STACK #233 March 2024

GAMING FEATURE

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Cowgirl Peach Don your Stetson then hurl your

enemies and grab stuff as well with a handy lasso, then ride ’em cowgirl on your trusty horse into the sunset! Detective Peach Magnifying glass? Check! Deerstalker hat? Check! Peach goes Professor Layton in this outfit, tracking clues and interrogating suspects. Kung Fu Peach

Hi-YA! Get out there and swing around poles, leaping, kicking, and punching those foes in this fetching karate get-up,

complete with black belt.

Ninja Peach Peach gets super sneaky when she dons this outfit, able to blend into

the scenery or jump from wall to wall, taking out enemies with her wicked kunai skills.

Patissiere Peach Peach gets the Kirby bug and heads kitchen wards, chef’s hat and all. It isn’t all about defeating foes, sometimes it’s just all about the sweet stuff. Swordfighter Peach En garde! Peach goes for some

She’s ruled the Mushroom Kingdom since 1985, yet Princess Peach hasn’t received anywhere near the glory that her buddy Mario does. Princess Peach: Showtime! sees her breaking out and starring in her own title for the first time since 2005’s Super Princess Peach on the DS handheld. Let’s catch up quickly on her history, and learn a little about her new theatrical adventure… Words Amy Flower

C reated by Nintendo's resident genius Shigeru Miyamoto, the now iconic video game character was always known as Peach in Japan, but upon the release of Super Mario Bros. on the

Link-like blade action in this Musketeer influenced outfit, which means mega slash, stab, and dodge sword fighting skills.

is a strong leader of the Mushroom Kingdom and its beloved Toads. Peach’s various strengths have become more evident over the years, especially since becoming a more regularly playable character in Mario’s adventures and culminating in her portrayal in The Super Mario Bros. Movie , which let us see her somewhat more powered up - and anything but helpless. It’s Showtime! In Princess Peach Showtime! , Peach gets to wriggle out of her classic puffy pink number for a bit and play dress-ups, as she helps to save the Sparkle Theatre, which has been hijacked by Grape and her Sour Bunch minions. With a little help from her theatrical friend Stella, Peach’s various costumes allow her to take on different starring roles that, coupled with her powerful ribbon, empower her with various abilities to aid her in a quest to liberate the venue.

• Princess Peach: Showtime! is out on Mar 22

Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985, the western world knew her as Princess Toadstool. That’s all sorted now, of course, and officially her full name everywhere – since 1996’s Mario Kart 64 - is Princess Peach Toadstool, although it’s usually shortened to Princess Peach, or simply Peach. Peach has appeared in many, many Nintendo games, ranging from the core Super Mario series through to the numerous sports spin-offs, including, of course, the Mario Kart games. She’s also kicked serious behind in several Super Smash Bros. outings. While generally portrayed as the helpless “damsel in distress” kidnappee at the hands of

This is Grape. She may look armless, but along with her Sour Bunch cronies KNOW YOUR ENEMY!

she’s the big baddie to beat in Princess Peach: Showtime! .

Peach’s bangs are shaped like a love heart. DYK?

Bowser, who needs Mario to come and save her (at least in the story-based games), Peach

Can you help Peach turn tragedy to triumph?

MARCH 2024

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