History Anime / TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The anime had Mario and Luigi being summoned to the world of a [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] video game. This makes it the UrExample of the "trapped in a video game" ''isekai'' anime subgenre.

Before ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', but after his run on ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] starred in this obscure Japanese anime film, titled ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!'' (translated: ''The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!''), a loose AnimatedAdaptation of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''.

While this film is ''very'' obscure, it's notable for being one of the first two full-length film adaptations of a video game, the other being ''[[VideoGame/StarSoldier Running Boy: Star Soldier no Himitsu]]'', released on the same day: July 20, 1986. Both preceded the American ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' by approximately seven years. It was also one of the first TrappedInAnotherWorld anime. This essentially makes it the UrExample of the "trapped in a video game" ''isekai'' anime subgenre.

One night, while playing his [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], Mario gets an unexpected visit from the lovely Princess Peach, who is on the run from evil tyrant King Koopa. King Koopa then shows up and kidnaps her, leaving behind the pendant that she always wears. The next day, a little dog called Kibidango shows up at the grocery store owned by Mario and his brother Luigi (yes, they're grocers, not plumbers, in this movie) and takes the jewel. The Mario Bros. give chase after him and wind up in the Mushroom Kingdom, where they meet the wise old Mushroom Hermit. The Mystic tells them that they've been brought to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach, whom King Koopa intends to marry on Friday the 13th, and save the people whom King Koopa has turned into useless objects.

Oddly enough, the movie credited Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto as the creator of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' Until the '90s, Miyamoto's identity was a very well kept secret for Nintendo, which wasn't unusual for many Japanese video game companies in the '80s and '90s, mostly for preventing industrial espionage and also for keeping their privacy.[[note]]At least for Western players. In Japan, Miyamoto's identity was already public much earlier, but until ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', he was credited under a pseudonym and not under his real name.[[/note]]

The film fell into obscurity shortly after its release and was considered to be outright [[MissingEpisode lost]] for nearly thirty years. That is, until it was uploaded onto [=YouTube=] in its entirety in 2007, with an unofficial HD remaster being released for free on April 16th, 2022, made from one of the few surviving 16mm prints.

* AdaptationDeviation: Deviates from the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 original videogame]] in the [[AdaptationDyeJob characters' coloring]], [[GenderFlip changing the Toads' gender]], making the Fire Flower able to kill Buzzy Beetles, the addition of a CanonForeigner with no game counterpart in his role whatsoever, and Mario and Luigi being grocers instead of plumbers. Other than that, overall it was fairly faithful to the material available at the time this film was made.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Very small change, but still noticeable. Unlike the rest of the games, Mario and Luigi have black hair instead of brown. Most notably, Luigi's outfit is blue over yellow (blue over red on the VHS cover) instead of blue over green. He also wears a blue hat instead of green.

* CanonForeigner: [[spoiler:Peach's fiance, Prince Haru]]. He has no analogue in any of the ''Mario'' games.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A blink-and-you'll miss example in the beginning where Luigi states the Brooch that Peach dropped [[spoiler:has a twin.]]

* GuessWhoImMarrying: Peach [[spoiler:ends up marrying Prince Haru, her fiancé]].

* ProductPlacement: Besides Mario playing with his Famicom, the brothers smash some blocks later in the movie, and obtaining some Mario ramen cups out of them. There's even some Mario rice seasoning that distracts Mario during a crucial moment in his fight with King Koopa.

One night, while playing his [[{;atform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], Mario gets an unexpected visit from the lovely Princess Peach, who is on the run from evil tyrant King Koopa. King Koopa then shows up and kidnaps her, leaving behind the pendant that she always wears. The next day, a little dog called Kibidango shows up at the grocery store owned by Mario and his brother Luigi (yes, they're grocers, not plumbers, in this movie) and takes the jewel. The Mario Bros. give chase after him and wind up in the Mushroom Kingdom, where they meet the wise old Mushroom Hermit. The Mystic tells them that they've been brought to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach, whom King Koopa intends to marry on Friday the 13th, and save the people whom King Koopa has turned into useless objects.

One night, while playing his [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], Mario gets an unexpected visit from the lovely Princess Peach, who is on the run from evil tyrant King Koopa. King Koopa then shows up and kidnaps her, leaving behind the pendant that she always wears. The next day, a little dog called Kibidango shows up at the grocery store owned by Mario and his brother Luigi (yes, they're grocers, not plumbers, in this movie) and takes the jewel. The Mario Bros. give chase after him and wind up in the Mushroom Kingdom, where they meet the wise old Mushroom Hermit. The Mystic tells them that they've been brought to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach, whom King Koopa intends to marry on Friday the 13th, and save the people whom King Koopa has turned into useless objects.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Doki doki doki do it!'']].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Because of how obscure this movie is, [[SpoilerCover this video cover is a definite spoiler]].]]

!!Tropes used in the movie:

On April 16th 2022, an unofficial HD remaster of the movie made from one of the few surviving 16mm prints was released for free on the internet.

* RetCanon: Despite the movie's status as non-canonical in relation to the video games, several ideas would make it back into the series proper, including [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Luigi being taller than Mario]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 an airship and larger Koopa Troop Minions, such as Big Cheep Cheeps, Big Koopa Troopas, and Big/Colossal Koopa Paratroopas]], [[note]] Big Spinies and Big Buzzy Beetles would later make their game debut in ''Mario Party 9'' for the former and ''[[VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the latter, though [[WhatCouldHaveBeen it was going to debut]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World]]'' and/or ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' before being cut from those games. [[/note]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Mario being able to steal Lakitu's cloud]], [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mario grabbing Bowser by the tail]], and [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Bowser desiring]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey to marry Princess Peach]]. This was also the first ''Mario''-related work whose portrayal of Peach is faithful to her concept artwork.

* ArtEvolution: Luigi is designed with the taller and slimmer look he sported in the games since the U.S. version of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', but his color scheme is a bit different from his later look (in the film, he wears a yellow shirt with a blue hat and overalls).

* AdaptationDeviation: Deviates with the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 original videogame]] in the [[AdaptationDyeJob characters' coloring]], [[GenderFlip changing the Toads' gender]], making the Fire Flower able to kill Buzzy Beetles, the addition of a CanonForeigner with no game counterpart playing his role whatsoever and Mario and Luigi being grocers instead of plumbers. Other than that, overall it was fairly faithful to the material available at the time this film was made.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Mario is deeply adamant about [[ForGreatJustice honor]] in his quest to save Peach, in contrast to his whimsical attitude seen from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' onward. Luigi isn't cowardly like he is in more modern portrayals, instead being defined by his {{greed}}, a trait better associated with Wario. One characterization that ''is'' consistent with the later franchise is Bowser's AffablyEvil personality, particularly his attitudes towards Peach and his [[spoiler:happily working alongside Mario and Luigi as a grocer in the end]].

* DidNotGetTheGirl: One of the few times where [[spoiler:Mario does not end up with Peach.]]

* GenderFlip: All the Toads are female, at least those who were rescued. Making this even more perplexing is that a female Toad was introduced into the series [[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash 18 years after this film came out]].

* InterspeciesRomance: Completely one-sided King Koopa and Princess Peach.

* RetCanon: Despite the movie's status as non-canonical in relation to the video games, several ideas would make it back into the series proper, including [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Luigi being taller than Mario]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 an airship and larger Koopa Troop Minions, such as Big Cheep Cheeps, Big Koopa Troopas, and Big/Colossal Koopa Paratroopas]], [[note]] Big Spinies and Big Buzzy Beetles would later make their game debut in ''Mario Party 9'' for the former and ''[[VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the latter, though [[WhatCouldHaveBeen it was going to debut]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World]]'' and/or ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' before being cut from those games. [[/note]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mario grabbing Bowser by the tail]], and Bowser desiring to marry Princess Peach/Toadstool. This was also the first ''Mario''-related work whose portrayal of Peach is faithful to her concept artwork.

* CanonForeigner: Peach's fiance, Prince Haru. He has no analogue in any of the ''Mario'' games.

* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: Much of the weirdness of the film comes down to how it clashes with canon which wouldn't be standardized until the early 2000s. For example, Luigi's greedy rather than cowardly and his clothes aren't green. Mario and Peach also aren't the OfficialCouple.

* GenderFlip: All the Toads are female, at least those who were rescued. Making this even more perplexing is that a female Toad was introduced into the series 18 years after this film came out.

One night, while playing his [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], Mario gets an unexpected visit from the lovely Princess Peach, who is on the run from evil tyrant King Koopa. King Koopa then shows up and kidnaps her, leaving behind the pendant that she always wears. The next day, a little dog called Kibidango shows up at the grocery store owned by Mario and his brother Luigi (yes, they're grocers in this movie) and takes the jewel. The Mario Bros. give chase after him and wind up in the Mushroom Kingdom, where they meet the wise old Mushroom Hermit. The Mystic tells them that they've been brought to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach, whom King Koopa intends to marry on Friday the 13th, and save the people whom King Koopa has turned into useless objects.

While this film is ''very'' obscure, it's notable for being one of the first two full-length film adaptations of a video game, the other being ''[[VideoGame/StarSoldier Running Boy: Star Soldier no Himitsu]]'', released on the same day: July 20, 1986. Both preceded the American ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' by approximately seven years. It was also one of the first TrappedInAnotherWorld anime. This essentially makes it the UrExample of the "trapped in a video game" ''isekai'' anime subgenre.

[[caption-width-right:350:Because of how obscure this movie is, [[SpoilerCover this video cover is a definite spoiler]]]].

* KidnappingBirdOfPrey: A Paratroopa grabs Mario and Luigi to feed them to her hatchlings.

* RetCanon: Despite the movie's status as non-canonical in relation to the video games, several ideas would make it back into the series proper, including [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Luigi being taller than Mario]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 an airship]], and [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mario grabbing Bowser by the tail]]. This was also the first ''Mario''-related work whose portrayal of Peach is faithful to her concept artwork.

[[caption-width-right:350:Because of how obscure this movie is, [[SpoilerCover this video cover is a definite spoiler]].]]

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: The entire plot revolves around this.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Mario is deeply adamant about [[ForGreatJustice honor]] in his quest to save Peach, in contrast to his whimsical attitude seen from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' onward. Luigi isn't cowardly like he is in more modern portrayals, instead being defined by his {{greed}}, a trait better associated with Wario. One characterization that ''is'' consistent with the later franchise is Bowser's AffablyEvil personality, particularly his attitudes towards Peach and his [[spoiler: happily working alongside Mario and Luigi as a grocer in the end]].

* ProductPlacement: Besides Mario playing with his Famicom, we see the brothers smash some blocks later in the movie, and obtaining some Mario ramen cups out of them. There's even some Mario rice seasoning that distracts Mario during a crucial moment in his fight with King Koopa!

* TermsOfEndangerment: King Koopa refers to Peach as "Peachy-chan" (Peach Sweetie in Japanese), much to her disgust.

%%* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: King Koopa is a {{Yandere}} and Mario is a DoggedNiceGuy... [[spoiler:but neither of them end up with Peach. Instead, she ends up with Haru, who was really the dog traveling with Mario and Luigi.]]

Before ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', but after his run on ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] starred in this obscure Japanese anime film, titled ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!'' (translated: ''The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!''), a loose AnimatedAdaptation of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.