Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam -- Part 2: It's that Time Again!

Now that Paper Mario has joined the bros, they can reach new places. Near the tri-color block is a narrow crack. Press (Y) near it and Paper Mario will turn sideways to slip through the crack. Jump up the nearby hill and you'll find a Goomba carrying off a Paper Toad. Apparently, the Paper Toads are about to do some real work for a change. The bros approach and the Goomba leaves. Battle the level 3 Paper Paratroopas.

Take the southwest exit and you'll find some Biddybuds that will stack. There are coins, a Refreshing Herb, and a 1-up Mushroom in the item blocks. Return and take the northwest exit. There are more Paper Toads being carried off by Goombas. Battle them and defeat the Goombas in battle to free them. (Regardless of what enemies appear during the battle, defeating the Goombas will release the Paper Toads.) There are eight that need rescuing here. Walk to the left and Paper Mario will show off that he can flip sideways to pass throw narrow spaces. Talk to the Paper Toad to get him to come along.

Go west. At the top of the hill is a Paper Toad bouncing on Music Note Blocks. Time your jump to hit a block to knock him off. He went crazy because there aren't many 3D blocks where he's from. There's another Goomba with a Paper Toad on the hill. Walk to the south and you'll find a blue Paper Toad who's super fast. Walk near the water to find a fence made of Paper Toads. Talk to them and explain the speedy Paper Toad to get the Dash Socks. To use them, start moving and press and hold (X) to jump. Release (X) when you land to begin dashing. Run through the flowers for coins. To slide to catch someone, dash, then press (A), (B), or (Y) when the exclamation point appears. You'll use it to get the other two Paper Toads, and the speedy blue Paper Toad. Lakitu appears, saying he took the Paper Toads to Peach's Castle.

Head as far east as you can go. You can get the first strike on enemies by dashing. When you reach where you first met Paper Mario, someone has a delivery for the bros. It's a Toad with an item and letter. A Paper Toad wants to thank the bros for saving his friends. The item is something the bros can use in battle. The more Paper Toads the bros save, the more battle items the Paper Toads will make. Someone says they have orders to hunt down and destroy the bros. It's a small army of Goombas. In battle, Paper Mario has the Trio Attack command now. This allows Paper Mario to use Trio Attacks, which also consume BP.  The item is a giant cardboard hammer all three bros swing at enemies to turn them into paper. The first one is Trio Racquet, where the bros play racquet ball, using enemies as targets. All three bros must be able to move to use a Trio Attack.

While you're in the area, dash to the orange spring platform to be launched across the water. Go east and you'll find that parts of the environment are made of paper. Paper Mario says this is what his world looks like. Luigi doesn't think that they came from the book, pointing to some cardboard with Bowser's face on it. Dash into the spring to launch through the cardboard. Go east and a Toad says they need the bros' help. Bowser is invading Peach's Castle. Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later... Of course, there are two of them.

Meanwhile, in Peach's Castle, Peach hopes the bros are all right. Paper Peach thinks they should have run into Paper Mario at this point. Bowser laughs. Peach guesses it's that point in the story. Paper Bowser flies in on his clown copter. He wants both princesses, but how he's going to transport Peach is anyone's guess. Bowser flies in on his clown copter. The Toads panic, as per protocol and run off. Bowser asks Paper Bowser if he's trying to steal his thunder. They're still not getting along all that well. In the background, there are suddenly two paper princesses. One asks Mario to save her. Paper Bowser notes she sounds different. Bowser says it's kidnapping time. They both say nothing gets in the way of that and breath fire on the paper princesses. They chase the princesses into the throne room. The Bowsers surround them. The princesses try to leave the throne room, but Peach trips and falls. She calls for Mario

Starlow says they should return to the castle immediately. She thinks there may be time but Bowser disagrees. Both of them have their respective princess in their respective clown copter. Bowser introduces Paper Bowser to them. They found common ground in taking Mario down. They also found teaming up make kidnapping the princesses easier. They then squabble about kidnapping technique. Paper Bowser says their headed for his castle and that the bros will try to follow them, as per usual. Bowser gives them something to keep them busy.

It's Petey Piranha. He can pick up a bro and chomp on them, keeping them from battle for a while. Trio Attacks work on bosses. He'll jump to unleash a shockwave on the bros. Time your jumps to dodge. The Fire Flower attack does critical damage, so use it often. After a few attacks, Petey Piranha will get mad and chase the bros. Paper Mario will turn into an airplane. Move the airplane over the bro being attacked and have them jump to hold on. Hold the button until they land on the ground. Press (Y) as Paper Mario lands on Petey Piranha. If one of his attempts to grab a bro fails, he'll fall backwards. He'll take more damage this way.

Once defeated, a ? Card appears. A Toad can't believe one was found here. They can be used with Amiibo to create character cards. If you don't have Amiibo, you can sell the cards.

Super Princess Peach: Ladida Plains -- 1-6

It’s time for a boss battle. Break out your stylus for the first part. This one involves pulling down on trampolines to make Peach jump. Your goal is to reach the top. Collect the coins on the way and avoid jumping into Gloomy Paragoombas, as well as falling off the edge. The goal is a sparkling ring at the top.

