Dear Readers,
Today, I'll talk about rescuing the 8 Paper Toads in this area and about the amazing Dash Socks!
Up the steps we meet a real Goomba that's holding a Paper Toad captive on its head so we give chase.
At the bottom of the steps there's a crevice in the wall that Paper Mario can slip through. On the other side are some So-So boots. Before I get a chance to equip them I run into some Paper Paratroopas!
I'm a bit clumsy with these guys so I haven't figured out how to avoid their pattern yet. The tutorial talks about an emergency guard option when you can't dodge by pressing X. Looks like it could come in handy.
Afterwards, I give the So-So Boots to Luigi.
Further back, we see the Goomba kidnapper along with another one who kidnapped another Paper Toad. The game makes an event out of rescuing them by saying "Ready... Go!". There's 8 of them to be rescued here but there's no timer. Enemies are Goombas mixed with Paper Paratroopas.
Sometimes the Paper Paratroopas attack high, or low or from the side. Just know when to jump dodge!
Back at the crevice the green Paper Toad slipped through, Paper Mario can go through and rescue him.
Back further, we meet some Biddybuds. They stack on top of one another.
We meet a light purple Paper Toad bouncing on the music blocks here and rescue him. Doesn't seem to be in any danger though!
We rescue another Paper Toad from a Goomba. He tells us he was getting a bit queasy until we rescued him.
Next is a blue Paper Toad who runs away upon seeing us. We can't catch him so we move on. Then we find three more Paper Toads masquerading as a fence!
We tell them about the Toad we couldn't catch and they give us the Dash Socks. This just may be the greatest item in the game! We can press X to make all three of us jump at once(thank you so much!) and upon landing, we can dash to move around at a quicker speed and make the Spinny Flowers bloom and release coins. I'm going to love this! A reprise of the Super Mario Bros 1-1 theme plays during this, adding to the joy :)
The second of this trio teaches us about the slide to catch things. Thanks dude! The third makes us practise this technique by chasing him. When we catch him, the event music starts playing. Time to catch that blue Paper Toad!
I've been playing for a while, so on the pause screen, the game suggests taking a break. It promises it'll still be around when I get back. How cute. It's a good call though. I'll take a break when this event is done.
After a bit of sliding, we finally catch the blue Paper Toad! He says he's relieved we aren't Bowser's minions.
A big "Cleared!" message appears, signifying the end of the Paper Toad catching event.
The recording Lakitu appears and greets us. He has a strange voice. I don't think I've heard him say anything before in a Mario game. He sounds a bit like Mr. Hankey from South Park. Anyway, he tells us he's delivered the Paper Toads back to the castle safely for us.
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