*Bowser's Fury*

Bowser's Fury is a 3D action adventure platforming game in the Super Mario series, released for the Nintendo Switch on July 6, 2026. It is an enhanced remake of the standalone campaign of the same name that was originally introduced in the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury port for the Nintendo Switch, originally released on February 12, 2021. Changes to the game include more details in the story, the addition of Luigi as a playable character, more locations in Lake Lapcat, an additional 125 Cat Shines along with the existing 100 from the original game, a faster frame rate for Table Top Mode, new characters, new enemies and bosses and an online mode where players can use their Miis to fight each other for Cat Shines in one of the locations. 
==Story==
During a bright and clear day, Mario walks down a path in front of Peach's Castle, near the same location where he found the broken Clear Pipe at the beginning of Super Mario 3D World. He notices small puddles of black goop on the path and follows them, eventually stopping at a mass of black graffiti shaped like Shadow Mario's logo from Super Mario Sunshine. The graffiti expands to create a portal that Mario falls through, transporting him to Lake Lapcat, where a rainstorm is occurring. Shortly after Mario lands, he encounters Bowser, who has become a larger and more powerful form known as Fury Bowser. Mario finds a Cat Shine in the surrounding area, which clears the goop off of a nearby lighthouse. Fury Bowser is blinded by the beam of light that shines from the lighthouse, and retreats into the Fury Sun in the middle of Lake Lapcat. Immediately afterward, several islands emerge from the water.
After Fury Bowser retreats, the storm clears and Mario finds a panicking Bowser Jr., who explains why Bowser transformed. He shows Mario a picture he painted of his father and paints it black with his Magic Paintbrush, showing that Bowser Jr. was the one who corrupted Bowser. He realizes that both he and his father are in trouble, reluctantly asking Mario to help him. The latter agrees to do so, with Bowser Jr. joining him for the rest of the adventure. Mario and Bowser Jr. work together to collect a number of Cat Shines near the Lakeside, jumping through platforming sections, solving puzzles and getting acquainted with some familiar faces such as Cappy, Professor E. Gadd and even Princess Daisy, who tell them about the Giga Bells and how there's at least nine of them that should be unlocked. Using the power of Cat Shines located throughout Lake Lapcat, Mario makes the Giga Bell at the Lakeside active, which allows him to transform into Giga Cat Mario and fight Fury Bowser directly. 
Fury Bowser is sent flying into the air and back into the lake, causing him to retreat and take some of the goop with him. Mario and Bowser Jr. watch as more islands rise out from the surface. As they watch, they are shocked to see objects fall from the sky, along with the objects falls some individuals, a bunch of Toads, Princess Peach, Yoshi and even Luigi. Mario recognizes the Toads as the Toad Brigade, who tell Mario that a giant black piece of graffiti in the castle grounds, sucked everyone in, Mario looks at Bowser Jr., annoyed. Bowser Jr. explains the situation to everyone, telling them that they need to save Bowser before things get worse. Luigi agrees to help out while Princess Peach tells them that she and the brigade will be hiding in a secluded area for now.
Using the power of Cat Shines located throughout Lake Lapcat, and working with different Power-Ups that enhance, Mario and Luigi's speed and agility respectively, the brothers collect enough Cat Shines to unlock the three main Giga Bells around the Lakeside, the Ruins and the Wasteland. Having sixty Cat Shines spawns a clear pipe cannon at the front of the Wasteland Giga Bell, which sends the trio to a closed off section of the Lake. Consisting of the six remaining Giga Bells. There, they collect more Cat Shines, going underground, or reaching higher areas in the mountains. After six more battles against Fury Bowser, he expels all the black paint inside of and on him before being launched out of the water of the lake, but upon landing he transforms into Giant Bowser, summoning all nine Giga Bells and trapping them in a crystal ball to keep for himself. With the help of Plessie, Mario rams into this ball to weaken and eventually break it, allowing both Mario and Plessie to collect all three Giga Bells at once. In this gargantuan form, they easily launch Giant Bowser into the sky by coming in contact with him. 
Finally back to normal, Bowser falls from the sky and lands near the Lakeside Giga Bell. Not remembering where he was or what he was doing he gets up and sees his son standing above him. His son apologizes for corrupting him as a prank, and he hugs him with tears coming out of his eyes. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, the Toad Brigade, Yoshi, Princess Daisy, Cappy and Professor E. Gadd watch from the top of Scamper Shores, and don't say anything. A clear pipe cannon forms at the entrance and Bowser and his son enter it, heading back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Everyone follows them, not without the kittens saying goodbye to Mario and Luigi. One nuzzles Yoshi and he picks it up, deciding to adopt it as a buddy for Poochy. They all go home, glad that the job is done. The credits then roll, featuring various paintings by Bowser Jr. that depict the story from his perspective. 
