Mushroom Kingdom

The Mushroom Kingdom is the primary setting of the Mario franchise. It is ruled by Princess Peach, and its appearance changes from game to game. Despite this, the kingdom consists of many similar recurring landscapes, such as grassy plains, deserts, islands, tundras, forests, mountains, cloudy areas, and volcanoes.

Although mostly peaceful, in the mainline Mario series, the Mushroom Kingdom is frequently invaded by Bowser, but there have been other disruptions such as by the Dark Star, the Blorbs, and the Shroobs. Most of these incidents involve Peach's kidnapping, after which Mario, the kingdom's resident hero, his brother Luigi, and other allies cooperate to rescue her. Sometimes, usually in the Mario RPGs, the villain even overtakes Bowser, leading Bowser to ally with Mario and Luigi to rescue Princess Peach. In other cases, Princess Peach is not kidnapped (such as in the Mario cartoons), or she is quickly rescued and she assists Mario and friends to save the kingdom from the villains.

Overview
In Super Mario Bros. and the New Super Mario Bros. games, the Mushroom Kingdom is often portrayed as having eight differently-themed worlds (usually grasslands, desert, snow, etc.) that Mario has to travel through in order to rescue Peach from Bowser. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, in World 1, is the first appearance of civilian life in the Mushroom Kingdom, something continued later in games such as the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi franchises. Mario Kart 64 and later Mario Kart games reveal that the Mushroom Kingdom has metropolitan areas in the forms of Toad's Turnpike, Mushroom City and other urban courses.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, the Mushroom Kingdom, most commonly referred to as "Mushroomland", is a central plot point in the show; the Mushroom Kingdom is apparently under the influence of King Koopa in the show. Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool spend the bulk of the series' episodes searching for someone or something that could free it from his grasp.

Leaping Lizards describes the Mushroom Kingdom as being deep under the surface of the Earth, which is used as an explanation for how Mario and Luigi can reach the Kingdom through a series of pipes in Brooklyn.

The Mushroom Kingdom has inspired several stages in the Super Smash Bros. series. Two of these, both called Mushroom Kingdom, are based off of the kingdom as it appeared in the original Super Mario Bros., with usable Warp Pipes and POW Blocks in Super Smash Bros., and ? Blocks and Brick Blocks in Melee. Despite its name, Mushroom Kingdom II from Melee is based off of Subcon as it appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2. All three of these stages feature 3-D versions of stage elements, such as blocks and platforms, while any characters are portrayed as flat 2-D images.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee's Adventure Mode, the first stage is also called Mushroom Kingdom, where players have to get past Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and a team of Yoshis to reach Princess Peach's Castle, where Peach and either Mario or Luigi are fought. Two Toads also appear, one at the Yoshi arena and one at the endpoint.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features Mushroomy Kingdom. As a tongue-in-cheek reference to the relative age of Super Mario Bros. in real-world publication history, this stage depicts worlds from that game as long-abandoned (“ancient”, in the Japanese script) regions. Familiar structures are now old, worn-down ruins and the entire stage appears as a barren desert and cave. The stage depicts replicated versions of either World 1-1 or World 1-2 when selected.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, a stage called Mushroom Kingdom U, based on the worlds from New Super Mario Bros. U, is featured.

The Mushroom Kingdom appears as a mushroom-shaped island in Super Mario Odyssey.

In the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Mushroom Kingdom is depicted as having a landscape composed of various giant mushrooms and floating landmasses, with Peach's Castle being located on top of a mountain.

Government
The Mushroom Kingdom is ruled by Princess Peach. The kingdom's capital is Toad Town. Here, Princess Peach resides in her castle. Early material also includes her father, the kindly Mushroom King, who is mentioned to rule alongside her. However, he largely does not appear later in the series.

Princess Peach keeps a horde of Toad guards at her castle. However, Mario, Luigi, and many other heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom have fought to save it and its princess countless times before. Currently, Princess Peach staffs and supports Toad Houses in major towns near Toad Town.

Demographics
The Mushroom Kingdom's population is very vast, consisting of hundreds of species. Most prevalent are Toads, Koopa Troopas, Goombas, Yoshis, and Boos. Aside from Princess Peach and the Mario Bros., there appears to be very few humans living in the Mushroom Kingdom.

In the election depicted in "Princess Toadstool for President", the fifth episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, 6,436,213 voters participated.

