Story: One night while everyone was asleep at Bowser's Keep, Mario got on his airship and headed to the Keep. Mario went inside  to the Koopalings' rooms, and kidnapped each one of them! Bowser found out because Mario's airship woke him up as it was beginning to leave! Bowser couldn't reach it though because it was already high up Bowser decided to save his children- by himself! Bowser then set off...

System: GameCube (What did ya expect? Arcade?)
Genre: Action/Adventure (What else? Puzzle?)
Rating: E for Everyone (No, it's not AO you goofball!)
Graphics: 3D

Object: Bowser must save his children. How? He must collect keys from Mario's friends, then defeat Mario!

Controls:

Menu
Start: Begin game, Confirm selections
A: Confirm selections
B: Cancel selections
Control Stick: Select
C Stick: Select
Control Pad: Select

Game
Control Stick: Move
A: Jump
B: Claw
X: Fire Breath
Y: Get in shell
Z: Map of area you are in
R: Move camera right
L: Move camera left
Start: Bring up Pause Menu
C Stick: Move camera
Control Pad: Nothing

Moves:

Main
Move: use the Control Stick to move.
Jump: Press A to jump.
Claw: Press B to use a Claw attack.
Fire Breath: Use X to blow fire on your enemies.
Get in Shell: Press Y to get inside your shell, it's like crouching or ducking but instead you get inside your shell. Your enemy's attacks will have no effect on you.
Spinning Fortress: While in midair you can press B to do a "Spinning Fortress", basically a midair attack.
Bowser Bomb: While in midair you press Y to pound on you enemies.
Shell Charge: While in your shell you can hold B to start getting charged up for the attack, hold the Control Stick in the direction you want to charge, finally, let go to charge toward that direction (while in your shell).

Camera
C Stick in any direction: Well... the camera will go in the direction that you hold the stick in
L and R: Use these to simply move the camera left and right

Pause Menu:

Continue Game: Continue the game.
Game Totals: View the number of coins and keys you have collected for each level so far.
Save and Quit: Save the game and quit.

Items:

Heart Shell: Gain back hearts with these.
Heart: Collect these to add more Hearts to your Heart Meter.
Coin: Collect all of these in the game for something to happen.
Life Shell: Collect these to get an extra life.
Bronze Key: Used to enter houses and stuff in levels.
Silver Key: Used to open the Boss doors.
Gold Key: Used to get to new levels, you get them after defeating bosses.
Super Key: Used to open the cage that the Koopalings are in.

Enemies:

Red Toad: Found in Snow Land and Mushroom Kingdom, they walk slowly around. Claw them to defeat them.

Blue Toad: Found in Dry Desert and Yoshi's Island, they walk quicker than red ones. Claw them twice to defeat them.

Green Toad: Found in Dry Desert and Mushroom Kingdom, they walk as fast as blue ones and also punch you if you're close. It will make you lose two hearts.

Goomba: Found in each world exept for Mario's Airship, it moves around slowly. To defeat the traitor jump on him.

Snow Man: Found in Snow Land, they throw snowballs at you which take away one heart. Defeat them buy running around them; they will eventually fall over and be defeated

Red Yoshi: These guy spit fire which takes away three hearts, defeat them by giving them a taste of their own medicine, blow fire on them!

Yellow Yoshi: These guys jump into the air and cause a powerful quake which can stun you for three seconds. Ground Pound on 'em to defeat 'em!

Pokey: These guys hang out at Dry Desert, they will try to fall on you to hurt you, which only takes away two hearts. Fire Breath defeats them!

Monty Mole: They also hang out at Dry Desert. They will burrow underground and pop up where you are, which takes away two hearts. jump on them to defeat them.

Green Goomba: These pathetic creatures try to headbonk you. They will be defeated once they hit the ground, so avoid them. As weak as most Goombas are, these can take away four hearts!

Yellow Goomba: These guys are at Mario's Airship, They move at a normal Goomba's speed but if you bump into 'em you will lose a whopping six hearts!

Title Screen:

It shows Bowser and in the background is Mario with the cage that the Koopalings are in... press start.

File Select:

File 1: Play Game, Erase Data, Copy, Back
File 2: Play Game, Erase Data, Copy, Back
File 3: Play Game, Erase Data, Copy, Back

Options:

Sound On
Sound Off

Mono
Stereo
Surround

Erase All Data
Don't Erase All Data

Go Back To File Screen

F.A.Q.:

Q. How many hearts do I have?
A. You begin with 10 but you can get more by finding them in levels.

Q. How many Hearts can I get?
A. 12 (making the total 22).

Q. How do I exit a level?
A. Go back to the beginning and exit out of the entrance door.

Q. Why did Mario kidnap the Koopalngs?
A. So saving Peach from Bowser will be easier.

Q. Why do you call him Bowser? You should call him King Koopa so he dosn't fry you!
A. Where is Bowser gonna find me? La La Land?

Q. Where does this take place in the timeline?
A. After Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga!

Q. Where are the coins?
A. I can't just spoil the whole game for, ya so I'll tell you where you might find some: Houses and Enemies! Yup!

