Use your wisdom and strength to recover the Power Stars and restore peace to the Mushroom Castle. Stolen Power Stars are hidden throughout the painting world. "Well, Bowser's not going to get away with it, not as long as I'm around!" Unless Mario recovers the Power Stars immediately, the inhabitants of this world will become Bowser's army. Bowser must have taken them and sealed them inside the painting. Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too. "A plan this maniacal, this cunning.this must be the work of Bowser!" If nothing is done, all those monsters will soon begin to overflow from inside the painting. To help him accomplish this, he plans to convert the residents of the painting world into monsters as well. With the stars in his control, the beast plans to take over the Mushroom Castle. According to the Bob-omb Buddies, someone.or something.has suddenly attacked the castle and stolen the "Power Stars." These stars protect the castle. Once inside the painting, Mario finds himself in the midst of battling Bob-ombs. As he is drawn into it, another world opens before his very eyes.Īnd so begins the grandest of all adventures! Without a second thought, Mario jumps at the painting. Hanging on the wall is the largest painting he has ever seen, and from behind the painting comes the strangest sound that he has ever heard. Most of the doors are locked, but finding one open, he peeks inside. Mario begins searching all over the castle. "Who's there?! I've heard that voice somewhere before." Shaking off his uneasy premonition, Mario steps into the silent castle, where he is greeted by the gruff words, "No one's home! Now scram! Bwa, ha, ha." Mario is so excited to receive the invitation from the princess, who lives in the Mushroom Castle that he quickly dresses in his best and leaves right away. "Wow, an invitation from Peach! I'll head out right away. Mario and Luigi begin another adventure in hopes of rescuing Yoshi’s pals and Princess Peach! What can this mean? Apparently, Bowser hasn’t learned his lesson, so it appears that his minions have yet again kidnapped Princess Peach. I tried to help them, but the turtles are incredibly strong and cast a spell on me, too… Will you please come with me to rescue my friends?” They have used magic to seal my friends inside eggs. Then, before their very eyes, an odd little dragon hatches! The dragon calls himself Yoshi and says, “Monstrous turtles recently appeared here in this Dinosaur Land. As Mario and Luigi desperately search for her, they discover a strange egg on the outskirts of the island. They set out for Yoshi’s Island in the magical island nation of Dinosaur Land far to the south.īut soon after arriving on the island, Princess Peach suddenly disappears. Having returned peace to Mushroom World, Mario and Luigi decide to take a leisurely vacation with Princess Peach. When Mario and his friends, in fear, open the door, to their surprise, the world that he saw in his dream spreads out before them! They all walk together up the stairs and at the top, find a door just like the one in Mario’s dream. It is exactly like the one Mario saw in his dream. When they enter this cave, to their great surprise, there’s a stairway leading up, up and up. They decided to go to a nearby mountain for a picnic.Īfter arriving at the picnic area and looking at the scenery, they see a small cave nearby. To clear his head, Mario talked to Luigi, Toad and Princess Peach about the strange dream he had. He awoke with a start to find himself sitting up in his bed. Stunned, Mario lost his footing and tumbled upside down. Please help us!”Īt the same time this was heard, a bolt of lightning flashed before Mario’s eyes. The curse Wart has put on you in the real world will not have any effect upon you here. Please defeat Wart and return Subcon to its natural state. We have been cursed by Wart and we are completely under his evil spell.
When he strained his ears to listen, he heard a faint voice saying, “Welcome to Subcon, the land of dreams. As soon as the door opened, he was confronted with a world he had never seen before spreading out as far as his eyes could see. He dreamt of a long, long stairway leading up to a door. Story (From the original instruction booklet)