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May 17, 2011, 09:17:56 PM
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mariocaseman

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What's the deal with the Mario galaxy games?  It seems their storyline is nearly identical....  Do the events of the two games take place 1000 years apart?  I'm very confused.

May 18, 2011, 02:15:08 PM
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The deal is Nintendo spent even less time than usual on the story for a Mario game. And you'll be glad, because Mario Galaxy 2 is damn near perfection.

May 18, 2011, 02:22:35 PM
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The deal is Nintendo spent even less time than usual on the story for a Mario game. And you'll be glad, because Mario Galaxy 2 is damn near perfection.

I've had that game since release, but still have not played it.
Maybe I should start.  ;D

May 18, 2011, 05:36:43 PM
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If you played the first one, you must play it; and if you didn't, you must play it too :P It's one of the best Wii games and, in my opinion, the top in graphics for the Wii. I played it about a year ago and some Stars were hard to reach. The only thing I hate about the game is that Mario-head spaceship.
About the storyline, I'm not sure what it is about because I can't remember it, but if I'm not wrong, Miyamoto said that the storyline wasn't important in a Mario game, so it's very probable that you find strange things in it.

May 18, 2011, 05:40:02 PM
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If you played the first one, you must play it; and if you didn't, you must play it too :P It's one of the best Wii games and, in my opinion, the top in graphics for the Wii. I played it about a year ago and some Stars were hard to reach. The only thing I hate about the game is that Mario-head spaceship.
About the storyline, I'm not sure what it is about because I can't remember it, but if I'm not wrong, Miyamoto said that the storyline wasn't important in a Mario game, so it's very probable that you find strange things in it.

I have played first and cleared Mario part about half so far.

May 18, 2011, 05:44:53 PM
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None of these previous posts answer my question.  Does anybody understand the storyline of both games?  Are they merely two versions of the same game?  Does the story of SMG2 assume that SMG1 never even took place? 

May 18, 2011, 06:05:48 PM
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Story of SMG (Spoilers):

Shortly after Mario is invited to the centennial Star Festival by Princess Peach to celebrate the comet that passes overhead, Bowser invades the Mushroom Kingdom with a surprise attack in a fleet of airships.[12] Summoning a giant flying saucer, he rips Peach's entire castle from its foundations and lifts it into outer space.[12] After an unsuccessful rescue attempt, Mario is catapulted across the cosmos and awakens on a small planet. On the planet he meets an enchantress named Rosalina and her companion stars, the Lumas.[13] Rosalina is a watcher of the stars, who uses the Comet Observatory to travel across the universe. However, the Power Stars that act as the Observatory's power source have all been stolen by Bowser, rendering it immobile. Bestowed with the power to travel through space, Mario sets off on an intergalactic adventure across the universe to reclaim the Power Stars and restore power to Rosalina's observatory.

Upon collecting enough Power Stars, the Comet Observatory regains the power to transform into a comet and flies to the center of the universe, where Peach is being held captive. Confronting Bowser, Mario learns that Bowser's plan is to rule the entire universe with Peach at his side, using a newly constructed sun of his own via the power of the Grand Stars. Mario manages to defeat Bowser and free Peach; however, in doing so, Bowser's sun collapses into itself, becoming a supermassive black hole that begins consuming everything nearby. All of Rosalina's Lumas jump into the black hole to destroy it, but sacrifice themselves in the process. The black hole collapses into a singularity and explodes in a supernova. Rosalina appears to Mario as a giantess, stating that dying stars are later reborn as new stars. Mario awakens in the restored Mushroom Kingdom alongside Peach and Bowser, celebrating the new galaxy that has emerged in the skies.

