>>13460562I remember the big game of Christmas that year: the Super Mario Brothers-Ghost World crossover. Mario just sat at the bus stop and the action focused on Toadette and Wendy O. Koopa. Toadette had a fling with a very awkward Luigi. At the end Mario got on the bus and left and the screen went black. Critics said it was too much of a departure but it left a deep impression on me.