Paper Mario Walkthrough

Everything *but* the Walkthrough for Paper Mario - v.0.3
February 25th, 2001
By Quizmaster v.4.0
Hello lads and lasses and anyone else I may have missed! Yep, I'm
writing yet another FAQ that skirts around completion of the actual game
in question, instead choosing to take stock in details. In here I plan
to note the locations of all the badges, Star Pieces, Quiz questions,
and so forth, leaving the details of actually beating the darn game to
the reader. And of course, I'll do it with a slightly cynical edge and
perhaps a touch of funny.
Finally, I'd like to give a special thank you to you, the reader. No,
not you, you. Yeah, you. If it wasn't for you...well...um...I don't
particularly know what would happen, but my guess is that it would be
bad.
OK, enough of this...it's FAQ time! (Note: I'm basically starting the
game from scratch looking for all this stuff, so you get this FAQ
piecemeal and the part you've probably already combed through first.
Hooray!)
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I: Table of Contents -
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O: Pithy Introduction (if you don't like it, then you can pith off!)
I: Table of Contents (hmmm...will mentioning the TOC here cause an
infinite loop?)
II: Star Pieces (Star light, Star Bright, where are the other 159 I seek
tonight?)
II and I/II: Chuck Quizmo! (You know, I rather like that name for some
reason...)
III: Badges (We don't nee...nah, it's probably been done 5 billion times
now...)
IV: Enemies (With Enemies like these, who needs friends?)
V: Shops (Where you can circulate your hard earned coins into the local
economies instead of your index funds...)
VI: Tayce T. and the Recipes (It sounds pretty 70's band-ish...)
VII: Postcards From the Edge (Wow, I made a column title punning off of
some show I never watched! What's it like?)
VIII: Super Blocks (Become a Super Block-head!)
IX: Miscellany (All that stuff that doesn't relate to the game that
you're contractually bound to read!)
X: Parting Shot (see O: Pithy Introduction, above)
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II: Star Pieces -
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What are the Star Pieces good for, you didn't ask? Well, if you collect
enough of them, you can trade them to Merylee (or however you spell it)
for Badges! If the score sheet in Mario's flat is accurate, then there
are a hundred and sixty about, which is just enough to get every last
badge. Wwwwooowwweee. Now the somewhat innovative thing that I'm doing
with this list here is listing the star pieces in the order that it's
*possible* to recieve them. (And in the quite likely event that I miss a
piece or two, then I urge the audience to chime in!)
Goomba Village and the Environs...
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#1 - Near the beginning of the game, when you fall off the missing
veranda. Get the hammer and go one screen right of where you fell. Climb
the hill to the right, then go into the screen, and then left up the
hills. The Star Piece is in plain sight.
#2 - Bash the farthest right tree with the hammer one screen left of the
fallen veranda, and you'll recieve the "Dolly". Give it to Gomaria and
she'll reward you with a Star Piece!
#3 - Bash the tree just to the left of the Goomba King's castle and
guess what comes out?
Toad Town - Land of the Free, home of the Whopper...
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#4 - Bash the tree just to the left of Merlow's house. Voila!
Shooting Star Summit - Super Duper!
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#5 - Go into the screen when you enter Shooting Star Summit from the
bridge from Peach's Castle (Well, where the castle used to be, anyway.
Is it just me, or was the castle really less than I expected? I mean, in
Mario 64 it was pretty dang big, and here...well...it's not much bigger
than your average mansion. Oops, that's right, I'm writing an FAQ here.
*Ahem*)...and you'll find another Star Piece in plain sight!
Koopa Village - Home of Shelley, Shellster, Shellina, Ed...
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#6 - After you save Koopa Village from the Fuzzies, go to the east side
of town (with the Elder's House.) Atop some bricks on the right side of
town, there's a Star Piece! (Push the blue block under the bricks to
reach it.)
Koopa Bros. Fortress - It's Fort-riffic!
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#7 - Two screens east of the fork in the road at Pleasant Path, (in
which you take the road that leads to the Koopa Bros. Fortress), bash
the first tree you see with a hammer and marvel at what doth fall out.
