History Webcomic / SystemsOfEntertainment

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Without one, it seems, the natural order would fall apart somehow...So Samus has to fill in.

** Heartgear lists the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] as her favorite gaming platform on her profile, and it shows here. Sprites are taken from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' [[note]]although one comic has an interpretation of a sprite from VideoGame/PaperMario64[[/note]], and the design of Bowzer's castle is taken from ''Super Mario All-Stars'', right down to the green grass on the floor of Samus' cage. The lab Samus is exploring in the first comic looks like the Ceres Space Colony from ''Super Metroid''. One comic features a piece of background music from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.

* ActionGirl: Samus Aran, of course. But she's still susceptible to her new outfit.

* ArtShift: Went from traditional art to flash animation with the 15th comic. The drawn pages would also occasionally switch from pencil drawn to digitally.
** When the hiatus is finished, the comic will shift back to traditional art.

* BoundAndGagged: Samus from the start. Dying and coming back increases the level of her binding, to the point where the cage is omitted and she is [[UpToEleven dangled over the lava on a chain and harness]].

* CombatStilettos: Meta-Enforced. Samus tries to take off her new high-heeled shoes, but the rules of the game causes them to be unable to come off.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The Sentry Koopa has been given permission to override the "the Third Law", letting him respawn Samus in a worse situation than she was before.
* ConvectionSchmonvection / LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Samus is perfectly fine being only a few feet above the stuff, and falling in it creates a big wave accompanied by a "sploosh" sound.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Without one, it seems, the natural order would fall apart somehow...
* IronicEcho: See MacGyvering.

* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Samus interprets that she has no choice, when she learns that she's stuck in her new clothes.

** IronicEcho: When she fails to escape and comes back from death, the Sentry Koopa asks "So how's that improvising working out?"

* NotSoHarmlessVillain / DarkerAndEdgier: "Bowzer" is a lot scarier and designed to look more threatening and intelligent, in contrast to his somewhat bumbling and hammy depiction in the Mario games.
** The Mario Bros too appear much tougher, according to concept art.

* PaletteSwap: Samus' new princess outfit strongly resembles a blue version of Princess Peach's, with a pink chest jewel and matching earrings.

* PimpedOutDress: Samus's suit is turned into a pretty dress.

* SerialEscalation: The level of Samus' bondage after each death, resulting in her being dangled over the lava with a single chain.

* TrueBlueFemininity: Samus' dress.
** [[spoiler: PinkMeansFeminine: Peach's Zero Suit.]]

* WritingAroundTrademarks: Supposedly the reason no one except Lord "Bowzer" is addressed by a proper name. [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/SoE-and-Copyright-416910116 This deviation of Heartgear's]] discusses these artistic decisions, and how she means to avoid infringing on Nintendo's while still creating a personalized original work.

->''"Should anything happen... I've given you access to break the third law.
->Use it wisely, sentry. Remember, we rise or fall '''together'''."''

-->"Should anything happen... I've given you access to break the third law.
-->Use it wisely, sentry. Remember, we rise or fall '''together'''."
--> -- [[BigBad Lord Bowzer]]

'''Systems of Entertainment'''[[note]]A Nintentdo {{Doujinshi}}[[/note]] is a Nintendo-themed {{Webcomic}} hosted on Website/DeviantART and created by Heartgear, who is also the creator of ''Webcomic/MaterialGirl''.

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. While the comic officially started in April 2012, a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran'' (first designed as [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Aran-Rough-185979865 a commission for a deactivated user]]) was retroactively made the first installment. It was in on hiatus, until [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/SoE-Update-and-Commission-Status-456090844 she annouces for webcomic's return.]] In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. While the comic officially started in April 2012, a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran'' (first designed as [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Aran-Rough-185979865 a commission for a deactivated user]]) was retroactively made the first installment. It was in on hiatus, until [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/SoE-Update-and-Commission-Status-456090844 she annouces for webcomic's return. In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. While the comic officially started in April 2012, a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran'' (first designed as [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Aran-Rough-185979865 a commission for a deactivated user]]) was retroactively made the first installment. It is currently on hiatus, though. In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. While the comic officially started in April 2012, a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran'' (first designed as [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Aran-Rough-185979865 a commission for a deactivated user]]) was retroactively made the first installment. It is currently on hiatus, though. In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[spoiler: [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

-->Use it wisely, sentry. Remember, we rise and fall '''together'''."
--> -- [[BigBad Lord Bowser]]

'''Systems of Entertainment''' is a Nintendo-themed {{Webcomic}} hosted on Website/DeviantART and created by Heartgear, who also created ''Webcomic/MaterialGirl''.

