Editing Story Mode

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[[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu TW.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[area selection menu]] in ''Pikmin 3'' – a key part of Story Mode.]]

'''Story Mode''' is a generic term for the main mode of a video game. It is the mode where the actual storyline and [[canon]] takes place. The {{pg}} (excluding {{pb}}) all have a story mode, and it is always the top item in the [[Menu/Title screen|main menu]]. Story modes are contrasted with alternative game modes such as [[Mission Mode]] or [[2-Player Battle]].

 

The term "story mode" was not used in-game until {{p3}}, with previous games simply listing the option as "start" and "begin".

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The story mode in {{p1}} features [[Captain Olimar]] attempting to rebuild his ship, the [[S.S. Dolphin]] after it crash-lands on PNF-404. He has thirty [[days]] to complete this task before his life-support system gives out. His search for the [[Ship part|thirty missing parts]] spans five [[Area#Pikmin|areas]]. Areas are unlocked by reaching a certain number of ship parts to expand the S.S. Dolphin's flight capabilities.

To complete the game, the player must find twenty-five mandatory ship parts before the end of thirty in-game days. If this is not done, the game is lost. There are also five additional ship parts to find, which are not needed to complete the game but are needed to unlock the [[The Final Trial|final level]] and get the best ending.

There are three different endings, depending on how many ship parts have been collected, as explained [[Pikmin_(game)#Endings|here]].

 

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The story mode in {{p2}} chronologically continues immediately after the best ending of ''Pikmin''. [[Captain Olimar]] and his new partner [[Louie]] return to PNF-404; this time, they attempt to raise ten thousand [[Pokos]] through salvaging [[treasure]]s, to repay the debt of [[Hocotate Freight]] after a freak accident involving [[golden pikpik carrot]]s. Their search for the two-hundred and one treasures spans four [[Area#Pikmin 2|areas]] and fourteen [[caves]]. Areas are unlocked by collecting certain treasures containing maps of the planet, or (in the case of the final area) progressing through the story.

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Like before, days last only thirteen minutes (though, in {{p3d}} this time can vary depending on which [[difficulty]] the player has chosen). There is no set day limit, but instead a [[juice]] counter. Each fruit produces a certain amount of juice, anywhere from half a cup to three full cups. Each cup is equal to one additional day of exploration. If the player is ever to run out of juice, the game will end, although the player is encouraged to simply return to an earlier day and retry. The player can control 3 leaders at once – the three Koppaites. Along with this, the player can now use [[Go Here!]] to make inactive leaders move to a location automatically. Like previous games, if [[Leader#Leader is down|all three leaders fall]], the day is ended automatically. However, if all Pikmin of one type die, the [[Onion]] will eject a seed immediately after without ending the day, making a [[Pikmin extinction]] impossible by traditional standards. Also unlike previous games, the player is pointed to complete various objectives to progress the story, such as finding another character or reaching a signal.

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In {{p3d}}, there are seven [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from playing Story Mode: