Super Mario Odyssey (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.3.0 Update

Super Mario Odyssey is a 2017 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An entry in the Super Mario series, it follows Mario and his new ally Cappy—a sentient hat that allows Mario to control other characters and objects—as they journey across various kingdoms to save Princess Peach from his nemesis Bowser’s plans of forced marriage. In contrast to the linear gameplay of prior entries, the game returns to the primarily open-ended, 3D platform gameplay featured in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. Join Mario on an exhilarating expedition across the globe and use his extraordinary new abilities to gather the moons that power up the Odyssey flying ship while thwarting Bowser’s plan to marry Princess Peach.

GAMEPLAY

Super Mario Odyssey is a game in which players control Mario as they travel aboard the Odyssey, a hat-shaped ship, to save Princess Peach from Bowser, who is forcing her into marriage. It’s a platform game where you travel through different worlds. The in-game kingdoms return to the exploration-based level design of Super Mario 64. In each kingdom, Mario searches and completes different objectives to obtain items known as Power Moons. They are the source of energy for the Odyssey and grant access to new kingdoms. Checkpoint flags dotted around each kingdom allow Mario to instantly warp to checkpoint his flag upon activation.

Certain levels have areas called “flat” zones, where Mario is placed in his 2D side-scrolling environment similar to his appearance in the original Super Mario Bros. In addition to existing moves like triple jump and wall jump, Mario attacks enemies by throwing his cap, the physical form of a hat ghost named Cappy, in multiple directions, and uses it as a temporary platform. It can be used. When caps are thrown at certain objects, enemies, or non-playable characters, Mario can acquire them, called “captures,” which allow Mario to use unique abilities. For example, Mario can catch Bullet Bill to jump over large gaps, catch a Tyrannosaurus to stomp on things, catch bolts of electricity called Spark Pylon to climb up power lines, and catch a tank called Sherm to help him jump over enemies and walkways. You can shoot blocks to disperse them. You can use the Joy-Con controller’s motion controls to speed up some actions, but otherwise, the game is fully playable when the Joy-Cons are connected to the console. During the game, Mario can collect coins.

There are two types of coins. Regular coins and purple coins are unique to each kingdom. They can be spent on items such as new hats and outfits, some of which are required to complete certain objectives. The game uses a health system similar to the Super Mario Galaxy games, but Mario has unlimited lives. The only penalty for dying is a payout of up to 10 coins. The player can also collect an item known as a “Life Up Heart” which will further earn him three hit points. The game also has co-op play, allowing a second player to control Cappy and attack enemies independently of Mario. In this game, you must collect the minimum number of Power Moons in each kingdom to advance to the next kingdom. However, since these can be obtained from any source, most of the important purposes are optional. Once Bowser is defeated, additional Power Moons will be relocated to each kingdom. Collect enough Power Moons to purchase additional costumes and unlock two bonus areas.

One of these areas is a boss rush called Darkside, which requires 250 Power Moons to enter. The other level is called Darker Side, which combines many of the game’s elements and requires 500 Power Moons to enter. Additionally, there is a level based on Peach’s Castle from Super Mario 64, which is unlocked by completing the game. In this level, Mario encounters more powerful versions of previously defeated bosses and can earn additional power moons by completing in-game achievements. The game features a photo mode that allows players to take and save screenshots using a free-moving camera, as well as additional options such as filters and stickers. His Odyssey-themed Mario, Peach, and Bowser amiibo figures also allow you to use special in-game abilities and unlock costumes. Scanning other amiibo will give you hints to find Power Moons. A hide-and-seek mini-game called Luigi Balloon World.

PLOT

Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach from the Mushroom Kingdom and takes her aboard his airship, intent on forcibly marrying her. Mario, also aboard, attempts to rescue her but is knocked off the ship by Bowser’s hat after a brief fight and falls into the neighboring Cap Kingdom. With Mario gone, Bowser stomps on Mario’s cap and lets it drift into the ship’s rear propellers, shredding it to pieces. A piece of the hat is grabbed by Cappy, one of the Cap Kingdom’s sentient hat-like creatures called Bonneters.

The two meet, and he explains to Mario that Bowser also kidnapped his sister, Tiara, to be used as Peach’s wedding tiara. Cappy joins Mario and takes the shape of Mario’s cap, providing him with the ability to throw his cap and temporarily capture other creatures and objects and utilize their abilities. They travel to the nearby Cascade Kingdom, recover an airship called the Odyssey, and begin hunting Bowser down.

Mario and Cappy explore the various kingdoms to collect Power Moons to fuel the Odyssey and battle the Broodals—a team of anthropomorphic rabbit wedding planners hired by Bowser—who steal items including a dress, a cake, and a bouquet from each kingdom to set up Bowser’s wedding. Eventually, they catch up to Bowser in his kingdom; however, Bowser subsequently departs for his wedding on the Moon and leaves the two to fight the Broodals in their Mecha-Broodal. They defeat them and follow Bowser to the Moon.

Mario and Cappy fly the Odyssey to the Moon’s surface and confront Bowser inside a cathedral. After Mario falls through Bowser’s trap, the two battle in the Moon’s interior, where Bowser is defeated and Mario frees Peach and Tiara, however, the cavern quickly begins to collapse. Upon landing deeper on the moon, Mario takes control of an unconscious Bowser using Cappy and escapes to the surface with Peach and Tiara. Back on the surface, Mario prepares to propose to Peach, but Bowser regains consciousness and proposes as well.

The two fight over her hand in marriage before an overwhelmed Peach demands they stop, and she boards the Odyssey with Cappy and Tiara. The rivals are both heartbroken until Peach tells Mario to come home with her. Mario boards the ship just in time, leaving Bowser stranded on the moon. In the post-game, Mario and Cappy collect more Power Moons that were released from Moon rocks to traverse other parts of the Moon, known as the “Dark Side” and “Darker Side”, to complete other challenges. Meanwhile, Peach and Tiara travel the world on their terms and meet up with Mario along the way.