Game On! All-Stars On a Game Show

It is a beautiful morning at the Mushroom Kingdom where Mario, Luigi and I are watching our favorite morning game show when suddenly, a knock is heard. I said, "Now who could that be?"

I opened the door and then, a voice said, "Are you the Mario All-Stars?"

"Yes we are!" I replied, "And who are you?"

"I'm Chuck Quizmo, star of the hit game show The Money Ladder!" Chuck said to me, "Say, where's Mario and Luigi?"

"They're watching TV right now." I replied with a smile, "Please, come on in!"

"Thank you very much, Dragon." Chuck said as he came in to the house, "I can't wait to tell them the good news."

Then Mario and Luigi came to us and Mario said, "Wow! Are you Chuck Quizmo?"

"That's right, Mario! The star of The Money Ladder!" Chuck replied, "Dragon told me that I want to tell you the good news. So, are you ready for this?"

"Yes, please!" Luigi said with a smile.

"Alright then! Mario, Luigi, Dragon... you're going to be on The Money Ladder!" Chuck said to us.

As Chuck heard those words, we all hugged each other. Mario smiled at him and said, "Wow! Thanks, Chuck! We are so glad to be contestants our your show. We are huge fans of this amazing game. So, when are going to leave?"

"Right now because the show is starting soon and we don't want to be late. So, are you ready to play?" Chuck asked us.

"Ready!" We all replied.

"Great! Then it's time for us to depart to Mushroom City!" Chuck said to us, "Dragon, take us to Mushroom City!"

"With pleasure, Chuck. Warp Pipe, to Mushroom City!" I said as a Warp Pipe appeared, which teleported us to Mushroom City.

When we came out of the Warp Pipe, I said, "Here we are, guys. Mushroom City Studios, home of The Money Ladder."

"Wow! You warped us right into our studios. Great job using it, Dragon. I'll give you bonus points for that amazing teleportation." Chuck said to me with a smile. Then he said, "So, are you all ready to play the game?"

"We're game!" We all replied at the same time.

"Then let's start the show!" Chuck said as we ran to the studio.

Just then, the crowd cheered as the voice said, "And now, from the studios of Mushroom City, it's time for everyone's favorite game, The Money Ladder! And now, here's the star of our show. The quiz king himself, Chuck Quizmo!"

And then, Chuck appeared from the curtain as the crowd cheered for him. He took a bow and said, "Hello there and welcome to The Money Ladder. The game where big answers lead you to big coins. Thank you so much for being here and we have a great show for you today. Today, one team can walk away with 100,000 coins!"

As Chuck heard this, the crowd cheered. Then Chuck said, "That's right, folks. 100,000 coins in cold heart cash. So, which team is going to tackle the ladder? Well, let's meet them! They are the warriors of the Mushroom Kingdom and they love to go on adventures. Ladies and gentlemen, here they are! The Super Mario All-Stars! Mario, Luigi and Dragon Puncher!"

Just then, the curtain opened up and then, we came on stage. Then we said, "We are the warriors of the Mushroom Kingdom, shining with honor! Super Mario... ALL-STARS!"

When we're done with our speech, the crowd cheered again. Then Chuck said, "Welcome to the show, guys!"

"Thank you for having us, Chuck." Mario said, "I am the Red Plumber, Mario!"

"I'm the Green Plumber, Luigi." Luigi added.

"And the Fire Breath Punisher, Dragon Puncher." I finished.

"And together, we're the Super Mario All-Stars!" We all said at the same time.

"I see. So, you're protectors of the Mushroom Kingdom, right?" Chuck asked.

"That's right. We are always protecting the kingdom from Bowser and his minions." I replied, "It's our duty."

"Well, it looks like you're all set to play our game, right?" Chuck asked Luigi.

"Of course we're all set and ready to go. Let's do it." Luigi replied.

Chuck agreed with him and said, "Alright then, let's get to the game. Now, the object of The Money Ladder is to identify fifteenen items that corresponds to the subject. If you do get all ten, then you will win 100,000 coins!"

"Cool, I like that!" Mario said with a smile.

"But, if you make a mistake, the game is over. You can stop at anytime if you wish. So, are you ready for our subject?" Chuck asked me.

"Of course we're ready." I replied to him, "So, what's the subject for today's game?"

"That's a great question, Dragon. May we see today's subject, please." Chuck said as the screen shows the subject.

We all looked at it and Chuck said, "Mario Kart Courses! We are looking for courses that appear in the main Mario Kart games. I will not accept any course from the Arcade GP games, so stay away. Well Super Mario All-Stars, are you ready to play?"

"Ready!" We all said at the same time.

