The Princess has been kidnapped - IN SPACE! The villain wants to make a kingdom - IN SPACE! The hero must save the princess - IN SPACE! Sounds like a bad 90s movie, but it's a really great game! Let's begin this galaxy-hopping adventure!
A storybook opens to tell us a tale while the story music plays.
Every hundred years, a comet appears in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom.The comet was so large one year, it filled the skies and sent countless shooting stars raining down. The Toads brought the shooting stars to the castles, where they became a great Power Star. It should have been a very happy time for the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. That was the night of the Star Festival, held once every hundred years, to celebrate the comet.
We then see Peach, who reads aloud a letter to Mario:
Dear Mario,
I'll be waiting for you at the castle on the night of the Star Festival. There's something I'd like to give you. From Peach
Mario runs through the castle gates while Star Bits rain down. The Star Festival music plays. The Toads tell us that all of the guests are here and we're the last to arrive. They also tell us to collect Star Bits with the Star Cursor. We walk into town, colletcting Star Bits. There are several houses we can't enter, so we stay on the path. The castle comes into view and we approach the town square.
Suddenly, a blast from nowhere rocks the square. Meteors rain down and trap Toads in crystal on impact. Airships appear over the lake near the castle, with flags of Bowser and crossed swords. We see Peach on the balcony, holding a white Luma. Two Toads in star capes cower behind her. Bowser says, "Princess Peach! You are formally invited... To the creation of my new galaxy! Gwahahahah! This festival's over!" Electric energy comes from his hands and a flying saucer appears overhead.
We regain control of Mario in the ravaged town square. Toads not trapped in crystal are panicking. Some run around in circles, periodically tripping. They beg us to save the princess. We follow the path to the castle, as we can't do anything about the crystal. As we get closer, we can hear Peach saying "HELP ME!" as she waves her hands. We approach the castle and the flying saucer fires lasers into the ground, circling the ground surrounding the castle. The blast knocks Mario and the Toads off their feet. The airships drop chains into the ground and pick up the castle, like in Paper Mario, but this time, Mario comes along and the castle completely leaves the planet. Peach calls out "Mario!" Mario stands on the broken bridge to the castle, when a Magikoopa appears. It says, "So long! Enjoy your flight!" It uses its magical wand to send a blast of magic to break up the bridge, sending Mario tumbling into space. It laughs, while Peach calls to Mario again before the castle disappears. As it disappears, the white Luma Peach was holding flies away from the castle.
Mario wakes up on a small grassy planet. The white Luma appears and turns into a white Star Bunny. It says, "Finally, you're awake! Let's play!" The Star Bunny hops away, saying, "C'mon! Jump with (A)!" He leads us to two yellow-eared Star Bunnies. The white Star Bunny says, "Let's play hide-and-seek! If you catch all of us, we'll tell you about where you are." They hop off and disappear with a poof. We find the white one in one of the craters. As we find them, they will turn back into Lumas and give us a hint as to where another is hiding. They are hiding in the large crater, a patch of grass, and a pipe. This forces us to explore the planet, which has sling pods, houses, and tree stumps. We can't normally go into the houses. We can find more Star Bits here. Our total goes reaches 50, giving us a 1-up. When we catch all of them, they gather together. One says, "Wow! You caught all of us? Maybe really can help Mama...
A platform appears. A staircase spirals around the edge. We climb to the top, where we see a woman with light blond hair, wearing a blue dress, floating above the platform. She says "Ooooh!" "I've been watching you from here. This place is called the gateway to the starry sky... My name is Rosalina. I watch over and protect the cosmos. To save your special one, you'll need the power to travel through space." "Hmm!" The white Luma appears. "Luma can give you this power. I will entrust you with his care."
The Luma spins down into Mario, making his hands glow. We get a message: "You have the ability to spin now! Shake the Wiimote!" (Shaking the Nunchuk works, too.)
Rosalina continues, "Disaster has struck us, just as it has visited you. With Luma, I hope you can rescue the Grand Stars. May the stars shine down on you..." She floats up and diappears.
The yellow Luma says, "Shake the Wiimote to spin into things that look breakable! You can even spin enemies to stun them." There is a large crystal on the platform. We spin into the crystal to break it and free the Launch Star. The Luma says, "This is a Launch Star. Shake the Wiimote when you're near one to shoot through space like a comet! Now, go and explore the universe! There are lots and lots of galaxies for you to discover!" We can now see planets in the distance. An icon tells us to shake the Wiimote near the Launch Star and Mario launches into space. The adventure has begun!
Luigi
We start Super Luigi Galaxy with Luigi waking up on the grassy gate planet. The Luma dialogue is the same. We chase after the Star Bunnies, which is a little easier because Luigi runs faster than Mario. He also slides to a stop, which is a pain. We catch all the Star Bunnies and the tower with Rosalina appears. She tells us the same story, we get the Spin Power, and we launch into our adventure!
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