==Gameplay==
Bowser's Fury sees Mario and Bowser Jr. work together to collect Cat Shines to light up various lighthouses and free the island's three Giga Bells from black sludge, left behind by Bowser, who is possessed after forming into a behemoth beastly form of himself, labelled Fury Bowser. While Mario and Bowser Jr. do their tasks, they have to avoid Fury Bowser when he wakes up, as he tries to attack Mario. This can lead to strategy over which objectives to prioritize to take advantage of his presence. Collecting Cat Shines slightly damages Fury Bowser, forcing him to retreat, collecting enough awakens a Giga Bell, allowing Mario to take Bowser on as Giga Cat Mario. Luigi is another playable character with his move set resembling more closely to that of Super Mario 64 DS. An example being that he can spin in the air after performing a backward somersault. He is unlocked after Mario unlocks the Lakeside Giga Bell. Giga Bells are situated in three different areas of Lake Lapcat, denoted according to the three major regions: the Lakeside, Ruins, and Wasteland. Each region contains four major islands, each with ten Cat Shines with various other Cat Shines located between major islands. A minimum of 140 Cat Shines are required to finish the game. Mario maintains his moveset from previous 3D titles, including the Triple Jump, the Long Jump, the Side Somersault, the Backward Somersault, the Roll, the Ground Pound, the Ground Pound Jump, the Spin Jump, the dive and the ability to punch and kick enenmies. The life meter returns with three health, replacing the power-up system seen in the original game 
==Characters==
===Playable===
File:MarioMPS.png|Mario
File:Bowser Jr. - Mario Party Star Rush artwork.png|Bowser Jr.
File:MPSS Luigi.png|Luigi
===Supporting===
File:MPSS Peach.png|Princess Peach
File:SM3DWBF Kittens.png|Kittens
File:615px-Toad-brigade model CTTT.png|Toad Bigrade
File:Captain Toad TT artwork05.png|Captain Toad
File:Toadette CaptainToadTreasureTracker (1).png|Toadette
File:Bonneter.png|Bonneters
File:Cappy Odyssey.png|Cappy
File:MPS Yoshi.png|Yoshi
File:Kamekkoopasm3dec.png|Kamek
File:Princess daisy athletic at london 2012 by the brunette amitie dayd7mm-fullview.png|Princess Daisy
File:Lochlady Group-Style Sisters.png|Lochladies
File:Lakitu Sunrise.png|Lakitu
File:PlessieSolo.png|Pleasie
File:Professor E. Gadd.png|Professor E. Gadd
File:Nekos.png|Neko Parents
File:Rosalina Super Mario Party.png|Rosalina
File:Luma MKSR Icon.png|Lumas
File:Lubba.png|Lubba
File:Pianta MGGT.png|Piantas
File:Tostarenan1.1.png|Tostarenans
File:SMO Artwork Bubblainian (Male).png|Bubblainians
File:SSBU spirit Sprixie Princesses.png|Sprixie Princesses
File:Volbonan Icon Creative.png|Volbonans
===Antagonists===
File:FURY BOWSER SM3DW+BF.png|Fury Bowser
File:BoomBoomBamBam.png|Boom Boom and Pom Pom
File:Cool Boomer.png|King Bob-omb
File:Madame Broode SSSBD.png|Madame Broode
==Locations==
Lake Lapcat is split into three regions, each being represented by a Giga Bell. Each region contains four major islands, and each island has a lighthouse covered in black goop. By collecting a Cat Shine on any island, its power removes this goop. Unlike the original game, Mario or Luigi collects a Cat Shine, the layout of platforms and enemies will often be slightly changed to accommodate a newly available mission. However, upon returning, the goop on that island's lighthouse also returns, and does not permanently disappear from a lighthouse until all five Cat Shines have been collected on its island. When this occurs, a Fling Pole appears atop that island's lighthouse, with a cat variation of a Goal Pole flag with the brothers' emblems attached to it.
There is a total of two hundred and twenty five Cat Shines in the game, some of which can only be collected after completing the main story. One Hundred and Eighty-Five of the Cat Shines are earned from each of the twenty four islands. Each island always contains a mission where five Cat Shine Shards must be collected, and a mission where Fury Bowser must break Fury Blocks with a fury blast. Other missions reappear throughout multiple islands, such as collecting Blue Coins from a P Switch, or using a key to open a Neko Kago. Thirty-five Cat Shines are earned throughout Lake Lapcat, which contains many individual Cat Shines not based in any island. Five Cat Shines are earned from a special golden island called the Lucky Isle, which only begins to appear after the main story is completed. It appears in one of five set locations during Fury Bowser's rampages, and disappears when he stops rampaging. Mario must visit each of the five locations to obtain one Cat Shine each time.
