Dear Readers,
Today I'll talk about exploring Twinsy Tropics, chatting with the escapee Toads and fighting Koopa Troopas.
We're finally out of the dungeon! We come out in an area with Toads and Koopa Troopas. The music here is a gentle melody with maracas and steel drum music playing. It's much more mellow than the beach music in Dream Team Bros., which was very upbeat. It's still nice here though.
The Toad that greets us promises to help us scope out the area. The Blue Toad here says there must be a Toad Village around here but he's afraid to go looking for it due to all the baddies around here. There's a sign here that points out the location of the Toad Village to the west.
We head east(like a bunch of rebels!). Here, a Yellow Toad says he feels helpless since they escaped from the dungeon. The Toads scattered and now here's a dead end. The Green Toad here is more optimistic and points out the red grab poles we can use now, since learning the Trio Grab. Must backtrack and explore later! We explore this area for now, which is mostly quiet, apart from a bunch of ? blocks. I find the Filler Brooch here for Paper Mario. Before I forget again, I give the Fighter Hammer to Luigi and the Filler Wear to Mario. This place goes nowhere, but there is stuff to collect here and there are nice papercraft islands here matching with the real islands!
We head West and meet the first Koopa Troopas in the game. They attack by spinning into us and we can sometimes knock them out of their shells and send them flying back. I've sussed how to keep enemies on screen while trying to pass the dodge challenges: I have to fail Bros. Attacks on purpose. This feels very awkward, but it's the only way I can guarantee minimal damage, so they aren't defeated before I can pass the challenge. I want the idle option back!
We meet another Blue Toad who's enjoying the scenery. It feels like a nice holiday and that being in jail was just like a bad dream. Another regular Toad says it's nice to be out of doing that toiling work but that it's so sunny it's blinding. He hopes he doesn't bump into a baddie. Strangely enough, they seem to be co-existing with the Toads here peacefully! The Yellow Toad thinks the place is beautiful, but wonders how they're gonna get home. He hopes he doesn't have to swim, as he doesn't have his bathing suit.
On the next screen, I find the Counter Belt and give it to Mario. The Blue Toad here appears to be one of the scholars! He's too busy contemplating what's beyond the sea right now, so we'll catch up with him later.
On the next screen, we meet Paper Koopa Troopas. They attack in a similar fashion to their real world counterparts. The Toad Village is here too. I'll explore it next time.
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