"Peach to the centennial Star Festival in the Mushroom Kingdom. Upon arrival, Bowser invades the kingdom and rips Peach's castle from its foundations and lifts it into outer space. After failing to prevent the princess from being kidnapped, Mario meets star-like creatures called Lumas and their companion, Rosalina. Rosalina tells Mario that Bowser has stolen the Power Stars, the source of power for Rosalina's mobile observatory, and has taken Peach to the center of the universe. Mario then travels to various galaxies to reclaim the Power Stars to restore power to the observatory and reclaim Princess Peach. In ""New Super"
"arrived at the palace, Bowser came and took control of the Power Stars. He trapped Peach in the stained-glass window over the entrance of the castle. In ""Paper Mario"", Peach invites Mario to her castle, but as soon as he meets with her, Bowser lifts her castle into the sky and throws Mario out a window. She is a playable character in the scenes after Mario has rescued each of the seven Star Spirits. In ""Super Mario Sunshine"", Mario, Peach, Toadsworth and an entourage of Toads went to Isle Delfino on Peach's private plane. However, Bowser Jr., in the disguise"
"hair. The princess was kidnapped and trapped in a castle by the villain Bowser, who is depicted as a turtle. Princess Peach appears in 15 of the main Super Mario games and is kidnapped in 13 of them. The only main games in which Peach was not kidnapped were in the North America release of ""Super Mario Bros. 2"" and ""Super Mario 3D World"", but she was a character that can be played. Zelda became playable in some later games of the ""Legend of Zelda"" series or had the pattern altered. In the ""Dragon's Lair"" game series, Princess Daphne is"
"second player press the A button at the same time. The second player can prevent some enemies from moving by aiming the pointer star at them and holding the A button. Shortly after Princess Peach invites Mario to the centennial Star Festival, Bowser invades the Mushroom Kingdom in a fleet of airships. Summoning a gigantic flying saucer, Peach's entire castle is removed from its foundations and is lifted into outer space. Mario is still at the castle's base until Kamek, one of Bowser's minions, launches Mario onto a small planet with his magic. On the planet, he meets an enchantress"
"tilted glass pipe. After Mario and Luigi fix it, a green Sprixie Princess appears and tells them that Bowser kidnapped and trapped the rest of the Sprixie Princesses in jars. He arrives and captures her before escaping through the pipe, while the heroes enter it and pursue him. They find themselves in a realm known as ""The Sprixie Kingdom"" and set off to find the fairies. After the heroes save the final Sprixie, Bowser re-captures all seven fairies and heads to his amusement park fortress. There after Bowser uses the Super Bell to transform into ""Meowser"" (a cat-like Bowser), one"
"by Shadow Mario, who reveals himself to be Bowser Jr., one of Bowser's children, having stolen the paintbrush from Professor E. Gadd. Mario eventually confronts Bowser and Bowser Jr. and rescues the princess. With the island cleaned up, Mario and Peach begin their vacation. Mario went to 2.5D in ""New Super Mario Bros."" While Mario and Peach take a walk together through the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser Jr. kidnaps Peach and flees. Mario gives chase, venturing through eight worlds. Mario eventually catches up, defeating both Bowser and Bowser Jr. and rescuing Peach. In ""Super Mario Galaxy"", Mario is invited by Princess"
"are walking together when lightning suddenly strikes Peach's castle nearby. As Mario runs to help, Bowser Jr. appears, sneaking up on the Princess from behind and kidnapping her. Realizing what has happened, Mario quickly rushes back and gives chase. Mario ventures through eight worlds pursuing Bowser Jr. and trying to rescue the kidnapped princess. Mario catches up to them and confronts Bowser Jr. occasionally, but is unable to save the princess from the young Koopa's clutches. At the end of the first world, Bowser Jr. retreats to a castle, where his father, Bowser, awaits Mario on a bridge over a"
"March 2018, the Japanese profile has since been changed to state that Mario's occupation is still a plumber. Since his first game, Mario has usually had the role of saving the damsel in distress. Originally, he had to rescue his girlfriend Pauline in ""Donkey Kong"" from Donkey Kong. Pauline was soon replaced by a new damsel in distress, Princess Peach, in ""Super Mario Bros."", but returned in the Game Boy remake of ""Donkey Kong"" in 1994, and in """" in 2006, although the character is now described as ""Mario's friend"". Mario has rescued Princess Peach multiple times since ""Super Mario"
"his famous quote ""I HAVE FURY!"" and who appeared in the sequel, , as well as """". Additionally, Mario and Luigi have recurring incidents with a thief named Popple and his sidekick Rookie (an amnesiac Bowser), who engages both protagonists in conflict at various times throughout the game. In one case, Popple fights alone. In another, he fights alongside Birdo instead of Rookie. The game opens with the witch Cackletta and her assistant Fawful arriving to steal Princess Peach's voice and replace it with explosives. After being summoned to the palace by Toad, Mario and Luigi confront and subdue Bowser,"
