Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64, otherwise known as Super Mario 64 DS, was a hostage situation taking place inside Peach's Castle.

History
Princess Peach invited Mario over to have some cake, writing a letter to him. After sending it, Bowser and his army invaded the castle, sealing everyone, including Peach herself, inside the castle walls. In the process, he had stolen all of the castle's Power Stars, using its power to create his own world in the paintings and walls.

This attack reached the outside, and the Lakitu Bros. was live on the scene reporting for any updates. Despite the national attention, Mario did not know of this event happening.

Mario arrived at the castle grounds via Warp Pipe, but was suddenly joined by Luigi and Wario. They headed inside and were told by a Toad about their situation. All three headed inside Bob-omb Battlefield, but were then overpowered by Bowser's forces. They were then held prisoner inside the paintings by Bowser's top people; Mario by Goomboss, Luigi by King Boo, and Wario by Chief Chilly.

The Lakitu Bros., reporting outside but with no updates for a while, decided to wake Yoshi up, who had been sleeping on the castle's roof all this time. Heading inside, what followed was a long rescue session of the three heroes. Yoshi rescued Mario from Goomboss, Mario rescued Luigi from King Boo, and Luigi rescued Wario from Chief Chilly. Collecting all of the 150 Power Stars inside the castle, only Mario was allowed to fight Bowser in Bowser in the Sky. Fighting Bowser for the last time, Bowser was shocked that there were more Power Stars hidden inside the castle, then left to avoid seeing peace return to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Returning back to the castle's front via the Jumbo Star, Mario used it to restore the power of the Stars to the castle and free Peach and everyone else from inside the castle. Hailing the four as her heroes, Peach rewarded them by baking them a delicious cake. After the cake, they waved in front of the Lakitu Bros' camera as the cameraman returned to the studio.

Post-event
A video game adaptation loosely based on this event was developed, as Wrinkly Kong is seen playing it. Some parts of the game were even recreated at full-scale, such as costumes or the entire backside of Peach's Castle.

Locations Visited

 * Mushroom Continent
 * Mushroom Kingdom
 * Peach's Castle
 * Princess's Secret Slide
 * Secret Aquarium
 * Big Boo's Haunt
 * Hazy Maze Cave
 * Bob-omb Battlefield
 * Battle Fort
 * Tall, Tall Mountain
 * Tick Tock Clock
 * Tower of the Wing Cap
 * Vanishing Cap Under the Moat
 * Cavern of the Metal Cap
 * Over the Rainbows
 * Bowser in the Dark World
 * Cool, Cool Mountain
 * Chief Chilly Challenge
 * Lethal Lava Land
 * Bowser in the Fire Sea
 * Shifting Sand Land
 * Tiny-Huge Island
 * Rainbow Ride
 * Bowser in the Sky
 * Sunshine Isles
 * Other territories
 * Whomp's Fortress
 * Jolly Roger Bay
 * Dire, Dire Docks
 * Snowman's Land
 * Wet-Dry World
 * Goomboss Battle
 * Big Boo Battle

Timeline

 * Princess Peach signs her first name on her letter to Mario here, suggesting that he’s now on a first-name basis with her.
 * Yoshi appears in the Mushroom Kingdom, placing this game after previous titles where he lived on Yoshi’s Island.
 * Goomboss reappears, putting this game after Paper Mario.
 * King Boo captures Luigi in this game and is later defeated by Mario, serving as motive for his revenge in Luigi’s Mansion. He also doesn’t seem to know Luigi’s name at this point in time.