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|ruler=[[Princess Peach]]
|ruler=[[Princess Peach]]
|inhabitants=[[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Toad]], [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], etc.
|inhabitants=[[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Toad]], [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], etc.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|iterations=''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Paper Mario)|Paper Mario]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''<br>''[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)|Super Mario RPG]]''
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'''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)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, especially the [[Genre#Role-playing|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.
'''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)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, especially the [[Genre#Role-playing|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==
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
[[File:Kingdom in peril.jpg|thumb|Toad Town in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
Toad Town appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' being attacked by Bowser's army.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{main|Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)}}
{{main|Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)}}
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The town later falls victim to [[Bowser]]'s ambush. When [[Princess Peach|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 [[Kong]]s, the [[penguin]]s of the [[Snow Kingdom]], and [[Lumalee]] from being burned in the lava by Bowser.
The town later falls victim to [[Bowser]]'s ambush. When [[Princess Peach|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 [[Kong]]s, the [[penguin]]s of the [[Snow Kingdom]], and [[Lumalee]] from being burned in the lava by Bowser.
===Ambiguous appearances===
There are other occurrences of urbanized areas surrounding Peach's Castle, but it is not made clear whether or not these are true appearances of Toad Town.
====''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''====
[[File:Kingdom in peril.jpg|thumb|left|A similar town in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
A decade prior to Toad Town's first in-game appearance in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', a mushroom-based town appears in a flashback of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' being attacked by Bowser's army.
====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Princess Toadstool's castle is surrounded by a town full of Toad Houses. Beside Toad's house, where Mario and Luigi seem to also reside, there is a [[First Mushroom Bank|bank]], [[Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage|orphanage]], [[Mushroom Land Central Library|library]], and [[Mushroom Kingdom Treasury|treasury]].
====''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)====
[[File:Toad Town SML2.jpg|thumb|The castle village in ''Super Mario Land 2''.]]
Prior to Toad Town's debut, in the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga, a castle village appears in some chapters.
During the second part of the ''[[Super Mario Land 2 (manga)|Super Mario Land 2]]'' manga, the town is visited and has both rural houses and towers as well as modern skyscrapers.
In the fourth chapter of ''[[Super Mario Land 3 (manga)|Super Mario Land 3]]'', the local school is seen, being run by Peach and [[Mushroom King|her father]]. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, [[Jackie]], and the Toads are part of the student body. In the third chapter is it revealed that the Mario Bros. lives in a house just outside the town.
In ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'', the local airport is seen in the background, at the beginning of the first chapter.
====''Super Mario-kun''====
In the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|13th volume]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] village appears at the beginning of chapter 9. It is solely made out of Toad Houses.
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the [[Castle Gardens]] feature a small stone-built village across the lake from Peach's Castle, which appears during the prologue.
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a town surrounds Peach's Castle in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]].
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==Locations==
==Locations==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*A [[List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|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''.
*A [[List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|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 [[Nintendo GameCube|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 [[zeldawiki:Hyrule|Hyrule]].
*Toad Town has also been mentioned to in other games, such as ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing (game)|Animal Crossing}}'', where {{iw|nookipedia|Gulliver}} talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, and similarly about his goldfish in {{iw|zeldawiki|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==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:39, February 4, 2025

Toad Town
Entry of Toad Town in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Toad Town as seen in Paper Mario: The Origami King
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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 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)
Toad Town before the Shroob attack in 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]

Background for The Super Mario Bros. Movie poster.
Toad Town as seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with Peach's Castle in the distance.

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.

Ambiguous appearances[edit]

There are other occurrences of urbanized areas surrounding Peach's Castle, but it is not made clear whether or not these are true appearances of Toad Town.

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]

Toad Town under attack in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
A similar town in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!

A decade prior to Toad Town's first in-game appearance in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a mushroom-based town appears in a flashback of Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! being attacked by Bowser's army.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess Toadstool's castle is surrounded by a town full of Toad Houses. Beside Toad's house, where Mario and Luigi seem to also reside, there is a bank, orphanage, library, and treasury.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

Toad Town
The castle village in Super Mario Land 2.

Prior to Toad Town's debut, in the Super Mario Kodansha manga, a castle village appears in some chapters.

During the second part of the Super Mario Land 2 manga, the town is visited and has both rural houses and towers as well as modern skyscrapers.

In the fourth chapter of Super Mario Land 3, the local school is seen, being run by Peach and her father. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Jackie, and the Toads are part of the student body. In the third chapter is it revealed that the Mario Bros. lives in a house just outside the town.

In Super Mario Land 4, the local airport is seen in the background, at the beginning of the first chapter.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

In the 13th volume of Super Mario-kun, the Mushroom Kingdom village appears at the beginning of chapter 9. It is solely made out of Toad Houses.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, the Castle Gardens feature a small stone-built village across the lake from Peach's Castle, which appears during the prologue.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

In Mario Kart Wii, a town surrounds Peach's Castle in Mario Circuit.

Locations[edit]

Paper Mario

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

  • Plaza
  • Toadtown Square

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Gallery[edit]

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Paper Mario[edit]

Entrance area[edit]

North hub[edit]

South hub[edit]

Southernmost train station area[edit]

Southwest area[edit]

Southwesternmost port area[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
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 Animal Crossing, where Gulliver talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, and similarly about his goldfish in Hyrule.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2023. "Super Mario Bros. Il Film - Contenuti speciali. Illumination (Italian).