S.S. Chuckola

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S.S. Chuckola
The S.S. Chuckola about to sink, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
The S.S. Chuckola just before sinking in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
“Lissen up! This'll shock you! This ship is the world-renowned S.S. Chuckola! Uh-huh! We're haulin' Chuckola Cola! You hear me??? Shockin', huh?”
Sailor, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

The S.S. Chuckola (alternatively italicized),[1] also referred to as the Pirate Ship,[2] is a ship landlocked into Teehee Valley and inhabited by skeletal sailors led by a red captain in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. One of the Beanstar pieces lands onto the ship and cracks its hull. Mario and Luigi have to visit the ship in order to retrieve the piece. In the captain's quarters,[3][4] they can learn that the ship sank long ago, when Teehee Valley was an ocean—so long that the sailors have all now become undead skeletons. The duo spots a sailor taking the Beanstar piece into another room, but a guard restricts the duo's entry into said room without a Membership Card. He explains that the room is a cola cellar where the crew holds Chuckola Cola. The Mario Bros. can earn the Membership Card by visiting Bink's room and completing his minigame, which requires matching colored barrels into rows and columns. Upon returning to the cola cellar, the Mario Bros. find the skeleton with the Beanstar piece who offers it in return for the favor of dislodging Bloat, an obese skeleton who has gotten stuck inside a crack in the wall after drinking too much Chuckola Cola. Mario and Luigi locate a stash of dynamite hidden within the ship from using their hammers on blue wooden planks on the left side of the boat. Mario uses Firebrand on its fuse, creating a hole in the wall and freeing Bloat. Before Mario and Luigi can collect their prize, sand begins pouring in through the hole created, with so much force that it pushes the ship back out into Oho Ocean. The ship crashes into a large rock, and it sinks into the Seabed. After this, the ship cannot be reentered for the rest of the game.

Despite being last seen on the ocean floor, the S.S. Chuckola reappears in Cavi Cape in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, albeit with a different design. This is evidenced by the sign attached to a gate, in the original Japanese version of the game, calling the ship by its name. This reference was likely lost in the English version, as the ship's name "Vintage" was instead translated as an adjective.[5] In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the ship was redesigned to further resemble its new appearance from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, with the same sign now bearing the Chuckola Fruit insignia on the bottom right.[6]

The shipwreck in Cavi Cape, likely intended to be the S.S. Chuckola. From Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s JourneyThe room inside the S.S. Chuckola where Bloat is in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
The redesigned shipwreck in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey compared to the S.S Chuckola's appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Items[edit]

Item Image Location

Refreshing Herb Refreshing Herb In the storeroom in the back of the ship, it is in the ? Block in the west.

1-Up Mushroom 1-Up Mushroom In the storeroom in the back of the ship, it is in the ? Block in the north.

Membership Card Membershipcard.png Won after the barrel minigame is complete.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヴィンテージ号[?]
Vintēji-gō
The Vintage
Chinese 丰收号[?]
Fēngshōu Hào
The Harvest
French (NOE) Millésime[?] Vintage
German MS Kichererbse[?] MS Chickpea
Italian Nave Ridolina[?] Chuckle Ship
Nave del Mistero[?] Ship of Mystery from Miles Tones
Korean 빈티지호[?]
Bintiji-ho
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Spanish Barco Jijichata[?] Hehe Horchata Ship (jijí from a laugh)

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 84.
  2. ^ "In their search for one of the four Beanstar Pieces, Mario and Luigi stumble across a gigantic, beached pirate ship. To venture below deck and visit the cargo hold of the Pirate Ship, which they eventually must do, the Bros. need an official pirate Membership Card." – Stratton, Stephen and Levi Buchanan (November 25, 2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4423-2. Page 27.
  3. ^ "Hit the wooden floor panel outside the captain’s quarters with your hammer." – Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 85.
  4. ^ "Head for the captain's quarters on the western side of the ship. The room beyond is full of goodies." – Stratton, Stephen and Levi Buchanan (November 25, 2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4423-2. Page 95.
  5. ^ The sign at the gate in the ship reads 「この船は最新技術のきわみその名もヴィンテージ号である。」("This ship is the height of cutting-edge technology, and its name is the Vintage.") The Vintage is S.S. Chuckola's Japanese name.
  6. ^ The Pipe Plaza (November 18, 2024). The S.S. Chuckola. X (formerly known as Twitter) (English). Retrieved November 24, 2024.