD ask, except I'm all out of maps. And I can't exactly say when I'll get fresh stock, either. But come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah, {x}... That'll run {#} coins... You really want that one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have the cash! I don't do layaway plans! Come back with money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a lot! I'd offer to sell you another, but that was our last map... And I can't exactly say when I'll get fresh stock, either. But come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a lot! Want to buy another map from this chap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really... All right, then. But come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, you got that? This chap will be waiting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a lot! Want to buy another... Hey! This chap is out of maps! Thanks for all the business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, this chap sold clean out of maps! Thanks for all the business! Now find all the treasure you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, sugar! Welcome to Sweet Smiles! Our dishes will turn that little frown right upside down! Just bring me an ingredient, sugar, and I'll whip up a dish guaranteed to satisfy! Ooh, now let's get cooking! Go on and choose the ingredient you want, sugar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Sweet Smiles! Our dishes will turn that little frown right upside down! Just bring me an ingredient, sugar, and I'll whip up a dish guaranteed to satisfy! Ooh, now let's get cooking! Go on and choose the ingredient you want, sugar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Listen here, sugar... Looks to me like you don't have any ingredients, huh? Sorry, sugar, no cooking for you, then. Next time you come by, bring something with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, sugar, you want me to create a dish for you with {AN ITEM}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! Second thoughts? Maybe next time, sugar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm hmm! One delicious dish, coming right up, sugar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choppy bubbly YUMMMM! ♪ Put it in your TUMMMMM! ♪ One more second and then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done! Enjoy the yum, sugar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh no... Wait... I made a mistake... Oh well, these things happen, sugar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done! Enjoy the yum, sugar! That is one FINE eatable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen here, sugar, if you find new ingredients, you bring 'em on by to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, this is the first time I've made this dish for you! I'll add this to my recipe list. Remember, sugar, if you find new ingredients, you bring 'em on by to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You vill eat NOW, schnitzel! This is cooking laboratory called Hot Fraun! Here vee grab flavor und vee SPANK it! You bring two ingredients! Und then, vee make treat so tasty, you cry like baby! Und now, vee cook for you! First ingredient! NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You vill eat NOW, schnitzel! This is cooking laboratory called Hot Fraun! Here vee grab flavor und vee SPANK it! You bring two ingredients! Und then, vee make treat so tasty, you cry like baby! First ingredient! NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ach... You don't even haff two ingredients, do you, you impudent little sauerbraten! I vill make you NOTHING! You come back vith TWO ingredients! TWO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Second ingredient! NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You vant I should cook vith {AN ITEM} und {AN ITEM}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ach! You change mind?! Hmph. Vell, you come again, you naughty little strudel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You WAIT, I COOK, schnitzel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SLICE UND SIMMER! NOW! ♪ VEE MUST MAKE CHOW! ♪ Vait one second und... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Completion! Now you vill EAT, little bratwurst! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ach... Shameful cooking... My oven is very naughty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Completion! Now you vill EAT a meal most delicious, little knockwurst! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Completion! Now you vill EAT a meal to remember, little frankfurter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Completion! Now you vill EAT a true Dyllis original, little weinerwurst! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You find new ingredients, you vill bring them HERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is first time you make dish! Und so vee vill add this to recipe list! Remember this, schnitzel... You find new ingredients, you vill bring them HERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awaiting data upgrade... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, gourmet! Welcome to the high-tech database of food, the Dining Specializer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Dining Specializer! It gives ingredient lists for your favorite recipes. You can even use it to get information on where to find elusive ingredients. I don't think it's loaded with all the recipes yet, though... Fortunately, it will update anytime you bring it new recipe data, sugar! You should find some cooking data somewhere and put it in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is Dining Specializer! It gives ingredient lists for favorite recipes. You also use it to get hint on where to find tasty ingredients, schnitzel. But it is not loaded with all the recipes it can hold, I do not think... You bring new recipe data! It vill update! You vill do this right NOW! You find this cooking data und return, schnitzel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, gourmet! Welcome to the high-tech database of food, the Dining Specializer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please select the recipe or ingredient you want to know more about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have {x}. Use it to increase the data in my memory banks. Would you like to use it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Data update complete. Searchable items have been increased. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck in the kitchen, gourmet! May all your souffles rise to the occasion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon in, take a load off... This is the beveragarium down low, "The Underwhere." I'm the owner of this joint. The name's Garson. So yeah, welcome and all that... Listen, in my line of work, I hear gossip. Even gossip I don't care about... But who knows? Somebody might care about this stuff. Maybe even you. So yeah, if you ever want to talk, you know where to find me. Right here. For just a few coins, I'll tell you some interesting stories. No joke. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You here for a story? So yeah, I have a story I call "{x}"... For {#} coins... Any interest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll bite! No, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you ever want to hear one of my stories, you know where to find me. Right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That so? Well, maybe I ought to tell you a story I've told you before...but for free. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel bad. You came here to see me, but...I've got no stories to tell right now... Well, maybe I ought to tell you a story I've told you before...but for free. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm tapped... If you want to hear another story sometime, you know where to find me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa now. You don't have enough coins... Collect some coins, then you know where to find me. Right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, ever heard of stylish moves? They're cool poses for after stomping! After stomping an enemy, but before landing, tilt {W} around and give it a shake. You'll pull off some cool tricks in midair! Those are called stylish moves. What? What's a {W}? ...Don't worry. As long as the player gets it, we're fine. Doing stylish moves is not only cool, but it gives you lots of points. And if you hold down {2} after a jump, you'll bounce high, making it even easier. Just give it a shot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, ever heard of the Pure Hearts? They're great treasures created by the Ancients... Supposedly really powerful. Folks say that heroes will appear to collect them all and save the world. The source of power in these Pure Hearts? The power of love itself! The love of a parent... The love of the smitten... Great power, indeed. The Ancients researched this power, believing it to be the universe's only salvation. And these Pure Hearts were thus created... The shining embodiment of love itself. Their combined brilliance will negate the destruction born of the Chaos Heart...we hope. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, ever heard of the Dark Prognosticus? Everything that'll happen in the future is written down in this book. The author and the source of his knowledge are still a total mystery, though. Over the years, many have fought over it... Entire countries have fallen. And the fall of those countries was already predicted in the book... Imagine going through awful stuff to get the book, only to READ about it all after! Anyway, someone hid the book long ago, and now no one knows where it is. I wonder what sort of person has it now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, ever heard of an advanced civilization called the Tribe of Ancients? They were, like, a thousand times smarter than you or me. There were four austere sages among them. You know one of these as Merlumina. But when it came to love, these sages were unreserved... Their passion burned HOT. I've heard some pretty spicy legends about the love life of Merlumina, in particular... In fact, her love life threatened to destroy the world on a few occasions... I don't know if those stories are true or not. And I guess we'll never know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, these were the words written in the book left behind by the Ancients... "On the outskirts of town, third floor, look for the hidden platform to go up." I don't know what this means, exactly... Maybe it's a way to find secret treasure? Maybe you ought to go check it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, you meet Merlon and Merlee yet? They're descendants of the Ancients and distantly related to each other, I hear. The Ancients hid the Pure Hearts in various worlds to stop eventual destruction. Then the Ancients scattered to the various worlds to pass the rest of their days. Most of them were wise and kind like Merlumina. And like Merlumina, many of them would totally lose their cool when they fell in love. But it was this very passion that let them build the vessels of love, the Pure Hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, you know about the Pit of 100 Trials? It's supposedly this 100-room labyrinth underneath this very town. Many have searched for the entrance, but it still remains hidden. The only clue we have is this saying from the Ancients: "Pit seekers! Go to the town outskirts, the lowest floor, and seek hidden platforms." ...It sounds sort of like the clue I gave you earlier, doesn't it? What's all this stuff about hidden platforms, anyway? If you find out, let me know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, Flipside is a town between dimensions, created by the Ancients. You can open up paths to many worlds from here, as the Ancients designed it. And you've seen the white tower in the middle of Flipside, right? It controls the flow of dimensional energy, so it can beam people to worlds. I think that's why the doors to other worlds appear up near the tower. I hear there's another version of the tower... A dark one. I wonder where the dark tower is... Yeah, I admit, I don't know. Do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, the town of Flipside still has so many secrets to hide. I just found this passage not too long ago... "Flip is flop. If you cannot break through in flip, you should try it in flop." Now, I don't know what that means... But I'm sure it'll lead you to something pretty good! So go try it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ancients traveled to many worlds to entrust people with Pure Hearts. It was to keep them safe from destruction or misuse by those with evil hearts. The Pure Hearts were drawn by their own power toward those strong with love. The Ancients used this trait to find suitable guardians in each world. And a few romances also began as a result of these little journeys... Many of the Ancients who found guardians fell in love with those they met. And so they lived their days happily in the world they'd visited out of duty. This is how the legend of the hero was passed down to future generations... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, you master all of the super-graceful stylish moves? After stomping a foe, move {W} in different ways while in midair to get stylish! Doing a bunch of them in a row gets you really high scores, so it's worth it. Today I'll tell you about some special moves that are really hard to do. After stomping the enemy, alternatingly tilt {W} left and right while in midair. You should perform more amazing stylish moves than you've ever seen! But make sure you don't get too excited and throw the {W}! Use the strap! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, you know about Pixls, right? Heh... Yeah, I see that you do. Those wily Ancients were smart, but not too strong. They needed muscle. So they made the Pixls for anything physical they couldn't do on their own. With the help of the Pixls, the Ancients built amazing worlds. But now that technology is mostly lost, as the Pixls are scattered and forgotten. There are even some original Pixls, stronger than the rest, who still wait to be found. I see you've found a Pixl already, but there are others you haven't found yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, those Ancients were passionate and romantic... Did I already tell you that? Even Merlon, their descendant, is wild for love, you know... Why, he had quite a thing for Saffron the cook. He went to her cooking shop every day and wooed her constantly. He finally broke down and confessed his love for her... And here's what she said: "If you can finish an entire serving of my Saffron Special Galactic Meal, I'll date you." ...And this is one of the biggest, most filling dishes anyone's ever seen, mind you. But he dug right in. According to spectators, he finished all but a sprig of parsley left on the plate. Just then, some poor girl appeared in town who was severely injured. Merlon had to help her, so Saffron let him suspend the challenge. I don't know what happened to that girl next... But then Merlon became engrossed in his studies, and he hasn't wooed since. Maybe he'll get back to it when the world is peaceful and safe again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, ever heard of the Sammer Kingdom? The king there controls an army of 100 loyal soldiers. Each one has a different personality and unique skills. King Sammer was entrusted with a Pure Heart by Merlumina's younger sister... She was madly in love with King Sammer I, so they married and had 100 kids. The 100 princes and their royal parents ushered in an era of prosperity. Therefore, the number 100 became important to the current king. Imagine all the budding young romances with 100 strapping princes around... The kingdom of that era would have had no problem fighting our current woes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, you know all about Pixls by now, am I right? Yeah, sure you do... They were a new form of life created as tools to help the Ancients' lives. But seriously, they're way more useful than any normal tools. Being able to think on their own made them more useful...and problematic. There was always the fear that if they grew too wise, they'd ignore their masters. Some say the original Pixl personalities were created to prevent this. There were some very bright Pixls... But then something dramatic happened, and the Pixl personalities changed. I wonder what happened? If you find out, let me know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, the Pure Hearts are powerful treasures created by the Ancients. The secret of that power is the ability to detect and amplify love energy. Some among the Ancients believed strongly that the power of love was infinite. They believed this power to be so great that no forces could ever defeat it... They believed it would last and survive unchanged for the 1,500 prophesied years... This is what they believed about the power of love. The power of the Pure Hearts. As long as there's love in the world, the Pure Hearts can overcome any setback. You could say the Ancients believed in love abiding. Kind of romantic, really... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void disappeared and ruined worlds have returned. It's like a miracle! You should go check out the various worlds to see how wonderful they all are! You might even see people you thought you'd never meet again. The martial-arts competition in the Sammer Kingdom is even up and running again! If you beat all 100 warriors, I bet you get a fantastic prize! Do you think anyone could do it? I'd love to meet the winner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, there's a Pit of 100 Trials below town somewhere... It was used by the Ancients to research the power of the Pure Hearts... Their experiments involved all sorts of really nasty beasties down there. So they stocked it with nasties from all the different worlds. I'd recommend only going if you're really serious about it... But there's a secret treasure of the Ancients hidden down there somewhere... If you feel up to the task, you should go look for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stylish Moves ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Hearts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dark Prognosticus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ancients ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside Secrets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Descendants of the Ancients ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside History ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Flipside Secrets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hero Legend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Stylish Moves ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pixls ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon's Love Life ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The End of the World ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Pixls ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restoring Pure Hearts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Returning to Peace ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon in, hang loose... This is the beveragarium underground, "The Overthere." I'm the owner of this pad. The name's Carson. So OK, good to see you, etc... Listen, in my line of work, I hear gossip. Even gossip I don't give a hoot about... But who knows? Somebody might care about this stuff. Maybe that somebody's you. So OK, if you ever want to talk, you know where to find me. In. This. Spot. For just a few coins, I'll tell you some interesting stories. I am not even kidding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You here for a story? I can tell you one I call "{x}"... For {#} coins... Interested? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll bite! No, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Error message. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you ever want to hear a story, you know where to find me. In. This. Spot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That a fact? Well, maybe I ought to tell you a story I've told you before...but for free. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel awful. You came here to see me, but...I've got no stories to tell right now... Maybe I'll tell you a story I've told you before...but for free. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm all out... If you want to hear another story sometime, you know where to find me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on. You don't have enough coins... Collect some coins, then you know where to find me. In. This. Spot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Flipside's convenient, created by Ancients in a space between dimensions. That means you can open up portals to all the other worlds from there. But on the other hand, it's strangely susceptible to influences from other worlds... So the Ancients built the town in a way that would stabilize this effect. And that particular way was... Do you know what? The town was built in duplicate with both Flipside and Flopside versions! They realized that light without dark, or vice versa, would never be stable. You need both sides for perfection, you know? Having two opposite sides is the secret of the town's stability and longevity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you heard the famous charmer Merlee moved into Flopside somewhere, right? If she casts a charm on you, good things happen when you beat enemies. Try it! ...Oh yeah. But I hear that something's been bothering her lately. If you talk to her directly and not across from the ball, she'll tell you about it. If you have some free time, why don't you go see what's going on with her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Count Bleck has four minions, does he not? The biggest and brawniest of these is one named O'Chunks. So about this O'Chunks... He was once the general of an army in a certain land... I hear he led a force of a thousand strong across enemy lines. But one of his trusted advisors sold him out... And all of his men fell to the enemy. I guess that's when Count Bleck scooped him up. Bleck played upon his shame and depression to enlist him in his service. Cruel... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So have you heard of the Tribe of Darkness? Nolrem and others like him are descendants of this shadowy, odd people. Long, long ago, they broke off from the Tribe of Ancients to live alone. They avoided mixing with other people out of pride... And no one even knows where they went to live, they were so secretive. There are rumors of a secret castle deep in a forest... Must have been lonely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Count Bleck has four minions, as you know. The one named Mimi has the ability to mimic any person she wants to... She's so good at it that I hear she even sometimes forgets who she is... This Mimi... Her true identity is shrouded in mystery. Some say she's a failed Pixl experiment of the Ancients... Others say she's the unintended creation of a witch... A witch who was researching potions that would allow shape-shifting... If you ever meet her, could you ask her for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So let me tell you more about the Tribe of Darkness I mentioned earlier... They started as a group within the Ancients who had more magic power. Fearing their power would be diluted, they forbade marriage outside the group. Their power was considered an important resource by all of the Ancients. But no one knows why their power was so important now... One day, they all just disappeared from the Tribe of Ancients... And since then, no one has seen them... Did their games end? All is now shrouded in darkness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Count Bleck has four minions, as you know. I hear that one of them, Dimentio, wields powerful magic. I don't know where he comes from or who he is... But I hear he approached and befriended the count all on his own. And the count even turned him away once... Until he read in the Dark Prognosticus about the role of someone similar... Why was he mentioned in the Dark Prognosticus? Sounds fishy to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So let me tell you more of the Tribe of Darkness, and why few talk of them... They did something so bad that mentioning them has become forbidden. I hear they stole the Dark Prognosticus from the Ancients and hid it. But I don't know why they would do such a thing. Some say they did it to use the book's power to enhance their dark magic... Some say they hid it from others who would use it for evil... But I heard of the last person who was known to possess the book... If the rumors are true, then you know this person as Count Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So as you know, Count Bleck has four minions. One is an authoritative young woman named Nastasia, his right hand. She has the ability to brainwash people by looking them in the eyes. She can enslave even very powerful beings this way. And it seems none of the count's underlings can resist her power. That's how she's able to order them around. She rarely expresses her innermost feelings, but she seems to love the count. She has eyes only for him, you might say. I'm a little jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So have you heard of the Pits of 100 Trials below Flipside and Flopside? I hear they were created long ago to test the forces that guard the Pure Hearts. The Pit of 100 Trials here in Flopside was used to study the powers of darkness. I don't know exactly what that means...but it sounds pretty terrible. There's even a rumor that treasure awaits those who make it to the bottom. Do you have the courage to find out for yourself? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So how about we change the pace and I tell you a nice story for a change? This is one I heard in a distant land long ago... "Once upon a time, a man went to look for the girl he loved, who was missing." "As he passed through a forest, he found a bat stuck in a trap." "He set the bat free. It promptly thanked him and disappeared." "As he lay down to camp that night, he heard a voice and looked about." "He noticed the sky was filled with a huge, round moon." "There stood before him a woman he had never seen." "The bat had transformed into the species of the one she had fallen for." Now, I don't know if that's true or not... The last part of the story was... "The bat pledged eternal loyalty to the man out of love on that night." ...And that's the end of the story. I wonder what happened to those two? If there's more to that story, then I'd like to hear it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So do you know how the Pixls came to be? A powerful magician among the Ancients created them about 3,000 years ago. He did it by transferring a spirit into a vessel he created for that purpose. He's said to have created 12 Pixls like this before he passed away. But his apprentices kept researching Pixls after his game ended... They learned to create many more Pixls based on his original 12. These Pixls became widely used as "thinking tools" for the grateful Ancients. Through the work of many Pixls, the Ancients prospered as they never had before. But that was a long time ago... There are no more Pixls now, I understand... Well, except for some of the original Pixls, who were scattered far and wide... They lie in wait for a new master to arrive. I wouldn't be surprised if there was one hiding here in this very town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So have you heard about the Pixl uprising? It happened in the capital of the Ancients some 2,000 years ago. The Ancients lived in prosperity thanks to the work of many Pixls... But one day that all ended. A huge Pixl calling herself the Pixl Queen suddenly appeared... At her command, Pixls everywhere rebelled against their Ancient masters. It seems that most Pixls were well-contained spirits, but she was different. In her case, a demonic spirit was contained within a Pixl vessel. And this queen Pixl had the power to command all the other Pixls. The Ancients had become so dependent on the Pixls. They were devastated... They suddenly lost their ability to build and rule their empire effectively... ...And what happened then, you ask? Come back for the next installment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So now let's continue my story about the Pixl uprising... The Ancients were overthrown and enslaved by the Pixl revolt led by the Pixl Queen. In the midst of the ruin appeared the inheritors of the twelve original Pixls. They defeated the waves of Pixl soldiers and freed the enslaved Ancients. They used Catch Cards to trap the mind-controlled Pixl soldiers, then healed them. They saw their friends fall one after the other in battle, but they persevered. The last survivor managed to make it to the castle of the Pixl Queen. But the Pixl Queen used her powers of illusion to hide. She then unleashed horrific images upon the surviving freedom fighter. One of the Pixls at his side was immune to this, for it could see truth. It helped the survivor fight, and he and his Pixl finally defeated the Pixl Queen. But in the process, the Pixl's game was ended... Oh... Looks like the coins you paid will only get you this far through the story! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for another exciting installment in the Pixl uprising... The vanquisher of the Pixl Queen was confronted with an awful truth. It turned out that the Pixl Queen was actually the very first Pixl ever created... The master magician had made her after studying the Dark Prognosticus. So when the last surviving apprentice took the Dark Prognosticus from the queen... He decided to disappear with the book so that this sort of catastrophe wouldn't repeat. But even as peace returned, the Ancients could not lose their fear of the Pixls. So the elders among the Ancients gathered to discuss what to do. They decided to limit the powers of all Pixls from that day forth... And the creation of new Pixls was outlawed. But as a result, the power and influence of the Ancients began an irreversible decline. Now the secret of Pixl creation is lost forever. Though rumors abound of awakened Ancients and newly created Pixls... Is that true? If you know anything about it, please tell me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So about the Pixl Queen from the Pixl uprising... Did you know there have been interesting theories published about her? In one book left behind by the master magician's apprentice, I found this: "The spirit within the Pixl Queen was not a demon, but rather a human..." The master magician had a beautiful wife, a son, and a daughter. But he lost his wife and son in an accident. Soon after, his daughter caught a terrible illness, and her short game ended. Perhaps he transferred her spirit to a Pixl vessel? ...Well, that's the theory. Is it possible that the other Pixls were spirits from the game-overed? ...Anyway, the person who published this has already disavowed that theory. ...I mean, it does seem a little unlikely, right? But if it WERE true... I'd bet the daughter was so horrified by the deeds of her father... That she wanted no one to ever use Pixls again. ...But what do I know? I DO think nothing less would have broken the Ancients' Pixl dependency. Oh, and some say the son of the magician miraculously recovered from the accident. If so, the bloodline of the magician could endure... Did they find happiness? Or otherwise... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Flipside History ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside Gossip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tribe of Darkness ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Tribe of Darkness ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Final Tribe of Darkness ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nastasia ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of Bats and Men ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creation of the Pixls ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pixl Uprising ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More Pixl Uprising ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pixl Uprising's End ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pixl Queen ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Shall I now cast a charm to keep you free from harm? If you wish to talk to me, across the table you must be. Thank you, truly, golly, gee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... It's Merlee's House of Charms! Flopside branch, by my arms! You're surprised? Don't be! I was worried for you, gee! So I moved here... Hee hee! If you have a charm of mine, life will surely be so fine, whether it is rain or shine! Let me ask you this, though: want a charm before you go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Welcome, yes, fear no harm! It's Merlee's House of Charms! Flopside branch, by my arms! If you have a charm of mine, life will surely be so fine, whether it is rain or shine! Let me ask you this, though: want a charm before you go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... It's Merlee's House of Charms! Flopside branch, by my arms! You guys really did it! You never thought to quit it! Now we're safe! Hit it! But you're not in the clear! You need a charm, yes, dear! If you have a charm of mine, life will surely be so fine, whether it is rain or shine! Let me ask you this, though: want a charm before you go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Well, well, too bad, so sad! Come back and I'll be glad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charm packages vary, now, in extra goodness I allow. You will have to say "Wow!" Choose, you can't lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trial Package 50 Coins Advised Package 100 Coins Special Package 200 Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Oh, unhappy day! You lack the coins to pay! No charm for you today! I surely hope that you'll return...with money to burn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee hee! Thank you, really and truly... Here we go! Wiiiiiiiiiiii! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charming is now complete! You're set to go compete! When that charm wears out, come back for another bout! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... AAAAAAAAAAH! Sparkling sun up in the sky... Shine fortune on these guys... KEEE-YIII! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Oh, you have fine timing! My blood pressure's climbing! See, I was hoping maybe for you to do me a big favor. Can you, I implore? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only if it's a small one. I'm busy now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really, wow, that's no good... I really thought you would. Well, then, some other time, over the counter please climb, and give me help sublime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Thank you, thank you true! I knew I could count on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During my confusing move, I lost my crystal ball so smooth. I use a replacement now, but it feels wrong somehow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believe that Merluvlee uses the same type of ball as me... Would you go to her and ask for one of her crystal balls real fast? You know where Merluvlee is, right? Where the outskirts of Flipside are in sight? Thank you! Thank you true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you get a ball for me? Do I thank you, golly, gee? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the outskirts of Flipside... a fortune-telling shop resides. Go there and get for me, a crystal ball, oh golly, gee! Thank you, to you from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's it! That's the one! Ahhhhh...♥ Oh, well done! Thank you! Thanks a ton! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, let's see, now... I must thank you somehow... I guess that there's only one thing I can do for you, hon... One charm for you! Woo hoo! If you want a charm on someone, cross the counter and talk to me, hon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What's this I see on you? You look angry? Or blue? A charm from me is just not enough? Kids these days! Ungrateful stuff! Fine! I would be remiss if I did not give you this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once there was an explorer. A charm I cast with a purr... He gave me this, yes sir! I do not know what it unlocks. I bet it's handy, by my socks. You can have it. It rocks! Well now, 'bye, and how!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charm packages vary, now, in extra goodness I allow. You will have to say "Wow!" I usually charge for this, but you brought me bliss, so here! A charmy kiss! Choose, you can't lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trial Package 0 Coins Advised Package 0 Coins Special Package 0 Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, fully licensed and bonded. Sell anything. Sell to anyone. Sell big. Sell often. SELL NOW! ...My slogan. Trademarked. I sell stuff that's so hard to find, not even I can find it. Yeah, you heard me right. So... Look then BUY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, owner and proprietor of this shirt. I sell stuff that's so hard to find, not even I can find it. Yeah, you heard me right. So... Look then BUY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Name's Flimm. Freelance Sales Freak, man of a thousand pants. Sell anything. Sell to anyone. Sell big. Sell often. SELL NOW! So... Look then BUY! Oops... All out of fenceable fungibles... That means goods. I'm a licensed thesaurus. Come back after my next big score, we'll do biz. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you want nothing?! Color me flustered. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got bundles of bargains. ...But you've got no cash! Selling requires cash. With no cash, "selling" is "giving." Come back when you want to "buy," not "take." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy. That is a fine eye you have there. Do you have a master's in buying stuff? That's {AN ITEM}! And it's yours for only {#} coins! Selling madness! Deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must be a collector. I'm 100 percent serious. You must buy stuff for a living. That's {AN ITEM} Card! An original! Mint! And it's yours for only {NUM} coins! Deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what are we talking here, no sale?! None whatsoever?! Color me flummoxed. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow. Talk about a win for you. You're going to love that li'l baby. LOVE it. Well, inventory changes like THAT! Yeah, that quick. So come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got bundles of bargains! But you've got no room! Can't carry, can't buy. Here's a little business tip from a pro: try not to carry YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk about a score on your part. Seriously. You're gonna want to MARRY that thing. And you helped me move my quota of goods for today! Win for me, win for you. Come back after a few more things fall off the proverbial truck. I'm winking here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you helped me move my quota of goods for today! Win for me, win for you. Come back after a few more things fall off the proverbial truck. I'm winking here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLIZZOW! Melodious master music magician here! I am known only as...The InterNed! You like any music you heard so far and it is YOURS! I can call it up like THAT! And it's just 10 coins per song! Wanna take a listen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLIZ-ZOW! Melodious master music magician here! I am known only as...The InterNed! You like any music you heard so far and it is YOURS! I can call it up like THAT! And it's just 10 coins per song! Wanna take a listen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we are talking about an EPIC-sized bummer over here! You don't have enough coins! Sorry, can't help you out! The InterNed powers down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we are talking about a GARGANTUAN bum-out here! You don't want any tunes? Hey hey, maybe next time! The InterNed powers down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLIZ-ZOW! That's what I'm talking about! Let's get some new background tunes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This little number's called "{x}"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hope you dig the tunage! The InterNed powers down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lineland Road ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mount Lineland ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flopside ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yold Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloam Valley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee's Mansion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Open Plane ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nostalgic Underground ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tile Pool ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fort Francis ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outer Space ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa Zone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gap of Crag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Sapien Caverns ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Truck GO ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sammer's Kingdom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Battle Time ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— World of Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underwhere ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Stair ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— River Twygz Bed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Bleck ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underground Room ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fracktail Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brobot Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brobot L-type Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonechill Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Powerful Enemy Emerges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Showtime ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready, Go ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Not Nice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Closing Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ultimate Show ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today's Story ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Staff Credits ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Paper Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Wedding Begins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wedding Waltz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth of the Chaos Heart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Champion of Destruction ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get Cooking ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goodnight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Road for the Lost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Open the Next Door ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario Bros.' House ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Evil King Bowser Here ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fracktail Appears ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soft Light ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Memory 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And the Question Is ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi the Copycat ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Blooper Appears ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Memory 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus Appears ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Memory 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonechill Appears ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Memory 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Promise ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bounding through Time ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— End of the World ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Existence ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the Darkness ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Unrivaled Battle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Then... And Then ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange Company ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Evil Count Bleck ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks, Warrior ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio, Charming Magician ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. L, Green Thunder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck's Plan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight Fight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One Shot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look Out for Me ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Butterfly ☆ Collecting ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tokens, Please ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tilt Island ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mansion Patrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forget Me Not ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Whacker ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swoon.exe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I am surprised you are finding me! I am called Welderberg! I am the iron man of the forging of pipes! Have you ever thought, "Ah, it is taking so long to get around town!" Yah, me too! And so it is my life's work to make the pipes for the transportation! I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe to Flipside Tower's base. What do you think of this? You are covering cost of materials and labor, yah? I could make such a pipe... You are looking not very rich... How is 100 coins? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! You have business for Welderberg? How did a young man such as you come to such a place? Admirable, yah! But that is neither in the here nor in the there... I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe to white tower's base. You are covering the 100 coins for construction, yah? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay. No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the good thing, yah. I am getting started. You are staying out of the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pipe is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! You are using it whenever, yah? Life is short...so it is smart to take the direct way, yah? You spent with the wisdom! Well, I am going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... I am feeling bad for saying this, but you are not having 100 coins... Once you are having the money, you come back, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are not needing the pipe? Such sadness... If you are changing your mind, please return, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I am surprised you are finding me! I am called Welderberg! I am the iron man of the forging of pipes! Have you ever thought, "Ah, it is taking so long to get around town!" Yah, me too! And so it is my life's work to make the pipes for the transportation! I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe leading to Flipside. What do you think of this? You are covering cost of materials and labor, yah? I could make such a pipe... You are looking not very rich... How is 300 coins? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Another great day for Welderberg! Working in the sunshine just feels so good, yah? This old man is happy! But that is neither in the here nor in the there... I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe leading to Flipside. You are covering the 300 coins for construction, yah? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay. No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the good thing, yah. I am getting started. You are staying out of the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pipe is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! You are using it whenever, yah? Wise people are always being more efficient... You made the wise decision! Well, I am going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... I am feeling bad for saying this, but you are not having 300 coins... Once you are having the money, you come back, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are not needing the pipe? Such sadness... If you are changing your mind, please return, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I am surprised you are finding me! I am called Welderberg! I am the iron man of the forging of pipes! Have you ever thought, "Ah, it is taking so long to get around town!" Yah, me too! And so it is my life's work to make the pipes for the transportation! I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe leading to Flopside. What do you think of this? You are covering cost of materials and labor, yah? I could make such a pipe... You are looking not very rich... How is 100 coins? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! The welcome mat of Welderberg is always laying at the ready! You are coming here often, yah? You are not having the job? Making the money? But that is neither in the here nor in the there... I have inspected here, yah... I am thinking I can make the pipe to black tower's base. You are covering the 100 coins for construction, yah? Are we having the deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay. No thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the good thing, yah. I am getting started. You are staying out of the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pipe is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! You are using it whenever, yah? Young people are always rushing through the life... Always looking to the ahead! Well, I am going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... I am feeling bad for saying this, but you are not having 100 coins... Once you are having the money, you come back, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are not needing the pipe? Such sadness... If you are changing your mind, please return, yah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I am most pleased! Another gaming customer has found us! Welcome to the palace of gaming pleasure! The arcade! I am the master of this fine establishment. You may call me The InterChet! It is a pleasure to rob you! I mean...meet you! Now that the introductions are out of the way, let me tell you about this place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the arcade, a place for gamers to enjoy gaming! To play games, you must first purchase Flipside Tokens. Just come see me with a few coins, and I will give you the tokens you need. But you cannot return tokens for coins, so be careful! Oh, so careful, gamer! And once you have some tokens, enter this neat-o entry to the left! You may play fun games until you run out of tokens! You will love it, gamer! But now I have crucial information... Get a good score to receive tokens back! Collect a lot of tokens and turn them in for wonderful prizes! Play the games, get good, and then earn prizes, gamer! Oh, arcade! It is paradise! That ends my explanation... Now do you see how wonderful this place is, gamer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You do not?! I am alarmed! Did you not listen to what I said, gamer? ...Well, clean out your ears and listen this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gamer seeks entertainment... What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the palace of purest gaming pleasures! Welcome to the arcade! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How can I bring you gaming pleasure today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhhhhhhhhhh-WHAAAAT?! Hold on a moment, gamer... Is that a Golden Card you clutch in your hand? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon my insolence, valued gamer! Please access our elite game immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can play a new game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So then, valued gamer... How can I bring you gaming pleasure today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy tokens Trade for items About the arcade... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many would you like? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 token 3 coins 5 tokens 15 coins 10 tokens 30 coins 50 tokens 150 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to trade {#} coins for {NUM} token{s}? Is that correct, gamer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is a sad day for gaming! You lack enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... You cannot carry that many tokens, sturdy gamer. You will have to use some tokens or trade them for prizes, then ask me again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For you: {NUM} token{s}. Enjoy, gamer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want some more, gamer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ...Wait, you don't have any more coins, gamer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ...Wait, your token total makes that impossible, gamer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please select an item to trade for, worthy gamer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Shroom 10 Tokens Super Shroom 10 Tokens Super Shroom 10 Tokens Super Shroom 10 Tokens Super Shroom 10 Tokens ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want {AN ITEM} for {#} tokens... Is that right, gamer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, gamer, but you do not have enough tokens for that particular prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are overladen, gamer! Clear out your inventory and come back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For you, stalwart gamer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ...Wait, your token total makes that impossible, gamer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ...Oh wait, you have too much stuff, weighty gamer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the arcade, a place for gamers to enjoy gaming! To play games, you must first purchase Flipside Tokens. Just come see me with a few coins, and I will give you the tokens you need. But you cannot return tokens for coins, so be careful! Oh, so careful, gamer! And once you have some tokens, you can access our wonderful games! You may play fun games until you run out of tokens! You will love it, gamer! But now I have crucial information... Get a good score to receive tokens back! Collect a lot of tokens and turn them in for wonderful prizes! Play the games, get good, and then earn prizes, gamer! Oh, arcade! It is paradise! That ends my explanation... Now do you see how wonderful this place is, gamer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The InterChet looks forward to your next fabulous visit, relentless gamer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an elevator... Just press this button to call it up and enter it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Heart Pillar... These can be found all over town. Place a Pure Heart in a Heart Pillar and the door to another world will open... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something there... Here, I'll show it to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something there... Here, I'll show it to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something there... Here, I'll show it to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The next Pure Heart is on the other side of this red door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to Lineland through this red door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The third Pure Heart should be on the other side of this orange door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to the twilit land of Gloam Valley through this orange door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fourth Pure Heart should be on the other side of this yellow door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to The Bitlands through this yellow door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fifth Pure Heart should be on the other side of this green door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to the infinite reaches of outer space through this green door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sixth Pure Heart should be on the other side of this pale blue door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to the Land of the Cragnons through this pale blue door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The seventh Pure Heart should be on the other side of this blue door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to Sammer's Kingdom through this blue door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The last Pure Heart should be on the other side of this purple door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underwhere, the realm of Jaydes, is through this purple door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck should be on the other side of this black door... Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the other side of this black door is Castle Bleck, the home of Count Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stone is oddly colored... And there's a picture drawn on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Howzit's shop... You can buy, sell, and store items here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Merlon's house... Talk to Merlon first when you find yourself in a pinch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Light Prognosticus... The Ancients wrote it to fight the Dark Prognosticus... It tells what the hero can do to save the world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flipside Tower... The white tower in the middle of town... The elevator will take you to the top... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tinga's Inn... A stay there costs 5 coins a night... It'll restore your HP... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merluvlee's fortune shop... If you're confused as to what to do, go there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a crystal ball... I think Merluvlee uses it to see into the future... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blocks of eight different colors... There must be a secret to these... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stained-glass window depicts one of the ancient sages, Merlumina... The wisest of the sages, she was a leader of her people... She was also very passionate, inspiring dozens of legends of her romantic adventures... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stained-glass window depicts one of the ancient sages, Merloo. This sage was very wise and is even said to have written the Light Prognosticus... He was also a great magician who could control dimensions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stained-glass window depicts one of the ancient sages, Merlight. He had great knowledge of all the worlds, and is said to have designed Flipside... He is a distant ancestor of Merlon, who still has many of his books at home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stained-glass window depicts one of the ancient sages, Merlimbis. This gentle and loving sage is said to have created the Pure Hearts... She is a direct ancestor of the fortune-teller Merluvlee and the charmer Merlee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the beveragarium... The owner is privy to a lot of information... I hear there's also a secret entrance to an arcade in there somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a red-colored stone... Apart from the color, it seems like just another stone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the house of Walter and Gladys... They're a happy (?) couple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Saffron's restaurant... Give her an ingredient and she'll cook for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Dining Specializer... You can check cooking tips and ingredients here... But in order to increase its cooking data, you need a cooking disk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the artist Sacre's house... He and his daughter, Ellie, live there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Catch a Dream, the card shop... You can buy and sell Catch Cards there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the home of Heronicus, the former explorer... Go in to hear his stories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building is called the Mirror Mansion... It's the center of Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stone is oddly colored... There's a picture drawn on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Notso's shop... You can buy, sell, and store items here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nolrem's house... He and Merlon of Flipside are trying to save the world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flopside Tower... The black tower standing in the center of town... The elevator will take you to the top... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Inga's Inn... A stay here costs at least 10 coins... It'll restore your HP... You can also get breakfast with the bed-and-breakfast package... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlee's charm shop... Have her put a spell on you to make exploring easier... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a crystal ball... I think Merlee uses it to work her charms... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a heart floating in the air... It looks like the Pure Heart, but what is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... You need to stand on it to make it work... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... It looks like it's already been activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a beveragarium... The owner is privy to a lot of information... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Harold and Gertrude's house... They live happily together... I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dyllis's restaurant... Give her 2 ingredients and she'll cook for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Dining Specializer... You can check cooking tips and ingredients here... But in order to increase its cooking data, you need a cooking disk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the artist, Bleu's, house... He lives there with his daughter, Lily... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fondest Hopes, the card shop... You can buy and sell cards here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an empty house... I don't think anyone's lived there for a long time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building is called Mansion Rorrim... It's the center of Flopside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess this is what Merlon meant when he said, "something like it"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can play games in the arcade on the far side of this door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! Well, well, well... Back so soon, Tippi? And who might this be? Red shirt. Blue overalls... And a magnificent 'stache! Tippi, you have truly outdone yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He matches the description of the hero in the Light Prognosticus perfectly... And his name is Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I welcome you, Mario! This is the town of Flipside. You have come far from the Mushroom Kingdom of your dimension... Of course, our fair Flipside is in no dimension at all! No! It is BETWEEN dimensions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name? Merlon! I am a descendant of the Ancients who created this town. I busy myself studying musty, ancient texts to forestall the end of all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... You want to know about the end of all worlds? What's happening, you ask? So Tippi has not yet told you, I gather... Well then, Mario... The answer hangs above you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you see the gathering darkness in the sky? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is a hole in the very dimensional fabric of space! Such a strange phenomenon... Is it near or far? None know. It may appear small now, but it will only grow. And in the end, it will swallow all existence... All worlds, all dimensions... This void was created by our enemy, Count Bleck, who wields the Dark Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "A fair and lovely princess... A furious monster king..." "The union of these two will call forth the Chaos Heart, the consumer of worlds..." "And the Chaos Heart will ravage the sky, and so bring forth The Void." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... The passage Tippi just quoted is from the Light Prognosticus of my ancestors. The book also says this: "The Void will swallow all..." "Naught can stop it...unless the one protected by the dark power is destroyed." "The hero with the power of eight Pure Hearts will rise to this task." ...So it is written. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is one of the eight Pure Hearts. You are surely the hero spoken of in the pages of the Light Prognosticus. You are the only one who can defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take this and save all worlds from destruction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will! Nah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! How can you refuse? If you do not accept this, all worlds will end! You must! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then. I don't wanna! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After all I have told you, you still refuse?! You are our very last soap. ...Wait, what did I say? Hope! Very last HOPE! This is the final time I will ask you. Please... Save the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine, already. Still no. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Then all worlds are as good as doomed... Ohhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! You truly are the hero of the book of legend! My eyes never deceive! So... Ahem! Mario, our brave hero! Take...THIS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart has been thrust into your possession! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, great hero Mario... Your first task awaits. You must take this Pure Heart... You must place it in the Heart Pillar in this town. Tippi will lead you there. Return to me when you are through with this task! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When {↑} appears, press the red direction on {P} to examine things or talk to people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press it, please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi will guide you to the Heart Pillar where you must place the Pure Heart. Now, be on your way, young hero! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This way, please... Come along... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elevator Out of Order DO NOT USE -Flipside Maintenance Crew- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon is OUT ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Heart Pillar is this way... Come on, please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Heart Pillar... Now, get close and place the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, place the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done... Now, let's return to Merlon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps you should strike this block before we head back to Merlon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the two of you return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! A door has appeared! This "dimensional door" was made to lead the hero to another Pure Heart. Yes, somewhere beyond this door lies one of the seven other Pure Hearts... ...Tippi. You must use your power to help Mario find this Pure Heart and return here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Mario... I have something to give you that will aid you on your journey. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With this, you will be able to return to Flipside from anywhere in the universe! Use it whenever you feel you must return in a hurry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To use your Return Pipe, just go to "Important Things" on the menu screen. Just remember that in some areas, the signal from Flipside might not reach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...The Light Prognosticus foretells that the hero will meet a "dimension governor." And from him, the hero will learn the dimensional technique... I am almost certain this refers to my friend, the Flip Wizard, Bestovius. So go now through this door, and seek out Bestovius! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's get going... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just enter that door as soon as you feel you are ready! I will wish for your safe return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you not ready, Mario? You can always return if you find trouble out there. Do not overdo it before you even get started... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard that you've learned how to flip. That is one handy move... When you get stuck, it should be your first instinct. If you try it and STILL feel lost, that's when you must seek further information. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heed my words, Mario. If you see or read something odd on your travels, take note! What you see might be a hint for something that has yet to come to pass. Furthermore, you must be just as aware when there is NOTHING around. Something might lie hidden... Search your surroundings carefully as you progress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, I heard that a new Pixl joined your group! Pixls will help guide you... It would be wise to rely on them in a pinch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you get a Pure Heart, you can choose to visit specific sections in each chapter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, to Merlon's place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You return so soon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see from your faces that it went well, indeed... Let's head back to my house so you can tell the details. Please, step right in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, how was it, dear friends? Did you find a Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, such pure brilliance... This is a true piece of the one true Purity Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, we met Merlumina... She gave it to us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?! Lady Merlumina?! You were well met. She is an ancestor of mine. She was the one who wrote the Light Prognosticus to counteract the dark one... Merlumina and those who followed her built this town. They are why we are here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-M-M-MASTER MERLON! B-B-B-BAD NEWS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it?! Get ahold of yourself, lad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-Y'see... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um... Um, y'see... A girl fell outta the sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? A girl fell out of the sky? What in the worlds? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dunno! Just, please! Get on the elevator and come up there to see her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it shall be! And you, Mario, come along. We may need your presence as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, yeah, so I was just looking up at the tower, and she fell outta nowhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... She does not look at all familiar to me... Who could this be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?! So this is the princess that Count Bleck kidnapped? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, the poor girl seems to have had a rough time, of that we can be sure. She doesn't appear to be conscious... And she is shivering uncontrollably... What could the problem be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! I know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. You must go to the chef named Saffron on the first floor of Flipside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sure she knows a warming and revitalizing recipe for this poor girl... Once she revives, we will be able to ask Princess Peach exactly what happened. Now, off with you! Find Saffron the chef on the first floor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sure Saffron the chef knows a warming recipe for this poor girl here... She lives on the first floor of this town. Go find her, quickly now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saffron will have a remedy! She's on Flipside's first floor. You must hurry and find her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seriously, she fell outta the sky, just as I was lookin' up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Sweet Smiles! Ooh, sugar, our dishes will turn that little frown right upside down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? A friend of yours is out cold? Oh, mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, listen here, sugar... She sounds like she needs some Spicy Soup! All I need is a Fire Burst to make a pot of soup that'll warm her up in a jiffy! Some stores sell Fire Bursts, so just check the shelves wherever you like to shop. You bring me one, sugar, and I'll make you some tasty Spicy Soup! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, listen here, sugar... She sounds like she needs some Spicy Soup! All I need is a Fire Burst to make a pot of soup that'll warm her up in a jiffy! Some stores sell Fire Bursts, so just check the shelves wherever you like to shop. You bring me one, sugar, and I'll make you some tasty Spicy Soup! ...But ooh my, looks like you already have a Fire Burst, don't you, now? Aren't you the enterprising one! Hand it over, and I'll whip up some Spicy Soup! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, listen here, sugar... She sounds like she needs some Spicy Soup! All I need is a Fire Burst to make a pot of soup that'll warm her up in a jiffy! ...But ooh my, looks like you already have some Spicy Soup, don't you, now? Well then, what are you waiting for, sugar?! Head on up and help your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ought to quit jawing with me and find a Fire Burst so I can help your friend! I believe the shop on the second floor sells them, now that I think on it. As soon as I have one, I'll whip up a nice pot of Spicy Soup for you, sugar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, now THERE'S the Fire Burst I need! Now let's just get started on making that Spicy Soup! Hand me that Fire Burst... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ought to wake up that sleeping beauty of yours, sugar! Get it to her just as quick as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, didn't you want me to make some Spicy Soup, sugar? Well if so, I'm going to need a Fire Burst... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, didn't you want me to make some Spicy Soup, sugar? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One Spicy Soup, coming right up, sugar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh la la la la YUMMMM! Put it in your TUMMMMM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry about the wait, sugar... but it turned out just right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ought to wake up that sleeping beauty of yours, sugar! Get it to her just as quick as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This ought to wake up that sleeping beauty of yours, sugar! Get it to her just as quick as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugggghhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... It seems to have worked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... I feel like I just ate the most delicious thing... I haven't had a dream about such tasty food in ages... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario?! You're OK?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But where exactly are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm...OK. And who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I am called Merlon. And that is what is known as a Pixl. Her name is Tippi. Come, let us adjourn to my house. I would be grateful if you would tell us more there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...And then before I knew it, I awoke and saw Mario, you, and Tippi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, my dear... That is most assuredly a tale of woe and troubles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario... What do you suppose happened to Luigi and Bowser? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm, I suppose you're right... There's just no way to know. I just hope they're safe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon... What should we do next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "And one Pure Heart shall lead the way to the next..." So it is written. There are still more Heart Pillars to be found in Flipside, young ones. When you find the next Heart Pillar, you must set a Pure Heart in it. And when you do so, a door to the world containing the next Pure Heart will appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And...my intuition tells me the next door may lead you to the mysterious Merlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like Bestovius and I, Merlee is one of the Ancients... We are like long-lost cousins. Yes... I have heard that Merlee has long guarded an ancient and secret treasure. If my instincts are correct, it may be the next Pure Heart we seek. I must tell you, the Light Prognosticus also speaks of her magical powers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... We just need to find this Merlee person, is that it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, are you going as well? You should not tax yourself. You've only just recovered... and...it may be dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I can't just sit here and let everyone else go off to save the worlds, now, can I? After all, The Void that is spreading in the sky is my fault. Mine and Bowser's... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I'm going, and that's final! I've made my decision. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach has joined your party! Now you can control not just Mario, but Princess Peach, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we need to find that next Heart Pillar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmm... This princess is headstrong, to be sure. How very refreshing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I insist you take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are secrets in this town that even I do not know... This may be one of the keys to uncovering them. Quite literally, in fact. Please, use this key wherever it fits here in town. My intuition tells me you should be able to use it very near my house... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will continue to read the Light Prognosticus and look for any clues that may help. I am sure that musty old tome still has much to teach us. Yes, much indeed. Now, Mario, Princess Peach... Do all you can to stop the count's evil plans! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, Mario! Come on, Tippi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When playing as Princess Peach, you can use her umbrella in a few ways. Press and hold {2} while jumping to float slowly down. In addition, press {P} down to use your umbrella to guard against enemy attacks. When you want to change your character, choose him or her on the menu screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should be able to use the key I gave you somewhere here in town. My intuition tells me you should be able to use it somewhere near my house... I'd advise you to look around and do your best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have searched this town endlessly and only found the third-floor Heart Pillar. So the next Heart Pillar must be in a place I have never been... Perhaps somewhere that only one who can flip may reach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... So you found the Heart Pillar and set the Pure Heart within it. Then surely a door must have opened somewhere... You must seek that door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will continue to read the Light Prognosticus and look for any clues that may help. I am sure that musty old tome still has much to teach us. Yes, much indeed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck's underlings are sure to try to get in your way again. Or they may have already laid a trap for you in anticipation of your arrival. Don't believe all you hear, especially when it sounds suspicious. Trust instinct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck's underlings are sure to try to get in your way again. Or they may have already laid a trap for you in anticipation of your arrival. Don't believe all you hear, especially when it sounds suspicious. Trust instinct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you cannot find Merlee? I hope she's all right... I do not know where she's hiding, but check out anything suspicious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, welcome back, friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was your journey this time? Did you find Merlee and obtain the Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, as a matter of fact, we did. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee said that we would need the power of four heroes to save the world... Yes, Merlee said that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, is that so? There is more than one hero? Well, if Mario and Peach are two such heroes, then you still need two more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho! What was THAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look... Over there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void has grown... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... I fear that our time grows short, dear friends... I will return to the Light Prognosticus. You young ones seek the next Heart Pillar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But first... Allow me to tell of something that mystical book has already divulged to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One person will determine whether the Light or Dark Prognosticus predicts truly... Both books refer to him as the "man in green," but I know not what this means... I must return to my study to solve this conundrum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was...a little weird for a while, but we seem to have gotten through it OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so sorry... It was all my fault... And... Then... You all... Thank you so much... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbtth! Wanna know how to thank me, bugface? Just stay outta my way, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, come to think of it... Bowser... Could you be our third hero? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have been waiting for you, young heroes! Did you succeed in your search for the next Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we did... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Intriguing... So then... When you saved Tippi, the next Pure Heart just appeared? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... How very interesting... I think that castle was once a dwelling of the Ancients I told you of earlier. It seems that my ancestors have roamed far and wide in their dimensional travels. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "In the castle beyond the great sea, we hid a Pure Heart and sealed it safely..." Yes, I remember reading such a passage in the Light Prognosticus. The seal could only have been broken by a powerful pulse of love and trust... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you think it was because Tippi began to trust us that we found this Pure Heart? That's amazing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now there are three heroes! Ho ho! I don't know who the last one is, but waste no time in searching, my friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please! Come on, people! With me here, you don't need anybody else, seriously! Trust me, any problem comes up, I'll stomp it into next week! I'll Bowserize it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! Well met, Mr. Bowser! May your strength protect this grou-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... It seems The Void has expanded once more... Time is short! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to keep going... We must start looking for the next Heart Pillar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are matters I must attend to as well... I must search for any item of significance in the Light Prognosticus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Please, wake up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're all right, aren't you? Oh, thank goodness... I don't really know how I got us all out of there... It just sort of happened... We won't last out there as we are... Perhaps we should ask Merlon's advice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my... How did we get back here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're all right, aren't you? Oh, thank goodness... I don't really know how I got us all out of there... It just sort of happened... We won't last out there as we are... Perhaps we should ask Merlon's advice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hunh? Whoa! How'd we get back here?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're all right, aren't you? Oh, thank goodness... I don't really know how I got us all out of there... It just sort of happened... We won't last out there as we are... Perhaps we should ask Merlon's advice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's far too dangerous for us to venture back into space unprepared... I might not be able to save us again... Let's go back once we're sure we'll be safe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! That was certainly quick work... You've already found the next Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Merlon... That door led us straight into outer space... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Space?! Oh ho, I imagine THAT was an unwelcome surprise! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... There was no air, so Mario and his friends couldn't breathe... What do we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Well, if you had a space helmet, you would be all right, I imagine... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And...you have one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Then could we perhaps borrow one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. Super. So...you gonna hand one over or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, I don't have one! But I imagine that even something LIKE a space helmet would suffice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And I just so happen to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, blast it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, double blast it all! I cleaned out my shelves the other day... Yes, I HAD the perfect thing, but I was making space, and I gave it to someone in town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To who?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, just some random boy... It seemed more convenient than recycling it... You must find that boy and explain the situation! Get it back from him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it may be hard to convice that young boy to give it up, but... For the safety of all worlds, you must! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did Merlon gives me somethin' like a helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You means this fishbowl? Yeah, I kepted Captain Gills here in a cup, but then he gots too big for it. Yeah, that's why I gots real happy when I gots this fishbowl! Thing is, now the captain gots so big, the BOWL gots too small for him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I know! Maybe you could find a nice place to sets Captain Gills free for me! Captain deserves FREEDOM! Then you gets the fishbowl. That's good, huh? Hmm... But where can he go... I wanna knows that he'll be nearby at all times... You gots to help me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gots the Goldfish Bowl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bon voyage, Captain Gills. Don't forgets about me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for givin' Captain Gills his FREEDOM! And, um... You don't gots to tell me where he is now. I pretends he's still here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like a good place to release the captain. Release the goldfish here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now the fishbowl is empty! That means you can use it as a space helmet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we can go to space... So... Let's head back to that door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we've gotten five Pure Hearts... This is turning into quite a collection... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwah ha ha ha ha ha ha! What'd I tell ya, huh?! You've got the king of all evilness on your side! You can't go wrong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, tee hee hee... That said, we owe Squirps for helping us find this one... We should be grateful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Tippi... Something seems different about you recently. You seem a little bit more cheerful... It's a nice change. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think so? Well, ever since you saved me from Fort Francis, I've been feeling really good... I feel like I could just hang around with Mario forever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you're all back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was it this time, then? Did you find another Pure Heart in outer space? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, we found the fifth Pure Heart. And this one-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— URK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Wh-What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What has happened? All of you, come to my house at once! Hurry, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well, let's all take a breath and gather ourselves here... I'm concerned... Tippi may be unable to maintain her Pixl form for much longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Her Pixl form? What the heck does THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you see, Tippi was not always a Pixl... I found her in her true form, exhausted, cursed to wander through dimensions forever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She was hanging by a thread, barely alive...so I took a desperate measure... Using my ancestors' magic, I transformed her soul into a Pixl...and this Tippi was born. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hardly believe it... So where is Tippi from originally, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She had lost her memory, so I have no idea who she is or where she is from... But I can't help thinking she did not come here by chance. Fate connects us... And my intuition in this area is rarely mistaken. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void has grown larger. And these tremors have become common, I'm afraid. Our situation grows more dire by the moment. Will the events written in the Light Prognosticus really forestall the foretold doom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will watch over Tippi. Young heroes, take the Pure Heart... Find the next Heart Pillar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're back. I'm feeling better now... Let's get going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you sure you feel well enough, my dear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be fine. This is no time to stay in bed anyway. And I... I want to be near Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I will not hold you back. These good people will surely need your knowledge... Heroes. Please take good care of Tippi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now go! Finish your work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I welcome you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew you would come by eventually! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho oh! I can see that you would like to ask me where in the world we are! Ho oh oh ho! This place may seem like Flipside, but do not be mistaken! You WERE in Flipside, but then you flip-flopped sides... Friends, you are in Flopside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which means that I am not the Merlon you know. I am the Flopside version, a different Merlon entirely... You may call me...Nolrem! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the world? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How does THAT make sense? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you see? Ours has always been a story of two towns... But the only ones who know about this flip-floppery are Merlon and I! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew this town had such a secret... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggh... I feel like my brain is gonna explode! THIS IS CRAZY TALK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a bit surprised. Ho oh oh ho... There is a front and a back to all things, young ones. Now, the Heart Pillar is one floor up! Go and place the Pure Heart within it! See you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nolrem is NOT in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You appear to be performing your duties efficiently! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just got a message from Merlon. Tippi's been revived! They are waiting for you at the top of Flipside Tower. Hurry! You must go there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi... Tippi...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha--?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter, Tippi? You seemed a little out of it there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Didn't you just hear something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No? All right, then. It's just that... For a second, I thought I had remembered something very important... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void... It looks as though it's gotten bigger. We need to open the door to the next world quickly... Let's hurry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, you're back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen the sky lately? The Void continues to grow larger. I imagine that some worlds have already started to decay. I wonder how long our dear Flipside will be spared? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Light Prognosticus doesn't say anything about how long we have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Light Prognosticus was only written to counteract the dark one... As such, it's not truly prophetic, so it's hard to say how long we really have... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And yet...I feel confident in saying that we do not have much time at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we can only go forward now. We can't just wait for all worlds to end, can we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course you're right, my dear... I received a message from Nolrem recently... It seems that someone on the outskirts of Flopside has spotted a Heart Pillar. As you're no doubt seeking the next Heart Pillar, that is a good place to start. I will go back to the Light Prognosticus to look for clues. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elevator Under Maintenance -DO NOT USE- -Flopside Facilities Crew ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "At the Duel of the Hundred, the hero will meet with dark powers of purest chaos." "If you fall to the Hundred, the chaos world grows and the Purity Heart fades." "And as that happens, the hero will fall to the world where all games are ended." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's in the section of the Light Prognosticus that I just deciphered. It seems to suggest that if you fail to pass these duels, all worlds will be ruined... And apparently, your lives would be lost along with the Purity Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know that what I have just shared with you might only serve to discourage you... I still must send you forth, however. It saddens me that I can do nothing else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck... I feel like I know him from somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... I do! Or at least, I did! I did know him! But... How? And when? Who is he? I can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You realize... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urgh... Whuzzat? Whozere? Bwah! What's going on here?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a little discombobulated myself, so it's hard to say... At the very least, we seem to have returned to Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But what of King Sammer and the Sammer Guys... And the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... The door leading to that world still exists, it seems... I wonder... Do we dare go back in... Yes. Yes, I think we should go through... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! The heroes return! Tell me, do you have the seventh Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Maybe you should take a look at it, Merlon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... Hmm? What... What happened to it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void had consumed that world...and left the Pure Heart like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I do not feel the typical energy from this Pure Heart. Even if you set this in a Heart Pillar, it would do nothing. What to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... But then...how do we save him... I mean... How do we save... everyone...from destruction? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To stop this prophecy, we must defeat Count Bleck, who started all of this... But to do that, we will need all eight Pure Hearts, as the Light Prognosticus says. We are between a rock and a hard place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. The forlorn group of heroes, how they cry! The tears flow like sad chowder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Dimentio?! What are you doing here?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, bad news for you! There is no way in this world to restore the Pure Heart... Yes, sadly, your hard work was all...in...vain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrgh... Are you serious? That...really stinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. Yes, it does, and that's why I decided to give you a consolation prize... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...just happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario?! Princess Peach?! Bowser?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO! Where'd you go, Mario?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's quite simple... I fulfilled their wishes! I sent them to the next world! Ah ha ha. You do know who I am, right? I am your enemy, Dimentio! I serve Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, as pleasant as this has been, I must leave. Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It...can't be... Mario... No... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You're alive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-M-M-M-MARIO?! But I saw Dimentio end your game... Then Tippi said you were here, so I thought I'd come and take a look, but... Wow... You're truly alive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know my bro always bounces back! Like me! I bounce, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... And you are? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can introduce ourselves later! For now, let's head into my house! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So that's how you did it, then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hey, I'm Luigi! I'm my bro's bro! Nice to meet you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haven't we met somewhere before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy, not that I remember, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Is it possible that you're our fourth hero? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Funny you should say that... I just found this interesting bit in the Light Prognosticus... "The seventh lost Pure Heart will draw together two men..." "And when the light returns, its brilliance will show the way to the last hero." Yes, as Tippi said, I think this fellow in green may be our final hero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I never stopped believing you would return... But Princess Peach and Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How to proceed... Well, if you could come back, perhaps Peach and Bowser also can. But first, let's find a Heart Pillar where we can set this Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this is the seventh... Now there's just a single Pure Heart left to find... We have to act quickly... We have to stop that Blumiere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm?! What did I just... Blumiere... Wait... Hold on... Who in the world is that? I... What am I saying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Blumiere! You mustn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darling... How could you... Oh... Darling... You... Why... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Tippi! Snap out of it, will ya?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought you'd just gone back to town, but then I saw you lying there, not moving... And then...you started shouting loudly. I have to say, it kind of startled me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... I'm all right... I'm sorry for startling you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blumiere... Is that a person's name you were saying? Were you remembering something from your past, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... It's nothing... Nothing at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, should we go to Merlon's? We ought to tell him that we found the last Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... We have gathered all the Pure Hearts and all four of the heroes, it seems... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwah ha ha ha! Now we just stomp this Count Bleck guy and call it a day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fear for the poor people of this world who must continue to look at the sky and worry. We must act quickly and ease their hearts and minds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What troubles you, Tippi? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The prophecy... Do we really have to destroy Count Bleck to stop it from happening? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Much of the dark prophecy has already come to pass... but stop it we must. It was by Count Bleck's hand that the Chaos Heart was summoned, bringing this peril. Without him, the prophecy's power will wither, and all worlds can avoid their ends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... I suppose you're right... I guess we always knew that, didn't we... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi? What's the matter, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear... Was there something between you and this Count Bleck? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... No, nothing... It was nothing... I'm fine! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Very well, then. Once again, your first task is to set this Pure Heart in a Heart Pillar. Once you've done that, you must head back to the black tower in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the time has come... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heroes... The last door is at the top of Flopside Tower in the center of town! I'll go ahead and wait there for you... Once you've prepared for the battle that waits beyond that door, come to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the final door. Eight Pure Hearts versus the Dark Prognosticus... Castle Bleck awaits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There was something on the last page of the Light Prognosticus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Only those who have not abandoned hope can turn back the prophecy of doom." "They walk forward into the future, no matter how dark and uncertain it may be." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have fought all this way because you believed the future could be bright... I can't go through this door with you, but I send you with all the hope in my heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know that you can do it. I, too, believe it in my heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, both of you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave it to us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are we gonna group-hug? Enough pep talks, gramps! I'm doing this for ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what is in your mind, but... If this is too hard for you, please feel free to stay behind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I'm going... I've decided. I must do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi... If your memory... returns... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi, you've changed much. You've grown so strong... So! Be sure to return safely to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will, Merlon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go! Let's defeat Count Bleck! Let's save all these worlds from destruction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And hurry, for the worlds may not have much time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that black span of nothing, you will find Castle Bleck. You may face battles harder than any you have endured thus far... If you feel ready to face this challenge, then please go forward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And fear not... You can do it. I believe in you all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But do not underestimate the power of Count Bleck. Gather hope in your hearts. Gather the light of the Pure Hearts around you and let them protect you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Princess Peach... Bowser... Luigi... Be strong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you too, Tippi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You knows anything 'bout that weird black stuff in the sky? It looks kinda scary, but I don't knows what it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You knows what happened to the sky? I hopes nothin' bad's gonna happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever haves somethin' you can't tell? Y'knows, a secret? Well... I haves one. And my secret gets bigger every day... Oh... What should I do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ever haves somethin' that really bothers you? You knows, a problem? If that problem gots so big you couldn't handles it, what would you do? Huh? You'd just grows into a bigger person, someone who could handles any problem? That's so lame... You just thoughts of somethin' cool that doesn't helps me at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks so much for findin' Captain Gills a new home! I gots so worried! So... I wonders what Captain Gills is doing right now... No! I can't goes to the place where he gots set free! I'M resistin' the urge to sees him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks so much for findin' Captain Gills a new home! I gots so worried! So... I wonders what Captain Gills is doing right now... I wanna go sees him... But I just feels like we're walking different paths now, y'knows? I knows! I'll writes a letter! A letter from me will makes him blow happy bubbles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you thinks the hole in the sky gots bigger? Do you thinks Captain Gills is scared? He's kinda a scaredy-fish, y'knows... One time I tolds him a ghost story, and he sleeped with his eyes open all night long! And he's even afraid of the dark... Poor little fishy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That hole in the sky is big... Is it gonna swallows us? And there's nothin' we can do! We're like fishies in a net! I'm not afraids, though. I knows that Captain Gills is with me to the end! But, just one last time... I wants to cuddles him...like I used to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To ports! To starboards! I'm gonna be a sailor. And I'll meets Captain Gills in the ocean when he's gigantic... Ha ha ha... I can't waits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wouldn't it be fun to flies? I wish I gots wings that'd lemme flies in the skies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wouldn't it feel good to flies? I wish I gots wings so I could flies in the skies... I'd be so free up theres in the sky! I loves being free! ...And I don't loves homework. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wouldn't it be fun to flies? I wish I gots wings that'd lemme flies in the skies... I hearded once of a turtly guy that could flies... What was it again? A Karapoopa? A turtly guy that can flies... Darns! I wanna be a Karapoopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wouldn't it be fun to flies? I wish I gots wings that'd lemme flies in the skies... I hearded once of a turtly guy on a cloud... What was it again? A Lucky-Two? A turtly guy on a cloud... Darns! I wanna be a Lucky-Two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wish I gots wings that'd lemme flies in the skies... If not that, then I wish I could at least jumps really high... Oh yeah... I hearded that there was one hero who could jumps SUPER high! His name was, uh... Erm... Lessee... Oh! I knows! Wait... I forgots. He's like Mario's brother...but he's not very famous so I can't remembers... Hey! Maybe people forgets him because he jumps over their memories! I'm gonna thinks about that one for a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardons me! Beefs or chickens? There's a machine that flies around the sky! People calls it a hairplane! So I maded up my mind... When I grows up, I'm gonna works on a hairplane! So now I haves to practice! Hey, hairplane traveler! You stows that tray table! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Weird thing in the sky... Wasn't there yesterday... Did a cloud blow up? ...Heh, what am I talking about? If a cloud blew up, we'd be wet, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was just lookin' up at the tower when suddenly, BOOM! Man... It startled me so bad, I swallowed my cough drop. Is that a health risk? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, glad you're better now. I guess you musta landed OK when you fell, huh. Just warn us next time you plummet from the sky. I'm tryin' to tower-gaze, here. This white tower's been here since the town foundin'. It's a historical monument! Stark exterior... Unadorned... It's like...truth itself, y'see? Man... It MOVES me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This white tower's been here since the town foundin'. It's a historical monument! But no one 'round here appreciates it like I do... What a buncha ijits! You get its simple beauty, though, don'tcha? Ahh, I feel like we're family, you and me! So...how 'bout a Flipside Tower postcard? Five for 1,000 coins! Limited supply! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dig this tower so much I decided to do a buncha research on it. And I learned...somewhere in the universe, there's a black tower like this one! BLACK, I said! You BELIEVE that? This tower must be WHITE! Just thinkin' about it in another color makes me MAD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dig this tower so much I decided to do a buncha research on it. And I learned...somewhere in the universe, there's a black tower like this one! BLACK, I said! You BELIEVE that? Vanilla's the best ice cream, NEVER write on paper, and tower's should be WHITE! Black towers... Gahhhhhhh! I need to be alone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. Just great. Know what I just heard? There are colorful doors on the tower! Who'd ruin this simple, stark palette with such gaudiness?! BRING THE FIEND TO ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Had YOU heard about this complete atrocity? There're bright doors atop the tower! Who'd ruin this simple, stark palette with such gaudiness?! BRING THE SWINE TO ME! Every time I turn around... THERE'S ANOTHER ONE! This cannot stand, hear me? You agree, right? What? You're sure there's a good reason for it all?! How dare you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The entire top floor of the tower is filled with colorful doors! I'm ENRAGED. Who's responsible for this?! The stark simplicity has been completely tainted! Unless... Maybe that's the way this tower was supposed to look all along... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check it out... The doors on the tower? They were part of a plan to save the world! Who knew it hid such secrets? I'm in love with this thing all over again! I'm gonna keep watchin' the tower and discoverin' its many charms! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dig this tower so much I decided to do a buncha research on it. And I learned...somewhere in the universe, there's a white tower like this one! WHITE, I said! You BELIEVE that? This tower must be BLACK! Just thinkin' about it in another color makes me MAD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dig this tower so much I decided to do a buncha research on it. And I learned...somewhere in the universe, there's a white tower like this one! Did you hear me?! WHITE! Can you believe it?! Black is timeless! Classy! Black towers are the BEST! White?! BARFFFF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This black tower... I think it's perfect, but there's somethin' missing... It needs somethin' up top... I think there's a secret hidden there, somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This black tower... I think it's perfect, but there's somethin' missing... It needs somethin' up top... I think there's a secret hidden there, somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This black tower... I think it's perfect, but there's somethin' missing... It needs somethin' up top... I think there's a secret hidden there, somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man, did you see it?! The huge black door at the top of the tower?! Oh... Whoa... So awesome... Now THAT is how this tower is supposed to look! I feel like that door is the reason I've been watching this tower for so long... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check it out... The door on the tower? It was part of a plan to save the world! Who knew it hid such secrets? I'm in love with this thing all over again! I'm gonna keep watchin' the tower and discoverin' its many charms! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Light Prognosticus implies that most of the Heart Pillars are actually outside Flipside. It seems the Ancients truly intended that only one who could flip would find them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The "Four Heroes" and the "Green Man"... Riddles create other riddles, it seems! I'll study the Light Prognosticus... You search for the next Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! Tippi was kidnapped? What's going on out there?! You must find her! First and foremost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho?! Another has joined your party? Bowser... That's the name of the third hero? So... There is one more hero... A princess, a villain... I wonder just what kind of character will be the next to join?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho?! Another has joined your party? Bowser... That's the name of the third hero? So... There is one more hero... A princess, a villain... I wonder just what kind of character will be the next to join?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho?! Another has joined your party? Bowser... That's the name of the third hero? So... There is one more hero... A princess, a villain... I wonder just what kind of character will be the next to join?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho?! Another has joined your party? Bowser... That's the name of the third hero? So... There is one more hero... A princess, a villain... I wonder just what kind of character will be the next to join?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must get through as much of the Light Prognosticus as possible... Why do you linger here still?! You must hurry to the next world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, you got it back! It might smell a little fishy, but not to worry. Well, be careful out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From the Light Prognosticus... "A small life will awaken and lead the heroes to hope." Space is not to be feared... You will surely arrive at the Pure Heart in time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From the Light Prognosticus... "A small life will awaken and lead the heroes to hope." Space is not to be feared... You will surely arrive at the Pure Heart in time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From the Light Prognosticus... "A small life will awaken and lead the heroes to hope." Space is not to be feared... You will surely arrive at the Pure Heart in time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From the Light Prognosticus... "A small life will awaken and lead the heroes to hope." Space is not to be feared... You will surely arrive at the Pure Heart in time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will tend to Tippi. You must go place the Pure Heart into the Heart Pillar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Tippi all right? I worry for her, but the destruction of all worlds is at hand... You must find all of the Pure Hearts as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Tippi all right? I worry for her, but the destruction of all worlds is at hand... You must find all of the Pure Hearts as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Tippi all right? I worry for her, but the destruction of all worlds is at hand... You must find all of the Pure Hearts as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Tippi all right? I worry for her, but the destruction of all worlds is at hand... You must find all of the Pure Hearts as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's as I said before... According to Nolrem, the next Heart Pillar is on the outskirts of Flopside. If you seek the Heart Pillar, you should hunt there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes... A passage in the Light Prognosticus states... "When seeking Pure Hearts in a world on destruction's brink, perseverance is key." Hrm... It's so obvious that I don't know what it means. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes... A passage in the Light Prognosticus states... "When seeking Pure Hearts in a world on destruction's brink, perseverance is key." Hrm... It's so obvious that I don't know what it means. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A world ends while we still seek Pure Hearts... Has what I feared most already begun? You must pass through that door again and check that the Pure Heart is safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fact that you are alive... It must mean that Peach and Bowser are also safe... Trust the Pure Heart and follow it onward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fact that you are alive... It must mean that Peach and Bowser are also safe... Trust the Pure Heart and follow it onward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fact that you are alive... It must mean that Peach and Bowser are also safe... Trust the Pure Heart and follow it onward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... To have reunited with Bowser... This pleases me greatly. Soon I'll see Peach, I hope. Trust in the guidance of the Pure Heart and continue on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... To have reunited with Bowser... This pleases me greatly. Soon I'll see Peach, I hope. Trust in the guidance of the Pure Heart and continue on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... Have I been reunited with dearest Peach at last? This pleases me so... The four heroes are here! Now all there is to do is find the last Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho... Have I been reunited with dearest Peach at last? This pleases me so... The four heroes are here! Now all there is to do is find the last Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, take the last Pure Heart and place it within the Heart Pillar in Flopside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. All hope is with you as well. You will save the world. I believe in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. All hope is with you as well. You will save the world. I believe in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. All hope is with you as well. You will save the world. I believe in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. All hope is with you as well. You will save the world. I believe in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, I'm happy you made it... How are you feeling? I've been researching this town and other ancient civilizations... I have a feeling that there are hidden hints on how to make this world better... Tippi loved this world...and wherever she is, I know she wishes for its betterment. This world that you saved... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! Tippi?! Is that you, Tippi?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I see. You're one of Francis's creations... Tippi was loved by many, wasn't she? Well, do take good care of this one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! A rousing success! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I worried about Tippi being gone so long...but clearly magical events transpired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It has been a while... Thanks to all of you, this town, and indeed, all towns, are now safe. Please accept my thanks! Now, tell me of Tippi... Have you heard anything about her at all? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Nor have I. It seems no one has seen Tippi at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Somehow, I can't shake the feeling that she is alive... Yes, alive... Alive, and living somewhere happily, I am sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho, our tale almost seemed to turn sad there for a moment, didn't it? Well, you've been gone so long, there must be many people you still wish to see. Please take your time. I will be at home. Please come by if you feel the urge. Good-bye, my friends... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in Flopside now... Yes, another town behind the Flipside you know so well. The Ancients created this town so that only the heroes could reach the Pure Hearts. Yes... All the remaining Heart Pillars are believed to reside here in this town. With the power you possess, it is a certainty that you will find your way to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in Flopside now... Yes, another town behind the Flipside you know so well. The Ancients created this town so that only the heroes could reach the Pure Hearts. Yes... All the remaining Heart Pillars are believed to reside here in this town. With the power you possess, it is a certainty that you will find your way to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in Flopside now... Yes, another town behind the Flipside you know so well. The Ancients created this town so that only the heroes could reach the Pure Hearts. Yes... All the remaining Heart Pillars are believed to reside here in this town. With the power you possess, it is a certainty that you will find your way to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in Flopside now... Yes, another town behind the Flipside you know so well. The Ancients created this town so that only the heroes could reach the Pure Hearts. Yes... All the remaining Heart Pillars are believed to reside here in this town. With the power you possess, it is a certainty that you will find your way to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in Flopside now... Yes, another town behind the Flipside you know so well. The Ancients created this town so that only the heroes could reach the Pure Hearts. Yes... All the remaining Heart Pillars are believed to reside here in this town. With the power you possess, it is a certainty that you will find your way to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear from Merlon? The next Heart Pillar is on the outskirts of this town! Go to the outskirts, then go down one floor and find a special spot to do a thing... ...Or at least, that's what my dream told me last night. ...................I think! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "At the Duel of the Hundred, the hero will meet with dark powers of purest chaos." "If you fall to the Hundred, the chaos world grows and the Purity Heart fades." "And as that happens, the hero will fall to the world where all games are ended." That is the last passage I translated from the Light Prognosticus. Think on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Friends, tell me... Have you perfected the art of flipping? Flip when you're stuck, flip to solve puzzles... You can even flip to dodge attacks. Yes, right as you are about to get hit, flip and you will receive no damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel many worlds may have already been destroyed... To think that a world with a Pure Heart may have fallen into ruin... If such a thing is true, all you can do is return to that world and look for clues... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks as though you've been through much... The only thing you can do is trust in the guidance of the Pure Hearts and go on... You have the power in you... That is why the Pure Hearts call to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks as though you've been through much... The only thing you can do is trust in the guidance of the Pure Hearts and go on... You have the power in you... That is why the Pure Hearts call to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have the power in you... That is why the Pure Hearts call to you! Despite the dark efforts that try to hinder your way, your strength leads you on. Trust yourselves and plunge forward along the dark path! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have the power in you... That is why the Pure Hearts call to you! Despite the dark efforts that try to hinder your way, your strength leads you on. Trust yourselves and plunge forward along the dark path! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Are you searching for a place called the Overthere Stair? To think you are already using the power of Luigi, who just joined your party... Has there been a time when a new member has become so helpful so quickly? It must be the guidance of the Pure Hearts that is making things go so well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Are you searching for a place called the Overthere Stair? To think you are already using the power of Luigi, who just joined your party... Has there been a time when a new member has become so helpful so quickly? It must be the guidance of the Pure Hearts that is making things go so well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Are you searching for a place called the Overthere Stair? To think you are already using the power of Luigi, who just joined your party... Has there been a time when a new member has become so helpful so quickly? It must be the guidance of the Pure Hearts that is making things go so well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. Now, go forth, heroes! Defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. Now, go forth, heroes! Defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. Now, go forth, heroes! Defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We believed in a bright future, and that belief is what carried us this far! I cannot accompany you...but my heart is with you. Now, go forth, heroes! Defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long ago, our ancestors held the Dark Prognosticus. But one group became taken by the book's dark power... They stole it and hid it. They were Bleck's ancestors. The Dark Prognosticus changed him for the worse... But that's all in the past... All that matters is that his kind heart was restored. He and Tippi should be living happily together somewhere. This, I believe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! You look REALLY silly! Where're you from, mister?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you believe in fortune-tellers? If you don't, then you oughta try seeing one, just once. My mom says it might help you rediscover a life's goal or something like that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you believe in fortune-tellers? If you don't, then you oughta try seeing one, just once. My mom says it might keep you from giving up on something frustrating you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you believe in fortune-tellers? If you don't, then you oughta try seeing one, just once. My mom says you might be able to reset a life button that you pushed by accident. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, are you looking for that Pure Heart thingy? OK, neat, then I'll tell you what to do by telling you your fortune! Uh... Um... Well... Ugh... I don't know! You've gotta ask a fortune- teller to help you out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, are you looking for that Pure Heart thingy? OK, neat, then I'll tell you what to do by telling you your fortune! Uh... Um... Well... Ugh... I don't know! You've gotta ask a fortune- teller to help you out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, are you looking for that Pure Heart thingy? OK, neat, then I'll tell you what to do by telling you your fortune! Uh... Um... Well... Ugh... I don't know! You've gotta ask a fortune- teller to help you out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought of the coolest idea! I'm gonna be a fortune-teller when I grow up! And what I'll do is, I'll use my powers to see the answers to my homework! Really awesome idea, right?! DON'T STEAL IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard the Dark Prognosticus got its prediction overturned by the hero! The world's OK! Boy, this makes me think I can't rely on fortune-tellers. I've gotta find my own path! Where does the path begin, though, that's the question... Ooh, I know! I'll ask a fortune-teller! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, you look kinda tired... If you don't feel 100 percent, you oughta see a charmer. Maybe that'd revive the courage you lost... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, you look kinda tired... If you don't feel 100 percent, you oughta see a charmer. With a little pep in your step, your days'll be more fun, trust me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, charms are the best! They don't last forever, but good things happen briefly! Getting charmed will change your whole outlook, trust me! Tee hee... I'm hooked on 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little charming change in your life can make your whole attitude change. Tee hee... I'm hooked on that charmer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, charms are the best! They don't last forever, but you get stronger for a while! But... It's kinda weird... Sometimes I get really tired and I don't know why... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm through with charmers! I realized that life is something you have to build with your own power. So...I'm in training now to become a charmer myself. And with my own powers, I'm gonna cast spells on myself! Tee hee... And then I'll be INVINCIBLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky? What are you talking about? I can't even deal with the holes in my socks! You want me to care about a sky hole? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear? Word is, if that hole in the sky keeps getting bigger, we're through! Hilarious! Seriously, the rumors people make up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear? Word is, some cute girl fell out of that hole in the sky! I've got a hole in my roof, and all that falls through it is rain. So unfair! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear? Word is, if that hole in the sky keeps getting bigger, we're through! Man, PLEASE! No WAY! HA! I mean... Come on, right? I don't believe it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you see it? Looks like the hole in the sky got bigger! Flipside will be destroyed! Someone better find someone to patch that hole up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you see it? Looks like the hole in the sky got bigger! At this rate, the world is going to end! You hear me? Do something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you see it? That hole in the sky just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Do something! I don't want my game to end here! I decided that until I get rich and marry a cute girl, MY GAME CANNOT END! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The world's coming to an end... It's been a short life... My dream was to find that special cutie, but I guess I'll wait for the next life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I heard! You guys are the ones who patched that hole in the sky! You did good! Was it hard?! Thanks! You rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hear the news? If that hole in the sky keeps getting bigger, we're all through... If that's true... If that is truly true... I wanna see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hear the news? If that hole in the sky keeps getting bigger, we're all through... If that's true... If that is truly true... I wanna see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See the latest? The hole in the sky has gotten bigger! I like it! I liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike it... I wanna see what the end of the world looks like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See the latest? The hole in the sky has gotten bigger! It's all going perfectly... Pretty soon, I'll finally get to see what the end of the world looks like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See the latest? The hole in the sky has gotten bigger! It's all going perfectly... Pretty soon, I'll finally get to see what the end of the world looks like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard! You're the ones who patched the hole in the sky, aren't you? I know I talked a good game, but I was actually scared out of my wits! No one wants the world to end, no matter how bummed out they are... So thanks! Thanks to you, we're saved! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there. Is this your first time in Flipside? We don't get many visitors, so I'm ever so glad I got to meet you. Take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there. Is this your first time in Flipside? We don't get many visitors, so I'm ever so glad I got to meet you. Take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there. Is this your first time in Flipside? Everyone in this town is ever so nice, so you should get by just fine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard an awful rumor...that at this rate, Flipside will soon disappear into nothing! It isn't true, is it? We'll all be fine, won't we? After all, this town is such a wonderful place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard an awful rumor...that at this rate, Flipside will soon disappear into nothing! It isn't true, is it? We'll all be fine, won't we? After all, this town is such a wonderful place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky is getting ever so much bigger... Is this truly the end of the world? I can't believe it. It can't end! Our town is such a wonderful place! It can't just END! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky is getting ever so much bigger... Is this truly the end of the world? I must wish with all of my might... If I do, then maybe a miracle will happen! Our town is such a wonderful place, after all... It just can't be destroyed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky is growing ever so much bigger... I love Flipside... There isn't a whole lot to the town, but that's what I love about it... I must wish with all of my might... If I do, then maybe a miracle will happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flipside wasn't destroyed! I believed all along that everything would be OK! Oh, I'm ever so happy that nothing happened to town! I plan on living here forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh now, have you heard? They say that at this rate, Flopside will be destroyed! If it's gone, what am I to do? Maybe open a convenience store or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh now, have you heard? They say that at this rate, Flopside will be destroyed! If it's gone, what am I to do? Maybe open a convenience store or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, this town nowadays... No convenience stores or boutiques whatsoever. And to top it off, there's that huge hole in the sky... It's so uncivilized... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh now, that hole in the sky has grown so big of late... I think this town is done for. I heard somebody saying we should just wish for good fortune, but honestly... If only it were that easy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All worlds will be destroyed... and this run-down town will fall with all the rest! It's not fancy, this town, but to think of it ending... I don't know... It's a bit sad... But why did it have to take something like this for me to feel fondness... How strange. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This town doesn't have a convenience store or a boutique for me to shop at... In all honesty, this is quite possibly the worst place for one to live! That's what SOME people say...but as for me, I actually love this town! It's true, there isn't a lot going on, but it's quite nice! I will live here forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I kind of wish... something wild would happen! Like, say, if all of a sudden, it started raining girls... Wait, WHAT?! That already HAPPENED?! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I kind of wish... something wild would happen! Like, say, if someone falsely accused me and I had to take on some massive debt... Nah! Just joking! No matter how boring peace seems, that would still totally stink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I kind of wish... something wild would happen! Like, say, just for example... A giant squid-thing attack! Or a duel with a huge turtle! Oh, BOY, would that be cool! Too bad plot twists like that are completely impossible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I wish I could go somewhere where nobody has ever gone... like to space or something! Yeah, I'd use a fishbowl as a helmet and cruise through the stars! Ha! Oh, man, that sounded ridiculous the second I said it! That's impossible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I kind of wish... something wild would happen! Like, say, all of a sudden, servants of some ancient deity fell from the air! Riiiight! Maybe if this were a video game or an episode of Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. But peace might be getting a little old. I kind of wish... something wild would happen! Like, say, the world we're in were suddenly wiped out of existence... Just kidding! That whole world-ending scenario never plays out. Peace is best. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOO! BAD THINGS! I heard the hole in the sky is going to swallow the world and destroy everything! Is it because I complained about how peaceful it's been? N-Nooooooooooooooooooo! I take it back! All of it! I'm really sorry! Have mercy! I don't want my game to end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... This town's so peaceful... If you ask me, that's all you can really ask out of life. What's that? Am I bored? Do I want more excitement? No way! Not a chance! I can tell you without any reservation that peace rules! Peace rocks! Yay, peace! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, this town is just plain HOPPING with ladies who are just my type! Listen, do me a favor, OK? You see a hot girl, tell her Slim pledges his undying love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, this town is just plain JUMPING with ladies who are just my type! And at the top spot on the babe list right now is... Inga the innkeeper! When she gives me that look... ZORT! LOVE SHOCK! I LOVE staying at the inn! I give it three stars on the Love Slimmometer! But a word to the wise... Pretty flowers have thorns! Careful or you'll get stuck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, this town is just plain BOPPING with ladies who are just my type! And at the top spot on the babe list right now is... Merlee the charmer! If she were to whisper to me with that mysterious voice... HUBBA HUBBA! It'd be like she cast a spell of love on me! I give her four stars on the Love Slimmometer! But a word to the wise... Pretty flowers have thorns! Careful or you'll get stuck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, this town is just plain TEEMING with ladies who are just my type! And at the top spot on the babe list right now is... Dyllis the cook! She's a little intimidating at first, but she's a big softie at heart. Her food is like a one-way ticket to paradise! Waiter, one order of LOVE! I give her five stars on the Love Slimmometer! But a word to the wise... Pretty flowers have thorns! Careful or you'll get stuck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, this town is just plain SIZZLING with ladies who are just my type! And at the top spot on the babe list right now is...a girl who doesn't live here! Yep, my hottie du jour is Count Bleck's underling, Nastasia! I heard a rumor that she's pretty much the pinnacle of the female species. Oh man... If I could exchange just one glance with her... then the world could end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I met a girl named Nastasia on the second floor of town... I'd heard she was smoking hot, and man, was she EVER! Meeting her was INCREDIBLE! But her heart was already filled with love for another. There was no room for Slim. That kind of dedication to her love... You've just gotta envy it, you know? It made me sad...so I vowed to travel the vast world to find the love of my life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I forgot the elevator was scheduled to be serviced right now! What a pain. I was going to have lunch at Saffron's place, but I guess I just have to wait now... If you think about it, there are elevators but no stairs. What were they thinking?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor, babe. That elevator will take you to the first floor, you know. The first floor is pretty lively! Saffron's restaurant is the busiest place by far. You're guaranteed a good meal, so you should stop by when you get a chance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor, babe. That elevator will take you to the first floor, you know. If you go even farther down, you'll end up at a pretty decent little beveragarium. It looks a little shady, but probably OK for all ages. Check it out, babe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor, babe. The elevator by the fortune- teller goes to the third floor. Pretty nice view from up there... Yeah, you can see almost all of Flipside! It's quite the date spot! ...At least, I HEAR it is... Check it out, babe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor, babe. That elevator will take you to the first floor, you know. Have you been to the back- street on the first floor? It's really strange... There's all kinds of bizarre graffiti and weird lights around... You should go check it out if you're curious, babe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor, babe. Hey, incidentally, have you ever been to the arcade? Take the elevator to the first floor, then keep going down to the beveragarium. The arcade's right in there. If you have spare coins, you should check it out, babe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even on the second floor, I can see the hole growing... Really creepy, babe! I don't want to believe it, but maybe the rumor about world destruction is...true? Well, if it IS, I'm going to get all my savings and blow it all at the arcade! You should do that, too! At least that way, we won't have regrets, you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see the hole in the sky? I can't believe it's even visible from the second floor. This really feels like the final countdown, babe... I cashed out my savings account and played my heart out at the arcade! I lived life to the fullest, babe! You should do the same! NO REGRETS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... I thought the end was here, so I spent all my savings at the arcade... And now I'm broke, babe... A HA HA HA HA HA HA! Well, easy come, easy go! I'm going to become a town tour guide and earn coins! I'm still in training, but I'll become the best guide ever! Just you wait, babe! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Behold! The second floor! The lift by the charmer's place goes to the third floor! I loooove being up high! People look like little bugs, and I feel like I can fly! Heeheeheeheeheeheehee! I want to go up there now! ♥ Mayhap I shall do it later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Behold! The second floor! That elevator there goes to the first floor! Tell me, have you seen the first-floor house with the locked door? Suspicious! Oft I imagine what could hide inside... 'Tis an amusing diversion, to be sure... Heeheeheeheeheeheehee! I want to go in there now! ♥ Mayhap I shall do it later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Behold! The second floor! That elevator there goes to the first floor! Tell me, have you met Bleu, who lives on the first floor? His face amuses me... I want to go see him now! ♥ Mayhap I shall go peek in his window later on. Strictly speaking, girls should NOT talk to him. He has a history... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tis obvious from the second floor... The hole grows larger! The end is drawing nigh... I wonder what it will be like? Will it hurt? Will I suffer? What? You say it will happen so quickly that I won't feel a thing? Really? My, how boring... I wish it was more dramatic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I was but a girl, my mom told me that when our games end, we go to the sky. But when all the worlds are gone, THEN where do our spirits go? Do they just wander about aimlessly? The thought is too depressing to bear... A man named Count Bleck is trying to destroy all worlds, is that correct? I do hope that someone will talk to that fellow and convince him not to! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The world did not end! What a relief...and a bit of a disappointment... But what happened? I must know! Perhaps I should become Nolrem's apprentice! I could study prophecy, and someday, with my own two hands, I can save... Heeheeheeheeheeheehee! I'm a complete genius! ♥ Mayhap I shall ask him later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no... No... What to do... The deadline's close, and I've got nothing. NOTHING! Man, I've been struck with that dreaded curse known as writer's sock. No, wait, I mean, BLOCK. Writer's BLOCK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man... I'm so done for... The deadline's close and I've got nothing. NOTHING! Man, I've been struck with that dreaded curse known as writer's flock. No, wait, I mean, BLOCK. Writer's BLOCK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no... No... What to do... The deadline's on me, and I've got nothing. NOTHING! I feel like I've had some ideas, but when I try to remember them, they're gone. So mysterious. And so very AWFULLY BAD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy... This is just bad... They say the deadline's passed, and I have NOTHING! Boy, at least if the world ends, I'll be free from the agony of writer's rock. Eh heh... Eh heh heh heh... COME ON! END ALREADY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! YES! YESSSSSSSSSSS! The deadline's passed, but nothing bad happened! Of course, if it was really the end of the world, I guess deadlines wouldn't matter. Eh heh... Eh heh heh heh... END, WORLD! BEGONE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning! Yeah! Someone stole the tale that only I was supposed to know! But why?! How?! Talk about a huge mystery! And until I solve it, this world CANNOT END! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning! Someone stole my idea! It should have only existed in my head... How?! Why?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Until I figure this out, the world CANNOT END! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, do you know who I am? I am Garamond, formerly of Flopside. I wanted to write stories... I came here where there are many lingering deadlines. Working is definitely better than playing or loafing... I live for deadlines! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ar har har... Not to brag, but...I just so happen to be a best-selling novelist! Mmm, yes, and of late, my mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality! And yet, I've already hit all my deadlines for the year, so I can play at will! Ar har har... How shall I kill my time today?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ar har har... Not to brag, but...I just so happen to be a best-selling novelist! Tell me, have you ever heard of "The Grodus Chronicles"? I created that epic cartoon! Mmm, yes, and of late, my mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality! I've hit all my deadlines for the next five years, so I can spend my time at leisure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ar har har... Not to brag, but...I just so happen to be a best-selling novelist! Mmm, yes, and of late, my mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality! I've hit all my deadlines for the next five years, so I can spend my time loafing! Ar har har... How shall I waste my time today?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a best-selling novelist! My mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality! But I've submitted all my manuscripts for the next 10 years...and now I'm bored. I could share my best ideas with you as they come to me. They arrive oddly... A fellow who looks just like me appears in my dreams and shares ideas with me. Fascinating, yes? But lately, he hasn't looked very hale, so I'm a touch concerned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a best-selling novelist! My mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality! But I've submitted all my manuscripts for the next 10 years...and now I'm bored. I could share my best ideas with you as they come to me. They arrive oddly... A fellow who looks just like me appears in my dreams and shares ideas with me. Fascinating, yes? But lately, he hasn't looked very hale, so I'm a touch concerned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know me? I'm Helvetica, from Flipside. Yeah, I moved over here. You won't believe me, but I think I gave a Flopside writer ideas...through dreams. I realized it because that novelist wrote about getting his ideas from me in a book. I talked to Merlon about it, and he said we should switch the places we live. I like it better here because there are no deadlines at all. It's perfect for me. I plan on getting a LOT of snoozing in before my game finally ends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! He sets up shop underground somewhere. If you're interested, try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! He sets up shop underground somewhere. If you're interested, try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! He sets up shop underground somewhere. If you're interested, try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! He sets up shop underground somewhere. I guess he has no idea the world's ending. If you're interested, you should try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! Even though the world's ending, he's found goods to sell underground. If you're interested, you should try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! He sells stuff underground, no matter whether that hole gets bigger or not. If you're interested, you should try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! Even now, when the world might end, he's somewhere below, peddling his wares. If you're interested, you should try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever see Flimm, the salesman? That guy sells some of the craziest stuff! It's great! Regardless of what's going on with the world, he's up for selling stuff! If you're interested, you should try to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That house... I don't think anyone lives there...but I hear voices... Do you think maybe... Possibly... Or impossibly... ...Can it be? And if it is so, then why? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. But his partner's game ended tragically, and now he travels alone. He no longer explores. I wonder what that explorer is up to now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. But his partner's game ended tragically, and now he travels alone. He no longer explores. I wonder what that explorer is up to now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. But his partner's game ended tragically, and now he travels alone. He no longer explores. I don't know what became of that explorer, but... I've heard of a chap that may be selling the treasure maps the guy left behind! That chap should definitely be underground somewhere. You should try to find him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. But his partner's game ended tragically, and now he travels alone. He no longer explores. I don't know what became of that explorer, but... I've heard of a chap that may be selling the treasure maps the guy left behind! That chap should definitely be underground somewhere. You should try to find him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. But his partner's game ended tragically, and now he travels alone. He no longer explores. I don't know what became of that explorer, but... I've heard of a chap that may be selling the treasure maps the guy left behind! That chap should definitely be underground somewhere. You should try to find him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard somewhere that... long ago, a great explorer lived in that house. I've heard of a chap that may be selling the treasure maps the guy left behind! If you're bored, why don't you go on a treasure hunt? The maps are on sale in the underground... If you haven't found 'em, you should look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's simple, my dear... Don't get frazzled, no matter what happens. Stay calm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, then Mom's game is gonna end pretty early, then, huh? The other day, when I showed her my test score, she totally flipped out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's simple, my dear... Early to bed and early to rise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect! I'm asleep at noon at school! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's simple, my dear... Don't be a picky eater. You have to have a varied diet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect! I eat from all the candy food groups! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's simple, my dear... You have to exercise a little bit every day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect! I work my fingers and eyeballs every day playing games! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's simple, my dear... Don't talk badly of others. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect! I write a nasty note on a wall every now and then, but I never say a thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Find a good trait in someone you don't like and change your way of thinking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, too bad about that... If I did the exact opposite of that, would it help at all? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sky's so black, Gramma... What's gonna happen to us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's one thing I learned in all my years, dear, it's that you mustn't be a pessimist. Everything will be all right. Ill fortune will pass you by... You must believe that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gramma! What do I need to do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, dear... One way is to look at your darling granddaughter every day. Your smiling face is like medicine to me...you see? Hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! What must I do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I believe you must... sleep whenever you want to. Yes, I believe that's it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, it makes perfect sense! You go to bed early and wake early, don't you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! What must I do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I believe you must... eat what you like and don't eat what you don't like... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is the secret to a long life? How very fascinating! Grandfather said that, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! What must I do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I believe you must... talk about people a lot, for it relieves stress... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, it makes perfect sense! But...I get stressed out listening to you gossip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! What must I do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I believe you must... only spend your time with interesting people... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see! It's a good thing Grandfather is so very interesting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wait... Perhaps not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! The sky is so very dark... What will happen to us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The end of all worlds is coming, my dear. Everything will be destroyed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Grandmother, really?! I don't want it to end! I'm frightened! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hush, child, and learn well... You must expect the worst. That's the key to longevity. I don't know what's going to happen, but it doesn't do anyone any good to worry. Do not cry, little one... Stare down that approaching void and shout defiance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest grandmother! What must I do to live as long as you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, I believe you must... have a granddaughter who asks many questions... While I still have lessons to teach, my game won't end! Heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... Eat mushrooms to restore your HP! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some PRIME info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... When you hit a ? Block, cool things come out! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some HOT info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... Jump on a Koopa to reduce it to just its shell! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some SWEET info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... Press {2} to jump! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some RAD info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... Press up on {P} in front of a door to enter it! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some NICE info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... Press down on {P} while on a pipe to enter it! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some TASTY info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... If that hole in the sky gets any bigger, it's all over! Got that? Did you hear me? That's some SCARY info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, MOMMA, did I get some interesting info from a buddy of mine! He swore me to secrecy, but...you look like you can keep quiet, so I'll tell you. And now, I blow your mind... The hero saved the world! Got that? Did you hear me? That's the BEST info, huh? Keep it under your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... If you're standing on a pipe, the Piranha Plant will NOT come out! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... You can cross a single-block space just by running over it! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... You can break blocks with Bowser's flame! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... If you use Dottie to become small, you can walk on water as long as you keep moving! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... If you use the Pixl named Carrie, you can even stomp on spiked enemies! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's common sense, so maybe this kinda sorta goes without saying, but... If you go to Francis's place, you can buy something good! ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... Did you already know that? Yeah, I kinda sorta figured... Sorry. Forget I said anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the BEST! He compliments my singing! La-la-LOOOVE THAT GUY! ♪ So happy, HEEEE AND I! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! La-la-LOOOVE THAT GUY! ♪ So happy, HEEEE AND I! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But he's at work right now, so I can't see him... It's rough, but I sing and laugh and try to kill time while I wait. La-la-LOOOVE MY MAN! ♪ He likes HOLDIN' MY HAND! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But it's kind of weird... He won't tell me what he does for work. Why would he keep that a secret? Aaaaaanyway... La-la-LOOOVE THAT DUDE! ♪ Kinda suspicious about him but WHATCHA GONNA DOO! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But it's weird... No matter how often I ask, he never tells me what his job is! I nagged him about it yesterday, and he got really mad and stormed out. So I sent him an e-mail apologizing, but I still haven't gotten one back. La-la-LOOOVE MY FELLA! ♪ Dunno what to do but sing A CAPPELLAAAAAAA! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But he just REFUSES to tell me what he does for a living! I mean, don't you think that's kind of suspicious?! Next time, I'm following him! La-la-la-LOVE HIM, YUP! ♪ Kinda scared but gonna sing to get my COURAGE UUUP! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But he simply will not tell me what he does for a living. So...I was thinking about following him and checking out where he works. But when I woke up this morning, he was gone! Why now? I mean, right when everyone is saying the world is ending?! La-la-la-LOOOVE MY GUY! ♪ Where'd you go? Didn't you see the HOLE IN THE SKY?! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, got a sec? Well, maybe more than a sec. I've GOTTA tell you about my boyfriend! He is the absolute BEST! He's honest, kind, and he gives me gifts all the time! But...I felt like there was something he wasn't telling me, so I followed him. He went to that beveragarium and didn't come out until night fell! Do you think...he's two-timing me with someone in that place? No, not a chance! He could just tell me if he works at the beveragarium... I like beverages... La-la-la-LOOVE MY BOY! ♪ He could give me a beverage made out of JOOOOOY! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ Ooh loo loo loo lullaby!♪ But now all alone, I sing... Close to my heart, my memories cling... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ But more than me or the music we made, my guy's true love is the arcade... Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ But now all alone, I sing... Close to my heart, my memories cling... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ But more than me or the music we made, my guy's true love is the arcade... Music goddess loves me... Love goddess loathes me... ♪ Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ But now all alone, I sing... Close to my heart, my memories cling... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ But more than me or the music we made, my guy's true love is the arcade... Music goddess loves me... Love goddess loathes me... ♪ Love goddess, tell me true! ♪ Just what is this girl to do? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ But now all alone, I sing... Close to my heart, my memories cling... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ But more than me or the music we made, my guy's true love is the arcade... Music goddess loves me... Love goddess loathes me... ♪ Love goddess, tell me true! ♪ Just what is this girl to do? Can I forget him so soon? Can I sing another tune? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ But now all alone, I sing... Close to my heart, my memories cling... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you care to hear my little song? Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ The singer, that is I, and the songwriter's my guy! ♪ We create tunes, two united, lyrics sung and music writed! ♪ But more than me or the music we made, my guy's true love is the arcade... Music goddess loves me... Love goddess loathes me... ♪ Love goddess, tell me true! ♪ Just what is this girl to do? Can I forget him so soon? Can I sing another tune? ... I can't! It's impossible! I love him! I LOVE HIM! I can't help but love him! Ooh loo loo loo lullaby! ♪ Loo loo love la lullaby! I'm not alone, no, never for long, so long as I keep singing his songs! ♪ Thanks for listening! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooooorf... You smell of bombs... You are dangerous, I deem. I am Heronicus! I, too, was once a man who reeked of the heady musk of danger. But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooooort... You smell of the house of Merlee! Did you go there? I, Heronicus, also used to be like a migrating bird, always traveling here and there! But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooorf... Hm. You smell of Meowmaid. You are a nerd, I deem. I was once like you. I would line up for hours to get treasure. I was a fanatic! But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snoooooooort... You smell of space, I deem! Did you visit outer space?! I, Heronicus, was once a special agent who chased asteroids in a spaceship. But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snoooooooooorf... You smell of flowers, I deem! Dangerous flowers... I, Heronicus, used to venture forth in search of dangerous flowers as well. But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooooort... You smell of Sammer Guy! Incredible! You competed? I, Heronicus, get fired up when I hear word of battle! For I am a beast in combat! But I am so out of practice! My skills are not what they once were... I, Heronicus, am a completely different person than before. That part of me is no more. I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooooorf... What smell is this? It brings me no memories. I, Heronicus, used to be fearless. I dove headfirst into danger. But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff snooooooort... You smell of...evil, perhaps? I have not smelled that in an age. Who are you?! I, Heronicus, used to travel about defeating evil. But I tired of that... I do not wish to bore you. If it pleases you, come and visit me another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I, Heronicus, used to travel to dangerous places in search of a legendary Pixl. Once, I found one, and just as I was about to get it, a rockslide crashed down... I chose the life of my partner over that Pixl. I do not regret that choice. The incident opened my eyes, and I stopped exploring. If I was a stauncher man... I wonder what my life would be like right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DOODLY-DOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bird, it warbles, TWEET! The bug, it cries, CHEEP! The frog, RRRRRRIBBIT! The dog, GRRRRRROWF! Goats and cars, BLEEEET! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All things sing, you see... To live is to make music! My words... Could it be... I've said something poetic? Could it truly be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you are...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who might you be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you, Chirpy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Piccolo! Your footsteps sang to me! CLOP! CLOP! And over again! But those sounds are not your everything, your all, your essence! Nope! I'll show you why! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The melodious Pixl named Piccolo joined your group! If you use Piccolo, different music will play depending on the character you use. ...With some secret powers sprinkled in... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use me to hear sound that matches your character... POCCOLO-COLO!♪ The beat of your spirit... I will find it and play it for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, sweet Gladys! Is the food ready yet?! What?! You're not Gladys? Are you...Gladys's mother? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, sweet Gladys! Is the food ready yet?! What?! You're not Gladys? Are you...Great-gramma?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, sweet Gladys! Is the food ready yet?! What?! You're not Gladys? Grampa, is that you? Wait, I'm talking to myself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, sweet Gladys! Is the food ready yet?! My brain is feeling young as a teenager! I remember what we ate two nights ago! And today's dinner was my favorite: steak and taters! Wait... Have I already eaten?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, sweet Gladys! Is the food ready yet?! My brain is feeling young as a teenager! I remember what we ate two nights ago! Say, by the way... Who am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? You think that's funny, lying to me because I'm OLD?! Fine, you little comedian! Where?! WHERE is this hole?! I don't see any darned hole! Urmm... Wait, where did I put my glasses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? You think that's funny, lying to me because I'm OLD?! Didn't anyone teach you not to lie to people, you scamp?! Deplorable... Say, what's the sky again? Is it that salty place? The one with all the fishes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that I get a good look... There IS a hole in the sky! What in tarnation?! Is it the end of the world and no one told me? Why didn't anyone speak up?! ...Well, nothing to lose now. I guess I should start living like there's no tomorrow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The world was saved, now? Absolute, utter balderdash! Not for me, it wasn't! When I thought the world was ending...I drank cocoa 'til I got sick! My wife's LIVID! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care! Don't matter to me, whippersnapper! You think anything that happens now affects my life at all?! Pah! I've been alive for 80 years, for Toad's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care! Don't matter to me, whippersnapper! You think anything that happens now affects my life at all?! Pah! I've been alive for 80 years, for Toad's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a special someone in your life, whippersnapper? You gonna get married? Well, here's some advice... If you can't please your spouse, DON'T GET HITCHED! Sometimes I just ask myself, "Why'd you do it, Walter?! Huh? WHY?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I worked and I worked HARD! We built a house, and the kids are all grown... But if it all were to come to an end...then what was it all for, whippersnapper? What have I been doing all this time? Was all this what I really wanted? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it's just a matter of time before the end of all worlds, whippersnapper... Anything that you've left undone? I know what I've gotta do, and thanks to you, I'm living every day to the fullest. Make sure you don't have any regrets either, got that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like the world's been saved, eh, whippersnapper? The holeless sky is so bright! Tomorrow I continue the rest of my life with my dear, dear wife... I don't know how long it'll last, but we'll be together 'til our games are over. And that's how it should be. And I am content with it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried one of Saffron's delectable desserts! They're amazing! I'm serious, they are soooooo scrumptious! If you haven't tried them, you're NUTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried one of Saffron's delectable desserts! They're amazing! I'm serious, they are soooooo delectable! If you haven't tried them, you're INSANE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried Saffron's Sweet Cookie Snack! I can't figure out how she makes it so tasty using only a Cake Mix! Using a Cake Mix to make cookies... Now THAT is the work of a master cook! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried Saffron's Fried Egg! Biting into the perfectly cooked, runny egg yolk... Oh my GOSH is it good! She can make you one if you just bring her a Big Egg... and I HIGHLY recommend it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried Saffron's Mango Juice! One sip and you're lounging on a lush tropical island! Oh, it's like paradise... She'll make it for you if you bring her a Keel Mango. If you haven't tried it, you're MAD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just heard that there's an ingredient shop in Flipside somewhere. You can get ingredients there and have Saffron make you anything you want! Problem is, I have NO idea where that shop is, so... tell me if you find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried Saffron's Honey Candy! That simple taste of sweet honey on your tongue... MMM! Bring her a Honey Jar and she'll whip one up for you! You should TOTALLY try it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried Saffron's Koopa Tea! "Drink this and a meadow of pleasure will grow within you!" Or... Do I have that right? Anyway, if you find a Turtley Leaf, you simply HAVE to try some of that tea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE tell me you've tried one of Saffron's delectable desserts! They're amazing! I'm serious, they are soooooo snackable! If you haven't tried them, you're BONKERS! Your worries... All those icky feelings... They'll all be completely forgotten! Until you stand on a scale, that is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Ever try Dyllis's Mushroom Crepe? It uses the richest, fattest mushrooms! So juicy! So filling! So yum! Absolutely delectable! You should definitely try it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Ever try Dyllis's Spicy Pasta Dish? So spicy! But so good! The pasta's al dente! It'll make you scream with joy! Absolutely scrumptious! You should definitely try some! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Ever try Dyllis's Space Food? It's hard! Dry! Square! A powdery choking hazard! It's harsh, like outer space! You don't HAVE to try it... but if you feel like it, it's an experience to remember! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Ever try Dyllis's Love Noodle Dish? It's thick! Rich! Creamy, but with a clean finish! It's love in food form! Absolutely lip smacking! You should definitely try some! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Ever try Dyllis's Dyllis Deluxe? I've never had it, because I don't know how to get her to make it... But I hear it's the finest, most exquisite dish ever. Like...the best of the best! If you ever get to try some, tell me how it is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anything and everything that Dyllis makes is delicious! Hey! You! You must try it! Pick anything from the menu! Anything! If you eat something yummy, your concerns and bad feelings will fade... Even the needle on the scale won't matter at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hey, do you have any Catch Cards? Whaaaaaaat?! You DON'T?! Boy, how behind the times can you BE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hey, you know what Catch Cards are, don'tcha? They're so super popular right now! You HAVEN'T heard of 'em?! Boy, get with the program! By the way, I heard there was a card shop near here... Know where it is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hey, how many Catch Cards ya got? I got 30! But there are so many more! I NEED EVERY ONE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got the same card again... My luck really stinks today. Why can't I get more rare cards? WHY?! WHYYYYYYY?! I NEVER get any! They should really put more of those in these packs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh... I used my entire allowance on Catch Cards again... But RAARGH! I buy bag after bag, but still NO RARE CARD! Now I'm broke! Is this what people mean when they talk about that "card debt"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh... I got a rare card, sold it, and made a TON of coins! And now, I'm gonna go spend the profit on ANOTHER card bag! I can't WAIT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hey, I figured out that you gotta go GRAB happiness, not wait for it to find you. You can't just buy cards at the shop and expect to get something good. You gotta use a Catch Card and MAKE it yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I finally have all the cards! The complete set is MIIIIIIIINE! I did it! Now, even if the world ends, I'll be happy as my game ends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I collected a bunch of cards, but I'm not into 'em anymore... Yeah, who needs 'em? So hey... What should my next hobby be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's so into cards! And boy, I'm getting sick of it! Stupid cards aren't fun! But I don't want to be the only kid not into them, so I have to show SOME interest! Oh, fine... Fine! I'll get into this stupid, stupid trend! Boy, it's hard fitting in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's so into cards! And boy, I'm getting sick of it! Stupid cards aren't fun! Still, I have to admit, the pictures are kinda cool. Oh, fine... Fine! I'll get into this stupid, stupid trend! I'll just pick up a couple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's so into cards! And boy, I'm getting sick of it! Stupid cards aren't fun! Still, the other day, when I got a rare card out of the blue, everyone got so jealous! I've gotta say, bragging about that felt...pretty good. Oh, fine... Fine! I'll get into this stupid trend! Maybe just a couple more cards... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's so into cards! And boy, I'm getting sick of it! Stupid cards aren't fun! Still, the girl on the card that I got the other day was kinda cute... Oh, fine... Fine! I'll get into this stupid trend! Maybe I'll pick up a few more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's so into cards! And boy, I'm getting sick of it! Stupid cards aren't fun! I only have one more card to get! AND I CAN'T FIND IT! So stupid! So pointless! I need to get an advance on my allowance or something... Boy, it's hard fitting in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My classmate's done with cards... Yeah, he has a new hobby now. All he ever used to talk about were cards...and now, nothing! What a quitter! I'm gonna keep collecting cards even if I'm the last kid doing it! This battle has only just begun! You hear me?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, well, here you are, hm? And where did you get in from, honh? Zis is no place for someone who cannot appreciate zee art! Someone like VOUS! I think you 'ad better leave, go 'way, take off, scoot, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, well, here you are, hm? And where did you get in from, honh? Zis is no place for someone who cannot appreciate zee art! Someone like VOUS! I think you 'ad better leave, go 'way, take off, scoot, begone, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, well, here you are, hm? And where did you get in from, honh? Zis is no place for someone who cannot appreciate zee art! Someone like VOUS! I think you 'ad better leave, go 'way, take off, scoot, begone, allez, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, well, here you are, hm? And where did you get in from, honh? Zis is no place for someone who cannot appreciate zee art! Someone like VOUS! I think you 'ad better leave, go 'way, take off, scoot, begone, allez, vamoose, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, well, here you are, hm? And where did you get in from, honh? Zis is no place for someone who cannot appreciate zee art! Someone like VOUS! I think you 'ad better leave, go 'way, take off, scoot, begone, allez, vamoose, SHOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, eet eez my understanding zat you are zee ones who saved zee world... You are not so much to look at, but still, I must say... Bravo! Bravo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To be honest, you are quite exquisite...but... Your 'aircut... Terrible! So tousled... So unruly... Alors, what is zee word? Ah oui, so yesterday! YESTERDAY, MON CHOU! Wait one moment! I will transform you into a work of art! Zee epitome of woman! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— VOILA! You, mon chou, are perfection! Art, c'est vous! Are you ready to make your debut, honh?! Zee world awaits! But beauty is fragile, honh? Zis hairstyle is very 'ard to maintain! Be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honh, you return?! No mattter 'ow many times I see eet, your 'aircut is truly awful! So frayed... So impudent... Alors, what is zee word? Ah oui, so very 'orrid! 'ORRID, MON CHOU! Wait one moment! I will transform you into a work of art! Zee epitome of woman! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— VOILA! You, mon chou, are perfection! Art, c'est vous! Are you ready to make your debut, honh?! Zee world awaits! But beauty is very fleeting, mon chou! ...Oui. Like zee love of tender youth! Zee 'aircut is very fragile, so please, be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you are responsible for zee saving of zee world? Merci, mon chou! But back to business, honh? Your 'aircut is 'ideous! So turbulent, so fuzzy... Alors, what is zee word? Ah, who cares! Wait one moment! I will transform you into a work of art! Zee epitome of woman! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— VOILA! You, mon chou, are perfection! Art, c'est vous! Are you ready for your debut, honh?! Zee peaceful world awaits! But beauty is very fleeting, mon chou! ...Oui. Like zee love of tender youth! Zee 'aircut is very fragile, so please, be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So lovely! Magnifique! Now you are art, mon chou! Show zee world my art! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh honh? Zis look you are sporting... Eez this what zee kids call, "in"? Now zat is for moi! I shall incorporate zis into my next brilliant creation! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat something called "cards" are very popular zese days... Now zat is for moi! I shall use zee collection of cards as zee theme of my next collection! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat some show called "Zee Grodus Chronicles" eez all zee rage right now. Now zat is for moi! Zee adorable cuteness of evil shall be zee theme of my next creation! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat some people believe zat zee end of zee world draws near. I shall never become famous if I let negative thoughts such as zese into my head! Ah oui! My next creation will be an image so 'appy zat it blows away all negativity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I 'ave been working zese fingers to zee bone to support my family! I 'ave been trying to make zee pieces that will sell. Why do I fail?! Someone, please, you must tell me! Tell me what it eez I am supposed to do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... I am thinking! Please, do not talk to moi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, I 'ave lost zee edge... A successful creation eez one zat conveys a feeling... A soul with no emotion can never create such feeling... And yet, my soul cries out... I must transfer zee cries of my soul to zee canvas. As long as I draw breath, I will continue to try! Zis, I swear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh honh? Zis look you are sporting... Eez this what zee kids call, "in"? Now zat is for moi! I shall incorporate zis into my next brilliant creation! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat something called "cards" are very popular zese days... Now zat is for moi! I shall use zee collection of cards as zee theme of my next collection! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat some show called "Zee Grodus Chronicles" eez all zee rage right now. Now zat is for moi! Zee adorable cuteness of evil shall be zee theme of my next creation! Ah oui! Zee trendy elements, I must add zem more and more! For zat is what top creators do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear zat some people believe zat zee end of zee world draws near. I shall never become famous if I let negative thoughts such as zese into my head! Ah oui! My next creation will be an image so 'appy zat it blows away all negativity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I 'ave been working zese fingers to zee bone to support my family! I 'ave been trying to make zee pieces that will sell. Why do I fail?! Someone, please, you must tell me! Tell me what it eez I am supposed to do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... I am thinking! Please, do not talk to moi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, I 'ave lost zee edge... A successful creation eez one zat conveys a feeling... A soul with no emotion can never create such feeling... And yet, my soul cries out... I must transfer zee cries of my soul to zee canvas. As long as I draw breath, I will continue to try! Zis, I swear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa shoots straight from zee hip, as people say. And zat causes 'im to 'urt zee feelings of people close to 'im. Zat is what Mama said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa shoots straight from zee hip, as people say. And zat causes 'im to 'urt zee feelings of people close to 'im. Zat is what Mama said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa is moody, and zat makes 'im a little 'ard to get along with sometimes. "You date a man like 'im, but zee marriage? NON!" Zat is what Mama said. Like she 'ad to tell me something so obvious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa shoots straight from zee hip, as people say. "Even as zee man ages, he will remain a child, so you must care for 'im." Oui, zat is what Mama said! Is zat something a parent should say to a child? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa shoots straight from zee hip, as people say. "Zee man 'as no concept of zee truest love." Zat is what Mama said! What?! You figure zis out NOW, Mama?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa is an artist. And Mama is an artist. And both have extremely complex personalities, honh? Right now, for some reasons, zey are living separately. I think I will still 'ave to look after zem, even after I 'ave grown up! Zee world has been saved, but...who will save me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa gets influenced by new stuff very easily. I heard zis one guy tell 'im zat he "lacks vision." So what is wrong with zat, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard zat my daddy's pieces are "common" and so zat is why zey do not sell... So Mama 'as to work extra hard out zere to sell zem. I hope she comes home soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess Papa's pieces used to be very respected and in demand. But after he and Mama got married and 'ad me, I guess 'is work went downhill. I kind of feel responsible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mama has been on zee road selling Papa's art, but she got back zee other day. I do not think she sold a thing... Who buys art when zee world is ending? Still, she left once again. I do hope she sells something zis time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mama and Papa got in an enormous fight today... I think it was because Papa's paintings do not sell. Mama... Onh, I hope she is planning on coming back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Papa's paintings just will not sell. And Mama still has not come home... I just heard Papa scream, "I 'ereby give up on painting! Who do I paint for, honh?!" And he 'as been staring into space like zat ever since. I 'ave never seen 'im like zis before. I do not know what to expect... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guess what! Papa's paintings! Zee ones that did not sell? One sold for MANY coins! Zee title of zee piece zat sold was "Zee Spiral of Ruin." It was of a hole in zee sky. It was very dramatic and had a lot of feeling behind zee brushstrokes. And Papa has finally been hailed as a real artist! When Mama returns, zee three of us are going to celebrate together! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyesight is going, I'm afraid... He can't make faces out, and he tends to yell a fair bit when he's hungry. I have to admit, though, when he gets hopping mad, he gets miiiighty hunky! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyesight is going, I'm afraid... He can't make faces out, and he tends to yell a fair bit when he's hungry. I have to admit, though, when he gets hopping mad, he gets miiiighty hunky! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyesight is going, I'm afraid... The other day, he looked at me and asked, "Where did you come from, young lady?" Eh heh heh! I love how he can still make me laugh like a schoolgirl. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyes and ears are going, I'm afraid... But his stomach is still strong! Today he ate six meals! It was a sight! Eh heh heh... That man has ALWAYS loved his meals. I love that about him. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyes and ears are going, I'm afraid... But his stomach is still strong! Today he ate ten meals! It was a sight! Eh heh heh... That man has ALWAYS loved his meals. I love that about him. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? The old dear... His eyes and ears are going, I'm afraid... He just recently started wearing glasses... I must tell you, they make him look miiiiiiiiiiiighty hunky! I've fallen for him again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? He's been cracking so many jokes lately. I'm laughing like a teenager all the time! The other day he asked me, "Who in tarnation are you?!" Isn't that a hoot?! I've fallen for him all over again! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? He's really been going out and about a lot lately! I think he's out looking for a present for me! Our anniversary's coming up! ♥ I think it's adorable that he doesn't think I know. ♥ I know! I'm just playing dumb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met my Walter? His eyes and ears aren't what they used to be, but... he's still very healthy! Today I found a flyer from a store I've never heard of... Eh heh heh heh! I wonder where he went off to. I wish he would come home soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, it's been 60 years since Harold and I were married... Impressive, hmm? A lot can happen in 60 years...unless you're us. We were so poor when we were young... No fine meals or fancy clothes... Now our kids are grown... Things are easier, but now the world is in danger... This life of mine... What was the meaning of it?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, it's been 60 years since Harold and I were married... Impressive, hmm? A lot can happen in 60 years...unless you're us. We were so poor when we were young... No fine meals or fancy clothes... Now our kids are grown... Things are easier, but now the world is in danger... This life of mine... What was the meaning of it?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, is there someone special in your life? Do you plan to marry one day? Well, I have one piece of advice... Marriage is a lot harder than you think! If you want to be happy, save up your coins before tying the knot! Don't go wasting it all on frivolous things like cards! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We were so poor when we were young, we didn't even have a wedding ceremony. I wanted a ring and a dress, but we just couldn't afford such niceties... Anyway, if the world ends, what will happen to us?! Will we just disappear? If I get reborn... Why, I'm only kidding you! I'm just talking nonsense! Forget I said anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband has been leaving the house late at night and not returning until morning... When I ask him about it, he won't tell me anything... And he's my HUSBAND! Do these past 60 years mean nothing? Oh, I'd best just stop... I just don't care anymore. None of this matters... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, you must hear this! For the first time, my husband gave me a gift! It's a ring! It's the wedding ring that we couldn't afford when we got married! He worked the graveyard shift at Notso's shop... It's for our 60th anniversary! It's nothing fancy...but that doesn't matter one bit! I am...so happy right now! Isn't life grand?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you blithering nincompoop! Urgh! Where has that confounded wordsmith gone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you scurrying toady! Urgh! Where has that blasted wordsmith gone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you blabbering dolt! Urgh! Where has that cursed wordsmith gone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you incomprehensible bumbler! Oh no... We've only got 30 minutes until deadline! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you slobbering ninny! We might have a hole in our MAGAZINE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole in the sky, you say? I don't care about that, you cretinous globule! My job is giving me a hole in my STOMACH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky is bigger, you say? I don't care about that, you babbling bovine! I'm trying to figure out if we can still make it to print! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All worlds will soon be in ruin... To be honest, I cannot wait until that day... I'm tired of running around like crazy all the time... I just want to rest, in peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The wordsmith submits his articles very early nowadays... He's like a different person. ...What if he really was? Oh, I don't care, as long as he makes his deadline... It does make a fellow wonder aloud, though... Urgh! I can't focus! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole will open in the sky?! Wahahahahaha! Old news! I've got that scoop already! Thanks to our fine wordsmith, our magazine is a huge hit! We can't match demand! I am so happy, I can't sit still! WOO HOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole will open in the sky?! Wahahahahaha! Old news! I've got that scoop already! Thanks to our fine wordsmith, our magazine is a huge hit! We can't match demand! I am so happy, I can't sit still! WOO HOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hole will open in the sky? Ah, you're well informed. You must read our magazine. Thanks to our fine wordsmith, our magazine sales are on the rise! We're growing so quickly, we're about to tear a hole in the very SKY! Everyone is riding high! I can't stop smiling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky has gotten bigger, you say? Looks good! I bet a book called "How to Beat the End of the World" would sell like hotcakes... Yeah, best-seller for sure. Lemonade out of lemons! That's business, baby! What? You're wondering if reading the book will ACTUALLY save people? ...Well, you have to buy the book and find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our fine wordsmith, the face of our magazine, has stopped writing altogether... We'll be OK, though. We still have some articles that haven't been printed yet. And...we can always find a replacement wordsmith for that guy in a pinch. I know it sounds ruthless... but hey, I've got a business to run! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk, straight up. The ONLY way to drink milk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk, straight up. The ONLY way to drink milk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk, straight up. The ONLY way to drink milk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Warm milk warms the very SOUL of a man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Cold milk after a workout! Can't get much healthier than that, no sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk with a milk chaser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk shakes! Nature's vitamin-packed beverage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Milk out of a pint glass! Only for the most refined of milk enthusiasts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! I've tried a lot of things... but milk should only be served one way...straight up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Coffee, black. The ONLY way to drink coffee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Coffee, black. The ONLY way to drink coffee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Coffee, black. The ONLY way to drink coffee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Coffee, on the rocks... The TRUE way to drink coffee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! The first sip of coffee is the tastiest! Oh, the pleasure of anticipation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hits the spot! Coffee, lots of sugar, and lots of milk. The BEST way to drink coffee! I always ordered it black to seem refined, but trust me, it was WAY too bitter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eah! Where yeh been, eh? Good teh see yer 'ealthy! The count's gone, but I'm still around, aren't I! This world be pretty nice, what with all the peace an' whatnot... I like it! ...Oh, and 'ave you seen Nastasia?! She was feelin' right down, so I wanna take 'er teh eat some o' Saffron's vittles... ...But I can't find the lass! Eah... 'Ey now, don't go gettin' the wrong idea, eh! We're just chums! An' I like to make me chums feel good an' bubbly, eh! That... That's all! Lookin' at her bein' sad... makes me get all weepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you... Yeah, so, um, long time, no see, huh? I guess I owe you one. ........................... Blumiere was reunited with Lady Timpani, and the world wasn't destroyed after all. I guess I should be happy... I mean, I am, but, um... I just don't think my heart has fully accepted the fact that he isn't here anymore. ...Now I understand what it was like when Blumiere turned into Count Bleck. If I have to live on with this feeling always burning inside me... Yeah, then maybe there never was any point to that other world... ........................... ...I wonder...if this is how I'll spend the remainder of my days... Yeah... Or maybe I'll learn to smile again and look forward to the future... If I can't...then I suppose I could never have matched Lady Timpani anyway... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings. Tell me, pal, have you tried the games within as of yet? If you achieve a high score, you can be an elite record holder like me! I doubt you will be beating my high scores, though. HEH! Well... Good luck, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, pal, have you tried your hand at the game known as Forget Me Not yet? It is quite simple, I assure you. Just remember all the cards you turn over! ...Oh, wait. I suppose not everyone has an elite memory like me. I doubt you will be beating my high scores. HEH! HEH! Well... Good luck, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, pal, have you tried your hand at the game known as Tilt Island yet? It is quite simple, I assure you. Just don't run into anything weird! ...Oh, wait. I suppose not everyone is a remote master like me. I doubt you will be beating my high scores. HEH! HEH! Well... Good luck, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, pal, have you tried your hand at the game known as Mansion Patrol yet? It is quite simple, I assure you. Just zap all the ghosts you see! ...Oh, wait. I suppose not everyone has lightning reflexes like me. I doubt you will be beating my high scores, though. HEH! Well... Good luck, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, pal, have you tried the hidden game as of yet? You need a Golden Card... Of course, I have the card, so that game is already at the mercy of me. Yeah... I doubt you'll ever find the card anyway, pal. Well... Good luck finding it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I have grown so very tired of all the games here. Games are much like romance. So fun when you are trying to win, but when you DO... I know! I will leave town! There must be something new out there to excite me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My plan was to slip out of town while my girlfriend was fast asleep... But she caught me, and I can tell you, gamer, it was not pretty. I need a new plan... How can I get out of town unnoticed? HEH! Actually, planning this is pretty fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, games are fun! No matter how many coins I hand over, I'm out of tokens like THAT! I spent 50 coins just today! I even spent my snack funds! It's so much fun, I can't stop! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! What should I play next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DANG! DANG! DANG IT ALL! That stupid ghost game! Why's it gotta be so hard? I can't rack up ANY points! Is that controller working right or WHAT?! I already spent 100 coins. I even spent my lunch money... but I won't give up! Hear me now, ghost game! I'm coming for YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DANG! DANG! DANG IT ALL! That stupid island game! Why's it gotta be so hard? Too many nasty things keep falling! Who's tossing that stuff, huh? STOP IT! I've already spent 200 coins. I even spent my rent money... but I won't let the game win! Hear me now, island game! I'm coming for YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DANG! DANG! DANG IT ALL! That stupid card game! Why's it gotta be so hard? Why can't those pictures just match for once! Who can REMEMBER all that?! I've already spent 500 coins. I'm down to my last few coins... How am I going to live? Hear me now, card game! I'm coming for YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DANG! DANG! DANG IT ALL! Why do all of these games have to be so HARD?! I've already spent 1,000 coins! That's just today! My savings are pretty much gone... But I don't care! It's so much fun! I want to play MOOORE! I mean, I moved to this town JUST for the arcade. THAT'S how much I love games! It wasn't easy leaving home and all...but I LOVE games, so it's worth it! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I'll use my super-secret savings to play a few more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear the latest? The world's about to end! I don't want it to end yet... Not until I get a high score! Anyway, that's why I took a loan out to keep playing. This is my last chance! Your time's come, evil game... Before was fun...now for pain! FEEL MY TRUE POWER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy, listen to this! The video game gods finally smiled on me! I was trying to get a high score before the world ended... and I did it with ease! Now I earn Flipside Tokens like crazy! I trade 'em for prizes and then sell those! I can't believe how good I am now! But hey, do what you love, that's what they say! I paid back my loan and now I can even visit home to see my girl after all these years. ...Yeah, I'll get on that. Yeah, real soon. But first... I gotta play one more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pook... He's a boy who really loves sea creatures... He hopes to leave this town someday and go where he can listen to waves all day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Skeet... He's a young guy who's studying to become an architect... But he's always here, staring at the tower, so he never gets any studying done... He really needs to learn how to build his own life before he can build buildings... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon... He's a descendant of the Ancients who led us here... He toils to protect the world from destruction, the Light Prognosticus as his guide... He's the source of knowledge in Flipside. Most people here put their trust in him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Princess Peach... She's the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom... She's unconscious now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's O'Chunks... He's a former lackey of the count who troubled Mario so... He's not just some thug... He actually has a kind heart and wants a peaceful world... He might not look like it, but he misses the count more than anyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon... He's a descendant of the Ancients who led us here... He toils to protect the world from destruction, the Light Prognosticus as his guide... He's the source of knowledge in Flipside. Most people here put their trust in him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon... He's a descendant of the Ancients who led us here... He's the source of knowledge in Flipside. Most people here put their trust in him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon... He's a descendant of the Ancients who led us here... He toils to protect the world from destruction, the Light Prognosticus as his guide... He's the source of knowledge in Flipside. Most people here put their trust in him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Minnie... She loves fortune-telling... She hears her daily fortune... and ALWAYS believes it. Yes, she's easily influenced... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fret... He's a young man who wanders around Flipside... His hobby is to write down all the things he wants to do before his game ends... But he never takes action, so none of it ever gets done... He's pretty laid-back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nora... She was born and raised in Flipside, and she loves the town dearly... She's so dedicated... She cleans these streets every day out of goodwill... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee... She shows lost souls the path forward... She's pretty flamboyant, and some assume she's a fake... But she has true vision... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Howzit... He's a hardworking, productive businessman... He works hard every day in hopes of realizing his dream of becoming a distributor... The Howzit Group shops, which are all identically staffed, just keep growing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tinga, the innkeeper... This hard worker never lacks a smile on her face... She inherited her family mansion, remodeled it, and has operated the inn since. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chap... He's an imaginative young man... He wants to be an author... but all of his ideas have been done before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Muffy... She's a Flipside wanderer who knows all of the hot spots... She's pretty direct, and she doesn't seem to know the meaning of moderation... Her motto is "Life should be short and sweet, babe!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bizzy... He's a magazine editor who is always distracted... He has a staff writer, but he loses track of him constantly. The two have never spoken... He also enjoys fishing... His longest catch is a 10-inch boot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chap... He's always thirsty... He comes here at noon and drinks milk all day... He always jokes that milk runs through his veins... But then he worried that it really did, and went to the doctor. That's a secret... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Garson, the info guy... A bit of a rascal in his youth, he troubled everyone... To make up for it, he opened an information-exchange shop for everyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Helvetica... He's a struggling novelist who made his debut 30 years ago... He's good at what he does, but he writes slow, so his books are never released... He's poor and cooks for himself, but his fare is so good, it makes chefs jealous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Garamond... He's a well-known, best-selling novelist... He writes books so quickly that there's a popular rumor... that he's multiple people... He's a pro at spinning yarns... You can count on one hand the number of equals he has... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Patch... He's a window-shopper who goes shop to shop "just looking"... He goes to every shop in town just to stare at the goods... Shopkeepers shudder to hear him coming since he takes up space real buyers could use... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Heronicus... He was once an explorer... He knows much about other lands... He's since retired from exploration, but certain smells bring back memories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Muffy... She has a sweet tooth and is a huge fan of Saffron... She makes desserts herself, but she can't resist them and gobbles them all up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pitta... This boy is always on top of the latest and greatest trends... He gets so into fads that he blows his entire allowance on them... He's pretty shrewd about other things, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sacre, the artist... His art style was once very daring... Now he wants commercial success, though, so he just paints landscapes... But his artistic spirit still burns within... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sacre's daughter, Ellie... She's a sweet girl who cares for her father... Her dream is to be a pro comic artist... She writes them in secret late at night... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Saffron, the master chef... Bring her ingredients and she'll cook them up... She worries about youth food culture and is like a mom to everyone in town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hoodin, the card-shop owner... Boys descend on this place after school... They can get pretty pushy and grabby, but Hoodin never gets mad at them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Walter... He's around 80 years old... His memory and strength are slipping a bit... But this hearty old fellow still loves to eat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gladys... This sweet elderly lady supports her husband, Walter... This happy 78-year-old fills her days by frantically caring for her hubby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Otto... He's really scatterbrained... You won't hear much of value from him... Still, he's honest and has common sense, so everyone loves him... Kids especially... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cherie... She's a lively, up-and-coming singer... She's talented, but it's the bright quality of her voice that makes listeners happy... Everyone thinks she's young, but even her boyfriend doesn't know her true age... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Betsy... She's an innocent little girl who always asks innocent questions... She innocently believes that a long life is always a happy one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pearl... She's Betsy's super-sweet grandmother... She has a dark past here... It's hard to believe she was once called "Razor Pearl"... She has many, many stories... but most she cannot tell... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puck... This boy is always looking at the sky... He dreams of leaving this town and living on a summit or somewhere high up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pete... He's a tower fanatic... He's an interior decorator by trade...but his work's piled up since he's always here... His inbox is now a tower... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nastasia... She was once Count Bleck's close associate... Count Bleck was her reason for living... But she knew that at some point this day would come... She'll be OK eventually... To see his face... To hear his voice... She knows she can't but yet, she pines... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon... He's a descendant of the Ancients who led us here... He toils to protect the world from destruction, the Light Prognosticus as his guide... He's the source of knowledge in Flipside. Most people here put their trust in him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nolrem... He's a descendant of the Ancients just like Merlon... He's working with Merlon to decipher the Light Prognosticus... His aura is a little colder and less approachable than Merlon's... But some like that about him, and he's popular among the ladies in town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chet... He flirts with girls, gets shot down, and gets depressed... He's working on setting a new record for rejection now, so he's in a foul mood... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Karla... This young lady hates things that are not stylish... She has some self-loathing, too... She actually wishes she were more accepting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Winnie... She loves casting charms... But not everyone can be a pro charmer... What she lacks is confidence... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlee, the charmer... Her spells are empowering when you're in a bind... She lives in a large mansion in Gloam Valley, but moved here to help the heroes... She and Flipside's fortune- teller, Merluvlee, were rivals when they were classmates... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Notso... He's a hard- working shop employee... He's unselfish and content with his life making coins... For some reason, he's always happy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Inga, a hotelier... She's a sly strategist who never stops smiling... Her plan is to rise above all with impeccable service... She hopes to own a hotel chain... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Slim... He's a young man with keen vision and great observation skills... But he only uses his skills to look at girls... He constantly ponders the difference between "loving" and "being in love"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lucy... She's an independent girl who lives by her own rules... People don't always understand her, but she has a noble heart... Her favorite word is "drama!" She's always seeking things to make her heart race... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ledger, the editor... The novel series he edited was a huge hit! He married the daughter of his boss, but he's never home, so they've barely spoken... Even if he falls, he gets right back up on his feet. He's the elite of the elite... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chip, the coffee nut... He comes here at noon and drinks coffee all day... "If the ocean was made of coffee, I would drink it dry," he brags... He worries about being a show-off and is concerned with his chronic insomnia... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flamm, the map dealer... He stocks maps that the legendary explorer left... His name is his only real shortcoming... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Carson, the town informant... He loved watching cop shows as a kid and wanted to grow up to become an informant. The seedy shop and his gentle tone are all part of his schtick... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Harold... It's one struggle after another for this patient 80-year-old... He's old-school and keeps his feelings to himself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gertrude, Harold's wife... She's endured struggles at her husband's side... This 78-year-old has been thinking more and more about their relationship... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Garamond... He's a well-known, best-selling novelist... He writes books so quickly that there's a popular rumor... that he's multiple people... He's a pro at spinning yarns... You can count on one hand the number of equals he has... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Helvetica... He's a struggling novelist who made his debut 30 years ago... He's good at what he does, but he writes slow, so his books are never released... He's poor and cooks for himself, but his fare is so good, it makes chefs jealous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hatch, the visionary... His hobby is to daydream... He visits Carson often to hear about adventures in other lands... He doesn't want to explore... He just likes to daydream about it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Buffy... She's a huge fan of Dyllis's cooking... She especially likes rich food... She loathes her bathroom scale... Her latest hobby is walking around to work up a big appetite... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Patta... This boy takes everything very seriously... He hates trends, but also hates being left behind by them... He feels the need to justify his every move before he can make one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bleu... He's a town painter who searches for the essence of art... He doesn't understand that his stubbornness is limiting his art... His daughter calls him "The Artist" for many reasons... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bleu's daughter, Lily... She cares for her stubborn and awkward father... She secretly wants to be an actress and spends her nights practicing lines... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dyllis, the chef... She'll mix two ingredients to make you a dish... She works into the night, experimenting with recipes that customers will enjoy... Her eyes always look mad from lack of sleep... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Boodin, the card-shop owner... He chats with adult weekend shoppers... He prefers playing cards over collecting them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ditto... He's a bit of a weakling... He sometimes has valuable information... His laid-back personality can be charming... The women around town adore him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Kerrie... She used to be a well-known singer... This unfortunate girl is very talented, but sadly, she has no luck... Ironically, her sadness only makes her singing even more meaningful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mitsy... This very serious little girl is full of very serious questions... She loves her grandmother and hopes to become just like her when she grows up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ruby... She's Mitsy's slightly strict grandmother... She used to be the Flopside beauty... Her philosophy is to not treat children like children... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's The InterNed... This mysterious character can be an MC or a DJ... If you ask, he'll play a nostalgic tune for you... Instead of asking for something complex, just sit back and enjoy it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's The InterChet... This arcade owner's face is square, but his personality is round. I don't know exactly what he really is... His whole being is a mystery... He's literally a black box... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hort, the iron man of games... He plays like a professional... He's back in the arcade again today, looking for a worthy adversary... He's a master of games... Just not the game of love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mort, a game lover... He's here before the arcade opens and stays until closing... He's lost a lot more than just coins to this place... He needs video-game restraint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Welderberg... Give this pipe maker coins and he'll dig pipes for you... He might not look like much, but he's a master at his specialized craft... If you've got the coins to spare, you should have him dig you a pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Welderberg... Give this pipe maker coins and he'll dig pipes for you... He might not look like much, but he's a master at his specialized craft... If you've got the coins to spare, you should have him dig you a pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Welderberg... Give this pipe maker coins and he'll dig pipes for you... He might not look like much, but he's a master at his specialized craft... If you've got the coins to spare, you should have him dig you a pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a goldfish... He's the cute fish that the boy on the third floor loves... He seems happy to have a larger area to swim in... It's much better than the bowl. Oh, and I hear his name is Captain Gills... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the master of the underground canal, the fish named Captain Gills... He's the fish the boy on the third floor loves so much... or used to be, anyway. Now he's big and scary and doesn't need any adorable little kids in his life... I guess he's really moving up in the world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gills Jr... Looks like the stork brought Captain Gills a few guppies... This is a strapping male. See how he watches his siblings with that protective gaze? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gills II... Looks like the stork brought Captain Gills a few guppies... This is a healthy female. She patches things up when her siblings fight... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gills III... Looks like the stork brought Captain Gills a few guppies... This is a rebellious male... He's the troublemaker that keeps Captain Gills awake... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gills IV... Looks like the stork brought Captain Gills a few guppies... This little squirt's just a boy. He tries to lead the school, but his fins are too small! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gills V... Looks like the stork brought Captain Gills a few guppies... This is the runt of the family. He swims at his own pace and peeks at his siblings... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flimm, the salesman... His prices and his stock fluctuate day to day... Sometimes he carries rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...ro! ...Big Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You awake, Bro? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great leapin' bog monkeys! Nastasia, she draws breath once again, lads! Nastasia! 'EY! NASTASIA! Miracle o' miracles! GRA-GOOGLY-HEY-HOORAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Mmm? Um... I... I'm alive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Check it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void is closing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. It is proof that the Prophecy of Destruction has not come to be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And all worlds have been saved... The prophecy has lost its power... Thusly the world that was lost returns to normalcy. You have done well, heroes. It is all thanks to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...where is Tippi? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... So she has gone... Ah... This, too, must have been under the guidance of the Pure Hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Both Tippi and Count Bleck... gone. What could have happened to them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I shudder to think about it, but surely when the prophecy was nullified... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, no... They're alive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, they're finally united. They overcame time and fulfilled their old vows... Somewhere, the count...is living together with Tippi... in...um...happiness... And I... Yeah, I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAH! C-C-C-Count! NOOOOOOOO! I... I'm all alone! What am I to do now?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ey now, me wee Nastasia... I'm believin' the count is still alive, too. An' if he is alive, lass, we wouldn't want to be shamin' 'im with blubberin'! So pull it together, 'ey? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's right, Nassy! We still have each other! We can still build the count's world! So, c'mon! Big smile! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... O'Chunks... Mimi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You're right. Yeah, I can't just sob like this forever. The count would never have approved. We have to create the ideal world that, um, the count wished for in his heart... A world of love, not war. Yeah, let's all pencil that in. An appointment...of hope. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Farewells are bittersweet... but as long as you live, you can never escape them. To feel sadness is to live... but as long as you are alive, the future is a blank page. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And with that...I am hungry. I've asked Saffron to make some of her celebrated snacks for us. Let us heal our weariness by devouring a banquet of sumptuous sweets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah! THAT is a plan! Make a path! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon, what is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Princess Peach... I'm thinking of Tippi... I mean, Lady Timpani... I wonder if she truly is happy now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course she is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho ho! Yes, yes. Of course. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's have at those snacks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the dark prophecy was averted and peace reigned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dark Prognosticus again faded into history... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Blumiere and his love, Lady Timpani, both vanished. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where did the pair go? None know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so the story of the lost book of prophecies comes to an end... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May we meet again in another time and place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The worlds tremble... Has the end finally come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...How unfortunate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario was called upon once again to save the world... no small task. Could he prevent Count Bleck from pulling off his sinister plot? Would Mario reunite with Princess Peach? A truly interdimensional adventure was about to begin... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel the Pure Heart. But it's still far from here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this is where our search for the Pure Heart begins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon told us to find his friend, Bestovius, to learn that dimensional technique. We'd better go find him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} to flip between dimensions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more thing... If you want to learn about anything, just use my power... I know about many things... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Simply point your Wii Remote at the screen and Tippi will focus on where you point. Then, just press {A} over anything framed in red to hear more about it. Feel free to ask Tippi about anything or anyone you want! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is not an empty house... There's something in this room. I can feel it... I can help you find hidden things. Why don't you use my power to look around? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a door... Let's go inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sign says, "Here resides the great and glorious Bestovius." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this meager mustache that stands before me? And how does it have the audacity to address my multicolored glory? ...How did these flimsy whiskers detect my secret door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait right there! Red shirt... conspicuous white gloves... jaunty cap... Hah! You are garbed in the rich cloth of the hero of prophecy! You must be the great... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HERO ...impersonator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a costume! You look like you leaped out of the pages of the Prognosticus! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mario! He's dressed like this because he IS the hero... Merlon told us to find you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon?! Only his full-bodied beard rivals my hairy magnificence... If Merlon thinks you are the true hero, you probably are. I think... Well, then. As the ancient prophecy foretells... I, Bestovius, will bestow upon you the ancient secrets of dimensional flipping. ...For a nominal fee of 10,000 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But that's preposterous! You can't charge to teach the hero of the prophecy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why not? Even the great and splendiferous Bestovius has certain...expenditures. Why should the hero get the world delivered to him on a well-garnished platter? These heroes think they can get away with shaking people down for free skills! A mere 10,000 coins should be nothing for a hero of the universe. What do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fantabulous! Wait a moment. You lack 10,000 coins?! I should have expected such cheapskatery from a hero with a scrimpish mustache! Now that I know you are determined to cheat me out of my due tribute... I will settle for just taking all the coins in your pocket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. So be it. I will settle for just taking all the coins in your pocket. Do we have a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah hah hah... Very well. ...But you don't even have a single coin! What manner of hero are you?! Fine. I will teach you for free, but only because I pity your lack of magnificence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still you refuse?! So be it. Though it makes me ill, I will waive the nominal fee and teach you for free. Do you agree to this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scintillating! Let us begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How dare you! I have never suffered such an assault to my splendor! Begone! You are unfit to stand before my shining magnificence! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who stands before the glorious and grand Bestovius? Oh. It's you. Now are you willing to pay 100,000 coins for the secret to interdimensional splendor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent... You are wise to invest in my brain-swelling knowledge. You don't have 100,000 coins! I laugh at your unsagging coin purse. I will settle for taking all the coins you have, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flimmidy flammidy flooom! Diggidy daggidy dooom! Zibbidy zabbidy zooom! SHABOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FLIPPOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I, Bestovius, have granted you the ability to flip between dimensions. Press {A} to slip between the very fabric of space and flip between 2-D and 3-D! Well, what do you think? Mind blowing, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this {A} I speak of? I assure you that if we are being watched from another dimension... Those beings will understand. But you lack the mustache for full comprehension. Just remember that you can use this ability to find hidden items and secret paths. But beware: use your new ability too long, and you will lose HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you find yourself in peril, just press {A}. It may just save your life. Beware! Use your new ability too long, and you will lose HP. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... The universe isn't quite the same as it used to be, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are the hero my people have waited over 1,500 years for... All depends on you. Don't blow it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met Watchitt, the mayor of Yold Town? He is my cousin, you see. Ahhh, what times we had as children, grooming our youthful beards... Those were the days... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see... He always was kind and so concerned about the welfare of others... Everywhere he went, he would loudly beseech people to "watch it!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see... Eons ago, Watchitt used to drive the girls mad... Literally. Ah, what days... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see... Growing up, Watchitt was quite the scholar. He had stacks of heavy books... But he mainly used them to throw at people who stepped on his rug... Good times... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see... Watchitt always was a splendiferous chef. His meat loaf was breathtaking... You truly can judge a man by the splendor of his meat loaf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see... When I left town to wallow in my own magnificence, he had such great advice... I'll never forget what he said... He told me that I had better "watch it!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you managed to save the world, did you? A "well done" is in order... I suppose. Now on to a more pressing matter... How is Watchitt? He is my cousin, you see. Sadly, I do not think he fully appreciates the gift that my mere presence brings... I merely floated over his rug, and he shouted at me, telling me to get off it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... Hero. What need have you of the blindingly brilliant Bestovius? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... So you have come for the Training Machine in place of Merluvlee? Hmmm... Yes, of course I know of such a machine... Normally, I would never allow you to bask in the splendor of my knowledge, but... You are a hero! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Now then, hero. I have a favor to ask of you! I have lent a certain... something to the mayor of Yold Town, Watchitt... You must retrieve it for me. I have asked for it back many times... But old Watchitt must treasure it, for he has never returned it... Retrieve it for me, Bestovius, and I shall grant you your Training Machine. Simply ask him for the "You-Know-What." He will understand. Now, begone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... So the hero returns... Did you get the "You-Know- What" from Watchitt? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I shall only grant you the Training Machine if you retrieve the "You-Know-What." Get it for me from old Watchitt, the mayor of Yold Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have it! This pleases Bestovius greatly! This is quite a collector's item. I was worried that Watchitt had lost it. Ahhh... I am so relieved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this? You still need something from the grand Bestovius? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh, yes, of course! You seek the Training Machine... Of course I remember! Such little faith. Take it, hero. It would only disturb my sublime energies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I, Bestovius, once used it myself, you see... But I upgraded to the newer, sleeker model, so I no longer require its services. You had better give that to Merluvlee. And send along greetings from Bestovius! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use the flip ability to flip into 3-D! Flip between 2-D and 3-D to get through tricky situations and find secrets. While you're flipping, the Flip Gauge in the upper left will start to drop. If your Flip Gauge runs out, you'll start to take damage, so flip back before then! Flip back into 2-D to build up your Flip Gauge again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat enemies to earn points! When you earn enough points, you'll level up and increase your HP and attack power. Press {+} to go to the menu and see how many points you need. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press and hold {2} when you're on a jump platform to jump extra high! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so Mario came to learn the stupendous ability of flipping between dimensions. But there was no time to celebrate: Mario still had a Pure Heart to find. The trail ahead was overrun with savage beasts. "Follow me," Tippi said, as she flew toward the mountain that loomed ahead. The Pure Heart was hidden somewhere on the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel that the Pure Heart is beyond this mountain...but it's still far, far away. Something tells me you'll need to put that new skill of yours to use. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bridge closed! -Red the Bridgemaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only real heroes can pass. -Red the Bridgemaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't budge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! HEY! You can see me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is unbelievable! I've been freaking out here for days, and finally someone sees me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A couple mornings ago, I roll out of the wrong side of bed... ...and once I get my coffee, I realize I'm stuck in some freaky parallel dimension! I've been hollering and flailing for days, but nobody could hear me...or even see me. Just when I was starting to think I'd be here forever, I see you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just blipped in here out of thin air! I was thinking, if you can do that, maybe I can hitch a ride back with you? Just stand next to me and flip back to 2-D. I'll hold on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gotta help me out here! This 3-D thing just ain't right! I'm thinking that if you flip back to 2-D when I'm close to you, I'll hitch along. I'm just gonna grab on and cling for life while you flip back, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHUH! We did it! I'm back to normal! Listen, you really bailed me out there. That 3-D business was freaking me out! The name's Red. Nice to meet you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, uh...any way I can repay you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Actually, there is one thing... There's a huge chasm outside that we need to cross. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you want to cross the chasm, huh? Well, you found yourself the right guy! But hey, I've got to warn you. You know this place is called Impasse Pass, right? I'm only allowed to let a choice few cross the bridge. It's in my job description. I mean, that's why they pay me to stand here. You sure you want to pass? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... Well, you did save me from being trapped in a parallel dimension and all... OK! I'm going to ask you a question. Get the right answer, and I'll let you pass. Sound good? Here we go. What's the most manly color in the entire universe? Red or green? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red! Green! Both! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, well hey, you're back! Fine, fine. I'll ask you again... What's the most manly color in the universe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, you are SO right! I knew it! You and me, we see eye to eye on fashion. I'll throw the bridge down. Hang on a sec. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, you should be good to go. You take 'er easy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...GREEN?! You're out of your mind! There's no way I can let a crazy like you pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! ...BOTH?! We can't have any wishy- washy types like you hanging around town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to go farther, just look up my brother. His house is on the other side of town up ahead. Ask him about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you met my little brother, eh? How's he doing, by the way? He's a good bro, but that green he wears is just awful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, whoa! GREEN?! Get out of my sight... before I kick you and your overalls out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been trying to flip dimensions again by rolling out of bed. But I get nothin' but a bunch of bruises! What's your secret? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Besides just flipping the bridge switch, Bridgemasters don't have a lot to do. It sounds awesome, being a master and all, but bridges...they're sorta boring. But you, Mr. Big Adventure Guy, have got the life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heya, hero! Can you cross that bridge that I put up in that other dimension? So it looks a little old, but it's good, solid quality. You should give it a walk later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Quit giving me that guilty eye! So I enjoy hanging out in bed all day. Sue me. Is it so wrong for a guy to be comfy? My old man was a master lounger. He was unstoppable on the pro loafing circuit. A force of nature, I tell you. He'd spend all day in bed. I'm just carrying that torch and keeping the dream alive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh, I heard this rumor... You came over here from Flipside, right? I hear the ladies there are total knockouts! Would you, uh...you know, introduce me? Oh, hey! No! Not for me! I'm trying to find a nice lady friend for my little bro. Ma used to hit me with her spoon and tell me I had to look out for Green. If I don't help him out, I'll get an earful when I pass on to the great Underwhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heya, hero! Hey, what are you doing loitering around here for? You're a celebrity! You got better stuff to do than stand around here. You know, like... Talking this town up to cute girls so they'll come here! Get over there and use your hero powers to herd those hotties this way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. The sky is getting flushed down a purple drain! When did that happen? I spend all day staring at the bridge, keeping people from crossing. The world's getting a swirlie out there, and nobody picks up their phone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at you, saving the world and dimension and universe and all that! All those good deeds, it's enough to...well, make me a big softie. I'm gonna go make up with him. Soon... After my nap... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No crossing! -Green, Bridge Overseer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bridge is for A-list celebrity hero access only! -Green, Bridge Overseer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't budge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heya, Mr. Red Shirt. You want me to flip the bridge down for you? Can't do that. Nope. You need special permission from high up. It's the law. No way am I doing hard time. You need the OK from Old Man Watchitt. Good luck with that. That Yold-timer is more crab than man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Got that clearance from Old Man Watchitt yet? No? I can't help you then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got a call from Old Man Watchitt. So you're that hero guy then, huh? Right on! I'll put the bridge across for you straightaway! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mind if I ask you a question? Red or green. What's better? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green! Red! Both! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You're wearing red! I'm onto your lie, buddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RED?! Get out of here with your ugly red cap! I said GET OUT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?! Both of 'em?! Grow a spine! And when you do, you can use it to get out of my house! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My house. Why are you in it? Why don't you help yourself right out the front door, eh? You're a hero...whoooopeeee. It doesn't mean I've got to look at your gaudy clothes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doesn't green just blow your mind? Easy on the eyes, and the ladies go bananas for it. My bro Red doesn't get it. It's an embarrassment, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think of the bridge? Sturdier than Red's, huh? I know. It's impressive. Someday, everyone's going to realize that the green bro is the real star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hate Red! Just 'cause he was born before me doesn't make him any better! We don't look anything alike, and we've got nothing in common! Not to change the subject, but man, lazing in bed is the best feeling ever. Maybe if I got a long stick, I could flip the bridge switch from bed and never get up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, it's you. Listen, I heard a rumor that you're from Flipside. What's Flipside like? Lot of greenery there? Nice place? Mind taking my bro Red back there with you sometime? I can take care of myself. I'm sick of hearing him bellyache about taking care of me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hate red stuff! But, you know, I didn't always hate everything red. My bro was always so obsessed with red stuff that it eventually got to me. One day Red made this heaping dish of bright red spaghetti and meatballs. It was horrifying...and totally delicious. At the same time. Yeah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I was thinking... That giant black hole in the sky is getting bigger. At this rate, it won't be long until the whole world is sucked into oblivion. If there's a safer world or dimension or anything out there, you gotta tell me. I don't care about me... but my big bro... Can you save him? Please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, it's you. Listen, I owe you a big thanks. You didn't care about the color people wear. You just wanted to save the world. I need to get along with my bro the way we did back when we were boys. I'm all he's got, and he's all I've got... Even if he does dress like a lobster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, stranger. Where'd you blow in from? I'm going to sound weird if I'm wrong here, but...are you the legendary hero? You are? Phew! OK, I've got three pointers I'm supposed to pass on to you. Ready? 1. In trouble? Flip! 2. Something suspicious? Flip! 3. Feeling saucy? Flip! And there you go. Now you know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Back again, huh? You must need something to hike back here to Yold Town. Here's another round of pointers, on me. 1. First thing, flip! 2. In places you've already been, flip! 3. Anywhere, anytime...flip! And there you have 'em, the three rules to flip by. Don't you forget 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, lookee! The hero's back in Yold Town! You should know this by now, but here are the three rules of flipping: 1. Think you see something? Flip! 2. See nothing? Flip! 3. Got an itchy finger? Flip! Those are the three rules. But if you don't know 'em by now, I'll eat my boot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's the famous hero from the land of mushrooms and whatnot! Remember those three rules I keep flapping my lip about? I'm gonna flap some more. 1. Smell a whiff of danger? Flip! 2. Got an urge only interdimensional travel can fulfill? Flip! 3. Can't decide whether you want chili or a burrito? Flip! 4. Decide you want a frosty, fresh-from-the-blender Shroom Shake instead? Flip! You got the brain of a helmetless Goomba if you can't remember THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I heard you've got this crazy parlor trick where you can flip between dimensions? Once you save the world, can I use your power to make a fast coin? How do these ideas strike you? 1. The Famous Flip Flab-Combusting Diet! It explodes the pounds away! 2. The Flip Fast-Forward to Fortune! Flip your way to a new dimension of riches! 3. The Flipper Waffle Iron/Griddle-Cake Deep Fryer! Yeah! I knew that last one would blow your noggin! We'll split profits, 40/60ish. What? Flipping can't melt the pounds away? Or do any of that? I thought you were a hero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hero, perfect timing! I just cooked up some hot-doggity ideas! You see, I want to be a flipping guru. What's the best self-help-book idea? 1. Forgiving Incompetent Minions: Flipping for Benevolent Megabosses. 2. Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom. 3. The Dreaded Flips: What You Can Do to Protect Your Family. Go ahead and use them. I'm saving the most mind-blowing ones for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Back in Yold Town, eh? Most folks don't come back unless they forgot something. I've been doing some deep thinking. If life was a big game, there'd be three rules. 1. Stuck? Ask someone! 2. Still stuck? Read a strategy guide. 3. Can't even buy a clue? Give up and spend your days happily jumping on Goombas. That's what I'd do. You know, if life were a game. Not that it is. Right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1. About to get clobbered? Flip! 2. Don't get flustered, get flipped! 3. Still in trouble? Still in trouble... Still...trouble... Aggggghh! The sky grew some kinda purple mouth that's gobbling itself! All those rules, they're good for a pile of nothin'! It's total anarchy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1. Trust yourself. Nobody else does. 2. Grip the day! Live life like a pair of pliers! 3. Sideburns make the man. Man does not make the sideburns. What do you think? I got over my flip phase and moved on to creating new quotables. If I write one good enough, I'll get into Tubebottom's Tome of Quotations! That way, I figure my wisdom will get spread around the world like...a disease! Without you, there'd be no world to...well, infect. With wisdom. So, thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, are you a traveler? If so, are you carrying enough items that restore HP? You can buy more at Howzit's shop here in Yold Town. He can even hold on to any extra items you don't want to hike around with. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about items that make the traveling life a lot easier, right? If you're new to the travel lifestyle, I suggest you always have a Volt Shroom handy. Use one to shock your enemies. You can pick up items at the local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about items that make the traveling life a lot easier, right? Take Shell Shocks for example. You can use them to kick shells at your enemies. You can buy all kinds of useful items at the local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about items that make the traveling life a lot easier, right? Take Shell Shocks for example. You can use them to kick shells at your enemies. You can buy all kinds of useful items at the local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about items that make the traveling life a lot easier, right? You should always keep a Courage Shell handy. It cuts the damage you take in half! You can buy all kinds of useful items at the local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about items that make the traveling life a lot easier, right? Mighty Tonics are mighty handy. They double your attack power! You can buy all kinds of useful items at our local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That hole in the sky sure seems to be getting bigger... So how have you been? Tell me you always carry at least one Life Shroom, just to be ready for the worst. You can buy all kinds of useful items at our local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky is getting so big... I just can't sleep at night. So I use Sleepy Sheep! Counting all those sheep would put anyone to sleep. You can buy all kinds of useful items at the local store. We would sure appreciate your investment in our little town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you hear?! The heroes saved the universe! I wonder what heroes are like... In person, I mean. I would love to meet one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you hear? There's talk of renaming Yold Town to "Heroesburg"! It's all because of this legend that the heroes will visit this town after saving the world... The heroes are coming here! Can you even believe it?! Maybe we should put up a sign... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to scenic Heroesburg, a historic village famous for its ancient secrets! Say, do you know all about ? Blocks? Hit them, and something pops out! Amazing! The thing is, you never know what you'll get. It's a mystery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... Ever hear of breakable blocks? You hit 'em, they break, and sometimes coins just fly out! Isn't that nutty? It's so exciting to think about hidden treasure... It's like a pearl in an oyster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... You know about Save Blocks, right? You can hit 'em to save your game whenever you want. Then even if you get done in, you can start again from where you last saved! Huh? You already knew that? Don't give me that... It's always important to brush up on the basics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... You ever heard about something called a gravity switch? I heard there's a switch somewhere that reverses the flow of gravity... Wacky! I guess sometimes you just need to try seeing things from a different angle, right? Maybe that's what the switch is trying to teach us... Whoa, that's deep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... You ever seen a yellow block? I haven't... But I hear they're really big and unbreakable. But I also hear that there's a Pixl named Pudge who can break them! Now, I don't care how pudgy he is, but can he really break the unbreakable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... Have you ever noticed all the pipes everywhere? Do you think...they're part of some complex sewer system? That's gross... No, the pipes must carry something super important, like Shroom Shake! Maybe it's some kind of direct Shroom Shake pipeline to major cities! Yes! Shroom Shakes...For all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you hear? The world is going to end soon! But will it really? You sure everyone's not just saying that to give me a scare? It's not true, is it? Don't lie! Tell me it's not true! Even if it's true, just tell me everything's gonna be fine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear the big news? The heroes saved the whole universe! It's amazing! Almost TOO amazing! It's a miracle! Whoever heard of such an awesomely heroic feat? They must be the burliest, bravest adventurers ever! I wish I could be like them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. I guess they built this town, too. The mayor says there are secret tunnels and rooms in this town that they built. Look around real closely... You never know when there's a secret around the corner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. And to them, I guess we would be the people of the future. Oh, man. They would probably be really, really disappointed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. Isn't it cool to think about the Ancients and their ruins and the future and stuff... All this stuff would make a killer video game, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long, long ago, a really advanced civilization lived around here. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. I wonder what life was like back then... It's fun to think about stuff you'll never see... I know! Thinking about girls would be basically the same thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. What a wild world they lived in... High culture and superior learning... They must have had some crazy high-tech snacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ages and ages ago, a really super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. But who cares about the past? All that matters to me...is the future. I like to think about steak... And when I can eat it next. Wait...that is the future! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ages and ages ago, a really super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. But this is no time to be thinking about the past! The present is more important. Rumblerumble... Like making sure I get some steak in my belly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. If they were still around, maybe they could help us out. Huh? Don't worry about the hole in the sky? Pffft! I was thinking maybe they could make me a crazy futuristic hot tub! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thousands of years ago, a super-advanced civilization lived in this area. We call them the Tribe of Ancients. And they were the ones who made sure the hero could save the world! I hear even Mayor Watchitt helped the hero out. Someday, maybe I'll be as crazy and cranky as Old Man Watchitt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just heard this juicy rumor! Apparently, the hero knows a secret dimensional technique! Yeah! He uses it to flip to another dimension and find loads of interesting things. These blocks on my right might not look like much now... But if I were the hero, I might find some secret stuff behind them! And when you see coins, you can use the technique to like...make more of them! If you see the hero, be sure to tell him to give it a try! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get a load of this: Mario has a clumsy, timid younger brother named Luigi. Apparently, this stick of a man has one talent: he can jump REALLY high. The thing is, he went missing! It makes you feel bad... for Mario. Well, here's hoping he didn't get gobbled by a Piranha Plant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just heard this juicy rumor! Apparently, there's more than just one legendary hero. Word is, one of the heroes is a princess! She's called Peach, and she's super cute! But she knows this other hero, Mario, and controls him like a marionette! When will guys learn that they're just a bunch of felt puppets? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So me and the girls were talking, and I heard there's more than just one hero! Bowser is one. He's a big, bratty king who sits on people he doesn't like. But one snap from Peach, and the big, fire-breathing man-child does her bidding! Men, they think they're king of the Koopas, but they're really our minions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rumor has it, this Count Bleck guy ripped the hole in the sky to destroy the world! Oh, this gal I know heard from her friend that he's got five super-evil minions. There's O'Chunks, this bruiser of a man with an accent thicker than gravy. Well, he didn't last long against our boy Mario! Bet you're glad to hear that. Then there's Mimi, this cute little thing who can do herself up like most anyone! She can take any shape she wants! I wish I could shape my figure like that. No reason to be jealous, though. She'll get her due when the hero clobbers her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You heard the rumor about Count Bleck, right? That he made the hole in the sky? Well, he's the creep who's got five super-evil villains working for him. There's Dimentio, this pretty- boy clown. He's got a thing for magic tricks. That's all I know about him. You think they're serious about destroying the world? Mr. L is a mysterious figure who wears a black mask and a green hat. I already said he's mysterious. That's all I know about him, all right? What does it matter. The heroes will whomp 'em! Go! Go! Heroes! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear the hole in the sky was created by Count Bleck to destroy the world! And this Bleck guy hangs out with a foxy secretary type named Nastasia... So I wonder what's up between them... And I hear this Nastasia is a hypnotist, but her powers don't work on the count! Ladies need to watch out for men that are impervious to their feminine wiles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear the hole in the sky was created by Count Bleck to destroy the world! And when the hole gets big enough...we're done for! Scaaaaaaaaaary! But I'm sure the hero will beat him and save the world before that happens... Man, I bet that final battle between the two...is going to be spectacular! Just think about watching two bad boys fight it out like that! Heehee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear the hero saved us from the end of the world! And he did it all with the help of a hidden Pixl he found in this village! If you see the hero, tell him to pass this along to the Pixl... Good job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoozit?! I'm the elder around here, so watch it! What do you want? Get off my rug! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Actually, we were hoping to pass through town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nothing but desert past here. There's treasure, but you'll get grit in your grunders. That's what here is for. Yold Town. Keeps the treasure safe from YOU. Watch it! Can't let you pass. See this little guy in my pocket? He's got something to tell you. Know what he says? WATCH IT! So give it up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuzzat?! Whizzit?! You're the hero?! Dumplings! If you were, you'd have a Pixl that's shaped like a hand. I might believe you're the hero if you have one, but you don't. See this beard here? It's got something to tell you. Know what it says? WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuzzat?! Whizzit?! You're the hero?! Dumplings! If you were, you'd have a Pixl that's shaped like a hand! If you had one, I might believe you're the hero. But you don't... WATCH IT! Whuzzit?! You do? 'Course you do! You're the hero! Knew it all along! I'll give that Green feller a call. He'll let you across. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hero is supposed to have a Pixl that's shaped like a hand. You got nothin'! If you had that Pixl, I might believe you're the hero. But you don't... Watch it! Want to pass? Get off my rug! And then get yourself a handy-lookin' Pixl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you had that Pixl, I might believe you're the hero. Whuzzit?! You do? 'Course you do! You're the hero! Knew it all along, watch it. I'll give that Green feller a call. He'll let you across that bridge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? Green? It's me, Watchitt. I said Watchitt... WATCH IT! WATCH IT! I said Watchitt, not botch it! This hero feller wants to get across the bridge. Yes, I told him about the grit. Ah... Yes. Let's keep that between us. Just let the mustache guy through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just get off my rug and go talk to Green at the edge of town...WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, looks like I can finally retire, 'cause my job is done! When you're in that desert, keep a watchful eye out for some ruins. The treasure is there. Nasty beasts too. SO WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mere... My cane's got something to tell you. Shhhhhhhh. Quiet now. Know what it says? It says... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack! Got a crick in ma back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? We used to live next door, back when we were annoying little children... He'd set these pitfall traps under my rug. 'Course, I'd take a nasty spill into 'em... Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? He always loved throwin' around the old baseball. We played it together as kids. He'd break a window with a home run and scuttle off, leavin' me with the blame. Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? He always was fond of that hibbly jibbly mumbly jumbly magic hogwash...watch it! He used an invisibility spell to make my beard disappear in front of a buncha girls! Now that I think on it, it was the only time I ever got a girl to laugh... Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? He used to sleep over at my house when we were kids. And his snoring was so loud... I never got any sleep... And the next day I would fall asleep in all my classes while he aced every test... Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? He always was a no-good prankster... Most of his tricks were on me...watch it! One day I tried to pay him back by telling him my family's secret hot sauce was soup... But he drank it down, saying it was delicious... I thought it was strange, so I tried some myself...watch it! Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin, did you? Bestovius's pappy was mayor before me... And Bestovius was supposed to be the next one. He didn't want any part of it! Watch it! He just up and went out of town. I always wanted to see the outside world. Instead, I had to be the mayor... Heh heh... I really shoulda whupped him silly... WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saved the world, did you? Well...dumplings! Seen Bestovius lately? I don't know why he doesn't just live in town... Can't believe I'm saying this, but I wouldn't mind talking to the crazy old wizard... We've had a big helping of trouble between us over the years, but he's still my friend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it's you...WATCH IT! I was just looking for you! Need you to do something. ...What? You WATCH IT! Don't you give me that "not again" look... DUMPLINGS! You listen to me now, y'hear! Open those ears before I box 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So here's the thing. This strange lady showed up in my dreams and talked on and on about something... I don't know what it was, but she needed help with something...watch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, this is what she looked like... {Merlumina} I don't know what her deal is, but she needs to get outta my dreams...WATCH IT! So get off my rug and help her out! Maybe then she'll quit flappin' her lip. If you put a sock in her trap, I'll give you whatever you want...watch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... And I almost forgot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's been in my dreams so long, I guess I've become a fan of sorts... So go get her to sign this! Then you know what you can do? You can WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is what that weird lady in my dreams looked like... {Merlumina} Help her out, get her autograph, and I'll give you something that doesn't stink. Maybe all this has got something to do with my ancestors... I reckon you oughta look in the Yold Ruins for a clue...WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you there! That lady up and left my dreams! I can't...WATCH IT! She's not there. Can't watch what you can't watch! It was bad enough to hear her wailing on, but it's worse to see her disappear! I got nothing else going on in my life. Even whupping folks with my cane has gotten old! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this...her autograph?! Just look at those curlicues and swoopdedoos in her handwriting... I'm more flustered than the time I dropped a hot griddle in my grunders! DUMPLINGS! Where was I? Oh, I owe you for helping her. You can take anything I own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh?! You want the "You-Know-What"?! Whoever told you 'bout that better WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... So old Bestovius asked you to go get it for him... Doesn't make a whisker of sense. Why'd he ask someone else to get it for him? Fine then. Take it. But you better WATCH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's my cousin... He must have lots of fancy-dancy, hibbly-jibbly wizard hobbies. But... Nothing means more to me than Merlumina. Crazy, saying that out loud... Say hello to Bestovius for me! And whup him with a cane or a newspaper or something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... The door... Now we're locked inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet freedom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a moment... If I have been set free, the legendary hero must have done it! I expressed concern when the Ancients stuffed me in that chest 1,500 years ago... But it seems my fears were quite unfounded. The hero has finally arrived! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you...a Pixl? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why...YES! I am indeed a Pixl! My name is...Thoreau! You are a Pixl as well? But you don't look familiar... Are you a newer model? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... Well, I... Ummm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter! Details do bore me! What is important is the fact that I have waited AGES to lend my skill to the hero. And, glorious day, here you are! Do take me with you... You simply must! You will, then? Smashing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The throwing Pixl, Thoreau, has joined you! Use him to pick up and throw objects and enemies! You can even throw while you jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With me at your side, one may grasp objects with great vigor! Simply press {1} to use my throwing ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this {1}, you say? You need not worry. The great being that watches us will know what it is. Just remember that I can grasp objects and enemies and hurl them with gusto. Grab something with {1} and press {1} again to throw it. Why not take a moment to get acquainted with my useful talent? You will need to use my ability to get out of this room. Ready, steady, GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glorious day! Consider me fully at your disposal. Now, to adventure and beyond! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With a bold quiver of his magnificent mustache, Mario let loose a hearty sneeze. A single grain of sand had flown along the warm wind and tickled the hero's nose. It wasn't long before Mario and Tippi found the source of the sand: the Yold Desert. Along the endless, sunbaked expanse, Mario and Tippi continued their search... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't Old Man Watchitt say something about there being some ruins around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart can't be far now... We'd better not waste any time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆☆Yold Signpost☆☆ Find ye the tall red palm tree of fortune, and leapeth under its branches 10 times. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆☆Yold Signpost☆☆ Percheth ye atop the distant platform of blue and... The following is for the eyes of the hero only: ←←← Gaze ye at the side of this signpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {-} and {1} at the same time to make something of interest happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAH-GOOGLY! So yer the lad stickin' his 'stachy in me boss's business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeh shouldn't 'ave crossed the count! Now I'm gonna 'ave teh get chunky on yeh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You're one of Count Bleck's thugs, aren't you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks is me name! An' I'm no common thug, lass. I thug for the count o' counts, Count Bleck hisself! One word from me Blecky-boy, an' I come teh make yeh feel some hammage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammage? Ehhh... Make that "damage!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever, then! Not that it matters a pinch o' stew in a sandstorm. Yer a goner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you even know what Count Bleck is trying to do...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DEH! Me boy's usin' powers an' whatnot teh bring back some order teh this 'ere world! An enemy o' Bleck be an enemy o' mine! They all get chunked! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This O'Chunks is a lot scarier than the other enemies we've faced so far... Maybe you should use my power to investigate him when we start the battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough is enough already! It's time teh thunder down from on high an' deliver a beatin' o' the ages. CHUNK ON IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'M CHUNKED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me chunks...yeh failed me! I got pummeled an yeh barely sweat yer brow. 'Ey... What kind o' strange li'l man are yeh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This "strange li'l man" is none other than...the legendary hero, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maria, 'ey? 'Tis an odd name, yeh, but yeh can bet yer bebby I'll remember that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His name's not "Maria"... It's "MARIO"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeh remember this, Maria! If yeh didn't look like such a wee toddler, I wouldn't 'ave taken it so easy on yeh! But 'ey, I have teh give it up fer yer effort, so let's call it a tie. Yeh better get some chunks o' yer own for next time, though, 'ey! And while yer at it, why don't yeh wax that bonny 'stache o' yours, Maria! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Til we meet again, 'ey! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CHUNKS AWAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you understand a word of what that goon was saying...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somehow, Mario had found the strength to cross the desert's sweltering dunes. Ahead was a sprawling complex of ruins rising out of the sand. Thankful for the shade, Mario and Tippi ventured deeper inside. They were the very ruins Old Man Watchitt had warned them about. What dangers lurked in the shady corridors ahead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I can feel it calling... The Pure Heart is nearby... But, wait... I sense something else emanating from the sand dunes. Be careful now, Mario... Something else is waiting for us ahead... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something happened outside the room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WARNING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INTRUSION DETECTED. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY OR BE PURGED. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAIT. SCAN INITIALIZED. RED CAP DETECTED. BLUE OVERALLS DETECTED. LEVEL 5 MUSTACHE DETECTED. INCREDIBLE. POSSIBLE SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION. BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. HOLD YOUR POSITION. SEARCHING DATA BANKS... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SEARCH COMPLETE: ONE POSITIVE MATCH. SYSTEM OVERLOAD! LEGENDARY HERO IDENTIFIED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FORGIVE ME, HERO. I AM CALLED FRACKTAIL. MY ONLY PURPOSE IS TO DEFEND THE PURE HEART FROM LAWLESS INTRUDERS. YOU ARE LATE. I HAVE WAITED THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU MAY PASS. THE PURE HEART IS JUST AHEAD. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. It won't be that easy, oh no... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHO SPEAKS? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So very nice to meet you... and your mustache! I am Count Bleck's master of dimensions, the pleaser of crowds... I am...Dimentio! Remember the name well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know you. You're that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It would be so very DULL if your journey ended so easily... Instead, it ends with...magic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BZZZZZRRRRT. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, much better... Now you and this robotic guardian can spend some quality time... Yes, quality snack time! When he snacks...on you! For you...ARE the snack! Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did he just... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. I AM ERROR. PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...SYSTEM NOT FOUND. INSERT INSTALL DISC. DISC NOT FOUND. PLEASE CONFIRM DISC COVER IS CLOSED. READ ERROR. INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ENTER. NO RESPONSE. SYSTEM MAY BE BUSY OR MELTING INTO SLAG. APPLICATION ERROR. SAVE YOUR WORK AND QUIT. YOU LOST EVERYTHING. WAY TO GO, GENIUS. WAITING FOR PROCESSORS. "404 computer hamsters not found." THREAT LEVEL UPGRADED TO JELLY ROLL 1. DETONATION IMMINENT. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BEEBLEBLIP! C:/> run query identification C:/> run insult generator C:/> results: go away yeti-lip! CTRL ALT DEL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's going to fly in from the right, I can sense it. You should flip back into 3-D... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like Fracktail is charging straight at us... Better watch out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's not doing anything. Looks like you're going to have to attack its antenna. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, can you see that antenna on Fracktail's head? Looks pretty fragile... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SYSTEM CRASH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AGH-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G. I HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. WHAT HAVE I DONE... HERO... HERO... THE ERROR IS MINE. I AM SORRY... SHAME CIRCUIT...SMOLDERING. PLEASE... YOU MUST... SAVE... OUR... WORLD... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FATAL ERROR... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, hero. My name is Merlumina. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am a dormant soul... I have waited long to give you the Pure Heart. Yes, I have been waiting for 1,500 years. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your presence here must mean that all worlds have begun to collapse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, they have, in fact... That's why we're here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before I give you the Pure Heart, you and I must speak. Listen well, hero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long, long ago...my people built a civilization hailed as a beacon of culture. Sadly, despite our power, there was one thing we were powerless to stop: The Dark Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody knows who authored the dark book. It foretold the events of the future. On the last page, it was written that a chaotic power would devour the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We knew it had to be stopped. Our greatest minds devised a grand plan to stop the tragedy before it happened. We needed something with the pure essence of love to confront this chaos. Researchers set to work... and they created the Purity Heart. We divided the Purity Heart into eight pieces and hid them in different dimensions. We hid them for their own protection, waiting for the day the hero would arrive. Everything was going as planned. Or so it seemed... But the wheels of destiny began to spin wildly out of control. It began with a very small incident... At that time, I was young and quite beautiful... It started the day I met two very fetching young men. And, you see, my life set sail toward a maelstrom of love. You see, I asked one out, but... However... It was...well, you know... Basically...it... And then, I said... And he said... And then... ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. And THAT is why we hope the Purity Heart will have the power to defeat chaos. To save all worlds, we must find the eight Pure Hearts that form the Purity Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that is all I have to say on the matter. Were you listening carefully? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent... I did tell the short version, so I wasn't sure if you would fully understand. It is up to you to find the Pure Hearts, for they are our last and only hope. Go forth, hero, and save the worlds... We are all depending on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before disappearing, Merlumina had entrusted Mario to save every world. She had waited 1,500 years to deliver the message to the legendary hero. With the second Pure Heart in hand, Mario was in great spirits. But six Pure Hearts still remained to be found, and the journey had just begun. With a flutter, Tippi said, "I think we'd better return to Flipside..." The weight of every world's fate once again rested on Mario's shoulders... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, hero...so you have come to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is I...Merlumina. It is a pleasure to meet you again, hero... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What am I still doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had slept here for 1,500 years, waiting to give you the Pure Heart... Having done that, I decided I might enjoy a quick nap. But...I couldn't sleep. Perhaps it was because I had just slept so long. But even after I sat in bed and read for a bit, I still wasn't sleepy. If this keeps up, I thought, I will be reduced to a mere phantom in this world... So I tried counting sheep... But even counting 100,000 sheep didn't work. Then I became frustrated with myself for not being able to sleep. So I thought, why not send out my frustration to someone telepathically... I figured the message would reach someone in the nearby town with Ancient blood. I used to do it all the time when I was single and wanted to meet people... Heehee... I was a wild gal back then, throwing caution...and my heart...to the wind... One day, my mind message reached three different men. From that day on, my heart was a tossing ship on a tempest of love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ...So, as I was saying, I just couldn't get to sleep at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hey. Are you sleeping?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People are suffering from a severe lack of sleep here... Doesn't that tug at your heart? People in this millennium have no sense of compassion! ...Ahem. Back to what I was saying. I was trying to vent some of my frustration with some telepathic pranks... But the person receiving the telepathy was hard of hearing, so it barely worked... That only made me more sad... But it helped me to realize something else... Maybe I couldn't sleep because I was sad... And then I realized that since childhood, I always fell asleep to lullabies. My mom was always there when I slept as a child... She'd hold my hand and sing me sweet songs... Of course, once I moved out, I needed someone else to sing them to me... I was quite popular back then, I should tell you. I finally found four men who met my standards for lullaby singing... And from that day on, my life was awash in a whirling pool of love songs... I had four men singing to me, and when I... There was... So I decided to... But all we could... When the... So... But then... And I said... ...However... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .............................. .............................. .............................. ...And that's when dozens of people thronged to this place to say their last farewells. And their voices were the lullaby that put me to sleep for 1,500 years. But now nobody is here. I'm all alone. And I can't get to sleep. It's so lonely! It's just terrible! I can't stand it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And... You're sleeping again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe you. Honestly... I'm wringing my heart out to you... And... You... You just... HMMMPH! Hmm? All this talking is making me a little drowsy... And since you've been here, I haven't felt so lonely... Maybe I can get back to sleep now! Was that your plan all along? Brilliant thinking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... Yes... I'm feeling cozy now. I think I can get to sleep... Thank you...hero... Now I can get back to... Sleep... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it?! Why are you bothering me now that I'm finally getting back to sleep?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? An autograph? Why, certainly! Just give me that paper there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gave her the paper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now then... "You're always in my heart... signed, the fantabulous Merlumina." And...done. Oh, and let's put a little kiss on the end here... Mwwwwah! ♥ There we go. How's that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So we're all settled, then? Good to hear... And thank you...hero... I will...return...to the sweet embrace...of dreams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please...take good care...of this world... ...Good...night... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. I see you've found my fine shop here in Yold Town. First time here, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Welcome to my shop. First time here? What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I oughta tell you, we offer shop points here for our regular customers. You earn shop points with every purchase. Limit is one point for every purchase. Earn enough, and you win a FREE GIFT! Free stuff. FOR FREE! That's goooooood. Want to know just how many points you've saved up? Just ask me! Got that? Or do you wanna hear my spiel again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me again. I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't get it? No goooooood. One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Sell Store Pick up Check points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead and grab the item you want! They're all gooood. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll run you {NUM} coin{s}. Sound goooooooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Not goooooooood news... This is a little awkward... See, you're short on coins. Come on back when times aren't so tough for you. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed, but gooooooood! Live a little! Use some stuff and come back when you've got room. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, SO gooooooooooooood! Looks like that pushes you up to {NUM} shop point{s}! Anything else look goooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {NUM} points! Take {AN ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooood, goood. Wanna buy something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {NUM} points! Take this {AN ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! Oh, but hold up. Looks like your pockets are full of loot! Maybe you should ditch some of your stuff and come back later? Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appreciate the business! Gooooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha selling? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a nice guy and all, but you can't sell me air. Come back with some goooooods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} coin{s}. Whatcha say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so GOOOOOOOOOOOD! Anything else you want to unload? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile. If there's anything you want to sell me, bring it on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold {NUM} more item{s} for you. What can I take off your hands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, bub, your pockets are empty. You've given me all of your goooooooods! If you end up later with something you want me to take, bring it on by. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. I'll hold on to this for you. But that's it for goooods you can put in storage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hold on to this for you until you want it back. Any more gooooooods? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I'll hold on to this for you. But that's it. I'm cutting you off. This place is stuffed with all your, well...stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, you're cool and all, but I can't take any more of your goooods. Pick something up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not hanging on to any of your goooooooods right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha wanna pick up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some goooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is, then! That's all I'm hanging on to for you right now. But feel free to stop by if you want to store something else. Or chat. Or whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go, then. Anything else you want to pick up while you're here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There it is, then! Whoa, hold up. Your pockets are stuffed. Come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile, bub. Looks like you're up to {NUM} shop point{s} now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Good to see you back at the ol' shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take that gift you couldn't pick up last time! It's {AN ITEM}. Go on, take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha want today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Welcome back to my shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take that gift you couldn't pick up last time! What?! Your pockets are full AGAIN? Sheesh. Well, I'll give it to you next time. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop on by again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! Er... Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bestovius. He's a powerful dimensional sage. And he knows it... He may think a little highly of himself, but he is quite wise and powerful... He is a descendant of the Tribe of Ancients, like Merlon in Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chaz. He's a very self-assured young man... He's a friend of Red's, and they often play cards together... Chaz always wins... He might want to lose on purpose once in a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Babs, a young village girl who loves to shop. She's also very helpful. Who knows what the mayor would do without her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bozzo... He's a local village boy who's full of energy... He's curious, and often finds himself in all sorts of strange mishaps... He's Watchitt's grandson, so maybe he'll be mayor too, someday... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Juppi. He loves to read, and has learned all about the Tribe of Ancients... Everyone seems to like him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Sipsi. She's known as the town gossip... She's always the first to know about anything juicy that happens in town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Old Man Watchitt. He's the crotchety mayor of Yold Town... He is a descendant of the Tribe of Ancients... He also talks to his beard and cane and stays current with the latest gadgets... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Howzit... He's a hardworking, productive businessman... He works every day to think up new ways to make the shopper's experience better. The Howzit Group shops, which are all identically staffed, just keep growing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Red, the guardian of the bridge into Yold Town... He's a red-loving patriot who keeps the town safe. The mayor trusts him... He has a brother named Green. He hopes they can get along one day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Green, the guard who watches over the bridge out of Yold Town... His brother, Red, is the other bridge guard. They don't get along very well... He loves the color green and keeping the peace from the comfort of his bed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a hidden door here... Let me make it visible for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is something odd about this mountain. You should try flipping here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's someone here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hidden door... Now we should be able to get somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a strange rock... If you flip, it looks a bit like an arrow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old stone monument... There's something carved here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a blue switch. Something will happen if you stomp on it or hit it... If you don't think you can reach it, maybe you can throw something at it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old stone monument... There's something carved here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a Fire Bar. Don't touch it, or you'll get burned... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something hidden here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key... You can use this to open locked doors... If you can't reach it from here, try to think of another way to grab it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a blue switch. Something will happen if you stomp on it or hit it... If you don't think you can reach it, maybe you can throw something at it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something there... I'll show it to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a switch you have to stand on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... It looks like this has already been activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the house of the Flip Wizard, Bestovius... I can feel dimensional power radiating out of it... I think Bestovius is inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Red's house... He keeps suspicious people from crossing the bridge to Yold Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Yold Town branch of Howzit's shop. If you need something, buy it now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Juppi's house. It's an average Yold Town house... His laundry hangs outside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a vacant house. It looks like nobody lives there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is Old Man Watchitt's house. He's the very wise and irritable mayor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is Green's house. He makes sure suspicious people don't leave town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wow, sure is peaceful today, eh, Bro? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes a guy feel lucky, having a peaceful day... Yup, reeeeeal peaceful. It's so peaceful, it's almost a little bit boring. It makes you just want a... KERBLOOEY! Y'know? Some kind of shocking event... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ooh, at Princess Peach's place, maybe? That'd be cool, huh, Bro? Maybe we should go visit Mushroom Castle! It has been a while. I'm sure the princess would be happy to see us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-M-M-M-M-M-M-MARIO! HELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— T-Toad?! What? What happened? Why are you so crazy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's sh-sh-sh-sh-shocking... Mushroom Castle...RAIDED! Princess Peach...STOLEN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAT?! Why, that's ridiculous! Who in the world would do such a thing?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a second... Yeah... I think I've got it! Bro, this must be the work of that guy! That bad guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I won't stand for this... We'll have to sneak into his castle and rescue Princess Peach! Let's go, Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're counting on you, Mario...Bros.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BWA HA HA! Listen well, my elite minion task force! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's time to initiate my awesome plot to invade Mushroom Castle! Today is the day that I make my beloved Princess Peach ALL MINE! And if that weren't awesome enough, I'll ALSO stomp her little mustache buddies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's OUR turn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser, Bowser, WOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Rudeness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're under attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwa ha ha ha ha! "We're under attack!" You jokers are the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Who are those hairy guys in the back? We SHAVE around here, minions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blargh! Mario! ...AND Luigi?! How'd you get in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? My front gate was open?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many times have I told those idiots?! If you're the last in, LOCK THE GATE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quiet, you big Bowser! We know you kidnapped Princess Peach! Now where'd you put her?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where'd I... Wait, what? We're only now about to launch our atta-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO! HELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLECK! Your princess has been taken...by Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... Wait, by WHO?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By me...Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension... is also Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll tell you who doesn't make even a little bit of sense... Count Bleck! Enough! Release Princess Peach, right now! I'm on a schedule over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck says NEVER! This princess is integral to fulfilling the prophecies... She will be brought to Castle Bleck and used to destroy all worlds...by Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Destroy all WORLDS?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This man deserves ridicule... Weaklings cannot face Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, here's a thought: you calm down and free the princess...OR ELSE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh... Your princess shall NOT be returned...by Count Bleck. In fact, Bowser, evil king of the Koopas...Count Bleck will take you, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SAVE US! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MOMMY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'M DONE FOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! Count Bleck's preparations are now in order! All that remains is for the dimensional void to appear, as foretold in the prophecy... Bleh heh heh heh heh... BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................................................... .........ario.................................................... .........Mario............................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you awake? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Tippi... I am what is known as a Pixl... A sort of fairy... Mario... I came to find you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am no enemy... You met Count Bleck...and he captured a princess and an evil king... Is this not so? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then that means Count Bleck is even now beginning to form The Void... We haven't much time... You must come with me... Yes, if your friends are to be saved, you must come... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let us go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! There! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Princess Peach at his side, Mario set out once again, bound for adventure. This time, our heroes were tasked with finding the mysterious charmer, Merlee. If Merlon was right, then Merlee was the key to finding the next Pure Heart. Never one to flinch from danger, Mario set out to find Merlee's mysterious mansion. But little did he know, the evil works of dastardly Count Bleck awaited at every turn... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart is somewhere up ahead... Yes, it must be... But it could be a ways... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Certainly... Thanks for your help, Tippi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room... There's something about this room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SSS-BOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good vibes! Them vibes set off my blow-stuff-up sensors! You like explodin'? Sss-POW! I ain't sensed real good blow-stuff-up vibes in... 1,500 years! Sss-POOOM! I gotta check those vibes out a little more close-like! Sss-CRAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check it out: just answer a couple questions real quick. Sss-BLAAAAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, sss-BOOOOM? Here we go, sss-BWAMMO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Totally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For some reason, you clean your room before a test. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely! Uh-huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When someone says, "Let's just be friends," you think, "Yeah, whatever." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And how! No doubt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't really understand why I'm askin' you all these weird questions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it! Truer than true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think shoppin' online is a wonderful and magical experience. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All my life! Right on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You once put on a shirt inside out but didn't bother reversin' it before goin' out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I remember that. All the time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wanna be sleepin' when you're awake, but when you're tired, you wanna wake up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Exactly! Always! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're gettin' real tired of these questions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You said it, not me. Umm...yeah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Got it, got it, GOT IT! SSSS-BOOOOOOOOOOOM! You got some tasty vibes! Ssss-BLAM! My mind's made up now! Ssss-BLAPPOW! You guys... are worthy of my power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The explosive Pixl named Boomer became your friend! Use Boomer's power to blow up foes and destroy blocks! When you want to switch Pixls, just go to the Pixls menu and pick another one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Each second explodes into the next! Ssss-BAMMO! Bombs away! Ssss-BOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are two things I hate... Old dudes with mustaches, and old dudes without mustaches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So take a hike, old dude! Go up the road to Merlee's Mansion, will ya? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are two things I like... Pretty, pretty girls ♥, and cute cuties ♥. I wish I had a cute cutie to cuddle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a hike, old dude! Just go do your old-dude stuff, will ya? I wish I had a cute cutie to cuddle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a hike, old dude! Just go do your old-dude stuff, will ya? I wish I had a cute cutie to cuddle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a hike, old dude! Just go do your old-dude stuff, will ya? I wish I lived in a world full of nothing but cute girls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a hike, old dude! Just go do your old-dude stuff, will ya? I wish I lived in a world full of nothing but cute girls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a hike, old dude! Just go do your old-dude stuff, will ya? I wish I lived in a world full of nothing but cute girls... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you heard? Mario, the hero, saved the world! The hero... I bet girls would dig me if I was the hero... Mario, tell me your secret! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HOT GIRL ALERT! We must've been fated to meet! Yes! You are my destiny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please! Go out with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee! What a silly man you are. I'm very sorry...but I really must be somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where? Merlee's Mansion? I wouldn't go there if I were you! You'll get trapped there and bad things will happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trapped? Bad things? What are you talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...ohmanohmanohmanohman... I don't even want to remember it! But now that you're with me, you don't have to worry about all that, baby! Because I am your fate... Your DESTINY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, thanks for the info... If I don't come back, will you, perhaps, try to save me? You know... Like a certain mustachioed man used to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mimi or Mario or something... Whoever it was took Merlee's form and set up a stable of "cutie-pies" at her place! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mimi or Mario or something... Whoever it was took Merlee's form and set up a stable of "cutie-pies" at her place! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mimi or Mario or something... Whoever it was took Merlee's form and set up a stable of "cutie-pies" at her place! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mario is traveling with a cute cutie, trying to save the world! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mario is traveling with a cute cutie, trying to save the world! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baby, I will share this secret only with you. Someone named Mario is traveling with a cute cutie, trying to save the world! Oh boy, I'm so jealous... I mean, I'm really furious... I mean, I'm so jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you heard? Some hero guy named Mario saved the whole world. And he set up a stable of cutie-pies that one time... Talk about ambitious! Maybe I should start thinking bigger... You just wait, world! Lock up your cute cuties! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was awfully rumbly... Something must have happened outside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the far side of a beast- ridden swamp, Mario and Co. found an imposing residence. "This must be Merlee's Mansion!" squealed Princess Peach with glee. If our friends could only find the Pure Heart quickly, their quest here would end. But when has fate ever set Mario on such a simple path? Brimming with anticipation, our plucky heroes plunged into Merlee's Mansion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hi there! Big welcome! Welcome to Merlee's Mansion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Lady Merlee's handmaid. My name's Mimi! But you can call me Mimikins if you want! You're here to see Lady Merlee, aren't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How super for you! Well, Lady Merlee is on the second floor, in the farthest room. Just head on up there whenever you're ready! Oh, golly, but listen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DON'T YOU DARE GO INTO ANY OTHER ROOMS BY ACCIDENT, OR ELSE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoy your visit, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lady Merlee is on the second floor, in the farthest room. Just head on up there whenever you're ready! But gee whiz, listen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DON'T YOU DARE GO INTO ANY OTHER ROOMS BY ACCIDENT, OR ELSE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have a super day, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Lady Merlee wasn't in the farthest room on the second floor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Lady Merlee wasn't in the room I directed you to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, golly... What a big old messy-poo I've made of things! Lady Merlee must be in the CLOSEST room on the second floor. Please try there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee whiz... I've been a silly, silly Mimikins! Lady Merlee must be in the MIDDLE room on the second floor. Please try there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, jeepers... Mimikins, you deserve a good spanking! Why must you be so silly?! Lady Merlee must be in the CLOSEST room on the first floor. Yes, of COURSE! Please head in and go allllll the way to the back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really an awful nuisance that these monsters moved into the mansion recently. They chomp on anyone they see and then spit them out of the mansion! NOT NICE! I was lucky enough to chain up the big one, but I think smaller ones are still about... I really think you should try not to bother them, or they might get awful mean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Lady Merlee isn't in ANY of the rooms? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golly, that's really weird... I was sure she was in the far room on the second floor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Maybe you didn't look hard enough? Why don't you go check one more time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't find Lady Merlee? Gee whiz, that's a real head-scratcher, huh? I KNOW Lady Merlee is somewhere in the mansion. Look wherever you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GrrrWAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder why that savage thing went straight for her and paid us no mind... I'd like to think we look rather tasty... What do you suppose it means? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mansion is quite odd... I feel certain it holds many secrets... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder why that monster went straight after her and ignored us? It seems weird, doesn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mansion is quite odd... I feel certain it holds many secrets... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hi there! Big welcome! Welcome to Merlee's Mansion! I'm Lady Merlee's handmaid. My name's Mimi! But you can call me Mimikins if you want! ...Tee hee! So? Are you surprised or what? Merlee hired me on for real this time! Yeah! To take care of the place while she's gone! She's usually in Flopside, so I just pretend like this whole place is mine! Take a look... I'm turning this place into my own little stable of cutie-pies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ←Believers, open the door! Nonbelievers, open it NOW! --Mysterious Magical Merlee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and friends kept up their search, delving ever deeper into the mansion. Wherever they looked, though, they found no sign of Merlee. Where was this mysterious woman? "Ah, maybe...this way..." So said Tippi, trying to sense the Pure Heart's location... With dread dangling like a broken chandelier, our heroes hurried through corridors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You broke it! You broke my most favoritest vase! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DOOFUSES! I loved that vase more than ANYTHING! And you BROKE it! NYAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you'll pay for that! Yes, you will... I'll have you know that that vase cost 1,000,000 Rubees... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hand over that money! Now! Or you're DONE FOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rubees? Oh, I don't believe Mario carries any of that particular currency... I don't suppose those are anything like coins, are they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rubees? Oh, dear... I don't even know what those are... Are they like coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins?! No one uses COINS anymore, you peasants! I SPIT on your coins! ...So what are you saying? Are you telling me you don't have any Rubees at all?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, guess what? You're just gonna have to work it off, then! Until you work off your debt, you naughty little things, I OWN YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ENJOY LABOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, so, you can earn Rubees in the generator room on the top floor. Once you earn 1,000,000 Rubees, you come pay it off in the room at the back. You can also check the balance of your debt there. So! Get to work, servants! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario is now saddled with a 1,000,000-Rubee debt! WHOA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— JUMP, LITTLE FLEAS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Work those skinny little flea legs! Unh! Make it burn! Jump like you mean it! Boss Mimi hates the dark like she hates brussels sprouts! So WORK IT! MOOOORE POWER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, this is the generator room. Hit blocks, make energy, earn Rubees! Unh! Rubees make the world go up, down, 'round and 'round! You wanna work here too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh! LOVE the energy, kid! Just find an unused block and jump like you mean it! Another day, another Rubee! Unh! Rubees are life! Unh! Jump! Rubee! Jump! Rubee! When you're done jumping, come talk to me. I'll tell you how many Rubees you earned. Oh! And watch out for our "motivational sparks" that travel along the floor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOOOOOOOOOOOO! You wanna live a slacker life, be my guest! Slacker. But you'll never get out of here unless you start working! Unh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You call that a day's work?! Wow. Worst peon of all time. Pro tip: get a work ethic. But a promise is a promise. For your sad amount of work, a sad amount of Rubees! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want your Rubees, do you, little flea? Well, fine. For your utterly average work, here's an average sum of Rubees. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh! Now THAT'S what I call a day's work! Feel it! You must love those Rubees... Do you dream about them? Do you snuggle with them? Hey, it's none of my business! For a great day of work, a great pile of Rubees! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} Rubee{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RUN, GERBILS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Round and 'round and 'round she goes! When I'll retire, nobody knows! Big Boss Mimi hates the dark more than old ham! So move those gerbil legs! POOOOOOWERRRR UUUUUUUP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the VIP generator room. Run in a wheel, make volts, earn some cash! Yeah, major upgrade from that other room! You'll earn crazy Rubees in here! Unh! So, a new gerbil, huh... Hungry for Rubees, gerbil? You wanna work here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, little Rubee gerbil! Ready to use those twig legs to make some electricity? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm ready! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine. Go sit in the dark and cry like the baby gerbil you are. What do I care, right? Wanna work hard? Great. Wanna cry about it? Fine. I don't care. Gerbil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great, great, just hang on for one second for me... MOOOOOVE, GERBILS! MOVE! Y'know, sometimes I wonder why I do this...but it's simple: work is fun! You ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, this latest crop of volt gerbils is pretty weak. I'd outwork them on one leg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good answer! Now get in there, gerbil! MOVE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quitting already, gerbil? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You like being poor, gerbil? You like having NO Rubees? Get out of my sight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hop in there, gerbil! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwww, what's the matter? Tuckered out, little gerbil? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You call that working, gerbil? Me, I call that a miserable excuse for labor. I guess you still have some pay coming, though. C'mere. Nibble a few Rubees, gerbil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... I wouldn't call you the star of all gerbil-kind, but that wasn't too shabby. C'mere. It's not exactly a gerbil banquet of Rubees, but it's nothing to sneeze at. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whooo! You're just a little scamperer, aren't you? That's what I call a can-do gerbil! You ought to try out for the annual Gerbilympics, y'know? You could win medals! We reward scampering like that around here! C'mere for your payoff, Super Gerbil! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} Rubee{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I work and work, but I can't never grub up enough Rubees to pay off my debt... I gotta tell ya... I dunno if I'm ever gonna get outta this creepy place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why am I still here? Well, I figured out the secret of life, that's why. If you're gonna spend your life workin' anyway, does it really matter where you are? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I came to get my romantic fortune read, OK? Y'know, see the future for me and my gal. But I never met Merlee! And now I'll never see my sweetie again... CRUEL FATE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why don't I go home? Well, I've gotta say, the work here helped me lose weight! Seriously, I feel absolutely fabulous, food tastes better... Maybe I'll never go home... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— New flea, huh? Hey, didja know there's a VIP room as well as the normal one? You can earn Rubees there WAY faster than in the entry-level, flea-jumping room. Here's the problem, though: you need a passcode to get in, and only members know it. Man, if I only knew that passcode... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! And I finally found out the passcode to the VIP room! ...But now I don't need it. Yeah, the passcode is 5963. I worked like a dang kangaroo to get that, too... 5963... Stupid numbers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! And I finally found out the passcode to the VIP room! ...But now I don't need it. Yeah, the passcode is 5963. I worked like a dang kangaroo to get that, too... 5963... Stupid numbers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! And I finally found out the passcode to the VIP room! ...But now I don't need it. Yeah, the passcode is 5963. I worked like a dang kangaroo to get that, too... 5963... Stupid numbers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! And I finally found out the passcode to the VIP room! ...But now I don't need it. Yeah, the passcode is 5963. I worked like a dang kangaroo to get that, too... 5963... Stupid numbers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! But now I have absolutely nothing to do. Yeah, what am I gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! But now I have absolutely nothing to do. Yeah, what am I gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Mimi the Terrible out of the picture, our million- Rubee debts are history! But now I have absolutely nothing to do. Yeah, what am I gonna do? ...Aww, who cares? The world is gonna end anyway. No point in worrying about it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi the Terrible's back! She said, "You all have to pay back-rent for the time you lounged while I was gone!" Isn't that totally great?! Now I have something to do! Awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, new gerbil. You wanna learn a little secret? Yeah, I betcha you do... Just slip me 100 Rubees. I'll tell ya somethin' good. Honest. It's prime info. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay the man! No way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your mom taught you to trust strangers, huh? Yeah, solid parenting, right there. Well, turns out she was a smart cookie. I'm gonna give you the VIP room passcode. The secret code is...5963! What good is it? That's a secret! Duh! Just remember 5963, gerbil. Thank me later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ain't got no 100 Rubees! Earn some cash and come back sometime, ya gerbil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, you don't trust me? Pfft! You must lead a sad little gerbil life if you can't trust people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already forgot what I told you? You've got the brain of a gerbil, gerbil. The secret code is...5963! And don't forget this time! You NEED that code! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. Sniff... I'm so lonely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. Sniff... I'm so lonely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. Sniff... I'm so lonely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. Sniff... I'm so lonely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. It makes me wish Mimi was back here again! MIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII! COME BACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. It makes me wish Mimi was back here again! MIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII! COME BACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dug being the veteran, teaching new gerbils the ropes...but they're all gone. It makes me wish Mimi was back here again! MIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII! COME BACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard Mimi was organizing a stable of tootie-pies or bootie-pies or somethin'... No idea what those are. But I've got new gerbils to boss! I'm back! Cell-block king! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Juicy info! I got it! Want it? I'll tell you for 1 Rubee. Whatcha say, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me now! Don't need it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the skinny... In this mansion...there are lots of hidden passageways! Yeah! Check all walls! Check both sides! Up! Down! Left! Right! Leave no corner unchecked! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have a single Rubee?! Man, that's just sad. Seriously, I pity you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I see, I see. Can't part with your precious single Rubee. You make me sick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the skinny... In this mansion...there are lots of hidden passageways! Yeah! Check all walls! Check both sides! Up! Down! Left! Right! Leave no corner unchecked! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No treasure worth having comes for free, you know... Hm... I oughta write motivational posters, don'tcha think? Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine timing, friend of mine! I just got hold of some verrry delectable info! You're timely, so it's yours! I was gonna charge 10,001 Rubees, but for you...10,000! Sound good? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure... No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, buddy of mine! Listen, and listen good. Mimi was napping, OK? And I heard her start sleeptalking... And she whispered... 41262816... Think it's her boyfriend's phone number or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not enough Rubees, pal of mine! Go earn 10,000 Rubees! I'll hold that price! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pfft. Know what you are, friend of mine? C-H-E-A-P. Take a hike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 41262816... I'm sure I can use that number to blackmail Mimi or something... What could it mean? Is it her birthday? Is it a winning lottery number?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find someone who needs it and wants to pay for it to do well! Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find someone who needs it and wants to pay for it to do well! Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find someone who needs it and wants to pay for it to do well! Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find someone who needs it and wants to pay for it to do well! Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find a way to use it to your advantage or it goes to waste. Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find a way to use it to your advantage or it goes to waste. Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find a way to use it to your advantage or it goes to waste. Listen, pal of mine... Here's what I'm getting at... HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT OF HERE! TELL ME WHERE THE EXIT IS! I'LL PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I figured out? Just knowing a scrumptious bit of info is no good. You need to find someone who needs it and negotiate a good price for it. That's why...I started selling scouting reports on possible cutie-pies for Mimi's stable! I'm so...busy now! If you know any cutie-pies who want work, PLEASE TELL ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTER PASSCODE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INCORRECT PASSCODE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PASSCODE ACCEPTED PLEASE ENTER ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5963 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ACCESS DENIED ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Valued Gerbils: Today is the final day of operation for the VIP generator room. Thank you for your years of committed patronage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Due to an unforeseen emergency, generator operations must be halted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTER PASSCODE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INCORRECT PASSCODE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PASSCODE ACCEPTED ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 41262816 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ACCESS DENIED ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LOCK DISENGAGED ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh! Looking for some pep?! Then grab a Mushroom and get your energy back up! Just bash that block there to produce a suspicious... er, delicious...Mushroom. Each one costs 10 Rubees, mind you! But that's how I make my living, so eat up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After a hard day, chomp on a Mushroom and put some pep in your step! Unh! Each one costs a mere 10 Rubees! Chomp it up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh! Looking for some pep?! Then grab a Mushroom and get your energy back up! Just bash that block there to produce a suspicious... er, delicious...Mushroom. Each one costs 10 Rubees, mind you! But that's how I make my living, so eat up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want a Mushroom? Then all you gotta do is tap that block! Unh! Each one is 10 Rubees, though! Remember that! I need to pay off my debt, so chomp it up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're full of pep, you ought to hit that generator room and get back to work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Genius! Here's a tip: NOTHING COMES OUT IF YOU CAN'T PAY FOR IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, so I guess we don't have to worry about Boss Mimi anymore, huh? And I don't have any more Mushrooms to sell...unh. So...get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MMM! JUICY! Eating Mushrooms is the only pleasure allowed in this horrible factory... I don't know if I could go on without my sweet little fungi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To tell you the truth...I never really liked these Mushrooms all that much. But thinking they were tasty helped me survive each day... Yay, optimism! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff sniiiiiiiffff... I smell Rubees up ahead... And lots of 'em! But see these electrified barriers? They'll turn you into Roast Gerbil Surprise! If only I had me one of them "slenderizing" Pixls I heard about! You heard of 'em? If you use one of 'em, you turn sideways, which makes you practically invisible! And to think there's one of them things stashed somewhere in this mansion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you... You found it, didn't you? You found that "slenderizing" Pixl! Dang... I wanted to find it! Hey, but no hard feelings... Lemme tell you a secret. If you use that there Pixl, you can slip through thin cracks and the like! Or you can just vanish and let your enemies walk right on by! Them's the basics! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Mimi's gone? For real? YEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAW! We're free, baby! FREEEEE! As thanks, here's a secret... In Mimi's room, pass through bars by turning sideways! What? How do you turn sideways, you're asking? You out of your dang tree? You know! Just use your you-know-what! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi there! Big welcome! So happy to have you here at Rubee Savings and Loan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First off, THANKS for taking out a special Rubee loan! Now, what can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay off some Rubees! Check my balance! Dropping in for kicks! I love you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super! Let me just take all those Rubees off your hands! There you go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many Rubees left on your loan... Looks like just {#} more! Thanks SO much for choosing Rubee Savings and Loan! Please come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... You don't have a single Rubee... Why don't you earn a few and come back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have an outstanding Rubee balance on this loan of {#}. Remember to make your payments on time! And remember...BIG SMILE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't need anything? Well, golly, then how about you GET LOST RIGHT NOW! I HAVE WORK TO DO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, well, that's just super. Know what I love? Rubees. Go get me some, slacker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, thank you SO much for paying off your Rubee loan in...full... ...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAT?! How did you earn enough Rubees to pay it off?! That's not supposed to happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo... You've broken my wonderful curse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAAAAAAH! I'LL GET YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaa...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, that young imp put a curse on this mansion, then... But who was she, really? I'm worried about Merlee... We must hurry to her aid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I agree completely. Let's go find Merlee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUR! SEVENTEEEEEEEEEEEN! THREE-POINT-ONE-FOOOUR! ONE MARZIIIIIIIIIIIILLION! TENNNNN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ready? Here goes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'CUZ I DOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, it's just about the biggest dern thrill ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHUH-HUH?! My senses are tellin' me that you're the hero! Whoa... Hey, welcome, pard. Got some bad news, though. Looks to me like yer a bit lackin' in thrills. I can't give my power to anyone who's too skinny in the thrills department. So here's what we do, pard! I'll recharge yer thrill gauge over the next ten seconds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, do ya know the secret, pard? Well? Do ya? Iffen you close yer peepers... and imagine real hard... that the world's gone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So now ya know the secret, huh, pard? Don't ya? Playin' hide-an'-seek is the biggest thrill you can find! You oughta try it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now yer all chargified, pard! Yepper, now you've got yer thrills! Now remember, we Pixls got loads of power, so you'd best be real careful with us! We had a little dustup with them Ancients 2,000 years ago...but we're pards now. So let's go have us some thrills, huh?! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know the secret? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sideways-turning Pixl named Slim is now your pard! You can use Slim's power to turn sideways and avoid traps or enemies! And when you're sideways, you won't take damage...as long as you stay still! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got 1,000,000 Rubees! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mysterious handmaid Mimi disappeared in a bizarre explosion... What exactly was her plan, and why did she try to enslave Mario and friends? After the incident, Princess Peach noticed stairs going down. "Here we go!" she said. "I wonder if Merlee is down here?" thought our heroes as they traded worried glances... The two solemnly made their way down, knowing there was no other path to follow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart is near... I feel its tremors so much more strongly down here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Hooray! Whoopee! ♥ Thanks for coming to look for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beautiful, mysterious Merlee! Mistress of the house, it's me! So glad it's you I see! So long I've waited for you. Your arrival is well past due. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But we can't meet like this, oh no, for something's amiss. An evil one is after me, and safe and sound I cannot be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the basement do I dwell, mazelike rooms are my cell, you will find me, I can tell... And...if you do, take care... For...your eyes...may err... Trust nothing...foul...or fair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I cannot...last... My power...is...fading...fast... The distance...is...too...vast... Are...you...ready to find me? Beware...if you do, I plea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... .. ... .. . . .. .... .. ... . ... .. .. .... .. . . . .. . . .. .... . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's gone... Was that apparition really Merlee? Why do you suppose she was telling us to be so careful when we find her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's gone... Was that really Merlee, you think? I wonder why she was warning us so much about finding her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, yes, how very nice... ♥ Thanks for coming! Thank you twice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mysterious and so lovely, mistress of the house you see... It's me, Merlee! I shine on, such is my lot, a sun to those fate to me brought... And I knew that soon I'd see you buzz on by, little bees. Hee hee hee hee hee! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've come seeking the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Merlee. We've come seeking the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes, of course, I know! The Pure Heart for Mario! ...And Co.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For you, yes, I'll gladly part with that purest Pure Heart. Mmm, but there is a wee fee: yes, yes, 10,000,000 Rubees! Quite a bargain, you agree? So, folks, if you'd be dears, sign this dotted line here, and it's yours, free and clear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you lack the Rubees now, a smallish loan I could allow. You can work it off somehow. Just sign here, my dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OK, here's what we'll do. Have I got a deal for you! Sign up for a loan, and boom! A free gift! Away with gloom! A Super Mega Ultra Shroom! Just sign here, my dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh, fine, you bargain hard, I'll also throw in Breadward, a Pixl made of oats and lard. Isn't that so nice of me? I'm the best, don't you see? Here, dear, sign and cheer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAAAH! Idiots, the lot of you! Turning down such a coup! None of you have a clue! Here it is: your last shot! Sign right now, on the dot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good, good, yes, rejoice... You've made a wise choice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, it can't be so! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What, have you forgot? I have warned you, did I not? That is not the real me! I am elsewhere, you see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noises? All in your head. Visions? Nonsense, I said! Pay attention to me instead! Just sign this contract here and you'll be done, dear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign Refuse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you thinking! Is your brain shrinking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't sign! Show some spine! Look at her! She's a fake! Are you even really awa-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you, seeing things? Probably just static cling. Look at me, you ding-a-ling! Just sign this contract here and you'll be done, dear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way. Forget it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good choice, for my sake... This Merlee's a total fake... Listen not! She is a snake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimimimimimimi... No point in trying to fool anyone now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, lookee here! The girl you thought was a handmaid or a Merlee impostor... She's actually the faithful servant of Count Bleck, master impersonator Mimi! Golly, I was hoping we could settle this peacefully, but... TOO BAD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you want to make things ugly, huh? Well, that's super. Let's get ugly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TRUE MIMI, COME FORTH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimimimimimimimi mimimimimimimimimimimimimimi mimimimimimimimimimimimimi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YUCK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! What is that thing?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, my friends, beware. A barrier protects her there. In fact, it's everywhere. I think attacks may well be useless against such as she. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attacks won't work? Ugh... What shall we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MIMIMIMIMI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must suggest you flee. Come and find the real me. I am hiding, look and see! If you can, my magic may weaken her and win the day! Hurry, hurry, don't delay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop writing graffiti! ↑ You stop! ← No, YOU stop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please do not flush anything down here besides toilet paper and bad memories. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I totally love Koopla... almost as much as Buzzo. -Laki ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flush thrice after use! -Germ Prevention Society ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conserve water. Conserve energy. Above all, conserve Rubees. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love Buzzo...almost as much as Laki. -Koopla ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I craved stink, and lo! Thou hast provided it! The Toilet King ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This month's goals: -Clean fingernails. -Clean credit report. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee! ♥ Found me! The real Merlee! I shine on, such is my lot, a sun to those fate to me brought... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The real Merlee? Truly? In a place like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're really the real Merlee? And you were hiding in a place like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm afraid that Mimi freak was too robust, and I too weak... The Pure Heart I quickly took and hid where she would never look... But now you're here; hooray! This bad tide will turn today! Soon that awful Mimi pays... You and I can now join up to teach that tiny, bratty pup a lesson: now let's power up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, I don't think so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimimimimimimimi mimimimimimimimimimimimimimi mimimimimimimimimimimimimi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop pretending to be me! Everyone knows you are Mimi! Come on, friends! Attack! We can drive her back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this you talk about? You're the faker! And a lout! Don't be fooled by her act! Get her now! Now! Attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's me! The real Merlee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, it's me! The true Merlee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at us very closely. One of us has real beauty... and one is fake as can be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please, you make me gag. I am hot; no need to brag. And you... Well, you're a hag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr! What a fib-maker! You're such a fake faker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, now, come off it, dear! You're a dog from eye to ear! And your breath reeks, I fear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CHOW COW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BIG PIG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is going nowhere, see... Let's let them pick a Merlee and settle it; do you agree? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds like a good thought. 'Cause I'm the real me (hot) and you really aren't (not). ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how much do you amuse! You're a fake! You will lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're fake, you stupid fake! We all know you're the snake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IT'S ON, CON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IIIIIIIT'S the 66th Annual... "That's My Merlee!" show! How're you folks doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get going! You're gonna ask these two Merlees a total of FIVE questions! Listen closely to those answers, 'cause at the end, you gotta pick the real one! Oh, but that's not all! Pick wrong, and there could be some di-SAS-trous results! Now, for our first question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, VERRRRRY interesting! Now for the next question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, indeed, indeed! Time for another question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what do you know? Next question, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Time for our final question, folks! Excitement! Which will it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When's your birthday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the best food? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What guy's your type? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the best animal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the best smell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you into? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want most? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your nickname? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you wash first? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your best feature? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's make with the asking! Drrrrrrrrumroll, please! When is your birthday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What day did I arrive? Oh yes, March, day 25! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bloomed in May, the 5th was the day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A crucial question! What is your favorite food? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strawberries! Ooh, yummies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tangerines! That's my scene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd all like to know this next one, am I right, fellas? Drrrrrrrumroll, please! What kind of guy's your type? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee...I love them all, see... Nope! No type for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how can I share when... ...the guy's right there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a CUTE question! What is your favorite kind of animal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little bear cubbie, just as cute as can be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An adorable little demon, all sweatin' and steamin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm, this one is sort of off the beaten path... What is your favorite smell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh air, I swear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old cheese, yes, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This one's about hobbies! What are you into lately? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Catalogues for crystal balls, that's where my interest falls. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I like watching rerun shows of "Super Ultra Goomba Bros.!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a great QUESTION! What do you want most right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal ball. The newest kind! Nice ones are hard to find! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want a boyfriend, please! I'd love a guy to squeeze! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This question might stir up some childhood trauma! What was your nickname as a kid? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is not a name to boast, but I was the "Bashful Ghost." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not to go and make a fuss, but I was the "Odd Porpoise." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoo! This question is a little risque, folks! What is the first thing you wash in the bathtub? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not that you should care, but I wash my bangs of hair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I start with the tile mold, then the faucets, hot and cold... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now here's one for the ages! What is your best feature? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lobes of my perfect ears. They got voted by my peers to be "Lobes of the Year." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that would have to be my effervescent personality. People seem to love it, see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, folks, those were all five questions! So... Which one is the real Merlee?! Search your minds! LET'S HAVE A GUESS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you suuuure about that? Think good and hard, folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, enough suspense! Let's see if the one you picked is the real Merlee... A fateful moment, folks! I'm on pins and needles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DING! RIGHT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee... Well, of course, obviously! Nobody could copy me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stupid-heads... I'd mimicked her perfectly! You know it! ... I guess I'll congratulate you... by tearing you to little bits like stupid confetti! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BZZ! WRONG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my, that's not swell... Really? You couldn't tell? Maybe I was just a fool for thinking you were ultra cool and sent here as fate's tool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimimimimimimi... Ha! I'm Mimi, morons! And now that I fooled you, it's time for utter humiliation! Prepare for a shredding! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— U-Urr... URK! URK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will cheer from over here! Rah! Rah! Whoosh-bing-bah! Hit 'er in the knee! ...If she has one. Does she? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heeheeheeheeheeheehee... She's a fast one, isn't she? Oh, golly, well, whatever. I'll finish you off first! MIMIMIMIMIMIMI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what? Why can you damage me?! I'm supposed to be all INVINCIBLE! Count Bleck's power was supposed to protect me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rah! Rah! Whoosh-bing-bah! You can now hit her, dear! For this is no normal cheer! This cheer is magic, woo! Her magic barrier is through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! When did this happen?! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I feel completely naked! How could you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee on you, dearie! Now you shall see the way a good cheer wins the day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Yes! Our team's best! GOOO...TEAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rah! Rah! Rah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cha! Cha! Cha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OFFENSE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crash, 'stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maul, parasol! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WOO HOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door is shut firmly from the outside. But who might be in there? ...Merlee?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimiuuuuuurgh... B-But how could you... It's impossible... How... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uurr-urrk... URK! URK! Don't think you've beaten me for good, dummies... Next time you won't be so lucky... Remember that... Stupid-heads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine job on that Mimi, yes! The Pure Heart's safe, evil's repressed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, the tenants here guarded it for 1,500 years, waiting for you to draw near! Finally, that duty's done, and I'm ecstatic, for one. But wait, ere we finish up, I must tell you something, yup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the Light Prognosticus was read by you, yes? It was written there that I and my ancestors waited by the Pure Heart, staying spry... But something wasn't written there, and of it you must be aware. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is another prophecy: a heart of chaos can only be beaten by four of mystery... Four heroes unite, their hope burns forth light to shatter the walls of blight. That is how despair, it dies, such is what we prophesize here in the home of the wise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four...heroes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sure the pair of you, Mario and Peach, you too, are the first of heroes true. So, then, it falls to you, to find the other heroes two. I would guess, if I had to, the others might be known to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, finally, let me be! I hereby do my sworn duty! There! From me it parts! Here, heroes! A Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck's servant Mimi had laid a nasty trap for Mario and friends... But with the help of Merlee, faithful defender of the Pure Heart, the day was won. But who were the other two heroes mentioned by Merlee? With five Pure Hearts yet to be found, Mario knew this adventure had only begun... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Shall I now cast a charm to keep you free from harm? If you wish to talk to me, across the table you must be. Thank you, truly, golly, gee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Welcome, yes, fear no harm! It's Merlee's House of Charms! Oh, how very long it's been! I am in business again... Thanks to you, I win! If you have a charm of mine, life will surely be so fine, whether it is rain or shine! Let me ask you this, though: want a charm before you go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Welcome, yes, fear no harm! It's Merlee's House of Charms! If you have a charm of mine, life will surely be so fine, whether it is rain or shine! Let me ask you this, though: want a charm before you go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Well, well, too bad, so sad! Come back and I'll be glad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charm packages vary, now, in extra goodness I allow. You will have to say "Wow!" Choose, you can't lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trial Package 50 Coins Advised Package 100 Coins Special Package 200 Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Oh, unhappy day! You lack the coins to pay! No charm for you today! I surely hope that you'll return...with money to burn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee hee! Thank you, really and truly... Here we go! Wiiiiiiiiiiii! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charming is now complete! You're set to go compete! When that charm wears out, come back for another bout! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh... AAAAAAAAAAH! Sparkling sun up in the sky... Shine fortune on these guys... KEEE-YIII! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 01 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 02 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 03 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 04 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 06 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 07 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 05 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 08 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 09 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Room 10 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lock... This guy has that devil-may-care look that girls love... I bet he would fall like a ton of bricks for Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi... I guess she works for Merlee... There's something odd about her, though... Let's keep an eye on her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi... She was a servant of Count Bleck who really loathed Mario and Co... It appears her long-term plan is to create a stable of cute men to command... I believe she's raising funds by making a cutie-pie video game and a cutie-pie cafe... The count may be gone, but her ambitions live on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi... I guess she works for Merlee... There's something odd about her, though... Let's keep an eye on her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mimi... I guess she works for Merlee... She's demanding 1,000,000 Rubees in compensation for the vase you broke... Who is this girl, anyway? I don't like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think this is Merlee... She's the real owner of this mansion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mimi... So is this her true form? She'll come after you if you stay too long in any room... And our attacks don't work, so we should keep moving... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the charmer, Merlee... She's a descendant of the Ancients like Merlon... Her charms can be a big help out in the dangerous world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tib... This poor boy seems to have had some problems with his love life... He missed many chances to meet girls in the past because he's a bit clueless... But then he got a girlfriend and came here seeking a charm to keep it going well... But because he's kind of clueless, he just got kidnapped instead... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Dupp... He's one of Mimi's captives here in Merlee's Mansion... He's a thief by profession... He has a good nose for good stuff and where it is... But he must not have a nose for danger if he got nabbed and put in here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Vic... This guy is another one of the captives... He's working to earn Rubees... I bet he's even forgotten which charm he came here for in the first place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cade... This young man is another captive here... He's a smart young lad... He loves puzzles and solving problems... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cap... This hood has all the info fit to sell... I don't think he makes much money. He just does it to stave off boredom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Stock... He's a high- level informant who has the best info there is... He's hiding here BECAUSE he has the best info. Or...maybe he just doesn't like crowds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ackpow... Basically a nasty warden employed by Mimi... They like to act important, but they're paying off debts just like everyone else... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ackpow... Basically a nasty warden employed by Mimi... They like to act important, but they're paying off debts just like everyone else... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Conn... He seems to always be in the Mushroom room... He's a little uppity... But deep inside, he hates being alone and loves it when people talk to him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ackpow... Basically a nasty warden employed by Mimi... They like to act important, but they're paying off debts just like everyone else... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cott... This guy is another captive... He seems the type to try not to think about the harshness of reality... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These guys are being forced to work to pay off their massive debts... They're all trying to earn Rubees so they can get out of this place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is being forced to work to pay off his massive debt... He's running to earn Rubees so he can get out of here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is being forced to work to pay off his massive debt... He's running to earn Rubees so he can get out of here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a crack here... I'll make it visible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That door... It looks different from the others... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a crystal ball... There doesn't appear to be anything odd about it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mushroom... But I... wonder why it's here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mushroom... But I... wonder why it's here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... If you activate it, something will happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a spike ceiling... It's a security device designed to squish intruders... But you should be fine if you flip dimensions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a red switch... Hitting or stepping on it will make something happen... And don't forget... You can also use a bomb to activate it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a red switch... Hitting or stepping on it will make something happen... And don't forget... You can also use a bomb to activate it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a vase of some kind... It couldn't have cost more than 100 coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an electrical barrier... Touching it will definitely hurt you... We need to find some way through if we want to get out of here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a vault... I'm pretty sure it belongs to Mimi... You'll have to enter the correct passcode to open it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passcode keypad... Enter the correct passcode and the lock will disengage... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a power generator... It's designed to generate power when struck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a power generator... It's designed to generate power when spun... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a ? Block...but it looks like a special ? Block... It produces Mushrooms... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This lamp spits fire at you... Watch out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are stairs hidden here... I'll make them visible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... Even if you can't see it, you should still be able to activate it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this Merlee's Mansion? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we must chase him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and his new friends opened the door, unsure of what they would find. All the while, Merlee's words about finding the "other two heroes" rang in their minds. Were these other heroes somewhere in this new world? If not, where? Meanwhile, the creeping void grew larger in the skies above Flipside. The hopes of all worlds rested on the heroes finding the next Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this is where that door leads... I suppose the next Pure Heart must be nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's odd... I can feel it nearby, but where could it be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What could this mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'm-AAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ner-herrrr herrr herrr herr! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HI-TECHNICAAAAAAAL! I caught a super-rare pixelated butterfly! My friends at digibutter.nerr are going to freak when they get word of this find! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must bring it home. I can't miss this week's episode of "The Grodus Chronicles"! No way am I going to entrust my digital Recordomeow to tape an episode so epic. This is so hi-technicaaaaal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi? Well, well...what's this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa-ho-ho! A kidnapping! Ohhhh, the despair! The awful spectacle of it all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The shocking scene occurred right before my very own tender eyes! Well, I guess that's a wrap for that Pixl. Now that that freak Francis has got her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa-ho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's this guy? A friend of the butterfly girl that got nabbed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's a pity. That geek that grabbed her? Francis. Basically the nerd to end all nerds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plus, he's got this thing for butterflies! And, well, all things nerdy, too. If he gets his sweaty mitts on something he likes, there's no getting it back. He collects stuff and keeps it in his big fantasy fortress. It's like geek paradise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa now. You want to know where Fort Francis is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is this Fort Francis? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if you go ALL the way down ahead for miles and miles, you'll find it. You're not thinking of infiltrating the nerd lair and rescuing her, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, nobody likes having their butterfly kidnapped by a geek, but it's dangerous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still set on it, eh? What a tender moment. I think I got something in my eye here. Listen, let me give you some travel tips. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You listening? Good. All I got for you is three critical tips, so remember all of 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your first tip! A bunch of no-class jerks are holed up in this castle up ahead. It ain't gonna be easy getting past 'em. But here's the juice: it's an old castle. You do your thing with that red X mark, and maybe something will happen for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for my second tip! If you somehow pass those clowns in the castle, you'll see an ocean. Can't miss it. A scaaarrry sea monster lives there. The beast is huuuuuuuuuge. And cranky. But if you toast its red flipper thing, something good is bound to happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And here's the last tip! Once you swim your way through that ocean, you'll see a humongous tree. There's a huge gorge on the other side. There's no jumping across it! Look for the red wind and do something with it. Then you can get across. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get all of that? Good. You be careful now. If by some crazy chance you do save her, come back and tell me how you did it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I get it. Can't pay attention the first time, eh? OK, here we go. First tip! Find and blow up the red X to pass the old castle. Second tip! Find the sea monster's red tentacle. Third tip! Use the red wind to cross the gorge... If you manage to save your friend, come back and tell me how you did it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa-ho-now! You wanna hear the three tips again? Just say the word! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't you see? That's really not necessary. Mario already saved me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, but... I don't need any more tips. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you talkin' about?! I don't need no more stupid tips, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wow, are you a Pixl? Thanks, but I don't need any more tips. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No more hints?! No way... You defeated Francis?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa whoa. Slow down. That's HUGE NEWS! I'm just glad I could help with that daring mission to infiltrate the nerd lair. So, uh... I guess there's no need for me to stay here and give out tips... I guess I've done my job. I've got nothing to do now... Oh, hey... How about I tag along with you guys? Well, I've made up my mind! I'm coming along, whether you want me or not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Barry the prickly Pixl has joined your group! Use Barry to create a spiky barrier around you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's plenty of dangerous types wandering out there. Let's stick together. It'll be safer for both of us that way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— neewteb ni llaf sepip der eht ← ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAAAALT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you! This is Bowser's castle! And His Burliness doesn't like chumps like you geekin' up the place! You're about to get a complimentary nose job, courtesy of my shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on out, fellas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAAAAHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come and get some! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEOOOWW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BWARRGH! Please tell me someone didn't just blow up my awesome lair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY! I know that 'stache from somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...and Princess Peach?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why do you ALWAYS have to do that?! That's like the 100th time you've shown up at my castle and screwed everything up! BWARRRG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But now you've entered a fortress of PAIN, Mario! No more sequels! It's gonna end right here, right now. ONCE AND FOR ALL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo! I HATE Mario! It's... It's not fair! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhh! Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My lovely wife! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your...WIFE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?! Are you kidding me?! How could you forget our big day?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That...sham was not a wedding! What are you doing here, anyway, Bowser? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How should I know?! I was locked up in Count Bleck's stupid castle... When all of a sudden, BAM! Me and the minions wake up facedown in this field. Then we found this awesome castle, and I thought, why not make myself a lair? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you see... Bowser... We really need your help. Why don't you come with us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... WHAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleck got us married just to make a Chaos Heart so that he could destroy the world?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, and that is why we need you to help us find the Pure Hearts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. I don't wanna. I'd think about it if it was for you, but there's NO WAY I'm helping Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We don't have time for you to be a big baby about this! Come on, Bowser... Please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But I'm Bowser! I'm grade-A, 100% prime-cut final boss! I'm going to take over the world any day now! No way am I helping Mario! He's always trashing my awesome plans! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pleeeeeeeease? For me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. I don't wanna. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What'd you say? If the world ends, there's not gonna be any world for me to rule? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And what will happen to your poor minions who were caught by Count Bleck? They've been brainwashed! They now do HIS evil bidding, not your evil bidding... Now your minions will have to toil under a different cruel and merciless master... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But... But... Why, you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MERRRFFF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BWAAAGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FINE! I'll join your stupid quest. You happy?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, Bowser! You're so sweet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO! I'M NOT SWEET! And I'm not helping Mario just to save a bunch of worlds. I'm only doing it so I can rule someday. So don't get all cuddly with me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Bowser! You big sweetie... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser joined your party! When controlling Bowser, press down on {P} to breathe fire on your enemies! His breath is ferocious, so use it to drop any enemy that stands in your way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Crabbiness! Are you leaving us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Oh, yeah... Minions! Hold down the fort until I return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your lair is safe with us, sir! Oh, sir, it seems that Count Bleck has brainwashed some of your loyal henchpeople. They're probably going to be forced to attack you, so feel free to dole out punishment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, we'd love to come along and defend you, but... You know, we'd just, uh, get in the way, Your Heinousness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clobber that count for us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Anyone who wears a cape and a monocle is just begging for a beating! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long live King Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll miss you, Your Surliness! ...Parrrrrty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine...c'mon. Let's get your stupid Precious Heart, or whatever you call it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I SAID MOVE IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With Bowser in the party, the three heroes made a most unlikely trio. Peach attempted to explain the quest to Bowser, but it made him grunt in confusion. As Mario walked ahead, he spotted something that made him briefly stop and stare... "What is it, Mario?" asked Peach, as she turned to see the blue expanse ahead. The great, glittering waves of the Tile Pool stretched as far as she could see. Fort Francis was somewhere across the water... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY! In case you ain't heard, I throw a lot of girth around these parts. And I'm gonna check you out to make sure you got the weight to hang with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's start by checking that face of yours. Looks like you're sportin' a beefy 'stache, there. Solid! I give it 60 girth points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I gotta check the girthiness of those clothes of yours! Overalls?! Man, only the brawniest heroes wear those! That's worth 100 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Girth check on the body comin' up. That's where the real heavy comes from. Whoa, ho ho! You might be small, but you pack a punch of girth! Girth is a state of mind! You just got yourself another 10,000 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's start by checking that face of yours. Look at those big eyes! You make my girthy heart flutter, girl. Those eyes of yours have got some heavy to 'em! You get 70 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I gotta check the girthiness of those clothes of yours! A pink dress?! It takes guts to wear that here. Bam! There's 100 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Girth check on the body comin' up. That's where the real heavy comes from. Unbelievable! You might be a slender thing, but you got a beefy spirit, girl! I wouldn't mess with a chick like you! You get 1,000,000 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's start by checking that face of yours. Dude has shaggy eyebrows! That's not even kinda girthy! You get 50 girth points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I gotta check the girthiness of those clothes of yours! What's more girthy than a giant spiky shell?! That's worth 100 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Girth check on the body comin' up. That's where the real heavy comes from. Look at this guy! Look him up in the dictionary, and he's the definition of girth! A superheavyweight right here! Bam... 10,000 girth points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sheer girthitude on display here is blowing my mind! There's no getting around it! You got heavy like I've never seen before! Any fool that gets in your way and you just HAVE to girth him up! Love it! Smash and squish those lightweights! You're goin' places with girth like that, and I wanna come along for the ride. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ground-pounding Pixl named Thudley joined you! Now you can unleash a powerful attack on anything right below you when you jump! You can even use the ground pound on enemies underwater! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With our girths combined, nobody can stop us! But you gotta get out of this room first. Put my heavyweight power to work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLOOOP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLUH-BLOOOOP! (WHAT'S GOING ON?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloobloobloobloop! (Hey, land freaks! How'd you like a tentacle sandwich?!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLUH-BLOOOP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloobloobloop! BLOOOP! (No! Not there! Please! Anywhere but there!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLOO-ooop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somehow, the heroes had beached the Big Blooper and crossed the Tile Pool. But before they could dry, they saw the imposing silhouette of Fort Francis. "It sure is getting dark," Peach said in a quiet voice. But when they looked up, they realized they were in the shadow of a huge tree. Mario, knowing in his gut this must be the way, set out toward the great tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This doorway is covered in dried bark. It's sealed shut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. Finally, you arrive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't wear tardiness well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last, the hero... I know you from the festival of hair that dances upon your lip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who...are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well met, lady. Your beauty is as refreshing as a slap to the face on a crisp winter day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you supposed to be, Mr. Frillypants? You going to tie me a balloon animal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must be Bowser. I knew the moment I saw the flailing nubbins you call arms. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am a humble servant of Count Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master of dimensions... Pleaser of crowds... I am...Dimentio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Dimentio!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimenti-who?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is truly enchanting to finally meet my hapless victims. I have prepared a special morsel of a treat for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How about some...MAGIC! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And...voila. You are now in Dimension D, a dimension of my own creation. In this mind-bending realm, my attacks are 256 times more potent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am now far more powerful! I could obliterate you with a raise of an eyebrow! Now we must duel, like two gleaming banjos on a moonlit stoop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you pierce this...illusion? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your blows are like miniature jackhammers wielded by tiny, angry road workers! How is this possible? This dimension makes me 256 times more powerful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You say that this place also makes YOU more powerful? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Since both of us are in here, aren't we both more powerful? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwahah! You're such an idiot! This place makes me stronger, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Aha...ha...ha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! This was simply an amusement that played out exactly as I planned! Were you amused? That was just an hors d'oeuvre! The next time we meet, you will feast on a deadly eight-course meal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ciao for now, my mustachioed foe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sadly, fair princess, I must now say... Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And with that, my diminutive- limbed foe, I must say... Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So that's Dimentio? Something about him seems familiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio? Gimme a break! That's the lamest villain ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... A little more, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They are strong, but they must be stronger yet to defeat Bleck. I must make sure they can face him when the time comes around at last... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Peach, and Bowser had scaled the tree and defeated Dimentio. The exhausted heroes were relieved to finally see the ivory towers of Fort Francis. Was Tippi safe? Was the next Pure Heart really waiting for them ahead? Their only answers were the strange voices carried on the wind from inside the fort... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No entry unless you are a supergenius like me or a totally hot babe. STAY OUT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this is where that dweeb Francis lives? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pffgght! What's this castle got over mine?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think Tippi is all right? I'm starting to worry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrr herrr herrrr herrrrrr! This is so hi-technicaaaaaal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a totally undiscovered digibutterfly species! Nerr! I must document it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yessss! Shake that thorax! The digibutter.nerr forum guys will be sooo jealous when I post these shots online! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Schweet... The resolution on these images is just breathtaking! Nerrrrrrrrrr... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrherrrrherr! With this new 20 petapixel digital camera, I'll be able to make wall-mural-size prints! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrrrrrrrr! With my new 1,600 mm lens, I could shoot candid shots from orbit. If I wanted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrherrrrrherrr! This lens has pretty much the schweetest aperture ever. We're talking an f-stop of 5.6 here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrherrrherrrherrrrrr! This camera sports a phase- interpolating Hyper CCD, did you know that? It means I can accurately capture all 22 quadrillion colors in your wings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrrrrrrrher! The shutter speed on this camera is faster than any other model in existence. Zero to 3,200 pictures in less than 0.26 seconds. Actually, 0.26789 repeating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrr herrrrrrrr! It's quite impossible to take a blurry shot with this glorious camera. One time, I shot a picture while being given a wedgie. It was crystal clear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrr nerrrr nerrr nerrrr! This camera has a high- powered processor inside for superior noise reduction. The fuzzy-logic AI adjusts white balance to perfection. Isn't that fascinating?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerr nerrrrrrr! Don't worry, this beauty has enough battery charge to power a small nation. I have enough charge to take pictures of you for the next 126 years. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrherrrrherrrrr! With my new digital 98789p widescreen projector... I can take a picture of your wings and project it onto the side of my whole castle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ..... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ....... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi-technicaaaal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Schweeeeetness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fascinating! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master unwell? Master has not even been playing games or watching anime lately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master unwell? Poor Master did not even notice that we shampooed his Punie plushies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master unwell? Poor Master has not noticed we pre- cheesed Master's Nibble-Ums. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master unwell? Poor Master has not even boxed with his inflatable Rawk Hawk today. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why has Master not been reenacting superhero wars with his action figures lately? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master has returned home. Meowmaid rejoices! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master. Today is the street date for "Prance of the Unicorns," volume 15. Do not forget. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Master feeling unwell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master. A baseball game in extra innings has delayed the start of "Starship X-Naut." I adjusted the Recordomeow start time by thirty minutes to compensate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. Now Master will never cry because he missed an episode of "The Grodus Chronicles." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. Master will never again miss another season finale of "The Blubbening." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. I have double-checked that "The Babes of Starship X-Naut" will be recorded as ordered. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. After tonight, Master will be able to watch the entire season one of "Cowpocalypse." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. Master will never again lose another season finale of "The Blubbening." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken the liberty of setting the Recordomeow to record all of Master's shows. A never-before-seen episode of "The Blubbening" airs tonight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master. I have finished removing commercial breaks from your recorded programs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken special care to prepare all of Master's unseen episodes for viewing. Now Master no longer has to interrupt action-figure time to watch his shows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken special care to prepare all of Master's unseen episodes for viewing. Now Master no longer has to interrupt action-figure time to watch his shows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken special care to prepare all of Master's unseen episodes for viewing. Now Master no longer has to interrupt action-figure time to watch his shows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken special care to prepare all of Master's unseen episodes for viewing. Now Master no longer has to interrupt action-figure time to watch his shows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have taken special care to prepare all of Master's unseen episodes for viewing. Now Master no longer has to interrupt action-figure time to watch his shows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master has returned! Master has returned! REEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW! Meowmaid rejoices! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master. The new space-combat sim, "Starship X-Naut: Space Bloops" has arrived by mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The games Master ordered online are arriving in great numbers. Master...please return soon. Game boxes are overtaking the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The games Master ordered online are arriving in great numbers. Master...please return soon. Game boxes are overtaking the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The games Master ordered online are arriving in great numbers. Master...please return soon. Game boxes are overtaking the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The games Master ordered online are arriving in great numbers. Master...please return soon. Game boxes are overtaking the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The games Master ordered online are arriving in great numbers. Master...please return soon. Game boxes are overtaking the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master has not been playing with his game collection. Master has finally grown out of the need for his faithful Meowmaids, perhaps... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have catalogued all of Master's comics and filed them away. Do not think I did it out of the kindness of my robo heart. They were beginning to clog vital fire-escape routes from the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master hurt himself playing his newest "Starship X-Naut" video game. Embarrassing. I sent some comics for him to read while he is in the hospital. I did not do it to be nice. There was simply no more space for them here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master hurt himself playing his newest "Starship X-Naut" video game. Embarrassing. I sent some comics for him to read while he is in the hospital. I did not do it to be nice. There was simply no more space for them here. I sent them because I was tired of tripping over issues of "Mecha-Ninja Nurse Squad." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master hurt himself playing his newest "Starship X-Naut" video game. Embarrassing. I sent some comics for him to read while he is in the hospital. I did not do it to be nice. There was simply no more space for them here. I sent them because I was tired of tripping over issues of "Mecha-Ninja Nurse Squad." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master hurt himself playing his newest "Starship X-Naut" game. How embarrassing. I sent some comics for him to read while he is in the hospital. I did not do it to be nice. There was simply no more space for them here. I sent them because I was tired of tripping over issues of "Mecha-Ninja Nurse Squad." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master hurt himself playing his newest "Starship X-Naut" video game. Embarrassing. I sent some comics for him to read while he is in the hospital. I did not do it to be nice. There was simply no more space for them here. I sent them because I was tired of tripping over issues of "Mecha-Ninja Nurse Squad." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you believe it? Master finally gets back, and he shuts himself in his room! How insensitive... We waited so long for him to come home... Jerk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Android Love Patrol vol. 1" "Android Love Patrol vol. 1 Collector's Edition" "Android Love Patrol vol. 1 Collector's Edition reissue" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Uber-Photography! Trains" "Uber-Photography! Toys" "Uber-Photography! Pop Idols" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Unofficial guidebook of secret, boss-shattering strategies!" "Give your speed runs a nitro boost with these game-breaking secrets!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Geeklog Date: 11.26 Mood: Ranty The sun is bright outside so I'm going to stay in and watch "The Blubbening." Season One has better writing and voice acting than the later seasons. I mean, COME ON. Everything went totally downhill after the big dream sequence. Still, the animation in the scenes where Tubba Blubba battles robots is schweet. Season Three was obviously just a vehicle for selling action figures and vehicles! I never understood why they changed the sound effect when the princess appears. It was "Deet-dinga-deet- ling!" then suddenly it was "Dinga-deet-dinga-ling!" As if no one would notice! Pffft! True fans care about important stuff like that. They should totally run the show without commercials and let fans suggest story lines! That's what the fans want, and we're the only ones that matter. I guess I'll still buy "The Blubbening" box set. The preorder bonus is a costume! While I wait for it to come, I'll go online and tell everyone it's stupid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Must buy this month: -Excess Express train set -Ms. Mowz doll with real smooching action -Survival-horror romance sim "Larry Koopa: Zombie Heartbreaker" -Magnus Von Grapple figure -Tanooki suit made with real tanooki fur -"Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story" DVD -Issue 47 of "Cyborg Wart" And that radio-controlled Professor Frankly. And a lot more schweet stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have reached the door to Master's private room. For security purposes, you must confirm your identity. Answer the following security questions with either "true" or "false." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Video game soundtracks are totally hi-technicaaaaaaal!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Episode 127 of 'The Grodus Chronicles' is pretty much the schweetest thing ever." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "One day, I will own all of the 'Starship X-Naut' Series 3 collectible action figures." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— True False ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now you must enter the passcode. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2828 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master! SecuriMeow missed you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! You are not the master! Deploy security measures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have reached the door to Master's super-secret lair. Only Master is allowed inside. You must confirm your identity for security purposes. To confirm your identity, answer "true" or "false" to the following statements: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "'Starship X-Naut' comics are never to be removed from their plastic sleeves!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Role-playing games should be no less than 180 hours long, not counting side quests!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Fanny packs are both practical and stylish!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— True False ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please enter the secret passcode. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2323 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome home, Master! Master's fantasy fortress is safe from intruders. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!! You are not my master! Deploy security measures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master... SecuriMeow waits for you always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Key accepted, meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Key accepted, meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeoooooow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Both keys confirmed. Meow! Wait a meow moment. You look nothing like Master! Only Master Francis and "totally hot babes" are allowed to enter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All others will get the kitty lasers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Francis and "totally hot babes" only. All others get the kitty lasers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Both keys confirmed. Meow! Only Master Francis and "totally hot babes" are allowed to enter. You may enter after I see if you're compatible with Master Francis... Please answer the following questions with "true" or "false"... Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only Master Francis and "totally hot babes" are allowed to enter. You can enter. After I check to see if you're compatible with Master Francis, that is. Please answer the following questions with "true" or "false"... Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Video games and hot babes are totally hi-technicaaaaal!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If it's limited edition, buy it!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I have bought games that I have never played." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If it's got fierce giant robot on giant robot combat, it's an insta-buy!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "They're NOT DOLLS. They're ACTION FIGURES. WITH REAL FIRE-PUNCHING ACTION." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I have dumped a friend over an argument about 'Starship X-Naut' propulsion technology." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "A schweet cover illustration is way more important than the story line." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Never pull the top copy from a pile of comics! Find the mint-condition one!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "My first love was an anime character!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I love going on message boards and complaining about games I've never played!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— True False ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MRRROOOOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HISSSSS! You are not compatible, mrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow! Time for you to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kitty lasers! Rowr! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PURRRR! Comeow right in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STOP THERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Francis and "totally hot babes" only. All others get the kitty lasers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there! You seem friendly. If so, give me a hand! If not, give me a hand anyway! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freedom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, finally I'm out! I didn't know what I was going to do! Thank you, thank you! I've been shut up in here forever... You'll never catch me in there again. I must repay you! I'm at your service. I'm sure you can find a use for my talent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold on a second. Before we get all friendly, we should see if we're on the same page. You met Francis, right? What do you think of the guy? Your first impression? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greenish Nerdy Awesome ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, I see. I see. Anything else about him catch your eye? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a photo fanatic. He's into butterflies. He's irresistible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Yes, I see how you would think that. So...sum it up. What do you think about him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a monster! He's a tech geek! He's a stallion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you think Francis is a... {x} {x}? Basically, a {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greenish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerdy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awesome ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— photo fanatic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— butterfly fanatic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— irresistible guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— monster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— tech geek ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— stallion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well...imagine that! You and I feel the same way about him! We've got great harmony. Yep, I think we'll work perfectly. Together, nothing can touch us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Carrie, the hovering-platform Pixl, has joined your party! When you are riding Carrie, you'll move faster and can breeze over spiked floors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With me, you can get places in a hurry! Go ahead, give me a spin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrr! Who are YOU?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-Hey! What are you doing sneaking into my room, huh? Ever heard of p-privacy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, there you are, Francis! I've been looking ALL OVER for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For...ME? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O-O-Oh... O-Oh my gosh... It's... It's a h-hot babe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HOT BABE IN ROOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha-What do I... Oh man... A REAL girl in my room! This is so hi-technicaaaal! N-Neeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrr... Must...ca-ca-calm...calm down... I'm get-get-get-get... Getting w-way too excited... Sweatles...forming... Can't talk to...girls... Must get...my...laptop...from... Frannypack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Booting up Swoon.exe! Activating Nerr2Babe interface mod with real-time wooing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to my castle. How do you do? ...Nerrr." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "What on earth is that?! What's going on here?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Nerrherr... I boot this baby up whenever it's time to talk to the...heh...laaadies." "Schweeeeet. Time for my Swoon.exe program to work its magic!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Where should I start...?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look Speak Think Disappear Smooch Inventory ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk to Myself Talk to Francine Talk to Hot Babe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "What is your name?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "My...name?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, me? I... I'm Peach." "Tell me your name first!" "You can call me...annoyed." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, me? I... I'm Peach." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Peach? Why, that name is just peachy. Heh! I bet you've never heard that one!" "Oh...I'm just drooling at the sound of it..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received a straight answer. Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If you are going to ask someone's name, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, yeah... Sorry about that. I'm Francis, master of this castle." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Ooh, she's a real stickler for etiquette. Reminds me of my mother...) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis remembered his dear old mama! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Sorry, buddy, I'm not telling my name to a geek like you." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Whoa! What an ice queen! She's...so cold! I'm shocked!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Oh man, she's so hard to get! But...that's pretty hot, too.) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis revels in new feelings of attraction! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... What do I do next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anime Comics Hot Babe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You're so cute...like a princess straight out of an anime or video game!" "You can be feisty, but I must say it...um...adds to your charm." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You think I'm...charming?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Am I really cute? Tee hee." "You're making me blush!" "I'll show you feisty!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Am I really that cute? Tee hee. You're making me blush!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Snifffffff... Oh and you... you smell preeetty." "What an...intoxicating fragrance!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis is enchanted! Francis's stress level is down! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You're quite the sweet talker, Francis." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Aww... Gee, th-thanks!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I bet you say those things to all the girls, don't you?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, not at all! You're... the first!" "...At least, th-the first one that wasn't AI controlled..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gave a compliment! Francis's ego leveled up! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You want feisty? I'll show you feisty! Lay it on thick like that, and you'll get it!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Eep! I'm so sorry! I don't know what I was thinking! Oh...forgive me, my queen!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I-I'm NOT a queen, I'm a princess!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Nerr herr... She's supercute when she gets angry...) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis got yelled at! Peach's charisma leveled up! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (What's my next move?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use Item Give Item Net Auction Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Premium Action Figure Vintage "Cyborg Wart" Comic OOP Anime Illustration Book Best Anime Anthems Mix Tape Limited-Edition DVD Set Schweet New Video Game Rare Card Collection "Pink Princess" Signed Poster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "As a token of my affection, I'd like to give you a special present." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach received the "Pink Princess" Signed Poster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh. Umm..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Thank you, Francis!" "I appreciate the thought..." "This junk won't win me over." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, thank you! It's gorgeous!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You really like it? I knew a hottie like you would pick up on how premium this poster is." "I got this baby at a totally hi-technical 'Pink Princess' anime event." "I was going to get a CD, but I freaked when I saw this super-rare poster!" "The voice actor for the princess AND the director signed it, as you can see." "As I'm quite sure you know, the director changed after season three, so it's rare." "Plus, look here! The logo was done in extra-premium gold holographic foil!" "And the paper, oh man, it's UV resistant! So you never have to worry about fading." "I could stick it on some backing board for you. How's that sound?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Umm... Yeah. Sounds...great?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (What is he talking about?!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "O-OK, you got it. Let me just take this guy back for a few minutes then, OK?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach returned the poster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis's satisfaction leveled up! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Nice thought, but I don't have time for that. The universe is being destroyed!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Destroyed...?" "Oh, I get it! You're so funny!" "You're talking about that farm anime, 'Cowpocalypse'! I'm hooked on it, too!" "Different farming factions vying for control of a sword that can destroy the world?" "They use real swordsmen to advise on the action scenes, so they're super realistic!" "Don't you love it when the studios pay attention to important details like that?" "I can't believe you're into that! You have such awesome taste." "When the DVD comes out, I'll buy it for you! You'd love that, huh?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh... Yeah... Thanks." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (What is he talking about?!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach returned the poster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis is impressed! Francis's passion leveled up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Are you trying to impress me with this stupid thing? You've got to be kidding!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, I-I'm... I'm so sorry." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (She's not impressed at all. Boy, she must be really into this stuff! She's like me!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach returned the poster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francis is impressed! Francis's passion leveled way up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Nerrr...what's my next move?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About Anime About Video Games About the Future ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Wow, we are like, so perfect for each other. It's destiny! We should get married!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "M-Married?!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If you would have me..." "Let's take it slow..." "So, how much do you make?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Would you...have me?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Don't you think we should get to know each other a little better first?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "So, how much do you make?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Hey! Who's picking these responses for me, anyway?! I'm not marrying this dork!" "I shouldn't even be having this conversation! I came to save Tippi! Where is she?!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Tippi? Hmm... Tippi... Tippi..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "There's no Tippi command here! What is she talking about?!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "That's it! I've had it! You'd better bring her out now!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look Speak Think Makeup Snacks Pixls ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thoreau Boomer Slim Thudley Carrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach used Boomer! Boomer exploded! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MY GRAPHICS CAAAAAAARD!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was the only known copy of the Nerr2Babe patch, and now it's gone forever! Nerrr... Real babes are scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi! Oh, I was so worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You came. To save me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... So you've come to raid my fort and steal Francine? W-Well... No! I won't let you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-By the way, I came up with the name Francine on my own! Isn't it schweeet? At first I thought it was a little weird that you could talk and everything. But the digibutter.nerr forum reaction convinced me you were hi-technicaaal! You're my only...sniff...offline friend, Francine...so no one will take you away from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eek! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrr! Can't see me? That's 'cause my invisibility powers are totally hi-technicaaaaal! Little Francine is hidden, so you can't take her! Feel the wrath of the jilted X-Naut in the season finale of "The Grodus Chronicles"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's sealed shut. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MEOWBOMBS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NERRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MERCY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You guys came to save me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................... Thank you... Thank you, Mario! I'm so happy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...is THAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart...? But...how... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's like Tippi's heart just burst with happiness and released a Pure Heart! Or... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I was just so happy when I saw that you'd come to save me. Please... Take it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fourth Pure Heart appeared in a dazzling flash of mysterious light. What made it appear? The group was puzzled by this and many other riddles. "...So you're not hurt?" asked Tippi, full of concern. Somehow, Tippi seemed different than before. She had started to change. Mario simply shook his head and started the long journey back to Flipside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I see something super- rare, I must own it! But trying to hold a digital butterfly against her will landed me in the hospital. So I'm, umm... I think I'm done with that stuff. This time, I harnessed my inner nerr to create something beyond hi-technicaaal! Dying to see it, a-aren't you? BEHOLD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My masterpiece! A 1:1-scale replica of Tippi with real fluttering action! I like to call her... Tiptron! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... That's not my name... I'm Tippi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Did you hear that? She can perfectly replicate Tippi's voice! Tiptron can even flutter! She's pretty much the pinnacle of hi-technicality! Tiptron earned me the coveted Elite Nerr status on the Digibutter.nerr forums. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Would you by any chance be interested in buying her? I'm saving for "Starship X-Naut" Issue One, so I'll sell her for just 999 coins. This is a schweeet deal on a super-rare collectible! What do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy it Don't buy it ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NERRRRRR! I knew you couldn't resist something this hi-technicaaaal! You are now the owner of the only Tiptron in the entire univerrrrrrse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi's robot replica, Tiptron, has joined your party! She looks and talks just like the real Tippi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Are you ready to go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaat?! How could you not want to buy this super- rare robotic butterfly?! F-Fine, then! You're so going to change your mind, and I'll be here when you do. Nerr... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you come back to buy my hi-technical Tiptron?! It's from one fan to another, so I'll still give you a super deal: 999 coins! Interested?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-What?! It seems you do not have sufficient funds! If you can't afford Tiptron, stop breathing on her. You will ruin her resale value! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrr! I can feel my creative juices inflating my brain! I have inspiration... Look out, world! Hi-technical will have a new name...and it shall be Tiptron Mk. II! This time, oh man, I'll make her twice as rare and collectible! Meowmaids! Master requires cheesy Nibble-Ums in the robotics lab, now! NERRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a drawing of posts on the wall. From left to right: up, down, down... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOR FRANCIS'S EYES ONLY! Room on the right: 2323 Room on the left: 2828 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— QUIET IN THE HALLWAY! Stomping disturbs Master's nap time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bomb the switch again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a Meowmaid. Francis made these robots to do everything for him... He is quite fond of robotic cats... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowmaid is in charge of keeping track of all game and comic release dates. The earlier model once forgot to report the release of Francis's favorite game... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowmaid records all of Francis's favorite shows with the digital Recordomeow... Francis makes it talk in a squeaky voice... A feature that makes him giddy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowmaid stores and catalogues all of Francis's anime shows... It spends its afternoons updating the video database and making new videos... At night, it spends hours moving Francis's old videos to digital form... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowmaid orders and organizes all of Francis's video games... It organizes every game in order of how much Francis complained about them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Meowmaid manages Francis's towering collection of books and comics... It puts a plastic cover on every comic without ever touching the comic itself... It's usually really snarky, but it becomes sweet as a kitten around Francis... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a SecuriMeow. It guards Fort Francis from intruders... But I find it hard to fear something with such adorable glasses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a SecuriMeow. It is programmed to be impervious to computer viruses... Look at those adorable glasses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francis, a chameleon who lives for anime, games, and comics... He may not know a lot about a variety of subjects, but he is a master of geek lore... He constructed me... Constructed...me... N-No, no! I'm Tippi... I wasn't constructed by anyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone is locked in this jail... Is it a Pixl...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is a mural... There seems to be a hint to solving the riddle about regrets... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this...? Whatever it is, it doesn't look to be of any importance, so let's move on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The top of the Dotwood Tree looks very windy... You've already heard that you can ride on that strange red wind... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch. Get on top of it to activate it... But this type of switch needs a certain amount of weight to be activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch. You need to get on top of it to activate it... Oh, wait... This one seems to have already been activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an elevator... Press {P} in front of it to get on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Through the fierce battle against Francis, Tippi and the Mario gang grew closer. Behind a fourth door lay a whole new world that beckoned to them both. What awaited was vaster and stranger than anything they'd encountered so far... In order to claim the Pure Heart, they would have to endure new, far-out trials... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm, stars everywhere... I believe we're in outer space, almost certainly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What troubles you, Mario? Ah... Yes, of course... We seem to be lacking air... You need that, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, it's so pretty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, it's so...ah-ACK! I... I can't breathe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Oh, of course... There's not any air... You need that, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm! Yeah! Space, you say? I guess I DO feel lighter... And... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLUUUUUUUUUUUUURGLE! C-CAN'T B-B-BREATHE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Oh, of course... There's not any air... You need that, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Oh, gracious me... What am I to do? Um... Well... Let me see... Um... Hrm... Urm... Hm... Then... Well... Well... But... So... NOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what do you think? Can you breathe now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Much better... Now we can take a leisurely look at the starry sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh YEAH! I can breathe! But now my nose itches! Man, I hate space! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well... Let's go, then! The Pure Heart is somewhere in this sea of stars... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's dangerous to head into space all willy-nilly, you know. Please, put the helmet on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not like being in water, you know... Please, I must insist, put the helmet on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So let me get this clear: you enjoy NOT breathing. Please. Put the helmet on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fail to see the wisdom... I beg of you, while your brain works, put the helmet on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you don't, do you have any idea what your fate will be? AWFUL. Do you want that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then put your helmet on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use the helmet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mind is fully boggled. You want to not breathe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Truly. You're truly sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh. Who is stupider? You? Or me, for listening to you... No more... Good-bye. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When in 3-D in space, move left, right, forward, and back with {P}. To move up and down, tilt {W} forward and backward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you suppose this is? There appears to be something written on the back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— QUIET! I am sleeping. Leave me alone until wakey-time! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seems as though someone's sleeping soundly in there... I suggest we return later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm, is this a spaceship? Looks rather like it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuurp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirple squeeple squinks! 'Morning, SQUIRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear. Who are you? An...alien, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how cute! Hello, little space creature! What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gravy, you're ugly! What in the world ARE you? And what're you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the ones looking for the Pure Heart, squirple? Hm! Cuter than I thought! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do you know about the Pure Heart? And about us? Are you allied with Count Bleck? I demand answers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooooo! No scary faces! You can call me Squirps! I'm your captain, squooork! And if you want the Pure Heart, we need to work together, squoop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever do you mean? Please, explain yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps can't tell much now, but you must trust Squirps. Now, follow me, squiiiinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We won't be doing that... We just met you and-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! You heed the captain! You are a space grunt now, and that is the ONLY rule! Your only responses should be "Yes, sir!" and "Gotcha!" Understand, squirkle? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir! Gotcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeh squeh squeh squeh... Looks like you understand your place, SQUIIIIIIIRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you OK with this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps...was it? This little fellow doesn't LOOK like a bad guy... I think we should follow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever... But the second this kid crosses me, I'll munch him like a green corn niblet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you say so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great! Let's get ready, then... Squarp formation, squooogle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll "squarp" directly to the Pure Heart. It's like warping, except Squirps invented it. In order to squarp, we'll need a lot of energy, squeeeeeerk. You're all brimming with power-up power, right? You must give it to Squirps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} to give Squirps your power-up power. Press and hold {A} until you think you've built up enough power-up power, then release! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep holding {A} until you feel the power, then release! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't let go right away! Press and hold, squiiiiirple! Press and HOLD! Try once more, space grunt! Press {A} again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SUCCESS! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And here we go... SQUAAAARRRRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Squoh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're...not even close to our destination, squooops... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that all the power-up power you have, squirp? Good-for-nothing space grunt... Squirps was an idiot for thinking you had more... Well, good-for-nothings have their own good-for-nothing ways of moving, squaaank... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a ways to go before you reach the Pure Heart... You must space-swim! Use {2} to shoot enemies with my Squirps Squirt Beam. SQUIRP! Fire, space grunt! CHAAAAAARGE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and the gang cruised through space, led by the young alien named Squirps. What kind of creature was it, anyway? And what was with those weird noises? Whenever confronted with a question, it would say, "Squirps is Squirps, SQUAAK!" All they could do was trust that he knew where the Pure Heart was and follow him. They were doing just that when something appeared ahead of them. It was a teeny-tiny planet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This planet really seems... on the small side... Just where do you intend to take us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somewhere on this planet should be an entrance to the Space Byway, squeeeork! Yup! It's a shortcut to the Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really... You don't say... And where might that entrance be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeh squeh squeh squeh... You're gonna laugh, squaag! IT'S... Squirps forgot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sq-Squirps... Are you sure we can really...trust you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah! I KNEW it! All along, I KNEW something was off about this deal! You! Space niblet! I didn't trust you from the BEGINNING, squaaargh! What in the... GRAAGH! Now I'm talking like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't look at Squirps like that! Everything's fine! I think there probably should be some clues around here somewhere, squirple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a wretch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HNNNNGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it?! Did you remember something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! I... I have to go potty! I REALLY have to go, squirk! I can't hold it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Let's...look for some clues ourselves... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HNNNNGH! I... I have to go potty! I forgot to go before we left! I... I'm going to pop, squeee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heeeere I seeeeeet, amore! ♪ Awaiting youuuuuu, amore! ♪ No more, no more, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is no time for some silly song, squirple! I've got a bathroom emergency here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 100 years agoooooo, amore! ♪ I came in here to go, amore! ♪ So bored, so bored, amore! ♪ No toilet paper here, amore! ♪ I wait 100 yeeeears, amore! ♪ What for, what for, amore? ♪ Any paaaper, please, amore? ♪ Just a sheet for me, amore! ♪ Implore, implore, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirps! It's occupied, squiiiiiiinkle! And whoever's in there won't come out! At this rate...Squirps is going to have an accident! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooog... A customer... Rare. Look, why not take a load off? Moving is...tiring. Whuzzat? Space Byway? Oog... Haven't seen one... Haven't eaten one either... Where to in such a hurry? Space is endless... Ooog... You oughta take your time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog... Do you know about the Whoa Zone? They say it's so confusing, that once you go in, you can't find your way out... Oog... Many scary places in space... Try to avoid them... I recommend not moving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog... Are you an explorer? If so, could you check something out for me? Space is infinite, right? So can you find out where infinity ends? Thanks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog... Are you an explorer? If so, could you check something out for me? Space is infinite, right? So can you find out where infinity ends? Thanks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog... Are you an explorer? If so, could you check something out for me? Space is infinite, right? So can you find out where infinity ends? Thanks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog... So space is infinite... And that infinite space is filled with hopes and dreams... You protected all of that, along with all the worlds... Oog... Thanks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You talk to the elder? All he ever talks about is exploring and treasures... Sounds way too active... Say, you know how sandwiches got named? Is sand a condiment on your planet? Bloog... I could go for some sand right now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how the elder dreams!♥ Bloog... Something about men who talk of dreams...♥ I wish someone as young at heart as dear Blappy would confess his love for me... Bloog! NO! Not the elder! Someone like the hero of "The Grodus Chronicles"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how the elder dreams!♥ Bloog... Something about men who talk of dreams...♥ I wish someone as young at heart as dear Blappy would confess his love for me... Bloog! NO! Not the elder! Someone like the hero of "The Blubbening"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how the elder dreams!♥ Bloog... Something about men who talk of dreams...♥ I wish someone as young at heart as dear Blappy would confess his love for me... Bloog! NO! Not the elder! Someone like the hero of "The Blubbening"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how the elder dreams!♥ Bloog... Something about men who talk of dreams...♥ I wish someone as young at heart as dear Blappy would confess his love for me... Bloog! NO! Not the elder! Someone like the hero of "Starship X-Naut"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... So, did you hear? About the hero who saved the world? They call him the hero, so he's gotta be strong...and probably pretty active... I think strong men are so incredibly attractive...♥ I wonder if maybe...he might come visit this planet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you fancy.♥ Let me guess... You're hunting the treasure too, right? Well, go look for the elder. He knows stuff about things. Me, I plan on lounging... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy.♥ Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Why waste time on that when there's a fine beauty standing before you?! ...... ...... ...... Bloog... WON'T SOMEONE GET ME OFF THIS BORING OLD PLANET, PRETTY PLEASE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy.♥ Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Why waste time on that when there's a fine beauty standing before you?! ...... ...... ...... Bloog... WON'T SOMEONE GET ME OFF THIS BORING OLD PLANET, PRETTY PLEASE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy.♥ Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Why waste time on that when there's a fine beauty standing before you?! ...... ...... ...... Bloog... WON'T SOMEONE GET ME OFF THIS BORING OLD PLANET, PRETTY PLEASE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy.♥ Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Why waste time on that when there's a fine beauty standing before you?! ...... ...... ...... Bloog... WON'T SOMEONE GET ME OFF THIS BORING OLD PLANET, PRETTY PLEASE?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy. Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Sorry, but the treasure of Planet Blobule, my heart... belongs to the hero. Bloog... What's the hero like?! They call him the hero, so he's got to be dreamy... Oh, hero, please hurry up and come for your Blollop! Take me away from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You look really fit... What brings you here? Is it snack-food related? Are you here to see me? Be still, my heart! Sorry... Not my type, bloog. Oh, looking for the treasure? The elder's house is ahead. You can ask him about that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You look really fit... What brings you here? Is it snack-food related? Are you here to see me? Be still, my heart!♥♥♥ ...Oh, why do I even bother trying, bloog? Why won't someone get me off this rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You look really fit... What brings you here? Is it snack-food related? Are you here to see me? Be still, my heart!♥♥♥ ...Oh, why do I even bother trying, bloog? Why won't someone get me off this rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You look really fit... What brings you here? Is it snack-food related? Are you here to see me? Be still, my heart!♥♥♥ ...Oh, why do I even bother trying, bloog? Why won't someone get me off this rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... You look really fit... What brings you here? Is it snack-food related? Are you here to see me? Be still, my heart!♥♥♥ ...Oh, why do I even bother trying, bloog? Why won't someone get me off this rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy. Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Sorry, but the treasure of Planet Blobule, my heart... belongs to the hero. Bloog... What's the hero like?! They call him the hero, so he's got to be dreamy... Oh, hero, please hurry up and come for your Blollop! Take me away from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy. Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Sorry, but the treasure of Planet Blobule, my heart... belongs to the hero. Bloog... What's the hero like?! They call him the hero, so he's got to be dreamy... Oh, hero, please hurry up and come for your Blollop! Take me away from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy. Let me guess... You're hunting treasure too, right? Well... You look nice and all, but you're not burly enough. I'd say you're a 4.5... Bloog? Did I say that out loud? Don't mind me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog... Aren't you snazzy. Let me guess... You're hunting treasure again, right? Sorry, but the treasure of Planet Blobule, my heart... belongs to the hero. Bloog... What's the hero like?! They call him the hero, so he's got to be dreamy... Oh, hero, please hurry up and come for your Blollop! Take me away from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, young explorer... Welcome to this remote land. You must be bushed, bloooog. I'm what's known as an active senior explorer. The name's Blappy. I'm 72. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In my youth, while everyone hunted for snacks, I hunted the Big Treasure of Space. It's big. It's treasure. And it will be mine at last! I found a clue in the space ruins! So, explorer to explorer... I'll cut you a deal, blooog... This clue for 1,000 coins! YOU BUY IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deal! Too rich for my blood. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Too expensive?! Well, maybe a little, bloog... Hackpth! Bleeeeepth! Sorry. I've got a touch of lard-lung. Anyway, I'll cut you a deal: how's 100 coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy it! You're shady... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Wondering why I'm not looking for the treasure myself?! I'm old! I'm portly! And I DID look, bloooog! I just didn't find anything... Ha-plapbth! Blaaaaaaph! Uh, I mean, fine. 10 coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy it! I'll pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog! This is a business, not a butter-pastry shop! I hate window-shoppers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Ancient Clue! The scroll has the following words scribbled on it: "By rock man's noggin, when outer space is reversed, the door secret hides." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm through with you, bloog... Go home now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm through with you! GO AWAY, SKINNY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloog! Not enough coins! Go get some more coins before I change my mind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to buy that clue now? That's very smart of you. Not all kids are brats, bloog. Now, explorer to explorer... I'll sell it to you for a mere 100 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Any paaaper, please, amore? ♪ Just a sheet for me, amore! ♪ Implore, implore, amore! ♪ Paaapes, paaapes, amore! ♪ Looove the paaapes, amore! ♪ Oh more, oh more, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fleep has a-waited for you! At last we meeeet, mi amore! My sweeeet, sweeeet paper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now we do part, amore! ♪ For down you depart, amore! ♪ No more, no more, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sq-Squirps can't take it anymore! Squirps will burst! Evacuate all personnel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RELIEF! Eeet's a paper miiiracle! Fleep is a-feeeeeling good! You bring Fleep the happy? Fleep has been a-waiting so long for you, amore! Si, for this momento! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We Pixls are helpful tools, si? But we no choose masters, be they goood or baaaaad! Still, Fleep has the passion to be used for something, so... Fleep waited here, amore! ♪ And you found Fleep, amore! ♪ Oh, thank you deep, amore! ♪ From this momento, you and Fleep are as one! We shall never paaaaart! Fleep follows you, amore! ♪ Companion true, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The reversible Pixl named Fleep joined your group! Use Fleep and you can turn over sections of the screen! Something good might be hiding back there for you to pick up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the back side of the sad is the happy! We will find it! You and Fleep, amore! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... Squirps needed that. OK! Let's go look for the entry to the Space Bypass, squibble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well, nice to see a young, fit person around here! You must work out. Me, I'm the original heartbreaker, the mysterious old Blobule, Blappy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooog! It's you again... What did that paper say?! "By rock man's noggin, when outer space is reversed, the door secret hides"? Figure it out and go home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, young explorer... I'm Blappy, the Blobule elder. Young at heart, chaser of mysteries, bloog, et cetera. Hackplth! Hrrraaaaaff! If I was 10 years younger, I'd be adventuring like you... But bloog... Zero gravity can be hard on us older folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, young explorer... I'm Blappy, the Blobule elder. Young at heart, chaser of mysteries, bloog, et cetera. Hackplth! Hrrraaaaaff! If I was 10 years younger, I'd be adventuring like you... But bloog... Zero gravity can be hard on us older folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, young explorer... I'm Blappy, the Blobule elder. Young at heart, chaser of mysteries, bloog, et cetera. Hackplth! Hrrraaaaaff! If I was 10 years younger, I'd be adventuring like you... But bloog... Zero gravity can be hard on us older folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, young explorer... I'm Blappy, the Blobule elder. Young at heart, chaser of mysteries, bloog, et cetera. Hackplth! Hrrraaaaaff! If I was 10 years younger, I'd be adventuring like you... But bloog... Zero gravity can be hard on us older folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, young hero, you made it! You don't have to hide it! You saved the world, right? It's all thanks to the clues that I got for you, bloog! You'd better be grateful! And you can show your gratitude not with words, but with STUFF! I look forward to receiving that gratitude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and friends headed to the Space Bypass in search of the Pure Heart. How did Squirps know about this secret route? Our heroes stared suspiciously at him. "Why are you staring like that?" said Squirps. "Are you falling for Squirps?!" In the darkness of space, the eyes of Squirps glinted mischievously... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Space Bypass! Yeah, from somewhere in here, we can enter the Whoa Zone. C'mon, space grunt, look for the entrance, squeork! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The "Whoa Zone"? You simply MUST be kidding with me... I demand answers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a prohibited zone, squirp. Some call it the "Space Graveyard," squoooiks. It's a complicated maze... They say once you go in, you can never get out... And supposedly, the Pure Heart is hidden at the very back of that maze, squinkly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How would you know that? Who are you REALLY, you incontinent little imp? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirple squeedle SQUIRP! ☆ I made some room with that pit stop! Now I'm hungry! But don't worry about that, space grunt. Find the Whoa Zone entrance, squibble! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirble SQUAAAAAAAAK! This hole... What a lovely shape, squirp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know why...but I want to be squeezed into there! Someone squish me in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to squish Squirps into there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squish Don't squish ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUEEEZIRP! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Space Gate, squirp! These lead from the Space Bypass to the Whoa Zone! Through this gate is the way forward, space grunts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUIRPLE-URPLE SQUEEE! Another wonderful shape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel another compulsion... Must...get...twisted...into... there! Someone twist me in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to twist Squirps into there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twist Don't twist ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TWISTY SQUISTY! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something... Something's missing, squirk... Definitely... I can't shake it... There's only one solution... That's right! Squirps must eat something yummy! Squirps will not move until Squirps eats something good! This I declare, squooooorp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O chosen one, what will fulfill this strange alien's desire? Something sweet that starts with "cho" and ends with "late." This will open the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAVE A TWINKLY DAY! Welcome to Twinkle Mart! If we're not closed, we're open! WAAAAAAA! I was SO lonely! Since our grand opening, you're our first customer! I think I should have thought about location more when I bought this place... Whatcha looking for today? Just grab whatever grabs your eye, Twinkle shoppers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAVE A TWINKLY DAY! Welcome to Twinkle Mart! If we're not closed, we're open! Whatcha looking for today? Just grab whatever grabs your eye, Twinkle shoppers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The {ITEM}, huh? That'll be {#} coins! Does it twinkle your fancy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! I'm SO sorry! You don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like you can't carry anything else... Get rid of some of that stuff and come back again! And HAVE A TWINKLY DAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Need anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Color me twinkled pink! It gets lonely here, so promise to come again, OK?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squuuuuuurgh... So hungry... Squirps can't move... Well, Squirps CAN move, but so very slowly... Squirps needs to eat something yummy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUEE-YUCK! Squirps doesn't want something like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps is a gourmet! You think I'd be satisfied by something like this, squaaag? But, you went to all this trouble, space grunt, so... I don't want to, but... SQUA-CHOMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TH-THIS IS... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The chocolate and nuts melt together, creating a full flavor with a clean finish! It's a sweet, chocolate sonata written for lovers... It's PURE COCOA ♥ LOVE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TH-THIS IS... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rich chocolate and fungus texture are at war in this mouth...and Squirps loves it! The ultimate snack battle! CHOCO-BATTLE OF JUSTICE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TH-THIS IS... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It smells delightful, squiigs... It tastes delightful, squoort... It's perfectly PERFECT! Oh... Squirps can't see through tears of joy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squoh... Squorgle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TOOOOOO GOOD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirp! Sorry about that... Squirps got carried away... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The gate... It's appeared. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The goal is nigh, squoogle! Let's go, space grunts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and his friends took the Space Byway and merged into the Whoa Zone. Known to some as the Space Graveyard, it was said to consume all who entered it. "Just a little bit longer... We'll be arriving soon," said young Squirps. With his unblinking eyes glimmering, Squirps continued to forge onward. Would Mario and his friends get their hands on the Pure Heart at long last? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're here, squeeegle! This is the Whoa Zone! Squirps has finally arrived, squooodly! SQUIRPS IS HERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Squirps can't wait! Squirps is going to scurry ahead. Follow Squirps when you can. But remember, space grunts, this place is a super- complicated maze... You'll get lost before you know it, so pay attention to where you're going, squeerp! Well. Squirps will see you guys later...at the spot where the Pure Heart waits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe that creature left us at a time like this... But I must say, I do feel the presence of the Pure Heart... It's somewhere in this zone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SLOWPOKES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUAAAAAAAACKLES! Squirps was tired of waiting! Squirps almost gave up! The Pure Heart that you're looking for is just ahead, space grunts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps. You've done well. You're a smart kid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirple squeee! Stop it! Squirps is embarrassed! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Whose voice was that, squoh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUIRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps, are you all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Space niblet! You OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Who are you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, me? Just one of Count Bleck's more promising minions. The Green Thunder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MR. L! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr...L? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. L? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr...L? What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't need you to tell me it's a cool name. I know it. Don't bother memorizing it. Why? Because I'm about to give you a burial at sea... I mean, a burial in space. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just because you're in red doesn't mean you're strong. Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No one's coming to save you this time, dearest princess! Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, the evil king of all charlatans! Do I look scared? Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door is being held closed by some immense power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oof! Impressive! I guess there's but one thing to do, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— COME TO ME, METAL BRO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha HA! Do you like him?! That is my DEAR metal brother. He and I share a spiritual bond, you know. Yes, yes, and his name is... BROBOT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough playing, already... NOW FOR PAIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The gravitational laws of space allow Brobot's potential to be fully realized! Hey, Mr. Jumpsallthetime! NOW we'll see who's the better jumper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The gravitational laws of space allow Brobot's potential to be fully realized! Hey, Ms. Alwayskidnapped! I'll kidnap your FACE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The gravitational laws of space allow Brobot's potential to be fully realized! Hey, Mr. Getsfoiledallthetime- bytheredguywiththemustache! I'll foil your FACE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... This makes no sense! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N-No! You beat Brobot?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I'll let you off the hook for the rest of today, I suppose... But remember this... When Fortune smiles next, she'll smile right HERE! On Mr. L! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... That Mr. L fellow... I feel as though I've met him somewhere before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... Mr. L. What a nutjob. I feel like I've seen that guy before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... That was awful, squirp! We have to pull ourselves together, space grunts... The Pure Heart is ahead! Come on, squinkles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Squirps brought them here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we're finally here... Come on! Say hi to Squirps's mommy, squirp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, this is Squirps's mommy! The queen of Squirpia! Her name is Squirpina XIV! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The queen is...your mother? So you are... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps is the prince of Squirpia, a once-great kingdom... My true name is... Squirp Korogaline Squirpina! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry for not telling you... Squirps promised not to tell! It makes Squirps a target! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long ago, Squirps's mother was told that destruction would come to the world. And in order to protect us from this destruction, we needed the Pure Heart... So Mommy hid the Pure Heart in the Whoa Zone, where no one could get to it. And so, 1,500 years ago, Squirps was put to sleep in a hibernation capsule, squeeep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps was meant to bring the hero here...to protect the world, squirple! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... So that's why. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Squirps... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huuuuurgh! My brain hurts! I can't keep up with plot points this complicated! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The prince of Squirpia, Squirps, has a message from the queen to deliver... "I bestow upon you the Pure Heart in the hope that you will save the world..." Here! Take it! Squirp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Phew! Now that Squirps is all relaxed, Squirps feels kinda...tired..." said Squirps. And with that, Squirps lay down before the statue of his beloved mother. "Mother..." he said, his voice soft. "I did my best, right? Are you...proud...of me?" Then...slowly...young Squirps closed his eyes... The mission had weighed heavy on his tiny back, and he was proud to fulfill it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long time, no see, squirp! How have you been?! What? Squirps? Dead?! Oh no... I was just sleeping, squeek! Let's play again, squooork! Let's go! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long time, no see, squirp! How have you been?! What? Squirps? Dead?! Oh no... I was just sleeping, squeek! But enough about that... Thanks for saving the world! That was nice, squiggle! The burden is finally off of Squirps! Squirps bets Mommy's happy, too, squaark! Squirps can't play by himself! Let's get outta here, squirp! Let's GO GO GO! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long time, no see, squirp! How have you been?! What? Squirps? Dead?! Oh no... I was just sleeping, squeek! But enough about that... Thanks for saving the world! That was nice, squiggle! The burden is finally off of Squirps! Squirps bets Mommy's happy, too, squaark! Squirps can't play by himself! Let's get outta here, squirp! Let's GO GO GO! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirps is going to go ahead... You space grunts come later, squirple! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy... The world is safe, squirp... Squirps was really...sad when you left us, squooooble. But Squirps knew what a big responsibility he had, so Squirps didn't cry, Mommy! But...Squirps doesn't have to hold it in anymore, does he? ...... ...... ...... Mommy... Squirps will restore Squirpia someday, OK? So... Please continue to watch over me, squirp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is young Squirps... The mysterious space child... He understands our mission well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This young lady is Blollop... She's a native of the planet Blobule... Space is vast, but the young are the same no matter what world they hail from... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This young man is Blarfle... He's a strapping young Blobule... He never leaves this star, but drives his thoughts to the endless spaces... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Blappy... He serves as the elder of the Blobules... He's selling treasure clues he copied from space relics... How greedy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is young Squirps... The mysterious space child... He understands our mission well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is the space child, Squirps... His full name is Squirp Korogaline Squirpina... It seems he is actually the prince of a space kingdom... He dreams of ascending the throne someday. I'm sure he has what it takes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Squarp hole... If you enter one of these, you can warp to other locations... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something here... What in the world is this? Why was this hidden here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like some kind of machine... It looks like pretty advanced technology... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a mysterious planet... You can get there through the Squarp hole... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an...outhouse, isn't it? Now why in the world would that be there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This huge door is parked in the middle of the spaceway... It leads to the Whoa Zone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hedron... It's an odd object in the Space Bypass... They say it's indestructible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Twinkle Mart... Howzit operates it, but his personality seems different... All they sell are chocolate bars... They don't get many customers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a statue of Squirpina the 14th, mother of Squirps and queen of Squirpia... She watches over Squirps always... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a hidden door here... I'll make it visible for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Choco-bar... Eat it to power up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an X mark... It looks like you can flip it with Fleep... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still worried about Tippi's condition, Mario and friends opened the fifth door. They still needed to find three Pure Hearts... But the imminent destruction of the world was approaching at an alarming pace. Would Mario have enough time to save the day? And what foul trick would Count Bleck and his goons come up with next? This adventure grew more dangerous...and more thrilling... with every step! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quite a nice view from here in midair...but I can't yet see the Pure Heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Midair? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Cragga wagga woo! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craggit daggit YOOOO! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brah! Big Rock Who Watches! Cragnons just little rocks! Cragnons need help! You hook Cragnons up, brah! Or Cragnons go CRONCH and then no more Cragnons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— End of all Cragnons coming! NO WAY! MUST CRAG ON! Save us Cragnons, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Criggly craggly CROOOOOO! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragga wagga doo GOO! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, CRAG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What in Crag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OUCH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Are you all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... Skarn! You see person drop out of sky, brah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, Jasperoid... Thought I was losing my crag, brah. Person shaped weird, huh? Wait! You think maybe... person sent down to help by Big Rock Who Watches?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This hairface, brah? But...huh. Thought that Big Rock Who Watches would send someone...cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bite your crag, brah! Do not doubt power of Big Rock Who Watches! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me, but...who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... Face kind of weird, but...this girl look GOOD, brah. She come to save Cragnons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah... Maybe you right, brah. Big Rock Who Watches answered call of Cragnons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, but what are you gentlemen talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What're you looking at, rocklips? You never seen a burly king of evil before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brah, this thing look mad. If it starts cragging out, I run! Serious. But...huh. Thought that Big Rock Who Watches would send someone...less ugly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up. Did I just hear the word "UGLY"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take what we get, brah! Big Rock Who Watches must have plan for Cragnons. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Point well cragged, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WARGH! What are... HEY! Hands off the merchandise! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stop that this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants...of Big Rock Who Watches... You big boulders, we just gravel bits... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where in the world are we? And what are you...things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is land of Cragnons. Me Cragnon, him Cragnon, this land of Cragnons. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It not rocket science, brah. Anyway, big brah here is Marbald, chief of all Cragnons. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragnons? What? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O great servants of Big Rock Who Watches... Cragnons having trouble down here... Serious. Bad. Big, big danger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Danger? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbbbbth! Like I'm afraid of danger! Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One day...freak plant-people came... Nerd Cragnon named them Floro Sapiens. They kidnap many Cragnons... We were peaceful brahs... They give peace no chance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rescue team of Cragnons... now need to BE rescued... We at end of our crag... How do we save Cragnons? No ideas come to Marbald... and we keep losing Cragnons... This bad, brahs... Cragnons must work this out, or Cragnons go ex... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EXTINCT, BRAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bummer, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So weak, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You prune Floro Sapiens... You save kidnapped buds... You hook Cragnons up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing, brah. Nah, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah? You not cragging my chain? Cragnons owe you big-time, brahs... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't ignore folks in need. Please, leave it to us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck, Floro Sapiens, whatever... Stomping fools is my business! Show me a fool, I'll stomp it! I don't even need a reason! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rock, serious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, serious, no cragging! Big Rock Who Watches sent you to Cragnons, for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAT?! Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame! Come on! Hook up Cragnons... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease... Marbald begs... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, braaaaaaaaah... Reconsider, braaaaah... Do it, braaaaaaaaaah... Beat bad Floro Sapiens... They kidnapped our buds... You get Cragnon buds back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hook him up Ignore him ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You no care for plight of Cragnons? Cold, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Extiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinct! End of all Cragnons... For...EVER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boooo! Cragnons boo on you! You weak! You not servants of Big Rock Who Watches! You not boulders of power! You clods of dirt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You no care for plight of Cragnons? Cold, brahs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You not servants of Big Rock Who Watches! No... You lame, brahs... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man... Those Floro Sapiens scary, brah... So what if Skarn is chicken? Skarn just wants to hide and save his own crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wuzzat, brah? You defeat King Croacus? Nah, Skarn not believe it. Even if you did, it not matter, brah. King Croacus just blossom next spring. Skarn is positive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wuzzat, brah? You defeat King Croacus? Nah, Skarn not believe it. Even if you did, it not matter, brah. King Croacus just blossom next spring. Skarn is positive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wuzzat, brah? You defeat King Croacus? Nah, Skarn not believe it. Even if you did, it not matter, brah. King Croacus just blossom next spring. Skarn is positive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hole in sky disappear, brah! Peace return to land of Cragnons...but Cragnons wary! Serious... King Croacus could blossom again in a crag blink... Skarn sure of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tuh-Tuh-TERRIBLE, BRAH! King Croacus return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha-Whaaaat?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Village Cragnons kidnapped! Please... Cragnons need hooking up, brah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... You heard that, right, kind brahs? P-P-P-Please! You help! You hook up Cragnons! Hooooook up, PLEEEEEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... Hook up Cragnons! Hook up, PLEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... You hooked up our buds! Fooooooor the hooooookup... Fooooooor the hooooookup... For the hookup, Cragnons thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... You hooked up our buds! Fooooooor the hooooookup... Fooooooor the hooooookup... For the hookup, Cragnons thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... You hooked up our buds! Fooooooor the hooooookup... Fooooooor the hooooookup... For the hookup, Cragnons thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Servants of Big Rock Who Watches... Cragnons...so fired up...you made it... F-F-F-Floro Sapiens...acting weird, brahs... Cragnons beg you... Visit land of Floro Sapiens...just once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, check it out, man! Haven't seen that one before, have we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, for sure, must be some sorta rare breed or something, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, rare breed, totally! Sweet timing, too! We need a Pure Heart polisher! Score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! These odd creatures seem to know about the Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know of the Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What'd you say?! You! With the petals! What about the Pure Heart?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our super-mighty leader, King Croacus, will be STOKED to have a rare breed! Let's tenderize it a bit and tote it back, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Seems as though the leader of these uncouth things has the Pure Heart... We'd best try to find him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEEEEELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Floro Sapiens are taking more villagers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh huh... Oh crag... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You try to trick Chert into leaving house! Chert too smart for that, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No Cragnons home, brah! Serious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stupid Floro Sapiens! You're no gooooooood! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You want go through here, brah? So, you abandon Cragnons? You walk away? No way. No pass! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragnons lived here long time. Cragnons hunted like ancient Cragnons did. Hunting made big profits for Cragnons, so Cragnons could buy stuff at stores! Soon, no hunting for Cragnons! Instead, Cragnons go to supermarket, brah! Cragnons discover frozen food! So good! So crunchy and cold on teeth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragnons lived here long time, hunting in peace... But Cragnons end soon... Floro Sapiens will take all Cragnons soon, and then... YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Oh, Big Rock Who Watches, Cragnons beg you! Hook up poor, poor Cragnons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen dinners, brah. Look into it. So easy to make. Staple of Cragnon diet. But frozen dinners kind of sad, too, brah... It takes more work, but a home-cooked meal really hits the crag. So from now on, I make only home-cooked Crag noodles! Tasty eating, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen dinners, brah. Look into it. So easy to make. Staple of Cragnon diet. But frozen dinners kind of sad, too, brah... It takes more work, but a home-cooked meal really hits the crag. So from now on, I make only home-cooked Crag noodles! Tasty eating, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen dinners, brah. Look into it. So easy to make. Staple of Cragnon diet. But frozen dinners kind of sad, too, brah... It takes more work, but a home-cooked meal really hits the crag. So from now on, I make only home-cooked Crag noodles! Tasty eating, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hole in sky gone and day so pretty, brah! Mood is so excellent, I eat alfresco! That mean outside, brah! Looked word up! Meals eaten under blue sky are tastiest, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Need tissue, brah? Word is, Floro Sapiens make you so scared, you cry lots. You wimps... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leader of Floro Sapiens, King Croacus, LOVES pretty things, brah... Croacus has huge collection of pretty things, yah. Oh... Croacus will come straight for Kimberlite! He hear of my beauty, brah! ...At least, you THINK so, but no kidnapping yet. Maybe they so dazzled by beauty of Kimberlite that they fell and hit faces. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leader of Floro Sapiens, King Croacus, LOVES pretty things, brah... But he not take Kimberlite first, so... Croacus obviously not know real beauty when he saw it. This one fine Cragnon, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leader of Floro Sapiens, King Croacus, LOVES pretty things, brah... But he not take Kimberlite first, so... Croacus obviously not know real beauty when he saw it. This one fine Cragnon, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leader of Floro Sapiens, King Croacus, LOVES pretty things, brah... But he not take Kimberlite first, so... Croacus obviously not know real beauty when he saw it. This one fine Cragnon, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kimberlite think Floro Sapiens planning something... Floro Sapiens planning to come capture lovely little Kimberlite, brah! Oh... No sleep... Too worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... Marl no talk to yellow bellies who do nothing for village. Take a crag, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garbage into river, CRAG! Every day into river, YAG! Toss it and it gone, GRAG! ♪ What? What is Marl doing? Throwing trash into river, obviously. Use your crag. We return trash to nature, brah! Cannot waste garbage! Everyone know that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marl always toss garbage into river without thinking about it, brah... But Marl bad. Marl bad to Floro Sapiens. Marl promise to "recycle" from now on. No dirty in river, brah! No throw-out of trash, brah! Those new Cragnon mottoes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marl always toss garbage into river without thinking about it, brah... But Marl bad. Marl bad to Floro Sapiens. Marl promise to "recycle" from now on. No dirty in river, brah! No throw-out of trash, brah! Those new Cragnon mottoes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marl always toss garbage into river without thinking about it, brah... But Marl bad. Marl bad to Floro Sapiens. Marl promise to "recycle" from now on. No dirty in river, brah! No throw-out of trash, brah! Those new Cragnon mottoes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sky and river so pretty, brah! Good feeling, living in Crag! No dirty in river, brah! No throw-out of trash, brah! Live together in peace, brah! Those Cragnon mottoes now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aha! It is chicken-brah! Stay away, chicken-brah... Tuff not want to catch scaredy chickenitis. You make Tuff want to crag! Why you not more brave, like Flint Cragley? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One crag-vision show so manly, it hosted by manliest Cragnon: Flint Cragley! Ah... Tuff wish he had friend who like "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You burly, brah! You maybe as burly as Flint Cragley the cragtrotter! So... You know him, brah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You know about Cragnon who crags in face of danger, Flint Cragley? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, of course! No, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flint gone missing, brah. Tuff wonder if maybe bad thing happened while Flint cragtrotting... Tuff lose sleep over it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You no watch "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter"?! It adventure documentary on crag-vision. There was "Dark Screams! Into Maw of Howling Cleft Colony of Terror!" And, um... "Assault on Cragley! Belly Camera Vs. Bad Burrito!" That one awesome, brah! Tuff record show every time it on the crag-vision in town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... You hear, brah? King Croacus defeated because of hard work of Flint Cragley! But garbage of Cragnons cause whole episode, brah... Tuff shocked! But Flint Cragley say words, so words must be truth, brah. Bad Tuff! Bad garbage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... You hear, brah? King Croacus defeated because of hard work of Flint Cragley! But garbage of Cragnons cause whole episode, brah... Tuff shocked! But Flint Cragley say words, so words must be truth, brah. Bad Tuff! Bad garbage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... You hear, brah? King Croacus defeated because of hard work of Flint Cragley! But garbage of Cragnons cause whole episode, brah... Tuff shocked! But Flint Cragley say words, so words must be truth, brah. Bad Tuff! Bad garbage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Theme of Cragley" so cool... Especially that verse 127... So tough and rugged, brah! Tuff want to buy compact rock and sing along and practice hot dance moves! ROCK! Rock out, brah! ♪ Tuff must add it to collection! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Face look real sad, brah. You not enjoy life? Heh... Here secret of life: find stuff that "interest" you. Then you get your crag on. Stuff of "interest" all over! Jasperoid tell you about one to start you up, brah. You see three blocks in a row? You bonk them like this: left, right, middle. Something of "interest" really happen then, brah. Jasperoid crag you not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want Jasperoid to remind you about spot of "interest"? No problem, brah... You see three blocks in a row? You bonk them like this: left, right, middle. Something cool happen then, brah. Jasperoid crag you not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still looking bummed, brah. That not face of person getting their crag on. Jasperoid know what you need. It put smile on your face, crag you not. You hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing. Nah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh... Jasperoid not tell you for free... But hey, be chill, brah... Jasperoid not want money. Jasperoid just want you to... say "please" real quick. Then Jasperoid tell you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— please ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... Jasperoid not sure that one time is enough, brah. How about one more time? Say "please" one more time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Jasperoid not feeling it, brah. Maybe you not giving it "oomph." You say it three times! And put some crag into it, brah! Now! "Please" three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Two more times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah... Niiiiiice, brah... Jasperoid can tell you really want to hear big secret. Jasperoid feeling it, brah! So, here information nug for you. It kind of long, though... You maybe write it down so you not forget, brah. ...You got tool for writing within crag's reach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You make sure to get this all down, brah. Next time you find three blocks lined up, you bonk like this... Middle... Right... Left... Left... Right... Middle... Right... Left... Right... Right... Middle right right left middle middle left left left right left left left middle middle! That it! You write it down? You do it right, something "interesting" happen, brah... This been good time, brah. Have a nice crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You get tool for writing and come back, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wuzzat? You find tool for writing, brah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...not hooking Jasperoid up. Jasperoid must hear "please"! Do it right, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sure about that, brah? Heh... Jasperoid bet you kick yourself later, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you write it down wrong? Get your crag right, brah. Fine. Jasperoid talk again... Next time you find three blocks lined up, you bonk like this... Middle... Right... Left...... Left... Right... Middle... Right... Left... Right... Right... Middle right right left middle middle left left left right left left left middle middle! You write it right this time? Do it and something awesome happen, brah. Serious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragnons suffering, brah! You feel nothing? You not feel like helping Cragnons? Mmm... Fine. Sure. Why put your crag on the line without payment, right? You stink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You getting your crag on, brah? You happy? You look more ugly than before. Something bother you, brah? World coming to end? What you worry about that for? If it work out, it work out. If it not work out, it not. Just get your crag on, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You getting your crag on, brah? You happy? You look more ugly than before. Something bother you, brah? World coming to end? What you worry about that for? If it work out, it work out. If it not work out, it not. Just get your crag on, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You getting your crag on, brah? You happy? You look more ugly than before. Something bother you, brah? World coming to end? What you worry about that for? If it work out, it work out. If it not work out, it not. Just get your crag on, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You getting your crag on, brah? You happy? Hole in sky gone, so nothing for Cragnons to worry about... Only one thing left... You get your crag on, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "And thusly we managed to scrabble free of the terrors of the Floro Sapien caverns!" Catch all the action on the "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter" special airing RIGHT NOW! "The fiends close in! Their awful secrets molder in the foul Floro Sapien den!" I know. Amazing, right?! Oh... It's you! Hey, seriously, we got some SOLID shots thanks to your hard work! If you haven't seen it yet, order it on pay crag-vision! Act now for a special offer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "And thusly we managed to scrabble free of the terrors of the Floro Sapien caverns!" Catch all the action on the "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter" special airing RIGHT NOW! "The fiends close in! Their awful secrets molder in the foul Floro Sapien den!" I know. Amazing, right?! Oh... It's you! Hey, seriously, we got some SOLID shots thanks to your hard work! If you haven't seen it yet, order it on pay crag-vision! Act now for a special offer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "And thusly we managed to scrabble free of the terrors of the Floro Sapien caverns!" Catch all the action on the "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter" special airing RIGHT NOW! "The fiends close in! Their awful secrets molder in the foul Floro Sapien den!" I know. Amazing, right?! Oh... It's you! Hey, seriously, we got some SOLID shots thanks to your hard work! If you haven't seen it yet, order it on pay crag-vision! Act now for a special offer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! Once more, WHOA-OH-OH! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! Pure Cragley, WHOA-OH-OH! Oh, hey, PERFECT timing, that's what you have! In honor of my saving the world from destruction, I made a compact-rock single! Yeah, this bad boy's titled... Cragley Croons in Crag: Songs in the Key of Flint! Take a listen! Soak in a sense of peace as the voice of Cragley massages you. CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! Go Flint, WHOA-OH-OH! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! CRAGLEY-HO-OOOOOOOO! Big finish, CRAGGY WHOAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subtract production cost, rent, and entertainment from crag-vision profits... Oh, crag... Flint Productions is in red again this month! Why, brah?! Why?! Why?! Another month of eating Muth-hair bouillabaisse for poor Hornfels... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subtract production cost, rent, and entertainment from crag-vision profits... Oh, crag... Flint Productions is in red again this month! Why, brah?! Why?! Why?! Another month of eating grass and pebbles for poor Hornfels... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subtract production cost, rent, and entertainment from crag-vision profits... Oh, crag... Flint Productions is in red again this month! Why, brah?! Why?! Why?! Another month of eating sock-lint souffle for poor Hornfels... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subtract recording costs and press and promo fees from compact-rock profits... Oh, crag... Flint Productions is in red again this month! Why, brah?! Why?! Why?! Could Hornfels eat a rock? If Hornfels cook it a ton? Maybe Hornfels try that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monzo has to say, that last story HUGE scoop for us, brah. HUGE. That crag-vision with your autograph... Cragnons go NUTS for that thing, brah! Pretty genius idea by Monzo, spending all that time forging your signature! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monzo has to say, that last story HUGE scoop for us, brah. HUGE. That crag-vision with your autograph... Cragnons go NUTS for that thing, brah! Pretty genius idea by Monzo, spending all that time forging your signature! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monzo has to say, that last story HUGE scoop for us, brah. HUGE. That crag-vision with your autograph... Cragnons go NUTS for that thing, brah! Pretty genius idea by Monzo, spending all that time forging your signature! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on... Monzo heard you brahs saved the universe or something? Yah, Monzo THOUGHT so! So Monzo need to ask huge favor, brah... Could we do reenactment of you saving world? You brahs play yourselves! Flint Productions struggling... but your story make us rise again, brahs! Oh, yah! We could pay you, ummmmm... 1,000 pebbles sound good? Think it over, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're fleeing... I wonder where they're headed... We must follow them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear! Did you see them?! Over there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In pursuit of the abducted Cragnons, Mario and Co. headed for the Gap of Crag. What did the Floro Sapiens want? And where was King Croacus with the Pure Heart? Despite their hustling pace, our heroes never caught sight of the Floro Sapiens. But Mario didn't give up. He knew his fleet feet would catch them eventually... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There! We've caught up to the fiends... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Disappeared down a pipe, did they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh! Weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What am I, blind? Shut up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Showed at last, did yeh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRA-BLAGHY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've not been made teh wait like this since that fine lass stood me up long, long ago! Yeh did this teh break me concentration, didn't yeh?! Yeh likes the cheatin', eh?! Sorry teh disappoint yeh! Yeh think I'd fall fer a bush-league move like that?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, I'm afraid this fellow is terribly misguided... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrraaa-BARGLE-FARGLE! "Misguided"? That's not even a real word, yeh squishy bug! Quit yer yappin', now! It's time fer us teh settle this once an' fer all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter how often we do this, it will end the same... Just step aside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grah har har har har! Big talk fer a wee li'l weird-lookin' butterfly! I'll be wantin' an apology! In writin'! An' I want it written with yer FACE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, we're REALLY in a hurry. Won't you just let us by? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... A wee lass, are yeh? Well, I'll not go easy on yeh! Yer a foe o' the count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! O'Fatty! Take it easy! You're gonna blow out your beard, pal, seriously. Listen, babbling is not gonna save you. You need stomping. And I'm a stompologist. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stompolo-- 'EY! SHUT IT! Don't yeh go tryin' teh be wittier than me, yeh frog! YEH MUST PAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Salutations, O'Chunks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Once again we meet, like two large, hairy vikings on a storm-tossed schooner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Once again we meet, like two magical, savage unicorns in a twilit forest clearing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Aren't you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Once again we meet, like two angry, burly dinosaurs with terrible indigestion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What d'yeh want, Dimentio?! I don't be needin' any help! Yeh'll just get in the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, a quadrillion pardons! Far be it from me to be a hindrance. Far, FAR be it! As it happens, I merely have an acquaintance in this land. I was just saying hello! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayin' hello, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, truly! And I saw you, and I thought, "Perhaps my magic can aid in this fight!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, rest assured, I'll hardly be underfoot! You fight to your heart's content! Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wuh... That doesn't sound too bad, I guess. Maybe I misunderstood that weirdo... Well, anyway, you lot are in fer it now! Meet the new-an'-improved O'Chunks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRRA-BLOOOOOOOOORGH! NOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLARGH IT ALL! Bad enough that yeh beat me once, but twice is too much teh bear! How can I show me face teh the count now, eh? I CAN'T! Put me out o' me misery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, dear. What shall we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you talk like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwar har har... Good idea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get on with it! I'm serious! I've no regrets! Well... No... Perhaps I do regret not confessin' me love teh that sweet lass... BUT NO! That's no way fer a brave warrior teh talk when 'is time comes 'round at last! So... Do it! Now! NOW! Finish me! End me game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, salutations, O'Chunks! How are things, hmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Di-Dimentio! Look, honestly, this is kind o' important! How 'bout some privacy, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, of course, I understand. Your honor must be satisfied... But, O'Chunks... Before you let your game be over, humor poor little me for a bit. I have something I rather think you'll enjoy. I DO wish you would try it out for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEH CRAZED LOON! It's not the time fer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...it's not the time, hmm? Not the time for something that will aid Count Bleck? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Fer the count, eh? Well, that do change a thing or two... Hmmmm... .................................................................. .................................................................... ....................................Fine, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You lot! Yeh took enough of a beatin' fer today, so I'll let yeh off easy-like! I tell yeh this, though: yeh better work on yer skills by the next time we meet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, what about all that drivel about not showing your face to the count and such? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'EY! SHUT IT! I live fer the count! I couldn't end me game without 'is say-so! Me heart is weak, sure, so I'm done with it! From now on, I'm all brawn, no brain! The past be nothin' teh me! All that matters is Count Bleck's future! All fer 'im! Chunks away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, it is time to part... Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That fellow is...troubled. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goodness... I suppose we should hurry onward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man! What a crybaby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... Wha-What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? I'm gettin' nothin'... So... You...ignorin' me? Or was that a "yes"? Better try one more time... PLEASE TALK TO ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice! Sounds good. Been a while since I heard voices. Been a while since I talked. Gotta tell people how ya feel or they dunno... Gotta talk or no one hears ya! So listen, weird question... You got a motto or what? Whisper it to me, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's kinda short, isn't it? Not too good a motto... Gimme somethin' longer this time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's kinda long, isn't it? Don't wanna sound stuffy... Gimme somethin' shorter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah... That's perfect! I am LOVIN' that! Real good wordin', real good timin'! It really got me right there! In the heart! And on that note, hang on a quick sec... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah, that's your motto... Words you live by, right? Right on! Good stuff! Feels like I know you now... What really drives you... Gotta say, it's inspirin'! Haven't felt like this in a while... Feels kinda like when I first became a Pixl! I gotta get on board this good-feelin' train! I'm stickin' with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hammer Pixl called Cudge has joined your group! Swing that hammer to do some serious damage! You can even break giant yellow blocks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Feelin' good! Yeah! I got a ton of pent-up energy, lemme tell you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a depression here where something might fit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Remove the tablet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After repelling O'Chunks, Mario and Co. followed the Floro Sapiens underground... Was the hideout of the Floro Sapiens just up ahead? "Wow, it's dark! And narrow!" "Hey, who just kicked me?!" "Sorry. All me." Our heroes followed the long, dark corridor, listening to echoes of their own voices. As they groped their way along, the light at the end of the tunnel grew brighter... They had finally arrived at the inner sanctums of the Floro Sapiens... The Cragnons kidnapped from Downtown of Crag had to be around somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Coming to you live...from the foul darkness that the Floro Sapiens call home." "Lesser Cragnons would weep softly. No one has set foot in this cave and emerged alive." "But some make history with sheer gall and willpower...and Flint Cragley is such a man!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "Into the Floro Sapiens Cave of Doom! A Flint Cragley Cragtrotting Adventure!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...No, no, wait a second. That'll never play well in the sticks. How about... CRAGLEY HO! "Taste Danger! Flint Cragley Vs. a Recragginated Mummy in Floro Sapiens Central!" I wonder if that'll test well with the weekend audience... Those Cragnons are fickle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, excuse me... Sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Hello? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Helmet head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "Suddenly...out of the cave mists...mysterious, slavering creatures lurched into view!" "Did they hope to dine on fillet of Cragley? Would our hero meet their mandibles?" "Tune in after this brief commercial break to witness the torrid conclusion!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Great, cut, print, wrap it. Now what do you dolts want? What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You're on a quest to find a treasure called the Pure Heart? Spectacular. Just fabulous! All-time coincidence, that's what this is! Just great to meet fellow adventurers, really, it is. I'm ecstatic about this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, call me Flint. I'm a heck of a guy to know! Best cragtrotter of our time! You may know me from "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter," which airs weekly on crag-vision. That's why I pretended to be kidnapped! I'm filming another epic show! Unfortunately, my idiot crew wandered off somewhere... So unprofessional. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I turned away for a second, and they vanished into the foul blackness of this cave... The worst part is, they have the key that'll get me deeper into this infernal abyss! You there! If you run into my crew, tell them I'm waiting and stomping impatiently! Pure adventure personified thanks you kindly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we run into them... Fine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Certainly! I'd be glad to pass along the message. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pffffffft! If I remember... but no promises! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you see my crew, tell them Flint Cragley grows more agitated by the SECOND! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One crew member's still MIA. If you run into him, tell him Flint Cragley grows TESTY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Where in Crag you guys come from? ...Serious. Who are you, brah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're part of Flint's crew, are you not? He's been looking for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're one of Flint's crew members, is that right? He's looking for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You part of that idiot's crew? Get back and report to your boss, you lazy worm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? You know where director is?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that where he is... Thanks. Hornfels head back now. But first... You see other crew Cragnons? With little sprout on top of head? Floro Sapiens using sprouts to mind-control Cragnons... They see you, they attack! Don't let guard down, brah! Crag you later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You not mind controlled? You escape from "Processing Center," brah? Monzo maybe ought to take director there. Maybe sprout on head mellow him out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're one of that Cragley gentleman's crew members? He's requested your return... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're part of the Cragley camera crew, correct? Yes, well, he's looking for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Cragley's minion, right? The guy wants you back there, on the DOUBLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? You know director? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So that where he was... Aww... He told Monzo, "Wait here!" But Monzo bet he forgot one second later. Job of Monzo really lame. Thanks, brah. Monzo head back now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "In a miraculous turn of events, I was reunited with my faithful camera Cragnons." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "But there was no time for celebration! We had to swoop to the aid of the kidnapped!" "With danger nibbling our heels, we ventured deeper into the forbidding cave..." "To do so, we used the key to the last unopened door in the forsaken labyrinth!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, um... You do have the key, right? Lemme grab that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuzzat?! You cragging me? You never gave key... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Hmmm... Really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, then! "How much longer would fate torment Flint Cragley with these trials?!" You! My other crew member is still missing. It looks like I'll be needing him...so GET HIM. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? What? Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, genius, a key. Wait... Don't tell me you don't have it either! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, yah, brah, had key, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, yes, so you DO have it! Good show, good show, yes. Give it here. Quickly, now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, brah... HAD key but not HAVE key... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You LOST it?! "A tragic crew blunder ruins Cragley! Had the gods of adventure forsaken us?!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nah, brah! See... Cragley say, "You lose this, so Cragley hold on to it." Cragley got key, brah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Preposterous! If such a claim were true, there would be evidence in my pocket, which there ISN'T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "A miracle struck! As if by magic, the long-lost key had returned to my pocket!" "The cave defied Cragnon comprehension! It was a place of purest miracles!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cragley spaced key, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, totally. Right in pocket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Figures, brah. What a crag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, serious. Big surprise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky turn of events, finding that key... I'm sure everyone contributed somehow. Now, onward! We must make our way to the last unopened door to the horrid depths... If my research is correct, and it always is, then this key should open that door. Of course, through the door may lie a trap that will devour us all... Ho ho HO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? You say you want to open the door no matter what may lie in wait?! Tremendous! Such bravery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was planning on opening it myself, of course, but since you seem so passionate... Not that I'm afraid or anything. Don't be ridiculous. I mean, that's laughable. As a fellow cragtrotter, I know the heady thrill of the hunt! I'll yield to your lead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll head down first and await you by the door. Come down when you're ready. See you in two ticks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cannot leave director alone, brah... You mind looking? Please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry for trouble, brah. He nearby, probably... Serious, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "What horrors crouched beyond the door! Excitement slathered the cave walls..." ...So uh, yeah. Go ahead and open it now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The portal sighed like an old Cragnon woken from a nap! What new dangers awaited?" ...All right, remember, don't look at the camera OR us! We'll be right behind you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crag on! Door opened! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ignore director if he annoy you, brah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monzo sometimes pretend director not there, brah. It make life peaceful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You want REAL danger?! How about my duel with the foul Rainbowzilla?!" As the heroes descended into the Floro Caverns, Flint Cragley entertained them all. "Boss. BOSS! Cragnons heard that story 255 times, brah... You making my crag hurt." "Brah, if you count time we weren't tied up, then it 256 times." Mario and Co. glanced over at the weary faces of Flint's crew as they delved deeper. But a light grew... Was it a ray of hope from the Pure Heart, or an evil illusion? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "We plodded on, traipsing over all manner of beasts that gnashed fangs at us!" "But then...NOOO! A sight too horrible to believe appeared before our eyes!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss... Nothing happen yet, brah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know that, you cretin! The "sight too horrible to believe" is still up ahead! We're going to look for it now! Come on, MOVE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh?! Wait up, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss, no! Monzo not want to get left behind, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEK! F-F-Found us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gabbro thought this was good hiding spot, since key was lost, brah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, this is unexpected... But so is a storm of rain... Such is the way of things. There are no absolutes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Wh-What we do, brah?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come, come, be at peace. Calm your raging inner sea. Let us meditate on this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You probably right, brah... ..................................................................... ...............Got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— E-Evil brahs! You take Gabbro. Gabbro give up... But her... Do not hurt Pixl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. Let Gabbro speak, brah... You kept Gabbro company... You helped Gabbro hide... Gabbro owe you big, brah... Big debt for Pixl! Gabbro's time ending, but Gabbro really want you to live free... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come, now, ease your mind. Let me muffle the wails of your frightened soul... Do not be hasty in fear! Look closer... That is not one of the Floro Sapiens! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Who are you brahs? Could you... You come to save Gabbro? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I guess... This is interesting... Just like Flint Cragley, you've avoided falling under the control of the Floro Sapiens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, yes, of course...we did! So, you aren't under the control of the Floro Sapiens! Just like Flint Cragley... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wasn't on the schedule, pal! But I guess we just did. So you're not one of those Floro zombie things, either? Neither was Flint Cragley! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! Flint here, too?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gabbro HUGE Cragley fan! Cragley do something, brah! Cragley save us all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, isn't that welcome news! Why don't you go find Flint? For I must bid you farewell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! Why?! You not come with Gabbro?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Humans and Pixls...or Cragnons and Pixls, for that matter... shouldn't linger long together. Only heroes who know how to utilize the Pixls properly can travel with them... Please, heed my words now... It's best for you this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, crag......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come now, let me assist you in your departure from here. Let your aura shrink... When it diminishes, you can return to the village where the one you seek awaits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, great Pixl brah... Gabbro not forget you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Farewell, weeping Cragnon! Go frolic beneath the sun, where you are meant to live. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rain still falls in my heart. The taken souls cry out... Why do they cry such tears? You must stop this torrent. Fate brought us together. Great hero of 1,500 years... Now you must take me there... To the deep, dark underbelly of the earth... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The tiny Pixl named Dottie has joined your group! Dottie can miniaturize you so you can enter small spaces and avoid being noticed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let us go! Before the rain of tears becomes a flood... Before disaster breaks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PLEASE INSERT CARD KEY ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DOOR UNLOCKED ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. So! At long last, you've come to play, like late-sleeping toddlers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio...and O'Chunks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhh... Do you not tire of collecting those worn-out, tiresome Pure Hearts? I am not violent by nature, you know. I'd prefer to settle this peacefully, in fact. Say, for instance, you wished to go back to your world. I could do that for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are NOT interested! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, thank you very much. We won't sit idly by and watch this world or any other die. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, PLEASE! You know what you smell like, weirdo? FEAR. Stop crying and fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. So it must be... Shall we begin? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Haven't you learned? No matter how often we fight, it will end the same... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my. Aren't you plucky? Same fight, same outcome... You are precisely correct. And...that...is...why... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BRO-CCOLI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lovely green hat, wouldn't you say? ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha-What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is that?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrgh?! Whoa whoa WHOA! I don't fight veggies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear O'Chunks! So strong, yet so very dim! A child could learn his attack patterns. As such, I requested a few sprouts from my acquaintance to liven him up a touch. I call the boy "O'Cabbage"! Don't be shy, O'Cabbage! Introduce yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CAB-BAGE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. Simply adorable. Now remember, kids: eat your vegetables to grow big! Except in this case, a veggie will eat YOU! Have fun, now! Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AS-PARA-GUS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh... Buh... BRO-CCOLI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrrrrgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ey! What in gravy am I doin' in 'ere?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hunh? An' what are YOU doin' in 'ere as well?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I get the picture! You lot want teh challenge the new, improved O'Chunks! Yeh got pepper in yer pants, I'll give yeh that! But this time, yeh WILL get ruined! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh-oh... Me belly's growlin' like a starvin' dog! Warrior rule, number one: "Never fight on an empty stomach! 'Tis madness!" Sorry, but we've got teh call it a day! Can't go buckin' the warrior rules! Next time, though, yer DONE! Chunks away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look... The sprout from his head... It's the same as on the florified Cragnons. It looks as though it's nearly dead, however... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what do you think? Would you care to try it on? I believe you'll be safe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll wear it! I'm no veggie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...didn't turn into cabbage. That's nice, I guess... This could come in handy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, perhaps you can put it on later, if you need it. It could come in handy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To put on or take off the sprout, go to "Important Things" on the menu screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... If they could beat that model of O'Chunks...then they are coming along quite nicely. Perhaps they really are the ones I have waited for all this time. Ah ha ha. I should prepare myself as well! So much to do, so precious little time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus the First (Reign: 1-496) The first king of the Flora Kingdom, Croacus I is known as the greatest of kings. He united the Floro Sapiens under a single cause, creating the Flora Kingdom. He made a capital here and established a calendar, begun at the kingdom's birth. Heavily armored, he bore deadly thorns and came to be called the "Iron Rose." The kingdom's infrastructure and early roads were built by Croacus I's design. But when his successor, the prince, wilted unexpectedly, so did Croacus I's spirit. The Flora year 444 marked the start of his reign of fear, "The Darkening." Eventually Croacus I and his foul regime were overthrown in a sappy coup d'etat. The king was struck down, marking the official end of The Darkening. His wilting words were said to be "The Iron Rose shan't wither!" But wither he did. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Queen Croacus the Second (Reign: 496-1298) Croacus II was the daughter of the great ruler, King Croacus I. Croacus II was imprisoned for being critical of the former king's policies, but... When he was overthrown by the people, Croacus II was freed and given the throne. Her efforts to reduce taxes and study diseases made Croacus II very popular... Eventually, her influence helped erase the scars The Darkening had left. She also compiled a Floro Sapiens prehistory called "The Flictionarion." The book was to be her legacy, a historic mark of her benevolent influence. Croacus II feared the fight for the throne that might ensue if she bore many heirs. She had but one heir, late in her life. This earned her the name "The White Maiden." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus the Third (Reign: 1298-1385) Croacus III was just one when his mother wilted. He became the youngest king ever. The young king had a great predilection and talent for poetry and art... His talent was evident in works like "Ice Rose," a book of poems from his 37th year. But he was also afflicted by a terrible disease from the time he was born... Without ever impacting the affairs of his kingdom, he wilted at age 88. The cause of his wilting was never made public. Many suspected a conspiracy... This was never confirmed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus the Fourth (Reign: 1385-present) Formerly a regent for King Croacus III, he ruled in place of the frail child king. After Croacus III's wilting, his service was recognized, and he was made king. His stabilizing influence and political savvy made him popular and well known. His recent achievements include: In Flora year 1625, he invented a method for mind-controlling Cragnons. In Flora year 1626, he spearheaded an initiative to enslave Cragnons en masse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! Where, oh, where are my pretties?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretties... Beautiful things... Ooo-wee! Bring them to me... More! More! More! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ooo? What is THIS hideous, clashing thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Are you King Croacus? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Are you King Croacus? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme guess: King Croacus? Gwah ha ha ha! Prepare for a world-class mulching! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooo-weeeee-oooooooooo! So you must be the intruders I've heard SO much about... Well, I will NOT forgive the great trashening of my beautiful kingdom! NOO-WEE-OO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Thus you are warned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus! You must release the Cragnons you've enslaved... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus! Be merciful! Release the Cragnons you've enslaved! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Think you can dent a shell as burly as THIS, pretty boy? Let those Cragnons go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NEVER! Their sturdy bodies make them SUCH fine workers. Exquisite! I need them to dig up more gems so I can build a bejeweled palace. Ooo-weee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, how positively horrid... Release them this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY! And if you need some proof... then have a look at this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hear it in your voice... You want it SO badly, you can barely think, mmmmm? Seems we all seek beauty... So how DARE you take a high horse over me?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't compare us to you... We're NOTHING like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your blabber hurts my ears! And your smell is wilting me! I can stand you no longer. I rarely stoop to such things, but I'll destroy you myself. Consider it an honor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooo-weee-OOOOOOOO! Here I COME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beauuuuuu...tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiful... Even as I wilt... I am... I am... BEEEEEAUUUUUTIIIIIIIFUUUL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— K-KING CROACUS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... WHOA! What did you guys DO, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have defeated your king. Get over it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have defeated your king. Now! Release the Cragnons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I don't know, maybe just BEAT YOUR KING'S PETALS! How's it FEEL, flowerface?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, shut up! You don't get it at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus was awesome! He totally thought of his people first, man! And you... You wilted him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What are you talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WATER, man! I'm talking about WATER! The Cragnons were polluting our water! Those dudes were tossing trash into the river! We had to DRINK that crud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That dirty water was what drove our king bonkers, don'tcha get it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Then... Oh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! I knew it all along! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRAGLEY HO! "Emergency special report from the Floro front lines!" "Environmental pollution drives Floro Sapiens mad! Whither will they rampage?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the villagers throwing garbage in the river was the reason for this whole thing? Well... I tried to tell those guys, but my thoughts were too far ahead of their time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This play well with green Cragnon crowd... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ratings EXPLODE, brah! It like "Crags on Ice" meets "Baron von Craggington"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, once my fellow villagers see this, they'll surely realize the error of their ways. Once the words of Flint Cragley reach them, they'll throw garbage no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, water, man... I mean, it's EASILY our most precious treasure, know what I mean? You promise not to dirty our water and we'll just chill down here and be cool. And we'll totally take those sprouts off your villagers' noggins too, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds like a fine way to keep the peace in the land... Keep those promises, folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was a rather unexpected turn... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaling on our king aside, you guys are totally heroes... You should take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of our earliest kings received this to safeguard until the heroes' arrival. Our people have kept that promise for, like, 1,500 years or something crazy like that... I'm sure our wilted king here would be stoked that this duty got done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Men of true grit witness live what others can only see through crag-vision." "That is what moves me to travel into the belly of the beast week after week." "Thanks again for watching, and until the next time... CRAAAAAAAAAGLEY HO!" Having wrapped their latest shoot, Flint and crew went back to Downtown of Crag. Mario and friends clutched the sixth Pure Heart as they walked back toward Flipside. Our heroes had taken a new step toward overturning the prophecy of destruction... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No answer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrm... Hmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooo-weeeee-oooooooooo! I am BACK! How dare you dirtify our water! The nerve... I will NOT be standing for this! You and the vile Cragnons! I shall eradicate you all at once! Brace yourselves! ...Oh, I am kidding! It looks like much of the tainted water drained as I slept. I shan't be doing anything terrible to you, so do not worry yourselves. I wish to turn the page to a new chapter for the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Croacus isn't dead... Nah, he'll totally get revived someday! We've got a duty to keep watch over the dude until that time, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... We're getting some signs that King Croacus might revive soon... Just a little more patience, King Croacus... Be cool, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh... King Croacus is gonna get revived soon! And when he does, it's payback time for those crime-committing Cragnons.. I bet those dudes forgot how powerful we can be... Big surprise coming for them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Behind the Skull ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Processing Center ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Start the cart ride? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Lucky you, finding Howzit's shop in Downtown of Crag. First time here, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Lucky you, finding Howzit's shop in Downtown of Crag. First time here, eh? Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I oughta tell you, we offer shop points here for our regular customers. You earn shop points with every purchase. Limit to one point for every purchase. Earn enough, and you win a FREE GIFT! Free stuff. FOR FREE! That's goooooood. Want to know just how many points you've saved up? Just ask me! Got that? Or do you wanna hear my spiel again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me again. I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't get it? No goooooood. One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Sell Store Pick up Check points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead and grab the item you want! They're all gooood. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll run you {NUM} coin{s}. Sound goooooooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Not goooooooood news... This is a little awkward... See, you're short on coins. Come on back when times aren't so tough for you. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed, but gooooooood! Live a little! Use some stuff and come back when you've got room. Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, SO gooooooooooooood! Looks like that pushes you up to {NUM} shop point{s}! Anything else look goooood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {#} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooood, goood. Wanna buy something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOOOOOOD FOR YOU! That last item just pushed your shop-point total to {#} points! Take this {ITEM} as a big slap on the back for your business! Oh, but hold up. Looks like your pockets are full of loot! Maybe you should ditch some of your stuff and come back later? Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appreciate the business! Gooooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha selling? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a nice guy and all, but you can't sell me air. Come back with some goooooods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} coin{s}. Whatcha say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so GOOOOOOOOOOOD! Anything else you want to unload? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile. If there's anything you want to sell me, bring it on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold {NUM} more item{s} for you. What can I take off your hands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, bub, you haven't stored any gooooooods! Next time, try storing some gooooods before trying to pick up some goooooods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Let's store some gooooooods! Except...you don't have anything on you to store! Come on back once you do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hold on to this for you until you want it back. Any more gooooooods? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I'll hold on to this for you. But that's it. I'm cutting you off. This place is stuffed with all your, well...stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, you're cool and all, but I can't take any more of your goooods. Pick something up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not hanging on to any of your goooooooods right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha wanna pick up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is, then! That's all I'm hanging on to for you right now. But feel free to stop by if you want to store something else. Or chat. Or whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go, then. Anything else you want to pick up while you're here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There it is, then! Whoa, hold up. Your pockets are stuffed. Come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a mile, bub. Looks like you're up to {NUM} shop point{s} now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Good to see you back at the ol' shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take that gift you couldn't pick up last time! It's {x}. Go on, take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatcha want today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it, howaya, goooooood. Welcome back to my shop. Whoa, I just remembered! You should take the gift you couldn't pick up last time! What?! Your pockets are full AGAIN? Sheesh. Well, I'll give it to you next time. Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop on by again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooooood day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooood gravy! With that purchase, you now have 300 shop points! I bet you're wondering what happens to points you get from future purchases, huh? Well! Well, well, well, well! Gooooooooood question! You start over again from ZERO! Gooooooood luck! Now here's your 300-point present! Take it, loyal customer! Er... Your pockets are stuffed! Go on, live a little! Use some gooooods and come back when you've got some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! Just another picture-perfect day here in Crag! Wooo! Makes me feel like nothing bad could happen on a day like today, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-hoo! I'm Whacka! Another lovely day here in Crag! Wooo hooo! Of course, yesterday was also pretty darn nice, too, wicky-whackety-whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! Looks like another great day in Crag! Yahooo! What are the chances of a bad thing happening today? Not likely, whack-a-yooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! Couldn't be prettier here in Crag! Whack-roo! It's the kind of day that nothing could possibly ruin, whackety-yack-a-doooooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! Crag is looking lovely today, whack-a-rooo! I'm sure tomorrow and the next day will be fine, fine, fine, too, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! Is it good weather here in Crag? Sure is! Woo! Chances are, tomorrow will be just as fine, too! Whack-a-boooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-huh-ooo? I'm Whacka! ...I think. We've got good weather today...right? Uh, who are you? Wooo? I've been having headaches... I'm feeling forgetful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-hoo... I'm Whacka... Or something like that... My head... So forgetful... Did I eat breakfast today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-hoo, yack-a-doo... Wick wick wackety hoo... Aah-hooo... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OWWWWWWWWWWW! Don't stomp me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OWWWWWWWWWWW! Don't hit me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-BYAAAARGH! Don't burn me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OOOOOOOOG! That really hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-waaaaaaaaaaaa... I just can't take this... Good-bye... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wait, where'd he go... Where's my Whacka?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where'd he go? Where's Whacka? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No idea. Far away, probably. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww, how could he? I looked forward to seeing his smiling face every morning... Whacka... COOOME BAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where could he have gone?! Where did you take him?! Bring back my lovely little Whacka... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring back my Whacka... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marbald... The elder of the Cragnon tribe... There's something about him that makes people feel like they can't refuse him... He's well respected in town for his ability to resolve conflicts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chert... He's basically the wise man of the village... He counsels the elder... He's also sort of an activity leader who manages town goings-on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Skarn, the elder's aide... His job is to help guide the Cragnon's affairs... He's a little shy and scatterbrained... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tuff... He's a young Cragnon whose family was captured by Floro Sapiens... He's irritated by anyone without purpose and urgency in their lives... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Websterite... He's a Cragnon who likes anything new and trendy... The lives of the Cragnons recently changed pretty dramatically... Like Websterite, many are enjoying lives of convenience now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Kimberlite... She's a super-confident Cragnon girl... She believes that her prince will ride in on a white Muth and come get her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marl... This Cragnon loves the water... He's very active and always takes action quickly... He gets carried away easily, but he always makes sure to look out for number one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tuff... This young man is all obsessed with Flint Cragley... He admires manly men and therefore worships the cragtrotting host... His motto is apparently, "Flint for life, brah!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jasperoid... He's always looking for something of "interest" to do... His idea of interesting things to do is odd, though, and it angers some people... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Howzit... He's a diligent shopkeeper... His Howzit Group's motto is "Howzit going everywhere!" They're expanding rapidly... The Cragnon look that he's sporting suits him well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Whacka... It's rare to see one... It's delicate and easily harmed... Don't hit it or stomp on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Norite... This girl came out of nowhere in search of Whacka... Whacka always touched her delicate heart with his constant smile... But they were suddenly separated...and now Norite's heart is about to burst... In her sadness, she cannot even eat her favorite snack, Whacka Bumps... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flint Cragley the explorer, star and director of "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter." A living legend in the land of the Cragnons, he has many tales... He's a superstar... A hip, sweet, handsome, tough guy! Flint continues to seek answers even today! At least, that's...according to his official site... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hornfels, Flint's sound guy... He diligently records Flint's every noise... But the majority of his work involves taking care of Flint rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monzo, Flint's camera guy... He flatters and soothes Flint as he records... The majority of his work involves making Flint happy rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flint Cragley the explorer, star and director of "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter." A living legend in the land of the Cragnons, he has many tales... He's a superstar... A hip, sweet, handsome, tough guy! Flint continues to seek answers even today! At least, that's...according to his official site... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hornfels, Flint's sound guy... He diligently records Flint's every noise... But the majority of his work involves taking care of Flint rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monzo, Flint's camera guy... He flatters and soothes Flint as he records... The majority of his work involves making Flint happy rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flint Cragley the explorer, star and director of "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter." A living legend in the land of the Cragnons, he has many tales... He's a superstar... A hip, sweet, handsome, tough guy! Flint continues to seek answers even today! At least, that's...according to his official site... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hornfels, Flint's sound guy... He diligently records Flint's every noise... But the majority of his work involves taking care of Flint rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monzo, Flint's camera guy... He flatters and soothes Flint as he records... The majority of his work involves making Flint happy rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hornfels, Flint's sound guy... He diligently records Flint's every noise... But the majority of his work involves taking care of Flint rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monzo, Flint's camera guy... He flatters and soothes Flint as he records... The majority of his work involves making Flint happy rather than recording him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of King Croacus's attendants... They think the king will someday revive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King Croacus... He was actually a very fair and kind ruler... If he does revive, will he again be a good king? Or... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the newly revived King Croacus... The story of the new king now unfolds... The road he chooses will become Floro Sapien history... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cragnon... It looks like there's no sprout on top of his head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's another Pixl... Let's go see if we can get closer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a crag-vision... It airs a variety of programs... Cragnons watch these a lot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three stone tablets... Looks like you can insert something into the middle of each... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a stone tablet... It looks like there's a space for something to be inserted... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That appears to be video of something somewhere being burned... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That appears to be video of someone diving into water... Could be a hint? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you look at this rock in 3-D, you can see its odd shape. Looks familiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That appears to be video of something running around something else... I wonder what it could be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a black rock... Its shape looks like it's meant to be burned... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a wall painting... Rock... Water... Fire... Right? I wonder if the order they are in matters... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a rail cart... Get on it and it'll automatically start moving... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This rock... There's something hidden behind it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... Get on top of it to activate it... But this type of switch needs a certain amount of weight to be activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a switch... You're supposed to get on top of this switch to activate it... But this one seems to have already been activated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are letters written on the wall here... "Behind the Skull" That's what it says... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...A skull? That's a wall painting that someone did... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is used for inspection... You have to meet certain requirements to get through... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a fancy picture of a Floro Sapien... Their king, perhaps? He looks so strong... It's a really old painting... The floor under the painting is cracked as well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Floro Sapien girl... By Floro Sapien standards, she's lovely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Floro Sapien is younger than the others... More delicate... Maybe even weak... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a strong Floro Sapien... Powerful... Threatening... And very passionate... This picture is newer than the others... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Cragnon elder's house... The elder should be inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cragnon's house... The explorer, Flint Cragley, and his staff live there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cragnon's house... As is traditional, it's built of rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cragnon's house... It smells good. They must have been cooking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Howzit's Cragnon branch... I can't believe he even opened a shop here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under the looming shadow of The Void, the world slowly drifted toward demise. But not all hope was lost: two Pure Hearts had yet to be found. Could our daring heroes find them? Or was the world doomed to be devoured? Mario, Peach, and Bowser ventured through the next door to find out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void... It's enormous here... Much bigger than it is in Flipside... This dimension must be very close to destruction... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better hurry... We have a Pure Heart to find. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To King Sammer's Palace → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I YIELD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I AM SHAMED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... So you run, coward. You disgrace your family's honor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another unworthy opponent... When will this "hero" of legend appear? Time is running out, and still he refuses to show his face! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stop now! You wear the clothes of a crazy. You must be, if you mean to challenge me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His name is Mario. He's not here to challenge you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A challenger? What do you mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwahahahaha! Challenger?! All I'd have to do is sit on you and I could wear you like a hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aha. So it begins, challenger. I am known as Jade Blooper, guardian of the 1st gate. Prepare for game over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAAACHAWW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No more, I beg you! Your power is great, challenger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your skills are impressive. So the hero of legend has finally revealed himself... You may go to the next gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What "next gate"? What is going on here...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, SPLENDID! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho! What a performance! And what exotic garb you drape yourself in, challenger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a rousing spectacle of martial artistry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, but...who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why...thank you! I don't think I caught your name... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know who you think you are, but I got a rousing spectacle for your face! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INSOLENCE! Show respect, dog! You stand before King Sammer, ruler of the Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your unusual fighting style brings me amusement to no end! As reward for your victory, I shall allow a glimpse of my treasure... Behold! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's...a Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY! You got one of those Pure Heart things! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Indeed, it is the pride of the kingdom! If you desire it, prove your worth by defeating my loyal vassals in a tournament! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your vassals, King Sammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your vassals, King Sammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A showdown?! Ooooh, is there gonna be a steel cage?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In our kingdom, there is a legend that has been passed down through generations. "When a great hole appears in the sky, the world will soon be devoured." The tempest in the sky grows larger by the day. It must be stopped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the legend goes on. And so I shall continue a very dramatic reading... Ahem. "Only one thing can stop The Void: the great hero must be given the Pure Heart." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vassals, to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HACHAW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAIL SAMMER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 100 STRONG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are my vassals. Should you beat them all, you will prove you are the true hero. Yes, I shall reward you with a Pure Heart if you best my other 99 Sammer Guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Begone, Sammer Guys, and move to your tournament positions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HACHAW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure I'll be on the edge of my throne throughout this thrilling tournament! I will await your arrival at the palace. The tournament has begun... Let skill decide! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the king will give us a Pure Heart if we beat the other 99 Sammer Guys... You'd better get started. You have a lot of fighting to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must defeat the other 99 Sammer Guys to earn the Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fear the slimy reach of Jade Blooper, for I am the guardian of the 1st gate! My liege will bestow a Pure Heart to the victor of this tournament. Ready yourself for battle, foe. You shall soon know the many arms of my fury! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am known as Jade Blooper, Keeper of the first-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, you are that challenger from before! You fled this land like a crying whelp... The hole in the sky is gone, but the challenge stands until a victor is found! If you desire the king's treasure, step forth and challenge my skill. Leave the palace before the 100th fight ends, and your progress will be lost. And with it, your family's HONOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stand before Jade Blooper, the lurking threat that guards the 1st gate. Oh, so it is you again! Swam away like a cowardly plumber in the sea, did you? You must now start over from the first gate. It is a fitting punishment. A great treasure awaits you, but first you must defeat me. Ha ha. Not likely, BLOOP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sunk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your skill is strong. Your master has taught you many ancient techniques... May we cross tentacles again, challenger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fool, do not keep the king waiting! Go to the next gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By royal decree, I have banished my Sammer Guy army to vacation. They are probably splashing gleefully in the turquoise waters of a tropical vista. The age of the sword is over... They are the last of the Sammer Guys. When they come back, I shall issue another decree and put them out to pasture. And then I shall assemble a new army! Perhaps 100 kitty robots... Yes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I SEE YOU! Look upon Hill with Eyes, keeper of the 2nd gate! You run along the earth, attacking immobile blocks... AND I SEE YOU! You leap above deep pits, dodging wandering beasts... AND I WATCH YOU! Soon you will fall in battle by my merciless hand... AND I LAUGH AT YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow... Right in the eye... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did not wither beneath my cold, unflinching stare... And so I am defeated... But defeat and victory are equally meaningless to one such as I. I will remain in the distance, waiting without remorse and... ALWAYS WATCHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did not wither beneath my cold, unflinching stare... And so I am defeated... But defeat and victory are equally meaningless to one such as I. I will remain in the distance, waiting without remorse and... ALWAYS WATCHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I intended for you to forever sleep at the foot of this hill. But I must let you pass. Go now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An opponent blows in... My name floats like an ill wind, for I am Puffing Fist, guardian of the 3rd gate! I can send the mightiest opponent to his doom with a single strike! Pwaaaaaang! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noo... It is you who has dealt the pwaaaanging... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have failed the ancient Pwaaaaaaaang traditions! My strikes lack puff. I must go and train at the cloud temple. I will use my remaining vacation days. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I require more training. My strikes, they lack puff. I must go and train at the cloud temple. I will use my remaining vacation days. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But if the world is dying, my vacation days aren't worth anything... Challenger, go with speed and save Puffing Fist's forthcoming vacation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soon, challenger, you will scream in terror at the name of the FLIGHTLESS BIRD! For I am Squatting Birdo, ever-hunkering guardian of the 4th gate! Now you will know the fury of the most deadly fighting style. Birdo...SQUAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SQUAAAAWWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The egg of my defeat burns hot on my face... I bow to your skill. Birdo be with you, challenger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The egg of my defeat burns hot on my face... I bow to your skill. Birdo be with you, challenger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the legends ARE true! We are doomed! Great Birdo, protect us all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, challenger, have you ever tried to catch a jumping fish with your bare hands? You will know the frustration soon, for I am Leeping Cheep, keeper of the 5th gate! The Cheep Cheep soars in the air and strikes its prey like a fishy tsunami! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...that's so cheeeeeep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your skill is strong. If only my flying, fishy friends had leapt to my aid when I called out for them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your fighting style is unusual, but very strong... If only my flying, fishy friends had leapt to my aid when I called out for them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sword... It quivers! It is an ill omen. What? You know of this? Then why do you waste my time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before we must fight, consider this haiku... "A challenger comes... Under the darkening sky... Wiggity wiggle..." Master Wiggler wiggles in defense of the 6th gate... WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wigggggoooorrrttt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before you leave, contemplate this haiku... "The challenger came... Now my face wiggles in pain... Wiggle wiggle wig..." Wiggle on, warrior, wiggle on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before you leave, contemplate this haiku... "The challenger came... Now my face wiggles in pain... Wiggle wiggle wig?" Wiggle on, warrior, wiggle on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's another haiku... "Why are you still here? If you have time to wiggle... You're a bad hero..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STOMPOW! I am Shoe of Kuribo! I protect the 7th gate! STOMPOW! Some try to tiptoe past me like little fancy slippers! I stomp them! STOMPOW! Shoe stomps all! STOMPOW! Shoe of Kuribo will tread on you! STOMPOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STOMPOWED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stompow... I am stomped... You crushow my stompow... You boot shoe! STOMPOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stompow... I am stomped... You crushow my stompow... You boot shoe! STOMPOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If the prophecy is true, then our whole world will soon go STOMPOW! I must stomp this ill destiny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU FRY NOW! I am Guy Who Fry, master of Dripping Magma Punch, guard of the 8th gate. I see your eyes burn with purpose. Will I torch you today? Or will your burning desire to win extinguish me? I say... YOU FRY NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is I who fry today... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am like a sad pail of discarded grease... Go now and fry Sammer Guys in memory of Guy Who Fry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am like a sad pail of discarded grease... Go now and fry Sammer Guys in memory of Guy Who Fry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am like a sad pail of discarded grease... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZK! The shrill shriek of the SCREEEAAAAMING MANTISSSS paralyzes you at gate 9! You are motionless with fear! Now I prey on your face! YEZZZZZZZZZK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEECHHHHHHZZZZZZ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Screaming Mantis's throat grows hoarse... Screaming Mantis requires a lozenge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Screaming Mantis's throat grows hoarse... Screaming Mantis requires a lozenge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have...no lozenges for SCREEEEEAAMING MANTIS? Go now...and come back when you have done your deed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so you come at last... like a young bloom poking through an early spring snow. I am called Koopa in Winter. I wait, immobile, by the 10th gate. The plant that blooms early freezes and perishes...and so, too, shall you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N-N-N-Noooooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The cold sun of winter has set upon my soul... It made you bloom this day, but beware... The ice and snow know no allegiance. They will consume you, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The cold sun of winter has set upon my soul... It made you bloom this day, but beware... The ice and snow know no allegiance. They will consume you, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave me! I must wait for my soul to thaw... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The 11th gate... A place of power. And here you find Footsteps of Coins! Tell me, warrior, do you walk with your eyes open? Do you see many coins? Coins in blocks, coins on clouds... Everywhere there are coins glittering. It is I who leave them. It is I who wander the wide world, coins falling from my heels. Does this mean others should pick up my coins? OF COURSE NOT! The coins are mine alone! And now, I will make change out of YOU! CHA-CHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm broke! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wealth was in my battle skills, and you have robbed me of them. My poverty of spirit is now matched by my empty pockets. And now I am faced with... NO! A loan from Mother! She will frown upon me! I would rather sell my weapons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wealth was in my battle skills, and you have robbed me of them. My poverty of spirit is now matched by my empty pockets. And now I am faced with... NO! A loan from Mother! She will frown upon me! I would rather sell my weapons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wealth was in my battle skills, and you have robbed me of them. My poverty of spirit is now matched by my empty pockets. And now I am faced with... NO! A loan from Mother! She will frown upon me! I would rather sell my weapons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you challenge your skill in the Duel of 100? I am the guardian of the 12th gate... Urchin Lung. Hah hah. So... You must be wondering, "How many more of these guys must I fight?" FOOL! There are 88 more of us! Does your resolve falter? Do you have what it takes? It is a relentless marathon of martial artistry! Now, come at me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cramp! I yield... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah hah. So you are not a slacker after all, fresh challenger... You may have the stamina to defeat us all. Or perhaps you will get a side ache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah hah. So you are not a slacker after all, fresh challenger... You may have the stamina to defeat us all. Or perhaps you will get a side ache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing just standing here?! Move on to the next gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KAKAAAAWWWW! KAKAAWWW! I will feast on the delicious flavor of your defeat! I am Crow Who Eats, guardian of the 13th gate! I will make many meals from your shame! KAAAKAAAAWW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kawwwwww...kawwww...kaww... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cruel irony...now it is I who must eat crow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cruel irony...now it is I who must eat crow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on to the next gate! Today, I will only feed on my own bitter disappointment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hewwo, pwaything! I am Swollen Tongue, master of the 14th gate... Flear me! You shall not gas! Wait, I mean gwass! I mean...PASS! Oh, who cares! Lettuce fight! Gahh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glaagb... I have been fit! I mean...HIT! I wish I was more fit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Had enough, have you? Buy now! I mean BYE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We... We have pwayed enough for today, yeah? Right? Buy now! I mean BYE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you chewing? I mean doing? Get out of fear! ...I mean... Get going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The foe you face next is Slipping Grip, fearless guardian of the 15th gate. I am a new student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... But I recently passed my Slapatology exam with the highest marks! Now it is you who reap the benefits of my industrious note taking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grip...slipping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bring shame upon the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy! But you will be no match for my brothers! Their palms wield the fury of the winds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bring shame upon the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy! But you will be no match for my brothers! Their palms wield the fury of the winds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The foe you face next is Slipping Grip, fearless guardian of the 15th gate. I am a new student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... But I recently passed my Slapatology exam with the highest marks! Now it is you who reap the benefits of my industrious note taking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grip...slipping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bring shame upon the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy! But you will be no match for my brothers! Their palms wield the fury of the winds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bring shame upon the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy! But you will be no match for my brothers! Their palms wield the fury of the winds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hole in the sky grows bigger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you have defeated my brother... I am the second most famous student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... You have no doubt seen me in the academy newsletter. I am Clammy Hand. Guarding the 16th gate is my senior project. I WILL NOT FAIL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The world...grows...clammy... So...clammy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do not think this is done. You must face my other brother next! He got detention for studying the forbidden Wicked Palm of a Thousand Sweats! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must face my other brother next! He got detention for studying the forbidden Wicked Palm of a Thousand Sweats! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you have defeated my brother... I am the second most famous student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... You have no doubt seen me in the academy newsletter. Guarding the 16th gate is my senior project. I WILL NOT FAIL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The world...grows...clammy... So...clammy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must face my other brother next! He got detention for studying the forbidden Wicked Palm of a Thousand Sweats! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must face my other brother next! He got detention for studying the forbidden Wicked Palm of a Thousand Sweats! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you waiting for? Get to the king! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Forbidden Slap, former top student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... But I was expelled for learning forbidden slapping techniques from dark tomes. Now, I wield history's most feared and reviled sword slaps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Forbidden Slap yields... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have defeated the three star pupils of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother, are you hurt?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slipping Grip! Clammy Hand! Why are you here? Why have you left your gates? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We were worried about you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother... Return to the academy... They will take you back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, let us return to the academy and earn an advanced Sweaty Palm belt... Perhaps they will forgive my selfish quest for dark slapping power... As for you... You may pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have beaten us! Now go on and shame the rest like you have shamed us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May the martial-art spirits grant you luck! Onward to glory! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have defeated the three star pupils of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... We three will train for months to regain our honor. As for you... You may pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Forbidden Slap, former top student of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... But I was expelled for learning forbidden slapping techniques from dark tomes. Now, I wield history's most feared and reviled sword slaps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Forbidden Slap yields... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have defeated the three star pupils of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... We three will train for months to regain our honor. As for you... You may pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have defeated the three star pupils of the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... We three will train for months to regain our honor. As for you... You may pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing? Hurry on to the king! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come closer! I am just a harmless leaf on the trimmed lawn of the 18th gate... HAAACHHH! NO! I am Hairy Arantula in the Grass! I leap on your head and bite your earlobe! HAAACHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tchchchch-Tchch-Tch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your earlobe, it is like IRON! I skitter away... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your earlobe, it is like IRON! I skitter away... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go to the next gate! You are ruining Hairy Arantula in the Grass's hiding spot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stoic and impenetrable, Another Castle stands vigil over the 19th gate... Many challengers attempt to lay siege on me. All leave in tears. Tire yourself all you like pummeling my stony abdomen... I WILL NOT FALL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Walls...falling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done...but your prize is in another castle... Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done...but your prize is in another castle... Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Every castle must crumble one day. Now...leave me to my crumbling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMOOOSH! TO ROLLING THWOMP, THERE IS ONE THING BEST IN LIFE... ROLLING. SQUISH! I ROLL OVER YOU AND MAKE YOU FLAT LIKE SHEET OF PAPER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BYORGG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHY DO YOU NOT SQUISH FOR ROLLING THWOMP? ROLLING AND SQUISHING IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS... YOU GO NOW... I HAVE LOST PASSION FOR SQUISH... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void is growing larger... We have to hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurry? Why not pause and savor the show? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is already far too late to stop...Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Count Bleck?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck! What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's the creepy clown with the cape... Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! The prophecy unfolds smoothly, thanks to the Chaos Heart. The light of each world will be snuffed out one by one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why would you want to do something so...unspeakable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You QUESTION Count Bleck?! This worthless world's destruction matters not! Far better for Count Bleck to wipe it out of existence than let it remain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How can you say that? That's...horrible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck scoffs at you! An insignificant Pixl lectures Count Bleck on what is right and wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is not up for discussion! You're wrong...and sick! All living things have a heart. They're all priceless. You can't just...erase them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of all things, you defend the heart? Nothing could be more worthless... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All things...are meaningless. Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Tim...Timpani? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Speak no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This world is dying under the monocled gaze of... Count Bleck! But don't let that stop you from trying to find a Pure Heart you will never acquire! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WORLD GOES SQUISH SOON! MUST TELL KING SAMMER! MUST NOT ACCIDENTALLY SQUISH KING AGAIN... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have spread word to the king. Now you must press on, challengers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BYORGG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHY DO YOU NOT SQUISH FOR ROLLING THWOMP? ROLLING AND SQUISHING IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS... YOU GO NOW... I HAVE LOST PASSION FOR SQUISH... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ROLLING AND SQUISHING IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS... YOU GO NOW... I HAVE LOST MY DESIRE TO SQUISH... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The guardian of the 21st gate simmers in hot, savory fury! I am THRASHING PRAWN! You will never pierce my briny husk! I will flail mercilessly at your face with tiny arms! Oh. This isn't a good time? If you are the hero we have waited for, you should hurry along to the treasure... I, Thrashing Prawn, must swallow my anger and allow you to pass... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The guardian of the 21st gate simmers in hot, savory fury! I am THRASHING PRAWN! You will never pierce my briny husk! I will flail mercilessly at your face with tiny arms! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thrash...in rage... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you have defeated the briny terror of the Sammer Kingdom... But there are crabbier challengers ahead... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you have defeated the briny terror of the Sammer Kingdom... But there are crabbier challengers ahead... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAARRRR! It is I, Thousand-Year Roar! I will make your ears explode with a guttural, manly shout! Perhaps...now is not the best time to explode your ears... You may pass this time. Hurry on to King Sammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAARRRR! It is I, Thousand-Year Roar! I will make your ears explode with a guttural, manly shout! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yelp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grarrr...? The Thousand-Year Roar is reduced to a pitiful whimper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grarrr...? The Thousand-Year Roar is reduced to a pitiful whimper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Unshy Guy. Public speaking holds no challenge for me! I will bludgeon you with confidence and charm! ...Another time. We are currently having a bit of an emergency. The king is up ahead; go to him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Unshy Guy. Public speaking holds no challenge for me! I will bludgeon you with confidence and charm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My confidence is shattered... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The balloon of my self-esteem has been savagely punctured. I feel so...deflated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The balloon of my self-esteem has been savagely punctured. I feel so...deflated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am...Useless Badge. Living a life without utility enrages me! I may exist only for novelty, but that won't stop me from attacking you with futility! But for now... I will let you pass... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am...Useless Badge. Living a life without utility enrages me! I may exist only for novelty, but that won't stop me from attacking you with futility! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is...useless... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh! You reek of shrooms... It is a most disgusting odor! Is that the secret to being less useless? Do you eat them and be useful? I hate shrooms, but I will eat them by the handful if they make me less ineffective... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh! You reek of shrooms... It is the most disgusting odor! Is that the secret to being less useless? Do you eat them and be useful? I hate shrooms, but I will eat them by the handful if they make me less ineffective... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOULNESS! I am Sunshine Flood, the shining beacon that exposes your filthy filth! I will mop the stage with your filthy clothes! But... Now is not the time. We will meet again, but you must go and find the king! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOULNESS! I am Sunshine Flood, the shining beacon that exposes your filthy filth! I will mop the stage with your filthy clothes! FILTHY FILTH FILTH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have been dirted... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have shamed me. You are truly a champion... A filthy champion, but a champion nonetheless... Now you may go and prove your filth to even stronger Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are truly a champion... A filthy champion, but a champion nonetheless... Now you may go and prove your filth to even stronger Sammer Guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With The Void encompassing the entire sky, the end of the world was at hand. The pressure was on for the heroes to find all the remaining Pure Hearts. Would regal King Sammer be willing to part with his most precious treasure? Leaving an army of Sammer Guys in his wake, Mario stepped into the palace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Splendid! The heroes have arrived! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We received word of your nasty run-in with that despicable Count Bleck fellow. So the legends ARE true... Our ancestors truly did foretell these days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Sammer, we're sort of in a hurry, here. The Pure Heart, please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry to be rude, Your Majesty, but there's no time. The Pure Heart, please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your ancestors want you to shut up already and fork over the Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You haven't defeated all of my 100 Sammer Guys, but the situation is grave... Oh, why not! Just for royal giggles. The treasure sits on the 26th gate. Go claim the Pure Heart you so richly deserve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The treasure sits before the 26th gate, up ahead. Go claim the Pure Heart you so richly deserve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But... That explosion didn't even turn you black with soot! That totally didn't even hurt you at all! This stinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you thought you'd just grab the Pure Heart? You guys are so dumb! Mimimimimimimimimimi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Surprise! It's me, Mimi! You're so silly! Did you crazy heads think the king would give you the Pure Heart? The king's probably tucked all cozy in a bed taking a nap in the castle. ...Making cute li'l snoring noises while his world goes bye-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi...time is of the essence. Stay out of our way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi! We don't have time for this. Get out of the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outta the way, pigtails! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even HERE is to get in the way! I'm not all soft 'n' cuddly like the count. Nighty-night! It's bedtime for you guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NYAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OUCHIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That really hurt! You're just a big bunch of bullies who hit cute little girls! But it doesn't matter an eensy teensy bit, hee hee! Everything's perfect! ...What, don't believe me? Look up at the sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Void... It's enormous now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimimimimi! Yep, I sure got you meanies to waste LOTS of your time! Guess you'll have to give up looking for that dumb Pure Heart now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This psychotic girl was only trying to stall us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golly, you guys have really got your thinking caps on today, huh? Well, I did warn you that I was meaner than the count! Anyhow, it's sure a big old bummer I can't stay to play more with you guys. But this place is about to go kablooooey! Later, meanies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in a great hurry, challenger, but allow me to introduce myself. I am Grand Master Kickface of the 26th gate. I am legendary in face-kicking circles. You have indulged me, challenger, and so you may pass without face kick... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me, challenger, do you come to the 26th gate seeking a kick in face? I am Grand Master Kickface, foremost dispenser of swift kicks in face. You seek face kick...AND FACE KICK YOU RECEIVE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ughh...my face... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many faces have I kicked... But this day, it is my face that feels foot... I must climb the highest peak and meditate on my failure to kick face... You may pass. May your feet swiftly impact the faces of a dozen warriors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many faces have I kicked... But this day, it is my face that feels foot... I must climb the highest peak and meditate on my failure to kick face... You may pass. May your feet swiftly impact the faces of a dozen warriors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Interloper, it is I, Soaring Cape! I will whoosh down upon... ...Ahh, forget it. Just go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You arrive at the 27th gate, but you foolishly do not look to the skies. I do not wear it now, but I am Soaring Cape! I would have swooped down on you. But my cape has shrunk, and now I must defeat you tethered to the earth. I am at a great disadvantage. If you have honor, you will not use your best ability! I will fight you, but know that you do not face my full soaring wrath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am...grounded... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If only I had my cape! They will pay dearly for shrinking my cape of soaring. Take your victory and run, but always turn and look to the skies behind you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If only I had my cape! My assistants will pay dearly for shrinking my cape of soaring. An asterisk will be painted next to your victory today! You did not truly defeat me. Defeating Soaring Cape without his cape is a hollow victory! Go now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fly to King Sammer! Now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAACHAAWW! KEEEEYAAAAWWWWWWWWW 28TH GATE HICHOOWWWWWWW YOWLING YUX HYAAWW! .............. PACHOWWW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keyaawww... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My battle screams had no effect on you... That was the first time I had to fight... Everyone else ran away when I started shouting long, crazed strings of nonsense... You may pass, but do not tell the others! They think I am an insane grand master... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My battle screams had no effect on you... That was the first time I had to fight... Everyone else ran away when I started shouting long, crazed strings of nonsense... You may pass, but do not tell the others! They think I am an insane grand master... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go to the king! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The 29th gate. A place of gossip and legend. Here you find Mystical Whistle. I am hidden here, deep in the Duel of 100, to keep my intoxicating power safe. Many have sought to harness my power to ride the wind past the obstacles of life. Some succeed. There is a name for them. That name is CHEATER. Now, I will CHEAT you out of your life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must have...used...a... code... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have defeated Mystical Whistle, but I will not whisk you to a faraway land... Cheaters are only cheating themselves out of the great journey... You have honor, and so I know you would not wish to dishonor yourself. You may pass. But know that Mystical Whistle always waits, ever tempting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheaters are only cheating themselves out of the great journey... You have honor, and so I know you would not wish to dishonor yourself. You may pass. But know that Mystical Whistle always waits, ever tempting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HA HA HA. We are doomed. It cannot be stopped. HAH HAH. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAH HAH HAH. HAH HAH HAH. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're not going to make it?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're too late?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've got to make it! We can't fail now. Not now! We've come so far. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Not like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAH HAH HAH. You are that famous hero from a faraway world! HAH HAH. Long have I heard legends of your brave deeds and comical hijinks! HAH. Never did I, Laughing X-Naut, expect to meet you here at the 30th gate! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. I hate you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah...hah...hah...hah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah. Hah. Hah... X-Naut. I laugh on the outside, but I cry on the inside... Always crying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah. Hah. Hah... X-Naut. I laugh on the outside, but I cry on the inside... Always crying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's...nothing left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place can't be that beautiful world we were in before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is messed up. I'm all for being evil, but this is just overkill! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... I can feel something very faint. It's the Pure Heart! I can't believe anything is left here, but we have to go take a look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where do you think you're going? There's still a Pure Heart around here somewhere. Let's go find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that over there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Could that be... It's a Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems an impossibility, but it somehow survived the obliteration of this world. Something about it seems odd, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh... This place is pretty bland now, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyy, what's going on here? Looks like your Pure Heart got broken. I guess Pure Hearts can't handle the end of the world. Heh. But, eh, whatever. I'll swipe it just for kicks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh...it's you. I couldn't miss that trendy red-shirt- blue-overalls combo. Heh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're that creep we fought in outer space! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, gorgeous. Don't you know a chaos wasteland is no place for a stunner like you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I demand that you take off that mask and show us who you really are! Hmmpf! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, butterball! Feeling a little pooped out? Too bad you sweated your way out here for nothing. Heh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY! I'm not fat! I just got a big shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How about that Prognosticus! Anything the count doesn't like... POOF! It never existed. Look, I've got to run. Stay out of the count's business if you want to live. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are going to stop Count Bleck! Now hand over the Pure Heart, you greasy, greasy man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even a masked man like you wouldn't watch a world die without feeling anything. You must see that Count Bleck's plan is totally mad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a big mouth for a henchman. Minions need to learn respect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still pushing for a fight, huh? Fine. Who am I to disappoint? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BROBOT LAUNCH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just check this thing out! This bad boy is sporting the latest in brobotics. Meet my new friend... BROBOT L-TYPE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Green Thunder strikes like lightning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those overalls are so played out. Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Ms. Pink n' Frilly! Try not to get kidnapped before I defeat you! Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, King Incompetent! I'm gonna hatch an evil plan on your FACE! Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwww, WHAT?! No way! My Brobot L-type shoots missiles. MISSILES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Preposterous! Why? Why can't I win?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... It might be because you're weak... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRR! You laugh now, but the Green Thunder never forgets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... You think you've seen him before? It's all probably just in your head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't shake the feeling that I've met that masked man before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Mr. L freak is a total insano. I feel like I know him from somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, look! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He must have dropped it when he ran off. But this Pure Heart, it's... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It turned to stone... I don't feel any kind of power radiating from it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like a rock. There's no sparkle left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah! Sure glad we went through all that for a stupid heart-shaped rock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better take it back to Merlon... He'll know what to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The destruction of an entire world was a great and terrible tragedy. But Mario and his allies had survived the cataclysm and found another Pure Heart. The end of that world had dulled the shine of the Pure Heart they had found. Was the Pure Heart's power lost forever? The heroes set out for Flipside to find out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what it is about those guys, but I just can't seem to beat them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aha ha ha. Did they wound your fragile pride, Mr. L? Demolish your robot again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you again, Dimentio. I'm stumped. You'd think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a disgrace... There's no way I can show my face to Count Bleck after THIS. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps that is for the best. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, now! Hey! What are you doing?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You said it yourself. You can't go back to the count now. So get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not a funny joke, Dimentio... If I wanted to laugh, your face is inspiration enough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such temper! Your nostrils, they flare out like the hood of a hissing cobra! I can't have you around the count. If I am rid of you here, I won't be found out. And the others will never find you. Yes, this is my moment to grasp. It's time for you to take your final bow, Mr. L... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, now! Whoa! What's this! You've lost your mind, Dimentio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha ha. Shhhhh. Don't worry. It won't be so bad, I promise. I'll send those heroes your way soon, just so you'll have someone to play with. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ciao...Mr. L! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some men dance on dance floors... Some men dance in jubilant celebration... And some men dance on the heads of turtles... I AM THAT MAN. I am... Dances on Turtles. Today, it is you who are the turtle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have danced a lively jig upon my honor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gained so much joy from dancing upon turtles and kicking their shells... I must find a new hobby, like sliding down hills INTO turtles. I will change my name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gained so much joy from dancing upon turtles and kicking their shells... I must find a new hobby, like sliding down hills INTO turtles. I will change my name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gingerly you step into the 32nd gate, and for good reason... For Fathomless Chasm of Falling stands between you and the gate. Many have attempted to leap beyond me, only to plummet to their game over... You cannot leap what is unleapable... NOW YOU PLUNGE TO YOUR DOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have been...vaulted... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You leap into Fathomless Chasm of Falling, and yet you are unscathed! Go now! Leave me to ensnare less fleet-footed interlopers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go now! You have many more duels to fight... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak! Thirsting Bones guards this 33rd of gates... My dry, dry bones grow parched and juiceless. They yearn for dampness... I WILL MOISTEN THEM WITH YOUR TEARS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creeeeaaaaaak...CRACK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your drenched bones are an embarrassment of juicy riches! Why do you not share your watery abundance? Thirsting Bones is so dry... So dry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go away with your damp bones. Do not consider the needs of the thirsty boned... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rweeowr! You stop now, at the 34th gate. Half cat, half geological event, Molten Panther erupts in a flaming sludge of RAGE! Like a searing, smoking river of magma running down a volcano, you cannot flee me! PUURRRRRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hisssss... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did not combust in a fiery display...and so I am defeated. I will smolder, ready to burst again from the ground in a flaming spurt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will smolder, ready to burst again from the ground in a flaming spurt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snicker in the darkness... A blurry glow... The prickle of a neck hair... It is I, Peeking Boo, who watches from the shadows and haunts the 35th gate... Whatever you do, interloper, DO NOT LOOK AWAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boooooooooooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have won this day, but you will never be rid of me... You will never have a moment that escapes my peeking gaze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have won this day, but you will never be rid of me... You will never have a moment that escapes my peeking gaze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are late. You have much to learn about timing from Action Commander! No audience can contain its applause when I execute moves of great style. Here at the 36th gate, you meet timing perfection! NOW IS ACTION TIME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is not...my time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My actions were commanded with perfection, yet you still shamed me. I am humbled. Never again will I let cheers of "stylish!" cloud my head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My actions were commanded with perfection, yet you still shamed me. I am humbled. Never again will I let cheers of "stylish!" cloud my head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleeechhh... I am Bullet Ill, guardian...ughh...of the 37th gate... I will blast into you with the raw power of a violent stomach cramp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurrrrgggggghhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bitter taste of defeat makes me queasy... I should never have used my last sick days on that week at the beach... Go! Go quickly...before I fire another round of projectiles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bitter taste of defeat makes me queasy... I should never have used my last sick days on that week at the beach... Go! Go quickly...before I fire projectiles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You arrive at the 38th gate, treacherous grounds of Sliding Shell. Always do I glide upon the ground, undercutting the legs of my opponents. No line of warriors is left standing after I ravage the landscape. You stand upon dangerous ground. Now you must... LEAP FOR YOUR LIFE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clink... Clonk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shame will bounce in my head for eternity like a shell between two pipes... Glide on, challenger, and cut down all those that stand before you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shame will bounce in my head for eternity like a shell between two pipes... Glide on, challenger, and cut down all those that stand before you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YARRRRRRRRRRRR! Me name be Software Pirate, barnacle-booty'd scourge of the 39th gate! I be plunderin' yer bits an' yer bytes and downloadin' 'em into me britches! Me treasure disks'll be full of cyber-riches after I swipe yer treasure bump mapping! DIGIBOOTY AHOY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arrrful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yarrr, I be washed up... Sunk by me unquenchable lust for digibooty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yarrr, I be washed up... Sunk by me unquenchable lust for digibooty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Flailing Boom Boom is master of this place, the 40th of gates! First I FLAIL! Then I go BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! FLAIL! BOOOOOOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fizzle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I FLAILED! Then I went BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! But I lose... Next time, I go BOOOOOOM! Then I FLAAAAAAAAAAAIL! ...AND I WIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I FLAILED! Then I went BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! But I lose... Next time, I go BOOOOOOM! Then I FLAAAAAAAAAAAIL! ...AND I WIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beating relentlessly upon your sweaty brow, it is I, Sun of Displeasure! My burning disapproval burns like a furnace in the sky! No oil or lotion can spare you from my white-hot wrath! SIZZZZZZLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hang low...in the sky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fight with honor and skill, even in the angry face of a force of nature! Sun of Displeasure looks upon you with approval! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fight with honor and skill, even in the angry face of a force of nature! Sun of Displeasure looks upon you with approval! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In you sneak to gate 42, only to be confronted by the Furious Fang of Goomb! My fangs are small and have never pierced the hide of any creature... But today, you will carry the shame of being the first to fall to them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I lost a fang... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My life is a lie! My fangs, they are not so furious... What is a fang if it is only to be ridiculed?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My life is a lie! My fangs, they are not so furious... What is a fang if it is only to be ridiculed?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Challenger! You approach the 43rd gate, and yet you bring no vittles? I am Zesty Recipe, and you dishonor yourself by not bringing a savory snack. No matter. I am cooking my own special recipe for you... The soup of your DEATH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoisted by my own...spatula... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You held the ingredients to my downfall... You may pass, but take that secret recipe to your grave! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You held the ingredients to my downfall... You may pass, but take that secret recipe to your grave! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so you appear, as if through some hidden byway. I am Warping Pipe. I guard the 44th gate, true, but that is not all... I hold hidden knowledge... Yes! All worlds are linked, and I travel among them! No, I will not show you how. Such power is not for you, who would cheat through life. True warriors must see all worlds before skipping among them! NOW, TO BATTLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reality has warped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You command the power of time and space, I see... I underestimated you... You fight in the fabled Warp Zone, where the mighty warriors tread. I concede. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You command the power of time and space, I see... I underestimated you... You fight in the fabled Warp Zone, where the mighty warriors tread. I concede. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruit in Belly welcomes you to the 45th gate! As you see, no plump fruits hang from lush trees and bushes... I have picked them all clean. The only colorful fruit left ungulped...IS YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fortune smiles on you. The seeds of ten thousand fruits weighed me down... Hyaawnn... So sleepy... Now I will nap, dreaming fresh, dewy melon dreams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fortune smiles on you. The seeds of ten thousand fruits weighed me down... Hyaawnn... So sleepy... Now I will nap, dreaming fresh, dewy melon dreams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reaching the 46th gate is not easy. I, the Last Sheep, applaud you. Surely you are exhausted, challenger. You are in need of blissful rest. I linger at the hind end of the herd, but it is I who finally brings sleep. Snuggle close to a soft and wooly blanket... Make your defeat a groggy one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baaaaahhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many have dozed off to the rhythmic sound of my prancing hoofs... But how do you resist the bewitching charm of the pillow? You have an iron will... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many have dozed off to the rhythmic sound of my prancing hoofs... But how do you resist the bewitching charm of the pillow? You have an iron will... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SHLURRRPUPRYLURPSHLURPP SHLOORPYROPSHLUUUURRRPP URRRPSHLYRRPYSHLUUURPPP! INFINITY SHLURP SHLURRP YOU NOW SHLOOOOORP! NO SHLORPING GATE 47 GURRP! SHLURRRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No shlurpy shlurpy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sad about no shlurp shlurp... Oh shlurpy well shlurp gurp... Still hungry...shlurrrrp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sad about no shlurp shlurp... Oh shlurpy well shlurp gurp... Still hungry...shlurrrrp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up I pop from the bowels of the city, my wrenches wheeling through the sky! It is I, Spanner of Rock, who pelts you in defense of the 48th gate! I fling a whirling wrench into your plans! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To the...manhole... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bitter, rusty taste of defeat fills my mouth... I must return under the manhole to train with Grand Master Rocky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bitter, rusty taste of defeat fills my mouth... I must return under the manhole to train with Grand Master Rocky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twinkle and glitter I do, for I am Star of Seven Shards! You are drawn to my shimmer at the 49th gate like a moth to a flame! I catch your eye, like a fleck of gold in a pan! You will try to take me... but it is you who will be shattered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am...broken... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your victory has shattered my delicate facets, but it is you who loses most... For one day, you must travel every land in an epic search for my many shards... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your victory has shattered my delicate facets, but it is you who loses most... For one day, you must travel every land in an epic search for my many shards... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A frigid wind ripples up the small of your back... It is the hoary breath of Ice World. Every traveler must come upon me eventually...and you find me at the 50th gate. You try to tiptoe past my stormy wrath, but you bring down...THE AVALANCHE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so I melt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have beaten Ice World, which means you can fight Bonus World! Just kidding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have beaten Ice World, which means you can fight Bonus World! Just kidding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAH! I, Weeping Pokey, guard this 51st gate! Soon you will know the sadness of defeat! And I, Weeping Pokey, will know the empty sadness of victory! I will cry vigorously! And you will see me cry and laugh at me...and your laugh enrages me! Now we fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEE...WAHWAHWAHWAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrathful tears blinded me... My weeping hands lost my sword... Such is my defeat... The righteous tears of the victor fly from your eyes, but I laugh at your sad joy! ...Sob... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrathful tears blinded me... My weeping hands lost my sword... Such is my defeat... The righteous tears of the victor fly from your eyes, but I laugh at your sad joy! ...Sob... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Interloper, you have come to the 52nd gate! And I, Hammer Uncle, guard it! When you are below, I lurk above! Leap above, and I plunge below! Like hammers from the sky, my blows will rain upon you! I am the hammer of justice! SMASH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMASH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have reminded me of myself in younger days, when I traveled with my brothers. Yes, we were brothers of the hammer, but long years have intervened. Yes, many hammer nephews and hammer nieces now... They are the hammer future. They must hammer on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have reminded me of myself in younger days, when I traveled with my brothers. Yes, we were brothers of the hammer, but long years have intervened. Yes, many hammer nephews and hammer nieces now... They are the hammer future. They must hammer on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look upon Squatting Toad! The 53rd gate is my ward! My strength has no rival! I lift with my legs, and never my lower back! Never! Prepare for squatting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HRRRRRRRRRRGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your skills amaze me! Today, it is you who has squatted best! My joints have grown stiff with idleness! I am shamed! Soon I must limber up! Begone from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your skills amaze me! Today, it is you who has squatted best! My joints have grown stiff with idleness! I am shamed! Soon I must limber up! Begone from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you... You have come upon Ageless Goomba... Guardian of the 54th gate. Time casts no shadow on me. Stomping boot and flaming flower hold no fear, either! You will learn to fear my relentless perambulation! GOOMBAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOMBAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have not been flattened. Always will I lurk, creeping slowly forward like time itself. One day, when your will falters, I will be upon you! But now, go from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have not been flattened. Always will I lurk, creeping slowly forward like time itself. One day, when your will falters, I will be upon you! But now, go from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is about time you arrive! As usual, I am forced to wait! Such is my life! I am The Negative One, guard of the 55th gate and warrior who fate laughs at! My life is misfortune! My wishes always perish! And so someone must pay! IT IS YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat. Why does this not surprise me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Being crushed at your hands is but one more affirmation that fate loathes me. Why must I always suffer so? Do I not deserve better? Will I never find solace? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Being crushed at your hands is but one more affirmation that fate loathes me. Why must I always suffer so? Do I not deserve better? Will I never find solace? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Bob the Silent Blade, guardian of the 56th gate, gentle assassin... Blades are usually loud, noisy instruments. But I wield them quietly and discreetly. Now you will go silently... I SAID SILENCE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My defeat...is so loud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My defeat...was neither silent nor gentle... If you were truly skilled, you would have dispatched me with but a whisper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My defeat...was neither silent nor gentle... If you were truly skilled, you would have dispatched me with but a whisper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From below, from above, from the innocent pipe... I strike! I am the guard of the 57th gate, Piranha Root! I grow in power beneath your feet! My mighty foot chomping shall utterly unnerve you! Victory will be mine! And now I bite! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly I wilt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fight as though your hands were made of flame! You plucked me as a weed! My skills cannot flower in the shadow of one so great as you! Please, pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fight as though your hands were made of flame! You plucked me as a weed! My skills cannot flower in the shadow of one so great as you! Please, pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doodle-ee-doodle-ee do do! Doodle-ee-doodle-ee do do! Doodle-ee-do! Before the 58th gate lies me! I am known far and wide as Over the Flagpole! Many have tried, but none can claim to have leapt me! And so, another comes... Now...LEAP TO BATTLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...have cleared me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Surely you are cheating! You are exploiting a glitch! You are a sequence breaker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Surely you are cheating! You are exploiting a glitch! You are a sequence breaker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kee-yow! I am Cheep Chop! My horn gleams in defense of this, the 59th gate! ...Say, look over there. I will not chop you in the back. Really. I won't. You... You are not looking. You think I will chop you in the back. Or the neck. How dare you suggest such a thing! You dishonor me! I chop you now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KEEEEEEEEEEEE-OW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why did you not turn? My chopping is less effective when my prey looks at me! How dare you... Next time, I will give your back a chopping for the ages! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why did you not turn? My chopping is less effective when my prey looks at me! How dare you... Next time, I will give your back a chopping for the ages! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You arrive at the 60th gate... only to find it guarded by ME, Raging Blargg! ...My name amuses you?! That enrages me! BLARGG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blargg... I am sunk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This defeat sends me into a powerful rage! But next time, you will sink into the lava of my anger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This defeat sends me into a powerful rage! But next time, you will sink into the lava of my anger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm. You disturb my rest. You have awakened the guard of the 61st gate. I am known as Sleeping Turnip. Soon you will sleep. And in that sleep, you will dream of defeat at my hands. And you will wake from that dream to find it was real. SLEEEEEEEEEEEP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...must be dreaming... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This dream world feels real, but I know it cannot be... For I have tasted defeat... Soon I will wake, and be the victor once more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This dream world feels real, but I know it cannot be... For I have tasted defeat... Soon I will wake, and be the victor once more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloop... The guard of the 62nd gate will soon sink you! I am Way of the Blooper! I lurch up! I swoop down! And then I lunge forth! Your screams are but bubbles! You drown beneath my fists! BLOOOOOP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloo... Bloooop... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have brought an end to the warrior known as Way of the Blooper... Now and forever, I will be Way of the Loser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have brought an end to the warrior known as Way of the Blooper... Now and forever, I will be Way of the Loser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I am Phanto Grin! I guard the 63rd gate! My face is stoic, but my weapons find you amusing! They laugh at your insolence! But I do not! Awaken my wrath, impudent warrior, and I will be upon you! My anger awakens...and it, too, is grinning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow... That is not amusing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My face does not betray my emotion, but my body has lost its inner grin. You have found the key to beating me, it would seem... Yes, you have stolen it! Hear this! Someday you will turn and find that Phanto Grin is upon you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My face does not betray my emotion, but my body has lost its inner grin. You have found the key to beating me, it would seem... Yes, you have stolen it! Hear this! Someday you will turn and find that Phanto Grin is upon you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You have found me! I am known as Invisible Brock! The guard of the 64th gate! You leap, but above you, where nothing appears, something springs to life! So does the confounding style of Invisible Brock cloud the senses! Now that you are aware of me, however, we must fight... AND FIGHT WE WILL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Such a visible defeat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I could truly disappear... I would hide this shame... I would hide far and wide! Invisible Brock would pass into legend! None would find me...without a guide. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I could truly disappear... I would hide this shame... I would hide far and wide! Invisible Brock would pass into legend! None would find me...without a guide. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, at the 65th gate, your path ends...for it is guarded by me, Chomp of Eternity! I cast aside my iron chain! It restrains me no longer! I will nibble on you forever! My head is hard as bedrock! My teeth, sharp as winter's dying breath! Are you ready for me? CHOMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ch... Chomped... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This chomping is but a passing thing... In the eyes of eternity, it is but a tender nibble on the drumstick of infinity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This chomping is but a passing thing... In the eyes of eternity, it is but a tender nibble on the drumstick of infinity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I leap at you from nowhere! So my attacks shall come! You heedlessly run ahead, unaware of the dangers that crouch beneath your feet! But I, Monty Who Waits, protector of the 66th gate, shall slow you down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I will wait for the next warrior. Perhaps I will not leap upon him so quickly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I will wait for the next warrior. Perhaps I will not leap upon him so quickly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Mustard of Doom! Soon you will know I have the guarding of the 67th gate! Your face is nonsense! It is like a sad doodle drawn by a person who is ugly! And now it will have the punishment doled upon it! MY SWORD HAS FURY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...had fury... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I have failed to slather you in justice...but one day, the slathering will be mine! Be off, awful person... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I have failed to slather you in justice...but one day, the slathering will be mine! Be off, awful person... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You arrive at the 68th gate, stuck in the web of Peanut- Butter Pider... My hands are a creamy flurry. My kicks pack explosive chunk. This stage is my cracker... NOW I SPREAD YOU THIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have smeared my honor upon the ground... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You are the ants on the log of my existence! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You are the ants on the log of my existence! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You would prey on the weak... You would whack innocents... You would harvest their pain. ...You know of what I speak. WHACKAAAAAAAAA! Oh, you claim no knowledge? WHACKAAAAAAAAAAAA! I am the Wrath of Whacka, guard of the 69th gate! And I avenge WHACKAAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You whacked me! The...great injustice! You will get no bump from me, fiend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You whacked me! The...great injustice! You will get no bump from me, fiend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I demand your pardon...now. I am the warrior known as Micro Boomba, guard of the 70th gate. My speech is small...but my wrath is monstrous. Do not snicker. My sword does not speak so softly. No... It... SCREAMS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! It is I who beg YOUR pardon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! All I can do is say sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh! It is an interloper! First I will club you, then I will crush you! No matter what weapon I wield, be it bludgeon or blade, I WILL CLUB YOU! I am the guard of the 71st gate! I am Steel Clubba! Now, face me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I am clubbed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... My clubbing is a shameful thing. My master weeps from his high mountain seat... My training begins today! I must forget the ways of the Clubba, and learn anew! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... My clubbing is a shameful thing. My master weeps from his high mountain seat... My training begins today! I must forget the ways of the Clubba, and learn anew! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who interrupts my peace? You have interfered with Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy. Your goal is the 72nd gate. You will not reach it. You will stumble, dazed, and fall. Your stomach will lurch. Your eyes will lose focus. And you will plunge to doom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Which way is up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this wooziness? The world stretches and bends before my eyes! Is it the ancient prophecy? Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy? NOOOOOOO! My training was supposed to make me immune! How has it come to this?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this wooziness? The world stretches and bends before my eyes! Is it the ancient prophecy? Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy? NOOOOOOO! My training was supposed to make me immune! How has it come to this?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You reach the 73rd gate! I am Upward Leaping Ninji! You have met your match! My sword leaps to my hand! The blade craves sustenance! Soon it shall be fed! And then, after you have fallen, I shall leap up and down...UPON YOUR SOUL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Down I fall... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When one leaps high, there is far to fall... So far... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When one leaps high, there is far to fall... So far... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The challenger approaches... I am the Bronze Shroom, unstompable guardian of the 74th gate... Your skill is weak. I have trained decades in Iron Goomba style. Let us fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am...stomped. If only I had chosen Steel Shroom as my fighting name... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Whirling Fungus Thrust was no match for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Whirling Fungus Thrust was no match for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The 75th gate is before you! And so, too, is its guard! I am Lakitu Storm! You have come a long way and fought many battles... For that I commend you! But now, the storm breaks above you, and there is no cover to hide beneath! BOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My rain...of terror... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You weathered my storm, and for that, I give respect. Proceed under cloudless sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You weathered my storm, and for that, I give respect. Proceed under cloudless sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slow are my feet, sharp are my spikes... I am the guardian of the 76th gate, the one known as... Wandering Spiny! Born from the clouds, I wander the earth alone! And I punish all things! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have wandered into defeat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, after falling to you, where does my path lead? Back to the clouds? Once fallen, can one truly... rise again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, after falling to you, where does my path lead? Back to the clouds? Once fallen, can one truly... rise again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From the depths of sweet sleep, I arise only to find... AN INTRUDER! Even unconscious, I guard the 77th gate! I am called Ripper Van Fish! Fear my Wiggling Flipper Lunge and Gulping Bite... Now YOU will sleep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snrrrrrrrrrrrrrk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My defeat falls upon me... Only in sleep's embrace can I hide from this shame. But what if sleep will not come?! What if I linger, awake to my failure?! I must count Cheep Cheeps or something! Sleep, take me from this horror! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must count Boss Basses or something! Sleep, take me from this horror! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOING! From down the stair of life you wander. Soon you will be leapt upon. Ahhh... How rude of me. I am Infinite Jump. I am the guard of the 78th gate. Many have crept toward me, and I have leapt upon all of them. ALL OF THEM! Again and again I will leap! You will bounce upon the wall, and I will leap again! And from your pain, I will draw extra life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I FALL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My timing was barely off, but that was enough to doom me. I yield. To leap upon one's enemy and never tumble...is harder than it looks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To leap upon one's enemy and never tumble...is harder than it looks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know not what you see! I am Alternate Path, guard of the 79th gate! You may look right at me and not know me...or you may take me to your doom... If I am your ally, I will take you to your goal faster. If I am your enemy, I will hasten your end. How unfortunate this is... for I am not your friend, and your journey ends here. NOW YOU GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My path ends... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All paths must eventually come to their end, and so it is for me... But always remember this... On every path, there are pitfalls and foes... For a warrior such as you, there will be no peaceful path through life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Always remember this... On every path, there are pitfalls and foes... For a warrior such as you, there will be no peaceful path through life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The path of the sword is a sweaty, manly pursuit! And no man is more manly than Dayzee the Merciless, keeper of the 80th gate! You smirk, do you?! Many have smirked at my name... and all of them still sleep!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have mercy on Dayzee the Merciless! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In glory or defeat... A man of a man is still manly, even if his name is Dayzee... So GO, before I run away in tears and ruin my manly reputation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In glory or defeat... A man of a man is still manly, even if his name is Dayzee... So GO, before I run away in tears and ruin my manly reputation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flashing teeth greet you... The teeth of Smiling Cloud, guard of the 81st gate! You would not hit a smiling warrior, would you? No... That would be dishonorable! You must take my beating. Now...do not fight back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How dare you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! I cannot believe you stooped so low as to hit me! Didn't you see me smiling?! I am going to tell on you to all the other warriors! YOU HAVE NOOOO HONOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am going to tell on you to all the other warriors! YOU HAVE NOOOO HONOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Bullet Bull! All colors fill me with wrath! You will not pass the 82nd gate! I long for the sweet peace of the pasture...but the bright colors of the world taunt me! Why must all things be so bright? Why can things not appear only in hues of brown! I am so serious about this! Dull colors are the future! ...The next generation! Your bright clothes doom you! At high speed will I blast into your face! CHAAAAARGE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Misfire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My red rage clouded my vision, and so you sidestepped my attack. You have bested me. But I will never accept a world with such bright colors! It is far too childish! Hear my words: I will rage against your cheery palette with my last breath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My red rage clouded my vision, and so you sidestepped my attack. You have bested me. But I will never accept a world with such bright colors! It is far too childish! Hear my words: I will rage against your cheery palette with my last breath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KAPOOOOOOOOOOOW! The very earth turns to liquid with every step of BLOCK OF POW! Four sides, four corners... The better to KAPOOOWWW you with! Your knees will buckle from my seismic girth here, at the 83rd gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kapoowwww... Nooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are steady of foot! No tremor topples you. You are strong. You will shake the Duel of 100 to its very foundation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are steady of foot! No tremor topples you. You are strong. You will shake the Duel of 100 to its very foundation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare to be burned by Inferno Flower! My legs burn! My fists burn! My belly and ankles and face burn, too! I cannot quell the fire in me, so I must launch it from me onto others! Here, at the 84th gate, you will taste these flames! BUUUUUUUUUURN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SSSSSSSSSSSSSS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inferno Flower has now sputtered and gone out! How will I ever reignite? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inferno Flower has now sputtered and gone out! How will I ever reignite? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh-CHOOPLBBTH! You hab found Plugged Snifit, guard ob da 85th gate! Ahhhh-CHAAAAAAFFFLE! Eben wid dis cold, I smell your defeat! Now we fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SNIFFFFFFFFFFFF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! Sniff! SNIIIIIFFFF! That beating completely cleared my cold up! I am now Unplugged Snifit! I thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! Sniff! SNIIIIIFFFF! That beating completely cleared my cold up! I am now Unplugged Snifit! I thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have come to the 86th gate. Have you come seeking Bounding Star? For you have found him. You have not yet laid a hand on him, however. Always will I bound, just out of reach. Follow me to your end, for I am... INVINCIBLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My invincibility ran out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! What has happened? Always in battle, I would hear a song in my head... The music, so lively! It would spur me on to great leaps and greater deeds! But...now I can hear that song no longer! You have robbed me of it! I curse you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! What has happened? Always in battle, I would hear a song in my head... The music, so lively! It would spur me on to great leaps and greater deeds! But...now I can hear that song no longer! You have robbed me of it! I curse you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have made it far, and so you must have skills... But your blows will rain down without effect on the guard of the 87th gate, Metal Cap! My metallic laugh will sound as you retreat with stinging fists! I am your metal end! IT IS TIME TO CLANK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CLONG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have rung me like a bell, and I have plunged into defeat like a sinking ship. I will linger here, at the bottom of the sea of shame, rusting eternally. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have rung me like a bell, and I have plunged into defeat like a sinking ship. I will linger here, at the bottom of the sea of shame, rusting eternally. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUMBLE! Belly of the Yoshi, guard of the 88th gate, hungers! I consume all! Many have come before you, and they have all met their end! Will your cries be succulent? Or will they be bitter and lacking in flavor?! CHOW TIME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I go hungry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have tasted defeat this day. Its flavor does not agree with me... And so I swear this to you: I will never taste it again! Leave me now, before I grow hungry again. Even now, the ravenous feeling rumbles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have tasted defeat this day. Its flavor does not agree with me... And so I swear this to you: I will never taste it again! Leave me now, before I grow hungry again. Even now, the ravenous feeling rumbles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You creep forward, and find No Charging Chuck, protector of the 89th gate! Soon you will receive a pummeling of the ages, but worry not, for it is free! It seems amazing, I know this. A full beating, no charge?! IT IS MADNESS! But the pleasure I get from victory is payment enough! Now, receive it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Overcharged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I should have charged... Then I would have something in my pocket besides SHAME! Shame and lint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I should have charged... Then I would have something in my pocket besides SHAME! Shame and lint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wish to ascend higher, but you will not do so at the expense of Climbing Vine. I am the way to the sky, but you will not see it. You will not pass the 90th gate. You will gaze upward at platforms and distant clouds, wondering how to reach them. I know the way. And I will never breathe it to your ear. Your ascent ends here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wither! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have climbed over many foes in this world, and I am but the latest... I am but a ladder you have used to go higher...and I know not what awaits above. Whatever you find ahead... You must cherish it, for few have laid eyes on it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever you find ahead... You must cherish it, for few have laid eyes on it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I protect the 91st gate... I am Quizmo Question That Has No Answer! Who builds the pipes of our worlds? How does one put a coin in a brick? How can one bounce off of another man's head? How can one wield flame? Where do bottomless pits lead? Are overalls still considered fashionable? Ponder these questions as... YOU TASTE MY POWER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Why? How? Where? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... How could I lose? Why do I have no memory of yesterday? Where do I live? What is the meaning of it all? There must be answers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... How could I lose? Why do I have no memory of yesterday? Where do I live? What is the meaning of it all? There must be answers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have finally found me. I am Strolling Ptooie. I guard the 92nd gate. Few have seen me, warrior. My native land was known as World 7-8. There I learned at the hand of my master, Walking Ptooie. He spat fire. I spit wrath. And you shall be the one who is spat upon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have spat upon my technique. My master would be spitting mad at such a defeat. He would spit angry words. And so he should...for I am not worthy of his legacy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have spat upon my technique. My master would be spitting mad at such a defeat. He would spit angry words. And so he should...for I am not worthy of his legacy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must congratulate you for reaching the 93rd gate. You are formidable. You are also unfortunate, for you will be lunched upon by me, Fuzzy on Face. My attacks will leech your very essence. I will bound upon you without remorse. I will chew on your hat. I will bite your forehead. I will snack on your soul. I can only hope you have seasoned yourself well, so that I do not grow ill. Is your face ready? Then let us do battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must hide my face! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I cannot believe you defeated me. What is your secret? Do you have fuzziness on your face already? I must know the answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I cannot believe you defeated me. What is your secret? Do you have fuzziness on your face already? I must know the answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have reached the 94th gate. The end is near for you... As you now must face the gaudy, gilded Glitz Blade! Fear not, challenger, for you will die today with pizzazz! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have tarnished my glitz... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bow to your skill. With heavy heart I cast away my bejeweled helmet! I do not deserve to wear it, for you are the glitziest in all the land! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bow to your skill. With heavy heart I cast away my bejeweled helmet! I do not deserve to wear it, for you are the glitziest in all the land! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TANOOOKI! The feral howl of Cloak of Tanooki grips you with shaggy terror! One moment wooly, the next sheer granite, I guard the 95th gate with beastly rage. What side will you face? Unshorn animal or rigid statue? TANOOOKI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My cloak...is ripped... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tanooki is a rare animal. Even more rare is a victory against it... Savor this great conquest, interloper, for the shaggy beast is not easily tamed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tanooki is a rare animal. Even more rare is a victory against it... Savor this great conquest, interloper, for the shaggy beast is not easily tamed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kneel, worthless dog, before the 96th gate! I am Coin Harvester Without Remorse! Do you enjoy your free time? Do you enjoy lounging about, playing games? You will enjoy NOTHING! Once I have bested you, I will put you to work gathering wealth for me. You will eat the grit of road dust as your ceaseless toil flows without ebb. And I will recline and enjoy tasty noodles bought with the very sweat of your brow. Now I harvest your soul! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— JERRRRG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Was... Was it my fault I lost? No, of course not. I just need much better equipment. And more harvesters. Do you know anyone willing to work for little pay, no benefits, and verbal abuse? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Was... Was it my fault I lost? No, of course not. I just need much better equipment. And more harvesters. Do you know anyone willing to work for little pay, no benefits, and verbal abuse? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look skyward, challenger... I am Pidgit on Wind's Breath, protector of the 97th gate. The air is without master, and I float upon the paths of its whimsy... Though I stand before you, my warrior spirit is above your shoulders. I loiter, innocent, until the time grows to full ripeness. And then I swoop... My floating blanket will enshroud your fallen form... You will snuggle for eternity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fall from grace! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have studied at the hand of a leaping master, clearly... Admirable! Most warriors fall, hypnotized by my rhythmic swaying... but not you! My floating blanket, meant to be your funeral shroud... instead is your victory cape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My floating blanket, meant to be your funeral shroud... instead is your victory cape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU ARE LAZY! You require more training at the shocking hand of Sensei Ruff Puff! It is here, at the 98th gate, that you will learn the hardest lesson to swallow. Is it a powerful new stomping technique? NO! You are too lazy for that. Instead, you get lesson one... HUMILITY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are...ungrateful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are young and lazy! You do not value the lesson of your sensei. No matter! You will learn the lesson of humility with your next challenge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are young and lazy! You do not value the lesson of your sensei. No matter! You will learn the lesson of humility with your next challenge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Pit of Crying Shames, crusher of hopes, stomper of dreams! To fight me is to fight 100 fearsome, slobbering warriors! Many have ventured to conquer me. All leave with tearstained cheeks. Those who challenge me here at the 99th gate have much to lose. It makes their sad, sad tears all the sweeter to drink! SHLURRRRRRRRP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo-hooooo-hooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The ground is wet with the sad tears of my defeat! I hope you slip on them and fall all the way back to the first Sammer Guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The ground is wet with the sad tears of my defeat! I hope you slip on them and fall all the way back to the first Sammer Guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so you arrive at last. It is this place you seek, the 100th gate. I am End Boss, greatest of all the Sammer Guys. It is my duty as End Boss to laugh at your feeble party and proclaim your doom. Shall we begin, challenger? HAH! YOU ARE PATHETIC! PREPARE TO BE CRUSHED AS THE UNIVERSE WITHERS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roll...credits... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How did I do? I have been preparing for my big scene for years! I was worried about that final line, though. Was it End Boss enough? No? I knew I should have gone with something about the "wailing of all creatures"... I was only worried that it would be too over the top. Enough talk. King Sammer awaits you in the next room. Go now, champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How did I do? I have been preparing for my big scene for years! I was worried about that final line, though. Was it End Boss enough? No? I knew I should have gone with something about the "wailing of all creatures"... I was only worried that it would be too over the top. Enough talk. King Sammer awaits you in the next room. Go now, champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, BRAVO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our jaws are agape at the spectacle of your warrior prowess, challenger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I never imagined you'd be the victor. Didn't all that savage combat get boring? But I digress... I am true to my word and shall grant you my greatest treasures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem! Well, you see, I planned on bestowing our Pure Heart to you, but it's...gone. Instead, I present you with these other royal treasures. My charity knows no bounds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's the end of that. Your battle is over. We were all MOST entertained. Should you find yourself in our kingdom again someday, do drop in for a melee! Farewell, champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your battle is over. We were all MOST entertained. Should you find yourself in our kingdom again someday, do drop in for a melee! Farewell, champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jade Blooper, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He constantly talks about honor and shame... And also smells strangely fishy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hill with Eyes, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He once lost a staring contest to King Sammer and hasn't recovered... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puffing Fist, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He claims to have studied ancient Pwaaaang traditions, whatever that means... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Squatting Birdo, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He's a true master of the Squatting Birdo stance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Leeping Cheep, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He spends days at a time awkwardly attempting to leap out of the water... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Master Wiggler, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His abstract haiku poetry has quite a following in literary circles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Shoe of Kuribo, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He goes through several pairs of shoes a month... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Guy Who Fry, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Guy Who Fry's special Sammer Guy diet consists entirely of deep-fried foods... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Screaming Mantis, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Screaming Mantis is often on the injured reserve, due to hoarseness of throat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Koopa in Winter, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He's not sure why, but he cries every time he looks at a sunset... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Footsteps of Coins, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... His lesser-known brother is called Footsteps of Meat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Urchin Lung, one of King Sammer's more infamous Sammer Guys... He was once King Sammer's personal trainer, until an unfortunate sit-up incident... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Crow Who Eats, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He likes to taunt his foes, which makes it a little awkward when he loses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Swollen Tongue, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His affliction makes the customary prebattle taunt a little difficult... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Slipping Grip, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He's a young student at the Sweaty Palm Martial Arts Academy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Clammy Hand, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His notoriously clammy grip must make first introductions a little awkward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Forbidden Slap, one of King Sammer's more infamous Sammer Guys... He was expelled from school for learning the Wicked Palm of a Thousand Sweats... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hairy Arantula in the Grass, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He loves to hide in the grass in the park and leap out and startle people... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Another Castle, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He takes himself so seriously that he once dug a moat around himself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rolling Thwomp, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves kittens... Especially the fluffy, pudgy ones... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thrashing Prawn, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves butter... For some reason, he slathers it on everything... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thousand-Year Roar, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He spends weekend mornings sipping coffee and quietly reading the paper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Unshy Guy, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He makes piles of coins making appearances on the Sammer lecture circuit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Useless Badge, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He doesn't seem to think much of his own abilities... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sunshine Flood, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He's obsessed about cleaning. You should see his kitchen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King Sammer, regal monarch of the great Sammer Kingdom... Due to the "emergency," he came to deliver the Pure Heart himself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grand Master Kickface, one of King Sammer's great Sammer Guys... Recent events have left him in utter shock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Soaring Cape, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He looks so sad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Yowling Yux, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Neither of us has the time for this... Let's get moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mystical Whistle, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Stop wasting time... Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grand Master Kickface, one of King Sammer's great Sammer Guys... He often teaches clinics on proper and effective foot- to-face contact... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Soaring Cape, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He doesn't wear it now, but sadly, he often wears his cape in public... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Yowling Yux, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He's the lead singer for a popular heavy Sammer band... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mystical Whistle, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Curiously, dogs run away whenever he approaches... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Laughing X-Naut, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He really likes watching comedies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dances on Turtles, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He's not very tech savvy. Any machine with buttons sends him into a panic... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fathomless Chasm of Falling, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... His hobbies include knitting and scrapbooking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thirsting Bones, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... On weekends, he knocks balls out of the park for his softball team... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Molten Panther, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His "Magma Wings" are a huge hit at the annual Sammer Guy BBQ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Peeking Boo, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He reads the dictionary every day. His favorite word is "revenge"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Action Commander, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... Action Commander likes to relax on the weekends and not leave his couch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bullet Ill, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Believe it or not, Bullet Ill loves to ride roller coasters... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sliding Shell, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... On weekends, he volunteers his time teaching children how to slide safely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Software Pirate, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Don't be alarmed if you don't understand him... Most people can't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flailing Boom Boom, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He's a master finger painter. His abstract, frenzied works sell for thousands of coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sun of Displeasure, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... Making friends is difficult for him, due in part to the burning... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Furious Fang of Goomb, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He is a big believer in aromatherapy. His favorite scent is lavender. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Zesty Recipe, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He bakes warm, gooey brownies for the Sammer Guy break room every day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Warping Pipe, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He doesn't like it when people jump on him and try to warp to other worlds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fruit in Belly, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He was banned from several local supermarkets for gulping produce... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's The Last Sheep, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His hobbies include playing air guitar and singing in front of the mirror... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Infinity Shlurp, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He doesn't really have the strongest vocabulary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Spanner of Rock, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He is unstoppable at the wrench-throwing game when the carnival is in town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Star of Seven Shards, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He spends most of his day polishing his armor to a shiny glitter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ice World, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He has a milk-shake dispenser built into his armor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Weeping Pokey, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He enjoys power walking through the park early every morning... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hammer Uncle, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... After work, he enjoys a long, relaxing soak in a hot bath... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Squatting Toad, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He threw his back out several years ago and was out for the season... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ageless Goomba, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Sometimes, he drifts off into deep contemplation mid-conversation... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's The Negative One, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His apartment is filled with stuffed animals. Some of them even talk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bob the Silent Blade, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... As silent as he is on the job, he moonlights as an opera tenor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Piranha Root, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He has an enormous garden at home, but it's completely overrun with weeds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Over the Flagpole, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... At the beginning of each day, all of the Sammer Guys turn and salute him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cheep Chop, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He learned all of his best moves from comic books... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Raging Blargg, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves souvenirs, and buys them every time he goes on a trip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sleeping Turnip, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Sleeping Turnip needs to buy an alarm clock and not be late to work... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Way of the Blooper, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He was a stand-up comedian, but his act was too surreal and scared audiences... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Phanto Grin, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves to play as himself in Duel of 100: The Home Edition... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Invisible Brock, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He enjoys collecting rare shells and arranging them on his bookshelf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chomp of Eternity, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He insists on making loud chomping sounds when he eats around other people... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monty Who Waits, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He's a real hypocrite. He gets furious when he has to wait around for people... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mustard of Doom, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He likes his food unbearably spicy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Peanut-Butter Pider, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He insists on using his sword to spread all of his condiments... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Wrath of Whacka, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He enters the Sammer Quiz every year, but always presses the button early... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Micro Boomba, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He's a die-hard fan of "Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Steel Clubba, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He has a master's degree in the philosophy of blunt objects... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He once walked onto a dance floor and accidentally created a new dance craze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Upward Leaping Ninji, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... The neighbors below his apartment don't appreciate the "upward leaping"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bronze Shroom, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He heats his food just by breathing on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lakitu Storm, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves pineapple, but hates mangos... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Wandering Spiny, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He refuses to ask anyone for directions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ripper Van Fish, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He has tried several times to sleep underwater, but has never been successful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Infinite Jump, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He practices his autograph every day, just so he's ready when he gets famous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Alternate Path, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He loves casserole, and spends hours researching new recipes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dayzee the Merciless, one of King Sammer's infamous Sammer Guys... He's very sensitive about his name... It's best not to smirk when he announces it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Smiling Cloud, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... His heart breaks every time there's an overcast day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bullet Bull, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He hates bright colors, which makes living in this world a little difficult... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Block of POW, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He has a very impressive collection of unicorn figurines at home... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Inferno Flower, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He refuses to eat vegetables of any kind... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Plugged Snifit, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... Nobody wants to shake his hand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bounding Star, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He draws pictures of ponies while he waits for challengers to arrive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Metal Cap, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He pretends to be metal even when his armor is off and makes clanking noises... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Belly of the Yoshi, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He is reviled by all of the local all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's No Charging Chuck, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... An ancient-art aficionado, he loves collecting rare, Sammer-dynasty antiquities... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Climbing Vine, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He can bake pastries with buttery, fluffy crusts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Quizmo Question That Has No Answer, one of King Sammer's Sammer Guys... He shouts out answers when he watches quiz shows on Sammervision... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Strolling Ptooie, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... Outside of the Duel of 100, he's a real stickler for manners and etiquette... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fuzzy on Face, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He cochairs the Sammer Council for the Advancement of Facial Hair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Glitz Blade, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He enjoys listening to silky jazz and sipping espresso... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cloak of Tanooki, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He hates the heat and wants King Sammer to install a Duel of 100 air conditioner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Coin Harvester Without Remorse, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... His pockets may be full, but his soul is empty... Maybe he should harvest a friend... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pidgit on Wind's Breath, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He was a classically trained actor before becoming a Sammer Guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sensei Ruff Puff, one of King Sammer's legendary Sammer Guys... He was once a cover model for Sammer Guy Monthly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pit of Crying Shames, one of King Sammer's famous Sammer Guys... He likes to eat his toast cold... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's End Boss, by far the most famous Sammer Guy in history... He won a Sammy at last year's Sammer Awards for Best Final Boss Performance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King Sammer, regal monarch of the great Sammer Kingdom... He is considering turning the Duel of 100 into an amusement water park... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King Sammer, regal monarch of the great Sammer Kingdom... He is considering turning the Duel of 100 into an amusement water park... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, is that...a Pure Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani...do you remember the promise we made to each other that day?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Yes, I remember..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If there was a place where we could be happy together, we would find it." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Will you come with me to that place now?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere... Of course... I will always be with you..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio's savage attack had separated Mario from his friends... He had reunited with Luigi, yes, but Peach and Bowser were still missing. Just where were those two? And what new dangers lay ahead? It was time to venture through the door opened by the seventh Pure Heart. Once again, Mario saw a nightmarish landscape beyond imagination... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WELL, HI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, new face! So tell me... First time down here in The Underwhere? ...HA! Just a little joke. People don't arrive HERE twice! Hahahahahaha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What'd you say? "What's The Underwhere?" ...You're kidding, right? Man, for a guy with no extra lives, you're sure hilarious! Isn't it obvious? This is where people go when their games are OVER! Some call it "World -1"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So how'd your game end, anyway? Poison 1-Up? Bad jump? Or did someone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You say your game's NOT over? Hahahaha! Yeah, I've heard THAT before. Denial, always the first step. Maybe you just need to hear it from Queen Jaydes. She's the scariest thing in The Underwhere...and that is SAYING something. She rules over us Shaydes, and she'll tell you straight... your game is OVER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you head straight ahead, you'll find Queen Jaydes in her palace. But do NOT get her angry, or you'll end up on bottomless- pit cleanup duty...forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hi! Just arrive here in The Underwhere, did you? ...What? You've been here before? Ahahahahahahahah! Good one. Lie to the queen though, and you'll regret you ever started your game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the reason I'm hanging here by the entrance is, I'm waiting for my girlfriend. I want her to have a long, fulfilling game, of course... but...I want her next to me... Pretty conflicting situation, if you can catch my drift... Aw, I doubt you understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the reason I'm hanging here by the entrance is, I'm waiting for my girlfriend. I want her to have a long, fulfilling game, of course... but...I want her next to me... Pretty conflicting situation, if you can catch my drift... Aw, I doubt you understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's your aftergame? Listen, if you feel tired, take a dip in that fountain. That'll power you right up. 'Course, if you're already feeling fine, there's probably no point in going for a swim. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's your aftergame? I got sick with multicolored viruses when I was alive, but now I feel GREAT! Maybe that doctor actually cured me before my game...uh, ended. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You enjoying your aftergame? I'm LOVING it! A bunch of my friends from the hospital I was in just arrived! Now we all hang out together every day! I've gotta say, we all owe that one doctor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, if that Micro Goomba hadn't dashed out just as I jumped for that platform... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you swerved in midair, landed on a spiked floor, and ended your game, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No! What kind of a jumper do you think I am? I cleared the spikes, easy! Then BAM! Bottomless pit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I fell out of this pipe... Luckily, I landed in the sea, so I was totally OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right, so lemme guess... You're gonna tell me you sank like a stone, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you talking about? I'm an incredible swimmer! I swim like a Cheep Cheep! That was what did me in! I looked just like a fish and BAM! Boss Bass snack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I'm running along, and these two Hammer Bros. start hucking hammers at me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you dodged the hammers, but then one jumped down onto your head, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! I jumped over the lower one and hit the block under the guy up top! Then BAM! Bullet Bill in the face. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I'm running along, and these two Hammer Bros. start hucking hammers at me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you dodged the hammers, but then one jumped down onto your head, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! I jumped over the lower one and hit the block under the guy up top! Then BAM! Bullet Bill in the face. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy, I can tell you're new here. Let me do you a favor and tell you what's up... The River Twygz is up ahead, OK? Be REALLY careful not to drown. Word is, there are ghosts down there that drag you down, never to surface again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What happens to Shaydes that fall in? Well, their aftergame ends! I figure they end up in the post-aftergame or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, new Shayde, right? Well, let me tell you what's up. Someone's aftergame ended in the River Twygz up ahead. Sad story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What happened to him? Well, the ghosts are probably tickle-torturing him now. Well, I assume so anyway. I'm not going down there to check, that's for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy, I can tell you're new here. Let me do you a favor and tell you what's up... If you end up on Underwhere Road, you need to be really careful. Word is, there are three hags who ask travelers to do unspeakable things... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What are they gonna ask you to do? Oh boy, if you really want to know, you'd better ask them yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy, I can tell you're new here. Let me do you a favor and tell you what's up... The River Twygz is up ahead, OK? Be REALLY careful not to drown. Word is, there are ghosts down there that drag you down, never to surface again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What happens to Shaydes that fall in? Well, their aftergame ends! I figure they end up in the post-aftergame or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy, I can tell you're new here. Let me do you a favor and tell you what's up... The River Twygz is up ahead, OK? Be REALLY careful not to drown. Word is, there are ghosts down there that drag you down, never to surface again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What happens to Shaydes that fall in? Well, their aftergame ends! I figure they end up in the post-aftergame or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doo bi doo bi doo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh me... I wonder if I shall meet my most special someone this day? Surely he is a prince of countenance fair, pining even now to meet me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quickly, my loving prince! Fly to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray, what call hast thou to stare at me so?! Didst thou hear me pine for an old, mustachioed fatty?! Begone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thisss is the River Twygz... Its watersss are the tearsss of centuriesss of sinnersss... For 4 coinsss...I will ferry you to the other ssside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thisss is the River Twygz... Its watersss are the tearsss of centuriesss of sinnersss... For 4 coinsss...I will ferry you to the other ssside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thisss is the River Twygz... Its watersss are the tearsss of centuriesss of sinnersss... For 4 coinsss...I will ferry you to the other ssside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanksss. Now we depart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not enough coinsss... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Very well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Sssee you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, how are ya, good, great. I'm a D-Man, prime go-getter and faithful queen's servant. You wanna see the queen, you gotta MOVE, kid, OK? She's real busy. Oh, and here's a tip: she knows all the bad stuff you did before your game ended. So don't play that whole I'm-a-hero stuff down here. Just warning ya, kid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, how are ya, good, great. I'm a D-Man, prime go-getter and faithful queen's servant. A lotta strife in The Underwhere these days, so we've been wicked busy. You wanna talk to Queen Jaydes? OK, but make it quick. She's real busy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how're things, great. Say, Queen Jaydes sure seems down lately... You don't look too busy, slacker. Why not go talk to her? Do something useful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's up, nothing, good. What's that? Queen Jaydes? She's out right now, kid. Yeah, got a call from Grambi, high-level stuff for sure... She made for The Overthere. Think something bad went down? Well, maybe you oughta go check, slacker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, so BUSY! Blehhh! BLEH! It's like work is in my MOUTH! I'm CHOKING on it! I swear... I'm so busy, I don't have time to think, much less eat or sleep! BLEHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, so BORED. Blehh! BLEH! It's like I ate a MEAL of boredom! It tastes TERRIBLE! Bonechill's gone and now there are almost no Shaydes to supervise either... I mean, you wanna know how bored I am? I've started jogging. JOGGING. BLEH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, so BUSY! Blehhh! BLEH! It's like I bit into a giant pie made of BUSY! Queen Jaydes dumped a ton of work on us and took off! Now we're SWAMPED! Queen Jaydes! Come back soon, PLEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot! I'm on dredge patrol for the River Twygz tomorrow. That riverbed is huge, too... What a pain...but it's gotta get done. Shaydes get stuck in the hole down there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A buddy of mine out there in the trenches told me this... Apparently a fire-breathing monster appeared somewhere above level one. River Twygz patrol stinks, but it's better than running into one of THOSE things! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSS! I get to patrol the River Twygz tomorrow! Talk about a SWEET assignment! Check out what I realized: it's such a huge area, no one can tell when I'm slacking off! Here's a secret, but tell NO ONE: I take naps in those little abandoned pipe rooms! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What am I doing? Well, I got caught slacking off, and I got punished...hard. You can't fool Queen Jaydes. Stupid honesty. Since when is that our "best" policy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you here to have Queen Jaydes take a look at the evil deeds you did in life? Trust me on this: if she finds a lot, you're gonna suffer big-time. Of course, if you DON'T meet with her, you can't go any farther... Meet her...or get no farther... Sounds like a game over or game-over situation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I just had my sins weighed, and it looks like I might get off pretty easy... Trust me on this: if you've done bad stuff, you're better off just admitting it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I just had my sins weighed, and it looks like I might get off pretty easy... Trust me on this: if you've done bad stuff, you're better off just admitting it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, if you lived a good life, you can move to The Overthere. I hear it's nice! And I've gotta say, I get a virtuous vibe off of you! I'm sure you'll make it there. You ought to go speak to Queen Jaydes right away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, if you lived a good life, you can move to The Overthere. I hear it's great! And you, uh... Hurm... Ahem! I wouldn't guess you've ever done anything nice or good... Oh, well! You should go talk to Queen Jaydes right away anyway! Good luck with that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, if you lived a good life, you can move to The Overthere. I hear it's super! I've gotta say, too, I get a real virtuous vibe from you! That green outfit of yours is like a traffic light saying "Go straight to The Overthere!" You should go speak to Queen Jaydes right away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, there are fewer people showing up here every day... What gives, huh? I mean, I heard rumors about the world disappearing, but... Wait... That was all TRUE? If The Underwhere and The Overthere both disappear, where'll all the Shaydes go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, if you lived a good life, you can move to The Overthere. I hear it's sweet! And you'll definitely go, because you're a total hero! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... What business have you with me? I am Queen Jaydes. Mistress of The Underwhere! Ruler of those with ended games! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, in this place, your sins from your time among the living are weighed. If your sins are light enough, the bliss of The Overthere will be yours. But if not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You suffer for eternity among the game-overed! Now let us weigh your sins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? I sense a strange energy... Have you brought something strange into The Underwhere, by chance? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is THIS?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no... It could not be... But how... It is badly damaged, yes... but what you hold is a Pure Heart! Who exactly ARE you, to have a Pure Heart...and what has happened to it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wait, that is my phone... ...Sorry, I have to take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it NOW, Grams? You know I am working... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?! LUVBI IS MISSING?! Oh, mercy... I understand. Yes, yes. I will see to it. Mmmmm-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just great. Just what I need. I am already shorthanded... What am I going to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Perhaps you can help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That phone call I received just now? It was the king of The Overthere, Grambi... One of the Nimbis vanished from The Overthere, and he asked me to look for her. But I cannot abandon my duties here in the palace... and my D-Men are all busy. So it must fall to you! Will you search for this missing person in my place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you so very much. I apologize for asking this of you, but it would really help. The name of the missing Nimbi is Luvbi. Oh... And what is your name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Well, Mario... May I hold on to this Pure Heart while you are busy searching? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Worry not, I just want a look. I will return it when YOU return with Luvbi. And in its place, allow me to give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Word has reached me that someone has fallen into the River Twygz. Some said it was a strange fellow dressed in green... That could not be Luvbi... Still, just in case, I would suggest that you check there first. This key will open a door to the underground waterways beneath the River Twygz. Please, I must ask that you search the area thoroughly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The missing Nimbi is known as Luvbi. Please... Find her quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! You would refuse me? Do you not know the fate of those who defy Jaydes? I will ask you once again... Will you please search for Luvbi in my stead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still you do not agree? I must warn you... I can be very persuasive. I will ask you yet again... Will you please search for Luvbi in my stead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are a stubborn creature. This is your last chance... and I mean that. I will ask one last time... Will you please search for Luvbi in my stead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Then we are done here, it seems. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You will spend the rest of eternity in the foulest corner of The Underwhere! Farewell, mustached Shayde. OhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unnnnnggggghhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, boy! How'd I end up in this stinky place? Count Bleck's underlings grabbed me, I remember that... Then... And then... Owahhhh... Oh, FORGET it! I just wish somebody would come help me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh... BRO?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH YEAH! I missed you, Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Huh? Why am I here? Well, I don't really know... I mean, where am I, exactly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? The Underwhere? The land of ended games? Bro, what are you SAYING?! What does it all MEAN?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh hunh... OK, I gotcha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So my game is over... Great. I guess one of Count Bleck's baddies must've done me in, just like you guys, huh? Well, everybody runs out of extra lives sometime, right? So what should we do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Luvbi? You're looking for someone named Luvbi? Hey, sounds good to me! I'm loaded with free time! After all, my game's over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi has joined your group! As Luigi, first press and hold {P} down, then release to soar upward with a super jump! The super jump is perfect for reaching high ledges or attacking enemies above you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was feeling pretty low, Bro, but now that you're here, I wanna jump for joy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like a job for Luigi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doo bi doo bi doo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hurry... Hasten to meee... Sweeet priiince... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foulness! An aging man of mustache grim returneth! Talk not to me as though we have met! Speak, now! What dost thou want of me?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou came hither to find me? Pah! As if I would consort with a face so behaired! I await a handsome prince! Understand? PRINCES ONLY! Oh, but hold a moment... Ha HA! Dost thou claim to be the prince for whom I pine? Priceless... Yea, verily... Very well then, good prince. Let us confirm thy lineage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If thou art my prince, then surely thou knowest my name. Speak it to mine ears! If the name is true, then I shall admit thou art mine one and only. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi Buvli Vubli ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha HA! In thy FACE! My name is not Luv... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-H-How hast thou come by the knowledge of my name? No... Doth this mean... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nay! Nay! Such foulness! The very thought cannot be abided! I cannot date a man so old and unpleasant to the eye! I shall return to Mother! GAAAAAAAG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! Thou art WRONG, fiend! I am not for such as thee! Begone from mine eyes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou returneth? So, thou art both ugly AND stubborn... To toy with thy emotions seems a pleasant enough diversion, so... If thou art my prince, then surely thou knowest my name. Speak it to mine ears! If the name is true, then I shall admit you are for me. Speakest my name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HA! At last thou appearest, foul, hairy creatures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou art no princes! Thou art LIARS! Thou approachest me at my mother's behest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi! Mind your manners! You know this all happened because you wandered off without permission! Now! Apologize to these nice men at once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, yea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, ummm, yea, I am sorry... that thou art so hairy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Luvbi... You had us all so very worried. Mario. Please accept this as a sign of my eternal thanks. Here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the revitalized Pure Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have power over life and death, you see. And I was able to use that power to restore this Pure Heart. I know not how you found it, but this Pure Heart shows that fate is on your side. Take good care of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And by the way, it may please you to know that your game is not truly over. Somehow, you were sent to The Underwhere while still very much alive... My power can return you to your world if you so wish... What would you like to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return Don't return ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Well, when you are ready to go back, please let me know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, are you ready to go back now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I shall return you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Jaydes, Jaydes, JA-JAYDES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! GAMEOVERGAMEOVERGAME OVERGAMEOVERGAMEOVER... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CONTINUE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And I never got to meet my prince... I weep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so dark here... I wonder what sort of world this is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, what's wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Oh, so then this would be The Underwhere place you mentioned earlier? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm. Then I wonder why the Pure Heart led us here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so dark here... I wonder what sort of world this is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What in the... Hey! Wait, this is The Underwhere! We just came from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? So this is that place you told me about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm. Then I wonder why the Pure Heart led us here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings. Welcome to the... Wait, why have you returned?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Queen Jaydes? My name is Tippi... I'm a friend of Mario's... We... We've come to find the Pure Heart that is hidden in this world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! You are collecting Pure Hearts?! Hmm... Now that I take a long look at you... I realize you just might be the heroes mentioned in the Prognosticus... But could you really be...the ones? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Does that mean you have a Pure Heart for us, Queen Jaydes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of the Pure Heart is a matter of utmost secrecy, I am afraid. There is nothing I can tell you... If you really must know, you will have to speak to Grambi, king of The Overthere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MOTHER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My things are packed and checked thrice! I am ready to return to The Overthere! ...Oh, me! Thou returnest? Did thy game truly end this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An idea strikes... Could you fine heroes take Luvbi back to The Overthere for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take her back? Why ever would you need us to do a thing like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A monster was once held beneath here...but a recent earthquake freed it. Once it escaped its prison, it began to wander this realm freely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, I could never send my daughter alone with such a savage beast on the loose. If you would take her back, I would gladly open the way to The Overthere for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will also alert Grambi that you are coming to ask him about the Pure Heart. What say you? This is a fair bargain... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I thank you. With this monster about, my D-Men and I are busy trying to contain the damage... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just go through this door and keep heading upward to reach The Overthere. And make sure Luvbi arrives safely in the care of Grams... I mean...Grambi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee... But avert thine eyes whilst we climb, lest thou succumbeth to my cuteness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please... He's not that superficial... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh me, a sharpened tongue. Thou art jealous? Dost thou pine for yonder hairy twins? For whom dost thou pine the most? The red one? Or perhaps the green? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?! I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thy cheek grows red, and thy manner flustered... A crush, hot as a thousand suns, burns deep within thy heart! Yea, verily. Alas for thee, methinks. Anyway, movest on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! My presence makes thee ill, thou sayest?! Trust in this: I take no joy in it either! But Mother says dost it, so thou DOST IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, fine! Nope. Still no. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! I hear you not! Try again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, let's go! No way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Unblock mine ears! One more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! No! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gahhh! Get thy head on straight and speakest that which I must hear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! MmmmmOK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea, verily! Dost as thou art told! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for agreeing to take Luvbi to The Overthere to see Grambi. I count upon you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since the little light of my life left, a quiet loneliness has settled around me... It is the silence of the game- over screen. But soon Luvbi will be reborn to a new life. Then my loneliness will prove mere parental endurance... This gives me solace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I sought a prince, but nay! What I found were ancient men of hairy cheek." "...'Twas a horror, yea, and one that left my breath stricken in my throat." Luvbi kept up this refrain as she traveled with our heroes. She seemed less than happy. Still, she DID have a lot of energy... "Hasten thy chubby legs! Time waits not for those who slack!" Luigi, on the other hand, was elated that he and his brother were finally reunited. But Peach and Bowser were still nowhere to be found... Were they safe? ...So thought our heroes as they made their way slowly to Underwhere Road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At long last, we find it... Herein lies the way out of The Underwhere. This is Underwhere Road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, if we proceed ever upward, we'll eventually reach The Overthere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea, verily! One would think that to be obvious... Ugh... My heart weepeth to return to The Overthere without meeting mine one true love. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray, speakest to me, Tippi... Believest thou in the idea of a soul mate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Well, you know, I... I don't really... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... I shall mark that as one vote for "undecided." Or perhaps I should say "unrequited," in thy case... Ha HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you... Ridiculous! I mean, I'm not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee... Sweet Tippi! How simple it is to tweak thy chain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Now I must forge onward. Catchest me if thou canst! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That girl is a walking mood swing... I mean, she's entirely unstable, isn't she? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A door... It looks as though it's held closed by some mysterious force. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Halt! What's this, then? Travelers have come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Queen Jaydes demands I guard this door, people! I'm Dorguy the First. Lotsa monsters around, folks. Lotsa monsters. So I've gotta do routine checks, OK? Sorry for the trouble, folks, but I need to make sure you're trustworthy. Just a couple questions. Answer them all correctly, and we're done here! Then you can head on through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the first one! I'm warning you, though, these are pretty tough questions, so use those noggins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Man A goes to the store and buys an equal number of tomatoes and eggplants. Eggplants cost 7 coins apiece and tomatoes cost 10 coins apiece, OK? D-Man A has 50 coins when he goes into the store. He comes out with 5 coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the facts. Now! Who is the most powerful person in The Underwhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Queen Jaydes Queen Deejays Queen Dayjes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DING-O! Correct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next question! Shayde B buys 667 pens for 13 coins each and buys 108 notebooks for 42 coins each. He needs more money, so he takes out 3,756 coins from the bank and spends it all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the facts. Now! What is my name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gorguy the Thirst Dorguy the First Borguy the 64th ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DING-O! Correct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for the last question. Panda A and Bear B go to Apple Mountain for a day of apple picking, right? There are 120 apple trees on the mountain, and each has a 20-apple yield. A takes 10 seconds to pick each apple, while B takes 20 seconds to pick each apple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the facts. Now! How many times did I just say the word "apple"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 times 6 times 7 times ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DING-O! Correct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You folks seem OK to me. Head on through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WRONG-O! Sorry, folks, but that's not what I needed to hear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't let you through, I'm afraid. Just can't do it. I'm gonna need you to leave. Of course, you can always train your brain for a few minutes a day and return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you folks again? Guess you really need to get through here, huh? Be that as it may, you're still gonna have to answer the security questions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What do you want? Look, we'd love to chitchat, but we're crunch-time busy over here, can't you tell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We simply must reach The Overthere... But we don't know which way it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Overthere, huh... See that door on your left? It'll head you up there. But we can't open it right now. We've gotta guard this door. We trapped a raging beast from The Underwhere inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, this thing in here is DEFINITELY the one that escaped its prison. Can't have it breaching security, so we locked both doors just in case. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This thing's a BEAST, lemme tell you... Real nasty. If it starts rampaging again, I don't wanna be the D-Man who has to stop it. Problem is, until someone subdues it, we can't use the door to The Overthere... So...if YOU can tame it, we can open that door for you. ...Wanna give it a shot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I was just messing with you. Seriously, no one would ever be dumb enough to... Wait... Did you just say "yes"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you NUTS?! Y-Y-Y-You're SERIOUS?! You actually think you can tame that beast?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hey, yeah, great idea. Sounds like a smart plan... Tell you what... You head on in...and I'll mail your mustache to your next of kin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, my prediction? Your game's about to end. If not, we'll help you on your way. Give it a shot, champ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're really going in there? If it were me, I've gotta say, I'd bail out, big-time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your deal, buddy? No admittance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell you what... You head on in...and I'll mail your mustache to your next of kin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody enters The Overthere right now. Ask the guy on the far left for details. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, my prediction? Your game's about to end. If not, we'll help you on your way. Give it a shot, champ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, that's what I thought. You bump into any tough guys, you let us know, OK? 'Cause if someone can beat this thing... Well, we can open The Overthere door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep, suuuuure wish someone would pound on the monster behind this door... It'd be nice to open the route to The Overthere... You got the muscle? Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's you! And your game isn't over... Did you run away or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?! You BEAT it?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SERIOUSLY?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO WAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, I can't believe it... Wow, uh... Thanks! You're a prime go-getter, pal! This key'll open the door that connects to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool, cool, problem solved. Way to think outside the box there, people. I'll just stay on watch here. You two go find the rest of the monsters out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WE'RE ON IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, and lemme give you a little tip. Lots of dark areas around here, right? Solution: put a little flame to the torch sconces you see on the walls! That'll light up the place for awhile. Careful, though, they'll eventually go out. If you know someone who can use fire, get 'em on torch duty, STAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where am I?! And why do these jerks in shades keep jumping me?! And what's with the dark? And Peach isn't here...and I'm hungry! What did I do to deserve this?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario! ...And Tippi? Just you? Where's Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's the guy in green! You're alive?! But where's everyone else? What happened to Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We don't know yet. We're looking for her too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what you're telling me is that she's definitely not here. I don't like this one bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHA! I see your little plan! You wanna break up what me and Peach have going! Yeah, you've been WAITING for a chance to fireball me in the back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no. We truly don't know where Peach is. We merely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can it, you ugly little bug! I'll stomp the truth out of you! CHARGE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dang! Why do I always lose?! What is WRONG with me?! I get up every time, though! As many times as it takes to send you to The Underwhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser, I'm sorry to break this to you...but we're already there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Sorry to break this to you, big guy...but we're already there. See... This is The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What're you talking about?! Do I LOOK like a guy whose game is over?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You and Mario were sent here, to the land of ended games... To The Underwhere. We didn't know what had happened to any of you, not just Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! So wait, Peach really is lost out there somewhere?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why didn't you say so, idiot?! We could've been searching this entire time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser has rejoined the party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What're you waiting for?! Let's MOVE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door won't open. It appears to be locked from the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A door... It looks as though it's held closed by some mysterious force. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Halt! What's this, then? Travelers have come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Queen Jaydes demands I guard this door, folks! I'm Dorguy the Second. Look, I apologize for the intrusion, but I've gotta run a quick security check, here. I've got a few questions. Answer them all correctly, and I'll wave you on through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Activate screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Question One! Look closely at the objects on the screen, OK, folks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, answer me this... How many red objects were there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 2 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Sorry, folks, but I'm not gonna tell you if you're right or not just yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question Two! Watch that screen, now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many triangles were there, folks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 2 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo ha... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question Three! Eyes at the screen, folks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What color were the moving objects? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Red Schmorange ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's your answer, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, next question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Off the top of your head, what number question is this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 5 1,000,000,000 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Getting tired yet, folks? Don't give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the last question... Look closely at the screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What shape was the most plentiful, folks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triangles Squares Donuts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DONE! Lemme just analyze your responses real quick... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo ha! You answered {#} percent of the questions correctly. That's a tired-brain score! Are you resting your brain properly? Eating right? Yeah, well, with a score like that, I can't let you pass. Try again, OK, folks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo ha! You answered {#} percent of the questions correctly. Were you thinking too hard? Try counting floss strokes at night! It sharpens the brain! Yeah, well, with a score like that, I can't let you pass. Try again, OK, folks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo HA! P-P-P-Perfect! Amazing... I'm...impressed. Your brain ages must be very young, folks! Well, with brains that young, you must be good people! Head on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice to see you again, folks! Answer all my questions correctly, and I'll wave you on in. Sound good? Then take a look at the screen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh! I am Hagra, yes, one of the ancient sisters three... The Underwhere crones! Mm... Young one, aren't you? And to where are you headed, young man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seek the Pure Heart, so you desire an audience with Grambi? Sounds serious... Well, you are not the only soul here with a problem, no... for I have one as well. Yes, I lent a certain book to a certain D-Man, you see... and now I need it back. Could you find him and get it back for me, you strapping young thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh eh eh eh... You need me to repeat my request, hm? Yes, I lent a certain book to a certain D-Man, you see... and now I need it back. Could you find him and get it back for me, you strapping young thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good, yes, good... Allow me to send you to where the D-Man in question is. And thanks for your help, yes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hagracadagra! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh?! Youngsters these days don't respect their elders, no, they don't... Why, back in my day...we used to do nice things for the elderly, yes... When did times change so? This younger generation... Such entitled brats! I blame video games! Kids live in virtual worlds! They can't relate to real people! Rotten like cavities, these kids...and speaking of cavities, take care of your teeth. Once you lose them, that is IT for your favorite foods. Dentures only go so far! Now what were we talking about... Oh yes, we were talking about what an unkind sort of person you are! Hit the road, sonny boy! I think I'll ask one of those nice Shaydes instead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Did you not find the D-Man? You want me to send you back to where he is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for doing this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think the D-Man I lent the book to is near the entrance to Underwhere Road. Thanks again, sonny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Did you get the book back, young man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh, this is it, yes, yes. See, I'm getting a little... paunchy in my old age. I thought I might try this "No-Tummy Mummy Diet" to try and get back into shape... Thanks for getting this, yes. Let me give you this as thanks, sonny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh! Good-bye, young man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for being such a nice boy to your elders. Good-bye, sonny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tried dieting for a while, yes, but when you lose weight quickly, you have problems. Look! See all this loose skin? I look like a stack of pita bread, for pity's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tried dieting for a while, yes, but when you lose weight quickly, you have problems. Look! See all this loose skin? I look like a stack of pita bread, for pity's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, great, listen, through this door is The Underwhere's hot spot, Underwhere Road! The dark is so dark in there, you can almost taste it! And it tastes like danger. So, tourists, huh? Listen, you guys aren't packing any fire or anything, are you? Sorry, gotta ask. We keep it dark in there on purpose, so we don't wanna spoil it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return the book? Oh, you mean the one I borrowed from that hag? Yeah, no prob, no prob. Just finished reading that bad boy, actually. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotta say, that weight-loss plan seems kinda dubious. Yeah, probably a fad. But hey, thank that hag for me anyway, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fewer tourists these days... Guess getting terrorized on Underwhere Road isn't hip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lots more tourists lately... Maybe Underwhere Road is getting positive buzz! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meh meh meh meh meh meh! And where are YOU headed, young man? Hagitha wants to know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seek what? A Puny Heart? I know not what that is, but it sounds serious. Yes, and I hate to be a bother, but...I have a small problem. You see...and listen carefully here... There is a show I really want to watch on Undervision tomorrow night. So I set my recorder to tape it automatically so I would not forget, yes? It has to be high quality, too, not that quick stuff! Such awful image quality! In any case, I must be sure the boneball game didn't go into extras and delay it! I asked a D-Man to check on the recording... Could you ask him about the game for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need me to repeat that request? Happy to, young man! There is a show I really want to watch on Undervision tomorrow night. So I set my recorder to tape it automatically so I would not forget, yes? It has to be high quality, too, not that quick stuff! Such awful image quality! In any case, I must be sure the boneball game didn't go into extras and delay it! I asked a D-Man to check on the recording... Could you ask him about the game for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, simply wonderful, yes. Well, I will send you to where that D-Man currently lingers. Thanks for helping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hagithawagitha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh?! Youngsters these days don't respect their elders, no, they don't... Why, back in my day...we used to do nice things for the elderly, yes... When did times change so? This younger generation... Such entitled brats! You know what I blame? The cellular telephone devices! Everything is too convenient! In my day, we had to work hard all the time, yes, rain or shine... But do folks remember those days? No! They just flit about going la di da di da... I want to go la di da, too! It's unfair! I want to "chill"! I want to "hang out"! Now, what were we talking about... Oh yes! We were talking about how you are a shirker! Hit the road, you lazy boy! I think I will ask one of those nice Shaydes instead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you not find the D-Man? You want me to send you back to where he is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for this, sonny... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The D-Man I need you to talk to is right in the middle of Underwhere Road. Thanks again, sonny boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you tell the D-Man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great, yes, wonderful... As thanks, I will tell you something good... Do you know about that horrible beast with three heads, the Underchomp? Well, it loves music, and if you play its favorite song, it will go to sleep! So if you run into it, if you have something that plays music, use it, yes... That should make the battle a little easier, sonny! Well, I'll see you later! Meh meh meh meh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underchomp loves music, and if you play its favorite song, it will go to sleep! So if you run into it, if you have something that plays music, use it, yes... That should make the battle a little easier, sonny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must think it is boring to be stuck here, hmmmmm? You are DEAD wrong. I have a ton of taped shows that I have yet to watch. Oh, they keep me busy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must think it is boring to be stuck here, hmmmmm? You are DEAD wrong. I have a ton of taped shows that I have yet to watch. Oh, they keep me busy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, The Underwhere's been HOPPING since the monsters escaped... Now we're so busy! I haven't had time to catch my favorite shows. Man... I wanna watch Undervision... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? A message for me? Oh, from that hag who wants me to check on her show? What show was it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hagtime Mystery Hour River Twygz Trim Swim Oh, You Crone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hagtime Mystery Hour? OK, thanks for the reminder. Tell that hag I've got it covered. I'll check in on it, no prob. Later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Was that really it? That hag... MAN has she got some weird taste. Well, I'll check in on it. Later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotcha, I'll check on it. Later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jaydes says if you have regrets when your game ends, you won't start a new game. Dieting is all well and good, but I guess it's best to live life eating what you want! Anyway... About time for me to head home and catch some quality Undervision. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jaydes says if you have regrets when your game ends, you won't start a new game. Dieting is all well and good, but I guess it's best to live life eating what you want! Me? Well, I caught up on all the shows I'd recorded, so I'm all good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Geh geh geh geh geh geh! Well, where are you headed, young'un? You have free time, right? How about you do old Hagnes a favor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, young'un? Would you like to hear old Hagnes's request? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... You will do it, yes? I did not imagine you would turn down a lovely lady... I have one simple request. Just stay here for a while and let me talk to you! Now let me see, what should we talk about... I know! I will tell you a spicy little story from my days of burning youth! You may not know it to see me now, but I was a red-hot little tomato back in my day! Boys drooled in my presence. I was the very incarnation of beauty back then... I had a date with a new, handsome fellow every single night. Geh geh geh geh! Then one day, a certain fellow caught my eye, and I fell deeply in love. But I was shy with real feelings on the line, and I hid my deepest emotions. And then! A rival for his affections appeared! Oh, how I raged into the night! Like night and day, our personalities were polar opposites, yes... And yet, through some twist of fate, we had fallen for the same fellow! Geh geh geh! We two knocked ourselves out doing all we could to turn his head. Keep in mind, I was a veteran man-eater... Hagnes knew what she was doing! But if I cooked him a seven- layer cake, she would do eight layers and hide in it! She would fill his schedule with dates with her so I could not... You get the idea. So I had to find some way to set myself apart from her in his eyes... And I just kept at it...until I found the courage to tell him my feelings one fine day. But...then he rejected me. My rival had already won his heart, it seemed. I was so distraught, my hair turned white overnight, and I aged until I looked like this. ...Geh geh geh! Just kidding. I made that part up. But anyway... I feel like my youth ended on that day. I blossomed magnificently, and then the bloom fell from the branch, as it were. But flowers are beautiful BECAUSE they must wither, so my beauty was true... And the name of the fellow I was after? ...Grambi. He lives far above us in The Overthere. And I have no regrets about my pretty youth... In fact, remember me to Grambi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhh! That was just lovely. Thanks to you, I feel so refreshed! Now then... What is that? Am I done? Well, not exactly, young'un. I still must thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THANKS! That was my present for you! A very nicely drawn-out thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh?! You know, I heard that young'uns these days do not respect their elders... Hmph! Why, back in my day... Back in my day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come to think of it, I gave my elders nothing but grief in my day! I guess we really do reap what we sow... Well, life kind of makes sense now. And I guess I never pay much mind to what young'uns say either, now do I? So I guess it is no surprise... that they ignore me! Hmmm! Now get lost! Shoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Is that all, you ask? Geh geh! Are you serious? Of course that is all! Got it? Good for you. You can go now. SHOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have seen few young'uns here of late. Perhaps games are easier these days. Maybe we ought to run ads to show kids that The Underwhere is a hip, happening place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I have been seeing more young'uns around here of late. Those ads to show kids that The Underwhere is a hip place paid off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A door... It looks as though it's held closed by some mysterious force. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... Travelers have come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Halt! Queen Jaydes demands I guard this door, people! I am Dorguy the Third. I've gotta take a sec and see if you folks are worthy to pass through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can I get a little... UNDERCHOMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you folks are worthy of passing through, you should be able to beat this guy. So, if you wanna head on through, you've gotta fight! Ready?! GOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underchomp attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What will you do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You deal {#} damage to {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But your attack is dodged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You defeated {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You defeated the Underchomp! {x} receives {#} points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gained a level! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attack power increased by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP increased by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choose a technique. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario flips! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But nothing happens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser breathes fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But the flames have no effect on {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi glares at {x} and launches a super jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stomp {x} for {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the attack misses! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Pixl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} throws Thoreau at {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urg... {x} is too heavy to lift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take that, enemy! {x} throws Boomer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Miss! The attack is a failure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomer explodes! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Slim! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} turns sideways and is hard to see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Thudley! A heavy-duty attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The attack is a success! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the attack is evaded! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} hops onto Carrie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You feel a little taller! ...But that is the only effect, unfortunately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Fleep on {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} looks dizzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} avoids Fleep's effect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But {x} is asleep! It doesn't work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Cudge to attack {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Direct hit! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So close! {x} barely evades Cudge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Dottie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} gets tiny! Where did he go?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Piccolo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piccolo plays a mysterious song! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} falls into a deep sleep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spinning destruction! Barry slams powerfully into {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice hit! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the attack is evaded! Your party is frustrated! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses Dashell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} dashes quickly! ...But nothing else happens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use which item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use that right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} uses {AN ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But nothing happens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} recovers {#} HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} recovers from poison! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The curse on {x} is lifted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your score increased by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is poisoned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s attack power increases! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} starts to gradually recover HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} gains the power to shock enemies on contact! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s defense increases! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is invincible to all attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...The flames have no effect on {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shell appears! {x} kicks the shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} summons a Ghost Shroom! The Ghost Shroom attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the Ghost Shroom's attacks don't reach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} falls into a deep sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {AN ITEM}! {x} uses {AN ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s Max HP increases by 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s Attack increases by 1! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is frozen solid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is cursed! {x}'s movements are slowed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is tech-cursed! {x} can't use special techniques! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is heavy-cursed! {x} can't jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is reverse-cursed! Now your {P} controls are backwards! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Switch with who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi says, "Go, Mario!" {x} switches places with Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser says, "Stomping time!" {x} switches places with Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi says, "I'm on the job!" {x} switches places with Luigi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} runs away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...A successful escape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But he got noticed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you're invincible! The attack is ineffective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} dodges like a pro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Underchomp breathes crimson fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Youch! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} dodges like a pro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Underchomp breathes blue fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that's hot! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} dodges with style! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Underchomp expels stinky breath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! It's putrid! {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} dodges the stink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} gathers strength! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi says, "Mario! Noooo!" Mario falls in battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser says, "Not again!" Bowser falls in battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi says, "Bro! Forgive me..." Luigi falls in battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} falls in battle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the Life Shroom restores 5 HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is taking a nice nap... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is looking for {x}... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is dizzy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} wakes up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} regains consciousness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} recovers 1 HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ability to recover HP gradually wears off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuuuuurk! Poison... {x} takes {#} damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} recovers from poison! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s attack power returns to normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} loses the ability to shock enemies on contact. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}'s defense returns to normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} loses the power of invincibility. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is frozen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is freed from the ice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is now free from the curse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is now free from the tech curse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is now free from the heavy curse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is now free from the reverse curse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} turns back frontways. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} steps down off Carrie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} returns to normal size. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Didn't defeat the Underchomp, I see... Well, can't let you pass, sorry. If you wanna try again sometime, well, I'll be right here waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Halt! Queen Jaydes demands I guard this door, people! I am Dorguy the... Oh, hey, it's you folks. You wanna try again, huh? Nice motivation, people! Once again, let's test that worth of yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, check you folks out! You beat the Underchomp... Good work. Head on in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our heroes had found their way out of the dark and confusion of The Underwhere. Mario and friends now saw the sun shining brightly against a beautiful blue sky. This was the sky paradise Grambi called home, a place of joy called The Overthere. Somewhere above the never-ending layers of clouds waited Grambi himself. Mario and his friends began to make their way up that fluffy road to above... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah me, blue skies again! If we continue upward, we'll soon be in The Overthere. Let us away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... That sounds well and good, but we have yet to find Peach... I'm so worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... She's gotta be feeling lonely without her burly, awesome hubby at her side! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's fine! I mean, she's Peach! She's gotta be fine, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray, I would understand this! Is yon Peach the lady friend of Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Um... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, shut yon trap, Fluffy! You're talking about the WIFE of Lord Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erm, yeah... Kinda hard to say...but I wouldn't exactly call her his girlfriend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, verily? But the damsel looms large in his regard, is this not so? A one-sided crush then, mayhap. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah me, enough idle blather! I shall run ahead, so keepest up if thou canst! If thou climbest too slowly, the sun will set, so shaketh a leg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, look! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hunh?! Is she... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEEEEEEEEEACH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honh?! Is she... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snooooore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! Hey! Hey! Wake up, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snoooooore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, come ON! This is just plain annoying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GET UUUUUP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snoooooore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Man, this girl can SLEEP, huh? I mean, that was a serious roar right there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah me... Prithee, tell me... Princess Peach, I presume? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She hath eaten of the golden fruit. She lacketh the common sense, I fear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden...fruit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Overthere teemeth with magical trees whose fruit maketh many an odd effect. The fruit of golden hue maketh people so satisfied, they falleth into deep sleep. And I mean DEEP sleep... The kind thou dost not wake up from for a hundred years... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hun-hundred years?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've GOTTA be kidding! Look, I'm a patient Koopa, but I'm not THAT patient! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... Isn't there any way to wake her up sooner? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray, wherefore would I know of such... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, but hold a moment... I do remember my father's words of long ago. Yea, he said one tree in The Overthere bore a taboo fruit that could waketh anyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Taboo fruit? What kind of tree has that sort of thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray... Wherefore should I know, huh?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So then all we know is that we need to find a kind of fruit... Marvelous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-Well, we've gotta do SOMEthing! Let's go find any kind of fruit we can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, yon Princess Peach... All seem to holdeth her in regard most high... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph! Do what thou wantest! I am NOT helping! I am SULKING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Fruit Hither ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Black Fruit Hither ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snooooooore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I do hope this wakes Princess Peach up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I guess it's not THAT one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I do hope this wakes Princess Peach up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Where am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! Oh, thank goodness you woke up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeek! What's happening?! A MUSTACHE?! GET SOME LIP WAX, NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...She fell asleep again. I guess that was the wrong fruit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do hope this one's the taboo fruit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Where am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! Oh, thank goodness you woke up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeek! What's happening?! Make it stop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...She fell asleep again. I guess that was the wrong fruit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I do hope this wakes Princess Peach up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I'd have to say that was NOT it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what about this one? Please, let this be the taboo fruit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhh... Unnnggh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks as though she's waking up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unnngghh... G-Grr- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GROSS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you...all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ewwww, what WAS that?! What in the world did you just make me eat?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It worked! Yahooooooooooo! Princess Peach, you're awake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi?! You're safe and sound! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Hey! Concerned hubby over here, Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where in the world are we? And what was I doing here? I can't remember a thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are in The Overthere, Princess Peach. Dimentio's attack sent you here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, thou wakest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Luvbi. I am bound for The Overthere, and I take yon travelers with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that so... Well, it's nice to meet you, Luvbi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I shall head onward, so dawdleth not! Heareth me, princess of silly peaches? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my. I wonder if I said something rude... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh, don't worry about it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I must have caused you all so much trouble. I'm so sorry...but I'm so very happy to see all of you again! I'll try and do my best to make up for time lost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach rejoined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we go... Up to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, I'm Cyrrus! I'm a newborn cloud! Pleased to meetcha! I've got big dreams! Big ones! I wanna be the biggest cloud I can be! I heard about this one guy who could grow big just by eating a Mushroom. That would be SO COOL! If you find a big-making thing like that, give it to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Cyrrus! I wanna be a big, big cloud! If you see something that might make me big, PLEASE give it to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will eating this make me big? COOOOOOOL! Then I'll try it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp... Snark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it! Now I'm big as a... Wait, I'm not big at all! Now I just look like I'm at a rock show! Bring me something to make me big! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it! Now I'm big as a... Wait, I'm not big at all! I'm even SMALLER! This stinks! Bring me something to make me big! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it! Now I'm a big cloud... From now on, just call me "Super Cyrrus"! No more little bitty cloud for me! And I'm real bouncy, so hop on top! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it! Now I'm big as a... Wait, I'm not big at all! Arrrrrgh! What's happening?! Bring me something that'll make me big! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEEECCH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you making me eat?! Are you trying to end my game?! I said I want to grow big, not swell up with some nasty poisonous reaction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stair 7 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Stair 7 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here Endeth Overthere Stair The Overthere Is Over There ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To The Overthere → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— White clouds as far as the eye could see... Mario and Co. had climbed through clouds and finally reached The Overthere. "Odd. No party springeth forth to welcometh us," wondered Luvbi aloud. "It mattereth not. Father's shrine is just ahead, so we can walk there with ease." But they would not arrive at the shrine as easily as Luvbi predicted. Why not? Because something unexpected and dramatic was about to happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soon we shall meet with my father, Grambi. Be thou on thy best behavior. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Grambi is your father? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou art correct. Grambi is my father and Jaydes is my mother. Pray, listen... I fell ill once, and my father never left my bedside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They hath an overprotective side, verily, and I grow annoyed of it at times. But mayhap it is mine own fault for being so cute. They cannot help it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, yes, surely... In any case, perhaps we'd better go meet that Grambi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEEEEELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hwahwahwahwahwahwahwahwa! Awww, what's da matter?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon! Fight back, ya big wimp, ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's YOUR beef, hah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, friend of the Nimbis, are ya? Then ya must be an enemy of US! Taste spear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-Thou hast my gratitude. I know not who thou art, but thou didst save me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray, speak! What hast happened hither? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pox, verily... Yon fell beasts hath been flooding into The Overthere of late. They seek the Pure Heart... They need it, for they hath some plan most foul! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yon beasts seek the Pure Heart! Foulness! Only Father knoweth the Pure Heart's resting place... Father is in danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I yearn to hide, verily... but if thou seekest Grambi, thou shalt need this key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I cannot help more, but prithee, protect Grambi! Um... Farewell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou hast my gratitude for helping when those monsters set upon me! A few fell beasts linger still, but with the Nimbis united, we can take them! Hee hee! Just thou waitest, monsters... Thou shalt pay a hundredfold for thy deeds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou hast my gratitude for helping when those monsters set upon me! A few fell beasts linger still, but with the Nimbis united, we can take them! Hee hee! Just thou waitest, monsters... Thou shalt pay a hundredfold for thy deeds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... Oh, woe is meeee... My darling man hath been frozen by brute monsters! I need him so... I am Fallbi, a helpless kitten compared to them! Oh, what shall I do? Thou! Art thou a kitten too, or art thou a grand lion? Prithee, lion, help mine man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unnghh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darling dear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fair Fallbi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... Thank heavens... Yon person helped thee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou hast my thanks, yea. Pray, allow me to do something for thee in return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea, verily, darling dear! Perhaps if thou wouldst move the thou-knowest-what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea! The thou-knowest-what! Fair Fallbi, thou art as clever as thou art adorable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, darling dear... 'Tis true, but how thou goest on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let us away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Pray, wait, my lovely Fallbi fair! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The thou-knowest-what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to makest thee wait. Behold the Overvator! It transporteth Nimbis upward. I owe thee for thine help. I operate yon lift. Prithee, let me giveth thee a ride. Goest thou up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea Nay ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooooooing UP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goest thou down? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea Nay ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooooing DOWN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goest thou up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And yea, hither we are! Thank thee for using the Overvator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... Lookest at him work... Is not he just the CUTEST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou wantest to ride my darling's Overvator? Hold a moment... He descendeth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to thee, heroes! Ahh... Lookest at him work... Is not he just the CUTEST! Dost thou agree? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to thee, heroes! Thou seekest the Overvator? Wait... It descendeth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Thank thee for thine help! My given name is Whibbi! I owe thee for that one! Thou art super! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whibbi! Speakest of my father! How doth he fare? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry, Luvbi... I could not stop yon beasts from entering Grambi's shrine. And the fiends wrecked the bridge once they crossed it... Help cannot reacheth him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...isn't there some way to rebuild the bridge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Couldn't we rebuild the bridge somehow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, all I hear is CRYING! Show a little initiative! Can't we rebuild the bridge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erm... We can't rebuild it or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Mayhap. To rebuild it, thou must find Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi, and get their three orbs. Once thou hast them all, we can rebuild the bridge. Taketh this, and findeth the others... I beg of thee... Thou must help... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If thou wantest to help Grambi, thou must find Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi. Thou must collect the three orbs they possess! Once thou hast them, bringest them here to me. Dost thou understand? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thou hast them? Then let us hasten and rebuild the bridge! Climbest onto the pedestal hither and placest the three orbs! Dost it now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi is in danger grave... But we are all so weak... We must ask you... Savest him for us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to thee, The Overthere is safe again. Thank thee so much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to thee, The Overthere is safe again. Thank thee so much! Thou shouldst go see Grambi. I think he waiteth for thee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrr... Monsters most foul... How dare they freeze me... I shall get them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The monsters are gone, but... Yonder hole in the sky plagues my conscience. Why can Grambi not useth his power to do something about it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fell beasts and the evil hole in the sky are gone! Every day is joyful! Art thou joyful too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho! What happened to me? For a reason I know not, I feel chilled... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-CHOO! Choo-burgha! Brrr... Being frozen hath given me such a cold... Ah-CHOOO! Choo-burgha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... Such loveliness in yonder blue sky... Filling mine eyes with the sky of The Overthere brings such peace and calm... Thank thee for cleansing it of dimensional black holes and such... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did... Didst thou save me? Thank thee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wake to find the rainbow bridge hath returned! Didst thou do that, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the rainbow bridge is so very fair... Thank thee for saving our home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Thank thee... I know not who thou art, but thank thee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hast thou heard...about Luvbi? I cannot believe she went missing! Oh, wherefore is it that thou dost not know what thou hast until it is gone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hast thou heard...about Luvbi? I cannot believe it! Methinks the time is ripe... I must give her all those unsent love letters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-Thank thee for saving me... Being frozen is...no pleasure. Will I never be warm again?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I never thought the monsters would make it so far... I have never had a chill goeth all down my spine... and just stayeth there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Joke time! A cheetah and a lion playeth cards, and the cheetah layeth a full house. Sayeth lion, "You cheetah!" Sayeth cheetah, "You lion!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ...Pray. Why dost thou glare at me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank thee for saving me... I thought I had shuffled off this immortal coil! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When they froze us, I thought that was the end... I am glad I am normal again. The video store killeth me with those late fees. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear that the other worlds hath returned to normal too, since the sky hath healed. I wonder if I should go take a look... And check the new releases at the video store. Their selection stinketh, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I h-have f-f-frostbite... everywhere... Wherefore hath this happened to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to The Overthere, where things hath just returned to normal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to The Overthere, where things hath just returned to normal! Grambi hath been waiting to see thee. If thou hast some time, stoppest by the shrine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank thee. Thou saved me. Pray, dost what thou canst for the others. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Fairest heroes! Welcome to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Fairest heroes! Welcome to The Overthere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! I drip with moisture... But... Doth it make mine hair look...hot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such shock took me when yon monsters first attacked... I feel such shame at the ease with which they caught me unaware and froze me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such shock took me when yon monsters first attacked... But, to be truthful, I was also taken with excitement and amusement! Yet...I am glad things have returned to peaceful ways. Too much excitement bodeth ill for my health... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-That was so terrible... Makest those beasts pay for their wrongs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was so cold in that ice... and I had to use a restroom the entire time! And now I am stuck waiting to get in yon restroom forever! Prithee, let me in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have been waiting in line for the restroom for eternity! Allowest me in, or rain shalt fall, if thou catchest my drift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank thee! It is as though thou hast brought me back to life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold a moment... What am I doing hither?! WHO AM I?! WHERE AM I?! Do I have...AMNESIA? Ah, what to do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHERE AM I?! WHEN IS IT?! Oh, it is futile... I have no idea who I am. None at all! What shall I do?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHERE AM I?! WHEN IS IT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold a moment... I remember... I am... I am Blubi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally thou snappest out of it, eh, Dumbi? We hasten to yonder shrine to help Grambi, so givest thy blue orb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! Oh, indeed, I see... Fell beasts have attacked from The Underwhere... And Grambi is in danger? If thou speakest truth, then here, takest it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I cannot linger hither! I must go see what is happening. Farewell, Luvbi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didst thou hear of Luvbi? Never again shall I hear that voice... Loneliness fills me... I know not what to say to Grambi... Pray, couldst thou put in a good word for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didst thou hear of Luvbi? If not, thou shouldst hurry over and see Grambi. Thou canst hear her lovely voice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are the fell beasts gone? So it is safe for me to come out thither? By the way, who art thou? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} Grambi A monster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}? A ridiculous name! Thou art a monster! Thou art trying to trick me into opening this so thou canst capture me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grambi?! Wait, that dost not sound correct... Thou canst not fool me, fiend of The Underwhere! Thou art trying to trick me into opening this so thou canst capture me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A monster?! Thou LIEST! No monster wouldst admit to being a monster! Huh? Hold a moment... That meaneth... Thou art NOT a monster?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello to thee! I am Yebbi! Thou came to rescue me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must rebuild yon bridge to reach Grambi! Thou must givest us the yellow orb! If thou dost not, we shall tell all how long thou spent hiding in thither! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L-Luvbi?! Oh prithee, thou must not tell! I shall do all thou askest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should not hath hidden like a base coward. I goeth to help the others now... Be thou careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who calleth? Yebbi art busy in hither! This is the best place I have found for the deep thinking! I shall start reading hither! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yebbi art busy in hither! This is the best place I have found for the deep thinking! I shall start reading hither! Oh, and hast thou heard of Luvbi? If not, go thence to Grambi! He waiteth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TAKETH THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They come without pause... Hm... Against such an assault, I cannot hope to last... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Reinforcements? At last! My strength hath reached its end... Please... Thou must finish them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forgiveth me! I have not the strength to fight anymore. It falls to thee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The foul beasts are no more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am Rebbi! Thou hast saved me! I owe thee thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rebbi! Grambi is in trouble! Hast thou the red orb?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... The three orbs are not things to be given away lightly! And yet...these are dire times, are they not? And I owe thee a big debt. Here, I give it to thee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will go thither and check on the others. If thou survivest, let us meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must away as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... Word hath reached mine ears of her bravery at the end... She was a rambunctious and stubborn child, but I loved her just as much as Grambi... We must honor her sacrifice by working to make a world of peace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didst thou hear of Luvbi? If not, hurrieth thou to Grambi. Thou just might glimpseth that stubborn girl... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TA-DAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another miraculous escape, mine esteemed Nimbis! This treasure chest contains a treasure most valuable...me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray... What art thou doing in there? Dost thou not know that The Overthere hath been overrun by beasts most foul?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was practicing my escape act and I got stuck... Wait... BEASTS MOST FOUL?! If thou speaketh the truth, then I must hasten to hiding! Here! Taketh it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maketh sure to remember my generosity when they torture you to find out where I am! Fare thee well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Naught but an empty chest! Moveth along! Linger not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHHHH! I was practicing my escape trick and tragedy struck! I could not escape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHHHH! I was practicing my escape trick and tragedy struck! I could not escape! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No answer. Looks like he's faking it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monsters hath been hither! They crept up behind me and clobbered mine head! Because of them, I missed "Hagtime Mystery Hour" last night! Scoundrels! Hmmph... I guess I shall have to buy it on DVD... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monsters hath been hither! They crept up behind me and clobbered mine head! Because of them, I missed "Hagtime Mystery Hour" the other night! Scoundrels! Hmmph... Then I bought it on DVD...but watching mysteries is better when it is live... Blast! Fiendish monsters... Giveth me my thrill back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HOLD IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How'd you guys get in here?! I thought we destroyed the bridge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shuttest thy trap, foul one! Speakest! Doth my father fare well?! If thou hast hurt a whisker on his face, I shall END all that is you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Wh-Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! You little brat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You guys! Fall in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, ya wanna see how scary we can be, little girly?! Well, take a good look! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear, there seems to be a lot of them... I didn't know there were so many left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CALM THY MIND! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I shall handle them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At long last, my strength returned to me... And now, these fiends shall reap the grim harvest of my Nimbi fury! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hour is nigh, Nimbi brigade! Art thou ready?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hast thou fear of these fiends from The Underwhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NAAAAAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, all tough 'cause ya got an army, huh? Let's see how ya do against MINE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YER GOIN' DOWN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THOU ART TOAST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, Nimbi brigade... Ahem... CHAAARGE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO MERCY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Father! Father! Art thou all right?