Super Mario Adventures
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Super Mario Adventures
It marks the second time the Mario universe is developed into a livable place, as the comic was made after
When the comic originally ran, it ran alongside a just-as-long serial based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Both serials were later reprinted in separate trade paperbacks published at the time of the magazine's fiftieth issue.[4]
In 2016, Super Mario Adventures as well as the said adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past later got a reprint, handled by publisher VIZ Media.[5]
Synopsis
The story opens in the
Mario and Luigi chase after The Princess and soon find a large egg, which cracks open to reveal a grateful Yoshi. Mario and Luigi felt afraid, thinking that the Yoshi might eat them, until they found that he is a friendly dinosaur when they saw him eat the Wiggler. Yoshi takes them to the nearby Yoshi Village, where they meet Friendly Floyd and discover Yoshi's backstory. Toad arrives to inform the pair that Toadstool has been captured.
In a nearby tower surrounded by a lake, the
On the other side of the lake, the Mario Bros., Toad, and Yoshi are trying to figure out a way to get to the tower. Mario rescues Luigi from a
Luigi poses as The Princess, using a mask, and is brought to Bowser. The real Princess wakes up, now dressed as Luigi, and is also determined to rescue Mario. Luigi offers to order the Koopalings a pizza, and then calls up Yoshi and Toad, who show up dressed as pizza delivery boys. But out of the boxes come The Princess and Floyd, bearing a pack of bombs that Floyd had with him. Luigi runs off to rescue his brother. Eventually The Princess's bomb is accidentally lit from the Reznors, blowing up the tower and sending all the good guys flying back over to the other side of the moat.
Floyd parts ways with the heroes, who feel victorious due to Bowser's apparent defeat. Mario realises there's no way to reach the entry pipe in the sky. Toad takes The Princess cape to fly up to the pipe and send for a rescue party. Shortly afterward, some odd-looking Mushroomites show up with a rope ladder. The leader cuts the portion of the ladder with the Mario Brothers, and it is revealed that Bowser and the Koopas have taken control of the Mushroom Kingdom and the Princess Was Once again Kidnapped.
The Mario Bros. and Yoshi give chase after the Koopas' saucer, but Bowser responds by sending down Koopa Paratroopas to attack them. Mario fights back and Yoshi eats each Paratroopa until finally he swallows a Blue Koopa Shell and grows wings. The trio eventually crash-land in front of a Ghost House. Luigi dashes into the house, smelling cheese, and Mario follows when a metal door comes down, leaving Yoshi locked out.
Mario and Luigi are surrounded by
The Mario Bros. and Yoshi make it to the Koopa-conquered Mushroom Kingdom and find that practically every enemy character from the classic Mario games are gathering for Bowser's marriage. The trio use available pipes, and Mario gets separated from the other two.
Bowser uses
Down in the basement, Luigi and Yoshi come upon the captured Yoshis, who are now all trapped in eggs. They get to work setting the Yoshis free. Just when the ceremony gets underway again, Luigi and the Yoshis come stampeding in, trampling all of Bowser's minions. This breaks the spell on The Princess, who then proceeds to untie Mario. Bowser tries to hide in his wedding cake, which the Yoshis begin devouring. The Yoshis are freed, and peace returns to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Dialogue changes
When Super Mario Adventures was reprinted in graphic novel form half a year later, some minor changes were made to the dialogue so the dialogue would make a bit more sense in context. The following lines were changed:
- Part 2, page 8, panel 6: Luigi: "Tell my stomach that!" --> "Tell your stomach that!"
- Part 3, page 4, panel 8: Luigi: "Yahoo!" --> "Yikes! What a fight!"
- Part 6, page 8, panel 2: Toad: "Onto plan B!" --> "We have a delivery to make!"
- Part 8, page 8, panel 7: Mario: "Quit clowning around, Luigi! Look!" --> "Look! I wonder if anybody's home..."
- Part 9, page 1, panel 1: Mario: "Quit clowning around, Luigi! Look!" --> "I don't see any lights on..."
- Part 9, page 5, panel 8: Koopa Kids: "He's off the royal rocker!" --> "I hate it when he's right!"
- Part 11, page 4, panel 5: Mario: "Ow ow ow!" --> "Look out!"
- Mario Vs. Wario, page 5, panel 3: Wario: "Phew! That was close!" --> Wario: "Blast! He got away!"
- Mario Vs. Wario, page 8, panel 4: Mario: "Hello there... Wario! Are you home?" --> Mario: "Wario! Long time no see!".[5]
Mario vs. Wario
Immediately following the end of Super Mario Adventures, Nintendo Power concluded the epic with a ten-page story loosely based on Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, which ran in their January 1993 issue and was later reprinted in the graphic novel. This comic was last seen in the Greed School part of the official North American Wario Land 4 website. In this story, Mario receives a letter from his childhood playmate Wario, who is inviting him over to his castle to "catch up on things". What Mario does not know, though, is that Wario is secretly plotting revenge for how much of a bully Mario was to him in their childhood. In the road between his house and Wario's castle, Mario encounters several of the bosses from the game, but does not suspect that they're out to eliminate him. Eventually, he reaches the castle and finds a giant Wario waiting to pummel him. In the fight that ensues, Mario finds that Wario's new size is thanks to a plug on his overalls, which he then pulls off, deflating Wario to his normal size (which is apparently the same size as Mario). Wario is upset about Mario bullying him again, but Mario, realizing this, apologizes. The story ends on them playing cowboys again, with Wario once again vowing to get even.
A year later, immediately following a comic adaptation of
See also
References
- Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
- Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
- ^ "たまに読むならこんなゲーム漫画~桜玉吉のスーマリ編~". Mandarake. Retrieved on November 19, 2008. - "小学館「SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES マリオの大冒険」漫画・チャーリー野沢(桜玉吉)"
- ^ Legend of Zelda Link to the Past (By Nintendo Power). ASIN 1421575418.
- ^ a b "Nintendo Powers "Super Mario Adventures" Comic To Be Reprinted By VIZ Media". Siliconera. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Mario Vs Wario 2 Comic". Super Luigi Bros Archive.
External links
- Super Mario Adventures - VIZ Media
- Super Mario Adventures (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia