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. -- the bundled game was released in Europe on May 8th, 2015; in Australia on May 9th, 2015; and in North America on May 22nd, 2015.

Story

The story, from the introduction of the game:

American version	European version
One day in the Mushroom Kingdom, bright Orbs popped up at Princess Peach's castle, right out of nowhere! Princess Peach invited Mario to the castle to show him these wondrous Orbs. But just as he came near...	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 travelled to the castle, eager to take a look at these 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:

American version	European version
Hey, Mario! I've grabbed Peach and taken those Orbs. Got a problem with that? You know where to find me. Bwahaha! -Bowser	Hey Mario! 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 Troop 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, casting a spell that's causing the Mushroom Kingdom to overflow with all kinds of Orbs.

To save Princess Peach, Mario would have to use the power of the Orbs to rescue her. The Red Toad joins him to help out along the way. During Mario's adventure, he will encounter many enemies and challenges, face the Koopalings, and recruit enemies trapped in Baddie Blocks that would become allies in his quest to save the princess. Bowser had also kidnapped Yoshi and his friends, but Mario is able to rescue them along the way. Later, he also finds Bowser Jr. and Kamek in several towers but defeats Bowser Jr in each of them as Kamek worries.

After Mario reaches Bowser's Castle and defeats Bowser, Bowser summons the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. in an effort to defeat Mario. Impressed that Mario was able to defeat him and the Koopalings with the power of the Orbs, he vows to face him again once he has obtained "his full powers", then leaves. Princess Peach is saved and peace once again is restored to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is like that of other Puzzle & Dragons games, it is a tile matching game with elements of a monster collecting RPG. The player creates teams by picking from an array of enemies and allies then play in courses where they solve a tile-matching puzzle that determines how powerful their teammates' attacks are on waves of enemies.

Puzzles

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

The various effects corresponding to different Orbs. In order; Fire, Water, Wood, Light and Dark.

Courses consist of certain numbers of enemy waves, each with their own offensive and defensive statistics. The player must clear all of the enemy waves without having their team's total HP drop to zero. The game's screen is split, with the enemies on the top screen, and a 6-by-5 tile grid appearing on the bottom screen.

Courses are played out in a turn-based style. The player's turn consists of activating any Skills from any of their teammates if available then attempting to make a match of three or more Orbs on the Orb field. The Orbs are of five colors representing the elemental attributes of the enemies (Fire, Water, Wood, Light and Dark) as well as Heart Orbs that represent life recovery. The player drags an Orb with to adjacent positions, swapping with the Orb already there. As long as the player does not let go of the Orb, they can move it as much as necessary within 5 seconds once they start moving it, allowing them to arrange for Combos in a single turn. After completing this, all matched Orbs are removed from the Orb field and accounted for as damage. The Orb field then cascades all Orbs down and fills the Orb field once more; this may result in more Combos, known as "skyfall combos".

Damage is based on what colors were matched in the Combos: for example, a basic combo of three red (Fire) Orbs will have any player teammate that is Fire-attribute deal its damage equal to its base attack (ATK) to one enemy. When Heart Orbs are matched in a Combo, it restores health to the team based on the team's total health recovery stat (RCV). Combos of more than three Orbs will increase the damage dealt for each additional Orb. Making multiple Combos on the same turn will boost all damage or healing for all teammates regardless of colors matched, while separate combos of the same color further multiply the damage dealt.

Controls

Menus

• Select: /
• Confirm:
• Back:
• World Map:
  • Switch from Normal Worlds to Special Worlds: or
• Menu:

Course/Team Menus

• Edit Team:
• Select Team: or
• Sort:

During courses

• Move Orb: Drag and let go of
• Select Target: , , or
• Skill Menu:
• Map:
• Menu:

Worlds

The game has eight worlds with a world map similar to the New Super Mario Bros. series. There are Toad Houses at the beginning of each world, as well as towers and ghost houses, with a castle and airship as the last two courses at the end of the first seven worlds.

There are 100 courses in the main game. When the player completes the game, more difficult, Special World versions of the regular worlds are unlocked. The themes of the Special Worlds remain the same like the regular worlds, but their maps are colored slightly differently. The challenges and the items dropped from ? Blocks in courses are different, and the enemies are stronger as well.

Normal Worlds

World	Image
World 1
World 2
World 3
World 4
World 5
World 6
World 7
World 8

Special Worlds

World	Image
★World 1
★World 2
★World 3
★World 4
★World 5
★World 6
★World 7
★World 8

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

Name	Form/Color	Availability
Mario	Small	Available at start.
	Super	Unlocked by clearing World 1-.
	Ice	Unlocked by clearing World 1.
	Raccoon	Unlocked by clearing World 2-.
	Fire	Unlocked by clearing World 3-.
	Boo	Unlocked by clearing World 4-.
	Penguin	Unlocked by clearing World 5.
	Flying Squirrel	Unlocked by clearing World 6.
	Bee	Unlocked by clearing World 7.
	Statue	Unlocked by clearing ★World 1.
	Cat	Unlocked by clearing ★World 3.
	White Tanooki	Available only after losing nine lives at attempting a course.
	Rock	Unlocked by obtaining an A rank or higher in Course 1 at the Fixed Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Double	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 2 at the Fixed Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Metal	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 3 at the Fixed Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Gold	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 4 at the Fixed Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Boomerang	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 5 at the Fixed Challenge mode in Score Attack.
Luigi	Small	Available at start.
	Super	Unlocked by clearing World 1-.
	Ice	Unlocked by clearing World 1.
	Fox	Unlocked by clearing World 2-.
	Fire	Unlocked by clearing World 3-.
	Boo	Unlocked by clearing World 4-.
	Penguin	Unlocked by clearing World 5.
	Flying Squirrel	Unlocked by clearing World 6.
	Bee	Unlocked by clearing World 7.
	Statue	Unlocked by clearing ★World 2.
	Cat	Unlocked by clearing ★World 4.
	White Kitsune	Available only after losing nine lives at attempting a course.
	Rock	Unlocked by obtaining an A rank or higher in Course 1 at the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Double	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 2 at the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Metal	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 3 at the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Gold	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 4 at the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack.
	Boomerang	Unlocked by obtaining an S rank or higher in Course 5 at the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack.
Toad	Red	Available at start.
	Green	Unlocked by clearing World 1-1.
	Blue	Unlocked by clearing World 1-2.
	Yellow	Unlocked by clearing World 1-4.
	Purple	Unlocked by clearing World 1-6.
Yoshi	Green	Unlocked by clearing World 5-.
	Red	Unlocked by clearing World 6-.
	Light-blue	Unlocked by clearing World 6-.
	Purple	Unlocked by clearing World 7-.
	Yellow	Unlocked by clearing World 7-.
Winged Yoshi	Green	Unlocked by clearing ★World 3-.
	Red	Unlocked by clearing ★World 4-.
	Light-blue	Unlocked by clearing ★World 5-.
	Yellow	Unlocked by clearing ★World 6-.
	Purple	Unlocked by clearing ★World 7-.
Rosalina	Normal	Unlocked by clearing ★World 2-.
	Super	Unlocked by clearing ★World 5.
Princess Peach	Normal	Unlocked by clearing World 8.
	Super	Unlocked by clearing ★World 8.
Bowser	Normal	Unlocked by clearing World 8.
	Dry	Unlocked by clearing ★World 8.
	The Koopa King	Unlocked by clearing ★World 8.

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.

For more information about enemies, see: List of characters in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

• Goomba
• Paragoomba
• Big Paragoomba
• Green Koopa Troopa
• Green Koopa Paratroopa
• Big Green Koopa Paratroopa
• Red Koopa Troopa
• Red Koopa Paratroopa
• Dry Bones
• Yellow Koopa Troopa
• Yellow Koopa Paratroopa
• Big Yellow Koopa Paratroopa
• Hammer Bro
• Fire Bro
• Boomerang Bro
• Ice Bro
• Sledge Bro
• Buzzy Beetle
• Bony Beetle
• Big Bony Beetle
• Para-Beetle
• Heavy Para-Beetle
• Spiny
• Lakitu
• Bullet Bill
• Banzai Bill
• King Bill
• Cheep Cheep
• Big Cheep Cheep
• Cheep Chomp
• Blooper
• Blooper Nanny & Baby
• Blooper Nanny & Babies
• Piranha Plant
• Fire Piranha Plant
• Petey Piranha
• Bone Piranha Plant
• Big Bone Piranha Plant
• Bob-omb
• Chain Chomp
• Flame Chomp
• Green Coin Coffer
• King Green Coin Coffer
• Red Coin Coffer
• King Red Coin Coffer
• Blue Coin Coffer
• King Blue Coin Coffer
• Yellow Coin Coffer
• King Yellow Coin Coffer
• Purple Coin Coffer
• King Purple Coin Coffer
• Boo
• Big Boo
• King Boo
• Thwomp
• Super Thwomp
• Thwomp & Thwimps
• Whomp
• Super Whomp
• Wiggler
• Red Magikoopa (Red Kamek)
• Blue Magikoopa (Blue Kamek)
• Green Magikoopa (Green Kamek)
• Yellow Magikoopa (Yellow Kamek)
• Purple Magikoopa (Purple Kamek)
• Boom Boom
• Wiggler & Flame Chomp
• Flutter & Flame Chomp
• Chain Chomp & Flame Chomp
• Chain Chomp & Flame Chomps
• Bullet Bill & Goomba
• Bullet Bill & Goombas
• 2-Goomba Tower
• 3-Goomba Tower
• Spiny Egg & Lakitu
• Double Lakitu
• Spiny Egg & Lakitu
• Blooper & Cheep Cheep
• Blooper & Cheep Cheeps
• Red Koopa Troopa & Cheep Cheep
• Dry Bones & Cheep Cheep
• Whomp & Boos
• Boo Trio
• Boo Crew
• Gold Goomba

Bosses

Major bosses

The following bosses are unique in that they're one of a kind, and will never join the player under normal conditions. When these bosses do join the player, the player is not able to part ways or depower any of them, and they'll stop appearing as enemies as well.

• Larry Koopa (World 1-Castle and World 1-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 1-Airship is completed.
• Lemmy Koopa (World 2-Castle and World 2-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 2-Airship is completed.
• Morton Koopa Jr. (World 3-Castle and World 3-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 3-Airship is completed.
• Wendy O. Koopa (World 4-Castle and World 4-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 4-Airship is completed.
• Iggy Koopa (World 5-Castle and World 5-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 5-Airship is completed.
• Roy Koopa (World 6-Castle and World 6-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 6-Airship is completed.
• Ludwig von Koopa (World 7-Castle and World 7-Airship Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 7-Airship is completed.
• Bowser Jr. (World 6-Tower 2, World 7-Tower 2, and World 8-Tower 3 Boss)
  • Joins the player as an ally after ★World 8-Tower 3 is completed.
• Bowser (World 8-Bowser's Castle Boss)
  • Joins the player as a helper after World 8 is completed.
• Bowser and Koopalings (Bowser and his Minions) + Bowser Jr. (Final Boss)
  • This boss can't be recruited, and can never be rematched after World 8 is completed.
• Dry Bowser (★World 8-Bowser's Castle Boss)
  • Joins the player as a helper after ★World 8 is completed.

Generic bosses

The following generic enemies "only" appear as bosses. Unlike the major bosses, these bosses have a very small chance to join the player when defeated, and they'll always appear as enemies, regardless of whether or not they're in the player's party.

• Boom Boom (World 1-Tower, World 2-Tower, World 3-Tower, World 4-Tower, World 5-Tower, World 6-Tower 1, World 7-Tower 1, and World 8-Tower 1 Boss)
  • After Bowser Jr. joins the player, Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of World 6-Tower 2, World 7-Tower 2, and World 8-Tower 3.
  • After Bowser joins the player, Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of World 8-Bowser's Castle.
  • After Dry Bowser joins the player, Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of ★World 8-Bowser's Castle.
• Blooper Nanny & Babies (World 4-5 Boss)
• Blooper & Cheep Cheep (World 4-7 Boss)
• Boo Trio (World 5-Ghost House, World 7-Ghost House, and World 8-Ghost House 1)
• Blooper & Cheep Cheeps (World 5-5 and World 8-6 Boss)
• Wiggler & Flame Chomp (World 5-6 and World 8-4 Boss)
  • After Larry Koopa joins the player, Wiggler & Flame Chomp replaces him as the boss of World 1-Castle.
• Petey Piranha (World 5-7 and World 8-3 Boss)
  • After Lemmy Koopa joins the player, Petey Piranha replaces him as the boss of World 2-Castle.
• Flutter & Flame Chomp (World 5-8 and World 8-5 Boss)
  • After Iggy Koopa joins the player, Flutter & Flame Chomp replaces him as the boss of World 5-Castle.
• Spiny Egg & Lakitu (World 6-3 and World 7-10 Boss)
  • After Morton Koopa Jr. joins the player, Spiny Egg & Lakitu replaces him as the boss of World 3-Castle.
• Bullet Bill & Goomba (World 6-4 Boss)
  • After Morton Koopa Jr. joins the player, Bullet Bill & Goomba replaces him as the boss of World 3-Airship.
• Double Lakitu (World 6-5, World 7-4, and World 8-11 Boss)
  • After Roy Koopa joins the player, Double Lakitu replaces him as the boss of World 6-Castle.
• 2-Goomba Tower (World 6-6 and World 8-1 Boss)
  • More than one 2-Goomba Tower can appear at the same time.
  • After Larry Koopa joins the player, 2-Goomba Tower replaces him as the boss of World 1-Airship.
• 3-Goomba Tower (World 6-6 and World 8-2 Boss)
  • More than one 3-Goomba Tower can appear at the same time: two 3-Goomba Towers appear as the bosses of World 8-2, and three for ★World 8-2.
  • After Wendy O. Koopa joins the player, 3-Goomba Tower replaces her as the boss of World 4-Airship.
• Whomp & Boos (World 6-Ghost House Boss)
• Bob-omb & Lakitu (World 6-9 and World 7-5 Boss)
  • After Ludwig von Koopa joins the player, Bob-omb & Lakitu replaces him as the boss of World 7-Airship.
• Big Yellow Koopa Paratroopa (World 7-7 Boss)
• Sledge Bro (World 7-11 Boss)
• Chain Chomp & Flame Chomp (World 8-9 Boss)
  • After Lemmy Koopa joins the player, Chain Chomp & Flame Chomp replaces him as the boss of World 2-Airship.
• Bullet Bill & Goombas (World 8-10 Boss)
  • After Roy Koopa joins the player, Bullet Bill & Goombas replaces him as the boss of World 6-Airship.
• Boo Crew (World 8-Ghost House 2 Boss)

Items

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

For a full list of which enemies drop which items, see: List of item drops in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Transformation Items

Transformation items are used to transform teammates that are not Leaders or Helpers into stronger forms, allowing them to use stronger versions of their Skills. Transforming an ally resets their Skill Level back to 1, and if transformed as far as possible allows them to use Awoken Skills.

With the digital update to version 2.0, each Koopaling can be transformed into two other forms mutually exclusive from each other. Once any of the Koopalings are transformed, their Awoken Skill is replaced with a new one, depending on which form the player chooses, and their form can be switched to their other form and back, as long as the player has enough Transformation Items for them. However, much like with any generic ally, it is impossible to revert the Koopalings back to their original forms.

Item	Transformation Chains
Super Mushroom	x5 → x5 → x5 → x5 → x6 → x6 → x6 → x6 → x6 → x6 → x3 → x3 → x 6 → x 6 → x 6 → x 6 → x6 → x6 → x6 →
Fire Flower	x5 → x4 → x6 → x4 → x 6 → x 6 → x 6 → x6 → x6 → x6 → x6 →
Ice Flower	x5 → x4 → x6 → x 6 → x 6 → x6 → x6 →
Poison Mushroom	x4 → x6 → x4 → x6 → x5 →
Boo Mushroom	x6 → x4 → x6 → x4 → x6 → x6 → x 6 → x 6 → x 6 → x6 → x6 →
P-Wing	x2 → x2 → x2 → x2 → x4 → x6 →
Super Leaf	x5 → x6 → x 6 → x 6 → x 6 → x6 → x6 →
Goomba Coin	x3 → x6 → x3 → x6 → x4 → x6 → x6 →
Cheep Cheep Coin	x3 → x3 → x6 →
Lakitu Coin	x3 → x6 → x4 →
Flame Chomp Coin	x3 → x6 → x3 →
Boo Coin	x3 → x6 → x6 →

Skill Items

Skill Items are used to raise Skill levels of characters, reducing the amount of turns needed to use Skills. Ordinary Skill Items are used to raise Skill levels from 1 to 4, while rarer, "Grand" or "Rare" Skill Items are used to reach levels 5 through level 7, the maximum.

