Toad could already have died since he hasn't been in an actual role in any of the real games. Replace Toad with Toadsworth, but keep the group of Mushroom People that look exactly the same.
All the others have too high of a role and have too many games.
Having Mario seem like he died but...
I go with both, taking out and replacing events and things from both games. Having only one person adventuring at a time, no metal/invisibility caps, the rabbits, ect.
The exact date at which the game happened is another factor. Wario hasn't been the best and most trusted person.... ever, and...
Gotta go with my main man Maul.
Grevious would be better if he didn't suck so bad in the film, and wasn't ridiculously impossible in the cartoon.
"How dare you, Jedi scum! Drink more Smirnoff! Premium malt beverage made in the U.S."
Someguys had really cool user names with Yoshi in it ( no, not the cheezy Toshi and Doshi and Moshi etc. etc.) and I wanted one that showed how much I know about Yoshi's and Mariology. I needed a name to command... to power!
I needed to become the master of all those who would know me...
I...
Page 4, paragraph 1:
"According to the visitor from Brooklyn, he had been invited to the castle for a piece of cake, which Peach had just baked."
It's from the pure official Nintendo Player's guide. None of that Brady games/ Prima carp. Also it's for one of the greatest games in history so...
Yes.
It is clearly stated he's a "visitor from Brooklyn" in the M64 official guide from Nintendo. Also mentions Brooklyn in various instruction manuals and the like.
Mario being from Brooklyn isn't a fan thing or made up by the cartoons or movie.
A better question would be how he got to...
Here's this: Since SMB2 wasn't originally a Mario game, none of it happened.
All the creatures are real but the events never took place.
Or something like this happened: