Super Mario Garden

Super Mario Garden is a 2.5D Mario platformer that takes place in the Wooded Kingdom. The game is developed with the assistance of Nightcap Devs. for the Nintendo Switch.

Plot

Opening

One night in the Steam Gardens, the gardeners are preparing the flowers and the plants for a ceremony hosted by Princess Daisy. They all decide to call it a night and head back to their facility.

As they return however, a weird object can be seen flying above the kingdom. This object turns out to be the flying saucer known as Torkdrift. As it's flying above the Steam Gardens, it absorbs all of the flowers that are in his sight. The camera then zooms in on a feminine silhouette on top of Torkdrift.

The next day, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Daisy arrive at the Steam Gardens to inspect the garden for the ceremony. However, they then notice that most of the flowers are gone. As they're exploring the area, they run into a few panicking Steam Gardeners. One of the gardeners tells them that he saw a saucer floating above the kindom and it took all of the flowers. Sounding a bit familiar, Mario and co. waste no time exploring the kingdom in order to find the flowers.

After the rematch

Torkdrift returns at the end of the 8th world and wants a rematch.

Wendy's ship closing in on the mountain with Torkdrift.

After the rematch, Torkdrift will fly away while a ship closes in on the mountain. Mario and co. take a closer look at the ship and notice a familiar face on it. A shadow exits the ship and lets out a feminine laugh. This shadow turns out to be Wendy O. Koopa. She reveals that she is planning to turn the Wooded Kingdom into her own kingdom and that she wants to use the flowers in combination with her magic to brainwash the residents. She then lets out another laugh before slowly flying towards the moon with Torkdrift. Pom Pom then jumps out of the ship and starts throwing bombs towards Mario and co. The explosion ends up sending them flying off the mountain. Mario and co. land inside a dark cave and start looking around.

Finding a Long-Lost Person

After making their way through a couple levels, the heroes hear a voice behind a wall of rocks. After finding a way to destroy the rocks, they see an old man chatting with a bunch of Piranha Plants. This old man introduces himself as Professor Kogenstein and mentions that he's the one who invented the Steam Gardeners. Mario and co. explain what's going on outside and as thanks for freeing him, Professor Kogenstein starts building some saucers that can help them get into space and chase down Wendy.

Mario and Co. then hear a familiar roar and head towards the direction of the sound. After getting past a couple of levels, they see the King of Koopas himself, Bowser.

Entering Space

After bowser falls in a bottomless pit,the hidden cave starts to collapse. Mario and co., alongside Professor Kogenstein, quickly head towards the saucers in order to escape the collapsing cavern. Once their out of the cavern, Mario and Co. start flying towards the moon. They then exit their planet's atmosphere and enter the final world of the game, Drift Space.

The Final Boss

After Making their way through Drift Space, Mario and his allies arrive at a dome Wendy built.

Wendy using her magic to transform Bowser

 Wendy is standing next to a cherry blossom tree with a collapsed Dry Bowser. Wendy then uses her magic to summon some petals from the tree. Wendy will then merge the petals with Bowser, which causes a pink explosion that knocks out of the dome. Once the explosion clears up, Mario and co. hear a loud roar. They look infront of them and see the final boss of the game, Blossom Bowser.

The Boss is Defeated

Once Blossom Bowser's health bar reaches 0, he will shrink and transform into the regular Bowser. Bowser will start plummeting back to earth while Mario and his allies follow him. Once they re-enter the earth's atmosphere, they hit a petal on their ships and speed forward until they reach the place where the ceremony is held. Mario and co. Look around. All the Steam Gardens are happy because they can finally celebrate and because they finally reunited with their long lost inventor. Mario and co. smile before grabbing a confetti launcher and firing a bunch of flower petals. As everyone around Mario and Co. start cheering, the game cuts to the credits where Mario and the others can be seen celebrating with the Steam Gardeners and the Professor.

Epilogue

After the credits, Wendy can be seen flying around while groaning in frustration because her plan failed. She then sees Bowser in a crater created by his impact. Bowser's body is covered in ashes because of how fast he fell into the atmosphere. Wendy uses her magic to heal him and wake him up. As Bowser regains his sense, Wendy keeps commenting on how angry she is that her plan failed and that Bowser knocked her out of the dome. She then starts to walk away while pouting. Bowser then looks at the camera and shrugs before following her back home.

