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Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit
Cover art of Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit
Writers USA Jack C. Harris
Denmark Nis Bank-Mikkelsen[1]
Finland Teemu Saarinen[2]
France Marina Jacquin Riccardi[3]
Norway Finn Schau[4]
Sweden Roger Storm[5]
Artists Art Ellis
Kim Ellis
Publishers USA Western Publishing
Denmark Eventyrbånd[1]
Finland Mix Music Oy[2]
France Edito Georges Naef[3]
Norway Eventyrbånd[4]
Sweden KM Studio[5]
Label Golden Look-Look Books
Narrators USA William Woodson
Denmark Nis Bank-Mikkelsen[1]
Finland Stefan Möller[2]
France Jean-Claude Donda[6]
Norway Finn Schau[4]
Sweden Roger Storm[5]
Voice actors USA Lou Albano (Mario), Danny Wells (Luigi), Jeannie Elias (Princess Toadstool), John Stocker (King Koopa)
Denmark Henrik Koefoed (Mario), Anders Bircow (Luigi), Pauline Rehné (Princess Toadstool), Nis Bank-Mikkelsen (King Koopa)[1]
Finland Jukka Laaksonen (Mario), Stefan Möller (Luigi, King Koopa), Kristiina Ilmarinen (Princess Toadstool)[2]
France Jean-Claude Donda (Narrator, Mario, Luigi, King Koopa, Koopa Troopas),[6] Catherine Lafond (Princess Toadstool)[6]
Norway Nils Vogt (Mario), Morten Røhrt (Luigi, King Koopa), Anne Marie Ottersen (Princess Toadstool)[4]
Sweden Roger Storm (Mario), Anders Öjebo (Luigi, King Koopa), Maria Kihl (Princess Toadstool)[5]
Original language English
Translations Danish
Finnish
French
Norwegian
Swedish
Release dates USA July 1989[7][8][9]
Canada July 1989[7]
Finland 1991[2]
Denmark May 1991[1]
Norway June 1991[4]
Sweden June 1991[5]
France July 1992[6][10]

Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit is a Golden Look-Look Book written by Jack C. Harris. The 24-page book was illustrated by Art and Kim Ellis and published by Western Publishing in July 1989,[7] although some sources say it was published in 1990, like the other two Golden Books.[11][12][13] It is aimed at very young readers.

A book-and-cassette version was also made. The audio cassette was narrated by William Woodson, and it featured Lou Albano, Danny Wells, and Jeannie Elias (the respective voice actors for Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) reading their characters' lines, while John Stocker, the voice actor for Toad in the same series, replaced Harvey Atkin (the original voice actor for King Koopa in the DIC cartoons of the Super Mario franchise) while reading Koopa's lines.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Mario and Luigi are cleaning a clogged sewer underneath a fortune teller's store in Brooklyn when they are accidentally sucked into a Warp Zone and taken to the Mushroom Kingdom. They have no choice but to work for Princess Toadstool until they can find a way back home.

Later, the Mario Brothers are seen repairing the palace's pipes while King Koopa travels down the corridor, intending to kidnap Toadstool. Mario, who is out of mushrooms for his "mushroom-and-jelly sandwiches," travels farther along the passageway, but after finding fresh mushrooms growing in the area, he witnesses Koopa. Mario decides to take action and swallows a mushroom, knowing it is a Red Mushroom. He chases Koopa and his underlings off in his giant form, but Koopa uses magic to shrink him and tangle him in pipes. Luigi, who is searching for Mario as he picks flowers, notices the Koopa Troopas harassing Mario and saves him from Koopa by using a Fire Flower to fend him and his minions off. After Luigi untangles Mario from the pipes, the brothers try to flee from the Koopa Troop in hope of warning Toadstool about the oncoming minions, but the brothers instead fall into a deep pit beneath the floor. Meanwhile, Koopa and another squadron of Koopa Troopas invade the princess's throne room, ambush her and her royal guards, and throw her into the pit with the Mario Brothers.

After Koopa locks the exit, the Mario Brothers ponder what to do to escape, since their power-ups are useless. However, when Toadstool suggests they cooperate to escape the pit, Mario grows larger by polishing off his final Red Mushroom, allowing him to reach the top of the pit. Luigi, while standing on Mario's palm, sprays the remaining fire in his Fire Flower to burn down the locked door. After the Mario Brothers and Toadstool escape, Luigi drives off Koopa and his underlings by opening a water pipe. Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool then return to the castle to celebrate their victory. The book ends with Mario complaining that he has no mushrooms left for his "mushroom-and-jelly-sandwiches" and Luigi quipping, "I'd face a hundred other dark and perilous pits, but I'd hate to see what's down in the pit of Mario's stomach!"

Illustration errors[edit]

  • While the cover shows Luigi trying to break through a standard wooden door, the illustrations in the book show the trapdoor on the ceiling, much like an actual pit.
  • There are several illustration errors in the book. Some noticeable ones are Mario without his hat when he is tangled up in the pipes and a Koopa Troopa without his shell or arms when Luigi is washing Koopa and his troops away.

Gallery[edit]

  • Danish cover art

    Danish cover art

  • Finnish cover art

    Finnish cover art

  • French cover art

    French cover art

  • Norwegian cover art

    Norwegian cover art

  • Swedish cover art

    Swedish cover art

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Danish Super Mario Bros.: Fanget i faldgruben[1] Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the pit
Finnish Super Mario Bros.: Kuilun vankeina[2] Super Mario Bros.: Prisoners of the pit
French Super Mario Bros. : Piège au fond du puits[3] Super Mario Bros.: Trap at the bottom of the pit
Norwegian Super Mario Bros.: Fanget i den farlige hulen[4] Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the perilous hole
Swedish Super Mario Bros.: Fångar i fallgropen[5] Super Mario Bros.: Prisoners of the pit

Notes[edit]

  • At the June 2013 Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo, Charles Martinet, the voice actor for Mario and Luigi at the time, narrated the contents of the book in Mario's and Luigi's voices.[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Super Mario Bros - Fanget i faldgruben | Dansk Lydbog | Eventyrbånd Nr. 65
  2. ^ a b c d e f Super Mario Bros. - Kuilun Vankeina
  3. ^ a b c JEU Livre d'images - Super Mario Bros: Piège au fond du puits (1992)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lydbok: Super Mario Bros. - Fanget i den farlige hulen
  5. ^ a b c d e f Super Mario Bros: Fångar I Fallgropen - Musiksaga
  6. ^ a b c d Super Mario Bros. : Piège au fond du puits Bibliographical note from the BNF
  7. ^ a b c Barnes&Noble.com with the July 1989 publication date. (Note that Western Publishing was eventually acquired by Random House, which is why that is listed as the publisher.) Retrieved December 2, 2010
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit on Internet Archive, with a 1989 publication date. Retrieved December 2, 2010
  9. ^ SMBHQ.com uses the 1989 publication date. Retrieved December 2, 2010
  10. ^ Release date according to Chasse aux livres
  11. ^ Amazon.com with a February 1990 publication date. Retrieved December 2, 2010
  12. ^ Amazon.com with an August 1990 publication date. Retrieved December 2, 2010
  13. ^ A picture of a cassette tape of Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit copyright 1990 Nintendo of America. Retrieved December 2 2010
  14. ^ Broken CRT Productions. (Feb 19, 2014). Mario Reads a Story. YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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