Yes, I've thought so too. It also makes you wonder which one is the "true" castle. Or maybe they all are, and they're just in different places? Much like a summer or winter home.
And one explanation for the different houses could be that all the victorian style homes are relatively upper class in Toad society. After all, they were right next to the castle (one of them, anyway).
But back on topic, I've always assumed that the towns we have seen so far have been in the country. Possibly to help avoid being attacked by Bowser. The less big land marks you have, the harder you are to find. And maybe there are only a few real cities in the Mushroom Kingdom. I would be tempted to call them megalopolises, if it weren't for the fact that I have no idea how big they are, nor how many inhabitants they contain. ^_^()
And another big question for me is that if the Mushroom Kingdom obviously has phones and televisions and whatnot, then why does Princess Peach delegate seven kings to rules the other portions of the kingdom? (Super Mario Bros. 3)
If it were a true hierarchy, then that's not how it would work (I don't believe. Correct me if I'm wrong). But the Princess would be able to rule her subjects directly, via TV or other means, rather than, like I have said numerous times, resorting to from what I can tell as a feudalist government.
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"MTV is to music, as KFC is to chicken."- Lewis Black
Edited by - kamikaze koopa on 7/29/2004 4:19:15 AM