Super Mario RPG

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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to The Other Castle.

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The Other Castle, I'm Andrea.

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And my name is Tom.

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And here on The Other Castle, we do the plot, lore, and more of video games.

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We do the development, we do the creation, and we do the game itself.

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Yes, we do, and this week we are doing Super Mario RPG.

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I like that you found a way to get a Mario game in here that has a story.

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Yes, finally, right?

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This is our very first Mario game.

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I mean, you could make up a story of like, oh, he's got to fucking swim.

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But this one's actually a real thing.

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I'm excited to hear about this.

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If you want to hear even more about this though, you can go to our website, theothercastlepodcast.com.

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That's the othercastlepodcast.com.

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Because it has the link to our Patreon where we are doing the history of Mario, just like as a whole.

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Yeah, because, you know, a lot of games about Mario actually have a full story other than this one.

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Right, but it's fascinating because it's obviously the biggest juggernaut in gaming in terms of franchise.

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Right, which is the reason why this game even exists, which we'll get into.

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I love that.

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But yes, we're doing a full breakdown on the history of Mario from Shigeru Miyamoto up to today.

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That's so cool.

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Also over there, you can sign up for our Discord.

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We are bullying Tom into getting a tramp stamp over there.

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Still not going to happen, everybody.

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We're still going to try because bullying is fun and easy.

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And evil, so don't do it.

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Wait, what?

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Fuck.

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God damn it.

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But anyway, we're here for Super Mario RPG.

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Let's go.

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Super Mario RPG is a 1996 Super Nintendo game produced in collaboration between Nintendo and Squaresoft.

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Wait, Squaresoft is a part of this?

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Yeah, Squaresoft, which later became Square Enix.

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Holy shit, I had no idea they ever were involved with the Mario.

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That's wild.

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Yeah, only time, actually.

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Oh, so it didn't go great.

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I'm assuming the partnership immediately dissolved after one title.

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Oh, no.

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Well, first, we need to talk about two other game series entirely in order to understand how Super Mario RPG came about.

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The first being the Final Fantasy series, as this is the series that made Square a big name in gaming.

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It saved Square.

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It did, yeah.

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The other being Donkey Kong Country, a collaboration between Nintendo and Rareware.

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Final Fantasy is a series that has name recognition across the world today.

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However, that was not always the case.

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Final Fantasy had released six titles by 1994, and while they were really popular in Japan, only three of those titles had released in the US.

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The original Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IV, which released in the US as number two, and Final Fantasy VI as number three in the US.

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And that's your favorite one, right?

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Or is there something weird with the numbers?

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No, VI is my favorite, yeah.

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36 Mafia.

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Yeah, I've been playing these games since the very original one.

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And yeah, Final Fantasy VI is one of my all-time favorite games.

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That's really cool.

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But I was in the minority.

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The truth was, JRPGs did not sell well in the United States.

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It had a small and dedicated fan base, but they were deemed too complicated for the typical American gamer.

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Up to this point, Nintendo and Square had exclusivity deals with every title they released going directly to Nintendo consoles.

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So Square approached Nintendo with a proposal to make a JRPG using Mario and his cast of supporting characters in order to bring the concept of JRPGs to the mainstream.

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Clever.

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After all, Square had mastered the art of JRPGs with Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger.

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They just needed an IP that could bring in a new audience.

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If it's an IP that brings motherfuckers in, it's gonna be Mario.

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Yeah, he is more recognized than Mickey Mouse at this point.

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And Jesus, I think.

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Yeah.

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They saw this collab as a chance to basically advertise the concept of JRPGs and, by extension, their other games.

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Nintendo was into the idea and were eager to work with Square on this ambitious project.

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In early talks, it was decided that just making a Final Fantasy title with Mario characters wasn't the right direction to take.

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Enter Donkey Kong Country.

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The reason this game is important to the story is due to the technology that was used when the game was made.

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Rare was the developer that made Donkey Kong Country, and they used a new computer software that had only been used by a small indie studio out of Finland prior to this.

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Was it Remedy?

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No, it wasn't Remedy, no.

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I know one Finnish studio.

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No, this doesn't have a big name today.

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Gotcha.

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This computer software allowed developers to create full 3D characters and environments.

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Then it would flatten those models to work in a 2D world.

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Oh, cool.

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This elevated the graphics of the Super Nintendo exponentially, allowing for extremely smooth character models and environments at a fraction of the programming space needed.

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Hell yeah.

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The term for it became pre-rendered graphics.

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Square loved the look of Donkey Kong Country and asked about the equipment used.

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So Nintendo put them in touch with Rare, and they purchased all the same things Rare had used to make their game.

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The next hurdle was the story.

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Square had made a bunch of fun JRPGs, but they were all pretty elevated in terms of story.

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Yeah, it's a lot of like political drama, which you can't really put the Mushroom Kingdom into.

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Yeah, they were geared towards older gamers that could understand a deep and often dark complex story.

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Like I know this is further ahead in the timeline, but Phantom Fantasy VII is about environmentalism.

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Yeah, right?

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You really can't bring that up.

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No.

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So Mario's creator, absolute legend Shigeru Miyamoto, wanted to be involved as much as possible to make sure the tone of the game didn't veer in the wrong direction.

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To help keep the tone of the game light, everyone at Square listened to stand-up comedy during the workday.

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I do that.

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Yeah, which has resulted in the game being known for its humor as much as any other aspect of the game.

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Did you find out who they were listening to?

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No, I didn't.

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Because if you did this today, there's a wide range.

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If you throw on a Rogan fucking hour, and Mario could be anti-vax, that could be problematic.

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Or we could get into some Ali Wong shit, and then we've got him opening up mushroom buttholes and licking them and getting real nasty and shit like that.

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Yeah, I think these are Japanese stand-up comics they were listening to.

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So it's different.

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Much different.

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In the 90s on top of that.

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Being a Mario game, everyone at both Square and Nintendo had a lot of opinions on what makes something a Mario game.

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Can Mario use magic?

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He can turn into a raccoon after all in some of his games.

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Plus he can shoot fireballs.

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Is that magic?

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Yeah, fireball is a D&D spell.

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Right.

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Should Mario carry a sword as his weapon?

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Yes, that's fucking punk as shit.

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Or should he use a giant hammer like back in the days of his first appearance in the Donkey Kong Arcade?

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Since nobody could decide, they went to the fans.

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At a small convention in Japan, Square Nintendo quietly announced Super Mario RPG and straight up held a live poll asking the audience, should Mario's attacks be magic and swords or jumping in mallets?

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The way the internet would be fucking ravenous if they tried to pull some shit like that today.

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Oh my god.

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That was a magical time.

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Yeah.

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The audience was practically silent during the magic and swords option.

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So they had to build a game they'd never tried to do before.

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They would need to add things like platforming to an RPG, which they had never attempted.

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Timed button inputs.

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All sorts of actions because one of the cores of a Mario game is constantly having to push a button.

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RPGs don't typically have that, as you're just selecting an action and then watching that action take place.

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And I know the Final Fantasy series did use a lot of cut scenes, so there were elements of like, okay, we can rest and catch up with the narrative for a second.

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Yeah, and Mario games didn't have that.

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Right, it's just go, go, go.

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This game needed to have the player more involved.

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So they changed up the turn-based style of combat they had perfected and added timed inputs as a way to increase damage during an attack.

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And we'll talk more about that later.

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Shigeru Miyamoto has been quoted as saying, I think we've managed to combine the action gameplay of Mario and the turn-based RPG system in a way no one has ever seen before.

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Hell yeah.

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He wasn't wrong either.

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Even a reviewer at Nintendo Power Magazine went on to say, it's fun and a little weird, but it's definitely Mario and an RPG.

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Hell yeah, that is the high compliment, to be real.

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Yeah.

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It released in March of 96 in Japan, and May of 96 in the US.

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Only four months before the Nintendo 64 would come out.

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Oh, so this was very end-of-life cycle for the console.

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The very, very end.

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Europe wouldn't see it until 2008 as a virtual console title.

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That is so rude.

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Just fuck the Europeans.

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Yeah, they were not confident it would sell well in Europe and didn't want to waste the money doing all the translations.

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Wow.

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But the gamble paid off.

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Despite being so close to the Nintendo 64's release, Super Mario RPG became so popular, it was a system seller for the Super Nintendo at the very end of its life cycle.

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Holy shit, that's cool.

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It also became the basis for the humor and characterizations of all of our favorite characters in the Mario universe as nobody had ever really developed their personalities prior to this game outside the animated TV series.

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Many of the characters we know and love today got their personalities from this game.

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And they're just been the same ever since then.

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They really have.

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It's been very little changed since this game.

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That's so Gen X.

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They pick a fucking personality, and they're like, this is me now.

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I love Nirvana and cigarettes.

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And you're like, hey, do you care about people?

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And they're like, cigarettes.

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Nirvana.

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Yeah.

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For many US gamers, it actually was the very first RPG they ever played.

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Yeah, I bet.

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Leading them to explore the entire genre from there and enjoying the catalog of excellent games Square and other developers had to offer.

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Absolutely.

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Despite its insane success, as it received perfect scores from just about every reviewer, this would be the last time Nintendo and Square would work together for a very long time.

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The Nintendo 64 was going to be another cartridge based system.

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Sony, on the other hand, was about to release their first console called the PlayStation, and it was going to be CD based, giving them more power to play with, leading to their next game, Final Fantasy VII, a genuine cultural phenomenon.

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Yeah, I've heard of that one.

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Nintendo kind of burned their bridge with Square when they found out, and we have never seen a true sequel to Super Mario RPG as a result, mainly because Square shared ownership of all the original characters that were created for the game.

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A couple years later, we got Paper Mario on the Nintendo 64, and it was a new take on the RPG formula that still utilized a very similar battle system and sense of humor as Mario RPG.

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I fuck with Paper Mario.

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I love the art in all the Paper Marios.

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I think it's beautiful.

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I love the humor in them.

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Those are the ones I've actually played.

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I haven't played this one.

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Yeah, Paper Mario has gone on to be a very successful series for Nintendo with several sequels.

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One came out recently.

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Very recently.

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I think the Origami King.

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Yeah, that one.

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There's also the Mario and Luigi series, which is made by damn near the exact same team as Super Mario RPG.

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Oh, hell yeah.

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As they formed a new company in order to work with Nintendo again.

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But still, no true sequel.

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In 2022, Chihiro Fujika, the director of Super Mario RPG and the Mario and Luigi series, said that he wants his last game to be a true sequel to Super Mario RPG.

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Which is why I think we received the Masterwork remake on the Switch in 2023.

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Hell yeah.

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I think Nintendo was testing the waters to see if people still gave a shit.

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The remake was very quietly made by a developer called Art Piazza.

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Oh, I've never heard of them.

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No, they just do kind of ports of games anyway.

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As well as a few other small studios that work closely with Nintendo.

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It was announced just months before its release.

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I can't tell if it was a so confident it won't need advertising or if it was just, just send it out to die.

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It could go either way, truly.

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Yeah.

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Regardless, it was a hit once more.

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It retained the charm and fun of the original while updating across the board.

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From graphics to gameplay, everything was elevated and made comfortable for modern consoles.

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So hopefully, Chihiro Fujika's dream of a true sequel is possible in the next couple years.

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But even if it's not, we still have this classic, which has gone down for many people as one of the greatest RPGs of all time.

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Currently, number 56 on IGN's top 100 best RPGs.

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That's impressive.

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Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger being one and two.

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Oh, shit.

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Final Fantasy VI, your favorite?

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Yeah.

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That's impressive.

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You always just assume VII is the one that gets all the glory.

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No, that one's like number 34.

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Yeah.

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Today, we're covering the remaster, as like I said, it's damn near identical to the original anyway.

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Also, like our South Park, the Stick of Truth episode, you're just going to have to know who all these characters are.

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There's a certain buy-in with a Mario property.

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I think we get it.

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Yeah, it's the Mario Universe, and they're all pretty well established.

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I'm not really going to be explaining who most of them are.

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Mario is Chris Pratt.

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No.

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How did he get Mario and Garfield?

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Who the fuck is his agent?

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I don't know, but he has the hardest working agent in Hollywood.

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Absa-fucking-lutely.

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It's ridiculous.

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He's not even in, like, the top three Chris's.

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No, not even.

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The fuck?

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So grab your mallets, hop on a Yoshi, and let's go stomp on some Goombas.

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Oh, sorry.

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Don't worry.

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Not all the Goombas are bad in this game.

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Oh, I got nervous.

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I am going to eat some mushrooms, though, so I'm ready for a trip.

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Yeah, sorry.

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I realized we call you guys Goombas, and I said let's go stomp some Goombas.

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Oh, don't be mean to the fans.

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You told me not to bully them at, like, the top of this fucking episode.

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Shit.

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Well, let's-a go, everybody.

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This is Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars.

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The game opens up on a sunny, grassy knoll, where Princess Peach is relaxing and smelling some flowers.

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Just behind her is a tiny run-down shack with a sign over it that says Mario House.

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As you do.

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You know how, like, MC Hammer's Mansion says MC Hammer on it?

00:15:06.843 --> 00:15:09.703
Like, eccentric rich people have their names just on it.

00:15:09.723 --> 00:15:10.943
Like, it's fucking Saltburn.

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This is his Saltburn.

00:15:13.823 --> 00:15:15.963
In the original, it was called Pipe House.

00:15:16.783 --> 00:15:18.043
Oh, that's nasty.

00:15:18.923 --> 00:15:23.263
Didn't you live in a house with, like, a horrible nickname, like, the Stabbing Cabin or something?

00:15:23.283 --> 00:15:24.103
That was the nickname.

00:15:24.123 --> 00:15:24.823
It was Stabbing Cabin?

00:15:24.843 --> 00:15:25.843
I didn't nickname it that.

00:15:25.863 --> 00:15:26.663
Thank God.

00:15:27.923 --> 00:15:28.923
That's horrendous.

00:15:29.583 --> 00:15:31.803
People who have listened to our World of Warcraft episode.

00:15:32.243 --> 00:15:33.503
Devon was the one that named it that.

00:15:34.143 --> 00:15:34.883
Oh, I believe that.

00:15:37.343 --> 00:15:46.063
Suddenly, the sky turns dark, and from above, the King of Koopas himself, Bowser descends riding in his classic Clowncopter vehicle.

00:15:46.823 --> 00:15:48.443
I love his little Clowncopter.

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It's so cute.

00:15:49.283 --> 00:15:53.843
Yeah, it's that big round, white, jack-in-the-box looking head with a little green propeller out the bottom.

00:15:53.923 --> 00:15:55.583
And it's got a stupid face on it.

00:15:55.603 --> 00:15:55.823
Yeah.

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Which is such a great contrast to this pokey, angry Bowser riding it.

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He swoops in and snatches Princess Peach, taking off with her into the sky.

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The door to Mario House gets kicked open, and Mario himself comes running out all, oh shit, here we go again.

00:16:14.343 --> 00:16:15.883
You should have let your bitch inside.

00:16:15.903 --> 00:16:18.183
Yeah, and he chases after Bowser.

00:16:19.683 --> 00:16:25.903
Also, since this game was on Super Nintendo, it actually predates Charles Martinet being cast as Mario.

00:16:26.203 --> 00:16:28.443
And he's been Mario for decades?

00:16:28.443 --> 00:16:29.043
Decades.

00:16:29.143 --> 00:16:31.063
He got cast for Mario 64.

00:16:31.343 --> 00:16:31.983
Goodness.

00:16:32.383 --> 00:16:35.763
He does not have a voice in this game at all, even in the remake.

00:16:36.283 --> 00:16:36.923
Oh shit.

00:16:37.143 --> 00:16:39.723
Yeah, Mario in this game is a silent protagonist.

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Not even a wahoo.

00:16:41.483 --> 00:16:42.663
No, not even a wahoo.

00:16:42.663 --> 00:16:43.983
He makes zero noise.

00:16:44.583 --> 00:16:44.903
Huh.

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Bowser takes Peach to his castle, and Mario arrives shortly after.

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The door to the castle opens to welcome you in, and as you enter, you take control of Mario officially.

00:16:56.943 --> 00:17:01.783
It's a tutorial section, of course, teaching you the basic controls and introducing you to the game's combat system.

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It's a turn-based battle system with a few mechanics that were invented for Mario RPG.

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If you hit the A button just before an attack, you'll perform a special move and hit for more damage.

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For example, just before bashing someone with your mallet, you hit a button, and you'll swing it twice instead of once.

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Or if you're jumping on their head, hitting a button at the right time will allow you to bounce on them again and again until you lose the timing of the button press.

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This was inspired by early rhythm games lining up timing with a button press.

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Or you can do the same just before getting hit, and you have a chance at blocking an attack.

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Is there a prompt for that, or is that something you kind of intrinsically find out as a player?

00:17:42.503 --> 00:17:44.483
In the original there was no prompt.

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In the remake they added a prompt, and the better you get at doing it, they take away the prompt for that for a while.

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You figure it out.

00:17:52.263 --> 00:17:52.603
Yeah.

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We also saw these same mechanics in South Park the Stick of Truth as they were inspired by this game.

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Finally, you make it to Bowser's throne room, but he's nowhere to be found.

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From above, you hear Peach cry for help.

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You look up and see her dangling by a rope tied around her waist.

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Oh, shit.

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You start jumping up and down trying to reach her, and slowly Peach rises higher into the air, up to the chandeliers near the rafters.

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On top of one of the chandeliers, Bowser is standing there laughing.

