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|image=[[File:Mario & Luigi Series Logo3.png|310px]]<br>Logo design used since ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''<br>
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|title=Mario & Luigi
|first=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|number=7 (5 direct, 2 remakes)
|number=7 (5 direct, 2 remakes)
|parent=''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
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'''''Mario & Luigi''''', known in Japan as '''''Mario & Luigi RPG''''' (マリオ＆ルイージRPG ''Mario ando Ruīji Aru Pī Jī''), is a series of {{wp|role-playing video game}}s developed by [[AlphaDream]] for [[Nintendo]]'s handheld platforms since 2003. The series features games with long, detailed stories full of battles featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as the titular characters. As in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series, the battle system emphasizes timing and elaborate attacks. Compared to other RPGs, the tone of the ''Mario & Luigi'' games is generally more whimsical and lighthearted, with various in-game jokes and comical references to the heritage of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].
{{quote2|Nintendo's hilarious action-RPG proves that two heroes are better than one.|[[Nintendo Power]] </span>Volume 175, January 2004<span>}}
'''''Mario & Luigi''''', known in Japan as '''''Mario & Luigi RPG''''' (マリオ＆ルイージRPG ''Mario ando Ruīji Aru Pī Jī''), is a series of {{wp|role-playing video game}}s developed by [[AlphaDream]] for [[Nintendo]]'s handheld platforms since 2003. The series features games with long, detailed stories full of battles featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as the titular characters. As in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series, the battle system emphasizes timing and elaborate attacks. Compared to other RPGs, the tone of the ''Mario & Luigi'' games is generally more whimsical and lighthearted, with various in-game jokes and comical references to the heritage of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].


The ''Mario & Luigi'' series consists of five installments and two remakes: ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Superstar Saga]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], 2003), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Partners in Time]]'' ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], 2005), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' (DS, 2009), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Dream Team]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], 2013), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Paper Jam]]'' (3DS, 2015), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' (3DS, 2017), and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' (3DS, 2018).
The ''Mario & Luigi'' series consists of five installments and two remakes: ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Superstar Saga]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], 2003), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Partners in Time]]'' ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], 2005), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' (DS, 2009), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Dream Team]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], 2013), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Paper Jam]]'' (3DS, 2015), ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' (3DS, 2017), and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' (3DS, 2018).
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:MLPiT Gritzy Desert screenshot.png|thumb|Mario and Luigi in [[Gritzy Desert]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
[[File:MLPiT Gritzy Desert screenshot.png|thumb|Mario and Luigi in [[Gritzy Desert]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
The gameplay of ''Mario & Luigi'' differs from most other role-playing games due to its focus on controlling [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] simultaneously. During overworld sections, the directional pad controls Mario's movement with Luigi following closely, while Mario and Luigi's other actions are controlled individually with either of two lettered buttons: A for Mario, and B for Luigi. The game begins with them being able to jump independently, though they gain access to [[hammer]]s and a variety of other techniques as the game progresses. For example, in ''Superstar Saga'', Luigi's hammer can be used to squash Mario into [[Mini-Mario|a smaller size]], allowing access to small gaps, while placing Mario on Luigi's shoulders allows them to [[Spin Jump (Mario & Luigi series)|act like a propeller]] and hover across large gaps. Various enemies roam the overworld, and coming into contact with these enemies initiates a battle. Landing a hit on the enemy while on the overworld allows the player to [[First Strike|deal preemptive damage]], while the opposite is also possible.
The gameplay of ''Mario & Luigi'' differs from most other role-playing games due to its focus on controlling [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] simultaneously. During overworld sections, the directional pad controls Mario's movement with Luigi following closely, while Mario and Luigi's other actions are controlled individually with either of two lettered buttons: A for Mario, and B for Luigi. The game begins with them being able to jump independently, though they gain access to [[hammer]]s and a variety of other techniques as the game progresses. For example, in ''Superstar Saga'', Luigi's hammer can be used to squash Mario into [[Mini-Mario|a smaller size]], allowing access to small gaps, while placing Mario on Luigi's shoulders allows them to [[Spin Jump (Mario & Luigi series)|act like a propeller]] and hover across large gaps. Various enemies roam the overworld, and coming into contact with these enemies initiates a battle. Landing a hit on the enemy while on the overworld allows the player to [[First Strike|deal preemptive damage]], while the opposite is also possible.


Battles in these games are turn-based. Mario and Luigi can attack normally either by [[jump]]ing, which can deal multiple hits, though when used against enemies covered in flames or with spikes, Mario or Luigi will get hurt instead of the enemy; or with the hammer, which is powerful, but ineffective against flying enemies. Similar to other ''Mario'' RPG titles (''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series), players can time button presses to make their attacks more effective, such as earning an extra jump attack or increasing the hammer's power. Introduced in this series is the way in which Mario and Luigi can defend themselves during an enemy's attack. When an enemy attacks, the brothers will be able to either jump or use their hammer which, when successfully timed, allows them to dodge their attacks and even deal counter damage (for example: if they jump on top of a charging [[Goomba]]). Throughout the game, players can unlock [[Bros. Attack]]s, which use [[Bros. Point]]s (BP) requiring players to cooperate between Mario and Luigi's actions to perform powerful combination attacks. Players can also use items such as the [[Super Mushroom]] for healing, [[pepper]]s for boosting stats, and [[1-Up Mushroom]]s for reviving fallen Bros. Defeating enemies earns experience points which help the Bros. level up and increase their stats, with players given the option to further increase the stats of one attribute every time they level up. Players can further improve their stats by equipping new gear to the Bros., or making them wear badges that give them special attributes.
