User:Bowser & Jr./Game Ideas/Super Mario Trio

Super Mario Trio is an upcoming 3D platformer action game for the Wii U. It is the sixteenth title in the Super Mario series and the seventh 3D Mario title.

Gameplay
The game plays similarly to Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World wher Mario goes through levels more based more closely to the 2D side-scrolling Mario games, but all levels are in a 3D world. The stages are a bit linear as in 3D Land and 3D World, but are more open and most level have multiple pathways to reach the end of the level. One noticeable change to the level design is that a normal playthrough of the level doesn't have a time limit. Star Medals return from 3D Land in place of the Green Stars in 3D World.

Power-ups such as the Fire Flower and the Super Leaf return. The life system in this game acts differently than other Mario games. The life is more or less now a hit point counter as losing a life won't result in a Game Over. Losing all lives will just merely restart the level with 5 lives. The Wii U GamePad acts virtually the same as it did in 3D World, unveiling hidden objects and stunning enemies, as well as controlling the camera view. The game also supports Off-TV Play.

For the first time in a 3D Mario game in a single player mode, all the available playable characters appear on the field on the same time. The player is able to select from three following characters, Mario, Princess Peach, and Bowser (which is also a first in the entire Super Mario series). The currently controlled character is the Leader and leads the A.I.-controlled others, or Followers, on their way. Also, all three characters share the same lives.

Playable Characters

 * Mario: The more balanced character out of the trio.
 * Princess Peach: Runs more faster than the other two, jumps more higher than the rest of the trio, and is able to float in the air for a short time, but is more weak to attacking enemies.
 * Bowser: The slowest character out of the trio and isn't able to jump that high. However, being able to take out enemies and other certain objects and obstacles makes up for that.

Villains

 * Unnamed Main Villain

Supporting Characters

 * Toad
 * Whales

Transformations

 * Small Mario (default form)
 * Super Mario (acquired through Super Mushroom)
 * Fire Mario (acquired through Fire Flower)
 * Tanooki Mario (acquired through Super Leaf)
 * Statue Mario (ability through Tanooki Mario)
 * Invincible Mario (acquired through Super Star)

Power-Ups

 * Super Mario
 * Fire Flower
 * Super Leaf
 * Super Star

Other Items

 * + Clock
 * 1-Up Mushroom
 * Poison Mushroom
 * Coin
 * Dash Coin
 * Yellow Ring
 * Red Ring
 * Red Coin
 * P-Switch
 * Blue Coin
 * Star Medals
 * Key Coins
 * Vegetables
 * POW Blocks
 * Keys

Worlds
(Don't worry, they'll get creative once I think things more through.)
 * Hub: Toad Town and Princess Peach's Castle.
 * World 1: A grassland world.
 * World 2: A desert.
 * World 3: A beach and underwater world.
 * World 4: A snowy world.
 * World 5: A forest and jungle world.
 * World 6: A mountain world.
 * World 7: A sky world.
 * World 8: A lava world.

References to Other Games

 * Super Mario Bros.: The overworld, underground, underwater, and castle themes from this game make a prominent return in their perspective areas in this game as a big throwback.
 * Super Mario Bros. 2: Princess Peach is playable once again. A number of elements only seen from this game also return such as vegetables, a whole number of enemies, and vases after 25 years in counting, excluding ports and remakes.
 * Super Mario 64: The theme for Princess Peach's Castle is the same one from this game.
 * Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2: Toad Town is virtually similar to its appearances in these game.
 * Super Mario 3D Land: Star Medals return in place of the Green Stars in 3D World.
 * Super Mario 3D World: A majority of elements were taken from this game such as Fire Princess Peach's appearance and the Key Coins.

Trivia

 * This is the first time Bowser is a playable in a mainstream Super Mario game.
 * This is also the first Super Mario game since Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins to not feature Bowser as a villain at all.