Play Super Princess Peach (J) Online

Super Princess Peach came out on the Nintendo DS in 2005, developed and published by Nintendo. It arrived during a time when the DS was still new, and it felt like a small, quirky experiment in letting a usually captured character take the lead.

You control Princess Peach as she ventures through levels to rescue Mario and Luigi from Bowser. The main goal is to navigate side scrolling stages, defeat enemies, and collect three special items in each world to progress. Peach's main abilities are tied to her emotions, accessed through the touch screen: she can spin violently in a rage to attack foes, float gently on gusts of joy, or water plants and douse flames with her sad tears. The pacing is generally relaxed, with puzzles that rely more on using the right emotion than on precise platforming. It feels playful and a little strange, like using a magical mood ring to smash your way through a cartoon world.