Thursday, May 8, 2014

Paper Mario: Prologue -- A Plea from the Stars -- Part 1

After falling from the castle in the sky, Mario lies unconscious in the woods. The Star Spirits appear, saying Mario will recover. One thinks the situation is hopeless. They use their powers to give Mario strength, then fade away. A Goomba wearing a bow finds Mario, recognizes him, and calls for help when he won't wake up.

Mario is in a bed when a Star Spirit appears. He wants to talk to Mario, but is too weak. He tells Mario to go to Shooting Star Summit so they can talk. The Star Spirit disappears and Mario wakes up. A Toad walks through the door, happy to see Mario awake. Mario's been sleeping for days. The Toad informs him that he's in Goomba Village, which is west of Toad Town. He and a family of friendly Goombas are the only residents. Mario asks about the Star Spirit but Toad thinks it's either a dream or a message. He thinks Mario should go to Shooting Star Summit, but first should visit the family of Goombas, because they carried him here.

Outside are a few of the Goombas. The one with the blue cap is Goombario, who claims to be Mario's biggest fan. Goompapa needs to fix the gate blocking the road to Toad Town. Go into the Goomba's house and talk to Gooma and Goompa, on the veranda. When you go outside, Goombario announces that the gate has been finished and Mario can go to Toad Town. Kammy Koopa appears, saying she can't believe that Mario is back on his feet. She came to check on him and tells him that saving Peach is useless. As a gift, she drops a large block on the newly-fixed gate, smashing it. She says the world is Bowsers and then flies off. Goompapa is upset about the gate, but thinks they can break the block with Goompa's hammer. Mario goes into the house to go get the hammer on the veranda, but the veranda is no longer there. Mario falls down, far below the house.

He lands near the mangled veranda. The path back to Goomba Village is blocked by a block. Goompa is nearby and follows Mario so they can look for the hammer. Go west and search the shrubs. Some of them have coins. The far west shrub has the hammer, which means Mario can now perform hammer attacks in battle and on the field. The hammer can break yellow blocks. Hit the trees for coins and items. The east tree has a Dolly, a doll that looks like Princess Peach. Goompa says Goombaria, Goombario's sister, the one who found Mario, lost it.

Try going east and Goompa gets attacked. A small Koopa, still in its egg shell, walks in. He's Jr. Troopa, the boss of the neighborhood gang. He battles Mario. Use either attack. After a while, he'll charge up to do more damage. Hit him one more time and you'll eventually defeat him. He'll give you 20 Star Points, which is something you'll get after battles. Collect 100 and you'll level up, fully restore HP and FP, and get to increase HP by 5 points, FP by 5 points, or Badge Points by 3 points.

Go east and hit the tree for a Mushroom. There's a Heal Block, which restores all HP and FP. Use the spring to reach a Fire Flower on the top of the hill. Go farther east and you'll find Goombas loyal to Bowser, making them enemies. Hit them on the field for the First Strike. They can do the same to you. Goombas have 2 HP and will initially give 2 Star Points. There are also Spiked Goombas. They have 2 HP and give 3 Star Points at first. Only use the hammer on them. Paragoombas can only be jumped on, and have 2 HP. If you land a jump, their wings will disappear and they'll become regular Goombas. Go up the hill and to the left for a Star Piece. Go east to return to Goomba Village.

Goompa opens the gate and goes into the house to get something. Give Goombaria back her Dolly and she'll give Mario a Star Piece and a kiss. Goompa gives Mario the Power Jump Badge and shows him how to equip badges. Goombario says he works out a lot and that his Headbonk hurts. He joins Mario on his adventure, with the ability to tell Mario about enemies, people, and their surroundings. Use the hammer to break the block and head east for Toad Town.

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