Pleasant Path - Because Agonizing Path of Death wouldn't fit...
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#8 - Remember where you hit the switch to raise the bridge? Well, on the
right side of the bridge, there are some ledges that lead out of the
screen. Hop on them and head left, then use Kooper to claim your reward!
Mount Rugged - Formerly Mount Carpeted...
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#9 - Three screens east of the train station, where you first encounter
the Clefts, climb up the mountain and work your way left. When you get
to the holes in the mountain, throw yourself out of the screen when you
get to the left hole. You'll land on a ledge with a bit of treasure,
y'will.
Dry Dry Desert - Clear Clear Desert. Wow. (Sorry, Ben Stein)
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#10 - Talk to Kolorado (he's on the first screen you enter in the
desert) with Parakarry as your partner. Since you collected the letter
for Kolorado earlier, Kolorado will tip you a Star Piece for it.
#11 - Get the letter to Nomadimouse from the rooftops in Dry Dry
Outpost, then travel three screens west of the aforementioned town. Use
Parakarry to deliver the lettter, and you'll get another mail delivery
Star Piece.
Dry Dry Ruins - C'mon, your face isn't that bad!
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#12 - Drain the sand from the room where Goombario remarks "It's a bit
sandy, huh?" (which is four east and one floor up from the entrance) and
there will be a Star Piece in plain sight. Gee, these guys just aren't
trying anymore!
#13 - Bash the stone block that stands between you and the "Artifact"
four screens east and one floor down from the entrance (and through the
lower formerly locked door.) Give it to Kolorado, and he'll give you a
mystery prize! (Oh, all right, another Star Piece.)
Toad Town - Where Mr. Badger and Mr. Mole Live...
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#14 - Give Merlon in Toad Town the letter you picked up in Dry Dry
Desery, and he'll tip you a Star Piece. That reminds me, I need to tip
my letter carrier when he comes by next Christmas. Don't let me forget,
OK?
Boo's Mansion - Because Boo's Shack was taken!
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#15 - In the room where you, at long last, get the Super Boots, a Boo
will inform you that there's a Star Piece hidden under a floor panel in
the room. It's a few paces south of where he is. Do a spin jump to flip
the floor panel and claim yer prize!
#16 - This one's a bit tricky to get, because of the perspective. When
you're atop the bookshelf in Boo's mansion, where Parakarry had to carry
you across bookshelves to get Boo's portrait, one screen above and to
the right of the shop in Boo's Mansion...
You have to fall through the floor above, and go to the very end of the
protruding bookcase. Jump a crate's length to the left and you'll fall
atop two crates. Bash them both open to reveal a Star Piece! (If you
don't land atop the crates, you'll have to go to the room above and fall
again.)
Toad Town Sewers - Home of mutated turtles!
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#17 - After you fight the Electro BLOOPER!!!, go a screen left and then
a screen right, by taking the platforms that rise and fall when you jump
on them. In this room, climb up the constantly rising platforms and keep
holding up when you get to the stone pillar in the back of the room.
Switch to Parakarry to carry you across the gap to recieve another
in-plain-sight Star Piece!
Tubba Blubba's Place - No, it's not a bar...
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#18 - From the entrance, go into the left door, then down the hallway to
your left until you have a choice of a door on your left or above you.
Take the above one, and there's a Star Piece for you, sitting on that
table like nobody's business.
#19 - This time, go right from the entrance, and then head up a flight
of stairs, back to the left, across the hall that you originally entered
into, left across one more room, and you'll get to a balcony above the
dining room. You may well remember that there was a Star Piece on the
dining room table that you couldn't reach...well, since you're on the
second story now, take a flying leap!
Toad Town - No, no, not Toady Town!
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#20 - Give Fice T. (the trooper at the guard shack right outside Forever
Forest) the letter you picked up in Gusty Gulch and he'll tip you a Star
Piece. Gee, what a guy! Even though it scared the living tar outta him,
he still finds it in him to reward you. It's like tipping the guy from
the mob who drives by at night to throw a brick at your window.