For a full list of how many Skill Items are needed to raise a character's Skill level, see: List of Skill upgrades in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Item	Description
Gold Mushroom	Raises the Skill levels of all Toad colors, and all types/forms of Goombas and Piranha Plants. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Gold Mushroom	Raises the Skill levels of all Toad colors, and all types/forms of Goombas and Piranha Plants. (From Level 5-7)
Fruit (Berry - PAL)	Raises the Skill levels of all Yoshi and Winged Yoshi colors; all types/forms of Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, Buzzy Beetles, Para-Beetles; Rock Mario, Double Mario and Double Luigi. (From Level 1-4)
Rare Fruit (Rare Berry - PAL)	Raises the Skill levels of all Yoshi and Winged Yoshi colors; all types/forms of Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, Buzzy Beetles, and Para-Beetles; Rock Mario, Double Mario and Double Luigi. (From Level 5-7)
Super Star	Raises the Skill levels of both forms of Peach, Bob-ombs, and all types/forms of Lakitus and Boos. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Super Star	Raises the Skill levels of both forms of Peach, Bob-ombs, and all types/forms of Lakitus and Boos. (From Level 5-7)
Star Coin	Raises the Skill levels of most forms of Mario, and all types of Hammer Bros, Coin Coffers, Thwomps and Whomps. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Star Coin	Raises the Skill levels of most forms of Mario, and all types of Hammer Bros, Coin Coffers, Thwomps and Whomps. (From Level 5-7)
Green Star Coin	Raises the Skill levels of all forms of Luigi, Spinies, and all types/forms of Bullet Bills, Wigglers, Chain Chomps and Flame Chomps. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Green Star Coin	Raises the Skill levels of all forms of Luigi, Spinies, and all types/forms of Bullet Bills, Wigglers, Chain Chomps and Flame Chomps. (From Level 5-7)
Comet Medal	Raises the Skill levels of both forms of Rosalina and all types/forms of Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Comet Medal	Raises the Skill levels of both forms of Rosalina and all types/forms of Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers. (From Level 5-7)
Spiky Shell (Bowser's Shell - PAL)	Raises the Skill levels of all Magikoopa types, Boom Boom, the Koopalings, Bowser Jr.; all three forms of Bowser, and Rock Luigi. (From Level 1-4)
Grand Spiky Shell (Grand Bowser's Shell - PAL)	Raises the Skill levels of all Magikoopa types, Boom Boom, the Koopalings, Bowser Jr.; all three forms of Bowser, and Rock Luigi. (From Level 5-7)

Other Items

Item	Description
? Block	The player may come across these in a course, which can hold coins, 1-Up Mushrooms, Transformation Items, or Skill Items. Opening them requires the player to arrange Orbs in a group and/or make a certain amount of Combos.
Coin	Adds to the coin count. Can be spent to play the Lucky ? Blocks game.
1-Up Mushroom	Adds a life to the player's count up to 9 lives. After 9 lives, they do nothing.
Star Gem	Used to awaken sleeping skills in allies in their final forms.
Fire Block	Unlocks a random Fire-Attribute ally after a course.
Super Fire Block	Unlocks a random second course Fire-Attribute ally after a course.
Grand Fire Block	Unlocks a random super rare Fire-Attribute enemy after a course.
Water Block	Unlocks a random Water-Attribute ally after a course.
Super Water Block	Unlocks a random second course Water-Attribute ally after a course.
Grand Water Block	Unlocks a random super rare Water-Attribute enemy after a course.
Wood Block	Unlocks a random Wood-Attribute ally after a course.
Super Wood Block	Unlocks a random second course Wood-Attribute ally after a course.
Grand Wood Block	Unlocks a random super rare Wood-Attribute enemy after a course.
Light Block	Unlocks a random Light-Attribute ally after a course.
Super Light Block	Unlocks a random second course Light-Attribute ally after a course.
Grand Light Block	Unlocks a random super rare Light-Attribute enemy after a course.
Dark Block	Unlocks a random Dark-Attribute ally after a course.
Super Dark Block	Unlocks a random second course Dark-Attribute ally after a course.
Grand Dark Block	Unlocks a random super rare Dark-Attribute enemy after a course.

Course maps

Main article: List of course maps in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Plus bonuses

Main article: List of plus bonuses in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

When the player powers up an ally in at the Power Up spot at Toad Houses, they may sometimes earn plus stats next to their current stats in the form of stars. Each depowered ally has a 20-25% chance to produce a plus, or star, for another ally.

Orbs

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  Wood

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  Dark

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  Light

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: Intro and Expert, the latter 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 Flame Chomp, and a Wiggler. The Mario brothers are level 3, while the other teammates are level 2. The helper is the counterpart brother. The stage is a grassy stage with four enemy waves, and the boss is a Big Green Koopa Paratroopa. The player has Fire, Wood, Light and Heart Orbs for this course.

In Expert, 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 Blue Magikoopa, and "Red 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 with six enemy waves, and the boss is "Flutter & Flame Chomp". The player has Fire, Water, Wood, Dark, and Heart Orbs for this course.

Update

Ver 2.0

On December 24, 2015, a digital update for this game was released. Score Attack is heavily revamped: instead of having three courses, it is now split between two modes: Fixed Challenge and Free Challenge with five courses each. Players can view replays of their own runs or from other players around the world. There are also forty-one additional teammates that the player can use, increasing the total amount of teammates from 137 to 178: five forms for Mario and Luigi (Rock, Double, Metal, Gold, and Boomerang) that are unlocked from the Score Attack courses, two forms for Gold Goomba (Gold 2-Goomba Tower and Gold 3-Goomba Tower), three forms for each Magikoopa color, and two mutually exclusive forms for each Koopaling that pair them up with normal enemies. Low-tier, mid-tier enemies, and King Coin Coffers can now use Awoken Skills at Toad Houses, a feature once exclusive to top-tier enemies, Boom Boom, Koopalings, and Bowser Jr..

Note that in order to play online, players must have downloaded the most recent software update.

Theme

A theme of this game is available in the Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop as "Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition". It can be purchased for $1.99 USD.

"This bright, colorful theme features Mario and Luigi, plus their cute new friend Tamadra from the Puzzle & Dragons series."

International Championship

Puzzle & Dragons International Championship New Nintendo 3DS XL system.

On September 29, 2015 GungHo Online announced on their North American Puzzle & Dragons Facebook page the International Championship for the series using Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. North American contestants submitted their high scores on Score Attack's Hard course for a chance to compete in California in the ESL Gaming Studios. Top contestants will be flown to Japan to compete for the finals in the International Championship in January 2016 for a chance to win prizes.

On December 24, 2015 GungHo Online updated the Championship to go along with the game's digital upgrade to version 2.0: preliminary and semi-finals will use Course 3 of Score Attack's Fixed Challenge mode, while the finals use Course 5. Four contestants have been awarded with a custom Puzzle & Dragons International Championship New Nintendo 3DS XL System, and those that make it to the finals are awarded P&D International Championship Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.

P&D International Championship Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.

Staff

Main article: List of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition staff

Quotes

Main article: List of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition quotes

Gallery

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  Mario, Luigi, and Tamadra.

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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. When updated to version 2.0, a remixed version of the athletic theme can be heard in the Score Attack modes.
• Super Mario World: A remixed version of the overworld theme can be heard in some of the sky-themed pathways in a course.
• Super Mario All-Stars: Clearing the normal worlds in Super Mario Bros. in that game will put a star next to the name of the world for the hard mode versions of the worlds (ex: ★1-1). The Special Worlds in this game also place a star next to the name of the worlds. Types of enemies are also shown before starting a course in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels; in this game enemy types are displayed before entering a course under "Enemies found here".
• Yoshi's Safari: Players traverse through courses in first-person perspective, attack enemies with orbs similar to the blue projectiles in this game, can take different routes in a course, and a warning message appears when approaching a boss.
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: Toad joins Mario in the beginning of his adventure in World 1, just as he did for him in Mushroom Way. Bowser and Peach also join the player as Helpers, as they did for Mario's party in that game.
• Super Mario 64: When updated to 2.0, Metal Mario appears as a Leader in the game.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee: When updated to 2.0, Metal Luigi appears as a Leader.
• 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 appears on Water Orbs 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 World 2's map theme. When updated to version 2.0, Rock Mario and Rock Luigi appear as Leaders.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2: The world maps are almost similar in this game. When updated to 2.0, Gold Mario appears as a Leader.
• New Super Mario Bros. U: The Koopalings' personalized 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 Land: When updated to 2.0, Boomerang Mario and Luigi appears as Leaders.
• 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. When updated to version 2.0, Double Mario and Double Luigi appear as Leaders.

External links

• Official Japanese website
• Official American website