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You leap up onto the chandelier next to his, and Peach tells you to attack the chain holding Bowser's.

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Once you do, the chandelier falls, and Bowser goes down with it.

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You celebrate your victory, but Bowser says, Coming Mario?

00:18:39.863 --> 00:18:44.083
With that, he throws a hammer at your chain, and your chandelier falls with him.

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Oh, it's so Phantom of the Opera.

00:18:46.323 --> 00:18:47.823
Yeah.

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We got two dorks fighting over the same girl while we're running through some chandeliers.

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They're falling.

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It's just one musical number away from being Phantom of the Opera.

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The 20-foot-high castle is suddenly hundreds of stories as the two of you fall while riding your chandeliers.

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That didn't happen in Phantom of the Opera.

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Bowser says that if he's going down, at least you're going down with him.

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But you jump on his head and bounce back up the hundreds of floors to where Peach is still dangling.

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Good.

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You grab one of the chains and reach out for Peach.

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But before you can grab her, the castle begins to quake.

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We get a shot of the outside, and high above the castle is a bright, shining star.

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Around the star, the sky turns red and cloudy as a gigantic sword comes falling from the heavens.

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Oh, shit!

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It has eyes and teeth on the hilt and appears to be sentient.

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The sword slices through the star, splitting it into seven pieces, and they go scattering across the globe.

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The sword continues to fall and lands on top of Bowser's castle, piercing it.

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The sword is so large, it towers over Bowser's castle even after being buried in it.

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The camera shows a wide shot of the castle as the title screen appears.

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The crash from the sword sends you flying out of the castle and you soar across the sky.

00:20:11.483 --> 00:20:15.163
We see Mario House, and Toad is pacing back and forth outside it.

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He sees you coming, and you conveniently land in the green pipe that acts as the chimney of Mario House.

00:20:22.923 --> 00:20:28.323
Toad runs inside, and we see you hanging next to an extra set of your classic blue overalls and red hat.

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Toad says, Nor will people use the door.

00:20:32.363 --> 00:20:34.003
Why are you a dick immediately?

00:20:34.923 --> 00:20:37.323
You saw me fall from the sky.

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Toad tells you that he's here to pick up Princess Peach.

00:20:42.163 --> 00:20:42.863
She's running late.

00:20:43.703 --> 00:20:46.863
When you don't answer, Toad says, It's Bowser again, isn't it?

00:20:47.283 --> 00:20:49.543
Toad is not good at reading situations.

00:20:49.603 --> 00:20:52.483
No, Toad's all, Ah, shit, here we go again.

00:20:53.343 --> 00:20:56.523
Then asks if you'll please go rescue her one more time.

00:20:56.983 --> 00:21:00.763
Because you really need to be prompted to rescue her at this point.

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You return to the castle and look up at the gigantic sword.

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The eyes of the sword look down at you, which scares you shitless.

00:21:08.983 --> 00:21:09.983
It says to go away.

00:21:10.463 --> 00:21:13.303
This castle now belongs to the Smithy Gang.

00:21:13.963 --> 00:21:17.143
The way the sword has an attitude like go away.

00:21:17.323 --> 00:21:18.703
Yeah.

00:21:18.723 --> 00:21:19.463
Don't look at me.

00:21:20.063 --> 00:21:25.943
He tells you to get out of here, and he causes an earthquake that destroys the bridge you're on as you barely retreat to safety.

00:21:26.023 --> 00:21:26.683
Oh shit.

00:21:27.483 --> 00:21:32.103
You return to Toad, and since you're a silent protagonist, you mime to him everything that happened.

00:21:32.223 --> 00:21:33.903
Just a lot of flapping and shit.

00:21:34.203 --> 00:21:34.563
Yeah.

00:21:35.203 --> 00:21:36.183
That's cute.

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Toad says that you need to go to the Mushroom Kingdom to tell the Chancellor what happened.

00:21:40.803 --> 00:21:45.543
On the way, you're given a chance to learn more moves, but you also get the option of skipping it, which is nice.

00:21:47.163 --> 00:21:51.883
You make it to the Mushroom Kingdom, where you can explore the town portion just like you would any JRPG.

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It's a town of Toads, and you can talk with them and hear their one line each.

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You head to Peach's Castle, where Toad takes you to see the Chancellor.

00:22:00.583 --> 00:22:05.763
You once again mime out the entire encounter, even turning into Bowser and Peach to tell a more vivid tale.

00:22:07.123 --> 00:22:09.263
It's almost like talking to your friends when they're drunk.

00:22:09.903 --> 00:22:14.343
You only really get every fifth word, but you have to kind of figure out where they're pointing and shit.

00:22:14.363 --> 00:22:16.483
You're like, oh, yeah, totally, I get you.

00:22:17.363 --> 00:22:20.203
The Chancellor freaks out, saying, you need to go rescue the princess.

00:22:20.223 --> 00:22:21.623
That's like your one job.

00:22:23.023 --> 00:22:27.183
Why do we have to keep reiterating that this is the highest priority for you?

00:22:27.723 --> 00:22:32.103
You exit the castle, and as you get back to town, you hear someone shout, get back here!

00:22:33.023 --> 00:22:38.723
From around a corner, you see a purple crocodile with a sack over his back running from a little white fluff of a person.

00:22:39.023 --> 00:22:40.163
Little white fluff?

00:22:40.803 --> 00:22:44.703
Yeah, he looks like a living marshmallow or the Michelin Man as a kid.

00:22:45.943 --> 00:22:47.203
And he has a little pink mohawk.

00:22:48.423 --> 00:22:53.583
The crocodile leaps over a wall and the Michelin kid squats down like a cat preparing to spring.

00:22:54.663 --> 00:22:57.543
He jumps a whopping two inches and falls flat on his face.

00:22:58.183 --> 00:22:59.103
Oh, sweetie.

00:22:59.883 --> 00:23:03.223
He stands up, saying he just lost his grandfather's lucky coin.

00:23:03.783 --> 00:23:04.803
Then he begins to cry.

00:23:06.123 --> 00:23:09.923
As he cries, the sky turns dark and it begins to rain.

00:23:10.783 --> 00:23:11.383
Oh no.

00:23:11.783 --> 00:23:14.903
You run over to the little guy and he stops crying and the rain clears.

00:23:15.863 --> 00:23:19.163
He says that everyone just needs to let out a good cry every now and then.

00:23:19.783 --> 00:23:21.663
Not if you're the auntie from Encanto.

00:23:22.683 --> 00:23:26.523
Maybe try Lexapro if that's kind of what happens when you're sad.

00:23:27.083 --> 00:23:30.703
Let's get you on some SSRI shit, you know?

00:23:32.023 --> 00:23:33.203
Maybe modulate this.

00:23:33.943 --> 00:23:41.003
As you were talking to him, a little girl comes over and asks if you're really going to defeat Bowser again and asks you to show her one of your famous jumps.

00:23:41.863 --> 00:23:46.503
So you jump for her and the little puff boy goes, hold up, you're the Mario?

00:23:47.183 --> 00:23:49.223
You have more jump in you than a box of frogs.

00:23:50.323 --> 00:23:52.243
What a wholesome thing to say.

00:23:53.463 --> 00:23:56.543
He introduces himself as Mallow from Tadpole Pond.

00:23:57.483 --> 00:24:04.083
He says that he's a frog, and it's really embarrassing, but he can't jump despite looking nothing like a frog.

00:24:05.083 --> 00:24:07.603
But, you know, Toad doesn't look anything like a Toad, so fuck it.

00:24:07.723 --> 00:24:08.103
True.

00:24:08.143 --> 00:24:10.143
They do not understand amphibians in this world.

00:24:12.523 --> 00:24:16.063
He asks if you would help him catch that thief and get his grandfather's coin back.

00:24:16.763 --> 00:24:18.923
You agree to help because that's what a Mario does.

00:24:19.203 --> 00:24:20.723
And you literally can't say no.

00:24:20.803 --> 00:24:21.123
Yeah.

00:24:21.223 --> 00:24:22.403
Because silent protagonist.

00:24:22.863 --> 00:24:26.763
You head to the east exit of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Toad says he saw the crocodile run by.

00:24:27.643 --> 00:24:31.843
Mallow asks why he didn't stop it, and Toad says, because I left my bazooka at home.

00:24:35.923 --> 00:24:37.003
Yeah, he's got an attitude.

00:24:37.983 --> 00:24:41.363
He chased after him through the woods outside the kingdom and eventually catch him.

00:24:42.323 --> 00:24:46.883
Mallow is a magic user because he's an original character of this game and is therefore allowed to use magic.

00:24:47.043 --> 00:24:47.563
Hell yeah.

00:24:47.703 --> 00:24:50.863
And his attacks are weather based, lightning attacks and stuff like that.

00:24:51.063 --> 00:24:51.923
That's sick.

00:24:52.583 --> 00:24:56.383
You get the coin back and the crocodile thief named Croco takes off running.

00:24:57.323 --> 00:25:00.763
Mallow asks if you'd be so kind as to escort him back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

00:25:01.723 --> 00:25:09.623
Once you arrive in the Mushroom Kingdom, it's dark and there's an invasion of shy guys who are hopping around on swords like a pogo stick terrorizing the citizens.

00:25:09.923 --> 00:25:10.743
Son of a bitch.

00:25:11.323 --> 00:25:14.423
You run around feeding shy guys, making your way back to the castle.

00:25:14.583 --> 00:25:17.463
It's a good thing Mallow asked for a fucking escort back home.

00:25:17.483 --> 00:25:17.903
Yeah, right?

00:25:19.103 --> 00:25:25.683
He's kind of a useless frog, except for the fact that he's magical, which like you'd think there'd be something he could do about the jumping, but whatever.

00:25:26.303 --> 00:25:34.963
You get back to the throne room and the Chancellor is cowering in a corner as a large red man on a big bouncing sword named Clay Morton has taken over the castle.

00:25:35.983 --> 00:25:38.963
Behind the throne, you can see a small floating star.

00:25:39.963 --> 00:25:43.783
Clay Morton says, you were a fool for coming back here, and he attacks.

00:25:44.283 --> 00:25:47.103
He's like, we all keep telling you to go get Peach.

00:25:48.543 --> 00:25:52.283
And the first thing you do is a fetch quest for a baby frog.

00:25:54.783 --> 00:25:57.023
And honestly, this is how most of the boss battles in this game go.

00:25:57.243 --> 00:26:00.783
You'll meet them for a grand total of 10 seconds and then battle and defeat them.

00:26:00.803 --> 00:26:04.923
And they'll immediately be like, let's fight to the death, and then you kill them.

00:26:05.483 --> 00:26:10.443
Without saying a word, which makes it even more like fucking, oh, what's that bad movie that you don't like?

00:26:10.463 --> 00:26:10.763
Drive.

00:26:11.023 --> 00:26:11.463
Oh, yeah.

00:26:13.143 --> 00:26:14.703
Silent ass kicker.

00:26:15.603 --> 00:26:20.103
The star behind the throne becomes yours, and it flies into the sky and takes its place in the night sky.

00:26:21.003 --> 00:26:27.063
The Chancellor is free once more, and the last of the Shy Guys runs off, saying they will have to warn the boss that Mario is coming.

00:26:28.303 --> 00:26:33.003
Chancellor asks you to please save the Princess, as these Smithy Gang members are serious business.

00:26:34.183 --> 00:26:39.023
Malo says that you should go visit his grandfather to see if he knows anything about the Smithy Gang that could help you defeat them.

00:26:39.623 --> 00:26:40.803
Grandfather knows everything.

00:26:42.383 --> 00:26:44.343
So the two of you head off to Tadpole Pond.

00:26:45.563 --> 00:26:49.523
You have to travel through a sewer system that's more like going through Splash Mountain than sewage.

00:26:49.663 --> 00:26:50.603
Oh, fun.

00:26:50.743 --> 00:26:53.783
All colorful with little scenes playing out all throughout the whole ride.

00:26:53.903 --> 00:26:55.323
And that's a dated reference now.

00:26:55.363 --> 00:26:56.003
Yeah, right.

00:26:56.023 --> 00:26:57.023
That doesn't even exist anymore.

00:26:57.883 --> 00:26:58.743
Okay, grandpa.

00:26:59.003 --> 00:27:02.163
You even have to do a barrel race section down a river of shit water.

00:27:02.763 --> 00:27:03.323
Ew, what?

00:27:03.523 --> 00:27:03.863
No.

00:27:04.803 --> 00:27:08.343
You finally make it to Tadpole Pond, where you're greeted by Malo's cousins.

00:27:09.143 --> 00:27:11.743
Actual tadpoles, but like gigantic ones.

00:27:11.983 --> 00:27:13.603
Oh, so they got the frog genes.

00:27:13.623 --> 00:27:14.003
Yeah.

00:27:14.663 --> 00:27:16.403
Has Malo done a DNA test?

00:27:19.143 --> 00:27:22.063
Grandfather says from off screen that he knew you were on the way.

00:27:22.343 --> 00:27:24.023
The storm from earlier gave it away.

00:27:25.103 --> 00:27:27.403
Grandfather's name is the Frog Sage.

00:27:28.383 --> 00:27:33.443
And he comes flying in, dangling by a rope, being carried by a flying Lakitu on a cloud.

00:27:34.123 --> 00:27:34.843
What is a Lakitu?

00:27:34.863 --> 00:27:37.423
I told you, you're gonna have to just know Mario characters.

00:27:37.463 --> 00:27:38.503
I clearly don't.

00:27:38.523 --> 00:27:42.943
It's the one that flies around on the cloud and throws the spike creatures at you.

00:27:44.243 --> 00:27:45.643
Oh, I never knew their name.

00:27:45.663 --> 00:27:47.063
I always called them bastard.

00:27:47.123 --> 00:27:52.003
Yeah, in Mario Kart, they're holding the camera or they're holding you like when you fall off the cliff or whatever.

00:27:52.083 --> 00:27:52.863
Yeah, okay.

00:27:52.883 --> 00:27:53.903
I know exactly what you're talking about.

00:27:53.923 --> 00:27:54.563
Thank you.

00:27:54.583 --> 00:27:54.983
No problem.

00:27:55.963 --> 00:27:59.043
He's what you expect to see when you think of a frog.

00:27:59.923 --> 00:28:03.523
Green, long back legs, big mouth, long white beard.

00:28:04.243 --> 00:28:04.683
Oh, yes.

00:28:04.883 --> 00:28:05.563
Santa frog.

00:28:05.943 --> 00:28:07.123
Nothing like Mallow.

00:28:07.423 --> 00:28:10.603
That's because Mallow is clearly not a lineage frog.

00:28:11.663 --> 00:28:15.083
Mallow's got some daddy crosshairs he's got to figure out.

00:28:15.603 --> 00:28:21.303
He says that he knows you have come to seek his advice, but this rope is really uncomfortable, so come follow me.

00:28:22.583 --> 00:28:23.803
Extravagant, yes.

00:28:23.823 --> 00:28:24.863
Comfortable, no.

00:28:25.103 --> 00:28:27.903
Then he turns to Lakitu and goes, Clear, full reverse.

00:28:28.843 --> 00:28:32.343
As he flies off, he tells the tadpoles in the water to form a bridge so you can follow.

00:28:32.603 --> 00:28:33.263
That's cool.

00:28:33.283 --> 00:28:36.283
You hop on their backs to an island where the frog sage is waiting for you.

00:28:37.323 --> 00:28:42.103
He says that he knows you're looking for Princess Peach, but there's something you don't know about her.

00:28:43.063 --> 00:28:44.803
She's no longer in Bowser's castle.

00:28:45.883 --> 00:28:53.143
After the smithy gang took over and the sword fell from the sky, it not only sent you flying, but Bowser and Peach as well.

00:28:53.963 --> 00:28:55.663
So Peach is out in the world somewhere.

00:28:55.683 --> 00:28:56.763
Not really sure where, though.

00:28:58.343 --> 00:29:01.223
Malo then shows his grandfather the piece of star you found.

00:29:02.123 --> 00:29:07.423
The frog sage says that he believes shooting stars actually do have the power to grant wishes.

00:29:08.003 --> 00:29:08.203
Oh.

00:29:08.503 --> 00:29:14.543
So he suggests you find the other pieces of the star so you can use a wish to help defeat the Smithy Gang.

00:29:14.983 --> 00:29:16.663
You know, like Wonder Woman 1984.

00:29:16.743 --> 00:29:17.343
Oh my god.

00:29:18.823 --> 00:29:23.963
Clay Morton was also just one of the Smithy Gang's minions taking over areas of the world.

00:29:24.763 --> 00:29:29.023
There's a few others, so you should probably go stop them before taking on the castle.

00:29:29.243 --> 00:29:31.203
Yeah, we're still in the first act, Grandpa.

00:29:31.363 --> 00:29:34.143
Plus, they probably know where the other star pieces can be found.

00:29:34.663 --> 00:29:35.743
But be careful out there.

00:29:36.063 --> 00:29:38.563
Some of these guys will make Bowser seem nice.

00:29:40.283 --> 00:29:43.043
He tells Mallow that he must accompany you on your adventure.

00:29:43.923 --> 00:29:45.183
Mallow says he can't do that.

00:29:45.383 --> 00:29:46.543
He's just a little tadpole.

00:29:47.663 --> 00:29:52.223
Frog Sage lets out a sigh and says, Mallow, I have something I need to tell you.

00:29:52.503 --> 00:29:56.303
Oh, wait, I was totally joking about the Mori Povich of it all.