Koopa Village - Hanging with Mr. Koopa...
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#21, #22, #23 - Do five favors for the Koopa Koot and he'll reward you
with three Star Pieces! He does this multiple times too...I'll have to
make a section just for him, I will...
Offhand, I remember that he asked you to retrieve a book from Kolorado,
give him a Sleepy Sheep, retrive a dubious "Tape" from Goompa in Goomba
Village, and fetch him some Koopa Tea. What was that fifth ruddy favor?
Ah well. I'll keep track of them from now on.
Favor #6 - Get Luigi's Autograph. Well, he's your brother, after all, so
ask him for it.
Favor #7 - Find Koopa Koot's Wallet. It's in Koopa Village somewhere, so
keep hunting around for it until you find it. (Hint: It's in the bushes
on the west side of town, right next to the path that leads to the east
side.)
Favor #8 - Get Koot a Tasty Tonic. Either buy one from a shop, or get
Tayce T. to brew you up one.
Favor #9 - Get Merluvlee's Autograph. Not too tough, just sally forth to
Shooting Star Summit and ask her for it. Huh. Old man wants a lot of
autographs for some reason. Is he plotting some sort of check fraud
scheme?
#Something-or-other - When you get Sushie, go back to the west side of
Toad Town (the part with the Main Gate.) Swim from the right end of the
fountain (near the three chatting girls) to the left end to claim a Star
Piece there.
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II and I/II: Chuck Quizmo! -
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Chuck Quizmo is apparently some sort of slug with a top hat on, but I
don't care because he gives out two of my favorite things - Quizzes and
Star Pieces! (In about that order, too, unfortunately.) Anyhoo, he gives
out a Star Piece for every correct answer you give him, which I will
convientely list here, so that you can cease paying attention to the
finer details of the game. (The last time I played through this game, he
asked me eleven questions, but I have a feeling that he didn't ask all
he had...)
Where he could be -
East Side of Koopa Village right below the Elder's House
In Goomba Village, in the front yard
West Side of Koopa Village, on the right side of the screen
Near the Entrance of Dry Dry Outpost
Questions:
Who is Goombario's sister? Goomaria!
What is the color of the block you can break with the first hammer
you got?    Yellow!
What ability does Goombario usually use? Tattle!
What color of pants was the Goomba king wearing? Red and white!
Which of Mario's battle commands is on the far left? Strategies!
How many windows does the Goomba House in Goomba Village Have? One!
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III: Badges -
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Badges are signs of power. To get the first Badge, first you need to
find Gym Leader Brock and challenge him to a due...oh wait a sec, I got
a little mixed up there. Badges allow you to defend yourself properly,
alert you when things aren't right, give you something besides Jump and
Hammer to do...they can alter just about any game mechanic, really.
There's only one slight problem with the whole badge thing. Each Badge
takes a certain number of points to put on, from 0 (which are usually
wonderfully useful, as you can imagine. Oh yeah, you can't see me roll
my eyes from here, that's right...) to 6 for rather nasty ones. And in
your adventure you can get up to 30 Badge Points. However, there are 80
badges (once again, if the board in Mario's flat is to be believed.)
Ouch. So, I'll list the badges here for now, and then provide some witty
comentary when I have enough listed to make some useful combos.
Power Jump -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Lets you perform a Power Jump (2 FP)
Where you get it - You automatically recieve it after escorting
Goompa back to his house after he falls off the veranda.
Close Call -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Prevents enemies from attacking (sometimes) when
Mario's in Danger (When Mario's HP is less than 5.)
Where you get it - On the road from Goomba Village to Toad Town,
there's a red question mark block on the first screen. Hit it to get the
badge, OK?
Hammer Throw -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Hits an enemy with the Hammer, no matter where it is.
(Takes 2 FP.)
Where you get it - One screen left of the main Toad Town gate, and
one screen right of the Goomba King's fortress, bash the tree just left
of the overhang on the right of the screen. A springboard will fall out
- bounce on it to go on top of the overhang and open a chest with the
badge in tow.
Dizzy Attack -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Delivers an attack that leaves an enemy dizzy and
unable to move.
