That could sure work, this level seems to be a pain to complete, so I'd love to hear what Daizo thinks.
My idea was that you are taken to the present day but moved sideways in time on what if Mario and Luigi never existed. I was thinking that this phase could be taking place at The Mushroom Kingdom but this time its called the Koopa Kingdom because Bowser has taken over the land. Because of this, Norveg would ether be captured, killed or doesn't know about the Koopa Kingdom.
Because Mario can't alter this "time zone" he is in, he can't be seen or touched by anything living or otherwise he will be turned into sand. Maybe in the beginning of the phase, the Dreamer would tell Mario on what not to do (a long sample song with vocals or a text message)
How you escape this time zone... haven't planed that far. So I guess I'm collaborating with a person again. Wish me luck, and what do you guys think of my idea?
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