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From Smash
Is a Plit coin equivalent to an American dollar? If not, what’s the exchange rate?
No, the gold coin and the dollar are not equivalent. I don't know what the exchange rate is, because every time I go to Earth and offer to pay in gold coins, the salesman gets a strange look in his eye and take the bag of coins without even counting them. They do count the dollars they are given, right?
From Smash
How do Mario and Luigi receive those extra lives after getting so many coins?
When the plumbers get enough coins they can give them to some old guy who makes potions. In exchange he'll give them a potion that revives them when they're at the verge of death. For some reason this is always done off camera, even though you would think that some of Mario's games could support showing this, and even allow you to decide when to cash in. Most of the time the exchange rate is one hundred coins for a life potion, but apparently around the time of Mario 64 it was only fifty coins, although Mario is only able to buy one if he completes the level after finding the coins, not instantaneously like in previous games. Incidentally, the chemicals found in the life potion are the same ones found in the 1-Up Mushroom.
From Smash
What kind of powers does Bowser have, other than fire breathing and stomping?
In Mario Party 3 Bowser shows that he has the power to make people move slowly or backwards, which would be an interesting trick to pull in a one-on-one fight. Other than that, Bowser does not have much magic, as he usually relies on brute strength and many minions, with some fire power for good measure. Stomping, by the way, isn't really much of a power, he's just strong and heavy.
From Smash
Other than the obviousness of the Mushroom Kingdom, what other enemies does the Koopa Empire have?
Let's see, Nimbus Land, Moleville, Rose Town, Sarasaland... can I just say Plit?
From Smash
What, in your opinion, is the most annoying thing about being a ruler?
There's never enough time to get across all my new laws, or enough parchment to write them on.
From Smash
Are there any diseases that Koopas are especially susceptible to, and what are the symptoms?
Koopas are very resilient, which is why we've been able to withstand so many beatings. The most feared disease, at least by expectant mothers, is a genetic disease that makes Koopas more like regular turtles; they walk on all fours and move slowly. The most annoying disease, which is also contagious and very common, causes our senses to strenthen ten times or more, making every stimulation painfully powerful. The most common fatal disease attacks the brain. There are no symptoms and it can only be found if it's scanned for.
From Smash
How much is Plit like Earth, as in hours in a day, relative value of gold, tectonic plates?
Plit's day is just a little longer than Earth's day, which isn't quite 24 hours itself. Gold is clearly much less valuable on Plit since tons of coins are made out of it. Plit does have tectonic plates and there are earthquakes, but I couldn't tell you how many there are.
From Smash
How do those Super Mushrooms move, anyway?
Well they start to move because Mario knocks them out of their boxes (Fire Flowers are attached to them by the roots). Then they start to slide, and continue to do so because they don't create much friction. Super Mushrooms shouldn't be able to slide so far, but then again, ? Blocks shouldn't be able to float.
From Smash
Finally, why are Mushrooms and reptiles so common on Plit?
Most likely it's because Plit's environment, which isn't quite like Earth's, is more suitable for reptiles and fungi. Plit's environment varies widely, and reptiles are especially good at adapting to all kinds of environments.
By Guest256
Has Koopa Kingdom been financially hurt by all its defeats?
Of course it costs money to wage war, and since we never win this money is lost. However, it is hard to say that we are financially hurt because we are constantly at war. Paying for armies, fixing destroyed stuff, and other wartime expenses are just a natural part of the budget, and I can't say what the money for those things would go to if we ever stopped fighting.
From Guest256
How are Chet Rippo and Rip Cheato related?
Aside from being partners in crime, they're cousins.
From Emperor Koopatine
How come you guys only used the doomships in SMB3? You seemed to be going in the right direction, using super weapons and all, but then you stopped using them. What's up with that?
We've actually used the doomships many times. Remember that the games out there are only a small sample of the number of times we have tried to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. If Nintendo were to make a game for each of our attempts, they wouldn't be able to make any other games. In addition, Nintendo has tried to turn significantly different adventures into games, so the doomships only ended up in one.
From Magikoopa
You said Dino World doesn't have any any capitals but then you said Dome City is the capital. What gives?
I meant that the territories, such as Donut Planes and Vanilla Dome, don't have capitals of their own. Dome City is the lone capital.
From Magikoopa
How do you move through the pipes in your castle in Mario World if they aren't connected?
The pipes all lead to a secret chamber which contains other pipes that lead back to the room where I fight.