Battles in these games are turn-based. Mario and Luigi can attack normally either by [[jump]]ing, which can deal multiple hits, though when used against enemies covered in flames or with spikes, Mario or Luigi will get hurt instead of the enemy; or with the hammer, which is powerful, but ineffective against flying enemies. Similar to other ''Super Mario'' RPG titles (''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series), players can time button presses to make their attacks more effective, such as earning an extra jump attack or increasing the hammer's power. Introduced in this series is the way in which Mario and Luigi can defend themselves during an enemy's attack. When an enemy attacks, the brothers will be able to either jump or use their hammer which, when successfully timed, allows them to dodge their attacks and even deal counter damage (for example: if they jump on top of a charging [[Goomba]]). Throughout the game, players can unlock [[Bros. Attack]]s, which use [[Bros. Point]]s (BP) requiring players to cooperate between Mario and Luigi's actions to perform powerful combination attacks. Players can also use items such as the [[Super Mushroom]] for healing, [[pepper]]s for boosting stats, and [[1-Up Mushroom]]s for reviving fallen Bros. Defeating enemies earns experience points which help the Bros. level up and increase their stats, with players given the option to further increase the stats of one attribute every time they level up. Players can further improve their stats by equipping new gear to the Bros., or making them wear badges that give them special attributes.


In ''Bowser's Inside Story'', [[Bowser]] becomes a playable character who is controlled on the top screen. The world inside Bowser's body, which is played with Mario and Luigi, is presented in a 2D side-scrolling style. The brothers sometimes must directly interact with Bowser in order for the player to progress, and have opportunities to visit the overworld via [[Warp Pipe]]s as the plot advances. In battle, Bowser plays similarly to Mario and Luigi, but specializes in punching and breathing fire. He can inhale to suck up defenses and enemies from the top screen, similar to [[Kirby]], a character from another Nintendo franchise. Any enemies inhaled will enter his body, where Mario and Luigi will fight them instead. Bowser earns new abilities by rescuing his caged minions, or by finding living kitten-like blocks called [[Blitty|Blitties]]. Further, the Mario Bros. play various [[minigame]]s where they help out Bowser from inside his body in order to progress: for example, the [[Arm Center]], where the brothers hit spark-like items into a muscle to strengthen Bowser's arms; the [[Leg Outpost]], where they stomp on leg muscles to strengthen Bowser's legs; and the [[Gut Check (place)|Gut Check]], where they help digest food that Bowser eats. One location, the [[Rump Command]], has the player accumulate adrenaline in order to supersize Bowser if he is crushed, leading to a new battle system in which the DS is held vertically like a book and all attacks require the stylus and microphone.
In ''Bowser's Inside Story'', [[Bowser]] becomes a playable character who is controlled on the top screen. The world inside Bowser's body, which is played with Mario and Luigi, is presented in a 2D side-scrolling style. The brothers sometimes must directly interact with Bowser in order for the player to progress, and have opportunities to visit the overworld via [[Warp Pipe]]s as the plot advances. In battle, Bowser plays similarly to Mario and Luigi, but specializes in punching and breathing fire. He can inhale to suck up defenses and enemies from the top screen, similar to [[Kirby]], a character from another Nintendo franchise. Any enemies inhaled will enter his body, where Mario and Luigi will fight them instead. Bowser earns new abilities by rescuing his caged minions, or by finding living kitten-like blocks called [[Blitty|Blitties]]. Further, the Mario Bros. play various [[minigame]]s where they help out Bowser from inside his body in order to progress: for example, the [[Arm Center]], where the brothers hit spark-like items into a muscle to strengthen Bowser's arms; the [[Leg Outpost]], where they stomp on leg muscles to strengthen Bowser's legs; and the [[Gut Check (location)|Gut Check]], where they help digest food that Bowser eats. One location, the [[Rump Command]], has the player accumulate adrenaline in order to supersize Bowser if he is crushed, leading to a new battle system in which the DS is held vertically like a book and all attacks require the stylus and microphone.


''Bowser's Inside Story'' also introduced a new [[rank]]ing system in which, after a character has reached a specific level, his rank will increase. Upon reaching these milestones, that character will receive a special bonus, such as an additional equipment slot, being able to visit specific shops or receiving a certain piece of equipment. Mario and Luigi each have six ranks, but Bowser has four. The badge system from previous games has also changed, now possessing effects that Mario and Luigi can use by charging a meter with attacks. When the meter is filled, players can touch the meter to activate its effect, which varies depending on the combination of badges equipped, such as health recovery or stat raising.
''Bowser's Inside Story'' also introduced a new [[rank]]ing system in which, after a character has reached a specific level, his rank will increase. Upon reaching these milestones, that character will receive a special bonus, such as an additional equipment slot, being able to visit specific shops or receiving a certain piece of equipment. Mario and Luigi each have six ranks, but Bowser has four. The badge system from previous games has also changed, now possessing effects that Mario and Luigi can use by charging a meter with attacks. When the meter is filled, players can touch the meter to activate its effect, which varies depending on the combination of badges equipped, such as health recovery or stat raising.


