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PAPER MARIO 2
For the Nintendo GameCube
An FAQ/Walkthrough
Copyright 2004 Richard Beast
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1. Version History
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| v. 0.95 | 10/31/04 || Eh... sorry for the inconveniece yesterday. For some  |
/---------\----------/| reason, I lost part of what I did in the guide, and I |
| had to put it back in the guide... anyway, Pit of 100 |
| Trials was a bit delayed, but lots of enemy work done.|
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| v. 0.90 | 10/30/04 || Now we can call this a complete guide! Chapter 8 has  |
/---------\----------/| come to a close, although sorry, I didn't manage to   |
| get the Pit of 100 Trials in there yet. =( Eh, I will |
| soon enough. Expect major list work in short time.    |
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| v. 0.75 | 10/29/04 || Told you that you could trust me. Chapter 7 close to  |
/---------\----------/| being wrapped up, and Chapter 8 and the Pit of 100    |
| Trials shall be done tomorrow, so that's good. After  |
| walkthrough, I'll finally finish the stupid lists. :\ |
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| v. 0.50 | 10/28/04 || A lot more done this time around. Chapter 5 is nearly |
/---------\----------/| done, and next time I update the guide, you can quite |
| nearly expect Chapter 7 to be done, and from there,   |
| the guide will be finished very quickly. Don't worry. |
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| v. 0.20 | 10/24/04 || See, I told you I'd do some work on it! Chapter 2 is  |
/---------\----------/| complete, and tomorrow, all of Chapter 3 shall be     |
| done. Expect a lot more work in the following days,   |
| unless the ball games get me going.                   |
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| v. 0.05 | 10/21/04 || Chapter 1 is almost complete, and I did do a bit of   |
/---------\----------/| lists, just like I promised. I've been having a few   |
| computer problems, and I've been caught up watching a |
| lot of baseball, but I'll get this junker worked on.  |
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| v. 0.03 | 10/20/04 || Hello. Well, the guide is extremely incomplete now so |
/---------\----------/| obviously, it'll be a while. The guide's just out of  |
| Rougeport now, but it's going to grow as rapidly as I |
| can make it, so stay tuned for some updates.          |
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2. Table of Contents
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CHAPTER ONE: Typical Guide Stuff
1. Version History
2. Table of Contents
3. Introduction
4. Legal Disclaimer
CHAPTER TWO: Characters
CHAPTER THREE: Basics: Read Before Playing
CHAPTER FOUR: Walkthrough
a. Prologue: The Magical Map
b. Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon
c. Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree
d. Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory
e. Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls
f. Chapter 5: Key to Pirates
g. Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess
h. Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon
i. Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door
j. Chapter 9: Pit of 100 Trials
CHAPTER FIVE: Abilities
CHAPTER SIX: Lists
1. Stars
2. Badges
3. Shine Sprites
4. Recipes
CHAPTER SEVEN: Shops
CHAPTER EIGHT: Bestiary
1. Enemies
2. Bosses
CHAPTER NINE: Secrets
CHAPTER TEN: Outro / Credits
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3. Introduction
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Yes, I DID put the header in front of two sections inside. Really, do indeed
sue me. Anyway, as for the game. I got it just a day or two ago, and already
love it. A lot. Well, it's only natural I'll throw out the very best guide I
can. Plus, I've written for very few Nintendo-made games (well, actually, none,
but I've written for TimeSplitters 2 and Crash Nitro Kart on GameCube, even if
neither are made by Nintendo), although I'm writing for Legend of Zelda:
Majora's Mask at the same time with this guide. So... well, I'm spare you my
usual rambling. Just enjoy the guide.
-- Richard "Gbness" Beast
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4. Legal Disclaimer
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You are NOT permitted to put this FAQ on your site without my permission first.
All you have to do is email me or IM me saying you want this FAQ on your site,
then you can tell me your site and the chance is high that I'll let you. But if
you put this FAQ on your site without my permission I swear you will regret it.
If I let you, not ONE word should be changed from this FAQ! NOT ONE! Got it?
Good. Also, make sure that no money is involved. If you want this FAQ to be
sold on eBay, then just forget about it, man. And don't sell this guide either,
or pay people to use it, or you'll be in such big trouble you don't want to
think.
Another little note is that I will not have this guide hosted on many other web
sites besides GameNotOver, GameFAQs, IGN, and Neoseeker. You need full-on
permission if it's not one of the four above sites. I am sick of people ripping
me off (I have been ripped off three times in the past), so if I don't like
your site, I won't let my guide be posted on it. I am sorry, but this is how it
has to be. If you ask politely and I like your site, you will definitely have
the luck of getting it up there. Thank you very much.
E-mails are to be sent to richard_power1000@yahoo.com. Add "Paper Mario" or
similar to the subject, and I'll read it. If you want to be on my closed AIM
list, e-mail me and ask. The closed AIM name is rbeast288, however. If you do
get on my list, however, do not stalk me and don't always IM me. I have so many
people IMing me as soon as I sign on, I don't need anymore. So, just keep all
that in mind, okay?
