History TearJerker / SuperMarioBros

** When the black hole forms and begins sucking the characters into it, Mario and Peach [[FutileHandReach desperatley reach for each other]] before flying apart.

* This troper got a little choked up at the end of ''Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time.'' Hint: it involves a TimeParadox.
** Can you spell it out for this troper with a spoiler? Just because it's obvious to you doesn't mean it's obvious to everyone after all.
*** [[spoiler:The Shroobs are all defeated for good, and the past!Mushroom Kingdom is now safe and restored. But the Young!Toadsworth, and the babies of Peach, Mario, and Luigi have to go back to their own time for good, never to see their future selves again. Baby Luigi goes up to his adult self and gets on his shoulders, ready to go on another adventure; but when he realizes he'll never see his future self again, he cries.]]

* While we're taking examples from happy games, when this troper saw the ending of ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Mario Party 3]]''. He saw that the host, who was one of this tropers's childhood heroes, Tumble (a living die) was [[spoiler:rolling on a table, ''DEAD'', this troper was 7 years old.]] Also... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo9S3-q-WUY/ THE MUSIC]]

** I'll see you, and raise you the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-uXb_TtYg Yoshi's Island]] credits theme. This troper dissolved into a puddle of happy tears at the end with the slow reprise of the Level Clear theme from the original SuperMarioBros. And then hearing [[http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00485/ this remix]] turned on the waterworks ''again''.

* "Mario...was I...of...assis...tance?"

*** "Mario...was I...of...assis...tance?"

* While we're taking examples from happy games, when this troper saw the ending of ''[[MarioParty Mario Party 3]]''. He saw that the host, who was one of this tropers's childhood heroes, Tumble (a living die) was [[spoiler:rolling on a table, ''DEAD'', this troper was 7 years old.]] Also... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo9S3-q-WUY/ THE MUSIC]]

* The credits sequence in ''MarioKart 64''. There's just ''something'' about the music and the panoramic views of the tracks that makes the tear ducts flow...

* The storybook segments in ''SuperMarioGalaxy''. The art style and background music is slightly heart-rending to begin with, but this troper had to put down his Wii Remote for a second when [[spoiler:Rosalina admits to herself that her mother is dead]].

** The background music (a slowed-down remix of the "Good Egg Galaxy" level music from the first ''Super Mario Galaxy'' game) that plays on the World 1 map from ''SuperMarioGalaxy2''.

* The ending of ''[[YoshisIsland Yoshi's Story]]'', of all things. Not so much the ending itself as the music, which ends on the tearjerkingest 13 notes ever. Or something akin to them, anyway. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSg-4nZTbk Just listen for yourself.]]

* As one commenter put it, [[WithLyrics after hearing]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqu48rHrWXM&feature=related this]] "I'll ''never'' skip [[{{Game/SuperMarioBros}} World 2-2]] anymore".

* Perry's flashback-dreams in ''SuperPrincessPeach''. Especially the final one.

** And as long as we're talking ending scenes that shouldn't be depressing but are: ''SuperMarioRPG'', which not only has the music but also scenes of people you've met throughout your journey getting their wishes finally granted. And just when you think it's over, the main SuperMarioBros theme starts playing on a music box...

* For PaperMario examples, see [[TearJerker/PaperMario here]].

* In ''SuperMarioSunshine'' (Yes, ''that'' Mario), the mission "Chain Chomplings" you have to throw them into water, and in later missions, you don't see them ever again. This implies that you [[ShootTheDog ''put them down'']]. This is painful when you compare Chomplings to puppies, and my dog died, so this becomes a bit saddening. I know Chain Chomps aren't something you should pet, but still...