Gameplay

Normal Gameplay

The game plays a bit like Super Mario Bros. 2 and the New Super Mario Bros. series. Mario can defeat his enemies by throwing seeds at them and he can also pick up the enemies. Like Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario has a health bar that can be filled with hearts and increased by Mushrooms.

Adriano's Time Trial

After beating a stage,you can find Adriano on the level select map. Talking to him before choosing a level will allow you to race against him in Time Trial mode. He copies every move you performed during you last visit to the stage you selected and if you beat him,he will perform he same moves you did during the run against him. 

Characters

Playable

Character	Description
	Mario: The inspector of the ceremony. He wastes no time giving chase to Torkdrift once he finds out that he stole the flowers. He can perform most of his moves from Super Mario Bros. 2 and the New Super Mario Bros. series.
	Luigi: Mario's younger bro joins him to the Steam Gardens this time. He can jump higher than Mario and has a lot more air time. But he has the worst traction of the bunch.
	Toad: The Hint Toad decides to join the Mario Bros. on their adventure. He is the fastest of the bunch and he is also the strongest, meaning he can pick stuff up faster than any of the other characters. This however, comes at the cost of a low jump and fast falling speed.
	Daisy: The ruler of Sarasaland has decided to join the Bros on this adventure. She's a bit slower than the other characters,but she's almost as strong as toad and she can also double jump to reach new heights.

NPCs

NPC	Description
	Yoshi: Mario's trusty steed. He can be found in Yoshi Eggs and can eat his enemies. He can swallow them and throw them away as eggs and he can also do his trademark flutter jump.
	Adriano: A childhood friend of Mario and Luigi. He appears in the world map and talking to him will activate time trial mode,where he and Mario will race to see who can get to the end of the stage faster.
	Steam Gardener: These robots can be seen around the levels. They can give advice to mario if he needs it.
	Seed Steam Gardener: These robots can be seen around the levels and they can give Mario seeds in order to grow beanstalks. These beanstalks can lead Mario to hidden areas of the levels.
	Captain Toad & Toadette: They can be found in a couple of levels and they will give you a Paper Piece if you find them.
	Torkdrift: The one in charge of stealing the flowers in the Wooded Kingdom. It is also the one in charge of corrupting most of the bosses and making them fight against Mario.
	Wendy O. Koopa: The true main antagonist of the game. She wants to take over the Wooded Kingdom with the help Torkdrift, but only reveals herself after the boss battle in the Steaming Peaks.
	Pom Pom: Pom Pom is a loyal minion of Wendy. She tries to stop Mario by acting as the mini boss for every world.
	Professor W. Kogenstein: The long lost inventor of the Steam Gardeners and most of the machinery you can see in the Wooded Kingdom. After being stuck inside a cave for decades, Mario and co. free him. He thanks them by building some saucers to that they can get into space and chase down Wendy.