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*** WARNING: There may be spoilers within this section. I'm not to be held
responsible if it gets spoiled for you, so... read this section with risk, my
friend.
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1. Mario
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If you don't know this guy, I think you've been living under a rock for a very
long time, and I'm serious. Mario is the main hero, the guy who's always got to
save Peach, the damsel in distress, from the evil Bowser... well, I won't go
further. ;) Anyway, Mario is the guy of damage. His hammer and jump attacks
will hurt quite a bit, and the abilities he'll get with badges are really
awesome. Overall, the real best character.
Attacks:
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Jump: Of course, Mario would have to come with the ability to jump, of course?
You can jump twice by going over to the enemy and hitting A at the right time,
and there are plenty of other jump attacks you can use with the proper badges
equipped.
Hammer: Mario's Hammer attacks usually tend to be slightly more powerful than
his jump attacks, although only very, _very_ slightly. To use this, hold Left
until a red star flashes up, and Mario will bring it down. You'll want to use
badges to get more attacks, though.
Sweet Treat: Requires 1 SP. You can use this move to shoot hearts (1 HP for
Mario and his partner), flowers (1 FP for Mario and his partner) and poison
mushrooms (stuns Mario while he tries to shoot!) as soon as you see the
Thousand-Year Door for the first time. You'll use this skill a lot!
Earth Tremor: Requires 2 SP. For 2 SP, this move is quite a steal! A bar will
fill, with marks along the way that will light up when you need to hit them.
The more you hit, the more damage it will do to all enemies. 5-6 damage is very
easy, making this a great skill to the very end.
Clock Out: Requires 2 SP. Nah, it's really not all that Earth Tremor was. It
will freeze enemies, allowing you to do all the pounding. You'll have to push
the button over an enemy to use this skill, and NOT the ones over Mario and his
partner. Still, I almost never used this skill, except for one boss fight.
Power Lift: Requires 3 SP. A similar skill to use to the previous one, this one
increasing your attack and defense power. This skill is indeed useful, but the
problem is that it costs 3 SP, whereas good old Earth Tremor, which is usually
much better to use, is 2 SP.
Art Attack: Requires 4 SP. This is just a plain AWESOME move, even if it is a
bit high on the SP price. You can circle around enemies, using the Ruby Crystal
Star. The more you draw around the enemies, the more damage you'll do. Which
means, doing 9-10 damage to all enemies is not hard.
Sweet Feast: Requires 5 SP. Nah... this move is sweeter (OMG I LIKE PUNS) than
Sweet Treat in terms of healing, but it costs five times as much SP to use, and
the healing (about 15 HP/FP back for everyone) compared to Sweet Treat's 7
HP/FP healing. Still, it's a bit faster and more fun to use...
Showstopper: Requires 2 SP. A real steal for 2 SP, but it's pretty hard to use.
What it does is instantly kill the enemies, but for that kind of result, you
have to do the timing just right. You'll have to press random buttoms that
appear on the screen REALLY fast to do this, so make sure you're ready.
Supernova: Requires 6 SP. Oh. My. God. This attack can do perhaps 15-20 damage
to all enemies; it's that powerful! All you have to do is tap A... really,
really fast. Still, it's by far the strongest attack in the game, even if it
pushes 6 SP out of you.
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2. Peach
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As usual, Peach gets kidnapped a little bit into the game, and spends most of
the game in a certain... somewhere, captured by X-Nauts. That makes her the
center of a lot of attention, when everyone at her castle and Mario want to
rescue her and the X-Nauts and Bowser's Koopa clan want to capture her.
However, while she's captured, she makes friends with a traitorous (to the
X-Nauts) computer named TEC, who wants to be taught the meaning of love.
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3. Bowser
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The very... SLOW leader of many Koopas, Bowser is another person who cannot
stand the X-Nauts and wants to kidnap Peach and find the Crystal Stars. He has
a bit of a sense of humor, although he has a badass attitude and is very
obviously evil. Mario will encounter him a few times during the course of the
game, each time needing to fight him. Trust me, his servants call him names
such as "Your Grumpiness" for a reason.
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4. Goombella
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Mario beats Goombella in Rogueport, looking for the treasure there (and the
Thousand Year Door). She's a cute little creature who is always able to tell
you about anything that's going on, in and out of battle. She's not an
excellent fighter, but Goombella is mostly good for her ability to scan
enemies. Using that, you can see enemy HP and strategies for defeating them, as
well as some Nintendo humor.
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Headbonk: Just like good old Goombario from the original Paper Mario, eh? This
is just like Mario's Jump attack, if only slightly weaker. You can do this
twice by hitting A before stomping the enemy, but the attack gets much better
once Merlon powers Goombella up.
Tattle: Now this is why you'd ever want to use Goombella in the early parts of
the game, more so than any other character! You'll get enemy stats, such as HP,
attack, and defense. And you'll get detailed information and some Nintendo
humor, just like I mentioned earlier.
Multibonk: Requires 3 FP. Pretty much the same ability as Power Bounce, except
maybe slightly, slightly easier to do. Do this over and over, and you'll do up
to about 10 damage a hit, so long as you get the hard timing right. Probably
her best ability, Tattle excluded.
