The first game that the team discovered was none other than Marky Mark: Make my Video for the Sega CD. Close examination of the bottom left corner of the game's box reveals the translucent torso of Tron Guy! But who is the perpetrator of this heinous crime against game-manity. Early speculation included the Noid, but without hard evidence, a frozen pizza perhaps, charges would never be filed. As for motive? Without a motive, a conviction would be difficult as Phoenix Wright would surely exploit the lack of motive to create a reasonable doubt in the mind of any juror. But was there a motive? Or was this simply a random act of desecration? More research needed to be done.

Be thankful that only the top half of Tron Guy watermark made its way onto the box art for Marky Mark: Make my Video!

But what if Tron Guy is not graffiti but the actual perp, leaving his Tronny “mark” on Marky Mark in the same vain that Zoro might emblazon a “Z” on his foe. But before any search warrants might issue, the PG investigators would need more evidence.

Tron Guy is the gift that keeps on giving.

Buried in the bargain bin at PG Seattle, the PGI were shocked to find the mark of the watermark bandit in the unlikeliest of all places - a boxed copy of Superman 64 . But peering out from below the N64 logo was not Tron Guy, but Crash Bandicoot. Rather than provide answers, this newest piece of evidence only created more questions for the PGI. Superman 64 is considered by some to be, the uh, worst game ever made. So why would the watermark bandit regress from marking Marky Mark: Make my Video, an instant classic, to the bottom of the trash heap of craptacular games such as E.T. (Atari), White Men Can’t Jump (Jaguar), Aquaman (GC) and Elf Bowling (NDS). This proved one thing. No matter the quality, no game was safe from the watermark bandit. With Tron Guy’s name in the clear, as clear as his moose knuckle, the PGI followed other leads. The prevailing theory was that Sony had a hand in this scandal. After all, both the Sega CD and the N64 were direct competitors to the Sony Playstation. Did Sony dispatch its unofficial mascot, Crash Bandicoot, to disrupt the code of every copy of Superman 64, rendering the game horrible! Or did the developers really believe that flying through rings to save the world might be considered entertainment. The latter is just too fantastical to be true.

But if Sony was the watermark bandit, why did the company use Tron Guy for one mark but Crash Bandicoot for the other. Something just didn’t add up, so the PGI continued the investigation for more definitive clues.

The third and final game inflicted with the mark discovered by the PGI was discovered in the most unlikely of places, Elder Goban’s hermetically sealed humidor. The victim? Elder Goban’s precious Segata Sanshiro Shinken Yugi. Below Segata’s clenched fist was none other than Segata’s mortal enemy, Mario Mario. Marky Mark, Superman 64 and Segata Sanshiro? What was the connection? If not the Noid, Tron Guy or Sony, then who? Just then, the icy grip of the Joe Zone hit Elder Goban like a Lucas up smash.

The PGI’s own Elder Goban, himself, was the connection. The watermark bandit had vandalized all of Elder Goban’s favorite games. But who could be so callous as to desecrate Elder Goban’s holy trinity of gaming goodness? One name and one name only came to mind….Princess Peach. The message was as clear as Tron Guy’s moose knuckle - end the tabloid investigation of the Mushroom Kingdom, or face the extermination of his precious.

Of course, identifying the perpetrator is only the first step. The real challenge is the arrest and extradition. The PGI must infiltrate Peach's castle and apprehend her royal pinkness who is sure to be surrounded by Toads of all colors. This sounds like a job for the Pinky G Team Ninja Suppressors.

Tron Guy, Crash and Mario…all simpleton goons of Princess Peach? Clearly, her royal pinkness was even more powerful than even Elder Goban had realized. What will Elder Goban do? Will he sacrifice himself for the sake of justice in uncovering the truth about Princess Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom? Or will he succumb to fear and abandon his investigation? Will the Pinky G Team Ninja Suppressors succeed in their mission to capture the Princess? Or is this all a ruse - a meticulously planned trap for the capturee to turn the tables and capture the capturors. Has Peach set her sights on universal domination with her next target being the peaceful Bloknauts of Blok-jima? Will the fate of the Bloknauts fall into the pixelated hands of Jumpman? Will Pink Godzilla fall in love with Princess Peach, creating history's first lizard-human love triangle? What is Pixel's favorite color?

So many questions. So little time to uncover the answers. To be continued.