Because he isn't just absent, look carefully in the game's intro:
As you can see, there's a Mario cap on the table. Given that he's gone prior to Peach's kidnapping by Bowser, perhaps that indicates something else has happened to him? Maybe King Boo shows up in this game as a secret boss or something?
Perhaps it's explained in the 3D Mario game for the system?
What do you think?
As you can see, there's a Mario cap on the table. Given that he's gone prior to Peach's kidnapping by Bowser, perhaps that indicates something else has happened to him? Maybe King Boo shows up in this game as a secret boss or something?
Perhaps it's explained in the 3D Mario game for the system?
What do you think?