Super Mario no Daibōken

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Super Mario no Daibōken
The first page of December 1986 issue
Artist	Yukio Sawada
Publisher	Shogakukan
Label	Yōchien
Original language	Japanese
Release date	December 1986–March 1987
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Super Mario no Daibōken is a puzzle series written and illustrated by Yukio Sawada based on Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, in which the player makes their own choices to determine the story's outcome. It was published in the kindergarten-aimed magazine Yōchien (幼稚園) published by Shogakukan in December 1986 and in March 1987.

Content

December 1986

Mario has to reach Princess Peach.

• His first crossroad had the reader choosing between two mushrooms.
  • Grabbing the Poison Mushroom causes Mario to become small. Next, he can either pick a route through a beanstalk or grab a Starman before entering a cloud maze.
    • Climbing the beanstalk, Mario will end up in the upper part of the cloud maze with two dead ends: one with a Koopa Paratroopa, and one that will cause a Game Over due to the lack of an exit.
    • Taking the Star, Mario goes to the lower part of the cloud maze, with one dead end with a Bullet Bill, and the exit. Taking the exit causes the invincibility to run out, and Mario bumps against a Goomba, getting a Game Over.
  • Grabbing the Magic Mushroom transforms him into Super Mario, and he can either pick a Fire Flower or collect the coins. He then goes in a underwater maze.
    • Choosing to collect the coins, their weight will lead Mario to the lower part of the maze, causing a Game Over when he reaches a dead end.
    • With the Fire Flower, Mario can swim in the upper part of the maze, with two dead ends leading to a Bloober and a Cheep Cheep and the exit. With the use of fireballs, Mario makes it out of the maze unharmed and now has to decide who to fight: Bowser or a Hammer Brother.
      • Choosing the Hammer Brother, Mario will succumb to his hammers, earning a Game Over.
      • Selecting Bowser, Mario defeats it with his Fiery form and will access the final maze with multiple dead ends, one of which leads to a Piranha Plant. At the goal, Peach is waiting in a Mushroom House.

January 1987

The story is based around the Japanese New Year.

February 1987

Mario, Peach and Toad are celebrating mamemaki, when Bowser appears and Mario start chasing him before he can ruin the festivity. Puzzles included are a connect-the-dots with Bowser's faces and two mazes infested by Bowser's Minions, culminating with Mario catching Bowser, and using him as the oni and the fireballs as the rice grains.

Gallery

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  Cover of the December 1986 magazine

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  The second page of December 1986 issue

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  The third page of December 1986 issue

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  The fourth page of December 1986 issue

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  The last page of December 1986 issue

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  Cover of the January 1987 magazine

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  Cover of the February 1987 magazine

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  First pages of the February 1987 issue

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  Final pages of the February 1987 issue

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  Cover of the March 1987 magazine

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  The last page of March 1987 issue

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スーパーマリオのだいぼうけん Sūpā Mario no Daibōken	Super Mario's Great Adventure