"of the ""oldest villains in gaming history, not to mention one of the most iconic."" Bowser (character) , or King Koopa, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's ""Mario"" franchise. In Japan, the character bears the title of . In the U.S., the character was first referred to as ""Bowser, King of the Koopas"" and ""The sorcerer king"" in the instruction manual. Bowser is the leader of the turtle-like Koopa race, and has been the archenemy of Mario since his first appearance, in the 1985 video game ""Super Mario Bros."" His ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess"
"Mario and Luigi then head to the castle, and as Mario is about to have some quiet time with Peach, her castle is suddenly lifted by Bowser's fortress. After his invasion and victory over Mario, the attached fortress serves as the location for playable side quests of the kidnapped Peach. In the main quest, Mario tries to retrieve all of the 7 imprisoned Star Spirits on land, where most of the locations are linked to the central Toad Town, which acts as the game's hub area. The story's main conflict arises when Bowser invades Star Haven, the residence for the"
"and Peach. Scattered throughout the castle are paintings and secret walls, which act as portals to other worlds where Bowser and his minions guard the Power Stars. After recovering most of the power stars and defeating Bowser's minions, Yoshi acquires keys that access other areas of the castle, where he finds Mario and his friends captured. Yoshi defeats Goomboss and frees Mario as they continue searching the castle to find more Power Stars. Mario defeats King Boo and frees Luigi who uses ""invisibility power"" to get Wario's key. Luigi defeats Chief Chilly and frees Wario using the key. Mario and"
"to revive him. Bowser has no memory of the event and consequently does not know the Mario brothers are inside his body. Bowser only communicates with Starlow, who nicknames herself ""Chippy"" to avoid suspicion. Bowser begins tracking down Fawful in an attempt to reclaim his castle with the assistance of the Mario Bros. and Starlow. After leading Bowser into a trap, Fawful extracts Peach from inside Bowser's body and takes possession of the Dark Star, an evil and powerful entity with a seal that can only be broken by Peach. When a barricade prevents the trio from entering Peach's castle,"
"comet to explode, scattering the 6 Royal Stickers across the kingdom. One Royal Sticker lands on Bowser's head, corrupting him with its power. Bowser moves to kidnap Peach, but Mario intervenes. Bowser, strengthened by the power of the Royal Sticker, overcomes Mario, and knocks him out. After regaining consciousness, Mario encounters Kersti the Sticker Fairy, caretaker of the Royal Stickers. Kersti then blames Mario for the touching of the Sticker Comet and does not believe Mario when he tells her it was Bowser's doing. Kersti demands that Mario help her recover the Royal Stickers, to which Mario willingly accepts. Together,"
"has built a time machine called the ""Timulator"", travels back in time and steals essential artifacts from various points in human history to place on display in a museum inside his castle. Because these actions will eventually change history permanently, the player character Mario takes control of the Timulator to return the artifacts to their proper areas in time. In the NES version, Bowser also kidnaps Yoshi, who is freed upon completing the game. The gameplay focuses on teaching the player the historical significance of each artifact (and of the associated historical person); to progress through the game, the player"
"been turned into various objects such as bricks and pipes by the evil King Bowser; however, some of Princess Toadstool's loyal servants, known as the ""Mushroom Retainers,"" were simply kidnapped. During the development of ""New Super Mario Bros. Wii"", the developers at Nintendo decided between four characters to be playable in the game: Princess Peach, Toad, Wario and Waluigi (all suggestions made by fans). Two Toads (yellow and blue) were eventually included as playable characters in ""New Super Mario Bros. Wii"" due to their physical similarity to Mario and Luigi. Toad's English name appears to have been inspired by the"
"were raised about the legality of fan-made characters under Japan's copyright law. Created by Nintendo in 1985, ""Super Mario"" is a long running series of platform games that primarily revolves around the protagonist, Mario, and other playable characters such as his brother Luigi rescuing the kidnapped princess Princess Peach from often primary antagonist, Bowser. As the player progresses, they can gather in-game power-up items that let the player character gain new abilities or forms. During a prerecorded Nintendo Direct presentation broadcast in September 2018, Nintendo showcased a trailer for their 'Deluxe' re-release of ""New Super Mario Bros. U"" for the"
