A galactic navigator known from constellation to constellation for his hard work, Captain Olimar toiled day after day, shipping goods from planet to planet – always on time, always dependable.

But on one fateful day, a screeching asteroid slammed into Olimar’s trusty ship, the Dolphin, sending it into a perilous tailspin. Nearly destroyed, the Dolphin was able to make one last delivery: Captain Olimar, alive, on a strange planet.

Olimar awoke to see the remains of his miracle-working ship – broken into pieces, a skeleton of its former self. The good news, he thought, was that he was alive. The life-support system built into his suit gave him the bad news: The planet’s air was poisonous and his suit had enough power to support him for only 30 days.