Super Mario Bros. Madness

Super Mario Bros. Madness
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Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer(s)	DTXD Studios

Super Mario Bros. Madness is a side-scrolling platform game released worldwide for the Nintendo 128 and on Steam on April 16th 2026. The game was announced on a Nintendo Direct on October 2025.

Story

Section 1: Floating Isles

Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Peach, Daisy, Toadette, and Birdo were invited to Central Isle, right at the center at the planet. The game starts out with an opening level, where they make their way to the airport.

After the flight, they travel across Floating Isles, eventually making it to the Central Castle, exactly 0 degrees latitude and longitude. They go through four floors in the castle then making it to the roof, then being greeted by Toadsworth. He says that nobody's here right now. Inside the largest pillar of the castle were four diamonds, containing godly power. Toadsworth also explains that on a full moon, these diamonds are at their most powerful.

With the sun then setting, the full moon appears, when suddenly, Kamek takes the Divine Diamonds and gives them to Bowser, transforming him into a powerful form. Bowser then says that he is fed up with him being beat multiple times and says that he will destroy everything in the multiverse.

He then opens up a portal leading to the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, then bringing the Shadow Queen to the present to fight Mario and company. She gets beaten, and the Diamond of Wisdom is deactivated.

Section 2: Chlorophyll Marsh

After the tragedy, they then meet Wario, Waluigi, Pop Singer, and The Dazzles. Toadsworth takes a boat to go to the Chlorophyll Marsh. Upon entering, they then meet up with Mr. Vulpes, a movie star who was famous in Central Isle.

Meanwhile, Bowser has set up an organization for ruling the multiverse called BMD (Bowser Multiverse Domination). Eventually, he then sets up a missile attack on Chlorophyll Marsh,

Meanwhile, the crew then spotted Bowser's airship. They boarded it, then fighting Bowser Jr. Some time later, they come back to the hub and find out that everything was destroyed from the missiles. Suddenly, a hoard of Mechakoopas appear, and they fight them. They meet Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Rosalina, and Pauline on their travels, and then go and confront Bowser. Bowser says that he is on his way to become the new god of the universe, replacing the Star Angel.

Suddenly, Mr. Vulpes comes up, grabs the Diamond of Time, opens a portal, and throws King Bob-omb at him, lighting his fuse, then exploding Bowser and the Diamond of Life. The remaining 2 diamonds possess Mr. Vulpes, making him the new antagonist. He then opens a portal bringing Burt the Bashful into the present.

After Burt got defeated, the Diamond of Power is deactivated. Mr. Vulpes then starts attacking Mario and company, and they escape to Purplesnow Mountains.

Section 3: Purplesnow Mountains

Mr. Vulpes damaged the cable car, making the crew crash into the Ziggurat of Purplesnow, then meeting up with King Purplesnow. Luigi then talks about what was the problem. King Purplesnow then agreed to help the crew.

Meanwhile, Mr. Vulpes hijacked Bowser's airship, personalizing it. He then found a book in the drawer written by Bowser titled "DOOMSDAY MACHINE PLANS" and starting building the CCAM (Countdown to the Complete Annihilation of the Multiverse).

King Purplesnow and Mario's crew board the Mechanical Dragon, a locomotive that can fly in the sky. On the Mechanical Dragon, they encounter another hoard of Mechakoopas, but improved with artificial intelligence. The Mechakoopas then shoot a rocket, destroying the Mechanical Dragon.

The crew gets back on the ground safely. They also meet Tim, Starlow, Oiram, and Maria. They fight more Mechakoopas that also appeared. They also hear from Mr. Vulpes that he's going to make them star in a movie that the whole universe would enjoy.

The crew confronts Mr. Vulpes and he says that he has "lights and camera", and he asks if they can help out with the "action". He then opens up a portal and brings Tiki Tong into the present. He is defeated and the Diamond of Time is deactivated. There are only 5 hours on the Doomsday Countdown.

Section 4: Altaqua City

Mario and the crew take an elevator down to Altaqua City, a huge underwater dome, and where Mr. Vulpes' lair is.

Meanwhile in the lair, Mr. Vulpes makes a speech, and explains that the Doomsday Countdown will give him the power of the Star Angel, enough power to take over the multiverse. He even says that thanks to Bowser, he has a whole army.