00:29:58.163 --> 00:29:59.163
Hell yeah.

00:29:59.663 --> 00:30:03.243
This may come as a shock, but you're not a tadpole.

00:30:04.463 --> 00:30:10.203
A record skips, and all the tadpoles and Lakitu appear and go, Say what?

00:30:10.503 --> 00:30:12.563
I love that the whole family is in on this.

00:30:12.583 --> 00:30:15.443
They're like, clearly, he doesn't look like any of us.

00:30:16.123 --> 00:30:20.843
But then when the reveal happens, they have to kind of charade together to be like, Oh, man.

00:30:20.863 --> 00:30:22.983
Like when one of your friends comes out and you're like, We knew.

00:30:23.003 --> 00:30:27.783
But you have to be supportive and be like, Yeah, I still love you.

00:30:27.903 --> 00:30:29.263
Oh, you hit it so well.

00:30:29.363 --> 00:30:32.443
Damn, it's not like the closet door was wide fucking open.

00:30:33.423 --> 00:30:34.483
But I love you still.

00:30:35.923 --> 00:30:39.683
Mario is the only one not surprised that this cream puff isn't a tadpole.

00:30:40.923 --> 00:30:46.383
The Frog Sage says that he was having some tea on a rainy day when he saw a basket floating in the water.

00:30:47.003 --> 00:30:50.123
When he approached it, he found a baby with the name Mallow on his belt.

00:30:50.803 --> 00:30:53.523
So he adopted the little puff ball and called him his grandson.

00:30:54.263 --> 00:30:55.343
Oh, that's sweet.

00:30:55.703 --> 00:31:00.723
Mallow was about to cry and the Frog Sage stops him, saying that his real parents must be out there somewhere.

00:31:01.703 --> 00:31:02.903
It's time to go with Mario.

00:31:02.963 --> 00:31:06.203
Maybe the two of you can figure out Mallow's origin story on your adventure.

00:31:07.403 --> 00:31:08.983
Now it's time for the two of you to go.

00:31:09.663 --> 00:31:11.883
Rosedown is up ahead and they're going to need your help.

00:31:12.763 --> 00:31:14.243
Go there to continue your quest.

00:31:15.703 --> 00:31:19.003
On your way to Rosedown, you run into a group that makes you duck and hide.

00:31:20.003 --> 00:31:29.643
It's Bowser, and he has a small army of Whiz Koopas like Kamek, Koopa Troopers, and a contingent of Goombas led by the great Goom Hilda.

00:31:29.883 --> 00:31:30.883
Goom Hilda?

00:31:31.843 --> 00:31:38.263
He is telling them that even though the bridge is out, he's confident that this group of 16 soldiers should be able to take back the castle.

00:31:39.163 --> 00:31:41.163
He's Bowser, after all, and that's his turf.

00:31:41.503 --> 00:31:42.263
Absolutely.

00:31:42.523 --> 00:31:45.723
They all march off toward the castle, and you head to Rosedown.

00:31:46.903 --> 00:31:50.943
When you get there, it's dark, and arrows are falling from the sky.

00:31:51.223 --> 00:31:53.103
Oh shit, we're in Lord of the Rings now?

00:31:55.443 --> 00:32:00.763
There are some toads outside, and when one of the arrows hits one of the toads, they become frozen and can't move.

00:32:01.143 --> 00:32:01.743
Oh shit.

00:32:02.243 --> 00:32:07.223
You head inside one of the houses to take cover, and inside is a young child playing with his action figures.

00:32:08.223 --> 00:32:11.263
He has one each of Mario, Peach, and Bowser.

00:32:12.263 --> 00:32:16.303
He's playing out a scene of Bowser kidnapping Peach, and Mario coming in to stop him.

00:32:17.303 --> 00:32:20.423
But he makes Bowser bitch slap his Mario doll across the house.

00:32:20.883 --> 00:32:21.623
Oh shit.

00:32:21.643 --> 00:32:23.023
And you just look down embarrassed.

00:32:23.543 --> 00:32:25.943
Well, yeah, that's a horrific thing to see.

00:32:25.963 --> 00:32:29.723
You're like, okay, so I'm not walking into a situation that will support me.

00:32:31.723 --> 00:32:38.263
The kid sees you and flips out, but being a kid, he needs you to prove you're Mario, so you jump.

00:32:39.023 --> 00:32:40.543
The kid's like, no way.

00:32:41.763 --> 00:32:51.983
It's also kind of a slap in the face to Mario who thought their entire life that they were a frog and was let down by their inability to jump, and Mario's like, bitch, hop hop.

00:32:52.023 --> 00:32:53.263
That's like my specialty.

00:32:53.263 --> 00:32:54.403
That's like my whole deal.

00:32:54.863 --> 00:32:56.823
The kid says, I'm playing Save the World.

00:32:56.883 --> 00:32:57.603
Want to play with me?

00:32:58.523 --> 00:32:59.523
It's not a game.

00:32:59.543 --> 00:33:00.403
It's reality.

00:33:02.103 --> 00:33:06.183
The kid's mom is around the corner, and she comes and asks if you would please play with her son.

00:33:06.383 --> 00:33:10.163
With the raining arrows outside, he's just been cooped up and has a lot of pent up energy.

00:33:11.823 --> 00:33:16.123
So you sit to play with him, and he says, Well, Mario just died, so you can be Bowser.

00:33:16.563 --> 00:33:17.343
Oh my god.

00:33:18.043 --> 00:33:21.283
He goes over to the dinner table and says, I'll be Gino.

00:33:23.403 --> 00:33:25.363
He lifts up a small wooden doll.

00:33:25.723 --> 00:33:29.463
It's like a Pinocchio if he was just wearing a blue cloak with a pointy blue hat.

00:33:30.363 --> 00:33:31.403
He says, take that!

00:33:31.723 --> 00:33:34.983
And he bashes Gino into Bowser, physically knocking you back.

00:33:35.443 --> 00:33:38.883
Oh, how strong is this fucking kid?

00:33:39.503 --> 00:33:43.163
Well, you make Bowser strike back, knocking Gino and the kid backwards.

00:33:43.263 --> 00:33:44.683
Hell yeah, beat this child up.

00:33:45.243 --> 00:33:48.883
The kid says, here comes Gino's special move, shooting star.

00:33:49.663 --> 00:33:53.283
From Gino comes a bunch of little bullets and they hit you right in the face.

00:33:53.703 --> 00:33:54.143
Wow.

00:33:54.383 --> 00:33:55.663
Knocking you the fuck out.

00:33:56.023 --> 00:33:56.943
Holy shit.

00:33:58.043 --> 00:34:04.583
That night, while you recover from your concussion, the playroom is all put away while everyone sleeps.

00:34:05.563 --> 00:34:10.303
Through the window, a small glowing light like Tinkerbell comes flying into the house.

00:34:11.483 --> 00:34:14.583
It floats around and then lands on the Gino doll.

00:34:15.903 --> 00:34:17.623
The doll glows and enlarges.

00:34:18.763 --> 00:34:25.083
Suddenly, Gino's eyes open, and the Pinocchio comparison becomes stronger because now he's a real boy.

00:34:25.403 --> 00:34:26.023
Oh no.

00:34:26.763 --> 00:34:30.303
He fumbles around as he gains his balance and heads out the front door.

00:34:30.683 --> 00:34:31.723
He has shit to do.

00:34:32.323 --> 00:34:35.023
He has errands to run now that he's a real boy.

00:34:35.043 --> 00:34:35.883
He's got an agenda.

00:34:36.023 --> 00:34:36.563
Oh no.

00:34:37.263 --> 00:34:40.563
The next morning, you wake up from your brain damage and head downstairs.

00:34:40.683 --> 00:34:42.323
You shouldn't have slept a concussion off.

00:34:42.343 --> 00:34:43.343
I know, right?

00:34:43.363 --> 00:34:44.123
Just to like take a beat.

00:34:44.143 --> 00:34:46.403
That's like the one thing they tell you not to do.

00:34:46.423 --> 00:34:47.443
Don't go to sleep.

00:34:49.523 --> 00:34:52.723
The little kid is telling his mom that he just watched Gino walk into the forest.

00:34:53.283 --> 00:34:54.483
She's like, that's nice, dear.

00:34:55.643 --> 00:34:58.483
You decide to check it out because the doll is missing, which is weird.

00:34:59.483 --> 00:35:03.783
You go back outside and head to the forest, which is also covered in darkness and has falling arrows.

00:35:04.663 --> 00:35:09.163
You wind your way through the forest chasing after Gino, who constantly remains just out of reach.

00:35:09.423 --> 00:35:10.523
He has shit to do.

00:35:10.543 --> 00:35:12.203
He cannot be bothered by a man.

00:35:12.823 --> 00:35:26.023
He eventually leads you to an area where you hear someone saying 998 arrows, 999 arrows, 1000 arrows I have fired on those toes, and I'll fire another 1000.

00:35:26.303 --> 00:35:27.583
Oh my god, this kid's such a creep.

00:35:28.243 --> 00:35:31.423
Mallow wisely says, I think we found who's firing the arrows.

00:35:32.423 --> 00:35:32.863
Helpful.

00:35:32.903 --> 00:35:33.483
Thanks, buddy.

00:35:35.503 --> 00:35:42.003
We see the person saying this, and it's a living bow named the Bowyer with an army of about a dozen living arrows.

00:35:43.323 --> 00:35:47.863
One of the arrows says they found a piece of star, and the Bowyer wants to use it as target practice.

00:35:49.003 --> 00:35:49.403
What?

00:35:50.263 --> 00:35:54.623
Suddenly, Gino falls in from above and says, Hold it right there.

00:35:55.643 --> 00:36:00.663
Gino says that they serve a higher authority, and that star belongs to everyone.

00:36:00.843 --> 00:36:02.243
Gino is a sleeper agent.

00:36:02.363 --> 00:36:03.683
He's here to liberate it.

00:36:03.803 --> 00:36:04.623
Hell yeah.

00:36:05.183 --> 00:36:08.863
Mallow and you watch this all go down, and Mallow says that he's totally down to help.

00:36:09.323 --> 00:36:10.263
From back here.

00:36:11.063 --> 00:36:12.963
Honestly, it feels like Gino has this.

00:36:13.183 --> 00:36:14.303
Gino had a mission?

00:36:14.363 --> 00:36:17.943
Gino became sentient for this specific mission.

00:36:18.343 --> 00:36:20.043
I kind of want to see what Gino's fucking with.

00:36:20.243 --> 00:36:23.103
Well, you run in and save Gino from a killing blow, actually.

00:36:23.123 --> 00:36:24.323
Oh, god damn it, Gino.

00:36:24.663 --> 00:36:28.903
Gino says that his people know about Mario, and asks for your help beating the Bowyer.

00:36:30.163 --> 00:36:35.423
It's a pretty cool fight with the Bowyer able to lock out one of your moves entirely on a rotating basis.

00:36:35.663 --> 00:36:36.203
Oh, wow.

00:36:36.483 --> 00:36:41.523
After you defeat it, Gino thanks you and asks if you've realized yet that he's more than just a doll.

00:36:42.383 --> 00:36:45.023
Yeah, dude, you're sentient.

00:36:45.283 --> 00:36:46.083
What the fuck?

00:36:46.103 --> 00:36:48.263
Tinkerbell blessed you into existence.

00:36:48.603 --> 00:36:54.783
He's actually a visitor from above, and he's borrowing the doll's body for the time being.

00:36:54.803 --> 00:36:56.803
Oh, that's extra creepy, actually.

00:36:56.823 --> 00:36:58.563
I was kind of hoping it was the doll.

00:36:58.883 --> 00:37:02.543
Out of all the dolls he had in the room, Gino looked the strongest.

00:37:03.963 --> 00:37:05.683
Malo's like, you're from the sky?

00:37:05.943 --> 00:37:07.143
That's crazy.

00:37:07.163 --> 00:37:07.483
It is.

00:37:08.423 --> 00:37:14.723
Gino says they actually come from even higher than the sky, from the Star Road, not to be confused with the Rainbow Road.

00:37:14.883 --> 00:37:21.763
Okay, I did have that in my head of like, oh, there's a whole astrological fucking world of the roads up there.

00:37:22.363 --> 00:37:26.163
The Star Road is the intersection where shooting stars become wishes.

00:37:27.203 --> 00:37:31.563
But a sword crashed through it, and he's here to set things right and to teach that sword a lesson.

00:37:32.023 --> 00:37:32.803
I love that.

00:37:33.163 --> 00:37:36.463
That's clearly the final fantasy of it all, is like there's a big ass sword.

00:37:36.643 --> 00:37:36.983
Yeah.

00:37:37.283 --> 00:37:39.723
If you see a sword, it's gonna fuck some shit up.

00:37:40.563 --> 00:37:45.503
There's seven pieces to the road, and you've already found two, so just five more to go.

00:37:45.523 --> 00:37:46.803
Yeah, that's it.

00:37:47.143 --> 00:37:51.463
Then you have to defeat Smithy and his gang so you can repair the Star Road back to its former glory.

00:37:51.703 --> 00:37:55.143
Until then, stars won't be born, and wishes won't come true.

00:37:55.423 --> 00:37:56.383
Oh no, wishes.

00:37:57.483 --> 00:38:01.643
Gino joins her party, and the three of you set out to restore balance to the world and beyond.

00:38:02.863 --> 00:38:07.123
One of the living arrows overhears the entire story and runs off to tell Smithy your plan.

00:38:07.363 --> 00:38:11.003
When they run off, do they kind of do a little hop on the feather part?

00:38:11.023 --> 00:38:11.723
Hopping, yeah.

00:38:12.443 --> 00:38:13.603
That sounds very charming.

00:38:13.923 --> 00:38:19.903
While the three of you head back to Rosetown, as your defeat of the Boyer should have freed them from the raining arrows and darkness.

00:38:20.843 --> 00:38:22.703
It did, so you go back to the kids' house.

00:38:23.483 --> 00:38:26.183
He says, See, Mom, I told you Gino was alive.

00:38:27.203 --> 00:38:31.263
The mom looks at Gino and goes, I can appreciate the commitment, but isn't it hot in that costume?

00:38:32.703 --> 00:38:34.683
She's like, no, no, I've seen this episode of South Park.

00:38:35.543 --> 00:38:36.323
This is awesome.

00:38:36.343 --> 00:38:37.843
Oh, and that kid's going to bully you.

00:38:38.083 --> 00:38:40.283
The kids all parents just don't understand.

00:38:40.303 --> 00:38:41.843
No, no, they don't understand.

00:38:42.703 --> 00:38:46.003
The kid wants to play, but Gino tells him the story of the star road.

00:38:46.783 --> 00:38:48.943
The kid says he has no idea what he just said.

00:38:49.403 --> 00:38:54.203
But if you're looking for star pieces, he saw something sparkly land near a town called Moleville.

00:38:54.563 --> 00:38:55.363
Maybe you can look there.

00:38:55.383 --> 00:38:58.983
What the fuck was this kid doing on the edge of Moleville?

00:38:59.003 --> 00:39:02.943
I think the mom needs to be more involved with her son's life.

00:39:02.963 --> 00:39:04.403
You know, it doesn't seem like there's other kids.

00:39:04.423 --> 00:39:10.963
It doesn't sound like there might be a dad in the picture, but you know, she seems pretty disconnected from one reality and to her child.

00:39:12.943 --> 00:39:17.043
You get to Moleville, and it's exactly what you'd expect from a place called Moleville.

00:39:17.843 --> 00:39:20.983
It's a village inhabited by giant anthropomorphic moles.

00:39:22.483 --> 00:39:28.123
While going through the town, you find out that most everyone has gone off to investigate the star that landed nearby.

00:39:28.563 --> 00:39:29.403
I mean, wouldn't you?

00:39:29.423 --> 00:39:31.063
Yeah, absolutely.

00:39:31.343 --> 00:39:38.223
There was a storm of shooting stars when we lived in LA once, where we drove up to that fucking crazy ass hill in the valley.

00:39:38.683 --> 00:39:40.923
And there were 45 cars there.

00:39:40.943 --> 00:39:41.903
Entirely.

00:39:41.923 --> 00:39:49.663
The one street we thought we could really get away with, and we were up in the hills, we went up to where there's new constructions, we're like, no one's going to live here.

00:39:50.003 --> 00:39:52.043
We'll go to the end of this block where they're making shit.

00:39:52.043 --> 00:39:53.863
Not everyone fucking had the same idea.

00:39:54.723 --> 00:39:59.283
We know from experience, when people see stars falling out of the sky, they're like, fuck yeah, let's get the selfies.

00:39:59.303 --> 00:40:00.303
Let's go check that shit out.

00:40:00.383 --> 00:40:01.043
Absolutely.

00:40:02.043 --> 00:40:05.003
You head towards it yourself when you hear a mighty growl.

00:40:06.083 --> 00:40:09.803
You find Bowser again, with just the Goombas and the Magikoopas left.

00:40:11.143 --> 00:40:13.503
They say that the rest of their allies have abandoned them.

00:40:14.323 --> 00:40:17.083
They only have experience fighting Mario, and he always wins.

00:40:18.283 --> 00:40:21.083
So like, they're not equipped to take back the castle at all.

00:40:21.103 --> 00:40:22.903
They have a terrible track record.

00:40:23.403 --> 00:40:24.643
Bowser tells them to shut it.

00:40:25.063 --> 00:40:26.743
He's the biggest bad there ever was.

00:40:27.443 --> 00:40:32.423
But if Mario finds out he got kicked out of his own castle, his reputation will never recover.

00:40:32.503 --> 00:40:34.323
That's so embarrassing for you.

00:40:34.943 --> 00:40:38.623
They march off, and you head towards a nearby molehill to find the star.

00:40:39.983 --> 00:40:46.043
When you get to the molehill, you find out that the star crashed through it, and in doing so, trapped a couple kids inside.

00:40:46.583 --> 00:40:47.483
Oh, shit.

00:40:47.783 --> 00:40:52.103
Then their dad went inside, and it collapsed some more, trapping him as well.

00:40:53.743 --> 00:41:03.243
You dungeon crawl your way through some mines that are dug inside this molehill, through the mines for the miners, and eventually get robbed by that thieving bastard Crocco and his band of misfits.

00:41:03.323 --> 00:41:04.423
Motherfucker!

00:41:04.743 --> 00:41:10.183
They steal all your shit, and you chase them through the mines, picking them off one by one as you get all your stuff back.

00:41:11.443 --> 00:41:17.543
Crocco also has a babam on him that you take as well, in case you need to blow up on a wall to get the kids out.

00:41:17.743 --> 00:41:18.563
Just in case.

00:41:18.583 --> 00:41:20.123
Yeah, which is exactly what you need to do.

00:41:21.143 --> 00:41:25.183
You find their dad that was also trapped inside here, and he shows you where to place the babam.

00:41:25.983 --> 00:41:29.763
You head in and come upon one of Smithy's henchmen, named Punchinello.

00:41:30.043 --> 00:41:32.143
Punchinello is a cool fucking name.

00:41:32.743 --> 00:41:35.143
He came here to fetch that star before you could.

00:41:35.823 --> 00:41:41.323
He uses bombs to attack you, and when you were about to defeat him, he calls in his ace up his sleeve.

00:41:42.503 --> 00:41:46.323
A humongous babam that lands on top of him, squishing him.

00:41:48.583 --> 00:41:51.863
Malo says if that thing goes off, the whole mountain will explode.

00:41:52.363 --> 00:41:54.223
Oh, because the molehill turned into a mountain?

00:41:54.243 --> 00:41:55.523
Yeah.

00:41:56.243 --> 00:41:56.963
I like that.

00:41:57.443 --> 00:42:00.803
Then a rock lands on the wick of the babam, and it lights.

00:42:01.983 --> 00:42:04.643
Malo says to run, but it's too late.

00:42:05.803 --> 00:42:09.583
The babam explodes in a mushroom cloud, turning the screen white.

00:42:10.683 --> 00:42:13.863
The dust settles, and the three of you are perfectly fine.

00:42:14.723 --> 00:42:16.023
The mountain is still intact.

00:42:16.563 --> 00:42:18.443
The worst of it is that you're all covered in soot.

00:42:18.943 --> 00:42:20.123
Oh, it was a smoke bomb.

00:42:20.143 --> 00:42:20.783
Yeah, that's it.

00:42:20.903 --> 00:42:21.503
That's great.

00:42:22.183 --> 00:42:25.483
The star is now yours, and you have three of the seven you need.

00:42:26.523 --> 00:42:31.543
You find the two kids trapped in the mines, a girl named Dinah, and her baby brother, Mite.

00:42:34.083 --> 00:42:35.823
Don't you love a themed name?

00:42:35.843 --> 00:42:36.143
Yeah.

00:42:37.103 --> 00:42:38.643
So I'm from Northern California.

00:42:39.063 --> 00:42:40.763
My parents were going to name me Petaluma.

00:42:41.163 --> 00:42:41.603
Oh, really?

00:42:42.003 --> 00:42:44.423
Which is a city in Northern California.

00:42:44.463 --> 00:42:44.663
Oh.

00:42:44.943 --> 00:42:47.643
And if I was a boy, I would have been named Sebastopol.

00:42:48.283 --> 00:42:49.023
What the hell?

00:42:49.043 --> 00:42:50.663
It's another city in Northern California.

00:42:50.683 --> 00:42:55.923
But thankfully, the San Andreas earthquake happened one pregnancy length before I was born.

00:42:57.063 --> 00:43:04.183
So unfortunately, I relate to the localized naming conventions in a pretty horrific way.

00:43:04.763 --> 00:43:05.703
People died.

00:43:05.723 --> 00:43:06.263
Yeah.

00:43:06.983 --> 00:43:07.723
But you were born.

00:43:07.903 --> 00:43:08.463
I was born.

00:43:09.703 --> 00:43:13.563
All of you hop in a minecart and tear ass out of there in a very difficult minigame.

00:43:13.843 --> 00:43:15.423
That's basically until dawn, right?

00:43:15.443 --> 00:43:16.943
Just running through the mines and shit.

00:43:16.963 --> 00:43:17.563
Yeah, right.

00:43:17.823 --> 00:43:20.623
Or I guess it's more like a tropical freeze.

00:43:20.923 --> 00:43:30.223
I was going to say, this game was inspired by Donkey Kong Country, and anyone who has played those games remembers the minecarts are the most difficult section of any Donkey Kong Country game.

00:43:30.303 --> 00:43:32.623
I fuck up the jumps real easy.

00:43:33.223 --> 00:43:34.663
No, this is very easy to fuck up, too.

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I'm very excited for the Donkey Kong minecart ride though.

00:43:38.463 --> 00:43:39.423
I cannot wait for that.

00:43:39.443 --> 00:43:40.343
That's going to be so fun.

00:43:40.343 --> 00:43:41.443
It's going to be sick.

00:43:42.023 --> 00:43:45.203
The scene cuts to the children's parents, pacing back and forth in their home.

00:43:45.863 --> 00:43:49.403
The mom says she's worried, but has a feeling they'll be dropping in any moment now.

00:43:49.423 --> 00:43:51.683
She's like, why did I name my kids Dynamite?

00:43:52.083 --> 00:43:53.823
The dad says she needs to calm down.

00:43:54.103 --> 00:43:56.523
They still have to use the front door just like everyone else.

00:43:57.323 --> 00:43:58.623
That's not soothing.

00:43:58.643 --> 00:43:59.383
What the fuck?

00:43:59.643 --> 00:44:02.303
At that, your minecart crashes through the roof of their home.

00:44:02.563 --> 00:44:02.763
Oh.

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Fuck you, dad.

00:44:05.103 --> 00:44:06.263
You can't tell me what to do.

00:44:06.943 --> 00:44:11.003
Everyone's fine and the parents are grateful to you for finding their kids and bringing them home safe.

00:44:11.763 --> 00:44:13.083
Don't worry about the hole in the roof.

00:44:13.103 --> 00:44:15.543
Dad's a handyman and can have it fixed up in no time.

00:44:15.823 --> 00:44:16.423
Oh, sweet.

00:44:16.443 --> 00:44:17.083
That's convenient.

00:44:17.163 --> 00:44:20.183
You leave the house and a beetle lands on your hat.

00:44:20.263 --> 00:44:21.163
Which one, Ringo?

00:44:22.143 --> 00:44:23.783
It's definitely Paul.

00:44:24.863 --> 00:44:29.443
A bunch of shy guys are chasing it, and they surround you, demanding you hand over the beetle.

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Their boss, Booster, loves beetles.

00:44:32.243 --> 00:44:38.303
That's so whimsical and weird.

00:44:38.323 --> 00:44:38.683
Right?

00:44:39.423 --> 00:44:46.383
Well, ever since that princess who fell from the sky showed up, Booster has been too busy trying to woo her to catch any of his own beetles.

00:44:47.003 --> 00:44:52.243
I thought you were going to say that he's trying to collect a bunch of beetles to present to her, to win her over.

00:44:52.263 --> 00:44:54.303
Bitches love bugs, right?

00:44:54.323 --> 00:44:56.663
Honestly, knowing Booster, that wouldn't surprise me either.

00:44:56.803 --> 00:44:57.603
Fucking Booster.

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The beetle flies off, and the shy guys leave you alone as they chase after it.

00:45:02.643 --> 00:45:03.663
Imagine all the beetles.

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Hearing about the princess, you decide to go pay this Booster fellow a visit.

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You make it to his tower, because he has a tower apparently.

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Of course, that's where he keeps all the beetles.

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Out front, you find Bowser, all alone.

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And he's crying.

00:45:19.083 --> 00:45:21.343
With no hegoombas and no koopas?

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Nobody but him.

00:45:23.283 --> 00:45:24.543
Oh, he's never alone.

00:45:24.603 --> 00:45:29.063
He's, you know, this is what happens when extroverts have to face the reality.

00:45:30.183 --> 00:45:32.463
That they must be alone with their thoughts at some point.

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Oh, poor guy.

00:45:33.843 --> 00:45:38.303
He says that Booster has such a nice tower and how much he misses the old days.

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Peach, screaming for her life.

00:45:41.963 --> 00:45:43.283
Mario, coming to save her.

00:45:43.843 --> 00:45:45.423
Things were so much simpler back then.

00:45:45.783 --> 00:45:48.003
He's really like, I miss my real estate.

00:45:48.023 --> 00:45:48.683
This sucks.

00:45:49.063 --> 00:45:50.503
Bowser turns around and sees you.

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He freaks out and quickly wipes the tears from his eyes, acting all macho and goes, Okay, Bowser, be normal.

00:45:57.283 --> 00:45:58.223
Hi, how have you been?

00:45:59.223 --> 00:46:01.783
Then he turns around all stupid, stupid, stupid.

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Be more aggressive.

00:46:03.583 --> 00:46:05.803
This is not a conversation he's ever had with Mario.

00:46:07.043 --> 00:46:09.083
He's never had a cordial interaction.

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And the second he's a little vulnerable, he fucks it all up.

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Once again, Bowser turns to you and says, What are you doing here?

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Better.

00:46:17.183 --> 00:46:21.923
From high above on top of the tower, Peach is standing on a balcony crying.

00:46:22.223 --> 00:46:22.903
Oh, honey.

00:46:23.303 --> 00:46:26.203
She stops crying and asks herself if she heard voices.

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She peers over the balcony and sees you down below.

00:46:29.983 --> 00:46:32.203
She cries out, Mario, I'm up here.

00:46:33.263 --> 00:46:35.463
Bowser turns to you and says, Yep, that's your queue.

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I'm going back to my castle.

00:46:37.183 --> 00:46:38.263
What castle, bitch?

00:46:38.383 --> 00:46:39.343
And he stomps off.

00:46:39.783 --> 00:46:40.403
Where he's go-

00:46:40.743 --> 00:46:41.963
He has nowhere to go!

00:46:44.383 --> 00:46:46.003
You go to the door of the tower and knock.

00:46:46.343 --> 00:46:48.323
The sign out front does say welcome after all.

00:46:48.643 --> 00:46:49.323
Oh, okay.

00:46:49.643 --> 00:46:53.423
There's someone clearly standing at the door, as you can see their face through the window in the door.

00:46:54.083 --> 00:46:56.303
But they refuse to acknowledge you or open it.

00:46:57.243 --> 00:47:00.663
You stand back to regroup when the ground begins to shake.

00:47:00.863 --> 00:47:01.423
Oh, no.

00:47:01.863 --> 00:47:05.783
You look behind to see Bowser charging at the door full speed.

00:47:06.003 --> 00:47:06.863
Hell yeah!

00:47:07.103 --> 00:47:12.543
He turns at the last second and uses his spiked shell to crash through the doorway, laughing as he does.

00:47:12.603 --> 00:47:13.903
He's the green shell?

00:47:13.963 --> 00:47:14.423
Yeah.

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The door is demolished and Bowser turns to you and says, I know, I know, you just saw me destroy that door and thought, oh, that Bowser, he's so big and strong.

00:47:25.443 --> 00:47:26.823
I wish he was on my team.

00:47:26.963 --> 00:47:27.943
I kind of thought that.

00:47:28.563 --> 00:47:33.543
He says he's probably going to regret this, but he offers to let you join his army of minions.

00:47:35.743 --> 00:47:42.483
You can start up as a goomba and work your way up, but if you are able to recruit, we can get more goombas.

00:47:42.503 --> 00:47:44.043
And then it turns into a pyramid scheme.

00:47:44.243 --> 00:47:45.023
Or a Patreon.

00:47:45.323 --> 00:47:45.623
What?

00:47:45.763 --> 00:47:46.083
No.

00:47:46.583 --> 00:47:51.583
So you pretend to go along with it, realizing that yeah, you could use someone with Bowser's strength on your side.

00:47:52.383 --> 00:47:57.543
And for the first time in their shared history, Bowser and Mario team up.

00:47:58.483 --> 00:47:59.583
Aww, friendship.

00:48:00.223 --> 00:48:07.783
From here out, you can only have three people in your party at a time, but you can sub out the fourth whenever you want, even with a party member who has zero health during battle.

00:48:09.663 --> 00:48:13.103
You head inside the tower, and there's some shy guys bustling around working.

00:48:13.963 --> 00:48:18.743
There's also a wonderful Easter egg to Final Fantasy VI in here with a model toy of a mech suit from that game.

00:48:18.963 --> 00:48:19.903
That's cute.

00:48:20.643 --> 00:48:25.923
Booster has instructed the shy guys to attack you, and you have to battle your way up this tower in order to get to him.

00:48:26.943 --> 00:48:29.503
Booster is basically a Wario knockoff.

00:48:32.803 --> 00:48:34.083
I love Wario.

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Unreasonably so.

00:48:37.323 --> 00:48:40.083
I didn't play a lot of these games growing up.

00:48:40.503 --> 00:48:42.443
The first console I had was the PlayStation 1.

00:48:42.463 --> 00:48:43.923
I had a Game Boy Color.

00:48:43.943 --> 00:48:45.243
I had like three games on it.

00:48:45.263 --> 00:48:46.723
You know, I just really missed the boat.

00:48:46.723 --> 00:48:49.663
So coming in as an adult, I'm like, that one's fucking weird.

00:48:49.683 --> 00:48:53.323
I like that little squat one that yells a lot.

00:48:54.383 --> 00:48:57.583
Well, this guy, he's got scraggly facial hair and a big mouth.

00:48:57.583 --> 00:49:00.843
Just instead of all yellow, he wears all red with a Viking helmet.

00:49:01.323 --> 00:49:02.843
Oh, like Flava Flav.

00:49:03.663 --> 00:49:05.023
Yeah, a lot like Flava Flav.

00:49:05.723 --> 00:49:06.783
I understand now.

00:49:07.423 --> 00:49:16.563
You chase and chase, and there's another great Easter egg in this tower where you go behind a pillar, and when you come out the other side, you're 2D Mario from the very first Super Mario game.

00:49:17.223 --> 00:49:18.643
Oh, that's cute!

00:49:18.663 --> 00:49:22.223
Yeah, but it's short lived, and you have to revert back to this game's version before continuing.

00:49:23.303 --> 00:49:28.683
You find Booster in a room, and he says that the princess he found keeps yelling the same thing over and over again.

00:49:29.383 --> 00:49:30.123
Mario, help me.

00:49:30.383 --> 00:49:31.143
Mario, help me.

00:49:31.903 --> 00:49:34.303
Do you know if this is a sign of happiness where she comes from?

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I like him a lot.

00:49:37.563 --> 00:49:38.183
He's weird.

00:49:38.503 --> 00:49:42.883
Then he realizes what she's actually saying, and that you are Mario.

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So he sends some more minions after you and fucks off.

00:49:47.943 --> 00:49:50.863
You find the balcony where Peach is being held, and the door is locked.

00:49:51.623 --> 00:49:54.843
She says that Booster has put a spell on the door, and only he can open it.

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Booster comes into the room you're in with some shy guys, and you duck behind a curtain to hide.

00:50:00.883 --> 00:50:03.383
They're practicing for a wedding between Booster and Peach.

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Everyone's jumping to marry Peach.

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Is her pussy magic?

00:50:07.183 --> 00:50:07.903
It must be.

00:50:08.043 --> 00:50:09.983
Do her tits exude beer?

00:50:11.963 --> 00:50:13.903
She's cute, but she's kind of mid.

00:50:13.983 --> 00:50:16.023
I think Daisy's cuter, to be real.

00:50:16.363 --> 00:50:16.903
Totally.

00:50:18.303 --> 00:50:21.903
They eventually find you hiding, but for whatever reason, don't realize it's you.

00:50:22.943 --> 00:50:26.423
Then Booster invites you to the wedding, and he heads out to the balcony to get Peach.

00:50:27.543 --> 00:50:33.943
Once outside, Booster and Peach are nowhere to be seen, and a couple mini bosses drop in to fuck your day up.

00:50:34.023 --> 00:50:34.543
There it is.

00:50:34.843 --> 00:50:38.303
You fuck theirs up instead, and then jump off the balcony to chase after Booster.

00:50:39.303 --> 00:50:45.023
He has Peach strapped to his back and doesn't seem to realize it because he says he can hear her but not see her.

00:50:46.463 --> 00:50:48.823
I like to think that Bowser is taking notes.

00:50:48.843 --> 00:50:51.523
He's like, that's actually fucking genius.

00:50:51.543 --> 00:50:53.943
I've never gotten this close to actually marrying her.

00:50:53.963 --> 00:50:54.583
Yeah, right?

00:50:55.343 --> 00:51:00.183
Then he hears Peach cry out for you, so he turns around, and now he recognizes you.

00:51:00.943 --> 00:51:02.783
He says, you're not invited to the wedding anymore.

00:51:04.043 --> 00:51:09.543
You can still register and check our gifts and stuff, but you do not have a seat at the table.

