Now to finish this up with Mario's life leading to Super Mario Sunshine.
Super Mario 64
Mario had been signed by Nintendo to do a live documentary. His cameraman would be Lakitu. During his documentary, Mario was sent a letter by Peach offering him a chance to come by the castle for some cake. Always looking for a good meal, Mario more than accepted the invitation. As Mario got closer to the castle, his mouth begun to water. He was really in the mood for some cake, but his mood was quickly destroyed as soon as he entered the castle. Mario was greeted by an all too familar laugh, it was the laugh of his archnemesis, Bowser. What was Bowser doing in the castle? Why was he here? According to some insider rumors, Bowser had came to the castle for some cake, but when Peach rejected he kidnapped her claiming if he couldn't have any no one would. Others claim that Nintendo had hired him to spice up Mario's otherwise boring documenatry. No one has a clear cut answer, but what we do know is with the prospect of food on the line, Mario was fighting with a new found inspiration. Like any good villian, Bowser couldn't keep his mouth shut about his plans explaining to Mario how he had stole the star power of the castle and selaed them in paintings throughout the castle. So Mario had to venture thorugh several rooms, floors and paintings in order to obtain the 120 stars scattered throughout the castle. When he did, he came face to face with his firey foe on top of a lava bridge. This would be the showdown of showdowns and only one man or beast would surive. Mario grabbed Bowser by his tail and tossed him into a nearby bomb knocking the reptialin king silly, he was dizzed and Mario went in for the kill knocking his foe into the lava pool below. Rescuing the Princces and getting his cake.
Story from the Manual
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Will Princess Toadstool be kidnapped again? Is there no end to the constant feuding between Mario and Bowser?"Mario, please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly,Princess Toadstool.""Wow, an invitation from Peach! I'll head out right away. I hope she can wait for me!"Mario is so excited to receive the invitation from the Princess, who lives inthe Mushroom Castle, that he quickly dresses in his best and leaves right away."Hmmmm, something's not quite right here... It's so quiet..."Shaking off his uneasy premonition, Mario steps into the silent castle, where heis greeted by the gruff words,"No one's home! Now scram! Bwa, ha, ha."The sound seems to come from everywhere."Who's there? I've heard that voice somewhere before..."Mario begins searching all over the castle. Most of the doors are locked, but finding one open, he peeks inside. Hanging on the wall is the largest paintinghe has ever seen, and from behind the painting comes the strangest sound that hehas ever heard...
"I think I hear someone calling. What secrets does this painting hold?"Without a second thought, Mario jumps at the painting. As he is drawn into it,another world opens before his very eyes.And so begins the grandest of all adventures! Once inside the painting, Mario finds himself in the midst of battling Bob-Ombs.According to the Bob-Omb Buddies, someone...or something...has suddenly attacked the castle and stolen the "Power Stars". These stars protect the castle; withthe stars in his control, the beast plans to take over the Mushroom Castle.To help him accomplish this, he plans to convert the residents of the painting world into monsters as well. If nothing is done, all those monsters will soonbegin to overflow from inside the painting."A plan this maniacal, this cunning...this must be the work of Bowser!"Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too. Bowser must have taken them and sealed them inside the painting. Unless Mario recovers the Power Stars immedietly, the inhabitants of this world will become Bowser's army."Well, Bowser's not going to get away with it, not as long as I'm around!"Stolen Power Stars are hidden throughout the painting world. Use your wisdom and strength to recover the Power Stars and restore peace to the Mushroom Castle."Mario! You are the only one we can count on."
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Penguin's Take: The life of fame and fortune has it's price. This would be Mario's last adventure for quite some time (to this day he has yet to get a steady gig hopefully that will change with SMS). Mario would become to big for his own britches which would lead to tons of problems with everyone in his life. Super Mario 64 may have marked a revoltuion in gaming, but it was the game that almost killed Mario's career.
The Super Mario 64 Contreversary
After the release of Super Mario 64, Mario sued Nintendo for improper use of the character as Mario had withdrawn their offer to be used in their first 3D game. They used his "documentary" footage as help in creating Super Mario 64. Mario lost the case as the judge ruled that Mario allowed Nintendo to make a documentary about him, but never did agree in which media the documentary would be presented. This created a big fall out between Nintendo and Mario which would last for several years.
Post Lawsuit Era
Mario figured Nintendo was nothing without him so he tried to wait it out, but nothing happened. Mario was shocked to see that nintendo created another character who beared a striking resemblance to Mario. He was a tad fatter and not as friendly, but he did look like Mario. He saw how Nintendo tried to market him as the next big thing. Mario was extremely pissed at this. He made a public speculate of himself when he confronted this Mario wannabe at the StarFox premiere. He had to be escorted out the building.
Mario wanted to lay low for a while after this incident so he went back to his kart circuit where he praticed for several weeks. Mario tried to hide his problem from his friends, but his career was going no where fast. This is when Mario turned to the 'shrooms to give him a little extra boost every now and then. Mario tried to live an extreme life always on the edge. One day, Mario decided to throw a huge party with all his closest friends including Peach, Luigi, Yoshi and Donkey Kong. After the Party, Mario went back to the 'shrooms and the pasta and lasgna and cake. He gained weight more and more as time passed.
Mario got so out of shape that he was the laughing stock at all the Nintendo party. A source close to Nintendo who wanted to remain nameless said, "I remember one time when we were at a party and Link was like how he could defeat Mario with one hand tied behind his back." Mario caught wind of this statementand offered a challenge to not only Link, but any other Nintendo character who thought they could stand toe to toe with Mario. About a dozen or so responded to the challenge, and the first official Nintendo All-Stars Tourney was set. The details of this touranment where shown in
Super Smash Bros.
Mario got back into shape for the tourney, but didn't do so well. He took up golf and tennis to try and get his mind off of his embrassing display.His financial situation wasn't getting worse also. He ended up geting sue and losing to Bowser for causing severe burns in Super Mario 64. He also spent a lot on maintaining his kart circuit. It got so bad that he had to sell the rights to one of his earlier adventures to a TV station to make a cartoon. Some of the story was dramatized to make it more interesting.
Mario tried his hand at adventuring again when he heard of a haunting mansion. He went there to try and stop them, but was wuickly overpowered and had to be saved by his brother Luigi. Mario had hit rock bottom. He started to instenify his training. He got back into the shape of his life.
At the same time, Nintendo has plans for their second tournment and needed Mario. Mario agreed only if he got 2 million up front and a new deal. Nintendo quickly agreed and Mario entered into the second Nintendo All Stars tourney which was detailed in
Super Smash Bros Melee. Mario proved o be in the shape of his life as he jumped and fought like never before. He did much better in the tourney.
After that, Mario was ready for his latest task,, but before he started work on the project. Mario wanted to take a vacation in which Nintendo agreed. When Mario arrived on the island, he was confrotned by the islanders and accused of messing up their landscape. He was given a waterpack and told to clean it up.
[i]And this is where our hero stands now. Will Mario get off the island. Where is Bowser? Has he been plotting the plumber demise for the last 6 years? How much of a role will Yoshi play? Is Peach smart enough to avoid getting kidnappeD? All of this and Mario should be answered in
Super Mario Sunshine.