''Dream Team'' requires Mario to enter the world of Luigi's dreams to progress through the plot. Like Bowser's body in the previous game, this "[[Dream World]]" takes place in a 2-D side-scrolling environment, where Mario is joined by a "[[Dreamy Luigi|Dreamy]]" counterpart to Luigi. Throughout the Dream World stages, players will find various phenomenons called "[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team#Luiginary Works#Luiginary Works]]," into which Dreamy Luigi can embed himself to allow players to interact with the environment by touching the real-world Luigi on the touchscreen. For example, players can tweak Luigi's mustache to manipulate a Luigi-shaped tree to fling Mario to new areas with its branches, or make Luigi sneeze to create a gust of wind that blows blocks into the foreground. Mario can also take command of a stack of Luigis known as "[[Luiginoid]]s," which takes on new abilities and forms as the game progresses, such as smashing through blocks, creating whirlwinds, and rolling down hills. Also in the Dream World, Mario can combine with Dreamy Luigi in battle and fight against large groups of enemies with assistance from the Luiginoids, which allow him to attack multiple enemies with successful attacks.
''Dream Team'' requires Mario to enter the world of Luigi's dreams to progress through the plot. Like Bowser's body in the previous game, this "[[Dream World]]" takes place in a 2-D side-scrolling environment, where Mario is joined by a "[[Dreamy Luigi|Dreamy]]" counterpart to Luigi. Throughout the Dream World stages, players will find various phenomenons called "[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team#Luiginary Works|Luiginary Works]]," into which Dreamy Luigi can embed himself to allow players to interact with the environment by touching the real-world Luigi on the touchscreen. For example, players can tweak Luigi's mustache to manipulate a Luigi-shaped tree to fling Mario to new areas with its branches, or make Luigi sneeze to create a gust of wind that blows blocks into the foreground. Mario can also take command of a stack of Luigis known as "[[Luiginoid]]s," which takes on new abilities and forms as the game progresses, such as smashing through blocks, creating whirlwinds, and rolling down hills. Also in the Dream World, Mario can combine with Dreamy Luigi in battle and fight against large groups of enemies with assistance from the Luiginoids, which allow him to attack multiple enemies with successful attacks.


In ''Paper Jam'', [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]], which is the paper-like rendition of Mario seen in the ''Paper Mario'' series interpreted as a separate character, joins his normal counterpart and Luigi to form a team of three. He can use his paper thin body to perform his own unique actions, such as squeezing through tight gaps or turning into a paper airplane in battle to help the brothers. He can also use [[Copy Block|make copies of himself]], allowing him to deal extra damage or attack multiple enemies at once, as well as use special techniques called "[[Trio Attack]]s" where he, the normal Mario, and Luigi attack together. There are also sections where players control giant [[papercraft]] versions of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and [[Yoshi]] to fight other papercraft enemies.
In ''Paper Jam'', [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]], which is the paper-like rendition of Mario seen in the ''Paper Mario'' series interpreted as a separate character, joins his normal counterpart and Luigi to form a team of three. He can use his paper thin body to perform his own unique actions, such as squeezing through tight gaps or turning into a paper airplane in battle to help the brothers. He can also use [[Copy Block|make copies of himself]], allowing him to deal extra damage or attack multiple enemies at once, as well as use special techniques called "[[Trio Attack]]s" where he, the normal Mario, and Luigi attack together. There are also sections where players control giant [[papercraft]] versions of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and [[Yoshi]] to fight other papercraft enemies.
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==Games==
==Games==
===Main series===
===Main series===
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Box NA.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|November 17, 2003}} [[Game Boy Advance]] </span>
|align="center"|[[File:Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Box NA.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|November 17, 2003}} [[Game Boy Advance]] </span>
||The first game in the series was ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', released in 2003 for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. In the game, two new villains, [[Cackletta]] and [[Fawful]], steal Princess Peach's voice. Mario and Luigi jump into the action and travel to the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] to stop them. It is later found out that Cackletta had stolen Peach's voice to awaken the [[Beanstar]], a powerful star that can grant all wishes, such as letting Cackletta rule the world, that is awakened by a pure voice. Princess Peach happened to be the one with the "pure" voice.
||The first game in the series was ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', released in 2003 for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. In the game, two new villains, [[Cackletta]] and [[Fawful]], steal Princess Peach's voice. Mario and Luigi jump into the action and travel to the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] to stop them. It is later found out that Cackletta had stolen Peach's voice to awaken the [[Beanstar]], a powerful star that can grant all wishes, such as letting Cackletta rule the world, that is awakened by a pure voice. Princess Peach happened to be the one with the "pure" voice.
