Mario Discussion

@Beau Skunky
 
Yeah, I made a joke about the mood swings in my post.

On another note, I like the new recurring character Nabbit. He seems to be the only really “neutral” (not evil or good) character in the Mario series. (Besides possibly Wario.)

@Beau Skunky
 
Yeah, as Paper Jam showed us, he’ll steal from anyone.

@Jarkes  
I might have to get that game some day.

There’s at least two Mario-related writing ideas I keep coming back to:
 
One is simply a Mario story told in the style of one of the Paper Mario/M&L RPG games, with some overarching theme (time travel, fantastic voyage, love, etc.), allies, and more. I’ve been thinking about a theme of “legends” and “legacy:” long gone figures have shaped the new lands that Mario and friends visit, (for better or worse) and legends have the power to inspire or corrupt.
 
The other is Mario and friends in a “Doctor Who meets Spectacular Spider-Man and/or Transformers: Animated”-style “ultimate universe:” a stand-alone continuity that distills and adapts the stories and characters and worlds from Mario’s history into a cohesive serial (like a series of books or television episodes). We may meet some pre-villainy villains, but otherwise there’s no original characters: they’re all adaptations (or combinations) of existing Mario characters from different games.
 
The first arc of the series, for instance, (“World 1”) would have a pre-adventures Mario and Luigi meeting Peach for the first time, and through various shenanigans, end up with a “faceship” (Super Mario Galaxy 2) that they fly across the universe to try and find the missing fragments of the Mushroom Kingdom (and the toads living there). Along the way, they encounter other recurring characters (villains included) that Mario fans will recognize, as well as slowly revealing lore about exactly why things work the way they do in the Mario-verse.
 
Also, Bowser’s MIA, leading to all sorts of power grabs from the various members of the Koopa Troop, with Mario & Co. caught in the crossfire.

So it turns out in a recent interview, Masahiro Sakurai revealed that he had considering having Geno in Smash for both Brawl and Smash 4. However, the “Forest Mushrooms” unused track in Brawl probably wasn’t the Forest Maze track. Some details here.

Speaking of “Super Princess Peach”, has anyone managed to defeat the runaway star character (Starfy)?

@SuperDEF
 
No I never figured out how to do it

@SuperDEF
 
I could never seem to actually FIND it even when the message popped up saying that it was in the area (which could only happen in three specific areas of three specific levels).

@romantiCaveman
 
Ooh, I really like the second one.

@Jades  
@Jarkes  
He’s a slippery little bugger. I tried a few times to find him but gave up on the 100% completion since I had already beaten the game twice.

@Jarkes  
Thanks! I’m a sucker for “adaptation distillation ultimate universes,” and I love the idea of giving Mario & Co. a diverse villain-of-the-week-style “rogues gallery.”
 
It might be tricky to reconcile Bowser’s typically hammy and blustering portrayal with something like this, but I’d really love to utilize him in a similar manner to _Animated!_Megatron: a major, relatively-genre-savvy villain whose plans unfold over the course of a season. Bowser’s a seasoned (albeit pigheaded and boisterous) warlord, and when he finally meets Mario & Co. face-to-face, he initially views Peach as a ditzy, helpless heiress to the Mushroom Kingdom and the Mario Bros. as some sort of weird clowns.

I have to ask, has anyone attempted a self challenge on the Thousand Year Door; a whole playthrough of no badges, no Crystal Stars usage, items and normal/special attacks only? Also, Mario is only allow to have 10hp.

 
@SuperDEF  
I never bother with self-imposed challenges.

@Solitude  
I remembered reading about this comic. What I find strange is that the Koopalings have a pet rabbit. I think they torment it from time to time. Oh, and Larry never had any dialogues, he always communicate through pictograms and gestures.

Ding Ding Ding Ding
 
Favorite appearance of Mario without his games.  

@SuperDEF  

 
Most likely.

@igotnopicks  
I’m quit surprised Mario hasn’t ran for president yet, he has already done about 70% of the world’s occupation.

Has anyone read any Mario (or other VG series) fanworks where the concept of “multiple lives” is utilized and/or explained?
 
That sort of thing might make for fun Groundhog Day or Run Lola Run-style plots where Mario or another character has to utilize knowledge from their “previous runs.” And to keep it from being a “story-breaking” ability, you could create some really mind-bending plots with villains manipulating and/or working around those mechanics.

@Solitude  
The Koopalings should not be allowed to have a bunny. Also, notice how close their “toys” are to said bunny cage?
 
@igotnopicks  
He’s been a referee in other games to, like NES Tennis.
 
@romantiCaveman  
That would be funny.

@Beau Skunky  
I was kinda disappointed that Mario didn’t return as the referee for the Wii “Punch Out!!”.

@SuperDEF  
They said they considered using him in it again, but felt he looked weird, or out of place in the game, so they didn’t.  
Yet, they still used Donkey Kong as a somewhat hidden boss.

@Beau Skunky  
After seeing images of the game I may have to agree on that. The art style in that game probably won’t work well with Mario’s size proportions. Donkey Kong seems fitting because he’s bigger…I guess.

@Beau Skunky
 
Apparently, originally Princess Peach was going to be the secret boss in the Wii Punch-Out, but they changed it for… obvious reasons.

@Jarkes  
Would of been both odd and awesome to fight her if those reasons where not in play.