Saturday, May 4, 2013

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga -- Part 3: The Mario Bros. do some actual plumbing!

Use your new hammers to break up the rocks in your path. Go to the right, past the cave, for some item blocks, then go into the cave. There's an old man in a rocking chair, who will let us ride the mine carts and pick up jewels. The bros ride in separate mine carts and collect jewels of their respective color. Mario also has to collect batteries so he can shine the flashlight on Luigi to see if there are any obstacles or gems in his path. You need ten jewels to pass through. You can repeat the minigame for Hee Beans.

The Hammerhead Bros. will catch up to the Mario Bros. to teach them how to use hammers in battle. To attack, press the bro's button when the hammer shakes. To defend, hold the button, then release it before the hammer shakes. To the north are item blocks and a mysterious Boo statue. To the south is the area surrounding Beanbean Castle.

In this area, you'll find Sharpeas, Spiny-like enemies. Use your hammer on them. Using hammers to get the first strike will stun all enemies on the field, but they won't take damage. Sworms also appear here. Go south, then east to Beanbean Castle Town. If you see Goombas with tails, you're too far north. Return to the previous area and take the path to the southeast.

Beanbean Castle Town is absolutely devastated. The townspeople say that Cackletta attacked while the soldiers were searching for Prince Peasley. One person says that something called the Beanstar is kept inside the castle. The item shop is the only thing that's currently open. To the north is the entrance to the castle. The guards won't let the bros through. Luigi brings out Prince Peasley's rose and the guards allow them to enter. Go north, then west and talk to the attendant lying on the floor. Lady Lima of the court appears, but won't let them meet the Queen. Instead, she opens a trap door and drops them into the basement. She says to prove that they are the Mario Bros., they must repair the castle's plumbing. The Mario Bros. have to do some plumbing? Who knows how long it's been since they've done that?

Aside from the plumbing, Super Flies are in the basement. They're faster than Fighter Flies. Spinies are also here. Deal with them the same way as Sharpeas. To fix the plumbing, use the hammers to hit the plugs in the pipes. This will restore the water flow and open the gate. Some plugs will make enemies appear. Some of the pipes have valves that need to be open. Spin the valves with the Spin Jump. One of the valves is in a different area than the pipes and plugs. Go to the right, spin the valve, and hammer the four plugs in. This will raise a platform so you can reach the next valve. Once you open all the gates, Lady Lima will appear and thank them for saving her. The bros explain that she dropped them here in the first place. She claims that Cackletta attacked and locked them in here.

Upstairs, the other "Lady Lima" approaches a star-shaped object that is no longer protected by a barrier. She says she tricked the Mario Bros. into fixing the plumbing, which disables the Beanstar security system. That is a strange security system. Fawful appears, saying, "Cackletta! It is the hurrying time! We must take that Beanstar and fastly run away from this place!" Cackletta removes her disguise and mentions having possession of both the Beanstar and Peach's voice.

Lady Lima explains that the Beanstar can grant all desires. They are the guardians of the Beanstar, at the castle. She says to hurry and keep the Beanstar out of evil hands. Inside their cell are some item blocks. Save and go through the other gate to go upstairs. The Beanstar is gone. Fawful says, "Once we awaken the Beanstar with Princess Peach's voice, this world will be Cackletta's snack cake!" Cackletta asks if the bros have met Queen Bean yet. She drops down, angry. Fawful and Cackletta fly off and Queen Bean approaches for battle.

She'll slam her fists into the floor, creating shockwaves. You'll want to attack both of her arms first. After about 20 HP of damage, they'll shrink and her crown will fall off. You can now attack her head. She'll spit beans at you. If you land on them, they'll become Beanies and remain on the battlefield. After a few turns, her arms will become large again. If there are any Beanies on the field once you defeat her, you'll have to defeat them as well.

Once you defeat her, Queen Bean collapses. Lady Lima says that Cackletta made her eat a Belly Blech worm, which turned her into a monster. The bros offer to help in any way. The only way to return her to normal is for her to drink from the legendary Chuckola Reserve from the Chucklehuck Woods. Lady Lima gives them the Beanbean Brooch and tells them to head southwest to reach the Chucklehuck Woods. One of the attendants gives them a badge outside the castle. Badges make the bros stronger and have numerous effects. Luigi's upset that he doesn't get one.

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