** This troper adds the credits sequence from ''SuperMario64'', for the same reasons.

* Oh god. This troper cries when playing ''PaperMario: The Thousand Year Door''. So very heart wrenching...
** I can perhaps guess at some of the moments meant. Let's see...the [[spoiler:letter written by Kolorado's father]]; the [[spoiler:father-son reunion]] at the end of Chapter 1; the [[spoiler:brother-sister reunion]] partway through Chapter 2; to a greater extent, the [[spoiler:other one]] at the end of Chapter 3, [[spoiler:especially since the brother is mistakenly presumed to be gone]]; [[spoiler:Podley's rendition of Bobbery's tale, as well as Scarlett's letter]] before Chapter 5; [[spoiler:Bobbery's "last" words]] partway through Chapter 5; [[spoiler:TEC's deletion as he tells Princess Peach that he loves her]] after Chapter 6; and maybe even the bit before the actual final throwdown with the Shadow Queen where [[spoiler:most of the populace you have met thus far is cheering you on]]. Am I close?
*** [[spoiler:...P...R...I...N...C...E...S...S...P...E...A...C...H...I...L...O...V...E...Y...O...U...]] This troper cried more than he's willing to admit.
** There's one optional moment that tears [[ManCalledTrue this troper]] apart. One of the Trouble Center missions has you acting as a runner between Eve, a woman in Twilight Town, and Podley, her former lover. He's changed a lot since then, and pretends not to know her. But just as you leave the bar, you hear him whisper, "Oh, my Eve..." When you tell Eve that he's forgotten her, she acts like she understands and gives you your reward. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?" Cue the tears on the player's end.
*** Your other option is to make something up that sounds nicer. [[SabreJustice This troper]] never has the heart to tell her the truth.
** This troper's family has a weird tradition--whenever we play a ''PaperMario'' game together, we have to read out all the dialogue in funny voices. The first time she got to Scarlette's letter to Bobberey, she didn't cry... She was alone, and not reading. However, the second time she got to it, and she read the dialogue in her Bobbery voice, she was surprised to find out that the teary tone of voice she was "affecting" was genuine! She had to stop for a minute to collect her self. * sniff* Poor Scarlette...
** This troper gets all emotional during the final battle against [[spoiler: Doopliss]] at the end of Chapter 4. Partly because of the despairing music that plays in Creepy Steeple, party because you're forced to fight against both the guy who completely stole your identity ''and'' your friends, who think he's really you, but mostly because [[spoiler: it coincides with Vivian's very touching HeelFaceTurn.]]
** This troper wound up crying after seeing that [[spoiler: Bub, son of the wealthy Goldbob and Sylvia, doesn't really care that much he's rich and wants an autograph from the train conductor because that's the kind of job he wants. The train conductor's reaction that a kid actually looks up to him]] made this troper tear up.
* On that note, ''Super PaperMario''. I can't describe the events without breaking down in tears, so could someone else with stronger willpower do it?
** I'll give it a try, [[spoiler:the antagonist Count Bleck was once in love with a woman named Lady Timpani, but his father banished her to a far dimension, left to die. Heartbroken, the Count began to use the Dark Prognosticus to destroy all the worlds in the universe as well as every living thing, including himself (since he found no trace of his loved one).]]
*** Their [[spoiler: final reunion at the end]] made this troper cry buckets of ''happy'' tears. I still can't hear this music that plays during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZtUiwQHRx4&feature=related this scene]] without the waterworks turning on. Gawd, who would've thought that oneof the most romantic and touching ends to a game would come from the ''[[SuperMarioBros Mario series?]]''
** At the end of Chapter 7, [[spoiler:Bonechill had told Luvbi that she was actually one of the Pure Hearts, which Grambi and Jaydes confirm is true. Luvbi angrily yells at them for pretending to be her parents. They eventually admit that, over time, they grew to love Luvbi as though she ''was'' their real daughter; Luvbi eventually admits that she loves them too. In the end, Luvbi ceases to exist, allowing the Pure Heart form to take over & be collected by Mario, and Grambi and Jaydes are in tears.]]
*** After the End, however, [[spoiler:you can return to the Overthere to see Luvbi alive and well, with no idea of how she got there. Since the [[MacGuffin Pure Hearts]] are ThePowerOfLove objectified, however, it's not quite a stretch.]]
** There's also Chapter...six I think? Where [[spoiler:the entire world is destroyed with you in it, with Tippi saying something along the lines of "It can't end here...not like this..." You, of course, survive. And when you try to return to the world, there's almost literally ''nothing'' there. Just a white abyss with occasional debris from what used to be the world.]]
*** [[spoiler:The blank version of chapter six]] is the [[NightmareFuel creepiest part]] of any video game this troper has ever played.
**** It might have been designed as that, or if it was accidental, a very serendipitous event: in most games, we either win and see the effect of our victory, or we lose, and get a dark tone from the game and a game over. In [[spoiler: the blank version of chapter 6, we see ''completely'' what happens when we fail against a villain who wants to ''wipe EVERYTHING out of existence, including himself.'']]
** Before you go off to defeat Count Bleck in his cool-ass castle, travel around in Flipside and Flopside. Most of them realize their impending doom. There are a few that get this troper really choked up.
*** There's an old woman and her granddaughter chatting together. The Flipside girl asks her grandmother what's going to happen, and the grandmother says that they should face it with hope. The Flopside grandmother tells her granddaughter that doom is certain, but to prepare for the worst, and to face the black hole not with sadness, but a cry of defiance.
*** There's also the little boy you made the deal with to get the fishbowl earlier in the game. He knows what's going to happen and doesn't seem too scared. But he also wishes to see his goldfish one last time. There are also various characters that make comments along the lines of "See you on the other side, man!", "If I die, at least I'll die with you!", "I'm going to die happy!". Saving these fellow's world makes it all worth while.

* In ''SuperMarioSunshine'' (Yes, ''that'' Mario), the mission "Chain Chomplings" you have to throw them into water, and in later missions, you don't see them ever again, this implies that you [[ShootTheDog ''put them down'']], this is painful when you compare Chomplings to puppies, and my dog died, so this becomes a bit saddening, I know Chain Chomps aren't something you should pet, but, still...

* Anyone else find the whole section at Hollijolli Village really depressing? I mean, the music is eerie enough, but it's a town get destroyed by aliens at Christmas. And they're pretty much using the souls of the towns people for UFO fuel.

** Don't remind this troper! At first the music is just like all of the other storyline segments but after the playback of young rosalina's memories the music changes as she has a complete breakdown and wants to go home to be with her family, however she knows that her mother is not waiting for her because she is as she puts it [[NeverSayDie "sleeping under the tree on the hill!"]] and she has this breakdown all because she wanted to look back at her planet with her telescope.

* While we're taking examples from happy games, when this troper saw the ending of ''[[MarioParty Mario Party 3]]''. He saw that the host, who was one of this tropers's childhood heroes, Tumble (a living die)was [[spoiler:rolling on a table, ''DEAD'', this troper was 7 years old.]] Also... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo9S3-q-WUY/ THE MUSIC]]

*** Or knowing that such peace will not last.

** Don't remind this troper! At first the music is just like all of the other storyline segments but after the playback of young rosalina's memories the music changes as she has a complete breakdown and wants to go home to be with her family, however she knows that her mother is not waiting for her because she is as she puts it "sleeping under the tree on the hill!" and she has this breakdown all because she wanted to look back at her planet with her telescope.