From Magikoopa
If yoshi turned a Shy Guy into an egg and it cracked, what would it be, a Shy Guy or a puddle?
Egg goo, I guess.
From Magikoopa
Why doesn't the Wing Cap fall off of Mario while he's flying?
Why doesn't the regular hat fall off when Mario does a somersault? Maybe it fits really tightly around his head, and cuts off the circulation to his brain.
From Hip
What color was your hair before you lost it? I keep hearing it was blond, but no one else in your family (that I've seen pictures of) has blond hair, so it doesn't seem hereditary.
Heredity is for geeks. Yes, my hair was blond.
From Hip
What is your allowance? Do your brothers get the same allowances or does it vary from Koopa to Koopa?
It varies from week to week based on our behavior. The most common amount to receive is nothing if we've annoyed him, but if we stay out of the way we usually get something, though not nearly enough to buy what I want. That's why taxes in Water Land are at 99 percent, and I'm considering raising them.
From Hip
What's in the dungeon? Is it an empty cell? Is there a toilet? A TV or anything to pass the time?
It's just an empty cell, and if you're lucky Bowser will get a guard to pass in some food and water. If that happens then you have the plate and the cup to play with.
From Hip
What would happen if Morton decided to throw high-pitched tantrums like yours, and combined them with his endless talking?
I think that's called the Apocalypse.
From Hip
What are some Koopafied video games? I know that there's Super Koopa Bros., which was in an old NP comic, but what else is there?
Well there aren't any official ones, made by Nintendo, if that's what you mean, but Ludwig knows how to modify games. He does it really fast, not like that Video-what'shisname.
From Magikoopa
Are Dry Dry Desert, Koopahari Desert, and Desert Land the same place?
Are Death Valley and the Sahara the same place? (The answer is no.)
From Magikoopa
Did Ludwig teach Iggy how to invent stuff?
Not directly, but Iggy may have picked up some things by watching.
From Magikoopa
If Magikoopas can make infinite coins, how could the Mushroom Kingdom go into debt?
Who said anything about the Mushroom Kingdom going into debt? Anyway, if a Magikoopa let too many coins get into circulation then the coins wouldn't be worth anything.
From Magikoopa
Are there any other Magikoopa leaders besides Kamek and Kammy?
If you mean direct assistants to Bowser, no. But, there are many Magikoopas that lead other ones.
From Magikoopa
Do the Koopalings own Mushroom Kingdom or do the kings?
Most of the time, the kings do. Of course we're working on that.
From Magikoopa
Why did Mario go from red suspenders and a blue shirt to blue suspenders and a red shirt?
That slob always wears the same thing, but one day he ripped the blue shirt, so he picked the most similar outfit he had, which, as it turned out, was the same thing with the colors reversed.
From Magikoopa
Why does Yoshi enter the castles in Yoshi's Island, but not in Mario World?
Yoshi is really a coward, but he is loyal enough to do whatever he needs to. In Mario World, Yoshi was not needed as Mario or Luigi could take care of the castle on their own. In Yoshi's Island, however, Yoshi wasn't about to send in Baby Mario to take care of it by himself, so that meant he had to go in.
From Magikoopa
Where was Mario born?
If by "born" you mean where was Mario delivered to, he was born in the Mushroom Kingdom to two Mushroomers. However, Mario's real parents realized that the Brothers would not be safe in the Mushroom Kingdom since Kamek was still after them and they could not yet fend them off. Therefore, they were delivered to Earth to two new "parents", who promised never to disclose the secret. To my knowledge, Mario still believes that he was born in Brooklyn, although he occassionally sees visions of his true childhood.
From Magikoopa
Who is Wart's favorite underling?
Not being Wart, I can only take a good guess. I imagine he really likes Birdo, since he made a lot of him and trusted him to guard most of the worlds.
From Magikoopa
How come I can't see any computers in the Mushroom Kingdom?
Actually, if you had played Mario Party 3, you would have. Traditionally Mushroomers do not like technology very much, as they prefer hard work to the easy way out. They have always been put off by computer failure, and point to the fact that their enemies (i.e., us) use technology a lot, so that they question if technology can truly be used to help. Now, there is definitely some technology in the Mushroom Kingdom. In the games themselves, you can see computers, a train, and a Game Boy, as well as other items that suggest that technology was somehow involved. Still, by and large, Mushroomers often choose to avoid it.
From Guest256.
