Mario the Juggler

Mario the Juggler is when Mario juggled.

History

“One fine day, when Mario had been pestered by Mushroom retainers to have some fun juggling, Hammer Bros. nonchalantly appeared out of the blue. Then, after a while, a cloud carrying Lakitu arrived on the scene. There's no way these mutual enemies would absent mindedly approach each other! For a while, they watched from a distance, then before anybody realized, they were standing next to Mario. As they watched Mario enjoying himself, they were just itching to join in. And as their patience reached breaking point, they blurted out this plea: "Let us join in!" Here we go, the juggling encounter is about to begin...”

—Instruction manual, Mario the Juggler

Mario was juggling a star, a heart, and a bomb to an audience of people and mutual enemies. Toad was also at the juggling encounter to laugh at Mario if he messed up juggling.

Timeline

• Mario is “pestered by Mushroom Retainers to have some fun juggling” in this title, placing it after the events of Super Mario Bros.
• Mario wears his modern outfit in this title, placing it after the events of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
• Hammer Bros. aren’t wearing any shoes and are in green uniforms, likely placing this title around the time of Super Mario Bros.
• Koopa Troopas are seen walking on all fours and lack shoes, placing this title prior to Super Mario World.
• Unlike Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., Mario now juggles Hearts, Stars and Bombs instead of plain white balls.
• It’s implied that Mario interacting with members of the Koopa Troop in a playful manner is unheard of at this point in time, with it being stated “There's no way these mutual enemies would absent mindedly approach each other!”, likely placing this title prior to Mario's Tennis, Super Mario Kart and Mario Party.