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  • The OST cover, with every playable character, the Sprixies, and Bowser having fun and playing music.
  • Saving the Sprixie Princesses.
    • While we're at it, saving all of them for real after you defeat Meowser is one big Heartwarming Moment.
  • The Luigi Bros. game and Luigi cameos. The Year of Luigi is almost overnote , but Nintendo still cares to put Luigi extras in a big game like this.
  • Pom Pom patting a disappointed Boom Boom on the back as Mario and friends head home victorious.
  • A small one, but watch the intro closely. You'll see that when Bowser first pops out of the pipe, Mario's first reaction is to put a protective stance in front of Princess Peach, showing that he's well-aware of what happens when Bowser enters the scene.
    • Another one from the same scene: One can see Luigi cower before slapping himself and chasing after the others who had already went into the pipe. In other words, he's fighting his fears just to help others with rescuing the Sprixie Princesses.
    • At the very beginning, Mario and Peach can be heard chatting about what a "beautiful evening" it is while smiling at each other. It's a sweet sight to behold, especially given the ending of the next game in the series.
    • Also, who is the first to go after Bowser and try to rescue the Sprixie Princesses? Princess Peach. The one who had lived in fear of Bowser for who knows how long. This showcases that, despite her shortcomings with Bowser, Peach is still very much courageous and happy to stand up against the man who had brought her, her kingdom, and her citizens nothing but chaos and hardship for years.
  • World 3-1 "Snowball Park". A whimsical winter wonderland. Watching Mario and Co. frolic in the snow, throwing snowballs, and skating on the ice makes you want to join them. Especially since the lighthearted song from 3D Land gives off a heartwarming combination and it's the perfect level to play during the holiday season. Also doubles as Sweet Dreams Fuel.
    • This entire game can be labelled as Heartwarming and Sweet Dreams Fuel.
  • Plessie is simply adorable and is a big version of the already lovable Yoshi. When you finish Plessie's part of the level, she will wave goodbye to you as you go on your way. And if you pet her by rubbing the Gamepad, she will start laughing and reward you with free coins.
  • In Super Mario Bros. 2, the story of Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach battling Wart turned out to be a dream, which could easily mean that Mario's dream is for the four of them to go on a grand adventure together as opposed to his usual Save the Princess quests. In this game, that dream finally comes true.
  • The final stage. Champion's Road. As you may expect, it's very difficult, but the pay off is oh so worth it: After struggling through difficult areas dodging enemies and mastering tough jumps, the second-to-last area has a long clear pipe sequence shaped in letters that spell out "THANK YOU", before wrapping it all up with a large group of Toads, Sprixies, with Captain Toad and Plessie waiting to greet you and cheer you on at the end of the level! It's a very satisfactory and heart-melting climax to end to the game. Additionally, it serves as a cute callback to The Lost Levels.
  • When fighting King Hisstocrat or his wife, Queen Hisstocrat, doing damage to them makes them tear up from the pain for a moment before they pull back underground to start the next phase. When you fight both of them, doing damage to one will make the other one ALSO look pained and teary for a moment, before turning to you and making an angry noise.

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