"Oh, OK. It's that X guy again. His messages still freak me out, but this is our only clue. The Great Gonzales posters in the lobby, huh? We have to peel them off? Well, let's give it a shot."

"H-How could this happen?!? Bandy Andy! And King K!"

"Andy! We're gonna get through this! Why shouldn't we go near the ring?"

"Hey! Mario! You see that? Wasn't that... Ms. Jolene? My brain is starting to hurt trying to figure all this out. What is going ON?!?"

"Ummm... Mr. Security Guy? Isn't the ring this way?"

"Hey, listen, wait up! Where are you taking us?"

"Umm... Why are we in a minor-league locker room? And where is everybody? He said to wait here, but... I don't know, Mario. We're gonna miss our big fight!"

"Look, no two ways about it, we're gonna miss this match. We better find somebody."

"Ohhh... crud. Bad news, Mario. This door's been locked. We're trapped in here!"

"Ummm... I'm pretty sure that we forfeit if we don't show up at the match, Mario. We have to figure out a way to get out of here! And quick!"

"Nope! Still locked!"

"No good! This one's locked too! I'm freaking out!"

"Whoa. Is that what plumbers do? I had no idea, man. Wow. Anyway, let's go!"

"Phew! We made it... barely. Listen to all of those cheers! Your fans are out in force! Come on, let's get in there and beat this guy!"

"Well, Mario, here's our chance. We're fighting this monster. I'll be right behind you!"

"What do you mean by that? Are you... Are you saying it was you who got us locked up by that security guard?"

"So it WAS you! You're the guy who's been sending us Crystal Star hate mail!"

"Ummm... Is this the air duct? Where does it lead to?"

"Hey... That's Mr. Grubba! Could he really have made those fighters disappear?"

"OK... Looks like he's gone. He said something about his desk drawer, right?"

"Hey, see that? I bet that's the document Grubba hid. Let's check it out."

"Wow! A machine under the ring using a Crystal Star? These are the blueprints! I can't make much sense of this paper, but I think the Crystal Star powers it! If this document's correct, then the machine can... gulp... suck the power out of people! Oh, man... You think King K and Bandy Andy got, you know... drained?"

"You... great... big... JERK! How could you do that to King K and Bandy Andy?!?"

"Mario! Let's go after him!"

"Wow, Mario! Take a look! The Crystal Star!"

"How could you use a Crystal Star just to look better? You won't get away with this!"

"Wow! Grubba got... really big! That isn't good!"

"Mario, we owe it to the other fighters to teach this maniac a lesson! C'mon!"

"Ummm... Mario? Do you think that's another e-mail from Princess Peach?"

"Th-Th-They want to rule the w-w-world? Ummm... I don't like the sound of that..."

"Ummm... Listen, Mr. Bobbery... We already heard that you're the Bobbery we're looking for."

"What IS that thing? ...Hey! Mario, look! It's got the other passengers!"

"Um... OK, this place is scary... but I guess we don't have a choice, huh? We have to power through and save Peach before things get out of hand! Let's go, Mario!"

"Golly... We get out of one weird room just to find another... It's enormous down here... like an underground city... What is this place?"

"Oh! Oh... my... word! Mario, isn't it? Are YOU my heroic little necklace hunter? Well! My, my, my... Aren't you a FINE specimen of a man! Yes, indeed!"

"Aren't Punies just the most precious little things? Mario, I feel I must ask... Did you know that I used to be a rather famous actress? I was a diva of the stage! I was known as Madame Flurrie the world over... But... the filthy air outside the spotlight repelled me. So I came to the woods. And soon enough, I glimpsed the beauty of these Punies and their pure little hearts... It reminded me of my own innocence as an actress. And that made me realize... I shall ever love the stage! I must feel the spotlight shine on me again! I MUST! As you can see, these dear little Punies helped me find my true self... That's why I must help them however I can before I go on my own adventures."

"The time has come for me to repay my debt to the Punies. Come along, Mario!"

"Excuse me? We must what? Are you a friend of Mario's? Oh, wait... I see. And I most certainly do NOT approve!"

"Oh, mercy me! Mario! You're popular with all the girls, aren't you?"

"Well! Don't worry, Mario! I'm not TOO jealous. What a shameless flirt, though!"

"Say, if you have a moment... Might I ask a question? We're looking for a lovely gem called a Crystal Star... Do you know of it?"

"My goodness! Would you look at that! A pipe leading down. Let's see where it leads!"

"My! Such wonderful drama! I imagine we have to do something now, don't we?"

"Pardon me a moment! Don't these odd columns look somewhat familiar?"

"Picked up a medikit that you REALLY need!"

"Along with Doom II, we also saw the first traces of multiplayer gaming. Playing it against your friend was something so different, and that is also why we continued to play today."

"When any device gets smart enough, someone, somewhere ports the classic first-person shooter to it, simply because they can."

"I jumped out of my seat the first time I saw one of those pink bruisers, and I cringed when I heard the imps the first time - but when I walked out into that big arena with that rocket spewing giant chasing me down I literally broke out in a cold sweat. Nothing before or since has induced that same mix of adrenaline fueled terror."

"Doom is to id Software what Revolver was to the Beatles."

"GamesBeat: I think Tom Hall mentioned there was a comic book that gave you guys some ideas?"