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'''''Double Trouble''''' is the first book in the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' series. The book was published on June 1, 1991,<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/991213.MARIO_BROTHERS_IN_DOUBLE_TROUBLE Goodreads.com] Retrieved December 28, 2010</ref> and written by {{wp|Russell Ginns|Clyde Bosco}}.


[[Image:doubles.jpg|right|frame|Cover Art]]The story begins with [[Mario]] being called by [[Princess Toadstool]] to come and help in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] at 3 A.M. in the morning. When he arrives, he noticea a huge increase in the land's population, with a lot more look-alikes around. When he reaches the palace, he sees that there are TWO [[King Toadstool|kings]]! Peach explains the doubles problem in the kingdom and tells Mario that the cause (for the king) was a flower with a hidden camera in it, delivered with no return address, and that they need to find out who the real king is. Mario takes out his magnifying glass and studies both kings with it. He notices that one is made of sand, and of course, the real king is a mushroom, so that one is taken away. Mario decides that the imposters are all made from sand and suspects that the [[Koopa]]s are behind this, and the sand must be from [[Bowser's Keep|Fort Koopa]], the Koopas' fortress in the [[Koopahari Desert]]. He heads out to that destination immediately, passing by doubles of [[Shy Guy]]s and [[Boomerang Brother]]s. The plumber reaches the castle, and inside, bumps right into [[Bowser Koopa]]. He barely escapes the Koopa King through a small passage and ends up following an unsuspecting [[Iggy Koopa]] through the winding passages of Fort Koopa. Mario follows the [[Koopaling]] down a flight of stairs into a maze of mirrors where he loses track of him. After hours of feeling his way around the maze and flipping [[coin]]s to decide which way to go, he remembers that he's carrying a [[hammer]]. Mario pulls it out and smashes his way through the maze until he finds Iggy Koopa in a large laboratory. Iggy reveals to Mario (thinking that it won't matter since he plans to finish him off) his invention that makes the doubles he has been seeing, GLOM. It works with a set of different placed cameras (like in the flower) and sand. Then it spits out the double out the top of it. Then GLOM and Iggy charge at Mario. All of a sudden, Mario gets an idea. He pushes the machine from the back (so it won't make a double of him) quickly to the front of a mirror in the maze. It stops moving and takes a picture of itself in the mirror, and a double of GLOM comes out. Iggy realizes Mario's plan and rants angrily, watching 1,000 GLOM fill the maze. Mario escapes the fort with a little help from his hammer as all the GLOM's start to explode. As he returns to the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario can already see the number of creatures decreasing. He warps home to [[Brooklyn]], exhausted, for a well-deserved rest, and the kingdom is safe.
==Plot synopsis==
'''The story from the back cover:'''


[[Category:Books]]
<blockquote>'''Mayhem in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'''<br>[[Mario]] needs your help! Fighting the evil [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s is all in a day's work for the heroic plumber from [[Brooklyn]]. But when [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]] concocts a double-dealing plot to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario finds out that double trouble is not double fun.<br><br>As in all Nintendo Adventure Books, you control the action. Only you can make the choices that allow Mario to beat Bowser and the dreadful [[Koopalings|Koopa Kids]]. Help him crack codes, solve puzzles, conquer mazes, and subdue enemies. You and Mario must outwit the Koopas at their own game&mdash;or go down in final defeat.</blockquote>
[[Category:Merchandise]]
 
==Items==
*[[Hammer]]
*[[Super Mushroom]] <small>(makes certain puzzles easier)</small>
*[[Anchor]]
*[[Magnifying glass (Double Trouble)|Magnifying glass]]
 
==Characters==
{|
|-
|
*[[Abraham Lincoln]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
*[[Bowser]]
*Brock
*Genghis Koopa <small>(mentioned)</small>
*Gerkins <small>(mentioned)</small>
*[[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]]
*[[Luigi]]
|
*[[Mario]]
*[[Mushroom King]]
*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Roy|Roy Koopa]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]
*[[Wooster]]
|}
 
==Enemies==
{|
|-
|
*[[Beezo]] <small>(part of a puzzle)</small>
*[[Boomerang Bro]]ther
*[[Chain Chomp]]
*[[Clawgrip]]
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]
*[[Fryguy]]
*[[GLOM]]
*[[Hoopster]]
|
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Mini Goomba|Micro-Goomba]]
*[[Muncher]]
*[[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]
*[[Piranha Plant|Piranha plant]]
*Sand clone
*[[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]
*[[Snifit]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
*[[Tweeter]]
|}
 
==Locations==
*[[Brooklyn]]
*[[Airship#Nintendo_Adventure_Books|Doom Ship]]
*Fort Koopa
*[[Desert Land|Koopahari Desert]]
*[[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|Mario Brothers Plumbing]]
*[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
*[[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Palace]]
 
==Score chart==
*300 pts. or more &ndash; Hyperatomic Koopa-Stomping Super Plumber
*251–299 pts. &ndash; Definite Super Mario Bros. Material
*226–250 pts. &ndash; Heroic Plumber-in-Training
*201–225 pts. &ndash; Power Plumber
*100 pts. or fewer &ndash; Basic Dripfixer
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Groot gevaar
|DutM=Great danger
|DutC=<ref>[https://gamebooks.org/Item/2018/Editions Demian's Gamebook Web Page]</ref>
|Heb=צרה כפולה
|HebR=Tsrh kpvlh
|HebM=Double trouble
|HebC=<ref>[http://www.bookholder.co.il/book.aspx?num=4665 נינטנדו צרה כפולה / בוסקו קלאיד (1992)]</ref>
|Hun=Dupla gubanc
|HunM=Double trouble
|HunC=<ref>[https://moly.hu/konyvek/clyde-bosco-dupla-gubanc Dupla gubanc (Nintendo – Játék az erővel 1.)]</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Nintendo Adventure Books]]

Latest revision as of 14:46, March 16, 2025

The cover of Double Trouble.
The cover of Double Trouble

Double Trouble is the first book in the Nintendo Adventure Books series. The book was published on June 1, 1991,[1] and written by Clyde Bosco.