The game was later released for the [[Wii U]] as a [[Virtual Console]] title on [[Nintendo eShop]] in 2014, and is included in [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]], released in 2023.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:MarioLuigiPartnersTimeBox.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|November 28, 2005}} [[Nintendo DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:MarioLuigiPartnersTimeBox.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|November 28, 2005}} [[Nintendo DS]]</span>
||A sequel to ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2005, called ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. This game centers on the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the past, during the invasion of an alien race known as the [[Shroobs]]. Unaware of the danger, Princess Peach uses a [[E. Gadd's Time Machine|time machine]] built by [[Professor E. Gadd]] to travel into the past, where she was promptly captured by the alien leader, [[Princess Shroob]]. Teaming up with [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]], the adult Mario bros. set off to defeat the Shroobs and save Peach, using [[Time Holes]] created by the malfunctioning time machine to travel back and forth through time.  
||A sequel to ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2005, called ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. This game centers on the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the past, during the invasion of an alien race known as the [[Shroob]]s. Unaware of the danger, Princess Peach uses a [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine|time machine]] built by [[Professor E. Gadd]] to travel into the past, where she was promptly captured by the alien leader, [[Princess Shroob]]. Teaming up with [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]], the adult Mario bros. set off to defeat the Shroobs and save Peach, using [[Time Holes]] created by the malfunctioning time machine to travel back and forth through time.
 
The game was later released for the Wii U as a Virtual Console title on Nintendo eShop in 2015.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Bowsersinsidestorycover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|February 11, 2009}} [[Nintendo DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:Bowsersinsidestorycover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|February 11, 2009}} [[Nintendo DS]]</span>
||The third installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', was announced at Nintendo's Fall Press Conference on October 2nd, 2008.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/mov/ds.html?n10 Nintendo fall 2008 conference]</ref> While Mario and Luigi are still playable, [[Bowser]] also becomes a central protagonist in this game as he attempts to reclaim both the Mushroom and Koopa Kingdoms from Fawful, who used an outbreak of a disease known as the [[Blorbs]] as an opportunity to launch his own evil plot for world domination. Fawful later gives Bowser a [[Vacuum Shroom|Vacuum Mushroom]], making Bowser inhale everything around him, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and other characters.
||The third installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', was announced at Nintendo's Fall Press Conference on October 2nd, 2008<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/mov/ds.html?n10 Nintendo fall 2008 conference]</ref>, and released for the Nintendo DS in 2009. While Mario and Luigi are still playable, [[Bowser]] also becomes a central protagonist in this game as he attempts to reclaim both the Mushroom and Koopa Kingdoms from Fawful, who used an outbreak of a disease known as the [[Blorbs]] as an opportunity to launch his own evil plot for world domination. Fawful later gives Bowser a [[Vacuum Shroom|Vacuum Mushroom]], making Bowser inhale everything around him, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and other characters.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|July 12, 2013 }} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Europe|July 12, 2013 }} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
||The fourth installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', was announced during February 14, 2013's Nintendo Direct.<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/02-14-2013/</ref> Due to the shift to 3D, the game uses a new art style. In this game, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toadsworth go on a trip to [[Pi'illo Island]], where the bat king [[Antasma]] has turned many [[Pi'illo|residents]] into stone, and kidnaps Peach. In order to save the Pi'illo Island folk and the princess, Mario must explore both the real, tridimensional world and the side-scrolling world in Luigi's dreams.
||The fourth installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', was announced during February 2013's Nintendo Direct<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/02-14-2013/</ref>, and released later in 2013, for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Due to the shift to 3D, the game uses a new art style. In this game, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toadsworth go on a trip to [[Pi'illo Island]], where the bat king [[Antasma]] has turned many [[Pi'illo|residents]] into stone, and kidnaps Peach. In order to save the Pi'illo Island folk and the princess, Mario must explore both the real, tridimensional world and the side-scrolling world in Luigi's dreams.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Mario & Luigi - Paper Jam - NOA Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|December 3, 2015}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:Mario & Luigi - Paper Jam - NOA Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|December 3, 2015}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
||The fifth installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', was announced during Nintendo's 2015 E3 Digital event and features a crossover with the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. The story involves Luigi accidentally stumbling over a book and releasing characters from the ''Paper Mario'' series into the ''Mario & Luigi'' world. Bowser and [[Paper Bowser]], despite some disagreements, decide to team up, combine their respective [[Koopa Troop]] armies, and kidnap Peach and [[Paper Peach]]. Thus, Mario and Luigi team up with [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] to rescue the princesses, as well as the [[Paper Toad]]s. This is the first game in the series to be compatible with [[amiibo]].
||The fifth installment, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', was announced during Nintendo's 2015 E3 Digital event. It was initially released later in 2015 for the Nintendo 3DS, and features a crossover with the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. The story involves Luigi accidentally stumbling over a book and releasing characters from the ''Paper Mario'' series into the ''Mario & Luigi'' world. Bowser and [[Paper Bowser]], despite some disagreements, decide to team up, combine their respective [[Koopa Troop]] armies, and kidnap Peach and [[Paper Peach]]. Thus, Mario and Luigi team up with [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] to rescue the princesses, as well as the [[Paper Toad]]s. This is the first game in the series to be compatible with [[amiibo]].