Fury Bowser must be fought a total of ten times in order to complete the story, with Mario needing enough Cat Shines to unlock the Giga Bells that are accessible. Each time Fury Bowser is defeated, the number of Cat Shines needed to activate the Giga Bells increases, from 5 initially to 15 to 20 to 40 and finally to 50 Cat Shines. However, to make collecting more Cat Shines easier, more islands rise out of the water and become available to explore upon defeating Fury Bowser for the first and third times.
While Fur Step Island is the first location visited in the campaign, only the first Cat Shine can be obtained before completing the main story. A large amount of black goop surrounds the area before this point, and an invisible barrier is present to prevent any attempt to bypass the goop. After the main story is completed and the player opens the save file again from the title screen, gameplay resumes on Fur Step Island, which is now clear of goop.
====Table of Locations====
* indicates that a Cat Shine is only available after seeing the credits once.
Region 	Islands and Locales and their Cat Shines	Other Cat Shines
Lakeside Giga Bell 	
*Fur Step Island
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Junior's Graffiti Gratitude*
**Fury Shadow on Deck*
**Five Cat Shine Shards*
**Blast the Fury Blocks*
**Eight Red Coins*
**Five Silver Shines*
**Throwdown with King Bob-omb*
**Stolen Boxes*
**Lost Kittens*
*Scamper Shores
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Fury Shadow by the Shore
**Key to the Cat Shine
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Raging Mull
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
** Snoozing Kittens 
**
*Pounce Bounce Isle
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Hurry! Jump High, Jump Fast!
**Key to the Cat Shine
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Greedy Goomba Tower
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
** Snoozing Kittens 
*Fort Flaptrap
**Bully the Cat Bullies
**Blue Coin Bustle
**Show's Over, Cat Magikoopas
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Big Ol' Bully
** Drain the Lava 
** Top of the Tower	
*Climb to the Shine
*Shoreside Rabbit Plays Tag
*Hurry! Dash and Dive!
*Lost Kitten by the Shore
*Bounce and Trounce in the Clouds*
*Toad Brigade: Lost Leader*
*Plessie Medal Collector*
*Plessie Medal Catcher*
Ruins Giga Bell 	
*Slipskate Slope 
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Blue Coin Bustle
**Key to the Cat Shine
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Fast Fight
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
** Lost Kittens 
*Clawswipe Colosseum 
**Clash with Cat Boom Boom
**Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack
**Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Broken Boxes
** Throwdown with Eyerok 
** Snoozing Kittens 
*Trickity Tower
**So Close Yet So Far
**Blue Coin Bustle
**Hurry! Watch Your Step
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins 
**Five Silver Shines
**Greedy Goomba Tower
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
** Snoozing Kittens 
*Crisp Climb Castle
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Hurry! Fly through the Frost!
**Fury Shadow on Ice
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Sneaking on the Roof
** Snoozing Kittens 
** Chuffed Chef Chilly	
*Ruins Rabbit Plays Tag
*Go with the Floe
*Hurry! Slide through the Sky!
*Dash and Smash in the Clouds
*Slippery Skirmish
*Gazing Down at the Islands
*Hurry! Swim and Slide!
*Cold Cove Combat
*Lost Kittens near the Ruins
*Lake Rabbit Plays Tag*
*Toad Brigade: Stuck under the Slope*
*Toad Brigade: Cuddly Castaway*
*Plessie Medal Mania*
Wasteland Giga Bell	
*Risky Whisker Island 
**Fury Shadow Hops to It
**Feasting on Fuzzies
**Hurry! Hop behind the Wall!
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Graffiti on the Wall
** Snoozing Kittens 
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
*Pipe Path Tower 
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Blue Coin Bustle
**Key to the Cat Shine
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
*Roiling Roller Isle 
**Make the Lighthouse Shine
**Hurry! Hot Cross Run!
**Key to the Cat Shine
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Graffiti on the Wall
** Snoozing Kittens 
** Racing Koopa The Quick 
*Mount Magmeow
**Back Off, Cat Prince Bully!
**Atop Mount Magmeow
**Hurry! Steer the Switchboards!
**Five Cat Shine Shards
**Blast the Fury Blocks
**Eight Red Coins
**Five Silver Shines
**Throwdown with Madame Broode
** Snoozing Kittens 
** Racing Koopa The Quick	
==Enemies==
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