——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PAPER MARIO Text dumped by TheRewster, a.k.a. Rew Updated March 21, 2016 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Note: This text dump is extracted from the North American version of the game, released February 5, 2001 for the Nintendo 64. What follows is a cleaned-up presentation of all the text in the entire game-- not only dialogue but also menu text, item and monster lists, etc. Text was extracted from the ROM using WindHex, but because the text is encrypted, I needed to compose a table to convert the text from its identifiers in the ROM to ASCII format. At some points, it was necessary to take minor liberties with the spacing and formatting of the text's presentation. I am also indebted to the work of Justin Aquadro, who wrote this very handy guide: http://hocuspocus.taloncrossing.com/rii/pm1docs.txt Additionally, a short while after I began work on this text dump, an editor for Paper Mario was released, called Origami 64 (as of this writing, only available in ver. 0.1). This software likewise proved instrumental in improving the accuracy of this document. 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.) However, all such codes have been removed from this version to give it a cleaner presentation. This is the order in which the text is found in the game's ROM, and thus the order it will be presented in this document: • File menu text • Prologue + Epilogue (including NPC dialogue) • NPC dialogue in Toad Town (including Toad Town Tunnels and the Playroom) • NPC dialogue in Shooting Star Summit and Star Haven • NPC dialogue in the Prologue areas: Goomba Village, Goomba Road • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 1 areas: Koopa Village, Koopa Bros. Fortress, Pleasant Path • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 2 areas: Mt. Rugged, Dry Dry Desert, Dry Dry Outpost, Dry Dry Ruins • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 3 areas: Forever Forest, Boo's Mansion, Gusty Gulch, Windy Mill, Tubba Blubba's Castle • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 4 area: Shy Guy's Toy Box • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 5 areas: Yoshi's Village, Jade Jungle, Mt. Lavalava • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 6 areas: Flower Fields, Cloudy Climb • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 7 areas: Shiver City, Shiver Snowfield, Starborn Valley, Shiver Mountain, Crystal Palace • NPC dialogue in the Chapter 8 areas: Bowser's Castle, Princess Peach's Castle • Peach's events • Koopa Koot's favors • Russ T.'s hints • Toad Town News + Toad Town Underground News • Goombario's Tattles • Miscellaneous and menu text • Letters • Merlon's messages • Merluvlee's messages • Badge and item descriptions • Item names • Shop text • Partner ability descriptions • Enemy names • Badge names • Partner abilities • Chuck Quizmo's questions + answers The following is a key for non-text representations in this document: {A} = A Button {B} = B Button {Z} = Z Button {▲} = C-Up Button {▼} = C-Down Button {◄} = C-Left Button {►} = C-Right Button {S} = START Button {#} = 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. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stats ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Party ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pieces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play Time ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— / ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Level ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Active ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not enough BP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't wear more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Key Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Abilities ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SPACE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BACK ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— END ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select file to start: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select file to delete: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select file to save ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy which file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy to which file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NEW ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Level ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play Time ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delete File ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cancel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy File ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First Play ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delete ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Override to New Data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File name is : ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— will be deleted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK to copy to this file? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Start game with ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— has been deleted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copy from ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— to ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— has been created. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enter a file name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890.- ♪♥☆@ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— a ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to tell the story of "Star Spirits and Good Wishes." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Far, far away, beyond the sky, ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— way above the clouds, ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— it's been said that there's a haven where the Stars live. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the sanctuary of Star Haven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— there rests a fabled treasure called the Star Rod, ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— which has the power to grant all wishes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using this wondrous Star Rod, the seven revered Star Spirits ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— watched over our peaceful world ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— carefully...very carefully. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear... What the...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who stuck that weird thing into this story? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha ha! Yeah! I did! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I can, at long last, beat my archenemy, Mario, ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll take this Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do it, Kammy Koopa!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, you mustn't do that!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Now let's try using it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop it! Cut it out, Bowser!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're changing the story!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwa ha ha ha ha... We did it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was a piece o' cake!! Gwaa ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now Star Kids may rise to the Haven to deliver people's wishes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...but those wishes will not come true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever can they do...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mail call! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! We got a letter from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll read it to you, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, let's see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm throwing a party at my castle today! Mario and Luigi, I would be honored if you both could attend. Many guests from distant towns are hoping to meet you. There will be tasty sweets and all kinds of entertainment! I hope to see you here soon! Sincerely, Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a magnificent castle! I never get used to this place. It looks like lots of guests are already here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Mario, why don't you go see Princess Peach? I'll go later. I'm thinking I'll mingle for now. If you press {A} in front of the door up there, you can open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Where are you going? The princess is expecting us! You'd better at least say hello! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Salutations, Mario! Do you know Frost T. here? He's come all the way from the Shiver region, which lies far to the north of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is such a generous and wonderful lady, just as I was told. It was worth coming to visit. Mario, please come visit us in the Shiver region someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're looking well! Please enjoy the party, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! I've never seen so many guests from different parts of the world in one place! I'll bet you could hear some stories about places you've never been to, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey...urp...Mario! I hope you brought an appetite! There's so much good food here! I already ate way too much... I'm taking a little breather. Well, that's enough of a rest! I'm hungry again! Let's eat! To the buffet table!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think Princess Peach has been looking forward to seeing you since this morning, Mario. She's been restless... hee hee hee... How cute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Welcome, Mario! The last party was lovely, wasn't it? Oh! By the way, Princess Peach has been waiting for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Peach's Castle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach went into her private chambers just now. She must be a bit tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... This castle is absolutely breathtaking, don't you think? I wish I could stay here at Peach's Castle forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there, Mario! I'm Tayce T. I really love to cook!♥ You may not know this, but I cooked all the food for this big party. I made all of my most delicious dishes!♥ But... Oh dear... I got so into my cooking that I used up all of my ingredients! Now I have to go shopping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been practicing cooking. I hope that someday I get good enough to cook food as delicious as Tayce T.'s. Do you know how to cook, Mario? You really ought to learn! Personally, I think cooking is exceptionally fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, Mario! I am the Minister of Princess Peach's Castle. It's good to see you here. When you're around, I feel like our kingdom is secure. Yep, our future looks bright! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I come from a desert town called Dry Dry Outpost. This castle is really lovely, isn't it? Truly gorgeous. So cool and comfortable... I even got a chance to talk to the beautiful Princess Peach. What an honor! When I return to Dry Dry Outpost, I'm going to tell everyone about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a Nomadimouse, and I come from Dry Dry Desert. Everyone I've met in this town seems incredibly nice. I think I'll make this place my home away from home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here on behalf of lovely Shiver City. I'm the Mayor there, you know! My goodness, look at the time! I have to go shopping for souvenirs with Frost T.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I come from Koopa Village, which is just down the road from here. Ohhh... I just had the honor of talking with Princess Peach! What a wonderful lady she is!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Today, we have guests from Dry Dry Outpost, the Shiver region, Koopa Village... There're so many folks here, I can't keep track of them all. And where might you be from? Oh... You're Mario!? I... I'm sorry! Excuse me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does Princess Peach have a special man in her life? She's such a lovely lady... Whoever she loves must be very special indeed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know of a place called Shooting Star Summit? It's near this castle. It's such a romantic place... It's definitely the best place for a date. Trust me. Maybe you ought to, you know, ask the princess to go there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I am always on the cutting edge of fashion, and I must say... ...your outfit is just fabulous. It really suits you!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I'm just a trainee, sir. So many guests... My heart's been beating like a bass drum ever since this morning... Thump thump thump thump... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Princess Peach's room, but I'm afraid she isn't in here at the moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Oh no! Absolutely not! I don't think it's very polite to go into her room without asking her first, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I said NO, and that means NO. You are simply not allowed to go in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, you're persistent! I guess I have no choice... Hurry up in there, though-- and don't touch anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I envy you, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was it? To tell you the truth, I've never seen the inside of her room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a big fireplace! And what a cozy fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Her dresses are beautiful, but they all look the same! This must be her favorite style of dress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are cosmetics. Mario looks fine without them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A framed photo of Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quite a fluffy bed. It looks like this bed was designed for sweet dreams. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A vase full of lovely flowers. They smell heavenly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's nice and quiet here with no guests around. Ahh...so pleasant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach went into her private chambers just now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was just resting a bit. It gets tiring, greeting all those guests out there! Nobody will bother us here. Shall we relax and chat, just the two of us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was a lovely day today, so I'm sure it's comfortable out on the balcony right now. Would you accompany me, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Are you all right, Mario? What in the world was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my! Look, Mario! It's still daytime, isn't it? ... But I can see stars outside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha ha ha ha! Long time no see, Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Bowser! But this can't be! It was you who made the ground shake just now, wasn't it! Whatever did you do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha! Yeah, that was me! I've lifted your castle up into the sky! It's sitting on my castle now! Weren't expecting that, huh? Ha! This castle's under my control now, my dear! Now you will obey ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh!? What? It's...Mario!! What a shock! Ha! Not really! I expected you to turn up, right on cue. You're just as annoying as ever. Unfortunately for you, there's nothing you can do this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haven't you learned your lesson by now, Bowser? You can never defeat Mario! Why don't you give up already? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— True, true, I have had my problems in the past... But this time is different! This time I'm gonna win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, tough guy! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good old Mario...always fighting. You're a thorn in my side. But today, your pathetic little attacks won't beat me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a look at this! Look what I stole from Star Haven! It's the Star Rod! This fine piece of work has the power to grant any wish in the whole wide world! And when I use the Star Rod to increase my strength, even you can't beat me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha ha ha! How do you like that, Mario?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha ha ha! Is that all you've got? How sad! You'd best take some vitamins, 'cause that didn't hurt at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, just as I expected. Mario's no match for the new me. It's not even worth my time to toy with you anymore, Mario. It's time to end this! Here we go, Mario! Good night! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! Mario! Get up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Oh, yeah! I did it! I finally did it! I beat my old rival Mario! Yessss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations on your victory, Your Viciousness! That's why you're the King! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As long as I have this Star Rod, everything I wish will come true! No one can stop me now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well, well... I guess I might as well get rid of Mario. He's no good to anyone now, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Mario------!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Thank you! You did it! You brought back our precious Star Rod! I thank you from the bottom of my heart. We will use it to bring peace back to this world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we'll be able to grant everyone's wishes again!♥ All of this is thanks to you, Mario!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you look at the night sky, you'll know that the glittering stars are praising you for your courage. Look upon their bright light and remember our thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You really took it to Bowser, Mario! Really socked it to him! What impressive strength! I knew you could do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Don't think we don't know how hard you worked for all of us. It must have been difficult. We won't forget your efforts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope Bowser learned something from all this. Maybe he'll behave himself now... Although I'd say the chances of that are pretty slim. Tsk tsk... Ah well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No words can express completely how thankful we are for all that you've done. Hope has returned, both to Star Haven and to all of the Mushroom Kingdom. We're in your debt, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Twink, may I say... you really rose to the occasion! You've proven yourself to be a grown-up Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee hee... Aw, go on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... I think it's time we returned to Star Haven. All of the stars are waiting for us there, no doubt. It's time to say good-bye for now, Mario! May the stars forever shine brightly upon you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'd like to thank you, too. And Princess Peach... It was an honor to help you in your time of need. I hope...maybe...to see you again sometime... For now I'm going to become a respectable Star and make people's wishes come true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much for helping me, Twink. You've always been a stellar friend to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach... I... I... Well, no, never mind! I have to go, too! Thank you very much, Mario. I'll always remember you, Princess Peach! Good-bye...! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Ohhh. So that's it, huh? That's how you took the Star Rod back from Bowser. It seems like another wild adventure's in the books, bro. The castle's back in its normal place and everyone's returned home safely... You came through in the end, just like you always do! ... I know you've been back for days now, but I'll bet you still kind of feel like you're on an adventure. Don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That reminds me... The pals who traveled with you... I wonder what they're up to now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Parakarry, what's up? I thought you were back at work delivering letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha ha! I sure am! This isn't a social call! I dropped by to bring a letter to you, Goombario! It's from Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? From Princess Peach!? Whoa! What's she writing to me for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read it and find out! I've got to deliver more letters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Parakarry! See ya! Keep working hard, buddy! Take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Goombario! What did Princess Peach write in her letter? Lemme see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on, Goombaria... Jeepers! This is an invitation to a party! At the castle! It says the princess is having a party and I'm invited to go have fun! Whoa! Whoa! WHOOAAAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now then, gentlemen... It's time to scale the frosty heights to the Crystal Palace! Kooper, old boy, you're in charge of guiding us. Your prior experience is terribly important to the success of our expedition! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Leave it to me! I know the place front to back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Parakarry? What brings you here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! ...I finally made it. I have a letter for you from Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh, wow! This is an invitation to a huge party at Princess Peach's Castle! It's directly from the princess herself! It's got her signature on it and everything! Cool! Oh, there's no way I can miss a bash this big! But... ...but I can't just turn my back on this expedition after I promised Prof. Kolorado... I should stay here and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, poppycock! Balderdash! Don't be daft, dear boy! Turning down such an invitation would be terribly impolite. This is a golden opportunity! Go to the party this instant! Don't spare me another thought! It would ruin the party if the hero of Koopa Village... nay, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom wasn't even there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh... I knew you'd say that, Prof. Kolorado! You're so kind and generous! I'll do it! I hope you guys will be all right without me! I'm gonna party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Kolorado, I have a message for you as well..., Don't bother coming back home, you wandering buffoon!!! What a no-good husband! ...That... was a message from your wife. Kolorado... You set out on this expedition without telling your wife again, didn't you? Boy, she was sooo furious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh good gracious... Pa puh puh puh... Parakarry! Why in the world didn't you tell me this first! This is a crisis, old boy! I must away back home with all due speed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did you hear something outside? I think I did. I'll go take a quick look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, bro, guess what? Parakarry stopped by to drop off a party invitation from Princess Peach. He said that he's also invited to the party, so he took off and said he'd see us at the castle when we arrived. Now, we'd better go, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Listen, Mario. I'm just gonna run ahead. There's something important that I have to do. What is it? Sorry, bro... It's top secret! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids went ahead with their dear old Goompa. Goombaria's jumping for joy! Dear, dear... Ha ha ha! Kids are bundles of energy, aren't they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, Mario! I've never been to a party at a castle before! I'm petrified! It's really... Oh, dear! I'm so nervous! Do I look OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just arrived at Toad Town. What a long walk! I've been taking a little rest. Goompa must be feeling spry! He went ahead with the grandkids already! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kaaaawiiiiiizzz!! It's your old pal, Chuck Quizmo! How'd you like to take part in the quiz game? Nah... Just kidding! Let's just enjoy the party!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario, isn't it? Cough hack cough... You did a brilliant job of defeating Bowser. The whole town is celebrating your masterful battle... But even glad news shouldn't be cause for missing training! Lee and Chan want to take a day off from their training to go to the party... Truly an outrageous notion!! ...But still... Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh. Well, a LITTLE fun can't hurt... cough cough cough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go to the party! I've heard there'll be a parade! Let's find a good spot to see the princess from! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, today we shall forget about training and celebrate! Yahoo!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Sorry, Mario! The shop's closed today. Nobody would buy anything on a day like today anyway. The shopkeepers want to hang out and enjoy the festival, too, you know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love it when Toad Town is full of party-goers! I'm going to talk to as many of them as I can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, where are you going? I'm sure that Princess Peach is waiting for you in the castle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The castle has come back! Everything's back to normal, thanks to you, Mario! Look at this place! Toad Town is hopping 'cause so many people are here to celebrate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, everyone, huge news! Mario, who defeated the vile Bowser, has just arrived! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!! Let's hear it for Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach's Castle has come back at last, and peace has been restored to Toad Town. Now we can spend our days together without fear!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm so happy!♥ But I work at the castle... so I must return there. Such is the sweet sadness of love, my darling!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! I am just SO relieved that Princess Peach and everybody else came back safe and sound! Really! Oh, and those three young maids who work at the castle...the ones who went traveling? Well, they're totally back, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I heard that, too! They had to go right back to work this morning. They've been working all day setting up for the party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really great that things worked out OK for everybody! And those three maids brought back lots of souvenirs for me to look at, so I, Felissa T., am so happy!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wish we Toads could have done more than just wish for you. But we followed your progress the whole time. Your efforts really gave us hope. All of Toad Town thanks you! It must have been grueling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, back to work, I guess... I'm not all that excited to get back to the grind, but it is somehow a relief. After all, having a routine is probably for the best. At least for me it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so happy that Princess Peach's Castle is back, but... my darling must return to work. It's going to be lonely here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Dad! You have to go back to work starting tomorrow? Aw, lame! Now we won't be able to play together every day! What a bummer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next time something happens to Princess Peach, I'm gonna be the one to protect her! I'm gonna be a guard in the castle and I'm gonna punch the bad guys in the nose and I'm gonna tell them to GET OUT! I'm gonna do it all by myself!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hey, Mario! Taking your time on the way to the party, huh? Don't dally too long! It's going to be quite an exciting day! I can hardly wait!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, old boy! Here for the festivities at the castle, eh? I can't say I'm terribly excited about it, myself. My heart yearns to go to the Crystal Palace! Yearns, I say! So many mysteries await me and my dizzying intellect... Oh, the pain of it all... You understand my yearning, don't you, old boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I swear, Kolorado, you are the living end! You're always darting here and there instead of settling down... Mario, would you believe I had to send Parakarry to get him? I'm at the end of my rope! Please talk some sense into him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's that? Is it Mario? Why, it's me, Koopa Koot. By the way, where's the castle? I haven't been there for a while, and I'm having the darnedest time even finding the front door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon isn't here now! Go away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, bud, long time no see! I made some serious dough here selling Badges, so I'm gonna clear out and head for a different town. I'm kinda itching to get on the road right now, but... This festival is a big deal... and my kid really wants to check it out. So I guess we'll stay for a while longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a festival! Yeah!! A festival! What fun!! Wheeeee!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm making a bouquet for Princess Peach. It seems as though extra- beautiful flowers have bloomed just for this special day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, hello. I'm awfully sorry, but the post office will be closed for the festivities. Oh, is that you, Mario? I haven't thanked you for looking out for Parakarry. What I don't understand... is how such an addle-brained character could make himself useful on your adventure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good afternoon, Mario. Toad House is closed today. We deserve a day off to celebrate, don't we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On behalf of all of Flower Fields, I came here to say thank you. This is all thanks to you, Mario. Thank you, Mario! Thank you so very much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You made it, Mario! You're truly our hero!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope you got your rest, Mario. There's no time to sleep today! After all, it's a celebration. It's time to party into the wee hours of the morning with all of our friends! Yeeeeeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, where are you going? Princess Peach is waiting for you up at the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach has returned. Oh I'm so happy,... I feared she was lost forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser'll be better behaved now, won't he, Mario? I hope so, because I'd just lose it if something terrible happened again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, where are you going? I'm sure the princess is waiting for you up at the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been watching Minh T.'s flower garden, you know. Everyday, it gets more and more happy and beautiful. And now that the castle's back, Minh T. looks happy as well. Just looking at Minh T. makes me feel so...happy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach has come back safely. Oh joy. I'm so happy. I'm ecstatic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette!! Oh, Bombette! Where have you been, Bombette? I followed you, but in vain!! What a coldhearted, cruel girl you are... You left me behind...! How could you!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, I hear you defeated Bowser at last. It must have been quite an adventure for you. Sounds tiring to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario!? Wow! Hello! I'm so pleased to meet you! Now when I get back to Dry Dry Outpost I can brag to my friends that I met you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've never seen a house with a spinning roof before. Wow.... This Toad Town is a really amazing place, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tra la la la♪ Mi mi mi miiiii♪ Oh, I'm so very nervous! What if I don't sing well for the princess? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Pop Diva's nerves are shot. Stage fright is what she's got. Will she sing well or not? Why the worry? Why the frown? Everyone's happy! Party down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm feeling goooood!♪ I never realized that this Toad Town was such a hip, happening place! Sing! Dance!! Party!!! Life is so beautiful!♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It's Mario. I thank you again for everything you did for our village. Hmmm? You wonder how I got here? I befriended a strange whale. It ferried me over here. Next time, I'd like to bring the whole village with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like today's party'll be even better than the last one! Lots of singing and dancing instead of an earthquake... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! How are you? Still dangerous? Ho ho ho ho ho...aaaanyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it isn't the nice guy! You made it after all, yes? I, Moustafa, knew all along that you would defeat the evil Bowser. Yes, I did. But you know what? You are an even greater hero than I imagined. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Our wishes were granted! The castle has come back and things are as they were before! I'm so glad that the princess and all the other people who got kidnapped are safe! What a miracle! You know, this is all thanks to you, Mario. How can we ever thank you... We're all in your debt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wel... Wel... Welco... Welcome to Peach's Castle! To... to... to... Today we have many special guests, so I'm very nervous... My heart's pounding... Thump thump thump thump... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, Mario. Thank you for waiting, everybody! Please proceed to the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are you going, Mario? Princess Peach awaits you in the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I came here so I could see Lady Bow dressed up in all her finery. I know Princess Peach is beautiful, but... Lady Bow is even prettier! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! I've come here as an attendant to Mr. Moustafa. The rumors of your great accomplishments have spread even to Dry Dry Outpost. You're truly amazing. Well done! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After this splendid party, we're going to have a wedding ceremony at Gusty Gulch. It's going to be the most Boo-tiful wedding ever! We'll scare everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... everything on this shore is so new to me. I wish the other guys could've come along, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario! Hello again! You've gotta come back to visit Lavalava Island again! Everybody's been wanting to see you, Mario! I guess maybe everybody on Lavalava Island oughtta come over here, huh? There's a lot of crazy stuff around here! We could sure have some fun exploring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard all about... the story of your adventure! It's a spectacular story full of romance, courage and thrills! Herringway said he definitely wants to write your story. He even came up with a title... What was it again? Let's see... Well... "Paper Mario"!! What do you think!!?? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Being locked in that prison cell just seems like a bad dream to me now. Everything worked out fine! It's so great!! Thank you, Mario! Now all I want to do is sit down and eat shaved ice treats all day and all night... until I'm completely stuffed!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, welcome to the castle. Princess Peach should be here very shortly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now... Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings to all of you! I'm so glad everyone could be here on this special day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Rod stolen by Bowser has been returned to its rightful place in Star Haven. Peace has once again returned to the Mushroom Kingdom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Above us, the stars shine with more beauty and power than ever before. It seems that they're sending us their thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, Kooper, Bombette, Parakarry,... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow, Watt, Sushie, Lakilester, ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— and everybody across the lands of the Mushroom Kingdom, we've regained peace because of all your efforts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much, indeed. I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. I hope that the Mushroom Kingdom will enjoy peace and prosperity for a long time to come. Perhaps forever! This is my heartfelt wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, let's celebrate! Enjoy the festivities, everyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Shy Guy took over my shop! My precious shop... Please, Mr. Mario! Get the Shy Guy out of my shop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee hee hee! Welcome to Shy Guy's Shop. Too bad I'm not gonna sell anything to you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... Poor me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario!! Way to show that little hooligan a thing or two! Hooray! Thank you so much! I'm still giving great deals at rock-bottom prices, so don't be a stranger around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, salutations. You are Mario, are you not? Of course I know who you are. I'm the wise Toad, Russ T. Pleasure meeting you. As you can probably tell, I love books and read all the time. Because I'm so well read, I know all sorts of interesting facts. Whenever you visit with me, I'll be happy to share all of my knowledge with you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you talking to me because you crave knowledge that only my intellect can provide? Then, how about this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seeking information again, are we, Mario? I once told you about this, but perhaps you've forgotten. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything else you wish to know, please feel free to ask me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Yes... Well... It seems I've told you all I know right now... I used to know a lot more, but I suppose I've forgotten some. I'll try my best to recall more, so come see me in a little while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aargh! Words are mocking me! I need that Dictionary!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Curses! Mario... A Shy Guy stole my Dictionary. Please get it back from him! I'm... I'm losing IQ points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think of my lovely Dictionary in that Shy Guy's hands... Please get it back for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No? Mario, how could you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Dictionary! Oh, wonderful words! Many thanks, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd like me to translate this note for you? Let's see... Ah ha! It seems to be written in the language of the Shy Guys. Let's see here...yes...accents... ...mmm...silent "d", hmmm... Yes. It says, "Hit yellow, green, red, and then blue." What an odd thing to write down. Any idea what it's about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd like me to translate this note for you? Let's see... Ah ha! It seems to be written in the language of the Shy Guys. Well, this would be an easy task if I still had my Dictionary, but the Shy Guys stole it. I'll tell you what: I'll take care of the note for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Hit yellow, green, red, and then blue." Hmm... That's what the Shy Guy's note says. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are Mr. Russ T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now what could this be about... Hm! How exceedingly strange. It's from Lavalava Island. ...Yes, yes. It's a question from a curious kid there. My mind is quite in demand. Thank you, Parakarry. I thank you for your quick delivery. I don't usually accept questions, but oh, well... It's from a kid, and we must educate the younger generation. When I was a child, I had a curious mind as well. Still do! I'll get right on the answer. Thanks again for bringing this letter such a long way. Please take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Above us, on the top floor, there is a Dojo. We are here! Always! Training at the Dojo! Unless our Master isn't here, in which case the Dojo's closed. A letter just arrived saying The Master will return soon. We will train again soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our Master is wandering the world to purify his mind and train his body. Our Master was a strong man. He is going to come back a very, very strong man. We will wait here, right here, until our Master returns. Waiting is part of our training. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you must be...Mario. Welcome to my Dojo. I am The Master. I am the head of this Dojo. ...cough hack cough... wheeze... Please pardon me. My health is rather delicate... Every day we train in this Dojo to improve body and mind. If you have the purpose and the desire, you may challenge us. Tell me, what business have you here today? ...cough...hack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cough...hack... Ah, Mario, welcome to our Dojo. For what purpose did you come here today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. Please feel free to observe our training. Wheeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our doors are always open to you, so come anytime. Cough cough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When fighting, you must try many tactics. A good fighter does not use the same simple attack each time. Each enemy has its own character and weak points. Sometimes you use your body... Sometimes you use your items... but always, ALWAYS you must use your mind. Sometimes you will be surprised by what's effective. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A wise fighter knows that sometimes the best tactic is not to fight at all. There is no cowardice in choosing to run away from a superior foe. Of course, you will find some enemies that are impossible to escape, once in battle. Face them with bravery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. Then Chan will fight you. Now, Chan. It is time for you to fight Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you say, Master! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Here comes Chan the man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow... How dishonorable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... You have some skills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, prepare to be finished! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough! The winner is Mario. Chan, you must train harder. Very well. I give you this, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. This time, Lee will fight you. Now, Lee... Let me see how you handle Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Certainly, sir! I will defeat him, Master! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet you've never seen a move like this before! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... You are strong, I'll give you that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, now I will finish you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough! Mario is the winner. Lee, you have much training to do. Very well. I give you this, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well! It's time you fought The Master. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well! Mario... I will fight you again. I will not go easy on you this time, however. You must concentrate fully if you hope to compete. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well! I will fight you once more. This time, I will hold nothing back at all. Do you believe you're ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To battle!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foolish! That won't work on me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! Excellent move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have natural talent. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm afraid I must finish you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you will fall! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't defeat me like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! Nice maneuver. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't lose your concentration. I have yet to truly begin fighting back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Is this your best?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kwaaaaa! Behold my fury, Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You foolish novice! Do you think you can beat me with sloppy technique like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! You have great hidden strength for one clothed like a plumber. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now...it is time I stopped being so merciful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyaaahhhh!!! Mario! Survive this if you can!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You underestimate me, Mario! Did you really think you'd win? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... I see why you are so famous, Mario. You are truly a masterful fighter. Very well, worthy adversary. I give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... That was a solid fight. Very well. I give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm! Noble Mario! You have bested me, The Master, the strongest of fighters! Since you have beaten me at my full strength, I give you this with respect. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are welcome to train here with us anytime. Cough...wheeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... You lack strength. You have skill, though. Please return here after you have trained some more. Cough...hack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cough cough... Mario, you have already proven yourself stronger than me. You should train by yourself out in the wide world. I also need to... keep on training. Wheeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The earthquake when the castle flew away was terrifying! Everything was shaking... the ground...the houses... I fell right over! It was so horrifying... that I'd just like to forget it ever happened. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town without a castle... It just doesn't seem right. Less castle-filled, somehow. Do you think it'll ever be like the old days around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town without a castle... It just doesn't seem right. Less castle-filled, somehow. Do you think it'll ever be like the old days around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since I worked at the castle, I have nothing to do for a while. You'd think that'd be relaxing. But this house isn't exactly restful during the day. My wife doesn't even have any spare time to spend with me. She works all day cleaning stuff up and dealing with the kids. It must be tough, doing all that work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since I worked at the castle, I have nothing to do for a while. You'd think that'd be relaxing. But this house isn't exactly restful during the day. My wife doesn't even have any spare time to spend with me. She works all day cleaning stuff up and dealing with the kids. It must be tough, doing all that work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think it's time I stopped moping around about the castle being stolen. My wife is busy working, so... I guess I'll go on a walk with my children. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off, you lousy Shy Guy! I don't care how convincing your Mario disguise is! You aren't getting in! Stay away from my family! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off, you lousy Shy Guy! I don't care how convincing your Mario disguise is! You aren't getting in! Stay away from my family! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off, you lousy Shy Guy! I don't care how convincing your Mario disguise is! You aren't getting in! Stay away from my family! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've been cooped up too long for fear of those dastardly Shy Guy troublemakers. We need some exercise. It's high time we went on a family walk, I think. The kids should stretch their legs. There's nothing like a bit of fresh air and exercise to revitalize the spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've been cooped up too long for fear of those dastardly Shy Guy troublemakers. We need some exercise. It's high time we went on a family walk, I think. The kids should stretch their legs. There's nothing like a bit of fresh air and exercise to revitalize the spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've begun helping my wife with the chores. ...I'm thinking that the work I did at the castle was much easier than this. I had no idea... I have to get down on my knees and thank my wife for all the work she does every day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've begun helping my wife with the chores. ...I'm thinking that the work I did at the castle was much easier than this. I had no idea... I have to get down on my knees and thank my wife for all the work she does every day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been playing this strange game with my children. It's pretty difficult. The kids say I stink at it, too! Those rascals... They have a surprise coming... I've been practicing at night! Don't tell! I can't wait to show them all up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been playing this strange game with my children. It's pretty difficult. The kids say I stink at it, too! Those rascals... They have a surprise coming... I've been practicing at night! Don't tell! I can't wait to show them all up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... My family means more to me than anything in the world. I can't be a hero like you, but as a father and husband, I'm doing my best. Good luck to you, Mario. My entire family is cheering for your success! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, busy, busy! The room doesn't get tidied up when my darling's at home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how busy, busy! My sweetheart might have some time off from work, but I never have a day off. It's a lot of work! Aw... Look at my poor dear. I know he's sad that the castle is gone, but grieving forever won't do anything. He should try to find something that brings him joy. If you could, please say something to him, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how busy, busy! My sweetheart might have some time off from work, but I never have a day off. It's a lot of work! Aw... Look at my poor dear. I know he's sad that the castle is gone, but grieving forever won't do anything. He should try to find something that brings him joy. If you could, please say something to him, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I used to love the annual cooking contest at the castle, but it looks like we won't have one this year... I was sure this was the year I'd beat Tayce T.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I used to love the annual cooking contest at the castle, but it looks like we won't have one this year... I was sure this was the year I'd beat Tayce T.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My darling's spirits seem to have improved lately. Maybe he realized there was no sense in staying home and grieving all the time. My darling is a bit timid, but he is such a good-natured person at heart.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like the Shy Guys won't be pestering the town anymore, will they? I know they're just pranksters, but I still feared for the children while they were loose. But... My sweetie-pie protected the family! And he looked so cute being brave!♥ Oh, sorry! How embarrassing! Don't tell my darling that I said that, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like the Shy Guys won't be pestering the town anymore, will they? I know they're just pranksters, but I still feared for the children while they were loose. But... My sweetie-pie protected the family! And he looked so cute being brave!♥ Oh, sorry! How embarrassing! Don't tell my darling that I said that, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're in my way, sugar! Scoot over! Oh, gracious! Mario? Tee hee... How embarrassing! I'm awfully sorry. I thought you were my darling. That's why I shouted. Even with all that's going on in the world, you can't stop cleaning your house. It sure is tiresome, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're in my way, sugar! Scoot over! Oh, gracious! Mario? Tee hee... How embarrassing! I'm awfully sorry. I thought you were my darling. That's why I shouted. Even with all that's going on in the world, you can't stop cleaning your house. It sure is tiresome, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dumpling's always playing games with the children. When he used to go to the castle every day for work, I would sometimes wish to the Stars that the family could be together more often. I didn't think it would be like this! It's like I have three children instead of two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dumpling's always playing games with the children. When he used to go to the castle every day for work, I would sometimes wish to the Stars that the family could be together more often. I didn't think it would be like this! It's like I have three children instead of two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you're finally on your way to save the princess! Hurry to her! But don't be rash or reckless. Her Highness would be worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dad works at the castle, so he's not at home usually. But now the castle's gone, so he's at home. When I said I'm glad 'cause Dad's at home, I got scolded. ...What's up with that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the castle was still here, I used to climb the trees and look off into the distance. But those trees all fell down... Now there's nothing to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the castle was still here, I used to climb the trees and look off into the distance. But those trees all fell down... Now there's nothing to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since the castle is gone, Dad is really bummed, and Mom seems a little frazzled. I'm kind of happy that Dad's at home now, but I wish we could get him to play with us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since the castle is gone, Dad is really bummed, and Mom seems a little frazzled. I'm kind of happy that Dad's at home now, but I wish we could get him to play with us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've been playing with Dad. He's terrible at our games, so I'm teaching him how to play. You never realize how much work it is to take care of grown-ups. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad, you are so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad, you are so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad, you are so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the Shy Guys came, Dad protected us, so we had nothing to worry about. Who knew Dad was so cool? He was like a raging animal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the Shy Guys came, Dad protected us, so we had nothing to worry about. Who knew Dad was so cool? He was like a raging animal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I grow up, I'm going to be just like my dad. It's not a bad idea to be like you, Mario, but, my dad's cooler... Sorry, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I grow up, I'm going to be just like my dad. It's not a bad idea to be like you, Mario, but, my dad's cooler... Sorry, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad told me about you. You're trying to save Princess Peach and the people in the castle, aren't you? That's pretty cool... You're the second coolest guy after my dad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad told me about you. You're trying to save Princess Peach and the people in the castle, aren't you? That's pretty cool... You're the second coolest guy after my dad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad told me about you. You're trying to save Princess Peach and the people in the castle, aren't you? That's pretty cool... You're the second coolest guy after my dad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach was kidnapped! So I'm going to save her! But...Mom told me I had to be a good boy and stay home. How come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach was kidnapped! So I'm going to save her! But...Mom told me I had to be a good boy and stay home. How come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach was kidnapped! So I'm going to save her! But...Mom told me I had to be a good boy and stay home. How come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I started going to the Dojo so I can get stronger and save the beautiful Princess Peach. But...my mom tells me I have to behave and stay home. Why is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I started going to the Dojo so I can get stronger and save the beautiful Princess Peach. But...my mom tells me I have to behave and stay home. Why is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not afraid of ghosts! Eee... What if a real ghost heard me and shows up? Oh, no... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo is really, really strong! Who's stronger, you or The Master? Seriously, who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo is really, really strong! Who's stronger, you or The Master? Seriously, who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gotta tell me, Mario. How can I get stronger? I wanna be super muscular. The Master at the Dojo says: "Those who desire only strength will always be weak." Huh? Say what? Whaddaya think that means? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gotta tell me, Mario. How can I get stronger? I wanna be super muscular. The Master at the Dojo says: "Those who desire only strength will always be weak." Huh? Say what? Whaddaya think that means? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says he's more afraid of Mom than of anything else in the whole world. But Mom's such a sweetheart! She's totally kind! You think... Dad's a scaredy-cat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says he's more afraid of Mom than of anything else in the whole world. But Mom's such a sweetheart! She's totally kind! You think... Dad's a scaredy-cat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wished to the Stars that I'd become a strong boy. But then Dad said I should wish for you instead. He told me to wish that you would beat up Bowser. I'm gonna wish really hard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I'm so glad you're OK! The town is in an uproar! The princess kidnapped! The very castle uprooted! It's bedlam! I really don't know what we can do about all this... Please, Mario! Save Her Highness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The town is in an uproar! The princess kidnapped! The very castle uprooted! It's bedlam! Please, Mario! Save Her Highness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The road in front of the Toad House connects to scenic Pleasant Path. But I heard that there are weird Toads blocking the way. Who could they be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The weird Toads were actually guys called Koopa Bros.? Is that bad? I guess these Koopa Bros. are loyal to Bowser? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that the train can't move. Folks are saying that a giant boulder is blocking the tracks. If only there were some way of destroying it, we could travel by rail again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People are saying that the train started moving again. Now folks can go to Mt. Rugged! I'll tell you, it's tough to travel if the train won't move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People are saying that the train started moving again. Now folks can go to Mt. Rugged! I'll tell you, it's tough to travel if the train won't move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Grr...rrrr... Just a second ago, a Shy Guy ran into Russ T.'s house! Eek... What should we do... Um...er... Do something, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that wily Shy Guy! He stole Russ T.'s Dictionary! Russ T. really loved that Dictionary, too. LOVED it. Poor Russ T.... You're his only hope, Mario! Get it back for him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You were able to get Russ T.'s Dictionary back? Whoa! Way to go, Mario! Russ T. must be overjoyed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lavalava Island? It's an island in the sea way south of Toad Town, isn't it? Folks say there's a volcano on the island that could erupt any time now. If it does, you'll sure see some lavalava! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're going to go to Lavalava Island? You have heard about the volcano, right? The one that people say could blow at any moment? Do you really think it's safe to go there? OK...but travel carefully. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, Minh T. would like you to lend her a hand. She runs the flower garden. Flower Fields, a land covered in flowers, is supposedly in grave danger. I told her I'd send you over to her to learn more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on in Flower Fields? Bad trouble? I guess we're not the only folks who have problems. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how Princess Peach and the others in the castle are doing? You think they're...suffering? I wish things would go back to normal again so that we could all live in peace. Mario... you're the only one we can truly rely on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how Princess Peach and the others in the castle are doing? You think they're...suffering? I wish things would go back to normal again so that we could all live in peace. Mario... you're the only one we can truly rely on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You always help us during hard times, Mario. When you're in trouble, who's there to lend a hand? ...Mario... I know there's not much we can do to help, but we'll be rooting for you always. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, did you know you can carry up to 10 items? When you can't carry any more items, it's a good idea to go to a shop like this and ask them to hold items for you. You can even claim the items at any other shop. Pretty convenient, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, did you know you can carry up to 10 items? When you can't carry any more items, it's a good idea to go to a shop like this and ask them to hold items for you. You can even claim the items at any other shop. Pretty convenient, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that to the east, along Pleasant Path, there are many loyal Koopa Bros. followers. The Mushrooms and Fire Flowers you can buy at a shop will help you survive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... I bet you didn't know that there's another shop here in Toad Town. The merchandise they carry is slightly different. You might want to check it out sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... I bet you didn't know that there's another shop here in Toad Town. The merchandise they carry is slightly different. You might want to check it out sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I didn't ever think our town would have ghosts in it. How scary... Of course, I'd heard there were lots of them deep within Forever Forest, but not here! I'd never go wandering in there, not for a million coins. Brrrrrr... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just saw some Shy Guys go by. I'd bet anything that they're up to no good again. Who knows where they went, but wherever they are, I'm sure they're causing trouble. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Russ T.'s Dictionary was stolen! Can you believe it? Somebody ought to stop those guys before they strike again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got Russ T.'s Dictionary back? Wow! Mario, you're the best! He must have been really happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you keep using one favorite item all the time? It's fine to have favorites, but you really should experiment with other items. You might just find one that's even cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Doom! Danger! Princess Peach's Castle has flown away, up into the sky! No castle! Horrors! Only a hole remains! Our beloved castle! Where is it? Spread the word! Outrage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Danger! Strange Toads are about in front of the Toad House! They don't look trustworthy! Beware, people, beware! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people! The Koopa Bros. are running rampant at the end of our Pleasant Path! They fight for Bowser! There's even word that they work poor, innocent Bob-ombs like slave drivers. Mario's going to kick their shells in! Just wait! Attention, people! Listen up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, ill news! Dry Dry Railroad is not running! The horror of it all! A giant rock has made travel impossible. The train won't move! We can't go to Mt. Rugged! Oh, no. Oh, ruin! Big problem, people! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen up, people! Huge news! Dry Dry Railroad started working again! Mario got rid of the rock that blocked the way! We can go to Mt. Rugged now! Good news! Fortune! Joy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, fright! Spooky news! A Boo has been sighted in town near Forever Forest! I didn't actually see it with my own eyes...but I heard about it! Terror! Be afraid, people! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, cruel fate! Mischievous Shy Guys are running loose in Toad Town! It is a plague! Your precious treasures are in peril! Danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, cruel fate! Mischievous Shy Guys are running loose in Toad Town! It is a plague! Your precious treasures are in peril! Danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, cruel fate! Mischievous Shy Guys are running loose in Toad Town! It is a plague! Your precious treasures are in peril! Danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people! Huge news! Mario taught those Shy Guys a lesson they won't forget! Our town is peaceful again! (Except for people shouting!) It's big news, people. We're talking massive news! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people! Huge news! Mario taught those Shy Guys a lesson they won't forget! Our town is peaceful again! (Except for people shouting!) It's big news, people. We're talking massive news! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alert! Big news, people! Minh T., our kind citizen who tends to the flower garden, has word of trouble brewing. Flower Fields, a land peopled with fair flowers, is mired in grave danger! Someone must gather special seeds to help Flower Fields! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people! Wake up! A door has appeared in Minh T.'s flower garden. This door is, according to my sources, a portal to the land of flowers, Flower Fields. I'm talking big news, here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people, wow! Mario beat the pollen out of Bowser's henchmen! Flower Fields is saved! Big news, folks. Great news! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big news, people, wow! Mario beat the pollen out of Bowser's henchmen! Flower Fields is saved! Big news, folks. Great news! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rally, people! Big news! Our hero Mario is finally going to Bowser's Castle! Bring back good news, Mario! Good luck! Bowser's going down! Fight hard! Be strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The castle was taken away, and Princess Peach was kidnapped. These are dark days. Everyone in town is suffering, and yet my heart cares for nothing but you, my sweet. Does that make me wicked? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My heart is the same, my love. It cares for you, none other. We are both wicked Toads. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The castle was taken away, and Princess Peach was kidnapped. These are dark days. Everyone in town is suffering, and yet my heart cares for nothing but you, my sweet. Does that make me wicked? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My heart is the same, my love. It cares for you, none other. We are both wicked Toads. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Bowser himself were to come down and kidnap you... I would not hesitate to vanquish him and save you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! My sweet hero... you're so brave and true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever obstacle comes, our love will see us through. The power of my love could blow up any roadblock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You're so romantic. Our love is explosive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Bowser himself were to come down and kidnap you... I would not hesitate to vanquish him and save you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! My sweet hero... you're such a tough guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do not fear ghosts. The only thing I fear is the thought of losing you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... I'm sorry, but I think... I'm more scared of ghosts. Oh, forgive my errant words! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Shy Guys are causing trouble all over town. But as long as you're with me, you will always be safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As long as you stay with me, I shall have nothing to fear but too much love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Shy Guys are causing trouble all over town. But as long as you're with me, you will always be safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As long as you stay with me, I shall have nothing to fear but too much love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Shy Guys are causing trouble all over town. But as long as you're with me, you will always be safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As long as you stay with me, I shall have nothing to fear but too much love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to take you to some far-off land. Perhaps to a southern island where we can be all alone... or perhaps to some distant and undiscovered world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're so sweet! How about the legendary Lavalava Island? I will go anywhere in the world as long as you're beside me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to take you to some far-off land. Perhaps to a southern island where we can be all alone... or perhaps to some distant and undiscovered world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're so sweet! How about the legendary Lavalava Island? I will go anywhere in the world as long as you're beside me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are like the sun to me! Gazing down on me with warmth and loveliness, heating up my heart. Oh! Without you I would wither up and be no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Your flowery praise! This sun will never set upon you, my love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are like the sun to me! Gazing down on me with warmth and loveliness, heating up my heart. Oh! Without you I would wither up and be no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Your flowery praise! This sun will never set upon you, my love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's wish to the Stars that we'll stay together forever. I hope that you and I need never be apart again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your heart echoes mine! Life without you is just a pale illusion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's wish to the Stars that we'll stay together forever. I hope that you and I need never be apart again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your heart echoes mine! Life without you is just a pale illusion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that you are going to defeat Bowser so our fair land will once again find peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please succeed, Mario! So we two Toads can stay together forever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach's Castle flew away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could such a thing happen? What... What'll become of Princess Peach and the others who were in the castle? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm scared, I'm scared... I, Felissa T., am so scared! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, have you heard? Some Toads I've never seen before are blocking the road! They're keeping Mario from going on his adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What? Really? Why are they bothering Mario? Are they nuts? There's something weird going on here--I know it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you mean by weird? I, Felissa T., don't understand what's going on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, have you heard? Those weird Toads who were blocking the road were actually disguised Koopa Bros. Merlon saw right through them. He figured it out instantly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow!♥ That's super! Merlon is so super. Really! He knows everything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He knows everything? So... You think Merlon can find out about the secret place where I hide candy? Oh, no! What should I do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that the three maid girls of Princess Peach's Castle are going to go on a trip. I guess they don't have work, but really! The princess was kidnapped, and times are bad! What on earth are those maids thinking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I agree with you. Going on a trip during a situation like this? Have they lost it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Totally, girls. I, Felissa T., agree. I think they should think especially hard about which souvenirs to buy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that the three maid girls of Princess Peach's Castle are going to go on a trip. I guess they don't have work, but really! The princess was kidnapped, and times are bad! What on earth are those maids thinking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I agree with you. Going on a trip during a situation like this? Have they lost it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Totally, girls. I, Felissa T., agree. I think they should think especially hard about which souvenirs to buy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, don't you think there have been fewer stars in the sky lately? You know, with so few stars, everybody's wishes aren't going to come true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, totally. You think that Bowser found a way to steal our stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no. I hope not! I have soooo many wishes. Mostly I want some cool boots! Please give me cool boots. Please give me cool boots. Please give me cool boots! I won't wish for anything else! Tee hee!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaagh! I've had it! Why do Shy Guys have to be such pains?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Really! I used to think their tricks were cute... but this is too much. I sense something fishy. Something weird is definitely going on around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Something fishy?! Sniff-sniff-sniff! I don't smell any fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaagh! I've had it! Why do Shy Guys have to be such pains?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Really! I used to think their tricks were cute... but this is too much. I sense something fishy. Something weird is definitely going on around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Something fishy?! Sniff-sniff-sniff! I don't smell any fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaagh! I've had it! Why do Shy Guys have to be such pains?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Really! I used to think their tricks were cute... but this is too much. I sense something fishy. Something weird is definitely going on around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?! Something fishy?! Sniff-sniff-sniff! I don't smell any fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that someone saw a huge monster at the port. I think it's some kind of giant, scary fish that rose from the deep sea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kris T., you're priceless. I bet you're right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you think? I, Felissa T., thought it was just a poor troubled whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you believe that the monster at the port really turned out to be a whale? I bet that thing would've caused big problems if Mario hadn't helped it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's so super! He notices things other people totally miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, it was a whale! I'd like to take a ride on a whale sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, girls, something's been bothering me... Why was I born so beautiful? Ooh, beauty is a sin!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice ego, Kris T.! Really! Way to be in love with yourself! Sometimes you make absolutely no sense at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, people like me because I'm always cheerful!♥ Who cares about looks?♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Mario went to Flower Fields. I guess he's going to save some flowers or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You go, Mario! Woo-hoo! Beat up that stupid Bowser!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm rooting for you too, Mario. I put together a little dance number to cheer you on! Umm... Sorry. I can't dance when people are looking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been quite a while since Princess Peach and the others in the castle were abducted. I wonder how they're doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope they're treating Princess Peach OK. Do you think Her Highness has enough to eat? I'm really worried. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to take something for those people to eat. If I could somehow float up to the sky and... ...no, it's impossible! Waaaaah!! I, Felissa T., am so useless! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been quite a while since Princess Peach and the others in the castle were abducted. I wonder how they're doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope they're treating Princess Peach OK. Do you think Her Highness has enough to eat? I'm really worried. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to take something for those people to eat. If I could somehow float up to the sky and... ...no, it's impossible! Waaaaah!! I, Felissa T., am so useless! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Mario is going to take on Bowser! Let's cheer him on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Mario! You rock! Good luck!! The stars are now in reach, so save our Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm cheering you on, too. M-a-a-r-r-i-o-o-o! Gooood luck! Woo! I'm rooting for you! I, Felissa T., will cheer for you without rest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are Miss T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly received. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who is this from? I don't think I recognize the return address. Oh, well. I'm always getting love letters from strangers. I'm super popular. But enough about me. It's so lucky you came just now, Mr. Postman! Will you do me a favor? I want you to deliver this letter to the shop owner at Dry Dry Outpost.♥ I order lots of things from the desert. They have so much good stuff! It's not easy staying this beautiful. It takes work! Will you please deliver this? Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, have you gone back to your house yet? Luigi was wondering how you were doing. You can go home through that pipe in front of the main gate over there. You can enter the pipe by standing on the edge and pushing down on the Control Stick. Say, why don't you give me a tour of your house someday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo came back from his training. Before he left, he said he wouldn't return until he was incredibly strong. He must be pretty tough by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo came back from his training. Before he left, he said he wouldn't return until he was incredibly strong. He must be pretty tough by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo came back from his training. Before he left, he said he wouldn't return until he was incredibly strong. He must be pretty tough by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo came back from his training. Before he left, he said he wouldn't return until he was incredibly strong. He must be pretty tough by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master of the Dojo came back from his training. Before he left, he said he wouldn't return until he was incredibly strong. He must be pretty tough by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Two Shy Guys just ran by! One seems to have invaded the shop over there. The owner was not happy! I have no idea where the other one went. Those guys can disappear in the blink of an eye. I bet they're still around here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I'm getting pretty fed up with these Shy Guys. They didn't use to be such a big nuisance to the town. Little pranks are one thing, but when you start stealing people's precious treasures, that's just wrong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really showing those Shy Guys a thing or two! Things just seem to work out when you're around. You'll be able to beat Bowser and save the princess soon, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you heard about the monster at the port? Everyone is pretty shook up. But I'm not. I know you'll take care of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... People's wishes haven't been coming true lately. It seems like right now, only the bad guys' wishes are coming true. Is it all in my head? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May I ask you something, Mario? Why don't you just go save the princess right now? I thought you had a long history of beating up Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May I ask you something, Mario? Why don't you just go save the princess right now? I thought you had a long history of beating up Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Is it... Is it tougher this time to take on Bowser? Is he somehow stronger than before? Is that why you're having to work so hard? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I heard you're going to the far north. Bring a sweater or something. And be careful! It's dangerous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I heard you're going to storm Bowser's Castle. There's not much that I can do, but I'll be cheering you on. I wish I were a hero like you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh?...Ha ha ha! You don't have it? The Degree, Mario. The Degree shows how strong you are. Ha ha ha... I have it. I fought at the Dojo over there and got it from The Master. I am one bad Toad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's... a First-Degree Card! I have one, too. See? A First-Degree Card!! That means I'm as strong as you! Cool! I'm bad! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's... a Second-Degree Card? Whoa! Cool! You fought your way to a Second-Degree Card? Mario, you're awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's... a Third-Degree Card? Whoa! Wow! Whoop! I knew you were strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's... a Fourth-Degree Card! Whoa! Amazing! You rule, Mario! You must be crazy strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Can it be? That's... a Diploma??? Whooooopeee! It's real, isn't it? You defeated The Master! Wow! You're the best, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aargh! No more time! Too bad!! Please try again next time. See you at the next trading event, all right? So long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad of the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? No? You don't have anything? Look, I can't trade with you unless you bring the item I told you to bring. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad of the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! This is the item for today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it wisely! See you again at the next trading event! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrong! Sorry. That's not the right item. As a penalty, I'm afraid I'll have to confiscate this item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? You don't want the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's up? Good to meet ya, bud. Rowf's the name. I'm starting me up a little business in Toad Town. I'm still setting up, though. I wanna see you back in here when we open, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop by again after we open, OK, buddy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, bud. Still a few things to set up. Come by later, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Welcome, buddy! Well, we got it open! What do you think? Pretty spectacular shop, huh? How about buying something? Just press {A} in front of a Badge you want to buy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, bud! How ya been? Take a look around. I wanna see you walk out of here with something. Just press {A} in front of a Badge you want to buy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, bud...nothing new... This is all I have today. I'm expecting another shipment, so come on back later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, buddy... I'm cleaned out! I've got nothing more to sell! You were one serious repeat customer, bud! I can practically retire now! This town was real nice... but I think I'll take a trip. Thanks, bud! You're the man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! You little scamp! Get your hands off... Give me back my Calculator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, bud. I had to close up shop. Some idiot Shy Guy stole my Calculator. You believe that? I need that thing to calculate sales, bud! I'm not a genius! When I find that little punk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, buddy! Isn't that my Calculator?! You're telling me...you got it back from the Shy Guys? Yeah! In your face, Shy Guy! I can open my shop again! Oh, man, how can I repay you? I know! Take this! This is a special Badge, bud, so use it with care. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you I can finally open my shop again. I'll be up and running in no time flat. Come back soon, bud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That wasn't my Calculator? It looked just like mine... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, mister. You're a customer, aren't you? Dad's preparing to open the shop soon, so I guess you gotta wait a little while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, mister. Press {A} in front of a Badge you want, if there is one. It's easy! You should buy a lot and spend a lot of coins because Badges are really neat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a good boy because I help my dad every day. Like my dad says, business is a lot of work, but it pays off in the end. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says we're closing and moving to another town. See ya, mister. Thanks for shopping so much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Shy Guy just stole Dad's Calculator. You should've heard what my dad said! We can't open now! Stupid Shy Guy! Give back Dad's Calculator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says we would've gone out of business if we hadn't gotten that Calculator back. We can open the shop again! All because of you! Thank you, mister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can open the shop again! Back in business! Thank you, mister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, mister! My dad's opened his shop. Don't you wanna take a look? It's really cool. It's a Badge shop. For Badges. Come on, check it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have lots of rare Badges, so take a verrrry close look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario! The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? You seem to be in fine shape. Are you sure you want to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Now that your body and soul are refreshed, your travels will seem much easier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!"... But... it's impossible to get refreshed with this Shy Guy jumping all over the place. Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that the Shy Guys are gone, you can stay here. Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon is out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I said Merlon is out, so he must be out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm telling you, Merlon is out!!! Ouuut!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon is out!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why do you keep on knocking? I'm telling you he's out!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What the...? Why is someone sleeping in front of my house? Wait a minute... That face seems verrry familiar to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Maybe... No... Yes! It must be! You're Mario! I've been waiting for you! You should've come earlier! Well, you're here now. Come in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where to begin...? My name...is Merlon. I am a wizard. When I was reading the stars the other day, an oracle came to me. What I discovered is very important, and it concerns you. But, before I tell you about it, there are other things of which I must speak. It is a very long story, but I'll try to shorten it. Where should I start...? It was in the old days. One of my ancestors was up on Shooting Star Summit and as usual..... ......but one day it happened. ...suddenly...a great... ...appeared and I... ...standing face to face... Then, the faraway.... the pious... was....raised me up... .....was amazing.. ..I was still so young then... I believed in ......... But....our hearts were..... ........... and........... .....then.... ...........so...... ........ ................... ..... .......... ... .......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........................... ................. ......................... ................... ...................... ............. ......................... ..and that is all that matters. Huh?! Hey, Mario! Were you listening to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...all right. ...So, anyway, that is why I am able to help you. If you get lost during your adventure, you can come to me. I can predict the path you should take for a small price. Right now, your main goal must be to save Princess Peach as quickly as is humanly possible, but... according to my second sight, your path must first take you to the great fortress of the Koopa Bros. To reach the Koopa Bros. Fortress, head east on the road in front of the Toad House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make haste to the east. You must go to the Koopa Bros. Fortress. Go east on the road in front of Toad House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again? Strange Toads blocking the east side of Toad Town? That shouldn't be... That's ridiculous! Such a thing has never been heard of! Never! I'll get to the bottom of this. Follow me over there. I'll see what's going on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are these the strange Toads you were talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I told you that you can't pass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm! You aren't Toads, are you?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Um...we don't know what you're talking about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, what gives? Ask anyone! We're just cute, ordinary Toads hanging out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reveal your true selves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! Just as I thought. You're the Koopa Bros.!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How... How'd you guess it was us? We were perfectly disguised!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shucks! Black! Yellow! Green! We retreat!! ...for now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, those imposters were none other than the Koopa Bros. You must pursue them to their hideout, the Koopa Bros. Fortress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, there's one part of your fortune I haven't revealed. To get to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, you'll need help from a blue-shelled Koopa. This is a strange portent. In Koopa Village, you might find something that will clear it up. I must return home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To get to Koopa Bros. Fortress, you first need to find a blue-shelled Koopa. My fortune-telling never lies, Mario, so heed my words. Trust me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Mario. Do you want me to predict the path you should take? It will cost 5 coins. Is that acceptable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent. Now relax while I read what your future holds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooo---------! Crystal eye! Open wide! Aiiii----------! Aiiii-----------cha!! Ai, ai, ai------ching!!! Ah haaaa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't want me to predict your future? All right. Whenever you lose your way, come to me. If you require something other than fortune-telling, stand beside me to talk to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How tragic. You do not have enough coins. As my familial code states, I can't predict your future if you lack the funds. I'm very sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want me to predict your future, talk to me from across the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlon is here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you, Mario. What fortunate timing. Hmm...? The town seems to be pretty active today, but it's none of my concern. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you, Mario. What fortunate timing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had a dream last night, and another oracle spoke to me. Its voice was heavenly... "If you keep going around and around the red palm tree in the distant desert town -- Dry Dry Outpost -- something good will happen." So said the voice in my dream. It doesn't seem to make any sense at all to me. In fact, thinking about it makes me so uneasy that I can't sleep at night. If you find out what it means, please tell me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... "Desert town, red palm tree, go around and around, something good will happen." What does the dream mean? I can't get it out of my mind. I can't sleep. I can't eat. I'm obsessed! Anyway, if you want me to predict your future, talk to me from across the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? Oh, this Badge is Quick Change! I had no idea such a useful Badge was in my attic... Mario, you are a very lucky man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should put that Badge on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are Merlon, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Who's it from? Hmmmmm... Oh, my granddaughter, Merlee! She recently entered the family business. Umph... Is that so? Oh, I see. Interesting... She opened up her business at Dry Dry Outpost, deep in the desert. It's located somewhere quiet off the main drag. She seems to be keeping busy. That's good to hear. Thanks so much for bringing this letter. I'll give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you! You came at such a good time. There's a guest waiting for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice to meet you. I come from Starborn Valley. Starborn Valley is in the Shiver region, a chill place far to the north, at the very end of the earth. Merle, who hails from there, said that he had something important to tell you, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merle of Starborn Valley is my son, Mario. It seems he's calling for you. If he is searching for you, you can be sure something important is afoot. You must go to Starborn Valley! Do not delay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, please hurry! I will run ahead and take tidings of you to Merle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think somewhere deep below Toad Town is a pipe connected to Shiver City. Starborn Valley is located quite near Shiver City. Mario... hurry to meet my son. He waits in Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... you must hurry and find my son in Starborn Valley. You must enter the tunnels beneath Toad Town and find the pipe that connects to Shiver City. Starborn Valley is near Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's dangerous out there. I wouldn't go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you shouldn't go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope, no go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, but no. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't wanna go out there. It's way too dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to Koopa Bros. Fortress would be a huge mistake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Definitely. Definitely don't go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Most of all, though, you shouldn't go ask old man Merlon for help. That would be really bad news for us...I mean, for you! Don't even think about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, hello... This is the post office. You can read any letters that arrive for you or for your other party members. Please drop by now and then to check and see if you've received any mail. Well... Oh! You seem to have some mail. Which one would you like to read? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah yes, Mario. Yes, hello. Well... It seems that you have received some mail. Which letter would you like to read? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah yes, Mario. Yes, hello. Well... It seems that there are no new letters. Sorry. We do still have all of your old letters lying around... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whose letter would you like to read? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Shall I put the letters away? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like to read more letters? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... You aren't going to read it? Come on by anytime you want to read some letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll keep the letters for you. Come on by anytime you want to read some letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll keep the letters for you. Come on by anytime you want to read some letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop, thief! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Shy Guy just stole a bag full of undelivered letters! I'm sure there were tons of important letters in that bag! Bills, cards, packages... What are we going to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys stole a full bag of mail from us. We've failed in our duty... "Come rain or sleet or snow or Shy Guys..." We're supposed to deliver no matter what! Whatever can we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's it, that's it! The bag! Thank you, Mario! You'll never know how many people will be happy to get mail. Let me give you a small thank-you gift. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Was that the stolen mailbag? Oh, I guess I'm mistaken. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings. The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water and dirt, sunshine power, beautiful blooms, beautiful flowers. Hello! My name is Minh T. Please enjoy the beauty of this flower garden. I've heard there's a lovely flower we don't have here. Supposedly, Bub-ulbs have the only known seeds. {Bub-ulb} This is what a Bub-ulb looks like. If you find a Bub-ulb, could you get seeds for me? I'll plant them in this flower garden and raise them lovingly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water and dirt, sunshine power, beautiful blooms, beautiful flowers. Hello! My name is Minh T. Please enjoy the beauty of this flower garden. I've heard there's a lovely flower we don't have here. Supposedly, Bub-ulbs have the only known seeds. {Bub-ulb} This is what a Bub-ulb looks like. If you find a Bub-ulb, could you get seeds for me? I'll plant them in this flower garden and raise them lovingly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You'll give me this seed? Thank you! I really appreciate it. I'll plant it right away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These seeds relate to an age-old story. If you plant all four of the different-colored Bub-ulb flowers, a miracle will occur. I wonder what will happen? I can hardly wait for that day to come!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've got a seed for me? Thank you! I'm really happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If all four colors of Bub-ulb's flowers bloom, this garden will become magical. I still need two more colors. Please bring me the seeds when you find them!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You brought me a seed? Thanks! I'm so pleased! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If all four colors of Bub-ulb's flowers bloom, this garden will become magical. I need just one more color. Please bring me the seeds when you find them!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys are trampling all over my flower garden! Oh! The poor flowers... They were so beautiful... It was my dream to fill Toad Town with beautiful flowers... I'm so sad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No-----!!! Don't step on the flowers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you! The flowers give you their thanks as well, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kyaaaaaaaah!!♥♥♥ At first it just looked like the flowers were blooming, but suddenly a door appeared! It must be... You must be able to go to Flower Fields from here. Mario, Flower Fields needs your aid! Please help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can just imagine the drooping flowers in Flower Fields... Mario, Flower Fields needs your aid! Please help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can imagine all those flowers! So colorful and happy, turning their faces to the sun. Mario, you saved them! Flower power! You're a true hero!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can imagine all those flowers! So colorful and happy, turning their faces to the sun. Mario, you saved them! Flower power! You're a true hero!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub-ulbs come from a flower-filled land called Flower Fields. They say the flowers in Flower Fields are in trouble! To get to Flower Fields, you need four kinds of seeds that only Bub-ulbs possess. But where are the Bub-ulbs? Please, Mario, you must look for Bub-ulbs and get the seeds from them! Maybe Merlon's fortune-telling could help you look... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Mario, we need seeds from the Bub-ulbs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! You brought me the seed! Thank you so much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fields is in a state of despair because of Bowser's minions. Please! Save us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Minh T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's work is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To me? Who's it from? The Wise Wisterwood? Who's Wise Wisterwood...? "Thank you for making the flowers bloom so beautifully"? ...Oh! It's a thank-you note!♥ It says, "Please drop by Flower Fields sometime." Wow! How delightful!♥ But how does Wise Wisterwood know about me...??? Oh, excuse me. I'm rambling. This is a small gift to say thank you for delivering the letter. Please take it!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The building with the spinning roof is Merlon's house. He's weird. He also happens to be as stubborn as a mule. He rarely comes out. As weird as he is, though, his talent is no joke. He can read the stars. He even predicted that you'd come back safe and sound! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Mario! Merlon was looking for you. He lives in that house with the spinning roof. He asked me to tell you to go meet him at his house. I was just about to go look for you, but here you are! It's rare for Merlon to call somebody over to his house... He's a bit eccentric. Even when he has visitors, it's rare for him to come out of the house at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Village is to the east of Toad Town. You know that famous explorer by the name of Kolorado? He has a house there. He's probably not there now. I heard that he's in the field exploring Dry Dry Desert. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some guy named Rowf started a Badge Shop in the square over there. I haven't been, but it looks like he's selling rare Badges. You been there yet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some guy named Rowf started a Badge Shop in the square over there. I haven't been, but it looks like he's selling rare Badges. You been there yet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been hearing good things about the Badges over there in Rowf's Badge Shop. Have you been there recently? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy... Shy Guy... Shy Guys just stormed the... post office... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tried my best to catch that Shy Guy when he bolted from the post office, but he was way too fast. Maybe I need to work out more on my "Toadinator." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard you got back the letters those Shy Guys stole from the post office. You're so smooth, Mario. You always get the job done! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been hearing good things about the Badges over there in Rowf's Badge Shop. Have you been there recently? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been hearing good things about the Badges over there in Rowf's Badge Shop. Have you been there recently? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I asked Minh T. to make a bouquet so I could give it to my mother. Minh T.'s the absolute best at growing flowers. She senses flowers' feelings. My mother was so pleased to get pretty flowers that she made me a pie. Yum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub-ulbs can speak the same language that we do. They're pretty easy to understand, I guess. But I definitely don't get how Minh T. communicates with other flowers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Great timing. Somebody was looking for you. He's over at Merlon's house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, do you collect Badges? I've heard that there are Badges for almost everything! I bet adventuring is a whole lot easier if you have lots of Badges, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, do you collect Badges? I've heard that there are Badges for almost everything! I bet adventuring is a whole lot easier if you have lots of Badges, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up on Shooting Star Summit, there are these two siblings named Merluvlee and Merlow. Merluvlee tells fortunes. She's really good at finding Badges or Star Pieces. When you take Star Pieces to Merlow, he'll trade them for Badges. These two could help you, no? You ought to go meet them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up on Shooting Star Summit, there are these two siblings named Merluvlee and Merlow. Merluvlee tells fortunes. She's really good at finding Badges or Star Pieces. When you take Star Pieces to Merlow, he'll trade them for Badges. These two could help you, no? You ought to go meet them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to go to Koopa Village, head east on the road in front of the Toad House. There's a fork in the road, so watch the signs and be careful not to get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you taking a trip to Dry Dry Desert? Take the train. There's a station south of town. After getting to the station at Mt. Rugged, you'll have to hike over the mountain. Dry Dry Desert is just on the other side of the mountain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard there are old ruins somewhere in Dry Dry Desert. Some team of researchers is looking for them, excavating in the sand. Must be hot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met the wise Toad? He lives over by the western gate. The big one. That guy seems to know something about everything. He's really popular at parties, what with his knowledge and everything. You'd be surprised. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you see that? Shy Guys just went into the post office! Wha... What should we do?! You think they're causing trouble in there? Maybe they can still be stopped...if we act quickly. Mario! Can you go check in there? I'd go, but I have a bum leg... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys stole the mailbag from the post office! It all happened so fast that I didn't have time to react! They were gone in an instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the letters back! Mario, you rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have this friend who really loves to fish. Every time I go to the port, there he is, fishing. Ever met him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have this friend who really loves to fish. Every time I go to the port, there he is, fishing. Ever met him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up on Shooting Star Summit, there are these two siblings named Merluvlee and Merlow. Merluvlee tells fortunes. She's really good at finding Badges or Star Pieces. When you take Star Pieces to Merlow, he'll trade them for Badges. These two could help you, no? You ought to go meet them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up on Shooting Star Summit, there are these two siblings named Merluvlee and Merlow. Merluvlee tells fortunes. She's really good at finding Badges or Star Pieces. When you take Star Pieces to Merlow, he'll trade them for Badges. These two could help you, no? You ought to go meet them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met the wise Toad? He lives over by the western gate. The big one. That guy seems to know something about everything. He's really popular at parties, what with his knowledge and everything. You'd be surprised. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met the wise Toad? He lives over by the western gate. The big one. That guy seems to know something about everything. He's really popular at parties, what with his knowledge and everything. You'd be surprised. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up on Shooting Star Summit, there are these two siblings named Merluvlee and Merlow. Merluvlee tells fortunes. She's really good at finding Badges or Star Pieces. When you take Star Pieces to Merlow, he'll trade them for Badges. These two could help you, no? You ought to go meet them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you see that blue pole in front of the post office? That's a road sign. You can find out what's where in Toad Town by checking out the signs. What am I telling you this for? I'm sure you know it's smart to read all the signs you see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you see that blue pole in front of the post office? That's a road sign. You can find out what's where in Toad Town by checking out the signs. What am I telling you this for? I'm sure you know it's smart to read all the signs you see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever you go somewhere, you really should read all the signs along the way. Reading signs carefully is a good way to avoid getting lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you see that blue pole in front of the post office? That's a road sign. You can find out what's where in Toad Town by checking out the signs. What am I telling you this for? I'm sure you know it's smart to read all the signs you see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever you go somewhere, you really should read all the signs along the way. Reading signs carefully is a good way to avoid getting lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How about going to the post office from time to time? The mail doesn't stop just because you're out gallivanting around. Everybody in your party might get letters... Isn't getting mail the greatest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys can be so aggravating! Grr! They think stealing people's stuff is funny! It's not! People are really upset!! If we don't do something, they'll make off with all the valuables in town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now Shy Guys stole a mailbag from the post office. A mailbag! What's the world coming to? What could they possibly want with a mailbag? Think about how many important things travel through the mail! Those Shy Guys have really done it this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyyy... You got that stolen mailbag back, didn't you? I heard. Way to go! The mail is safe once again! The postmaster must be feeling deep relief right about now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody was just saying there's a monster at the port. I could almost believe it. Lots of weird stuff's been going on since Peach was taken. I wonder where Her Highness is now? I hope she's OK... I worry about her constantly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that the monster at the port was really a whale. Big surprise. Everyone's so on edge, though, that it was easy to believe at first. If people just kept their heads, we wouldn't have all this panic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach... Oh..., If only I could see her smile once again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach... Oh..., If only I could see her smile once again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser! You hear me?! Give up our Princess Peach! Sniffle sniffle... Mario... you gotta save her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser! You hear me?! Give up our Princess Peach! Sniffle sniffle... Mario... you gotta save her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a feeling that our beloved Princess Peach will return to us soon. And all because of you. You...sniffle...work so hard... Mario... ...you're the greatest, man! Only you can save her, so get up there and do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario! Word is you're needed on Shooting Star Summit. You never been? Just go through that blue gate there and bear right at Peach's Castle. ...Oops! I forgot... Peach's Castle is... gone...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought I knew everybody in this town, but I've never seen those dark Toads before. Seen 'em? Over by the Toad House? They look nasty. I hope they don't pick a fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those dark Toads were actually the Koopa Bros.! "Nash T."... I should have known! Those no-good scheming... Dressing up as Toads to cause trouble is just plain rude. I'm lodging a formal complaint! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, by the way, if you were to go across Dry Dry Desert, you'd reach Dry Dry Outpost. It's a small town. But they do have a shop and a Toad House. Never been there, myself. I'd like to, but that heat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, by the way, if you were to go across Dry Dry Desert, you'd reach Dry Dry Outpost. It's a small town. But they do have a shop and a Toad House. Never been there, myself. I'd like to, but that heat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you've been to Shooting Star Summit, right? Did you meet Merluvlee and Merlow? I hear that Merluvlee uses her psychic powers to find Star Pieces and Badges. Her little brother, Merlow? He's crazy about Star Pieces. Trades Badges for 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hold up! Shy Guys just ran into the post office! You know that isn't good. Mario, check it out, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, drag, some mail was stolen? Maybe we should've warned you earlier about the Shy Guys... They've always been a problem. I guess I just tuned 'em out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up, now! You got back all that stolen mail?! Oh, yeah! Way to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm keeping my eyes open for any little movement on the Shy Guy front. They won't catch me off guard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm keeping my eyes open for any little movement on the Shy Guy front. They won't catch me off guard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should I do if something goes down in Toad Town while you're off adventuring? Well, I'm worried, Mario! We haven't had much luck solving problems on our own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should I do if something goes down in Toad Town while you're off adventuring? Well, I'm worried, Mario! We haven't had much luck solving problems on our own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should I do if something goes down in Toad Town while you're off adventuring? Well, I'm worried, Mario! We haven't had much luck solving problems on our own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should I do if something goes down in Toad Town while you're off adventuring? Well, I'm worried, Mario! We haven't had much luck solving problems on our own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So. The time has come. You're gonna take him on. ...Doesn't Bowser scare you? You've got guts, Mario. That monster's pretty huge! Of course, maybe you're afraid but are going anyway... That's even more courageous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at Minh T.! Always with the flowers... She's as pretty as a rose. Just watching her from a distance makes me happy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at Minh T.! Always with the flowers... She's as pretty as a rose. Just watching her from a distance makes me happy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at Minh T.! Always with the flowers... She's as pretty as a rose. Just watching her from a distance makes me happy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, lovely Minh T.! The most beautiful flower in the garden! She's ever so cute!♥ I overheard her wishing that this town be filled with flowers. My wish is to become a Star Spirit so I can grant Minh T.'s wish. Seeing her happy is all that matters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, lovely Minh T.! The most beautiful flower in the garden! She's ever so cute!♥ I overheard her wishing that this town be filled with flowers. My wish is to become a Star Spirit so I can grant Minh T.'s wish. Seeing her happy is all that matters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, lovely Minh T.! The most beautiful flower in the garden! She's ever so cute!♥ I overheard her wishing that this town be filled with flowers. My wish is to become a Star Spirit so I can grant Minh T.'s wish. Seeing her happy is all that matters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Do something! Those Shy Guys are trampling all over Minh T.'s precious flower garden! Look at her! She's so sad! I can't bear to see her in such pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that you saved the garden, there's a lot of cleaning up to do. Is this my chance? I... Maybe I should go help Minh T. fix the garden... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario! I'm bursting! I helped Minh T. fix up the flower garden! She thanked me! And smiled! I've never been so happy!♥ OK... I should calm down! I shouldn't get so worked up when everyone in town is having such a hard time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario! I'm bursting! I helped Minh T. fix up the flower garden! She thanked me! And smiled! I've never been so happy!♥ Oh... I should calm down! I shouldn't get so worked up when everyone in town is having such a hard time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Minh T. seems to be troubled. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Minh T. is a pure genius when it comes to growing flowers. Flowers grow more lovely in her lovely hands. Their blooms... Their petals... Oh,... how beautiful... Minh T. is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've always been content just to watch Minh T. at work. ...At least, that's how I used to feel, but lately I've grown restless... What good is looking at her? If I never get up the nerve to talk to her, she'll never know my true feelings... Oh... Minh T.... Maybe I could talk to her up on Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've always been content just to watch Minh T. at work. ...At least, that's how I used to feel, but lately I've grown restless... What good is looking at her? If I never get up the nerve to talk to her, she'll never know my true feelings... Oh... Minh T.... Maybe I could talk to her up on Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've always been content just to watch Minh T. at work. ...At least, that's how I used to feel, but lately I've grown restless... What good is looking at her? If I never get up the nerve to talk to her, she'll never know my true feelings... Oh... Minh T.... Maybe I could talk to her up on Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The theft of our castle caused great destruction here. The worst of it happened in the center of town. It seemed to rain wood. As a result, we can't get to the southern part of town. The train station, the port... many important things lie south. Not being able to get there is a great inconvenience to me and to everyone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The theft of our castle caused great destruction here. The worst of it happened in the center of town. It seemed to rain wood. As a result, we can't get to the southern part of town. The train station, the port... many important things lie south. Not being able to get there is a great inconvenience to me and to everyone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The theft of our castle caused great destruction here. The worst of it happened in the center of town. It seemed to rain wood. As a result, we can't get to the southern part of town. The train station, the port... many important things lie south. Not being able to get there is a great inconvenience to me and to everyone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So much broken wood, scattered all over town... We could no longer reach the south side, and yet... now we can. Excellent. We can once again reach the port and the train station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The trains are up and running again, but I'm told they were stuck for a while because of a large boulder. Local opinion holds that you broke it for us, Mario. Thank you. I'm ecstatic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad who guards the entrance to Forever Forest is a timid lad named Fice T. Word is that Fice T. had grown tired of being timid, so he requested and got the job of guard of the forest. Still... His fear remains. He is terrified of ghosts, and looks not into the forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. Bad things are afoot. Shy Guys just ran to the west, toward the Main Gate. They're no doubt up to something. There is a shop over that way. Perhaps it is there that they have set their sights. No good can come of this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I witnessed a Shy Guy fleeing with a book of some sort. I ran and ran, but he was too fleet of foot. He headed south, toward the house of Tayce T. I must recover from this excitement. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. If the Shy Guys aren't stopped, I may have to raise my voice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The town has grown peaceful once more. The Shy Guy menace is at last halted. We owe you a debt. Those Shy Guys... I'm not usually this emotional. I must calm down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. Calm my nerves. Princess Peach will return safely to us, is it not so? She must, or I may faint. This town was once peaceful and carefree. My wish is to see it peaceful once more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. Calm my nerves. Princess Peach will return safely to us, is it not so? She must, or I may faint. This town was once peaceful and carefree. My wish is to see it peaceful once more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario. Calm my nerves. Princess Peach will return safely to us, is it not so? She must, or I may faint. This town was once peaceful and carefree. My wish is to see it peaceful once more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shiver City is far from here, in the northern lands. There is snow there always. If I ever had to live in such a place, I'd never go outside. The people up there should wish for warmer weather. Maybe it's none of my business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shiver City is far from here, in the northern lands. There is snow there always. If I ever had to live in such a place, I'd never go outside. The people up there should wish for warmer weather. Maybe it's none of my business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a wish... A simple wish that Toad Town would return to its peaceful ways. Perhaps this time it is you, and not the Stars, that will grant my earnest wish. I am filled with excitement. Go forth. And good luck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Mario! It's me, Twink. Remember me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard you saved the honorable Star Spirit who was captured by the Koopa Bros.! Bowser and his gang are so angry about it! I knew you could do it, Mario! You're on your way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But enough celebration for now. I come bearing important information for you. It seems that one of the Star Spirits is being held captive somewhere in Dry Dry Desert. Bowser wrote it in his diary. Some place called Dry Dry Ruins. The princess braved the dangers of the castle to get you this clue, Mario! If we find out anything else, I'll hurry back to tell you. I have to go back to Her Highness now. She's so brave! I hope this news helps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What-ho, old boy! Ahead is Pleasant Path, but...Kent C. Koopa is blocking it. It appears he's quite strong. I say, a strong brute indeed! This is a bit of a sticky wicket! There's naught I can do... The only course of action is for me to search for a secret passage to Koopa Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Kolorado, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious! A letter from the missus! But when did she send this? Well, in any event, cheers for delivering it. Take this, old boy. I came upon it during my incredibly important research on Lavalava Island. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dry Dry Ruins dig grew tiresome for me. I left it in the hands of my assistants. I say...? Mario, that artifact of yours... That looks like... The subtle craftsmanship...indeed! It's a clue to Dry Dry Ruins! A careful study of this by my learned eyes could well solve the mystery of the ruins! Mario! Old boy! Be a chum! Could you part with it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm a grown Koopa here, begging you on my knees for your generosity. I must have that artifact! I can't stop thinking of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... Won't you change your mind? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, bother! I suppose nothing I can say will sway you. I guess I'll just suffer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheers, Mario! Smashing, really, old boy! I'm refilled with vim and vigor! Soon now, the mystery of Dry Dry Ruins will rise from the sands that conceal it! As a brilliant archaeologist, I say it must be so! Hm, yes, of course, well. I suppose a thank-you gift is in order, eh, old boy? Here you go then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll start examining this the moment I get home. Yes, well, here's to you, old chap. Safe travels! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my goodness, it's Mario! My name is Tayce T. I looooove to cook!♥ If you bring me ingredients, I'd be happy to fix you one of my energy-giving dishes!♥ Would you like me to cook you something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario! Hi there! Would you like me to cook you something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, honey? Would you like me to cook you something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my. You don't have any ingredients for me. I can't cook without ingredients, silly! Bring some next time!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's too bad. I was so excited to show you my cooking skills. You don't know what you're missing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which ingredient would you like me to use? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't want me to cook? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like me to use another ingredient? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter, honey? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the same kind as the first ingredient. Please choose a different ingredient, all right, hon?♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I shall cook with {x}.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I shall cook with {x} and {x}.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my. You don't want me to cook now? Well, come back soon, hon!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll whip something special up just for you, honey. It'll be fabulous! Just a moment!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tra-la-la-la-la!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All done! It smells delicious!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sweet success! This dish is one of my specialties!♥♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are!♥ This recipe's not too bad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I'm so sorry. This recipe didn't work out. Oh well! Tee hee!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, all finished! ...I don't exactly know what it is, but sometimes experiments turn out to be great! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, please!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back anytime, hon. I look forward to it!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh... NO! My favorite Frying Pan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...hello there, hon. Thank you for coming to visit, but I'm afraid I can't cook now. I'm so sorry. My dear old Frying Pan was stolen by a Shy Guy. It really burns me up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...you aren't going to give me back my Frying Pan? Mario, how could you...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! My dear, dear Frying Pan!♥ You saved it from the Shy Guys! Thank you so much, Mario!♥ For that, I'm going to make you something extra-special!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the Cake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is my most delicious Cake. One taste of it won my late darling's heart...♥ I swore I would never make it again, but you're very special, Mario.♥ Just one bite will make anybody go ga-ga!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my... You're carrying too much. You can't possibly take this Cake with you right now. Come back when you have fewer things, OK, hon?♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Oh, good heavens!! That book you have! It looks like a Cookbook!♥ I could increase my repertoire in an instant with that book. Mario, if it's okay with you... may I have it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello, hon. You know, I still wouldn't mind having that Cookbook... I could increase my repertoire in an instant with that book. Mario, if it's okay with you... may I have it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...OK. Why'd I get my hopes up...? It's your book, after all. You can do what you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! I can have it?♥ Oh, how delightful!♥♥♥ With this Cookbook, I can use two kinds of ingredients at once and make even more fabulous dishes for you! Please bring me different ingredients so I can try out some new recipes!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beyond here lies dark and gloomy Forever Forest. You'll get lost for sure, so I'd advise you not to enter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaagh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrrrrrr... Juh...Just now, a ghost passed right in front of me... Uhhh...You saw it, didn't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...I'm not the only one!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No...You must have!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Over there----!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no, the other way---!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It went into the forest!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, this madness has to end. Will you go into the forest and see what's going on? I'm ashamed to say it's my job, but I just can't go. I'm too frightened of ghosts! Puh... Please, I'm begging you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forever Forest is dangerous. Children are strictly prohibited. There are...ghosts...in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys have been raising a ruckus all over town. But compared to ghosts, Shy Guys are nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G...... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever since I was a child, I've been easily frightened. My wish, above all else, is to become a brave Toad. That's why I took this job as guard of Forever Forest. I must not be afraid! Only by facing our greatest fears can we grow courageous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G...... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking about courage recently. I don't think fearing nothing is courage. In fact, standing up to a thing you're scared of is what true bravery is all about, right? I've run from my last ghost! I am the brave Fice T.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G...... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got really into reading scary novels recently. They're good, but... I wish I could forget some of the things in those books! When I think of them, I get scared just standing here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G...... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I hear that you're finally going to take on Bowser! You're so brave. I wish I could find courage as deep as yours... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario, behind you! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!! G...... Gho...... Ghost------! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Fice T., the guard of Forever Forest, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's work is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder who "Bootler" is. ... Ugh... Oh, no... No--------!! This is from that ghost! It says, "I'll creep up on you while you're sleeping... Boo!" He loves scaring me! You think...he'll really...? Creeping...darkness... Oh, woe is me! I'll never sleep... Get a hold of yourself, Fice T.! Stand tall! Fear not! I'll be OK. Here, take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These building materials used to be stacked by the road, but they all came down when that earthquake hit. Unfortunately, it's impossible to go to the south side of town with all this scattered wood. Don't worry. We're restacking it as quickly as possible. I know it's inconvenient, but please bear with us while we get everything in order. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These building materials used to be stacked by the road, but they all came down when that earthquake hit. Unfortunately, it's impossible to go to the south side of town with all this scattered wood. Don't worry. We're restacking it as quickly as possible. I know it's inconvenient, but please bear with us while we get everything in order. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These building materials used to be stacked by the road, but they all came down when that earthquake hit. Unfortunately, it's impossible to go to the south side of town with all this scattered wood. Don't worry. We're restacking it as quickly as possible. I know it's inconvenient, but please bear with us while we get everything in order. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town Station is just south of here. The train there is the only way to reach Dry Dry Desert. You aren't thinking of going to the desert, are you, Mario? Be careful if you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town Station is just south of here. The train there is the only way to reach Dry Dry Desert. You aren't thinking of going to the desert, are you, Mario? Be careful if you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People around here think that there's a huge ghost mansion deep within Forever Forest. Full of Boos, people say. And get this: according to the rumors, there's even a cute princess-like ghost in there! People will say anything! How would they know if this ghost princess was cute? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! A big group of Shy Guys just ran off to the north! There's all sorts of trouble they could get into up there... At the post office...the shop... Look, Mario, would you mind going to check out the scene? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! The post office was robbed after all. Just as I expected! Ooh... Those rabble-rousers! There's a limit to how much mischief we'll put up with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, good work getting that mailbag back. I'm sure glad you're on our team, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaah... Nothing like a day without hordes of galloping Shy Guys running about! Thanks for dealing with those mischief-makers, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaah... Nothing like a day without hordes of galloping Shy Guys running about! Thanks for dealing with those mischief-makers, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for any particular objects, you should ask Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit to read your fortune. She's famous for the accuracy of her predictions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for any particular objects, you should ask Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit to read your fortune. She's famous for the accuracy of her predictions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for any particular objects, you should ask Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit to read your fortune. She's famous for the accuracy of her predictions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for any particular objects, you should ask Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit to read your fortune. She's famous for the accuracy of her predictions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for any particular objects, you should ask Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit to read your fortune. She's famous for the accuracy of her predictions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doesn't something smell good? Tayce T. lives in this house. She's an incredibly good cook. She just taught me the recipe for delicious Fried Shroom. You make it with a Mushroom. Someday, if I keep practicing, maybe I'll become a master chef. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doesn't something smell good? Tayce T. lives in this house. She's an incredibly good cook. She just taught me the recipe for delicious Fried Shroom. You make it with a Mushroom. Someday, if I keep practicing, maybe I'll become a master chef. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tayce T. just taught me how to make Spicy Soup! Hot stuff! Have you ever tried it? A fresh Fire Flower is the key to a good Spicy Soup. I just made it at home, but it nearly fried my taste buds off! Tayce T.'s is much yummier. I've got to keep practicing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear? Tayce T.'s best Frying Pan was stolen! It was the work of Shy Guys! I'm a huge fan of Tayce T.'s. It really gets me steamed that they'd do such a thing! Please, Mario! Try to get her Frying Pan back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Oh, my! Smells like Tayce T.'s baking a Cake! What a tantalizing aroma! The Cakes Tayce T. makes are beyond belief. I'd love to make one sometime. But you need Cake Mix to make a Cake, and it's really hard to find. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe you know, Mario. People say that somewhere in the world is an ultimate Cookbook for master chefs. Supposedly, if you believe the rumors, it has recipes for unheard-of delicacies. Tayce T.'s been looking for that book for quite a while, but she hasn't found it. I don't know how you'd find it, but if you do, give it to her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard Tayce T. increased her repertoire of recipes! I wish I had her skills! Of course, even she doesn't always know how a dish will turn out. When she uses a Mystery? ingredient, it's anybody's guess as to what will appear. Sometimes the result is good. And sometimes not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many times has Bowser kidnapped Peach, anyway? It seems like every time you turn around, he's done it again! Maybe Bowser just wants to eat the cakes the princess bakes. Yeah, that must be it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wish was to become a good cook and to work as a chef at Princess Peach's Castle... Right now it doesn't look very likely...but I believe the castle will return one day, and everything will be fine. So I'm going to keep on practicing cooking! You have to chase your dreams! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tried to make Maple Super the other day, but it didn't go well at all. To make Maple Super, you need Maple Syrup and... Well, let's see... What was it? It's really a delicious dessert. I want to make it for my love! I guess I'll have to remember the recipe exactly. Either that or just guess... I'm not going to give up! I'm going to keep trying! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was just trying to bake a batch of Kooky Cookies. I'm going to give them to the object of my affection. One ingredient is Cake Mix. And the other is... You find out!♥ I'm going to bewitch my love with these cookies. He'll fall head over heels! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm trying my hardest to make Kooky Cookies. I'm going to give them to the object of my affection. To make them, you need Cake Mix and... You just wait!♥ I'm going to bewitch my love with these cookies. He'll fall head over heels. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Because I've been practicing, I'm well on my way to becoming a better cook!♥ I heard that Princess Peach is a good cook, too. I hope the princess will be back soon. Of course she will! You're saving her, right? Then it's settled. The princess will definitely return soon. I'll be supporting you. Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit? That lady... She's so lovely... and mysterious... Oh, I'm crazy for her!♥ I heard that her hobby is cultivating bonsai trees. Maybe I should try that, too... By the way, did you know that Merluvlee has a twin sister? Her sister must be really gorgeous and charming, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met Merluvlee of Shooting Star Summit? That lady... She's so lovely... and mysterious... Oh, I'm crazy for her!♥ I heard that her hobby is cultivating bonsai trees. Maybe I should try that, too... By the way, did you know that Merluvlee has a twin sister? Her sister must be really gorgeous and charming, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met Tayce T.? She lives in a house just over there. She always cooks great dishes for the townspeople. I heard that when Tayce T. used to live in the Dojo, a powerful Goomba teacher was training The Master. Tayce T. learned to cook from the Goomba teacher's wife. What? You don't know why Tayce T. lived in the Dojo? The Master and Tayce T. are brother and sister. Everybody knows that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the wise Toad, Russ T.? He has more books than you could shake a shroom at! People say that some books are very old and rare. I also heard that Kolorado, that explorer, sometimes uses those books to do research. But, I heard that Kolorado doesn't treat the books with care, and Russ T. is secretly pretty mad about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the wise Toad, Russ T.? He has more books than you could shake a shroom at! People say that some books are very old and rare. I also heard that Kolorado, that explorer, sometimes uses those books to do research. But, I heard that Kolorado doesn't treat the books with care, and Russ T. is secretly pretty mad about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the wise Toad, Russ T.? He has more books than you could shake a shroom at! People say that some books are very old and rare. I also heard that Kolorado, that explorer, sometimes uses those books to do research. But, I heard that Kolorado doesn't treat the books with care, and Russ T. is secretly pretty mad about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the postmaster? I just had lunch with him at the restaurant at the port. He told me that the postman who just started working for them is always making mistakes. He said he's pretty worried. But do you know what? He didn't look worried. He was smiling when he said it! He must be happy that he's finally found a successor to take over his job. Maybe he can retire soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the postmaster? I just had lunch with him at the restaurant at the port. He told me that the postman who just started working for them is always making mistakes. He said he's pretty worried. But do you know what? He didn't look worried. He was smiling when he said it! He must be happy that he's finally found a successor to take over his job. Maybe he can retire soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met The Master of the Dojo? I used to want to learn at the Dojo, so I went over there once. Want to hear what he said? "Come again after cultivating yourself more ...cough..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met The Master of the Dojo? I used to want to learn at the Dojo, so I went over there once. Want to hear what he said? "Come again after cultivating yourself more ...cough..." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the wizard, Merlon? I went to him to ask what I could do to "cultivate myself." And Merluvlee was there! Merlon's her grandpa, of course. I was so lucky...and happy... My heart started beating a mile a minute... She said "hello" to me. ...Tee hee!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the wizard, Merlon? I went to him to ask what I could do to "cultivate myself." And Merluvlee was there! Merlon's her grandpa, of course. I was so lucky...and happy... My heart started beating a mile a minute... She said "hello" to me. ...Tee hee!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Mario, Mario. Have you ever met the lovely Princess Peach? ...Well, of course you have. What a silly question! Sometimes I think that it would be pretty nice just to sit and gaze at the princess all day long. Is it just me? Have you ever felt that way? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I grow up, I'm gonna learn to be a train conductor. Train conductors are so cool. Station stop! All aboard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi, Mario. Y'know, I used to want to be a train conductor when I grow up, but.. I decided not to 'cause... I decided I wanna be a hero like you instead. I'm going to beat up the bad guys, then I'm going to save Princess Peach. Is it hard to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Shy Guys, it's Shy Guys! Let's get 'em! ...Oh! Mario! Sorry, I was just practicing beating up pretend Shy Guys. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I've decided to become a ship captain. Because trains have to stay on the tracks, y'know. You can go anywhere on the sea! Ahoy! Full steam ahead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi, Mario. Do you know... what do archaeologists do? I heard they travel around the world and look for treasures. Doesn't that sound like fun? Maybe I want to become an archaeologist now. Will the Stars make my wish come true, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm thinking of becoming a detective when I grow up. There's this really cool detective in this novel my mom's reading right now. I wanna be like him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi, Mario. Y'know, I've thought I wanted to be a lot of different things when I grow up. But I decided that I'm just gonna be myself. Although maybe I'll imitate you a little, if that's OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert is huge. Wherever you go, all you can see is sand. Many a wanderer has gotten lost, so travelers should use extreme caution. Oh, and you should avoid any whirlwinds you see. According to my sources, if you get close to a whirlwind, it'll blow you far away. Chances are, you'll get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert is huge. Wherever you go, all you can see is sand. Many a wanderer has gotten lost, so travelers should use extreme caution. Oh, and you should avoid any whirlwinds you see. According to my sources, if you get close to a whirlwind, it'll blow you far away. Chances are, you'll get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just saw an odd thing: a gray Boo with a mustache. He seemed to be looking for someone. He was wandering all around here. According to my sources, there's a Boo Mansion deep within Forever Forest. Perhaps he came from there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The recent invasion by these Shy Guys has everyone reeling. There's no end to their mischief. I just saw Shy Guys run over toward the station. What could they be up to now? Unless I miss my guess, it's bound to be something bad. Wouldn't you agree? You may be the only one with the strength to repel them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The recent invasion by these Shy Guys has everyone reeling. There's no end to their mischief. I just saw Shy Guys run over toward the station. What could they be up to now? Unless I miss my guess, it's bound to be something bad. Wouldn't you agree? You may be the only one with the strength to repel them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to my sources, Shy Guys come from the west. It looks like it's up to you to find their hideout and teach them a lesson. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, the Shy Guys are gone. Strangely enough, I feel kind of lonely when it's so quiet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, the Shy Guys are gone. Strangely enough, I feel kind of lonely when it's so quiet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Minh T. was looking for you in the flower garden, Mario. Reports are sketchy, but I've heard that a flower-filled place called Flower Fields is in a world of trouble. Mario, you'd better go talk to Minh T.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to my sources, a door leading to Flower Fields has appeared in Minh T.'s garden. I suppose Bowser's not content just spreading trouble in our fair kingdom. He's moved on to other worlds! Mario, is there nothing to be done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sources tell me that deep inside that pipe over there, lie many hidden treasures. What kind of treasures? Inquiring Toads want to know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sources tell me that deep inside that pipe over there, lie many hidden treasures. What kind of treasures? Inquiring Toads want to know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a hunch that very soon now, Princess Peach will come back to us. The castle and our friends will all come back safely and everything will be just like it used to be... I never ignore a hunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People say that there's a big, dangerous creature living deep inside that pipe over there. But when people tell you not to go in, it kind of makes you want to even more! Of course, you'll be all right if you carry lots of items. Probably... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People say that there's a big, dangerous creature living deep inside that pipe over there. But when people tell you not to go in, it kind of makes you want to even more! Of course, you'll be all right if you carry lots of items. Probably... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you get lost in Forever Forest, you find yourself back at the beginning in an instant. I guess that's why they say it's almost impossible to find your way through there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems like all the Shy Guys come from just west of here. I wish we could find out where they come from and get rid of them! Rapscallions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems like all the Shy Guys come from just west of here. I wish we could find out where they come from and get rid of them! Rapscallions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sick of these Shy Guys stirring up so much trouble. Can you beat them up? Please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are lots of rumors about that pipe over there. One is that huge monsters live there. Another one claims that the pipe somehow connects to many distant towns. They're only rumors, though. Who knows if they're true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are lots of rumors about that pipe over there. One is that huge monsters live there. Another one claims that the pipe somehow connects to many distant towns. They're only rumors, though. Who knows if they're true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really good at climbing down that pipe! You roll up like paper and spin on down! That's so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really good at climbing down that pipe! You roll up like paper and spin on down! That's so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really good at climbing down that pipe! You roll up like paper and spin on down! That's so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really good at climbing down that pipe! You roll up like paper and spin on down! That's so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really good at climbing down that pipe! You roll up like paper and spin on down! That's so cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P... Pppppppppppppppppppp... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PUFFFFF! Well, hello there. My name is Bub-ulb. I came from Flower Fields, the wonderful land of flowers. I'd love to spread the wondrous flowers of Flower Fields all over your land! You like flowers, don't you? Of course you do. Who doesn't? For that reason I'll entrust this to your care. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is a flower seed. If it's well cared for, a beautiful flower will bloom. These flowers are delicate... Only one with a loving heart can make them bloom in beauty. Please take good care of it, for beauty is fragile. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Most flowers don't speak, but they all listen. When you grow flowers, be sure to speak kindly to them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a beautiful day, today. The sunshine is pouring down on us from the sky... It feels ever so nice. Now that I think about it, yesterday and the day before were also fine... Is it just my imagination, or does the weather never change in this town? Nah, I must be imagining things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Either there's not enough sun, the people here are too loud, or it's boring because the place is too quiet. You may not know this, but it's natural for some flowers to complain all the time or flip-flop on issues. Who's to say that's wrong? There's a saying: "The soil is always browner on the other side." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At times, I feel homesick for my home, lovely Flower Fields. Back there, there are beautiful and unique flowers as far as the eye can see. You really should journey there someday to enrich yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The wonderful flowers of Flower Fields are grown in rich earth with pure spring water and warm sunshine. There are so many of them that when they all talk at once, it gets rather loud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard you beat up the evil Huff N. Puff, who had brought darkness to Flower Fields. Thanks for saving my hometown, from the bottom of my roots. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The people in the town say that you are going to save a person called Princess Peach. I don't even know who she is, but best of luck anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Mario! Good to see you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We found out that you defeated Tubba Blubba! I knew you could do it! I just knew it! When we heard the news, the princess was very relieved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes... I've got new information about the honorable Star Spirits who are still imprisoned. Have you ever heard of Shy Guy's Toy Box? It seems that one of the honorable Star Spirits is being held there. ...But where on earth is Shy Guy's Toy Box? I have no idea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, time is short! I have to go back to the princess now. Good luck, Mario! Princess Peach and I are always cheering you on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm ruined... Done for! A huge rock is blocking the train tracks! When Peach's Castle was uprooted, one of the boulders from that stack rolled off and landed here. What bad luck! If we can't do something about that boulder, I can't make my run to Mt. Rugged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, Mario!! The train's back on track! All aboard!! This train is bound for Mt. Rugged. Are you coming, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy, Mario. This train is bound for Mt. Rugged. Are you getting on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The train is about to depart. Please board quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We hope to see you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town! Toad Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's still some time before the next departure. Come back in a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What'll I do... I'm ruined! There's no hope for me! We can't get the train moving because of the pesky Shy Guy on the tracks. I told him to scram, but he won't listen to me, and he won't move at all. What am I gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, Mario!! We're rolling now! All aboard!! Are you coming along? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sit tight, folks. Now departing for Mt. Rugged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love trains, don't you? I love to come here and watch it come and go, but it doesn't seem to move at all now. It's really a lot more fun to watch when it's moving. The problem must be that gigantic rock on the tracks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the best, Mario! It's nice to see the train up and running once again. It really wasn't a whole lot of fun watching it just sit there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I overheard someone saying that there's been a Boo sighting at the edge of Forever Forest. Boos never come to Toad Town. Most unusual... By the way, Mario, did you know that this here blue pole is a road sign? There are signs all over Toad Town, so check them well. Road signs could even lead you to Forever Forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (No need to translate) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Shy Guy on the tracks has stopped the train schedule again. This is no good. Can you scare him off? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sound of the wheels when the train is running... Psshhh! The loud hissing... And the WHOOO-WHOOOOOOO! Just listening to trains makes me feel at peace. I want the train to keep on running today, tomorrow, the next day... That's my wish, all right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sound of the wheels when the train is running... Psshhh! The loud hissing... And the WHOOO-WHOOOOOOO! Just listening to trains makes me feel at peace. I want the train to keep on running today, tomorrow, the next day... That's my wish, all right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it's sort of odd that this train only goes between Toad Town and Mt. Rugged. Maybe they ought to expand to some other areas. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I like watching the train from here rather than actually getting on it. If I get on it, I won't be able to see the train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I like watching the train from here rather than actually getting on it. If I get on it, I won't be able to see the train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I get all excited when I hear the train chugging along and watch the smoke puffing. I wish that someday, in a far- away land, I'll find someone who loves trains as much as I do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I get all excited when I hear the train chugging along and watch the smoke puffing. I wish that someday, in a far- away land, I'll find someone who loves trains as much as I do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! I hear you're off to fight Bowser. Princess Peach and everyone in the castle will finally come back, won't they? Mario... when peace returns here, I want to tell you something, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you do keep a good supply of items on hand, don't you? If you get attacked when you have nothing, you'll be in a pretty tight fix, huh? My advice is, whenever you're going on a long journey, you should stop by a shop and load up with supplies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you do keep a good supply of items on hand, don't you? If you get attacked when you have nothing, you'll be in a pretty tight fix, huh? My advice is, whenever you're going on a long journey, you should stop by a shop and load up with supplies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you do keep a good supply of items on hand, don't you? If you get attacked when you have nothing, you'll be in a pretty tight fix, huh? My advice is, whenever you're going on a long journey, you should stop by a shop and load up with supplies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (No need to translate) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just great. The train can't move because a Shy Guy is on the track. Say, Mario... Any chance you could do something about that guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, thanks, Mario! The train's back in business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Mario, you do always carry items when you travel, don't you? Don't be overconfident. You never know when you might get caught off guard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Mario, you do always carry items when you travel, don't you? Don't be overconfident. You never know when you might get caught off guard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if you're out in the field and need an item, there may not be a shop around. You should always be prepared for the worst. They have lots of good stuff at the shops here in Toad Town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if you're out in the field and need an item, there may not be a shop around. You should always be prepared for the worst. They have lots of good stuff at the shops here in Toad Town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if you're out in the field and need an item, there may not be a shop around. You should always be prepared for the worst. They have lots of good stuff at the shops here in Toad Town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if you're out in the field and need an item, there may not be a shop around. You should always be prepared for the worst. They have lots of good stuff at the shops here in Toad Town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if you're out in the field and need an item, there may not be a shop around. You should always be prepared for the worst. They have lots of good stuff at the shops here in Toad Town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever been to Dry Dry Desert? It's a really scary place. I've seen packs of cactus monsters, thieves who prey on travelers' coins, and even whirlwinds! It's a lot safer to stick to the path so you don't get lost. It goes in a direct line from Mt. Rugged to Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever been to Dry Dry Desert? It's a really scary place. I've seen packs of cactus monsters, thieves who prey on travelers' coins, and even whirlwinds! It's a lot safer to stick to the path so you don't get lost. It goes in a direct line from Mt. Rugged to Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever been to Dry Dry Desert? It's a really scary place. I've seen packs of cactus monsters, thieves who prey on travelers' coins, and even whirlwinds! It's a lot safer to stick to the path so you don't get lost. It goes in a direct line from Mt. Rugged to Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (No need to translate) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at this idiot... Playing on the train tracks? How dumb are these Shy Guys? What a nuisance... I mean, Shy Guys are known for being aggravating, but this is ridiculous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys always play pranks, but they never seemed so wicked before this. You don't think that Bowser could have something to do with this, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of people claim that hidden treasure is spread all over Dry Dry Desert. If you get to know the area pretty well, it might not be a bad idea to check around a bit and try to find some. As for me, I'm too scared of getting lost out in that heat. I just stick to the path and go right to Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of people claim that hidden treasure is spread all over Dry Dry Desert. If you get to know the area pretty well, it might not be a bad idea to check around a bit and try to find some. As for me, I'm too scared of getting lost out in that heat. I just stick to the path and go right to Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The people in Dry Dry Outpost look totally different from us Toad Towners, don't they? Well, variety is the spice of life, you know. I love that town... I'd go there all the time if the desert weren't so dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The people in Dry Dry Outpost look totally different from us Toad Towners, don't they? Well, variety is the spice of life, you know. I love that town... I'd go there all the time if the desert weren't so dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I really admire the fact that you're so well traveled. If I had one-eighth of your strength and courage, I think I'd travel the world having adventures, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I really admire the fact that you're so well traveled. If I had one-eighth of your strength and courage, I think I'd travel the world having adventures, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Best of luck, Mario! You're the only hope for Princess Peach and the other captives of that evil Bowser. You can do it! Here we go, Mari-o, woo woo! Here we go, Mari-o, woo woo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What up, Mario? Like slides? The slides on Mt. Rugged are the coolest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Some are kiddie sized, but there are also huge ones that launch you way out! I wanna go there again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What up, Mario? Like slides? The slides on Mt. Rugged are the coolest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Some are kiddie sized, but there are also huge ones that launch you way out! I wanna go there again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What up, Mario? Like slides? The slides on Mt. Rugged are the coolest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Some are kiddie sized, but there are also huge ones that launch you way out! I wanna go there again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you believe this stuff? A mischievous Shy Guy has stopped the train! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, let's go beat him up! ...No, maybe he's too tough. Hey! Hey! Mario! How about you go beat him up instead of us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yippee! See you later, Shy Guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're so tough, Mario!! I'm going to get stronger 'til I can beat up Shy Guys, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what? There are whirlwinds in the desert. They swallow you up, then spit you out somewhere else. I know 'cause I heard it's true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Whirlwinds always happen in the same places, too. My friend says that where you end up depends on where you meet up with the whirlwind. Nature's a mystery, huh? I'd avoid 'em. Who'd climb into a whirlwind on purpose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what? There are whirlwinds in the desert. They swallow you up, then spit you out somewhere else. I know 'cause I heard it's true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Whirlwinds always happen in the same places, too. My friend says that where you end up depends on where you meet up with the whirlwind. Nature's a mystery, huh? I'd avoid 'em. Who'd climb into a whirlwind on purpose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it true that there was a huge, scary, fire-breathing, flower-like monster somewhere here in the Mushroom Kingdom? And you beat it up, right? Did you really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could something that looks like a flower be scary? Will the flowers Minh T. is growing also turn into scary monsters someday? That won't happen, will it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it true that there was a huge, scary, fire-breathing, flower-like monster somewhere here in the Mushroom Kingdom? And you beat it up, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could something that looks like a flower be scary? Will the flowers Minh T. is growing also turn into scary monsters someday? That won't happen, will it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What up, Mario? You ever read mystery stories? My pal says there's a guy in Shiver City who writes really interesting mysteries. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess mysteries are all right, but I think that funny and exciting stories are better. I'd rather read a story about one of your adventures, Mario. That'd be the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What up, Mario? You ever read mystery stories? My pal says there's a guy in Shiver City who writes really interesting mysteries. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess mysteries are all right, but I think that funny and exciting stories are better. I'd rather read a story about one of your adventures, Mario. That'd be the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you're going to save Princess Peach, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're all rooting for you! Yeah, Mario! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Dane T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Mister! Wow! I mean, wow! It's an invitation to the haunted mansion! I didn't think it would really come... All the kids in Toad Town have been talking about this invitation, wondering if it was for real. But... now that it's come, I guess I have to go... Mini T., are you brave enough to go with me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhh... You know, I'm really kind of busy and... Oh! Yeah! I just had the greatest idea! Let's ask that Yoshi Kid from Yoshi's Village to come. You just got a letter from that kid last week, didn't you? You know! That letter you got from the island? Let's send a letter back to him and tell him about the scary adventure we're gonna have. Hey! Mr. Postman! Take this letter to the red Yoshi Kid in Yoshi's Village! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Dane T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Thanks a lot! You're much faster than the old postman, that's for sure. That Yoshi Kid is a really good pen pal, huh? He writes really long letters. It sounds like there's always something fun going on over where he is. Lucky Yoshi... We should write back again. Hmmmm... What do you think we ought to write about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... I don't know. Let's think about it later. By the way, I wanna ask you for a favor, Mr. Parakarry. Can you deliver this? It's a letter for Uncle Frost T. of Starborn Valley. He's my uncle. He's up there taking care of lots of Star Kids. It sounds like a hard job. He has to chase 'em around all the time. At least that's what he says in the letters he sends. Anyway, I wrote him a letter to take his mind off work. I know it's far from here, but I'd really appreciate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love Li'l-Oinks! Love 'em! You... You want to learn about 'em? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha... Li'l-Oinks are so cute! Aren't they the most adorable things you've ever seen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... If you want to hear about the different types of Li'l Oinks, just ask, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Li'l-Oinks are timid and mysterious creatures that hatch from eggs. They spook easily, and will run away if you approach them. Observe them from out here. There are many breeds of Li'l-Oinks. They're very easy to tell apart. White ones, black ones... even gold and silver ones! If you're curious about the breed of a newborn Li'l-Oink, come over to talk to me. I wish the world were full of Li'l-Oinks! That would be grand! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wow! It's a Silver Li'l-Oink! Look at its silver hide! Glittering in the sunshine... What a gorgeous creature! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoopee!! It's a Gold Li'l-Oink! Look at its golden hide! It glows like a treasure of ancient times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Black Li'l-Oink! They're known to be wild! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a White Li'l-Oink! So pale and dainty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Pink Li'l-Oink! Such coloring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Tiger Li'l-Oink! Look at those stripes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Shroom Li'l-Oink! They're the cutest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Flower Li'l-Oink! Nice floral design! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Star Li'l-Oink! The stars...so mystical! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's a Question Mark Li'l-Oink! How weird... Uh, I mean how int... interesting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't work because Peach's Castle flew away. Oh, well! I guess there's nothing to be done! The girls and I always wanted to go on a long trip. How lucky for us!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At first, I said let's not go because there's so much trouble going on. But... Eventually I came around!♥ We're ready to roll! But now the train can't move. Great. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our first stop was going to be the desert town. I wish we could go! Right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally departing. On the train, girls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you girls have all your bags and everything? I hope I didn't forget anything. I bet I did, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okay, okay. Let's go to Mt. Rugged! Except... Let me just check my bags one more time real quick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Thief!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario. It's you. A Shy Guy stole my Storeroom Key! I can't stay in business if I can't get into my storeroom! What in the world will I do?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, Mario! Is... Isn't that... my Storeroom Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Mario! You did it! You got back my Storeroom Key! Thank you so much! You saved my livelihood!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem... Uh, Mario? Please don't open the storeroom without my permission, all right? Huh?! Hey! You got back my Storeroom Key! Oh, thank you, thank you! You saved my business!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell you what. Take anything you like from the storeroom. It's just a little thank-you for getting my Storeroom Key back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! I'm new to the neighborhood. I never expected it to be so nice and quiet in the big city. It cost me a small fortune in coins to get this place, but I think it was worth it. It's such a lovely house, isn't it? It sure is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! I'm new to the neighborhood. I never expected it to be so nice and quiet in the big city. It cost me a small fortune in coins to get this place, but I think it was worth it. It's such a lovely house, isn't it? It sure is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Hi, Mario! Thanks for coming to visit me! It's so quiet around here. I've been really bored... I know I just moved here, but I kind of wish I'd moved somewhere more...happening. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! Hey, by the way... Did you know the house next door is supposed to be vacant? ...But you know what? I hear lots of noises coming from there. Maybe it's a thief's hideout... Oh, how scary! Right next door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! Hey, by the way... Did you know the house next door is supposed to be vacant? ...But you know what? I hear lots of noises coming from there. Maybe it's a thief's hideout... Oh, how scary! Right next door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? You're kidding me! Shy Guys are living in the vacant house right next to us?! I would never have bought this house if I had known... I'm calling my realtor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Shy Guys really seem to have quieted down recently. Too quiet... I get really lonely when it's so dull. I wish those Shy Guys weren't so bad. I bet we could be really good friends if they shaped up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Shy Guys really seem to have quieted down recently. Too quiet... I get really lonely when it's so dull. I wish those Shy Guys weren't so bad. I bet we could be really good friends if they shaped up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wish was to live a peaceful, fulfilling life in this lovely, quiet house. But recently, I've been feeling very blue inside. My wish may have come true, but the princess was kidnapped and all... It's tough to feel happy when everyone around you seems to be suffering. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My wish was to live a peaceful, fulfilling life in this lovely, quiet house. But recently, I've been feeling very blue inside. My wish may have come true, but the princess was kidnapped and all... It's tough to feel happy when everyone around you seems to be suffering. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. Are you good at saving up your coins? I still have tons of coins in my savings. I have no idea how to spend them all! You don't know of any smart investments, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. Are you good at saving up your coins? I still have tons of coins in my savings. I have no idea how to spend them all! You don't know of any smart investments, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! Are you ready? I heard you're off to take on the evil Bowser! If you can beat him, I'm going to spend all my coins on one huge celebration. Just to show how much you mean to this town, I'm going to fill the sky with booms and pops and bangs and zings! All for you! I won't tell you more... It'll ruin the surprise! Hee hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you're Mario, right? We just moved in! We've only just unpacked! It's like a dream come true. A quiet and gorgeous home all to ourselves!♥ Ah, I'm so happy! Of course, happy as I am, I know these are sad times. I try not to act too jolly when I'm out and about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you're Mario, right? We just moved in! We've only just unpacked! It's like a dream come true. A quiet and gorgeous home all to ourselves!♥ Ah, I'm so happy! Of course, happy as I am, I know these are sad times. I try not to act too jolly when I'm out and about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so quiet... It's actually kind of unsettling. I miss all the hustle and bustle that was here when we first moved in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody's really been raising a racket in the house next door, that's for sure! It sounds like a bunch of kids bouncing off the walls. And I thought that house was vacant... How creepy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody's really been raising a racket in the house next door, that's for sure! It sounds like a bunch of kids bouncing off the walls. And I thought that house was vacant... How creepy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You mean Shy Guys were staying in that house next door? No wonder it was so noisy... I knew something was weird. Empty houses don't make noise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town's back to being quiet now that the Shy Guys are gone. Yup... Reeeeal quiet. Nothing going on at all. Ugh... I need some excitement. I can kinda understand why the Shy Guys were running wild. This town is sort of stifling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town's back to being quiet now that the Shy Guys are gone. Yup... Reeeeal quiet. Nothing going on at all. Ugh... I need some excitement. I can kinda understand why the Shy Guys were running wild. This town is sort of stifling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When we first moved in here, Toad Town was hopping! Now it's just depressing. Even when I wish to the Stars, my wishes don't come true any- more. This place is really getting me down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When we first moved in here, Toad Town was hopping! Now it's just depressing. Even when I wish to the Stars, my wishes don't come true any- more. This place is really getting me down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sister's thinking of a good way to spend her coins. I think she should spend it for the good of others... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sister's thinking of a good way to spend her coins. I think she should spend it for the good of others... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess my sister decided what she's gonna do with her coins. She won't even tell me! Can you believe that? Her own sister! Aren't you just dying to know what she's gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the by, Mario, if you can't hold any more items, you should leave them at the shop. You can pick the items up again at any shop in the world, so it's a useful system. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the by, Mario, if you can't hold any more items, you should leave them at the shop. You can pick the items up again at any shop in the world, so it's a useful system. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the by, Mario, if you can't hold any more items, you should leave them at the shop. You can pick the items up again at any shop in the world, so it's a useful system. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eek! Mario! Some Shy Guys just ran into the shop over there! There's no way they're gonna do anything good in there! Get 'em! Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tried to chase the Shy Guys, but I fell and lost their trail. I was real busy holding my toe and shrieking, but I think maybe they went to the port. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you get tired, you really ought to rest at a Toad House. A good nap is the best medicine. Maybe you should hit the Save Block after you rest, too. Just to be safe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're going to travel far, you really should get healthy at a Toad House first. Oh, and you should stop by a shop and get some items. And brush your teeth. Maybe comb your mustache. Don't forget to save, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're going to travel far, you really should get healthy at a Toad House first. Oh, and you should stop by a shop and get some items. And brush your teeth. Maybe comb your mustache. Don't forget to save, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Mario! Did you recently go some place tropical or something? You look like you came back with a little tan. I didn't think you could possibly look any cooler, but you do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, aren't you tired at all? Adventuring must take its toll. Try to relax while you're here in Toad Town, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Stars used to make wishes come true for the citizens of Mushroom Kingdom. Supposedly, they only grant good wishes, but who's to say which wishes are good? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Stars used to make wishes come true for the citizens of Mushroom Kingdom. Supposedly, they only grant good wishes, but who's to say which wishes are good? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know this wish is a good one. I wish the princess and everyone else will come back safely. I wish, I wish, I wish! Good luck, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor about this great big hidden ruin somewhere in Dry Dry Desert, but I don't believe it. Well, I've never seen it. Once I see it with my own eyes, then I'll believe it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor about this great big hidden ruin somewhere in Dry Dry Desert, but I don't believe it. Well, I've never seen it. Once I see it with my own eyes, then I'll believe it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor about this dark, scary Boo Mansion deep in Forever Forest... I don't believe it. Well, nobody's ever seen it. It must be a lie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor that Shy Guys are hiding in somebody's house in Toad Town. Here! Shy Guys in Toad Town!? What rubbish! I think that people would notice a huge group of Shy Guys living in one of the houses in the neighborhood. There's no way that's true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor that Shy Guys are hiding in somebody's house in Toad Town. Here! Shy Guys in Toad Town!? What rubbish! I think that people would notice a huge group of Shy Guys living in one of the houses in the neighborhood. There's no way that's true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? The Shy Guys were hiding in that house over there?! Why... Why didn't I notice it??? I'm always around here!!! I... I just can't... believe such a tale! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? Mario, you're trying to go to Lavalava Island? Good luck. You're completely wasting your time, though. Lavalava Island only exists in rumors spread by idiots. It's a figment of imagination. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're going to Lavalava Island on a whale?! Mario, there's no such island! And furthermore, there's no way you can ride a whale. I'm shocked that you would make up such lies, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You went to Lavalava Island? Yoshis? Ravens? Erupting volcanoes? Wow, that's amazing! ...You know something, Mario? It's also a big, fat lie! I don't believe it for a second! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard a rumor that the door in the flower garden leads to a region that's full of flowers. It's called Flower Fields. Oh, come on. No more of this. Another world? Unbelievable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of people around here say that there's something inside that pipe in the town, but... I don't believe one word of it! Well, think about it... If there really were something... That'd be really creepy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of people around here say that there's something inside that pipe in the town, but... I don't believe one word of it! Well, think about it... If there really were something... That'd be really creepy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I heard a rumor... It was about you going to fight Bowser and save the princess. I don't believe it. Well, for one thing, it's scary. You could get hurt, you know. I can't believe a sane man would willingly do such a thing. I won't believe it! No! I don't believe it! I'll never believe you! Neveeeer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Red Ranger T.! Pow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Yellow Ranger T.! Boom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Green Ranger T.! Donk! Look, look, Mario! We three are heroes like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Red Ranger T.! Pow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Yellow Ranger T.! Boom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes Green Ranger T.! Donk! Look, look, Mario! We three are heroes like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaaaaaargh... They got me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, Red! Shake it off! Get up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must avenge Red! ...mmm... It doesn't feel the same without a bad guy. Mario, you aren't busy, are you? Why don't you be the Evil King Bowser? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys! After them, Rangers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No...! Retreat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shy Guys are after us! Hide---------! Playing Shy Guy Battle is our favorite game right now. It rules! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys! After them, Rangers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No...! Retreat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shy Guys are after us! Hide---------! Playing Shy Guy Battle is our favorite game right now. It rules! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys! After them, Rangers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No...! Retreat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shy Guys are after us! Hide---------! Playing Shy Guy Battle is our favorite game right now. It rules! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Grandpa said that far away in the southern sea is an island called Lavalava Island. He says Yoshis live there. He's really smart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are Yoshis?! Yiiippeeee! Real live Yoshis? I wanna go to Lavalava Island! Right now! Right now! Maybe we can swim there from here. C'mon, Rangers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No------! None of us know how to swim, dummy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Grandpa said that far away in the southern sea is an island called Lavalava Island. He says Yoshis live there. He's really smart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are Yoshis?! Yiiippeeee! Real live Yoshis? I wanna go to Lavalava Island! Right now! Right now! Maybe we can swim there from here. C'mon, Rangers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No------! None of us know how to swim, dummy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Hey! Wanna play hide-and-seek in Forever Forest? It'll be really scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, we can't. Don't you know it's dangerous? There are ghosts in there! Mom says I should never, ever go in Forever Forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah... You and your mom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Hey! Wanna play hide-and-seek in Forever Forest? It'll be really scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, we can't. Don't you know it's dangerous? There are ghosts in there! Mom says I should never, ever go in Forever Forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah... You and your mom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guys. My mom's... She's really into this book she's reading. I guess it's really interesting. She doesn't play much anymore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mom's reading it, too. It was written by some guy named Herringway. Mom says it's a real page- turner but that it's not for children. I tried to sneak a peek, but she caught me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who'd want to read it anyway? Grown-up books are boring. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guys. My mom's... She's really into this book she's reading. I guess it's really interesting. She doesn't play much anymore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mom's reading it, too. It was written by some guy named Herringway. Mom says it's a real page- turner but that it's not for children. I tried to sneak a peek, but she caught me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who'd want to read it anyway? Grown-up books are boring. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guys! Mario's off to beat up Bowser! Cool! Ker-pow! I'm gonna be just like Mario when I grow up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Mario... You actually have to fight the real Bowser. Yikes! That's so scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, will you be all right? Yeah, of course you will! Good luck! Save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This neighborhood is the quietest place in Toad Town. That's why I often come here to walk and think. Oh, I try to put on a glad face. The castle won't come back just because we stay home and mope, now will it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This neighborhood is the quietest place in Toad Town. That's why I often come here to walk and think. Oh, I try to put on a glad face. The castle won't come back just because we stay home and mope, now will it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I often come here to walk. It's nice and quiet, is it not? On sunny days, I even head over to the port sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw them! The scoundrels! Shy Guys just went into that empty house right there. Do you suppose... Could that be the Shy Guy hideout? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our pleasant local shopkeeper has been hit by Shy Guys! They stole his Storeroom Key. The dear man said that it's the most important key he has. Oh, this is simply awful! How will he ever get it back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, that key you hold... Isn't that the Storeroom Key? The shopkeeper is truly pulling his hair out over that key. You must take it to him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever I have problems, I take a brief journey across town to where Merlon resides. He tells the future. He's an old wizard, you know. A bit unusual, perhaps, but his prophecies are usually right on the money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, that's quite a nice Frying Pan you're carrying. It seems like it was used quite a bit in its time. Its owner must have really loved to cook. Is it yours? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our local scholar, Russ T., has met with an ill fate. It seems that Shy Guys have made off with his beloved dictionary. My heart aches for that poor man. He loved that dictionary like a son! Dearest Mario, is there any chance you can retrieve it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear Mario, what an odd note you have! Perhaps... Our scholar Russ T. might just be able to read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever I have problems, I take a brief journey across town to where Merlon resides. He tells the future. He's an old wizard, you know. A bit unusual, perhaps, but his prophecies are usually right on the money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever I have problems, I take a brief journey across town to where Merlon resides. He tells the future. He's an old wizard, you know. A bit unusual, perhaps, but his prophecies are usually right on the money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The local gossip is that there's something like an island afloat at the port. Others say it's a monster. How frightful... It looks like I won't be walking there for some time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beg your pardon!? The thing floating at the port was a whale? Oh, silly me! I shouldn't have been so frightened!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love to walk alone in a park full of flowers. It would be quiet and relaxing. Flowers don't chatter endlessly like people are prone to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love to walk alone in a park full of flowers. It would be quiet and relaxing. Flowers don't chatter endlessly like people are prone to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People often ask me if I don't get bored going for walks in the same place every day. But I don't get bored at all. It seems like something changes a little bit every day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People often ask me if I don't get bored going for walks in the same place every day. But I don't get bored at all. It seems like something changes a little bit every day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People often ask me if I don't get bored going for walks in the same place every day. But I don't get bored at all. It seems like something changes a little bit every day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to get to Dry Dry Desert, take the train from Toad Town Station. You dig? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to get to Dry Dry Desert, take the train from Toad Town Station. You dig? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you go to the west, you'll reach the port. If you want to go to Forever Forest, head east. Got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm positive that the Shy Guys are coming from somewhere in Toad Town. But where... Where could they be hiding around here? Unless I miss my guess, they must be in a house. Dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm positive that the Shy Guys are coming from somewhere in Toad Town. But where... Where could they be hiding around here? Unless I miss my guess, they must be in a house. Dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm positive that the Shy Guys are coming from somewhere in Toad Town. But where... Where could they be hiding around here? Unless I miss my guess, they must be in a house. Dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. About Rowf's Badge Shop... I've heard it said that there are lots of Badges there. Might be a good idea to go there often, you dig me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know postman Parakarry? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He delivers letters to many towns in the Mushroom Kingdom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But he's easily distracted, so more often than not, the mail runs a little slow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know postman Parakarry? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He delivers letters to many towns in Mushroom Kingdom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But he's easily distracted, so more often than not, the mail runs a little slow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The guard of Forever Forest is really chicken. He's especially afraid of ghosts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know, I know. He's a riot. Sometimes even I scare him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy will run for the hills if he ever sees a real ghost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My keen intuition tells me that Shy Guys must be hiding in a house somewhere. What do you guys think about finding their hideout and taking them on ourselves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, there's a plan! But have you ever seen those guys run? They're way too fast. If they see us, they'll bolt. ...Wait! I know! Why don't we turn invisible? If we do, the Shy Guys will be off guard and reveal themselves to us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... One problem, guys. How do we become invisible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My keen intuition tells me that Shy Guys must be hiding in a house somewhere. What do you guys think about finding their hideout and taking them on ourselves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, there's a plan! But have you ever seen those guys run? They're way too fast. If they see us, they'll bolt. ...Wait! I know! Why don't we turn invisible? If we do, the Shy Guys will be off guard and reveal themselves to us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... One problem, guys. How do we become invisible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, it's great having pals like you around. When you've got friends, you've got people who can lend a hand with stuff you can't manage. There's no obstacle too great when you're with friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, man. You're the greatest! Stop getting all mushy on us! You're making me bashful. And you know, it's really important to know what kind of unique abilities your friends have. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the world does that have to do with being bashful? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that, Mario? You want to go to Lavalava Island? Yeah, Lavalava Island... I'm pretty sure that's an island way south of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There aren't any ships that go there from Toad Town... You'd better have strong arms, 'cause you'll have to swim there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's impossible. If there's a person who can swim there, I'll eat a Fuzzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that, Mario? You want to go to Lavalava Island? Yeah, Lavalava Island... I'm pretty sure that's an island way south of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There aren't any ships that go there from Toad Town... You better have strong arms, 'cause you'll have to swim there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's impossible. If there's a person who can swim there, I'll eat a Fuzzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, guys. There's a girl I kind of have a crush on. But I'm terrible at expressing my feelings. Know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really, I never knew! Way to go, man! Just lemme know if you need any advice. I'm the master! To start with, you can never go wrong with flowers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah right, flowers! Flowers! Girls love getting flowers like nobody's business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, guys. There's a girl I kind of have a crush on. But I'm terrible at expressing my feelings. Know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really, I never knew! Way to go, man! Just lemme know if you need any advice. I'm the master! To start with, you can never go wrong with flowers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah right, flowers! Flowers! Girls love getting flowers like nobody's business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're really rolling on this adventure of yours, aren't you? Kickin' Koopa! We read all about it on the town bulletin board. You make headlines all the time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Well... Are you gonna save the princess soon or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's not cool! Don't be rude to the man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even when you're out of town, Luigi is still around, so we feel safe. With two local heroes, we have nothing to worry about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I noticed that Luigi looked a little down in the mouth, though, since you've been out. You should go visit him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure I know what his problem is. He probably just wants to go on adventures, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Good luck, big guy! I know you can beat Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're behind you 100 percent, Mario, old pal! With you on the job, Peach is as good as saved! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We all believe in you, my man! Good luck! Give it up for Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, little man. Name's Chet Rippo. Pleasure meeting you. Say, man, don't you want to upgrade your status? Heh heh... Yeah, I know you do. It's usually 390 coins, but for you and only you, I'll do it for just 39 coins. If you gimme 39 coins, I'll upgrade your HP, FP or BP. I'm not lying or cheating you. Come on... You know you want it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, little man. It's your old friend, Chet Rippo. Good to see you again. Usually this costs 390 coins, but for you and only you, I'll do it for just 39 coins. If you gimme 39 coins, I'll upgrade your HP, FP, or BP. Trust ol' Chet Rippo... Come on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too bad... Your loss. Another time, maybe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you trying to pull? You don't have 39 coins! Too bad for you... Try coming back when you have a few coins in your pocket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go! Good call! Here's your current status. Maximum HP is "{#}," FP is "{#}," and BP is "{#}." Choose the one you want to upgrade. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, man. You're backing out...? Oh, well. Your loss. See ya. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. So you want {x} to be upgraded. Here goes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, now your {x} have been upgraded. Oh, yeah... Another status might have dropped a bit, but I can't do anything about that. Heh heh... See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, now your {x} has been upgraded. Oh, yeah... Another status might have dropped a bit, but I can't do anything about that. Oh, and the Badges you had on are now off. So don't forget to put them back on. See ya later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, too bad, man. That one can't be upgraded any more. It's a bummer, but there's nothing you can do. See ya. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! It's Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well. If it isn't Mario! How wonderful to see you! I came to go shopping today. It was a long walk to get here from Goomba Village... but it was worth it to see you! I was hoping to see Goombario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, you're looking just fine, aren't you? You be careful not to be a burden on Mario's adventure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! No way I'm a burden! I help out all the time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well! Our dear little Goombario is helping out the great Mario! I'm so proud!♥ I'm going to tell Dad and Goompa! Mario, you must come over to our house again someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, stop it, Mom! You're embarrassing me. I'm not a kid anymore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, don't be silly, punkin! I'm not saying anything embarrassing at all. I just love you, that's all. Can't a mother be proud of her children? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, Mommmmm... You always treat me like a kid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah, nyeah! Goombario's getting scolded! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up, Goombaria! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaah! Mom! Goombario's being mean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario. Good luck and take care of yourself. Don't forget to visit us. The whole family worries about you, so you should be sure to stop by our home every once in a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario!♥ Nice to see you again! How's my brother doing? I really worry about him. After all, I'm his sister. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...♥ Please take good care of my brother, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, we're in a hurry, Goombaria! Seriously! You're so obnoxious sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be quiet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bye, Mario! Good luck! Take care, Goombario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Ahhh, fresh air! After being cooped up in there for so long, I could really use some outdoor exercise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Muskular. Mario, I must thank you for saving me. Now it's my turn to help you. Behold! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Call on me whenever you find yourself in trouble. I'll always come quickly to aid you in battle. Now... I'm going back to my dear old Star Haven... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Mario! I have news... News from the castle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gasp! Honorable Star Spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Hmmmmmmmmmm... I believe you are... Twink, no? You're that youngster who recently ascended from Starborn Valley up to Star Haven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? You remember my name?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha ha! Why, of course! We're like family! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I... I'm so touched!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho! Don't make such a fuss, lad. I'm sure you'll go on to do great things! I must take my leave now. Good-bye! Twink, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! I talked with Muskular, the honorable Star Spirit! I rarely have such a chance, even at Star Haven. I'm shaking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops, I'm sorry! I have some important news from the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to the information Princess Peach and I got... It seems that one of the honorable Star Spirits is being held at Mt. Lavalava on Lavalava Island. You wouldn't believe what the princess went through to get this information. I hope it will be of help... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going back to rejoin Princess Peach now. Mario, as always, good luck. The princess and I will keep looking for useful information. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep. We lost a whole mess of glasses around here when the earthquake hit. Been cleaning ever since. It's a shame. Lots of fond memories in those glasses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep. We lost a whole mess of glasses around here when the earthquake hit. Been cleaning ever since. It's a shame. Lots of fond memories in those glasses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever since Bowser skedaddled with the castle, we haven't had near as many customers. Well, people try their best to act like everything's still normal, but deep down they're all real worried. Who can have a good time partying when they're sad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good thing for us none of those Shy Guys come here. 'Course, neither do customers. Most likely folks don't feel up to a night on the town in such troubling times. I tell you, I'm tired of polishing glasses no one uses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good thing for us none of those Shy Guys come here. 'Course, neither do customers. Most likely folks don't feel up to a night on the town in such troubling times. I tell you, I'm tired of polishing glasses no one uses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good thing for us none of those Shy Guys come here. 'Course, neither do customers. Most likely folks don't feel up to a night on the town in such troubling times. I tell you, I'm tired of polishing glasses no one uses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Word is, something strange is floating at the port. Well, that's even more bad news. Now people just have another reason to stay away from here. What a fine how-do-you-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A whale? You don't say? A whale right off the dock!? Well, that's sure a relief. Pretty peculiar, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell you what, son. That whale turned out to be a blessing. It's an attraction, if you catch my drift. People are finally starting to come back here for entertainment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those dark days when we had no customers seem far off. That whale really gave us a shot in the arm! I'll tell ya, I'm happiest when I can work hard and spread a little joy around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may not be one of those mystical Stars, but I know people's wishes, all right. Seems like every customer I have bends my ear a while. I've been hearing people's wishes ever since I first opened this place up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may not be one of those mystical Stars, but I know people's wishes, all right. Seems like every customer I have bends my ear a while. I've been hearing people's wishes ever since I first opened this place up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may not be one of those mystical Stars, but I know people's wishes, all right. Seems like every customer I have bends my ear a while. I've been hearing people's wishes ever since I first opened this place up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! How do you like the club, dude? Pretty posh, right? Yeah, my buddy there and I opened up last year. This club was broken here and there in that earthquake, but, no problem. We'll get it all fixed up in no time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! How do you like the club, dude? Pretty posh, right? Yeah, my buddy there and I opened up last year. We lost a lot of glasses in that earthquake, but hey, no problem. We'll get it all fixed up in no time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! How do you like the club, dude? Pretty posh, right? Yeah, my buddy there and I opened up last year. We lost a lot of glasses in that earthquake, but hey, no problem. We'll get it all fixed up in no time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! Huh? Shy Guys? Nah, dude, haven't seen any. Just relax here, OK? We've got a no Shy Guy policy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! Huh? Shy Guys? Nah, dude, haven't seen any. Just relax here, OK? We've got a no Shy Guy policy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! Huh? Shy Guys? Nah, dude, haven't seen any. Just relax here, OK? We've got a no Shy Guy policy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! What's up with no customers? Isn't that Shy Guy epidemic over with already? We need some good press... Maybe some attraction to draw people to the area... I mean, times are hard, you know what I mean, dude? People need a reason to grin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no way! For real? A whale, huh? I thought it was some kinda surfacing submarine or something like that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! I checked out that whale. It's huuuuge! Huuuge, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! You believe this? That whale's been really good for the biz. All these people come for the whale and stay for the food! This joint's been jumping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! You believe this? That whale's been really good for the biz. All these people come for the whale and stay for the food! This joint's been jumping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! You believe this? That whale's been really good for the biz. All these people come for the whale and stay for the food! This joint's been jumping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Club 64! You believe this? That whale's been really good for the biz. All these people come for the whale and stay for the food! This joint's been jumping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! If you want to go to Dry Dry Desert, you can't get there from here. Go to the train station instead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! If you want to go to Dry Dry Desert, you can't get there from here. Go to the train station instead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Isn't it relaxing to sit and just listen to the waves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Excuse me? Shy Guys? Oh yes, Shy Guys. We sometimes see them at the port, but they usually behave themselves. They come from the east. Who knows why they come here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Excuse me? Shy Guys? Oh yes, Shy Guys. We sometimes see them at the port, but they usually behave themselves. They come from the east. Who knows why they come here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Excuse me? Shy Guys? Oh yes, Shy Guys. We sometimes see them at the port, but they usually behave themselves. They come from the east. Who knows why they come here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Doesn't the sound of waves soothe your nerves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Doesn't the sound of waves soothe your nerves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Our tourist trade is booming! People have been flocking here to see the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Our tourist trade is booming! People have been flocking here to see the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Our tourist trade is booming! People have been flocking here to see the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! I used to come here at night to watch for shooting Stars out over the ocean. I haven't seen one in a while. I wonder where the Stars went? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the port. Welcome! Oh, Mario, Mario. Don't push yourself so hard. Relax and just go at your own pace, like the sea does. Good luck turning the tide! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Bountiful, beautiful sea! When I behold the ocean, I feel peace and serenity. When you feel sick in body or in heart, nothing heals you better than the sea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Bountiful, beautiful sea! When I behold the ocean, I feel peace and serenity. When you feel sick in body or in heart, nothing heals you better than the sea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wish I could travel across the waters to some other land. Oh! How wonderful it would be to go ashore some warm and uninhabited island and lead a life without cares! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you see that strange island-like thing over there? I've been watching it, and it seems to move sometimes. Spooky. I wonder what it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you see that strange island-like thing over there? I've been watching it, and it seems to move sometimes. Spooky. I wonder what it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, do you see that strange island-like thing over there? I've been watching it, and it seems to move sometimes. Spooky. I wonder what it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An odd fellow's been hanging around the port lately. All he does is stare out at the horizon and mumble about treasures and the like. Look, he's here again today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You're going to an island! And on a whale, no less! It sounds like a dream... Living a peaceful life on an island with no rules and no schedules to keep... Oh! How I envy you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Mario, the woman who tends flowers, Minh T., is looking for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fields... Lavalava Island... So many places I have never seen with my own eyes! I wish I could travel all over this world like you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fields... Lavalava Island... So many places I have never seen with my own eyes! I wish I could travel all over this world like you do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I often wonder what Star Haven is like. Do you think it could be that different from Toad Town? Sailing on a sea of stars... How glorious that would be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I often wonder what Star Haven is like. Do you think it could be that different from Toad Town? Sailing on a sea of stars... How glorious that would be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard that you went over to Koopa Village recently. A long time ago, I went to Koopa Village, too. I remember it like it was just yesterday. There were all sorts of people...uh, that is Koopa Troopas, there. One Koopa loved the radio, I recall...those four rowdy brothers...that giant Kent C.... Oh yes, there was also that world-renowned explorer and archaeologist, Kolorado. If I recall correctly, his wife was always worrying about him. I suppose she wanted him to stay home a bit more. I often wonder how all those Koopas are holding up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario, I heard that you went over to Koopa Village recently. A long time ago, I went to Koopa Village, too. I remember it like it was just yesterday. There were all sorts of people...uh, that is Koopa Troopas, there. One Koopa loved the radio, I recall...those four rowdy brothers...that giant Kent C.... Oh yes, there was also that world-renowned explorer and archaeologist, Kolorado. If I recall correctly, his wife was always worrying about him. I suppose she wanted him to stay home a bit more. I often wonder how all those Koopas are holding up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you hiked over to Dry Dry Desert recently. A long time ago, I went to Dry Dry Desert, too. Sadly, I got lost in the desert. A noble soul by the name of Moustafa saved me. The way the locals referred to him, I assumed at first that he was a fierce, stern person. But once I spoke with him, it became clear to me that he was quite a nice guy. A secret surrounded this Moustafa... I was let in on it. Moustafa is actually... No, I can't tell you! Well, Mario, because it's a secret. That's that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you braved Forever Forest recently. I got lost in Forever Forest a long time ago. I wandered around and around in circles for a good while, utterly lost, then at last I came to a mysterious mansion. It was there I met a Boo by the name of Bootler. This Bootler used to travel the world having adventures with a pair of his friends, a Goomba and a Koopa Troopa. We spoke of many things, he and I. He even told me of his undying love for the mistress of the mansion. There was a little girl Boo there then, the granddaughter of the mansion's mistress. She was headstrong and very spoiled. Still, she was cute. I wonder how she's doing now. She must be beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you braved Forever Forest recently. I got lost in Forever Forest a long time ago. I wandered around and around in circles for a good while, utterly lost, then at last I came to a mysterious mansion. It was there I met a Boo by the name of Bootler. This Bootler used to travel the world having adventures with a pair of his friends, a Goomba and a Koopa Troopa. We spoke of many things, he and I. He even told me of his undying love for the mistress of the mansion. There was a little girl Boo there then, the granddaughter of the mansion's mistress. She was headstrong and very spoiled. Still, she was cute. I wonder how she's doing now. She must be beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you braved Forever Forest recently. I got lost in Forever Forest a long time ago. I wandered around and around in circles for a good while, utterly lost, then at last I came to a mysterious mansion. It was there I met a Boo by the name of Bootler. This Bootler used to travel the world having adventures with a pair of his friends, a Goomba and a Koopa Troopa. We spoke of many things, he and I. He even told me of his undying love for the mistress of the mansion. There was a little girl Boo there then, the granddaughter of the mansion's mistress. She was headstrong and very spoiled. Still, she was cute. I wonder how she's doing now. She must be beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. Do you happen to know the owner of the Badge Shop that recently opened? Rowf? I met that Rowf in a different town a long, long time ago. Back then, he was selling rare foods, not Badges. I recall that he had a beautiful wife at the time. They worked so hard together to build a business up from nothing in that town. His wife doesn't seem to be here in Toad Town, though. I wonder what happened... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. Do you happen to know the owner of the Badge Shop that recently opened? Rowf? I met that Rowf in a different town a long, long time ago. Back then, he was selling rare foods, not Badges. I recall that he had a beautiful wife at the time. They worked so hard together to build a business up from nothing in that town. His wife doesn't seem to be here in Toad Town, though. I wonder what happened... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, I heard you went over the sea to Lavalava Island recently. I went to Lavalava Island a long time ago, too. The folks in Yoshi's Village took really good care of me. What a wonderful place it was! Such a mild climate, and some of the tastiest foods! I remember eating picnic lunches on the beach, sea breezes... It was just fantastic. Oh, it's been too long! I must go again sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, I heard you went over the sea to Lavalava Island recently. I went to Lavalava Island a long time ago, too. The folks in Yoshi's Village took really good care of me. What a wonderful place it was! Such a mild climate, and some of the tastiest foods! I remember eating picnic lunches on the beach, sea breezes... It was just fantastic. Oh, it's been too long! I must go again sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you went over to Flower Fields recently. I've never been there myself, but the elder at Koopa Village, the esteemed Koopa Koot, told me once about the time he journeyed to Flower Fields in the days of his youth. According to his tale, he valiantly saved a big tree called Wise Wisterwood. Old Koopa Koot... He's told me a million stories about his travels. He was a famous explorer when he was younger, probably the most famous Koopa in the land. Perhaps it was Koopa Koot's influence that led Kolorado into the adventuring life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I heard you went over to Flower Fields recently. I've never been there myself, but the elder at Koopa Village, the esteemed Koopa Koot, told me once about the time he journeyed to Flower Fields in the days of his youth. According to his tale, he valiantly saved a big tree called Wise Wisterwood. Old Koopa Koot... He's told me a million stories about his travels. He was a famous explorer when he was younger. Probably the most famous Koopa in the land. Perhaps it was Koopa Koot's influence that led Kolorado into the adventuring life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. In all your travels, have you ever been to Star Haven? As far as I know, nobody has ever been there. It's too far off, way beyond the clouds. If I could have one wish, it would be to open a Toad House in Star Haven. Don't you think it would be amazing to live with the stars surrounding you? You could stay for free, of course, whenever you came. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O, memories of younger days♪ River runs with sunlit rays♪ We ramble as the music plays♪ Phew! What is it about the ocean that makes me want to sing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O, memories of younger days♪ River runs with sunlit rays♪ We ramble as the music plays♪ Phew! What is it about the ocean that makes me want to sing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An unknown town--Ooh!♪ I travel down--Oh yeah!♪ The locals frown--Get down!♪ Oops, I started singing again! What is it about the ocean that makes me want to sing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyy... Do you see something floating over there? See what I'm talking about? Well, if you go straight and walk onto the pier, you'll be able to see it. It bothers me for some reason. I think I just saw it move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyy... Do you see something floating over there? See what I'm talking about? Well, if you go straight and walk onto the pier, you'll be able to see it. It bothers me for some reason. I think I just saw it move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyy... Do you see something floating over there? See what I'm talking about? Well, if you go straight and walk onto the pier, you'll be able to see it. It bothers me for some reason. I think I just saw it move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That thing that looks like an island has been floating in the port for days. But just recently, it moved right next to the pier. Brr... I wonder if one day soon it'll come ashore... Ma... Mario, could you possibly go see if it's dangerous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Oh! It was only a whale, after all. Who'd be scared of a whale? M... Me? I... I don't remember that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where'd you go on the whale? Lavalava Island? Sweet! Of course, I've heard of it, but I've never gone there. It sounds like paradise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where'd you go on the whale? Lavalava Island? Sweet! Of course, I've heard of it, but I've never gone there. It sounds like paradise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That whale... It seemed like it was hurting before, but it looks fine now. Anything that big is bound to be a little scary at first, but now that I'm used to it, it's actually really cute! It makes me want to write a serenade for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That whale... It seemed like it was hurting before, but it looks fine now. Anything that big is bound to be a little scary at first, but now that I'm used to it, it's actually really cute! It makes me want to write a serenade for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That whale... It seemed like it was hurting before, but it looks fine now. Anything that big is bound to be a little scary at first, but now that I'm used to it, it's actually really cute! It makes me want to write a serenade for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Tis true, big fish I be getting when'er I fish here. Yar, I hear caterpillars be makin' the best bait. Ye Fuzzipede! Yer me bait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Tis true, big fish I be getting when'er I fish here. Yar, I hear caterpillars be makin' the best bait. Ye Fuzzipede! Yer me bait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stay still, curse yer hide! On the hook with ye! 'Twill hurt only a minute, ye blasted little wriggler! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hur? Blimey! The little wiggler's gone! Whar'd that Fuzzipede go? A fish took 'im, p'raps? Curse me foul luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hur? Blimey! The little wiggler's gone! Whar'd that Fuzzipede go? A fish took 'im, p'raps? Curse me foul luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That cursed Fuzzipede... Whar'd he squirm off to? Restin' in the wat'ry deep? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Tis no use, tryin' ter fish with no caterpillar... Gar, what a fix I be in! Well, there's nothin' for it but to find me diff'rent bait. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 'Tis no use, tryin' ter fish with no caterpillar... Gar, what a fix I be in! Well, there's nothin' for it but to find me diff'rent bait. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh, little matey! Looks like I had the wrong bait before! I'm reelin' in huge hauls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh, little matey! Looks like I had the wrong bait before! I'm reelin' in huge hauls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love ter sail the seven seas fishin' fer diff'rent fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love ter sail the seven seas fishin' fer diff'rent fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love ter sail the seven seas fishin' fer diff'rent fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jest cuz y'all are fishin' I got to be bait? Nuh uh! Yore a plumb fool! I may be a caterpilla but I've still got some rights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jest cuz y'all are fishin' I got to be bait? Nuh uh! Yore a plumb fool! I may be a caterpilla but I've still got some rights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cut it out, now, hear? I ain't gonna be bait! Leave off! C'mon, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey y'all... I'm not gonna be caught by that Fishmael fella agin, you kin believe that... I bet he ain't catching diddly without me! Hoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph. That durned Fishmael is catching tons o' fish. He don't even care that I ain't around anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph. That durned Fishmael is catching tons o' fish. He don't even care that I ain't around anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I decided that, in my next life, I'm gonna be a fish. And all I'm gonna do is drive that Fishmael nuts all the day long. Hoo wee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I decided that, in my next life, I'm gonna be a fish. And all I'm gonna do is drive that Fishmael nuts all the day long. Hoo wee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey y'all... I'm not gonna be caught by that Fishmael fella agin, you kin believe that... I bet he ain't catching diddly without me! Hoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Addressed to a person fishing at the port... Ah! This must be you. The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What's this, then? Shiver me timbers! Word from Koover! Muss T. said he wrote a letter, too. Everyone's got the fishin' bug! Time fer a fishin' trip! Ye should come along, Mario. Yar, that reminds me... I got a favor ter ask. Could yer deliver this to 'im? 'im? Why, the Koopa Troopa who asked you ter bring this letter to me! Koover's the name. Yar, and take good care, fer the luvva fishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm...hi. I'm Chanterelle. I'm known around here as the Pop Diva of Toad Town. Oh, I used to be able to sing any song perfectly, each note a masterpiece. Those times are behind me now...perhaps forever. The sight of Peach's Castle flying high into the sky was such a shock...I haven't been able to sing since then. And now... Now I am a Pop Diva who cannot sing... Cruel irony, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I am a Pop Diva who cannot sing... Cruel irony, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sweet voice! I long to sing! Please help me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My sweet voice! I long to sing! Please help me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thanks to you, I have found my voice once more! Please let me sing to express my deepest thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May I sing for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ♪♪♪ OK. Perhaps another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've made me so happy!♥ Let me begin... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Simon. I'm rhymin'. To folks who know it, I'm the Master Poet. Poor Pop Diva cannot sing, but my Lyrics are just the thing. If my Lyrics really rock, our Pop Diva will be cured of shock. I'm tragically stuck, though. 'cause my last line's a no-show. Later, plumbinator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If my Lyrics really rock, our Pop Diva will be cured of shock. I'm tragically stuck, though. 'cause my last line's a no-show. Later, plumbinator! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... That final "right" line just jumped into my mind! Sit tight...O plumbing knight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The race is won, now I'm done! I'm not really one to boast, but talent? I've got the most. Now to my Lyrics, raise a toast! Cha-ching! Pop Diva now will sing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... But... I'm afraid I just can't sing without any Music. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— !? Ooooh! Drat and drear! My mind wasn't clear! Lyrics aren't the only thing Pop Diva needs again to sing. Without Music, it's quite clear, the Diva's voice, none will hear. Hmmm, what shall I do... ...what shall I do... Who can pair my Lyrics and Music, too? ...I know who!! I heard a rumor that somewhere is a Composer beyond compare. Special power his Music brings. Can it help the Diva sing? Mario, I'm on my knees! Won't you help, pretty please? Here, take this and go! Find the Music, save our show! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard a rumor that somewhere is a Composer beyond compare. Special power his Music brings. Can it help the Diva sing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard a rumor that somewhere is a Composer beyond compare. Special power his Music brings. Can it help the Diva sing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! Say it's so! That's Music, no? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! That's the Music! Please do show! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please! It's time to sing. Come on, now, don't be so mean! You don't want to cause a scene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Hmmm... Oh yes, yes, yes! It's the best!! With this Music, we rejoice, for it will give Pop Diva voice! Now, Chanterelle. Please do tell. Will you sing this new song? Come now, we can't wait long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It's perfect! So beautiful! ... But... What if I can't sing it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, it'll be OK. You can do it. Nothing to it. Be courageous! Sing it loud! Warble on, sweet and proud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Yes... I will try to sing. Aaaaa aaaaaaaa OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bravo! Hear, hear! This sweet song has brought me tears! To Mario, our greatest thanks! Because of you, Pop Diva cranks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can sing! Laaa-diiiii! I'm overjoyed! Thank you! You saved me, Mario! I wish I could do more... but here's a small gift. Please treasure it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmm... Chanterelle's voice is even more sweet and tender than before. Her trials of these past days most likely helped her, in a way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmm... Chanterelle's voice is even more sweet and tender than before. Her trials of these past days most likely helped her, in a way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Who am I, you say? Why, my dear chap, I am none other than Kolorado, famed adventurer and archaeologist. I'm touring the world! And you're Mario, yes? What are you doing here? Well, I for one am traveling bravely to Lavalava Island in the southern sea to solve a diabolical mystery. It would seem that there are ancient treasures waiting in a volcanic cave. I'm in a bit of a fix, though. No way to get there, you see. Hmmm... Think now, Kolorado! How to cross the sea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear chap, I am traveling bravely to Lavalava Island in the southern sea to solve a diabolical mystery. It would seem that there are ancient treasures waiting in a volvanic cave. I'm in a bit of a fix, though. No way to get there, you see. Hmmm... Think now, Kolorado! How to cross the sea... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Kolorado, correct? I think I have a letter for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, good show! It's a letter from my wife. Thank you ever so, old chap. This is just what I needed to give me strength for the trip. ...I know! I'll pass this along as my most sincere thanks. I came across it while I was researching my latest project in Dry Dry Desert. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dry Dry Ruins dig grew tiresome for me. I left it in the hands of my assistants. I say...? Mario, That artifact of yours... That looks like... The subtle craftsmanship...indeed! It's a clue to Dry Dry Ruins! A careful study of this by an experienced archaeologist like me could well solve the mystery of the ruins! Mario! Old boy! Be a chum! Could you part with it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sadly, the excavation at Dry Dry Ruins is not all it could be... I was reluctantly forced to leave it to my assistants. Mario, old boy! I beg you to reconsider and give me that artifact! Dear man, have mercy! It is absolutely vital to my important research! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...old chum... I must have that artifact! I can't stop thinking of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear... Won't you change your mind? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, bother! I suppose nothing I can say will sway you. How tragic. How very sad. I guess I'll just suffer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheers, Mario! Smashing, really, old boy! Soon now, the mystery of Dry Dry Ruins will rise from the sands that conceal it! As a brilliant archaeologist, I say it must be so! Hmm, yes, of course, well. I suppose a thank-you gift is in order, eh, old boy? Here you go then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I found it in Dry Dry Desert. I have no use for it. Now then! Let's get down to brass tacks, eh? Let's solve this mystery in front of us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! Yeeowch! What are you doing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, good heavens! I was wondering what this was. It seems to be a huge tuna! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooog... I'm not a tuna. I'm a whale. ...And I have problems! It feels like something's jumping around in my belly! Ow ow ow... Help me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... I say... Old boy, this great tuna seems to have a bit of a bellyache. Mario, what say you lend the fish a hand, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I told you I'm not a tuna... I'm not even a fish... And I have a headache from your jumping around on me, too! Do you think you could check my belly? I'm begging you, please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, now, you really should help out, dear boy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me...? In there? Poppycock! My grandmother's last words, and I quote, were: "Do not go inside a giant tuna." I wouldn't hesitate, of course, being a fearless explorer, but dear boy, one simply can't ignore one's grandmother. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...something bouncing around in my stomach...I feel queasy... Please help me.... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you see what's going on in my stomach? What is it? Do something--fast! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw! My tongue! What are you doing!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! That hurt! What are you doing!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaaah! Who dat!! What d'you think you're doin' with that light? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, fella! You wanna piece o' this? You got it! I'm ornery as all get out! Prepare for some pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwww... Shucks! First I think I get away from that ol' fishin' man... and then I get all swallowed up by some huge fish... and then this fella with the mustache goes upside my head. I've just been fallin' outta fryin' pans into fires since I was just a grub. Talk about a lousy lot in life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, it's me! You know, the whale? Can you hear me? That stomachache seems to have cleared right up! I feel fantastic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whooooosh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's you, boy! You're that dumb ol' fish that ate me all up and such! You plumb idiot! You know, I thought I was a goner for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm awfully sorry. I was just having a nap with my mouth open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I suppose I can see my way to forgivin' you this time, but you just watch it. Er... I reckon I owe you some thanks, after all, Mr. Mustache. Y'all take care, now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whew! I feel so much better now! They should call you Dr. Mario! There must be some way I can express my gratitude! I've got it! I, the tuna, am... I mean... I, the whale, am quite good at swimming. To express my thanks, I'll take you anywhere you want to go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon the eavesdropping, but did you just say "anywhere"? Mario! You old tuna tamer! Accompany me to the shores of Lavalava Island! What a trip it'll be! The island will be wonderful! You must trust my instincts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Mario, didn't Twink say one of the Star Spirits was on Lavalava Island? This is just what we needed. Let's hop on this whale and go! But this Kolorado character... He'll probably be really disappointed if we don't take him along with us. I think the whale can carry us all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I think Twink said one of the Star Spirits was being held on Lavalava Island. This is quite timely. We'd better get on the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well now, Mario, wasn't Lavalava Island the place where one of the Star Spirits was being held? You remember what Twink said, don't you? I do, anyway. This is our chance. Let's get on the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I just remembered what Twink said. He said one of the Star Spirits was being held on Lavalava Island... This could be our chance. We'll get there on this whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I believe Twink said one of the Star Spirits was being held on Lavalava Island. Perfect timing. Let's ride the whale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, um... I think the Star Kid said a Star Spirit was...um, caught on the big Lavalava Island. We...um, we should go. Big whale give us a ride. Whee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Lavalava Island? Yes, of course I know where it is, but... There's a big volcano on the island and it's on the verge of erupting. Very dangerous. Do you still want to go? Well... OK, then. It's your call. Just let me know when you're ready to go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old boy, you must remember to take me to Lava- lava Island with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ulp. Sure this is safe, then? Make some room, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! We're off to Lavalava Island! The sea is calling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe we're on a tuna. Mario, do you ever think about how strange life can be? I do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to go to Lavalava Island? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just come speak to me when you want to go, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank heavens we've arrived! Now, tuna-ferrying is one experience I shan't do again. Cheers for the ride, though! I'm in your debt. For now, I'm heading back to Koopa Village to relax. My wife must be waiting for me. Perhaps our paths will cross again in the future, old boy! Cheerio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Woooooooooooooooooooh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeze wheeze wheeze... I...will never...swim again... for the rest...of...my life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Mario! You're mine this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ayaaaaaaaaah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeze wheeze wheeze... Here it comes! You... you'd better be ready! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gasp! Oh, no!! All that swimming! My HP is almost gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'll make up for my low HP by using my new skills! Check this out! More power!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know all of your fighting patterns now, Mario. See my gear? The spike, the wings... You can't attack me now! I'm the smartest fighter alive! I can't be defeated! Wa ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! What in the...? I didn't think you'd do that! Is that even legal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaaaaaugh--- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you know what? Now that I think about it... I have wings... If I had just flown to the island, I wouldn't have wasted my HP. Then I probably would have beaten Mario in no time! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Sigh......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aargh! No more time! Too bad!! Please try again next time. See you at the next trading event, all right? So long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad from the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? No? You don't have anything? Look, I can't trade with you unless you bring the item I told you to bring. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad from the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! This is the item for today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it wisely! See you again at the next trading event! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrong! Sorry. That's not the right item. As a penalty, I'm afraid I'll have to take this item away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? You don't want the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLOOPER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well. Looky here. Hello, hello, hello! Rip Cheato at your service. You're quite an enterprising fellow, finding this place. What am I doing here? Just doing a little business... and minding my own. You, my friend, have just stumbled into great fortune, for I have a deal for you. I have something special, and it costs only 64 coins. Deal? Trust me... It's a bargain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My good sir, you can't do without this one. It's worlds better than the last one, but for you, the price is the same: 64 coins. I, the eminent Rip Cheato, will sleep better knowing you've bought it, for you are a man of great taste. How about it? Do we have a deal or not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha... So you cannot resist the temptation of my goods! I knew you would return! If you miss this chance, you'll never again find this item at such a low, low price. Right now--just for you--I'll let it go for a mere 64 coins. Do we have a deal or not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done, my good man! I thank you deeply. Now, if you thought that item was good... I have something even better at the same price: 64 coins. But I warn you, this offer's only good right now. You'll be kicking yourself if you miss this opportunity! So how about it? Do we have a deal or not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okay...pinch your pennies. It's a shame, really. This item's so amazing... And, well...it could be gone when you come back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this is no good... I'm afraid I can't sell anything on credit. Try coming back when you have enough coins. You'd better hurry, though! Items as good as this one don't stay around forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this is unfortunate... You have too much stuff! Try coming back after selling or checking some of your items in a shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kaaaa-wiiiizzz! Chuck Quizmo's the name, and quizzes are my game! You want quizzes, I got 'em! If you can manage to answer my brain-busting questions correctly, then... Y... Yaa... Yaaaaaahooo! I'll give you a Star Piece! Want to try a quiz? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kaaaa-wiiiizzz! It's everyone's favorite quizmaster, Chuck Quizmo! Want to try the quiz? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kaaaa-wiiiizzz! It's everyone's favorite quizmaster, Chuck Quizmo! I know it's a pity, but this is our final quiz show. Time for the grand finale! I'm a man of a million questions, but this is the last one! Want to try the quiz? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then let's go to the question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, oh. Not up to it, huh? Maybe another time! Well, well... so long, farewell. 'Til we meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Tough luck, pal! Wrong answer! Better luck next time. Well, well... so long, farewell. 'Til we meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct! Congratulations! Here's your Star Piece! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've correctly answered {#} question{s} so far. Good luck next time! Well, well... so long, farewell. 'Til we meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct!! Congratulations! This is my last prize! A final Star Piece for you! Thanks for playing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've managed to correctly answer all {#} questions. Incredible!! Never in all my years did I think I'd find someone who had all the answers! This is truly a momentous and exciting day! I no longer have any regrets. I've reached my peak. I can now retire as quizmaster. Hee hee! Really? You flatter me! Perhaps our paths will cross again someday. 'Til then... so long, farewell. Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the Playroom! To play here, you need a Member Credit. The kind of game you can play depends on the kind of Member Credit you have. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario. Welcome to the Playroom! To play here, you need a Member Credit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the Playroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario! Are you enjoying the game? Did you know there's another game in this Playroom? If you get a Gold Credit, you can play the other one, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the Playroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please enjoy the game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! You have a Silver Credit. In that case, I'll make a pipe appear that will lead down to the Jump Attack floor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! You have a Gold Credit. In that case, I'll make a pipe appear that will lead down to the Smash Attack floor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! You have a Gold Credit. In that case, I'll make a pipe appear that will lead down to both the Jump Attack and Smash Attack floors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please enjoy the games. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Results for Jump Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Results for Smash Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Times Played ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins Won ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Highest Score ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Times ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, I haven't seen that old Koopa Troopa lately. He came here often, but he always lost a bundle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was never fun when that old Koopa Troopa lost. He'd blame it on everyone but himself then raise a big stink. Phew! It was a crazy scene. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, are you having a good time here at the Playroom, Mario? I heard the 9-Blocks Option in Jump Attack is really hard to clear successfully. Maybe I'll have better odds playing the 5-Blocks Option. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! So you come here, too. Having a good time? Smash Attack is pretty hard. I've never cleared it before. Have you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm winning big, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... I was so close today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I won a little today. Good luck, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh. Double ugh. Talk about rotten luck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, my good man! This is the floor for Jump Attack. Gimme a second, and I'll explain the rules for you. Eleven blocks will appear in the air. When you hit one, a panel will come out of it. There are four kinds of panels. The number of coins you get depends on the order you hit the panels in. {1-Coin Panel} This is a 1-Coin Panel. It will give you 1 coin. {5-Coin Panel} This is a 5-Coin Panel. It will give you 5 coins. {5-Times Panel} This is a 5-Times Panel. Your coins will be multiplied 5 times. {Bowser Panel} This is a Bowser Panel. If you find this panel, unfortunately, it's Game Over. If you clear the 9-Blocks Option, as a special bonus, your coins will be doubled. The rules are written on that board over there. I think you'll catch on quickly once you start playing. Anyway, you might as well try it at least once. You need ten coins to play. How about it? Wanna try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! You need ten coins to play. How about it? Wanna try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try to hit five blocks. Get ready to... JUMP... ATTACK!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try to hit seven blocks. Get ready to... JUMP... ATTACK!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try to hit nine blocks. Get ready to... JUMP... ATTACK!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever suits you. Come again sometime! See you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get jumping, Mario! You need to hit {#} more block{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops... Bummer! Game over. Too bad. Better luck next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5-Blocks Option cleared! You get {#} coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 7-Blocks Option cleared! You get {#} coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Yeah! 9-Blocks Option cleared! As a special bonus, your coins will be doubled! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You get {#} coins!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Mario, you don't have ten coins. You can't play the game without enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rules for Jump Attack When the game starts, eleven blocks will appear in the air. When you hit a block, a panel will come out of it. There are four kinds of panels. Hitting blocks is the only way to make the panels appear. The coins you get will be determined by the order you hit the panels in. {1-Coin Panel} This is a 1-Coin Panel. It will give you 1 coin. {5-Coin Panel} This is a 5-Coin Panel. It will give you 5 coins. {5-Times Panel} This is a 5-Times Panel. Your coins will be multiplied 5 times. {Bowser Panel} This is a Bowser Panel. If you find this panel, unfortunately, it's Game Over. If you clear the 9-Blocks Option, your coins will be doubled as a special bonus! You need ten coins to play. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario! This is the floor for Smash Attack. Let me explain the rules to you, OK? When the game starts, blocks will appear along the ground. When you hit a block, something will come out of it. {Peach Panel} You'll clear the game if you get ten of these Peach Panels before time runs out. If you hit a block where a Fuzzy or Bob-omb is hiding, it'll slow you down a bit. The time limit is 30 seconds. You need ten coins to play. Would you like to try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Smash Attack! You need ten coins to play. Like to give it a try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Mario, you don't have ten coins. Please bring more money with you next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready to get ten Peach Panels? Get set to... SMASH... ATTACK!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another time, perhaps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Game Over ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Game cleared! The remaining time is {#}.{#}... So, well... You get {#} coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Game cleared! The remaining time is... Oh. Too bad! Zero seconds. You don't get any coins. Better luck next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No more time! Too bad. Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rules for Smash Attack When the game starts, blocks will appear along the ground. When you hit a block, something will pop out of it. {Peach Panel} You'll clear the game if you get ten of these Peach Panels before time runs out. If you hit a block where a Fuzzy or Bob-omb is hiding, you'll be immobilized briefly. The time limit is 30 seconds. It costs ten coins to play. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— more ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— panels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe that Princess Peach's Castle was here just a little while ago. Wow! I was in the castle when it started to shake, but my lightning-quick feet got me out. I know Luigi made it out along with maybe a few others... But everyone else was taken. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't know how happy I am that you made it, Mario! If you weren't in the mix, I don't know what kind of chance we'd have. I'm rooting for you, Mario! You've got to save the princess and everyone else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't know how happy I am that you made it, Mario! If you weren't in the mix, I don't know what kind of chance we'd have. I'm rooting for you, Mario! You've got to save the princess and everyone else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How depressing... Nothing but a big hole where there was once a beautiful castle. The garden... Ruined. Why do I torture myself by coming here all the time? I just can't help it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How depressing... Nothing but a big hole where there was once a beautiful castle. The garden... Ruined. Why do I torture myself by coming here all the time? I just can't help it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think! When the castle was here, it was always bustling. Now no one walks here... I can't believe it, but I actually miss the crowds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think! When the castle was here, it was always bustling. Now no one walks here... I can't believe it, but I actually miss the crowds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think! When the castle was here, it was always bustling. Now no one walks here... I can't believe it, but I actually miss the crowds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To think! When the castle was here, it was always bustling. Now no one walks here... I can't believe it, but I actually miss the crowds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes I feel confident that the castle will be back here soon and that these days will seem like a dark dream. Pure fantasy, perhaps. But that doesn't stop me from wishing from the bottom of my heart that it'll happen someday. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes I feel confident that the castle will be back here soon and that these days will seem like a dark dream. Pure fantasy, perhaps. But that doesn't stop me from wishing from the bottom of my heart that it'll happen someday. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even now, I still take walks to Shooting Star Summit. I have so many beautiful memories of trekking up there to see the Stars. Now, though... Now we can't see any stars at all. How I miss them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even now, I still take walks to Shooting Star Summit. I have so many beautiful memories of trekking up there to see the stars. Now, though... Now we can't see any stars at all. How I miss them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even now, I still take walks to Shooting Star Summit. I have so many beautiful memories of trekking up there to see the stars. Now, though... Now we can't see any stars at all. How I miss them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even now, I still take walks to Shooting Star Summit. I have so many beautiful memories of trekking up there to see the stars. Now, though... Now we can't see any stars at all. How I miss them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beg of you, Mario! Save all those poor captives in the castle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Muss T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly received. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's from Mr. Goompapa. That old codger! We think alike, he and I. It's been ages since I saw him. Too long, indeed! This reminds me... I was just thinking about sending a letter to one of my other friends. Your timing is perfect. This letter is to my friend. His name is Koover, and he lives in Koopa Village. I'd like you to deliver this to him. I'll bet he's near the entrance to the village. He usually hangs out in front of the Toad House that's right on the edge of town. No big rush, but it would be nice if he got it soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome Mario... We've been waiting for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the 7 Star Spirits. Our job is to grant the wishes of good people from our home in Star Haven, a place high beyond the sky. We're going to tell you something incredibly important. Please listen carefully. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The other day, Bowser and his followers invaded our peaceful Star Haven. They stole our prized treasure, the Star Rod, which we've cared for since the beginning of time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Rod... ...is powerful beyond belief. It can grant any wish. For as long as we can remember, Bowser has been making wishes like, for instance... "I'd like to trounce Mario" or "I want Princess Peach to like me." Of course, Stars ignore such selfish wishes. As a result, his wishes were never granted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser...that fiend... When he found out that we were ignoring his wishes, he came and stole the Star Rod so he could grant his own wishes. He seems content right now, mainly because he defeated you and captured the princess. Soon enough, though, I fear he will wish for more...and then terrible things will happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is the responsibility of the 7 Star Spirits to keep the Star Rod safe and use it properly. We must get the Star Rod back from Bowser and return it to its rightful place! In order to do this, Mario, we need your help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sadly... ...right now you are not strong enough to challenge Bowser... ...he has made himself all- powerful by making wishes with the Star Rod. He is terrible to behold! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once we 7 Star Spirits are reunited in Star Haven, we can give you the power to fight Bowser even with his newfound strength. With our help, you can prevail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...we are... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alas... We've nearly exhausted our power to talk to you. Although it looks like we're there beside you, it is only an illusion. We're using all of our strength to communicate with you over a great distance. But even now, our strength is fading... We've been caught and are being held by Bowser's followers in different places throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Please, Mario, first of all, you must rescue us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In order to take the Star Rod back from Bowser... and save Princess Peach... we need your help... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Mario... you are our last hope... and we will... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... It looks like things are a lot more serious than I thought... Do you think the princess is going to be all right? I'm really worried about her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sorry, sorry, so sorry! I'm in a huge hurry!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...it's...!? You're Mario, aren't you!? Thank the Stars I found you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do you do? I'm Twink. Princess Peach asked me to bring something to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... Yes, here it is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, this is it! Take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the "Lucky Star" from Princess Peach. Now that it's yours, you can use the "action command." May I take a moment to explain what the action command is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is important, Mario. I think you'll want to know about this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! OK! Great! I don't even have to explain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let me explain. Let me see... Hang on. You! Behind Mario! Would you mind helping me demonstrate something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? The name's Goombario. Of course I'll help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario and Goombario. Let's begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, Mario, choose the Jump command and then decide which enemy you want to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you decide on the enemy, the explanation of the action command will appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right now! Just before stomping the enemy. Press {A} at exactly this moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} at exactly this moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you see "Nice" appear, it means you've successfully used the action command! When you do, you'll increase the amount of damage you do. OK, now this time, Goombario, you try to attack Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Here it comes, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right now! Press {A} just before the attack strikes you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! You successfully used the action command. This will reduce the amount of damage you receive. Often you'll have to use different techniques to make use of the action command. It depends on the attack. Try attacking by Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Often you'll have to use different techniques to make use of the action command. It depends on the attack. Try attacking by Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you choose an enemy to attack, move the Control Stick to the left. OK. Move the Control Stick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move the Control Stick to the left and keep it there. Don't let it go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ flashes as soon as your power reaches its maximum. That's when you let go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! You successfully used the action command! Well, Mario, do you understand the ins and outs of the action command? Let's practice a bit to make sure you've mastered how to use it properly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, do you understand the ins and outs of the action command? Let's practice a bit to make sure you've mastered how to use it properly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't need to practice anymore...? That's our Mario! You're a quick learner. Well, I guess that's about all I can teach you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The action command will serve you well, so practice it. If you're done with this training session, choose the End Training command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done, Mario!! You successfully used the action command. You have great timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Almost!! That was a little bit too early. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Almost!! That was a little bit too late. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I guess that's about all I can teach you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you understand how to use the action command properly, you'll be even more powerful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Terrific! You'll be much tougher in battle now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? It can't be... Were you following me!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a foolish Star Kid!! I knew that if I followed you, I'd find Mario! If I defeat Mario right now, I'll be famous! I'll tell Kammy Koopa! She'll shower me with praise! She'll give me a raise! Here I come!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done, Mario! You're as strong as they say. I know that you'll be able to defeat Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to return to Princess Peach's side. I'm not strong enough to really help her, but at least I can tell her you're OK. Well, Mario... ...see you later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear! I almost forgot to tell you the message from Princess Peach. "I'm all right, so don't worry about me..." ...that's exactly what she said. I get the feeling, though... ...that she's very lonely. Anyway, I'll do my best to help the both of you! But please be brave! You must save Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There he goes... back to Bowser's Castle. What a brave little guy... OK, Mario, let's get down to business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... My, my...♥ I foresaw your arrival, Mario. My name is Merluvlee. I'm a stunning fortune-teller. My noble calling is to read fortunes while looking absolutely ravishing. I can help you find what you seek. My twinkle star here will show me all that's hidden. My, my...♥ Tell me... Shall I read your fortune? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... My, my...♥ We meet again, Mario! My noble calling is to read fortunes while looking absolutely ravishing. I can help you find what you seek. Tell me... Shall I read your fortune? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... My, my...♥ Shall I read something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It appears you have found all that I can show you. Don't be a stranger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my...♥ Are you sure? If ever you seek something, please call upon me again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my...♥ How unfortunate! You don't have enough coins. Alas, I can't read your fortune. Please call upon me again once you've saved up some coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Piece, is it? My, my...♥ OK♥ I'll now read your fortune with grace and unrivaled good looks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge, is it? My, my...♥ OK♥ I'll now read your fortune with grace and unrivaled good looks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Block, is it? My, my...♥ OK♥ I'll now read your fortune with grace and unrivaled good looks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaaa--------!! Twinkle light! Twinkle bright!! Waaa------pang!! Woooo-----poy!! Wa, waa, waaaaa...!!! Uh huh...! Oh yeah...! ♥ Master Star! Fill my eyes with the light of that which I seek! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alas... At the moment, there are no Star Pieces within your reach. Do not give up hope, though. There are some beyond my vision. Trust in your lucky star and you'll find people who possess Star Pieces. I must give you a full refund for such a poor reading... Please return to me again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alas... At the moment, there are no Badges within your reach. I must give you a full refund for such a poor reading... Please return to me again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alas... At the moment, there are no Super Blocks within reach. I must give you a full refund for such a poor reading... Please return to me again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... My, my...♥ Hello there, Mario! This spot is a little tight for fortune-telling. If you want your fortune read, talk to me over the counter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Excuse me? You want... ...my autograph? My, my... Mercy!♥ Are you sure it's mine you want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You really do? Well! This is a first! What shall I do...? Ah...of course!♥ I don't mean to be a stick-in-the-mud...but I'll give you the autograph on one condition. A small favor... I want you to visit my twin sister and fetch a Crystal Ball from her. She lives in a back alley in Dry Dry Outpost. Her name is Merlee. Well, Mario... Would you♥? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen my sister yet? I'm sorry...but I simply can't give you an autograph until you fulfill your promise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mercy!♥ Thank you! I'll cherish this. And for you...here is my autograph, as promised. It'll be valuable someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the famous Merlow of Shooting Star Summit. I collect Star Pieces. I have the biggest collection! Mister! You have any Star Pieces? If you do, I'll swap some cool Badges for them! How 'bout it? Let's swap! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the famous Merlow of Shooting Star Summit. Got any Star Pieces? I'll swap my Badges for them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you wanna trade Star Pieces for Badges, do you? But I don't have any more Badges! You tapped me out! I'm sorry. See you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to trade more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... I can tell you don't have any Star Pieces. Sorry, then. No can do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which Badges do you want to swap for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... Did you change your mind? I see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to exchange "{x}" for {#} Star Pieces. The number of BP you'll need for this Badge is "{#}". Is this the Badge you want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to exchange "{x}" for {#} Star Piece. The number of BP you'll need for this Badge is "{#}". Is this the Badge you want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... Did you change your mind? You're an indecisive guy! OK, OK. You want to trade for a different Badge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! These Star Pieces really help round out my collection! Please come back and swap some more with me sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right then, mister. Why don't we swap some more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't want to? Oh well. At least I was able to add to my radical Star Piece collection. Please come back and swap some more with me sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are Merlow, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter for me? From Merle in Starborn Valley? Wow! News from my dad! Thanks, Mr. Postman! My dad writes all the time because he worries about me. My sisters and I are totally bad about writing back, though. Maybe I oughta write him a little more often, huh? This is a treasure that I've kept for a long time. I'm gonna give it to you as thanks. You could always come back and swap me something for it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, can you hear me...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to open the entrance to Star Way. Enter this path without fear. The Star Way continues all the way up here to Star Haven. We 7 Star Spirits will be waiting for you here. We wish to give you our remaining Power. With this Power, you will be able to stand up to the Star Rod Bowser holds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We anxiously await you... Mario, make haste to Star Haven! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good afternoon, ... or good evening, maybe? In Star Haven you can see stars all the time. There used to be a lot more shooting stars...but that was before the Star Rod was taken. The beauty of this place was incredible back then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I first heard that all the Star Spirits were captured and the Star Rod was stolen, I lost it. I figured, this is it! This is the end of the world! But now, all of the Star Spirits have safely returned. It just goes to show you never give up hope. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the news first hit that the Star Spirits had been taken away, a friend of mine was so shocked that he got sick. His shining light faded way down to a mere flicker. Since the Star Spirits have come back, he's regaining a healthy glow. You're a lightsaver, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our precious Star Spirits have returned! Oh, happy day! It's all because of you! I guess we'll all "wish upon a Mario" from now on! Every Star owes you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It gives me great joy to hear of the Star Spirits' return. Our only wish now is for the return of the Star Rod. It seems so odd...a Star making a wish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! Need a little rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Are you sure? You seem pretty healthy to me. Even so, would you care to stay over anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See you again soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please relax. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Take care! Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you finally made it. The time has come to take the fight to Bowser's turf. Now... Hold still while we 7 join together to bestow upon you our final Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you use this Power, you can drain the power of the Star Rod whenever Bowser uses it. Ah yes! And one more thing, I have one final gift which should come in handy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the legendary Star Ship of Star Haven. Bowser is keeping his castle way up in the sky. With this ship, however, you can reach it. Climb aboard! On to Bowser's Castle! We will always be with you. Whenever you are in need, use our Powers to help you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look... ...a shooting star! Princess... come back... Princess... come back... Princess... come back... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you wish for something? I hope your dreams come true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me too!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to see the princess... I want to see the princess... I want to see the princess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to eat Shroom Cake... I want to eat Shroom Cake... I want to eat tons and tons of Shroom Cake... Oh, shooting star... Please fulfill my wishes... Pretty please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank heavens! He's been gravely injured, but I think he'll recover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But Bowser has the Star Rod! Now he's mightier than Mario! It's hopeless! All is lost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everybody just calm down. As long as we keep it together, there's always hope. Now... Our fates are in Mario's hands. We must try to revive him. Gather round, everyone. Send Mario your power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew...that's it. That's all we can do right now. Mario... Please get up... Please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It really sounded like something fell somewhere around here... Oh... Who could that be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This red shirt, this hat, and this mustache... You know, this really looks like the one and only Mario! It couldn't be...could it? The real Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Wake up! C'mon!! Up and at 'em!! Oh no! He won't wake up!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, oh, what am I gonna do!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad!! Goom-pa!! Goom-ba-rio!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Can you hear me, Mario...? I'm Eldstar, a Star Spirit... I have something very important to tell you... It concerns the princess...and all of the Mushroom Kingdom... But sadly, I haven't the strength to talk to you here... Mario... I need to have you come to Shooting Star Summit. Please... Mario... We Star Spirits will be waiting for you at the summit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...Mario! I'm so happy to see you awake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You haven't opened your eyes for days and days! Everyone's been worried sick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place? This is Goomba Village. It's a tiny village that's just west of Toad Town. The only residents are me and a single family of Goombas. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goombas in the family are just the nicest folks you'll ever meet. They're the ones who found you unconscious in the forest and carried you here to get better. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? A Star with a mustache? You're saying a star told you to go to Shooting Star Summit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, I saw nothing like that. And I sure didn't see anyone come in or out of this house. I wonder, Mario... Maybe you just had a dream? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Although maybe not... It could have been some sort of message from a Star Spirit. They live in Star Haven. Shooting Star Summit is the nearest place to Star Haven, so that would make sense... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows? In any case, I'm glad to see you've recovered. I know the Goombas would be happy if you paid them a visit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please feel free to come here anytime you get tired. A good nap will work wonders when you're feeling weak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Mind!" Anytime you feel tired, a good rest will fix you right up. Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Toad House! Our slogan is, "Refresh your Body and Mind!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? You look pretty healthy to me. Are you sure you want to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make yourself comfortable and enjoy your stay. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Take care now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, you startled me! Hm, yes, Mario, isn't it? So you've awakened at last! Good! Knew you'd pull through! Call me Goompa. I'm the Goomba grandfather, so...I'm Goompa. I'm sorry, but would you mind giving me the details later? I'm pretty busy fixing the veranda. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you feel that earthquake the other day, young feller? It caused all kinds of damage. But little by little, Goompapa and I are fixing it all up. Folks are saying the center of the earthquake was right at Princess Peach's Castle. Boy, I sure hope not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you feel that earthquake the other day, young feller? It caused all kinds of damage. But little by little, Goompapa and I are fixing it all up. Folks are saying the center of the earthquake was right at Princess Peach's Castle. Boy, I sure hope not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never worry, kids, here I am. Thanks to young Mario here, I made it back all right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that thing locked? Let me open it up for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa! Where've you been? I looked outside and...wow! Both you and the veranda were just plain gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa, I was very, very worried about you! Really worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, kids, I apologize. I didn't mean to make you fret. You just take it easy, now. I'm back safe and sound. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Before I forget, I've decided to give you something, Mario. Wait here a minute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Hey... That dolly you've got... That's the one Goombaria lost! She was looking all over for it. Would you give it back to her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, that's just mean, Mario... I guess you can just give it back when you're done with it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's my dolly! Dolly, dolly! You're back!! Thank you so much!♥ I'm so happy... My sweet dolly! Don't you ever get lost again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's a present from me! Look at the pretty glitter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And take this, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You always seem to beat up your enemies... Do you work out? I study self-defense by reading books by the masters and listening to Dad and Goompa. And, I also exercise every day so I can be strong like you! It's starting to show, too! I'm getting big muscles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Goombario's head is hard as a rock now! Tee hee! When he does his Headbonk move, it really, really hurts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, be quiet, Goombaria! You're embarrassing me! Of course, it IS true... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to have kept you waiting, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's OK, Goompa! We're just rapping with Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. "Rapping," huh? Sorry. I wanted to give this to Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is called a Badge. If you wear this, you'll be able to do a Power Jump, which means you'll be able to do a lot more damage with your Jump attack. But listen here, and listen well. You'll only be able to do it if you're wearing the Badge. You'd better try it first. Putting Badges on and taking them off is a vital skill. Would you like a quick lesson in how to use the Badges you collect during your travels? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better listen, Mario. This is really important! Could I please give you a brief lesson in Badges? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, I trust you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then press {S}. The menu will open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now remember, you need FP (Flower Points) to use this Power Jump technique. {Recovery Block} Do you remember that we saw a block like this on the way back to the village? Well, these blocks will restore not only HP but also FP. They're lifesavers, Mario! Use them whenever your HP and FP reserves are getting low. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the by, Mario, I heard from Gooma... You're taking it upon yourself to try to rescue the princess from Bowser's clutches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah! Mario can beat Bowser with one hand tied behind his back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hush, now, Goombario. Mario, please take this Hammer. It should serve you well. If I were just a bit younger, I'd accompany you on your trip. I'd have done some damage! The years have started to weigh on me, though. I tell you, this lower back pain... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Adventure...you're so lucky! Princess-rescuing is so cool! I really want to be an adventurer, too, someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me too!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Here's an idea! Goombario... Perhaps the timing is perfect. You are no longer a child, and evil times are upon us. I'm sure Mario will agree... You should accompany Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Really!? May I go, Goompa!? May I really go!? Yes!!!!! Oh yeah!!! Mario! You won't regret this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Way to go, Goombario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I know Goombario will prove to be a worthy companion. ...Well, I think it's about time for my nap. I'll be in the house. Good-byes have a way of making this old Goomba get weepy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is so cool! Mario! Let's go!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is so cool! Mario! Let's go!! But wait... Your HP looks a little low. Maybe you ought to take a rest at the Toad House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Goombario, I expect that you'll become a fine, upstanding young Goomba by the time you return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you should know that danger lurks everywhere. It can even strike while you're fixing the veranda! I know you get used to danger while you're adventuring, but don't ever scoff at it! You should always be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario, how goes the adventure thus far? Are you keeping cool? Keep your wits about you and you'll beat Bowser hands down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, how have you been? You must have traveled all over the Mushroom Kingdom by now! Is Goombario pulling his weight? The day you beat Bowser will be a fine time, yes indeedy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, how are you doing? I'm waiting for the day you come back a full-grown Goomba of the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even out here we hear stories of your remarkable deeds! Keep up the good work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, Your family misses you. Come back to us soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa, I'll do my best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Goompa, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now what could this be...? Koopa Koot...? Eh...I have a bad feeling about this, so I'll read it later. It's probably the old Koot's usual backstabbing gossip. He really needs to get out more. What's the point of sending all of these gossipy letters? Huh? I know you're pretty busy, so thanks for delivering this. Why don't you take this as a token of my thanks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm, Mario. It looks like something else is on your mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Koopa Koot said he wants "The Tape" back? That old Koopa... How does he remember things from so long ago? OK... Wait for just a minute. I'll bring it out for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here. This is it. When you see that old Koopa, give him my regards. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? You want to know what's on The Tape, do you? Oh, no no... I'm sorry... I'm afraid I can't tell you at the moment. It was great, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Mario! I'm Goombario. I'm your biggest fan! You don't know what this means for me to meet you! Seriously! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I know all about your adventures around the world. You've been everywhere! And you always get the best of the bad guys. Every time! You're the coolest! I wanna be just like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I know all about your adventures around the world. You've been everywhere! And you always get the best of the bad guys. Every time! You're the coolest! I wanna be just like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario... My dad was looking for you. He said to tell you that he finished fixing the gate. So I guess now you can travel east to Toad Town and Shooting Star Summit, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey...I know that ol' Koopa! That was Kammy Koopa! She's way up in the ranks of the Koopa clan. Some people call her the brains behind Bowser. Boy, she sure looked like one mean Koopa, didn't she? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy, Mario! Feeling better? Feel free to rest in our house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You what? You have to leave right now? ...Oh, Shooting Star Summit. Something important, no doubt. Well, I believe that the summit is near Toad Town. You'll have to wait a bit. I have to fix this gate before you can head out to the east. That earthquake the other day really did a job on it. Did you feel that quake? Shoot! I thought the sky was falling. Just relax and don't worry. I'll have this fixed in a jiffy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just a little while longer... This hinge on the bottom of the gate is kind of tricky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo! What a job! Sorry to have kept you waiting. The gate is finally fixed. If you take this road straight ahead, you'll eventually reach Toad Town, the home of Princess Peach's Castle. I believe that Shooting Star Summit is just beyond there. It's too bad you can't stay... I feel like I just met you! But duty calls, I know. Come back and visit if you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy, Mario! Feeling better? Feel free to rest in our house. It's not such a shabby place. It may look a little unkempt at the moment, but I'm fixing all the earthquake damage. In fact, I just spent ages fixing this gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You what? You have to leave right now? ...Oh, Shooting Star Summit. Something important, no doubt. Well, I believe that the summit is near Toad Town. If you take this road straight ahead, you'll eventually reach Toad Town, the home of Princess Peach's Castle. I believe that Shooting Star Summit is just beyond there. It's too bad you can't stay... I feel like I just met you! But duty calls, I know. Come back and visit if you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Best of luck, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heee!! Yee hee heee!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh heh heh... Ah, my instincts were right... Mario... I can't believe you're on your feet after taking such a beating from King Bowser. You're a hardy one, all right. I was smart to come here to check on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh...what? What's that, Daddy!? What's that weird flying thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weird? You rude little... I am a beautiful Koopa with a beautiful name: Kammy Koopa! Hmmmph!! I wish I had time to teach you a lesson, brat! But no. Mario! Hear this! It is useless for you to try to save Princess Peach. Ridiculous! Laughable! As you have seen, King Bowser is more powerful than even you can deal with this time. Here's a gift from him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah heh heh heh! Mario! You will kneel and weep when you see the wonderful changes King Bowser's made! Your world is ours now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh ho hyuck heh heh HA!