Currency


The Mushroom Kingdom mainly uses coins for tender, referred to as Mushroom coins in the Beanbean Kingdom. Coins are often found scattered throughout the Kingdom. The coin has undergone several changes throughout the years; the three most prominent coin designs are the blank design, the star design and the "|" design.

Below is a table detailing the value of each type of coin.

Cities, towns, and castles
Overall Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Paper Mario series Mario & Luigi series Mario Kart series
 * Peach's Castle - The capital building of the Mushroom Kingdom
 * Toad Town - The capital city of the Mushroom Kingdom
 * Mario Bros.' House - Mario and Luigi's house
 * Luigi's NEW Mansion - A mansion owned by Luigi
 * Mushroom Way - A northern road between Mario's Pad and the Mushroom Castle.
 * Bandit's Way - A southern road home to outlaw monsters.
 * Goomba Village - A small village populated by Goombario's family
 * Koopa Village - A village of Koopa Troopas
 * Koopa Bros. Fortress - The Koopa Bros. hideout
 * Dry Dry Outpost - A small desert town home to Dryites
 * Dry Dry Ruins - The ancient home of the Nomadimice
 * Forever Forest - A spooky forest.
 * Boo's Mansion - One of many ghost houses found in the world
 * Gusty Gulch - The path to Tubba Blubba's Castle; includes a village home to Boos
 * Tubba Blubba's Castle - A castle filled with Clubbas and their master, Tubba Blubba
 * Lavalava Island - A volcanic island and its village full of Yoshis and Ravens
 * Flower Fields- Flowers and fauna grow here; home to the Bub-ulbs
 * Shiver City - A snowy city full of Bumpties
 * Starborn Valley - Birthplace of the stars
 * Crystal Palace - An intricate maze of mirrors and statues
 * Decalburg - A town inhabited by Toads where the Sticker Fest is celebrated
 * Surfshine Harbor - A harbor north of Decalburg
 * Yoshi Sphinx - A Yoshi-shaped Sphinx in a desert near Decalburg
 * The Enigmansion - A haunted mansion within a snowy area near Decalburg
 * Hollijolli Village - A jolly little Christmas-themed town the Shroobs invaded
 * Toadwood Forest - A forest where Toads' vim is drained
 * Vim Factory - A factory where Toads' vim is processed to fuel the Shroobs' machines
 * Gritzy Desert - A desert with a hidden colosseum
 * Koopaseum - A stadium hidden in the Gritzy Desert
 * Gritzy Caves - The caves underneath the Gritzy Desert
 * Thwomp Volcano - A now-dormant volcano where Thwomps live
 * Thwomp Caverns - The inside of Thwomp Volcano
 * Star Hill - A star-filled mountain
 * Star Shrine - A shrine at the top of Star Hill
 * Dimble Woods - A forest filled with many Wigglers and Treevils
 * Cavi Cape - A cape near Plack Beach and Blubble Lake
 * Plack Beach - A beach south of Bowser's Castle
 * Bumpsy Plains - A grassy plains area near Bowser Path
 * Bowser Path - A path that leads to Bowser's Castle
 * Toad Town Caves - A sewer system underneath Toad Town that held the Dark Star
 * Tunnel - A tunnel underneath Cavi Cape
 * Toad Town Mall - A mall on the south side of Toad Town
 * Project K - A railroad connecting Toad Town Caves, the Tunnel, and Bowser's Castle
 * Blubble Lake - A lake with many Crawfuls and Beehosses
 * Tower of Yikk - A tower designed and inhabited by the late Yikk
 * Sunbeam Plains - A large grassy field neighboring Peach's Castle and Doop Doop Dunes
 * Doop Doop Dunes - A desert with a bridge leading to Bowser's Castle
 * Doop Doop Dunes Grotto - A cave underneath Doop Doop Dunes
 * Twinsy Tropics - A tropical island near Bowser's Castle
 * Twinsy Tropics Dungeon - A prison and mine under Twinsy Tropics
 * Gloomy Woods - A forest with a haunted east half
 * Mount Brrr - A frigid mountain where Bowser's villa is located
 * Mushroom City - A giant city with many buildings
 * Mushroom Bridge - A bridge near Mushroom City
 * Moonview Highway - A highway in Mushroom City

Trivia

 * In Nintendo Monopoly, there is a ? Block card that reads: "Save the Mushroom Kingdom. Advance to Mario."
 * According to Nintendo on their official channel,, the Mushroom Kingdom was found to be the fourth most desired Nintendo game universe to live in.
 * Since the area is ruled by a princess, it should actually be a, not a kingdom (an area ruled by a king or queen).