Sunday, June 9, 2013

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time -- Part 9: Grinding Beans

Inside the volcano, go east from where Mr. Thwomp is. Baby Spin into the tornado and follow the trail of coins. Reunite the bros in the next area. You'll find Gold Koopaleons here. They'll give you lots of coins if you defeat them. In the hollow Thwomps to the north, you'll encounter Thwack Totems, Thwacks stacked on top of each other. To the east is a hole in the wall. It leads to a slot machine and a Thwomp. Roll the bros into the cannon and hit the switch. This sends the bros into something like a pinball machine. The bros must roll around and collect gems. When they're done, hit the switch to stop the slot machine. You can get coins or a bean for matching the symbols. A bean requires three stars. You can get some beans this way. When you're done, the bridge to the south will form. If you return, you can play Extra-burly Mode, where you can get 5 beans with three stars. I got enough for another Ulti-Free Badge. You'll find Blazing Shroobs to the south. Ice Flowers work really well here.

To the west, Stuffwell advises standing on top of the Thwomp. Before we do that, go west to the pipe. It will take you to the pipes to the north, preventing you from backtracking the long way. The Thwomp acts as an elevator, but will stop when it hits a block. To the east are enemies and items. To the west of the Thwomp is a platform the babies control from inside the hollow Thwomp. Have the bros go west after you collect the items. Take the platform to the south, then go east. Baby Spin into the tornado and grab some coins and items. Go west and into the pipe to make a bridge with a ! Block. Go east to reunite the bros. Go west twice for items. Hit the green ! Block so the Thwomp can reach you. The Thwomp descends until another block stops it.

Go west, through the pipes, to make bridges. To the east is another Thwomp who wants to play a game. Baby Spin into the tornado and collect gems. If you go to the east while playing the game, you'll reach an area with good items. He'll let you pass if you collect 30 gems. If you return and collect all 50, you'll get a bean. Hit the red ! Block to let the elevator Thwomp descend further, until he's blocked by a blue block. Go west to the pipes to build a bridge, then return to the elevator and hit the blue ! Block. Heal and save before you descend.

The elevator Thwomp lands in the middle of where Bowser is holding Peach. A small shell appears and knocks the babies back. It's Baby Bowser, planning on revenge. Bowser appears and knocks back the bros. He says Baby Bowser reminds him of himself when he was young. Apparently, they haven't figured it out, but that's not important. They're teaming up to beat the bros.

Baby Bowser rides piggyback in this battle. Ice Flowers do critical damage. The new Bros. Item, Copy Flowers, is like the Trampoline, but the bros move from left to right infinitely. Hit the bro's button for the action command. Bowser will jump and land, creating shockwaves. Baby Bowser will hit Bowser's shell with a hammer at the bros. If you keep up the volley, the shell will hit Baby Bowser, sending him away. Baby Bowser will hit a fireball at the bros. He can also heal himself with mushrooms that restore 100 HP. After a while, Bowser will return. When his health drops enough, his shockwaves will cause Thwacks to fall and roll at the bros. Baby Bowser will also jump on him to spew fireballs. He'll also breathe fire at the bros. Once you defeat one of them, the battle will continue until you defeat the other.

After you defeat the Bowser team, the volcano erupts again. It pushes the elevator Thwomp, with them on it, out of the volcano. A Shroob flying saucer knocks Bowser off, so he tells Baby Bowser to get stronger and more evil. Baby Bowser says he'll be even better than Bowser was. Bowser lands in the time hole and Baby Bowser and the Thwomp land on the Shroob mother ship. The mother ship blasts a hole in the side of the mountain and sends a hose in to pick up Peach. The bros try to stop it and get picked up as well.

Aboard the mother ship, Peach is nowhere to be found. Stuffwell thinks she's been taken farther into the ship.

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