Super Mario RPG: Super Walkthrough: PART 2
In Mushroom Way, you
will be facing Goombas and Sky Troopas. The Goombas can generally be defeated
with one regular move, but the Flying Troopas will require at least two hits. I
highly recommend that you fight as many monsters as possible, at this point in
the game, because you will soon be facing a foe that will absolutely destroy
you if you don’t level up a bit. Make sure you keep an eye on your HP, as well,
and use the mushrooms Toad gave you if you get low; they will restore 30 HP.
After I defeated a few
Goombas and Troopas, I saw that Toad had been trapped by a Goomba. I defeated
the Goomba, thus saving Toad; Mario was rewarded with a Honey Syrup, which will
recover 10 Flower Points when used. Unfortunately, the Goombas were kicking my
butt today; I guess my timing is off. One Goomba hit me with 2 damage, then the
next hit me and did 3 damage! :-(
When you level up, you
have the option of selecting a bonus. You can choose between POWER, which
raises regular attack and defense, HP, which will raise health points, or
MAGIC, which will raise your magic attack and defense. I generally always
choose POWER. I don’t like having to struggle against foes. I prefer to beat
them in one hit, when possible.
I recommend getting
Mario to, at least, level 3 before facing the up-coming mini-boss, who will
show up at the end of the passage, between Mushroom Way and Mushroom Kingdom.
On quite a few of the
Goombas I fought, I would defeat one and it would give me “HP MAX”. After
making it to level 2, you should be able to take care of Sky Troopas with one
hit.
In the next stage, Toad
has been captured by a Sky Troopa. I defeated it, once again rescuing Toad, and
he rewarded me with a Flower Tab, which raises your maximum Flower Points (FP).
In the next area, there is a Lakitu throwing Spikeys (they’re red and pokey).
Fight all of them so you can level up again.
I made it to level 4
before facing the mini-boss. I went through all 3 sections of Mushroom Way
twice, fighting every enemy.
When I first ran into a
Hammer Bro, he had Toad by the scruff. He yelled at Mario, asking who he was
looking at. Then, he tells Mario that he and his hammer don’t like him. Toad
tells Mario he better be careful because the Hammer Bro has a “mean streak.”
After this initial conversation, you have the choice to walk away… if you’re a
wuss or if you need to level up more (like I previously stated, I am level 4 at
this point, and I would highly recommend you at least be level 3). I decide to
jump toward the Hammer Bro to start the battle. He yells that Mario has made him
and his hammer angry and that he shouldn’t have done that. Then, the battle
begins!
In this mini-boss
battle, Mario is facing off against 2 Hammer Bros. The Hammer Bros’ main attack
is simply a conk on the head, which, if you defend Mario properly, will only
produce 1 damage. I decide to use Mario’s JUMP attack, in order to defeat them
quicker. If you were patient enough to make it to level 4, you can defeat the
first Hammer Bro with ONE jump attack! The second Hammer Bro took me 3 jump
attacks. If it takes you longer to defeat them, they may use a move called “Hammer
Time,” in which they throw a bunch of hammers at Mario’s head. From what I
remember, the damage is pretty substantial. When you defeat the Hammer Bros,
you will receive 6 XP, 20 coins, and a Flower Jar, which will raise your FP by
3.
Toad thanks Mario for
saving him… AGAIN, then announces that Mushroom Kingdom is just ahead. Toad
then sees a very obvious hammer lying on the ground. It turns out to be
one of the Hammer Bro’s hammers. Mario decides to keep it; I have found Mario’s
FIRST weapon! Now, I will go to the Menu, then to Equip, and give Mario the
hammer. Anytime you come across a new weapon, you should equip it IMMEDIATELY,
because it will raise your attack power.
When I leave, it takes
me to the World Map. I now have the option to travel to Mushroom Kingdom!
Mushroom Kingdom is a small town with quite a few little houses. When I approach
the castle, I see two mushroom men guarding the entrance. In the entrance hall,
Toad is waiting to show me to the Chancellor. I’ve never been able to do it,
but if you jump on Toad’s head, then to the top of the first doorway, there
will be a secret treasure box there containing a frog coin.
The Chancellor carries
on FOREVER about hearing an explosion at Bowser’s Keep and how he almost
dropped his spores and then he asks Mario where Princess Toadstool is. Mario
immediately acts out everything that has happened thus far. The Chancellor
tells Mario that it is up to him to “enter Bowser’s Keep and rescue Princess
Toadstool!” Mario acts out that he can’t because the bridge is gone. Then, the
Chancellor is horrified that the Keep is “unassailable.” He tells Mario that
her life is in his hands and asks him to please save their Princess. When I
start to leave the room, the Chancellor yells at Mario and he falls on his
face. The Chancellor gives Mario a map and Mario proceeds to leave the room
when the Chancellor yells again and Mario falls down the steps. The Chancellor
tells Mario to go to the cellar to prepare for his journey. Then, Mario can
FINALLY leave the room!
In the Vault (cellar),
the guard will tell you what each of the 3 treasure boxes contain. The first
box contains a large coin (the small coins are worth 1, while the large coins
are worth 10), the second box contains a flower (the more you gather, the more
FP you will have in battle), and the third box contains a mushroom. Mushroom
treasure boxes will restore your HP and FP.
I leave the vault and
decide to visit Princess Toadstool’s bedroom, where her Grandmother is pacing
back and forth. If you stick Mario’s nose into the right side of the fireplace,
you will find Toadstool’s ???. Her Grandma catches Mario snooping and yells at
him, then trades him for a mushroom. I decide to leave the castle, at that
point, and explore Mushroom Kingdom a bit.
As I walk away from the
castle, a scene unfolds in front of Mario of a small, yellow fluff person with
purple hair chasing a purple reptile. However, the reptile is too fast and the
fluff person quickly loses him. The fluff person then whines that the reptile
stole his Grandpa’s coin and starts to cry, then it starts to rain.
I take Mario to talk to
the fluff person and get him to stop crying. He says his name is Mallow and
there’s nothing like a good cry. Then, he can’t remember what he was crying
about. Mario falls on his face, then Mallow remembers. His Grandpa sent him to
buy some things, but before he could, the croc stopped him and stole his coin!
A crazy woman, standing near them, asks Mario to show her how he was going to
take care of Bowser; Mario jumps, and Mallow is amazed to see that he is
talking to THE Super Mario! He says he is a frog from Tadpole Pond, but that he
can’t jump at all. Mallow asks Mario if he will help him catch the thief. If
you reply by saying that you’re “a little busy,” Mallow will start to cry
again, so I usually just go with, “SURE THING!”
“The young frog, Mallow, who doesn’t
look AT ALL like a frog, joins Mario in his quest.”
FORESHADOWING ALERT!
Remember this when you read future posts; it is HIGHLY significant.
Mario now has a
companion, who will prove to be a huge help during future battles! Mario
defeated the Hammer Bros, saved Toad countless times, found his first weapon,
and met his very first companion! The next post will contain Mario’s first BIG
BATTLE, and a trip to meet Mallows Grandpa at Tadpole Pond!
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