Let's Play: Paper Mario! part eight
Okay, after a long delay, it's time to finish Koopa Bros. Fortress!
Having finished restocking his supplies, Mario returns to the fortress and
continues on his way. He soon finds himself on a platform overlooking the
entrance and bearing a switch.
He triggers the switch, and something happens in the pool below...
The previously-hidden staircase arises, bearing a pair of confused
Troopas. After dispatching them, he ascends the algae-covered stairs and
the ramp beyond them and soon finds himself on the roof between the
towers.
Suddenly...
Koopas! Thousands--well, hundreds--well, three of them.
And their melodramatic leader!
pfffft...
Don't get smug, pal!
You just caught us off guard!
Trust me, we'll mop the floor with you if we get serious!
We're as cool as they come!
And fire they do, wave after wave of Bullet Bills.
Mario doesn't quite manage to evade all of them...
If you don't beat Bullet Bills quickly, they'll slam into you and
explode.
I'm serious, Mario. These guys will really make us pay if they manage to
hit us!
We have to beat 'em before they get the chance to strike us.
Eventually, he gets through the Bills and discovers that the cannons have
been abandoned and left to fire on their own.
They won't attack us directly, but they'll keep shooting out Bullet
Bills as long as they can.
It's efficient to attack 'em all at once, but you can also beat 'em one at
a time.
After a truly epic struggle of man vs. machine, Mario bests the artillery
and enters the other tower, where he is greeted by Black Koopa:
Red Koopa quickly joins him.
Red Koopa: Hey, Black! What are you doing?!
Hurry, man! Shake a leg!
They both depart beyond the mysterious black border framing Mario's
world...
"Ow! My shell! Get off!"
"Wait... Wait a minute..."
"Whoa!!!"
"Oh, for the love of...
What are you doing, Yellow?!
That doesn't look cool at all!"
"OK, hang on...
OK! I'm ready, Red!"
"Finally!
Let's do this!
Remember to look cool, guys!!"
"Yaaaaaaaa!!!"
Moments later, who should appear but Bowser himself!
The strongest! And the coolest! Behold the glory that is the great Evil
King Bowser!!
It's time for me to beat these foolish ideas out of you! Saving Peach?
Please!!
Watch this and weep!!
Gah ha ha ha!!
I am invincible!
You are powerless before me!
Does Bowser really look like this?
I always imagined him looking, well, a lot scarier.
More majestic, and less... fuzzy. And sewn-together.
Attempting a frontal assault only earns Mario a further taunting:
Gah ha ha ha!!!
Oh...ha ha...you're so weak...ho ho...I can't stop laughing...
(Heh heh heh... Mario really thinks that we're King Bowser!)
(Shhh!!! Mario'll hear us!)
Mario switches to a more footwear-based strategy, and actually causes
some damage.
"Bowser": Ugh, you're pathetic!
Are you always this weak?
The sequel should be called "Paper Bowser"!
(Um... Red!
We've got rips in a lot of different places here!)
(Forget about it! Mario's shaking in his boots! Let's get him!)
Bombette walks up to Bowser and explodes, and something very strange
happens: Bowser begins to shake and rattle...
"Bowser": Oh, no!!
That costume was perfect!!
Bowser loved it!!
Your Bowser Esplode, but at the last moment, the Koopa Bros. escape, landing stylishly.
The Koopa Bros. special: super spinning attack!
An attack SO special it requires no capitalization!
Max HP: ?, Attack Power: ?, Defense Power: ?
I'm not sure about this...
They do a spinning attack with the whole gang piled high atop one another.
Hit 'em with a Hammer or something to make 'em unstable.
After that, any attack should knock 'em down.
If you use an explosion, you can make 'em fall down at once.
If you flip 'em over, the battle will nearly be ours!
Beat 'em one by one!
Mario topples the tower, and...
(for yellow)Yellow reminds me of curry. Isn't that a weird thing to
think of in the middle of a battle?
(for black)This is Black Ninjakoopa.
Black is pretty fashionable...
(for red)This is Red Ninjakoopa.
He's the Koopa Bros. leader.
He's pretty much just a normal Koopa Troopa, though.
Through hard work and GUTS!!! Mario defeats the quartet and sends them
falling from the bridge to their doom...
Mere nanoseconds later, something appears where the Koopa Bros. had
stood...
Still, six Star Spirits remain imprisoned, and they must save them as
quickly as they can.
The future of the Mushroom Kingdom, Star Haven and, of course, Princess
Peach...
lies in the hands of Mario...
and his new friends.
Their adventure has just begun.
Having finished restocking his supplies, Mario returns to the fortress and
continues on his way. He soon finds himself on a platform overlooking the
entrance and bearing a switch.
He triggers the switch, and something happens in the pool below...
The previously-hidden staircase arises, bearing a pair of confused
Troopas. After dispatching them, he ascends the algae-covered stairs and
the ramp beyond them and soon finds himself on the roof between the
towers.
Suddenly...
Koopas! Thousands--well, hundreds--well, three of them.
And their melodramatic leader!
pfffft...
Don't get smug, pal!
You just caught us off guard!
Trust me, we'll mop the floor with you if we get serious!
We're as cool as they come!
And fire they do, wave after wave of Bullet Bills.
Mario doesn't quite manage to evade all of them...
If you don't beat Bullet Bills quickly, they'll slam into you and
explode.
I'm serious, Mario. These guys will really make us pay if they manage to
hit us!
We have to beat 'em before they get the chance to strike us.
Eventually, he gets through the Bills and discovers that the cannons have
been abandoned and left to fire on their own.
They won't attack us directly, but they'll keep shooting out Bullet
Bills as long as they can.
It's efficient to attack 'em all at once, but you can also beat 'em one at
a time.
After a truly epic struggle of man vs. machine, Mario bests the artillery
and enters the other tower, where he is greeted by Black Koopa:
Red Koopa quickly joins him.
Red Koopa: Hey, Black! What are you doing?!
Hurry, man! Shake a leg!
They both depart beyond the mysterious black border framing Mario's
world...
"Ow! My shell! Get off!"
"Wait... Wait a minute..."
"Whoa!!!"
"Oh, for the love of...
What are you doing, Yellow?!
That doesn't look cool at all!"
"OK, hang on...
OK! I'm ready, Red!"
"Finally!
Let's do this!
Remember to look cool, guys!!"
"Yaaaaaaaa!!!"
Moments later, who should appear but Bowser himself!
The strongest! And the coolest! Behold the glory that is the great Evil
King Bowser!!
It's time for me to beat these foolish ideas out of you! Saving Peach?
Please!!
Watch this and weep!!
Gah ha ha ha!!
I am invincible!
You are powerless before me!
Does Bowser really look like this?
I always imagined him looking, well, a lot scarier.
More majestic, and less... fuzzy. And sewn-together.
Attempting a frontal assault only earns Mario a further taunting:
Gah ha ha ha!!!
Oh...ha ha...you're so weak...ho ho...I can't stop laughing...
(Heh heh heh... Mario really thinks that we're King Bowser!)
(Shhh!!! Mario'll hear us!)
Mario switches to a more footwear-based strategy, and actually causes
some damage.
"Bowser": Ugh, you're pathetic!
Are you always this weak?
The sequel should be called "Paper Bowser"!
(Um... Red!
We've got rips in a lot of different places here!)
(Forget about it! Mario's shaking in his boots! Let's get him!)
Bombette walks up to Bowser and explodes, and something very strange
happens: Bowser begins to shake and rattle...
"Bowser": Oh, no!!
That costume was perfect!!
Bowser loved it!!
Your Bowser Esplode, but at the last moment, the Koopa Bros. escape, landing stylishly.
The Koopa Bros. special: super spinning attack!
An attack SO special it requires no capitalization!
Max HP: ?, Attack Power: ?, Defense Power: ?
I'm not sure about this...
They do a spinning attack with the whole gang piled high atop one another.
Hit 'em with a Hammer or something to make 'em unstable.
After that, any attack should knock 'em down.
If you use an explosion, you can make 'em fall down at once.
If you flip 'em over, the battle will nearly be ours!
Beat 'em one by one!
Mario topples the tower, and...
(for yellow)Yellow reminds me of curry. Isn't that a weird thing to
think of in the middle of a battle?
(for black)This is Black Ninjakoopa.
Black is pretty fashionable...
(for red)This is Red Ninjakoopa.
He's the Koopa Bros. leader.
He's pretty much just a normal Koopa Troopa, though.
Through hard work and GUTS!!! Mario defeats the quartet and sends them
falling from the bridge to their doom...
Mere nanoseconds later, something appears where the Koopa Bros. had
stood...
Still, six Star Spirits remain imprisoned, and they must save them as
quickly as they can.
The future of the Mushroom Kingdom, Star Haven and, of course, Princess
Peach...
lies in the hands of Mario...
and his new friends.
Their adventure has just begun.