The landscape is now angled, making the landscape (the foreground and platforms Mario stands on) 3D rather than 2D. The background and foreground now take an approach the Donkey Kong Country Returns did, to be detailed, realistic, and sometimes have events that happen in the background. There is also a new quadruple jump that is unlocked after World 10 is completed. 3 is that the final level in every world is an airship level, but the player must overcome a castle before entering the airship. When he collects a power-up, like the Fire Flower, an extra heart will appear.Īn old feature from Super Mario Bros. Experience from the other SMB games is the addition of a health meter. For example, one can merge a Shell Power-Up with a Fire Flower to make a Fire Shell Power-Up.Ī new feature that separates Super Mario Bros. As such, in multiplayer, one player can explore areas in the normal foreground while another can grab a Star Coin in the background.Īnother new feature is that players can "fuse" items to make new ones. The player can enter an orange warp pipe to switch between the two. One is the new ability to switch between the foreground and the background. Experience takes previous elements from the Super Mario Bros. Mario and the others fight Dry Bowser and Giant Bowser there.
However, it is a trick and Bowser, now Dry Bowser from soaking in the lava, escapes with Peach to his true castle. A Super-Mario-Bros-3-like battle issues, with Mario being victorious. The crew fight their way through 10 worlds, dealing with nasty Koopalings before finally making it to Bowser at his castle. They soon run in the direction that Bowser's airship was going in. The castle is unharmed, but Mario and the crew land in front of the castle hard. They see the airship fly away, but then remember the big Bob-omb, which explodes. However, Bowser snatches Peach and boards the airship just as Mario and the crew realize that isn't with them. Bowser laughs and throws a big Bob-omb onto the roof, causing everyone to run away. The crew then hears an airship coming, and the crew immediately rushes to the rooftop to see the incoming threat. Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, and Peach are in Peach's Castle having lunch.