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Encyclopedia > Princess Peach Toadstool

Princess Peach (ピーチ姫, Piichi Hime) is a fictional character in Nintendo's Mario video games series. She is a princess of the Mushroom Kingdom with a multitude of Toad servants, and is Mario's apparent love interest. Princess Peach Toadstool artwork from Super Mario 64 DS File links The following pages link to this file: Princess Peach Toadstool ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... This article is about the noble title. ... The Mushroom Kingdom (Japanese:キノコ王国) is a fictional setting in the Super Mario Bros. ... The most famous Toad has red spots and wears a blue vest. ...


She first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and has since appeared in many subsequent games where she is continuously kidnapped by King Bowser (previously called King Koopa), despite the fighting abilities she demonstrates in Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario RPG, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. Super Mario Bros. ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Super Smash Bros. ... This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (スーパーマリオRPG) was the last Mario game made and released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and was the last Square-produced game for a Nintendo video game console until 2003, with the debut of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the... Super Smash Bros. ...

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Character

Princess is often portrayed as being the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. No King or Queen appears to exist, and like most characters from the Mario franchise her backstory is purposely left vague and undeveloped. In most games she can be seen living by herself in a grand palace, surrounded by Toad servants. She is much beloved by her subjects and much panic always grips the Kingdom when she is captured.


Name issues

Mario, Luigi and Peach
Mario, Luigi and Peach

In Japan, the Princess's name has always been Peach. But when Super Mario Bros. was released in America, Nintendo of America decided to rename her Princess Toadstool, a name she kept as throughout the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. When Super Mario 64 was released in the United States, she signed a letter to Mario "Princess Toadstool" and then handwrote "Peach," which led many fans to believe that "Peach" is her given name and "Toadstool" is her surname. (Indeed, she was actually identified as Princess Peach Toadstool in one game.) In sequels and spinoffs, however, she came to be known only as Princess Peach. (The first English game to call her Peach was Yoshi's Safari, but most people associate the milestone with the much more popular Super Mario 64). Mario and friends screenshot from SMW ending File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mario and friends screenshot from SMW ending File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ... Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ, ruīji) is Marios younger brother from Nintendo video games. ... 8-bit refers to the number of bits used in the data bus of a computer. ... In computer science, 16-bit is an adjective used to describe integers that are at most two bytes wide, or to describe CPU architectures based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. ... Super Mario 64 was one of the first video games released for the Nintendo 64 and was the consoles flagship killer game. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... A sequel is a work of fiction (e. ... The Para-Goomba is a common enemy in most of the courses in Yoshis Safari. ...


The only modern usage of the name "Princess Toadstool" is in ports by Flagship, an independent developer that often does ports and translations of games. Flagship is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom, that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. ...


Other lead females

It is worth noting that it was not Princess Peach who Mario saves in Donkey Kong: that girl's name was Pauline. Nor is she Princess Daisy from the Super Mario Land and Mario Tennis series. (However, in the film Super Mario Bros., Mario and Luigi save Daisy and not Peach, who makes no appearance in the film. See Paul of Tarsus for the author of the Pauline epistles. ... Princess Daisy is a Nintendo character who first appeared in Super Mario Land, where she was captured by Tatanga and rescued by Mario. ... Title screen Screenshot of Mario in Easton Kingdom (world 3-1) Super Mario Land is Marios first video game adventure for Game Boy. ... Super Mario Bros. ...


Mario RPGs

The Princess first appeared in Super Mario Bros. in which she is rescued by Mario.

In Super Mario RPG, the first of the Mario RPG series developed by Square Soft, Princess Peach was kidnapped by King Bowser early in the game, but rescued by Mario. However, he, Bowser and Peach were knocked out of the castle by a large Sword named Exor, created by Smithy. After a while of collecting some of the seven Stars, Mario finds Peach, in captivity in Booster's Tower, in which Mario and Bowser tried to save her, but Booster took her off at the last minute to get married. They save her from getting married to Booster, and she soon joins the party. In battle, her abilities include various forms of healing, and her weapons include a parasol and frying pan. Note: Princess Peach is going to get her own game for the DS titled Super Princess Peach. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game. ... Super Mario Bros. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Super Smash Bros. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ...