Story of SMG2 (Spoilers):
The plot of Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a follow-up of the original. Princess Peach invites Mario to share some cake at the Star Festival, a time when Star Bits rain down from the skies over the Mushroom Kingdom. On his way, Mario finds a Luma, who immediately befriends him and grants him the ability to spin. Shortly thereafter, Mario's archnemesis Bowser, who has grown to an immense size (after swallowing Grand Stars, unbeknownst to Mario at this point), appears and attacks Princess Peach's Castle. Kidnapping the princess, Bowser escapes into outer space to recreate his empire at the center of the universe. After launching into outer space, Mario is given control of Starship Mario, a mobile planetoid in the shape of his head, made by a crafty Luma mechanic called Lubba, powered by Power Stars, and piloted by other Lumas; his mission is to fly across the universe in pursuit of Bowser and the Princess and to help Lubba find the lost Lumas that were part of Bowser's plot. Along the way Mario meets new Lumas and joins up with his companion Yoshi, the Toad Brigade from the original Super Mario Galaxy, and his brother Luigi.[23]

Upon collecting enough Power Stars, Starship Mario reaches Bowser's main fortification, draining energy from what appears to be a comet. Mario infiltrates the castle and defeats Bowser, retrieving the last Grand Star. Rosalina and her Comet Observatory from the first Super Mario Galaxy appear before Mario and Peach. Rosalina thanks Mario for watching over the Luma that he had found, and the Luma returns to the Comet Observatory, taking Mario's hat with him. Mario and his friends return to the Mushroom Kingdom and celebrate with a cake as Starship Mario sits above Princess Peach's Castle and the Comet Observatory streaks across the sky.

Both from Wikipedia
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May 18, 2011, 07:22:13 PM
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None of these previous posts answer my question.  Does anybody understand the storyline of both games?  Are they merely two versions of the same game?  Does the story of SMG2 assume that SMG1 never even took place? 
Yes. You're supposed to deal with it. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. The game is so fantastic that the story doesn't detract from how awesome it is.

May 18, 2011, 07:28:42 PM
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I thought it wasn't as good as the first.  Now I'm totally pissed there is no continuity. 

May 19, 2011, 09:31:46 AM
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Maybe it wasn't as groundbreaking as the first but still a hell of a lot of fun to play! Had some of the hardest levels I ever played but I still managed to 100% it after some controller eating. ;D

Storyline is unneccessary if a game has perfect gameplay which sadly is the other way around nowadays much too often. Much bling bling but minimal play play.

Another perfect example for a game like SMG2 is Demon's Souls. Storyline 'meh' but gameplay astonishing!
2 + 3 = 23

May 19, 2011, 11:18:28 AM
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Did you 100% it without a strategy guide?  How long did that take?

May 19, 2011, 12:55:42 PM
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Did you 100% it without a strategy guide?  How long did that take?

I would never ever use a strategy guide! I always try as hard as I can. If I don't manage to do/achieve sth alone in a game I look it up on the net BUT never touch that game again. So I only look sth up to know what i didn't manage to do. I stick to this 98% of the time because I feel kinda "guilty" when using faqs but very seldom make exceptions if I find sth truly unfair and unlogical especially in point and click adventures.

To make things short, Yes 100% without any guide. The hardest thing was the last star (242st). I tried around 80 times until I finally did it.

Weird I know. ;D
2 + 3 = 23

May 19, 2011, 02:31:17 PM
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Have you 100% DKC, DKC2, DKC3, AND DK64 by any chance?  I actually have 103% for DKC which pisses me off, because if the % can go past 100, then how do you know if you got everything?

May 19, 2011, 02:45:09 PM
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DKC can go to 101%, DKC2 goes to 102%, and DKC3 goes to 103% (actually I've heard it goes higher than that if you beat the game within a certain amount of time).  That's was just Rare's zany sense of humour kicking in.  If you beat all the levels and discover all the secret areas you've completed the game.

May 19, 2011, 03:00:23 PM
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Have you 100% DKC, DKC2, DKC3, AND DK64 by any chance?  I actually have 103% for DKC which pisses me off, because if the % can go past 100, then how do you know if you got everything?

First 3 three yes. I think they all go past 100%.

how to know? See Gamefaqs.com for exaple.