Mario Is Missing!

[first lines, MS-DOS version]

Narrator:
Somewhere deep in the frozen expanse of the South Pole... Bowser's brand new castle looms large. Deep within, the chief Koopa hunches in his room of gloom, plugging in high-powered hairdryers. Soon he will throw the main switch, melting snowballs from Stockholm to Sacramento. Thousands of penguins will be left homeless, while well-padded Polar bears overheat. Hope is running thin down here where the ice runs thick!

Mario:
[walking with Luigi and Yoshi] Come on, 'bro, you're dragging.

Luigi:
I'm practically a popsicle, Mario. Are we there yet?

Narrator:
But wait! It's those stouthearted pipefitters from New York! This is a ray of hope!

Mario:
We're there. All I can see are turtle tracks. Whaddaya say we give Bowser the old Brooklyn one-two.

Luigi:
The Brooklyn what? Hey lookit, there's his pad. But the walls are awfully high. Say, M, I left my toothbrush back in the Big Apple...

Narrator:
Can Mario persuade him to stay? The weatherman predicts record high temperatures in the South Pole without those two!

[They approach Bowser's castle]

Mario:
[the drawbridge opens] I'm going in, 'bro. Those krazy Koopas must be stopped or all this will soon be puddles!

[Mario starts walking into the castle]

Luigi:
Right, I'll watch the back door. Be way careful M, Bowser's one rascally reptile. And remember, don't take candy from strangers.

Narrator:
Good advice.

[Mario is already on the top floor, Bowser gives him some candy and unleashes a net to capture him]

Luigi:
Hmmm... guess he took a wrong turn in there. Hey, these walls aren't so tall when you get up close. That does it - I'm going in!