Super Mario Crusade

Super Mario Crusade is a 2D side-scrolling platformer game developed by Seashiba Studios and Intelligent Systems, and is published by Nintendo. It will release on the Nintendo Switch around August 2021, just in time for Mario's 35th anniversary.
== Story ==
Once again, a letter from Princess Peach is sent to Mario and Luigi's house to join her and the others for the annual Mushroom Festival in Toad Town. After completing the tutorial level, the two brothers finally reach Toad Town, just in time for the festival to start. Mario eventually heads into the castle, where Peach would present a big, lovely vanilla cake.
However, the ground starts to shake as a few pieces of the castle fall and crumble to the ground. Outside, airships of Bowser began to fly in as he sends his troops to attack the resident Toads. Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings break in and kidnap the Princess, dropping the cake on the others, making them pass out.
The screen cuts to black after a glimpse of Bowser's airships leaving town, one of them dropping a small, shadowy figure. After a few seconds, one of the surviving Toads takes Mario and Luigi off the cake and tries to wake them up. When they do, he tells them that Peach has been kidnapped again by Bowser, and the town was nearly destroyed.
Yoshi comes in and claims that they saw a strange figure fall from one of the ship. The others follow him to the crash landing and saw a helicopter-like creature laying down unconsciously. Mario wakes them up, forcing them to introduce herself as Marcin. She tells them that Bowser is going to use his ultimate plan of teaming up with other past villains wanting revenge, and says that they all must band together to stop him.
== Gameplay ==
Like the New Super Mario Bros. franchise, Super Mario Crusade plays a lot similar to the classic Mario Bros games. It stimulates a 2D, 16 bit-like style similar to Sonic Mania and has a classic world select from previous games of that formula. Each level plays out like a side-scroller, though in Expert Adventure Mode, the player can no longer scroll back to the left.
The Heart meter also make a return, which will decrease when the player is damaged by an enemy. It can be recovered by one using a Mushroom and recovered entirely using a 3-Moon. If the meter runs out, they die and lose a life. Some characters will have more or less lives than others.
=== Toad Town ===
A new feature would come in the form of Toad Town, a 3D-ish HUB world that the player can come to at any time and do various activities (buy items, talk to Toads, etc.) However, the town would be nearly demolished, and Mario and co. would have to repair the town's facilities, houses, and decorations using coins, stars, and other currencies.
As more attractions are built, more Toads and other friendly races would come in and explore/inhabit the area. Some also hold special functions. For example, the shop is used to buy items, and the message board is used to view tasks, as well as messages left by other players if the player has Nintendo Switch Online.
== Characters ==
=== Playable ===
	Name 	Description 	Abilities	Unlock By
	Mario 	The brave and glorious hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. Once again, he must save the Princess from Bowser and his group of his previous rivals.	Special: Cap Throw
Weakness: None	Initial
	Luigi 	Mario's cowardly yet friendly and supportive brother. This time, he has gained enough courage to tag along with Mario as well. 	Special: High Jumps
Weakness: Poor Traction	Initial
	Blue Toad 	A surprisingly smart toad who also tags along for the adventure. He is the apprentice of Toadsworth. 	Special: Sensing Items within Blocks
Weakness: Low Jumps	Initial
	Yellow Toad	Yellow Toad is somewhat a little dumber than Blue, but still has the same courage and boldness as him! 	Special: Fast Speeds
Weakness: Poor Traction	Initial
	Yoshi 	Mario's dino companion who has brought his friends from Dinosaur Island to help! 	Special: Egg Throw, Flutter Jump
Weakness: Low Jumps	Shop is Rebuilt
	Toadette 	A pink, female toad who is known throughout town for her cuteness, only toppled by a certain green, food-loving dino. 	Special: Super Crown
Weakness: Low Jumps	Autumn Woods Completed
	Wario 	Mario's twisted doppelganger and other rival who with Waluigi is turned to the good side, simply for the money. 	Special: Hauls Coins
Weakness: Slow Speeds	Foreboding Marshes Completed
	Waluigi 	Waluigi's tall, purple partner in crime and Luigi's doppelganger, despite him and Wario not hanging out much. 	Special: Good Swimming
Weakness: Very Poor Traction	Foreboding Marshes Completed
	Peach 	After being rescued from Bowser and his group of villains, she has come to join Mario and gang on their adventures! 	Special: Float Jump
Weakness: Slow Speeds	Completing Main Story
	Daisy 	The tomboyish ruler of Sarasaland who is a good friend of Peach and has decided to help out on the journey! 	Special: Flower Hover
Weakness: Poor Traction	Castle is Completed
=== DLC ===
	Name 	Description 	Abilities	Unlocked By
	Donkey Kong	This powerful ape used to be Mario's rival before Bowser himself, and now he has joined Mario and crew on their adventures!	Special: Ground Pound
Weakness: Low Jumps	Guest Pack 1
	Diddy Kong 	DK's little buddy that often follows him around during his escapades on Donkey Kong Island. 	Special: Popgun, Jetpack
Weakness: Poor Traction	Guest Pack 1
	Dixie Kong 	A female Kong that Diddy tends to have a crush on, but they are considered better as exploring mates. 	Special: Helicopter Twirl
Weakness: Slow Speeds	
== Worlds ==
Name 	Field Boss 	Castle Boss 	Airship Boss
Mushroom Meadow 	Goomboss 	Boom Boom 	Lemmy
Autumn Woods 	Possessed Wiggler 	Mouser 	Roy
Scorching Dunes 	Bandaged Dry Bones	Tatanga 	Larry
Seashell Shores 	Gooper Blooper 	Birdo 	Wendy
Blizzard Tundra 	Pom Pom 	Freezie Queen	Iggy
Foreboding Marshes	Wario and Waluigi 	King Boo 	Morton
Clockwork City 	RoboBrood 	Wart 	Ludwig
Aurora Peaks 	Cookatiel 	Aurol Star 	Bowser Jr.
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Category:Nintendo Switch Games
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