Does Bowser let you choose your own bedtimes, or is there a standard for each Koopaling?
When we were younger, we were given a bedtime. Now that we have so much to do, though, he lets us decide when to go to bed. This way we can go to school, run our lands, or do whatever else at whatever time it can best be done.
From Dane Peterson
Why doesn't anyone like Waluigi? I mean, his name sounds weird, but it's really an anigram of a Japanese word meaning "Bad Person". so technically Waluigi's name actulaly is supposed to be more than just "Luigi" with 'Wa" added to it.
There's much more to it than the name, but if that's what you want to discuss, I can deal with that too. None of us speak Japanese, but then again I think Bad Person is just about as bad as Wa-Luigi.
From Daniel
How good is a Koopa's hearing and seeing? Do any of your brothers have hearing or seeing problems?
I always thought our senses were similar to a human's, but maybe they're worse and that explains why we always get outwitted. Iggy doesn't see well, and neither does Roy though he chooses to ignore it. Ludwig has trouble hearing sometimes, but denies it.
From Ellie Marie Koopa
Are Paratroopas useful enemies?
Not especially. If it weren't for them, Mario would never have gotten through The Lost Levels.
From Ellie Marie Koopa
Which of your minions do you think would be the best at getting rid of Mario?
Boo is the only one that has had success so far. Now we just need someone who can get rid of Luigi.
From Ellie Marie Koopa
What do you think of the GameCube?
I think it's got a lot of eye candy, but otherwise the games aren't any better than before from what I've seen.
From Ellie Marie Koopa
Have you or your brothers ever toilet papered or egged Peach's castle?
No, but only because we spend a lot of time plotting how to do that against each other.
From Fungiman
I'm really confused about Lemmy's personality. My question is, in the games and TV shows, Lemmy is very smart and intelligent. In the comic books, Lemmy (not to be mean) is... dumb. He doesn't understand a thing his father says! Are the comic artists confused or something?
No doubt about it, Lemmy is an idiot in the comics. However, I think he's also an idiot in the games and cartoons. In fact, the only place I've seen him act intelligently on a regular basis is Lemmy's Land. I think he tries to act foolish as a rouse. Nobody suspects a clown of misdoings, so he often gets off the hook. It also affords him a chance to try sneak attacks. So he's really very clever, I'd say, not stupid.
From Fungiman
What would've happened if your dad never ordered you to defeat the Marios?
I'm sure we would have become Mario's enemies anyway. We were sure to notice, and almost guaranteed to care, that he often breaks into our castle and defeats our father. Also, Mario isn't as innocent and unprejudicial as he may seem. Even if we behaved ourselves, we were sure to get on his bad side since we're Bowser's kids, maybe enough to force us to defend ourselves.
From Fungiman
Is Baby Bowser a Koopaling?
No. In Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story, Baby Bowser is really Bowser, as a baby. In the Mario Parties, Baby Bowser is Bowser's favorite cohort (minion).
From Lord Seth
Why'd you retry the exact same strategy as before in Super Mario Advance 2? You tried it before and failed. Why again?
What is so confusing about the word remake? We didn't actually go through the whole thing again, Nintendo just made the game a little better and re-released it. The game doesn't exactly emulate what really happened... if it did, how would you explain Mario's dieing many times in the games?
From Lord Seth
How come Mario can have extra lives? How exactly does that work?
Once again, the games do not exactly emulate what really happened here in the Mushroom Kingdom. In the real adventures we've never killed Mario, and I assume that if we ever did kill him, he wouldn't be coming back. Nintendo needed to provided a challenge, so the video game Mario can die. It's not like a voodoo doll or anything, where dieing in the game kills the real Mario... although that would be a really neat incantation if any of us could figure it out.
From Daniel
How is the Clown Copter controlled? Bowser seems to just hold onto the edge of it or not hold on at all, so who controls it?
The innovative design of the Clown Copter lets you control its direction by leaning in a certain way.
From BADGUY99
In Super Mario World why did you put lava under the pipes you were hiding in?
Yeah, well Mario wasn't supposed to win, you know. I was planning to toss him down there once I knocked him out.
From Lord Seth
In games like Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario can hold his breath infinitely. Why can't he in Super Mario 64?
If you were hoping to learn of one of Mario's powers, you'll be disappointed. In real life, Mario has always needed to breathe, except when he's wearing the Metal Cap or something like that. Mario 1 wasn't able to handle an oxygen meter, so Nintendo left it out. Mario 3 might have been able to handle it, but Nintendo opted to stay with Mario 1's style. For the record, Mario 64 isn't quite right either. If you swim to the surface, and then point Mario down, you'll see that he can breathe through his shoes.
From Larry's Clone
I know that regular coins are made of gold, but what are red and blue coins made of?
Red and blue coins are also made out of gold, and are then colored. All the coins probably ought to have the same value, but it is accepted they red and blue are more valuable. It's kinda like American currency... a hundred dollar bill is only more valuable than a one dollar bill because people agree that it is, not because the paper is worth more.
From Larry's Clone
Where is your current castle located? I'm assuming that you guys got kicked out of Dark Land after Mario Bros. 3?
That's an incorrect assumption. Dark Land has been ours for hundreds of years... mostly because no one wants it. We're still there now.
From Larry's Clone
What is the main economy of the Koopas? Mining? Fishing? Cattle farming?
Does stealing count? Otherwise, Koopas don't do anything general across all members to make a living.
From Larry's Clone
Are you true reptiles or are Koopas warm-blooded like humans?
Our hearts are cold and full of evil... but we're warm-blooded.
From Larry's Clone
How would you Koopalings consider Baby Bowser? Is he considered a brother, or more of a cousin?
I'm not allowed to comment much on this right now... however, Baby Bowser is not a new Koopaling, or even a cousin. Actually, he is a graphically generic form of one of the seven Koopalings you know and love.
From Damage
Why do Koopas use a lot of low-tech weapons instead of guns?
We do use a lot of high-tech stuff, but this hasn't appeared in many of the Mario games since they're supposed to be family friendly. Admittedly, we do use a good deal of low-tech weapons since they don't cost much and Bowser is cheap.
From Terry
Why did Lemmy not have his ball in Super Mario World?
Lemmy didn't have his ball with him because it wouldn't have been useful for his new method of attack. The ball would have only gotten in the way of trying to move between warp pipes.
From Terry
Why did you not have your wands in Super Mario World?
The wands we used in Mario 3 were stolen from the Mushroom Kingdom kings, and were lost after that adventure. Dinosaur Land doesn't have kings with wands, so there were none to steal.
From Terry
Is Nimbus Land part of Sky Land?
They're both way up there, but no, Nimbus Land is not part of Sky Land.
From Terry
How on Plit did Geno come to life in Rose Town?
First, you have to remember who Geno is. Geno is really the little yellow star thing you see in Rose Town, and then again in the ending. The blue doll you see throughout the adventure is just that, a blue doll, which Geno has possessed and enhanced, and borrowed the name of. So Geno never came to life, he was already alive. I think what you're really asking, then, is how he possessed the doll. Well, unfortunately I'm not from Star Road, and I don't know how stars do that. You'd be better off asking a Boo or something, although I imagine they don't do it the same way.
From Terry
Why on Earth did Nintendo call the Baby Bowsers on GameCube Koopalings? Everyone knows you are the REAL Koopalings.
Read Lemmy's timeline for a clue. The Baby Bowsers are indeed the Koopalings you know and love, but in graphically generic form. In other words, we don't have our own 3D models, we all look alike. Why Nintendo didn't give us our own models is another question that I can't answer, but Baby Bowser can't possibly be a new Koopaling because there is more than one of him. For example, in Mario Party 1, seven Baby Bowsers appear at once. This is the largest number to ever appear in one place, for obvious reasons.
From goober blooper
Why did the Rezznors stand on those platforms in Mario World? They would have been invincible otherwise.
Good question... I never thought of that, and I guess the Rezznors didn't either. They probably figured that fighting on the platforms and making the bridge fall apart would cause Mario to fall into the lava, a surefire death, whereas he could avoid their fireballs for an indefinite amount of time. But yeah, since Mario could only hurt them by hitting the bottom of their platforms, in theory they would have been invincible if they'd just been standing on the bridge, and they'd have had to torch Mario eventually. I say in theory, though, because Mario would probably have found some other lucky solution.
From goober blooper
Are there any female Koopa Troopas?
You know, not all girls have to be pink or wear hairbows. If you assume that all the Koopa Troopas that appear in the games are male rather than all female or a mixture of both, it can only be due to some stereotype of yours that says only males fight, or something like that. You can say a lot of bad things about Koopas, but one thing you can't say is that we discriminate unfairly against females (or males for that matter), as we don't. Our army will take anyone who can fight, be they male, female, or whatever. So not only are there female Koopa Troopas, but there are female Koopa Troopas in the army.