In Paper Mario, she was captured by Bowser yet again. Bowser used his castle to propel Princess Peach's castle into the air, and used his newly acquired Star Rod to kidnap the party members (except for Luigi, who happened to walk out at the last minute) turn invulnerable, and launch Mario out of the window, putting him near death. After wishing for help, a small Star named Twink comes along, but is too weak to save her, and so he helps to give hints to Mario about where to go next. In each Chapter, Peach sneaks around the castle gathering information to help Mario in his quest, using different people like Gourmet Guy and different items like the Parasol to get around.


In the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Peach is kidnapped by Sir Grodus' X-Nauts, to use her to unlock the Thousand-Year Door. Princess Peach is often called down into TEC-XX's computer room, where he often asks her for a favor, and in return, lets her email Mario to help him in his quest. Peach teaches TEC about love and sneaks around the X-Naut Fortress for him. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 video game Paper Mario, and is the fourth in the series of Mario role-playing game titles that includes Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. ...


In the GBA game Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, Peach's voice is stolen by the evil witch Cackletta and her assistant, Fawful. Mario and Luigi venture out to the Beanbean Kingdom to reclaim her lost voice. Eventually, it is learned that they did not actually steal her voice, but the voice of Birdo, who they used to impersonate Peach to avoid losing her voice. Birdo as it appeared in (left) and Birdo in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (right) Birdo (Japanese: キャサリン; Catherine) is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur featured in Nintendos Mario series of video games. ...


Mario Parties

Since the first Mario Party, Peach has appeared in every single debut, including Mario Party Advance. The only characters to not be playable in every console Mario Party games are Waluigi, Princess Daisy, Boo, Koopa Kid, Toad, Toadette, Birdo, Dry Bones and Donkey Kong. However, she has nothing outside of appearance to set her apart from other characters. Mario Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mario Party Advance is the latest Mario Party game for Game Boy Advance released by Nintendo. ... Waluigi is a fictional character from the Mario series who appears in the spin-off sports and party games (as opposed to the main platformer titles). ... Princess Daisy is a Nintendo character who first appeared in Super Mario Land, where she was captured by Tatanga and rescued by Mario. ... Boos only chase Mario when his back is turned. ... Larry, the youngest of the brood, shows off the Koopa Kids trademark upright hairdo. ... The most famous Toad has red spots and wears a blue vest. ... Toadette, as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. ... Birdo as it appeared in (left) and Birdo in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (right) Birdo (Japanese: キャサリン; Catherine) is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur featured in Nintendos Mario series of video games. ... A red Koopa Troopa from the Super Mario Bros. ... Donkey Kong (Japanese:ドンキーコング) is a gorilla character from Nintendo that appeared in many video games since 1981. ...


Mario sports

Princess Peach is often the lighter characters, especially in games like Super Mario Kart and Mario Tennis, in which she was labelled as a Technique character. She appears as a playable character in the Golf series and the Tennis series, and has a lighter hit than other characters like Mario or Bowser. Super Mario Kart is the first video game in the Mario Kart series, released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Mario Tennis is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000. ... Mario Golf is a sports video game made for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, in which Mario, his friends, and his enemies play golf. ... Mario Tennis is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000. ...


Super Smash Bros.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Peach first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the second game of the series. She was given four special techniques: Her normal B-button move pulled out Toad, who countered many attacks with a spray of spores. Her Smash-B move would launch her sideways for an explosive hip-attack. Up-B caused Peach to pull out her parasol which could be used as a weak offensive attack or, as it was most useful, as an excellent wide-range recovery move. Using her Down-B attack, reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. 2, Peach pulled Turnips out of the ground. (There was a slight chance of pulling out a Bob-omb, Beam Sword, or Mr. Saturn.) Additionally, Peach has the unique ability to float for a number of seconds, much as she could in Super Mario Bros. 2. Super Smash Bros. ... Super Smash Bros. ... This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ...


In an interview, it was stated that both Bowser and Peach were intended to appear in the original Super Smash Bros., but were omitted due to space constraints.


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Princess Peach Toadstool (2155 words)
Princess is often portrayed as being the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Princess Peach is often called down into TEC-XX's computer room, where he often asks her for a favor, and in return, lets her email Mario to help him in his quest.
Princess Peach is often the lighter characters, especially in games like Super Mario Kart and Mario Tennis, in which she was labelled as a Technique character.
Princess Peach Toadstool - Biocrawler (355 words)
She is a princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and is Mario's apparent love interest.
The princess rules her kingdom in a castle with a multitude of Toad servants.
Peach has also appeared in the Mario Party series, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and went on a much needed vacation to Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine sporting a new dress and having her hair tied up in a ponytail.
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