"Then let's play The Money Ladder!" Chuck announced as the crowd cheered. It's game time.

"Alright, let's start the game off with you, Dragon. Dragon, give me a course and we'll give you 100 coins. What is the first course?" Chuck asked me.

I smiled to him and said, "Luigi Circuit."

Chuck agreed with me and said, "Yes, that's correct! 100 coins for the All-Stars! Nice start, Dragon!"

"Thank you, Chuck!" I replied with a smile.

Then Chuck turned to Luigi and said, "Luigi, give me another course and we'll double it to 200. Which one is it?"

"Luigi Raceway!" Luigi replied.

"Nicely done! That's another one! You now have 200 coins! OK Mario, your turn. Which one will give your team 300 coins?" Chuck said to him.

"I'll go with Mario Circuit because it is my course." Mario said with a smile.

"That's a great course and you just scored 300 coins, guys! Congratulations!" Chuck said, "Dragon, it's back to you."

"Number four, Toad Circuit." I said to him.

"That is from Mario Kart 7, Dragon! 500 coins for the Super Mario All-Stars!" Chuck said to us as the crowd cheered. Then he said, "You're doing a good job, guys and now, you're playing for 1,000 coins and this will put you in the first of two safe zones. So, give me one more course and you'll be safe. Luigi, it's all yours."

"Yoshi Valley!" Luigi said with a smile.

"Super Mario All-Stars, you're safe! 1,000 coins!" Chuck said to us as we hug each other. Then he said, "Nice job, guys. You now have five of the fifteen needed courses in the Mario Kart series. So, do want to continue on for 1,500 coins?"

"We're playing, Chuck!" We replied at the same time.

"Thy,re playing, folks." Chuck said to us, "So, let's keep playing."

Then we answered nine more courses and for each answer, our money just went up from 1,000 coins to 75,000 coins. Now, only one more answer separates us from winning the game. Chuck smiled and said, "Congratulations on making it to the top of the ladder. You now have 75,000 coins, guys! So, all you need now is one more. Give me one more course and you will win the game. If you get it wrong, then you will lose 65,000 coins. Super Mario All-Stars, what are you going to do?"

Mario smiled to him and said, "We are going to play, Chuck! One more!"

"They're playing for 100,000 coins! The Super Mario All-Stars are now going to play for the grand prize, folks." Chuck said to the crowd. Then he came to us and said, "Well guys, this is it. You have decided to play on so, who is going to answer the deciding course?"

Mario smiled at him and said, "Chuck, we're going with Dragon. He will take this one."

Chuck agreed with Mario's decision and said to me, "Alright then! Dragon, it's all up to you. Give me one more course and you will have 100,000 coins for your team. Dragon Puncher, the deciding answer is now yours."

I looked at Mario and Luigi and said to Chuck, "Chuck, I've decided that the final course is... RAINBOW ROAD!"

Chuck agreed with me and he said, "Rainbow Road it is, then! Let's lock it in!"

Then Mario and Luigi came to me and Mario said, "Nice choice, Dragon. This will give us the game."

"Yeah!" Luigi added as he gave me a thumbs up.

I did the same as Chuck said, "Super Mario All-Stars, this is it. Dragon Puncher has said Rainbow Road and now, it's decision time. If it's there, you will be the first team ever in the history of The Money Ladder to win the game. If not however, then you'll drop down to 10,000 coins. So, are you ready for the final decision?"

"Ready, Chuck!" We replied.

"Alright then, here we go! Drum roll, please!" Chuck said as the drum roll began. Then he said, "Super Mario All-Stars, you've done a great job in this game and now, it all rides on Rainbow Road that is said by Dragon Puncher. Do we have Rainbow Road for 100,000 coins? We're about to find out right now. Super Mario All-Stars..."

We all held our breath as the drum roll continued on. Everyone watched and waited for the final results and then...

Rainbow Road turned green, it was right. Chuck looked at it and then, he made his announcement.

"YOU WIN!"

As Chuck heard those words, we hugged each other as the crowd cheered for us. Then I ran to Chuck and hugged him as confetti fell on us. We have won the game and we felt so happy.

Then Chuck said, "Congratulations, Super Mario All-Stars! You have officially won the game! Rainbow Road is correct and that means, you have won 100,000 coins! Great job, guys! You did it!"

"Thanks, Chuck!" Luigi said, "We love Mario Kart!"

"Yeah, we're experts in all of these courses!" I added.

Mario agreed with me and said, "That's right, Dragon! We love to compete in every tournament. Now then, All-Stars on three?"

We smiled in agreement as we put our hands in. Then we said, "1, 2, 3... SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS!"