Meanwhile, they then run into Mr. Vulpes, and he asks if they want to star in a movie. He then says that he needs a full cast of characters, and that he can't star in the movie unless Nabbit, Bowser Jr., Igiul, and Luise are with them. They then encounter Mr. Vulpes again later, and he starts attacking. They then find who else Mr. Vulpes needed.

The player then attacked by a hoard of Mechakoopas, then fainting.

Section 5: Central Castle Basement

The player is woken up by Toadsworth. Bowser was also tied up on a pillar, as Toadsworth says that he messed everything up by using the Divine Diamonds.

Toadsworth then unties Bowser, and the player follows Toadsworth to the basement of Central Castle, where there was an organization called the Alliance of Mushroom Galaxy Leaders. There was a meeting about Mr. Vulpes' plan to destroy the multiverse.

Mario and the crew were doing training. The Divine Diamonds had brought back many times throughout history, and they were used for training.

Meanwhile, Toadsworth had brought someone to help in the mechanics department. Bowser says that he is preposterous, and he goes to beat Mr. Vulpes by himself, and he leaves Central Castle. A Mechakoopa has found the Central Castle.

Section 6: Mr. Vulpes' Lair

Bowser crashed into Altaqua City and entered Mr. Vulpes' lair. There was an hour left on the Doomsday Countdown.

Meanwhile, Toadsworth has warned the alliance that Bowser is going to attempt to defeat Mr. Vulpes by himself. They were going to save Bowser.

Bowser meets Mr. Vulpes. He says that he gave him an army and an airship, so he can't kill Bowser, as he is the reason he is winning. The sprit that control the Divine Diamonds is actually in Mr. Vulpes' body, and the world has been fighting it for eons. The Mechakoopa that found the Central Castle then tells Mr. Vulpes that there is a secret base.

The alliance then makes it to the lair and makes it through. Meanwhile, Mr. Vulpes and Bowser were getting along with each other. Bowser father, Morton Koopa Sr. then.

Section 7: The Power Crystals

Mr. Vulpes says that they need to destroy four Power Crystals scattered across Central Isle if they want to defeat him. They then destroy the crystals, which are found in Floating Isles, Chlorophyll Marsh, Purplesnow Mountain, and Altaqua City. The alliance comes back, and Mr. Vulpes says that the Power Crystals were a trap, as they were keeping him from gaining the Star Angel's power.

The Doomsday Countdown hit zero. A giant portal sucked up everything in the multiverse.

Section 8: Mr. Vulpes' Brain

Everyone and every thought in the multiverse was all inside Mr. Vulpes' thoughts. There was a huge theater, shooting Mr. Vulpes' new film, Taking Over The Mushroom Galaxy. Bowser says that the multiverse is doomed, and it's all his fault.

They confront Mr. Vulpes one more time. Bowser then shoots a King Bill at Mr. Vulpes, but he makes it backfire, launching it at Bowser, making him launch into the air.

Mr. Vulpes says that it's time to finish this, and they have a battle. Some time later, Mr. Vulpes and Star Angel start to charge into each other. There was so much power, a rip in space time occured.

Bad Ending

The rip caused everything in the universe to be destroyed. The player wakes up in Altaqua City, just to find out they were dreaming after they fainted.

Good Ending (All 4 Special Courses complete)

The four Divine Diamonds then float over the player after the rip occured. They transform into their Ultimate Form, fighting Mr. Vulpes, and defeating him.

Gameplay

Super Mario Bros. Madness is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer that supports single player and multiplayer with up to four players.

The game takes place in Central Isle, a brand-new location. They game keeps the general themes from past titles, but also has new themes. There is a brand new hub that can be explored like courses.

Another new feature in the game is the Combo system, which multiplies the amount of coins you collect for multiple actions in a row like defeating enemies and collecting power-ups. Similar to Mario Kart Tour, there are Nonstop Combos, which reward you with three 1UPs. A returning feature from Super Mario 3D World are abilities.

Like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, there is no score or time limit.

New power-ups are also introduced in the game. The Grapple Mushroom gives the player grappling hook abilities, such as being able to cling on objects and pulling loose objects. The Light Flower allows the player to light up dark areas by spin jumping. The Super Pickax gives players the ability to use the Pickax Other power-ups return such as the Fire Flower, Tornado Flower, and Lightning Flower. The game also has an online mode, similar to Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The online mode returns Heart Points, and Standees. A feature also added is voice chat. Voice chat can be turned on or off in the settings menu. Quick chat lets players talk to others without voice chat.

