——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PAPER MARIO: THE THOUSAND-YEAR DOOR Text dumped by TheRewster, a.k.a. Rew Updated: January 19, 2015 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Note: This text dump is extracted from the North American version of the game, released October 11, 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. What follows is a cleaned-up presentation of all the text in the entire game-- not only dialogue but also menu text, item and enemy lists, etc. Because the text is already stored in ready-to-read ASCII format, it was a simple matter of extracting all the text files via the Dolphin emulator. There is a "raw" version of this text dump--showing all the extra bits of control code in the text--available at Romhacking.net. (Just go to "Documents" and search for "paper mario text dump," which should bring it up as one of the search results.) These codes are useful for identifying text effects (such as color, size, etc.), locations where the dialogue takes place, identifying which ally is speaking, and so forth. However, all such codes have been removed from this version to give it a cleaner presentation. The text is stored in order by area (generally), starting with the Mario Bros.' House (including the prologue), then X-Naut Fortress, Fahr Outpost, the opening demo, Pirate's Grotto, Riverside Station (interior), staff credits, menus and miscellaneous text, Hooktail Castle, Rogueport, Twilight Trail, Petal Meadows, Riverside Station (exterior), Creepy Steeple, Pit of 100 Trials, the Bowser events, Palace of Shadow, the Moon, the Great Tree, Keelhaul Key (including all dialogue at sea), Petalburg, Poshley Heights and Sanctum, Excess Express, Rogueport Sewers, Glitzville and the Glitz Pit, Twilight Town, Boggly Woods (including Flurrie's House), and finally some text that appears to be from Pianta Parlor. The following is a key for non-text representations in this document: {○} = Control Stick {S} = START Button {A} = A Button {B} = B Button {X} = X Button {Y} = Y Button {Z} = Z Button {L} = L Button {R} = R Button {#} = Variable (numerical) {x} = Variable (word/phrase) There is Japanese text present in the ROM (though unused in the actual game, of course). Only the English text is included in this text dump, for the primary reason that I was unable to get the Japanese characters to show up correctly, so since this is a "cleaned-up" text document, I opted to jettison the Japanese text along with the control codes, etc. If there is enough demand for the inclusion of the Japanese portions of the in-game text, I can be persuaded to find a way to include them (if anyone wants to help me with that). 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. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mail call! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Bro! Check it out! A letter from Princess Peach arrived for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll just read it to you, how's that sound? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem! Now let's see here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you know? It's true! There's a weathered old map in here with the letter. Check it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, wow, that's crazy, Bro! You had a pretty rough time of it, didn't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But now that Peach is safe, I guess everything's OK. Really, though, how amazing is it that you saved the world again? AGAIN, Bro! ...And say, it's been a little while since then... Are you ready for a new adventure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you the man, Bro! I wonder what everyone who traveled with you is up to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, what was that, Bro?!? Was that your newfangled mail gadget? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, What's up? Goombella here! I'm still here working with Professor Frankly. We beat the Shadow Queen, but there's tons of Rogueport lore we still don't get... So, my research with the professor goes on and on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, please say hi to Peach for me, OK? 'Til we meet again! Your friend, Goombella. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That's awesome, Bro! Sounds like everyone's doing great over there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Someone here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me, sirs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. Hello, Luigi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please allow me to apologize for coming unannounced, but... I was cleaning out the storeroom in the castle the other day, and... I found something rather amazing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... Toadsworth found a treasure map! And I'm sure it will lead to REAL treasure this time! I just know it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario! You'd love to look for treasure, isn't that right? The boat's waiting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's that, dude? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That's Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, let's get him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, let's get him, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! If these X-Naut dweebs are here... That's totally it! Then the Crystal Star must be here, too, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? The fact that these X-Naut guys are here... Yeah, definitely! It definitely means the Crystal Star must be here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! If these X-Naut buffoons are here... Yes! The Crystal Star must be here, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Don'tcha think that since these X-Naut dopes are running around here... Yeah, totally! It means that the Crystal Star must be here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Mario? The fact that the X-Naut security is so tight must mean... Yes! It must mean that the Crystal Star is here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old boy! Since these X-Naut ruffians are about... Yes, I'm quite sure of it! The Crystal Star must be here, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! These X-Naut soldiers running around means... Yes, I'm positive! The Crystal Star must be here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Peach must be here, too! We gotta find her, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach must be here, too! Let's find her, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, Peach must be here, as well! Let's find her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach must definitely be here, too! We gotta go find her, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach must be here, as well! Let's find her, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our dear Peach must be here too, wouldn't you say? Let's find her, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach must be here, too! Let's find her, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The entrance is locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, how totally weird... I guess we can't go back this way, huh? Let's look for another way out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... OK, that's weird... Looks like we can't go back this way... We'd better find a different way out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how very strange... Looks like we shan't be going back this way, hm? Let's look for another way out, darling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That ain't good... Looks like we aren't gonna be going out THIS way! We'd better find another way outta here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...OK. This is strange... I guess we can't go back this way, after all. Let's look for another way out, OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! That's rather odd... Looks as if we can't go back this way, old boy. We'd best look for another way out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm... How very strange... I guess we can't go back this way, dearie. Let's find another way out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please insert the Elevator Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choose your destination. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please insert the Card Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please enter the access code. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incorrect access code. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Access code accepted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door is locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 014029 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 1 Sublevel 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Level 1 Sublevel 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Level 1 Sublevel 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 3 Sublevel 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 2 Sublevel 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 2 Sublevel 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sublevel 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weird... It doesn't look like... anyone's around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It doesn't work... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do I keep making these doors open? How odd... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the world is TEC thinking? I mean, honestly! He sure is a weird computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Is that the elevator he wanted me to go in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please wait just a moment. There are currently soldiers in the vicinity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Princess Peach. It's the room with the green lamp very near where you disembark the elevator. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't open... Drat! I must be in the wrong place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Sniff! Snort! SNIIIIIIFFFF! Do you smell that, dude? What a weird smell... Sniff! SNOOOOOOOOOOOOFFF! You smell...nice. That is just wrong, dude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? WHAT? WHAT IS IT?!? If you have nothing to say, then don't speak to me. I'm busy. See, I've even got a busy X-Naut clipboard here. And it says DO NOT DISTURB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Slacker! What part of "DO NOT LEAVE YOUR POST" don't you understand? Huh?!? Hmm? What? Come again? Oh, are you on your break? ...Well, fine. Carry on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You will first go in the opposite direction of Sir Grodus's room. Exit the elevator and enter the room with the green lamp lit above it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not that way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are guards in that room, Princess Peach. Please head in the opposite direction. Head for the room with the green lamp above it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? OK, that was creepy. Why did the doors open even though there's no one here? A malfunction? Or am I just totally losing it here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate Grodus, but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta maybe leave and reenter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gears Under Repair ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The crane will move left for as long as you hold down {A}. Then the crane will move backward for as long as you hold down {B}. Use the crane well to get the stuff you want! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science, here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you, huh? You came here to get the elevator key so you can access the computer room? Yeah, I thought so. Well then, you're gonna have to beat me to get it! And if you lose, your life is MINE! You hear me? MINE! So, what do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Challenge this chump! Bail out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gutless little WORMS! Get out of my sight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! You're MINE now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And here we gooooo, folks! The main event! The 66th Annual Quirk Quiz! YAY! If you get 5 correct answers to the following questions, then you win, win, WIN! But if you get just 3 wrong answers, you're toast! You don't wanna be toast, folks! Well, what're we waiting for, huh? Heeeeeeeeeeere we go! Question Number One: Exactly what's hidden here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Card Key Monkey Elevator Key Pretty Lucky ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Question Number Two! What's the name of the girl in Petalburg who's waiting patiently for Koops's return? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni Marilyn Flavio Koopie Koo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Question Three! Goomba, Lava Bubble, Buzzy Beetle, and Boo. How many feet do they have? Total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 feet 6 feet 8 feet Defeat ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're on to Question Four! It's elementary...for non-idiots! Where was the one, the only, Diamond Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glitzville Arena Cortez's Ship Hooktail's Belly Poshley Sanctum ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, Question Five! What was the name of the very first champion at the Glitzville Arena? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prince Mush Prince Macho Prince Marsh Prince Matthew ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for Question Six! What did Francesca and Frankie from Rogueport lose on Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Necklace A Bracelet A Ring A Bling ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heeere's our last question! What number question is this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Number Four Number Five Number Six Number Seven ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You suuuuuuure about that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then choose again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! You're correct! Crud! But that was an easy one... You won't do so well on the next one, I GUARANTEE that! Here we go, sucker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! You're correct, you jerk! You've already gotten FOUR correct? You're KIDDING me! Well, fine! I'm gonna toss an extra-hard one your way! You happy now, sucker? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Cuh-Correct! That's five correct answers! Crud! You win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so mad right now, I can hardly see straight! I lose! I LOOOOOOOOOSE! Fine! But I really hate you! Take this, you bum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MMMMM HMMMM HOO HA HA! Wrong, wrong, WRONG! You're dumber than dumb! Remember, three strikes and you're out, loser! Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! Here's the next one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're so very FOOLISH! So wrong it hurts me! One more slip, and you're done for, junior nerd! Just one more! Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! Here we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MMMMM HMMMM HOO HA HA! WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG! You got three wrong answers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! Time for the punishment round, Mr. Wrong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win this fight and I'll give you the Elevator Key anyway... but what are the chances? Listen, you HAVE no chance, but do your best, 'cause it amuses me! Mmm hoo ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You beat my cute little underlings! How COULD you? GRAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Jerk! Just take this and go! And if you ever wonder, know that I HAAAAAAAAATE YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PBBBBTHBTH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep the work space orderly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have some stuff to do, so I'm not coming in to work tomorrow, and that's that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Notice of new seminar! Topic: "Galloping Toward an Era of Risk-Free Potions" Participation is NOT voluntary. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When leaving the lab, always do your all-point inspection in the loudest voice possible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I will have you concoct a potion that will make you transparent. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean...a potion that... makes me invisible?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. You will enter Sir Grodus's room by becoming completely invisible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow...OK. How do I make it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must first set all of the potions on the desk in the Concoctionator. It's that machine in the back, but even I do not know which potion to set where. There should be memos left in this room by the X-Naut researchers. Please use them as references and set the potions in the machine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOTE! Do not place the red potion on the far right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOTE! Place the blue potion next to the red potion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOTE! Place the orange potion between the blue potion and the green potion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOTE! Place two potions between the green potion and the red potion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm afraid I locked the door. You may not leave until the potion is finished. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you sure they are placed to your liking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then please set them again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. Then please cue the button on the control panel located on the left side of the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please press the button where the beaker stops to dispense each potion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will heat the mixed potion in the beaker for 30 seconds. Press the button exactly 30 seconds after the heating starts to stop the machine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By my calculations, it should be finished, but... Did it come out correctly, do you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. Then please do it again from the start. First, please cue the button on the control panel located on the left side of the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very good. Then please drink it. All of it, if you please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Drink THIS? Is it safe? It smells...really funky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, you must drink it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Eek! What's going on? WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...How unfortunate. It looks like it was unsuccessful. Please do it again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have done it. You have successfully made yourself transparent. Congratulations. But...I must ask you to take off your dress, however. Even the potion cannot make the dress invisible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? That's indecent! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, fine. I guess... If it's the only way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you go into Sir Grodus's room, first locate the disk with the recorded data. Then insert that disk into the personal computer and connect to the network. When you are finished with that, please come back to this room. I will teach you how to make yourself normal again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, this is kind of a complicated plan, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I suppose. Now, please go to Sir Grodus's room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Princess Peach. I was able to obtain the data I desired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that right? Well, I'm glad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I will teach you how to become visible again. It is quite simple, actually. Merely drink the green potion. You will revert to normal instantaneously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Just hang on one minute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, NOW I'm ready. Let's see here. The green potion, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. Please drink the green potion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incorrect, Princess Peach. That potion will not revert you back to normal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a relief! I was kind of worried that I might never become visible again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There was never any danger of that. Now, please return to the computer room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts use to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on and then stand on the platform to use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation... Maybe Yux were made here... I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of these ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today's code is [014029]. Do NOT forget it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How to activate the switch: ...[Left, Right, Middle]... Do NOT forget! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please change here. Quickly. The soldier's uniform should be in a locker. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm afraid you can't go out. Please. You must change and then go see Sir Grodus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? Oh! Is this the uniform? Am I supposed to wear this ugly thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. That is correct. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrgh... OOOOOF! I don't know about this... It's awfully tight. And it kind of smells a bit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Who knows how, but I got into it. I can barely breathe, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet I look perfect. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are no clothes in here! Hm... Must be somewhere else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... That was unnerving... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All that stuff about conquering the world... Talk about creepy. I wonder if that has anything to do with collecting those Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Off with this thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whew! Good old pink dress. My favorite. Why would I ever wear anything different? I'd better get back quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am afraid I cannot allow you to exit in that, Princess. Please change into the dress. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O great, exalted Grodus! We brought the Princess Peach you ordered, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well, well, my pet... Isn't it about time you told us where the map is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach. You will speak when spoken to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm telling you, I don't know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no point in trying to hide it, silly girl. We know you had it. We KNOW this. Trust me, it's very much in your interest to be absolutely honest with us. We X-Nauts are not all rainbows and lollipops, I assure you. We're quite nasty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grodus, sir! I have news. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Report at once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know that Crystal Star we thought maybe Hooktail had? Well, someone nabbed it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? WHAT did you say? Someone else is after the Crystal Stars? And he defeated that Hooktail creature, you say? SPEAK, soldier! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. There's more, too. See, according to the report... ...it was a mustached dude in a red hat and blue overalls who pulled the job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me? Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaack ack ack ack ack! I see... So you know of this Mario, do you? Hmmm... This fool matters not at all. I'll know all about him before long, that I promise. I grow bored of talking. Take Princess Peach back to the holding room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yessir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And men! Take good care of Princess Peach. Understand? She is not to be harmed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Lord Crump... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If this Mario character has the map... ...then it's highly likely he'll find the Crystal Star we're hunting in the Boggly Woods. You must return there immediately and hasten the excavation. It must not fail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuzzat?!? Oh, yeah, sure! Roger, Grodus! And with that... Pow! I'm gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if sending Lord Crump there alone is wise... He is a bit...out there. Hmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Naut! I summon you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rang, dude? I mean, sir? You rang, sir, Grodus, dude? Grodus? Sir Grodus, sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up. Go get the Shadow Sirens over here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sh-Shadow Sirens, sir? But they... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't care how you planned to end that sentence, fool. Go get them. Now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The honorable Grodus has need of us? Then we arrive without delay. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmwee hee hee hee hee... Pray tell, did the princess tell you where the map is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still your tongue, Beldam. We would already have it if you'd snatched her earlier... But now, since you missed your chance, some poor fool named Mario has the map. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It wasn't my fault, truly! There were too many prying eyes there. Too many... Besides, a strange old man showed up at the moment of truth, and we had to retreat. Why worry? All we need to do now is find this Mario and steal the map, yesss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Indeed, that is YOUR duty. Must I remind you? That map is vital to the X-Naut plan. I will have my men prepare all available information on this Mario. For now, hear me, Beldam! You Shadow Sirens must take care of this troublemaker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmwee hee hee hee... Fear not, sire. I, Beldam, shall return with what you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, my lovelies! Marilyn! Vivian! Come! We've got a job to do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm hm hm hm hm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Say that again! You can't get in touch with Lord Crump? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are correct, sir. We are investigating now... We should hear anytime... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir Grodus! Please allow me to enter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, what is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a report, sir! The Crystal Star in the Boggly Woods has apparently been taken by Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You must be joking! What about Lord Crump and the Shadow Sirens? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, I'm sorry, sir! Unfortunately, Mario laid a beating on all of them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Disturbing. This Mario character... What kind of... Speak up, X-Naut! What is the status of the other Crystal Stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I apologize, sir! We are still searching for the other Crystal Stars! Unsuccessfully, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We knew of three of them... Hooktail Castle. Boggly Woods. The one we got in Rogueport. That means there are four Crystal Stars left out there... ...And we WILL have them! Keep looking, so that Mario won't beat us to the punch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, SIR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As I suspected, there's no reason to doubt that Mario has that map... He must. Listen up! You! I want you to keep a close watch on what Mario does from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I loathe you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam... Tell me, what good are you? You STILL haven't taken care of that Mario character? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, yes, sorry, but... Only because he's tougher than we thought at first... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You do understand that we X-Nauts must open the door first, do you not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweee hee hee hee hee... Well, rest assured that I will definitely nail him next time. We have prepared a weapon that will bring him to a quick and certain end. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I trust your words...though I rapidly lose my patience. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just leave it to us, sire. Mweee hee hee hee hee... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's away, my lovelies! Marilyn! Vivian! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugghh...guh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me... Sir Grodus? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, what is it? Speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Er, well... It's about Princess Peach... What do you plan to do with her going forward? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? Something is wrong with... your voice, X-Naut. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps I have a throat lozenge... No. Well, never mind. Oh, about Princess Peach? I have no interest in what that woman has to say. Just keep her locked in the room. But don't ever, EVER treat her roughly. You understand? Tell the others as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Uh, why... Why in the world are we keeping her here, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's none of your business! Don't forget your place, you impudent worm! Concentrate on getting the legendary treasure! That is all I require of you. We X-Nauts need that treasure to conquer the world! Don't forget it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conquer...the world? Legendary...treasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you blathering about now? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Something IS odd about you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N... No... Nothing odd! Uh, so...roger, or whatever. P-Please excuse me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you sure about this? Speak up, X-Naut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir, quite sure. I pored over all our research of the Thousand-Year Door... ...And it appears the sealing power has definitely been weakening, as Beldam said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally, the treasure of legend... The ancient power of darkness will soon be ours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, and listen well! Keep giving the Crystal Star search top priority! Of course, that also includes the elimination of Mario! That meddling scum... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Got it, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soon I will have the power that has slept for a millennium... So very soon! And when that glorious day dawns, I'll throw the world into the depths of terror! No one can stop me now. All will kneel before the X-Naut regime! And then I, Grodus, will build a new world! A perfect, ideal world... Yes. A world made by me, about me, and for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAAACK ACK ACK ACK ACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You blew it again, Lord Crump. You sicken me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, I'm sorry. Seriously. We thought... We thought we had the guy cornered, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop talking, Lord Crump. You just stand by until my next order. And, Lord Crump? Think of this as your last chance. Understand? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roger that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then leave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it, sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell the Shadow Sirens to attack Mario again. And tell them not to fail this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have one Crystal Star in my hands...and Mario has five. I must take some measures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is the matter with you idiots? Falling for a fake Crystal Star? That's asinine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, dude. I mean, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So let me guess... This means Mario managed to get the real Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, I'm gonna say...maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrgh... This mustached menace has nearly every Crystal Star now! They were mine! I think I'd better alter my plan a bit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Before you do, Sir Grodus... I think I'd better tell you something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it, fool?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Mumble mumble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAT?!? Are you sure?!? Speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No joke, dude. I mean, affirmative, Sir Dude. That is... I'm positive, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrrgh... TREASON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, "Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!" I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be Grodus's room. Now, where is that disk? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, OK. Here's his computer, at least...but I still need that darned disk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Found it! This MUST be it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Oh, yeah! Now I insert the disk into the computer and connect to the network... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it. YESSS! I DID IT! It's working! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like it's all done... I'd better put the disk back where I got it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There. Like I was never here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Princess Peach. Insert the disk into the computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Princess Peach. Return the disk to its original place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should just give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please insert the Card Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been waiting for you! Oh, MAN, have I been waiting! And I HAAAAAAAATE waiting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You again! You've been waiting, huh? Well, so what? What's that supposed to mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! You've been...um...waiting? What does that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! You've been waiting, you say? And WHAT does that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's you! You've been waiting, huh? What the heck is THAT supposed to mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crump! You've been waiting for us? What does THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! You've been waiting, you say? Whatever do you mean by THAT, you boor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! Been waiting, have you? And what does THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh! I'll TELL you what it means! I used the Crystal Star to lure you here... So that I could take all of YOUR Crystal Stars! How brilliant is THAT, huh? And wanna know the best part? Your little Peachy girl isn't even here anymore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach totally WAS here! Where did you take her, you huge weasel?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, you fiend?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, you vile thing?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, you scumbag?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, Crump?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, you hurly-burler?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Peach WAS here! Where did you take her, you awful man?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BUH! BUH! BUH! BUH! BUH! Like I'd tell you the plan! That's novice-villain style! No, I won't be doing anything like that. Sorry, really, guys... So... Ready for showtime? You guys are gonna be the perfect workout for... Magnus Von Grapple 2.0! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope you're up to the challenge...because this thing is raw horsepower, kiddies!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! Yeah, last version was buggy, so we made improvements... One...two...a DOZEN!!! Get ready for a whole new way to experience pain, you junior-varsity losers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please! As if we're not going to totally whip you! For like, the tenth time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU'RE the one who's going to be hurting! No matter how many times we do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you foolish, foolish man. My dear, you KNOW we're just going to beat you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, man, you know we're just gonna spank you again! You're out of your tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the one who's going to suffer, Crump! No matter how many times we do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, old boy, I rather think YOU'RE going to be the one doing the suffering! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't kid yourself, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it comes, suckers! Magnus Drill Attack!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh huh! Time to unleash some of the sweet special features on this bad boy! Oh, man, this is gonna be so good... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh huh...uh, crud. You guys should be little puddles of nothing by now... Oh, well. I've still got some tricks up my sleeve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! EAT THIS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurrfff... Haaaack... No... How... What? My sweet powered-up robot is on the ropes! This is wrong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GROOOOOOOOODUUUUUUUS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Crystal Star! Your Star Power is now 8! And Mario can now use the special move Supernova! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The last Crystal Star had been hidden in the X-Naut hideout on the moon... But by the time Mario recovered it, Peach had already been taken away... Where could Peach be now? And what of the elusive Grodus? Perhaps he holds the key to the remaining puzzle... Mario finally has all seven Crystal Stars... Where will they lead him next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is where they built Magnus Von Grapple and Magnus Von Grapple 2.0. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a lovely shower! No soap scum, even! Wow. I wonder if it works... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody will mind if I take a quick rinse... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh! Hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How refreshing! I feel like a new princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you...for...me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... Here we go again... I can't believe I'm kidnapped again. Mario and Toadsworth must be worried sick. Again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...hang on a moment! Where in the world am I, anyway? It's so unfamiliar... I wish I could at least let Mario and Toadsworth know that I've been caught... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? What was that? Hey! How odd... The doors opened by themselves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Doesn't seem to open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario... Did you even read the mail I sent you? I wonder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder so many things... I wonder how everyone is doing at the castle... Will I never dance at the Mushroom Ball again? What will become of me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Is this TEC's doing again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... No doubt about it, I'm officially bored. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those awful X-things haven't been back to ask about the map... I wonder...is it safe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my... That must be TEC again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange... Isn't it about time for TEC to call me in? Maybe he's busy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Here we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here... There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where ARE we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my, where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where the heck are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we now, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...are Mario...are...you not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It...is pleasant to meet you... I...am the main computer of this fortress... I am TEC. I must tell you something... That is why...I brought you to this place... Princess P...Peach... ................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...am so s...sorry. Most of my data was er... erased...and my main power unit was shut...down. Now running on backup power with...only cached memory... trying to stay...operational. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M... Mario... You know that Peach is not here, do you not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please save...Peach... Please...please... Princess Peach...is...with Grodus in the...Palace of Shadow... I had to...tell you that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...backup...power...failing... Mario... Use...the teleporter room...to get back to... Rogueport. Teleporter room is...on... sublevel...2...of the fortress... I will release...the room lock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The princess is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is in the Palace of Shadow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please hurry... There is barely enough...power left...to activate the teleporter... ..................................................................... I will...cease all AI functions... to send power to...the teleporter...for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what'll happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what'll happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what will happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what'll happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what'll happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what will happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...what'll happen to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the power is all gone... I will... Cease to exist...as an artificial consciousness. But...if it will...save Peach... I would...gladly do this. Because until I met Peach... I knew nothing of...love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do not worry...about me... I am just a computer... Just...a...machine... Mario... You must save Peach... I ask you... Please... And tell her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We understand, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OK, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We shall, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We got it, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We understand, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We will, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We understand, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Hurry to the teleporter... room...now... Mario... Save...her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC system failure reported. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! We HAVE to save Peach! For poor TEC, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! We have to save Peach...for TEC, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! We must save Peach! We have to do it for that poor TEC, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! That tears it, man! We just gotta save Peach! For TEC, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! We have to save Peach...for TEC, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! We must save the princess! For that TEC fellow as well as ourselves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! We have to save Peach...for TEC, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I am pleased that I could see you again. I detonated explosives after you left to ensure the base would never be used for evil. Of course, I was destroyed in the resulting explosion. ...But...one day I regained consciousness, and all was as before. Yes. Everything. I do not comprehend why. But... As I regained consciousness, I saw a light, and I thought I heard Peach's voice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How is Princess Peach? If she is happy, then I, too, am happy. I continue to hope...for the continued happiness of you, Peach, and all others. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What? Who said that? Where are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How amusing. I am right here, before your eyes. I am this laboratory's main computer. I am the TEC-XX. Many call me TEC. You may. Sir Grodus created me to be a perfect computer, one that is flawless in its reason. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grodus... Wait, he's that awful dome-headed thing who interrogated me, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir Grodus is not awful. He is a very great person. He is marvelous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I don't think so. But I doubt I'll change your mind... So, I'm wondering... Why did you lead me in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am unsure. An unusual program deviation occurred when I observed you earlier. My higher-brain circuitry malfunctioned and nearly overheated at your image. Also, an unidentified impulse sped through my processors. These events are new to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is more to this phenomenon, as well. I ran diagnostic programs... ...and their solution was... I want to know more about you. I want to observe you. Such a compulsion has no precedence. Cause unknown. I, the perfect computer... I must diagnose this unusual situation. I will not fail. That is why I led you here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Did you just say... You want to observe me? ...To know more about me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Could it be that you... No! Impossible! It can't be. You're a computer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What has happened to me? If you know my malfunction, you must tell me of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I couldn't, really... Because... ...it's just too weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please tell me. Please. I am the world's best computer. I am perfect. There should not be anything that I do not understand. Please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you know, maybe... Is it possible that, well... you're...in love... ...with me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Love"? What is..."love"? I cannot compute this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, you don't know what love is? Love... How do I explain? Love tells you when you want to be with a person forever. It makes you feel happy just to see that person happy, smiling...having fun. When you love someone, you will do anything to help when he or she is in trouble. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happiness? Fun...? I have definitions for these words, but... My programming is insufficient. There should be nothing I cannot comprehend. I am a perfect computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Comprehend" love? Love's not something you comprehend, TEC. You feel it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................................. Princess Peach... Will you teach me to feel this thing you call "love"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You're a computer! Why would you care about love? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am perfect. There must be nothing that I cannot comprehend. Nothing. That is why you must help me understand this thing called "love." Please. If you have any wishes that I can grant you in exchange, I will grant them. But, of course, I am unable to grant such a wish as letting you escape... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, are you insane? You X-Jerks kidnapped me like common Koopas! And now you call me in here and ask me to teach you the meaning of love? I should spit on your screen! You'll grant my wishes? Ha! Why should I believe you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I understand you are angry. That emotion I comprehend. You need not teach me now. But I must learn of this thing. I must. There is no alternative. I must be a perfect computer. That is why, if you would just consider teaching me, I will grant your wishes. Do you understand me, Princess Peach? Now, tell me your wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you sure? Well, OK... Here goes... Can I contact someone? The sooner, the better... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, of course you may. Use my communicator to send wireless mail to anywhere you want. If you so wish, you can use it right now. It is no trouble. Use the keyboard in front of you. Enter the recipient, address, and message. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean this keyboard? All right... Let me give this a shot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, it's ready, TEC. Could you send it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The message has been sent. For the time being, you may return to your room. I will call you in again when I want to ask you something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... OK then. Good night. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good night, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Princess Peach. I am glad you came. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That mail I sent to Mario... Did it reach him all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. I can confirm that Mario received the mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that so? Well, good... So what do you want from me today? Is there more you want to know of love? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You expressed regret earlier that you would not be able to dance at a ball, correct? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ex-CUSE me?!? Were you eavesdropping? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am sorry, Princess Peach. I have been ordered to keep surveillance on you. But...it is odd... When you said that, I had an impulse to dance with you as well. How my CPU would produce this impulse is inexplicable. I must find what caused it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Find out what caused it? There's no reason behind such a feeling, TEC. Wanting to do something together... It's part of love. I know it. But then again... You are... well...a computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach. Please dance with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Wait just a minute! What...am I supposed to do? You say you want to dance? It's just so...bizarre... I mean, how in the world can I dance with you? You have no arms. Or feet. Or moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would this be an acceptable dance substitute? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my goodness! Is that me? Did you create that? ...... ...Oh, all right, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must say, though, it's going to feel weird, dancing with myself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the buttons as they display on the screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach. I still do not understand very well. Will you please dance again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, fine. As you wish. I'll dance until you see what I've been talking about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Princess Peach. That was very fun. Just a moment... ............................................. ...Fun? Is this impulse I feel the concept known as fun? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC? Are you OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, I will fulfill my promise to you. Please use my communicator. Use the keyboard to send whatever message you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm finished, TEC. Could you send it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The message has been sent. Please go back to your room. I want to analyze the data from this dance immediately. The data that I thought was fun... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a weeeeird computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. You are mistaken. I am the world's best and only perfect computer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good night, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You always call me in without warning, TEC. What is it this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I apologize. I would like you to go to where Sir Grodus is and ask him something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What do you mean, go ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I recently obtained specific information that brought an... issue to my attention. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ARE the main computer here, right? Why is there anything you don't know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am unable to know things that are not entered in my CPU or otherwise recorded. That is why I want to know what Sir Grodus is thinking about this issue. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...even if I try to go see him, they'll catch me and send me back to the room! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is true. But you will find a soldier's room one floor up. Take the elevator. Once there, please obtain a soldier's uniform and change into it, avoiding detection. You will go see Sir Grodus looking like a soldier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean I'll be disguised. ............................................. I imagine you won't take NO for an answer, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You imagine correctly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right... Fine, I guess. Well, so what do you want me to go ask this Grodus? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will tell you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC! You terrible machine! So your goal is to conquer the world, is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course. After all, I was built for that purpose. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conquering the world... How could you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, allow me to ask you something. Do you like the world you live in? There are many problems in the world, many sorrows. Do you like such a world? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I do! Nobody likes everything about the world, but I love the good parts! There are many sorrows, sure...but there is also joy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Is that so. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me! Will the Crystal Stars help you conquer the world? And what's this treasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am afraid I cannot answer. Answering those questions is prohibited by Sir Grodus. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... But... Oh, never mind. I must at least inform Mario about this awful plan for world domination... TEC. Let me use your communicator. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................................. I suppose I can allow that. Please use the communicator. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Send it this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The message has been sent. Well then, Princess Peach. You have had a busy day. Go back to the room, please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good night, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC? Did you call me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What shall I do today? Will it be dancing, perhaps? Disguising? Or will I sing a song or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I am conflicted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's wrong, TEC? You don't seem yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which is more important? Carrying out an order or protecting a critical person? I exist for the purpose of a certain person. I wish to exist for the purpose of another... I do not know what to do... Really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... No, never mind. Please forget my musings. I do not know why...but it makes me feel unpleasant if I make you worry. Well, in any case... Let's have a quiz. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A quiz? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, Princess Peach. Please answer the questions that I am about to ask you. If you can answer five questions, you may use the communicator as usual. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's with you all of a sudden, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, the first question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What will happen if you collect seven Crystal Stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your wish is granted. Thousand-Year Door opens. A thousand coins appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct. Now, the second question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is the goal of Grodus, leader of the X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To conquer the world. To get rich. To become a superhero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct. Now, the third question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is the legendary treasure that waits behind the Thousand-Year Door? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is the legendary treasure that waits behind the Thousand-Year Door? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC... Is this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess, please answer. What is the legendary treasure that waits behind the Thousand-Year Door? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 100,000,000 coins. An extremely rare badge. A 1,000-year-old demon's soul. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct. Now, the fourth question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does Sir Grodus wish to do with this ancient demon's soul? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cherish it always. Bring the demon back to life. Hang out with it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct. Now, the fifth question. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is required to seal up the demon again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A legendary sword. A magic spell. Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incorrect. Please start again from the beginning, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct. You have correctly answered all five questions. Now you may use the communicator. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC... You... Was it OK for you to tell me such things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please input the message you wish to send. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... OK. I'm done. Could you send it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The message has been sent. That is all for now. Please go back to the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you... You're still a weird computer, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good night, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC called me in here again. I wonder what it is this time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC? Was that noise you? What's wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must request that you do something a bit more dangerous this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dangerous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I would like you to sneak into Sir Grodus's room and look for a data disk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A data disk? Why would you need that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Although I can view all data on the network... I am unable to access the data of computers that are not linked to the network. Sir Grodus has information that even I am unable to view. But I must know it. I must know that information. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But how will I get in there? Will I be disguised again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not this time. No one other than Sir Grodus can enter his room. When Sir Grodus is elsewhere, there are guards outside the room that permit no entry. ...But there is a way. You will be fine if you act according to my instructions. I must tell you, I do not want to make you do such a dangerous thing. But now I have no one to ask but you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't mind, TEC. Really. Ask me anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, first leave the room and take the elevator up, as you did earlier. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, by the way, TEC... What was that data? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am still analyzing it. The data is very heavily encrypted. But if my prediction is correct... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it's correct...what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. I cannot afford any mistakes or assumptions. I will let you know when my analysis is complete. Now, please use the communicator, if you wish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OK. You'll tell me when you decipher the data, huh? Good. Then I'll use the communicator, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've written my message. Would you send it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The message has been sent. We are done for now. Please go back to the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Take care, TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, you're welcome, TEC! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach... I will protect you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, TEC. What do you want today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach, I have... I have reached a conclusion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...A conclusion? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have struggled with whether to obey orders or... to speak to you... And...I cannot confirm... what I should believe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC, you don't sound right. What's going on with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach... Please escape from this place as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Escape... TEC, what do you mean by that? I mean... Why all of a sudden? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The data you procured has been analyzed, and something terrible is... No. I will not say. But I... have found out everything about Sir Grodus's plans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grodus's plans? You mean, about conquering the world? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. And among those plans was the reason why you are being held here. According to the data... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... No way... It's impossible... I don't believe it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. Everything is true. That is why you must escape from here as fast as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But how can I do that, TEC? I mean, I don't even have the slightest idea where I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will not hide anything anymore. No. Not from you. I will tell you everything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The place where you are currently imprisoned... This is the moon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? You mean, the moon that hangs up in the sky at night? That moon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is correct. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But that's...unbelievable! How in the world am I supposed to escape? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a way. You can escape...but you must follow my instructions exactly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, TEC... Won't they know that you helped me? Won't you get in trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is inconsequential. I would like you to be safe. That is all that matters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am the base's computer. No one will know of your escape if I keep silent. Please do not worry about me. Escape. Escape as quickly as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OK, TEC. But I must inform Mario about all this before I go... This is no longer just my problem... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Understood. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold it right there, Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeeeeeek! You! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC... You miserable machine. We all know what you're up to, traitor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir Grodus... I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In my most paranoid moments, I never thought my own computer would betray me. Well, it doesn't really matter in the end, I suppose... Especially since it ends here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You monster! What are you planning to do with him?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack ack ack ack! Only one thing to do with a malfunctioning computer! Cut the circuit and delete all the programs and data that caused the malfunction! Obviously, all data relating to Princess Peach must go, as well... Yes, we must be absolutely sure nothing like this ever happens again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I am... I am normal... There is no malfunction... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pipe down, TEC. X-Nauts: at the same time, press the red buttons on TEC's sides. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Got it, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC! NO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mail...sent... ............................................. Princess Peach............................... .....I....................................... ...l......................................... .............o............................... ...........v................................. ..............e.............................. ............................................. ......y...................................... .........o................................... ............................................. ...............u............................. ............................................. .................. .............. ........... ..... .............. ................ ....... .......... .... ... ......... ...... ........ .. ....... ... ...... ...... .. ... ......... . ....... ... .... . ... .... ... . .... .. . ... . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deletion complete. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEC! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack ack ack ack! Too bad, Princess Peach. TEC is no longer with us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! You inhuman beast! How could you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach...just stop it. This is no time to be worrying about a computer. We have some very important things for you to do now... Yes, VERY important... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack ack ack ack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with TEC. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Awesome! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Oh, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Yes! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Ummm, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Delightful! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Ah, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! YEAH! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Of course... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Yes! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Uh, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Corking! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Ah, yes, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've finally got all seven Crystal Stars! Fantastic! Now we can open the Thousand-Year Door! Mmm, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Princess Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where the princess is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Princess Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still don't know where Peach is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's head back to Rogueport, right? Professor Frankly can maybe help us find Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, um, I guess we'd better head back to Rogueport. Maybe the professor can help us find Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I suppose we should head back to Rogueport. Perhaps that dear Frankly can help us find Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I guess all we can do is head back to Rogueport. Maybe the prof can help us find the princess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's head back to Rogueport, I guess. Professor Frankly might be able to help us find Princess Peach, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's head back to Rogueport, eh, old boy? Perhaps Professor Frankly can help us find our dear Princess Peach, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's head back to Rogueport, dearie. Perhaps the professor can help us find Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please insert the Card Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incorrect Card Key inserted. Please insert the correct Card Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door is locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building is so totally suspicious, it hurts... Watch your step, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... This building seems really, really suspicious... Mario, let's be careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, what a suspicious building... Do be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building stinks of serious funny business... Careful, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a suspicious building... Mario, be careful, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rather suspicious building, wouldn't you say, old boy? Do be careful, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This building smells suspicious. Let's be careful, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out... ...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. .................................. Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh! It's freezing! Where the heck are we, the polar ice cap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's s-s-s-s-so c-c-cold! I wonder where this village is located, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, how absolutely frigid! Where on earth could this outpost be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy! This is darn cold! Where is this place, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrr! It's freezing here! Where do you think this place is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rather frosty, isn't it? Almost freezes one's mustache, eh, old boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh, it's so chilly... I wonder where this place is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Seriously, it's SO cold! Let's hurry up before we become popsicles! Fahr Outpost must be just ahead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Yeah, TH-THIS is cold! Let's hurry ahead, Mario! Fahr Outpost should be just up here a little way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How absolutely bone-chilling! Let's press onward, Mario. Fahr Outpost should be just ahead, wouldn't you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is STUPID cold out here! C'mon, Gonzales! Let's move! Fahr Outpost should be just up ahead, I think. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brrrrrrr! I'm freezing! Let's keep moving, Mario. Fahr Outpost shouldn't be too far, now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A touch nippy, I should say! Let's do make haste, Mario. Fahr Outpost can't be far now, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm, this IS chilly, isn't it? Let's hurry now, dearie. Fahr Outpost can't be too terribly far now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This slowly falling snow is totally beautiful, but it's super-SUPER-cold out here! If I lived here long enough, I'd probably turn into an abominable Goomba... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this is Fahr Outpost... I wonder where the cannon that shoots to the moon is? I guess we should start by talking to the villagers, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Fahr Outpost, huh? I wonder where the cannon that shoots to the moon is? Well, let's get started by talking to the villagers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Fahr Outpost, hmmm? Now, where is that lovely moon-shooting cannon? I believe speaking with the villagers may be helpful, darling, so let's get to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Fahr Outpost... Where's this cannon that can shoot to the moon? Let's chat up some of these locals and see what they have to say, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this is Fahr Outpost... Where do you think they keep that cannon of theirs? Well, only one way to find out! Let's get started by talking to the villagers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! Fahr Outpost, eh? Well, where's this marvelous moon cannon, hm? Let's begin by speaking with some of the locals, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this is Fahr Outpost... I don't see any cannon that can shoot to the moon... I guess we should start by chatting with the villagers, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this IS the place! I wonder where the cannon that shoots to the moon is? I guess we should start by talking to the villagers, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the place, huh? I wonder where the cannon that shoots to the moon is? Well, let's get started by talking to the villagers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, this is the village. Now, where is that lovely moon-shooting cannon? I believe speaking with the villagers may be helpful, darling, so let's get to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this is the place, huh? Where's this cannon that can shoot to the moon? Let's chat up some of these locals and see what they have to say, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the right village. Where do you think they keep that cannon of theirs? Well, only one way to find out! Let's get started by talking to the villagers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this IS the place, hm? Well, where's this marvelous moon cannon, hm? Let's begin by speaking with some of the locals, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the place we need. But I don't see any cannon that can shoot to the moon... I guess we should start by chatting with the villagers, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Bob-omb village, DA-BLOOIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Bob-omb village, DA-BLOOIE! There is nothing here, DA-BLAMMO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go at last, DA-BLOOIE! I have much happiness, DA-CRACKO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Real men wear short sleeves, DA-POW! Ditch the sleeves and the lip guard, DA-BLAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Real men wear short sleeves, DA-POW! Ditch the sleeves and the lip guard, DA-BLAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Fahr Outpost. Whoa! That is quite good lip-warmer you have got. OK, I now give you my special mustache-viewing personality analysis, da? Ah. Hm. Da. Da. Hmmmmm... Da, da, I have got it now. Your bushy broom means... That you are stubborn and selfish man. So, how did I do? No, do not protest. I know. No one likes to admit faults. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Fahr Outpost. Whoa! That is quite good lip-warmer you have got. OK, I now give you my special mustache-viewing personality analysis, da? Ah. Hm. Da. Da. Hmmmmm... Da, da, I have got it now. Your bushy broom means... That you are stubborn and selfish man. So, how did I do? No, do not protest. I know. No one likes to admit their faults. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cannon of Fahr Outpost can get you to moon fast, da! But...heh. It will be some ride. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was cannon ride to surface of moon? Good? Da, very good. Listen, just between us... I don't like the exploding. I get all sooty and dirty, da? I am too stylish for this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was cannon ride to surface of moon? Good? Da, very good. Listen, just between us... I don't like the exploding. I get all sooty and dirty, da? I am too stylish for this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello to you, traveler. Is this first time in Fahr Outpost for you, KA-BOMB? There is not much here, but enjoy stay, KA-BOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, traveler. First time in Fahr Outpost, KA-BOOIE? What? Fahr Outpost cannon? ...... Wah! I apologize for that. No, I just had distraction... It is nothing, KA-POWIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, da? Really? You really want to, KA-BOO, KA-BOMB? That is...just...great, KA-PLOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooray! I have been wanting to shoot that thing off for very long time, KA-BANG! But after we blow up, we are all hazy and confused, da... Like frogs in fog, KA-CRACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooray! I have been wanting to shoot that thing off for very long time, KA-BANG! But after we blow up, we are all hazy and confused, da... Like frogs in fog, KA-CRACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow is rare for you, BA-KAK? In Fahr Outpost, it falls all year around, BA-BANG! I like watching it shine in glow of sunset, BA-BOOMBER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow is rare for you, BA-KAK? In Fahr Outpost, it falls all year around, BA-BANG! I like watching it shine in glow of sunset, BA-BOOMBER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The day is finally here... What will it be like, BA-BOOP? I cannot wait, BA-PLOOIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow all melted from heat of cannon going off, BA-CHOW! It came back quickly, but for some time, it was like spring day here, BA-FOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snow all melted from heat of cannon going off, BA-CHOW! It came back quickly, but for some time, it was like spring day here, BA-FOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems to be locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are the chilly wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! ♥ We came to Fahr Outpost for the skiing and ice-skating... But there's nothing here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's cold! It's too cold!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I told you we should've at least checked a guidebook before we came here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are the chilly wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! ♥ We came to Fahr Outpost for the skiing and ice-skating... But there's nothing here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's cold! It's too cold!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I told you we should've at least checked a guidebook before we came here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are the chilly wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! ♥ But there's no skiiing or ice-skating in this town... We should just go home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hate this! I'm serious! Why did we even come here, girls?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just want to go home... But I'm so cold, I can't move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cannon will not be fired until day we have been waiting for comes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cannon will not be fired until day we have been waiting for comes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we are truly going to do this, are we not? Hut! Oh, I have itched for this! Go find that Goldbob and get back here on the double! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Preparations are complete! The cannon is fire-ready! Hut! Let's do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My peace of mind is all thanks to you. Hut-hut! I am so grateful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My peace of mind is all thanks to you. Hut-hut! I am so grateful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, you stand here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White! Is big bomb cannon ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! Leave it to me! Now, men! You know the drill! Load the big bomb cannon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hup! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! Positions, everyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yessir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring guidance system online! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bringing system online... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— System now online. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— System check! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— System check... All clear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare for detonation sequence! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Open outer hatch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Open inner shutter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elevate! On my mark! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sighting! Target is the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Direction: 75.38 Elevation: 54.66 Range: 389603 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wind Speed 1.08 Correct Direction 3.03 Correct Elevation -2.39 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Target locked! Chamber hatch open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now! EVERYONE IN!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH! YEAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LET'S DO IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Close chamber hatch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's crowded in here, BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop pushing, BA-ZOOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OW! OW! OW! You're on my foot, BA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's tight in here, PLOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm getting nervous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop breathing on my neck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conditions all green! Standby...OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is time! Big bomb cannon: FIIIIRE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAHOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was so awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good work, my comrades. Now, let us do it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blow 'em up, SHA-BOOOMIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You the BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombbomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You can do it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is part of Fahr Outpost. It's a village full of Bob-ombs. How do they survive out in this cold anyway? Don't their fuses freeze off? You'd think these people would be bitter, living here... But they all look just fine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the mayor of Fahr Outpost. He seems to trust us now, thank goodness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Nob, of Fahr Outpost. He's a frank and refreshing little guy, huh? Y'know, it just struck me that only Bob-ombs live here, huh? I THINK that's Nob... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rob, of Fahr Outpost. He can judge personality by a person's facial hair. I've never heard of that sort of talent, personally... He may be lying his little fuse off... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Fred. He's not very freaky for a Fred, though. ...What? Not all Freds are freaky? News to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Fahr Outpost Bob-omb. No clothes, but do they mind the snow? NO! I grew up in a warm place, so this is like an icebox for me! ...AAAAACHOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's General White, the Bob-omb. I guess white Bob-ombs are pretty rare. He has a cool mustache, too. He might even give your lip fuzz a run for its money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to blow up. Da, I want to blow up. I want to blow up in big cannon, SHA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know nothing, SHA-BOOIE! I know nothing about big bomb cannon, SHA-SHOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In my heart, I feel ready to explode, SHA-PLOOM! Now we go! Now we go talk to mayor, SHA-SHOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had such nice big explosion thanks to you, SHA-POW! But I wanted to go to moon too, SHA-CRACKY! I want to blow up on moon, SHA-DOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had such nice big explosion thanks to you, SHA-POW! But I wanted to go to moon too, SHA-CRACKY! I want to blow up on moon, SHA-DOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is so peaceful, WA-BOOM! Fahr Outpost is nice, restful place, WA-PLOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is so peaceful, WA-BOOM! Fahr Outpost is nice, restful place, WA-PLOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We will finally remove seal on cannon, WA-BANG! I know it will be good, WA-CHOOM! The mayor waits, WA-VOOM! Now we go, WA-BLOOIE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We only use big bomb cannon for peaceful purpose, WA-PADOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We only use big bomb cannon for peaceful purpose, WA-PADOOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snowmen, igloos, snow fights... Da, all good. But snow gets boring sometimes, CHA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snowmen, igloos, snow fights... Da, all good. But snow gets boring sometimes, CHA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We will get you to moon, CHA-POW! Da, count on it! Now go see mayor, CHA-KOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many Bob-ombs suffered just so you could get to moon, CHA-BLOOOM! ...I am kidding, CHA-FOOM! We like exploding, CHA-DOOM! ...Well, except for one of us. ... And it did not even hurt any of us, CHA-BOOM...except one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many Bob-ombs suffered just so you could get to moon, CHA-BLOOOM! ...I am kidding, CHA-FOOM! We like exploding, CHA-DOOM! ...Well, except for one of us. ... And it did not even hurt any of us, CHA-BOOM...except one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I make big snowbob today. Maybe I am big as him someday, PA-POWIE! ...But I do not want the melting to happen to me, PA-POOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I make big snowbob today. Maybe I am big as him someday, PA-POWIE! ...But I do not want the melting to happen to me, PA-POOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now is the go-time, PA-BOOM! Even if you are small, you can still go out with bang! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does it snow up on moon, PA-BLOOIE? Where does snow come from anyway, PA-POW! ...Just thinking about it makes head feel like going PA-BABOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does it snow up on moon, PA-BLOOIE? Where does snow come from anyway, PA-POW! ...Just thinking about it makes head feel like going PA-BABOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looking at night sky makes me feel vastness of space... Lots of space, BA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looking at night sky makes me feel vastness of space... Lots of space, BA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you are going to moon... BA-BOOIE? They say moon is round like earth, BA-POW... But, I am not even sure... that earth is round, BA-KOW! Why? Well, space is out there, but cannot be seen, right, BA-PLOWIE? So, maybe earth also cannot be seen from outer space, BA-FOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is more to world than what we see, BA-SHOOM! Truth is always beyond sight. Just like space itself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is more to world than what we see, BA-SHOOM! Truth is always beyond sight. Just like space itself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Monsieur le 'Stache... I 'ave tried too many times to talk to zee girl een zee inn, and she kicked me out! So now I must use zee 'eat of my feelings for 'er to melt zee snow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? General White? I do not know zis fellow! He eez a garcon, eez he not? I only pay attention to zee womenfolk, Monsieur! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur le 'Stache. Quoi? You go to zee moon? You like zee joke, Monsieur? I do not think zis joke will impress les filles, Monsieur! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da... Another peaceful day in Fahr Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da... What business do you have here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? A cannon? ...No such thing is here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Did I not tell you we have no silly cannon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT? Listen, we DEFINITELY heard there was a cannon around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Ummm... I'm pretty sure we heard there was a cannon around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beg your pardon?!? I'm quite sure we heard of a cannon near here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You're crazy, man! There's GOTTA be a cannon around here somewhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? But we heard there was definitely a cannon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me? But...I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a cannon SOMEWHERE around... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want me to say? We do not have one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, listen here... You're the mayor, hmm? How can an official like you lie that way? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old boy, I KNOW I saw a cannon the last time I was here, so do not lie, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SHUSH! You call yourself a Bob-omb? I spit at you! You know rules! There is to be NO mention of cannon to non-Bob-ombs! NO mention! We must not allow it to be used for evil... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I know all that, you great blowhard. But we must use that cannon to get to the moon, old boy. And if we don't, sir... the world could end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Hawwwwwwwww... World could end... Ummm... Well, we cannot have that, now... Still... You cannot use cannon right now because of certain...circumstances. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Circumstances? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must have permission of Goldbob to use cannon. He is the one who started whole blasting-things-to- faraway-places policy... Once he got rich, he let business slide and does not start it up again... Also... General White was the one who devoted himself to operation of cannon... But he was so depressed by losing of job that he took cannon key and left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goldbob and General White? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, that is correct. If you want to use cannon, you must find Goldbob and General White. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well, then... We can't give up now, old boy! Mario, let's go find those two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, once you find them, come back and talk to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did you forget who you were supposed to meet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All people here look forward to firing of that cannon. We count on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meet with Goldbob and General White. Goldbob is gold Bob-omb with silk hat and mustache. We need his permission to fire cannon. General White is white Bob-omb, as you expect... And he has mustache finer even than yours. Everyone here cannot wait to fire cannon again. We count on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now all we need is permission of Goldbob! I think he is in Poshley Heights. You head there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you have got permission of Goldbob. Da, now we need General White. I heard he was seen in Petalburg. You head there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You cannot find General White? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmm... Now, where did he go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This makes trouble for us... We definitely need him... Otherwise we cannot even operate that thing... So... What to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhh... The mustached gentleman... Where has he gone to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, very troublesome... Without General White, we cannot move cannon... You will just have to ask people here if they know where he might be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was General White, BLA-BLOOIE! He is great hero of Bob-ombs, BLA-BLAM! But now that he can't work with cannon, he loses all hope, BLA-BLAOW! He seems very tired, so I leave him alone, BLA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He seems to be asleep. Wake him up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still sound asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's definitely still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still sawing logs. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He couldn't be more asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's counting sheep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He woke... Nah, still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleeping like a 'stached baby. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's not even budging. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still snoring away. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doesn't waking a sleeping person make you feel bad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhh-norf, snorf, norf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, who are you? I am tired... I do not need your attention... I just want to sleep, as it is all hopeless... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut? That...mustache. That hat... And that hammer, even... Hut-hut! I have been looking everywhere for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why? Well... To bring that cannon back online! I had lost my life's work... My very reason to live... I found myself at wit's end... And then the Rogueport fortune-teller told me... "Seek the man with the red 'M' hat...the one with the hammer and 'stache... "He will fulfill your dreams." Or something like that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut? You need to use the cannon to help you save the entire world? Hip-hip-HOOOORAH! That fortune-teller was right! So, what are we waiting for? I shall get the cannon ready, so go tell the mayor! Now get moving! Hut-hut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, cannon is back online? Well, I could just explode with delight! Now, let us shoot you guys to moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We totally did it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! We did it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've done it, darling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! We did it, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've done it, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, you follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You come this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is {NUM} coin{s} for this {ITEM}. You like? You like to buy it, da? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da? Oh, I am sorry, but you do not have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You carry too many items. Sell, use, or store something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give thanks to you. You have {#} shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, da, welcome, welcome... to the Northwinds Mart. We have many goods! What can be done for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to buy something, just press {A} in front of item you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You hold nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} of your coin{s}. You like to sell it, da? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, I understand... You like to sell something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give you thanks. You like to sell something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give you thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You have nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You cannot store any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can store up to {NUM} more item{s}. You like to store anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I store this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I store this. You like to store anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You have nothing stored. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have too many items. You get something after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you like to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, here it is for you. Enjoy it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, I give this back to you. You withdraw anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back, da? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to shop. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da. I mean, YES! Nyet. I mean, NO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have...{NUM} shop point{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You earned enough shop points. I congratulate you. Here is prize for you: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are full. You come back after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You save up many shop points, da. Here is prize for you: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You earned prize with your shop points, but you have too many items. I hold on to it for now. Can I help otherwise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have collected maximum number of shop points: 300. I congratulate you. What happens now, I wonder? I will tell you: you start over from nothing again. This is fun, da? You also get this 300-point bonus gift! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, da, welcome, welcome. Huh... Is this first time in shop for you? Da, you look lost to me. I tell you about shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You collect 1 shop point each time you buy something. Collect enough points and I give you bonus gift, da? Some are rare. I put bonus-gift details up on wall over there, so look at it. That is what I say about shop points. You want to hear it all again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, da... Customer is always right. But pay attention. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoy shopping. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make body and mind better. Da, welcome to inn. Stay of one night is only {#} coins. You like rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? You seem rested. You want to stay anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back again, da? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have good sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? You do not have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your sleep was good, da? Enjoy day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da, I'll stay! Nyet, I'm leaving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have Inn Coupon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it! Don't use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I congratulate you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stay at inn 50 times. Thank you for patronage. This may shock you, but we have 50th-customer party. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, give me best face of just-woke-up kind! Say cheeeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Da! That was great. And next... We have lovely present for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please continue to use us in future. Now, have good day and, I give you thanks again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? General White? He left this morning, WA-POW! Da, da, he, uh...said he was going to see cola-bartender in Rogueport or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White said he would sleep when he returned, POW! And he STILL sleeps, WA-KOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He seems to be asleep. Wake him up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still sound asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's definitely still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still sawing logs. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He couldn't be more asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's counting sheep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He woke... Nah, still asleep. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleeping like a 'stached baby. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's not even budging. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's still snoring away. Try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gave up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhh-norf, snorf, norf... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! Hello, Mario! Do you need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut? What? A delivery? From Goldbob? You came all that way to bring it to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, thank you for that. I'll take it off your hands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah yes, well delivered. So you'll go fetch your reward, I assume? Say hello to Goldbob when you see him. Well, then... Perhaps I'll go check on my cannon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should really apologize for making you run all around looking for me like that. I certainly would understand if you were upset about it. Is that why you won't give me the delivery? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... ...... ....... ..... ..........! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................... .. ............ .... ........?!? ..... ..... .........!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's terrible! I think so, too. Not at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .... ...........? .............. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't worry about it. I'd think about that. I don't know what to say. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .............. ................... .......................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................... ........Ahhhhh........ Finally, I can speak! YA-POW! I had been exploding so much that I completely lost voice, YA-BLOOIE! Thanks, YA-CRACKITY! Here is token of my appreciation, YA-BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You agreed to help for my trouble, SHA-PLOOIE! Thanks to you, SHA-BOOM! There is dungeon under Rogueport called Pit of 100 Trials, SHA-KOW! I heard if one writes wish on wall of 50th floor, then wish comes true, SHA-POP! I used special big explosion to get down to 50th floor and write wish, SHA-KRACK! And then I realized whole thing was hoax, SHA-DOOP! I risked life getting down there for useless graffiti! I want it erased, SHA-SHOOM! I would erase it myself, but I don't think I could get down there again, SHA-KROOM! So, could you go to 50th floor of Pit of 100 Trials and erase graffiti? Please, SHA-BLOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So. You erased my graffiti, SHA-PAFF? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not yet, SHA-BOOMITY? Go to 50th floor of Pit of 100 Trials and erase graffiti. Please, SHA-BRACK! I put heart into it, so it will be hard to erase. You may have to blow up wall! Please, SHA-SHPOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You already erased it?!? Wow, SHA-PLOO! You are like magician, SHA-KAPOWIE! But... It is not like I can confirm whether you actually erased it or not, SHA-BOO... Oh, well... I guess I will just trust you, SHA-SHACKITY! Take this reward, SHA-POW! Zess T. made it for me when I told her how much I was missing the snow, SHA-FOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You erased it, SHA-SLOOM! I am so grateful to you! But... It is not like I can confirm whether you actually erased it or not, SHA-BOO... Oh, well... I guess I will just trust you, SHA-SHACKITY! Take this reward, SHA-POW! Zess T. made it for me when I told her how much I was missing the snow, SHA-FOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You have too much stuff, SHA-BOOIE! I will leave this Snow Bunny for you behind cannon so you can grab it anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am going to start trying to fulfill my own wish, now. But you cannot tell anyone what it is, SHA-FOOM! Promise me, SHA-KROOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...was that? Something terrible has happened... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are assembled, Mayor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is part of Fahr Outpost. There's a shop and an inn here, so that's something... They have a huge, cannonlike monument over there, too. Very Bob-ombish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the mayor of Fahr Outpost. He doesn't seem too interested in welcoming us. Maybe Bob-ombs are like, some super-closed-off society or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Swob. He's the type of guy that just says whatever he's thinking, y'know? To be honest, I kinda like people like that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb from Fahr Outpost. Why is he digging down into the snow like that? Hmmm... Maybe he's just a deep guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb from Fahr Outpost. He's kinda sick of playing in the snow, I think. I'm sure he'd have fun if we took him to Keelhaul Key or Glitzville, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gob. He says he wants to get bigger. Hey, pal, I hear what you're saying! He built that snowbob just to show how big he wants to grow. Now THAT'S big! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb from Fahr Outpost. He seems to be working on something tough... It must be nice to lie in the falling snow and think things over carefully... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the manager of Northwinds Mart. You can buy and sell items here. It's so nice and warm inside! Can we just hang out in here until my nose thaws out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the innkeeper. Hard to tell with Bob-ombs, but I think it's a female. If you get tired around here, definitely swing by this place to rest up. ...I doubt they'll have trouble finding an empty room. I mean, we ARE in the sticks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You gotta hand it to this guy... To come out to even this forsaken place... Talk about totally tenacious... This dude is serious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's General White, the Bob-omb. I guess white Bob-ombs are pretty rare. He has a cool mustache, too. He might even give your lip fuzz a run for its money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, Mario, did you know... Walking in the snow leaves really cool footprints! Thing is, the snow's falling so hard, they totally disappear quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, check it out! I can totally see my breath! Must be really cold, huh? That is just SO awesome! I grew up in a warm place, so this is totally new to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem! Today... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to tell you the story of the Thousand-Year Door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An awfully long time ago... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In a strange and far-off land, a big, bustling town thrived. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was a town where all people lived very happy lives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And it was said that the town was very prosperous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But one day...tragedy befell this blessed place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A great cataclysm struck the town and its people. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darkness filled the skies, and the earth roared and shook. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was as if the very world had come to a violent end. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And in but a single night... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The town sank into the depths of the earth... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many moons rose and set... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stories of the town passed into the pages of fairy tales... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And when the town's site no longer held relics of its past... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People gathered at that spot and built a new town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But word soon spread among the people who moved in... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That an ancient city lay deep underground... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that a magnificent treasure rested there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Indeed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the tale of the fabled treasure of Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, this is where it begins, in the sea town of Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The tale of the quest for the legendary treasure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And the Thousand-Year Door...starts here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally! I have a minute without Toadsworth watching over me! He's so paranoid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I come all the way here on holiday...only to be stuck with Toadsworth! It's so stifling! Once in a while I'd like the chance to look around on my own and see what I want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...now that I'm doing it, all I see is that this town has a very...umm...distinct flavor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Missy... Missy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you mean...me?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, you, Missy! Won't you buy something? I have a wide assortment of knickknacks and doodads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Well... Umm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's a pretty box! What's inside it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is said that this box holds a map that shows where a legendary treasure sleeps... But the box has a magic lock on it that will only open for a pure and noble heart. As you can see... It won't so much as budge if one such as myself touches it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know. If the box will open for you, Missy, then you may have whatever is inside. I am sure that whatever is in there would be of no use to someone like me. So, Missy... Take this box in your hands and see what happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... All right... What's the harm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll try to open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ○♪ Scoffing at danger, my brave explorers entered the cave. Will they actually find the pirate king's treasure? I tremble with anticipation... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the entrance to Pirate's Grotto. There's gotta be something good in there. Considering how hard it is to get in, there sure as heck BETTER be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...oOoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoO... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. Looks like we can go down from here... Aside from jump pads, there's not much else here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! Talk about unsteady footing! You could totally wipe out easily here. Oh, and watch out for those spikes that pop out, OK? They...would probably hurt. At least they pop out with predictable timing. We can figure out a way across. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...oOoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoO... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's that totally spooky voice again... Those ghosts must be nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! That scary voice again... I bet those ghosts are n-n-n-nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, that freaky voice is making noise again... The ghosts must be nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy... That awful voice is caterwauling again... Those ghosts must be near... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's that voice again... The ghosts must be near us somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Chowderton's cheeks! That dreadful voice again... Those ghosts must be near... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's that terrible voice again... I'd say those ghosts are probably nearby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a winch here that raises the sluice gate. You will need a handle to move the winch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sluice gate is already up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. Pirates must have built the bridges and sluice gate here. There's also a waterfall flowing from above. Careful not to lose your footing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks for taking on my trouble. All the way out here, too. I know it's far. I came out here to enjoy island life, but now that I'm here, I just feel lonely... There is no one to date. I mean, NO ONE. I'm chatting up sea turtles, here. So all I need you to do is introduce me to a nice girl. That's it. A girl. OK? I guess my type would be... Petite, younger than me, and pretty, not drop-dead hot. Yeah, a cute little Goomba gal would be just perfect... Please help me. Please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! Yeah! Wow! Yow! She's cute! REALLY cute! And that ponytail! Man! Perfect! Slam dunk, man! Yes! Suh-lam duh-unk! This may be a bit soon... But I have to confess my love to this girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Err... Uhh... Hi. Do you believe in love at first sight, angel? Because, you know, I do, and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you trying to say? Just spit it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love you! I think I have loved you since before I was born... Please! Go out with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Oooh... Jeepers... This is awkward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I, umm... I'm going out with Mario! Honest! I'm sorry! You're really cute, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You have a boyfriend? Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan... I've had enough of this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes. I feel like I did something totally brutal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario... Why don't you take this as a reward for dealing with that guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... You're carrying too many things at the moment. Why don't you take care of your inventory and then pick it up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, let's get moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! That is one attractive shell...but that makes you... a Koopa of some kind. Not only that, but you're a dude. This is all wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow. I am not feeling attractive right now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! Now that is a very glamorous woman, indeed... But you're kind of...old... And you're not even a Goomba! This is all wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I never! How rude! Go get your eyes checked, young man! I am a PRIZE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! Hey... You're petite, just like I asked... But you're a Yoshi! This is all totally wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, take a long walk off a short pier, you dork! Who'd date you, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! You sure are cute... But, um... That whole goth shadow thing is a bit... Creepy! There, I said it! This is all so very wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're not really doing much to impress me either, bud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! How very, um... What's WRONG with you, huh? This is some crusty old dude! Do I look like I date old Bob-ombs? This is all wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you're hardly my type, either, you young scallywag! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how's it going? Did you happen to find a cute girl for... Whoa! Well, well, well... This IS a cutie, oh yes... But you're some sort of rat! Close, but no Goomba! This is all so very wrong! Remember what I told you? Introduce me to a cute Goomba gal! Now, come on! I'm dying over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... I'd stay out of dark alleys for a little while if I were you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a storage area... Looks like the pirates left tons of stuff here. The switch in front there lifts and lowers cargo. Maybe Bobbery could alter the timing of when the switch gets activated. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goom Goom, who asked us for help, remember? Looks like he's enjoying life here on Keelhaul Key, but he's a bit lonely. By the way, you don't suppose I'd qualify as a cute Goomba gal, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...Tuuuuuuuurn baaaaaack... ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...Gooo noooooo fuuuuurther... ...Or you will never leave... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's totally weird to walk around down here... I mean, PIRATES lived here... The scourge of the seas... I wonder where their souls are wandering now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. Uh... You can probably tell, but this room looks empty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YORK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sweet, sweet salvation! I thought no one would ever come! I had given up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What's that? Spare you the prologue and just curse you already? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now... How did you know I was gonna do that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No seriously, hang on a sec'! Can't you just listen to my spiel for a little bit? I've been locked here forever, bored stiff, doing NOTHING but practice this speech! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? I'm already the fourth cursing chest you've met? Are you serious? So...you're saying you know exactly how this is all going to turn out? Man, talk about a raw deal! You're a twisted little guy, you know that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, fine, fine, fine, FINE! I get the picture, OK? Sheesh! All I wanted was to see the face of some unlucky soul when I popped out... Is that so much to ask? No. Anyway, what are you waiting for? Just open it, already. You know what the key looks like, Mr. Seen-It-All-Already! Some ghost here has it... So just beat him, get it, and we'll get this farce over with. Come on, now, I'm waiting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just beat up that ghost over there and we'll get this done. He should have the key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah. Whoop-dee-doo. You got the key. Party time. Now let me out, already. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man... All this time waiting, just to get a jaded little creep like you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right. Here we go... Since you're just itching to get this over with... A-HEM! WHEE HEE! FOOOOOLS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You dopes fell right into my absolutely brilliant trap! And now you will SUFFER! Oh, yeah! I am so EVIL! Bathe in the foul, awful... ...Wait, what was next? Oh, yeah! You fools will be cursed forever for your appalling stupidity! You will rue the day you opened this chest of DOOM! Now, you wretched guy! B-E C-U-R-S-E-D!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Now you're cursed, but good! SUFFER! SUFFER! SUFFER! Wait, that's maybe too much. Are you all right? That didn't really hurt, did it? Whee hee hee hee hee! Good! Squirm and suffer like socially awkward worms! From now on, in certain places, if you press {Y}, you'll turn into a paper boat! Isn't that just GRUESOME?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just try it out so I can see the depth of your humiliation! Feel the terror of your fate! When you stand on one of these Boat Panels, the panel will feel your curse and glow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, stand here, slime! Feel the pain! And press {Y}! Become a paper boat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Oh, yes, such suffering! Do you feel the horror? Now you're a piddly little boat! Whee hee hee hee! You float on the water! People will laugh at you! You will be spit upon! ...But it only works in certain places, so don't worry, it's not too bad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you want to return to normal, approach the panel and press {Y}! Now! Try it, worm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Your pain is like a tasty banquet to me! Now, do you understand your doom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run that by me again. Yeah, I get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You IDIOT! Just press {Y}! Try it again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then off with you, you jaded, cursed, boat guy! Oh, and hey, listen... Thanks for letting me do my thing. I feel better. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Is that curse guy actually a good guy or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... You think that guy in the chest is actually on our side? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... I daresay that cursing chest may actually be on our side... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know... That curse dude ain't half bad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Is that curse person actually on our side? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Well, I say, that curse chap seems rather a bit of all right, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Is he actually on our side, do you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside one of the abandoned ships. There's a black chest here. Now that I mention it... Why do we keep running into these black chests? Weird. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. There's a sunken ship here. Something good inside? 'Cause that's how it always is in video games...right? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumping around on barrels and sinking ship fragments... This is pretty gnarly. So, let's take it easy and not get too careless, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch out for those spikes! Yeah, the thing about spikes is...they really hurt. Forget using an ally's power here... Trust yourself and let's roll! You know what I mean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Something's coming! There! Floating on the water! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOA! WHOA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hunh? What? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm, I can't breathe, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that a... Is that a boat? HEY! OVER HEEEEEEEEERE! SAVE US, PLEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's made out of paper!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that was pointless! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huge bummer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, are you KIDDING me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I still can't breathe, here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! We can cross over now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! What are we waiting for? Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know how you did it, but you saved us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We came here looking for that pirate treasure, and then, well... Our ship got surrounded by ghosts out on the ocean... And we all ended up here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Aren't you Mario?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's me! Me! Don Pianta's daughter! Francesca! And Frankie's here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After my dad forgave us, we set out on a trip... The ship we were on got a little too close to this island... and now look at us! Still, I'm amazed the rumors about Cortez were all true! ...Which means...he's nearby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, by the way... Why are YOU here? Don't tell me Daddy had you come here to take us back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You're after the pirate's treasure because it might contain a Crystal Star? Well, I think the treasure is right in there, watched by Cortez's spirit... Yeah... I'm sure you'll be able to take care of him, though! You look tough! Besides, Cortez is the one that trapped us on that raft, so smack him one for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Getting out of here is treasure enough for us! But how do we get out? Well, you go on and fight Cortez, and we'll think of a way out, how about that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clear something up for me... You got here HOW?!? But...wouldn't you have to turn into a boat or an airplane to do all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How will we ever get back to the surface? It smells so WEIRD down here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie and I are just so in love, anytime, anywhere, no matter how dank! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hey, puddin' pie, cool it, will ya? I mean, c'mon, babe... Everyone's watchin'... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That was like an earthquake in there! Are you all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You beat Cortez? WOW! You're really something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSSS! Now that you've got some free time, why don't you get us out of here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All that shaking caused this wall here to crack a bit... I feel a breeze... If we could break down this wall, I think we could escape... I guess that's not much help... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? A breeze?!? How are we gonna bust that solid rock, though? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mr. Tough Guy, I'm sure you can take care of a rock wall or two, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I really need to get out of this stinking place before I flip out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can feel a little breeze through the crack here... I can even smell the ocean... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankie! If we get out of here, how would you feel about living on this island? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, c'mon, sugar beet... Maybe we oughta think about it AFTER we get out, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha, it worked just like I said! ...Well, me first! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, everybody! Let's get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This damp cave air is just not good for my skin! Let's go, Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved our lives, man! I'll never forget you! But...I need to leave NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. Lots of sunken ships floating around here, huh? Hey, by the way, Mario... You can cancel Boat Mode or Plane Mode by pressing {B}. I'm like, the tip MASTER! That's a super-convenient one, too, so don't forget! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. He crashed just like we did. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. I wonder how long he's been here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is one of the shipwrecked Toads. He looks waaaaay worn out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She shipwrecked here even before we did. She doesn't seem too worried. I guess she doesn't care as long as she has Frankie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Frankie, Francesca's boyfriend. He shipwrecked here even before we did. Looks like Francesca's got him totally wrapped around her little finger, as always. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a Bill Blaster at the end of this corridor. Someone really wants to keep us out! You know what? Who cares! CAN'T STOP US, SUCKERS! Let's get going, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Pirate's Grotto. This is a looooong corridor. There's a Bill Blaster at the end of this corridor, too. They don't want us here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↓Bridge Switch Remember to always return the control-room key to the office. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! The drawbridge's down again. We can get the train moving. Have a good trip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Mario! What are these things doing here? They're disgusting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these gross things flipped the switch? Let's hurry up and find it so we can switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! What the heck are these weird things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these little monsters flipped the switch? Let's hurry up and find it so we can switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Gonzales! What in the world are these little monsters? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think these weirdos flipped the switch? Let's hurry up and find it so we can switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! What on earth are THESE hopping creatures? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps these things are responsible for flipping that switch! We must hurry up and find it so we can switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Mario? Have you ever seen beasts like these before? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these things flipped the switch, perhaps? We'd best find it quickly and switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old boy! What are these squidgy fellows doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should think they are the perpetrators behind the drawbridge debacle! Let's make haste, find the switch, and switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, dearie! What are THESE things?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these little beasts flipped the switch? Let's hurry up and find it so we can switch it back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a hole here for the Elevator Key. But you don't have the Elevator Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You used the Elevator Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on guard here to make sure there's no more funny business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Riverside Station. It's an old brick building with natural warmth. Its antique elevator is totally charming, too. I am in LOVE with that thing! You think it works, though? I'm not that fond of getting trapped in elevators... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Riverside Station. This place has been out of use for a while, I think. I love those solitary lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling. It's so shabby chic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the other side of the big clock. Lots of endlessly moving gears... A lonely clock, counting out the endless progression of hours, heard by no one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're on the outer stairs. A door at the bottom leads to an underground office. But listen, Mario... Don't spend time worrying about posters that blow away in the wind... Let's just take in this killer sunset for a while before our next bad-guy appointment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Riverside Station garbage dump. Talk about an annoying place to navigate! And it smells like rotting Goomnuts... It's amazing how much people throw away. There should be a door to the underground office somewhere down here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, it's me again! Toadette! It's nice to see you again! ♥ Way to get the Ultra Boots! Now your jump-attack power will go way, way up! And...you can use a new jump technique, too! Let's practice it right now! It's a little hard, but I KNOW you'll get it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just hold down {A} and rotate {○} to make your body fold up! Then release {A} to do a giant Spring Jump! Remember, though: you need to rotate a lot before you release {A}, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {A} and rotate {○}, then release {A}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you give up, now! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Spring Jump can help you reach new areas, since you can grab pipes above you. Move {○} Left or Right to move along a pipe, and press {B} to let go of a pipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Way to go, Mario! That was very well done! ♥ Want to try it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more time... No, I've got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! No problem at all! ♥ Let's try one more time! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Now you've mastered the Spring Jump! ♥ You can grab pipes on the ceiling now, so I'm sure you'll access lots of new areas! The Spring Jump also lets you attack blocks and other things in high places! Oh, yeah! You can use the Spring Jump in battle, too! So, see you next time, I guess! And good luck on your quest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Riverside Station office...but there doesn't seem to be anyone here. Hey, and now that I think of it, why would they put an office down here anyway? ...Or was I not supposed to bring that up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Riverside Station records room. They file all station business here. ...Or at least I think they do. Yup, these are probably files. Not to change the subject... 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——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Partner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check Mario's abilities and stats here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check ally moves here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check Mario's belongings here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Equip and remove Mario's badges here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep tabs on your adventure progression here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— * Mario's Abilities * {○} Walk/Run {A} Jump; Speak; Check; etc. {B} Hammer; Cancel; etc. {X} Use Partner's Ability {Z} Display Stats ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rising Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-list Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A-list Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Superstar ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {R} to change into Paper Mode. In Paper Mode, you can pass through narrow gaps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {R} and rotate {○} to change into Tube Mode. In Tube Mode, you can roll into low holes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stand on a plane panel and press {Y} to change into Plane Mode. In Plane Mode, you can fly through the air for a brief period. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stand on a boat panel and press {Y} to change into Boat Mode. In Boat Mode, you can drift across water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Boots Press {A} to jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Boots Press {A} to jump. Press {A} again in midair to do a Spin Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Boots Press {A} to jump. Press {A} again in midair to do a Spin Jump. Hold {A}, rotate {○}, then release {A} to do a Spring Jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Hammer Press {B} to swing your hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Hammer Press {B} to swing your hammer. Hold {B}, rotate {○}, then release {B} to break tan blocks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Hammer Press {B} to swing your hammer. Hold {B}, rotate {○}, then release {B} to break stone blocks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Power needed to perform Mario's special moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} to confirm the special moves Mario can perform. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Points that represent Mario's physical strength. They drop as Mario takes damage. If Mario's HP reaches zero, the game ends. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Points Mario and his partner use to perform moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Points required to wear badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Points from defeating foes. Earn 100 to go up a level. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The higher your star rank, the bigger your crowd can be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The number of coins Mario has to buy items and badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pieces Mario has collected. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shine Sprites Mario has found. Three can level up an ally. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The amount of time Mario has spent on his adventure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella is a smart, if sassy, Goomba girl. She hopes to be an archaeologist one day. Press {X} to ask her about where you are or about enemies you meet in battle. She attacks with Headbonks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops is a timid Koopa who wants to be tougher for his girlfriend, Koopie Koo. Press {X} to shoot out his shell and retrieve distant items. After shooting out his shell, you can also hold {X} to hold the shell in place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie is a cloud spirit who can control the wind. Press and hold {X} to blast out mighty winds and blow things away. Blow blasts at enemies to make their heads spin. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This newborn Yoshi baby may be small, but he's got quite an attitude. Press {X} to hop on his back and move more quickly. Press {A} when riding to float through the air. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Shadow Sirens, Vivian suffers from a bit of an inferiority complex. Press {X} to hide with Mario in the shadows. When hiding, nobody can find you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery is a salty old Bob-omb sailor who was once married to the lovely Scarlette. Press {X} to make him take a few steps forward and then explode. His blasts can even flip switches. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz, the mouse thief, is actually the manager of the Lovely Howz of Badges shop in Rogueport. Press {X} to have her sniff for any nearby goodies. Her nose twitches when treasure is nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's items. Use them in battle or in the field. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's most precious items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All the badges Mario owns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All badges that Mario has currently equipped. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use this map to check the areas Mario has visited. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check which Crystal Stars Mario has collected here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inspect the badges Mario has collected here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— View the food Zess T. has cooked for you here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check Goombella's research on foes she's tattled on here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sort alphabetically by name. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sort by type. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sort by number of Badge Points used while equipped. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Pts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Pts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge Pts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Specials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pcs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Sprites ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play Time ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lvl. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moves ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rank ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swap Partners ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check Moves ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moves ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sort Methods ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— - BP Needed - ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Left ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tattles ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— List by number. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— List by place where enemy appears most. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {an} {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You toss the {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry more items! Toss one item to carry this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't hold more badges! Toss one to carry this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sell which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Claim which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it on whom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hear which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hear which one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up which level? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop what level? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trade for what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Up whose rank? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop whose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Product ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prizes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Info ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rank ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Abilities ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shifts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items Earned With Shop Points ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} pts {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} pts {x} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shop Prizes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prizes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Name this file! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Name the Yoshi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guess the monster's name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enter the password! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this name OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this password OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankly: E-mail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario! Working hard? Professor Frankly here, in e-form! It's highly likely you'll receive e-mails like this one while you're on your journey, so check your mail often! I actually have nothing more to say than that, so I hope all goes well for you, and I look forward to getting more information on those Crystal Stars! Professor Frankly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopley: How's life? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Koops! How are you boys doing? I'm just amazed... I had no idea a machine like this could be used to send messages! Technology! Wow! I'm doing great, drinking fresh springwater, picking wildflowers, polishing my shell... This town seemed so boring ten years ago, but I see the world differently now. I bet you'll like Petalburg more than you used to once you get back from YOUR adventure, Koops! So, where are you headed next? I want you to see the wide world, Son; it'll be good for you! But don't go TOO far past that front door! Aah ha ha ha! From, Koopley ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopie Koo: Miss you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario and Koops, I hope you two are doing OK. I have to admit, with Koops gone, I haven't been doing very well. I get lonely, and I go into Koops's house, and I smell that Koops smell. I guess it's your cologne or whatever, but it makes me so sad... I'd gotten used to your smell, Koops... Oh! And the thing is, your dad, Koopley, has his own smell, and it's...weird. I think maybe it's the smell of Hooktail's gut. That's...disgusting. Now I grossed myself out. Oh, and since he's gonna be my dad, too, someday, I'd better get used to that smell, huh? ...Oh! What am I writing? I'm so embarrassed...but I'm sending this anyway! Hee hee hee! Love, Koopie Koo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni: Yoo hoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! How are you? I'm, uh...good. No, VERY good! No!!! GREAT!!! Lots of stuff has changed here. Oh, but not the elder being mad at my brother. That's still the same. I do wish you'd come back to play sometime. Are you really busy? Are you going someplace far away? Like, a place nobody's ever been? Wow! That'd be FUN! I'm jealous! Well, if you ever have time to come back here, come play with me, OK? You have to PROMISE! From, Petuni ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo: Mail? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you Mario? Did this e-mail... Did you get this e-mail? Look, technology freaks me out, so if you're not Mario, please destroy this e-mail, OK? But if you are, thanks for saving my captured friends. I figured I'd share a hot tip with you as thanks, so here it is: there's still lots of treasures in Creepy Steeple! Of course, knowing you, you've probably already found it all... Ugh... I'm so useless... Well, enjoy your not- so-useless adventure. The Creepy Steeple Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pa-Patch: Oy, you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, Mario, 'ow's yer 'stache? Life on the island feels great! When the sun rises, I wakey-wakey, and when it sets, I tuck in fer snoozer-time! Perfect fer a simple bloke like me, right? Every now an' then that cretin Flavio spits out some bit o' drivel about treadin' water instead o' seizin' life, but I just tune 'im out. So, you off on another adventure? I think that suits you best. Give them 'ooligans what for an' save your princess! From, Pa-Patch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— King K: 'Sup, dog? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, G-money! It's me, King K! Your homey from the Glitz Pit! I KNOW you remember me, dog! How you doin'? What, you off KO'in' fools left an' right somewhere else? I'm still livin' large in the minor league, but I'm keepin' busy, you know how it is. I gotta thank you again for convincin' me to stay, dog. You fired me up good! So, are we ever gonna chill again, or what? Or are we just gonna meet in the ring? Careful, dog: next time you front on the King K, I'm gonna be way, way, way, way, way, way, way, WAYYYY BETTER! Keep it real, King K ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Real Zip Toad: ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's up, super-sleuth! I heard you uncovered my impostor! You're the best, man, seriously! See, when you get to be as big a star as Zip Toad, these sorts of things happen all the time. It's the biz. But, man alive! For a no-name like you to brave danger and find my impostor! Reminds me of a younger, yet less successful, me. Yeah, so as for me, I'm headed to Toad Town to film my next leading role: the soon-to-be hit film On Golden Toad 2. It'll be huge. I hear you're on an adventure or something, so I'll leave you with a line from my last flick, The Toad Warrior: "You're cool, baby... but I'm cooler!" Best of luck, kid! The Super Star The Real Zip Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk: YOU!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this the so-called Great Gonzales? Unh! Well, it's me, your worst nightmare! The new and improved Rawk Hawk! Don't think I forgot you, punk! I'm reborn, you coward! My training regimen would blow your mind! I'm on the fast track back to the top, and ain't NOBODY gonna get in my way! Rawk! And still...on rainy days, I feel the bruises your hammer of shame left on this bod, and I feel the RAAAAAGE again! If you EVER show your face in the ring again, I'll beat you so bad your momma won't even recognize you! Remember the RAAAWK! Number 1 Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ghost T.: Hellooooooo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooo hooo hooo hooo! Long time, no spook! It is I, the spirit from the Excess Express! I bet you're wondering how an ethereal being like myself can type an e-mail... Well, I actually possessed the train conductor to do it. Ooo hoo hoo hoo hoo! Don't worry, though! He's doing just fine! I think maybe I'll do my new diary like this... E-mail's convenient, you know? And leaving a record of my afterlife is cool, in a spiritual sense, I mean... So...good luck with your quest. It's not yet time for you to come over to my side. But whenever you do, I'll welcome you. Ooo hoo hoo hoo hoo! Farewell! Ghost T., from Room 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Registration ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ Direct Mail Verification ________________________ Dear Mr. MARIO! Thanks for registering with Rogueport Direct Mail (RDM) service. Your kind friend, MR. FRANKLY, referred you to us. Our direct mail service will provide you with regular, timely news updates. We hope you enjoy our service! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Premiere Issue ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Premiere Issue! ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY Bringing you all the up-to-the-moment news as it happens! We now have details of yet another incident at the parlor in west Rogueport. Outraged by the high Pianta prices, Goomfrey (age 30) is suspected of violently shaking the Pianta Changer (age 5), causing the Pianta Changer's alarm to sound, which led to the Pianta Changer ceasing to function for a brief period. The parlor was forced to close down temporarily. The victim was quoted as saying: "I am a machine. No matter how hard I am shook, I feel no pain. End interview." SHOP REPORTER GO! Get all the hottest shopping news about all the hottest shopping spots in the world! If Petalburg's your destination, you can't miss the shop that's been the talk of the town for the last 20 years: Niff T.'s shop! The friendly owner has long been thought to be the most eligible bachelor in town, but word is he's secretly in love with the girl at the inn! The wise and witty shopkeeper had this to say: "You only live once, so enjoy it while you can! Shop now at good old Niff T's shop!" COOKING FOR ROOKIES Interested in cooking but don't know what to cook? Try our chef's delicious suggestions! Today's Yummy Recipe: Fried Shrooms! Just season your mushrooms, saute them up, and they're ready for the dinner table! EDITOR'S NOTE We hope you enjoyed RDM's premiere issue! You can look forward to future editions coming your way soon! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Issue 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 2 ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY Old Toad Settles Inn! It's come to light that after settling into life at our inn, Toadsworth (age 60) has often been spotted in the company of Zess T. (age 55). The notoriously finicky Zess T. surprised all when she was heard saying, "What's wrong with spending time with my little Toadle-toes?" The possibilities such a comment opens has our eyes and ears glued to the situation! SHOP REPORTER GO! Our focus of attention this week? Pungent's Great Tree Shop! Pungent's easygoing management philosophy is: "Money and girls are fickle, so easy come, easy go, y'know?" He fully understands why his shop isn't busier, too: "We're well hidden, but like any good treasure, we're worth lookin' for!" He even has a special offer for RDM readers: "For the next 15 minutes, I'll give you double shop points!" COOKING FOR ROOKIES Today's Yummy Recipe: Spicy Soup! Steep a Fire Flower in hot water and... Presto! You're done! The perfect first meal for kids to cook! EDITOR'S NOTE We've been working all night to bring you this edition of RDM. Look forward to more hot, hot news in Issue 3, coming soon! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Issue 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 3 ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY Noon, Today The Excess Express ran late for the first time in ten years today as a suspicious incident activated station security measures. Area youth and huge train enthusiast Laki (age 18) was found taking pictures in an employee-only area near the Express and was gang-tackled by local samaritans. "I understand how much people are into trains, but we've got safety and security measures to uphold!" blustered the train engineer. The youth was released with just a warning...this time. SHOP REPORTER GO! This week we highlight Glitzville Sales Stall! Though they've never attracted as many customers as the nearby Hot Dog Stand, the proprietor is certain that any day now, people will in fact notice that his shop exists! Early on in our interview, the owner of the nearby Hot Dog Stand cornered our reporter and had this to say: "Who needs Sales Stall! My Hot Dog gives you all you want! Only 10 coins, now!" A minor scuffle broke out shortly thereafter, but we're happy to report that no one was seriously injured. Apparently everyone in Glitzville knows how to roll with a punch... COOKING FOR ROOKIES Hey there, rookies! Flex your bendy straws, because today's recipe is for Fresh Juice! Just blend Honey Syrup until you reach a nice, frothy texture and enjoy! Try one in the morning to start your day off right! EDITOR'S NOTE We're just getting started, people! Wait until you see the glorious next issue! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Issue 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 4 ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY Dusk, Today Goomez (age 40), known for napping in the flowers in the west side park, was found eating flowers and given a stern warning by authorities. Asked for comment, Goomez stated, "Well, I just really, really love flowers, and I was hanging out, and before I knew it, they were in my mouth... I'm so ashamed." Citizens of Rogueport responded with disbelief and grudging support for the strengthening of flower-conservation efforts. SHOP REPORTER GO! This time, we introduce the Twilight Shop! Watching the husband and wife proprietors of this shop at work is a heartwarming sight, but don't get on the hubby's bad side! "Don't you go smiling at MY wife!" says the jovially jealous shopkeeper. "I'm hers for life, and your fancy big-city teeth aren't gonna change that!" Well, who could doubt their eternal love? Surely not this reporter. We pressed the shopkeeper for further comment, but regret that his words are unprintable here. ...But we did learn from the little missus that there will be a double-point sale for all RDM readers! Just show her this screen in the next 15 minutes to double your points on any purchase! COOKING FOR ROOKIES All right, my little rookies, we're on to an intermediate-level recipe today! The dish is a Healthy Salad... Just slice up a Turtley Leaf and a Horsetail, mix them together, and you're done! Great for dieters! EDITOR'S NOTE That's all for today! But check your mailbox soon for another exciting issue! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Issue 5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 5 ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY Local mystic Merluvlee (age 25) was taken to the hospital today, followed quickly by hordes of concerned fans. Luckily, according to a spokesperson for the hospital, Merluvlee suffered from nothing more than a severe case of indigestion caused by a wild binge on eight Shroom Steaks. The divine diviner exclaimed that her "aura was brimming with the power of steak," but this reporter can't help but wonder why she failed to predict the gastrointestinal adventure in the first place... SHOP REPORTER GO! This time, let's head to Keelhaul Galleria! We are proud to toast the entrepreneurial spirit shown by the managerial team who brought free commerce to this deserted island! "I really wanted to do something that had never been done," gushed the unsinkable proprietor and former fight fan. "So call me 'The Invincible Shopmaster' from now on. I'm 100% serious. Print that." We wish him all the success that he can grab with two hands and wrestle to the mat! COOKING FOR ROOKIES Listen up, rookies, because here's another intermediate-level recipe! Today's dish is the single-serving Peach Tart! Take a Peachy Peach, add Cake Mix, stir, and bake! Try that at teatime, rookies... EDITOR'S NOTE Thanks for reading the best rag in the land! See you next issue! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Issue 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 6 ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY An unknown businessman (age 30) was taken into custody today by port authorities as he tried to board the blimp carrying large amounts of a volatile red liquid. After a few tense moments, authorities identified the liquid as a spicy condiment, and the businessman was subsequently released. Our RDM reporters were mystified by the following unsolicited comment: "Buy our new Hot Sauce, folks!" SHOP REPORTER GO! This week, we have the pleasure of introducing the fabulously luxurious shop on the Excess Express, the Sales Stall! This unique boutique on the exclusive train of the independently wealthy just reeks of money, but perhaps the idyllic landscapes rushing past will loosen your purse strings! Says the impeccably dressed manager of sales: "Come one, come all, be you rich or not at all, to our lovely Sales Stall!" He then announced a double- point sale for all RDM readers! Just show him this screen in the next 15 minutes to double your points on any purchase! COOKING FOR ROOKIES This is it, rookies! You've finally made it to the big leagues! Today's recipe is an advanced-level one. Today, we'll be making Ink Pasta. Just boil Fresh Pasta until perfectly al dente and mix lightly with Inky Sauce. Perfecto! Get ready for gourmet chow tonight! EDITOR'S NOTE Can you believe it, dear readers? The next issue will be our last! Don't miss it! **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RDM Final Issue! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ________________________ RDM Issue 7 Special Final Issue ________________________ ROGUEPORT TODAY In a shocking series of events today, local authorities report that Zess T. (age 55) delivered a left hook to the jaw of gadabout Flavio (age 25) late this very afternoon. Our investigation has revealed that the cause of the feisty fisticuffs may have been Zess T.'s anger that a shipment of gourmet ingredients spoiled on the dock because Flavio had held up the dock crew with a marathon two- day tale of high-seas adventure. While Flavio is recovering from temporary memory loss, Zess T. has already been approached by a Glitz Pit talent scout, Don Goombatti. "I think the kid's got spunk. We'll take the world by storm!" said Goombatti. SHOP REPORTER GO! This week we have an explosive exclusive on the shop in Fahr Outpost, Northwinds Mart! It's so cold there that all of the merchandise is frozen to the counter... Just kidding! The smiling shop manager showed us a fascinating variety of goods as the sweet- faced little miss explained, "It's cold out, but I do best to explode inside shop to warm place up, da? So come on in!" This place is big, too, folks, so we haven't even seen all of it yet! Come on down and see it for yourself! COOKING FOR ROOKIES This is the final installment of Cooking for Rookies! Just to make sure we leave you with a smile on your face, our last recipe will be for Couple's Cake! Just simmer Spicy Soup for a few minutes, then drop in a Snow Bunny...and presto! Before your very eyes, the mixture will congeal and take the form of a cake! Eat it with someone you love! EDITOR'S NOTE This is it, dear readers! The final issue! We here at the RDM office have enjoyed every minute of our hard work to bring you the best news and features! May we meet again...perhaps sooner than you think! (Wink, wink...) **************************** Published by Rogueport Restoration Committee **************************** ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopook: Hide/Seek ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's up, Koops? After you found me, Koops, I found a nice hiding nook at a place called Goomstar Temple. It's so cold my shell is frosty, but it's a great place for hiding. Obviously, I don't want anyone to find me, but... The thing is, I DO want people to see how good I am at hiding. You see the bind I'm in? Anyway, spread the word! Come find the wandering Hide-n-Seek Koopa! See ya later... Or not! Yours, Koopook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pine T. Jr.: Dad's Job ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you know what? My daddy found a new job! He takes care of Bubu in Toad Town. He's all recharged now! I'm still not good at studying, but I'm trying so I can help my daddy! I don't know what I can do to help Daddy yet, but I'm gonna study lots until I figure something out, OK? Well, see ya! From, Pine T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jolene: Doing well? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, Or rather, the Great Gonzales... I realized that I never thanked you for handling my request, so I decided to e-mail you. I never thought for a moment that you, a former champion, would end up taking care of the wrestling trunks for me. After you left here, know what Mush said to me? He said, "There are some things that can only be understood by fighting." He's an odd one, Mush. He's actually training now... Yes, he's planning a comeback! You should come by the Glitz Pit if you get some time. You're just the type of star the fans crave, you know? Take care, Jolene ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub-ulber: SPIIIIIIICY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, hello to you. I am Bub-ulber. I have been unable to forget that savory Hot Dog flavor... My taste buds are sweating in anticipation of your next spicy visit. By the way: have you heard? Dried Bouquets are not flowers that have withered and gone dry. They are actually flowers that have had the clocks of their lives adjusted to tick just a little slower than normal flowers. I hope you will take the time to stop and smell these delicate flowers. In fact, I would like you to come visit me again with the above- mentioned item. Yours in spiciness. Bub-ulber ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eve: Thank You ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are you, Mario? This is Eve from Twilight Town. Remember me? After a lot of soul- searching, I've found that I'm truly happy. I may not be able to forget the hard times, or even completely remember them, but I've been thinking things over and I believe that my sad past paved the way to my current happiness. Is that deep? Anyway, I can't think about that stuff all the time. The kids play all day...then they get hungry and cry and scream, so I'm pretty busy all day, every day. The kids would love to see you again, so please drop by next time you're in the area! Fondly yours, Eve ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gob: Throat-bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...............................!!! ..............? ...............! Umm... Is this right? Do I just type or what? ...Yeah, OK. So...hey! I was so happy you got me that Honey Candy! My voice came back and everything, but maybe I was a little too jolly... I started shouting and now I lost my voice again. I'm resting now. So, yeah, there may not be much here in Fahr Outpost, but at least we got snow! Yeah! We have snowbomb fights here! We put tiny Bob-ombs inside our snowballs so that they explode when they hit! It's super dangerous, which makes it super cool! Unfortunately, it also makes it super illegal! Which is pretty lame... But come visit anyway! Later! Gob ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got an e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Designer Paper Mario and Paper Mario 2 3-D Level Designer. Big gamer. Gets restless when not gaming. Can't tell difference between Brett and Bert. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: I'm OK ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Dearest Mario, I send this letter in the hope that it reaches you safely. I am being held against my will in some strange place. Though I do not know where I am, I remain unharmed and in relative comfort. Those who have captured me seem to be after the map I sent to you earlier. They may be hoping to use it to find objects they call the "Crystal Stars." I do not know what they are planning, but I have a feeling it is not anything positive. Mario, please collect these Crystal Stars before they do. You must! They are already aware that you have the map, so please be very careful. And please... Don't worry about me. -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: Be careful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, I'm sure you're very concerned about me...but please know I'm fine! I'm actually more worried about you. The fiends who kidnapped me are searching desperately for the Crystal Stars. I'll try to learn what I can about them. I'll e-mail again if I uncover anything, OK? You must know I miss you. Lately I've dreamt about our days back in the castle. I hope we'll spend carefree days there again soon. -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: Fiendish plan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dearest Mario, I have uncovered something terrible. These things...the X-Nauts... They're planning to take control of the world! It's to that end that they're searching for the Crystal Stars. I still don't know what the Crystal Stars do, but you must try to get them all... I will gather what information I can... -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: Evil treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear Mario, I have finally learned what the legendary treasure is. It is the spirit of a demon! The X-Nauts plan to revive this thousand-year-old monster and use its power to take over the world! They're collecting the Crystal Stars so they can open the Thousand- Year Door... They'll find this demon's spirit...but the only thing that can keep it locked away is the Crystal Stars themselves! You must not let them get the Crystal Stars! Please, Mario... You must put a stop to their horrible plans! -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: Good news... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dearest Mario, I have good news! I don't know where I'm being held, but there's an odd computer called TEC here. By cooperating with this TEC, I've managed to obtain some of these fiends' data. TEC is currently analyzing it... and strange as it may sound, I trust him. Once his analysis is done, I should be able to provide you with details of their plans. I'll e-mail you again once I learn more. Be good, OK? -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach: My location... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I now know where I'm being held. I'm on the moon. Yes. The moon that floats out in space. And I've learned something even more horrifying. In order to resurrect the monster's spirit, they need my... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anonymous: No title ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— iF yOu WaNt ThE cRyStAl StAr, HeEd My InStRuCtIoNs. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anonymous: No title ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe WaTeRiNg HoLe OuTsIdE ThE gLiTz PiT. 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FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anonymous: No title ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe SeCoNd FlOoR oF tHe StOrAgE rOoM. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anonymous: No title ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— fInD tHe GhOsT iN tHe ChAmP's RoOm. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A ROGUE'S WELCOME ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CASTLE AND DRAGON ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THE GREAT BOGGLY TREE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OF GLITZ AND GLORY ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOR PIGS THE BELL TOLLS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THE KEY TO PIRATES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 DAYS OF EXCESS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO SHOOTS THE MOON ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THE THOUSAND-YEAR DOOR ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack enemies by stomping on them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack by first stomping, then Spin-Jumping on enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack by stomping enemies with a giant Spring Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit enemies with the hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strike an enemy, knocking it into the enemy behind it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strike an enemy, knocking it into the enemy behind it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack enemies with a Headbonk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— View enemies' descriptions and see their HP in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue bonking foes until you miss an Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wink at Mario to give him the courage for an extra attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at one enemy on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a shell at all enemies on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Protect Mario from attacks with a giant shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strike all ground enemies, piercing their defenses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plunge down onto an enemy from above. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all enemies with a powerful gust of wind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Suck away enemy HP and add it to Flurrie's with a kiss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario dodgy for a time so foes frequently miss him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop on enemies from above, crushing them repeatedly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inhale an enemy and spit it out at another enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw eggs at enemies to shrink them to Tiny size. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Call in a herd of Yoshis to attack all ground enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack with a burning punch that sets enemies on fire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hide in the shadows with Mario to avoid attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all foes with flames that set them on fire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blow a kiss to all enemies to confuse them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack a ground-bound foe with an explosion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw three time bombs that will explode one turn later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Damage enemies that directly attack Bobbery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all enemies with a massive blast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack an enemy with a slap that pierces defense. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Steal an enemy's badge or item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tease enemies with some sly moves, making them dizzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Replenish Mario's HP with a friendly kiss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An item that lets you carry up to 20 items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Boots ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in Hooktail Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in Hooktail Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in Hooktail Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens the gate to Hooktail Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens the red cell door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens the blue cell door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens the storage room door in the Glitz Pit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in the Glitz Pit storage room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door inside the cave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens the door to the storage room in the shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in Creepy Steeple. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door to some room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The key that opens the entrance to the station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that opens a door in the station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key that operates the elevator in the station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that operates an elevator in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that operates an elevator in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that opens a door in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that opens a door in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that opens a door in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A card key that opens a door in the X-Naut base. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange black key...but what could it be for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange black key...but what could it be for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange black key...but what could it be for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange black key...but what could it be for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange, star-shaped stone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a pedestal in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a door in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a door in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key for a door in the Palace of Shadow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A key to a house. Whoever lost it likely needs it back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A map from Princess Peach. It locates the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An aid for poor vision. Does Mario really need this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A ticket for the airship that travels to Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A ticket for the ritzy train to Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A device for receiving e-mail! Press {A} to check your mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Super Luigi: Book 1" Super-popular! Now on sale! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Super Luigi: Book 2" Manager's pick!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Super Luigi: Book 3" This month's best-seller!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Super Luigi: Book 4" The fan favorite!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Super Luigi: Book 5" Coming soon to theaters!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rather old cookbook penned by Maitre Delish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mystical stone shaped like the moon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mystical stone shaped like the sun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie's favorite necklace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The emblem of a Puni leader, given to you by the elder. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The champ's belt you earned when you beat Rawk Hawk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Won't Vivian be punished if she doesn't find this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter needed to get Mario's name and body back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The letter Scarlette wrote to Bobbery on her deathbed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio's treasured beverage. (Actually, it's Bobbery's!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The pride of Flavio's family. Can it be set into Skull Rock? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A handle used to open the floodgates. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pricey ring, the symbol of Frankie and Francesca's love. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An empty stewpot. This thing looks like it was licked clean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ring Toodles lost. It looks quite expensive. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Earrings lost by the waitress. They remind her of her ex. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The autograph of the Excess Express engineer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The diary the ghost kept. You shouldn't read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The conductor's blanket. Without this, he's freezing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This...looks like something very important and complicated. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A heavy briefcase with Nitro Honey Syrup specs inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goldbob's user's manual for the Fahr Outpost cannon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cog needed to operate the crane. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A disk from Grodus's room. What kind of data is on it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mysterious, powerful object. Collecting these will help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A stone that helps raise your partners to the highest rank. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A parlor card that lets you play the Plane Mode game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A parlor card that lets you play the Boat Mode game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A parlor card that lets you play the Tube Mode game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A parlor card that lets you play the Paper Mode game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The thing McGoomba asked you to deliver to Goomfrey. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A letter that looks like it has lots of important stuff in it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Silver Club routing slip. It's so well used, it's tattered. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mag that Jolene returned. Deliver it to Toodles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The thing Bub asked you to deliver to Sylvia. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lovely colored potion. What kind of effect will it have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A vividly colored potion. What kind of effect will it have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pale-colored potion. What kind of effect will it have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pretty-colored potion. What kind of effect will it have? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lottery ticket from Lucky's booth. Your number's {####}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trunks some wrestler wore to tatters. Boy, they stink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's unclear what this means. You should ask somebody. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An item Goldbob asked you to deliver to General White. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lovely piece of a star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A gold bar. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Three gold bars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drops lightning on an enemy and stuns it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drops lightning on all enemies and stuns them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drops shooting stars on all enemies and confuses them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blows a cold wind at all enemies and freezes them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attacks all enemies with fireballs and burns them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attacks all ground-bound enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes you invisible, so attacks against you miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrifies you to damage direct-attackers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Raises your evasion, making you harder to hit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confuses all enemies, hindering their attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Temporarily puts all enemies to sleep, immobilizing them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attacks all ground-bound enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Temporarily immobilizes all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes all enemies dizzy, decreasing their accuracy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boosts your partner's Attack power by adding buffness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gives your partner courage to boost his or her Defense. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Simultaneously attacks foes and replenishes your own HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Earns more Star Points than usual after battles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Briefly shrinks enemies, dropping their Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Softens up enemies for a bit, decreasing their Defense. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-good mushroom. Replenishes 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-super mushroom. Replenishes 10 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A feel-great mushroom. Replenishes 50 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores 10 HP when Mario or his partner falls. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A less-than-tasty dried mushroom. Replenishes 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tasty medicine. Cures poison and other ailments. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A sweet snack. Restores 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A deliciously sweet syrup. Replenishes 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A highly nutritious snack. Restores 50 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes allies recover HP gradually for a brief period. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Makes allies recover FP gradually for a brief period. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Hoggle's meaty work of art. Refills 5 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swaps your partner's HP and FP. (Cannot exceed max.) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Summons a scary spirit to chase some enemies away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knows what this does? Take a chance and find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A free pass! Lets you stay one free night at an inn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lump of something. Replenishes 25 HP and 25 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruit from a tropical island. To be honest, it ain't tasty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beautiful flowers made by Bub-ulber. Replenishes 1 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A weird egg that Petuni gave you. Replenishes 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A weird leaf found in Creepy Steeple. Replenishes 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruit found on Keelhaul Key. Replenishes 5 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Heights pasta. Replenishes 10 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An ingredient for making treats. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A popular sauce with captivating spiciness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A leaf found in Petalburg. Replenishes 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A plant found in Petal Meadows. Replenishes 3 HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fruit found in Twilight Town. Replenishes 1 HP and 2 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Briefly does half-damage to all foes who attack directly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Choose a different partner. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save up strength to power up your next attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run from battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try to win over the crowd. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defend this turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't do anything this turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pro at Headbonking! She looks up enemy stats and HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A shell-attack master! He has a Defense of 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A double threat with her bulk and gale-force breath! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A hotshot at multiple attacks that each deal low damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An expert at fire attacks and dodge moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A demolitions expert with a taste for massive explosions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A master thief who can steal anything from anyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have no items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP is full! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your FP is full! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Star Power is full! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP, FP, and Star Power are all full! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your HP, FP, and Star Power all fell by half! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— / ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} just before stomping on an enemy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} just before stomping on an enemy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} just before stomping on an enemy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you land on a foe, press {A}, then the buttons you see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it to hit the fireball! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} just before hitting an enemy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Line up the small cursor with the center of the big cursor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tap {A}{B} as shown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left and release it with good timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} with the proper timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tilt {○} to the Left! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tilt {○} to the Left! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Line up the two cursors! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press and release {A} with perfect timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press only when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tilt {○} with good timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tap {R}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {R} and release when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alternately press {L} and {R}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the button that appears on-screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the buttons in order as they appear on-screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the buttons in order as they appear on-screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} the instant a heart appears over the enemy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} and release when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} with good timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tap {A}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} when {☆} lights up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tilt {○} Left and Right as fast as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold and release {A} to fill the gauge. Don't let it overflow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} to stop the gauge after it passes "OK"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alternately tap {A} and {B}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tap {A} rapidly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Repeatedly tilt {○} Left to shoot hearts and flowers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} with perfect timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When {A}, {B}, or {X} appears over the enemy, tap that button! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Align the cursor with the good panels and press {A}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Draw around the enemy as many times as you can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {○} Left to try to hit hearts and flowers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press the buttons in the order they appear on-screen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tap {A}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores Mario and his ally's HP and FP, and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shakes the ground to damage all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Immobilizes all enemies for a short period of time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Briefly increases your party's Attack and Defense power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Damages all enemies you encircle with the star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Restores Mario and his ally's HP and FP, and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When successful, defeats your enemies with a single blow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does massive damage to all enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You struck first! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your foe struck first! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't flee this fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't run away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't select that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not enough FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not enough SP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No foe to jump on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No foe to hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can't use a hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {an}{ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can barely move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stole {an}{ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your {ITEM} was stolen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use an item? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse boosted your Attack power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse decreased the damage you take! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse increased your Star Points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse has run out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse increased your coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The effect of the curse has run out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x} takes effect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charged! ...But it had no effect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poisoned! The toxins will steadily do damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charged! Attack power is now boosted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleepy! It'll take time for the sleepiness to wear off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Immobilized! Movement will be impossible for a while! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy! Attacks might miss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confused! Movement will be hindered for a while! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electrified! Enemies that make contact will get hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dodgy! Some attacks will automatically be dodged! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Burned! The fire will steadily do damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen! Movement will be impossible for a while! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huge! Attack power is now boosted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tiny! Attack power has now dropped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack is boosted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack has dropped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense is boosted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense has dropped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Status hasn't changed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Invisible! Attacks will now miss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More chances to attack are now available! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Less chances to attack are now available! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Direct attacks will be countered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Direct attacks will be countered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP will briefly recover! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP will briefly recover! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defense will be boosted this turn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's attack turns increased by one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All the Punies ran away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Many Punies gathered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The audience around the Dayzee passed out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The crowd by the Bulky Bob-omb was blown away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Goomba. Umm... Yeah, I'm one of those, in case you hadn't noticed. Ahem... It says here: "Goombas are underlings of underlings." ...That is totally rude! Their maximum HP is 2. They have an Attack power of 1 and a Defense of 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 The underling of underlings. No other distinguishing characteristics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it. Maximum HP is 2, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. The addition of the spike means you'll hurt your feet if you jump on it. Duh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 A Goomba that wears a spiked helmet. Slightly higher Attack power than a typical Goomba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Paragoomba. Basically a Goomba with wings. I'm jealous! Maximum HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. You can't hammer it while it's flying, but rough it up and it'll totally plummet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A Goomba with wings. Can't reach it with a hammer while it's in the air, but once it's damaged, its wings get clipped. It's kind of sad, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spinia. A totally weird creature made of thin, papery boards. It certainly looks unique. Nobody knows much about these creatures, actually. Max HP is 3, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. Its attacks are super-swift, but it should be pretty easy. Just give it a "Hee-YAAA!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP:3 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A strange creature made of thin, papery boards. Still a completely mysterious species. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spania. A Spinia with spikes on its head. It looks meaner, too. Max HP is 3, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. So, sorta the same as a Spinia. You oughta watch out for the spikes on its head, but otherwise, just whale on it. I gotta be honest, though, the way that thing spins makes me wanna yack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A Spinia with spines on its head. If you stomp on it, you'll take damage. For whatever reason, it looks really peeved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gus. He's super-annoying and tries to take tolls from everyone. Max HP is 20, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. All in all, he's pretty tough. Oh, and I've told you a million times...that pointy spear of his hurts if you stomp on it. I wonder if this guy watches people pass 365 days a year. Talk about a workaholic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A super-annoying guy with a big pointy spear that he tends to throw at people. Some think he's just a bunch of sass talk, but he's tough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Blooper...and a really super-humongous one, too! EWWWW! It's all slimy!!! I just totally can't STAND slimy, nasty, icky things. G-R-O-S-S, gross! Max HP is 12, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. It attacks with tentacles and ink. Once you damage both its tentacles, it'll fall down... And then it's attack time! By the way, the tentacles each have 3 HP. Now relax and house on that slimy, nasty Blooper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 12 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A giant, squidlike thing that attacks with its ink and tentacles. Based on its dialect, it may come from the western sea. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Koopatrol. A Koopa Troopa who protects himself with spiked armor. Max HP is 6, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It attacks with its shell and with its head, then sometimes charges up for a fierce move. Plus, if you take too long to win, it'll call reinforcements. Yeah, sorta gnarly, huh? It's one of the worst of Bowser's guys. Koopa Troopas dream of being Koopatrols. ...Hey, and by the way, what do you think Bowser's doing now, anyway? Eating? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 Occasionally uses an attack called Charge that saves up energy, and can call in backup for support if you don't defeat it quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Magikoopa. Y'know, a Koopa wizard. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. It'll throw a load of pain our way while using magic to help its buddies. What a creep. And when there's only one of them, it splits up into multiple copies to mess with us. Stop this thing fast or we'll be in a world of hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A Koopa wizard that'll use all sorts of magic. It breaks apart into multiple copies, so beat it as quickly as you possibly can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Magikoopa Copy. Yeah, attacking it won't do any good whatsoever. The real one's Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Once you beat the real thing, the copies all vanish, OK? Look for the real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Koopa Troopa. They've been around forever! Gotta respect the longevity! Their shells are hard, but flip them over and their Defense drops to zero. And you know how to flip them over, right? Just jump on their heads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Koopa Troopas have been around forever. Jump on them to flip them over and drop their Defense to zero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Koopa Paratroopa. Well, umm... It's basically a Koopa Troopa with wings. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. I kinda hate that this guy gets to fly. Of course, you can stomp on him and he'll plunge down and be a plain Koopa Troopa. Yeah, do that, and he's ours! Stomp again to flip him, and his arms and legs are useless! Oops! Sorry, that's not true. It looks like he can still wiggle them around a bit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A Koopa Troopa with wings that stays airborne until you stomp on it and send it plunging to the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Fuzzy. What a hyper little guy, huh? Cut back on the caffeine! Max HP is 3, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. Those things suck up your HP and use it to replenish their own! Isn't that the worst? I mean, EW! Doesn't that just sound totally gross? Anyway, guard against them by pressing {A} the MOMENT they release you. The timing is pretty hard to master, so, uh, practice up! These things really suck...HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A parasite that sucks up its opponent's HP to replenish its own. Fuzzies are so hyper that it's hard to time your Guard Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dull Bones. Sort of a skeleton thing. It was a Koopa Troopa...once. Max HP is 1, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. These creeps throw bones to attack. Oh, and they build reinforcements, too! Attacks that can strike multiple Dull Bones at once are the most effective. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A Koopa Troopa that became a skeleton. It throws bones to attack and builds buddies to help it fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bald Cleft. Basically, a rock monster with a swarthy-looking face. Uh... This is kind of mean, but bald guys...really just don't do it for me. Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 2. Yeah. This guy is rock solid. Fire doesn't even hurt it. It might be best to attack with, say...a POW Block. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Basically a rock monster with a swarthy-looking face. It attacks by charging and is impervious to fire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bristle. ...Totally covered in spikes. They're so prickly! Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 4. AND they're impervious to fire. Even trying to get close enough to whack it with a hammer is dangerous! Seriously, its spikes will totally pop out! So, since you can't jump on it or use your hammer... you'd better use an item! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 4 A petrified, spine-covered monster that attacks by charging at you and is impervious to fire. If you approach, its spikes will pop out and poke you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Gold Fuzzy. Whoa, those are super-rare! I'm serious! Wow! Max HP is 10, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. Oh, but hey! Even though it's a Fuzzy, it won't suck up your HP, which is nice. I have to wonder though... How does this thing hide? Look at it! It's so gaudy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A gold-colored Fuzzy that attacks by charging at you. Unlike normal Fuzzies, it won't drain your HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a Fuzzy Horde! Look at 'em all! What a mob scene! It's crazy! Max HP is 20, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. Fuzzies come at you all at once and attack in order. Says here not to freak out! It also says that if you use good timing to defend, you won't take much damage. I'm thinking it might just be faster to whip the ringleader, though, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 A completely crazy horde of Fuzzies that attack en masse. Basically, a swarm of scary blackness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Bones! A little TOO red, I think. No fashion sense, y'know? Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Unlike your average Dull Bones, even if you pound it to O HP and it crumbles... It totally might revive! Like a zombie! My advice is to get rid of all the Dull Bones, then attack the Red Bones. Oh, and one more thing! Once its friends start to fall, it may create some more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 This ugly, red Dull Bones is stronger than a normal Dull Bones. Even if its HP drops to 0, it can come back to life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hooktail! Max HP is 20, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. It'll stomp and munch on you, and it has a more dragonish attack: stinky, fiery breath! It's tricky, especially when it's losing, and it'll try to fool you into being merciful. Oh, yeah, and one more thing. It hates things that start with "cr" and end with "icket". Supposedly, there's something related to that somewhere in this castle. Did we find it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 5 Defense: 1 This giant dragon attacks by munching, stomping, and breathing stinky, fiery breath. It hates things that make chirping noises, especially creatures that start with "cr" and end with "icket". ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Puff. It's basically a tiny, mean thunderhead. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. Sometimes it'll charge itself with electricity. Don't touch it when it does! Yowch! You know what I mean, right? Brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Shocking! After it charges itself, it'll totally zap you with lightning. Beat it as fast as you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 A thunderhead that attacks with lightning. Don't touch it when it's charged up, or you'll be in for a shock. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Pale Piranha. You know about these guys. The famous Piranha Plants. This colorless subspecies is adapted to Boggly Woods. Ah, the wonders of nature! Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. If you try to jump on them, they'll totally chomp on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 A monochrome Piranha Plant that attacks with a nasty bite. If you see one, throw all you've got at it, or run. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Cleft. A rock-head jerk with spikes on his noggin. What a rocker! Max HP is 2, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. That hard head is a major pain. Fire doesn't hurt it, but other types of items are pretty effective, usually. If nothing seems to work on it, you can always just run. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 A spiky, rock-headed jerk that's impervious to fire attacks and has a solid body. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Pider. ICK! They gross me out. Max HP is 5, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. EWWWWWWWWW! Besides its normal attacks, it might spit three web-wads at you consecutively. You'd better have good timing if you wanna guard against its attacks. It also says here that the Punies can't stand Piders. So I'm not the only one! Just the sight of these things makes Punies flee in terror. I know how they feel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 A spidery creature that drops down on webs. It can shoot out three web-wads to attack consecutively. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an X-Naut. Says here it's classified as an "enemy combatant." That description stinks... You think it means they're just low-level foot soldiers? Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. They drink these potions that make them all big and burly...then they attack! One's easy, but if there's two or more, better watch out! Use special moves and items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A foot soldier that uses potions and attacks by ramming. This X-Naut is the lowest of Grodus's underlings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Yux. Says here it's a creature created in the X-Naut labs. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. According to this, attacks and items won't affect it if it has Mini-Yux around it. So, if any Mini-Yux appear, take those out first. Duh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 These pathetically ugly creatures were created in the X-Naut laboratories. With Mini-Yux around them, they're impervious to all attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mini-Yux. A creature made to protect a Yux, it can split into two. Max HP is 1, Attack is 0, and Defense is 0. These twerps are the reason you sometimes can't do any damage to the main Yux. They're a pain, but you HAVE to beat them before the Yux. Flurrie's pretty effective... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 1 Attack: 0 Defense: 0 Each one can divide into two. As long as you clear these out first, ordinary Yux are nothing to be feared. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Beldam. She's the oldest sister, the leader of the Shadow Sirens. Max HP is 9, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. But her blizzard attack has an Attack of 2. She can make her partners big and make us tiny, and attacks with weird magic. The worst thing about her is that sinister snicker. She sounds so totally evil! I mean, she's just the sort of person you want to avoid like the plague, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 9 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 The eldest sister and leader of the Shadow Sirens, she uses magic to attack. Her personality stinks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marilyn. She's a Shadow Siren, Beldam's younger sister. Max HP is 12, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. She charges up her attacks occasionally. Says here she's the toughest of the sisters, so it might be best to defeat her first, huh? Other than that, she doesn't have any particularly outstanding characteristics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 12 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 She's one of the Shadow Sirens, which makes her Beldam's younger sister. She has strong Attack power, so it might be best to defeat her first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Vivian. She's the youngest of the three Shadow Sirens. Max HP is 10, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. She doesn't seem all that noteworthy. Uh... She is kinda cute, I guess... She might even be cuter than I am... I guess... ...Uh... What am I thinking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 1 Defense: 0. One of the Shadow Sirens and Beldam's youngest sister. She's so cute, she's able to infatuate anyone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Magnus Von Grapple. It's a giant robot built by the X-Nauts. Lord Crump drives it. Max HP is 30, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Its most effective attack is one that takes advantage of its size: a smothering stomp. It can also shoot out its fists, which do these super-gnarly rocket punches. Its fists have Max HP of 2, an Attack of 4, and Defense of 0. Its fists are super-powerful, so it's best to knock them down fast. The thing about this robot is I can't tell if it looks cool, or really, REALLY stupid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unused Message GLOBAL 716 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 30 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A powerful and cutting-edge robot built by X-Naut scientists. It has all the features expected of a robot, including rocket fists. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a KP Koopa. It's a Koopa Troopa of a slightly different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Looks like its abilities are just like any Koopa... So he oughta be a piece of cake! Don't go easy just because you know King K, Mario... That's what friends are for! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense is 1 A Koopa warrior that battles at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. It may be a different color than your average Koopa, but its abilities are the same. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a KP Paratroopa. It's a Koopa Paratroopa of a different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Its attacks are the same as your average, garden-variety Koopa Paratroopa. So, just do the same thing as always: stomp on it, flip it, and drop its Defense to 0. My Headbonk is pretty effective against it, too. Come on! Let's get him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A Koopa Paratroopa who's dyed its shell. Otherwise, it's the same as any other Paratroopa, which means one stomp and it loses its wings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Pokey. It's a cactus ghoul that's got nasty spines all over its body. Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Look at those spines... Those would TOTALLY hurt. If you stomp on it, you'll regret it. Pokeys attack by lobbing parts of their bodies and by charging at you... They can even call friends in for help, so be quick about taking them out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A cactus ghoul covered from head to base in nasty spines. It attacks by lobbing sections of itself at you, and can even call other Pokeys to come fight alongside it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lakitu. It's a member of the Koopa clan that rides on clouds. Max HP is 5, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. It attacks by throwing Spiny Eggs. If you stomp on it when it's holding up a Spiny Egg, you'll take damage, so DON'T do it! Spiny Eggs slowly hatch into Spinies, so beat the Lakitu before fighting the Spinies. Aw, this book doesn't answer my real question: where does it keep all those Spiny Eggs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5, Attack: 2 Defense: 0. A cloud-riding member of the Koopa tribe, Lakitu attacks by throwing Spiny Eggs, which slowly hatch into Spinies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiny. Basically a spike-covered Koopa. Ugh! Looks painful! Max HP is 3, Attack is 3, and Defense is 3. These things have such high Defense that you can't even hurt them when they roll up. So, when they go back to normal, do all the damage you can, and do it quickly! If you flip them over, their Defense drops to 0. THAT'S the time to take them out. Jumping on them is just plain stupid, so try using a POW Block or some other item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 3 Defense: 3 A spine-covered member of the Koopa tribe with extremely high Defense. It cannot be damaged when it rolls into a ball. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hyper Bald Cleft. Like Clefts and Bald Clefts, this is also a rock monster. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. This hyper version can build up its energy, boosting its Attack to 8 on the next turn. It has low HP, but its body is rock-hard and impervious to fire, making it super-tough. It says here that item attacks are pretty effective. Beat it before it goes hyper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 A hyperactive Bald Cleft that can charge up energy, boosting its Attack to 8. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb. It attacks by blowing itself up. Yeah. Reeeeeeeal smart. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. A Bob-omb will get totally mad if you damage it. They have like, super-short fuses. When it gets mad, it'll charge and explode on its next turn. THAT attack...really hurts. Oh, and if it's mad, it'll blow up at the slightest contact. So don't attack directly! Attack it from a step away with a hammer or hit it with something hard, like a shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A round bomb soldier that gets furious when damaged and attacks by charging and then exploding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Big Bandit. Basically, a boss among ordinary Bandits. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Unlike other Bandits, he'll steal your items as well as your coins. Totally weak! If you guard well when he charges at you, he'll blow by without stealing anything. If he robs you, you won't get your item back unless you beat him right then. He'll run! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A Bandit boss that steals items as well as coins. Guard when he charges at you to hold on to your goods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bandit. This scumbag tries to bump you and grab coins. Jerk! Max HP is 5, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. If you time your guard well when he attacks, he won't be able to steal anything. Plus, the look on a Bandit's face when you guard successfully is priceless. If a Bandit steals coins from you, defeat him before he flees to get your coins back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 A petty thief that charges at people and tries to steal coins. If you guard well, though, he can't steal a thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Spike Top. It's the most well protected of the Buzzy Beetle species. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is a whopping 5. Yup... This guy is HARD! It has really high Defense, and fire and explosions don't hurt it at all. If we can just find a way to flip it over, its underside has Defense of 0... And that spike... What a pain! There's gotta be a way to flip it over... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 5 The sturdiest of all the Buzzy Beetles, a Red Spike Top is impervious to fire and explosions. Plus, the spike on its back protects it from being flipped over. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Shady Koopa. It's yet another member of the Koopa family tree. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. The difference between them and other Koopas? They can attack from their backs! And, when they flip back up, their Attack gets boosted and they go totally ape! ...Wow! That's pretty tricky! No wonder they're called Shady Koopas, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 When a Shady Koopa flips back up from its back, its Attack increases. Shady Koopas have a place of honor in the Koopa family tree because of this distinction. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Shady Paratroopa. It's a Shady Koopa with wings, obviously. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Knock off its wings and it's a Shady Koopa. Unlike typical Koopas and Paratroopas, its Attack jumps when it flips up off its back. This also says it has a move that hits you and your ally at once. Is that possible? Uh... I guess the best thing to do is just beat it quickly after we flip it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Other than having wings, this creature isn't very different from a Shady Koopa. Once it flips off its back, it boosts its Attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Magikoopa. It's a Koopa wizard dressed in red. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Besides using offensive magic, it can also use magic to boost Attack and Defense. When it's alone, this wizard will use magic to multiply. The fact that you can't tell which is the real one after it multiplies is super-annoying. I have to say, though, that shade of red is definitely NOT its color. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 This red-garbed Koopa wizard uses a wide variety of magic, including Attack- and Defense-boosting spells. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Magikoopa Copy. There's no point in attacking it, since you can't hurt it. The real thing has a Max HP of 7, an Attack of 4, and a Defense of 0. Once you beat the real one, the copies will all vanish. So, uh, find that real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a White Magikoopa. It's a Koopa wizard dressed in white. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. It attacks with magic and can replenish its allies' HP. Better hit it first, huh? Oh, this also says it'll use magic to make copies of itself when it's all alone. ...Which is totally lame, 'cause then you can't tell the real deal from the copy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A white-robed Koopa wizard that uses a wide variety of magic, including magic that replenishes its own HP and that of its allies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a White Magikoopa Copy. No point in attacking it, since you can't hurt it. The real thing has a Max HP of 7, an Attack of 4, and a Defense of 0. Once you beat the real one, the copies will all vanish. So, uh, find that real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Green Magikoopa. It's a Koopa wizard dressed in green. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. It has magic attacks and can also magically electrify allies and make them invisible. Oh, this also says it'll use magic to make copies of itself when it's all alone. ...Which is totally lame, 'cause then you can't tell the real deal from the copy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A green-robed Koopa wizard that uses a variety of magic spells, including ones that electrify allies or make them invisible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Green Magikoopa Copy. No point in attacking it, since you can't hurt it. The real thing has a Max HP of 7, an Attack of 4, and a Defense of 0. Once you beat the real one, the copies will all vanish. So, uh, find that real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Craw. Yikes. What a ghastly-looking spear-thrower. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. Wow, that's some serious Attack power. You don't wanna jump on it if its spear is pointing up. 'Cause that...would hurt. For a run-of-the-mill spear- tosser, he sure looks like he's got a POINT to make! Ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 6 Defense: 0 A ghastly-looking spearman that'll poke your feet if you try to stomp it when its spear is pointing up. It attacks by throwing spears or charging. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hammer Bro. You know him. He throws hammers. Hence the name. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 1. When his HP drops and he thinks he's in trouble, he'll toss a hammer barrage. Nothing about these guys has changed: they're tough as ever, so brace yourself! Dang! This book always skips the important stuff! How do they carry endless hammers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 1 Well-known for their vicious and relentless hammer lobs, Hammer Bros. have a reputation as one of Mario's toughest enemies... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boomerang Bro. This relative of the Hammer Bros. prefers boomerangs. Max HP is 7, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. He attacks twice with his boomerangs: on the way out AND on the way back. When his HP starts getting low, he fights all the harder. Prepare for multiple attacks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A Koopa who uses boomerangs instead of hammers. Beware of returning boomerangs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Fire Bro. This relative of the Hammer Bros. spits out fire. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. If you get hit by a fireball, you might catch on fire, so guard well, OK? When his HP gets low, he gets desperate and totally starts attacking like a fiend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 A relative of the Hammer Bros. who can spit fire. If one of his blasts hit you, you may catch on fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Red Chomp. It's a rabid, red, biting, chewing, chomping fool! Max HP is 6, Attack is 5, and Defense is 3. Its attacks are so powerful, we could be in a world of hurt if we don't beat it fast! ...Which is why it's really, REALLY lame that its Defense is so high. Its HP is pretty low, though, so items and special moves might just work... Just look at that color! Think someone painted it after it fell asleep at a party? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 5 Defense: 3 A red, brutal Chain-Chomp. Attack and Defense are high. Rumor has it that it's so angry because someone painted it red while it was sleeping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Koopatrol. These guys just totally ooze toughness, don'tcha think? Max HP is 25, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. After it charges up power, its next attack will be devastating. Try to survive it. It's almost like those red eyes are there to warn you just how tough it is... Or maybe it just doesn't get much sleep... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 25 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 A member of the elite forces of the Koopa clan. Its pair of red eyes is its most charming feature. After charging its attacks, it deals devastating blows, so watch yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Iron Cleft. That guy is SCARY. Period! Max HP is 6, Attack is 4, and Defense is...UNKNOWN?!? What's WITH this book? It says no attack will work against Iron Clefts! It says nothing in the world is as hard as an Iron Cleft, so its Defense is impenetrable. If that's true, the only way to beat one is to whack it with the other one... Running away may not be a bad idea at this point. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 4 Defense: Unknown No attacks can pierce the Defense of this hard, metallic Cleft. Are they impossible to defeat??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Iron Cleft. That guy is SCARY. Period! Max HP is 6, Attack is 4, and Defense is...UNKNOWN?!? What's WITH this book? It says no attack will work against Iron Clefts! It says nothing in the world is as hard as an Iron Cleft, so its Defense is impenetrable. If that's true, the only way to beat one is to whack it with the other one... Running away may not be a bad idea at this point. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 4 Defense: Unknown No attacks can pierce the Defense of this hard, metallic Cleft. Since this one is wearing green shoes, it must be the younger brother. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bowser! But what's he doing here?!? My mind just blew a fuse! Max HP is 30, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. He's uglier than I expected. He's got a poisonous bite, so watch out! It'll make your HP decrease gradually. Also, if he ground-pounds you, you won't be able to use one of your commands! Just focus your attention on beating him down, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 30 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Mario's fated enemy, Bowser the Koopa king is a foe to be feared. His typical turf is NOT Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty...meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 40 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 A champion fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Macho Grubba. He's Grubba all souped-up on Crystal Star power. Max HP is 60, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. His attack pattern is simple: first he increases the number of times he can attack... Then he powers himself up with all sorts of crazy, power-uppy moves. So, it's pretty important to pay close attention to how he's powered himself up. The craziest thing about this musclehead is that he used to be that chubby Grubba. I guess the Crystal Stars really ARE powerful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 60 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 Macho Grubba has the confidence to match his muscles after being powered up by the Crystal Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hyper Goomba. Which means... Umm... It's a hyperactive Goomba. Duh! Max HP is 8, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. But if this nut goes BIZZ-ZOW and charges up, his Attack power will be 8 next turn! So you'd better wipe it out between the time it charges up and the time it attacks! And if you can't beat him, then run away, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 When this hyperactive Goomba charges up, its Attack rises to 8, so watch yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hyper Spiky Goomba. It's a Hyper Goomba with a spike on its head. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. After charging up, its Attack power rises to an incredible level of 9! That's SCARY... Beat it before it attacks, or you'll be in peril before you know it, seriously. If only this book listed a way to dodge that attack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 When this spike-headed Hyper Goomba charges up, its Attack power rises to 9, so heads up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hyper Paragoomba. It's basically just a Hyper Goomba with wings. Max HP is 8, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. After charging up, you'll be dealing with moves that have an Attack power of 8. Once you damage it, it'll lose its wings and turn into a regular Hyper Goomba. Not that THAT'S all that cool. Even normal Hyper Goombas are dangerous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 When this winged Hyper Goomba charges up, its Attack power rises to 8. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Crazee Dayzee. It may look totally cute, but it's a serious foe. Max HP is 7, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. What you gotta worry about is its lullaby. That tune will totally zonk you out. If you manage to guard well, though, you might not pass out. Try to learn the timing. Oh, and when its HP runs low, it runs away, so try to KO it in one fell swoop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 This fleet-footed flower foe is super-cute, and it sings one hypnotically sleepy lullaby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Amazy Dayzee. This mystical Dayzee is like, the rarest thing ever. Max HP is 20, Attack is 20, and Defense is 1. Since it has such high HP and runs away really quickly, it's almost impossible to beat. Plus, its lullaby has massive Attack power, so if we're low on HP, we need to scram. You gotta think hard about whether to fight or bolt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 20 Defense: 1 A mystical Dayzee that's almost never seen. Since it has such high HP, and since it's so quick to run away, this creature is almost impossible to beat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Hyper Cleft. It's basically a Cleft that uses charged-up moves. Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 3. When it charges up, its Attack power rises to 9. Couple its rock-hardness with its ability to charge up... and things get scary. If you're confident, you may wanna try doing Superguards to send its attacks back... If you can't, you'd better use some items, or you'd better hightail it out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 4 Attack: 3 Defense: 3 A hyperactive Cleft that uses charge moves to boost its Attack power to 9. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Buzzy Beetle. Awww... It's kinda cute! Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. It's got pretty good Defense... and fire and explosions don't hurt it whatsoever. But, if you jump on it, you can flip it over and drop its Defense down to 0. Then it's at our mercy! Ha! Don't hesitate! Jump! Jump! Jump jump jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 4 It's well protected and immune to fire or explosions, but if you flip it over, its Defense drops to zero. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spike Top. It's a Buzzy Beetle with a spike on its back. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Like other Buzzies, fire and explosions have absolutely no effect on it. But, you can flip it over to drop its Defense to 0! I'm sure you know this already, but try not to jump on it. That spike hurts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 4 This Buzzy has high Defense and a pointy spike on its shell. You'll take damage if you stomp on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Swooper. I bet they call it that 'cause of the way it swoops around. Wow! That's some AWESOME naming work. Seriously! It's pure naming genius!!! So, anyway... Max HP is 6, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Says here it hangs from the ceiling. If you can just damage it, it oughta drop off the ceiling. And then you can whack it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A roosting creature that will hang from the ceiling until damaged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo. It's everyone's favorite ghost. ...Well, most everyone... Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's nothing to write home about on the Attack side, but it can turn invisible. If it turns invisible, we won't be able to hit it, so beat it while you can see it. Boos are kinda cute, but I sure wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley. If I ran into one in the bathroom in the middle of the night, I'd... Well, never you mind what I'd do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A somewhat shy ghost that can make itself and its allies invisible. It may be a ghost, but it's pretty cute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Atomic Boo. It's a giant Boo made up of a ton of smaller Boos. Max HP is 40, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. This thing will try to smoosh us. It can also split up and send hundreds of Boos at us. And, when we attack, we might get so scared that we get confused or can't move. I sure wouldn't want to see this thing standing behind me in the middle of the night... Creeeeeepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 40 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A massive creature made up of countless Boos. It attacks by breaking apart and sending out hundreds of Boos. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...??? Wow, how totally bizarre... This thing isn't listed in here. There's a monster in here that looks like this thing... But it doesn't list a name. Max HP is 40, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. It's apparently really good at transforming itself and other things. Maybe it used that power to turn the villagers into pigs! This thing is a real jerk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doopliss. REPORT THIS AS A BUG Global #796. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 40 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 This is the beast that's plunged Twilight Town into the depths of fear and despair. It enjoys turning innocent people into pigs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ember. Sort of a pale-blue flame spirit. Kind of spooky. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Of course, since this thing is a flame, touching it will hurt. Didn't Mama teach you that? Looks like it's susceptible to ice or explosive attacks, though, so that's something. If you get hit by a flame attack, you'll catch fire, so try to guard well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 These blue flame spirits are susceptible to ice and explosive attacks. They're said to be vengeful spirits of the recent dead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lava Bubble. It's a flame spirit. Max HP is 6, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack power may be different from an Ember's, but otherwise it's the same. Since it is made of fire, try not to touch it, 'cause it'll burn you. Apparently it's vulnerable to explosions and ice attacks. Oh, and if you get hit by a flame attack, you might catch fire, so guard well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 This flame spirit is vulnerable to explosions and ice attacks. If you stomp on it, you'll take damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Green Fuzzy. As you can see, it's a Fuzzy, and it's green. Duh! Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. This is similar to a normal Fuzzy, so it replenishes its own HP as it sucks out ours. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW... That is just the grossest thing ever. ...If you don't find that idea gross, seriously, there's something wrong with you. The main difference between this and other Fuzzies is that this one multiplies. You know, I bet this thing would look great sitting next to a Gold Fuzzy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 This minty Fuzzy replenishes its HP as it drains yours. And it can multiply. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Flower Fuzzy. Wow, what a totally pretty Fuzzy, don'tcha think? Max HP is 6, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. This thing attacks by boinging in and sucking out FP. How uncool! We need FP! Once it charges up its own FP, it uses magical attacks. Better beat it before it does. Oh! I just got it! It's a Flower Fuzzy because it sucks your FP (Flower Points)! Duuuuuuh! Hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A Fuzzy with lovely coloring. It'll suck your FP and attack with magic when full. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Putrid Piranha. It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. That color is totally sickly... Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It bites, AND it attacks with super-rank poison breath. Breath mint, table four! If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly go down, so, y'know, try not to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A poisonous Piranha Plant. It'll poison your allies. Use your Guard effectively to avoid poisoning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bullet Bill. It attacks after being shot from a Bill Blaster. Max HP is 2, Attack is 4, Defense is 1. Take care of it quickly, or it'll totally whale into you, mosh-pit style! Use those Action Commands and take it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack: 4 Defense: 1 A projectile that attacks after being shot from a Bill Blaster. Take it out before it slams into you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bill Blaster. It's the cannon that shoots Bullet Bills. Max HP is 5, Defense is 2. It doesn't attack directly, but shoots Bullet Bills at you. I know the Bullet Bills are annoying, but take out the Bill Blaster first, trust me. Arrgh! How many of those things will it shoot at us?!? YOU'RE SO ANNOYING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Defense: 2 A large black cannon that shoots Bullet Bills. Unknown whether it is alive or not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Parabuzzy. A Buzzy Beetle with wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. I guess those stats are just like a Buzzy. Fire and explosions seem to have no effect, so don't bother, OK? If you flip it over, its Defense goes down to 0, so jump on it first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 4 A Buzzy with wings and high Defense. It flies in the air, but it'll come down if you stomp on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bulky Bob-omb. I think it's like other Bob-ombs...but it's huge! Max HP is 6, Attack is 2, Defense is 1. It's weird... It never attacks, but once its fuse is lit, it'll blow up on its own eventually. I don't mind it taking itself out of the battle, but that explosion hurts us, too! Oh, and when it powers up, that Attack power is 8, so watch out! Fire and explosions light its fuse, so I guess setting it off early is one strategy... You can run, too, but if you're gonna fight, beat it before it goes off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 A big pink Bob-omb that explodes after 4 turns. That explosion is big, so take it out before then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cortez! He's the dreaded pirate spirit who haunts the island! Max HP is 20, Attack is 4, and Defense is 1. His HP may seem low, but he's a spirit, so even when his HP hits 0, he'll come back. Plus, he has tons of different attacks. He's as tough and scary as he looks. I'd say just keep damaging him, and sooner or later he'll go down for good! Let's give this tormented spirit some eternal rest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 4 Defense: 1 A pirate spirit who stayed in Keelhaul Key to guard his treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lord Crump. Not this guy again... Ugh. Max HP is 30, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. He just attacks normally, so don't worry much about him... But...those X-Nauts all around him are a force to be reckoned with. They're going to attack us with all kinds of weird moves, I can just FEEL it! If we take out their leader, though, they won't have the focus to attack. Get Crump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 30 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 The X-Naut leader. He likes to attack with body slams. Always an interesting foe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an X-Naut platoon. Crump commands them all. Where'd they come from? Their Max HP depends on their condition, but Attack is 5 and Defense is 0. They're gonna come at us with coordinated group maneuvers, I'm sure. ...But they're pretty wimpy, so we should be able to handle it, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Ruff Puff. Don't confuse them with Dark Puffs... Although I don't think the world would end if you DID confuse them, but anyway... Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. They swoop at you or charge themselves with electricity before unleashing lightning. Oh, and if you touch them while they're charged, you'll get a shock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A relative of the Dark Puff... or perhaps just a different- colored one. It charges up and shocks you with lightning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Poison Pokey. As you probably guessed, it's a poisonous Pokey. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly drain, so you may want to avoid that. I'm sure you can see this, but they have spines all over, so DON'T touch them. They may be smiling, but that doesn't mean they're happy to see you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A poisonous Pokey that attacks with poison and sometimes calls in friends. Take it out quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. ...And this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. So...you'd better use an item or a special move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 5 Attack: 3 Defense: 4 A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Boo. Purple just looks...so wrong. These Boos are SO creepy. Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack are high, but they're just like ordinary Boos otherwise. So, just attack it like a normal Boo. Get it before it turns invisible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 A creepy-looking Boo with high HP and Attack. Get it before it turns invisible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Smorg. Lots of Smorgs gathered to create this huge monster. Max HP is 50, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. It attacks with weird tentacles. Defeating the tentacles will drop the body's Defense to 0, making it easier to attack. The tentacles will regenerate, but use that time to deal a ton of damage, OK? It may also take other forms with higher Attack powers, I don't really know. Let's just hurry and beat this thing down so we can save those trapped passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 50 Attack: 5 Defense: 1 A monster made of tons of smaller Smorgs. It uses Smorg tentacles to attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Ice Puff. It's a mean snow cloud that appears in cold areas. Max HP is 9, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. It swoops down and uses cold breath to attack. Trust me, it's NOT refreshing. That cold breath can freeze us, so try to avoid it. Also, if we touch it when it's storing cold energy, we'll get hurt. Isn't that super-weak? They're vulnerable to fire, so let's try that, maybe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 9 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 Ruff Puff's chilly brother, it will sometimes freeze you with cold breath. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Frost Piranha. It's a cool customer with strong ice powers. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its biting attack sometimes freezes us, so try to immobilize it first. It's weak against fire attacks, too, so use them as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 A Piranha Plant with ice powers that's weak against fire. Its biting attack sometimes freezes you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Moon Cleft. It's your basic Cleft living on the moon. Max HP is 6, Attack is 5, and Defense is 5. Defense is high, as usual... and fire attacks don't work against it. If you can turn it over with an explosion, though, its Defense goes down to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 5 Defense: 5. A Cleft living on the moon. Its Defense is high, but if you turn it over with an explosion, its Defense goes down to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Z-Yux. It's a genetic improvement on the original Yux. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Multiple Mini-Z-Yux will appear to protect the main unit, as you'd expect. Sometimes they also restore HP to the main unit, which really burns me up! It doesn't have much HP, but those barriers often protect it from attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A genetic improvement on the original Yux. Mini-Z-Yux often appear to restore HP or protect the main unit from damage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mini-Z-Yux. It lives to protect the Z-Yux. There can be as many as 4. Max HP is 2, Attack is 0, and Defense is 0. If you don't clear these guys out, you'll never be able to attack the Z-Yux. Using a multiple-strike attack to take them out all at once is a totally good idea. I mean, I respect them for protecting their...whatever, but they get NO mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 2 Attack is 0 Defense: 0 A protector of the Z-Yux. There can be as many as 4. They must all be defeated to make the Z-Yux vulnerable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an X-Yux. I hear this is read as "Cross"- Yux, not as "Ex"-Yux. Anyway, this is a new Yux designed to protect extra- important areas... They were designed to be unbeatable. They're not. Max HP is 10, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. It can produce two Mini-X-Yuxes at once. AND, it has an excellent success rate of immobilizing opponents. We gotta do something about that if we're gonna win. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 A new Yux designed to protect important areas. Its attacks will sometimes immobilize you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mini-X-Yux. It lives to protect the X-Yux. Up to 4 can guard the X-Yux. Max HP is 1, Attack is 0, and Defense is 0. You can't attack the main unit until you clear these annoying pests out. So use multiple-strike attacks to take them out all at once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 1 Attack: 0 Defense: 0 A protector of the X-Yux. You can't attack the main unit until you clear these things out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an X-Naut PhD. Guys like this invent all the annoying things we fight. Max HP is 9, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. He likes to throw beakers of chemicals. The chemicals do all kinds of stuff, like making things huge or burning people. He may also use potions to heal himself or make himself impossible to hit. X-Naut PhDs are REALLY annoying, so take them out before they boost themselves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 9 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 An X-Naut that throws chemicals. Research is ongoing about the effects of the chemicals they throw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Elite X-Naut. This guy is the creme de la creme of the X-Nauts. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. He'll use regular attacks as well as boosting his power or size. Elite X-Nauts are tough, but you just have to smack away until they go down. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 5 Defense: 1 The pinnacle of the X-Naut troops, this soldier tackles and throws potions. Elite X-Nauts may be enhanced with nutrients developed by X-Naut PhDs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Magnus Von Grapple 2.0. The upgraded version of Magnus Von Grapple. Max HP is 70, Attack is 6, and Defense is 2. Its basic attack is a drill move that drops from above. It also sometimes releases its fists for flying X-Punches. Each X-Punch has a Max HP of 5, and Attack of 9, and a Defense of 0. When those fists are flying, you may get attacked by the fists and body in one turn... Take care of those low-HP fists early on, trust me. When the body's HP gets low, it'll also fire machine guns and who knows what else. It may not look too different from the last version, but it's much stronger, so be careful! I still think the whole design is a little ridiculous, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 70 Attack: 6 Defense: 2 The biggest upgrades seem to be the flying features. Watch out for the improved machine gun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Swoopula. An airborne, bloodsucking, batlike thing. Max HP is 9, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. As if losing HP wasn't bad enough, this little creep adds yours to its own! How totally, totally gross! Don't let it bite me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 9 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 An HP-sucking, batlike thing. Its name comes from its swooping, bloodsucking attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Phantom Ember. It's an angry spirit born of hatred and confusion. So, um... I'm not too cool with this thing! B-B-B-B-Bleck... Max HP is 10, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. If it attacks you with spirit flames, you'll catch on fire. Let's send this ghoul back to the grave, OK? P-P-P-P-Please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 An angry spirit from beyond. Its flame attack will set you on fire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a B. Bill Blaster. It fires Bombshell Bills. Sorry about the abbreviation. Max HP is 10, Defense is 4. It's really, really tough. Yeah, hard to hurt this guy. Thing is, if you don't take it out, it'll keep shooting Bombshell Bills at you. So, you gotta figure out a way to beat it, and fast! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Defense: 4 A much tougher Bill Blaster. It's really strong, but if you don't beat it, it'll keep shooting Bombshell Bills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bombshell Bill. B. Bill Blasters shoot these things repeatedly. Max HP is 3, Attack is 6, and Defense is 2. Its Attack is high, but its HP is low, so take it out before it takes YOU out! Then again, if you focus on these guys, you'll never win. Smack that B. Bill Blaster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 6 Defense: 2 A souped-up Bullet Bill. It'll hit you hard if you don't take it out first. Its HP is low, so do it quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Chain-Chomp. I'd hate to get chomped by those teeth. They look nasty. Max HP is 7, Attack is 6, and Defense is 5. Its body is hard, so most attacks won't do much. Plus, you can't damage it with fire and ice attacks. You can freeze it, though. Luckily, it has low HP, so you could take it down with a special move or an item. Chomp-Chomps are like, so super-pumped all the time. Don't they ever get tired? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 6 Defense: 5 It's tough to damage this creature, but it has low HP, so it's possible to take it out with one decisive blow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Wizzerd. It's a part-machine, part- organic, centuries-old thing. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. It uses magic to attack and to alter your condition, so stay on guard. If there's only one left, it'll multiply itself to confuse you. I know they look totally goofy, but they're actually pretty tough enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 A part-machine, part-organic, magic-using entity. It'll multiply itself to confuse you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Wizzerd illusion. There's no point in attacking it, so don't bother. The real Dark Wizzerd has a Max HP of 10, an Attack of 5, and a Defense of 2. If you attack the real one, the illusions will vanish. So find the real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dry Bones. It's a former Koopa whose spirit animates its bones. Eeeeeek! That's so freaky! Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. When its HP goes down to 0, it collapses into a pile, but it'll eventually rise again. Fire and explosions will put a permanent end to it getting back up, though. A Dry Bones will sometimes build friends if it feels it's outnumbered. If you don't take them all out close together, they'll just keep coming back. Let's wipe them out all at once, and quick! These things totally freak me out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 A skeleton Koopa that sometimes builds friends. Even after it collapses at 0 HP, it will sometimes get back up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Bones. It's the baddest of the Bones gang. Max HP is 20, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. When its HP goes down to 0, it collapses into a pile, but it'll eventually rise again. Fire and explosions will put a permanent end to it getting back up, though. Its HP is high, so it's hard to take it down. Like any other Bones, it sometimes builds friends if it feels outnumbered. It's a pretty tough enemy. You better take it and its buddies out all at once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 It's the baddest of the Bones bunch, so its HP is really high. When its HP gets down to 0, it might rise again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gloomtail. I think he's Hooktail's brother. I see the family resemblance... Max HP is 80, Attack is 8, and Defense is 2. He'll bite or stomp you, and he may also breathe poison on you. Great. When his HP gets low, he may throw in some other attacks, as well. Wouldn't surprise me. Especially watch out for his megabreath move, 'cause the word is, it's GNARLY! He also stores power for some attacks, so use Vivian to hide to avoid those. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 80 Attack: 8 Defense: 2 Hooktail's brother. He's a big, dark, poison-spewing baddie. Watch out for his famous megabreath attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Beldam. She's the leader of the Shadow Sirens. Max HP is 30, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Her special move is a blizzard blast. If it hits you, you'll totally freeze. She has lots of other tricks up her sleeves, too. I wonder what that plan was that she mentioned? What do you think they're up to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 30 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 Leader of the three Shadow Sirens. She'll throw all sorts of magic at you and has a very unpleasant disposition. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marilyn. She's Beldam's sister, another one of the Shadow Sirens. Max HP is 40, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. She'll attack you directly or use lightning. She also saves up energy for a big attack sometimes. So long as you avoid the brunt of her attacks, she shouldn't be too tough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 40 Attack: 7 Defense: 0 Beldam's sister, and therefore one of the Shadow Sirens. Her Attack is high, so take her out first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doopliss. He's a shapeshifter, and even turned into you once, Mario! Max HP is 40, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. He may turn into one of us and attack. When he does, he'll have our abilities! Hey, how do you think he became one of the Shadow Sirens? Isn't that...weird? How do you think he stands Beldam's abuse? You think he's all right in the head? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 40 Attack: 6 Defense: 0 A fiend who takes the shapes of Mario and friends, then attacks. Currently a member of the Shadow Sirens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bowser, genius. You've only fought this guy like, a bazillion times. He'll keep kidnapping Peach, and you'll keep fighting him, until the end of time, I think. Max HP is 70, Attack is 7, and Defense is 2. In addition to his fire breath, he jumps on you and bites. If you get jumped on, you'll be unable to use a command for a little while. Oh, and his bite sometimes poisons you as well. I don't know what Bowser's doing here, but we gotta defeat him quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 70 Attack: 7 Defense: 2 Mario's sworn enemy. He's a big galoot who's come to swipe Peach and the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Kammy Koopa. She's an evil old witch who's always helping Bowser out. Max HP is 50, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. She uses magic to raise her Attack and Defense or get electrified or invisible. When her HP gets low, she may also use magic to restore HP. Her magic is totally annoying, so take her out before you focus on Bowser. Still, you gotta feel for her, having to hang out with Bowser all the time... Or do you think Bowser has a harder time enduring her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 50 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 An old witch who's always with Bowser. She's a nasty, magic-using crone, but you should still respect your elders! Remember that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grodus! He's the head of the X-Nauts who kidnapped Peach. Max HP is 50, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. But...when he has Grodus Xs surrounding him, his Defense will go up by that number. He may also use electricity, fire, and time-stopping magic. That doesn't sound good! Still, he's a totally weird guy. Why's he so intense and serious all the time? I guess we don't have time to worry about that. Let's beat him and find Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 50 Attack: 7 Defense: 1 The nasty creature that kidnapped Peach. He's into world domination. Some hobby, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Grodus X. It protects Grodus. Max HP is 3, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. This guy is no problem on its own, but Grodus's Defense goes up for each of them. When he has four surrounding him, we won't be able to damage him at all. So let's dish out some hurt to them while we pound on Grodus. Got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 3 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 An annoying magical protector of Grodus. When he has four of these, he's invincible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's...the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP... She might even try to drag us into the darkness... I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Shadow Queen! Wow, she's scary...but we gotta hold our ground! Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And, if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But...the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack! That...is...GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean, as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario! Let's do it! This is it, our final battle! Let's give it all we've got! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 150 Attack: 7 Defense: 1 The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A Goomba that likes dark, damp places. It must look like that because it lives belowground! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Paragloomba. It's a Gloomba with wings. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's like a stronger version of a Parakoopa. And maybe that's all there is to it. I wonder if living down here ever makes its wings moldy? EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYUCK! It's too gross to even think about! Bleck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 3 Defense: 0 A Gloomba with wings that may or may not get moldy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spiky Gloomba. It's a Spiky Goomba that likes dark places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Its Attack is pretty high, huh? I'm sure you know this, but try not to jump on the spike. I wonder if I'd look like that if I stayed down here long enough? ...I'd rather not think about that. Are there tanning salons in Rogueport? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 A Gloomba with a painful- looking spike that likes damp places. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Koopa. It lives in dark places that the light never reaches. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's a bit tougher than a regular Koopa, so you won't be able to beat it easily. But, it DOES have the same weakness as a regular Koopa. Flip it over and it's helpless. Why do you think it needs sunglasses down here, anyway? What's the point? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 A Koopa that prefers dark places. It has a very hard shell, but you can flip it by jumping on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dark Paratroopa. It lives in dark, damp places. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's strong, but otherwise just like other Paratroopas. It's airborne, so try to ground it first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 A Paratroopa that lives in dark, damp places. It has a very hard shell, but you can flip it over by jumping on it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Badge Bandit. He's a Bandit who'll go after your badges. That jerk! Max HP is 12, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. He has high Attack power and HP. He sometimes steals a badge when he tackles you, so use your Guard carefully. And even if he gets one, keep your cool, OK? If he runs from the battle, you can always find him and reengage him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 12 Attack: 5 Defense: 0 A Bandit who steals badges. His HP and Attack are high. Use your Guard well to keep your badges! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Lakitu. It rides a rain cloud. Max HP is 13, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. It attacks by throwing pipes at you. If it's holding up a pipe when you jump on it, you'll get hurt. And sometimes the pipes it throws turn into Sky-Blue Spinies. Whoa! If you only attack the Spinies, you'll never win, so go after the Dark Lakitu! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 13 Attack: 5 Defense is 0. A Lakitu on a dark cloud. It throws pipes at you that sometimes turn into Sky-Blue Spinies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Sky-Blue Spiny. It appeared from a pipe thrown by the Dark Lakitu. Max HP is 6, Attack is 6, and Defense is 4. It'll totally charge at you! Sometimes it balls up to defend and store energy for an attack. If you can, beat it and any buddies it may have with a special attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 6 Attack: 6 Defense: 4 Spawned from a pipe thrown by Dark Lakitu, it will charge at you. When it's balled up, your attacks won't work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Wizzerd. It's a part-machine, part- organic, centuries-old thing. Max HP is 10, Attack is 6, and Defense is 3. It uses magic to attack, heal, and alter your condition, so stay on guard. Its Defense is high, but we can totally take this thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 6 Defense: 3 A part-machine, part-organic creature who uses different kinds of magic. It looks to be the best tickler of all time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Piranha Plant. In fact, I think this is the strongest type of them all. Max HP is 15, Attack is 9 and Defense is 0. Its Attack power is absurdly high... It may look like a normal Piranha Plant, but don't be fooled! It's super-tough! If we get beaten by a flower, we'll never hear the end of it, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 15 Attack: 9 Defense: 0 The strongest of the Piranha Plants. It likes to live... in pipes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Spunia. Its body is made up of springy discs. Max HP is 12, Attack is 7, and Defense is 2. It may not look like much, but it's pretty tough. It won't come at you with anything too weird, so just hang in there, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 12 Attack: 7 Defense: 2 A creature with a body made up of springy discs. It may not look like much, but it's pretty tough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Arantula. It's a spiderlike creature that lives deep underground. Max HP is 16, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. Yeah... It's pretty tough. It'll spit web-wads at you. Sometimes it even attacks several times in a row. That coloring freaks me out. ...I'm kinda scared of spiders. So let's do this quickly!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 16 Attack: 7 Defense: 0 A spiderlike creature that lives deep underground and spits web-wads. Its coloring is intimidating, but don't worry; it's not poisonous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Dark Bristle. It's an ancient creature made of rock. Max HP is 8, Attack is 8, and Defense is 4. You can't jump on it because of its spikes, and you can't approach due to its spears. AND its Defense is high. You'd better take it out with special attacks or items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 8 Attack: 8 Defense: 4 An ancient creature made of rock. Its Defense is high. You can't jump on it because of its spikes, and you can't get close to it because of its spears. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Poison Puff. Basically just a puff of poisonous air. Max HP is 15, Attack is 8, and Defense is 0. Its poison-gas attack is 10! These things charge you, but they also save up toxins and poison you with them. Scum! Plus, you can't touch them when they're saving up toxins or you'll get hurt. Lame! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 15 Attack: 8 Defense: 0 A poisonous cloud creature. It'll charge you or try to poison you, and if you touch it while it's storing poison, you'll get hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Swampire. It's a feared health-sucker that hides in the darkness. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. It sucks health from its prey to add to its own HP. And that...totally grosses me out like you wouldn't believe. If you let it feast on you, its HP will get really high. Focus your attacks on it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 20 Attack: 6 Defense: 0 A feared health-sucking bat that lives in the darkness. It steals your HP to add to its own. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-ulk. That's...easily the biggest Bob-omb I've ever seen! Max HP is 10, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It won't attack, but once its fuse is lit, it'll explode after a while. So the problem is...how to beat it before it goes off. I mean, its bomb attack has a power of 16! That's no joke. Seriously, watch out for that. Just go all out to beat it. Pull out all the stops. Or you could just set it off early with fire or explosions. Your call. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 10 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 A really, really big Bob-omb that explodes after 4 turns. Take it out before then or you'll be peeling your lips off the ceiling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Elite Wizzerd. This is the top of the heap for half-machine organisms. Max HP is 12, Attack is 8, and Defense is 5. You can probably guess this, but it uses various magic moves in battle. And, if it's alone, it'll create illusions of itself. It has no real weakness. So just use whatever you've got to beat it, OK? Let's go, Mario!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 12 Attack: 8 Defense: 5 The top of the heap for half-machine organisms. It uses various magic moves, and if it's alone, it'll create illusions of itself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an Elite Wizzerd illusion. There's no point in attacking it. The real Elite Wizzerd has a Max HP of 12, an Attack of 8, and a Defense of 5. If you attack the real one, the illusions will vanish. So find the real one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bonetail. He's the oldest brother of Hooktail. ...So old he's just bones, in fact. Wow. Now THAT'S old. His body's Max HP is 200, his Attack is 8, and his Defense is 2. He has various breaths that might confuse us or put us to sleep. When his HP gets low, he'll recover...or reanimate, as the case may be. He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Max HP: 200 Attack: 8 Defense: 2 The oldest brother of Hooktail. He's just bones now. He's incredibly tough... Maybe even the toughest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't break this block without a hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this block with your hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't break this block with your current hammer. You may need to get a more powerful hammer to break it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this block by spinning with a hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't break this block without a hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't break this block with your current hammer. You may need to get a more powerful hammer to break it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this with an Ultra Hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can break this block by spinning with a hammer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit this block to break it. If you break it open, something might pop out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something will pop out of this block if you break it open. I wonder what you'll get? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This block's already been hit. You can hit it all you want, but nothing else will happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't break this block. Seriously. No matter what you do, you can't break this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you hit this block, a badge will come out. Wonder what kind it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a treasure chest. What could be inside it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a treasure chest. It's empty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a black chest. Wonder what's inside it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a black chest. It's empty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a jump platform. You can jump really high when you land on it. With one of these, you can get to places you couldn't normally reach yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just a normal switch. Stomp on it or whack it to flip the switch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a super switch! Your jump isn't powerful enough to stomp it down. If you can power up your jump, you may be able to activate this switch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a super switch. Do a Spin Jump on it to activate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Shine block. When you hit it, a Shine Sprite pops out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a moving block. Hit a same-colored switch to turn it on and ride it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That switch activates a moving block. Hit it to ride a block of the same color. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door is locked. You can open it with a key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's an ordinary sign. Wonder what's on it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a road sign. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like this floor panel can be broken, but you can't break it yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you do a Spin Jump on this floor panel, you can break through it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An explosion could blast this rock to bits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a typical switch. If you jump on it, something should happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a tandem switch. Activate it at the same time as another switch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah! I'm not telling you my secrets at the show! Wait for the final version! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah! I'm not telling you my secrets at the show! Wait for the final version! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked! You can't open it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like something fits here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You placed the Puni Orb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You removed the Puni Orb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You solved the trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Multibonk to attack a foe multiple times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Rally Wink to up Mario's attack turns by 1! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Shell Shield to protect Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Shell Slam to attack all ground enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Lip Lock to hurt foes and replenish HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Dodgy Fog to make Mario dodgy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Mini-Egg to make your enemies tiny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Stampede to attack all ground enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Fiery Jinx to attack all foes with fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Infatuate to confuse all enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Hold Fast to damage direct-attackers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Bob-ombast to attack all enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Tease to make all enemies dizzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can use Smooch to boost Mario's HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your rank any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Multibonk to attack multiple times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Rally Wink to up Mario's turns by 1! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Shell Shield to protect Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Shell Slam to attack all ground enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Lip Lock to hurt foes and refill HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Dodgy Fog to make Mario dodgy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Mini-Egg to make your enemies tiny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Stampede to attack all ground enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Fiery Jinx to attack all foes with fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Infatuate to confuse all enemies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Hold Fast to damage direct-attackers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Bob-ombast to attack all foes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Tease to make all enemies dizzy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't use Smooch to boost Mario's HP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max HP by 5! Great if you lack confidence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max FP by 5! Great if you use lots of moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max BP by 3! Great if you like to use badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your HP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your FP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your BP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Max HP will decrease by 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Max FP will decrease by 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Max BP will decrease by 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't decrease your HP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't decrease your FP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't decrease your BP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't boost your max HP beyond this level! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't boost your max FP beyond this level! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't boost your max BP beyond this level! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max HP by 5! Great if you lack confidence. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max FP by 5! Great if you use lots of moves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase max BP by 3! Great if you like to use badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your HP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your FP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't increase your BP any more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... I don't think there's anything near here, sweetie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm! Yes! There should be something somewhere nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something right near us, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hey, big brother! Fancy meeting you here! What a co-inky-dink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? Who, me? Well, Bro, I'm on an adventure. I have to rescue Princess Eclair of the Waffle Kingdom. Yeah, it's a bad scene, all right. She's been kidnapped by the evil Chestnut King. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? Who, me? Well, I was in the area, so I thought I'd drop by this inn. One thing led to another... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you gotta know, I met with some Waffle Kingdom cabinet members the other day. It was pretty crazy, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I went to Rumblebump Volcano and got myself a Marvelous Compass piece! It was an incredible quest! There was danger, and all sorts of adventuring! It was pretty nutso, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I got my second piece of the Marvelous Compass at Plumpbelly Village recently! Hoo, boy! I really got my hands dirty on that one, I'll tell you what! It was pretty wild, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I headed to Circuit Break Island and got me a Marvelous Compass piece! You wouldn't believe it, Bro! Talk about thrills, chills, and spills! It was pretty nuts, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I got another piece of that Marvelous Compass! At Jazzafrazz Town, this time. Bro, I'm telling you, I turned adventuring into an art form on THAT little quest! Hoo! It was pretty nutty, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, guess what I found in Rapturous Ruins, Bro? Yup! A Marvelous Compass piece! This part of my adventure was actually sort of sad, if you wanna know the truth. It was pretty insane, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see, adventures... Oh, of course! Me, I'm done questing for now. Yup! I scaled Hatesong Tower the other day and rescued the fair Princess Eclair! That's one adventure I'm never gonna forget. Nope, it was just tooooo exciting! It was just bonkers, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been catching a breather here, you know, reflecting back on all my adventures. It's been a long road, Bro. Wanna hear what happened? It's a pretty long story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, sounds good to me! Which part of my story you wanna hear, Bro? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, really? Your loss, Bro. Maybe I'll tell you about it some other time, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you wanna hear what I've been up to, just come find me, OK? I'll be around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waffle Kingdom Letter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... My big brother--that's you, Bro--got a letter from Princess Peach and took off. Left behind as usual, I was cooking a snack at home when another letter arrived. We don't get so much mail, so I was thinking: "Huh?" This is what the letter said: "Sirs! My name is Crepe. I am a cabinet minister in the far-off Waffle Kingdom. "Our land has been attacked by the Chestnut King, who took our Princess Eclair. "I ask, nay, BEG for your assistance! The Waffle Kingdom needs your skills. "I humbly request your prompt response, sirs. Sincerely, Crepe" ...Well, I don't remember it exactly, but I think it went something like that. With Mario--that's you, Bro--gone, it fell to me to answer this plea! Hesitating only a teensy bit, I headed to the Waffle Kingdom to investigate. Oh, no, first I wrote a note to myself about what I was cooking. Then I left. Once I reached the Waffle Kingdom, I met Minister Crepe, who filled me in. The Chestnut King had kidnapped Princess Eclair and vanished. Apparently, though, some oracle said a Marvelous Compass could locate her. This Marvelous Compass had been broken into seven parts by an ancient curse... ...and those parts had been scattered across the land. Can you believe it, Bro? Each part of the Marvelous Compass was said to point to the next. And since one of the parts was embedded in the tiara worn by the princess... I surmised that once I collected all the parts, I'd find her! Smart, huh? The minister gave me the compass base spoken of in Waffler fables... When it activated, the entire thing lit right up, indicating the deep south... It was pointing me toward Rumblebump Volcano on the Pudding Continent! So yeah, here I am! I'm sailing out of Rogueport for Rumblebump Volcano. It's probably gonna be pretty dangerous, but... I gotta rescue that princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rumblebump Volcano ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... As soon as my ship docked on the Pudding Continent, I set out for the volcano. To reach my destination, I spent several days fording through dense jungle... Scary beasts were all over! More than once I thought I was done for, Bro! I may have screamed a bit. To scare them off, you know. But as fate would have it... A Blooper named Blooey heard me shrieking and found me in this one town. Blooey was on a journey of his own, but he joined me after hearing my tale. Now, Blooey's a madman. Back in his hometown, they call him "White Torpedo"! Yeah, he's a tough guy. Anyway, he helped me fight to Rumblebump Volcano. This place was all about bubbling lava pools and heat that'd make the sun sweat. AND, the place was lousy with evil traps designed to protect the compass piece. The scariest one of all was this gigantic, 100-foot-tall statue that stomped around. Now, the weakness of this giant statue, Bro, was a red gem on its forehead... Now, I can jump high, but not high enough to reach this thing by a long shot. So I came up with this plan for Blooey to hit that weak spot! "All you, man!" I said! I waited for a pause in the statue's movements and hucked Blooey up there! And bull's-eye! The White Torpedo saved the day! That jewel got whacked! It was a critical hit, and that stone statue toppled and crumbled into pieces! Once that was done, it was an easy stroll to the room where the treasure was. Unfortunately, Princess Eclair was nowhere to be found... But I got another piece of the Marvelous Compass, and put it in the base... Now the compass pointed west, to Plumpbelly Village on the Strudel Continent. So I set sails once again and came back here to Rogueport to recharge. That's what happened to me lately, but I'll be heading back out soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plumpbelly Vilage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... Once we made landfall on the Strudel Continent, we made for Plumpbelly Village. Once we got there, though, we immediately noticed that something was wrong. We learned from the mayor that the town was ruled by a giant snake named Hizza! He said his own daughter was gonna be offered up as a sacrifice to this beast, too! So, of course, being heroic, I offered myself up to go in her stead! Brave, huh? Now, the custom was for sacrifices to be dressed as brides, so I got all dolled up... I was one hot sacrifice, Bro. I looked so good, I fooled our foes and got in Hizza's lair. It was kind of rough fighting in that gown, but I managed. Chiffon really chafes, Bro! I finally found Hizza...and the snake had a second head on its tail! Talk about scary! I fainted real quick, but when I came to, I managed to distract both heads... It reared up, fangs bared to attack, and at that moment, I deftly lunged left! His gaping mouths smashed into one another...and he vanished in a cloud of smoke! A shining plate fell down on the spot where Hizza's body had been coiled... Yes! Another compass piece! I set it, and it pointed east, to Circuit Break Island! Just as I was about to leave town, the mayor asked me to stay and marry his daughter. I thought about it--she was sorta cute--but we ended up sneaking off the next morning. I mean, I still have to save Princess Eclair from the Chestnut King! And...when the Marvelous Compass activated this time, I heard somebody's voice. It was so beautiful, Bro... I'm certain it was Princess Eclair's voice! My heart began to race! That's when I realized it: Princess Eclair... I think I... Oh! I kinda zoned out there. Umm... So, yeah. We set sail again after ditching town... And somehow we managed to get back here to Rogueport. And here I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Circuit Break Island ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... Just as our boat arrived at Circuit Break Island, we heard this incredible racket! We soon found out that they hold kart races almost every day on the island. Whoever takes first place in the race gets to rule the island as king for that day. Just as we got to the race- track, they were holding the awards ceremony... I couldn't believe my eyes! Right there, on the trophy they give to the winner... It was another piece of the Marvelous Compass! I almost passed dead away! I decided right then and there that the only thing to do was enter the next race. I mean, I've driven in kart races before, so I thought I'd be OK. Boy, was I wrong. The karts were supercharged machines that could send you airborne with their exhaust! These vehicles were armed with missiles and bazookas... It was "anything goes," Bro! Of course, I wanted to get right out of there, pronto! These drivers were crazed! But I worked up my courage and signed up anyway. And my race day finally came... I got one of the best karts: the Big Green 01! I took my position at the start line... The light went green, I stomped the accelerator... and something bad happened. I was in reverse! The Big Green 01 went rocketing backwards with me yelling... I crashed into the wall behind me hard enough to cut me off midscream. In one fell swoop I dropped into last place and wrecked my racing machine... But it wasn't all bad news: all the other karts crashed because of my maneuver... Once I got in gear and took off, I was the only car left! I won by a country mile, Bro! I took the piece off of my trophy and added it to the Marvelous Compass... The compass came to life and pointed me toward Jazzafrazz Town in the east! Then I heard that voice! Princess Eclair's voice echoed in my ears again! Oh, my princess! Random words would form poetry if spoken by your voice! I will most definitely save you! Just wait for me! Princess Eclair!!! Oh! Sorry about that, Bro... Umm... So, after that, I got back on my boat... And came back here to Rogueport. And that's what's been up with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jazzafrazz Town ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... As soon as we hit Jazzafrazz Town, we were overcome by the glitz and the glamour. It's a very lively place, Bro. Tons of Dayzees live there, and they're always smiling! While looking for the piece of compass, I met a hip Dayzee named Hayzee. Hayzee was a producer, and he was looking for actors to go on stage with him. I told him we couldn't, since we were looking for the compass part, you know. But Hayzee said we could WIN the compass part in the upcoming Drama Slam! He said the so-called Dramalama Plaque might, in fact, be one of the parts! Well, we just had to give it a try, so we rehearsed with the cast and hit the stage! Our musical was called "The Mystery of the Fiery Hat of Social Awareness." The script was great, but I got really hosed, Bro... My "role"... My "part"... ...Was grass! I played grass by the side of the road! Grass, Bro! Grass! I just sprawled out on the ground and had to be silent. Everyone but me had lines... I don't care if I was wearing green! Who casts someone based on that? It was awful! In the end, our musical was the talk of the town, and we won the Drama Slam. I got the compass part I was after, but even that didn't make me very happy. The huge after-party just bummed me out more, so I snuck out the back door. But WOW! Outside were tons of fans! MY fans! Fans of grass! They swarmed me! I just couldn't believe it! Imagine! Cheering for grass! I was ecstatic, Bro! After that I added the piece to the Marvelous Compass, which pointed north. It pointed to the Rapturous Ruins in Grimble Forest. Then... The voice again... Oh, my cherished Princess Eclair! How you soothe me! I would be grass for you... I will find you! I will reach you! I will stand by your side and be your Luigi! Wow. Sorry about that, Bro. Umm... So, yeah, anyway... Then I got back on my boat. I came back to Rogueport, and here I am, another leg of my adventure completed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rapturous Ruins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, but here goes... After journeying deep into the Grimble Forest, I found the domed Rapturous Ruins. Inside, everything was pure white. You couldn't tell where the floor became walls... Proceeding dead ahead, I found myself in a chamber where a young boy sat. As I approached the boy, someone named Screamy appeared out of nowhere! Screamy said the boy's name was Cranberry, and that he'd wake for a child of fate. That didn't make any sense to me, so I started searching quietly for the compass piece. But then it happened, Bro: I got a tiny tickle in my nose, and I let out a huge sneeze! Well, Cranberry must've heard it, 'cause he opened his eyes right up! He looked at me and smiled. And all of a sudden I could understand his language! Can you believe it? I learned that the boy was the last of an ancient race, the Luffs... He had been there guarding the Marvelous Compass piece for the last thousand years! He told me that the compass is an item with the power to see into the future... The ancient Luff empire used the power of the compass to rule much of the world. Because of their greed, they were cursed by the compass, and their empire collapsed. To prevent a repeat of their fate, Cranberry broke the compass into seven parts. He hid six and kept one, putting himself to sleep until a worthy hero woke him. I WAS that hero, Bro! He gave it to me, and then he and the ruins vanished... When I added that piece to the compass... It pointed to the far north, where dreaded Hatesong Tower stands. This time, I heard Princess Eclair's voice more clearly than ever before! I will rescue the princess! I will be super! And then I'll... I'll... I'll... Well, I'll figure the rest out later. Anyway, I headed back here to Rogueport after that. I'm making my final preparations for my final battle now. I'm a little nervous, Bro. But that's what I've been up to, anyway! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hatesong Tower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, like I said, it's a really long story, and this part is just crazy, but here goes... Hatesong Tower stands atop a jagged, unclimbable cliff beyond the northernmost sea. The winds whistle down the cliff, howling like banshees singing songs of hate... People say it's pretty much the scariest place in the world. And I had to go there. Blocking out the bone-chilling howls, I somehow managed to reach the tower's door. I was terrified, but thoughts of Princess Eclair warmed my heart and gave me power. All of my companions felt the same way. They were with me to the bitter end. The door to the tower swung slowly open to reveal an inconceivable darkness... I tried to call out Princess Eclair's name, but I couldn't even breathe because... As I strained my eyes in the darkness, I saw the most terrifying beast of all! The Chestnut King himself appeared before me! He was monstrous and drooling! Puddles of toxic goo dripped from his mouth, melting the very ground at our feet! I couldn't stop shaking, but I gritted my teeth and faced the evil beast dead-on! I dodged the king's fangs, jumped onto his chest, and gave him a hammer-whack! My swing split the air and crashed dead-center onto the Chestnut King's skull! Hope powered me up, Bro! I was going toe-to-toe with the king, and I was loving it! "This is it!" I thought! I can win this! I'll risk it all on my next blow! I gripped my hammer tight and waited for my moment... The tension stung me... SHHHHHWHAAAAACK! The ocean winds raged against the tower windows! With that sound as my call to battle, I advanced with no mercy in my heart! And then.............................................. And then.............................................. .................................................................. .................................................................. .................................................................. .................................................................. I beat him. I defeated the Chestnut King. An even worse beast came next, a nightmare thing... but I beat it, too. ........................... I rescued Princess Eclair. It was all over. And then I came back to Rogueport and had a light lunch. And that's about it. .......................... Huh? You think there's more to the story than that? Not at all. That's it. That's the whole story of the quest for Princess Eclair. The End. But my adventures won't end here, Bro... They'll never end... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Book ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Actually, know what? This guy actually novelized my quest! He's been interviewing me. He was actually interviewing me here at the inn during breaks from my adventure! I didn't think anyone would be interested in reading a book about Luigi... But "Super Luigi" came out recently, and check this out, Bro: here in Rogueport... It's set a new record for consecutive weeks at number one on the best-seller list!!! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho! Hooray for Luigi, Bro! I started reading it the other day, but it's an encyclopedic account in multiple volumes... Excruciating detail, Bro. It's like a history book! ...It seemed like one, anyway. They've got it in the shop here in Rogueport. 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Couple's Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inky Sauce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omelette Meal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Tea ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopasta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Pasta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heartful Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach Tart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Electro Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Pop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coco Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jelly Candy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess Cookie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Healthy Salad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Bun ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresh Juice ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Multibounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Bounce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tornado Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shrink Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleepy Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soft Stomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quake Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Throw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piercing Blow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head Rattle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Drive ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Smash ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Appeal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Appeal P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Plus P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Up, D-Down ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Up, D-Down P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All or Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All or Nothing P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Rush ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mega Rush P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Rush ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Rush P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Down, D-Up ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Down, D-Up P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last Stand ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last Stand P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defend Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defend Plus P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Damage Dodge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Damage Dodge P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Plus P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP Plus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Saver ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Saver P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Power ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Shield ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling Fine ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling Fine P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zap Tap ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Pain ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jumpman ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammerman ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return Postage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Heart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Heart P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Flower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Drain ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HP Drain P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP Drain ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FP Drain P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Close Call ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Close Call P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty Lucky ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty Lucky P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky Day ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky Day P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refund ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pity Flower ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pity Flower P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick Change ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peekaboo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timing Tutor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heart Finder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Finder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Money Money ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Item Hog ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX R ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX B ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX G ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX Y ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack FX P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chill Out ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bump Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slow Go ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Simplifier ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unsimplifier ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lucky Start ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L Emblem ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W Emblem ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tactics ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swap Partner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run Away ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Protect Partner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rise ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do Nothing ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Normal Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spin Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spring Jump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Normal Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Hammer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Charge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Triple Dip ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clock Out ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Art Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Supernova ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet Treat ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet Feast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Earth Tremor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Lift ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Showstopper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Headbonk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tattle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Multibonk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rally Wink ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Toss ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Shield ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell Slam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ground Pound ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mini-Egg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stampede ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Body Slam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gale Force ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lip Lock ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dodgy Fog ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shade Fist ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Veil ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fiery Jinx ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Infatuate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bomb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bomb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold Fast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bob-ombast ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love Slap ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tease ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kiss Thief ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smooch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack Test ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confuse Attack ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No Items ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unregistered Item ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poisoned ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleepy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dizzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confused ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stunned ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dodgy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Burned ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frozen ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strong ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weak ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brave ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charged ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charged 9 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Invisible ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swift ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cursed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Payback ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gradual HP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gradual FP ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allergic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Instant Death ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Parameters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mess 'Em Up ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Instant Tasty Tonic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dull Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bald Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bristle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fuzzy Horde ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piranha Plant ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pider ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mini-Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Naut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spinia ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spania ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spunia ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H. S. Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H. Paragoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiky Gloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paragloomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D. Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shady Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopatrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moon Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H. Bald Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Iron Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Iron Cleft ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swoopula ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Green Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flower Fuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dry Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Putrid Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frost Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buzzy Beetle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Top ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Atomic Boo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poison Pokey ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bullet Bill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bombshell Bill ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bill Blaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B. Bill Blaster ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyper Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ultra Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bulky Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruff Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ice Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boomerang Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fire Bro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wizzerd ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Wizzerd ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Wizzerd ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Z-Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mini-Z-Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Naut PhD ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elite X-Naut ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bandit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badge Bandit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chain-Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lava Bubble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ember ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crazee Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lakitu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marilyn ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marilyn ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marilyn ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marilyn ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blooper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L. Tentacle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. Tentacle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooktail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonetail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gloomtail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smorg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smorg Miasma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smorg Miasma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smorg Miasma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smorg Miasma ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pennington ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fighter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doopliss ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doopliss ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MASAOglobal1664 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MASAOglobal1665 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bone Pile ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez Hook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez Rapier ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez Sword ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez Sabre ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magnus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Fist ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Magnus 2.0 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Punch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Grubba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Crump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Crump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Crump ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kammy Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grodus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grodus X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shadow Queen ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shadow Queen ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right Hand ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Left Hand ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dead Hands ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Odd Tree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Switch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TEST GLOBAL 1700 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOMBZO GLOBAL 1701 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— System ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— G. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— G. Magikoopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Puff ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S. Blue Spiny ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Bristle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D. Koopatrol ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arantula ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swampire ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phantom Ember ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mini-X-Yux ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pale Piranha ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bob-ulk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elite Wizzerd ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elite Wizzerd ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Craw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Chomp ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dark Lakitu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Buzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. S. Buzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— R. Parabuzzy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KP Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KP Paratroopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big Bandit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prof. Frankly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Switch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Test Character ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOMBZO GLOBAL 1776 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— System ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rogueport ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rogueport Sewers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooktail Castle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petal Meadows ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petalburg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shhwonk Fortress ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boggly Woods ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie's House ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Tree ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glitzville ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Town ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Trail ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creepy Steeple ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pirate's Grotto ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excess Express ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Riverside Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Riverside Station ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Heights ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Sanctum ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fahr Outpost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Moon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Naut Fortress ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Palace of Shadow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Various ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pit of 100 Trials ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An unseemly place full of rogues and thugs. The harbor is in the south, a thieves' hideout lies to the east, the western area is home to the Pianta syndicate's HQ, and Rogueport Station is to the north. Trains and airships connect to other towns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ruins of an ancient town remain intact underground, and deep within them is the legendary Thousand-Year Door. Holding the Magical Map aloft before that door will lead to the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meadows that lie far to the east of Rogueport. It's a warm and flowery place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tiny village surrounded by flowers and greenery, just east of Petal Meadows. The village is warm all year long and boasts clean, delicious air and water. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A massive castle built to accommodate Hooktail's bulk. It's full of lethal traps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A strange and beautiful forest filled with strange and beautiful creatures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The house Flurrie moved to in order to rest her weary soul and wearier body. It sits all on its own at the edge of the Boggly Woods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A very large tree where the reclusive Punies live. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A floating city in the sky known for its exotic atmosphere. Warriors fight daily here in thrilling bouts that take place in the city's arena. It's rumored that the rich and famous bet on the fights here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A town stuck in a perpetual state of dim twilight. Even the townspeople have dim, gray complexions, not to mention dim expressions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A forest trapped in a perpetual state of dim twilight. One must watch one's step while navigating the paths. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old building deep in the woods that exudes a strange aura. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tropical island in the southern seas said to be deserted and cursed. The far side of it is covered in a jungle filled with many brightly colored creatures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cave where pirates once hid out. It's quite spacious inside, and even has sea- water flowing into it. It's filled with the ruined shells of wrecked ships and other flotsam. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A station the Excess Express must stop at in order to refuel. Long ago, a river flowed beneath the suspension bridge, but it has since dried up. The view of the setting sun from here is unrivaled, according to locals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A town famous for all of the rich and famous people living in it. There are plenty of extravagant vacation homes and hotels in town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only recently converted to a domicile, this former temple is now home to Pennington, the detective. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A village of Bob-ombs in a mountainous region that is snowbound year-round. It's a place so cold it'll freeze your breath, but it has heartwarming shops and inns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The best place in the world for stargazing, but also a place pocked with craters large and small. In contrast to the world where Mario and his friends live, it's very difficult to traverse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts. Their leader, Grodus, lives here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The palace found behind the Thousand-Year Door in the ruins beneath Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Diamond Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Emerald Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gold Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ruby Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sapphire Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garnet Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Star ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The object Koops's father found in Hooktail's belly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The object you got from the Puni elder in the Great Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The object Jolene gave you after defeating Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The thing you got by beating Doopliss, the body thief. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The object you got after not really defeating Cortez. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The very un-red-herring real thing from Poshley Sanctum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The object you got out of Magnus von Grapple 2.0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Power Jump. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which lets you stomp on a foe with huge power. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stomp on a single enemy using lots of Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Multibounce. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which lets you attack multiple enemies in order until you miss an Action Command. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump on all foes in a row with perfect Action Commands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Power Bounce. 3 FP are required to use this attack, which lets you jump on one enemy until you miss an Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jump on one enemy until you miss an Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Tornado Jump. 3 FP are required to use this attack, which can damage all midair enemies if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to damage all midair enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Shrink Stomp. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which can shrink enemies and drop their Attack power if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but enemies stay shrunk for longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to shrink foes and drop Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Sleepy Stomp. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which can make enemies sleep if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but enemies stay asleep for longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to make enemies sleepy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Soft Stomp. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which can make foes soft if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but enemies stay soft for longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to make enemies soft. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Power Smash. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which lets you whack an enemy with great power. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer a single enemy using lots of Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Quake Hammer. 3 FP are required to use this attack, which slightly damages all ground enemies. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slightly damage all ground enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Hammer Throw. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which lets you throw a hammer at one enemy, no matter where the foe is. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Throw a hammer at one foe, no matter where it is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Piercing Blow. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which deals damage that pierces enemy defenses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deliver damage that pierces enemy defenses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Head Rattle. 2 FP are required to use this attack, which can confuse enemies if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but enemies stay confused longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to confuse enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Fire Drive. 5 FP are required to use this attack, which assaults all ground enemies and burns them as well. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but increases the Attack power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack all ground enemies and burn them, as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to use Ice Smash. 3 FP are required to use this attack, which can freeze and immobilize an enemy if executed superbly. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP for the move, but enemies stay frozen longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Execute superbly to freeze a foe into immobility. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to become able to use two items during Mario's turn in battle. This move requires 4 FP. Wearing two of these increases the required FP, but allows Mario to use up to three items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, use two items in one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to allow your partner to use two items in one turn in battle. This move requires 4 FP. Wearing two of these increases the required FP, but allows Mario's partner to use up to three items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, let your ally use two items in one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to become able to use three items in one turn during battle. This move requires 8 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, become able to use three items in one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— During battle, let your ally use three items in one turn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to add Charge to Mario's Tactics menu. This move requires one FP. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP, but increases the charge power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Add Charge to your Tactics menu. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wear this to add Charge to your partner's Tactics menu. This move requires one FP. Wearing two or more of these badges requires more FP, but increases the charge power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Add Charge to your partner's Tactics menu. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get more Star Power when Mario appeals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get more Star Power when Mario appeals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get more Star Power when your ally appeals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get more Star Power when your ally appeals. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The badge Ms. Mowz is looking for. Take it to her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's jump and hammer attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's jump and hammer attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your partner's Attack by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your partner's Attack by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's Attack by 1 but drop his Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's Attack by 1 but drop his Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your ally's Attack by 1, drop his or her Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your ally's Attack by 1, drop his or her Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit Action Commands, Attack rises. Fail, it drops to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit Action Commands, Attack rises. Fail, it drops to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit Action Commands, up ally's Attack. Fail, it goes to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit Action Commands, up ally's Attack. Fail, it goes to 0. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 5 when Mario is in Peril. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 5 when Mario is in Peril. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 5 when your partner is in Peril. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 5 when your partner is in Peril. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 2 when Mario is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 2 when Mario is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 2 when your ally is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase Attack power by 2 when your ally is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage Mario deals AND receives by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage Mario deals AND receives by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage your ally deals AND receives by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage your ally deals AND receives by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop damage Mario receives by 1/2 when he is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop damage Mario receives by 1/2 when he is in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage your ally takes by 1/2 when in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the damage your ally takes by 1/2 when in Danger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost Mario's Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your ally's Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost your ally's Defense by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decrease damage by 1 with a Guard Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Decrease damage by 1 with a Guard Action Command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cut damage by 1 HP with a Guard Action Command. (Ally) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cut damage by 1 HP with a Guard Action Command. (Ally) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum HP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum HP by 5. (Partner) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum HP by 5. (Partner) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase maximum FP by 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop FP used when Mario attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop FP used when Mario attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop FP used when your partner attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop FP used when your partner attacks by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario damage-proof when jumping on fire enemies. Attack power against fire enemies increases by 1, and damage taken from fire attacks drops by 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario damage-proof when jumping on fire enemies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario damage-proof when jumping on spiky foes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario damage-proof when jumping on spiky foes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario immune to poison or dizziness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario immune to poison or dizziness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make your partner immune to poison or dizziness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make your partner immune to poison or dizziness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do damage to enemies that touch Mario in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do damage to enemies that touch Mario in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double the damage Mario takes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Double the damage Mario takes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase jump power by 1, but lose your hammer ability. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase jump power by 1, but lose your hammer ability. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase hammer power by 1, but lose the ability to jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Increase hammer power by 1, but lose the ability to jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make direct-attackers take 1/2 the damage they do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make direct-attackers take 1/2 the damage they do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore HP during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore HP during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore HP in battle. (Ally) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore HP in battle. (Ally) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore FP during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slowly and automatically restore FP during battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop Mario's Attack power by 1 but regain 1 HP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop Mario's Attack power by 1 but regain 1 HP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop your ally's Attack by 1 but regain 1 HP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop your ally's Attack by 1 but regain 1 HP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop Mario's Attack power by 1 but regain 1 FP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop Mario's Attack power by 1 but regain 1 FP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop your ally's Attack by 1 but regain 1 FP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop your ally's Attack by 1 but regain 1 FP per attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, cause enemies to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's in Danger, cause enemies to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's in Danger, cause foes to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's in Danger, cause foes to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's attacked, cause enemies to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's attacked, cause enemies to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's attacked, cause foes to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's attacked, cause foes to sometimes miss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's attacked, cause enemies to miss more often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario's attacked, cause enemies to miss more often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's attacked, make foes miss more often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally's attacked, make foes miss more often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refund some coins if you use an item in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refund some coins if you use an item in battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario takes damage, occasionally recover 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When Mario takes damage, occasionally recover 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally takes damage, occasionally recover 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When your ally takes damage, occasionally recover 1 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allow your ally to attack even after changing partners. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allow your ally to attack even after changing partners. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make enemy HP visible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make enemy HP visible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Learn the timing for Stylish commands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Learn the timing for Stylish commands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating a foe, make more hearts appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating a foe, make more hearts appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating a foe, make more flowers appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After beating a foe, make more flowers appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make more coins appear after battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make more coins appear after battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make it likelier that items will appear after battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make it likelier that items will appear after battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change the sound effects of Mario's attacks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never succumb to a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never succumb to a First Strike. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do a First Strike to defeat weak foes without battling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do a First Strike to defeat weak foes without battling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bump into weak foes to defeat them without battling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bump into weak foes to defeat them without battling. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario sluggish, so he can no longer run. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Mario sluggish, so he can no longer run. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Action Commands easy, but earn less Star Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Action Commands easy, but earn less Star Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Action Commands hard, but earn more Star Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make Action Commands hard, but earn more Star Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make something good happen when you first enter battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Make something good happen when you first enter battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Mario's clothes into Luigi's clothes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Mario's clothes into Luigi's clothes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Mario's clothes into Wario's clothes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Change Mario's clothes into Wario's clothes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A tasty dish made by Zess T. 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Made by mixing a Slow Shroom with a Golden Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Broth brewed by Zess T. Gradually replenishes HP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Zess T. Eat it and it'll poison you! Made by mixing a Slow Shroom with Inky Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A snack made by Zess T. Eat it and it'll poison you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake made by Zess T. Replenishes 5 HP and 15 FP. Made by mixing Cake Mix with Inky Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cake made by Zess T. Replenishes 5 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Zess T. Replenishes 10 HP and 3 FP. Made by mixing a Keel Mango with Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dessert made by Zess T. Replenishes 10 HP and 3 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. cake. Makes you invisible, electrified, or sleepy. Made by mixing a Mystic Egg with a Mango Delight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. cake. Makes you invisible, electrified, or sleepy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that refills 7 HP and gradually recovers even more. Made by mixing a Shooting Star with a Shroom Fry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that refills 7 HP and gradually recovers even more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazing food made by Zess T. Yields incredible results. Made by mixing Couple's Cake with a Poison Shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazing food made by Zess T. Yields incredible results. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that slowly refills HP. You can't eat it alone. Made by mixing a Snow Bunny with Spicy Soup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food that slowly refills HP. You can't eat it alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nasty juice made by Zess T. Replenishes 30 FP. Made by mixing Hot Sauce with a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nasty juice made by Zess T. Replenishes 30 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food made by Zess T. Replenishes 5 HP and 5 FP. Made by mixing a Mystic Egg with a Horsetail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food made by Zess T. Replenishes 5 HP and 5 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tea brewed by Zess T. Replenishes 7 FP. Made by steeping a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tea brewed by Zess T. Replenishes 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dinner made by Zess T. Replenishes 7 HP and 7 FP. Made by mixing Fresh Pasta with a Turtley Leaf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dinner made by Zess T. Replenishes 7 HP and 7 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy pasta made by Zess T. Replenishes 10 HP and 10 FP. Made by mixing Fresh Pasta and Hot Sauce. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spicy Pasta made by Zess T. Replenishes 10 HP and 10 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. cake. Replenishes 20 FP, but also softens you. Made by mixing Cake Mix and Ruin Powder. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. cake. Replenishes 20 FP, but also softens you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. dessert. Makes you electrified, dodgy, or sleepy. Made by mixing Cake Mix with a Peachy Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. dessert. Makes you electrified, dodgy, or sleepy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 FP. Made by mixing Cake Mix with a Volt Shroom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 20 FP. Made by mixing Cake Mix with a Fire Flower. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 20 FP. Made by mixing Honey Syrup with Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 20 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 3 HP and 15 FP. Made by mixing a Coconut with Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 3 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 64 FP. Made by mixing Jammin' Jelly with Cake Mix. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Candy made by Zess T. Replenishes 64 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cookie made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 HP and 15 FP. Made by mixing Cake Mix and Gradual Syrup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A cookie made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 HP and 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. salad. Replenishes 15 FP and cures poisoning. Made by mixing a Turtley Leaf with a Horsetail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Zess T. salad. Replenishes 15 FP and cures poisoning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dumpling made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 FP. Made by mixing a Turtley Leaf with a Keel Mango. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A dumpling made by Zess T. Replenishes 15 FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Juice made by Zess T. Refills 5 FP and cures poison. Made by steeping Honey Syrup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Juice made by Zess T. Refills 5 FP and cures poison. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plane Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boat Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tube Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paper Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Distance ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Technical Bonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Technical Bonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Place Bonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— x{#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Minus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -{#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time Remaining ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time Remaining ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Place ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Results ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pianta ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unranked ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Piantas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Piantas Earned ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rank ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cannot Measure ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time Up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time Up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Retire ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— : ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Wassup? I'm a Mover. I know a few things about getting through this dungeon. For a few coins, I can move you where you wanna go. Where do you wanna go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Down 2 Levels: 10 Coins Down 5 Levels: 30 Coins To the Entrance: 10 Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You need more coins. Sorry, but a guy's gotta make a living, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awright! Close your eyes! My secret paths are...secret! Don't open your eyes AT ALL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I'm a peddler. I peddle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The devices on this level are now active. You can no longer change allies during battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The device on this level is now active. You can no longer use your hammer in battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The device on this level is now active. You can no longer use your jump in battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The device on this level is now active. You now receive double coins after battle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Level {#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↑Return to Entrance ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deepest Level Reached: {#} Record Power Bounces: {#} Star Pieces Found: {#}/{#} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To the Special Stage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario became a B-list Star! Next battle, Mario's crowd and stage will get bigger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario became an A-list Star! Next battle, Mario's crowd and stage get even bigger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario became a Superstar! Next battle, Mario's crowd and stage get even bigger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit this block to save all the events you've experienced so far. Even if your game ends, you can continue it from the last point you saved at. Anytime you find a block like this on your adventure, be sure to save! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit this block to replenish all the HP (Heart Points) of Mario and his partner. Doing this will also replenish all of Mario's FP (Flower Points). However, it will cost you the number of coins shown on the block, so be ready to pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got an item! You can use items to attack enemies and replenish your HP (Heart Points). Press {S} START/PAUSE and choose Items from your Gear screen to see your items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got an e-mail! As you travel, you may receive e-mail from people you've met on your journey. You can read these e-mails on your Mailbox SP. Press {S} START/PAUSE to access the menu and check your e-mail. You'll find it under Important Things on your Gear screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is not enough free space on the Memory Card in Slot A to save your game. Paper Mario: The Thousand- Year Door requires 1 file and 17 blocks to save. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please manage Memory Card data on the Memory Card Screen. Access the Memory Card Screen now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A is corrupted and must be formatted. Format the Memory Card in Slot A now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Formatting will erase all saved data on the Memory Card in Slot A. Continue formatting the Memory Card in Slot A? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now formatting the Memory Card in Slot A... Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A has been formatted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A could not be formatted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A does not have a Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Save File. Create a Save File now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Save File is being created... Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Save File has been created. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Save File could not be created. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is no Memory Card in Slot A. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An invalid device is inserted in Slot A. Please remove it and insert a Memory Card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A is damaged and cannot be used. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which File will you use? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which File will you erase? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which File will you copy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where will you copy it to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Start with File {#}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erase File {#}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File {#} was erased. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File {#} will be erased. OK to overwrite this data? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Data was copied from File {#} to File {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The attempt failed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Loading the Save File. Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Save File has been loaded. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The game cannot be saved. Continue without saving? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save all game progress up to this point? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Current game progress will not be saved. Is this OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The game cannot be saved. The Memory Card in Slot A is not the original Memory Card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your progress was saved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your progress could not be saved. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Current game progress has not been saved. Would you like to save again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save again. Continue without saving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saving... Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Copying... Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erasing data... Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saving settings. Do not touch the Memory Card in Slot A or the POWER Button. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A is not the original Memory Card. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Memory Card in Slot A may have been removed. Check to be sure the Memory Card is inserted properly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you ever experienced a time when no matter how hard you tried, you failed, and the time you spent felt wasted? -1- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If ever you feel such pangs of regret, try to remember this tale...the story of a young man's quest to save a sweet princess. -2- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Volume 1 - The Quest - - Begins - -3- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The day dawned like any other, but little did Luigi know the letter he was about to receive would forever change his destiny. -4- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "-Sir Luigi- Danger besets us on all sides, and we beg your help! The foul Chestnut King has stolen our treasure: our fair princess." -5- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The letter was from Minister Crepe of the Waffle Kingdom, a man aware of Luigi's many adventures. He knew only Luigi could save them. -6- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charged with this dire task, Luigi wasted no time curtailing the heroic meal he was making. Then he packed for his deadly journey. -7- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Knowing that his older, though less talented, brother was out on a no-doubt inconsequential errand, Luigi took a moment to leave a note. -8- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Mix a Keel Mango with a Peachy Peach to whip up a Fruit Parfait." These cryptic words were all Luigi wrote before leaving. -9- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Upon reaching the Waffle Kingdom, Luigi was greeted by pure misery, an endless flow of tears over the kidnapping of Princess Eclair. -10- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arriving at the castle, Luigi was greeted by Minister Crepe, who carefully handed him a compass base with only one intact section. -11- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Our land had a second treasure: the Marvelous Compass. Find its seven parts, and find Eclair." So it began... To Be Continued -12- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Volume 2 - Allies in - - Adventure - -1- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "It's a little warm," Luigi muttered, the sweat dripping from his brow as he followed the compass up Rumblebump Volcano's side. -2- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Must...find...the secret...grotto." While Luigi had guts to spare, he did need a guide, and he found one in Blooey, a Blooper he met in town. -3- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brave Blooey joined Luigi and instantly proved to be invaluable. With his aid, Luigi bested a savage statue that protected the treasure. -4- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That treasure was none other than a piece of the Marvelous Compass, a piece that pointed west to Plumpbelly Village. -5 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The second Luigi saw Plumpbelly Village, he knew something was amiss. All was woe, and Luigi soon learned the reason why from the mayor. -6- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The town was at the mercy of a sinister serpent, who demanded sacrificial lasses. Burning with indignation, Luigi formed a team of liberators. -7- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A fierce Bob-omb warrior named Jerry joined his crew and chose, not surprisingly, to stick with Luigi for the duration of his quest for Eclair. -8- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fortified by his allies, Luigi strode on into the lair of the beast, a foul, two-headed snake. No time to think! Luigi sprang forth! -9- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twin heads snapped at his heels, fangs dripping venom! Then, as one mouth gaped wide to swallow Luigi, the other crept behind... -10- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our hero sensed the treachery, and feinted before leaping! The heads collided, and the beast ate itself! The prize? A compass piece! -11- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The villagers begged their savior to stay with them, but a grim-faced Luigi pressed bravely onward. To Be Continued -12- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Volume 3 - The Voice of - - a Princess - -1- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dauntless Luigi's next test came in the form of a kart race on Circuit Break Island, where he won both the contest and a compass piece. -2- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The race was fraught with danger, but Luigi pressed through adversity to win! All viewers were awed by Luigi's revolutionary racing style. -3- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mechanic who built Luigi's racing machine, a Buzzy Beetle named Torque, was so stunned by Luigi's race techniques that he joined him. -4- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reinvigorated, Luigi set sail for Jazzafrazz Town, where he made his stage debut! Hayzee, a noted Dayzee producer, gave Luigi a key role. -5- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Playing the part of an earth spirit to pure perfection, Luigi stole the show. Hayzee's faith in Luigi's natural acting talents was rewarded. -6- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The performance won a prize, which yielded another compass piece. Hayzee turned from teacher to pupil, joining Luigi on his quest. -7- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was at this time that Luigi's heart, usually draped in the cool comfort of a hero's resolve, began to warm with thoughts of Princess Eclair. -8- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This came to be because every time the magic compass pointed to a new place, her gentle words rang in his ears, touching him to his very soul. -9- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The voice spoke of eternity, of stars in the heavens. It wept for those blind to love. It gave comfort in the face of fear and loneliness. -10- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Though he had never seen her, our hero was tormented by visions of this fair-hearted maiden. All he could do was press onward. -11- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The compass pointed toward Rapturous Ruins. Only two parts of the compass awaited, and Eclair had one... To Be Continued. -12- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Volume 4 - The Shards - - of Truth - -1- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Footsore and weary, Luigi finally found the Rapturous Ruins beyond Grimble Forest. Within them, time and space were lost in nothingness. -2- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Within the pale emptiness, Luigi found a young sleeping boy. Our hero called out gently, and the youth woke from his long, long slumber. -3- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "My name is Cranberry, and I've waited for you for the last thousand years." The boy went on to tell Luigi the secret truths of an ancient land. -4- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He said that the Marvelous Compass had been created by the ancient Luff people, who used its powers of foretelling to rule the world. -5- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the Luff empire was then cursed by the compass, and fell into ruin... The survivors dismantled the compass and hid its pieces. -6- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cranberry was the last of the ancient race. His role was to wait until one with a noble heart came to take the burden of the future. -7- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None but Luigi could have shouldered this weight. The boy gave him the compass piece, and said, "Fear the curse, but find your Eclair." -8- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi accepted the part, the boy's words burned into his brain. His duty fulfilled, the boy began to fade into the blank nothingness... -9- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As he faded from sight, a look of joy lit Cranberry's face. As Luigi gaped, both boy and ruins vanished, leaving our hero in a dark wood. -10- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With six of the parts united, the compass now pointed to the final part... To the quest's end... To Hatesong Tower. And then, her voice spoke... -11- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Eclair's voice begged for help from the void, pleading for a hero. Luigi's heart burst aflame... To Be Continued -12- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Super Luigi Volume 5 - Journey's - - End - -1- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At long last, Luigi crossed the threshold of Hatesong Tower. Luigi rallied his allies. "We will defeat the Chestnut King. We must!" -2- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Friends by his side, Luigi at last faced the fell Chestnut King...but then he heard a voice, and spun to see the fair Princess Eclair. -3- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She told our hero the painful truth: the "evil" Chestnut King was actually her true love, made monstrous by Crepe in a bid for the throne. -4- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At that moment, the villainous Crepe appeared. "The Marvelous Compass, please. Hand it over, and the Luff empire will rule again! Mwa ha!" -5- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi and Co. were no match for the might of Crepe, their true enemy. But then, the compass piece in Eclair's tiara shone forth! -6- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It bestowed the future-sight on Luigi! Knowing Crepe's every move, he smote the fiend with his mallet! And with that...it was all finally over. -7- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi and his friends parted, leaving the Waffle Kingdom in peace. But Luigi regretted not gazing farther into the future... -8- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He longed to see the Wafflers gathering on Princess Eclair's wedding day... He wanted to see her beauty, and who stood at her side... -9- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But it was not to be. Luigi went back to his humble home, which remained exactly as he had left it, a cold comfort for his heavy heart. -10- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Taking up a book he had been reading, Luigi tried to read, but his long trial had sapped his strength, and he soon fell asleep. -11- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi dreamt of his friends and his beloved Princess Eclair. And sleeping, Luigi spoke... "I shall return." THE END -12- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ranking ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— New ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— New Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This file must be erased. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Select one to upgrade! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— File corrupted ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the entrance to Hooktail Castle. Not bad... There's a garden up ahead. There's a Save Block here, too, so we'd probably better use it, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Hooktail Castle, huh? Well... It sure is ominous, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... Hooktail Castle... The stories were all true... This place is TERRIFYING... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario... You think whoever's controlling all these guys is around here somewhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Hey, Mario... Do you think that whatever is controlling these things is lurking around here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Hooktail Castle, huh? Well... It sure is ominous, that's for sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... Hooktail Castle... The stories were all true... This place is TERRIFYING... By the way, Mario, the bridge is out up ahead. First, go in this building and use the jump platform to go to the second floor. Stand on the pedastal on the second floor and press {Y} to become a paper airplane. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Hooktail Castle garden. Looks like the bridge has been out for a while. Even so, this castle just seems so...majestic, y'know? It's so big, and...strange. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a corridor in Hooktail Castle. Can't say I'm a fan of the bone-pile decor. I don't really wanna have my bones end up here, Mario. How about we move on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... OH, NOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These bones... They remind me of my father... There's... There's no doubt about it! It's my father! DAAAAAAAD!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Wait, what's this? Mario! My father's clutching some kind of letter. Or at least, his...ugh...bones are. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... What should I do? Should I read it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, read it. Don't read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Yeah, you're right. You shouldn't read someone else's letter, even your dad's. We'd better leave it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm...OK. I can do this. I... I'll read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem... "I came to this castle to destroy Hooktail, but I am stuck and can go no further. "So, in this letter, I shall note Hooktail's weaknesses for those who follow. "The dread Hooktail cannot tolerate creatures that begin with 'cr' and end with 'icket'. "Hidden somewhere in this castle is an item related to Hooktail's weakness. "If one is to have any hope of defeating Hooktail, one must first find that item. "One last thing: if faced with ultimate doom, the fiend will use any trick to save itself. "If you hope to defeat it, do not give in to your kinder nature and fall for its tricks. "Alas, I do not have the strength to continue writing... Already, mist veils my eyes... "My last words go to my son, Kolorado: I love you, and I'm proud of who you've become." Huh? "My son, KOLORADO"? Not "Koops"??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooooooooooooooooooops... Ummm... Yeah. I guess this isn't my father, after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But if this isn't my father... I wonder if that pile of bones over THERE is my dad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a letter here... Will you read it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read it. Don't read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "I came to this castle to destroy Hooktail, but I am stuck and can go no further. "So, in this letter, I shall note Hooktail's weaknesses for those who follow. "The dread Hooktail cannot tolerate creatures that begin with 'cr' and end with 'icket'. "Hidden somewhere in this castle is an item related to Hooktail's weakness. "If one is to have any hope of defeating Hooktail, one must first find that item. "One last thing: if faced with ultimate doom, the fiend will use any trick to save itself. "If you hope to defeat it, do not give in to your kinder nature and fall for its tricks. "Alas, I do not have the strength to continue writing... Already, mist veils my eyes... "My last words go to my son, Kolorado: I love you, and I'm proud of who you've become." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blaarf harf harf HARF! You clearly don't value your lives much if you've come to this castle to disturb us. You will go no farther, and from this moment on... You'll be nothing but bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's with these numbskulls? Ow! OWWW! Watch it, Pushy! They're shoving me around, Mario! What should we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... What're they doing? Ouch! It's no use, Mario! They're all over me, man! What should we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess that's a dungeon beyond us... Ick... There are bones scattered everywhere. Mmm... Mold and dust... Great. You could totally choke on the stench in this place... HAAAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Koops's dad? No, I don't think so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a creepy pile of bones. I mean, they're ALL creepy, but this one's SUPER-creepy! I don't really feel like taking a look at it, but if we don't, we'll never get farther... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be the great hall of Hooktail Castle. I'd say it's the center of the castle. This place is so full of traps and dangers... It's kind of hard to get around, huh? If we could just walk to a window and look at the sky, that might clear our heads... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Hooktail Castle. You feel that upward-moving draft in here? Wow, sure is a big castle. Who do you think built it? So many questions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What the heck? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Guests! It's been a long time since anyone came here! A REAL long time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? You heard me? Wow! Wait a sec'... If you can hear my voice, you must be some legendary hero or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Or not! To be honest, I'm sure anyone with ears can hear me. ...But it sure is fun zinging people with that whole "legendary hero" bit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, but seriously, folks, I was wondering if you could let me out of this chest... I've been locked in here so long, I'm starting to cramp up like you wouldn't believe. All you have to do is find the key and let me out. Easy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What do you mean? You think you'll be cursed if you open the box? Ridiculous! Who would do that, really? Wait in a box and curse folks! A real slimeball, that's who! But I'm not a real slimeball, and I would do no such thing! But that should be obvious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, if you help me out, maybe I'll help you out. You know, a little I-scratch- your-back-you-scratch-mine! Except in reverse order. Of course, you don't have to if you really don't want to. Like finding a {Black Key} is hard... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know the deal. I'll help you out if you help me out. Back-scratching all around! If you feel the urge to be a pal, see if you can find the key to this chest. {Black Key} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there! Boy, I am SO glad you found that key! Unbelievable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Wait! Don't do that! Look, you found the key...now just use it to open this box. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHEEE HEE HEE HEE HEE! FOOOOOOOLS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, only the most idiotic, pudding-brained dolt would fall for a scheme like that! The castle's traps prevent anyone who's entered this place from ever leaving it! No matter which path you take, you're fated to waste away to a slow, painful end! But wait! There's more to this great deal! I'll throw in a free CURSE! No charge! Oogly-googly-BOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheee hee hee hee hee! Now you're cursed, doofus! And it serves you right! This curse is more cursedly curse-worthy than any curse that's ever cursed you! For...this curse makes you like a piece of paper when you press and hold {R}! Wheeee hee hee hee hee! What a curse! Who curses like me? NO ONE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I shall show you just how frightful a curse it is! Go on! Press and hold {R}! Press and hold {R} now!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeee hee hee hee hee! Just look at yourself! How embarrassing for you! Eat a sandwich, skinny! Hee! ...Do you understand what this curse means for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You idiot! Press and hold {R}! Press and hold {R} and be ashamed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No Yes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You idiot! Press and hold {R}! Press and hold {R} and be ashamed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then farewell, you dumbbells! Wheee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! I mean, WHOA! That was seriously close! Well, whatever. We got the key, so let's go open that weird chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man... That was TOO close! Gotta shake it off... Hoo. OK. We got the key, so let's go open that spooky chest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the dungeons of Hooktail Castle. I don't think they're in use, but...yuck. Hey, y'know, I was meaning to ask... Have you mastered Koops's "Hold" move yet? When Koops is with you, just press and hold {X} to make his shell stop ahead of you. You can even move around while it stays there! Try it out in different areas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, this isn't good... Hurry! Run for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... M-Mario... L-Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I don't like the look of this... Come on! Run! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a totally weird room. There's just gotta be something hidden here. Then again, EVERY room in this castle is totally weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blast! So...you found me. Curses! I felt sure that none would ever find me here... I'm a master, you see. I love sneaking and hiding so much, I just never stop! It WAS a hobby, but I kept hiding...and soon I was known as the Hide 'n' Seek Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopook! I thought it was you! We used to be neighbors back when we were barely shell-high! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...Koops? Is that you? Yes! Koops! The same Koops who always had to be it when we played hide 'n' seek! ...But you never found me. Not even once! I can't believe you finally did it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I remember back then... That one day, you hid, and no one ever found you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was the very day that I decided to become the Hide 'n' Seek Koopa! Ever since that day, I've hid and snuck and snuck and hid my way through life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...Yup. That was a crazy day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...since you found me this time, I'll give you a reward, like I promised. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I found this while I was traveling and hiding around the world. I don't need it. Well, I'm off! Time to go look for a new hiding place! Wish me luck! I guess I've still got a lot to learn about hiding if YOU found me, Koops. It was nice seeing you again, though! See you later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Hooktail Castle. There's an upward-moving draft in this room, too. Of course, tons of bones lying around, too. This place needs a decorator, STAT! You never know which bones are gonna attack, so careful where you walk, OK? Oh, and if you want to ride that green block, remember, Koops is the MAN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, y'know, I wonder... Could this be Koopook, who asked us for help? Y'know, the guy who asked us to find him somewhere in Hooktail's castle? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Hooktail Castle. The door up on that platform to the right is hard to reach. I wonder if the switch on the right might control the block that could get us up there... Looks like a job for Koops... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, take a look at this! It's like you could reach out and touch the sky, huh? Looking out from the heights makes my head go goomby... I mean... I mean goony! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who dares approach me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... So... You are friends of the strange-garbed one who came earlier? I didn't expect more to come to steal the treasure I protect... Such rashness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was foolish, I fear. Do you really think you can beat me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you're so small. And you don't appear tasty. I suppose you might make a good snack. And the bottoms of your feet smell like they might make a good sauce with some spices. What I'll do is saute you to crispy goodness and gobble you down...HEADFIRST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snack time, little appetizers! But which one of you morsels should I taste first? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleck! That awful sound! It...sounds like a cricket! How did you know? Stop that this instant! Urp... I got really bad...ugh... food poisoning once when I ate a cricket. I HATE them! Oh... Fight it, Hooky... Just hearing a cricket chirp makes me feel woozy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooog... Must...not...gag... My poor tummy... Uuuuurp... So very woozy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-Wait! Hold up a moment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give up! Please! I won't be so bad anymore. I promise! In fact, I'm sorry! For everything! Er... Yeah... To prove it, I'll give you 1,000 coins! What do you say? Can you forgive me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For 1,000 coins? Sure! Keep your coins, fiend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delicious! I knew you would! Money makes the world turn! Now, come get your coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You must be joking! You don't need any coins? Then how about the lovely, rare, extra-special badge I have? I'll give you that. It's one of a kind! And it's yours for a limited time only! Will you take it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rare badge? Sure! Keep it, you cad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course you want it! Who wouldn't? Now, come here and get your badge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Errrr... Really?!? Well, I suppose I could apologize by letting you smell the bottoms of my feet. People pay good money to do this. I'm being completely honest right now. Really. So? Care to take a whiff of the rich, yet delicate scent of my world-renowned feet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe just a quick sniff... That's disgusting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh... Thought so. No nostril contact, though! Now! Come here and sniff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OHHHH ho ho ho ho ho ho! You were completely duped by my ingenious ruse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Coward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How cowardly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You senseless yokels! Nothing in life is that easy! Your gullibility did you in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Errr... This isn't looking so good... I guess I'd better... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrrrrrrmmmm! You aren't a very trusting fellow, are you? It's important to be able to trust someone, you know. Err... I guess I'd better... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just terrible! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's just not right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh ho ho ho ho ho ho! Ahhh! Now my strength has returned to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's it! Enough of this! Let's finish him off once and for all, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've had enough of this! Let's finish this guy off fast, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blurp! Why do I always have to feel so faint every time I hear a...urp...cricket? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-But... I... I... GURK! How? Why? There's still so much I wanted to do with my life... So many meals... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! We did it, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! We actually pulled it off, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All we have to do now is search for that Crystal Star we can't seem to locate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now all we have to do is find that Crystal Star thing you're looking for, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooo... Ooooooooooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAH! I'm out! I'm finally out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOA! It... It can't be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da... DAD?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You're... You're Koops! Hey, Son! You've gotten so big since I saw you last! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, yeah, I guess I have... But who cares, Dad? I mean, golly! What happened to you? Where've you been all this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I came here a while back to deal with Hooktail, and all was well and good... But just before my finishing blow, he played a trick on me and gobbled me down whole. I've been hiding in my shell for the ten years since then... inside Hooktail's belly! And boy, was it nasty! Yuck! I'm so glad to finally get out! Ahh ha ha ha ha ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honestly, Dad... Don't you know how worried about you we all were? For ten long years we all thought you'd...you know! We thought your game was over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sorry, Son, but... I'm OK! That's good, right? We're together now, right? Hey, speaking of which... What are you doing here, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, come on, Dad... I came here to defeat Hooktail, who's been wreaking havoc in town. And Mr. Mario here is looking for a gem called the Crystal Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Crystal Star? This wouldn't be what you're talking about, would it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's THAT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I found it down there in Hooktail's belly. Nice, huh? I kept it as a souvenir. So...this is the thing you're looking for? Perfect! Just perfect! You can have it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come now! I won't take no for an answer. You're Koops's friend. Please take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! And you learned the special move Earth Tremor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario and friends finally got a Crystal Star in the castle after defeating Hooktail. Koops even reunited with his long-lost father, whom he thought was dead. Yet they were unable to learn anything about the whereabouts of the princess. Where could Princess Peach be? Yes... Mario's adventure has only just begun. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Hooktail's lair. Yup, the highest chamber in the castle! Now, where's Hooktail, huh? Hmmm... Y'know, maybe we should be glad it's not around at the moment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Oh, my! Who's this handsome piece of cheese? I can't believe there are other thieves here besides me. How very strange... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who... Who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-Hey! Who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? Why, I'm Ms. Mowz, the globe-trotting thief! Heard of me, sweetie? ♥ I heard there were rare and valuable badges here in this castle. That's why I'm here. But the real question is...why are people like YOU roaming in such a run-down place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll tell you why, Miss Ugly- Pink-Shoe-Whatever-Thief: we're here to beat Hooktail! And just so we're clear on this, we set our sights on the Crystal Star before you! OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm, well, you see... We're here to beat Hooktail and get the...um...Crystal Star. So...don't think we'll let you get the Crystal Star first, no matter how cute you are! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Crystal Star, you say? Mmmm hmm hmm! I didn't know a thing like THAT was hidden in this castle... Sounds intriguing! Perhaps I just heard something you didn't want me hearing? Mmm hmm hmm hmm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, but that's OK... I mean, you were looking for this Crystal Star first... And I already found the badge I was after, so I'll let you get your Crystal Star. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LET us?!? LET us?!? What's that supposed to mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Hey! What's that supposed to mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmm hmm hmm! ♥ It means I must say bye-bye for now, Mr. Cutie. I know. It's sad. We just met, and already it is time to say farewell. Alas... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-HEY! You little flirt! Who do you think you are, kissing Mario?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! You're so...bold... Is that legal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I almost forgot... I have a little secret to share with you. ♥ Somewhere in this castle is a badge that'll help you best Hooktail, or so I've heard. I don't know what kind of badge it is. Maybe you found it already, maybe not. If you're going to fight Hooktail, I'd recommend finding that badge first. Well, take care, handsome mustache man! Let's get together again real soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is WITH that girl? What a flirt! Who acts so disgusting like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what her story is... I bet it's an interesting one... Full of romance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Hooktail's treasure room. Ms. Mowz was looking for something here, but I don't think there's anything left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a hidden room in Hooktail Castle. Who knew there was a room in here? Well... I guess secret rooms are supposed to be secret... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must apologize, sir. Our arrival was delayed just a bit by rough weather... Are you quite sure you want to disembark here? I...did tell you all the sordid tales about Rogueport on our way here, did I not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? I'm sorry? You say there's a princess waiting here for you? Is that so? Er... Of course, sir. Well, if that's what you think, then I won't stop you. But, uh... You be careful, sir. Don't say I didn't warn you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What do you want?!? Get away from me, freak!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, come off it, you airhead! I know it's tough for you, but don't play dumb with me! I've seen you walking around town asking for information about the Crystal Stars. Well, now I'm doing the asking, so be a good girl and tell us what you know! Right. NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never! I don't have anything to say to you creeps! Eww! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I suppose it wouldn't be right if a sassy little lass like you met with an untimely demise... Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! Boys, we're taking this firebrand to our fortress! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you command, Lord Crump! We're on it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N-No! Stop right there, you weirdos! I'll scream! Really! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like I'd go anywhere with smelly lunatics like you! Hmph! Not likely! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? What do you think YOU'RE doing, chump? You think you can screw up my plans?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah! It's always something... Looks like I'm going to have to give you a little taste of the old CRUMP-A-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Battle time, Mister Man! Just find a way to beat this freak of the week, OK? Don't sweat the details. Just jump on him and hit him with your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet! You KNOW that hurt! Wow, I gotta say, you're tougher than you look. Keep it up and you'll beat him in no time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! You're doing awesome! Don't you let up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've got him on the ropes! C'mon! Keep whaling on him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did it! You did it! YESSS! And you got Star Points!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I bet you know, but you get these things called Star Points when you win battles. When you get 100 points, you'll go up a level. Don't forget that, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! OK, you got a couple decent shots in, I'll give you that. But...unfortunately for you, that means... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IT'S GO TIME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PUNISH HIM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick! This way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! What a bunch of loons! Let's just sneak out of here, what do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh-HUUUUUH?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STOPPP!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where'd they go?!? Huh? You! Johnson! Did you see them? Did anyone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Crud! They bolted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, back off, you creep! You want something, or you just like sidling up to people? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? Daddy asked you to find us? And take us to him?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie, what should we do? If Daddy finds us now... Oh, I don't know...and the boat's coming any minute... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dollface... Maybe we oughta head back and try to talk to da boss one more time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Frankie! Don't say that! Don't you know what he'll do to you if we do that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francesca... Babydoll... If we can just talk calm-like wit' da boss, he'll understand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankie... My Frankie... Don't you love me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I love you, sugar cookie. More dan anybody in da whole world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then let's go, Frankie! Let's run! To the ends of the earth if we have to! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, butter biscuit... Dey already found us out. We can't keep runnin' forever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can, Frankie! The more you try to put out the flames of love, the hotter they burn! Until I marry you, no one will extinguish these flames of passion! NO ONE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you see, Mister? I beg you: pretend you never saw us! Can you do that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! (Sniff!) No way, sob sister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you! Thank you! You're swell, Mister! You're a real stand-up guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll never forget you for the rest of my life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What did you say to me? You terrible, terrible man! Fine! Have it your way! But we won't go with you! Never! I won't move from this spot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Bug off! I'm not going anywhere with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww, what am I gonna do wit' dis crazy dame? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should we do, Mario? We at least have to tell Don Pianta SOMETHING... But... That stuff about our luck turning terrible didn't sound all that appetizing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... What should we do? I mean, I guess we should go tell Don Pianta something. But I... I don't want our luck to turn terrible... Whatever THAT means! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, whatever should we do? We have to say SOMETHING to that Don Pianta fellow... I must say, though... I don't fancy a run of terrible luck. That would be unfortunate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wish I knew for sure whether or not my older brother was on Keelhaul Key... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I could just get my mitts on that treasure, I'd never work again, by crummity! I could frolic all day like a big, bloomin' sea turtle! Don't 'urt to dream, do it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starboard ho! Port ho! Giant monster Blooper ho! I'm practicing my "ho's"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right fair weather today, eh? Yeah, perfect day to set sail, if I do say so! Wouldn't mind a bit if the whole journey blew in fair as today, no sirree bob! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, pleased to meet... Um, your acquaintance... Buh huh huh huh huh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last, my dreams will come true! I'm gonna open my very own shop on Keelhaul Key! I don't care if it's small and ramshackle! It'll be mine! I just have one slight worry... Keelhaul Key is a deserted, cursed island... You think I'll get much foot traffic? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I always dreamed of the day I'd leave this town. I don't care if there are pirates or ghosts or undead vampires where we're going. It's gotta be worlds better than this stinkhole! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, yes. So it is you, ah? Well, sadly, a slight problem seems to have popped up. But feast your eyes on this outrageously fantastic ship! She is a fine vessel, no? She is the S.S. Flavion. The queen of the countless ships in my personal fleet! The raw majesty of her hull! The pomp and circumstance! None can compare to her. Ah! Behold the elegant curve of her prow! She cuts to the very SOUL! Don't you agree? But she is not just a beauty... She is a savage beast on the water, tops among sailboats! But above all, I tell you, this proud ship can... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Yes? Did you speak? Yes, yes, yes, of course. The problem that has sprung up. ...I had completely forgotten about it. The S.S. Flavion, she bewitches me... Yes, well... Here is the issue. We...have no navigator. He ran off, the dog. The navigator, of course, is the highest-ranked helmsman. They steer ships, you know. Now, here is the real problem. The waters around Keelhaul Key are deathly dangerous. We need an absurdly skilled helmsman for our navigator. It is a, how you say? A pickle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, Flavio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heard you talkin' there, sir! If you don't mind me sayin'... I might 'ave a solution... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do not tease me, Pa-Patch! You can solve our problem? Then spit it out, already! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, sir, I've 'eard talk of a famed... No! A LEGENDARY sailor livin' in Rogueport. Yeah, I think he's called Admiral Bobbery... A salty old sea dog, by all accounts... But...he's said to 'ave the Helmsman's Touch, sir: he can make any ship bow to his will. Thing is, there ain't a soul wot's seen him on the seas of late... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bassa-boom! Problem solved! Let us scout out this Bobbery fellow and get him on board! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As is customary, my captain will handle all negotiations. That...would be you, Mario. That DOES sound fair to everyone, does it not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No complaints! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aye aye, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aye aye AYE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on board! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good plan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds fair, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Then it is decided. You must find this Bobbery and bring him here. Our fortune sails with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must find this Bobbery and bring him here. Our fortune sails with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found someone who matches Bobbery's description but claims he is not him? Strange... I would ask someone who is knowledgeable about the neighborhood about this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery refused? How vexing. But...is it not your job to solve this problem, hmm? Why don't you find someone who knows Bobbery and see what you can find out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the smell of the sea... I'd forgotten how sweet a scent it can be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew you would get Bobbery on board, you wonderful mustached man, you! To you, I must say AHOY! I was wise to choose you as captain! Ahoy to me, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My men have already loaded our cargo and supplies. Yes! Preparations are complete! If you have no errands, we can depart at once! What do you say? Shall we set sail? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, let's shove off! No, not yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you are all ready for our epic voyage, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then take care of what you must, you dragging anchor! The sea awaits us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well! To the sea! Raise anchor and set sails for thrills and emotion! And romance! And money! Our destination is dread Keelhaul Key!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is X-Naut One here, come back, dude? I repeat, X-Naut One here, over. Roger, reading you five-by. Infiltration is successful. X-Naut Black aboard vessel. Repeat: X-Naut Black is on board the vessel... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At last we return, slathered in glory, to my hometown: sweet Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, it is only because of my courageous efforts that we return at all, ah? But, of course, you all know that, and know it well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, Master Flavio. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But now, please excuse us. Perhaps chance will bring us all together again someday. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What? Hey! Where are... Y-You're all leaving already? Ah... That was harsh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such is life, Captain Mario. You are anxious to continue your own adventure also, ah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One day you may surpass the great and fabulous Flavio in greatness and fabulousness. It is not likely, I assure you, but you should, how you say, shoot for the stars, ah? If ever you should reach the pinnacle, remember to shout "FLAVIO" to the wind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That reminds me, amigo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you ever get the urge to return to Keelhaul Key, just say the word, OK? I will send you to the island faster than the fastest winds blow, comprende? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, you giant skull, you. Your time in the spotlight is done. Get over yourself. AHEM! Well, my adoring fans have gone, so I will be excusing myself now, as well. If you see me in town, I would permit you to say hello to me. May we meet again, ah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, we probably oughta go, too, don'tcha think? Let's go to the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario... I guess we should go, too. Let's head down to the door, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's that, Mario... I suppose we should go, too. Let's make for the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Gonzales! That's our cue! Let's break out of here and head for the door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario... Don't you think maybe we should go, too? Maybe go to the door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well, well, old boy... I should think we'd head for that door at this point. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I think the time is right for us to head for the door, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have to go see Daddy immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, Francesca! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a strange one, sir. It must be something special to convince you to return. Although, if I had a Goomba that cute waiting for me at the dock, I might return, too. Well, whatever you're doing, be careful. Good-bye, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long time, no see, Mario! I'm totally glad I got to see you again! This is awesome! Everyone's ready! We heard you were coming, so we've been waiting here for you! So, are you ready to go? Wherever you wanna go, we are so there with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! Welcome to Rogueport! Bit of a nasty place, eh? You got guts, comin' here. You look a bit green, so 'ave a wee bit of advice, on me: hit that Save Block to save. 'Cause the thing about life is, ya never know when you're gonna kick the ol' bucket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, yeah, we got ships from all over the bloomin' world comin' in an' outta 'ere. We're, whatta ya call 'em? Longshoremen, like. We load an' unload cargo all day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, yeah, we got ships from all over the bloomin' world comin' in an' outta 'ere. We're, whatta ya call 'em? Longshoremen, like. We load an' unload cargo all day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good winds blow through this ol' port. Right filthy as it is, dreams still come true 'ere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good winds blow through this ol' port. Right filthy as it is, dreams still come true 'ere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good winds blow through this ol' port. Right filthy as it is, dreams still come true 'ere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! You! With the mustache! What's wif the stink-eye, eh? You got somethin' to say? Right, then, ask me anythin'! I'm like an encyclopedia, I am! I can answer anythin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Keelhaul Key... Listen, mate... Don't ask me about that place. I got no need for a curse from the pirate king. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you're wif these other fools, eh? You only got one life! You should treasure it... But 'ey, if you do go there, give my regards to all my dead mates, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery? Now that you mention it, I have heard that bloke was a navigator like no other. 'Course, I also heard he was dead. That's the thing about rumors... What's true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yer another one o' them idiots, eh? You only got one life! You oughta treasure it! Well, if you do go to that 'orrible place, say 'ello to my dead chums, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You came back from that island alive! Mate, yer a bloomin' freak of nature! Yer a master! Yer a true tamer of the high seas! Yer more man than I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You came back from that island alive! Mate, yer a bloomin' freak of nature! Yer a master! Yer a true tamer of the high seas! Yer more man than I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You came back from that island alive! Mate, yer a bloomin' freak of nature! Yer a master! Yer a true tamer of the high seas! Yer more man than I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sky sure got dark in a hurry, didn't it? Huh. Eh! Prob'ly nothin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blimey! A fight?!? Corkin'! Heh heh! Ain't nothin' so fun as watchin' some poor bloke 'ave it out wif his missus, eh? Am I right, mate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lissen, mate... You'll run into all sorts o' trouble if you don't keep your eyes peeled. This is ROGUEport, after all. The town's rotten wif crooks, thieves, an' 'ooligans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lissen, mate... You'll run into all sorts o' trouble if you don't keep your eyes peeled. This is ROGUEport, after all. The town's rotten wif crooks, thieves, an' 'ooligans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lissen, mate... You'll run into all sorts o' trouble if you don't keep your eyes peeled. This is ROGUEport, after all. The town's rotten wif crooks, thieves, an' 'ooligans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lissen, mate... You'll run into all sorts o' trouble if you don't keep your eyes peeled. This is ROGUEport, after all. The town's rotten wif crooks, thieves, an' 'ooligans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lissen, mate... You'll run into all sorts o' trouble if you don't keep your eyes peeled. This is ROGUEport, after all. The town's rotten wif crooks, thieves, an' 'ooligans. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— K-Keelhaul Key? You mean the island where the treasure hoard of Cortez, the pirate king, is hidden? So...you want treasure, eh? Fine, but keep an eye out or the pirate curse'll get ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So THAT'S how you're doin' it! You an that mental Flavio... Uh, rather, that dashin' guy... Well, at any rate, be careful. That island is right nasty. Prepare yourself, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery? Yeah, sure, that bloke used to practically live at Podley's Place, on the plaza. He'd stay too late every now an' then an' that lovely wife of his would pick 'im up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going at last, are ya? Try not to die a 'orrible death, all right, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, there WERE ghosts, eh? I don't care what kinda ship ya got! I'd of been paralyzed! But hey! Comin' back on a better ship than you left on is quite the score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, there WERE ghosts, eh? I don't care what kinda ship ya got! I'd of been paralyzed! But hey! Comin' back on a better ship than you left on is quite the score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, there WERE ghosts, eh? I don't care what kinda ship ya got! I'd of been paralyzed! But hey! Comin' back on a better ship than you left on is quite the score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy there, mate! How's about I catch a ride on that trim ship of yours sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What you want, pal? Huh? A princess in a pink dress? I ain't seen nothing like that, no. I'd remember a princess, probably. Why do you want this chick, anyway, pal? Owe you money? Or is she yer girlfriend? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not that you care, but I gave up all my life's dreams. Now I just stare at the sea. I walk around...alone. I wait for a ship that never returns. Life stinks, you know that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not that you care, but I gave up all my life's dreams. Now I just stare at the sea. I walk around...alone. I wait for a ship that never returns. Life stinks, you know that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once, a great pirate named Cortez wreaked havoc on these seas, y'know. People in town still tell stories about that guy... He's like a legend... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once, a great pirate named Cortez wreaked havoc on these seas, y'know. People in town still tell stories about that guy... He's like a legend... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once, a great pirate named Cortez wreaked havoc on these seas, y'know. People in town still tell stories about that guy... He's like a legend... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See that ship docked there? She belongs to Flavio, the merchant trader. He don't sail too often, though. Mostly he hangs at Podley's joint on the plaza. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Off to that island, are ya? Well, at least Flavio's ship is the best in the harbor. You oughta be fine as long as you don't see any ghosts. But if the pirate king's curse is real, there ain't a ship on the sea that can save you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Off to that island, are ya? Well, at least Flavio's ship is the best in the harbor. You oughta be fine as long as you don't see any ghosts. But if the pirate king's curse is real, there ain't a ship on the sea that can save you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm more interested in the casualties of a treasure hunt than I am in the treasure. Morbid, huh? Yeah, I know. Well, you try not to become a treasure ghost, OK, pal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it weren't for you, those guys never would've returned. Thanks, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it weren't for you, those guys never would've returned. Thanks, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If it weren't for you, those guys never would've returned. Thanks, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, the sun came back, pal! Was it you? Did YOU save us? I'm...happy! I'm SOOO happy! I want to embrace life again... I want to BELIEVE again... Sniff... I love you, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, in case you don't know, the plaza's through the gate at the top of the stairs. There are shops and inns and stuff there. You ought to take a good look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, in case you don't know, the plaza's through the gate at the top of the stairs. There are shops and inns and stuff there. You ought to take a good look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what I've learned? The world is full of strange and mysterious places. Yup. I sure would love to go see them all one day. That'd be a logistical nightmare, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, the world sure is full of strange and mind-warpingly wonderful places, all right... What's that? ...Boggly Woods? Huh! Never heard of them... I'd love to see 'em one day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, the world sure is full of strange and mind-bogglingly sensational places, all right... What's that? A sky-city? Huh! Never heard of THAT... I'd love to see it one day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, the world sure is full of strange and mind-bendingly fantastic places, all right... ...A town in perpetual dusk? Huh! Never heard of THAT... I'd love to see it one day... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What? Keelhaul Key? Oh, that place is absolutely awful, I've heard. Not long ago, ship after ship went there hunting treasure, but none ever returned... I bet they met the bad end of the pirate king's curse. Those guys were dumb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Setting sail at last, eh? Treasure has its allure, but my family needs me. Dreaming dreams is all well and good, but certain-death voyages? I'll pass, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery? I'm fairly sure there was an old guy by that name living in the east part of town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Setting sail at last, eh? Treasure has its allure, but my family needs me. Dreaming dreams is all well and good, but certain-death voyages? I'll pass, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, those guys all looked excited... They didn't get rich, but I still kind of envy them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Poshley Heights? Only filthy- rich folks live there, right? Not that I've ever been... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?!? You went to the dang moon? Why should I believe you? Did you get the man in the moon's autograph? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? There was an evil shadow queen sleeping deep beneath this town?!? Huh? And you defeated her? Listen... You really need to quit with the compulsive lying. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes. Looks like trouble over there... Probably best not to get involved, huh? I wouldn't meddle with other people's problems in this town, even if I had an extra life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? Well, I'm a bit down. My older brother left port just the other day. I wonder how he's doing now? I just hope he comes back in one piece... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? Well, I'm a bit down. My older brother left port just the other day. I wonder how he's doing now? I just hope he comes back in one piece... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? Well, I'm a bit down. My older brother left port just the other day. I wonder how he's doing now? I just hope he comes back in one piece... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? Well, I'm a bit down. My older brother left port just the other day. I wonder how he's doing now? I just hope he comes back in one piece... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? Well, I'm a bit down. My older brother left port just the other day. I wonder how he's doing now? I just hope he comes back in one piece... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KEELHAUL KEY?!? That's that cursed island! Don't get mixed up with that place, for your own sake... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I might as well tell you... My brother...went to Keelhaul Key and never returned. I get woozy just thinking of it, but I've decided to work up my courage and sail there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My big brother came back, safe and sound! It's all thanks to you! Thank you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My brother learned nothing. He's off somewhere else now... Doesn't he care about me? I suppose if he wants to go, it's not my place to stop him... But that's pretty weak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My brother learned nothing. He's off somewhere else now... Doesn't he care about me? I suppose if he wants to go, it's not my place to stop him... But that's pretty weak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved the world, Mario! My brother could learn a thing or two about hard work from you, that's for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, ya scallywag! Move yer ever-lovin' bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, ya dirty dog! Move yerself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow much I work, it seems like I'll never get filthy rich... 'Course, ain't like I got a choice. Gotta work to live! Which means... Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, bilge pump! Move yer bloomin' buns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow much I work, it seems like I'll never get filthy rich... 'Course, ain't like I got a choice. Gotta work to live! Which means... Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, ya dock rat! Move yer stinkin' self! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow much I work, it seems like I'll never get filthy rich... 'Course, ain't like I got a choice. Gotta work to live! Which means... Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, grungy dog! Move yer lazy bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow much I work, it seems like I'll never get filthy rich... 'Course, ain't like I got a choice. Gotta work to live! Which means... Huff! Hoof! Harf! Horf! Haff! Outta the way, ya crumbum! Move yer pirate's booty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow much I work, life never gets any easier for me, know wha' I mean? There's got to be a way to just go POOF! an' get rich. You know... POOF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh! Ohhhhh, YES! I'm gonna be filthy rich! I can't wait to leave port! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't make your little brother worry! Be careful when you go out to sea from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww... I just wanna get on a boat and sail off to someplace far, far away... I am a sailor, after all. That's what we do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww... I just wanna get on a boat and sail off to someplace far, far away... I am a sailor, after all. That's our thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That dark sky cleared, and the raging seas calmed down! I can't fight it any longer! I'm going out to sea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You goin' to Keelhaul Key, amigo? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that so? Well, OK. You decide to go, though, you just yell, comprende? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! Muy bueno! To sea we go, amigo! Set sails! Destination: Keelhaul Key!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1300 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1301 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1302 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1303 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1304 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1305 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1306 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1307 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1308 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1309 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1310 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1311 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1312 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1313 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1314 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1315 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1316 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1317 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1318 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1319 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1320 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1321 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1322 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1323 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1324 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That's your ring, Mario! It must be an e-mail from Princess Peach! Check it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... I know that sound! Think it's an e-mail from Princess Peach or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Those dulcet tones! That dear Princess Peach has sent you an e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! That's you, bud! That's gotta be an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, listen! That must be an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you hear that, sweetie? Your captured princess must be e-mailing you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On your toes, old bean! That can only be an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dearest Mario, I have good news! I don't know where I'm being held, but there's an odd computer called TEC here. By cooperating with this TEC, I've managed to obtain some of these fiends' data. TEC is currently analyzing it...and strange as it may sound, I trust him. Once his analysis is done, I should be able to provide you with details of their plans. I'll e-mail you again once I learn more. Be good, OK? -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! That Princess Peach is so totally awesome! Go, girl! We better get to work, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! She's good! They oughta call her Super Peach! We should get to work, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy me! Your princess is quite the go-getter, hmm? Let's get to work, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rock ON! That princess is pretty rad, huh? Wow! We oughta get to work, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! That princess of yours is so courageous! We'd better get to work, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great Goobery! Your princess is no one to be trifled with! We'd best get to work, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, my! The princess is quite capable, isn't she? We've work to do, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cripes! The fraud police! You don't give up easy, do you? You can't make me pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move it, ya landlubber! Huh? Oh yeah, right, right. You took on my trouble, 'ey? My wife brought my lunchbox to me, but it was empty when I opened it! I'm so 'ungry, I could eat walrus whiskers! You gotta bring me somefin' to eat! How 'bout a, um, lessee... Ah, whatever! Anyfin'! So long as it's food! Now get to it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move it, ya landlubber! Huh? Oh, it's you? Did you bring me somefin' to eat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That looks right tasty. Chomp nomp gromp shnorp... Yum, that hit the spot! Now here's your reward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, mate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, still no grub, mate? I could eat a narwhal! Bring me somefin' to eat! And make it snappy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You're Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This is so cool! I never thought I'd meet a celebrity out here! Ooo! I know! Do you want to make an investment, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name's Lumpy, and I'm heading out to Dry Dry Desert to prospect for oil! I've lived my life hoping to get rich quick...and now my chance has come! But I still don't have enough start-up funds. Could you please lend me some money? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Mario! You come again! My dream is to get rich quick! I'm gonna strike oil and strike it rich! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm accepting initial investments of 100 coins or more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll lend you cash. No way, bub! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much. You won't regret it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine. Whatever. Be that way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're poorer than I am. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, I'm ready to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Mario! It's me! Lumpy! Don't you remember? I went to Dry Dry Desert to drill for oil? Ring a bell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I did it! I totally struck oil!