Brain Drain

Brain Drain.

Brain Drain is the twelfth and final book in the Nintendo Adventure Books series.

Plot Summary

The Story from the Back Cover:

Yoshi's Head Aches

Evil Iggy Koopa has created a device to switch the brains of the creatures in the Mushroom Worlds. When he gives Yoshi the brain of a sinister Koopaling, Mario and Luigi jump into action. With the help of Dr. Sigmund Shrinkasaurus, they try to stop Iggy before all of their friends in Dinosaur Land lose their heads!

As in all Nintendo Adventure Books, you control the action. Only you can make the choices that allow Mario and Luigi to halt the chaos caused by Iggy Koopa's brain twister machine. Help them crack codes, solve puzzles, conquer mazes, and subdue enemies. You and the Super Mario Bros. must outwit a whole new generation of Koopa creeps- or go down in final defeat.

Items

An unidentified piece of paper is shown as well but never collected. Presumably it is the "Plumber's Oath" that Mario has Luigi memorize so they can identify each other no matter what bodies they're in.

• Slice of pizza
• Wrench
• Cassette tape

Characters

• Bowser (mentioned)
• Bowser's Cousin
• Doctor Sigmund Shrinkasaurus
• Iggy Koopa
• Luigi
• Mario
• Morton Koopa Jr.
• Mushroom King
• Princess Toadstool
• Toad
• Yoshi
• Wooster
• An unidentified Koopaling (possibly Morton) also switches minds with Yoshi at the beginning of the book.

Enemies

Chargin' Chuck Dino Rhino Dino-Torch (part of a puzzle) Koopa Paratroopa (part of a puzzle) Koopa Troopa Ninji Pidgit

Piranha Plant Rex Shy Guy Sumo Brother Urchin Wiggler

Locations

China (mentioned) Dino-forest Dinosaur Lake Dinosaur Land (referred to as "Dinosaur Island") Egypt (mentioned) Fungus Freeway Koopa Command Center Koopa Headquarters

Mushroom Castle Mushroom Elementary School Mushroom Kingdom Persia (mentioned) Plumber's U (mentioned) Plungers Lodge (mentioned) WMUSH

Score Chart

• Over 800 pts. — Tidal Brain Waves
• 600 to 800 pts. — Super Stream-of-Consciousness
• 400 to 599 pts. — Sewer Smarts
• 200 to 399 pts. — Brain Needs a Wash
• 0 to 199 pts. — Spaghetti Synapes