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The movie opens with [[Mario]] playing a video game on a [[Family Computer]]. [[Luigi]] (wearing pajamas and a nightcap and holding a candle) goes to bed because it is late, but Mario continues playing the game. Suddenly, the screen changes, and the player character is replaced by a girl in a dress fighting and fleeing various ''Super Mario'' enemies. In a panic, she transports out of the television, to Mario's surprise. After narrowly dodging a mob of the enemies, she explains that she is [[Princess Peach]] and she wants Mario to protect her. [[Bowser|King Koopa]] then appears on the TV screen, and Peach explains to Mario that he is quite devilish and is causing havoc on her kingdom. Mario, fast in love with the princess, promises to defend her from danger. King Koopa emerges from the television, and he and Mario have a brief confrontation. He knocks Mario through a hole in the floor and transports back into the TV set with Peach.

Before Mario could chase after him, King Koopa and Peach vanish, leaving a "[[Game Over]]" screen. Mario cries out for Peach, which awakens Luigi, who asks what is going on. Mario explains what happened, and Luigi deduces that he is just dreaming and dismisses Mario before going back to bed. Mario thinks that might be the case, but then notices an emerald pendant on the floor &ndash; the same one that the princess was wearing around her neck. He now knows what he saw was definitely real, but has no idea what he can do about it.

The next day, Mario and Luigi go to work at their [[Grocery|grocery store]]. Mario daydreams about Princess Peach, crying over her sudden disappearance. As [[Miss Endless|a customer unsatisfied with Mario's absentmindedness]] leaves, Luigi notices the pendant in Mario's hand, greedily recognizing it as a mystical gem passed down from [[Toad (species)|Toad]] legend that can guide the owner to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], a land of untold riches. They resolve to seek out the kingdom and Mario calls directory assitance, who immediately knows Mario's name and says he will send for him. Suddenly, a strange blue dog-like creature known as [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]] enters their store and steals the gem, causing the brothers to chase after it to a field full of [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s in a desert. After Mario chases the dog into one of the pipes, the other pipes vanish. Luigi stands on the remaining pipe for a better view, but it falls down, causing him to fall in along with Mario and warping them elsewhere.

They land in a cave, and are greeted by [[Kinoko Sennin]], a wise old man in a white robe. He reveals himself as the one who summoned them, and explains that the evil King Koopa of the [[Koopa (species)|Turtle Tribe]] has conquered the Mushroom Kingdom since Princess Peach rejected his proposal. King Koopa used his magic to turn the realm's mushroom-headed citizens into [[Brick Block|brick]]s, [[horsetail]]s, and other things. Princess Peach believed in the legend of kindhearted, fortune-seeking, funny-faced, mustachioed twin brothers in sailor caps and overalls coming to her help from an eastern kingdom, but when she sought Mario she was kidnapped by King Koopa, who plans on marrying her on {{wp|Friday the 13th}}. Mario is furious (even putting on a Mexican bandit's outfit to show off his rage in an anime gag) and vows to defeat King Koopa and rescue Peach. The wise man tells Mario to travel directly east to reach the enemy stronghold, but he will require the assistance of three magic power-ups: the [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]], [[Fire Flower|flower]] and [[Super Star|star]], which were scattered and sealed by King Koopa's minions. Mario goes on ahead, with Luigi inquiring about a reward and being told that he may collect any of the many [[coin|gold coins]] he will come across. Kibidango also accompanies the brothers, encouraged by Kinoko Sennin to help guide them, who then mysteriously vanishes as he wishes them good luck.

Upon landing in the field below thanks to the chicks breaking their rapid descent, Luigi picks up one of the coins, which starts shining brightly. After a flash of light, the coins transform into mushroom people, and a tall, soft-spoken person stands before them. The figure is formally identified as Princess Peach's maid known as Toad, explains that King Koopa turned them into coins, and thanks the brothers for rescuing them. The brothers are presented with the mushroom (calling it the "Super Mushroom") as thanks, and they now have one of the three power-ups. Behind them, the freed citizens wave their goodbyes - even the Paratroopas, who had grown affectionate towards the rag-tag team.

Luigi eventually leads the three on a trail of gold coins leading up to a gold mine which they do not find suspicious in the least, much to Kibidango's chagrin. Once inside, rocks fall and block the exit. The Goombas arrive on the other side of a barred window and taunt them, explaining that they have been imprisoned for trespassing. Mario asks for forgiveness and tells them that he has to save Princess Peach, but the Goombas tell him that the wedding is tonight and that they expect King Koopa to reward them for putting a stop to the brothers' quest. They leave them at this point, and a lone [[Hammer Bro]]ther guards the exit to prevent their escape.

[[File:BowserShape.png|thumb|left|King Koopa having transformed into a scarecrow to amuse Princess Peach.]]

Meanwhile at the castle, Peach sadly waits on the balcony. King Koopa enters the scene, asking what wedding dress she would prefer and trying to convince Peach to love him. Peach sees this as an opportunity and tries to trick him, saying that she would like King Koopa to transform for her amusement. Peach commands him to transform into nonsense words, which he confusedly interprets as a bizarre scarecrow and a portly ballerina. Then she tells him to transform into something petite and cute like a teddy bear, so he finally appeases her by becoming one. Peach picks him up and locks him in a box, thinking she has succeeded in stopping King Koopa. However, King Koopa reverts into his normal form from the box itself, laughing at Peach for thinking it would be that easy to trick him. After gloating at her with the news he heard that Mario had been captured by one of his troops, King Koopa exits the room locking the door behind him leaving Peach captive in her tower.

Underwater, they get threatened by an angler fish and attacked by a large flat fish, which puffs into a [[Big Cheep Cheep|giant Cheep-cheep]] before forcefully splitting into multiple smaller ones, and finally find the star in a big [[clam]]. Mario and Kibidango try distracting the clam to open, but it closes down on Mario. Kibidango manages to get Mario and the star out of there, and they escape from another pursuing giant Cheep-cheep by going to an old sunken [[airship|ship]]. Like the other fish, it explodes into multiple copies when it rams the ship, but for the moment they are safe. The ship begins to move to the surface, revealing an [[Big Blooper|enormous Bloober]] underneath that tries to pull it back down. Mario and Kibidango frantically blow on the sail to steer the ship upwards and shake off the Bloober. They escape the waters in the floating ship and reunite with Luigi (who was sitting under a palm tree on a tiny island) with a rope for him to climb. Now having all three power-ups, they proceed to King Koopa's castle. When they spot it against the moonlight, Mario remarks that he thought it was supposed to be a full moon tonight, so it inflates into a round blood-red moon in a {{wp|lunar eclipse}} to fix its mistake. In a hurry, Mario attempts to dock their ship, only to cause them to lose control and spin out multiple times.

[[File:Peach and bowser.png|thumb|King Koopa and the princess sitting at the ceremony]]

Back at the castle, King Koopa has his wedding ceremony planned, much to Peach's distress. [[Shisai]] begins the ceremony and King Koopa waits with bated breath over Peach's affirmation, and she finally says she is happy and that she feels like she was waiting a long time for this moment. King Koopa thinks that she is giving her oath, but then hearing her say that Mario has come to the rescue snaps him out of it as he and his minions look in the direction Peach is gazing to spot the heroes rowing the floating ship outside. It soon crumbles onto the cannon that was being readied, taking it out. King Koopa yells at the Goombas and grabs Peach, telling Shisai that they will continue the wedding uninterrupted in a backroom. The entrance seals behind them, so Mario, Luigi and Kibidango hurry to find a way around. Mario and Kibidango go through a hole in the wall and catch a glimpse of King Koopa, so they give chase as they dodge traps such as a vanishing [[Fire Bar|row of flames]] while Luigi digs for more treasure. After moving through some gears, the two arrive in a chamber with a fiery pit and a few doorways on the other side. The two Goombas rest on a control panel, explaining that in order to pass the area, Mario must jump across dangerous elevator-like lifts. They pull a stick (with their arm) on the mechanism they are sitting on, and [[Lava Bubble|rising fireball]] obstacles are added to the mix. Mario is almost burned as things heat up, but Luigi, who was mining for more coins, accidentally causes a water leak in one of the walls, which flushes him out and floods the entire chamber. While this stops the moving platforms, Mario expresses worry for his fallen brother - who is comically shown to be relaxing in the steaming liquid as a hot spring.

