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Peach first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and has been kidnapped by the series ' main antagonist, Bowser, many times since.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2 Peach gets kidnapped by Giant Bowser and Mario has to save her by going through different galaxies once again.

In addition, while most Koopas prefer fruits and vegetables as their diet, Bowser, due to his sharp teeth, prefers meat, though he has, on occasion, consumed vegetation, as well.

Bowser also has his very own castle in the Dark Land.

Here, however, Bowser has grown to giant size, requiring the player to dodge more powerful attacks such as meteors and electricity bolts.

Bowser also has his alter egos in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

The film version of Bowser was met with significant criticism, even being mentioned by the actor who portrays him, Dennis Hopper, as the worst role he has ever played on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien.

Due largely to the success of the Mario franchise, Bowser has become one of the most iconic and easily recognizable video game antagonists of all time.

GameSpot listed him at # 9 in their " Top 10 Video Game Villains " article, stating " Of all the villains to make an appearance on this list, Bowser ... has got to be the most interesting ," later adding " While some people say Bowser's life may have gotten into a rut, the man has simply refined his game down to an everyday thing.

However, Bowser has been also rated as the 4th biggest douchebag in gaming history by Screwattack, who said that he wants to " take Mario down ".

" Nintendo World Report editor Aaron Kaluszka commented that battling Bowser has never been " this intense and engaging.

Since then he has starred in his own series of games, starting with 1994's Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and remains an important character in the spin-off games of the Mario series, having since been replaced by Bowser as Mario's arch nemesis.

After Toadstool has been rescued, Bowser joins Mario's party, and the player is able to switch characters for the first time.

However, when he arrives, Mario discovers that Bowser has invaded the castle and imprisoned the princess and her servants within it using the power of the castle's 120 Power Stars.

The premise of the game is identical to Super Mario Bros .: Bowser has abducted Princess Peach ( Toadstool ) and is holding her captive in one of his castles.

After the credits, if the player has collected less than all 120 shine sprites, a picture shows Il Piantissimo, a sprinter that Mario raced during the game, finding the brush that Bowser Jr. used to vandalize Isle Delfino.

This was the first game in the Mario series which included Bowser Jr .; he has since appeared in New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2, and in later Mario spin-off and sports games.

At the end of every third level, Mario has to fight a boss by either battling it or getting around it to reach a point behind them that will end the battle, similar to fighting Bowser in the original Super Mario Bros. After the game is completed, the game returns to the title screen, and the player is given the option to play in " Hard Mode.

* Bowser Land-This board is only unlocked after the player has played each of the other boards at least once.

The game's story mode features Mario returning to the Mushroom Kingdom from a trip, only to discover that Bowser has started a construction campaign of building new hideouts.

It has been widely suggested that Van Lew convinced Varina Davis to hire Bowser as a household servant, enabling Bowser to spy in the White House of the Confederacy.

Bowser, King of the Koopas, has kidnapped Princess Peach countless times.

His first American appearances were as the antagonist in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show !, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World which were all produced by DIC Entertainment productions, in which he is voiced by Harvey Atkin and the character is typically referred to as " King Koopa " rather than Bowser.

The documentary was produced by Pamela Thomas, directed by Pearl Bowser and Bestor Cram, and written by Clyde Taylor.

So they thought about a Mario pinball game, and produced a playable demo, featuring both the possible first area and the last one with a showdown with Bowser.

The similarity is even more apparent in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, with Baby Bowser looking almost exactly like Bowser Jr., but with a different, plain white bandana.

For example, Bowser has access to a UFO like ship and flying battleships, along with metal planets that have somehow utilised their own gravity fields.

Bowser Jr. also has 2 metal bracelets, while Bowser wears 4 that are all studded.

Although the term ' Koopa ' is a blanket term for the entire species of anthropomorphic turtles in the series, to which creatures such as Lakitu, Hammer Bros. and even Bowser belong, the term is often used to refer colloquially to this particular enemy.

Although Koopa Troopa was replaced by Wario on the roster of 1996's Mario Kart 64, a friendly Koopa was given the role of the host of 1998's Mario Party for the Nintendo 64, proving that Koopa Troopas aren't necessarily all loyal to Bowser.

In Super Mario 64, Peach invited Mario to her palace for a cake, but before Mario arrived at the palace, Bowser came and took control of the Power Stars.

Interestingly enough, the Korean name for the character Bowser / Kuppa is not Gukbap, but Kupa, which is essentially a phonetic round-trip translation.

In the Super Mario Bros. film, his character was split into 2, the main villain played by the late Dennis Hopper called " King Koopa " who usurped the throne of the parallel-universe city of Dinohattan ( the film's version of the Mushroom Kingdom ) from the rightful " King Bowser " ( played by Lance Henriksen ) who he devolved into fungus for most of the film.

RPGamer editor Michael Cunningham praised the game for Bowser " stealing the show ", but also decried it for not having quite enough of him.

" GamePro editor Alicia Ashby called Bowser one of the most " lovable characters in the Nintendo universe ", and praising Bowser's Inside Story for giving him " much deserved time in the spotlight.

The story's main conflict arises when Bowser invades Star Haven, the residence for the seven Star Spirits, and steals the Star Rod.

After connecting Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color with Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, various options become available ; Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi and Bowser can all be sent to the Game Boy Color Version, and GBC characters Alex, Harry, Nina and Kate can be transferred to the Nintendo 64 version.

Defeating Bowser the first two times earns Mario a key for opening another level of the castle.

It also features the voices of Leslie Swan ( then Senior Editor of Nintendo Power ) as Princess Peach, who also wrote the English text for the game, and Isaac Marshall as Bowser.

* Kenneth James, current voice actor for Bowser in recent Mario games

He is last seen heading for Corona Mountain, a volcano where Bowser is holding a family vacation of his own.

All of the playable characters from the original game are still available, but this time, they are all dressed in costumes unique to the board players are playing on ( except for Bowser Land, on which they wear their usual attire ).

In 1914, Reith left Glasgow for London, largely in pursuit of a 17-year-old schoolboy, Charlie Bowser, a fast friend.

The dwarf rabbit reference was an inside joke among WebTV's hard-working engineers — Phil Goldman's pet house rabbit Bowser ( inspiration for the General Magic logo ) was often found roaming the WebTV building late into the night while the engineers were working — although WebTV actually received inquiries from real research groups conducting similar studies and seeking to exchange data.

They were marketed for a brief period in the 1990s under the " Nuttall's " brand when Callard and Bowser was under the ownership of Terry's.

Numerous sources have stated that she also voiced Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Sunshine and went uncredited for the role.

From Buckley Bay, Highway 19A continues southeast for 37 km ( 23 mi ) through the settlements of Fanny Bay and Deep Bay, as well as a junction with Bowser, finally entering the town of Qualicum Beach at an intersection with Garrett Road.

Some spaces, specifically " happening " spaces, will incorporate the relevant theme ; for example, a giant robot resembling Mecha Bowser will shoot any character back to the start when landing on its " happening " space in the Toy Dream board.