Cool! Nice job!
AS for story, I've been thinking alot about how neat it would be for Toad to star in a puzzle heavy RPG. It could go something like this..
Each of the colored generic Retainers (Red, blue, green, yellow, purple) and the three main Toads (that is, Toadette, Toad, and Toadsworth) could each be a retainer over a certain area of the Mushroom World (very much like SMB3). The Retainers know magic that can protect the King of each World, and in turn, the King's use the Wands to protect the people of the Worlds that they rule over.
My thinking is that each Retainer would fit best in the World that matched their color the most..
Grass Land- Green Retainer (Green knows Earth Spells)
Desert Hills- Red Retainer (Red knows Fire)
Water World- Blue Retainer (Blue knows Water)
Giant Land- Mario (Mario doesn't help rule over this area, he has been captured and is being held hostage. Mario would be the equivilant to the Red Mage of Final Fantasy games)
Sky Land- Yellow (Yellow knows Wind)
Ice Land- Purple (Purple knows Ice, which has a slightly different effect from water)
Pipe Maze- Luigi (see Mario's description, and Luigi would be less of a fighter and more of a healing/support character)
Dark Land- (the Princess would be here..)
Now, when you start the game, you only have Toad and Toadette playable. Toad is a very quick little guy that can do a few basic spells to start with, and Toadette is learning how to become a Combiner (a person that can combine spells to make different effects.)
As you play the game and rescue the Retainers, the join the party and teach Toad and Toadette how to use their spells.
When you reach the final World, and you get into the Castle, a very exciting scene occurs in which Bowser is in a wizard's duel with.. *pause for dramatic effect* ..Wart! Yes, Wart, the boss from SMB2. Turns out in my game, Bowser was framed, and so you have to deal with Wart before the game ends.
*looks back over paragraphs*
Wow, I didn't mean to type that much. I guess I got carried away a little bit, huh? :)
Anyway, any thoughts?