Rally Wink: Requires 4 FP. Well... this move has its uses here and there. It's
great if you're very low on HP and desperately need to heal, and the timing you
need is a complete laugh, but you'll only get one extra turn, so it's kinda
overpriced. Still, it's good in a few cases.
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5. Koops
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Koops joins the group at Petalburg, wanting to defeat Hooktail so that he can
avenge his dad, although he actually joins you after that because he sort of
wants to go with you, I suppose. Koops attacks from within his shell, and can
give Mario a bit of defense. His attacks come from his shell most of the time,
however. He's good for damaging all enemies and will be used in nearly every
battle... until you get Yoshi.
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6. Flurrie
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Flurrie is a spirit living within the Boggly Woods, and although she has next
to no clothes on whatsoever, she won't even let herself be shown without a
necklace on. She's probably my least-used character though, since her physical
power simply cannot contend with Yoshi's, or even Koops's or Goombella's. She
can, however, blow enemies away with her breath, but that's not easy to time
and costs 4 FP, which isn't exactly a plus.
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7. Yoshi
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Yoshi gets hatched from Glitzville while Mario is being dubbed "Gonzales", so
he calls Mario that for the rest of the game. Except, he isn't the Yoshi we all
know. Yoshi's a great character for hitting enemies multiple times, and his
Ground Pound attack, while being an extremely easy attack to do with no FP,
will do 5 damage to an enemy, that's really nice! And on the field, you can
ride him around, making him very frequently in my party.
Ground Pound: An excellent first ability, being that Yoshi doesn't need any FP
to use it. Although the damage is very weak, you can hit an enemy four to six
times with this ability, depending on how much Merlon has powered Yoshi up.
Overall, one of Yoshi's best abilities.
Gulp: Requires 4 FP. One more extremely good ability, this one allowing Yoshi
to eat anything that isn't too big, and then spit it out at another enemy. This
will usually do about 4-6 damage to the enemies it'll hit, making this a steal
for 4 FP, if you're built up enough.
Mini-Egg: Requires 3 FP. Nah... really not the kind of attack I like to use.
It'll deal out three eggs -- four once you get Stampede. Each one does 1 damage
at the very most, and might shrink the enemies. Not really that great; I'd pass
until Stampede.
Stampede: Requires 6 FP. Slightly overpriced, and really hard to time at first,
but it can do about 6 damage to all enemies on the ground; you simply have
immense difficulty beating such a thing. The timing is very hard to get used
to, but it's possible. Definitely Yoshi's strongest ability.
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8. Vivian
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Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers! Good. Vivian is a member of the Shadow Sirens who
work under the X-Nauts, and the Shadow Sirens are sisters. She betrays her
sisters Marilyn and Beldam about 4/10 into the game, because they both treat
her like dirt and just push her around. She makes a great character, though.
She can set fires on enemies, gradually damaging them. Her Fiery Jinx attack is
really good, and she can avoid damage and fool people by hiding in the shadows.
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9. Ms. Mowz
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Ms. Mowz is INDEED a rodent... but a rather cute one, at that. She's actually a
mouse thief, traveling the world looking for badges. She has a crush on Mario,
which is really why she can join in the first place. However, she isn't exactly
an amazing character. She CAN steal from enemies and has a few good abilities,
but she has naturally low HP, which can definitely turn you down. And you NEVER
need to use her field ability, and that's final.
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10. Bobbery
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Bobbery's the seventh and final party member to join Mario, and he's definitely
the party member built for pure aggression. He's basically just a pirate who
lives in Rogueport. However, he never wants to go out to sea because once when
he did, his wife succumbed to an illness because of it, and he finds it his
fault. So I suppose you could say that he joins your group to atone. And he
seems to have a fondness for blowing bombs up from behind him.
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Paper Mario 2 is a pretty simple game, but might want to learn a bit from the
boss before you get started, right? ;)
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Field Controls:
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Main Stick: Make Mario move
Start/Pause: Go to menu
Control Pad: Menu shortcut
A: Make Mario jump/talk/examine
B: Use Mario's hammer
L: No use
R: Use Mario's abilities
X: Use partner's abilities
Y: Use Mario's abilities
Z: View Mario's stats
More coming next update...
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Battle Controls:
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Main Stick: Move cursor
Start/Pause: No use
Control Pad: No use
A: Take an action
B: Previous/cancel
L: No use
R: No use
X: Attack audience member
Y: Switch attack order
Z: No use
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** NOTE: This walkthrough is VERY incomplete at the moment. Repeat: it's very,
very incomplete. I'll be updating it almost every day, however. So, just be
patient and I'll get to it.
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1. Prologue
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The game opens as Luigi exits the house, opens the mailbox, and finds a letter
addressed to Mario. Going back into the house, he'll read it to him, finding it
was written by Princess Peach. He'll read Peach's story, saying that she left
to go to Rogueport. She'll ask that Mario go over to Rogueport, and Luigi will
pick up a TREASURE MAP from the letter. Press A at the title screen, and the
boat will sail over to Rogueport.
