Super Mario Skies

is a game in the Super Mario series for the Nintendo 3DS. It is closely based on 3D platforming Mario games, but it is a side-scroller in the vein of games like Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.

Story
The game starts off with Mario and Princess Peach enjoying a picnic outside her castle in a park with their friends playing activities in the park. Suddenly, a thunderstorm kicks in, looming over the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser then strikes in the scene and kidnaps Princess Peach once again and takes her to the Doomship, Bowser's privately owned and personally piloted Airship which is highly more advanced than others. The thunderstorm continues on to the point where Mario and his friends separate from each other.

The next morning, Mario is seen lying on the ground. Mario wakes up to see Toadsworth. Mario tells Toadsworth what happened which leads him to panic. Luckily, Toadsworth knows one way. He leads Mario to the Toad Express, an airplane which has been used by Princess Peach for vacations. When they get there, Toadsworth introduces the crew who works the express and that they will help Mario track Bowser down with Toadsworth also helping out himself. Just then, Mario boards the Toad Express and sets off on another adventure to save Princess Peach and track down Bowser in his Doomship.

Gameplay
The levels of are depicted like a side-scrolling level, but are designed to have an "exploration" feeling that are seen in the 3D Mario titles. Levels in this game saw the return of Power Stars, as the level goals and that there are special missions in each.

Mario is able to do some of his abilities, such as the Wall Jump, Long Jump, and Ground Pound, and Rolling. This game also introduces punching and kicking which can be done by pressing X and Y respectively. Punching and kicking was originally used in a beta version of New Super Mario Bros..

Throughout Mario's adventure, he tracks down the Doomship from the Toad Express. The Doomship goes through different dimensions which act as the worlds in this game. The different dimensions are actually different franchise universes (The Legend of Zelda, Phineas and Ferb, etc.).

Playable Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Wario
 * Waluigi

Villains

 * Bowser

Supporting Characters

 * Princess Peach
 * Yoshi
 * Toadsworth
 * Yellow Toad
 * Blue Toad
 * Red Toad
 * Green Toad
 * Lakitu Bros.
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Mario's Transformations

 * Small Mario
 * Super Mario
 * Fire Mario
 * Ice Mario
 * Tanooki Mario
 * Statue Mario
 * Hammer Mario
 * Boomerang Mario
 * Mega Mario
 * Mini Mario
 * Dolphin Mario
 * Invincible Mario

Luigi's Transformations

 * Small Luigi
 * Super Luigi
 * Fire Luigi
 * Ice Luigi
 * Tanooki Luigi
 * Statue Luigi
 * Hammer Luigi
 * Boomerang Luigi
 * Mega Luigi
 * Mini Luigi
 * Dolphin Luigi
 * Invincible Luigi

Wario's Transformations

 * Small Wario
 * Super Wario
 * Fire Wario
 * Ice Wario
 * Tanooki Wario
 * Statue Wario
 * Hammer Wario
 * Boomerang Wario
 * Mega Wario
 * Mini Wario
 * Dolphin Wario
 * Invincible Wario

Waluigi's Transformations

 * Small Waluigi
 * Super Waluigi
 * Fire Waluigi
 * Ice Waluigi
 * Tanooki Waluigi
 * Statue Waluigi
 * Hammer Waluigi
 * Boomerang Waluigi
 * Mega Waluigi
 * Mini Waluigi
 * Dolphin Waluigi
 * Invincible Waluigi

Power-Ups

 * Super Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Ice Flower
 * Tanooki Leaf
 * Statue Leaf
 * Hammer Suit
 * Boomerang Flower
 * Mega Mushroom
 * Mini Mushroom
 * Dolphin Suit
 * Super Star

Other Items

 * Coins
 * Star Medals
 * 1-Up Mushroom
 * Vegetables
 * Warp Pipes
 * Vases
 * Green Shells
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