The rest of the level is pretty boring too.
The game seems to agree, since it's giving us ways to rip out each other's souls should things get too unbearable.
Up ahead is a practitioner of vile black magic.
Peach, using her fabled white magic, swiftly puts a stop to that. Classic Mario RPG.
But then she learned Thundaga. So much for being a white mage then.
Speaking of magic: What unholy ritual birthed this mockery of nature? I don't want anything to do with it, so I'm staying far away from that thing.
This part of the level looks like Super Mario Bros. level 1-2. We're in the nerd chapter though, so I can forgive it.
Plus, it means I can use the hidden warp zone to skip a huge chunk of the game. Aw yeah!
I won't skip TOO far ahead though, maybe just to the end of this chapter so I can save Tippi without having to deal with the rest of this nonsense.
Unfortunately, this is just a discount warp zone, so instead of letting me skip anything, it just puts me in an area with these soccer-obsessed koopas who kick shells at me. I guess this is the equivalent of attacking someone with a shirt cannon.
It speaks.
Oh hey, Bowser's here. Should have guessed that from the inceased number of enemies with actual character designs.
If you're so averse to people geeking up the place, why did you build your stronghold in the geek chapter?
Didn't think that one through, huh?
Boy. Listen. You see this nose? This is the nose of video games.
I could break a hundred shells like yours just by sneezing on them. So don't give me any of that.
But I see in your eyes that you don't believe me. I believe this calls for a demonstration. Time to lay siege to this stronghold!
(Haha, yeah, if only.)
Not much talk left, now that the wind's been knocked out of you, huh?
Go back to Bowser boot camp!
Cannons? Of course! A lot of noise, with no results to show when the dust settles.
A typical day for the Koopa Troop.
X marks the spot. Aha! Treasure! I don't have a shovel on me, though.
Eh, this will do.
I've heard of structural weak points, but this is ridiculous.
Treasure found!