However, the town is suspended in the air. Wasting no time, Mario presses on, being directed to Glitzville. He spots Princess Peach, but discovers it is merely a poster.īack in Rogueport, Mario receives an email from Princess Peach informing him that the X-Nauts are also after the Crystal Stars, and to be careful.
He travels through World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros, ending up in Petalburg. Back at the X-Naut Fortress, Sir Grodus discovers Mario's capture of the Emerald Star, and is furious! Meanwhile, TEC uses a hologram for Peach to dance with, so he can understand the emotion of love.īowser, meanwhile, turns up in Petal Meadows searching for the Crystal Star. Using the help of the other Punies and the Puni Elder, Mario and friends are able to defeat Lord Crump (in the form of Magnus Von Grapple) and drive out the X-Nauts, where they recover the Emerald Star. The X-Nauts have locked up the main entrance, however, so Mario employs the help of a cloud-like actress named Flurrie to access the secret entrance. He heads to the Thousand-Year Door, where he is directed to the Great Tree.Ĭhapter 2 begins in Boggly Woods, you are guided by a small creature called a Puni named Punio to the Great Tree.
Back in Rogueport, Mario learns that Peach has been kidnapped by the X-Nauts. Outraged, he leaves for Rogueport.īack in Petalburg, Mario informs the Koopas that he has slain the dragon Hooktail, and Koops informs Koopie Koo that, against her wishes, he is going with Mario to hunt the Crystal Stars, and he is going to return a much stronger Koopa. He also learns that someone else has captured Princess Peach. Feeling that they sound like useful tools for world domination, Bowser is certain he wants them for himself. In return, he lets her send an email to Mario, informing him of what has happened.įar away, in Bowser's Castle, Kammy Koopa informs the Koopa King that Mario has begun collecting Crystal Stars. He is intrigued by her concept of love and asks her to help him understand it. She then finds a computer with artificial intelligence, called TEC-XX, or TEC for short. Intrigued, she follows a corridor to another set of doors, which, again, open automatically. After getting dressed, she then approaches a set of doors, which open automatically. Meanwhile, Peach is taken to her sleeping quarters. He orders the Shadow Sirens to steal the treasure map from Mario. Grodus overhears this and has his troops investigate immediately. After Grodus is informed that someone has found the first Crystal Star, Peach instinctively slips in the name 'Mario'. She has been kidnapped by a group of marauders called the X-Nauts, and their leader, Sir Grodus. Meanwhile, Princess Peach comes to in a strange, unfamiliar, futuristic-looking place. He gives Mario the Diamond Star he found in Hooktail's stomach. After Mario beats Hooktail, Koopley, Koops's father, emerges from the dragon's belly. Mario receives a "curse" along the way that allows him to become paper-thin. Mario then goes to Hooktail Castle to slay the dragon. get back to Petalburg, Koops becomes Mario's Partner, after recurring hesitation.
They then get the sun and moonstones and fight the Golden Fuzzy. Mario goes to the Shhwonk Fortress and plays the 65th annual quiz show. There is a dragon named Hooktail up in a nearby castle that eats anyone who comes to slay her. They then lift up the Magical Map and learn where the first Crystal Star is.Ĭhapter 1 starts in a small town called Petalburg, near Petal Meadows. Upon getting there, Mario saves a Goomba named Goombella from the evil Lord Crump and his team of X-Nauts, who later takes him to Professor Frankly, and they all go down into the Rogueport Sewers (getting a Paper Airplane "curse" along the way) to find the mysterious Thousand-Year Door. The letter tells Mario he must travel to Rogueport, and attached to the letter is some sort of map.
The story starts off with a letter from Princess Peach, delivered to Mario by a familiar friend. Along the way, he meets six (optionally seven) partners, each with their own unique abilities, who agree to help him on his quest.Ĭontains spoilers! Read at your own risk. Mario must collect seven Crystal Stars before the X-Nauts do, and reach the Thousand-Year Door to access its treasure.