[[File:Mario and bowser.png|thumb|left|Mario rising from under King Koopa's foot]]

The castle starts to collapse due to the flooding, which is observed in the private room where King Koopa is presenting his oversized ring to Peach in front of Shisai. Mario and Kibidango see Peach pushing some rubble over her, but King Koopa also rises from the wreckage and grasps Peach, initiating the climactic battle. Princess Peach knows that Mario does not stand a chance against King Koopa's strength and firepower and pleads for him to flee, but Kibidango barks at Mario, somehow reminding him to use the power-ups. Mario eats the mushroom and flower, but drops the star when he becomes distracted by spontaneously appearing "Mario {{wp|furikake}}" and a bowl of hot rice, sending it falling into a hole in the ground. Mario falls back and King Koopa says that he will take down Mario, but Peach begs King Koopa to stop and tells him that she will do anything if he spares Mario's life - even willingly marry him. This makes King Koopa slow down and ponder for a moment, but he replies that Mario already ate the mushroom and flower, so he has to put an end to the hero before he takes the star someday and becomes a liability to him. Just then, Luigi digs up through the ground, wondering why Mario's laying down on the job as his brother tells him to hurry up and put the star in his mouth. King Koopa seemingly squishes the heroes, but Mario rises from under his foot and begins pummeling King Koopa with his newfound invincibility, finally grabbing him by the tail and throwing him into the horizon. King Koopa is seen waving a white flag on a parachute from far away.

[[File:Miss endless.png|thumb|King Koopa standing and serving in the grocery store]]

With King Koopa's evil magic broken, the light of dawn pierces the dark landscape, turning it into a lush green field and restoring the ruins of the castle into [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]]. Mario returns Peach's pendant, which Peach says is a sentimental [[Brooch]] she has had her entire life, and she kisses him on the nose. She puts it on while reciting a legend that she will meet a wonderful prince one day who wears the same thing. When Mario declares that he will find the matching half, Kibidango reacts to it and is turned into a human. He is wearing the Brooch's twin, and reveals himself to be [[Haru-ōji|Haru]], a prince of the neighboring [[List of Implied Locations#Flower-koku|Flower-koku]] land. He came to the Mushroom Kingdom to visit the princess, but was cursed by King Koopa's spell, and thanks Mario and Luigi. Heartbroken upon hearing this connection to Princess Peach, Mario nearly faints out of exasperation, but tearfully expresses pleasure that Peach has found happiness, to which Peach also tears up, thanking Mario. The two heroes then go home after promising that they would gladly come back to the rescue if their services are ever needed. After they leave, Kinoko Sennin reappears and muses that the true power-up is symbolized by Mario finding his heroic courage from true love. Mario and Luigi travel a long way home as the credits roll, and the movie ends with a scene in the grocery store, where King Koopa and at least three other members of the Turtle Tribe now work as employees of Mario and Luigi's store. "Game Over" then appears on the screen, thus concluding the film.

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''Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' was a production of Grouper Studios as a tie-in to the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (later known as ''Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels''). The mushrooms that cause ill effects in the film may even be a reference to the [[Poison Mushroom]]. It is believed that a song in the movie went unused (''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'' name selection); however, this is incorrect. It is heard at the scene when Luigi is eating mushrooms. In the soundtrack, it appears as the beginning of the instrumental version of Doki-Doki Do it found on Side A.  

*This is the first time [[Luigi]] appears physically different from this brother. The first game artwork of the slimmer and taller Luigi would be in ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'', which was released two years later.

*[[Peach's Castle]] first appeared in this film, later appearing in the games starting with ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

**Bowser gaining control of Peach's Castle is somewhat analogous to its [[Peach's Castle (world)|appearance]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

*In the anime, Mario picks Bowser up by the tail and throws him in a similar manner to his boss fights in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

*This is the first medium in which Bowser is known to have a romantic interest in Peach, which would not be shown in the games until ''[[Paper Mario]]''.

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