A shop, similar to Poplin Shops has been added. From a shop, players can buy Standees, 1UPs, Power-ups, and even new outfits for characters.

The Prankster Comets, returning from Super Mario Galaxy, affect different levels, adding a challenge.

Controls

Action	Nintendo 128 Controller input	Keyboard/Mouse input
Move	/	A (left) D (right)
Jump/Swim	/ (As Yoshi, hold the button to flutter jump)	Space/N (As Yoshi, hold the key to flutter jump)
Dash/Hold item/Grab Eat (As Yoshi) Throw fireball (In Fire form) Throw spark (In Lightning form) Spit egg (As Birdo) Hand Slap (As Donkey Kong) Spin (As Rosalina) Dash Jump (As Tim) Throw spear/metal ring (as Oiram and Igiul)	/	Shift/M
Use spare item	-	R
Open quick chat	Click	/
Crouch/Ground Pound/Slide	/	S/B
Spin Jump/Midair Spin Grapple (In Grapple form)	/Shake controller	E/N+B
Pull	+Move the opposite direction	M+Move the opposite direction
Enter pipes or doors	/ in the direction of the entrance (Up for doors)	W, A, S, or D in the direction of the entrance (W for doors)
Place standee	while crouched	2 while crouched
Air boost	Shake controller in the chosen direction	Hold the left mouse button, then flick the mouse.
Blow wind (In Tornado form)	/	Scroll up
Suck wind (In Tornado form)	/	Scroll down

Characters

The game's cast of playable characters, including Yoshi colors and Toad colors.

Super Mario Bros. Madness features 24 different playable characters, including Toad and Yoshi colors and The Dazzles. Nabbit and Yoshi keep their abilities from Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong keep their abilities from Donkey Kong Country Returns. A few characters from the Rhythm Heaven series also make an appearance, hence the WarioWare series referencing the game multiple times. Eight of the characters are available from the start and the rest are unlockable.

Character	Mario	Luigi	Toads	Yoshis
Unlocking	Available from start	Available from start	Available from start	Available from start
Description	Mario works as a plumber with his little brother Luigi.	While they may be twin brothers, Luigi is taller and slightly younger than Mario.	Toads are residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, and those are their heads—not big hats!	Yoshis have extremely relaxed attitudes. They even let Mario and his friends ride on their backs.
Ability	None	Jumps high	Dashes quickly	Can eat, spit, and flutter jump. They will take knockback from enemies and hazards.

Character	Peach	Daisy	Toadette	Birdo
Unlocking	Available from start	Available from start	Available from start	Available from start
Description	Peach is the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, and she always wishes the best for everyone.	Daisy is the princess of Sarasaland. She's always chipper, cheerful, and lively!	Toadette is a resident of the Mushroom Kingdom. Check out her trademark pink pigtails!	Birdo used to be an enemy, then they were told by Toadette to choose pacifism.
Ability	Can float in midair for a short time	Can double jump	Can get an air boost by shaking the controller in the chosen direction or clicking.	Can spit eggs. They will take knockback from enemies and hazards.

Character	Wario	Waluigi	Pop Singer	The Dazzles (Kazusa, Ami, Natsue, Asami, Emi, and Mayako)
Unlocking	Complete Floating Isles	Complete Floating Isles	Complete Floating Isles	Complete Floating Isles
Description	“So admit it... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy, toned frame... I'm the perfect specimen of a man! ...What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up for widescreen display!”	Waluigi is Wario's rumored brother. He is good at tennis.	Pop Singer's fans, the Monkeys, help get the audience excited. Her signature song is "Thrilling! Is this love?"	The snappy starlets The Dazzles perform in a TV show, where they pose in time to the music while standing inside boxes.
Ability	Weighs more, making him able to break hard blocks.	Waluigi is three blocks taller.	Can Triple Jump, allowing her to jump higher by timing jumps.	Can high jump while crouched

