Editing Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit

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[[File:pittrap.jpg|thumb|260px|The cover of ''Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit'']]
'''''Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit''''' is a Golden Look-Look Book written by Jack C. Harris. The 24-page book was illustrated by Art and Kim Ellis and published by {{wp|Western Publishing}} in July 1989.<ref>[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Super-Mario-Bros-in-Trapped-in-the-Perilous-Pit/Jack-C-Harris/e/9780307125705 Barnes&Noble.com with the July 1989 publication date.] (Note that Western Publishing was eventually acquired by Random House, which is why that is listed as the publisher.) Retrieved December 2, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/supermariobrostr00harr ''Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit'' on Internet Archive, with a 1989 publication date.] Retrieved December 2, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.smbhq.com/users/comics/pit.html SMBHQ.com uses the 1989 publication date.] Retrieved December 2, 2010</ref> (However, some sources say it was published in 1990, like the other two Golden Books.)<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Brothers-Trapped-Perilous/dp/030712570X Amazon.com with a February 1990 publication date.] Retrieved December 2, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Brothers-Trapped-Perilous-Look-look/dp/030712570X Amazon.com with an August 1990 publication date.] Retrieved December 2, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.videogamemm.com/thehorde/main.php?g2_itemId=29190 A picture of a cassette tape of ''Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit'' copyright 1990 Nintendo of America.] Retrieved December 2 2010</ref> It is aimed at very young readers.

A book-and-cassette version was also made. The audio cassette was narrated by [[William Woodson]], and it featured [[Lou Albano]], [[Danny Wells]], and [[Jeannie Elias]] (the respective voice actors for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'') reading their characters' lines, while [[John Stocker]], the voice actor for [[Toad]] in the same series, replaced [[Harvey Atkin]] (the original voice actor for [[Bowser|King Koopa]] in the [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] cartoons of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]) while reading Koopa's lines.

==Plot synopsis==
Mario and Luigi are cleaning a clogged sewer underneath a fortune-teller's store in [[Brooklyn]] when they are accidentally sucked into a [[Warp Zone]] and taken to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. They have no choice but to work for Princess Toadstool until they can find a way back home.

Later, the Mario Brothers are seen repairing [[Peach's Castle|the palace]]'s pipes while King Koopa travels down the corridor, intending to kidnap Toadstool. Mario, who is out of [[mushroom]]s for his "mushroom-and-jelly sandwiches," travels farther along the passageway, but after finding fresh ones growing in the area, he witnesses Koopa. Mario decides to take action and swallows a mushroom, knowing it is a [[Super Mushroom|Red Mushroom]]. He chases Koopa and his underlings off in his giant form, but Koopa uses magic to shrink him and tangle him in pipes. Luigi, who is searching for Mario as he picks flowers, notices the [[Koopa Troopa]]s harassing Mario and saves him from Koopa by using a [[Fire Flower]] to fend him and his minions off. After Luigi untangles Mario from the pipes, the brothers try to flee from the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] in hope of warning Toadstool about the oncoming minions, but the brothers instead fall into a deep pit beneath the floor. Meanwhile, Koopa and another squadron of Koopa Troopas invade the princess's throne room, ambush her and [[Toad (species)|her royal guards]], and throw her into the pit with the Mario Brothers.

After Koopa locks the exit, the Mario Brothers ponder what to do to escape, since their power-ups are useless. However, when Toadstool suggests they cooperate to escape the pit, Mario grows larger by polishing off his final Red Mushroom, allowing him to reach the top of the pit. Luigi, while standing on Mario's palm, sprays the remaining fire in his Fire Flower to burn down the locked door. After the Mario Brothers and Toadstool escape, Luigi drives off Koopa and his underlings by opening a water pipe. Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool then return to the castle to celebrate their victory. The book ends with Mario complaining that he has no mushrooms left for his "mushroom-and-jelly-sandwiches" and Luigi quipping, "I'd face a hundred other dark and perilous pits, but I'd hate to see what's down in the pit of Mario's stomach!"

==Illustration errors==
*While the cover shows Luigi trying to break through a standard wooden door, the illustrations in the book show the trapdoor on the ceiling, much like an actual pit.
*There are several illustration errors in the book. Some noticeable ones are Mario without his hat when he is tangled up in the pipes and a Koopa Troopa without his [[shell]] or arms when Luigi is washing Koopa and his troops away.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fin=Kuilun vankeina
|FinM=Prisoners of the pit
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9l9I347I0 Super Mario Bros. - Kuilun Vankeina]</ref>
|Fre=Super Mario Bros. : Piège au fond du puits
|FreM=Super Mario Bros.: Trap at the bottom of the pit
}}

==Trivia==
*At the June 2013 Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo, [[Charles Martinet]], the former voice actor for Mario and Luigi, narrated the contents of the book in Mario's and Luigi's voices.<ref>Broken CRT Productions. (Feb 19, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qevVLEYFfC4 Mario Reads a Story]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 23, 2020.</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool]]''
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge]]''

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