Do you want proof? Of course, I could just ask you where Koopa Troopas come from if there are no females, and that would settle this debate. But, one example of a female Troopa that actually appears in the games is Kolorado's wife. Kooper also gets mail from a secret admire, who is by all likelihood female. So there you go, one definite female and one very likely female. Technically, very few Koopa Troopas are clearly identified as male. Kooper and Kolorado are definitely guys, and there may be a handful of others that are definitely guys, but not a whole lot. Most could be either.
So why don't the girls look more feminine in the games? You could really also ask, why don't the guys look more masculine? Either way, that's just a graphical thing, and besides which, we look pretty darn similar anyway.
From Todd
Who was in the original Koopa Troop, and who's in it now?
The first time Bowser attacked the Mushroom Kingdom was Mario 1, so the original Koopa Troop includes Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Lakitu, and the rest of the characters in that game. After Mario 3 his army began to dwindle, and his last major offensive was Yoshi's Safari, which included such characters as Paragoomba, Boo, Mechakoopa, and Spiny among others. Who's in it now? Sorry, I can't give that away.
From Lord Seth
Why can't Mushroomers use the power-ups themselves and defeat the Koopas without Mario and Luigi's help?
Because Mushroomers aren't superheros. You may as well ask why Superman can fly and other humans can't. ... Well, alright, that's not really a great example as Superman isn't human. But that's just the way it is. The Marios have that superhero stuff that lets them gain powers from mundane objects.
From Lord Seth
If the stork in Yoshi's Island was bringing Mario and Luigi to their parents in the Mushroom Kingdom, why are Mario and Luigi humans and how can they be from Brooklyn?
Easier part of the question first. The Marios do have Mushroom parents who lived in a Mushroom house. However, their parents sent them to Earth to grow up because they knew that Kamek would be back for them and the Marios were not safe in the Mushroom Kingdom. The Marios were given foster parents on Earth, and never knew of their origins until they made it back to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Now the harder question, why they're humans. We've been wondering that for a long time. By all rights they should be Mushroomers, not humans with super powers. It's quite the quandry. The best anyone has ever been able to come up with is that The King has something to do with it, as he is human and so is Peach; again, no one knows why. It is possible that he is actually Mario and Luigi's father, along with a woman... no one knows anything about "The Queen", nor does anyone know about Mario and Luigi's real parents, and The King has grown too feeble-minded to answer these questions even if he wanted to. So, there's really very little information on this whole subject, and The King's involvement is only a theory. We do have troopers researching this, however, as some of us believe that if we can solve the mystery of the Mario Brothers' origin we'll find their weakness as well.
From Lord Seth
How do those ? Blocks stay in the air?
That's just what ? Blocks do. Don't ask me for an explanation of the physics. This isn't Ludwig's Phonebooth, you know.
From Lord Seth
After completing a "secret level" in Super Mario Sunshine (like Secret of the Dirty Lake), how does Mario get FLUDD back?
It works sorta like how you get FLUDD back in that level where you have to save the mayor without FLUDD. In that Episode, FLUDD is stolen and you go through the course without it... most of the course, anyway, as you find it on the ground just before you reach the mayor. Now, the game doesn't show you finding FLUDD in the secret areas, but you do, sometime between finding the Shine and warping out, which is not instantaneous despite its depiction; there can be some unshown stuff in between. So, there you go. The real question is, why doesn't Shadow Mario keep FLUDD? But it's a good thing you didn't ask that, as I have no answer. Stupidity, perhaps?
From Lord Seth
How does walking into something like a Goomba hurt Mario or Luigi?
Now I'm pretty sure I've answered this one before, but since it's asked so often... In games like Mario 1, Goombas actually bite Mario; of course, the system couldn't handle the graphics that would show that. In Mario 64, they hurt Mario just by slamming into him.
From Lord Seth
If some of the Piantas on Isle Delfino have Shine Sprites, why don't they return them to Isle Delfino? After all, they're the ones that complained about not having them.
Greediness? Stupidity? Maybe they're bored and want to see Mario do stuff before they give up their prize. Anyway, if you had an all-powerful Shine Sprite, would you want to give it up?
From Todd
If Mario was born a Mushroomer but then moved to Brooklyn, why does he have an Italian accent?
Really good question! The most obvious answer is that his foster parents were Italian and he learned English from them... but actually, that wouldn't explain it. Research seems to suggest that children actually learn more English from their peers than from their parents, which means he wouldn't get an accent from his parents. Now, I have no details about Mario's childhood other than Yoshi's Island, so I can't say where exactly the accent comes from. It could be, unlikely though it may be, that he grew up in an Italian-speaking area and so his peers would also have had an accent. It could be that the research was wrong and the accent did come from his foster parents. Or, who knows, maybe it's just another of those weird things about Mario, like his being human at all or having super powers.
From Todd
Would you and your brothers be interested in being in the next Super Smash Bros. if there is one?
I could really care less, I don't like videogames. I'm sure some of my more egocentric brothers would like to be in there, especially Roy, and probably Larry. Iggy probably wouldn't, he gets beat up enough as it is, and Ludwig probably wouldn't care much more than I do.
From Terry
How did the stork find Baby Mario? Was he abandoned by their parents or something?
What? Don't tell me you don't know about storks. Everyone knows storks bring babies to their parents. I mean, how did you think babies were made?
From Terry
Who is the older twin out of Mario and Luigi?
Mario was clearly told that he was the older twin when they were sent to Earth, though my guess is his parents would have called Luigi the oldest had they realized that Luigi would be the taller of the two. In any case, they were delivered at the same time so they're the same age. What, you want to know which baby was placed on the stoop first, or which baby was first picked up? Sorry, no can do.
From Terry
How exactly did the doomship crash in Super Mario World?
Carelessness, I suppose. The driver must have been really worked up about losing to Mario. But hey, it wasn't like I was driving, so don't look at me.
From Tasha
In Mario Sunshine, why did Bowser tell Bowser Jr. that Peach was his mom?
Bowser wanted to paint a story that would make Mario look like the badguy. That way, Jr. would really want to defeat him. Apparently it wasn't really necessary, however.
From Guest256
You said Koopas are encouraged to marry their relatives. From what I’ve heard, if two siblings, or relatives for that matter, have a child, it will have a higher chance of being deformed or mutated. Are you trying to build an army of mutants to scare Mario to death with?
Of course not! But we know that our genes are perfect, and would rather not muddy the line by bringing in foreign genes. Also, we're not opposed to infanticide as a way to weed out the few that are born deformed, as infants are not persons.
From Todd
Is Larry a vegetarian or does he eat meat sometimes?
He'll eat meat, but he doesn't seem to like it. That's one way you know something's wrong with him.
From Coco
Which boss in Super Mario Sunshine would be your favorite and least favorite?
I'm going to have to go with that flying manta as my favorite boss, as he was originally a water creature. In fact, I don't know where the name manta comes from, as he looks and moves like a devil ray, only out of the water. My least favorite is Gooper Blooper, he gives water creatures a bad name.
From Panzer Koopa
Do Bob-ombs have arms and hands? Because in Paper Mario, at the end of the game in the parade, when the Koopa Bros. float goes by, Bob-ombs come out and blow up on the Koopa Bros. and then they all raise there arms, but when you play the game, they don't seem to have arms.
For this question, I turned to an expert in Bob-ombs, Videogamerpat:
Yes, you are correct. It is definitely seen that these particular Bob-ombs do in fact have arms. But does that mean that all Bob-ombs have arms? No. The point I'm making here is that there are many different Bob-omb models out in the world, and they vary greatly. It just so happens that these Bob-ombs have been created with arms.
Clearly, some Bob-ombs do have arms. The big question is, how come some of those Bob-ombs often look like they don't have arms? Apparently, their arms blend in with the rest of their body when at rest.
From David
Lemmy says that Bowser's wife is Clawdia, but the Super Mario Brothers movie says her name is Lena. Why is that?
You have to be really careful taking any information from the movie. Aside from Lena, the movie also claims that Iggy and "Spike" are Bowser's cousins, not his children. The movie misrepresents us Koopas, as we do not look like humans with weird tongues, and incorrectly portrays Mario's discovery of the Mushroom World, which certainly had nothing to do with Daisy as he met Peach first. Given all that, the fact that they may have called Clawdia "Lena" is just another trivial error. In either case, the movie is not even clear that Lena was Bowser's wife. She may merely have been his highest ranking officer, or something like that.
From Tasha
Do you wear your shells at night? Wouldn't that ruin the bed?