"who casts a magical spell that transforms him into a giant. Bowser chases after Mario and the others, destroying everything in his path, until Mario finds a large switch and triggers it, causing Bowser to fall through the ground and releasing Peach from her cage. Peach and Mario depart from the castle in a hot-air balloon, with Luigi and the Toads following behind. The credits are shown as a minigame where the letters in the credits are written on blocks, which can be broken by the playable characters to get coins (all four characters appear, but only the ones controlled"
"guards, but the Mario Bros. fight back. Bowser comes out of the largest of the pipes in his Koopa Clown Car and proposes marriage to Princess Peach. He then leaves Peach one week to decide on his proposal, but Peach rallies her troops and takes off after him. Mario and Luigi chase after Peach and soon find a large egg, which cracks open to reveal a grateful Yoshi. Yoshi takes them to the nearby Yoshi Village, where they meet Friendly Floyd and discover Yoshi's backstory. Toad arrives to inform the pair that Peach has been captured. In a nearby tower"
"mushroom-like creatures called Goomba. The Mushroom Kingdom is often tormented by Bowser, the Koopa King, who kidnaps Princess Peach in nearly all main-series ""Mario"" games. Initially, this was because she had the power to undo Bowser's handiwork, but in recent games, Bowser has developed romantic feelings for the princess. Games in the ""Mario"" series often suggest that the Mushroom Kingdom is a rival of Bowser's domain, the Koopa Kingdom. It is unknown if the Koopa Kingdom is a completely separate area or merely a captured portion of the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting of most main-series ""Mario"""
"from a save point. The player gains control of Princess Peach, Bowser, and Luigi as the game progresses and can switch between them at almost any point in the game. Princess Peach can float over long distances and block attacks with her parasol, Bowser can breathe fire, Luigi can perform a super jump, and Mario is the only one who can flip between dimensions. The game is controlled by holding the Wii Remote sideways, akin to the Nintendo Entertainment System control scheme, though little motion sensing is implemented. During gameplay, the Pixl Tippi allows the player to use the Wii"
"must explore different areas to reach his aim of saving the princess. There are five different worlds, each guarded by a boss. The worlds consists of the Fun Fair (the main starting area), Grassy Greens, Frosty Frontier, Shifting Sands, and Bowser's Castle. Mario and Princess Peach visit a funfair and wait in line to try a ride called the Air Cannon, where the rider is turned into a ball via the Spherasizer and shot out of the cannon. As Peach is about to take her turn, two Goombas Kidnap her and hijack the cannon and change its direction, aiming toward"
"other characters could. In ""Super Mario Bros. 3"", the Koopalings use their magic wands to turn the Mushroom Kings into various animals. Hearing of this, Princess Peach asks Mario and Luigi to grab the wands back in order for the Mushroom Kings to be changed back into their true forms, all while sending them items while they were on their quest and providing them with power-ups after completing each level. She has eventually captured herself and later saved by Mario. In ""Super Mario World"", she, Mario and Luigi were having a vacation in Dinosaur Land when Bowser once again kidnapped"
"to pay for enough hairdryers so he can melt the ice of Antarctica. Bowser captures Mario to prevent him from foiling the plan, and it is up to Mario's brother Luigi to save him. The player controls Luigi throughout the game. At the beginning of the game, Luigi and dinosaur Yoshi are at Bowser's castle, and Luigi has access to the PORTALS, allowing him to teleport to cities where the Koopas are operating. The player can view a map of the city that Luigi is currently in, as well as a map of the world that is known as the"
"storyline that visually unfolds on screen. The eponymous Donkey Kong character is the game's ""de facto"" villain. The hero is a carpenter originally unnamed in the Japanese arcade release, later named Jumpman and then Mario. Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's girlfriend, originally known as Lady, but later renamed Pauline. The player must take the role of Mario and rescue her. This is the first occurrence of the damsel in distress scenario that would provide the template for countless video games to come. The game uses graphics and animation as vehicles of characterization. Donkey Kong smirks upon Mario's demise. Pauline has a"
"as her weapon. In ""Super Paper Mario"", Peach is hypnotized by Nastasia into marrying Bowser, in order to unleash the destructive Chaos Heart. Count Bleck was the one who wed Peach and Bowser, but since he was not authorized to perform the act of marriage, the marriage itself was unofficial (however, Bowser continued to believe in his marriage to Peach). Peach is later rescued by Mario and manages to convince Bowser to join their cause in stopping Bleck. In ""Super Mario Galaxy"", Peach's castle was lifted into space by Bowser, who wanted Peach to rule the universe by his side."
