Our princess is in another castle!

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"Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" is a quote from Super Mario Bros., a 1985 platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is stated by a Mushroom retainer after Mario defeats what appears to be the antagonist, Bowser. This informs the player that the damsel in distress Princess Toadstool is elsewhere, and implies that the defeated boss was a decoy. The quote is repeated at the end of each of the first seven castle levels, until the real Bowser is defeated in the final stage. It became one of the most famous quotes in video game history, and an Internet meme. It is referenced in some subsequent Mario games, either unironically or humorously. Critics have used it ironically, to highlight the damsel in distress cliché in video games.

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