Before you start thinking that we're moving from 8-bit vomit to 16-bit vomit, keep in mind that it gets a lot harder here and there are three possible endings. I'd like to make fun of this, but considering that it's actually possible to really learn something from this version, this is an improvement.
You start out in Bowser's Castle, taking one of the five items off the podiums and using your time machine to send them back to where they came from. With the R button, you can access a book that tells you all about the history of the item you currently have, but you'll have to fill in some of the blanks before you can actually return it. To do that, you'll have to talk to the time people in that time period and read the information they give you. Enter buildings and other areas and hopefully you'll find somebody. You'll be able to get all the information you need by talking to them. As you do this, you'll also get other items that you can trade to people in exchange for more information.
Be sure to use the shoulder buttons to switch between the two pages while doing the homework.
You definitely want to do the homework at the castle. If you get three wrong answers in a row, you'll be automatically sent back to the castle.
When you're ready to go back in time at the castle, press L to pull out the time machine. Choose your destination, set the year and choose between AD and BC, then have at it.
Use the X button to go faster when you're time surfing. Pick up the mushrooms, and avoid the orange sea urchins. When you've picked up ten mushrooms, dive into one of the whirlpools. If you got the right destination, you'll be there. If not, it's back to the castle.
Once you've returned the item, press L to trigger the timer that lets Mario go back to Bowser's castle. Press A and Mario will press the button.
You're definitely going to need all of this information, so I'll mention all the answers you need. All the words in the blanks are in bold.
Apple - Cambridge, 1687
Born on Christmas Day, 1642, Isaac Newton went on to become of the world's greatest scientists. Newton was uninterested in school until he attended Cambridge University, but his studies there were interrupted by London's Great Black Plague of 1665. In two short years back at his family farm in Woolsthorpe, Newton invented calculus, made major discoveries in optics, and formulated his famous theory of gravitation after observing a falling apple.
Newton's "Three Laws of Motion" revolutionized both physics and astronomy. He also discovered the spectrum of white light and invented the first refracting telescope. Although London's Royal Academy of Science made him a full fledged member at the young age of 30, Newton actually waited many years before publishing his discoveries in two landmark books, "The Principia" and "Optiks." In the 20th century, Einstein's theories have prevailed in atomic sizes and extreme speeds, but Newtonian physics is still used to safely navigate rockets to the moon, Mars and beyond.
Shield - Orleans, 1429
The idea that a mere 17-year-old could inspire hardened soldiers to win battle after battle during France and England's "Hundred Years War" is amazing. That Joan of Arc was an illiterate, 15th century farm girl makes it only more astounding. Driven to change her world by visions and voices of 3 saints, Joan led French troops against the English in an attempt to expel them from her country. Armed with the sword of Saint Catherine and clad in custom-made armor, Joan led an army of 4,000 men to a decisive victory, lifting the siege of the city of Orleans.
Joan's soldiers routed the enemy repeatedly and eventually took back enough land to allow the Dauphin to be crowned King Charles VII of France in the cathedral of Rheims. Before the "Maid of Orleans" could complete her task, however, she fell into the hands of the English. Tried and convicted of heresy, Joan -- still true to her purpose -- was martyred in 1431. Later cleared of the charges, Joan of Arc was made a saint by the Catholic Church in 1920.
Notebook - Florence, 1505
One of the most versatile geniuses in history, Leonardo da Vinci took his name from the village of Vinci, where he was born on April 15th, 1452. He lived during a period of artistic and intellectual reawakening called the Renaissance, which followed the 1000 year slumber known as the Middle Ages. A talented child, Leonardo apprenticed as a painter in Florence and later worked in Milan and Rome. He was employed by a series of wealthy patrons, and his interests extended far beyond painting.
Leonardo was also a sculptor, architect, engineer, musician, scientist and inventor -- a perfect example of a "Renaissance Man." His famous notebooks used backward handwriting for security purposes and were full of ideas that would not be realized for almost 500 years. His sketches include hang gliders, helicopters, parachutes, tanks, machine guns submarines, and diving gear. Leonardo's fresco of "The Last Supper" and his portrait of "Mona Lisa," also known as "La Gioconda," rank among the most famous pictures ever painted.
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