Enemies

Enemy	Description
	Goomba: The most common enemy. They walk forward and try to attack Mario. They can be jumped on and they can also be thrown at enemies.
	Paragoomba: These guys will chase Mario by jumping. They can be jumped on or be thrown.
	Micro Goomba: These little guys often appear in groups. They can be jumped on but they can't be thrown.
	Scoomba: They can be found underwater and will home in on Mario if he gets within range. They can be picked up.
	Tanoomba: These Goombas will jump back and forth and attack Mario with their tail if he gets near them. They can be picked up.
	Boo-Goomba: These Goombas will float back and forth. They can't be harmed or jumped on.
	Octoomba: These Goombas hop around and shoot cannon balls at Mario. They can only be found in Drift Space.
	Fire Bro.: They can be found in pairs and will jump on platforms. They will attack Mario by throwing fireballs at him. They can be jumped on, but they can't be thrown.
	Blaze Bro: They can be found in pairs and will jump on platforms. They will attack Mario by throwing fireballs at him. They can also stomp the ground and stun Mario. They can be jumped on, but they can't be thrown.
	Torch Bro: They can be found in pairs and will jump on platforms. They will attack Mario by throwing torches at him. The torches will stay on the ground and create a trap. They can be jumped on, but they can't be thrown.
	Shinobi Bro: They can be found in pairs and will teleport on platforms. They will attack Mario by throwing kunai at him. They tend to wait in the shadows in order sneak attack Mario. They can be jumped on, but they can't be thrown.
	Piranha Plant: These plants will chomp at Mario if he gets too close. They can be jumped on and thrown.
	Poison Piranha Plant: These plants will shoot poison at Mario if he gets within range. They can be jumped on and if picked up, Mario can use them to spit poison at enemies.
	Hootie the Blue Fish: They will swim in a straight line and lunge towards Mario if he gets within range. They can swim in both water and poison, and they can't be picked up.
	Chewy Piranha Plant: These plants will walk around and chomp. Mario can't jump on them or pick them up.
	River Ptooie: These plants float in water and will blow a spiky ball up and down. They can be jumped on but they can't be picked up.
	Honey Piranha: These plants will shoot honey at Mario to slow him down if he gets within range. The Stingbies surrounding them act as a shield for them. They can only be defeated by throwing stuff at them. But once they're defeated, the Stingbies will chase after Mario for a while.
	Uproot: These guys will strech and get in Mario's way. They can be jumped on and in order to be thrown, Mario needs to be knock off the pots on their heads.
	Bullet Bill: These Bills will fly forward and can be defeated by jumping on them. They can also be thrown.
	Bull's-Eye Bill: These Bills will fly forward and home in on Mario if he gets near them.They can be defeated by jumping on them and they can also be thrown.
	Banzai Bill: These Bills will fly forward and rampage through anything that's in the way. They can be defeated by jumping on them but they can't be thrown.
	Sherm: These tanks will shoot Bullet Bills at Mario while moving. They can be stunned by getting jumped on.
	Fuzzy: They will usually circle around platforms and can't be harmed.
	Spark Fuzzy: They will jump out of Spark Pylons and bounce towards Mario. They can't be harmed.
	Coin Coffer: They will usually hide from view and run away when Mario spots them. If Mario picks them up and starts running, they will give Mario Coins.
	Chincho: These mummies will spawn from the ground. They can be jumped on, but they'll reassemble after a while.

Mini-Boss Fights

Pom Pom	Description
	During her first fight, she will throw boomerangs at Mario and retreat in her shell. To defeat her, you must jump on her three times.
	During her fight in the Steam Garden Depths, she will throw shurikens at Mario and warp around the stage. She can also create clones and you need to jump on the real one three times in order to win.
	During her fight on the Iron Road, she will hide behind a shield and throw bombs at Mario. Mario must throw the bombs back at her to break the shield and jump on her.
	During her fight in the Iron Cage, she will use an electric plug to electrify the platforms Mario can stand on.Sshe will also jump around and shoot lightning at Mario. Mario must simply jump at her when she isn't using the plug.
	During her fight in the Poison Piranha Cave, she will use a brush to leave pink paint behind. This paint will harm Mario if he touches it. She can also spray paint by retreating in her shell and spinning around. Mario simply needs to jump on her three times in order to win the fight.
	During her fight in the Steam Lake, she will dive in the water and try to get the jump on Mario. She will also throw rocks at Mario. Mario needs to grab these rocks and throw them at her while she out of the water.
	During her fight on the Sky Garden, she will use magic to grow wings. She will then fly around the arena and try to ground pound Mario. Mario needs to simply jump on her three times in order to win the fight.
	During her fight on the Steaming Peak, she will use a cloud to fly around. She will then shoot explosive lightning bolts towards Mario. During this fight, she uses a shield, which Mario needs to destroy by throwing items at her. Then she needs to be jumped on. This needs to be done three times in order to win the fight.
	During her fight in the Hidden Cave, she will team up with her partner, Boom Boom. Pom Pom will use the boomerangs she had in the first fight, but this time she can throw multiple of them. Boom Boom will simply chase Mario and try to punch him. They both need to be jumped on three times in order to win.
	Her final fight takes place in Drift Space, where she works together with a damaged Torkdrift. She will use the plug she had in the Iron Cage to shoot lightning at Mario. Torkdrift can shoot lasers at Mario and even drop bombs. This fight has two phases: During the first phase, you will need to throw items at Torkdrift in order to flip him over and jump on him. This needs to be done three times in order to knock off Pom Pom. During the second phase, Torkdrift will prepare to self-destruct and you'll have two minutes to jump on Pom Pom three times.

