Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is a Mario-themed puzzle game with role-playing elements from the Puzzle & Dragons series released for the Nintendo 3DS. Originally, it was released in Japan on April 29, 2015. An overseas release was later confirmed, and announced during the January 2015 Nintendo Direct to be released in May 2015 with Puzzle & Dragons Z as Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Story
The story, from the introduction of the game:

This is the Mushroom Kingdom. One day, mysterious glowing objects known as Orbs started to appear around Princess Peach's Castle. Upon receiving an invitation from Princess Peach, Mario traveled to the castle, eager to take a look at the Orbs. However...

When Mario arrives, a red Toad appears to inform Mario that Princess Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser once again. There was even a message left by Bowser:

Bowser's Message, from the introduction of the game:

Hey Mario! Princess Peach and the Orbs are MINE now! If you don't like it, follow me to my castle! BWAHAHAHAHA!

As it turns out, Bowser and his Koopa Pack heard about the orbs and launched an attack on the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser's Magician, Kamek, is stealing the power of the orbs for unknown reasons, but it's causing him to run around in a rampage, causing the Mushroom Kingdom to overflow with all kinds of Orbs.

To save Peach, Mario would have to use the power of the orbs to rescue Princess Peach. The Red Toad joins him to help out along the way.

Worlds
Normal Worlds

Special Worlds - Unlocked by completing the game once. The themes of the special worlds remain the same like the regular worlds, but the challenges are different, and the enemies are stronger as well.

Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Bowser
 * Koopalings
 * Kamek
 * Bowser Jr.
 * Toads
 * Yoshis
 * Winged Yoshis
 * Rosalina
 * Tamadra

Leaders and Helpers
The player can use Mario or Luigi (and ten of their power-up forms) as leaders of a team. Helper characters will also join the player after clearing levels or worlds. For a complete listing of every character that can be turned into allies, see: List of characters in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Enemies
Note that all enemies and bosses in this game can also become allies to the player. Sometimes, some of the enemies as seen in this list are reused for Boss Battles, but can sometimes be a bit stronger. Names in italics are names used in the PAL version.

Enemies and bosses will have a colored health bar beneath them with an orb next to it that represents its main attribute (Fire, Water, Wood, Light, and Dark). An enemy will take more damage depending on the attribute that is strong or weak against another attribute. For example: Fire is weak against Water, but is strong against Wood; Water is weak against Wood, but is strong against Fire; Wood is weak against Fire, but is strong against Water. Light and Dark attributes are equally weak and strong to each other, but inflict normal damage to the other three attributes.

Bosses
*: The Koopalings and Bowser Jr. will no longer appear as bosses after they join the player. **: Bowser will no longer appear as a boss after World 8 is completed. ***: Dry Bowser will no longer appear as a boss after ★World 8 is completed.

Items
Throughout the game, there are items that can be collected to help raise the levels of the player's allies.


 * ? Block
 * Super Mushroom
 * Golden Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Ice Flower
 * Super Leaf
 * Super Star
 * 1-Up Mushroom
 * Poison Mushroom
 * Boo Mushroom
 * P-Wing
 * Berry
 * Coins
 * Star Coin
 * Green Star Coin
 * Grand Star Coin
 * Cheep Cheep Coin
 * Flame Chomp Coin
 * Lakitu Coin
 * Fire Block - unlocks a random Fire-Attribute ally after a level.
 * Super Fire Block
 * Grand Fire Block
 * Water Block - unlocks a random Water-Attribute ally after a level.
 * Super Water Block
 * Grand Water Block
 * Wood Block - unlocks a random Wood-Attribute ally after a level.
 * Super Wood Block
 * Grand Wood Block
 * Light Block - unlocks a random Light-Attribute ally after a level.
 * Super Light Block
 * Grand Light Block
 * Dark Block - unlocks a random Dark-Attribute ally after a level.
 * Super Dark Block
 * Grand Dark Block

Demo
On April 30, 2015, a demo version of Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition was released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Unlike earlier demos, this demo has unlimited uses, and requires 641 blocks to download. Despite being a demo for both games, players can only play Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition and only has one continue.

There are two stages in the demo: an intro stage, and an expert stage unlocked by clearing the intro stage. In intro, players have two teams to select from, consisting of either Super Mario, a Goomba, a red Koopa Troopa, a Piranha Plant, and a Spiny; or Super Luigi, a yellow Koopa Troopa, a Hammer Bro, a Fire Chomp, and a Wiggler. (Note that the Mario brothers are level three, while the other party members are level 2.) The helper is the counterpart brother. The stage is a grassy stage, and the boss is Big Green Koopa Paratroopa.

In the expert stage, players can choose between two teams consisting of either Boo Mario (level 30) and a Fire Bro, a Fire Piranha Plant, a Cheep Cheep, and a Bony Beetle (all level 25); or Ice Luigi (level 30) and a green Koopa Troopa, an Ice Bro, a Magikoopa, and Koopa Troopa + Cheep Cheep (all level 25). The player's helper is the other brother, but with the same power-up as the one they selected. The stage is an underground stage, and the boss is Flutter and Flame Chomp.

References to other games

 * Super Mario Bros. 3: The World 1 Map theme has part of the Grass Land Map theme mixed in with the World 1 Map theme from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
 * Super Mario Galaxy: Mario's Bee and Boo forms appear in this game as transformations. Gusty Garden Galaxy's music is used for the game's credits.
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii: The Penguin suit transformation is used by Mario in this game. Several musical pieces that appear also originate from this game.
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2: A remix of Slimy Spring Galaxy's music is used for the World 2 map theme.
 * New Super Mario Bros. 2: The world maps are almost similar in this game.
 * New Super Mario Bros. U: The Koopalings' personalised airships return as the final stage of the worlds. The desert world is also a mix of the desert overworld maps from New Super Mario Bros. 2 and this game.
 * Super Mario 3D World: The Cat transformation is used by Mario and Luigi in this game. Several musical pieces from the game are also used here.