Basically, our beds, chairs, etc. are made out of tough material. Plus, our spikes aren't really that pointy, which is why Mario doesn't get hurt when he stands on us in Mario 3. Clearly the spikes on Spinies, Boom Booms, and others are much sharper. We can take off our shells though - the older we get, the longer we can stay solid without them, and all of us are now old enough to change our own shell without serious danger of getting in trouble. For comfort's sake, some of us like to wear a shell without spikes to bed, and sometimes even other places around the castle.
From Lord Wilco
Why do Ludwig's inventions never work work when he's supposed to be a genius?
Actually, Ludwig's inventions only explode in stories, such as the kind in Lemmy's Land! In reality, his inventions work rather well. This is shown in the cartoons, where Ludwig's inventions worked just fine until they were saboutaged. For instance, in one episode Ludwig built a machine to clog the warp pipes, so that the Marios couldn't follow the Koopas to the Real World (Earth). The machine worked perfectly - until Princess threw a Bob-omb at it.
From Todd
What does the Kuribo in Kuribo's Goomba mean?
Kuribo is the name of the Goomba who invented the shoe they use.
From Todd
If you had to say one GOOD thing about your brothers and parents, what would you say?
They're smart enough to give me what I want.
From Todd
What was your most embarrassing moment? If you don't want to tell me yours, what was your brothers'?
That question is off-limits, as we have made a truce never to share that information. If anyone breaks it, the others will that person's secrets.
From Todd
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
The egg. There were lots of egg-laying birds before chickens.
From goober blooper
How can a Koopa's head fit inside a shell if its head is so much bigger than its shell?
Good question! Firstly, you'll notice that many Koopas can't do this. In games like Mario World and Mario 64, when you jump on a Koopa the Troopa pops out of his shell and becomes vulnerable. Now, you might expect me to say something cheap like that actually happened in Mario 1 but the NES wasn't good enough to show the little Koopas. Well, that might have been true for some of the Koopas Mario fought, but some can pull into their shell. They can't do it at will though, only when affected by a strong stimulus, such as a lot of pressure (a jump from Mario) or something really scary (Mario's face almost qualifies). When this happens, the shell automatically turns into a vacuum of sorts, pulling the head and limbs inside. The head actually folds up in a complex way so that organs and such are not squished but the size is reduced. It's kind of complicated, and you'd need Ludwig to explain exactly how it works. After a while, the vacuum reverses and the Koopa is pushed out of its shell. We're still working on getting some Koopas to stay inside until the danger has actually passed.
From Todd
How come in Yoshi's Island (Mario World 2), Yoshi's Island is relly big, but in Super Mario World it's small?
All of the games, even the 3D games, show only a small portion of the world. Taking Mario 3 as an example, in reality Mario did not complete an area, then walk down a road that was badguy free until he hit the next area. No, most places had baddies everywhere. Grass Land has more than eight places (much more), and so do all the other lands. In Mario World, only a very tiny portion of Yoshi's Island was shown. In Mario World 2, however, a much larger portion of the island was shown. Even there, however, not all of Yoshi's Island was visited.
From Todd
After Yoshi beats Rapheal the Raven in Yoshi's Island, who transports him?
I think he stepped on a star pad and went to Star Road, and from there he went to Dark Land. The game doesn't show the stop in between.
From Todd
Since your father is a baby in Yoshi's Island, does that mean he was born on Yoshi's Island, or in Dinosaur Land. If not, how and why is he there?
Not only was Bowser not born on Yoshi's Island, he wasn't even there in Yoshi's Island. The game is clear that world six is actually in Koopa Kingdom, otherwise known as Dark Land. That's why Yoshi warps to a whole new area, it's not on Yoshi's Island.
From Todd
What are you going to do after you beat Mario and Luigi, and take over The Mushroom Kingdom? What left is there for you to do?
There are bigger fish in the sea, and bigger kingdoms too... well, there aren't a lot of kingdoms in the sea, but you know what I mean. If I get tired of conquering stuff, I'll probably go to a beach and make servants do stuff for me. Actually, that sounds pretty good...
From Todd
Why are the levels in Super Mario World named after food?
How much do you want to bet the Yoshis named them? I mean, they're always thinking about food.
From Todd
Where could I find a warp pipe near me?
Even if I knew, for I don't know the location of all warp pipes, nor do I know where you are, I wouldn't tell you. We definitely don't need any more humans.
From Todd
Where is Special World located?