While sneaking through a laboratory full of Metroids, [[{{VideoGame/Metroid}} Samus Aran]] is ambushed by a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Magikoopa]], and her Zero Suit is turned into a blue princess dress. She is kidnapped by Bowser and taken to his castle, where she is BoundAndGagged and locked in a cage dangling over a pool of lava, with no one but a sentry Koopa to keep her company. [[ActionGirl Being the character that she is]], Samus escapes with ease... only to accidentally fall into the lava and go right back where she started from.

When Bowser disappears, and enemies in the castle stop talking, the sentry Koopa decides circumstances have gotten too strange and takes Samus somewhere else. All the while, questions begin to rise: where did Bowser go? Where is Princess Peach during all of this? What would happen if Samus were to successfully escape?...

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. It started in April 2012, though the first installment is a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran''. It is currently on hiatus, though. In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[spoiler: [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

* AffablyEvil: The Sentry Koopa is disdainful of Samus and works for Bowser, but he secretly enjoys seeing her escape.

** Heartgear loves the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Nintendo]]. Sprites are taken from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' [[note]]although one comic has an interpretation of a sprite from VideoGame/PaperMario[[/note]], and the design of Bowser's castle is taken from ''Super Mario All-Stars'', right down the green grass on the floor of Samus' cage. The lab Samus is exploring in the first comic looks like the Ceres Space Colony from ''Super Metroid''. One comic features a piece of background music from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.

* ConvectionSchmonvection / LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Well, this ''is'' the Super Mario universe. Samus is perfectly fine being only a few feet above the stuff (without her Varia Suit, even!), and falling in it creates a big wave accompanied by a "sploosh" sound.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Samus is caught in one, as dictated by the Third Law.
** It's not actually a GroundhogDayLoop. It doesn't reset the day/time period when she dies, she just reappears inside the cage. In a worse situation than she was in before, though. As evidenced by the Troopa guarding her remembering everything that happens.

** Also, when looking for Bowser, a Goomba gives a special one to the Sentry Koopa: [[spoiler: "I'm sorry, but our tyrant is in another castle."]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain / DarkerAndEdgier: Bowser is a lot scarier and designed to look more threatening and intelligent, in contrast to his somewhat bumbling and hammy depiction in the Mario games.

* YankTheDogsChain: The third time Samus respawns, not only is she chained from the ceiling, but the key is also dangled in front of her.

** It's not actually a GroundhogDayLoop. It doesn't reset the day/time period when she dies, she just reappears inside the cage. In a worse situation than she was in before, though.

The comic began in a traditional art style, and moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. It started in April 2012, though the first installment is a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran''. It is currently on hiatus, though Heartgear [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Systems-of-Entertainment-Update-386336969 has announced it will return by October 2013]]. In the meantime, she [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has also]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which may hint towards [[spoiler: [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

* AuthorAppeal: Heartgear loves the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Nintendo]]. Sprites are taken from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' [[note]]although one comic has an interpretation of a sprite from VideoGame/PaperMario[[/note]], and the design of Bowser's castle is taken from ''Super Mario All-Stars'', right down the green grass on the floor of Samus' cage. The lab Samus is exploring in the first comic looks like the Ceres Space Colony from ''Super Metroid''. One comic features a piece of background music from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.

The comic began in a traditional art style, though it moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. It started in April 2012, though the first installment is a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran''. It is currently on hiatus, though Heartgear [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Isometric-Components-Blocks-Floor-and-Sprite-338197806 has since]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made new pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]] (all of which seem to hint towards [[spoiler: [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/journal/Update-on-Systems-of-Entertainment-357191626 a video game adaptation]]]]).You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

'''Systems of Entertainment''' is a Nintendo-themed {{Webcomic}} hosted on Website/DeviantART and created by Heartgear, who also created ''Webcomic/MaterialGirl''. The comic began in a traditional art style, though it moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. It started in April 2012, though the first installment is a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran''. It is currently on hiatus, though Heartgear [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/SoE-Walkabout-288465895 has recently]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made new pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]].