Bosses

Boss	Description
	Torkdrift: One of the main antagonist of this game and the first boss. He will attack Mario by shooting lasers at him and he needs to be jumped on 3 times in order to be defeated.
	T-Rex: The boss of the Steam Garden Depths. It'll attack Mario by trying to bite him. To defeat him, Mario must lure it into bumping into one of the trees and then ground pound its head.
	Nutshell Piranha Plant: The boss of the Iron Road. It'll attack Mario by trying to smash him with it's limbs. His limbs will destroy some breakable platforms. You'll need to make it smash an unbreakable platform and then ground pound it's limb. You'll need to smash all 4 of it's limbs in order to make it collapse. Once it collapses, you'll need to ground pound it's head. This needs to be done 3 times in order to defeat it.
	S.S.G.B: The Security Steam Garden Binocular who is the boss of the Iron Cage. It's currently under the control of Torkdrift and Mario must defeat it in order for the steam gardeners to regain control over him. Mario must break some electric boxes while avoiding the laser shots. Once the boxes are broken, Mario must jump on it's head and jump on the antenna 3 times. This needs to be done 3 times in order to defeat it.
	Poison Petey: The boss of the Poison Piranha Cave. It can attack Mario by spitting poison at him. It can also summon Poison Piranha Plants to attack Mario and it can fly and try to stomp Mario. Once it tries to stomp Mario, Mario will have to use one of the Piranha Plants to cover Petey with poison in order to make it trip over. Once it's down, Mario must ground pound it. This needs to be repeated three times in order to defeat it.
	Robo-Toady: The boss of the Steam Lake. It can attack Mario by spitting water and bombs at him and it can fire electricity towards the water to make the water hazardous. Occasionally, it'll stick it's tongue out and Mario needs to retaliate by throwing one of it's bombs at it's tongue. The explosion will cause it to collapse, giving Mario the chance to follow up with a ground pound. This needs to be repeated three times in order to win.
	Lightning Foo: The boss of the Sky Garden. It will fly around and let out lightning strikes to attack Mario. Mario needs to throw seeds at it in order to clear up all the smoke around it's core. Every time it get hits by a seed, a little bit of smoke will fly around the arena and harm Mario if he touches it. Once all the smoke is gone, Mario needs to ground pound the core. This needs to repeated three times in order to win.
	Torkdrift (Rematch): Torkdrift returns on the Steaming Peak. It will attack Mario by shooting lasers at him once again. He will also generate a shield that needs to be destroyed to jump on it. To destroy the shield, Mario needs to destroy some shield generators while evading the attacks. Once all generators are destroyed, Mario needs to jump on it.
	Bowser: The king of Koopas himself decides to jump in and help Wendy on her quest to conquer the Wooded Kingdom. He is fought in the Hidden Cave. He will blow fire towards Mario and will try to perform some ground pounds. Whenever he performs a ground pound, Mario needs to lure him to a breakable block. This to be done until Bowser breaks the lower blocks and falls into a bottomless pit.
	Blossom Bowser: The final boss of the game. During the first phase of the fight, he is fought in dome located in Drift Space. During the first phase, he will jump around and try to stomp Mario like the previous fight. He will also spew blossom balls at Mario that will explode upon colliding with something. Like the fight in the Hidden Cave, Mario needs to lure him into breakable blocks until he falls into the pit. During the second phase of the battle, Blossom Bowser will jump back up and grow in size. Mario needs to make his way out of the dome while avoiding the blossom balls and gale force attacks of the Giant Blossom Bowser. Once you make your way out of the dome, the third and final phase of the fight begins. Mario lands on the saucer that he used to make his way into Drift Space. The fight will then control like an On-Rail Shooter. Mario will need to shoot projectiles at Blossom Bowser in order to make his healthbar drops, while avoiding all of the gale force attacks, giant blossom balls, and the walls of petals that will harm you if you don't shoot at them. Once the healthbar reaches 0, Blossom Bowser will be defeated.

