Where did you go, Ms. Pac-Man?

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toast0 ◴[17 Jun 24 21:04 UTC] No.40711059[source]▶

> After all, this would be like if Nintendo re-released a Super Mario game and swapped out Princess Peach for a Princess Pineapple or Princess Pumpkin and just acted like it wasn’t weird.

Yeah, that'd be weird, but swapping Princess Peach for Princess Toadstool was fine?

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dragontamer ◴[17 Jun 24 21:20 UTC] No.40711208[source]▶

>>40711059 #

Mario saves Pauline in Donkey Kong / original game, and Pauline didn't come back into mainstream Mario games until Super Mario Odyssey (2017).

Princess Toadstool / Princess Peach seem to be the same character, much like Bowser / King Koopa, or Dr. Eggman vs Dr. Robotnik. The strange changing of names over the years has happened to other characters, but I think in-game cannon is that Princess Peach truly is Princess Toadstool.

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Still, with Princess Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy, I'd say that Mario has definitely tried the "Princess Swap" move already.

Or really... Pauline was already swapped out for Princess Toadstool.

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1. Dwedit ◴[17 Jun 24 21:30 UTC] No.40711292[source]▶

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Donkey Kong '94 (Game Boy) brought back Pauline.

Donkey Kong '94 is also about as close as you can get to being a Mario Game without actually being considered a Mario Game.

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