00:51:09.843 --> 00:51:14.303
You're actually welcome to race him up the hill to the venue if you want, but you won't be allowed any cake.

00:51:14.403 --> 00:51:15.283
No cake for you.

00:51:15.423 --> 00:51:15.663
No.

00:51:17.263 --> 00:51:18.243
That's so funny.

00:51:18.763 --> 00:51:20.743
A minigame later, and you're at the top of the hill.

00:51:21.563 --> 00:51:24.303
At the top is a small town called Merrymore.

00:51:25.143 --> 00:51:30.143
It's a wedding destination with a romantic hotel and a cute little chapel where people love to get married.

00:51:30.423 --> 00:51:32.343
Oh, I mean, we live in Vegas, so I get it.

00:51:32.443 --> 00:51:35.743
Yeah, for many toads, this is the place they dream of getting married someday.

00:51:36.383 --> 00:51:36.643
Aww.

00:51:37.203 --> 00:51:41.003
At the chapel, you find a bunch of toads outside and they're upset.

00:51:41.943 --> 00:51:45.963
They were in the middle of a wedding when some asshole barged in and kicked everyone out.

00:51:46.463 --> 00:51:47.843
Can you imagine?

00:51:48.323 --> 00:51:51.303
And the woman he had with him did not seem to be consenting.

00:51:52.403 --> 00:51:53.863
So no one's happy about this.

00:51:53.963 --> 00:51:54.323
No.

00:51:55.063 --> 00:51:58.403
You sneak into the chapel through the basement and the door to the altar is locked.

00:51:59.203 --> 00:52:02.203
You and Bowser team up to break down the door, crashing the wedding.

00:52:02.403 --> 00:52:09.803
You know, Bowser is mortified and excited to see this because he's like, I at least get to see someone marry my girl.

00:52:09.823 --> 00:52:13.603
I'm very upset it's not me though, but man, she looks good in that dress, you know?

00:52:14.983 --> 00:52:18.223
You smash into a group of shy guys who crash into Peach and Booster.

00:52:19.023 --> 00:52:23.583
Peach's accessories go flying everywhere, but she's finally not being held by Booster.

00:52:24.943 --> 00:52:28.203
She's distraught because her stuff is all over the place now.

00:52:28.823 --> 00:52:31.043
She can't handle it and begins to cry.

00:52:31.903 --> 00:52:33.903
It's been an overwhelming time for her, I get it.

00:52:33.923 --> 00:52:34.603
It's a big day.

00:52:35.623 --> 00:52:38.303
Booster grabs her and tells her that the show must go on.

00:52:39.123 --> 00:52:41.543
He sees Peach crying and asks, What's going on?

00:52:41.723 --> 00:52:43.563
Why is water coming from her eyes?

00:52:43.723 --> 00:52:44.863
How dare you emote?

00:52:45.243 --> 00:52:48.283
He opens his mouth and catches Peach's tears, saying, Mmm, salty.

00:52:50.083 --> 00:52:52.223
They just met and he's licking her tears.

00:52:52.363 --> 00:52:53.523
This is salt burn.

00:52:54.903 --> 00:52:55.643
I don't like it.

00:52:55.663 --> 00:52:58.523
A shy guy says that she appears to be crying, sir.

00:52:59.663 --> 00:53:01.163
Booster's all, that's ridiculous.

00:53:01.183 --> 00:53:03.043
That's something people do when they're sad.

00:53:03.503 --> 00:53:05.163
Why would she be sad on her wedding day?

00:53:05.163 --> 00:53:06.663
That's disgusting, really.

00:53:08.543 --> 00:53:13.963
The shy guys say they collect her belongings so she stops crying while Booster and she begin the ceremony.

00:53:14.623 --> 00:53:16.883
There's no officiant, but let's just ignore that part.

00:53:18.383 --> 00:53:22.243
You steal back Peach's belongings from the shy guys and approach Booster from behind.

00:53:23.223 --> 00:53:25.783
He freaks out and Peach yells out, Finally!

00:53:26.823 --> 00:53:30.443
You grab Peach and throw her high in the air, then hold out your arms to catch her.

00:53:31.383 --> 00:53:34.963
She comes floating back down with all her jewelry firmly back in place.

00:53:35.203 --> 00:53:35.703
Atta girl.

00:53:35.883 --> 00:53:37.803
Landing on top of you as you fall to the ground.

00:53:40.803 --> 00:53:42.543
Peach sees Bowser and cries, Eek!

00:53:42.723 --> 00:53:43.343
It's Bowser!

00:53:44.503 --> 00:53:47.383
But if you're here too, then she knows she'll be safe.

00:53:48.183 --> 00:53:50.923
She's like, I am surrounded by men who have kidnapped me.

00:53:50.943 --> 00:53:51.183
Yeah.

00:53:52.203 --> 00:53:56.283
And my boyfriend who refuses to give me a single word of affirmation.

00:53:58.203 --> 00:53:59.443
Baby girl is stressed.

00:53:59.723 --> 00:54:01.303
Well, then she offers you a kiss.

00:54:02.423 --> 00:54:06.603
She leans in and Bowser goes, Sure, kiss him when I'm the one who busted down the door.

00:54:06.783 --> 00:54:11.583
Oh my god, you are not entitled to affection because you've done something nice.

00:54:11.863 --> 00:54:14.563
Nice coins do not exchange for sex.

00:54:15.063 --> 00:54:17.643
Then Booster says, If we're giving out kisses, I'll take one too.

00:54:17.743 --> 00:54:19.603
Oh my god, I hate everyone in this.

00:54:19.943 --> 00:54:22.003
Peaches goes, I'm confused.

00:54:23.363 --> 00:54:25.883
You're not confused, you're angry.

00:54:26.043 --> 00:54:28.243
This is the feeling of angry.

00:54:28.263 --> 00:54:29.363
That's why she's confused.

00:54:29.383 --> 00:54:32.023
She lives in a magic world where she doesn't get those feelings.

00:54:32.283 --> 00:54:32.563
Oh.

00:54:33.583 --> 00:54:36.523
Then she leans in and finally gives you a kiss on your cheek.

00:54:36.743 --> 00:54:37.703
Oh, it's a cheek kiss?

00:54:38.823 --> 00:54:42.623
Your face turns red and you hear Bowser say, It feels like sandpaper.

00:54:44.623 --> 00:54:45.343
Oh, no.

00:54:45.443 --> 00:54:50.243
You look over and realize Booster and Bowser kissed each other, each thinking they were kissing Peach.

00:54:52.103 --> 00:54:52.823
I like that.

00:54:53.063 --> 00:54:55.363
Peach is like, damn, I wish I had a camera for that one.

00:54:56.083 --> 00:54:57.923
And Bowser and Booster both get upset.

00:54:59.183 --> 00:55:03.423
Peach says she needs to get back to the Mushroom Kingdom ASAP, and your party turns to leaf.

00:55:04.503 --> 00:55:08.683
Just then, the chefs who made the wedding cake come in, excited to present their masterpiece.

00:55:10.143 --> 00:55:12.863
They realize you're taking the princess and won't stand for it.

00:55:13.223 --> 00:55:16.063
They didn't work this hard for nothing, and they attack you.

00:55:16.183 --> 00:55:17.883
This is why we did cupcakes at our wedding.

00:55:17.903 --> 00:55:18.223
Yeah.

00:55:18.403 --> 00:55:23.103
We did platters, so there was like a dozen different flavors of all kinds of cupcakes.

00:55:23.243 --> 00:55:32.723
I'm not going to eat your fucking lemon verbena raspberry fucking ganache ass cake that is weirdly dry and wet at the same time.

00:55:32.743 --> 00:55:34.323
Why is your cake so wet, Lord?

00:55:34.343 --> 00:55:36.123
Lord, why are her pies so wet?

00:55:39.283 --> 00:55:42.483
That's my biggest takeaway is that boring weddings suck.

00:55:44.683 --> 00:55:46.003
Well, the cake comes alive.

00:55:46.483 --> 00:55:49.023
Oh, ours didn't do that, but okay.

00:55:49.083 --> 00:55:50.743
And it attacks because of course it does.

00:55:51.703 --> 00:55:54.003
You fight the cake, beating it down layer by layer.

00:55:54.243 --> 00:55:54.743
Nailed it.

00:55:55.023 --> 00:55:58.223
Instead of killing the cake, the fight gets interrupted by Booster.

00:55:59.123 --> 00:56:02.803
He sees the cake and says that was the only part of the wedding he'd been looking forward to anyway.

00:56:03.323 --> 00:56:08.663
And it was the only part Mario was excluded from, and he immediately got involved in the cake.

00:56:08.683 --> 00:56:11.243
So he's been violated on a couple fronts from his eyes.

00:56:11.503 --> 00:56:18.443
Well, he gets his minions to throw the last bit in the air, and he opens his gigantic mouth and swallows the sentient cake alive and whole.

00:56:18.603 --> 00:56:19.343
Oh my God.

00:56:19.923 --> 00:56:22.823
He says it's so good, it makes him burst into tears.

00:56:23.323 --> 00:56:23.963
Oh, I get it.

00:56:24.043 --> 00:56:25.443
I've had really good cake before.

00:56:25.463 --> 00:56:27.423
Then he says, all right, wedding complete.

00:56:27.603 --> 00:56:28.363
Let's go, boys.

00:56:29.903 --> 00:56:32.083
What did he think a wedding was?

00:56:32.783 --> 00:56:33.343
Really quick.

00:56:34.483 --> 00:56:36.403
Well, he leads his shy guys out of the church.

00:56:37.543 --> 00:56:40.083
Peach is like, that was crazy.

00:56:40.343 --> 00:56:41.843
I almost got married today.

00:56:42.743 --> 00:56:45.923
Hopefully someone someday will marry me, but not today.

00:56:46.083 --> 00:56:46.523
That's right.

00:56:46.543 --> 00:56:48.503
Mario's never put a ring on it, huh?

00:56:49.983 --> 00:56:52.903
It's been a couple decades, my guy.

00:56:52.923 --> 00:56:54.063
Shitter get off the pot.

00:56:54.523 --> 00:56:59.163
Outside, the Toads ask you if they can finish having their wedding now and they head back inside.

00:56:59.743 --> 00:57:01.883
Are you guys done ruining our special day?

00:57:02.723 --> 00:57:07.823
And like, if this is a destination venue, they've clearly saved up for years to afford this.

00:57:07.923 --> 00:57:09.943
Family came in from out of town.

00:57:10.323 --> 00:57:15.583
And these knuckleheads had a food fight.

00:57:16.483 --> 00:57:17.403
Ugh, I hate it.

00:57:18.323 --> 00:57:21.123
Well, back in the Mushroom Kingdom, you head straight to the Chancellor.

00:57:21.763 --> 00:57:25.503
He's overjoyed at Peach's return, and she reclaims her throne.

00:57:26.663 --> 00:57:32.403
Then she turns to you and says, I'm grateful you saved me once again, but how the hell can you trust Bowser?

00:57:33.423 --> 00:57:35.603
The Chancellor goes, I'm sorry, what did you just say?

00:57:36.963 --> 00:57:39.743
Then Bowser reveals himself as having been there the whole time.

00:57:40.803 --> 00:57:44.723
The Chancellor is shook, and everyone in the room freaks out that Bowser is here.

00:57:45.883 --> 00:57:47.383
Peach tells them all to calm down.

00:57:47.723 --> 00:57:49.103
Mario has him under control.

00:57:50.223 --> 00:57:52.943
Your group goes on to recap the game so far for the Chancellor.

00:57:53.423 --> 00:57:56.703
Partially through you miming some of it filled in by Malo and Gino.

00:57:57.903 --> 00:58:00.103
The idea of Mario just constantly flapping.

00:58:00.143 --> 00:58:00.483
Yeah.

00:58:01.083 --> 00:58:03.643
And them going, oh yes, and then you follow the star.

00:58:03.923 --> 00:58:05.603
Yep, they understand perfectly.

00:58:05.623 --> 00:58:06.183
Of course.

00:58:07.043 --> 00:58:12.403
Peach decides to join the party officially so she can help restore balance to the world and eradicate the Smithy Gang.

00:58:13.063 --> 00:58:15.023
But the Chancellor says not a chance in hell.

00:58:15.563 --> 00:58:19.723
She's the princess, and if anything worse happens to her, the kingdom will be in ruins.

00:58:20.603 --> 00:58:22.703
Peach will not be going with you on this journey.

00:58:23.983 --> 00:58:26.423
At that, Peach decides to turn in for the night.

00:58:27.003 --> 00:58:28.543
Being kidnapped is exhausting.

00:58:28.883 --> 00:58:30.703
Yeah, your wedding day is an exhausting day.

00:58:30.823 --> 00:58:35.343
You don't sleep better than after running around for 12 hours being beautiful and loved.

00:58:37.743 --> 00:58:39.643
You leave the castle and hear your name called out.

00:58:40.343 --> 00:58:44.303
You look around and see Peach, high up in the castle, waving from a window.

00:58:44.783 --> 00:58:50.383
She leaps out of the window and floats down with an umbrella like she's Mary Poppins.

00:58:50.683 --> 00:58:51.503
Oh, that's cool.

00:58:52.003 --> 00:58:54.363
She lands and says, Yeah, I'm going with you.

00:58:56.463 --> 00:59:02.063
Your group isn't sure where to look next, so Mallow suggests going back to his grandfather, the Frog Sage.

00:59:03.063 --> 00:59:07.283
Back at Tadpole Pond, the Frog Sage asks if you guys have tried Star Hill yet.

00:59:08.723 --> 00:59:10.663
The aptly named Star Hill.

00:59:10.843 --> 00:59:12.363
Gino's like, Yeah, Star Hill.

00:59:12.383 --> 00:59:13.983
That's the most logical place.

00:59:13.983 --> 00:59:14.743
Let's go there.

00:59:15.783 --> 00:59:20.863
When you arrive at Star Hill, which is basically a part of the moon, but on Earth, Oh, cool.

00:59:21.103 --> 00:59:24.383
Gino says that this is where shooting stars land after they become wishes.

00:59:25.263 --> 00:59:30.103
But since wishes aren't coming true right now, they're just unfulfilled hopes and dreams.

00:59:31.463 --> 00:59:33.283
Oh, it's like a sad bar.

00:59:34.203 --> 00:59:43.683
Yeah, you can find these wishes while you explore, and they'll say really sad things like, I can't wait to start a family someday as the wishes that won't come true.

00:59:44.003 --> 00:59:44.843
Oh, my God.

00:59:46.063 --> 00:59:46.983
Jesus Christ.

00:59:47.003 --> 00:59:54.643
Yeah, no, this is just going to your hometown bar after you've been graduated for a couple of years, and you're just like, yeah, I could still be an athlete.

00:59:54.663 --> 00:59:55.903
And you're like, no, you fucking can't.

00:59:55.963 --> 00:59:56.603
Not at all.

00:59:56.623 --> 00:59:58.323
I'm gonna move out of my parents.

00:59:58.323 --> 00:59:59.243
No, the fuck you won't.

01:00:00.083 --> 01:00:02.783
Well, after some puzzle solving, you find a star piece.

01:00:02.963 --> 01:00:03.563
You're fourth.

01:00:04.403 --> 01:00:04.943
Three to go.

01:00:06.423 --> 01:00:08.783
Peach says, you guys haven't tried Seaside Town yet.

01:00:09.423 --> 01:00:10.563
It's a busy seaport.

01:00:10.783 --> 01:00:14.823
If there's not one there, then maybe people have heard stories of where another may be located.

01:00:15.803 --> 01:00:19.263
You get to Seaside Town, and it's not as busy as Peach had said.

01:00:20.103 --> 01:00:21.383
The toads here are weird.

01:00:22.023 --> 01:00:25.303
They have grayish blue faces and they stand on the furniture.

01:00:26.463 --> 01:00:28.763
But otherwise, they speak to you pretty normally.

01:00:29.603 --> 01:00:31.963
It gets suggested you check with the town elder.

01:00:33.063 --> 01:00:36.543
He tells you that he did see a star crash into the sea not far off the shore.

01:00:37.983 --> 01:00:42.543
You check it out and find a cave that you enter, allowing you to go into the sea without having to get wet.

01:00:43.763 --> 01:00:46.223
Until you get to a part of the cave that holds a sunken ship.

01:00:47.163 --> 01:00:49.363
You have to swim down to it and then enter it.

01:00:50.483 --> 01:00:58.243
Fortunately, it's dry inside, and you find a note from the captain saying the ship was attacked by a giant squid, and the squid took the ship down.

01:00:58.583 --> 01:01:00.103
Oh hell yeah, Kraken!

01:01:01.123 --> 01:01:05.583
You dungeon crawl and puzzle solve your way through the boat, fighting undead enemies as you do.

01:01:05.823 --> 01:01:06.443
I love this.

01:01:06.463 --> 01:01:07.523
This is fucking sick.

01:01:07.983 --> 01:01:10.763
You even have to fight the giant squid that took the ship down.

01:01:10.803 --> 01:01:11.643
Of course you do!

01:01:11.663 --> 01:01:12.543
That's so cool!

01:01:12.823 --> 01:01:15.183
Eventually, you make your way toward the captain's quarters.

01:01:15.943 --> 01:01:20.343
You find some land sharks dressed as pirates, talking about their leader Johnny.

01:01:21.403 --> 01:01:23.723
They love Johnny, clearly.

01:01:24.223 --> 01:01:26.623
Johnny Topside.

