Jungleland

Jungle Land is a vast jungle, similar to the ones found in Africa, and is located somewhere on Mushroom World. Miles of tropical trees make up the primary atmosphere of Jungle Land, along with rivers, ponds, and the ocassional quicksand pit. Many exotic animals are known to live in Jungle Land, including apes, Shy Guy Lions, and Fryguys. Ape couple June and Ward are two notable residents who live in a society populated by anthropomorphic primates. Fable treasure hunter Indiana Joe also resides in another part of Jungle Land, where he lives in a hut built over small pond. Jungle Land is also home to the dreaded Temple of Koopa.

History

The Lost Mushroom

Ages ago, King Koopa's Great-Great Grandkoop travelled to Jungle Land, where he discovered the wish-fufilling Lost Mushroom. What he used the Lost Mushroom for remains unknown, but according to King Koopa, it was supposedly left to him. Before dying, his Great-Great Grandkoop built the Temple of Koopa to hide the Lost Mushroom from the rest of the world, where it remained for many, many years.

Pursuit of the Lost Mushroom

Treasure hunter Indiana Joe moved his base of operations to Jungle Land to search for lost treasure of all sorts, and soon learned of the location of each and everyone one of them, in addition to all shortcuts leading to them. However, many of these treasures had yet to be found.

One day, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travelled to Jungle Land in a hot air balloon, as they were hoping to get ahold of the Lost Mushroom before King Koopa did. After sabotage from an Albatoss, they soon found themselves sinking in a quicksand pond. Fortunately, Indiana Joe rescued them, and offered to lead them to the Lost Mushroom.

Spying on Mario's group from atop a cliff, Kolonel von Koop realized that they were going after the Lost Mushroom, and. Not knowing where to find it on his own, he decided to let Indiana Joe lead the way, and planned to steal it once was found. Indiana Joe led Mario's group to the Temple of Koopa, but refused to go any further, due to his Koopaphobia. Mario's group recoverd the Lost Mushroom from the Temple of Koopa, but upon their exit, Kolonel von Koop stole the Lost Mushroom from Mario, then locked him and his friends up in a tree hut with a Shy Guy Lion.

After Mario tamed the Shy Guy Lion with Luigi's plumber's snake, the group found Indiana Joe at home, babysitting obnoxious Mushroom kids. After some convincing from Princess Toadstool, Indiana Joe realized that facing up to his Koopaphobia would be easier than his babysitting job, and agreed to help them fight Kolonel von Koop.

In the meantime, Kolonel von Koop used the Lost Mushroom to wish for a castle made of solid gold, but it was soon stolen back by Mario, who had used his plumber's snake. Accompanied by Indiana Joe, Mario's group fought off against Kolonel von Koop and the Koopa Pack, whom they defeated, although Kolonel von Koop escaped through a Warp Zone via a Magic Potion. With Kolonel von Koop gone from Jungle Land for good, its citizens could now live in peace.