Koopa Troopa: the psychiatric point of view
By: Martin Elmer

Here's a timeline of Koopa troopas. (soory but I'm too lazy to get dates):
(NES): Koopa troopas first appear in Super Mario Bros. for NES.
(SNES): Koopa Troopas first appear on SNES. I'm pretty sure this is also when koops troopas first got their shells colored things other than green.
(SNES): A Koopa troopa becomes playable character in Mario Cart.
(N64):koopas first appear on N64.
(N64): Unlike the first, Koopa troopas are not playable in Mario Kart 64.
(N64): Koopas show first signs of being kind in Mario Party. they give you coins and such.
(N64):Mario Party 2:koopa troopas become fully nice. they don't want to hurt you. They actually help you, alot might i add. Also, koopas show us a skill we never knew: They can hide in their shells like turtles.
Now look at that. Don't you find it awkward that such heartless enemies could become so nice? And what does not being a playable character in Mario Kart affect?

Anyway, koopa troopas are possibly the most famous bowser toadies ever. Koopas were actually the first mario enemies to fly. It used to be that evil koopas were a redundancy. But now it isn't. What caused this change of heart? Perhaps it was Mario Kart 64. When they heard that they won't be a playable character, they got mad. They realised that being evil is no matter beause people will always reject you. Then they got psychiatric help. Every tuesday they would go see Dr. Charjtoomuch, the local shrink. And then they got better. And they realised the truth. And that's why they turned against Bowser in Mario Party. But how can troopas be good and bad?? In Super mario
Adventure they are bound to be enemies. Solution to this: Some are still evil. Remember those Yellow koopas from Super Mario world?
They painted their shells. And the didn't see a shrink, so they're still
evil. There is hope for koopas though, A koopa troopa will once again be playable in Mario Kart 2000 for dolphin. And perhaps they'll pop up in the next mario golf. But until then we can't be sure. And we can only dream about where our favorite little turtles will take us next.