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmmmm... I just fixed that gate... Nobody say "gate" to me... Kammy Koopa, that fiend! Did you hear what she said about the princess? It didn't sound good. I hope nothing's happened to her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... Wha... What!? Bowser went and kidnapped Princess Peach?! Again?! Oh, unbelievable! And now you have to go to Shooting Star Summit and help save her, right? Ummmm... This could be a problem. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad, we've just gotta do something, right? Mario's gotta save the princess! Nobody else can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmmmmm... Oh, here's an idea! Maybe we can break this block with Goompa's big Hammer! I think he's using it now to fix the veranda. Go ask him for it, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think Goompa is fixing the veranda on the house. I'm thinking his Hammer might be able to break this block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad! Did ya hear? I'm going out adventuring with Mario! I'll make you proud, Dad, I swear it! Just wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do your best, son. You've grown into a strong boy. I know you'll be a great help. It's a good thing you've spent so much time training, huh? Now do your old Goompapa proud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There we go! Problem solved. I have a feeling your road will be lined with difficulties, so try not to overdo it. Be watchful, yet stay cool. A calm mind is the wisest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hang on now, Mario! I noticed you aren't wearing the Badge Goompa gave you. You know, that Badge won't do anything if you don't wear it. I think you'd better put that thing on before you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's simple, Mario. Just keep going straight on this road to find Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy! Welcome back to Goomba Village, Mario! How's the adventure going? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy, Mario. How're you doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy, Mario. How's my son Goombario doing? Hey, by the way, I named the lad after you, Mario. I always wanted my son to grow up to be strong like you. He went a little overboard... Now he's way too energetic! Ha, ha, ha, ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, how goes it, son? I can't wait to hear about all the remarkable things you're out doing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It must be pretty gloomy around the castle, huh? I'm sure the people there are depending on you, Mario. The only way to help them is to beat Bowser and save Princess Peach. Please hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, do your best to help Mario, OK? I'll make a wish to the Stars for you to have good luck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Goompapa, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks. Much obliged, Mr. Postal Worker! ...Oh, great news! Fishing is one of my hobbies, and this is from a friend who's planning a fishing trip. I can't wait... ...Oh... Sorry to pile work on you, but could I give you a letter? If it's at all possible for you, could you deliver this to a Toad named Muss T.? He hangs around the castle garden. I'd really appreciate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Goompapa! Parakarry here. I have a letter for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, sir. What would we do without postal service? Oh, how interesting... A letter for Goombaria. I guess I could open it... I remember she wrote a letter just the other day and I was wondering what it was. I see. I guess it was a question. And this seems like the answer. It looks pretty complicated... but I think I understand. I'll tell her all about it. Thanks so much for the prompt delivery. Here, take this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, land sakes! Mario! So nice to meet you! My! I'm so glad you woke up! I can't tell you how worried I was when you were just lying there asleep for so long. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should know that my son, Goombario, is a big fan of yours. All he does the livelong day is train and tell people how he wants to be great like you. I tell him, "Goombario! It's all well and good to train, but don't you go getting into danger!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa...? I thought he was fixing the veranda. I think... He most likely had the Hammer you're looking for, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mom! I get to go with Mario! I promise when I come back, I'll bring home souvenirs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my little baby! I can't believe you're going out into the world with Mario! Now you listen! You be a good boy, you hear! Don't cause Mario any trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know, Mom, sheesh. I'll be good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, you mind your mom! Wear a sweater when it's cold! Don't be picky about your food! Don't start fights! Be polite! Don't boast about all the things Goompa taught you as if you already knew them!! And remember... And... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urgh... Mom always nags me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now hush! Mario, please take good care of my sweet little Goombario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, please take good care of my sweet little Goombario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, land sakes! Mario! Is my Goombario bothering you? He can be a real handful, sometimes, so I worry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Mom! C'mon, cut it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that Toad Town has finally calmed down a bit. Finally! It's been ages since I went shopping in peace! We owe it all to you, Mario. ...Or maybe, possibly, my dear son Goombario helped? A little, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, c'mere. I'm sure you're working hard. Let me just get that gunk off your face. Hold still. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Mom, quit it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do love to shop, but the problem with Toad Town is that there are just too many things. Still, it's nice to be in a busy area now and then. I think the next time I shop, I'll bring Goombaria. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, good luck, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you look better. I'm so glad... I was really worried about you, because you were lying there in the forest and you didn't open your eyes at all the whole time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was the one who found you, you know, Mario. Me! Goombaria! I was in the forest and I found you and then I called Daddy and Goompa and Goombario. And then they came and got you and I'm glad you're better! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was the one who found you, you know, Mario. Me! Goombaria! I was in the forest and I found you and then I called Daddy and Goompa and Goombario. And then they came and got you and I'm glad you're better! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wanted to go with you, too, you know, but Daddy told me it was too dangerous, so I have to stay here instead. Hmmph. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa! Come out here! Mario's in trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not fair! Goombario always gets to do all the fun stuff! Mario, when I grow up, can I go on an adventure, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Have you been beating up lots and lots of bad guys? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I wanna go with you like Goombario gets to! You go to all kinds of pretty towns and places, don't you? I wanna go, too! I wanna go! Why can't I go, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're just a little too young right now, Goombaria. You wouldn't believe how hard life is out on the road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up, Goombario! Stop smiling! I wanna go, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone in the world is counting on you, huh, Mario? How do you deal with the pressure all the time? Well, if it helps at all, you can depend on me, Mario. I'll grow up extra fast so I can help you out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, do you actually do anything? I never hear about anything you do. Only Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course you don't hear!! My role is to assist Mario, not to be the hero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? Really...? You fibber... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please take care of Goombario, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, Mario!! That dolly you're holding is mine. I know it! Give it back! Pretty please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That dolly you are holding is mine, I know it! Give it back! Pretty please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You meanie, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thanks, Mario! You're sweet!♥ Here, you can have this. Isn't it pretty, the way it glitters in the sun? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And take this too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario. Hello, dearie. You may call me Gooma. I'm a Goomba grandmother, so that's where I got the name. Ho ho ho ho. Have you already met my lovely grandchildren? Aren't they sweet? Especially little Goombaria. Why, she looks just like I did when I was young... Ho ho ho ho. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're quite a looker, aren't you? Why, if I were just 10 years younger, and single, of course... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you looking for Goompa? He was just on the veranda. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good health is all that matters! Stay healthy no matter what. Don't overwork yourself, and take a rest when you're weary. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care, Goombario. You're already one fine Goomba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a bad feeling in my bones these days. Evil things are afoot, I think. I wish that everyone could just live together in peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What lovely weather today! The laundry's already dry. How's my Goombario doing? I get so much joy just seeing my grandchildren's cute faces... Ho ho ho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is Goombario leaving again? I miss you when you're not around here, little Goomba! You hurry up and finish this trip and come home to Gooma! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure our little Goombario is trying his best and is doing all sorts of great deeds. But I still miss him when he's gone, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure our little Goombario is trying his best and is doing all sorts of great deeds. But I still miss him when he's gone, you know. Goombario... When will you be able to stay at home for a while? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my back... Hm? Who's that? That you, Mario? I remember a great crashing noise and then the veranda collapsed and I fell. Did you fall, too? Just stepped out the door into thin air, did you? Well, we're both OK. Problem is, we can't get home because that block is in the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block... This block shouldn't be here. Well, this is a problem for us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......Huh? A Hammer? Oh, of course! Um... Where did it go? I was using it to fix the veranda, so it's likely around here somewhere... Hm! Nowhere to be seen. I guess it must have fallen somewhere over there. Mario, we'd better look for it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hammer has got to be somewhere close by. {Hammer} It looks just like this. Look for bushes that might cover it up. If "!" appears over your head, you can press {A} to search. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!! There we go! That's it! That's the Hammer! I'll wager that if you use that Hammer, you can break the block that's in our way. You can also use the Hammer to hit trees and make them sway. Sometimes stuff will fall out! You can use it by pressing {B}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Well now! I believe that's the dolly that Goombaria said she lost! She'll no doubt be overjoyed if you give it back to her. So many people lose things all over the place, you know. It almost makes one feel like looking around everywhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Well! We found the Hammer, so I guess we should head for home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Youch!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you guys!? This is my playground, idiots! Nobody sets foot in here without my permission! Nobody! Prepare to start crying at the feet of Master Jr. Troopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, this is Jr. Troopa. He's the boss of the neighborhood gang. A bit of a bully, obviously. He's more bark than bite. You can beat him easily. Just boost yourself up and don't take any lip! I'll stay right here behind you and watch your progress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, excellent! Good move! Go on!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrr!! I'm just getting warmed up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you've almost got him! Keep it up! Go on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, you asked for it! Say hello to Jr. Troopa's special attack! Full power!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, that was wonderful fighting. You got Star Points! You get Star Points every time you beat an enemy. Every time you save up 100 Star Points, you'll go up a level. Always try hard to get points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoooooot!! I was winning, too! I'll be back, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean it, I'll be back!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heads up, Mario! I see bad Goombas ahead. They're loyal to Bowser. If they see you, they'll attack you without hesitation. If you can successfully attack an enemy in the field with a Jump or Hammer, you'll get the First Strike when you enter the battle. Striking first really helps when it comes to battling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen up, Mario. The enemy's flying. Your Hammer won't reach enemies in the air. To attack airborne enemies, use a Jump attack. You can jump over one enemy to attack one behind it, too. This is good advice. Remember it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spiked Goomba. See the spike on his head? Be careful not to jump on him. You'll definitely get hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Mario, during a battle, you can change the order we attack in with {Z}. I can attack first if you want. I don't mind at all! Just keep it in mind, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey! Hold it right there! You! Yeah you, suspicious guy! Don't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aha, you're Mario! I knew it. You can't go past here, Mr. Big Shot. It's a direct order from the Goomba King. That's right! I'm sorry, but the only way by is through the Goomba Bros. That's me, Red Goomba, and my brother, Blue Goomba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get him, Blue Goomba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah! Let's do it, my red brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! How'd you like some of this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Re... Red Goomba, my brother... Noooooo! You meanie, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue, Blue Goomba!!!!! Gaaah! My little brother! You'll pay for that, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Geeaaaah!!! I... I'll let you go for now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Goomba! Help us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario beat us up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, look, Mario! See that building over there? I'm pretty sure there used to be a bridge on the other side. I wonder what happened to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario, it's true! You've made it this far. I respect you for that. Unfortunately, this is as far as you'll ever get. Because I, the great and powerful King Goomba, will see to it that you advance no farther! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You hear that, Mario! No farther! Not one step! Are you scared, little man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah ha ha!!! Yeah, you're scared, all right. You wanna say you're sorry? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... That King Goomba is... really huge! I'm sure he's no match for you, though, Mario! Let's get him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready to meet my wrath, Mario? You'd better be!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beat him up, King Goomba!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've got your back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave him to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey Mario! I think maybe we ought to take out the Goomba Bros. first, don't you think? They must be pretty weak since we just finished beating them up back there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! It can't be! King Goomba!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't believe it! He beat our King Goomba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh...wh...what!? How could I lose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! I knew we could do it! Cooool!! Victory!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Goomba, you're positive that you hid the switch well, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, King Goomba! I hid it in the grass outside the fortress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outside the... You idiot! You didn't hide it in here? Mario will find it for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Do you think? You know...you might be right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Goomba, maybe we ought to try to trick Mario before he tries to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...Mario! Good fight and all that! I must warn you, however... If you happen to find a strange switch somewhere, you should definitely not press it. It's dangerous. Understand? ......you what? You already pressed it?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh nooo!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! The bridge!! Now we can cross it and continue our journey. All right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what my brother Mario is doing right now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario! It's you! Good to see you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you're all right! After all that castle craziness, I was really worried about you. I ran outside just as the earthquake started, so I managed to escape in time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? And who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Goombario. Nice to meet you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Luigi, right? My name's Kooper. Pleasure meeting you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Luigi, huh? I'm Bombette. Nice to meet you!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The name's Parakarry. I'm helping Mario out on his adventures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. Great, just great. You're on an exciting adventure with Mario. Talk about unfair. See, someone has to look after this house, so I can't leave. Oh well. Take care of Mario, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody sure has to save the poor princess. Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck, Mario. You just have to save that princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'll go to any lengths to help you out. I have lots of talents, and I can jump really high and... What? Stay home and take care of the house? Man, that's not exciting at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros.? You mean they're a bunch of brothers who're Koopa Troopas? Tough name to remember, huh? I have an idea, Mario! Why don't we give them a taste of our Mario Bros. power! I'll join you and together... What? I can't? Why not? Come on, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario. I figure I'll have an adventure sooner or later, so I'm training. What's that? Dry Dry Desert? Oh, sure. There's a train that goes there from Toad Town. Hey, maybe I'll tag along... No? You sure? Just gimme a chance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how ol' Mario is doing in his quest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ma... Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh... I mean, never mind. How did you find this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing on the desk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anything wrong? Nothing suspicious in the basement, was there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff huff... You wouldn't believe it... Shy Guys were everywhere... They moved...like the wind! Huff huff... All I managed to do was get really upset and yell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff Huff... I'm a great jumper, but my running really needs some work. A little more training and I'll be vital to your team... All right, take it easy. I know I can't go. You go on your adventure. I don't even want to anymore. I know that it's up to you to save Princess Peach, so hurry up for my sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hi, Mario. Are you doing OK? Don't worry, Bro, I'll watch the house until you get back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, hanging out way up high sure was nice... Such a great view and everything... Uh...never mind! Say, that's a cool Hammer you got there! I bet you can even beat up enemies with hard shells now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, hanging out way up high sure was nice... Such a great view and everything... Uh...never mind. Say, are those new Boots? They look really flashy! Now you'll be a better jumper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is still caught way up there in the sky... C'mon, Mario! You're a hero, Bro! You have to save her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Number of Battles: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— pcs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— times ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your First Strikes: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enemies' First Strikes: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Power Bounces: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ? ? ? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pieces Collected: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins Earned: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badges Collected: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tayce T.'s Recipes: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chuck Quizmo's Quizzes: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's Luigi's diary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a letter for Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the box where letters addressed to Mario go. It's empty right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that, Mario? You need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He what? Mr. Koopa Koot wants to get my autograph? Me? He wants me to sign something? Whoa! Cool! I'm flattered! I guess maybe I'm a little bit of a celebrity, huh? Wait one second. I'll write it right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are, Mario. My autograph. Give my regards to Mr. Koopa Koot, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to go to bed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're at peak strength. Do you still want to go to bed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fully energized! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can it be...? Are you Mario? Welcome to Koopa Village! I wish we could really welcome you, but we're in big trouble. Can't you see what kind of madness is going on? This village is in an uproar because of the Fuzzies. You...do know what Fuzzies are like, don't you, Mario? {Fuzzy} ← They look like this Mean guys. They're really naughty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Stupid Fuzzy! Get back here with my shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, Mario! I owe you one. I just can't walk around without my shell on. Talk about embarrassing! Mario, be sure to keep your shell safe from Fuzzies, all right? ...Oops. You don't have one. Well, watch your overalls. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Say again? You're looking for a Koopa with a blue shell? I bet you mean Kooper. I think he's at home now. Look for a house with a green roof, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you already go see the elder of the village? His name's Koopa Koot, and he was looking for you. He said something about needing something from you. His house is at the far end of the village. You really should go visit him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Mario. Good to see you in Koopa Village again. How's the adventure going? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How're things, Mario? Going swimmingly, I hope. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Kent C. Koopa came back, and he's greedier than ever. We can't even go to Toad Town without paying a huge toll! If I could just flip him over, I'd bite his tail... That's his weak point! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been a while since I've been shopping in Toad Town. I bet I could read all about your adventures in the newspaper there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Koover, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no!! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks! You came at a good time. I was just about to send a letter myself. Oh, would you look at this! It's a letter from Muss T.! The two of us are always thinking along the same lines. He's one of my fishing pals. I'll tell you, if you don't fish, you should! What a hobby! And to think, I was just about to send letters to all my fishing buddies about a trip! Once we have a good place set up, I'll write a letter back to Muss T. So... ...could you send this along for me? Thanks so much. It's to a friend of mine who's always fishing at the Toad Town port. He's easy to find. Thanks again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Koover. Parakarry here. I have a letter for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it. ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thanks! Cool! It's from my pal! This must be the answer to my last letter. Thanks for the speedy delivery. Now I can send letters to the whole gang. It'll be great meeting up with all the guys and fishing up a storm. I've already written one. Here, can you take it? It's to Mr. E, who lives in the desert. He'll most likely be hanging out in front of the Toad House. He wears a blue turban. You'll probably notice him right off the bat. Thanks for everything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, woe! My shell's up there! What'll I do...? I can't reach that high! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're the best! Thank you very much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes I'm much more comfy inside my shell. Without it, I feel every little breeze! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it true that Kooper is joining your adventure, Mario? That's terrific! Come back as a hero, Kooper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, I heard a rumor that Princess Peach was kidnapped recently. I hope she's OK... How many times has she been kidnapped in her life, anyway? Seems like a lot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please do your best, Mario. I'm trying to do mine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't say? A giant Koopa named Kent C. Koopa is blocking Pleasant Path? ...I remember him! Ever since he was little, he's been able to fall asleep anytime, anywhere. It used to be impossible to wake him up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what Princess Peach is doing right now. I'm wishing to the Stars that she returns home safely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Curse those stupid Fuzzies! They put my shell in the tree! How can they be so mean for no reason? That was my best shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Mario! This shell was made to order. That's why it fits me so well. I mean, how cool do I look? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Mario! This shell was made to order. That's why it fits me so well. I mean, how cool do I look? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopa Bros. of the fortress used to live in this village. They left, though, because they said it just wasn't exciting enough around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remember Kooper used to always talk about traveling the world as an explorer. Going with Mario is a great chance to travel, isn't it? Make us proud, Kooper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I finally bought a new shell. What do you think? Don't you think the glossy finish really brings out the trim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kent C. Koopa used to live in this village. But he always insisted that we pay him money for no reason. What an extortionist! If you want to hear stories about him, ask anybody in this village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Oh, did you say something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Supposedly, these Bob-ombs recently ran away from the Koopa Bros. Fortress. Of course, things aren't much better here in the village. The Fuzzies are running wild! Poor little Bob-ombs... Huh? Me? I don't leave my house because I couldn't bear it if the Fuzzies made a fool of me. They'd probably take my shell and play with it. I know I don't look cool without my shell. Nope. No, thank you. I'd rather just stay here and listen to music. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Me? I don't leave my house because I couldn't bear it if the Fuzzies made a fool of me. They'd probably take my shell and play with it. I know I don't look cool without my shell. Nope. No, thank you. I'd rather just stay here and listen to music. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! We can go outside again because the Fuzzies are gone! Stupendous! Spectacular! It's time to bask in the sun! A little music on the radio, a little sunshine on my shell... Does it get any better? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, I love this song! Doesn't it remind you of a tropical island? Get down! Yow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, I love this song! Golden oldies remind me of the good old days. Sing it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this song always brings tears to my eyes... So moving... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey! Hands off the dial! That's my jam, right there! Don't turn off the funk! I was getting my groove on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— News Flash! Fuzzies are running rampant in Koopa Village. Officials advise extra caution when traveling in and around the village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— News Flash! The Koopa Village Fuzzy madness has calmed down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...but moving on, folks. Ta-da-da-dum! Attention, listeners, 'cause here's your big chance to win! Anyone who takes a Koopa Leaf to the front of the main gate in Toad Town will receive a surprise gift! Right in front of that main gate, there'll be a Toad who looks a bit eccentric. Hand the Koopa Leaf to him! That's right, folks! You heard me right!! The big gate on the west side of Toad Town. That's the one! You've got only five minutes! Hurry up, everyone! Let the game begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...but seriously, folks... Ta-da-da-dum! Attention, listeners, 'cause here's your big chance to win! Anyone who takes a Nutty Cake to the front of Dry Dry Ruins will be in the running for a valuable prize! Look for an eccentric-looking Toad hanging out in front of Dry Dry Ruins. Give the Nutty Cake to him! Time is tight and the clock is ticking! Hurry up, everyone! Let the game begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...but moving on... Ta-da-da-dum! Attention, listeners, 'cause here's your big chance to win! Anyone who takes a Coconut to the restaurant by the port in Toad Town will be eligible for a fantastic prize! Look inside the restaurant for a Toad who looks just a bit eccentric. Give the Coconut to him! Time is tight and the clock is ticking! Hurry up, everyone! Let the game begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...in other news... The Trading Event is over! Congratulations to the person who got the prize! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...in other news... We're planning a big-time Trading Event! Don't forget to join us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Island Sounds Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Oldies Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot Hits Music Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Information Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to our Toad House! Our slogan is, "Refresh Your Body and Soul!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? You look fine to me, Mario. Are you sure you want a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are your manners, Mario? You shouldn't climb on the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have pleasant dreams. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Great! Have a good adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Mort T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter? For me? Oh, it's from my wife! How sweet! I love her so... .......... Phew... Oh, pardon me. I got really wrapped up there. That wife of mine! She's so cute! She makes me crazy! Thanks for bringing me joy! Here, take this, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must listen! The Koopa Bros. in the fortress worked us too hard. As far as they're concerned, laborers have no rights. I will never, ever go back to work in such a terrible place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must listen! The Koopa Bros. in the fortress worked us too hard. As far as they're concerned, laborers have no rights. I will never, ever go back to work in such a terrible place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must listen! The Koopa Bros. in the fortress worked us too hard. It was a long road, but I'm still glad I ran away. I'd rest easier if I knew those Koopa Bros. had been punished. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must listen! The Koopa Bros. in the fortress worked us too hard. It was a long road, but I'm still glad I ran away. I'd rest easier if I knew those Koopa Bros. had been punished. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I decided to stay here with my friends for a while. It's a nice place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette will be victorious! You can bet your bombs on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a Bob-omb. I love to bomb-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're Bob-ombs. We just ran away from the Koopa Bros. Fortress. We thought we'd at least find some peace here in the village. Boy, were we wrong. The Fuzzies are running wild around here. All we want is a little peace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course we're happy that we made it out of the fortress... but we still worry constantly about our imprisoned friends. They didn't make it out with us. Oh, what a tragedy! I wish there were some way that we could rescue them. Sigh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally... Without those Fuzzies it's so peaceful here. But what good is peace for us if our friends are still stuck in jail inside the fortress? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally... Without those Fuzzies it's so peaceful here. But what good is peace for us if our friends are still stuck in jail inside the fortress? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette! You're safe!? Oh, joy!! I was so worried about you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario rescued me. So I figured the least I could do was help him even the score with Bowser, King of the Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck, Bombette! We Bob-ombs will all be wishing you luck! Bombs away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's a little something I put together to wish Mario and Bombette luck! Bomb-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explosion is a fine art! Bomb-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombs away, Mario! We wish you the best of luck! Bomb-bomb, ker-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, thank you, thank you! Way to beat the Koopa Bros.! Now we can all live in this village in peace and harmony. Freedom is glorious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel...so very happy... ...surrounded by friends... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We salute you! Buh-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some of our other friends who were also in the fortress are living in that vacant house over there now. I guess I should go over and visit one of these days. ...Because, you know, nothing is more precious than friendship. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah... the air out here is so wonderfully clear. The oxygen content really helps me make huge explosions! My ambition is to make an explosion so loud that all of Mushroom Kingdom will hear it and be amazed. Tee hee hee... I'm burning up with the very idea of such a blast! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not fair that bad guys' wishes always come true, and good guys' wishes don't! By the way, we get really angry just before we explode. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Fuzzy took my shell! I ran after it, but it just laughed and taunted me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter how fast I run, I can't catch that guy! I can't believe this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Typical Mario style! You're just as cool as I heard you were! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't help but think that Fuzzies'll steal my shell again. I can't relax. Just being outside makes me nervous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzzies are gone now. Phew! To tell the truth, though, it's a bit boring here now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What'll we do if those Fuzzies come back sometime! They might take our shells again! Those rascals! How strangely thrilling... Oh... my heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's up, Mario? I've been hearing about all the adventures you've been on. Since Kooper's traveling with you, there's always news coming to the village. Good luck, all of you! I'll be rooting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The stars are beginning to appear more clearly. Maybe now our wishes will come true again, and everything will turn out just fine. I can only hope that we won't see such bad times again. A quiet village...a little peace. That's all I need to be happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wahhhhhhhhh! What a world! My favorite shell! I just washed it! A Fuzzy put it up there! How will I ever get it? Please tell me! Help, somebody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Fuzzy put my favorite shell up there! How will I ever get it? Please tell me! Help, somebody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I might have known! You're so clever, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be careful not to let anyone near my shell ever again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Fuzzies were a real pain in the shell, but it seems too quiet without them. To be honest, I wouldn't mind if they came by once in a while... Don't tell anyone I said that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know Mr. Kolorado? He's one of the bright lights of Koopa Village. He's a professor of archaeology, don't you know. We haven't seen him back here since he went to Dry Dry Desert to study some ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must be tired from your adventuring. You can rest all you like here in Koopa Village! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To me, pure happiness is a life of peace. Once in a while, though, I like a little excitement. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You Fuzzies won't beat me! Behold my power! Goahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeze... How was that? Super power, wasn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Kolorado is a famous archaeologist from here. He hasn't been back here to his house since he went to Dry Dry Desert. Mr. Kolorado's wife is always worrying about him. They live in that house over there with the yellow roof. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Kolorado is a famous archaeologist from here. That house with the yellow roof is his. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I use my strength, don't you think I can save this village? Then you won't have to. OK, then! I'll try my best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can trust me to keep the peace in this village! But others need your help! Good luck, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I put a high-tech lock on my shell so that the Fuzzies can't take it. They'll never manage to pry it off me now! Ha ha! I'm not sure if I can even get it off, to be honest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzzies are gone. You know, I didn't hate them, even though they were naughty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, everybody's saying that their wishes aren't coming true these days. Aren't our wishes getting through to the Stars anymore? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Basking out in the sun feels really, really good. ...So sleepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Oh, hi there! Feel free to relax, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette...you're...you're joining Mario's adventure? It's really lonely without you. My heart will break if you go. Please! I beg you! Take me with you wherever you go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One Bob-omb is enough. You should stay here instead. Take care of the village! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're so cruel, Bombette... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sigh... Bombette... I worry about you constantly. Double sigh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Bombette!" "Bombette!" It's all he ever says! It's so annoying! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Bombette!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up! She probably dumped you 'cause you never stopped talking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, you shut up! My love for Bombette is deep like the southern sea! Bomb! Even being dumped constantly won't discourage me! Ba-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear this guy, Bombette? He never, ever stops talking about you! Bud-a-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Bombette!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up! Please! Right now! Think about something else for two seconds, will ya? You're really starting to get on my nerves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette, I'm putting my whole heart into this next explosion! Watch it and see my true love! Bomb, bomb! Bip-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Bombette!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! The neighbors are starting to complain about your noise! Quit your bellyaching! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Bombette!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You be quiet now! It's no use yelling my name! I'm off on an adventure, doing very important things. I have enough to think about without your puppy love! And besides, you're not my type! I told you that before! So calm down before you blow a fuse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette... Oh don't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, you made her angry... I feel bad for you, but man... You talk way too much. You need to play it cool, or she'll never like you at all. I'm sure she'll come around one of these days if you can just... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Bombette!!!!! Please don't say that! Please! Don't you care how I feel?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, shut up!! Enough already! Stop brooding over her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's in love with Bombette. But she doesn't like him because he's so persistent. Love is complicated... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please hurry up and beat Bowser, will you? Then maybe Bombette will come back, and he'll be quiet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't see why we can't live in this vacant house. It'd be awesome! We've wanted our own house for the longest time! But I guess we might have a problem if the owner of the house comes back, huh? We could always go back to the fortress, I suppose. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're arguing in the house. I'm not going in there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please hurry up and beat Bowser, OK, Mario? Say, you don't know when the owner of this house is coming back, do you? We could always go back to the fortress, I suppose. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Fuzzies! Will their mischief never end? My husband is never here when there's trouble. My husband? Oh, his name is Kolorado. You've heard of him. He claims to be a famous explorer. Who knows if it's true or not... He runs his mouth a lot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband hasn't come back since he left to find some ruins. If you see him somewhere out there in your travels, tell him to come home once in a while! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, little Kooper is going to go on Mario's adventure? How cute... Take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think my husband went to Dry Dry Desert, but who knows? I wonder what he's doing now. I swear! I send him letters, but has he written back even once? Of course not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, you won't believe it! My husband...! He came home out of the blue the other day... and he's already left again! Off on some other fool's errand! That infuriating Koopa... I just can't believe him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband? Oh, I think he went to some southern island this time. He heard something about lots of treasure stashed in a volcano on the island and left shortly thereafter. Pffff... He's obsessed! He's like a spoiled little kid. He always does what he wants. Well... I suppose... that's why I fell in love with him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband... Where is he now? What's he thinking about...? I just hope he's doing OK. That's my only wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, my husband came home! He sits around the house and reads books about all the treasures out there waiting... It's so nice to have him home, I can't even tell you. Phew... My husband... What a difficult man... But I still love him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, do you need something? You're doing an errand for the elder, are you? Mmmm...right, "Koopa Legends." Yes, my husband owns that one. Of course you can borrow it! Don't let that old Koot work you too hard, OK, Mario? He's known to do that. He's also a bit short-tempered. Well, anyway. Wait here for just a moment. I'll go poke around my husband's bookshelf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Found it! You're talking about this book, right? It's all yours. It was behind the bookshelf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's strange... That book... it has all these pictures of shells ...and exercises... "Firmer shells in 30 days"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'm back in the village. It's rather nice, eh, old boy? Adventure is all well and good, but one's home is really tops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So stay here for a change! I've had just about enough of sitting around worrying and waiting for your return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm...? Ah... Yes...Of course, well... ............ahem! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Psssst... To tell the truth, old bean, I'm itching to search for the lost palace in the north. But tut-tut! Mum's the word as far as the wife's concerned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Mr. Kolorado, correct? I think I have a letter for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Good heavens! A letter from the wife! I say... ...when did she write this? Well, in any event, cheers to you for bringing it with such speed, eh? You simply must take this. Go on, then! I found it on scenic Lavalava Island. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dry Dry Ruins dig grew tiresome for me. I left it in the hands of my assistants. I say...? Mario, that artifact you have... That looks like... The subtle craftsmanship... Indeed! It's a clue to Dry Dry Ruins! A careful study of this by my learned eyes could well solve the mystery of the ruins! Mario! Old boy! Be a chum! Could you part with it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...old chum... If you could see to it to have a change of heart, might I have that artifact? I can't stop thinking of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmmm......... Is there no way I can change your mind, dear boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... How very tragic. Nothing to be done, I suppose. I'm doomed to suffer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheers, Mario! Smashing, really, old boy! You're too kind! No regrets now, eh? Soon now, the mysterious Dry Dry Ruins will rise in glory from the sands that conceal them! As a brilliant archaeologist, I say it must be so! I suppose a thank-you gift is in order, eh, old boy? Here you go then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I'd best stay home for a time to examine this. Oh, thank you indeed, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the bookshelf in Kolorado's room. Most of the books seem to be about archaeology. There are also a few that seem somewhat less intellectual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the world coming to when a Koopa can't even step outside for fear of Fuzzies? I've lived many, many years, and this is the first time I've seen anything like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, welcome, young fella! I'm the elder of Koopa Village. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what luck! You came at the perfect time, young man! Could you see your way to doing me another favor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario, is it? Nice weather we're having, hm? I can't think of any favors I need at the moment... I bet I'll need one later, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a good soul for helping this old Koopa so many times. Now Mario! I have one last favor to ask! That cad, Bowser... You must defeat that evil King Bowser once and for all! The dear children of this village will never sleep in peace as long as Bowser rules. I wish for nothing more than peace and a reason for my fellow Koopas to hope again. Please help us, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, is that you? Have you decided to do this old Koopa a favor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!!! Such rudeness! The younger generation is so cold and heartless! You're all good for nothing! Get out! Get out! Get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!!! How very kind of you! I guess the younger generation isn't so bad after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, sonny? Are you saying you forgot the favor I asked of you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? You still haven't found time to do my errand, young fella? Well, run along then! Or maybe... Did you perchance forget what the favor I asked of you was? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you remember it! Then... what do you say you hurry up and do it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you done my errand? If it's impossible, I suppose you can give up. You're still going to try? Or maybe... Did you perchance forget what the favor I asked of you was? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Well, I appreciate it. Get a move on, now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmph. All right, nothing to be done... Although... Maybe you could still be useful to me. Would you do me another favor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmph. All right, nothing to be done... I can't say I'm pleased... You young whippersnappers... Go ahead, go home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you don't have to be so polite, young fella. Take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, of course! Take this, too! Did you know that there's a Playroom in Toad Town? If I remember right, it used to be around the station. It's strictly for members only, so the entrance to it is well hidden. I bet you could find it, though. This here's a Silver Credit. It'll let you play once you're inside the Playroom. Back in my heyday I used to go there and make a lot of money. But I got tired of the hoopla. So the Silver Credit's yours. Good luck! Make some money! Hee hee hee..... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, by the way, have you been going to the Playroom? I found this old thing since the last time I saw you. Have a look: a Gold Credit. They gave this to me at the Playroom since I was such a frequent visitor. You can have it now. Good luck! Make money! Hee hee hee..... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's there? I'm kind of busy right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Wait... Could it be...?! Aren't you Mario!? You are! My name's Kooper! Oh, I'm so psyched to meet you! Us meeting here has gotta be fate or something. I need a huge favor... I hope you'll help me out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This wild Fuzzy took my shell, which, next to my life, is the most important thing I have. I can't go out without my shell, period. Way too embarrassing. The problem is, the Fuzzies are too fast for me to catch alone. So if you don't mind, can you help me get my shell back? I'm begging you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. It looks like he's in a bad way. We ought to help him out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzzy that took my shell is just inside my house. I'll guard the door while you grab him like: Whump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeooooooork! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got outside covered! Catch that Fuzzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You get him yet, Mario? No? You gotta, Mario! I really need that shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeooork! Meork! Come get it if you can! Nyeah, nyeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeooork! Yeah, run away, you coward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeeoooooork! Guess where I'm hiding? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meee-ooh? Not bad, chump! But that was just a warm-up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— York!? Meeoork? You got me twice!? Must've been luck! Now I'm serious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeooooooh, noooo!!! I give! Uncle! Here, take the stupid shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're too tough for me. I won't be bad anymore, I promise. ...Maybe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! There you are! I realized I have to take a stand against these Fuzzies! If I can't get my own shell, I'll lose my reputation! I don't even care that I have no shell on! I'm gonna show those Fuzzies what's what! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We already got the shell back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You have my shell, but you won't give it back? What's the matter with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just plain cruel. Please give it back to me! A Koopa without a shell is like... a really unhappy Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes! Yes! This is my shell, all right! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Got my shell back! Uh-huh! You're the greatest, Mario! I owe you big time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good to hear you're happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Mario... I have an idea... Do you happen to know Professor Kolorado? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Naturally he's a Koopa who's a professor of archaeology. He's also known as an explorer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right! Well, I live next to him. I've been admiring Professor Kolorado ever since I was in my egg! Nothing would make me happier than traveling the world, solving mysteries like he does! So... Do you think.. Could I... Please take me with you, Mario! I'll help! C'mon, lemme go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, c'mon! You gotta! I have lots of skills! I work well with others! Really, please take me along! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes!! Yes!! I'm on my way! I swear, I, Kooper, will follow you anywhere, even to the ends of the earth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeooreeeeork! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I changed my mind, sucker! How about a fight?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeoooorkoooonooo! We'll be good! We'll be good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario!! What the...! Oh, we're in a world of hurt! Mario's here already! I gotta tell the leader! Red Kooooooopaaaa!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! Let's see the great Mario get any farther now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeek! Mario! You, uh... Don't try any... You'll still never find your way through this fortress! Umm... It looks like there might be some fighting here. How exciting! See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! This is perfect...I think. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Looks like Mario's here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah ha ha ha ha! Loser! Serves you right! You fell for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what was that? Where did that fall from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I wondered what just fell, but...aren't you...Mario? I never in a million years thought I'd meet such a famous guy in a place like this. ...Who, me? My name's Bombette. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a Bob-omb. Pleased to meet you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that...? Why am I locked up here? Because I'm a menace! At least to these guys... Those uncouth Koopa Bros.! I was just one of many Bob-ombs working here. But those Koopa Bros.... Once Bowser took over, they started working us into the ground! I couldn't take it anymore, so I exploded next to them. Yeah, that was a mistake. The Koopa Bros. didn't like it. So they locked me in here. And then they locked up the rest of the Bob-ombs because they thought they might rise up. You know, a Bob-omb rebellion! What do you think about that? ...Oh, sorry... It's a long story, I know. Anyway, Mario, we want to get out of here. Do you think you could help spring us from this place or what? Pretty please? If you help us... I promise I'll return the favor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you...won't... We're really hurting here, Mario. And you won't help us? I guess I was wrong about you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You changed your mind, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...how depressing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how nice!♥ We'll be good friends from now on, I can feel it! We'll make a super team, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Let's think of a way to get out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee, I almost forgot! I haven't even told you about what I can do. Silly me! My specialty is exploding. Check this out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See, if there are any cracks in a wall, I can probably break it. Let me try this one. Puff, puff, puff... Take cover! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See that? You see what I bring to the party, Mario? ...? Oh! An escape route! Well, I... I guess I never thought about doing that before... I was so mad, I just blew up over and over in one place! Tee hee! OK, that was a little silly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, anyway, we can get out now, right? And so can everyone else! Thank you, Mario! From now on I'll tag along and help out wherever I can! You just ask, and I'll be there for you!♥ Now enough chitchat! I have a little score to settle with those Koopa Bros.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All of us Bob-ombs got locked in here by the Koopa Bros. Nothing we could do about it. The Koopa Bros. used to be cool, but they got conceited because Kammy Koopa likes them. Before, they were just typical young guys from Koopa Village. They were nice enough. I think maybe the desire for adventure corrupted them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All of us Bob-ombs got locked in here by the Koopa Bros. Nothing we could do about it. The Koopa Bros. used to be cool, but they got conceited because Kammy Koopa likes them. Before, they were just typical young guys from Koopa Village. They were nice enough. I think maybe the desire for adventure corrupted them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't worry about us, Mario! We'll find a way out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, I simply will not obey tyrants anymore! Those Koopa Bros. can't squash the pride of a Bob-omb! So... I'm using all my energy thinking of a way to break out of here. Hmmmm... The angles...vectors... ooooooog... It's so complicated... My head's going to explode! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, I simply will not obey tyrants anymore! Those Koopa Bros. can't squash the pride of a Bob-omb! So... I'm using all my energy thinking of a way to break out of here. Hmmmm... The angles...vectors... ooooooog... It's so complicated... My head's going to explode! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All that thinking, and I never thought of blasting the wall. You're pretty darned smart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how long do we have to be locked up here...? I'm losing hope... And I'm so hungry... So sad...and mad...angry... ...I'm filling with rage! I'm really angry now! I want out! OUT! Right now, you hear me, Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how long do we have to be locked up here...? I'm losing hope... And I'm so hungry... So sad...and mad...angry... ...I'm filling with rage! I'm really angry now! I want out! OUT! Right now, you hear me, Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was sad, mad... But now, glad! Freedom! Yahoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those stinking Koopa Bros. worked us way too hard. They were making us work for 25 hours a day! Unreal! Nobody's life should be all work, right? I need free time to make my mark in the world. BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those stinking Koopa Bros. worked us way too hard. They were making us work for 25 hours a day! Unreal! Nobody's life should be all work, right? I need free time to make my mark in the world. BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's all this noise?! In case you Bob-ombs forgot, exploding is prohibited inside the fortress except in the case of emergencies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the...Mario!? What're you doing here? Nothing good, I bet! Everybody, get him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well, well! Mario! I wouldn't have bet you'd make it this far. Pfffft... Don't get smug, pal! You just caught us off guard! Trust me, we'll mop the floor with you if we get serious! We're as cool as they come! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, boys!! Open fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You guys ready?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Black! What are you doing?! Hurry, man! Shake a leg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! My shell! Get off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Wait a minute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, for the love of... What are you doing, Yellow?! That doesn't look cool at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, hang on... OK! I'm ready, Red! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally! Let's do this! Remember to look cool, guys!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaaaaaa!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah ha ha ha!!!! I've been waiting for you, Mario! Bwa ha ha ha har! The strongest! And the coolest! Behold the glory that is the great Evil King Bowser!! It's time for me to beat these foolish ideas out of you! Saving Peach? Please!! Watch this and weep!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah ha ha ha!! I am invincible! You are powerless before me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter with you?! This isn't even funny! You can't even touch me!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah ha ha ha!!! Oh...ha ha...you're so weak... ho ho...I can't stop laughing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Heh heh heh... Mario really thinks that we're King Bowser!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Shhhh!!! Mario'll hear us!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh, you're pathetic! Are you always this weak? The sequel should be called "Paper Bowser"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Um... Red! We've got rips in a lot of different places here!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Forget about it! Mario's shaking in his boots! Let's get him!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no!! That costume was perfect!! Bowser loved it!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here come the Koopa Bros.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopa Bros. special: super spinning attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whooooaa... We're going over!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario! Have a taste of this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Helloooooo? Somebody, let us outta here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I believe you'll save us all... From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate all you've done. Thank you. Since you have freed me from my prison, the seal on my power is broken, and I will recover it little by little. As long as an ounce of power remains in me, I shall help you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using a Star Power requires Star Energy. Would you like to listen while I tell you how to use Star Powers and Star Energy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I suggest that you listen. It's very important. Do you want to listen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, if you say so. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allow me to explain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...listen carefully. You must save the other Star Spirits quickly! If the seven of us come together, we'll be able to bestow upon you a Star Power called the Star Beam. The Star Beam is the only thing that can counteract the Star Rod that Bowser wields. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have to go back now... back to Star Haven. I must leave immediately. But I'll always be watching you! Save us all, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Mario. This is your gauge for Star Energy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See? You can check to see how much Star Energy you have. See how there's a star on the right side of the gauge? Each star marks one unit of Star Energy. So, you have one unit now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next, allow me to explain about Star Powers. First, let me tell you about Refresh, all right? This Power enables you to restore five points of both HP and FP at once. Why don't you try out Refresh right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See? Both HP and FP have recovered 5 points each. You used one unit of Star Energy, so you're empty now. Watch your Star Energy gauge carefully during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Usually, your partner's turn would come next, and then it would be your enemy's turn. But we're just practicing now, so let's assume it's Mario's turn again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. It's Mario's turn. Now, pay attention to the Star Energy gauge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you notice that the amount of Star Energy increased a little bit? Star Energy increases little by little every time it comes around to Mario's turn. Remember this, because it'll become very important! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next, I'm going to teach you about another Star Power: Focus. Focus is a Star Power that enables you to increase Star Energy a little more than usual during a turn. Right now, your Star Energy is almost empty, even though you're slowly refilling it. All right, try the Star Power Focus now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you notice how much the Star Energy increased? Focus helps you increase your Star Energy much more quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should also remember that you can replenish your Star Energy by taking a nap at a Toad House. Well, that wraps up my explanation! I earnestly wish that you'll make good use of these Star Powers during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold it right there, Mario! I've been waiting for you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I told you I'd be back! Now I'll get my revenge! Here it comes, baby! Check this out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dwaaaahhhhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I'm talking to you! I promise you, this fight will be much different from before! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey...you're Jr. Troopa! Are you following us? You need to mellow out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who is this crazed guy? What a nut... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's this kid...? Let me get this straight... He wants to challenge you? He's got to be kidding! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up!!!!! You! Mario!! Of course you remember me!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right! Darn tootin'! I'm Jr.Troopa! This time, you're really gonna see some fireworks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaat! Darn it! You don't remember me?! Listen, you...you big lug! My name is Jr. Troopa! Remember it and tremble! After this beating, you'll definitely remember it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get ready to hurt, Mario! I'm gonna show you a new skill I just picked up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Check that out! You've never seen anything like it before, have you? Your attacks are useless now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeowch!! Who knew that Mario had such battle skills? Grrr...it's not over yet, though! Yaaaaaaaahhh!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaaaaaah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you in the hat! Wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's fine weather, isn't it? My name is Kent C. Koopa. Please remember it, OK? If you want to use this road, you need to pay me 100 coins. So sorry, but that's how it is. You don't pay, you don't pass. Coins make the world go round. It's all about the money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to fight? You're nuts! Look at me! I'll cream you! Because, to be frank, I'm very, very, very strong. Are you sure you want to fight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you don't have any coins? Then you can't go through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring some coins next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then you can't go through here. Tough luck. Take off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you changed your mind, and now you'll pay the coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good doing business with you! Oh, the jingle of coins is so very beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, go ahead. See you again sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I have no choice... I warned you, though. This may hurt a little bit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow. You must be really strong. I mean, beating a guy my size? I guess I have to give up. See you later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mt. Rugged! Mt. Rugged! Passengers heading for Dry Dry Desert or Dry Dry Outpost, should proceed directly over Mt. Rugged from this station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still have a little time before our next departure. Come back in a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, sir. This train is bound for Toad Town Station. Are you coming aboard? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All aboard for Toad Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The train's running again. Phew. About time! I can finally go back to Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to go to Dry Dry Desert, you'll have to hike over Mt. Rugged. Follow the arrows on the signboards so you don't get lost. There are a lot of scary creatures around here. If you're not careful, you'll get hurt in a big way. If things are looking desperate, you'd better run away really fast. At least I would... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to go to Dry Dry Desert, you'll have to hike over Mt. Rugged. Follow the arrows on the signboards so you don't get lost. There are a lot of scary creatures around here. If you're not careful, you'll get hurt in a big way. If things are looking desperate, you'd better run away really fast. At least I would... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody told me that Dry Dry Ruins just rose from the sand! No way! Do you believe it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some people think trains are pretty boring, but I don't. One day, I'm gonna get on this train right here and go to a town far, far away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw a creature called a Whacka on Mt. Rugged! It was extra cute! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That extra cute Whacka... I haven't seen it lately. What could have happened? I'm a little worried. Mario, do you know anything about the habits of the wild Whacka? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Mt. Rugged Station! We finally made it, girls! Breathe that fresh air! I've always wanted to see Dry Dry Outpost and now we're almost there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that some of the hiking trails on Mt. Rugged are closed and that some dangerous creatures are about. How exciting! Danger! We'll be all right, right? Anything goes out here in the wild world! Oh, I've never felt so alive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop it with those stories! You're giving me goosebumps! Don't talk anymore! Let's just bite the bullet and forge ahead! We didn't come all the way from Toad Town to turn back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... No... Confound it! Where could it be...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Sorry, folks! Very sorry! I was looking for something and not watching where I was going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What now? Aren't you Mario? Why, you are! You're THE Mario! Hello there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. Um... I'm normally a letter-perfect postman, but I'm having a bit of trouble with a lost letter. Wouldn't you know it--I dropped it on Mt. Rugged and now I can't find it... If you happen to stumble upon a letter anywhere around here, please tell me, all right? My job could depend on it! I'll be searching this area thoroughly for a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you find a letter lying around somewhere, could you bring it to me, please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...? That... looks like the letter I'm looking for... My mistake, perhaps...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! That's the one! Aw, thanks for finding it! I'm so relieved. Uh... Actually... I'm also looking for two other letters I may have lost. It wasn't my fault, really! If you find them, could you...? Thank you so much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm still looking for those two missing letters... If you help me find them, I'll be very grateful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! There we go! That's one of the ones I dropped by accident! Thanks so much! Really! Of course, there's still one more letter left... If at all possible, could you please find it, too? I'm really scouring this area down here, but so far I haven't had much luck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more letter... Please, I really need it! I'll keep looking for it right around here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The last letter! You found it! Now I've got all the letters I've lost...today. Oh, thank you so much! You're a lifesaver! I wish there were some way I could repay you for your help. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Actually... To be honest... I haven't just lost letters on Mt. Rugged... I may have sort of dropped some all over the Mushroom Kingdom while I was flying. Heh heh... yeah. You know, you're good at finding letters. Do you think you could keep an eye out during your travels? In return, I would offer you whatever help I can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. May I ask why not? Please, Mario, I'm in a bind! You'd really save my shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I understand. I suppose I'm asking too much. You're a big hero with big goals. Sigh... I have to face the music. Of course, if you change your mind let me know. I'll follow you in a heartbeat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello again! You changed your mind? Can I go with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, praise the Stars! I wasn't looking forward to having to find those letters all by myself, no sir. I'll do my very best to help! You shall not regret this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Onward! Oh, but hey... By the way, if you want to deliver a letter to someone, just speak to that person. I have to be next to you at the time for it to work, though. Keep it in mind, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? You're talking to me? I don't see anyone else here... All right! You are talking to me! It's been a long while since I first came here from my home in Flower Fields, but you're still the very first person to speak a word to me. Nobody ever notices me. The few people I actually see just think I'm blooming. I love a good conversation! Here, take this as thanks! This is a precious Seed. Keep it well and remember me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please grow my Seed with care. It'll help you one day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what makes me happy? When folks see me and smile. That's every flower's dream. Every flower's hope. Every flower's...life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what makes me happy? When folks see me and smile. That's every flower's dream. Every flower's hope. Every flower's...life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, there are lots of my fellow Bub-ulbs living throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. If you run into any of them, be sure to stop and chat a bit. They'll be delighted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, there are lots of my fellow Bub-ulbs living throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. If you run into any of them, be sure to stop and chat a bit. They'll be delighted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you taking a trip around the world or something? Traveling's fun, I guess. Not for me, though. Nuh-uh. I've decided to stay right here forever and ever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you taking a trip around the world or something? Traveling's fun, I guess. Not for me, though. Nuh-uh. I've decided to stay right here forever and ever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka!! Just another picture-perfect day atop Mt. Rugged! Wooo! The sunshine! The fresh air! So refreshing, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka!! Just another picture-perfect day atop Mt. Rugged! Wooo! Of course, yesterday was also pretty nice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka!! Another lovely day! Hoo! Tomorrow will be beautiful, and the day after, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-huh-ooo? I'm Whacka... Aren't I? I feel like I'm getting a touch forgetful nowadays. Did I remember to eat breakfast this morning? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-hoo, yack-a-doo... Whick wick wack... Aah-hooo...♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OW! Don't hit me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-bYAAARGH! Quit it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OOOG! That really hurts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-waaaaaaaaa.... I can't take this abuse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there! Hold up a sec, pardner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jest a dern minute... I've seen you somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep, verrrry similar! You look a lot like this feller Mario who's on Bowser's wanted poster... Now give! What's yer name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marioooo!? Well, I'll be! If yer Mario, I reckon I've got to bust you up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Well... Luigi, eh, pard...? You do look like this dude... Well, yer not Mario, I guess. I reckon you can pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that?! Princess Peach!? You take me fer a fool? Princess Peach is captured up there in Bowser's Castle! You reckon I don't know that? Yer askin' fer it, you big fibber! I'm thinkin' yer Mario! Prepare fer yer whuppin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! I got whupped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, old boy! How goes the travels, eh? I'm known as Kolorado. I'm an archaeologist, you know. I travel the world. At the moment I'm turning Dry Dry Desert upside down to find the Dry Dry Ruins. My assistants have attempted to gather information in Dry Dry Outpost, which is near here. Sadly, as of yet, we're having little success. All I need's a clue and we'll be golden! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, old boy! How goes the travels, eh? I'm known as Kolorado. I'm an archaeologist, you know. I travel the world. At the moment I'm turning Dry Dry Desert upside down to find the Dry Dry Ruins. My assistants have attempted to gather information in Dry Dry Outpost, which is near here. Sadly, as of yet, we're having little success. All I need's a clue and we'll be golden! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, how goes it, old man? I'm still neck deep in this blasted Dry Dry Ruins search. We at least have a lead now. According to the locals in Dry Dry Outpost, there's an information trader named Sheek somewhere in Dry Dry Outpost. Apparently this chap knows the desert well. Of course, he's proving rather difficult to track down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, old bean, gossip can be one of the most vital resources for archaeologists. Without fail! That's why I must see this Sheek character as soon as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, old boy. Doing well, I trust? It's barely a morsel, but I finally got a bit of news about Dry Dry Ruins. This fellow from Dry Dry Outpost claims that another bloke named Moustafa knows where the Dry Dry Ruins are. Tragically, only his followers know where Moustafa is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What kind of chap do you think this Moustafa is? Hmm... I simply must see him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, old chum! How are you holding up in this blasted heat, eh? ...Hm? Oh, yes, of course! Well, this Moustafa who knows where the Dry Dry Ruins lie... Supposedly, this information trader by the name of Sheek knows something about him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I tell you, old boy, I'm having a devil of a time getting Sheek to speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, time and again my mind returns to the image of the ruins hiding in the desert. It haunts me... I can't sleep! I am, quite simply, destined to be the one to find them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what ill luck! No clues about the ruins! I'm getting so frustrated I just might have to give up the excavation for now... How very sad... I say...? Mario, that artifact you hold in your hand... It looks like... It looks quite important! Do my eyes deceive me, or is that a clue to Dry Dry Ruins? Mario! Old chum! I beg of you! Could you possibly part with it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Hmmm... Are you quite sure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, bother. Well, I can't force you. I'll just suffer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, if you could see to it to have a change of heart, please give me that artifact! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cheers, Mario! Smashing, really, old boy! Soon now, the mysterious Dry Dry Ruins will rise from the sands that conceal them! As a brilliant archaeologist, I say it must be so! I suppose a thank-you gift is in order, eh, old boy? Here you go, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You now know a bit of the magic of the desert. Cherish the memory, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Archaeology is about mystery. And you know, without mystery life is rather bland, hm? Maybe you should write this stuff down, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Whoa! You're Professor Kolorado!! It's Kooper! I live next to you! It's so great to see you! I never would've expected to meet up with you out here! I'm right in the middle of an expedition with Mario. I wanna be an archaeologist like you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Kooper. It's been ages! So... If you're serious about taking up archaeology, you and I should go exploring someday. Anytime, really! ...For now, you concentrate on your adventure with Mario. You'll never attain such fame in archaeology as I have if you don't finish one task before starting the next. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! OK! As soon as we're done saving the princess and Mushroom Kingdom and everything, you and I'll go exploring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Kolorado, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, good show! It's a letter from my wife. Thank you ever so, old chap. This is just what I needed to give me strength to go on. ...I know! I'll pass this along as a spot of thanks. I came across it while I was immersed in the dig around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're assisting Prof. Kolorado. Right now we're waiting on the guy who hiked over to Dry Dry Outpost to try to bring back some information. Did you know the people of Dry Dry Outpost are descendants of the makers of Dry Dry Ruins? What a cool thought, huh? People have been living here, watching over the ruins for many generations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're assisting Prof. Kolorado. Right now we're waiting on the guy who hiked over to Dry Dry Outpost to try to bring back some information. Did you know the people of Dry Dry Outpost are descendants of the makers of Dry Dry Ruins? What a cool thought, huh? People have been living here, watching over the ruins for many generations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor Kolorado told me to look everywhere for clues about Dry Dry Ruins, but I'm a little nervous 'cause I haven't found anything yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, the Professor's really excited now that he found a clue to Dry Dry Ruins. He's starting a full exploration immediately! Finally, our research is starting to move forward! Maybe it'll be less boring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To get to the desert town, Dry Dry Outpost, just go due east on this path. I'd be careful not to stray from the path if I were you. You may find some trouble, and you'll definitely get lost. Even the path isn't that safe, so watch out for enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To get to the desert town, Dry Dry Outpost, just go due east on this path. I'd be careful not to stray from the path if I were you. You may find some trouble and you'll definitely get lost. Even the path isn't that safe, so watch out for enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Researching these ruins is incredibly difficult. Everyone on the dig is completely exhausted. Sometimes I wonder whether Dry Dry Ruins is really hidden there or just a local myth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We found a clue! Yeah! I'm motivated again! We're gonna find those ruins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, fellow travelers. I'm in the middle of a journey, just as you appear to be. Other travelers I meet are like brothers and sisters to me. If a town is what you seek, follow this path to the east. A desert town called Dry Dry Outpost waits at path's end. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go straight east on this path to reach Dry Dry Outpost, a desert town. I'm having a rest in the shade. Rule #1 when traveling through a desert: never hurry. Deserts, especially this desert, are vast and confusing, and if you wander too far afield you'll definitely get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, fellow travelers. I'm in the middle of a journey, just as you appear to be. If you go southeast from here, you'll reach a beautiful desert oasis where lemon and lime trees grow. It's nice and cool. It's really the best place to have a rest, but many enemies plague the surrounding area. If you plan on reaching the oasis in one piece, be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you go southeast from here, you'll reach a beautiful desert oasis where lemon and lime trees grow. It's nice and cool. It's really the best place to have a rest, but many enemies plague the surrounding area. If you plan on reaching the oasis in one piece, be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I recently saw a billow of smoke over the northern part of the desert. There was a big thud, as well. I wonder what it was. Hm? Do you have any idea? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Traveling Nomadimouse, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to me? From Moustafa? I've heard the name, but... I can't remember who he is. Anyway, thank you for delivering it. I'm surprised that you found me way out here. It's extremely hot traveling in the desert, so take care. Oh yeah! Take this as my thanks! Don't hesitate. Please take it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, travelers! You must have had a long, hot journey getting here. Welcome to Dry Dry Outpost. Moustafa is the leader of this entire town, so... You'd better keep it in mind. ...Although you probably won't ever see him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no question that Mr. Moustafa is the boss of Dry Dry Outpost, but... it's incredibly rare for him to actually be seen in public. His personality is a mystery. He's surrounded by secrets. Even so, as long as you behave yourself he won't mess with you. He's not a tyrant or anything. Please enjoy yourself during your stay at Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no question that Mr. Moustafa is the boss of Dry Dry Outpost, but... it's incredibly rare for him to actually be seen in public. His personality is a mystery. He's surrounded by secrets. Even so, as long as you behave yourself he won't mess with you. He's not a tyrant or anything. Please enjoy yourself during your stay at Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! You must have had a grueling trip getting here. Please enjoy Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, yeah!♪ Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, ooh!♪ Where's the man? No one knows!♪ He stays hidden from his foes♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, yeah!♪ Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, ooh!♪ Where's the man? No one knows!♪ He stays hidden from his foes♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, yeah!♪ Master Mr. Moustafa is the main man, ooh!♪ Where's the man? No one knows!♪ He stays hidden from his foes♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert is a desert, very dry♪ Winds of change blow sand in your eyes♪ ...Oh yeeeeah. That's right! Don't I rock? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm out of new songs. I can't sing a song some composer wrote, either. I have to rock in my own style! I made a wish to the Stars that I'd be inspired to write a ripping tune but so far, zilch. Nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Guess what! Hey! Somewhere in the desert, there's a stone cactus. If you move 3 south and 2 west from there, you'll find something special hidden. I'm not sure how to find it exactly, however. You should go there, huh? Yeah! Hey! Wanna hear something else? I know lots of other stuff! Useful stuff! Hey! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Did you know? The desert is dangerous! If you get caught in a desert whirlwind, it'll blow you away and you'll get lost. Bandits are out there, too! They appear all of a sudden running really fast, and they steal people's coins! There are many tales. You'd better pay attention to them, too, because the desert is an unforgiving place. Hey! Wanna hear more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Guess what? Here's something not a whole lot of people know. If you go south just after you leave town, you'll find an oasis. It's amazing... A paradise! I go there sometimes. If you want to take a rest, it's the best place to go. Wanna hear something else? You'll be sorry if you don't! I know lots of stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Know what I heard? There are these three trees growing in a triangle somewhere in the desert. The rumor is that if you jump in the center of the triangle, you'll find something good. Only... I don't know where the three trees are... I mean, the desert is huge! I can't know everything... Hey! You wanna hear something else or what? I'm loaded with tons and tons of useful information! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you from Toad Town? Wow, that's a ways away! Dry Dry Ruins? ...Nope, never heard of it. It sounds like a local fairy tale or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, if you're serious about looking for Dry Dry whatever, you should go and ask the information trader. Supposedly this information trader lives in town and swaps information for items. Or something along those lines. ...That's what my friend says. My friend? This guy? Nah, he's way too shy to be an information trader. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friend is the shyest guy. He can't talk to strangers at all. He just clams up. That's why I usually talk for him, you see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that, buddy? You want to see the princess? Whuh-ho! That's a toughie! For that wish to be granted, I think you'd better wish to the Stars, buddy. Hey, you travelers! Am I right or am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My quiet friend here just adores Princess Peach. He's making a wish to the Stars to meet her, but I'm thinking he needs to deal with some issues before that can happen. As he is now, if he meets the princess, he won't be able to speak a word! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆○×☆×○!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See... Look at this guy... He's only imagining seeing her and he's completely wigging out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, someone said you're on a quest to save Princess Peach! I never even realized that you were Mario! Imagine that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Ahem... Good luck. Please save Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......! Buddy! You spoke out loud! It's a miracle! Whoopee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me... Can I talk to you for a sec? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What exactly are you doing walking around that tree? You're making me dizzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You're joking. You believe some crazy dream? Well, OK... I guess... I mean, I got a message in a dream a long time ago but it didn't mean anything. It said, "There's a house with a whirling roof in a large town near a castle. If you Spin Jump three times inside the house, something good should happen to you..." Ha ha ha... A house with a whirling roof! As if that existed! Ha! I don't take dreams seriously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remember the message that came to me in a dream: "There's a house with a whirling roof in a large town near a castle. If you Spin Jump three times inside the house, something good should happen to you..." A house with a whirling roof! Like that existed! Ha! Like I always say, you should never believe what you dream. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm? Are you addressing me? A composer am I♪ writing songs, well, I try♪ Sigh... I wish I could find some lovely, heart-moving Lyrics. I want to compose Music filled with beautiful Lyrics. It's my fondest wish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm? Are you addressing me? A composer am I♪ writing songs, well, I try♪ Sigh... I wish I could find some lovely, heart-moving Lyrics. I want to compose Music filled with beautiful Lyrics. It's my fondest wish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A composer, yes that's me♪ I write songs, as you can see♪ Wind in the desert, some old rock♪ Free mind sister♪ uh...singing blister♪ La de dah di...♪ I'm terrific at writing Music, but I think perhaps I'm not so good at writing Lyrics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A composer, yes that's me♪ I write songs, as you can see♪ Wind in the desert, some old rock♪ Free mind sister♪ uh...singing blister♪ La de dah di...♪ I'm terrific at writing Music, but I think perhaps I'm not so good at writing Lyrics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A composer, yes that's me♪ I write songs, as you can see♪ Hummahumma♪ Chuchuchuuu♪ Wheee-oooo♪ I like making songs up as I go along. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A composer, yes that's me♪ I write songs, as you can see♪ Hummahumma♪ Chuchuchuuu♪ Wheee-oooo♪ I like making songs up as I go along. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm? What's this, then? Well... ... Un-huh... Fantastic... These are incredible Lyrics. The wording is simple, yet whoever wrote them packed them with powerful feeling. It's been a long time since I was moved by something so deeply. They move me so much, I just thought of beautiful Music to accompany them. Wait just a second... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... I've written the perfect Music for these Lyrics. I caution you, though, that this Music can be sung only by an expert. I know of no one up to the task. Here, take my masterpiece! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if there's anyone with a voice pure enough to sing my soothing Music. My heart leaps at the thought! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm? You don't have my soothing Music anymore? But that means... You found a singer who could sing the song? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. I see. What a beautiful story! I weep with joy! Ohh!? I've been struck by my musical muse yet again! To Toad Town I shall go♪ to catch this Diva's show!♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ho! Buying a Dusty Hammer after a Dried Shroom... ...is a secret sign that only friends of Mr. Moustafa know! ... That means... You're in with Moustafa! Hey! Brother! Good to meet you! Have any questions you need answered? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...You want to see Mr. Moustafa? He's usually up on the highest part of Dry Dry Outpost. Just keep going up, my man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the owner of this shop, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thanks. Yeah, this is an order sheet from one of my regulars. Good deal. She's one of my best customers. She orders things all the time. If health and beauty are what you're after, you can't beat desert Lemons and Limes. You can find them in the oasis. Oh, if you make a juice with those things... Mmmm mmm! Oh, hang on. Almost forgot. Can you do me a favor? Please deliver this letter to a Boo called Franky. Franky lives in a mansion way out on the far edge of Forever Forest. It may be tough to find him. Thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ho! Buying goods in that order... is a secret sign! It was written in an ancient will! In keeping with the will, I'm required to give you this. Please take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is sure different from our jobs at the castle! We came all the way here to look for mystery and excitement and adventure! But it's too hot. I feel like I'm drying up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quiet, girl! The heat of the desert isn't anything compared to our passion for adventure! As long as we stick together, we can take anything! We can go from one end of the Mushroom Kingdom to the other! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've bought many rare goods here at Dry Dry Outpost. And later we're totally stopping at the legendary Dry Dry Ruins. We're gonna be filled with stories when we get back home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that an archaeologist named Kolorado is around here looking for Dry Dry Ruins. You know what? Even if he digs up the entire desert, he won't find them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A word to the wise: The owner of the local shop is a friend of Moustafa. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love this town. I don't care that the desert's so harsh. There's no place like home. I was born in Dry Dry Outpost, and this is where I'll stay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I haven't seen rain in ages. I know it's a desert, but it should rain once in a while. We made a wish to the Stars for a little moisture, but I guess it didn't help. If this weather continues, it'll get...dry...around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Mr. E, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, thanks! Oh, looks like an order from Koopa Village. My job is delivering things from Dry Dry Outpost. This guy's a great customer. He's always ordering stuff. Hey, by the way. Would you do me a favor and deliver this letter the next time you're in Toad Town? It's to Miss T. She lives there. She's one of three amazingly beautiful sisters. She's normally chatting with her sisters in front of the Dojo. Thanks a lot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you aware that there's a Dojo in Toad Town? There is! A while ago I took one of the Dojo challenges and did pretty well, I must say. I got a Second-Degree Card. You look pretty strong, so... Huh? You haven't earned any Cards? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a First-Degree Card? Hee hee! It just so happens, that I have in my possession a Second-Degree Card! Know what that means? I'm stronger than Mario! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Second-Degree Card? Hey, I have a Second-Degree Card, too! Oh, awesome! I can't believe that I'm as strong as you are, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Third-Degree Card? Whooa! That's great! Seriously, that's great, Mario. You must be a powerhouse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Fourth-Degree Card? Whooa! I wouldn't want to tangle with you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Diploma...!? Whoa! WHOOOAAA! You defeated The Master!! That's unbelievable, Mario! Great! Seriously great! I mean, really great!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen the old fortune- teller in Toad Town? He's always right, so his fortune-telling is famous. If you hit trouble in the middle of your adventure, it'd be a good idea to see him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A brother and sister who are very close live atop Shooting Star Summit. The brother, Merlow, collects Star Pieces and will trade Badges for them. The sister, Merluvee, is a fortune-teller who will tell you where to find Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Outpost was built by robbers long ago, you know. The boss of the robbers was the descendant of a king. The king hid the entrance to the ruins of his kingdom, and the robber boss guarded them. Legend has it that even now, the descendant of that boss hides in this town and keeps the ruins safe from prying eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Outpost was built by robbers long ago, you know. The boss of the robbers was the descendant of a king. The king hid the entrance to the ruins of his kingdom, and the robber boss guarded them. Legend has it that even now, the descendant of that boss hides in this town and keeps the ruins safe from prying eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People are saying that the ruins that were hidden long ago have appeared in Dry Dry Desert. Amazing. That means that the legend about the boss of the robbers in the desert was... ...actually true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I took the train to Toad Town. I can't tell you how many things were different there from here in the desert. The people were so different and...just plain weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep this quiet... If this woman casts a spell on you, it might help you during battle. For instance, your attack power might get stronger or you might get more coins for winning. Other, stranger, things may happen, as well. But do not rely on this spell. By no means will it take effect in every battle. The spell can be beneficial, but it's also unpredictable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long ago, in this very land, there was a kingdom called Dry Dry Kingdom. King Mousta ruled over it. One dark day, he was betrayed by his subjects. In the uprising that followed, Dry Dry Kingdom was ruined. King Mousta escaped and vowed vengeance on his enemies. He gathered those faithful to him and defeated his betrayers. King Mousta's supporters were the original robbers who built Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long ago, in this very land, there was a kingdom called Dry Dry Kingdom. King Mousta ruled over it. One dark day, he was betrayed by his subjects. In the uprising that followed, Dry Dry Kingdom was ruined. King Mousta escaped and vowed vengeance on his enemies. He gathered those faithful to him and defeated his betrayers. King Mousta's supporters were the original robbers who built Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the descendants of King Mousta still lives here in Dry Dry Outpost. No one knows who he is, but... You can be sure that everyone secretly wishes to be that one special person... It would be pretty cool to be related to the great robbers of yesteryear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those rebels who rose up against King Mousta... Do you know what they wanted? They wanted to live without rules in the desert and use all the treasures of Dry Dry Kingdom as their own. The great King Mousta had no patience for such selfishness. Because he had such high ideals, King Mousta is the hero of this outpost to this day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hello. I'm assisting an archaeologist, Professor Kolorado. I came to Dry Dry Desert to excavate Dry Dry Ruins, but... It's hot as blazes every day and I'm constantly thirsty... I want to quit and go home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was sent here because we heard that there's an important clue about the ruins, but... I can't find the information trader anywhere. It's vital that I find him so I can get the clue. I don't want to think about how mad the professor will be if I go back with nothing. What am I going to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was sent here because we heard that there's an important clue about the ruins, but... I can't find the information trader anywhere. It's vital that I find him so I can get the clue. I don't want to think about how mad the professor will be if I go back with nothing. What am I going to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hello, Mario. At least I've found some news. Supposedly, this guy Moustafa knows the key to Dry Dry Ruins. And then there's this other guy named Sheek who knows where Moustafa is, but... That Sheek guy is really stingy and won't tell me anything. Why do people in this town like mysteries and secrets so much? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody just said that the ruins rose from the desert! Can it be true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone who gives things is nice, yes, very nice. Nice guys get told nice stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! You give me something! You might be nice. If you're a very nice guy, you'll give me something more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, good-bye. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone who hesitates when giving things is not truly a nice guy, no, not nice. Truly nice guys give truly precious things, yes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have nothing to give. Then I have nothing to say. Maybe another time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You give me many things. Very nice guy, yes, very nice. My name is Sheek. I trade in information, things others do not know. So, nice guy... ...what would you like to know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thank you for giving things. To show I am truly thankful, allow me to tell you something. What would you like to know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, heavenly! A Lemon!! The nicest of nice things! You have proven you're nice by giving me my favorite thing. And since you're so nice, yes, I'll tell you something really nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are obviously the nicest of nice guys... ...but you haven't let me repay the favor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert is a vast and everlasting sea of sand. Under this sea, many secrets lie buried. More secrets than there are Stars in the sky. The legend of Dry Dry Ruins is one of these secrets. Only Mr. Moustafa knows where the legend rests. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must see Mr. Moustafa to find the resting place of Dry Dry Ruins. Mr. Moustafa is a descendant of the great robbers who built Dry Dry Outpost. He is somewhere in the town, yes...but exactly where, only his close followers know. I could tell his secret, but only to the nicest of nice guys, yes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My favorite food starts with an L and ends with an N. It's a yellow fruit...so sour. Such a nice fragrance... Its tree grows only in the desert oasis outside town. If you were to go to the oasis and get one for me, I might believe you're a true nice guy. For, of course, only the nicest of nice guys can meet Moustafa. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you still seek knowledge, you must give me something more, yes, you understand? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To find Mr. Moustafa, go to the shop in this town. First buy a Dried Shroom. Then buy a Dusty Hammer. You must buy them in the correct order, yes? Remember, Dried Shroom first and then Dusty Hammer. This is a secret sign known to those loyal to Moustafa. If you buy these things in the correct order, the owner of the shop will let you see Mr. Moustafa. Remember, you must not buy them in the incorrect order! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wish you luck in finding Mr. Moustafa, nice guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, nice guy. We meet again. I'm glad you found me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Moustafa. I'm the one you've been seeking all this time. When I'm out and about in Dry Dry Outpost, I use the name Sheek. It's always good to meet a genuinely nice guy. I meet people all the time, but you are by far the nicest guy I've met so far. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How did you get here? Who told you how to find this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yes, Moustafa is my name. When I'm out and about in Dry Dry Outpost, I use the name Sheek. You look nice enough. I'm a good judge of character. I've been watching you ever since you came to town. I still can't believe you found me without being told. I think you must have extremely good luck, yes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your name is Mario, yes? I heard that you want to go to Dry Dry Ruins. I have a feeling you are on an important journey, so I will tell you the secret. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Ruins is a very important place. My ancestors have watched over it for many generations. If I do not keep evil folk out of the ruins, who will? You must promise me that you will tell no one this secret! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Pulse Stone is the key to finding Dry Dry Ruins. Take it to the desert, yes? The Pulse Stone will flash above your head as you get close to the ruins. The closer you get to the ruins, the faster the Pulse Stone will flash. Follow where it leads you! Find the place where the Pulse Stone flashes the fastest and use it to open the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The closer you get to the ruins, the faster the Pulse Stone will flash. Follow where it leads you! Find the place where the Pulse Stone flashes the fastest and use it to open the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find Dry Dry Ruins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How were Dry Dry Ruins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? It cannot be! Followers of that evil Bowser had already entered the ruins? ...Oh... You scared them off! Mario, you have earned the eternal thanks of Moustafa. You are as nice as nice gets. I wish you great success! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please return to Dry Dry Outpost when you have time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, Mario. Do you need anything of me? It's obvious you've attained great power. It's clear to me you will be victorious one day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House slogan is, "Refresh your Body and Soul!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh, are you sure? You look fine to me. Would you like to take a nap anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pleasant dreams! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Good luck out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, welcome, how are you? Feeling jolly? Feeling blue? I'm Merlee, you see? That's me! A cuter gal you'll never see. I do magic, but not for free. Your luck has steered you well for I'm a master of the spell. When my spell upon you glows you might get lucky, but who knows? Do you dare to take a chance? Want to watch my cards dance? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how tragic, what a loss! Well, I guess you are the boss. Bye bye! Don't forget to floss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how lovely! Very good! Pick just one now, if you would.♥ I'd pay as much as I could... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Of coins you lack a few. What a pity. Oh boo hoo! Come again some other day. Bye bye! Come back soon, OK?♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're ready! Tally-ho! And here we go!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think you'll find this power might get your foes to cower.♥ It will light your darkest hour. Even should you meet a beast... Do not fear! Not in the least!♥ My spell makes a famine feast. See you, then. Please come again. Good-bye, my friend!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My older sister? Merluvlee? What's she want? Oh, I see... Is that so...? I bet I know...... oh...ho.... OK, OK. Please give this to Merluvlee, with love, from her sis Merlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleeag, Blooooaaaagh!! I'm the huge, scary Tutankoopa! Remorseless king of the desert! Who dares set foot in this, my palace of the sands? Speak and be known! Begone from this place! Now! Or disaster will befall you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fool! You have ignored my warning, haven't you? You fool! You will fall to my legions and become a mummy of the sands! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...? Wait! C'mon, don't go in that room! ... Ooops. Ahem! I mean... Flee now while you still can! If you continue...uh...you'll feel a horrible curse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turn back, thief! Your time is running out! If you do not retreat, you'll be in grave trouble! I do not lie! You will regret it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is your final warning! Enough of this foolishness! Leave at once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh heh heh ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You!! You ignored all those very scary warnings! Don't you have the common sense to get scared and run away? What's wrong with you!? You shouldn't mess with Tutankoopa, a faithful follower of King Bowser! Ooops... I mean... You shall regret this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! What are you doing? That hurt! I'm king of the desert! You rude, rude man! Take this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh heh heh... I'm a magical genius! Watch, and be amazed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh heh heh... Come, Chomp! Come! Bite this intruder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come!! Chomp!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooooooooooooooooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw... C'mere, Chompy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waah! What're you...ow! Help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Mario. At last I can head home to Star Haven. My name is Mamar. So nice to meet you in person!♥ You've still got a long way to go, but I just know you can save Princess Peach! I'll do my best to help you!♥ Here's a present for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Call on me when times are bad. Believe in this, Mario: My powers are strong... I'm a Star Spirit, after all!♥ Hm hm hm... Our powers are growing all the time. Keep up the good work, Mario! You must save the other Star Spirits as soon as possible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For now, I'm going back to recover in Star Haven. Who knows how my dear old Star Haven is faring without the Star Rod? Good-bye, Mario! I'm off!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aargh! No more time! Too bad!! Please try again next time. See you at the next trading event, all right? So long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad from the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? No? You don't have anything? Look, I can't trade with you unless you bring the item I told you to bring. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! I'm the Toad from the trading event. How are you? Did you bring the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! This is the item for today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it wisely! See you again at the next trading event! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrong! Sorry. That's not the right item. As a penalty, I'm afraid I'll have to take this item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? You don't want the item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, sir... Would you happen to be Mario? How do you do, sir? My master wishes to see you. If you would, please call on us at the mansion on the far side of Forever Forest. My master would also like me to add that she has in her possession important news regarding the Star Spirits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please make haste! We shall await your arrival with a warm welcome. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And if you don't come...we'll GET YOU!! BOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... What do you think you're doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Forever Forest... The path ahead of here is extremely dangerous. Didn't you know that? You'd better go back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Forever Forest... The path ahead of here is extremely dangerous. Didn't you know that? You'd better go back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm called Oaklie. This forest is my home. I try to keep unprepared people from wandering into the forest and getting lost. The path ahead of here is extremely dangerous. Didn't you know that? You'd better go back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um-kay. So that's your story. You're invited to Boo's Mansion. You may pass, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen carefully... If you want to get through this forest, you have to pay really close attention to your surroundings. If you choose the wrong paths, you'll end up back at the forest edge before you know it. The areas around the correct paths will always look slightly different from the others. Watch carefully for clues. For example, in this area, take a good look at the inner trees as you walk around. In one of them, you'll spot strange, glowing eyes. The exit near that tree is the path you want to take. These clues will be different in other parts of the forest. Watch the inner forest very, very carefully as you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen carefully... If you want to get through this forest, you have to pick all the right paths. If you choose the wrong paths, you'll end up back at the forest edge before you know it. You can find your way as long as you keep your wits about you and study the forest. But remember that the right way is not always in front of you. On occasion, you must remember to look back, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen carefully... If you want to get through this forest, you have to pick all the right paths. If you choose the wrong paths, you'll end up back at the forest edge before you know it. You can find your way as long as you keep your wits about you and study the forest. But remember that the right way is not always in front of you. On occasion, you must remember to look back, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You probably think that this forest is unpleasant, but it's always been home to me, and I think it's just perfect. The forest teems with life and tells many secrets. Even as many Stars cry out in the distance... ...my friends cry out deep within this forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You probably think that this forest is unpleasant, but it's always been home to me, and I think it's just perfect. The forest teems with life and tells of many secrets. Even as many Stars cry out in the distance... ...my friends cry out deep within this forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel as though I can hear the Stars crying even now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel as though I can hear the Stars crying even now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heey! Hello there! I'm a Bub-ulb from the land called Flower Fields. ...A flower seed? Heh heh hm hmmf... Should I give it to you...? Or shouldn't I? Welllll.... I suppose I'll give it to you. Here you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please plant it somewhere nice and take extra good care of it. If you plant it somewhere bad and I find out about it, I might place a curse on you... Heh heh ho hm hm hmmf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you lose your way here in Forever Forest, it means you're not looking carefully enough. I know... It's often confusing. It's not an easy task. It takes guts to look really closely at this scary scenery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you lose your way here in Forever Forest, it means you're not looking carefully enough. I know... It's often confusing. It's not an easy task. It takes guts to look really closely at this scary scenery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I miss my beautiful hometown, Flower Fields. Oh! That warm sunshine spilling from the clear blue sky... the sweet smell of wind... But...my place is here now... This is my home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I miss my beautiful hometown, Flower Fields. Oh! That warm sunshine spilling from the clear blue sky... the sweet smell of wind... But...my place is here now... This is my home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, when you listen really carefully, can you hear the voices of the Stars above us? I think I do...and I think they can hear us, as well. They listen for all the wishes of folks down here. I hope the Star Spirits make it back to Star Haven before it's too late. This world won't be right again until they're back where they belong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, when you listen really carefully, can you hear the voices of the Stars above us? I think I do...and I think they can hear us as well. They listen for all the wishes of folks down here. I hope the Star Spirits make it back to Star Haven before it's too late. This world won't be right again until they're back where they belong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo! Waaahh! Bugs! Get 'em off me! I'm lost in a freaky forest! S-s-so s-scared... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeek! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Oh, thank... ...I mean, ah HA! Boy, are you unlucky to run into me again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, it's Jr. Troopa! Have you been crying? Did you get lost in there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. It looks like this kid is lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This little boy is filthy! What happened to him? Is he a lost child or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear. This poor child looks very upset. Was he lost in the forest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who is this kid? What a dirty little urchin... He must be lost... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Shut up! Shut uuuuup! I'm not a lost child! I'm your worst nightmare! Here comes the pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't think I'm as vulnerable as I was before. Check this out! More power!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha! Yeah, that's right! Let's see how you like the new, improved Jr. Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo! Darn it! Darn it!! Darn iiiiiit!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! I made it out of the forest! I could kiss this ground! Yaaaaahoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, we made it, Mario! We got out of the forest! It's about time... Say, don't you think that's the mansion the old Boo was talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Well, it looks like we finally made it out of that spooky forest. Heyyy... Mario... What do you bet that's the mansion that the old Boo was talking about before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, finally! I couldn't stand being in that spooky forest another minute! Hm? Mario! I'm positive that's the mansion the creepy old ghost was telling us about... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... I'm certainly glad we're out of that forest. Talk about creepy... What's this? Mario, I have a feeling that this is the mansion we're looking for. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, sirs and madam! I'm pleased you made it through Forever Forest. My master awaits you in the room highest up in this lovely mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please go to the third floor. There you will hear all the news of the Star Spirits... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll see you there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Did I startle you? You want to go up to the third floor, don't you? Well, I'm afraid you'll have to go find whatever's missing from this frame. If you manage to find it, I'll let you go upstairs. Mmwaah ha ha ha! Bow is such a harsh Boo, testing her guests like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Search the mansion for what's missing from this frame. If you find it, I'll let you up to the third floor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... Ah, that feels better! It's nice to be back inside my frame after so long! All right, then. I'll help you go to the third floor, OK? Jump toward the drawing and I'll take care of the rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... Ah, that feels better! It's nice to be back inside my frame after so long! But I didn't even tell you to go find the drawing! You solved the riddle on your own! Are you just lucky or what? Mweh heh heh... Maybe it's just a coincidence... In any case, you've managed to stumble on the secret way to the upper floor. Jump toward the drawing and I'll take care of the rest. You've earned your way up to the third floor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say hello to Bow for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marioooooo... You have come... If you want this record, you must guess who holds it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Lady Bow will be very angry if we let him get it too easily, fellow Boos! Do your best, like we practiced! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, Boos and Boos! Who's got it? Choose, choose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! Boo hoo! You...You guessed right. Go on, take this. Oh Boo... Lady Bow's really going to flip out on us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee... Wrong! This is so much fun... Keep it up, Boos, or Lady Bow will make us sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am so bored!! Boo-ored! I know the Lady Bow ordered me to stay here... ...but for how long? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am so bored!! Boo-ored! I know the Lady Bow ordered me to stay here... ...but for how long? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah, such rhythm! What a groove! Par-tay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh Boo! Is that...the end? I was just starting to bust out my best dance moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Noooo... Lady Bow gave me one job...to guard that treasure chest. She is gonna punish me so bad if she finds out about this! Oh...well... I may still be OK. Heh heh heh heh... It's not like you can get anywhere without knowing how to use that Weight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marioooo... Welcooooome... If you want these Boots, you must guess who holds them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Lady Bow will be very angry if we let him get them too easily, fellow Boos! Do your best, like we practiced! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, Boos and Boos! Who's got 'em? Choose, choose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! Boo hoo! You...You guessed right. Go on, take them. Oh Boo... Lady Bow's really going to flip out on us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee... Wrong! This is so much fun... Keep it up, Boos, or Lady Bow will make us sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a hidden floor panel very near here. A Star Piece is underneath the floor panel. Press {A} while jumping. Boo-st of luck! Can you find it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are hidden panels on the ground all over Mushroom World, so keep an eye out for them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are hidden panels on the ground all over Mushroom World, so keep an eye out for them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwah hee haha! You've finally arrived! You took your sweet time, huh? I was testing you to see if you live up to your reputation. How were the tests? Tough? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Bow. I'm glad to finally meet you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Bootler, the butler. I'm Lady Bow's humble servant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The reason I asked you here is that I need a favor. Bootler, give him the rundown. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, my lady. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, do you know the area near here called Gusty Gulch? A hill rises at the top of the gulch, and upon it sits the castle of Tubba Blubba. He's a monster...and he eats... ...us! Ghosts!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos are his favorite food. Many friends have been eaten! We've tried attacking the evil fiend to save our friends, but Tubba Blubba is far too strong for us Boos to slow him down even slightly. He seems invincible. That's why he's known as the Invincible Tubba Blubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is hope, however. If the rumors are true, then Tubba Blubba has a secret that he closely guards. And that secret is... probably something that relates to his weak point. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario, I want you to find out his secret and defeat him. You'll do it, won't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, you'll get a reward for doing us this service. If you beat Tubba Blubba up, I'll let you have this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm... Mario. I'm sorry we must meet in such a dire situation. My name is Skolar. I escaped from Tubba Blubba's Castle, but... I was in quite a weakened state when I made it outside. As a result, I couldn't go back to the sky at first. I tried to head for Shooting Star Summit to make the leap to Star Haven, but I became lost in the forest. While hunting for a way out, I was captured by Boos. And now here I am... I don't know what to say... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think, Mario? Not such a bad deal, is it? You would have had to fight Tubba Blubba to save this Star Spirit anyway, right? This way, you help us Boos, too. Besides, I'm going with you. I'll help you like no one else can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...My lady? What did you say just now? You? At Tubba Blubba's Castle? Quite out of the question! I simply cannot allow you to put yourself in such danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still your tongue, Bootler! I've seen too much suffering caused by Tubba Blubba! I wish to see him punished with my own two eyes. Besides, Mario will need me. There's no way he can reach the castle without my powers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...alas... Then, Lady, I, Bootler, will accompany you. It is my sworn duty to see that no harm befalls you. The ancestors demand it! I will be at your side always. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stop that nonsense! I'm not a child anymore! I'll be fine by myself! You wait here for my return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— La... Lady... Sigh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this all right, Mario? I'll join up with you until we oust Tubba Blubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then! Tubba Blubba's going down! Gwaah ha haaa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good... Good luck. Please take care of our lady... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good sir, please take care of our lady. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lady Bow, please come back to us as soon as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hush up, Bootler! You be quiet and take care of the mansion while I'm gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sigh...sigh...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear sir... Lady Bow is very, very, very important to us Boos. Please don't let her get in any dangerous situations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If harm befalls our lady, the Boo ancestors will be horribly displeased. I shudder to ask this, but I must beg you to protect her whenever danger arises! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lady Bow told me not to sell any items to Mario. You're him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Igor of Boo's Shop, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter? Oh, right, an order list. Weird. This order's from ...Gusty Gulch. That's right around the corner! Can't they just come here? Oh, well. My motto is, "From Boo to you with a smile." Take this for your trouble. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This mansion has been passed down through the years by Lady Bow's ancestors. It's so comfortable... So nice and gloomy... The dirt on the walls... The splintered floorboards... It's really one of a kind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You beat Tubba Blubba! I had nightmares about him. But wasn't he invincible? How'd you manage to beat him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, please take care of Lady Bow! She brings the darkness to our lives! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our lady is joining Mario to defeat Tubba Blubba... Such courage... Such brave beauty... You will need help to beat Tubba Blubba, so please use the shop beneath the mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lady Bow is the very definition of grace, beauty and dignity! No other Boo could fill her shoes as master of the mansion. If she wore shoes, that is. When I behold the lady, my heart goes pit-a-pat!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— While Lady Bow is absent, it's our duty as Boos to keep scaring people. How would it look if the Boo mansion stopped being spooky? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Franky, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you! ... Oh, great, it's finally in! This is from a guy I know who deals in useful items from all over the world. He has a great eye for items. He just got something in that I've wanted for a long time. Oh, it's the coolest thing! Oh, wow, I almost forgot! Could you deliver this for me? Sorry if it's a bother... There's a Toad child in Toad Town named Dane T. Please deliver it to him. He always seems to be playing by the station with his pals. He must like trains. Thanks a Boo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what can I Boo for you? An errand for Koopa Koot, huh? Too bad for you. Koopa Koot's been known to use people, you know. His motto is, "If it moves, use it until it drops." He got in a couple fights over his personality way back when. After one really bad one, he started traveling a lot. This is a photo of us from when he passed through these parts. Take this and say hello to Koopa Koot for me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead, open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario, we're on our way. Are you scared? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Lady Bow! What a surprise, seeing you! You know, Your Ladyship, you really shouldn't come around here. It's dangerous. Tubba Blubba could come here at any time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know! I came here to teach that Tubba Blubba a lesson! Bring him on! When was the last time he came through here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, just yesterday, Lady. It was horrible... He...ugh... This time, he...ate Herbert. Oh, it was gruesome! Poor Herbert! He was so dark and depressing! What a terrific Boo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Not Herbert! Ooh, Tubba Blubba... He must be stopped... Listen, everyone! Don't fear! We're on our way to defeat this Tubba Blubba once and for all! That monster has eaten his last Boo-meal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Lady! Your bravery is inspiring! But you know he's called the Invincible Tubba Blubba... Please be careful, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you come across Tubba Blubba, don't fight! He's invincible! Although somebody who claims to have no weaknesses must have at least one. If you could find it somehow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you come across Tubba Blubba, don't fight! He's invincible! Although somebody who claims to have no weaknesses must have at least one. If you could find it somehow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Windy Mill? It's just over there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What! You're kidding! You defeated Tubba Blubba!? Oh, what a great day for Boos! I knew you'd do it, Lady Bow! Finally, we can exist safely. We owe you a great debt. ...Oh, and I guess you folks helped the lady a little bit. Good work, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard from one of the Boos eaten by Tubba Blubba that his belly was literally packed full of ghosts for a while. He never felt full, though. Of course not. We're ghosts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario. You're looking good, as usual. You'd need to be paler if you want to be a proper ghost. Take my face, for example. It takes a lot of work, but look how pale I am! Whuh...? You've seen paler? Really...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Psst! Buddy! Did you know you can walk slowly and stealthily by moving the Control Stick a little bit? You can use this technique to walk quietly and avoid waking sleeping people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Psst! Buddy! Did you know you can walk slowly and stealthily by moving the Control Stick a little bit? You can use this technique to walk quietly and avoid waking sleeping people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba is coming!? Oh no! Quick, hide! Aaagh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That naughty Boo that Tubba Blubba ate came back! It was so lonely around here without him... It really made me realize the importance of friends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That naughty Boo that Tubba Blubba ate came back! He was always a troublemaker, but it was weird with him gone. But now, everything's back to normal again... Thanks for saving him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Has my naughty friend played any spooky tricks on you yet? It'd be a shame if you came all the way out to Gusty Gulch and didn't get messed with... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello. You're running an errand for old Koopa Koot, are you? ...Uh-oh... Now where did I...? I wasn't really ready for this... Where'd I leave that thing? I'd better go look for it. Um... Do you think you can wait for just a second? I should find it soon enough, so why don't you kill some time by wandering around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you wait a little while longer? I'm still looking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for waiting!♥ I finally found it. I can't believe it took me so long to track it down! Anyway, please give my regards to Koopa Koot, OK? And take care! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've gotta watch out when you fight Hyper Goombas. They charge up their attack power and then unleash it. The best thing to do when they get charged up is to get Outta Sight with Lady Bow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've gotta watch out when you fight Hyper Goombas. They charge up their attack power and then unleash it. The best thing to do when they get charged up is to get Outta Sight with Lady Bow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You what!? You discovered Tubba Blubba's secret? And now he's chasing you!? Oh no... Oh... I've gotta hide somewhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that Tubba Blubba has stopped eating everyone, the forest is peaceful again. Now we can return to our days of scaring everyone who enters the forest and playing delightful pranks! Pardon me? No pranks? ... I'm not promising anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Mario, how's Lady Bow doing? She's a fine, upstanding Boo and is very delicate, so you be sure to take care of her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me, Mario? Bleeeahhhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! Excellent! What technique! What perfect delivery! There's always something new I can learn from that guy. What a Boo master! I've got to work on my scaring skills, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, have you saved all of the Star Spirits yet? I wonder why I care... I don't even know if Star Spirits listen to the wishes of ghosts. I sure hope they do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, Mario? Broooaargh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah! Another score! Boy, nobody scares people like that Boo! Wow! Such a flawless appearance! It takes my breath away. ... Actually, if we're splitting hairs, I'm a ghost so I don't actually breathe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had a friend who escaped from Tubba Blubba's Castle the other day, and he said... "The key to solving the secret is inside the innermost room. Pay attention to both the heart and body, and don't..." Then, just as he was finishing, Tubba Blubba ate him. I wonder what the rest of his message was... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had a friend who escaped from Tubba Blubba's Castle the other day, and he said... "The key to solving the secret is inside the innermost room. Pay attention to both the heart and body, and don't..." Then, just as he was finishing, Tubba Blubba ate him. I wonder what the rest of his message was... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Whaaaaat? Tubba Blubba's behind you? Noooo! I don't wanna be eaten! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peace has finally returned to our hill. Tubba Blubba's not going to eat anybody anymore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friend came back! I couldn't be happier! Now it's time to get back to scaring people senseless. I can't wait... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now then... What to do, what to do? Who should I scare? I want to hear people shriek and watch them run away yelling! That's what makes Boos happy. So, if you could, when a Boo scares you, try to be as terrified as possible, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Hello. Boo, I guess. Poor effort. Sorry. I had a weird dream last night... This dream voice said... "Sometimes you must turn and run away. You must run and run until you reach the tower with the spinning vanes." Something like that, anyway. What could it mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Hello. Boo, I guess. Poor effort. Sorry. I had a weird dream last night... This dream voice said... "Sometimes you must turn and run away. You must run and run until you reach the tower with the spinning vanes." Something like that, anyway. What could it mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stanleeeeeeeey!!! He ate Stanley! I can't believe I just saw Stanley get eaten! Oh, I'm gonna be sick... Oh, cruel destiny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Some Boos just went to help you. What happened to them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All my friends who got eaten by Tubba Blubba are back! They've been telling me all these crazy stories about being inside Tubba Blubba's stomach... What it was like to go rolling down the throat into the belly... Talk about a wild ride! And talk about disgusting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba ate up my dear, lovely Victoria...but now she's come back safely! Victoria... So coy... She's never even given me the time of day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sweet Victoria... Please give me a sign! You're the object of my fondest nightmares! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friend escaped from Tubba Blubba's Castle. He claims that Tubba Blubba hides something incredibly important right next to his bed. I wonder what it could be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba sometimes travels down to the foot of the hill. I'm sure he's doing something secretive down there, but... ...what could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buhh... Uhhh... Tubbba Bbblubbaa...ate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh? Whuh? What? Tubba Blubba's coming? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I swear, when I first saw my friends who had been eaten by Tubba Blubba return... I was totally shocked. I felt like I was seeing ghosts. I'm just glad that everyone's safe and sound again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos are saying that Tubba Blubba took off. Phew! This area will once again be a ghost paradise. Not only that... Tubba Blubba returned all the ghosts he'd eaten! And here we thought they were gone for good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone is so crazy about the lovely Victoria. But the way I hear it, she's already got somebody specific in mind. Sigh... Love is so painful. Not all wishes can be granted, I suppose. How sad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there! You're going up to beat Tubba Blubba, right? Yeah! Get revenge! He'll never eat another ghost! Never! Especially not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Oh no! Tubba Blubba's coming! Everybody, hide!! Lady Bow! You have to hide Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! Switch with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! We have to hide! Use my power! Immediately! Press {▼}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everything's cool, Lady! He can't see you! Nope, there's no way Tubba Blubba can see you right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Er... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm...looks yummy! I needed a snack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urp... A little tangy, but good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!! Stanley!! Oh, the horror of it all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I never thought I'd be back in dear old Gusty Gulch again. I swear, when Tubba Blubba ate me, I thought that was the end for this Boo. But now it looks like everything might work out. And now I've got a great story to tell youngsters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear Victoria has also come back safe and sound. I was desperate when she was first eaten by Tubba Blubba, that's for sure. Now I'm by her side again... What? You can't see her? Ha ha ha... Of course not! She's a ghost, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I finally made up my mind. I'm going to confess my feelings for the lovely Victoria. But how to tell her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, I figured I'd express my feelings by giving her a present like, you know... "Here's a Fire Flower to show how hot the flame of my passion burns." or... "Are you shocked to know of my love? Here's a Volt Shroom." or... ... Gaaah!! I can't decide! Which line do you think would work better? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...OK. Thanks. I'll do it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...OK. Thanks. I'll do it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh . . . Thanks for nothing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Victoria loves me back! We're going to get married when Lady Bow returns here! So...hurry up and come back as soon as possible, OK? Seriously! Soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since Tubba Blubba left, this hill seems so quiet. It's almost like a... ghost town or something. Chilling and desolate... Heh heh...♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a ghost named Herbert. Isn't that a great name? My grandmother named me. My ancestors lived in that castle for many generations. They were great ghosts. I wanna be that great. I wanna be so scary that no one will ever forget me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Tubba Blubba lived in that castle for a while and was perfectly nice. It was a great place for ghosts, too. So dim and dark... But then one day he turned invincible and started acting crazy. He started eating all the Boos in the castle! It was insane! We had no choice but to flee or be eaten... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Tubba Blubba lived in that castle for a while and was perfectly nice. It was a great place for ghosts, too. So dim and dark... But then one day he turned invincible and started acting crazy. He started eating all the Boos in the castle! It was insane! We had no choice but to flee or be eaten... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stanley! No! Ah... Why you, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Windy Mill? Just keep heading down along the gulch. You'll see it before you reach the Boo mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Until yesterday, it was just a dream to have all the Boos living together happily. But it's not a dream now, is it! Thanks to Lady Bow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm really happy that all the ghosts are back, but... with so many of us around, people might get used to us and not get scared anymore. That would be a tragedy, huh? Maybe we'd better find a quiet place with fewer ghosts so we're not so conspicuous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems like fewer and fewer people are getting lost and coming around here recently. I haven't even tried my new way of terrifying people yet. I've been practicing for ages. Maybe I should start wishing to the Stars for people to lose their way more often. Then we'll be in business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! You again! Once Tubba Blubba's secret got out, I became just an ordinary key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chilly out, isn't it? Cold...and empty... Brrr! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what I need? A new secret to guard. Except this time, I want to guard some happy secret, like a present or something. Wouldn't that be the best? Guarding a gift... That's my new wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what I need? A new secret to guard. Except this time, I want to guard some happy secret, like a present or something. Wouldn't that be the best? Guarding a gift... That's my new wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what I need? A new secret to guard. Except this time, I want to guard some happy secret, like a present or something. Wouldn't that be the best? Guarding a gift... That's my new wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Mario!? Did someone... ...tell you that I'm the secret strength of Tubba Blubba!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone spilled the beans that the Tubba Blubba in the castle is just a shell and... ...I'm controlling it from here!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't trust anybody! I can't let you out of here knowing the secret of my "invincible" body! Sorry, but here we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Lady ghost! You look quite tasty. Stick around after the battle. Fighting makes me hungry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blech! You wish! You don't have a chance, you ghost-gobbling freak! Mario! Now I'm really mad! Let's beat this thing up! Gwaah ha ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh... I'm gonna do this great attack. It's impossible to avoid. I just have to prepare a bit, so hang on for a second. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Owwwweeee! Oh, I'm hurting! I have to get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's time to reunite! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah! Now I'm feeling good! With my heart and body united, there's no way to beat me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeoooow!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Oh... Nooo! With my heart and body united, I'm not invincible anymore... Now I'm back to "not invincible" Tubba Blubba... That's so lame. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give uuuup! Look, I'll give back all the ghosts I ate! Forgive me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm actually a really sensitive guy trapped in a huge body. I don't wanna be invincible anymore if it means I have to fight guys like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaa ha ha ha. Serves you right! And everyone who got eaten has returned safely! Hooray! ...But I guess I'd better tell everyone not to scare old Tubba Blubba anymore. We used to love scaring Tubba Blubba night and day because he was such a coward. Oh well. We're not sorry for it! Scaring folks is what ghosts do, so Boo on him... Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Besides, that was a pretty invigorating experience. I've never felt so full of excitement before!♥ And... Ahem... It was also a good learning experience. I think I'd better experience some more of the outside world. So... I think I'll accompany you a little longer. Is that OK, Mario? Of course it's OK, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done. You're so lucky to be able to travel with me. Gweaah heh ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have to be polite. You won't have to worry about anything anymore as long as I'm with you. Gweaah heh ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go, Mario. I'm giving you back the Star Spirit, as I promised. Bootler! Snap to it! Come over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, Mario. He's free now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello again, Mario. I knew you could do it. I don't know how to thank you. I knew it was the right decision to ask you to help us. You're a great man. Now that I'm free, I can help you. Ha!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Mario. I have one bit of bad news. Unfortunately, Bowser's life force seems to be getting stronger all the time. Most likely it's the Star Rod that's giving him more power. We're not even sure if he's noticing it or not, but there's no question that it's making him stronger than before. We will have to be much more careful in the coming trials. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... I'm sorry to leave, but I must go back to Star Haven. The other Star Spirits are waiting for me there. Oh...and if you could... Please keep it a secret that I got lost in Forever Forest. Thanks, Mario. Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario...If they catch you, they'll carry you out of the castle. Don't you think you can hide from them by using one of our party member's abilities? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't we do something so these things don't chuck us out of the castle? Doesn't anyone in our party have an ability that'll help us avoid them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, they'll throw us out of the castle if they catch us. Can we use a party member's ability so we don't get caught? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is not good. We'll be thrown out of the castle when they catch us. Can't we get around these creatures by using the ability of one of our party members? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These things will try to catch us and throw us out. Use my ability to turn invisible and we'll fool them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last, we've arrived at Tubba Blubba's Castle! Are you ready, everyone? Be brave! We must do all we can to help the Lady Bow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what can we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is no time to lose our nerve, fellow Boos! Our dear lady is fighting against Tubba Blubba himself! We mustn't hesitate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back here!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... Wha... What's that noise? Tubba Blubba's chasing you?! And he's right on the other side of the door?! Gulp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? You might be able to find out Tubba Blubba's weak point? Oh, of course! The windmill at the foot of the hill... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must hurry! Run as fast as you can to the Windy Mill! We'll hold Tubba Blubba here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! You'll all be eaten when he comes through that door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you nuts! That Tubba Blubba will make a meal out of you guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no! That's crazy! If he gets through, he'll eat all of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't agree to that! You're all in grave peril of being eaten! You must run with the rest of us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's too dangerous! He's a madman! He'll eat every last one of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grruuuurg!! Why won't this door open?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...don't know how long...we can... keep holding this. Don't worry about us! Go, for all our sakes! Don't look back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't hold it much longer! Hurry to the Windy Mill! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! C'mon! We have to go to the Windy Mill! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, we have to! Let's go as fast as we can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have no choice, Mario! Our only hope is to find Tubba Blubba's weak point! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make haste to the Windy Mill! We can't let their brave efforts be in vain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Let's go, Mario! We're going to the Windy Mill!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I smell delicious ghosts! Open the doooooooor!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... You're Mario! Nice place, huh? As a matter of fact, I came to this castle with my friends to try to find Tubba Blubba's weak point. We managed to find out that there's something important hidden in Tubba Blubba's room on the highest floor. But once I got separated from my friends, I just had to hide. ...But you could go. First, you need to get to the uppermost floor, then keep going until you find his room. If you happen to run into Tubba Blubba, don't, I repeat, DON'T fight with him. He's invincible! Really! Until you find out his secret weakness you'd better just run away. You got that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's what my friends and I managed to find out... Supposedly there's something really important hidden in Tubba Blubba's room on the highest floor of the castle. It's so precious to him that he never lets anybody else even touch it. ...See? Really suspicious, isn't it? First, you need to get to the uppermost floor, then keep going until you find his room. If you happen to run into Tubba Blubba, don't, I repeat, DON'T fight with him. He's invincible! Really! Until you find out his secret weakness, run away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...huh? How long was I asleep? Where is everyone? .......Oh well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm! What's this? Sniff, sniff... I smell something very fishy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm, I might be in trouble. That Star Spirit ran away... And now I think someone suspicious is in the castle... I sure don't want to make King Bowser mad. He's scary. He did make me invincible, but if I screw up, he might change me back to normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Time for some beauty rest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! I'm Yakkey... ...a faithful and chatty follower of Master Tubba Blubba! My very important job is to guard his valuables! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...? You don't look like Master Tubba Blubba at all! ...That means you've come here to steal me, the magical key that unlocks the door to Windy Mill at the foot of Gusty Gulch? And furthermore, your goal is to find out if there's a secret inside that Windy Mill? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... You're a very honest person, aren't you? ...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... You're a terrible liar. ...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heeeeeeelp! Master Tubba Blubbaaaa!! A thieeeeeeef!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrgh? Hmmmph? What's all the noise? Five more minutes, Mom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba's waking up! Let's get outta here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh. We're in trouble! Tubba Blubba woke up! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba's up! Let's get away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marioooo! Aackk! Tubba Blubba woke up! We'll never make it if we stay here! Run! Run! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no, he's awake! We have to run! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Thief! Stop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bahh ha ha ha ha! Caught you, thief! It's not nice to sneak around in someone's room! You must be punished!! Now you'll see how terrifying Invincible Tubba Blubba is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah ha ha ha ha! That wimpy little attack doesn't hurt me at all!! Now it's my turn!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Blue Station! Umm... Unfortunately, I can't take you to the other stations. We have the station and the tracks and everything...but the train's missing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Blue Station! Umm... Unfortunately, I can't take you to the other stations. We have the station and the tracks and everything...but the train's missing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, we can't very well ride on a tiny little Toy Train! That'd be impossible. Put that back in its Toy Box! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaahoo!♥ We're back in business! This train just dropped out of the sky and onto the tracks! Public transit's up and running! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use the switches in front of the station to choose the train's direction. Just let me know when you've decided which direction you want to go, OK? All aboard!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use the switches in front of the station to choose the train's direction. Have you figured out which way you want to go? Please tell me again if you're sure that's the way you want to go. All aboard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which way are you heading? Press one of those switches to choose a direction. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where would you like to go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please ride with us again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're leaving! All aboard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next stop: Blue Station! Now arriving at Blue Station! Passengers wishing to exit the Toy Box, please get off here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next stop: Pink Station! Now arriving at Pink Station! Piiiiiiink Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next stop: Green Station! Now arriving at Green Station! Passengers wishing to go to the Slot Machine, please exit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next stop: Red Station! Now arriving at Red Station! Reeeeeed Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Station stop: Blue Station! Welcome to Blue Station, passengers! To exit the Toy Box, please use the jump pad on your left. Also to the left is a Shy Guy Playground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Station stop: Pink Station! Welcome to Pink Station, passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Station stop: Green Station! Welcome to Green Station, passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Station stop: Red Station! Welcome to Red Station, passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, there's a track problem! We can't go that direction. Do you see that lever way behind us on the left? If you can get over there and push it, we'll be able to continue. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think our little track problem will be fixed if you pull down on that lever. Or maybe not. I'm not sure... Hmmm... To pull or not to pull? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think pulling that lever will fix the tracks? Hmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'll be! Just as I suspected! We should have moved that lever a long time ago! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't go to Red Station. The tracks are broken, see? I'm very sorry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Usually I work here at Blue Station. But since there's no train, I'm pretty much unemployed now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Storeroom Key you have in your hand... I'm positive the Shy Guys stole that from somewhere in Toad Town. I wonder who they stole it from. Whoever it was must be mad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gave the Storeroom Key back to the storekeeper? He must've been super happy! Happier than I am, anyway. There's still no train, so I still don't have a job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The train's running again! We can leave anytime!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Frying Pan you have in your hand... I'm positive the Shy Guys stole that from somewhere in Toad Town. I'm sure whoever owned it must be all broken up right now. You can't cook very well without a Frying Pan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you know that Shy Guys really like sweets? Cakes, candies...you name it. Supposedly, that's all they'd eat if they could. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can repair all of the broken rails along our route by moving nearby levers. Obviously, we're going nowhere if the rails don't get fixed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can repair all of the broken rails along our route by moving nearby levers. Or maybe not all of them... What do we do...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Memo you have is written in Shy Guy language. Don't look at me! I can't read Shy Guy language! You could probably figure it out if you found someone who's smart enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thanks a lot for figuring out the secret of the jack-in-the-box switch. Now the train can roll again. Nothing makes me happier than watching the train roll... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rumor is that there's a vehicle very similar to this in the world outside the box. They call it a train, too...? Well...there's no way it can be as cool as our train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems as though those Shy Guys have learned a lesson this time. Maybe they won't steal things anymore. They ought to just learn to live in peace, surrounded by toys! A hand holding a toy is less likely to cause mischief... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some Shy Guy just ran off to the right with a Frying Pan! Ooh, I just bet that he stole it from some innocent soul! And you know he doesn't really want to cook anything with it. Shy Guys are so obnoxious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen the Gourmet Guy? He's a huge Shy Guy who's really particular about food. Judging by his size, I'd say he's not all that particular. He has a serious sweet tooth. I hear that he really loves Cake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to move some lever in order to repair the tracks so we can go to Green Station. I think it was that pink lever over there, but...I'm not sure... I forget... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to move some lever in order to repair the tracks so we can go to Green Station. I think it was that pink lever over there, but...I'm not sure... I forget... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The tracks are all fixed, so we can now go to Green Station. Feel free to use this train anytime you like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen the Big Lantern Ghost? He always hides in gloomy places. He loves the darkness. Then again, he's always carrying this little lantern, so... ...maybe he doesn't like the darkness all that much... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that the Big Lantern Ghost took off. Do you think he left the box? He won't need that lantern if he lives somewhere bright. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Shy Guys made this Toy Train that we use. They like to gather worn-out things that no one uses and turn them into toys. They're pretty good at making something out of nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Green Station. I'm certainly feeling green. Shy Guys hid our tracks! How're we supposed to move? Oh, by the way, a Shy Guy with a book ran off to the right toward the Slot Machine. I'm sure the little rogue stole that book from someone. It'll be impossible to catch him unless you figure out how to get through the wire fence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I witnessed a Shy Guy with a book running to the right, toward the Slot Machine. I'm sure the little rogue stole that book from someone. It'll be impossible to catch him unless you figure out how to get through the wire fence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Memo you have is written in Shy Guy language. Don't look at me! I can't read Shy Guy language! You could probably figure it out if you found someone who's smart enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can go to Red Station now! Great! Feel free to ride with us anytime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like the Shy Guys are really robbing Toad Town blind. I've heard them say that they want Bowser to reward them for filling up this Toy Box. It used to be so peaceful inside here...but it's getting downright crowded and noisy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure the Shy Guys are going to knock it off for a while. They'll recover eventually, though, and start gathering worn-out junk again for their toy-making needs. Everyone's much happier when they only take worn-out stuff instead of precious items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The other day, I saw a gang of Shy Guys carrying a sparkling card of some sort in a cage. They headed off to the right... Do you think I ought to go check out what they were doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You beat that weird, giggling ghost that likes the dark? Wow, that's great! Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. I see. The Shy Guys were holding a Star Spirit... I thought they were happy just making and playing with toys. Who could want more? Anyway, our only wish was to have our train up and running... And you made it come true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah heh heh... Perfect. Mario hates this thing, so he'll surely turn back. Uh... I think... That doesn't look like the sort of thing that'd bother Mario. I wonder if I should really trust what Peach says... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well...it doesn't matter. King Bowser ordered it. And he's the boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect... Mario really hates these guys so he'll run. Will they really scare him? They seem pretty weak... I'm getting a little suspicious of what Peach tells us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well...it doesn't matter. King Bowser ordered it. And he's the boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah heh heh heh!!! Ooh, I can't wait until Mario gets here! He's gonna get beaten so bad! He'll probably start crying! Then King Bowser and I will laugh and laugh! Come and get it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah heh heh hah!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Mario!? I have to fight Mario?! By myself? Why me? I'm toast...but I have to try! Feel my, uh...wrath, I guess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario!! See this fine club I have? I'm gonna introduce you to it. Club...meet Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— !!!!!!!!! Meeeoork! Mario! This'll be fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyuck yuck yuck... What took you so long, Mario? Ready to taste my hammer? Here it comes!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— !!!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes!! I thought you'd come! Now I get to defeat you and win admiration from King Bowser. I'm gonna be famous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everybody calls me Gourmet Guy. I don't know why. I'm just an ordinary, food-loving Shy Guy. Sigh... I'm hungry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm too hungry to move. I'm famished! I must eat! I need a sweet, sweet Cake! Sweet Cake...with frosting... and cookie crumbles... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleagh!!! Hack! Thppth! That was disgusting! That wasn't even food! I can't believe I ate that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, ickthpth!!! Bleah! That's the worst tasting food I've ever eaten! Ick! My delicate palate is too refined to eat this stuff! I can eat only food of the finest quality, or I might gag. I'd rather starve than eat such inferior food as this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Ohhh, mmmm... Ohhhhhhh!!!!! Deeeliciouuuuuuus!!! This is lip-smacking good!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuuuuummmm!!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What do you want? Get away from that Treasure Chest, pal! It's mine, see? Don't mess with me!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wanna fight? Are you nuts? You don't wanna mess with me!♥ Are you sure ya wanna fight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good. You're a smart boy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!! Well, all right... I do love a challenge!♥ Here it comes, pal! Don't say I didn't warn you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff... Sniff? Do I smell Lemon Candy? Hey! Pal! You have Lemon Candy, and you didn't tell me? Please! I love that stuff!♥ Lemme have some Lemon Candy! Please! C'mon, pal! Take the treasure--just gimme the Lemon Candy, will ya?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrr!!! You stingy, candy-hogging punk! Well, you can forget about getting my treasure now! You want it? You're going to have to fight me for it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeeaaaah!♥ I got some Lemon Candy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...so good...tart... So yummy...♥♥♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wee hee hee hee... Someone... has come... Someone is here in the dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wee hee hee... Oh... Could it be...? Wee hee hee hee... It's Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like you're mine, Mario! Wee hee... I won't let you go...anywhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wee hee hee... I'll take care of you quickly, then return to my darkness. I hate the light... So... I'll take you with me... ...to the deep dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Woooaaahh!! I hate light!!! I'll make it darker...then even darker than that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow, that light! It's so bright... This is no good... Here...darker and darker... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, mister! I'm Watt. Can I, um, get out of here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, wait! Don't leave me, please! Let me out, mister, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm hm hee hee... Yay! I got out! Yay for me! Thanks, mister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cough cough... You're crazy, mister! Did ya have to, um, blow it up to get me out? Jeepers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Aren't you, um, Mario!? You just saved me like a hero! You're a hero, aren't ya? You're the coolest!!! You saved me from the mean guy who laughed like, "Wee hee hee!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta make it up to you! I'll go with you, Mario, OK? I heard the, um, Shy Guys saying that you're trying to save Princess Peach from Bowser. You're super great! You're the greatest great guy! I think you're the best! So, um, I really want to help. I'll be good, really! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, it's pretty dark, huh? I kinda like the dark... But, um, now I can show you how helpful I can be, OK? Use my power, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, pretty cool, huh? Look! It's so bright now! Tee hee hee... I bet nobody else can help out like that, huh? Can they? Nope! Now! Let's go! Hm hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run! Run for it!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaah! Help me!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you came, did you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm General Guy. We're following the orders of King Bowser by guarding a Star Spirit. As long as we keep it secure, we have permission to do whatever we want. You hear!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't care for you, sir. You are rude, and furthermore, you're trespassing in here. Our Toy Box is off limits to the likes of you! The treasures inside this box are for Shy Guys only! And that Star Spirit's fate is none of your business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare to fight me, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Taste defeat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, guys! All together now! Let's rush him! Chaaaaarge!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna lose!! Oh, no! We've gotta run!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! Stand your ground, men! Now's no time for cowards! I will not abide deserters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! Stand your ground, men! Now's no time for cowards! I will not abide deserters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy, he beat 'em all up! That surely isn't good... Guess it's up to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You men make me sick! We must protect the Toy Box! Am I the only one with guts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You, sir, will pay! You beat my infantry, but that's all you'll do! Prepare for the next wave! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go! Attack, Stilt Guys! Fight! Fight! Fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir! Right away, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrrrrrr!!!! Unbelievable!! I guess it's time for my special battalion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho ho ho ho!! I pity you, sir!! It's time you paid, Mario! Attaaaaaaaack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............ Gah! Grrrr...! Fine! I'll beat you myself! Nobody embarrasses the brave Shy Guys of my army! Nobody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrr! My high-tech tank defenses don't seem to stand up to that electric attack! Quit doing that! It's...it's too powerful! You're breaking the rules of war! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrr!!!!! Stop it!! That's unfair! You're going to go and break my extremely expensive tank! I'm serious! Quit that attack! It's...it's too powerful! You're breaking the rules of war! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! That hurt!! Where'd you learn to fight? You must be cheating! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yay! Yippeeee!! We beat the Shy Guys! Hm hm hee hee hee!!! You weren't so tough, you silly old Shy Guys! I beat 'em up! ... Didn't I, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want me to take you back to Toad Town, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, well. Finally made it, eh? So this is Lavalava Island... Smashing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gracious! Behold, Mario! There! Off in the distance! The top of Mt. Lavalava! Triumphant! We must hurry! Make haste! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to go back to Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Back to the sea! Splooooooosh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want me to take you back to Toad Town, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well. Mario, old boy! Certainly took your time, eh? Let's head back together, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a heady adventure! Adieu, Lavalava Island! Perchance someday I shall return to your shores! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wooooooooooooooooooooooh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeze wheeze wheeze... Yes! I...cough...did it! I swam...all the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Mario! Now I'm going to give you a beating you'll never... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? Wait! Where are you going! Wait! Mario, wait up!! Come back here, you chicken! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooooooooooooooooooooot!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaaaaargh! Help, I say! Heeeeeelp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! Mario! You're supposed to attack the other guy, old bean! Do you have issues with me? A bit of jealousy, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... You saved me! Many thanks, old chum. Well, enough of that! Let's pull ourselves together and press on, what say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaah! Get off! Aaaaaah!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear me! I barely got away... That was rather rude, Mario! Leaving me like that! Hmph! Well, we can't all be heroes... Let's press on, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I swear, all of these natives are so panicky that we can't get any information! I guess someone had better solve their problem so we can quiz them, eh, old boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old man, the Village Leader was just looking for you. I'd say he wants to thank you. Better hurry, hm? He might just tell you where the treasure is if he's feeling thankful enough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well...finally. Everyone's calmed a bit. Now we can get some good information about treasure from these locals. Well... Where to start... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We simply must go search for that treasure at the volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must get my hands on the volcano's treasure! My keen intuition senses that there must be a way! Hmmm... I suppose there's a slim chance it was blown clear in the eruption... I'd best check around the village for some clues. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? You know, dear boy, I couldn't help but notice you holding something resembling treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Good heavens! It's the treasure! How on earth did you... ...well, I suppose that's of no consequence right now. You're giving it to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...you are giving it to me?! Oh, glory! Marvelous!! Dear man, you are quite simply the cat's meow! Cheers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, hm! I suppose... It's only proper that I give this to you as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Bub-ulb gave it to me while I was off exploring. I'm sure it's quite a valuable seed, but I'm not interested in it at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that I've got the treasure, I proclaim this adventure to be a complete success! What a stupendous expedition! It will be forever recorded in the history of archaeology! Well, old boy, let's away! Back to Toad Town with us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Kolorado, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, good show! It's a letter from my wife. Thank you ever so, old chap. This is just what I needed to give me the strength to go on. ...I know! I'll pass this along as a spot of thanks. I came across it while I was wandering about the jungle researching things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you, Mario. I am the Village Leader of Yoshi's Village. ...Ah, you come seeking help. You wish to go to Mt. Lavalava, do you? Mmmm... The entrance to the volcano is in the jungle, but it's very difficult to get to it. The volcano has awakened, as well. I think it may be too dangerous for you to go there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The entrance to the volcano is in the jungle, but it's very difficult to get to it. The volcano has awakened, as well. I think it may be too dangerous for you to go there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I must thank you. You have saved the children of the village. I feel that no expression of our gratitude could be enough. You truly are a hero. We deeply appreciate your valor. At least I can do this... You still wish to go to Mt. Lavalava, don't you? I have remembered a good way to reach the volcano. Please come this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I must thank you. You have saved the children of the village. I feel that no expression of our gratitude could be enough. You truly are a hero. We deeply appreciate your valor. I have heard from your companion, Kolorado, that you wish to go to Mt. Lavalava. Since you have blessed our village with your kindness, I will show you the best way to reach the volcano. Please come this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? I thought it was... somewhere around here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes. I found it. Here it is. Take it, please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever events beyond our control occur on this island, we ask the help of Raphael the Raven, the island's master. If anyone can help you reach the volcano, it's definitely Raphael the Raven. He lives in the depths of this island. If you place that Jade Raven into the statue of Raphael, the way into the depths of the jungle will appear. I haven't been to see Raphael since I was but a young Yoshi. I remember that it was incredibly difficult to find him because the jungle's trees and shrubs covered the way. I'm sure you'll find the path. May all your wishes come true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait just one minute... You must have one heck of a story behind you, Mario. Why in the world would you want to go to Mt. Lavalava? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait just one minute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why in the world would you want to go to Mt. Lavalava? I'm sorry, but I can't just keep my mouth shut when I hear someone talking crazy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's VERY hot and VERY dangerous in the volcano! If you aren't extremely careful AND lucky, you'll be roasted to a golden brown. But you don't care. You guys are going there anyway! I do NOT approve of this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-huh... Oh... Oh! You're going to the volcano because you want to save the princess from some bad guys? What...a touching story! Romantic stories like that... just touch a soft spot in this heart of mine. That does it! I can't let you go alone! I, Sushie, will be by your side until the end! You needn't worry, Mario! I love taking care of others! If you plan on getting through this jungle, you need me anyway. Come, Mario! That volcano isn't getting any cooler! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you put that Jade Raven into the statue of Raphael, the way into the depths of the jungle will appear. Since trees and bushes have grown over the path, you might get lost. If you do, just be sure to scout the area carefully. You might have to do something unexpected to find your way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Raphael the Raven granted you an audience, did he? I'm not surprised, Mario. You saved the children... You are one of the honored members of this island now. The great Raphael probably thought so, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please don't tell Kolorado about Raphael the Raven or the way to the volcano. That Koopa's a bit loopy. I shudder to think what he'd do. I must say I worry he'd harm himself inside the volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see you are finally going to brave the volcano. Please be careful, Mario... If you don't watch your step, you'll get burned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The volcano is dangerous. Don't push yourself too hard. If you start getting weak, come relax at the village. After all, Lavalava Island is just the spot for relaxation. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mt. Lavalava just started erupting, Mario! It's my belief that the volcano got angry because Bowser's men were fiddling about inside. I'm glad you made it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mt. Lavalava is becoming less active every day. We don't have to worry about lava-proofing the village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Village Leader is my friend. I mean, hello! How are you? But anyway, ever since he was a child, the Village Leader has had a very strong sense of personal responsibility. When I heard he was going to be the Village Leader, I wasn't surprised at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Village Leader used to get into all sorts of mischief when he was younger. He used to give his parents fits! The jungle wasn't as dangerous back then as it is now. He used to climb trees, throw rocks, tease Ravens... You name some mischief, and I guarantee you he did it. ...Heh heh. Maybe you'd better not tell him I told you all that stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aah! No! Oh, no! The village...there's...big trouble at the village! Please, ask the Village Leader about what's happened. I don't dare talk about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Please! Find those poor children! The Yoshi Kids from this village are like grandchildren to me. Oh, those poor babies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know how to thank you for saving the children! You've done a great thing. The Village Leader said there's something he wants to give you, you know. He's waiting for you over there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. We owe you a deep debt for saving our sweet children. Please think of this village as if it were your home. We will always welcome you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You went into Mt. Lavalava? How brave you are, Mario! The Village Leader and I went up to the volcano a long time ago, but I never thought about going inside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really rare for Mt. Lavalava to erupt. It really caught me off guard. It once erupted when the Village Leader and I were kids. I was surprised then, too. I thought that the sky and earth were trading places. ...Hey. Don't tell anyone, but the Village Leader couldn't even move because he was paralyzed with terror. Ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! What an unexpected pleasure! How's your adventure going? I hope you'll have time to relax while you're on the island. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Hello. Howdy! This is Yoshi's Village. Mt. Lavalava, you say? Well, the volcano is just to the east of our village, but there's no way to reach it. Besides, the Village Leader said it's best not to get too close because it looks like it might erupt any day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Someone help! Emergency! Eeeemergency! The kids are gone! I looked along the shore, but there was no trace of them! Oh, where could they be...? What if they're in trouble in the jungle somewhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Someone help! Emergency! Eeeemergency! The kids are gone! I looked along the shore, but there was no trace of them! Oh, where could they be...? What if they're in trouble in the jungle somewhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wandering around in the jungle without any adults... I wonder where my poor son could be... I'm worried sick about him. Where would he hide? Mario, please find my son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My son is back! Oh, I'm so relieved. I was really starting to worry. Please, Mario, find the other lost children, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, the kids are all back, safe and sound. Oh, thank you so much! Our Village Leader said he wants to thank you personally. Go see him, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm glad the kids are back safely, but... they're causing mischief again. Children can be so troublesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That eruption was terrible! It went... KA-WHOOMP!! I've never seen anything like that before, that's for sure! I don't think the lava will come near the village, but it's still kind of unnerving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Every time we adults turn our backs for a second, the kids start getting into trouble. Do you think I should wish to the Stars that they become well- behaved, model children? Somehow I think that wish is beyond the power of the Star Spirits... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Mario. Have you met the Ravens yet? They live at the top of the biggest tree in the village. There are lots of them, but they never come down. They speak a different language from ours, too. Pretty mysterious, huh? Everyone says they're the disciples of the master of this island, Raphael the Raven, but... Do you really think so? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man! What're we gonna do? The kids have disappeared! Aw, what should we do? We've gotta do something! OK, calm down... Get ahold of yourself... We should consult the Village Leader... ...Yes, the Leader'll know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man! What're we gonna do? The kids have disappeared! Aw, what should we do? We've gotta do something! OK, calm down... Get ahold of yourself... We should consult the Village Leader... ...Yes, the Leader'll know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Playing hide-and-seek? He should know better than to play that in the jungle! He could be stranded on some remote little islet right now, crying his head off. Oh, how terrible... I'm so worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for finding my son! Please, if you could, find the other boys as well. Oh, that little monster... I thought he'd been unusually quiet recently. Just look what he was planning! I'm going to give him a scolding he'll never forget! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those boys promised they'd never go into the jungle alone... Little troublemakers... This could have turned into a serious situation if you hadn't found them, Mario. You wouldn't believe the scolding I gave them. They ought to behave themselves for a while. At least I hope they do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those boys promised they'd never go into the jungle alone... Little troublemakers... This could have turned into a serious situation if you hadn't found them, Mario. You wouldn't believe the scolding I gave them. They ought to behave themselves for a while. At least I hope they do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remember there was this huge sound like KER-FWAANG!... and then the earth shook... I never really believed that Mt. Lavalava would erupt. I guess I should've listened when the Village Leader said it looked like it would erupt. I hope it never does again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Is something bad happening? I feel like you only show up where there's danger. Ha ha...maybe not always. Good luck on your adventures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Hello! If it isn't Mario! Welcome to Lavalava Island! This island's almost entirely covered by a thick jungle. Still, how can you beat living in this tropical climate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! We have a huge problem! The children have disappeared! Well! What should I...? Hmm...oh...what'll...no... Village Leader...should... Auuugh! I can't explain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! We have a huge problem! The children have disappeared! Well! What should I...? Hmm...oh...what'll...no... Village Leader...should... Auuugh! I can't explain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where on earth could my son be! Oh, if we don't find him soon, he might be in grave danger... No... I know my son. Probably sleeping in some tree somewhere. Mario, please find my son next! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, Mario! Thank you! I can't tell you how relieved I felt when I saw my son's face. ...I shouldn't say that so loud. There are still kids out there, lost in the jungle. Please, you have to find them! I hope they aren't somewhere scary, alone and afraid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so glad the kids are safely back from that dangerous jungle... We owe you, Mario! The kids seemed like they got scared by the experience, but they still didn't learn anything. Sigh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids looked shaken up when they first got back from the jungle, but they're OK now. They didn't learn their lesson. Those little scamps. Still... I can't be angry at them. I'm so happy they're safe. It's all thanks to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was taking a nap and all of a sudden I heard a KAABOOOOM, and the earth started shaking like it was gonna split open! I never believed any of the eruption rumors, so I thought the entire island was moving somewhere. That was no fun at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello again! Just couldn't stay away from scenic Lavalava Island, huh? The kids will be really happy. Why don't you say hi to them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's so rare to have visitors these days. I'd love to stop and chat, but I have my fins full. I'm watching these boys, who are very, VERY naughty, so they don't do anything dangerous. I can't prove it yet, but I bet they're planning something... Well, if they think they can fool Sushie, they'd better think again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm watching these boys, who are very, VERY naughty, so they don't do anything dangerous. I can't prove it yet, but I bet they're planning something... Well, if they think they can fool Sushie, they'd better think again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, welcome! We don't get visitors to this island very often. You should know that the jungle beyond here is dangerous. Our kids are forbidden to go in. Oh, and by the way, I just saw a Koopa guy who calls himself an archaeologist running in the opposite direction... He was saying something about finding a way to the volcano. Now there's a guy who's heading for danger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's terrible! Just terrible! The kids are all gone! We told them a thousand times never go into the jungle! Sushie went after them! She's a Cheep Cheep who always takes care of the kids. How could this have happened! There must be a reason! Mario, please! Please help! Look for the kids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's terrible! Just terrible! The kids are all gone! We told them a thousand times never go into the jungle! Sushie went after them! She's a Cheep Cheep who always takes care of the kids. How could this have happened! There must be a reason! Mario, please! Please help! Look for the kids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhhh... Where could my kid have gone!? I hope he wasn't playing on any spinning flowers. When you spin on those flowers, you'll fly up into the air. Who knows where you'll come down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for finding my son! He's a bad boy for making everybody worry so. Very bad! I'm still worried about the other boys, too... There are so many dangers in the jungle...so many creatures with evil hearts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone has finally calmed down since you found the kids. Thank you, thank you! Children are treasured by everyone in the village. That reminds me... The Village Leader wishes to thank you. You should go over to see him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone has finally calmed down since you found the kids. Thank you, thank you! Children are treasured by everyone in the village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, you're OK! After that huge eruption, we wondered if you made it out. The Village Leader claims that Bowser's men heated up the volcano too much so it blew. I could do without such scary natural disasters, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! Welcome back! How are things on the mainland? Our children love to hear stories from afar...and I guess I kind of do, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are you, Mario? Hey, have you talked with the Cheep Cheep over there yet? She's famous around here for being a great baby-sitter. Her name is Sushie. She watches over the kids. What would we do without her? Sometimes the kids complain about her, but kids are kids. By the way, an archaeologist named Kolorado or something went into the jungle alone. He said he was making for Mt. Lavalava, but the path ends halfway there. I wonder how far he got... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids are gone! The only place they could have gone is...gulp!...the jungle! I had a feeling they were up to something lately, but I thought it was just mischief! I didn't think they'd go into such a dangerous area! What do we do?! How will we find them?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids are gone! The only place they could have gone is...gulp!...the jungle! I had a feeling they were up to something lately, but I thought it was just mischief! I didn't think they'd go into such a dangerous area! What do we do!? How will we find them?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where? Where are those kids?! Where could my son be?! How deep into the jungle could a little kid get? Oh, what if some nasty creature attacks him and... Oh, I can't even think about it! I'm so worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for saving my son! Really! Thanks so much! I don't want to imagine what might have happened if he'd stayed out there longer... Oh, but other kids ARE still out there! The poor dears. Please find them, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids are all back! I was heartbroken thinking of how scared and lonely they must have been, but as soon as they got back, they just said they were hungry. Pfff! Kids! How typical. I suppose it's natural for children to be energetic, but they need to be safe, too. They never learn... Oh, by the way, our Village Leader wants to thank you. You'd better go see him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kids are all back! I was heartbroken thinking of how scared and lonely they must have been, but as soon as they got back, they just said they were hungry. Pfff! Kids! How typical. I suppose it's natural for children to be energetic, but they need to be safe, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The eruption of Mt. Lavalava really threw me for a loop. I think I lost my appetite. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello again, Mario. Great to see you! Eat anything tasty lately? Everyone seems jolly when they have something good to eat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm...? Sniff sniff... Something smells...really good... Is that delicious smell coming from something you're carrying? Whatever it is, I want to try it! C'mon, what is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, thank you!♥ It looks so good... Oh yeah... Here, why don't you take this as a thank-you from me. It grows in a place that only I know about. Trust me--it's good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No!? Oh, lame... Listen to my stomach growl! If you change your mind, bring me something tasty. Something I've never eaten... My belly and I are waiting!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Fearsome 5 of Yoshi's Village! Yeah! We play hide-and-seek together. We can't leave the village, though, so it's sorta boring. I wanna play somewhere bigger and more exciting! And I wanna see the jungle! It's dangerous, y'know! Now that'd be exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks for finding me! This jungle's full of danger. I mean, the village is boring. Compared to the village, the jungle's really exciting. It was scary, yeah, but fun. I guess I have to be a good boy for a while now. You'd better find the other guys soon before they get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome 5 are baaaaack! We got scolded, so we'll be good...for now. Heh heh... But we'll be back doing exciting things again soon! Yeah! Hey, Mario, what're you doing now, huh? Something fun? What? You're gonna go inside the volcano? Oh boy, that sounds awesome! I wish I could go, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kwwaaaaaa-yaaaaah! Radical! Eruptions are awesome! I was so scared and excited that I couldn't sit still! Hey, Mario! Were you inside the volcano when it blew up? Huh? Were you? Wooooowee! What was it like? Huh? What? You're in a hurry? Oh, man. What a bummer. You've gotta promise me you'll come back here someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Mario is back! We've been waiting for you. Tell us your story now! What exciting adventure are you on right now? Huh? Tell us, tell us, tell us now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario! Hey, Mario. Are you looking for adventure? If you want, we'll go with you. You won't have to worry at all. The Fearsome 5's got your back! Let's go to the jungle! We're not scared! We just can't ever go 'cause that meddlesome ol' Cheep Cheep stops us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We just wanted to go somewhere exciting where there were no grown-ups and where we could do whatever we wanted. See? I mean, so we went into the jungle and all, but it was scary, and there were bad guys, and I got tired... I'll be good...for now. I'm sorry if people worried. I'm glad you found me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome 5 are baaaack! When all of us are together, we fear nothing and nobody! Sure, the jungle was scary, but did we have fun? Oh, yeah! I think it's time for another adventure of the Fearsome 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoooooo Waaaaaah!!! All right! Grrrrrrreat!!! Did you see that fire blow out of the mountain? Dazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzling!! Something else flew out, too. Looks like checking it out is a job for the Fearsome 5! But... I guess we can't. Until I get bigger, I guess I'll just listen to the stories of your adventures. So that means you have to come visit us all the time and tell us stories, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoopee! Yippee!! Hooray!!! You came back, Mario! You came to hang with the 5! Tell us all about your adventures over the sea! If you do, we'll tell you all the tricks we played while you were away. Hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Red Yoshi Kid... Ah, you must be the one. The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks. I wonder what it is. Oh, my pal made up a new game! I've gotta play this later! He also wants me to come over to his town and play with him sometime. But how can I get there? ...Oh well. Maybe someday I'll be able to cross the sea and hang out. It's really funny, 'cause I was just writing him a letter about a game I made up! Mr. Parakarry, will you help? Here. Deliver my letter to the Toad Kid who asked you to send this one to me. Could you? Thanks!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Fearsome 5 of Yoshi's Village. We're all best friends, y'know. We're together when we play and when we get in trouble. We're always together! Of course, now we won't be. We're playing hide-and-seek, and I'm "it." I hate being "it." Hmmmph... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That jungle was dangerous, huh? And scary, too, right? People told us not to go, but it made us want to even more. Now I won't go anymore. I'm really sorry for making everyone worry so much. And now some of the guys are still out there! Sniffle... I wish they'd...sniff...come back soon... I just wanna play hide-and-seek together again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome 5 are baaaaaack! Back from the depths of the wild jungle! There was danger! Intrigue! Yoshi-eating beasts! I was a little scared! But I wanna go there again! Tee hee... Oh, no. Just kidding. Hey, Mario, are you really going to the volcano now? It's really hot. And dangerous. Grown-ups always tell us not to go to dangerous places, but you're allowed to go? That's not fair! Kids get no respect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did ya see that eruption? The other 4 were surprised, but I wasn't. Not too much, anyway. I'm different from the others. A little braver, you know. So, are you leaving now? Uh-huh... You could drop by every now and then if you wanted. I mean, I don't care, but the other 4 might miss you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's Mario! Are you back for another exciting adventure? I didn't miss you, but the other 4 really did. If you want, you can hang with me for a while. You know, just chill. I won't even talk to you or anything. Tee hee... You could even tell me about your adventures if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Fearsome 5! When we arrive, it's live at 5! We always stick together! Even when we're being bad... Speaking of which, today's the day we put our secret plan into action. It's so cool! Only we 5 know the plan, and that's the way it has to be. Sorry, can't tell you... Oh, man, I'm so excited! I hope I can find a lot of tasty fruit in the jungle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for coming out to look for us. I was starting to get a little worried out there. Hey, but some of the guys still aren't back yet! You've gotta find them soon! It wasn't our fault! We were playing hide-and-seek in the jungle and just got lost! I mean, there were tons of cool things in the jungle, but a lot of them were scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome 5 are baaaack! Boy, there was a lot of tasty food growing in the jungle! That adventure was both thrilling and filling! Ha! Everyone gives me flack for eating all the time, but what else is there to do here? If you go on an adventure, you've gotta take snacks. Even grown-ups know that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! What a huge explosion! It went Kaaaa-BLOOOOIE! I swear I saw something fly out of there into the jungle. Maybe... I wonder if it was something delicious. I told the grown-ups that they ought to go check it out, but they just scolded me. You know, kids have a hard time. I'm gonna be a grown-up soon, and I'm gonna be nice to kids. And I'm gonna have adventures. Come back sometime, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! How's your adventure? Eat any good stuff so far? I wanna hear your stories. Hey, hey! Come on! I wanna hear some stories! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's Mario! You're on an adventure or something, right? Wow, cool! Who's that with you? Is that your partner? Man, I wish I could be... That'd be a dream come true. The grown-ups won't let us out of the village because they say it's too dangerous. That meddling old Cheep Cheep is always watching us, and she won't let us enter the jungle. Heh heh. We'll see about that. Us guys? The Fearsome 5? We aren't afraid of anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got scolded really bad... Everyone was really worried about me. I came back all right, so what's the big deal? I had to promise I wouldn't do anything dangerous again. Hmph. Hey, but thanks for coming and finding me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome 5 are baaaaack! There's nothing to be afraid of when all of us are together. We aren't scared of the jungle. We aren't scared of anything! 5 friends 4-ever! Even after we're grown-ups, we'll still be friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Mario! Oh, it was totally cool! What a crazy eruption! Dynamite!! Does it get any cooler than the volcano on Lavalava Island? I don't think so! What IS beyond this island? Anything cool? I wanna go see! Mario! C'mon! Come back to the island and tell us about your travels! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yippee! Hooray! Welcome back! What adventures have you been on so far?! Tell us, tell us!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caaaw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw? Are you the Mario that Master Raphael the Raven was telling us about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oracle of the Stars... Mario comes to this island... Mario is fated to meet Master Raphael the Raven... Caaaaw... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw. Cawcaaaw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cawcawcaaaw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cawcawcaw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh Your Body and Soul!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? Mario, you look just fine. Do you still want to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have a pleasant rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you get some rest? Good luck on your adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, such ill fortune! The children are missing! They seem to have secretly slipped off to the jungle. They don't know its dangers! We must get them back here to safety! Mario, could I ask you to look for these lost children? As you can see, the Yoshis of my village are panicking. They aren't thinking straight. I'll try to calm them down. You just find those kids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I can't tell you how dangerous the jungle is. It's even dangerous for us adult Yoshis if we aren't extremely careful. To imagine the boys in such a place... Brrr... ...Please, you must find them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've found them! Oh, happiness! Oh, joy! But...there are still boys stuck out there in the jungle. Please find them! Five children in all disappeared into the jungle. Save all of them, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three of the boys are back! Terrrrific!! I'm so glad they're safe. But two are still missing. Please find them! Everyone is starting to calm down now that you're helping. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Just one more remains! Please find him right away! You seem to be an expert at finding lost children, Mario! We're counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get back here this instant!! You little ingrates! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Down there! Look up here if you hear me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is so embarrassing... I'm stuck in this tree. Can you help me out somehow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, now! Try harder!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! I never! You're going to turn your back on someone in need?! You hard-hearted man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wait! You almost had it! You just have to hit the tree a bit more. Don't quit now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, phew...I'm saved. I feel like one big ache. Thanks for getting me out of that tree. I think I'll be OK now. Oh! Oh...those little... I was chasing those naughty little Yoshi boys, and I fell into their trap. Don't they know how dangerous it is to go into the jungle? I have to find them before they get in too deep! As for you, you'd better get back to the village, too. It's dangerous out here. Why on earth did you come into the jungle, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! So! You're looking for those little rascals, as well. Then, I don't see why we don't just look for them together. They really don't understand the dangers of the jungle, so we have to find them soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! How impolite! I haven't even asked your name. What is it, pray tell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, huh? Hmmm. Well, I've never heard of you before. You must be from far away or something. Enjoy lovely Lavalava Island! ...That's what I'd usually say, to a visitor, anyway, but first, could you help me find these boys? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, what's up? Thanks for waking me up. This island's so nice, isn't it? It's the perfect place for napping. Perfect temperature. I'm a Bub-ulb. My job is to fill this world with flowers. Nice, huh? I want you to take this seed. ...Or rather, that's what I want to say to you. Unfortunately, the seed isn't quite ready yet. Don't worry, though. It'll be ready anytime now. Waiting in such a warm, comfy place can't be all bad, right? Come grab the seed later. I'm pretty generous, so I'll be here giving stuff to people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you come for the seed? Sorry, but it's not ready yet. Don't be in such a hurry. Time flies when you chase it. Come back after a while. And try to relax, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello. How are you doing? What? You want that seed? Aw, I completely forgot you! I just gave it to a guy named Kolorado or something. Sorry about that. I'm so generous that I just have to give something to everyone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there's my seed! So you were able to track it down after all? Oh, that's cool. When I thought about it later, I had a feeling it would've been better to give that seed to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, what's up? I can't get over how perfect the temperature is around here. We have to thank the sun that it's so warm. Thanks, bud! So luxurious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaaah! It's dark! I'm scared! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There was this flower that spun around and I thought it was way cool so I got on it. And then I spun around and around and then I was up in the air and flying and then I ended up here! I didn't know how I got here. It was so dark...and scary... and I couldn't find a way out. Thanks for coming to get me out of here! I can see how to get out now, so I'm going straight home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh-buh-boooo huh-hoooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aiigh! That was so scary! We were playing hide-and-seek and there was this weird plant and it trapped me here! Sushie, you were right! This jungle's really dangerous! I'm sorry I disobeyed you. Thanks for coming to get me. I'm going home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aiigh! That was so scary! We were playing hide-and-seek and there was this weird plant and it trapped me here! Sushie was right... We should've just stayed inside the village to play hide-and-seek. We should've obeyed her. Thanks for coming to get me. I'm going home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wuh-huh-waaaaaaa! Sniff sniff... We were playing hide-and-seek. I had to be "it," but I couldn't find anyone at all. I was wandering around, and then I got lost. You were right, Sushie. The jungle's really scary. Thanks for coming all the way out here to look for me. I'll be a good boy from now on and listen to you... Mario, will you be "it" for hide-and-seek instead of me? I'm going home now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wuh-huh-waaaaaaa! Sniff sniff... We were playing hide-and-seek. I had to be "it," but I couldn't find anyone at all. I was wandering around, and then I got lost. This jungle is way too scary for kids like us, I think. Maybe we should have listened to Sushie's advice... Mario, will you be "it" for hide-and-seek instead of me? I'm going home now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeeeeeeek! Somebody, help me!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so scared... I wanna go home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh-waaa! Are they all gone? I'm sorry for disobeying you and going into the jungle... I'll be a good boy now. When you say stuff, Sushie, I'll listen. I swear. Thanks for saving me. I'm going straight home now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh-waaa! Are they all gone? I thought those things were going to eat me right up! Thanks for saving me, Mario! I'll do what you grown-ups tell me to do from now on. I don't even wanna do bad things anymore. I just wanna be a good boy. I'm going home now. Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zzzzzzz............ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Morning. Hey, it's Mario. What's the matter with you? You were looking for me? Oh? Sushie, too? We were playing hide-and-seek, and I got real sleepy. I figured I'd take a nap here. There's nothing to worry about. The jungle's not so bad. I am starting to get a little bit lonely, though, so maybe I ought to head back home. Bye now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Morning. Hey, it's Mario. What's the matter with you? You were looking for me? We were playing hide-and-seek, and I got real sleepy. I figured I'd take a nap here. There's nothing to worry about. The jungle's not so bad. I am starting to get a little bit lonely, though, so maybe I ought to head back home. Bye now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grraahahahoho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaaaaargh!! Yeeeeek! H---E---L---P... HELP!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! Get ahold of yourself! What do you say you attack the enemies instead of me, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this time you came through. Awfully good of you, old chap! Now, I feel that our destination, the volcano, is quite near. Let's press on while our spirits are high, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... You saved me once more. You're top notch, Mario! Now, I feel that our destination, the volcano, is quite near. Let's press on while our spirits are high, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! Off me, you brute! Aargh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was frightful... Have you no manners, Mario?! Going on without me!! You boor! ...Well, not everyone is noble. It would seem that our goal, the volcano, is quite near. Let's press on, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Mario... Have a look at this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like the entrance to the volcano, eh, old boy? Somewhere in that volcano are the treasures I'm looking for! I know it! The secrets of an ancient civilization! And yet... I can't find a way in... Bit of a sticky wicket, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I shall not give up! A good explorer never stops gathering information. Let's go back to the village to look for clues. There must be a way in there. There simply must! Come now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Geaargh!! S--T--O--P! STOP IT!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh ho ho ho! Did you think I was beset by enemies again, old boy? Just a bit of a joke! Explorers must have a sense of humor, don't you know. At any rate... Let's move on, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aye aye, all right. Is everyone ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Ravens! Get to work!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw caaaw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This won't take long. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm!? What in blazes...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw caw caaaw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finished! Caw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roger that! You can reach the volcano now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! Top notch, really!! It would appear we can enter the volcano, dear boy! What luck, eh, Mario? I shan't delay another moment! The ancient treasures are calling me! Onward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Koopa! What a maverick! Charging into the volcano... He's bold, I'll give him that! Bold and certifiably nuts... But enough about that! I want to give you that important item I was talking about. Here, take it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ultra Stone. I found it a long time ago in the depths of this jungle. Now that you have this stone, when you find a Super Block, you can upgrade one of your party members from Super Rank to Ultra Rank. Strengthening the members of your party will be the key to your success. Trust me. That's what a Star Spirit told me in a dream. Use it and prosper! I've got to go now. Over and out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw cawcaw caaaw... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw cawcaw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, woe is me... My beautiful treasure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen to you! No treasure in the world is more valuable than life! Be thankful you escaped! To think! This island was put in terrible peril because of the meddling of Bowser's men. I think it will work out OK. The eruption will subside, and Lava- lava Island will be just the same as it used to be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Sigh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario! You have saved five of us Star Spirits now! Just a few more to go! My name is Misstar. Let me grant you Power that will help you along! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have to go back to Star Haven for now, but if you need me, please call on me at any time. I will be watching you and wishing for your success. I know you'll see the princess soon enough, Mario. Have faith. Thank you again for saving me. See you soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I was so close... The treasure...right there... And then to get saved and yelled at by some sort of blooming great starfish... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Welcome! Sorry I'm so surprised, but I can't even remember the last time someone came up here. It's sure been a while. What? Oh yes! Affirmative! I'm the master of this island. Call sign: Raphael the Raven! If you have any problems at all, just let me know, OK? Go ahead, out with it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah. Oh, so you're Mario. I see. Roger that. You can't find a way to reach the volcano, is that it? Yeah, that's a problem. Not for me, though. I'll help. To be honest with you, I knew you'd ask something like that. I got a message from the Stars, so I knew you were coming. I've got something exceptional to give you that ought to help you on your way... But that's for later! Right now, let's take care of that volcano problem, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cawcaaaw caw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent response time, Ravens. We've got work to do. I'll brief you only once, so I want your full attention! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...and it must be done just as quickly as possible. Got it? I should hope so! Let's move, Ravens! Follow me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something else you need? Don't bother me for no reason. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heave-HOOOOOOO!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must follow Master Raphael the Raven. Caw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Kolorado, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter? For me? All the way out here on Lavalava Island? How very rare... Oh, good show! It's a letter from my wife. Thank you ever so, old chap. This is just what I needed to give me the strength to go on. ...I know! I'll pass this along as a spot of thanks. I came across it while I was wandering about the jungle researching things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me for interrupting your work, but... You're Kolorado, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. Are you all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeow ow ow...! The treasures are waiting for me over there, I know it... Oh, a letter... Oh, good show! It's a letter from my wife. Thank you ever so, old chap. This is just what I needed to give me the strength to go on. ...I know! I'll pass this along as a spot of thanks. I came across it while I was wandering about the jungle researching things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INVADERS DETECTED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO BOSS! ALERT! ALERT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... I sense danger here... All adventures are dangerous, though, so what of it? We must press on toward the glory of an unknown treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaah!!! What's wrong with this rock? It sank right into the lava! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please...er...after you. Do go ahead, old boy. Rather stifling in here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My finely honed intuition tells me that great discoveries lie just beyond here... But there's this mysterious block in the way. Curses! What to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... There must be some way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Excellent! Now, Mario! No time to hang about! Onward to glory! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? It smells like treasure! Treasure, old boy! Make way-- I'm going ahead!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GyaaaaaAAAaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Er... Don't mind me, Mario. Just investigating this floor a bit more closely. You go on ahead. Oh, my aching... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Wai... Wait one moment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff huff huff.. According to the information I've gathered... the hidden treasure should be right around here. But I need to go a little farther! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aiigh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Barely nicked me...old boy... Oh...my poor shell...ow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good show, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Treasure, old chap! Treasure!! I can almost taste it! I tell you, the moment when you find the treasure is without a doubt the finest moment in archaeology. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Close! So very close!! My treasure-hunting senses are going simply mad right now! My intuition tells me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's over here!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO STILL APPROACHING! IDENTIFIED AS SEARCHING FOR STAR SPIRIT! CODE RED! REPORT TO BOSS! ALERT! ALERT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Huh? There seems to be nothing... Alas... Even my finely honed intuition can be wrong on occasion. I shall not give up. Let's head back the other way. Perhaps the treasure is a bit deeper down in the volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Success is bought with failures. Don't look so down, old boy! Perhaps the treasure is a bit deeper down in the volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLECK HYUCK HYUCK YUCK! YOU MADE IT, MARIO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU GUYS...BAD GUYS! BAD GUYS COME TO STEAL STAR SPIRIT! BAD GUYS WHO COME TO STEAL STAR SPIRITS GET HURT! WE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN! NO! WE TRAP STAR SPIRIT! WE GET THIS VOLCANO! VOLCANO IS OURS! GOOD DEAL! WE MAKE THINGS HOT FOR YOU! WE BEAT YOU, MARIO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You shan't fight alone! Kolorado to the rescue! Hii-yaaaaaaah!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow ow OW!! HOT!!!! Oh, it burns! Really! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So sorry, old chap, but that's all I can do at the moment! Good luck with all this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! That's that, then! Now there's nothing between us and some treasure, eh? Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The treasure doesn't seem to be anywhere around here... Gad, where could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, this way! We must hurry!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha! Treasure!! ...Er, no, it's... ...some sort of starfish...??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm. This won't do. The adventure's never over until the treasure is found! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Yes, of course! Perhaps that horrible fiery monster had it and was hiding it somewhere! Yes, that's it! I'll just run back and check. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... Hmm? What's this trembling, then?! ...Probably nothing! Kids with fireworks, no doubt. Now, after that treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaargh! HOT!! So hot!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thuh... that's lava, isn't it? It's coming near! We must flee! N... Nooo! The treasure is still here! I just know it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This volcano is going to erupt any time now. It's far too dangerous to go back the way you came. We have to escape another way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel a slight wind coming from this cracked wall... There could be a room beyond. Mario, can you blow up this wall? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario!! Old chap! We should forget the treasure! I'm of the mind that perhaps we should escape with our lives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Hurry! We must get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, hurry! The lava is getting higher! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I knew it! At last! The treasure is right there! So close... Can't resist... By the Stars, I'll risk my life for that treasure!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My treasure! Noooooooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ho...? Now who might that be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho ho! Up here, son! They call me Wise Wisterwood. I am the oldest tree here in Flower Fields, the land of trees, flowers, grasses and plants. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you must be Mario. I've heard a lot about you, son. You're trying your best to save the Star Spirits and the rest of your world, aren't you? Very noble. If that is true, then your arrival means a Star Spirit is here in our land. I would help you in your quest, but alas... I cannot right now. Flower Fields is in trouble. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A creature named Huff N. Puff and his followers invaded our fair land not long ago. These creatures brought clouds to our sunny sky. It has been dark and cloudy ever since. The sun doesn't even bother to rise in the sky anymore. We are all weak and fading... Oh! I remember something! The rumor is that Huff N. Puff is holding somebody captive... Of course! It must be the Star Spirit that you're searching for! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh ho? You're going to defeat the wicked Huff N. Puff, then? Well, that would make the wishes of Flower Fields come true... But it's not that easy. Huff N. Puff is up in the sky, on what we call the Cloudy Climb. There's no way up there now. Well, ...You might be able to reach it if you find a Magical Bean or something that grows high... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, wait a minute... I think there IS a flower that has a Magical Bean...somewhere. Umm... I believe... Her name is Petunia. Perhaps she is off to the east. It wouldn't hurt to go visit her and ask about it. The other flowers and Bub-ulbs around here might have some useful information, as well. I'd say talk to everyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, Mario. You did a tree-mendous job. You cleared off those clouds so the sun could rise once more. It's so nice seeing my dear Flower Fields full of light again after such a long time. There's nothing like sunlight! Oh yes, of course! You should plant that Magical Bean, don't you think? It should grow well now. I'd say the best place for you to plant it would be over there where you can see the soil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to plant the bean, the best place is that patch where you can see the soil. Hurry up and plant it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho now! What are you doing? Haven't you ever grown a plant? When you're planting something, the order is soil, then the bean, then water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soil! Bean!! Then water!!! ...That's the only way! Come on, now. You can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho! Success! Look at that sprout! Now you can go up to Cloudy Climb. Best of luck, son. ...Hmmm. My spot seems to be getting less and less sunny. ...How disappointing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, young Mario! You saved the Star Spirit! Because of your efforts, Flower Fields is beautiful again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Mario. It was worth living so long to meet a man of your stature. Please come and see me again. I'll be looking forward to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ho...? What is it, son? Do you need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If a bean is what you seek, you ought to ask Petunia if she'll give one to you. Petunia's hobby is collecting rare beans and seeds. She has this and that and then some other things...and she likely has a Magical Bean. That particular bean definitely is the best one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met Posie, by chance? She's a wonderful flower. The soil is very nutritious and rich where she is. As a result, Posie's flowers always grow and grow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spring water that flows where Lily the Flower Spirit grows is so refreshing. Is that spring still gushing? I wonder how Lily's doing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lack of sunshine completely robs us of our vigor. If these clouds continue, we'll all likely wither up. If only I could move around... I'd take a journey to the Sun Tower to cheer the sun up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario. Huff N. Puff is on Cloudy Climb. You can reach Cloudy Climb by riding on the leaf of the Bean Stalk that you grew. Teach Huff N. Puff a lesson! Please! We're all relying on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you from the bottom of my trunk, Mario. It was worth living so long to meet a man of your stature. Please come and see me again. I'll be looking forward to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ho...? What is it, son? Do you need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, everyone in Flower Fields can live in peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to meet Petunia? That flower seems a little strange to me, you know. She collects beans and seeds, but she never grows them. She just likes seeds. I call her the Seed Maniac. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that some of the trees in Flower Fields drop berries if you hit them hard enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that some of the trees in Flower Fields drop berries if you hit them hard enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met Mr. Sun before? I heard that Mr. Sun lives on top of the Sun Tower. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The light of the sun is back--ooh, yeah! Feels good, so good, uh huh!! Flower flower shower power shoo-bee-do-waa ooo-waaaa Dooo waaa!♪ I feel like singing and dancing all day long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The light of the sun is back--ooh, yeah! Feels good, so good, uh huh!! Flower flower shower power shoo-bee-do-waa ooo-waaaa Dooo waaa!♪ I feel like singing and dancing all day long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rosie and Lily are always arguing about which one of them is more beautiful. They're both beautiful! Why compare?! Every flower is beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petunia? The Seed Maniac, Petunia? The one who collects seeds like a crazy flower? I know her. She's growing due east from here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are so many beautiful flowers in Flower Fields. It would be a mistake to judge them by their beauty, though. Not all of them are gentle flowers, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lily is very beautiful, but I've heard that she's more than a little bit strange. They say she always floats in the water, dreaming of things that could never happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Sun can't rise because so many clouds are in the way. He used to be burning hot, but now he's cooled way down. I've never heard of a sun that wasn't burning hot before. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the sun's back! He's burning hot again! Way to go, Mr. Sun! Everything's back to normal! Just gimme my soil, water, and sun and I'll be happy. I don't need anything else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the sun's back! He's burning hot again! Way to go, Mr. Sun! Everything's back to normal! Just gimme my soil, water, and sun and I'll be happy. I don't need anything else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard rumors about many flowers, but I've never heard any rumors about me. What do they think of me? Are they talking about me? I wonder how it would feel to be the center of attention all the time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sick of this weather. Flower Fields is always cloudy. It never used to be like this. That Huff N. Puff's the cause! Plants like us can't live long without the light of the sun. Everybody around here is losing hope and starting to wither... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Every plant needs good soil in order to grow big and healthy. The more nutritious the soil is, the bigger plants can grow. And then, plants that grow really big give nutrition back! They drop their leaves, and the leaves become fertilizer. We grew with the nutrition of Wise Wisterwood's fallen leaves. So Wise Wisterwood is kind of like our father, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen the Crystal Tree near Posie's place yet? I've heard that tree bears the most wonderful berries... If you believe what folks say, those berries are the most beautiful things in the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Without beautiful sunlight, we plants are doomed. We can't live in Flower Fields if it's always cloudy. I never thought I'd start withering at such a young age! I wish I were blanketed in warm, rejuvenating sunlight like I used to be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the land's full of sunlight! I wish I could kiss this whole world right now! As long as I have sunlight like this on me, I could live here for the rest of my life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the land's full of sunlight! I wish I could kiss this whole world right now! As long as I have sunlight like this on me, I could live here for the rest of my life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there! How are you? Are you enjoying the sunshine as much as I am? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sun can't come up because a thick cloud is completely covering the sky. We Bub-ulbs can live just about anywhere if there's sun, but now there's none at all! I'm not saying that having some clouds is bad. Of course not! But there should be some gaps for a little precious sunshine! Sigh... I hate that stupid cloud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Without sunlight, the seeds we have can't sprout, and we can't make any new ones, either. If the sun never rises again, all of Flower Fields will wither up completely. Do you have any ideas? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you looking for water? You might try Lily's spring. But if you want water to plant something, it's hopeless. There's no use planting now. Even if you water them, plants won't grow without the sun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean you're thinking of doing something to that thick cloud so the sun can rise again? You think that'll work? Oh, it would be so nice if the sun rose up again! I hope your plan works... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's the sun! The sun has come out! I knew you could do it! It's all because of you! I can't believe I made it through those sad, cloudy days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, are you still on that dangerous adventure? I can't stand that Huff N. Puff. What a mean guy! He loves clouds. And he loves that we hate them! Please, could you beat him? I hope you really stick it to him and save the Star Spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I'm going to grow and grow and produce lots and lots of cute little seeds! You know, Mario, as long as you're around, I think the world's going to be OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How're you doing, Lakilester? Are you becoming a better Lakitu by helping people? Hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn it, I told you not to call me Lakilester! Gah! You never listen to me! ...But that's why you're so cute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please take care of Lakilester. He acts like he's really tough, but he's a bit of a pushover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy! Where you going? Oh, Petunia...? Yeah, Petunia's straight west from here. Yup. West. ...Heh heh heh heh... Sorry, guy, I can't tell you any more, not even if you ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. Big Shot! You looking for something? The only thing that Posie's got is soil, guy. Just soil. Yup. She definitely doesn't have anything beautiful. No way. ...Pfff...ha ha ha... Sorry, guy, I can't tell you any more, not even if you ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. High and Mighty! Great weather, isn't it? An ideal day for gardening! You know, it's the perfect season for growing giant bean- stalks. They're simple! All you need's a Magical Bean, some soil, and some water. Yeah, that's it. You don't need anything else at all. Nothing. Heh heh heh... Sorry, guy, I can't tell you any more, not even if you ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Super Star! Lemme fill you in on something! You can get yourself one fine gift if you hit the three trees in a row in this order: left, right, then middle. Yup. Hee hee hee... It's true! I swear! Oops, I've told you too much! No more secrets out of me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Everybody's hero! You want to know the inside scoop on something good? If you find a well in the place with lots of dead trees, you can throw something in it to get a cool reward. Whatever you do, though, don't throw in a Blue Berry! Ha ha ha! Yeah! I'm serious! Do you believe me? Huh? Do you believe me? Do you? I've also gotta tell you... Oops, sorry. Everything else is a secret. Sorry, guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy! By the way, do you even know what my name is? They call me Tolielip. I personally think it's kind of a rude name. I mean, I never lie! Never! ...Heh heh heh, ha ha ha!! Wah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! Baaaaah ha ha ha ha!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, stranger... What do you think of my bright red coloring? Isn't it nice? What's that? You want to pass through here? Ha ha ha... No, I'm sorry. I couldn't possibly let you through. Although, perhaps I could make an exception if you gave me something delicious to eat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't want to give me anything, is that how it is? Then sorry, but no. You can't go through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp chomp munch chomp... Aw, yuck!!! Disgusting! That was awful! No way you're going through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munch munch munch... Ummm... I really don't like this type of berry at all. You'd better get me a better flavor, or you can't go through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munch chomp smack... Ooh, delicious! This is it! Great color! Full flavor! It's perfect! You're a champ for bringing me such a tasty snack. Of course you can go through!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on through!♥ For you, the gate's always open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, genuinely nice people are really hard to find. I've put many different people to the test since I've been here, and you're the nicest. If you keep doing good deeds, I bet you'll go through many gates as you travel!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good day, Mario! It's great to see you. I'm the guard of this gate. I must tell you, though, I don't let many people through. I have excellent taste in foods, so you must bring me something sufficiently tasty to get by. Well...? Do you have anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, nothing tasty, eh? Well, that's unfortunate... I understand it's hard to meet the standards of such a cultured flower as me. I suppose you weren't up to it. Sadly, it also means you can't pass through here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp smack chomp... Haaaaack! Pbbbbth! What is this garbage!? This is decidedly substandard! I'm a connoisseur! It's downright ungentlemanly to eat anything but berries while in Flower Fields! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munch chomp munch... Ummm, well... It's not bad, I suppose. But it's not enough to satisfy a gourmet such as me. I'm sorry, but I never let people without distinguished taste pass through here. Come back with some culture. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munch chomp chomp... Bravo!! Magnificent!! A sweet, subtle flavor with a delicate finish! And such marvelous coloring! It reminds me of the warm sunlight I so yearn for. I'm truly taken aback by your cultured taste! Of course you may go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, your taste is flawless! You may use this gate as if it were your own front door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's always a pleasure to meet people with wonderful taste. And here I was thinking that there were no more cultured people left in the world! Bravo!! Scintillating! Let's hear it for incredible snobbery and fine culture! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh, I'm so hungry... I'm tired of guarding this stupid old gate... I'm so, so hungry... Hey! You there! I don't suppose you have anything good to eat that you'd like to give me? Listen, if you give me something succulent I'll let you through here, and I won't tell anybody... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nothing? Not even a bite? Aw, shoot... Then I can't let you go through. I'm sitting here starving, and you won't even spare a lousy... Ever since the sun disappeared, nothing's gone right for me. I feel so blue... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp smack munch... Oh, bleah!!! This is totally icky! Listen, I can't eat anything but berries from around here. Yeah, I guess maybe I should have told you that first, huh? Stupid old me. Now I feel even more blue... Please...just leave me alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munch chomp crunch... As far as berries go, it's so-so. But it's missing...something. Nothing tastes good. I've been blue since the sun disappeared. I hate being a blue flower. Nothing good is blue. Yeah, you heard me! Nothing! I bet even Blue Berries taste disgusting because...they're blue! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Blue Berry? I'm sure this'll be gross. Munch chomp munch... Oh, how delicious!♪ Such a splendid taste! There ARE good blue things! I'm filled with hope again! Go! Go and never feel blue! I'll never forget you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head through there! I'll never forget you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue is a nice color, or so I've begun to think lately. Has the sun changed my opinion? Or do I owe it to you, Mario? Oh, yeah! You've got a little blue in your outfit, too! Ha ha ha! You and I match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you have a second? Then listen to my sad tale! Ever since the sun went away, I've begun to droop... I have no energy at all. Without the sun, it just seems like the whole world is sad. Now these Monty Moles dig into the ground and bite my roots! Oh, woe is me! My beautiful seed collection will become a Monty Mole banquet if this keeps up... Please, sir... You look strong and capable. Could you get rid of those Monty Moles for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In case you're wondering, the Monty Moles I'm talking about are... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— this guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— and this jerk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— and this troublemaker... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— and this wicked creature! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is... Well, you probably don't need to be concerned with that one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please don't fail me! My seeds and I are counting on you to save us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are still Monty Moles left! Please don't desert me! I can't tell you how horrible it feels to have Monty Moles biting at my roots in this dark place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yiipppeee!! Hooray! Hurrah! Yahoo! Whee! You got rid of the Monty Moles! Oh, thank you! Thank you!! To show you how grateful I am, I'll give you this Magical Bean! Here you are!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? Yes, my name is Petunia. They call me the Seed Maniac. Hee hee! Nice to meet you.♥ By the way, about that Magical Bean that I gave you... You shouldn't plant it. Why not? Because as a seed, it will always enjoy freedom! After it's planted and it sprouts up, it won't ever be able to move again. Don't you think that's sad? Please don't plant it with, oh, for instance, Fertile Soil and Miracle Water! I don't want to think about a sprout growing out of my cute little seed! No!!!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you really going to plant my Magical Bean? Oh...sigh...OK. I've already given it to you. It's your choice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After basking in this lovely sun for a while, I've noticed... that it feels good to grow! Even though I can't move, I'm completely happy right here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It feels so good to grow in the warm sunlight! Even though I can't move, I'm completely happy right here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It feels so good to grow in the warm sunlight! Even though I can't move, I'm completely happy right here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! My name's Bubble Plant! You wanna know why my name's Bubble Plant? I'll tell you if you give me a Bubble Berry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! I'm Bubble Plant! I'll show you how cool my Bubble is if you give me a Bubble Berry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, awesome! Good going! OK! Get a load of this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmm... Hrrrrrrrrr...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There! Isn't it great?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have a Bubble Berry? Not even one? That's too bad. You're really missing out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at this Crystal Tree. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in all the world? ...Oh, excuse me. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Posie. Hm? What's wrong with my mouth? This is my nose! Oh, how rude! Anyway, it was this Fertile Soil that made my nose grow so long. I happen to like it! Hee hee... Your nose is pretty nice, too. It could stand to be a little bit longer, so why don't you take this Fertile Soil with you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your nose'll be perfect soon! ...Hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! Be gentle with this tree! The tree and I are connected at the roots, so it hurts me when you hit the tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Rosie told you to bring her something beautiful? Rosie really loves beautiful things above all else. She's a little self-involved. Have you noticed? You really need help, huh? OK, I'll help you. This tree and I are connected by our roots, so maybe one or two Crystal Berries will fall down if I shake the root. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Rrrrrrghh...... Hyahhhhhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... ...Oops. That was a bit unladylike. Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee! Rosie should be more than satisfied with that berry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! That hurts! What's the matter with you? I gave you a Crystal Berry, didn't I? Don't tell me that you want another one! You shouldn't be so greedy. Do you think it was easy shaking that root? I can't just do it over and over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Youch ouch ouch!!! Don't you hear me...OUCH!! ...Ooh, I shouldn't be so loud. Hee hee hee hee. Please don't hit the tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! What're you...OW! Stop it! I...OUCH! OUCH! I said stop it!! Aren't you listening to me? Don't ever come here again!! Do you understand me?! Out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't come back here!!! Get out and stay out!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sigh... You keep coming back... You've got guts. I like that! I guess you can keep hitting the tree if that's what you want... But you're not going to get any more Crystal Berries by hitting the tree, so quit it! ...Get ahold of yourself, Posie. You're losing control. Hee hee hee hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think? Pretty, no? Gorgeous and fascinating! Hee hee hee! Who, me? No, not me. I'm talking about this Crystal Tree. It grew from a seed that Petunia gave me a long time ago. The soil here is so fertile that the tree grew this big. Petunia has a lot of rare seeds, but she never plants them. What a waste, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good soil, clear water and ample sun will generally produce a wonderful flower. But there isn't any sun in Flower Fields right now. I'm afraid that it'll be impossible for plants to grow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You and I are... plant pals!♥ ...Hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rosie wanted that Crystal Berry, didn't she? Shouldn't you give it to her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rosie liked the Crystal Berry? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Rosie's so selfish. All she cares about is beauty. Even though Flower Fields is in terrible trouble, she only cares about how she might make herself more beautiful. It's appalling, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that the sun has returned, the Crystal Tree and I are filled with new life. I heard that it's all because of you. Thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petunia heard that I planted the Crystal Tree, but she wasn't angry at all! Weird! I wonder who changed her view? Maybe you did... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no!!! The spring.... The spring went dry! Why!? What for? And why? What'll I do?! What can I do? I don't know!! Who does?! I can't think of a thing! I'm all over the place! Be cool, Lily! Be cool, Lily! Be cool and cruel! Gaaaaah!! Being cruel won't do anything!! You're a fool, Lily!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaah!! Oh, how horrible! The spring went dry! What a tragedy... Oh! This can't happen to me! No, it can't! Not to Lily! Somebody! The horrible thing that rides the clouds...took our precious Water Stone! Water flows from that magical Water Stone... Without it, the spring will never recover... Oh! And I'll wither up if I can't float on the water! I'll be crushed by my own weight and wither... Poor Lily! Oh, no! Don't give up, Lily! Perhaps a handsome prince will arrive and help you soon...! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................................... Oh......! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A prince... Well, he actually looks more like a plumber, but beggars can't be choosers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, my name is Lily. I'm a beautiful, fragile flower who lives in this spring. Um... To tell the truth, I have to ask you to do me a favor. Could you please get my Water Stone back from that horrible cloud creature? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're a dream come true! Thank you so much! {Water Stone} The Water Stone looks just like this. Please find it!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how awful... You weren't my prince... Well...I knew you must not be. ...After all, you don't look anything like a prince... {Water Stone} In case you care, the Water Stone looks like this. If you find it somewhere, please bring it to me! I'm withering as we speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I feel terrible. My condition will only get worse if the spring's water never comes back. Am I being punished for being too pretty...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's the Water Stone! Quickly! Put it in that hole there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Why won't you put the Water Stone back and fix the spring? Huh? You're a...flower hater! I hope you dry up! I hope your petals all fall off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's water! Sweet water!! The spring is full of water. I'm floating again... Oh, this is paradise... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! I'll give you some Miracle Water from this spring. Here you are!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the most nourishing water around! It's water with a little Lily extract!♥ If you use this Miracle Water on any plant, it'll grow like gangbusters! ...Uh...but not right now. Because there's no sun... Oh, yes! Great idea! You should go see about getting the sun back into the sky. A resourceful guy like you must have some idea about how to get the sun back up again! I bet you'll do it!♥ You saved me, after all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The water in the spring is back to normal. Aaaaah! It feels so good to float... But if the sun doesn't come up, we'll all wither up anyway. Oh...that'd be terrible. If only I could go all the way to the Sun Tower and give the sun a little support... Nobody ever thinks of the sun's feelings... It's probably sad! Oh, Lily, you're so caring! I could almost cry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sun is shining. And I am floating. Oh..., I'm... so... happy!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some sort of pink gem seems to be floating on the water. Is it the tear of an angel? No, it's not. Her name is Lily. She's a beautiful, tragic flower fated to be unhappy. See the reflection of her face? She wears a brave smile... ...but if you remove the veil of petals one by one, you'll find Lily's soul is wet with tears. Don't cry, Lily. Crying will never free you from the bonds of this spring... It's no use... Unless perhaps you cry so much that all of Flower Fields is flooded and you can swim free... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Where'd you drop it, idiot? Huff N. Puff will have our clouds if we don't find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhh, man, I'm so clumsy... That stone gave out an endless supply of water! Without it, we can't increase the power of the Puff Puff Machine! It's just gotta be around here somewhere! It's just gotta be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What? Is that... Mario? Look, man, it's Mario! Let's look for the stone later. Let's go rough this dude up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Mario? Are you sure? I'm not sure I'm, you know, in the right mental state... Aw, forget it! I'll fight anyway! Here it comes, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello. It seems like ages since I last saw a visitor here. I'm Rosie, a Rose Spirit. I'm ever so glad to meet you. Here I am in full bloom, and there's nobody to look at me. Please, admire me all you like. Breathtaking, aren't I? Aren't I just incredible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? I'm that beautiful? You're so honest and charming. And underneath that scruffy mustache, I bet you're handsome. I like you. And because I like you, I'll show you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you don't think so? Tee hee hee... You don't have to be so coy. I can tell you're too shy to compliment me to my face... OK, then praise this instead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stone! Isn't it beautiful? I found it just the other day. Some strange creatures on clouds dropped it. I couldn't resist its gorgeous glitter, so I made it mine. I could look at it all day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This stone makes me look even more beautiful, if that's possible. Go on, you can look at me! I'm used to people staring in wonder at my beauty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What did you say? I should give you this stone? Oh dear... You're saying Lily's in trouble without this? ...How very sad. Oh, well. It can't be helped. The stone is mine now, you see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean Lily will wither up without this stone? Huh... How sad... Really... How very pitiful... As hard as it is to believe, that Lily sometimes acts like she's prettier than I am. She's dumb, but she's not evil. And if she's gone, there'll be no flowers to set off my beauty. ...Let's see. Tell you what... If you bring me something more beautiful than this stone, I'll think about trading it. So let's wait 'til then!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better bring something more beautiful in a hurry, before I change my mind. My beauty may never change, but my mind easily does. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you found anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how pretty! I love it! That's much nicer than this ugly old stone. You'd better hurry back and give this stone to Lily. Make sure she knows that she was saved because of me!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...♥ Such loveliness... I've gotten so beautiful that I'm starting to scare myself!♥ Who is the most beautiful flower in all of Flower Fields? That is me, of course!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you come back to gaze spellbound at my beauty? Go on. You may ogle just as long as you like. It's my job to bloom beautifully. And, I must admit, I'm incredibly good at my job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sunlight glittering on this Crystal Berry is really quite striking, you know. I love all things beautiful! And yet, no one realizes how hard it is to be so gorgeous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!♥ You've come all the way back to look at me again?♥ Tell me again how I'm the most beautiful flower in the world! I'm prettier than Posie and Lily. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Hello. I never thought anybody would come all the way up here. I'm the sun. No... That's not entirely true. I should say, I WAS the sun. The clouds that came out of the Puff Puff Machine that Huff N. Puff built... Those clouds keep me from climbing into the sky. I'm a complete failure as a sun. All of those flowers and plants in Flower Fields are suffering... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is it? You mean the Puff Puff Machine? I think it's east of here. The clouds seem to come from over there, anyway. Why do you want to know? Do you think you can break the Puff Puff Machine? Naw...there's no way... Don't strain yourself. You might as well go home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where is it? You mean the Puff Puff Machine? I think it's east of here. The clouds seem to come from over there, anyway. If those clouds were gone, I could rise right into the sky and bathe all the poor plants with sunshine... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey!!! I heard that you're the guy who broke the Puff Puff Machine! Thank you so much! Thanks to you, Flower Fields has blue skies again. And I can shine once more! Speaking of shining, I'd better get back up into the sky! All those flowers are waiting! See you! Bye! Good luck!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, Flower Fields has blue skies again. And I can shine once more! Speaking of shining, I'd better get back up into the sky! All those flowers are waiting! See you! Bye! Good luck!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... We meet again! Hey, did you know? The sun is the sun only when it rises to light the skies. Today I am once more spreading sunshine, so I can be called Mr. Sun again. Anyway, see you! Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey hey! Hold up! Wait, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man! I don't think we've ever met, have we? I mean, you're Mario, right? My name is Lakilester... Er, no, it's Michael... No, um... Oh, yeah... Spike. Yeah yeah, I'm Spike... Well, whatever. Never mind. Look, I don't have a problem with you personally, but I've got orders from Huff N. Puff. Sorry, man, but I have to give you a bit of a beat down. Like I said, man, sorry! (...Did I sound cool?) (Ha... Yeah, totally cool!) Here it comes, man!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuurgh!! Man, you're tough as nails! I give up, man! Go on...do your worst. I'm not afraid of it. Do whatever you do to guys you've defeated...Fire Flower in the eye...POW Block... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw no, Lakilulu!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Please! Please have mercy on my poor, sweet Lakilester! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, don't call me Lakilester! It's Spike, remember? I told you I changed my name last month! C'mon now! Man... I mean, gee whiz... You're always embarrassing me like this... Although...for some reason it makes me like you even more... I mean, what? No!! Did I say that out loud? Forget that I said that! ...Anyway! I lost a challenge man-to-man, so we have to settle this. I have to face the music. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, please forgive him! My Lakilester was just following Huff N. Puff's orders! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's really sweet! Please don't take my sweetie away from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really!? Oh, for real? You'll forgive him? Oh, thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop calling me Lakilester! It's such a stupid name! My name is Spike! SPIKE! Don't you ever listen to me? Sigh.......... I'm beginning to think that this whole deal is stupid. I was working for Huff N. Puff to be part of something big, but all I've been doing is picking pointless fights... This isn't what I wanted in life. What I wanted was.... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man. I've got a question. What in the world are you doing all this fighting for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ....Huh. Yeah...fighting for yourself... That's the way to go, man. Walkin' your own path with honor. I can get behind an ideal like that! I'll go with you! I'm completely fed up with the pointless jobs that Huff N. Puff threw my way, anyway. With you, I can improve my skills by taking on the enemies that challenge us along the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— World peace, huh? Isn't that a bit melodramatic? Still, I must admit there's a certain manly charm to having such a noble purpose... Yeah! That's the way to go! I'm going with you, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, you're a cool customer. You're out there every day risking life and limb just because you feel like it? Wow. Talk about a tough guy. You know what? I wanna fight just because I feel like it! I'm going with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why? Because Spike is a million times cooler! Lakilester is the dumbest name ever! It just doesn't fit the image of a dangerous rebel like me. The name doesn't matter, man! What matters is this... I've decided I'm going with you! You're the real deal! Traveling around with you has gotta be as cool as it gets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! Lakilester! You can't leave me! Please take me with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, Lakilulu, chill out. You've gotta understand... I'm doing this for you, don't you see? I'm going. I've gotta be a man! Wait for me! I'll return a much more manly Lakitu! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh...OK. I'll wait for you, Lakilester. But you'll be so sorry if you don't come back to me in one piece! I swear, if you make me worry, I'll take a Spiny and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Enough of that! Heh heh... I guess I'd better make sure I'm tougher than you by the time I come back, huh? See me off with a smile, now! You're so much cuter when you show me those pearly whites! Bye for now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my Lakilester!! Come back to me soon!! I'll be waiting with a smile! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aghhhhhh!! Come ON! Call me Spike!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go!! C'mon! We need more clouds! I wanna see this land covered! We'll make them fear the power of my Puff Puff Machine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go away! Don't disturb me! I'm completely absorbed in my work right now, can't you see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff N. Puff is making a name for himself as an evil genius. This cloud-covering scheme is pretty high on the wicked scale. I bet King Bowser's overjoyed at the suffering we're causing. Don't you think so, too? ...Oh, my... You're...! Mario! You're a wanted man! C'mon, Lakitus, get him! Protect the Puff Puff Machine at all costs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Stop that! The Puff Puff Machine is extremely delicate! You might break it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I said don't hit it! Don't you realize that if the Puff Puff Machine breaks, we won't be able to make clouds, and blue skies will return? You think it's easy to fill the sky with clouds? ...Oh, my... You're... Ma... Ma... Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh, retreat, boys!! He beat us, but good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ♪ Aw, fluffy fluffy Great Puff Puff Machine, spewing out the clouds, making brown outta green! Wither 'em all up! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quit it! Leave me alone, man! Can't you see I'm busy working right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Huff N. Puff is the man with the plan, all right. I mean, I love clouds. Love 'em. And so covering the world in clouds seems pretty cool to me. How about you? You like clouds? ...Eeeek! You're... ...that wanted man! Mario! You guys, it's Mario! We've gotta get him before he breaks the Puff Puff Machine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What're you doing! The Puff Puff Machine's delicate, man. Didn't you know? If you break it, we're gonna be in a world of hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Didn't you hear me? Stop it! If you break that machine, how are we supposed to keep filling the sky with clouds, huh? You ever think of that, genius? You think clouds just appear out of thin air or something? ....Wait a minute... You're... Ma... Ma... Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baah ha ha! Look at those chumps run away! All right! Now, Mario... We'd better do something about this Puff Puff Machine, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hold up, man. You're just going to walk away from this Puff Puff Machine? Then what did we fight for? Don't you think we ought to break it or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! The clouds are gone! It's time for a little sunshine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, precious sunlight! Ho ho ho ho ho!!! Mario did it! He saved Flower Fields! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh, yes!! The sun!!! Yay! Yippee!! The sun's back!!! Oops... Tee hee hee! Losing control like that... It's so unlike me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the bright rays of the sun... Once again I can gaze at the sparkles of light on the water... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh, it's about time. The sun! Flower Fields is saved! And, of course, the sunlight can only add to my beauty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the sun, it's the sun!!!!! Oh, that heat feels so good! Maybe being stuck in one place isn't so bad after all. I feel full of life again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Helping folks feels...good! I could get used to this, man. Mario, what are you doing next? I'll follow you anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you a man named Mario? And did you or did you not break one Puff Puff Machine? What possessed you to do that? You completely ruined my plan to cover Flower Fields in clouds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see, I was going to turn this sunlight-blasted place into a cloud-covered paradise. But I can't expect a man of your intellect to understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must tell you, King Bowser ordered me to defeat you if you showed your face... but I'd take you down even if it weren't a direct order! You cloud-destroying pest! You can't save the Star Spirit! Gahh ha ha ha ha ha!!! Here comes the storm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that you, Spike?! So! You have betrayed me! You will be punished. I was given this Star Spirit by King Bowser. I'll never give it up to the likes of you. You will both pay dearly for your crimes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No!! I cannot lose!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Huff N. Puff! I wish to pummel Mario, too! Permission to attack? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, take him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You asked for it... Now you'll witness the full power of my storm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Master Huff N. Puff! Leave him to me!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaah ha ha ha ha!!!! How do you like that!?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa!! Master Huff N. Puff, you are truly the mightiest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We seem to be in trouble. Hmm... I guess I'd better stop messing around and fight hard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will you be all right, Master? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're not finished yet!!! Here I come!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a pleasure meeting you. My name is Klevar. Thank you for saving me. Huff N. Puff is gone, so the flowers in Flower Fields can live peacefully once more. I feel that if you hadn't come, Flower Fields would never have seen the light again. Now there is only one of us Star Spirits still trapped. Just one more, Mario! Here... Please use my Power as you continue your fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, you are able to use the Powers of six Star Spirits. If you use mine well, it should prove to be extremely helpful in battle. Don't become overconfident, though. You must be careful. Bowser has power, as well. Remember that even stronger enemies await you... I hope our Powers will help you so that you may help us... We're all depending on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll go back to Star Haven now. I can't wait to get there! I've been terribly worried about everyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniffle... Sniffle......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniffle... Who's throwing stuff down into my well? Whoever it is, you deserve this for your rudeness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniffle!!!!! Who's throwing stuff down into my well? Huh...? This is a Blue Berry... I love these... Thank you... I'll give this to you in return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniffle!!!!! Burp... No more berries! I'm stuffed now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we have a guest! Welcome! You poor man, you must be freezing! If you'd like to see my husband, he's in the other room. Please, go right in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you'd like to see my husband, he's in the other room. Please, go right in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No reply... Mayor Penguin's body doesn't budge an inch. What's this? He has a memo in his hand that says, "Herringway." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No reply... Mayor Penguin's body doesn't budge an inch. What's this? He has a memo in his hand that says, "Herringway." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something's inside the box. It's quite heavy. What could be inside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darling, would you like a cup of tea? ....... Hmm? Oh... Dear, you know you'll catch a cold if you sleep there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Help! Somebody! Anybody! My husband is dead!! He's been murdered! It's a penguin murder mystery!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on here, madam? Just calm down, now. You need to speak slowly so I can get to the bottom of this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband is dead! Look at him lying there! Oh, my darling husband!!! Somebody clipped his flippers!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By puffin, you're right! The Mayor's been murdered! This is like a mystery novel! Except it's real! How tragic! But madam, if I may ask... Who on earth would have reason to put this penguin on ice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Him! Right there! That man with the suspicious mustache! I told him not to come in the house, but he barged right in! My husband was alive right up until this man showed up! He must be the murderer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you... Mustache! Are you listening? This good woman's accusing you. What do you say for yourself? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't try to play ignorant with me, buddy. I'm a professional. We've got a witness here. Isn't that right, madam? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! That's right! He did it in cold blood! I, uh...saw it with my own eyes! Besides, he's the only one who came into this room! It all adds up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you're sticking to your story, claiming you're not the culprit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your problem? You don't actually think Mario did it, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you crazy? Do you really think Mario would do something like that!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't be ridiculous! Mario didn't do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario didn't do it. He's obviously innocent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was with him the whole time. I swear on my own grave! Mario's innocent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, um, didn't do it! It's mean that you're treating him like he's a bad guy, even though there's no, um, evidence! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, use your head! Do you really think Mario is capable of such a thing? Think about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What! Are you nuts, man? Mario's not a murderer! That's completely ridiculous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... If you're telling the truth, then we're dealing with a backroom murder case. Oh, I never trained for this... A backroom murder case... A high-ranking penguin slain... How could such a horrible plot twist hit our peaceful city? You! Mr. Mustache! Once more for the record! You swear you didn't do this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... I think I believe you. But this means we have to find the true murderer....... Ah! Perfect! I'll give you a chance. Since you claim that you're not the guilty party, then you must bring me the murderer yourself! If you do that, I'll believe you. It's the only way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, off with you. You haven't proved that you're innocent yet, so I must forbid you to leave the city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? Got any leads yet? You're still our main suspect, so I'd advise you to go find the real criminal. And fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You killed him, didn't you? I knew my instincts were right. When I saw a stranger like you out here in such a remote place, I knew that you must be up to no good! Oh, the horror! My poor, poor penguin-kins! Please forgive me for letting this murderer in the house! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you again. Have you come up with anything? Hmm...!? Say, isn't that penguin behind you the mystery novel writer named Herringway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What-what!? Mayor Penguin was clutching a piece of paper that had "Herringway" written on it? Bah! If that were true, I most certainly would've noticed it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... He definitely does appear to be holding a piece of paper. Yes, of course! It's a message about his death! With his last breath, the Mayor told us the murderer's identity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Mr. Herringway... You cold-hearted murderer! It all makes sense now! No wonder your novels are so exciting and suspenseful! You live out your own plots! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear man... Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound? You actually think I would do this to the Mayor? He's a great friend of mine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Yes... Yes, you were good friends... Ah ha! But that was just a cover so that no one would suspect you of this heinous crime! That's it, isn't it? I've solved this crafty mystery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, come on. Really. You simple, simple penguin. I would never be so predictable. Besides, I'm completely innocent. I've been working in my house on my new novel for weeks. I didn't have time to sneak over here to kill Mayor Penguin. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd just like to say that I still think the man with the mustache is the murderer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... This penguin murder mystery is getting more intriguing all the time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my aching... Ouch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeeek! My husband's returned! He's a ghost!!! Eeeeek! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, good gracious! Hello, everyone. What's going on here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What-what?! Mayor! We thought you were dead! Our backroom murder mystery is a wash! What a plot twist! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh...? What are you talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm.... I think... I seem to remember going to the shelf to get this souvenir for Herringway. Oh, yes, of course! I reached up, slipped, and then whacked my head on the floor. Yes, that's what happened! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are, Herringway. This is what I was reaching for. Toad Town was great fun. So many interesting sights... Wish you could've been there. Some time after all this hubbub settles down, I'll give you a full account of the big city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well...uh, thank you, old friend. That's very thoughtful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But Mayor! Here we were thinking that you'd been murdered! The whole city was up in arms! Next time be more careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Yes. So sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha! I thought it rather entertaining, actually. Besides, everything's OK now. The Mayor's just fine. I must return to my home now. I believe I've just had an idea for the sequel to my new novel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... I have the best intentions, but for some reason I always end up causing a ruckus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello. Sorry about all that. I must apologize... ... Say! You're Mario, aren't you? Well, let me welcome you to Shiver City, jewel of the north! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What's the matter? Oh, you want to hike over to Starborn Valley, do you? I see... Of course. I'll tell the gatekeeper to allow you out of the city. You'd better bundle up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...I knew you were innocent the whole time! A backroom murder case? Please! How completely silly! That over-zealous guard must read too many mystery novels. Ha ha ha ha ha...aaanyway... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! How are you? Herringway's mystery novels have become very popular here in Shiver City, you know. But when I became a character in a mystery, I realized that I'm not so fond of books like that. I'm serious. I mean it. Only penguin poetry for me now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there, Mario! My husband tells me you're looking for the Crystal Palace. What an exciting adventure! You're like a hero in a novel! Imagine that, being in a story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My husband says that you're preparing to fight Bowser so you can save Princess Peach. Ah! It's like a romantic novel! I'm on your side. I want there to be a happy ending! Good luck! Save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come back anytime. These northern lands aren't much for scenery, but there's always plenty of suspense! Ha ha! Only joking, only joking. You'll always get a warm welcome around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Did you reach Starborn Valley? Did you see Merle? ... Oh, excellent. He said what? An item that has been passed down in this city? Um... Oh, right! There was something like that. Just a minute, I think I've got it somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I found it. Here it is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Bucket has been passed down through the years in Shiver City. As Merle must have told you, there's a legend associated with it. If you use this and the Scarf together, the way to the Crystal Palace will open. Who knows what all that means, though! Ha ha ha! I don't have the slightest clue as to how to use them together. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds like those Star Kids in Starborn Valley are in trouble. I hope you do your best for the little tykes. They're just kids. Best of luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you found the way to the Crystal Palace yet? Oh... No, huh? Boy, it must be difficult being a famous adventurer... Poor Princess Peach... If you can't save her, I don't know who can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found the path to the Crystal Palace!? That's fantastic!! That Star Spirit up there is as good as saved already! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I do believe you've saved all seven Star Spirits! Now all you have to do is defeat Bowser and bring back the Star Rod so that the world can be peaceful again. And all those poor, kidnapped people can come back! I wish to the Stars you'll win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Mayor Penguin of Shiver City, correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For me? Oh... It's from Yoshi Village! I don't know where that is, but I bet it's pretty far away. I'll read this later. Thanks very much! Oh, hang on! I'll give you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A really shady individual came to the city recently. He was screaming at the top of his lungs and running around... It was reeeeally odd... I think something strange is going on in our peaceful city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A really shady individual came to the city recently. He was screaming at the top of his lungs and running around... It was reeeeally odd... I think something strange is going on in our peaceful city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! I'm not going to help you. I don't socialize with murderers. Get away from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! I'm not going to help you. I don't socialize with murderers. Get away from me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you weren't the criminal after all, huh? Ha ha ha ha ha... Sorry. The Mayor's wife raised such a stink that I believed it. I'm just happy that the Mayor's doing fine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...you weren't the criminal after all, huh? Ha ha ha ha ha... Sorry. The Mayor's wife raised such a stink that I believed it. I'm just happy that the Mayor's doing fine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard that all the Star Spirits made it back to Star Haven. Fantastic! That means soon all our wishes will once again be granted. Right now, we're all wishing that you'll beat that evil Bowser and restore the peace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People who travel to here from other towns must think that this city is freezing cold. I'm used to it. I heard, though, that somewhere in the world is a hot town covered in sand. Now THAT would be intolerable. I don't believe it even exists. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People who travel to here from other towns must think that this city is freezing cold. I'm used to it. I heard, though, that somewhere in the world is a hot town covered in sand. Now THAT would be intolerable. I don't believe it even exists. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Why, he's a mystery novelist who lives in this city. You suspect Herringway? Nah! It couldn't be him! He and the Mayor are friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Why, he's a mystery novelist who lives in this city. You suspect Herringway? Nah! It couldn't be him! He and the Mayor are friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, thank goodness the Mayor is doing OK. He really does seem to be as careless as they come, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, thank goodness the Mayor is doing OK. He really does seem to be as careless as they come, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario, you're finally going to fight against Bowser! Trust me--we'll all be cheering for you to beat him! Once peace returns, I wanna go visit Toad Town. I wanna visit the great Mario's house, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pengy pengy penguin pop♪ Feel the rhythm, stop 'n' bop♪ Do the pengy penguin hop♪ All the snowmen in a line♪ A bucket hat fits super fine, Eyes and noses, looking cool♪ Bring a scarf, you pengy fool!♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pengy pengy penguin pop♪ Feel the rhythm, stop 'n' bop♪ Do the pengy penguin hop♪ All the snowmen in a line♪ A bucket hat fits super fine, Eyes and noses, looking cool♪ Bring a scarf, you pengy fool!♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! Penguin killer!!!! You just keep your distance! What's that gleam in your eye?! Noooo!!! AIIIIGH! I'm gonna be a murder victim! Please, somebody help me!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! Penguin killer!!!! You just keep your distance! What's that gleam in your eye?! Noooo!!! AIIIIGH! I'm gonna be a murder victim! Please, somebody help me!