Why Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga still holds up as one of the best Mario RPGs
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With the recent release of Mario & Luigi: Brothership, it’s a better time than ever to get into the rest of the series. And with Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack, that’s rather easy. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the first game in the series, is available as part of the Game Boy Advance app. After completing Brothership, we gave the original Superstar Saga another shot (making for this writer’s fourth unique playthrough). Despite the fact that it has a remake available on Nintendo 3DS that released in 2017, this game holds up surprisingly well – and in a way it’s actually refreshing to play after going through Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Here’s why Superstar Saga is still worth your time today. We’ll be discussing a few story spoilers, so keep that in mind before you continue.
Nintendo felt Mario & Luigi had “low recognition”, wanted the art and in-game graphics to match
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In a recent interview, Nintendo producer Akira Otani spoke more about the origins of Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Otani, who has been working the series since Partners in Time on Nintendo DS, said that it’s been a challenge to match the franchise’s artwork with the in-game graphics. This is what partially promoted the decision to feature full 3D visuals on Mario & Luigi: Brothership and release it for Nintendo Switch.
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The entire Mario & Luigi series, ranked
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
For the most part, the Mario & Luigi series fell dormant after the release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Sure, we got remakes of Superstar Saga and eventually Bowser’s Inside Story on Nintendo 3DS – but for the longest time, there were no new entries at all. Then AlphaDream closed its doors after the somewhat expected failure of the Bowser’s Inside Story remake, which seemingly sealed the deal on the fate of this franchise. To everyone’s surprise, however, Mario & Luigi: Brothership was revealed at this year’s summer Nintendo Direct, and it’s developed by Acquire, the team behind Octopath Traveler. And with this new game on the horizon, we figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look at the rest of the Mario & Luigi series and how each of them holds up today.
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Mario & Luigi RPG series developer AlphaDream declares bankruptcy
Posted on 5 years ago by Devin(@Sonicb00m111) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
AlphaDream, the longtime developers of the Mario & Luigi RPG series og games, has declared for bankruptcy.
The company has been in business since January of 2000. More details will be shared when they are made known.
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey update out now (version 1.2)
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey has been given its second update. Version 1.2 is live for all players as of now.
The latest update fixes one specific issue. Nintendo states: “Addressed an issue where sound wouldn’t play for music from the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story in the Music Menu, under Records.”
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story dev on how it approached the remake, Bowser Jr.’s Journey mode, updating music, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
In last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, the magazine spoke with the developer of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey. The team commented on how it went about remaking the game, the new Bowser Jr.’s Journey mode, updating the music, and more.
We’ve prepared a full translation of Nintendo Dream’s interview. If interested, you can read it in full below.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey update out now (version 1.1)
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Nintendo has started the distribution of a new update for Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey. As of now, version 1.1 is out now for all users.
The new patch addresses a specific issue in which players weren’t able to progress under certain circumstances, causing a game-breaking bug. We have the full details from Nintendo below.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey launch trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey is out today in North America. Nintendo has now shared a launch trailer, which we have below.
Lots of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey won’t be available in the west until the middle of January, but it did come out in Japan this week. Check out a bunch of footage of the 3DS remake below.
Video: Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story 3DS vs. DS comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, Videos | 0 comments
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story has returned on 3DS with a new remake. For a look at how it stacks up to the DS original, check out the comparison below.