Once you arrive, the driver will allow you to stop. Head over to the left, and
jump to the block marked "S" to save your game. I know we haven't done much,
but it's annoying if someone knocks the power cord out of the wall, y'know?
Head up the street, and you'll find some purple dude harrassing a little
creature (or, shall we say, a Goomba) named Goombella. So... we might as well
fight injustice when we find it, shouldn't we? Begin!
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This fight is so easy it really doesn't deserve to be called a boss fight, but
anyway. All that Crump will do is jump to you and attack; that's certainly not
something you should be worried about. Although Goombella is on screen, you can
not control her, so stick with Mario. Use his Jump attack and RIGHT before he
lands on Crump's head, press A. While it normally does 1 damage, it'll hit for
2 damage if you do it like this! Crump's attacks will do one point of damage
per hit. Just continue jumping, and Crump will go down instantly.
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After that battle... Crump gets angry and calls a bunch of men just like the
one behind him. After that... GEEZ! Mario and Goombella will escape the huge
group of creatures that surround you, though. Head to the right, and go up the
stairs and to the left. Laugh at those hundred of guys who missed you, and
well, there you go. Once you've done that, watch a quick cutscene where
Goombella gets all excited about Mario having the Treasure Map, and she'll join
you. Now you can control her!
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2. Rogueport
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After the chit-chat, head to the upper-left side. Goombella was right. This
place is indeed full of idiots. This rat here will get all angry and yell at
you not to move, because he's looking for his contact lens. He'll never find
it, so just move and Mario will automatically break it, no matter where you
move. And he won't let you pass unless you buy a replacement. Man, what a
stingy guy. Let's not bother with that, though.
Enter the store just to the right, and speak to the guy there. You can't buy a
contact lens here, yet. Proceed to buy some Mushrooms, and you'll get a little
explanation of how the shopping system works. Buy some mushrooms here, as well
as a few other helpful things here and there. After that, leave the shop and
head to the far right. Go through the gate on the right, and then suddenly...
some creep just takes off with half of your coins! What nerve!
Well, let's get those back, shall we? Head between the shop and the bar, and
enter the house on the left there. This utter idiot gets really scared and
hands back your coins. Well, that's good. Now head back to the last area, and
go to the far right. Speak to the guard there, who won't let you pass unless
you pay. If you don't pay, you have to fight. Who wants to pay? Fight! It'll
give you 22 star points if you win!
This is a more difficult fight than the last one, but still shouldn't be tough
if you bought Mushrooms. Gus here has 20 HP, and you'll need to attack with
Mario's Hammer skill. If you Jump, you'll fall on top of Gus's heavy spear.
Goombella does not have any other skills except jumping, defending, and
scanning Gus, so just have her defend and use a Mushroom on Mario now and then
to replenish his health.
Make sure to hold the main stick to the left and let it go when the red mark
comes on screen, so you'll do 2 damage instead of 1. Each of Gus's attacks will
do 3 damage. Use a Mushroom every now and then, and you won't have a problem.
Now enter the house on the upper-right, and talk to Professor Frankly inside.
After another pretty silly scene, he'll go outside and invite you to jump
inside a pipe leading to Rogueport Sewers, where the Thousand Year Door is.
Just hop in...
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3. Rogueport Sewers
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Alright, now we're in here... head over to the right, and you'll be attacked by
a group of Goombas. There are three types of Goomba in this fight (and isn't it
a pity we can't control Frankly for this battle, or at all through this
place?), the Goomba, Paragoomba, and Spiked Goomba. Mario can jump, or he can
hammer, and Goombella can only jump. Goombas, you can jump or hammer.
Paragoombas fly, so you have to jump them. However, jump a Spiked Goomba and
you get damaged yourself! So hammer those.
Follow the path once you beat those, defeating enemies along the way. Once you
can, head up and to the left, upstairs. Jump to the platform when it moves
toward you, and continue further to the left. Hop down the pipe there, like you
usually would, and continue down the stairs. Go to the right and destroy the ?
boxes to find a MUSHROOM and a FIRE FLOWER. Enter the next pipe at the far
right, and marvel. I can understand Goombella, but HOW THE HELL CAN MARIO FIT
THROUGH THOSE TINY THINGS?
Sorry, I rambled. Anyway, next screen. You'll see a little rat crawl through a
hole, but bah, just leave it alone. Step on the blue switch, and what do you
know? A wall becomes stairs! Go over to the right, and head upstairs. Speak to
the creature in the treasure chest, who will beg you to find a key and release
it from the box. Right. Anyway, head down from there and head left beyond that
staircase, and when you can, fall through the top end.
Collect the BLACK KEY here, and drop to the floor, returning to the creature in
the box. When you open it... it inflicts a curse on Mario, being something
evil? Actually, no. It'll actually give you a new ability, to turn into a paper
airplane when you reach a platform, by pressing Y. Shall we try out this new
ability, right here and now? Go down the large flight of stairs, and press Y.
Hold down and right... and we're a sailin'.