Where you get it - On the first screen of Pleasant Path, there's a
red Question Block on the first screen (coming from Toad Town.) Punch
it, baby!
Attack FX B -
Badge Points - 0
What it does - Changes the sounds the Mario makes when attacking.
Where you get it - On Pleasant Path, just to the left of Koopa
Village, there are three sets of brick blocks on the ground. Break them
all, then a red Question Mark Block will appear. Break it to get the
Badge!
HP Plus -
Badge Points - 3
What it does - Gives you 5 more to your Max HP.
Where you get it - In the back woods of Koopa Village, jump on the
tree stumps and use Kooper's shell toss to reach it.
Power Bounce -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Lets you do a Power Bounce (3 FP) - which lets you
jump on an enemy until you miss an action command.
Where you get it - In the room with three cells in Koopa Bros.
Fortress (two screens east of the entrance), in the middle cell. Either
use Bombette to blow a hole in the wall or walk through the one already
provided (on the right side of the cell near the back.)
Refund -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Refunds some coins if you use an item in battle.
Where you get it - Remember the room in the Koopa Bros. Fortress
where you hit the Question block and fell in the prison cell? Yeah.
Anyway, go there, but stay on the ground floor and go to the right.
Smash Charge -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Increases the Attack Power of all Mario's Hammer
attacks by 2. (Can be used concurrently, as well.)
Where you get it - In the main foyer of the Koopa Bros. Fortress
(the room you're in when you enter), climb up the staircase raised by
the switch on the second floor, then take the ramp up to the fourth
floor. The switch is guarded by a Bob-omb (oh no!)
FP Plus -
Badge Points - 3
What it does - Give you 5 more to your Max FP
Where you get it - Go one screen west of the Koopa Bros. Fortress.
Note the pipe on the other side of the cracked wall. Now wind up your
portable Bob-omb-ette-equse-thing and then go through the pipe. Go a
screen east and open the treasure chest!
Shrink Stomp -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Lets you do a Shrink Stomp (2 FP) that possibly
reduces an enemy's attack power by 1/2.
Where you get it - Enter the Toad Town Sewers and head right, two
screens past the entrance. You'll fight a Blooper (whose name made me
burst out laughing uncontrollably for a while) and then if you win, find
it in a chest past it.
D-Down Pound -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Lets you do a D-Down Pound (2 FP) that possibly
lowers an enemy's defensive power.
Where to get it - At the Toad Town Badge Shoppe, for 75 coins.
Damage Dodge -
Badge Points - 3
What it does - Reduces your damage by one point if you perform an
action command.
Where to get it - On Mt. Rugged, go three screens east of the train
station. Then climb the mountain, and then go west one screen. Slide
down the slide, then go west another screen. Go to where there's a cave
with two holes in the wall. You can walk through the left wall, up to a
treasure chest with a special present!
Quake Hammer -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Slightly damages all enemies on floor or ceiling
(Attack Power - 2).
Where to get it - On Mt. Rugged, two screens east of the station.
You'll need Parakarry to get you across the gaps to this badge that lies
in plain sight.
Spike Shield -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Lets Mario jump on Spiked enemies without taking
damage.
Where to get it - In Dry Dry Ruins, two screens east of the
entrance. Pokey Mummies will come out of the various sarcophaguseseses -
The Spike Shield is located in the second one.
Slow Go -
Badge Points - 0
What it does - Slows Mario down - he can no longer run. (Yay.)
Where to get it - In Dry Dry Ruins, in the room with the two sets of
revolving stairways where you get the Super Hammer. Normally, you just
fall into the chamber with the Super Hammer in it on the far left - this
time, press and hold up, and you'll land on one of the ledges that stick
out in the room. Work your way around to the far left on the ledge, then
walk through the wall to get this...um...questionably useful prize.
Deep Focus -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Lets you gain more Star Energy when using "Focus."
Where to get it - After Chapter II ends, you'll end up with the
"Princess Gear Solid" minigame. Walk from the secret passage in the
princess's room to the room on the far east of the first floor hall.