"the Big Boo, who confesses that his fear of humans stems from bad childhood experiences. Now feeling better, the Big Boo and his buddies let Mario and Luigi out of the house and tell them how to get to Bowser's castle. The Mario Bros. and Yoshi make it to the Koopa-conquered Mushroom Kingdom and find that practically every enemy character from the classic ""Mario"" games are gathering for Bowser's marriage. The trio use available pipes, and Mario gets separated from the other two. Bowser uses Magikoopa to hypnotize the Princess into loving him, but just as the ceremony begins, Mario"
"surrounded by a lake, the Koopalings are contacted by Bowser, who informs them of his decision to make Peach their stepmother and then orders the Koopalings to make sure she doesn't escape. She soon does, using a cape she finds that gives her the ability to fly. On the other side of the lake, the Mario Bros., Toad, and Yoshi are trying to figure out a way to get to the tower. Mario rescues Luigi from a Bullet Bill which takes Mario across the lake. The Princess lands unconscious by Luigi, and Mario lands dazed in the clutches of the"
"Luigi, Bowser, and Princess Peach are kidnapped by Count Bleck, the game's main villain, who controls a book of power called the ""Dark Prognosticus"". He arranges a wedding between Peach and Bowser and uses the hypnotic powers of his ally Nastasia to force them into marriage. As foretold in the Dark Prognosticus, their marriage summons the Chaos Heart, which Count Bleck uses to open a black hole known as ""The Void"" which will eventually grow large enough to destroy the universe. Mario meets Tippi, a butterfly-like Pixl, who transports him to the interdimensional town of Flipside. There, Mario meets Merlon,"
"Star Spirits, and steals the Star Rod. The game's story centers on Mario as he tries to reclaim the seven Star Spirits, who have been incarcerated in playing cards by Bowser and his assistant, Kammy Koopa. Their combined power is required to negate the effects of the Star Rod, which makes Bowser invincible. Once Mario rescues all of them, he uses their assistance to defeat Bowser and rescue Peach. The story is presented in the context of a novel, with each adventure involving the rescue of a Star Spirit denoted as a single chapter. Peach is playable between chapters, where"
"assist Mario by grabbing enemies or collecting and shooting Star Bits. In ""Super Mario Galaxy 2"", the second player now controls an orange Luma who retains all the original abilities, but can also physically attack enemies and collect items, power-ups and 1-ups, making the player's involvement more useful. Princess Peach invites Mario to share cake at the Star Festival, a time when Star Bits rain down from the skies over the Mushroom Kingdom. On his way, Mario finds a Luma, who immediately befriends him and grants him the ability to spin. Shortly thereafter, Mario's nemesis Bowser, who has grown to"
"credited as one of the rarest pieces of Mario merchandise ever made. Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! The film opens with Mario playing his Family Computer. Suddenly, Mario witnesses a girl on the TV screen crying for help from the enemies attacking her and escapes by jumping out of the TV. After the enemies left, the girl reveals herself as Princess Peach. Just then, King Koopa appears and jumps out of the TV. Despite Mario's battling attempts, Bowser successfully captures Peach, and takes her back into the TV. Shortly afterwards, Mario discovers a small necklace that Peach left"
"original 1985 ""Super Mario Bros."", save for an increase in difficulty. As in the original, Mario (or Luigi) ventures to rescue the Princess from Bowser. The player jumps between platforms, avoids enemy and inanimate obstacles, finds hidden secrets (such as warp zones and vertical vines), and collects power-ups like the mushroom (which makes Mario grow), the Fire Flower (which lets Mario throw fireballs), and the Invincibility Star. Unlike the original, there is no two-player mode but at the title screen, the player chooses between the twin plumber characters. Their abilities are differentiated for the first time: Luigi, designed for skilled"