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... Thou should not... have come. Flee...from here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrrooo ha ha ha ha ha... A touching scene, to be sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you must be the boss of all the creatures that escaped The Underwhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the boss of the beasts that escaped from The Underwhere, aren't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme guess... You're the big, bad boss of all those little Underwhere hoodlums, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You're the boss of all the crazy guys who escaped The Underwhere, aren't you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pleasure to make your acquaintance, I assure you. My name is Bonechill. I am something of an evil celebrity in certain circles of The Underwhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That may be, but my father shall never give you the Pure Heart! So givest up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you dear, ignorant child... You really don't know a thing, do you? How charming. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What dost thou mean?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I speak of the Pure Heart... And I speak of you, Luvbi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IT IS YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...sayest thou? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart was hidden ingeniously to keep it away from evil sorts like me... Grambi...changed the Pure Heart into a Nimbi...that he called his own daughter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha... Th-That is just silly... My mother and father... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, priceless! You really think Grambi pays an ounce of attention to you out of love? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-That's... No... Thou liest! Father! Sayest something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L-Luv...b...bi... Unnghhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrrooo ha ha... The old fool can weigh the sins of others, but not his own... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It cannot...be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi, we can talk later... Right now, just take Grambi to safety... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— QUICKLY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O-OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many thanks for delivering the Pure Heart. Once I deal with you, none can stop me... I shall be INVINCIBLE! Please, as your game ends, remember it is an honor to have it ended by my talons! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BRRRAARGH! How... Impossible... How could you puny worms...destroy...a master...of the cold dark?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou...hast done a fine job... Thou hast saved our realm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Father... The words of that thing...were lies, yea? Thou and Mother art my parents? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Luvbi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had not received word of your safe arrival, so I came looking... Are you well? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Speakest to me now, Mother. Father and thee... Art thou verily my parents? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a minute, why do you... WHAAAAAAT?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prithee, Mother. Speakest the truth to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................. Luvbi... You... You are not really our child. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So it is...true... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart was always in danger of falling into the hands of evil, darling. So Grams and I decided to transform it into a shape that no one would suspect... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that was...me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart doth struggle against the Luvbi identity... It seeketh its true form. It doth sense someone nearby worthy of possessing it. It must be these fair folk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, uh... Ha ha... Thou sayest I am meant to be with him... He verily is...my prince? This doth STINK! He is completely wrong for me! I speak seriously to you... This hath no humor to it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine. I shall return to my Pure Heart form...and I shall go with Mario and his friends... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou art certain? If thou turnest back into the Pure Heart, the Nimbi known as Luvbi...will cease to exist. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nay, perhaps I already have... I remember being the Pure Heart now, in truth. And the world would end if I did not do it, is this not so? So I should just... Wait... Why do I explain myself to thee?! Thou art not my real father, so QUIET! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think of all the times thou hast scolded me! Thou didst KNOW I was not long for this world! Why didst thou not let me have fun?! Nay! Instead, I suffered an angry fake father and a nagging fake mother! I had no life! How dost thou plan to make that up to me?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayest thou what thou wilt to me, but talketh not to thy mother that way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps thy sass shall end once thou changeth forms! What dost thou wait for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, giveth me a break! I must do it whether thou wish or not! It shall be a RELIEF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou art an ungrateful brat! Dost thou not recall when I lingered by thy ill bedside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I scoff at thy lingering! Why dost thou not giveth me back the present I bought with my saved allowance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What madness doth spew from thy lips?! Who GAVETH thee that allowance?! And thou didst lie to get the money, too! Thou didst pretend to buy schoolbooks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How dost thou DARE to lecture on lying! And why dost thou think I lied?! I thought that Mother and thee... I thought... Thou wouldst...be happy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The pair of thee... Thou art not real parents... I... I... I hate thee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...That is enough, Luvbi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is true that we created you as a means of protecting the Pure Heart... But Grams and I came to love you as a true daughter. We wanted to be with you for all time, to protect you. You became a part of us. Perhaps we were wrong to create you...and if we only caused pain, we apologize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mother... Thou needst not apologize... My dear mother... Thank thee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Heart doth wish to assume its original form... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi... Takest good care of the real me. And...savest the world, yea? Such is my final wish, so if thou dost not do it, thou art most unkind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Father... Mother... Fare thee well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my darling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry...for lying earlier. Because in truth... I... I love thee...both......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luvbi...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, ye prophesied ones... Destined heroes... Takest our dear daughter... Takest the Pure Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Grambi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Her sacrifice will not be in vain... We swear it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing, Pops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Grambi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And sweareth this to me... Thou must prevail! Let no one else in the universe feel this sadness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We promise! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody's destroying any worlds on MY watch, Gramps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okeydokey! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. Then I am satisfied... Now, Luvbi, thou must go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Grams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saveth the worlds, heroes. Maketh a new day for the future children. Such is my only wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Heroes... My daughter wanted thee to save all worlds. 'Twas her final wish." Grambi spoke slowly through his tears as the brave Nimbis cleaned up The Overthere. Draped in sadness, Queen Jaydes walked slowly to her palace in The Underwhere. Mario, his friends, and the eighth Pure Heart were all that remained... This Pure Heart had come at a high price. Let us hope it was all worthwhile. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! How art thou? Ha ha HA! Thou hast a very confused look on thy countenance! Thou art wondering how I returned to life? We-ell... That is a secret! Ha ha HA! Just kidding! Truth be told, I know not! But who careth! I am back! Mother and Father hath been all OVER me since my return. They are so clingy! I guess it is my fault for being soooooo cute! Well, thou should come play whenever! Mother, Father, and I are always hither! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thou hast done such an amazing job... Such truly amazing work... Thou hast saved all worlds! Now all doth smile again... and Luvbi hath returned! Thou hast fulfilled thy promise... I knew thou wouldst. I owe thee so much. Thou and thy friends are heroes indeed! Thank thee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard the news and came running, and I saw Luvbi... I could not believe it! It was a miracle! I feel such anguish that we put this child through so much... Now we are going to make up for it all by loving her as much as we can! And we owe it all to you for saving all of the worlds. Thank you so very much. Be sure to come see me when your games end. I will tip the scales in your favor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 7 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Overthere Sector 8 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a kindly Shayde... He waits here for people so he can give guidance... Shaydes are people whose games ended for various reasons and arrived here... Those who did good deeds in life can go to The Overthere... But those who did evil... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a jolly Shayde... So positive... Always with a smile on his face... The more someone's endured, the more patient they get... He is experiencing that now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An absentminded Shayde... He loves entertaining, and feels bad if he flubs a punch line... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a diligent Shayde... He's very focused, and stops at nothing once he's latched on to a goal... But he misses his life from before his game ended... He laments every day he's here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Shayde who feels it's his duty to warn people... Even though he's a Shayde, he's still scared of ghosts and stays rooted here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Charold... It's his job to ferry Shaydes who wish to visit Jaydes... He dreams of buying a ship with the coins he gets from the Shaydes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a D-Man... These underlings of Jaydes oversee Underwhere operations... They're proud of working so closely with Jaydes... They LOVE being near power... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a D-Man who supports Jaydes... Jaydes's aides all wear the "doom-striped" suits that are their trademark... Today, as always, they work to enforce the judgments on the Shaydes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Management, Planning, Promotions, Administration, Human Resources... All D-Men. They also all act as guards and supervisors... Talk about multitaskers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a timid Shayde... For the guilty, meeting with Jaydes is the same as facing their guilt... They must gain the courage to see her to move forward... That's the law in this world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Shayde who really wants to make it up to The Overthere... In life, his psychic abilities helped him in his hobby as a fortune-teller... He tried to foresee if he'd make it to The Overthere, but the results were 50/50... He still hasn't gotten up the nerve to confront his own guilt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jaydes... She's the feared leader of The Underwhere... She hands down judgments to Shaydes based on the deeds they performed in life... The more guilty the Shayde, the more they fear Jaydes... But she's not fearsome... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a transit D-Man... Transit D-Men act as guides on dark Underwhere Road... All here smile, as they are bound for The Overthere... Transit D-Men see them off. They like to read books while they wait for people to come through... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a D-Man guard... He protects the door to The Overthere from monsters. He often uses brute force... The doorway is the most important of all, and Jaydes has trusted him with it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a D-Man guard... He helps suppress the monsters of The Underwhere... The toughest job there is... His only peace of mind is... if a monster ends his game, Jaydes can revive him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a D-Man guard... He helps suppress the monsters of The Underwhere... The manliest job around... His only peace of mind is... if a monster ends his game, Jaydes can revive him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hagra... She's one of the three ancient sisters of The Underwhere... Her hobbies include resting and maintaining her ravishing good looks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hagitha... She's one of the three ancient sisters of The Underwhere... Her hobbies include watching Undervision miniseries and tending her lovely locks... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hagnes... She's one of the three ancient sisters of The Underwhere... Her hobbies include chatting and dreaming about "chilling" with the youth of today... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Peach... Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom...and one of the four heroes... She sleeps peacefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cyrrus... The talking cloud... This ambitious young cloud is always thinking about getting bigger... Lately, he's become quite a wisecracker... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thurbi... A spirited Nimbi who never forgets to be young at heart... Though he's all grown up, he still has dreams of flying high in the sky... And though he's grown up, he still occasionally wets his bed when he has nightmares... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fallbi... She's a Nimbi girl who's completely head over heels for her darling... Her hobbies include gazing into the eyes of her beau and gorging on candy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Novbi... He's a male Nimbi who operates the lift... His hobbies include nurturing plants and nurturing the love between him and his girl... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Monbi... He's a hearty and active Nimbi boy... He has wild mood swings... One moment he's angry, then he's crying or laughing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sprinbi... She's a cute Nimbi girl... When people tell her she has her head in the clouds, she says, "I'm not a Lakitu!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Whibbi... He's a bigwig in the Nimbi world... He protects The Overthere as a close aide to Grambi... It's his constant struggle to get Rebbi, Blubi, and Yebbi's opinions to mesh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Saturbi... This Nimbi has a strong sense of duty... His past successes have earned him the nickname, "Overthere-Mart Raffle King"... He always blows his luck on lottery drawings, so he's not considered lucky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Wenbi... He's a happy-go-lucky Nimbi... A free spirit through and through, he spends his days wandering like a vagabond... But ever since he fell in love, he's stopped wandering and loiters in this area... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fribi... He's a droll Nimbi... Lately he's been calming people with jokes. He calls it "golden gag therapy"... The problem is that no one can calm HIM... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Winbi... This Nimbi loves movies... She's planning to direct her own amazingly romantic film someday... She also plans to appear in it herself and marry the handsome lead actor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thurbi... A spirited Nimbi who never forgets to be young at heart... Though he's all grown up, he still has dreams of flying high in the sky... And though he's grown up, he still occasionally wets his bed when he has nightmares... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rainbi... This Nimbi believes strongly in fate... She believes that happiness and sadness are both determined by fate... Her dream is to meet the celebrated fortune-teller, Merluvlee, and talk of fate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sumbi... A female Nimbi... She's been drawn to men who reek of danger lately... Unfortunately, only boring men are drawn to her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Janbi... A young Nimbi... He's scatterbrained, so he's always running about... But he's also a sap, so at home, he and his girlfriend are annoyingly clingy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sunbi... He's a very serious Nimbi... He volunteers as a palace guard in The Overthere... Though not physically strong, he has a strong sense of justice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Blubi... He's a powerful Nimbi... He's got a kind personality and heads up The Overthere Human Resources Sector... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rainbi... This Nimbi believes strongly in fate... She believes that all things in life are determined by fate... Her dream is to meet the celebrated fortune-teller, Merluvlee, and talk of fate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sumbi... A female Nimbi... She's been drawn to men who reek of danger lately... Unfortunately, only boring men are drawn to her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marbi... This Nimbi is waiting for the bathroom... He's uncomfortable, antsy, and feels like he might just explode... Don't stand too close... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Yebbi... This powerful Nimbi is the head of the Arts and Sciences Sector... He's smart but a little timid and pigheaded... He holds one of the three orbs that form the key to Grambi's temple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rebbi... This impressive Nimbi is the head of the Defense Department... He's a stickler for rules, but he's adored by all for his bravery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Maybi... This Nimbi has been injured... His injury is not serious... but it doesn't get any better since he's so distracted... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grambi... He governs The Overthere as the chief of the Nimbis... He met Jaydes of The Underwhere through work, and they soon had Luvbi... He endures his sadness and regrets here, alone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grambi... He governs The Overthere as the chief of the Nimbis... He met Jaydes of The Underwhere through work, and they soon had Luvbi... He, Jaydes, and their child, Luvbi...will be together for the rest of forever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jaydes... The head of The Underwhere, she is both feared and loved by all... Having received word from Grambi, she instantly dropped everything and came here... No one can judge her for this... There is no way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luvbi... A Nimbi girl, she is the daughter of Grambi and Jaydes... What? You're asking if she was actually a Pure Heart? Forget about such details... Look at that smiling face... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luvbi... She's an optimistic Nimbi girl... She's being sent to Grambi of The Overthere as requested by Jaydes... For some reason, this girl flusters me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Underchomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Underchomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Underchomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Technique ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pixl ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Switch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Escape ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flame ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LV. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underwhere fountain... Get in the water when you're low on HP to restore it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Charold's boat... He'll take you to the opposite shore for four coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This lever controls the water level... You can increase or decrease it in this room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a stone block... If you put some shoulder into it, I think you could move it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a torch... Light it to illuminate the area around you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door... It's no ordinary door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dorguy the First... He protects The Underwhere from suspicious individuals... He asks riddles of those who try to pass and rebuffs those who answer incorrectly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door... It looks like Dorguy the First from earlier... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dorguy the Second... He protects The Underwhere from suspicious individuals... He asks questions of those who try to pass and rebuffs those who answer poorly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door... It's another Dorguy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dorguy the Third... He protects The Underwhere from suspicious individuals... He asks questions of those who try to pass and rebuffs those who answer poorly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a jump-over cloud... Press {2} when you land on it to jump really high... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That tree has blue fruit... It looks like they'll fall down if you jostle the tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That tree has yellow fruit... It looks like they'll fall down if you jostle the tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That tree has red fruit... It looks like they'll fall down if you jostle the tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That tree has pink fruit... It looks like they'll fall down if you jostle the tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That tree has black fruit... It looks like they'll fall down if you jostle the tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a red switch... The elevator should move if you hit this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a golden fruit... It grows on a mysterious tree that grows atop a cloud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a restroom... I guess people need to go, even in The Overthere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After finding every Pure Heart, the band of heroes set off for Castle Bleck. The stakes were high as the ominous void grew larger and the end drew near. Could Mario and friends stave off the inevitable and overturn the prophecy? What strange twist of fate awaited Tippi and Count Bleck? These thoughts plagued the minds of our heroes as the curtain rose on the final act... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So here we are at last... Count Bleck's castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've never seen it from the outside, but I'm pretty sure this is it. Count Bleck must be in there somewhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you run, Bleck! Your face is about to feel the burn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Count Bleck is deep inside this castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Blumiere IS here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Er... Never mind. We'd better get going... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HARBLE-DEH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slap me down with a slab o' mutton, I never would o' thought yeh'd make it 'ere! I'll tell yeh this, though, yeh shouldn't 'ave been such a fork in me rumpus! Now I 'ave to hit yeh with the full force o' me chunks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pfffgghhht! That's big talk from the chump who gets stomped again...and AGAIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'OW DARE YEH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You heard me! You're goin' down, chunky boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAA?! 'Ow about provin' it, then! Right 'ere, yeh an' me! Wrasslin' match o' the ages! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring it, beardo! I'll take you on alone! I got all the sweet stomping you need, right here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser...are you sure about this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwaha! Don't you worry. I've had egg-salad sandwiches chunkier than this guy. You just step back and watch how a totally awesome tyrant gets business done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm gonna 'urtle into yeh with the force of a massive, 'airy comet, yeh great crybaby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CHUNK UP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bet yeh weren't 'specting THAT, were yeh? Where's yer flappin' mouth now, eh? It's time fer an old-fashioned, no-'olds-barred... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RUMBLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HURRRRRRG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ow could yeh be chunkier than I? Yer naught but a bloomin' turtle! 'Ow can I go on livin' with the shame o' it all? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ey, Bowser! Let me keep me dignity as me game ends! Finish me quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there's no shame in being smacked down by a huge, studly boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhhh... What's that shakin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAARGGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HUUUURRRK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks... You saved us?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are yeh waitin' fer! Get out o' this place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Why'd you save us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Because yeh spanked me, 'ey! Yeh earned the right teh pass. Now I'm makin' sure yeh do just that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HURRRGGG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got more chunks in your head than I thought! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser?! What're yeh doin'?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Super Stupid Bros.! Get the princess into the next room, NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-But... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I SAID GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................................................. But... All right, Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You get out of here, too! Don't worry about me. I could hold this thing up ALL DAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ey! Yeh stole me line! Yer hands are quiverin' like a ladle of me mum's lard gravy. Don't be the tough guy! Go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I AM a tough guy! YOU get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, yeh get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HURRRRRG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Bowser...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door... It won't budge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We... We don't have time. We must keep going... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you sure? Princess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not worried about Bowser. He isn't easy to get rid of... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy, she's right about that! Bowser has survived worse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, let's move on to Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An endless labyrinth of mind-boggling turns and deadly enemies... This final journey was more dangerous and trying than our heroes had seen before. Mario and friends kept on without Bowser, who was lost in a duel. There was no time to stop and search for Bowser, or even grieve... Our heroes knew they had to rush toward the final encounter with Count Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another tremor... I've lost count of them all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is strange... I mean, this is Count Bleck's private castle, right? So why would he let the destruction ravage his own home? What sort of evil plan is it if he destroys himself in the process? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blumiere... So it really is you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem, uhhh... Let's just keep moving. We need to find Count Bleck soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh ho ho! You've finally arrived! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Merlon? What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I found a fascinating passage in the Light Prognosticus, so I rushed here to tell you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To get to Count Bleck, it seems you must hit this totally unsuspicious block! So why don't you give it a jolly old whack? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, what seems to be the problem, hero? Better get to bashing that block! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's simply no time to dawdle! Hurry up and hit the block! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps you had better do less thinking and more bashing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urgent bashing is required! You must believe me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't believe me?! Look at this beard! Has this beard ever lied to you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HIT THE STUPID BLOCK!!!!!!!!!! HIT THE STUPID BLOCK!!!!!!!!!! HIT THE STUPID BLOCK!!!!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HIT THE BLOCK, STUPID!!!!!!!! HIT THE BLOCK, STUPID!!!!!!!! HIT THE BLOCK, STUPID!!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ........Just hit it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's just stop and talk hypothetically. Say there's these things called "flags." Say you want to eat some ice cream, but you haven't hit the ice-cream "flag" yet. Well, you'd NEVER get so much as a lick of ice cream until you hit that "flag." This is one of those times. NOW JUST BASH IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please just bash it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee! What a bunch of... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SUCKERS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How magnificent, you have arrived! I saw in the stars you would survive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heroes, do not flee! For I am the lovely and mysterious Merlee! My beauty and the stars led you here. Rest now, for you have nothing to fear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Are you really Merlee? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever is it that you imply? How could anyone wonder if it is I? Look at this lovely aura glow, does it not tell you all you need to know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... I will now ask you questions three; the answers will hold your future's key. And you must answer each and every query honestly and fairly! Here we go! Time to start the show! Which one of these beasts is hardest for you to make deceased? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Clubba Ultra Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee... So that one there gives you the biggest scare? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next, which one of these fearsome three most rattles your knees? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzies Hammer Bros. Thunder Rage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are most scared of those? Hee hee! That's very good to know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now which of these do you despise like fleas? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzee Francis Cooking Mistake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is what makes you so very furious? Indeed, how very curious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it's been marvelous fun, but I'm afraid our time together is quite done... But do not fear or fret! No! We shall meet again yet! Hee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nerrrrrr... What's going on? Oooohhhh...it's my schweet, schweeeeeet Francine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's...YOU! What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know! I was in my comfy chair watching "Starship X-Naut," then I warped here! Maybe my Reclinotron 4500 extrapolated my dreams and couch-warped me to you! Nothing is gonna take you away from me this time, Francine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NERRRR! That's impossible... My hi-technicaaaal battle moves failed me! That's IT! I'm going to run a simulation on my computer to figure out what went wrong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was...odd. What was he doing here?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you trying to pull?! IMPOSSIBLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I put everything you hate in there! How'd you get through all that icky stuff?! Unless...you bad people were LYING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How dare you lecture us?! You were just pretending to be Merlon and Merlee. Talk about a dirty trick! You should be ashamed of yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ashamed...of myself? I like getting what I want, so I do whatever I need to do to get it. You're the one that's always having to get rescued by boys. THAT'S embarrassing! Golly, you sure are a lot of talk when you have your little boyfriends to protect you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y-You... Very well. If you insist, I'll give you what you so richly deserve. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Princess Peach! You're not really going to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stay out of this! I am a PRINCESS, and she has thrown mud at my dignity! You two leave me be! UNDERSTOOD?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww... The pretty widdle princess wants to face me all alone? Boy, it sure would be sad if your boyfriends had to cry over spilled peaches! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MIIIIMIIII! Try not to cry, or all your pretty makeup will run. Time to go bye-bye, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't...get it... I got beat by a...princess? WAHHHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what's the matter, little girl? Did I spank Mimi a little too hard? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did it, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The destruction is spreading... If we dawdle any longer, we're doomed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're right... Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi... You can't stay here. Go find somewhere safe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, right... Like you care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that loud noise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It... It won't open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmppppph! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You silly princess, what are you DOING?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What AM I doing? I just leapt into action without even thinking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't want your stupid help! Just... Just leave me alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, I can't do that. You have been very, very bad, but I can't leave you here to die. I don't know how you were raised, but I was taught to help people in need! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! I've got you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The whole castle shook! And now that door won't open? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First Bowser, and now the princess... W-W-What do we do, Bro?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to keep going... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-But... We can't leave the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it's horrible, but this is, well...the end of the world. Of all worlds, really. We must press on. Princess Peach would want it this way if she were here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................................... Well, yeah... I guess that is a Princess Peach thing to say. I'm worried about Peach, but she'd probably be mad at us for wasting time... OK, Bro, let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First Bowser and then the fair Princess Peach were lost to the halls of Castle Bleck. Would they ever be seen again? Without his allies, could our hero Mario hope to stand against the evil Count Bleck? The very air in the castle grew heavier and even more ominous with every step. All they could do was plod forward in silence... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The power of The Void is growing. I can feel it. The Chaos Heart is close, now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The end is almost here... We must hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha. So... You've made it here at last. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, but...what's this? You seem to be missing the ravishing princess and the arm flailer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio... We don't have time to trade barbs with you... Move out of the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh, I see. You're in a hurry. Allow me to get out of your way, then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Just as soon as you defeat me! Aha ha ha ha ha. You've proven to be worthy foes in the past, so I'm not going to make it easy. You'll have to come get me first. It'll be like a game of tag...with magic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoying my game of tag? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Stop messing around and fight us for real! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Messing around? Oh, no. Magic is no laughing matter. I am always deadly serious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have been watching you. You are the only ones who can stand up to Count Bleck. So...I have a favor to ask. Will you help me...destroy the count? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you talking about?! You want to betray him?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Betray him? Ah ha ha ha. Oh, no. It is Count Bleck who has betrayed ME! He said he would destroy all worlds and create a new, perfect world in their place. But he was lying! He plans to obliterate every world, and then keep them all in ruin. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have always known about his nefarious goal. But I could never hope to stop him on my own. I feigned loyalty to him as I searched for someone who could defeat him with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you see... That is why... I rescued the princess from certain brainwashing. It's also why I sent you to The Underwhere to fix the broken Pure Heart. And why I freed a man to be reunited with his brother... Now do you see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've...been helping us all this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh, you've got me pegged. Now, how about you return the favor? I'll give you the power you need to crush Count Bleck... Just fight by my side! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, wait! Are you sure you can trust him? I don't know if I believe all of this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Don't believe me? But trust, it is the tasty paste that holds civilization together! How does this strike you? Defeat the count and I will give you a very rare card. Does that entice you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's lying...I can feel it! He's trying to trick us and use us for his own ends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are like a sad, meager sack that has deflated and lost all of its trust! Perhaps a signed bottle of my fragrance, "Demented, by Dimentio," will sway you? People will stand in ovation whenever you enter a room! Now will you fight with me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Who do you trust, Dimentio or me? I won't warn you again. If you say "yes" once more, I will not be able to save you. You'll be that psychopath's partner, for better or worse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the hero! Are you going to let little butterfly minds influence your decision? What will it be? Will you help me face Count Bleck? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Excellent choice, Mario! You are wiser than you look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhh...Bro? Is this really a good idea? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really wish you hadn't done that... Good-bye. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, let me give you a taste of my scrumptious power, just as I promised. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That sucking sound is your free will being plunged from the toilet of your mind! Now, you are my slave, and you will do my bidding. You will be...fearless! Go and defeat the count! And when he is gone, I will create a new world! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Again, for dramatic effect! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still you refuse? But this offer, it drips with generosity! With the Chaos Heart in our hands, we can rule every world! Do you still refuse? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forget it! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you spit upon my offer? You have wasted my time. For that, your game ends. I think I'll start with the green one. The shag upon his lip will make a fine trophy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SHAG?! This mustache is all LUIGI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave this one to me, Bro! You run ahead! You've got worlds to save. You don't have time to fight this baddie! Don't let Bowser and Peach's sacrifices be for nothing! Or...mine, either! Besides, he made fun of my 'stache, Bro! You know I'm sensitive about that. Lemme at him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run for it, Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Bro... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha. How tender. I just squeezed out a tear. Yes... Mario can run along. And if he somehow manages to defeat Count Bleck on his own...all the better! And so I strike, like an unseen dodgeball in an echoing gymnasium! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I cry uncle! Mercy! UNCLE, I SAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Had enough, Dimentio?! I didn't need my superstar bro to take you on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I see that now... Your power is formidable... Which is exactly why I can't let you fall into Count Bleck's velvet-lined gloves... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-What're you doing...?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha. I have you now! Luigi! We will both taste the agony of game-overing...by magic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N-N-N-Noooooooooooooo! Uwaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Wawahwahwahwahwahwah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... It can't be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...Luigi... ........................ You're right, Mario... It hurts, but you're right. We must grieve for him later. We have to stop the count. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A frigid wind blew through the dim and drafty corridors of Castle Bleck. Bowser, Peach...and even brave Luigi were gone. Mario was the only hero left. It was up to Mario to stop the dark prophecy. Every world hung in the balance. What thrilling conclusion awaited our hero? Mario ran to the count's inner sanctum, his mustache fluttering in the breeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it's just us left now, isn't it? It reminds me of the time we first met... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ....................................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I'm so sorry, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I promised you that I would help you find your friends... And now... All of them are gone forever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! You're saying you know they're still alive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........ Maybe you are right and they did somehow survive... They ARE heroes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to believe in them... And... I'm going to believe in HIM...most of all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel... I feel something very, very powerful... ...Is it the Chaos Heart? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see you've come at last! So you really are the hero of the Light Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count...Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you are far too late to stop the Dark Prognosticus and me...Count Bleck! All worlds will soon end. Come to grips with that now, for you cannot stop it. I suggest you make yourself comfortable and enjoy this one, final spectacle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...why? Do you really want to destroy everything? Why would you do this?! How...COULD you do this?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck does not care about any world! They are all meaningless. Better that I destroy them! Better yet, I shall make it as if they never existed at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If the worlds have no meaning, was our meeting meaningless as well? Answer me, Blumiere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know the answer, dear Timpani... Count Bleck does not have to tell you... But the hour has grown too late. You should know that by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blumiere... ....................................................... My love, Blumiere... Or rather, Count Bleck... The only way we can stop this is to defeat you... And that is exactly why Mario and I have come here... To stop this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! Very well! But I will also do what I must! Count Bleck is the deleter of worlds! My fate is written in the Dark Prognosticus! Do not think for a moment that I will hesitate to strike you down. ALL NOW ENDS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blumiere... My Blumiere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave me, Nastasia. I will deal with these two ALONE. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-But... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck demands it! I will not say it again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yeah, right away, Count. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you prepared, hero? Our duel will be worthy of the last clash the world will ever see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How laughable! Is that all the heroism you can muster? Let me show you true power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our attacks...aren't doing anything! He's being shielded by the Chaos Heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't so much as tug on the cape of Count Bleck! You have failed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, your attacks aren't working at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleck! I expected more potency from the hero of prophecy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will watch your game end, and then your precious worlds will end soon after! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this...the end? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, COME ON! You're giving up already? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on! Man up a little. You never give up this easy when you attack MY castle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... So you ARE alive, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We would never let you destroy everything, you awful count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you tell him, Princess! W-We aren't going to let you get away with this. We aren't giving up! You'll never win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're all here... But how? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fell through the floor before I got flattened by the ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I fell through, too, and landed right on Bowser! It was a surprisingly soft landing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't even know what happened, Bro, but the princess found me out cold. But we're all here now, so let's do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You heard him! Now you've got to deal with all of us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... "When the four heroes are united..." It is all as foretold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What's this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is now happening to... Count Bleck?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pure Hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh...huh?! My barrier...is gone?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Four heroes unite, their hope burns forth light to shatter the walls of blight." Just like Merlee said... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So be it...says Count Bleck! But don't celebrate just yet. Your precious worlds aren't safe until my last breath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let us finally end this! Now the true battle begins... with Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ex... Excellent... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Count? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have won... Now finish Count Bleck... Dispatch me and the Chaos Heart will disappear. The prophecy will be undone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why does it have to end like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timpani... When you vanished, I searched long for you. I never gave up looking... I searched and searched... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I never found you. Without you, the world held no meaning or joy... So I used the forbidden prophecy of the Tribe of Ancients to end all worlds. I wanted to destroy everything that had taken you away from me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I am here now... No one can keep us apart anymore... Don't you see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is too late. Count Bleck has done so much evil... It must end. Just knowing that you are still alive... And knowing that the world you still live in will continue... It gives me peace. I do not have long to live. You must end my game before The Void destroys all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...we're finally together again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count, look out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Na-Nastasia! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Silly assistant! Absorbing my attack to protect him? What an adorably hopeless gesture. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was about to give him the everlasting peace he so desperately wants! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio?! You're...alive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Of course. This is my moment. Even if the count dies, the Chaos Heart won't disappear if I continue to control it! But I needed the power of the Pure Hearts to beat him... I couldn't do that on my own. So I had you do all of the sweaty labor for me. And you even used your Pure Hearts to defeat Count Bleck! If they make greeting cards to thank people for helping with evil plans, I owe you one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you saying?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm saying that you no longer have value to me, so I'm ending your games. They're all yours, Mr. L! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Uh...oh. AAAAAACK! Why am I flapping my arms! Oh, this... This isn't good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I AM MR. L! Master Dimentio... What is your bidding? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When...did this happen?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I sent Luigi here, I planted a seed in the fertile soil of his unconscious... And now that seed has sprouted spectacularly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. L... Run along now and get ready for your big entrance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now... Ladies and gentlemen... Get ready for the greatest magic show you'll ever see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GREEEEEEN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LUIGI?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dark Prognosticus says he's the ideal host for the power of the Chaos Heart. And now I'm going to add my own power to this spicy little concoction. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Stop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck! You looked so tattered and pathetic, I nearly forgot about you. I'll squeeze the life out of you later. Just wait over in that dimension, OK? Great. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now the Chaos Heart is mine! I will use this to destroy all worlds...and create perfect new ones! So, shall we get started? Now I have all I need...to become the king of all worlds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha. I am now invincible! There is nothing you can do! And now it is time for the destruction to begin... Let it begin with you, as you wallow in helplessness like upside-down turtles! L-POWER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to do something! We have to save Mario and the others! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We cannot. Without the Pure Hearts, there is no way to counter the Chaos Heart. All we can do is give up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you SAYING?! You promised we would find happiness together! Was that all just a lie?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was no lie... But without the Pure Hearts, all worlds are doomed. What can we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blumiere! Snap out of it! How can you think it would end here, after all we have suffered without each other? We found each other again because we stayed alive... How can you admit defeat?! I will not! I will not give up! You promised we'd find happiness. You PROMISED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, Count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My minions... How did you find us here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, I could follow your big smile anywhere, Count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, she lies like a wee rug, this lass! Nastasia told us, Count! She said you'd come 'ere... Or... She said she FELT you'd be here...or somethin' along those lines. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nastasia... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk about goin' the extra mile! She even sacrificed 'erself teh save yeh! Lissen, Count, I promised me life as well, an' I'm not afraid teh live up teh it! So... Yeh gotta let me 'elp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! I mean, there's no WAY Dimentio's getting away with this! He pulled a really dirty trick on you, but we'll always stick by your side! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My... My loyal minions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... What's this? Pure...Hearts?! But why? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Isn't it obvious, Blumiere? Pure Hearts are the very feelings of our souls. As long as we feel love, they live on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will take these to Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph... Let's stop wasting time and finish this, shall we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! What's going on?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO! The Pure Hearts?! I thought you wasted them all fighting Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's...happening?! I'm not invincible anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now's our chance... The Pure Hearts have given us power! Let's get him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi! You're right. We have to attack now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tippi! You might be right. C'mon, let's jump him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urgh-GAH?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How did you do it... How could I have lost with the power of Luigi and the Chaos Heart... And the prophecy... Has it been undone?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think your prophecy was wrong all along. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You believed your prophecy, and we believed in mopping the floor with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nothing is decided entirely by fate, you know... All things determine their destinies. Good-bye now, Dimentio. We'll add a footnote to the prophecy about your failure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrrrrk... Unngghhhh... You think this is the end? This isn't finished... You can't...stop this now... You can't escape... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been saving one last surprise... Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh... Huh? What am I doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it seems the end of all worlds is really upon us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So defeating Dimentio wasn't enough to stop it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought the Chaos Heart would disappear if the person controlling it fell... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio...must have left behind a shadow of his power to continue controlling it. It won't last long...but it may be enough to ensure the end of every world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, GREAT! So what do we do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is only one thing left that we can do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I remember this place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timpani... Do you still... Do you still love me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes...Blumiere. Of course I do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then you must come with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Ey, Count! What're yeh doin'?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We will use the Pure Hearts again, this time to banish the Chaos Heart. All we need is true love... And that is something I am lucky enough to possess... But... With the Chaos Heart gone, the Pure Hearts and those linked to them... They may cease to exist... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean you might go away? B-But I don't want you to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All of this is my fault. The price is mine to pay... I do not have long to live anyway. But you, Timpani... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It pains me to know this may cut your game short... Still... There is no other way to end this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know, Blumiere... I know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timpani... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't say another word... As long as I am with you, nothing else matters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Agggghhhh! It's...happening! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must go, Timpani... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Blumiere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There were so many things I wanted to say to you...but I could not find the words. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Blumiere... Only one thing matters to me now. I never had the chance to return your question... Blumiere... Do you still love me, as well? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course... I have thought about you every moment since you disappeared... But I have caused you so much suffering... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps...my life would have been more carefree without you, that is true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I had to be with you, Timpani. I will never apologize for that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know, Blumiere. And I love you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And I love you, Timpani... Hundreds of thousands of years from now, that fact will not have changed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everything's shaaaaaaking! Are we too late?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Can you hear that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear...bells! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How lovely! The bells are giving their blessing to Tippi and Bleck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrrrgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Merlon... The descendant of the Ancients who has offered us so much guidance... But what's he doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something here... I have a really bad feeling about this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dimentio... A magician who works for Count Bleck... He's like an evil clown... He'll use many magic tricks, including making doubles of himself... It's hard to get a read on this suspicious character... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are a few torches... but why are some lit and some not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think Bowser's flame could light these... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Fire Bar... Touching it will definitely hurt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mushroom... Being offered a Mushroom like this feels familiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door... I don't think we can just go ahead normally. We have to do something in a certain order to get through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block... I think you can probably hit it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block... I think you can probably hit it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block... I think you can probably hit it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block... I think there's writing on it... You can see if you flip... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door... I don't think we can just go ahead normally. We have to do something in a certain order to get through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you look closely, there's a small hole here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't just stay in one place. We should use platforms to go attack the count... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When he signals, Dimentio will attack this platform. Watch for fireballs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a hidden door here... Let me make it visible for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! The Void has been ripped in the dimensional fabric! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Count Bleck is pleased. All has gone as foretold in the Dark Prognosticus. Now it's just a matter of time until all worlds meet their demise! Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, that's just super, Count! Yeah, first you'll erase all these naughty worlds... And then you're gonna build a perfect world without war and all that other icky stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, no one likes the icky stuff... Yesss... A perfect world... Sounds magical... Ah ha ha. I can hardly stand the wait. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry I'm late! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in blazin' bog rats...? How'd I beat meself 'ere?! What's goin' on?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimimimimimimimmimimimimimi! Oh, O'Chunks, you big silly! Didja oversleep or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it's kinda hard to be on time, though, when you've got muscles instead of brains! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'EY! Yeh can't fool me wit' that crazy shape-shiftin' hooliganry! It's Mimi, innit?! Show a little respect fer the count! Yeh can't go a'borrowin' 'is face, lass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... How delightful, Mimi. Almost as dapper...as Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, golly, thanks, Count! With you around, it's nothing but big smiles all the time! Hanging out with the count! That's MY idea of a perfect world! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And here I thought Mimi's ideal world was a gem-filled pool with hunky lifeguards... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Dimentio! Have you been reading my diary? I mean... Umm... Never mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... Well, different strokes for different minions... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After these rotten worlds are ended, Count Bleck will make all your dreams come true! But for that to happen...we must follow the instructions of the Dark Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, about that, just an FYI? I've got an urgent memo for your inbox... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Apparently there's been some unapproved interdimensional activity lately. Yeah... I'm thinking it's the hero of prophecy. We're gonna need an action plan for this guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dimensional interloper! And possibly the hero?! You are sure of it, Nastasia? Interesting, mused Count Bleck. We must put an end to this nuisance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme get this right in me brain. The 'ero Nastasia's goin' on 'bout... He yer enemy? Then yeh gotta cut me loose on 'im! Yeh gotta! I'll give 'im a nice taste o' O'Chunks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well, O'Chunks. I'll leave the hero-chunking to you. Do not fail Count Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeh can count on me, Count! I'll rain down like a fat thunderstorm! I swear it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mimi! Dimentio! Yeh should tag along! Yeh could witness a proper chunkin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... I do enjoy a good chunking... Well, then... I believe I'll head out as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... So, hero... You would defy Count Bleck? Then hurry, for your world's end draws near... BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so... I guess the hero went ahead and stomped you and sent you back here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeh gotta forgive me, Count! I've failed yeh! I've never felt less chunky in me life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... So our hero is real... Yes... A force to be reckoned with... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nastasia, the prophecy. Consult it and learn where the hero will go next... We will lay a devious trap for him and bring him to his very KNEES! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, um, I already sent Mimi to a site picked for that purpose... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pleases Count Bleck. Excellent work, Nastasia. I have granted Mimi powers potent enough to ensure that she will obliterate this hero. Yes, he will be helpless against her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I depart! Alert Count Bleck when this "hero" is no more! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'll fire off a memo on that...but for now, we have another item on the agenda... O'Chunks, you got a sec? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so some minions in the Bowser organization are still resisting assimilation? So I'm heading out to squash the resistance...and while I'm gone I want you to stay here. Yeah... You just sit tight and think about your recent job performance, 'K? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw... I... Gah, this really tweaks me chin hairs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nnnn... Hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? How did I end up napping here? Wait... Didn't that nasty Count Bleck try to make me marry...BOWSER?! And then Luigi, he... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LUIIIIIGI? BOOOOOWSER? ANYBODY THERE? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no. You're the only one of the wedding party left standing, it looks like. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you finally woke up, huh, Princess? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you guys! Are you all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, but who knows what happened. That was one CRAZY wedding! We can't even find His Groomness! You remember... King Bowser? Oh... And that guy with the mustache... I think he had a green tux on or something? Yeah, erm...Luigi, that's the guy. We dunno where he ended up either. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thing is, most of us minions got all brainwashed by that Bleck guy's assistant. Yeah, everybody's half-nuts! It's not safe here! We've gotta clear this area, NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Private Koopa here will escort you, OK? You guys make a break for it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But what about you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What am I gonna do? I'll TELL you what I'm gonna do! I'm gonna go help my men! King Bowser would burn me to a crisp if I left 'em! Leave no Koopa behind! Good luck out there, Princess! HAIL BOWSER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Farewell... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, lady, we've gotta EVAC this zone! Let's roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, lady, we're in hostile territory here! Move it, now! GO GO GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Give up. There is no hope for escape. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All hail the glorious count! Do not resist... Submit to his rule. You will love it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this insubordination?! Johnson! I am your CAPTAIN! Drop and give me twenty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you know what? I'm gonna have to tell you that your orders mean nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See, they've already sworn eternal allegiance to Count Bleck, 'K? And now you need to, so I'll just go ahead and pencil you in for a 10 o'clock brainwashing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just messed with the wrong Koopa! I serve Bowser! You tell this "count"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HYUUUUUURK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAIL BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm-mm-mm... Yeah, there, isn't that better? So listen, there are still a few problem minions that haven't sworn allegiance... You, be a lamb and round them up for me... 'K? Thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YES, MA'AM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man, this is going downhill fast! Did you SEE that?! They even broke the captain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, lady, if they find us, it is GAME OVER! We've gotta clear this area, STAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, lady! Looks like we can breach this door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AREA CLEAR! GO GO GO GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up, lady! Our intel showed a ton of hostiles behind that door! This route's a no go. We're gonna have to find another way out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't you hear me, lady? That route's a game-over sentence! Keep looking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep your eyes peeled for another door, lady. We're gonna get through this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALL HAIL BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't you hear that, lady? Sounds like an entire enemy platoon behind there! CLEAR THE AREA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, you think you've got extra lives? We go through there and it's game over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry if I'm short with you. I don't wanna freak you out... but I'm sorta freaking out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! I think we've found a viable extraction point here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Dead end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, staying here won't do us any good... Let's turn around and keep looking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, turn back? Yeah...no. Your friend there had it right. This is your dead end. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Who ARE you, anyway?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Find cover, lady! I'm trained to handle scum like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BYOOOOORT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALL HAIL COUNT BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Princess, you sure are lucky. I thought the wedding explosion finished you... Yeah, but this is the end of the road...and your luck runs out...right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's time you came on over and got with the program... Come and serve the count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, that's great and all, but my hypno-powers kinda say otherwise. Just sit tight a sec, 'K? 'Cause I've just got to brainwash you real quick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! That wasn't on my schedule! Where'd she go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's really not a deal breaker... Our prophecy-fulfillment plan is running smoothly. We have no need for her. Yeah, and it doesn't matter where she runs, since all worlds are about to fall... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remember that day well... The room was warm. The whole place was at peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Ugh... Uuugh..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You're awake at last?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Where...am I? Is this... a human's home? Bleccch!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Don't wiggle like that. I found you at the cliff base. You took quite a fall." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You're a human, correct? I don't...repulse you? I am of the Tribe of Darkness..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Why would that matter? Anyone with a heart would not ignore an injured soul!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was the day our paths crossed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That day... That was the day our tragedy was set in motion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yeah, so I just got a brief memo from Mimi? It says, "I messed up bad!" ...That's the message in its entirety. Yeah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... She failed to best him, even with my gift of power? A Light Prognosticus hero... Descendants of the ancient tribe... Their strength grows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beg yeh, gimme the honor o' whalin' on this pack o' nambly-pamblies! I swear on me whiskers that I'll spank 'em like naughty little Cherbils, I will! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so, O'Chunks, yeah, you think you're all set to go? So I guess you finished up that report on your own inadequacy that I needed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eah... Y'see... I...just got a wee bit left. I'm workin' on me conclusion. Yeh gotta gimme a break! Me writin' takes time, lass! An' 1,000 pages be a lot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O'Chunks, calm yourself. Take a minion time-out. Count Bleck will send... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio! Come to me... Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so I arrive, like a sudden windstorm at a kindergarten picnic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... You'd like some playtime, I imagine, Dimentio? So you shall have it, but do not disappoint Count Bleck. Dispatch this hero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your wish is my command. Besides, this fool sounds like an amusing challenge. Now if there is nothing else, I'll just be on my way. Ciao, my count. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so, O'Chunks? Can you fill me in on why you're still not writing that report? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A report?! What are yeh... Oh... Yeah. A'right, I'm goin', yeh great beard-tweaker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count, let me just bring you up to speed on the current state of the castle... I still have to root out a few unconverted rogues, but I'll report back soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heroes... Trying to save these pathetic old worlds. Bleck, says Count Bleck! Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... Their efforts are in vain. No one can stop Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just as no one can ease the tempest that rages in my suffering heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh... My head... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hey! Where am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah, now I remember! I was saving Princess Peach, but I screwed it up, and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You awake, Green? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... Hey there, uh, bad guys. You doing all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, we're doing OK. Good to see you made it! (Figured he was done... Dude is tougher than he looks.) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So yeah...kinda awkward... Say, have you guys seen the princess and Bowser? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope, not so much. You're the only one we found lying around here. Hopefully, they're both OK. (Get a load of this moron! Who cares about his friend?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Near as we can figure, most of the other minions got captured or something. And we're probably next! (Why is this dude so calm?! We're behind enemy lines!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sooooo... Luigi, old buddy! What do you think about maybe getting out of here? We're thinking maybe you open up a path for us...and we all bail. Whatcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I... I couldn't possibly! I've gotta save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man...wow. Did NOT expect that. All those stories about Great Luigi's daring exploits... We'd heard you were the defender of the helpless! We have no one else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The G-Great Luigi, you say? A... A daring defender? ...Me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I've got no choice! Luigi must spring into action! My fans need me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you are the BEST! (Man, that was waaaaay too easy. What a sucker!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're right behind you! (But the second the going gets rough, we BAIL!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then follow ME, brave...er... Goombas! Here we gooooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door's the only way out. Let's head through. (Today, please?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Luigi is like an army of 100 Chain Chomps! (Better than nothing...) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't budge! It must be locked from the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! This door's unlocked! Let's go through this one. (Plumbers first!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, we are SO lucky to have someone as burly as you... (Must...stroke...ego...) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, this door's open too. Right after you, Luigi. (Shake a mustache!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mustache is looking good! (Yeah, REAL impressed with how you bit your bro's style!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So where's King Bowser? (I wish he was here instead of the Great Dweeb, here.) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where's that cutie, Peach? (She'd be much easier on the eyes than this guy. ♥) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great Luigi! Wait for us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh oh... Looks like the end of the line here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh boy... Looks like you're right. Now what do we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Shouldn't we look for another way out, maybe? (This guy's useless.) If we stay put, somebody is definitely going to spot-- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAZOOOORT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAIL BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GARY! NO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm-mm-mm... I've been looking all OVER for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you're that guy who really wasn't a team player back at the wedding... You're gonna need a little disciplinary action, I think... So let's get started, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... Poor Gary... All right! It's time for me to Goomba-up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, lady! Got room for one more on your team? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whah?! Hey! Wait a second! What are you DOING? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's it look like, genius? I'm getting with the winning team! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, good call. Love the enthusiasm, there. Go ahead and swear your, y'know, undying loyalty to the count, and you're on board. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, count me in, lady! HERE WE GO, COUNT, HERE WE GO! LOVE THAT COUNT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You dirty TRAITOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, guys, new agenda? Hold this fool down so I can get his priorities on track... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YES, MA'AM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! Wh-Whoa! Hey! No! Mario, where are you? HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You're late. Did something happen?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Yes, my father caught me. Sneaking out of the castle wasn't easy after that." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I was worried you wouldn't come..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You are a strange girl... You know what I am and yet you do not seem afraid." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I don't care what you are. I just wanted to see you. Is that... Is that so wrong?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "No. No, of course not. I wanted to see you too..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere... Do you mind if I sit next to you?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Please do, Timpani. Let's return to our conversation. I must know more of you..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...And that is how the ruffians managed to best me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. They are strong, to be sure... Very strong. Dare I say... They might be strong enough to defy the prophecy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spare Count Bleck your theatrics. The Light Prognosticus is false. The Dark Prognosticus holds the answer to eliminating heroes that rise to stop us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my. That's the first time that morsel of information has touched my ears. Do tell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... In due time, Dimentio. In due time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Nastasia? It's time we set "him" on these pests. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, um, I can take care of that for you, Count. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lovely, exclaimed Count Bleck. Return to your posts, my dear minions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you command, Count! HAIL BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does something trouble you, Nastasia? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Count... You know, there's still time... You can still change your mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is enough, Nastasia. We've already come this far, so we shall forge on! But you needn't stay by Count Bleck's side. You can depart with my blessing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, no, my count. I won't be doing that. My life is already sworn to you. Yeah, it's belonged to you since the day you saved me... I'll be sticking it out with you until my game ends, 'K? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If that pleases you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My my my! How interesting! Nastasia and the count have such DEEP conversations! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... Just what is our dear count playing at? Ah, well. I'll let him worry about that. I must attend to my own...projects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani, why? Why do you avoid me?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Ow... OW! Unhand me!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Huh? You're crying! Why? Timpani, you must tell me what has happened!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "It's nothing... Don't worry about it... Just forget it..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh no... Timpani, is my father behind this?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I'm... I'm just an ordinary girl. No matter how much I love you, we must part." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani... I..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "This is good-bye, Blumiere. There's no other choice. This is our fate..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so, guys? Huddle up, 'K? We're just gonna have a quick new-minion orientation. His name is Mr. L, and he comes to us from one of our key competitors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm. Can't say I'm impressed by the minion quality... No, indeed. No wonder you've been trounced up to now. You're like JUNIOR minions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— JUNIOR?! C'mere an' I'll introduce yeh to Fist Jr. an' his wee pal, Slappie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, Mr. L, but didn't you get pretty spanked too? So maybe YOU'RE the junior! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spanked, you say? Ho ho! I was scouting him, dear. He will be mine next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, he shall know the fury of the one and only Mr. L, AKA The Green Thunder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But enough about me... I need to head to the repair bay for Brobot modifications. L-ater! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Though the man in red shall wield formidable powers, one shall stand against him." "The man in green shall use the Chaos Heart's power to bring darkness to all." Bleh heh heh heh heh... So it is written in the Dark Prognosticus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what you're saying is... the "man in green" is our minion-in-training, Mr. L? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whut?! That makes as much sense as a beef an' broccoli sandwich! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Calm yourself, O'Chunks. Make ready. Count Bleck is sending you on a new mission. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, now THAT makes sense! It'll be me honor, Count! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I, O'Chunks, swear to you... This hero's got a hot date with me feet! Chunks away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, aren't we hot blooded? Well, well... I suppose that's to be admired. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to be on my way as well. Ciao! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So poor little Mimi doesn't get to be in on the fun? This stinks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I hate to seem like a whistle-blower here, but O'Chunks may not... Actually, even Dimentio, Mimi, AND Mr. L may not be up to this... That hero's gonna collect the Pure Hearts and come here. He'll come for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... All is according to plan, Count Bleck assures you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's strange... Nobody ever, um, cherished the universe the way you once did... And yet, you've been made to destroy it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's quite enough...Nastasia. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I could, um, I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If only I could have, y'know, been that girl... Things would have been different... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She cannot be replaced. You could never hope to do so, Nastasia. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, um, I'm very sorry. That just slipped out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To be sure... She is gone... Gone from all worlds, never to return... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "What... What are you thinking? There's no possible way... No one would allow it!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If we can't be happy here, we must leave for a place that will accept our love." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "But, Blumiere, is there such a place? Think... I can't bear to see you hurt again." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If our love has no home... let us spend our lives searching together!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "So I beg of you again... Timpani, marry me! I promise I will make you happy." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You...just won't give up, will you? Of all the crazy... stubborn...foolish men..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani, answer me, please!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere, I love you. Take me away. Take me to a world where we can be happy." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Raise yer chunks in the air, as the most debonair man o' men strides into the room! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Springin' forth from 'is lair as 'is foes all despair, for Bleck be the name o' their doom! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whooa-OH! That's our Bleck! ♪ Blecky, Bleckity DOOOO! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeh, uh, somethin' Bleck... That's the guy who says... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Woo? ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, O'Chunks, QUIT IT! You're breaking windows! What are you yelling about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that? Yeah, I just had O'Chunks come up with a nice motivational tune. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And as punishment for getting beat by that hero AGAIN, I'm making him sing it 1,000 times. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1,000... 1,000 TIMES?! Gosh, you're even more evil than I thought! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, but enough chatting! So where's the count, huh? I wanna see him! He hasn't called me to go do anything, and I'm getting SOOOOOOOOO BORED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY, COUNT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My destructive little friend is all gassed up and itching to get back in action. Yes, Brobot is begging me to take him out. Say the word, and I'll roll out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, great enthusiasm, but let's shelve the robot action plan for now, 'K? The thing is, the count kinda left specific orders for us to stand by. Got that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! We're just supposed to wait here for that big, mean hero to come get us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the count doesn't need my services? Excellent. I'll just be off, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU GO NOWHERE! We wait! It's the count's direct order! His word is absolute! Be a good little minion and DO NOT MOVE UNTIL TOLD! ...'K? Thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I'm booooooooored! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Brobot craves his daily SMASH! I can't just loiter here. There's no action! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. Hard to stay still when you pine for sweet vengeance, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dimentio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The count's orders are all absolute...completely without exception, yes? We shouldn't even dare to think about a secret sneak attack. Perish the thought! Defeating the hero would please the count greatly... but we MUST follow orders! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... Oopsie! I just remembered something real important that I gotta do! Back in a jiffy! Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeaaah... Yeah. I've, uh...got to go deflavorize the Brobot's uh...Flavorizer. I'll return once everything's up to code. L-ater, Dimentio. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. My, my, isn't that something? I do believe I should be moving on as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Look, Timpani. The stars are beautiful, aren't they?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "...There's a tradition in my village. We believe that wishes on stars come true." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Oh, is that so? In that case we'd better get wishing, don't you think?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I don't need to wish anymore." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Mmm?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I already got my wish. Now...I have everything I need right here." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani... Aren't you cold?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Not at all. I'm very warm... Can we stay like this? Just a little longer?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so just got a quick ping from Dimentio? We've had a little insubordination... Yeah, according to his report, our Mr. L took on a hero-fighting initiative... I accept full responsibility. It was my administrative breakdown that allowed this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see, remarked Count Bleck... Well, what is done is done. This prophecy will not be fulfilled without sacrifice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, 'K... Um, and just another quick update on Mimi... Yeah... She, um, also left the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did she, now? Well, Count Bleck will leave you to dispense the minion discipline. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Count... Um, you seem...a bit different today. New monocle? Or did something happen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck feels fine... Leave me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, um, of course, yeah... Please excuse me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Could that Pixl have been... Timpani? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no. Completely impossible. I should know that better than anyone. Besides, it's far too late to do anything now. The prophecy has been set in motion and no one, not even I, can stop it. No one can stop this now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Timpani! What did you do with her? I must see her!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Still your tongue, Blumiere... Can't you see you've been duped by a dirty human?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You have brought shame to my name...and to the entire Tribe of Darkness!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "And so what if I did? That doesn't matter to me! She's my entire world!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Well, then it will interest you to know...that she no longer resides in this world." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "What... What do you mean by that?!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "This is the price those who resist their own fate must pay, my son." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "She... No... It can't be so!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Someday you will see, Son. Our kind and humans must never mix." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?! ...Spat Count Bleck in utter disbelief. Surely this news cannot be true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The heroes still live? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha. Oh, I'm afraid so, my count. In fact, they will be here before long. ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh?! Izzat true, then?! What're we doin' twiddlin' our biscuits 'ere?! Count Bleck! Lemme go throw 'em a nice welcome party... I'll bring the punch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, I wanna party with those party poopers, too! Wait up, O'Chunks! Mimimimimimi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'm not one to miss a party... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, but wait one moment... Dear Count... Does the name Blumiere ring a bell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where did you hear that name, Dimentio?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the mustache man's Pixl went on and on... She said, "I must stop Blumiere." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I suppose there's no reason to pay any mind to the ramblings of a Pixl... Ciao for now, my count! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count Bleck! If... Um... If that Pixl is who you think it is... There's still time! You can still stop the prophecy from destroying everything! Yeah, because, if that's really her... If she's alive, you have to stop all this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know not what you are saying, Nastasia. The prophecy can no longer be stopped by Count Bleck. No one can stop it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'm on board with what you're saying...but there must be a way. There must... Lord Blumiere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... The man known as Blumiere died long ago. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now there is only Bleck! The Dark Prognosticus's choice to fulfill the prophecy! Nothing more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come to Count Bleck, heroes... If you hope to save these worlds, then come... BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere, my son, don't! Even your ancestors could not handle that dark book..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "If you open it...there's no telling what might happen!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I do not care, Father! A world without her is empty. A LIFE without her is empty." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Speak, Dark Prognosticus! Teach your dark history! I await your command!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "BLEH HEH HEH! BLECK!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere... What have you done?" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Silence! The first prophecy beckons. I will erase every inch...of this blasted world!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blu-Blumiere! Don't do this! Blumiere!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Blumiere is no more! I am Count Bleck! And no one shall stand in my way!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "BLEH HEH HEH! BLECK!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem! Today... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll tell you the story of the lost book of prophecies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This prophetic book was a mysterious tome full of stories of future events. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, many people craved this book, wishing to glimpse their futures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But no person, after obtaining this amazing book, ever found happiness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The reason? The book held frightful secrets not meant for people's eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That book came to be called the Dark Prognosticus and was sealed away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This...is the tale of that forgotten book's last owner. It is a tale of love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Oooooh... What happened to me... What is this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... Oh, you're awake, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOWSER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rule! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All hail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Niiice, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What's going on here?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Count! Yeah, um, 'K, so preparations are complete... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... Then it shall be begun... by Count Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser... Ferocious and fearsome, evil king of the Koopas... Do you take Peach to be your lawfully wedded wife 'til your games be over? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwah ha ha! Will I marry Peach? Are you kidding me? The answer's YESSSSSSSS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach... Noble princess, pure of heart... Do you take Bowser to be your lawfully wedded husband 'til your games be over? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, wait just a second! You will explain to me what is going on...RIGHT NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleh heh heh heh heh... Is it not obvious? This is your wedding, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...why in the WORLD am I marrying Bowser?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwah ha ha! Hey, no gripes from THIS side of the altar, Bleck old boy! I don't get the details, but the count here has gone to a lot of trouble planning this! Just relax! We'll get married, we'll be in love, it'll be awesome! Finally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! And who picked this dress out? It's AWFUL! Take me back to my castle immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, um, being rude to the esteemed count is sort of frowned on, 'K? So, yeah, Princess Peach, I'm gonna need you to answer the count now... Do you, Peach, take Bowser to be your wedded husband 'til your games be over? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhn... Nuh... No... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee... You sure are a fighter. But yeah, no one withstands my super-hypnosis, sorry. "I do." Say it now, 'K? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... Ooooh oh... ......I... I...do...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WH-WHAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the world...? Eh? What am I doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Is that...Princess Peach over there??? And that guy is...HEY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! Yes, all precisely as written in the Dark Prognosticus! Already it is unleashed! The Chaos Heart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah, um, congratulations, Count... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HALT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And just who are you? ...Asked Count Bleck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! I don't give my name to scoundrels! Just watch as Luigi punishes you for your badness! HERE I GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'm gonna need you to stop right this second, 'K? If you interrupt this now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's where Luigi rescues Princess Peach! Eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, yeah, so are you all right, Count? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fools... Pointless acts like these will earn you only pain... from Count Bleck! Very well. As the Chaos Heart is secured, this ragtag group now lacks use. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, so, yeah, Count... This means you may turn to a new page of dark prophecies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Open your mouth, darkness! Consume everything and destroy all worlds, as told in the prophecy! BLECK! ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————