Q.Where do I find the Hearts?
A. Hidden Places. I'm not gonna tell you where exactly so you'll have to find them yourself!

Q. How many lives do I start with?
A. 5.

Q. What is the maximum number of lives I can hold?
A. 12.

Q. Can ya tell me where I can find bronze keys?
A. No, you'll have to figure that out yourself!

Q. Where is the Boss Door?
A. Sorry, but you'll have to find it yourself!

Q. Why won't you say where the Boss Door, Hearts, etc. is?
A. Because this isn't a game guidr!

Q. How is the gameplay?
A. Similar to Super Mario 64's!

Levels:

Bowser's Keep
Coins: 0
Hearts: 0
Boss: None

Nothing much here. The Koopas can teach you how to do your moves. Just claw them and they will teach you. There is also a practice room.

Snow Land (north of Bowser's Keep)
Coins: 10
Hearts: 3
Boss: Toad

Snow Land is slippery, not so slippery thankfully. There are several Houses with Bronze Keys. Use them to get through the level!

-------Toad------

Toad tosses blocks at you which can take away two hearts. Claw them back at him to stun him. Then claw him! Repeat this prosess eight times to beat him!

Yoshi's Island (east of Bowser's Keep)
Coins: 8
Hearts: 2
Boss: Yoshi

To get here you need a the Golden Key that Toad has!

This place is filled with Yoshis and houses... even fruit! The houses have Bronze Keys as well. Fruit will come in handy!

-----Yoshi-----

Yoshi tosses fruit at you which takes away three hearts. Get behind Yoshi and Ground Pound on him! Repeat this three more times untill Yoshi starts throwing Hot Peppers which takes away four hearts. Use charge shell on Yoshi to hurt him. Repeat this three more times to defeat him!

Dry Desert (west of Bowser's Keep)
Coins: 6
Hearts: 1
Boss: Luigi

This desert has quicksand, so don't get cuaght in it! Look for keys in the Pyramids. The entrance to the battle with Luigi is at the top of the Tallest Pyramid!

-----Luigi------

Luigi runs around... that's all he does! When you get the chance Ground Pound on him! Do this three times untill he starts throwing fireballs. Avoid them and do a charge shell attack on him. Do this three times untill he runs around chasing you. When he gets near blow fire on him and Luigi will run. Do this three more times to beat him!

Mushroom Kingdom (south of Bowser's Keep)
Coins: 15
Hearts: 3
Boss: Peach

Defeat Luigi to get the key to Mushroom Kingdom.

This place has tons of blocks and Houses. Some Toads will talk to you (no one knows why). Travel through Peach's Castle. Eventualy you'll find her!

------Peach------

Peach throws her crown at you like a boomerang (it comes back to her). If it hits you, you will lose five hearts. Walk over to her and claw her. She will be thrown backwards and hit the wall. Repeat this four more times until the wall is destroyed. She will then toss three crowns at you at once. Continue to claw her. She will be thrown at another wall. Repeat this four more times and the wall is destroyed! I think you get the idea about how to destroy walls now. Destroy all four walls and the ceiling will fall on her and she will be defeated!
 

Mario's Airship (west of Mushroom Kingdom)
Coins: 3
Hearts: 0
Boss: Mario

Since this level is short I'll tell you exactly what to do: First, claw the door open and go inside. Next jump on the Yellow Goombas. A switch will appear! Now claw it! Now go inside the elevator. It will take you straight to Mario!

--------------Mario---------------

Phase One: Mario runs around throwing fireballs that take away eight hearts! Avoid them and claw Mario when you get the chance! The more you claw him the faster the fireballs move. Six claws will allow you to advance to...

Phase Two: Mario will get a Mushroom and become Super Mario. He doesn't attack. Instead he stomps. If you don't jump you will be stunned for seven seconds! To hurt Mario you must blow fire on him! Repeat this six times to move on to...

Final Phase: Mario gets a Cape Feather and becomes Caped Mario! Mario will fly through the air and try to throw fireballs at the same time! Avoid them and run over to the pole holding the Koopalings' cage! Claw it four times! It will fall down. If Mario was under it it will fall on him and hurt him. Repeat this eight more times to defeat Mario!

Maze Castle (east of Mushroom Kingdom)
Coins: 0
Hearts: 0
Boss: None

If you collected all the coins in the adventure you can go to Maze Castle! There are four mazes: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Intense.

The Rules: You have to get to the end of the Maze before time runs out. The harder the Maze is, the longer it is and the less time you'll have!

Easy: Short, 3 minutes
Normal: Normal, 2 minutes
Hard: Long, 1 minute
Intense: Extra Long, 50 seconds

Ending:

Mario's Airship will crash and land at Bowser's Keep. The Koopas suvived but Mario faints! You will then see a family portrait showing Bowser and the Koopalings! The end!

Secrets:

Bowser's Adventure 2: The Koopalings' Adventure: The one and only secret can be collected by completing all the Mazes in Maze Castle. You can go back and see the title screen for Bowesr's Advenure's sequel! Enjoy!