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===Ports/remakes===
===Remakes===
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:MLSS+BM Box NA.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|October 5, 2017}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:MLSS+BM Box NA.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|October 5, 2017}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|Announced during a ''Nintendo Treehouse Live'' webcast at E3 2017, a remake of ''Superstar Saga'' was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] under the title ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''. It features revamped and updated graphics akin to ''Dream Team'' and ''Paper Jam'' (including the use of additional lighting effects), as well as re-scored music. A previously untold storyline also exists in a new mode called ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', where players control members of Bowser's army in efforts to reunite and rally his troops and find Bowser, in an adventure relying on new mechanics, with [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]] leading the cause. The game features [[amiibo]] functionality, tied to figurines of three enemies of the Mario Bros.: Goomba, [[Boo]], and [[Koopa Troopa]].
|Announced during a ''Nintendo Treehouse Live'' webcast at E3 2017, this remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] later in 2017. It features revamped and updated graphics akin to ''Dream Team'' and ''Paper Jam'' (including the use of additional lighting effects), as well as re-scored music. A previously untold storyline also exists in a new mode called ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', where players control members of Bowser's army in efforts to reunite and rally his troops and find Bowser, in an adventure relying on new mechanics, with [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]] leading the cause. The game features [[amiibo]] functionality, tied to figurines of three enemies of the Mario Bros.: Goomba, [[Boo]], and [[Koopa Troopa]].
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:M&L BIS+BJJ Box art.jpg|150px]] <span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|December 27, 2018}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|align="center"|[[File:M&L BIS+BJJ Box art.jpg|150px]] <span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|December 27, 2018}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|Announced during a Nintendo Direct on March 8, 2018, this remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2019. Like the ''Superstar Saga'' remake, it features revamped and updated graphics and music, adds in many of the improvements introduced in ''Dream Team'', and features a previously untold story/mode where players control [[Bowser Jr.]] on his own adventure.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTuCLAkCSJA Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey reveal trailer]</ref>
|Announced during the March 2018 Nintendo Direct, this remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' was released for the Nintendo 3DS, initially later in 2018. Like ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', it features revamped and updated graphics and music, adds in many of the improvements introduced in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', and features a previously untold story/mode where players control [[Bowser Jr.]] on his own adventure.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTuCLAkCSJA Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey reveal trailer]</ref>
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==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major protagonists===
===Major protagonists===
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!width=10% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Image
!width=10% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Image
!width=65% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Brief Biography
!width=65% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Brief biography
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' Appearance
!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' appearance in role
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario]]
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|[[File:MLSS+BM Artwork - Mario.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM Artwork - Mario.png|center|145x145px]]
|Mario, with [[Luigi|his brother]], as the series name suggests, is the star of the series. When there is trouble, Mario attempts to solve the problem as quickly as he can, dragging Luigi alongside him. In this series, Mario is a very famous and popular hero, being well-known in various lands. As in the majority of ''Mario'' games, Mario is a silent protagonist, but he communicates by body movements and speaking in Italian-sounding gibberish.  
|Mario, with [[Luigi|his brother]], as the series name suggests, is the star of the series. When there is trouble, Mario attempts to solve the problem as quickly as he can, dragging Luigi alongside him. In this series, Mario is a very famous and popular hero, being well-known in various lands. As in the majority of ''Super Mario'' games, Mario is a silent protagonist, but he communicates by body movements and speaking in Italian-sounding gibberish.  
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Luigi]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Luigi]]
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|[[File:MLSS+BM Artwork - Luigi.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM Artwork - Luigi.png|center|145x145px]]
|Luigi is Mario's younger, lesser-known brother. He often gets dragged into adventures beyond his will. Luigi is more cowardly and more hesitant than Mario, but he is willing to help solve any trouble that has arisen. Luigi's clumsy antics are usually comic relief, but it can be sometimes dangerous, including when he left Baby Luigi alone to [[Petey Piranha]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. As in the majority of ''Mario'' games, Luigi does not speak either in this game, communicating similarly to Mario; only in ''Dream Team'' do Luigi's thoughts take the form of words, and this happens only in [[Dream's Deep]] and whenever he becomes a [[Giant Luigi|giant]].
|Luigi is Mario's younger, lesser-known brother. He often gets dragged into adventures beyond his will. Luigi is more cowardly and more hesitant than Mario, but he is willing to help solve any trouble that has arisen. Luigi's clumsy antics are usually comic relief, but it can be sometimes dangerous, including when he left Baby Luigi alone to [[Petey Piranha]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. As in the majority of ''Super Mario'' games, Luigi does not speak either in this game, communicating similarly to Mario; only in ''Dream Team'' do Luigi's thoughts take the form of words, and this happens only in [[Dream's Deep]] and whenever he becomes a [[Giant Luigi|giant]].
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser]]
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|[[File:BISDX Artwork - Bowser.png|center|145x145px]]
|Bowser is on the protagonist side in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Unlike in most ''Mario'' games, Bowser aided Mario and Luigi in reaching the Beanbean Kingdom in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', but after the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions#Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser|crash landing]], Bowser unintentionally became a rival, being used first by Popple as a minion and then by Cackletta as a body to possess. Bowser is the main protagonist in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', with Mario and Luigi adventuring inside him after he inhales the Vacuum Mushroom.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Mario]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Mario]]
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|[[File:MnL2 BabyMario.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MnL2 BabyMario.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Luigi]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Luigi]]
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|[[File:MnL2 BabyLuigi.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MnL2 BabyLuigi.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser Jr.]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser]]
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|[[File:BowserJr BISDX Point.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:BISDX Artwork - Bowser.png|center|145x145px]]
|Bowser Jr. appears as the main character of ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. He and the [[Koopalings]] go out to find the ingredients for the [[Skeletone Formula:D]], so that Bowser Jr. can impress his dad. However, his selfish nature causes problems for everyone around him, and when the [[Best Fitness Friends]] begin to attack the Koopalings, Bowser Jr. has to start taking things seriously and rescue the minions.