This will take you to a grassy area with two pipes. Perry will give you a hint about how to handle the boss. Go through the pipe when you’re ready. You’ll find a Toad trapped in a bubble. Peach runs towards the Toad, but it is swallowed by Petey Piranha. Petey Piranha will spit out Nippers and Vibe Crystals, as well as roar. The roar will knock you back, but not hurt you. He’ll also send out a shockwave to clear the area of Nippers. Water the sprout to make it grow. Stand on a leaf and cry when Petey Piranha opens its mouth. He’ll swallow the tears and fall over. Stomp on his belly button. This counts as one hit and he takes five hits to defeat. There are two sprouts, so take advantage of this as he moves around. After three hits, Petey will turn red. He’ll start stomping around, so stay out of his way. He still takes damage the same way. Defeat him and he spits up the bubble. The Toad breaks free and dances with Peach. Perry looks lonely.

Later, Peach and Perry make a campfire for the night. Perry falls asleep and starts talking in his sleep. “Ugh… Mmph… Where am I? Do I know you? Why am I sleeping here? Hey! Someone’s coming… Ugh…” Perry wakes up, saying he thinks that was a dream about his past. He says they have to keep going. With that, they move on to the second area of Vibe Island, Hoo’s Woods.

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time -- Part 7: And yet, I don't feel Over-Powered Enough

The Gritzy Caves are a bit of a maze. To the north, put out the fire and break the rock to reach the shop. The pipe to the southwest will take you back to the Gritzy Desert. Go east. In the center of the room is a ! Block on a ramp. Use it to lower platforms to another ramp. The area behind the grate on the back wall has items and coins. The ramp will lead to the area to the east. Roll to the next area. Petey Piranha appears, looking to snack on Kylie Koopa. The bros can't reach her in time and Petey disappears. Go south, then west. There's a device activated by the Bros. Ball. Send the babies past the grate and have Baby Mario drink some water. Activate the device and two sets of items will appear. Hit the item with a drop of water if it matches the item on the bros' side. Do this three times to form a bridge. The item on the bros' side will move faster the longer it takes you. To the west, hit the ! Block to make a shortcut for the Bros. Ball. Go to the southeast.

Along the way, you'll encounter Dark Boos, which are faster and more powerful. They can also steal items. The enemy that looks like a sarcophagus is a Snifaro. They'll shoot above and at you.

The pipe leads deeper into the caves. Have the babies go past the ledge in the back and wall far to the right. Hit the ! Block to lower the gate for the bros. They have 20 seconds to reach the ! Block at the other end. You'll need to Spin Jump to reach it. This will lower a gate below. Go east. There are a couple of pipes here. (Side note: I got the 90 beans needed for the Ulti-Free Badge, so I returned and got one. That means unlimited Bros. Items for the wearer of the badge only. I'll need another.) In the next area to the west, there are Elite Boom Guys, also faster and more powerful. Hit the switch on the wall on the left side, then climb up to the ledge and go west. Check out the pipes and go south. There's another device activated by the Bros. Ball. Send the babies up on the ledge and have them stand on the platforms. The rolling activates the platforms. The longer the bros roll, the faster the platforms will move, so have the bros stop rolling when you need to. Have the babies hit each of the three blocks to make a platform appear in the spike pit. Go east, then east again for items. Go west to the pipe.

The pipe leads yet deeper into the caves. Get the items in the room with a Save Book and save. Ahead is a room with a single item block. It's a trap. Petey Piranha appears, eats the block, spits it out, creating a crack in the wall. After a game of hide and seek, the battle starts. He'll fly into the air, so some attacks will miss. He'll fly up on some blocks, then dive, sending rocks at the bros. He takes critical damage from Fire Flowers. Trampolines are a new Bros. Item. They're like Cannonballers, but you can keep the attack going until you mess up the action command or you win the battle. The bros will fall faster, so it will be difficult after a while. Once he takes enough damage, he'll sink into the ground. Don't use jump-based attacks. He'll make the ground sink, like quicksand. Jump to avoid sinking. He'll also send a piranha plant on a vine at a bro marked by the block above. When you defeat him, he explodes, leaving a Cobalt Star shard and Kylie. She looks at the shard and freaks out, saying someone was looking back at her. She says that while she was exploring, she picked up a key that she thinks opens something on the Shroob mother ship. Mario asks about Peach and Kylie says Peach was inside Petey until he spit her out after eating Kylie. She thinks Peach might be in the caves ahead. In the meantime, she'll be trying to find the lock for the key.

Make a hole in the back wall. To the north are a couple of gates. Send the babies under the gate to the right and approach the switch. A voice will call to Mario, before screaming. The switch opens the other gate. Just ahead is Princess Peach, with an interesting addition to her face. A purple mushroom is attached to her face. She collapses and returns with the bros in the time hole.

In Peach's room, Toadsworth laments Peach's new mask. Peach can't talk. Baby Peach starts crying, so the Toadsworths take her out of the room. In the meantime, Peach will be resting and will not be disturbed.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star -- 5-6 Rumble Volcano

The first area leads to the mouth of the volcano. The sign reads only, "DANGER!". There's nothing else to do but jump into the volcano. Kersti marvels at the inside of the volcano and notes it won't be easy to find a Royal Sticker here. Mario freaks out when Petey Piranha appears, wearing the green Royal Sticker. He eats Kersti and flies to the center of the volcano. There's a hole in the bridge, so we peel off the Bowser tape. Unfortunately, this makes the rock we're standing on fall into the lava. It wasn't going to be that simple.

Jump across the lava while avoiding the fireballs of the Fire Piranhas. On the same level as the Fire Piranhas is a stone bobbing in the lava. It rises past the level of Petey Piranha, up the ceiling, where a Chomp, some stickers, and some Spear Guys are dangling from chains. We can't reach them, so we go to the left. There's a door drawn on the rock, but we can't place a Secret Door here without Kersti. We approach the lava to the left and a red-hot Chomp appears and chases us to the other Chomp. It dives into the rock and knocks itself out. The rock lowers a level.

Through the tunnel on the left is a sticker shop. Up the stairs are a Fire Piranha and a Fire Bro. The area to the right has a Chain Chomp. We can't hurt it as before. We return to the previous area and go through the green pipe. The pipe leads to near where Petey Piranha is, but the lava falling from above prevents us from going anywhere. We have to release the Chomp, but we can't reach it easily because it's not sleeping. Go into battle and use a Baahammer on it to put it to sleep, then run away. It will still be sleeping outside of battle so you can pound the stake. Battle it again and wait for it to wake up and run off. It will also dive into the rock.

Get back on the rock and it will lower to an area with several stakes with chains. Release only the ones attached to stuff you want. For the stickers, hit the following chains, from left to right: 1, 3, 6, 8. Go through the tunnel on the left to a wide cavern. Take the rock down to the base of the cavern. Hop on the next rock, which takes you to a Fire Piranha. Take the next rock down, pass a Fire Bro, and take a rock up. The top level dead-ends, so go to the level below. Take the rock down and take the rock across the lava up. This leads to the Bowser tape over a chain. This causes the Chomp on the chain to fall into the rock. Go back the way you came to the rock with the Chomps. Take the rock down to the next level, where there's an HP-Up Heart. Up the stairs is Petey Piranha. Hope you brought a lot of Thing stickers for the battle.

Petey says, "Shwiiiiii... SHINY PETEY TIME!" He has 300 HP. We don't get a Battle Spin because Kersti's not able to help us. He'll spit on Mario and land on him. He doesn't do much damage. He'll also spin around. He'll be a little dizzy, so hit him again to knock him over. Attacks will do a lot of damage and make stickers come out of him. This will also bring a Dry Bones into battle. When he's under 100 HP, a Jump will make him spit up Kersti. She is not amused. We can now use the Battle Spinner. We eventually beat him (didn't bring any Thing stickers). Petey says, "BAAARP!"  and explodes. Kersti says that stickers aren't food and we grab the last Royal Sticker.

The summary explains that the volcano became irate and erupted and the Spear Guys tried to calm it down. The Royal Sticker appeared and landed on Petey Piranha, who ate voraciously. Another page is added to the album.

We return to open the Secret Door, which leads to the Guitar. Back in Decalburg, the Sticker Fest is reopening.

New Super Mario Bros.: 5-Castle

It's time to deal with another castle. As seen on the Touch Screen map when outside the castle, the path forks, like it did in World 2. The castle contains lots of conveyor belts, most of which will try to drop you into the void or into the path of enemies, such as Dry Bones and Piranha Plants. If there is a Dry Bones walking on a conveyor belt, stomping will typically get rid of it because its body will be pushed into the void. Where there isn't a conveyor belt, there's ice. The first Star Coin is on an icy platform below some conveyor belts. Get there quickly as there is a Piranha Plant that will land nearby. Some more conveyor belts will lead to a long conveyor belt with an infinite stream of a spring, a couple of Dry Bones, and a giant Dry Bone. Near the ceiling is the second Star Coin. Bounce off the spring or the giant Dry Bones to reach it. After a few more conveyor belts and giant Piranha Plants, you'll end up on solid ice. Near the boss door, you find an item block directly below a gap in the ceiling. There are a Dry Bones and a giant Dry Bones in the area. You'll want to jump on the block (which is easier as Mini Mario) and wall jump up, then run over the ceiling. You'll go past the boss door and drop down to where the third Star Coin is. It's to the left of the boss door. Going through the boss door, we'll find Petey Piranha. He'll fly around the room, then angle his body and try to land on you. He'll fall down with his belly up, so stomp it or ground pound it if you're Mini Mario. Do this three times for victory. Mario will get the key and Bowser will take off with Peach, to World 6 if you're not Mini Mario or World 7 if you are. We're going to World 6 first.