Toad Town



Toad Town is the capital of the Mushroom Kingdom as set forth in Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 console. It is populated by a race of people called Toads, the most famous of which is Toad himself.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Mario and his group of friends travel through Toad Town quite often, as most areas in Paper Mario can only be reached by passing through Toad Town (Forever Forest, Lavalava Island, Pleasant Path, etc.). At Toad Town's train station, the K64 train frequently departs to Mt. Rugged.

A massive sewer system called Toad Town Tunnels is under the town and has warp pipes to all the areas. Badges, Super Blocks, and enemies lurk in the damp darkness.

There are two item shops in Toad Town, Rowf and Rhuff's badge stand, and a Toad House where Mario can rest and regain health. The Toad Town Dojo on the second floor of a building is where Mario can go to fight its members. In an otherwise abandoned house in the west part of town is a the Shy Guy's Toy Box, where Muskular, one of the Star Spirits is being held. The home of Merlon the fortune-teller is near the gate to Peach's Castle, as is a Post Office.

The flower garden, just south of the Toad House and tended to by Minh T., serves as the portal to Flower Fields. The path to Flower Fields can be opened if Mario and co. give Minh T. all four Magical Seeds which are received from Bub-ulbs spread out all over the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario walks around Toad Town plaza and learns the basic skills of the game. If Mario assists certain citizens, he'll get extra Mushrooms for his journey. Mario only visits Toad Town at the very beginning of this game.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the Mario Bros. and their baby selves travel to a Toad Town of the past, which was completely destroyed by the Shroobs. The only survivors left in the town are two old lady Toads who run the shop there. Everywhere else in Toad Town back then had enemies.

Trivia

 * Toad Town has also been mentioned to in other games, such as the GameCube game Animal Crossing. The character Gulliver talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, implying that he lives there. However, he also talks about his goldfish in Hyrule. Toad Town has even been given mere references in other Mario games, such as Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where it was apparently quickly visited by Lumpy in his quest for oil at Dry Dry Desert and was mentioned by Zip Toad as the future filming area for On Golden Toad 2.


 * There's a secret area where Mario can play games and wager coins. Mario can only play if he has the special Credits from Koopa Koot. This is basically the Pianta Parlor from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.


 * The town known as "Mushroom Kingdom" featured in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars may have been a sort of predecessor to Toad Town. As a matter of fact, a certain beta screenshot of Paper Mario shows Toad Town's west gate labeled "Mushroom Kingdom" rather than "Toad Town" or its Japanese name, indicating that Toad Town was once considered to share names with this aforementioned Super Mario RPG town.


 * Toad Town has yet to make an appearance outside of the RPG games.

Enemies Found in Paper Mario

 * Jr. Troopa (Mini-boss; encountered after the player recruits Sushie or accomplishes Chapter 5)

Enemies Found in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

 * Shroid
 * Skellokey
 * Love Bubble

Area Tattles

 * This is the west entrance to Toad Town. In case you couldn't tell, it's the main gate. The fancy gate and the star emblem on the ground are symbols of this fair town. Goomba Village, where my house is, is a brief journey west from here. You'll find a very smart Toad named Russ T. living in this town. He knows lots of useful information for adventurers. You'll also find shops that sell various items. Oh yeah! There's also a Dojo.


 * It's your house! Cool! Nice landscaping! I like my house, but yours is even nicer. Did you do the decorating yourself?


 * This is the central area of Toad Town, a plaza in front of Princess Peach's Castle. Pleasant Path begins to the east of here. This used to be a bustling area before Bowser's attack. Guests at the castle were always in and out. And tourists came from all over to see the castle. The wizard Merlon also lives around here. If you get stuck, his fortune telling might just help you out! There's also a Toad House where you can take a short rest and a post office where you can pick up mail for your party members. Also, over by the flower garden, there's a guy named Rowf who's opening his own specialty shop.


 * Peach's Castle... used to be here. There's not even a trace of it now. How awful!


 * Miss. Tayce T., a famous local cook, lives around here. I'm pretty sure my mom wants to learn cooking from her. Tayce T. will cook for you if you take ingredients to her. Oh yeah!Forever Forest lies to the east, so a Toad watchman stands guard there and prevents people from wandering in.


 * This is the residential area of Toad Town. It's mostly homes. But there's also a shop. For Toad Town, this area is pretty quiet.


 * This is Toad Town's port. It's home to the only restaurant in town. I like to stand at the end of the pier and gaze at the sea.


 * There's Toad Town Station. It's a station for the Dry Dry Railroad. From there, you can take the train to scenic Mt. Rugged. And there's also Oink Oink Farm, where they raise Li'l Oinks. Raising Li'l Oinks costs coins.


 * My dad said there's a Playroom here, but I don't see it...


 * This is the reception area for the Playroom. You should ask what kind of games they have, Mario.


 * It's called Jump Attack. If you win the game, you'll collect lots of coins. If you lose, you won't get a thing. Too bad!


 * They said this is called Smash Attack. The idea is to whack the blocks placed on the floor. Let's get in there and smash all of 'em! But... Actually, it may not be a good idea to hit them all.


 * If we go east, we'll get to the entrance of Forever Forest. If we go west, we'll hit Toad Town. Remember?


 * This whale tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark...


 * It's completely dark. I can't see a thing. Mario! What's up ahead? You know, being inside a whale belly is gross... Damp... Squishy... Let's never do this again.


 * It's a room beneath the Toad Town pond. I don't think anyone's been here for a long time.