There you'll find a mysterious chest linked to another one somewhere in
the game, with the Deep Focus Badge right next to it. Grab the Badge and
place it in the chest. Then Mario can use it at the very end of the
game! (Oh, all right, he can use it earlier if he retrieves it from the
treasure chest at Merluvlee's flat, near Shooting Star Summit.)
Power Rush -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Gives you +2 to your Attack Power when in Danger
(when your HP is 5 or lower.)
Where to get it - In the Princess Gear Solid Minigame, take the
princess to the library. The badge is in a hallway patrolled by the
third Koopartol. Remember to place it in the treasure chest after you
collect it, though.
Power Smash -
Badge Points - 1
What it does - Lets Mario Hammer an enemy with lots of Attack Power.
(Uses 2 FP.)
Where to get it - In Toad Town Sewers, smash the stone block to the
left of the entry point. Fight the Electro Blooper and then keep heading
left until you get to a dead end guarded by two spiked Gloombas. Break
the block below a springboard to reach a ledge with the badge in tow!
Quick Change -
Badge Points - 4
What it does - During battle, lets you change your party member and
attack with it the same turn.
Where to get it - Well, Merlot once had an odd dream that if someone
ran around and around the red tree in Dry Dry Outpost, something good
would happen. So if you do, you'll make someone real dizzy and they'll
tell you that someone in a dream told them that if they spin jump three
times in a house with a spinning roof, something good would happen.
Oddly enough, if one does that in Merlot's house, the badge will
suddenly magically appear! (Oh, all right, fall from the attic, big
deal.)
D-Down Jump -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Disables an enemy's defensive power, and causes some
damage.
Where to get it - In Tubba Blubba's place, head right through the
entrance (after you unlock the door there) then climb the stairs, head
left across the bridge in the main hall, then through the door. One
Clubba is sleeping in front of a crack in the wall. Get him outta the
way, then bomb the crack. Smash up all three boarded-up holes in the
floor, fall through the top right one, and use Parakarry to get the
badge. Whew! (and use the Springboard to get back where you were.)
Runaway Pay -
Badge Points - 2
What it does - Lets Mario earn Star Points even if he escapes from
battle.
Where to get it - Follow the path in Dry Dry Desert until you get to
the screen with the Stone Catcus and the Whirlwind. Jump into the
whirlwind and you'll be carried to a place with three palm trees in a
triangle. Jump up in the middle of them to hit a secret red box with a
special surprise!
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IV: Enemies, Bad guys, Used Car Salesmen, etc. -
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Ah yes, what would a Mario game be without enemies? That's right, very
boring. I personally am glad that Paper Mario included an innovative
"Enemy" feature. The basic FAQ staple stuff is all here (that is, stuff
plagarized straight from the mouth of Goombario) as well as some pieced
together details on Star Points. I think that the amount of Star Points
an enemy gives is set and goes down by one depending on your level, but
I'm not really sure, so I'm just going list crazy.
Chapter I:
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Jr. Troopa -
Max HP: 5
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 20 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Village Playground
Turn-ons: Egg Salad
Right, apparently this guy wants you dead for some reason. Not since
Lex Luthor has had it in for Superman because the big S caused him to go
bald (I'm not kidding - that's why Lex holds the vendetta) has such a
misguided, persistent dueler took up the fight. Anyway, even without
your precious Action Command, you can grind him into a fine paste. For
now. Bwahahahahahahaha!
Goomba -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 2 (Level 1-2)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Overdeveloped head muscles
"These guys are old school...they've been around since Super Mario
Bros.!" Ah, Goombario. You're so crazy! They're not too much of a
threat, so stay cool.
Paragoombas -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: Airborne until first strike, then none
Star Points: 3 (Level 1), 2 (Level 2)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Female Goombas that jump on them and take their wings
Just like a Goomba, except with wings. Heck, they even *become*
Goombas when you get their wings off. Still, not too much of a problem,
even for Level-1'ers.