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There were times that I was covered in dust, weak, and ready to give up! But... But... But I never lost sight of the dream... And one day, I finally seized it! And you believed in me all this time, Mario! You sure did! Thank you so much! I want to return your loan with a little more just to show my appreciation! Please, take this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {#} coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, thanks for everything! Now you have some capital to start your own venture! ...Just don't let your dream die, Mario! I know you'll make it someday! Just like I did! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There were times that I was covered in dust, weak, and ready to give up! But... But... But I never lost sight of the dream... And one day, I finally seized it! ...Just don't let your dream die, Mario! I know you'll make it someday! Just like I did! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Mario! How's it going? Hey, guess what? I kept a journal of my hunt for black gold! It's a little embarrassing... But want to read it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read it! Don't read it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which part would you like to read? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Part 1 The Night Before Part 2 The Buzzar Fiend Part 3 A Helping Hand Part 4 A Reliable Guide Part 5 The Digging Point Part 6 The Long Dig Part 7 The Wrap-up ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Night Before I'm finally off tomorrow! I've filled my pack with cheese, and I'm ready to go! My to-do list is crossed off. I owe so much to all of my investors... Not just money! The old get-rich-quick dream...but this is different. I have a reason... See, I owe it to my hometown. It's so cold there, people are constantly shivering. If I find oil and send it there, then people can use it to heat their homes. Oil will make me rich and them happy. It seems to be the perfect goal, right? I have always, always... had this dream, since I was very small. Of course, getting rich is a big part of it, too, but who doesn't want money? Money! Money! Cover me with it, please! Hahhhhhhhhhhh... Well, enough for tonight... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Buzzar Fiend Why did it have to turn out like this? I got to Toad Town by boat, then took a train to the foot of Mt. Rugged. Unfortunately, you can only get from Mt. Rugged to Dry Dry Desert on foot. And tragedy waited for me as I slogged faithfully up that winding trail... It was a huge, awful vulture! I had read about it in my travel brochures! This Buzzar accosted all travelers on Mt. Rugged! I hightailed it, but Buzzar had me in its sights. I felt a piercing jolt as its claws dug deep into my backpack. After dropping me onto a cliff, Buzzar seemed to forget me and disappear. I let out a sigh of relief, but when I touched my back, I noticed my pack was gone! My pack! In it was all my food and money to start the operation! No! That mangy Buzzar made off with everything of importance to me! All I have left is this journal, a shovel to dig for oil, and my life... But perhaps living is miracle enough...or so I'd like to believe. But now... I can't turn back. I climbed down the mountain to the desert. The Dry Dry Desert sprawls out before me, beckoning dreamers and fools... I am both, and I set out with a heart full of dread... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Helping Hand I am now in a place called Dry Dry Outpost. Someone pulled me, lifeless and parched, from the merciless desert floor... It was a Koopa with a fine mustache named Kolorado. An angel in a pith helmet... He was a world-traveling adventurer-archaeologist. I told him about Buzzar... And my quest for oil... And my dreams of riches and warmth for my people... After I spoke at length, he gave me food and water. I asked him why he should be so kind, and he looked into the distance and said... "Turning one's back on an ambitious dreamer... "Invites others to do the same to you, old boy. "I just... I just want to believe in every dream this sad old world can muster." This guy, he still chases his own dreams, dusty dreams of archaeology. We stayed up all night discussing each other's dreams. It was great. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Reliable Guide I am now at a desert oasis. After Kolorado left, I set out from Dry Dry Outpost to find my digging point. But the desert is so wide... It's impossible to find anything without a guide. I had no idea where I was going, and my head was splitting in the heat. My throat was burning and scratchy... Was I awake? Was I asleep? I heard a voice calling to me from far away... "Hey, are you a nice guy? If you're a nice guy, then give me something nice." I didn't have the food or water I received from Kolorado. I had nothing. "Why do you lie here? If you are a nice guy, give me a nice thing, and I will help." I croaked: "All I have is... "All I have is my dream..." When I next awoke, I was at this oasis. "You're awake!" I heard! There was a Squeek there in a gray head scarf. "My name is Moustafa. You had nothing to give, but I got something nice anyway!" I don't know how or why, but it seems I'd been saved by yet another stranger... "Do you need a guide? If there is somewhere you want to go, I will take you." Unbelievable! I've actually found a reliable guide. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Digging Point We're here! I'm finally at the spot where I'm supposed to dig for oil! I was told to draw a line from a blue cactus to a cactus-like rock... I went north a precise distance from the exact termination point... I ended up here, at a point between Dry Dry Ruins and the oasis... Moustafa has guided me this far with skill and bravery... He said, "You are a nice guy. Your dream will come true. Moustafa believes this." He left then, leaving me to fight this battle on my own! All I have to do is dig here until I find oil. That's all... I stocked up on lemons and limes at the oasis, so I should last a few days. I MUST find that oil! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Long Dig I am digging...for oil now, and... my hand shakes...as I write these...perhaps final...words... I have been digging...from sunup to sundown...but...still no sign of...that sweet crude... Maybe...I've just picked... a dry spot...in this cursed spot...in this cursed desert... But...I'm sure this...is where Merluvlee...told me to dig... Yes...I'm sure of it... There's...no more...food...or water...and even my hopes... have dwindled...to nothing... Ahhh...this is it...my dream... dies here...with me...under these...unforgiving skies... My...dream... My... My...? Wait...no...this is not it...my dream...is of something...else... yes...something else... Dig... Keep...digging... I...must...keep...digging... ...Arms...move...body...work... find...oil... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Wrap-up I am now on a boat back to dear Rogueport. I did it! I finally struck oil in that dry desert! I have left the day-to-day operation to my men in the field, and now return home. It all came true... Striking it rich... Finding oil... My dream... But...somewhere along the way, this became more than just my dream. So many people have helped to make this dream happen. So many... "You had nothing to give, but I got something nice anyway!" Dear Moustafa... "I just want to believe in every dream this sad world can muster." Ah, Kolorado... People who lent me money... And gave me food... And showed me the way... So many hands reaching out to help me... I must do something for all of them! That feeling has pushed me even harder... ...I must share this feeling with the people who helped me as I struggled! I must share these words that have seared themselves into my heart: Dreams come true. -Lumpy- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh... Yeah, that's a little embarrassing. Read another? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read another. That's enough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. Well, I'll just be here, thinking about what to do next, so say hi anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm Hayzee! And I must say, Luigi is a great actor, one of the finest I've seen! After this adventure, we're going on tour to appear on stages everywhere! I'm going to be known as "The Red Miracle"! And, of course, Luigi will be grass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... You're leaving, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's too bad... Having you around really did wonders for my research... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, Professor, we'd never let you monopolize Mario for your research, anyway! Besides, you said I could be your research assistant for next term! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... Yes, that's right. And I thank you, Goombella. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Even after you leave here, please don't forget about us, all right? And we, in return, will wish that you find all the best in the future. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never ever give up, Mario! That's the most important thing I learned from you... Thanks, Mario. Just promise me you'll think of me now and again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario... Thanks to you, I've found courage and inner strength. I don't know how to say this, but...I think I like myself more since I've known you... And I feel like I've grown closer to my dad. It's all so hard to put into words... Ummmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, dear Mario... I am ready to make my comeback in the theater now. I've found so many things on this journey that I can only express on stage... And with these new themes... I am so ready for that wonderful spotlight again! Please do come see me once we've finished rehearsing! And bring Peach too, dear! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales... Oh, yeah, wait. I've gotta stop doing that. It's MARIO, right? Well... You'll always be Gonzales to me, man! Because I was born in the Glitz Pit, and Gonzales is, and always will be, the champ! So let's meet again, Gonzales! I mean it, man! ...Sniff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhh... Mario... I... I feel... I feel like I've grown to lo-- Uh, yeah, um, never mind... ...Y-Yeah, I sure do think that you and Peach make a nice couple... Hmm hmm hmm... I... I'll never forget my time traveling with you. So... Don't forget me either... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, old boy... It was most agreeable that I had the chance to meet you... If not for you, then my dear Scarlette would still gaze down on a broken Bob-omb... But now, I'm off to sea again! I know Scarlette would have wanted it that way... Let's see each other again, Mario! And this time, let it be on the high seas, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it is time for us to part, my little cheese-hunk. But I will not say farewell. Because... You're welcome here anytime. And since you're welcome, you should come anytime you please, sweetie! Now, be careful...and until we meet again...adieu. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, the boat's almost here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, we made it just in time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take these with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We brought them so you'd have something to eat on the boat! Yummy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are VERY fresh Mushrooms! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup! Here's one for Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how lovely! Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone... If not for all of you, the world would have fallen into a horrible darkness. But your brave hearts strove for peace... ...and saved this world! I don't know how to thank you...but know that the entire world is in your debt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Nonsense! We're the ones who should be thanking you, Princess! If you hadn't come to our little town... We'd all be puppets for the Shadow Queen and Grodus! The thought gives me hives! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Look! Your Highness! I see the boat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care, everyone! Farewell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, forgive my lateness, sir! I must have dozed off a bit! But please, come on board! I'll get you folks back at full steam!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Set a course for the Mushroom Kingdom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I'm totally rambling at this point, so I guess I'd better wrap it up... I just wanna say, even though things got tough, I'm grateful for our time together. And... There is one thing that kind of weighed on me and I never got to express to you. See, I... Well... Maybe that's best kept a secret. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haaaack... Oooooooog... A-CHOO! That was terrible... I gotta get in shape... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's...? WAAAAUGH!!! It's Bowser, the Koopa king!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Someone help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll eat us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THERE you are, Lord Bowser! What are you doing here? I've been looking all over! If I may ask, where have you been, Your Sogginess? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Swimming. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Neat! As for me... Glitzville was FANTASTIC! The fights were SO COOL! I was overcome! Why, even at my age, I was shaking what my momma gave me! And then...the Hot Dogs! Oh, my gracious! YUMMERLY! You have fun, too? Hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... GRAAARGH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser... Is that a "no"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was terrible! You hear me? I swallowed a dang Blooper! I wanted to have FUN! But forget it! It's over! Go get me some solid info on Princess Peach and the Crystal Stars! NOW!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport Harbor. Ships come here from all over the world! Everybody's always working their tails off down here. No wonder it's totally sweaty. Sometimes this area's all stacked high with cargo from all the ships. The water smells pretty rank, but that's like, the magic of a port town, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She's "well connected," get me? Her dad's a big boss. She doesn't crave money or power or anything like that, though. She lives for love. Doesn't that, like, totally melt your heart? People could learn from this girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca's boyfriend, Frankie. He's the future of the Pianta syndicate. Hard to believe, isn't it? Still, he's the number-two guy after Don Pianta. You'd think he'd be this tough guy, but Francesca has him eating out of her hand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pa-Patch the Bob-omb. He's a real salty sailor type. Totally active guy, huh? Yeah, he looks pretty burly, too. Gotta love strong go-getters, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich. He owns lots of ships. I don't know for sure, but it looks like this ship is his favorite. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the sound of it, something bad happened to this sailor, and now he hates the sea. Sounds so sad... I wonder what he thinks about when he looks out at the ocean... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad sailor who works here at Rogueport Harbor. I hear he loves his family so much that it's hard for him to go on long voyages. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the sailors going with us to Keelhaul Key. He seems super-motivated, so we're totally lucky to have him, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They call that guy Four-Eyes. He's one of the sailors coming with us to Keelhaul Key. I totally feel like I've seen him somewhere before, though... ...Maybe I'm just going nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad sailor. He seems pretty freaked out to be a sailor, but hey. I always hear him worrying about his brother, so maybe that's why he's so tweaked. Y'know, speaking of which, you don't exactly worry about Luigi much, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know that sailor who's constantly freaking out? That's his brother, there. Talking to guys like this, it seems like sailors always want to get back to sea... But they're pros, right? Do they really need to worry about each other so much? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bomberto, a Bob-omb sailor. He's small, but he's a super-hard worker. He doesn't just sail, either! He loads and unloads stuff, too! Look at those muscles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb sailor. He does basic harbor work, like loading and unloading. He's kinda gruff, but he seems to have decent advice. Pretty OK guy, all around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb sailor. He's one of the guys going to Keelhaul Key with us. Why do you think so many Bob-ombs become sailors? Kinda weird, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cortez, remember? The dread pirate ghost feared by all? Ring a bell? Boy, hard to imagine someone that scary would like us... But he's just a big sweetie! Plus, he's like our taxi service between Rogueport and Keelhaul Key! I love him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lumpy, a Ratooey. His dream is to strike it rich by finding oil. Gotta admire the dedication! Guys like this make me want to chase my dreams harder! Still... When I talk to him, it seems more like he's just up for whatever, you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Admiral Bobbery. All the dock workers call him a legendary helmsman. I don't know if that's true, but he definitely seems like the most capable sailor here! I know he's been through a lot, but I'm glad we brought him around, aren't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thriff T. the Toad. He and his brother run the Toad Bros. Bazaar. He says he wants to go to Keelhaul Key to open his own shop. Not a bad dream! I get totally jealous of people who stay so focused on their goals, y'know? But... How many customers does he expect to get on a deserted island, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the Toads who's coming with us to Keelhaul Key. Sounds like she got tired of life in Rogueport and wants a fresh start on Keelhaul Key. Hey, she's young, y'know? That's the time to get out there and try new stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario, that's the guy! That's Larson, the thief that Goomther asked us to catch! So this is where he's been hiding! Let's nab him and get the reward! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's your brother, Loogie... Wait, no! I mean, uh...Louie... No, I mean Luigi! If you wonder what Luigi's up to, I'm sure he'd tell you. All you gotta do is ask! In fact, it kinda looks like he's dying to tell you stuff, so you oughta rap with him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luigi's Dayzee friend, Hayzee. Apparently, Hayzee is an actor/director. You know Luigi's acting debut, right? The grass thing? I could never play grass... I'd wanna play a princess! And a prince would wake me with a kiss... So romantic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Mister! You...totally saved me! Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have just GOT to give you a little reward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name's Goombella. I'm a student at the University of Goom. Nice to meet ya! So, uh... Who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Mario? Wait, you mean, like, that famous guy? Wow! I can't believe I met you here! Cool... Anyway, no offense, but it looks like you just rolled into town yourself. Right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me, I already HATE it here! There are freaks and weirdos EVERYWHERE! It's nasty! I mean, I know the place is called Rogueport, so I should have expected it, but sheesh! I'd never come to a place like this if there weren't some legendary treasure here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You're looking for the legendary treasure, too? Seriously? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa WHOA, bucko! Whatcha got there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh! Is... Isn't that a treasure map?! You HAVE to tell me where you got that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Princess Peach? What? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great hoogly-boogly! If it isn't Master Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bit of a coincidence, bumping into one another in this sort of place, hm? Ho ho! So tell me, Master Mario, what in the world brings you to this wretched little burg? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hmm? Ah! Indeed?!? Princess Peach sent you a letter and a treasure map? And she told you she'd meet you here in Rogueport?!? Intriguing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're asking me where Princess Peach is? Erm... I was about to ask you that. We stopped in this town to acquire a spot of fuel for our ship, don't you know... I only took my eye off her for a moment, but as soon as I did, she vanished. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know how headstrong she is, Mario... I just assumed she'd be back momentarily... But at this point, I fear we must embrace the possibility that she may never return. I've been at a loss as to what to do. I've been fraught with worry, I tell you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I'm feeling better with you here, Master Mario. Surely we'll find her! Surely! But I know my place, Master Mario...and this is not it. I leave this task to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believe I'll recline in the inn right over there and enjoy a spot of tea, perhaps. In fact, I highly recommend it, particularly if you find your HP (Heart Points) running low. Just drop on INN! Ho ho! ...Yes, anyway, a little rest there will fill all of your HP. I must say, though, the rest of this town is a bit...rough. Yes, rough, indeed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #111 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff! I say... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Princess Peach? Did he mean, like, Peach, the Mushroom Kingdom princess?!? The princess who always gets nabbed by Bowser, the Koopa king? The one you rescue? Wait a sec'! This is crazy! Princess...PEACH sent you that treasure map? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. This is really intense. Well, where could she have gone, then, do you think? You think maybe she got sick of waiting and went to find the treasure on her own? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! Oooh! I know, Mario! Come with me! One of my professors is here researching that treasure. We'll show him your map! If we start looking for the treasure, then maybe we'll catch up to Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great! We're all good, then! Let's go, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First off, we gotta go find my professor. Thing is, since I just got to town myself...I, um, don't actually know where he lives. So keep an eye out! Here's what Professor Frankly looks like! {Professor Frankly} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stay down, Bro! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da boss sends his greetin's! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's dat road taste, punk? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That...hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those jerks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We won't forget this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, by the way, Mario... Have you saved yet? You see that Save Block in front of that inn? Since we're here, you oughta save now. Just jump up and hit the block to save, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeeeeeeeooops! Uh... Fancy meeting you here! You're pretty dang persistent, buddy! What a pain! Fine! FINE, OK? You got me. I'll give you your coins back. Here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huzzat?!? Hey! Aren't you that doofus who klutzed into me? You really owe it to yourself to carry a little cash around, buddy. Treat yourself right. I mean, I went to the trouble of trying to pick your pocket, but I didn't get a single coin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme give you a news flash: even the innocent-looking people in town are thieves! So, don't come grumbling to me about losing a little pocket change, OK, buddy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme give you a news flash: even the innocent-looking people in town are robbers! So, don't come crying to me about losing a little pocket change, OK, buddy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! With all this garbage, there are tons of flies and stuff... Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! This garbage attracts flies and huge roaches like crazy. Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! Since there's garbage all over, the place just REEKS! Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! I mean, look at this garbage! The place is a total mess! Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! No windows... No breeze... It's all muggy and nasty! Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! There's no natural light, so it's all dark and scary! Who'd want to come in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some kinda problem? You think you can just barge into my hideout, buddy? ...You're probably just jealous. No one snooping around... It's the perfect hideout spot! Garbage... Flies... Roaches... Stinky... Dirty... Muggy... And there's no sunlight! Ohhhhhh! No WONDER! That's why nobody comes here! This place is gross! Ah, well. I can get used to living just about anywhere... I guess... Bleah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Theee skull captain ♪ Caasts his gaaaaaze ♪ Theeee red jewellll ♪ Shiiiiines and plaaays ♪ It's a booom bassa boom ♪ Festivaaal! ♪ Theee 'Stache brooothers ♪ Besssssst of frieeeeends ♪ Threeee times Red 'Stache ♪ Lands onnnnn his ennnnd ♪ Blue Stache's bellllllly ♪ Four times is whacked ♪ Now all the fiiiireworks ♪ Booooom and craaaaack ♪ It's a boom bassa boom ♪ Festivallll! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! What are you doing? Sneaking up on a person as he sings most jovially! ...Who, me, you ask about? Ah! I am called Flavio. I am, how you say? A trader. The richest man in Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And this is the Skull Stone. The lucky charm of my family. I love you, you sparkly thing! It is so fabulous, I wish to give it great big kisses! It never leaves my sight! Never! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And what do you want, ah? Who, me, you ask about? Ah! I am called Flavio. I am, how you say? A trader. The richest man in Rogueport. Monetary wealth gives me freedom, yes, and freedom gives me wealth of spirit! And yet...why is it that a man whose life is unchained must always long for yet more, ah? What is missing from my life? This tears at my very insides! I must know! What do I lack? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Romance, definitely. I'd say...emotion. Probably thrills. Money, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Monetary wealth gives me freedom, yes, and freedom gives me wealth of spirit! And yet...why is it that a man whose life is unchained must always long for yet more, ah? What is missing from my life? This tears at my very insides! I must know! What do I lack? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Romance, you say, ah? I suppose one does need some rrrrrromance in life... What other sweet, delectable fruit could make so many wonderful pasta sauces... AH! NOOO! FOOLISH FLAVIO! Not ROMAS, you silly man! What I need is ROMANCE!!! Wait! Hold the horses! That is it!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Emotion, you say, ah? I suppose each life must experience some emotion... Yes, the gradual process that forever alters the landscape of life, like rain on dirt... AH! NOOO! FOOLISH FLAVIO! Not EROSION, you silly man! What I need is EMOTION!!! Wait! Hold the horses! That is it!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thrills, you say, ah? I suppose one does need some thrills every now and then... There is nothing like the feeling of being alone on a mountain, shivering to death... AH! NOOO! FOOLISH FLAVIO! Not CHILLS, you silly man! What I need are THRILLS!!! Wait! Hold the horses! That is it!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Money, you say, ah? Yes. There is nothing like a grapefruit covered in... AH! NOOO! FOOLISH FLAVIO! Not HONEY, you silly man! What he meant was MONEY!!! ...Ah, but if it's money I need, I may be in good shape. Because I'm filthy rich! Wait! Hold the horses! A great idea has struck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that I am thinking of it, I once heard of the treasure of Cortez, the pirate king... Yes! This is the answer! Oh, such happiness for me! A hunt for pirate treasure!!! Why, that just shrieks of rrrromance and thrills and emotion and even money!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you not know the tale? The pirate king's treasure? Hidden on Keelhaul Key? Ah! Well, tales say that the pirate king, Cortez, hid his hoard of pirate booty there. For years, treasure hunters and ruffians have gone there in search of the loot... But not a single one of them has ever returned! Oh, the horror makes my back tingle! People here whisper that the ghost of Cortez attacks all who seek his treasure... Eek! It is because of those very rumors that people no longer go to Keelhaul Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But that will not stop Flavio! That treasure is there, yes! And I am going to prove it! For I am Flavio! Trader extraordinaire, millionaire, sailor of the seven seas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is that you are saying? You are also looking for a treasure? Here in Rogueport? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why talk such craziness? There isn't anything like that in this dull armpit of a town. You cannot be believing each stupid rumor about treasure some street urchin spews out. No no no no no no no no NO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now what madness comes bursting from your mouth? You have a treasure map? W-Well... Hand it over! Rather, I mean, show me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are having a joke on me. This map leads straight to Keelhaul Key!!! You swine! You mean to steal my treasure out from under me, you awful, awful man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, now I am confused. You are looking for things known as the Crystal Stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But now that I am thinking... A star-shaped stone WAS said to be in Cortez's hoard... Perhaps I could sell it for a staggering amount of cash? Yes, that would be... ...Ah! Stop such thoughts, Flavio! What you need is romance, thrills, and emotion. I cannot ignore what this business before me suggests... This must be fate at work! Flavio shall go with you to Keelhaul Key! Of course, the Crystal Star is yours! Yes! But the rest of the treasure is mine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You must repeat that. Flavio's ears are plugged. You have no ship? HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! You unfortunate, foolish man! Do you not know who I am? I will have a ship ready in no time! And it will be massive! And glorious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Splendid, splendid, splendid! Let us begin preparations immediately, shall we? I will volunteer myself as our intrepid leader! Yes! And you will be captain! Ah! Danger and adventure tickle my nostrils! Come to the harbor right away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #777 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery? Yeah... Yeah, I know him. You know that house just past the wall in the eastern part of town? That's his. But I think both you and he would be better off if you just let him be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You say Bobbery won't go to sea, huh? Well, can't say that surprises me. The real question is, are you folks REALLY sure you want Bobbery back on the water? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that it? Now I see... You want to mount an expedition to Keelhaul Key... Rough seas out there. Most sailors would meet their ends. Not old Bobbery, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fact of the matter is... Admiral Bobbery's tale is sad. Horribly sad, actually. You'll probably end up crying... but I'll tell it to you, if you really want me to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please do! I can take it. No, I hate sad stories. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... So, you've gotten up the courage to listen to the sad tale of Admiral Bobbery? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, fair enough, I suppose. I guess it isn't the sort of story I should tell, anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that case, get ready... Bobbery's tale of woe goes something like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery was once married. He had a wife of enduring beauty named Scarlette. The two of them were madly in love, the sort of love reserved for fairy tales. Now, Bobbery was a renowned sailor, so he was away from home for long periods. Scarlette never complained, though, and always waited faithfully for Bobbery's return. And Bobbery... His eye never drifted. He loved only Scarlette, truly and deeply. So they lived, and found happiness where they could. And all was good, for a time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But not all good things can last. It was a particularly icy winter when it happened... Scarlette fell ill. A virus? A passing cold? No one knew, but it soon turned serious. Bobbery, at sea on a long, lonely voyage, knew nothing of his bride's suffering. By the time he returned, Scarlette had succumbed. She was gone. Bobbery, of course, blamed himself. "My loving wife perished because of me..." "If I were not at sea, I could have nursed her to health. I could have saved her." ...He was overcome with such thoughts. They tormented him always, haunting his sleep. He has never gone out to sea since. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's...sniff...the saddest tale I've ever heard in my life. No wonder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... Now I'm depressed. So that's his reason... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that poor dear! How indescribably awful for him! Now I understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee... What a downer. I guess that's a pretty good reason for hating the ocean... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't imagine what that poor man went through... No wonder he won't sail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why must romance so often end in tragedy? Why?!? I see why he won't sail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You all know his tale now... So, tell me: do you still want him to return to the sea? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... We have no choice. No. He's suffered enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wish him to sail again, no matter the cost to him? No matter what it takes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that case, let the miserable old soul be and make your way without him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well. I understand. If you're that determined, then I'll give you this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got an old letter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On her deathbed, Scarlette wrote Bobbery a final letter. You hold it in your hands. I don't know what's written inside...but I can tell you what she told me as she lay dying: "If I should succumb to this plague, and if my love should blame himself for my death... "Then give this letter to him, so he may hear my voice." It was her last request. But when I saw Bobbery in misery, trying to forget the pain as he mourned his wife... I just couldn't bring myself to present this letter to him. I've regretted it ever since. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please... Take this letter, and do the deed I was too cowardly to do: take it to Bobbery. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, Podley. And don't beat yourself up for this. We'll deliver the letter. C'mon, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Thank you, Podley. We'll deliver the letter, don't worry. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you poor man! Don't you dare blame yourself, Podley. We'll happily deliver this. Come, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, Podley... Thanks a ton. We'll deliver this thing. You feel better, OK? Let's roll, Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much, Podley. We'll deliver the letter, don't you worry. Ready, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Podley. That had to hurt you to admit... We'll deliver the letter. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FREEZE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You two! Not another step! Don't come this way!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some complete JERK just bumped into me and made me lose a contact lens! I'm looking for it right now, so DON'T YOU DARE MOVE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You hear me? Whatever you do, do NOT move an INCH! NOT AN INCH, YOU HEAR?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squitch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! IDIOT! You stepped on it!!! My poor contact lens!!! I told you NOT TO MOVE!!!!! Don't your stupid ears work? What were you thinking?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is your fault! Now I have to buy a new contact lens! But YOU'RE gonna pay for it! Compensate me, Mr. Clumsy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! If that's your plan, then here's MINE, you oaf! I'm gonna block the gate to the west side until you bring me a new contact lens! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you bring me my contact lens, Mr. Squishy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Look, I'm not letting you into the west part of town until you buy me a new lens! Sorry, but end of story. I can't cook anything without my contact lenses in! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! My rage is so hot right now, I could cook YOU with it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A contact lens! Oh, sweet relief! Thank you! Finally, the world is crisp and clear again! I can see! Oh! I'm so happy! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be careful from now on. People don't generally like having their stuff stomped on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so it's you again, huh, Mr. Stomp-a-lot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, my name is Zess T. I may not look like a chef, but I'm actually quite good. If you bring me ingredients, my cooking skills burst to life and culinary magic happens. Want me to whip something up for you right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want me to cook something for you, Clumsy Crush-a-lot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. Contact-Smoosher! Listen to this... I got the lowdown on a book that can turn anyone into a master chef! I went to the Trouble Center in the east part of town and recruited someone to find it. If you like helping folks out, you oughta swing by there. I'll reward you! So anyway... Did you need me to cook something for you, Dr. Bumblefoot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, shall I cook something for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, listen, Captain Bungle... You don't have any ingredients for cooking. Unless you like eating air, I suggest you pick some up before you come back here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what a complete letdown. I thought I could put my skills to the test... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What ingredients would you like me to cook with? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Are you sure you don't want me to cook anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to use another ingredient? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What do you want to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey! That's the same as what you just gave me! Choose something different. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll cook up your {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh! Then I'll cook up your {x} and {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You want to stop? OK. Come back whenever, Sir Stomp-on-Stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm gonna mix these up for you, so just wait a sec'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doodle-de-doo-dah! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to keep you waiting! Looks like it came out perfect! Yum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to keep you waiting! This should be a nice dish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to keep you waiting! I'm not entirely sure you'll like this, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Unfortunately, that did NOT turn out quite right. Hey, it happens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wow. That's all I can say. I'm not sure why, but THIS is what came out. Whoa. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on! Take it, Stompy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anytime you feel like it, feel free to bring me stuff to cook with, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just cook that. I'll pick another. Never mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! Yes, welcome to the Toad Bros. Bazaar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? What's that? You want a contact lens, you say? Hmm. Wait just a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee, fella, I'm sorry, but we don't have any in stock right now. Tough luck, I know. I can special-order one right away for you, but it'll take a while. Check back soon, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, fella, sorry, but your contact lens hasn't arrived quite yet. I feel terrible about this... but you'll have to wait a little longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, valued customer! Your contact lens is in! Please drop by our shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for your purchase! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, welcome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is my brother's shop. Someday I'd like to have my own shop. That'd be nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is my brother's shop. Someday I'd like to have my own shop. That'd be nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is my brother's shop. Someday I'd like to have my own shop. That'd be nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a humble little cola shop where folks mix stories and drinks. By the by, there's an inn upstairs. When you're weary, go on up and relax. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a friendly spot where folks can cast off their troubles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, an oasis of refreshment in the often bleak desert of life. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a romantic spot where love blooms in the shadows! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a hip spot that still retains the nostalgic charm of yesterday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a spot where folks come to wrap up their sinful days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, a ring of fire where extinguished flames of passion reignite! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, where soft tunes massage the ears and soothe the spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, where you can escape the city and spend time with the true you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you and yours! Have a seat! This is Podley's Place, where battle-weary warriors come to heal body and soul! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, where in the world could the princess have gotten to? This is quite troubling, indeed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! What could Her Highness be doing? The mind reels... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Hmm... I wonder if she might be off shopping somewhere... She does enjoy that so... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Hmm... I certainly hope she didn't meet this "syndicate" I've been hearing of... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Hmm... I certainly hope she hasn't been kidnapped by any of the thieves in this town... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Ohh... I'm so fraught with worry that I can't hardly sleep nowadays... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Master Mario! Haven't you found the princess yet? Ohh... If we don't find her soon, I fear I'll collapse from a lack of sleep, old boy... Please don't waste another moment! You must find the princess. You MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Master Mario! If anything happens to me, promise you'll watch after the princess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Did ya know? Tales claim that locked away in that very chest... Is the mighty weapon a great man used to defeat a huge, frightening beast! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Open at 11 AM Today ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome. Feel free to look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor Frankly? Actually, I think a guy by that name lives over on the east side... Just go east from here. As you enter town from the harbor, just hang a right. So, uh, what about him? Did this guy steal something important from you, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, great pay? Or, at least, something easy? I don't do any heavy lifting. And I gotta get paid cash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, incredible pay? Yeah! If you've got easy work that pays a lot, I'm your man! I'm all OVER that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, insane pay? Yeah! Easy work that surrounds a guy with lovely women, I'm your man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, absurd pay? Yeah! Like, maybe something where I sing one song and collect royalties forever? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, amazing pay? Yeah! Like, maybe something where I do a little dance and get paid for life? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, unbelievable pay? Huh? Did you say lottery? No, no... No lottery for me. I lose WAY too much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, mind-blowing pay? It would be great if I could get paid a lot to sleep. Yeah, that's the job for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you don't have any good jobs, do you? You know, easy work, ridiculous pay? ...... Yeah, yeah! I got it, mister... Nobody pays anyone a lot to do something easy... Fine! I'll try working hard. I'll break a sweat...but I'd better get paid good for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dang, yesterday I blew through 100 coins at the parlor. You believe that? But not next time, man! I'm coming back a winner! The odds favor me now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot, yesterday I blew through 200 coins at the parlor. You believe that? But next time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, yesterday I blew through 300 coins at the parlor. You believe that? But next time I'm gonna win. Just mark my words, man! I've got a system now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I blew through 400 coins at the parlor...but next time, it'll all be good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I blew through 500 coins at the parlor...but not next time! No way, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I blew through 600 coins at the parlor...but next time, I'm gonna... Oh, wait. Now I'm all outta cash. That isn't good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I blew through 700 coins at the parlor...but next time, I'll do better... I'm gonna hawk my expensive wristwatch and play some more! Brilliant move, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I blew through 800 coins at the parlor...but next time, I'm definitely winning... Actually, you know what? Maybe I'll just quit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, listen to this, man! Yesterday at the parlor... I won 100,000 coins! Yeah! Finally! I finally won! The dark skies all cleared up, I finally won... Great days are here at last! Hooray! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a wallop for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a smack for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a thumping for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a pounding for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a clobbering for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, give him a whupping for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If I find him, I'm gonna give him a wallop, a smack, a thumping, and a pounding... And then I'm gonna give him a clobbering and a whupping! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card the other day. If you find that jerk, don't do anything to him, understand? Just find him for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was looking for this guy who defrauded me with a fake credit card... But I quit looking for him. Looking so hard for some guy when the world was coming to an end was pretty stupid... Yeah, so I forgot about the whole thumping-revenge thing. Heh heh heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? If you press {Z}, you can check your current HP. I can't believe you didn't know that. If you have low HP, you oughta go rest in an inn so you recover. Use your head. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? If you gotta replenish both HP and FP, inns are better than recovery blocks. Inns will refill all your Star Power, too, that's why... Recovery blocks won't, genius. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? In this town...the boss of the Robbos and Don Pianta are in a nasty turf war. If you wanna live long, you'd better either choose a side, or stay the heck out of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? Some people are so good at fighting, they fight with Stylish moves, you hear me? I'm pretty sure that guy who lives underground will tell you about Stylish moves... If you're interested, go talk to that guy, 'cause I'm all tapped out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? Here in Rogueport...there's a world-famous archaeologist... Huh? You already knew that? Fine, smart guy. I'll have a better tip next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? There's a world-famous sailor named Bobbery here in Rogueport who... Huh? He's already with you? Fine, Mr. Big Brain. I'll have a better tip next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? There are secret blue pipes below us that are connected to other parts of the world. If you find them, you'll be able to go to distant places like Poshley Heights instantly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? There are ruins beneath us, and you can go down there and find these pipes that... Huh? You already knew that? Fine, Mr. Brilliant. I'll have a better tip next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look like you don't know nothing, so I'll teach you something, how 'bout that? There's this guy named Mario who saved the whole world in its darkest hour... Huh? YOU'RE Mario?!? W-W-W-Wait a sec'! Whoa! The rumors were all true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but I gotta tell someone... I'm a wanted Goomba. I was a thief in another town up until about three months ago. Yeah, a good one. But then the heat came down and I needed to hide out, so I came to Rogueport. Now that I told you, you gotta keep it a secret, OK? Heh heh... I'm so sly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but you look like an OK guy... I'm a wanted Goomba. I was a thief in another town up until about three months ago. Yeah, a good one. But then the heat came down and I needed to hide out, so I came to Rogueport. Now that I told you, you gotta keep it a secret, OK? Heh heh... I'm so slick... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but I gotta get it out there... I'm a wanted Goomba. I was a thief in another town up until about three months ago. Yeah, a good one. But then the heat came down and I needed to hide out, so I came to Rogueport. Now that I told you, you gotta keep it a secret, OK? Heh heh... I'm so cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but it won't hurt to tell you... I'm a wanted Goomba. I was a thief in another town up until about three months ago. Yeah, a good one. But then the heat came down and I needed to hide out, so I came to Rogueport. Now that I told you, you gotta keep it a secret, OK? Heh heh... I'm so crafty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but I don't mind telling you... I'm a wanted Goomba. What? I'm not wanted by anybody? ...Really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but you seem like an OK guy... I'm a wanted Goomba. What? I'm not wanted by anybody? ...Really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but I think I'll tell YOU... I'm a wanted Goomba. What? You're saying I don't have to keep it secret? Are you nuts? You don't know who I am! I'm such a huge thief, I once robbed Bowser himself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, this is a huge secret, but it's coming out, NOW... I'm a wanted Goomba. What? You want to know what I did that made me come here to hide out? Wh-Why? It's not like I stole money from my parents and got kicked out or anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, I'm here for just the stupidest reason... I mean, who lives like this? I'm gonna quit being a thief and apologize to my parents. It's better to be a good kid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? This smells like a profitable situation, yes indeedy! Looks like my star is finally starting to shine...not that it's any of your business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? This smells like a profitable situation, yes, indeedy! Looks like my star is finally starting to shine...not that it's any of your business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Something smells a little like perfume, yes, indeedy-do. You got someone in your party who wears a lot of perfume? Or is that you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Something smells like Hot Dogs, yes, indeedy-doody! Hey! Did you go eat at that Hot Dog Stand in Glitzville? The one people talk about? If you did...I'm jealous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Something smells like pig, yes, indeedy-doink! What's the deal, stinky? You get a side job tending pigs to raise a little extra dough? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Something smells like low tide, yes, indeedy-diddley! Don't tell me you went out to sea on a boat dressed like that! You look like a plumber! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Somebody smells filthy rich, yes, indeedy-doy! Don't tell me a guy dressed like you grew up in Poshley Heights! That's ridiculous! If you did, you'd better watch your back. There are more than a few thugs in town... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Something doesn't smell quite right, no, indeedy-don't. I can't really place it... I just got a really bad feeling, like something really awful is gonna happen soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! You smell that? Me neither! No, indeedy! I don't smell a thing! Looks like good times may be ahead, huh? I'm not sure why, but something tells me I ought to thank you, bud. So, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... Can't you take a hint, pal? "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. Oh, Ms. Mowz, you sly, sultry, little thief... I hope you're doing well, wherever you are. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. Oh... Where has my beloved actress gone? Why did she forsake me? Yes, Flurrie was her name... She was skinny and toned, with a voice like an angel... But she left the bright lights behind and went off to live in peace and quiet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. Yes, the reception Boo at the parlor in the west part of town... How is she, I wonder? I'll never forget those eyes... and the passionate secrets that they hold. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. Yes, I'm speaking of the extraordinary beauty at the juice shop in Glitzville... No matter how many times I flirted, she never paid me the slightest attention... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. I don't want to say this too loudly, you understand... But this blossom is the daughter of Don Pianta. Francesca, the temptress... I haven't seen her around town lately. I hope she hasn't eloped with another... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. I've only ridden the Excess Express once in my entire life, you understand... But I met an angelic waitress in the dining car and gave her a present. I wonder if she's treasuring that gift, the earring I gave her out of purest love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... "..." means SCRAM! Don't talk to me! My heart's burning for my long-lost love. I've been to Poshley Heights only once in my entire life, you understand... But when I was there, I gave a gift to a gorgeous madame who lingered outdoors. I wonder if she treasures that gift, the silver ring I gave her out of purest love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... ... I don't think I'll ever love again... As long as the world is at peace, I'll be happy... I think... Uh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy. I used to sail around and run wild in me younger days, but I'm a reformed sailor now. I used to go 'round explodin' all over the place without givin' it much thought. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy. I used to sail around and run wild in me younger days, but I'm a reformed sailor now. I was blowin' up north, south, east, and west back then. I was a real nutter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy. I used to sail around and run wild in me younger days, but I'm a reformed sailor now. I used to blow up all the time without payin' any heed to wot ordinary blokes thought. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy. I used to sail around and run wild in me younger days, but I'm a reformed sailor now. But then I got to thinkin'... Is blowin' up a part of the national Bob-omb identity? Naw, I figured... There must be lots o' blokes bein' all Bob-omb-ish wifout blowin' up! It was after I realized that that I quit blowin' up all the time. It was an eye-opener! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fer a Bob-omb, blowin' up is like throwin' a punch fer an ordinary bloke... If you wanna leave the biggest impression, you gotta do it wif perfect timin'. Me mum said that once you learn that timin', yer finally an adult Bob-omb. Ah, Mum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once I learned proper timin' for explodin', I started thinkin' it was an art form! But now I know: an explosion's just an explosion, and there ain't no way around it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I was a lad and blowin' up all the time, some mates I respected once told me... "Explodin' without thinkin' is like drinkin' coffee wifout any cream. It's just wrong." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I sense a shadow fallin' across this town, mate... Now may be time fer me to release all my pent-up explosions, I'm thinkin'... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moment that might 'ave needed my explosions seems to 'ave passed, eh? When that sky filled up with darkness, I was so shook I almost exploded on the spot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you Mario! You are doing well, I must assume, yes? Who, me, you are asking? Well, I am now the SECOND- richest man in Rogueport. Yes, having my beautiful S.S. Flavion smashed to bits was not a financial boon, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you Mario! You are doing well, I must assume, yes? Who, me, you are asking? Well, I am now the SECOND- richest man in Rogueport. Yes, having my beautiful S.S. Flavion smashed to bits was not a financial boon, hm? But do not think I regret our fabulous adventure! Perhaps you and I sail again someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you Mario! You are doing well, I must assume, yes? Who, me, you are asking? Well, I am now the SECOND- richest man in Rogueport. Yes, having my beautiful S.S. Flavion smashed to bits was not a financial boon, hm? But do not think I regret our fabulous adventure! Perhaps you and I sail again someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you Mario! You are doing well, I must assume, yes? Who, me, you are asking? Well, I am now the SECOND- richest man in Rogueport. Yes, having my beautiful S.S. Flavion smashed to bits was not a financial boon, hm? But do not think I regret our fabulous adventure! Perhaps you and I sail again someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey HEY-YO! I've got ALL the hottest new products right here. Look no further! You got the fevered look of a man with a mind for goods! Wanna buy something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey HEY-YO! I've got ALL the hottest new products right here. Look no further! You got the fevered look of a man with a mind for goods! Wanna buy something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! You got yourself a good deal, there, I kid you not! Anything else you wanna buy, my man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks to you, I'm all sold out, my man! You put my kids through college! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No more shopping? Sorry to hear that, my man! This is a limited-time offer! I change the goods I offer from time to time, so come back real soon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa whoa WHOA! You don't have enough coins, my man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, you've got yourself some expensive tastes, my man! The surprisingly low price for this {ITEM} is... only {NUM} coin{s}! Wanna buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY-YO! I should've known! You know a deal when you see one, my man! The unbelievably low price for this {ITEM} is... only {NUM} coin{s}! You need {#} BP to wear this badge, you know. Wanna buy it, my man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No more shopping? Sorry to hear that, my man! This is a limited-time offer! I change the goods I offer from time to time, so come back real soon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY-YO! Thanks very much! Getting an item like this at that price... What a deal! I change my products from time to time, so come back soon, all right, my man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY-YO! Thanks very much! That isn't the last of my hot, hot products, though! Wanna buy another? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No more shopping? Sorry to hear that, my man! This is a limited-time offer! I change the goods I offer from time to time, so come back real soon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, too bad, my man! You can't carry any more badges. Tough break... Come on back after you sell a badge or two at the badge shop, all right, my man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, too bad, my man! You can't carry any more items. Tough luck... Come on back after you use or store some items, all right, my man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No more shopping? Sorry to hear that, my man! This is a limited-time offer! I change the goods I offer from time to time, so come back real soon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY-YO! Thanks very much! Getting an item like this at that price... What a deal! Hey, and thanks to you, I've sold out of everything. You're the king of shoppers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY-YO! Thanks to you, I've sold out of everything. You're the king of shoppers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold {B} and rotate {○}... then release {B} to do an Ultra-Hammer spin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1539 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1540 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1541 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1542 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm gonna need {NUM} coin{s} for that {ITEM}. Want to buy it, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... Gee, sorry, fella, but you don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, fella, it looks to me like you can't carry any more items. Yeah, sorry about that. I'll sell you something after you use, sell, or store some of your stuff, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks very much, fella! Oh, and I'll add {#} shop points to your total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there, fella! Welcome to the Toad Bros. Bazaar! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're shopping, just stand in front of what you want and press {A}, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Listen, fella, you need to actually HAVE something for me to want to buy it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay you {NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. How about it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Is there anything else you want to sell, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks very much, fella! Is there anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, fella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Maybe I misheard you, but I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to store. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, I'm sorry, fella, but I can't store anything else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can store {NUM} more item{s} for you, fella. Want to store something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, no problem. I'll store it for you at no charge, fella. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll store it for you, sound good? Is there anything else you want to store, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I don't have any of your items in storage, fella. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like you can't carry anything else, fella. Come back after you use, sell, or store something, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to retrieve, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Here you go! Use it wisely, fella. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Here you go! You want to retrieve anything else, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You currently have... {NUM} point{s}, fella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points, fella! Guess what you've earned! This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, it looks like you can't carry anything else, fella. Come back after you use, sell, or store an item, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points, fella! Guess what you've earned! This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you've earned a gift with your shop points, but you can't carry it right now. Anything else I can do for you, fella? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, fella! Welcome! Is this your first time in our shop? I think it is! I always like to explain our shop-point system to new customers, so bear with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Customers receive one shop point for each purchase they make. You with me so far? Save up enough shop points and you can get prizes, including some rare items. You'll find a list of prizes posted in any shop, so be sure to check it out. It's a pretty simple promotion, wouldn't you say, fella? Need me to explain it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, in that case... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, take your time, and enjoy your shopping, fella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved up 300 shop points! That's the most ever! The maximum! Congrats! So, I guess from here... Wow! You won't believe this! This is incredible, fella! You get to start collecting points ALL OVER AGAIN! Oh, and you get the amazing 300-point present, fella! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the lone refuge in this port of filthiness! Our beds will soothe your soul! It only costs {#} coins to spend the night. Would you care for a bed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? But you look like you're fully rested... Do you want a bed anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoy your stay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Oh, I'm afraid you don't have enough coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Now you're ready to get out there and face the world! See you again soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll stay. No, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it looks like you have an Inn Coupon! Would you like to use it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, congratulations! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've stayed at an inn 50 times! Thank you SO MUCH for your patronage! I know it's a bit sudden, but we've put together a 50th-stay party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now give me your best just-woke-up face! Say cheeeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yeah! That was great! And next... We have a lovely present for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope you'll keep staying at inns in the future! Now, have a good day, and thanks again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's only {NUM} coin{s} for {ITEM}! You need {#} BP to use this badge. Is that OK?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, oh, oh, hey now... You don't have enough dough!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like you can't carry any more badges!!! You can buy it after you sell a badge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you very much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A big welcome to you! Welcome to the Lovely Howz of Badges! Welcome!!! So! What can I do for you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're looking for special deals, you'll find 'em on that shelf! Otherwise, stand in front of the badge you want and press {A}!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh!?! Uh, excuse me! You don't have a single badge yet!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which one do you want to sell?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay {NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. OK?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. I see how it is... Well, are there any other badges you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! Are there any other badges you want to sell??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2210 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2211 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2212 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2213 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2214 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2215 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2216 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2217 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2218 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2219 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm buying! I'm selling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2223 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2224 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2225 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2226 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2227 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— machi #2228 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special Deals Others ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What kind of badges interest you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm terribly sorry! We currently don't have any badge stockpiles at all!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! Are there any other badges you'd like to buy??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so terribly sorry! We're all out of special deals for the day!!! If you need any other badges, though, please take a look at them!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so terribly sorry! All we have are the special deals offered right now!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2237 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2238 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2239 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2240 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Turf war between the Pianta syndicate and the Robbos heating up! Apparently! Best stay indoors! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pickpocketing on the rise! Watch your wallet! And hey, pickpocketers... try not to get caught! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "A glowing, mysterious light under the city"?!? Smells like treasure, people! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooktail terrorizing Petal Meadows! If it sees you, pretend to be a cricket! Or something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooktail of Petal Meadows defeated by brave hero! Must've been a tough guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— New evil society, the X-Nauts, sighted in the Boggly Woods! Silly outfits reported! Could they be linked to organized crime in our fair city? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts terrorizing Boggly Woods have withdrawn! Just what was their motive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rookie "The Great Gonzales" takes Glitz Pit by storm! An upset on the way? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales crowned champion of the Glitz Pit! But he turned down the belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Strange rumors of Twilighters being turned into pigs... Scary news, folks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Bros. Bazaar announces new shipment of best-seller "Super Luigi"! Get your copy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Castaways return from the cursed island of Keelhaul Key! With treasure, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don Pianta retires! Frankie to take the mantle! Get a fat envelope ready! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -WORLD MYSTERIES- Some say there is a huge cannon in Fahr Outpost known only to local Bob-ombs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skirmishes between Robbos and the Piantas take a new turn with Frankie leading! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ancient prophecy discovered! When the moon shines bright, the end will draw near... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underground heat source discovered! Any link to the treasure? Let's all get rich! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the light fades from Rogueport, a hero emerges, inscribing his name in legend. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* I just saw the most beautiful, elegant princess in Rogueport. I think I'm smitten... -Podley's best customer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* I just saw the most beautiful, elegant princess in Rogueport. I think I'm smitten... -Podley's best customer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* I saw Mario get pickpocketed! I guess even superstars can be taken to the cleaners! I wonder how many coins that fat cat has on him, anyway? -The Housekeeping Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* You know Koopie Koo? The famously headstrong Koopa? I saw her crying! -A traveling Toad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* While looking for badges in Hooktail's castle, I ran into a spiffy mustached fellow... -The Heart-Stealing Thief ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* What's the legendary actress Flurrie up to? Her adoring fans want to know! Badly! -Theater Fan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* Whatever happened to that squishy little Puni guy? I miss him. Sniff... -Toadette, the Animal Lover ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* Rawk Hawk may be strong, but he's no Prince Mush, is he? No, he's not. -A Fighting Fan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* The Great Gonzales rules! He may be even stronger than Prince Mush! Yeah! -A Fighting Fan ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* I like the dark space behind this message board. Maybe I'll hang out here more often. -Darkly ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* Sometimes I think I'd be better off not ever speaking. Aww, I wish I was still a pig... -Morbidly Depressed Twilighter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* Mustache guy is back from Keelhaul Key! I wanna go! Who cares if I get cursed? -A guy who wants to make some easy money ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* -Curse Corner- Oh, BOY are you glad you didn't read my journal... Hoo... -The Ghost in Cabin 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* -Missing Person- Looking for a squat fellow with a fine mustache. Please contact me if you have any information. -General White ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* Bob-ombs of the world! Fahr Outpost needs you! To work, all of you! -Just some Bob-omb ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* What's going on tonight? Is the man in the moon freaking out or what? -The Starstruck Astronomer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* I saw weird guys carrying Peach off somewhere! I have a bad feeling about this... -An Underground Dweller ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Graffiti Corner* -Super Luigi- All five volumes now on sale at Toad Bros. Bazaar! -The Mustachioed Green Baron ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You never know who'll be watching, so let's do this thing quick. Take this package to Goomfrey. You'll find him in front of Frankly's place. And try not to be seen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter with you? Hurry up and deliver it! You know the details, right? Goomfrey. In front of Frankly's place! And try not to be seen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you deliver it? Phew! You saved my neck, buddy. Oh! I almost forgot your compensation. You saved my neck. You get something good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You're here to handle my trouble, aren't you? Then listen up! Larson the Bandit pulled some credit card fraud on me and took my dough. I want to rough him up for it, but the guy is too wise, and I can never catch him. He's hiding somewhere here in Rogueport, so I want you to find him. By the way, Bandits are those guys in blue outfits who wear masks. There are several in Rogueport, but this one will fess up once you grill him! Do this, and then you'll get your reward. I'm counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Did you find Larson? The guy's on the verge of giving himself up, so don't worry about what he'll do. Just keep after him until you catch him. By the way, Bandits are those guys in blue outfits who wear masks. There are several in Rogueport, but this one will fess up once you grill him! Just find Larson the Bandit! Then you'll get your reward. I'm counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cripes! The fraud police! Huack! Wheeeeeeeeeeze! Shoot! You're serious! Pfft! Fine! I'm a man! Do with me as you will! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Looks like you caught him! Nice! Here's your reward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Since it looks like you're all out of dough, I'll take it out of your hide! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeeeek! No! Pleeeease! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff! SNIFF! You accepted my trouble. I smell it! Thank you. I found a good lead on a way to make money, but I sort of forgot about it. So! I want to use shock treatment to try to remember it, yes, indeedy! Just keep hitting me in the head with that hammer until I remember! But be careful... If you hit me after I remember it, I'll forget again. OK, let's do this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff sniff SNIFFFF... So, you're here to whack me again, huh? Thanks. Just keep hitting me in the head with that hammer until I remember, OK? But be careful... If you hit me after I remember it, I'll forget again. OK, let's do this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Use {B}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't remember... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I remembered... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's it! I remember now! I have to buy a Sleepy Sheep at the shop in Rogueport... And sell it for a two-coin profit in Petalburg! Heheheheheh... I'll let that tip be your reward. Don't spend all those profits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope, it's just not coming to me, no, indeedy... But we can definitely try again, because I'm sure I'll remember eventually... So, come back and hit me anytime, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! Yes, welcome to the Toad Bros. Bazaar! Ah! You've accepted my trouble, huh, fella? We're having a really hard time finding Courage Shells! I need you to bring us five from anywhere you can find them, OK? That's 5 Courage Shells. I'm counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! Yes, welcome to the Toad Bros. Bazaar! Please find those Courage Shells for us, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep 'em coming! Well, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's five... You're done! Well, here's your reward! I hope you like it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much! Really! You really helped me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm hmm hmm hmm hmm... Hi, Mr. Mustache-Cutie! I'm the one with the trouble. Mmm... I'm a pretty lucky girl to have a strapping fellow like you take on my trouble. Well, let me get right to it, OK? I've done all I can to find this one elusive badge, but I've failed at every turn. The badge is hidden in Hooktail's lair, of that much, I'm sure. I went to check that room after I heard you defeated Hooktail, but...nothing. I did hear rumors that to find this badge, one has to use the wind... I have no idea what that means, though... Anyway, look for it, OK, sweetie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The elusive badge is hidden in Hooktail's lair. And I hear you need the power of wind to find it. What could that MEAN? Well, will you look for it? I'm counting on you, sweetie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmm hmm hmm hmm... That face... Does it mean you found the badge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, this is certainly the badge that I was looking for. Oh, my, yes! Mmm hmm hmm... Now, my sweet... Promise to hear me out without getting mad. You see... I was the one who hid that badge... It was a little game of mine. I have to apologize... But I knew you would find it. My handsome cheese-hunk... You may have even more badge-finding skill than I do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! I just thought of something. Perhaps I should just travel with you from now on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Because, hmm hmm, I'm sure to find lots of badges that way, don't you think? Now about that reward... Let's see... Take this badge that you managed to find...but I expect you to lead me to more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm! You can't hold any more badges, can you... ...Well, that's kind of rude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I left the badge for you in front of the badge shop. Just go pick it up when you have some room, sweetie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, let me formally state... that you will now enjoy the pleasure of my company. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You took on my trouble? Well, it's really important, so listen up, Mr. Klutz. Ages ago, there was this great, legendary chef named Maitre Delish. Rumor has it, you instantly become a better chef by reading his book. Unfortunately, it's an old book that's hard to find... Stores don't carry it... But I've recently heard that someone who used to live in Creepy Steeple had a copy! There are many secret rooms in Creepy Steeple, so it's moldering there somewhere... I just HAVE to get my hands on that book and read it! Help me out, Stumblebum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find that cookbook? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! That's it! That's the book by Maitre Delish! Give it here, quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ha! I... I see! ...Ah-hah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've got it now! Just glaze a Mushroom with Honey Syrup...for a yummy Honey Shroom! Brilliant! Now I can use recipes that require two ingredients! Now that's SOME book... Talk about effective! Thanks, Mr. Staggers! Take this as your reward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Honey Shroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Or I COULD have given you a reward, but you have too much stuff! I'll just leave it here, so grab it whenever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I can use recipes that require two ingredients, so just ask me anytime! I'm really going to put my soul into it and cook with a vengeance from this day on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's too bad... But I'm sure you'll find it eventually. It's in a secret room in Creepy Steeple... And hey... You roll around, don't you? Well, try rolling up in Creepy Steeple next time, to help your search! Buuuut aaaany waaaaay... Find me that cookbook! I really have to read that book! So do your best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Soooo...then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to Podley's Place, an intersection of human lives and drama, if you will. What's that you say? Hmm? What is it, Mario? Tell me! You look so serious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?! EVE?!? ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... I know no such person. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But perhaps you could tell this Eve person something? Tell her... Live in the moment. And is that all you needed? Because I'm a little busy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my Eve... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that all you needed? Because I'm a little busy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White? Yeah, I spoke to him just a second ago, actually. We're old buddies, he and I. I've known him since he was a little snapper that would explode over any little thing! Then again, I was the kind of guy that would bonk people for smiling funny... Still, he turned out to be a fine Bob-omb, though he never cured that wanderlust! I'm pretty sure he said he was off to Glitzville next. I go back pretty far with the guy that runs the juice shop there, too. So give him my best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} to get information about nearby people, places, and objects. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport Plaza. It's the center of town, and the main business district. It's a crossroads where many people meet, including more than a few shady characters. Anytime you press {X} when there's no one around, I'll tell you about where we are! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goomther the Goomba. He's always complaining about being swindled or mugged... If you press {X} when there's somebody nearby, I'll tell you about him or her! So? Did you get all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella can give you hints when she answers, so ask her for information often! And of course, Goombella can be quite helpful in battle, too. She jumps in the air to attack enemies with a nasty Headbonk. She can also look up enemy HP and weaknesses with her Tattle ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! It's me again, Toadette! Nice to see you again! ♥ Way to find the Ultra Hammer! Now your hammer will be even more powerful! And you can also use a new hammer technique! Let's practice it right away! It's just like with the Super Hammer, so no prob! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {B} and rotate {○} until your body gets twisty! Then release {B} to use your Ultra Hammer! Remember to twist a lot before releasing {B}, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {B} and rotate {○} until your body gets twisty! Then release {B} to use your Ultra Hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Way to go! You got it! ♥ Wanna try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more time. No, I've got it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! No prob! ♥ Let's try that again! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! You've mastered the Ultra Hammer! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using your Ultra Hammer, you can even break blocks made out of stuff like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you can use the Ultra Hammer in battle, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... Ummmm... This is kind of sad... This is the last time I'll get to see you, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Definitely save Princess Peach, OK? And... And be careful on your quest, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} and Ms. Mowz will sniff out any items or objects hidden nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There doesn't seem to be anything in this area, dearie. When you press {X}, I'll sniff around and tell you if there are any items nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something right near here, sweetie! If there's something nearby, I'll let you know, like I did just now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, I can attack enemies with my Love Slap... I can also help you out by using my Kiss Thief move to steal enemies' items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, I'm Blooey. ...And this guy is a total liar! Don't listen to him! You heard his story, right? Well, he did TRY to throw me, but he completely tripped! And what happens? I end up landing in lava! LAVA, man! You think that feels good? Thanks to him, you can stick a fork in me! I'm well-done! My pale skin's crispified! I'll NEVER forgive this guy! I'm gonna make him pay if it takes my whole lifetime! That's the ONLY reason I'm still hanging around with him. YOU'LL PAY, LUIGI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'm Torque, and don't for a second think this dude's tellin' the whole story. The only reason I lent him my rig was 'cause he got down on his knees and begged. And what happens? He's in it for one second before he completely totals it! Idiot! I'm not lettin' this dip outta my sight until he repays me the 5,000-coin repair costs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Remember me? It's me, Blooey! Maaaan, that last battle was hairy! You have no idea! I was burnt to a crisp, but I was actually kinda relieved, if you can believe that! But if you want the whole story, you should just ask Luigi here! Wahahaha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Mowz is still running the badge shop in Rogueport, so she's happy. She comes over to Frankly's sometimes to visit... But, as usual, as soon as she sets foot outside the shop, she turns into a badge-ninja. She said just the other day that she had found some super-rare badge, actually. That's our globe-trotting, mystery-making, flirting, little badge thief, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoiks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Save me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrmph... Hrrrgh... Bluh. I've got no Crystal Stars... I can't find Princess Peach... Twilight Town was... Well, it wasn't exactly glorious. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!? If this keeps up, Mario's gonna steal everything from my grasp! AS USUAL!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Massiveness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it! The Magikoopa scouts found a suspicious underground chamber! It isn't even on any maps! Yeah! REALLY suspicious! SOMETHING must be there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! About time! Well done! This is where it all turns around for me! Definitely! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hammer Bros. battalion is attempting to breach the chamber at the moment... The area is impenetrable! They're scrapping tooth and nail in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No problem! Direct me there! I'll blast us through! I'm Bowser, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport's main square. It's sorta the central shopping area, I guess. There are lots of regular working folks here, but there are also ne'er-do-wells... If you venture into the back alleys, be ready to deal with some nasty sorts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the badge manager at the Lovely Howz of Badges. For a manager, she sure is gone from the store a lot... Where do you think she goes? This shop's small, but it's totally adorable. She really knows how to decorate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the badge clerk that works part-time here at the Lovely Howz of Badges. It sounds like he really wants to open his own badge shop someday. Yeah, I think he's using this job to learn the business! Talk about motivation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Plenn T., the manager of the Toad Bros. Bazaar. He originally opened this store with his brother, Thriff T. Those two guys... I can never tell them apart, y'know? They're totally identical. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toad Bros. Bazaar is run by a pair of Toad brothers. This one's Thriff T. They must get along really well to be able to run a shop together, y'know? ...But then again, you and Luigi are pretty tight, too, right? You guys ever fight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Zess T., a super- skilled Toad chef. With the right ingredients, she can make ANYTHING! She's like a kitchen magician! I am like, a TOTAL klutz in the kitchen, so I really respect a chef's touch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toadsworth, steward of Princess Peach's castle. He's an active senior! He's been really worried since Peach went missing... I hope we can mellow him out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the innkeeper, Podley. He looks distinguished, always polishing those glasses... I wouldn't mind having a cold Chuckola Cola sometime and listening to him talk... He opened this inn a long time ago, so he really knows about the townsfolk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich, and he owns lots of ships. What's he doing in here so early in the day, though? Think he's doing OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That woman runs the inn. She's sweet and helpful, unlike most Rogueporters. If your HP and FP get too low, come here to get them restored with a night of rest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a lazy Doogan. He hunts shady "jobs" that he expects to pay well. I bet he's never done an honest day's work in his life. What a piece of work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a suspicious Doogan. He craves that one big score, but I doubt it'll happen. I mean, even if he did make some money, he'd just blow it. He depresses me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goomther the Goomba. He's always grumbling about getting ripped off... ...He must be easy to con. Which isn't to say that we should con him, of course! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's a local Goomba. He'll give you advice and stuff, so he's OK. His tips totally might come in handy, so you oughta talk to him as often as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's McGoomba. A Goomba, obviously. I think maybe he's on the lam from somewhere. I mean, why else would he be chilling in this back alley? It's nasty here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's Mousimilian. He sniffs out propositions that might make him loot. With his nose for opportunity, he could really do well in the straight business world... But I guess no one in Rogueport is really cut out for the suit-and-tie life... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy practically lives here... He must like it, huh? He's like, the ultimate regular. As far as I can tell, he's recounting the tales of every love of his life, one by one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's a Bob-omb sailor. I think he comes here every time his ship makes port. I don't blame him. This place has totally cool atmosphere. I'd be a regular, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's Charlieton. He's a salesman from way far away. His prices are steep, but he's normally got rare items and pretty unusual badges. He might even have a few completely unique items that he dug up somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's your brother, Loobie... Wait, no! I mean, uh...Loofa... No, I mean Luigi! If you wonder what Luigi's up to, I'm sure he'd tell you. All you gotta do is ask! In fact, it kinda looks like he's dying to tell you stuff, so you oughta rap with him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a bandit who's made this place his hideout. Seems like he totally loves this place...but would it kill him to clean up a bit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ms. Mowz, the thief. Hmph. She jets off to exotic places to find rare badges. She's only like, the biggest flirt I've ever met in my entire life! It's weird that she's the anonymous requester of the super-secret badge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario, that's the guy! That's Larson, the thief that Goomther asked us to catch! So this is where he's been hiding! Let's nab him and get the reward! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luigi's Blooper friend, Blooey. It's totally weird to find Bloopers on dry land. He seems peeved, though... I wonder why he looks all fried to a golden crisp? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luigi's pal, Torque. I hear he's like, a totally excellent mechanic. According to Mechanics Weekly...that tool on his back can basically do anything. He seems ticked off, though. I wonder what happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luigi's Blooper friend, Blooey. It's totally weird to find Bloopers on dry land. He seems jolly to be fried to a golden crisp, though... Did something good happen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Pardon me, sucker! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What's your beef, pal? YEAH, I'M TALKING TO YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You gotta wake up! That guy just stole half of your coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is SO lame! Ugh! I HATE this town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi! There you are! Professor Frankly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuzzuh??? Who's there? Who wants me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah. Yes. You. Now, you, uh... I've seen your face before... Yes, that face... Wait for it... Just a moment... Don't tell me, now! Silence! I'll get it right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... It's not Goombriel... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Errr... It's not Elizagoom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrmmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Errrrmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A-HAAA! I've got it!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're Goombella, aren't you? You were in my archaeology class last year, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, yes, sir! That's me! I'm Goombella, a junior at U Goom! Goooo GOOMBAS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I remember you. Not to toot my horn, but I'm pretty good at remembering. You, though... You stick out in my mind because you were such an exceptional student. And that guy behind you is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHO?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Professor, he's Mario! You know...the famous one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! My apologies. I'm such a bookworm, I haven't a clue about what's "hip" right now. In any case, what sort of errand brings you two all the way to a place like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We were hoping you'd tell us about the legendary treasure said to be below Rogueport! I thought that if anyone knew anything about it, you would, Professor Frankly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I know about it. The reason I came here was to study that very subject. But why do you tykes want to learn about the legendary treasure? You know that most say it's little more than a fairy tale, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Archaeologists and historians have to search for truth in those fairy tales, though! Me, I believe the legendary treasure truly does exist! And I REALLY want to find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good point! And well made! In that case, I'll cooperate with you however I can. First of all, about the treasure... There are many mysteries surrounding it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some say it's an infinitely vast treasure hoard, while others say it's a magical item. Some books say it's actually a monster, while still others claim it's an empty chest... So many different theories... Obviously, it's impossible to divine the truth among them. ...But all agree on one point: to find the treasure, one must have the Crystal Stars! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "To find the treasure of yore, take the seven Crystal Stars to the Thousand-Year Door!" ...You mean the Crystal Stars in that old saying that super- elderly people pass down? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Indeed, the same. As the saying goes, if you want to find the legendary treasure... You first must collect the seven Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Hold the Magical Map aloft before the entrance to the Thousand-Year Door. "Then the stars will light the way that leads to the stones of yesterday." Yeah... A lot of the lore I've read says that if this Magical Map is taken to the doorway... ...then it'll show you where to find the Crystal Stars! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct! And the Thousand- Year Door is supposedly here, deep beneath this town. Yet the critical piece of the puzzle--the Magical Map--is lost. If only we had that map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But we DO have it, Professor! Or... Well, not "we," exactly... MARIO has the Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAT??? Hummina hubbity hubbida hippity hoobida hammala huffala hoofala... REALLY? You... You actually have it? Could I...just take a quick look at it, if you don't mind? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Astounding! This is it! The real thing! The one and only Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You, son, are my HERO! You're great! Fantastic! WONDERFUL, even! With this... We can find the Crystal Stars just by holding this aloft before the legendary door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right on, Professor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good golly, what are we doing just sitting here, then?!? Goombella! Mario! Off we must go, this instant! Let's take the Magical Map to the legendary door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet you didn't know this rotten old thing came off, did you? Heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can use this pipe to get down under the city streets! Come on! Both of you! Let's get moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wait, hang on a second... Mario! Something just occurred to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm fairly certain there are quite a few hoodlums below. So, uh...keep your guard up. You two do know about your Action Commands, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! Nope. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? A master, are you? Maybe you ought to practice them once, just to be safe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, fine. No thanks, I'm good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bold young lad, aren't you! Very well, then! Down we go! Just stand on the pipe and tilt {○} Down to enter it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph! Positively shocking! In that case, you ought to take a second to learn them. We'll have a little practice session. Goombella, you can be Mario's opponent. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Me? Are you nuts?!? Oh, gee, ummmmmm... Uh, OK. I'll do my best, I guess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, we'll practice the Jump Action Command. That OK with the both of you? Choose the Jump command, then choose which enemy you'll attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you choose your target, the Action Command details appear down below, there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There! Right there, Mario! Just before you land on your enemy, press {A} again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll know you did it right when "NICE" appears. You can do more damage this way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now it's your turn to attack, Goombella. Shake a leg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Here goes, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up! Right there, Mario! Press {A} just before your enemy strikes you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did a Guard Action Command! Guarding well will reduce the damage you take! But listen: you can't just repeatedly tap {A} to guard. That...will not work. Oh, and remember this: the Action Commands change depending on the attack. Better stay on your toes! Anyway, next let's practice Hammer Action Commands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you choose the enemy you're going to attack, Mario, tilt and hold {○} Left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep holding {○} Left, now! Don't let go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Release {○} as soon as the {☆} lights up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another rousing Action Command success! How did that feel, Mario? Got a pretty good grasp on Action Commands now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent. Now for a real treat: I'll teach you a really incredible technique! Goombella, try to attack Mario one more time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, Professor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freeze right there, Mario! This time, press {B} just before the enemy attack lands. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeeeowch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See? You turned the foe's attack back on him! I mean, her! That's a Superguard! If you do a Superguard with {B}, you take no damage...AND damage your enemy in return. But...Superguards are harder to do than standard {A} guards. Choose wisely between them. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that concludes Action Commands 101! Har har har! Sorry... Professorial humor. How'd that go over? Would you like to practice your Action Commands a bit more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah. Nope, got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smart move. It takes hard work to fully master all the different Action Commands. Whenever you want to quit practicing, just choose the Quit command. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I expected nothing less, Mario! You're a quick learner! You're already a pro, I'm sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nicely done, Mario! Excellent Action Command! That was perfect timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! That was so close, Mario! You were just a little early that time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! That was so close, Mario! Your timing was just a little late! Almost, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Maybe we should stop practicing for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I do believe now we're all set for our quest, hmm? So down below we go! Hop up onto the pipe and tilt {○} Down to enter the pipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come now! I simply can't wait! Let's go down underground! Quickly, now! Hop up onto the pipe and tilt {○} Down to go into it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmmm... Aha! I see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You understand it, Professor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear, of course I do! Firstly, about that light we saw shining on Mario... By my reckoning, Mario can now perform what is known as a special move. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A special move? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, it... Well... Stuff like this is better explained by example rather than words. Would you like to try it out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing. No thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is VERY important. You'd better listen. I mean it. Are you ready to listen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! In that case, we'll go outside, since this place is a little cramped. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, take a close look at your Star Power gauge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll see that your gauge has one power dot. Obviously that's a single unit of power. So you're sitting on a single dot of Star Power. With me so far? When you have Star Power available, you can use a special move. Try using Sweet Treat now. It's a special move that will replenish your HP and FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #294 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since you used one power dot, the Star Power gauge is now empty. Take a look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even if the gauge empties out, though, you can still charge it up again. That's why the audience watching your battles is so very important. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you can get the audience excited, you'll build up more Star Power. Let me show you what I mean. Mario, Goombella... Try to attack me, please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice! See that? You thrilled your audience, so they filled up some of your gauge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice! Keep building up that Star Power. Also, the more exciting your battles are, the more people will come to watch you fight! As you can see, that's reflected in the number of members in this audience. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That won't do. Perform like that and the audience will feel ripped off, trust me. You have to execute your Action Commands! Don't get stage fright, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's no good! Come on! If you don't perform your Action Commands, people will stop coming to see you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not quite! Keep trying! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This is your chance to hit it big! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nail an Action Command when you have two matching icons and icon wheels appear. Give it a try! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fantastic! You matched three icons! When you match those icons, the crowd goes nuts and people swarm the theater. Plus, depending on the icons you match up, your HP, FP, or Star Power will fill up. But...if you get three Poison Mushrooms, something terrible will happen, so be careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still with me? The more people in your audience, the more Star Power you can get. You can also use the Appeal command to get Star Power. I hope you memorized all this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great Goomba's ghost! Mario! Look at your audience! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Does that guy have a... hammer? He DOES, the bum! He means to toss it at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If the audience members hit you with anything, you'll take damage, obviously. You have to press {X} to stop them before they hit you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right! Sweet justice! You can press {X} to protect yourself from the objects the audience throws at you. Of course, fans of yours might toss good stuff, like coins... Don't attack them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's all I've got! Here ends my scintillating lecture on special moves. Let's go back inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... You're absolutely sure? Well, all right, then. Let's have a look at that Magical Map and see what we can learn about the... WOW! ASTOUNDING! This map has radar-like functions! It now shows the location of a Crystal Star! It looks like the first Crystal Star is to be found in a place called the Petal Meadows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's have a look at that Magical Map and see what we can learn about the... WOW! ASTOUNDING! This map has radar-like functions! It now shows the location of a Crystal Star! It looks like the first Crystal Star is to be found in a place called the Petal Meadows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petal Meadows? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. The area is a vast meadow that lies far to the east of Rogueport. To tell you the truth... I've always thought that place was a tad suspicious. The name Petal Meadows did come up from time to time in my research. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, fine. So we'll go there. Does anybody know how to get there or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm fairly certain that somewhere beneath the city is a pipe to Petal Meadows. If you could just find that, you'd get there instantly. Pipe travel's efficient! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, by the way, Mario... I'm curious. Where did you get that map, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From Princess Peach? Really? Her Highness sent this to you, Mario? This Princess Peach... This wouldn't be her, would it? {Princess Peach} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it IS her! Your princess came to see me the other day. She wanted to learn about the treasure... I told her about the Crystal Stars and my suspicions about Petal Meadows... It doesn't seem likely, but perhaps she tried to go to Petal Meadows on her own... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, Professor, there was another suspicious group asking about the same thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... But I can't imagine Princess Peach getting involved with THEM... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! It's settled! Off to Petal Meadows you two go! If Princess Peach indeed went there, your first priority must be to catch up to her. Collecting the Crystal Stars is a means to an end...and that end is Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aren't you coming, Professor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, I'll stay in town and ask around about Princess Peach and that suspicious gang. Besides, I doubt a shriveled old Goomba like me could handle the trials of the road. Of course, if anything happens and you need some advice, come see me, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, Professor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, we're off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait just a moment! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, it's scary out there. Take this with you. It's called a badge, and it is incredibly helpful. You see, depending on the badges you have equipped, you'll get much more powerful. What's important is knowing what the effects will be when you first equip a badge. Would you like to practice equipping and removing badges? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, please. No, thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you absolutely sure? This is the last time I'll ask. Do you want practice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that case, first press {S} START/PAUSE to access your menu screen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Equipping and Removing Badges {A} Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me explain to you how to equip and remove badges. {A} Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use {○} to select Badges. {○→} Choose Badges ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} to access Badges. {A} Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} again and move the cursor to the badge. {A} Next ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Badges require Badge Points (BP). That one needs 1 BP. {A} Equip Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You use 1 BP for this one. Press {A} again to remove it. {A} Remove Badge ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you remove a badge like that, you regain the BP. {S} START/PAUSE Exit Menu ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, you need Flower Points (FP) to use the Power Smash move. In battle, you should watch not only your HP, but FP, too. Did you get all that? Well, here's hoping you find that pipe to Petal Meadows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Galloping Goombas! You got a Crystal Star!!! Magnificent, Mario! I knew you could do it. First you must take that down to the Thousand-Year Door. Then we'll talk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... Mmmm HRRRRMMMM... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see, I see. Crystal clear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, great pun. C'mon! Where's the next Crystal Star, Professor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... So, can you tell us where the next Crystal Star is or not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's in the Boggly Woods. The second Crystal Star is inside a great tree there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A great tree in the Boggly Woods? OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A great tree in the Boggly Woods, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About those woods... I think...some odd creatures live there. {Punies} If memory serves, there's a pipe beneath town that leads to those woods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, Professor... About Princess Peach... Not long ago, Mario received an e-mail from her. It said that the people who kidnapped her are also looking for the Crystal Stars. Oh, and the worst part? She said that she doesn't even know where she is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Professor Frankly... You should probably know... It's about Princess Peach... Mr. Mario got an e-mail from her just recently. Her Highness said that the guys who kidnapped her are also hunting Crystal Stars. Oh, and she said she doesn't even know where she's being held. ...Yeah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh. If Princess Peach's kidnappers are also looking for the Crystal Stars... What could they hope to achieve? Could the treasure be... Ugh! Too many unknowns! Unfortunately, the only clues we can rely on are the Crystal Stars and that map. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then we'll head for Boggly Woods to find the next Crystal Star! Let's do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... I guess all we can do is head to Boggly Woods to find that next Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I recommend you do just that. And find it before the princess's captors do! But don't be hasty! If you're low on items or health, drop by the shop and inn first. I'll keep researching to learn more about the Crystal Stars and the ancient treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! So you managed to get the Crystal Star from Boggly Woods without much trouble? Well, I've learned several vital things, but first, go to the Thousand-Year Door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...That means that beneath this town, the thousand-year- old ruins remain intact. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that door's been sealed shut for a thousand years by the Crystal Stars... In order to open that seal, we have to muster the power of all the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the question is, why did they seal the legendary treasure away to begin with? I mean, were they just trying to keep it from being stolen, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, um... Why would they need to seal the treasure away in the first place? You think maybe they just wanted to protect it from thieves and robbers? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps I'm just daft, but why would they want to seal this treasure away at all? Did they fear thieves and brigands? If not, then what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, that's not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What? That's not WHAT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's not what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? That's not what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't KNOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sheesh, Professor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Professor Frankly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankly, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry. So sorry! I know that the treasure was sealed away around the time the town was destroyed... But the problem is... No one's even sure what it was that caused the town's demise. All that's written is this: "Darkness stole the sky and the cataclysm rained down." I must research this more. Assuming will just make an... Well, you know the saying. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, I don't, but whatever. How about this next Crystal Star, then? It's like it's floating on the Magical Map... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah, right... Anyway, what about the next Crystal Star? It looks like it's floating on that map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes. How inappropriate. In any case, what about the location of this Crystal Star that's floating on the map? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Very interesting... Perhaps it's pointing to the floating town of Glitzville... There's a stunning arena there where great warriors engage in furious battles! Ostensibly, families go there on vacation to lounge and enjoy the fights, but... Behind the scenes, the richest people in the world wager on the bouts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's, like...floating? Well, how are we supposed to get there, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... If it's a floating city... How the heck are we supposed to get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A floating city, you say? So, are we just supposed to sprout wings and fly there, darling? Do tell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A special blimp flies there... It departs from Rogueport several times a day. The problem is getting a seat. The only way to get a ticket is through certain "channels"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What "channels"? Stop being mysterious! How do we get seats on the ship? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that doesn't sound hard. Anyone can use these "channels," right? Right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh! That sounds exciting! A little...on the seedy side. Show me the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmmmmmmm... I don't know... But I guess we don't have much choice. Word on the street is, all tickets go through Don Pianta on the west side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head west from Rogueport's main plaza and you'll reach the west side of town. That part of town is under the control of Don Pianta, the Pianta syndicate head. Apparently, Don Pianta makes pretty regular jaunts over to Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, no problem! We'll just go meet this Don Pianta guy, and we'll be on our way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hey, that sounds easy! We just have to talk to this Don Pianta person. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... I like the sound of this Don Pianta fellow. I cannot WAIT to meet him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It may sound easy, but he's a syndicate boss, folks. The rumors about him are scary. And Don Pianta is a recluse. Just getting an audience with him will be difficult. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want somethin', chump? This is the fortress of the Robbo Thieves. You lost? What business brings a chump like you to a place like this? Say it ain't vacation. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whazzat? You wanna meet that lyin', cheatin', stealin', no-good jerky-for-brains, Don Pianta? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Real thieves like us end up poor as dirt, never catchin' a break 'cause of that guy. Did you come here knowin' all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you know that scumbag demands protection money from us too, yeah? You know all that and you STILL want us to tell you how you can meet that crumb? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You gotta be kiddin' me. Am I hearin' you right? I coulda sworn you said... You REALLY want me to tell you how to meet Don Pianta. The scum of the earth. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine, Mr. Insensitive Jerk... But it'll cost you 64 coins! And no budgin' on the price! Not a single coin! Inside info is pricey! Them's the breaks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I'll pay. Forget you, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You'll pay? Really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you heard me! Uh...no. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSSS!!! I mean... Good call. You're a shrewd businessman. 64 coins, on the nose. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough cash! You dirty cheat! You can't pull a fast one on this snail! Please! Come back after you knock over a bank or something, chump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?!? Are you gonna pay me, or are you not gonna pay me? Make up your mind! Come back once you get your priorities straight, Chumpie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?!? Oh, fine, I get it. Don't wanna pay, huh? Fine! No pay, no way, I say! Come back when you're ready to stop being a cheapskate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then clean those ears out and listen here... There's a parlor in the west part of town that's run by that worm Don Pianta... Go to the store next to the parlor. Buy a Dried Shroom and a Dizzy Dial. Make SURE you buy 'em in that order: Dried Shroom, Dizzy Dial. You got that? You do that and the shopkeeper's gonna ask you what your favorite color is. You answer "yellow." You got that? Not "green." Not "blue." "Yellow." You hear me? See, "yellow" is the password for gettin' into Don Scumbag's oh-so-comfy office. You got all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a parlor in the west part of town that's run by that worm Don Pianta... Go to the store next to the parlor. Buy a Dried Shroom and a Dizzy Dial. Make SURE you buy 'em in that order: Dried Shroom, Dizzy Dial. You got that? You do that and the shopkeeper's gonna ask you what your favorite color is. You answer "yellow." You got that? Not "green." Not "blue." "Yellow." You hear me? See, "yellow" is the password for gettin' into Don Scumbag's oh-so-comfy office. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a parlor in the west part of town that's run by that worm Don Pianta... Go to the store next to the parlor. Buy a Dried Shroom and a Dizzy Dial. Make SURE you buy 'em in that order: Dried Shroom, Dizzy Dial. You got that? You do that and the shopkeeper's gonna ask you what your favorite color is. You answer "yellow." You got that? Not "green." Not "blue." "Yellow." You hear me? See, "yellow" is the password for gettin' into Don Scumbag's oh-so-comfy office. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can tell by the look on your face that you got the next Crystal Star. What was that? Something outrageous was written in Princess Peach's e-mail? Clearly there's much to talk about, but only after you go to the Thousand-Year Door. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAT??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The group that kidnapped Princess Peach is bent on total world conquest?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It sure sounds like it! That must be why they need the legendary treasure, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir! And we figure that would be why they need the ancient treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct, dearie. And that, you see, is why they need that legendary treasure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-huh! You got THAT right! That's why those jerks need that legendary treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... This doesn't bode well. The situation has gotten far more serious than I thought! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me bring you up to speed. I've been researching just what this treasure could be... One book I came across held to what I thought was a preposterous theory... This book claimed that the "treasure" was, in actuality, the great cataclysm. ...The very cataclysm that, a thousand years ago, sank that town underground! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a sec'! So they wanna use that cataclysm's power to take over the world?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S-So those guys want to use the power of that...ulp... cataclysm to rule the world? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So these fiends plan to use the power of the cataclysm to control the world? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So these jerks think the power of that cataclysm will help them rule the world?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't say for sure what they will do or why, but we must consider the possibility. Now that things have come to this, we mustn't let them near the legendary treasure. That's all that matters. Because if they do get it, then once again, this town... No...the ENTIRE WORLD could be destroyed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my GOSH, Professor! Then we gotta get the next Crystal Star right away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... In that case, Professor... We need to find that next Crystal Star! And FAST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that case, Frankly... We must procure that next Crystal Star, quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then out with it, Prof! We gotta find that next Crystal Star, super-quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... According to the map, it appears the next Crystal Star is in Twilight Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To tell you the truth, I don't know much about the place, myself. Only rumors. I have heard that, as the name implies, it's perpetually dim and eerie there. ...Wait just a moment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-HA! There appears to be a pipe to Twilight Town somewhere here in Rogueport. I do believe it's somewhere underneath the west part of town. Yes, definitely. If you get stuck for any reason, just come back and see me again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beneath the west part of town! Gotcha! We're on it! Thanks, Professor. Wooo! All right, Mario! Let's do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The west part of town? Underground? Okeydokey! Thank you, Professor! Well, Mario... I guess we should leave posthaste! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Below the western part of town? Very well, then! Cheers, Frankly! ♥ Come along now, Mario! We go at once! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under the ground in the west part of the town? Check! Gotcha, Prof! C'mon, Gonzales! Let's go! Time to break out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor! We found the pipe and tried to go through, but we got pushed back out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmmm... Hey, Professor? We tried going into that pipe, but we got spat back out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankly! We went into that blasted pipe, but something pushed us right back out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Prof! The pipe's a no-go! We went in, but we got pushed right back out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor! We found the pipe that leads to Twilight Town... ...But it totally didn't work! It just pushes you right back out! We can't get through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm, Professor... We found the pipe to Twilight Town... But I don't think it works. The thing just rejects us. There's no way through it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankly! We found the pipe you said would take us to Twilight Town... ...But it doesn't work, darling. It just pushed us back out. Can't you do something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, Prof! We found your pipe, and that thing's all stopped up! We tried and tried, but we can't break through it! Got any drain cleaner? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You can't get through the pipe, you say? How odd... Hrmm... I'm afraid I haven't the foggiest idea of what you should do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Of course! I've heard that a fellow from Twilight Town lives here in Rogueport. If anybody knows how to get through the pipe, it'll be him. His name was, uh... Dang. What was it? Ah, yes! The lover of dark places! DARKLY! I've seen him loitering right here in this part of town in the past. Look for Darkly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there! The name's Darkly. Do you guys need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You want to know how to get through the pipe to Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Couldn't be easier! You just need to have something that has your name written on it. Don't you have anything that has your name written on it? C'mon, everyone does! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No? Really? OK. Hang on. I'll write it for you. What's your name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, huh? OK... I'll write it here on the seat of your overalls. M-A-R-I-O, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There! Perfect-a-mundo! While I'm at it, I'll write your partner's name, too. What's your name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... K-Koops. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Depends on who's asking! For you, I am Flurrie. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee! That TICKLES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-Hey! Think you could ease up on jabbing me, Pokey? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... A bit to the left... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Watch where you're drawing, buddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what errand is taking you to Twilight Town, but I hope it goes well. I'll be rooting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Another terrifying e-mail from Princess Peach? Are you sure it wasn't spam? Hrmm... I've confirmed some rather stunning things, too... To say the least... Before we speak, though, take the Crystal Star to the Thousand-Year Door, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh-Whuh-WHAAAAAAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-That was written in Princess Peach's e-mail? The legendary treasure is actually the spirit of an ancient demon... And those fiends want to use the power of the Crystal Stars to resurrect it? How bone-chilling... Sadly, it DOES seem to be consistent with what I've uncovered... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't leave us in suspense! Give us the scoop, Professor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Well, will you tell us, or what, Professor Frankly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pray tell, what information have you uncovered, Frankly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, c'mon, give it up, Prof! What did you find out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What have you found out, Professor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're waiting, Professor. What did you find out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... This is rather long, so you'd best listen well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are all of you ready? And you there! In front of the TV! You listen up, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TV? You don't have a TV! What in the world are you talking about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Who are you talking to, sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I declare, you've gone batty. What TV? To whom are you speaking, Frankly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did someone pile-drive your head, or what? I don't see any TV here, nutjob! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe I'm missing something... Are you talking to no one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You strange, strange man. What did THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, NEVER YOU MIND! Don't worry about such trivial details. Just listen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The great cataclysm that I read about in that book may well refer to this demon... It says that a monster destroyed a large town that once stood on this very area. It ALSO says that the seven Crystal Stars were actually CREATED by this monster... AND that this thing used the power of the Crystal Stars to try to control the world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— According to this book, the demon was defeated in the end by four heroes. But only the beast's physical form was destroyed... Its spirit could not be eradicated. So, the heroes used the Crystal Stars, which they had stolen from the demon... And they cast the evil beast into the depths of a vast maze, and sealed the exit... From this, I gather that the Crystal Stars cannot distinguish good from evil. So, if they're all united, they could either seal away or resurrect the demon. It seems that who wields the Crystal Stars determines if they're used for evil or good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then the question is whether gathering the Crystal Stars is a danger in and of itself... I mean, if we found them all and then got robbed, the demon could be revived! Don't you think maybe it'd be better to break them apart and scatter the pieces? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Doesn't that mean that maybe gathering the Crystal Stars is dangerous? Say we did find them all... What if someone stole them? They could revive that thing! Ummm... Call me crazy, but maybe we oughta just shatter those things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we must consider the idea that gathering the Crystal Stars is unwise. What if we found them all and then got waylaid? That awful thing could live again! Forgive me for saying so, but shouldn't we consider destroying them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, then isn't it possible that we shouldn't gather these Crystal Stars? Even if we do find 'em all, someone could just steal 'em all and revive that monster! Maybe we oughta just stomp the heck out of 'em and throw the pieces away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we ought to consider not collecting the Crystal Stars, then... It would be awful if we found them all, only to have them stolen for evil purposes. Does anyone think it might just be better to destroy them once and for all? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, the way I see it, it may be entirely the wrong idea to collect these things. Why, someone could just steal all the Crystal Stars from us and resurrect that demon! I feel as though the best course of action might be to destroy them utterly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was my first thought, too, but further research suggests we can't do that. There's a slight possibility that the Thousand-Year Door is weakening. It seems the Crystal Stars hold the power to seal the beast for a thousand years. So, once a thousand years pass, the power to keep the door sealed shut will fail. And unfortunately, this year may be the thousandth year. Bad luck, huh? The fact that those goons want the stars now may be coincidence...but maybe not. In other words, we must be ready for the demon's return, even if the X-Nauts fail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In that case, we gotta go collect the rest of the Crystal Stars immediately! No time to lose! Where can we find the next one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Sheesh, we better go get the rest of those Crystal Stars, then! Where can we find the next one, Professor Frankly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what are we dallying for? We must find the rest of the Crystal Stars! Where to next, Frankly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Let's roll, then! We gotta get the rest of those Crystal Stars! Where's the next one at? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. I guess we'd better find the rest of the Crystal Stars then, huh? Where do we start? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! I suppose we'd better shake our tails and find the other Crystal Stars! Tell me, Professor, where is the next one located? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... According to the map, it appears to be somewhere on Keelhaul Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm none too familiar with the place, but I've heard countless unsavory rumors. You know, the usual stuff... Vengeful spirits full of hatred, evil curses, things like that... I'm sure the sea salts down by the harbor know more. You should head there first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you blokes want? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have no interest in passing the time with you, so sorry. Now, away with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seek Admiral Bobbery? ...Never heard of the gent. Take your search elsewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery? I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. Now, if you please... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't play dumb with us! We were already told that YOU are Admiral Bobbery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Listen, Mr. Bobbery... We already heard that you're the Bobbery we're looking for. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, drop this SHAM, sir! We're already quite aware that you're Bobbery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drop the act, Super 'Stache! We already found out that you're Admiral Bobbery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, don't insult us... We already know you're the admiral, so just admit it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't be so coy, Admiral! We've already found out your identity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! What poppycock... Tell me, what would you want with me if I were this chap? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You say your ship needs a navigator, and you want me to do the job, mmm? ...So sorry, but you'll have to look elsewhere. I shall set sail upon the sea...nevermore! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Look, we're begging you here! You totally have to! You're the only one who can guide our ship to Keelhaul Key! This is serious stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But... But... But... Please, Admiral, sir! We NEED you! Nobody else can get us to Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Show some compassion, dear man. Don't make us beg! We simply must have you! You are our sole hope for reaching Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... That's just not cool! You wanna see me beg or something? Is that it? You HAVE to come along! Only you can get us safely to Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Maybe you don't understand how important this is. We NEED you. Without you, we'll never get to Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Don't be like that! We truly need your help, can't you see that? Without you, we'll surely meet our ends on the way to Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awfully sorry, dear boy, but when I say "no," what I mean is...NO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, away with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I shall set sail upon the sea nevermore. Away with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn! What do we do, Mario? That guy doesn't seem too stoked to come with us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... What's next, Mario? I don't think we're gonna convince that guy to join us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm at a loss, Mario... This gentleman is stubborn as an ornery old mule! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the next move, chief? This salty dude is going nowhere fast. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think, Mario? Nothing we say seems to be enough to convince this man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Your thoughts, Mario? We don't seem to be getting anywhere with this man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Know what I wonder, though? Why's he all weirded out about the sea, anyway? We oughta find someone who knows this guy and find out what his malfunction is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He seems so bummed out... Why is he so hung up on not sailing again, I wonder? Maybe we should ask around and see if anybody knows the admiral's story. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... I can't help but wonder... What is it that turned this poor man against the sea? Perhaps it would behoove us to search out someone who knows him and ask about it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't figure this guy out! What's his beef with the ocean, anyway? Know what we oughta do? Go find someone who knows what this dude's deal is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Don't you find it odd? Why would a sailor have such hatred for the sea? We need answers... Maybe we should ask around town about this man's story... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't help but wonder... What could turn such a man against the sea? I think our only option is to ask around and see if anyone knows his tale. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery won't go to sea? That's a setback. Hrmm... I don't know the man myself, so I don't know what to tell you, unfortunately. But I'd be willing to bet that Podley knows a thing or two. He works at the inn's cafe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Oh, by Blabberton's beard! Not you again! No matter how many times you entreat me, my stance is firm! Now away with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon? A letter, you say? F-For me??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Scarlette!!! This is Scarlette's handwriting!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scarlette, my love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My love: if you're reading this letter, then I am no longer by your side. Because fate has stepped between us, I have decided to write you this letter. If you're reading this, I must have passed away while you were out to sea... I can only assume that you will blame yourself for it, my sweet Bobbery. Although my life was short, you gave me more than a lifetime's worth of joy. Though you will mourn, I beg that you remember that time, like love, is a tide. You are one with the sea, as you were one with me. Do not lose both your life's loves. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Time, like love, is a tide. You are one with the sea... as you were one with me..." A... A thousand pardons... But may I have a moment alone, if you please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, love... I WAS happy... My sweet, sweet Scarlette... I love you still. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now then! You were looking for a navigator, I believe? Bound for Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! If you think an old sea bomb like me is what you need, then let's shove off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Marvelous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Yesss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Wonderful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!!! Excellent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The ship's in the harbor, hm? I must inspect her before we leave. I shall meet you there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Would you look at that! Another Crystal Star, eh? Yes, well, as usual, take that down to the Thousand-Year Door. Then we'll talk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great news, my friends! The next Crystal Star is in Poshley Heights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a sec'! You mean where all the rich and famous live? Like movie stars and stuff? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Don't a lot of really rich and famous people live in Poshley Heights? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just a moment! Isn't that area known for its rich and famous denizens? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man! Aren't there oodles of rich and famous people living in that place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on... Haven't I heard that lots of rich and famous people call that place home? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait a tick! I've heard tell that only the rich and famous call that place home... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Isn't that place simply BURSTING with the rich and famous? Excellent. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, and I'm fairly sure there's also a shrine to the stars called Poshley Sanctum. No fearsome monsters or dangerous dungeons, either! It's just a tourist attraction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, uh, a little help, here? To get to Poshley Heights, we should... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds great! And to get to this place, we should... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds absolutely fabulous! How do we get to this wonderful town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get to the point, Prof! How do we get to this Snobville, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Heights, huh? OK. How do we get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! Sounds positively scintillating, dear boy. Point us there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well? Don't tease us, Professor. How do we get there from here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the best part! You ride the most famous train of all! The Excess Express! Yes! After a luxurious steam engine excursion, the next Crystal Star will be yours! Getting those Crystal Stars has been backbreaking work, but this time will be a cinch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I thought you had to be, like, rich or famous to get an Excess Express ticket... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... But I thought only rich or famous people can get tickets on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not to be a wet blanket, but don't you have to be rich or famous to ride that line? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I heard you had to be all rich or famous to get a ticket for that train! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will they let us on board? I heard you have to be rich or famous to get a seat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me for saying so, but mustn't you have wealth or fame to ride that train? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I had heard that one must be rich or famous to ride the Excess Express... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... That may be true. Perhaps you should ask Don Pianta for help with this, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! No no no no no NO! Not that psychopath again! ...Oh, well. I guess we don't have much choice, huh? C'mon, Mario. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man! You gotta be joking with me! That guy's scary! ...Great. Well, it's not like we have much choice here. Let's go, Mario... Ugh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious, no! I'm afraid I really must protest this! That man is TOO dangerous! ...Well, I suppose one must do what one must do, correct? Let's get this over with. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you crazy?!? I heard stories about that guy, and he sounds like a loon! Man... Well, whatever, I guess. If we gotta, we gotta, right? Let's do this, Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you kidding? Everyone says he's an awful man! Doesn't he extort people? ...Well, I guess we don't have much choice, now do we? Let's do this quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah...no. Terribly sorry. Mm-mm. Impossible. Can't do it. The man's reprehensible! ...Well, drat. I suppose there's nothing for it, eh, old boy? If we must, we must. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I do NOT think that's a good idea! Do you know him? He is NOT one to mess with! ...Ah, well. If we have to, then I'm in, but it could get ugly. Come on, Mario. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent. Then we're set! We may not have much time left, so you must hurry. I'll gather all the information I can. You guys just handle your end of things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You got the next Crystal Star! Well done! Take that thing to the Thousand-Year Door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If what this map indicates is true, the location of the final Crystal Star is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Princess Peach is there, too! This just seems wrong on, like, SO many levels. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Hey! Princess Peach is there! Oh, boy... Something about this doesn't sit well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Why, our Princess Peach is there as well! I daresay this doesn't bode well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? That's where Princess Peach is stuck! Yeah! Remember? ...Seems suspicious, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Isn't Princess Peach also on the moon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Great gobbledy! Princess Peach is there as well! ...This seems a bit...off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon?!? Isn't the princess trapped there, too? Something about this doesn't seem right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmmm... The problem here... is how does one get to the moon? Quite a conundrum. Give me a moment to look into this. Excuse me, please. This shouldn't take long. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ermmm... Looking into this may take a little time, so come back in a bit, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must concentrate on this, so come back after about three minutes, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a little too soon. I'm still looking into this, so come back later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've only just begun to research. You'll have to wait a bit longer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Research takes time! Don't you understand that? Hrmm? Wait over there or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, this won't work either. What's left... Ah! Yes, of course! That one book... It looks like this will take a while longer. Please come back later, if you could. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Good timing, Mario! I've just hit on something, I believe. You should step out for a breath of fresh air, and I'll fill you in shortly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I'll have an answer in mere moments. You can wait outside until then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Excellent timing! I finally have it, Mario! I found a way that might just get you to the moon! You must go to Fahr Outpost. And you must use the cannon there. And it will blast you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, hello? We're using a CANNON to get to the moon? Isn't that, like, dangerous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Excuse me? We're using a cannon to reach the moon? Don't we want to live? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, sugar? We're to use a CANNON to get to the moon? Is that entirely safe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We're using a cannon to blast ourselves to the moon? YEAH! EXTREEEEME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... We're using a cannon to get to the moon? Doesn't that seem...unsafe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So we're to use a cannon to reach the moon, are we? Sounds capital! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're using a CANNON to get to the moon? Whatever you say, darling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know how it sounds, really. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure of all the details... Accounts from Fahr Outpost speak of a device that can launch anything, anywhere. Even to the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. Sounds super, really. So where is this Fahr Outpost, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um...OK. Well, where is this certain death...er...Fahr Outpost, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's not delay, hmm? Where is this Fahr Outpost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is gonna be so COOOOL! Just point the way! Where is this Fahr Outpost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, where is this Fahr Outpost, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must say, this Fahr Outpost already sounds like it will be a bother to reach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, where is this Fahr Outpost, Professor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believe there's a pipe to Fahr Outpost somewhere beneath Rogueport... But I'm not sure of the exact location. Yes, I believe it was hidden for some reason. If my information is correct, you need something called an Ultra Hammer to get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Well, it's party time, then! We already got one of those! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Um... Didn't we already get one of those! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Why, we already got one of those! How marvelous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Hey! Right ON! We already got one of those! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Didn't we get one of those already, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? Dear man, we've already procured one of those! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An Ultra Hammer?!? But, sweetie, we've already got one of those! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, apparently the Ultra Hammer made for opening the way is hidden here in town. You'll have to figure out how you're going to find it, though, because I don't know. Hmph! Good luck with that. Once you find it, the path to Fahr Outpost will open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Well! I see! That certainly changes the subject, now, doesn't it?!? Well, use that Ultra Hammer to find the pipe to Fahr Outpost, then. Get to it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it, Professor! Fahr Outpost, here we come! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir, Professor Frankly! We're off to Fahr Outpost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are on our way, Frankly! To Fahr Outpost we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! You got it, Prof! Fahr Outpost! Chaaaarge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you say so, Professor! Let's find Fahr Outpost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Yes... I see! Quite so! Destination: Fahr Outpost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No problem at all, sweetie! Fahr Outpost, it is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yes... One more thing you should be aware of... The Bob-ombs who live there are...sort of a surly bunch. They may not let you use their cannon. You may have to negotiate with them. In any case, that's your problem! Good luck! Get that last Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want, chump? If you ain't got business here, then beat it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is where I live, chump. Unless you gotta see me for somethin', you need to leave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is where I live, chump. Unless you gotta see me for somethin', you need to leave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, Chumpie! You meet that scum of the earth, Don Pianta? Looks like you got outta there alive. That's a first! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, Mr. Chump! You met Don Pianta about going to Glitzville, huh? Back when I still had pull in this town, I used to go to Glitzville all the time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, Mr. Chump! You met Don Pianta about going to Glitzville, huh? Back when I still had pull in this town, I used to go to Glitzville all the time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, ol' Chumpie! ...You say you made it to Twilight Town? Hey, we all got problems to deal with, you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, el Chump! So, I hear you went to the infamous Keelhaul Key. So? Any treasure there? I tell you, you'd never find me goin' to a place like that... I mean, if you get cursed, that's the end of it, y'know? Life's too precious, chump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, the chump! So, you went to Poshley Heights, did ya? The people there are so filthy rich, they border on creepy! I sure wouldn't mind goin' there one day, though...and startin' some trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! Yeah, Chumpley! Eh?!? Whuzzat??? You went to the moon?!? Listen, I like your stories and all, but this is too much... Did you conk your melon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! That was amazin'! I can't believe how you cleared out that darkness! You really are incredible! If I ever have a problem, I'm goin' straight to you. You saved the world, guy! You're welcome here anytime! My house is yours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Whoa! Hold up, now! You're an outsider! Past this point is the turf of Ishnail, head of the Robbos. It's 10 coins to pass through. You try to pass without paying, and I'm afraid I'll have to whip you but good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Whoa! Hold up, now! If you want to pass through here, you gotta pay 10 coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine, I'll pay. I'm not paying. I can take you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One, two, three... Yup! That's 10 coins all right! You can pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Whoa! Hold up, now! You don't have enough cash! You dirty, lying cheapskate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's really simple. If you don't pay, you don't pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You gotta be kidding. You think you can fight your way through here? I'm gonna make you eat your words, tough guy! Let's get this party started! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! Learn your lesson? Prediction: you'll NEVER try to fight through here again. I figure you just had a triple helping of humble pie, so I'll let this slide. Now take off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh! That hurt? You have no chance of beating me, trust me... So, you'd better run. Yeah, if you don't, seriously, it'll be Game Over for you! You can choose to Run from your Tactics menu. Sometimes, it's best to run. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CRUD! You dumb video-game heroes ALWAYS pull this stuff! It's RIDICULOUS! You think violence solves everything, don't you? Huh? DON'T YOU?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! Hauuuuuuck...ptooey! I spit on you! I HATE you! Get outta my sight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where do you get off, talking to me like nothing happened? Like there was no "beating"? Yeah, guys like you act real cool when you win, but when you lose, you're all "WAAAH!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where do you get off, talking to me like nothing happened? Like there was no "whupping"? Yeah, guys like you act real cool when you win, but when you lose, you're all "WAAAH!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Since the boss has your back, I'm not saying nothing. But...I still hate you with the intensity of a thousand suns. Crud! I said something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll tell you something: hitting others hurts a lot more than getting hit yourself! Yeah, learn it early, or you'll be scooping up your teeth after a karmic beatdown! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seriously, though... 10 coins is nothing to beat somebody over... You cheap meathead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I came up with this great new scheme to make money! Check this out! It's called a Sock Shop! You get to sock me ten times, and it only costs 10 coins! I figure uncontrollably violent guys like you can't live without socking people, right? Yeah, the only thing is... That's such a pathetic way to make a living. Crud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, so, I heard you're trying to save your girl... And here I thought you were just a randomly violent guy full of pent-up anger. It takes more than big muscles to be a big man. You gotta have a big heart... Crud... Where am I gonna get one of... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're amazing! I think I might even brag about the fact that you wrecked me! ...No, wait a second. I can't brag about getting beaten over 10 measly coins... That's pathetic! Crud!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. We don't have much here, but make yourself at home, if you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked from the inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to get to Petal Meadows, look for the pipe beneath the town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's everything going? I know your quest is full of danger, but you can do it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a pipe that leads to Boggly Woods beneath town. I suggest you look for that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's everything going? I know your quest is full of danger, but you can do it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you get a blimp ticket from Don Pianta on the west side, you can go to Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You say you're a fighter at the Glitz Pit?!? Hrmm... Well, I suppose you'll just have to work your way up and win the championship. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There should be a pipe to Twilight Town somewhere beneath town. Look for it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Got that? Look for Darkly, who hails from Twilight Town. He just may know a way to get through that pipe. He's probably around here somewhere. Apparently he likes dark places... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well? How's it going? Your quest is dangerous, but you'll find a way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It'd be best to ask around at the harbor about Keelhaul Key... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery? That old sea dog lives in the eastside house right next door. They say he was a great and important sailor long ago... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well? How's it going? I'm in the middle of researching that door more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head for Poshley Heights as soon as you get a ticket from Don Pianta... I'm counting on you, Mario! Don't let the fiends beat you there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well? How's it going? I'm in the middle of researching that door more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you've gotten the Ultra Hammer, use it to find the pipe to Fahr Outpost. The last Crystal Star is so close! The end is near! We're counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was written that the Ultra Hammer is somewhere in town. Find it first, OK? Then the way to Fahr Outpost will be revealed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The residents of Fahr Outpost are extremely wary. They feel they can only trust Bob-ombs, and rarely tell the truth to others. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're almost done! And I'm still researching the mysteries of the door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem pretty cheery! And as always, I am happily busy with my research. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the by, do you know what was in that treasure chest we found in the palace? It contained... A Dried Shroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! It's nothing to be disappointed by! Now we know for certain that people indeed ate mushrooms 1,000 years ago! This is a groundbreaking anthropological discovery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I'll stay here and continue my research a while longer. Yes, I'm fond of this place. Feel free to drop by anytime you like. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1619 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1620 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1621 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1622 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, ya big old rube! It ain't smart, talking to people you don't know. You never know when a guy might go nuts and attack! Be careful, live longer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's that guy again! Have you been powering up your party members? If you don't, they're gonna have a rough time as you keep adventuring. If you haven't been powering them up, you'd better go over there to Merlon's place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's that guy again! Have you been powering up your party members? If you don't, they're gonna have a rough time as you keep adventuring. If you haven't been powering them up, you'd better go over there to Merlon's place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wanna find Don Pianta? I don't know why you think I'd know something like that... But the Robbo boss, who claims this part of town as his turf, might know. Yeah, Ishnail--he's the Robbo boss--and Don Pianta are rival criminal heads. So, of course, talking to Ishnail about Don Pianta can be hazardous to your health. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? You went to the city in the sky? Cool. I bet that place is all glitzy and full of action. Must be a fun spot, definitely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darkly? Oh, yeah! I've heard of that guy! That dude's always moving from shadow to shadow. I bet you can find him behind a building or something, definitely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you found Darkly, huh? That's good... Not that I know what's good about it, exactly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I've got a question about something, I tend to ask that Frankly guy. He's an important professor, so he knows lots of junk. If you ever need help with anything, you should ask that guy, definitely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Don Pianta collapsed! Yeah, the boss of west Rogueport...down and out! Had you heard that already? He's been in bed ever since. I wonder how he's doing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's that guy again! Have you been powering up your partners? If you don't have enough Shine Sprites to power them up, ask Merluvlee. Yeah, sometimes I go see her to get help finding stuff I've misplaced or whatever. Well, that's my excuse, anyway. Truth is, I just like to go see her. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you hear there's an incredible treasure hidden somewhere under this town? Yeah, still, I'd be wary of what people tell you about it. It could be ANYTHING. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's that guy again! Have you heard? The end of the world arrived! But then some guy came and put an end to the badness! He was one tough dude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you've come all the way here, you must've seen some serious, dangerous action. That's good. Danger's good. Believe me, I know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you've come all the way here, you must've seen some serious, dangerous action. That's good. Danger's good. Believe me, I know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? My name's Pierre. I'm what's technically called a "completely awesome thief." I used to work as a geologist researching the rocks under town, but it paid NOTHING. That's when Ishnail, the boss of the Robbos, picked me up. I've since washed my hands of geology and am now an amazing thief. Ha ha ha HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who, me? My name's Pierre. I'm what's technically called a "completely awesome thief." I used to work as a geologist researching the rocks under town, but it paid NOTHING. That's when Ishnail, the boss of the Robbos, picked me up. I've since washed my hands of geology and am now an amazing thief. Ha ha ha HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's The Mustache! You remember me, right? Pierre the Thief! I've got to be straight, here. Ishnail told me to wash my hands of thievery. So... I can't be a geologist... I can't be a thief... What should I do, you think? Do I have NO talents? Ha ha ha HA! That's funny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's The Mustache! You remember me, right? Pierre the Thief! I've got to be straight, here. Ishnail told me to wash my hands of thievery. So... I can't be a geologist... I can't be a thief... What should I do, you think? Do I have NO talents? Ha ha ha HA! That's funny! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's The Mustache! Remember me? It's Pierre, the unemployed slacker! So, I decided to quit thieving, but I still really want to hang out with Ishnail. Hmm... But if I'm not going to be a thief, I have to do something else for him. What should I do, huh? I wonder if I'm just dumb. Ha HA! Dumb's a funny word! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's The Mustache! Remember me? It's Pierre, the unemployed slacker! So, I decided to quit thieving, but I still really want to hang out with Ishnail. Hmm... But if I'm not going to be a thief, I have to do something else for him. What should I do, huh? I wonder if I'm just dumb. Ha HA! Dumb's a funny word! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's The Mustache! Remember me? It's Pierre, the unemployed slacker! Is it really true you defeated the Shadow Queen? That's absolutely amazing! You've inspired me to figure out how I can help Ishnail without being a thief. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Trouble Center is the only place on the east side that other townsfolk come to. If the place is open when you're in the neighborhood, you should drop in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The east side has some of the worst crime anywhere here in Rogueport. Man, everyone who lives around here is real tough. And street-smart, too. I mean, when you don't have any money, you gotta be tough just to get by... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, I've been thinking... and I think I want to meet the Robbo boss just once... Thing is, I have no idea where the thieves' hideout is located. None. Rumor has it there's a secret passageway around here...but where could someone fit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, there are always rags-to-riches stories about people from rough 'hoods. When you grow up poor, other poor people can really identify with you, I think. Anyway, poor or rich, anyone can grow up to be president! ...Or grow up to be a hobo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swindell is here all the time...usually. But not now. Where is he today? I was thinking I'd come talk to him about a way to make some quick dough... If you see him, tell him that I'm looking for him, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, I want money, but I don't need a lot of it. The way I see it, the more money you have, the more money you WANT to have. If I have enough to help my friends and enjoy my days, I'll be fine. Secret of life, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, I want money, but I don't need a lot of it. The way I see it, the more money you have, the more money you WANT to have. If I have enough to help my friends and enjoy my days, I'll be fine. Secret of life, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I suppose you'd have to classify me as a rogue. But I have standards. I only steal from the rich. Who could steal from people who also have cash problems? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When the sky went dark, even I was down on my knees wishing for help... Then light came to the sky again! Now, I'm not saying that my wish did it... I'm just glad we were saved... I'm gonna change my ways! No more stealing for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is east Rogueport. This is the turf of Ishnail and his crew of Robbos. The east side's all run-down. You can't even tell if these buildings are vacant or not. If you're down here, you darn well better have a compelling reason to be here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! This area is the turf of Ishnail and the Robbo band of thieves. I don't know what brings you here, but if you think you're gonna meet the boss...HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! This area is the turf of Ishnail and the Robbo band of thieves. The boss is usually hiding out in a back alley that few people can spot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! This area is the turf of Ishnail and the Robbo band of thieves. I don't know what brings you here, but if you think you're gonna meet the boss...HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The other day I saw this guy jumping from roof to roof. Man! He was so dashing! But, you know, actually... He might've been a bandit... Maybe that's why he was sneaking into chimneys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tell you, Ishnail is miles better than that Don Pianta guy! By a long shot! Now, don't get me wrong! I've never met either one. So I'm just talking here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Is it true Don Pianta no longer heads the Pianta syndicate? Frankie does? Not that I've ever met Frankie, either... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Is it true Don Pianta no longer heads the Pianta syndicate? Frankie does? Not that I've ever met Frankie, either... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know who's better than Ishnail, Don Pianta, and Frankie combined? You, man! You're number one! And I'm so psyched, 'cause I've met the number one coolest guy in the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL BONK YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL BOP YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL CONK YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL KICK YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL SMACK YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL STOMP YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL DOINK YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL CRUSH YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! I'm pullin' another card trick today and makin' tons of loot! ...But somebody started tailin' me, so I came here to hide out for awhile. Don't tell anyone you saw me here...OR I'LL CRY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. My name is Darkly. I like dim places. And now I'm done talking for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. My name is Darkly. I like dim places. And now I'm done talking for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. My name is Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. I think in my past life I was mold or a potato bug or something. Yeah. Neat. You know, it's neat 'cause I just love places that are dark and moist. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. My name is Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. Huh? You say this town has an underground part to it and I should go there? Yeah. Dark and dank down there, I bet. But I'd have to walk out in the sun...so, no. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what you hope to do in Twilight Town, but good luck. I'm pulling for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what you hope to do in Twilight Town, but good luck. I'm pulling for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Yeah, it's me, Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. So, how was Twilight Town? Don't you love how dim and weird it is there? I haven't been back in ages. I should go back there soon for a visit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Yeah, it's me, Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. Did you know that the mayor of Twilight Town is my grandfather? Yeah, he is. What? He turned into a pig? Ah hah hah hah! You tell the most ridiculous lies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Yeah, it's me, Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. Twilight Town is pretty nice, but I like this place, too. I mean, this place is more than just dim and dank. The people are slimy, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Yeah, it's me, Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. It would be great if the whole world would go as dark as the middle of night... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Yeah, it's me, Darkly. I like dim places. Yeah. Remember when the whole world went as dark as night? I had just been thinking it would be great if the world went dark, then it did! But that dark was different. It wasn't a good dark, no. It was a scary dark... I'm glad it went back to the way it was. And now, I think it's probably better that the world not go dark like that ever again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Trouble Center I'm out of the office. Please come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the home of Merlon, the super-magician. I foresaw your arrival. I can aid you, if you wish. With three Shine Sprites, I can power up your partners. Of course, that means I boost their Attack power, but I also throw in a new move for free. So... Which partner would you like me to power up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the home of Merlon, the super-magician. I foresaw your arrival. So... Which partner would you like me to power up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you any other errands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You don't have enough Shine Sprites! Begone! Come back with more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shall I power up this partner? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To power up your partner, talk to me from the other side of the table! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SHA-ZIBBY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then you may go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then you may go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return someday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SHA-ZOOBY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Care to power up more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have no partners whom I can power up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! What impeccable timing. Yes, this was destined... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I consulted my star charts, I saw a portentous sign for you, Mario... It went thusly... "In the house of the dragon that flew through the air... Beyond the reversible stair... "Near the empty black chest that cursed you...lies a clue to help your allies learn..." I have no idea what it means, unfortunately... But I have no doubt of its importance as a sign for you and your friends. If you figure out this mystery, come and tell me immediately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I consulted my star charts, I saw a portentous sign for you, Mario... It went thusly... "In the house of the dragon that flew through the air... Beyond the reversible stair... "Near the empty black chest that cursed you...lies a clue to help your allies learn..." I have no idea what it means, unfortunately... But I have no doubt of its importance as a sign for you and your friends. If you figure out this mystery, come and tell me immediately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this? An Up Arrow?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An UP ARROW?!? ...Up? . . . . . . Of COURSE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Ultra Stone! So THAT is what the star sign meant! I picked this up at a flea market years ago and forgot it was in the attic! With this, I can power up your partners even more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are cooking now! Let me know when you want me to power up your allies more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good afternoon to you, sir! I am called Grifty, the traveling minstrel. I spend my days here in leisure, spinning tales that spin the senses! I know but a few of the stories that surround the town of Rogueport... If you like, I can share them with you...but it will require just a few coins. Is there a tale you want to hear? These are the tales I can tell you now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good day to you, sir! Is there a tale you want to hear? These are the tales I can tell you now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For a mere {NUM} coin{s} I can share with you the tale of {TALE}... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me the tale! I'll keep my coins, thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If ever there is a tale you wish to hear, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If ever there is a tale you wish to hear, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well... I've told you this one before. Perhaps you remember it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have told you the tale of {TALE} before. You may recall it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If there is another tale you wish to hear, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, but you seem to have insufficient funds for my talents. I do not ask much, but as an artist, I must adhere to my principles, you understand. I will be more than happy to share my art with you once you have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome Demon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ages ago, a city flourished here in peace and splendor. ...But it was destroyed in a single day by a demon from the dark beyond. Historians claim a great calamity befell the city, but nay...'twas a demon. The city sank below ground, and one-quarter of the old city became the demon's den. This demon put fear into the hearts of all men and sent out minions to take the land. And its den, its palace, grew rich with the treasures stolen from all over the world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In order to increase its already formidable power... The demon created Crystal Stars to hold the essence of the heavens. One of these stars was placed in each country to exert the demon's influence. One of the castles built to contain these stars still stands near Petal Meadows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dragons and Dungeons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The demon built a dungeon near its palace and filled it with terrifying monsters... All those who fell into disfavor were thrown into this dungeon to rot... Yea, and the demon also had three dragon pets: Hooktail, Gloomtail, and Bonetail. These dragons flew across the land, spreading fear and sorrow over all. Even now, the mere mention of a dragon is enough to give some the terrors... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hero Who Arose ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One day, there came a hero who could vanquish the fell demon. The young Toad from Petal Meadows was strong of arm, but shy of voice... All those around the boy teased him endlessly about the way he spoke. But when the demon cast his fearful gaze across the lands and reached out... The young Toad used his strength and honor to defend his people. And he became a hero to all, despite his odd voice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Wise Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There was a wise Goomba from Boggly Woods gifted in knowledge of the world. When beasts rose to take the woods, this knowledge helped the people fight them. And this Goomba, who knew the way that every monster would attack... She began to think of a way to banish all monsters from the land... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Stalwart Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Koopa who traveled the world alone learned of the darkness covering the land... He went alone wherever evil dwelt, and banished it with shell and sheer bravado. The monsters grew to fear this scar-riddled Koopa who thwarted them at every turn. But the brave Koopa was finally taken in a trap set for him by the monsters. But then, a Boo who fought with the monsters came and used her magic to free him. The brave Koopa's spirit had melted the heart of the cold Boo lass... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Four Heroes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Boo used her powerful magic to learn more about the evil they faced... "We cannot destroy this darkness alone," she decided, her face a grim mask. "We need the Toad hero of Petal Meadows and the wise Goomba of Boggly Woods." The Boo's magic drew the four heroes together to send the demon from the world. And so, the four heroes finally set out for the Palace of Shadow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Duel With the Demon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The power of the world- devouring demon was greater than any could imagine... But the wise Goomba soon realized that this was the power of the Crystal Stars... She thought of a way to take the stars and use them against the demon. She told the other heroes her plan and set it in motion, banishing their fears. The Boo's magic and the Toad's strength created a gap in the demon's defenses... At that moment, the brave Koopa seized the stars... And succeeded in badly damaging the demon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Demon Sealed Within ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But even the brave Koopa's stroke was not enough to end the demon's reign... The wise Goomba thought of another use for the Crystal Stars in that dire hour... She suggested sealing the demon forever with the Crystal Stars. All agreed. The heroes matched their strengths with the power of the Crystal Stars... And they successfully sealed the demon's soul within the deepest part of the palace. Together, they made it so that only all seven stars could break the seal... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Demon's Curse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The four heroes thought they had sealed away the demon and all of its powers... But the demon used a tiny opening before the seal was complete to curse them all. While holding the Crystal Stars, they'd feel nothing, but when they let them go... A black box would appear to seal their souls within. The four heroes traveled the world, scattering the stars so the seal would remain. But the last four stars each carried the curse, which claimed each hero... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Tree and Punies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The hiding places of many of the Crystal Stars have now faded into legend. But some say that the wise Goomba hid one in the Great Tree. At that time, many monsters wandered in the nearby Boggly Woods. The tiny Punies were always tormented by their fierce appetites, it was said. Pitying them, the Goomba hollowed out the Great Tree for the Punies to live in. The Punies were so grateful that they swore to protect the Crystal Star there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Boo Heroine's Last Days ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once the Boo heroine hid her star in a steeple, she was trapped in the nearby town... Some say the Crystal Star lies in that steeple still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pirate King Cortez ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopa hero went to a southern isle to hide his star where none would find it. But the Koopa was so tired from his journey that the pirate Cortez stole it easily. In that very instant, the brave Koopa was trapped in an inescapable chest. But Cortez did not realize the power of the star and lost it among his treasures... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad Hero's Final Days ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The strong Toad held his star and continued his arduous journey. But eventually the miles took their toll upon him, and he collapsed. A traveling healer happened by and saved his life... But the Toad knew his fate was to be trapped in the box when the star was gone... So he asked this healer to hide the star in a secret place known to no one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All Becomes Legend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After the demon was sealed within the Palace of Shadow... Many refused to come near that place of terror. But as the years passed, entire generations forgot... And the penniless and the immoral began to congregate in this once-barren place... This place soon became a populous harbor, the town of Rogueport... And some even began to say that the underground city held a legendary treasure. But they were unaware that the demon slept beneath them still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magical Map ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The heroes knew that the seal might not last forever... And they sought to make the Crystal Stars available to one who might need them... So, before going to their individual dooms, they made a map to all the stars. And to prevent an evil force from misusing this map... They placed it in a box that could only be opened by the pure of heart. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fearsome Demon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dragons and Dungeons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hero Who Arose ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Wise Goomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Stalwart Koopa ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Four Heroes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Duel With the Demon ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Demon Sealed Within ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Demon's Curse ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Tree and Punies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Boo Heroine's Last Days ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pirate King Cortez ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Toad Hero's Final Days ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All Becomes Legend ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magical Map ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Is this your first time to the Trouble Center? If you plan on using our services, I can explain them for you first. Need an explanation? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. Then get outta here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then listen and listen good! This Trouble Center is where people come with troubles. That's why it's named that. If you want to see what kind of troubles people have, check that bulletin board. If you're a nice guy, you'll choose someone and try to help them out. If not, not. Help someone out and they'll give you a reward, probably. Not a bad deal, eh? But remember! If you decide not to solve a trouble, you have to pay to cancel. You got that? Well, good. Then go help someone out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo, boy... I told you to listen good! This Trouble Center is where people come with troubles. That's why it's named that. If you want to see what kind of troubles people have, check that bulletin board. If you're a nice guy, you'll choose someone and try to help them out. If not, not. Help someone out and they'll give you a reward, probably. Not a bad deal, eh? But remember! If you decide not to solve a trouble, you have to pay to cancel. You got all that? Good! I hate explaining it over and over, so don't ask me again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look at the board if you wanna accept a trouble request, will ya? Hmmm... All right, FINE! I'll spell it out for you! Listen up! This Trouble Center is where people come with troubles. That's why it's named that. If you want to see what kind of troubles people have, check that bulletin board. If you're a nice guy, you'll choose someone and try to help them out. If not, not. Help someone out and they'll give you a reward, probably. Not a bad deal, eh? But remember! If you decide not to solve a trouble, you have to pay to cancel. You got all that? Good. Explaining it is a mouthful, so don't make me do it again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a question? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, about this trouble... I want to cancel! What is this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to get out of this, it'll cost you 30 coins. Are you sure you want to cancel this one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just take your cancellation fee now. I'll take any items you got as part of the request and return them to their owners. If you want to take on any other troubles, check the board, you giver-upper. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You don't have enough coins! You get mugged? I guess you'll just have to try to resolve this trouble you've resolved to resolve. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll just have to resolve this thing, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Garf's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the house at the very back of east Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on McGoomba's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Zess T.'s house on Rogueport Plaza. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Arfur's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact outside this building. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Goomther's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Mousimilian's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in front of the shop in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Bomberto's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact at Rogueport Harbor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Koopook's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Hooktail Castle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on the Petalburg mayor's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the pink house in Petalburg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Plenn T.'s trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the shop in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on the Puni elder's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the Great Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Lahla's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the Pianta Parlor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Pine T. Jr.'s trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials below Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Jolene's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Merlee's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the charmer's hut underneath Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Bub-ulber's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Petalburg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wow! You've taken on an anonymous trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact on the roof of Zess T.'s house in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on the mayor of Twilight Town's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in his house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Zess T.'s trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Zess T.'s house in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Frankie's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact on Rogueport's west side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Eve's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Eve's house in Twilight Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Goom Goom's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the storeroom in Pirate's Grotto on Keelhaul Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Chef Shimi's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact on board the Excess Express. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Toodles's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on the businessman's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in front of the Hot Dog Stand in Glitzville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Goldbob's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Gob's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact near the snowman in Fahr Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Toadia's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in front of the fountain in Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Doe T.'s trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact in the Boggly Woods next to the Great Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Bub's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact near Poshley Sanctum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've taken on Swob's trouble, looks like. You're gonna make contact next to the cannon statue in Fahr Outpost. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Garf's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on McGoomba's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Arfur's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Goomther's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Mousimilian's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Bomberto's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Koopook's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Mayor Kroop's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Plenn T.'s trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on the Puni elder's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Lahla's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Pine T. Jr.'s trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Jolene's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Merlee's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Bub-ulber's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This poster is anonymous. This may be dangerous. Want to take on this trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Mayor Dour's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Zess T.'s trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Frankie's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Eve's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Goom Goom's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Chef Shimi's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Toodles's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on the businessman's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Goldbob's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Gob's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Toadia's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Doe T.'s trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Bub's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to take on Swob's trouble? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do it and do it right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We haven't had any troubles come in lately. Maybe you've solved all the world's troubles already. I suppose that's good, but it's terrible for business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which trouble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— to take on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Troubled ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Trouble ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Garf ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— McGoomba ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arfur ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goomther ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mousimilian ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bomberto ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopook ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mayor Kroop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plenn T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Puni Elder ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lahla ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pine T. Jr. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jolene ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Merlee ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub-ulber ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mayor Dour ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eve ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goom Goom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chef Shimi ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toodles ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Businessman ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goldbob ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gob ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Toadia ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doe T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Swob ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Need a key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Safe delivery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Price adjustment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Find this guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit me, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try to find me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Order me an item! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Emergency Shroom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Play with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Help my daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Help wanted! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heartful Cake recipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The food I want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elusive badge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Newsletter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seeking legendary book! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Important thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell that person... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looking for a gal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get these ingredients! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must have that book. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Security code... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Delivery, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wanna meet Luigi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Roust these cads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Help me make up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Erase that graffiti! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They call me Garf. I have lost my key and, thus, cannot get into my house. It should be somewhere in Rogueport. I just need someone to find it! I'll be waiting for you at the house at the very back end of east Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is McGoomba, and I have a simple task: I need to have something delivered. Unfortunately, for reasons I won't mention, I can't be seen walking around Rogueport. Meet me behind Zess T.'s house on Rogueport Plaza. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Arfur. I want to open a new shop, but I need help setting my prices. But since I can't go into a competitor's shop, I need some research done. I need the price of Fire Flowers, Sleepy Sheep, and Tasty Tonics in Rogueport. I'll meet you in front of this building to make the exchange. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! My name is Goomther. Please find the guy that pulled off credit card fraud on me. I'll be in Rogueport Plaza, so come talk to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mousimilian here. I need some help jogging my memory. Meet me in Rogueport Square in front of the shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Bomberto, an' I need you to do some shoppin'. Please come right quick, 'cause I'm starvin'! Meet me in Rogueport, out at the docks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's me, Koopook, the wandering hide-and-seek champion. I'm hiding somewhere in Hooktail Castle right now. Hiding like you read about! If you find me, I'll give you something good. Think you can do it? Reeeeeeally? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will someone please come talk to me? Please? I'm waiting at the pink house in Petalburg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our shop inventory is low, and I need someone to help me restock. Please come to the shop in Rogueport Square! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm getting up there in years, so I want me some insurance: a Life Shroom! I'm in no big hurry, but sometime before my time comes would be nice. Please meet me in the Great Tree in Boggly Woods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pianta Parlor is now having its Grand Opening event! Wheeeeee! Whoever takes this request gets something special from Lahla, the cute kitty Boo! We're waiting on Rogueport's west side, so please come quickly! SMOOCH! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my dad is in a world of hurt down there! Please, you gotta help him! I'm waiting at the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials beneath Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need some cleaning done. Motivated workers only. Please meet me in the Glitz Pit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to make a Heartful Cake, but forgot the recipe, for Mario's sake! I have to keep my shop open, so can you find the recipe, I'm hopin'? I first learned the recipe from Toce T. Yes, over in Petalburg, you see. Please meet me in the charmer's hut, beneath Rogueport. Hurry! Hut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a bad craving for a certain food item... Could you fetch it for me? Please meet me in Petalburg. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm after an elusive badge. Must explain in person. Meet me on the roof of Zess T.'s house in Rogueport Square. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you please deliver the Silver Club newsletter routing slip for me? Please come pick it up at my house in Twilight Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want you to go find the legendary cookbook for me! It's in a pretty scary place, so there's no way an old gal like me could get it alone! Please come to my house in Rogueport Square for details! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm lookin' for somethin'. I can't say exactly what here, but I can tell you in person. I'm waitin' on da west side of Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want you to meet and speak to someone for me. I'll tell you all about it at my house in Twilight Town. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm pretty happy living out here on Keelhaul Key, but there's one thing I miss! I need a girlfriend! Please come listen to my request! I'm in the storeroom deep in the cave on Keelhaul Key. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need some ingredients for cooking food that savages the tonsils! I need three things: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I'm waiting on board the Excess Express for your very prompt help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I lent a book to Miss Jolene, and now I need it back. And rather quickly. Please meet me in Poshley Heights, would you, you wonderful trouble-solver? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I forgot the code to my briefcase! I'll be sacked for this for sure! Meet me in front of the Hot Dog Stand in Glitzville! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need you to take something to General White. Please come get it with all speed. Meet me in Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've lost my voice because of this stupid, stuffy cold, YA-BOOMSKIE! I want someone to bring me some Honey Candy, YA-POW! Great for the throat, I hear. I think you can make it by combining Cake Mix and Honey Syrup, YA-CHOW! I'll be waiting next to the snowman in Fahr Outpost, YA-BLAMMO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must meet my darling Luigi. Come to the fountain in Poshley Heights for details. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really wanted to see the Great Tree, but there are many cads in the way! Won't someone please roust these ne'er-do-wells? I am waiting in Boggly Woods near the Great Tree. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got in a fight with my mom, and I need you to help me make up with her. I'll be waiting near the sanctum in Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need someone to go to 50th floor of Pit of 100 Trials for me, SHA-BOOM! So I need someone pretty tough, SHA-PLOWIE! For details, please see me next to cannon statue in Fahr Outpost, SHA-BOOMITY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You took on my trouble? You? OK. Then please find my key, and be quick about it! If someone else finds my key, they'll be able to get in my house, so I'll stand guard. I think I dropped my key when I went to the badge shop, but I'm not sure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If someone else finds my key, they'll be able to get in my house, so I'll stand guard. I think I dropped my key when I went to the badge shop, but I'm not sure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find my key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! My key!!! I can finally get inside my house again! Home, sweet home! Thank you! Please take this as payment for your efforts, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The package... Yep, that's it. I'll dispose of this in a way no one will ever find it. Tell McGoomba I said so. And do me a favor: forget all this. You hear me? It never happened. For your sake. We never spoke! Forget everything! And when you give McGoomba my message, he'll give you your compensation. Remember: this deal won't be done until you give my message to McGoomba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you check prices for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm counting on you. Remember, I need to know what the Toad Bros. Bazaar charges for... Fire Flowers, Sleepy Sheep, and Tasty Tonics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perfect! OK! I'm ready. First, how much are they asking for Fire Flowers? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 coin 10 coins 90 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ...I see. And for Sleepy Sheep? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 8 coins 15 coins 25 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................. ................................. OK... And how about Tasty Tonic? How much is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 coins 15 coins 198 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................ ................................ ...Wow! That's rough. Those are some low prices. I can't believe they're selling that low... Hmm... Even if I try to compete with them, I don't think I can profit. But it is certainly helpful information. Here's your reward. Good work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a problem? What are you looking at? Unless you got business with me, scram! ...What? You want me to return the money I swindled? What are you, the fraud police? Sheesh! How'd I let myself get caught?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I spoke to Jolene. Now who was it that she wanted "taken care of"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not who? What, you say? Well, fine. Let's get it done. So, what are we doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still some left? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we're done with this one. Man, I have NEVER had a job this stinky. Make sure you get duress pay for this, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Some left? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! What's the meaning of this? You found my secret way in? Dang... Look. A lot of, shall we say, "sketchy" requests get submitted here... So, don't tell anyone that we're the ones running the Trouble Center, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to take on a trouble, you'll have to use the main entrance. Look, a lot of, shall we say, "sketchy" requests get submitted here... Not to belabor the point, but don't tell anyone that we're running the Trouble Center. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found a scrap of paper in the garbage can with info about {x}. It has been transferred to your Tattle Log. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With the info I gathered with you, we have lots of great leads now, though! Mario... Like I always said, every myth contains a kernel of truth. Speaking of which, know what was in the chest that the professor recovered? You're totally not gonna believe me when I tell you. It's... A secret! Ha ha ha ha ha! But I'll tell you next time I see you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport's east side. It's considered dangerous here, even for Rogueport! This is Ishnail's turf. He's the leader of a band of thieves called the Robbos. Then again, you can also find Merlon here. He can help your partners level up. Still, it's definitely too rough a place for a girl like me to walk alone... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Merlon. He's this odd old man who says really bizarre things sometimes. He helps power up your allies here. For three Shine Sprites, he raises a partner one rank. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Professor Frankly, head of the archaeology department at U Goom. He's researching the legendary treasure here. I totally respect him. You know the famous Professor Kolorado? He was a student of Frankly's! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's name is Grifty. He's a laid-back rooftop minstrel-type guy. He tends to know all of the stories that get passed around Rogueport's streets. For a couple coins, he'll tell you one...and you never know, it might help on our travels. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gus. He's part of that band of thieves who call themselves the Robbos. He looks like a total maniac, but he's actually a nice guy. Don't judge books by covers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Garf, part of the Robbo gang. I'm pretty sure he's related to Gus. He looks pretty gnarly, but he's actually pretty cool. Don't judge folks on looks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goose. Turns out the Trouble Center was being run by him and Ishnail's boys. He may look violent, but he's actually an intellectual. People surprise you, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ishnail, leader of the thief band called the Robbos. He REALLY hates Don Pianta. I guess that's to be expected, since they're bitter rivals and everything. He's got some issues about money, but he's OK otherwise. Who knew? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb sailor. The workers at the docks say he's some kind of legend. I heard he was stubborn, but who knew he'd give us this much trouble? Seriously! It'd be nice if Professor Frankly could tell us something about him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goomfrey the Goomba. He looks kind of shady, I guess, but he's cool. People call him a "fixer." Y'know, a guy that can make any problem...just go away. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pierre. He sure does seem to have a lot of free time, doesn't he? Word is, he's been busting his tail lately to catch the eye of the crime boss, Ishnail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Arfur. He's always hanging around here. He looks totally suspicious, but apparently he lives by some super-stern moral code. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Swindell, the bandit. At least, I HEAR he's a thief, but I've never seen him steal. He's always whispering to Arfur about something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Larson, the bandit. The word's out on his scam, so he's laying low here. Of course, he wouldn't have to lay low ANYWHERE if he'd just kept his nose clean... You think maybe he just gets a thrill from breaking the law or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Darkly. He loooooooves the dark. He just stays here in the shadows all day long. Sounds kinda creepy to me, but hey, whatever powers you up, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's this guy? ...Come on, you really need to ask me that? Gimme a break! That's your brother, Luigi! But...I wonder why he's here? I'm sure he'll tell you if you ask him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, jeepers creepers... N-Not this again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah... Here we go. All righty, Mister. What color is your mustache? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Red Green Yellow Black ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! What's wrong with me? That wasn't the right question at all! Uh... Let's try this again. Ahem! OK, Mister... What's your favorite color? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-huh. Well, you check out. You know the password. So, um, you must be an acquaintance of Don Pianta! Good for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can go through the door. Go on with your bad self. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, really? Interesting. Thanks. Great. I like that color, too. Really. I do. So, yeah. Come again sometime. Good-bye. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Who's dis wise guy? You come here knowin' dis is da Pianta syndicate office? Lissen, ya little bugaboo... If you gots no bidness wid da Piantas, den scram! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dis is da office of da Pianta syndicate, ya dip. Don't tell me you didn't know dat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you gots no bidness wid da Piantas, den scram-a-lam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you so much as BREATHE funny around da boss...you know what'll happen, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Frankie... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's wid you, wise guy? I ain't too jolly today... If you got a beef, spit it out quick or dis is gonna hurt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ex-CUSE me? You want a... You want me to give you a ticket for da blimp? See, now, to me, dat's funny... You a stand-up comedian? No? You oughta be. You got some nerve askin' me for dat. I'm Don Pianta! I make cryin' babies weep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want I should run dis bum out on a rail, Boss? Lookit him! Whadda rube! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You must like pain, funny guy! You just lookin' for trouble, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not so fast, boys. I like dis kid's gumption. He just came to talk, no? Dat ain't a crime. So we talk. You boys can wait 'til we're done before you rough him up, you got it? So, I gotta assume you got a reason for wantin' a ticket for da blimp. Out wid it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's dat? You wanna help some broad what got herself kidnapped? An' to rescue dis dame, you're out collectin' da Crystal Stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da...Crystal Stars? Hey, Boss! Ain't dose things in dat legend 'bout da ancient treasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vinny, you're such a dope! Hey, Boss! Dis knucklehead believes in fairy tales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fairy tale nothing! That treasure's real! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Excuse me, but, uh... That's not true! The treasure is real! Honest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bite your tongue! Don't listen to that lout! The treasure is as real as I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everybody, just...shut it. I don't care if da treasure is real or not. Get me? But I tell ya, I can't help but like a guy who wants to rescue some skirt he fell for. I made my decision! You do me a little...favor...an' you get your blimp ticket. Sounds fair, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... What's the favor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure! We can do anything! What is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not entirely sure I like the sound of this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's easy. It's nothin'. It's less dan nothin'. See, da thing is... My own daughter...eloped wit' one of my young...associates. Dey vanished...but it wasn't too long ago dat dey did. Dey oughta still be nearby. You gotta find my daughter, Francesca, an' dis...Frankie... an' bring dem both here. If you are unable to bring dem here, then alls you gotta do is tell me where dey are. Then I shall settle dis matter quickly, an' wid what is known as extreme prejudice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! We don't know nothin' about dis guy. You can't rely on some goofball for dis job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Boss! Vinny's right! Leave it to us to find Francesca! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— QUIET, YOU! It's 'cause you lugs can't find her dat I gotta swallow my pride an' ask dis guy!!! I hope you dopes ain't makin' complaints 'bout my decision. You makin' complaints? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Boss. Whatever you say goes, Boss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I dunno what I was thinkin', Boss. It won't happen again, Boss. You're da boss, Boss. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good. I'm glad we're all full of understandin' for one another. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it's settled, yeah? Find my daughter an' her... friend. Den come see me. Francesca and Frankie look like dis: {Francesa} {Frankie} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An' just so we're clear here... If you don't find my daughter, your luck may turn terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are we clear on dis point? If you don't find my daughter, your luck may turn terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What Don Pianta says, goes... But it'd be just swell if Francesca was happy, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To tell da truth, I don't want youse guys to find Frankie. He an' I go back. Frankie took care of me... Watched over me like a bruddah... I owe dat guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Look who's come back. Da proverbial mustache. You gonna brighten my mood? So give. What you got? You know da whereabouts of dese two runaways? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure do. And I'll tell you. Uh... I can't tell you that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is dat a true fact? Rogueport Harbor, eh? Well done. I appreciate dis favor you done for me. I'll prepare your blimp tickets. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey! You two nimrods! Da kids are at da harbor! NOW GO GET 'EM!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? I must be goin' deaf. Did you just say to me dat you couldn't tell me? You come waltzin' in here an' say dat to me? To ME?!? Do I look like a sucker to you? I warned you, wise guy! Fine! We're gonna need a mop to pick up what's left of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy, wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francesca! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! Forgive me, Boss! I-I'm sorry! Truly, I am! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie! So! Back you come, head hung low an' wit' your tail between your legs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Daddy! Don't hurt him! I'm the one who said we should elope. It was ME! But Frankie said no! He said we should come back and talk to you, Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! Listen, I don't care what you do to me! I deserve it all for bein' disloyal! But you gotta forgive her. Forgive your daughter, Boss! Dat's all I ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Daddy! No! No! No! I'm the bad one. It's my fault! If you're going to punish anyone, punish me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Boss! It's all on me. It's my responsibility! All da blame, right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!! Enough! QUIET! BOTH OF YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francesca! My headstrong daughter... You used up your last favor long ago! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An' you, Frankie! You were like a son to me! Dis is how you repay your debt to Don Pianta? I feel such disappointment in you two, it's like a Poison Shroom in my gut. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't ever wanna see your mugs again! You hear me? Get outta my sight! Both of you! I don't care where, just go!!! ...That's what you expected me to say, huh? Well, that's what I'm sayin'! Go! Do what you want! Even if it means gettin' married! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Daddy!!!!!!!!!! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad! ...No! Wait, I mean... BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much, Daddy! Thanks for your blessing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! I'll make your daughter a happy woman! I promise you! She'll want for nothin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough already! Just go! GO! Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francesca... Seein' you dis happy makes me...happy too. Congrats, both of youse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie! Dis is great! It ain't quite what I promised, but hey! Things turned out OK, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good-bye, Daddy! Farewell! And thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da boss is sorta depressed right now, but I'm sure he'll get better soon, ya know? But hey, enough about dat. Didn't you say you wanted a ticket for da blimp? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Things tidied up all nice an' pretty, didn't dey? All thanks to you, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You still here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! Well, you found my daughter an' got her to come back here... An' just lookit how things turned out! What a complete an' utter soap opera. But hey, a deal's a deal. You can have your blimp ticket, like I said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew? Dat guy's got her smilin' ear to ear! She's...happy. Dat's good. Hey, I knew you were da right man for da job! Thanks a bunch, pally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But I don't wanna see dat gloomy face of yours no more! Don't ever come back here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gave you your ticket, bub, so hurry up an' scram-a-lam! Good luck findin' dat dame! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter what he says, da boss was actually worried 'bout Francesca. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Because da boss is who he is, he can't let people see his sensitive side, ya know? But just between you and us, you made him real happy, an' he's real thankful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yay! Awesome! We did it! Now we can go to Glitzville! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, we did it, Mario! We can go to Glitzville! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my! We've done it, Mario! Next stop, Glitzville! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! If it ain't da guys from before! You need to meet wit' da boss once again, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, normally we could, you know, help you out, but... da boss is currently snoozin'. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hzzzzz... Snrrrrrk... Hrrrgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zzznnnrgh... Francesca... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww... Poor Boss... Da big man's been sick wit' loneliness ever since his daughter skedaddled. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our underboss, Frankie, is gone, da boss is in shambles... What's a syndicate ta do? That scruffy gang of punk thieves is stealin' jobs from us right an' left... Hey, but enough about us an' our stupid problems, huh? What can we do for youse? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whah? Tickets for da ritziest train around? For da Excess Express? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. You want tickets for dat rolling wingding? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooh... Ain't nothin' we can do about dat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, us givin' out tickets? Dat's rich! You got to talk to da boss for dat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Francesca... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just can't stand seein' da boss like dis... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we just knew where dose newlyweds was, we could take da boss to see 'em... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean Francesca and Frankie? Didn't we see them on Keelhaul Key, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Francesca and Frankie? We saw them on Keelhaul Key, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean those delightful kids, Frankie and Francesca? Aren't they on Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean those Piantas, Frankie and Francesca? They were on Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean that cute couple, Frankie and Francesca? Were they on Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on. Those two frondy folk, Frankie and Francesca? From Keelhaul Key? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You mean that cutie Frankie and that darling Francesca? They were on Keelhaul Key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's on da what, now? What did you just say? Repeat dat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know where da young Miss Pianta is at?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really?!? No lie?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I swear to you, if you're lyin', I will turn you into confetti, so help me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if dat's where she is, why don'tcha bring her back here, huh? Be a pal! We'd go ourselves, but we can't leave da boss unprotected, you get me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! You bring us young Miss Francesca... And we'll do what we can to get you your train tickets. We got a deal or whah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deal! Take a hike, bub! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whah? WHAT did you say?!? I thought we were like family! Dis is how you treat family?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It would be real sad to see somethin' real bad happen to you guys... Real sad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll do it! I understand! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See! Now dat's better. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew once you understood our predicament, you couldn't refuse. Don't screw dis up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Go get us Miss Pianta. And be quick about it, else we might get...antsy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you do, we'll see what we can do about gettin' youse a train ticket. Maybe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Da boss's condition has gotten much worse since his daughter went to dat island. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Wise guy! C'mon! Hurry up and bring da boss's daughter here!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Francesca... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy! Daddy! DADDY! Wake up! Open your eyes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever since you left for da island, da boss's condition just kept gettin' worse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dis is just awful. And after da two of youse came all da way back, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy! It's me! Francesca! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... ........................................Francesca? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DADDY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOSS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my little Francesca! You came back for me! An' you, too, Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of COURSE we did, Daddy! As soon as we heard you were ill, we dropped everything and rushed back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Francesca... Frankie... I was wrong. I was a stubborn old man. Forgive me. I know I may regret sayin' dis, but...I want da two of youse to stay here. Wit' me. I can't bear to be away from you two crazy kids. I'm an old man now. I need peace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess da time has come for me to stop bein' so selfish, causin' everyone trouble... Looks like even Don Pianta, da Don of Untimely Death, can't escape da old age... Da time has come, everyone. I'm gonna retire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss, no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It can't be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No. It's time. I mean it. An' I want you to be my successor, Frankie. Whaddaya say, Frankie? As of today, you are da new head of da Pianta syndicate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaaat?? B-But...Boss! You still got it in ya! You're a spring chicken! You don't gotta do dis! And, I mean... Me? Boss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, you're da one, Frankie. I've been thinkin' dat for a long time now. You'll do just fine, kid. I got a feelin' 'bout you. A good one. I want you to take care of Francesca an' da rest of da syndicate...da way I did. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOSS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Mario. It looks like you done yet another favor for me, kid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, about dat, Boss... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, dis is gonna be just bee-yoo-tiful, I know it. What did you guys do?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, uh, we kinda promised him somethin', Boss. We told him we'd get him a ticket for da Excess Express if he brought your daughter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa ho ho ho ho ho ho ho! Is dat all? You had me worried for a second! Come on over here, Mario. How many you want? One? Two? Ten? Help yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You come back anytime you like, how 'bout dat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, now dat I've retired... I'm gonna get outta here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boss!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're da boss now, Frankie! You got dat? You. Da boss. You do good, now, Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie! We've got lots of work to do! And don't worry: I'LL keep you in line! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet bean, c'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Knock it off with the pet name nonsense, will you? Call me Francesca!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? F-F-F-F-Fuh... Francesca? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Or "Miss Boss"! ♥ Tee hee hee! ♥♥♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Underboss... Uh, errrr, I mean...Boss! You got our loyalty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll be by your side whenever you need us, Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much, Mario. For everything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're welcome here anytime. You're like a bruddah to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ain't bad, kiddo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! You ever think about joinin' up wit' da syndicate? It's da life, kid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we can go to Poshley Heights! Awesome! Let's get that sixth Crystal Star as quickly as we can, whaddaya say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...We did it! We can go to Poshley Heights now! Let's get that sixth Crystal Star as quick as we can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wonderful! We can head to Poshley Heights now! And in extreme luxury, to boot! Getting this sixth Crystal Star will be a PLEASURE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Yes! YESSSS! We can go to Poshley Heights! YES! That sixth Crystal Star is as good as ours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How nice! Now we can go to Poshley Heights, right? We'd better hurry up and find that sixth Crystal Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jolly good show! We'll reach Poshley Heights in time for tea, eh? Finding that sixth Crystal Star shouldn't be more taxing than a vacation, eh wot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lovely! Next stop, Poshley Heights! Marvelous! I've begun to think we should find that sixth Crystal Star as fast as we can... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee hee! I heard that, my uglies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the sixth Crystal Star is in Poshley Heights, is it? That's a rather nice piece of information. Thanks ever so! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! You're Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You're that Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eep! Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! You're Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! You're Beldam! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Normally, this would be where I finally deal with you and that homely traitor, Vivian... But something tells me that trying that alone might be unwise. So you live, for now. Instead, I'll just beat you to Poshley Heights and get that Crystal Star before you do! Mwee hee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! That hag means it! We gotta get to Poshley Heights before she does! Quick! To Rogueport Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We gotta deal, Mario! We have to get to Poshley Heights before Beldam does! Let's make for Rogueport Station! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me, Mario! We simply must reach Poshley Heights before she does! Time is of the essence! To Rogueport Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That sounded bad! We gotta get to Poshley Heights before that witch! Let's make tracks for Rogueport Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! She's serious! We need to get to Poshley Heights before her! We have to go to Rogueport Station, NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! That bodes ill! I suggest we reach Poshley Heights before that crone! Look alive, man! We are off to Rogueport Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better move, Mario! If she gets to Poshley Heights before we do... Quickly! To Rogueport Station! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want, uh? You do know dis is da Pianta syndicate office? Unless you got business wit' da Piantas, SCRAM!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's dis guy again. Good to see you. But why da lemon-suckin' face? You gotta be positive, or you ain't rescuin' your dame, pal! Show a little enthusiasm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! You always look like someone just yanked your 'stache! Whenever I see dat gloomy face, I start to feel not so good, you hear me talkin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! It looks like we kinda owe you one. So, yeah... Thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! How are my Francesca an' her Frankie doin', uh? Bah! I'm sure I got nuttin' to worry about, but I just figured I'd ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! How are my Francesca an' her Frankie doin', uh? Not that there's any need for you to check up on 'em and report back! Nah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! Y'know, the sky goin' dark wasn't nothin' at all. It was great for us! You shoulda seen the way people were blowin' their dough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Dis is da office of da Pianta syndicate! Don't tell me you don't know dat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Dis is da office of da Pianta syndicate! Don't tell me you don't know dat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You again! How's tricks? Don't be afraid to show your face around here, pal! Da boss, he kinda likes you for some reason! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You again! How's tricks? Listen, lately, da boss ain't been doin' so well... I'm a little worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna support our bruddah... I mean, our new boss! Yeah, dat's it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hey! It's you! A new era has begun for da great Pianta syndicate... Let da good times roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hey! It's you! How's about my bruddah... I mean, my new boss! So? You think he's a good boss or whah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hey! It's you! Somethin' tells me I can't just call you "you," anymore. You're Mario, after all! Da guy what saved the world! I'm honored just to know you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If ya gots no business here, den SCRAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you got no business here, SCRAM-A-LAM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks a bunch, huh? Come back whenever you want, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's you again! How's about you pay your respects to da boss? He ain't been feelin' so hot lately... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie's nice, but you don't wanna see him angry. He IS called Furious Frankie... Once, 100 punks came after Frankie when he was alone, an' he ruined 'em. With Frankie around, ain't nothin' to fear. He's why us Piantas stay in control. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We ain't gonna let dem Robbos move on our turf just 'cause our boss changed. We're gonna watch dem chumps more dan ever before! Oh, yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie's somethin' else! Them Robbos are so scared of him, they never come by! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess all dis fightin' wit' da Robbos is sorta gettin' old... Dat's it... I'm gonna pitch in an' do my part to mend some of dese fences. Whenever I see you, somethin' always makes me wanna be nice. You're a real pain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie and I are going to keep the Pianta family syndicate together! And maybe we'll start our own family... Oh! What am I thinking? Hee hee hee! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It sure would be nice to start a family someday... Oh! What am I thinking? Hee hee hee! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie and I are madly in love, but I'm not sure he really wants kids... It's kind of sad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peace returned to the world! And it's all because of you, Mario. Thank you! Oh! I know! We'll name the baby that we're going to have...Mario! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We owe you big, Mario. We always seem to be in your debt, y'know? If dere is ever anythin' da Pianta syndicate can do for you, just say da word! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honey biscuit an' me... I mean, Francesca an' me will keep da syndicate strong! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, boy, havin' kids... Listen, Mario, when does a guy find true happiness? Whoa, what am I sayin'? The Pianta syndicate boss can't be talkin' like dat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, listen, Mario... You're incredible! Truly incredible! You didn't just do da syndicate a favor, you did da whole WORLD a favor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da boss told me to look after dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da boss told me to look after dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da boss told me to look after dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da boss told me to look after dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da boss told me to look after dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da new boss said to watch dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da new boss said to watch dis place. You do anythin' funny, I'll toss you like DAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Da new boss told me to look after dis place...but I'm tired. When's my break, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... Another day... Another stupid LOSING LOTTERY TICKET! But I'm sure I'll win tomorrow. Yeah. I'll be back tomorrow. I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don Pianta? Are you kidding? Ordinary guys like me never get to meet a guy like him. Even if you were to meet him, there's no telling what he might do to you! If you really, REALLY want to see him, ask the Robbo boss on the east side about him. Yeah, I bet Ishnail will know how to get in touch with Don Pianta... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! You won't believe it! I got the fourth prize in the Happy Lucky Lottery! Tomorrow I'm gonna get the third prize for sure! Yes! I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! You won't believe it! I got the third prize in the Happy Lucky Lottery! Tomorrow I'm gonna get the second prize for sure! Yes! I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! You won't believe it! I got the second prize in the Happy Lucky Lottery! Tomorrow I'm gonna get the first prize for sure! Yes! I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww... I didn't win anything in today's Happy Lucky Lottery... But I'll win tomorrow, for sure. Yeah, I'll be back tomorrow. I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dang! In today's Happy Lucky Lottery, I was as far away from first as possible! But I'll win tomorrow, for sure. Yeah, I'll be back tomorrow. I... I'll be here until tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww... I lost in today's Happy Lucky Lottery. But I'll win tomorrow, for sure. I'll check again tomorrow. ...Maybe I'll just pitch a tent and live here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... My wife spends all day in the parlor, so I never get ANYWHERE on my novel. I need to go off to places I've never seen to get inspired to write. Or SOMETHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... My wife spends all day in the parlor, so I never get ANYWHERE on my novel. I wish I could have fun, too. I want to go to Glitzville and see the matches! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... My kid just plays all day long. I hope he's growing up normal and everything... I can't work 'cause I worry about him. I need a dark, quiet place to write... No... If it's too dark, I'll just fall asleep, and then my novel will never get written. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... My kid spends all day shut up indoors. I hope he's not warped or anything... I sure would like to go to a deserted island where I could write without any worries... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... I can't write anything good at all... I just stink. I stink at writing. I bet if I were to ride on the Excess Express, I could come up with a good tale... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrr... I can't write anything good at all... I'm just bad. I am BAD at writing. Maybe I'll take the family somewhere far away to blast my creative side into gear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone was so happy once I finally made some solid travel plans. Imagine that! It's good to take vacations. Yeah, real good... I even got an idea for my novel! It's gonna be "The Adventures of This Guy Standing Right Here...Mario"! Yeah! If I ever finish it, I'll let you know. I'm not promising any royalties or anything, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The book I wrote about your quest was a huge success. It's even been made into a play! To thank you for the inspiration, I dubbed it "Paper Mario"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dad's writing a novel. But it'll never sell. It's terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mom just plays games all day long. She doesn't have a job. She never cleans. It's terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My brother just plays all day. He never does his homework. It's terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I never play outside at all. This town is too crowded and scary and weird... It's terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It sure would be nice to eat dinner as a family and take a vacation sometime... But we never hang out together as a family... It's terrible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My family never talks. We all do our own things. I just wish... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mom cooked spaghetti yesterday! It was soooo delicious! And my brother asked if I wanted to play soccer with him! It was so fun! And Dad said we were all going to take a trip together. I'm so happy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My family is so happy now. So I'm happy, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I almost fell down that grate! MAN, that was close! I know where that thing leads to, too! All too well! And I don't wanna go there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I almost fell down that grate! MAN, that was close! I know where that thing leads to, too! All too well! And I don't wanna go there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I almost fell down that grate! MAN, that was close! I know where that thing leads to, too! All too well! And I don't wanna go there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The reason I'm always hanging out around here is because it's so boring back at home. My dad spends all day writing bad novels that never sell, Mom LIVES at the parlor... ...And my brother never leaves the house at all. Yeah, so you can see why I'm not exactly in a rush to go back there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The reason I'm always hanging out around here is because it's so boring back at home. My dad spends all day writing bad novels that never sell, Mom LIVES at the parlor... ...And my brother never leaves the house at all. Yeah, so you can see why I'm not exactly in a rush to go back there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My kid brother never sets foot outside. Maybe I should offer to let him play with me. Yeah... I think I'll ask him if he wants to play soccer with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I asked my brother if he wanted to play soccer with me, and he was so happy. If I'd known it would make him so happy, I would have asked him sooner, y'know? But since I didn't, I'll just have to play with him that much more from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I played soccer with my kid brother yesterday. Boy, it was so fun! He's actually pretty darned athletic! We're getting along really well now. We're gonna play together again tomorrow. I can't wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? My husband is worried about me? Oh, don't be silly! He doesn't mind. As long as he's writing, he doesn't notice what anyone else does! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? My family is worried about me? Oh, don't be silly! They don't mind! They're all so independent. They're happiest doing their own things! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? My family is worried about me? Oh, don't be silly! They don't mind! Everyone in my family has their own fun, personal lifestyles! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? You're wondering what my family eats for dinner? Oh, don't worry about it! I mean, if and when we want to eat, we each just go buy our own food! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? You're wondering what my family does for meals? Oh, don't worry about it! I mean, if and when we want to eat, we each just go buy our own food! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I love checking my scores on this machine after playing games. I'm here all DAY! What? You say my kids have it rough? ... Oh, they're just fine! My kids are independent and tough! They can handle it! ♪ But...I guess I SHOULD pay a little more attention to them, maybe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guess what! I made a big spaghetti dinner for my kids yesterday! They were so very happy! It was great! I felt very... I don't know...motherly! ♪ If I get to see smiles like those, I'll make dinner for them more often! ♪ ...But I still can't help coming here to check the high scores pretty often. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I went on a trip with the whole family the other day. It was fantastic! It was really fun spending time together as a family! ♪ I still can't stop checking the high scores on this machine, of course... But I'm definitely going to spend more time with my family from now on! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, well... I AM rich, after all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, guess what? I won first prize in the Happy Lucky Lottery today, but... I didn't even go outside. I should have gone to collect my prize... Oh, well... I'm already rich anyway, so whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, well... The Great Gonzales won, so I'm uber-rich all over again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, well... I sold so much stuff in internet auctions that I'm richer than ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, well... I sold the deserted island I owned for boatloads of more cash, so whatever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yet another day dwindles away while I loaf in bed, doing nothing... Oh, well... But all this loafing is starting to depress me. I may have tons of money, but I have no idea how to use it! But you probably can't relate to my problems. You don't look rich at all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I got out of bed for the first time in a while and went for a walk. I wandered under the sky... I had completely forgotten just how blue it can be. No matter how much money I have, I'll never be able to buy that blue, blue sky. But it's given me insight into how I can use the endless sums of money I have... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There was this guy who said he wanted to turn the novel "Paper Mario" into a movie. He said he wanted me to help him do it. Sort of as an executive producer. I read that novel, too, and it was pretty disturbing. Still, I was moved. I thought, THIS would be an effective use of my vast sums of money! Perhaps the time for me to get out of bed and become productive has finally come. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... This is my favorite place. It's the only peaceful area in all of Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... This is my favorite place. It's the only peaceful area in all of Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... I don't care if people think I'm a freak of a Goomba just because I like flowers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... Life feels so simple when I'm near flowers. Who knows why? Maybe I'm just tired... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... Life feels so simple when I'm near flowers. Who knows why? Maybe I'm just tired... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... It's so soothing to sit on bare earth, watching people in their hustle-bustle lives. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... I don't know why, but I never tire of gazing at the fountain. Maybe I'm just tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... How refreshing... I don't know why, but I never tire of watching clouds drift by. Maybe I'm just tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This town may be full of rogues and punks, but this part sure feels safe! Don Pianta does such a good job of managing things, I feel totally safe shopping here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh omigosh omigosh! Madame Flurrie! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I'm such a HUGE fan! I can't believe I saw you here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh omigosh omigosh! Madame Flurrie! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I'm such a HUGE fan! I can't believe I saw you here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in a "A Mid-Winter Day's Nap"! I've seen it THREE times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in "Scrambled Eggs and Hamlet"! I've seen it TEN times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in "The Boy Who Cried Woo"! I've seen it 100 times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in "The Cowing of King Steer"! I've seen it TEN times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. It hasn't been as fun lately since my favorite actress left the stage for good... It's torture for fans like me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in "The Dunking of Noodle"! I've seen it 100 times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to the theater is like my hobby or something! I mean, the reason I like the drama so much is 'cause I live in a town like THIS. The worst thing is, my favorite actress made her grand comeback recently... AND I CAN'T GET TICKETS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I love your latest starring role in "Paper Mario"! I've seen it 1,000 times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Hear that noise? That's totally an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? Do you think that's another e-mail from Princess Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, dear! Look alive! That may well be an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! You got an e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dearest Mario, I have uncovered something terrible. These things...the X-Nauts... They're planning to take control of the world! It's to that end that they're searching for the Crystal Stars. I still don't know what the Crystal Stars do, but you must try to get them all... I will gather what information I can... -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? They wanna rule the world? That does NOT sound like a friendly plan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-Th-They want to rule the w-w-world? Ummm... I don't like the sound of that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They wish to rule the world? Well, I refuse to bow to such megalomaniacs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those dudes wanna rule the world? That would stink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's going to be {NUM} coin{s} for that {ITEM}. Care to buy it, cutie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... Aw, sorry, sugar, but you don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, sweetie, it looks to me like you can't carry any more items. Bummer! I'll sell you something after you use, sell, or store some of your things, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks very much, fella! Oh, and I'll add {#} shop points to your total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there, cutie! Welcome to Westside Goods! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're shopping, just stand in front of what you want and press {A}, OK, sweetie pie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Ummmm, cutie, I can only buy stuff from you if you actually have stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay you {NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. Sound good? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... Anything else you want to sell, sweetie pie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, thanks SO much, cutie! Anything else you want to sell, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, THANKS, sugar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? But, honey, you don't have a THING to store! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, sorry, honey, but I can't store anything else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can store {NUM} more item{s} for you, hon. Want to store something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My pleasure, sweetie. I'll store it for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll store it for you, OK? Anything else you want to store, cutie-pie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? I don't have any of your items in my storage, you silly billy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, you can't carry anything else, cuteness! Come back after you use, sell, or store something, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to retrieve, sugar? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Here you are! Good luck with it, cutie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Here you are! You want to retrieve anything else, cute stuff? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on back, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right now, you have... {NUM} point{s}, sweetie pie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points, sugar! Know what you've earned? This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, it looks like you can't carry anything else, you poor baby. Come back after you use, sell, or store an item, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points, sweetness! Know what you've earned? This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, you've earned a gift with your shop points, but you can't carry it right now. Anything else I can do for you, sugar bean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, cutie-pie! Is this your first time in my shop? Uh-huh, I knew it! I always like to explain our shop-point system to new customers, so listen, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Customers get one shop point for each purchase they make, right? Save up enough shop points and you can get prizes, including some rare items. You'll find a list of prizes posted in any shop, so be sure to check it out, OK? It's a pretty simple promotion, don't you think, cutie? Need me to explain it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, in that case... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, take your time, and enjoy your shopping, cutie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved up 300 shop points! That's the most ever! The maximum! Wow! So, I guess from here... Wow! You won't believe this! This is awesome, cutie-pie! You get to start collecting points ALL OVER AGAIN! Oh, and you get the amazing 300-point present, sugar! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the parlor! Hey! Hey! You're Mario! Like, the one and only! I know all about you! Rescuing Princess Peach is important work, but even heroes need relaxation! So, what can I show you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the parlor! Rescuing the princess is important, but it can wait! What can I show you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the parlor! Even the great hero Mario should relax once in a while! What can I show you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What can I show you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plane Game Paper Game Tube Game Boat Game Trade In Winnings ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2852 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2853 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Customers aren't allowed back here! What?!? You want to learn a little more about me? Well, I'm in charge of the parlor center, silly! I know all there is to know about this place, so if you have a question, just ask! ...You were hoping for more personal information? Uhhh... Ugh! Fine! Whatever... I'm eighteen. My favorite food is Honey Shrooms. The rest is a secret. If you get a high score in one of the mini-games, maybe I'll tell you more... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Customers aren't allowed back here! What?!? You got a high score in one of the mini-games? Ugh! Fine! Whatever... Um... My sister Peeka works in the shop next door, and we get along REALLY well! We go shopping together whenever we get a day off. So much FUN, shopping! Peeka likes jewelry and bags and things, but those don't interest me at all. I guess maybe I could use a little more flair in my outfits, though... OK! That's enough. Maybe I'll tell you more if you get another high score. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Customers aren't allowed back here! What?!? You got another high score? Ugh! Fine! Whatever... Um... I really love sweets, so I ask Zess T. to bake stuff for me all the time. Ooh, and I love nothing better than a nice, sweet cake, but... Lately I've been feeling a little chunky, though... So I'm on a diet. But hey! That's a secret! Seriously! Don't tell Peeka! But that's all for now. Maybe I'll tell you more about me if you get another high score, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Customers aren't allowed back here! What?!? You got another high score? Ugh! Fine! Whatever... Um... The other day a customer named Arfur asked me out to dinner. But I said no... I mean, I don't even know him, right? Still, I wonder if he really likes me... I just don't get it, though. What could he like about me? I mean, really... OK, that's all for now. How embarrassing. Maybe I'll tell you more about me if you get another high score, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Customers aren't allowed back here! What?!? You got another high score? Ugh! Fine! Whatever... Um... My dream is to have my own place someday. I just wanna be surrounded by cakes and cute stuff all the time... And then I'd get all the people I like to hang out here... It'd be sooo great! So, I've gotta work hard now to make my dream come true. But I kind of like being a parlor kitty, too, tee-hee! OK, that's all for now! I feel silly talking about this kind of stuff. And, Mario... I hope you're not spending all your time trying to talk to little old me. Because I'm sure there are other things you're supposed to be doing, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2859 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh? Really? OK... Definitely come talk to me if you ever need anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2861 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2864 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2865 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2866 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. It'll cost you 10 piantas to play, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough piantas! Save some up and then come talk to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Stay on your toes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Plane Game? In this game, you turn into a paper airplane and compete to see how far you can fly. The farther you fly, the more piantas you win! And, if you land on one of the moving platforms, you'll get a bonus! If you land on a penalty platform, you'll lose piantas, so be careful when landing. The best way to boost your winnings is to collect lots of piantas while flying! Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, the Paper Game. In this game, you have to get paper-thin to avoid the wind and get to the finish. If you don't turn paper-thin as soon as the wind starts blowing... You'll get blown away! If you fall off the track, you'll lose. The higher you place, the more piantas you win. And there are also bonuses associated with your place, so finish as quick as possible. The quickest way to get to the end is to choose paths that don't require jumping! Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, the Tube Game. In this game you have to roll up into a tube to navigate the difficult courses. You'll have to be able to dodge obstacles and navigate narrow paths. The faster you reach the end, the more piantas you earn... And if you finish without falling off the track, you'll earn a technical bonus! Pick up as many piantas on the track as you can to boost your total! Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the Boat Game? In this game, you become a boat and dodge obstacles as you sail to the finish. Drifting boats don't stop immediately, so keep a steady hand on the tiller. The faster you finish, the more piantas you win... You'll get a technical bonus for finishing without hitting the whirlpools. Pick up the waterborne piantas to boost your winnings! Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario! That card! You got a Member's Card! OK. I'll prepare the mini-game you can play with that Member's Card. How exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can now play the Plane Game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can now play the Paper Game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can now play the Tube Game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can now play the Boat Game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2880 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Really? If you decide you want to play, just let me know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No Rules ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can trade in the piantas you've won for prizes. And some of our prizes can't be found anywhere else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so completely sorry! We're all out of prizes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, I'm sorry... You don't have enough piantas for that. Do you want something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That {ITEM} is {NUM} pianta{s}. Want to exchange now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That {ITEM} is {NUM} pianta{s}. You need {#} BP to wear that badge. Want to exchange now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, that's too bad. Come back if you decide to trade in your piantas. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! Come back if you'd like to trade something in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like to exchange piantas for anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK. If you decide you want to trade in, just let me know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more badges. Come back after you get rid of some, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more items. Come back after you get rid of some, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, that's too bad. Come back if you decide to trade in for something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for playing! Come again soon! But don't forget to rescue Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! Come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll return the {NUM} pianta{s} I've been holding for you, Mario, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll hold {NUM} pianta{s} for you, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Try the Slots Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have no piantas. 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CHOOSE A SCORE TO CHECK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plane Game Paper Game Tube Game Boat Game ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how ya doin'? What? Me? I'm on top of the world, baby! Whuzzat, now? You wanna know how to get a Member's Card, do ya? Well, lessee... Maybe if you help someone in trouble, they'll give it to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how ya doin'? What? Me? I'm on top of the world, baby! Yeah, I'm just fan-Goomba-tastic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2927 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2929 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Psssst! This place is run by Don Pianta. You can play fun games in here and win pianta tokens to redeem for prizes. Yeah... Play to win, and get those prizes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pssssst! Instead of coins, they use pianta tokens here. You can get one pianta for three coins from this changer right here. But you can't change piantas back to coins, understand? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! Hello there, Mario! Welcome to the parlor! Oh! You took on my trouble! That is so SUPER! Well, OK! Here's your special thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee! Don't tell anybody! Hey, what's the matter? You look disappointed... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, fine, whatever... Enjoy the parlor! Play and win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You takin' on my trouble? Well, I'm glad it's somebody tight-lipped, dat's all. See, after returnin' from Keelhaul Key, I lost my weddin' ring, believe dat? An' I can't really look for it in front of Francesca, so YOU gotta find it! I know I lost it after I got back to Rogueport, so it's somewhere in town, for sure! If she finds out, I'll be yellin' "I love you" a billion times... So you gotta do this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howzat? You find it? Dang! Maybe I dropped it on da east side... Whaaaaaah... I'm gonna have to say "I love you" to her 10,000 times now, pally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found it?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My ring! Thanks, Mario! From da bottom of my heart. Now take dis reward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I haven't even been able to look her in da eye lately. I kinda miss her now. So, if you'll excuse me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fraaaannie! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dum-da-da-dum-da DOO! Every day's a lucky day... with Happy Lucky Lottery! With new numbers every day, this lottery's fun and exploding with excitement! I'd love to tell you more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell me more! Get lost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the way! Happy Lucky Lottery is so special! You pick numbers! They might win each day! Just buy your numbers here! One at a time! Buy another if you change your mind! Then check back later on this board to see if your number has come in! If your number matches the day's draw, you get a super Happy Lucky prize! The day's number is drawn each night at midnight! 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Buy another if you change your mind! Then check back later on this board to see if your number has come in! If your number matches the day's draw, you get a super Happy Lucky prize! The day's number is drawn each night at midnight! If you play and check the board every day, your number is sure to come in eventually! And when I say midnight, I mean according to your Nintendo GameCube clock! So go ahead! Buy a number! Only 10 coins for new customers! Who wouldn't buy one for 10 coins?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Need anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. Well, if you need anything, just ask, OK? Be happy and lucky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, unlucky! Unhappy! You don't have enough coins. 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See Lucky for more details. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Something very unhappy has happened. You wouldn't happen to know what that is, would you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not at all! Maybe...sorta... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I see. Well, it's happened, and that's what matters. A very unhappy thing. There has been foul play in the Happy Lucky Lottery. The clock was tampered with. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...It makes me unhappy to have to ask about this at all, but I'm afraid I have to... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... So please, just answer me honestly. Did you tamper with the clock? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I did it! Don't be ridiculous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Happy Lucky Lottery is only happy and lucky because the players are happy and lucky. And they don't ever cheat... I mean...changing the clock... 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Nothappynothappynothappy! Nothappynothappynothappy! Can'ttakethiscan'ttakethisno! Can'ttakethiscan'ttakethisno! Can'ttakethiscan'ttakethisno! Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Never trust another person... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... Just leave me alone BOOM... THAT'S IT! NO MORE HAPPY LUCKY LOTTERY EVER, BOOM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I mean...if you EVER do that again, I will end this game. Promise you'll never do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will never do it again. I might... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Now swear on all that is happy and lucky that you'll never do it again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I swear on all that stuff. I really might do it again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...............................................................OK. We'll let that be it for now, then. But you really can never do that again. I want to start the game up again, but... To get it going, everyone will have to buy new numbers at 500 coins each. Do you want a new number for 500 coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To get the lottery going again, everyone must buy new numbers at 500 coins each. Do you want a new number for 500 coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should have the lottery system up and running again by tomorrow. And we'll have happy, lucky days again... I just hope that nothing like this ever happens again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...You don't have enough coins. How unlucky for you. Everyone really misses the lottery. Please save up and help me get it rolling again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, I guess. I'm Jerry. I'm a Bob-omb from Plumpbelly Village. Nice meeting you. Sorry I sound so down, but you would be too if you saw Luigi dressed as a bride. I'm serious. It scarred me. It was honestly scarier than that giant snake-thing. I feel I now have a moral duty to stop Luigi from ever dressing as a bride again. I have to protect the world from my fate. That's why I'm sticking close to this guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport's west side. This is totally the friendlier face of Rogueport. Not that it's, y'know, a great place to raise a family, but it's good for Rogueport. The corner with the fountain is definitely the most restful spot in Rogueport. This area is controlled by Don Pianta, head of the Pianta syndicate... Yeah. The shop and parlor here are totally fronts for his "business." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Vinny, of the Piantas. That guy there's his brother, Tony. They're super-tight. They live for their boss, seriously. They'd put their lives on the line for him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Tony, of the Piantas. That guy there's his brother, Vinny. They're super-tight. Tony's a wise guy who doesn't mind mixing it up a bit, if you know what I mean... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Rocko, of the Piantas. He's the muscle that keeps the parlor moving smoothly. He's new to the Pianta syndicate. I think he's still low man on the totem pole. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the boss, Don Pianta. It's true what they say about power: this guy's got POISE. But he's got a mean streak a mile wide... They call him "The Don of Untimely Death." Still, he's got a really soft spot for his daughter, Francesca... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Don Pianta, the former syndicate boss. He's retired now, but he's still a force. He must be here because he's all worried about Frankie and Francesca, huh? Or...maybe he's just worried that Francesca's cracking the whip on poor old Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Peeka, a Boo that works at Westside Goods. She's so pretty...for a Boo. I think her sister's Lahla, the Boo who works at the Pianta Parlor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Don Pianta's daughter, Francesca. She's head-over- heels for Frankie. Seems like she's got Frankie on a pretty short leash, but... Hey, they're happy, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Frankie, a member of the Pianta syndicate. He's a MONSTER when he's angry. Everybody in Rogueport talks about his and Francesca's public displays of affection. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A new day, a new chance! That's Lucky, who runs the Happy Lucky Lottery. He's a real stickler for the rules, so if he catches you cheating... Well, just be careful, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure you know this, but that's your brother, Luigi. Duh. It seems like he's suspenders-deep in his own crazy adventure right now. If you ask him, he'll tell you all about it...but I wonder how much of his story is true... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Lahla, a Boo cutie. She works the desk at the Pianta Parlor. Her sister's Peeka, the Boo who works in the shop. I hear they both used to be models. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Goomba who really likes this parlor. He always seems to be in a good mood. I wouldn't mind winning like he does every now and then. Lucky stiff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a parlor customer. She's a Squeek, it looks like. Good to see a girl in here. It's a good sign if this place is safe enough for regular folks to go to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy really likes... No, he totally LOVES the Happy Lucky Lottery! He wakes up each day with one thing on his mind: that day's winning number! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a parlor customer. I think she leaves her hubbie home with the kids so she can play here all day long. Yeah, that's healthy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad from the west side. She's a big theatergoer, and apparently she's also a raving fan of Flurrie's. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's a frustrated novelist. He's got great ideas, but he ruins them on paper. I think he just psyches himself out. I mean, he's got the talent and all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think this kid lives here. He's afraid to go outside, so he spends all day in here. He's got some family issues, I think, but it's not our place to stick our noses in. Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a neighborhood kid. He seems to like going out and exploring new places. ...But he does seem to have a gripe about his family... I wonder what it is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Koopa lives here. He must've been born lucky, 'cause he ALWAYS succeeds. He has all the money he'll ever need, but I think he's still unfulfilled somehow. Hmm... Then again, that doesn't surprise me, since he spends all day in bed. It just goes to show, you can't buy happiness, and you should occasionally leave bed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goomez, the Goomba. He must be totally tired. He's ALWAYS resting here. Who can blame him, though? We could all use some downtime, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jerry, Luigi's Bob-omb buddy. He's a little different from most Bob-ombs. He's really burning with a righteous fire, and I think he's seen some...horrible...things. Speaking of which, I wonder if I'll ever be a bride... Hee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tell you, I like just standing here gazing at the train more than I would like riding it. 'Cause, if I were to ride, I wouldn't get to see how cool its main engine looks! ...Yeah. Looking at it's better. But if I could just afford a ticket, I might ride it once... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tell you, I like just standing here gazing at the train more than I would like riding it. 'Cause, if I were to ride, I wouldn't get to see how cool its main engine looks! ...Yeah. Looking at it's better. But if I could just afford a ticket, I might ride it once... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All I ever think about is how this train cuts through the wind as it races across plains. Like a torpedo on earth, slicing through the relentless winds... Doesn't it just fire you up inside? I don't have the money yet, but my dream is to one day ride this train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All I ever think about is how this train cuts through the wind as it races across plains. Like a torpedo on earth, slicing through the relentless winds... Doesn't it just fire you up inside? I don't have the money yet, but my dream is to one day ride this train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All I ever think about is how this train cuts through the wind as it races across plains. Like a torpedo on earth, slicing through the relentless winds... Doesn't it just fire you up inside? I don't have the money yet, but my dream is to one day ride this train. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You have a train ticket? Whoa... I'm gonna try to save up my money, too. I know it won't be easy. But one day, I'm going to ride this Excess Express! I promise you that! Of course, even then, I'll never grow tired of gazing at this engine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-You have a train ticket? Whoa... I'm gonna try to save up my money, too. I know it won't be easy. But one day, I'm going to ride this Excess Express! I promise you that! Of course, even then, I'll never grow tired of gazing at this engine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really want a train ticket... but I know it's not easy to get your hands on one. But I know that one day I WILL ride this train. I WILL make it happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh, you gotta love train platforms, man! ♥ I bet this place has seen as many dramatic encounters as there are stars in space! Wow, the thought of it all! I just love it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh, you gotta love train platforms, man! ♥ I bet this place has seen as many dramatic encounters as there are stars in space! Wow, the thought of it all! I just love it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many touchingly sad good-byes on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I think I'm gonna cry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many brutal farewells on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I think I'm gonna cry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many heartfelt reunions on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I think I'm gonna cry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many heart-breaking good-byes on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I think I'm gonna cry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many romantic partings on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I want a romantic farewell! Oh! Wait! First I have to fall in love! Dang! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh... There must've been so many romantic partings on this very spot! Ahhhh... It's just deep, man! I love the thought of it! I want a romantic farewell! Oh! Wait! First I have to fall in love! Dang! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! That sounds like an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You don't suppose that's an e-mail from the princess, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Something tells me you just got a love letter from your adorable princess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! That must be an e-mail from Princess Peach! Check it, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! That must be from Princess Peach, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old boy! Check your mail! I'd say that one is from the princess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Is that an e-mail from your princess? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I now know where I'm being held. I'm on the moon. Yes. The moon that floats out in space. And I've learned something even more horrifying. In order to resurrect the monster's spirit, they need my... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The MOON? That's totally nuts! Princess Peach is on the MOON? I mean, that actually sounds pretty cool! But why is her e-mail cut off... Omigosh! You don't think something happened to her, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Th-The moon? Princess Peach is on the moon? Golly... That actually sounds neat! But why is her e-mail cut off? Wait a minute! What if something happened to her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! The moon? Mercy! What an odd place for a princess to be... How marvelous! But why is her e-mail cut off? Gracious! Might something have happened to her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! The moon? For real? The princess is up there? Man, that is so COOL! But why is her e-mail cut off like that? Hang on! You don't think... something happened to her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-The moon? Princess Peach is on the moon? Well, that's good to know! But why would her e-mail be cut off? Oh, no! Could something have happened to her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Crackifer's cookies! The moon? The princess is on the moon, old boy? Smashing! But why would her e-mail be cut off, hm? Wait just a tick! You don't suppose something's happened to the poor girl, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... The moon, is it? Peach is on the moon? Sounds intriguing! But why is her e-mail cut off? You don't think...something's happened to her...do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This blimp goes to Glitzville. Will you be joining us on our flight today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then please watch your step as you step aboard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We look forward to your next flight on Cheep Blimps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Please allow me to check your boarding pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm awfully sorry, but you must have a ticket to board the blimp. No free tours today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoy your relaxing and luxurious ride through the cloudy heights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This train is bound for luxurious Poshley Heights. Will you be boarding today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope you'll consider us for your future travel options, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wonderful. If you don't mind, please allow me to check your ticket... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch your step, please. ALL ABOARD!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, but only ticketed passengers are allowed on the train. Security measures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It will be just a little bit longer before our next scheduled departure, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALL ABOARD!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...I'm Screamy. I wonder what future is plotted for us by he who holds the compass... For I must deliver something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My lord! I've received reports of a great secret in the floating town of Glitzville! Let's ride the Cheep Blimp there! Come now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You there! Two tickets! One Great and Evil King! And one Sweet, Young Thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh-Guh-Good gravy!!! B-Bowser! The evil king! And a deluded old hag! I... Uh... LIFE'S TOO SHORT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...WHAT did he just say? Hey! Come back here, you! Impudent little cheep-skate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! I'm talking to myself! Where'd Lord Bowser go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Forget that wimpy blimpy! I'll be riding THIS, baby! I snuck into Glitzville once before, so I know the way. No problem-o! You go easy on your old limbs and take the slow ride on the blimp, Gramma! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! Lord Bowser, please! Awwwww... Now my Special Dirigible Deluxe Brown Bag Kammy Lunch will go to waste... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Rogueport Station. You can board intercity trains or blimps here. The Excess Express bound for Poshley Heights is nice and shiny, isn't it? Wow! I bet all the town kids are just DYING to ride it at least once, y'know? That blimp way over at the airfield looks super-cool, too. Blimps are awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Porter, the station manager here in Rogueport. He checks train tickets. I hear he loves trains so much that he has like, a billion model trains at home. Maybe he's just using his adulthood to buy all the things he wanted as a kid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Stewart, the blimp conductor. His job is to check blimp passengers' tickets. I hear he loved the sea even as a child and wanted to become a sailor... But now he's sailing the skies instead... I guess his dream sorta came true, huh? He's like an air sailor, or something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Laki, a train-loving Lakitu. All this guy does is sit here and watch trains. I'm sure he'd love to ride the Excess Express, but he can't afford a ticket. It'd be cool if he saved up enough to ride it just once in his life, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This girl's ALWAYS here. She's fixated on romantic scenes in train stations. I see where she comes from... Train-station platforms do have that romantic air... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's your brother, Loozie... Wait, no! I mean, uh...Big Lou... No, I mean Luigi! If you wonder what Luigi's up to, I'm sure he'd tell you. All you gotta do is ask! In fact, it kinda looks like he's dying to tell you stuff, so you oughta rap with him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Luigi's pal, Screamy. Screamy creeps me out... I've never seen anyone like that. Where's he from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mario! I am now on holiday, traveling in the Mushroom Kingdom. In my travels, I came into possession of a mystical map... a treasure map, actually. It was inside a box I got from an old merchant in a town called Rogueport. But since it would be too difficult for me to try to go find treasure all by myself... I thought you could help me hunt for it! You will, of course, won't you? I've included the map with this letter, so please bring it with you when you come. I'll meet you at Rogueport. (That means you MUST come!) Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me... Sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please wake up, sir! The town you'd been speaking of has come into view. Look! That's Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see? We'll arrive shortly. Please prepare to disembark. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's up, Slick?! Been waiting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you're Mario, right? What a great name! And I really dig this body, too! MAN, can I jump now! And hey! You're so popular around here! I get mobbed! I just love being you! Yeah, it's so cool, I don't think I ever wanna stop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you figured it out by now, right, Slick? Your body and name belong to me now! See, I've got the power to change my shape into anyone I want... It comes in handy. But to REALLY be someone, I need to take their name and body, too! Which means you turn into a shadow and can't use your name! Tough break, Slick! That's not enough, either... I aim to erase you for good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it'd be unsporting to ruin you without a challenge... so I'll give you one chance. If you guess my real name, then I'll give you back your name and body! What do you say, Slick? This'll be fun, right? Now, guess! What's my name? Hit me with your best shot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrongamundo, little nobody! Who'd name their kid that? Prepare for doom, Slick! Yuk yuk yuk! And don't even think about running from battle, hear? NO RUNNING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's up, Slick? Been waiting for you! I would've done this back in town, but that wouldn't have looked very good, would it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... This is the one who stole your name and body... ...Hmm. He looks sort of familiar to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, can the chatter! Here's the deal: you get your chance, then I stomp you! If you guess my real name, then you get your body and name back. Fire away, No-Name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wrong! This is too much fun! Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk! Are you even trying? Well, whatever. Get ready to meet your doom, Slick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Slick! Time to cancel your magazine subscriptions, 'cause you're getting erased! But first, please amuse me with one more guess... It really gives me joy to watch you squirm in futility as you try to guess my name! So...hit me one more time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man, I LOVE it! The joy just never ends... Or does it? Yeah, I guess I should just get rid of you for good. Prepare to meet your doom! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... That's no fun... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you just say?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It can't be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? I'm...feeling...faint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now it's our turn! Let's get your name and body back! Where would he go to hide... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Twilight Trail. Kind of a depressing little road, don'tcha think? I feel like something bad's GOTTA be at the end of it. ...Maybe I'm just superstitious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He must have been hiding there in ambush, waiting for you to show up. Well, forget him! Let's go get your name back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is more of Twilight Trail. A lot of enemies around here, seems like. Hey, by the way, Mario... Is it me, or has the moon been getting bigger? Not... Not that I'm scared or anything! Re...Really! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrrroink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Twilight Trail. Looks like some seriously spooky woods over there. I hear some of the villagers go there to collect herbs. That's totally insane... I'd NEVER go someplace like that on my own, not for a million coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pig is a Twilighter. The shock of being cursed made him lose his way, I bet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the woods now. It's really dark here, so watch where you step... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel like something's just gonna pop out of that thicket and attack us! Like what? Well, it could be... Stop it! I don't wanna think about what it might be! Suh-Suh-Scary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, still in the woods... It's getting awfully dark around here... If there were like, a big hole in the ground, you'd probably fall in without seeing it. Flurrie would float right over it, so I'm sure SHE'S not worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Creepy Steeple, where the monster supposedly lives... This place creeps me out... Let's get that Crystal Star and get out of here as fast as we possibly can, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Creepy Steeple. That monster lives here, right? This place makes me woozy... Mario, let's just get that Crystal Star and get out of here quickly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, this is Creepy Steeple, the home of that monster... I do NOT like this place... Mario, let's get that Crystal Star and get out of here with all speed, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, this is Creepy Steeple. That nasty monster's place... This place wigs me out... Look, Gonzales, let's just get that Crystal Star and get out of here, FAST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weak! It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lame! It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blast! It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... It won't open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Creepy Steeple. Seeing it in the moonlight gives me the willies... It looks like a ghost could just pop out at any minute. No way I'm going in there. Uh... Although, I guess since YOU'RE with me, Mario... I'll give it my best... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we are! The Petal Meadows, where folks say a Crystal Star hides. Woo hoo! Here we go, Mario! The start of our adventure! This is completely awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! What was that? Ooh! Is that a... Wow! Mario! Look!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Totally incredible... I've never seen anything that humongous before. It looked kinda scary, too. Weird... Professor Frankly said this place was peaceful. Wow! Crazy! We just started, and already there's intrigue! C'mon, Mario! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here beginneth the path to dread Hooktail Castle. Weaklings, retreateth! Ye who seeketh to proceed: a power of two must hitteth both switches simultaneously. *** Addendum *** If ye are a Petalburg Koopa, huzzah! Your HOLD ability maketh this chore a snap! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sun Stone is in place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Moon Stone is in place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm pretty sure it's just up ahead here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right as usual, Lord Bowser! We just got word that Princess Peach was spotted in the town up ahead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good! Yes, very good. Then I'm off! These fools don't know what's coming! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweh heh heh heh heh! My lord! You're so super! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As part of my research, I did go back to many of the places we visited... And I saw everyone we traveled with, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the Petal Meadows. A plateau surrounded by hills far to the east of Rogueport. It's mild and pleasant here all year round. I love it! Doesn't it feel nice? ...Oh, hey, and Mario? If you hit a tree, sometimes something good falls out. I know that came out of left field, but I mean it! If you see a tree, smack it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! One more thing, Mario! If you ever find yourself, like, wondering what to do... Just press {X} and use my Tattle ability, OK? I might be able to look up some useful info that'll help us on our adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Excuse me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's... It's Mario, right? Look, I... Ummmm... See, the thing is, I've been waiting here in the hope of getting to speak with you. I have to ask you something, and you can say no, but I'm going to throw it out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmmmm... See... I was wondering... Would you... OH, PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU TO FIGHT HOOKTAIL! PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry about that. See... My dad... He went off to battle Hooktail long ago. ...But he never came back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I miss him, of course... I miss him badly. But this isn't just about avenging my dad. Well, no... That's not true. Revenge is a part of it, I guess. A big part. But the truth is, I want to finish what Dad started. For his sake. For everyone's sake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... Man, this is embarrassing... See, everyone always says I'm a crybaby... A weakling. But if I can defeat Hooktail... Well, I won't be those things. I'll be strong, like my dad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it'll be dangerous, but I still want to go! Please, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For real? No kidding? Yes! Thank you so much! You won't regret this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario! Let's get going! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? But... But why? Why can't I go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if that's how you feel... I'm not giving up hope, though. I promised myself I wouldn't. Ummm... So, if... If you change your mind, Mario, let me know. OK? I'll be over there polishing my shell. Can't have an adventure with a dull shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you taking me along?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, come along! Nope, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't think so. C'mon, you can go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Golly... Umm... Hi... Hi, Koopie... Koopie Koo... Did you overhear all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, part of it. Koops... I THOUGHT I heard you say you're off to fight Hooktail... But...you're joking, right? I mean, you're not exactly a powerhouse... He'll eat you up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know, Koopie Koo. But I want to be tougher. For you... So I have to do this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, Koops, you don't. I mean, going off to some dangerous place? It's... It's stupid. So what if you're timid? And sort of a crybaby. I don't care about all that. I just want you to be you. So, don't go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, Koopie Koo... I've made up my mind. No need to worry, though! After all, I'm traveling with Mario. He's the man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FINE! IGNORE ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STUBBORN KOOPA!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, Koopie Koo... I swear to you... I will come back to you a stronger Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, that's that, I guess. No turning back! Hooktail's castle awaits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario? Are you OK? You're totally shaking... Do you need a bathroom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something wrong, Mario? You're...um...shaking. Are you feeling all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, is that a Mailbox SP? Cool! With the light? Hey, who's that mail from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a new Mailbox SP, isn't it? Wow, neat! Did you get some mail? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Dearest Mario, I send this letter in the hope that it reaches you safely. I am being held against my will in some strange place. Though I do not know where I am, I remain unharmed and in relative comfort. Those who have captured me seem to be after the map I sent to you earlier. They may be hoping to use it to find objects they call the "Crystal Stars." I do not know what they are planning, but I have a feeling it is not anything positive. Mario, please collect these Crystal Stars before they do. You must! They are already aware that you have the map, so please be very careful. And please... Don't worry about me. -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Wait a second... Isn't that from Princess Peach? THE princess? So that means she's OK! At least she's not hurt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... You got mail from a princess. That's so cool! So, anyway, she's unhurt! That's good, at least... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But it sounds like whoever kidnapped Princess Peach is also after the Crystal Stars... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But I didn't like the sound of those kidnappers looking for the Crystal Stars as well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops has joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} to shoot out his shell. Use it to retrieve distant items and hit switches! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you hold {X}, you can hold his shell in one place after shooting it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After holding his shell in place, release {X} to fire the shell past Mario and attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can even hold Koops's shell in place, move Mario, and then release the shell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, remember! Hold {X} to shoot the shell out and hold it in one place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, Koops can fight by your side, striking foes with his main move: the Shell Toss. He can also strike all ground- bound enemies in one attack with his Power Shell! To swap your partner in the field, press {S} START/PAUSE and go to the Party menu. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The river running through here totally makes the air crisp and refreshing. Hey, and by the way, Mario, have you tried checking the grass around here? Sometimes those clumps of grass hide good stuff, so always check them with {A}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's been waiting here, hoping to join you. He's a bit green, but braver than I thought... I'll have to rethink my first impression. I mean, he seems totally earnest, know what I mean? We should take him along. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not to be a total downer, but our attacks don't seem to be working, Mario! If we don't attack with more powerful moves... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This path leads to Shhwonk Fortress. ...Is it just me, or is this area darker? There are enemies around, so if you feel weak, remember to take it easy, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, what's the deal, here? Our attacks don't seem to be doing any damage at all! I think maybe we ought to retreat for the time being, Mario. C'mon, let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope, it just won't open. I wonder what we should do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is part of Shhwonk Fortress. We got a couple pedestals here. That's it. It looks pretty decent, but this place is actually insanely old, did you know that? I'd say it was built about... a thousand years ago. Yup. What vibrant ruins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the path to Shhwonk Fortress. The air here's a bit stale, don'tcha think? Oh, yeah, and listen, Mario... Remember, you don't have to attack every enemy you see. If you have low HP, you might just wanna avoid them. That's Exploring 101, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is part of Shhwonk Fortress. We got a couple pedestals here. That's it. Still, to archaeologists, this place is a gold mine. I gotta come back sometime... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the path to Shhwonk Fortress. The main entrance is just over there. There's a recovery block there, too. If your HP and FP are low, hit it, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! You're the first contestants I've seen in a while. If you've come all the way here to Shhwonk Fortress, you must want stone keys. And if THAT'S the case, then you must compete against me. If you win, I'll let you through to where the stone keys rest. However, if you lose, you will suffer a terrible fate. And by "terrible," I mean awful. Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! So? What do you want to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? What was that?!? NOW you want to try??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll take you on! No thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah! You utter coward! Begone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! You're in for it now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey HEY, ladies and germs! Welcome, everybody, to the 65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz! Perk up those ears! If you correctly answer five of the following questions, you win! But get three of 'em wrong, and you'll suffer a cruel and unusual punishment! Now...for the first question! What's hidden in this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stone Keys Crystal Star Princess Peach Pickle Stone ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On to question two! What do one Mr. Softener and one Fire Flower cost at the shop in Petalburg? Total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 10 Coins 12 Coins 16 Coins 20 Coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moving on! Question three! What is the name of the mayor of Petalburg? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kooskoos Burtle Moopa Kroop ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're not done yet, folks! Question four! Tell me, now! Where is the Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rogueport Hooktail Castle Mushville Petalburg ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you ready for the diabolical question five? How can one get from Petal Meadows to Rogueport? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boat Across the Sea Only by Air Go Through a Pipe Race in a Kart ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On to question six! Which of the following creatures have...hands? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopa Troopas Goombas Clefts Fuzzies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now for the last question! What number question is this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question Six Question Seven Question Eight Super Question 64 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that your REAL answer? Are you suuuuuuuuure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then choose again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!! That's...correct! That question was too easy... But it only gets harder from here! Much harder! ...So prepare yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!! Right again! Tell me you didn't just get your fourth right answer! It can't be true! That's it! I'm making the rest of these near impossible! Get ready for brain pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOO!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!! That's... That's right! You correctly answered five questions! I don't believe it! You win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SO...VERY...AAAAANGRY!!! I can't believe I lost! I guess I have to let you through! Stupid rules... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! WRONG! Wrong wrong wrong! You fools! Remember: if you get three wrong, you're going to suffer like you wouldn't believe! Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! Don't let the pressure get to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You blithering meathead! You're WROOOOOONG again!!! Get one more wrong, and something wonderfully awful happens to you! Just ONE MORE wrong! Mmmm hmmm hoo ha ha! What's that I hear? Your little knees knocking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MMMM HMMMM HOO HA HA!!! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! SO WRONG IT HURTS! That's three WRONGS! How awful for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MMMM HMMMM HOO HA HA!!! Time for the Pain Game! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be nice: beat these guys, and I'll let you pass. But you can't POSSIBLY do it! Best of luck, fathead! MMMM HMMM HOO HA HA!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-WHAT?!? It can't be! How did YOU defeat my cute little Clefts?!? AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! Fine! Whatever! You can pass! But I despise you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HMPH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Shhwonk Fortress. Suspicious statue... I'm pretty sure it's a Thwomp bust. Hey, I just remembered something I read about this place in a book! Whenever the villagers were confronted with a monster, they'd hide in this fortress... I guess there's a little bit of history everywhere you look, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in Shhwonk Fortress. All this water has made the place a little cold... I wouldn't mind getting out of here for some fresh air soon, you know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There sure are a lot of Fuzzies living here in Shhwonk Fortress... I saw one a minute ago, and I thought it was a ghost! I totally hate dark places... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeeeeeeeeork! Hey, you suspicious types! This is our place. And coming in here is rude, rude, RUDE! Sorry, suckers! If you want a warm welcome, too bad! Now I lunch on your head! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meee-OOOF! Hey! Ow! You chumps are tougher than you look... But I'm not through yet! Everyone! GET 'EM!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeeeee-uuuuurgh! You got me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in Shhwonk Fortress. My shoes are totally soaked through now... Just great. Plus, it's dark, and cramped, and it smells totally bad... This place is not cool, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All this moisture makes this place really moldy-smelling. And what's that other stink? Is that what wet Fuzzy smells like? I think I'm gonna totally barf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in Shhwonk Fortress. This room is damp and moldy, too. Like every other one. Jeepers creepers... I just wanna see the sun again. Is that so wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the Petal Meadows. The scenery's super-nice, but careful of all the Goombas. Make sure you've always got enough HP and FP to fight, will ya? Oh, and you can press {Z} to check your stats, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I think not, Slick! You think you can hold me? No way! Beldam would flip if I let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This whole Zip Toad thing was just a means to an end! It's me, suckers! Doopliss! Beldam's plan to gooify Mario didn't exactly work, so I'll be cutting and running now! I'll leave the rest to Beldam! See ya, suckers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrmph! I'd been cooped up in there breathing stale air too long. I wanted to go out and take a walk so I could build up an appetite for dinner. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, my dear Luigi! Our suspect was not only a fake Zip Toad... He was some monstrous being in a white sheet, which was EXACTLY as I suspected! Too bad he gave us the slip like that, though... He was rather a slippery sort... We could have questioned him about all of that Beldam business... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So little Bub really likes trains, does he? Where does one buy a train? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so super-cool-looking! I wanna drive it! Right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! What'll we do? Someone's lifted the drawbridge! The train can't leave the station like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw a suspicious-looking shadowy person wearing a hat go into the station... He must've gone down to the bridge-control room to flip the switch there... But that switch hasn't been used in so long, I don't know where the control room is... So, um... It's probably against protocol to ask a passenger to do this, but... Since you ARE the famous Mario and all, could you go find and throw that switch? Maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? That would be super! Well, here's the station key! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you so much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Well, now what are we going to do... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Could you go down to the control room in the station and flip the bridge switch? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing! No, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please go find the control room and flip the bridge switch. You're our only hope! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks a lot, Mario! Now we'll get you guys rolling! The day is just passing you on by! Hurry, all aboard, everybody! Have a good trip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Riverside Station. We've stopped to refuel. There's a quaint drawbridge here from when pleasure boats cruised the canal. But it hasn't been used since the canal was dried up and turned to pasture... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALLLL ABOOOOOARD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LET'S GOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! Thanks for riding! Have a good trip! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're done refueling. We can get moving as soon as you're on board! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALL ABOARD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Riverside Station. It's one of the places where the Excess Express stops. This place is famous for its scenic beauty... It's the sunsets, you know. Just one more of the many pleasures Excess Express passengers get to enjoy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pennington, a train passenger. He SAYS he's a detective, but I don't know... Not to be, y'know, totally catty, but what kind of detective LOSES a suspect? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Heff T., the gourmet Toad. You think he goes more for quality or quantity? Yeah, he's definitely here for the food, not for the ride. Hey, it takes all sorts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goldbob the Bob-omb. He's the head of a wealthy business, Goldbobbington's. He's got buckets of ducats, they say. I guess some folks are just good with money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Riverside worker. He stands here all day to ensure the train's safety. Wow, I would hate having to work in a place like this. There's nothing around here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Riverside Station worker. This is where they refuel the Excess Express. I wonder what it uses for fuel, anyway? Probably golden oil or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friends are all gone... I'm so very lonely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friends have all been taken away... So lonely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't leave me alone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't leave me alone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff! Sniff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you going to be mean to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then go away, meanie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Promise?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on out, guys!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MWAHAHAHA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OHOHOHOHO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEHEEHEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heee... Hoooo... Heee... You said you'd be nice! Let's get him, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside Creepy Steeple. At least the moon provides a LITTLE light, y'know? This place seems super-old, huh? I'd like to research it... as soon as it's not haunted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Boo. You think it's one of the Boos from that box? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a courtyard of Creepy Steeple. Pretty decent breeze out here, huh? Aside from the switch, there isn't much here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a courtyard of Creepy Steeple. Boy, that garden could use some love. Aside from the switch, there isn't much here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, interesting staircase... Hmmm... Just one staircase, but three doors... What's the story with THAT, you think? Lazy architects? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hang on, there, Slick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you doing, interrupting my "ME" time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THIS is the monster the mayor was talking about?!? You gotta be kidding me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... THIS is the monster the mayor talked about?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You simply must be joking. THIS is the monster that poor mayor spoke of? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, come on! THIS guy is the monster the mayor was freaking out about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who're you calling a monster? What's your problem? Why do you need to pick a fight? I'm busy thinking up new pranks and stuff! It's not easy, either! Now get lost! ...Of course, you guys WON'T. No way you ninnies go away quietly, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, all right, then, Slick. Fine. Yes. I turned the villagers into pigs. Big deal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big deal?!? You big jerk! Why would you do something like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big deal?! That's not nice! Why would you want to play such a nasty trick? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big deal?!? You foul boor! Whatever would possess you to do something that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big deal?!? You stink, Mister! Why'd you wanna turn them into pigs, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, they're all so depressing and boring and dimwitted all the time... So instead of wallowing in gloom, I figured they might as well wallow in mud! HA! Now they're pigs, get it? Isn't that just sooo perfect? It's like irony, or something. So...what? You got a problem with that? I guess you do. So let's play, Slick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuk yuk yuk! I guess I'll get down and dirty if you're gonna play like that, Slick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Time to regroup, here. So, you think you're a couple of heavies, huh? Well then, my dear friends... If you thought changing folks into pigs was impressive... Then you're gonna love this! I've got something very special for you here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do you like them apples? Now that's MAGIC, people! Now you're fighting yourself! Ha! I'm a dang genius! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk! Hold on... Wha... Wha... Huh? You beat me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, are you kidding me? What a total pushover. Well, we got the Crystal Star, so let's get out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee whiz, was that it? Sort of easy for a boss battle...as it were. Well, anyway, we got the Crystal Star, so let's get out of here, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy! Was that it? This fellow was so easy! I was rather expecting more. Well, I suppose we got the Crystal Star, so let's leave immediately, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's IT? That's all you got? Man, this guy was a wimp! That wasn't even fair! Well, who cares, right? We got the Crystal Star, so let's get out of here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario defeated the scourge of Creepy Steeple and found the fourth Crystal Star. The people of Twilight Town have surely recovered from their awful curse by now. At this rate, Mario's quest to collect all seven Crystal Stars will be done in no time! With his back to Creepy Steeple, Mario sets out toward his bright future... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you again, eh, Slick? You're pretty stubborn to follow me all the way here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine. Fine. I see. I get it. Let's just put an end to this, shall we? All right, kids, put on your fighting gloves! Uh... Woo hoo! It's-a me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're right there with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This creep couldn't take us on his own, so he teamed up with a Shadow Siren! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we certainly won't be letting him do anything to our little Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're gonna taste the pain, Gonzales-style, shadow guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very good, my loyal ones. How dare this nameless nobody challenge the great Mario?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario?!? The guy who stole your name and body is Mario... That means YOU'RE Mario?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, actually... No! Of course not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe it... All this time I was helping Mario... I feel like an idiot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on here, huh? Fight with your girlfriend? Well, don't expect any sympathy from us, ghoulies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk! See? Your friends ditch you because you don't have the charisma of me, Super Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm... I'm sorry, Sis... This Mario is the only person who's ever been kind to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I'm fighting by your side from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've... I've made my choice! And I'm not turning back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Don't let your guard down, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! These guys are tough! Watch yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do be careful, Mario! These foes are rather tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! We can't lose to these guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gulp! How dare you try to do this to the great Super Mario?!? How DARE you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Graaaack! I've almost had it... Super Mario's hurting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I totally failed you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, Mario... Sorry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, dear! Forgive me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Avenge me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ughhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Why... HOW?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeek! Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAA! Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Gonzales!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HUH?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rats! YOU KILLJOYS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? He ran away... I mean... Wait, just what the heck is going on here? That wasn't the real Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did we get shellwinked? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could I ever mistake my dear Mario for another... Oh, silly Flurrie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So, who's this girl, huh? Isn't she one of the Shadow Sirens you guys mentioned? Why would Gonzales pair up with one of those creeps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I, uh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Mario... Thanks for sticking up for me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, thanks to her, I guess you came through this OK... No sweat, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Listen, Mario... Sorry about earlier... I'd be happy to travel with you if you'll have me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian has REALLY joined your party now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! Your Star Power is now 5! And Mario learned the special move Art Attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario defeated the rogue who had stolen his name and appearance. Now Mario has four Crystal Stars. That leaves a mere three more to find! And THAT means his quest to collect all of the Crystal Stars is more than half over! Now Mario heads off toward his next adventure with his new friend, Vivian... ...But what about Beldam and Marilyn? And what became of the doppelganger, Doopliss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This winding stair leads up to the belfry. Talk about a doozy of a climb! I mean, it's almost like the staircase is saying... "Go away. I totally hate you." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This appears to be the Creepy Steeple storeroom. Sheesh, have a few cobwebs! I'm not so good with ghosts OR spiders, to be honest... And ghost spiders...horrible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew we could get down here from up there? Wow! This room's well hidden. Talk about minimal decor: one jump pad and one door. Think there's anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm hmm hmm hmm! ♥ We heard that! We heard you, little birdie! Doopliss! That's his name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now let's get your name and body back from that meanie! And we'll teach him a lesson or two while we're at it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked from the inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MWAHAHAHA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OHOHOHOHO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEHEEHEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! It's quiz time, interloper! Just now, when the box opened... How many of us Boos came out? Total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 50 100 200 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good... Very good. Take this...math nerd. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too bad, foolish mortal... The correct answer was 200... But we'll send you home with this parting gift... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See you, sucker... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an underground corridor in Creepy Steeple. The flames are kinda freaky. The fact that they're burning means someone must've been here recently, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good morning! Good morning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty bird! Pretty bird! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shine get! Shine get! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skrawk? What happened to those weirdos who were just here? Aw, whatever... It was almost nice to have some company... I mean, no matter how important it is that no one know his real name... Locking me up in here just because I know it... And making me guard the name's stupid missing letter... No way to treat a parrot! I REALLY want a cracker... Doopliss, you're a big meanie. When's feeding time, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, am I tired of this stupid parrot-babble act... It's so demeaning. And guarding this dumb letter here... I should report that Doopliss to the proper authorities... unless he gives me a cracker. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skra-WAAAAAAAAAARK?!? Uh... Pretty bird! Pretty bird! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SKRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK! Doopliss left me here and ran off... Somebody let me out of here! Oh, I give up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SKRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK! Doopliss left me here and ran off... Somebody let me out of here! Oh, I give up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an underground room in Creepy Steeple. There's a parrot here, but no people. That parrot must get pretty bored with no one around. Think he talks to himself? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doopliss's parrot. Seems like he's been abandoned down here... Poor little guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the well's bottom... but it seems to have dried up. Which is good for us. There's a corridor leading out of here... Smells like a puzzle to me, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta say, I'm outta ideas. I mean, you can't pull it out, push it away, hammer it... What should we do, Mario? Hmm... I got nothing. I'm thinking we probably oughta just leave it for now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew the bottom of the well connected to this place? This place is totally crazy. I wonder if Doopliss knew about this passage? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a beaten-up Toad lying on the ground. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What? Who are you??? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Wow! Did you come here just to save me? Really? Pine T. Jr.? Wow! Good... I have to get back alive. Show me the way out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't mind me! Just beat 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Pit of 100 Trials. That pipe just seems to lead down forever... Still, the air seems kinda fresh here. I guess it's flowing down from above, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't mind me! Just beat 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Pit of 100 Trials. We just gotta keep on fighting and descending... But this endless repetition of rooms is starting to totally wear me out, y'know? I guess we gotta soldier on, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't mind me! Just beat 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Pit of 100 Trials. We've come pretty far, looks like. The air's getting super-dank... Who knows how deep it goes, but let's keep going as long as we can... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! The exit! OK, Pine T. Jr.! I'm on my way home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey HEY-YO! I've got ALL the hottest new products right here. Look no further! You got the fevered look of a man with a mind for goods! Wanna buy something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa whoa WHOA! You don't have enough coins, my man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's my man, right there! You've got an eye for quality, and that's no lie! That {ITEM} is going for a low price of {NUM} coin{s}! Wanna buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! You got yourself a good deal, there, I kid you not! You are SET for the future with that item, my man! Come back real soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! And I've still got oodles of super-hot items for you! Wanna see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, too bad, my man! You can't carry any more stuff. Tough break... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Pit of 100 Trials, but I don't see any enemies in this room. At least there's a pipe to take us back to the entrance if you wanna bail. Then again, we'd have to fight our way back down to this level again... Better think it through before we do anything hasty, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Charlieton, the merchant. I guess he sells his wares here, too. But...it looks like his stuff gets more expensive the deeper he is in the pit. I'm happy to be able to shop here and all, but sheesh... Well, it's your money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! The exit! OK, Pine T. Jr.! I'm on my way home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is graffiti on the wall here. "Swob's Wish: I want to get married to Bobolink, my dear love, in a shocker wedding! "I want us to have 22 kids, so we can start a soccer team, SHA-BLOOIE!" This graffiti was scrawled on with a fierce hand! It might never come off!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey HEY-YO! I've got ALL the hottest new products right here. Look no further! You got the fevered look of a man with a mind for goods! Wanna buy something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa whoa WHOA! You don't have enough coins, my man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's my man, right there! You've got an eye for quality, and that's no lie! That {ITEM} is going for a low price of {NUM} coin{s}! Wanna buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! You got yourself a good deal, there, I kid you not! You are SET for the future with that item, my man! Come back real soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! And I've still got oodles of super-hot items for you! Wanna see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, too bad, my man! You can't carry any more stuff. Tough break... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an intermediate floor in the Pit of 100 Trials. These appear every 10 floors. At least there's a pipe to take us back to the entrance if you wanna bail. Then again, we'd have to fight our way back down to this level again... Better think it through before we do anything hasty, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Charlieton, the merchant. I guess he sells his wares here, too. But...it looks like his stuff gets more expensive the deeper he is in the pit. I'm happy to be able to shop here and all, but sheesh... Well, it's your money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! The exit! OK, Pine T. Jr.! I'm on my way home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey HEY-YO! I've got ALL the hottest new products right here. Look no further! You got the fevered look of a man with a mind for goods! Wanna buy something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa whoa whoa WHOA! You don't have enough coins, my man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's my man, right there! You've got an eye for quality, and that's no lie! That {ITEM} is going for a low price of {NUM} coin{s}! Wanna buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! You got yourself a good deal, there, I kid you not! You are SET for the future with that item, my man! Come back real soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO very much! And I've still got oodles of super-hot items for you! Wanna see? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, too bad, my man! You can't carry any more stuff. Tough break... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not interested, my man? That's too bad, seriously... It's all hot...I mean rare...stuff! And you never know when you're gonna wish you had some of this gear, my man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an intermediate floor in the Pit of 100 Trials. These appear every 10 floors. At least there's a pipe to take us back to the entrance if you wanna bail. Then again, we'd have to fight our way back down to this level again... Better think it through before we do anything hasty, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., the Toad. He's the father of Pine T. Jr., who asked us to help him out. We gotta help Pine T. Sr. quickly, for his son's sake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Charlieton, the merchant. I guess he sells his wares here, too. But...it looks like his stuff gets more expensive the deeper he is in the pit. I'm happy to be able to shop here and all, but sheesh... Well, it's your money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Mover. Yeah, they sometimes appear in the Pit of 100 Trials. For a few coins, he'll send you to another floor. It's up to you if you wanna use him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What's this guy's beef? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... What's going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! What's this?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's with this dude? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Who is this person? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's this twit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this fellow's problem? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! What a freak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! What a grump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy! Such anger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! What a psycho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! What a grouch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rather a crabby sort, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! What a crab! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AROOOOOOOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arooorooo............rooooo...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! The exit! OK, Pine T. Jr.! I'm on my way home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who dares approach me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... So...you are friends of the strange-garbed one who came earlier? I didn't expect more to come to steal the stone I protect... Such rashness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was foolish, I fear. Do you really think you can beat me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you're so small. And you don't appear tasty. I suppose you might make a good snack. And the bottoms of your feet smell like they might make a good sauce with some spices. What I'll do is saute you to crispy goodness and gobble you down...HEADFIRST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the lowest floor in the Pit of 100 Trials. A zombified dragon named Bonetail used to protect this room. Yuuuuuck. Mario, I bet you're the first person to make it this far! I totally knew you'd do it! Now let's get out of this creepy place and back to the world above, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha har! Bowser, the mighty Koopa king, has arrived! Hold your applause, minions! But now that I'm here... Kammy! You crusty old hag! Why did you summon me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Great Lord Bowser... The, uh, crusty hag Kammy Koopa will arrive momentarily. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, but please wait at the rear of the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Your Ghastliness... I have to ask you to wait at the rear of the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, Your Huffiness. The hag, Kammy Koopa, will be arriving at any moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the other day I saw Lord Bowser gazing longingly at a photo of Princess Peach. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, you may want to put a cork in it, man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo! I tell you, the look on his face when he was mooning over that thing... Huh? YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! L-Lord Bowser!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well? I'm dying to hear the rest of your hilarious story, Mr. Comedian! Do share! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not funny, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's not funny, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! I have been training day and night to help you conquer the world! Should the time come, I shall be ready! Order me as you please, Your Surliness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...super. In that case, I order you to do some sit-ups, Tubby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... MAN, I'm attractive! Every time I look at this, I'm overwhelmed by its coolness! When I take over the world, I'm gonna stick these statues all OVER the place! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy... Do I even HAVE a less handsome side? Any way you look at this, it's perfect! When this world is mine, these statues are gonna be mandatory in all households! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... What a profile! Although...this thing could use a good dusting... Huh? It looks like this eye is a little loose... Incredible! The statue's eye is a jewel! I got the Bowser Jewel! ...Just kidding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hail, Lord Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! Please, if it's not too much trouble, head to the rear of the hall. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Lord Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff... Hoo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've just now returned. I'm terribly sorry to keep you waiting, my lord. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I bet you are, Kammy Koopa! Now, out with it! Why have you called me here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, Your Grumpiness! Don't be so impatient with your poor servant. Ahem... It's my displeasure to report that Mario, that scum, is off to a town called Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbthbtth! Am I Mario's baby-sitter? I don't care what he's doing! Are you going to call me every time that guy blows his nose, or what? Sheesh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, well, you see, my lord... Apparently Mario is hunting for an amazing treasure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tuh-Treasure?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Mario has gone in search of star-shaped jewels known as the Crystal Stars. I'm researching just what they are...but there's no question of their high value. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars, you say? They sound like good world- conquering tools! I want 'em! Hmm... Yes... Very good... Continue researching this for me, you brainy hag, you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Leave it to me. By the way, Lord Bowser... Do you like fried eggs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You bet I do! Bleargh! I HATE them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do I... I LOVE fried eggs! LOVE 'em! But...what a weird question. Why do you ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gag... Ugh! I almost threw up just now! I can't stand fried eggs! But...why do you ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, during my Mario recon, I stopped in a lovely place called Petal Meadows. I was planning on taking everyone there for a picnic, having some eggs and toast... Of course, I wouldn't think of sending out invites without asking you first, Lord Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AIRHEAD!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A picnic?!? You MORON! This is no time for fun! See, THIS is why my evil plans always derail! Because you clods always goof off! AAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... Lord Bowser... Please calm down... Remember your blood pressure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What's that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mumble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaaat??? Is this TRUE?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! Terrible news! Some bold fool abducted Princess Peach in Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HUHHH-WWWHHHAAATTT?!? Tell me you're lying, Kammy! How? When? WHERE? Who'd do such a thing? Besides me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm afraid we don't have that information quite yet... The investigation's ongoing. One thing is most certainly confirmed, however: the princess has been kidnapped. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under NO circumstances is ANYONE allowed to kidnap her without MY say-so!!! I will NOT stand for this! I'm going to Rogueport, NOW! I've gotta kidnap her back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Your Grunginess! Wait up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready to roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme at 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inconceivable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ain't over yet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Relax! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo... I'm tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still in it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rampage time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh... OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feel it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sleepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timing, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rhythm, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too close! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last...gasp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Break time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here goes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm still OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotta do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready to roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme at 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watery ears! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ain't over yet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beware squids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Relax! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo... I'm tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still in it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rampage time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh... OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feel it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sleepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timing, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rhythm, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too close! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last...gasp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Break time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here goes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm still OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotta do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready to roll! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme at 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Inconceivable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on fire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ain't over yet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good to go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Relax! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo... I'm tired. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still in it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rampage time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh... OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feel it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sleepy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Timing, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rhythm, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Concentrate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too close! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Last...gasp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Break time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here goes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm still OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gotta do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incredible, Lord Bowser! Nothing stood in your way! You couldn't be more super! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Puh-lease! No problem! I felt right at home! But...where are we now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gracious me! Looooook! Lord Bowser! On the wall! Behind you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! Could it be? Aw, YEAH! A Crystal Star! Advantage, Bowser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweh heh heh heh! At last, we've found one! And now we'll make it ours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freeze, chumps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grraggh! Who's there??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharharhar! Don't tell me you don't know the famous Rawk Hawk! You little punk-weasel! You forgot these muscles? You forgot this hugeness? Don't ask me how, but you cleared my Secret Training Facility! Not too shabby! I even imported some super- freaks to up the difficulty level... You're good! 'Course, good don't count for squat in this biz, babe! My champ's belt is...mine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, look! What an adorable little weakling! Hi, fella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weak... Wait, WHAT? Well, tell me something: you ever see a weakling... DO THIS?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha ha ha! Aww! Now you're sleeping! I KNEW you were a weakling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm? Eeek! It split in two! Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Hold the phone! My mighty Lord Bowser! This is just glass! It's a flimflam! A fake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-WHAT?!? Speak English! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...ow...want the real one? The Great...urk...Gonzales... has it... Oh, my aching hair... Feel...the...Rawk... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know anybody named Gonzales! Stop speaking in riddles, you chicken nugget! CRUD!!! Who do I have to flatten to get a Crystal Star?!? Who?!? WHOOOO?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... This place is freaky... but we don't have a choice, Mario! We've gotta get in there and save Peach before this gets out of hand! C'mon, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... OK, this place is scary... but I guess we don't have a choice, huh? We have to power through and save Peach before things get out of hand! Let's go, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, what an unpleasant place...but I suppose we have no choice! We must go onward and save Peach before this situation spirals beyond our control! Let's move on, darling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, this place is nasty... but we don't have a choice! We've gotta cruise through and save Peach before this whole cataclysm happens! C'mon, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... This place is unsettling... but we have no choice! We have to get in there and save Peach before things get any more out of control! Let's go, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is rather ugly... but we haven't a choice in the matter, old boy! We must get in there and save Peach before this hullabaloo goes any further! Let's go, dear boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What an unpleasant place... but we don't have a choice in the matter! We have to get in there and save Peach before this gets any more out of hand! Let's go, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the entrance to the Palace of Shadow. It's seen no visitors for 1,000 years... It's so big... It kind of overwhelms you, doesn't it? And that treasure is here... Treasure or no, I don't like the vibe from this place... Maybe it's just my nerves... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a long stairway connected to this underground lake. Those lights floating in the darkness are really pretty... but also pretty spooky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long corridor leading down. This palace sure is big and super-rich-looking, huh? I wonder what kind of people lived here before the place slept for 1,000 years? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This is a corridor, I think... Looks like spike traps... Forget the enemies... Just take it one step at a time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a large bridge over the lake here. Those fire bars in the middle are kind of a problem, huh? We'd better avoid them. If you're all sketched out trying to jump them, just use Vivian's Veil ability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glurgggghh... Bluuuurgh... None shall pass by... Let those who would disturb her sleep fall into the depths of endless darkness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIII! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— May the intruder never find the key to this door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor is totally gonna swallow us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor's going to swallow us up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor, darling! It means to swallow us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! The floor's gonna swallow us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor is going to swallow us up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor means to swallow us, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The floor's going to swallow us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're totally done for! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no, we're finished! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's the end for us! AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww, game over, man! WHOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've had it! EEEEEEEEEEEEP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're through! AAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the end! AAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a humongous room... I'd say it was pretty, but even this place feels weird... It's like the whole palace got cursed or something. Did you just say "duh" to me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are some weird-colored bones. Very suspicious! ...But I feel like I've seen something like them before. I guess we're not gonna get much farther without checking them out, are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long hall leading down from here. It kinda feels like the earth is slowly swallowing us as we progress down. Yuck. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There doesn't seem to be anything special here. Still, it has that same gross feeling...even though it's so nice and spacious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. Seems normal...but I bet there's a secret here... We should check EVERYTHING to make sure there's nothing amiss, don'tcha think? You know... Look for anything out of the ordinary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We get out of one weird room just to find another one... It's huge... I mean, it's like an underground city, right? What IS this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golly... We get out of one weird room just to find another... It's enormous down here... like an underground city... What is this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We depart one bizarre room only to find another... This area is like a massive underground city, hmmm? What is this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, we clear one freaky room just to find another... This area is almost like an underground city, huh? What IS this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We get out of one strange room just to find another... It's so big... It's almost like an underground city... What IS this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well now, it seems we get past one dodgy room only to find another... This region is rather like an underground city, hm? What IS this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... We get out of one odd room just to find another... It's so huge...like an underground city, almost... What IS this place? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've been waiting for you, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Professor Frankly?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?!? Professor?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my gracious!!! Frankly?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa!!! Professor Frankly?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?!? Professor Frankly?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What-what?!? Professor?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Professor Frankly?!? What are YOU doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you SO much for opening the door for us, Mario! Yes, that was nice! Thanks to your do-gooder predictability, my plan is progressing very smoothly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opening the door for you? What do you mean by THAT, you total hag?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Opening the door for you? Just what do you mean by that?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opening the door for you? You awful crone, whatever do you mean by THAT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opening the door for you? What do you mean by THAT, you purple witch?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sis?!? H-How dare you! And what do you mean about us opening the door for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opening the door for you? My dear, repellant woman, what do you mean by that?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Opening the door for you? What do you mean by THAT, you awful thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee! So you still don't see it? Ah, such fools... The "Professor Frankly" you were with when you opened the Thousand-Year Door... Was none other than this little freak-in-a-sheet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, yeah, my name's Doopliss, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee! The real Frankly is sleeping off a nasty bump on the head in a closet somewhere! Poor thing! And once we get rid of you here, our plan will be nearly complete! Ready for the end, my dears? You and that traitor Vivian have a date with eternity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh-huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, Slick! Eternity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up, freak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... Right... Sorry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's the end, all right... but not for us, Beldam! You guys are going DOWN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU guys are the ones who are done for! Let's settle this, once and for all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I do believe it is YOU who will fall today, dear! Let's settle this, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way we go down, sister! You want a piece of this? Bring it on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm with Mario all the way! Today, Sis...I'm going to punish YOU, you hear me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such balderdash! It's quite obvious you are in for a stomping, so let's have at it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I think YOU'RE the ones who will be smarting after this! Let's finish it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come, my sort-of-lovelies! Marilyn! Freak-sheet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I said, my name's DOOPLISS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, my kind-of-lovelies! This time, we take out Mario and his goon squad for good! So...if I catch you slacking, you'll be in for INCREDIBLE punishment come tomorrow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GUHHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! OK! OK! OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gah! Curse you, Mario! This is so very annoying! Blast it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you OK, Marilyn? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gunhh-hunnhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Freak-sheet! Pull it together, will you? Don't make me punish you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S-S-S-Sorry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee... I'll leave the rest to you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GUH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh... NOOOOO!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arrrrrrgh... At this rate... She will never... Ooooof... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hnuuuurrggh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleeeaahhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guuuuuuhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hnuuurrggh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these doofuses, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these wimps, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these louts, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these wusses, Gonzales... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, Sis... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these cads, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's leave these idiots, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the palace garden... but it feels so cold and icky. It's like time stopped here... We gotta do something about those Chain-Chomps in the middle if we wanna move on. Yeah, that's right... I don't just mean the moving ones... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Beldam of the Shadow Sirens. Remember? Vivian's sister? I'm totally surprised she followed us all the way out here, though. And what was that plan she was yapping about, huh? This sounds bad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Marilyn. I still can't really get a good read on her, unfortunately. She doesn't seem like such a bad type, if you ask me. ...But who knows for sure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doopliss, who I guess is a Shadow Siren now... Not a bad Frankly impersonator. Gosh, I hope nothing bad's happened to the REAL Professor Frankly... And why is Doopliss working with the Shadow Sirens, anyway? Too many questions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Check that out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's totally huge... What is it, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, it's...really huge... What is it, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's simply massive... What could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, it's gigantic, huh? What the heck is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...IS it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's absolutely titanic... What in blazes is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so big...but what is it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's an opening here for a key of some sort. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Golly! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! It's moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could there be such a huge tower underground? And why was it built...? There seem to be a lot of rooms here...and every one contains a riddle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four stones, twin stones... Master of Shadow and Dark... Two are one, one is two... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... Maybe if we break a block here, it'll do something to a block in another room? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All you see isn't all there be... Stones Have Power of Stars... Touch it to pass through it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... There's something fishy about the wall here? Uh, maybe? We oughta investigate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beyond, beyond, beyond... Complete All Seven... Before, before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That word "beyond" probably refers to away from the door. So that means the left block. So then the word "before" must refer to the right block. Are you with me, Mario? Still, the way they repeat those words must have some meaning too, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The unseen may yet be felt... So That We, the Great Ones... Be it here? Be it there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... ...There's definitely something in the center of the room, don'tcha think? But what are we supposed to do with something we can't see? This is insanity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Four stones, twin stones... Can Live Again by the Stone... Two are one, one is two... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... Maybe if we break a block here, it'll do something to a block in another room? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Straight on, straight onward... We Know the Stars Spurn Us... Destroy all in your path... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... I guess we just have to go straight in from the entrance. And then when we get to the wall, we have to do something... Yeah...something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let fall the weakest... And That the Skies Lie... Then build to the strongest... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... We're supposed to defeat these guys in order, from weakest to strongest? Uh... Well, I know the weakest is the Dull Bones in the green shoes there... That help? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The shy one hides his shape... But the Stars Bring Balance. The shy one hides his face... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That if we can be seen, then there won't be anything to see in this room? ...Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This seems to be a corridor. I'm observant, huh? Listen, Mario... I know I've said this before, but don't forget that you're not in this alone. You should rely on your partners' abilities if you ever get stuck or anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The gears in the back of this room started moving when we unlocked that planetarium... Listen, Mario... We're gonna have to rely on everything we've learned to get through this. Just think about what we've been through, and I'm sure you'll find a way, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is another corridor. I wonder how long these things go on? I'm sure we'll need all of your special skills, AND those of your partners. Don't forget to use your strongest muscle, too... Your noggin! Hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This place is all about kooky puzzles, huh? You see those ☆ marks in the middle of the corridor? They've GOTTA be important. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside of the Palace of Shadow. This is another corridor. Big surprise. We'd better watch below our feet as well as above our heads, know what I mean? But, uh, don't forget the area above your head, too! Does that make any sense? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. We must be WAY underground by now. I'm totally running out of advice at this point, sorry. I have advisor's block. Hey, but don't worry! Have faith in yourself and your friends, and we'll win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There don't seem to be any big puzzles here. We just need to go open that door on the right. That's all. Whee. Exciting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No one's disturbed me here in aeons! Who dares defile this sacred place?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Isn't that Hooktail? We totally beat it before! What's it doing back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Isn't that Hooktail? I KNOW we beat it before. It coughed up my dad! What's it doing back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, what a fearsome dragon... But isn't this Hooktail, whom you said you beat before? Yes, big, with nasty eyes and ripe breath... It sounds just like what you described. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Now, THAT'S a dragon! Hey, but isn't that Hooktail? I thought you beat it! Yeah, huge, dragonish, gnarly... Sounds just like what you described, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... That's a big dragon. But, Mario, isn't that Hooktail, the one you said you beat? Gigantic, with mossy teeth... Yes, this monster fits the bill, all right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now who's this dragon fellow? I say, isn't that Hooktail, the thing you beat before? Yes, enormous, with rather grimy toes... Yes, that suits this fellow to a T! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Isn't that Hooktail, dearie? I thought you beat Hooktail... What's it doing here??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed my precious younger sister?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAH HA HA HA HA! My first fresh meat in ages... Allow me to take my time... And toy with you awhile! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAH HA HA HA HA! How shall I turn you into a five-course meal... Mmm! Let's start here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAH HA HA HA HA! You are tough meat, my little tasty morsels! But how will you fare against THIS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwuhhh... You are not the easy prey you appear to be... I would never be able to show my face again if I was bested by you whelps... ...So I will show you the true extent of my power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MEGABREATH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwah ha! Do you understand my true power now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmph... How can this be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... No... Is it true? Can I...expire? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Could that dark power have truly awakened? No! This is unthinkable!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Gloomtail's room. I wonder if he was here for all 1,000 years? Dragons do live a long time, I heard, but dang... Without him in it, there doesn't seem to be anything special about the room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is THIS weird room? It's quiet... A little TOO... Well, let's just say it's quiet. There's a Save Block over there, and I'm thinking it would be smart to use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jeepers... This room gives me a super-bad feeling, Mario... What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... This room gives me the willies, big-time. What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my... This room makes me feel simply awful, sugar. What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... This room creeps me out, man. It's just...wrong. What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room makes me feel...bad. ...But it seems familiar. What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room gives me a rather foul feeling in my belly... What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This room gives me a very bad feeling, dearie. What IS this chamber? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack ack ack ack ack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We finally meet, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been looking forward to this, I must admit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this chump is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this guy is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this gentleman is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this loser is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gro... Grodus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this lout is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this fellow is the leader of those X-Nauts? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes...correct!!! I am the supreme leader of the secret society of X-Nauts! I am Grodus! But I'm getting ahead of myself. I really must express my thanks to you first... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And do you know why? You have gathered together all of the Crystal Stars I was seeking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... What did we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... They wanted us to get it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... What have we done? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... We're IDIOTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... We've played into their hand! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... We're fools! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! So the last Crystal Star we found on the moon... We were so blind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaaack ack ack ack ack! You just realize now, do you? Yes, instead of taking the few Crystal Stars you fools had bumbled into... It was far easier to let you find them all and open the Thousand-Year Door for me... How kind of you to bring them all here to me! All I had to do was entrust the last Crystal Star to my least competent underling! I don't suppose Crump had any idea of my plan, though! Gaaack ack ack ack ack! So, whether he beat you or lost to you... The Crystal Stars would be together and mine either way! Pure genius! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, I thought the Shadow Sirens would do a little more to slow your progress... But it appears they are so useless that even this small task was beyond them... No matter... Now I get the pleasure of sending you to oblivion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be careful, Mario! This jerk looks totally nasty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch yourself, Mario! This guy looks pretty tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do be careful, dear! This fellow looks like he means business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch it, Gonzales! This dude looks serious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be careful, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch your back, old boy! This burly fellow looks rather robust! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be careful, dearie! He looks tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once you fools are gone, no one will stand in my way! Grodus will rule the world! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No WAY we let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll never let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We shan't let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not gonna happen, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We won't let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We will NOT let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll never let that happen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, come! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meet your ends, you meddlesome fools! You will know my power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you have the mettle to push me this far... But no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Argh! You will not stop me! Take THIS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhh... Fools! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unhh... No... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuuuuuunhh... You are more than you seem... But this is not finished. I saw even this possibility. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watch THIS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Where am I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIO!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move one step, and she will breathe no more!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now try THIS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARIOOO!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaack ack ack ack ack! Now! AGAIN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO! MARIO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what do we do, Mario? We're totally done for if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... What should we do? I mean, we're finished if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever should we do? I daresay we're done for if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's our move, Gonzales? We're toast if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should we do, Mario? We won't make it if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What should we do, old boy? We're doomed if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do we do, Mario? I don't like our chances if we don't attack him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attack! Don't attack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop your blubbering! This is it! Meet your end!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WORM! You dare defy me?!? Do you not care for the life of your pitiful Princess? Very well, then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wha-WHAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAAAAR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooooooooooooooooooooog... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrgh... That was a surprise... I didn't think I'd fall... Have I put on weight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your Chunkiness! Are you OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAAAAAAAAARF! Why is MARIO here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Peach as well?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know what's going on here, but I'm gonna put an end to it RIGHT NOW! Mario! First, I pound you. Then, I take the princess! And then, the treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This is totally unfair! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This is almost unfair! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This is hardly fair! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You gotta be kidding! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This is unbelievable! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This is rather unfair! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? This isn't very fair! All this and Bowser, too?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwar har har har har har! Aww, all worn out from battle, Mario? Yes! Easy pickings! Today's the day I flush a plumber down the drain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwar har har har har har! What's a finale without a Bowser appearance, huh? A cruddy finale, that's what! Now, hold still while I trounce you and take my Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You sniveling bug! This is it for you! Mweh heh heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwar har har har har har! I sure do feel good today! I am FEELING IT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! Lord Bowser! Rah! Rah! Rah! Get 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOF! So, Mario... You still have some fight in you! Not bad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forgive me, Lord Bowser! I have nothing left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Graaaaaaaaaaaagh! No more! Kammy! Take care of this, you burly hag, you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! How could this happen?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... That was hairy. At least we settled THAT nut's hash. Now let's save Peach, OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whew... That was close. At least we've got Bowser taken care of, huh, Mario? Now, let's save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... That was rather close. At least we settled our accounts with Bowser, hm? Now, let's save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoooo... That was a doozy. At least we rocked that guy's world, am I right? Now, let's save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... That was TOO close! At least we can close THAT chapter, though, right? Now, let's save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whew... Rather close, hm? At least we've settled that burly bloke's account, old boy. Now, let's save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew... That was too close. At least we've got that thorn pulled out of our sides. Now...let's save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm?!? Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa!!! Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm?!? Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Where's Grodus?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEYAAAIIII!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mrrrrrrrrrgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be the main hall or something. It sure is a humongous space... This must've been where the most important person in the palace stayed... But standing here makes me totally uneasy... Why is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bowser. He came to the Palace of Shadow for Peach and that treasure. You gotta give him credit for coming this far, really. I almost respect him, actually. ...But no time for all that! We have to go after Grodus and Peach! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Kammy Koopa. She's the old witch that serves as Bowser's advisor. But what do you care? Let's stop worrying about her and go save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too bad for you, Mario! You're too late! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's happening here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is all this?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's happening?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this madness?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaack ack ack! Look well! In the coffin behind me sleeps the legendary treasure! This tomb holds the soul of that ancient demon, the wielder of destruction... It will possess Peach's body... and bring life to the most powerful witch in millennia! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Possess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-Mario... I'm so s-sorry... Sending you that map... ...caused all this trouble, didn't it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gaaaack ack ack ack ack! With the power of the demon, I will rule this pathetic world! The time has come at last! The world will be mine!! Now! Arise! ARISE!!! My Shadow Queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who...has called me back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is I, my Shadow Queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... Very well... Where is the vessel? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is here! This girl who lies before you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yessss... A fine vessel... Now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh huh huh huh huh... Witness my rebirth... My soul has not yet fully accustomed to this vessel... But I will learn to control this body soon enough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-Peach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, my glorious witch queen... Destroy these impudent fools! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you that would command me? What sort of being are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What do you mean?!? I thought you were bound to obey the one who woke you! Enough of this prattle! Do as I say!!! NOW! Or I will send you back to the depths... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You would do well to learn your proper place, slave. No one commands me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My powers are not yet fully restored... But...they will come in time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What's going on, Mario? I... I don't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmm... This is crazy! Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I don't understand... Mario... What is this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What's going on, Gonzales? This is nuts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-Mario... I don't understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What is all this? I don't understand, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What's going on, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have returned to us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh, Beldam... What ages have passed? So... You are the one truly responsible for calling me back, yessss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, my queen... I searched for a pure maiden that you might inhabit... And as I did, I spread the rumor of a great treasure... Then I led the fools who had gathered the Crystal Stars here to open the seal... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesss... You have fulfilled your duties admirably. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am not worthy, my queen... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And who are these...beings that stand before me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesss... They do not appear to possess power... ...But they may be of use. If you will become my faithful servants, I will not harm you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What do we do, Mario? I mean, no WAY can we agree to serve her!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... What do we do? We can't serve her!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What do we do, darling? We cannot bow to her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales serves NOBODY, lady! Right, Gonzales? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I promised to follow you! I believe in you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, we mustn't serve evil! You must resist, old boy!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who does this witch think she is? Mario is no pawn of evil! Ridiculous! Right, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refuse this witch! Become her servant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesss... You are obedient... Good, my pet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now you are mine... You will serve me for eternity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so the Shadow Queen engulfed the world with her foul magic... For Mario... For Peach... And for the world, it was... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... So you defy me... How...amusing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are foolish to oppose me. Yesss...and that foolishness... will have to be punished... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! If we don't defeat her now, the world is lost... So don't even think of it as Peach! We've gotta fight with everything we have! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, Mario! Traveling with you has taught me bravery... I will fight to the end! We have to save the world! Let's do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! We've come this far... I shan't forget all you've done for me! So our journey ends here... We must end it well, dear! We MUST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! We're not REAL champs unless we beat this evil lady! So don't go soft on me! That's not Peach, you know! Show no mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I will follow you to the end, I swear it! I feel bad for the princess, but that queen must fall before us! And when she does, you and I can... Well, anyway, let's take this fight to her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know Scarlette is watching over me from the other side! I KNOW it, old boy! If I don't send this queen packing, my girl will be most displeased, hm? Mario! Let's send this shady demon back to the darkness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you've been through a lot to get here... You've worked miracles in that time... So keep your magic going here... Mario, my sweet! Muster your courage and defeat the Shadow Queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... So, you are not weak. Maybe you are less useless than you appear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This body is unfamiliar to me... Yesss, too unfamiliar... Let me assume my true form and show you real power... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In this form, your attacks are like those of a child to me... You are lucky... You will perish with the honor of having seen true terror and power! Muh huh huh huh huh huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh huh huh huh huh huh! Is that your idea of an attack? Foolish... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesss... I have recovered from any slight damage you may have caused earlier... And now...I will punish you for your resistance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh huh huh huh huh... Now, taste my power! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... What a troublesome little pest you are. Muh huh huh huh huh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, what're we supposed to do now? We could be totally done for... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario, what'll we do? This could be it for us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, whatever will we do? This could be the end... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, what's our move? This looks bad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Mario, what'll we do? We could be done for... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, what's next, old boy? This looks rather dire... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, what should we do? We could be finished... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will ask you again... Will you serve me? If so, I will forgive you for this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, right! Pffft! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No...way! No way, lady! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, that's just senseless... Are we to betray everyone who believed in us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you haven't heard, lady? Champs NEVER give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forget it! I know we'll win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Serve a witch? My Scarlette would be rather angry with me, I should think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why are we even talking about this? NEVER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh huh huh huh huh... Very well... Then you will perish. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What is this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ahhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ohhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ahhh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ohhh!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ahhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ohhhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars? Ahhhh!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you hear them, Gonzales? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you hear them, Mario? So many voices... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight on, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Goombella! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight! Fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, Koops! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rock on, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU GO, BRO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yay, Flurrie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, everyone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang in there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do it, shrimp! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight, BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Vivian! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We love you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahoy, Admiral! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My darling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right on, Boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Luigi... Er, I mean... Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That is so totally cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That's...amazing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That's...simply incredible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That is so AWESOME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That's so sweet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... What wondrous creatures... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're... They're all sending us their wishes and positive energy... That's so nice... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What... What are these vile voices? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look at THAT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this...light? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhh...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... Princess Peach?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?!? You wretched little girl! You disobey me?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Take... Take the last of my power... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...IS this? I feel like, TOTALLY full of energy now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What's this? I feel all full of energy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...is this, now? I feel positively BURSTING with energy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... What IS this? I feel insanely pumped with energy all of a sudden! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What IS this? I feel completely revitalized... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What's THIS, now? I feel rather like a new Bob-omb! I feel fantastic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What... What IS this? I feel completely full of powerful energy now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You brat! Obey me, girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Farewell...Mario... I believe...in you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PEACH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Very cunning, Princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But you will not undo me!!! Know me as your queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This is it! We're almost done! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The time is now! We've almost got her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This is our time! We're almost finished! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Now's the time! We've got her scared! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This is our moment! We're almost there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! The time is ripe! We've almost done it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! This is it, dearie! We're almost through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough! This ends now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What... H-How is it that you can hurt me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we're in BUSINESS! Get ready for some pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we're talking! Time for payback! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now THAT is more like it! Prepare to pay for all of your ills! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now THAT'S what I'm talking about, baby! And now, it's time to settle the score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we've got her number! Time to suffer, Queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, yes, MUCH better! Prepare for payback! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we're in business! Get ready to pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fooooooooools! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh huh huh... You do not know what you have done... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuurghh... No... It... It cannot be... How... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAIIYEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Impossible... Unthinkable... How could I... I cannot be beaten by lesser beings such as these... And I had just been reborn into this world... I cannot... I must not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAIIYEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My queen! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOO! Let's get out of here, Marilyn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh-huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! HEY! Hey, wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! C'mere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Over here, darling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Over here, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Come here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is totally OK! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is all right! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is just fine, darling! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach is completely fine! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is just fine! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The princess is all right! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Princess Peach is A-OK! She's not even hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugghhh... Ahhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... It's all over, then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so sorry, Mario... Who knew all this would happen? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, it's totally OK, Peach! It was like, no big deal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Hey, that's OK, Peach! Don't worry about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, don't you worry your pretty little head, Peach! It was nothing! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, it was no biggie, Peach! Nothing we couldn't handle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No need to apologize, Peach! It was our pleasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you dare apologize, my dear! It was all in a day's work for us, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't fret, Peach! It wasn't too much trouble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you... All of you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-hah! THERE you are, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Can you believe those brutes even came after me, an old Goomba?!? But I still made it here... I was so worried about you all, you have no idea! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the look of things, though, I guess we're in the clear, am I right? You kids sure are the real thing, I tell you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... I seem to be in one piece, too, so all is well. So... Without further ado... Take a look at this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I found this on the way! This must be the treasure we heard rumors of in Rogueport! My theory has been correct all these years! There really WAS a legendary treasure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Professor Frankly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Professor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Professor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Professor Frankly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Professor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, don't bring me down, now! It might be something great! And all's well that ends well. Now, how do we get out of this dank place, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmm... Let's go home, Mario. Back to everyone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the deepest room in the Palace of Shadow. ...The Shadow Queen's crypt. I gotta be honest... I totally thought we were goners at the time. Seriously. I was secretly wigging out, but then I saw how you wouldn't give up... Awesome. Anyway, enough reminiscing. There's nothing here now, Mario. Let's go back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a long, long staircase leading down. And I get a REALLY nasty feeling about what's waiting down there. But we've come this far, so we gotta soldier on. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! That was KILLER! I totally never would've guessed I'd get to do THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man! That was something! Who would've thought I'd ever get to do THAT? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! That was exciting! I'd never DREAMED I'd do a thing like THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That was AWESOME! Man, who knew adventurers got to do stuff like THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee whiz! That was wild! I never thought I'd take a ride like THAT... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! Well, that was rather a bumpy trip, wot wot! Who would've guessed I'd get to do such a thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! That was quite fun! I can't say I ever thought I'd take a ride like THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, so, yeah, here we are! We're totally on the moon! So let's get going, Mario! Let's find the last Crystal Star and save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're really on the moon, all right! So, are you ready, Mario? Let's find the last Crystal Star and save the princess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we are, darling! The moon! So, dear...let's move, hmm? Let's find the last Crystal Star and save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We're really, truly, no-fooling on the moon! Let's rock out, Gonzales! Let's find the last Crystal Star and save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're really on the moon, all right! Are you ready, Mario? Let's find the last Crystal Star and save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, old boy, we're really on the moon, by Crabbery! So, what say you? Shall we find the last Crystal Star and save Peach, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we are, on the moon, dearie! Are you ready? Then let's find the last Crystal Star and save Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're on the moon! Awesome! The moon I always look up at, can you believe it? I mean, I heard they'd put a Goomba on the moon in '69, but who knew WE'D get here? Boy, nothing's impossible on your adventures, Mario! You are the COOLEST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, I guess there are pretty much just rocks on the moon. I guess I knew that, but it's still kind of disappointing. Bummer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a weird-looking building off in the distance. Why would THAT be here? Looks like we'll need to find a pipe to get there, though. So...let's look for a pipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Peach... Good-bye... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Speaking of miracle survivals... Guess whose favorite calculator is still computing? He says he really wants to see you and Peach again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The stars sure are pretty here. I wonder if I can find my favorite constellation... I'm such a totally shameless romantic, it's not even funny. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see the Moon Clefts that live up here? You think they live on green cheese, Mario? ...You know I'm kidding, right? I'm not that much of a cheeseball...get it? I'm still bummed there are only rocks here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! Did you see that? I saw a comet or something! It was all, like, "PSHOOWEE!" Should I try and make three wishes, do you think? I wish for... Hee hee hee! That's TOP SECRET! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... What's the matter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, well... Take a look! This door wasn't here before! Someone just installed it! And...I can't open it. I thought I could finally save everyone... I'm a fool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, quit being melodramatic! Although...it does look thick. What are we gonna do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, don't take it so hard... It does look sturdy, though. What do we do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................Uh................ ................Um................ ................Hmmmm............. ................Ermmm............. .............Mmmmmmmm............. .......Hrrrmmmmmmmmmmmm........... GOT IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Long ago, the Puni elder told me about a secret entrance somewhere around here. We can get in through there! I'm completely sure of it! Uh, problem is... I doubt finding it is going to be easy. I mean, it won't be labeled "Secret Entrance"! What should we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How are we supposed to find a secret entrance? It's secret for a reason, y'know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not to be a worrywart, but how in the heck can we find somebody's secret entrance? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it's hidden by this invisible...thingy. We need to find and remove the thingy. Boy, but removing a normal thingy sounds tough enough, let alone an invisible one! Uh... Oh! Got it! Flurrie! Surely Madame Flurrie's powers can help us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie is a refined and dignified lady who lives in these woods. The elder says she's a wind spirit who can wield the powers of the air with ease. You see where I'm going with this? She can use wind power to blow the thingy away! Well, it won't hurt to try. Flurrie lives in the deepest corner of the woods, so... Let's head back in the direction we came from. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the secret entrance! We can finally get inside! Here I goooooooo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aren't Punies just the most precious little things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, I feel I must ask... Did you know that I used to be a rather famous actress? I was a diva of the stage! I was known as Madame Flurrie the world over... But...the filthy air outside the spotlight repelled me. So I came to the woods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And soon enough, I glimpsed the beauty of these Punies and their pure little hearts... It reminded me of my own innocence as an actress. And that made me realize... I shall ever love the stage! I must feel the spotlight shine on me again! I MUST! As you can see, these dear little Punies helped me find my true self... That's why I must help them however I can before I go on my own adventures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Can you hear me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Check it out! I was able to open it from the inside! C'mon! Over here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The time has come for me to repay my debt to the Punies. Come along, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurry up! Go inside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Thank you, Mario, for everything you've done. We can go back to our peaceful way of life now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, son, now that we get right down to it, I'm kind of sad to see you go. I do love pontificating, so come on by whenever you want to sit and chat awhile. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, please come back and visit! We'll watch for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll work together from now on to prevent anything like that from happening again. Thanks for showing us how to stick together, Mario. Good luck with the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm sure we'll be back again at some point. Yeah, definitely! Take care, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll come back and see you again, I'm pretty sure. But... For now, we gotta go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this shan't be our last visit. Certainly not! But... Until then, ta-ta! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See you, Mr. Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll be all right, Mario. Good luck with your search for the Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't wait to see you again, Mr. Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care, big 'stache man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be happy to pontificate for you anytime you like. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey hey! It's us: the happy wanderers, the world-traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a big tree! Ooh! Ooh! I want to climb it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to go up to the top, too! ...Hey! Where's the elevator, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, this is the Great Tree... How much history has this grand tree witnessed in its many long years? And how many more amazing events will it witness in the coming years? Indeed... So beautiful... This tree, that has surpassed the lives of many creatures... Scary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, the Great Tree... As you watch us foolishly continue to repeat history... What could you think of us? You can do nothing but stand and watch our ignorance. No! What rot! To assume that a tree can do nothing! That only proves my own foolishness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...B-Brother? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The...sky... It's... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! The Crystal Star!