Last time, Mario saved the post-Koopa Parakarry's bacon, delivered a
whole bunch of letters, and defeated the vulture/bounty hunter, Buzzar.
Now, he must climb down the other side of the mountain and cross the vast
Dry Dry Desert...

( And a little bit of water goes a long way, 'cause it's hot... )

Wow, already up to #10!

( Train, train, take us away! )

( More dialogue and fetch quests, hooray! (also a miniboss battle, and Mario gets his ass kicked twice) )

Okay, after a long delay, it's time to finish Koopa Bros. Fortress!

( He made each turtle stand on another one's back, and he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack. )

Sorry for the delay; I screwed up and kept pressing the wrong button ( Read more... )

Last time, Mario went to Shooting Star Summit and learned of his quest to
rescue the Star Spirits, then met a Star Kid named Twink, who gave him a
keepsake from Peach and encouragement.

( Let's a-go! )

And coming soon: Interactivity! Tell your friends!

Last time, Mario and his becapped shroomish friend had arrived in Toad
Town, talked to people, talked to more people, etc. and determined that
Shooting Star Summit was their next goal.

( Let's see what they're up to now. )

This is going to be a short but text-heavy update, since it covers much
more dialogue than action.

( Where to now, Mario? )

This is going to be a bit of a strange update; you'll see why in a moment.

Last we saw of Mario, he had just finished retrieving Goompa's hammer,
defeating a shellclad troopa kid, and getting back to Goomba Village.
What new thrills and foes shall our plucky plumber pal face in this
update?

( *scene transition music from Batman* )

When we last saw Mario, he had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the magically-augmented Bowser, and been thrown from Peach's castle to god knows where.

( What will become of our plucky plumber? )