Toad Town
Toad Town | |
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Toad Town as seen in Paper Mario: The Origami King | |
First appearance | Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
Greater location | Mushroom Kingdom |
Ruler | Princess Peach |
Inhabitants | Toads, Toad, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, etc. |
Iterations | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Paper Mario Paper Mario: The Origami King Super Mario RPG |
Toad Town is the capital city of the Mushroom Kingdom. Located at the doorstep of Peach's Castle, the town first appeared as Mushroom Kingdom in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Since then, Toad Town has become a recurrent location in the Super Mario franchise, especially the RPG games. However, much like Peach's Castle, the appearance, design, and layout of the town has varied greatly each time it has reappeared, though it has almost always been depicted as a flourishing and cheery place.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]
Toad Town appears in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! being attacked by Bowser's army.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
- Main article: Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)
The Mushroom Kingdom, as it is called, is one of the locations in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. It is taken over by Shymores at one point until Claymorton is defeated.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
- Main article: Toad Town (Paper Mario)
Toad Town returns in Paper Mario with a larger role, as it is now the hub location. It is also the setting for the start and end cutscenes,
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Toad Town is mentioned in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by Zip Toad, stating that he was going to be in a film and that he was heading to Toad Town. After Mario rescues Pine T. Sr from the Pit of 100 Trials, Pine T. Jr emails Mario and mentions that his father went to Toad Town to take care of Li'l Oinks. It is also mentioned by Lumpy if Mario reads his Journal.
Toad Town is mentioned two additional times in the game, but mistakenly goes under different names in the English localization. It is a possible answer in the 65th Trivia Quiz-Off (where it is known as Mushville), and is mentioned by a crow NPC in Twilight Town (where it is known as Mushroom Town). In the Nintendo Switch remake, both instances refer to Toad Town by its proper name.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
- Main article: Toad Town (Paper Mario: The Origami King)
Toad Town returns as the main hub of Paper Mario: The Origami King. It connects to Peach's Castle, like in Paper Mario.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
- Main article: Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
Toadtown Square, as it is primarily called, is visited by Mario only at the start of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake to learn basic moves and board the Koopa Cruiser.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
- Main article: Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
The Mario Bros. time-travel to a past iteration of Toad Town in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, after they exit the Shroob Mother Ship, and find that Shroobs are attacking the location.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
- Main article: Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
Toad Town is where the Toads live in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. It is accessible to Mario and Luigi during certain parts of their journey.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
Toad Town[1] appears in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which Mario and Toad pass through before arriving at Peach's Castle. Many Toads can be seen doing various activities such as collecting coins from a Coin Block. Different shops and buildings can be found throughout the town such as an antiques shop.
The town later falls victim to Bowser's ambush. When Peach warns her citizens of the impending attack, they panic and run away. Mario and Donkey Kong rush through the town gathering power-ups along the way, in order to save the former's brother Luigi, the latter's fellow Kongs, the penguins of the Snow Kingdom, and Lumalee from being burned in the lava by Bowser.
Locations[edit]
Paper Mario
- Toad Town Dojo
- Toad Town Post Office
- Residential Area (Houses and Toad Houses)
- Rowf and Rhuff's badge stand
- Merlon, the fortune-teller’s house
- Shroom Grocery
- Minh T.'s flower garden
- Tayce T.'s Kitchen
- Russ T. the Wise Toad's House
- Shy Guy's Toy Box (abandoned building)
- Train Station (K64 Train)
- Li'l Oink farm
- The Playroom
- Harry's Shop
- Harbor
- Club 64 (café and restaurant)
- Pipes
- Mario's House
- Toad Town Tunnels - "Private" entrance
- Toad Town Tunnels - Rip Cheato's Shop access
- Playroom pipe
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Plaza
- Toadtown Square
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Gramma's Place (item and badge shop)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- Toad Town shopping mall
- Toadley Clinic
- Toadles Boutique (equipment store)
- Badge Shop
- Item Shop
- Star Shop (equipment store)
- Gear Shop (equipment store)
- Tea Kiosk
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Gallery[edit]
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Pamphlet printable from the official Japanese website for Paper Mario: The Origami King
A Rocky Wrench selling Collectible Treasures in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Concept artwork for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Paper Mario[edit]
Entrance area[edit]
Inside Russ T.'s house.
Mario selling a Jammin' Jelly.
North hub[edit]
The tree near Merlon's house.
Koopa Bros. disguised as Toads near the east exit.
Inside the Post Office.
The postmaster giving Mario a Star Piece.
Rowf and Rhuff's badge shop.
The door to Flower Fields magically appears
Minh T. and her garden.
The path to Shooting Star Summit
South hub[edit]
Southernmost train station area[edit]
A Toad greeting Mario in the underground Playroom.
Mario playing Jump Attack.
Mario playing Smash Attack.
Southwest area[edit]
A Shy Guy stealing a key from Harry's Shop.
Southwesternmost port area[edit]
Master Poet speaking.
Pop Diva singing.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | キノコタウン[?] Kinoko Taun |
Mushroom Town | Most games since Paper Mario |
Dutch | Toad-dorp[?] | Toad Town | |
French | Toadville[?] | - | Paper Mario series |
Village des Toads[?] | Toad Village | Mario & Luigi series | |
German | Toad Town[?] | - | Paper Mario series |
Italian | Fungopoli[2] | Mushroom-opolis | Mario & Luigi series and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (DVD's special content) |
Korean | 버섯 타운[?] Beoseot Taun |
Mushroom Town | Mario & Luigi series |
Spanish | Villa Toad[?] | Toad Village | Paper Mario series |
Ciudad Champiñón[?] | Mushroom City | Mario & Luigi series |
Notes[edit]
- A pre-release screenshot of Paper Mario shows Toad Town's west gate labeled as "Mushroom Kingdom" instead of "Toad Town" in an earlier point of development, similar to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
- Toad Town has also been mentioned to in other games, such as the GameCube game Animal Crossing. The character Gulliver talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, implying that he lives there. However, he also talks about his goldfish in Hyrule.
- In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the music for the e-Coin Castle sounds very similar to the theme of Mushroom Kingdom from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
- The music for Toad Town in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story contains a few notes from the Forest Maze's music from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
References[edit]
- ^ Universal Pictures All-Access (June 12, 2023). The Super Mario Bros. Movie | In The Mushroom Kingdom | Bonus Feature. YouTube. Archived June 13, 2023, 22:08:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ 2023. "Super Mario Bros. Il Film - Contenuti speciali. Illuminatio (Italian).