01:01:27.063 --> 01:01:28.223
I knew you were going to do that.

01:01:28.243 --> 01:01:29.363
I'm going to take a shot real quick.

01:01:30.063 --> 01:01:31.963
They see you, and they defend their territory.

01:01:33.003 --> 01:01:35.763
Once you defeat them, they run to get reinforcements.

01:01:36.943 --> 01:01:40.043
Reinforcements arrive and try throwing a barrel at you down some stairs.

01:01:40.863 --> 01:01:43.843
You duck, and it takes out their crewmates further down the stairs.

01:01:45.163 --> 01:01:49.663
They're impressed and say that you can see Johnny now, and they allow you into the captain's quarters.

01:01:51.103 --> 01:01:57.143
Johnny is a slightly larger shark than the others, with a hook for a hand and a gold chain around his neck.

01:01:57.663 --> 01:02:02.963
This is how I see myself when I think about what I want to be when I grow up.

01:02:03.803 --> 01:02:07.163
He's got a fucking chain and a hook, and he's a shark?

01:02:07.183 --> 01:02:08.223
This is so fucking cool.

01:02:08.783 --> 01:02:14.763
He's sitting in an opulent chair holding a glass of wine with a star piece hanging on the wall over his head.

01:02:14.783 --> 01:02:16.783
Yeah, this is entirely what I want to be when I grow up.

01:02:16.943 --> 01:02:20.783
He looks at you and says, Ah, so you're the Mario.

01:02:21.763 --> 01:02:22.643
Not much to look at.

01:02:24.563 --> 01:02:25.683
Heard you're collecting stars.

01:02:26.583 --> 01:02:29.163
Well, if you want this one, you're going to have to fight for it.

01:02:30.163 --> 01:02:33.443
He pulls out a trident, and you battle Johnny and his pirates.

01:02:34.083 --> 01:02:35.523
Oh, I love a trident.

01:02:35.543 --> 01:02:36.643
I love pirates.

01:02:36.903 --> 01:02:38.123
I love nautical shit.

01:02:38.143 --> 01:02:38.583
Fuck yeah.

01:02:38.863 --> 01:02:45.323
During the fight, if you pay attention, you'll notice that Johnny may or may not be a person in a shark costume.

01:02:45.443 --> 01:02:46.463
He's left shark.

01:02:46.823 --> 01:02:49.423
It doesn't get addressed, but his eyes look fake.

01:02:52.263 --> 01:02:56.083
All the other sharks have glowing yellow eyes, but Johnny has opaque button-like eyes?

01:02:56.503 --> 01:02:56.943
Oh no.

01:02:57.343 --> 01:03:02.023
He's like Coraline's evil family when they go to the upside-down world or whatever.

01:03:02.043 --> 01:03:08.023
Yeah, but inside Johnny's mouth is a separate set of blinking, glowing yellow eyes.

01:03:09.043 --> 01:03:10.123
It's literally me.

01:03:10.343 --> 01:03:14.483
In fact, many, but not all enemies throughout the game have the same design.

01:03:15.003 --> 01:03:15.223
Oh.

01:03:15.363 --> 01:03:18.003
But it never gets brought up in any instance.

01:03:19.583 --> 01:03:20.243
Very strange.

01:03:20.503 --> 01:03:22.443
I want the conspiracy theories on that.

01:03:23.803 --> 01:03:25.743
I might go ham in the Discord on this one.

01:03:26.523 --> 01:03:31.603
Well, after you wear him down a bit, he asks Mario to go 1v1 with him just for the thrill of it all.

01:03:32.703 --> 01:03:34.943
Once you beat him, he hands over the fifth star.

01:03:36.283 --> 01:03:42.943
You head back to Seaside Town, and everyone you had met before, including the town elder, is right by the welcome sign waiting for you.

01:03:43.703 --> 01:03:47.883
He laughs at you and says, You are so gullible.

01:03:48.983 --> 01:03:55.883
He's obviously Speardovich of the Smithy Gang, and he just tricked you into bringing him that star.

01:03:57.183 --> 01:03:58.923
He takes it from you and runs off.

01:03:59.303 --> 01:04:00.123
Son of a bitch!

01:04:00.703 --> 01:04:07.343
You catch up to him and his friends, the other blue townsfolk, and they're on a seaside cliff saying that the blade is late to pick them up.

01:04:08.603 --> 01:04:16.043
Johnny comes up out of the water with some of his pirates and tells Spiridovich that Mario won that star fair and square.

01:04:16.443 --> 01:04:17.343
Fuck yeah!

01:04:17.343 --> 01:04:20.783
The ocean does not fucking allow for cheaters.

01:04:21.103 --> 01:04:21.743
Straight up.

01:04:22.363 --> 01:04:29.943
Spiridovich says it's time to take off their disguises and the six toads merge together to form a gigantic knife creature.

01:04:31.423 --> 01:04:34.223
You just said the toads come together to make a knife creature.

01:04:35.443 --> 01:04:36.703
This is fucking ridiculous.

01:04:36.723 --> 01:04:37.203
I love it.

01:04:37.663 --> 01:04:41.183
Johnny doesn't join the fight, unfortunately, but you defeat Spiridovich anyway.

01:04:42.723 --> 01:04:48.003
You get your star back and head to Seaside Town, where you find the entire population locked in a storage room.

01:04:49.163 --> 01:04:52.203
They're all normal looking toadies, and they're grateful for the rescue.

01:04:52.223 --> 01:04:53.083
Toadies!

01:04:53.763 --> 01:05:01.763
Peach is happy to have freed the townsfolk, and Bowser says it's really messed up those imposters not only kidnapped the whole town, but then locked them up.

01:05:02.543 --> 01:05:04.423
He would never do something like that.

01:05:05.723 --> 01:05:09.143
He's like, I'm an evil dictator, but I don't fuck around with that shit.

01:05:09.163 --> 01:05:12.523
Peach is like, bitch, please, you kidnapped me yesterday.

01:05:14.023 --> 01:05:18.703
I appreciate that Peach's humanitarian side is really at the forefront of this.

01:05:18.723 --> 01:05:20.663
That's one of those understated elements of her.

01:05:20.683 --> 01:05:38.583
Yes, she's cute, she's badass, she's cool, but she also very much cares for others, and she wants her communities and her surrounding communities to be healthy and taken care of, and she's not going to fucking back down when some spiky back motherfucker tries to pull some shit and pretend he's better than he is.

01:05:38.603 --> 01:05:40.003
She's like, absolutely fucking not.

01:05:40.003 --> 01:05:41.003
I fucking love Peach.

01:05:41.243 --> 01:05:47.583
Well, Bowser responds, and he says, In all those times, I never once locked you up, and you never got hurt.

01:05:48.843 --> 01:05:50.303
It's very, yeah, but did you die?

01:05:50.323 --> 01:05:55.403
This is your friend that's a terrible driver being like, We got there though.

01:05:55.603 --> 01:05:57.243
Yeah, he's still kidnapping her.

01:05:58.723 --> 01:06:03.903
The townsfolk point you in the direction of the local volcano, saying they saw a star crash up there.

01:06:04.183 --> 01:06:05.503
Of course it's in a volcano.

01:06:05.523 --> 01:06:06.603
Yeah, so you head to it.

01:06:07.643 --> 01:06:13.743
On your way, it's basically a giant dungeon, and halfway up, you find yourself in a tiny little cliffside village.

01:06:14.703 --> 01:06:16.363
It's called Monstro Town.

01:06:17.123 --> 01:06:21.183
It's the home of creatures from all over who just want to live a peaceful coexistence.

01:06:22.263 --> 01:06:25.823
Problem is, the rest of their species are all aggressive, so nobody trusts them.

01:06:26.603 --> 01:06:28.143
This little town is their sanctuary.

01:06:29.423 --> 01:06:35.623
The local elder says that no stars crash nearby, which means the only place left to look is up higher.

01:06:36.723 --> 01:06:38.803
Higher than the volcano even, up in the clouds.

01:06:40.103 --> 01:06:42.323
He calls in some flying Para Koopa Troopers.

01:06:43.343 --> 01:06:47.843
He asks them to take you to Bean Valley, and they agree telling you to meet them outside.

01:06:49.223 --> 01:06:54.763
You can shop around here, as there are shops, and in one of them, you find a Goomba running the cash register.

01:06:56.283 --> 01:06:58.663
The Goomba jumps at the sight of Bowser.

01:06:59.903 --> 01:07:02.863
It's Goom Hilda, the former leader of his Goomba troops.

01:07:03.903 --> 01:07:08.243
She dropped out of the army, and now she just has a fucking retail job.

01:07:08.263 --> 01:07:11.723
Yeah, she went AWOL and has been running this shop ever since.

01:07:13.263 --> 01:07:16.963
She left because, well, she was going to be a mama.

01:07:17.863 --> 01:07:18.583
She's pregnant?

01:07:18.743 --> 01:07:20.923
She says, come out and meet Uncle Bowser, kids.

01:07:21.523 --> 01:07:22.803
Oh, thank God she didn't say dad.

01:07:23.743 --> 01:07:27.583
Three little Goombas come hopping up from behind the counter to meet their Uncle Bowser.

01:07:28.123 --> 01:07:28.443
Oh.

01:07:29.143 --> 01:07:31.723
Bowser says it's okay that Goom Hilda left.

01:07:32.103 --> 01:07:32.903
He understands.

01:07:33.603 --> 01:07:36.443
Plus, he found new minions to replace her, Mario and his friends.

01:07:38.103 --> 01:07:40.003
See, Mario should be able to talk.

01:07:41.623 --> 01:07:42.903
To set this shit straight.

01:07:43.863 --> 01:07:49.943
Another one of his former soldiers can be found in a dojo here in the side of the volcano, which, you know, perfect place for a dojo, really.

01:07:50.063 --> 01:07:50.443
Obviously.

01:07:51.443 --> 01:07:58.583
The soldier feels bad about Bowser losing his castle and came here to train so he can come back and help Bowser get his groove back someday.

01:07:59.963 --> 01:08:06.883
You can battle him in a sparring match, and eventually you can challenge the dojo's sensei, a little flea-like character named Jinx.

01:08:07.983 --> 01:08:11.243
He's a bit of a mini-boss as he gets harder and harder to beat the more you fight him.

01:08:11.723 --> 01:08:13.223
He's a real bitch by the end, honestly.

01:08:14.543 --> 01:08:17.003
When you beat him, he's like, you are the sensei now.

01:08:17.463 --> 01:08:18.123
Oh, okay.

01:08:18.283 --> 01:08:20.583
And he begins to teach the Mario jump technique.

01:08:21.023 --> 01:08:22.403
You also get some good armor out of it.

01:08:22.483 --> 01:08:23.023
Hell yeah.

01:08:23.883 --> 01:08:27.203
After all that, you depart for the cliffside where the paratroopers are waiting.

01:08:28.103 --> 01:08:30.643
You platform hop on their backs up the side of this cliff.

01:08:31.563 --> 01:08:35.023
At the top, you head down a path that takes you to a question block.

01:08:35.863 --> 01:08:39.503
You bonk it, and a classic Mario vine climbs up and out of it.

01:08:40.803 --> 01:08:43.203
You climb, and it takes you to a cloud world.

01:08:43.963 --> 01:08:47.723
You can walk on the clouds here and climb more vines going higher and higher as you do.

01:08:47.903 --> 01:08:48.583
Columbia.

01:08:49.363 --> 01:08:51.983
You finally make it to the top of the vines where you take a bio shot.

01:08:53.223 --> 01:08:53.823
Thank you.

01:08:53.903 --> 01:08:56.083
Because you find yourself in a city in the sky.

01:08:58.483 --> 01:08:59.723
The people here look familiar.

01:09:00.743 --> 01:09:04.183
They look like adult versions of your little friend, Mallow.

01:09:07.063 --> 01:09:09.963
This is Nimbus Land, the home of the cloud people.

01:09:11.143 --> 01:09:15.563
You see a palace and head towards it, as most of the town is hanging out in front of the gates.

01:09:16.803 --> 01:09:19.663
A woman comes out of the palace, and she's not a cloud person.

01:09:20.203 --> 01:09:23.883
She's a bit more human, but has a really wide head like Hey Arnold.

01:09:24.223 --> 01:09:24.663
Oh, cool.

01:09:24.783 --> 01:09:27.883
And she deadass is wearing a bird for a wig.

01:09:28.563 --> 01:09:30.503
Oh no, she's definitely a widow.

01:09:32.123 --> 01:09:35.323
That is some East Coast old money.

01:09:35.583 --> 01:09:38.143
My husband died under mysterious circumstances.

01:09:39.323 --> 01:09:40.503
I don't know what her deal is.

01:09:40.623 --> 01:09:41.603
I fucking love her.

01:09:41.823 --> 01:09:45.943
Yeah, it's like a dead parrot with the wings draped over the sides like strands of hair.

01:09:46.023 --> 01:09:47.103
That's fucking crazy.

01:09:47.123 --> 01:09:48.023
She sounds amazing.

01:09:48.443 --> 01:09:49.963
She tells everyone to shut up.

01:09:50.323 --> 01:09:51.403
Just immediately.

01:09:51.683 --> 01:09:53.983
The king is sick and he's getting worse.

01:09:54.263 --> 01:09:57.783
So it's important everyone stops coming by asking to see him.

01:09:58.403 --> 01:09:59.583
You have to give it the accent.

01:09:59.803 --> 01:10:01.243
Everybody shut up.

01:10:01.263 --> 01:10:02.703
And she's smoking a cigarette.

01:10:03.063 --> 01:10:04.203
And it's a Virginia Slim.

01:10:04.223 --> 01:10:08.683
It's those really long thin ones that old ladies smoke so they don't get the big wrinkles in their mouth.

01:10:08.703 --> 01:10:09.523
Or like Cruella de Vil.

01:10:09.903 --> 01:10:12.763
Yeah, my man's not feeling good.

01:10:13.923 --> 01:10:18.323
He's got a bummy tummy and you people aren't making it easier on him.

01:10:18.543 --> 01:10:19.583
Well, she's not the queen.

01:10:20.283 --> 01:10:21.503
No, but she is a queen.

01:10:23.763 --> 01:10:31.243
Well, also, after a long time and much searching, we finally found his missing child, Prince Mallow.

01:10:32.703 --> 01:10:35.203
She yells out, Prince, out here now.

01:10:35.383 --> 01:10:37.763
Mallow, get up here and meet your dad.

01:10:38.323 --> 01:10:41.563
Nobody comes and she says, excuse me, and runs inside.

01:10:41.943 --> 01:10:42.823
Oh, where'd he go?

01:10:43.443 --> 01:10:48.443
Finally, a gigantic fat black bird comes hobbling out of the doorway.

01:10:50.063 --> 01:10:52.003
What in the Anastasia fuck?

01:10:54.683 --> 01:11:00.063
The woman whose name is Valentina points to the bird and says, presenting Prince Mallow.

01:11:01.863 --> 01:11:05.163
No, no, no, we're in Anastasia.

01:11:05.603 --> 01:11:07.723
That's definitely not the missing monarch.

01:11:08.343 --> 01:11:13.903
The townsfolk all welcome him back, saying things like, my, you've grown and I hardly recognize you.

01:11:14.023 --> 01:11:15.343
And you're a bird now.

01:11:18.043 --> 01:11:21.643
This prince turns his head and whispers something to Valentina.

01:11:22.823 --> 01:11:24.303
She turns and says, really?

01:11:24.323 --> 01:11:25.503
I couldn't.

01:11:25.603 --> 01:11:26.283
Are you sure?

01:11:27.563 --> 01:11:32.443
She says the prince has just asked her to be his queen, and she is gracefully accepting.

01:11:32.783 --> 01:11:33.443
Oh, my God.

01:11:33.943 --> 01:11:35.683
She says, Queen Valentina.

01:11:36.263 --> 01:11:37.243
I like the sound of that.

01:11:38.163 --> 01:11:39.143
Okay, that's all, everyone.

01:11:39.163 --> 01:11:40.003
Back to your little lives.

01:11:42.143 --> 01:11:48.703
She really got this bird to be like, all right, bird, you're going to come in, you're going to ass stage these motherfuckers, and in return, give me a crown.

01:11:48.743 --> 01:11:50.203
We're going to scam these motherfuckers.

01:11:50.303 --> 01:11:50.963
We got this.

01:11:51.083 --> 01:11:53.203
Yeah, she and the prince just go back inside the castle.

01:11:53.643 --> 01:11:54.603
They have a wedding to plan.

01:11:55.303 --> 01:11:57.923
Malo turns to you and goes, that's crazy.

01:11:58.503 --> 01:12:00.583
There's a prince with the same name as me.

01:12:00.603 --> 01:12:01.263
Can you believe it?

01:12:01.583 --> 01:12:03.863
Yeah, buddy, definitely can.

01:12:04.283 --> 01:12:06.283
You're like, dude, you're a cloud.

01:12:06.303 --> 01:12:07.443
You can't be this thick.

01:12:10.183 --> 01:12:14.323
You go around town meeting people, and you eventually meet the local statue maker.

01:12:15.243 --> 01:12:18.383
He's the person the royals use to make their official portrait statues.

01:12:19.483 --> 01:12:21.963
Malo sees one in the corner and says, that's weird.

01:12:22.243 --> 01:12:23.083
You have one of me.

01:12:24.803 --> 01:12:28.003
The sculptor says, oh, that's the king from when he was a child.

01:12:28.403 --> 01:12:31.163
Then he gets a good look at Malo, who introduces himself.

01:12:32.303 --> 01:12:37.803
The sculptor says, wow, it's really you, Prince Malo.

01:12:39.423 --> 01:12:41.543
Malo says, what, what, what?

01:12:41.843 --> 01:12:42.283
Me?

01:12:43.843 --> 01:12:49.643
Mario gives Malo's life story through mime, turning into both Malo and the frog sage to do so.

01:12:50.843 --> 01:12:53.123
The sculptor says, yeah, that all makes sense.

01:12:53.263 --> 01:12:54.523
You were raised by the frog sage.

01:12:54.643 --> 01:12:55.123
Sounds good.

01:12:56.363 --> 01:12:57.163
Yeah, that tracks.

01:12:57.923 --> 01:13:00.083
He says that he knew that Valentina was up to no good.

01:13:00.883 --> 01:13:04.623
The prince she's parading around looks nothing like the real Malo.

01:13:05.523 --> 01:13:10.723
If that's a lie, then maybe the king isn't really sick either, which means he's in trouble.

01:13:11.843 --> 01:13:14.503
Malo's like, we have to save my parents, Mario.

01:13:15.723 --> 01:13:19.923
Malo charges the front gates, but gets knocked back by the guards.

01:13:20.223 --> 01:13:21.883
He comes back crying, all out of ideas.

01:13:23.463 --> 01:13:26.243
The sculptor says he might have one, and to stand still.

01:13:27.243 --> 01:13:29.423
You do, and he spray paints you gold.

01:13:29.883 --> 01:13:30.103
Oh!

01:13:31.043 --> 01:13:33.723
He says he was about to drop off a statue at the castle anyway.

01:13:34.283 --> 01:13:39.023
If you don't move, you can pass yourself off as one of two, and sneak in that way.

01:13:41.603 --> 01:13:44.643
The guards see the Mario statue and say they don't know who that is.

01:13:45.583 --> 01:13:50.623
The sculptor says, it's Ma-Ma-Mariota, Valentina's cousin.

01:13:52.603 --> 01:13:56.483
Now that she's going to be the queen, we want to make sure we're involving her family.

01:13:56.583 --> 01:13:58.843
Yeah, they're like, oh, yeah, right.

01:13:59.523 --> 01:14:01.483
Mariota, move along.

01:14:02.243 --> 01:14:03.703
They're like, yes, we accept this.

01:14:04.423 --> 01:14:07.203
The sculptor gets you inside, and Valentina is there waiting.

01:14:08.163 --> 01:14:12.423
She sees the you statue and says, you are magnificent.

01:14:14.083 --> 01:14:15.283
A true work of art.

01:14:16.423 --> 01:14:19.843
She dismisses the sculptor and yells out, Dodo, get in here.

01:14:21.103 --> 01:14:24.203
The phony Prince Mallow comes hobbling out and approaches her.

01:14:25.323 --> 01:14:27.783
She tells him to set up the statue, and he agrees.

01:14:29.023 --> 01:14:31.323
He puts you on a plinth and leaves you on display.

01:14:32.523 --> 01:14:39.423
Just as you go to move, Valentina reminds Dodo to give the statues a good polish, and you have to pretend to be a statue a bit longer.

01:14:40.543 --> 01:14:42.023
After he's done, he finally leaves.

01:14:43.003 --> 01:14:45.563
You go through the castle and eventually find a door with a note on it.

01:14:46.263 --> 01:14:49.143
It says that the king is sick and to keep it down out here in the hall.

01:14:50.243 --> 01:14:51.803
You try to open the door, but it's locked.

01:14:52.883 --> 01:14:54.143
Bowser says to step aside.

01:14:54.483 --> 01:14:55.343
He's got this one.

01:14:56.383 --> 01:15:01.223
Just as he goes to crash through the door, Mallow trips him and Bowser lands flat on his face.

01:15:02.443 --> 01:15:07.143
Mallow says that if his dad is actually sick, then barging in on him wouldn't be a good idea.

01:15:07.523 --> 01:15:09.023
He said, manners, Bowser.

01:15:09.343 --> 01:15:13.063
So we should go talk to Valentina and find out what's really going on around here.

01:15:14.143 --> 01:15:20.583
You find her, and she's yelling at Dodo again, saying the king's not going anywhere, even if this Mario character is really out there.

01:15:21.623 --> 01:15:25.403
Then Dodo points at you, and she's like, okay, I'm out of here.

01:15:26.543 --> 01:15:29.603
And she dips out a side door, followed closely by Dodo.

01:15:30.763 --> 01:15:32.743
You chase them down and catch up to Dodo first.

01:15:33.903 --> 01:15:36.023
You fight him and he flies off when you defeat him.

01:15:37.203 --> 01:15:40.603
You continue pursuing Valentina through the castle and come to the last door.

01:15:41.323 --> 01:15:44.723
You step through and find yourself standing on nothing.

01:15:45.243 --> 01:15:46.023
Oh, no.

01:15:46.263 --> 01:15:47.763
Like a fucking Looney Tunes cartoon.

01:15:48.923 --> 01:15:51.863
The door leads to the outside, and you fall down to a cloud below.

01:15:52.823 --> 01:16:02.103
You have to re-enter the town, and when you do, Valentina is just getting back herself, and the townsfolk are surrounding her, asking about the king and the rest of the royal family.

01:16:03.243 --> 01:16:06.083
This drives her nuts, and she tells them all to leave her alone.

01:16:07.023 --> 01:16:10.043
She has better things to do than listen to the complaints of peasants.

01:16:11.023 --> 01:16:12.503
I am planning a wedding.

01:16:14.043 --> 01:16:16.023
Do you know how many pastas I have to try?

01:16:16.043 --> 01:16:16.963
Get out of my way.

01:16:17.223 --> 01:16:18.303
My boss is sick.

01:16:19.843 --> 01:16:20.603
I'm busy.

01:16:21.763 --> 01:16:24.223
Then she sees you and starts calling for Dodo.

01:16:24.423 --> 01:16:25.903
Oh, no, Dodo, get over here.

01:16:26.183 --> 01:16:28.823
When Dodo doesn't come, you engage her in battle.

01:16:29.283 --> 01:16:31.203
All right, I'll take care of this myself.

01:16:31.463 --> 01:16:32.403
I fucking love her.

01:16:34.943 --> 01:16:41.563
Once in battle, Dodo does show up, and he takes one of your party members off to fight on his own, leaving two of you to fight Valentina.

01:16:41.883 --> 01:16:42.723
Oh, shit.

01:16:43.543 --> 01:16:47.343
Once that 1v1 is done, both Dodo and the party member rejoin the fight.

01:16:48.343 --> 01:16:54.343
At the end of the battle, Valentina says, that's all, folks, and Dodo picks her up, and they fly off once and for all.

01:16:54.483 --> 01:16:56.703
You weren't fucking around with that Looney Tunes shit.

01:16:58.303 --> 01:17:00.663
Buddy, buddy, buddy, we're getting out of here, Dodo.

01:17:01.923 --> 01:17:04.783
As they take off, Valentina drops the key to the king's room.

01:17:05.603 --> 01:17:12.943
Malo grabs it and runs off, prompting you to pull out Peach's umbrella, as Malo cries tears of joy, causing a rainstorm.

01:17:15.083 --> 01:17:20.103
The rain clears, and Malo takes you to introduce you to his parents, King and Queen Nimbus.

01:17:21.443 --> 01:17:25.603
When they meet Peach, the king gets starstruck and asks for her autograph.

01:17:26.123 --> 01:17:31.943
He immediately skips over his missing son, and is like, oh my god, I'm so familiar with your work.

01:17:32.003 --> 01:17:34.403
Yeah, and the queen is like, control yourself, dear.

01:17:35.463 --> 01:17:40.503
He sees a young woman, and he's like, wow, and she has to be like, babe, calm down.

01:17:41.383 --> 01:17:46.043
Well, then they meet you, and the king is all, oh, come on, I have to get Mario's autograph.

01:17:46.663 --> 01:17:47.583
Let me get a selfie.

01:17:47.743 --> 01:17:49.243
The queen again says, no.

01:17:50.203 --> 01:17:53.563
Then Bowser is introduced, and the king goes, oh, this is just too much, really.

01:17:53.923 --> 01:17:55.203
I can't get a single autograph.

01:17:57.263 --> 01:18:00.343
But the queen tells him to calm himself, and he says, fine.

01:18:01.403 --> 01:18:03.323
Then he meets Gino and goes, hi.

01:18:04.383 --> 01:18:06.663
Sorry about the Star Lane or whatever, that sucks.

01:18:08.223 --> 01:18:10.303
He's like, I don't know who the fuck you are.

01:18:10.403 --> 01:18:12.183
Gino's like, it's Star Road?

01:18:13.203 --> 01:18:14.483
And the king's all, same difference.

01:18:14.563 --> 01:18:17.883
Anyway, no star didn't crash into the side of the volcano.

01:18:18.463 --> 01:18:20.903
It landed in the volcano.

01:18:21.423 --> 01:18:23.303
If you want it, you'll have to go down there and get it.

01:18:23.323 --> 01:18:25.483
But be careful, there's a fired dragon down there too.

01:18:25.603 --> 01:18:26.503
Of course there is.

01:18:26.543 --> 01:18:28.063
He's not going to like you going into his home.

01:18:29.283 --> 01:18:33.723
Malo tells his parents that he has a world to save, but he'll come back after this adventure is over.

01:18:33.743 --> 01:18:36.123
They're like, okay, cool.

01:18:36.543 --> 01:18:37.223
See you later, buddy.

01:18:37.663 --> 01:18:38.803
Good luck with that, kiddo.

01:18:39.903 --> 01:18:45.643
Before going to the volcano, you can visit the frog sage to let him know Malo found his family and that he's royalty and shit.

01:18:46.583 --> 01:18:47.603
He's like, that's awesome.

01:18:48.823 --> 01:18:53.963
Also, I heard Booster found himself another woman he's going to marry that also happened to fall from the sky.

01:18:54.283 --> 01:18:55.023
Oh, my God.

01:18:55.523 --> 01:19:00.163
If you go to Booster's tower, you'll find him on the balcony with Valentina.

01:19:00.263 --> 01:19:01.003
Of course.

01:19:01.063 --> 01:19:01.723
I knew it.

01:19:01.783 --> 01:19:02.423
I love it.

01:19:03.003 --> 01:19:06.743
Look, I've just been through something.

01:19:06.763 --> 01:19:08.623
But I heard you throw a hell of a wedding.

01:19:09.463 --> 01:19:14.983
Well, he whispers something in her ear, and she says that it was the most beautiful thing anyone's ever said to her.

01:19:15.203 --> 01:19:16.683
Booster, I love you, baby.

01:19:17.223 --> 01:19:18.743
And then she takes his hand lovingly.

01:19:19.463 --> 01:19:21.903
Oh, they actually found really good partners.

01:19:21.923 --> 01:19:22.523
I know.

01:19:22.883 --> 01:19:25.383
That's some closure I didn't think we deserved.

01:19:26.383 --> 01:19:27.623
But I really appreciate it.

01:19:27.643 --> 01:19:28.483
That's really sweet.

01:19:29.283 --> 01:19:31.943
Now you can enter the volcano to go after the next star piece.

01:19:32.883 --> 01:19:38.123
Here you can find another nod to Donkey Kong Country, as one of the creatures you fight is just Donkey Kong in chains.

01:19:38.403 --> 01:19:39.023
Oh, shit.

01:19:39.183 --> 01:19:40.343
It's not the actual character.

01:19:40.363 --> 01:19:41.523
It's just the same character model.

01:19:42.763 --> 01:19:46.563
There's also a toad in here that's unlike any other toad you've ever met.

01:19:47.623 --> 01:19:51.883
He's a much larger than usual toad, more beefy beef boy than fat.

01:19:53.783 --> 01:19:57.383
His mushroom cap hat doesn't have dots like everyone else.

01:19:58.403 --> 01:20:00.723
His has flames like a Harley Davidson.

01:20:01.123 --> 01:20:02.383
Is this Guy Fieri?

01:20:02.483 --> 01:20:03.463
It's Toad Fieri.

01:20:03.763 --> 01:20:04.283
Shut up.

01:20:04.303 --> 01:20:04.903
I love it.

01:20:05.123 --> 01:20:07.123
No, he's actually called Cinder Toad, but still.

01:20:07.723 --> 01:20:10.443
It's still like we're going to a mommy town or something.

01:20:10.463 --> 01:20:13.383
Yeah, it is Toad Fieri, goatee and all.

01:20:13.563 --> 01:20:14.183
I love that.

01:20:14.483 --> 01:20:17.543
He's just an item shop to stock up as this is a really long dungeon.

01:20:17.763 --> 01:20:21.303
But like, how cool is it that it's Toad Fieri for no fucking reason?

01:20:21.323 --> 01:20:22.663
Yeah, you have to mention him.

01:20:24.223 --> 01:20:28.163
You eventually encounter and kill the fire dragon who is keeping the star piece in his treasure cave.

01:20:29.223 --> 01:20:34.103
You go into the cave, and just as you reach the star, it gets stolen right from your hands.

01:20:35.503 --> 01:20:43.343
A red robotic looking creature standing on two legs with a small cannon for a mouth named Axum Red says, We got the star.

01:20:44.183 --> 01:20:48.723
Then a green version named Axum Green appears and says, We're amazing.

01:20:49.783 --> 01:20:53.043
Axum Yellow materializes and says, We're unbeatable.

01:20:54.263 --> 01:20:57.083
Axum Pink shows up saying, We're gorgeous.

01:20:58.343 --> 01:21:02.343
Finally, Axum Black says, You'd better leave now, chumps.

01:21:03.063 --> 01:21:06.303
Did they form a mega Axum when they put all their powers combined?

01:21:06.603 --> 01:21:07.143
Not yet.

01:21:07.743 --> 01:21:08.983
Oh shit, shut up, really?

01:21:09.303 --> 01:21:12.803
Fuck me, I was just making a Power Rangers joke.

01:21:14.483 --> 01:21:18.443
They run off with a star and you chase after them, climbing your way out of the volcano as you do.

01:21:19.123 --> 01:21:26.443
You catch up to them at the top of the volcano, where they are waiting for someone or something called The Blade to show up, just like those phony toads from before.

01:21:27.943 --> 01:21:30.443
They see you come out of the volcano and say, It's too late.

01:21:30.763 --> 01:21:31.543
The Blade is here.

01:21:32.683 --> 01:21:40.103
The Blade reveals itself, and it's a huge sentient airship, as the front of it is just basically a gigantic knife blade with eyes.

01:21:40.343 --> 01:21:41.723
That's so punk rock.

01:21:42.323 --> 01:21:47.043
The mighty morphin Axum Rangers jump on the Blade, and you follow behind.

01:21:47.063 --> 01:21:48.683
Hell yeah.

01:21:49.223 --> 01:21:53.303
The ship becomes their Megazord, and you have to fight the Axum Rangers.

01:21:54.583 --> 01:21:58.723
Honestly, the absolute stranglehold the Power Rangers had on the world when this game came out.

01:21:58.803 --> 01:22:00.063
Oh my god, absolutely.

01:22:00.243 --> 01:22:06.423
Hardly anything has ever looked like it since maybe Fortnite or Minecraft, but like, only maybe.

01:22:07.043 --> 01:22:07.663
Pokemon?

01:22:08.703 --> 01:22:09.963
Eh, not even that.

01:22:10.523 --> 01:22:16.303
Honestly, the stranglehold Power Rangers had, it was like, it made it into a Mario game, if that's what you need to know about how big it was.

01:22:17.063 --> 01:22:17.603
Fair enough.

01:22:17.623 --> 01:22:19.983
Mario felt it needed the help of Power Rangers.

01:22:21.983 --> 01:22:24.903
There are six targets in this battle, with the five Rangers and the ship.

01:22:25.763 --> 01:22:29.723
It's one of those battles, though, where if you defeat the ship, it beats all of them instantly.

01:22:29.923 --> 01:22:30.363
Oh, nice.

01:22:31.443 --> 01:22:34.383
The ship crashes and you jump off it back onto the volcano.

01:22:35.583 --> 01:22:39.643
The star returns to you, and now you just need the final one to restore the star road.

01:22:39.823 --> 01:22:43.523
You fought a dragon and the Power Rangers, it's ready to wrap this shit up.

01:22:44.203 --> 01:22:48.503
You go back to Nimbus Land to let Malo's parents know you got the star out of the volcano.

01:22:49.343 --> 01:22:53.663
They tell you that the only place the final star could possibly be is at Bowser's Castle.

01:22:54.823 --> 01:22:58.883
Malo explains that there's no way to get into Bowser's Castle, as the Smithy Gang has taken it over.

01:22:59.863 --> 01:23:01.703
The King goes, Well, why don't you just take the bus?

01:23:05.423 --> 01:23:06.483
Obviously!

01:23:06.503 --> 01:23:10.043
This is as confusing to you as it is to anyone else.

01:23:10.243 --> 01:23:11.163
No, I love the bus.

01:23:11.183 --> 01:23:11.563
I get it.

01:23:11.723 --> 01:23:13.743
And he explains that they have a royal bus.

01:23:13.843 --> 01:23:15.643
It can take you wherever you need to go.

01:23:16.343 --> 01:23:19.723
As the Prince, Malo has access to the royal bus whenever he needs it.

01:23:20.803 --> 01:23:25.203
You go outside to catch the bus, and it pulls up looking like it's straight out of the Care Bears, honestly.

01:23:26.383 --> 01:23:27.563
I was thinking Totoro.

01:23:28.523 --> 01:23:29.003
Oh, no.

01:23:29.423 --> 01:23:30.403
That's even cuter.

01:23:30.423 --> 01:23:31.723
No, it's a cute little cloud car.

01:23:32.123 --> 01:23:33.083
Oh, I love that.

01:23:33.363 --> 01:23:35.803
You hop on, and it takes off towards Bowser's Keep.

01:23:37.003 --> 01:23:42.483
It drops you off right at the front door, and Bowser takes one step inside and is like, it's good to be home.

01:23:42.683 --> 01:23:46.403
He kicks his shoes off, he takes his pants off, and he's like, ah!

01:23:46.743 --> 01:23:51.503
Well, now it's time to teach that rat bastard Smithy a lesson for taking my castle from me.

01:23:52.683 --> 01:23:57.183
Being Bowser's Castle, you have to go through a ton of rooms with lava pits and fireballs.

01:23:57.423 --> 01:23:59.303
You know, normal Bowser house shit.

01:23:59.303 --> 01:24:01.983
Yeah, completing a bunch of puzzles and challenges along the way.

01:24:02.263 --> 01:24:04.663
Is it helpful that Bowser's there, though?

01:24:04.683 --> 01:24:05.383
Nope, not at all.

01:24:05.443 --> 01:24:06.783
He doesn't fucking help?

01:24:07.043 --> 01:24:10.483
I mean, he's part of the gang, but no, he doesn't have any secrets.

01:24:10.683 --> 01:24:11.443
That's annoying.

01:24:11.463 --> 01:24:12.163
They're like, this is...

01:24:12.963 --> 01:24:13.983
you built the puzzle.

01:24:14.003 --> 01:24:16.443
You at least commissioned it.

01:24:16.463 --> 01:24:17.603
You should know the back end.

01:24:17.623 --> 01:24:20.403
He's like, nah, that's fucking workforce shit.

01:24:20.423 --> 01:24:22.543
I just wait for everyone else to undo the puzzles.

01:24:22.683 --> 01:24:25.363
Yeah, it's not like GLaDOS is gonna get electrocuted if she helps you.

01:24:25.443 --> 01:24:26.903
Yeah, he's just being a dick.

01:24:27.823 --> 01:24:30.963
Well, sometimes you'll run into Bowser's minions and they're attacking you as well.

01:24:31.303 --> 01:24:33.343
And you fight them with Bowser in your party, right?

01:24:33.363 --> 01:24:37.223
Yeah, but after defeating one of them, they seem to come out of some kind of trance.

01:24:38.163 --> 01:24:38.383
Oh.

01:24:38.683 --> 01:24:41.963
They say they can't remember anything, and Bowser says, that's fine.

01:24:42.503 --> 01:24:45.343
Now that you have your head right, go round up any loyalists.

01:24:45.703 --> 01:24:47.743
We're taking back the castle today.

01:24:48.083 --> 01:24:52.923
But also to be clear, the time you were possessed will be taken out of your paycheck.

01:24:54.423 --> 01:24:57.683
You get to the throne room where you rescued Peach way back at the start of the game.

01:24:58.623 --> 01:25:02.763
Up on the chandelier, a samurai-looking motherfucker beckons you to come up and fight him.

01:25:03.603 --> 01:25:05.583
So you do, and you defeat him.

01:25:06.603 --> 01:25:09.563
He drops down, and the chandelier you're on starts rising.

01:25:10.543 --> 01:25:18.483
You and your friends dance and dance as the chandelier rises higher and higher, taking you to the roof, where the giant sentient sword is lodged into the castle.

01:25:19.763 --> 01:25:24.743
You make it at the top, where you look up at the imposing sword, and finally, you're able to attack it.

01:25:25.983 --> 01:25:29.223
The sword's name is Exor, and he's a bitch of a fight.

01:25:29.503 --> 01:25:30.023
I bet.

01:25:30.563 --> 01:25:34.043
When you defeat him, he opens his mouth, which is the hilt of the sword body.

01:25:35.143 --> 01:25:40.123
In his mouth is a glowing purple portal, and it sucks your entire group into it.

01:25:40.543 --> 01:25:41.543
Oh, shit!

01:25:42.523 --> 01:25:44.443
Here, you enter the weapon world.

01:25:45.743 --> 01:25:51.823
Gino says that Exor must be the link between the Mushroom Kingdom world and whatever world the Smithy gang came from.

01:25:52.843 --> 01:25:56.523
Bowser's all, Well, I got my castle back, so best of luck to you guys.

01:25:56.703 --> 01:25:58.203
He said, I don't give a fuck.

01:25:58.503 --> 01:26:02.723
Mario, as a minion, it's your duty to help build the castle back to the way it was, so let's go.

01:26:02.983 --> 01:26:03.623
Minion!

01:26:04.483 --> 01:26:07.603
Gino says that the portal is on the roof of his castle.

01:26:08.203 --> 01:26:13.883
If you don't defeat Smithy himself, then that portal will stay open, and Smithy's army will keep coming through your castle.

01:26:14.163 --> 01:26:19.423
I appreciate that they kept it 100, and they're like, but look, this is still in your best interest.

01:26:19.663 --> 01:26:22.343
Yeah, it's not safe until Smithy's defeated once and for all.

01:26:23.883 --> 01:26:28.003
Bowser says that would be an invasion of his privacy.

01:26:28.143 --> 01:26:28.763
Oh my god.

01:26:28.943 --> 01:26:29.423
He's in.

01:26:30.983 --> 01:26:36.263
It's classic RPG fare from here out, fighting the same bosses you already fought along the way once more.

01:26:37.183 --> 01:26:39.483
You also fight a boss you haven't encountered yet.

01:26:40.223 --> 01:26:43.563
He's the factory foreman and he's building more soldiers for Smithy's army.

01:26:43.803 --> 01:26:44.303
Oh no.

01:26:45.883 --> 01:26:49.403
He's basically a walking Vegas Golden Knights logo.

01:26:50.243 --> 01:26:50.483
Oh!

01:26:50.723 --> 01:26:51.963
That's our pro hockey team.

01:26:52.723 --> 01:26:55.063
Our Stanley Cup winning hockey team.

01:26:55.083 --> 01:26:55.363
True.

01:26:56.283 --> 01:26:58.283
You defeat him and find a big button.

01:26:59.403 --> 01:27:01.823
Mallow figures it shuts off the factory and pushes it.

01:27:02.723 --> 01:27:03.303
It doesn't.

01:27:03.623 --> 01:27:06.563
It actually activates a claw that comes over and tries to grab Mallow.

01:27:06.883 --> 01:27:07.803
A claw!

01:27:08.303 --> 01:27:09.083
The claw.

01:27:09.523 --> 01:27:10.663
The claw.

01:27:11.163 --> 01:27:13.823
You stop it from happening and Mallow is relieved.

01:27:14.903 --> 01:27:19.423
You continue through the factory, tracing the origin of the army of minions that's being created.

01:27:20.403 --> 01:27:26.643
You find a tube that keeps spitting out bad guys, and Gino says that down that tube should be Smithy himself.

01:27:27.703 --> 01:27:28.903
This is the point of no return.

01:27:29.303 --> 01:27:30.063
Are you ready for this?

01:27:32.263 --> 01:27:37.403
You see another big button and push it, letting the claw come grab you and it drops you into the tube.

01:27:38.443 --> 01:27:42.463
You land and find yourself standing in front of a very large robot man.

01:27:43.363 --> 01:27:45.783
It has a long white beard with white hair.

01:27:47.123 --> 01:27:49.843
It's wearing a crown on its head and a star on its chest.

01:27:50.063 --> 01:27:50.663
Santa?

01:27:51.103 --> 01:27:52.403
No, it's still not Santa.

01:27:52.423 --> 01:27:52.803
Fuck!

01:27:53.123 --> 01:27:54.363
None of these games have Santa.

01:27:54.403 --> 01:27:54.783
Yet.

01:27:56.023 --> 01:28:02.483
He's holding a large mallet, and when he strikes it against some liquid metal, the liquid turns into a soldier and marches off.

01:28:03.863 --> 01:28:06.223
He says, You are a group of fools.

01:28:07.363 --> 01:28:10.363
You just brought him the other six stars.

01:28:11.983 --> 01:28:13.243
Okay, you know what?

01:28:13.263 --> 01:28:14.423
This motherfucker has a point.

01:28:14.863 --> 01:28:18.303
Now all he has to do is defeat you, and he'll have all seven.

01:28:18.983 --> 01:28:23.423
Then he can overrun the world with living weapons and rule over everything.

01:28:23.703 --> 01:28:24.343
Oh, no.

01:28:25.463 --> 01:28:28.523
You fight him, and it's an epic final battle.

01:28:28.603 --> 01:28:29.263
Hell, yeah.

01:28:29.283 --> 01:28:33.003
With Smithy using his hammer to change his form and attack pattern at random.

01:28:33.103 --> 01:28:33.863
Oh, cool.

01:28:34.783 --> 01:28:39.063
He finally beat him, and he explodes, leaving the final star piece behind.

01:28:40.343 --> 01:28:44.063
He merged the star with the others, and they reform the star road.

01:28:45.183 --> 01:28:47.683
Gino says, Well, everyone, thanks for the help.

01:28:48.043 --> 01:28:52.503
And then a bright light shines, and he turns back into a doll, very unceremoniously.

01:28:52.763 --> 01:28:53.823
Oh, no.

01:28:55.803 --> 01:29:00.503
He's just like, My work here is done, and he fucks off out of the body of the doll.

01:29:00.583 --> 01:29:07.083
Yeah, the little glowing ball of light that took over Gino's body lifts up and away, as the rest of your party waves goodbye to him.

01:29:07.103 --> 01:29:08.283
That is so jarring.

01:29:10.603 --> 01:29:18.723
Outside Bowser's castle, you watch as the giant sword Exor evaporates and finally disappears, leaving Bowser's castle unoccupied.

01:29:19.883 --> 01:29:24.603
We next get a montage of all our friends we met along the way, celebrating the feat of the Smithy Gang.

01:29:25.783 --> 01:29:29.683
Malo returns home and takes his rightful place as Prince of Nimbus Land.

01:29:30.663 --> 01:29:33.943
Bowser and his remaining troops rebuild what's left of Bowser's castle.

01:29:35.243 --> 01:29:40.243
Then we see a stage as Mario and Peach walk out and embrace each other in its center.

01:29:41.483 --> 01:29:46.003
They turn to the audience and pose for a picture, along with all the supporting cast of the game.

01:29:47.063 --> 01:29:49.203
With a wink, Mario says thank you.

01:29:50.403 --> 01:29:55.183
The credits roll, and Luigi leads a parade of characters across the screen.

01:29:56.803 --> 01:30:05.303
Even in the remake, they use the original game's credits sequence because two teams built this game in the end, the original and the remake.

01:30:06.423 --> 01:30:10.843
So they let the original credits roll, as those people deserve all the recognition in the world.

01:30:11.023 --> 01:30:16.603
But then the graphics switch to the remake's versions as the remake's credits scroll.

01:30:16.823 --> 01:30:17.963
That's fucking cool.

01:30:18.643 --> 01:30:24.483
The parade ends, and our five adventurers sit together and watch fireworks over Princess Peach's castle.

01:30:25.703 --> 01:30:26.263
The end.

01:30:27.003 --> 01:30:28.803
That's beautiful.

01:30:29.083 --> 01:30:32.063
That was Super Mario RPG.

01:30:32.523 --> 01:30:36.123
I fully did not anticipate that to have such a cool story.

01:30:36.183 --> 01:30:36.883
Yeah, right?

01:30:36.903 --> 01:30:41.363
It's deep, it's engaging, it's got so much going on, so much humor.

01:30:41.483 --> 01:30:42.583
It's so charming.

01:30:42.623 --> 01:30:46.803
I really think that this should have been the basis for the Mario movie, to be real.

01:30:47.643 --> 01:30:48.843
This is fucking great.

01:30:48.863 --> 01:30:51.603
The way Detective Pikachu was a great movie.

01:30:51.823 --> 01:31:01.723
Yeah, you take enough of the base, but you update it, you make it palatable for a movie script versus a game script, which is longer, a little more tedious in parts, but yeah, this was fucking sick.

01:31:01.903 --> 01:31:03.343
Yeah, I'm really glad you enjoyed that.

01:31:03.383 --> 01:31:06.403
Like I said, for many people, this is their favorite RPG ever made.

01:31:06.463 --> 01:31:07.403
And we have it on the Switch.

01:31:07.423 --> 01:31:08.483
I might throw this on.

01:31:08.503 --> 01:31:10.163
This could be a good airport game or something.

01:31:10.223 --> 01:31:13.003
It is, and I have to admit, there are parts of it that are a little repetitive.

01:31:13.623 --> 01:31:14.883
Just in the gameplay aspects?

01:31:14.903 --> 01:31:17.743
In the gameplay aspects, you know, it's made so anybody can play it.

01:31:17.763 --> 01:31:19.683
And so there are times where it just gets a little too easy.

01:31:19.703 --> 01:31:21.703
And you're just kind of burning through it.

01:31:22.323 --> 01:31:25.083
And yeah, but other than that, I really enjoyed this game.

01:31:25.123 --> 01:31:26.203
That's fucking great.

01:31:26.223 --> 01:31:28.903
I really hope they get a sequel, because like, that's really cool.

01:31:29.203 --> 01:31:33.643
It would be a really good complete story to have just that sequel come out, you know?

01:31:33.663 --> 01:31:35.723
I mean, it's this one guy's life mission.

01:31:36.583 --> 01:31:36.923
Right?

01:31:37.043 --> 01:31:39.523
He can't retire until the sequel comes out.

01:31:39.563 --> 01:31:41.783
And honestly, Mallow, this is the only game he's in.

01:31:42.543 --> 01:31:45.603
Wow, because he was the original character that got brought in.

01:31:45.743 --> 01:31:47.023
And Gino was as well.

01:31:47.043 --> 01:31:51.063
Gino has made it as a skin in Smash Brothers.

01:31:51.243 --> 01:31:51.803
Oh, cute.

01:31:51.823 --> 01:31:53.803
Not as a character, but as a skin, I guess.

01:31:54.023 --> 01:31:55.103
I don't understand that.

01:31:55.243 --> 01:31:56.523
And that's a deep cut.

01:31:56.863 --> 01:31:57.223
It is.

01:31:57.243 --> 01:31:59.363
It's a very deep cut, but that's really about it.

01:31:59.843 --> 01:32:00.323
Goodness.

01:32:00.343 --> 01:32:07.363
I mean, Mallow's sweet and feels like you get this really fun full arc of this kid who doesn't know where he is.

01:32:07.383 --> 01:32:08.923
He goes through his Maury Povich era.

01:32:09.423 --> 01:32:12.623
He finds his family and he's like, BRB, I'm going to go save the world.

01:32:12.643 --> 01:32:15.263
And then he comes back to reclaim his throne.

01:32:15.283 --> 01:32:16.063
That's incredible.

01:32:16.123 --> 01:32:16.743
Yeah, right.

01:32:16.763 --> 01:32:17.703
It's Lord of the Rings.

01:32:18.803 --> 01:32:19.603
There's a dragon?

01:32:19.683 --> 01:32:20.063
Yeah.

01:32:20.103 --> 01:32:23.263
You have to get the treasure from the fucking dragon.

01:32:23.283 --> 01:32:23.783
I get it.

01:32:24.963 --> 01:32:25.523
Totally.

01:32:26.663 --> 01:32:27.423
You know the words.

01:32:28.983 --> 01:32:30.323
I've seen these peripherally.

01:32:30.463 --> 01:32:34.563
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01:32:38.623 --> 01:32:43.403
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01:32:43.423 --> 01:32:44.943
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01:32:44.963 --> 01:32:52.003
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01:32:52.123 --> 01:32:54.023
Yes, you can do the history of Mario.

01:32:54.183 --> 01:32:57.063
I've got the history of Donkey Kong on there, history of Tetris.

01:32:57.083 --> 01:32:58.823
We got all sorts of great histories on there as well.

01:32:58.863 --> 01:33:00.543
The Tetris one was emotional.

01:33:00.623 --> 01:33:00.923
I know.

01:33:00.943 --> 01:33:01.743
It's one of my favorites.

01:33:01.783 --> 01:33:03.063
I was screaming at you.

01:33:03.083 --> 01:33:07.043
Like, why is this happening in my silly little, like, line game?

01:33:08.043 --> 01:33:12.323
Well, anyways, we really want to shout out the Goomba gang that we have over on our Patreon.

01:33:12.343 --> 01:33:26.843
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01:33:27.203 --> 01:33:29.203
Thank you for making this episode possible.

01:33:29.223 --> 01:33:30.243
We appreciate you.

01:33:30.323 --> 01:33:34.043
You're all stars to us, not broken ones, whole ass stars.

01:33:35.043 --> 01:33:36.223
And we appreciate you.

01:33:36.343 --> 01:33:37.063
Yes, we do.

01:33:37.083 --> 01:33:38.983
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01:33:39.443 --> 01:33:41.683
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01:33:41.703 --> 01:33:42.883
We have a great time over there.

01:33:42.903 --> 01:33:45.443
And this is Tom and Andrea reminding you.

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Keep your stars where you can see them, doll.

01:33:48.863 --> 01:33:50.603
And don't skip the cutscenes.