

Later, at the game's final world, Mario or Luigi has to face this undead version of Bowser as the penultimate boss. Bowser's skin is burned off and he becomes a skinless, Dry Bones-like version of himself, named Dry Bowser. The end of the first world has Bowser as its boss and after Mario or Luigi presses a switch that destroys the floor, Bowser falls into a pit of lava. Luigi, who is far behind, follows after Mario in a desperate attempt to catch up to him.īowser and Bowser Jr.

Mario then jumps to fix the game's logo and runs after Bowser Jr.

Mario and Luigi both run from the shell simultaneously, and take the hit off-screen. In an alternate intro, Luigi walks into the scene before the green Koopa shell follows after Mario. after jumping to hit the game's logo back into place. In the intro where the player keeps the title screen idle, after the part where Mario starts chasing Bowser Jr., Mario retreats from an incoming green Koopa Shell, and takes the hit off-screen. runs away and Mario continues to chase him. While Mario is chasing Bowser Jr., they go off-screen, and Mario takes a hit, reverting into his smaller form. sneaks behind a bush, kidnaps Peach and flees. Mario goes to investigate, but while he is there, Bowser Jr. Mario (or Luigi) and Princess Peach are walking together around Peach's Castle, when a mysterious thundercloud appears and strikes the castle with lightning. In 2015, the game was re-released on the Wii U's Virtual Console. Wii in 2009, and eventually a sequel for the Nintendo 3DS, New Super Mario Bros. It received a follow-up game for the Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and is the first Mario game to be officially localized to Spanish for Latin America, but only on re-releases. is the first Mario platformer to be originally released outside Japan since Super Mario Bros. Most of the minigames are the same as those featured in Super Mario 64 DS, which are no longer required to be unlocked. The multiplayer games support both single-card and multi-card play. Luigi mode, as well as a minigame mode for up to four players. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless Mario Vs.

It is notable for being the first side-scrolling platformer in the Mario series in 13½ years (discounting re-releases and remakes) 1, with the last sidescroller before it being 1992's Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game released for the Nintendo DS in 2006, starring Mario and Luigi.