Plot synopsis[edit]

The story from the back cover:

Mayhem in the Mushroom Kingdom
Mario needs your help! Fighting the evil Koopas is all in a day's work for the heroic plumber from Brooklyn. But when King Bowser Koopa concocts a double-dealing plot to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario finds out that double trouble is not double fun.

As in all Nintendo Adventure Books, you control the action. Only you can make the choices that allow Mario to beat Bowser and the dreadful Koopa Kids. Help him crack codes, solve puzzles, conquer mazes, and subdue enemies. You and Mario must outwit the Koopas at their own game—or go down in final defeat.

Items[edit]

Characters[edit]

Enemies[edit]

Locations[edit]

Score chart[edit]

  • 300 pts. or more – Hyperatomic Koopa-Stomping Super Plumber
  • 251–299 pts. – Definite Super Mario Bros. Material
  • 226–250 pts. – Heroic Plumber-in-Training
  • 201–225 pts. – Power Plumber
  • 100 pts. or fewer – Basic Dripfixer

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch Groot gevaar[2] Great danger
Hebrew צרה כפולה[3]
Tsrh kpvlh 		Double trouble
Hungarian Dupla gubanc[4] Double trouble

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goodreads.com Retrieved December 28, 2010
  2. ^ Demian's Gamebook Web Page
  3. ^ נינטנדו צרה כפולה / בוסקו קלאיד (1992)
  4. ^ Dupla gubanc (Nintendo – Játék az erővel 1.)
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Nintendo Adventure Books
Books Book 1: Double Trouble • Book 2: Leaping Lizards • Book 3: Monster Mix-Up • Book 4: Koopa Capers • Book 5: Pipe Down! • Book 6: Doors to Doom • Book 7: Dinosaur Dilemma • Book 8: Flown the Koopa • Book 11: Unjust Desserts • Book 12: Brain Drain
Characters Ashby • Angus Boomer • Bowser • Bowser's Cousin • Brock • C. Everett Koopa • Doc Drake • Doctor Sigmund Shrinkasaurus • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dr. Sporis von Fungenstein • Elmo • Feldspar • Francis Ford Koopola • Fryguy • Gary Koopa • Gerkins • Iggy • James Fennimore Koopa • Justin • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Luigi • Mario • Micro-dolphin (Donny) • Morton • Mushroom King • Princess Toadstool • Right&Wrong Brothers • Roy • Scott • Spike • Thesaurus • Tie-rack-asaurus Necks • Times-Square-atops • Toad • Todd • Tryclyde • Wart • Wendy • Wooster • Yoshi
Enemies Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Beezo • Blargg • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Dino Rhino • Dino-Torch • Dry Bones • Eerie • Fire Brother • Fish Bone • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Fuzzy • GLOM • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hoopster • Hot Foot • Electric jellyfish • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kumo • Lava Lotus • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Mole • Micro-Goomba • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper plant • Para-Goomba • Piranha plant • Podoboo • Pidgit • Pokey • Ptooey • Rex • Reznor • Rocky Wrench • Shyguy • Sledge Brother • Slimosaur • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Egg • Swooper • Tweeter • Thwomp • Urchin • Wiggler
Locations Bowser's Castle • Brooklyn • Dark Land • Dino-forest • Dinosaur Lake • Dinosaur Land • Doom Ship • Fort Koopa • Fortress • Fungus Freeway • Iggy's lab • Koopa Command Center • Koopahari Desert • Lake Trilobite • Lava Pits • Magma Pits • Mario Brothers Plumbing • Morton's houseboat • Mushroom Elementary School • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Palace • Mushroom Stadium • Mushroom World • New York City • Palace Garden • Pipe Land • S.S. Moreltania • Subcon • Valley of the Koopas • Vine Scene • Water Land • WMUSH
Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. Anchor • Army boots • Bag of popcorn • Balloon • Basket of apples • Basketball • Boom-Boom's socks • Boomer Berry Juice • Bottle of Shrinking Potion • Brick Block • Coin • Cowboy boots • Dino Derby tickets • Fire Flower • Flashlight • Frog Suit • Fungus Up • Garage door opener • Gold pen • Green Fizz • Hammer • Key (Doors to Doom · Koopa Capers) • Koopa Kola • Lichen Cola • Magic Feather • Magic wand • Magnifying glass • Morel Moxie • Mushroom Kingdom Health News • Noisemaker • Pauline's parasol • Pizza • Plumber's Oath • Plunger • Pogo stick • Question block • Recipe • Remote control • Scissors • Starman • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Tape • Wading boots • Wings • Wrench (Unjust Desserts · Brain Drain)
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