Special World is... special. Usually we refer to it as being higher even than Star Road, but actually it's in its own little dimension, so you can't just fly there. In fact, no one has even found a warp pipe there, the only known way to get there is through Star Road. Strange place.
From Todd
What should I do if I'm bored, don't want to sleep, and don't want to eat?
Hey, we can't always be doing what we want. Well, I can, but you? I don't think so. Either end the agony and go to sleep even though you don't want to, or do something. I mean, ya gotta have something to do. I bet you have lots of homework to do cuz you're so lazy. Or you could waste more time playing stupid video games. Or you could annoy Lemmy by sending him lots of Email. If you're really bored, you could waste lots of other peoples' time as well as your own by making your own site. Then you won't have to bother me anymore.
From Tasha
If Plit has different time, how many Earth years are in a Plit year?
It's hard to say, really. Since Plit and Earth are in different dimensions, their time isn't really comparable. If you go to one planet and then go back to the other, you can only take a guess as to how much time will have passed. The dates listed in Lemmy's Bios and other places aren't really accurate. In the bios, for example, they're useful in that you can figure out our ages by subtracting the current year from what it gives as our birth year. At the same time, however, the dates are clearly wrong to some degree since we were not born after Mario 3 was released.
From Bowser Jr.
Do you and your brothers still own and control your lands, like Water Land and Sky Land? If yes, do you like the lands you own and is it hard running them?
The lands have been under Mushroom Kingdom control since we were kicked out. We do, however, have many minions loyal to us living in the lands still, and because of that we can exercise power in areas with a high population density of minions. Law enforcers rarely dare to go there anyway. I enjoy my power, but want more.
From GameQube
In Mario World, Baby Yoshi grows up after eating five enemies, but in Mama Luigi (cartoon) he ate ten enemies and still didn't grow up. What's up with that?
Not only do Yoshis have to eat enough to grow up, they must also be the right age. The Baby Yoshis in Mario World had lived for awhile before becoming enprisoned, but in Mama Luigi he just hatched and therefore was still too young.
From GameQube
Why doesn't Boom Boom always stay in his spikey position? Then Mario would never defeat him.
Boom Boom was selected for his strength, not his intelligence. Also, he could still be defeated if Mario had a Fire Flower. And, as I said in response to a similar question regarding Rezznor, I'm sure Mario would find some other way to win if he had to.
From GameQube
Why couldn't you shoot out ten rings per second while Mario battled you?
First, the spell didn't work that way. I had to mutter the spell each time I wanted to release a ring, and the spell only released one at a time. Plus, while the rings were bouncing around at a high speed, I, too, was in danger. Of course, you couldn't see my mouth move in an 8-bit game, and the game allowed the rings to pass through me, but in real life I was as vulnerable as Mario. Each time I got hit I would take a chance and release another ring. I would also increase my agility so I would be more likely to avoid them.
From Zeus
What do you and your brothers usually spend your allowance on?
What, you mean that meager offering I get from Bowser every week and then usually have to give back due to some stupid, certainly made up reason? Pfft, I can hardly buy anything on that pathetic allowance, but that's ok because I get all the coins I need by taxing my minions, stealing, or forcing more out of Bowser.
Oh, but I guess that didn't really answer your question, not that it's really a very hard one. I mean, what do you think I spend my money on? Yup, you got it, I blow it all on rare collectibles that I leave sealed in the box to protect their value. Duh! I usually spend my coins on the most fashionable clothes, jewelry, and makeup. Sometimes I'll try to pretty up my room, not that it really needs anything at this point.
As for my brothers, it's pretty much the same deal. No, not the part about buying dresses, you idiot! I mean they buy the kind of stuff you'd expect. I could type it out for you, plain and simple, but the more I type the more I'm likely to brake a nail, and that would be intolerable.
From Zeus
Who would you say is the best artist in your family? By artist,I mean, painting, drawing, etc.
No one in my family is known for their
artistic ability, except Ludwig for how awful his music is. But painting
and drawing? Not really. I, of course, don't paint since it's invariably
messy. And who has time to draw when I'm busy modeling for other peoples'
drawings? I guess if I had to pick one of my siblings for being the best
artist, it would be Larry. I've come across some of his sketches from when
he'd been spying on stuff, and they're not too bad. I mean, I can usually
tell what everything is, and the shading is kind of nice. That's a lot
more than I can say for any of my other brothers. One time I saw Roy's
drawing, the only one I'm aware of him ever making, and for good reason.
DAD that was awful.
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