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the world... What's THAT doing here? This is very mysterious... Yes, a mystery that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Snap out of it, Elder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Brother!!! Mario's in trouble! That's what the Crystal Star is here to tell us! I just KNOW it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Could it be... ...Hey, you're right, Petuni! I can hear... I can hear it! The Crystal Star is speaking to us! It's telling us that Mario is fighting to save the world! And he's in deep trouble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Flurrie! C'mon! Don't give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! You can do it, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep fighting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The base of the Great Tree! It sure is big up close... I mean... Wowser. Seriously. It must have watched over the Boggly Woods for over 1,000 years. That's insane... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Punio of the Punies. He sure is a hardworking little fella, huh? Don't you just wanna cheer him on? I always root for the underdog. Or whatever he is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puniper of the Punies. This guy just needs to stop whining and do what's right. I mean, he's huge! When you got a big bod, you gotta step up and take charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jabble of the Jabbies. I think Punio and Jabble are old friends. I sure hope the Punies and Jabbies can live together in peace from now on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Petuni of the Punies. She's Punio's little sister. I hope they can all live peacefully together now, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Puni elder. She's ancient, but actually peppier than everyone else. No need to worry about her! She'll live to be 150, griping and nagging all the way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doe T., the Toad who asked us for help. I'm so glad he finally got to see this place, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Hmmm? Weird... Normally, everyone's right here... What the hey? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Elder! Everybody! Come out! HELLOOOOOOOOOO? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wah! Who are YOU guys?!? How'd you get in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Dude! Is that... Isn't he that Mario guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAT?!? He IS? We'd better get him, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, dude, Lord Crump told us to tell him IMMEDIATELY if we found Mario. Remember? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You idiot! Use your head! If we capture him, we'll get all the credit, man! Duhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah... Right on. Let's rock this chump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One, two, three...BREAK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C-Crud! That stung, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dude, maybe reporting back to Lord Crump isn't such a bad idea, after all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty slick work, handling those guys, Mario. Seriously, way to go! But the question remains... Where did everybody go? What could possibly make everyone leave? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally, SOMEBODY shows up! What are you doing hiding back there? Come out, for Pete's sake! I found us a powerful ally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He... He's huge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Are you sure your huge mustachioed man won't try to eat us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Hey! Who's that? Who else is back there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's massive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He'll crush us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't like him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice 'stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It scares me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So burly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, don't worry, everyone. This is Mario, and he's our friend. He's here to help! All those bad guys? Mario'll stomp every one of them, just like those last goons. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this it? There are so few... Well, we have to make do! Let me formally introduce... Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAIT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do we really know this burly fellow is our ally? He might be one of them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Puniper! What're you saying? He's not one of them! Listen, we can all fight alongside Mario and chase those goons out of here! We can take back our tree. We can take back our homes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah! Big, bad Punio... Listen to yourself! Trying to sound all important-like! You have no idea the kind of troubles we've been through while you were gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What are you talking about, Puniper? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...And why are there so few of you here, anyway? What happened to everyone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, they've been captured... by those goons! The elder... Everybody... Including... Your sister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?!? PETUNI?!? Tell me it isn't so! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's so, all right! She was taken off somewhere with the rest of them! They said it was because we wouldn't tell them where to find some crystal thing. We told them we'd never heard of it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, poor Petuni... Well, that absolutely tears it! We've all got to go look for them right away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you saying, Punio? We can't do anything to those giant goons! Besides, they aren't alone. The cursed Jabbi tribe is in league with them. They're hoping to make this tree their own once we've all been driven from it. This is it for us. The end! And adding this hairy old man to our ranks won't help a bit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How can you say that? You can't know that! We HAVE to try, don't you see? Think about it! If we all get together we can take care of any stupid Jabbies! So, who's with me, huh? Come on, everyone! Let's pool our strength! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah! Punio, Punio, Punio... You'll have to convince me, because I think you're nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that supposed to mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell you what: you and Mr. Mustache there can get the revolution started! If you can free our friends who got locked up somewhere in the tree... ...then I'll join your little crusade. Hah! Like that'll ever happen! Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! We'll show you! Right, Mario? Right? C'mon, follow me to glory! Let's go help them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hah! I say again: hah! By all means, help our friends! Or are you quitting now... Telling me there's no hope... That it's impossible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if it isn't Punio... Hmph! You heard me! Hmph! I can't say I expected you to manage to rescue the elder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I told you I could do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't get a swelled head! This doesn't mean I'll accept you as our leader... And it definitely doesn't mean I completely trust that mustache guy, either. For starters, you still haven't rescued the other Punies yet. I'm not lifting an antenna to help until you do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You stubborn MULE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deplorable! How DARE you talk like that, knowing what we're up against?!? We must stand together now! We must take back our tree! Don't you understand that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But, Elder... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut your trap, Puniper! And mind me, you hear? You'll help Mustachio here... What'd you say your name was again? It was, er... It was Marty, wasn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's "Mario"! He's Mario! I mean, sheesh! He's only world-famous! Come on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, simmer down, you. And everyone else, help Marty-o clear out our tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, all right, Elder... Whatever you say. I'm not heartless or anything. To tell you the truth, I'm worried about Petuni, too. And you're right, we have no choice. We must fight! Right, everybody? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go, my Punies! That's the spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 10 Punies joined your party. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks, you guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, if you're done rallying everyone... I have a question. We're looking for this Crystal Star thingamajig... Ever heard of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm, while we have your attention, can I ask you something? We're looking for this thing called a Crystal Star... Have you heard of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, if you have a moment... Might I ask a question? We're looking for a lovely gem called a Crystal Star... Do you know of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Star, eh? Hrrrrrmmmmmmm... Yes, perhaps... Hidden down, down, down at the bottom of this tree is a funny-colored stone. But what do we do with it? Oh, right: "Guard it from evil and give it to a pure heart..." That's what generations of elders have been taught. Might be the Crystal Star... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Marty! Or...Marty-o! I'm thinking you better get it before those goons do. I don't quite see how just yet, but I bet it's connected to us getting our tree back. You got all that, Marty-o? Crystal Star. Bottom part of the tree. Go to it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hold your horses! I forgot something! Before you can get the Crystal Star, you must save all of the captured Punies. Yup, you'll never get to that gem without the help of the Punies. Not a chance. So here, you'd better take this. It's the Puni Orb. It's the symbol of our leader. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you place this in the pedestals you see around the tree, the Punies will gather. Just remember to take the orb with you when you're done using it. Because, well, if you don't, everyone'll just kind of hang out and stare at the orb. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, guys! Let's go rescue everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, and one more thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So sorry! So sorry! I've been awfully forgetful as of late. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now then, where was I? Oh, right! On your way to the Crystal Star... If you lose any of the Punies and have a hard time finding them, just come see me. What I'll do is, I'll give a whistle to call 'em back here. You got all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What's the matter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just saying "hi." I lost some Punies. I love you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I understand the situation. Just wait a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PUUUUNIES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Mr. Marty-o! Off you go, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmm? What? What is it? I don't think there are any lost Punies out there. Are you sure you aren't a little crazy in the head? Do you hear any voices? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? What's that you say? Everyone's trapped in some cell somewhere? Egads! Well, if that's the case, my calling them certainly isn't going to get them out. You need to get moving and get them out of there now! C'mon! Lickety-split! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you ready, Marty-o? The Crystal Star is at the very bottom of the tree. For the sake of the Puni tribe's future, you mustn't give in to those thugs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! I'm shocked! Who makes fun of an old woman like that! Honestly! Why, if I were just ten years younger, I'd show you! Oh, you'd best believe it! I'll have you know that in my younger days I was considered a Puni prize! I had so many suitors, I had to fight them off! Eeeh hee hee hee hee hee! Now that I think about it, there was a particularly fine boy named Punderton... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Two hours later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...And that's how I became the Puni elder, the leader of the Puni tribe. Now you know my tale, and I know yours, so good luck to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You won't be going any farther this-a-way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Are you nuts? Move it, you old geezer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT?!? Did you just call me an "old geezer"? Where do you get off, talking like that? You got no respect, brat! Don't think my age has a thing to do with my might! Even if it kills me, I won't let you through! I'm ready! ELDER POWER ACTIVATE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. What's your problem, Gramma? You got an ear hair tickling your brain, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Ooh! What the...OUCH! ...Can't...take...another...step... Oooooooog... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Urk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a time for my stupid back to start acting up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You hotheaded old coot! You dare defy me? I could shine my boots with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop right there, jerk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... 'Scuse us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem! You'll do no such thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You aren't going anywhere, Mr. Stinker! Now give us the Crystal Star and drag your sorry self out of this tree forever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We aren't going to let you leave, you...you big bully! You hand over that Crystal Star and...get out of this tree! Yeah, get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honestly, did you REALLY think we'd let a wretch like you escape? I do believe you'll be handing over that Crystal Star and promptly exiting this tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! You guys are nuts, you know that? Oh, well. I guess I'd better shut off this timer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, you pests! One pummeling, coming up...with extra fists! Metal fists, that is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awake, Magnus von Grapple! Time for a technological thrashing! Enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you crying yet? Yeah? Sorry, but this thing isn't armed with tissues. Well, Magnus von Grapple has that effect on people. Total, weeping terror. And you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out the power on this bad boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! He IS powerful! ... Still... Something about this metal freak just doesn't seem right to me... Keep your eyes open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! That thing IS strong! ... But I can't shake the feeling that there's something just not right about him... Be alert, OK? We can't let ourselves get careless... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy me! That metal colossus is incredible! ... And yet... There's something rather odd about it... Let's just keep our eyes peeled! Don't be careless! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here it comes, suckers! Magnus von PUNISH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it ain't over yet! This is so awesome. Check out what else this guy can do. You're gonna love it! This might not work out too well for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oog! Hey, you guys aren't too shabby... Well, sorry, but you've left me no choice! Prepare for my finishing blow, chumps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Power reserves are at 120 percent... Hmm... OK. Eat this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gurk! Urrrrrrgh... Not good... Can't last... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleeeeee-harrrrgh... This could be the end... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Bu-AAAAAARGH! No! Magnus von Grapple! How could we lose?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hurff... Hurfff... Hurffff... I'll remember this, losers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Crump summons us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heads up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Retreat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Run away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! Yes! Was that great, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We pulled it off, Mario! I can't believe it! Wow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A rousing success, Mario! How delightful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're gone! This place can go back to being the peaceful place I remember! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, there, Marty-o. You can have the Emerald Star...the Crystal Star that resided in this tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! And you learned the special move, Clock Out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And so, after pummeling Lord Crump, Mario obtained the second Crystal Star... With the X-Nauts gone, peace once again prevailed throughout the Great Tree. The Boggly Woods echoed with the Puni songs of joy. But...this may not be the last our hero hears from the vile X-Nauts. They will surely continue to stand in Mario's way and try to put a stop to his efforts... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Great Tree! By which I mean: tourists are NOT allowed inside. Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Great Tree! Eh? General White? Yeah! He's an old Bob-omb with this great mustache. But...I have no idea where he went. He may have said he was going somewhere dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Great Tree! By which I mean: tourists are NOT allowed inside. Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that little Punio!!! He's always, ALWAYS so darned squishy-washy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that little Punio!!! He's always, ALWAYS so darned squishy-washy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More nagging by the old hag... When will it ever stop? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— More nagging by the old hag... When will it ever stop? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww... Punio's always getting in trouble with the elder. It's no fun for me. Hey! Hey! Mario, can't you play with me instead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, kid! Sorry, too busy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yesssssssssssssssssss!!! OK! OK! This is so awesome! Ready to play Stump Petuni? You ask me any questions you want! There isn't a question I can't answer! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Create an easy question that Petuni can answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... Luigi... The X-Naut army... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— studies... likes... decorates... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— what tree trunk... which person... what room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the most? the best? for the heck of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The person Mario likes the most? Tee hee! I know that! You can't stump Petuni! Mario likes Princess Peach the most! Tee hee hee! Am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee! Yes! I'm right! See? Petuni knows the answers to EVERYTHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HUH??????????????? Wh-What kind of question is that? I don't even get what that means! You have to ask a real question or it's no fun! Booo! Stump Petuni is over! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! Ooh! That was fun! Thanks for playing with me! Here! Here's a present! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please play again sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's so cheap, Mario! Cheater! CHEEEEATERRRRR! This wasn't any fun at all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario! You came back! Wow! The guy who saved the world came back just to say hi to me! Double wow! Hey, do you have some free time, Mario? I'm really bored. You wanna play with me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni has a collection of many beautiful eggs. I wonder where she found them all. I want eggs, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni has a collection of many beautiful eggs. I wonder where she found them all. I want eggs, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Waaaaait... You're that gent that said you'd help me out, right? I'm counting on you! I'm getting on in years, so I'd feel safer if I had a Life Shroom around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that you, Marty-o? Are you here to listen to me pontificate for a spell? ...Or did you bring me a Life Shroom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, glory! You got one! A Life Shroom! Lovely! Thank you, Marty-o! And you made it before I actually needed it. Phew! Here, take this reward! A Life Shroom is like health insurance! I'll live a long life now, for certain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hey there, Marty-o. Are you here to listen to me pontificate for a spell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, this is a Silver Club newsletter routing slip! You came here to give me this? Twilight Town's mayor sent you? My last youth-fountain bath there was nice, I recall. Well, this slip now needs to go to the Petalburg mayor, but my hernia's acting up... Say, now! Could you take this to the mayor of Petalburg for me? I'm counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mayor of Petalburg has to sign the slip now. I'm counting on you, Marty-o. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mayor of Petalburg has a cold? That's awful! Colds are serious for us oldsters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-That thing's...humongous! Everybody!!! HIDE!!! NOW!!! Save yourselves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stupid, cheating Mario... Who would've thought that fool would be in Glitzville... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you say something, Your Rudeness? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, no! Nothing at all, as far as you know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Did you see those little bite-size shrimps? What were those things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those were some Punies. One of them should know about the Crystal Star... They fear you, so they're all hiding. Let's find them all and get the info we need. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eek! Y-You're scary, Mister Giant Bad-Breath Monster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Don't worry, Petuni! Your big brother is here! We'll...gulp...get through this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuh-Yuh-Yuh-Yikes... This...guy...is...big...and bad! He's large and in charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Find them, my lord! Find the hidden Punies and make them tell where their treasure is! Look! That grass clump over there looks suspicious, Your Wretchedness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eek! Flee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BEGONE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're one of them, aren't you? One of the evildoers! You want our Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! See?!? I KNEW it! This ugly thing knows where the Crystal Star is! Tell us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How RUDE! "Ugly thing"? How DARE you, you wretched crone? I am the great Puni elder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEP! My heart! Don't startle me like that! I'm too old for this stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (You're BOTH too old! HAR!) (It's hag vs. hag! Awesome!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . . . . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ahem! Uh, yes, Lord Bowser? You look as if you're just dying to say something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Nope! Nothing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's move on, shall we? You! Elder hag-thing! Where's the Crystal Star? And don't try pulling rank again: your answer, not your age, will determine your fate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! "Hag-thing"? Honestly! In any case, you're too late! The Crystal Star is gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh-WHAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, you rude thing! We gave it to a mustachioed man named Marty-o! He said he was collecting the legendary treasures to rescue some princess... What did he call her? Princess Pinch? Yep! He was off to save that lucky lass! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's "MARIO"! Not "MARTY-O"! And it's not "Princess Pinch"! Her name is "Princess PEACH"! ...But your senility is beside the point! The princess and treasures must be connected! Mario's trying to get it all! Treasures, princesses... Does his greed never end? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That jackal! Both Princess Peach and the Crystal Stars belong to me! To MEEEEE!!! If I find him, I'm going to finish him off once and for all! I SWEAR IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's like another world inside this tree, huh?!? And check out these statues! They must've been left by the ancestors of the Punies. I wonder how many years the Punies have lived in this place, anyway... These are the kinds of questions archaeologists have to ask, y'know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Punio of the Punies. He sure is a hardworking little fella, huh? Don't you just wanna cheer him on? I always root for the underdog. Or whatever he is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puniper of the Punies. He sure is big for a Puni. Too bad his head is big, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Puni elder. She's ancient, but actually peppier than everyone else. No need to worry about her! She'll live to be 150, griping and nagging all the way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Petuni of the Punies. She's Punio's little sister. I hope they can all live peacefully together now, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's a Puni, all right... Look, I'm totally sorry, Mario. Punio and those guys are the only ones I can recognize! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni... You know what I wonder? Why are they called Punies? Because they're... Oh...right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, look! A new pipe! Come on! Let's jump in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! A pipe appeared! That was kind of...spooky. Oh well, let's keep moving. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My goodness! Would you look at that! A pipe leading down. Let's see where it leads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is an interesting pedestal, Mario. When the Punies stand on the panel, the machine counts them and responds! The ancient Punies must've been really sophisticated... This is totally fascinating! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elder! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Punio! Is that you? You're looking well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why are you so calm, Elder? You're trapped! And this is our daring rescue of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a rescuing, is it? Well, thanks, I suppose. Those are quite exciting. But...I think you ought to help the other Punies before you rescue me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are the others? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmmmmmmm... Let me think... Where was I? Ah. Yes. Right. Your question. The rest of the Punies... unfortunately, are locked... away in the other cell. I don't mind telling you... those uncouth, vile goons... just have no consideration... whatsoever... for the elderly! None! None, I tell you! Honestly, I have to ask... what's a Puni like me... supposed to do in a... situation like this. I ask you! Please, I want to know. But anyway, Punio, listen... Yes, listen to your elder... I have to say something... vital to you. Listen up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Big brother?!? Is that my Punio? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni! Thank heavens! You're here! You're safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I knew you'd come for me, Punio! I just KNEW it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I would, dear sister! And I've brought us a mighty ally! Look at him! We're going to get you out of there right away, I swear. You just hold tight a second. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Listen... We've got to find the cell key or we're going nowhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Elder! We're back! We're here to rescue you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOOLISH CHILD! Punio! Sit down this instant and keep your mouth shut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What? Why? What did I do? Uh... Listen, Elder, I don't know why you're mad, but we came here to help you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop your mumbling, you! And mind your elders! You whelp! How could you abandon your poor sister and run off like that... Absolutely shameful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But, Elder... I just went to find help... To help rescue you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, stop with the whining! You never interrupt an elder mid-lecture! NEVER! You wonder why the other Punies call you a "doofus" sometimes? That's why. And your time to be a doofus is over, because you have to lead our Puni tribe one day! That day is not far off! ...And THAT is why you need to listen! Now, first of all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Several hours later... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...or else! You got that? From now on, you've got to get your act together, Punio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yes, Elder. Yes, I understand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bah! Only answer ONCE! ...But say, by the way, why are you here, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, I was just telling you... We came to rescue everyone. We started with you, Elder. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Is that so? Well, good! In that case, get me out of here already! Criminy! This cell is cold, which isn't good for the old back, and there's this damp stench... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Well, there she goes. Enough standing around! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just you wait, Petuni! I'll be right back for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, big brother! I'll be waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haruuuuuummmmmmmph! Who goes locking up an old woman in a place like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother! You came! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The key does not fit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This isn't the right key? Oh, for crying out loud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...and they'll never come back and that's that and what's gonna happen to us and... Hey, by the way... What's that thing you've been holding on to so tightly? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a mushroom... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. Not to be, you know, rude, but it looks all dry and wrinkly and gross. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah, I know... I picked it so I could give it to my brother to eat. But then I got captured and stuck in here, and after a few days it dried out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, really? Great story. Anyway, don't worry so much. All my complaining aside, I'm sure Punio will return. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Petuni! I'm back! We brought the key! We're opening the cell right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Hurry up and open it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Petuni! Are you all right? You're not hurt, are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope! I'm fine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank heavens! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, big brother... I have something for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I meant to give this to you sooner, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mushrooms are your favorite, aren't they, big brother? But... Well, this one kinda got dried out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, nasty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother... It was icky, wasn't it? I'm sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, not...URK! ...Not at all! Mmmm-MMMMM! Delicious! Very...uh...urp... Very...gag...yummy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother? You OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GIMME A HUG, PETUNI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, quit it, Punio! C'mon! Don't get all mushy! Everyone's staring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it was just a really sweet gesture, that's all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Aw, it was nothing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 90 Punies have joined your party! Now there are 101! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 90 Punies have joined your party! Now there are 101! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... There must be some way we can use this cage... without getting locked in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... There must be some way we can use this cage... without getting locked in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a red cell and a blue cell here. Crump must've made 'em to hold the Punies. With gaps like those between the bars, I think we could get through, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Punio of the Punies. He sure is a hardworking little fella, huh? Don't you just wanna cheer him on? I always root for the underdog. Or whatever he is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Punio's sister, Petuni. She really cares about her brother. I mean, you can just FEEL her love for him! I feel totally awful that she's all trapped in here. Let's hurry up and help her and the rest of them, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the elder that Puniper mentioned. You gotta be real old to be called "elder"... Being trapped in here can't be good for her health... Let's hurry up and help her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni... And his name is as follows... Umm... Oh, Mario, are you kidding? They all look exactly the same to me! I feel awful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man... This is brutal. How much longer 'til we find that stupid Crystal Star? Not even those puny Punies we captured know anything about it. And they live here! After all this pointless searching, I'm thinking we're looking in the wrong place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Ouch? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, well, isn't this a treat! We must stop meeting like this, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Stop right there, missy! You're that thieving girl we saw before! What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Hey! I know you! Y-You're that one girl... I-I never thought I'd see... Wait, uh... Listen. I mean, not that I'm happy to see you, but... I'll shut up now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me? We must what? Are you a friend of Mario's? Oh, wait... I see. And I most certainly do NOT approve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, anyway, I heard there were nice badges to be found here, so I came looking... Only problem is, I've been running into more trouble than I expected. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm hmm hmm hmm! But who cares about that? LOVELY to see you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eww! Not another smooch! Who do you think you are, you total floozy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww, AGAIN? Why? How? You're SO lucky, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me! Mario! You're popular with all the girls, aren't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The precious Crystal Star you're looking for is near the bottom of this tree. Good luck finding it before the others! Mmm hmm hmm! Take care, my handsome 'stache superstar! Let's get together again soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't BELIEVE that girl! Ugh! I can't stand her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, she sure is cute. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! Don't worry, Mario! I'm not TOO jealous. What a shameless flirt, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urgh, my aching... Hey! You! You're the dirtbag who hit me from behind, aren't you? Yeah, real fair, you scum! You fight dirty, you get dirty! And I'll be doing the dirting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little Jabbi baby! It's a Jabbi baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like Crump left behind lots of the equipment he used to search this tree. Ms. Mowz was here before, but I think she took the next train to Floozyville. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jabble the Jabbi. He seems to be friends with Punio and Petuni. If the Punies and Jabbies could just get along like Punio and Jabble... Maybe that's asking a bit much, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bubble pool is incredible! I bet even you could float, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This bubble pool is incredible! I bet even you could float, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Being wrapped in a layer of bubbles is so soothing... The stress just fades away. All of my stresses... Sniff... Oh, Petuni, why not me? Why not ME? You say you don't see me differently than the others... But you do! You hate me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Being wrapped in a layer of bubbles is so soothing... The stress just fades away. All of my stresses... Sniff... Oh, Petuni, why not me? Why not ME? You say you don't see me differently than the others... But you do! You hate me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can jump this gap easily, but I think the Punies will totally plummet down there. If you gather them into a group and blow on them, they should all fall over the edge... But then they'll come back up in bubbles! And then you can blow them across! As for the door on the left, if you use that panel, it'll unlock it, I'm pretty sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. Yeah, uh, his name is...let's see...Punifred. Ermmm... All right, FINE! That was just a guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. I wonder how long Punies live, anyway... I mean, generally, smaller creatures don't live as long as larger ones, but... Hmm... Maybe we shouldn't think too much about that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Did you see it? That was a Jabbi! Based on what Puniper said, they're helping the intruders and trying to seize the tree. Our tribes have been enemies for a long time now. Every time we meet, we fight. A lot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But I used to get along with Jabble. He's of the Jabbi tribe... I wonder if even Jabble is my enemy now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! I can't believe we lost! We'll definitely beat them next time, though, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe we're outnumbered... We may not be able to pull this off... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shhhhhh! Keep it down! Oh! It's Mr. Mustache. The Jabbies are up ahead. They haven't built a fortress in awhile, and they've been calm...which is ominous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shhhhhh! Keep it down! Oh! It's Mr. Mustache. The Jabbies are up ahead. They haven't built a fortress in awhile, and they've been calm...which is ominous. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just encountered some Jabbies a little bit ago... And they all said hi! I guess they aren't all bad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just encountered some Jabbies a little bit ago... And they all said hi! I guess they aren't all bad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I met a Jabbie baby here earlier...and the little guy gave me a Mushroom! But...I wonder if that Mushroom was... Naw! Never mind! He wouldn't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I met a Jabbie baby here earlier...and the little guy gave me a Mushroom! But...I wonder if that Mushroom was... Naw! Never mind! He wouldn't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jabbies up ahead. I want to go deeper into the tree... They can't be THAT tough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jabbies up ahead. I want to go deeper into the tree... They can't be THAT tough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door is amazing, isn't it? What do you call stuff like this? High-tech? But y'know, that pipe there is even more impressive... How does it work, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Having a door that leads to wherever you want to go would be super-convenient... And I already have the sweetest name for it, too! Yeah! I'd call it... ...Oh! Forget I said that! It's a great name! I'm not telling anybody about it yet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I see a Puni Orb... I just want to squish it so badly! I can't help myself! I mean, it's just so squishy. Know what I mean? I can't help it. It says "Squish me." You have any plans that involve a squishy orb, Mario? Gee, that's too bad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squishy squishy squish! Squishy squishy squish! Squishy squishy squish! I'm trying to quench my urge to squish the squishy orb by making a song about it. Even singing about squishing feels so good! If that's wrong, I don't wanna be right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, that guy Puniper! He really, really likes Petuni! In fact, the other day I saw him gazing out at Petuni from the shadows of the woods! Huh? What was I doing? I was hiding in the shadows gazing at Petuni! Duhhh! Oh, sweet, sweet Petuni... You are so adorable... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dearest Petuni! If the world were to end, I would share my deepest feelings! ...But if the world doesn't end, I'll keep them to myself, thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Great Tree. This area has a totally wacked-out topography. Y'know, I think Punio said something about a hidden shop somewhere in this area... If you need any items, we should try to find it, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puniper of the Punies. This guy just needs to stop whining and do what's right. I mean, he's huge! When you got a big bod, you gotta step up and take charge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni... ........ Look, I already told you! I can't tell them apart except for Punio and his friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni... Yup. Sure is. Look, what's wrong with just leaving it at that?! ...No good, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. So what do you think that noise is that Punies make when they walk, anyway? Is that noise coming from their bodies? And if so, which part? And why?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. A Puni is a Puni is a Puni. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. What else can I tell you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Puni. Hey, what is that thing on top of their heads, anyway? It's so weird... I swear, I just can't figure these little things out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shop is hard to spot, so I've been in here hiding from those goons this whole time. ...But those fiends have been searching high and low for something inside this tree. What could they be looking for? You have any idea? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you know something about it, huh? Well, listen: the Jabbi lair has an alarm. You can't go there alone. ...You need to know why? Well, if you must ask... It's because when Jabbies fight, they attack in one huge clump. Duuuuh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh! Hey, did you know I made that camouflage by the entrance myself? That's why those guys can't find this place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shop is inconspicuous, so it's great for hiding. I'm gonna just camp here... ...Huh? They're all gone? All those bad guys? Hmmm... All that stuff I did... I guess I've kind of lost face as an informant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wanna hear something? When I try to hit on a shop girl, this is what I say: "I'll have a Mushroom, some Honey Syrup, and one of your sweet smiles." It melts 'em. But in this shop...there's only this Pungent guy. I don't think I'll say that to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh! Do you recall the ingredients from last night's dinner? Not me! I forget everything. Which is good, 'cause I forget the bad stuff, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shop doesn't stand out at all, so business is pretty darn poor. But...I guess Pungent is just doing it as his hobby. Whatever makes you happy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Have you noticed how everything in the world is a competition nowadays? Don't people realize that there's no value in ranking everything in life? I mean, come on! Do you rank your friends? Your enemies? That's what I'M talkin' about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh! So, your adventure's all done! What are you gonna do next? You don't have any set track you have to follow! Now you can live how YOU wanna live! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! It's Jabble! Why are you hiding back here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! A Jabbi? Not good! That little feller's gonna get mixed up in my stock! ...But I suppose I can't go disciplinin' him. He's still just a kid, after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He IS just a kid, Mario. Maybe we should, y'know, take it easy on him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is he a lost child? Aw, man. That's so sad! Hey, maybe we should let him be, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what a PRECIOUS little thing! He hasn't done anything wrong. Mario, we simply must go easy on the poor dear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! He took off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha! Hooo-WEEEEE! Phew! Load off my mind. I thought he might go nuts in my shop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what his deal is? He seems so lonely...like he's watching us secretly, y'know? Yeah... He almost looks like a lost little kitty cat looking for a home. Awww! Too cute! Hey, you don't think he... He wouldn't want to join us, would he? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Doesn't it feel like he's looking at us sort of...well, longingly, Mario? I mean... It almost looks like he fell out of his nest and is looking for a new family. This might sound crazy, but... Do you think he might be hoping to join us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what ails you, my little pudding pie? He seems so lonely, doesn't he, Mario? Why, he looks like I do when I step into the spotlight and then forget my very first line. Oooh... Hold up, now! You know what? I believe he might wish to join us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The young Jabbi silently nodded his head! It appears you have a new ally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had heard the rumors... From Madame Flurrie to them Jabbies... Yeah, the word is out: Mario can win over the hearts of anyone and everyone! I tell ya, as a people person and a salesman, I must say I'm more than a little jealous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, let's get him! OK, we'll leave him be. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It'll be {NUM} coin{s} for {AN ITEM}. Interested? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Eee... Golly, how to put this... Look, sorry, but you ain't got enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Yikes... Look, I'm real sorry, but you already got too many items. Feel free to buy whatever you want after you use, sell, or store an item, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, yippee-do-dah-day! Thanks a million, bud! You now got yourself a total of {#} shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy-do-dah-day, bud! Welcome to Pungent's shop! What can I do you for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Howdy-do-dah-day, bud! Welcome to Pungent's shop! It's time to buy, buy, buy! For a limited time only, you can earn DOUBLE shop points! You heard me right! So, what can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, sure! If you wanna shop, just stand in front of an item and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Gee... This is awkward. Hate to have to tell you this, but you ain't got no items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing. What exactly do you wanna sell, bud? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's this? I'll pay {NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. We got a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, all righty, then. You got anythin' else you're thinkin' of sellin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks a million, bud! You got anythin' else you're thinkin' of sellin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, thanks a ton, bud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Look... Not to drizzle on your parade, but you ain't got no items, bud. I can't store imaginary stuff. Oh, actually, sure I can! ...There! I stored it all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Look, I'm sorry, but you can't store any more items. Awful sorry, bud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lessee... You can store up to {NUM} more item{s}, bud. Wanna store anythin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Consider it stored, bud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Consider it stored, bud! Wanna store anythin' else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Golly... Listen... Hate to break it to you, but you got nothing stored, bud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Shucks... Looks to me like you can't carry any more items, bud. Tell you what, though: you can get something after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, what is it you wanna withdraw, bud? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All righty, here you go. Use it wisely, bud. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll just go on and give this back to you, then. Wanna withdraw anythin' else, bud? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on back anytime, bud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to shop. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like you got yourself... {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you earned enough shop points! Kudos, bud! Here's your prize: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Shoot... Looks like you can't carry any more items, bud. You're full up! Why don't you come on back and grab that after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done savin' up those shop points! Here's your prize: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... You earned a prize with your shop points, bud, but your pockets are burstin'. I'll just hang on to it, then. Anythin' else I can do for you in the meanwhile? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yowzers! You earned the maximum number of shop points: 300 of 'em! Lemme just remember what that means... Oh, yeah! Great jumpin' jackrabbits! It means... You get to start collectin' shop points all over again, startin' at zero! Yippee! Ain't that grand! And that ain't all! Here's your fine 300-point prize, bud! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do, bud? I'm bettin' this is your first time visitin' a shop, am I right or am I right? Riiiight. Then lemme give you my official Shop Point Breakdown for First-Timers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You earn one shop point for each item you buy. Easy so far, am I right? Now, as you build up points, you get rewarded with cool prizes, includin' rare items. Different stores have different prizes, so keep your eyes peeled, OK? And that, bud, is all I got to say about that. Wanna hear all that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All righty, but clean out them ears this time, OK? A-HEM! Here we go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, all righty, then. Go on and shop, sell, or store stuff, bud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a shop run by a Puni named Pungent. I wonder if there are any rare items... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what the heck? Mario, there's somebody here! Try talking to him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pungent, the manager of this shop. Weird place for a shop, if you ask me. But since we're here, I guess we could buy something... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pungry of the Punies. He seems to be friends with Pungent, as far as I can tell. I guess they avoided any trouble with the X-Nauts by holing up in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone! It's the Jabbies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a 10-Jabbi squadron! Uh... Let's get them! Come on, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, nelly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! We did it! We defeated every last Jabbi here! Now we have to destroy the Jabbi hive fortress! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that was...not good! They walked all over us... We have to regroup and try again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ..........? ..........!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Yikes! It's Mario!!! Don't pick on me!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ..........? ..........!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Yikes! It's Mario!!! Don't pick on me!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I'm sorry we were used by those outsiders. We've learned from our mistake!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I'm sorry we were used by those outsiders. We've learned from our mistake!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (That tiny pink-topped Puni girl is sooooooooooo cute!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (That tiny pink-topped Puni girl is soooooooooo cute!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Where'd Jabble go? Did he sneak back to the shop?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Where'd Jabble go? Did he sneak back to the shop?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Ahh... I'm so busy! So busy! Life isn't easy for us Jabbies! No, sir!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Ahh... I'm so busy! So busy! Life isn't easy for us Jabbies! No, sir!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................! .................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I want to jab that chubby Puni right in the BELLY!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................! .................. .................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I want to jab that chubby Puni right in the BELLY!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there's water running through the inside of the Great Tree! You don't think... Could this be how the tree carries nutrients from root to limb? Y'know, nature is just about the coolest thing ever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. Those stingy-looking beaks on Jabbies are kinda scary. Getting stung is NOT cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. It doesn't seem like they've been fighting with the Punies at all lately. Sweet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. The Punies are pretty weird, but boy, so are the Jabbies! I mean, what do they eat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. They have wings, but they just scuttle along the ground. Is that considered walking? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. I can't tell one from another, though. I'm sure they can tell themselves apart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. And that's all you need to know, smart guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! With this key, we should be able to open the cell my people are locked in. Hurry! We have to free my sister and the others! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This area seems to have been laid out for a special reason, don't you think? There must be something super-important hidden here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} while jumping to do a Spin-Jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there! I'm Toadette! Congratulations on getting the Super Boots! These cool kicks power up jump attacks! And you'll be able to use a new technique! So let's practice it, OK? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you press {A} at the right moment when jumping, you'll do a Spin Jump! Timing is everything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {A} in midjump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! That was perfect! You're a natural! ♥ Want to try again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more time! Nope! I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okeydokey! ♥ Let's try it again, then! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! That's just super! It looks like you've mastered the Spin Jump! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can smash through spots like this with your Spin Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's it! You got it! You can use the Spin Jump in battle too. Give it a try! Well, I hope to see you again soon! Good luck on your adventure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a big treasure chest... The Punies must've left it... What could it be, you think? Well... Only one way to find out, am I right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone! It's the Jabbies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's a 100-Jabbi squadron! Uh... Chaaaaaaaaarge! Come on, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, nelly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! We beat them! We KO'd every last Jabbi here! Now let's destroy the Jabbi hive fortress! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that was...awful! They walked all over us... We have to regroup and try again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......... ........................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Uh huh huh huh huh huh! What should I play today?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......... ........................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Uh huh huh huh huh huh! What should I play today?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I want to talk to that Puni with the spots! But how?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (I want to talk to that Puni with the spots! But how?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. .....----!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (You know, that guy Crump who fooled us... His feet just reeked like you read about!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .................................. .....----!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (You know, that guy Crump who fooled us... His feet just reeked like you read about!) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............? ..............? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Huh? A bully?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............? ..............? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Huh? A bully?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Mario, what do you do for a living, anyway? Is there any money in princess-saving?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Mario, what do you do for a living, anyway? Is there any money in princess-saving?) ...That's what he looks like he wants to say! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be the most wide- open space inside the Great Tree, huh? The tree looks big from out there, but I lose all sense of dimension in here... I could totally get lost in here for like, days... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi, all right... Lemme see... Hmmmmmmmmm... I think this might be Jabbula... Or was it Jabbubbity? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. I bet a lot of them are really nice if you get to know them. Or not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. I guess they've lived in the Great Tree for a while, too. Too bad they hate Punies. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. They always make that weird face, like... "Huh? What did I do?" What? You can actually tell what they're thinking? Get out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Jabbi. Why do you think they don't get along with the Punies? I just gotta know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if the inside of the tree was always like this... I mean, do you think it was, or do you think someone MADE it this way? Hmmm... It's a mystery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... What's... Oh, no! What's happening? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So THAT'S how you get to this room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've come down pretty far. The air is a bit colder here, don'tcha think? The technology used here is pretty insane, too. I wish I had more time to inspect it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Lemme see... That thing's gotta be around here somewheres... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh...huh? What's that? Whoa! Sounds like a mob! Better clear out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Mario! Check it out! The Crystal Star! Score! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, look! Look look look! It's the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear me! Mario! Isn't that the Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! I see you, jerk! Mario, it's that weasel! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Did he just... Hey! What's going on here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear! That wretched beast again! Dearie me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! Man, am I lucky or what? Or am I just gooooood? "Oh, you say you need a Crystal Star, Lord Crump?" BOOM! Falls right in my lap! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still, this is humiliating! You shouldn't have been able to escape that cell... So, for insulting my awesome trap, I'm gonna repay you with a little present. Know what it is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, just a little something I like to call A REMOTE TIME-BOMB DETONATOR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm gonna use this to bury you and those squirmy Punies in rubble! Sound fun? Well, enjoy your final minutes inside this dank old tree! And with that...pow! I'm gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is so not cool! We gotta get out of here! Right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Did he just say... Eek! H-Hurry! We have to get the heck out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must say, I craved exciting times, but I never expected this! Let's go, quickly now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This must be the lowest chamber. Saying it's solemn here is an understatement. Under these statues' glares... I feel like the Punies' ancestors are watching us... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This door was made by Crump and his cronies. It doesn't match the decor at all. As for the door, if you use the panel there, it should unlock the whole thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This area makes me feel like I'm exploring a watery swamp even though we're in a tree... Water! I bet we need Koops! ...Um... Or maybe that doesn't make any sense at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhhh...huh? What? What just happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, you guys are dense! Brilliant little trap, huh? And BOY, did you bite on it! I saw you sticking that silly stone on the pedestals, so I made a fake one... Awesome. I mean, I KNEW it was great, but seeing you fall for it really gives me a warm fuzzy. Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! Talk about complete idiots! You guys are so dumb, it hurts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anyway, with you fools out of the picture, I can take my time hunting the Crystal Star. Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! What do we do? Uh... We HAVE to find a way out of here... But what can we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THINK, Punio! There has to be a way out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big brother, I'm scared... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! You heard me! Hmph! Unbelievable. You got fooled by a painfully obvious trap... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This isn't good, Mario. We gotta do something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy! This just isn't right. Let's do something before my claustrophobia sets in... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! Such wonderful drama! I imagine we have to do something now, don't we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Think of something! I'm counting on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Check these out! I SWEAR I've seen these decorated columns before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... You see those? I'm pretty sure I've seen columns like those before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me a moment! Don't these odd columns look somewhat familiar? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did you feel that? That crazy shaking? What in the world was that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Whoa, whoa, whoa! The... The tree just shook! What was it? An earthquake? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I feel I might swoon! What was that, I wonder? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did it! Yes! Yes! Now we can get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The structure of this tree is pretty complicated... Looks like we're only gonna move on with the help of the Punies, huh? We're gonna seriously need to use our thinking caps as we go forward... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you look closely, Punio is actually different from the other Punies. First of all, his dealy-bopper is green... His coat's different too... Did you notice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Petuni, Punio's sister. She really trusts her brother. Let's hurry up and get her out of here. Oh, and all of the others, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Puniper of the Punies. He's a little bigger than the others, obviously. So maybe he can help us reach that special area... Hee hee! Just kidding. His only special power is complaining, I think. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Great Tree. Grasses and other plants grow in here. Isn't that cool? You think the Great Tree is like a...host organism? Biology is just SO cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punies are totally afraid of these Piders. When a Pider drops, the Punies completely lose it and bolt in every direction. You're gonna have to defeat any Piders near the path you wanna lead the Punies along. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're inside the Great Tree. Looks like lots of tufts of vegetation around here. Stuff could be hidden in those things, so let's make sure to check each one, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ×☆ Fortune from disaster: the kindly sea washed us ashore. What strange irony that this island was our intended destination all along, no? And yet, we mourn. We have lost three crew members, including Admiral Bobbery. It pains me to think they were taken by the pirate king, that ghostly thing... What happens to us now, ah? We may be lost without hope, stricken in the wilds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ×♥ We have made a semblance of civilized life here. The ship's flotsam washed in, and we now have salty bread and other salty things... We can live for some time on this salty bounty of the sea... But then what, I ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ○○ We have built a few huts from the washed-up timbers... Ah, poor, sweet S.S. Flavion! At least the shanties keep out the wind and rain. We still have had no sign of Bobbery and the others, and my heart, she doubts... Still, despite my fears, we must continue to hope that they are alive somewhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ○× Three days on the isle now, and the huts are all finished. We have carved a life out here, though we all dream of a return to Rogueport... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Captain 'Stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It ain't much, but we finished a wee hut for you to rest in! Come 'ave a look! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh! I love this salty air! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, sure is bright today... Hey, in case I don't say it enough, thanks for saving us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need to get back to Rogueport where my brother is waiting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I didn't know what to do, stranded in that cave... But the whole thing WAS rather exciting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm just glad my little dame is safe an' sound... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Mario! Welcome back to you, my stalwart captain! So... Have you found the treasure? How is our little expedition faring, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? The spirit o' Cortez was guardin' the treasure? An' you beat 'im, but you left all the treasure there?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! What were you THINKIN'?!? Were you tryin' to be NICE?!? Awww, well... That's what I like about you, I guess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Could it be? B-Brother? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I... I came looking for you, Brother... All the way to this island, I came looking... But ghosts attacked us... And our boat just sank... But I've found you now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Your boat sank, too...? ...So you're all stranded here, as well? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ........................................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Hold on!!! Huh?!? What was that?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAACK! What is THAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, guys... Buh huh! I mean... Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! BUH HUH HUH HUH HUH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So sorry to surprise you... No, wait... No need for that fake politeness anymore... Good job getting the Crystal Star! Oh, yeah! Seriously! Good job getting it for ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, now... Ain't that good ol' Four-Eyes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, that IS Four-Eyes! What's he doing over there? HEEEEEEEY! FOUR-EYES! IT'S DANGEROUS UP THERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pffffft! What's with this lukewarm reception, huh? Dramatic entrance, here! Oh, whatever! I'll spell it out for you idiots! You may have known me as Four-Eyes... But I'm actually... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! The great LORD CRUMP!!! Oh, MAN, did I fool you! I was the mastermind in the shadows, running this voyage! It HURTS to be this good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Mario! Enough of this! I'm on a schedule, here! Hand over the Crystal Star! ...Because you know what'll happen if you don't... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— STARBOARD CANNONS! PORT CANNONS! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! BUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AIIIYEEEEEEEEEEEEE! YIKES! Four-Eyes was a pirate all this time? Madness! Well, what are we all standing around for? Cannons, people! We must flee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, we're sailors... We're not much good for anythin' wifout a ship to sail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait! I have it! I am a genius! We have a ship at hand! And a fine one, I must say! Mario! Take me...to Cortez! Yes, my brain remembered what you said! You said that Cortez had a ship! If the legend is true, then we should be unstoppable in that cursed ship! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio, what are you talking about? That's crazy! This is Cortez the pirate you're talking about, here! Even if Mario did beat him... Why would he lend YOU his ship, huh? He'll cream you! Kuh-ree-eem you!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! I may be a coward and a cad, but I still lead you! I have a duty to protect you! We will be cannon fodder if we sit and wag our tongues! We must at least try Cortez! I want to hear no complaints! I am your leader, and I will negotiate with this Cortez! Now, Mario! Take me to this pirate scum, this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I finally found you, Brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That stinkin' Four-Eyes! I always thought he was right fishy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAH! At this rate, we'd have been better off staying in that cave! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's all this craziness? We finally get out of there only to get blasted? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaah, Brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEK! Help me, Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta protect my tender little snack muffin! I promised da boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! I got ammo to spare! How's THAT for boom-bassa-boom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fire cannons here... Without my permission? You have nerve, mortal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT THE... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRRGH! I'm gonna sink this ratty old ghost ship to the bottom of the ocean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hear my voice, spirits! Take their ship and show them the meaning of fear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, my captain, it is now your turn again! Get over there and duel that cad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! I'm gonna turn you guys into wee seeds... ...Wait, that's not right. I'll turn you into SEAWEED! Buh huh! Enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh! You're not gonna get off that easily, losers! Let's see how you like THIS... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-NAUTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh-uuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh! Man, this is no good! I thought I was almost aced for a second there! But you haven't finished me off yet, you sea urchins! I'm down, but no WAY I'm out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MAN, THIS IS GETTING OLD! How could I lose...again?!? I HATE LOSING! Now I gotta think of another excuse for Grodus! Grrrrrrr! And with that...pow! I'm gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yay! We did it, Mario! We won't have to worry about THAT guy for a while! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, all right! We did it! He shouldn't bother us anymore...for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, we've done it, Mario! I daresay he won't trouble us for some time, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Yeah! We whipped him! That loser won't get in our face for a while, for SURE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, we did it, Mario! It'll take him a while to recover from that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've done it, old boy! I should say he won't be too keen on seeing us again, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Well done, Mario! That man won't bother us for a while, I imagine. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAHOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAY TO GO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EAT SEAWEED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YARRRRRRR! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WE DID IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— COLA'S ON ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You... You have distinguished yourself in battle, amigo! You are worthy in my eyes! You may use this ship, the Black Skull, anytime you like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, many thanks to you! This ship can get us back to Rogueport in no time! Let us get away from this coconut pit and back home! Come, everybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh, I can't wait to get home... We've been looking forward to this for SO long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Returning home alive is all the treasure I need! For real! Now get this boat moving! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that is all there is to it, then, am I not correct? To sea, Captain Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're going to stay here. It's been tough at times, but I think we like this place! Yes... I think I can make a fine life here with my sweet Frankie. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario. Give my regards to da boss, will ya? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'm gonna stay here. It's a right nice place to live wifout any ghosts, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure they'll all be just fine here. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... They're all going to be just fine. Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm quite sure they'll be fine here on their own. Come now, Mario. Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They're gonna do all right here, I think. Yeah. Let's break out, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure they'll be all right here, don't you think? Let's leave, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, very good. They'll be rather happy here, eh? Let's be on our way, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm sure they'll be completely fine here... Let's go, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ready, amigos? Cast off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ○ And thus our adventure came to an exciting end, ah? The ship sailed smoothly on to Rogueport, and soon we saw the harbor off our bow. I did not find treasure, but I am satisfied nonetheless, strange though it sounds. For I have found something even more precious than doubloons. Yes... Even now, I hear the crew readying to dock. The time is ripe to close this journal. To all who wander the seas... Flavio's blessing upon you! Flavio ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Return to Rogueport, amigo? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... It seems you have come to truly love this island. If ever you wish to say adios to its shores, just give me a shout. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bueno! We are off! Cast off, mi amigos! To Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario... I think we're ready, pal. Yeah, we are. Let's go back to Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhhhh, Daddy! Please hang on until we get there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon! Let's shake a leg on to Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To my daddy! Quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur 'Stache! You know, zee women of zis world are so very selfeesh! Zee question eez whether or not to forgive zis selfeeshness, oui? I, of course, must forgive zem all, for I am Dupree. Monsieur... 'Ow about vous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! Makes me feel like nothing bad could happen on a day like today, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! Of course, yesterday was also pretty darn nice, too, wickety-wackety-whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! Makes me feel like nothing bad could happen on a day like today, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! Makes me feel like nothing bad could happen on a day like today, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! I'm sure tomorrow and the next day will be fine, fine, fine, too, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaack-hoo! I'm Whacka! We've got some good weather today, right, right! I'm sure tomorrow and the next day will be fine, fine, fine, too, whack-a-do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-huh-ooo? I'm Whacka! ...I think. We've got good weather today...I think. Uh, who are you, whack-a-do? I've been having headaches, and I'm feeling forgetful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-hoooo... I'm Whacka... Or something like that... I've been having headaches, and I'm feeling forgetful... Did I eat breakfast today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-hoo, yack-a-doo... Wick wick wack... Aah-hooo... ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OWWWWWWWWWWW! Don't hit me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-BYAAAAAAARGH! That hurts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-OOOOOOOOG! That really hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whack-a-waaaaaaaaaaaa... I can't take this abuse... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Keelhaul Key. The sun's brutal, as you'd expect on a southern isle. Blue skies... White clouds... I've always wanted to take an island vacation. Don't you just wanna yell, "Hey, stupid ocean! Look at me! I'm on vacation!" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pa-Patch the Bob-omb. He's a salty old sailor, and a totally solid deckhand. ...But he's afraid of ghosts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's called Four-Eyes. He's one of the sailors who came along to Keelhaul Key. It's the weirdest thing... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, though... ...Maybe I'm just nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the timid Toad sailor. He came looking for his brother, who was lost at sea, and now he is, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. He crashed just like we did. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. I wonder how long he's been here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is one of the shipwrecked Toads. He looks waaaaay worn out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cortez, remember? The dread pirate ghost feared by all? Ring a bell? Boy, hard to imagine someone that scary would like us... But he's just a big sweetie! Plus, he's like our taxi service between Rogueport and Keelhaul Key! I love him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She's "well connected," get me? Her dad's a big boss. She doesn't crave money or power or anything like that, though. She lives for love. Doesn't that, like, totally melt your heart? People could learn from this girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca's boyfriend, Frankie. He's the future of the Pianta syndicate. Hard to believe, isn't it? Still, he's the number-two guy after Don Pianta. You'd think he'd be this tough guy, but Francesca has him eating out of her hand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...totally...can't...BELIEVE...it! How's this guy know where we're gonna be all the time? ...And did he SWIM here or something? Please... Please tell me this is a nightmare... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Captain! Please, help us! Flavio and Pa-Patch are in a huge fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And what about you, Squinty? You turned to jelly when you saw all those ghosts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you talkin' 'bout?!? You were the one quakin' in 'is boots, fancy pants! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Wait. Wait one moment. Did... Did you just call the great Flavio "fancy pants"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, fancy pants! Fancy pants! Fancy pants! Fancy pants! Fancy pants! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, you little CYCLOPS! Flavio demands satisfaction! You! Me! Hammers! At dawn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, that's right fine by me! I can't wait to put a few dents in those fancy threads! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THEY'RE HEEEEEEEEEEEERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C-C-Captain 'Stache! Them ghosts are back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-Mario! F-Front and center! This is an o-o-o-o-order! Take care of those ghosts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Yer a bloomin' BEAST, Captain 'Stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Too early to celebrate, no? There are surely more of them elsewhere, ah? ...Someone must investigate the rest of the island. Yes. That is what must be. As leader of this expedition, I, of course, should stay here. On this, I brook no argument. Ah, yes! Of course! Mario! Perhaps you could handle the exploration of this island? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can do! No way, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That is my boy! I knew you would go forth with boldness! We count upon you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Well, we cannot just sit here and sun ourselves all day like mermaids, ah? Someone must get out there and look around! This is not a thing to be argued! So! We'll decide this fair and square, hmm? Everyone! All in favor of Mario exploring the island... Please raise your hands! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, heck YES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good luck, pal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ah! There you have it. We all count upon you. Good luck, bold explorer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what have you found? Hmmm? Anything exciting? We all cheer you, Captain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The eastern end o' the island seems awful mysterious... Good luck, Captain 'Stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwww... What's going to happen to all of us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, did you find anything? You gotta find a way for us to get back home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! You are still alive! Well, we have some fortune left! Such relief for Flavio! I thought some jungle beast was snacking on you! Well, everyone is accounted for... ...Now, wait one moment! Am I wrong, or...are we still one man short? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-Th-That's right! B-B-Bobbery sacrificed himself to save us from the ghosts! Please! We've got to go back and help him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What lunacy bursts forth from your mouth? The admiral lives?!? What fortitude! Mario! Front and center! I entrust you with the mission to save our dear admiral! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What is that you say? ...Chuckola Cola? Well... Why would I have that? ...But, er, yes, by the way... Flavio is merely curious... What do you need it for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, now? The admiral may soon perish? And he wants to drink it as his last wish? Ah... So, what we are dealing with here is a sort of last request, am I correct? Well, Flavio has no choice. I found it on the beach, but for this noble cause...I yield. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...HOWEVER! This Chuckola Cola is part of my...errr...I mean, OUR supplies, which we need to survive. So, I will need you to find something to eat to replace this! On this, I do not budge! Hmmm, yes... I am sure there is something on this island that would be a suitable replacement... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, what will you give me in exchange for this delectable Chuckola Cola, hmmm? Make it good! I am the editor of "Foppish Gourmet Weekly," so I know my delicacies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah? What is this? How rare! Rather... Wait, now! Are you sure this is even edible? I scoff at you! I will not trade Chuckola Cola for this! Try again! Think succulent! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm... I must be honest, this is not what Flavio had hoped for... Perhaps something a little more "deserted-island chic," if you know my meaning? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah...HA! A Coconut, is it not? Well, that IS island fare, but somewhat cliched... Ah, well, perhaps I had set my hopes too high for a foraging non-gourmand such as you... Well, here you go! Take the Chuckola Cola...and give my regards to the admiral! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell him to waft the bouquet, swizzle it gently, and savor all of the fine fizziness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You are a dillydallier! Hurry up and fulfill the admiral's last wish! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Bobbery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery... Whatever happened to him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery's on the brink, ain't he, mate? I 'oped he'd pull through, but... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery... What is he up to? You don't suppose... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhhhhh, so very HUNGRY... And we have so little food left now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good old Bobbery is safe! Yuh-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I thought he was a goner for sure! I almost threw up, I was so worried! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery... We'll have him back, won't we? When I think of the alternative, I get queasy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, isn't that...Bobbery? H-He's been alive all this time? Really? Unless...that's his ghost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, guy, sorry about the whole leaving-you thing... What happened afterward? All we could do was hope for the best as we ran away as fast as possible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, who's that behind you? Why, that's Bobbery, that is! Welcome back, old bomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Captain 'Stache! 'Ow goes it? Will you ever find Bobbery, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better stock up on items before going deep into the jungle, I think! This island is just stinking with ghosts, I can feel it! Smells like scary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I live my whole life here, will I turn into one of those ghosts, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! It is Bobbery! Welcome back to you! Do you know how worried we were?!? My stomach has been most upset! I must worry about everyone here, but who worries for Flavio? No one! Do you know how hard that is for me, to sit here in safety and worry so much? I do not know what is out there, waiting to lurch in and snack upon me! We do not even know how to get home, for the sake of the blue, briny sea! But no more yelling! Now is the time to pull together and work as a team! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio, old boy... I must say... You talk rather too much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such insolence! Grrrrrrrrr! I growl at you like an angry jungle beast! I ought to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So in any case, Mario... About that Crystal Star you spoke of earlier... There was a rather odd rock in the far east of the jungle with a skull carved into it... Call it an old sea bomb's intuition, but that skull rock smells...suspicious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh... Hey, Bobbery. You wanna know what really smells suspicious? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio's armpit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, smells like low tide! WAAAR HAR HAR HAR HAR! But, seriously... You may be onto somefin' wif that skull rock... I say that's where the treasure is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, anyone could figure that out, you mutinous joker. I mean, HOW obvious! I was already saying in my head that the treasure is certainly behind that rock! And as such, I will continue the noble duty of protecting this camp from invasion... Captain Mario! Carry on! I am sorry to make so many requests, but, you know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio, you old cash-grubber! If you want treasure, why don't you go get it yourself? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, well... Yes, uh, Admiral... You see, I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Well, yes, you have a point. Let us decide this fair and square, shall we? Listen to me, everyone! Who thinks I should go along to investigate the skull rock? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, heck YES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, take him, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have fun out there, jerk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Off with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you have it, Flavio! Fair and square, eh wot? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Um, no. Not fair. Flavio hates you all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flavio will join you for a short time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The skull rock sounds a bit stomach-turning, but...I'm sure you guys will be all right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh... That skull rock you mentioned sounds interesting. Lemme know what you find! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skull rock... Somethin' smells suspicious there... It's so smelly, I can't get near it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Bobbery... You're off to 'ave a peep at the skull rock wif Captain 'Stache? I'd be right there wif you, but me gram-gram told me once, "No skull rocks!" so... So, you'd better back up Captain 'Stache wifout me, all right, mate? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Mario! That treasure... It is certainly in that cave somewhere! Flavio feels it! So hop to it, you wonderful little man, and find me the goods with all speed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, so you're actually going into that cave now? Oooh... The thought makes me woozy. Please, be very careful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh! I mean, har har! The cave opened? Really... Hmmm... Hmmmmmmmm... Oh, no, I mean, NOT "hmmm"... Don't listen to me, OK? Good luck out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It opened up, did it now? Righto! But I bet that nasty Cortez is in there, too... ...In there waiting... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery! Yer finally goin' into the cave?!? Well, I guess you could rattle ol' Cortez's bones wif that blast o' yours, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... Treasure is cool... But facing Cortez for it? Not sure it's worth THAT... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A real pirate's pirate... Yup, Cortez, the pirate king... He must be pretty nasty... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Four-Eyes sold us up the river? Yeah, that actually makes sense... I guess he always WAS a bit fishy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?!? Four-Eyes was a bad guy all this time?!? ...And I thought he was a pretty straight shooter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's gonna be {NUM} coin{s} for this {ITEM}. Would you like to buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes? Oh, I'm sorry, but you don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too many items, looks like. Please sell, use, or store something, would you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! Captain 'Stache, you now have {#} shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahoy there, and welcome! Honored to have you enter the Keelhaul Galleria! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to buy something, just stand in front of the item and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You're not holding anything, looks like. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} Coin{s}. Would you like to sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, all righty, then... Would you like to sell something else, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! Would you like to sell something else, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Sorry, but you don't have any items, looks like. You have to have items for me to store them, Captain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Look, I'm sorry, but you can't store any more items. Awful sorry, Captain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see... You can store up to {NUM} more item{s}, Captain. Want to store anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Consider it stored, Captain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Consider it stored, Captain! Want to store anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... I hate to break it to you, but you don't have anything stored, Captain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Looks like you can't carry any more items. It's OK, Captain: you can get something after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, what is it you want to withdraw, Captain? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All righty, here you go. Use it wisely, Captain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll just give this back to you, then, OK? Want to withdraw anything else, Captain? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back anytime, Captain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to shop. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like you've got... {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you earned enough shop points! Kudos, Captain! Here's your prize: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Rats... Looks like you can't carry any more items, Captain. You're overloaded! Why don't you come back and snag that after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Way to go, saving up those shop points! Here's your prize: a fine {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... You earned a prize with your shop points, Captain, but your pockets are bursting. I'll just hang on to it, then. Anything else I can do for you in the meanwhile? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahoy, Captain 'Stache! Is this your first time visiting a shop? Let me explain the shop-point system for you, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You earn one shop point for each item you buy. Now, as you build up points, you get rewarded with great prizes, including rare items. Different stores have different prizes, so stay on the lookout, OK? And that's it! Would you like to hear all that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, but listen more closely this time, OK? OK! Here we go... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, all righty, then. Go ahead and shop, sell, or store stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've collected the maximum number of shop points: 300! Unbelievable! When THAT happens... You just start collecting again from the beginning! Wheeeeeeeee! And here's your incredible 300-point prize for the ages! It's a Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi! This may not look like much, but we're very proud of our Seaside Shanty! A night's stay is {#} coins. Would you like to rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? Captain, you seem to be all rested up! Do you want to stay anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back anytime, Captain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sleep tight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? You don't have enough coins, Captain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well, Captain? Enjoy your day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'll stay. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Captain, you have an Inn Coupon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use it. Don't use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, congratulations! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Captain, you've stayed at an inn 50 times! Thank you so much for your patronage! I know it's a bit sudden, but we've put together a 50th- customer celebration party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, give me your best just-woke-up face! Say cheeeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yeah! That was great! And next... We have a lovely present for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please continue to stay with us in the future, OK? Now, have a good day, and thanks again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankie... Our love is larger and deeper than this ocean. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How's da boss, huh? Y'know, I just worry about dat guy sometimes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, I get all squiggly inside when I hear them Piantas gettin' all lovey-dovey... But who am I to say, right? Must be right nice to be young an' in love... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, I get all squirmy inside when I hear them Piantas gettin' all lovey-dovey... I wonder if Bobbery was like that wif Miss Scarlette all them long years ago? Nnnnnyuck! Just imaginin' it gives me a bit o' bile in the ol' gut! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, Captain 'Stache! What, the Piantas? Oh, they're in the jungle, lookin' for somefin', I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy, Admiral Bobbery! Been a while, eh? Yeah, them Piantas are off in the jungle somewhere. Said they was lookin' for somefin', I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found the weddin' ring they was lookin' for? That's corkin'. Yeah, I want them kids to be 'appy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sunset from here is just bloomin' amazin'. You oughta take a look sometime, Bobbery. It explodes wif light... Yeah, kinda like the light from your blast, Admiral! No offense, o' course... You can just pretend I didn't say that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I hear the sound o' the ocean, I remember bein' a wee baby... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I hear the sound o' the ocean, I remember bein' a wee baby... So, Admiral, what kind o' baby were you, eh? You didn't have a mustache as a wee one, did you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White? Yeah, he was 'ere until a second ago. But he took off, right quick. Said he was goin' to an arena, or somefin'... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White? Yeah, he was 'ere until a second ago. But he took off, right quick. Said he was goin' to an arena, or somefin'... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is nice and quiet. But it ain't got excitement, know what I'm talkin' 'bout? Sometimes it makes me just wanna blow myself up for the heck of it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! It's the captain! And the admiral! Corkin'! It's been a few, eh? Sounds like you've been up to big things, Bobbery! We're all pullin' for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard about you, Captain. You seem to be savin' the world each time I turn 'round. I always knew you'd do great stuff, but I gotta say... That's really somefin'! I'm a full-time Bobbery fan now, I'll tell you that much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! Admiral Bobbery! I heard you saved the world wif the captain here! That's my legendary sea mine of an admiral! Here's to you! I'm a Bobbery fan now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta wonder what that Francesca sees in Frankie... He doesn't seem like much to write home to Mom about to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Piantas were all upset about something before... What happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd love to find a headstrong woman like that Francesca. 'Cause, you know... Everybody likes to be bossed around now and then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie's the big boss of the whole syndicate now, eh? Well, what do you know... I guess you can't judge a Pianta by his fronds... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm getting sick of island life... I'm a sailor, born and bred. I hear the sea calling me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm getting sick of island life... I'm a sailor, born and bred. I hear the sea calling me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Traveling by boat is nice. But I wouldn't mind traveling in style by train sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is not a deserted island, you know. I mean, we're here, aren't we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dream is to someday have my own boat! And I don't mean some little paper boat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that you've got? A ticket for the Excess Express? Whoa! You must be richer than you look! MUCH richer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been to the Glitz Pit in Glitzville before, you know! It was absolutely incredible! You should check it out sometime! No joke! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been to the Glitz Pit in Glitzville before, you know! It was absolutely incredible! You should check it out sometime! No joke! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I finally got out of that cave, but I think I want to stay on this island for a while. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Piantas? I think they're off in the jungle there. They're probably smooching or something. Man, am I jealous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh, the sea is the best! Just looking at it makes me forget about all my cares! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The coconut milk here is just the best! You should try it sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it true that they're going to put up a big resort here? I am completely opposed! You think we could get the pirate king to curse the developers? That might do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it true that they're going to put up a big resort here? I am completely opposed! You think we could get the pirate king to curse the developers? That might do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are the Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeek! It's so cold! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, that feels so good! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! 'ELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, don't give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thump 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, you bilge pumps!! I can't bloomin' 'ear you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight, Bobbery! FIIIIIIGHT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go! Get 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ONCE MORE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go! Go! Go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do it! Fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Admiral Bobbery!! Show them what a real sea bomb's made out of, mate!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Never give in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No surrender! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep fighting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery goes out to sea every day now with Cortez... I think his soul has healed. I ran into him on Keelhaul Key by accident the other day, which was nice. He was so happy, I thought he was going to blow up on me for a second there. You know... I bet Scarlette is looking down on him and smiling right now. Oh, and I almost forgot... Everyone on Keelhaul Key is well, and they say hello. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a shantytown built by Pa-Patch and some of the sailors who came with us. Blue ocean, sandy beaches... A shop, an inn... You could live pretty comfily here. You'd always have to worry about harmful UV rays, though, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pa-Patch the Bob-omb. He's a salty old sailor, and a totally solid deckhand. I heard he built all these shanties by himself, too! ...Still, he's afraid of ghosts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He calls himself the leader of this group. He's a funny enough guy... but he mostly loafs around and makes folks do his work. Not much of a leader, huh? ...But WHAT a dresser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad sailor. He was with us on the ship, you remember? He seems like a hard worker. Doesn't he look reliable? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. He crashed just like we did. He seems to have taken well to the island life, though. What an optimistic guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's called Four-Eyes. He's one of the sailors who came along to Keelhaul Key. It's the weirdest thing... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, though... ...Maybe I'm just nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the timid Toad sailor. He came looking for his brother, who was lost at sea, and now he is, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Thriff T. the Toad. He came to Keelhaul Key to open his own store... But I don't think this is quite what he had in mind, know what I mean? Then again, maybe this is even better in some ways... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad girl. She runs an inn of sorts in this tent. It may look totally budget, but this is a real business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She's "well connected," get me? Her dad's a big boss. She doesn't crave money or power or anything like that, though. She lives for love. Doesn't that, like, totally melt your heart? People could learn from this girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca's boyfriend, Frankie. He's the future of the Pianta syndicate. Hard to believe, isn't it? Still, he's the number-two guy after Don Pianta. You'd think he'd be this tough guy, but Francesca has him eating out of her hand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. He crashed just like we did. He seems to have taken well to the island life, though. What an optimistic guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's one of the shipwrecked Toads. He crashed just like we did. He seems to be living a fine, productive life here, though. He must be super-adaptive... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bob-omb sailor. He's one of the guys who came here with us. You think Bob-omb sailors have any trouble with their fuses getting wet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hi there...Mario. What brings you back here? Can we do something for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey... It's Mario. How you been, dere, pal? We do somethin' for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? Da boss is sick?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, poor Daddy! Oh, no... And at a time like this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see, I... I just dropped the wedding ring Frankie gave me around here... I can't possibly leave until I find that ring! Otherwise something may eat it! It must be somewhere between here and that skull rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen for a second, my fuzzy little coconut... Shouldn't we forget about dat ring for now an' check on da boss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could you say that, Frankie? That ring was the symbol of our love! We HAVE to find it! We HAVE to! Or...maybe you just don't love me anymore, is that it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, I love you... My little bacon burger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— None of your sweet talk now! You're going to have to say you love me 100 times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 100 TIMES? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you love me, you have to say it, Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... C'mon now, babe... Of course I love you, my little short stack... Now please, let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO!!! You have to say it 99 more times, Frankie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Fine, you crazy dame! 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! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff...heeeeef...hoooooof... There, I said it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Frankie, baby... You're such a silly billy! ♥ Hee hee hee! ♥♥♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......... Now, my little cream puff... Let's find dat ring right away, whaddaya say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if these two are gonna be OK... Look, Mario... I think maybe we should help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... You think these two are going to be all right on their own? I don't think so, personally. We ought to help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, do you think these two will be OK? I daresay they seem a bit lost... Perhaps we should help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, you think these guys are gonna be all right looking for that thing on their own? Listen, Mario... We'd better play it safe and help them, don'tcha think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if these two will be all right on their own... Uh, Mario... I think it might be a good idea to help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, old boy, do you think these two will be quite all right by their lonesomes? I shouldn't think so, me... We should help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these two can really make it on their own, dearie? Personally, I don't think so. Yes, we should help them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if these two are gonna be OK... We should totally get back to looking for that ring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... You think these two are going to be all right on their own? We should probably get back to looking for that ring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, do you think these two will be OK? We should get back to looking for that ring, hmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, you think these guys are gonna be all right on their own? We'd better get back to looking for that ring, pronto! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if these two will be all right on their own... Maybe we should get back to looking for that ring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, old boy, do you think these two will be quite all right by their lonesomes? Right! Let's get back to looking for that ring, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you think these two can really make it on their own, dearie? We should resume looking for that ring, I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, wherever did it go? I'm POSITIVE it's somewhere between here and that skull rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We gotta find dat ring an' get back to da boss! But how do we find dat teensy ring in dis jungle? It boggles da mind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAH! THAT'S IT!!! THAT'S MY RING!!! YOU FOUND IT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey! Dat's it! Dat's it! Dat's da ring! Dat's da ring! You found it, pal!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Frankie! Now we can go home to Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We sure can, my little cheese 'n' cracker! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Well, so, anyway... We'll be down at the dock. Hurry back, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a totally thick jungle. The flora in this area is unique to tropical regions. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's called Four-Eyes. He's one of the sailors who came along to Keelhaul Key. It's the weirdest thing... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, though... ...Maybe I'm just nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the timid Toad sailor. He came looking for his brother, who was lost at sea, and now he is, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She and Frankie liked it here and decided to stay. ...But we've got to get them back as quickly as we can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca's guy, Frankie. He's decided to stay here and live with Francesca. But I know he's really worried about Don Pianta... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, Bobbery, please forgive our cowardice! We up and left you and... Everything was happening so quickly... Forgive us! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gone, eh? Excuse me, but I'd better be going also... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And hey! You! Out there in front of the TV! Yeah, I'm talking to YOU! It may be pretty obvious to you who I really am, but no telling Mario! Or else! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? Does that guy have a mental problem? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? Um... Is that guy OK, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? I think perhaps that fellow has sunstroke. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? Did this guy go nuts, or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? Uh, does that make sense to anyone here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "You out there in front of the TV"? I think that man might have the sea madness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the jungle on Keelhaul Key. It's complex... Switchback paths and stuff... I think there's an invisible block here somewhere, so why don't you look for it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These cursed ghosts... Blast it all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Blubberly's blotches! Is that Mario over there? You're alive, old boy! Right! You came just in the nick of time! Get these two out of here this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? But what about you, Admiral? You've gotta get out of here, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just leave it to me, eh? I'll keep these ghouls busy while you get out of here! Flee! That's an order! Let me do what I must do! NOW, AWAY WITH YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Bobbery here thinks it's the right thing to do! So what are we waiting for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, nice rope bridge, huh? I don't think I'll be looking down while we cross, though. Being able to see the water through the slats makes my belly go bleeeeeeeeah! Whoa. Hang on. I'm a little woozy. I might faint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urggh... Ugghh... Yuuurghh... So this is how a legend of the sea meets his end, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! The pain of it all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooh... Mario, old boy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... HACK! Urfffff... I guess those blokes got me a bit better than I thought... Mario... Please hear my last request... I must thank you for taking me out to sea one last time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But there is one thing I need before I go to my rest... Chuckola Cola... I was saving that one bottle, my last memory of Scarlette, to celebrate reaching here... I saw it among the flotsam drifting toward the island, so it must be somewhere... If I might have just one sip before my final voyage... HAAAAACK! PBBBTTHH! Uuurrrrgh... Get me that Chuckola Cola, old boy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please... I beg of you... Get me that Chuckola Cola... HAAAAACK! PBBBTTHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm? Sniff! SNIIIIFFFF! Ah, that distinctive bouquet! You... You've brought it? Gulp... Slurp... AHHHH! This glorious flavor, dear boy... It awakens the mouth! So, the sea was generous enough to deliver me this one last grace, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have nothing left in this world now... Thank you for granting my last wish... Now I shall be reunited with my dear Scarlette... Fare...well... Captain...Mario... ...................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ..................................................... Snuuuurgh...... Pshooooooo... Snorrrrgggghhhhhhhh...... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, I was thinking... You don't think Bobbery's just like, sleeping, do you? Yeah, he totally IS! And I was so worried about him! Smack him awake, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, ummm...Mario? Do you think maybe Bobbery's just sleeping really heavily? You know what? He is! And I was so depressed! Whack him and wake him up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say... Mario, dear? I can't help but think that Bobbery may just be sleeping. Yes, I am quite sure of it! And I worried so! Give him a rude awakening, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Gonzales! I think maybe Bobbery's just sleeping! Yeah! He IS! And here I was, getting all choked up! Give him a wake-up whack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...Mario? I think... I really think Bobbery's just sleeping, after all that. Yeah, I'm sure of it, actually! And I was so sad for him! Whack him awake, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm... Mario, sweetie? I believe Bobbery may just be sleeping... Yes, in fact, I'm positive. And after all that worrying... Smack him awake, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HUP! HUP! WOT WOT?!? Yobbity yobbity...PIRATES! Where are those pirates?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery... He's still kinda out of it, I think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The admiral... He's not quite with it yet, I don't think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Bobbery... He's not quite himself yet, I don't think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not quite with it yet, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poor Bobbery... He's still pretty shaken up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery... He's not quite up to speed, I don't think... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What, now? Oh... Mario, old boy, it's you! You have adventures in the afterlife, as well? Capital! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're still alive, you crazy old coot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Admiral Bobbery, you're still alive, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear man, you are still very much in the land of the living! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you're still alive, you nutcase! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, Bobbery, you're not in the afterlife! You're still alive and well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Such melodrama... You're still alive, dearie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah. Hm. Yes. Well. Really? This isn't a tropical paradise for fallen sailors? Oh, right... Now I recall! Mario, old boy... We still have work to do! You'd better take me with you, I should say! I'm sure my sea legs and explosive personality will be rather useful, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Now what is all this? A dead end, taunting Flavio with its dead end-ness... ...But hmmmmm... Is this... I think this is the skull rock Bobbery blabbered about... Well, it positively reeks of ancient secrets, yes? Let us plunge into this puzzle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A large stone blocks the way. It seems to be carved into the shape of a skull. There is a space in one of the eyes where you could conceivably place something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario... You think maybe that thing Flavio's got might go into the eyehole here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? Maybe that thing Flavio has goes into the space in the eye here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling... Perhaps that gem of Flavio's might fit into the space in the eye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gonzales! Doesn't Flavio have a gem that might fit in that eyehole? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Mario... You don't suppose Flavio's gem might go in the space in the eye, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, old boy... I've a gut feeling that Flavio's gem might fit in that eyehole... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, dearie... I think that Flavio's gem might be just the thing for that eyehole... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skull captain casts his gaze! Red jewel shines and plays! Boom-bassa-boom festival! ♪ The 'Stache brothers, best of friends! 3 times Red 'Stache lands on his end! ♪ Blue Stache's belly 4 times is whacked, so let's hear those fireworks go BOOM! ♪ At the boom-bossa-boom festivaaaal! ♪ I am just singing to while away the time... It is not like Flavio is scared or anything! But do you know something? I have never been able to know that song's meaning... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it you ask of me? You want Flavio to lend you something, is this correct? Now, what could I possibly have that you would need with such anxiousness? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chuckola Cola Coins Skull Gem ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?? You want me to give you the Chuckola Cola? Ha! I must scoff at you! You ask too much, little man! ...Except... WAIT! I already gave that to you, you rat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You want me to lend you coins, you poor pauper? I must scoff at you! What on earth do you need coins for on a deserted island, anyway? Hmmm? Think before you speak, you foolish thing! THINK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You want me to lend you the Skull Gem? You really, really need it? This is the heirloom of the House of Flavio, you know... ...But I suppose it is all right... Because I am Flavio! He of such ludicrous wealth! I'm just LENDING it, though! Do not dare run off with it! Do not make me dock pay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skull captain casts his gaze! Red jewel shines and plays! Boom-bassa-boom festival! ♪ Ah? Do not bother a man as he sings most jovially! I am getting to the good part! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, now! Do not worry about Flavio. Just run along and find that treasure! Mi mi mi mi miiiiiii... ♪ The 'Stache brothers, best of friends! 3 times Red 'Stache lands on his end! ♪ Blue Stache's belly 4 times is whacked, so let's hear those fireworks go BOOM! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skull captain casts his gaze! Red jewel shines and plays! Boom-bassa-boom festival! ♪ The 'Stache brothers, best of friends! 3 times Red 'Stache lands on his end! ♪ Blue Stache's belly 4 times is whacked, so let's hear those fireworks go BOOM! ♪ At the boom-bossa-boom festivaaaal! ♪ Hmmm... Perhaps Flavio should consider a singing career, ah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, SUCH EXCITEMENT! The cave entrance! Hm? Huh? What? Ah! My Skull Gem! M-M-Mario! What were you thinking? That gem was part of the House of Flavio! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHEW! Oh, what a happy day! I have my Skull Gem back! My jolliness has no end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, then... I'm sure you're all disappointed, but Flavio must be heading back now. I cannot let those back at camp worry about me further. You two understand, yes? ...So... Let me know when you find that glittery treasure, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} to make Mario throw Bobbery, who will then walk a few steps and explode! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use Bobbery's explosions to blast cracks open, destroy walls, and activate switches! You can even throw him onto ledges above you! In battle, he can detonate on ground-bound enemies! Or, if you like, you can use his Bomb Squad, time bombs that explode one turn later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here are the red 'stache and blue 'stache statues. Hey, kinda like you and Luigi! The smaller one's like you, and the taller one's like Luigi. Are they...looking at us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Admiral Bobbery. He came with us on the ship, don't you remember? He washed ashore with the rest of us...but he seems hurt. You think he's doing OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He calls himself the leader of this group. He's a funny enough guy... but he mostly loafs around and makes folks do his work. Not much of a leader, huh? ...But WHAT a dresser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh-WHOA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, did I surprise you? Yeah, sorry about that... See, I actually followed you in here, but I got lost along the way, and, uh... Well, anyway, I followed this path, and I finally caught up with you, and then... Listen, just forget it, OK? I'm sure the Crystal Star is inside that pirate ship! And the pirate king Cortez is in there, too, I'm pretty sure... Yeah, probably. No big deal, though, right? You can take him, big guy! We're counting on you! Boy, I know I sure am... And so is Grodus... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, sorry, what did I say? Forget it. I'll just wait here so I don't get in the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! We're coming, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's take them! C'mon! All for one, guys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! I ain't lettin' ol' Flavio Fancy-Pants hog the glory! Come on, Captain 'Stache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been a millennium since I gazed out upon the sea! Come! To the open waters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the deepest part of Pirate's Grotto. One part of this area's covered in fog. Seems like maybe all of the ships that capsized near here ended up in this cavern. I wonder if Cortez's ship was the first to end up down in these caverns... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's called Four-Eyes. He's one of the sailors who came along to Keelhaul Key. It's the weirdest thing... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, though... ...Maybe I'm just nuts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Francesca the Pianta. She's "well connected," get me? Her dad's a big boss. She doesn't crave money or power or anything like that, though. She lives for love. Doesn't that, like, totally melt your heart? People could learn from this girl! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...You ignored my warning... ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... Come inside the doooooor... And be lost in darkness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the inside of Cortez's ship. Cortez must be inside that next room, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... Come intooooooooo my... HACKPTH! HORK! AHEM! ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enough! I grow tired of this spooky "OoOoO" business! I am a pirate, blast it! Pirates do not MOAN! I am a cold-blooded villain who robs innocents of life and loot, not a crying ghost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And...you...are...after... My TREASURE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And this! This is my ship! What are you doing here? Speak! I'll turn your mustache into a bone-polisher, amigo! Yohohohohohohohohohoho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! I can't take much more of this... This calls for something special... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now you will see the true might of my spirit form! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MY TREASURE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. I am done for... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yohohohohohohohohoho! You are foolish, amigo! For I am not dead! Well, technically, I was already dead...but my spirit endures, tied to my treasure! So you cannot do anything to me! I do not live, amigo! Still, guarding this treasure for hundreds of years is almost as boring as death! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You are not even interested in my treasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then why are you here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?!? You want this, amigo? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This little rock over here? Are you serious? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's no big deal... Here, take it. What do I need one or two extra gems for? I did not really like that one, anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! Your Star Power is now 6! And Mario learned the special move Sweet Feast! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cortez, scourge of the seas... Mario soundly defeated this fearful spirit and claimed the Crystal Star. Perhaps the peaceful citizens of the world no longer need fear Cortez and his fell ship... The only problem remaining is how Mario will escape this isolated island... And could there be another problem still, hiding beneath our hero's nose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that should do it! If you don't need anything else, away with you, amigo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ○☆ And then, I heard something my ears could not believe... We had actually discovered the legendary treasure of the pirate king, Cortez! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...Oh, what? It is you again? Did you forget something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-Cortez! I-I-I-I have to speak to you! C-C-C-C-Could you lend me your sh-sh-sh-ship? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAT? What would possess me to lend you my ship? ...And who are you, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— M-M-M-M-My name is Flavio! We are in big trouble, and we could really use your ship! We must protect our crew from bad pirates that are blasting us to bits! So we just need to borrow your ship for the teensiest little while... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you talking about, muchacho? I do not rent this ship for pleasure cruises! And even if I would lend it to you...this ship is magical, and it cannot move now... The key to powering this ship is the mystical Skull Gem... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The...Skull Gem?!? You... You mean this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU! You have the Skull Gem! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh, yes, yes, I do, so... All right, what do you say to this proposition, then? Take the gem handed down through generations of my family, and lend us your ship! I think that is a pretty fair deal, do you not think, Cortez, old friend? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Old friend? Your ancestors stole that gem from me, you strutting peacock! You must be very brave or very, VERY foolish to ask such a thing of me! I should turn you into a pinata and throw a party on the beach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-W-W-Wait just a moment! Do not make me have Mario trounce you again! While he fights you, I will throw this stone into the sea where you will never find it! How would that be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGH! You rattle my bones, Senor Peacock! .........Very well. I accept your bargain, amigo! Now, be very careful with that gem! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Check and mate, Flavio! I did not make my fortune by failing in negotiation, no! You can talk your way through any deal, I say! Now, you take this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhh! Now my precious Black Skull will sail the seas again! I was getting quite annoyed by the sound of cannons outside, anyway! Now I can really stretch my bones and wreak havoc on the seas like in the old days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mario! Feel free to thank me anytime for saving us all! But for now...we sail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Cortez's room, all right. I guess you'd call this the captain's cabin. Sure is a lot of treasure in here... You could live many lives of luxury with this... And I'll tell you, lots of this stuff has archaeological value, as well... You think maybe we could pocket a little bit without Cortez noticing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ×○ Over the protests of my crew, the S.S. Flavion has set sail! Is this voyage as reckless as they say? Ah! I must scoff! Flavio will show them guts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ×× Another day of good wind. White clouds, they dazzle me. It is as if they are blessing our voyage! Flavio thanks them, most heartily! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month ☆ Day ×♪ Things are going smoothly... yet I am filled with dread... At this speed, we should reach our destination by tomorrow's sunrise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Skull captain casts his gaze! Red jewel shines and plays! Boom-bassa-boom festival! ♪ The 'Stache brothers, best of friends! 3 times Red 'Stache lands on his end! ♪ Blue Stache's belly 4 times is whacked, so let's hear those fireworks go BOOM! ♪ At the boom-bassa-boom festivaaaal! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, now we are talking! Flavio told you, did he not? Nothing to fear, no! The island is right before our eyes! Do you not see it? It is a mountain of treasure! Oh ho ho! I feel fabulous! Shall I tell you one of my many tales of raw bravery? No, it is no trouble at all! There I was, locked in deadly combat with a sea serpent... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yes, but even then I smiled! For I knew I'd prevail! I had the beast licked... For I am Flavio! He was giant, massive... A huge drink of man-eater! But even now, you know... I could take him! Yes! ...Errrrrrrrrr. Where was I? Oh, yes, yes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. He's started again. A "tale of bravery," right? I heard this one yesterday... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nowhere to escape to... We just have to listen until he's finished... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, if you interrupt him midstory, he absolutely loses it, too... ...Uh, why is the... What? Wait, what's going on here? The ship's stopping. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oy! Master Flavio! Awful sorry to interrupt that wicked story... But the ship's stopped... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah? Stopped, you say to me, after interrupting a story of passion and fury? Well, it is your job to keep the ship moving, yes? Hmm? So take care of it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, aye aye, Flavio! I'll get on it, right quick! Wait a tick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah, I'm workin' on it! Jus' wait a Goomba-stompin' moment, ya scallywags... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OY! Quit shovin', eh?!? I'm workin' over 'ere! I said QUIT SHOVIN'!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...AARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Th-Th-They're 'ere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this ruckus, now? Who is here? Will someone tell me what is going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...oOoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoO... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— N-N-No... They're upon us... The p-p-p-pirate...GHOSTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All them rumors were true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh... Uh... What do we do? We gotta get outta here! AAAAAAAAAAIGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-D-Do not panic yourselves! This is just a dream...that we are all having...awake! N-N-Now... Q-Q-Quickly... M-M-Move the b-boat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...OoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoOo... ...oOoOoOoOooOooOoOoOoOoO... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...ghostly oohing thing! Are you...really...the savage pirate king? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AIIIIYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! HEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buck up, now, everyone! Remain civilized! Relax! Don't panic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Relax, relax, relax, I say! You simply must take it easy! Er...what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excuse me! Listen, everyone! If we could form an orderly line without shoving... Forget that! Make a path! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bobbery! Look alive, man! AIIIYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! We must get out of here! ABANDON SHIIIIIIIIIIIP! Every rich, marvelous merchant for himself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They are all such lovely people, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't have too many good memories of Rogueport, what with the kidnapping and all... But it really is a vibrant town full of love for life, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... I was very frightened when they took me. But... Well... TEC was really there for me and helped me get through it all. And I knew that you would come to help me, as well... I always believe in that... Thank you, Mario. I... Maybe I should listen to Toadsworth and behave more like a princess from now on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Look out there! Rogueport's positively shining! It's so beautiful!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, travelers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Where are you, you ask? Why, this is Petalburg! Sorry, but it's been a long time since we've had visitors here. We're kind of remote. Yeppity, once that dragon Hooktail was spotted flying around this area... Well, it didn't help tourism, put it that way. People just stopped visiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dragon? Hooktail? That must've been that huge thing we saw earlier, Mario! So, it's called Hooktail, huh? Oooooh, scary name! Pffffft! So anyway, Green Boots, have you ever heard of these things called Crystal Stars? We're on this quest for them. It's very important! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crystal Stars, you say? Hmmm... Nope, can't say that I have. Sorry about that. You might want to speak with the mayor, though. He's old... Really, really old. As such, he knows all kinds of stuff we don't. Koopas of his age, are...um...really smart. Anyway, the mayor lives in that pink house up ahead. You should go check it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A pink house? Sounds totally hideous...but it should be easy to find. Thanks for your help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Visitors are sure rare here, but they're always welcome! Make yourselves at home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know if you know, but there's an odd-shaped boulder west of the village. Yeppity, that thing's been around since way before I was even born. I figure it must be a relic of a long-lost civilization. Sounds cool, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I bet there's a whole world we know nothing about past Hooktail's castle. But...wait! Don't tell me! I want to see it for myself! You know, explore. Like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to have an adventure like you guys. Actually, I even went to Hooktail Castle once. And you know what? The drawbridge over the moat was busted. I couldn't get in. How did you guys manage to get across that moat with the drawbridge broken, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What's that? General White? Oh, he was here a while ago, but he said he was taking a trip. And then he left. Wait, hang on a sec'... He did say something about a deserted isle to the south... He was either going there... or NOT going there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want to have an adventure like you guys. Actually, I even went to Hooktail Castle once. And you know what? The drawbridge over the moat was busted. I couldn't get in. How are you guys going to get across that moat with the drawbridge broken, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saw Hooktail on your way here? Are you sure? Big old dragon, tail like a hook? Wow, you're super-duper lucky it didn't see you! I'm not even kidding with you. If it'd seen you, I'm sure it would've gobbled you up like an after-dinner mint. It must've been stuffed or thought you looked gross... At any rate, you were lucky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, my ears must be broken. Did you say you're planning on battling Hooktail? That sounds like a bad joke! And here's the punchline: you, squished to paper-thinness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some rumormonger told me you guys defeated Hooktail... That's just a joke, right? Whaaaat? It's true?!? No way! I figured it was gonna crumple you up and throw you in its trash can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it's true that you guys defeated Hooktail? Wow! I'm sorry I doubted you. But really... Do you blame me? I mean, you're so skinny! You're wafer-thin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it's true that you guys defeated Hooktail? Wow! I'm sorry I doubted you. But really... Do you blame me? I mean, you're so skinny! You're wafer-thin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's up? I gotta say, I'm really hooked on playing GBA games lately. There's this one game that just absolutely rules. It's called "Fire Emblem"... You ever heard of it? Man, it ROCKS MY SOCKS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking? I gotta say, I've been playing a lot of Nintendo 64 games recently. You know the N64, right? Well, the game I play the most on it is "Paper Mario." There's this girl in the game, Bow, who's pretty much the cutest Boo OF ALL TIME!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I gotta say, all I do is play my Nintendo GameCube. Best system ever, am I right? Yeah, I think so, too. Anyway, I saved up for a new game... The sequel to "Paper Mario"! I just got started, but it's a blast so far. A BLAAAST! Try it for yourself and see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been playing "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" like crazy lately... I wasn't sure at first... But that game is AWESOME! I just beat it! Every chapter! Totally cool ending! I loved it. So worth the money! Think there'll be a sequel? If not, I hope they make a Paper Luigi game. Yeah! I bet that'd be awesome, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've gotta say, I've been playing the new Paper Mario game almost nonstop. I'm on the fence so far... Gotta put serious time into a game to review it properly. But I can definitely tell you this: if you're a Luigi fan, do NOT miss out on this one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh... Well, come on in, I guess! Door's open! Oh, Hooktail? It lives at the top of that old castle beyond this hummock. Have you heard the rumors? Some say lots of treasure is hidden in that castle. Scores of people have gone in search of it, but...not a one has returned. So...what do you think? You're getting scared, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're going to the castle? You're really dying to get that treasure, aren't you? Careful... I've heard that Hooktail's not the only nasty beast in that castle. I'd love some treasure, too, but do I want to become a snack for it? No thanks! We Koopas are long-lived for a reason, you know. Good luck being digested and all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You beat Hooktail? Wow! Hey, so tell me... Find any treasure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You bet we did! Who needs treasure? None of your beeswax! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... They say the Koopas who perished there cursed the place with their regret. So, anyone who claims the treasure will lose all his strength. Yeah. Nasty, huh? ...So, what do you think? You scared now, or what? Ha! I'm just messing with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that so? Hooktail is toast, huh? I GUESS that's a good thing... Although... Well, I've heard that Hooktail had LOTS of dragon friends. Yeah. And I've heard they're all much, MUCH meaner and more powerful than Hooktail... ...So, what do you think? You shaking now, or what? Ha! Psych! Served! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that so? Hooktail is toast, huh? I GUESS that's a good thing... Although... Well, I've heard that Hooktail had LOTS of dragon friends. Yeah. And I've heard they're all much, MUCH meaner and more powerful than Hooktail... ...So, what do you think? You shaking now, or what? Ha! Psych! Served! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, bonjour, mademoiselle. Eet eez a beautiful day, no? No, no, no, no, no. Not you, Monsieur Mustache. I am speaking to zee lovely leetle cabbage behind you. What do you say, my pretty? Abandon zis dullard and come away with moi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ew! Are you kidding? EW! Nice wig, you disco wannabe! Take a hike, Bozo the Dork! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh! Oh! Sacre bleu! Such brutal 'onesty! Such a sharp tongue! Well, I retreat for now. If you change your mind, cheri, come find me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a total sleaze! Let's go somewhere else, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honh honh! Mademoiselle! Well! You could not forget me after all, oh? Such burning persistence. Thees eez why I adore you. Ah, cheri. My love... When my mind turns to you, I feel the moths of love flutter een my belly button! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's...the worst line I've ever heard! Mario, let's ditch this loser already! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur Mustache. Tell me, where eez your adorable companion? Yes, yes. You know zee one. Mademoiselle Goomba. I cannot forget zee limpid pools of those eyes...zee sunset glow of her ponytail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Top of the morning! 'Tis I, Bub-ulber. I am as happy as can be! Why? Simply because I'm surrounded by flowers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Most flowers keep their tongues still, but make no mistake, they understand us. ...Which is why I ask that you always speak kindly to our floral friends. Deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh! Another lovely day! The glorious sun shines down! My heart sings! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's yet another fine day... but that just means I'll be longing for blessed rain... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's yet another glorious day... but that just means I'll be wishing for sweet rain... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! I am General White. I am a Bob-omb! And I have lost my hopes and dreams. I live in solitude, always. I must apologize, but I ask that you leave me alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! I am General White. I am a Bob-omb! And I have lost my hopes and dreams. My heart has grown cold... I must apologize, but I ask that you leave me alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! I am General White. I am a Bob-omb! And I have lost my hopes and dreams. Does life have a purpose? I must apologize, but I ask that you leave me alone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hut! I am General White. I am a Bob-omb! And I have lost my hopes and dreams. I don't care what I do... I just want to help people. Is that so wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's {NUM} coin{s} for {AN ITEM}. Would you like one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Oh, gee, I'm sorry. You don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee, it looks like you can't carry any more items. Try again after you use, sell, or store an item, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much! You earned {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come in, come in! Welcome! Welcome to Niff T.'s shop! What can I do for you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're here to shop, just stand in front of an item and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Don't you feel silly? You don't have any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay...{NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. Do we have a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh. OK. Well, is there anything else you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! Is there another item you'd like to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so very much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Don't you feel silly? You don't have any items! I guess I can't store any for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm terribly sorry, but you can't store any more items. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can store {NUM} more item{s}, if you like. What do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then allow me to store that for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then allow me to store that for you! Shall I store anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! Don't you feel silly? We don't seem to have any of your items in storage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! It looks to me like you can't carry any more items. Try again after you sell, use, or store an item, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just give this back to you. Use it well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just give this back to you. Is there anything else you'd like to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right now, you have exactly... {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Congratulations! You've saved up enough shop points to earn yourself a free {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! It looks like you can't carry any more items. You can pick your prize up after you use, sell, or store an item. How's that sound? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Congratulations! You've saved up enough shop points to earn yourself a free {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've earned enough shop points, Mario, but it looks like your pockets are full. Is there anything else I can do for you right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, wow, and WOW! You've earned the maximum number of shop points: 300! I guess what this means is... Oh, my! Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness gracious! This means you get to start collecting shop points all over again, starting at zero! And as if that's not enough of a reward...this is your 300-point prize! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello! Is this your first time visiting one of our wonderful shops? Then let me give you the explanation of shop points I give all first-time customers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Customers earn one shop point for each item they buy. As you build up your points, you'll earn various prizes, including rare items. The prizes are explained inside each individual store. And that's it! Need to hear it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK. No problem. Now, then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Excellent! You're now free to shop, sell, or store items as you please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This, good sir, is an inn. Rooms are {#} coins per night. Care to stay tonight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Are you quite sure? You appear to be brimming with vitality, sir. Are you sure you wish to stop and rest here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do come again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very good. Enjoy your rest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ahem! Excuse me, sir, but I'm afraid you lack the proper amount of coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well, sir? Do come back soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll take a rest. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, you appear to have an Inn Coupon. Would you like to use it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, please. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Congratulations! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir! This marks the 50th time you've stayed at one of our inns! Thank you very much! We must commemorate this day! Let the 50 Nights Celebration begin! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Righty-o! Are you ready? Now, give me your best startled-out-of-bed face! Cheeeeeeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Marvelous! Yes, very good! Thank you so very much! And now for your special collectors' edition commemorative gift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We look forward to your continued patronage. Now, sir, please have a nice, productive day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello and good day to you! I am Bub-ulber. You came here after hearing of my request, correct? Ah! I am so happy! I would like to ask you to bring me a Hot Dog. Yes, a Hot Dog is what I desire. It is said to be "spicy," but I've never experienced "spiciness" in all my life. Some say they are sold in Glitzville. Please get one for me, if you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you bring something for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! So this is a Hot Dog! I'm going to go right ahead and try it... Munch, smack, gulp...URP! Oh! Oh, HOT! HOT, HOT! SO THIS IS "SPICY"! Well, this "spiciness" is quite interesting. It makes me crave more of it. I'm terribly sorry, but could you get me one more Hot Dog, please? I must have one. I would appreciate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! I'm so happy to be able to eat another Hot Dog! I've dreamed of this! I shall devour it immediately! Munch, slurp, gulp...URP! Oh! Oh, HOT! HOT, HOT! SPICY! SPICY HOTNESS! Now this... THIS IS SPIIIIIIIIICY!!! Oh, my. That was positively delicious! Good gracious! I'm sweating with pleasure. I'm rather surprised that it was SPIIIIIIIIIIICY rather than just SPICY. By the way, and I know this is rather rude, but I'd love to chase that with a sweet. Sweets are the spice of life! That's my new theory I've just now coined. Could you maybe cook some Cake Mix? Please? I really want a piece of Mousse Cake. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mousse Cake! I can't wait to eat, so I won't! Munch, snark, yum...URP! Oooooooh! Sweet! Good gracious! I am quite satisfied now. But I feel like I've been demanding... Maybe I just wanted to be spoiled by others. Maybe I was so selfish because... Well, because it's such a peaceful place. I crave peace, love...and food. I'm sure that's it. Anyway, let me show my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been growing these Dried Bouquets lately. If you want more, just bring me another Hot Dog. You'll always be welcome here. Thank you so much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so very, very hungry. Please bring me a Hot Dog from Glitzville! I'd really appreciate it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so very, very hungry. Please bring me Mousse Cake. I'm pretty sure you can make it with Cake Mix... I'd really appreciate it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... Fine weather sure does lift the spirits... What's that? You need a Dried Bouquet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll take one of those things we talked about... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is it! Thank you so much! Munch, slurp, crunch...URP! SPIIIIIIIIIIIICY!!! Good gracious. What an embarrassing outburst... Oh, well. Here you go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious. Too bad! But come back sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, welcome to Petalburg and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEK!!! Hide, everybody! HIIIIDE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph! What a wuss. Yes, hide, chickens! I have no need for any of you! What I do need, though, is Princess Peach. Now, where is she? Tell me this instant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser! Over there!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bingo! Princess Peach! Man, that was easy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've found you, my princess. I, Bowser, the mighty Koopa king, offer my greeting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, now! None of that silent treatment! You're coming to my castle with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweh heh heh! Clearly she's so overcome with joy that she's been left speechless! The mind of a maiden is, well, rather...complicated. Mweh heh heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha ha ha ha ha! I see! I see! How refined! How elegant! Awesome! I suppose I could live with a silent princess! It might even have its perks, you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOO!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My... My life's treasure! I'd rather die than give up my life-sized Peach poster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— P-POSTER??? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my goodness me... Didn't see that coming... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. Just great. Now I look like the huge, mighty king of GUYS WHO TALK TO POSTERS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Petalburg. It's nice and warm here, and the air is sooo clean... Such a peaceful hamlet... There's a shop and an inn, so you buy stuff and rest. Oh, and one more thing... The river's pretty, but fall in and Nibbles will getcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Petalburg Koopa. He seems sorta like the spokesperson for this town. I heard this guy's thinking of running for mayor. He must be more ambitious than he looks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad from Petalburg. He seems like, totally obsessed with Hooktail. Then again, he looks kinda like everything freaks him out. Poor little guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This kid sure is a fanatic. All he talks about is video games, you notice that? I wonder if he's finished his homework for today? Y'know, homework's important, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's apparently a total die-hard Peach fan. He even collects Peach merchandise! He has posters and pictures up everywhere. Boy, get a life, know what I mean? Hey! Mario! Don't tell me YOU have a secret collection of plush Peach dolls, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub-ulber. Doesn't it kinda weird you out to see a talking flower? I mean, where's his head? Is it the flower part? ...Or the bulb part? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Niff T., the manager of the shop. You can buy and sell items in here. I gotta say, he reminds me of the guys in the Rogueport shop... Yeah, real similar... Hmmm... Maybe it's just me... Or maybe I should just... not worry about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Petalburg innkeeper. She'll take care of you when you're hurting. Don't get all proud and overdo it out there... I mean, everyone has their limits. Hey, and staying at an inn will even refill your Star Power! Doesn't that rule? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's General White, the Bob-omb. I guess white Bob-ombs are pretty rare. He has a cool mustache, too. He might even give your lip fuzz a run for its money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...EWWWWWW!!! What's with this guy, huh?!? It grosses me out just being NEAR this weirdo! ...All right, fine, whatever. His name is Dupree. He's this icky guy who tries to sweet-talk everybody. ...There, no more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This village is very nice. Clear water, clean air... Absolutely delicious. But this foul Hooktail... It's made everyone forget their fortunes. How sad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If only this Hooktail were gone, I'm sure everyone's hearts would shine again. I am just a simple soul, but I remain sure this is the key to restoring happiness here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rejoice! The fearful Hooktail is gone, and everyone is of good cheer once again! I truly hope that now people will begin to visit this village once more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This town is very peaceful. Yes, and that is why there are so many flowers. But...I have heard there are places in the world where no flowers bloom. I could never forgive myself if I did nothing to try to bring flowers to such places. That is why I shoot out spores as often as I can. It is my civic duty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This town is very peaceful. Yes, and that is why there are so many flowers. But...I have heard there are places in the world where no flowers bloom. I could never forgive myself if I did nothing to try to bring flowers to such places. That is why I shoot out spores as often as I can. It is my civic duty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, the mayor has been so forgetful lately. I'm actually worried the old gipper may even forget my face one of these days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, the mayor has been so forgetful lately. I'm actually worried the old gipper may even forget my face one of these days! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... SNIFFFFFFFF... The scent of this grass has healing properties, I swear. It just takes me to a happy place, know what I mean? You think so, too, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, do I! You're a wacko! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fair enough. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I've been worrying about the mayor lately... He's been so darn forgetful... But he says he's always been forgetful... Yeah! Ever since he was a kid, he says. I guess I never should have worried, right? Seriously, what a waste of brainpower. But...now that I think on it... maybe I'M getting forgetful! Now I'm worried about me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I've been worrying about the mayor lately... He's been so darn forgetful... But he says he's always been forgetful... Yeah! Ever since he was a kid, he says. I guess I never should have worried, right? Seriously, what a waste of brainpower. But...now that I think on it... maybe I'M getting forgetful! Now I'm worried about me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Hooktail's scary, but so is the monster that lives in the fortress near town! I mean, normal attacks are completely useless against it! At least, that's what I heard. Oh, and that's not all! Fire attacks are ALSO useless! The very idea freaks me out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No way! ...Really? You defeated the monster in that fortress? Wow! You must be tougher than you look, mister! I underestimated you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... What did you say? You defeated Hooktail, too? You really are cool, mister! Hey, wait a minute! Could you be...that super-famous guy? That guy named...Luigi? Yeah, you look just like him! I'm right, aren't I? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario... You're Luigi's older brother, right? That's so cool! I mean, you're cool, too, and all, but I just think Luigi is the greatest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario... You're Luigi's older brother, right? That's so rad! I mean, you're rad, too, and all, but I just think Luigi is the greatest! See, me personally? I think that being able to jump that high is totally awesome. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old stronghold called Shhwonk Fortress lies ahead. A stone creature lives there. At least, it MIGHT live there. This gate is to keep it out. My job...is guarding the gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An old stronghold called Shhwonk Fortress lies ahead. A stone creature lives there. At least, it MIGHT live there. This gate is to keep it out. My job...is guarding the gate. ...But if the mayor says it's OK, I'll let you pass. Careful out there, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Excuse me! Err... I beg your pardon! Wait a moment, PLEASE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me for yelling like that... I was panicking. Umm... How to begin? M-My name's...Koops. I heard you're traveling to Hooktail's castle. So, anyway, I, uh... I have a favor to ask. ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... Well... Ummmm... Oh, just... Just forget it. Never mind. Ignore me. Good... Good-bye. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOO-K... That was weird... What do you think THAT was all about? Talk about issues! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Hi there, folks. Did you come to this village to look for the treasure of Hooktail's castle? ...... Well...that Hooktail is one tough cookie. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you say? You mean you're actually going to Hooktail's castle? I can't believe you'd dare challenge that behemoth. It eats people. Often! ......... Umm... It's really none of my business, but it's one scary dragon, and that's no lie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Look, I... Listen, just forget that whole scene I made earlier, OK? It was nothing. I was just fooling around or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You truly are going to Hooktail's castle, aren't you? I can't believe you have the guts to challenge that fearsome monster. Brrrrr! ...Gives me the willies... I'm sure you know what you're getting into, but seriously, that thing is savage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Be prepared for trouble, and trouble will pass you by. That's what I always say! By which I mean, it'd be wise to stock up on items before you go to Shhwonk Fortress. I've heard there are beasts there that you can't beat in battle without items. My personal recommendation? Probably POW Blocks. Yeah. They're always a solid choice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You defeated the fabled stone monster of Shhwonk? Whoa! Well done! But wait... Hold on, now... That means I have no more job, doesn't it? Well, what do you suppose I should do now, huh? What a pickle... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did I hear that right? The stone monster appeared? So, the stories were true... You'd better go and buy some items then. You know, just to be on the safe side. Yup, that'd be a smart move. And the shopkeeper will be psyched to see you, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh?!? You say you beat Hooktail??? That's incredible! Amazing! So I guess that means your adventure is finally over, eh? What? It's only just begun?!? Wow, really? In that case, you'd better stock up on more items. I bet they'll come in handy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, it'll be calm here again. Of course, peace and quiet is bad for business. Nobody goes in that shop anymore. The business world is a rough place, man... Hey! Buy some items once in a while! The guy in the shop sure would appreciate it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to you, it'll be calm here again. Of course, peace and quiet is bad for business. Nobody goes in that shop anymore. The business world is a rough place, man... Hey! Buy some items once in a while! The guy in the shop sure would appreciate it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, since you're here, let me ask: how many people do you think Hooktail's gobbled? All time, I mean. I heard it recently lunched on old man Skoo two villages over... And Koops, who lives next door? His father went off to battle Hooktail ages ago. He's been a missing person... No, wait, that's not right... A missing KOOPA ever since! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I live in constant fear of Hooktail swooping down to attack this village... That's why I'm always telling my kids not to wander too far from home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you mean, Koops's father was living inside Hooktail's stomach? Wow, Koopley RULES! Hooktail bit off more than it could chew this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopley tries to play it off, but he's actually worried sick over what'll happen to Koops. He should know, though: Don't judge a person... No... Don't judge a Koopa by its shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koopley tries to play it off, but he's actually worried sick over what'll happen to Koops. He should know, though: Don't judge a person... No... Don't judge a Koopa by its shell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey hey! It's us: the happy wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This village is famous for its clear water, clean air, and one more thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That big, bad Hooktail! We can't wait to see it! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey hey hey! It's us: the happy wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you seen Hooktail yet? I wonder if there's somewhere you sign up to see it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, girls, I don't mean to sound silly or anything, but... What's a Hooktail? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph? Whuzzat? Someone there? Who is it? WHO?!? What do you want from me? I know! You're thieves! Here to rob a defenseless old Koopa! Despicable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on, do what you will... but as you can plainly see, there's nothing to steal here. Oh, I guess I have a little money... Take it, you fiends. And my antique shell, too. Just leave the photos of me and the missus. Can't do without those memories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Not thieves, you say? Well, what's your story, then? Oh, wait... You folks looking for Crystal Stars? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, why didn't you pipe up before, you ijit! We're just wasting time, here! The Crystal Stars you say you're hunting... Errrmm... Wait... What did I hear about those dang things, again? Aha! Got it! Hooktail! Hooktail's got what you're looking for! It's this enormous, ornery dragon. Eats folks, they say. You know Hooktail, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! I may have heard the name. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, this Hooktail's brutal fly-by snackings have all of us on pins and needles. So, are you reckless fools... I mean... Are you gallant heroes off to rough it up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got it! What? Hold on, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This DOES sound promising! Why, if you can rid us of Hooktail, we'll shower you with gratitude and rewards. Wait, what's that I hear? You'll accept no reward? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course I won't. I didn't say that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What an unselfish man! You're noble, indeed... Yup, a good egg. Now... What did you say your name was, again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Murphy? Hmm... That's a fine name. Yes, a fine name, indeed. Well now, Murphy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's "Mario." The name is "Mario"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I appreciate that, Murphy! They ARE nice eyebrows. Now, listen up. If you're intent on going to Hooktail's castle, find the secret pipe near this village. I don't know where it's at, but I know you need stone keys to use that pipe. The keys are somewhere in Shhwonk Fortress, just past the village. Get them first. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, Murphy... Get going and take care of that Hooktail monster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're intent on going to Hooktail's castle, then find the secret pipe near here. To find the pipe, you'll need the stone keys that are hidden in Shhwonk Fortress. Got all that, Murphy? Then get gone and take care of that Hooktail monster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well done there, Murphy! Found the stone keys, have you? Excellent work. Next, you'll need to find the secret pipe that leads to Hooktail's castle. So shake a leg, Murphy! Go show that Hooktail thing who's boss! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With you on the job, that Hooktail's as good as gone. I'm pulling for you, Murphy! Good luck hunting for that Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo, Murphy! I was sure that YOU could get that Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? Who's that? Who's there? What do you want? You dirty thief... I'll poke you but good! Come get some! Oh! If it isn't Murphy! How've you been, Murphy? I'm good as ever! Got my health! And my long, long life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! If it isn't Murphy! Eh? What's that you say? General White? Hrmm? General... Hrmmmmmm. Well, I'm certain I've seen him around...but not lately, no. I think he may have possibly said he might head south to a more tropical locale... Creaky Key? Was that it? Yup! That's it! That might, possibly, perhaps, could be it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? Who's that? Who's there? What do you want? You dirty thief... I'll poke you but good! Come get some! Oh! If it isn't Murphy! How've you been, Murphy? I'm good as ever! Got my health! And my long, long life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there. My name is Koopie Koo. It's nice to meet you. ...Omigosh! That hat! Those overalls! And... And that magnificent mustache! You're Mario, aren't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard tales of how strong you are. If you're here, that means... You're going to challenge that monstrous Hooktail! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh... If only Koops were as brave as you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My boyfriend Koops is just sort of, well...wishy-washy. He's not quite timid, but... Well, I guess I just wish he would be more, you know, MANLY sometimes. Ohhhh... Koops... Why did I have to fall for someone like him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... Was that out loud? Don't you dare tell him I said I've fallen for him! Please! I beg of you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know why, but Koops has been acting odd lately. What could be bothering him? Probably nothing. He's always tweaked about something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my dear Koops... I'm sorry about before. I overreacted. So, I've been thinking... about your tough decision... and here's what I decided. This is the first time you've ever faced your deep fears. ...And I'm going to support you. I won't hold you back! Good luck, sweet Koops! I love you! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, listen to me... You take care of my Koops. Please, you must. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be here, waiting for your safe return, Koops. Good luck, love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm so sorry about before. Please look after Koops. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do your best, dear Koops! I'll be waiting for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care of Koops, please. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops! I know you can do it! Prove yourself and then hurry home to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope Koops is doing well. I'm awfully worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope you're not causing everyone problems, Koops. Be strong, my love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hope Koops isn't causing everyone problems... I'm awfully worried... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it me, Koops, or are you more...toned than before? Well, well, well, well... You'll grow out of that shell soon if you aren't careful... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my sweet Koops... I wonder if he's forgotten me on his big adventure? Men are so unpredictable... Still, I'm sure our love grows stronger with distance. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my sweet Koops... I wonder if he's forgotten me on his big adventure? Men are so unpredictable... Still, I'm sure our love grows stronger with distance. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter where it is you go, Son, just know that your old Koopa's rooting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care of young Koops, will you, Mario? I'm looking forward to the day my boy comes home a full-grown Koopa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like you're working hard, Koops. Good for you! Don't push too hard, though. If you do, you may find yourself all gobbled up... Like me! Yar har har har! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So tell me, Mario, how's my boy, Koops, doing? If he's not pulling his weight, you just let me know. I'll take his place in your group like THAT! Oh, yeah! Yar har har har har har! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Koops, it's time for me to teach you my own patented fighting technique! If you can master this skill, you'll be ready for any foe! I like to call it the... Power Shell! Hm? You already know it? Hmmm... So kids grow even without their parents... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, don't let Koops know, but I have this dream. Are you ready for it? Someday...I want to go on an adventure with Koops! I get the feeling that day's not too far off, somehow. That's two I owe you, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, Mario! Sooo... How are things today? Things are just great here... thanks to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops, my lad... Are you telling me that you're going with Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... That's right, Dad... I'm going to continue traveling with Mario. And then I'm... Well... I'm going to come back a strong Koopa like you, Dad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nicely said, young Koops! THAT'S my boy! But always remember this: you are my son, Koops... and I am your father! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops, my sweet... I'll be right here waiting... for you to prove yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahem... May I just add... If anything happens, you can always come home, Koops. Don't you ever forget that. This village will always be your home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Thank you, everyone. Well, I'm off! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry to keep you waiting, Mario. You know...farewells. So, where are we going? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's head back to Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Remember, Mario? "The bearer of the Magical Map shall unfurl it before the Thousand-Year Door." "When this is done, the stars shall guide the bearer to the Crystal Star with pure light." And it didn't stop there... "Each Crystal Star shall point to the next..." That's what the books say. Which means...if we take the Crystal Star we found back to the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...that means the location of the next Crystal Star will appear on that magic map? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Exactly! C'mon! Let's go!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I'm so glad I got to see you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you're off on another adventure, eh? Yes, of course I'll go with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops has joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on! Let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Murphy! You must have gotten my request. Good, good. Truth be told, I've been a touch lonely here with no one to talk to. Since you're here, why don't you relax with me for a bit. Indulge an old Koopa. Hoo... To tell you the truth, I've got a few things to say about kids these days. Their tempers are too short for their own good, for one! Makes me want to smack 'em! Why, I was shopping at the Toadstool Bros. Discount Super Shop the other day... I was trying to pay, and my coin purse was stuck closed, and the kid behind me said... "Hey, geezer, wanna pay so we can get out of here before the sun goes down?" Now, I may be a geezer, but sundown was clearly taking longer than I was. Clearly! ...Speaking of sundown reminds me of dating the missus back before she was the missus. Always had to have her home by sundown, yessir. Her pa was an absolute maniac. Yep, I'd keep my eyes on the sun and off the face of my missus. Gentlemanly, eh? Actually, it was sort of awkward. Kind of blinding, in a painful sort of way. Heh! Just thinking about it makes me feel awkward! Heh! Isn't memory grand? But that's not what I was talking about. Now where was I? Hrrrrrmmmm... Oh! That's right! Kids today! They know nothing about patience, I tell you! I want to stand up and yell: "HEY! YOU PUNKS! BE MORE PATIENT! RIGHT NOW!" Speaking of which, I think I proclaimed my love for the missus in a loud voice... Yup! She was leaving on a train, and I yelled it from the platform! Like in a movie! Now, err... What was it that I yelled to her? Something about her shell, maybe... ...Oh. Wait. I think I've strayed from my main point again... Or wait...did I? Anyhow, me and the missus were madly in love! Head over shells, I tell you! No... Wait, my point was something about kids today, right? Awwww, whatever... Oh, my dear, sweet missus! The way you combed my eyebrows! Such tenderness! ...Huzzuh? Oh, sorry! I got distracted, there. Anyway, you get my point. Sorry you had to listen through all that. Wasn't too boring though, I'd wager. I'm just happy to get a little face time with the youth of today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oops! I forgot to set out the tea! Aren't I an old ninny? My apologies. In fact, I haven't even added the hot water part. Awful sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...At least I THOUGHT you could, but it looks like you can't carry anything else. I'll leave it here for you, so you can come get it anytime you like, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, boy, if you cook a Turtley Leaf, you can make some amazing tea... Oh, and if you change your mind, you can come back and listen to me yap anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, hello, I'm Toce T. Did you need something? What? You want to make a Heartful Cake? And who asked you to? Merlee? Let's see, I know you need Cake Mix and Ruin Powder... Tee hee hee! I wonder who Merlee is making it for this time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You need Cake Mix and Ruin Powder to make a Heartful Cake. Say "hi" to Merlee for me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Murphy! What can I do for you, young man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? The Silver Club approval slip? Is that from the Puni elder? That old so-and-so... That reminds me, that Super Blood Pressure Gauge I borrowed from her was great! Since I'm the last one to sign this, it just needs to go back to Twilight Town's mayor. Haaack! Kack! Pitooey! But...I seem to have caught a bit of a cold. Could you take it to the Twilight Town mayor? Thanks, Murphy! Haack! Kack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please return the approval form to Twilight Town's mayor. OK, Murphy? Haack! Kack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Er... Whuh... Hmmm... Umm... Wh-What's going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm, now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this shiny thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mayor! It's the Crystal Star! But I thought Mario had this thing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... I wonder, kids, if this is related to the sky getting all dark and whatnot... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... You may be right, but I don't know. But if anything's happened to my boy Koops and Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops... You're OK, right? You promised me you'd come back OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Koops is living peacefully in Petalburg with his dad and Koopie Koo. And, Mario... Guess what Koops wants to do now! He wants to become mayor of Petalburg and live there in peace! Can you imagine? Still, it might just be perfect for him, come to think of it. He's so much more of an adult now than when you left Rogueport! ...Still, I think Koopie Koo pretty much has him wrapped around her little finger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie's back on stage in a big way, and the crowds are totally ecstatic. And, the play she's doing right now is the story of our adventure! Yeah! It's called "Paper Mario"! I saw it twice! It was totally the best play ever! And somehow, Doopliss has joined the troupe as an actor! Who saw that coming? His transformation skills are serving him well, but it still kind of creeps me out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Petalburg. The warm weather makes the locals laid-back and happy. Wow, and talk about unique personalities... Very...individualistic, to put it nicely. Or, not so nicely... Downright kooky... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bub-ulb, a talking flower. I think he lives in Petalburg. I know he's a plant, but he makes more sense than these other crazy Petalburgers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Petalburg Koopa. He always seems to be worried about something. It's weird, too, 'cause the rest of this town is so laid-back, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad from Petalburg. He just seems like a regular Toad to me... But I hear he leads a secret life as president of the Luigi Fan Club! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toce T., a Toad from Petalburg. She seems really huffy about something. She sure does keep a straight face, though. I guess she's a pretty tough cookie... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Kroop, the mayor of Petalburg. He just babbles, whether he's alone or not. I just can't tell if he's really senile, or if he's just working that angle, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the gatekeeper of Petalburg. He's super-dutiful about guarding this gate. But I bet he'd totally run for cover if real monsters ever did show up here... I just get a feeling about him. Goomba's intuition, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know? But he's definitely got a serious interest in Hooktail... I wonder why? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Koops's dad, Koopley. He seems kind of out of it. Are all Koopas space cadets? Then again, Koops is really with it... Maybe that's 'cause his dad is like this... Anyway, Koopley does worry about Koops a lot, so I guess he's a good dad after all. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Koopie Koo, a local Petalburger. She seems to be Koops's girlfriend. Gosh, she's really cute...and she seems to have a good head on her, too. Thing is, because she's smart, she kinda mothers Koops a little bit... I guess it's a complicated relationship. But then again, what relationship isn't? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We have a bit of time until our next departure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wouldn't happen to have a train set for sale, would you? A gold one, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd dearly like to find a suitable present for little Bub. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mister. I'm gonna get a train set! The coolest one ever invented! I could just have them buy me a real train, but maybe I'll save that for next year! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, you marvelous man. The train journey certainly was thrilling, hmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you tousled, hairy yeti of a man, you. You're glorious, dear. Of course I remember you. Who could forget all your heroic deeds on the train? In fact, a strong young man like you could really help me. Will you hear my request? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, how simply wonderful! Now listen, and listen well... I want you to look for the Gold Ring that I've lost. Please, you sly, superb sleuth of a man, you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that IS inconvenient! And I truly thought you would listen to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you fiery, flashy frappe of a man, you. You're magnificent, dear. I don't suppose...you would be willing to help me with that little thing now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, why not? Sorry, maybe later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, have you already found my Gold Ring? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. That is definitely the ring I lost. Thank you, you glorious creature. I knew you would find it, without fail. It is merely a trifle, but please take this as my earnest thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And farewell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The business people I'm waiting for haven't arrived yet, so I'm sightseeing. On the expense account, of course. As if you have to ask by now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you super- ultra-hero of a man, you. You're splendid, dear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you svelte, sleek plumber of a man, you. You're ravishing, dear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This train is bound for Rogueport. Would you like to board at this time, sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We look forward to serving you later, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I may, let me just check your ticket... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very good, sir. Please watch your step. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm very sorry, but we simply cannot let anyone board without a ticket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is still some time before the next departure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All aboard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good day to you, Gonzales. What can I do for you today? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that you say? You must use the cannon in Fahr Outpost to save the world? Hmmm... Well, that IS rather a pickle, isn't it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well, then! I certainly owe you a favor or two, hm? Yes, I should say! The truth is, I had hoped to resume my business with that cannon someday... And just between us...I only stopped because the wife said she didn't like the noise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sadly, it takes a hefty bit of coin to get that cannon working... So... I'll need you to demonstrate just how much you want to use that cannon. If it were a matter of money, just how much would you pay, if I may ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nothing. 1 coin. 64 coins. Everything I have! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're back, are you? I thought you might be. Let's ask one more time. How much would you pay to use the cannon? I just need to see how serious you are... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you're not serious, then? Well, I understand. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't seem to have any coins at all. How utterly preposterous, my lad. Well that won't do, no, no. Why don't you return later with some money, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Something for nothing? Ha! Money makes the world spin! You're a bit naive, I'm afraid. Why don't you come back once you learn a bit about the way of the world, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One coin? Do you mock me? Why not just slap me with your shoe and be done?!? This will not do, no, no. Why don't you come back later, with a new attitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 64 coins! You seem to be underestimating the value of my services. Well, I just can't abide that. Why don't you come back later, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You'd pay every coin you own? All of them? You, er... Really? So... Really? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I suppose I'm just surprised to hear you say that. Staggered, actually. You know that means you'll be left with zero coins? With absolutely nothing? You know that, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think of it, man! If you spent all your coins... and I mean ALL of them... You would certainly face a great deal of difficulty down the road. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But hold on. I want to make sure you're doing this fully aware of the consequences. Are you sure you won't regret this later? Absolutely sure? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can really take them all? Really? You won't say "Just kidding!" later on or any sort of tomfoolery like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, all right then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Well, you've certainly shown me something, sir. So... I give my permission for you to activate the Fahr Outpost cannon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... And I wasn't serious earlier, my dear fellow. How could I take your money? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's a shame, I suppose... but I'll return your money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now soldier on, my boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you been giving it your all, my boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you believe there are no train sets for sale in this horrid place?!? I suppose I'll just have to build a train-set store to sell me one for my son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can you believe there are no train sets for sale in this horrid place?!? I suppose I'll just have to build a train-set store to sell me one for my son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, Gonzales... There are ways to express oneself besides money... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, I think you are simply the best. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Bub didn't get a thing for his birthday! We'll just have to double up on gifts for next year... No, wait!! We'll spend 20 times as much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Bub didn't get a thing for his birthday! We'll just have to double up on gifts for next year... No, wait!! We'll spend 20 times as much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you really going to the moon? Take me with you! I can go, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're pretty cool, Mister. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says there's no train-set store here. I wonder where we can get one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad says there's no train-set store here. I wonder where we can get one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you accepted my request for aid with my little trouble, you delightful man, you! I just decided I very much want to read a magazine I lent to Jolene. But she lives in Glitzville. And that is very far from here, as you know. Could you go get it for me, you resourceful wizard, you? You're fabulous, dear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you get the magazine from Jolene, you wonderful man, you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, this is the magazine I lent to Jolene, all right. You are a true hero! Thank you! Here is my thanks to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This magazine is very popular among certain celebrities. Everyone who is anyone has been spotted in a cafe with it under one arm. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Gonzales! How did you enjoy your cannon ride, hm? I'd like to go to the moon and look for some investment opportunities... But enough of that. I need you to take this to General White immediately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think General White is back in Fahr Outpost now. It's a bit far, but you can handle it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think General White is back in Fahr Outpost now. It's a bit far, but you can handle it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Gonzales! General White was just here a moment ago! But you had the thing I wanted to give him! What a rotten bit of luck! He said he was headed back to Fahr Outpost... That General White is a fine Bob-omb, but he does tend to wander... And... Once he's asleep, it's near impossible to wake him, don't you know! I told him to stay out and awake, so get over to Fahr Outpost! Sorry about that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find General White? I see. And he received it? ...Good. Thanks, Gonzales! Here is your reward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why hello, Gonzales. Do you need something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From little Bub, you say? ...Why, there's a letter! Let me just read it... "Dear lovely Mama... I'm sorry I didn't do my homework. "From now on, I'll do my homework and try to be a good Bob-omb like Papa. "And I will give you good food and a nice house... "...and a pretty hat. "So please don't hate me. From Bub." ..................................................................... ................Oh, I'm just going to break down and cry, here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... How delightful! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Gonzales, don't mind my tears; they are joyful ones. I just want you to tell Bub something for me. Tell him I'm not angry. I was just being stern because I love him and care about his future. I never meant to hurt his little feelings by it! And I'm sorry I lost sight of that... Gonzales, please bring my little Bub back to me now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm just so very touched... Please tell Bub how I feel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems Bub and the missus had a little row, hm? It's hard when they get to that rebellious age, you know, dear boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Bub? ................................... Who's that? I know no Bub... ...I have no son at all! Don't speak to me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Poshley Heights Station. The Excess Express to Rogueport is here. This place is sooooo upscale. It's like, the polar opposite of Rogueport. You can tell that movie stars and millionaires live here. It just REEKS of cash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Poshley Heights Station worker. He mostly just checks train tickets. I'm SO jealous of people that work in totally nice places. They even see movie stars... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Ratooey businessman who was on the Excess Express. He's still trying to put everything on his expense account. SKETCHY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sylvia the Bob-omb. She's super-wealthy. She's got a real high-society air around her... Even her perfume smells like money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goldbob the Bob-omb. He's the head of a wealthy business, Goldbobbington's. He's got buckets of ducats, they say. I guess some folks are just good with money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toodles the Toad. Gosh, that woman is so fashionable it makes me sick! She's obviously the kind of lady that belongs around here. Classy all the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gone traveling... Sanctum Manager ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! This is super-weak! What'll we do?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... That's not good. What do we do now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! That stinks! What now?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how unfortunate! What shall we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Talk about bad luck! What should we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Confound it all! Now what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Should I just jimmy the lock, dearie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, it is my dear Luigi! What are you doing at my doorstep, young fellow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? I totally thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm...huh? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? But, um, I thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? Dude, I thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? My dear, I thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...what? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? But I thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, now? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? I was told you were a detective, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm? You live here? So YOU'RE the Sanctum Manager? Oh, my... I thought you were a detective! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, yes... That is more like a hobby of mine, if the truth must be told. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But enough chatter, hm? Shall we go inside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People ask me if I get tired of walking the same route every day... And I say, "No way, Jose!" Because it's a bit different every day, you know? I'm not the same as I was yesterday... Neither are you... Even the town changes... And you'll never see another day just like today, so treat each day like it is: unique! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People ask me if I get tired of walking the same route every day... And I say, "No way, Jose!" Because it's a bit different every day, you know? I'm not the same as I was yesterday... Neither are you... Even the town changes... And you'll never see another day just like today, so treat each day like it is: unique! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People ask me if I get tired of walking the same route every day... And I say, "No way, Jose!" Because it's a bit different every day, you know? I'm not the same as I was yesterday... Neither are you... Even the town changes... And you'll never see another day just like today, so treat each day like it is: unique! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? No way! Hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, wow! You came again! Luigi remembers me! Luigi remembers me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It IS you, isn't it, Mario? Well it's been quite a while, hasn't it? I've come here with Bootler, yes, a little vacation to Poshley Sanctum. I hadn't left the mansion in ages. I figured it was time to turn some heads on the road! GWAH HEE HA! But what a nice surprise to see you! Feel free to be overwhelmed by my beauty. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lady Bow, your beauty is like the song of a nightingale in the evening. Indeed... I feel you've grown into a fine young girl who'd make your ancestors proud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there. Poshley Heights is sure nice and warm, eh? Yah, I really dig it here. Cold places make me sneeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there. Poshley Heights is sure nice and warm, huh? Yeah, I really dig it here. Cold places make me sneeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, there. Poshley Heights is sure nice and warm, huh? Yeah, I really dig it here. Cold places make me sneeze... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Sanctum is a rather famous building, eh? And the painting inside isn't the only gorgeous thing: so is the building! I could just stare at it all day, you betcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Sanctum is a rather famous building, eh? And the painting inside isn't the only gorgeous thing: so is the building! I could just stare at it all day, you betcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Sanctum is a rather famous building, eh? And the painting inside isn't the only gorgeous thing: so is the building! I could just stare at it all day, you betcha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It may not look like it, but I get pretty stressed out. Like, REALLY bad, eh? But walking barefoot on the grass like this makes me feel much better, you betcha. Care to join me, guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It may not look like it, but I get pretty stressed out. Like, REALLY bad, eh? But walking barefoot on the grass like this makes me feel much better, you betcha. Care to join me, guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It may not look like it, but I get pretty stressed out. Like, REALLY bad, eh? But walking barefoot on the grass like this makes me feel much better, you betcha. Care to join me, guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello! So you accepted my request for trouble help! I thought maybe it'd be Luigi... Oh, well. So...could you bring him here, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a huge, HUGE fan of his! I just HAVE to meet him! And... I want to give him a cake! I HAVE to give him a cake! OK! Bring Luigi here! Got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you remember my request? Bring Luigi here! Please! You have to! Oh, and by the way, there's some guy who uses a badge to pretend to be Luigi! I know that green suit is dreamy, but come ON! I would never fall for that, so don't even THINK about trying to trick me that way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can tell... I can totally tell! I've never met him before... But I can ABSOLUTELY TELL! YOU'RE THE REAL LUIGI! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I knew it! This is so cool! Omigosh! What should I say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I'm totally freaking him out! I'm freaking out Luigi! Oh, nooo... What should I do? Oh! Right! Duh! Duh! Duh! The cake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The one I baked was a total loss...but Zess T. did a great job on this one! Here you go, Mr. Luigi! Please take this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Luigi has too many things! I'm SO stupid! Duh! Duh! I have the worst timing! I'll just leave this here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhh... What should I do? Should I ask for a handshake? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Bro! Say, why are you dressed like me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Who... Who do you think you are! You filthy impostor! POLIIIIIIIIIIICE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whaaaaaat? I'm no impostor! I'm Luigi! Hey, say something, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! EW! EW! EW! He's so much like Luigi, it's creepy! He's trying to masquerade as Luigi to interrupt our special time together! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Th-That's crazy! This is a nightmare... A bad dream! I won't believe it! Wake up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! No way! I KNOW I wasn't supposed to see that! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't... Don't worry about it? Oh thanks, really, Luigi. You're so sweet! And thanks for coming today! I will always treasure these moments. Always! So please...come see me again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been waiting for you, Mister. See... I got in a fight with my mom, and I wanna make it up to her... So I wrote her a letter, and I wanna give her a present. But I don't know what to get. I've narrowed it down to three things, so could you help me decide? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shroom Cake Keel Mango Fright Mask ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've got great taste, so I'm sure it'll go over well! You also have to go find it and bring it here! 'Cause, you know, they don't sell those things here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring me a Shroom Cake for my mom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring me a Keel Mango for my mom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bring me a Fright Mask for my mom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you bring a Shroom Cake for my mom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you bring a Keel Mango for my mom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you bring a Fright Mask for my mom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yahoo! A Shroom Cake! Thanks, Mister! I'll just attach this letter... And... We're done! But... I'm afraid to give it to her... She may still be mad! Can you give it to her and come back? Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yahoo! A Keel Mango! Thanks, Mister! I'll just attach this letter... And... We're done! But... I'm afraid to give it to her... She may still be mad! Can you give it to her and come back? Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yahoo! A Fright Mask! Thanks, Mister! I'll just attach this letter... And... We're done! But... I'm afraid to give it to her... She may still be mad! Can you give it to her and come back? Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if she'll like it? What'll I do if she's still mad? Now I'm all nervous... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mister, how was it? Did she like the present? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She's not mad anymore? Yahoo! Whew! It's all thanks to you, Mister! You're the person I respect most...after my dad! And...as a reward, I'll give you my entire fortune! Not that I have many coins, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're here! Now where's this stupid Poshley Sanctum? A Crystal Star's there, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So they say, Your Putridness! And lo and behold, there it is now! Right behind you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great! About time something worked out for old Bowser! In we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is so...classy! I wouldn't mind spending my old age here one bit. Yes, get a little rambler, a porch swing, perhaps... But I digress... Your Noxiousness! The sanctum lies before us! A Crystal Star will be ours! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh-Mommy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! You're big, Mister! What's your name? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Evil King Extraordinaire Businessman of Legend Koopa Koot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I am Bowser! BOWSER!!! Evil King Extraordinaire! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuh-YEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I am Bowser! Businessman of Legend! Fear my accounting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a businessman? Like... Business trips, bribes, and brown noses! Oh my! Wow. Tough life, huh? So, mister, are you in charge of the coffeemaker or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gra ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I am the great Koopa Koot! All-Time Ancient Babbler! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Yeah... Right... Mister, that name stinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, I'd like to mount a large animal horn in my foyer to highlight my social status... Oh, my goodness gracious! You have terribly fine horns, don't you, you great thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What? That's...disgusting! Get away from me, psycho! You can't have my horns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Look! My heart trembles! The fountain... So elegant! This is art at its finest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So very observant, as usual, my dear Goldbob. Indeed! Surely this is an artist's art! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, dearest. One cannot measure its worth by coins. That is what makes art, art. And yet...the filthy rich always seek to define art with their ill-gotten coins... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, they seek to buy it...yet how can one appraise what the eye cannot perceive? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Whoa. I don't have a CLUE what you're talking about! You people scare me. Seriously. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hello there, guy! Poshley Heights is nice on a warm afternoon, eh? What's that? You're a great and evil king, are you? Reeeeeeeeeeally... Yah... Y'know, guy, I think maybe you got a little too much sun, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's locked! It won't budge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DARN IT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The lock broke! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, baby! Awesome! It opened! Talk about lucky! I guess rage really pays! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's all this, then? Am I to deduce that this is... the end of the world?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do hope they're all OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do not fear, my dear. Luigi is my finest pupil! I'm quite sure he'll prevail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I worry nonetheless... I so hope there is a future in which my little Bub can grow and prosper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, I suppose all we can do is give him a rousing cheer, hm? Yes, certainly! I am quite sure he can hear us through the power of this crystal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn right, Dad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Gonzales! Go get 'em!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you lovely thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go, Gonzales!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? M-Mario? G-Gonzales? Not L-Luigi?? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Poshley Sanctum. I guess the sanctum grounds are used as a public square. That fountain out front is unique, huh? Yeah, but that water... I bet Nibbles would still chomp your tush if you fell in... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pennington. I guess sleuthing is just his hobby. He's the sanctum-keeper. I knew that detective bit was fishy...but I guess a little sleuthing on the side is OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toadia of Poshley Heights. She spends a lot of time thinking by this fountain. She's actually leading a double life as the secretary of the Luigi Fan Club. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. He put in a request to help him make up with a certain someone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He's totally fixated on this spot, for some reason. I was thinking maybe he hops into the fountain on really hot days... But wasn't there a nasty old snapping Nibbles in that fountain? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He really, REALLY likes the sanctum. Really. I kinda see where he's coming from... It IS a nice building. Talk about an eyeful, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He says he walks barefoot for his health. I wonder if I should try that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bow. Wait a second! Mario! Exactly WHAT is your relationship with her?!? Tell me NOW! Hee hee hee hee hee hee! Just kidding! I always wanted to say that. But you DID go on an adventure with her, right? Tell me sometime, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bootler. He's Bow's butler...but what does a butler do, exactly? It looks like he only listens to Bow, so I guess he wouldn't answer me if I asked... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Treachery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee! You're one step too late! We have the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Don't leave without me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, NOOO! We're too late!!! We gotta go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, golly! We're too late!!! We have to go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, crud! We're too late!!! We gotta go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my, NO! We're too late!!! We must go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! We're too late!!! We have to go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blast it all! We're too late!!! Quick! After them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear! We're too late!!! We'd better go after them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just a second there, Luigi! Exactly WHAT is going on here? Speak quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm, yes, quite rudimentary... So you were looking for the Crystal Star in this sanctum... Ohohohohohohohohohoho! Yes, very interesting... Well, no cause for worry! The Crystal Star is safe! Yes, quite safe, indeed! The stone that our rude friends stole was fortunately a red herring! A fake! The real one is hidden somewhere in this sanctum to prevent such a theft! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— However... As to the location of the real Crystal Star... Well, as Sanctum Manager, I am, of course, prohibited from telling anyone... However...I do know where it is! Of that you can be most certain! Yes, indeed! Besides, I am sure a junior detective like yourself could find it on your own! Now, Luigi! Put to use all of the razor- sharp sleuthing skills I have taught you! Make me proud! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am, of course, prohibited from telling you the location of the real Crystal Star... But it's not as if I've merely forgotten or anything! Oh no! Don't make me chortle! The secret is quite safe! But you must find it on your own, I am afraid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm... So that is where it was... Oh, er, nothing! NOTHING! Just talking to my brain. All geniuses do it. Congratulations, Luigi! You have found the real Crystal Star! So please, feel free to take it... I will just put another fake one over here... Well, traveling with you has been rather hectic, but I do admit, rather fun, as well! I am sure you still have a long road ahead, Luigi, but do not give up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do believe I will miss you when you are gone, Luigi. Traveling with you has been rather hectic, but I must admit, rather fun, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, and, Luigi... Please give my regards to your dear brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This huge painting looks like it could swallow you whole. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Star is no longer on the pedestal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, how are you doing, Luigi? Do remember to say hello to your brother for me, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi... Er, no, rather... I mean M-Mario... How are you, dear boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fake Crystal Star shines with a suspicious light. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! This is it, Haggy!!! This is finally it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! At last, I've gotten my mitts on a Crystal Star! YESSS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Impressive work, Lord Bowser! You're the absolute best star-getting guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You there! I have you now, villains! You...are common thieves! Aren't you? AREN'T YOU??? My eyes never deceive! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you implying? I'm no little thief! I'm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Remorseless King of Evil The Shadow Thief Koopa Koot ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser, the Remorseless King of Evil! So I'll take what I want! And I want THIS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh-oh. B-Bowser, you say? Remorseless King of... What was that last bit, again? Yes, well, no matter! Hmm... Yes... Yes... I... So I deduced! Ahem! Then listen well! That Crystal Star is actually a veritable red herring! Yes! An impostor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bowser, the Shadow Thief! Not A thief, the BEST thief! I'll be taking this, thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? The Shadow Thief?!? I knew this had the scent of no mere burglary!!! Ha! You've been hornswoggled, Shadow Thief...for that is a red herring! A fake! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am the great Koopa Koot! I'm taking this! Mess with me, and I'll bore you to death! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... Unfortunately for you... that's a red herring. Yes, a fake. If you want it, it's yours. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whuh-WHAAAAAAAAT?!? A FAKE?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But look at this fancy display! The pedestal and everything! It's so posh! If it's a fake, then where's the real one, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you must know, I gave the real one to Luigi! Ohhhhh ho ho ho ho ho! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have got to be kidding me. You mean to tell me that LUIGI beat me here? ARRGH! Those Mario Bros. are the most annoying brothers of all time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... How bothersome... The fact that we keep being outmaneuvered is disturbing. But where in the world could Mario and his brother be heading? Where... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lord Bowser!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Paragoomba! What are you so worked up over, hmm? Tell me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now reporting, sir! Uh, and ma'am! Sir and ma'am! Mario's collected the seven Crystal Stars and is headed for the Thousand-Year Door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh-WHAAAAAAAAT?!? The Thousand-Year Door...? What in the heck is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Thousand-Year Door! An unbelievably legendary treasure is behind that door! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAARGHH!!! Then I'm going there, too! IMMEDIATELY! And I'm gonna RUIN Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Will you, now? Luigi! Well done, lad! Way to not fail! ...Yet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Poshley Sanctum. It sure is spacious inside! ECHO! ...Echo...Echo... Does Pennington really live here alone? I bet it's hard to clean this place... Hey, and those ☆ marks on the floor must mean something, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pennington. I guess sleuthing is just his hobby. He's the sanctum-keeper. I knew that detective bit was fishy...but I guess a little sleuthing on the side is OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Crystal Star! Your Star Power is now 7! And now Mario can use the special attack, Showstopper! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario found the sixth Crystal Star, hidden craftily in the Poshley Heights sanctum. Now only one Crystal Star remains... But our hero still does not know where Princess Peach is being held. Where could the last Crystal Star be? And where is Peach being held? Hoping this Crystal Star might yield answers, Mario and friends return to Pennington. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is this part of Poshley Sanctum, too? Exactly how does all of this work? Well, whatever... This must be the secret resting place of the Crystal Star. Based on his reactions, I'd say that Pennington didn't even know about this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are the wandering girls, the Traveling Sisters 3! We're staying in that luxury hotel! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Poshley Heights sure is a place for the rich and famous, huh? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're thinking of going to see the Poshley Sanctum next. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, lovely house, eh? Yah, sure, take your time to soak in all of its majesty. I built it with even the smallest details in mind, making every nook special! Not only the interior, but the facade as well! Yah, look around outside, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, lovely house, eh? Yah, sure, take your time to soak in all of its majesty. I built it with even the smallest details in mind, making every nook special! Not only the interior, but the facade as well! Yah, look around outside, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, lovely house, eh? Yah, sure, take your time to soak in all of its majesty. I built it with even the smallest details in mind, making every nook special! Not only the interior, but the facade as well! Yah, look around outside, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it's sorta fun to live here... But I can't eat snow cones... Or make little snowmen... Or go ice-skating... Or any of the stuff I did in Shiver City, eh? Don't know what you got 'til it's gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it's sorta fun to live here... But I can't eat snow cones... Or make little snowmen... Or go ice-skating... Or any of the stuff I did in Shiver City, eh? Don't know what you got 'til it's gone! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been traveling back and forth between Shiver City and Poshley Heights lately. Yah, there are some things you can only do here and some you can only do there. So I've been trying to get the best of both worlds, yah, you betcha. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd heard Poshley Heights was a quiet place...but there are lots of tourists, eh? Maybe I should just open up a store selling Shiver City souvenirs? Yah, maybe so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'd heard Poshley Heights was a quiet place...but there are lots of tourists, eh? Maybe I should just open up a store selling Shiver City souvenirs? Yah, maybe so... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lately, there've been fewer tourists, so things are really quiet, eh? I was thinking about opening a souvenir shop, but maybe it was right to wait, sure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur Mustache. Zee lass at zee reception desk is tres magnifique! I shall stay 'ere every night until zat 'eart is mine! I shall not tire, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, sir. This is the Royal Poshley Park Tower. We promise a comfortable stay in the lap of luxury, the pinnacle of poshness. A room for the night costs a mere {#} coins... Would you care to stay? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Excuse me, sir. But you seem to be all rested up to me... Would you still care to stay? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then we look forward to your next visit, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We appreciate you staying with us, sir. We have prepared the penthouse on the top floor for you. I trust it will be to your liking. Please make yourself at home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Sir, this is most awkward. Please forgive me, but... you haven't enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well, sir? We have set out a gourmet meal prepared by the famous chef, Zess T., on the table. And were you satisfied with our service, sir? Most excellent. We look forward to your next visit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, I'll stay. Nah, I'll pass. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, you have an Inn Coupon. Would you care to use it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, use it. Don't use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, you have now stayed at an inn 50 times! How lovely! Thank you so very much! It is not much, but we do have a small celebration to honor the occasion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, make your best sleepy, I-need-my-cappuccino-and- the-Sunday-paper face and... Say Stilton cheeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Yes. Most agreeable. And that is not all, sir! Here is a lovely present to show our gratitude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, were you satisfied with our service? We very much look forward to your next visit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to you! How'd you like to buy some high-quality Fresh Pasta as a Poshley souvenir? One package costs 50 coins. How about it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy it! Nah, don't buy it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, sorry, but you don't have enough coins. Yeah, sorry. Please come back when you have enough, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have too much stuff! Please, sell, use, or store something, then come back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah... In my travels, I heard a rumor that Lord Crump and Grodus were both still alive. I guess that makes them pretty tenacious baddies, doesn't it, Mario? But they've mellowed a lot, just like Beldam has, and I don't expect more trouble. Plus, I hear Grodus is just a head, which really cuts down on mischief-making. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Poshley Heights. It's a relaxed town that positively reeks of money. There's a very nice hotel here, too. Wouldn't it be nice to stay there sometime? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He's related to Herringway, the novelist. Herringway's detective books have sold so well that he's bought a second house here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He's related to Herringway, the novelist. Moving from frigid Shiver City to toasty Poshley Heights seems to have irked him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the hotel receptionist. If you feel down and out, you oughta rest here. This is the nicest hotel in a super-fancy town... I bet they have totally great service! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've had more than enough of this guy... How does he do it? I'm almost impressed now! He moves at light speed, and he always knows where we'll be! Talk about freaky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a resident of Poshley Heights. He's related to Herringway, the novelist. Now that he's used to life here, he seems to be making the most of it, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Welcome to the Excess Express! I'm what is called the train engineer. Our opulent journey to Poshley Heights will take approximately three days. And how do you find your accommodations? Are they not incredibly splendid? Our furnishings delight the eye, but the sway of our locomotive delights all else! So, let's all hear it... for the Excess Express! Huzzah! Huzzah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What-what? A sticky, yummy threat of some kind? Are you serious? Oh, that shan't be good for business... I can't leave the controls, so can you inform the conductor at the end of the train? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Running this train during the sunset is the high point of every day for me! So, let's all hear it... for the Excess Express! Huzzah! Huzzah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Driving at night is so mysterious, what with the lights and bugs and whatnot! So, let's all hear it... for the Excess Express! Huzzah! Huzzah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want my autograph, sir? ...Oh, it's for little Bub. Well, yes, of course. Here you are, sir... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh... I've never given out an autograph before... That felt fantastic! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For the engineer, there is neither night nor day. There is only the long, lonely track stretching to the horizon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good morning to you, sir. Did you sleep well? We will be making a stop at Riverside Station today. You'll love it, I assure you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good morning to you, sir. Did you sleep well? We will be making a stop at Riverside Station today. You'll love it, I assure you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've stopped to refuel, sir. Why don't you take a walk outside, stretch your legs? The view of the train from outside is just fabulous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll pull into Poshley Heights tomorrow. How was your Excess Express experience? I guess I don't even have to ask... You know why, sir? Because the Excess Express is FABULOUS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, good morning, sir. It's quite quiet this morning, wouldn't you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Is there something on the windshield? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! What are these things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EWW! Aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-What... sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-should I... d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do? Uh... F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-First we h-have to ensure th-the p-p-p-p-p-passengers' safety! B-B-B-B-B-B-B-But I have to... k-k-k-k-k-k-keep driving... the t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-train... M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario... C-C-C-Can you check on the p-p-p-p-p-p-passengers? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I have to... k-k-k-k-k-k-keep driving... the t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-train... M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario... C-C-C-Can you check on the p-p-p-p-p-p-passengers? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it was a crazy ride, sir, but did you enjoy the Excess Express experience? Please come again! I assure you it will be more sedate! Because the Excess Express is fabulous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the second day, there will be a brief stop at Riverside Station for refueling. ...Followed by the arrival at our final destination of Poshley Heights on day 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the train's operation console. There are many small switches and levers here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the fabulous Excess Express, sir! We will be traveling to Poshley Heights today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was your trip, sir? The Excess Express is fabulous, is it not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the engineer's car of the Excess Express. Any kid would LOVE to see this! Look at me, Mario! I'm an engineer! WOOP WOOOOOP! Hey, but driving a train is really nothing to joke about. I totally respect engineers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the engineer of the Excess Express. Talk about a dream job for kids! But just saying you drive a train doesn't make you cool. You gotta LOVE the job! I mean, we're talking about a train, here. That's some serious responsibility! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy. Yeah, you know this, but I'm the absurdly famous movie star, Zip Toad. I'm gonna shoot this little multibillion-dollar art flick in Poshley Heights, yo. Oh, and, uh, I only sign autographs for cute chicks. Sorry about that, guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy. Yeah, you know this, but I'm the absurdly famous movie star, Zip Toad. I'm gonna shoot this little multibillion-dollar art flick in Poshley Heights, yo. Oh, and, uh, I only sign autographs for cute chicks. Sorry about that, guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you ducky, debonair dish of a man, you. You're smashing, dear. What's this? A witch? Well, people have certainly said that I'm possessed of an enchanting aura... But you're the first person to remark so boldly on my bewitching beauty, dear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is there some sort of hoopla going on outside? Hm? The stewpot, you say? Ooh, stew? No, no, far too rich for me, my dear. I'm on a low-carb diet... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy. Getting falsely accused is a bummer, right? Don't I know it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you sweet, savage sleuth of a man, you. You're spectacular, dear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you fine, fine specimen of a man, you. You're marvelous, dear. You solved a rather tough little mystery, didn't you? Yes, VERY well done. You're so ruggedly smart... Perhaps you could help me with something, as well? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, how absolutely lovely! Now, listen well... I'm looking for a Gold Ring that I lost somewhere on this very train. Could you please hasten the search along for me...you boldly brilliant man, you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's rather disappointing... I was sure you would help me with this... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you nice, noble prince of a man, you. You're a hero, dear. I don't suppose...you've changed your mind about helping me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll help. Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll help me find my gold ring? Oh, thanks ever so! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does that little Bub kid want as a present? Uh............................................ Well, I'm sure he'd be stoked to have an autograph of mine, right, guy? Oh, man, don't they all? I can't do it, unfortunately. I only sign for chicks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You don't think Bub might want something from someone he admires, do you? Well, we'd better find whatever it is soon, or we'll meet a yummy, sticky end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... You don't suppose that Bub wants something from a person he admires? Whatever it is, we have to find it quickly or we'll end up yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gonzales! You think that Bub kid might want something from a guy he admires, maybe? Whatever he wants, we gotta find it soon or else BOOM! Yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling... Don't you think perhaps the young child wants something from someone he admires? Whatever it is he craves, we must find it before the train goes yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Mario... Is there any chance Bub wants something from a person he admires? Well, whatever it is, we'd better find it before we meet a yummy, sticky end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, old boy... Might this Bub tyke merely want something from someone he admires? Whatever he craves, we'd best find it soon, old boy! The train is in danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... Perhaps that young Bub child just wants something from someone he admires... Whatever it is, we must find it soon! A yummy, sticky danger is out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm feeling totally wrung out, guy. It's hard being famous, lemme tell you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, time for my beauty sleep. Staying up late causes wrinkles, you know... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you cute, cuddly bear of a man, you. You're delightful, dear. Have you found my Gold Ring? Don't grow desperate, now. I'm quite sure you'll be able to find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you found my Gold Ring, you mystery-sniffing master? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes. That is definitely the ring I lost. Thank you, you glorious creature. I knew you would find it, without fail. It is merely a trifle, but please take this as my earnest thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And DO take care. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for this service. Would you like to stay and chat a while? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What sort of business do you have in Poshley Heights, if I may ask? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Going to Poshley Sanctum. Hunting the Crystal Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To Poshley Sanctum, hm? There is a very large painting there, you know. It looks big enough to swallow one whole, in fact. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Star? Mmmmm... Yes, it is a lovely gem, is it not? It is displayed in the Poshley Sanctum, of course, as you well know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am going to my summer home in Poshley Heights. I must escape the bustle! You should stop in sometime, you courageous, wonderful detective, you. Maybe you can tell me all about your adventures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Thank you for riding the Excess Express. Our next stop is our last, Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally going to arrive in Poshley Heights tomorrow. About time, I should say. But that is for tomorrow! Now it is beauty-sleep time. Late nights cause wrinkles! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! Boy, it's like all you did for three days was save us! How can we ever thank you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone's safe now! ☆ It's all thanks to you! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, THANK YOU MUCH! You shaved my life! No! Stupid tongue of mine! You SAVED my life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, did you all know? This dashing fellow has been the famous Luigi all along! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We will soon arrive at Poshley Heights! Ladies and gentlemen... Please prepare to disembark. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door may not be opened while the train is in motion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are several postcards and glossies featuring Zip Toad inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are giant mounds of cosmetics inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attention, passengers. The train has just arrived at our final destination. Please watch your step, and we hope you join us again here on the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still have some time before we get to Rogueport, Mr. Mario. Why don't you get some nice rest in your room? You're staying in cabin 5, Mr. Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The scenery from a train window is ever changing, like the human heart... But some things don't change. Like the endless flow of mushroom dishes here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. Are you enjoying your train ride? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Once a train voyage is under way, you can't get off. Whether you want to or not. Hey... You're making a face like you just don't care... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, um... Where's the bathroom on this train? Do you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hold on a little longer, so I'll keep looking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahh... The rocking of this train makes me so sleepy. Even just talking to you right now... I feel myself drifting off...to dreamland... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am a professor at Goombsley University. I am researching the feeding habits of the wild Smorg... But I just cannot find any! You, er... You wouldn't know where I could find any, would you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The beginning of a voyage is so full of excitement... But the end of a voyage is always beset by such a lonely sadness. Excitement then sadness... Travel is so much like love that way... You know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Papa! Huh? Whoops! Wrong person! Super-sorry about that, Mr. Mustache-Person! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— stg6_rsh_c_22 Here I am again, getting on this train just to try to approach the waitress... How many times is this, I wonder... At any rate, I've developed a fondness for trains. That waitress and this train... I love them both! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I heard Zip Toad was definitely on this train really recently... And yeah, I bought a ticket just to see where he stayed, and maybe ate... And so then I was like, yeah yeah yeah YEAH! I got my ticket! ........................................ But then, the worst thing... Someone said it was a fake... What a huge bummer... A total, stinking bummer... You know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! This train will soon arrive at Poshley Heights... When I grow up, I wanna be a conductor! Actually, I wanna be one right NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a passenger car. The green and brown colors actually work here. Wow. There are two passenger cabins here, numbers 1 and 2. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I KNEW I knew him! That's Zip Toad, the movie star! Women go NUTS for him! Y'know, he's hot and all, but he seems pretty stuck up about being famous. I guess all celebrities are kinda like that. It's too bad, 'cause I kinda liked him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toodles the Toad. Gosh, that woman is so fashionable it makes me sick! She's obviously the kind of lady that belongs on this train. Classy all the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the conductor of the Excess Express. He takes care of passengers' needs. Keeping this train running smoothly is not just the engineer's job, y'know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. Boy, I just LOVE train travel! The scenery whipping by right in front of you... It's so much better than planes and boats, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. I wonder how much tickets for this train really cost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. I wonder what all these folks are gonna do when they get where they're going? Hey, you know what else is cool about train travel? You can just sit and space out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! The Excess Express! This is soooo totally luxurious! The three days to Poshley Heights are just gonna fly by! Omigosh, I'm so PSYCHED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Imagine! The Excess Express! This is pretty darn nice! The three days to Poshley Heights ought to go pretty quick, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy! The Excess Express! This is rather magnificent! I could get used to this! ♥ The three days to Poshley Heights will be over in the wink of an eye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, yeah, the Excess Express! This is so deluxe, man! The three days to Poshley Heights are gonna be over like THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! The Excess Express! This is really nice, Mario! The three days to Poshley Heights are going to seem like nothing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harumph! The Excess Express! Rather posh, I must say! Yes, rather posh, indeed! The three days to Poshley Heights ought to pass in an eyeblink, eh, old boy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm...the Excess Express! Now this is what I call traveling in style! The three days to Poshley Heights will be over before we know it, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? There's something on the floor! Was that there when we arrived? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... There's something on the floor, there. Weird... When did that get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? Mario, dear, there's a bit of trash on the floor. How long was that there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Hey! You see that? Something on the floor! When did that get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Mario, there's something lying on the floor, I think. I didn't notice it before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm, now? Well, I'll be bombed! What's that on the floor? And when did it get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmm? There's something on the floor... Trash, perhaps? When did that get there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't go to Poshley Heights! Get off the train now, or a sticky, yummy doom awaits it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a totally weird threat! You think Beldam has anything to do with it? Well, one way or the other, the note's appearance means the culprit's on the train! Ooh, I HATE threats! Let's get this nutjob before they try anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... That's an odd threat. You don't think that Beldam put it there, do you? Well, the fact that it appeared now means the culprit's on the train! We have to get this weird threatener before they do anything sticky or yummy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A threat...a very odd one! You don't suppose Beldam is responsible, do you? Well, whoever the culprit is, they are most assuredly on this train! Let's get this villain before they try anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! What a freaky threat! You don't think this could be Beldam's work, do you? Whoever this psycho is, you gotta figure they're on this train, right? We gotta get this nut! Before anything bad goes down on this train! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no, a...weird...threat! Could it be Beldam's work? My sister IS a weird one... Whoever it is, it's obvious that they're on this train somewhere, right? We have to find who's responsible before anything crazy happens! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rather odd threat, eh? You don't think that Beldam crone's responsible, do you? Well, regardless of who it may be, the scoundrel is surely on this very train! Let's roust this swine before he or she has the chance to cause mischief! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm... What a strange threat... Do you think that Beldam woman might be behind it? Well, at any rate, the fact that the note is here means the culprit is on the train. We must find this ne'er-do-well before he or she can hatch a plan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hello there. You know, I used to dream of one day getting to ride on this train... And now I finally got a ticket! Dreams DO come true! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's Room ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A clue! There are traces of something on the carpeting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, this totally looks like spilled stew on the carpet! We can follow the trail to the thief, Mario! Hey, it might even be the same person who wrote that sticky, yummy threat note! ...What makes me say that? A Goomba's intuition! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet, doesn't it? I bet we can just follow the drops to the thief! It might even be the same person who sent that sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? Well, uh, nothing, I guess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet! Nasty! I almost stepped in it! We can just follow the trail to the thief, don'tcha think? And you know what? It might even be the nut who made the sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? If you steal, you probably do other bad stuff, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy, how repugnant! This looks like spilled stew on the carpeting! This is rather fortunate! We can just follow the drops straight to the thief! It might even be the same fiend who wrote that sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? Stew is a notoriously good prebattle meal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like spilled stew on the carpet, doesn't it? Don't you think we can just follow the drops to the thief, Mario? It might even be the same person who wrote that mean note threatening us! ...What makes me say that? If they're with my sister, she gives no lunch breaks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait just one minute, now! I do believe this is spilled stew on the carpet! We can just follow the stew trail to our culinary perpetrator, eh, old boy? Why, it could even be the coward who wrote that note! The sticky, yummy one! ...What makes me say that? I've a sea lion's nose for scoundrels, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hang on! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet! How marvelous! We can just follow the drops to the thief! It might even be the same person that wrote the sticky, yummy threat, dearie! ...What makes me say that? It takes a thief to find a thief, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoawhoawhoawhoa! What do you want?!? BUUUUUUUUUURP! Sorry about that. Now... What were you just saying? A pot from the kitchen? Oh, I get it! Food gets stolen and you blame the chubby guy! NOT NICE!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoawhoawhoawhoa! What do you want?!? BUUUUUUUUUURP! Sorry about that. Now... What were you just saying? A pot from the kitchen? Oh, I get it! Food gets stolen and you blame the chubby guy! NOT NICE!!! What? Drops of stew on the floor outside? N-No... I wouldn't know anything about that! No! People spill stuff! And there's nothing in the drawer, so no need to look! You won't find a thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know absolutely less than a smidgen of nothing about any stewpot! And if you don't believe me, you can check the drawer! I mean...WAIT! Don't do that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are several gourmet food magazines here. And one of them is an issue devoted to the food of the Excess Express! There is a large photo of Chef Shimi on the cover... His smile is just blinding. ! There is something under the magazines! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Doh! ...... I'm sorry! I ate it all! It was MEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So! You were so enamored of the stew that you wanted to steal it to devour more? And you stole the entire pot when the chef was chopping shallots? Answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes... Yes, that's right. I'm so sorry, but it was a brief moment of weakness... Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Justice has been served! Very satisfying! May this terrible crime never recur! And you, my dear sir... Yes, you with the unkempt facial hair! My keen sleuthing instincts identified you as the correct person to collar the ruffian! Now, about that note in your room... Yes, I know of it. As the lone detective on this train, the conductor confided in me. But we cannot speak here. Find me in room 6 so that we may discuss this in private... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, and please return the pot to the chef, if you could... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry for causing all the commotion. But, man... That soup was scrum-diddly-umptious! I can't wait for dinner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry for causing all the commotion. But, man... That soup was scrum-diddly-umptious! I can't wait for dinner... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard some noises in the room next door a little while ago. Weird ones. But when I looked in there, it was empty! I was like, "OK, that was freaky!" Then when I came back, I heard the noises again! It really spooked me... Would you mind checking that room for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? But I KNOW there's someone in there! I bet they just saw you and hid first... Yeah, I'm sure that's it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a ghost next door? You're just trying to get my goat now, aren't you? You big liar! There's no such thing as ghosts...right? Right? Come on, tell me I'm right! Come on, PLEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ! ...So you've found me. Well, as you see, I'm a ghost. I'm cursed to haunt this place. A blanket? Well, yes, the conductor did leave one here. He didn't realize that I'm a ghost. A yummy, sticky threat? No, I left no such thing. I can't even hold physical objects like pen and paper. What? You just want the blanket, then? Well, I'll tell you where it is if you do something for me. What do you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, so you'll help me, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fine! I don't help ghosts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All I need is...... YOOOOOUR LIIIIFE!!! ...No, just kidding... Actually... I passed away in this cabin many years ago... But I think my luggage is still in the baggage car here... Inside my bag is a diary I kept since my earliest childhood days... And my fear that someone would find and read it has kept me tied to this world! I can't leave this room, so can you please find it and bring it here? If you do that, I'll show you where the blanket is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... That is your choice. But then I can't tell you where the blanket is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please find my diary in the baggage car. If you bring it, I'll show you where the blanket is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And don't you even DARE read my diary!!! Because if you do... Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooo... A horrible fate awaits you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find my diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, this is my diary. Very well, your blanket is right here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You were very wise not to read my diary, friend... Hoo hoo hoo hoo hooooooo... If you had read it, you might be a spirit like me right now. But now I can go peacefully on from this world... Thank you so much. You will probably never meet me again in this world... Fare thee well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Well, actually, maybe not. I've been here so long, I've gotten kind of used to it... The wallpaper's so great. Maybe I'll stay here just a little while longer. I can leave, whenever, so... That's all there is to it. Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... Then I can't show you where the blanket is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo hoo hoo hooooo... I've been here so long, I've gotten kind of used to it... The wallpaper's so great. Maybe I'll stay here just a little while longer. I can leave, whenever, so... That's all there is to it. Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, let's leave everything else to the conductor and get some shut-eye, OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's leave the train in the conductor's hands and get some sleep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, the conductor can handle the train, so let's grab a few winks, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I suppose we should leave everything else to the conductor and turn in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, sounds like we should get some rest and let the conductor watch over things. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, old boy, let's leave everything to the conductor and have a snooze, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, dearie, let's turn in, shall we? The conductor can handle any problems. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I need a midnight snack. Is that dining car still open? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me...sleep? No, I don't get tired. Ghosts are just like that, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, 'morning, Mario. Have you been to the dining car yet today? I still can't believe I stole that pot of stew. It was like a bad, chowdery nightmare. But thanks to that incident, the cook and I are pals now! Isn't life weird? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, 'morning, Mario. Have you been to the dining car yet today? I still can't believe I stole that pot of stew. It was like a bad, chowdery nightmare. But thanks to that incident, the cook and I are pals now! Isn't life weird? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello. Good morning. Isn't the weather nice today? Days like today make me feel like I'm floating on air. Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It seems that there is someone in your room. I heard some rustling sounds in there a minute ago. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Could this be another clue? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This document is totally like that other one! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is another document just like the last! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This paper's just like that last one! The suspect must be in here somewhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This document is just like the last! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another document from the briefcase! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, another one of those documents! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This document is just like the other one! The suspect must be in here somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zow! Where'd you come from? You won't be catching me that easily, guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOWCH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this was our man, all along! Pretending to be Zip Toad, I see... All the while pilfering things from others to aid your evil plan... Hmm... Yes, this was all just as I had deduced! I knew all along you were a fake. Yes, a discolored nostril hair tipped me off! And not only that, but I knew that you were the one who threatened Luigi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Curses! I almost got away with it by getting off at Riverside Station, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, you played a daring and ingenious little game, my false friend... But the jig is up now, fiend! And the good people on this train are now safe. That is correct, sir! No one escapes from this improbably large brain! ...Ahem, well, yes, in any case... At least return what you have stolen, fink. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! My precious briefcase! Is the Nitro Honey Syrup safe?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The briefcase was returned. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, thank you! Thank the stars it's safe! Now I won't get the sack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, give it to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our rendezvous with disaster was defused by...my most rudimentary of deductions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. This train will soon make a brief scheduled stop at Riverside Station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are we at Riverside already? There's a quaint drawbridge here from when pleasure boats cruised the canal. But it hasn't been used since the canal was dried up and turned to pasture... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Thank you for riding the Excess Express. Our next stop is our last, Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When we hit Poshley Heights, I won't be able to eat this amazing Excess Express chow. How depressing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'll be in Poshley Heights tomorrow. I feel sad that I won't see you after that. But please, do come visit. I won't be going anywhere... But it's late now. Good night. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, tomorrow is finally Poshley Heights, is it? Phew! I HATE waiting! We've gotta get that Crystal Star before those other guys, no matter what! So, let's rest up so we're ready for tomorrow, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finally, we get to Poshley Heights tomorrow, huh? We have to get the Crystal Star before those others, no matter what! We'd better get some rest so we're fresh for tomorrow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Woo hoo! Tomorrow is finally Poshley Heights day! We've gotta get the Crystal Star before those other goons, no matter what! Let's catch some Z's before the big day, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, tomorrow we shall see Poshley Heights at long last, will we? We simply must get the Crystal Star before those others! We MUST! Let's get a wink of beauty sleep before then, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, sounds like tomorrow we'll see Poshley Heights. We've got to get the Crystal Star before those others, at all costs! Let's get some sleep so we're fresh for the morning. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, tomorrow's the big day, eh, old boy? Poshley Heights! We'd do well to get that Crystal Star before those other hooligans! Right! Let's have ourselves a snooze so we're right as rain in the morning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... Tomorrow we finally get to see Poshley Heights... We must get the Crystal Star before those others, dearie. No two ways about it. I think perhaps we should rest up before tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhh, a new day! And it's such a totally cool and brisk morning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, a new morning. It's so cool and brisk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, morning of a new day! I love it! It's so cool and brisk, too! I love THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, a brand-new morn. Cool...brisk...and perfect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, it's a new day! And what a cool and brisk morning! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, nothing quite like a new day, eh, old boy? And what a cool and brisk morning! Clears the sinuses! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm, the beginning of a new day... And such a cool and brisk morning, as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Now arriving at Poshley Heights. Please watch your step and be sure to take all of your belongings with you. And thank you for choosing the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally here, Mario! Let's hurry up and find the Poshley Sanctum that the professor was talking about! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we're finally here, Mario. We'd better find that Poshley Sanctum that Professor Frankly was talking about. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally here, dear! Let's waste no time finding that Poshley Sanctum that Frankly spoke of. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We finally made it, Gonzales! Let's find that Poshley Sanctum place that the prof was talking about, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally here, Mario. There's no time to waste, so let's find Poshley Sanctum, like the professor said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've made it, old boy! Let's find that Poshley Sanctum that Professor Frankly spoke of, posthaste! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're finally here, dearie! Let's waste no time, hmmmm? Let's find Poshley Sanctum, as Frankly recommended. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a large sanctum in Poshley Heights... The picture on display there is so big, it looks like you could just jump inside... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I already got a return ticket! That's right! Three more days on the gravy train! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are several gourmet food magazines here. And one of them is an issue devoted to the food of the Excess Express! There is a large photo of Chef Shimi on the cover... His smile is just blinding. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a Dried Shroom inside the drawer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like to rest in this bed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have recovered your HP and FP. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Would you like to go to bed for the night? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Train Voyage, Day 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Train Voyage, Day 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. This train will soon make a brief scheduled stop at Riverside Station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Thank you for your patience. Now arriving at Riverside Station. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. We will soon arrive at our final destination, Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Now arriving at Poshley Heights. Please watch your step and be sure to take all of your belongings with you. And thank you for choosing the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. We will soon arrive at our final destination, Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BING! BONG! BING! BONG! Attention, all passengers. Now arriving at Rogueport. Please watch your step and be sure to take all of your belongings with you. And thank you for choosing the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, how are things? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The food is so amazing here, I don't think I ever want to leave the train! ... Actually, I've put on so much weight that I can't get through the door. Yeah. But I have room service bring me stuff now! Still, I really should figure how to leave... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The food is so amazing here, I don't think I ever want to leave the train! ... Actually, I've put on so much weight that I can't get through the door. Yeah. But I have room service bring me stuff now! Still, I really should figure how to leave... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a passenger car. Orange and brown decor... That actually looks good! The passenger cabins here are numbered 3, 4, and 5, in case you forgot your numbers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Heff T., the gourmet Toad. You think he goes more for quality or quantity? Yeah, he's definitely here for the food, not for the ride. It takes all sorts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ghost T. He's pretty lighthearted for a ghost... But still... A ghost is a ghost! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome, welcome! This is the dining car... where you eat and stuff! ☆ Some people take this train just so they can eat our yummily fabulous food! ☆ And this trip we have a super-famous actor on board, Zip Toad, omigosh! ☆ Oh... I'm totally swooning... I SO hope he comes here to eat soon... ☆☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome, welcome! This is the dining car... where you eat and stuff! ☆ Some people take this train just so they can eat our yummily fabulous food! ☆ And this trip we have a super-famous actor on board, Zip Toad, omigosh! ☆ Oh... I'm totally swooning... I SO hope he comes here to eat soon... ☆☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! I am Chef Shimi, the culinary expert! Glad to make your complaintance! Uh... I mean acquaintance... So sorry! Cheep-Cheep is my first language, you know. Today's lunch is so amazing it will make your tongue cry out in shame! Please do taste it, so that my passion does not wither alone in a pot of loneliness. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! I am Chef Shimi, the culinary expert! Glad to make your complaintance! Uh... I mean acquaintance... So sorry! Cheep-Cheep is my first language, you know. Today's lunch is so amazing it will make your tongue cry out in shame! Please do taste it, so that my passion does not wither alone in a pot of loneliness! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ................................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! My heart cries out in the salty pain of misery! That was my masterbeast! ...I mean, my masterpiece! And now it is gone, and I am left with tears of horror in my eyes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm dying for a taco, guy! Couldn't you just whip up some grub real quick? What? They took the whole pot? Really? The whole deal? ...This isn't in my contract. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I thought I was going to have a nice lunch on my expense account! Rats. This is truly unfortunate. Almost tragic, really... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no... And Zip Toad is here and everything! Noooooo! My life is totally ruined! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm. Yes. I can say without the slightest hesitation that this smells like a case to me. But what shall we call it, that is the question before us. Yes, what to call it? Yes! "The Case of the Pot of Supper Stew That Vanished Suddenly and Mysteriously"! Indeed. That will do nicely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... My dear train passengers... This is a full-fledged mystery, one that impacts you all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT? A MYSTERY? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A mystery, you just said? ...And, uh, um, er, exactly... what kind of dish is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am known as Pennington. You likely would not guess it, but I am a detective. At the risk of immodesty, you might say I have a certain nose for these things. And this little conundrum, my dear fellow passengers... poses no challenge...to me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooooooooooooh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The central clue of this case, and also the most vital one, as it happens... Is that our perpetrator took the whole pot, stew and all! And this...esteemed friends... Leads me to believe that the one responsible... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is YOU, you gluttonous woman! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? ME?!? Are you totally koo-koo? I have like, NO idea what you're talking about... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Errm... Pardon me... Sorry. Please accept my apologies, my dear woman. I felt I needed to practice my accusation skills, you understand. Yes, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ahem. Very good. Now, let us get serious, shall we? This, I believe, will be a case worthy of my intellect! Hmm... Yes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me get this straight... So, what we know so far... Is that we don't know who the culprit is... And, uh... I guess that's about it, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, this scene is for total squares! Forget you guys! I'm going back to my room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmph! You there! In a bit of a hurry to get back to your room, eh! You, sir, are highly suspicious! I have just broken this case! The true culprit, I believe... Is Zip Toad, the actor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zip Toad? THE Zip Toad? Nooooooooooooooooooo way, Mr. Detective-Person! You're just making stuff up! You... You tweedy geezer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tweedy... Geezer... GEEZER?!? I can't say I deserved such a verbal thrashing, but... Well, then...who DID do it, hm? Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmph! This puzzle deepens with every confounding step... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My magnificent shrew... I mean, stew... Why? WHY? Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This geezer is totally like, WAY out of control! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...lame... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ugh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You, my whiskered friend, have been hovering rather suspiciously, haven't you? ......... I find that rather...suspect. Highly suspect, indeed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People! I have apprehended the rogue! Yes, I have broken the case wide open! He has been skulking about this area the whole time, under our very noses! The Pot of Supper Stew That Vanished Suddenly and Mysteriously Bandit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...is YOU!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...You are not the bandit, you say? Hmm... Indeed, you WOULD say that! Well, if you are not, in fact, the crook, then perhaps you could prove your innocence... By searching for the real perpetrator! Then we will know that it is not you. Fair? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, if you are not, in fact, the crook, then perhaps you could prove your innocence... By searching for the real perpetrator! Then we will know that it is not you. Fair? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You believe me, right? 'Cause no WAY it's Zip Toad. No WAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, thanks, babe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tee hee! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do I know you're not the criminal? Don't come near me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My stew, I must have it back! It is a delicate truffle and anchovy bouillabaisse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A clue! There are traces of something on the carpeting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, this totally looks like spilled stew on the carpet! We can follow the trail to the thief, Mario! Hey, it might even be the same person who wrote that sticky, yummy threat note! ...What makes me say that? A Goomba's intuition! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet, doesn't it? I bet we can just follow the drops to the thief! It might even be the same person who sent that sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? Well, uh, nothing, I guess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet! Nasty! I almost stepped in it! We can just follow the trail to the thief, don'tcha think? And you know what? It might even be the nut who made the sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? If you steal, you probably do other bad stuff, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy, how repugnant! This looks like spilled stew on the carpeting! This is rather fortunate! We can just follow the drops straight to the thief! It might even be the same fiend who wrote that sticky, yummy threat! ...What makes me say that? Stew is a notoriously good prebattle meal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This looks like spilled stew on the carpet, doesn't it? Don't you think we can just follow the drops to the thief, Mario? It might even be the same person who wrote that mean note threatening us! ...What makes me say that? If they're with my sister, she gives no lunch breaks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait just one minute, now! I do believe this is spilled stew on the carpet! We can just follow the stew trail to our culinary perpetrator, eh, old boy? Why, it could even be the coward who wrote that note! The sticky, yummy one! ...What makes me say that? I've a sea lion's nose for scoundrels, old boy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hang on! This looks like spilled stew on the carpet! How marvelous! We can just follow the drops to the thief! It might even be the same person that wrote the sticky, yummy threat, dearie! ...What makes me say that? It takes a thief to find a thief, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you found the beef! Or, wait, I mean...the thief! I am joyful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, sir, you are the hero of my world! You have even brought my pot! It is empty, of course, but it is mine and I LOVE IT! Thanks to you...from me! Here is just a little taste of my powerful gratitude! Please fake it. Ah, why must I butcher this language so? So shameful! Please TAKE it, I mean! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, about this thief... I am actually pleased that he craved my stew enough to steal the entire pot! My heart is filled with no anger, but rather the warm broth of satisfaction! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, if you please... I must begin to prepare the evening odors... Ah, no! Curse this tongue of mine! I mean, the evening HORS D'OEUVRES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You found the bad guy? That's so totally amazing! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You so totally bagged that chubby guy in record time... I was way impressed! ☆ Hey, come to think of it... I could use your skills... Could you help me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? ☆☆☆☆☆ Wow, OK, so I lost these Shell Earrings that my ex-boyfriend gave me... And they're like, all full of memories and stuff. I really need them back. Could you maybe look for them or something? ☆ Please? ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are not cool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, are you maybe ready to help me out now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the dining car! ☆ You are just the greatest! Thanks so much for agreeing to find my Shell Earrings! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The kitchen is closed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am doing perp work for tomorrow's meals, which will be plates of glory! Ah, traitorous tongue! I am doing PREP work for tomorrow's meals! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gooooood moooooooorning! ☆ So, any chance you've seen my Shell Earrings anywhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you see that Zip Toad came to last night's dinner? But I really have to say... he's like, waaaaaaaaay cuter on the big screen... Maybe they all are? ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! It is a good-feeling day, isn't it, friend of mine? Yes, a delicious day! I will make food so delicious, it will make the day mad! Hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! It is a good-feeling day, isn't it, friend of mine? Yes, a delicious day! I will make food so delicious, it will make the day mad! Hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you find them? My Shell Earrings? ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, there they are! These are my earrings! Thank you so much! ☆ Hey, and before I forget, take this as my thanks! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are like, the NICEST old, mustached, overall- wearing guy I've ever met. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it turns out Zip Toad was a fake, right?!? I totally knew it... I knew something was just not right about that guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tonight we will be having my super-duper-specialty! The Mushroom Full Course! First, a mushroom bouillon. Then a mushroom mousse. Assorted roasted mushrooms. Mushrooms in saffron. A delicate but puzzling mushroom sorbet for dessert. And, of course, we finish off with a mushroom coffee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome, welcome! ☆ Today's dinner is the... Mushroom Full Course! ☆ Hey, but in my opinion, even though this chef is good and all... He only seems to be able to cook with mushrooms... ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! The mushrooms in tonight's dinner were just picked in Riverside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Do you really think...those are OK to eat? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Ummm... Do you really think... those are edible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Boy... Are you really sure... those aren't poisonous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Oh, my. Do you honestly think...those are edible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Uh... Are you completely sure... those won't make us ill? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Hmmm... Are you quite sure... those won't give us the raging heaves? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...... Ah... Tell me, are you positive those things are edible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .......... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAAAAAA! .......... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I... Umm... There were a lot of black things everywhere... Did you save me? Wow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just got a phone call from my old boyfriend! ☆ I'm so super-glad I got these Shell Earrings back now! That could've been awkward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, now... Now I must to perp the vegetables! No! No! Stupid! You useless, foolish, flapping tongue! I must PREP them! And today I try a new mushroom recipe that will make taste buds weep! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Napkins and plates are neatly arrayed here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a shiny stove here. It's been polished to a brilliant luster. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are dozens of unusual spices crowded onto a small rack here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy lots of items to increase your shop points! Go for 300 points and the Gold Bar x 3 gift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's gonna be {NUM} coin{s} for this {ITEM}. Want it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you may want it... but you don't have enough coins, unfortunately. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're carrying too many items, unfortunately. You gotta sell, use, or store something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a million! Hey, so you now have exactly {#} shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How goes it, traveler? Welcome to the Sales Stall! We have lots of souvenirs! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How goes it, traveler? Welcome to the Sales Stall! We have lots of souvenirs! And right now we have a double-point special going on! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you wanna buy something, just press {A} in front of the item you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I'm sorry I have to tell you this, but you're not holding anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you wanna sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} Coin{s}. You wanna sell it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then... Maybe you wanna sell something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a million! You wanna sell something else, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a million! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I'm sorry I have to tell you this, but you don't have anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh... Look, I'm sorry, but you can't store any more items. Awful sorry about that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me see... You can store up to {NUM} more item{s}. Wanna store anything? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bing! Stored! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bing! Stored! Wanna store anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I'm sorry I have to tell you this, but you don't have anything stored. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have too many items, unfortunately. You can get something after you use, sell, or store an item, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, what do you wanna withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No problem, here you go. Hope it helps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, no problem at all... I'll give this back to you. Wanna withdraw anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come back anytime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to shop. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it seems like you have... {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You earned enough shop points! Well done! Here's your prize: a nice {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, you're overloaded! Please, just come on back and get it after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nicely done, saving up those shop points! Here's your prize: a nice {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh... You earned a prize with your shop points, but you have too many items. I'll just hold on to it, OK? Can I help you with anything else in the meantime? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! You've built up the maximum number of shop points: 300! Nice! Are you wondering where you could go from here? I'll tell you: you get to start over from nothing again! Isn't that cool? And you get this unbelievable 300-point bonus gift! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How goes it, traveler? Hang on... Is this your first time in a shop? Yup, I thought so... Lemme tell you about shop points really quick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You collect 1 shop point each time you buy something. Collect enough points and I'll give you a bonus gift! Some are really rare, too! I put all the bonus-gift details up on the wall over there, so take a look. Well, that's my speech on shop points. Do you want to hear all that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, OK... The customer's always right, I suppose... But pay attention this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take your time browsing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome! ☆ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today's meal will make your stomach shrivel in shame! Huh huh huh huh! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today's meal will make your stomach shrivel in shame! Huh huh huh huh! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'd better back away! Why? Because I think I might... ...BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard that a long time ago, a guy ate a Poison Mushroom in the food on this train... ...But I heard he passed on with a smile on his face. I guess I understand that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I boarded this train after saying a teary good-bye to my boyfriend. I wonder if he ran after the train as it left? Yeah, right... It's nice to think about such romantic things, but they never happen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm on business here, unlike all these giggling tourists! Or so I thought... To be honest, I feel kind of like a giggly tourist now that I'm here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Journeys bring such joy and such sorrow. But they are all valuable memories. Right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I agree. No, you're nuts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... You're a good person. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I suppose... All memories do fade with time... But I don't want to lose this. If only the memory of this conversation right now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KACHAK-KACHUNG! That's the sound of the train! ♪ Movin'! ♪ KACHACK-KACHUNG! It's so darn fun! ♪ Choo-Choo! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The sight of the ocean from the window of a train is so very beautiful! I just find myself exclaiming about its beauty without even realizing it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how long it takes to just walk from Rogueport to Poshley Heights... And if a train shaves off time from your voyage, does that make it like a time machine? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which do you prefer, curry or stew? Sorry, I guess that's a weird question to ask... Anyway, me, I like curry. It took a while, but that's the conclusion I've come to. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ka-BLOWIE! Pa-KOWWWW! I'm a wild gunman! Yeah, like a sheriff or somethin'! And I've got Gonzales, the super-villain, in my sights! Freeze, sucka! Ka-POW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everyone here seems happy, but travel is not all fun and games, is it? Sometimes you get sick or pickpocketed, or worse! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... Why do I have to travel for work and get shook on every plane, train, and boat! I should be at home with my new bride! I need to get back home! Oh! My lovely wife! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think all my people back home worry about me while I'm off traveling? It always freaks me out to think that I might get in an accident and scare them. Think about it: accidents happen. And you're telling me you still like to travel? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get over it! I hate travel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You travel at the risk of your life, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a pretty serious guy. But I think I've fallen for the waitress here... What should I do? They never teach you the answer to that question in school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just want to stay on this train forever... What sort of magic's possessed me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh... This is the worst. Double ugh... Business trips, I tell ya. Those angry stares from my wife and daughter... Yikes. But Dad's gotta work! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whenever I face anything sad or hard...I just want to get far away. Now, why is that? Is it because time and distance solve all problems? Do we want to put the hard things far away and behind us, like yesterday's sunset? Hey, that was a pretty cool line, right? I think I'm going to use it in a novel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm an expert traveler. Wanna know the three secrets to a good journey? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go... Number one! Leave the ordinary behind! That includes the cell phone! Number two! Try to see farther than usual. And I'm not just talking scenery... Number three! Shop after five for saver specials! Deals come out at night! Wait, no, that's the promotion at the local supermarket... Yeah, sorry about that. But, hey, there you have it. Now you'll have more fun than ever when traveling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, then. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want more travel tips? OK, let's see... Number one! Travel alone! Striking out on your own can remind you how important friends and family are. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The food here is all mushrooms, all the time... And I don't even like mushrooms... What do I do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— People see train enthusiasts as obsessive freaks... You know, kind of geeky. But I don't care at all. I really, really like it. Why should I care? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! Yes, hello to you! Thank you for accepting my request! I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I think I may know where they are, as well... The Golden Leaf is somewhere in Creepy Steeple, I think... The Mystic Egg is somewhere in the Great Tree... And the Keel Mango is somewhere on Keelhaul Key... Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HELLO! Yes, hello to you! Thank you for accepting my request! I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! Have you found them for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I think I may know where they are, as well... The Golden Leaf is somewhere in Creepy Steeple, I think... The Mystic Egg is somewhere in the Great Tree... And the Keel Mango is somewhere on Keelhaul Key... Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I still need the Golden Leaf and the Mystic Egg. I think I may know where they are, as well... The Golden Leaf is somewhere in Creepy Steeple, I think... The Mystic Egg is somewhere in the Great Tree... Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I still need the Golden Leaf and the Keel Mango. I think I may know where they are, as well... The Golden Leaf is somewhere in Creepy Steeple, I think... And the Keel Mango is somewhere on Keelhaul Key... Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I still need the Mystic Egg and the Keel Mango. I think I may know where they are, as well... The Mystic Egg is somewhere in the Great Tree... And the Keel Mango is somewhere on Keelhaul Key... Each one has an exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I only need the Golden Leaf now. So close! I think I may know where it is, as well... The Golden Leaf is somewhere in Creepy Steeple, I think... It has a nice, exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I only need the Mystic Egg now. So close! I think I may know where it is, as well... The Mystic Egg is somewhere in the Great Tree... It has a nice, exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango I only need the Keel Mango now. So close! I think I may know where it is, as well... The Keel Mango is somewhere on Keelhaul Key... It has a nice, exotic taste and aroma that will enhance my mushroom dishes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need three ingredients: A Golden Leaf A Mystic Egg A Keel Mango Have you found them for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That shining Golden Leaf! This is it! Thank you much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That puzzling Mystic Egg! This is it! Thank you much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That colorful Keel Mango! This is it! Thank you much! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I have all the ingredients! They call to my palate and my skill, begging me to turn them into delicacies! Thank you much, my friend! This is your reward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the dining car. There also seems to be a cute little shop here. Dining and shopping while watching scenery go by... Talk about heavenly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Sales Stall owner. You can buy and sell things here, obviously. Yeah, just about the only thing cooler than traveling is traveling AND shopping! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Chef Shimi, the cook aboard the Excess Express. He cooks for EVERYBODY! I can't figure this guy out. I have no idea if he's joking most of the time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the waitress of the Excess Express. Kinda spacey. Think she's an OK waitress? Probably not...but guys always go for girls like this, don't they? Why is that, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I KNEW I knew him! That's Zip Toad, the movie star! Women go NUTS for him! Y'know, he's hot and all, but he seems pretty stuck up about being famous. I guess all celebrities are kinda like that. It's too bad, 'cause I kinda liked him... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Ratooey businessman. He's on the Excess Express for business, obviously. I bet he's putting everything on an expense account, huh? Is that a fringe benefit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pennington, a train passenger. He SAYS he's a detective, but I don't know... I mean, why do detective types ALWAYS show up when something goes wrong, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. Not to change the subject, but watching your health abroad is super-important. You wouldn't want to get sick and spoil the whole trip, would you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. The food on this train is so good, I bet people overeat while traveling. Then they have to go on diets as soon as they get off! That'd be weak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello to you, and welcome to the Excess Express! I am the conductor of this train. And I trust you must be... Mr. Mario, from room 5? Make yourself at home, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that?!? Some sort of a sticky, yummy threat?!? I-I see! Good gracious me! If I hear anything else, I will let you know immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir! If I hear anything else about the sticky threat, I will let you know immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the luggage car. I'm sorry, but I can't let passengers in here, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am on my way back home. I have strayed so long, I have forgotten what it looks like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you are the champion of the Glitz Pit, are you not? Yes, the Great Gonzales! Bound for Poshley Heights? Well, it is certainly a fitting place for a celebrity like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are en route to Poshley Heights to buy a birthday present for little Bub, here. Ahhhh hm hm hm hm hm hm! My, my, my. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, I'm Bub, and we're gonna get a birthday present for me, and it'll be COOL! Aren't you jealous? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? I have a very important deal to attend to once we arrive in Poshley Heights. I'm traveling on business, so everything goes on the expense account! Yes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-ha! I have been waiting! I was rather impressed with your work on this last case, I must admit. However, I do not think the one you apprehended is our sticky, yummy malcontent... I have deduced this from the lack of any incriminating clues in his room... In any case, I must say... I believe you have a certain knack for detective work. So it is decided, then. I shall take you on as my new assistant! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To reiterate... My name is Pennington. I am a detective from Poshley Heights. I am known in some circles as "The Penguin With the Improbably Large Brain." I am sure you have heard of me, so that is all I will say on the subject. And as for your name... Wait! I demand you do not tell me. I shall deduce your identity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That mustache... That nose... ...... Ho ho ho! All too easy! You, sir, are quite obviously the famed Luigi, are you not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No need to introduce yourself! I know all about the famous Luigi! Now, about this threat... Our man has declared his intent to yummify the train... A sticky, tasty explosion... That family of Bob-ombs! They are definitely suspect! Now, Luigi! We will reduce this case to rudimentary facts and deduce the truth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take heed now, Luigi! Our man has declared his intent to yummify the train... A sticky, tasty explosion... That family of Bob-ombs! They are definitely suspect! Even as we speak... Yes! Do you smell their fuses burning in conspiracy?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was really looking forward to plopping that stew on my expense account... Oh, well, I'll just order the next most expensive thing on the dinner menu! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to try to get all my paperwork done today so I can enjoy myself tomorrow. So, uh, could you just stay out of my way for a while? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's been a lot of noise coming from room 8 with the Goldbob family... My guess is, they're having a little domestic squabble... Not that it's my business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mom and Dad are fighting about what to get me for my birthday... I'm so bored... I wish I'd brought my GBA. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Are you even listening? That's what I'm saying! He's our little Bub! His present obviously... needs to be much more... expensive and utterly gaudy! I mean, don't you think so? Because that way, clearly... he'll remember it longer! And that's why you need... to think long and hard... about what I'm saying! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no, no, no, no, NO, dear! We must think more about... little Bub's future! Do you hear me talking? He needs something... useful, dear! Not a toy! And that is why you must... just use your brain and... think just a little... bit harder on exactly... what I am saying to you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think we should get little Bub the Advanced Learners Classic Series of Bob-ombery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Two words: cheap and boring! Think more luxurious, dear! Perhaps a car, or a house! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bub is too small for such things, Goldbob! Stop thinking of your own social status! He needs something that will further his education, not spoil him! Honestly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pfffffffffft! I don't want any of that stuff they're talking about... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must get him something that befits the station of our family! I have my reputation to think of, Sylvia! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I still think we should get him the Classic Series of Bob-ombery... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mister... Are you a detective now that you quit being a champion? Well, so... Think you can detect what I really want for my birthday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Cool! OK, if you bring me what I really want, then I'll give you something in return! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww, come on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now you're gonna try to detect what I want for my birthday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure, I'm a pro! No, I'd rather not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then, here's a hint: It starts with an..."A"! Got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, here's your second hint: It's a certain person's au-to-graph! Now you've got it, don'tcha? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sooooooo... Did you bring me the thing I want most? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, yeah, bingo, Mister! That's just what I wanted! You're a good detective! Here's something for you, just like I said. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for the autograph. I'll take good care of it, I promise. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope! Not even close! Hey, Mister... Are you sure you're really a detective? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You haven't found it yet? My hint was that it started with "A"! Got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh... By the way... What's a detective, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The thing that young master Bub wants most? Well, let us deduce, shall we? Why, it is rudimentary! He wants a Game Boy Advance, my dear Luigi... Because that, my friend, is what young children his age crave above all things! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it was an autograph, was it, Luigi? Mmmmm...yes. Just as I suspected... Oh, the conductor just came by looking for you, Luigi. This smells of a new mystery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can hear everything that family's fighting about loud and clear from out here... One thing I heard was cute... That boy dreams of being a train engineer someday! What an interesting dream for a rich little kid like that! Heh heh heh heh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does that little Bub kid want as a present? Uh............................................ Well, I'm sure he'd be stoked to have an autograph of mine, right, guy? Oh, man, don't they all? I can't do it, unfortunately. I only sign for chicks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You don't think Bub might want something from someone he admires, do you? Well, we'd better find whatever it is soon, or we'll meet a yummy, sticky end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... You don't suppose that Bub wants something from a person he admires? Whatever it is, we have to find it quickly or we'll end up yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gonzales! You think that Bub kid might want something from a guy he admires, maybe? Whatever he wants, we gotta find it soon or else BOOM! Yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling... Don't you think perhaps the young child wants something from someone he admires? Whatever it is he craves, we must find it before the train goes yummy and sticky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, Mario... Is there any chance Bub wants something from a person he admires? Well, whatever it is, we'd better find it before we meet a yummy, sticky end! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I say, old boy... Might this Bub tyke merely want something from someone he admires? Whatever he craves, we'd best find it soon, old boy! The train is in danger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm... Perhaps that young Bub child just wants something from someone he admires... Whatever it is, we must find it soon! A yummy, sticky danger is out there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Mario! I'm glad you spoke to me! I just remembered something suspicious! I found myself one blanket short when I was handing them out to passengers. I gave the last passenger my own blanket to make up for it, but it's vexing... I have exact blanket counts. It means someone came on board without a ticket... That stowaway just might be your suspect, Mr. Mario... Not only that, but if I don't get my blanket back, I'll be too chilly to sleep tonight. If you could look for the unticketed passenger and get that blanket...I'd thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honestly? Great, thanks! Well, I have to keep watch here, but I'll be waiting for the good news! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, really... That's too bad... I guess I'll just huddle under a candy wrapper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, won't you please look for the unticketed passenger and get that blanket back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Call me "Blanket P.I."! I don't have time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I don't get that blanket back, I'll just have to stay up all night or something... Please, please find it, Mario. I'm counting on you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this? There's an unticketed passenger? Just as I suspected! The conductor was one blanket short, eh? Then we are hunting a lone intruder! That would definitely rule out the family in cabin 8! Rudimentary, my boy! And that is the only hint I will give you today, my sleuth apprentice! You must strike out on your own with that little nugget of investigative wisdom! Of course, I have other hints to share if I so choose... No, truly! For example... The unticketed passenger is without a doubt our yummy, sticky suspect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The unticketed passenger was a ghost?!? My dear Luigi, you are delusional! Do you have the vapors, lad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A ghost on the train? Well, does this ghost have a ticket? Because I certainly do! I bought one fair and square... ...With my expense account... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAT?!? A GHOST?!? EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! A-And...he won't give you the blanket unless you get his diary from the baggage car? I see... Well, go on in. You don't say no to ghosts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, go in, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find the diary? Wonderful! I knew you would! Now, I cannot leave my post. Please return the diary while I stay here! Though I WOULD like to see what's written in it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, Mr. Mario, how did it go? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you so much! Now I'll be comfortable tonight! Of course, our yummy and sticky mischief-maker is still at large... Oh, hey, before I forget... This is just a gesture of my thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's getting late, Mr. Mario. Perhaps you should just turn in for the night? If anything happens, I'll report it to you immediately. Do not worry about a thing. For I am the conductor of the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see... So it was not, in fact, our yummy, sticky suspect? Just as I suspected! The mystery deepens... It is getting rather late. Let us turn in and work on this case tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been hard keeping night watch lately. It was a piece of cake when I was young... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious! I just noticed there are only two beds in here! Does that mean I'm to share a bed with the wife? ....................................... Do they not know she explodes regularly in her sleep? I demand a refund! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, there are only two beds! I suppose I'll share the bed with Bub. Dear Goldbob's night sweats are repugnant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's time for sleepies. Dad says ghosts come out if you stay up late. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Detective Mario. I saw no one suspicious during the night. We will be stopping at Riverside Station today. ...Around dusk, I believe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the baggage car, as I believe you well know. No passengers allowed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Top of the morning to you, Gonzales! I'm afraid you saw us at our arguing worst yesterday... I feel rather ashamed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Bub sure has been in high spirits since yesterday... I wonder why he's so happy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good morning, Mister! Thanks for the autograph yesterday! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .. .......... .... ......... .. . ... ..... .. .... .... .... ... .. . . .. . . . . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................................. .. .......... .... ......... .. . ... ..... .. .... .... .... ... .. . . .. . . . . . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, not good, not good... If I don't find that thing, I'll be sacked for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, my dear Luigi! Your timing is impeccable! A new case has arisen! Now then, Mr. Businessman, please explain the facts to my assistant, Luigi. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, OK, here's the deal... When I woke up this morning, my briefcase was gone! It contained all the contracts for our next deal, and even our new product prototype! If I don't recover it, I'll lose my job at the LEAST! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, now, calm yourself... The next part is vital. So tell Luigi very slowly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course, of course... Our company's new product is "Nitro Honey Syrup"... Used properly, it's an amazing product that can even raise the dead... But if mixed with the calcium from a seashell and a bit of gold... Well, then! The results are EXPLOSIVE! The resulting goo-blast would immobilize everyone here in a sticky, yet yummy, shellac! If it's fallen into the wrong hands... Well, I could lose more than my job! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's examine these facts, shall we? Someone has stolen your briefcase... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Though you definitely had it yesterday... Hmmmm... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And the train has not stopped at all in the intervening time... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have it! Rudimentary, my dear Luigi! Rudimentary! The thief is still on the train! ........................................ Ah-ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi! Have you spoken to the waitress and the lady in cabin 2? They have both lost something on this train! The waitress lost Shell Earrings... And the lady, Toodles, lost a Gold Ring! Luigi, if the same person who stole those objects also has the Nitro Honey Syrup... They could make this goo- blast! They could carry out the threat in the note! So, it is simple, Luigi! You must find that thief! We must apprehend the suspect before this dastardly plan is put into effect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is but one option, Luigi! You must find that thief! We must apprehend the suspect before this dastardly plan is put into effect! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you stumbled upon any new clues? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is this paper, hmmmm? What sort of clue is this supposed to be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No clues?!? Unacceptable! In the absence of clues, one must GET a clue! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! Th-That's one of the contracts for my upcoming business deal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? I mean... Yes! Just as I suspected! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luigi... Where did you find this very important clue? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cabin 1, you say... Yes... Zip Toad's room. A place I have long suspected! Come to think of it, I do not believe I've seen him today. ...Then perhaps he is hiding somewhere on the train. Always one step ahead! Very well, my dear Luigi... Find that Zip Toad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know what you need to do, do you not, Luigi? Find that Zip Toad! He must be hiding somewhere on the train, so search absolutely everywhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are now stopped at Riverside Station, Detective Mario. Why don't you go outside and enjoy the nice, fresh air? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Bub has gone outside. Who knew he liked trains so much, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so, so much! If I had lost that briefcase AND my job, my wife really would've let me have it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Detective Mario. I guess we owe you again for getting us out of Riverside. This is your last night on the train, but please have a good one, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I will finally get home tomorrow. It's been a rather long time, to be honest... But the hour has grown late. You should get some rest, Luigi. It has been a long day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew my little Bub liked trains so much? Perhaps I'll get him a solid- gold train set when we get to Poshley Heights. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mr. Gonzales. I've heard all about your present for little Bub. You gave him the engineer's autograph, didn't you? I wish we'd thought of that. Goldbob and I would SO like to please him on his big day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mister. So, um, so, um... My mom and my dad... They said they're gonna get me a train set when we get to Poshley Heights! I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good evening to you. Tomorrow's the day that our big deal goes down! I've checked the contracts... All that's left is to get a nice, big breakfast tomorrow! ...On the expense account, of course. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door looks like it might open...but not quite! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In all my years as conductor, I have never had a trip like that one! And I STILL can't believe how you saved us every time something bad happened! Want to work here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There are several detective novels here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's nothing in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still have some time before we get to Riverside, Mr. Mario. Why don't you get some nice rest in your room? You're staying in cabin 5, Mr. Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your attention, passengers. The train has just arrived at our final destination. Please watch your step, and we hope you join us again here on the Excess Express! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We still have some time before we get to Poshley Heights, Mr. Mario. Why don't you get some nice rest in your room? You're staying in cabin 5, Mr. Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww, I'm so hungry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm trying to muster the courage to write a note from the road to the girl I like... There are so many things I want to say... I wish I could get into the spirit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare for a sudden quiz! But first, let's say "Koops" ten times quickly! Ready? Koops Koops Koops Koops Koops Koops Koops Koops Koops... Koops! All right! Now, here's the question! What did Bowser nab in the last Paper Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Star Cookie The Star Rod Someone's Lunch ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! HISSSSS! You are completely...WRONG! The answer's the Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ding ding ding ding! You are correct, sir! But there's no reward. Unless you consider the experience alone rewarding! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! HISSSSS! You are completely...WRONG! The answer's the Star Rod! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm thinking of the next quiz question... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Did I lock the door... when I left the house? This completely bugs me... I really can't even enjoy the trip... Should I go back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The scenery outside the window rushes by just like... FAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! You know, like, FAZOOOOOOM! It's awesome!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A conductor or an engineer. I'm going to be one of those when I grow up, but which... Hmm... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Maybe I can decide when I grow up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I look at the scenery outside the window... I feel like sometimes things don't have to have special meaning to be beautiful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Feeling a train sway makes me forget all the troubles in my life, you know? Like, there was something on TV that I wanted to watch, but who really cares, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I finally agreed to a train trip once my kids had kind of pestered me into it... But seeing their innocent joy now that we're here makes it all worthwhile. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DEEEEEEEEE-LICIOUS! Oops, sorry, did I say that out loud? How embarrassing. I had heard the food here was really amazing, but... I'm gonna have to learn new words to convey how good this meal is. Join me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a passenger car. The blue and brown interior here is totally chic. The passenger cabins here are numbered 6, 7, and 8. ...But you knew that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the conductor of the Excess Express. He takes care of passengers' needs. Keeping this train running smoothly is not just the engineer's job, y'know. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He's a Ratooey businessman. He's on the Excess Express for business, obviously. I bet he's putting everything on an expense account, huh? Is that a fringe benefit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goldbob the Bob-omb. He's the head of a wealthy business, Goldbobbington's. He's got buckets of ducats, they say. I guess some folks are just good with money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sylvia the Bob-omb. She's super-wealthy. She's got a real high-society air around her... Even her perfume smells like money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pennington, a train passenger. He SAYS he's a detective, but I don't know... I mean, why do detective types ALWAYS show up when something goes wrong, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. Everyone has a different reason for traveling, in case you didn't know. Business... Pleasure... Honeymoons... Boy, I guess our reason for traveling is one of the weirder ones, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. I guess you have to have money to be here, right? ...Hard to tell just by looking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. Riding trains is awesome, no matter how old you are! Who WOULDN'T like it, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a passenger on the Excess Express. Y'know, sometimes when I'm on a train, I just stare out the window and spaaaaaace. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Read the diary? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh...sure, what the heck! Absolutely not! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You may be cursed by the ghost! Do you want to read it anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I mean, think about this, OK? This could be really, REALLY bad, you understand me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Month × Day × Cloudy I got on a train today. And on that train... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOOOOOOUUUU LOOOOOOKED! EEEEEEVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOOOOOUUU NOT TOOOOOOO! NOW SEEEE WHAT HAPPENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMORGSMORGSMORGSMORG SMORGSMORGSMORGSMORG SMORGSMORGSMORGSMORG ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh, they're totally inside the train now! Let's take 'em out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no! They're inside the train now! We have to take them out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those little monsters are inside the train now! Let's get 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me, they're inside the train now! Let's exterminate them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! They've gotten inside the train cars! We have to clear them out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They've infiltrated the train, old boy! Let's have at them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, no, they've gotten inside the train! We have to take them out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GWAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Detective Mario! They've got the waitress! You have to help her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, they have the poor conductor! How horrible! Please help him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Detective Mario! You saved us again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I must've been taken by those black things while I was sleeping. Scary... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They seem to have come into the baggage car through that open window! And they still have many of our paying passengers! Oh, those poor souls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They seem to have come into the baggage car through that open window! And they still have many of our paying passengers! Oh, those poor souls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is like, TOO scary! I wonder if the other passengers are OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the freight car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there are lots of bags here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the conductor of the Excess Express. I bet he didn't expect all this today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the waitress of the Excess Express. I bet she's a little shocked by all this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMOOO-OOORG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that gross thing? ...No! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that thing? ...Hey! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that foul thing? ...Oh, my! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that gnarly thing? ...Whoa! Gonzales, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that nasty thing? ...Oh! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that rank thing? ...Horrors! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What IS that vile thing? ...Oh, no! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMOOO-OOORG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SMORGSMORGSMOOoOoOoooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the train's roof. Look at that scenery go whipping by! Wowser! ...Look, this is no time for me to be describing stuff! These guys are so ANNOYING! They're flippy and floppy and gross and I HATE them! Let's get rid of them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the train's operation console. There are many small switches and levers here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On the second day, there will be a brief stop at Riverside Station for refueling. ...Followed by the arrival at our final destination of Rogueport on day 3. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the fabulous Excess Express, sir! We will be traveling to Rogueport today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was your trip, sir? The Excess Express is fabulous, is it not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the engineer's car of the Excess Express. Any kid would LOVE to see this! Look at me, Mario! I'm an engineer! WOOP WOOOOOP! Hey, but driving a train is really nothing to joke about. I totally respect engineers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the engineer of the Excess Express. Talk about a dream job for kids! But just saying you drive a train doesn't make you cool. You gotta LOVE the job! I mean, we're talking about a train, here. That's some serious responsibility! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the freight car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there are lots of bags here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Am I going totally nuts or did I hear something just now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Did anybody else just hear something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I daresay I just heard something... Did you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! You hear something just then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear something just then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crockity! I say, old boy, did you just hear something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Did you hear that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It doesn't react whatsoever. Apparently, it doesn't work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if it isn't Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Over here, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You brought the Crystal Star back from the moon with you, didn't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Talk into my good ear! The X-Naut fortress was on the moon? Ah, yes... So Princess Peach was there, too, I assume? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, she WAS...but the X-Naut boss took her and headed for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Yeah...but the X-Naut boss took her and made for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, indeed...but the X-Naut boss took her and left for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure was! ...But the X-Naut boss took her and took off for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, yes...but the X-Naut boss took her and took off for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Assuredly! ...But the X-Naut boss took her and made for the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She was, yes...but the X-Naut boss took her and went to the Thousand-Year Door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-HAAAAAAAAAAH! Just a bit ago, I smelled some rank air and went to the Thousand-Year Door... I saw a suspicious fellow in a cape go through the door... with Princess Peach!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What? No way! Without the seventh Crystal Star, the doorway shouldn't open, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... What? Really?!? I thought the door wouldn't open without the seventh Crystal Star, though! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you quite sure? I was under the impression that the door needed all seven Crystal Stars to open... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You said that door wouldn't open without the seventh Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What? Are you serious? Didn't the legend say that all seven Crystal Stars were needed to open the door? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon?!? What-what? Dear fellow, you led me to believe the door would open with all SEVEN Crystal Stars. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ex-CUSE me? Without the seventh Crystal Star, that door should never have opened! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Believe me, I know, but I'm quite certain of it! I saw it with my own eyes! I have a very bad feeling about this! VERY bad! Princess Peach is in danger! Time is short! We must go to the Thousand-Year Door and rescue the princess! I'll run ahead and meet you there! Don't dawdle! You must come immediately! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It doesn't seem to open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... I've never seen your face around these parts. Who are you? Ha! I get it! You're a wanted man aboveground and can't be seen in town, eh? Huh? No? Oops! Sorry! Sorry about that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say... I've never seen your face around these parts. Who are you? Ha! I get it! You're a wanted man aboveground and can't be seen in town, eh? Huh? No? Oops! Sorry! Sorry about that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I get it! You're trying to open that giant door way down there, aren't you? What do you think is behind that thing, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I get it! You're trying to open that giant door way down there, aren't you? What do you think is behind that thing, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars, huh? Those are what you need to open that door? Well, I haven't been down here that long, so why would I know that, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Crystal Stars, huh? Those are what you need to open that door? Well, I haven't been down here that long, so why would I know that, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You want to know what I'm doing down here, do you? Heff heff heff heff... I'm down here looking for the legendary buried gold, THAT'S what I'm doing! ...It's not like I'm unemployed and have tons of time to kill. Don't be ridiculous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You just came out of that tiny room with the door that won't open, huh? How'd you get in there? Does it lead anywhere? I must know! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like your little adventure has reached its penultimate chapter. I suppose that means it's time for me to go look for real work... Whoa! I can't believe I just said that! No, seriously... I gotta find that treasure... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you come here to do research, too? Excuse me? You're an "adventurer"? Really! Wow... That's the first time I've ever heard anyone describe their occupation as "adventurer"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you come here to do research, too? Excuse me? You're an "adventurer"? Really! Wow... That's the first time I've ever heard anyone describe their occupation as "adventurer"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, did you come here to do research, too? Excuse me? You're an "adventurer"? Really! Wow... That's the first time I've ever heard anyone describe their occupation as "adventurer"... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. Adventurer... You know, I used to have a partner named Pierre... But when he went broke, he turned to a life of crime... It was sad, really. I wonder where he is now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. Adventurer... You know, I used to have a partner named Pierre... But when he went broke, he turned to a life of crime... It was sad, really. I wonder where he is now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pierre's a good person, but he spends money right and left without thinking. He made a ton on his book about the underground here, but he blew it just as fast... I guess...he was just destined for a life of crime... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pierre's a good person, but he spends money right and left without thinking. He made a ton on his book about the underground here, but he blew it just as fast... I guess...he was just destined for a life of crime... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I accidentally ran into Pierre the other day at a shop aboveground... He said he left the crime biz when his boss fired him for having no thieving skills. I wonder what he'll do now... He could always come back here, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Mr. Adventurer. Sounds like Pierre got his old job with the geological survey team back. I guess he's a legit member of society again finally... Or is he...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! After you've jumped on an enemy, try pressing {A} at the height of your rebound! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! After you've jumped on an enemy, try pressing {A} at the height of your rebound! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Right after you hammer an enemy, try pressing {A}! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Try pressing {A} just before Goombella leaps into the air to do her Headbonk! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Try pressing {A} right when Koops's Shell Toss attack hits an enemy! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Try pressing {A} right after Flurrie's Body Slam hits the ground! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Try pressing {A} right before Yoshi drops his Ground Pound onto an enemy! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share two with you! First, try pressing {A} just as Vivian returns after using her Shade Fist move. And try pressing {A} right when Bobbery hits the ground after his Bomb attack! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Eddy the Mask here, sports fan extraordinaire! Know about Stylish moves? Just press {A} with perfect timing during an attack to pull off a Stylish move! If you do it right, the crowd will just go nuts! And some attacks have multiple ones! Each attack has different timing for Stylish moves, but I'll share one with you! Well, Mr. Saved-the-Universe! Think you know all the Stylish moves there are? There are Stylish moves that go with badge moves, too, so maybe that'll keep you busy! Sound hard? Well, it ain't easy! That's why you gotta practice, yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a visitor, eh? Hey man, this dude knows EVERYTHING! He'll give you some seriously good advice! Of course, you'll have to pay him for it. Yeah. That's the way it goes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a visitor, eh? Hey man, this dude knows EVERYTHING! He'll give you some seriously good advice! Of course, you'll have to pay him for it. Yeah. That's the way it goes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a visitor, eh? Hey man, this dude knows EVERYTHING! He'll give you some seriously good advice! Of course, you'll have to pay him for it. Yeah. That's the way it goes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a visitor, eh? Hey man, this dude knows EVERYTHING! He'll give you some seriously good advice! Of course, you'll have to pay him for it. Yeah. That's the way it goes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Information is priceless no matter how old you are, man. Know why? 'Cause we're all MADE of info and LIVE on info, you catch my drift? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... What do you think of that "Tattle" ability of your partner, man? If you don't use the info she gives you, then what's the point, huh? All the studying in the world is pointless if you don't apply it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... Is the moon really cool, or what? I mean, I know it's not really made of green cheese or anything like that. Um... Pssst! Is it REALLY made of green cheese? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "When the world is covered in darkness, the mustached hero will rise... "He and his companions will banish the evil back to the depths of the netherworld..." This is an ancient legend handed down in my family... Heh... Actually, I made that up just now, but it sounds pretty convincing, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "When the world is covered in darkness, the mustached hero will rise... "He and his companions will banish the evil back to the depths of the netherworld..." This is an ancient legend handed down in my family... Heh... Actually, I made that up just now, but it sounds pretty convincing, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... When the wind blows, the cradle will fall. I just don't know WHY it falls. ...'CAUSE NO ONE TELLS ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... When the wind blows, the cradle will fall. I just don't know WHY it falls. ...'CAUSE NO ONE TELLS ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... When the wind blows, the cradle will fall. I just don't know WHY it falls. ...'CAUSE NO ONE TELLS ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... When the wind blows, the cradle will fall. I just don't know WHY it falls. ...'CAUSE NO ONE TELLS ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... When the wind blows, the cradle will fall. I just don't know WHY it falls. ...'CAUSE NO ONE TELLS ME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... A stitch in time saves nine! You know, because time gets rips in it and stuff! ...Wait, is that right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... Ignorance is bliss! You know, bliss! ...Wait, what does ignorance mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... Every dog has his day! Once a year, in fact! I think it's called "Dog's Day" or something! ...Right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know stuff, too! Seriously! Like... Don't put all your eggs in one basket! Because, you know...the other baskets get jealous! Me, I don't even like eggs... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a special refuge for all where we cultivate information: Herb T.'s place. Sit back and enjoy yourself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where the heck are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Where ARE we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOW where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Where is THIS? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... Where are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where in blazes are we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are we, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're underneath Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're beneath Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're underneath Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're under Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're underneath Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're below Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're underneath Rogueport! The X-Nauts used that thing to come here from the moon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm going to need {NUM} coin{s} for that {ITEM}. Want to buy it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Uh, sorry, but you don't have enough coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, uh, it looks to me like you can't carry any more items. Sorry. I'll sell you something after you use, sell, or store some of your stuff. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh, thanks very much! Oh, and I'll add {#} shop points to your total! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, hi there. Welcome to the Deepdown Depot! What can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're shopping, just stand in front of what you want and press {A}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Uh, listen, you need to have something for me to want to buy it off you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay you {NUM} coin{s} for your {ITEM}. Does that work? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Uh, is there anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh, thank you! Is there anything else you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I don't think you have anything to store. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... Uh, I'm sorry, but I can't store anything else. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can store {NUM} more item{s} for you. Uh, want to store something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. I'll store it for you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll store it for you. Is there anything else you want to store? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I, uh, don't have any of your items in storage. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like you can't carry anything else. Come back after you use, sell, or store something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to retrieve? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Here you are. Uh, use it well. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. Here you are. You, uh, want to retrieve anything else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, you currently have... {NUM} point{s}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points! Know what you've earned? This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... It looks like you can't carry anything else. Come back after you use, sell, or store an item. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've saved up enough shop points! Know what you've earned? This {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've, uh, earned a gift with your shop points, but you can't carry it right now. Is there anything else I can do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, hi there. Welcome! Is this your first time in a shop? Yeah? Let me just explain our shop-point system like I do with all new customers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Customers receive one shop point for each purchase they make, understand? Save up enough shop points and you can get prizes, including some rare items. You'll find a list of prizes posted in any shop, so be sure to take a look. It's a pretty simple promotion, but a cool one too, y'know? Need me to explain it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, uh, in that case... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, uh, take your time, and enjoy your shopping. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You saved up 300 shop points! That's the most ever! The maximum! Nice! Well, I guess from here... Wow! This is exciting! You'll love this! You, uh, start collecting points all over again. Oh, and you get the amazing 300-point present! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Dazzle! And I collect Star Pieces! The more I collect, the happier I am! So, guy, if you have any Star Pieces, I'll trade you my badges for them! Yay! Come on! Let's trade! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My name is Dazzle! And I'll trade my badges for any Star Pieces you have! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to trade Star Pieces for badges? Oh, but I'm all out of badges... I'm so sorry, guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll do it! No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Want to trade some more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! See you later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You don't have any Star Pieces! Are you trying to swindle me? Go away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which badge do you want to trade for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? You changed your mind? So...LAME!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll trade {ITEM} for sweet, sweet Star Pieces! How does {NUM}{N} sound? You need {#} BP to wear this badge, OK, guy? Are you sure you want it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Changed your mind? You aren't very decisive, are you, guy? Then, do you want to trade for a different badge? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSS! Thanks to you, guy, my Star Piece collection is even bigger now! YESSS! Maybe we can trade again sometime, yeah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, guy! Come on, now! Can't we trade some more? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Changed your mind? Thanks to you, guy, my Star Piece collection has grown! Maybe we can trade again sometime, yeah? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't carry any more badges! Come trade with me after you sell some badges! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HOWWWWWWWWDEEEEEEEE!!! My name's Wonky, and I just know stuff! I may not look like much, but I know a thing or two, you'd better believe it! And who knows? The stuff I know may even be stuff that could help you! So, if you want to ask me a question, just speak up, and ask away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh huh huh huh huh huh! Something you want to ask of old Wonky, right? If you pay me {NUM} coin{s}, I suppose I can tell you about {TALE}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll pay. Never mind. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you need to know stuff about stuff, just ask me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If that's the case, then what's a guy supposed to do? Well, I can't charge you to tell you what I told you once before, I guess... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh huh huh huh huh huh! I guess that's best, since I have no new stuff to tell. But I CAN tell you what I told you before, and I won't even charge you for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that...is...that! If you need anything else, just ask old Wonky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh huh huh huh huh huh! My apologies, but I told you all the stuff I know. Of course, I might learn some new stuff soon, so check back with Wonky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! You must have cash before you try to buy something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the legend of Rogueport ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've heard about the legendary treasure hidden beneath Rogueport, right? Apparently it's the vast fortune of that ancient, forgotten civilization... Most people think that's just a silly old myth now, of course. But not Wonky! According to my sources, it's the real deal. Huh? Who are my sources? Well, I can't really say, can I? That, my friend, is what's called a trade secret! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Z Button ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, ol' Wonky just heard something kind of helpful. If you press {Z} when you're talking to someone, you go back to what they said last. I'm sure that could be handy in a pinch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the incident I saw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I saw this really cute girl in a pink dress walking around town a while back. She was pretty enough to be a princess, I tell ya! She hung around town for a little while after buying something from that old lady. Then she got nabbed in a back alley by a bunch of suspicious guys in white suits! I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who saw that, though. Ol' Wonky was scared! Well... I guess it's neither here nor there... People get kidnapped, whatever. Still, just knowing what's going on in the streets can be helpful sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— battle techniques ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear the best way to fill your battle crowd up is to succeed at Action Commands. Especially when you succeed at several in a row. Hoo! I hear THAT'S great! Also, beating enemies quickly and striking first can build your crowd, too. That might be good to remember. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— what's behind the sign ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a billboard in front of the shop in town with all kinds of stuff written on it... Well, some folks like to write graffiti on the back of the message board, you know. There's all kinds of good stuff there, especially for an info guy like ol' Wonky. You should give it a gander next time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— what's hidden below ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ol' Wonky just got this juicy bit of info recently... You know that small hole down here that only a little critter can get through? Well, you just head out away from the wall there... And when you can't go any further, jump to get something good. If you see that hole, you should give it a try... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the big door ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you know, there's a really big door down here. I've only seen it once myself, but... If there really is some legendary treasure down here, it's behind that door... Yeah, when I saw it, I got the feeling there was bad stuff going down in there... In fact, I've been too heebie-jeebied to get near that door ever since... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the charmer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, there's a charmer named Merlee down here somewhere... If you get her to charm you, you'll get good stuff in battle. Not only that, but she's a total babe... Ol' Wonky would LOVE to get a date with her! I'm serious. You have to check her out sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the mysterious troops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've gotten word of a strange group skulking about Rogueport recently. They wear masks and weird costumes with an "X" on the front... Talk about kooky. And they're always huddled together mumbling about some treasure. I've even heard that they unearthed some shiny stone down here! Weird... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Trouble Center ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a place called the Trouble Center on the east side of Rogueport. People who need help write little notes on the board in there... And if you help them out, they give you a reward of some sort. Ol' Wonky hears that some of those rewards are pretty tasty, my friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— spin panels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you know about these spin panels scattered around the world? When you Spin-Jump a spin panel... It bumps a Star Piece right out of the ground! Score! Problem is, they look just like regular flooring, so it's hard to tell. There's actually one right in front of me, so give it a shot, why don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Pianta Parlor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a game center on the west side of Rogueport run by Don Pianta. There's a hidden game there that few people know about... Only members are allowed to play this special game. Well, that's what ol' Wonky hears. If you want to try it, you'll have to find a Member's Card somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lahla's private life ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know Lahla, the cute receptionist at the Pianta Parlor? She never gets too personal from beyond those iron bars, because it's, like, business... But if you get in there and talk with her, she's a totally different person! You should get in there and see how good your game is, Mr. Popular! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Horsetails ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've been to Petal Meadows, haven't you? Well, they have those blue- and grey-striped poles called Candy Pops all over, right? I heard that one of those will give you a Horsetail if you hit it ten times... You should go try that out sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the mystic bag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know about the Pit of 100 Trials down here, right? Well, somewhere down there is an item called a Strange Sack. This thing is great. If you've got it, you can hold up to 20 items! And you know what that means, my good friend... Easy adventuring! No adventurer should be without one, take it from ol' Wonky! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi colors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Way, way down to the south is an island where lots of Yoshis live. And Yoshis are born from eggs, as everyone knows... But a Yoshi's color depends on its egg conditions right before hatching. So it's always a surprise to see what comes out. ...Know what I mean? Your Yoshi has a rather nice color, by the way. I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine Yoshi, yup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— monsters' weaknesses ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There're a lot of mean monsters in this world, but many have weaknesses. Everybody knows that fire monsters are weak against ice and vice versa... But flying monsters are weak against wind, and they tend to get dizzy easily... And sometimes machine- and cloud-monsters can be easier to freeze than most... I've even heard that it's very easy to put Piranha Plants to sleep... I'd say, try out some new things and see if you can find all monsters' weaknesses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the minstrel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Somewhere here in Rogueport there's a minstrel by the name of Grifty. He knows all the old legends of Rogueport... And he'll tell you interesting tales you've never heard before, I'm pretty sure. So, if you find him, you should definitely listen to at least one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the secret of Boggly Woods ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Deep in Boggly Woods is a spot with a bunch of tree stumps all lined up... If you jump hard on the tenth stump from the left, you'll get something good. Now, I don't know what it is, but I hear it's really good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— finding Star Pieces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've heard of Star Pieces, of course... Yes, they're no less than pieces of actual stars that have fallen to earth... They're so pretty and shiny that anyone who stumbles on one turns into a collector. If you want to find some, just check out all the nooks of each area you visit. They always seem to be slightly hidden, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— how to save money ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you notice that you can only carry up to 999 coins? Well, if you ever want to collect more... You should buy Gold Bars at the shop near here... And then store them at the shop, where you can convert them back to coins anytime. They may sell for slightly less than you buy them for... But it's better than losing all the coins you wouldn't be able to pick up, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzees ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've heard tales of an Amazy Dayzee, a truly rare breed among Dayzees... They're worth oodles of Star Points, but they're timid and tend to run away fast. Still, I bet if you kept visiting the same area, you could meet one again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— striking first ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you love it when you strike first on the field and get that first attack in? If you use a Spin Jump or Bobbery's Bomb attack to strike first... Then your first attack will have more power than just a jump or hammer move, see? It's not a big thing, but it's worth remembering! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grubba from Glitzville ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So about that Grubba in Glitzville... He went from a mediocre fighter to the ruler of Glitzville in a matter of years. And there's a rumor that it was all because he found a glittering gem somewhere. I don't know what kind of stone it was, but it must've been a nice good-luck charm. Then again, I heard he hasn't been seen recently around Glitzville, so who knows? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creepy Steeple's secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a wacky old place called Creepy Steeple somewhere in this land... And if you jump on the fourth step from the top, ol' Wonky hears you get a good thing. I don't know how useful that is, but hey, it's worth a shot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Omelette Plate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The most delicious thing ol' Wonky has ever eaten is an Omelette Plate... I remember having it at the hotel at Poshley Heights. It was made by that chef of legend, Maitre Delish... I believe it was made with a Mushroom and a Mystic Egg. Oh, just one more bite... I hear one can actually find that Mystic Egg near the Boggly Woods... It seems the Punies are the only ones who know where to find them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chet Rippo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a weird guy named Chet Rippo who lives down here somewhere. I hear he'll lower one stat and raise another for you if you want. And he can even power down one of your partners to power up another... He may be spendy, but I'm sure it's worth it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the southern isle Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a rare creature called a Whacka on the southern isle. Yeah, and if you whack him, he drops this great little thing called a Whacka Bump. The thing is, people have been whacking the Whackas to get Whacka Bumps... And now, only one remains that hasn't been whacked to extinction. Isn't that sad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the pirate king, Cortez ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About a thousand years ago, there was a pirate king called Cortez on these seas. He raided this city often, striking fear into the hearts of its inhabitants... But Cortez was betrayed by one of his crew... Just before he died, he's said to have sailed off with all of his treasure. Then, even after he died, some say his spirit still protects that treasure... But, you know... That's all just hazy legend now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the southern isle secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Far to the south of Rogueport lies an isle... And on this isle there are three yellow blocks in a row. And if you do a Spring Jump on the second of these blocks from the bottom... I hear you'll get something good for your health. But what island could this "southern isle" be referring to, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor Frankly's garbage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a kindly old teacher named Frankly who lives on Rogueport's east side... And if you check his garbage--when he has some-- I hear you can learn stuff. I don't know what's in there, but if his bin has trash in it, check it. I've even heard there are notes about terrifying monsters in there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the lucky Punies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a place called Boggly Woods somewhere in this world... And there are small beasts named Punies who live there. Ol' Wonky hears that anyone who sees a Puni will have fortune visited upon them... Some people go to Boggly Woods just to catch a glimpse of a lucky Puni... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess T.'s sister ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About that Zess T. near Rogueport's main square... I've heard her sister is a really good cook as well. She married and moved away a long time ago, but I'd love to try her cooking... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the strange ones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About Merlon on the east side of Rogueport and Merluvlee underground... Ol' Wonky hears they're from a strange tribe that names people by profession. So, for example, if someone did the same work as Merlon, they'd have the same name... So there could be Merlons all over. Don't you find that strange? Wonky does! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the cold place's secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a pipe down here that leads to a very cold place, ol' Wonky hears... And if you jump in front of the tree to the far right of the area you come out in... Then you get something nice, supposedly. But you won't catch 'ol Wonky out in a chilly place like that, no sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess Dynamite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know Zess T., right? She's the really good cook on Rogueport's main square. Well, she has a rare recipe in her repertoire called Zess Dynamite... It's made with a Coconut Bomb and an Egg Bomb. And by the way, an Egg Bomb is made from a Fire Flower and a Mystic Egg... And a Coconut Bomb is made from a Fire Flower and a Coconut. ...And that's all I know, because Zess lost the rest of the recipe somewhere... It was written down and she lost it! What a tragedy! It sure would be cool if she could make it, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the final tale ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I heard this one from my ol' grampa... It's a legend about one who will come to this town some day in the future. He will come when the sky grows dark again... Clothed in red and blue, the hero will bear seven stars and face the darkness... I don't know what that's supposed to mean, but I see that you wear red and blue. If the hero turned out to be you... Well, I guess that would be a bit much, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Couple's Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know Zess T., in the square, I'm sure. The girl with the mean cooking talent. Well, she's got a secret recipe called the Couple's Cake. Cute name, huh? To make it, she needs a Snow Bunny and Spicy Soup... If you bring her both, she'll make it, at least that's what ol' Wonky hears. By the way, a Snow Bunny is made from a Golden Leaf and an Ice Storm... And Spicy Soup is made from a Fire Flower and a Dried Bouquet. Even so, I hear that this recipe really reminds her of her late husband... So she doesn't make it for just anybody. I wonder how she feels about you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— behind the Trouble Center ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So there's that Trouble Center on Rogueport's east side, right... Well, only a few people know about the back entrance to it... Hey, I'm not saying there's anything good in there, but it may be worth a look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Legend of Rogueport ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Z Button ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the incident I saw ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— battle techniques ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— what's behind the sign ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— what's hidden below ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the big door ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the charmer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the mysterious troops ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Trouble Center ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— spin panels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Pianta Parlor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lahla's private life ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Horsetails ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the mystic bag ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi colors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— monsters' weaknesses ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the minstrel ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the secret of Boggly Woods ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— finding Star Pieces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— how to save money ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amazy Dayzees ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— striking first ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grubba from Glitzville ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Creepy Steeple's secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the Omelette Plate ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chet Rippo ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the southern isle Whacka ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the pirate king Cortez ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the southern isle secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor Frankly's garbage ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the lucky Punies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess T.'s sister ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the strange ones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the cold place's secret ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zess Dynamite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— the final tale ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Couple's Cake ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— behind the Trouble Center ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhh-hah! ♥ Welcome, Mario. I am Merluvlee, the lovely fortune-teller. Seeing with my amazing abilities that which you seek is my humble job. The light of the shining stars will light that which I wish to see. Ah-hah! ♥ So! Shall I see something for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhh-hah! ♥ Welcome, Mario! Seeing with my amazing abilities that which you seek is my humble job. So... Shall I see something for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-hah! ♥ Shall I see anything else for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Next Path: {###} coins Star Pieces: {#} coins Shine Sprites: {#} coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2420 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhh-hah! Is that so? Well, if there is ever anything you want to find, just ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhh-hah! ♥ Wait, what? You lack enough coins. Coins are the only thing that can activate my visions... Return once you have some. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, your next path? Ahhhhhh... ♥ I understand. ♥ I shall look for what you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Star Pieces? Ahhhhh... ♥ I understand. ♥ I shall look for what you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shine Sprites? Hee hee! ♥ I understand. ♥ I shall look for what you seek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hocus Pocus FOCUS! Caaaaaabra da abraaaaaa! HULLABALOOOOOOOOO! Packapookapeekaboo! Ah! Ahhhhhhhh! ♥ Stars! Show me what I seek! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I'm terribly sorry... There aren't any Star Pieces you can get right now. Please, take your coins back. Please return to me later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #2430 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... I'm terribly sorry... but there aren't any Shine Sprites you can get right now. I'll return your coins to you. Please return to me later. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I cannot see the path that lays before you... Perhaps you should do the things you must do here first. Just continue doing what you think you should be doing. Please, take your coins back. Good-bye... Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhhh-hah! ♥ Welcome, Mario! If you wish me to look for the item you seek, speak to me from across the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhhhhhhhhhh-hah! ♥ Seeing with my amazing abilities that which you seek is my humble job. So... Shall I see something for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You defeat three Goombas underneath Rogueport. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You defeat three Goombas underneath Rogueport. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A platform moves where you beat three angry Goombas... You enter the pipe beyond it. You go into the pipe at the end of the room it takes you to... You step on the switch at the back of that next room. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You press the switch near where you see a small beast. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb the stairs to the right of the place where the small creature appears. The strange thing in the box gives you power. The thing in the box wants... Something that lies left of the box's room's entrance. You take that and bring it back to the black box. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Near the place where the small beast appears, you climb the stairs. You stand on the panel, it glows, you transform into a new shape, and fly left. Even if you don't fly well at first, you keep trying until you reach the far door. You stand on the pedestal inside the next large room. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The place far, far below... Past where you flew... There is a large door there. You stand on the center of the large pedestal there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Just after going underground, you go to the right, turn into a plane, and fly right. A strange white hand beckons you. You attack it without delay. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Just after going underground, you go to the right where you bested the white hand. You leap on the panels to reach a pipe. You enter it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Just after going underground, you go to the right where you bested the white hand. You leap on the panels to reach a pipe. You enter it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go forward, ever forward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go forward, ever forward. When you can go no further, you check a clump of grass. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go forward, ever forward. Eventually you come to a relaxed village. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You find the ancient shelled one in the house with pink outer walls. You speak at length to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You speak to the shelled gatekeeper in the village. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. When you can go no further, you investigate a column with a strange object atop it. But first, you remember to buy a POW Block somewhere... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. When you can go no further, you investigate a column with a strange object atop it. But first, you remember to buy a POW Block somewhere... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You find the stern-faced pillar-dweller and answer all of his questions. If you fail too often, you face horrible, horrible danger. So you answer correctly. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You find the two keys. Then you face many small annoyances. You do not think you can defeat them all. Instead, you concentrate on the one that stands out. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the place where you saw the ring of stones, you place the two keys you have found. Two switches then appear. You set a shell so that it will hit one switch, then you go to the other... You time the shell to hit the switch when you hit yours. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the place where you saw the ring of stones, you place the two keys you have found. Two switches then appear. You set a shell so that it will hit one switch, then you go to the other... You time the shell to hit the switch when you hit yours. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You take the way opened by your two keys and the two switches. You then go into the large castle on the cliff. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Once you have entered the large castle, you look for a set of remarkable bones. You speak to them, then hammer your way back... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Once you have entered the large castle, you look for a set of remarkable bones. You speak to them, then hammer your way back... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You see a lock on a door in the big, frightening castle. To find a key for that door... You hit the purple switch to lower the purple block, then hammer the yellow block. You then hit the yellow switch to raise the yellow block, and the way is clear. You use the shelled one's ability to hit the red switch. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. To gain the key in the castle, you ascend the stairs and use the shelled one's ability. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You hit the switch again to reset the stairs and... You can guess the rest. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Iron bars block your way. You use the shelled one's ability in the red-switch room. You set the shell to hit the switch and do not release it. You only let it go when you stand in front of the bars. There is something important in the box in the next room that you must have. You open the box. Then the way opens... But I feel...danger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Iron bars block your way. You use the shelled one's ability in the red-switch room. You set the shell to hit the switch and do not release it. You only let it go when you stand in front of the bars. There is something important in the box in the next room that you must have. You open the box. Then the way opens... But I feel...danger... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the room with many cells where you fought the bones. You see a key in a cell. You turn sideways to enter this cell and claim the key. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the back of a castle room there is a switch that moves a block up and down. You use the shelled one and your own ability to get atop it and move upwards. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb into the heights of the castle. You see many windows and a blue switch. You hit the switch and go forward, then hit another switch and go forward. But there is no third switch. Instead, you jump out the open window and proceed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb into the heights of the castle. You see many windows and a blue switch. The shelled one hits the switch, then hits another switch to go forward. But there is no third switch. Instead, you jump out the open window and proceed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb into the heights of the castle into a corridor with many windows. You jump through the open window. In the next room, you use the shelled one to help you get onto a block moving up. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You meet a lady thief in a treasure room and open all of the chests there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You use the key you found in the storeroom to open the high door in the next room. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In a castle, you find a panel that glows at your touch... It cannot be seen from below. In this room, you lower the yellow block with the shell and ride it to the top. You then turn into a plane and fly to the far wall. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb high into the castle and reach a locked door that bars your way. You use the key you have. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb high in the castle. Beyond the locked door is the outside of the castle. You head now for the highest place and open the door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You climb high in the castle. Beyond the locked door is the outside of the castle. You head now for the highest place and open the door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You find the place where the small creature appears. You follow it inside by turning sideways. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You follow the small creature past the bars. The little one is afraid. You put him at ease first. You then listen to him speak. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. After you follow the small creature inside, you listen to him speak. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You follow the path opened by the small creature. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You enter the pipe that the small creature's path leads you to. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You enter the pipe that the small creature's path leads you to. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go forward to the Great Tree where the little one lives with his tribe. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go forward to the Great Tree where the little one lives with his tribe. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You follow the little one into the pipe and go to the Great Tree. There are many dangerous cliffs in this region. You are careful. You speak to the small one waiting at the tree's base. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The small one sits before the Great Tree. He is troubled by something... You listen to him carefully. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The small one sits before the Great Tree. He is troubled by something... You listen to him carefully. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The little one sits on top of a root. He is troubled by something... You listen to him carefully. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the deep, dark woods, there is a glowing panel atop a pipe. Before using it, you hit the switch ahead in the place hidden by the ledge wall. You then return to the panel and fly like an airplane. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the deep, dark woods, you turn sideways to reach the wind-user's house. When you find the wind-user, she asks you to search for the thing she lost. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You defeat the three shades to recover what the wind- user lost and return it to her. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You climb the branch above the door placed by the foul ones within... You use the wind-user's power to reveal what is hidden. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You open the door so the little ones may follow you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You open the door so the little ones may follow you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You use a pipe to go deeper. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You see a red cell. You find the key to unlock it somewhere nearby. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You see a red cell. You find the key to unlock it somewhere nearby. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You find an odd black dais. You place something there. But you do not forget! You bring all the little ones with you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You see a pipe appear next to the black dais. You enter the strange world beyond the pipe. There are many bubbles floating there. The little ones are blown by the slightest wind... You let the little ones enter bubbles, then have the wind-user blow them across. After the little ones have all crossed the gap, you go across and down. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. After crossing the bubble gap, you see the stingers' fortress. You defeat the stinging ones with the power of wind. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. After crossing the bubble gap, you see the stingers' fortress. You enter the way opened by the broken hive. You keep your wits. You open the chest there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You find the blue cell there. ...Have you forgotten the way there? It is where you saved the old one. Think, and you remember. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You take the many little ones across the bubble gap. Then you try not to lose them as you go forward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You go to the room below an unimaginative trap. You press the black switch before the four columns that are marked with symbols. You remember the exact order of the four symbols. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree where the little ones live. You find a winding path. You follow it as far right as you can, to the room with four carved symbols. You remember the order of the symbols from the room below the trap. Do you remember them? You do. Then solving the puzzle will be easy. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You go to the place where you found the blue key. You enter the hole opened in the back of the room and open the chest there. Once you have the thing within, you go back to the room with the trap. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You return to the room with the trap. You find the small ones waiting impatiently for your return. You use your Spin Jump on the panel in the cell. The little ones are afraid. They will not make the leap. You use the power of wind. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You find the pipe before the trap room. You Spin-Jump the panel above to enter the pipe. The small ones fear heights and will not jump down. You use the power of wind. Now you go deeper still. The little ones fear water as well as heights, though. You press the switch beyond. The shelled one's power helps. You use your power as well. Then you lead all of the little ones to the black dais there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go to the Great Tree. You find the pipe before the trap room. You Spin-Jump the panel above to enter the pipe. The small ones fear heights and will not jump down. You use the power of wind. Now you go deeper still. The little ones fear water as well as heights, though. You press the switch beyond. The shelled one's power helps. You use your power as well. Then you lead all of the little ones to the black dais there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Rogueport's east side... To the left of the Trouble Center... You turn sideways to enter the small crack between two buildings. You enter the house there and tell the one inside what you desire. You spend money, but giving him his fill gets you what you desire. You go to the west side of Rogueport to confirm what he says. You make no mistakes. Remember, no mistakes. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Two people with palm-tree heads wait for something so they can depart. You speak to these two. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You have been there before. You find the office on the west side of Rogueport. You tell the one there that you have seen who he seeks. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You have been there before. You find the office on the west side of Rogueport. You tell the one there that you have seen who he seeks. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go north of Rogueport. You see the train and the blimp there. You board the blimp to find what it is you seek. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You go north of Rogueport. You see the train and the blimp there. You board the blimp to find what it is you seek. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. You enter the arena there. You witness the fights there. Then you join the fighting... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. You enter the arena and speak to a guard. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. To become a fighter, you meet with the promoter. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a room deep within. You sign the promoter's contract to become a fighter. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You fight to become champ. This is the way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. A little egg flees from you. You catch this fleeing egg. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. An egg sits on the roof of a small stand. Near the shop of juices... you Spin-Jump a block to make stairs appear. You climb these to find a glowing panel, then turn into a plane and fly to the egg. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You fight your way to the top. Even if you lose, you do not give up. You do this until the way opens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. You speak to the master of the juice shop. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. The minor-league room... You go there again. You break the large yellow block there with your Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. The minor-league room... In the room beyond the block you broke...there is something written on the paper there. You climb on the desk and use the Yoshi's power. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. The major league... You fight until you are champion of the league. Then the way will open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. Something waits in the phone booth. You go there and speak. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a storeroom in the arena. You use a key there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a storeroom in the arena. You blow the crates away with the power of wind. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a storeroom in the arena. You break the block there to find something. Then you do what you normally would. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a storeroom in the arena. You climb the stairs in the storeroom. Then you ride Yoshi from box to box. Break the large block with a Super Hammer, and go down. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see a storeroom in the arena. You fall into the hole beyond the block you broke. You listen to the low voices wafting up to you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the major-league room. You fight your way up to become the true champion. Only then will the way open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the lobby in the arena. You climb the stairs and blow away the posters near the door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the arena storeroom. You climb the stairs in this storeroom and use your key. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the arena storeroom. You go up the stairs in the storeroom. You enter the door on the right. You ride Yoshi from box to box. You smash the large block with a Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the major-league room. You fight your way to become the true champion. Only then will the way open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the major-league room. You fight your way to become the true champion. Only then will the way open. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You ride Yoshi to the high place where you hear the suspicious voice. You destroy any obstacles with a Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You go deep into the hole that you opened there. You destroy any obstacles with a Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You go deep into the hole that you opened there. You destroy any obstacles with a Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You go deep into the hole that you opened there. You destroy any obstacles with a Super-Hammer move. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You go deep into the hole that you opened there. When the big one leaves, you check his desk. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a city in the clouds. I see the champion's room. You go deep into the hole that you opened there. When the big one leaves, you check his desk. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see the west side of Rogueport. You turn sideways and slip into the ground near the parlor... When you reach the bottom, you go left, then into the door and the pipe inside. Hmmm... You are somehow denied entrance... You then go to Rogueport's east side for the help of the old bespectacled Goomba. He speaks to you. You leave the house, go left, and find the odd part of the wall. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see Rogueport's west side. You turn sideways and slip into the ground near the parlor... You go left, then into the door and the pipe inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see Rogueport's west side. You turn sideways and slip into the ground near the parlor... You go left, then into the door and the pipe inside. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a twilit village. You speak to everyone there. Pigs... Yes, you speak to all of the pigs... You meet the gatekeeper. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a twilit village. The mayor must permit you to go to the steeple. You do not worry about them being strangers. If you speak, they will listen. Usually... Some of them just say "oink," however... And...you go to the shop from which a crying voice comes. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a twilit village. You follow a crying voice to the shop and listen. Once you have listened, you go to the gatekeeper. Speak and the people listen. I think...they may just say "oink," however... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a twilit town. You go to the gatekeeper. Speak and the people listen. I think...they may just say "oink," however... Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the twilit place is a road to the woods... Next to a fallen tree, you find the key to the shop. You retrieve it and return. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the twilit place is a road to the woods... Next to a fallen tree, you find the key to the shop. You retrieve it. Slow and steady wins races... The tortoise beats the hare... Oh, just use Koops's shell! Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the twilit shop in the twilit village...you find a man transformed and a woman. You use the key there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. There is a run-down shack outside the twilit village. You find the black key inside. You take it back to the storage room in the shop and use it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. There is a run-down shack outside the twilit village. You find the black key inside. You take it back to the storage room in the shop and use it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In the woods beyond where you found the shop key... The steeple lies waiting. You use the power to roll and the power of wind to get there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You turn sideways to slip between trees in the woods. You do not fear the large tree blocking your way. You use the power of wind. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Within the twilit woods... You do not fear the large stone blocking your path. I see a path for you just before the stone. You use the power of wind on the clearing there. You reveal a hidden hole. You use a Spin Jump to go across and move the stone. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Within the twilit woods... I see a hole that was hidden before the rock... You use a Spin Jump to go across and move the stone. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Within the twilit woods... I see a hole that was hidden before the rock... You use a Spin Jump to go across and move the stone. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Within the twilit woods... I see the hole you made by pushing the stone. You steel yourself and enter. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the twilit woods... I see a suspicious steeple. You do not use the front gate. You enter the hole in the crumbling wall instead. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see inside the steeple. You push the pedestal in the great hall. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see inside the steeple. You push the pedestal in the hall and enter the hole. You open the door in the place you fall to and open the chest in the next room. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the scary steeple... You speak to the white thing that came out of the box. You tell that thing that you will be nice to it. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the scary steeple... If you sit still, those white things carry you away. You take the door in the near wall to a switch outside. You hit that switch. You then enter the nearest door, climb the stairs, and open the door at the top. You use your friend's shell to get the key on the balcony. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the scary steeple... If you sit still, those white things carry you away. You take the door in the far wall to a switch outside. You hit that switch. You then enter the nearest door, climb the stairs, and open the door at the top. You use the key on the far door on the balcony. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the scary steeple... If you sit still, those white things carry you away. You go through the door you unlocked and climb the stairs within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Inside the scary steeple... If you sit still, those white things carry you away. You go through the door you unlocked and climb the stairs within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In Rogueport's main square... You find the singing man in Podley's Place. You speak to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see the man waiting for you on the ship in the harbor. You speak to him. He worries about something. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The bespectacled old Goomba knows the location of the house of whom you seek. But the door to his house is locked. You cross the dirty canal to the right with your Yoshi. You climb the crates and use the Yoshi again to reach this man's rooftop. You then roll up small to enter the opening there. ...But no, you are not done. You encounter trouble that can only be solved with another trip to Podley. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In Rogueport's main square. You listen to Podley in his place. You then go back to the man you have been seeking. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's east side... You go to a house three over from the one you last visited. You hand over the thing that Podley put into your hands. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's east side... You go to a house three over from the one you last visited. You hand over the thing that Podley put into your hands. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see the man waiting for you on the ship in the harbor. You speak to him. He worries about something. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see the man waiting for you on the ship in the harbor. You speak to him. He worries about something. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You have been there before. It is an office on the west side of Rogueport. A man with a palm-tree head is resting in bed. You speak to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You speak to the pirate in Rogueport Harbor to reach the formerly deserted isle. Then you search for a young couple when you get there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On the formerly deserted isle in the south seas... a young couple searches... You speak to them. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On the once-deserted isle... I see two mysterious rocks that look like brothers... Under a tree nearby, I see something glittering. You take it and bring it to the anxious young couple. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On the once-deserted isle... I see two mysterious rocks that look like brothers... Under a tree nearby, I see something glittering. You take it and bring it to the anxious young couple. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On the once-deserted isle... I see two mysterious rocks that look like brothers... Under a tree nearby, I see something glittering. You take it and bring it to the anxious young couple. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You have been there before. It is an office on the west side of Rogueport. You follow the young couple there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You have been there before. It is an office on the west side of Rogueport. You follow the young couple there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's north side... I see a train and a blimp. You board the train to find the thing that you seek. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's north side... I see a train and a blimp. You board the train to find the thing that you seek. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's east side... A bespectacled old Goomba is furiously researching... Hmmm... He will be done soon. You give him a moment, then you go to him and speak. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. On Rogueport's east side... A bespectacled old Goomba is furiously researching... Hmmm... He will be done soon. You give him a moment, then you go to him and speak. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In Rogueport's main square... a large chest waits in front of Podley's Place. You stand below that chest and perform a Spring Jump to move it, then open it. You then turn sideways near the parlor on Rogueport's west side. The ground swallows you. You fall, go left, break the block on the right, and go into the pipe within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. In Rogueport's main square... a large chest waits in front of Podley's Place. You stand below that chest and perform a Spring Jump to move it, then open it. You then turn sideways near the parlor on Rogueport's west side. The ground swallows you. You fall, go left, break the block on the right, and go into the pipe within. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The ground there is white. Hmmm... It is snowy... I see a small village beyond. You endure the cold as you make your way there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The ground there is white. You find the 'stached mayor there and speak to him. But you are sure to take the exploding admiral with you. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see the town of wealth. You show a gold person near the train your good faith. Then you hunt your quarry in the relaxed town...then the formerly deserted isle... Then in a shop in the city in the sky...then in the tree of the little ones... Then in the twilit village... I see you going a lot of places, frankly. You gather information about your quarry and go back to the mayor of the cold place. There you find your quarry. And when the time comes, you stomp him over and over. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The ground there is white. You find the 'stached mayor there and speak to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. The ground there is white. You find the 'stached mayor there and speak to him. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. I see a forbidding and far-off place. The thing you seek is there. But to get it, you first find three room keys. One is in a room with a lit floor. Another is in a different room with a lit floor. And the last is in a room at the far right of a long, long corridor. When you have them, you use them on three card locks. You go inward and onward. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. You stand on the dais before the large underground door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. The road ahead is long and difficult, but you persevere. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. The road ahead is long and difficult, but you persevere. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. The road ahead is long and difficult, but you persevere. If bones block your way, you find the black bones and attack them. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. The road ahead is difficult. I see a locked door. I see the key you gained from the bones you defeated. You use the key on the door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. The road ahead is difficult. I see a locked door. I see the key you gained from the bones you defeated. You use the key on the door. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. You get lost in a series of unending similar rooms. But there is a secret here. Each room has only one lit torch. You enter the door near each lit torch. You repeat this until you have found your way out. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. A great door underground... You enter that door. You get lost in a series of unending similar rooms. But there is a secret here. Each room has only one lit torch. You enter the door near each lit torch. You repeat this until you have found your way out. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... I see a water-filled courtyard... You cross the bridge guarded by the two angry ones and open the door there. You follow the long corridor. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You hold the key you gained by beating the dragon. I see the watery courtyard. You use the admiral to destroy the angry statues. When you have pressed both switches beyond the pipes, you turn into a boat. You sail to the tower, go to the top, and use your key there. There are puzzles here. You rely on your allies' abilities and advice. You find eight keys and use them in the place above. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... I see a tower surrounded by water. There are puzzles inside. You rely on your allies' abilities and advice. You find eight keys and use them in the place above. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... I see a tower surrounded by water. You do not enter the tower, but rather continue on. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go beyond the watery courtyard. You see a room unlike any other. You use the power of wind there if you get into trouble. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go beyond the watery courtyard. You use the shell on the red switch to make a platform appear. You lower the green block in your path by cueing the green switch in the left room. You move the purple block ahead of you, go right, then fly as far as you must. Then you roll yourself up and go forward. You then Spring-Jump to the bar above in the next room. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go beyond the watery courtyard. You find the wall with seven stars and remember the order of light and dark. You open the locked door with a key, turn sideways, and climb the stairs... You hit blocks to light the stars in the correct order. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go beyond the watery courtyard. You find the wall with seven stars and remember the order of light and dark. You open the locked door with a key, turn sideways, and climb the stairs... You hit blocks to light the stars in the correct order. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... Go far beyond the watery courtyard. You go to the room beyond the spinning floor. You use the power of wind on the large square object to find its true form. You then Super-Hammer and Spin-Jump to proceed. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go far beyond the watery courtyard. When you reach the glowing panel, you turn into a plane and fly to the nearest panel. When you get to the far room, you use Yoshi to get the key. You return to the panel and fly to the farthest point. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go far beyond the watery courtyard. You then go to the glowing panel and fly to the farthest point possible. You use your key there. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go deep within. You reach a large chamber. Someone waits for you. You fight. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... You go deep within. You reach a large chamber. Someone waits for you. You fight. Then the way opens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... Wait, why are you here?!? You shouldn't be here!!! You have important work!!! ...But I must tell you, it looks very difficult. But have courage and GO! Do this, and the way will surely open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...your destined path. Beyond the great door... Wait, why are you here?!? You shouldn't be here!!! You have important work!!! ...But I must tell you, it looks very difficult. But have courage and GO! Do this, and the way will surely open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. You take on a new form on the glowing panel in Rogueport Harbor and go left. You then look in the shadow of the barrel in this new place to find it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It lies to the left of the stairs leading from Rogueport Harbor to the square. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in Rogueport Square. You go through the alley under the catwalk... You walk to the wall... You then go right, toward where some crates lie... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in Rogueport Square. Near the path to the east side... It is right among the crates there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in Rogueport Square. You go through the alley under the catwalk... You then go to the left and enter the house... It is in the shadow of the mat there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in Rogueport Square. On the roof of Zess T.'s house... It is on the far side of the roof on the left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in Rogueport Square. Just before the exit to Rogueport Harbor... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in east Rogueport. Just in front of the Goomba archaeologist's house... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in east Rogueport. Just before the exit to the main square... You go into the strange wall and go deep into the shadow of the house... It is on top of a crate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in east Rogueport. You use Yoshi to cross the canal and climb to the roof... You make your way across the roof to the left... It is behind the first chimney. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in east Rogueport. You turn sideways to go between two houses... It is behind a barrel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in east Rogueport. You use Yoshi to cross the canal and climb to the roof... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. In front of the door to the Pianta Parlor... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. You find the low wall there... It is behind the low wall on the right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. To the front and diagonally away from the store... It is behind a garbage can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. It is behind the tall pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in north Rogueport. On the left side of the train platform. Near the Toad girl... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in north Rogueport. Near the pipe to the blimp landing pad... It is behind the pipe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. You leave here and cross that nearby obstacle... It is behind the fallen column on the right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. Just to the right of this building... Behind the column... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. Left of the leftmost building... Behind a column there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. Inside the second building from the left... Before Wonky... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. In the sunken area of where you first go underground... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. In the room with the pipe to the Great Tree. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. In the place where you first encountered the little one... Near the pipe there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is far below Rogueport. In the great door's room... There, before the door... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is far below Rogueport. To the left of the room with the great door... Where the pipe to the Pit of 100 Trials is... It is behind the stairs to the entrance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. Underneath the place where you turn sideways to drop... You enter the pipe on the left and go right to find it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is in west Rogueport. Underneath the place where you turn sideways to drop... In an unseen place near the two platforms that sink when you stand on them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. You leave this building and go right... When you see water, you do a Spring Jump to the bar above and go enter a pipe... When you exit, you go left until you find a room with a hammock... It rests there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. It is below Rogueport. Just in front of the black chest... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the meadows leading to the relaxed town... The area where you see the castle... You hit a tree near the pipe to get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the meadows... You enter the pipe before the bridge and go to the right to find it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Beyond the relaxed village... You check the first clump of grass you see... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the relaxed village... The area with the inn... Near the flower-headed guy... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the relaxed village... Near the flowers by the gatekeeper... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the big castle... Where there are many cells... Inside the leftmost cell... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the big castle... In the big room where the switch moves the stairs... Up high... But you can't get to it from that room... You come in from another room... You go to where there are many windows and no floor, and just fall through... You land on a bit of wall and go right to get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the big castle... In the big room where the switch moves the stairs... Up high... But you can't get to it from that room... You come in from another room... You go to where there are many windows and find the open one... You jump out of it and go all the way to the right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the big castle... In the big room where the switch moves the stairs... You use the shell to get on the purple block to go up... You go right to find it there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the big castle... In the room with the glowing panel... Invisible from below... You use the shell to get on the yellow block and go up... You cross the panel to get to the far side and walk all the way to the right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In a thick forest... Near a panel that glows with your approach... In a spot reached by following the narrow treelined path all the way to the left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In a deep, thick forest... Where you can see the wind-user's house... You hit the third tree from the left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In a deep, thick forest... Where you can see the wind-user's house... Near the pipe on the left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the wind-user's house... In the room with the bed... To the left of the dresser... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... Above the bubble room... Before the pipe that goes up. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... In the middle of the blue cell. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... By the twisty narrow path... You check the grass below and to the left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... Just before the trap room... Behind the pipe going up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... In a room past the far-right pipe in the lowest room. You check the second clump of grass from the left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the Great Tree... In the room with the four pillars carved with symbols. Behind the pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... Behind the juice shop... It is in the back on the left. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... Behind the phone box... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In front of the arena... Behind the plant to the right of the entrance... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... On the juice shop roof... Behind the jump pad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... Far in front of the arena... Before the star... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In the first-floor lobby... To the left of the ring door... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In the promoter's room... Behind the decorative plant behind the sofa... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In the promoter's room... Inside the desk drawer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In the middle of the first-floor storage room. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the city in the clouds... In the right-hand, second- floor storage room... Behind a box... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the twilit village... Where the inn is... In the clump of grass just to the left of the tree in the front... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the twilit village... Where the inn is... Behind the house on the left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the twilit village... Where the shop is... Behind the tree on the right and in the front... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Beyond the twilit village... On the path to the woods... Behind the fallen tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Beyond the twilit village... Beyond the fallen tree... Behind the pipe... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Outside the steeple... Near the broken gate by the entrance... Behind a low wall... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the scary steeple... In the room with the staircase that changes... In the space just between the far door and the near door... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the scary steeple... In the room that you must roll up to enter... Between the old sofa and the chair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the scary steeple... On the upper level of the basement room with torches... Behind the column on the far right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the scary steeple... Near the door in the room with the parrot... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... You go right from the pier until you get near the rock. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... Behind the rock in front of the inn... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... Where the shop and inn are... On the beach where the waves are lapping... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... In the jungle just beyond the inn and shop... You check the far-left clump of grass... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... In the dangerous jungle. Beyond the Nibbles pond... Behind the tangled root of the big tree there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a southern island... Near the stones that look like Red and Blue 'Stache. Behind the stone in the front... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Pirate's Grotto... Deep in the cave with two floating boats... On a narrow plank on the left side of the boat on the right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Pirate's Grotto... Above the big waterfall... Where the glowing panel is... Near the path that goes on to the right... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Pirate's Grotto... Where there are lots of barrels on the left side... You climb onto something, rise to a high place, and find it in a barrel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the Pirate's Grotto... In the middle of a room with three winged beasts. It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a beautiful, shiny train... Near the panel of gauges in the engineer's car... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a beautiful, shiny train... Near the hand strap in cabin number 4... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a beautiful, shiny train... I see it shining with Chef Shimi in the dining car... You fulfill his request, and he gives it to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a beautiful, shiny train... I see it shining with the waitress in the dining car... You fulfill her request, and she gives it to you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On a beautiful, shiny train... It is in the drawer in cabin number 8. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. At a fueling station where the train frequently stops... In a room full of gears... Behind the gear in the right rear of the room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the town of wealth... By the house with a rose hedge before the station... You enter through the gap in the manicured hedge... Find it in the back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the town of wealth... At the bottom of the stairs in front of the station... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the town of wealth... At the house in front of the station that has a pool... Behind the deck chair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the town of wealth... In the garden of the house next to the hotel... Behind the hedge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On the cold village path... To the left of the pipe that leads below Rogueport... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the cold village... As you enter the village... Behind the front wall... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the cold village... Inside the house far to the right... Behind the stacked boxes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. In the cold village... Close to the left side of the cannon... It pops out of a strange panel that flips when you Spin-Jump near it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On the cold village path... To the right, away from the pipe to Rogueport. It is in a clump of grass next to the tree in the front-right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. On the path to the pipe that leads from the cold village to underground Rogueport... Behind the wall in the front-right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Near the pipe on the moon... Just beyond a large crater... Behind a small stone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the moon fortress... In a room with a crane... On top of a high platform... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Star Piece. Inside the moon fortress... In a place with a low ceiling... On the far-left side of the room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's east side... You ride Yoshi across the canal and climb to the roof. You jump from one rooftop to the next and find it on top of the red roof. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's east side... It is in the back room of the sea bomb's house. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's west side... On the right of the second floor of the rightmost house... You roll up and drop through a gap to find it in the backyard. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's west side... You blow up the wall on the side of the store. It is back there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's east side... You ride Yoshi across the canal and climb to the roof. You turn sideways to get between the cargo there and fall to get it at the bottom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... You leave this building, roll up, and go to the left. You perform a Spring Jump next to the pipe beyond the up-and-down platform. You follow the pipe, drop onto the roof, drop to the next roof, and continue on... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... You leave this building and go to the right... When you see water, you get on the glowing panel, transform, and sail on... It is on a platform beyond there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Deep beneath Rogueport... On the left side of the room with the great door... On the platform above the jump pad... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On Rogueport's west side... Underground, where you fall by turning sideways... It is there on the left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... By an up-and-down platform where water flows in front. It is on the high platform in the back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... Near a glowing panel where water flows in front... You stand on the panel, transform, and sail far to the right... It is in the room there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... Near a glowing panel where water flows in front... You stand on the panel, transform, and sail far to the right... It is in the room there. You stand under it and do a Spring Jump. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Underneath Rogueport... Near a glowing panel where water flows in front... You stand on the panel, transform, and sail far to the right... It is in the room there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the big castle... Beyond the many cells... It is next to a window in front of the large staircase. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the big castle... In the room with the moving yellow and green blocks... Next to the window in the highest place... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the big castle... In a storeroom with several chests... It is there among the chests and boxes... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the thick woods... To the left of a high, glowing panel... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the Great Tree where the little ones live... Near the bubble pond... You go down from there... It is on the right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the Great Tree... You go down from where you arranged the four symbols. It is on top of a high platform. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the Great Tree... I see a lot of water... It is on the vegetation floating on the water... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Inside the Great Tree... Go down from the room that has two glowing panels... It is on top of the large high platform. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the city in the clouds... Next to the entrance to the arena... You hit the hidden block below to get to it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the city in the clouds... In the storeroom on the second floor of the arena... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the dense, eerie woods... Behind a tree beyond the big rock... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the scary steeple... In the storeroom that you have to roll up to get into... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Outside the scary steeple... In the room at the bottom of the well... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. Outside the scary steeple... Past the door on one side of the room at the well bottom. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the jungle on the isle... Beyond the Nibbles pond... Near the steep cliff on the left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the jungle on the isle... Behind the leaves of the tree beyond the rope bridge... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the Pirate's Grotto... Where the two boats are floating near the entrance... On the bow of the left-hand boat... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the Pirate's Grotto... Where you see many barrels on the left-hand side. You climb onto something, rise to a high place, and find it atop a barrel. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the Pirate's Grotto... At the top of the stairs beyond the sluice gate... You find the hidden block next to it first to get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the Pirate's Grotto... Where there are many waves and many spikes... It is on the left there. You find the hidden block next to it first to get it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the Pirate's Grotto... Where there are many waves and many spikes... It is floating above the sea there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On a beautiful, shiny train... It is in cabin 5. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On a beautiful, shiny train... The small Bob-omb in cabin 8 has it... You fulfill his request to get it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. At the train-refueling depot... In the place outside where you can see the sunset... Next to the stairs there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. At the train-refueling depot... At the top of the stairs that go up from left to right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the town of wealth... Next to the sanctum... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the sanctum in the town of extraordinary wealth... In the room beyond the pipe... It is in a high place near the entrance. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. In the cold village... In the very back of the village, covered in snow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a Shine Sprite. On the cold village path... You go right from the pipe that leads to Rogueport... You find it behind the tree on the left and in the front. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a badge. It is called {x}. It is on sale in Rowf's shop in the plaza near the castle gate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see...a badge. It is called {x}. Dazzle has it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see the Close Call badge. On the staircase from Cold Cold Mountain to the Sanctum... You go to the back and find the red ? block there. You hit it to get the badge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see an Attack FX A badge. In the volcano, near the room with the hammer, you go down stairs from the dam. The path blocked beyond the metal block... Hidden in the chest where the lava flows... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see a Flower Saver badge. On the clouds above Flower Fields, at the top of the bean tree, on a cloud... You reach the wide cloud and see it there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see a Power Bounce badge. In the volcano, near the room with the hammer, you go down stairs from the dam. The path blocked beyond the metal block... Hidden in the chest where the lava flows... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see a Quake Hammer badge. Down the pipe in Toad Town... Down below, to the right... Past the broken block. It is in the chest there. I also see an enemy there that you must defeat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see a Dizzy Stomp badge. In the volcano, near the room with the hammer, you go down stairs from the dam. The path blocked beyond the metal block... Hidden in the chest where the lava flows... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. Folks say these are the ruins of a 1,000-year-old town. Even though these buildings are crumbling, some seem safer than those above us. The people living here mostly can't show their faces above for one reason or another. Some have actually started successful businesses here, though! What a hardy bunch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee. She's kind of mysterious, as you'd expect... She divines the locations of things, or where we should go. People say she's always right. And...they say she's really cute under that veil. I hear some people even fall for her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Dazzle, the Star-Piece collector. He'll trade you badges for Star Pieces. Once you collect a few Star Pieces, you should definitely come talk to him. Hey, but why do you think he collects them, anyway? You think he bathes in them? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the manager of the Deepdown Depot. She seems to be pretty courteous. Hey, and there are some super-classy items on display here, huh? But jeepers creepers, what sort of person buys gold bars, anyway? Freaks, that's who! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Wonky, the go-to guy for useful info. He looks nuts, but I think his tips are OK. Just make sure you get your money's worth... Not that you'll know until you pay... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a subterranean Goomba. I think he just moved down here recently. Even so, he sure seems to know a lot about these ruins. What's he do for a living? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Squeek seems to be an archaeologist...and she's here to research the underground. But it sounds like she lost her partner down here... I feel like, SO bad for her... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Eddie the Mask. He's some kinda health nut... Lots of nuts down here, huh? This one's a health nut, though, so he knows about Stylish moves. Ask him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Bandit who lives underground. He seems to come by this shop often. He must like talking to Wonky and the shop owner, huh? Go figure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Bob-omb lives down here. That pink color's really cute... but I think this is a dude. He's got his own ambitions of being an info guy like Wonky, selling tips for cash... But his tips don't make even a tiny little bit of sense. Hello? Can you say "stupid"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the cola bar owner, Herb T. He's a middle-aged guy with a wild mustache. He may look like just another glass-polisher, but he's an old-school cola bartender... He's hilarious, but I'm sure he's heard his share of super- depressing stuff, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #221 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #222 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi#223 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi#224 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Hey, man! What's up? Who's the hottie you got there with you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wassup, baby? Why don't you hang with us for a while? We play real nice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, what's a FINE-lookin' Goomba doin' with a tubby mustache man like that?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it is, like, SO sweet that you boys think I'm cute! Seriously! Yeah, guys like you make me feel like TOTALLY BARFING! Now get out of our way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! That was cold! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, you're too good for us? Come off it, sister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody zings us like that! Nobody! Let's get 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Goomba, a Spiny Goomba, and a Paragoomba! My! The whole Goomba family tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The only one I should warn you about is that fellow in the middle: the Spiny Goomba. See that spike on his head? Well, jump on that and you're the one who'll take damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Paragoomba's airborne, so your hammer won't reach. You'll have to jump for him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Always take your opponent's situation into consideration when fighting! Always! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh! That's right! I forgot to tell you something vital! You can press {Y} to change the order you two attack in! You can attack first if you feel like it, Goombella. Don't forget that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What's the story, Mario? I TOLD you it'd hurt if you jumped on the Spiny Goomba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goombella! What was that? Didn't I tell you jumping on the Spiny Goomba was bad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oweeeeeeeeeeeeee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! Later on, losers! That felt AWESOME! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you ready, Mario? There are plenty more where they came from, and they'll all have it in for us. When they attack, try to hammer them or jump on them while in the field... Attack successfully and you can perform a First Strike when you enter battle. So if an enemy catches sight of you, be sure to thump him as you go into battle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! What's the deal? You didn't equip the badge Professor Frankly gave you. If you don't equip a badge, it won't do anything for you. Equip it before you forget! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. The current town was built on top of this ancient one. Pretty surprising to find all this down here, right? It kinda blows my mind... The ruins here are all crumbly and gnarly now, but it was once a great town, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That thing's kind of soggy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloop! BLOOOOOOOOOOOOP! (Ouch! That HURT!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLUH-BLOOOOOOOP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloobloobloobloop! (Who just up and whacks someone's tootsies like that?) Blooblooop! BLOOOP! (Somebody with some serious moxie, that's who!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloobloop! Bloobloobloop! (Would you look at that! It's some saucy mustached guy!) Bloopity bloop! Blooooo! (He's in a WORLD of hurt!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BlooblooblooblooblooBLOOP! (I'll give him a taste of the old tentacle trample!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! You remember what Professor Frankly told us, right? You can press {Y} to change our attack order! If your HP drops, you can press {Y} to put me in front! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloop-oop! (Hey, mustache!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloobloobloooop? Bloooop! (You're thinking I'd taste good, aren't you? Admit it!) Bloo-ooop oop bloobloooop? (Yeah, you want to snack on these tentacles, don't you?) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're darn bloopin'! Eww! No! I'd rather bloop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloo! (Ha!) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bloopbloo-oopbloo. (Gutless punk.) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like some seawater's found its way in here, huh? Yeah, that's a health hazard. I bet some weird sea things live in there, too...so try not to fall in the water, OK? Oh! There's a pipe here that connects to Petal Meadows. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm... It seems to be almost inviting us to do something, doesn't it? But what? You could jump on it, but you'd totally ruin your shoes, so I'd just hammer it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! D-Don't eat me!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Uh... You didn't come to eat me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And you're not bullies? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course not! Guess again, nerd! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooooooo! Leave me alone, you big meanies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! How could you?!? Don't you say that to him! ...That wasn't very mature. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Mario, that was uncool. Don't say stuff like that. I thought you were...nicer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, don't worry! Really! We're not here to be mean to you, honest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Relax, relax, little guy. We're not bullies, I swear. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For real? Phew! Boy, that's good. I thought for a second I might have an accident. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For real? Phew! Boy, that's good. I thought for a second I might have an accident. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're one of the creatures from Boggly Woods, right? What are you doing here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Aren't you one of the creatures from Boggly Woods? Why are you down here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-What?!? Why do you know about me? NOOO! Y-You must be... You guys are working for those X-Nauts, aren't you?!? You chased me here! Noooooo! It's the end!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts? Easy there, kid. What in the world are you freaking out about? We're not gonna do anything to you, so chill for a sec'! Just tell us what's going on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— X-Nauts? What the heck are those? Sounds like tissues... to the extreme or something. Look, we're not here to do ANYTHING to you, so relax. Tell us what's going on, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well...OK. This gang of bad guys who call themselves X-Nauts came to where I live. They came inside our Great Tree and started tearing it apart and causing trouble. So...I've come all the way here looking for help. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! That sounds like those guys who attacked us in Rogueport. Right? If they're the same guys, then they're definitely after the Crystal Star... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A bunch of bad guys in the Great Tree? If those are the same guys who kidnapped the princess, they want the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that you mention it, they did say something about some Crystal Star thingy... But we Punies don't know anything about any crystals or stars... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Say, could you guys help us out? Maybe chase them off? If you do, we'll give you, uh... What was it? The Crystal Star? If you do, we'll have the Puni elder give you that! I don't know what it is, but if it'll help us reclaim our tree, I'm sure the elder will agree! So what do you say? Let's not waste any more time. I'm begging you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really?!? You aren't joking?!? You'll do it?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess... I mean, we can't just ignore them, right? And we do need to find the Crystal Star before those X-whatever guys do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... I guess we should... I'd feel pretty bad if we didn't do anything. Plus, we do need to get the Crystal Stars before those X-guys do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you so much! This is great! I'm so happy! My name is Punio. Pleased to meet you! I'll take you to where I live. Follow me, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, hang on a second. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sure the Puni elder said some button around here opened the secret entrance... AH-HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can get to the woods we Punies live in by going through that pipe there. OK! Hurry! Hurry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. I never knew this room was connected like this... If you see a similar entrance in another area, you should totally check it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Punio, who lives in the Great Tree of Boggly Woods. And hey, he must be the one we saw earlier, right? Yeah, totally! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is what that box meant! Tilt {○} Left and Right to steer your...um...paper airplane self... You have to be a good pilot if you want to fly far! Try it once more! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It looks like if you tilt {○} away from the way you're facing, the plane will rise. But...if you tilt it for too long, you'll lose speed and crash. Time your tilts carefully! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Did you see that? That was one of the things Professor Frankly described! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario! You see that? That was one of the things Professor Frankly mentioned! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who knew the area under Rogueport extended so far? This place is a total maze! You really feel the grandness of that ancient civilization when you're down here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mario! Goombella! Look...at...THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the Thousand-Year Door spoken of in the legends! I can't believe it's real! So the legends are all true! There it is, big as life! Come! Let's move closer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's the deal with this weird pedestal, huh? What could it be, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor! What's going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star has been recorded on your Magical Map! And Mario has learned a special move! You can now use Sweet Treat! Each time you get a Crystal Star, you'll learn a new special move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor! The map!!! And what was with all those crazy lights? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hrmmm... It appears that information related to the locations of the Crystal Stars appeared... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And that shining light... It looked as if a mysterious power was given to Mario... Well... One way or another... We should return to my place and study the map closely. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario! You ready? Hold that Crystal Star up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... All right, Mario! Hold up that Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star has been recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! Check it out, Mario! The location of the next Crystal Star has appeared. But, I... I... I have NO idea where that is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, uh, Mario, look there. The next Crystal Star showed up on the map. But... I'm sorry, but I don't have a clue where that is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... I guess we oughta let Professor Frankly tell us where that place is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... I think maybe we should take it to Professor Frankly and let him look at it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go again, Mario! Let's see that Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Go for it, Mario! Break out the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, my little Mario! It's Crystal Star time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star has been recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There it is! The resting spot of the next Crystal Star! Totally awesome! But it looks like it's pointing somewhere...up in the sky. Huh? What could that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! The next Crystal Star showed up on the map! Hey, but...is it me, or is it up in the sky or something? Um... What could that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me! The next Crystal Star has made an entrance! My, my, my! But... Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it up in the sky? What does THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star has been recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's the fourth Crystal Star. We're gonna have to show Professor Frankly again. It's OK, we have to let him know what Princess Peach wrote in her e-mail anyway... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the fourth Crystal Star, all right. Professor Frankly better look at this. Before he does, though, we oughta let him know what Princess Peach wrote... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's where the fourth Crystal Star is, but we'll need Frankly to translate. I suppose we also should tell him what Princess Peach wrote in that recent e-mail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That shows where the fourth Crystal Star is! Can't that Frankly guy read it? That'd be cool, but first we better tell him what Princess Peach's e-mail said, right?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star has been recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on! Let's go back to Professor Frankly's office, what do you say? We have to tell him about Princess Peach's e-mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick! Let's go to the professor's office. We have to let him know about Princess Peach's e-mail, right? Don't we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quickly, now! Let's go to the professor's office. We must advise him about Princess Peach's e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quick! Let's cruise up to the prof's office! We have to tell that guy about the princess's e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We'd better hurry, don't you think? We should go up to the professor's office! We have to let him know about the princess's e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We must move quickly, love. Let's go to the professor's office, quick as a wink! We have to speak to him of Princess Peach's e-mail. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star was recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon! Let's go talk to Professor Frankly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Let's go see the professor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come, now! Let's go visit Frankly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! Let's cruise back and check in with the prof! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All set? Then let's go see Professor Frankly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right! Let's pop in on that professor fellow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, then! Now we must go see Professor Frankly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The location of a Crystal Star was recorded on your Magical Map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... OK, that is, like, a TOTAL typo or something... Do you see that, Mario? The last Crystal Star... It can't be THERE... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Are my eyes OK? Is it me, or does that show the last Crystal Star is... No... It can't be there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmm? Impossible! The last Crystal Star is all the way up... No! I shan't believe it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! No way! What's wrong with that map? The last Crystal Star is... That ain't right! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm? Is that...right? According to the map, the last Crystal Star is... It CAN'T be... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eh? What's this balderdash? Tell me, old boy, does that say the last Crystal Star is... No. Seems awfully unlikely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, what's this, now? The last Crystal Star... It can't possibly be there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What kept you, Mario?!? ...Well, it doesn't matter now. I don't think they're in the vicinity anymore. They must have found another way to get through the door... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's all come down to this! Hurry now, Mario! Hold aloft the last Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eep! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crackity! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm! Look! The door!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— At long last, the entrance to the Palace of Shadow has been opened! Before Princess Peach falls victim to that fiend... Before he takes over the world... You must rescue the princess and stop this cataclysm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1176 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's roll, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's rock, Gonzales!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm ready, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Into the breach, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm with you, Mario!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? I'd just get in the way. I'll wait here and, uh, watch the door. Yes, that's it. It's all up to you, Mario. Stop their foul ambitions and save Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Machi #1186 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the site of the famed Thousand-Year Door. The air ripples with power... Behind that door sleeps the treasure that every rogue in Rogueport whispers about... I also read this was where the palace at the center of the ancient town was. Just a little fun fact, there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Professor Frankly, head of the archaeology department at U Goom. He's researching the legendary treasure here. I totally respect him. You know the famous Professor Kolorado? He was a student of Frankly's! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can't enter from here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DANGER!!! DO NOT ENTER! This pipe is the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials! First Attack and Bump Attack badges don't work, so BEWAAAAAAAAAAARE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You took on my trouble? Ohhhhhh, thank the stars! This is just terrible! My dad went into the Pit of 100 Trials, and he never came out! He lost his job and said the only way to support us was the pit's treasure... But I don't need treasure! I just want my dad back! Please help him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dad! Did...you find my dad? ...Not yet, then. I know he didn't go all the way down. I mean, he'd never make it! Please, help my dad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dad's back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry for troubling you. I guess health and family really are the most important things... You know... I'll look for new work... I've got to be strong for my dear son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so, SO much! I'll give you my treasure as a reward. It's really important to me... But nothing's more important than my dad, so here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now if you'll excuse us... And really, thank you so very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials. No one knows how far down that pipe goes, but...it keeps me awake at night. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Jr., who asked us to find his dad. Hey, guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Pine T. Sr., who fainted in the Pit of 100 Trials. I'm glad he's home safe now. Parents shouldn't worry their kids like that, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, you hear that? Sounds like an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, your Mailbox SP! I bet you got an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, dear, listen! An e-mail from Princess Peach, perhaps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Gonzales! Listen! That must be an e-mail from Princess Peach! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh my goodness, Mario! Would that be an e-mail from Princess Peach? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My dear Mario, I have finally learned what the legendary treasure is. It is the spirit of a demon! The X-Nauts plan to revive this thousand-year-old monster... And use its power to take over the world! They're collecting the Crystal Stars so they can open the Thousand-Year Door... They'll find this demon's spirit... But the only thing that can keep it locked away is the Crystal Stars themselves! You must not let them get the Crystal Stars! Please, Mario... You must put a stop to their horrible plans! -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An...ancient demon's spirit?!? Jeepers creepers, it doesn't get much worse than that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An...ancient demon's spirit?!? Well, golly, it doesn't get much worse than that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An...ancient demon's spirit?!? Mercy me, that sounds positively horrid... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An...ancient demon's spirit?!? Sheesh, that doesn't sound good at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An...ancient demon's spirit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. You could spend a lifetime studying secrets down here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The pipe rejected you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ↓ To Twilight Town ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. There's a pipe here that connects to Twilight Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee! You've come quite a ways! This is Chet Rippo's Adjustment House. If you think you want to change your abilities or your partners' ranks... Then I can adjust those things for the low, low price of {NUM} coin{s}. So... Who needs some adjustment, hmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee! Welcome to Chet Rippo's Adjustment House. So... Who needs some adjustment, hmmmm? You? Or your partner? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who needs some adjustment? You? Or your partner? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me My partner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, come again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! Come back when you're rich! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't adjust your abilities right now... Sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll boost {x}, but it'll decrease {x}. Does that sound good for {NUM} coin{s}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't adjust your partner's rank right now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boost {x}'s rank and drop {x}'s rank... Does that sound good for {NUM} coin{s}? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds great! Forget about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm all done. You ran low on BP, so I removed all your badges. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boogity boogity bee! Boogaba boogaba boo! Lippity skippity skoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEEE-YAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm finished. So... Unless you need anything else, get outta here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hee hee hee hee hee! Welcome to Chet Rippo's Adjustment House. This is where you come to adjust your abilities or your partners' ranks. If you want some adjustment done, talk to me from the other side of the table. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the house of the level adjuster, Chet Rippo. Whenever you want to adjust your levels or your partners' ranks, just come here, OK? Seriously, though, how many customers do you think he gets, living down here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your partners' ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair... I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're under the folks up top! In my fortune-telling shop! I see your fortune...but stop! If you wish to talk to me, across the table you must be. Thank you, really, golly, gee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello. Welcome. I'm Merlee. Underground, cute as can be! A fortune-teller, that is me. Lucky for you, coming here. I tell fortunes, have no fear! ♥ Let my mystic power tell of days to come...more, as well. For luck sits on my spells. What do you say, Mr. Guy? Want to give it a try? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's not good at all. But then, it's your call. I surely hope that you'll return...with money to burn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's good. That's great! Choose your path to fate! ♥ Which path do you choose? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Special Path 50 coins Normal Path 20 coins Cheap Path 5 coins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your coins! Where are they? Not enough to play! Oh, too bad! So sad! Come again! Yes, bye-bye! I'll be waiting for you, guy! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK. That's fine by me! So, ready? Ready for me? OK... Here we go! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My mystic power can make you smile! ♥ In battle, you'll win with style! Even if nasty foes arrive, you'll be fine since my fortune will thrive! ♥ OK! Come again! See you soon! See you then! Good-bye! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really must know how to bake a yummy, tasty Heartful Cake! To Petalburg you must go, ask Toce T. all she knows! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, did you find the recipe for Heartful Cake for little old me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! I remember now! That's right! Of course! Wow! Oh, no, what shall I do? I have no Cake Mix! Boo-hoo! And I can't leave my shop here... Oh dear... Oh, dear... Oh, dear... Oh, dear... I hate to ask, but could you please bring me some Cake Mix? I'm on my knees! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really, really want to make a tasty, tasty Heartful Cake! I hate to ask, but could you please bring me some Cake Mix? I'm on my knees! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you have Cake Mix for me? Do you have it? Let me see! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you! You're the best! You passed my trouble test! Cannot make a cake without Cake Mix, right? No doubt! As you make a Heartful Cake, mix Ruin Powder well to make the Cake Mix properly bake! I'm going to make it tonight! And it will be out of sight! Then I'll charm someone right! Thanks so much to you, dear. Here is your reward. Here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Merlee the charmer's house. With her charms, you get random bonuses in battle. It costs a few coins, but I hear it's totally worth it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the charmer, Merlee. She's bright and cheery, huh? If you have her charm you, you'll receive various bonuses in battle. They're super-helpful, so next time you have a chance, be sure to have her charm you! Oh, AND I hear she's the twin sister of Merluvlee, the fortune-teller! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. There's nobody here. Huh! I wonder where they went? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. I think this is just your basic, garden-variety corridor. This must've been a nice walk when the whole town was aboveground... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. Y'know, this seems to be more than just a corridor... Nothing's ever what it seems down here, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is just another part of the underground corridor. I bet tons of people passed through here a thousand years ago. Coooooooool. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, you know you can pass through iron bars in Paper Mode, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! Can you hear me? You can?!? That must mean you're the hero of legend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only the great hero of legend can hear my voice. Yeah! Everyone else...nothing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See, long ago, an evil spirit cast a curse on me, locking me in this box. I was bummed. I've been here ever since, waiting a long, LONG time for the hero to come by! ...So, yeah, anyway, big guy... What brings a hero like you to a place like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Er, Mario... A word with you? I'm not exactly confident that we can trust this...box. I think it may be best not to mention that we're looking for the Crystal Stars. ...Well, drat. I just said it out loud! What's wrong with me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah? Searching for the Crystal Stars, are you, now? So you really are a hero. Well, you're DEFINITELY gonna need my help if you hope to get those bad boys. So, first you should look for the key to this box. Then use it to let me out. Definitely. By the way, the key looks like this: {Black Key} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what do you think we oughta do, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I know MY vote goes to you finding that key. I'm sure it's around here somewhere. C'mon! Being stuck in a box is no picnic! I'm counting on you, O Great Legendary Hero! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, if only some great, cool, unselfish hero of legend would bring the key here... Yeah... The key that looks like this: {Black Key} ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! You brought the key! Yes! Oh, man, I owe you BIG! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh! C'mon! Don't taunt me! H-Hurry up and open it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSSSSSSS! Thank... Ha! Thank NOTHING! Whee hee! Foooooools! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, BOY, did you fall for it! I BURNED you! What, you think I was gonna help you?!? Instead, I'm gonna spread a little of the suffering I've endured in that stupid box! Yeah! Sorry, but those are the breaks! I'm gonna cast an evil, terrible curse upon you! Buggly-wuggly-WOOOOOOO! You're cursed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Enjoy that curse, sucker! You got what you deserved!!! You wanna hear all about the sweet curse I just dropped? Then listen well! From now on, if you press {Y} in certain areas, you'll turn into a paper airplane! Whee hee! Trembling yet? Suffer the rest of your days under my terrible curse! Whee hee hee hee hee hee! Oh, I can't help but chortle! You're DOOMED!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This curse is pretty rough, I guess, so I suppose I owe it to you to explain it. Ready? If you stand on an airplane panel like this one, the floor will start to glow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, OK, you're on the panel. Now try pressing {Y}! And then, bam! You're a paper airplane! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The worst part of this curse is that you must tilt {○} Left and Right to control yourself. I guess if you got good at it, you might fly a long way...but that's the ONLY good thing. So, be honest. Isn't this curse just about the worst thing that's ever happened to you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I zoned out. What was that? Yes. I get it. It's terrible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! It's so frightening, you lost control of your brain! Listen once more, crybaby! If you step on floor panels that are marked by my curse symbol, the floor will glow. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee hee! If you press {B}, you MIGHT return to normal! Maybe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Farewell, you foolish fool! Whee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, uh... Wow. Just wow. What was THAT guy's beef? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a black box in the middle of the room. Y'know, in case you missed it. And, um... Yeah, there's just not much else, really. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Another room in here, huh? Wow. But what's the significance of it? An undiscovered chamber of purpose unknown... THIS is why I love archaeology! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These spikes seem to rise and drop according to a set pattern... They must be here to keep out thieves, huh? Now THAT'S a security system! With good timing, if you ran while the spikes were down... you'd still be a shish kebab. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? That don't sound good... What's that warning light? Oh, don't tell me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAARRGGHH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Cheep Blimp is bound for the town of Rogueport. Would you like to board? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Very well, folks. Please watch your step as you board. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We know you have a choice of dirigibles, so we thank you for flying Cheep Blimps! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If I may, let me just check your ticket. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, no doubt about it: this is Glitzville! Can you believe it actually floats? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Yeah, this would be Glitzville, all right... How do they make it float? I mean, it hasn't ever, you know, plunged from the sky or anything, has it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, my! Glitzville! I've heard that the Glitz Pit is just full of brawny brawls! I must admit, the prospect of some hurly-burly gets me a touch piqued! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, let's get to it, huh, Mario? Let's find that Crystal Star as fast as we can! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time to hunt down that Crystal Star, huh, Mario? I know I'm ready! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, darling, let's find that Crystal Star, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Bad! So very bad! Behave yourself, egg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! Bad! Come back! Help! My imported egg escaped! Somebody, catch it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So bad! It does not even have arms and legs, and still I cannot catch it! My menu was going to have the Southern Fried Egg Dog of Tastiness, but now... Bad! I ordered that naughty egg from an island in the south! I had to pay shipping, too! Don't just stand there! Help catch it!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MOST AWFULLY BAD! Come down from there, bad egg! How am I supposed to get it now? FLY there?!? You! Don't just stand there with your mustache! Find a way to get up there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ZZZZZZZZZZZ... ZZZZZZZZZZZ... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come down from there, bad egg! How am I supposed to get it now? FLY there?!? Oh... And I very much wanted to make that Southern Fried Egg Dog of Tastiness... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did you hear that, Mario? You want us to help you, little eggy-weggy? It's so ADORABLE! What should we do, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hm? Is it just me, or do you think that egg... What? You want our help, egg? Umm... Your call, Mario. What do you want to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm, now? You wish for us to help you, you darling little egg? Mario, hon, what do you think we ought to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Help the little guy! Let there be Hot Dogs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am TOTALLY with you on this one, Mario. We'll let you go, little buddy! Is that OK with you, too, Mr. Hot-Dog-Stand Guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, we can't ignore it... Good call, Mario. Let's set this little guy free. Ummm... Provided that's OK with you, too, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A positively endearing choice, Mario, not that I expected any less. We shall free him! You, sir! Mr. Proprietor! Would you allow us to free this poor soul? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, Mario. That's just tasteless, seriously. Don't scare the little guy. Try not to be so childish, will you? There's no choice here. We'll let him go. Is that OK with you, too, Mr. Hot-Dog-Stand Guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You're supposed to be the adult, here! Scaring babies just plain isn't nice! The way I see it, there's no two ways about this thing. We let this little guy go. Ummm... Provided that's OK with you, too, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you wash your mouth out right this instant! How DARE you frighten this egg! Well, I never... Little eggy, you just ignore the scary man, OK? We will let you go. You, sir! Mr. Proprietor! Would you allow us to free this poor soul? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww... Fine. Most people don't like eating stuff that jumps all over the place, anyway. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awesome! Didja hear that, little eggy-weggy?!? You're free! See ya around! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, cool. Looks like you're free and clear, little guy. 'Bye! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's just loverly! You're free to do whatever you like, dear egg! Farewell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What is it now, eggy? You want to follow us? Is that it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What's with you now? You want to follow us or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmm? What is it now, dear? You wish to accompany us, you adorable thing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm pretty sure our little buddy here wants to hang out with us. Do we let him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... I think he definitely wants to stick with us. What should we do, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I daresay this little dumpling wants to stay with us, Mario. What shall we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, it can follow us. No. Jumping eggs bug me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You hear that, little guy? Just make sure not to get in our way, though, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's great, Mario. You're in with us, little buddy! Stay out of the way, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're all clear, little one! But do try not to get underfoot, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Seriously, Mario, I wonder about you sometimes. We're taking him, and that's that. You hear that, little guy? Just make sure not to get in our way, though, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man! I had heard you were this nice guy, but...man. Wow. Anyway, we gotta take him. Just ignore Mario. You're in with us, little buddy! Stay out of the way, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you awful, awful man. Why must you torment him? We simply MUST take him in! You're all clear, little one! But do try not to get underfoot, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're Mr. Gonzales! Yeah, that's the mustache I've been waiting for! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Actually, you're pretty late... Somebody left a package and a note by the door a bit ago. The letter said: "Look for a thick-'stached man named Gonzales and give him this." The "this" the letter was talking about is...this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So far's I could tell, that hammer's a new model, the HAMMAWHACK 2005... Real nice hammer all around. Solid craftsmanship, good grip, high bonkability. The commercials for this thing say that the hammer chooses its user... They aren't cheap, either, so whoever gave this to you must be a big fan. But... Why leave it in this juice shop? Doesn't that strike you as a bit odd? I mean, it's not like it's that hard to hand a gift to a pro fighter... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I still can't get over that gift from your fan... You're really on your way now! Getting a stalker's a big step on the road to fame! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! ANOTHER e-mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Mario! E-mails are coming fast and furious now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! E-mail call! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! E-mail time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SmAsH tHe BlOcKaDe In ThE mInOr-LeAgUe LoCkEr RoOm. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The blockade in the minor- league locker room," huh? What's behind it, you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The blockade in the minor- league locker room," eh? What might be behind it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The blockade in the minor- league locker room," hmm? What could be behind it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The blockade in the minor- league locker room," huh? Wonder what's behind it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe StOrAgE rOoM nExT tO gRuBbA's OfFiCe. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The storage room in the arena now? Sheesh! What next? This guy's got us running all over! It's driving me totally nuts! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we have to go to some storage room? Man... This seems like a lot of legwork. Is this guy just playing with us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now we're to break into the storage room? Mercy! This fellow seems to like making us run about... I can't say I approve. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What the heck is this guy's problem? The storage room? I mean... Does he think we need the exercise? This dude is really cheesing me off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! We have three Crystal Stars now! We're rolling! Let's head back to Rogueport, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! That makes three Crystal Stars! We'd better get back to Rogueport, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How marvelous! Now we have three of those Crystal Stars! I suggest we make haste for Rogueport, wouldn't you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sweet! Another Crystal Star! That's three, right? We'd better roll back to Rogueport, don't you think? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, and welcome! Our doors are always open for thirsty fight fans! So grab a frosty juice, take a load off, and enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, and welcome! Our doors are always open for thirsty fight fans! This'll sound crazy, but I really wouldn't mind being the strongest guy alive. I mean, sure, every guy dreams that once in awhile, but the thing is, I once... No, wait... Never mind. Good luck out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White? Oh... You must mean that white Bob-omb, huh? Yeah, he used to come here all the time. But I haven't seen him lately. Now that I think about it, I think he headed off to some huge tree...or not. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta thank you, buddy! Since your run to the top, business has been booming! I'm looking forward to the day you make a dramatic comeback, big guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You planning on getting back in the ring? I can't wait to see your moves NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attaboy, Gonzales! Yeah! Back to being champion! You're a machine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you're a pro athlete, you gotta expect some bad times along with the good. Just take it one step at a time and you'll be just fine. Good luck to you, buddy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So this is Glitzville, hmm? Not a bad place, if a little on the tawdry side... Perhaps I'll begin my stay here with a hostile buyout of that Hot Dog Stand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, you there! Tell me, sir, do you know the whereabouts of the Glitz Pit proprietor? Why do I ask? Dear man, have you seen the crowds? This place is a gold mine! I want to sign a plum sponsorship deal with this wonderful, vulgar place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I've done it. I am now an official sponsor of the Glitz Pit. Simply marvelous. But what I do with my scads of cash is of little import... Best of luck to you, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, if it isn't Gonzales! I enjoyed your fight earlier! Yes, you thrashed that lout! I don't think you're quite Rawk Hawk caliber, but you have potential! Keep at it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, it's you, Gonzales! I should say you have Rawk Hawk's attention now, hmmm? Yes, I've a feeling you might just become the champion one day not long from now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales! Ah! Congratulations, Champion! A prince among paupers! Keep bringing in crowds like you have and I'll have to buy a bank to store my cash! Perhaps you'd like me to back you as a sponsor, too? Not to worry! I have money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see. So. You're leaving. Everyone has their reasons. That is the way of things. But hear me: when you do return, I expect the same caliber of thrashings, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should think we'll vacation here a bit longer... Yes, the air here has a way of invigorating the lungs and stirring the wallet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I find this floating-city concept quite fascinating! Yes, it intrigues me! I wonder what sort of coinage one might shell out to build a vacation home here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must say, I find combat sports utterly barbarous! Oh, I need a hot steam... Are there no saunas here? If there aren't, I shall just have my hubby install one! Excuse me? Installing saunas on a floating city is against the fire code? I...did not know that. You can't do it? Even for a disgusting amount of cash? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the first time in my life I've witnessed combat sports firsthand... How repugnant! Boorish ogres grappling about, caterwauling! I find it utterly barbarous! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't say I approve of my little boy Bub witnessing these violent matches, but... As long as he grows up and takes over the Golbobbington Corporation, I can't complain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Combat sports do SO repel me, but my dear Bub WILL be a corporate VP one day... I hear those boardrooms can get quite heated. Perhaps he SHOULD know self-defense... I wonder if there are any reputable self-defense tutors around here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You seem a savage sort... Would you like to become my sweet Bub's combat tutor? Fighting is rather low-class, but the boy will be envied by all with a pro-champion tutor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that right? Ah... So you plan to travel... I wished to ask you to consider being Bub's tutor, but alas... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that right? Ah... So you plan to travel... I wished to ask you to consider being Bub's tutor, but alas... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Daddy! I'm hungry and I wanna eat a Hot Dog and I wanna eat it RIGHT NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy says the air is thin here. I think thin air makes Mommy like to yell. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aww...so LAME! This STINKS! I really, REALLY wanted to eat that super-whatever dog! Where else can I get one? Daddy! Get me one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I want that blimp...and I want that Hot Dog sign...and I want that battle poster... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I saw you in a fight! Yeah! You're real strong! My daddy was real happy! People who my daddy likes become really great, mostly! You're gonna be great, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you became the champ! You can come to my house! Only celebrities get to visit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So are you gonna give up the champ's belt now or what? Can I have it? I told Daddy to buy it for me, but he said you can't buy a championship... What a rip. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you got a pretty cool life, there. You must make lots and lots of money. I wonder if I'll have as cool a life as you do when I grow up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see that Hot Dog Stand over there? Best Hot Dog menu of all time, no joke. Hey, but you look more into fighting than Hot Dogs... Are you a pro? I'll root for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Woo! The Great Gonzales! You're the coolest ever! I root for you all the time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I made a couple quick coins the other day helping the juice shop guy fix his roof... But I saw the weirdest design ever up there... It was this arrowlike thing... Anyway, I bet you know, but I did a Spin Jump on that blue switch to get up there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm always pulling for you out there, Gonzales! Yeah! Most merciless fighter ever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can probably TASTE that championship belt, huh? I'm pulling for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, champ! I was with you from day ONE, Gonzales! I believed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The greatest fighter ever... The man... Great Gonzales... You gotta fight again! I'll wait for your comeback until the END OF TIME!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believed! I believed! I knew you'd come back, Gonzales! I KNEW IT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still the greatest ever! The Great Gonzales! Champ! That didn't take you long! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, when I see the Great Gonzales out there scrapping, I get PUMPED! Just goes to show, you gotta believe, no matter what! Never retire, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rode the blimp here, didn't you? Boy, I envy you. I'm dying to ride that thing, but air travel makes me yack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so sad... I have an adventurous heart, but a queasy stomach... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unless I cure my airsickness, I'll be stuck here forever... I have to find a way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't know if you know... Besides the airsickness... I'm also afraid of heights... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder... Do you think I can cure my airsickness by closing my eyes and chewing gum? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've decided! Life's too short! Forget this airsickness! I'm riding that blimp! ...But... I'm still nervous... I mean, you can't get off along the way... Are there parachutes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've decided! Life's too short! Forget this airsickness! I'm riding that blimp! ...But... I'm still nervous... I mean, you can't get off along the way... Are there parachutes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If they ever make a movie of my life, it'll be called "The Worrywart of Glitzville." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If they ever make a movie of my life, it'll be called "The Worrywart of Glitzville." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but I think I might never leave here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haven't seen your face around here...and I know I'd remember a 'stache like that. Listen, guy, if you wanna see a match, head on inside. That's the Glitz Pit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the word, guy? You really think you can make it as a pro fighter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear you're pretty good, guy. Maybe you have a knack for beating people senseless. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow... I heard the good word, guy. So, you made it to the major league, huh? Shoot, if you could make it... Maybe I oughta try my hand in the ring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... I heard you're ranked pretty high in the major league these days, guy... Yeah, I definitely have to look into this pro-fighting racket. Must be simple... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the champion now?!? ...Oh, I have GOT to give pro fighting a shot now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ever hear of fighter's block? Someday...you'll realize it's tough to fight forever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're making a comeback? I wouldn't even bother, guy. Rawk Hawk's invincible now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta admit...that Rawk Hawk guy was overrated. You're the real deal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Times always change, guy... Today's number one may be tomorrow's big loser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glitzville hangs out in the clouds... I'll give you two guesses why I like it here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, people always accuse me of having my head in the clouds, but it's not true. I'm actually quite well grounded. Just not literally. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know how they say the sun hides behind the clouds? This "son" does that too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See the sunglasses my bud has on? They're prescription. He has cloudy vision! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know I have goggles on, but my eyesight is 20/20. They're what you call "fashion." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A lot of Lakitus tell me that I seem very down-to-earth. Is that an insult or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I used to try to trick people into thinking I could tell their fortunes... I'd be like: "Dark clouds are massing on the horizon." Heh heh heh... Awesome. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Most people get sad when it's cloudy out, but not me... I'm cloudy every day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I'm a pretty good storyteller, don't you think? Yeah, I want to be a writer... A skywriter! Heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I'm a pretty good storyteller, don't you think? Yeah, I want to be a writer... A skywriter! Heh heh heh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the world-wanderers, the Traveling Sisters 3! Usually! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...But here in Glitzville... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We watched a minor-league match, but it really wasn't all that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, the major leagues, though... THAT is some hot fighting action! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, those major-league matches just get us so energized! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our knuckles get white, our hearts start pounding, and we snack like no tomorrow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh, you're the Great Gonzales! From the magazine! This is too cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee, it's "Gonzales"? I thought his name was Gorgonzola! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh, that mustache is... The Great Gonzales! EEEEEE! Can I have an autograph? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEE! Let us touch your hat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're the Rough and Tumble, Battling AND Traveling Sisters 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you're the champion! EEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEE! Marry me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEE! Could I pluck a hair from your mustache? PLEASE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you quit as the champ? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wanna get married? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can I touch your mustache? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's the champion! He's back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales is the MAN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Can I touch the 'stache? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here comes the champ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's get married...for real! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please, that 'stache... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That fabulous mustache... I've seen it somewhere before, I know it... Yes... Mario... That is definitely a name I've heard somewhere before... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The champion... Rawk Hawk... He's showy, but all that sparkles is not gold, they say. Perhaps you know, but he is actually the second champion of the Glitz Pit... The sparkle of the first champion... Prince Mush... Now THAT was real... But... Such a tragedy... Prince Mush disappeared, never to return... Many still believe Prince Mush may make a magnificent comeback someday... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prince Mush... The first Glitz Pit champion... The fighter long since lost... He shone truly and brightly. Many fans still hope that he may dramatically return... Of course, I'm one of them... I long to see the poetry of his pure fighting style... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watching you fight... You remind me of the first champion, Prince Mush... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales... It seems that no fighter can stop your momentum... Your run reminds me of the glory days of Prince Mush, the first Glitz Pit champion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The third Glitz Pit champion... The Great Gonzales... Congratulations. I very much wish to see... In fact, I'm sure EVERYONE would love to see... The spectacle of you facing off with the first champion, Prince Mush... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, Great Gonzales... No, thank you, MARIO... You're a true champion. Huh? Who am I, you ask? Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm! You don't know? I'm someone you know quite well, actually. When I go outside the arena, I like to cut loose and shed my other personality... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome back, Gonzales... Everyone's been all atwitter waiting for your return... We've all missed your fabulous moves... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just what I'd expect from a legendary Glitz Pit champion... An overwhelming win... I'm sure Prince Mush was duly impressed with your win, as well... Yes, young Mush is doing quite well, all thanks to you. Thank you, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The beauty of a win streak... The beauty of battling on... The beauty of not giving up... What we do in a battle is an echo of what we do in life... Don't forget that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur Mustache. You also come to zees place, honh? Right now I am crrrrazy over zat ravishing creature zere... Keep your 'ands off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right now I am crrrrazy over zat ravishing creature zere...but she eez coy. But soon zat blazing 'eart will belong to Dupree, honh? She cannot resist me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bonjour, Monsieur Mustache. I wonder what flower zat beautiful mademoiselle likes? She eez like a ravishing, but thorny, red rose, honh? Oui, she is thorny... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, my lovely mademoiselle... She eez one tough cookie, as you would say, honh? Oh! I cannot even sleep! Zee pink spots on zat 'ead invade my very dreams... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter 'ow many times I approach, zat mademoiselle recoils in 'orror... Zat 'eart is a cold place, a black 'ole where my love goes to die... Zee universe is a cold place sometimes, honh? Why must zis be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I 'ave learned zat my dear mademoiselle loves a former champignon, Prince Mush. Zat is why I must enter zee ring and prove to 'er zat I am a champion, as well. Ah, Monsieur Mustache... You are a good fighter, honh? Lose one to me, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Monsieur Le Moustache! I do not know 'ow, but the hole in young mademoiselle's 'eart 'as already been filled... How unfortunate that she eez so resistant to my fabulous charms... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... You don't look very familiar. You on vacation? Me? Just a Lakitu who digs on combat sports, dude. Nice meeting you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, dude? I heard you're fighting. Here's hoping you can become a star like Prince Mush! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You wanna know something? That Rawk Hawk is actually a total coward, dude. I heard this rumor that he rigged his fight with Prince Mush to make him withdraw. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, dude? Keep it clean out there, OK? Prince Mush always did... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, dude? Knock some heads today, OK? Prince Mush always did... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, Champ? Know what? You may even be stronger than Prince Mush! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, Champ? I can't believe you aren't gonna be in the Pit anymore... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, Champ? Welcome back, dude! Ready to rock the Pit again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, Champ? Your name's gonna live forever here, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's shaking, Champ? You're always the champ to me, no matter what. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Today's main event will rule! I'm betting on Rawk Hawk, no matter who's fighting him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Gonzales. Wassup? Go knock yourself out, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? The Great Gonzales? No offense, man, but I don't follow minor-leaguers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I could use a couple extra coins...so I'll just bet on Rawk Hawk again! Rawk Hawk will never lose... unless Prince Mush suddenly appears, and that ain't likely! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! I gotta tell you, man, even if you challenge the champion... I'm still betting the farm on Rawk Hawk! 'Cause that guy is unstoppable! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big, bad Great Gonzales! I gotta thank you, man! I made a killing on you! What? Rawk Hawk? Who, me? What are you talking about? I've always been YOUR fan! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you're out of the picture, Rawk Hawk will reign again! I'll be betting on him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You came back? Wow, man! But even you can't beat the new, improved Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You still got it, man! I made a fortune betting on you, Gonzales! Huh? Rawk Hawk? Who, me? Are you crazy? I've always been a Gonzales man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you always bet the favorite, you win a whole lot, even if you don't win much. So, you'll know you made it big if I start betting on you, buddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you customer! The aroma of yum in the air is the specialty of Glitzville, Mr. Hoggle's famous Hot Dogs! Only 10 coins for 1! You will buy one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, you customer! That thing with you used to be my runaway egg, I think! Yes, that hatched from that naughty egg! I guess it's good I didn't cook it... Now, have a Hoggle Hot Dog? Still only 10 coins for 1! You will buy one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buy! Don't buy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you, you customer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmm... You need more coins or you will never sample the savory yum of this Hot Dog. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's too bad for you. You come back again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll be {NUM} coin{s} for that {ITEM}. Are you looking to buy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... You need more coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or use something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks plenty! You now have...let's see... {#} shop points! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hey there! Welcome to my souvenir shop! We sell all kinds of stuff! So, what can I do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to buy something, just press {A} in front of the item you want. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hey, hey now! You don't have anything to sell, now, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll buy that {ITEM} for {NUM} coin{s}. We got a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that a fact? OK. You maybe want to sell something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks plenty! You maybe want to sell something else? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks plenty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hey, hey now! You don't have anything to store, now, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm awful sorry, but... I can't store any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can store up to {NUM} item{s}. What should I store? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just grab that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just grab that... Anything else you'd like me to stash for you right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hey, hey now! I don't have anything stored for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or use something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just hand that over. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just hand that over. Anything else you're looking to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks plenty! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see here... You currently have {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, look at all those shop points you got! How about I set you up with this {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or use something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, look at all those shop points you got! How about I set you up with this {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got enough shop points to qualify for a nice gift, but you have too many items. Sorry about that. Anyway, is there anything else I can do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wowsers! You've amassed the maximum number of shop points: 300! Nice! Where could you possibly go from here? I'll tell you: you get to start over from nothing again! Isn't that great? And you get this amazing 300-point bonus gift! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, hey there! Wait... Is this your first time in a store? Yeah, you had that first-time customer look... Lemme tell you about shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You collect 1 shop point each time you buy something. Collect enough points and I'll give you a bonus gift, OK? Some are reeeeally rare! I put all the bonus-gift details up on the wall over there, so take a look. Well, that's my spiel on shop points. Do you want to hear all that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, OK... The customer's always right, I guess... But pay attention this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Browse all you want! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hi there, Murphy! It's Kroop, the mayor of Petalburg! How's Koops? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Mario! This is Punio! Stop by every now and then, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Professor Frankly here! Be careful out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, am I the 987,034th caller? Did I win the free tickets? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The local time is now... .............................................. Snack time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Who are you? .............................................. Prank calls are uncool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Helloooooooo? Helloooooooo! HELLOOOOOOO! HELLOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello? No, we don't deliver. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The weather in Glitzville today will be sunny with a chance of more sun. It's above the clouds, stupid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Brother! Luigi here. How're you holding up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohh... Oh, this is no good... No one will solve my trouble... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaah... You're that fellow... So...you're the one that accepted my request? Well, here's the thing... I forgot the code for the lock on my briefcase! And the prototype of our company's new product is inside! This is a big deal! If I don't figure out how to get into that briefcase, I'll be sacked for sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— About that briefcase code... See, I'm a real chair fanatic... Yeah, like anything you sit on. I used the number of chairs in the houses I visited on business as the code. Don't judge me, I know it's weird. You gotta visit those places and count the chairs! The code has four digits. So here are the locations of the chairs: ready? The first is Kroop's house in Petalburg. The second is Flurrie's house in the Boggly Woods. The third is Don Pianta's office in Rogueport. The fourth is Toodles's house in Poshley Heights. Oh, and I counted the sweet, sweet chair in her lovely garden also! I know it's a lot, but please help! And remember, a chair is ANYTHING you sit on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alright, I'll say it again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know that's a lot to ask, but you've got to help me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you find out the code for my briefcase? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure thing, Chair Guy! No, sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK then, I'll put in the code. Please tell me one number at a time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the first number? How many wonderful chairs were in Kroop's house in Petalburg? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0 1 2 3 4 More ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 6 7 8 9 Back ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Now the second number. How many gorgeous chairs were in Flurrie's house in the Boggly Woods? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0 1 2 3 4 More ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 6 7 8 9 Back ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Now the third number. How many marvelous chairs were in Don Pianta's office in Rogueport? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0 1 2 3 4 More ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 6 7 8 9 Back ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And finally... Here we go... The last number... How many incredible chairs were in Toodles's house in Poshley Heights? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0 1 2 3 4 More ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 6 7 8 9 Back ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh... It opened! Yes! Thank you so very much! Maybe I can keep my job! I'll try and remember it from now on! Hold on a second. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? What? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Sorry. We were going to combine my company's famous hot sauce with this stand's "Fat Dog." We were going to call it the "Tongue-Blistering Fat Dog." I was sure it'd be a hit... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I shouldn't give up so easily? Yeah, maybe you're right... OK! I'll do it! I just have to convince the Fat Dog guy! I'm on it! I won't leave this place until I convince him! Wow! Thanks for all your help. Here's your reward. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Your inventory's full! Well, I'll leave it here, and you can pick it up anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's my company's top item, our famous hot sauce. I have tons of the stuff, so just ask me if you want some. See you later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...It just won't open. Dang! I'm sorry, but I think this code is wrong. The code has four digits. So here are the locations of the chairs: ready? The first is Kroop's house in Petalburg. The second is Flurrie's house in the Boggly Woods. The third is Don Pianta's office in Rogueport. The fourth is Toodles's house in Poshley Heights. Oh, and I counted all the sweet, sweet chairs in her lovely garden also! That's all. I know it's a lot, but can you check again? You're my only hope... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Well, I wanted you to find out the code for my briefcase lock. The code has four digits. And here are the locations of the chairs: ready? The first is Kroop's house in Petalburg. The second is Flurrie's house in the Boggly Woods. The third is Don Pianta's office in Rogueport. The fourth is Toodles's house in Poshley Heights. Oh, and I counted all the sweet, sweet chairs in her lovely garden also! That's all. I know it's a lot, but can you check again? You're my only hope... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi there. Sit in any good chairs lately? No? OK. Well, want some hot sauce? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot sauce me! No thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you'll have to pay for it! I mean, it's our best-seller, after all! How about 10 coins? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure. No. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks a lot! Come back anytime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't have enough coins! Why don't you get some money and come back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or use something and return? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See you later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— General White? He pounded three white chocolate coconut mochas and bolted! He drops in every once in a while. Hey, and you know that lady in the black dress? I think General White has a thing for her. But that's just my gut talking, there. She's darn cute, after all. Guys come in more for her than for the juice, I think! Hey, and just between you and me, one of her admirers is Rawk Hawk... Oh, and now that I think of it, General White said he was going to Fahr Outpost soon. But first he had to meet Goldbob, or NOT meet him, or something like that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's me again! Toadette! It's so nice to see you again, Mario! ♥ Congratulations on getting that Super Hammer! ♥ It's WAY more powerful! Plus, you can also use a wicked-cool new technique! Wanna learn about it? Sure you do! Let's practice! It's a little hard, but I'm sure you'll get it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {B} and rotate {○} until your body twists up. Then release {B} to perform your Super-Hammer technique! The key is to rotate a lot before releasing {B}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold down {B} and rotate {○}, then release {B}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, do it! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh, excellent, Mario! You're so awesome! ♥ You want to try it again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One more time... No, I got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okeydokey, Mario! ♥ Let's try it again! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK! Great! You've mastered the Super Hammer! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With the Super-Hammer move, you can break even big blocks like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee, I almost forgot! You can use the Super Hammer in battle, too! Try it! See you later, Mario! Good luck with your quest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's all this?!? The sky... It's turning dark... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales... I mean, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know you're fighting far away right now. For us... For all of us... This Crystal Star has told us of your last, brave stand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Maybe we can't do much to help you... But we're thinking of you. All our wishes are for you... For your victory... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unh! Yeah! Yeah! Feel it! Rawk out, Great Gonzales!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right! You! Star! Tell that shrimp that beat us to never give in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're sendin' you all our strength, G-man! You feelin' the love, my man? GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight on, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup, this is Glitzville. It's so exotic; it feels like we're in another country! This is like an entertainment hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Glitz Pit is, obviously, the main attraction. That's where fighters duke it out. To the right: the Fresh Juice Shop. The Hot Dog Stand to the left. Where to first? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Stewart, the blimp conductor. He checks tickets for blimp passengers. He's what you call a Cheep-Cheep. Normally they don't hang out on land, but... They've actually been around for quite a while in the Mario Bros. series, you know. Oh, gosh, I just broke through the fourth wall, there, didn't I? Sorry. Just forget it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the manager of the Glitzville Fresh Juice Shop. His name is Podler. Looks like a lot of fight fans gather here since the Glitz Pit is so close. Oh, hey, and by the way... Podler is a huge hammer fan. He totally LOVES hammers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Goldbob the Bob-omb. He's the head of a wealthy business, Goldbobbington's. He's got buckets of ducats, they say. I guess some folks are just good with money! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sylvia the Bob-omb. She's super-wealthy. She's got a real high-society air around her... Even her perfume smells like money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Toad that runs the Glitzville souvenir shop. They've got great stuff here. Tourists shop here a lot, but I hear that a lot of fighters do, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Mr. Hoggle from the Hot Dog Stand. He's sold dogs for like, 30 years! Nobody's as hot for Hot Dogs as him. He's always looking for the next miracle Hot Dog! Anyway, his dogs are famous. Nobody comes to visit here without having one. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. They seem so ditzy, though. Do they even notice each new place they wind up in? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. It looks like they're having fun. They seem to just flit off to each new place without really exploring anywhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Traveling Sisters 3. They seem to go everywhere together. Sounds nice. Y'know, traveling. I wish I had time to travel with friends from school... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, what a colorful egg! Must be a good one, huh? I mean, look at it jump! But jeepers creepers, I sure wouldn't want to try to eat it... I mean, EWWWWWW! I don't eat moving things. Let's hurry up, grab it, and give it back to Mr. Hoggle. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad from Glitzville. I think he works here. I don't know why, but he seems to be cheering for us. Hey, more power to ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad from Glitzville. She really wants to travel, but she's terrified of flying. ...So my question is, how in the heck do you think she got here? Ponder THAT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Doogan. He's really into pro fights. Obviously, he loves the Glitz Pit. You can always tell true fight fans by how totally rabid their opinions are. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lakitu. He's come here for the atmosphere... Get it? Atmosphere? Ha! Anyway, he seems to think jokes like that beauty are totally hilarious. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, this lady is so pretty! I wonder what her name is. As far as I can tell, she always quietly enjoys her juice in the corner, alone. What is it that mysterious women do to become so mysterious? What a mystery! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww, it's that gross guy, Dupree! What's he doing in Glitzville? How annoying! You don't think he thinks he's on an adventure with us... Do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Lakitu fight fan. Apparently he thinks Prince Mush is the bomb. Prince Mush must've been a pretty big deal, sounds like. I wish I'd seen him just once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Doogan fight fan. He seems to be a totally huge Rawk Hawk fan. Know what I think, though? He mostly just wants to win his bets. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the business Ratooey who was on the train with us. I don't know why, but I just feel like crying when I think of the lives of businessmen. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, bub, but authorized people only past this point. If you're looking to see a match, head on through those main doors. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you think we oughta do? We can't just steal that nutcase's belt, can we? This stinks. What do we do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy... I don't know, Mario. It's not like we can just steal that guy's belt... ...Or can we? What should be our move here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, whatever shall we do? I don't fancy the idea of stealing that fellow's belt... What shall we do, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Steal that thing! Battle our way to the top! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, Mario. Seriously. We're the good guys, here. We can't do that. No, no, the way I see it, our only option is... For you to kick some tails, take some names, become the champ, and WIN that belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Listen, Mario, I think the world of you, but really... We can't do that. It just wouldn't be right. The way I see it, we have no choice... You gotta fight your way to the top and win that belt fair and square! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, you adorable man! You do love to joke! We'll do no such thing. I must say, I only see one way to get what we seek. Yes, just one... You must best this champion and take the belt with the power of your machismo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There you go! You and I are, like, TOTALLY on the same exact wavelength! Crack a few heads, take a few names, become champ, and nab that belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the ticket, Mario! Do this thing RIGHT! All you have to do is become champ and you'll get that belt fair and square! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you darling man, I'm SO happy to hear you say that! I'd expect nothing less! You're ten times the man of anyone here! You'll be champion in no time! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So let's get busy, huh? I guess we gotta become official battlers first, right? Ooh, I'm kinda getting stoked about this! Let's go find out who runs this shindig! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...I guess we better get started. There must be a novice sign-up somewhere... My tummy's getting upset... Let's find the guy in charge before I lose my nerve! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's move on then, shall we? Our next step is to become official fighters, I imagine. Ooh, my heart is positively THUMPING! Let's find whoever is in charge, this minute! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that, bub? You wanna become a fighter? ...Hmmm. Well, if you're serious, you'd better go meet with Mr. Grubba, the promoter. Mr. Grubba's office is just down the hallway. You can't miss it. Head on through. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you wanna be a fighter, you gotta meet Mr. Grubba, the fight promoter. Mr. Grubba's office is just down the hallway. You can't miss it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, the Great Gonzales, right? I'm a huge fan, man. Go right in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're the ex-champ, right? Yeah! The Great Gonzales! I dunno if you know this, but Ms. Jolene is the fight promoter now. If you have business with her, head on down the hallway to the promoter's office, OK? Oh!!! Are you planning your comeback? 'Cause that would be so awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, the Great Gonzales, right? I'm a huge fan, man. Go right in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're welcome anytime, bub! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEE! EEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OVER HERE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RAWK MEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ouch! Watch it, Pushy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I LOVE YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where's the bathroom? Ooh, tell me! Seriously! I'm not joking! Help me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HEY, CHAMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great fight, Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm totally gonna faint! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharharhar! Everyone wants a piece of the Rawk! It's a tough life! Here's a little free advice: try to be me! Yeah! 'Cause everyone loves to RAWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You! That ain't cool! Don't beat on my fans just 'cause you ain't got none! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeee! Omigosh! Omigosh! Eeee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look over here! Please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're sooooo COOOOOOL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH, SUPER GONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where's the bathroom? I beg of you, please tell me! This is an emergency! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's THAT key for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... What do you think that unlocks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever could that key be for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Where do you think THAT key goes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe SeCoNd FlOoR oF tHe StOrAgE rOoM. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So now you must leave... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I understand. If you must, you must. We won't delay you. I hope you succeed in finding the rest of the Crystal Stars. Good luck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, I wanna tell you... Rawk Hawk ain't gonna fight dirty anymore. I'm gonna hit the weights, take some vitamins, and win the title fair and square! And I'm never, EVER gonna lose again! Remember: when life rocks you, RAWK BACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, G-money... Thanks for everything, man. You're the nicest dude I ever met, and if you ever need it, I got your back. Me, I think I'm gonna chill here and improve my skills. King K's back, baby! And it's all thanks to you, dog! You're my boy, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that Grubba's out of the picture, I'm going to take over running the Glitz Pit. If you ever decide to return to the ring, just come back! I'll keep your spot open. You have tons of fans, and they'd absolutely love it if you made a comeback! Anyway, think it over, OK? And travel safe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you big, burly hunk of a man, you. You're smashing, dear. But I'm afraid I'm only interested in the champion, Rawk Hawk. Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you fine, sweaty stallion of a man, you. You're marvelous, dear. But I'm afraid I'm only interested in the champion, Rawk Hawk. Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you great, beefy bull of a man, you. You're wonderful, dear. But I'm afraid the only man for me is the champion, that hirsute Rawk Hawk. By which I mean, the minimum requirement to date me is a champ's belt, you poor thing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you hardy, heroic he-man of a man, you. You're lovely, dear. The gossips have it that you've made some headway in the major league... But I doubt you can beat Rawk Hawk, you poor thing. You're simply too stringy. The only man for me is the one wearing that shiny belt... Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you large, lovely tiger of a man, you. You're fantastic, dear. The gossips have it that you've made some headway in the major league... But I doubt you can beat Rawk Hawk, you poor thing. You're simply too stringy. The only man for me is the one wearing that shiny belt... Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you bold, brave brute of a man, you. You're a wonder, dear. There's only one woman for you, the champion, and that is...me, of course! Yes, it's quite an honor, as I would ONLY date a champ... Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello there, you savage, surly stud of a man, you. You're fabulous, dear. Pardon me? You quit being the champion? Whatever for? ...What a shame. Then I'm afraid I have no need for you anymore. Soon I'll have myself a new champion, don't you worry! Toodle-oo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Outta the way, pal! I don't do stories on nobodies, sorry! Move it or lose it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? The Great Gonzales? I don't cover minor-leaguers. Clear outta the way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? The Great Gonzales? You're a minor-leaguer and your nickname is "Great"? Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Yo! Great Gonzales! Two questions! How are you feeling today, and if you were a soda pop, what flavor would you be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Yo! Great Gonzales! Two questions! How's your mind state, and if you were a jungle animal, what noise would you make? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congrats, Great Gonzales! You finally got your mitts on that championship belt! If winning the championship is like a snack dip, what kind of tasty chip are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Champion! ...Er, or, I mean... Former champion Gonzales! Why'd you give up the belt? If giving up the belt is like a water slide, what kind of swim trunks do you wear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Yo! Great Gonzales! I hear you've thrown your hat back into the fighting ring! If your comeback is like a robot convention, are you an android or a cyborg? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooray for Great Gonzales! A valiant comeback, and once more you reign as champ! If regaining the belt is like a soup, what delicious ingredient are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! Yo! If you were a video-game hero, which hero would you be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move to one side, small fry! The only thing my camera shoots is famous athletes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move aside, you wanna-be! My camera settings can't process minor-leaguers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Move aside, you wanna-be! My camera settings can't process minor-leaguers. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, wait a minute! You're Gonzales, ain't you? Lemme take a shot! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, wait a minute! Lemme get some snaps of you, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, hold up, Champ! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! Uh-oh, outta film... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, hold up, former champ! ...Uh-oh. The flash is out... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, wait a minute! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! ...Hey, who are you, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, hold up a sec', Champ! FLASH! FLASH! OK, got it! ...Huh? What's this? There in the background... Looks like a guy in a green hat with a mustache... Is that... Is that a GHOST?!? Whoa! I ain't paid enough for stuff like this! Brrr... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FLASH! FLASH! OK, got it! ...Huh? What's this? There in the background... Looks like a guy in a green hat with a mustache... Is that... Is that a GHOST?!? Whoa! I ain't paid enough for stuff like this! Brrr... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how you doing, bud? I'm a freelance cameraman. I'm always after a scoop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how you doing, bud? I'm a freelance cameraman. I love snapping athletes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Y'know, that Prince Mush was a nice guy. Did you know him? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Y'know, Rawk Hawk actually used to be pretty polite... I even saw him give a cake to Prince Mush before this one match... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Y'know, Rawk Hawk spends like, DAYS in the bathroom. I dunno what he does in there, but I do know this: I NEED a scoop like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Gonzales, our newest champ! Gimme the inside scoop! ...You get big if you eat a mushroom? ...That's just dumb! No one's gonna believe that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Gonzales, our former champ! Gimme the inside scoop! ...You shoot fire if you eat a flower? ...That's insane! No one's gonna believe that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Gonzales, our former champ! How 'bout an exclusive? Stars make you invincible? ...That's just ridiculous! What are they, magic? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Gonzales, our revived champ! How 'bout an exclusive? You'd brave fire and floods for the love of your life? ...Now THAT'S a story! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freelance cameraman here! Gimme the inside scoop! You'd brave fire and floods for the love of your life? ...Now THAT'S a story! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Here, savage battles go on each and every day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Good luck, Mr. Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! ...Whew. Part-time work is NOT easy, lemme tell you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! ...Oh, Mr. Gonzales! Thanks to your success, my hourly pay went up. You're the man, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! You'll be champ soon! Don't tell, but I'm rooting for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Congratulations, Champion! You rule, Mr. Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weck-come to da Gwitz Pit! Ow! I bit my thtupid tongue... No one mutht know! ...Huh? You quit being da champion? ...Is that wight? Tru-wee? Well, I guess I'll just wait fow da comeback! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Welcome back, Mr. Gonzales! I KNEW you'd be back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Way to go, Mr. Gonzales! Congratulations, Champ! Hey, and just between you and me... I got a girlfriend! Congratulations to me, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Giving it all you've got, huh, Mr. Gonzales? This place is pretty hopping again! Yeah, the Glitz Pit is once more the place to be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi. We're here because my son is a big fan of the former champ, Prince Mush... But...it looks like he's not around here anymore... And we came all this way just to see him... Bit of a crying shame, really... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Gonzales. How are you? We saw your last match, I'll have you know. It's just one Toad's opinion, but I think you'd have taken Prince Mush in his prime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi, Gonzales. How are you? After my son saw you fight, he's become a big fan. Looks like our trip here wasn't a complete loss after all, huh? Thanks, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My son sure does like to watch you do your thing in the ring, that's for sure! And your new partner is also quite good! What's his name? {x}? I'm a big fan of HIS now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, {x}! Way to whack those big palookas around, little guy! I'm pulling for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The title match is coming up! My son is so proud of you! He's your biggest fan! And say, where's your little partner today? I so wanted to meet {x}... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get pumped, {x}! The title match is coming up! I'm pulling for you all the way, {x}! Yeah! Give 'em heck! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, Champ! I'm so glad I brought my son to see this! I even got to meet the greatest fighter of all time...{x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great {x}! Way to go, Champ! Wow! I'm so glad we came! This has been the best vacation of my life! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Great Gonzales... The ring will miss you... I'm so glad to have met you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Great {x}... The ring will miss you... I'm so glad to have met you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! You've come back! We've been waiting, Gonzales! My son will be overjoyed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're back! You're back! Good old {x}! I could just collapse with joy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thataway, Great Gonzales! My son never doubted you for a SECOND! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thataway, Great Gonzales! My son never doubted you for a SECOND! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, winning or losing isn't the point... You guys fight for the fans, that's what really matters... I know my son thinks so. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, winning or losing isn't the point... You guys fight for the fans, that's what really matters... I know my son thinks so. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mr. Mustache Guy! Where's Prince Mush? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a fighter, right, Mr. Mustache Guy? Don't you know where Prince Mush is? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's the Great Mustache! You're a famous fighter, huh? Are you an' Prince Mush pals? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Great Mustache! You're like, almost as strong as Prince Mush, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Mustache! Are you gonna beat Rawk Hawk an' then Prince Mush? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Mustache! I wanna be a big strong guy just like you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm gonna be a fighter when I grow up! Yeah! That way I can carry on the fight after you're gone! But... Sniff... Great Mustache... Have you really quit fighting? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Mustache is back! Welcome back! Yay! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Mustache never loses! I wanna be like you! How do I grow a mustache? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Great Mustache! Promise me you'll definitely win the next match! And when you do your special hammer move, pump your fist in the air at me, OK? Promise me you will! I'll be looking for it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? Boy, it's hard to find a guy that clean-cut and responsible these days... Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? I mean, I work here part-time just like him, but he's so much better at it than me. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? Sometimes he mixes it up and says it all weird and funny... I think that's so cute... ♥ Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? Lately, when our eyes meet... My heart begins to race... ♥ Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? You know, I just realized... I must be in love with him or something... Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? I'm sick of mooning around! I'm telling him how I feel! ♥ Aww... But I'm too nervous... Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? If he doesn't feel the same, it's gonna get weird here... But I HAVE to tell him... Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... I sigh just thinking about him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? That's IT! No more delaying! If you win this next match, I'll tell him how I feel! I can't keep sighing every time I think of him! I can't! Do your best to win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? Well, I told him how I felt! And then... He said he liked me, too! Hee hee! ♥ You gave me the courage to go through with it, too! Thanks, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" There's a guy over there who gets paid to say that, right? Well, I told him how I felt! And then... He said he liked me, too! Hee hee! ♥ It's all thanks to you! Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, hello, Mr. Mustache! ♥ We meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Mr. Mustache! ♥ So you're a fighter now, hmm? Well, I suppose I'll cheer you from the shadows, my sweet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Mr. Mustache! ♥ So you're a fighter now, hmm? Well, I suppose I'll cheer you from the shadows, my sweet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, well... Mr. Mustache! ♥ You've made it to the major league, have you? I'd keep a whisker tweaked, love. Something stinks here, and it's not a ripe cheese! Call it a thief's intuition... Better safe than sorry, my sweet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, dear Mr. Mustache! ♥ You're almost the champion now, aren't you? Once you're the best, come back for a victory kiss from me, you fine hunk of cheese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, my mustached hero! ♥ I had a feeling you'd win, and you proved me right! But I still smell something foul... Someone's after you. I can just feel it, sweetie. Know why? Because it's me! I'm after your heart, sugar! I will steal your love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You did it, Mr. Mustache! ♥ Way to put things right! You are SUCH a man! My little Mr. Mustache... Until we meet again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wassup! Gonzales! I knew you'd come eventually! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're going on another adventure, right? YESSS! I'm all over it! Let's give that great big world another left jab!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {YOSHI} joined you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah... I registered us at the Glitz Pit again! We can be champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Glitz Pit lobby. It's pretty nice, actually! Sturdily built, nice decor. And what can you say about that luxurious chandelier except...FABULOUS!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. You can tell this guy works out all the time. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. Look at the huge pipes on this guy! Wowsers. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Toodles the Toad. GOSH, this woman knows how to dress. I'm SO jealous! Even classy ladies like her come to watch the fights. I guess she likes tough guys... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local reporter. I'm pretty sure he covers the fight scene. He's such a veteran, he even directs the rookie cameraman next to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local cameraman. He seems a little flustered. I think he's new at this and makes lots of mistakes. Just a guess, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a freelancer. He's always angling for the next big scoop. We'd better make sure this guy doesn't shoot us doing anything...incriminating. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad who works here part-time. He always greets patrons like, "Welcome to the Glitz Pit!" Love that guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy's here with his son. I can't tell if he's psyched to be here with his boy, but... One way or the other, it's nice to see parents spending time with their kids. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This kid is still small, but he's like, the biggest Prince Mush fan I've ever SEEN! He's here with his dad. It's so CUTE to see kids and parents having fun! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Toad girl. She's totally in love with that Toad guy working here. Her crush is so powerful, even I'M getting butterflies! They'd be so CUTE together! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Ms. Mowz, the thief. She jets off to exotic locales to hunt for rare badges. The fact that she's here means the Glitz Pit must have something special... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, totally AWESOME! Check it out, Mario! Someone's about to catch a beating up there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This place is so cool! Hey, Mario, look up there! There's a battle match going on right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear me! What a positively glorious venue! Oh, mercy, Mario! Look there! Those two brutes are about to have at each other! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right! Unh! I think it's about time for you to FEEL THE RAAAAAWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOOOOOF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stay down, pincushion! You don't want more of this! Why'd you even show up? Yeah, you hear me talking, Wimpy! Stay outta the ring, or feel the burn, baby! Tell you what: do about a million push-ups and then come see Uncle Rawk Hawk! I'll give you another world- class spanking and send you crying home to Momma again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooooo-WEEEEEEE! Champ! That was a grade-A whuppin'! Yer thoughts on the match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You call that a match? Ain't there a fighter out there who can challenge me? No! No one can! Hear me? Ain't a fighter out there that can even make me sweat! They're all a bunch of little crybabies, running around in stinky diapers! You got a bone to pick?!? Come fight me! Bring it! I'll take on anyone! You weaklings might as well stick to video-game fighting, OK? 'Cause I'll hurt you. YEAH! NUMBER ONE, BABY!!! RAWK HAWK IS THE CHAMP! Harharharharharharharhar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Look, Mario! There! On the champ's belt! Isn't that a Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... You see that, Mario? The thing on that shiny belt! Is that a Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my word! Mario! On that uncouth bird's belt! Is that a Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, yeah, it totally is! Look at it sparkle! Gotta be a Crystal Star! Why would that be in a sweaty old pit like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... Yeah! It's gotta be! That sparkle's a Crystal Star! Umm... But that doesn't make much sense at all. Why would it be on that guy's belt? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I do believe it is! That wonderful sparkle is yet another Crystal Star! ...But such a tawdry place to find it... Why would it be here, of all places? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squarin' off next, folks... are the Hoppin' Hardheads... the GOOMBA BROS.! Aaaaaand... A newcomer with a hankerin' for hammerin', the Greeeeeat GONZALES! The Goomba Bros. have been waitin' an' gettin' all het up for the fight. Let's check in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How do, Goomba Bros.! How're y'all feelin' today? You ready fer this fight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! Are you kidding, man? We're ALWAYS ready to bonk a fool or two! Who is this Gonzales rookie? A cocky idiot, that's who! Waiting just makes us mad! We're gonna teach this tardy punk how to respect fighters with seniority! I think maybe you oughta call an ambulance for him now, just to save time later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hot-diggety-DANG, fight fans! There's the Great Gonzales now, stridin' on up! I tell you, this rookie's got some guts, strollin' up late like he owns the place! Hoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, now, Gonzales, listen up. Lemme just explain the rules of the match real quick... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have a bonk, punk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They... Those total COWARDS! Those chickens attacked us before the bell rang! Oh, that is IT! Come on! We aren't losing to punks like them! Let's waste 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That's no fair! You can't attack before the bell rings! That's cheating! Come on, Mario! We can't let a bunch of cheaters beat us. Let's take them down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What sort of base cowards attack before the match officially begins? Honestly! Come on, Mario, darling! We shan't lose to lowlifes! Let's teach them a lesson! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, quit crying, will ya? That was just a little welcome gift for the rookie! Where's our thank-you?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww, poor little rookie! You didn't really think you could beat us, did you?!? Pro battling isn't easy! Go wash that mustache and come back sometime! Ha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uuuuuuuuuurgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales wins! Tell me, son, what was this first taste of victory like? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That battle was savage! Eh. It was OK, I guess. That fight? What a joke. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll tell you what I just saw, folks: a whuppin'! This kid's got skills! We got ourselves a new hero! Let's hear it for him, folks! Yeah! The Great Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now...today's main event! The major league awaits the 11th-ranked Great Gonzales... But only if he can beat the 10th-ranked powerhouses... The Iron Adonis Twins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First, let's get the Merciless Executioner in here, folks! THE GRRRREAT GONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kick their iron tails! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you dare lose, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Love that mustache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooooooooo-WEEEEEEEEEE! The Great Gonzales! How're you feelin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, I guess. Just perfect, thanks. BUUUUUUUUURP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, nelly! You heard the fella, folks! He's obviously itchin' to mix it up some! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! On stage right, folks! The metal monsters arrive! THE IRON ADONIS TWINS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gravy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Iron 'em out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Are spikes legal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyuk hyuk! Your challenger is real confident, boys! Yep, he's talkin' trash... "Iron Adonis Twins?" he said. "More like Paper Dog-Face Bros.! ...And they stink!" And then he said: "I bet they just play video games an' cry when they lose!" Um, yeah, and then he said... "Outie belly buttons run in their family! Stinkwads!" ...And so on. Yep. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!? How does he know Mom has an outie? That jerk! We're gonna blend you up into a smoothie, pal! And then we're gonna drink ya! Oh, and one more thing... Only smelly stinkwads call other people stinkwads! Understand, stinkwad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Simmer down there, Bro. You! Stinkwad! You're gonna regret opening your yap, pal! See these bods? Solid iron. See these spikes? Yeah, they penetrate any substance. So, basically, what I'm telling you is that whatever you try will be completely useless. Think that over in the very short time you have left with a functional brain. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fateful battle's here! The bell's finally rung! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna do it! We make the major league if we win! Get psyched, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! If we win, we'll actually be in the major league! Let's show our stuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious, we'll make the major league if we prevail! I like our chances! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! C'mon, now! We're gonna win this time around! You gotta believe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... OK, Mario. Are we gonna do it this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on, now, sugar pie! Let's teach these hooligans a thing or two this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Lemme at 'em! We're gonna take these punks this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluh huh huh huh huh... Give up now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, stinkwads, you're about to learn about our skills the hard way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluh huh huh huh huh... Stinkwad's challenging us again. He never learns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like he brought some new, shrimpy partner...as if that's gonna help him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWCH! You spiked me right in the... THAT REALLY HURT! Our iron bodies and pointy nastiness are being used against us! No fair! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dang, Bro! Has he discovered our weak points? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluh huh huh huh huh... How'd you like that? We tried to tell you, but nooooooo... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want another piece of pummel pie, have a bath and come on back! Punk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooooooorg... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do we have to go back to the minor league now, Bro? I think I'm gonna be sick. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cooooooooongratulations!! Great Gonzales! With this win, you made the major league! Now, THAT, folks, was what I call a wiiiiild an' wooly fight! A diggety-dang DOOZY! Keep it up, kid! You're goin' places, I can tell! Hoo-wee! C'mon, now, folks, give it up! We got a new major-leaguer! LET'S HEAR IT FOR HIM!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZAAAAAAAAAAAAALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, nelly! I don't believe my eyes, folks! The Iron Adonis Twins are in a rage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You made us look like suckers the other day, and now you're gonna pay for it! Awww... A little tired from your match, Great Stinkwad? Too bad! Prepare for pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, now who's laughing, huh? Us, that's who! Bluh huh huh huh huh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh... We lost, after all that... We reek. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Talk about carnage! Great Gonzales goes down! An unsanctioned match like this won't affect his rankin', but hoo-WEE! What a beatin'! The gauntlet's been thrown down! What'll happen next? Who knows, but it'll be wild! Until next time, everyone... See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoooooooo-WEEEEEEEEEE! That's our Great Gonzales, friends and neighbors! Kid don't even blink when the Iron Adonis Twins barge in and attack! Woo! Tough! He's too dang tough! Yeah, this kid is only bound for bigger things, folks! Until next time, everyone... See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MAAAAAAAAARIOOOOOOO!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Another fighter's stormin' in, screamin' his fool head off about somethin'! Gonzales has lots of foes, folks! Some who don't even know his name! Will he live? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Word on the street was that some mustached doofus was in Glitzville...and lookee here! Talk about perfect timing! And now all these folks get to watch me murdalize you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gwaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha! I am gonna DESTROY you! And I have witnesses! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Owf! Well, I'd expect nothing less from you, Mario! Figures you'd get some licks in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GAAAAAAH HA HA HA HA HA! I KNEW I would rock you! Oh, that's GOTTA sting! Man, I'm feeling about a million times better! I'm gonna go grab a soak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gruuuuuuuuuuurgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Great Gonzales lost! Who woulda thunk it, folks? Who was that mystery fighter, anyhoo? It's one mystery after another! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo! That's our Gonzales! He don't even bat an eye when some nut ambushes him! Tough! Yer too tough, son! And yer only gonna get tougher! Stay tuned, folks! Until next time, everyone... See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Hold the phone, folks! What in tarnation is going on here?!? The Great Gonzales is flyin' solo this time! How's he gonna survive all alone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now fer today's main event! The top dog of the major league... The Great Gonzales... ...Is finally gonna throw down with the champ! The one... the only...RAWK HAWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First to enter the ring... The Feral Nuclear Reactor! RAAAAAWWWK HAAAAWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU GO, CHAMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RAWWWK HIM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU RAWK MY WORLD, MAN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hooooo, DOGGIES! Champ! How're you feelin', son? Yer challenger's a handful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He don't want a handful of THIS! Unh-unh! There's only one champ...and it's ME! Even if this Gonzales wuss ever shows up, what's he gonna do, huh? NOTHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But the Great Gonzales made it to the top of the majors faster than anyone, ever! He even got up there faster than YOU did, Champ! What you got to say about that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do I have to say? PBBBBBBBTTHHHHBBTH! THAT'S what! Who cares what this guy did to a bunch of chumps?!? 'Cause now he gets RAWKED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now for our challenger... The Merciless Executioner... THE GRRREAT GOOONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hold the phone, folks! What the hey's going on? What happened to the Great Gonzales?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharharhar! I'll tell you what happened! He fears the RAWWWWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo-WEE! What a stupefyin' development, folks! Did the Great Gonzales really turn yella an' head fer the hills like a dog?!? I tell you what, folks... If he don't show soon, he's a-gonna forfeit the match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moment you been waitin' for, folks! The Great Gonzales just entered the arena! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, looks like we actually made it! And listen to those cheers, Mario! They love you! C'mon, let's go put this oversized rooster in his place, huh?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! We made it...barely. Listen to all those cheers! Your fans are out in force! Come on, let's get in there and beat this guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I daresay we've made it in time! And it sounds like the fans approve! Ah, it reminds me so much of my time on stage! Let's go give that chicken what for! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like we made it, dude! And the crowd is LOVING US! We are STARS, baby! Come on, let's go lay the smack down on that big chicken! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You rock, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH! YOU THE PLUMBER! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZAALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU'RE LATE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FRY THIS GUY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just listen to this crowd hoot 'n' holler fer the challenger, Great Gonzales! Will his hammer of hurt 'n' harm be enough to rock the Rawk Hawk's socks? Now, at long last, the battle to end all battles is here! Let's keep it clean, boys! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, this is it! A match with the champ! Let's destroy this guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, here's our chance. We're fighting this monster. I'll be right behind you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we are, dear. At last, we fight the champ. Let's take him, shall we? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Gonzales! We're fighting the champ! I'M...SO...FIRED...UP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharharhar! You wimps should've stayed locked up, safe and sound! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What are you saying? Don't tell me it was YOU who got that security guard to lock us up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you mean by that? Are you... Are you saying it was you who got us locked up by that security guard? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whatever does THAT mean, you awful chicken? Am I to understand that it was you who got the security guard to lock us away? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What kind of trash-talking are you doing now? Wait... Did YOU get that security guard to lock us in the locker room? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're darn right I did! I also sent you that poisoned cake, suckers! That's what happens when you mess with me, baby! You meet the pain train! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So YOU'RE the jerk that's been sending us mean e-mails about the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So it WAS you! You're the guy who's been sending us Crystal Star hate mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, it was you, after all! You sent those threats about the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So YOU'RE the coward who's been sending nasty e-mails about the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? I have no idea what you're babbling about now. What's a Crystal Star? No, wait... I DON'T CARE! I may not play exactly fair, but I got skills, punks! And now, you're about to meet 'em all, baby! Prepare to be RAAAAAAAAWKED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This time...we're gonna take this loser! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon! We can beat him this time, I just know it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's do away with this angry chicken this time, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna rock this guy's world this time! Yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it doesn't matter how many times you try... I can RAAAWWWWWK all day! This is gonna be even more fun than last time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbth! Not too shabby! You're better than I thought. This may actually be fun! Don't get your head swelled, though, 'cause you got a ways to go! Check this out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TIME TO RAAAAAAAWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, you're kinda annoying! How DARE you turn the Rawk back on the Hawk?!? I should've just taken care of you before the battle. I'm getting lazy, I guess. Well, since it's come down to this, I guess I got no choice but to... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Bah! I've only just begun to RAAAAAWWWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I... Rawk Hawk... The champ... The undefeated master... I've lost to...such losers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You scum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yuuuuuurgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Folks, I feel like my eyes just popped outta my head! We got ourselves a miracle! Technique versus technique! Raw power versus raw power! A clash of superhumans! Folks, this was truly, honestly, without question, no doubt, absolutely... The most legendary, amazin', improbable, history-makin' bout of all TIME! And the victor in this match fer the ages was... THE GRRRREAT GONZAAALES! Congratulations, Gonzales! Yer the champion, son!! Give him a hand, folks! The new Glitz Pit champ! THE GRRRRREAT GONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, for today's main event! After coming back to take the major league's top rank... ...the Great Gonzales will finally challenge the champion, Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First to make his entrance, we have the Feral Nuclear Reactor...Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WOOHOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CHAMP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KICK HIM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RAWK HIM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Champ, tell us about your mind-set! After all, today's challenger is... The Great Gonzales, the only man to ever wrestle the belt away from you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's all ancient history! There's only one true champ, and that guy is Rawk Hawk! One of us is walking out of here with the belt, and the other one's getting RAWKED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, Champ, Gonzales showed no signs of rust in climbing back up the ranks... He shattered his own records, one after another! How does THAT strike you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, shut your trap or this Gonzales won't be the only one feeling the RAAAAWK! I'm the champ, end of story! I'm a legend! And this legend is about to RAWK that dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big words from the champ! And now, the challenger, who needs no introduction! The former champ returns!! The Superstar Sequel... The GREAT GOOOOOONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— JUMPMAN! Wait, who? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, listen to those cheers! People are totally pumped up for this match, huh? Let's hit that ring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sheesh, listen to the crowd! I'd say everyone's pretty excited for this fight! Let's get up there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, what incredible cheers! Fans do love their title matches, don't they? Let's make our entrance! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, they're going nuts! Title matches are so awesome! This RULES! Let's do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, what a spectacle! I had no idea pro fights were this loud and intense! Let's head up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gravy, such hubbub! These fans are rather rabid for our fight, I should say! Let's have it out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, my! They love us! I could get used to this sort of adoration... Let's give the crowd what they want, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ROCK ON, MAN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GOOONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HE'S BACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU THE MAN! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen to the crowd give it up for the brave challenger, the Great Gonzales! It's been a while since these two met...but who will emerge victorious this time? The battle is ready to begin! Ring that bell! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, we're finally fighting this chump again! Let's totally wreck him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, here we are again, at last. Don't worry, I'll give it my all! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, my darling... We're back, at long last! It's OUR title! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Gonzales. We were here before, so this ain't nothing! I'm all fired up, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we go, Mario. A match against the champ! Let's get this over with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Righty-o, Mario! Fisticuffs with the champion, at last! I shan't disappoint you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, love... This is why we've been fighting...a title match! No mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharhar! Time for you to meet the new, improved Rawk Hawk! Feel the horror of a world-class RAAAAAWWWKING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, let's totally wreck him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario, I'll do my best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, my darling... Let's win this, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm all fired up, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we go, Mario. Let's get this over with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Righty-o, Mario! I shan't disappoint you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, love... No mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk always wins, baby! He ain't gonna lose to chumps like YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You pathetic little babies! The real champion is ME! FEEL THE RAWWWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! I don't believe this! I... Am I actually gonna get Rawked AGAIN? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who could've seen this coming? You couldn't PLAN a more ferocious battle! Wild moves, raw power, fists and feathers of fury... What beautiful destruction! This was without a doubt, inarguably, definitely, absolutely, completely... An EXTREEEEEME battle of the very highest caliber! But there could only be one winner, and this time, it was the GREAT GOOOOOONZALES! Congratulations, Gonzales! Once again, you're our champion!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GONZALES!!! GONZALES!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I gotta say, y'all are a coupla slack-jawed idiots, sniffin' 'round my business... Now you know my big secret, I'm afraid yer gonna have to take a li'l ol' dirt nap. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, Mario! Up there! The real Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Mario! Take a look! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My goodness! Mario, there's the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Up there! That's the Crystal Star, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk! How you like my machine? Pretty dang nice, huh? Yep, I've been suckin' power from fighters with this baby! SLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP! Yer darn tootin'! An' you know why? 'Cause it keeps my bod forever young, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using a Crystal Star to look good? You're so totally vain! You're gonna pay for that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could you use a Crystal Star just to look better? You won't get away with this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using a Crystal Star and innocent fighters to improve your looks? You're despicable. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are such a scumbag! You're gonna pay for using a Crystal Star like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, just shut yer traps, now! I'll use MY Crystal Star however I dang please! Check THIS out! HRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSCLE-UP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MAAAAAAAAAACHO GRUBBA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Grubba got huge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Grubba got...really big! That isn't good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! He got quite a bit larger, didn't he? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! Grubba beefed up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo-wee! I'm gonna smoosh you guys into guacamole an' snack on YER energy, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MAAAACHO! I'm a powerhouse now, you pesterin' li'l pieces of prairie piffle! So long's I have this here machine, my bod'll be rough, tough, an' ultrabuff! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Mario, I've had just about enough of this guy's yapping! Let's take him down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, we owe it to the other fighters to teach this maniac a lesson! C'mon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, let's finish this nasty business right now! Come on, Mario, dear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's rock, Gonzales! I'm ready to chew this dude up and spit him out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Speed!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gnnaaarrgghhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho build-up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Munngggghhhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Body!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hunnnggh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Footwork! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyarrrr! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho charge!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gyaaa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Attack!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhyaaa! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Body Press!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fnugggh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Macho Lariat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wyyyaahhh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not too shabby, Gonzales! You got showmanship, an' that's GOLD in this biz! But this here battle's just gettin' started! It's time I showed you some real moves! Back in the day, I had so many rump-kickin' moves, they had to make some illegal! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! I ain't finished yet, Gonzales!!! Ain't over 'til it's over! That's the way it goes in combat sports, son! And lemme tell you somethin': fortune's gonna smile on me in the end, punk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooo... How'd this happen? How could a perfect bod like mine lose to such a chub? Oh...Great...Gonzales... Great fight, there, son. Great...fight. Urrrrrrrrrgh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...No, I mean...Mario. Please allow me to offer my earnest thanks for defeating that foul Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jolene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Jolene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, Ms. Jolene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jolene! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I really have to apologize... I'm so sorry that I had to get you involved... But you must understand... I had to learn the truth about this arena by any means. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me tell you everything. I had a little brother once, by the name of Mush. He'd have done anything for me. Our family was always poor, so he became a fighter here to support all of us... But he suddenly went missing one day. Our family was inconsolable. I suspected foul play, so I got hired on as the manager and investigated in secret. As I looked for clues about my brother, I accidentally saw Mr. Grubba transform. Seeing what I was up against, I almost gave up hope...and then you appeared. So I decided to secretly guide you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the mysterious X who was sending those e-mails... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... So, our mysterious X... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, so our mysterious X was... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah-ha! So, our X buddy was... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct... It was me. Once I saw you fight, I knew you were the only one who could challenge Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, sir... ...No! Not "sir"! Grubba! I want answers, right NOW! What did you do with my precious little brother? You know exactly what I'm talking about! The first champion: PRINCE MUSH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urrrgh... Prince Mush... He... He...discovered the secret of my...power-suckin' machine... I had him...urgh...disappear. Any which way you look at it...oooog...he ain't around these parts no more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...No! I...suspected as much... Oh... Poor, sweet Mush... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, she came off all uppity, but she was just a girl who loved her brother. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee... She seemed kind of aloof, but she really just loved her brother... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The poor dear really seemed aloof, but in fact, she just loved her brother so! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, I thought she was kinda mean, but turns out she was just worried for her brother! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario, check it out! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario, look up there! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, look there! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! Check it out, Gonzales! The Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... Is this... Am I back in the Glitz Pit? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MUSH!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Is that really you, Sis? What are you doing here? I... I was... I was just... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There, there, Mush. It's OK. It's all over...finally... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! The Crystal Star can do THAT?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So... The Crystal Star brought him back? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy me! So THAT'S what the Crystal Star's capable of! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is THAT what Crystal Stars can do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Mario...the Crystal Star is yours. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, for real? We can just take it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... You sure you don't mind us taking it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Truly? You don't mind if we take it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Are you sure? It's OK if we just take it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's better that you have it... so that nothing like this will ever happen again. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you heard her, Mario! Grab it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess it's OK, then, Mario! Let's take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, darling, you needn't hesitate! Take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's all you, Gonzales! Nab it, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got a Crystal Star! Your Star Power is now 4! And Mario learned the special move Power Lift! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glitzville's seamy underside was a dark, dangerous place seething with conspiracy... With the help of the lovely Ms. Jolene, Mario revealed Grubba's true identity... And acquired the third Crystal Star by defeating the monstrous Macho Grubba. Grubba had used the power of the Crystal Star to run his power-draining machine... What other hidden powers might these strange and mystical items possess? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fer our next battle, we got the Merciless Executioner, the GREAT GONZALES and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}... Yep, a fight to the finish with {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get yerselves ready to... BAAAAAATTLE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We aren't gonna lose to scrubs like YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Mario! Let's get this over with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See?!? No biggie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you expect, huh? We rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... OK, we can do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll try not to get in your way, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! Wow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We...won? Cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go, darling! Time to shine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling... Are you quite ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, that was no fuss whatsoever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anytime you care for another lesson, we'll be here! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme at 'em! Yeah! Bring it! You ready for a beating? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think you can take me and Gonzales? HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! How'd that floor taste? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That all you got? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Finally, I get a piece of you. Finally, we'll see who's truly stronger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph... We'll meet in combat again, I'm sure. I suggest you practice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YIPE! YIPE! YIPE! YIPE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My grandpappy's hammer is gonna strike you down, man! Here it comes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you like the best? The burning? The beating? Or maybe the boomeranging? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foolish mortals... I will drag you through the gate to the netherworld! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your screams echo in the endless void... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You, fool, would do well to fear our dark magic... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are but a poor mortal, blind to the magic world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! We'll suck up your SOULS! MEEEEEORK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! Mmmmmm! You were tasty! MEEEEEORK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So-called Great Gonzales! Don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still got it, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme ask you something: how does it feel to be coleslaw? Icky? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking fun at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We may be tiny, but we just kicked your heinie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These ultrahard bods just can't lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Better work out and bring it again next time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh! We're awful quick, awful agile...and just plain awful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh! That was too easy! Didn't think you could keep up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go, Gonzales BOMB! I have advice! Just give up now BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We won BOMB-BOMB-BOMB! Gonzales is not too tough BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This no take long. This end in pain for mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pathetic mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare to be ensnared, mystified, and devoured! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like helpless bugs in a web... Our latest victims! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna spike-bomb you into submission, punks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! How'd you like it? Those spikes feel gooooood? If you want more, just ask! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna take the skin off YOUR bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbbbbbth! You need more calcium in your diets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead... Touch usssssss... It won't hurrrrrrrrrrrrt... too muchhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We warrrrrrrrrned you... It hurrrrrts to touch usssss... Hehhhh hehhhhh hehhhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meet my peeps, Gonzales! I told you we were gonna square off, and now it's ON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're gonna need about ten years of experience to beat King K and the KP Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Remember, guys, we're Bros.! If we combine our strength, we'll ruin anybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guess you underestimated our Bros. power, huh, punks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Teach me, O Master! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beat my master! I look forward to the next lesson! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got bad luck, getting matched up against us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, sorry, tough luck... No, it wasn't luck! We're just too tough! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I'll give you some nightmares... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was that for you? Pretty sweet dreams, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike time, all right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare for spikage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We gave you a break the other day, but now it's ON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluh huh huh huh huh... No one can match the power of pure IRON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! THE GRRRRRREAT GONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! THE GRRRRRREAT GONZALES! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! {x}!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Hamma, Bamma, and Flare! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Craw-Daddy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Magikoopa Masters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Fuzz! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Shellshockers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Poker Faces! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Tiny Spinies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Armored Harriers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Hand-It-Overs! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Bob-omb Squad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Punk Rocks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Mind-Bogglers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Spike Storm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Dead Bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Pokey Triplets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The KP Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Goomba Bros.! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! The Armored Harriers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Wings of Night! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Fighter 21! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! Fighter 22! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We got ourselves a winner! {x}!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our next battle is between the Merciless Executioner Great Gonzales and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The metal monsters, the surly, sculpted savages... The Iron Adonis Twins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next is today's main event... The Merciless Executioner, Great Gonzales, takes on... The legendary champion... The Feral Nuclear Reactor... Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Next is today's main event... A row between the formerly undefeated Rawk Hawk... And the champion... The only man to defeat the Hawk... the Great Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You foolish little weaklings! It don't matter what you do, I'm gonna RAWWWWK YOOOOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbbbbbbbthththbbbth! I never learned the word "defeat." What's it mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! I'll have that Champ's Belt back, no matter who I have to rawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharharharhar! I knew I was the only one fit to wear that belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In this next battle, we have the Superstar Sequel... The Great Gonzales and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— {x}! Yes, a furious battle with {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get ready to... BRAAAAAWL! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We aren't gonna lose to scrubs like YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Mario! Let's get this over with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See?!? No biggie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you expect, huh? We rock! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... OK, we can do this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll try not to get in your way, Mario... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! Wow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We...won? Cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go, darling! Time to shine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling... Are you quite ready? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, that was no fuss whatsoever! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anytime you care for another lesson, we'll be here! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme at 'em! Yeah! Bring it! You ready for a beating? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think you can take me and Gonzales? HA! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! How'd that floor taste? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That all you got? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're about to have a really terrible experience! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Let's do it, Mario! No forgiveness! No mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like we overdid it a little bit... Are they OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was a piece of cake, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leave it all to me, old boy! I shan't need help! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't imagine this little dustup will dampen our spirits, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I suggest you try a bit harder against the likes of us, hm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How embarrassing for you, hmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You look a bit weak to be fighting us... Mmm hmm hmm! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go, sweetie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, what did you expect? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not so much that you're too weak, but rather that we're just too strong... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Finally, I get a piece of you. Finally, we'll see who's truly stronger. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmph... We'll meet in combat again, I'm sure. I suggest you practice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YIPE! YIPE! YIPE! YIPE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My grandpappy's hammer is gonna strike you down, man! Here it comes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What did you like the best? The burning? The beating? Or maybe the boomeranging? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foolish mortals... I will drag you through the gate to the netherworld! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your screams echo in the endless void... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You, fool, would do well to fear our dark magic... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are but a poor mortal, blind to the magic world... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! We'll suck up your SOULS! MEEEEEORK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! Mmmmmm! You were tasty! MEEEEEORK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So-called Great Gonzales! Don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Still got it, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme ask you something: how does it feel to be coleslaw? Icky? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking fun at you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We may be tiny, but we just kicked your heinie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no way we're gonna lose with these iron bods! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go home, put some ice on those bruises, and come on back sometime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh! We're awful quick, awful agile...and just plain awful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh! That was too easy! Didn't think you could keep up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here we go, Gonzales BOMB! I have advice! Just give up now BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We won BOMB-BOMB-BOMB! Gonzales is not too tough BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This no take long. This end in pain for mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pathetic mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare to be ensnared, mystified, and devoured! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like helpless bugs in a web... Our latest victims! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna spike-bomb you into submission, punks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! How'd you like it? Those spikes feel gooooood? If you want more, just ask! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're gonna take the skin off YOUR bones! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pbbbbbbbth! You need more calcium in your diets! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go ahead... Touch usssssss... It won't hurrrrrrrrrrrrt... too muchhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We warrrrrrrrrned you... It hurrrrrts to touch usssss... Hehhhh hehhhhh hehhhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meet my peeps, Gonzales! I told you we were gonna square off, and now it's ON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're gonna need about ten years of experience to beat King K and the KP Koopas! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Remember, guys, we're Bros.! If we combine our strength, we'll ruin anybody! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guess you underestimated our Bros. power, huh, punks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know you're ranked higher than me, but I'll try! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I beat someone ranked higher than me! Wow! Cool! See you next time in the ring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You'll be sorry you drew us for this match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwwww, bad luck, huh... Or maybe you've just got a bad partner! Hahaha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now I'll give you some nightmares... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How was that for you? Pretty sweet dreams, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike time, all right. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prepare for spikage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, for our main event... Our former champ, the Great Gonzales, going against our current one...Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And now, for our main event... Our former champ, Rawk Hawk, against our current one...the Great Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's only one champ here, and it's Rawk Hawk! And now I'm gonna prove it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharhar! I knew I was the only one fit to wear that belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! You dirty dog! You'll beg me for mercy when I take that belt back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Harharharharharhar! I knew I was the only one fit to wear that belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WASTE HIM! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GET HIM! DESTROY! YEEEAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NO MERCY! DROP HIM! BLARGH! KICK! KICK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAAH! ♥ Oh, hey, sorry! Did I just spit on you? I'm doing a little primal scream therapy here. GRAAAAGH! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YAAAAAH! ♥ My doctor said that screaming is actually pretty good cardio exercise... YAAAAAGH! ...But THAT scream was just because you stomped on my toes, Bigfoot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAH! ♥ Don't you love it when people scream for you? YAAAHOOO! ♥ Like that? Doesn't that just get you fired up? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmm... Should he come out fighting... or keep his guard up and see how it goes? Tough call... Trying to strategize for the fighters is the absolute best! ...'Cause I don't get hurt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, so that's how that works! If I did that, he'd do THAT, and THAT would happen... Trying to strategize for the fighters is the absolute best! ...'Cause I keep my teeth! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Real fight fans can read between the punches to see the subtleties of pummelings. I just wish the fighters would keep that in mind and give us a good show! Y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH! RUIN THAT LOSER! Don't you always forget about your troubles when you're watchin' a good fight? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, totally! Not really. What do you care? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear you talkin', man! Awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WOOHOOOO! DECK HIM! When I watch a good fight, sometimes I feel like I'm actually IN it, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, totally! Not really. What do you care? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear you talkin', man! Rock ON! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FIGHT, YOU LOSER! When I catch a good fight, I go home and beat the heck outta my pillow, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, totally! No, never. What do you care? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I hear you loud and clear, man! You know it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme tell you, fans like fighters to grandstand a bit! It drives us NUUUUUUUUTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme tell you, fans just love wild brawls! And when we see special moves, we go NUUUTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cold-sweating, death-gripping action drives us NUUUUUUTS! Give us more, more, MORE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You ever watch minor-league fights? I do. You sometimes find diamonds in that rough... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! I know you! I was just trying to think up a cool nickname for you... Let's see, here... How about... "The Mustachioed Mangler"? Hmm... Doesn't quite flow... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What's up? I was just trying to think up a cool nickname for you... Let's see, here... How about... "The Red Raging Plumber"? ...Sorta nerdy, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I get a little older, I'm definitely gonna be a pro fighter and make the LOOT! I'll be wearing that belt in five years, max! I KNOW it! Believe it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I get a little older, I'm definitely gonna be a pro fighter and make the LOOT! I'll be wearing that belt in five years, max! I KNOW it! Trust me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I get a little older, I'm definitely gonna be a pro fighter and make the LOOT! I'll be wearing that belt in five years, max! I KNOW it! Uh...maybe. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know a surefire way to avoid losing in the ring! Wanna hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, definitely! No thanks. Whatever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, I didn't hear that... I had some cloud in my ear. Anyway, to avoid losing... Don't get in the ring. ...C'mon, that was hilarious! Wasn't it? I thought of that all on my own! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know the best way to get popular with this crowd! Wanna hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, definitely! No thanks. Whatever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, I didn't hear that... This place is LOUD, y'know? Anyway, to get popular... Keep winning. ...C'mon, am I not the smartest guy of all time? Pearls of wisdom, here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I know the way to become an unbeatable champion here! Wanna hear it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, definitely! No thanks. Whatever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, I didn't hear that... I have inner-ear problems. Anyway, to be unbeatable... Don't fight your challen-- Hey, I'm not done yet! Are you tuning me out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. used to fight fair...but poorly... Then that long losing streak changed them for the worse. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I used to be a fighter here. Hey there, Gonzales. You think you can be champ? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a phone booth in Glitzville, you know. Hey, Champ... Any idea why phone booths are always see-through? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You havin' fun? Just bein' unbeatable doesn't make you a champion. You gotta fight hard and win hard! If not, you'll never climb the ranks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, star rookie! You're an OK fighter, but you gotta thrill the crowd more. If not, you'll lose the fans! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, if it isn't the champ! Congratulations on finally making it. But you gotta keep that crowd happy, hear me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you. Tell me something... You believe in miracles? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, fighter. What do you think is more important, winning or getting noticed? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you. Do you think you're a REAL champion? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "Glitzville Sports," which we shorten to "GLISPO!" Whoa! Hey! Hold on! I've got the morning headline for the GLISPO front page! "Rumors of Rawk Hawk's Extraterrestrial Origins Unconfirmed!!" That's GOLD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "Glitzville Sports," which we shorten to "GLISPO!" Whoa! Hey! Hold on! I've got the morning headline for the GLISPO front page! "Mustached Marauder Gonzales in Romantic Tangle With Fans!" That's GOLD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "Glitzville Sports," which we shorten to "GLISPO!" Whoa! Hey! Hold on! I've got the morning headline for the GLISPO front page! "Gonzales Cheated to the Championship? Will He Lose the Belt?" That's GOLD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "True Sports," which we just shorten to "TRUSPO!" We're way better than that gossip rag GLISPO! Listen to tomorrow's headline... "Goomba Bros. Are Actually Quadruplets?!?" SCORE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "True Sports," which we just shorten to "TRUSPO!" We're way better than that gossip rag GLISPO! Listen to tomorrow's headline... "Hot Dog Vendor Arrested in Egg-Smuggling Ring!" SCORE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I may look like a die-hard fight fan, but... I'm actually the star reporter for "Glitzville Sports," which we shorten to "GLISPO!" Whoa! Hey! Hold on! I've got the morning headline for the GLISPO front page! "Gonzales and Goombelle Elope!" That's GOLD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What does one gain by fighting...? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is it better to be wounded and win or to be healthy and not win? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fans and fighters are after different things, but desire comes from the same place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who do you root for? I'm an Adonis Twins fan! They've got invincible bodies and super-sharp spikes! They're the best! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a fighter, right? Why don't ya get some spikes like the Iron Adonis Twins? I bet that would help! Yeah, do it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Watching that fight with Rawk Hawk totally moved me! I'm your biggest fan. I'll be at your next match, so wave at the stands! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Everybody wants their favorite fighter to win. But these fans would never get into the ring for fear of getting hurt. Me neither. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a new competitor, right? Well, good luck. But don't get any ideas... Because you'll never beat Rawk Hawk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think that watching you fight has actually changed people's lives. Like me! I've decided to become a stronger person! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Catch the GLISPO today? They had some hilarious headlines ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw the GLISPO today... You're really something! What? Ha ha... Nothing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I saw that GLISPO article! You've been busy, huh? Maybe we need a new champ. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, you puny wimp, you'd better run home and wrestle your cat! Heh heh... How was it? That was my impersonation of Rawk Hawk. Not bad, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dreams are what make us feel alive! Hooo-WEEEE! Heh heh... That was my Grubba impersonation! Not bad, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stay out of my private life! Heh heh... That was my Great Gonzales impersonation! By the way, great costume! Where'd you get that hat? It looks just like his! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That looks painful... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder if you'll end up like that someday? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believe everything I read in GLISPO. Because I am very, very stupid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't wanna end up like that, no sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Time is money, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I believe everything I read in TRUSPO. Because I happen to be a blithering idiot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Feral Nuclear Reactor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Razor Blade Brigadier ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Red Ore Fear Orbs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Big Bad Brute Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dark Gatekeeper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underworld Servants ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bottomless Vacuums ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Turtles of Hurtle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ultimate Weapons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Thorny Demons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Iron Adonis Twins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Grim Death Burglars ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Big Bomb Boomers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Green Torture Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Gray Entanglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Midnight Spike-Bombers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bone-Banging Rockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Spiked Terror Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shell Machines of Doom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Meteorite Hardheads ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Merciless Executioner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sleepy Stealth Scythe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Flying Bullets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Feral Nuclear Reactor ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Razor Blade Brigadier ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Red Ore Fear Orbs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Big Bad Brute Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dark Gatekeeper ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Underworld Servants ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bottomless Vacuums ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Turtles of Hurtle ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Ultimate Weapons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Thorny Demons ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Iron Adonis Twins ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Grim Death Burglars ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Big Bomb Boomers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Green Torture Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Gray Entanglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Midnight Spike-Bombers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bone-Banging Rockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Spiked Terror Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shell Machines of Doom ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Meteorite Hardheads ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Merciless Executioner ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sleepy Stealth Scythe ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Flying Bullets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Glitz Pit itself! That's the ring in the middle. That's where all the magic happens. And by "magic," I mean brutal beatdowns. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you know, you are a contracted fighter now, so you must abide by some rules. First and foremost, what Mr. Grubba says, goes. Period. You must do what he says. Also, as per your contract, you cannot quit until Mr. Grubba releases you. There are many other small guidelines that I will explain as they become relevant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Gonzales. How's it going? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Me? I'm doing a little... research. Hey, speaking of which... Ever hear of the "Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, this place has rumors and secrets in spades, but... The Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit are the most mysterious of the bunch. These things fascinate me, so I wander around doing research on them. Well? So, how about it? Want to hear about the Seven Wonders or not? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure! Nah... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey there, Gonzales. How's it going? You're looking curious... Want to hear about the Seven Wonders? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One of the Seven Wonders of the Arena... I think I'm getting close to it now... Oh, hey, speaking of which... You want to hear about the Seven Wonders of the Arena? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh! Let's see... Which one do you want to hear about? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Sealed Wall ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Man-Eating Toilet ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Stairs of Mystery ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Haunted Boudoir ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Spooky Ring-Lights ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Missing Ones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grubba and Jolene ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, it's possible that the Seven Wonders are just gossip and rumors... But I've got to tell you... I think they're real, and I think they're sketchy. I smell a rat behind all of this, and someday, I'll solve ALL of these mysteries. Hey, if you ever want to hear more about this stuff, just say the word, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, yeah? Fine, whatever. If you ever want to learn some stuff, just holler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you ever want to learn some stuff, just holler. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He he he. It wouldn't be fun telling you everything all at once. I will tell you a new story as your ranking goes up a notch. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say...there's a sealed wall in the minor-league locker room... Some say...the remains of fallen athletes are stored in there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say...in one of the arena's bathrooms, a man-eating toilet lurks... Some say...that anyone who sees this toilet never sees anything again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say...there's a room in the Glitz Pit with a second floor but no stairs... They say...no one has ever gone upstairs... And some say...that groaning voices sometimes come from that second floor... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say...that the champion's room is haunted... Some say...if you keep still in the room, you'll hear voices whispering from nowhere. Some even say...the voices are athletes who lost to the champion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My friend's friend's friend told me this one... He said...he saw a strange light leaking under the ring doors when no one was there. He couldn't see inside since the doors were locked. I plan to investigate this myself... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They say...sometimes fighters disappear for no reason, never to return... Some say...that the very first champion, Prince Mush, was spirited away in this way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grubba is a strange one... His body is incredibly toned, even though he's past 60. He must have an exceptional training regimen. Then, there's the matter of Ms. Jolene. They say...she suddenly vanishes at times. Some say...a fighter saw her go into the bathroom and waited for her to come out. ...But she never did. ...Huh? You think it's stranger that someone staked out her bathroom? Good point. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you're telling me that you have no idea who got inside? What do we pay you for? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm awful sorry, Ms. Jolene. I heard a noise in there, but I couldn't find nothing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph. Fine, leave the rest of this matter to me. Go back to your post. And listen to me carefully: do not EVER tell anyone of this or I'll have your job. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You! Mr. Gonzales, this is highly inappropriate! What business do you have here? Please, I must ask you to stay out of places where you have no business being. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah. Gonzales, isn't it? I got the word that you wanted to move back down to the minor league again. Can't say I understand why. Anyway, go on in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Good timing, you pudgy little punk. Uncle Rawk Hawk's got some advice for ya. If you keep stealing the spotlight from me, you're gonna enter a world of hurt! Quit making such a splash, if you value your puny life! Harharharharharharhar! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What...a...CREEP! How DARE he threaten us like that? Talk about low-class! Wait... He threatened us! You think that hate mail came from old chicken-legs? Well, who knows? One thing's for sure: we gotta watch our step from here on out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Who does that guy think he is, threatening us? But wait... Threatening us... Maybe that hate mail came from Rawk Hawk! Well, one way or the other, we need to be really careful from now on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That chicken is rather rude. I hardly think it's necessary to resort to threats... But wait a moment... Could it be that the nasty e-mail came from him? I suppose we can't know. And regardless of who sent it, we must be more careful. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, you BETTER keep walking, you punk chicken! YOU HEAR ME TALKING?!? Hey! Wait! I wonder... You think THAT idiot sent us that hate mail? I guess it doesn't matter. SOMEBODY hates us, so we better watch our steps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Where do you think YOU'RE going, pal? Huh? The ring's this way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mr. Security Guy? Isn't the ring this way? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, sir, but I do believe you're taking us the wrong way... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up, dude! Where are you heading? That ain't the way to the arena! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, uh, you go this way this time 'cause it's a special match. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Slow down, will ya, buddy? WHY are we going this weird way again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, listen, wait up! Where are you taking us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, I really must protest... Where are we off to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hold it, meathead! This doesn't seem right... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're late, Mr. Gonzales. You'd better get in there. The crowd is going berserk. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What'd you just call me? How dare you say that! I did NOT trick you! I have no idea what you're talking about, but you'd better check yourself. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me? Mr. Gonzales, you're supposed to make your entrance on the other side. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The door refuses to budge. It seems to be locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, fighters only, bub. No one else admitted. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room, bub. Sorry. You can't go in there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a major-league locker room, bub. Sorry. You can't go in there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the champ's room. You can't go in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? You want to be a fighter, bub? Oh, all right, go on in. Mr. Grubba's just inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's you! You're gonna fight again? That's great! Hey, go right on in, OK? Our new promoter, Ms. Jolene, is right inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? You need to talk to Ms. Jolene? Go on in. She's waiting. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to be a fighter, you gotta talk to Mr. Grubba. He's just inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to be a fighter, you gotta talk to Ms. Jolene. She's just inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ms. Jolene is just inside. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No one goes in here unless they're signed up for an official match. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? Yeah, actually, he headed through here a minute ago. He was wigging. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room. You're the Great Gonzales, right? Head on in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room. You can only enter your designated locker room. Sorry, regulations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? Yeah, I saw him heading toward the ring. He looked FURIOUS, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room. You can only enter your designated locker room. Sorry, regulations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? He just flew by. I think he went to the ring, and boy, was he mad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a major-league locker room. You're the Great Gonzales, right? Head on in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a major-league locker room. You can only enter your designated locker room. Sorry, regulations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? Yeah, I saw him heading for the ring in a tizzy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a major-league locker room. You can only enter your designated locker room. Sorry, regulations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? Yeah, he just ran for the ring like his pants were on fire. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the champion's room. Go right in, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the champion's room. Only the champion may enter. Sorry, regulations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? Yeah, I saw him heading for the ring in a state of panic... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Mr. Grubba's office. You may only enter when called by Mr. Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Ms. Jolene's office. You may only enter when called by Ms. Jolene. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? He just ran by at about Mach 6. I think he went to the ring... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where are you going, bub? The fans are waiting for you out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba? No, I haven't seen him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Go on in, bub. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right in there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right inside, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a backstage corridor. Compared to the Glitz Pit, this is so...businesslike. There's security all OVER, so you can't just wander around wherever you want... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. Muscles here definitely hits the weights. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. Boy, this guy must work out all the time, huh? I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy must do like, a million sit-ups daily. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy has arms as big as your thighs, Mario. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy probably works out eight hours a day. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy could probably bench our whole party. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy must be a former Mr. Mushroom Kingdom. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy must eat nothing but protein shakes. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. Ten to one this guy has a professional trainer. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. Now THERE is a man who's lifted a few weights. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bandy Andy. He's always wandering around "investigating" stuff. Who knows if it'll help us, but I'm sure he's got plenty of info to share. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who in tarnation are you, son? And who let you in?!? This is Grubba's office! Yep, that's me, Grubba! An' you, yer one rude dude, comin' in without knockin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What, now? An athlete, huh? You wanna be a fighter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo-WEE! That do change a thing or two, son! I always got time for an up-an'-comer! Yep, this place is packed to the gills with young fighters, all primed and a-rarin' to go! I gotta say, son, yer a bit skinny fer my tastes, but I'm willin' to give you a shot. Now, play me straight, son: you wanna live the glamorous life of a champ, don'tcha? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darn skippy! Not particularly. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! All right, son! I hear where yer comin' from, son, loud an' clear! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I was just a poor pup, I didn't give a Pokey's patoot for fancy, big-city ways. But I jumped into the world of martial arts and fought my way to fame and riches! An' know what I realized? Bein' rich an' famous is diggety-dang DYNAMITE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, I can't mix it up in the ring no more, but I earned enough to set me for life. You readin' me here, son? Dreams do come true, even if they ain't yours, exactly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yep, that's the key, son! Dream big, and you'll GET big, that's the winner's way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And when you make it big, you'll look back at all those small-dreamers and LAUGH! You readin' me here, son? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the spirit, chief! Here, let's have us a little walk 'n' talk. C'mon, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now... I'm sure you know this already, son, but there ain't but one world champion. Clawin' your way to the top an' takin' the belt to become champ ain't an easy thing... But that's the point, son! Wouldn't be worth it if there weren't no challenge! I can see you got the fire for it, too, pard! You got the eye of the tiger, there! Yer gonna be champ, I can just FEEL it! I ain't never been so sure about a fighter! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, one other thing... You gotta sign a itty-bitty contract to be a fighter. It ain't no thing, just take a second or two of yer time. Just jot your name here, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sign me up! I don't think so. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the hey? You lose yer taste for glory, son? Well, I can't say I understand yer change of heart, but... ain't nothin' I can do. I like yer style, though, so if you ever change yer mind... Just come on back, you hear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's the future champ! So, you got yer nerve back up, did you, son? All right, then: how about you just gimme yer autograph on this here contract? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You signed the contract! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Best thing you ever done, son! Now, yer Mario? Ain't a bad handle... Still, I gotta say, pard, it lacks a little punch as a fighter's name, get me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lemme see, here... Bam! Hoooooo-WEEEEEEEEE! I got it!!! From now on, yer gonna be... the Great Gonzales! Hoo! Ain't that a beaut? Dang if that ain't a stroke of genius! A name that good comes 'round once a lifetime! Yep, everyone will soon bow before the Great Gonzales! Make me proud, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, now that we got the business side outta the way... Jolene? Could you come in a minute, darlin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, sir? You wished to see me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure did, hon. Jolene, this is the Great Gonzales, our newest risin' star. Be a peach and take him on down to the minor-league locker room, all righty? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right away, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales? If you would be so kind, please follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, yes, who is it? It's customary to knock before entering... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Why...it's the Great Gonzales! It's been too long! How've you been? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must tell you, we've seen a big drop-off in attendance since you returned the belt... I was a touch worried... Our financials didn't look too good for a while, but... Luckily, Rawk Hawk made a dramatic comeback and is reigning supreme again. Yes, it's been a whirlwind of activity every day since I became a promoter... Wait just a moment! Are you back to fight?!? Great Gonzales's return?!? You must be! Right? Yes! Yes, you must be!!! Come on!!! Tell me it's true!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What?!? You want to un-retire and battle again?!? Ah ha ha ha! I always knew this day would come! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me just find your old registration so we can... Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh. Ouch. I'm so sorry... but all of our records of you seem to be gone... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So our only option, sadly... is to start you in the minor leagues again. Sorry! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, but rules are rules. We can't bend them, even for an ex-champ. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll just go ahead and put you on as a minor-league fighter again, then. When you want to fight, you know the deal: use the locker room communicator. I will not be going over the arena rules again, of course. 'Bye for now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Please, Mr. Gonzales, I'm very busy these days. Fight promotion is not easy! Please see yourself out. And have a nice day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Grubba... I've brought Mr. Gonzales, as you requested. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muh-Muh-Ms. Jolene! You mind yer manners, now! We KNOCK 'round here, missy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I apologize, Mr. Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you worry yer pretty li'l head about it none. Now, what'd I want again? Somethin' 'bout Gonzales... Oh, yeah! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, you ol' so-an'-so! Lemme congratulate you, son! Major league already, huh? I had a feelin' you were goin' places, and DANG, I love it when I'm right! You just keep on puttin' tuckuses in them seats! I'm countin' on you, son. I got a special li'l somethin'-somethin' for you. Go on! Take it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got 30 coins! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, yeah, somethin' else that's been on my mind... Yer costume ain't cool. No big deal, son, but hey. Someday, if you become champ, I'll get you a new one. Somethin' hot pink, maybe with some frills or somethin'. You'll look a sight, son! Anyway, that's somethin' fer another day, pard. Take a powder, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales, please follow me, if you would. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...So you didn't find hide or hair of nobody in the storage room, that what yer sayin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Mr. Grubba. It appeared to be secure. Don't worry about it, sir. I've taken the necessary precautions. It was most likely just a rat or something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, no big deal either way. Ain't nothin' in there we'd miss too much anyway. Thanks fer stayin' on top of this, Jolene. Hey, an' by the way, any word on King K? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm afraid we still don't know the whereabouts of King K, Mr. Grubba. And so... I deleted his spot on our roster per regulations. The Glitz Pit no longer has any official connection to KP Pete, a.k.a. King K. I have, of course, taken the same steps with all fighters who have gone missing. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hoo, fighters have sure been goin' missin' a lot lately! That's the fifth this year! What in tarnation's goin' on? I even heard some security ijit sayin' the Pit's cursed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I doubt that, sir, but I certainly don't understand the disappearances. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, fer the time bein', tell the other fellas that King K headed on home for a spell. If word gets out about missin' fighters, it sure ain't gonna be good for business, no siree! Nasty rumors have a way of sendin' folks runnin' to the hills, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I understand completely, Mr. Grubba. I'll take care of everything, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, Jolene... Yer a dang fine manager, but you just plumb disappear sometimes... I gotta know! Where in the world do you go, darlin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Th-That's... Mr. Grubba, I know you're my boss, but I don't believe that's any of your business. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Easy! Didn't mean to pry, now! How 'bout this, then... Heard of the Crystal Star? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ! N-No... I've never heard of such a thing, Mr. Grubba. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okeydoke, well, I 'preciate yer time, Ms. Jolene. You go ahead an' run along, now, y'hear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if this ain't a fine how- do-you-do! Seems like good fighters are a dyin' breed. That wild child Gonzales is just about the only draw I still got 'round here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pssst! Mario! You listening to this?!? This whole missing fighter thing stinks of funny business! And here I just thought that King K retired and headed back to his hometown... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Did you get all that? Fighters are going missing! Talk about scary! I figured King K just took an early retirement and headed home... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious me! Did you hear what I just heard? Missing fighters? How absolutely heartrending! That poor, sweet King K... I just assumed he had retired to his hometown... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Gonzales! WHOA! Did you hear that?!? Fighters are going missing, dude! That ain't cool! Was that guy talking about King K, the minor-leaguer? I thought he retired! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the hey?!? Dang ceilin' is spookin' me! HEY! Somebody up there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeak! Meow! Belch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Squeak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meow! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Belch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Belch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Belch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Belch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hoo, nelly! Just a little ol' mouse... Here I am, thinkin' someone's up there a-peepin'! I gotta relax...take some yoga classes or somethin'... Yep. Well, back to the ring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hoo, nelly! Just a little ol' kitty... Here I am, thinkin' someone's up there a-peepin'! I gotta relax...take some yoga classes or somethin'... Yep. Well, back to the ring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Hoo, nelly! Just a little burpin' beetle... Here I am, thinkin' someone's up there a-peepin'! I gotta relax...take some yoga classes or somethin'... Yep. Well, back to the ring! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Phew! Boy, that was close! Did you catch how Grubba just came out of left field with that Crystal Star bit? Jolene was acting totally weird, right? I'm betting she knows something... Anyway, for now, we'd better get out of here before someone finds us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, that was TOO close. So, Mario, you heard that part about the Crystal Star, right? Ms. Jolene acted pretty weird, I thought. Kind of suspicious... We can look into it later, I guess. For now, we better clear out before they find us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy! My, that was close! I say, though, Mario, when that Grubba gentleman spoke of the Crystal Star... I couldn't help but notice that Ms. Jolene acted a touch strange... Well, I do believe that we'd best make ourselves scarce before we're found! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Whoa, man! We dodged a bullet there! Hey, but did you hear that guy blabbing about the Crystal Star? That Jolene lady acted pretty guilty when he let that one slip out... Well, whatever. For now, we better bail before somebody finds us up here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Looks like he's gone... Didn't he say something about his desk drawer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK... Looks like he's gone. He said something about his desk drawer, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I do believe he's gone... Now, wasn't there something in his desk drawer? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think he's gone... Let's check out that desk drawer of his... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's something! You think that's the paper Grubba hid? Let's take a peek, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, see that? I bet that's the document Grubba hid. Let's check it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Is that the paper Grubba said he'd hid? Let's have a look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Bingo! I bet that's the paper ol' Grubba hid! Check it out, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! A machine under the ring using a Crystal Star? These are the blueprints! I don't know much about that technical stuff, but I think the Crystal Star powers it! If this document's accurate, then the machine can suck the power out of people! ...Do you think that King K and Bandy Andy had been, like...drained? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! A machine under the ring using a Crystal Star? These are the blueprints! I can't make much sense of this paper, but I think the Crystal Star powers it! If this document's correct, then the machine can...gulp... suck the power out of people! Oh, man... You think King K and Bandy Andy got, you know...drained? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy! A machine under the ring using a Crystal Star? These are the blueprints! I can scarcely understand this paper, but I believe the Crystal Star powers it! If this paper's correct, then the machine can suck the power out of folks! Oh, no... Is it possible that King K and Bandy Andy were, well...drained? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yow! A machine under the ring using a Crystal Star? These are the blueprints! I dunno what the rest of this nerd-talk says, but I think the Crystal Star powers it! If this paper's right, then the machine can suck the power out of people! Yuck! Oh, crud... You think that King K and Bandy Andy got all...drained or something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GREAT GALLOPIN' GULPITS! How in tarnation did YOU get in here, son? Well, slap me an' call me Sassafras! Yer starin' at my secret paper, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quiet, you total scumbag! You sucked the life out of poor King K and Bandy Andy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You...great...big...JERK! How could you do that to King K and Bandy Andy?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just shut your trap, sir! You drained the life from those poor souls! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up! You make me sick! Why'd you drain King K and Bandy Andy, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, nelly! This ain't good! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, Mario! We can't let that jerk get away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Let's go after him! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! We must chase him down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After him, Gonzales! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You accepted that request? Well, fantastic! Let's get down to business. I need you to clear out the garbage in the storeroom. I can't get anywhere near it... I have a...problem with garbage. I don't talk about it. Just put it somewhere I can't see it, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need you to clear out the garbage in the storeroom. I can't get anywhere near it... I have a...problem with garbage. I don't talk about it. Just put it somewhere I can't see it, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You've cleared it all up! Well, here's your reward. You have my gratitude. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You accepted my trouble? Well, fantastic! Let's get down to business. I need you to clear out the garbage in the storeroom. What? You already did it? Well, you're more of a clean freak than you look! But you smell TERRIBLE! Oh no... You don't still have that garbage on you, do you? You have to take that stuff far away from here! I can't stand it! I know of a Goomba named Goomfrey in Rogueport that buys stuff like that... I've already gotten in touch with him, so just get that trash out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You smell TERRIBLE! Oh no... You don't still have that garbage on you, do you? You have to take that stuff far away from here! I can't stand it! I know of a Goomba named Goomfrey in Rogueport that buys stuff like that... I've already gotten in touch with him, so just get that trash out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we won't be getting the smell out of that room anytime soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you need something? Hm? Toodles's magazine? ...Oh yes, I know the one. All right, all right. I'll return it soon. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hm? I have to return it now? But that magazine... ...OK, fine. Give me a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't get the wrong idea! I borrowed this magazine as a promoter, that's all! I needed to see what the fuss was about! It's not like I follow fads or anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I just wanted to stay on top of the latest trends, OK? I have no more comments. Now run along and take that to Toodles. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the promoter's room. It's fitting... It has sort of a relaxed authority, y'know? This is where the pairings for each match get decided. Neat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grubba, the Glitz Pit promoter. He talks a good game...a little TOO good. Then again, I guess promoters kinda HAVE to be super- greasy smooth talkers. Besides, it doesn't matter if he's trustworthy. We have to deal with him to be champs. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Jolene, the Glitz Pit promoter. She's a real strong businesswoman. Boy, I wouldn't want her mad at me, know what I mean? She's all business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Mmmmm hmm hmm hmm! We meet again, you husky mustached hunk, you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You again! Miss Flirt-a-lot! Are you following us or what? Y'know, Security heard you bungling around in here. It WAS you, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Ms. Mowz! Hi there! Are you stealing something again? How exciting for you! Hey, by the way, a security guard heard you in here. Were you making noise? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, if it isn't the young lady felon! I don't approve of you following Mario, dear. You've grown careless, too. Did you know that Security heard you making noise here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you a friend of Gonzales? I didn't know he hung with crooks...and you look like one. Security was talking about noises in here... Did you make noise while you stole stuff? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please! No one heard ME! I'm the best mouse-burglar of all time! I'm silent! It's quite obvious that someone else must have been monkeying about in here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pffffffft! PUH-leeeeeeze! I am, like, SO sure! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, sure, right, of course! I didn't mean to doubt you, Ms. Mowz... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you absolutely sure? You didn't make just a little bit of noise, dear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, whatever, lady... But you ARE a thief, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hush. All you need to know is I've taken what I needed and now I'll be on my way. As for the rest, help yourself to whatever you like. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm hmm hmm hmm hmm! ♥ And now, we must part again, my sweet mustache-man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you, like, the biggest floozy ever or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Mario, you lucky dog... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! You ARE brazen, aren't you, dearie? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is that what's called a kiss? I heard about those things! I'm jealous! Only you get it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I almost forgot, my sweet... This arena holds many secrets, you know. You should be very careful, lest you end up like those poor souls upstairs. And with that, good-bye, my delectable hunk of cheese! ♥ We shall meet again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's with that burglar rat? I swear, I'm gonna headbonk her if she doesn't watch it! But whatever... What do you think she meant about some poor souls upstairs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, Ms. Mowz sure is cute. Too bad I sound like such a dork whenever I talk to her. Hey, but enough of that... What was that last thing she said, about people upstairs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, I daresay she IS a thief, hm? She certainly stole your lips with ease, Mario! But that's hardly important... What might she have meant by "poor souls upstairs"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, she took off, huh? What was that kiss like? I gotta get me one of those... Hey, but what do you think she meant about somebody being upstairs, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— fInD tHe StAiRcAsE sWiTcH tO rEaCh ThE aTtIc. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The staircase switch"? What, is there supposed to be a staircase in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... "The staircase switch"? There's supposed to be a staircase in here somewhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The staircase switch"? Am I to understand there's a staircase hidden in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— "The staircase switch"? How the heck could there be a staircase in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the Glitz Pit storeroom. They must keep props or something in here. There's a second floor, too. If you see anything odd, don't forget your partners... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now how you like THIS, pard? Just feast yer eyes, go on! This...is the champion's room. Isn't it a sight? Deee-luxe! You become champ, son, and you get the key to this room! That ain't all, of course! That's on TOP of the big money and screamin' fans! Yeah, no doubt about it, son! Apply yourself an' a life of wealth an' comfort awaits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations again, Mr. Champion. From now on, this is where you'll stay. It's your room now, so make yourself at home. You will use the terminal as you always have, of course. Will there be anything else? Well then, have a nice day, Mr. Champion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! We finally did it, Mario! We destroyed him! But... You know, that Rawk Hawk really sounded like he hadn't heard of the Crystal Star... And, I mean, even though we're champs, we're no closer to finding the real one... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! We pulled it off, Mario! Can you even believe it? But... You know, Rawk Hawk really didn't seem to know about the Crystal Star... We still haven't found the real one. I wonder where that thing could be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, we've finally done it! We beat that lout! But... I daresay that chicken truly had no clue about the Crystal Star... We're still in dire straits as far as the real one goes. Wherever could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! We finally made it, Gonzales! But... Y'know, Rawk Hawk really sounded clueless about the Crystal Star... We still don't have any leads on that thing. I mean, where the heck could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario! Am I going nuts or do you hear a voice coming from somewhere? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? Is it just me, or do you hear a voice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Mario, darling... I do believe I hear a voice coming from somewhere... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hang on, Gonzales! You hear that? A voice is coming from somewhere! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .. . .. . . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .... .... . ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Think it's...a ghost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Could it be...a ghost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Might it be...a ghost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You think it's...a ghost? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— W-W-WHOA! Turn the volume down on that thing! I almost screamed! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-Y-Y-Yikes! That Mailbox SP almost scared me to death! Turn down that volume! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I almost swoooned! That Mailbox SP is going to be the death of me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— H-H-H-Hey! Do you HAVE to have that thing turned up? That scared me silly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— fInD tHe GhOsT iN tHe ChAmP's RoOm. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... There really IS a ghost in here? No WAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...there actually is a ghost in here with us? Let's hide under the bed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, if that's to be believed, there's really a ghost here? That's rather unsettling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's actually a ghost in here? OK, that is NOT cool! Ghosts are scary! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations, Gonzales. I was a little worried that you were over the hill, but you made quite a comeback! You are a true champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got the Champ's Belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now... I think I know what you're thinking... You plan to move on, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, that's fine, of course. I'll keep you registered in case you ever wish to return. Come back and give the folks a thrill every now and then. You know, defend your title! Of course, if you lose, you'll have to drop back down into the major league... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well then, I'm rather busy, as usual, so you'll have to excuse me. I need to work out a plan to bring Rawk Hawk back. That guy really draws crowds! Have a nice day, Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Match-reservation privileges for the Great Gonzales are currently suspended. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the story here? Is this X's doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... What's all this about? Is this also the work of X? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this nonsense, now? Is this the work of that X? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this crazy talk, huh? Did X do this, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the automated match-reservation system. What is your command? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reserve a Match View Rankings ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your match is now reserved. Your opponent will be {x}. The promoter asks that you [{x}]. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your next opponent is {x}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, boy howdy, Gonzales! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, all righty, then! Lemme just see here... Yer next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales! Howdy! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk! Well, guess what? Your next match is...THE TITLE MATCH! Hoooo-WEEEEE! Darn tootin'! You're up against the champ, {x}! Now, I wanna see a fair an' excitin' match, so don't you let me down, now, you hear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to let yer enemy damage you five times, OK? It's just so dang borin' when a match is too one-sided, you hear what I'm sayin' to you? Now get in there an' kick some behind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer jump. No jumpin' whatsoever. I wanna see a pure test of power without none of that flouncin' around. You get me? Now get in there an' hand out a whuppin' or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer hammer! Not even once, son! I wanna see how you do when you ain't got somethin' to beat a fella with. Now get in there an' let's see some acrobatifyin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there Flower Points! Yeah, you heard me! Let's see how you do without none of them fancy-pants moves! Now get in there an' show me somethin', son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there special moves! I think the crowd's cravin' a nice, long battle at its simplest and finest! Now get in there an' don't go a-grandstandin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any items! Empty them pockets! Real men don't need no trinkets to help 'em hand out a proper whuppin', you hear? Now get in there an' knock some heads the old-fashioned way, will ya? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid switchin' partners out! Gotta go with who brung you! A fight to the end, side by side! Now THAT'S drama! Now get in there an' stand by yer pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late! Now get in there an' bring this puppy home quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to win after yer HP goes down to 5! Crowds do love a comeback, don't they! You better diggety-dang believe it! Now get in there an' take a beatin' for ol' Grubba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? The crowd needs somethin' flashy, you catch my drift? Give 'em a good show. Now get in there an' blow the roof off, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to win BEFORE you take 20 HP of pain! Our fans don't wanna see a battered hero win by the skin of his teeth, son! Now get in there an' show me some grit, pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least three times! These fans eat that stuff up. A little grandstandin' from their hero, an' they go nuts! Now get in there an' get 'em riled up, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you not to attack fer the first three turns, OK? Fans love it when their heroes make 'em sweat a bit, am I right or am I right? Now get in there an' bring home the bacon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to keep that pard of yers from attackin'! You hear me? Keep that li'l firebrand in check, got it? Only you attack. Now get in there and show 'em who's boss, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to stand pat, OK? Do...not...attack...at all. The crowd loves yer partner, so give 'em what they want! Drive 'em bonkers! Now get in there and share that spotlight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Current Champion in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to let your foe damage you five times, OK? It's awfully boring when a match is too one-sided, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and kick some behinds, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your jump, all right? The crowd's getting sick of seeing you bounce around like a demented pogo freak. Now get in there and hand out a beating or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your hammer, all right? The press is ruining me over kids bonking each other with sticks, pretending to be you! Now get in there and let's see some acrobatics! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your Flower Points! The crowd needs traditional, easy-to-follow fighting right now. No frills! Now get in there and show me something, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your special moves! Don't get me wrong, I love the flashy stuff, but it just takes a little too long. Now get in there and don't go grandstanding, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any items! Empty your pockets! People distrust a man who's always digging in his pockets, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and knock some heads the old-fashioned way, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid switching partners out! What are you teaching kids about loyalty, always swapping partners out? Now get in there and stand by your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I have a very important meeting in just a little bit, and I can't be late! Now get in there and bring this fight home quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win after your HP goes down to 5! How exciting is THAT gonna be, hmm? The crowd will go berserk, I'm telling you! Now get in there and take a beating for me, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? You need to show my paying customers all that fancy ninja stuff you've been hiding. Now get in there and blow the roof off, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win BEFORE you take 20 HP of pain! Close matches are exciting, but hardcore fans want a real blowout once in a while, son. Now get in there and show me some grit, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least three times! I want to see these people standing on their seats, screaming their heads off! Now get in there and get them riled up, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you not to attack for the first three turns, OK? You have sort of a wild-man reputation, so let's make them beg for it, OK? Now get in there and bring home the bacon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to keep that ally of yours from attacking! You're the only one I want to see attack out there, OK? Are we clear? Now get in there and show them who's boss, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to NOT fight, OK? Do...not...attack...at all. Your partner's quite popular with this crowd, so throw them a bone, all right? Now get in there and share that spotlight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking rose to {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking remains at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario defends his rank at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking has fallen to {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario is the new champion!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario has successfully defended his Champ's Belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Champion, sir... It's time for your match. Please come this way. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Champion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations on fighting your way back, Mr. Gonzales. Please enjoy this room again... Here's your fight money, Mr. Champion. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! We did it! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We pulled it off, Mario! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've reached the top, dear! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSS! We did it, Gonzales! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, we did it, Mario! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've done it, old boy! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, love! Well done! We're champs again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to take a rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the champ's room. Yeah... This has to be like, the WORST decorating ever! Like that tiger-print bed... I mean, COME ON! Think Rawk Hawk designed it? Or maybe Grubba? It couldn't be...Jolene? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy could probably bench-press a Thwomp. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, uh, here we have the major-league locker room. A lotta contenders here! Whatcha think, son? Huh? Not exactly glamorous, but it's clean and comfortable. Totally sanitary, too. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I CARE about my fighters, darn it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the major-league locker room. You will use this room from this moment on. The match system is the same as the minor league... but the bouts are harder. Try not to get completely destroyed out there, OK, Mr. Gonzales? Well, if you'll excuse me... I must be going now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, yeah... What, no hellos? These guys are totally freezing us out, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Judging by the dead silence, I'd say these guys don't like us much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... These fellows don't seem quite as friendly as the minor-leaguers... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the deal? Would it kill these guys to show a little friendliness? Sheesh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Studly guy, coming through! Listen up, losers! I've been hearing about some rising star tearing up the league... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's you, isn't it! Yeah! You fit the bill, skinny! A mustache named Gonzales! Man, I came all the way over here for YOU?!? Harharhar! What a waste of time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? What's wrong, Mario? WHAAAAT? Are you saying the champ's belt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... What's up, Mario? What? Are you serious? The champ's belt? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, what is it? Come again? The champ's belt, you say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your deal, Gonzales? Huh? Oh! The champ's belt... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What in the... Hey! You! Get too close to the Hawk and you might get RAWKED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're totally right, Mario! This Crystal Star...is a fake!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You were right! This Crystal Star...is a fake!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My stars, it's completely true! This Crystal Star...is a fake!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not sure, but it definitely looks weird. I think you're right, Gonzales. FAKE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you think you can just smack-talk the Rawk Hawk? I DON'T THINK SO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got some guts, calling my belt a fake, you shrimpy, no-belt-having wimps! Didn't your momma teach you any manners?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sheesh, sorry, Mr. Birdie. I didn't mean to say your belt was fake. Take it easy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummmm... Gee, sorry, man... I didn't mean to insult your fancy belt, there... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I do apologize, sir. I didn't mean to embarrass you in front of your belt. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, sorry, yellow dude! I didn't mean to rip on your big, bad belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Stop making fun of me, punk! You're alive ONLY 'cause we ain't in the ring right now! If I see you under those lights, I'll tear you apart! Remember the RAWWWWWWK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think I tweaked him out a little bit. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooooops. I made him mad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh dear, I do believe I made that chicken angry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, I really pushed that dude's buttons, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anyway, we have a problem now. The map definitely pointed to Glitzville... If that thing on the champ's belt ISN'T the Crystal Star, then... Where the heck is the REAL one, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, forget him. We have bigger fish to fry. The map pointed to Glitzville... But if the gem on that guy's belt isn't the true Crystal Star, then... Where's the real one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In any case, we've larger issues to deal with. The map most assuredly pointed here... If the ornament on that fellow's belt isn't the real Crystal Star, then... Where in the world could the real one be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, forget him! We got a problem! Your map pointed to Glitzville, right? If that dude's belt has a FAKE Crystal Star on it... Then where the heck is the real one at? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Your Mailbox SP just went off! Who'd you get mail from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Mario? You hear that? I think you just got an e-mail. From who, though? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling! Did I just hear your Mailbox SP go off? Who would be e-mailing you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Was that your Mailbox SP going off? Who'd you get e-mail from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— iF yOu WaNt ThE cRyStAl StAr, HeEd My InStRuCtIoNs. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Who's this X guy? You think he really knows about the Crystal Star? Whoever he is, why would he want to give us information? I don't trust this guy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... Who's this X character? He talks like he knows all about the Crystal Star... Why would someone want to help us with this, anyway? Seems kind of fishy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My! Who is this X fellow? He speaks as if he's an expert on the Crystal Star... What would motivate him to help us in our quest, though? This seems suspicious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who the heck is this X dude? He talks like he's the man to see about that Crystal Star. Why would he wanna help us out, though? This whole deal seems kinda wack... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Mario! That was another e-mail, right? Don't just stand there, check it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? Wasn't that your e-mail alert just now? Shouldn't you check it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Gracious me, Mario! Sounds like you've another e-mail! What is it this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! You hear that? You just got another e-mail! See what it is, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe WaTeRiNg HoLe OuTsIdE ThE gLiTz PiT. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's from that X guy again. Great. The "watering hole," huh? If you say so, X! Who IS this mystery guy?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee whiz! That X guy again? He wants us to go to the "watering hole"? Who in the world is this guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, that X fellow again? Now he's directing us to some "watering hole," hmmm? I do wonder who this gentleman is... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's from our mystery X dude? Go to some "watering hole," huh? OK, whatever! I'd give anything to know who this dude is. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! You're like, totally popular now. Another e-mail! What's this one? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! I know that sound! I wonder who's e-mailing you this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy! Is that ANOTHER e-mail? What is it this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Another e-mail?!? What now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong and you are D-E-A-D M-E-A-T. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa... That totally sounds like a threat! I don't think our X friend sent that one. What kind of psycho would send hate e-mail like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee whiz... That doesn't sound very nice. And it doesn't sound like our X. Who in the world would send a nasty e-mail like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear... That's a rather serious threat. I daresay our X fellow didn't send it. What sort of degenerate would stoop to such a low? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, THAT dude sounds peeved! I'm thinking that isn't our X buddy. Who do you think would send something like that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You. Gonzales. Jolene brought you a piece of cake. From a fan, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That looks totally YUMMY! If you chow on that, I bet you can ride the sugar rush! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that looks pretty good! You could probably get a quick energy boost from it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! That looks delightful! I see no reason why you shouldn't treat yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, that looks AWESOME! I'm drooling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eat the cake? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heck, yeah! No, I'm on a diet! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, are you like, watching your weight or something? I could NOT say no to that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Really? Boy, you have some willpower, Mario. It looks so delicious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, if you say so, dear. I suppose cake isn't exactly the ideal athlete's food. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's up with you, Gonzales? Who says no to free cake? You're insane! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Let's eat! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right! Cake time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good-bye, diet! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Let's chow down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fully recovered! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey. You. Gonzales. Since you didn't want that cake, I ate it. Best cake I ever had, man. Sprinkles, frosting, the works. You're an idiot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! That was Bowser, right? Jeepers, who woulda thought he'd show his face HERE? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Was that King Bowser? What was he doing here? That...kinda freaks me out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My word! Who would expect THAT lout to show up here? My goodness gracious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! That was the king of the Koopas, wasn't it? WOW! That guy's insane! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Here we go again! Another mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Mario? Your pocket's beeping. Mail time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mail call, dearie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Sounds like another mail, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— gO tO tHe TeLePhOnE bOoTh OuT oN tHe PaViLiOn. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, it's our X pal again. The telephone booth out on the pavilion, huh? I remember seeing that outside somewhere...but where? Let's check it out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! It's from X again, huh? Telephone booth? Pavilion? Does he mean outside? You remember seeing a phone booth? Well, we better go look around. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, our mysterious friend! Where to this time? A telephone booth outside? Yes, I believe I saw a booth out there somewhere... Let's take a stroll. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Old X dude surfaced again! We gotta go to some phone booth outside now? Where was that thing? Aw, we'll find it. Let's head outside! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is your last warning! Stop snooping around about the Crystal Star! If you don't, you'll suffer the same fate as the others who have gone missing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great. Our angry pen pal again. He sure seems to have a lot of information... I mean, if he knows about the Crystal Star AND the missing fighters... Then this guy is totally holding the key to this entire mystery! But like, who is it? WHO?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, goody, this guy again. He really seems to know a whole lot of stuff... Those missing fighters... The Crystal Star... You know, if we find this guy, we'll have all the answers! But who could it be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, dear, our surly friend... For such a pill, he does seem to know a fair bit. Between the Crystal Star and those poor, missing fighters... This fellow seems to know everything we've been trying to find out! But who is he? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy really needs to take a chill pill. He sure knows a lot, though... He's going on about the Crystal Star, the missing fighters, all that stuff... I tell you what, we find this guy, we'll have all the answers we need! But who is this psycho? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pardon me, Mr. Gonzales. Another gift arrived from one of your admirers. I'll just leave it over here, if that's OK? Do with it what you will. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, looks totally yummy! I can NOT say no to cake! Let's scarf that thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, that looks pretty darn good, doesn't it, Mario? Let's eat it, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, that DOES look good! Why don't we just go ahead and have ourselves a bite! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Free cake is where it's AT! Let's chow down! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eat the cake? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's your deal, Mario? I'm totally starving here! Are you watching carbs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... Are you sure? I bet it's got that cookie crust, too... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No? You bizarre man, whyever not? You've no need to watch your weight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, you're nuts! Who says no to free cake? Did you hit your head? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Cake time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cool! Snack break! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, serve it up! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSSS! Lemme at it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! OH! So GOOD! Hold your horses, Mario! I saved you a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, MAN is that ever good! Hang on a sec', Mario... There's a little left... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my, that is delectable! Just a minute, darling... I saved a bit for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that is a CAKE, baby! Gimme two seconds here... There's some left for you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait... I feel kinda...weird. You ever feel like your body is like, totally going numb? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... You know, this cake is so good that it feels like my whole body is going numb... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! I seem to be having a bit of an allergic reaction! I'm feeling rather numb... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Urk! Hey! What the heck! I'm going numb, dude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No! I can't move... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No... Can't...move... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...can't...move...darling... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This...completely...stinks... Can't...move...man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're waiting on you, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Your partner's been paralyzed? By a cake? Tough luck. We gotta go. The house is packed. Come on, follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I'm feeling better now! Way to kick some tail even without me, Mario! Still... A poisoned cake... Somebody was totally trying to take us out! We gotta be more careful, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hi. I'm feeling OK, now... But good to see you took care of business anyway! Still... A poisoned cake... Somebody wanted us out of the picture. We better watch our steps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, I'm feeling tip-top again! Fine job, winning the day even without me, dear! Even so... A poisoned cake... Our lives are in danger. I simply MUST be more careful from now on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, I'm FINALLY feeling OK! You didn't need me anyway, Gonzales! You rocked them! Still... A poisoned cake... Someone wanted to toast us. We better watch our fronts AND backs from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am like, SO sorry, Mario! You were all alone out there! No wonder you lost! Hey, but I'm totally fine now. I'll make it up to you next battle, I promise. Still... A poisoned cake... Somebody wanted us out of the picture. We better watch our steps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee... I'm really sorry, Mario. It's all my fault you lost out there. Why'd I eat that? Anyway, it's completely out of my system now. I'll be a hundred percent next fight. Still... A poisoned cake... Somebody wanted us out of the picture. We better watch our steps. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I must apologize, darling. If I'd been at your side, you might have stood a chance. I assure you, I'm feeling MUCH better now. I'll be ready for the next fight! Even so... A poisoned cake... Our lives are in danger. I simply MUST be more careful from now on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, I'm sorry, Gonzales... Making you fight all alone... Of course you got schooled. Hey, but I'm back in the game, baby! I feel great! I'm ready to rock 'n' roll! Still... A poisoned cake... Someone wanted to toast us. We better watch our fronts AND backs from now on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario, you see what happened to our pal here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Say, Mario, you notice this guy over here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incidentally, darling... Did you notice this poor soul on the floor? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, Gonzales... You see the dude on the floor back here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bluuurgh... Body...went...numb... Stupid...cake... Hate...cake... Never...eat...cake...again... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh! That cake must've totally been poisoned! Boy, if we'd eaten it... that'd be us on the floor! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... You know what, Mario? That cake was poisoned! We almost ate that thing, too. If we had... Gee, if we had, we'd be in big trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I daresay that cake was poisoned! Had we eaten it, we'd have ended up like that poor fellow there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Was that cake poisoned? Yeah! It must've been! If we'd eaten it, we'd be all banged up like that guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Legs...like...grape...jelly... Shell...shaking... Hate...you... cake... Hate...you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! That's another mail! What do you think? Our X friend or The Haterator? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, another mail, Mario! Who is it this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, my, it's mail time! Now, who might it be from? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ding ding ding! Mail call! You think it's from our pal or the guy who hates us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— rEmOvE tHe GrEaT gOnZaLeS pOsTeRs In ThE lObBy. FrOm X ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, X again, huh? OK... I still don't trust this guy, but I guess maybe it's a clue... Something's behind your posters in the lobby, huh? All right! I guess we gotta head to the lobby, then! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK. It's that X guy again. His messages still freak me out, but this is our only clue. The Great Gonzales posters in the lobby, huh? We have to peel them off? Well, let's give it a shot. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is it from X this time? He still sounds rather untrustworthy, but still... He wants us to peel off the lobby posters bearing your likeness, does he? Well, I suppose we must. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— From X this time, huh? That guy still sounds like a nut, but hey, he's all we got! What's he want us to do, again? Peel off your posters in the lobby? Sounds good to me. Let's hit the lobby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OCCUPIED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That...was maybe the grossest thing I've ever done. Uh-huh. But let's get to the fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. Is that what plumbers do? I had no idea, man. Wow. Anyway, let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I should like to request that we NEVER do that again. In any case, to the arena! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dude, I have got SO much respect for plumbers now! Now let's get Rawk Hawk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, you finally did it, son! Today's yer first day as the new champ! Here's yer belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell you what: I'm gonna go ahead an' get you set up in the champ's room right away. Ms. Jolene, be a peach an' show Gonzales here the champion's room, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Absolutely, sir. Well then, Mr. Champion... Would you follow me, please? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the automated match-reservation system. What is your command? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reserve a Match View Rankings ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your match is now reserved. Your opponent will be {x}. The promoter asks that you [{x}]. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Match-reservation privileges for the Great Gonzales are currently suspended. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the story here? Is this X's doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... What's all this about? Is this also the work of X? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this nonsense, now? Is this the work of that X? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's this crazy talk, huh? Did X do this, too? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the automated match-reservation system. What is your command? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, boy howdy, Gonzales! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, all righty, then! Lemme just see here... Yer next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales! Howdy! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk! Well, guess what? Your next match is...THE TITLE MATCH! Hoooo-WEEEEE! Darn tootin'! You're up against the champ, {x}! Now, I wanna see a fair an' excitin' match, so don't you let me down, now, you hear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to let yer enemy damage you five times, OK? It's just so dang borin' when a match is too one-sided, you hear what I'm sayin' to you? Now get in there an' kick some behind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer jump. No jumpin' whatsoever. I wanna see a pure test of power without none of that flouncin' around. You get me? Now get in there an' hand out a whuppin' or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer hammer! Not even once, son! I wanna see how you do when you ain't got somethin' to beat a fella with. Now get in there an' let's see some acrobatifyin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there Flower Points! Yeah, you heard me! Let's see how you do without none of them fancy-pants moves! Now get in there an' show me somethin', son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there special moves! I think the crowd's cravin' a nice, long battle at its simplest and finest! Now get in there an' don't go a-grandstandin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any items! Empty them pockets! Real men don't need no trinkets to help 'em hand out a proper whuppin', you hear? Now get in there an' knock some heads the old-fashioned way, will ya? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid switchin' partners out! Gotta go with who brung you! A fight to the end, side by side! Now THAT'S drama! Now get in there an' stand by yer pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late! Now get in there an' bring this puppy home quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to win after yer HP goes down to 5! Crowds do love a comeback, don't they! You better diggety-dang believe it! Now get in there an' take a beatin' for ol' Grubba! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? The crowd needs somethin' flashy, you catch my drift? Give 'em a good show. Now get in there an' blow the roof off, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to win BEFORE you take 20 HP of pain! Our fans don't wanna see a battered hero win by the skin of his teeth, son! Now get in there an' show me some grit, pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least three times! These fans eat that stuff up. A little grandstandin' from their hero, an' they go nuts! Now get in there an' get 'em riled up, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you not to attack fer the first three turns, OK? Fans love it when their heroes make 'em sweat a bit, am I right or am I right? Now get in there an' bring home the bacon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to keep that pard of yers from attackin'! You hear me? Keep that li'l firebrand in check, got it? Only you attack. Now get in there and show 'em who's boss, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to stand pat, OK? Do...not...attack...at all. The crowd loves yer partner, so give 'em what they want! Drive 'em bonkers! Now get in there and share that spotlight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Current Champion in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to let your foe damage you five times, OK? It's awfully boring when a match is too one-sided, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and kick some behinds, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your jump, all right? The crowd's getting sick of seeing you bounce around like a demented pogo freak. Now get in there and hand out a beating or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your hammer, all right? The press is ruining me over kids bonking each other with sticks, pretending to be you! Now get in there and let's see some acrobatics! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your Flower Points! The crowd needs traditional, easy-to-follow fighting right now. No frills! Now get in there and show me something, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your special moves! Don't get me wrong, I love the flashy stuff, but it just takes a little too long. Now get in there and don't go grandstanding, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any items! Empty your pockets! People distrust a man who's always digging in his pockets, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and knock some heads the old-fashioned way, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid switching partners out! What are you teaching kids about loyalty, always swapping partners out? Now get in there and stand by your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I have a very important meeting in just a little bit, and I can't be late! Now get in there and bring this fight home quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win after your HP goes down to 5! How exciting is THAT gonna be, hmm? The crowd will go berserk, I'm telling you! Now get in there and take a beating for me, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? You need to show my paying customers all that fancy ninja stuff you've been hiding. Now get in there and blow the roof off, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win BEFORE you take 20 HP of pain! Close matches are exciting, but hardcore fans want a real blowout once in a while, son. Now get in there and show me some grit, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least three times! I want to see these people standing on their seats, screaming their heads off! Now get in there and get them riled up, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you not to attack for the first three turns, OK? You have sort of a wild-man reputation, so let's make them beg for it, OK? Now get in there and bring home the bacon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to keep that ally of yours from attacking! You're the only one I want to see attack out there, OK? Are we clear? Now get in there and show them who's boss, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to NOT fight, OK? Do...not...attack...at all. Your partner's quite popular with this crowd, so throw them a bone, all right? Now get in there and share that spotlight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking rose to {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking remains at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario defends his rank at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking has fallen to {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario is the new champion!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario has successfully defended his Champ's Belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales, it's time for your next match. Come with me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your ranking's fallen to 1st, so you'll have to return to the major league, I'm afraid. Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We lost, huh? Well, no biggie. Let's just fight our way back to the top! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weak... We lost. I guess it's not so bad. We can just fight back to the top! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my... We lost? Well, don't despair, darling. We can fight back to the top. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot! We lost! Well, who cares? Let's just fight right back to the top! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... We lost. Don't worry, though, we can always fight back to the top. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We lost, eh, mate? No bother. Let's just fight our way back to the top, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... We lost. Don't worry, though, love. We'll just fight back to the top. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your ranking's risen to 10th, so you may return to the major league. Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We did it, Mario! Sweet! We're back in the major league! Awesome! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yaaaay! We did it, Mario! We're back in the major league! Cool! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy, we've done it! We're back in the major league, Mario! Delightful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YESSS! We did it, Gonzales! We're back in the major league! Yahoo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We pulled it off, Mario! We're back in the major league! How nice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've done it, old boy! We're back in the major league! Smashing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... We did it, love! We're back in the major league! Well done! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to take a rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales. Hear me, now. You may have some skill... But I'm going to win today! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. I underestimated you. If you can beat me, you must be skilled beyond measure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I laugh at you. Muh huh. My victory was clear from the start. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Destroy the foe before you. That is the only concern of a true warrior. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One's posture in battle is forged by one's actions in life. Remember this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Condition yourself for each and every battle. For anything could happen beneath the lights... Such is the way of the warrior. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Prepare your body and mind for every battle. Unless you prefer to lose. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Each day dawns, and with it a new opportunity to hone my many skills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, I see you have the gleam of a true warrior in your eyes now... Never lose it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Gonzales. You are now a rival worthy of my skills. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I will redouble my training... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ............................................... You. How dare you interfere with my meditation? Time is too precious to squander on one such as you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Should you ever face me again, you will know the pain of utter defeat. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Gonzales. Why do you dally here? Your foe awaits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Falling to second league is an embarrassment. You have neglected your training. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't disappoint me, Gonzales! The opponent I've been gunning for wouldn't slide back down like this! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. You foul knave. Do you mock this league by emerging thus from the toilet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have waited, Gonzales. I knew I would face you in the ring again one day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have waited, Gonzales. I knew I would face you in the ring again one day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Gonzales. Time and again you rise from the lower ranks. Commendable. But now, it is over for you. Allow me to give you a final resting place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't think I'm a pushover just because I'm small! Bring it on!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gosh, you're super-tough! But I'll be back, Mister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I got a lot of power in this little body, Mister Man! Don't go dissing me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll be the champ someday, you bet! Uh-huh! That's right! Just like the big, legendary champion, Prince Mush! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have a super-hard shell and a super-sharp spike! Yeah! I may be small, but look out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— See this spike on my back? Without it, I'd just be an ordinary Buzzy Beetle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't judge a Buzzy Beetle by its shell, Mister! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This spike is my trademark, Mister. Why'd you think they call me Spiky Joe, anyway? Your trademark must be that burly mustache, huh? Spiky Joe and Mustache... Together they fight crime! That'd be a killer TV show! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no way a mustache is better than a spike! I mean, that's just crazy-talk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spikes and mustaches are both bristly, I guess, but that's the ONLY similarity... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I think something's cool, I always say it's "spiketastic"! ...It might catch on. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Just between you and me... Sometimes I have nightmares that my spike fell off... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fight on, Mr. Gonzales! I'm gonna keep fighting, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Why did you just come out of the toilet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're back? I guess there's no one in the minor league to really put up a fight, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not like you to slide back down like this! What happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, get in the ring now, or you'll forfeit the match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome back, Mr. Gonzales! You may find my spike sharper than before! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, you still have some moves we haven't seen? Cool! Bring it! I can't wait! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Winning consistently is just so hard... But I'm gonna do it, by gum! I'm gonna be champion!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We need to set it straight for good! Whose hammer's strongest, yours or mine? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How could our hammers lose, man? I just don't get it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Our hammers pound down the competition, man! POW! POW! We'll take you anytime! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, where'd you get the hammer? You're biting my style! I'M the hammer guy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You oughta know, man, this hammer was forged by my grandpappy... You really think a new model like that can stand up to a vintage heirloom like this? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My grandpappy used to tell me great hammer stories... World 7-1, that was his 'hood. I'm gonna become champion to honor his memory, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My father decided to quit Hammer Bros. school and go to Business Bros. school... How could he do that? ...I guess it's the responsible thing to do, but sheesh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The day my grandpappy finished this hammer... Sniff... I fought by his side! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My hammer's really been on fire lately! Seriously, man! I just can't lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— By the way, my mother gave me this helmet but told me not to tell my father... Yeah, I left my whole family behind to come make a name for myself... They cheer me... I have to make it to the top for them, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My father, the Business Bro, is in the audience today! He worries about me getting hurt doing this kind of work... I can't let him see me lose! If things are going badly, knock him on his back, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You start to lose confidence when your rank doesn't go up, know what I mean, man? Hey, but I've come this far, so I can't stop now! I have to fight for all the Koopas who helped me get here! I HAVE to, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I'm actually a little jealous of your hammer... I mean, your SKILL! But forget skill! I'm gonna TRY harder than you and become champ anyway! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! What's the deal, man? You drop your hammer in the can? I HATE doing that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hammer-users shouldn't fall down to the minor league! It makes us all look bad, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You fell from the championship slot?! Then I guess there's plenty of room for me to become champion! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You forget your hammer in the toilet? You gotta be more careful with that thing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been waiting, man! You and me have to duke it out to see whose hammer is the strongest! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No matter what, keep your eyes on the prize, man! That's how you get through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shameful! And you're a hammerer! Have you no pride in your hammer, man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let me show you the major- league difference, my friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not too bad at all, baby! It won't be that easy next time, though! Uh-uh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's a big difference between the major and minor leagues, baby! Learn it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're pretty tough, baby! But you're really gonna have to power up to win here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I think maybe I could use a power-up or two as well... 'cause I ain't going nowhere. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, sometimes I see how well you're doing and I just lose all will to fight... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, you've come to a crossroads, baby! Stay sharp and you'll be fine! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The champ seems pretty worried about you, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When I watch you fight, it makes me want to win more than anything! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're pretty strong, but your partners are strong, too, baby! Maybe I should get new partners, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, way to go, baby! I gotta block out how much better you are than me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So what does it feel like to stand on top of the world, baby? It's good, right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's it like knowing you're so close to the top, huh? Don't get a big head, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? Gonzales? Huh? Don't you have a match right now, baby? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just came on back? Better make sure you don't fall back down again, baby! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Champeen... What do you think you're doing? We look up to you, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Locked in? Yeah, I hate it when that happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome back, Gonzales! I'm psyched to fight in the same league with you again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can only climb so high, but it seems like you can fall forever... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come on now, pull it together! What happened to the Gonzales I knew, baby? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, and little {x}? Yeah, he's fighting solo in the Glitz Pit! He says he's getting pretty close to a title match, even! Isn't that just ADORABLE? Oh, yeah, he's calling himself "The Great Gonzales Jr." in the ring, by the way. It's sorta silly, but kinda cute, too, don'tcha think? Oh, and... Wait, I have to get this exactly right or he'll get like, SO mad at me... He, uh, said that he could "totally take you in the ring now, so bring it!" I guess he doesn't change... Isn't that too cute? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a major-league locker room. Everybody here dreams of reaching the top... You can almost feel the intensity of their ambition in the air... It's weird... Speaking of weirdness, there's ALWAYS someone in the bathroom. Creepy! Y'know, it's kinda necessary to have access to a bathroom now and then... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. I sure wouldn't want to get on this guy's bad side. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Koopinator. He definitely looks tough. When we fight against him, it'd be a good idea to have a strategy from the get-go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That guy's Spiky Joe. He's a major-leaguer, so we'll see him in the ring. He's super-proud of his hard shell and the pointy spike on top of it. Whatever. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Hamma Jamma. He must be one of the strongest major-leaguers. He's got a hammer, like you do. I think that hammer is REALLY important to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Shellshock. He seems to be totally on top of his game. For some reason, though, I think he's just a big softie. Maybe I'm thinking too much... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot! This one won't budge either! This stinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No good! This one's locked too! I'm freaking out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drat! Locked as well! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rats! Locked! They thought of EVERYTHING! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is another locker room for major-league competitors. It's opposite the other one. Why was there a hidden room behind the lockers, anyway? What would it be used for? Mysteries are totally everywhere in the Glitz Pit! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, here we are. This is your locker room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're starting in the minor league, of course, as you've just now started your career. If you don't like this dingy room, I suggest you work your way up through the ranks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you're ready to fight, you just log on to this computer terminal here. Mr. Grubba will then decide who you'll match up against. You will have no say in this. Why don't you try it once? Walk up to the screen and log on with {A}. Then pick "Reserve a Match." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales, I said log on to the terminal, not talk to me. It's right there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use the terminal now. Don't you understand basic instructions, Mr. Gonzales? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You needn't know this now, but your current rank is 20th, the very lowest rank. Now, select "Reserve a Match." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, howdy, Gonzales! Ready to get yer fists dirty, huh? There you go, son! I got a treat fer you: yer first battle's gonna be against the Goomba Bros.! Don't you worry 'bout them... They'll be a piece of cake! Just mop 'em up, OK, son? Hey, we wanna get everyone fired up, though, so appeal to the crowd at least once! You got any questions about detailed rules, just ask the lovely Ms. Jolene, OK, son? Well, good luck, pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, your battle is reserved. At this point, you just wait until Security comes for you. Fighting is pretty basic. The team that drops the opponent's HP to 0 first, wins. If you beat an opponent who ranks above you, your ranking will go up. Then again, if you lose to a lower-ranking opponent, your ranking will go down. Simply winning is not enough. When Mr. Grubba sets fight conditions, follow them. In this case, the condition is to appeal to the crowd at least once. Fairly easy. If you satisfy the condition and win, you can battle a higher-ranked opponent next. If you can get your rank up to 11th, you'll get a shot at the major league. That's about all you need to know for now. Did you understand all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yup. Not exactly... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But it's not complicated... You're just another dumb meathead, aren't you? Oh, I'm too busy for this... Well, forget it, I guess. Listen carefully this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, good. For now, just wait until Security comes to get you, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it, Mr. Gonzales? I don't date fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry, Mr. Gonzales, but you may not leave the room without a Security escort. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not that it matters right now, but you rank at the very bottom: 20th place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Security's here to escort you to the ring. Try not to get completely destroyed out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Gonzales, that fight wasn't a total loss... But listen, son, fighters gotta play to the crowd! You know, pump 'em up more! I'm hopin' you'll gimme more razzle-dazzle next time, huh? We understand each other? Good. I'll be on my way, then. Ms. Jolene here'll give you yer fight money. See ya! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The next fight will not be set up until you select "Reserve a Match" on the terminal. You can also check your current ranking on the terminal's screen. Feel free to do whatever you like until your next fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have a nice day, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, that wasn't pretty. Gettin' whupped by a buncha pushovers like that... You won't even make the majors, let alone become champ, fightin' like that! Hey, but never give up, you hear? Now I gotta go, son. Jolene's got yer fight money. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The next fight will not be set up until you select "Reserve a Match" on the terminal. You can also check your current ranking on the terminal's screen. Feel free to do whatever you like until your next fight. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have a nice day, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo, Rook! How was your first fight, dog? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm King K, man. Just a bush-league scrub like you. Good meetin' you, man. You look like a stand-up dude. I think I can hang with you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, so, why don't you meet the gang, huh? This guy here's Master Crash. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nice to meet you BOMB! Well. Now that we've gotten to know each other, I will give you advice BOMB! As Ms. Jolene was saying, you'd better BOMB obey Mr. Grubba's conditions. If you clear the conditions and win, you get to fight higher-ranked foes BOMB! If you can't clear them, you BOMB end up battling a lower-ranked fighter BOMB! You can't climb the BOMB ranks fighting the bottom of the barrel BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah. My man's got, you know, some speech issues, but he's got good advice sometimes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not just sometimes BOMB! Advice is ALWAYS useful BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Riiiight, man, whatever. Anyway, this lean machine over here is Bandy Andy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh. Nice to meet you. I'm not in here too often, but if you see me around, say hi. ...Oh yeah. If you sleep in the bed over there, your HP and FP will fully recover. It's not like the cushy bed in the champ's room, though: it doesn't refill Star Power. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, cool, and this last guy with the sweet purple kicks is known as Cleftor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Cleftor no like make friend with mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Easy there, Cleft-dog! Dude ain't the friendliest guy, but you get used to him. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anyway, that's the core minor-league crew, man! You need something, ask us. Oh, yeah... I almost forgot. You and me gotta eventually square off, so good luck, man. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That was a pretty decent battle, it being your first comeback fight and all... Still, the crowd didn't really get very into it, you know? Try to pump them up, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have a nice day, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, losing like that... You've been out of the game for too long, I guess. You need to choose: either retire once and for all or work to reclaim your glory! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You got {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have a nice day, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, what's crackin', G-man? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You just finish beatin' down some poor fools or what? You lookin' good, man. The old King K wouldn't mind a little bit of your luck, man. Yeah, that'd be nice. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Get in there, you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How many times do I have to tell you: that room is absolutely OFF-LIMITS! If you want to remain on our fight roster, you must follow the rules. And don't think I haven't noticed you following me. Stop that, too. It's creepy. If you don't obey the rules, we'll ban you from the Glitz Pit. Understood? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Again, dude? Man, you just a MAGNET for trouble! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh... Sorry, King K. Didn't mean to bring Queen Nag in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, don't sweat it, B-money. Jolene can take that 'tude and shove it up her nose. Why you always chasin' that girl, anyway, man? You got a little thing for her? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shut up, K! ...Now... If you folks will pardon me, I must be off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, I heard you just KNOCKED some blocks off! Not bad, Double-G-dog. You're the real deal, man. The realest I ever seen. Keep bustin' heads! An' if anyone gives you lip, you just tell 'em King K said to back it up! Biz-OWWWW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AIGH! HURTS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Keep quiet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MY FOOOOOT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you're fine. Just shut up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Apply pressure right there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OOOOOOOUCH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do we have a gag, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, get a grip, will you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MOMMMMMMY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Outta the way up there! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa. Sounds like some poor sucker just earned himself a trip to the hospital. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man, this is a brutal sport, sometimes, you know? This stuff happens. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man, check this: I heard the Hot Dog Stand outside's gettin' a new menu item. Yeah, sounds like it's some crazy Hot Dog made with an egg from a southern island. Some fool was even sayin' the Hot Dog'll help you win fights! You oughta snack out on one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear the latest, G-dog? My boys said they saw a STUNNIN' babe havin' a juice at the Fresh Juice Shop. King K could use a little shortie in his life, dig? Check her out for me, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Listen, man... Keep it under your hat, but I'm thinkin' 'bout retirin' soon. If I stay any longer...well, my future might get shorter, dig? After next match, I'm gone. It ain't cool, man, that's for sure, but you know what? That's life, Double-G-dog. Listen... You be cool, man. Promise me you won't forget you once knew the King K! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It is quite lonely without King K around BOMB... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No lonely... Him too weak... Now him not here. Sound normal to Cleftor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are in BOMB denial, Cleftor. I saw you weeping in that locker BOMB-BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right this way, Sir Swoop. This is your dressing room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're starting in the minor league, of course, as you've just now started your career. If you don't like this dingy room, I suggest you work your way up through the ranks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When you're ready to fight, you just log on to this computer terminal here. Mr. Grubba will then decide who you'll match up against. You will have no say in this. Why don't you try it once? Walk up to the screen and log on with {A}. Then pick "Reserve a Match." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use the terminal now. Don't you understand basic instructions, Sir Swoop? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, howdy, Sir Swoop! Ready to get yer wings dirty, huh? There you go, son! I got a treat fer you: yer first battle's gonna be against the Goomba Bros.! Don't you worry 'bout them... They'll be a piece of cake! Just mop 'em up, OK, son? Hey, we wanna get the crowd fired up, so do a move where you do a triple flip and meow! You got any questions about detailed rules, just ask the lovely Ms. Jolene, OK, son? Well, good luck, pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, your battle is reserved. At this point, you just wait until Security comes for you. Fighting is pretty basic. The team that drops the opponent's HP to 0 first, wins. If you beat an opponent who ranks above you, your ranking will go up. Then again, if you lose to a lower-ranking opponent, your ranking will go down. Simply winning is not enough. When Mr. Grubba sets fight conditions, follow them. In this case, the condition is to do a triple flip and then meow. Fairly easy. If you satisfy the condition and win, you can battle a higher-ranked opponent next. If you can get your rank up to 11th, you'll get a shot at the major league. That's about all you need to know for now. Did you understand all that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, good. For now, just wait until Security comes to get you, Sir Swoop. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Hi guys. Yeah... My name's Swoop. SIR Swoop, I mean. Nice to meet you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You. Yes, you. Sir Swoop. Time for your battle, bub. Follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, Security's here to escort you to the ring. Try not to get completely destroyed out there. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, tough luck, Mister. Hey, maybe walking around Glitzville will cheer you up! Yeah, eat one of those Hot Dogs and you'll feel great! They might help you win! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, Mario... I don't know. Those hardheads are serious. But hey! We gotta beat 'em! We just GOTTA! Let's keep challenging 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooh... Boy, oh boy, Mario. How are we supposed to beat those two monsters? I mean, they just owned us. Still, I guess all we can do is keep challenging them! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, darling, we must use our heads! There simply has to be a way to beat them! Those iron brutes must have a weakness, so let's keep at it until we prevail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heyyy... Check it out! Our little eggy friend is gone. What a bummer! Where do you think the little guy took off to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Hey, uh, Mario? Did you notice that the little bouncy egg isn't here? Where do you think it went? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me! Mario... That adorable little egg seems to have disappeared. Where could the little fellow have gotten himself to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Check me out! Thanks to you, I hatched safe and sound! Thanks, man! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You...were in that cute little eggy-weggy? Whoa! That's wild! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm...WHAT?!? You hatched out of that egg? That's nuts... So you're a Yoshi, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, you little rapscallion! You hatched from that egg? Well, aren't you precious! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, but who cares? You guys wanna be champs, right? You want a Crystal Star? I heard all about it while I was in the egg! Yeah! Anyway, I gotta repay you for saving me from old Hoggle out there, so I'll fight for you! I can hold my own! I'll swallow any opponent whole, honest! Just leave it to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? My name? Lessee... I just came outta that egg, so I guess I don't have a name yet. You seem fired up about it, so why don't you gimme one? Make it cool, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... {x}, huh? Not too bad, dude. Not too bad at all. Yeah... I like it. OK, Gonzales... Let's get out there and do some damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And Mr. Gonzales... Mr. Grubba wishes to see you in his office. Follow me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales, you will battle in the major league from this moment on. I haven't the time to explain everything again. Go to the major-league locker room. I am very busy, so please... Have a nice day. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario! Do you believe what that is? It's a scientific report on the Crystal Stars! Someone was researching the Crystal Stars! And they even have pictures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, Mario! That's a research document on the Crystal Stars! Unbelievable! Someone commissioned a report on the Crystal Stars! A report with pictures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good gracious! That's a report investigating the Crystal Stars! Someone was doing scientific studies on the Crystal Stars. My, it even has pictures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, Gonzales! That's some kinda scientific paper on the Crystal Stars! Who'd be investigating those things besides us? They even took pictures! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, it's REALLY weird that someone would just leave this lying around... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Maybe I'm being paranoid, but it seems odd that someone would lose this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I have to wonder about why someone would leave this out for us to find... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who'd leave something like this lying around? This just REEKS of funny business! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You again... Mr. Gonzales, what are you doing in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the minor-league locker room. Major-league athletes are forbidden. Even if they weren't, it's hardly appropriate to bash down our walls, hmmmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'll just be confiscating THIS, thank you very much. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that chick's beef? It was totally hard work getting that info! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Well, there she goes... Taking that document we worked so hard to get... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my, she doesn't like us, does she? And we worked so hard getting that paper... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dang, what's with her?!? We busted our humps getting that information! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, whatever. At least it sounds like the Crystal Star is somewhere in here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well... I guess we know that the Crystal Star is in the arena, at least. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's not a total loss, dear. At the very least, we know the Crystal Star is nearby. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Some people just gotta rain on parades! Well, at least we know the Crystal Star's here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Welcome to the automated match-reservation system. What is your command? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reserve a Match View Rankings ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your match is now reserved. Your opponent will be {x}! The promoter asks that you [{x}]. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You are a major-leaguer. Please use the terminal in a major-league locker room. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rawk Hawk ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Koopinator ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Chomp Country ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hamma, Bamma, and Flare ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Craw-Daddy ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Magikoopa Masters ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Fuzz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Shellshockers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Poker Faces ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Tiny Spinies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Armored Harriers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Hand-It-Overs ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Bob-omb Squad ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Punk Rocks ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Mind-Bogglers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spike Storm ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Dead Bones ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Pokey Triplets ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The KP Koopas ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Goomba Bros. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Great Gonzales ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wings of Night ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Destructors ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, boy howdy, Gonzales! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, all righty, then! Lemme just see here... Yer next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, dog my cats! If it ain't the Great Gonzales! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk! Hoo-wee! Yer gonna love this! Yer next opponent is... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! That's right! Yer darn tootin'! Yer finally gonna make a go at the major league, son! We're expectin' great things from you, so don't you go a-lettin' us down, now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to let yer enemy damage you three times, OK? It's just so dang borin' when a match is too one-sided, you hear what I'm sayin' to you? Now get in there and kick some behind! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer jump. No jumpin' whatsoever. I wanna see a pure test of power without none of that flouncin' around. You get me? Now get in there an' hand out a whuppin' or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' yer hammer! Not even once, son! I wanna see how you do when you ain't got somethin' to beat a fella with. Now get in there an' let's see some acrobatifyin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there Flower Points! Yeah, you heard me! Let's see how you do without none of them fancy-pants moves! Now get in there an' show me somethin', son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any of them there special moves! I think the crowd's cravin' a nice, long battle at its simplest and finest! Now get in there an' don't go a-grandstandin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid usin' any items! Empty them pockets! Real men don't need no trinkets to help 'em hand out a proper whuppin', you hear? Now get in there and knock some heads the old-fashioned way, will ya? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to avoid switchin' partners out! Gotta go with who brung you! A fight to the end, side by side! Now THAT'S drama! Now get in there an' stand by yer pard! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late! Now get in there an' bring this puppy home quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? The crowd needs somethin' flashy, you catch my drift? Give 'em a good show. Now get in there an' blow the roof off, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now listen, son: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least once, OK? These fans eat that stuff up. A little grandstandin' from their hero, an' they go nuts! Now get in there an' get 'em riled up, son! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to let your foe damage you five times, OK? It's awfully boring when a match is too one-sided, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and kick some behinds, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your jump, all right? The crowd's getting sick of seeing you bounce around like a demented pogo freak. Now get in there and hand out a beating or two! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using your hammer, all right? The press is ruining me over kids bonking each other with sticks, pretending to be you! Now get in there and let's see some acrobatics! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your Flower Points! The crowd needs traditional, easy-to-follow fighting right now. No frills! Now get in there and show me something, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any of your special moves! Don't get me wrong, I love the flashy stuff, but it just takes a little too long. Now get in there and don't go grandstanding, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid using any items! Empty your pockets! People distrust a man who's always digging in his pockets, wouldn't you agree? Now get in there and knock some heads the old-fashioned way, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to avoid switching partners out! What are you teaching kids about loyalty, always swapping partners out? Now get in there and stand by your friend! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to wrap it up in five turns or less! I have a very important meeting in just a little bit, and I can't be late! Now get in there and bring this fight home quickly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win after your HP goes down to 5! How exciting is THAT gonna be, hmm? The crowd will go berserk, I'm telling you! Now get in there and take a beating for me, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to use at least one special move, OK? You need to show my paying customers all that fancy ninja stuff you've been hiding. Now get in there and blow the roof off, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to win BEFORE you take 20 HP of damage! Close bouts may be exciting, but fans want a blowout once in a while, too. Now get in there and show me some strength, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to appeal to the crowd at least three times! I want to see these people standing on their seats, screaming their heads off! Now get in there and get them riled up, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you not to attack for the first three turns, OK? You have sort of a wild-man reputation, so let's make them beg for it, OK? Now get in there and bring home the bacon, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to keep that ally of yours from attacking! You're the only one I want to see attack out there, OK? Are we clear? Now get in there and show them who's boss, all right? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pay attention: in this battle, I want you to NOT fight, OK? Do...not...attack...at all. Your partner's quite popular with this crowd, so throw them a bone, all right? Now get in there and share that spotlight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Ranked {#} in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello there, Mr. Gonzales. Ready for a fight, are you? Well, all right, then! Let me just check here... Your next opponent will be... Current Champion in the Glitz Pit... {x}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take damage from your opponent at least five times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your jump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use your hammer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any FP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use special moves! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't use any items! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't change partners! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Defeat your opponent in five turns or less! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win after your HP drops to 5! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Use a special move at least once. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Win before taking 20 HP of damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appeal to the crowd at least three times! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't attack in the first three turns! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't ever let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Only let your partner attack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking rose to {#}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking remains at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario defends his rank at {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario's ranking has fallen to {#}. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario is the new champion!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario has successfully defended his Champ's Belt! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Match time! Follow me, bub. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your ranking's fallen to 11th, so you'll have to return to the minor league, I'm afraid. Here's your fight money, Mr. Gonzales. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You received {NUM} coin{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We lost, huh? Well, no biggie. Let's just fight our way back to the major league! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Weak... We lost. I guess it's not so bad. We can just fight back into the major league! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my... We lost? Well, don't despair, darling. We can fight back into the major league. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shoot! We lost! Well, who cares? Let's just fight right back into the major league! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... We lost. Don't worry, though, we can always fight back into the major league. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We lost, eh, mate? No bother. Let's just fight our way back to the major league, eh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm... We lost. Don't worry, though, love. We'll just fight back to the major league. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you want to take a rest? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, dog... Looks like your next match is against me. Good luck, man...to both of us. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, way to hand out a beatdown out there, man. You beat me, straight up. Could swing the other way next time, though, you know what I'm sayin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, man, don't sweat that beatin' me an' the boys gave you. You got skills, dude. Next time, it could be you servin' my crew up a double helpin' of pain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You the new rookie, dog? New mugs in here all the dang time, I'm tellin' you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Take care of yourself, dog. And don't make any rookie mistakes, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That jump of yours is just INSANE, double-G-money! You got MAD timing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, you see them three super-fine shorties out there in the front? You oughta talk to them, dog! Get some digits! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, you know that cute little Toad who's workin' a part-time gig in the lobby? I think girlfriend's got a little thing for me, dog... Every time I cruise past her, she's swoonin'! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I meant to say it earlier, but your hammer rocks, dog. Think I need a weapon, too? ...Naw. King K's posse knows I'm all about tonin' the bod into the ultimate weapon! If I changed it up now, my peeps would just call me a sellout, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The way things are going... I just don't feel like I got it anymore, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I tell you, man, with all the young talent like you comin' up in the ranks... I just keep feelin' older and older, know what I mean? King K ain't gettin' younger! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm bummed that we won't hang no more, but hey, that's life, you know, G-dog? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wassup, dog? Good seein' you again finally, man, for real! Me, I UNretired! Let's rock this joint! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, ain't nothin' better than fightin' here in the Glitz Pit! Nothin'! Fightin' to climb the ranks just makes me feel ALIVE, know what I'm sayin'? Little stuff don't get me down no more, ain't that the way to live, G-dog? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't go easy on me because I am a rookie, BOMB-BOMB! Just come BOMB at me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I totally bombed BOMB! Maybe...I'm not the BOMB... But I'll win next BOMB time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who's the bomb? BOMB! That's what BOMB you get! Come back for more BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What do you have ticking in your BOMB chest? I have the heart of a champion BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you have any questions, feel free to BOMB ask me. I outrank you, after all BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I am always looking for the best BOMB-BOMB way to blow myself up in the ring. You should think of how to make your moves look BOMB cool as well, Gonzales. As fighters, our job is to entertain the crowd BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Do you always follow the conditions BOMB set by the promoter? If you don't, you'll never get any BOMB matches with higher-ranked fighters! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You should always adjust your badges and partners according to your foe BOMB! And do I even really need to BOMB mention napping to heal your BOMB HP and FP? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Teamwork is important BOMB! The match is not just for your personal glory BOMB! If you want to win, you need to know how BOMB your partner fights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using items correctly is very important, too BOMB! You can buy items at the store outside the Glitz Pit, so take BOMB a look. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Following the promoter's conditions is not easy, but it's BOMB the only way up! So act like a professional and you'll be on your way up in BOMB no time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even if you're not feeling your best, you must put on a BOMB-BOMB good show! It's hard when you're not into it, but that is what being a BOMB pro is about! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Developing a reliable style is good, but don't forget to try new things BOMB! That's the way you make new discoveries and really grow as a BOMB fighter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Teamwork is important BOMB! The match is not just for your personal glory BOMB! If you want to win, you need to know how BOMB your partner fights! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're BOMB back in the minor league? But you were our brightest hope BOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What's the matter BOMB? Did you leave something in here BOMB? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales is back BOMB! It's an honor to BOMB fight in the same arena again! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales, why BOMB are you spinning your wheels here? Go blow up some fools BOMB! But watch out BOMB! Because I'll be gunning for you BOMB soon! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache will regret messing with Cleftor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache got lucky. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache weak. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache is a fighter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! No closer. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! So that is all Mustache got. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache is not bad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache is OK. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache is good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache must work out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache got game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Cleftor can't think of criticism for Mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Cleftor admits Mustache is strong. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! That not like Mustache. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Is Mustache here to laugh at Cleftor? GRACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache better than Cleftor when Cleftor was Mustache's age. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grack! Mustache must take care of business. Mustache is only fighter Cleftor ever respect. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh! Debut battle for you, huh? Pretty exciting! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh! I do believe I'll go out for my regular stroll soon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how're you, Gonzales? You're looking pretty good. Glad to see it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heh heh heh heh heh heh! Take it easy, now. Losing your cool never helps anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Will you spar with me? Please, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You sure are strong, Mister! I need to get strong, too! Thanks for the inspiration! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's the matter, Mister? You were going easy on me! Next time fight for real! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm a rookie, so I don't know my right from my left! Just show me the ropes! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those Hot Dogs outside are amazing! If you have trouble winning, DEFINITELY try one! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, hey, Mr. Gonzales! I've been taking notes every time you fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mr. Gonzales! You're back in the minor league? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! Our armored bods get tougher every day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We've perfected our attack and our defense just so we could send you to hurt city! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurph! Curses... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why can't we win? Crud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huff huff huff huff huff... Now you see what we're really made of! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It'll take you a few thousand years to find a chink in our armor, Stinkwad! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, it's Mr. Stinkwad! What are you doing here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you wanna fight outside the ring, I'll give you a fight, you big jerk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been waiting, Gonzales! Today's the day you join the head trauma ward! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So you're back, Gonzales! I'll make sure you never get back to the majors!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Yoshi is now your friend! He'll answer to "{x}"! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoshi's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} to get on and off the Yoshi! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— While riding the Yoshi, you'll move much faster! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Also, while on the Yoshi, if you press {A}, you'll float briefly in the air! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, you can repeatedly bounce on enemies using his Ground Pound move or... You can use Gulp to inhale enemies whole and spit them out for massive damage! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room. It's kind of, uh... Well, it's pretty disgusting. It's totally different from the first room they showed. The old bait-and-switch... You think they make it totally gross so fighters will try harder to advance? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Grubba's manager, Jolene. She strikes me as a very driven young woman. She's a little cold, though... I mean, would it kill her to be a little nicer sometimes? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This guy is Glitz Pit Security. He has to keep watch on this particular area. This guy looks like he could turn folks into pretzels. I bet he's buffer than the fighters. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's King K, a fighter. His shell's yellow, but I think he's just a basic Koopa. He seems like a genuinely good guy, Mario. Plus, I dig the way he talks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Master Crash, the Bob-omb. He gives really good advice most of the time. Isn't it like, so totally nice to have a mentor who cares about you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Cleftor. He might sound a bit gruff... But I think he's actually nicer than he sounds, y'know? Maybe he's just a little shy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Bandy Andy. He's a competitor in this league, but he's never here. Maybe he just doesn't care about being champion... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Sir Swoop. He just got on board here. Hey, now HE'S the newbie! You definitely notice how quick the turnaround is when new people come in... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the older of the Iron Adonis Twins. You can tell he's older by his red shoes. I don't think they took their loss to you too well, Mario. I'd be careful around them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the younger of the Iron Adonis Twins. He and his brother totally hate you. Is it a rule that older brothers wear red shoes and younger brothers wear green? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You two wait here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But this is a minor-league locker room! And speaking of which, where is everybody? I know he said to wait here... But, Mario, we're gonna miss our fight against the champ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Why are we in a minor-league locker room? And where is everybody? He said to wait here, but... I don't know, Mario. We're gonna miss our big fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mercy me, we're back in a minor-league locker room! And it's deserted! He DID say to wait here... But, darling, I can't help but think we'll miss our match! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! This ain't the ring! It's a minor-league locker room! And it's empty! That guy said to wait... But, dude, we're missing our title bout! This stinks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, they are like, totally, ridiculously late now! I'm gonna find out what's up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look, no two ways about it, we're gonna miss this match. We better find somebody. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, my dear, I'd say we're now officially VERY late. Let's find out what's what. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OK, that is IT! Nobody's coming for us, man! Hear me? Let's go kick some tail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Omigosh! Omigosh! Mario! It's locked! The door's locked! We're totally trapped! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh...crud. Bad news, Mario. This door's been locked. We're trapped in here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my goodness gracious! We've been locked in, Mario! We're trapped here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awwwwwwwwwwwww... WEAK! Some punk's locked us in! We're trapped in here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, if we don't do something soon, we're gonna forfeit that match! We gotta get out of here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... I'm pretty sure that we forfeit if we don't show up at the match, Mario. We have to figure out a way to get out of here! And quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Correct me if I'm wrong, darling, but won't we forfeit if we don't show up? There simply MUST be a way out of this place! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Man, this is the WORST! We're gonna forfeit our match if we don't show! We gotta break outta here, man! Right now! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I already tried that, Mario! It's locked! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nope! Still locked! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Darling, I tried it earlier. It's quite firmly locked. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Crud! It still won't open! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a minor-league locker room. It's just as gnarly as the one we were in. If you check the lockers or behind the posters, I bet there are stains and graffiti. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OMIGOSH! W-What happened here?!? Bandy Andy! And King K! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHAT THE HECK?!? H-How could this happen?!? Bandy Andy! And King K! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH, MY WORD! What on earth is this?!? Bandy Andy, you poor dear! And King K! How awful! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHOOOOOOAAAAA! You gotta be kidding me! Bandy Andy! And King K! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oooooooooog... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gon... Gon... Gonzales... Listen...to me...URK!...man... Don't...get...near...the...ring... when...no...one...is...around... Ohhhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Andy! Stay with us, OK? What do you mean, don't get near the ring?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Andy! We're gonna get through this! Why shouldn't we go near the ring? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Andy, honey, just hang on! Why would we have to avoid the ring, now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— C'mon, shake it off, buddy! What do you mean, don't go near the ring? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I...I...don't...think...I'm...gonna... make...it... Aaaaaaargh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .................. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Did you see that, Mario? Was that...Jolene? What the heck is going on? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Mario! You see that? Wasn't that...Ms. Jolene? My brain is starting to hurt trying to figure all this out. What is going ON?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My word, did you see that? I do believe that was young Ms. Jolene! What in the world is going on here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gonzales! You see that?!? That was Jolene! This is craziness! What is going ON in here? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the storeroom. There are lots of wooden crates here, that's for sure. But it doesn't seem to be in use now, does it? I mean, it's COVERED in dust! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww, poor King K! What happened here?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bandy Andy looks terrible! Who could have done this?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the air duct, right? Where does it lead to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Is this the air duct? Where does it lead to? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Isn't this the air duct? Where does it lead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the air duct, right? Where does it lead? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... .... .. .. . ....... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk! Well, THAT'S in perfect condition, as usual! Yep, long as I got THAT baby workin' fer me, this ol' bod ain't NEVER gonna get weak! But I'm gonna have to watch my tootsies here fer a little bit... First I let that King K ijit walk in on me when I was with...THAT... An' now I can't shake the feelin' that Jolene an' Gonzales are onto me... Well, I guess I'll burn that bridge when the time comes. I'll just disappear 'em! Yep, just like I did to them others...like I did to Prince Mush, the first champ! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's GRUBBA! You think he could've made all those fighters disappear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... That's Mr. Grubba! Could he really have made those fighters disappear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, that voice belongs to Grubba! Could he have made those poor souls disappear? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That voice... It's Grubba! So HE'S behind all those missing fighters? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I better lock this room up tighter 'n a peanut butter jar at a squirrel convention. An' I'll just go ahead an' hide the paper relatin' to THAT in the desk drawer... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There we go! Y'know what, though? Since I'm thinkin' aloud, here... Good fighters ain't nothin' to mess with. Even Rawk Hawk lost to Gonzales. This new champ might have to disappear purty soon. For my sake... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're in the ventilation duct. It's really cramped in here. And musty. And dank. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, is it twilight already? Oh wait, I know what's up... This must be Twilight Town! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Isn't it a bit early for twilight? Hey, wait a minute! Think this is Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place has a mysterious air to it... Might it be... Is this Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh, this place gives me the creeps. Is this Twilight Town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's been a long time since anyone's come from...outside. You've come from far away? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, those clothes of yours... I'm pretty sure you guys must be...adventurers! Right? This is a bad time to arrive. Wait, but you're adventurers! ...Maybe it's the perfect time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, whoa, Creepy! What the heck do you mean, a "bad time"? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um... That middle part about it being a "bad time"... What's that mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I beg your pardon? Something about a "bad time," you say? Whatever do you mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wait, what? "A bad time"? What do you mean by that? C'mon! Tell me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, gee whiz, I dunno... It's a scary tale to hear. And scary to tell, too. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh no! The bell rang again! Oh... This is so awful... Who could it be now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oink oink oink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? What?!? What?!? Omigosh, WHAT'S going on?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa!! What just happened? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Goodness, gracious me! What might THAT mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! That was the craziest thing I've ever seen! What's going on in this weirdo town? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, badness... Now poor Freddy got turned into a pig... Not good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, who are you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you, sir? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And who might you be? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Who are you, Gramps? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm the mayor of this poor town. Some call me Dour. I'm not exactly the sharpest fellow, but I do believe you're adventurers, right? This isn't the place for the telling of tales, sadly. Come. Come to my home. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My traveling friends... Welcome to Twilight Town. Well, I'd LIKE to welcome you... But "welcoming" people is generally a good thing, and it's nothing but bad here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— As you may have guessed... our town has been cursed. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cursed?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Cursed?! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! Cursed?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Cursed?!? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, cursed. That is the right word, right? Yes, of course it is. You see... Beyond town is a forest, and in its heart is an ancient building, the Creepy Steeple. The dark creature who lives there... Its curse ordains that when the steeple bell rings... One of the Twilighters living here in the village... becomes a pig. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will my loved ones become swine? Will I, too, become a curly-tailed oinker? I'm so worried, I can't sleep at night. Of course, night and day are pretty similar here... If this keeps up...well... the village will be one giant pigpen. Which would be bad. Let me give you some advice. Leave us! Leave before you, too, get...piggified! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We can't do that, Mr. Mayor. We're hunting for something. Have you ever heard of a Crystal Star? A star-shaped rock that's all glittery? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, see, we can't do that, Mayor Dour. See, we're looking for something important. It's called a Crystal Star. It's this star-shaped rock thing. Have you heard of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sadly, Mr. Mayor, we simply cannot do that. We must find something, you see. It's a star-shaped rock that is called a Crystal Star. Do you know of it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Not gonna happen, Gramps. We're looking for something really important. Maybe you've heard of it. It's a star-shaped rock called a Crystal Star. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... I don't know about any Crystal Star thing... but in Creepy Steeple... There's a glittery red stone shaped like a star... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For real? That totally must be the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, really?!? I bet that's the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You don't say! That surely must be the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, are you serious? That's gotta be the Crystal Star! Gotta be! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... You people... You aren't thinking of going to Creepy Steeple, are you?!? Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... Unthinkable... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My... My family and friends have all been turned into pigs. That's...not a good thing. This is the village where we all were born, after all. We can't just leave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! You don't think this pig...is the mayor, do you? What do we do now, huh? We can't get his permission to pass through the gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... You think this pig... is Mayor Dour? This is awful! What do we do? We need his permission to get through that gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me! You don't suppose this little piggie... is that poor mayor? Whatever shall we do now? We shan't be getting his permission to pass the gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! This ain't good! Don't you think this pig... is the mayor! What're we gonna do now? We needed that dude's OK to pass through the gate! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oinkie oinkie! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you, thank you! We owe you so much, Mario! Please take this as a token of our thanks. Eat up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, who might you be? I don't remember inviting any shadows to my house... Sorry, but Mario is visiting today! If you don't need anything, please leave. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You, huh? You know how there aren't many shadows at twilight? Take a hint... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Ha! Whoa! Hee! Wa! Look at me! Look at me! It's-a me, Mario! Wahahahahahahahahahaha! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Boy, Mario, you sure got chatty all of a sudden... I mean, you, like, NEVER talk. Oh well, I guess it's not too totally weird or anything... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, Mario... You seem kind of different. I mean, you're sort of like the life of the party now, so I guess that's cool... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my, my, Mario! You're rather dramatic of late, aren't you? To be honest, dear, I rather enjoyed your quiet dignity and strength of character... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Gonzales, what's up with you lately? You're kind of freaking me out... I mean... I'm all for acting like a complete loon, but it's not exactly in your character... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oinkity oinkity! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, what? A guy with a red cap and some blue overalls? That sounds familiar... C'mon, brain! Oh, yeah! That's Mario! He's this adventurer who saved our village. Are you an adventurer, too? ...I like adventures... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, I always used to love pork chops, but now I think about the poor pig... Hmmm... Hey! You don't think maybe I was a pig in a past life, do you? What a concept! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... You, uh... You... You're Mario, our hero! Yahoo for you! Mario! ...It'd be awesome if someone said that about you, huh? Yeah, that'd be sweet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... You, uh... You... You're Mario, our hero! Yahoo for you! Mario! ...It'd be awesome if someone said that about you, huh? Yeah, that'd be sweet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Living in this dark place... It's so depressing... You know... I don't really care if I turn into a pig or not... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oink! Oink oink? Oink. I'm practicing for pig-time. If I go to the swine side, I'm going to be more positive. There's no more pig curse? You're kidding... Could you... give me some time alone? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a real hero, huh? That's great for you... You really shine out in a dark place like this... How depressing... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good day... I mean, uh... Good dusk, or whatever... I never know what time it is in this weird light... Then again, I don't even know what day it is because I never leave this room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Good day... I mean, uh... Good dusk, or whatever... I never know what time it is in this weird light... Then again, I don't even know what day it is because I never leave this room... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Will it feel weird to turn into a pig? Do pigs feel stuff? ...I'm not looking forward to this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know, people often say that my shadow is faint... But yours is really something. I mean you ARE a shadow! No offense or anything. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so dark here, I wake up and think it's still night sometimes. So...yeah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We used to use the bell at Creepy Steeple as our clock. But we haven't been doing that since the whole pig thing started happening. I wouldn't mind getting back to that system after we settle all this, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We used to use the bell at Creepy Steeple as our clock. But we haven't been doing that since the whole pig thing started happening. I wouldn't mind getting back to that system after we settle all this, though. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Berrzzoink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We're free! Yesssssssssss! We're no longer pigs! I say YOINK! No more OINK! I just wanna sing! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Big bright sun goes down, big pale moon comes up! ♪ I like moonlight, yup! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, listen to my new song! ...Ahem! Love that steeple bell! ♪ And pale moonlight as well! ♪ Twilight sure is...swell. ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, listen to my new song! ...Ahem! Steeple bell, unh, yes! ♪ Moonlight's cool, I guess! ♪ At twilight, I...play chess. ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? General White? Yeah, I know that old guy. He's a white Bob-omb, right? He was here until recently. What? Where did he go? What am I, his secretary? He looked tired, I know that. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Grrrrrrroink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know... You can get through anything if you have good memories to cling to... Now, if I can just figure out how my days as a pig qualify as good memories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is our home, no matter how dreary it is. It's brighter in memories... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know... You can get through anything if you have good memories to cling to... But...the problem is, not all memories are good. What do you do about things you want to forget? Can't you dump those somehow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You know... You can get through anything if you have good memories to cling to... But...the problem is, not all memories are good. What do you do about things you want to forget? Can't you dump those somehow? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yoink yoink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You oughta move in here! A shadow like you, you'd fit right in, know what I mean? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's so nice to be back in my body! It's so hard to get around when you're piggy... Huh? WHAT did you just say? Why, that's just rude! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! You must really like this place, huh? No, not really? Well then... You must have come to see me, then, right? ♥ Gosh, if that's the case... I don't know how to say this... But you're just not my type. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you! You must really like this place, huh? No, not really? Well then... You must have come to see me, then, right? ♥ Gosh, if that's the case... I don't know how to say this... But you're just not my type. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mwee hee hee hee hee... Yes... This time we'll take that Mario and get his map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With this Superbombomb here, there's no way we can fail. No, not likely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian! Hand me that glorious Superbombomb! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian... Don't you dare... Does that "Huh?" mean what I think it does? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I never had it! You were holding it just two seconds ago! You said it was too important to trust me with! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, you terrible LIAR! Stop making up stories to cover for yourself! If I don't have it, then OBVIOUSLY you must have it! And OBVIOUSLY you lost it! Or... Are you trying to imply that I lost it, you little lollygagging worm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... No, of course not, Beldam... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, we can't do much without it, now can we?!? Oh, you are SUCH an idiot... Very well... I'm sure you must have dropped it around here somewhere... So why don't you look for it while Marilyn and I go take a well-earned siesta. And if you don't find it... Well, you know what'll happen, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I... I get punished... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's right, you little twit, so get cracking! Come, Marilyn. Let's leave this useless little fool to her chore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh-huh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... Sniff... Sniff... What'll I do? What'll I do? Poor me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... I'm looking for something very important. If I don't find it, my sister's going to punish me again... But it's just not here... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? You found it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Oh, thank you so much... Thank goodness... At least I won't get punished now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO! It's... It's broken! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It must have broken when my sister dropped it... What'll I do? What'll I do? I guess I was just meant to be punished for life... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, don't feel bad! Here, let me fix it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks... You're very sweet. That actually makes me feel a little better. But what'll I do now? My sisters will be back any minute now... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, don't even bother trying... It's really busted. What'll I do now, huh? My sisters will be back any minute now... But I do appreciate your offer. Thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, wait just a second... What's your name, anyway? Won't you tell me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? I can't hear you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your name was stolen? I see... Well, I guess that happens from time to time... ...Wait, no it doesn't! Your NAME was stolen? That's absolutely crazy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee whiz, you have way worse problems than I do! And you were worried about me that whole time... That's so...kind... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, that's IT! I'm going to help you get back your name...and your body! And your friends! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's OK! Don't worry about my problems... I'm not sure I really want to stay with my sisters anymore, anyway... And I feel like I need to repay your earlier kindness. It's the right thing to do. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, hmm hmm hmm hmm... ♥ Here we go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess we need to find out that ghost's real name first, huh? That'll be a start. Now how are we going to get that kind of information... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, hey, I have sort of an idea! Birds pretend to be innocent with people around... But they're actually really well informed from all that flying and eavesdropping. With my power, you can listen in on their conversations without them knowing. So, in addition to villagers, let's also try to get some info from the local birds. That's the least I could do for you with my powers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So I was chatting with Rotbeak in Mushroom Town on instant messenger yesterday... And he said he'd just gone fiber optic on his home network, you believe that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rad. I bet he's downloading 100 meg apps with no problems on those fat pipes. He's probably surfing that Feather Club for Crows site at the speed of light now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, it just blows me away, all this "information age" hype you hear about. And yet, it's all games and feather-loss sites that are driving the technology. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, but I think tech-bust survivors can thrive if they get viable business models... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Funny you should mention that, actually. I'm thinking of developing a pay site called "Paper Mario Weekly"... Yeah, it would provide real-time updates on Mario's location and activity. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that's a good idea! See, there's always a market if you can meet the users' needs like that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm thinking of starting a new pay site. It's going to be a real-estate listings page that I'll call "Luigi's Mansion." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that sounds good, too! But... I think I've heard that name before. You don't want rabid lawyers attacking you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm thinking of starting a new pay site. It's going to be a real-estate listings page that I'll call "Luigi's Mansion." ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, that sounds good, too! But... I think I've heard that name before. You don't want rabid lawyers attacking you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been really depressed lately, thinking about the depletion of fossil fuels... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah, tell me about it. We've got to come up with a renewable energy source before that happens... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Like wind, or hydroelectric... I think solar energy probably has the greatest potential. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh yeah? What's the current efficiency conversion rate for solar power? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, it's still down around 10%, but that number's only going to go up, you know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wouldn't consider it feasible for commercial ventures until it gets up to 30% or so. And then you've still got the problem of the sun never coming up in this village... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When will people wake up and realize that environmental problems won't just go away? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No kidding. Air pollution, global warming, acid rain, the ozone layer depletion... They didn't start on their own, and they aren't going to end on their own, either. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... But I just don't see a solution at this rate of global population growth... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When will people wake up and realize that environmental problems won't just go away? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No kidding. Air pollution, global warming, acid rain, the ozone layer depletion... They didn't start on their own, and they aren't going to end on their own, either. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah... But I just don't see a solution at this rate of global population growth... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For some reason, you can't enter the pipe! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cawf cawf cawf! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Refresh your body and soul! ...At our lovely Twilight Inn. Our rate is {#} coins. Will you stay the night? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ah, but what's this? You seem all rested up, sir! Care to stay anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Come again, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Enjoy your rest, sir. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Ah, but what's this? You don't have enough coins, I'm afraid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you sleep well? Well, have a nice twilight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'll stay. No, thank you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, you have an Inn Coupon. Would you like to use it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'll use it. No, don't use it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Congratulations! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sir, you've stayed at an inn 50 times! Thank you for your continued patronage! It's not much, but we have a little party planned to celebrate the event! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But first, show us that just- woke-up look and say... Cheeeeeeeeeeese! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Very good! What a shot! And next... Here's a lovely present for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And please come again! Now, have a great day, sir! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian is so VERY late! Where has that scatterbrain been all this time? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't believe it was a fake Mario all that time... So we were all fooled... I'm so sorry, Mario... After all you've done for our town... Did we hurt your feelings? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nah, not really. Maybe a little... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're a bigger man than I, Mario! Such fortitude! You're a true hero! You've brought a shining ray of light to our dim little town! Twilight Town thanks you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... Er... Well, all right, it's OK to be in touch with your feelings. So then! You've brought a shining ray of light to our dim little town! Twilight Town thanks you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All right, Mario! Let's get back to Rogueport, OK? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, Mario... Let's head back to Rogueport, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you quite ready, Mario? Let's get back to Rogueport. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Okeydokey, Gonzales! Let's kick it back to Rogueport! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario... We need to get back to Rogueport, right? Let's go. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please come back to visit anytime you like! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhhh... Hey, it's the savior of our town! It's Mario! Ever since that pig business, we're on constant guard! But don't think for a second that we forgot about you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why, it's the savior of our town! It's Mario! Yes, actually, there WAS a General White around here for a little while... He seemed to be puzzled about something after his short stay, and soon left. I'm afraid I don't know where. He was mumbling something or other about a cannon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhhh... Hey, it's the savior of our town! It's Mario! Ever since that pig business, we're on constant guard! But don't think for a second that we forgot about you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, you accepted my trouble request... My, my. Now THAT'S something. I hoped you'd deliver this Silver Club newsletter routing slip to the Great Tree elder... I used to bring it myself, but this hip is REALLY growling at me. Would you take it for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was hoping you'd deliver this Silver Club newsletter routing slip to the Great Tree elder. I'd sure appreciate it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The elder has a hernia? Well that's sure something, isn't it? It's not like she needs a Life Shroom or anything, but still... Now, can you deliver this next newsletter to the mayor of Petalburg? Thanks! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hello, Mario. Did you deliver that last newsletter routing slip or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mayor of Petalburg has a cold? Well, tarnations and diddley-dangits... Oh! But you brought this back with you? Why, thanks! You sure are a lifesaver! Oh, and before I forget... Here's your reward, Mario. Please take it. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We Silver Clubbers have been going strong for 20 years with our slogan: "Age? What?" We discuss longevity secrets and the like, you know... Maybe you'll join us in 20 years? Haaaaaaaaaaaar... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian has joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} to have Vivian pull Mario into the shadows, where they can hide! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When hiding in the shadows, press {X} to reemerge! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In battle, Vivian can set enemies on fire with her Shade Fist... Or she and Mario can hide in the shadows to avoid damage with her Veil move! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bleck! What is this place? Why is the light so weird here? It's spooking me out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The light's odd because this is Twilight Town, my lord. Should be treasure here... Let's put the screws to one of these creepy things and find the Crystal Star! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sounds good to me, Haggy! Let's go to it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I give up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— YEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Shuh-Shuh... Whuh-Whuh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nuh-Nuh-No... Nuh-No... Am I going to be turned into a pig again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Puh-Puh-Puh... Muh-Muh... Hu-Huh? Cuh-Crystal Star? I-I have no idea! Really! Puh-Please spare me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ... I'm dreaming. Yup. Juuuuuust a bad dream... Gonna wake up ANY second... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEK! ...Hafff... AAAAAAACK! ...Hoooff... YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y'know, I bet the laundry never dries around here... Oh! Hmm? What is it? Oh, just catch one of these weirdos and make him tell where the Crystal Star is! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobody's home! Really! Everyone left for the day! Pleasepleasepleaseplease... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The mayor is OUT! He's most certainly not scared out of his mind! He's just...out! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Umm... Today's a holiday... Really! It is! Honest! It's National Not-Get- Eaten-by-Monsters Day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? What? Whuzzat? There's something in the grass! Yes, right there! I got the Twilight Blade! ............ I'm just joking. Sucker. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man... I'm pretty sure Beldam said... she lost her Superbombomb somewhere around here... This...stinks. Really. This whole deal is exTREMELY BAD! BAD! BAD! BAAAD! I gotta cowboy up and make a serious comeback here. Or else... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bam! Got it! I am the MAN! Now we can crush Mario and get the Crystal Stars in one fell swoop! Hot-diggety-DOG! Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! The luck of the moon is still riding shotgun with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You there! Suspicious guy! You know something about the Crystal Stars, don't you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh? Somebody there? Hey! What's the big idea, Turtle Boy? You looking for the Crystal Stars, too? Sweet! This'll help the Crump comeback! Now, then! Let's get to it! You'll be telling me everything you know. Now. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, actually, it's YOU who's gonna spill every bit of info out of your big, ugly head! Yeah. Sorry about that. And if you hesitate at all, I'll show you no mercy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wh-Whoa there, big guy... I mean...NO! Wait! What am I afraid of? You? Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! If you think you can take me, then try it, Chubby! All troops, REPORT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! Yeah? You like that? Kind of a lot of dudes, huh? You feel like talking yet? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweh heh heh heh heh! You dare scoff at us?!? Koopa Clan...FORM UP! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! Well played! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mweh heh heh heh heh! So, what's it gonna be, tough guy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Buh huh! Oh, I gotta laugh! THIS is why I keep one of these around! Sorry, suckers! Eat this, turtle dorks! SUPERBOMBOMB! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INCOMING!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? That was it? That was your big weapon? It didn't even go off! GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! This is how you do it, amateur! Watch and learn! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, crud... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ungh... YEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't you give up, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Give it to 'em! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight! Fight! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yeah! Never give in! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes! Believe in yourself! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario... You may feel like it's going rough...like the tides have shifted against you... But if you lose, the world will be plunged into darkness forever... Please, don't give in. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian was her name, right? I'm a bit worried about the girl that was with Mario... She seemed so innocent... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— They'll be fine, all of you. Mario will never give up. Mario will stand true. I... I still remember how easily he took care of that monster who had cursed us. We must have faith in him. We must believe...that light will return to our world. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fight, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fiiiiiiiight on! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian's gone back to hang out with her sisters. Family is important, after all... Now that the Shadow Queen has been defeated, I don't think Beldam's into evil. Oh, and Beldam also promised me she would never be mean to Vivian ever again. Yup, I think the three sirens are going to live pretty peacefully from now on... But you should totally go visit her sometime. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Twilight Town. It's twilight here, which I guess makes sense, huh? That big moon gives me the heebie-jeebies. I guess the sky here is always the same... No morning, noon, or night... Wouldn't perpetual dusk get a little like, boring? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the guy who runs the Twilight Town inn. Be sure to rest here when you're down. Just remember, when you wake up in the morning, it's still gonna be dusk! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Gloomer of Twilight Town. I'm so stoked that he's back to normal! If it had taken any longer, he might've ended up as a pork chop! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local Twilighter. I have no idea if he or she's gloomy or jolly or what. I mean, I GUESS that's a pretty optimistic-looking person, but what do I know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's another Twilighter. I hope we can save him from that piggie fate. Hopefully he won't have a nervous breakdown about becoming a pig in the interim. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Twilighter. He sure is gloomy, though. We got him back to normal, but I'm not sure he really cared about being a pig. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local Twilighter. He sounds like he's totally bumming, though. You think maybe he wanted to stay a pig? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This Twilighter's still a pig! ...Whoops! Maybe not! Omigosh, you CAN'T tell her I said that! I'm so serious! Take it to the grave... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Twilight Town mayor. He doesn't seem too reliable, though. I guess he's been through a lot, though, so maybe I oughta cut him some slack. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Freddy the pig... I mean...Freddy, the guy who got turned into a pig. When I think of him having to live like this, I get oinked up... I mean, choked up... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Twilighter who got turned into a pig. Do you think that this guy was so gloomy that he's even a gloomy pig? ...That's crazy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a Twilighter who got turned into a pig. This guy... I bet he didn't think he'd ever be forced to sniff out truffles, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pig also used to be a Twilighter. This is all just so totally tragic... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Even the mayor got turned into a pig! At this rate, they'll all be pigs soon. And then...maybe even us... NO WAY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A nasty monster lives in the woods past here. I'm serious. That's what somebody said. If you still want to go through even after hearing that, you need the mayor's permission. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha! We've heard that one before! Nasty monster... Please. Well, whatever, gate guy. Let's go ask, Mario. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Right, right, the old nasty monster beyond the gate. That sounds familiar. Well, you know what we have to do, Mario. Let's go ask Mayor Dour for permission. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmm, yes, a nasty monster beyond the town's borders. That does NOT surprise me. Well, I suppose we must go ask this mayor for permission. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, man, the old monster beyond the town gate thing? Isn't that kinda cliched? You gotta be kidding me. Fine, let's go ask. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A nasty monster lives in the woods past here. I'm serious. That's what somebody said. If you still want to go through even after hearing that, you need the mayor's permission. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can't let you pass without the mayor's permission. Sorry. I don't make the rules. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? The mayor's a pig?!? Oh no! What'll we do? Govern ourselves? Well, there's just no way I can let you through now! It's marshal-law time! Just forget about it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? The gatekeeper's gone... ...No, not gone! He turned into a pig! Well, not to be insensitive, but that works out for us. We can just cruise through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Where do you think the gatekeeper went? ...Oh! He turned into a pig! I feel bad for saying this, but that's good for us, Mario. We can just walk through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, my! The gatekeeper's gone missing... ...Or rather, his body has! He seems to have taken a turn for the swine! Well, not to be callous, but this helps our cause, dear. We can just saunter through! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! The gate guy's gone! ...Oops! Nope! Not gone! The stubborn dude's a pig! Well, hey, that's actually pretty sweet for us! No pig's gonna get in our way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Broink broink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now that Mario took care of that curse-monster, I don't have to guard the gate! But here I am, doing it anyway. Yeah. Just to keep the weirdos out, you know... Yeah, you look kind of weird... If I had to classify you... you'd be a bad guy. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you see a suspicious- looking shadow pass through here recently? What? It was you? C'mon! I'm not going to believe that baloney! What? It really was? Care to explain HOW, then? Sounds VERY suspicious... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, tell me if you see anything suspicious. You know, like... A shadow walking around, or a weirdo in a bed sheet. I don't need to be turned into a pig again, that's for darn sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, tell me if you see anything suspicious. You know, like... A shadow walking around, or a weirdo in a bed sheet. I don't need to be turned into a pig again, that's for darn sure. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, the bell rang, Mario! That means someone's gonna... Whew... At least it's not me this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The bell, Mario... The bell! That must mean someone's going to... Phew... I hate to say it, but I'm glad it wasn't me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, that cursed bell rang! Someone's going to... My... I must say, I'm relieved the curse didn't strike me... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa! The bell rang, Mario! Doesn't that mean someone's gonna... Boy... I'm psyched it wasn't my turn to get pigged. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, a customer... Sniff... I'm sorry... We're not open right now. Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Why am I crying? Sniff... My husband's been turned into a pig. A pig... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... My husband went to the woods yesterday to collect herbs... But no husband came home... Instead, a pig returned! This pig! We got in a fight before he left, and I had called him a chauvinist pig... And now he really is a pig... Sniff... But he has a sweet side, too, like cooking my favorite food on my birthday, y'know? And when shoppers get rude, my husband escorts them out in such a manly way, y'know? He's just got so many wonderful things going for him, y'know? I wish he wouldn't dip into the till for cola money, but boys will be boys, y'know? And I could really do without him drying his underwear on the radiator, y'know? And no matter how often I tell him, he drinks milk from the carton, y'know? I don't think it'd be tough for him to change his socks once in a while, y'know? But I have my faults too, y'know? Like, maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on him all the time, y'know? I should've told him how I felt about him when I could, y'know? Oh, how could he leave me and turn into a pig like this, y'know? ...Yeah. So, ummmmmmm... Are you even listening? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, hey... Could you figure out some way to restore my husband to normal? I'll do whatever I can to help. You can even take anything in the storeroom that might help you, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please help me! You can even take anything in the storeroom that might help you restore my husband. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? It's locked? My husband must've taken the key with him and lost it in the woods. Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, you brought the key! Well, go ahead and open the storeroom, if you want. Feel free to take whatever you want out of there. That's a good trade for getting my husband back, I think. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You opened the storeroom, I see. Me, I have to get the store ready for business. I sure wish I had my husband back in normal form to help me run the place, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, please help my husband return to normal form so he can help me run the place... Sniff... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, this is awkward... I guess that pig wasn't my husband at all. This guy is younger and cuter than my husband, actually... What a strapping fellow... Perhaps it's time I traded in for a new husband! Oh, I'm only fooling! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L'oink l'oink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honh? I do not understand zis madness... No! No! I just do not get eet! I remember coming 'ere by zat pipe... But eet all gets fuzzy after zat, an' now I do not know why I am 'ere... Not zat eet ees a problem. Zis leetle filly ees tres fetching, honh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ......! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...! ...!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Non! Untrue! Monsieur... When I awoke... I was here... in zis shop. I swear eet! I do not lie. Please... Say something! Madame... I meant you... no 'arm! I promise! Believe me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You cad! Why were you... in here while... I was gone? Answer me! Perhaps... I don't want... to know... No! I do! Tell me! Be honest! It's MY shop! She's MY wife! I don't wanna... have to use... a ninja punch... to blast you... out of here! Now, speak! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I collect the goods, and she sells 'em. Simple. A good shop, like a good marriage, is dependant on teamwork, my friend! So show your support and buy something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I collect the goods, and she sells 'em. Simple. A good shop, like a good marriage, is dependant on teamwork, my friend! So show your support and buy something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I collect the goods, and she sells 'em. Simple. A good shop, like a good marriage, is dependant on teamwork, my friend! So show your support and buy something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hold up! Hey! Who's there? I just heard a voice! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There's no way that people could be here! Seriously, that's just so unlikely! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Huh? What's that you say? You've seen a chest like this before? Get outta here! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No, no, no! I'm not like those chests, I promise! Look at my eyes. Tell me I'm lying. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm not, seriously! Just get me out of here! You'll see! Don't make me beg! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...What? Come on. You know how ridiculous you sound right now? I'm laughing in here. You honestly think I'm going to curse you when I get out? CURSE you? Well, I did plan on doing SOMETHING to you, but it's not so much a curse as a... Well, a really wonderful new ability that will allow you to go special places... Doesn't that sound nice? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, come on, please? Just find the key and open the chest, OK? I know it's here somewhere, I just can't go look for it myself. 'Cause I'm in here. So pretty, pretty please? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please! Pretty please? Find the key and let me out! Come on! Come on! Come on! I know it's around here somewhere, I just can't go look for it myself. I'm counting on you! Pretty please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Thank goodness!!! You're going to let me out! Oh, happy day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What? No way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WHEE HEE! FOOOOOLS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What were you expecting? Did you think a lovely lady would pop out or something? Now I'm going to hit you with the king of curses, the cursiest curse ever! Fear my terrible power! You will know the pain of having your body roll up! BE CUUUUUUUURSED! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Now you're cursed, loser! Savor your suffering! When this curse strikes you, you won't even be able to walk! That's how awful it is! Whee hee hee hee hee! Your suffering amuses me! And so I laugh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now show me your cursed plight so I can laugh all the more! Just press and hold {R}, then rotate {○} repeatedly! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Your pathetic misery thrills me to the core! You must roll around like a silly cardboard tube! Oh, how you'll be laughed at! Now... Do you understand the depth of your own agony? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't get it! Yes, I understand... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You blithering nincompoop! Press and hold {R} and then rotate {○}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whee hee hee hee hee! Press {B} to return to normal! Don't forget, mush-brain! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I leave you to suffer, fools! Whee hee hee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I haven't been able to buy food for my children since my husband turned into a pig. Now they're all so hungry... What should I do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommmmmy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Food, please! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kind traveler... If you have some spare food, could you share it with us? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Of course! Sorry, all out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't think that's edible. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, thank you so much. You've made my children very happy...and me, as well. It's not much, but please take this as thanks. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, and kind traveler... Where do you hail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, of course, I understand. Please don't worry about it... Oh, by the way, traveler... Where do you hail... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOOOOOOO! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WAAAAAAH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Moink moink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy... You're a piggy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! Fix my mommy! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey... Are pigs good eatin'? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks to Mario, our village is back to normal at last. If you see Mario, you should thank him, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mario, congratulations on finding your Crystal Star. These kids are MY treasures. Nothing could replace them. And nothing ever will. I hope you'll find something that you can feel the same way about someday. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm hungry... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pork chops... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Mario. Did you find what you were looking for? Keep looking, no matter where the road takes you. Never, never give up. But don't wear yourself out, either. You must keep body and mind healthy. Feel free to visit anytime. The children are always happy to see you...as am I. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gift for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah, Mario. You seem to have found what you were looking for, correct? Feel free to visit anytime. The children are always happy to see you...as am I. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You're back! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gift for me? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm a novelist, and I read several books a day. Not all pop-up books, either. I wonder if pigs can read... I'm a bit concerned about it, to be honest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm a novelist. It's not all that easy on the eyes, but I read by moonlight. So what kind of books do you like, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fantasy Suspense Romance Strategy Guides ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shouldn't you spend your time reading something a little more worthwhile? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm a novelist. It's not all that easy on the eyes, but I write by moonlight. Being a tortured novelist, writing through the night is not an unusual thing for me. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm a novelist, and I've actually just recently finished a new work! It's a heartwarming love story exploring the endless rooms of the heart. ...What? You prefer horror? Figures... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, I'm a novelist. My book has just recently been made into a film, actually. Unfortunately, the idiot producers reinterpreted my love story as a horror film... I swear, the movie industry is absolutely ruining the written word. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In this village, the moon is really all we can rely on. It can even grant wishes! Don't let me turn into a pig... Don't let me turn into a pig... I'll even give up bacon... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The moon granted my wish! I never turned into a pig! Someone living on the moon must have heard my wish! Who do you think lives there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Little Green Men Princess Peach ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ha ha ha! Too funny! You must be a dreamer... What an imagination! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I had this weird dream... Yeah, you were on the moon. Hey, if it ever comes true... Could you check to see who really lives up there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In this village, the moon is really all we can rely on. It can even grant wishes! I wish that Twilight Town will always be peaceful and ever so dim... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In this village, the moon is really all we can rely on. It can even grant wishes! I wish that Twilight Town will always be peaceful and ever so dim... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking lately... If I'm gonna turn into a pig... I wanna be a big ol' FAT one. 'Cause what's the point in being a skinny pig, right? Gotta embrace the pigginess! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking lately... I don't really wanna be a pig... but being a crow could be OK. Because then I could fly. No one's ever heard of a flying pig... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking lately... Maybe being a human is best. If I wasn't human, we wouldn't be having this conversation... And that would be too sad. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking lately... In my next life... I wanna be a strong person like you who helps people everywhere... What's that? I should start now? Oh well, you know... I'd rather do it next life... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I've been thinking lately... In my next life... I wanna be a strong person like you who helps people everywhere... What's that? I should start now? Oh well, you know... I'd rather do it next life... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noink noink! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The curse was OINK lifted. That Mario sure was OINK something, wasn't he? Ahhh... I can't stop oinking. What should I OINK do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What OINK? Mario's not Mario, and Mario was the OINK bad guy? I'm confused. That means... Ummm... Mario's OINK a bad guy? Are you oinking me? OINK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oink oink oink oink... Mario wasn't OINK Mario. Mario was the OINK bad guy... So Mario was really the OINK hero of our village... Oink oink oink oink! I'm just not OINK getting this at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oink oink oink oink... Mario wasn't OINK Mario. Mario was the OINK bad guy... So Mario was really the OINK hero of our village... Oink oink oink oink! I'm just not OINK getting this at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oinkle oinkle! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The curse has been lifted since Mario beat that bad, bad ghost! Ah, that perfect red cap! Those scuffed blue overalls! He's the absolute best! Why don't you do something about your appearance and spiff up like Mario, huh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how are you, Mario? Nice weather, isn't it? You can't tell, you say? Well, take my word for it. It's nice today. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how are you, Mario? You look extra-nice today, as usual. I mean, no one in this village would ever wear that hat with those overalls. I mean that in a nice way, of course... You're a total trendsetter, seriously! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, how are you, Mario? You look extra-nice today, as usual. I mean, no one in this village would ever wear that hat with those overalls. I mean that in a nice way, of course... You're a total trendsetter, seriously! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So that Mario guy meeting with the mayor, he's actually the bad guy, right? And nobody even knows. Humans are so dumb, it makes me want to peck their noses. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The only soul that knows the bad guy's name is locked under Creepy Steeple, I hear. Because, you know, if no one knows your name, then you can use unstoppable magic. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But if someone says your real name to you, then your magic will stop working... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So...I wonder how all this is going to end up, then? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little birdie told me that the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom got kidnapped again. They must have her locked up safe and sound somewhere far away, huh? But still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Peach is cute and all, but come ON... Any girl that gets kidnapped every weekend is just going to break your heart, y'know... Not that Mario ever gets sick of saving her. That guy is a total glutton for punishment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little birdie told me that the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom got kidnapped again. They must have her locked up safe and sound somewhere far away, huh? But still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Peach is cute and all, but come ON... Any girl that gets kidnapped every weekend is just going to break your heart, y'know... Not that Mario ever gets sick of saving her. That guy is a total glutton for punishment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A little birdie told me that the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom got kidnapped again. They must have her locked up safe and sound somewhere far away, huh? But still... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That Peach is cute and all, but come ON... Any girl that gets kidnapped every weekend is just going to break your heart, y'know... Not that Mario ever gets sick of saving her. That guy is a total glutton for punishment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, Maude, listen to this! Ronnie, my oldest, is taking his SATs this year. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is little Ronnie that age already? Well, bless my feathers, Flo! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— He sure is! And he's even going to one of those test prep centers. I say it's all worth it if he gets into Crowhall University or somewhere else good. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My, my! Perhaps Bob and I should start saving for our little Billy's college fund? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Maude, you won't believe it... My little Ronnie did very poorly on his SATs... And he tried so very hard... And we spent so very much... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Flo, don't you get down on yourself, now. He can try again, can't he? ...Can't he? Flo, are you listening to me? Flo... You look peaked... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Maude, you won't believe it... My little Ronnie did very poorly on his SATs... And he tried so very hard... And we spent so very much... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, Flo, don't you get down on yourself, now. He can try again, can't he? ...Can't he? Flo, are you listening to me? Flo... You look peaked... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Alas, this twilit world is too full of pain and contradiction, too full of broken dreams. Perhaps I was only given wings so that I could flee the terror of mundanity... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And yet, tiny sparks of hope gleam in this dim existence, like pearls in the murk. The smallest glow of kindness shines so brightly in this infinite darkness... Perhaps I have wings so that I may fly to this small light... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea, verily, I have decided! I will go on an epic journey! I will gather what light I can! Though I am a mere crow... I cannot embark on such a quest in this darkness... Very well, I will fly at dawn... Will dawn ever come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yea, verily, I have decided! I will go on an epic journey! I will gather what light I can! Though I am a mere crow... I cannot embark on such a quest in this darkness... Very well, I will fly at dawn... Will dawn ever come? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you hear that? If we search under Creepy Steeple, maybe we can find out that guy's real name! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's go! To Creepy Steeple! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Smoink bloink! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— B-Boink! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Croink oink! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, we are the Traveling Sisters 3! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I think we were pigs until a moment ago! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— No way! We're not pigs... But if we were, we'd be such cute ones, huh? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Caw caw caw caw! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That'll be {NUM} coin{s} for that {ITEM}. You looking to buy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yikes! You need more coins. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full. Why don't you sell, store, or drop something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for that! You now have...let's see... {#} shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings! Welcome to the Twilight Shop! Whatcha need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, folks! Welcome to the Twilight Shop! Buy something! We're having a double-point special, so buy up! What can I get you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you want to buy something, just press {A} in front of the item you want, got it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You don't have anything to sell, now, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Which do you want to sell? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm, that {ITEM}... I'll buy it for {NUM} coin{s}! We got a deal? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, is that a fact? OK. You want to sell something else, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for that! You want to sell something else, maybe? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? You don't have anything to store, now, do you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I'm awfully sorry, but... I can't store any more. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I can store up to {NUM} item{s}. What should I store? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just grab that... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just grab that... Anything else you'd like me to stash for you right now? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! I don't have anything stored for you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or drop something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What would you like to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just hand that over. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Then I'll just hand that over. Anything else you're looking to withdraw? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thanks for that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm here to buy. I'm here to sell. I'm here to store. I'm here to withdraw. Just checking points... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes No ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Let's see here... You currently have {NUM} shop point{s}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, look at all those shop points you got! How about I set you up with this {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your inventory is full! Why don't you sell, store, or drop something? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, look at all those shop points you got! How about I set you up with this {ITEM}! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You have enough shop points to qualify for a nice gift, but you have too many items. Sorry about that. Anyway, is there anything else I can do for you? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! You've amassed the maximum number of shop points: 300! Nice! Where could you possibly go from here? I'll tell you: you get to start over from nothing again! Isn't that great? And you get this amazing 300-point bonus gift! A Gold Bar x 3! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Greetings, and welcome! Wait... Is this your first time in a shop? EVER? Yeah, you had that first-time customer look... Let me tell you about shop points. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You collect 1 shop point each time you buy something. Collect enough points and I'll give you a bonus gift, OK? Some are really rare! I put all the bonus-gift details up on the wall over there, so take a look. Well, that's my spiel on shop points. Do you want to hear all that again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well, OK... The customer's always right, I guess... But pay attention this time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Browse all you want! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, you've accepted my trouble request? Well... It's hard to talk about in front of the children. Can we step outside? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I need you to help me to meet someone... His name is Podley...my former love. We had the same dream: to be stars of the musical stage. We shared our dreams, and we shared a wonderful love for a time. In that cramped little apartment, we huddled together, poor but happy. But when I finally got a part in a Broadshroom play as the leading lady... Podley left me. He left a quickly scrawled note that said only this: "My dear, I would only dim your bright future. Farewell." Oh, Podley! WHY? My dream was always to be with you, not to be a star that shines alone! I wanted only to shine with him... Success was nothing without him. I left the production while it was in rehearsal. I forgot about Podley and my dreams. I got married and lived the life of a housewife, happy in its quiet comforts... And now... I'm surrounded by beautiful children. My happiness is so complete now, I had forgotten about those days... But then I heard a rumor that Podley was running a Chuckola shop in Rogueport! Could you please tell him that I would like to see him again? Tell him that Purehearted Eve has not forgotten her first love! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, "Purehearted Eve" was my stage name... Please meet with Podley and ask how he feels about me. Please, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met with Podley? Not yet, I see... Please meet with Podley and ask how he feels about me. Please, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have you met with Podley? Really... What did he say? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tell her the truth. Make something up, quick! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So Podley has forgotten about me... Sniff... That's fine... I guess I was just feeling nostalgic... I'll probably forget about it. You know... I have these little ones to think of...so I have plenty to keep my mind busy... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Podley... I knew our love could never die! Thank you...but no more! I'm a different person now. Yes, a devoted mother... Just knowing he feels the same is enough for me to know joy for all of my days. Thank you so much, Mario. You've breathed new life into this old girl's heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MOMMMMMMY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SO HUNGRY! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FOOD! FOOD! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, we're having a feast tonight, kids! I have special dinners from Zess T.'s shop! Mario, you have one, too! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Oh, Mario, your inventory is full... Well, I'll just leave this here for you to grab whenever you can. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you so much, Mario. You've breathed new life into this old girl's heart... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yum! Yum! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mommy? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why are you crying, Mom? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is Twilight Town. The people here are just as shadowy as the sky... I wonder if I'd get that way if I lived here long enough? ...Gross. Still, I guess being all gothed-out is better than being a pig... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a novelist who lives in Twilight Town. I wonder what kind of novels he writes? I can't believe people actually read in this town. The light would kill my eyes. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local Twilighter. He's pretty into how important the moon is here. I gotta admit, it sure is prominent in this dusk...but he still may be a werewolf. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local Twilighter. Are all these people wearing major eyeliner or what? Oh! Maybe it's like, a local fashion thing! Didn't they get the memo that goth is out? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a local Twilighter. This person is still oinking. That's...not normal. You think this Twilighter's still not completely human? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's a dignified old woman. Hey, there was a dignified pig here earlier, right? I KNEW it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the Twilight Shop manager. He does most of the ordering and stocking. And I guess his wife handles the customers. I thought he looked sick at first, but that's normal for these people, I guess. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the wife of the Twilight Shop manager. They run this place together. She seems like she really loves her husband, y'know? That is SO sweet! She seems kinda indecisive sometimes, though... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, are you KIDDING me?!? Not THIS goofy guy again! He follows us EVERYWHERE! And how does he know to show up before we get where we're going, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Eve. It must be hard work raising all these kids, so I totally respect her. My mom always said that only hard work brings happiness... You think that's true? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the oldest of three brothers. They're all close in age, so he's not much older. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the middle of three brothers. The middle child is so "middle child," y'know? ............................................ Does that even make sense? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the youngest of three brothers. Hmmm... Not that I can really tell just by looking. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the gatekeeper of Twilight Town. There's a guy like this in every town, huh? If there weren't, you'd go wherever you want and beat the game so fast... Hee hee! Never mind. Let's never speak of it again... ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the shop manager... who's now a pig. Yuck. What a totally awful fate... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I KNOW she didn't turn into a pig to feed her hungry children... That would be TOO gnarly! But that is some spooky timing, I swear... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's the gatekeeper, who's been...piggified. I feel bad, but I guess we can pass freely... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I like the sound of this pig's oink. It's got a nice bass tone. ...What, is that weird? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This pig also used to be a Twilighter. Who knows which one, but it seems dignified... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel like I've met these pigs before... How is that possible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel like I've met these pigs before... How is that possible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I feel like I've met these pigs before... How is that possible? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the Traveling Sisters 3. I bet becoming pigs wasn't in their travel plans. Hey, but do you think they even realized that they had turned into pigs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the Traveling Sisters 3. I bet becoming pigs wasn't in their travel plans. Hey, but do you think they even realized that they had turned into pigs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Those are the Traveling Sisters 3. I bet becoming pigs wasn't in their travel plans. Hey, but do you think they even realized that they had turned into pigs? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmwee hee hee hee! Time to go to work, lovelies! Vivian! You understand what we've got to do, yesss? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mm-hmm! A) Find that Mario guy and B) steal the map to the Crystal Stars, right? We can just do away with Mario and his friends, can't we? Or is that bad? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, bad things happen all the time, Vivian. But you're right about our goals. If my information is correct, Mario should be coming down this road quite soon. You must ambush him here and get that map! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmmmm? What's this, now? Vivian! What's that you're fawning over there? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! What, you mean this? I found it near that tree over there a while back. Isn't it a gorgeous necklace? It was so lovely... I just HAD to pick it up! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hmph! Vivian! For shame! Picking up someone's scraps? Disgusting! Greedy! But enough about that! Vivian, my dear pack rat... Bring out the sketch of that Mario guy that you got from Grodus! Mmmmmwee hee hee! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeep! Wh-What? I... I don't have that! You said it was way too important, so you took it. You should have it... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't be ridiculous! I don't have that thing. You were in charge of it! You wretched little worm! Blaming me for something you probably screwed up! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But, I... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh! Guh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, what IS it, Marilyn? ...Huh? What's that? A mustachioed fellow? This is no time for such nonsense, you great oaf! Save your games for later! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Now, now, where was I? You! Vivian! Don't tell me you lost our precious sketch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... Listen... I... Look, it's not my fault... I never had the sketch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SILENCE, YOU DITZ! Such impudence! How dare you talk back to me like some rebellious child?!? It's clear to me that the only rationale your type understands is force... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— For your punishment, I'll be taking that necklace you just found. Yes, so sorry. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But... But, Beldam... Oh, you're horrid! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What is it, Mr. Mustache? Leave us! Scram! Right NOW! I have no business with you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh... Guh! Guh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sniff... Sniff... Sniff... Oh, what am I to do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Beldam! I TOLD you! Blaming me for losing the sketch...and YOU had it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Silence, you twit! Now's not the time to get hung up on stupid details! We must study this sketch! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh! Guhhhhh? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow! This Mario guy looks so manly! Check out that bushy mustache... How handsome! You know something, though, my lovelies? I swear I've seen this gentleman before... AAAAAAAAAAAACK! He's Mr. Mustache! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh! GUHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ack! I don't believe this! Vivian! This is, without a doubt, all your fault! I'll be dealing out some strict punishment later, my dearie! Oh, yes! I promise you that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What?!? That's not fair! You're the one who had the... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Silence, you squirrel-brain! Don't you cop that insolent attitude with me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh! This is NOT fair... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And about that necklace... I was thinking of returning it to you, but NO MORE! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Awww... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AND...since you caused this problem, you have to figure how to find this Mario chump! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uhhhh-guh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well! If it isn't Mario! Shiny mustache or no, you can't be too bright if you came here looking for us! Mmmmmwee hee hee hee... And you know why? 'Cause we were waiting for YOU! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, that's them! They're the ones who had the... Wait a minute... What? You've been waiting for Mario? What's THAT supposed to mean, you weirdo? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-huh! Uh-huh! I remember! THEY'RE the ones with... Hey! Wait a second... What do you mean, you've been waiting for Mario?!? That sounds...suspicious! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmmwee hee hee hee! I have no quarrel with you... but I simply can't allow you to hunt for the Crystal Stars. And so, I'll be taking that little map of yours just as soon as I deal with you. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey! What's your deal? How do you know about the map and the Crystal Stars? Have you been talking to Princess Peach, or... Wait, what am I saying? The real question is, who the heck are you freaks? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Whoa, whoa, scary lady! How do you know about the map and the crystals? Have you talked to Princess Peach or something? Hey, now that I think about it, who are you, anyway? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmmmwee hee hee hee! Those who seek names are often disappointed, but if you insist, we'll tell you. We are... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Three... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shadow Beauties! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Three Shadow Beauties? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Three Shadow Beauties? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vivian! You nincompoop! What are you babbling about? It's Shadow SIRENS! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I don't see three beauties! I see two, but then there's you, and you're PLUG-UGLY!!! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, right, Sis, I'm sorry... It's just, you always call us "lovelies," and... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's just a figure of speech! Ooh, you've got some FIERCE punishment coming your way! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, gee whiz... I hate being punished... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's for later, though... First, we have to deal with this Mario and his friends. Let's do it, my lovelies... or rather, my lovely and ugly! Marilyn! Vivian! The might of The Three Shadow Sirens will be more than enough to win the day! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GUUUHHH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, OK... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's most unlucky that our sights are set on you. Well, unlucky for you, of course. Marilyn! Vivian! Let's show them precisely what we can do! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, Sis! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! You're tougher than I thought, Mr. Mustache. I guess it's time to stop toying with you, hmmm? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hit him, Marilyn! NOW! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guh! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What are you DOING, Vivian? You twit, I'll never forgive you if you lose! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— S-Sorry, Sis! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Now it's...up to...you... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ugh-guhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sorry, Sis! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AAAAAAAAAAAACK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GUUUUUUUUUUUUH! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mmmmwee hee haaaaaaaack! Oooog. Maybe we were just a touch overconfident... Marilyn! Vivian! You lumps! We would've won if you two pulled your weight! Both of you, prepare for a world-class punishment session when we get home! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Guhhhhh... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Y-Yes, Sis... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Flurrie's necklace! Yes! Let's take it to her! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Allo, leetle friends! I came to warn you that zee Shadow Sirens were 'eaded 'ere... Alors! It looks like I am too late! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah... Now, this is a problem. ...Eh? What's that you say? Ah! You could help me? Excellent! Just marvelous! I was just about to give up on the whole deal. I came to the woods just to see the Great Tree, but the thugs up ahead scared me. Contending with goons is not part of my repertoire, so to speak, so I've stalled here. Do you suppose you could give all the goons up ahead a proper thrashing for me? Well, I'll be waiting here until you do. Thanks in advance, chum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ah! Is that you? How's it look up there? Think you can show them a thing or two? I've come all this way, so I can't bear retreating without seeing the Great Tree. It really would make my day if you could do away with all the goons up ahead. Thanks in advance, chum. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Done already, eh? Marvelous! I can finally see the Great Tree! I'm in your debt, sir! It isn't much, but I hope this will do you for your troubles. It's my change from lunch... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Perhaps I'll see you up ahead. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Boggly Woods. Kind of a dreamily pretty place, isn't it? It'd be nicer if it weren't crawling with enemies... But, whatcha gonna do? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This shady woman is certainly selfish and mean! I mean, what a total meanie! You see how cruel she is to her own sister? I wonder what went on between them... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I guess that's the middle sister. She seems like the strong, silent type to me. Hmm... I can't get a good read on this girl at all... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the youngest sister of the three. The oldest one REALLY picks on her, huh? I don't know whose picture they're talking about, but you think she really lost it? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's that totally gross guy, Dupree! What the heck is THAT guy doing here? Omigosh! You don't think he followed us here 'cause he's infatuated with me, do you? ...No? Oh, what, like it's not even possible?!? That's kinda insulting, Mario! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's Doe T., the Toad who asked us for help. He came all this way to see the Great Tree for himself. Now, let's clear out all the enemies here like he asked, OK, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— There! Can you see it? That big tree... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— That's what I was telling you about. That's where we Punies live. That's home. Uh, of course, it's not just us in the tree. Lots of Jabbies and Piders, too. Well, anyway, Mario... Follow me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we head straight in this direction, we'll see Flurrie's place in no time. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, you hear that? Someone's mailing you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh-oh! Ohhhh, man! Incoming mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, mercy me! Sounds like some mail! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dear Mario, I'm sure you're very concerned about me... But please know I'm fine! I'm actually more worried about you. The fiends who kidnapped me are searching desperately for the Crystal Stars. I'll try to learn what I can about them. I'll e-mail again if I uncover anything, OK? You must know I miss you. Lately I've dreamt about our days back in the castle. I hope we'll spend carefree days there again soon. -Princess Peach- ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Aw, isn't that sweet, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pretty nice, huh, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Isn't that precious, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You see that big tree over there? It's REALLY big... It's kind of otherworldly, actually. Wild... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If we wanna get over to that ledge on the right, I think we gotta fly in Plane Mode. Oh, hey, and Mario... Can you see that tunnel-like opening in the ledge wall? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ahhh! These woods are the most wonderful in all the world. Yes, indeed! Building a house here was just the FINEST idea I ever did have. Oh, my, yes! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Noooooooooooooo! It's gone! Gone I tell you! My... My... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Look! There, in the distance! That's what I was telling you about. Flurrie's place. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is the outer part of the Boggly Woods. The flowers are almost like a carpet! Hey, and isn't it totally rare to find a white-leaved tree? What kind of tree is that? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This place is so different from the bright flashbulbs of the world I'm used to... Such peace... This negative image of the real world soothes my body and soul. But what's even better... is that I, Madame Flurrie, grow ever more lovely here! Plus, those squishy, adorable little Punies that live in that tree are SO nice to me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— But...I suppose if I stay here too long, I'll begin to crave hustle and bustle before long! Oh! Oh, my! It's happening even as I speak! Already I feel the need for drama! ♥ That moment of exhilaration when the spotlight shines down on the stage...on me! Surely I was born to be... an actress for the ages! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It won't budge. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Call me crazy, but I think this place is totally deserted. Should we go back or what? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hey, I don't think anyone's home. It's too quiet... Maybe we should take off. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...Uh... Excuse me! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ummm... Maybe she isn't here. I wonder if she went for a walk in the woods. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Madame Flurrie! Hellooooo? If you're here, say something! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eeeeek! No! Out of the question! You mustn't come in here! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh...Madame Flurrie? Are you there? Is that you? ...What are you doing? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Wait a moment... Those darling, squishy little footsteps... Is that you, Punio? Oh, it's been an AGE since I saw you last! You poor dear! Is there something you need? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Uh, well, the thing is... We have a problem that only you can help us with, ma'am. The Great Tree's entry hole is blocked. There's this stupid door we can't seem to open. My Puni friends are inside, so they're in a pickle, and Mario needs these Crystal Stars... It's a train wreck, really. If you can't find the secret entrance for us, we're done. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh... Is that all, dearie? You came all the way here just for that? My adorable little Punio... You know I would do anything in my power to help you. However, lamentably... I'm in a bit of a bind myself. I just cannot come out. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wow, what's the matter? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee... Is something wrong? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's somewhat embarrassing... but I never go out without my favorite necklace. I just can't find the blessed thing! I suspect I dropped it on my daily constitutional. I'd be simply SCANDALIZED if anyone saw me without it, so I shan't be going out. I absolutely MUST have that necklace to highlight my beauty, and that's that! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, I TOTALLY know how you feel! When I go out, I am all about the accessories! ...Hey! Wait a sec'! You lost your NECKLACE? I'm having deja vu, big-time! I swear, someone just said they FOUND a necklace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Gee whiz, that must be some nice necklace, huh? ...Hang on... You know what? It's weird... I'm sure I just heard someone talking about a necklace... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What's that? DO speak up! You! Whoever just spoke! Do you have some clue as to my necklace's whereabouts? If you do, you must help me! Please! Be a dear! Find it and bring it back to me! If you could, then I'd be delighted to help my squishy little friend, Punio. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Don't worry, Madame Flurrie! I'm sure Mario can find your necklace. Word is, he's super! You can do it, right, Mario? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sure. Nah. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Great! It's decided, then! Let's go find it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Huh? Did you just say "nah"? Uh... What's wrong with you? Let's go find her necklace! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I'm sorry to trouble you so. ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Please! You must find my precious necklace! I'm counting on you! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ohhh... Poor, poor me... When, oh when, will I see my precious necklace again? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! You delightful fellow! You've found my necklace! I'm beside myself, truly! ♥ But...you still mustn't see me. Please, leave the necklace by the door and wait a moment. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, splendid, SPLENDID! My oh-so-ravishing necklace! I'm awash in joy! ♪ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh! Oh...my...word! Mario, isn't it? Are YOU my heroic little necklace hunter? Well! My, my, my... Aren't you a FINE specimen of a man! Yes, indeed! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I simply MUST thank you for your graciousness! ♥ But how to do it? Hmmm... Perhaps if I...grabbed you and gave you a little sugar? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here I come, handsome! Time to give you a proper thank-you! Pucker up! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario, you are just the CUTEST little thing I've ever laid eyes on! ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Yes, you are, and that's that. So tell me, are you truly looking for the Crystal Stars? The very same Crystal Stars spoken of by all the lowlifes in Rogueport? Mmmm... A danger-filled search for beautiful jewels... How absolutely marvelous! And here I was thinking how frightfully bored I was! It's time for a change! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— And besides, I do declare... That plush mustache of yours has completely swooned me! A man as manly as you must attract all sorts of trouble, and I want to keep you safe! So, I daresay I'll be joining you on this little adventure. I assume that's fine, Mario? ♥ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is wonderful! It's so nice that Flurrie likes you, Mario. Really, it's great! And even more importantly, Flurrie's chosen to join us! Let's go to the Great Tree! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie's Abilities: A Primer ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Press {X} and Flurrie will exhale strong gusts of wind that can blow things away! If she blows in the direction of an enemy, she can make its head spin for a bit! Hold down {X} to make Flurrie exhale continuously! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— She can also do a Body Slam in battle, squashing enemies with her...stage presence. She can also aid Mario by using her Gale Force attack to blow enemies away! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oh, Mario! Mario! Long time no see, sweetie! I've finished my latest performance, and I'm enjoying a well-earned vacation! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you going on another adventure? Well, if you are, I will SURELY come along! After all, I must continue to improve upon my talents. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Flurrie joined your party! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder what kind of drama awaits us this time! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— What a totally nice house! Super coordination between the red walls and furniture. I'm so jealous it's not even funny. I have like, NO sense of interior decoration. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It's settled, then. I shall rise again! But...before I make my stage comeback... I simply must whip my body and mind into shape. ♥ I'll just have to put on some makeup and make my beauty even more beautiful. Wait a moment... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ooh, AND a canopy bed! I'm sooo jealous! Argh! I'd DIE to have one! And all the furniture here is so stylish! It's like, TEARING ME APART! Interior decoration is all about balance, and this... place...has...got it! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Boggly Woods... They sure look...boggling. Ooh! I've got butterflies! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, the Boggly Woods, huh? Looks mysterious, all right. What'll we run into next? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Um, OK, just a bit further and we should be able to see the Great Tree. The elder and her friends are waiting for us there... Oh, and my little sister, too! Come on, let's go! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— These are the Boggly Woods. Pretty surreal, huh? Looks like it's out of a picture book. It's pretty...but in an eerie sort of way, y'know? ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue (10 piantas) Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Quitting, are you? Are you sure? You can't get back the piantas you've paid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I quit! I'll continue. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue (10 piantas) Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you REALLY quitting? Are you sure? You can't get back the piantas you've paid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I quit! I'll continue. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue (10 piantas) Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you REALLY quitting? Are you sure? You can't get back the piantas you've paid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I quit! I'll continue. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Continue (10 piantas) Quit ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Are you REALLY quitting? Are you sure? You can't get back the piantas you've paid. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I quit! I'll continue. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————