Thread:Metal Mario875/@comment-30300307-20170628092324/@comment-26374068-20170630080111

Just a small correction: Sonic takes place in reality, but Mario takes place in a universe parallel to reality. Mario can still go to the real world, though.

It was Paper Mario 64. If need be, you can watch a playthrough and see the game's contents for yourself. Though, you'll need a lot of time on your hands, or do so over time.

The essence of the game, however, is that the Star Rod--an artifact that collects all wishes from everyone in the universe and has existed since the beginning of time--is taken by Bowser, who uses to to grant his own wishes. One of those wishes to become invincible, so he could trounce Mario. Throughout the game, no hax nor attack whatsoever hurts him except two at the very end. The Star Beam breaks through his power, but not before he taps into the full power of the Star Rod, becoming immune to that attack as well--stomping Mario, the Star Spirits (who are basically gods in the Marioverse) and everyone's wishes all at once. Peach manages to make enough wishes and give so much hope--combined with everyone else's wishes--finally manages to give the Star Spirits enough power to forge on. They use their last struggle to send Mario all of the wish power Peach and the whole universe sent towards them, as well as their own power. Mario then uses a technique called "Peach Beam," and then stomps Bowser.