[3] Kentaro Takekuma was responsible for the story, which follows Mario and Luigi as they attempt to rescue Princess Toadstool after she is kidnapped by Bowser with intent to marry her.

Both serials were later reprinted in separate trade paperbacks published at the time of the magazine's fiftieth issue.

[4] In 2016, Super Mario Adventures as well as the said adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past later got a reprint, handled by publisher VIZ Media.

Mario and Luigi chase after The Princess and soon find a large egg, which cracks open to reveal a grateful Yoshi.

Eventually The Princess's bomb is accidentally lit from the Reznors, blowing up the tower and sending all the good guys flying back over to the other side of the moat.

Floyd parts ways with the heroes, who feel victorious due to Bowser's apparent defeat.

The leader cuts the portion of the ladder with the Mario Brothers, and it is revealed that Bowser and the Koopas have taken control of the Mushroom Kingdom and the Princess Was Once again Kidnapped.

Mario fights back and Yoshi eats each Paratroopa until finally he swallows a Blue Koopa Shell and grows wings.

Luigi dashes into the house, smelling cheese, and Mario follows when a metal door comes down, leaving Yoshi locked out.

Mario consults the Big Boo, who confesses that his fear of humans stems from bad childhood experiences.

The following lines were changed: Immediately following the end of Super Mario Adventures, Nintendo Power concluded the epic with a ten-page story loosely based on Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, which ran in their January 1993 issue and was later reprinted in the graphic novel.

In this story, Mario receives a letter from his childhood playmate Wario, who invites him over to his castle to "catch up on things".

Mario and Wario, the latter now retaining his size (slightly taller than Mario) and cruel personality from the games, are invited to Princess Toadstool's birthday party, and they both recall of the Princess' infatuation with a super deformed doll in the likeness of Samus Aran (perhaps foreshadowing the Super Metroid comic adaptation that started in the next issue).

Wario enters the toy shop, only to find that a man with "a big black moustache" already bought the last Samus doll there was.

Mario and Wario engage in a fist fight until they finally realize that neither of them ever had the Samus doll, and Luigi reveals he bought it for the Princess.