Your princess is in another castle.

So a few days ago, I had to read a short story called Where are you going, Where have you been by Joyce Carol Oates. Basically, it was about this narcissistic, self-absorbed girl that gets stalked by a man called Arnold Friend and it's inferred that she gets kidnapped at the end. Her attempt at acting like a mature woman backfired and caused her some unwanted attention. When I first read the story I had no clue how I could possibly tie it into a retro game; however, the kidnapping reminded me of a very renowned game: Paper Mario. Paper Mario was originally designed for the Nintendo 64 and it was released in 2000. I realize that Where are you going, Where have you been isn't about some plumber going to different castles and fighting turtles to rescue a princess per se, but there's a similar element in both the short story and Paper Mario. Princess Peach and Connie share a commonality in that they're both kidnapped, portrayed as pretty, and that they try to care for others before themselves. Although Connie may not seem like the type to care for her family, she does so in a faint way. The Antagonist, Arnold Friend, gives Connie the option to save her family or to go with him on a "ride", thus saving her family from possible injury. In the beginning of Paper Mario 64, Mario attempts to save Princess Peach from Bowser, but ends up being quite useless. Peach realizes this and sacrifices herself to Bowser in order attempt to save the rest of her castle. This in turns leads Mario to starting a journey through different castles in order to save the princess, but that's not important for this.