When Bowser disappears, and enemies in the castle stop talking, the sentry Koopa decides circumstances have gotten too strange and takes Samus somewhere else. All the while, questions begin to rise: where did Bowser go? Where is Princess Peach during all of this? What would happen if Samus were to successfully escape?

You can start reading it [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/MK-Bounty-Princess-Aran-186596647 here]].

* AuthorAppeal: Heartgear loves the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Nintendo]]. Sprites are taken from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''SuperMarioRPG'' [[note]]although one comic has an interpretation of a sprite from VideoGame/PaperMario[[/note]], and the design of Bowser's castle is taken from ''Super Mario All-Stars'', right down the green grass on the floor of Samus' cage. The lab Samus is exploring in the first comic looks like the Ceres Space Colony from ''Super Metroid''. One comic features a piece of background music from ''FinalFantasyVI''.

* YankTheDogsChain: The third time Samus respawns, not only is she chained from the ceiling, but the key is also dangled in front of her.

* AuthorAppeal: Heartgear loves the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Nintendo]]. Sprites are taken from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''SuperMarioRPG'' [[note]]although one comic has an interpretation of a sprite from VideoGame/PaperMario[[/note]], and the design of Bowser's castle is taken from ''Super Mario All-Stars'', right down the green grass on the floor of Samus' cage. The lab Samus is exploring in the first comic looks like the space colony at the start of ''Super Metroid''. One comic features a piece of background music from ''FinalFantasyVI''.

--> --Bowser

* BoundAndGagged: Samus from the start. Dying and coming back increases the level of her binding, to the point where the cage is omitted and she is [[UpToEleven dangled over the lava on a rope]].

* MasterOfUnlocking: Samus is able to pick the lock to her cage with a stray screw. After dying the first time, she picks the lock to her handcuffs, with another screw.

* SerialEscalation: The level of Samus' bondage after each death, resulting in her being dangled over the lava with a single rope.

* WelcomeToCorneria: [[spoiler:The Goomba the Sentry Koopa meets can say nothing but [[spoiler:"I'm sorry, but our tyrant is in another castle."]]

* ArtShift: Went from traditional art to flash animation with the 15th comic.

* IronicEcho: See MacGyvering. Also, when looking for Bowser, a Goomba gives a special one to the Sentry Koopa: [[spoiler: "I'm sorry, but our tyrant is in another castle."]]

* DeadpanSnarker: the Sentry Koopa. It would seem his job bores him to the point where he develops a sense of humor to occupy himself.
--> (after Samus comes back the first time) Welcome back.
--> (while watching Samus struggle to free herself) So how's that '''improvising''' working out?
--> (after poking Samus with the blunt end of his spear and she falls into the lava) See you soon.

* ArtShift: Went from traditional art to sprite animation with the 15th comic.

While sneaking through a laboratory full of Metroids, [[{{VideoGame/Metroid}} Samus Aran]] is ambushed by a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Magikoopa]], and her outfit is turned into a blue princess dress. She is kidnapped by Bowser and taken to his castle, where she is BoundAndGagged and locked in a cage dangling over a pool of lava, with no one but a sentry Koopa to keep her company. [[ActionGirl Being the character that she is]], Samus escapes with ease... only to accidentally fall into the lava and go right back where she started from.

* CombatStilettos: Enforced, sort of. Samus tries to take off her new high-heeled shoes, but she realizes they don't come off.

'''Systems of Entertainment''' is a Nintendo-themed {{Webcomic}} hosted on DeviantART and created by Heartgear, who also created ''Webcomic/MaterialGirl''. The comic began in a traditional art style, though it moved to sprite-based flash animation in the middle of the first chapter. It started in April 2012, though the first installment is a November 2010 comic called ''Mushroom Kingdom Bounty - Princess Aran''. It is currently on hiatus, though Heartgear [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/SoE-Walkabout-288465895 has recently]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Sprites-Princess-Aran-338297029 made new pieces]] [[http://heartgear.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Starter-Princess-180-365930574 of concept art]].

While sneaking through a laboratory full of Metroids, [[{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] is ambushed by a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Magikoopa]], and her outfit is turned into a blue princess dress. She is kidnapped by Bowser and taken to his castle, where she is BoundAndGagged and locked in a cage dangling over a pool of lava, with no one but a sentry Koopa to keep her company. [[ActionGirl Being the character that she is]], Samus escapes with ease... only to accidentally fall into the lava and go right back where she started from.