Spiked Goomba -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 2
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: Cannot use Jump without Spike Shield
Star Points: 3 (Level 1), 2 (Level 2-3), 1 (Level 4)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road, Koopa Bros. Fortress and environs
Turn-ons: Lightly applied spike in the foot
Well, use the hammer on these guys. Not too much else to say. Yup.
The Goomba Brothers:
Blue Goomba -
Max HP: 6
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 10 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Body Paint
Wow, slightly bigger Goombas in different hues! Ah, I love the
"different color = twice as strong" RPG cliche. Hit him one for me, will
ya?
Red Goomba -
Max HP: 7
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 10 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Body Paint
(See above, really...)
The Goomba Brothers 2: Electric Boogaloo (with The King (Goomba))
Blue Goomba -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 2 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Body Paint
Wow! You can KO him with 2 hits now!
Red Goomba -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 2 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Body Paint
(See above, really...heh heh, I love recycling!)
Goomba King -
Max HP: 10
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 26 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Goomba Road
Turn-ons: Striped Leather Pants
OK, now this sucker is a threat. Well, not really a threat, but a
potential threat. Since you still don't have your bleeding Action
Command yet, restore your health and then kick him in the teeth.
Magikoopa (The very first one) -
Max HP: 8
Attack Power: 3
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: Airborne, after first strike, none
Star Points: 16 (Level 1)
Natural Habitat: Right outside Shooting Star Summit
Turn-ons: Glasses
I love these guys, I really do. They're just sooo cute, and yet
deadly! Just like the Powerpuff Girls and Wendy (wendycomic.com)! Just
use your finally acquired Action command to end this fight.
Koopa Troopa -
Max HP: 4
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 2 (Level 2-3), 1 (Level 4)
Natural Habitat: Pleasant Path
Turn-ons: Tawdry Shell magazine
These guys (and all other shelled guys) become much much easier to
defeat if you jump on them and flip them onto their shell. So do so,
dummy! (They'll stay flipped over for two turns, the lazy bums.)
Fuzzy -
Max HP: 3
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 2 (Level 2)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Village Back Woods
Turn-ons: Polyester
Aak! Death to any and all Fuzzy-types! Just try to beat them up
enough so that their health-sucking attack won't help them enough for
the next round. (Boy, that was one long sentence.) Then whack them good!
Fuzzy Mk. II -
Max HP: 3
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 3 (Level 2)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Village Back Woods
Turn-ons: Polyester
Not really too different from the last ones, except that these give
you three star points for some reason. Huh.
Paratroopa -
Max HP: 4
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: Airborne until first strike, then none
Star Points: 2 (Level 2-3), 1 (Level 4)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress and surroundings
Turn-ons: Turtle Wax
Get your Action Command skillz up to snuff and you can de-wing and
flip them with a single jump. Like the Troopas, they'll also stay prone
for two turns when ya flip 'em.
Bob-omb -
Max HP: 3
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions:
Star Points: 2 (Level 2-3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Long Fuses
Somebody set up us the bomb. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Anyway, once
you whack 'em, they'll explode when either of you attack next. Use a
Hammer or Shell so that you don't take collaterral damage. (Wow! I used
a fancy word!)
Bullet Bill -
Max HP: 2
Attack Power: 2
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions:
Star Points: 1 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Silver Bullets
Well, someone's going to get 2 HP damage (or 1 if you're Nice) in
this turn, you or them. (Hint: Try making it them.)
Bill Blaster -
Max HP: 4
Attack Power: 0
Defensive Power: 1
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 4 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Bi-monthly cannon cleaning
OK, these guys are a little dangerous. You can't use your jump here
- you've got to use some power attacks - say the hammer, or Bombette's
Bomb. Just remember not to waste your turn on weak attacks and you'll be
fine.
Bowser??? (hint: No.) -
Max HP: 10
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: None (Level 3...how cheap!)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Needle and thread
Oh dear, your first real boss dressed as your third or fourth fake
boss! Just keep plugging away using normal attacks (don't waste your
flower points here) until it bursts into flame...I mean, bursts open.
The Koopa Bros. -
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R NinjaKoopa -
Max HP: 5
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (Becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 9 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Tight Bandanas
The next four are all the same boss, so I'll describe it here. OK,
they stack up into a tower at first. What you need to do is use a shell
or hammer or somesuch to shake the stack, then, in the same turn, jump
on the stack to bowl it over. (Be sure to use the Action command to get
all the Koopas on their backs.) Then keep jumping on the lot to keep
them flipped over, and you've got it!
B NinjaKoopa -
Max HP: 5
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (Becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 9 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: Loose-fitting bandanas
Pretty much what I've said before still stands, really.
Y NinjaKoopa -
Max HP: 5
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (Becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 8 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: April O' Neil
Yup.
G NinjaKoopa -
Max HP: 5
Attack Power: 1
Defense Power: 1 (Becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 8 (Level 3)
Natural Habitat: Koopa Bros. Fortress
Turn-ons: His elevated Stature among the Koopa Bros.
Oh wait! No, I mentioned that already, never mind.
Jr. Troopa - The Sequel
Max HP: 15
Attack Power: 2
Defense Power: 1
Star Points: 20 (Level 4)
Natural Habitat: Pleasant Path
Turn-ons: Deviled Eggs
Oh great. Not again. Well, use your special attacks to beat this guy
down. Get Bombette to use her "Bomb" (I just love how stupid those quote
marks made me look) and take it to him.
Toad Town Dojo -
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Chan
Max HP: 15
Attack Power: 2
Defense Power: 2 (Becomes 0 if flipped)
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: None
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Dojo
Turn-ons: Spiked Ponytails
This guy's pretty easy - just take the standard Shell-guy strategy,
(flip him over) and he'll never get a chance to land a punch.
Beat him to get the First Degree Card.
Lee
Max HP: 20
Attack Power: (variable) 2-5
Defense Power: (variable) 1-2?
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: None
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Dojo
Turn-ons: Disguises
This one's a little harder to beat, but here's a little secret. He
takes the form of whoever you have as your side kick. So, switch out to
Kooper, and you can use the flip-'em-over-and-keep-'em-that-way strategy
for the rest of the match.
Best him to get the Second Degree Card.
The Master
Max HP: 50
Attack Power: 6
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: None
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Dojo
Turn-ons: (Years of Meditation Training have eliminated all
Turn-ons)
OK, now you're fighting the Man. While it's somewhat clear that he's
not quite giving his all in this fight, he can still whack a low-level
guy handily with his Cur-lee manuver (Nyuk nyuk nyuk!) No real tricks
here, he's just one strong guy. Yep. Well, you could go with the fairly
effective Shrink Stomp-Damage Dodge Combo, essentally reducing his 6 HP
attack to 1 HP...
Blast him to get the somewhat predictable by now Third Degree Card.
The Master - For Real
Max HP: 75
Attack Power: 8
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: None
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Dojo
Turn-ons: (Years of Meditation Training have eliminated all
Turn-ons)
This fight isn't over yet! This time, however, he'll use kicks and
punches to knock you flat on yer arse. The Shrink Stomp doesn't work
nearly as well here as it did before, I'm afraid. Still haven't beat
this guy in the second go-round of the game, so I'll let you know how to
do it once I do...
The Master - Vengenance
Max HP:
Attack Power:
Defense Power:
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points:
Natural Habitat:
Turn-ons:
This fight *still* isn't over yet...and by now you're probably
quivering and voiding your bowels in fear.
Gloomba:
Max HP: 7
Attack Power: 2
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: None
Star Points: 4 (Level 4), 2 (Level 8)
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Sewers
Turn-ons: Filth
Ah, the humble Gloomba in the sewers poses about as much challenge
as the Red Goomba brother did. So, no real comments here.
Spiked Gloomba:
Max HP: 7
Attack Power: 3
Defense Power: 0
Attack Restrictions: Can't use Jump Attacks without Spike Shield
Star Points: 4 (Level 4), 2 (Level 8)
Natural Habitat: Toad Town Sewers
Turn-ons: Spiked filth
The spiked Gloombas are a bit tricker, but as long as you don't
attack with Goombario as your sidekick, you'll be fine. Let