Items

Item	Description
	Garden Coins: These can be found everywhere and grant mario a 1-up if he collects 100 of them.
	Golden Coins: These Coins are very rare and can be found hidden underground or in hidden rooms. These will allow you to use a slot machine and score some extra lifes.
	Seed: These can be plucked and thrown at the enemies.
	Heart: Collecting these will give mario 1 HP back.
	Mushroom: Will fully heal Mario and give him an extra hit point for the rest of the adventure as long as he can stay alive. Mario can have a max of 6 HP.
	1-Up Mushroom: Will give mario an extra life.
	Poison Mushroom:The mushrooms will harm Mario if he touches them.
	Cherry: Collecting 5 of them will grant Mario a Power Star.
	Power Star: Collecting these will make mario invincible of 10 seconds.
	Yoshi Egg: Catching these will allow Mario to ride Yoshi.
	Koopa Shell: These can be thrown forward and will spin along the ground. Knocking whoever gets caught in it's path. Including however threw it.
	Nut: Breaking this will reveal an item. Sometimes there can be an enemy hidden in it.
	Paper Piece: There is one in each level. Collecting all of them in a single world will unlock that world's document. These documents will have some history about the Wooded Kingdom.

Worlds

Worlds	Description
	Steam Forest: The first level that takes place at the entrance of the garden.
	Steam Garden Depths: The "underground" world. It's dark and there's a T-rex that will occasionally chase after you.
	Iron Road: The path towards the Sky Garden. There's a lot of machinery here and a lot of poison.
	Iron Cage: Takes place inside a factory filled with more machinery and deadly obstacles.
	Poison Piranha Cave: A cave filled with poisonous liquid that will cost you a life if you fall in it. As the name implies, there are a lot of piranha plants in this level.
	Steam Lake: The water world of the game. There are a lot of water paths and underwater levels in this world.
	Sky Garden: A garden in the sky. This world is filled with platforming challenges and a lot of bottomless pits, which can't really be seen because of the fog.
	Steaming Peak: The mountain world of the game. There are a lot of platforming challenges and enemies you need to get past in order to reach the top of the mountain.
	Hidden Cave: The place Mario ends up after getting knocked off the Steaming Peak. There are a couple of platforming segments and a couple of underwater segments.
	Drift Space: The final world of the game. Most of these levels are in low gravity, making your jumps very floaty. Mario needs to get past a lot of platforming obstacles in order to reach the final level.

Documents

There is one document in each world, which can be unlocked by collecting all of the Paper Pieces in that specific world. These documents contain some info and history about the Wooded Kingdom.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!: Famous inventor Waldin Kogenstein and his assistants have finished making a gardening robot known as the Steam Gardener!!!

A Tyrannosaurus Rex can be found in the depths of the forest. It doesn't like trespassers... but it does like hats!

BREAKING NEWS!!!: Famous Professor Kogenstein and his assistants have finally finished the Combine-Laser. The professor is using a Piranha Plant and a nut as test subjects.

BREAKING NEWS!!!: The S.S.G.B (Short for Security Steam Garden Binocular) is a success! The kingdom guards have been having an easier time detecting thieves and vandalists.

A researcher managed to get closer to this giant Piranha Plant. It seems to be harmless as it didn't try to attack the researcher.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!: Professor Kogenstein invents a new robot called the 'Robo-Toady'. He and his team of researchers intend on using this new robot to explore the lakes and communicate with all the fish that live in it!

The top of the Sky Garden is one of the many stops for tourists. Those who visit this place tend to go home with a piece of the beautiful Soirée Bouquet. However,A lot of people tend to hold back on going here because this place seems to attract Goombas.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!: A giant cloud has been on a rampage recently. This cloud has been attacking a bunch of areas near and on the mountains outside of the Steam Garden. Residents of the mountain quickly evacuated to the garden and they hope the cloud vanishes soon.

Waldin's Diary: It's been two weeks since i got stuck in this cave. Luckily,these Poison Piranha Plants have been keeping me company. I was scared of being eaten at first,but it seems these guys were lonely before i arrived. I just hope both me and them can escape this cave soon...

Wendy's Diary: It's been 3 days since i entered space in order to work on my plan. While i was making some preparations,i came across this portal. This weird saucer came out of it and flew away from my ship. Maybe i can try to convince it to help me conquer the Wooded Kingdom. For some reason,this saucer kinda reminds me of a Spindrift.

Gallery

The logo of the game

The title screen

The character select screen

The loading screen

The slot machine where you can use your Golden Coins.

Trivia 

1. This is the 3rd game developed by Nightcap Devs. that takes place in a kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey, the first being Mario vs Donkey Kong: Return to New Donk City and the second being Super Mario Bubble.
2. The 3rd phase of the final boss is inspired by the Starfox Franchise and the final boss of Kirby Star Allies.
3. The final boss being Blossom Bowser was Luigi4747's idea.
4. The Paper Pieces and the Documents were inspired by the Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon