Paper Mario/Prologue: A Plea from the Stars

First Start
The game opens with a paratroopa delivering a letter to Mario's house. Luigi then goes outside, gets the letter, and informs Mario of the delivery. It is an invitation to a party at Princess Peach's Castle, from the princess herself. Mario and Luigi immediately head for the castle and arrive there in no time.

Upon entering the castle Luigi decides to mingle on the first floor for a while and suggests that you see the princess. Then, you will be able to control Mario for the first time. Feel free to explore the controls and the castle and to talk with the diverse cast of party goers. There is no time limit. Head straight up the stairs and through the double doors to reach the next floor.

Eventually, you will reach the princess. She is overjoyed to see you and asks that you accompany her on the balcony. However, the castle suddenly begins to shake and lift from the ground into the starry sky. After the rumbling stops, Bowser and a magikoopa break in through the window. It is then revealed that Bowser lifted Peach's castle into the sky and that her castle is now sitting on top of his. After the princess and Bowser finishing arguing, Bowser will challenge you to fight.

You are only able to attack Bowser by jumping on him. Bowser attacks with his claw and it takes away one HP. After three exchanges, Bowser will pull out the Star Rod (which he stole from Star Haven) and make himself invincible. You will not be able to damage him and his attack power will greatly increase. Soon, you will lose, and Bowser will send you flying to the Mushroom Kingdom below...

Scene 1: A Message and a Goomba
The Prologue begins with Mario unconscious in the forest. Seven Stars appear one by one and observe the unconscious Mario. They converse about the situation, give their remaining power to heal Mario, and disappear. Just then, A female ../Goomba/ named ../Goombaria/ finds Mario. She shouts to three other Goombas named ../Goompa/, ../Goompapa/, and ../Goombario/ that Mario won't wake up. They bring Mario to Toads house. Then Eldstar appears again and tells Mario to go to ../Shooting Star Summit/. When he disappears, Mario wakes up. ../Toad/ hears Mario the Eldstar told him to go to Shooting Star Summit. Toad tells Mario that Shooting Star Summit is in Toad Town.

Mario goes to a gate which Goompapa is fixing. Goompapa says that he's fixing the gate and it'll take a few minutes. Mario waits and finally Goompapa is finished. Mario starts to open the gate until Kammy Koopa Puts a yellow block onto the gate crushing it. When she leaves, Goompapa, Goombario and Goombaria tell Mario to go to Goompa so Goompa can give him the hammer. Mario goes to Goompa but falls down to the ground. Mario finds Goompa and Goompa told Mario that the hammer fell somewhere. Mario and Goompa went to find the hammer.

Scene 2: Hammertime
Mario and Goompa found the hammer in the grass. Mario gets it and hits a tree. Goombaria's doll falls. Mario catches it and then Goompa went to the block. Then somebody pushed Goompa to the grass. A ../Koopa Troopa/ called ../Jr. Troopa/ tells them that nobody is aloud to pass. Mario and Jr. Troopa fight. Mario easily defeats him but Jr. Troopa tells Mario that he'll be back. Mario breaks the block and then he and Goompa opens a locked gate. Goombario and Goombaria talk with Mario while Goompa gets a badge. Mario gives the doll back to Goombaria and Goombario tells Mario that he'll be an adventurer one day. Goompa gives Mario the Power jump badge and then Goombario joins Mario's adventure. Mario breaks the block with the hammer. Mario and Goombario went through the broken gate.

Scene 3: An Un-Kingly Nature
Mario and Goombario face off a lot of Goombas until they come upon two colored Goombas named ../Red Goomba/ and ../Blue Goomba/ Mario and Goombario defeat them easily but Mario and Goombario come upon the castle of ../King Goomba/. King Goomba, Red Goomba, and Blue Goomba face Mario and Goombario. They defeated the ../Goomba Bros./ first and with all Marios might he defeated King Goomba. King Goomba and the Goomba Bros. went into the castle. Mario finds a switch and presses it. When pressed, King Goomba was shot up to the sky like a torpedo. Mario and Goombario find the bridge and continue the journey.

Scene 4: Look for a Shooting Star
Kammy Koopa goes back to the castle and tells King Bowser that Mario defeated the Goomba King. So angry Bowser tells Kammy Koopa if the Star Spirits are captured sepretly. Kammy says yes and tells Bowser that Eldstar is held in ../Koopa Bros. fortress/ Then the ../Koopa Bros./ barged in and told them that they can defeat Mario. The Koopa Bros. names were Red, Black, Yellow, and Green. Red was their leader. They showed Bowser a super spinning attack. After that they ran back to the fortress.

Meanwhile, Mario and Goombario appear in Toad Town. Toad said to them that Shooting Star Summit is through the door that has a star on it. Mario and friend went to see Luigi again. Luigi tells them that he'd loved to join but he had to look after the house. Mario and Goombario went through the door and to Shooting Star Summit. They ran up the stairs. Eldstar was waiting. Eldstar and the six other stars tell Mario that each one of them are held by Bowsers minions and that he has to save them and take on Bowser. At Bowsers castle, Peach meets a Star Kid named ../Twink/. Peach gives Twink a lucky star and tells him to go to Mario and give him the Lucky star. Twink then leaves to Mario.

Scene 5: Koopa Magic
Mario and Goombario went out of the Summit until Twink finds them. He teaches Mario how to use the lucky star. After the teachings, he puts the lucky star on Mario. Then a Blue ../Magikoopa/ appears for a fight. With the help of the lucky Star, he kills the Magikoopa. The Magikoopa then disappears. Twink leaves. After Twink left, Mario and Goombario left to Toad Town. Toad tells them a wizard named Merlen wanted to see them. Mario and Goombario went to Merlens house. Merlen didn't let them in but when Merlen saw Mario he let them in. He tells them that Eldstar it held in Koopa Bros. fortress. Mario and friend went to the end of Toad Town but a Red Toad with three others blocked the way. Mario tells Merlen to get to the bottom of this. Merlen revels the Toad Bros. into the Koopa Bros. The Koopa Bros. quickly leave to the fortress. Merlen tells Mario to go the fortress. Then Mario and Goombario went to Pleasant Path.