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  • Some of the wishes on Star Hill are this. Special note goes to Luigi's wish. I wanna be a great plumber like my brother Mario. Another notable one is from Mallow's parents, wishing for him to come home. You know what's sweeter? They both came true.
    • And it's especially heartwarming in the case of the latter wish because it came true even with the Star Road out of commission.
    • The music playing in the background takes this up to eleven.
    • Even better is that if you return here after reuniting Mallow with his parents, you'll find a new wish:
    May Mallow fix the Road/Starway!
  • Bowser's Pet the Dog moments in Monstro Town where he meets deserters from his army and wishes them well in their new lives after they apologize for fleeing. Who knew Bowser was a Benevolent Boss?
    • And let us not forget the rather heartwarming and awesome moment where you find a female chain chomp imprisoned in Booster's tower. Bowser not only manages to calm her down and befriend her just by staring at her and offering her a few gentle words (even asking Mario to look away from her while they're talking as she's apparently very shy) but convinces her to come along as Bowser's first new weapon. Who knew Bowser was a Chomp Whisperer?
      • Many fans find this scene so heartwarming they refuse to sell the Chomp to a merchant even after Bowser gets better weapons; they just keep her in their inventory.
    • In the epilogue, we see him actually rebuilding his Castle alongside his minions, rather than overseeing the process. Then he sees that a Shy Guy has stolen his Koopa Clown Car.
    • A minor one in his normally hilarious weapon Hurly Gloves, where he forgoes the doll entirely to toss Mario himself at the enemy... unless Mario is knocked out or under any status effect, in which case Bowser will not lay a finger on Mario, instead using the doll like he was supposed to.
  • After successfully defeating Valentina and Dodo, Mallow rushes to free his parents from inside the palace. Mario is left outside, and after a moment, he pulls out Peach's umbrella. Why does he do this? Well, whenever Mallow cries, it starts to rain...and Mario realizes that Mallow is finally about to meet his parents for the first time in his life. There will definitely be happy tears at that moment. It's also likely safe to assume that Mallow's ability to create rain when he cries isn't limited to just him.
  • After recruiting Geno into your party, you can return to the inn in Rose Town, where Gaz will be ecstatic to have a chance to talk to his hero. Geno tells the little boy that unfortunately he can't stick around to play with him, but promises he will return once his business is finished. And far from being a poor sport about it, Gaz gives Geno a Finger Shot to take with him and wishes him luck. Sadly, viewing this cutscene is optional, and the ending of the game plays out as though you hadn't seen it, meaning Geno will always head straight back to the Star Road once Smithy is defeated. However, it's entirely possible Gaz could simply wish on a star for Geno to come back and play.
  • Using Mallow's "Psychopath" move on the Magikoopa in Bowser's Keep in the original game reveals that he is Kamek, who is seemingly disturbed by having to fight Bowser, who his thoughts refer to as "my child." Aww.
  • Even after finding his real family, Mallow still considers Frogfucious as his grandpa.
  • When Valentina is defeated, she winds up in Booster Tower, where she's a Jerkass at first, but then Booster whispers something to her... and then they're seen getting married in the post-credits sequence. (Though Booster ends up getting cold feet at the last minute.)
    • The Monster List entry for Dodo reveals that he imprinted on Valentina when he hatched. Unfortunately, Valentina's an Abusive Parent to him.
  • Your allies actually thank you when you heal them during battle. Yes, even Bowser.
  • You can actually choose throw the fight against the Snifit Apprentices in Booster Pass and you won't get a game over; instead, they'll be promoted to Snifits 4 through 7, and when you speak to them later in Booster Tower, they're just so happy with their new posts. The eighth would-be Snifit isn't allowed to join up, so he relocates to Grate Guy's Casino instead, but it's still a nice gesture on your part.
  • If you retrieve Peach's items quickly enough in Marrymore, she rewards Mario with a kiss whilst Bowser and Booster kiss each other by mistake.
  • Of all tracks for Yoko Shimomura to include on her mémoria album, not only does she include fan favorite "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" to open the album, but she also includes perhaps one of the most heartwarming renditions of "Farewell, Geno / Seeing Dreams Through the Window of the Stars" as a means to close out the album.

Remake

  • Some of the new ending scenes added in the remake partially addresses show that at the very least Mario and co brought the Geno doll back with them and returned it back to Gaz showing him happily playing with the doll again with his mother, although the scene ends with him wistfully looking at the sky implying he wishes the real Geno was there too.
  • Bowser can still recruit the female Chain Chomp in Booster Tower, and she officially sticks around for the entire rest of the journey. She can even get upgraded to Wonder Chomp by Punchinello after defeating him in his post-game rematch. Now, she can stay with Bowser and help him more. For this kindness, Bowser invites Punchinello to help rebuild his lair. Being a fan of the famous Koopa King, he gladfully accepts.
    • Bowser means it too. If you complete the game again after defeating Punchinello in his rematch then in the ending scenes of Bowser rebuilding his castle, Punchinello will indeed be added to the scene.
  • While the regular Culex's Monster List profile explains that he is a two-dimensional being coming from another world, the profile for Culex 3D, which is the true Superboss of the remake, is instead a message from the developers congratulating the player for beating him and for playing this game.
  • Garro's dialogue about the golden Mario statue is different to the remake. Instead of poking fun of Mario, he mentions how he depicts his positive feelings for Luigi, who was never even mentioned in the original game.
  • In the parade finale rather than just Mario and Peach being on the star float, Mallow and Bowser show up too. Mallow is even carrying the Geno doll and Geno himself appears in his star form. It's a touching way to truly bring the entire party together.
  • Instead of just Peach, Mario and the Toads, every major character comes on a stage and takes a picture together. This even includes some antagonistic characters like Croco, Punchinello and Belome, suggesting that these guys aren't evil after all. Even Booster is peaking through the curtains as well.
  • After starting the End Game Plus, some of the bosses you've fought also get some wishes added to the Star Road, and you can fulfill them by rematching these bosses. For example, you can help Punchinello become more popular, and have Mario and Johnny have another proper duel. Even Culex gets his wishes fulfilled: he finally gets the power of the three-dimensional world that Mario and his friends are living in!
  • Completing the post-game bossfights will change the ending, with a good few instances of addressing the SNES version's "What Happened to the Mouse?" regarding certain characters:
    • Belome is now seen alongside Toadofsky and the Frog Sage listening to music. Helping out Belome's throat must have helped change his mindset towards the frogs (of course, Belome's Wish Star now says "I'd like to try eating a frog someday.").
    • Punchinello has been hired by Bowser to help fix his castle, finally getting his recognition from the Koopa King himself.
    • The chef Tortes are now part of the wedding audience for Booster and Valentina.
    • Jagger and Jinx are part of the Monstro Town scene watching the Starslap dance, and Culex pops up from behind the room to take a peek.

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