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Prologue
Super Mario RPG

Prologue

Begin your Super Mario RPG adventure! Follow Mario into Bowser's Keep to rescue Princess Peach, facing early challenges and a surprising boss fight.

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Begin your Super Mario RPG adventure! Follow Mario into Bowser's Keep to rescue Princess Peach, facing early challenges and a surprising boss fight.

The game opens with Princess Peach in the garden outside Mario's house. Suddenly, Bowser appears in his Flying Clown Cup and kidnaps the Princess! Mario rushes out of his house and heads towards Bowser's Keep. The scene shifts to Bowser flying to the keep, then Mario runs across the bridge outside to the entrance. The door opens, and Mario enters, officially starting the game.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    You begin in Bowser's Keep. Proceed through the first door to the next room.
  2. 2
    In the next room, you'll encounter patrolling Terrapins. Avoid battles if possible, as they yield no rewards.
  3. 3
    At the far end of the room, two Terrapins will spot you and initiate a battle against four Terrapins. These enemies deal only 1 HP of damage per attack. Use regular attacks to defeat them.
  4. 4
    Proceed through the door after the battle.
  5. 5
    In this room, cross the bridges to the other side. The bridge will collapse as you reach the far ledge by the door, forcing you to go through the door.
  6. 6
    Walk towards the end of the room where you'll see chandeliers. The Princess is hanging high above. Mario will automatically jump onto an adjacent chandelier, initiating a boss battle.

Boss Fight: Bowser (with Kinklink)

Strategy:

  • Focus on using timed Jump attacks on the Kinklink.
  • Ignore Bowser's attacks as they are not very damaging.
  • Perform the timed Jump attack again. A crackling sound will indicate the Kinklink is losing its grip.
  • Bowser will react, and the chandelier will fall with him on it.
  • As Bowser falls, he will throw a mallet at the Kinklink holding Mario's chandelier, causing it to lose its grip.
  • Bowser will throw another mallet, and Mario's chandelier will also drop until it is level with Bowser.
  • After Bowser speaks, he will attack Mario. Mario will counter by jumping on Bowser, propelling himself upwards towards the Princess.
  • Bowser will fall with his chandelier, and Mario will reach the chains above.
  • Mario reaches the Princess, but a loud rumbling occurs. A large star appears above Bowser's Keep, shatters, and a sword spirals down, falling into the keep.
  • The sword's impact sends Mario flying out of the keep. The Princess's and Bowser's locations become unknown.

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