Walk over to the large Thousand Year Door, and it'll explain where the first
Crystal Star is, on the map. Also, light will engulf Mario and he'll learn the
ability SWEET TREAT. Gather Star power, and you can use this to restore some
health to Mario and his comrade. You will then automatically leave this place,
and Professor Frankly will explain that the first Crystal Star is in Petal
Meadows. My, that's a nice sounding place. However, Princess Peach might have
already gone there... perhaps.
However, to get to Pearl Meadows, you'll have to find a pipe somewhere in this
place. Leave the house, and Frankly will give you a POWER SMASH BADGE. This
will allow Mario to use 2 FP for a stronger hammer smash attack. Anyway, to
proceed. Go back to the Rogueport Sewers, but don't worry, we won't spend much
time in here! Head to the far right side, and you'll find a plane icon. Use Y,
and sail to the very far end, fighting the Goomba on the way. Once at the end,
hammer the tentacle there. Really. It will get angry, and you'll have to fight
it.
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Hah, it's really not all that. The Blooper is comprised of two tentacles, and
one squishy enemy. The tentacles have 3 HP, but do yourself a favor and start
by throwing a Fire Flower. This will kill the tentacles, AND will damage the
Blooper. This makes it even easier. Just use Mario's Power Smash attack; the
Blooper's attacks aren't very powerful. Continue attacking; you likely won't
have to use a Mushroom to cure yourself.
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Once that battle's over (and you get Star Points, hehe), jump across the
platforms along the way. Just hop into that pipe there, and we're on our way to
Petal Meadows.
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4. Petal Meadows
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Oooh, nice looking place. And lots of stuff to get, for the time being. First
of all, move up and smash the two trees to collect a MUSHROOM and a STAR PIECE.
The more items the better! Move onward, and OMG WHAT IS THAT SCARY SHADOW?!
Well, we don't know yet, but it's past. Continue and fight every battle on the
way. I leveled up my FP first, and then my HP a little later, personally.
There's a ? box just further; open it collect a MUSHROOM.
And continue fighting Goombas. Really; they're not hard at all. Go out through
the path on the right, and beat the Goomba groups there. Look off the edge of
the pier and you'll get a CLOSE CALL badge! Equip that on Mario right away! Now
go over to the bushes right to the upper-left of this point, and hammer them
out of the way to find a pipe. Don't bother with the pipe just back; it's
useless. Continue along these bushes, until you reach a blue switch...
Have Mario stand on this, and a bridge will appear where we found the Close
Call! But don't stop there; continue across the bushes. At the end of the path
is a STAR PIECE. Alright, now it's a long way, but jump back into the pipe.
Once back on normal ground, continue right and hit the ? box for a FIRE FLOWER
and look through the bush on the far side. Collect the MYSTERY there, and exit
through the right.
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5. Petalburg
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A Koopa will stop and talk to you as you enter, speaking of Hooktail, a dragon
that eats anything it finds, just about. Scary. Anyway, head to the right and
enter the shop (with the yellow sign near it) as you pass, and buy some stuff
from that shop. It sells stuff for slightly cheaper prices than the Rogueport
shop, so that's an advantage. Stay at the inn and rest on the way, so that we
are ready to go to the Shhwonk Fortress where necessary. ;)
Go over to the next screen, and enter the pink house there. The Koopa elder
will think that you're a thief, but will quickly realize you aren't. Just
answer to him what you personally think would be nicer. =) He'll tell you that
Hooktail has the Crystal Star, and that you'll need to find Stone Keys inside
Shhwonk Fortress. It's time to get there, ya? Go out through the eastern side
of Petalburg, and enter Petal Meadows again. You'll be stopped by a Koopa who
thens run away, but we'll get to that later.
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6. Petal Meadows
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Let's immediately check the upper bush right at the entrance for a STAR PIECE.
Now that was a good way to start the second part of Petal Meadows! Anyway, this
place will introduce Koopa Troopas, which are altogether new enemies. They have
a bit more HP on them than the non-boss enemies we have yet fought, but they
have hard shells with lots of defense. To get them down so that they're ripe to
attack, first have Goombella or Mario jump them, and then hit them with
anything you wish.
Defeat all of the enemies along the way, and hit the ? box for a POW BLOCK.
That is EXTREMELY important! After that, enter the building on the right, and
examine the creatures on the pillar. OMG IT'S TEH UBER ATTACK OF TEH LARGE BALD
CREATURES! You can't damage them with jumping, hammering, or flaming, so you
have to use a POW Block. Just use the attack from below them, and they both go
to the underworld.
The next part is pretty simple. Just walk forward, while beating the Koopas on
the way. Once in the next building, examine the pillars again, and this time
you'll be attacked by Bristles. Just as easy as the last creatures; just use a
POW Block and they're gone. Go to the next screen, beating the Koopas, and stay
on the southern part of the grass to find an INN COUPON there. This will give
you one free rest at an inn!
Nice; now hit the ? box for a FIRE FLOWER. Also, there's an inn box here that
will replenish all of your HP and FP, but requires coins. In the next building,
save your game just in case, and speak to the stone. It'll change you to some
question answering, so I hope you're ready! You have to answer five times right
before three times wrong, so here are five right answers.