Character	Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong	Rosalina	Pauline
Unlocking	Complete the course Neon Ruins	Complete the course Neon Ruins	Complete the course Neon Ruins	Complete the course Neon Ruins
Description	Donkey Kong lives on Donkey Kong Island. He has a secret hoard of bananas.	Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's sidekick. He also has a jetpack and the Peanut Popgun.	Rosalina's duty is to watch over and protect the cosmos, while also serving as the adopted mother of the Lumas and commanding the Comet Observatory.	Pauline is the mayor of New Donk City, and was Mario's first love interest.
Ability	Has his same abilities from Donkey Kong Country Returns. He has a Small and Super form, but he can't collect power-ups besides Super Mushrooms.	Has the Barrel Jet	Can Spin, returning from Super Mario Galaxy.	Jumps higher spin jumping

Character	Tim	Starlow	Oiram	Maria
Unlocking	Complete the course The Mechanical Dragon.	Complete the course The Mechanical Dragon.	Complete the course The Mechanical Dragon.	Complete the course The Mechanical Dragon.
Description	Tim lives in Gold Star Country, and he is Starlow's cousin.	Starlow was a partner of Mario and Luigi's, and is Tim's cousin.	Oiram comes from Planet aS-daAad, and is considered as rivals with Mario.	Maria is from the Mirror World and is Mario's Mirror World counterpart.
Ability	Can Dash Jump, a returning ability from Super Mario: The Secret Land	Collects a Super Star instead of a 1UP every 100 coins.	Has a spear, allowing him to attack, stick on walls, and drift through lava or poison.	Jumps from a pit once every fall.

Character	Nabbit	Bowser Jr.	Igiul	Luise
Unlocking	Complete the course Lunar Skyscraper.	Complete the course Lunar Skyscraper.	Complete the course Lunar Skyscraper.	Complete the course Lunar Skyscraper.
Description	Nabbit used to be a thief, but he changed. All he really does now is watch over people.	Bowser Jr. is Bowser's son and the prince of the Koopas.	Igiul comes from Planet aS-daAad, and is a reverse version of Luigi.	Luise is from the Mirror World and is Luigi's Mirror World counterpart.
Ability	Doesn't take damage, and doesn't flinch.	Can throw hammers and spit fire.	Has a metal hoop, allowing him to attack enemies with a "larger version of the Superball"	Can jump in midair during a fall.

Other characters

Character	Description
Toadsworth	Toadsworth guides Mario and co. throughout their journey.
Bowser	Bowser stole the Divine Diamonds, turning him into the Ultimate form. He was then stopped by Mr. Vulpes.
Kamek	A Magikoopa who assists Bowser. He found the Divine Diamonds for Bowser. He also appears to summon Prankster Comets on levels.
Mr. Vulpes	A movie star who is the antagonist of the game and is Tram and Poline's uncle. He stole the Divine Diamonds and makes the Doomsday Machine.
King Bob-Omb	He was lit by Mr. Vulpes, stopping Bowser.
King Purplesnow	The leader of the Purplesnow Mountains, who joined Mario and company on their adventures in Purplesnow Mountains. He was attacked by Mr. Vulpes, but recovered.
Yoshi King	A member of the Alliance of Mushroom Galaxy Leaders, who rules Dinosaur Land.
Colonel Pluck	He was sent from Donkey Kong Island Factory to work in the mechanics department of Central Castle.
Mole Miner Max	A very minor character who was seen watching over the factory while Colonel was gone.
Shadow Queen	The first boss of the game from the Paper Mario series, who holds the power of the Diamond of Wisdom.
Burt The Bashful	The second boss of the game from the Yoshi's Island series, who holds the power of the Diamond of Power.
Tiki Tong & Tiki Tak Tribe	The third boss of the game from the Donkey Kong Country series, who holds the power of the Diamond of Time.
Immaculatus Spiritus	The true final boss of the game, and Star Angel's arch-nemesis who created the Divine Diamonds.
Captain Toad	A secret character that can be found in parts of the hub.

Levels

The game is set in Central Isle , and has 3 regular numbered worlds, connected by Floating Isles, and a Special World.

• Courses - Levels which are finished with a goal pole, has three Star Coins, and is part of the main line.
• Music Levels - Levels marked with ♪ are Music Levels, which play a song, scroll and has lots of the obstacles in rhythm with the music.
• Boss Levels - Levels where the goal of the level is to defeat a boss, mostly to deactivate a Divine Diamond.
• Challenges - Side levels, usually multiplayer levels to complete a challenge.
• Bonus Levels - Levels that have a 2% chance of appearing after completing a level. These levels are filled with Coins and other items.