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa ho ho ho... It's a good thing that murder case got settled. Um... I'm really sorry that everyone called you a criminal. Really sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa ho ho ho... It's a good thing that murder case got settled. Um... I'm really sorry that everyone called you a criminal. Really sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The last Star Spirit was held near this city, wasn't it? So, our humble frozen home is the setting for a great story! Oooh! How exciting! I bet people in Toad Town will start giving Shiver City some respect now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anyone for a shaved ice treat? Strawberry flavor?♥ Maybe watermelon?♥♥ ...Or my personal favorite, tangy tangerine...?♥ Ho ho!♥ I love frozen treats!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anyone for a shaved ice treat? Strawberry flavor?♥ Maybe watermelon?♥♥ ...Or my personal favorite, tangy tangerine...?♥ Ho ho!♥ I love frozen treats!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Yes, of course I know him. Everyone in this city knows about him. He's a world-famous mystery novelist. ...You think Herringway killed Mayor Penguin? Hmm... That sounds nuts, but... ...you might be on to something. Herringway does know everything about crimes and criminals. And he seems to have mysteriously disappeared... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Yes, of course I know him. Everyone in this city knows about him. He's a world-famous mystery novelist. ...You think Herringway killed Mayor Penguin? Hmm... That sounds nuts, but... ...you might be onto something. Herringway does know everything about crimes and criminals. And he seems to have mysteriously disappeared... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The case has been closed, huh? I'm really happy that Herringway wasn't guilty. What? Me? I thought it was him? Oh, ha ha ha ha... That was just me being silly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The case has been closed, huh? I'm really happy that Herringway wasn't guilty. What? Me? I thought it was him? Oh, ha ha ha ha... That was just me being silly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway was writing a new novel in his secret room. No wonder nobody could figure out where he was! By the way, Mario... You've read some of his manuscript, haven't you? Tell me the ending! Pleeeease! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mayor Penguin was murdered! In his back room! And no one has the slightest idea who did it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It can't be! It's like we're in one of Herringway's mystery novels! How could such a terrible thing happen in such a small, peaceful city? Who could do such a thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mayor's wife said the man with the mustache did it. And he seemed to be such a gentleman, too. Still, I guess you shouldn't trust anyone who carries such a huge Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrr! How terrifying! It just goes to show you that you should never trust your first impression of people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mayor wasn't murdered! He just whacked his own head on the floor and fainted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But that means... ...the man with the mustache wasn't evil, after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you're right! Hey, I solved the case! The criminal was a box of souvenirs from Toad Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaaa ha ha ha ha! Who would've believed we'd have a mystery in this sleepy city? It's quiet, peaceful... I love it. I'm going home now. I'm gonna read a novel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, I'm not selling anything to Mayor Penguin's killer. Get out of here, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul." Do you want to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? You look OK to me, Mario. Are you sure you feel like taking a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hope to see you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you have a good nap? Good luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I took a nap, and when I woke up there were all these items! And it was the weirdest thing... The floor was all wet, as if snow had melted everywhere... Do you think someone left these as a present for you, Mario? But who would do that??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley and Shiver Mountain are both near here. But you'd better dress warmly if you plan on reaching them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley and Shiver Mountain are both near here. But you'd better dress warmly if you plan on reaching them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really rare that we get visitors from other towns. You may have noticed everyone gets nervous around strangers. It seems like just recently we've had several visitors from other places... Do you think it means that Shiver City is getting to be popular? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really rare that we get visitors from other towns. You may have noticed everyone gets nervous around strangers. It seems like just recently we've had several visitors from other places... Do you think it means that Shiver City is getting to be popular? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your visit here will go down as one of the most important times in Shiver City history. When I heard about your legendary deeds, I imagined you as this ultra-strong guy... You turned out...ahem...much more normal than I expected. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Starborn Valley? Oh. Sure. Go east from this city. But you have to be careful! I have it on good faith that there're lots of scary monsters between here and there. The thought makes me shiver... It seems like all I hear these days are frightening rumors. What's Shiver City coming to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Starborn Valley? Oh. Sure. Go east from this city. But you have to be careful! I have it on good faith that there're lots of scary monsters between here and there. The thought makes me shiver... It seems like all I hear these days are frightening rumors. What's Shiver City coming to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That backroom murder case was the greatest mystery in the history of Shiver City! Although it was kind of a joke... I'm glad the case got solved. It's a good thing that the Mayor turned out to be OK. You certainly got a raw deal for a while there, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That backroom murder case was the greatest mystery in the history of Shiver City! Although it was kind of a joke... I'm glad the case got solved. It's a good thing that the Mayor turned out to be OK. You certainly got a raw deal for a while there, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your adventures are already more thrilling than any novel I've ever read! Aren't you afraid to take on that monster, Bowser? Boy, I would be. Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, hello! This is the northernmost burg, Shiver City. You come from Toad Town? Very, very far away, yah? Welcome to Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yah, hello! This is the northernmost burg, Shiver City. You come from Toad Town? Very, very far away, yah? Welcome to Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better show some evidence if you're really not the one who murdered Mayor Penguin! Until you do, I'm sorry, but I can't let you leave the city. I won't budge from this spot, oh no sirree! I'm serious, now! There's no use trying to move me! ...Am I being too rude? Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better show some evidence if you're really not the one who murdered Mayor Penguin! Until you do, I'm sorry, but I can't let you leave the city. I won't budge from this spot, oh no sirree! I'm serious, now! There's no use trying to move me! ...Am I being too rude? Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Such a fuss the Mayor's wife made, yah? Her exaggeration was the beginning of all this trouble, that's for sure. She reads too many of those mystery novels, I think. ...Although, to be fair, I suspected you, too. Ha ha ha ha ha...... Oops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Such a fuss the Mayor's wife made, yah? Her exaggeration was the beginning of all this trouble, that's for sure. She reads too many of those mystery novels, I think. ...Although, to be fair, I suspected you, too. Ha ha ha ha ha...... Oops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You're heading to Bowser's Castle to try to save Princess Peach and all the others, yah? A friend of mine followed the Mayor to Toad Town and I haven't seen him since. Do you think he was captured? So many people were caught... I wonder if they're all OK. Oh, I'm so worried. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This city is becoming pretty dangerous lately. I saw this totally suspicious stranger wandering around just a short time ago. He seemed to be searching for someone. I didn't like his looks. I wonder where he got off to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This city is becoming pretty dangerous lately. I saw this totally suspicious stranger wandering around just a short time ago. He seemed to be searching for someone. I didn't like his looks. I wonder where he got off to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Yeah, sure. He lives right next to the lake. His house is always empty, though. Who knows where he is... Whaaat!? ...Herringway might be a murderer? No! That can't be... He's a really good friend of the Mayor's. He'd have no reason to off him! ...Unless there was some super- secret reason! Ever since I started reading Herringway's mystery novels, I suspect the unsuspected! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Herringway? Yeah, sure. He lives right next to the lake. His house is always empty, though. Who knows where he is... Whaaat!? ...Herringway might be a murderer? No! That can't be... He's a really good friend of the Mayor's. He'd have no reason to off him! ...Unless there was some super- secret reason! Ever since I started reading Herringway's mystery novels, I suspect the unsuspected! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw a crazy guy in the city the other day. He was shouting, "Mariooo! Mariooo!" and running around. What a freak. I steered way clear of him, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw a crazy guy in the city the other day. He was shouting, "Mariooo! Mariooo!" and running around. What a freak. I steered way clear of him, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're THE Mario!? Oh... But... You look totally normal. You're just some ordinary person in real life?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw this really bizarre guy around here the other day. He was shouting like... "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!" or "It's freeeeezing!!!". And he was also going... "Nooooo!! Marioooo!!!" Who was that nut? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw this really bizarre guy around here the other day. He was shouting like... "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!" or "It's freeeeezing!!!". And he was also going... "Nooooo!! Marioooo!!!" Who was that nut? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a rumor that you murdered Mayor Penguin. Did you really do it? I don't think you did. I bet it was that crazy guy I saw running around here the other day. He was weird. You don't look so weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a rumor that you murdered Mayor Penguin. Did you really do it? I don't think you did. I bet it was that crazy guy I saw running around here the other day. He was weird. You don't look so weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew you weren't the criminal. The Mayor just fainted, right? So who was that weird guy I saw the other day? No relation to the case at all? Well, that's...unexciting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew you weren't the criminal. The Mayor just fainted, right? So who was that weird guy I saw the other day? No relation to the case at all? Well, that's...unexciting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I didn't know that you were the world-famous Mario. So you're going to duke it out with Bowser, are you? Good luck! You'll need it! Before you do, could you find out who that stranger that I saw before was? I figure it must've been a monster made of snow and ice. If that's true, this city is in serious trouble! What'll we do if it runs amok in our streets?! Mariooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you know that there's a Dojo in Toad Town? I go there all the time. I finally got my Third-Degree Card the other day. I'm sure you have a much higher ranking than I do, though. What? You don't have anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You have... ...a First-Degree Card! Heh heh heh. A beginner, huh? I've got a Third-Degree Card. Looks like I'm stronger than you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You have... ...a Second-Degree Card! Heh heh heh. It's a start. I've got a Third-Degree Card. I must be tougher than you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You have... ...a Third-Degree Card! I've got a Third-Degree Card, too!! Cool! We have the same ranking! We're equals! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You have... ...a Fourth-Degree Card! Wow, you're strong! I wish I were that strong... I'd better train harder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You have... ...a Diploma... Wooow! I mean, woooooow! You beat The Master!! How'd you manage that? You're the strongest guy ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love sliding on the ice. Whiiiish... So much fun! How about you? Wanna join me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love sliding on the ice. Whiiiish... So much fun! How about you? Wanna join me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love being the first to leave my footprints in fresh snow. I also like making snow angels with my flippers. Ha ha! Snow is the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love being the first to leave my footprints in fresh snow. I also like making snow angels with my flippers. Ha ha! Snow is the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It snows pretty much every day here in Shiver City. Each day's a fresh powder day! You really ought to come back here once peace has returned. I'll show you how to make the perfect penguin snow angel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really love sliding around in the snow. Pingy, pangy, pengy pong♪ Snow is falling all day long♪ Skate or spin or sing a song♪ Waah ohhhhh...hey!♪ Doo beeeee...say!♪ Way vonnnce...yay!♪ Oh! I think I'd better practice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really love sliding around in the snow. Pingy, pangy, pengy pong♪ Snow is falling all day long♪ Skate or spin or sing a song♪ Waah ohhhhh...hey!♪ Doo beeeee...say!♪ Way vonnnce...yay!♪ Oh! I think I'd better practice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, thank goodness the Mayor turned out to be all right. It's hard to imagine anything terrible happening in this city. Peace, love and little kitties♪ Hot haikus and lovely ditties♪ All for you, oh Shiver City♪ So cold and quiet in the snow! My love burns hot as fire! Lo! My city!!! Never crumble! Oh! Peng 'n' roll! Yeah! Yo!♪ ...A song this good comes straight from the heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, thank goodness the Mayor turned out to be all right. It's hard to imagine anything terrible happening in this city. Peace, love and little kitties♪ Hot haikus and lovely ditties♪ All for you, oh Shiver City♪ So cold and quiet in the snow! My love burns hot as fire! Lo! My city!!! Never crumble! Oh! Peng 'n' roll! Yeah! Yo!♪ ...A song this good comes straight from the heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We never have problems in Shiver City anymore. We have one guard and one gatekeeper. That's plenty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building's a warehouse. Nobody can get in because some careless guard managed to lose the key to the door. Actually, I'm the one who lost it. I had it just a little while ago. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building's a warehouse. Nobody can get in because some careless guard managed to lose the key to the door. Actually, I'm the one who lost it. I had it just a little while ago. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building's a warehouse. Nobody can get in because some careless guard managed to lose the key to the door. I can't believe I lost it... I ought to retrace my steps... Hey, listen, if you find a key anywhere, let me know, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for finding that key! I would've been in deep trouble if I couldn't get inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I've got to be sure to keep the warehouse in order. I keep a lot of precious things in there, you know. Very, very precious... ...junk.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I've got to be sure to keep the warehouse in order. I keep a lot of precious things in there, you know. Very, very precious... ...junk.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you just love junk? When I'm beak-deep in junk, time just flies on by. I don't even care what goes on in the outside world. Anyway, I... You're WHAT?! You're fighting Bowser? Are you crazy!? What in the world's going on!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley is a little ways off from this city. It's a very mysterious place. They say that Star Kids rise up to the sky from there. But I haven't seen any stars rising to the sky lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley is a little ways off from this city. It's a very mysterious place. They say that Star Kids rise up to the sky from there. But I haven't seen any stars rising to the sky lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Herringway's house. He's a novelist. Herringway should be in there, but I haven't seen him lately... It's very peculiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Herringway's house. He's a novelist. Herringway should be in there, but I haven't seen him lately... It's very peculiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Herringway WAS in the house. I peeped in the windows, but I never caught even a glimpse of him. I figured he was out. So where was he hiding? Verrrry peculiar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley is a little ways off from this city. It's a very mysterious place. They say that Star Kids rise up to the sky from there. But I haven't seen any stars rising to the sky lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley is a little ways off from this city. It's a very mysterious place. They say that Star Kids rise up to the sky from there. But I haven't seen any stars rising to the sky lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the world is at peace, you can see the Star Kids rising to the sky from Starborn Valley. It's really a beautiful sight. You should check it out one day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that a horrible monster lives at the end of this path. Everyone is so scared of it that they don't leave the city. ... Why can't we have peace? I wish there were no monsters... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that a horrible monster lives at the end of this path. Everyone is so scared of it that they don't leave the city. ... Why can't we have peace? I wish there were no monsters... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... I SAID, "..."! I don't talk to penguin-killers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... I SAID, "..."! I don't talk to penguin-killers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A horrible monster lives somewhere along this path. Penguins talk about hearing strange screaming, too. No one can confirm what kind of horrible monster it is because everyone's too scared to go check it out. Of course, you won't see me volunteering for that job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A horrible monster lives somewhere along this path. Penguins talk about hearing strange screaming, too. No one can confirm what kind of horrible monster it is because everyone's too scared to go check it out. Of course, you won't see me volunteering for that job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penguins are saying that the monster is gone for good. Phew! Finally, we can safely travel outside the city. I can only hope the rest of the world becomes peaceful as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What're you doing? Stop that! Have you lost your wits? What if the ice breaks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Are you a complete idiot? I told you not to do that! That's really dangerous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you ever listen? You're a public nuisance! Take a hike! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the city guard around here. I'm investigating a report of a suspicious character wandering around the city. You... You're not him, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the city guard around here. I'm investigating a report of a suspicious character wandering around the city. You... You're not him, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For puffin's sake... The Mayor's wife is an alarmist. Although I bet everyone involved in that case would agree that my detective work was perfect. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me. I'm on patrol. There have been rumors of a screaming monster appearing. Penguins scare easily, so I have to keep the city's borders extra safe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are you holding up? I fight for peace and justice, too, you know. In Shiver City. Good luck saving the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you hear about Shiver City, ice skating is the first thing that comes to mind!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, skiing's nice, too, but not when a monster's loose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's scary out in the snow, so city-skating we will go!♪ Yeah, yeah!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! The ice on the lake broke!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We were just about to go ice skating!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooo! This is totally unfair! I was so looking forward to skating all day long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cold... It's cold here! It's too cooooold! Brrrrr! No ice-skating. Monsters about. Nothing to do but shiver... What did we come here for!? It's not like we can just zip back to Toad Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, didn't you hear? That monster's gone now! Let's go to Star Valley and hit the slopes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll be great! Skiing in a world of snow, ice, and stars... How perfectly marvelous! Sounds lovely!♥ Let's go! Let's go right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're on alert because a stranger appeared in the city. So I can't let you pass without permission from the Mayor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, hello? You're the number one suspect in the Mayor's murder! You can't leave the city! Not until you prove you're innocent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... The Mayor said it's OK for you to go on through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Basically, what I do is watch this gate to see if strangers go in or out of the city. It may sound simple, but it's incredibly important. By and large, it's a good job. It is a bit chilly, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sky was filled with so many beautiful stars last night. It was really incredible. I don't think it's quite as beautiful as it was when things were peaceful in the world, but some of the brightness is back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why are you in my fireplace? You found my secret room... ...through the chimney... ...ingenious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? I'm Herringway. The novelist. Haven't you heard of me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaat!? Mayor Penguin was murdered? And I'm the chief suspect? You must be joking! That's ridiculous! I did no such thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're very suspicious, huh? Well, I suppose I would be, too. It appears as though I should drop in at the Mayor's house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Engage stairs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right then, come on. Let's go to the Mayor's house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no time to lose. To the Mayor's house! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get to the bottom of this case right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just like the Mayor, hitting his head on the floor and knocking himself out. I was really worried there, and all for nothing! At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Now I have material for a new novel. You know... Maybe I could write a story about you, too... How about that? Ha ha! Don't worry, I'd write about you as a hero, not a criminal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My secret room's exposed now. The penguins of the city always try to read my manuscripts before I finish them. I suppose I'd better make a new secret room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved the last Star Spirit! Everybody's talking about it! You know, I never thought about you as the famous Mario. It's so exciting to meet a hero! I'm a huge fan! I'm pulling for you! Best of luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey hey hey hey! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrraaah ha ha ha! Brrr! I've been waiting for you, Mariooooooooo! I've been here forever! I was getting desperate! I thought I was gonna freeze! This place is freezing, and cold, and nasty and icy! I hate it! I can't take it anymore!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta get out of here! I'm going to beat you up in record time and head back to some place warm. You ready, ice-boy? Let's do it!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I've been busy, Mario! I learned cooool techniques! Check this out! Aah hahhhhhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at that piece of work! I've been taking a little magic course on the side! And now, you're gonna be my final exam! Yeah! I've gotta win this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You like magic tricks? You won't like this one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha ha ha!! That felt fantastic! I just keep on getting better! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boooooaaaaahhhh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tuuuuurn back. Coooome no farther. Tuuuurn away, or I'll eat you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaaat do you think? Scaaaary monster, aren't I? Youuu know you want to run... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeeeees. Veeeerrrry good. Veeeeerrry smart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaat! Youuuu will regret this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you scaaaaared yet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho ho ho ho! Your puuuuny attack doesn't hurt me at all! Giiiiive up or suffer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thiiiis is your only chance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! Ruuuuun away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah. You're Mario, yes? Thank you for coming. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do you do? I'm called Merle. I care for the Star Kids born here in Starborn Valley. There are many things I must tell you... ...but not here. Come, let's go to my house. I cannot concentrate out here in the cold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This way. Please follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must apologize for the rude reception of the Star Kids. None of us expected that you'd come here so quickly. They frighten strangers to try to keep this valley safe from Bowser's followers. Please...you must forgive them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come in, please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Mario. You must heed well what I'm about to tell you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This frozen area is called Starborn Valley. It is named this because it is here that Stars are born and raised before rising to the sky. But now... Ever since Bowser stole the Star Rod from Star Haven... The power of that place has weakened and Star Kids have found themselves unable to rise up into the sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I sent a Ninji to my father, Merlon, hoping that I could coax you to come here... Because I have found out where the last Star Spirit is. It came to me in a dream... A vision of the last Star Spirit begging me for help. If my vision speaks truly, then the last Star Spirit is being held atop Shiver Mountain, which lies to the north. Up top sits the Crystal Palace. The Star Spirit waits there. The Crystal Palace was originally built to honor the Stars... But as time passed, it slowly faded from the memories of local people... ...and now, no one can remember how to reach the palace. There is a way, though, and it involves items that have been passed down in these lands. Here, take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Scarf has been passed down through many generations in Starborn Valley. I wish I knew how to use it... but I do not. According to the legends... You must use this and another item that has been passed down in Shiver City if you hope to open the way to the Crystal Palace. Sadly, that's all I know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If things remain as they are, Star Kids will never again be able to rise to Star Haven. Such a fate would be awful. Please! Help them! And expel Bowser from the sky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yes... Mario! I'd almost forgotten! There is supposed to be a small shrine somewhere along the path to the Crystal Palace. A legend has been handed down in this valley regarding the shrine's secret: "Truth lies not only in the eyes. Sometimes, even walls may lie." Confusing, yes, but you must find this shrine and solve its mystery to reach the Crystal Palace. Please don't forget it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mayor Penguin of Shiver City should have the other vital item you need. If you use it and the Scarf, it is said that the way to the Crystal Palace will open. First, you must go to Shiver City and visit Mayor Penguin. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dream told me that a Star Spirit waits in Crystal Palace. Please, you must save him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You have saved the last imprisoned Star Spirit! I saw your triumph in a vision. Now, finally, it is time to take back the Star Rod. Mario... ...the fate of the Stars rests squarely on your shoulders. Good luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I have a wish... My wish is for you to reclaim the Star Rod as quickly as possible. The fate of the Stars and yes, the whole world, lies with you. Good luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please get the Star Rod back from Bowser, Mario! The Mushroom Kingdom deserves to be at peace. Good luck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hardly believe it! You've saved all the Star Spirits! So I guess now you're going straight to Bowser's Castle? All right! I hope the princess and everybody else is still doing OK... You'd better save them as quickly as possible! You're the only one who can do it, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Along with the Ninjis, we're taking care of the Star Kids under the instruction of the mystic, Merle. It's very rewarding to think that one of these kids might grow up to be a Star Spirit! Oh, can you imagine it? What a happy day that'd be... But unless things get better around here, it'll just be a fantasy that never comes true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Spirits are all back in Star Haven! Hooray! That means the day when these little Star Kids might rise up is coming soon. Oh, I've dreamed about that day for so long! Until it comes, I'll keep taking care of them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Star Kids seems to be playing hide-and-seek. You haven't seen him, have you? I swear, the second I take my eyes off him he always runs off somewhere... What a naughty little Star Kid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved the last Star Spirit! Congratulations, Mario!! Bowser doesn't have a chance! You'll have that Star Rod back in Star Haven in no time! Best of luck! Hey, by the way, I still haven't found that Star Kid who's been playing hide-and-seek... Where could he be...? Have you seen him, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Frost T., correct? The name's Parakarry. I deliver letters. I believe I have one for you. Hang on a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...no! Confound it! I seem to have lost it! ...I'm terribly sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you. Ah! How nice! It's a letter from little Dane T. and Mini T. Those naughty little rascals... When I visited their home, they were always up to something. They do write me letters often. It's nice to get letters... Their mail makes me as happy as mail from my wife and daughter. Oh yes, I almost forgot! I need a letter delivered. I'd like you to take this letter to Goompapa in Goomba Village. It's actually a reply to little Goombaria, but I think her dad could explain it to her better. Drop it off whenever you have a chance, all right? Thank you so much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got my hands full with these Star Kids. They're all so active! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, they say you saved all of the Star Spirits! That's awfully good of you! Now what you need to do is get back that Star Rod. Star Kids are counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've never been so busy. These Star Kids are as hyper as the day is long. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I watch the sky at night... The stars are so beautiful. Soon, they'll be as bright as they used to be, back when the Star Rod was in Star Haven. I just know it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Star Kids is hiding somewhere! Hmmmph! Could you tell me if you find him? I suppose it's natural for youngsters to be full of energy, but they're trying my patience! I don't have time for this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Spirits are all back in Star Haven? That's great! I couldn't be happier! Now, though, you still have to get that Star Rod back. These poor Star Kids... Until the Star Rod's back, they can't rise up to the sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wanna go to Star Haven. When I get to go there, I wanna deliver lots of people's wishes, and I wanna become a great Star Spirit someday. When I do, I'll grant your wishes, Mario! Of course I will! I promise! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's Star Haven like? You're gonna go there before we even get to, aren't you? I bet it's super cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how Twink is doing? He was the last one to rise up to the sky. He went just before Bowser took the Star Rod. He was such a great kid. He looked after everybody. Do you think I'll ever get to see Twink again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Yes! Stellar! I can rise up to the sky pretty soon now, right? I can't wait! I'm gonna rise up the second the Star Rod is back. And the first thing I'm gonna do is visit Twink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found me! Hee hee hee hee... What, did you see me glittering? Hey, do you think I can rise into the sky soon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found me! Hee hee hee hee... What, did you see me glittering? When I grow up, I'm gonna be a really great star that people can see from really far away, and I'll be really cool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me a story! Tell me the story about the time you saved a Star Spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, when you see the Star Spirits and they ask about us, tell them that we'll be good so they'll let us rise up as soon as possible, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what Twink is doing. Do you think Twink's doing fun stuff up there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've still got some more time 'til I rise up to the sky. Once we all rise up, lots more little stars will come here. I'll be an older star then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody read me a story. It was all about how Stars in Star Haven grant people's wishes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I go up to the sky, I wanna grant all the wishes of everyone in this valley. They take good care of us and always stand up for us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm cooking for the Star Kids. They're behaving pretty well. That's a relief. It's probably because they believe you'll get the Star Rod back. I certainly hope you do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All of the Star Spirits have finally returned! What a joyous day! Things are really looking up! We're all cheering for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The slogan of Toad House is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!" Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? But...you look healthy. You want to stay over anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pleasant dreams! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? I wish you luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A warm scarf!♥ Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cool bucket hat!♥ Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a kind man you are! We thank you. As a reward for your kindness, we shall tell you our secret. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please pass through here... With many thanks and blessings from the snowmen!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm?? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's wrong with my eyes? You look just like me! Impostor! Who are you really? Tell me your name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Kooper... Yeah, that's it. The question is, who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... Wha... Whaaat!? That's impossible! I'm the one and only Kooper!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're talking crazy-talk now. You're making no sense! I'm the genuine Kooper! Really! C'mon, Mario! You know me. This guy's a big liar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not lying! Mario...you know I'm Kooper, don't you? Don't you recognize your buddy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut your mouth, goody-goody! I'm his buddy! Yeah, that's it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why you... You're the one who should shut his mouth! I'm his buddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, Moron...er, Mario, you have to decide who's lying. It's the only way. Pick the one you think is lying and whack him really hard with the Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! Yeah, fine with me! If you think you'll get away with a trick like that, fine! I know Mario knows who I am. I believe in you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't listen to this idiot! Look at him! He's a liar! Go on, hit him! Hit HIM! This guy thinks he can pull the wool over your eyes, Mario! Don't let him get away with it! Hit him as hard as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not worried... You and I go way back, Mario. I know you know who I am. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! Unbelievable! You don't even recognize me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Baaa ha ha ha ha! You simpleton, Mario! I completely fooled you! Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You deceitful monster! How dare you try to trick Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What're you gonna do about it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeeow! What made you think that I was the one lying, huh? It must've been luck. No one has instincts that good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't be such a crybaby! You lost! What were you thinking, trying to trick Mario like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Shut up! I'll trick YOU... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last...it is Mario! I'm glad you found this place. I've been expecting you. Hm hm hm ho ho... Do you find it strange that I know of you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Madam Merlar. I am a messenger of the Stars. You know Merlon and Merle well. I am their ancestor. The Stars spoke to me of you through my dreams... They said you would come to the shrine on Shiver Mountain. It is here that I guard the way to the Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have little time to waste, so listen carefully. You may not know this, but the followers of Bowser have invaded Crystal Palace, where stars are honored. Now, what I have to tell you is very important. Listen to every word I say! I can't tell you the whole tale. In the interest of time I'll be brief, so pay attention to the key points. The story begins a long, long time ago... I was still a young woman back then... A horrible thing happened on the mountain one day... I ran there immediately and... ...but it was actually... .... Oh! Such a sight! I... ...was...and...it was so... .... It was.....none other...... ........so.......than.... .............then I.... ..................... ........... ...... ......... ... ..... ................ ............ ...... ........ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. .................................. .................so that's why you must get Bowser's men out of the Crystal Palace. But... Hey! You! Were you even listening to my story? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... OK, then. As I was saying, you need the Star Stone to reach the palace. I'll give it to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With this stone, you can open the way to the Crystal Palace. Go on. Make haste! ... Hmmm. Do you think you understood my shortened version of the tale? It really doesn't do the story justice, you know. Perhaps one day I'll tell you the full story. Until then, good luck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! Mario's here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We'd better beat him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noo!! The real Mario's so strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Who are all of you!? You're all trying to look like me! Mario... Don't tell me you can't tell which one is the real Bombette! You can tell, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I heard that!☆ You're spreading lies, you impostor!☆ I'm the real Bombette!☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no, no!♥ Mario. Look carefully at me and you'll know.♥ I'm the real Bombette.♥ It can only be me.♥ These others are all liars.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the one!!!! Mario!!!! Me!!!! Don't fall for these tricks!!!! I'll blow you up if you do!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I'm the real Bombette... Puh... Please... Trust your eyes and look at me... I... I'm not lying... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! I can't bear this! Mario! Smash the impostors with your Hammer! All of you pretending to be me! I can't take it another second! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's a nice idea.♥ That'll clear all this up.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, good idea!!!! I just hate impostors!!!! Mario!!!! I'm the real Bombette so don't you dare hit me!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm Bombette! I'm not ever going to forgive you if you mess this up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Bombette!☆ You know it!☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario.♥ I am Bombette.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no way that Mario will make a mistake!!!! We have journeyed so very far together!!!! Isn't that right, Mario???? You know which one of us is the real Bombette, don't you???? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thuh... This is terrible... It... It's so clear that I'm the real Bombette... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario! You're terrible! You don't even recognize me! Oh, I can't bear it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh!☆ Somehow you managed to see through my disguise.☆ Darn it! I thought I was doing so well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh!♥ You must be very smart to figure out I was an impostor.♥ Curses! I thought we were doing a great job of confusing you! I'll be back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!!!! Why did you hit me!!!! Blast! You found me!! What's wrong with my disguise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Noooo... I... I should have worked harder on my Bombette disguise... I... I won't forget this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! Choose the impostor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you'd hit me with the Hammer, Mario, I was going to bomb you the next time you napped. But you didn't! I'm so happy that you knew I was the real Bombette!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who're you? The great and honorable Crystal King said that I can't let anyone pass! You're up to no good! I'm going to have to hurt you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I won't let you! I won't and I won't and I won't! You can't! You'll have to go through me if you wanna get past! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, didn't you hear me? I said I'm not budging, you got that? Do you have any idea how mad the Crystal King will get if I let you pass here? I don't want him mad at me, so I have to teach you a lesson! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm the real Kooper. But of course you know that, don't you, old boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at me! I'm the real deal! Nobody else looks like Kooper. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, come on! I'm Kooper! I mean, this is ridiculous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the real Kooper, sonny. You believe me, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the real Kooper. There isn't any doubt in your mind, is there? Brother? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, old bean... You'd best smash these impostors one by one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a good idea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother, smash them all except me, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, old chap, I'm the real Kooper. It's rather obvious to anyone with a bit of sense. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, listen. I'm the real Kooper. These others are impostors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, open your eyes! I'm Kooper! I mean, seriously! Look at me! Is it really that tough to see through these "disguises"? Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the real Kooper, youngster. You're not saying you suspect this old Koopa, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother! I'm the real Kooper! As my brother, you must be able to see that, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! Mario! Well done! I don't know how you did it, but you found me out! Good-bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! That hurt! Still, good job. You must have some incredibly keen eyes to spot me. Darn it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Ow! You did that on purpose, didn't you!? That's just plain mean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must have some sort of sixth sense, sonny. Grrrr! Remember me! I'll return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother! I said I was the real Kooper so many times... So mean... Just joking. I definitely thought I had you going there, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must choose the impostors! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Yes! Good call, Mario! I knew you'd get it right! Those were the worst disguises ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go through here unless you solve the puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle, we'll let you through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go through here unless you solve the puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle, we'll let you through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't go through here unless you solve the puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle, we'll let you through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who comes to my palace!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You finally arrived! Heh, heh, heh, heh... I know you believe you can save the Star Spirit, but I'm afraid I won't let you. First I shall defeat you, then I shall present Bowser with an iced Mario gift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! The last Star Spirit!! King Bowser, forgive meeeeee!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Kalmar. Mario, well done. Thank you for coming. You have successfully rescued all of us Star Spirits. We are in your debt. Now all that is left is for you to challenge Bowser. My Power should help you... to bring back the Star Rod, to beat Bowser, to bring peace back to the Mushroom Kingdom, and... to save Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you must make your way back to Shooting Star Summit. From Shooting Star Summit, we'll prepare the route to Star Haven. The name of this route is Star Way. Once you travel the Star Way, you'll finally reach Star Haven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My only wish is for you to save this precious world. You can do it, Mario. Good-bye for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloooaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Welcome, worm! I'm called the Guard Door of Bowser's Castle. It's my job to keep suspicious types from entering. You must be Mario. Let me guess... Do you want to go through here? Hmm? You want to get to the other side of this wall, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter with you? You want to go through here, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if you don't want to go through here, then you're wasting my time. Go away! Now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK then... Heh heh heh... Stand in front of me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter with you? Are you scared or something? Quick! Come stand in front of me if you want to pass through. I don't have all day to wait for you to wander over here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you standing squarely in front of me? OK... Then...I'll let you go through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you standing squarely in front of me? OK... Then...I'll let you go through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaaah ha ha ha ha!! You fell for it, worm! You'll never escape from that impenetrable prison! Try all you like! All you'll do is exhaust yourself! I'll tell you what: If you make it back up here, I'll let you go through. How's that? Ahhh ha ha ha! I know you'll never make it! I hope you have a good time shaking and crying down there! Gah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooooaa-huh?! You came back!? You escaped from that underground jail!? But there was no way you could escape! Grrrrrrrrrrr.......... Of all the dirty tricks... I guess I have to keep my word. You can...go through. Grr. But don't think I'll forget this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you've come to save us! I just knew you would! All the Toads in here used to work in Peach's Castle. The princess isn't with us... I think she must be confined somewhere else. Mario, don't worry about us! Saving Princess Peach is the only thing that matters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All the Toads in here used to work in Peach's Castle. The princess isn't with us... I think she must be confined somewhere else. Mario, don't worry about us! Saving Princess Peach is the only thing that matters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You've gotta save the princess! You've just gotta! She must be waiting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I still can't believe that all of Peach's Castle was kidnapped during the party. I know it was just a means to catch Princess Peach, but still... Only an evil fiend like Bowser would do something like that. Please make him pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I still can't believe that all of Peach's Castle was kidnapped during the party. I know it was just a means to catch Princess Peach, but still... Only an evil fiend like Bowser would do something like that. Please make him pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I'm sorry that I can't be of help to you... But I'll make a wish to the Star Spirits for your safety. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This wouldn't have happened if we'd had better defenses. I don't know how I can ever apologize to Princess Peach... Ugh... It doesn't matter. Saving her is all that counts now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This wouldn't have happened if we'd had better defenses. I don't know how I can ever apologize to Princess Peach... Ugh... It doesn't matter. Saving her is all that counts now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love to join you, but I'd just slow you down... Mario, please take care. Don't worry about us. We'll keep our eyes open for Bowser's minions and find a way out of this place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! You came at long last! As you can see, we're in a horrible situation! Princess Peach is who knows where and her beautiful castle is being run by Bowser's horrid staff of rejects. Nothing fills me with more joy than serving this castle with my heart and soul, but right now there's nothing I can do. We have no choice but to rely on you now, Mario. Please, at least save our dear Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! You came at long last! As you can see, we're in a horrible situation! Princess Peach is who knows where and her beautiful castle is being run by Bowser's horrid staff of rejects. Nothing fills me with more joy than serving this castle with my heart and soul, but right now there's nothing I can do. We have no choice but to rely on you now, Mario. Please, at least save our dear Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! You came at long last! As you can see, we're in a horrible situation! Princess Peach is who knows where and her beautiful castle is being run by Bowser's horrid staff of rejects. Nothing fills me with more joy than serving this castle with my heart and soul, but right now there's nothing I can do. We have no choice but to rely on you now, Mario. Please, at least save our dear Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Please save Princess Peach! We're all relying on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There we go! It's a piece of cake to break these walls. The material's weak. These are much easier than the walls of Koopa Bros. Fortress. You're really lucky you have me along, aren't you!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh! Ma... Mario...is right...there! Now what were we supposed to do in this situation? Kammy Koopa told us something, but I'm drawing a total blank. I think...she told us not to let him touch that switch... Oh...oh...no... Do you think that means we have to fight him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No!!!!!! He'll wipe the floor with us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop your bellyaching!! Who says we should be afraid of Mario, huh? He's not so bad! Whatever happens, we can't let him push this switch! Don't you care that King Bowser needs our help? C'mon!! Take this...plumber!! Show him what you're made of!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waahh!! We have no choice! Gotta be brave... Gotta be... Attaaack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what do you know? It looks like the lava cooled off. It looks like it hardened enough to walk on, too. Awesome! You rule, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That lava hardened when it cooled off! Now we can walk across it. Let's go, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh... How totally weird! The lava cooled off and became hard as rock! Neat! It seems cool enough for us to walk on, Mario! We can go on now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lava seems to have cooled and hardened... Maybe we can walk across it... Oh, excellent. Even I couldn't fly across here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... Finally, that hot lava cooled off. Now you can walk on it, Mario! All the difficult obstacles in this castle are really starting to irritate me, you know. Whatever. Let's get a move on. Time for some lava-walking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lava, um, got all hard. We can walk on it now, huh? Can't we? That tricky old Bowser! He can't fool us, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!? What is it!? The lava cooled down and turned hard enough to walk on? Oh, how convenient. I didn't really fancy the idea of becoming a fried fish... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww...rad! The lava totally cooled off and hardened! We can walk across it now, right, man? Yeah. Way to use the old brain! That's why you're The Man! Every day, man, I learn something new from you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario!♥ You came to rescue me! Thank you so much!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, me? Oh, I just saw a chance to get away from Bowser and I ran! There's no need to fight him because I'm already safe. See? No need to fight.♥ Let's hurry up and go home. I'll be right behind you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go home now, OK? We'd better go back the way you came in. I'll follow you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go home now, OK? We'd better go back the way you came in. I'll follow you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... What? What's wrong, Mario? ...A suspicious guy? I... I didn't see anything. Maybe it was your imagination... Huh...? You what? You want to save the people in Peach's Castle? Who cares about them!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now there's no time to spare! Let's get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, ow! Please don't! How could you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! Oh, how could you? You're so cruel, Mario! Why do you want to hurt me? I'm going to tell King Bowser you're treating me like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No!! Ow! Stop it! Please don't!!! Help me, King Bowser!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I said, cut it out!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, shoot! I wonder how you saw through my disguise... It was perfect... Well, I guess there's nothing I can do about it now... I'll just beat you up instead! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grooaaahhhhh!!! Who would've thought you could make it this far? You won't make it any farther. Because, unfortunately for you, I won't let you pass. Graaa ha ha ha ha ha!!! But...... I guess, if you really want, I'll give you one chance. Because I know there's no way you'll make it anyway. Want to give it a shot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Why're you still here? Did you change your mind? Have you decided to stop being a baby and challenge me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Not up to it... That's a smart choice, because you and I both know you wouldn't be up to my challenge. You just be a good little boy and run along, now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrooaaa ha ha ha ha ha!! This is completely pointless, but I suppose I'll let you try, because, of course, I have such a kind and generous heart... Just joking, worm! Grooahh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Now! Mario! Do you want to know what I've got in store for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for a little quiz. Several of my followers will come out here. Your job is to carefully keep track of their numbers and colors. Then you'll have to answer my questions correctly. Quite frankly, we both know that this is impossible, but if you get five questions right, I'll let you go through here. You're allowed only two mistakes, though. Grooooaaaahh ha ha! Fool that you are, you'll likely make three mistakes and suffer the dire consequences... Let's get going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, smart guy, let's get going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time's up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Tell me, how many Koopas were there!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Which were there three of!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Who came out of the middle entrance!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. How many Goombas were there!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. How many arms did you see just now!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. Which were there three of!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now. You just saw some Koopas. I ask you this: What color were their shells? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrr...... You're right! That question must've been way too easy. Now they'll be harder! Next question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrr...... Right answer! Aaaarghhhhhhh!!!!!!! I can't believe you've gotten four questions right! All right, enough of this! I'm gonna quit messing around and ask you a really hard one! Next question!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Groooaaa ha ha ha ha!! Bzzzz! Wrong! What an idiot! Durrrr! You'll be hating life if you make three mistakes, Mario! Gaah ha ha ha ha... Let's get to the next question, shall we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrraaaaaaaaghhhhhhh!!!! Cor.... Correct!!! I can't believe it! You got five of my super duper brain-busters right! Greaaaghhh!!!!! I've been defeated...!! By Mario!!!! Oh, the shame...! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bzzzzz! Pinhead! Wrong again, worm!! Something horrible will happen if you make one more mistake! Just one more, Mario! You're hanging by a thread! Gaaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Now, the next question! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Nope, that's wrong, idiot! You made three mistakes! Too bad for you, Mario! As promised, here's your horrible reward! Prepare for battle! Anti Guys Unit! Attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll let you go through if you manage to beat them. But that's impossible. I guess you might as well try... Groaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, but...no! NO!! You beat the Anti Guys Unit?!! My last line of defense! The mighty Anti Guys didn't stand up...to Mario! Groahhhhhhh!!!! I concede defeat. I've been defeated by Mario!!! Why? Why? Whyyyyy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pssst... Psssst... The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!" ...This isn't a real Toad House, but you can take a quick nap here if you feel like it. Are you going to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? Mario, you're at full strength. Are you still going to nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come back if you get tired again... Take care--if you can. And good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are difficult times... Please rest well, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Then take care--and go! Oops... Shhh... I should be quiet... Otherwise, they'll find us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're safe! Oh, I'm so glad. We all got captured before we knew what was happening. A few people at the party were able to get away, but they caught most of us. I wonder where Princess Peach, the Minister, and all the other guests are. I'm really worried about them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you're safe! Oh, I'm so glad. We all got captured before we knew what was happening. A few people at the party were able to get away, but they caught most of us. I wonder where Princess Peach, the Minister, and all the other guests are. I'm really worried about them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, your main goal is to save the princess, isn't it? She must be doing OK, holding on to the belief that you'll come. We soldiers should have broken out to save her by now... But it's taken all our efforts just to protect the prisoners. ...What a shame. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, your main goal is to save the princess, isn't it? She must be doing OK, holding on to the belief that you'll come. We soldiers should have broken out to save her by now... But it's taken all our efforts just to protect the prisoners. ...What a shame. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I come all the way from Dry Dry Desert to Princess Peach's party and look what happens. I've been to some lame parties, but that was ridiculous. I wanna go back to the desert as soon as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I come all the way from Dry Dry Desert to Princess Peach's party and look what happens. I've been to some lame parties, but that was ridiculous. I wanna go back to the desert as soon as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuhhh? Who're you, man!? I don't know your face. Maybe you're Mario, huh? Heh heh... Just joking. I'm the guard of this warehouse. I'm really, really bored, man. Hey, you know... If you've got any coins, I'll sell you stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You've got nothing? Lame... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're loaded, man! Take a look around. I'll sell anything you see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think I'm stupid, man? You're a terrible liar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleeeaaaargh!! How in the world did you get this far in the castle? Congratulations... ...but this is the end of your adventure, I'm afraid. I've got much better defenses than the other Guard Doors do. Your luck has just run out! Come on, boys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here come the Koopa Bros.!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet you never thought you'd see us again, huh, Mario? You do remember who we are, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, that's right! We were too cool to forget! A lasting impression, yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What!!!??? I just said we were the Koopa Bros., Mario! How can you not remember us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now they're going to beat you within an inch of your life! Feel like running away, worm? Tell you what: If you beat them, you can go through here. Of course, you'll fail... but at least you can try. Geeaarrr har har har.... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't think we're like before! We've increased our power beyond our wildest dreams! After you trounced us, we learned a new technique and trained all day, every day. We're not just the Koopa Bros.... We're the Super Ultra Mighty Koopa Bros. the Great!! Check out our coolness! Huh...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uaaaaaaghhhh!!! I found you, Mario!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dwahhhhhhhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last! You're mine! It was a pain finding you, you know? Today, at long last, I'll settle my score with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it comes, Mario!! This is the final fight!!! Only one of us is walking away from this battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn it!!!!! OK, try this on for size!! Ultimate Power!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoooot!!!!!!!!!!! OK, maybe something else... How about this!!!??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaargh!!! You've still got some skills!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn it!! Darn it, darn it! Don't think you've won, Mario! I swear to you, I'm gonna beat you so bad next time!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmmmmmmmm........ So, since you beat the guy that beat the Koopa Bros., does that mean you beat the Koopa Bros.? No. You beat him, he beat them... But you didn't actually lay a finger on........ Arrgaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! It's too confusing!! .....OK, fine! I guess there was no big difference between that guy and the Koopa Bros. You can go through. It's not possible for you to beat King Bowser anyway. I'll let you have the honor of being beaten personally by the evil King Bowser. Lucky you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a makeshift Toad House. The Toad House's slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!" I know it's not a great house... but plenty of sleep will heal you, no matter where you happen to be sleeping. Will you take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Really? You look fine to me, Mario. Are you sure you want to nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, get some sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Then take care--and go! Good luck, Mario! Bowser will be no match for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, thank you for coming. It's so good to see you. All the prisoners got split up so it's just been us four... Are the others all safe? Please don't say we're the only ones you've saved.... I hope this whole horrible mess will be over soon so we can have a reunion with everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, thank you for coming. It's so good to see you. All the prisoners got split up so it's just been us four... Are the others all safe? Please don't say we're the only ones you've saved.... I hope this whole horrible mess will be over soon so we can have a reunion with everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Good work finding us. Thanks for coming. I can't believe I was captured so easily... How shameful. I bet Princess Peach is being held under heavy security. Please! Save her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good work finding us. I can't believe I was captured so easily... How shameful. I bet Princess Peach is being held under heavy security. Please! Save her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I'd known this was going to happen, I would have gone home with Mayor Penguin! I wish I'd wake up in Shiver City and never have to leave again. Sniffle... Sob... I dream of sweet shaved ice treats every single day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I'd known this was going to happen, I would have gone home with Mayor Penguin! I wish I'd wake up in Shiver City and never have to leave again. Sniffle... Sob... I dream of sweet shaved ice treats every single day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario!!! Help!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha ha ha!! If it isn't my old pal, Mario! I've been waiting for you... I'm amazed that you managed to come this far. How lucky...for me. You've been a distraction for far too long, little man! It'll be a pleasure to squash you personally! Again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fool! You can't beat me! I'm inviiiiincible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaaah ha ha ha!!! All right, Mario! Let's see your so-called power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, enough of that! Now witness the power of this fully operational Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What the...OW! What in the world was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goooah? What happened to the power of that stupid Star Rod? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Graaaargh! You cheap little...coward!! This fight's just beginning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, you're not bad! How'd you get so strong? Still, you're just an annoyance. That was like a warm-up for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No!!!!! Leave me alone!!! Mario, help me!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to save Princess Peach, you'd better follow me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What took you so long, slowpoke? I don't have all day, you know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaa ha ha ha ha!! Welcome to your nightmare! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should thank me, Mario. Since you've been my rival for so long, I've arranged a special arena for your defeat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha!!! Like it? You're completely trapped! How does it feel, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, be careful!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah nyeah heh hee ha heh!! You fell right into our trap! And you call yourself a hero?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you think we were foolish enough to just sit back and watch as you saved the Star Spirits? I've put together a little surprise for you...a device that increases Bowser's power! King Bowser will be so powerful that not even the power of the Star Spirits can compare! He'll now truly be invincible... ...thanks to my wisdom! Are you ready, my King? Then power up!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuuuaaaaahhhhh!!!!!! Yes!!! Oh, Kammy Koopa! That was incredible! I feel like I'm exploding with power! Now I'll be able to squash this cheeky plumber! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Mario! It's not going to be like before, you mustached loser! Prepare to be beaten!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwuuh huh huh huh! Time to increase my power with my good old Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaah ha ha ha!! You idiot!! That weak attack doesn't affect me anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we're hurting, Mario! The Star Beam doesn't work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no, Mario! The Star Beam isn't working! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter? Why won't the Star Beam work? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh, this is a problem! The Star Beam's ineffective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, don't just stand there staring at the sky, Mario! The Star Beam doesn't work! Think of something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no!! We're in trouble! The Star Beam doesn't work? Oh, that bad monster is gonna beat us up now for sure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this is no good! The Star Beam doesn't work! What'll we do, Mario!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh man, just what we need!! The Star Beam's broken! What're we gonna do, man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! Brave Mario! What can I do...? The way things are going, Bowser will surely defeat him... Somebody... Please... Help Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why do you have to constantly run your mouth? Keep quiet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Princess Peach, are you all right? I'll get you out of those ropes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink!! I'm so glad you're OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You insolent little Star Kid! How dare you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You little whippersnapper... You're too young to fight me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I... I'm not afraid of you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, be careful, Twink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Twink...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah heh hoo hah... Did I just feel a breeze? Was that really your attack? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ow! Why, you little... So you can fight a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeow! What's going on!? Why does it seem like this Star Kid's getting stronger!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It... It can't be.... My attacks don't work... Oh... Oh no!!! Now I remember... The Stars get all of their power from ordinary people's wishes... Peach's wishes are giving that little Star Kid power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooohhh... King Bowser... I have failed you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes! We did it, Twink! Now we must save Mario! But... What can I do...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know! Princess Peach! Make a wish! Just like you did for me! Make a wish to give more power to the Star Spirits! Think of the Mushroom Kingdom, Star Haven, Mario... Make a wish to the Stars, thinking of all those things! If your wish is strong enough, it will reach the Star Spirits and give them strength! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Twink... I'll try! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll go help Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaah ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! What's the matter, Mario!? Feeling a bit under the weather? You ought to work out more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my!!! I feel power flooding into me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honorable Star Spirits, I'll do what I can to help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink!? What a surprise!! I feel... The wishes of Princess Peach and all of the Mushroom Kingdom are giving us power! Perhaps now we can match Bowser's strength! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Mario! Don't give up! Everyone's behind you! Receive our power and do your very best! Power up the Star Beam!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... What's going on...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Are you still standing? You should just give up! You'll never beat me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaa-huh!??? You've gotta be kidding me! My Star Rod power's gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This battle's not over yet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhhhhh, NOOO!!!! Mario defeated me...again... He always defeats me... This time I became invincible! And I STILL couldn't beat him! Darn it!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You took back the Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I knew you would save me. Thank you, Mario!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? Huh? I'm awake! Huh? What's going on!? This isn't part of my plan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Kammy Koopa! What's with all the shaking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, your Kingship, the battle with Mario was so intense that my device for increasing your power seems to have started malfunctioning. Uh...it's entirely screwed up, and its power appears to be heading back into your castle. I hate to tell you this, but both your castle and this spot right here are about to explode. We must flee, my evil King! We have no choice!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...? Are you... Really? That's...a big problem. Let's get outta here right... Huh?... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaahhh!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mighty King Bowser... I've been looking for you. A report, Your Evilness: Mario defeated the Goomba King. He's heading for Toad Town now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Unbelievable! What was Goomba King thinking? I used the Star Rod to make him a king because he begged me... And Mario whips him so easily? What a wimp!! Uh...Kammy Koopa! You ARE sure that Mario can never defeat us, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, please, Your Vileness! Try to be calm. Goomba King is small-time. I had a feeling he'd fail. It doesn't matter, because while you hold the Star Rod you are definitely invincible. You could beat Mario with one claw tied behind your back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes. Very good! Gwaaa ha ha ha ha!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, Kammy Koopa, those Star Spirits we captured don't have any way of giving Mario their power, do they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, don't worry yourself. Each is held separately. And each is carefully guarded by your handpicked subjects. Even Mario can't save all seven of the Star Spirits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Who's the closest Star Spirit to Mario? It's that one at Koopa Bros. Fortress, right? If Mario somehow reaches there, can the Koopa Bros. defeat him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Bowser, you mustn't worry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi-yaa!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here come the Koopa Bros.!! Uh-huh! Oh yeah! We're the coolest of cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Pssst! Kammy Koopa. Are you sure these guys can get the job done? That Goomba King was gigantic, and even he couldn't beat Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pssshaw! Get real, King Bowser! Yeah, the Goomba King was huge, but he was a total wimpola! We're nothing like him! See, what we've got going on is the power of teamwork... Together, we can put the hurt on Mario in seconds flat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! That's the spirit! Sell it, Koopa Bros.!! Show our king that special attack you do so well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, ma'am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready, everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh...OOOH! That... This is... Ohhhhh!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How'd you like it? King Bowser? How was it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah! Excellent!! Really!! I'm not easily impressed, either! Mario won't have a chance if you finish him with that attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll take him, King Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, my Koopa Bros.... About the captured Star Spirit I've locked up in your fortress... Who's guarding him right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh...nobody, sir... You know, we're here and so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You idiots!! Use your heads! Get back to the fortress and guard that Star Spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniffle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's probably hurt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone's in prison... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mushroom Kingdom will be destroyed if things continue the way they're going. Something must be done... If only somebody could help me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha ha ha!! My dear Princess Peach, how are you doing this fine day? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's no use waiting for Mario this time, my dear! We're soooooo high above the sky right now. Even Mario doesn't have a chance of reaching us up here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Princess, as long as I have this Star Rod, no one in the Mushroom Kingdom can touch me. You know the power that grants everyone's wishes? It's mine! Isn't that just wonderful? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nyeah hee hee hee! Imagine what it's like down in your kingdom! Your subjects must be so upset because their wishes aren't being granted! Oh, how delightful! They deserve it for the way they've treated us Koopas over the years! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you, you know, want anything, all you need to do is ask me, Princess. I can grant wishes. Of course, I'll only grant requests that I like... Anyway, think about it. You take care, Princess Peach! Enjoy your stay here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You watch yourself, Princess. You'd better not cause trouble. Bleah heh heh ho ha ha... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Please... If only somebody could help me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Princess Peach! Pleased to meet you! My name is Twink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you're... You're a Star Kid, aren't you? How'd you get here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I came from Star Haven to grant your wish! It's our job to grant wishes, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You came because I wished that somebody could help me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, of course! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that's just great! Thank you so much for coming! Here's my wish: Go right now and take that Star Rod back from Bowser, OK? Think you can do it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Uh...sorry... That's a little much for a novice Star like me... Maybe one of the honorable Star Spirits from Star Haven could grant a wish like that. I'm so sorry. Please, ask for something easy, something a small Star can do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then... Can you take me away from here? Everyone in my castle has been captured and I have to save them all as soon as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh...I'm sorry. I can't grant that wish either, I'm afraid. Actually, I just got called up to the sky a day ago, so I can't do big wishes yet... If I were a more splendid Star, maybe I could actually help... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's all right... Don't be sad, Twink. Mario will definitely do something to save us all. He's probably coming right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Twink! Do you think you can find Mario? I want you to give this to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lucky Star, isn't it? OK! I'll do it! Princess Peach, I'll fly to the Mushroom Kingdom just as quick as I can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Wait, Twink! Wait one second! Can you also... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please tell Mario that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm fine and he shouldn't worry... ...OK? Can you tell him that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! I'll tell him your exact words, Princess Peach! Definitely! Now, don't despair... I'll be back soon, so stay safe until I return, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Where are you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what Mario is doing right now... I wonder if he's hurt... I'm so worried about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll be all right, Princess. Why, I bet he's saving some Star Spirits right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... You're right, Twink. I must be strong. I need to concentrate on finding a way out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But there are tons of guards just beyond your door... And it's impossible for you to escape through the window... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Wait a minute! I remember the Minister telling me that there was a secret passage out of this room! Twink! Help me look for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! Great idea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fireplace... Quite nice... So big...and so warm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... A warm fireplace? Don't you find that suspicious? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you really think so, Twink? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So many dresses...and yet they all look exactly the same! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're not the same! The designs are all slightly different and very fashionable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A photo of Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is no time to sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, let's keep looking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beautiful flowers, aren't they? They smell so good...♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure. I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Eeew! I look frightful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not real, Princess... but... I must say... That's not a good look for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Look! There's something behind this drawing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes!! Cool!! Now we can get out of this room! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we... ? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like it's locked. Oh no... We can't get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Look at this! It looks like somebody left a private diary just lying around. Should we read it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... You like doing this sort of thing, do you? Tsk tsk! OK, then...very quietly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see... Day: ○/○ Month: ☆ Sunny Today I went to Star Haven and stole the Star Rod. Now I'm invincible! Cool! I also captured those seven Star Spirits, so they won't annoy me anymore. It was a hard day's work and I'm feeling pretty bushed. Dinner was nice but a bit bland. ........ I feel like I might know the person who wrote this... Should we read more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, let's continue. Day: ○/× Month: ☆ Cloudy then sunny Today was great, diary! I used my castle to lift Princess Peach's Castle way up into the sky! Then I barged into Peach's Castle and beat up Mario! Yeah! Unbelievable, I know! So fun! And there's more! After that, I kidnapped Princess Peach! I couldn't be happier, diary! I hope she likes me... ...!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! This is Bowser's diary! Ugh! What'll we do? Should we read more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Really? You're stopping now? There might be a hint that can help Mario in here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Day: ×/× Month: ☆ Sunny Well, the Koopa Bros. got beaten by Mario, diary. He even set free that stupid Star Spirit I kept there. I'm so mad I can barely write! "Ohh, I'm Mario, I'm so big and strong and good and helpful..." I hate him! But I'm not worried. There's no way Mario can save the Star Spirit being held in Dry Dry Ruins. To do that, he'd have to solve the mystery of the sands and then find Dry Dry Ruins in Dry Dry Desert. How would he even know to go to the desert, anyway? So I'm not worried at all. In fact, I'm so calm I'm gonna go to bed now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— !!!!! Dry Dry Ruins in the middle of Dry Dry Desert! One of the revered Star Spirits is being held there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink, do you think you can find Mario and tell him that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, of course, Princess Peach! I'll find Mario right away... ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! I can't believe I left my secret diary lying out! It would be so embarrassing if somebody read that thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh... Wha... Whaaaat? What's the princess doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAhhhh!! You little sneak! You read my diary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Bowser! Is there a problem? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the worst guards ever! Take Princess Peach back to her room! Immediately!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir! Straight away! Forgive us, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooooo! Put me dooown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha ha...hello. How're you feeling, Princess? Nothing makes me happier than a smile from you, Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, tough luck! I'm in a very bad mood, you monster! You've imprisoned all of the guests from the castle! You are the single greatest disaster to ever befall the Mushroom Kingdom! I'll tell you what: I'll smile when you make everything as it was before you showed up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha! Oh, that's rich! You know I can't do that! That jerk Mario just beat the Koopa Bros. and Tutankoopa! Sure, they were complete wimps, but they were still loyal to me. I can't forgive Mario for disrespecting me! I'm nipping this in the bud right now. I'm going to use Invincible Tubba Blubba on him. He's the strongest creature I know...after me. You'd best forget about Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Nastiness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have a problem! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, Kammy Koopa! What's got you so riled up? You look upset. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Psst...Psst...Psst... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaat!!? The Star Spirit flew away from Tubba Blubba's Castle...!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ki... King Bowser! Keep your voice down! Princess Peach will hear you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Yes, right... Tell me the details over there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink, did you hear that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! I sure did! The Star Spirit must have escaped... Did you hear him call that Tubba Blubba thing "invincible"? That doesn't sound good! Do you think Mario can win? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better try to find out about Tubba Blubba. If we could find something, ANYTHING, about a weak point... it might just save Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good idea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then... There's no time to lose. We won't get anything done if we stay in this room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are still guards outside. Be careful not to get caught. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are guards here, too. Probably lots of them. We'd better be extra careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hey... Have you heard about Master Tubba Blubba? I heard a rumor that he loves eating ghosts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Ghosts, huh? Master Tubba Blubba... He lives deep inside of Forever Forest, doesn't he? I think he's guarding one of the Star Spirits right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Master Tubba Blubba lives in the castle at the top of Gusty Gulch. I heard that somewhere near his castle is a mansion and a village full of ghosts. I guess Master Tubba Blubba sometimes goes there to catch Boos. And then, when he catches one, he gobbles it down starting with its head! Chomp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrrr... Oh, man, that's so scary... Now I won't be able to walk to the bathroom alone at night... And I'm gonna have nightmares, I know it! Why'd you tell me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I also heard that Master Tubba Blubba is invincible. They say he can't be hurt. Nobody can even scratch him! He might even be stronger than King Bowser... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stronger than King Bowser? Come on! That's impossible! Even Master Tubba Blubba has to have some weak points. It's just common sense! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... You may be right... There's another rumor that Tubba Blubba's got a secret that would ruin him if it ever got out. I bet it's about his past. I heard he didn't used to be strong at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shhhhhhhh!!!!! What if Tubba Blubba hears you? He might gobble us up! ...Still... What do you think his secret could be, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know. No one knows. That's why it's a secret, you half-wit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink... It sounds like Tubba Blubba has a weak point, after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If only we could find out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? Hey... Did you hear someone talking just now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gasp! Do you think someone knows we're goofing off in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Whoa! Princess Peach!! How'd you get here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry to do this, but... You have to go back to your room. Right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Nooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how Mario is doing... Do you think he found a way to beat that Tubba Blubba? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder, too. I'm so worried... What if Mario got hurt...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Um... No use wondering! Why don't we go out and try to eavesdrop again? If Mario managed to beat Tubba Blubba by now, Bowser and his followers will be really, really mad! ...Don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be right, Twink! There's no use just sitting around worrying like this. Let's see what we can find out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It can't be!! No! No! No! Explain that again! Slowly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Wretchedness, I keep trying to tell you. Tubba Blubba was...gulp... defeated by Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's strange because... YOU TOLD ME HE WAS INVINCIBLE! How can you beat someone who's invincible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrr... Stupid Mario... I guess maybe he found out the secret that made Tubba Blubba not quite so invincible... And then he beat him... Gah!!! I despise Mario! Really! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Filthiness... We have to come up with another tactic, and quickly. Mario will most likely go to Shy Guy's Toy Box next. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... So we should prepare something there for his arrival. I won't be satisfied just having him beaten up anymore! What we need to do is find his weak point and completely humiliate him! Yeah! Kammy Koopa, you've gotta find out what Mario hates, and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaaah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For the love of... Why... Why is Princess Peach here?! What's wrong with those guards? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Wait, hang on. This is actually good timing, my mischievous princess. We're just discussing the weak points of our mutual friend, Mario. So... Princess Peach... What do you know about his weaknesses, huh? And listen. You must be honest! Which one of these things does Mario hate most? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... I see! Excellent! Is there another thing that fills him with dread? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good, good... And how about these things? Which of these does he hate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, excellent! Perfect! Thanks, Princess! Gwaa ha ha ha ha!!! Be sure Mario can't avoid these things that he hates! We'll beat him for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you get all that, Kammy Koopa? Get going immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah heh nyeah heh ho! Of course, Your Gnarliness! Mario's really in for it now... ...or is he...? Hmmm... I started to wonder for a second there... But, then again, King Bowser's ordered this so I have no choice but to obey him... I guess we'll see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not sure we can entirely trust what the princess tells us about Mario's weak points, but I'll do as you say. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course you will. My tactics are brilliant. They're pure art! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Kammy Koopa, have Princess Peach taken back to her room immediately. Finally, we will witness the end of Mario! At last! Gwaa ha ha ha ha ha!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guards! Attention! Take Princess Peach back to her room at once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, ma'am!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! Not again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Twink. Those guards have stopped paying attention to us again. Let's sneak out of here. We might be able to find some news to help Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think it's still safe to use that secret path? Don't you think Bowser's figured it out by now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's still all right, Twink. Bowser hasn't noticed anything. He looks scary, but he's basically a major bonehead. Let's get out of here. C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urp... Huh...? Who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, I'm Princess Peach. And who might you be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You're Princess Peach. Everyone calls me the Gourmet Guy for some reason. I guess I'd better report you to King Bowser. You aren't supposed to leave your room. But I AM really hungry... Tell you what... I'll keep this a secret if you make me something really yummy. So, Princess Peach, what do you say? Will you cook me something or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love to cook for you, Mr. Gourmet Guy, but... I have no ingredients and no utensils. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, that's no problem. There's a kitchen one floor below us. It's five-star! You can go cook there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here, you'll need this. This key will open the door that leads downstairs. Now you can get to the kitchen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! I'll just sit here and wait for my yummy meal, OK? Oh yeah, I forgot... There are plenty of guards downstairs, so be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I can't wait...♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! I've been waiting so long! I've wasted away to nothing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooooo! Haaaaackpth! Aw, disgusting! This is awful! Where'd you learn to cook, Truck Driving School? Go back to the kitchen and follow a recipe or something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll never eat such a nasty creation again, I tell you! I swear...trying to poison me... Go back down there and make something good, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ingredients did you use in that monstrosity? Whatever they were, I think they were seriously wrong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! Bleeaaagh...! Awful! Just awful! You didn't mix the ingredients very well! You have to mix them right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cough...gag... Pbbbbth! This wasn't baked for the right length of time! Listen, baking is the most important part of cake making! You have to time it properly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm... No no no. All wrong. Look at this decoration. Awful. You shouldn't have too much or too little decoration on a cake, don't you know that? Try to use a little more care next time, OK? I feel sorry for the cake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Ohhh, Ohhhhhhh!!!!! Deliciooooooous!!! This is way too DELICIOUS!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... That was really good. I haven't felt this way since... well, ever! To show you my gratitude, I'll tell you a secret. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Star Spirits is inside Mt. Lavalava on Lavalava Island. This island is to the south. You should tell this to Mario. But you'd better tell him that there's also a nasty Lava Piranha guarding the Star Spirit. He'd better be careful. I really don't dislike Mario. That's why I'm telling you this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink, did you hear that!? Mt. Lavalava! Lavalava Island. The Star Spirit is being held inside that volcano! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario could really use this information, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, he could... Twink, I'm sorry that I keep asking you to do this stuff, but...can you go tell Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I will. I'll do it right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be back soon, Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's with all the shouting? Keep it quiet in here!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! It was you, Princess Peach! You've got to keep it down! You're a prisoner, and as a prisoner you need to keep... ...Whuh!? What are you doing out of your room, anyway! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guards!! Get the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Things are getting pretty weird in the castle, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You said it... But at least we can go downstairs with this key. Maybe we'll find something out while we're down there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here's the kitchen. So... What shall we do first? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! This looks like a good cookbook. Let's use it, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's it look? Twink? Anything look really yummy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on a second... Oh! How about this? "Special Strawberry Cake." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Sounds good!♥ Let's whip one up! OK, Twink, read me the recipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the middle of the recipe! Where are you going? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmm... You haven't made anything yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... It needs something... You haven't decorated it yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, you're leaving without the cake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Princess Peach. This time, we're gonna make a delicious cake, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We sure are! I know we can! This is going to be the best cake Gourmet Guy's ever eaten! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Twink, if you please, read me that recipe again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's start from where we left off, OK? We got as far as putting in the Sugar and Eggs... but we need to mix it better. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your bowl's over there. It has Sugar and Eggs already in it. Why don't you go over there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's start from where we left off, OK? We got as far as mixing the materials in the bowl... but the Flour and Butter need to be added properly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already have a bowl with some batter in it over there. Now you need to add Flour and Butter to the bowl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's start from where we left off, OK? We got as far as adding Flour and Butter... but the actual baking part needs some work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your bowl full of batter is right over there. Mix it lightly and pour it into the pan, OK, Princess? After you've poured it into the pan, bake it in the oven for 30 seconds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's start from where we left off, OK. We got as far as baking the cake in the oven... We should've decorated it with the Cream first and then the Strawberries, I guess. Oh well. Let's do it right this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's one good looking cake, huh? All we have to do now is decorate it and we're done. What you want to do is put some Cream on it first and then add some Strawberries. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to start over from the beginning, Princess? Let's clean up first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Princess Peach, this time we can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We sure can! I know we can! This is going to be the best cake Gourmet Guy's ever eaten! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Twink, if you please, read me that recipe again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... OK. Please listen carefully. First... put Sugar and Eggs in a bowl. Go ahead, Princess Peach. When you've finished, let me know and we'll move on to the next step. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please tell me when you're done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let's move on to the next step then. Now... Mix and whip the ingredients in the bowl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All set? When I say "start," press {A} as fast as you can for 10 seconds to mix the batter. Are you ready? Start! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's it! Great job! Did it go well, Princess Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! In that case, what do you want to do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let's go on to the next step then. Now... Put Flour and Butter in the bowl. Go ahead, Princess Peach. Just let me know when you're done and we'll move on to the next part of the recipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just let me know as soon as you're done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. After you've mixed the ingredients in the bowl, pour it into the pan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On to the next step! Now... Bake the batter in the oven for 30 seconds. OK. Head over to the oven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can put the cake in the oven with {A}. Press {A} again when you think 30 seconds has passed, then take the cake out of the oven. You can't redo this part, so be extra careful. OK. Please put it in the oven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! In that case, what do you want to do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, put the cake on the table to cool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. This is the last thing to do. We're going to decorate it with cream and strawberries. Let me know when you're all finished decorating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just let me know as soon as you're done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes!! We made it! It looks great! OK! Let's take this to Gourmet Guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pick up this {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Put down this {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You picked up the {x}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You put down the {x}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Put down this {x} and pick up this {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You put down the {x} and picked up the {x}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ...Hey, Twink... How would you feel about sneaking out of here again? Shall we try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! You've gotten so bold! And here I thought you were gentle and delicate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh....... I... I am delicate! I'm behaving like a delicate princess, just like the Ministers taught me to! I love to be delicate!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, OK... ...I believe you, Peach. You're the princess... Anyway, let's go for it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It's Princess Peach! How'd she get out?! King Bowser's really gonna flip his wig if we don't take her back to her room! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, hang on just a second. Get a grip on yourself, OK? No need to panic. She can't get out of the castle, anyway. And besides... What do you think about asking Princess Peach to participate in our little game? She'd be ideal, and we need a third person... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Yeeeeah. Yeah! You might be on to something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Let's do it! Princess Peach, have you been listening? Come this way. We won't tell King Bowser about your escape if you help us with this little game we're playing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're set up right over here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no... Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Corps. Presents... The 64th Trivia Quiz-Off!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm your host, Mr. Hammer!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get right to it, hey! I'm gonna ask you 10 questions, and the contestant who gets the most right is our winner! Press {A} when you think you know the answer, OK, folks? The winner will get a gorgeous, fabulous prize! Good luck to all of you! Oh, and I gotta tell you... We're also giving prizes just for participating, so everybody will be a winner! That's just the kind of show we are! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Spiky Tom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Spiky John! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready? Question 1! What's the name of the boss inside the volcano on Lavalava Island? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhh...Lava Piranha? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go on to the next question, OK, folks? Question 2! Where did Master Huff N. Puff imprison the Star Spirit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In Flower Fields! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Next! Question 3! What is the name of the scary round monster living in Dry Dry Ruins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A...Chomp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've still got a chance to make a comeback! Question 4! How would you get to Flower Fields? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm...by passing through the Flower Gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's still anyone's game! Question 5! What's the name of the person who King Bowser really loves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's easy! Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Careful now! Question 6! What thing is most deeply related to Flower Fields? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know! Flowers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This next question is an easy one, folks. Question 7! What's the name of the most admirable, invincible, just downright cool guy around? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King Bowser, of course. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Think carefully, now. Question 8! What's the name for the ghosts who live in and around Forever Forest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos... Boos! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use your memory on this one! Question 9! What's the name of the area just to the south of the post office in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! The flower garden! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for the final question! Stay calm, everyone... Question 10! Where is Peach's Castle now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Way up in the sky, on top of Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's correct! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Lava Piranha." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Flower Fields." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Chomp." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "By passing through the Flower Gate." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Princess Peach." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "flowers." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "King Bowser." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Boos." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "The flower garden." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry...that's wrong! The answer was "Above Bowser's Castle in the sky." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off has ended... in great success! The winner is... Spiky TOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! Here's your prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Tom got Jammin' Jelly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off has ended... in great success! The winner is... Spiky JOHN!!!!!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! Here's your prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky John got Jammin' Jelly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off has ended... in great success! The winner is... Wow! Our unexpected guest, Princess Peach!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, Peach! Here's your prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off has ended... in great success! The winner is... Oops! Princess Peach and Spiky Tom have the same score! It's a draw! So I'll take the prize. Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off has ended... in great success! The winner is... Hey! No one has any points! Weak! It's a tie! So I'll take the prize. Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for coming, everyone! It's been grand! We'll see you at the next Trivia Quiz-Off!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Princess Peach. I almost forgot! Here's your prize for participating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Sneaky Parasol. If you face someone and press {B} you can transform into that person. You just have to promise not to use it to sneak around. I mean, nobody would know you were Princess Peach! Imagine! Sorry for giving you such a little prize, Princess. Heh heh heh... Hey, it's only a prize for participating...so what do you expect!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What are you all doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It looks fun! I'm gonna join in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You've already finished? Aw, of all the rotten luck... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaaah!! Princess Peach? What's she doing here? She sneaked out again! Grr! You!! Take Princess Peach back to her room! Now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nooooo!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Twink. You know the Sneaky Parasol I got on that quiz show? I can change into someone else when I use it, right? So don't you think I can use it to get out of here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... I bet you can... Why don't you try it out? Press {B} while facing whoever it is you want to transform into. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. How goes it? Phew... They've been working me like a dog lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You too? Seems like everybody's busy... King Bowser's all ticked off about something and Kammy Koopa takes it out on us. You think, maybe...? Maybe it means that Mario's coming to defeat King Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sayyyy... I heard that Kammy Koopa is building some big thing above Princess Peach's Castle. I bet you it's a secret weapon designed to defeat Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That thing that Kammy Koopa's making up above the castle... I wonder what she could possibly do with it? It's not even possible for Mario to get up here, so why would she need a secret weapon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On patrol? Very good, then. You can pass through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing here? Get back to your station! Kammy Koopa will chew us both out if she finds you here instead of at your post! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Are you insane? Get back to your post! Do you have any idea what Kammy Koopa will do to you if she finds you here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why do we bother patrolling? I mean, don't you agree? Sure, I know, Princess Peach got out a couple of times... But this castle is hovering in the middle of the sky! Where's she gonna go? Huh? I think King Bowser's nervous. He hides it well, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, don't hang around me. Kammy Koopa'll get really mad if she finds you here. I guess I understand why you're so curious, though. It's not often you get to see so many books in one place. I've gotta admit, sometimes I sneak a few peeks myself... Heh heh heh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... What're you looking at? I... I'm not looking for the book you think I'm looking for! I swear! No fooling! I'm trying to study...something! Here, take this and go away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seriously, leave me alone. I'm really trying to study. I always get this killer headache when I open a book... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Stop loitering around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you still here!? Get back to your post before I'm forced to report you to Kammy Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why'd you leave your station? Oh... You're looking for your relief, huh? Well, get a move on, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sighhh... So booooored... I wish I were Princess Peach's personal guard. Then I could admire at her beauty all day long. I hope she breaks out of her room and comes here today... I can't believe I said that! You didn't hear that, did you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hold up! Your shift? Oh, hurry up, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All quiet here! ... Me? Nervous? No, not me! You surprised me, that's all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not goofing off! I swear it! Please, let me guard in peace! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where have you been? You took your sweet time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where's my relief, already? My shift has been over for ages now! Listen... Could you go find that slacker and get him up here? Please! I'm exhausted! {Clubba} ← He looks like this. He's probably goofing off outside the castle somewhere. Here. Take this to find him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the key to the entrance of the castle. You won't be able to get downstairs without it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He still hasn't shown up... {Clubba} ← Find this guy, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Finally! About time! You're so late! Again! Don't you know how to read the shift schedule? Well, I guess I'll let it go this time, but watch it, OK? OK. Have a good shift. I'm shovin' off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't goof off, either! You're on thin ice, buddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zzzzz... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...nnnn... ...Princess Peach...somewhere around here...close by... Zzz... mumble... mumble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's you! Oh no, it's just me. Hello me! Zzz... mumble... mumble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So sleepy... So very sleepy... Just lemme catch a quick nap... but don't tell anyone... Zzz... mumble... mumble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, you! Entry is prohibited for unauthorized people. But...you're already up here, so I guess it's too late. It's a stupid restriction, anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's about time Kammy Koopa came back down. I wonder what she could be doing up there? All those construction sounds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, OK. Everything's finally ready. Even if Mario shows up with all of the Star Spirits, we'll still be all right! It pays to expect the worst. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely! Affirmative! You're right, Kammy Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm!! You there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're doing a fine job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep up the good... Wait... Something's weird about you... You smell...too nice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yahhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... Why you little... Princess Peach! Unbelievable! Out again!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guards! All of you! Catch this little runaway and take her back to her room! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you all right, Princess? You're not hurt, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm fine. Thank you, Twink. That was such a dumb mistake! I've got to be more careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It'll be OK next time, Princess Peach. If you put that Sneaky Parasol to good use, you can get out of here without being spotted. Press {B} while facing the person you want to change into. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, you need to be more careful, OK? That Sneaky Parasol is the key to getting out of here without being discovered. Just use it properly. Press {B} while facing the person you want to change into. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like you can't get out this door, Princess. There has to be another way... Hey! Princess Peach! Do you remember that Sneaky Parasol that you won? If you put that Sneaky Parasol to good use, you can get out of here without being spotted. I'm sure of it! Press {B} while facing the person you want to change into. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario... I wonder what he's doing now? I wish I knew if I was helping him at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course you are! Mario will be fine! You should be proud of your efforts! Mario knows all you've done. And don't you worry, Princess! You'll be able to talk to him in person before long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Tee hee hee... I hope you're right, Twink. Thanks for cheering me up. Let's go back to the room, shall we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Princess Peach! Your cuddly old Bowser's here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't we have a friendly conversation for a change? C'mon! Lemme see a smile! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have nothing to say to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, don't be such a pill. You're stuck with me for a long, long time, beautiful. You'd better get used to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario is coming, Bowser. And you can't stop him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaa ha ha ha!! Oh, you poor, silly girl! I'm invincible with this Star Rod, didn't you know? Mario's no match for me! He's history. Get over it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Raunchiness! We have an emergency! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grr! It'd better be important! I'm right in the middle of a friendly chat with the princess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Mario has now saved all of the Star Spirits! There...IS a chance he could come here using their power... We must make ourselves ready in case he shows up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What! Gah! Mar-i-ooooo! OK. Listen, Kammy Koopa. Send everyone to their posts! We'll ambush him the second he enters my castle!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, why don't you come with me to watch... You can have a front-row seat to see Mario get crushed. You! Yeah, you! Tie her up immediately! If she gets out this time, heads will roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You big...Koopa! Show some respect to the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this whining little glittering thing? Confetti? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah! Buzz off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twiiiiink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take the princess! Now! Let's move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know you're not allowed to leave the room! I'm sorry, but I have to take you back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you all right, Princess? Did they hurt you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm fine. Thank you, Twink. That was just plain stupid! I've got to be more careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It'll be OK next time, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just need to watch your step a little, Princess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It doesn't look like you can get out through this door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rather large fireplace. The fire feels quite warm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's dresses. Her favorite outfits!♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A photo of Mario.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A soft and comfortable bed.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bouquet of Princess Peach's favorite flowers.♥ It smells incredible.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems to be locked. You can't open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? Is anyone in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh noo! I'm caught for sure! ... Huh!? Princess Peach! You're OK! Thank the Stars! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a Toad from the castle? How long have you been hiding in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, since Bowser took over. I was so scared of being caught that I jumped into this closet. I'm hiding here until Mario comes and saves us all. Princess Peach, you ought to hide too! It's risky out there! Please don't take any chances! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody's in here! Go away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nothing in here but clothes! Please don't open... Oh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh!? Mario!? ... Oh, sweet!! You came to save me, right? Phew... I was so scared... Thanks for coming! While you're here, would you like to take a quick nap? I'll wake you if anyone bad comes in, I swear it. Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh!? Mario!? ... Oh, sweet!! You came to save me, right? Phew... I was so scared... Thanks for coming! While you're here, would you like to take a quick nap? Oh... Actually... You look fine. You could take a nap anyway. What do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad House slogan is... "Refresh your Body and Soul!" Tee hee hee... I always wanted to say that. Would you like to take a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ? You look healthy to me. Still, you're the boss. Are you sure you want a nap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck! I'll be rooting for you, Mario... from in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please enjoy your rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Good luck, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Look there! What a beautifully crafted treasure chest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, do you like it? This is a mysterious treasure chest that's been passed down through generations of my family here at the castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? How mysterious. A mysterious treasure chest... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right. This chest is connected to another mysterious treasure chest somewhere in the Mushroom Kingdom. They say you can put things in this chest and take them out of the other chest. Isn't that, well, mysterious? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Wow, that's really cool. So, where is the other treasure chest, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Err... Where IS it...? You know, I can't remember! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is that mysterious treasure chest, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Twink. It is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So if I have this right, you can put something in here and someone can take it out of the other one, right? You know, maybe Mario could get whatever you put in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, maybe he could! What can I put in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You put in {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... perhaps just one little one? Could you borrow the book "Koopa Legends" from Kolorado? I'm certain if you were to ask Kolorado's wife, she'd lend it. If it isn't a trouble, please go there as soon as possible. You promise, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great galloping Goombas! You're a lifesaver, Mario! This is just what I needed! Hee hee hee hee... To show my gratitude, I'd like to make a gift of this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For Peach's sake!! You're a miracle worker, Mario! Stupendous! Exceptional! This is exactly what I wanted! Hee hee hee hee... You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa a favor. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... lately I've been sleeping poorly. I'd love a Sleepy Sheep to help me catch a little shut-eye. There should be a shop in Toad Town that sells 'em. If it isn't a bother, hurry up and get one, all right? You promise, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My stars! You're a veritable hero, Mario! Finally, some peace and quiet! Sweet dreams, here I come! Hee hee hee hee... Take this as a small thank-you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Duper Blooper! You're one of a kind, Mario! Stupendous! Now I needn't fear my pillow! I hope my dreams are good... Hee hee hee hee... You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I don't suppose you could go to Goomba Village and find Goompa, the grandfather? He still has a Tape I lent him a while back. Could you get it for me? I really want it. If you say "The Tape", he'll know what you're talking about. Try to keep this whole thing under wraps, would you? You promise, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Suffering Shy Guys! Mario, you're a real gent! Did Goompa complain? Hee hee... Take this as a gesture of my eternal gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mother of Monty Mole! How do you do it, Mario? Marvelous! Glorious! Did Goompa complain at all? You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I've got a hankering for some Koopa Tea. It's the very best! Fetch a bit for me, would you? Koopa Tea can be made only with a fresh Koopa Leaf, which you can find in the village. Brewing it requires a special technique. Only a culinary master can make this tea the proper way so that it bursts with flavor. You know... I think young Miss Tayce T. of Toad Town is quite a tea brewmaster. What do you say you run along and bring some back piping hot? I have your word, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great Goomba! You rock my shell, Mario! Mmmmmmm! Oh, mercy! So very succulent! You know, this tea is equally tasty cold as it is piping hot. Take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great growling Gulpits! You defy comparison, Mario! Wondrous! Excellent! Mmmm! This hits the spot! You know, this tea is just as delicious iced as it is hot. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I have a secret wish to get the great Luigi's autograph. He's your brother, right? That young fella is truly super! Have you seen him jump? They should call him "Air Luigi"! If you could somehow get his autograph, I'd be really happy. Could you help, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoppin' Hammer Brothers! You're a wizard, Mario! Wa ha ha ha...! I have so many unique treasures now! What a lucky Koopa I am! Here! Take this and know that I'm very grateful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Tutankoopa's beard! You always come through, Mario! Supreme! Spectacular! Wa ha ha ha...! I have so many treasures to fondly remember now! You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... the other day, I went shopping at Koopa's Shop in the village, but on the way home, I must've dropped my wallet on the road. Look for it, would you? My memory is kind of sketchy, but I think I remember talking to that guy who listens to the radio in front of his house. I'm sure my wallet was with me then, but after I got home I realized it was gone. I'm hyperventilating. I must find that wallet! Promise me you'll help? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank Star Haven! You've saved me again, Mario! You seem to have a nose for finding things. Take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank the Star Spirits! You're the bee's knees, Mario! Wonderful! Just great! You seem to have a nose for finding things. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... If you find the time, I really do have a craving for a Tasty Tonic. Most shops sell it. It's my all-time favorite drink. It really clears out the old beak, yes indeed. Fetch me a cold one, would you? I'm parched over here! I have your word, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pouring Piranhas! You're like a psychic, Mario! This is exactly what I wanted! As a gesture of my gratitude and generosity, take this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thundering Tuff Puffs! You are truly tops, Mario! Cool! Isn't that what kids say? This'll really hit the spot! You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I've heard through the grapevine that there's a beautiful fortune teller living on Shooting Star Summit. so... if you would I want you to hike up there and ask her for an autograph. I'm too shy... Run along for me, now. I can barely wait! You promise to hurry? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaping Lava Buds! How do you do it, Mario!? Ohhh... Oh my... What beautiful handwriting...♥ What must she be like? Uh... I mean... I sure like this autograph! Here, take this as a token of my thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumping Jungle Fuzzies! You're peerless, Mario! My word! Good gracious! Ohhh... Oh my... What beautiful handwriting...♥ Be still, my heart... Uh... That is... This will be the heart of my collection! You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I'm not quite as mobile as I was in my salad days, and as a result I feel like I'm losing touch with the outside world. A newspaper would be the best way for me to catch up, no? Would you mind reading the Toad Town News for me? You could tell me the news then. My eyes aren't so good, see? Don't spare the juicy gossip, either! I'm all ears! Hurry up if you can. I'm losing touch here! Promise me you will? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creeping Crazy Dayzees! You're pure class, Mario! Ah...so that's what's going on in the world. I'm not sure I believe all those wild tales, but I suppose if you say so... It's nice to catch up on the current lingo. I've had a hard time understanding youngsters lately. Now I'm "hip." Why don't you take this for helping me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bustling Buzzy Beetles! How do you do it, Mario?! Glory be! I see...so that's what's going on these days. It seems pretty dubious to me, but the world is a crazy place. Don't I know it! It's nice to catch up on the times. I've barely been able to understand what youngsters are talking about. Now I'm "hip." You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I've been ailing a bit lately. I'd like to get a Life Shroom, you know, to have on hand just in case of an emergency. I must have one! I must! Please, please find one for me! You should be able to find one at select shops. Please hurry--I'm not feeling well at all. You promise to return? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, by the musty Shroom! You're a peach, Mario! I feel ten times better, and twenty years younger! Maybe I'll go jog! After my nap. Here, take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yodeling Yoshis! You're my savior, Mario! Prime! Delectable! I feel like a million coins! I'm filled with vim and vigor! And now, I believe I'll nap. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I do have this sudden craving for one of Tayce T.'s scrumptious Nutty Cakes. The secret ingredient is the Goomnut, which grows on certain trees. If memory serves (which it doesn't always) you can find them near someone's house... I don't know if that helps, but you still have to find one so Tayce T. can bake the cake. I'm getting pretty famished, actually. Would you hurry up? Promise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bouncing Bob-ombs! I owe you big time, Mario! Oh... Oh, this is heavenly! I'm nutty for this cake! Here's a reward for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spinning Spike Tops! You're an angel, Mario! Right on! Oh yeah! Oh... Oh, this is too good! I'm nutty for this cake! You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I must tell you, there's quite a racket coming from next door. It's far too loud! Say, you and Kooper are friends, no? Well, it's his house and he should keep his guests from raising a ruckus. I can't sleep with all the noise! Can you go over there and complain for me? Just tell them to put a lid on it. Go as soon as you can-- I'm at the end of my rope. Tell me when they quiet down. I have your word? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrieking Swoopulas! Nothing fazes you, Mario! Ahh, sweet silence! I hope you gave those hooligans what-for. Now I can get some precious sleep and dream in peace. Hee hee hee hee... I'm so grateful. Why don't you take this from me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Galavanting Groove Guys! You're the man, Mario! Amazing! Stunning! Finally, some peace and quiet! Did those punks make a fuss? Now I can finally go back to sweet dreamland. Hee hee hee hee... You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been hearing people talk recently. Apparently I'm not so popular. People are actually saying I'm cheap! The nerve! A long time ago, I used to be like you.........and.... ........................... ..............and then..... ...., you know,.........but can you believe............ ........... so I said...... ................ and then.. ........, you know, ....... completely unfair.......... .................and ..... so very rude.............. ......despite my.......... ..and finally............. Hey, are you listening to me? Well, the upshot is I don't really need any help. Except... You know all those Boos living in Boo Mansion? Well, one of them has an old photo of mine. So... Well... I'd like you to ask them if they'd give it back. And if you don't mind, could you hurry up about it? You promise you'll go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great Clomping Clubbas! I'm in awe of you, Mario! Oh, the days of my youth! Just look at me there, so young and vibrant! I was quite the ladies Koopa, you know. There was................ ..this utterly gorgeous.. ...lovely................ ........the passion...... ......................... maddening................ .........as fast as I.... ..and I never looked back. Anyway, enough of that. Take this as a token of my thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prickly Pokey pack! You're unstoppable, Mario! Oh, yes! Yes indeed! Oh, the days of my youth! Just look at me there, so young and vibrant! I was quite the ladies Koopa, you know. There was................ ..this utterly gorgeous.. ...lovely................ ........the passion...... ......................... maddening................ .........as fast as I.... ..and I never looked back. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I really haven't had a tasty meal in a Goomba's age. Miss Tayce T.'s Koopasta would really hit the spot right now. Could you head to Toad Town and have her whip up a batch? Did you hear my belly grumble? I'm ravenous! Please hurry up! Please don't let me starve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plummeting Paragoombas! You're a man of action, Mario! This looks simply delicious! I swear, nobody should cook this dish besides Tayce T. She's perfected the recipe! Here's a little token of my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dastardly Duplighosts! What's your secret, Mario?! Oh my! Unbelievable! It looks good enough to eat! It should be forbidden for anyone besides Tayce T. to cook this. It's perfect! You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I seem to have misplaced my glasses, which is vexing. I suppose I must have dropped them somewhere. I haven't gone beyond the borders of Koopa Village, so, logic suggests that they're somewhere in the village. Could you drop what you're doing and find them? I have your word, young fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hopping Hurt Plant! You're a master sleuth, Mario! My eyesight's really gone downhill these last years... Now I can once again read books without any trouble. Technology's great, isn't it? Here. I'll give you this to show my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the biting Bzzap! I'm stunned, Mario! Awe-inspiring! Smashing! My eyesight's really gone downhill these last years... Now I can once again read books without any trouble. Technology's great, isn't it? You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I've really been dragging my shell recently. I need a tart pick-me-up. Let's see... Oh, I know! A fresh Lime should do the trick. Can you go find one? Hurry up, if you could. I feel as slow as a tortoise. Do you promise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Whacka's Bump! You can't be mortal, Mario! Mmmmm.... Yow! What a sour Lime! That'll put a spring in my step! Here, take this as a token of my thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Spiny's spikes! Are you for real, Mario? Mind-blowing! Crazy! Mmmmm... Yow! What a sour lime! That'll put a spring in my step. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I recently heard about a snack called a Kooky Cookie. It's supposedly delicious. I must confess that I have a sweet tooth. So...do you think you could track one down? One of the ingredients is a Koopa Leaf but I have no idea what the other one is. Hurry up, if you can. I need sweets, posthaste! Do I have your word, young man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lines o' Albino Dinos! You're world class, Mario! So this is the cookie everyone raves about. It does look good! I think I'll save it for later. I'll give you this gift to show my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twisted Tumble Thwomps! You are unreal, Mario! Tremendous! Radical! So this is the cookie everyone raves about. It does look good! I think I'll save it for later. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... There is one thing. I have an old Boo friend who lives in Gusty Gulch. Can you go and get a package from him? You may have a little trouble finding him, since the Boos there look pretty similar. I'm sure you can do it, though. A long time ago, when Goompa, Bootler, and I were traveling, we met the Boo and became fast friends. He recently sent me a letter saying that there is a package there addressed to me. What are you waiting for? Go on and get it! I mean... Please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Livid Lava Piranhas! You rule, Mario! Ah yes! This is that package I requested! Ever since my Boo friend sent me that letter I've been dying to know what's inside. Well, I'll find out right now! ...After you leave. Here, take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great gobs of Goomnuts! You're a real champ, Mario! Simply brilliant! Ah yes! This is that package I requested! Ever since my Boo friend sent me that letter I've been dying to know what's inside. Well, I'll find out right now! ...After you leave. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... People keep talking about something called a Coconut. They say they're delicious. I just have to try one! Go right away, if you can. Promise to hurry back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great crawling Clefts! You're larger than life, Mario! Mmmmm... How do you crack this thing? Ah well. I guess I'll try it later. I'll give you this to show my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stampeding Stone Chomps! You're super, Mario! Masterful! Top notch! Mmmmm... How do you crack this thing? Ah well. I guess I'll try it later. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, young fella! I don't usually ask for favors, but... I wouldn't mind getting one of those Red Jars that they say were made in Dry Dry Desert's ancient desert kingdom. According to popular opinion, you can get one if you buy things in a certain order at the shop in Dry Dry Outpost. First you buy a Dusty Hammer, then you go ahead and get a Dried Pasta, then...er...you get another Dusty Hammer and then... Let me see... Hang on... I've forgotten the other thing... ... Aaaaa! Well, you'll have to figure out the rest. But do hurry. I really want one. Do I have your word? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Levitating Lakitus! You're tops in my book, Mario! Eew...it's a little filthy, though. I suppose I'll add it to my collection anyway. Here, take this as a token of my eternal thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swooping Sky Guys! You're a true workhorse, Mario! Incredible! Outstanding! Eew...it's a little filthy, though. I suppose I'll add it to my collection anyway. You're a stand-up guy for doing an old Koopa so many favors. This time, I'll give you this special gift as thanks. Don't tell anybody, though. I've got a reputation to keep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear Mario! You've done me so many favors and never complained. Please know I'll always be grateful. I do have one last request, though, and it's the toughest. Defeat the Evil King, Bowser! Defeat him at all costs! As long as he rules, the village children will never feel truly safe. Even a selfish old Koopa like me wants the village to prosper. Please, Mario! You can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it is told that far away, at the very top of the sky, there exists a Star Haven, where Stars make their home. In Star Haven, there's a treasure called a Star Rod. According to legend, it was made with ancient magic. There are said to be Stars that are particulary strong and good-hearted. They are called Star Spirits. Using the magical Star Rod, these Star Spirits grant the wishes of everyone in this world. That's why, when we make a wish to the night sky and it comes true, it's all thanks to the Star Spirits and their Star Rod. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you will, how about a little timely information on how to operate the controls. Move the Control Stick and press the {Z} Button to spin and run. That, my friend, is a Spin Dash. Also, when you talk to somebody, you can press {Z} to go back and read the previous message again. Hmm, let's see. Ah! If you press {▲} while out and about, the amount of HP, FP, Star Points, and Coins will be shown. And what else... If you move the Control Stick slightly, Mario walks slowly and quietly. Sometimes it's good to walk slowly rather than always running, don't you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you go east from the place where Princess Peach's Castle used to be, you'll find a place called Shooting Star Summit. At the foot of the summit live Merluvlee and her brother, Merlow. The older sister, Merluvlee, can see things you're looking for by fortune-telling. The hobby of the younger brother, Merlow, is collecting Star Pieces. If you take him Star Pieces, he'll swap them for Badges. In point of fact, these two are the granddaughter and grandson of Merlon, who tells fortunes in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a message board on the side of Merlon's house that posts news. It would appear that many people enjoy scribbling on the back of the message board. Indeed, various things are always written on it. You may want to take a quick look occasionally. Sometimes you'll read interesting news. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen any Candy Canes? They're those striped objects growing beside Pleasant Path. They're mysterious objects. Nobody knows anything about them. Even I don't! There are rumors, though... Many believe that if you do something for the Candy Canes, you'll be rewarded later. Why don't you investigate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In Koopa Village, there lives a selfish village senior named Koopa Koot. This old Koopa Koot stops passers-by and asks them for favors. Or so I've heard, anyway. And yet, they say that even if you meet his requests, he gives you only one coin. But it's been rumored that every once in a while, he gives out something good. Who knows what he might have... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remember reading something interesting in a book recently. It seems there are three blocks laid on the ground somewhere on Pleasant Path. And then...what was it? Ah! When you do something to the blocks, supposedly you can receive something good. Unfortunately, the book was quite vague on what to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know about Fire Bars? You know, those flaming obstacles that spin round and round? They're terribly dangerous and you'll be burned if you touch one. According to a brilliant book I read some time ago, there's a way to beat them. But if you can't touch them, how do you beat them? Maybe the book wasn't so brilliant... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In our fair land, there are several radio stations to listen to. If you occasionally check the radio, you might just hear some useful information. I've heard that someone in Koopa Village has a radio, so why don't you ask if you could have a listen? Actually, one of the radio stations, FM Shroom, will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Sounds exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen that Chet Rippo character around Toad Town? I've heard rumors that if you talk to him, he will increase one of your point levels. But be careful, because when he increases one of the point levels, the other two levels will go down a wee bit. So I would suggest giving the matter a lot of thought before committing to the deal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are tales of long ago, when thieves ruled the far-off land of Dry Dry Desert. These robbers collected things from all over the desert and hid them in various places. I've heard of one of these hiding places, a block lying somewhere in Dry Dry Desert. When you hit the block once, a ? Block appears. But that's not all. Oh no! When you hit it ten times, another ? Block shows up! This is but one of the rumors about hidden loot in the desert. Thieves thrived there, and I bet they had many hiding places. If you find yourself in Dry Dry Desert, I would suggest that you take the time to look around for treasures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At the edge of Dry Dry Desert, there's a dusty old town called Dry Dry Outpost. Somewhere in this Dry Dry Outpost, there's supposedly a female wizard. If she casts a spell on you, something good may happen during battles. Why don't you give it a try? By the way, this wizard is said to be the twin sister of Merluvlee, the fortune-teller from Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a place called Mt. Rugged. Trust me, there is. On this mountain, a very rare creature called Whacka lives. If you hit a Whacka, something called a Whacka's Bump will appear. It's very valuable. It's been said that if you eat one, you'll be instantly filled with energy. But... It's rather sad, actually... Even though Whackas are kind, people keep pummeling them to get the Whacka's Bumps. That's why the number of Whackas on Mt. Rugged has been declining. In fact, there's a rumor that there's only one left. The last Whacka...how tragic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Near Toad Town Station, there's supposed to be a Playroom. But it's apparently closed to non-members, which seems pretty rude, if you ask me. On top of that, even if you find the place, you still need a membership card to play the games in there! I like to play games as much as the next Toad! But I have no idea how to get a membership card. Hmm...You know... I've heard that Koopa Koot of Koopa Village is a member of the Playroom... That old Koopa Koot might know something more about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I once read that a so-called Mysterious Treasure Chest lies in Princess Peach's Castle. Apparently it's one of a pair. When you put something in one of the treasure chests, someone can take it out of the other one. That's a pretty exceptional treasure chest, isn't it? A long, long time ago, this chest was given to one of Princess Peach's ancestors by the Star Spirits. According to the book I read, there's only one treasure chest in Princess Peach's Castle. Where in the world could the other one be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You do, of course, know that Forever Forest is east of town. It's a bit of a weird place. I've heard that ghosts have been known to haunt it, so you may want to steer clear. If you do want to go through the forest for whatever reason, it's vital that you find the correct path. To find the right one, look for scenery that differs a bit from the other scenery in the area and follow the path nearby. According to a rumor I heard, there's sometimes a hidden path in addition to the right one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throughout the world, I've heard, there are chambers hidden in the ground. If the ground near one of the chambers gets a big shock, a hidden panel pops up and a Star Piece shoots out from the ground below. You ought to keep an eye out for these chambers, Mario. Say, that reminds me... I heard that there's a Badge with the power to warn you when you're near a secret. If you found this Badge, it'd be easier to find the chambers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a grim guy called Anti-Guy who guards a special treasure chest... According to a book I read a while back, he absolutely loves Lemon Candy. If you take one to Anti-Guy, he might mellow out a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some enemies will attack the party member who's with you, Mario. Remember, your friends are in the battle, too! In a battle, you can defend your friend by pushing {A} at the right time, just like you do to defend yourself, Mario. It's a simple technique, but it helps protect your pals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you know that when you attack enemies in the field, you'll get in a First Strike during the battle that follows? When you strike, if you Spin Jump or attack with Bombette or Kooper, you'll hurt enemies more than usual. Sure, it's a minor technique, but every little bit helps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may see symbols above enemies in the battle sequences. These mean that the enemy can make you dizzy, put you to sleep, or call in some reinforcements. When you see those enemies, you should try to paralyze them or put them to sleep before they do it to you. The battle will be much easier if you can make it so your enemies can't move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prices for goods go up and down depending on which shop you go to. Of course, it's smarter for you to buy items at a cheaper shop. Be a bargain hunter! You know, if you're a real go-getter, you can even sell items you buy at one shop to another shop. If you have good business sense, you may just make a profit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever been to Li'l-Oinks Farm, near Toad Town Station? On that Farm, no more than ten Li'l-Oinks can be in the pen at one time, so when the 11th comes, the first Li'l-Oink runs away and leaves the farm. Whenever a Li'l-Oink runs off, it drops an item. The item dropped depends on what kind of Li'l-Oink it was. Of course, whenever you take one of these items, other Li'l-Oinks will also leave the farm. To grab the item or not to grab the item... that is the question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you take a Koopa Leaf and Dried Pasta to Ms. Tayce T., she will make some scrumptious spaghetti for you. That dish is actually a traditional one, a classic handed down in Koopa Village through many generations. Why don't you try it once, Mario? Come on! You'll love it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know of the Yoshis that live on Lavalava Island in the South Ocean? Perhaps because their tropical island is so colorful, the Yoshis themselves are of many different colors. It seems they have different personalities, depending on their body colors. They all love food, but Yellow Yoshis seem to really delight in delicacies. Next time you see a Yellow Yoshi, try giving it something delicious. Trust me--it'll be happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know a Koopa called Mr. Kolorado, the famous explorer and archaeologist? I have nothing but respect for him. Solving the riddle of the Candy Canes on Pleasant Path, investigating Dry Dry Ruins in Dry Dry Desert, discovering many new facts..these are but a few of his accomplishments. Recently, he found a treasure that proves an ancient civilization once existed on Lavalava Island. According to Mr. Kolorado, a long time ago, people once lived on Lavalava Island. I heard that these people used to live in the holes dug out of the side of the volcano on Lavalava Island. But they they were forced to flee the island because the volcano became very active. Even he couldn't find out what kind of people they were or where they escaped to. Long after these mysterious people left the island, Yoshis and Ravens arrived, and they've lived in harmony ever since. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know a giant Koopa called Kent C. Koopa? A long time ago, it seems this gent lived in Koopa Village. At the time, they say Kent C. Koopa often trained with four village Koopas. Kent C. Koopa was amazingly strong, so he always beat the team of Koopas. Strong as he was, I've heard from some village residents that even Kent C. Koopa had a few weak points, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There should be a place called Flower Fields hidden somewhere in the world. A very rare Crazee Dayzee, called an Amazy Dayzee, is said to live there. I heard that this Amazy Dayzee is so timid that it runs away when it sees anyone. If you glimpse it, count yourself lucky. I'd sure like to see it once. Even if you miss it the first time, you might see the Amazy Dayzee if you visit the same place again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a known fact that Miss Tayce T. is the best cook around. Everyone says so. I've had the good fortune to try many of her dishes, and believe me, they're heavenly. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be her Yoshi Cookie. According to Tayce T., the recipe calls for Cake Mix and a Melon. Try it if you get the chance. I highly recommend it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just heard a rumor... Apparently, there's a shop somewhere under Toad Town. I can only wonder what kind of goods they sell there. Some folks are saying you can find real bargains there, while others have been ripped off. Who's telling the truth? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In hot climates, Snowman Dolls seem to sell very well. It makes sense that warm folks want cold goods, right? On the other hand, people who live in cold areas pay dearly for Fire Flowers. One could make quite a profit if one bought and sold wisely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Village folk adore any food that has a bit of Koopa Leaf mixed in it. Koopa Leaf is an extremely delicate ingredient, so unless you cook it correctly, it won't taste very good. In these dark times, there are only a couple of people in the world who can successfully make Koopa Leaf dishes. I recall a shopkeeper at Koopa Village complaining about this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to the vast stores of information I've gathered, there appear to be soldiers called the Koopatrol guarding Bowser's Castle. They're nasty. And moreover, you can't jump stomp on them because they're fitted with special spiked armor. There are creatures called Bony Beetles as well. They can also extend sharp spikes. When you head to Bowser's Castle, I would recommend that you take along a Spike Shield Badge, if you have one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know a fellow called Goompa in Goomba Village? In olden times, he used to be a famous fighter. His name is all over the copy of the Fighter's Almanac that I happen to own. He was an unrivaled champion. He'd knock out his enemies one after another using his greatest move, the Multibonk. When he was younger, he traveled the world, looking for someone to challenge him. In fact, Goompa taught the Dojo Master here in town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the frozen heights of the north, there's an icy peak named Shiver Mountain. Legend has it that deep in the mountain is a mystical fortress called the Crystal Palace. The existence of the Palace has faded from people's memory. In this day and age, nobody remembers where it is or how to get there. You can see why folks call it a phantom palace. There is hope, though... According to my sources, the famed archaeologist Kolorado has immediate plans to search for and rediscover the legendary crystal structure. How exciting! Ah, to be young and adventurous again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just the other day, I was fortunate enough to read the most fascinating book. This book said, and I quote... "...the Evil King chortles, and a sacred rod and seven lights fade into darkness. A lovely maiden rises to the heavens. "But lo! A hero clad in red appears and travels the world. He gathers around him eight who are pure of heart. "This hero restores the seven lights, and they raise him high into the sky. "On the airy heights, the hero clashes with the Evil King. The lovely maiden wishes..." That's how it ended! Somebody had torn out the rest of the pages! Now I'll never know the ending! What kind of no-good tears up books!?! I think I have heard of this kind of story but I'm not sure where I read it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News Flash ☆ Princess Peach Kidnapped!! Castle Uprooted!! A few days ago, Princess Peach's Castle was stolen. She was inside and is presumed kidnapped. The whereabouts of the princess are unknown, and where the castle once stood there is now a gaping hole in the ground. According to witnesses, the castle rose into the sky. As soon as we get new information, we'll post follow-up reports on this board. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Frantic Fuzzies Conquer Koopa Village Recently, it seems that Fuzzies have invaded Koopa Village and and are causing mayhem. Please exercise extreme caution when visiting Koopa Village... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ The Explorer Kolorado Challenges the Mystery of the Desert! Mr. Kolorado of Koopa Village, an explorer and archaeologist, has just started his search for the legendary ruins rumored to lie beneath Dry Dry Desert. As of this writing, he has yet to come across a single clue. Morale, however, remains high! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News Flash ☆ Mario More than a Match for the Koopa Bros. Fortress! Our hero, Mario, has vanquished the Koopa Bros. who lived in the great fortress to the east. The Koopa Bros., longtime underlings of Bowser, had been left to guard one of the kidnapped Star Spirits. That Star Spirit has returned to Star Haven, all thanks to our hero. Huzzahs for Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Dry Dry Railroad's Grand Reopening! The massive boulder problem plaguing Dry Dry Railroad has finally been solved. The tracks are as clear as the desert sky! If you plan to visit Mt. Rugged or Dry Dry Desert, climb aboard the luxurious, convenient Dry Dry Railroad! ...paid for by Dry Dry Railroad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Attention! Gala Radio Giveaway! If you listen to the radio, you have a chance to win some fabulous prizes! You have three chances to win! C'mon! Tune in to the radio or these prizes'll tune you out! Listen to the Radio Information channel for more details. DJ Toad-rock ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Ancient Ruins Discovered in Dry Dry Desert Our resident archaeologist, the esteemed Mr. Kolorado, has finally discovered the legendary Dry Dry Ruins. Although it could not be confirmed at press time, Mario may have played a key role. Details are sketchy, but if the early reports are true, a Star Spirit languishing in the ruins has been rescued. Let's hear it for Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Ghost Sightings Slowly Fade The rash of ghost sightings in the area seemed to be reaching epidemic proportions. Lately, though, we've seen a marked decrease. And now, we likely know why. The Forever Forest path guard tells us that Mario has entered the forest. As soon as we can, TTN will interview Mario to get a first-hand report on this bold move. Stay tuned to this board for our follow-up to this breaking news. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Princess Peach's Cooking Contest Postponed Due to Lack of Castle The annual Cooking Contest sponsored by Princess Peach has been postponed indefinitely. Besides sponsoring the annual affair, Peach also hosted the culinary contest at her castle. The disappearance of the castle itself presents some perplexing problems for the contest planners. To those who are pulling their hair out in frustration, we say: Keep the faith, champion chefs! Mario will save the day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Shy Guy Invasion! Robbing Rogues Run Roughshod! A squad of scurrilous Shy Guys has beset Toad Town, leaving our fair citizens in a daze. The thefts are too numerous to name here, but suffice it to say residents are urged to guard their possessions. It's still unclear where the Shy Guys are hiding out. We'll post news as it breaks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Ghost Story, Part Two Mario's Coup de Boo Breaking news on our continuing ghost coverage: It seems that a single Boo was responsible for all of the sightings in town. This Boo was merely looking for a brave soul to help vanquish a Boo-eating monster. Mario, of course, took the challenge and punished the great beast, freeing another Star Spirit in the process. Afterlife has returned to normal for the Boos, so the town hauntings should cease. Next week's editorial: Why Mario is The Man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News Flash ☆ Shy Guys Still Stealing Toad Town in Trouble! Look around, folks! Shy Guys still run rampant in our town. Miss Tayce T., our resident master chef, recently lost a vital frying pan to the pests. These scoundrels came upon Minh T. in her flower garden and gave her quite a fright. By the main gate, they drove a well-meaning shopkeeper from his very own store. They've even been seen bouncing on the bed in Toad's House. Reports are pouring in from all over town about these miniature menaces. They're everywhere! Please take care, folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ The Very Latest Tour Information Toad Town Tours are planning many types of trips for your holidays this year. There's a Pleasant Path and Fortress Tour, an Exploration Tour of Dry Dry Ruins, a Cruise Tour in the South Sea by luxury liner, and a full selection of Winter Sports Tours in the Shiver region. We have a tour to fit every preference, and our reservation agents are standing by. For further information, please come by our office or request a brochure. Thank you. Toad Town Tours ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Volcano Wakes from Slumber The once dormant volcano in the South Sea has officially been classified as active. As molten lava can be lethal, travel there is now forbidden. TT Meteorological Agency ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News Flash ☆ What Shy Guy Problem? Mario Trounces Thieves The little larceny-lovers known as Shy Guys have finally quit terrorizing the town. Mario tracked them to their Toy Box hideout, valiantly dispersed their ranks, and managed to rescue an imprisoned Star Spirit. To those who would prey on the innocent and weak, we say this: Mario will prevail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ A Whale of a Story The small island that appeared recently in the harbor has turned out to be an ailing whale from the deeps. Apparently the whale was floating there, trying to quell a stomachache caused by a hairy caterpillar it swallowed. Mario saved the caterpillar, which had been used as bait by a fisherman. Both whale and caterpillar felt lots better. All's "whale" that ends "whale"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Flower Days are Blooming! Take one look in front of the Post Office or in the garden of Minh T. and you'll see that Flower Days are here. Let's make this town bloom! Grow flowers in your home garden or plant a few in the town flower garden! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Pleasant Path to Become a Toll Road?! An enormous Koopa Troopa has parked himself on Pleasant Path between Koopa Village and Toad Town. The huge creature, who is apparently calling himself Kent C. Koopa, demands coins from every passing traveler. If the traveler refuses, this brute blocks the way with his enormous body. We must stop this extortion as soon as possible! Any ideas would be welcome... For now, we would suggest that you take some coins with you when you go to Koopa Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Mysterious Events File ☆ Door to Another World Opens In Center of Toad Town Behind an unremarkable door that appeared in the center of Minh T.'s flower garden, a flower world seems to exist. Toad Town officials are considering a scouting team but there's probably no point, as Mario has already stepped through. We await word from him. Where did the door come from? And why? And how? Mysterious Events Investigation Team ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Volcano Blows its Lid on Lavalava Island Mario Escapes Molten Magma A little while ago we reported on new volcanic activity erupting on an island in the South Sea. Mt. Lavalava on Lavalava Island was the volcano in question. We recently received a report from Kolorado, the famed archaeologist who journeyed into the volcano with Mario. He states that Bowser's minions were behind the seismic tremors that caused the volcano to violently erupt. At great risk to life and limb, Mario made a daring rescue of the Star Spirit that was held in the fiery depths. Mario...he's on fire!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Mysterious Events File ☆ Reports from the Bizarre Interdimensional Door Another World, Same Story A world populated by flowers lies on the other side of the mysterious door in Minh T.'s flower garden. It should come as no surprise to learn that Bowser's goons were causing trouble there. But guess what? Our own Mario did a little extermination of the pests in that garden! By kicking Bowser's underlings out of the world, he also saved another Star Spirit! Now that's flower power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ !!Breaking News!! Peach's Castle Spotted?! On fine days, some keen-eyed observers have reported seeing a tiny black dot way up in the sky. It is only a faint shadow, but even that is enough to fill the people of our fair town with hope. Although the shape is fuzzy, popular opinion holds that it is Bowser's and Peach's Castles, linked together. Perhaps there is hope after all! Princess Peach! Come home! The TTN staff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Safety Week Let's Prevent Accidents! As the inside of pipes may be dangerous, do not let children enter them. You never know what sort of creatures might hide within. Even adults should think twice before exploring. Toad Town Crime Prevention Office ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Shiver Sensation! Mario Masters Crystal Palace Mario went to the Shiver region to look for the last Star Spirit and discovered the legendary Crystal Palace at the top of Shiver Mountain. This Palace is said to have been built and dedicated to the Star Spirits. Bowser's evil followers, however, had taken it over. Mario put those goons on ice and saved the last Star Spirit! Now, with all of the Star Spirits together, they're on their way to Shooting Star Summit. It's finally time to head for Bowser's Castle! Good luck, Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ Spirits at All-Time High Now that Mario has found a way into Bowser's Castle, local folks cannot help but expect that our princess and her castle will soon return. Several shops even appear to be planning "Welcome Home" sales for the return. Everywhere you look, hope shines in people's eyes. Will our fair town return to normal soon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town News ☆ !!PRINCESS PEACH RESCUED!! !!CASTLE DESCENDS!! Commemorative Party to be Held Just like we knew he would, Mario defeated Bowser and rescued our dear princess. Bowser was badly beaten and will likely never return. We're sure of it. Almost positive. Peach's Castle has been perfectly restored to its original position, and it even sports fresh paint! A grand party celebrating the victory is planned at the castle, with everyone who's anyone in attendance. Hooray for Mario! Hooray for our hero!! From all the reporters, with many thanks! We owe you one, Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ I'm scribbling on the back of the Notice Board. How naughty! I heard Mario was defeated by Bowser... How ominous... A gossip-loving Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ Did you hear the gossip about Princess Peach? I can't write it down here because it's unbelievable!♥♥♥ A gossip-loving Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Secret Message Corner ☆ Koopa Koot of Koopa Village is trying to recruit people to do him favors. Word is, if you grant his requests, he rewards you. He's a pretty self-centered old Koopa, though, so who knows if anyone will be willing to help him. If you're reading this and have a kind heart, why don't you do an old Koopa a favor? An anonymous Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The train parked at the station at the south of town is pretty spiffy, isn't it? It's called K64. Unfortunately, a huge boulder has fallen on the track and the train can't go anywhere. Talk about a crying shame! A railroad lover ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't scribble here. Public Works Dept., Mushroom Kingdom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ Princess Peach Gossip I heard from this friend of mine whose sister heard Peach likes ♥♥♥♥ ☆☆☆☆. Anyway, my cousin ××× said that ○○○ told her ♥♥ said it's true. You think it is? A gossip-loving Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ Miss Tayce T.'s cooking class will be cancelled for a while. Miss T. is very sad to make this announcement. Her beauty has faded because of her sadness. You'd better not eat dishes cooked by Miss T. or you might just turn pale. A gossip-loving Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So sleepy... Please... Don't make me work so hard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ You read this underground newsboard a lot, don't you? You must have a lot of free time, huh? Underground news writer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Righteous Message Corner ☆ How many Koopa Troopas have been beaten up by Mario? It's shameful... An anonymous Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scribbling here is so fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Secret Confession Corner ☆ To tell you the truth, I'm crazy about Miss Bow. She's so arrogant...so very headstrong... I love it! I can't believe I'm writing this... If Miss Bow sees this, what'll I do? Just thinking about her gives me chills...♥ A scary Boo from Boo's Mansion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Underground Message ☆ ☆ Corner ☆ I hate fighting Mario! I won't do it anymore! Somehow he always gets the best of us in the end. A Bowser underling ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say hello to Spike! I'm gonna be big in this town! Don't listen to this idiot! This is my turf! ......................The true Nash T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've come back! I'm sure you missed me! I've got a foolproof plan for coins. See you on the road! Kent C. Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ♥ Secret Sale ♥ We'll send you beautiful photos of Princess Peach. To inquire about this special offer, please send a letter to the following address: Toad Town Post Office P.O. Box 7144 Secret Toad ............................................... We will accept no complaints or returned goods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ Bowser's Castle Infiltration Report I sneaked into Bowser's Castle, pretending to be one of his underlings. Braving the dark, I managed to avoid Koopatrols and Hammer Bros. It wasn't easy to climb up the castle, but spying was a piece of cake. Anyway, I thought the castle was quite well decorated. Isn't it supposed to be gross? I don't want to go there again. ..................... A curious Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Angry Message Corner ☆ I bought Princess Peach's photos by mail order, but they were a total rip-off! I paid 100 coins, but I got only three photos, all of which were horribly out of focus! They sure as Sushie weren't beautiful! Give me back my coins, you swindler! ....A big fan of Princess Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flowers can speak, you know. I heard Mario talking with them. Then he went through a magical door to their land. I 'd love to go there. A scribble-loving little Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Nash T. and his gang rule the streets... Nobody is safe from us, NOBODY!!!! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ ××× and ○○○○ are ♥♥♥♥. Did you know that? Now their secret's out! A gossip-loving Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ A few days ago, I ate some of Miss Tayce T.'s homemade food. They say she loves to cook, don't you know. Unfortunately, we were served Mistakes. The guy I was with really liked his but mine was so disgusting I almost barfed. It was that foul. I guess I was just unlucky but I'm nervous about trying again... Unlucky guy with an upset stomach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Both the people who read and write these messages must have nothing to do but gossip. Of course, I'm one of 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Stars ☆ ♥ It's a heart. Now I can draw a ♪ I love scribbling! A little Toad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Underground Message ☆ ☆ Corner ☆ Lord Bowser, We were beaten... Don't get mad, please. We all did our best... I swear it.... Bowser's underling ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Toad Town Underground ☆ ☆ News ☆ Hurrah for Princess Peach! Hurrah for Mario!! Mario was as strong as legend said he was! He fought beside Goombario, Kooper, Parakarry, Bombette, Lady Boo, Watt, Lakilester and Sushie! We're gonna party like there's no tomorrow! Come on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the west entrance to Toad Town. In case you couldn't tell, it's the main gate. The fancy gate and the star emblem on the ground are symbols of this fair town. Goomba Village, where my house is, is a brief journey west from here. You'll find a very smart Toad named Russ T. living in this town. He knows lots of useful information for adventurers. You'll also find shops that sell various items. Oh yeah! There's also a Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the central area of Toad Town, a plaza in front of Princess Peach's Castle. Pleasant Path begins to the east of here. This used to be a bustling area before Bowser's attack. Guests at the castle were always in and out. And tourists came from all over to see the castle. The wizard Merlon also lives around here. If you get stuck, his fortune-telling might just help you out! There's also a Toad House where you can take a short rest and a post office where you can pick up mail for your party members. Also, over by the flower garden, there's a guy named Rowf who's opening his own specialty shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Miss. Tayce T., a famous local cook, lives around here. I'm pretty sure my mom wants to learn cooking from her. Tayce T. will cook for you if you take ingredients to her. Oh yeah! Forever Forest lies to the east, so a Toad watchman stands guard there and prevents people from wandering in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's Toad Town Station. It's a station for the Dry Dry Railroad. From there, you can take the train to scenic Mt. Rugged. And there's also Oink-Oink Farm, where they raise Li'l-Oinks. Raising Li'l-Oinks costs coins. My dad said there's a Playroom here, but I don't see it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the residential area of Toad Town. It's mostly homes. But there's also a shop. For Toad Town, this area is pretty quiet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Toad Town's port. It's home to the only restaurant in town. I like to stand at the end of the pier and gaze at the sea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the reception area for the Playroom. You should ask what kind of games they have, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's called Jump Attack. If you win the game, you'll collect lots of coins. If you lose, you won't get a thing. Too bad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They said this is called Smash Attack. The idea is to whack the blocks placed on the floor. Let's get in there and smash all of 'em! But... Actually, it may not be a good idea to hit them all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach's Castle... used to be here. There's not even a trace of it now. How awful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Peach's Castle. But we just came out of Bowser's Castle! I've got a funny feeling about this... I wonder where Princess Peach is being held captive. I think we should brace ourselves, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the first floor hall of Princess Peach's Castle. There are so many doors, though. Where on earth can Princess Peach be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the second floor hall of Princess Peach's Castle. There are so many doors, though. Where on earth can Princess Peach be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a covered hallway in Peach's Castle, Mario. Let's find Bowser and save Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to help Princess Peach!! Mario! Hurry up! Let's move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This is Princess Peach's room, isn't it? It smells great in here! It's such a cheerful room, just like Princess Peach. I can't believe she was locked up in here for so long, all by herself. She must've been so lonely... We've got to rescue her, right now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is just an ordinary room. Do you smell something, though? What a strange odor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! So many books. If we weren't in the middle of such an adventure, I'd love to read some of these. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like a storeroom. ...! Hey! Check out that box! Let's see what's in it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a dining room. It looks like somebody has eaten here recently. Probably not the princess-- they're probably starving her! People always say that the meals served here are delectable. I'd love to eat here sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a kitchen. I'm just guessing, but I bet this is where they make the meals. The castle's head chef probably cooks all the meals, don't you think? I wonder what kinds of savory dishes he knows how to make. Hey, Mario... Have you ever eaten here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a pretty huge drawer over there. I bet a person could fit inside! If they wanted to, that is... Hey, there's a bed, too! This must be a guest room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, what happened here? This is even messier than my room back home! It looks like nobody ever puts anything away in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser's gone upstairs. C'mon, we have to follow him! Mario, let's roll!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to save the princess!! Hurry up! Mario! There's no time to waste! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a castle tower. These long spiral stairs go up and up and around and around. Oog...I feel dizzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Where in the world did Bowser just disappear to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This balcony has a great view. I'm betting that this is one of the princess's favorite places. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place feels strange and mysterious, doesn't it? If we go east from here, we'll eventually get to Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Shooting Star Summit. Stars are really...uh, shooting. People say that this place, like no other, reaches up and embraces the sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be... Yes! This is the legendary Star Way! It's a path formed out of actual stars. It's absolutely beautiful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Star Haven. This place is so peaceful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building... No, not building... This palace is incredible! Look at this architecture, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everything seems to be shining and glittering in here. I feel like I should shield my eyes or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the house of an amazingly gorgeous woman, the fortune- teller Merluvlee. Merlow, who collects Star Pieces, also lives here. This house pulses with psychic power. Can you feel it? It feels...weird. It feels like I'm floating on some sort of spiritual cushion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in Toad Town Tunnels. Eew... I wonder what's making the water drip from up there? At best, I guess this place could be called "damp". Although "dank" is more like it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh! I wonder where this filthy water is going? This'd better not drain into the sea or the river! I may have to alert the Goomba Environmental Board! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see...disgusting flows of water...dripping ceilings... Yup, it's gross down here! Can we leave now? I... I'm really uncomfortable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a strange platform. What do you think'll happen if we climb on board? Are you worried about where the platform will end up? That's never stopped you before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The cool air is certainly nice and refreshing, but it's too dark, it smells awful and I have a bad feeling about this place. Let's move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Toad Town Tunnels! Visit its scenic filthy streams that lead to who-knows-where! It's spectacularly disgusting! Come stay awhile! If you're not totally grossed out the first night, you stay for free! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a strange, dark place. Who'd think that a place like this could exist beneath lovely old Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... I think this is a sewer. You know...the Toad Town sewer. Under Toad Town. What am I saying? You know! You're a plumber, after all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gross! I've never seen so much sewage in my life! Eew...floating garbage, too! Talk about disgusting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure that some nasty things live down here in the dark. We should be ready to defend ourselves in case of a surprise attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I really don't like foul water dripping on me. Ugh! That one hit the back of my neck! Bleah! Where's it dripping from? Can we get out of here or what? I hate it here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we...? Are we lost or what? We've been down here so long... You know, I didn't know that adventuring would be this gross. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, who could live down here? What a crazy dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The tunnel is freezing! I should've worn a sweater! What do you say we go someplace a bit warmer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, even though these tunnels have many sections you can always count on one thing: filthy, stinking water. Would it be too much to ask to get out of here before the stench knocks me out? Seriously! I'm about to wig out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a room beneath the Toad Town pond. I don't think anyone's been here for a long time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gross! Look, Mario! The water's filthy! And look! Garbage! These tunnels are a total nightmare. Let's keep moving and get out fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It just keeps getting grosser down here, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a small room with a single pipe in the center. Don't quote me, but I'm betting that the pipe goes somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still Toad Town Tunnels... We've been in these tunnels so long that it's starting to feel like... I'm becoming a mole♥ ...ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like just another passage in the tunnels. I get the feeling... that something valuable rests around here... Can't you feel it in your bones? Do Goombas have bones? Anyway, something big is near... I'm almost positive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "It smells of treasure here." How was that? That was my Kolorado imitation. Any good? Mario? Hello? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to Goombaria, this is where you landed. Something about this clearing feels weird. I can't really say exactly what, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Goomba Village. My family lives here. There's also a Toad House, which, as you probably know, is a good place to take a rest. That big tree near my house is a great place to get Goomnuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the woods behind my house. Until a little while ago, Goombaria and I used to play hide-and-seek here... But there have been a lot of evil Goombas and Paragoombas spotted in the area, so Mom doesn't let us play anymore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think this is Jr. Troopa's secret base. That crazy kid! Whenever I try to explore in there, he freaks out. He needs to chill. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the woods behind my house. Careful! There are many bad Goombas around here. Sorry... I'm sure that you can probably take care of yourself, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you know... ...there are good Goombas and bad Goombas? A bad Goomba will try to pick a fight with us the second it spots us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, Mario! There's a Save Block. Might be a good idea to use it, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we go east a bit farther, we'll find a bridge. Once we cross it, we'll be a hop, skip and a jump away from Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There're lots of bad Goombas around these parts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think there was a bridge between Toad Town and Goomba Village. If we head east, we'll get to Toad Town. If we head west, we'll come to my house in Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the outskirts of Toad Town. To the east is Toad Town. If we go west, we'll reach my hometown, Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's your house! Cool! Nice landscaping! I like my house, but yours is even nicer. Did you do the decorating yourself? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To the west of here is Toad Town, and to the east is Koopa Village. If we go even farther east, we'll eventually reach Koopa Bros. Fortress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's always pleasant around here. That's why we call this place Pleasant Path. It's nice and warm today, too. Incidentally, lots of Koopas live around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopas like to live around Pleasant Path because there's plenty of water for them to lounge in. Koopa Village is down this way. If you want to go to Koopa Bros. Fortress, we should take the upper path and just keep going straight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Koopa Village. Big surprise! Koopas live here. Recently it seems like some Bob-ombs have moved here, too. They must have run away from the fortress, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The house with the yellowish roof is the home of the famous archaeologist and explorer, Kolorado. Kolorado's always running from one mysterious place to another in order to do research. He's really well respected in his field. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better be careful. There are supposedly lots of Fuzzies around this area. Usually they stay hidden, but lately they're more aggressive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This part of the forest is the Fuzzies' main stronghold. The woods would actually be quite beautiful if not for the Fuzzies. The light's nice... Do you think Koopas do the logging around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we continue along the pass, we should reach Koopa Bros. Fortress. Many Koopas and Paratroopas live around here. If they're loyal to Bowser, they'll definitely attack us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just east of here, we can see Koopa Bros. Fortress. Actually, we're probably already on fortress grounds. That arch certainly looks like part of it. And there are lots of bad guys, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's Koopa Bros. Fortress. This used to be ruined, but I guess the Koopa Bros. rebuilt it. It looks pretty huge, huh? And solid, too. This fortress was originally built around the same time the Bob-ombs took up residence on Pleasant Path. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's pretty chilly inside this fortress, isn't it? It must be because there's so much water inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This fortress stays cool all the time because it's built entirely of stone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This seems to be the central area of the fortress. This area looks extremely suspicious to me. I wonder what all these gates guard, don't you, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard there are many tricky parts of this castle. I wonder who built it. It's pretty curious looking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is pretty huge. Before the Koopa Bros. came here, this place used to be filled with Bob-ombs. I don't think the Bob-ombs built it, but they became its caretakers. Of course, they explode all the time, so you can see why there are so many cracked walls. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like they turned this large chamber into a prison cell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems strange to keep so much water in the building. Do you think it's here to keep Bob-ombs from burning the place down? Or maybe it's just for Koopas to bathe in. I mean, it's nice that it keeps the place so cool, but I'm still suspicious... Mario... Let's keep moving, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These fire bars are a menace! They're hot to the touch. They'll hurt you if you touch 'em. Somebody said there's a way to destroy 'em. How do you think we do that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, the air is refreshing up here, huh? And look at the view! Isn't that Pleasant Path way down there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the room where we fought the Koopa Bros. Those guys weren't so tough! They certainly weren't a match for us, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Mt. Rugged Station on the Dry Dry Railroad line. Not much grows around here or on the barren mountain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a steep mountain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch out for the sneaky Monty Moles that are common to this area. They're dirty fighters. They pop up from underground and chuck rocks at people. The cowards! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Maybe we ought to take a break! I didn't realize the road up would be so rough! Of course, as nice as it would be to take five on a rock, you have to watch yourself. Enemies disguise themselves as rocks. They're nasty and spiky, so keep your eyes open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...I'm exhausted. Do we have to keep going? Can't we chill for a bit? Why'd this mountain have to be so huge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We're pretty high up! Ooog... I feel a little faint. I never told you this before, but I have a fear of heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the gateway between Mt. Rugged and Dry Dry Desert. If we head due east from here, we'll eventually reach the town called Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hot... I feel dizzy... Where are we going again? Who are you, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...very...hot! Anyone smell roasting Goomba? Must...concentrate... Many dangers in the desert... Keep eyes open... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're going to get lost... This desert seems endless. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Dry Dry Ruins. Weren't you totally blown away when it rose out of the sand? That was awesome! I wish we could make it happen again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert never ends. How big is it, anyway? I'm beat. My feet hurt. This sand feels like it's a thousand degrees. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what I just realized? I hate the desert! Yup! Sand gets in my eyes so I can't see. I feel like I've eaten a couple pounds of sand, and my feet itch. I'm freaking out here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, yes! Some more sand and some more cacti! How do you stand such a boring landscape? Look, when I signed on for this adventure, I was under the impression that there would be no boredom involved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's scorching, Mario! I'm turning to charcoal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel dazed... So thirsty... The cacti seem to be moving... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what? Traveling in the desert is really hard. Just moving my feet in the sand is exhausting. I feel like I'm stuck in quicksand. Are we even getting anywhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! Did you know that... cacti save water inside? That's the only way they can survive out here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does it ever rain in a desert like this? I seriously doubt it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's too little rain, the cacti will dry up. Did you know that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So blue...the desert sky... They ought to call it... "Big Ol' Super Blue Sky"! I think I'm delirious. It's so hot out here, I can't think straight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks almost exactly the same as everywhere else. Fine, so there're a few trees growing here. Big deal! I still hate this place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's hot. The desert is hot. I can't imagine that people would actually choose to live in a place like this. Don't they get hot? I guess some like it hot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm spent, Mario. No shade, no water, no nothing. I hate this place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All this blowing sand would cover up most paths. I don't even know which direction we're moving. If we find that big path again, let's stick to it so we don't get lost again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is there nothing here but sand, rocks and cacti? I guess we should be happy that we're not in a sandstorm. I did see a whirlwind, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I'm so tired... If we find a shady tree, let's take a rest for a while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do trees grow here? When we find a big one, let's take a rest for a while. You wouldn't think that anything could grow around here. These must be a hardy type of tree, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We should be near Dry Dry Outpost. Boy, after the endless sands of this desert, it'll be nice to put our feet up in a town for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado is searching out mysteries, as usual. He seems to be looking for ruins here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here... I remember this spot. It's where that explorer, Kolorado, used to have his base camp set up. Do you think he found what he was looking for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As long as we stick to the path, it's easy to go from Mt. Rugged to Dry Dry Outpost without getting lost. Since so many people use this path, the desert sands can't cover it up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Traveling through places like this desert really makes you appreciate water. I'm pretty thirsty right now. Aren't you, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In an area like this, it's tough to find things that can serve as landmarks. But that rock in the shape of a cactus is a pretty good one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just putting one foot in front of another is hard here. Whenever I take a break, I feel like I don't want to move again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, a couple of trees are growing here. It might just be my imagination, but the air feels a bit cooler right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just east of here is the desert town, Dry Dry Outpost. We'd better remember how to get back here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The desert is filled with bandits who love to steal coins from travelers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More rocks and sand! It'd be really easy to get lost around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! There's a whole lot of nothing around here. Any idea which direction we should take, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, it's smart to take a nap when it gets too hot. That reminds me of something my mom used to say: "Take a nap, will you!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, it's unbearably hot out. I'm getting pretty fed up with it, if you want to know the truth... Isn't there somewhere we can stop for a rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at that rocky plateau. It looks like it's too high to climb, but I can almost see something good up there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! Look, Mario! There's actually some grass growing around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, there sure are a lot of rocks in the desert. Before I came here, I thought there was just sand. But there are rocks, too. Whoopee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cacti also have flowers, did you know that? I haven't seen any, though... Do people eat cacti? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The desert wind constantly builds up and tears down the sand dunes. They say it constantly changes, but it pretty much looks the same to me all the time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are big cacti around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario? Are you thirsty at all? I'm parched. Really thirsty. Totally dried up. Wait a minute... My mouth is really dry! Maybe that's why they call it Dry Dry Desert! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! Look, Mario! There's actually some grass growing around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...thank heavens! At last, we've found an oasis! It's not a mirage, is it? The trees are so green! The water, so blue! Hurray! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So hot...so very, very hot... This desert trip... I can't take it anymore! Hey, Mario, let's find some shade and relax for a while, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we get lost in the desert, we'll dry up and turn into mummies. How about it? Let's rest by that small rock. Maybe there's something unusual about that rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, aren't you hungry? How about thirsty? Tired? I'm all of those things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W... Water... Must have water... I'm so thirsty I could bite a cactus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think there are any other mysteries in this desert besides the ruins? It'd be nice if we stumbled upon some treasure or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter where we go, all I see is sand. That's what this is like. A sea of sand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're lucky we have hats on. We'd probably have come down with sunstroke by now if we hadn't had our hats. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Dry Dry Outpost. Lots of Dryites and Nomadimice live here. I'm so happy to find civilization after crossing that desert. Despite the climate, lots of travelers seem to come here. Still, they can't get that many tourists. It's too hot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that this town was originally founded by thieves from the desert. It's a pretty mysterious town, don't you think? There are all kinds of stories and legends about this place. The residents around here love all those old tales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrance to Dry Dry Ruins. It's called the illusion ruin. Nobody could find this place for ages. But we did! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Legend has it that there are many traps and puzzles in these ruins. When this was a great palace, the keepers set all the traps up to keep looters from stealing their treasures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Compared to the desert, it's cool in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a great view of the desert from the upstairs floor. The farther down we go, the cooler it'll get. It'll get darker, too, though. Should we go down there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that I've helped you find Dry Dry Ruins, will I become famous, too? You don't care. You're already a household name. Hmmph. Hey, a picture of some Chomps. Maybe there are Chomps guarding these ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a bit sandy, huh? Well, when you're buried in the desert, you pick up some sand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's amazing that these ruins still have moving parts. Haven't they been buried here for ages and ages? And yet, when we push switches, stuff moves... Amazing craftsmanship. You've gotta applaud the designers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mouth is so dry... I feel like I ate dust. I feel like my skin is cracking off and my eyes are turning into sandpaper. D'you have any moisturizer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at these stairways! How do they make 'em revolve? Whoever built this place must have been brilliant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure that ruins like these are full of hidden rooms. We should keep our eyes open for anything suspicious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at the Chomp statues! Even though I know they're just statues, they still scare me. This seems to be the very center of the ruins. In case I haven't mentioned it before, the architects of this place were geniuses. Moustafa's ancestors must have been amazing people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm pretty beat. Phew... Well, heroes don't take rests, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel hungry for some reason. Did you hear that? My belly is making sounds like a Chomp! Boy, a cold drink and a hot sandwich would taste good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew this place would have lots of hidden areas. Ancient palaces always do! It's like a law of ancient architecture, I think. And by the way, there's always supposed to be treasure, too. I wouldn't mind finding something nice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Tutankoopa's old lair. That guy wasn't so tough. You're much tougher, Mario. I can't believe Tutankoopa was the master here. This kingdom was originally built by Nomadimice, many generations ago. I'll tell you, Tutankoopa didn't look much like a Nomadimouse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's pretty dark around here. We'd better be careful not to get lost or ambushed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better get ready for a fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we go east, we'll get to the entrance of Forever Forest. If we go west, we'll hit Toad Town. Remember? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy... This forest is really dark and spooky. People say that if you don't choose exactly the right paths, you'll get totally lost. I can believe it. This looks like the type of place where you get lost and then monsters come out of the grass and... Hey! Did you notice that grass over there rustling? I swear I saw it move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Don't look now, but I think I saw an eye shining deep inside the hole in that tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The flowers in this forest are unusual, huh? They're strangely colored, and they look creepy when they move. I think I saw some that were a slightly different color over there. Did you see 'em? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The trees in this forest are weird, aren't they? I've heard sometimes they smile wickedly... I'll tell you, if I see a tree smiling, I'm gonna run in the opposite direction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it just my imagination or is it getting darker? Are we going the right way? I'm getting a little worried. There seem to be a lot of strange glowing mushrooms around these tree trunks. Boy! They're everywhere! Must be an infestation... It kind of looks like one mushroom patch is slightly different from the others. My mind may just be playing tricks on me, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What kind of evil flowers would grow in a place like this? When we approach, some seem to shrink, while others just grin... But...but I'm not scared. I mean it, Mario! I told you that they don't scare me! All right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we? After making so many turns on different paths, I'm getting confused as to which way is up. Aren't there any signs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, I'm sick of this forest, all right? Let's get out of here. I don't care how many important things are hidden in this forest, I can't spend another instant in the freaky place! Look, I know I saw a beehive. Let's make the beehive a landmark. OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This all looks the same to me. Gloomy trees that seem to go on forever. Seems like they found the perfect name for this place. By the way, did you hear something in that bush? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Boo's Mansion. Great name for a haunted house, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the back gate to Boo's Mansion. As far as I can tell, this is the edge of Gusty Gulch. Tubba Blubba's Castle is up on the hill. It's amazing how the scenery changes from forest to gulch so quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a magnificent mansion! Being haunted must hurt the real estate value, though... I like the old-fashioned yet eerie style. The chandelier and the display case look like they're valuable antiques. Even the sofa in the foyer looks like it's pricey, even though it's a bit worn. I love antiques. I wouldn't mind taking a good look at those things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The blue light is spooky in here, but you can tell that this room is really nice. It feels like something is watching us. It feels like that everywhere. It's almost as if this haunted mansion is...haunted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A storage room... isn't it? You'd think those candles would provide a bit more light. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another storage room, I guess. Not a whole lot here, as far as I can tell. Hey, incidentally, what happened to the door...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room does have a lot of space, but it's still a shame to use it for storage. That pot and those wooden boxes look suspicious... There's also a weakened spot on the floor. Look...under the chandelier. Hey, check it out! A real old rocking chair! These things rule! It rocks back and forth when you sit on it. I love napping in these. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There certainly seem to be a lot of books. I didn't know Boos liked books. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that strange contraption at the back of the room is a phonograph. You know, a machine for listening to records. Have you seen any records around here? I wouldn't mind doing a little adventuring to the timeless classic, "Mario's Theme"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! What a gorgeous chandelier! If they actually cleaned it, it would brighten this place up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the highest room in the mansion. I'm guessing it's Bow's room. She seems like the type to live in a huge room. When you look at this room, it's pretty obvious that Bow was raised by a really wealthy family of Boos. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a windmill. Those vanes are turning really slowly. The sound of it turning is sort of lonely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody told me if a house is dilapidated, it means it's crumbly and deserted. That sounds like this place. Goompa said Boos love this sort of place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The way that house leans is bizarre, isn't it? Why do Boos like homes like these? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Gusty Gulch. Watch your step on the rocky slopes. You also have to beware of strange creatures. My dad would say that going through here builds character... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Gusty Gulch. It looks like there's a gap over there that won't be easy to cross. You'll need some help. Let's be quick but careful. I don't like the looks of the creatures around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've reached the top of Gusty Gulch. That building is Tubba Blubba's Castle, isn't it? The land here is totally barren. Was it always like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a huge hall! Looks like it's crumbling, though. Boy, if this main hall collapses, the entire castle will follow. This whole place looks like it's falling apart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a corridor. I'm sure it was really magnificent before Tubba Blubba let it get filthy. You can barely see the beauty beneath the dirt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This room is huge! I guess Tubba Blubba's pretty big, though, so it's probably just the right size. High ceilings really make a room feel luxurious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There're the stairs. Even the staircases are big. This place is monstrous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There're the stairs. Ugh! A cobweb! I just can't stand creatures that don't tidy up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a basement, isn't it? Yup... and a big one, too. This makes a great hiding place. I don't think Clubbas patrol down here, so it's probably safe to rest for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! The dining room set here is fantastic! If they got curtains that weren't so old, they could really bring the room together. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This castle's too big... I'm so tired. All we ever do is walk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, even the huge cracks in the walls don't bother me that much. But spiderwebs? C'mon, a little housecleaning, people! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think Tubba Blubba likes this castle? If he did, you'd think he could spend a little time fixing it up. I mean, an occasional cleaning... What a waste. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Filthy as it is, this castle has surprisingly little dust. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Spikes in the floor! Don't try to jump over 'em! There are too many! How can we get through without being hurt by the spikes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, here we go! A chair tipped over, a drawer left open... Doesn't anyone ever clean around here? While we're here, though, let's take a closer look at that drawer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh...more stairs... Up and down, up and down... Will it never end? It's just a little tiring, that's all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've been in here a while. I wouldn't mind having a house this huge. Of course, it's kind of a pain to have to walk so far between rooms. We could get an awesome game of hide and seek going in here, but I guess kids might get lost pretty easily. Well... I wouldn't get lost, of course. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this, a Clubba nap room? If we don't disturb 'em, maybe they won't wake up. But sshh... We must go slow and be quiet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is only a corridor but it's as big as an ordinary room. Is that necessary? This area alone might be bigger than my entire house. That makes me mad for some reason. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey look! A table, a bed, a chest and a drawer. This is the only tasteful room in the place! Everything is so elegantly coordinated. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I haven't been in many windmills, but this one seems weird. Isn't this a well sitting in the middle of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess the well's dry. Lucky for us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can tell from the dampness that there used to be water in this well. The rocks are also moist to the touch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't expect there to be such a nice walkway in a place like this. It's so neat. It doesn't look like it's a natural path. Somebody must take care of it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something important has just got to be back here. Nobody would dig such a long tunnel for nothing... What do you think it could possibly be, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the very end of the tunnel in the well. It seems to be a big dead end. This really is the perfect spot for hiding something really valuable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This seems to be a playroom for Shy Guys. They don't have to answer to anybody down here. I envy these guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Just like a real toy box. Look! There are building blocks lying around everywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say...are we actually inside the Toy Box right now? How could all this be inside that little box? Best not to think about it too much... Looks like this is Blue Station. It's a train station. I think if we use that jump pad we can go back to Toad Town whenever we want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at all the doodles on the walls! Did Shy Guys draw all these? They're kind of cute. I didn't know that Shy Guys had a cute side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! There are moving panels on the walls and even a railroad crossing. What a fun room! I wish I could play here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station! Pink Station! There's the switch to change the tracks. I have to admit, this Toy Box is a pretty cool place. If I told Goombaria about this, I'm sure she would be so jealous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Over, around, up and back... It's like a maze in here. Still, since we're inside a Toy Box, I'm enjoying myself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's Green Station! This train takes us to all the stations. Boy, if we could go anywhere by just pushing a button, traveling would be a dream, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody told me... Bow can easily avoid all kinds of enemy attacks. What a cool skill! I wish I had that kind of useful talent. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Red Station. First Blue, then Pink, then Green and finally Red. It's a pretty cute touch, naming stations after colors. By the looks of this place, I'd say that Shy Guys like cuteness. They even look like cute kids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The walls here are made of gigantic colored blocks. Luckily, there also seem to be several elevators. What do you think we'll see if we ride them? I say we find out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... I do believe it's dark. Isn't there a light switch in this place? I can't see anything at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder who made this Toy Box. I assume Shy Guys made it. They have such cool toys... I wish I could befriend 'em, but I guess they're too mischievous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really dark in here. I can't see a thing. I feel like somebody could be right next to me and I wouldn't even know it. Yikes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is quite an open space. It kind of resembles a toy arena, don't you think? Remember those Shy Guys we fought here? They were tough. Of course, they weren't as tough as us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The walls here are so fancy and fun to look at. What a cool place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This whale's tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's completely dark. I can't see a thing, Mario! What's up ahead? You know, being inside a whale belly is gross... Damp... Squishy... Let's never do this again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is where the whale comes and goes! Riding the whale sure was fun! This is where all travelers first set foot on the beach of Lavalava Island. Beautiful water... Deep, lush jungles... A huge volcano... There's something for everyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These beaches seem to go on forever, don't they? I've never seen some of these flowers. They're sure pretty! I should look for some shells if we have time later. I'm going to take flowers and shells back to Goombaria. She'll be happy...and she'll also be jealous. Ha ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshis seem to love the beach. Just looking at those guys basking in the sun makes me feel very relaxed. And yet, even though I'd love to just sleep on the beach, I'm excited to move on. Nothing compares to adventure, that's for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a real tropical resort atmosphere here, isn't there? There's a nice Toad House with beach access, and you can go to the volcano or Jade Jungle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The entrance to the volcano is very near here. A green jungle, a massive volcano and red-hot, flowing lava. What a view! It probably wouldn't look so good if the lava were coming toward us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes crossing bridges is the only way to reach certain islands. It seems like a pain, but what are you gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is where we saved Sushie when she was caught up in that tree. Waa ha ha ha... I just can't help laughing when I remember that! Please don't tell her I laughed about it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought jungles were supposed to be all trees, but this one's full of water. Are all jungles like this? It looks like we can't reach the other shore from here. We'll have to find another way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't imagine what those Yoshi kids were thinking... ...playing in a place like this... I'm not surprised, though. Kids! Always up to something! Besides, it's natural to want to go on an adventure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in Jade Jungle. Quite a lot of water, huh? Since there's no bridge, we'll have to find another way to get around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That rotating flower down by that ledge? Locals call it a Spinning Flower. If you spin around on top of that flower, I hear that you can float upward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For a jungle, there sure aren't many trees around. It gets brutally hot here whenever the sun shines directly on me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, it's bright here! This must be on the outskirts of the jungle, huh? Incidentally, I have no idea how those Yoshi kids could come this deep into the jungle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a big Raven's statue. You gotta figure... A big statue this deep in the jungle... I bet it's important. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet only jungle explorers know about this hidden underground chamber. It's so dark in here I can't see a thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh...it's darker in here. The trees are much thicker and that bizarre ivy seems to be growing everywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What cool little fountains! Must be an underground spring. If we push these blocks over the holes to seal 'em, what'll happen to the water? Do you think it'll come out from another hole? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like some of the ivy is hanging off the trees here. I wonder what would happen if you pulled on it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What part of Jade Jungle are we in? I'm thinking we're deep in the inner jungle. I think I hear something. From just ahead, I can almost hear mysterious voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a huge tree! This definitely must be the biggest tree in Jade Jungle. How old must it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so spacious in here! I can't believe we're inside a tree right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We're way up high! The jungle floor looks so tiny from here! Gulp! Have I mentioned before that I hate heights? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't get over how huge the inside of this tree is! It's enormous! It's mammoth! And another thing, it's giant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This appears to be the nest of Raphael the Raven. He's the guardian of Jade Jungle. This nest is really sturdy. It won't budge, even if Raphael jumps up and down on the branch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is definitely the entrance to the volcano. What do you say we explore deeper inside? The scenery around here is unlike anything I've ever seen. I wish we had time to inspect it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that...is a lot of lava. Did you know it'd be this hot? And we have to cross here, don't we? I knew it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a big cavern. I've heard that some volcanoes have caverns that go down for miles and miles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Fire Bars are a huge pain, aren't they, Mario? We can get by 'em. Don't worry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a steep slope. We have to press on, but I'm getting a little tired going over over such rough road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if it weren't for that lava, it'd be dark in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, this lava is everywhere! How are we gonna cross it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, we're real spelunkers, aren't we? My Goompa told me that means cave-explorer. Kind of like Kolorado! I wonder how he manages, exploring all by himself? At least we have each other. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a pit if I ever saw one. It's a big one, too. If we're not careful, we could get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a really steep slope. If we dropped something here, gravity would make it roll down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's like a sea filled with lava. Welcome to the Lava Sea! Wanna swim? I'm just joking, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We need to go east from here. It's a good thing that it's just light enough to see. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This cavern is lit by the lava below, so the upper level is slightly darker. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava has filled in the floor down there, so we can't go back down. Too bad! Well, I guess we should be moving on--with any luck to someplace a lot cooler! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's hot, hot, scorching hot! It's like being slowly cooked from the bottom up! In hot grease! On a hot day! I can't take it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is shaking itself to pieces! This is not good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lava's overflowing... We're never gonna make it! What are we gonna do?? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the portal between the flower garden in Toad Town and Flower Fields. The Wise Wisterwood, who's the elder of this fair land, watches over the area. Talk about a big tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petunia makes her home here. But I didn't know that Monty Moles did, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What crystal-clear water! Just looking at it refreshes me! I feel like a new Goomba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess they couldn't call it Flower Fields without flowers. Me, I'd rather have some tasty fruit than pretty flowers. As short as I am, when we walk through flowers, I can't see a thing! And I have allergies! It's not a whole lot of fun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's another platform up there, but I don't think we can get up there. I hate these flower patches! They totally cover me! Those three trees seem to be important to me. If we hit 'em right, something might drop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like there hasn't been water here in a while. And there's just one flower. How very sad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lily looks happy in her replenished spring, huh? It's so much more beautiful here when there's water flowing. Do you think this water flows to all parts of Flower Fields? I've heard that this water is absolutely bursting with healthy nutrients. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a hedge maze. I hope we don't get lost. I'm not very good at mazes. Still, I know you'll get us through all right. You're Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I love rose gardens! Roses are just the best. Although they do have thorns, don't they? All of the most beautiful flowers have thorns. At least that's what they say. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This area is full of flowers. Red flowers, blue flowers, yellow flowers...even orange flowers are blooming. It looks like there are a lot of Lakitus in bloom, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, a flower blowing lots of bubbles! Will wonders never cease? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Sun Tower. This is where the sun comes to rest. Do you think it's waiting here or being forced to stay? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green, purple and red... the platforms are all different colors. If you jump on them hard, they'll move up and down. We need to figure out the right order to move them in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are flower patches bordering this path. It looks peaceful, but there are lots of briar patches and enemies around, so be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What happened to the wall here? It looks like it collapsed. This place seems very different from the rest of Flower Fields. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! We're in the clouds! We're floating!. It feels comfy, but I just don't quite trust it. Mario, am I sinking? Am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're way up in the air. Since we're on a cloud, we must be close to Star Haven. Do you think the Star Spirits are OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tree's been cut down here. And there's a well. Do you think we can get water from there? You never know, something might be living in there... What if something weird jumps out at us? Well, it could! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at all the flowers. Even the flowers blooming along the road are beautiful here in Flower Fields. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, if you like flowers, this is the place to be. Look at all the foliage! Hey, by the way, blue trees produce Bubble Berries. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since it's called Flower Fields, you know there have to be lots of flowers around here. But there are also a few trees. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard from Goompa that Shiver City is covered with snow all year round. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Shiver City. It's usually completely covered with snow and ice. It's perfect for penguins. It's a bit cold for me. You seem to be fine, though. How do you do it, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like we could go skating on that frozen pond. Skating is tons of fun! I don't know, though... Do you think that ice might break? Oh, you might also notice that gate over there. It leads out into the highlands. The path from that gate leads all the way to Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's too bad we broke the ice in that pond, huh? Now we can't go skating! What a pity! That gate is the way between the village and the cold hills beyond. A guard is always stationed there. If you follow the path from that gate, eventually you'll come to Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This path is pretty clear of snow, don't you think? Do you think people clear it off, or does the snow just melt? Bit of a mystery, eh, Mario? I wonder if the good citizens of Shiver City have an answer for it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at all those snowmen standing in a line. I wonder who made them... And why. They kind of look like they're watching the path. They look pretty cold, too... but I guess snowmen like cold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we're still on the path, but it feels more wild here. If we travel east from here, we'll hit Starborn Valley. Shiver City is way off to the west. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Starborn Valley. Merle makes his home here, along with Ninjis and Toads. They look after Star Kids until they go up to the sky. It must be a hard work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Shiver Mountain. This is a very cold, dangerous climb. Be careful. OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel like we're on the edge of the world up here. Seriously! This is a really remote place to go adventuring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, climbing this mountain is really hard! You'd think the path to a palace dedicated to the Stars would be a lot less trying on the legs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Walk carefully up here or else you may slip, Mario. That would be a long, long way down, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a strange place this is! It's bright even in the cave... This must be the small cave that Merle told us about. There's something strange about this place... Even the walls seem suspicious to me for some reason. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the door to the Crystal Palace. We can get in from here. It must've been tough to get building materials up here! Don't you think it would've been more convenient if they had built it at a lower elevation? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So spacious! You gotta love the high ceilings, huh, Mario? You could set up a basketball court in here! The rich really know how to live! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room is pretty cramped. I wonder what it was used for. Servants quarters, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this like a waiting room? I don't know how people could deal with so many rooms. It's totally confusing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even though we're indoors, it's still freezing in here! I mean, seriously, the floor's frozen... I hate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, these rooms all seem to look alike, huh? It seems symmetrical. You know, the left side is a mirror image of the right side. It'll be really easy to get lost in here. Continue with care. OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a long corridor, huh? Even the wallpaper around here looks frozen. Although I do very much like the star pattern. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a long corridor, huh? Hey! That's our reflection in the floor! It's like a mirror! This place almost makes me miss the desert. I'm freezing! How can you stand it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, have you noticed our reflection on the floor? I don't trust a floor this shiny. I bet it's slippery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk about cold! My knees are knocking! My teeth are chattering! Don't you have any problems at all, Mario? Let's keep moving so I don't freeze into a Goombsicle. I've had all I can stand... ...must leave this fridge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like your basic passage. Since we're in a palace, I'll call it a palatial passage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange... The reflected room looks slightly different... Funny, huh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-ha! It's a cave, isn't it? It's nice to get a breath of fresh air, but I must say that it's even colder out here than in there. Unbelievable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The architecture of this place is really bizarre. We pass back and forth through these glass walls... Not knowing what's a mirror and what's not really bugs me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An indoor bridge? Now I've seen everything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The official line on this palace is that it's temporarily closed because of the snow and ice. Do you think Kolorado would research this place? I wonder if he's already planning a trip here... Maybe he's never heard of the palace at all. Or maybe he just has no clue how to get up here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's easy to believe that this place was originally built as a palace to honor the Stars of the sky. Merle said that, didn't he? It's terrible that people have forgotten it and don't come here anymore. What a waste. Maybe after we clear it, the tourist trade will start anew. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one big stone statue. Even you couldn't budge a statue that massive, Mario. If it were just a bit smaller, we could probably push it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a mysterious stone statue. This palace seems to have cornered the market on mysterious stone statues, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The blue decorating scheme makes this place feel so cold. Some warm tones would help. ...So...very...cold... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think my body temperature has dropped about ten degrees since we've been here. I should've kept that scarf we gave to the snowman. Mario, you don't look cold. Is it just because I'm a Goomba or because you're a fine-tuned adventuring machine? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! You can reach far-off objects by jumping and kicking Kooper's shell, isn't that right? So he can activate switches that are across wide gaps or even in reflections, right? I wish I could do that, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Albino Dinos... They seem to turn and face us when we talk to 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm...a back door. You think it's going to be a dead end up ahead? Hey, by the way... What do you think the Star Spirits are up to right now? I was just thinking of 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought you already knew that you could activate switches by giving them some sort of shock. You can use Kooper or Bombette to do it, you know. Don't forget! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I've determined that there's nothing here but cold, and I don't like it at all!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All the rooms look alike around here. Did they design this area to intentionally confuse us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how far we've gone. I really can't say enough good things about the star decorations here. I mean it. It's such a pity that people don't visit here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrr... It's so cold. This cold is gonna give me a cold... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I never trust polished floors because they're often slippery. I really don't want to fall and bump my head. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My reflection is weird. Seeing myself in the floor is starting to freak me out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like we can take a break here, doesn't it? If only we had some hot cocoa, we could take a real rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Bowser's Castle. This appears to be the hangar for Bowser's vehicles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy! Bowser's Castle. Talk about your basic eerie atmosphere, huh? Oh... I'm nervous and excited at the same time. We're heading for the final fight at last! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are we still outside the castle or what? Let's hurry through here. OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've gotta hand it to him. Bowser's Castle is amazing! Such creative use of lava flows! It's just like that volcano! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a covered hallway in Bowser's Castle. It doesn't look like anything's amiss in here. Let's press on, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These stairs aren't lighted very well, are they? I wonder how deep below ground they go. Bowser should really look into some ambient lighting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a prison cell where Toads are being held. You know... There are Toads here...and beds... It's kind of like a Toad House! Do you think that I'm just an incurable optimist? Well, what's wrong with that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a covered hallway. I can sum up the decorations in two words: pure Bowser! Such dark colors and drab lighting! What terrible taste! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at the size of that stone Bowser face! He's pretty scary looking. That face gives me the creeps, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's an underground prison cell, Mario. Are you sure you can find the way back to where we were before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder where all this lava comes from? Don't you think it's odd? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lava seems to have hardened as it cooled off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava, lava, lava! There's such a thing as too much lava, that's for sure. Mario, are you all right in this heat? Boy, it's hot! This adventure has just been one extreme or the other. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, walking on newly hardened lava is not exactly something that your average Goomba gets to experience. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The only way to cross the lava is to have somebody carry us. If we could find a way to cool the lava off, we could probably walk on it, though. And if we have to pass through lava flows, we can have Bow hide us from danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we're cooking! I mean, now we're not cooking! It's still hot, but not, you know, burning hot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a treasure chest. Things are looking up. The lava has even cooled. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the source of the lava. It's miserably hot when it's flowing. It's not so bad when it's cooled off, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems to be a cave. Are we below the castle? It's so dark. They must have had problems setting up lights down here. What a pain for us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems to be a cave. Are we below the castle? It's so dark. How long can this darkness possibly last? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! We're back inside Bowser's Castle. There's a stone pedestal with Bowser's face carved on it. What poor taste! What an egomaniac! If we push that thing, what do you think will happen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a hall in Bowser's Castle. I wonder where it leads. We have to hurry! And yet, we should also be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the storage room for Bowser's Castle. It looks like one of his subjects is selling his stuff. Ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're somewhere inside Bowser's Castle. This hall is quite large. It also looks well fortified. I wonder if there's anything good around here? An attack item, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure Bowser's going to be surprised. I'm sure he'd never believe that we could make it this far. I can't wait to see the expression on his face. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Bombette were about three times bigger, we could just blow all these walls up. It would certainly let us move through these areas a lot faster. But that's probably not a good idea. It would be far too dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room is one big ego massage for Bowser. I wish we could crush all these statues to dust. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a covered hallway in Bowser's Castle. There's no place to hide around here, that's for sure. Not that we need one, Mario! Who'd hide? Not me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think those windows open to outside or to the inner part of the castle? I'm getting totally turned around in here. This castle really is huge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a room without a window. It also has a chandelier with no lights in it. I'm getting the feeling that Bowser is really going for the dark, gothic look in here. Maybe he hates bright lights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All the torches hanging over there... Doesn't their pattern strike you as sort of suspicious? It's almost as if there's a hidden meaning there. What do you say we try to remember it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we keep passing through the same room. Do you think, perhaps, that somebody's messing with us? Well, it's a waste of time to just keep running around with no clue about what we're doing. It's kind of like what happened in Forever Forest. Say...those torches might hold a clue for us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Again with the Bowser faces! I'm sick of looking at his ugly mug! Let's find the real Bowser and show him who's boss! And then I can meet Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the outside of Bowser's Castle. Even the outside feels gross and ominous. Maybe he wasn't so bad until he moved here. Living in a such a dank place isn't good for the soul. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many halls have we been through? I wonder what this one leads to... To Bowser's room? Maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what this reminds me of? A ghost story! This would make the perfect setting for a freaky ghost story! We could have Bow and her friends play the scary parts. Remind me to do that some time back at Toad Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a prison cell within Bowser's Castle. A lot of Toads are here. It's a bit strange... Why would Bowser ever need this many prison cells? Do you think there are that many prisoners? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we've already come really far. But we're not at Bowser's room yet. Where could it be? This place is so complicated! That Bowser... I really don't like him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I smell treasure!" Isn't that a good Kolorado imitation? Mario? Wasn't that right on? I wonder what Kolorado's doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a corridor of sorts. I guess it's more like an elevated skyway, though. If a guy were afraid of heights, his legs would probably tremble and he'd probably freak out. Gulp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, if I were designing a castle, I wouldn't put in so many corridors. Well, whatever. You can't expect Bowser to have good taste. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at all these carvings of Bowser's ugly mug! It's really shameless! I guess he thinks he's cool. Hey, incidentally, about those stone pedestals... Some move and some don't, so check 'em all out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! This corridor has much lower ceilings, huh? I guess I had gotten used to really high ceilings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In case you don't know by now, some of these Bowser pedestals can be pushed and others can't. In many cases, you can push them from either the right or left sides. I wonder where I heard that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a hidden passage. It's a bit dark, huh? That's all right. I can sense that something good's in here.♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some of these Bowser pedestals can be pushed and others can't. In many cases, you can push them from either the right or left sides. If they move, you can be sure they're covering a hidden passage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See! A hidden passage. This one doesn't seem to be hiding anything interesting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Nothing. This room's just a dead end. How worthless. Let's go back to the room where the pedestals are and check 'em out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This hidden passage looks promising, doesn't it? It must lead somewhere... You know, I hope we're going the right direction. I feel kind of disoriented. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've certainly seen many kinds of treasure on our adventures, haven't we, Mario? There's one that I would value above all others, though. I would keep it in the safest place I know... Mario, please give me your autograph!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stairs again! Do you think Princess Peach's Castle is at the top of 'em? We're almost there, Mario! I can feel it! Onward! The princess awaits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the archaeologist, Kolorado. He's famous as both a scholar and an explorer. Unfortunately, he's also renowned for his carelessness. He's wild about treasures and ancient secrets, so he's always taking off around the world on some adventure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa from the excavation team. The team is assisting Kolorado. That looks like hard work. Doing chores in this heat? Ugh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Chuck Quizmo. He tries to quiz anybody who speaks to him. He pops up in various towns and villages, but that doesn't mean he's easy to find. What do you think his deal is? Personally, I'm a little more interested in his assistant. She's cute! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is one of the castle maids. Seeing as the castle has up and disappeared, I guess they've decided to take a holiday. Traveling does have a way of refreshing the body and mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is one of the castle maids. They're all traveling together. They're quite good friends. I've never seen 'em apart! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is one of the castle maids. She's always been very curious. I wonder what kind of trip they're taking. It's definitely not going to be as difficult as our journey, but I'm kind of curious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jr. Troopa. He used to boot us out of the forest near Goomba Village. He thinks he's pretty tough. As far as I can tell, he goes around picking fights with people who are stronger than he is. Talk about dumb! His hobbies are working out and ordering stuff by mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Toad who hands out prizes at the radio Trading Event. If you take the item mentioned on the radio, he'll hook you up with a rare item. You really should participate in the Trading Event, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a gorgeous lady named Merluvlee. I can't believe I'm in the same room with her! She foresees events and uses her magic powers to find what you're looking for. She's very accurate. I think I'm in love... She's incredible! Pinch me, will you, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Merlow. He's about the same age as I am. I wanna play with him when we finish our adventure. I guess he trades Star Pieces for Badges. Merluvlee, who's downstairs, is his sister. He's so lucky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's an old Star Spirit. His name is Eldstar. He reminds me of my grandpa. He's a revered person who lives in Star Haven, way up beyond the sky. Uh...a revered star, I mean. I wonder why he's here. He should be in Star Haven. And why does he look so... dim? I can see right through him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's the Star Spirit, Misstar. She was imprisoned by Bowser in Mt. Lavalava. Her life must've been really tough recently. But she still looks pretty. ♥ ♥ ♥ Boy, she makes me see stars! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad. He never fails to go for a walk, even if it's nasty out. He also loves cleaning for some reason. He cleans like crazy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a merchant by the name of Rip Cheato. Who knows why he set up here... I guess it doesn't matter. People can sell stuff wherever they want. It's their choice. I actually kind of like it here. It's like a secret fort! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Russ T. Everyone says he's the smartest Toad around. He's always happy to share his vast knowledge with people. He's filled me in on things plenty of times. He knows a lot of things I can only guess at. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's The Master of the Dojo. He's been training students at the Dojo for years. My grandpa told me he's incredibly strong. He doesn't look like it, though. I think he just got back from a long journey where he trained with fighters stronger than he is. What dedication! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chan. He's one of the trainees who seem to always be at the Dojo. He worships The Master. I mean, it's all well and good for Chan to admire The Master, but I prefer Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the trainees who's always at the Dojo. His name is Lee. He's like an older brother to Chan. Lee respects The Master above all else and hangs on every word he says. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Toad runs this shop. He buys, sells and checks items. If you don't manage what you're carrying well, you may not be able to hold everything. Check items when you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is always standing in front of the gate. Is it his job, maybe? He looks as if he's asleep on his feet, but he actually knows quite a bit about the town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad always stands in front of the shop. He knows all about items. He never moves, as far as I can tell. Maybe he's trying to get a tan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is always very excited about whatever news he has. He's a little crazy. Even so, it's a good idea to listen to him. He may be a little excitable, but he always has news. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad claims that he and his girl are in love. But just the other day, he told me he liked a different girl! What a cad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Toads are in love. They're so in love, they don't even notice what's going on. Unless you like seeing public displays of affection, I wouldn't talk to them. They're shameless. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She is the oldest of these three Toad sisters. Apparently they call themselves the "Three Beautiful Sisters." I personally don't think they're that attractive, but I guess for Toads, they are. Goombas and Toads think about beauty in different ways, I guess. What do you think, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She is the second oldest of these three Toad sisters. Apparently they call themselves the "Three Beautiful Sisters." She obviously works pretty hard with makeup to look gorgeous. I guess... kind of cute... What do you think, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She is the youngest of these three Toad sisters. Apparently they call themselves the "Three Beautiful Sisters." She says she's cute. I definitely think she's the cutest of the three. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He doesn't seem to have any particular reason to be at the Dojo. He's not fighting. He just loiters around, checking out the fighters. Maybe he just likes watching tough guys. I bet he'll cheer for us if we challenge The Master. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This family man ordinarily works at Peach's Castle. He was on his day off when the castle disappeared. Talk about your basic lucky coincidence! Wow! He's a very reliable worker at the castle... but he never does chores around the house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's the homemaker here. She's ordinarily very relaxed and easygoing. Since her lazy husband is home, she's working harder than ever right now. The housework piles up every day, but somehow she manages it all with no help. Where does she get the energy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Toad kids. He likes his father so much that he always tries to sneak into the castle. He's about the same age as I am. We sometimes play together when I come to Toad Town. I guess he's a pretty good friend of mine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad kid who wants to be really powerful. He thinks that having power solves everything. His way of thinking is a little bit different from mine. He's a good enough guy, though, when we play together. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad has tried his skills at the Dojo. That takes guts... Someday I'm gonna try it all by myself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a stubborn and mysterious old man. His name is Merlon. He uses magical powers to look into the future. I've listened to his stories before and they're really long. I try to pay attention but... sometimes I fall asleep. Still, his fortune-telling is supposedly right on. I don't know personally, but my Goompa told me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Paratroopa looks extremely serious. And stubborn. And hardheaded. If you have a letter coming, he'll give it to you. I wonder if he has one for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His name is Parakarry. He's a Paratroopa who works for the post office. He's well known for being the slowest mailman around. A slow mailman? That can't be good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's pretty funky. His name is Rowf. He sells Badges. He travels all over the world, buying and selling things. I'm a little jealous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rhuff. He's Rowf's kid. He looks just like Rowf, right? He's supposed to be helping, but it looks like he's a pain... Hmmm, well, it's Rowf's problem. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She takes care of flowers. Her name is Minh T. Nobody can match her skill at growing flowers. She must have a green thumb. Flowers feel Minh T.'s love and show it in their blooms. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a funny color for a Toad. I've never seen him before. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a funny color for a Toad. He reminds me of someone, though... But who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a funny color for a Toad. You know, I don't think I want to know this guy. He looks like bad news. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a funny color for a Toad. He looks...a little off. He's trying to be cool, but he's failing big time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This friendly Toad loves to run his mouth. He's a bit of a gossip. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy knows tons of gossip. His favorite subject is the brother and sister who live on Shooting Star Summit. Sometimes it's tough dragging information out of him. But then again, sometimes it's worth it if you're curious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad... I'll tell you a secret. He's a huge fan of the princess. He told me once that he has a big collection of her photos. What a lovesick fool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy often knows rumors. He's counting on you, Mario. You won't let him down, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems like this Toad is always in love with someone. Right now, he likes Minh T. I think he's in good spirits. As long as he can be near her, he'll be happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad who often thinks about going south. Maybe his girlfriend's there. Or maybe he just has a lot of friends from that area. He's pretty chatty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the manager of a Toad House. These havens are all over the world, usually manned by a Toad. When you're exhausted, you should stay at one and recover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Bub-ulbs. Bub-ulbs are a type of talking plant. Aren't they hilarious? I think they come from Flower Fields. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's Tayce T., by far the greatest cook around. Trust me, my mom is a really great cook, but even she admits that she could learn a thing or two from Tayce T. Tayce T. will cook for you if you take ingredients to her. C'mon, let's ask her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad guards the path to Forever Forest. He looks timid... Isn't that a bad trait in a guard? Not only does he scare easily, I hear that he's especially afraid of ghosts. Seeing as Forever Forest is supposedly haunted, he must be completely freaked out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is diligent and very hard working. He has a great work ethic. I heard he has a bit of a crush on Merluvlee, who lives on Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She worships Tayce T. because she really loves to cook. She's usually right here. I guess she's kind of Tayce T.'s cooking apprentice right now. My mother also admires Tayce T. She always says that she wants to learn how to cook from her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad can't keep his mouth shut. He's an incurable gossip. I have to wonder what he says behind our backs... To be honest, I'd love to find out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He always talks about what he wants to be when he grows up. He's constantly changing his goals. I guess that's natural. It's good to have a dream to chase, don't you think? I have a couple dreams. I'm living one of 'em right now! Who'd have thought I'd actually have an adventure with Mario?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is pretty smart. I wonder where he gets all of his information. There's a rumor that this is the Toad who writes the Toad Town Times. There's also a rumor that Luigi is the one who writes it. I wonder which rumor is true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is constantly running his mouth. When I'm with Gooma, he boasts about his pet a lot. He's a huge gossip. You can't believe everything he says. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a flower. I guess that's pretty obvious... It doesn't seem to move like an ordinary flower, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A Bub-ulb. Talking flowers seem weird... Didn't I hear that Bub-ulbs live in Flower Fields? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the station master of Dry Dry Railroad in Toad Town. The motto of Dry Dry Railroad is, "We are generous, polite and safe." Yeah, that's catchy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad never seems to leave the station. He loves trains, so he makes excuses to travel all over. When he's not on one of his trips, he watches the trains at the station. Did I mention he loves trains? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a very caring Toad. Just by the way she talks, I get the sense that she's generous and carefree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's just an average Toad. He apparently knows a lot about Dry Dry Desert. He goes there a lot. For work...? Oh, I don't know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad kid acts like an adult. He's always talking about his travels. His favorite trip so far has been on Dry Dry Railroad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Toad kids always seem to be together. They share all their secrets with each other. They're really good friends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad loves Li'l-Oinks. I always see him near Li'l-Oink Farm. He keeps an eye on the Li'l-Oinks from outside the fence. Obviously, he really likes 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He runs a shop. He buys, sells and checks items. Checking is very convenient if you have a lot of items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He talks a lot, this guy. Say, since I travel with you, do you think I'll be famous, too? I wonder if there's any gossip about me yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is pretty wary. He doesn't believe most of the rumors that people spread. But he wants attention, so he listens well and keeps the rumors alive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at these cheerful kids! Everything is just fun and games to them. Boy... I feel like a grown-up when I look at kids having such carefree fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're just some Toad children, having a good time outdoors. You have to be careful when they're quiet. You know kids. They're probably up to some mischief. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad kid who follows the other two. He's a little bit shy. When they pick on him, though, he always fights back and he never, ever loses. Despite that, I think those three are really good friends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's always taking a walk around here. She's elegant, don't you think? She's almost too nice to be really elegant, though. Maybe she needs to learn to be more snobby. Then she'd seem really elegant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think this Toad is a guide. He wants to be a Tour Conductor, whatever that is. He's also interested in unique shops and items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's part of the Great Gossip Trio. He can't get enough gossip. They've dedicated their lives to listening to gossip, so they should know everything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's part of the Great Gossip Trio. I wonder when they're gonna get bored with all those rumors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's part of the Great Gossip Trio. I wonder how they keep on top of it all? So much gossip! I'd say your name comes up pretty often, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Toads just moved here. This is the first time they've lived in an actual town. I think they were worried that it'd be too noisy in town. This quiet area seems to suit them well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Toads just moved here. They like peace and quiet. They said they're enjoying living here so far. They think it's quite comfortable. Well, you could just listen to them yourself, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him. I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason. Who knows, though? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He runs this restaurant. He just opened it. He also plays a mean guitar. I'm sure he'll be popular here. I'd like to come here one day with my whole family. I don't like fish, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really hate eating fish. But fishing does look fun... Fishing in the harbor must be pretty relaxing. My dad goes fishing, too. I wonder if he knows this guy... But seriously, I hate fish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Fuzzipede. What a weird little creature! People use Fuzzipedes as fish bait, but they often manage to cut the line. He's pretty robust for such a little guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some folk are calling it a tuna, but it's obviously a whale. Pretty huge, isn't it? I wonder how many Goombas would fit inside one whale? He may look scary, being so big, but his eyes seem kind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a waiter at this restaurant. He said he's working here because he longs to be near Pop Diva. He's really working hard! I bet he's working hard to try to impress her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a singer, the Pop Diva. She...is...so...beautiful! That big earthquake scared her so badly that she forgot how to sing. It's such a pity. Her voice is truly amazing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a singer, the Pop Diva. She...is...so...beautiful! Oh! That voice! That voice will haunt me! I feel like I could listen to it forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He writes songs. They call him Master Poet. He's a pretty cool guy. He's in love with Pop Diva. He's really worried about her. I know just how he feels... Mario, don't laugh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad. I think he's a guide at the port. He goes like this: Welcooooome! Pretty good, huh? Anyway, he knows this area very well. You can ask him all about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever I talk to this Toad, he tells me he wants to go "somewhere by the sea." Sure, it'd be great if there were an island to go relax on, but what if he got out there and there was only ocean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been all over the place. He'll tell you lots of old stories. I heard that he knows lots of stories about Goompa and Koopa Koot. Were they really that famous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad. He seems to be taking a walk and singing off key. Great tune, though! It kind of makes me want to hang out and sing, too. I'm a terrible singer, but this guy might make me sound good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the receptionist Toad for the Playroom. He'll tell you what games there are to play. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He seems to be a customer at the Playroom. I bet he comes here all the time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He seems to come to the Playroom often. He's probably one of their best customers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad both explains and judges the Playroom games. This game is Jump Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad both explains and judges the Playroom games. This game is Smash Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's my grandpa, Goompa. He knows oodles of stuff. Ever since I was a kid, he's been telling me fantastic stories of his youth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's my grandma, Gooma. I hope she lives forever! She's the greatest! When she starts telling old stories, she always says, "When I was young, I was very popular with the boys." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's my dad, Goompapa. He's willing to do anything for us. We can always count on him. He doesn't really look like it, though. But did you see him fixing stuff after that earthquake? That's when I knew he was cool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's my mom, Goomama. She sometimes gets on my nerves when she worries too much about me, but I still love her lots. Don't tell her what I just said! Seriously, Mario! Promise me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's my sister, Goombaria. She's a spoiled girl, but still, everyone's always nice to her. Why? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a regular Toad. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. He's the manager of this Toad House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Luigi. I don't have to say anything about him, do I? He's your brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad House employee. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. He runs this Toad House. He looks kind of bored. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Koopa Troopa merchant who sells goods. He also checks and buys stuff. You might want to buy some stuff from him if we're going somewhere dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Koopa Troopa from scenic Koopa Village. He's like the welcome wagon. He seems to be a pretty jolly Koopa Troopa. Just look at his face! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it only my imagination or did Koopa Troopas used to walk around on four legs? I guess that was a really long time ago, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopas sunbathe in their shells when it's sunny out. Supposedly, a lot of Koopa Troopas set trends and are totally fashionable. I guess they have different tastes from mine... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Koopa Troopa obviously loves the radio. He's always listening to it. He seems to prefer music to the news reports. Who wouldn't? I like music, too. How about you, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Bob-omb. He used to work inside Koopa Bros. Fortress. Now he lives here among the Koopa Troopas. He sometimes blows up at very inappropriate times. Not that it's such a big deal, but somebody might get mad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Bob-omb. He's from inside the walls of Koopa Bros. Fortress. Even if he explodes, you'll be fine as long as you stay a good distance away. You never know when these Bob- ombs might go off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Bob-omb. He used to be stuck in the jail at Koopa Bros. Fortress. He must have escaped. Now he lives with his friends in Koopa Village. Koopa Village is quite the popular place now. I wonder how they're dealing with the population boom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's the wife of Kolorado, who's an archaeologist and explorer. She always worries about him. You know, I like adventure, too. I can totally see my future wife being like that, always worried about brave Goombario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a pity that he's missing his shell. How embarrassing! His name is Kooper. I wonder if he'd be our friend for life if we got his shell back for him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the oldest Koopa in Koopa Village. His name is Koopa Koot. He's famous for being selfish, stingy and impatient. He doesn't ask for things that are impossible, but you can bet the tasks will be hard and time- consuming. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Koopa Troopa from Koopa Village. You know, when Koopas are in a hurry, they slide on the undersides of their shells. You wouldn't see anyone doing that around here. These guys are never in a hurry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Koopa Troopa from Koopa Village. As you can see, most Koopa Troopas are easygoing but a little bit shy. There are some exceptions, but he seems to be typical. You gotta love the easygoing types, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Koopa Troopa from Koopa Village. He's easygoing, but he seems to have a sense of justice, too. Sometimes the fight for justice is dangerous, you know. Goompa told me that we must always be strong inside, or else we could get hurt. I'm trying to be strong, just like this Koopa. I respect him for that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Koopa Troopa from Koopa Village. He's pretty mellow. He doesn't even care if he's surrounded by all kinds of noise. As long as nothing interferes with his personal space, he doesn't care what goes on in town. It must be nice to have a such stress-free personality. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Bob-omb. He was jailed at Koopa Bros. Fortress. He probably came here after escaping. The kind Koopa Troopas welcomed him with open arms. How neighborly! He must be overjoyed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Bob-omb was in jail at Koopa Bros. Fortress. He decided to settle here. With his friends as roommates, it's bound to be noisy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Bob-omb who was in jail at Koopa Bros. Fortress. He made a home in Koopa Village. I always thought that all Bob- ombs did was continually blow each other up, but... I guess I was wrong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's named Bombette. That pink is adorable! She does seem to be pretty strong willed. Her future boyfriend might be in for some trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Bob-omb's been jailed. I wonder what he did to the Koopa Bros.? I thought that Bob-ombs and Koopa Bros. worked together in harmony... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Bob-omb's been jailed. Do the Koopa Bros. have short tempers, you think? If we had a Bob-omb on our side during battle, it would really catch the Koopa Bros. off guard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Bob-omb's been jailed. It really seems to dislike the Koopa Bros. Say, I wonder who'll live here if we manage to boot out the Koopa Bros.? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Bob-omb's been jailed. I wonder if they get hurt when they blow themselves up? I mean, they blow up all the time, so they must enjoy it. Once they start exploding, they can't stop! It blows my mind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Kent C. Koopa. He's... pretty large and greedy. He seems to be in our way... We can't slip past him because he's too big, but he'll let us go by if we give him some coins. He's huge, but remember, he's just a Koopa Troopa. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the station master at the Mt. Rugged Station. He looks just like the one in Toad Town. Why is that? Is it because of his uniform... or the pattern on his head? Pretty cool uniform, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Parakarry, a Paratroopa who delivers letters. He's got some problems. It must be nice to have wings. He can fly anywhere. All postmen should have wings. You know, some people say that if you help someone in trouble, good things will happen to you. You know, karma. What? You've never heard that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad works at the local travel agency. It's called Toad Town Tours. They like to personally inspect sites for future tours. I wonder what people could possibly want to see in the desert or on Mt. Rugged? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Dryite. He hangs around this station all the time. He must like traveling by train, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A flower, I think. But... Do most flowers move like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A Bub-ulb. I don't know why, but they give out Seeds. Boy, if there are lots of these guys in Flower Fields, it must be a hopping place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad loves to study the creatures of the world. She's really into conservation. She doesn't want anything to become extinct. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the archaeologist, Kolorado. He's famous as both a scholar and an explorer. Unfortunately, he's also renowned for his carelessness. He's wild about treasures and ancient secrets, so he's always taking off around the world on some adventure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa from the excavation team. The team is assisting Kolorado. That looks like hard work. I wouldn't want to do it. Doing chores in this heat? Ugh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa from the excavation team. The team is assisting Kolorado. People say that excavations are about as boring as you can imagine until you find something. I bet that's true. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Nomadimouse. It looks like he's in mid-journey. I bet he has some amazing stories to tell... A wandering Nomadimouse... Roaming the world...no responsibilities... So lucky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He runs the shop here in Dry Dry Outpost. I don't know... He acts kind of strange. Is he nervous...? Well, he may be suspicious, but he still runs the shop. His stock seems to be made up of pretty normal stuff. I think it's normal... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Nomadimouse who lives in this town. He seems to pay special attention to strangers, like us. He belongs to some kind of shady organization. The organization rules Dry Dry Outpost. So mysterious and dangerous... I can feel my skin crawling! Mario, isn't this exciting? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dryite. The wind out here in the desert is full of stinging sand, so he protects himself by wrapping his face in a cloth. Since their faces are covered, it's tough to tell them apart. I'm pretty sure they're all adults, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dryites look like the heat doesn't even bother them. I wonder why? I'm boiling! And they're all wrapped up in clothes! What gives? Maybe it's because their clothes are wrapped loosely. I could use some threads like that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Dryite is really quiet. He's shy, I guess. But... I don't see any reason for him to be so timid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These Dryites look like they have big heads because they're wrapped in cloth. It's hard to tell them apart since we can see only their eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toaaad in the Deserrrt♪ ...Sorry. This guy's music moved me to song. How about some karaoke! ...Just joking. This composer seems pretty jolly, doesn't he? He makes me wanna dance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Dryite. I've seen him in Toad Town. He earned himself a Degree at the Toad Town Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Dryite has been seen in Toad Town. Why does he look like he's worried about something? Whenever I worried, my Goompa always told me... "When you're feeling lost, ask Merlon to show the way." Merlon's fortune-telling is surprisingly accurate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Sheek. You'd think the guy could shake the dust from his clothes! If I didn't know he was an information trader, I'd say we should steer clear of him. Still, he's our best source for gossip... As adventurers, we have to deal with all kinds! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da Da Da Duuum! Sheek revealed his true self! ...I guess that means he's the boss everyone talks about. Oh... I was expecting Moustafa to look a lot cooler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. I tell you, there's nothing like a quick, refreshing nap! Plus, it's free! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a wizard, Merlee. She casts spells. If you let her cast a spell on you, it may affect you in battle. She's one of a pair of twins. The other one is Merluvlee, from Shooting Star Summit. When I look at a woman as beautiful as this, it makes me feel all strange! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dryite. It's hard to tell whether he's old or young because of that cloth that's wrapped around his face. What do you think? Young or old? I'm betting young... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dryite. This guy looks to be pretty easygoing. Who can be easygoing in this heat? I'm cooking! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Nomadimouse who never strays from the back street in Dry Dry Outpost. He loves to stay near the lovely wizard. Ah, a rival for her affections! Just joking. He's obviously fond of Merlee. Maybe he just doesn't have anywhere better to go. He's always just sitting here. There's no reason to move... His beloved is here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Nomadimouse who likes telling old tales. He knows much of the history of this town. The legend surrounding this town is very mysterious. I wish my hometown had such a cool legend! Then I could act mysterious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Dryite has been to Shooting Star Summit. I bet he was pretty impressed. And cold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Oaklie. He lives in Forever Forest. He guards the entry to Forever Forest to prevent wanderers from getting lost. He helps any townsfolk who get lost inside. That beard... For some reason, I feel like yanking it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a flower. I think... It doesn't seem to move like an ordinary flower, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It's a Bub-ulb. The flower we saw must be the top of his head. He hands out Seeds. I'm willing to bet that these Seeds are really important. Let's plant 'em, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Boo called Bootler. He's the manager of the mansion and the personal assistant of Lady Bow. Ordinarily his title would be "butler." Being a butler is hard work. Hmm... Maybe I'm just imagining this, but doesn't it look like he's enjoying himself? Maybe he likes hard work?? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Boo runs the shop. Nice selection, huh? I'm sure he's cornered the Boo market around here. Maybe he was a merchant before he became a Boo. I bet Bow orders most of this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who works at Boo's Mansion. He seems to really like this gloomy place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Boos in this mansion are all big fans of Bow. This Boo is no exception, but he's also interested in the outside world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Boo is guarding a treasure chest. Bow told him to, I guess. She must be pretty scary to command such obedience! Say, don't you think that Boos have the funniest expressions? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Boo appeared as soon as you took those Boots. He looks to me like he might have some useful information. It can't hurt to have a listen, Mario. Why don't you lend him an ear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. He's in love with Bow. If he can occasionally see Bow, his life is complete. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. Have you ever looked closely at Boos? I think they have really charming faces. Just like other creatures, there are some that are cute and some that just aren't. Which is which, though...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. You know, Boos can't be attacked if they're invisible. Isn't that convenient? Whenever trouble appears, they can just disappear until the coast is clear again. I guess they're only in danger if they're taken by surprise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. This land is totally barren. I wonder what Boos find to eat around these parts. Oh yeah. They're ghosts. I guess maybe they don't need to eat anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. Consider this: Is this place lonely because Boos make their home here, or do Boos live here because this place is lonely? .... That riddle's gonna keep me up all night. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. Boos live in this wasted land and scare people. They also take scare-trips to Forever Forest for fun. It must be fun having nothing to do except scare people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. It's hard to tell if they're male or female, isn't it? They should all wear bows like Bow does. That'd make it easier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. You know, I think it's possible for a ghost to be cute and scary at the same time. It all depends on the person they're scaring. What's cute to one may be horrifying to another. This Boo doesn't look that scary. He looks too nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo who lives here in Gusty Gulch. Don't you think Boos have expressive faces? They must do special face exercises to be able to stretch them so much. Pulling a face muscle would hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Boo's hiding in Tubba Blubba's Castle. The castle is terrifying for Boos, so this guy has guts. He must have come to try to find the secret of Tubba Blubba. That monster must have some weakness hidden here! This Boo is willing to risk his own life! So brave... You know, no other Boos will dare come here because Tubba Blubba eats any Boos he finds. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Yakkey, a magical key. It was lucky for us that it spilled the beans about Tubba Blubba's secret... But I wonder what it's going to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a brave Boo. Even though he knows he may be eaten, he's willing to try to help us. How noble! You know, it takes a lot of guts to walk straight into the mouth of danger to help others. I guess he came partly to help us but mostly to help Bow. Every Boo loves Bow, after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone left while this Clubba was sleeping. He must be really tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gourmet Guy. Woow! He's huuuuge! Does this guy ever stop eating? He looks like he'd eat until his stomach blew up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's an employee of the Toy Box station. The employees drive the trains from one station to another and announce the destinations. Don't you think he looks like the station masters at Toad Town and Mt. Rugged Stations? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... This is the lantern that belongs to the Big Lantern Ghost. There's something inside. Do you think it'd come out if we broke it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a guard named Anti Guy. He's all by himself! And he looks totally weak! Although...you never know. Appearances can be deceptive. Just look at me! Hmm... Weak? Or really strong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Shy Guy is just causing trouble in here. He's pretending to shop, but he's not buying anything. Hey, buy something or get out, pal! You hear me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the Village Leader. He's very dignified. Doesn't he look thoughtful and perceptive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Yoshi who is an old friend of the Village Leader. They've known each other since they were kids. I hear they've pulled many a prank together! They must be really close pals if they've been friends for so long. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a blue Yoshi. He's just hanging out here. Maybe he's a Marine Yoshi! You know, because he's blue? ...OK, maybe not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Yoshi is really easy to talk to. I bet everybody likes him. He's so friendly! My Goompa once read me a book that had a Yoshi in it, but I never really thought that they existed. It's so exciting to see 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Yoshi. This Yoshi always hangs out around the village entrance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Yoshi. I've seen pictures in books of these guys. I want to ride on one's back! It's always been a childhood dream of mine... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Yoshi loves food like nobody's business! I wonder what he'd do if we gave him some food made by Tayce T.? He'd freak out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a green Yoshi kid. He's an excitable rascal, huh? Yoshi kids get pretty big. All he wants to do is explore beyond his village. I know how he feels. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a blue Yoshi kid. He thinks he's different from other Yoshi kids. What a cute little guy! I can see how he might get on your nerves, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a purple Yoshi kid. Not a care in the world! Very cute. He seems to like you, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a yellow Yoshi kid. Whoa! He's cheery, huh? This kid is full of pep. I was the same back in the days when I was small. What?I'm still small? Well, yeah, compared to you, I guess I'm still wet behind the ears. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi kids are so cheerful. This red Yoshi kid, though, looks pretty mischievous. He looks like a little scamp. I bet he gets into all sorts of trouble and doesn't regret it a bit. What? That's like me? Marioooo! C'mon! Take it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Yoshi who's set up a little shop on the island. He sells, checks and buys items. Remember, shops are different in different parts of the world. I see items in this shop that you can't get anywhere but here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Raven. Ravens are short and chubby. They're pretty fluffy, too. And somewhat cuddly. And soft. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Raven. Ravens are really cute. I told Kooper that, and he said I had weird taste. What's so weird about that? Aren't they cute, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Raven. He looks good in black. Can we take him with us, Mario? He doesn't want to go? What a bummer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Raven. Ravens only say "caw" unless they think they have something really important to tell you. They only tell important stuff to people they trust. I wish they'd tell us something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Raven. Ravens are really cute. I told Kooper that, and he said I had weird taste. What's so weird about that? Aren't they cute, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the Toad of the Toad House. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. This Toad House is kind of a Resort Hotel. The Toad here seems to like his job. It's one long vacation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's a Cheep Cheep. Her name is Sushie. She's sort of meddlesome. At least that's what the Yoshi kids say. According to them, she tries to control their lives. I think she's just trying to take care of them, but she doesn't seem to be succeeding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Raphael the Raven, the guardian of this jungle. Look at the size of this guy! He's enormous! I bet there's nothing he can't do. Doesn't he seem trustworthy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a flower, I guess. It doesn't seem to move like an ordinary flower, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! A Bub-ulb. I don't know why it's growing here. It's a very strange flower, don't you think? This Seed... I bet it's something very important. Important to Bub-ulbs, anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Heart Plant. These grow only on Lavalava Island. When you touch one, it gently stretches out its stem to welcome you. If you're lucky, it'll also give you a heart when it uncoils. Nice, huh? There's a species of mean plant that imitates it, though. Is this one good or bad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M. Bush. This bizarre creature is only found in the jungles of Lavalava Island. It pretends to be a bush, but it's actually a hunter waiting to surprise prey. I don't wanna be prey. Do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bub-ulb. It's one of many talking flowers in Flower Fields. Boy, it seems like as soon as creatures learn to communicate, they learn to gossip. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, a lot of the flowers in Flower Fields will answer you if you talk to 'em. They're probably our best source of news around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of flowers live here, huh? They're so...so very... uh...beautiful, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bub-ulb. The flowers around here hate cloudy weather. They need the sun's rays! I don't like the rain, either, because I can't play outside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Tolielip. He definitely knows a lot about Flower Fields. Unfortunately, he's a liar. You can figure out his riddles, can't you, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a red flower that guards a gate. Red is a passionate color. Goombaria knows a lot about the subtle languages of flowers and colors. She talks and talks and talks until I can't take it anymore! As a result, I've learned a lot of what she knows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a yellow flower that guards a gate. Yellow is a friendly color. Yellow also means "Caution!" in many cultures, though. Maybe we should be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a blue flower that guards a gate. Blue... It's the color of the sea and sky. It's supposed to calm you. I also heard that it can ruin your appetite for some reason. Do you think that's true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This flower is named Petunia. She's obsessed with Seeds. She's pretty talkative. She says she doesn't do anything with the Seeds. She just collects them. Collecting Seeds? Talk about a boring hobby! Don't you think so, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's Posie. A lily. She looks generous and kind, doesn't she? Of course, sometimes the kindest looking characters turn into the scariest when you make 'em mad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lily. She says she's guarding this spring. I get the sense that she's easily distracted. She's off in her own little world a lot of the time. It's kind of a problem if you want to get any information from her. She seems to drift off even while you're talking to her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you know? A rose called Rosie! She loves it here in the garden. She's pretty full of herself. I guess she thinks she's the prettiest of all flowers. She is quite beautiful... She has a strange way of expressing herself, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the sun. Some people call it the "Blessed Sun." It's the source of life for flowers and trees. If it doesn't come out, eventually all plants wither away. Sunshine makes me happy, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lakilester's girlfriend, Lakilulu. When they have arguments, she never backs down. What a cute couple! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bubble Plant. It looks like blowing bubbles makes him really happy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These followers of Bowser run the Puff Puff Machine. They're continuing their evil plan to fill this fair land with clouds. Boy, Bowser and his goons think up the strangest ways to mess with our world, huh? They're really quite creative. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's the wife of Mayor Penguin, who's the mayor of Shiver City. She has a bit of a problem with exaggeration. She loves mystery novels and longs to be a great detective. The way I see it, she's a bit too flighty to be a detective. You, however... I think you'd make a great sleuth, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the mayor of Shiver City, Mayor Penguin. He's a good friend of Herringway, another penguin. Everyone in the village relies on him. He's a little absentminded, but he does his job well. I know I've seen him in Toad Town before. I wonder if he's been to the castle? Ever seen him before, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin who likes gossip. He wanders around the city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a friendly penguin. He seems to be very fair. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a cheerful penguin. He looks fun but a bit reckless. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There aren't many non-penguins, so we stand out in this city. I wonder what this penguin thinks about us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the penguin who sells things in this shop. He also keeps and buys items. By the way, is it only my imagination or are you the only person who ever shops here? I've never seen anyone else here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad of the northern lands runs the Toad House. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. It must be tough working in such a cold place. I wonder what he does to keep his spirits up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These penguins love rumors. They gather together just to gossip. Especially about other people. The tiniest little rumor will spread like wildfire around here if they hear it. Their gossip stays in town, so that's something, at least. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He likes rumors. He doesn't look like the adventurous type at all. If he wants some excitement instead of just gossip, he should eat a Volt Shroom. That'd give him a jolt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin gossips, but at least he takes the time to confirm rumors that he hears. He can still be wrong, though. It doesn't matter if he confirms his sources if the entire basis of the rumor is false. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a pretty easygoing penguin who always gossips. I mean, I like gossip, but... don't these guys get bored recycling all the same rumors? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin likes to gossip. He never goes outside the city, though. He just wanders around here, where it's safe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin's been to the Dojo in Toad Town. He likes to show off his certificate and compare it to ones other people got at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's the penguin patrol! Guardian of the city! He does an adequate job as an investigator, but I wouldn't count on his skills too much. When trouble arises, I think that Mario is the best man for the job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin is the gatekeeper. He guards the city gate night and day. He keeps track of anyone coming or going through Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin made a secret room in his house to hide in. What a cool idea! He's a friend of Mayor Penguin. His name is Herringway, and he writes mystery novels. His secret study, where he writes his novels, is on the second floor. I imagine that he has lots of fans in this city, so I can see why he'd need a secret room. I wouldn't mind reading one of his novels someday. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin has mastered many ways to play with snow and ice. He looks like he could have fun anywhere cold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin likes skating, but he likes rumors even more. Boy, penguins sure do love their rumors, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin is guarding the warehouse. But he lost the Warehouse Key. ...Not the best job of guarding. I guess he figures that he'll just stand there staring and pretend he's doing a good job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This penguin's camped out by Herringway's house. What's he staring at? Is he even awake? He really enjoys looking up at the night sky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a timid penguin. He's terrified of the unknown and is constantly jumping. I wonder who's a bigger coward, this guy or the Toad at Forever Forest? My money's on the Toad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's Merle, the person who controls this valley. He's the one who called you. He's the son of Merlon. That means... Merle must be the father of the fortune-tellers Merluvlee and Merlow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is taking care of the Star Kids. He's dressed for the weather. I don't know why he needs to dress in such warm clothes. His head looks like it'd keep him warm all by itself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is taking care of the Star Kids. It must be tough running after such rascals in deep snow. I mean, Star Kids can fly! It's gotta be tough for a Toad to keep track of 'em while walking on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad is taking care of the Star Kids. Some people say that taking care of kids is like fighting a war every day. I think these Star Kids are OK, though. I'm sure they're grateful for their baby-sitter's hard work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Ninjis. The Ninjis are taking care of the Star Kids. Merle is in charge. He seems really busy, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Ninjis. Because the Ninjis are so small, it must be hard for 'em to keep the Star Kids in line. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Ninjis. The Ninjis are excellent baby-sitters for the Star Kids. Of course, they have to run around constantly, but hey. They're working really hard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Star Kid who isn't allowed to go up to the sky. It doesn't seem to have affected his spirits, though. It's no use worrying about these little guys now, Mario. We'll help 'em soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's one of the Star Kids. Hey, maybe if we make friends with the Star Kids now, they'll grant us tons of wishes later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Star Kid thinks he's made himself invisible. He wants to go up to the sky. OK, but, it's hard to imagine this little prankster granting anyone's wishes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Toad. He was sent here from Princess Peach's Castle. He runs the local Toad House. He doesn't have to take care of any Star Kids. He has his own job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the Ninjis. The Ninjis take care of the Star Kids. I hear that they're great cooks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star Kid--just a baby. Star Kids are so full of life, aren't they? I always wanted a younger brother, you know. It would be fun to get into hijinks with a little bro. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star Kid. She's so cute! She reminds me of Goombaria. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star kid. He wants a younger brother. Hey, so do I! I hope he becomes a great star one day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a snowman. There're so many of snowmen! They don't melt because it's cold here. The way they're standing...they remind me of gatekeepers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Albino Dino. He looks exactly like that stone statue over there. He's a guard for this palace. I never thought you could talk to these creatures! Wouldn't it be something if we made friends with these guys? You know, it seems that they like facing us when we talk to 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Star sells things in this shop. He also checks and buys items. There must be some extremely rare items here. Did you find anything good, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's running an inn. It's just like a Toad House. I never thought we'd find one in Star Haven. This is the first time I've seen a Toad House with no Toad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Star Haven resident. He doesn't look well. Doesn't he know that we rescued all the Star Spirits? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Star Haven resident. He looks like he doesn't have a care, even though Bowser still has the Star Rod. He probably thinks he can't help. Well, to tell the truth, he probably can't, but shouldn't he at least show a little bit of concern? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star Haven resident. It's sad that these wish- granters aren't more energetic. Only the Star Spirits are lively. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star Haven resident. These guys believe that everything will be fine since the Star Spirits have returned. There's still work to be done! I mean, I'm sure it seems great to have the Star Spirits back, but the fight's not over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Star Haven resident. He's filled with hope, now that the Star Spirits are back. It must be tough to wish on a Star when you happen to be a Star yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad worked in the castle. Even though he's in a fix, he's still worrying about Princess Peach. What a brave soul! Doesn't he know that people are worried about him back home? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been captured. He looks like he's all right. I wonder where he worked in Peach's Castle? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He was a soldier at Princess Peach's Castle. He was captured in the takeover. That must have been a pretty bad scene. He looks like he's recovering. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Toad Minister. Uh... Pleasure to meet you! My name is Goombario, sir. I'm Mario's right hand, sir. Just joking. But seriously, one day I'd love to be invited to a castle party. How about it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been captured. Somehow he's been able to set up a Toad House here. How lucky for us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been captured. It must've been scary to be captured, but he looks like he's all in one piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of the captured Toad Soldiers. These guys are counting on you! Let's not let 'em down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Dryite. He came to the party and was dragged into this mess. He seems to be really cold. He must miss the desert. We have to defeat Bowser as fast as we can and get all these brave folks back home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been captured. He's set up a Toad House. We should be thankful for his sacrifice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad's been captured. He spends his days worrying about other people. I guess he doesn't realize how many people are worried about him. We have to get him home to the people who miss him. We must! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a soldier from Peach's Castle. He says he's ashamed that he failed. He and the others tried their best, but they were overcome by Bowser's troops. The fiends who follow Bowser must be tough customers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a penguin from Shiver City. I wonder how he scored an invitation to the party? He must know somebody at the castle or something. Or maybe he was just wandering and got lost... I never get lost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's one of Bowser's followers. He got bored guarding the storage room and decided to start selling stuff. Wow, his job must have been really, really boring. I can imagine. You've gotta wonder, though... I bet if someone found out that he sold stuff to Mario, he'd get punished big time. Maybe he doesn't know who you are, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like Princess Peach, but something just doesn't seem right... I mean, I've never met the Princess, but I thought she was more...sweet. Hey Mario, is she really Princess Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Toad was hiding out in that chest. He's gonna open a Toad House here. Hey Mario, isn't that a stroke of luck? We'll be able to take a rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Hammer can shatter this block. Break it down, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Hammer isn't strong enough to break this block. You might be able to break it with a more powerful Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Hammer can shatter this block. Break it down, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Hammer isn't strong enough to break this block. You might be able to break it with a more powerful Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Hammer can shatter this block. Break it down, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a brick block. You can break it by jumping or by Hammering it. You might find something inside when you break it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a ? block. If you smash it, you'll get something from inside it. A prize in every block! How exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already smashed this! Nothing more will come out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a movable block. You can push it around and even stand on it if you want to. My Goompa used to tell me stories about these blocks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a red ? block. If you smash it, you'll get something from inside it. A prize in every block! How exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a jump pad. You can catch crazy air if you jump on it. If you use it right, you can reach new heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a switch. Something's bound to happen if you jump on it or smash it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a big switch. You may have to Spin Jump on this one to activate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a big switch. You may have to Tornado Jump on this one to activate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a floor switch. Something's bound to happen if you Spin Jump on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a floor switch. Something's bound to happen if you Tornado Jump on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a pipe. It'll take us somewhere. I've heard that they even lead to faraway towns sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a padlock. It looks like we need to find a key to unlock it. I wonder what's on the other side of the door... Let's find the key and find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you see a ! over your head, check the area with {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a sign that points the way to Dry Dry Desert. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is certainly a large rock. It looks cracked... I wonder if we could blow it up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest. Let's open it! I've gotta know what's inside there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a treasure chest. It looks like it's empty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This box looks sort of fragile, but you can't break it with the power level you have now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a wooden box. You can break it if you Spin Jump on top of it. There might be something inside. Let's break it open to find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a wooden box. You can break it if you Tornado Jump on top of it. There might be something inside. Let's break it open to find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This floor looks breakable, but you can't smash it with the power level you have now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this floor if you Spin Jump on top of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this floor if you Tornado Jump on top of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a jack-in-the-box. If you Spin Jump on it, you'll get launched into the air. You can also set it off by smashing it with your Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a jack-in-the-box. If you Tornado Jump on it, you'll get launched into the air. You can also set it off by smashing it with your Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bellbell Plant. It grows only on Lavalava Island and swings like chimes when you touch it. It makes a cool, jingling sound. Well... that's all it does... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Trumpet Plant. It grows only on Lavalava Island and blows star dust from inside its flowers. Sometimes it'll blow out other things, too, so be ready. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Cymbal Bush. It grows only on Lavalava Island and has two stiff petals growing side by side. If you disturb it, the petals slam! Wanna try? I dare you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Munchlesia. It grows only on Lavalava Island. If you jump on it, it'll wrap you up tight and take some of your health. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Spinning Flower. It grows only on Lavalava Island and spins constantly. If you press the {Z} button while on the flower, you'll spin up into the air for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bulb Bush. It grows only on Lavalava Island. If you touch it, it'll give out light for a little bit. It also wiggles a little and will sometimes surprise you. I doubt it would surprise me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you see a ! over your head, check the object or the area with {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Goomba. Goombas are what you'd call "small fries." Actually, they're pretty much the smallest fries. ...Hey, wait! I'm one of 'em! Max HP: 2, Attack Power: 1 Defense Power: 0 You can jump on them or whack 'em with the Hammer. These guys are old school. They've been around since you were in Super Mario Bros.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spiked Goomba. Spiked Goombas are Goombas with spikes on their heads. Max HP: 2, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Whatever you do, don't jump on their spikes or you'll get hurt or even paralyzed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Paragoomba. Obviously, Paragoombas are Goombas with wings. Max Hp: 2, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 You can't hit 'em with the Hammer while they're airborne. If you damage 'em, they'll fall to the ground and become ordinary Goombas. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Red Goomba. He's the older of the two notorious Goomba Bros. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 The Goomba King ordered him to try to stop you. You can take this guy, no prob. He has just a little more HP than an ordinary Goomba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Blue Goomba. He's the younger of the two notorious Goomba Bros. Max HP: 6, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 As you heard in his little speech, he's one of the Goomba King's men. He doesn't look that healthy. He's weaker than his brother. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Goomba King. He's really big. I mean, look at him! He looks really powerful. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 He's the boss of Red Goomba and Blue Goomba. Who cares if he's strong? You're much stronger. Gee, I wonder what he ate to become so big? I'd like to be a bit bigger, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Goomnut Tree. Spiky Goomnuts will fall down if you hit this tree. They'll definitely hurt if they hit us, but it may be worth it to use them against the enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopa Troopa. Everybody knows Koopa Troopas. They're Bowser's followers. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 Their shells are hard. If you can flip 'em over, their defense power will fall to 0 and it will become much easier for you to defeat 'em. You can flip 'em with a POW Block or a Jump attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Paratroopa. No surprise here--Paratroopas are Koopa Troopas with wings. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 When you jump on 'em or use a POW Block, their wings fall off and they become normal Koopa Troopas. It's easy to beat 'em once they're normal Koopa Troopas. Give 'em another Jump attack! They think they're pretty cool because they wear sunglasses, but they're not that tough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Fuzzy. Why do Fuzzies always jump up and down? They need to chill out! Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 The problem with Fuzzies is their quickness. It's really tough to time their attacks. If they latch on to you, watch out! They'll absorb your HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bob-omb. Bob-ombs are pretty temperamental, and they get steaming mad when you attack 'em. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 You'd better not jump on 'em when they're angry or they'll blow up in your face. In fact, stay away entirely. Attack 'em from a distance with items like Hammers. Or you could send in other things, like shells. If they attack when angry, they'll charge in and explode. So you'd better take care of them before they blow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bullet Bill, a kamikaze attacker. If you don't beat Bullet Bills quickly, they'll slam into you and explode. Max HP: 2, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 I'm serious, Mario. These guys will really make us pay if they manage to hit us! We have to beat 'em before they get the chance to strike us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bill Blaster. Bill Blasters are the cannons that shoot out Bullet Bills. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 0, Defense Power: 1 They won't attack us directly, but they'll keep shooting out Bullet Bills as long as they can. It's efficient to attack 'em all at once, but you can also beat 'em one at a time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser...? But he looks kind of...lame. I mean, he's lame anyway, but... Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 Does Bowser really look like this? I always imagined him looking, well, a lot scarier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Red Ninjakoopa. He's the Koopa Bros. leader. He's pretty much just a normal Koopa Troopa, though. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 He has a little bit of defense power, but you can flip him over by jumping on him, just like a normal Koopa Troopa. Let's flip him over quick! Otherwise, the Bros. may form a tower and do their famous spinning attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Black Ninjakoopa. Black is pretty fashionable... Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 He has a little bit of defense power, but you can flip him over by jumping on him, just like a normal Koopa Troopa. Let's flip him over quick! Otherwise, the Bros. may form a tower and do their famous spinning attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Yellow Ninjakoopa. Yellow reminds me of curry. Isn't that a weird thing to think of in the middle of a battle? Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 He has a little bit of defense power, but you can flip him over by jumping on him, just like a normal Koopa Troopa. Let's flip him over quick! Otherwise, the Bros. may form a tower and do their famous spinning attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Green Ninjakoopa. He looks exactly the same as a normal Koopa Troopa. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 1 He has a little bit of defense power, but you can turn him over by jumping on him, just like a normal Koopa Troopa. Let's flip him over quick! Otherwise, the Bros. may form a tower and do their famous spinning attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopa Bros. have formed a tall Koopa tower! Max HP: ?, Attack Power: ?, Defense Power: ? I'm not sure about this... They do a spinning attack with the whole gang piled high atop one another. Hit 'em with a Hammer or something to make 'em unstable. After that, any attack should knock 'em down. If you use an explosion, you can make 'em fall down at once. If you flip 'em over, the battle will nearly be ours! Beat 'em one by one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was his name? Jr. Troopa? I don't remember exactly... ...Just joking, kid! Max HP: 15, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 1 He looks so adorable hiding in his egg, doesn't he? So cute! It should be a snap to beat him now. ...I think. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Monty Mole. Monty Moles are rock-throwing moles, big time mischief-makers. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Ugh. They have kind of scary looking faces. They're pretty weak, though. Maybe they wear sunglasses because they have really sensitive eyes. Or maybe they're just hip. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Cleft. Clefts are pretty strong, so you'd better be careful. Max HP: 2, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 2 Their specialty is pretending to be rocks, so watch your step on the mountain. You'll get hurt if you jump on the spikes on their heads. You know, there's courage in running away sometimes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Pokey, an evil cactus. Pokeys attack by throwing parts of their bodies or by coming up close and falling on you. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Be careful fighting them! It'll hurt if you jump on their spiky heads! They also have an annoying habit of calling in reinforcements. Let's beat 'em quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bandit. Bandits bump into you hard and shake up your pockets. They can steal up to 10 coins. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They'll slyly approach and then slam into you all of a sudden. If you can damage them in an attack, you can get your stolen coins back. Let's beat 'em before they can make off with our loot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Pokey Mummy. Pokey Mummies are Pokeys that dried out and became mummies then went to live in the ruins. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Careful! They have spikes on their heads! Trust me--it'll hurt if you jump on 'em. The mummification also made 'em poisonous. If you get poisoned when they attack you, you'll take damage for a while. What do you say we beat 'em before they can poison us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Buzzy Beetle. Buzzy Beetles are cute-- but mean. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 2 Fire attacks don't work very well against these hardheads. If you can flip 'em, though, their defense power falls to 0. Keep flipping 'em, Mario! I heard that they used to flourish all over the place, but now they're only found in dark, shadowy places. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Swooper, a ghost bat. Swoopers got their name because they swoop down out of the shadows. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Even Jump attacks can't reach 'em when they're hanging on the ceiling, but earth tremors will knock 'em loose. Parakarry can also knock 'em loose with one of his moves. You can attack 'em however you choose once they're hovering in the air. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Buzzar. He guards Mt. Rugged. Wow! That's one big bird! Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 If you get caught in the clutches of his sharp claws, you'll lose 4 HP! Try to wriggle out of his grip. His special attack is flapping his wings to create wind. This attack damages your party members, too. But he was hatching eggs, wasn't he? Is it possible that he's really a she? I wonder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Tutankoopa. He's one of Bowser's followers and he's been assigned to guard one of the Star Spirits. I've heard that he has sort of a pharaoh complex. Max HP: 30, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He attacks by throwing shells from that high perch. Try to dodge when he uses magic: its attack power is 2 and it'll sting for sure. And he also summons Chomps, his loyal subjects. Those Chomps have some serious attack power. Think hard about who to attack first, Tutankoopa or Chomp. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Chomp. You've heard about Chomps before, I'm sure. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 3 They're made of such hard stuff that most of your attacks won't even faze them. I heard a rumor that the Chomps are a little peeved at Tutankoopa because he works them so hard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Stone Chomp, who guards the treasure in this room. He's made of stone. Duh! Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 1 His jaws can supposedly crush a Coconut. I don't know about you, but I don't want to become a snack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Piranha Plant. Piranha Plants pop out of the ground at unexpected moments, so be on your guard. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 You've seen 'em in every one of your adventures, so I imagine you know 'em pretty well. Their sharp jaws point upward, so you'll get bitten if you try to jump on 'em. They smile after biting people. That smug smile...it makes me hopping mad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Forest Fuzzy. Forest Fuzzies are always green. Max HP: 6, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 If they grab hold of you, they'll absorb your HP and add it to their own. The fiends! Those no good... Oh! And they sometimes divide. If they divide they become even stronger, so try to beat 'em before they can split. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hyper Goomba. Hyper Goombas are crazy, uncivilized Goombas living in Gusty Gulch. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 They sometimes charge their power before attacking. That charged attack will take away 8 HP, so watch out when they start to glow. It's a good idea to use Bow or an item to become transparent. The attack will miss for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hyper Paragoomba. Hyper Paragoombas are Hyper Goombas with wings. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 They sometimes charge their power before attacking. That charged attack will take away 8 HP, so watch out when they start to glow. It'll miss you if you can become transparent. Except for that, they're no different from normal Paragoombas, so use a Jump attack to defeat 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hyper Cleft. Hyper Clefts have more defense power than normal Clefts. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 3 They sometimes charge their power before attacking. That charged attack will take away 8 HP, so watch out when they start to glow. It'll miss you if you can become transparent. Their defense power will fall to 1 if you use an explosion to flip 'em over. And in case you hadn't noticed, they have spikes up top! It'll hurt if you jump on 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Clubba. Clubbas are the main guards of Tubba Blubba's Castle. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 They often sleep on the job. If you walk very slowly, they won't wake up. They may look big, but if you use the action command perfectly, they're not so tough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Tubba Blubba. He is one of Bowser's toughest followers and he's the master of this cursed castle. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: ? Hip Attack Power : 6 I don't know his defense power. Everyone says he's invincible because he has never been hurt. I'd say it's a good idea to run from immortal enemies! If you get in deep trouble, Bow can hide you from him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Tubba's Heart. You might say it's the "heart" of Tubba's secret. Ha! OK, that wasn't funny. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 He has a terrible attack, so hide when he tells you he's about to unleash it. This attack will take away 12 HP! Whoa! Try to beat him before he can do his huge attack again. Trust me, it's dangerous. This is Bow's turn to shine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Tubba Blubba, now reunited with his heart. This is finally his true self. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 ...probably. His Hip Attack causes 6 points worth of damage. Be careful, because I'm not exactly sure what his other attacks can do. ...But... I think he's definitely weaker than before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Jr. Troopa. I can't get enough of this guy! Waa ha ha ha! Did the little guy get lost in the big, bad forest? Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 1 Apparently he's grown wings, so he can fly now. You'll have to jump to reach him. He's a bit stronger, so it may be worth it to use any items you have to attack him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Shy Guy. They're ne'er-do-wells. Big time rascals. No good... Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They occasionally do acrobatic attacks that have an attack power of 3. Who knows what lies in the hearts of these troublemakers? I guess they're dangerous, but they're pretty small time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Groove Guy. Groove Guys wear weird clothes. They're probably stage clothes. Pssh... You know performers... Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They shake their booties to call in reinforcements. They also spin around in front of you and make you feel dizzy. These rock 'n' rollers are a drag, so let's ditch 'em as fast as we can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spy Guy. Spy Guys look like they're ready for war in their spiffy camouflage gear! Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They change their weapons each time they're attacked. You'd best try to avoid their hammer attack! Every time you're hit by it, you'll lose one of your commands! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Pyro Guy. Pyro Guys are on fire, so any contact with them will cause damage. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They're tough opponents, mainly because their attack power is so high. Any attacks that involve water or snow are our best bet because...well...you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Sky Guy. Sky Guys are master balloonists. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 We can attack the balloon, too. Once they fall, they're just like normal Shy Guys. I wish I had a balloon so I could float... That looks awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Medi Guy. Medi Guys are the emergency workers of the Shy Guy clan. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 They have the power to heal their wounded companions. Of course, they also attack. We'd better hurry up and take them out of the mix. It's a pain if they keep fixing all the damage we do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Anti Guy. His attacks are so intense that he's also called Deadly Guy. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 10, Defense Power: 0 His attack power is 12 when he does an acrobatic attack, so dodge it! This guy is for real, so we'd better take him seriously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Big Lantern Ghost. He avoids attacks by hiding in the dark. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Your friends, like (ahem) me, will also be damaged when he does the flash attack. The flash attack's power is 2. Hit the Lantern many times to make it brighter, then you'll be able to attack him. As soon as you can see, hit him right in the head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is General Guy in his tank. The tank seems to be dangerous even though it's a toy. Max HP: 30, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 2 Not only does the General give commands from the tank, but he also throws bombs and uses electric attacks. The power of his electric attack is 5, and your party member takes 2 damage points, so defend yourself carefully. He'll lose the electric attack if we break the light bulb. Normal fighting styles seem ineffective because the tank is well fortified. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Shy Squad. It'll attack us with all its members at once. Max HP: 15, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 The number of times we're attacked will equal the number of Shy Guys in the Squad. Its attack power is huge when there are many Guys, but it drops for each one that falls. Let's use an attack that does tons of damage so we can decrease their numbers and increase our chances! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Shy Stack. Whoa, this pile has an incredible sense of balance! Look at that stack! Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 Its attack power equals the number of Guys in the stack. It will be 4 if there are four Shy Guys stacked up. If you have the Spin Hammer ability, you can knock 'em off one by one. Obviously, their attack power decreases when there are fewer of 'em in the stack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Stilt Guy. Yes, as the name suggests, Stilt Guys are Shy Guys on Stilts. I mean, it seems pretty obvious to me... Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 If you attack 'em by shaking the ground, they'll fall off their stilts and become normal Shy Guys. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Hurt Plant. Hurt Plants pretend to be Heart Plants, which give you a Heart when you touch them. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 If a Hurt Plant bites you, you'll be poisoned. Then your HP will slowly fall with each turn. We'd better beat 'em as quickly as possible. Unless you can frequently restore your HP, you'll find yourself in trouble pretty fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an M. Bush. M. Bushes pretend to be bushes and wait for unwary prey. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Their bites are sometimes poisonous, so be careful. If you get poisoned, your HP will gradually fall. Your situation could become critical unless you restore your HP as soon as possible. Let's clear 'em out quickly, OK? Use your most powerful attack, why don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Jungle Fuzzy. Jungle Fuzzies are very similar to other Fuzzies, but they live in the jungle, so... ...that's their name. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They cling to you, suck out your HP and add it to their own. What a sleazy move! They won't stop clinging to you unless you tear 'em off with the action command. They also occasionally divide, so let's beat 'em before they get the chance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spear Guy. Spear Guys are relatives of Shy Guys. They live in the jungle. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 You'll get hurt if you attack with the Hammer while they're pointing the spear at you. You'll also get hurt if you try to jump on 'em when the spear's pointing upward. Pay attention to the position of their spears when we attack. Oh yeah, they also sometimes call in reinforcements. After they throw their spears, they become ordinary Shy Guys. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Putrid Piranha. Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Putrid Piranhas sometimes bite, but the truly scary thing is their nasty, poisonous breath. The power of their bad breath is 2, but your HP will begin to fall if you get poisoned. You should try to recover as quickly as possible if you get poisoned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lava Bubble, a fire ball monster. Lava Bubbles live near lava. Max HP: 9, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They are obviously pretty hot, so you'll get hurt if you try to jump on 'em. They sometimes attack your friends (like me!), too. The power of that attack is 2. Because of their fiery nature, they fear snow and water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Spike Top. Spike Tops have spikes on top. Duh! Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 4 They're tough, just like Buzzy Beetles, and fire attacks don't affect 'em at all. But their defense power drops if you can flip 'em over. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lava Piranha. Lava Piranhas are plants that can somehow survive in lava. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 They blow out huge balls of fire to attack. That is one big flower! Wow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lava Piranha. Lava Piranhas are plants that can somehow survive in lava. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Since their bodies are on fire, you'll take damage if you step on 'em. Don't worry if you're fireproof. They'll try to burn you with their fire breath. They're creatures born of fire, so water attacks will work extremely well against them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lava Bud. Lava Buds are little flowers branching out from the main stem of the Lava Piranha. They love it in the lava. Hey, if you were a fiery plant, you'd love it in there, too. Max HP: 8, Defense Power: 0 They blow small seeds or other projectiles to attack. The small Lava Buds' attack power is 4. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lava Bud. Lava Buds are little flowers branching out from the main stem of the Lava Piranha. They love it in the lava. Hey, if you were a fiery plant, you'd love it in there, too. Max HP: 8, Defense Power: 0 They blow out Petit Piranhas. The Lava Buds' stems themselves won't attack you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Petit Piranha. Petit Piranhas spew from Lava Buds. Max HP: 1, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 These things can do some serious damage, so watch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Jr. Troopa! He swam all the way after us! This kid...he's got guts! Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 1 He still flies but now he has a spike on his head. It'll hurt if you jump on him. He seems tougher this time... Luckily for us, he also looks pretty tuckered out. Well, he should be tired. The little guy swam to Lavalava Island and back! It seems better to attack from a distance with an item or something, rather than attacking him directly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Lakitu. Lakitus are strange Koopas that can ride clouds. Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 They toss down Spiny Eggs, and these sometimes turn into crawling Spinies. We'd better deal with them quickly or else we'll be surrounded by Spinies. It seems like these Lakitus have been hassling you for your entire career, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spiny. Spinies have spikes on their shells that are pretty sharp. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 3 They'll roll into Spiny Eggs and slam into you. It'll be much easier to fight them if you can flip them over. Their defense power falls to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bzzap! Bzzaps! are monstrous bees. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 If they sting you, sometimes you'll be poisoned. They also occasionally call a swarm of small bees to attack you in a cloud. Be careful of those little attackers, because you'll sometimes shrink when stung. They don't have a lot of HP, so take care of 'em as quick as you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Crazee Dayzee. Crazee Dayzees look cute, but you won't think they're so cute after they attack you! Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They attack by singing a song. If you fall under the song's spell, you'll fall asleep. If you get their HP low enough, they'll try to run away. Beat 'em quickly so they can't flee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Amazy Dayzee. Amazy Dayzees are so rare that they're also called the Legendary Crazee Dayzees. Max HP: 20, Attack Power: 20, Defense Power: 1 These guys almost always flee at their first chance. It would be nice to beat one, but be careful! Their attacks pack a powerful punch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Monty Mole. You remember Monty Moles from Mt. Rugged, don't you? Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 They're vicious rock-throwers. They may look intimidating but they're not very strong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He said his name is Spike. He seems to be a Lakitu, but he's the weirdest one I've seen. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 He throws Spiny Eggs. Is it just me, or did he call himself Spike, Michael and Lakilester? What an odd guy... ...I have to wonder just what his real name is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Ruff Puff. Ruff Puffs are nasty little cloud henchmen of Huff N. Puff. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 Ruff Puffs float in the air, so a Jump attack or something similar may be best. Of course, I'd be more than happy to give 'em a Headbonk! It's your call, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Huff N. Puff. He's a giant cloud monster. Max HP: 60, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 His thunder attack is very dangerous. If you don't defend, you'll take massive damage. When you attack Huff N. Puff, little clouds called Tuff Puffs come out. Their number is based on the amount of damage you do. If you leave the Tuff Puffs, Huff N. Puff will swallow them up and restore his HP. You need to use smart tactics to beat this guy, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Tuff Puffs that break off when you damage Huff N. Puff. Max HP: 1, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Tuff Puffs will fly over and attack you directly. You have to shake them off you using the action command or they'll keep on damaging you. Huff N. Puff will swallow the Tuff Puffs to restore his HP, so think carefully when attacking. You can beat the Tuff Puffs easily by attacking all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Jr. Troopa! I'm stunned! Really! This guy just will not quit! Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 8, Defense Power: 1 He's obviously been training. It seems he can use magic now. Sigh... Let's get this over with. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gulpit. Whoa! Gulpits look pretty burly, don't they? Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Gulpits attack by picking rocks up in their mouths and then spitting 'em back out. The bigger the rock they spit, the more damage you'll take. Big rocks take 7 HP in damage, and small ones take 5 HP. They can't do much damage without ammo, so you should concentrate on the rocks first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are Gulpits' Rocks. Gulpits gulp them and then spit 'em at people. There are two sizes of rocks. The big rocks do more damage than the small rocks do. ...Big surprise, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This monster... Even I don't know what it is! I don't know why, but it looks really terrifying. ...I get the funny feeling I had a nightmare about it... Max HP: 20, Defense Power: 0 I don't know its attack power, but it must be very powerful, judging by its looks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Frost Piranha. Frost Piranhas are frozen Piranha Plants. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They'll try to freeze you with their icy breath. You'll be at their mercy if they freeze you, so you'd better try to immobilize them right away. Ice attacks won't work-- they love ice! Fire attacks, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a White Clubba. They live in cold climates. Who knows why they moved here... Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 They sometimes attack consecutively. They're pretty powerful. It's tough to swing such big clubs! Ice attacks won't work on them, so break out fire if you have it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Duplighost. Duplighosts disguise themselves as members of our party. Max HP: 15, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They love to attack in disguise. It seems like they're generally stronger fighters when they're not disguised, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Watt. Max HP: 15 Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as the character it's imitating. You know how Watt is shocking? Same goes for this Duplighost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Kooper. Max HP: 15 This imposter almost looks better than the original! Ha! Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as the character it's imitating. It's probably not very difficult for this Duplighost to disguise itself as Kooper. After all, our pal is pretty unusual looking. It'll attack us with its shell, just like the regular Kooper. You'll have the best luck beating it if you flip it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as me. Max HP: 15 It'll do Headbonk and Tattle. That looks nothing like me. Does it? No! Seriously, though, does it? Mario? Hello? Look, I've been working out like crazy trying to get in shape for adventuring. There's just no way I'm that pudgy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Sushie. Max HP: 15 Its face looks even grouchier than the real thing! Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as Sushie's. I'm glad we have Sushie on our side. She's intimidating! I wonder if this imposter is meddlesome as well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Lakilester. Max HP: 15 It's hard to take him seriously. Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as Lakilester's. It's tough to dodge his Spiny Flip, so pay attention. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Parakarry. Max HP: 15 He looks even more intelligent as an enemy. Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as Parakarry's. Don't underestimate him, Mario. He looks pretty serious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Bombette. Max HP: 15 Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as Bombette's. You should be careful even though she looks cute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Duplighost disguised as Bow. Max HP: 15 Its disguise is pretty much perfect. Its attack power is exactly the same as Bow's. Look, you've seen her in action. Do you really want to know what a Smack attack feels like? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Albino Dino. Albino Dinos are the guards of this frosty place. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 4 Fire attacks won't work. Their defense power is huge, so let's reduce their HP steadily using our strongest damage-dealing attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Swoopula. Swoopulas attack from the air and cling to you to suck your HP. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Hit {A} repeatedly to fight it off or else it'll keep sucking your HP. You can't jump high enough to attack them while they're hanging from the ceiling. An earthquake attack ought to work, though. Flying party members, like Bow or Parakarry, can also attack them with ease. If they fall and begin to flap around, you can attack them by jumping as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Crystal King. He's one of Bowser's main guys. I don't know how he managed to take over this palace, but... Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 2 He'll attack you by summoning and launching Crystal Bits. The power of each attack is 4. The number of times he attacks equals the number of Crystal Bits he's deployed. He'll also try to freeze you whenever he can. When his HP gets low, he may try to divide and conquer. The power of this attack is 8. You can hurt him only by attacking his real body. If you don't know which one's the main body, you should attack all of them. Pretty brilliant, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think this is a deceptive duplicate of the Crystal King. Since it's just an illusion, all of your attacks will just go through it. Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Just a reminder, Mario... You must damage the real one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Crystal Bit. Basically, Crystal Bits are just pieces of the Crystal King. You can drop 'em with ease. Their Max HP is 1 and they're only dangerous when the Crystal King spews 'em out. Their defense power is 0. These guys are pretty weak. They'll keep coming, though, until you've finally beaten the Crystal King. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Ember. Embers are fiery monsters forged from uncanny blue fire. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They may look frosty, but they're actually on fire, so fire attacks won't work. They divide themselves when they're attacked. Keep attacking 'em, though. You'll get 'em eventually. They'll probably fight back. Their attacks usually deal out 3 damage points. Water attacks will work well. Let's beat 'em before they get a chance to burn us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dry Bones. Dry Bones are skeletal remains from Koopa Troopas. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 2 Just when you think they're beat, these guys rise back up and attack again! You're going to have to beat them all at once. Or you could use fire attacks. If they become ashes, there's no way they'll recover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 4 It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Magikoopa. Magikoopas are the elite magicians of the Koopa clan. Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 Tread carefully, Mario! Their magical attacks pack a serious punch! They know many nasty spells. We'd better beat them before they can do anything crazy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a deceptive duplicate of a Magikoopa. There's no use attacking 'em. The real Magikoopa's power is: Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Magikoopa. Magikoopas are the elite magicians of the Koopa clan. Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 Tread carefully, Mario! Their magical attacks pack a serious punch! They know many nasty spells. We'd better beat them before they can do anything crazy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a deceptive duplicate of a Magikoopa. There's no use attacking 'em. The real Magikoopa's power is: Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Koopatrol. They're elite Koopa soldiers. These are the highest-ranked guards of Bowser's Castle. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 3 In case you hadn't noticed, they're fitted with spikes. Don't jump on 'em. When their HP drops low, they'll charge up power for one last-ditch attack. The power of this desperate attack is 10. They've also been known to call in reinforcements when they're in trouble. Don't underestimate these nasty Koopas, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Hammer Bros. You've seen these punks before, haven't you? Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 1 Be careful of that hammer! If it hits you, you'll get shrunk in a wink. When the Hammer Bros. get desperate, they'll hurl a ton of hammers, so watch it. These guys have been a pain for ages, so let's give 'em an old-fashioned whopping. As always, they're not to be underestimated. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Bombshell Bill. Bombshell Bills have such beautiful gold casings! Of course, if you sit and admire 'em, you'll get hit. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 Pay attention to their HP, because their explosions get bigger as their HP drops. Let's take 'em out before they get near us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a B. Bill Blaster. B. Bill Blasters shoot a constant stream of Bombshell Bills. Max HP: 10, Defense Power: 4 They won't attack you directly. They're pretty resilient. You have to keep attacking 'em, though, otherwise the air will be filled with Bombshell Bills. And nobody wants that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Jr. Troopa again! My man! The little guy still has some egg shell left on his body! Aww! Max HP: 60, Attack Power: 8, Defense Power: 2 Whoa! He's been working out! He looks as though he may be able to change his shape, too. You've got to love this guy's effort, Mario. To follow us all the way here? What dedication! Come to think of it, how do you think he got here, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Evil King Bowser! Finally, after all this time! Max HP: 50, Defense Power: 1 He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 8, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 6 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. Boy, does he look nasty! He's strong enough as it is, but I'm sure he can use that Star Rod to increase his power until he's nearly invincible. Princess Peach needs us! Let's take him, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Evil King Bowser! Uh... I think he got bigger. That's not a good sign... Max HP: 99, Defense Power: 2 He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 10, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 8 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. Kammy Koopa's mysterious device has somehow beefed up his power even more. That's hardly fair! You should use that Star Beam whenever he uses the Star Rod to increase his power. Oh, you already knew that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Evil King Bowser! No more messing around! Max HP: 99, Defense Power: 2 He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 10, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 8 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. When he increases his power with the Star Rod, our attacks will be totally useless. When that happens, you must use our ultimate weapon, the Peach Beam! It has the power of everyone's wishes! This is our time, Mario! Let's take this chump! We're coming, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Kent C. Koopa. He seems pretty greedy for such a large Koopa. Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 10, Defense Power: 6 He sometimes does a stamp attack with his shell. That attack has a power of 3. His shell attack also damages party members (like me!), so be sure to defend! As with all Koopas, your chances will greatly improve if you can flip him over. His defense power will drop. Watch it, though! He'll attack as soon as he's back on his feet. And by the way, is he not THE HUGEST KOOPA EVER!?! Somebody told me that he used to live in Koopa Village... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Blooper. Bloopers lurk in the dank pools of Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 30, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 They seem pretty unremarkable. Although... You have to wonder how they float in the air like that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an Electro Blooper. Electro Bloopers are electro-charged. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 A bit of advice: When they're emitting electricity, it'd be a smart move to avoid contact with 'em. If you can manage to damage 'em while they're emitting electricity, they'll go back to normal. Their attack power when they're emitting electricity is 6. Let's try to be careful, what do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Super Blooper. Whoa! It's huge! Easily the biggest Blooper ever! Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Trust me, its size doesn't lie. It's pretty powerful. When it gets mad, it turns red and its power goes way up. And sometimes it spawns Blooper Babies. Buckle down, Mario! We're in for a fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Blooper Baby. Super Blooper spits 'em out and they come to drain you. Max HP: 6, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 We need to beat 'em quickly so they can't drain us dry. They're so cute, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is The Master. He owns the Dojo-- and he's the strongest member. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 If he's the best in the Dojo, he must be pretty tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is The Master. He owns the Dojo-- and he's the strongest member. Max HP: 75, Attack Power: 8, Defense Power: 0 He knows both normal and advanced methods of attack. You'd better concentrate, Mario! This guy doesn't mess around at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He is The Master. He owns the Dojo-- and he's the strongest member. Max HP: 99, Attack Power: 10, Defense Power: 1 He may well know a few moves I've never heard of... We can't expect mercy from this guy, so let's take the fight to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Chan, of the Dojo. He's training under The Master and is happy to fight us. Max HP: 15, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 2 Hammer attacks don't work well, but you can turn him over with Jump attacks. Once he's flipped over, he's easy. No mercy, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee, of the Dojo. He's training under The Master and is happy to fight us. Max HP: 20, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 He has mastered the art of disguise, so don't let it faze you when he suddenly mirrors us. Remember, he can't stay disguised forever. Don't let his strange tactics throw you off guard, no matter how many times he transforms. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gloomba. Gloombas are nasty Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They're stronger than ordinary Goombas, but you can take 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Paragloomba. Paragloombas are nasty winged Gloombas who make their home in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Just like Paragoombas, Paragloombas lose their wings when attacked, then they fall and become Gloombas. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Spiked Gloomba. They're Spiked Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Be careful of the spiked hats they wear. It'll definitely hurt if you jump on 'em. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dark Koopa. Dark Koopas are Koopa Troopas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. They're known for causing dizziness. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 2 Be extra careful when you see 'em grin, because that means they're getting ready to do their dizzy attack. Their defense power is 0 when they're turned over, so you should use Jump attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a D. Paratroopa. D. Paratroopas are Para- troopas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 2 Hammer attacks won't work because they're airborne. They'll lose their wings if you jump on 'em. They'll become Dark Koopas when they fall, but be careful! They'll do a dizzy attack once they're grounded. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Red Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Snappy red robes, huh? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can magically increase the attack power of others. Take care of him before he can pump up his companions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Red Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Snappy red robes, huh? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can magically increase the attack power of others. Take care of him before he can pump up his companions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Green Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. I have to admit, I like those green robes. Very cool! Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can magically increase the defense power of others. He looks pretty surly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Green Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. I have to admit, I like those green robes. Very cool! Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can magically increase the defense power of others. He looks pretty surly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Yellow Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Yellow is the new black, didn't you know? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can use magic to give his companions an electric charge. While his cohorts are electrified, don't attack them directly or you'll be in for a shocking surprise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Yellow Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Yellow is the new black, didn't you know? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can use magic to give his companions an electric charge. While his cohorts are electrified, don't attack them directly or you'll be in for a shocking surprise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gray Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Those gray robes aren't very flashy, but they're kind of cool. Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can use magic to make his companions transparent. We can't attack enemies that are transparent. Let's try to beat 'em before that becomes an issue, what do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Gray Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. Those gray robes aren't very flashy, but they're kind of cool. Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He can use magic to make his companions transparent. We can't attack enemies that are transparent. Let's try to beat 'em before that becomes an issue, what do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a White Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. White robes, huh? How does he keep 'em clean? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He's a healer. When he magically heals one companion it recovers 5 HP, and when he heals all of his companions at once, they all recover 3 HP. You'd better take care of this guy but fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a White Magikoopa. He's one of the magicians in the Koopa clan. White robes, huh? How does he keep 'em clean? Max HP: 11, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 He's a healer. When he magically heals one companion it recovers 5 HP, and when he heals all of his companions at once, they all recover 3 HP. You'd better take care of this guy but fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Magikoopa. Magikoopas use magical rods. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Magic attacks are no joke, Mario. You'd better take these guys seriously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Magikoopa. Magikoopas use magical rods. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Magic attacks are no joke, Mario. You'd better take these guys seriously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Watt. His Max HP is 20, so you should be serious even though he looks as adorable as Watt. Lee has disguised himself as Watt perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Watt's usual power. Remember, don't stomp on him! You'll get a massive electric charge if you do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Kooper. His Max HP is 20. Lee has disguised himself as Kooper perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Kooper's usual power. Just like Kooper, he attacks with his shell. If you flip him over, you'll beat him with ease. Incidentally, Lee's red scarf and wristband look cooler than Kooper's. ...Don't tell Kooper I said that, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Lee disguised as me. His Max HP is 20. Do I really look like that? No way... He'll use Headbonk and Tattle. He has the same skills as me. Of course, I'm much better looking and more debonair. And I hope that I'm stronger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Sushie. His Max HP is 20. Sushie looks tough! Think she'd be mad if she heard that? Lee has disguised himself as Sushie perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Sushie's usual power. I'm not too thrilled to have to fight Sushie. She's strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Lakilester. His Max HP is 20. If I remember our battle with the real Lakilester correctly, this one seems to be weaker. Lee has disguised himself as Lakilester perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Lakilester's usual power. Dodging that Spiny Flip is tough, so pay attention. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Parakarry. His Max HP is 20. Lee has disguised himself as Parakarry perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Parakarry's usual power. He's usually slow, but once he's in battle, he's a whirlwind of feet and feathers. He's a sight to behold in the heat of battle. To tell the truth, I think he's the most intimidating one on our team! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Bombette. His Max HP is 20. Lee has disguised himself as Bombette perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Bombette's usual power. Sure, he looks cute as Bombette, but he packs a punch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Lee disguised as Bow. His Max HP is 20. Lee has disguised himself as Bow perfectly, so his attack power is the same as Bow's usual power. That Smack attack is brutal! So cruel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's Mario, silly! He's here to save Princess Peach, who was kidnapped by Bowser. Remember? He fights until the bitter end, no matter what enemies attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Start Switch for the Slot Machine. The Slot Machine will start moving when you jump on this. Looks like fun... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Stop Switch for the Slot Machine. The Slot Machine will stop moving when you jump on this. Coins will come out if the pictures are the same. I hope Shy Guys won't... ...I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Whacka. That Bump on his head looks like a donut hole. You probably shouldn't have hit him so much. He looks a little peeved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit this block to save your game progress. When the game is over, your status will return to what it was the last time you saved, and you can continue to play. When you find this block along the way, remember to hit it to save! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you hit this block, your HP (Heart Points) will fully recover. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got an item! You'll use items in this game to attack enemies, to recover your HP (Heart Points), and to do a few other things. Press {◄} to see what items Mario has now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a glowing Star Piece! Wait and see what this is for. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to save? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save completed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got Kooper's Shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parakarry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakilester ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombaria ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twink ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refresh ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lullaby ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chill Out ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smooch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time Out ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up & Away ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Beam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach Beam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge Star Energy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Recover HP & FP by 5. Also cures poisoning and Shrink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lull enemies to sleep with a tender lullaby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack enemy with Star Storm. Attack Power: 7 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, will briefly lower enemy's attack power by 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Recover HP by 20. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, will keep enemy from moving for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turn enemies into stars and blow them away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's believed to briefly stop Bowser's Star Rod power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Briefly stop Bowser's Star Rod power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eldstar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mamar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skolar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muskular ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Misstar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Klevar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kalmar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The elder of Star Haven, he's respected by all others. His power, Refresh, recovers HP & FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy and kind hearted, she looks after the others. Her power, Lullaby, lulls all enemies to sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like most scholars, he's always studying. His power, Star Storm, strikes all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This young Star Spirit is always full of energy. His Chill Out power lowers enemy's attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This young Star Spirit is pure hearted but strong. Her power, Smooch, recovers HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Young and very clever, he's always reading books. His power, Time Out, keeps enemies from moving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very warm hearted, he hates fights or arguments. His power, Up & Away, turns all enemies into stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Spirits ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run Away ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Party Member ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Member ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Key Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip / ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip / ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strategies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Abilities ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Act Later ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— End Training ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Spirits ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run Away ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Member ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strategies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Abilities ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— End Training ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Act Later ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the {x} Badge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the {x} Badge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got 1 coin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got 3 Star Pieces! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You threw away the {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items! Throw an item away to make room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use which item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use which item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Switch to which member? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw away which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sell which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Claim which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't Double Dip? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't Triple Dip? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a member to upgrade! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already have that partner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read which page? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read which letter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rank ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read which letter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trade for which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spell will increase your attack power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spell will decrease the damage you receive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spell will increase the Star Points you earn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spell will increase the number of coins you win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The spell's power has run out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer's attack power will increase by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer's attack power will increase by {#} more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump's attack power will increase by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump's attack power will increase by {#} more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't charge any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The enemy attack missed you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're injured--you can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario's attack power will increase by 2! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario's attack power will increase by 2 more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Energy is slightly charged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Energy is fully charged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't charge any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack power will go up by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense power will go up by {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The enemy's transparent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He gets an electric charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's dazed! He can't move right now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's poisoned! His HP is going down!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's frozen! He can't move right now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's fallen asleep! He can't move right now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's been shrunk! His attack power is half of normal!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's paralyzed! He can't move right now!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's electrically charged! He can electrify an enemy!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's transparent! Attacks won't strike him!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's dazed and can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's poisoned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's frozen and can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy has fallen asleep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's been shrunk! Its attack power is half of normal!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's paralyzed and can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's electrified! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy can't move now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario will be protected by Water Block for a short time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Water Block's effect has worn off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chances of being attacked will decrease! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of Cloud Nine has worn off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attack power will go up for a short time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attack power has returned to normal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your enemy's attack power has gone down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough Star Energy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll change your party member! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You won't do anything during this turn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll run away from the battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll use an item! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP will go up by 5. Select this to increase HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max FP will go up by 5. Select this to use abilities often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max BP will go up by 3. Select this to use lots of Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP has reached maximum. You can't increase it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP has reached maximum. You can't increase it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BP has reached maximum. You can't increase it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase it anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You made the First Strike!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You made the First Strike!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're hit by the First Strike! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press right before landing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Push to the left and release it when lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press right before striking an enemy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press repeatedly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Push to the left repeatedly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press to the left and release it when aiming at ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press as shown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (NOT USED ANY LONGER!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press as lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (NOT USED ANY LONGER!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press together repeatedly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold then tap to power up, but don't let it reach the edge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down and release when lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move with and aim at ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press repeatedly to run away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press repeatedly to reduce damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (NOT USED ANY LONGER!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no enemy to jump on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no enemy to hit with the Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have an item you can use now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't select it now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All Enemies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use a Hammer now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't jump now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use any items now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since you've already used your turn, you can't switch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't switch now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't run away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Page {#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi's Diary ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letters for Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge Points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's empty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already have as many items as you can carry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Claim which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Treasure Chest ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked! You can't open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't open it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Super Block. With this, you can upgrade one of your party members. The member you upgrade will gain attack power. The party member will also master a new ability. Which party member do you want to upgrade? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With this, you can upgrade one of your party members. Which party member do you want to upgrade? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have no member you can upgrade now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is upgraded to Super-rank! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} is upgraded to Ultra-rank! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to upgrade this member? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Charge. His attack power will go up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Multibonk and be able to Headbonk consecutively. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Dizzy Shell to paralyze enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Fire Shell to attack with a flaming shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Power Bomb to attack all on-ground enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Mega Bomb to attack all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Air Lift to carry an enemy from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Air Raid to attack all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Spook to scare all enemies from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Fan Smack to attack with a fan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Turbo Charge to increase Mario's attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Mega Shock to paralyze all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Water Block to increase Mario's defense power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She'll master Tidal Wave to attack all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Cloud Nine to avoid enemy attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll master Hurricane to blow all enemies out of the battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That one's already Super-ranked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That one's already Ultra-ranked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the largest town in the Mushroom Kingdom. Princess Peach's Castle used to be just to the north of town. There are shops, a post office and other interesting sites. There's a station and a port to the south of town, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the biggest town in the Mushroom Kingdom. Princess Peach's Castle is in the north of this town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle used to be right here, on this very spot. But then the evil King Bowser uprooted the castle-- and kidnapped Princess Peach. Only a big hole is left here now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This castle is where our beloved Princess Peach lives. That evil King Bowser once stole the castle... But now it's back, and it's as beautiful as ever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting Star Summit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say this summit is the closest place to Star Haven. At the base of the summit live Merlow and Merluvlee. They're brother and sister. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say this summit is the closest place to Star Haven. At the base of the summit live Merlow and Merluvlee. They're brother and sister. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Town Tunnels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The system of tunnels runs under Toad Town. There are many pipes inside-- some of them are shortcuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The system of tunnels runs under Toad Town. There are many pipes inside-- some of them are shortcuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beaten by Bowser, Mario fell into the forest near here. Goombario's family lives here, and there's a Toad House, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario's family lives here and there's a Toad House, too. The tree next to Goombario's house bears Goomnuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Road ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This road from Toad Town leads straight to Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This road from Toad Town leads straight to Goomba Village. There's a fortress built by the Goomba King on the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pleasant Path ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This path links Toad Town and Koopa Village. Koopa Bros. Fortress is to the east. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This path links Toad Town and Koopa Village. Koopa Bros. Fortress is to the east. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many Koopas live in this village. Lately, Fuzzies have been playing tricks on them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many Koopas live here, including Kolorado and Koopa Koot. Bob-ombs, refugees from Koopa Bros. Fortress, live here, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros. Fortress ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the fortress where the Koopa Bros. are holing up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Star Spirits was held here by the Koopa Bros. This fortress was originally the home of the Bob-ombs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mt. Rugged ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a very rugged, rocky mountain. Dry Dry Railroad's Mt. Rugged Station is here. Dry Dry Desert is on the other side of Mt. Rugged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a very rugged, rocky mountain. Dry Dry Railroad's Mt. Rugged Station is here. Dry Dry Desert is on the other side of Mt. Rugged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Desert ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like the name says, it's dry. Really dry. They say that the Dry Dry Ruins are somewhere around here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like the name says, it's dry. Dry Dry Ruins were found here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Outpost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a small desert town that has many inhabitants for its size. You'll find a Toad House and a shop here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a small desert town that has many inhabitants for its size. You'll find a Toad House and a shop here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These ancient ruins appeared mysteriously in Dry Dry Desert. It seems that a Star Spirit is being held here by Bowser's men. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ancient ruins appeared mysteriously in Dry Dry Desert. A Star Spirit was once held here by Tutankoopa. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forever Forest ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sunshine barely reaches the floor of this dense forest. They say that Boo's Mansion is somewhere deep inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sunshine barely reaches the floor of this dense forest. They say that Boo's Mansion is somewhere deep inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo's Mansion ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a mansion. For Boos, of course. Watch out for tricks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lots of Boos live here. There's a shop in the basement. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gusty Gulch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos like to hang around this deserted gulch. On the ridge is the castle of the Invincible Tubba Blubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos like to hang around this deserted gulch. On the ridge is the castle of the Invincible Tubba Blubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Invincible Tubba Blubba lives in this castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Once-Invincible Tubba Blubba used to live in this castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Windy Mill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This huge windmill is located at the bottom of Gusty Gulch. Invincible Tubba Blubba's secret is supposed to be hidden here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a huge windmill located at the bottom of Gusty Gulch. Once-Invincible Tubba Blubba's heart was hidden deep inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guy's Toy Box ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are Shy Guys inside. It's their hideout and base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guys are inside the box. It's their hideout and base. A Star Spirit was held here by Bowser's General Guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jade Jungle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The jungle on Lavalava Island is lush and green. All sorts of rare plants grow here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many kinds of rare plants grow in this lush jungle. Raphael the Raven lives at the top of a big tree here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi's Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshis and Ravens live in this village on Lavalava Island. A Toad House and a shop have been built here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshis and Ravens live in this village on Lavalava Island. A Toad House and a shop have been built here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mt. Lavalava ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This huge volcano rises from Lavalava Island. Kolorado claims there's a treasure somewhere inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This huge volcano rises from Lavalava Island. There was once a huge eruption, but it's calm now. A Star Spirit was held here by Lava Piranha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fields ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Flower Gate is the only entrance to Flower Fields. Many kinds of flower bloom in this aromatic garden region. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Flower Gate is the only entrance to Flower Fields. A Star Spirit was once imprisoned here by Huff N. Puff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cloudy Climb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange cloud here blocks the sun from Flower Fields. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Star Spirit was once held near here by Huff N. Puff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shiver City ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A path to Starborn Valley leads from this chilly penguin city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This chilly penguin city has a Toad House and a shop. A path leads to Starborn Valley and Shiver Mountain from here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shiver Snowfield ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This icy snowfield links Shiver City with Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This icy snowfield links Shiver City with Starborn Valley. A path leads from the snowfield to Shiver Mountain. By going through the mountain, you can reach Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starborn Valley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Kids are born in this sparkling valley. Frost T. and Ninjis take care of the newly born Star Kids. Merle's house and a Toad House are here, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Kids are born in this sparkling valley. Frost T. and Ninjis take care of the newly born Star Kids. Merle's house and a Toad House are here, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shiver Mountain ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mountain path here links Shiver Snowfield with Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mountain path here links Shiver Snowfield with Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Palace ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once a special place to wish on stars, it's now deserted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This deserted palace was first built for wishing on stars. A Star Spirit was once held here by the Crystal King. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Way ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This starry path links Shooting Star Summit with Star Haven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This starry path links Shooting Star Summit with Star Haven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Haven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the haven of the stars, wishes really do come true. The palace of the Star Spirits, the Star Sanctuary, is here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the haven of the stars, wishes really do come true. The palace of the Star Spirits, the Star Sanctuary, is here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the castle of the wicked King Bowser, of course. To kidnap Princess Peach, he stole the whole castle. Now Princess Peach's Castle teeters atop Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser's Castle used to be right here! That evil Koopa stole Princess Peach's Castle and captured Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle now rests atop Bowser's Castle. Peach, the princess in peril, is being held inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle was once here atop Bowser's Castle. But now it's gone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's House ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and Luigi live here, but Luigi looks after the house. Here you can recover HP and FP or read letters sent to Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and Luigi live here, but Luigi looks after the house. Here you can recover HP and FP or read letters sent to Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Toy Box. It looks like something's inside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Chomp Statue. Maybe you can put something inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a phonograph. It would be nice if there were a record to play... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a statue of Raphael the Raven! Maybe you can put something inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a snowman. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's a space where you can put something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to pick up the {x}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's a space where you can put something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to take the {x} out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It doesn't seem to open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found the Hammer! Mario can do the Hammer attack now! {Yellow Block} You can smash a yellow block with this Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beware of Goombas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eat a Mushroom to regain your energy! When HP gets low, eat a Mushroom with {◄} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eat a Mushroom to regain your energy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba King's Fortress Ahead → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Danger! It's been sealed for your safety. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open. It must be locked from the inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Private ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ Today's Menu ☆ Sailor's Lunch Special ☆ Mushroom Pasta ☆ ☆ Seafood Soup ☆ ☆ Seafood Salad ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looking for something? Drop by Merluvlee's Place! → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting Star Summit → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ← Peach's Castle Goomba Village → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↑ North West Peach's Castle East ← Main Gate Pleasant Path → Port/Station ↓ South ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↑ North West Peach's Castle East ← Port Forever Forest → Toad Town Station ↓ South ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↑ Princess Peach's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ← Port Peach's Castle → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach's Castle → ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Toad Town's Famous Li'l Oink Farm. Hit the bar overhead, pay 10 coins, and wait for the egg. Hit it with the Hammer to hatch the Li'l Oink. Try to find out what kind of Li'l Oink will be born! Have fun watching those adorable Li'l Oinks! Be careful, though--if someone gets inside the fence, all the Li'l Oinks will run away. You can have a maximum of 10 Li'l Oinks on the farm. When the 11th Li'l Oink enters, the 1st will leave. Now, try to see all of the different types of Li'l Oinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump here and hit the lever for 20 coins. Do you want to jump? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door is securely locked from the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ← Toad Town Koopa Bros. Fortress → Koopa Village ↓ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No entry allowed, Mario! Yours truly, The Koopa Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome → Dry Dry Outpost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Temporarily Closed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Cactus in the desert... Twice south, once east you go. Give up to the twister, Where Blue Cacti grow... Upon the mesa, the power of the dervish you'll know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Super Hammer! The attack power of Mario's Hammer increases! On top of that, you can now destroy Stone Blocks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ← Forever Forest → Toad Town ↓ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you have business at Boo's Mansion, come this way. ↓ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Super Boots! The attack power of Mario's Jump increases! And now you can do the Spin Jump by pressing {A} again while in the air! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tap {A} to play the record. You've gotta have rhythm! Don't press it too fast or too slow! If you press {B} while it's playing, the record will stop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No entry allowed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really! No entry allowed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely! No entry allowed!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (NOT USED ANY LONGER!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Ultra Hammer! The attack power of Mario's Hammer increases!! On top of that, you can now destroy Metal Blocks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Ultra Boots! The attack power of Mario's Jump increases!! On top of that, you can now do a Tornado Jump by pressing {A} again while in the air! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you ready to take off? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario joined your party!! {Goombario} Press {▼} to have him tell you about people, places or things nearby. When you're interested, just ask him! Goombario is also helpful during battles! He can attack with Headbonk or he can tell you about an enemy's features and HP using his Tattle ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper joined your party!! {Kooper} Press {▼} to make him throw himself and reach an item or a switch in the distance. While in battle, he can attack an enemy on the ground with Shell Toss or attack all enemies on the ground with Power Shell! When you want to switch your partner, press {►} and select the member you want to use. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette joined your party!! {Bombette} Press {▼} to make Bombette walk for a short time and then explode! She can destroy cracked walls or rocks and activate switches. While in battle, she can attack an enemy on the ground with her Body Slam ability or damage enemies on the ground with her Bomb attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parakarry joined your party!! {Parakarry} Press {▼} to have him carry Mario and fly for a short time! He can carry Mario over short gaps that he couldn't jump across by himself. While in battle, he can attack with Sky Dive or smash into enemies using his Shell Shot ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow joined the party-- like it or not!! {Bow} Press {▼} to have her make you both become transparent so no one will notice you! While you're transparent, objects go right through you. But if you move or press {▼}, you won't be transparent anymore. You'll return to normal. While in battle, she can slap enemies silly with her Smack attack or use Outta Sight to make you both become transparent so you can elude enemy attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt joined your party!! {Watt} Press {▼} to have her illuminate the area around you! With her light, you can see invisible blocks, too! While in battle, she can shock enemies with Electro Dash or paralyze them with Power Shock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie joined your party!! {Sushie} Press {▼} on platforms at the water's edge to ride her across the water. If you press {▼} again while riding her, she'll dive deep for a short time. While in battle, she can jump attack with Belly Flop or douse enemies with her Squirt ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakilester joined your party!! {Lakilester} Press {▼} to ride Lakilester over spikes and lava. While in battle, he can attack by throwing a Spiny Egg with his Spiny Flip ability or attack all enemies by throwing many Spiny Eggs at once with Spiny Surge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario can now use the Star Spirit's Power in battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 2! Mario can now use Lullaby, a new Star Spirit Power! With Lullaby, you can make all enemies fall asleep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 3! Mario can now use Star Storm, a new Star Spirit Power! With Star Storm, you can attack all enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 4! Mario can now use Chill Out, a new Star Spirit Power! With Chill Out, you can lower the attack power of all enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 5! Mario can now use Smooch, a new Star Spirit Power! With Smooch, you can restore Mario's HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 6! Mario can now use Time Out, a new Star Spirit Power! With Time Out, you can stop time--and stop all enemies in their tracks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Star Energy goes up to 7! Mario can now use Up & Away, a new Star Spirit Power! With Up & Away, you can turn all enemies into stars! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario can now use Star Beam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Beam has been upgraded! It's now Peach Beam! Mario can now use Peach Beam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't underestimate me, Mario! I'll never be be scared away by such a cheap trick! No way! Never! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario!! Don't even think of trying to beat me with such a cheesy trick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Plea from the Stars ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mystery of Dry Dry Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trials in the Toy Box ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot Hot Times on Lavalava Island ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Days in Flower Fields ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Star Spirit on Ice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Star-Powered Showdown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so Mario and friends beat the Koopa Bros. at their fortress and rescued the first Star Spirit. Still, six Star Spirits remain imprisoned, and they must save them as quickly as they can. The future of the Mushroom Kingdom, Star Haven and, of course, Princess Peach... lies in the hands of Mario... and his new friends. Their adventure has just begun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thus Mario and party unearthed the legendary Dry Dry Ruins deep within Dry Dry Desert. They smashed Tutankoopa the Wizard and freed Mamar, the second of the wish-granting Star Spirits. But the enemies awaiting Mario grow ever stronger... and the challenges more difficult. What's in store for Mario and friends... Where will their adventure take them next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After solving the secret of "Invincible" Tubba Blubba, Mario and party set free Star Spirit Skolar. Now, with Tubba Blubba just a bad dream, the Boos are free to haunt to their hearts' content. Even the lonely wind echoing through Gusty Gulch seems to be celebrating the victory... at least for now. With newest party member, Bow, in tow, Mario and friends are ready to take on their next challenge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To save the fourth Star Spirit, Muskular, Mario and team disbanded the gang of Shy Guys toughs. Slowly, it seems as if the life force is returning to the once bleak night sky... But the stars won't truly shine until the Star Rod is wrested from Bowser's evil grasp. Three Star Spirits still await rescue. Where in the world are they being held? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Venturing deep into the steamimg Mt. Lavalava, Mario and friends plucked the Lava Piranha... and rescued the fifth Star Spirit, Misstar, from a fiery fate. But the "treasure" Kolorado is looking for is yet to be found. Wherever could it be? What's that...? Something...strange...is going on around here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it is that Mario and party defeat cruel cloud Huff N. Puff and set free the sixth Star Spirit. The thick clouds that once cast dark shadows have gone, and Flower Fields is bathed in sunshine again. A single Star Spirit waits to be rescued, waits to take its place in the Star Sanctuary. Perhaps you will see Princess Peach soon... Perhaps... Just wait and see. Kammy Koopa, who watches impatiently from Bowser's Castle, is waiting, too... for you to try to save them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario has saved the last Star Spirit, Kalmar, from the Crystal Palace at the edge of the world. Now, with the seven Star Spirits together, he has the power to challenge Bowser...and the Star Rod. At last, it is time for Mario's showdown with Evil King Bowser. Can Mario rescue Princess Peach and recover the Star Rod? Or will wishes forever go ungranted? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pieces 5 coins Badge 20 coins Super Block 30 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy Don't buy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sell Don't sell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To buy To sell To check To claim ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take a nap Not now ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep Don't sleep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make with one Choose the second Stop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't Cook Cook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save Don't save ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H P F P B P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take Don't take ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on Give up Forgotten ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go back Fight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try Only drop in ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario Luigi Princess Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special Course 50 coins Ordinary Course 20 coins Petit Course 5 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Give something Don't give anything ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ask more Enough ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not necessary About Dry Dry Desert How to get to ruins Favorite food ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not necessary About Dry Dry Desert How to get to ruins Favorite food How to see Moustafa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Flower Volt Shroom No idea ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Talk Go back to Toad Town Stop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forgive Don't forgive ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For myself For world peace No reason Why Spike? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read Only a little ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read Only a little more ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read Don't read ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read Only for Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Clubba Mushroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzy Hammer Bros. Thunder Rage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey Koopatrol Super Soda ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No Start Over ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on Start Over ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros. Lava Piranha Goompa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fields Toad Town Goomba Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopa Goomba Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pass Flower Gate Pray Cry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kammy Koopa Mario Princess Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Goomba ? Block ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros. Bowser Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Raven Boo Tubba Blubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Flower Garden Koopa Village Windy Mill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On Bowser's Castle In the Ground Water Farthest Shiver City ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saw Didn't see ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station Green Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station Green Station Red Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Station Green Station Pink Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green Station Red Station Blue Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Station Red Station Green Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Station Blue Station Pink Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station Blue Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pink Station Blue Station Red Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Station Pink Station Green Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green Station Pink Station Blue Station Don't get on ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't fight Fight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay Don't pay Fight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 4 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Shy Guys Blue Shy Guys Green Shy Guys ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Shy Guys Red Shy Guys Bob-ombs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 3 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 5 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Shy Guys Koopa Troopas Bob-ombs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green Purple Red ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save and continue Save and quit Continue without saving ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5-Block Option 7-Block Option 9-Block Option Don't play ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play Don't play ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check here to see what Mario's current status is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check Badges available and put on or remove Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look to see which items Mario is now carrying. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check your party and see each member's abilities. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See which Star Spirits you've saved and check their powers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at the map to see the places you've been to so far. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ☆ How to Control Mario ☆ Control Stick: Walk or Run {A}: Jump, Talk, or Check "!" {B}: Use Hammer {▲}: Display the Status Bar {◄}: Use Items {▼}: Use Party Members' Abilities {►}: Switch Party Members {Z}: Spin or Dash {S}: Display Pause Menu Screen ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows status of Mario's health. When Mario's hurt, HP goes down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows points available for Mario's or party members' abilities. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows points available for wearing Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Boots that Mario is now wearing. Press {A} to jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Boots that Mario is now wearing. Press {A} to jump. Press {A} again while in the air to do a Spin Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Boots that Mario is now wearing. Press {A} to jump. Press {A} again while in the air to do a Tornado Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have a Hammer yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Hammer that Mario is now carrying. Press {B} to use it. You can destroy Yellow Blocks with this Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Hammer that Mario is now carrying. Press {B} to use it. You can destroy Stone Blocks with this Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Hammer that Mario is now carrying. Press {B} to use it. You can destroy Metal Blocks with this Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows energy needed to use Star Spirits' powers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Earn points for enemies beaten. Go up 1 level every 100 points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows coins Mario has now. Buy items or Badges with them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wondering what this is for? Secret! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows the number of Star Pieces that Mario has collected. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows time used so far for your adventure in the Mushroom World. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lists important items Mario's found. Some can be given away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lists items Mario now has. Use them on the field or in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows all Badges that Mario has collected. Select one with the Control Stick. Press {A} to wear or remove it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shows Badges that Mario is currently wearing. Select one with the Control Stick. Press {A} to wear or remove it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Putting On and Taking Off Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's how you put on or take off Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use the Control Stick to point at the Badge Tab. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the A Button to enter the Badge Screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the A Button again to go to the list of All Badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wearing Badges often takes Badge Points. This one takes 1 BP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Badge is on now. Press the A Button again to take it off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Badge is now off, and 1 BP is returned to your total. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select a Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Put on a Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take off a Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Exit Menu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— not used ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— / ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, How do you do? I'm Little T. I'm just a little Toad. I live in Toad Town. I've been training at the Dojo so I can save Princess Peach! I'll write to you again later. Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. I'm Vanna T., Chuck Quizmo's lovely assistant. Thanks for participating in our quiz show. Our ratings are through the roof! Are those Star Pieces helping you? Please keep coming back until you answer the last question! I'll cheer you on! Vanna T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vanna T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rat, Mario! How dare you embarrass us! I'll never forget what you did! Red Hey! Watch your back when you walk at night! Black I'm gonna make you cry!! Green You'd better sleep with one eye open, pal! Yellow We shall return!! Koopa Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, Thank you so much for taking care of our Fuzzy problem. We, the Koopa Troopas in the village, really appreciate what you've done for us. We must apologize for not rewarding you with anything. We are but simple Koopas... Please drop by the village whenever you like. Anytime. It'd be our honor. Best of luck from all of us! Sincerely, Koopa Troopas at Koopa Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wanderer! I have heard many stories about your deeds. People speak very well of you. It comforts me to know that Bowser's creatures no longer loot the ancient ruins. Unfortunately, some relics are missing. This is a shame. I've heard that a Koopa was wandering around the ruins... That sounds very suspicious. You should be careful if you meet any suspicious types. Anyway, I must go! I look forward to hearing great tales of your adventures! Moustafa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moustafa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are you, dear boy? I've just finished my exhausting research of the ruins found by my unwavering efforts. Sadly, I did not find any treasures as valuable as I had hoped. I will press on, though, old chap! There are treasures hidden all over the world! I hear them calling my famous name, asking me to dig them up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To Mario, Are you and Goombario doing OK? I'm fine. Oh! This is Goombaria, by the way. Are you having an exciting adventure? Is Goombario being a hero? Or is he just goofing off? You know... I sometimes go shopping in Toad Town with Mom. Maybe we'll see you there. I'd really like to hear some of your exciting stories. I can't wait! Really! You can beat up Bowser-- I know it!♥ Goombaria ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombaria ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there, Mario. Are you eating regularly? You know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! The Cookbook you gave me really comes in handy.♥ I already knew a lot of recipes, but with this book, I can cook a world of new dishes! I want to tell you about the latest dish I've been cooking. It's unique! It takes a Fire Flower and an Egg to fix it. When I first made it, it blew me away! It might help you on your adventures. Please come visit and bring those ingredients!♥ Tayce T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tayce T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are you, old bean? Smashing, I trust. I'd just like to thank you for helping with that nasty volcano business. Of course, I'm sure you're well aware of my own heroic role in the final fracas. I've lately worried about my dear wife. How she must worry about me as I brave danger! Perhaps it's time I returned home for a while. Feel free to stop by for a spot of tea! Kolorado ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, The volcano stopped erupting! Please come back and visit! The village leader wants to see you, too. Everyone does! And we want to play with you! We bet you've been on all kinds of wild adventures! Remember to bring your stories! The Yoshi Kids ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi Kids ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, big guy! How're you doing? Rowf of the Badge Shop here. Thanks a bunch for shopping at my place. You're a cool customer! To show my gratitude, I'll be waiting for you with all my stock 0% off! Rowf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rowf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, How are you holding up? It's so sunny in Flower Fields. Peace has returned here. Lily's in her own little world, as usual. Rosie is spreading a rumor that you're interested in her. I hear that Petunia is singing your praises across the land. As you know, I can't move from this spot, but I'm content to watch the Bub-ulbs frolic. Good luck to you, Mario. All of Flower Fields is wishing to the Stars that your dreams will come true. Wise Wisterwood ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wise Wisterwood ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goompa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Goombario from Goompa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Goombario, How goes the adventure with Mario? Is it fun? Are you being a brave Goomba? Remember to relish your time out in the wide world. Grow wise from your travels. I wish to the Stars that your adventure will prove to be a fruitful one. If you can, drop in on us old folks now and again. Gooma misses you terribly. I'm looking forward to seeing you as a grown-up. Goompa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Goombario from Gooma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Goombario, How are you, my cute Goombario? We're all doing fine here. I hope your Tattle ability has finally become useful. Stop by whenever you get the chance. We all miss you. Good luck, my little Goomnut! I'll be thinking of you. Gooma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red & Blue Goombas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter from the Red & Blue Goomba Bros. to Goombario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario, You were a lot stronger than you looked. We figured you were just some punk Goomba hanging around with Mario. Anyway, you proved yourself to us. And you showed us that being good is as important as being strong. So... When you come back, do you think maybe we could be...friends? Please say yes! We'll be waiting! Red & Blue Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado's Wife ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter from Kolorado's wife to Kooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper, how are you doing? Your mother dropped by for a visit the other day. We had a really nice talk over some Koopa Tea. She did seem a touch disappointed that you were still on the road. She said that she's going to cook a delicious dinner when you come back, so you have something to look forward to. Oh yes! If you happen to see my wayward husband, please tell him to come home more often. Take care. Kolorado's wife ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koover ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Kooper from Koover ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Kooper, How goes the adventure? I can't believe you're hanging with Mario! I'm so jealous! Koopa Village is the same. Kolorado's wife is impatiently awaiting Kolorado's return. You and Kolorado... You guys have so much excitement in your lives. You're so lucky! Anyway, good luck, buddy! Koover of Koopa Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper's Fan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter from Kooper's Fan to Kooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mr. Kooper, I must apologize for sending a letter out of the blue.♥ But I had to! I saw you walking in Toad Town with Mario. You seemed so strong and brave. So dashing...♥ If it's OK, I'd really love to have a talk with you. (Oh♥ How embarrassing♥) I'll write to you again soon. Good luck, brave Koopa! Your Fan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love letter to Bombette from Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombeeeeette!! You must return to me, oh fair and combustible Bob-omb! My heart awaits you in Koopa Village. It burns like a fuse! I will love you forever! Even if you reject me, my love will endure! If I don't see you soon, I'll surely explode, so please hurry! You've ignited my passion! Come back to me, my love! Your Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Dry Railroad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Bombette from Dry Dry Railroad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Miss Bombette, We write this letter as a humble request to you, the most worthy and explosive of all Bob-ombs. It's still a long time off, but later this year we will be staging an opening event for a new Dry Dry Railroad route. We feel the event would be a gala bash if we could enlist your bomb-bursting help. Crowds love fireworks! Anyway, we'll get in touch with you after your adventure ends to confirm the dates. Sincerely, Dry Dry Railroad Transportation Department ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love letter to Bombette from Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombeeeeette!! I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Please understand how I feel! I love you! Your Bruce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frost T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Parakarry from Frost T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Parakarry, Thank you for always delivering my mail, despite snow and ice. Because I live in this cold valley so far from my family, the letters I receive are my greatest pleasure in life. Kind words from my wife and daughter give me the strength to continue my work. My heart leaps with joy every time I hear the sound of your wings. May you never molt! Your Fan, Frost T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Parakarry from Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaack-oo! This is Whacka! Mr. Parakarry, from my place in the shadows, I always see you flying above Mt. Rugged. It looks like so much fun, flying on a sunny day! Tell me about it sometime. My wish to the Stars is that you never fall from the sky! Whacka of Mt. Rugged ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bootler ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Bow from Bootler ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To Lady Bow, Please return as quickly as possible. I cannot shake the image of you in some sort of danger. It so worries me that I can no longer sleep. When you went with Mario, you told me not to go with you... But now I regret my obedience! I should have gone anyway and protected you from harm! Now all I can do is wish to the Stars with the other Boos that you return safely. Please take care. Bootler ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boos ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Bow from Boos in Gusty Gulch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Lady Bow, Thank you for rescuing us from that horrible Tubba Blubba up on Gusty Gulch. We'd never dreamed we'd meet a Boo of your stature! The sight of you alone would have been enough to keep us going, but you went ahead and defeated Tubba Blubba too! We thought that our friends were done for when they were eaten, but they've all returned. Many thanks! When you're done with your quest, we're throwing you a party. Please come! Oh! And please say "Hi" to everyone at Boo's Mansion! Boos in Gusty Gulch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mother ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Watt from her mother ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt, thank the Stars that you're safe! I was so worried! When you first disappeared, we were completely baffled. Nobody would help us and we couldn't find a clue! Then we went to Toad Town and heard about the Toy Box. I was pretty sure you'd be OK in there for a while, but... ...I was still worried! Please give my deepest thanks to those who saved you! Come home soon! Your Mother ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzipede ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Watt from Fuzzipede ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Watt, Well, I'm still kickin'. I ain't gonna be bait no more. I reckon I 'preciate the help of you and your buddies. This here letter'll be my thanks, so we're even, all righty? Anyhoo, good luck doing what y'all do. And don't be botherin' me if we meet up agin. Fuzzipede ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sashimie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Sushie from Sashimie, Sushie's daughter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mom, First I heard you were lost in the jungle, then I heard you were traveling with Mario! Don't do anything dangerous. Come back as quickly as you can. I'm waiting for you. You're gonna be a grandCheep! I want you to see the small fry! Your daughter, Sashimie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Raphael the Raven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Sushie from Raphael the Raven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Sushie, You followed Mario, didn't you? How are you doing? I never expected you'd go with him. I want to hear about you, Mario and everything else, so why don't you come to see me when you finish traveling? If you have a hard time climbing the tree, I'll come down for you. Raphael the Raven P.S. Is there anything you want to eat? I'll make anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakilulu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Lakilester from Lakilulu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Lakilester, Where are you? You'd better be a good Lakitu and return soon. I'll be faithfully waiting for you near the Wise Wisterwood. If you don't come back, I'll search for you 'til the end of time. I'll give you such a Spiny Storm you'll... I'm sorry, love... I get mad when I worry...♥ Your Lakilulu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter to Lakilester from Flight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Spike, You turncoat!! You're hanging around with Mario! I'll never forgive you, you big traitor! I heard that your real name is Lakilester, too! I never heard such a silly name! I'm gonna call you Lakilester from now on. The only way you could earn my respect now would be to beat... Lord Bowser! Yeah, right! Do that and I'll forgive you! Flight, of Team Lakitu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once again, my brother went on an exciting journey. Once again, he went alone. It's so unfair! I remember the carefree days when we played Golf and Tennis and had Parties. I remodeled the house and made a secret basement. My brother has no idea! It's the perfect place to write in you, my secret diary. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that a ghost appeared in Toad Town today. It was big, really big. And it had red eyes, a giant, gaping mouth and a mustache. .......... Because you're my secret diary, I'll tell the truth: Yaaaah! I hate ghosts!! What will I do if it appears at night! Come back, Mario! I'm scared! Yikes! I can feel something behind me. Ahhh! I'm sure it's there, but I can't look back! No! No! Get away! I think I'll be safe if I don't freeze with fear. I'll just shut my eyes and take five steps back, and then I'll jump and dash into bed. Here I go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Shy Guy appeared at my house the other day. I found it asleep in my bed! Can you believe it? I ran after him, but he was way too fast for me. I heard that a lot of Shy Guys also appeared in Toad Town. Supposedly, they came from Shy Guy's Toy Box. It must be somewhere in town. A Toy Box... I wouldn't mind seeing that. Maybe they have a Nintendo 64! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The whole Goomba family visited me today. They said that Goombario is in the care of my brother, then they gave me a souvenir! It was a Goomnut, a special treat from Goomba Village. It looked so yummy I ate it without telling my brother! My FP increased by 3. .........You think he'll notice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that my brother went to Lavalava Island on a tuna. Unbelievable! So unfair!! I... I... I wanna ride on a tuna, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that some Yoshi kids on Lavalava Island got lost and my brother saved them. I bet Yoshi kids are just about the cutest things around. I'm a bit jealous of my brother. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard a rumor that I actually have lots of fans. Wow! What great news! To live up to their expectations, I want to play the lead in an adventure! Of course, my name would have to be in the title. That'd be sweet...♥ But I know it'll never happen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that a door appeared in Toad Town. They say it leads to Flower Fields. I guess lots of Flower Spirits live in that flowery place. Flower Spirits... I bet their souls are as beautiful as the prettiest flowers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somebody said to me that a way will open when you use a scarf and bucket... What? A scarf for a snowman? Wouldn't it melt him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday, I got stuck in the trapdoor when I was entering my secret room... Have I been using it too much? Or am I putting on weight? I'd better oil it to make it open easier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I looked up at the sky tonight, I saw a shooting star arcing across the sky toward Princess Peach's Castle. I made a wish to the Stars right away, but I wonder if it will really be granted... What I wished was............. .............................. I can't write it even though this is a secret diary. Aargh! You can see it even though I erased it! My wish is to sleep in the top bunk bed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that my brother finally saved Princess Peach! Bowser increased his power with the Star Rod, but my brilliant brother beat him anyway! I guess he'll be coming back home pretty soon. I'm looking forward to listening to the story of his adventure. Anyway, I'm going to finish this diary for now. I have to seal this room off before he notices that I remodeled without telling him. Now I'm going to go prepare a dinner to celebrate Mario's return! Luigi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must journey to Koopa Bros. Fortress. You can travel there by following Pleasant Path to the east of town. The path begins right next to Toad's house. If you have any problems getting started, please don't hesitate to ask for my help. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you stuck on the way to Koopa Village. You try to continue, but there is no bridge. A tree grows near where the path ends. You smash this tree. Something drops to aid you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see Koopas in trouble. These must be the Koopas in Koopa Village. You are kind, and you help them with their troubles. One of the Koopas you help tells you the location of the house where the Koopa with the blue shell lives. Only that blue-shelled Koopa can help you overcome the difficulties that lie in wait on the road ahead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The four Koopa brothers are holding a Star Spirit hostage. They lurk in the stone fortress at the end of Pleasant Path, to the east of Toad Town. It is a long journey east, even from Koopa Village, and the road is full of enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The stone fortress is locked, and it's guarded by Koopas. You wander its depths, hunting for a key. A pink tomboy with an explosive personality is locked in the basement jail there. You help her escape. She ends up helping you, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The noble Star Spirit is imprisoned on the top floor of the stone fortress. Your blue-shelled Koopa and explosive Bob-omb are the keys to cutting the Koopa brothers down to size. You move with haste now. The Star Spirit has many important things to tell you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You go to the south of Toad Town and find a station that is the departure point to a far-off land. The red train at the station cannot leave. Somehow, you destroy the obstacle blocking the track. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You reach a mountain by train but the crevasses there are too difficult to cross. A winged Koopa is fussing about, waiting for help on the steep, stony mountainside. You help him out and earn some help yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you climbing over a mountain in search of a desert. Braving great dangers, you cross the mountain and descend to the mouth of an ocean of sand. Your true goal lies hidden within. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At the end of the path in the desert, there is a dusty town where travelers rest. It is there where you will find some answers you seek. When you leave the desert path, you are quickly swallowed up by the trackless desert. For now, you stick to the path and end up in the town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you handing something to a strange Nomadimouse that resides in a desert town. The Nomadimouse waits in the back of the desert town, hiding its face with a cloth. To find that which you seek, you give up something you have already found. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The strange Nomadimouse I spoke of...he does not tell you what you want to know, even though you've given him gifts? Well, perhaps you have not given him what he desires. You go south as soon as you leave the desert town and soon you find a lush oasis. A fruit ripening on the tree is what you seek. You find it and give it to the Nomadimouse. For this treat, he breaks his code of silence and gives you the clue you need. Beyond this, I can see nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The one who knows the mystery of the desert hides on top of an old building. A strange Nomadimouse at the far end of town once waited by a door. You check this door. From there, you climb upward. On the rooftops, you meet the mysterious leader of the desert. You find him over to the left from where you climb up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you putting a bright, flashing stone on a small rock after wandering around the desert. Hmm... Mmmmmmmmm...! I cannot see exactly where it is, but the flashing stone is pulsing rapidly and there is just one rock in the area. Wait...something else... It is on the opposite side of the desert from the oasis. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you entering the ruins that used to be buried deep in the desert sand. There are many surprises inside the old buildings. First you find a way to strengthen yourself, and then you find three precious stones. Deep inside, you set the stones in the correct places on statues. This is the correct way: the Pyramid on the left, the Diamond in the middle and the Lunar on the right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You go down the new stairs that appear in the deepest depths of the ruins. You descend further, drawn by the imprisoned Star Spirit imprisoned below you. A Koopa wrecks the ruins, trying to destroy you. You fight off this magic-wielding menace and save the Star Spirit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deep inside a strange forest, someone waits in the darkness for you to arrive. He floats through the air, appearing and disappearing. He shows you the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the dangerous gloom of Forever Forest, I can see you talking with a creature who lives there. You turn your back to the moving bush and go into the depths of the forest. You find him waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the shadowy Forever Forest, you must take the right path to get out. One path always looks different from the others, and that path is the one you always take. You look carefully at the scenery to find your way. A wise member of your party may well give you an important hint. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you escape Forever Forest, you find a spooky mansion hidden in the trees. Someone who is waiting for your help appears in front of the mansion. Inside, you gather some important information. You enter without fear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you wandering in Boo's mansion, trying to find the way to get upstairs. At every turn, Boos play tricks and set puzzles. You wisely solve them all. Now...I can see you standing with a record in your hand in front of a phonograph. You distract a Boo by playing the record then quickly open the treasure chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You climb onto the sofa on the first floor of Boo's mansion. You launch into the air and pull down the chandelier, which moves a glass case. In order to enter the door hidden by the glass case, you hang a heavy weight from the chandelier. Somewhere beyond the door, a powerful item awaits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In Boo's Mansion in Forever Forest, I can see a staircase leading downstairs. You go down to the storeroom and through several doors. In a back room, you challenge Boos for a new pair of Boots. You Spin Jump on the boarded floor and break through, finding a new path. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You return a Boo to his empty picture frame, and he helps you go upstairs. When you enter the room upstairs, you find a pair of Boos waiting for you. They tell you many things. You realize that not all Boos are troublemakers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's only one thing that has the power to scare Boos. I speak of a castle-dwelling monster that can never be hurt. There are many stories about this immortal creature. The Boos living on the windy hill have heard them all. You listen carefully to these tales then bravely head for the castle on the hill. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Although you enter the castle on the windy hill, you are stopped by a locked door. You begin your search for the door key. In a room containing a large table, you open a small door and see stairs going down. Once you descend, you notice a boarded piece of floor that you can break. Down in the basement, you find the key that you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the castle on the windy hill, a much-needed key waits in the room with the spiked floor. With your Boo companion, you run out onto the floor when the spikes retract. Before the spikes return, the lady Boo helps you to turn invisible. While invisible, you are not hurt. The key you find inside the treasure chest helps you continue your quest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the castle on the windy hill, you find a room off the main corridor on the top floor. The key to the locked door is at the end of this room. You sneak through the room without waking any guards and claim the key. You unlock the door and step into the heart of the mystery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you running away as fast as you can. You open the treasure chest next to the bed where the immortal monster is taking an afternoon nap. You find a magic talking key inside the chest. This key unlocks a tower with a turning windmill. The immortal monster keeps a secret deep below it. You run there as fast as you can and teach him a lesson once you learn his secret. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see a Star Spirit that can't return to where it is supposed to be. Help it find its way back to Star Haven and then come back to Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see mischievous folks playing tricks and bothering the citizens of Toad Town. You walk west from the southern shop and see these small people entering and leaving the second house from the shop. They don't enter the house if they see someone inside because they're cowards. You turn invisible to trick them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You go into the house second from the shop in the south of Toad Town, and find a hidden door that leads to a Toy Box. The mischievous thieves and all of their stolen goods are inside the box. You leap in after them. Inside the Toy Box, you use jack-in-the-boxes to move on. The jack-in-the-boxes with stars on their sides make you go higher and farther. They help you out mightily. You find a key and return to Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The owner of the shop in the south of Toad Town is sick with worry about a stolen key. You return it to him. He offers you a reward, so you take something that you noticed was missing inside the Toy Box. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You get a train, but you don't carry it into the Toy Box. Instead, you put it in the box from outside. The train is a welcome addition inside the Toy Box, and now you are able to move on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Building blocks and a fence block your way in the Toy Box. You have to make good use of the jack-in-the-boxes and a revolving wall to continue. When the revolving wall turns, you slip through the opening. Only perfect timing gets you to the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have tracked down a precious frying pan. You give it back to a Toad Town cook, who gives you something useful in return. You re-enter the Toy Box with your new reward. It will help you on your way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you standing beside a huge Shy Guy who is too hungry to move. You give him a fabulous Cake made by a very talented cook. He finds it so delicious that he goes away. That talented cook makes the Cake again when you give her the Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You hit a dead end on the moving walkways of the Toy Box. Instead of trying to jump over, you turn invisible and slip through the net. Soon enough you reach some blocks that move up and down but you cannot jump to your goal. You jump to a high spot near the platform and hitch a ride with a Paratroopa. An illegible memo is the key to continuing through the Toy Box. You give the dictionary back to the scholarly Toad. With it, he is able to decipher the Shy Guy's language. He tells you the answer to a puzzle. He says that you must smash the four colorful boxes in a certain order to open the way. If you remember the clue, you'll know the right order. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The path you choose might be completely dark. When you can't see a thing, it's a good idea to take a different path. When you enter another dark room, something carrying a light appears. You defeat this scary creature and make a new friend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You find the light that gleams in darkness and discover a glittering child in a lantern. The way ahead is often dark, and you cannot go forward without light. You save the sparkling child imprisoned in the lantern. When you break the lantern, the child is freed. This bright child often lights up what is hidden. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you bring light to darkness, Shy Guys flee from it. They are running toward the thing that you seek. You follow them with the light. A difficult test awaits you. The Star Spirit can only hope for your victory. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a strange island floating by the port docks. You jump on it and smash down to get a rise out of it. Soon after, I can see you with a light amid warm darkness. ...You do know where the port is, don't you? I suppose I'll tell you, just in case. Go straight in the direction opposite Forever Forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A journey to a faraway island is your destiny. I can see you crossing the sea with one who is indebted to you. I can also see a Star Spirit waiting for you in the heart of a volcano. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the jungle island to the south, I can see an erupting mountain. You must find a path to this volcano. Ohhh...! I can see Yoshis. Many Yoshis. The Yoshis know something, so you talk to them to learn the answers you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The baby Yoshis are at a mischievous age, and they play hide-and-seek on the jungle islands. You help the fish baby-sitter when she loses them and asks for help then you are helped, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Yoshis' hiding places seem impossible to reach. You find them all by moving bushes out of your way, crossing the water, and hitting the tree stumps. Underground...on top of a tree... behind a bush...on a distant island...deep in the jungle... ...that's where all the baby Yoshis are hiding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you looking puzzled in front of a big stone statue in the depths of the jungle. You talk to the chief of the village, who is pleased to have the children back safely. As a reward for finding them, he gives you something beautiful, which is the key to your continuing quest. You put what you received on the big stone statue in the depths of the jungle, then you follow the path that appears. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the deep, dark jungle, you shake the bushes, plug the geysers, and pull the vines to move ever deeper. You reach the base of a gigantic tree. You see a black shadow perched atop this huge tree. It watches over the jungle... and it is glad to help you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The giant jungle guardian helps you by building a bridge. You cross it. Your destination is the erupting volcano. Somebody is waiting for your help in the depths of its superheated caves. You ride across the molten lava to enter the bubbling depths. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A flood of magma is blocking your way. It's too wide to cross. You climb to a nearby platform and use blue blocks to slow down the flow of lava. A powerful item awaits you on the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deep below the earth, you hammer a line of blocks to dust. A spiked boulder opens a path. You go deeper and sense that a Star Spirit cries out just ahead of you. A massive fire flower stands in your way. Water beats fire, you know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A treasure chest blows clear from a violent eruption. It lands deep in the jungle. It waits for you. The chest has fallen to earth near the spot where you met your aquatic companion. A treasure-hunting Koopa in Yoshi's Village finds a magical seed. Why is that important? The seed is vital to your quest! You hand over your new-found treasure and get this seed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a lot of empty space in the Toad Town flower garden. A door opens when enough flowers bloom. You need seeds. You find the special seeds in Toad Town, Forever Forest, Jade Jungle and on Mt. Rugged. Once you find seeds from four different colored flowers, you take them to a girl who tends the Toad Town flowers. You need all four seeds. I can see a Star Spirit waiting for you in the cloudy sky of a different world. This world lies just through the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You search for a Magical Bean that grows a vine into the sky. To the east of the big tree, I can see a flower being pestered by creatures who dwell under the ground. The annoyed flower really loves seeds. You help her out. Your reward is the precious Magical Bean. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In order to grow the Magical Bean in Flower Fields, you first search for Fertile Soil. You give a starving red flower a Red Berry. This tasty berry falls into your hands when you smash the tree near Petunia. The red flower lets you through its gate and you continue on your way. Soon enough, you meet another flower. This flower is only too happy to give you Fertile Soil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you talking with a flower at the bottom of the dry spring in Flower Fields. The waterless spring is beyond the gate that the yellow flower stands guard over. You give the yellow flower a Yellow Berry, and it repays you by opening the gate. By smashing the tree beyond the red flower's gate, you find the Yellow Berry you need. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The precious stone that the flower of the spring seeks is in the garden beyond a confusing hedge maze. The keeper of this garden has many thorns but is very beautiful. You hang on every word she says. A sparkling berry from a crystal tree is the only treasure beautiful enough to match the Water Stone. You talk to Posie and she gives you what you need. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You take the sparkling berry to the rose in the flower garden. She finds it irresistible and trades the Water Stone for it. When you put the stone in the dry spring, water begins to flow like magic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you trying to clear the air of clouds. You search in vain for the sun, hurrying beneath dark clouds. The sun, trapped by the menacing sky, cannot rise. He tells you important news. A cloud rider stops you as you travel from your visit with the sun. He will join you. With his aid, you stomp on the colored blocks in the correct order: green, purple, red, green, green, purple. When you find the cloud-making machine, you smash it to bits and bring the bright sky back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see you planting a magical vine that you hope will grow higher and higher until it pierces the clouds. When planting it, you do everything in the right order. First, you prepare the soil. Next, you plant the seed. Finally, you give it water. Only the right order will do. The Star Spirit is being held in the clouds. You climb your magic beanstalk up and up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Spirit is waiting for you on a cloud in the sky. You battle a giant cloud monster, destroying the smaller clouds as they appear. The greatest danger comes from powerful bolts of lightning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You travel to a far-off land, a frigid place covered with snow and ice. You find new strength in the deepest place under Toad Town. Using your new ability, you are able to enter a new path. A blue door on a high ledge beckons, but you can't reach it. There are several things invisible to the naked eye near the door. With the help of your sparkling companion, you see the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you visiting the most important penguin in a cold city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You travel on the snowy path to the west of Shiver City. A glittering town lies in the frosty valley. It is here that you learn some vital information and receive a gift to help you on your way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The cities in the frozen land have been friends since times long past, and each holds an ancestral treasure. You already hold one treasure, and you receive the other from the most powerful penguin in the city. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see some snowmen in a row in front of a cliff. You add decorations to them until they all look the same. The way to the frozen heights opens soon after. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You climb up a steep mountain and break the cracked wall beyond the stairs. You enter an icy cave. The room is filled with crystal pillars, and your eyes deceive you. You think for a moment that it's a dead end. You don't trust your eyes. You keep moving forward. You find something helpful once you break the illusion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone needs your help in the Crystal Palace that perches atop the mountain. You have received a gift. You use it as a key and climb to the mountain's top. Once you've scaled the frozen heights you spot the palace you need to reach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think that you're looking at your reflection in a mirror, but no! Something mischievous is imitating you. You enter the blue door and walk through the columns to reach the other side of the glass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In the Crystal Palace, often what you do on one side of the glass affects what happens on the other side. You break a boarded piece of floor in the back, then go back to a room in the front. Where there once was a red X, there is now a hole. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You enter the red door and beat the guards on the bridge. Their statues disappear. You place your explosive friend by a red switch and go through a revolving door. You find a large stone statue in a room. It doesn't budge even when you push it. Your Koopa friend helps you hit a switch in the reflection. You cross the bridge and make your way around to its twin. Eventually you find a smaller stone statue and push it aside. You discover that the large statue has moved as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see creatures that change direction when you talk to them. I also see identical stone statues that you can move by pushing them from the rear. By talking to the creatures, you get them to face the right directions. You then push them to cover the pads on the floor. Once you solve the puzzle, stairs appear that lead to the door high up on the wall. You continue into the palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A frozen king rules in the palace on the snowy mountain. He seems to split into three kings, but two of them are phantoms. To be sure, you attack all of them at once. The last Star Spirit is freed once you defeat him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see the Star Spirits gathering and waiting on Shooting Star Summit. They are waiting for you, of course. You need only to walk up there and a route to the sky will be made clear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The power of the Star Spirits and the strength of your wishes lead you to the castle. The root of all this evil misfortune awaits in the floating castle in the sky. You must fly there. The way up leads from Star Haven. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see a long corridor of flowing lava. A speaking statue makes your journey more difficult, but you survive with your friends' help. After cooling the lava flow, you continue your journey to the top of the castle. Your quest's end awaits you on high. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see two rooms with high ceilings. When you pull chains in these rooms, water flows. You use these to continue. After climbing higher and higher, you come to a room that seems to be a dead end. You move a stony face of Bowser to find the entrance. In the first room, you push the Bowser on the right. In the second room, you push the Bowser on the left. In the third room, the Bowser in the middle is already open, but it is a fake. You push it to the right. The path opens for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Either your Koopa friend or your explosive companion helps you when you find a red switch. A repeating series of high and low paths confuses you. The blue torches behind the wire fence give you a clue. You go forward in the same order as the torches: up, down, down, up, down, up. The princess is just beyond this final puzzle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can see you fighting with the evil king on the highest ramparts of the castle. The Power of the Star Spirits helps you in your fight. You never give in, even when the battle looks dire. The small star and the princess give you all the help they can. Do not delay, Mario... You must win the final battle... ...to return hope to the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Mega Jump Badge. You are ascending a frozen mountainside, climbing icy stairs to the Crystal Palace. At a flat platform, you continue forward and find a red ? Block floating in air. You smash it and the Badge becomes yours. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Jump Charge Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an S. Jump Charge Badge. You climb up the Beanstalk into the Flower Fields sky and ride on a small cloud floating at the top. You jump across to a bigger cloud and find your prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Multibounce Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shrink Stomp Badge. You descend into the Private pipe in Toad Town, then head right on the underground path. You break a block and continue. You find a treasure chest containing the Badge. But beware! For I see a nasty enemy protecting the chest. You must defeat this dreaded creature to reach the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Sleep Stomp Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Dizzy Stomp Badge. Inside a volcano, close to where a strong Hammer hides, the lava flow has been slowed. From there, you descend the stairs to find a metal block in your way. You smash the block with your new Hammer and enter the room beyond. There lies the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a D-Down Jump Badge. In Tubba Blubba's Castle in Gusty Gulch, you enter the left door in the foyer and go in the next door you see. The Badge lies on a big table in the small room. You can't reach it with the jump pad! Instead, you blast into the room above. Inside the hidden room, you smash through the floor and a Paratroopa flies you over the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Bounce Badge. It lies inside a cage in the Koopa Bros. Fortress. You sneak through an opening in the back to reach it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Smash Badge. You enter the Private pipe in Toad Town and head left, smashing blocks as you go. You enter a pipe and continue left once you emerge. After breaking a block to make a jump pad fall, you leap up to the Badge's resting place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Mega Smash Badge. You see it on the road to the Sun Tower in Flower Fields. You ascend the stairs then use a friend to blast the rock. The way to the Badge opens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Smash Charge Badge. It's high up in the fortress of the Koopa Bros. You climb the stairs that rise from the water and continue up the ramp. A Bob-omb will try to keep you from taking it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an S. Smash Charge Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Spin Smash Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Quake Hammer Badge. You spot it on a ledge above a cliff road on Mt. Rugged. A Paratroopa gives you a lift from the ledge where you retrieved one of his letters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Quake Badge. You enter the jungle from Yoshi's Village and sail to the nearby island. A spear-toting enemy awaits you beneath a red ? Block. You defeat him. The Badge hides in the ? Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Mega Quake Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Hammer Throw Badge. It lies in a treasure chest atop the gate you pass under when entering Toad Town from Goomba Village. You notice a jump pad hidden in the tree near the gate. You knock it down and leap on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a D-Down Pound Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Double Dip Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Triple Dip Badge. It lies inside Crystal Palace, beyond a puzzling blockade of White Clubba statues. You spy a treasure chest through a transparent wall. The Badge lies inside it. To reach it, you break a wall in the room that has a transparent revolving door. Blast the wall with a Bob-omb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Group Focus Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Quick Change Badge. It is on a house with a spinning roof, near the Palace in Toad Town. I cannot quite see how to get it down... Oh, that's my grandpa's house! If he is outside, talk to him and he'll help you further. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Deep Focus Badge. It's near a big, beautiful treasure chest in Princess Peach's Castle, way up in the sky. The Badge is lying in front of a fallen chair near the chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Deep Focus Badge. It is in the Toy Box, in a room with a Ferris wheel and many platforms that move up and down. You smash an invisible block between the two ? Blocks in front of the 3 and 4 toy blocks to find it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Deep Focus Badge. It is outside Bowser's Castle, near the outer wall. There is a cliff you normally cannot reach, but... You somehow cool off the lava stream so you can walk there. The Badge is in the red ? block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an HP Plus Badge. In Forever Forest, you take the path opposite the one where the most toadstools are glowing spookily. You know you're in the right place because you see a big honeycomb. You head for a clearing in the center. A red ? Block is waiting for you in the darkness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an HP Plus Badge. On the path to the Fuzzies' forest from Koopa Village, you see a few stumps. The Badge lies atop one of them. You reach it by using a Koopa Troopa's skills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an HP Plus Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an FP Plus Badge. Deep within Forever Forest, you take the path in front of a laughing rock. A red ? Block is waiting in the forest clearing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an FP Plus Badge. It is outside the Koopa Bros. Fortress... ...on a high tower that's connected to another. The Badge is in a treasure chest that cannot be seen from the ground below. You reach it by blowing up a wall near the castle entrance and entering the pipe. Once you are up top, you cross the platform for the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an FP Plus Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Happy Heart Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Happy Heart Badge. In the depths of the jungle, there is a tree atop which Raphael the Raven is said to make his home. A huge vine winds around it, and when you walk to its end, you'll find the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Happy Flower Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Happy Flower Badge. You hit the three pink trees that are standing together in Flower Fields. You first hit the middle, then the right and then the left. The Badge falls like a leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Flower Saver Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Flower Saver Badge. You throw a blue-colored berry into the deserted well in Flower Fields, and something throws the Badge to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Dodge Master Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a P-down, D-up Badge. In the Crystal Palace lobby, you can see a similar room on the other side of the glass. You go in the door in that room and break the floor. You then follow the path to the right to find the treasure chest. The Badge, of course, is inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a P-up, D-down Badge. You move a small Albino Dino statue in Crystal Palace. Underneath it you find a path leading to the right. You follow that to the back room where you find a treasure chest with the Badge inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an All or Nothing Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Plus Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Plus Badge. It is in the treasure chest protected by the Anti Guy in the Toy Box. He may be too strong for you to fight. He loves Lemon Candy. When you give it to him, he disappears. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an HP Drain Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Last Stand Badge. In Peach's Castle, way up in the sky, there's a room with a wardrobe. Inside it is the treasure chest with the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Power Rush Badge. In Peach's Castle, way up in the sky, there's a room with bookshelves. The Badge is on the floor between the shelves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Close Call Badge. Near the signboard located on the path from Goomba Village to Toad Town, you see a red ? Block. When you smash it from below, the Badge appears. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Mega Rush Badge. It's inside a hidden room on the second floor of Tubba Blubba's Castle. You push aside a large clock and go in the hole. Inside, you pull out a drawer on the right dresser. You climb up and a Paratroopa carries you to the bed. You then climb up to the top shelf. From there you find your way into the hidden room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Damage Dodge Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Damage Dodge Badge. It's on Mt. Rugged, in the direction opposite the desert. You can see the treasure chest but don't know how to reach it. You enter the small cave and walk to the left up a hidden, sloped path. At the top of the slope is the treasure chest you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Defend Plus Badge. It's in the Toy Box. You go to the right at the pink station and jump on the first jack-in-the-box. You go all the way to the left and find it tucked away inside a treasure chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Ice Power Badge. After heading to the right from the pink station in the Toy Box, you come to an impasse. You can see the treasure chest but a glass barricade prevents you from reaching it. You keep your patience and the Shy Guys show you the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Fire Shield Badge. As you ride the trapeze down inside of the volcano, you let go halfway down and jump onto a rock shelf. The Badge is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Spike Shield Badge. Right after you enter the ruin, you see three coffins aligned in a room. The Badge is in the middle coffin. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Feeling Fine Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Zap Tap Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Pretty Lucky Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Lucky Day Badge. You are asked to deliver letters by many people and you receive the Badge when you complete your last delivery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Slow Go Badge. In the far depths of the ruins, there's a hidden room beyond where the Hammer lies. You climb up high, then land on the upper edge of the Hammer room. You walk carefully around to find the hidden chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Attack FX A Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Attack FX D Badge. You pay a visit to Club 64 at the Toad Town port. The Pop Diva there can sing no longer. You take her a new song that restores her ability. You are rewarded with the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Attack FX B Badge. Halfway along Pleasant Path you see three Candy Canes. You go down the path to the three brick blocks near the fence. You smash the left, then the right and then the middle, making a red ? Block appear. You smash the block and claim your prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Attack FX E Badge. It rests in the house with no door, near Mayor Penguin's home in Shiver City. To enter the house, you jump from the eaves of the house next door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an Attack FX C Badge. It is hidden in the desert... From the stone cactus by the path, you move three south and two west. You find a rock and jump on top of it. The Badge appears out of a hidden block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Refund Badge. It's on the far side of the Koopa Bros. Fortress. Use a Bomb to blow a hole in a wall, then go outside to find a part of the castle that juts out into the water. The treasure chest rests there, and the Badge lies within it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Pay-Off Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Runaway Pay Badge. Somewhere around the center of the desert, which is to the north of the path, you see three palm trees. You jump in the middle of the trio to make a hidden block give up the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Heart Finder Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Flower Finder Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Money Money Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Peekaboo Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...an I Spy Badge. I see you handing something to a merchant who cannot open his shop without the tools of his trade. You find what was stolen from him and he gives you the Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Chill Out Badge. There is a child upstairs in the fortune-teller's house on Shooting Star Summit. Hey! I'm that fortune-teller! Anyway, the child is my brother, Merlow. He will trade Star Pieces for Badges. Head upstairs to see him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Speedy Spin Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Dizzy Attack Badge. On the path from Toad Town to Koopa Village, before you cross the first bridge, you see a red ? Block floating in the air. You jump and hit it, and the Badge falls from above. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Spin Attack Badge. In the lonely desert, you are blown by a whirlwind and land on a rock platform. The whirlwind by the blue cactus will take you there. The Badge awaits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Bump Attack Badge. I can see a shady man living in the tunnels under Toad Town. He sells many things, but you don't know what you will get until you give him the money. The price is always the same, whatever you buy. Sooner or later, he sells you the Badge you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a First Attack Badge. It is for sale at the open-air shop in the plaza outside the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You descend below Toad Town and head left through several blocks and a pipe. You go right after the pipe until you can ride a platform up through the ceiling. You walk right and fall through the floor to find the block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. Deep down under Toad Town, you break the floor, fall, and then go left. Beyond the Dark Koopas' gate, you stand on a movable block and jump to find hidden blocks. You cross them for the prize. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. In the dark below Toad Town, under the platform that sinks if you step on it, is a pipe leading farther down. Powerful metal blocks stop your progress, but with a powerful Hammer, you smash them to get through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. In the tunnels below Toad Town, in a frozen room on the path leading to a very cold, frostbitten city... You move to the right and find the pipe to the town above. You move to the left first and find the block waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You ride over the water to the island in the Toad Town pond and climb into the pipe. In a secluded chamber beneath the water, you find the block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You climb the mountain just above Mt. Rugged station, and you break the big block on the left side. You walk forward and find what you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. In a place of rest in the cruel desert, is a lush oasis unknown to most wanderers. You find the block along the edge of the refreshing, life-giving waters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You find a jump pad in the dusty depths of the hidden ruins in the desert. The block lies beside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You climb to the upper level of Tubba Blubba's Castle and keep going left. When you reach the bottom of the stairs, you find it near the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. It is in the Toy Box in the room that has a Ferris wheel and platforms that move up and down. You jump to the highest green block to find it waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. In a jungle you navigate the water on the back of a fishy friend. You find the block on an island across a bridge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You ride down a trapeze in the volcano and go right into a room with fire bars. You avoid touching the rotating arms of flame. Your reward is a Super Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. Deep inside the volcano, when you see the second rope, you turn right and see another one. You ride that rope instead. When the rock wall pales behind you, you let go. The block's on a rock platform. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. There is a yellow gatekeeper in Flower Fields. You go through its gate, over the thorny patch then up the stairs to the left. You fight your way left to find the block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. You explore Flower Fields to the right of the big tree that grows at the entrance. You move ! platforms by jumping on them, so with Spin Jumps and hovering help, you continue. You use a jump step hidden on the roadside and find the block up above. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Super Block. On Shiver Mountain you see stairs going up to the left as you climb to the palace. The Super Block waits in the cold for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Between Goomba Village and the back forest the path splits. One route goes up, the other straight ahead. You take the one that goes up. After you pass a tree, you descend a few steps and find the piece on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Between Goomba Village and Toad Town, there is a stone bridge where Goombas make their home. A tree grows on the near side of the bridge, hiding what you seek in its branches. You smash the tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Near Goomba Village there is a peaceful clearing. It was here that you landed when you fell from the sky. You shake the ground up and find a hidden chamber. The piece rises from below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You go to an open space near the steps behind Goomba Village. A secret hole hides between a jump pad and a stone block. You Spin Jump on the grass and find the hidden panel. The piece flies out of the hole. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Just beyond the bridge where you defeated the Goomba King is an open area with a hill that can't be climbed. You Spin Jump in front of the hillside, causing a hidden panel to shudder. The piece explodes into view. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It rests by a waterfront house in Toad Town, near the gate that leads to Goomba Village. You cross the pond and easily pick it up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You cross the road in front of the Dojo in Toad Town and see three sisters. You Spin Jump beside them and find a hidden chamber. The piece you seek hides there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a lush lawn in front of the forest guard's cabin in Toad Town. You Spin Jump in the grass to make a hidden panel appear. The piece hides below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a brown path that borders the railroad. You walk on it toward Mt. Rugged. You Spin Jump around the area and find a hidden chamber. The piece you seek is there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You go left from the Club 64 entrance and stop before you reach the lamppost. You Spin Jump in the open space between the docks and the club and find a hidden panel. The piece comes to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You smash the tree beside the bulletin board near the house with the spinning roof. The piece tumbles down to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You cross a small bridge just before you begin the climb to Shooting Star Summit. You Spin Jump around there and find unstable ground. The piece springs up to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in the middle of the wide platform that is exactly one step up from the entrance to Shooting Star Summit. You Spin Jump around there and find a hidden chamber. Inside it is the piece you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. To the right of the door to this house is a lovely display of potted flowers. You Spin Jump in front of them and find a hidden panel. Beneath it lies the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You don't go up the steps when you enter Shooting Star Summit. Instead, you go left. You see the piece on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the gloom below Toad Town, you walk across platforms that sink if you step on them. In the next room, you ride up to the high ledges and a Paratroopa totes you to the platform on the far right. You find the piece there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You cross the first bridge between Toad Town and Koopa Village, which appears when you press a switch. You go down the steps after crossing the bridge. Soon enough, you glimpse the piece on a small island. A Koopa Troopa pal helps you reach it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In Koopa Village, there is a section of grass between a block and several Bob-ombs. You Spin Jump around the area and manage to find a hidden panel in the grass. The piece lies below it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. As you walk along Pleasant Path, you find an area with three blue Candy Canes. You Spin Jump between them and find a hidden chamber. The piece leaps up to meet you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. As you walk along Pleasant Path, you find a grassy area with coins on the ground. You Spin Jump around there and find a secret chamber. That's where you find the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a movable block in front of Koopa Koot's house in Koopa Village. You see the piece on the brick block there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. As you walk along Pleasant Path, you draw near the Koopa Bros. Fortress. You smash the tree that grows by the first stone arch you see. The piece drops. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You jump from the upper path on Mt. Rugged and find the piece on a wooden platform. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. At the base of a short slide on Mt. Rugged, you see an area beneath an overhanging cliff. You Spin Jump around there and find a hidden chamber. The piece springs from below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On Mt. Rugged... you return to the jump pad you used to find a letter. The piece lies across a short gap, surrounded by coins. Only a Paratroopa can help you across. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is beside the path in the desert, to the south of the stone cactus. You Spin Jump around there and find a hidden panel. The piece lies below it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in the city of Dry Dry Outpost. You climb to the rooftops and find a roof that resembles an "L". You Spin Jump on the roof and find a secret chamber. The piece launches up to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a room filled with loads of sand in the ruins hidden in the desert. You press a switch to empty it. When all the sand is gone, you instantly see the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You walk on the rug in front of the sofa in Boo's Mansion. You Spin Jump upon it and find a hidden chamber. The piece rises from within it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Behind the glass cabinet in Boo's Mansion there is a door. You enter it and walk down the stairs. You notice a clock. You Spin Jump in front of it and find a hidden panel. The piece rests in peace there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the room where you found the Boots in Boo's Mansion, a Boo appears in the back-left corner. You speak to it. You then walk between the Boo and the vanished door. You Spin Jump around there and discover a hidden chamber. There you find your piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It hides upstairs in Boo's Mansion, in the room where you found a record. You Spin Jump on the rug and find a hidden floor panel. The piece jumps out at you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You break the wooden boxes in the basement library of Boo's Mansion. You leap off the top of the bookshelves and Spin Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Behind Boo's Mansion, a back gate leads to the wasteland known as Gusty Gulch. Immediately after you pass through the gate, you stand on a sandy open space. You Spin Jump around the area and find a hidden chamber. The piece is inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. As you go east from Boo's village in Gusty Gulch, you see a ? Block and a brick block near some rocks. Between the blocks you see a dead tree and two boulders. The piece is behind them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You enter Tubba Blubba's Castle, turn left and keep walking until you find a room with a big table. The piece rests atop the table, but you can't get up there to retrieve it. Instead, you jump down from the upper floor to claim it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. When you enter Tubba Blubba's Castle, you walk through the left door and into a small door at the end of the corridor. You instantly spot the piece on a table inside the room. You use wooden boxes and a chair to jump up to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Just after you enter the Toy Box, you go right. You eventually climb up onto blue buildings. A Paratroopa hoists you over to the left. The piece awaits you there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Toy Box, there is a worker standing in front of the Blue Station. You Spin Jump in front of him and find a loose panel. The piece lies beneath it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Toy Box, there is a worker standing in front of the Pink Station. You Spin Jump in front of him and find a loose panel. The piece lies beneath it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Toy Box, there is a worker standing in front of the Green Station. You Spin Jump in front of him and find a loose panel. The piece lies beneath it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Toy Box, there is a worker standing in front of the Red Station. You Spin Jump in front of him and find a loose panel. The piece lies beneath it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Just after you enter the Toy Box, you go right. The piece is hiding behind a building block that rests beside a light blue box. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You go right from the green station in the Toy Box. You go over the elevator blocks and through the lower entrance of the far building. The piece awaits, surrounded by coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. After journeying to Yoshi's Village on Lavalava Island, you approach the Raven statue, which sits in the middle of a small island. You Spin Jump in front of it and find a hidden chamber. The piece pops out from there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. After passing behind the Raven statue, you continue trekking deep into the jungle. Eventually you come to a place where many vines hang. You pull one and continue. You notice two Heart Plants growing and an open area to the right. You Spin Jump in this area and find a hidden panel. Beneath it is the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You enter the jungle from Yoshi's Village, part the bushes and go right. You sail to the isle where the piece lies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. After arriving on Lavalava Island, you make your way across a sandy beach, passing palm trees as you go. You smash a tree on the right side of the spinning flower, and a piece drops down to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the depths of the jungle you find a spinning flower. When you see it, you sail on the water to the left. Instead of jumping onto the dock, you continue to sail to the left. You dive deep to grab the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside a volcano, you come to a trapeze that goes to the right. Instead of jumping on, you fall off the platform and walk right. You Spin Jump at the dead end on the right and find a hidden panel in the floor. The piece is hidden below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Far inside the volcano, a spiked ball rolls and smashes through a wall. Once you go through the opening, you find an open space between the recovery block and the stairs leading down. You Spin Jump around there and find a secret chamber. It contains the piece you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You walk on the path to the right of the Wise Wisterwood in Flower Fields. You and a Lakitu solve the platform puzzle, then you find a jump pad hidden behind a gate. You jump to the upper level and a Paratroopa totes you over to the right. You slam the bushes with a Spin Jump to find the piece. The Hammer finds other pieces, but it doesn't work here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is where the flower spirit, Petunia, is growing. To the left of Petunia is a tree, which drops berries, and an open grassy area. You Spin Jump in the grass between the tree and a green bush to find a hidden panel. The piece lies below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You pass the yellow gatekeeper and come to a spring where a bubble tree lives. On the other side of the spring, you see pink flowers growing by the white fence. You Spin Jump in front of the flowers and find a hidden panel. The piece is below it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You take the path to the left of the Wise Wisterwood in Flower Fields. You spot it on a platform above the bubble plant but cannot quite reach it. Once you cross the thorny patch you cross over to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Once you pass the red gatekeeper in Flower Fields, you see a tree. You Spin Jump in front of it and find a hidden chamber. Within it lies the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You pass the yellow gatekeeper in Flower Fields and cross over the thorny patch. A patch of pink flowers grows to the right of the tree that drops berries. The piece is nestled amid the tall flowers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You climb a very cold mountain and ascend stairs toward the Crystal Palace. You turn left and jump from the Save Block on the stairs. You land next to the piece. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You see penguins gossiping next to the house of Mayor Penguin in Shiver City. You Spin Jump around there and find a hidden panel. The piece waits below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Between Shiver City and Starborn Valley six snowmen stand in a line. They are looking toward a short tree. You Spin Jump to the left of the tree and discover a hidden chamber. The piece is inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It's in the cave that you see behind the glass at the entrance to the Crystal Palace. You reach the cave by walking around inside the palace and backtracking outside. You think it is impossible to reach? Trust me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a giant statue of an Albino Dino in a room in the back of the Crystal Palace. There is a ? Block near the door of this room. You Spin Jump under the block and find a hidden panel. The piece is just below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. There is a small statue of an Albino Dino in a back room in Crystal Palace. You Spin Jump in front of the wall on the left side of the room to find a hidden area. The piece is inside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A flower that burns all enemies with fireballs. Attack Power: 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snowman that crushes all enemies. Attack Power: 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes all enemies. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes 1 enemy. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting stars that hit all enemies. Attack Power: 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dusty old Hammer. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A common pebble. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turns Mario to stone and makes him unable to move for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrifies Mario briefly and damages enemies who touch him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A regular Mushroom. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A truly super Mushroom. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ultra-fine Mushroom. Restores 50 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A life-giving Mushroom. Restores 10 HP when Mario's HP hits 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very dry Mushroom. Restores 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very tasty tonic. Cures poisoning and shrinking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bubbly soda. Cures shrinking or poisoning and restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 3 HP and 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found in a desert oasis. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found in a desert oasis. Restores 1 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey syrup. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious maple syrup. Restores 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A highly nutritious snack. Restores 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Whacka Bump from Mt. Rugged. Restores 25 HP and 25 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet, tangy apple. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A special nut found only in Goomba Village. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A leaf found in Koopa Village. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pasta from Dry Dry Outpost. Restores 3 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found deep within Dry Dry Desert. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very rare leaf. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mix used to bake tasty cakes. Restores 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An egg of unknown origin. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A coconut from Lavalava Island. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This herb smells kind of bad... Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tough potato found in the Shiver Region. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, makes all enemies sleep for a little while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flips shell enemies and inflicts 2 damage points on all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyzes all enemies for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, dazes and paralyzes all enemies briefly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes a scary spirit appear and chase some enemies away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what it does... Take a chance to find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario transparent and invulnerable for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hot soup cooked by Tayce T. Restores 4 HP and 4 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An apple pie baked by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special pasta made by Tayce T. Restores 7 HP and 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Tayce T. Restores 6 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dish cooked by Tayce T. Restores 30 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yummy cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 30 HP and 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boring food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tasty food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 20 HP and 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazing food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 40 HP and 40 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A smoothie made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A juice blend made by Tayce T. Restores 40 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A huge cookie baked by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tasty cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This doesn't look very good! Restores 1 HP and 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tea brewed by Tayce T. Restores 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti cooked by Tayce T. Restores 6 HP and 4 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An egg Bomb made by Tayce T. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet candy made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tart lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hot lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP but uses 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tangy candy made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet candy made by Tayce T. Restores 3 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tangy candy made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 64 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This electrifies Mario, turns him transparent, or makes him sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario electric, sleepy, or transparent. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A side dish made by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A side dish made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A nut cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 8 HP and 8 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cookie baked by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario stomps on a single enemy using a lot of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario stomps on a single enemy using tons of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When charged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When supercharged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy Mario jumps on falls asleep for a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy Mario jumps on becomes dizzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumps on all enemies in a row if action command is timed right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy shrinks. Its attack power decreases. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Disables an enemy's defense power and causes some damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumps on one enemy continuously until you miss an action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammers an enemy using lots of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammers an enemy with a huge amount of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When charged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When supercharged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hits one enemy with the Hammer, no matter where the enemy is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy shrinks. Its attack power decreases. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Mario hits an enemy, it smashes into the ones behind it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Disables an enemy's defense power and injures it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slightly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greatly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Severely damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use two items during one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use three items during one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario's party members use the Focus command, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes your party member and attacks with it on that turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases Mario's Jump and Hammer attack powers by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases the damage that Mario takes by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you do the action command, decreases Mario's damage by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power by 1. Decreases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases attack power by 1. Increases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases Mario's attack power by 1. Restores 1 HP per turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores HP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores FP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, saves 1 FP every time you attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more hearts appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more flowers appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When using Focus, charges Star Energy more than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario jump on a spiked enemy without taking damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work more frequently. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes enemies fail to attack Mario every once in a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes makes enemies fail to attack Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, enemies sometimes fail to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, his attack power increases by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, he receives only half the damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Peril, his attack power goes up by 4. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy in the field by hitting it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a spinning move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delivers a blow that makes an enemy dizzy and unable to move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases the distance Mario can Spin Dash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Protects Mario from poisoning and dizziness during attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If the action command works, attack power +1. If not, it's 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario unable to run. His pace becomes very slow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power against fire enemies by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The more damage Mario takes, the more coins he receives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the damage Mario takes from fire attacks go down by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keeps you from being hit by a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, makes most enemies who touch Mario take damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After a battle, lets Mario get twice as many coins as usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work every time Mario attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario earn Star Points even if he escapes from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refunds some coins if you use an item in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sound and icon alert you to a nearby hidden panel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes it possible to see your enemy's HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump and stomp on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump and stomp on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump and stomp on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smack enemies with the Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smack enemies with the Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smack enemies with the Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A star-shaped pendant. Lets you use the action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Koopa Bros. Fortress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Tubba Blubba's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Princess Peach's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Odd House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An adorable doll that looks exactly like Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper's blue shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The closer you get to Dry Dry Ruins, the faster it flashes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange artifact found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sparkling gold pot. Moustafa was looking for this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crescent-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A triangle-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A star-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A record of upbeat music. How can you play this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very heavy weight. How can you use this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A portrait of an old male Boo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key found in Tubba Blubba's room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the storeroom in a Toad Town shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very well designed toy train. Could this be more than a toy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tayce T.'s frying pan. Return it to her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The scholar Russ T.'s dictionary. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't read this. Show it to someone who is very smart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bag full of letters. Return it to the post office. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A glittering berry made of crystal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A magical stone. Water springs from it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bean. It's twitching as if to say, "Plant me this instant!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely pollutant free. This smells like very good soil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very cold water. It glitters in the sun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gorgeous crystal ball. Give it to Merluvlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The calculator from Rowf's Badge Shop. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A book Gourmet Guy dropped. Show it to a good cook. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The jade statue of a Raven that Yoshi's Village Leader gave you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A treasure found inside Mt. Lavalava. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the warehouse in Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ordinary bucket that the Shiver City Mayor gave you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ordinary scarf from Merle in Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stone. It opens the path to the Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big red key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big blue key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fabulous parasol given to quiz show participants. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the prison in Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Show it to a composer somewhere in the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Give it to the Master Poet in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow white sugar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As salty as salt gets. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Newly laid eggs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very rich and fresh cream. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bright red strawberries. They look fresh and juicy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The best butter available. It looks freshly churned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Detergent to wash utensils. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ordinary water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The best flour available to bake the finest royal cakes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Milk, fresh from the cow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, won by defeating Chan at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, won by defeating Lee at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, for besting The Master at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, for besting The Master at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength. Now Mario is the strongest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stone. Use it to ultra-rank one of your party members. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card Koopa Koot gave you. Use it to play in the Playroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card Koopa Koot gave you. Use it to play in the Playroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Kolorado. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Merlon in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompa in Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mort T. in Koopa Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Russ T. in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mayor Penguin in Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Merlow at Shooting Star Summit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Fice T. near the entrance to Forever Forest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to the traveling Nomadimouse on the road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Minh T. in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompapa in Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Igor in Boo's Shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Franky in Boo's Mansion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Muss T. near Princess Peach's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Koover in Koopa Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Fishmael at the Toad Town Port. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Koover in Koopa Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mr. E. in Dry Dry Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Miss T. near the Toad Town Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Little Mouser in the Dry Dry Outpost shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Dane T. near Toad Town Station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to the Red Yoshi Kid in Yoshi's Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Dane T. near Toad Town Station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Frost T. in Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompapa in Goomba Village. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado's strange book. Deliver this to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tape returned by Goompa. Deliver it to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi's autograph. Koopa Koot wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A wallet Koopa Koot dropped. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An autograph from Merluvlee. Koopa Koot wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this a picture of a young Koopa Koot? He wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glasses Koopa Koot dropped. Deliver them to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A package received from a Boo. Deliver it to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A jar at Little Mouser's Shop. A collector's item, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A flower that burns all enemies with fireballs. Attack Power: 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snowman that crushes all enemies. Attack Power: 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes all enemies. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes an enemy. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting stars that hit all enemies. Attack Power: 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dusty old Hammer. Throw it to damage an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A common pebble. Throw it to damage an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turns Mario to stone and makes him unable to move for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrifies Mario briefly and damages enemies who touch him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A regular Mushroom. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A truly super Mushroom. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ultra-fine Mushroom. Restores 50 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A life-giving Mushroom. Restores 10 HP when Mario's HP hits 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very dry Mushroom. Restores 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very tasty tonic. Cures poisoning and shrinking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bubbly soda. Cures shrinking or poisoning and restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey syrup. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious maple syrup. Restores 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A highly nutritious snack. Restores 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pasta from Dry Dry Outpost. Restores 3 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, makes all enemies sleep for a little while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flips shell enemies and inflicts 2 damage points on all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyzes all enemies for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, dazes and paralyzes all enemies briefly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes a scary spirit appear and chase some enemies away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what it does... Take a chance to find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario transparent and invulnerable for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— nothing 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enemies in a row if action command is timed right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy shrinks. Its attack power decreases. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Disables an enemy's defense power and causes some damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumps on one enemy continuously until you miss an action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammers an enemy using lots of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammers an enemy with a huge amount of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When charged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When supercharged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hits one enemy with the Hammer, no matter where the enemy is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, the enemy shrinks. Its attack power decreases. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Mario hits an enemy, it smashes into the ones behind it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Disables an enemy's defense power and injures it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slightly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greatly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Severely damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use two items during one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use three items during one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario's party members use the Focus command as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes your party member and attacks with it on that turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases Mario's Jump and Hammer attack powers by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases the damage that Mario takes by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you do the action command, decreases Mario's damage by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power by 1. Decreases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases attack power by 1. Increases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases Mario's attack power by 1. Restores 1 HP per turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores HP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores FP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, saves 1 FP every time you attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more hearts appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more flowers appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When using Focus, charges Star Energy more than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario jump on a spiked enemy without taking damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work more frequently. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes enemies fail to attack Mario every once in a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes makes enemies fail to attack Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, enemies sometimes fail to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, his attack power increases by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, he receives only half the damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Peril, his attack power goes up by 4. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy in the field by hitting it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a spinning move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delivers a blow that makes an enemy dizzy and unable to move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases the distance Mario can Spin Dash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Protects Mario from poisoning and dizziness during attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If the action command works, attack power +1. If not, it's 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario unable to run. His pace becomes very slow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power against fire enemies by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The more damage Mario takes, the more coins he receives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the damage Mario takes from fire attacks go down by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keeps you from being hit by a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, makes most enemies who touch Mario take damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After a battle, lets Mario get twice as many coins as usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work every time Mario attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario earn Star Points even if he escapes from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refunds some coins if you use an item in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sound and icon alert you to a nearby hidden panel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes it possible to see your enemy's HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data 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Attack Power: 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snowman that crushes all enemies. Attack Power: 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes all enemies. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lightning that strikes an enemy. Attack Power: 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting stars that hit all enemies. Attack Power: 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dusty old Hammer. Throw it to damage an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A common pebble. Throw it to damage an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turns Mario to stone and makes him unable to move for a while. While in this state, Mario can't be damaged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrifies Mario for a short time. Any enemies who touch him will take damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A regular Mushroom. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A truly super Mushroom. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ultra-fine Mushroom. Restores 50 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A life-giving Mushroom. Restores 10 HP when Mario's HP hits 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very dry Mushroom. Restores 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very tasty tonic. Cures poisoning and shrinking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bubbly soda. Cures shrinking or poisoning and restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 3 HP and 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A berry found in Flower Fields. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found in a desert oasis. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found in a desert oasis. Restores 1 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet honey syrup. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious maple syrup. Restores 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A highly nutritious snack. Restores 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Whacka Bump from Mt. Rugged. Restores 25 HP and 25 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet, tangy apple. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A special nut found only in Goomba Village. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A leaf found in Koopa Village. Restores 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pasta from Dry Dry Outpost. Restores 3 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fruit found deep within Dry Dry Desert. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very rare leaf. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mix used to bake tasty cakes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An egg of unknown origin. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A coconut from Lavalava Island. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This herb smells kind of bad... Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tough potato found in the Shiver Region. Restores 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, makes all enemies sleep for a little while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flips shell enemies and inflicts 2 damage points on all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyzes all enemies for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, dazes and paralyzes all enemies briefly. It's especially effective against flying enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes a scary spirit appear and chase some enemies away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what it does... Take a chance to find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario transparent and invulnerable for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hot soup cooked by Tayce T. Restores 4 HP and 4 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An apple pie baked by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Tayce T. Restores 50 HP and 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special pasta made by Tayce T. Restores 7 HP and 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Tayce T. Restores 6 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dish cooked by Tayce T. Restores 30 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A yummy cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 30 HP and 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boring food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tasty food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 20 HP and 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazing food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 40 HP and 40 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A smoothie made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A juice blend made by Tayce T. Restores 40 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A huge cookie baked by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tasty cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This doesn't look very good! Restores 1 HP and 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tea brewed by Tayce T. Restores 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti cooked by Tayce T. Restores 6 HP and 4 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An egg Bomb made by Tayce T. Throw it to damage 1 enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet candy made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tart lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hot lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP but uses 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tangy candy made by Tayce T. Restores 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet candy made by Tayce T. Restores 3 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tangy candy made by Tayce T. Restores 5 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big lollipop made by Tayce T. Restores 64 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bizarre and mysterious cake made by Tayce T. It electrifies Mario, turns him transparent, or makes him sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A delicious but kooky cookie made by Tayce T. Makes Mario electric, sleepy, or transparent. Restores 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A side dish made by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A side dish made by Tayce T. Restores 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A nut cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food cooked by Tayce T. Restores 8 HP and 8 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cookie baked by Tayce T. Restores 15 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Power Jump. Uses 2 FP. Mario stomps on a single enemy using a lot of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Mega Jump. Uses 6 FP. Mario stomps on a single enemy using tons of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you charge up Jump power. Uses 1 FP. When charged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 2. Lets you charge unlimited times, but power fades after attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greatly charges up Jump power. Uses 4 FP. When supercharged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 3. Lets you charge unlimited times, but power fades after attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Sleep Stomp. Uses 2 FP. If it works, the enemy Mario jumps on falls asleep for a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Dizzy Stomp. Uses 2 FP. If it works, the enemy Mario jumps on becomes dizzy. It also paralyzes the enemy for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Multibounce. Uses 2 FP. Jumps on all enemies in a row if action command is timed right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Shrink Stomp. Uses 2 FP. If it works, the enemy Mario stomps on shrinks. It also decreases the enemy's attack power by half for a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a D-Down Jump. Uses 2 FP. Disables an enemy's defense power and causes some damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Power Bounce. Uses 3 FP. Jumps on one enemy continuously until you miss an action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Power Smash. Uses 2 FP. Hammers an enemy using lots of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Mega Smash. Uses 6 FP. Hammers an enemy with a huge amount of attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you charge up your Hammer. Uses 1 FP. When charged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 2. Lets you charge unlimited times, but power fades after attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greatly charges up your Hammer. Uses 4 FP. When supercharged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 3. Lets you charge unlimited times, but power fades after attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Hammer Throw. Uses 2 FP. Hits one enemy with the Hammer, no matter where the enemy is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Shrink Smash. Uses 1 FP. If it works, the enemy Mario hits shrinks. It also decreases the enemy's attack power by half for a bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Spin Smash. Uses 2 FP. If Mario hits an enemy, it smashes into the ones behind it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a D-Down Pound. Uses 2 FP. Disables an enemy's defense power and injures it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Quake Hammer. Uses 2 FP. Slightly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Power Quake. Uses 4 FP. Greatly damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets you do a Mega Quake. Uses 7 FP. Severely damages all enemies on the ground or ceiling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use two items during one turn. Uses 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you use three items during one turn. Uses 6 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario's party members use the Focus command, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, lets you change your party member... ...and still use the new member without losing a turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases maximum FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases Mario's Jump and Hammer attack powers by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases the damage that Mario takes by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you do the action command, decreases Mario's damage by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power by 1. Decreases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases attack power by 1. Increases defense power by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decreases Mario's attack power by 1. But for every attack turn, Mario's HP recovers by 1. Mario's HP can recover by a maximum of 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores HP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores FP automatically during battle at a slow rate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, saves 1 FP every time you attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more hearts appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating an enemy, makes more flowers appear than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When using Focus, charges Star Energy more than usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario jump on a spiked enemy without taking damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work more frequently. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes enemies fail to attack Mario every once in a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sometimes makes enemies fail to attack Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, enemies sometimes fail to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, his attack power increases by 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, he receives only half the damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Peril, his attack power goes up by 4. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy in the field by hitting it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario destroy a weaker enemy with a spinning move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delivers a blow that makes an enemy dizzy and unable to move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases the distance Mario can Spin Dash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Protects Mario from poisoning and dizziness during attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you use the action command, Mario's attack power goes up 1. If you fail, it goes to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes Mario unable to run. His pace becomes very slow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increases attack power against fire enemies by 2. Mario won't take damage when he jumps on a fire enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The more damage Mario takes, the more coins he receives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the damage Mario takes from fire attacks go down by 1. Mario won't take damage when he jumps on a fire enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keeps you from being hit by a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, makes most enemies who touch Mario take damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After a battle, lets Mario get twice as many coins as usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes the action command work every time Mario attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lets Mario earn Star Points even if he escapes from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refunds some coins if you use an item in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sound and icon alert you to a nearby hidden panel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes it possible to see your enemy's HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— no data ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A star-shaped pendant. Lets you use the action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Koopa Bros. Fortress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Tubba Blubba's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in Princess Peach's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opens a locked door in the Odd House. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An adorable doll that looks exactly like Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper's blue shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The closer you get to Dry Dry Ruins, the faster it flashes. If you place it somewhere, the ruins will appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange artifact found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sparkling gold pot. Moustafa was looking for this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A crescent-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A triangle-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A star-shaped stone found in Dry Dry Ruins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A record of upbeat music. How can you play this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very heavy weight. How can you use this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A portrait of an old male Boo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key found in Tubba Blubba's room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the storeroom in a Toad Town shop. Return it to its original owner. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very well designed toy train. Could this be more than a toy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tayce T.'s frying pan. Return it to her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The scholar Russ T.'s dictionary. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A note written in a language that you can't read. Show it to someone who is very smart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bag full of letters. Return it to the post office. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A seed. Have it planted in the Flower Garden in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A glittering berry made of crystal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A magical stone. Water springs from it. It will bring dried-up things back to life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bean. It's twitching as if to say, "Plant me this instant!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely pollutant free. This smells like very good soil. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very cold water. It glitters in the sun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gorgeous crystal ball. Give it to Merluvlee. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The calculator from Rowf's Badge Shop. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A book Gourmet Guy dropped. Show it to a good cook. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The jade statue of a Raven that Yoshi's Village Leader gave you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A treasure found inside Mt. Lavalava. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the warehouse in Shiver City. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ordinary bucket that the Shiver City Mayor gave you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ordinary scarf from Merle in Starborn Valley. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stone. It opens the path to the Crystal Palace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big red key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big blue key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fabulous parasol given to quiz show participants. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to the prison in Bowser's Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Show it to a composer somewhere in the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Give it to the Master Poet in Toad Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow white sugar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As salty as salt gets. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Newly laid eggs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very rich and fresh cream. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bright red strawberries. They look fresh and juicy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The best butter available. It looks freshly churned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Detergent to wash utensils. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ordinary water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The best flour available to bake the finest royal cakes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Milk, fresh from the cow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, won by defeating Chan at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, won by defeating Lee at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, for besting The Master at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength, for besting The Master at the Dojo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Proof of Mario's strength. Now Mario is regarded as stronger than The Master. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stone. Use it to ultra-rank one of your party members. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card Koopa Koot gave you. Use it to play in the Playroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card Koopa Koot gave you. Use it to play in the Playroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Kolorado. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Merlon in Toad Town. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompa in Goomba Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mort T. in Koopa Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Russ T. in Toad Town. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mayor Penguin in Shiver City. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Merlow at Shooting Star Summit. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Fice T. near the entrance to Forever Forest. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to the traveling Nomadimouse on the road. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Minh T. in Toad Town. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompapa in Goomba Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Igor in Boo's Shop. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Franky in Boo's Mansion. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Muss T. near Princess Peach's Castle. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Koover in Koopa Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Fishmael at the Toad Town Port. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Koover in Koopa Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Mr. E. in Dry Dry Outpost. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Miss T. near the Toad Town Dojo. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Little Mouser in the Dry Dry Outpost shop. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Dane T. near Toad Town Station. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to the Red Yoshi Kid in Yoshi's Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Dane T. near Toad Town Station. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Frost T. in Starborn Valley. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter to Goompapa in Goomba Village. You can deliver it with your Paratroopa partner, Parakarry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado's strange book. Deliver this to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tape returned by Goompa. Deliver it to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi's autograph. Koopa Koot wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A wallet Koopa Koot dropped. Return it to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An autograph from Merluvlee. Koopa Koot wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this a picture of a young Koopa Koot? He wants this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glasses Koopa Koot dropped. Deliver them to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A package received from a Boo. Deliver it to Koopa Koot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A jar at Little Mouser's Shop. A collector's item, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Flower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snowman Doll ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thunder Rage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thunder Bolt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dusty Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pebble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Cap ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Volt Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mushroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Life Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dried Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tasty Tonic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Soda ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Berry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Berry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Berry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bubble Berry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lime ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maple Syrup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jammin' Jelly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whacka's Bump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Apple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomnut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Leaf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dried Pasta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dried Fruit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange Leaf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cake Mix ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coconut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Melon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stinky Herb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Iced Potato ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleepy Sheep ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— POW Block ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop Watch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy Dial ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fright Jar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mystery? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repel Gel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Soup ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Apple Pie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maple Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jelly Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Super ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maple Super ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jelly Super ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Ultra ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maple Ultra ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jelly Ultra ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopasta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fried Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Steak ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet Shroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bland Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yummy Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deluxe Feast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special Shake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Healthy Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Cookie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mistake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Tea ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spaghetti ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Egg Missile ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fried Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electro Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lime Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coco Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemon Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jelly Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooky Cookie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen Fries ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Potato Salad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nutty Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boiled Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi Cookie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Jump Chg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Multibounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrink Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Down Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Bounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smash Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Smash Chg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Throw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrink Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spin Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Down Pound ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quake Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Quake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Quake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Group Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick Change ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defend Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Damage Dodge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Up, D-Down ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Down, D-Up ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Drain ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Heart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Flower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Saver ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Finder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Finder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deep Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Shield ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dodge Master ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty Lucky ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky Day ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Close Call ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Rush ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last Stand ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Rush ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bump Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spin Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Speedy Spin ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling Fine ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX A ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX D ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX B ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX E ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX C ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX F ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All or Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slow Go ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Power ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay-Off ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Shield ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chill Out ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zap Tap ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Money Money ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right On! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Runaway Pay ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refund ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I Spy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peekaboo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spin Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tornado Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fortress Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruins Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Palace Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castle Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Odd Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dolly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper's Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pulse Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Artifact ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golden Jar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lunar Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pyramid Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Diamond Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Record ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo's Portrait ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mystical Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Storeroom Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toy Train ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frying Pan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dictionary ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mystery Note ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mailbag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magical Seed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magical Seed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magical Seed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magical Seed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Berry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magical Bean ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fertile Soil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Miracle Water ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Ball ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Calculator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cookbook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jade Raven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Volcano Vase ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Warehouse Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bucket ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scarf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sneaky Parasol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prison Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lyrics ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Melody ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sugar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Salt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cream ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strawberry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Butter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cleanser ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flour ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Milk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First-Degree Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Second-Degree Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Third-Degree Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fourth-Degree Card ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Diploma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Silver Credit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Credit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Legends ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tape ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Autograph ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Empty Wallet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Autograph ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old Photo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glasses ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Package ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Jar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Piece ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}". Want to buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items right now. Please come back after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Shroom Grocery! How can I help you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't appear to have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which item would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Do we have a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, but we can't check any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}. What would you like to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll take good care of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll take good care of it. Is there anything else you'd like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? I'm sorry--we aren't holding anything for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items right now. Please come back after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which item would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, this is the item. Is there anything else you'd like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-huh! I knew it, Mario. I knew you had an keen eye for Badges. That's a good one. You need {#} coins for "{x}". The BP you need in order to use this Badge is "{#}". Would you like to buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, Mario, but you don't have quite enough coins to buy that Badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks! I change my stock of Badges now and then, so please check back occasionally. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I change my stock of Badges now and then, so please check back occasionally. You never know when you'll find a real winner! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}". Want to buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem to have too many items. Please drop by again after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Harry's Shop. How can I help you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which item would you like to sell today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Is that OK with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, all right. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry, but we can't check any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}. What would you like to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll store it with extra care. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll store it with extra care. Is there anything else you'd like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You do? But we're not keeping anything for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items right now. Please drop by again after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's the item. Is there anything else you'd like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please drop by again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "{x}" costs {#} coin{s}. Are you buying? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm. Sorry. You don't have enough coins. Come again after saving up a few more coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think you have too many items with you. You need to sell, check, or use some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! This is the reliable and credible Koopa's Shop! Well, what do you want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you came here to shop, stand in front of the item you want to buy and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any items at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, which item do you want to sell me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Do you want to sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... are there any other items you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you!! Are there any more items you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any items at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, but I can't possibly store any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can check {#} more item{s}. What do you want to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hang on to it for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll hang on to it for you. Do you want me to store anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes? You didn't store anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you couldn't possibly carry anything else. Come back after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to pick up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then here it is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then here it is. Do you want to pick up anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope to see you again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "{x}" will be {#} coin{s}, but are you sure you want it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hold up. You need a few more coins to buy that one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're already carrying a full load. Come back after using, selling, or checking some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Thanks!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, traveler! This is the renowned Little Mouser's Shop of Dry Dry Outpost. What can we interest you in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! So you want to spend some loot. Stand in front of the item you want to buy, then press {A}. I'm proud to offer quality items at low, low prices! No other shop can compare with my prices! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You can't sell me items that you don't have! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Are you sure you want to sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okay. Is there any other item you want to sell me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks! Is there any other item you want to sell me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Hey, I can't check items that don't exist. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't check any more. Sorry. The storeroom's packed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can check {#} more item{s}. What do you want to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. I'll stash it for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. I'll stash it for you. Do you want to leave anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on there! I'm not holding anything. Don't try to claim things you haven't checked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're already carrying a full load. Come to me after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, which one do you want back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are. Do you want anything else back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I look forward to seeing you again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}", but are you sure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too much as it is. Why don't you come back after selling, checking, or using some items? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Boo's Shop. How can I scare you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have anything, so...BOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. How does that sound? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, all right. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo you very much. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have any items so...BOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, but we can't possibly keep any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}. What would you like to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we will keep it safe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we will keep it safe. Is there anything else you'd like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say what? We aren't keeping anything for you, so...BOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too much as it is. Come on back after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go. Is there anything else you'd like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}". Sound OK to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, you need more coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more stuff. Please come again after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Yoshi's Cabana. What's your pleasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...it doesn't look like you have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Sound OK to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, fair enough. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. Is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...it doesn't look like you have any items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am deeply sorry, but we can't keep any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}. What would you like to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll store it carefully. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll store it carefully. Is there anything else you'd like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? You must be mistaken. We don't have anything of yours. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more stuff. Please come again after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go! Is there anything else you'd like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come back often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}". Is that cool with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You can't afford that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're packed a little heavy. Please come again after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Shiver Shop. How can I help you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need to own items in order to sell them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Is that cool with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, chill out. Is there anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. Is there anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have to own some items in order to check them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry, but we have no more room for items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}. What would you like to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll put it in deep freeze. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we'll put it in deep freeze. Is there anything else you would like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me? But we aren't keeping anything for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're packed a little heavy. Please come again after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it is! Is there anything else you want to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come chill out anytime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need {#} coin{s} for "{x}". Is that agreeable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You lack the funds. I'm sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem to have too many items. Please return after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you kindly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Star Haven Shop. What is your wish? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there's anything you want to buy, stand in front of it and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It would appear that you have no items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. Is that agreeable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. I understand. Is there anything else you would like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you kindly. Is there anything else you would like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you kindly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It appears that you have no items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry, but we have reached our storage capacity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can check {#} more item{s}, but would you like us to do so? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we will take special care. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, we will take special care. Is there anything else you would like us to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, there must be a mistake. We aren't holding anything for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem to have too many items. Please return after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one would you like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are. Enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you are. Enjoy! Is there anything else you would like to claim? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please stop in again sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "{x}"? I'll give it to you if you give me {#} coin{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man, you don't have the cash! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too much, man. Come on back after selling, checking, or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh-heh. Thanks, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep. This is the Storehouse of Bowser's Castle. Why in the world are you here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on and press {A} in front of the item you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't sell nothing, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, what do you want to sell, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll trade "{x}" for {#} coin{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine. I don't care. Anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh-heh. Good deal, man. Anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh-heh. Good deal, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You don't have anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I ran out of storage space. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold on to {#} more item{s}. What do you want me to hold? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, then. I'll keep it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, then. I'll keep it. Anything else to check? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't try to fool me, pal! You know you don't have any items in storage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too much, man. Come back after selling or using some items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one do you want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here you go, man. You want anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Don't tell King Bowser about any of this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to have him tell you about everything nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He can describe enemies. His specialty is headbonking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See enemy description and make HP visible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge attack power. It goes up by 2 then returns to normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk continuously until you miss an action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario is a clever young adventurer who admires Mario. Press {▼} to have him tell you about everything nearby. His specialty is headbonking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See enemies' descriptions and see their HP during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge to raise attack power by 2. You can charge unlimited times, but power fades after attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk continuously until you miss the action command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to reach an item a short distance away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His specialty is attacking enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daze and paralyze all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all enemies on the ground with a flaming shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This adventure-loving Koopa wants to be an archaeologist. He admires Kolorado, a world- renowned expert in archaeology. Press {▼} to toss a shell and reach items at a short distance. His specialty is attacking enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daze and paralyze all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all enemies on the ground with a flaming shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼}. She'll explode and destroy cracked walls or rocks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Her specialty is exploding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy an enemy on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press {▼}. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press {▼} while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy an enemy on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Explode and destroy all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He delivers mail and can fly Mario over short gaps (press {▼}). ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— His specialty is attacking enemies in the air. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kick an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack an enemy in the air by bumping into it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, will carry an enemy away from the battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fly around like crazy, attacking all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a mail-carrying Paratroopa who's looking for lost mail. Press {▼} to have him carry Mario for short distances. While he's carrying Mario, press {▼} again to put him down. He can deliver letters to recipients all over the world. His specialty is attacking airborne enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kick an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kick an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kick an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack an enemy in the air by bumping into it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Carry an enemy away from the battle. Weaker enemies are more easily carried away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fly around like crazy, attacking all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to become transparent so objects will go through you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She can become transparent, and her specialty is slapping. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slap an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario transparent so he can avoid enemy attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Surprise enemies and scare them away from the fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack an enemy with a fan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow is a princess of a Boo who has a castle in Forever Forest. Press {▼} to make the team invisible so it can elude attack. Her specialty is slapping the sense into enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slap an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slap an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slap an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario transparent so he can avoid enemy attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Startle enemies and scare them away from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack an enemy with a fan. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to illuminate the area and see invisible blocks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt's great at penetrating defense and paralyzing enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penetrate defense power and attack an enemy with electricity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyze an enemy with an electric shock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrically boost Mario's attack power for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyze all enemies with an electric shock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The child of Li'l Sparky, she can produce ample electricity. Press {▼} to illuminate areas and see invisible blocks. She's great at penetrating defenses and paralyzing enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penetrate defense power and attack an enemy with electricity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penetrate defense power and attack an enemy with electricity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penetrate defense power and attack an enemy with electricity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyze an enemy with an electric shock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrically boost Mario's attack power for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, paralyze all enemies with an electric shock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to ride Sushie, then press {▼} again to dive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie is especially good at dousing enemies with water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flop on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirt a powerful jet of water. Great for fire enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Create a cube of water to boost Mario's defense briefly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swim madly to create a wave that washes over all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie's a kindly Cheep Cheep who worries about everyone. She loves romantic stories and cries at the drop of a fin. Press {▼} once to ride the waves, again to dive below the surface. Sushie's specialty is the water attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flop on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flop on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flop on an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirt a powerful jet of water. Great for fire enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Create a cube of water to boost Mario's defense briefly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swim madly to create a wave that washes over all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {▼} to ride Lakilester and float over lava and spikes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a spiny egg at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a spiny egg at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw spiny eggs at all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Create a cloud to hide Mario for a short time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, blow the enemies away from the battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This wannabe talks like a tough guy to impress his girlfriend. Press {▼} to ride the cloud with him over spikes or lava. His specialty is throwing spiny eggs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a spiny egg at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a spiny egg at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a spiny egg at an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw spiny eggs at all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Create a cloud to hide Mario for a short time. While in the cloud, Mario will avoid enemy attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it works, blow the enemies away from the battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiked Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba King ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomnut Tree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bullet Bill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bill Blaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R Ninjakoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B Ninjakoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y Ninjakoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— G Ninjakoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jr. Troopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monty Mole ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bandit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey Mummy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buzzy Beetle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buzzar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tutankoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piranha Plant ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forest Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba Blubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tubba's Heart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Groove Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spy Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pyro Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sky Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Medi Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anti Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Lantern Ghost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Stack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stilt Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurt Plant ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M. Bush ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jungle Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spear Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Putrid Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava Bubble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Top ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava Bud ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petit Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakitu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bzzap! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crazee Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monty Mole ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruff Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff N. Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tuff Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulpit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulpits' Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monstar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frost Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— White Clubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Duplighost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watt??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooper??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sushie??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakilester??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parakarry??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bow??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Albino Dino ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swoopula ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal King ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Bit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ember ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bony Beetle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopatrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombshell Bill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B. Bill Blaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kammy Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kent C. Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electro Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooper Baby ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Master ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paragloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiked Gloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D. Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRN Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRY Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slot Machine (start) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slot Machine (stop) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General Guy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bulb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shy Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzipede ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monty's Hole ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Balloon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lantern ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aqua Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Multibounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrink Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Down Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Bounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Throw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrink Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spin Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Down Pound ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quake Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Quake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Quake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Group Focus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick Change ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Up & D-Down ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Down & D-Up ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tattle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Multibonk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Toss ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sky Dive ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Shot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Air Lift ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Air Raid ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outta Sight ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fan Smack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electro Dash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Shock ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turbo Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Shock ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Belly Flop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squirt ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Water Block ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tidal Wave ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny Flip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny Surge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cloud Nine ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurricane ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of Goombario's younger sister? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the color of the block you can break with the first Hammer you got? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What ability does Goombario frequently use? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What color of pants was the Goomba King wearing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Which of Mario's battle commands is on the far left? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many windows does the Goomba House in Goomba Village have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What's the name of the leader of the Red and Blue Goomba Bros.? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What color are Luigi's pants? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many members are there in Goombario's family? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What will you receive when you get the right answer in a quiz? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the smart Toad living in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many buildings are there in Koopa Village? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Of the following, who is NOT a member of the Koopa Bros.? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many coins are needed to buy a Mushroom at the shop in Koopa Village? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Where does Merluvlee, who tells fortunes about special things, live? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the character who joined you at the Koopa Bros. Fortress? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What color is Bowser's hair? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many Star Spirits do you have to save? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What's the name of the elderly Koopa Troopa who always asks for errands to be run? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many Bob-ombs besides Bombette were imprisoned in the jail at the Koopa Bros. Fortress? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Where is the house of the explorer, Kolorado? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the destination of the train which departs from Toad Town station? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the fellow who sells Badges in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What treasure did Bowser steal from Star Haven? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the color of the roof of the house in Koopa Village where you can listen to a radio? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who does Kooper idolize? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What does Merlee of Dry Dry Outpost specialize in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who hides inside a coffin in Dry Dry Ruins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What can you get when you take Star Pieces to Merlow at Shooting Star Summit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who knew the location of Dry Dry Ruins in Dry Dry Desert? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. When you want Tayce T., who loves cooking, to make Lemon Candy, what do you have to give her besides a Lemon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who among the following lives in Forever Forest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What are Boos, exactly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What appears when you hit the Whacka living on Mt. Rugged? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Other than Lemons, what fruit drops when you hit a tree in the desert oasis? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the strange person in Toad Town who can increase Mario's status? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What ability does Bombette frequently use? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What does Gourmet Guy like? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who was the second companion to join your team? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who tried to steal coins from you in the desert? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the Star Spirit who can use Star Storm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What are addressed to your companions and sent to the post office? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Among the following, which building is NOT in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What kind of book did Gourmet Guy drop? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Where do I show up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the plant that grows in Jade Jungle and blows out stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What color was the leader of Yoshi's Village? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the elderly man who tells fortunes in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many colors of Yoshis did you see in Yoshi's Village? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How would the Yoshi Kids in Yoshi's Village describe Sushie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What building is across from the Toad Town post office? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What kind of card do you get when you defeat Lee at the Dojo in Toad Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What color is the brooch that Princess Peach wears? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Who gave you Miracle Water in Flower Fields? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of Lakilester's girlfriend? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How do you make the Pipe leading to the Toad Town Playroom come out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Among the following, who is inside Club 64? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Which of the following do Shy Guys never do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What best describes the relationship between Mario and Luigi? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. Among the following, who is found in Starborn Valley? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many companions do you travel with? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. What is the name of the Star Kid who's always with Princess Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question. How many Star Spirits have you saved in total? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombette Goombalina Goombaria ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Yellow Gray ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Tattle Dive ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue and White Red and Blue Red and White ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Item Strategies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One Two Three ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dr. Goomba Big Goom Goomba King ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Green Yellow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four Five Six ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's me♥ Star Piece Mushroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Russ T. Smarr T. Toace T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four Five Six ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Ninjakoopa Blue Ninjakoopa Black Ninjakoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 coins 4 coins 8 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shooting Star Summit Toad Town Bowser's Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombario Kooper Bombette ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Green Yellow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One Five Seven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Krab Koopa Koot Old Koop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four Eight Twelve ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Village Toad Town Goomba Village ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Village Koopa Village Mt. Rugged ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlow Rowf Kolorado ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Rod Twink Princess Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Yellow Blue ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario Kolorado Koopa Koot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fortune-telling Casting spells Cooking ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mummy Man Moustafa Pokey Mummy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cards Coins Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kolorado Moustafa Goombario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Piece Cake Mix Mushroom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jr. Troopa Oaklie Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ghosts Thieves Sheets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Mushroom Bump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coconut Apple Lime ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rat Cheepa Diz Onnest Chet Rippo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sing Dance Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cake Mushrooms Kooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombette Kooper Parakarry ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey Bandit Nomadimouse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eldstar Muskular Skolar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parcels Letters Handbills ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shop Station Mayor's House ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gardening Cooking Fishing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir Quizzby I. Q. Testa Chuck Quizmo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In towns and villages On the street In the jail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trumpet Plant Hurt Plant Bellbell Plant ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Green Pink ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlow Merlon Merluvlee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Six Eight Ten ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Easygoing Bossy Sleepy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shop Station Merlon's house ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First-Degree Second-Degree Third-Degree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blue Red Pink ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Posie Rosie Lily ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Landolaki Lakitofu Lakilulu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump Hit a tree Hit a switch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dancer Composer Pop Diva ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sing Dance Run ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Neighbors Friends Brothers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Penguin Lakitu Ninji ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seven Eight Nine ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gleem Twink Glo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Five Seven Ten ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————