1Q: What's hidden in this places?
1A: Stone Keys
2Q: What does one Mr. Softener and one Fire Flower cost at the store?
2A: 16 Coins
3Q: What is the name of the mayor of Petalburg?
3A: Kroop
4Q: Tell me, now! Where is the Crystal Star?
4A: Hooktail Castle
5Q: How can one get from Petal Meadows to Rogueport?
5A: Go Through a Pipe
Now, the stone will reveal a tube leading into Shhwonk Fortress. We can now
enter!
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7. Shhwonk Fortress
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This is a short, simple place, for the most part. When we start, enter the room
on the left, beating the Fuzzies along the way. They will suck your HP, 1 HP a
turn. Try to stop them by hitting A just a second after they start trying to
get off, and they won't drain but an HP. Beat them like normal, and enter the
room on the far left to find a MOON STONE. A Fuzzy will drop on you after you
take it, though. Just beat it using the combined power of Mario and Goombella,
and there'll be no problem.
After you've gotten that, head right, all the way back to the main room. Now
take the door to the right, beating off the Fuzzies on the way. Find the
MULTIBOUNCE BADGE along the way, however. When you're in the room at the right,
collect the SUN STONE there, and take a left all the way back to the first room
once you've defeated the Fuzzy that drops on you. Annoying things, those
creatures. I especially like Goombella's Tattling them. ;)
Back in the first room, a higher-place Fuzzy will see you, and get angry. And
thus begins a fight, but I'm not going to call this one a boss fight. Pound on
this Gold Fuzzy successively, and quickly. That's Mario's Power Smash, and a
constant attack from Goombella once you Tattle it. After you deal some damage,
a huge band of Fuzzies will appear and attack, doing about 4-5 HP of damage
every turn! Go for those first, with everything you've got.
After the Fuzzies are gone, the Gold Fuzzy should be nothing to your attacks.
Once you've done that battle, it's time to return to Petalburg. Leave from the
door right behind where the Gold Fuzzy attacked, and go to the far left, past
the Petal Meadows.
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8. Petalburg
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Once you're back here, enter the pink house at the side of this place, the
house of the elder. Speak to him about owning the two Stone Keys, and now... we
need to find a way to Hooktail Castle. Easy. Head west to the first Petal
Meadows area, and you'll be stopped by the Koopa who spoke to you before you
left for Shhwonk Fortress. His name is Koops, and he wants his dad back and
wants to defeat Hooktail. So let him come with you!
Koops is a great fighter for ground-based enemies. His skills will go for
enemies on the ground, so when you're faced with more than one enemy, use the
attack that requires FP. Otherwise, his normal move. The timing is all pretty
easy, so no need to worry. Also, Koops can remain in one location, you can let
go of X, and then he'll charge forward. I'd switch him out for Goombella,
personally. After he joins, head west to the first screen of where you first
entered this place.
There are two stones on the left and right, with holes to place something. Put
the Moon Key in the left and the Sun Key in the right, and then they'll become
switches. Hit them... but they don't do anything? Yep, you have to hit them
both at the same time. Simple enough. Go over to the one on the left, leaning
against it but FACING LEFT. That's important. Do that, and hold down X. Move
over to the one on the right, and then let go of X and immediately hit the
switch. And then the middle stone becomes a pipe... jump in, and head right to
the scary...
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9. Hooktail Castle
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Yep, Hooktail's castle. This is by far the longest dungeon so far, so I hope
you are prepared. Once inside, jump on the bouncy spring to go to the path
above. Pay 6 coins to heal your HP and FP completely at the box on the left, if
you wish. Otherwise, just head right to see yourself above great heights. My
my, you wouldn't want to fall off, would you? Press Y at this platform, and fly
over to the ledge on the right, and there we are inside the actual castle.
Go over to the right, gawk at the skeletons, and ambush the Paratroopas along
the way. They are just flying Koopas that become Koopa Troopas after you jump
them, but then you have to jump them again! Argh. Anyway, after you beat them,
collect the POWER BOUNCE BADGE from behind. Equip this on Mario right this
second! This is a badge that allows an amazing new ability for Mario, which
allows him to jump on an enemy over and over until you make a mistake hitting
A. It gets really hard pretty early, though.
Anyway, enter the room on the right, and Koops will find whom he thinks to be
his dead father. However, he reads a note and realizes that he isn't. However,
there is an unusual skeleton to the right. Examine it, and it gets angry and
sics... OH MY FREAKING GOD! Hundreds and hundreds of skeletons! Run? No, fight
them off! Hammer, hammer, hammer your way to the red skeleton, and speak to him
to start a boss fight.
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The Red Bones and not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Dull Bones are a little
stronger than the other two bosses we've fought yet, but it's still not really
too bad. Beat up on the Dull Bones, FIRST. If you have a POW Block, Fire
Flower, or any other item like such, you'll instantly eliminate all except Red
Bones. Take the little guys out as quickly as possible, because their attacks
will add up quickly, and they'll even rebuild their friends! If the Red Bones
does this, immediately take it out. Once he's alone, defeat him very quickly or
you'll regret it.
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Well, that wasn't too bad. Enter the next room, and you'll find it's full of
skeletons as usual. The problem is, these ones move. Fight off the two moving
skeletons in this room, which are really just normal Dull Bones. And very, very
important... get. The. SHINE SPRITE. Along. The. Way. I cannot stress that
enough for you. Anyway, since I've stressed it, head right to the end of this
room.
Here we're faced with a bit of a puzzle. First of all, hit the purple box, and
a purple platform will appear at the upper-right part of the room. Now go to
the right side of the purple box, and face right while using Koops's Hold
ability. Return to the purple box, stand on it, and let go of X to go to the
top of this room. From here, just head onward to the balcony, and collect the
STAR PIECE there. See, aren't you glad you listened to me?
Return to the bottom level, and make sure the purple box is there and at the
bottom level. Hit the yellow box at the bottom, and then jump on top of the
purple box, up to the block, to the left, and use Koops to hit the red switch
and move the stairs over to the left. Drop back to the bottom level, and then
hit the next switch to obtain a CASTLE KEY. Good, good. Hit that red switch
again, and return to normal floor.
Go over to the right, head upstairs, and use the Castle Key at the door there.
There's a save block over here, so you might as well use it! That's what I
always say! Defeat all the Koopas in this room, and then go to the room on the
right, after using Koops's ability to hit the red switch near the door. This is
a rather large room, and rather quiet and suspicious... anyway, open the chest
in the middle, to get the good BLACK KEY... but what's the catch?
Of course! Spikes rise all over the room and a spike trap is now falling down
to the floor! You gotta run, but there's only one path out! Head over to the
far right, and then up. Go left, and then head up, left, and then down to the
bottom and to the left, to the door. Whoo! That was close. Anyway, head
upstairs and enter the room there, and you'll find another treasure chest. Open
it with the Black Key, and of course. It'll curse you with another ability,
this one being the ability to become thin as paper with R.
Well, this helps you out. Go to the left, downstairs, and press R to go through
the cell on the left. Pick up the ATTACK FX R BADGE over there, which is rather
important for the battle against Hooktail. Now head out, another room back, and
to where you fought that Red Bones. Look to the bars, until you find an object
behind one of them. That's what we're looking for. Slide over there, and
collect the CASTLE KEY there. Now return to the final room, with the green
switch and platform.
Rise to the top, and then head upstairs and open the door there. You just GOT
to love keys, man. Now, in this room... head over to the left, hitting the blue
switches along the way to create paths forward. Repeat this once more, until
you reach a gap without a switch. Hmmm... ah yes, very easy. Jump through the
window, head right for a STAR PIECE, then go left, and then jump back out and
continue over to the left. See, was that hard?
In the next room, beat the Dull Bones along the way. Not very varied, are the
things? Now use Koops's Hold ability to get to the upper part, the same way you
always do. And of course, typically, more Dull Bones. Drop off through the
left, and use Mario's paper ability to go through the bars. Collect the LIFE
SHROOM there, and... typically, we have to go all the way back up. Oh well, I
guess that is no real big deal.
Anyway, once you're back up there, head over to the left, and talk to Ms. Mowz
in here, some crackpot female mouse who seems to be hunting for badges. Take
the three treasure chests that for some reason she did not open, those are a
CASTLE KEY, a MUSHROOM, and a HONEY SYRUP. Not bad, any of the stuff. And also
collect the SHINE SPRITE. Now we're cookin'. Just cross the path and unlock the
door on the right with your Castle Key, and that's good. As usual, beat the
Koopas and get to the top of the room.
Now this place is a bit... narrow. Just walk over to the left (man, I feel like
Luke Skywalker) and go to the left side of the bars. Slide through them, and
use the airplane panel to get to the door on the right. First of all, head down
the stairs, give the yellow block a smack, and use Koops to grab the CASTLE
KEY. Be careful doing this, however, or you could end up going all the way back
up here. But anyway, once you've got it, ascend the stairs to the top of the
room.
Unlock this door, and now you'll know that we're near Hooktail! Just go up the
stairs, fighting off the enemies along the way. Continue to the upper-left once
you're at the top of the stairs, and make sure to heal yourself and save, just
in case you lose. Enter the room on the right and then... that's... one...
big... dragon. And it acts just like you'd think it would. However, its name is
Hooktail and it's the one who has the Crystal Star. Which means...
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He's not really that hard, but his attacks can give you a run for your money. I
really, really recommend the Power Bounce Badge (3 BP) and the Attack FX R
Badge (0 BP) to be on Mario; that'll make this a cakewalk of a fight. Mario's
Power Bounce attack will do about 6-7 damage, while the Attack FX R Badge will
make Mario's hammer sound annoy Hooktail, and his attacks will grow much
weaker. He can stomp (really powerful), he can chomp (really powerful), and he
can breathe fire (4 damage to both Koops and Mario), so his attacks aren't
exactly weak.
Keep at it, with Mario jumping on Hooktail's head as much as possible. If you
end up low on HP, Sweet Treat is the best way to go. Koops should just stay
back, heal when necessary, and occasionally use a normal roll attack. Once
Hooktail has lost 20 HP, he'll start begging for mercy. Ignore all of his
orders! Could you really spare a creature like this? Although, after you ignore
his orders he'll eat the entire crowd. Grrr. Well, he's only got 10 HP left.
Pound him like a nut, healing only when necessary, and he'll die no problem.
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After Hooktail passes away, Koops's father will jump out of his mouth, giving
the party that Crystal Star that Hooktail had hidden away inside his belly
(ewww!). Mario was also learn the Special ability Earth Tremor, which has the
potential to be an EXTREMELY powerful attack with the right timing. And it'll
hit everyone, although it requires 2 SP. That ends Chapter 1 for Mario, but for
Peach...?
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10. Unknown Area
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Princess Peach has been kidnapped. AGAIN. Can you believe it? Well, at least it
isn't Bowser that's kidnapped her. It's some freak of nature named Grodus, the
boss of Lord Crump, whom we fought in Rogueport. After a small talk and Grodus
learning about the location of the map, which belongs in Mario's hands, Grodus
makes three female goons caled the Shadow Sirens, those are a thin purple girl
named Vivian, one fat purple one named Marilyn, and one tiny little one named
Beldam, go after Mario.
Anyway, as for Peach, who will be locked away. Enter the room on the left, and
decide to take a shower there. SHOW SHOW SHOW. Nah, it won't. After Peach gets
out "feeling like a new princess", enter the room to the right of the one you
were thrown in, to speak to a "perfect computer". It spied on Peach in the
shower, and when Peach gets angry and thinks the computer is in love with her,
and then this computer wants Peach to teach it true love. And with that, she
sends an e-mail to Peach.
Enter Bowser, now. He's grumpy and storming around being deemed the title of
"Your Grumpiness", as usual. Walk over to the right, and speak to the old hag
there. Thus ensues a very funny scene. She tells him while he's already angry
that the X-Nauts have kidnapped Peach, and then Bowser gets angry because "NO
ONE BUT ME SHALL KIDNAP THE PRINCESS!". And thus, he breaks a hole through the
window and leaves. Gotta love.
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11. Rogueport Sewers
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Here we go; back as Mario, in Petalburg! Anyways, go near Koops's house, except
to the fence near it. Press R to become thin, and slide through it for a MEGA
RUSH P BADGE. Now prepare to leave Petalburg and go back through Petal Meadows,
when you're stopped by getting Peach's e-mail. Well, we know what that says,
anyway. Go all the way back to the beginning of Petal Meadows, and from there,
hop into Rogueport Sewers.
Now go back across the drifting platforms, and back to the main area. In this
room, slide through the bars on the right, and from there, go over to the left,
and into the room there. Merlee, Merlon's sister, is in here! Trust me, buy the
Special. You surely have enough coins, and believe me it's worth it. After
that, go back to the pipe, head left, and instead of the previous business of
using the floating platform, head left and slide through the bars instead.
Once in here, slide the leftmost bars to immediately drop to the floor. Aren't
we cheap? After that, jump into the pipe at the upper side, and once you're
down there, continue to the right and then upstairs and to the left to find an
airplane panel. Use this panel to reach the platform over at the left, where
the Thousand-Year-Door is. However, there's stuff to get! Slide through the
bars, hop up with the trampoline, and collect a SHINE SPRITE. And also, go
under the stairs to find a STAR PIECE.
Now that that's done! Stand at the center and use the Crystal Star there, and
you'll learn of the location of the second Crystal Star: Boggly Woods. Mario
will decide there's nothing better to do than ask Professor Frankly, so that's
where you're taken. He'll tell you that there's a secret pipe leading to the
Boggly Woods, and once again, it's in the Rogueport Sewers. However, first of
all, talk to Luigi. He'll give you a rather... lengthy version of your
adventure, describing his own one.
Bah. Just go back into the sewers, through the bars again, and all the way back
to the room with the giant staircase and yellow block to the left. You'll see
that rat crawl through a hole again, but this time it's important. Slide
through the bars to the right of the hole and go to the left, where you'll trap
it. You would think you'd fight it, but it turns out to be a friendly creature.
Knowing you want to find the next Crystal Star, it'll show you a passage into
the woods.
Just head right, and up the stairs once the creature (it's of the race of Puni,
and it's name is, quite frankly, Punio) opens the secret passage. Head to the
right, past the wall, and then just slide through the pipe that Punio will
offer you. And this marks the end of Chapter 1 and the beginning of miniscule
little Chapter 2.
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12. Boggly Woods
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Picturing the area of the Boggly Tree, can you imagine any different look than
this? I know I couldn't. But anyway, hear what Punio has to say, and then head
east to the next screen. The Shadow Sirens! But hah, they lost the description
of Mario, so they don't know who you are! Apparently, Vivian has found a
necklace, and gave the description of Mario to Beldam, who's lost it. She'll
get angry and take the necklace. And they just let you pass. ;)