• Bold = Required level
• Italic = Challenge
• Underline - Boss Level

W1: Chlorophyll Marsh

Level	Prankster Comet
Swamp of the Wigglers	Purple Comet
Deep River Dive	Cosmic Comet
Foggy Fjord	Fast-Foe Comet
Ka-thunk Bastion	Romp Comet
Techno Tree ♪Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson	Daredevil Comet
Chlorophyll Marsh Airship	Cosmic Comet
Neon Ruins	Speedy Comet
Bashful Battle	Daredevil Comet
Race Across The Hills	EX Comet (Koopa the Quick gets faster)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner!	EX Comet (10 Goombas required)
Two's Company	EX Comet (Autoscroll)
Yoshi's Speedrun	EX Comet (Harder layout)

Soundtrack

Song	Link	Description	Origin
Opening	https://youtu.be/rHACx9EtTpQ?t=4785	Plays in the title screen/opening cutscene. Also plays in the opening of Taking Over The Mushroom Kingdom	Unknown title - Out Walking The Dog 2
Overworld	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLlMgsTzvo	Plays in the Ground levels.	First Steppe - Pokémon Quest
Underground	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp_ato4rHCs	Plays in the Underground/Dungeon levels.	Belly Button Cave - Pokémon Quest
Athletic	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42cNfT3byW8	Plays in mainly Sky levels.	Balloon Trip Breeze (Noon) - Nintendo Land
Athletic (Wind)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBu8WcpzzGU	Athletic theme when a Wind Switch is activated.	Balloon Trip Breeze (Noon Wind) - Nintendo Land
Sunset	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc8OJ_45LHE	Plays in Sunset levels	Balloon Trip Breeze (Evening) - Nintendo Land
P-Switch	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W6QGn9_epk	Plays when a P-Switch is activated	Balloon Trip Breeze (Bonus Level) - Nintendo Land
Starman	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCKK7eScado	Plays during the Super Star's effect	Starman - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Ultimate Mario Theme	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD2aHFfufGI	Plays in Mario's Ultimate form.	Super Mario Bros. Wonder x Mario Kart DS Mashup
Forest/Poison Swamp	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA6HhEAHltE	Plays in forest or poison swamp levels.	Gloomy Grove - Pokémon Quest
Fog	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNfXdZxI5Q	Plays commonly in fog levels.	Happenstance Island (Forest) - Pokémon Quest
Ghost House/Shipwreck	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tD8GYxXqUg&t=4285s	Plays in the Ghost House and Shipwreck levels, but sometimes plays in dark areas.	Ghost Theme - Spelunker World
Airship	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egLoxnfhFLk	Plays on Airships.	Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Cosmic Mario	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8l4QRJV1EY	Plays when the player's Cosmic clone is in the level.	Rift Mario Theme - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Snow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Jmd0yX6AI	Plays in Snow levels.	Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2) - Sonic Mania
Desert	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJFw3ttvCcQ	Plays in Desert levels.	Rogues Gallery (Mirage Saloon Zone Act 2) - Sonic Mania
Desert Sky	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc2jgJiBT6c	Plays in Desert Sky levels.	Skyway Octane (Mirage Saloon Zone Act 1 ST) - Sonic Mania
Factory	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn1cxLMt5nE	Plays in Factory levels.	Oil Ocean Zone Act 2 - Sonic Mania
Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PYH3Yk74NY	Plays in Beach levels	Cooling Springs - Astro's Playroom
Castle	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNeQs8X2DNE	Plays in the Castle levels	Palace Theme - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Boss	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j742uAuZwhM&t=1389s	Plays during the Shadow Queen, Burt the Bashful, and Tiki Tong battles	Torn Apart - Chirpy Reverie
Airship Boss	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0tqc8PKnxE	Plays during the Bowser Jr., Boom Boom, Pom Pom, and Boss Sumo Bro. battles.	Ech0 0nslaught - Splatoon 3: Side Order
Mini Boss	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MYuXzF3pGU	Plays during the King Ka-thunk, King Boo, Petey Piranha, Gooper Blooper, and Motley Bossblob battles.	The Deadly Six Theme - Sonic Lost World