|Bowser is on the protagonist side in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Unlike in most ''Super Mario'' games, Bowser aided Mario and Luigi in reaching the Beanbean Kingdom in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', but after the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions#Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser|crash landing]], Bowser unintentionally became a rival, being used first by Popple as a minion and then by Cackletta as a body to possess. Bowser is the main protagonist in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', with Mario and Luigi adventuring inside him after he inhales the Vacuum Mushroom.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]]
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|[[File:Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]
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|[[File:MQCaptainGoomba.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MQCaptainGoomba.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Shy Guy (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Shy Guy]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Shy Guy (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Shy Guy]]
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|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Shy Guy.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Shy Guy.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Boo]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Boo]]
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|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Boo.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Boo.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Koopa Troopa]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Captain Koopa Troopa]]
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|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Koopa Troopa.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Captain Koopa Troopa.png|center|145x145px]]
|Captain Koopa Troopa is a deuteragonist of the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' story mode from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He is the last captain, and joins Captain Goomba in Teehee Valley. He often speaks in rhymes which is often followed by the sound of wind, and is often ignored when doing so.
|Captain Koopa Troopa is a deuteragonist of the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' story mode from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He is the last captain, and joins Captain Goomba in Teehee Valley. He often speaks in rhymes which is often followed by the sound of wind, and is often ignored when doing so.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''</center>
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!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser Jr.]]
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|[[File:BowserJr BISDX Point.png|center|145x145px]]
||Bowser Jr. appears as the main character of ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. He and the [[Koopalings]] go out to find the ingredients for the [[Skeletone Formula:D]], so that Bowser Jr. can impress his dad. However, his selfish nature causes problems for everyone around him, and when the [[Best Fitness Friends]] begin to attack the Koopalings, Bowser Jr. has to start taking things seriously and rescue the minions.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''</center>
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===Major antagonists===
===Major antagonists===
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!width=10% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Image
!width=10% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Image
!width=65% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Brief Biography
!width=65% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Brief biography
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' Appearance
!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' appearance in role
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser]]
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|[[File:Bowser MLPJ.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Bowser MLPJ.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Cackletta]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Cackletta]]
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|[[File:Cackletta.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Cackletta.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowletta]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowletta]]
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|[[File:Bowletta Art - MLSS.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Bowletta Art - MLSS.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Fawful]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Fawful]]
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|[[File:Fawful Artwork - Superstar Saga.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Fawful Artwork - Superstar Saga.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Shroob]]s
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Shroob]]s
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|[[File:Shroobs.jpg|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Shroobs.jpg|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Princess Shroob]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Princess Shroob]]
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|[[File:PrincessShroob Pits.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Princess Shroob MLPiT artwork.jpg|center|145x145px]]
|Princess Shroob commands the Shroob fleet during most of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', and is thus the game's main antagonist.  When Princess Peach has traveled to the past, Princess Shroob manages to capture her, but not without Peach trapping the Elder Princess Shroob - the ''real'' leader of the shoobs - in the [[Cobalt Star]]. It is only after Princess Shroob is mortally wounded in battle that this is revealed, however.
|Princess Shroob commands the Shroob fleet during most of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', and is thus the game's main antagonist.  When Princess Peach has traveled to the past, Princess Shroob manages to capture her, but not without Peach trapping the Elder Princess Shroob - the ''real'' leader of the shoobs - in the [[Cobalt Star]]. It is only after Princess Shroob is mortally wounded in battle that this is revealed, however.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Elder Princess Shroob]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Elder Princess Shroob]]
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|[[File:Elder Princess Shroob MLPiT.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Elder Princess Shroob MLPiT.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Dark Star]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Dark Star]]
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|[[File:Dark Star MaLBIS.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Dark Star MaLBIS.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Antasma]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Antasma]]
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|[[File:Antasma Artwork - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Antasma Artwork - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Bowser]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Bowser]]
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|[[File:Paper Bowser MLJP.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Paper Bowser MLJP.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Best Fitness Friends]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Best Fitness Friends]]
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|[[File:BISDX- Dieter Pose.png]] [[File:BISDX- Beef Pose.png]] [[File:BISDX- Kaley Pose.png]]
|[[File:BISDX- Dieter Pose.png]] [[File:BISDX- Beef Pose.png]] [[File:BISDX- Kaley Pose.png]]
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===Supporting protagonists===
===Supporting protagonists===
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!width=65% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Brief biography
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' Appearance
!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' appearance in role
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Princess Peach]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Princess Peach]]
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|[[File:MLPJ Artwork - Princess Peach.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:MLPJ Artwork - Princess Peach.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Toadsworth]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Toadsworth]]
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|[[File:Toadsworth PiT.png|center|145x145px]][[File:Young Toadsworth.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Toadsworth PiT.png|center|145x145px]][[File:Young Toadsworth.png|center|145x145px]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Professor Elvin Gadd]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Professor E. Gadd]]
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|[[File:Professor Elvin Gadd PiT.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Professor Elvin Gadd PiT.png|center|145x145px]]
|Professor Elvin Gadd helps Mario & Luigi with his items and inventions. In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he gives them a special item after he samples a new drink. His time machine in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' has helped Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach travel to the past. E. Gadd has also invented the Hydrogush 4000 from an event in [[Thwomp Volcano]], which is vital in allowing the Mario Bros. to enter the volcano, and defeating the Shroobs.
|Professor E. Gadd helps Mario & Luigi with his items and inventions. In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he gives them a special item after he samples a new drink. His time machine in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' has helped Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach travel to the past. E. Gadd has also invented the Hydrogush 4000 from an event in [[Thwomp Volcano]], which is vital in allowing the Mario Bros. to enter the volcano, and defeating the Shroobs.
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Peach]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Peach]]
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|[[File:BabyPeach.png|center|145x145px]]
|[[File:Baby Peach M&LPiT artwork.jpg|center|145x145px]]
|When Princess Peach was a baby, her castle is being attacked by both Baby Bowser and the Shroobs, with Baby Bowser attempting to kidnap her. When Baby Bowser has realized he lost to the Shroobs, he allows the Baby Mario Bros. and Toadsworth the Younger to flee. Baby Peach is taken to safety in the future Princess Peach's castle, with Toadsworth and Toadsworth the Younger taking care of her.
|When Princess Peach was a baby, her castle is being attacked by both Baby Bowser and the Shroobs, with Baby Bowser attempting to kidnap her. When Baby Bowser has realized he lost to the Shroobs, he allows the Baby Mario Bros. and Toadsworth the Younger to flee. Baby Peach is taken to safety in the future Princess Peach's castle, with Toadsworth and Toadsworth the Younger taking care of her.
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Stuffwell]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Stuffwell]]
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|Stuffwell is a friendly talking suitcase, invented by Professor Elvin Gadd, and acts as Mario and Luigi's assistant in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. He carries Mario and Luigi's items and can show the party's stats. His catchphrase is, "BACK TO ADVENTURE!"
|Stuffwell is a friendly talking suitcase, invented by Professor E. Gadd, and acts as Mario and Luigi's assistant in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. He carries Mario and Luigi's items and can show the party's stats. His catchphrase is, "BACK TO ADVENTURE!"
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Kylie Koopa]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Kylie Koopa]]
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|[[File:Kylie Koopa M&LPiT artwork.jpg|center|145x145px]]
|Kylie is a recurring supporting character in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series. She appears in ''Partners in Time'' in the past as a traveling reporter first encountered on Yoshi's Island. She encounters the brothers several times after this, and is the only person to see Elder Princess Shroob in the Cobalt Star besides Baby Luigi. She returns in ''Dream Team'', oddly not remembering the brothers, in a much more minor role.
|Kylie is a recurring supporting character in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series. She appears in ''Partners in Time'' in the past as a traveling reporter first encountered on Yoshi's Island. She encounters the brothers several times after this, and is the only person to see Elder Princess Shroob in the Cobalt Star besides Baby Luigi. She returns in ''Dream Team'', oddly not remembering the brothers, in a much more minor role.
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Starlow]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Prince Dreambert]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Prince Dreambert]]
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Princess Peach#Paper Mario series|Paper Peach]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Peach]]
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===Supporting antagonists===
===Supporting antagonists===
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!width=65% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Brief biography
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' Appearance
!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|First ''Mario & Luigi'' appearance in role
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Popple]]
!colspan="3"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Popple]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Koopalings]]
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Baby Bowser]]
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Kamek]]
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Midbus]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Bowser Jr.]]
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|<center>''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]</center>
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!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Paper Bowser Jr.]]
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A cover of the battle theme, "Try, Try Again" from ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', appears in the [[Paper_Mario_(stage)|Paper Mario stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and in [[Woolly World]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. As the original track, it was composed by [[Yoko Shimomura]]. Additionally, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features original versions of "Tough Guy Alert!" in Woolly World and "The Grand Finale" from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' in [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the tracks appear in the ''Super Mario'' soundtrack, along with the battle theme from ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.
A cover of the battle theme, "Try, Try Again" from ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', appears in the [[Paper_Mario_(stage)|Paper Mario stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and in [[Woolly World]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. As the original track, it was composed by [[Yoko Shimomura]]. Additionally, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features original versions of "Tough Guy Alert!" in Woolly World and "The Grand Finale" from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' in [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the tracks appear in the ''Super Mario'' soundtrack, along with the battle theme from ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' has devoted a few volumes to [[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|''Partners in Time'']] and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|''Bowser's Inside Story'']]. The art style on the covers even reflect the Mario & Luigi art style (especially seen in the color of Mario and Luigi's insignias). Although the storylines are similar to the story in game, there are multiple variations and twists. General examples include Mario and Luigi being able to speak fully, and Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are capable of talking as well. More specifically, [[Yoob]], for example, is actually a friendly giant Yoshi that [[Sunnycide]] manipulates while [[Tanoomba]] can transform into clones of Mario and company to cause mischief.
''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' has devoted a few volumes to [[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|''Partners in Time'']] and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|''Bowser's Inside Story'']]. The art style on the covers even reflect the Mario & Luigi art style (especially seen in the color of Mario and Luigi's insignias). Although the storylines are similar to the story in game, there are multiple variations and twists. General examples include Mario and Luigi being able to speak fully, and Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are capable of talking as well. More specifically, [[Yoob]], for example, is actually a friendly giant Yoshi that [[Sunnycide]] manipulates while [[Tanoomba]] can transform into clones of Mario and company to cause mischief.
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==Similarities between games==
==Similarities between games==
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Despite having different storylines and gameplay, the ''Mario & Luigi'' games contain many recurring elements. Some similarities continued for the first three games; others for the first four; and many similarities persist through all five entries (excluding remakes, which contain the same similarities as the games they are based on).
[[File:Mario & Luigi Series Logo2.png|thumb|right|250px|The series' old logo]]
===First three games===
*The first three games have the playable characters say "Nintendo!" when the game boots up (Mario and Luigi in ''Superstar Saga'', Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in ''Partners in Time'', and Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story'').
*The playable characters shout "Nintendo!" after the game is launched, as the Nintendo logo appears. In ''Superstar Saga'', only Mario and Luigi do this, but in ''Partners in Time'' there is a chance that Baby Mario and Baby Luigi do so instead any time the game is launched. This selection also applies to Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
*The first four games are mainly set somewhere other than the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the present ([[Beanbean Kingdom]] in ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'', the Mushroom Kingdom of the past in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time'', [[Bowser's body]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and [[Pi'illo Island]] and [[Dream World]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'').
*Bowser (or Baby Bowser in ''Partners in Time'') appears as the first boss and first battle overall, acting as a tutorial for the battle mechanics.
*All five games have unique versions of common enemies: ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' has bean-related enemies, ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' has [[Shroob]]-like enemies, ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' has Fawful-themed, organ-themed and [[Dark Star]]-themed enemies, ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' has Antasma-themed and dream-themed enemies, and ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' has paper versions of enemies.
**In ''Dream Team'', Antasma takes this role instead, and in ''Paper Jam'', there is no tutorial boss; the first battle is instead against Paper Goombas.
*The first three games all feature Bowser as the first tutorial boss (including Baby Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''); in the fourth, Antasma takes this role instead. During the initial fights of the first four games, Mario learns the action commands while Luigi is occupied with something else (watching in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', playing in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', sleeping in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', and dreaming about the fight in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'').
*Three versions of Bowser can be battled: Bowser, Rookie and Bowletta in ''Superstar Saga'', Bowser, Baby Bowser and Shrowser in ''Partners in Time'', and Bowser, Bowser X and Dark Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
*In all five games, Bowser features as the final boss in some form ([[Bowletta]], [[Shrowser]], [[Dark Bowser]], [[Dreamy Bowser]] and [[Shiny RoboBowser]]). Of these, Dark Bowser is the only one who is not actually Bowser (being the [[Dark Star]] taking his form); Bowser is also possessed by [[Cackletta]] and [[Elder Princess Shroob]] respectively to create Bowletta and Shrowser.
**''Dream Team'' and ''Paper Jam'' instead contain five Bowser battles each: Bowser, Giant Bowser, Bowser X, Giant Bowser X and Dreamy Bowser in ''Dream Team'', and Papercraft Bowser, Bowser, Paper Bowser, Shiny RoboBowser and Dry Bowser in ''Paper Jam''.
*All games' storylines are about or heavily feature collecting the pieces of a Star or another magic item (the [[Beanstar]] in ''Superstar Saga'', the [[Cobalt Star]] in ''Partners in Time'', the [[Star Cure]]/[[Miracle Cure]] in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', the [[Ultibed]] in ''Dream Team'' and [[Fire Ore]] to build [[Papercraft|Papercraft Fire Mario]] in ''Paper Jam'' ).
*Fawful appears as a recurring character: as Cackletta's assistant in ''Superstar Saga'', a badge dealer under Princess Peach's Castle in ''Partners in Time'', and the main antagonist in ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
*All games have the bosses exploding, and the enemies disappearing or a small explosion.
 
*Fawful appears as a recurring character in the first three games (As Cackletta's assistant in ''Superstar Saga'', as a badge dealer under Princess Peach's Castle in ''Partners in Time'', and as the main antagonist in ''Bowser's Inside Story'').
===First four games===
*The setting is largely somewhere other than the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the present: the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] in ''Superstar Saga'', the Mushroom Kingdom of the past in ''Partners In Time'', [[Bowser's body]] in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and [[Pi'illo Island]] and the [[Dream World]] in ''Dream Team''.
*Mario and Luigi travel inside characters: [[Bowletta]] in ''Superstar Saga'', [[Yoob]] in ''Partners in Time'', Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and Luigi through his dreams in ''Dream Team''.
*At least one named [[Beanish]] character appears: Popple appears in ''Superstar Saga'' and ''Dream Team'', and Fawful appears in the first three games. However, generic members of the species only appear in ''Superstar Saga'' and ''Dream Team''.
*During the tutorial battle, Mario learns battle actions while Luigi is occupied with something else: watching the fight in ''Superstar Saga'', playing in ''Partners in Time'', sleeping in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and dreaming about the fight in ''Dream Team''.
*A character disguises themselves as Peach: Luigi in ''Superstar Saga'', Princess Shroob in ''Partners in Time'', Bowser's memory in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and Kamek and the Elite Trio in ''Dream Team''.
**The fifth game instead has Peach and Paper Peach using fake Princess Peach decoys to escape from Bowser.
 
===All five games===
*The storyline is about or heavily features collecting the pieces of a Star or another magic item: the [[Beanstar]] in ''Superstar Saga'', the [[Cobalt Star]] in ''Partners in Time'', the [[Star Cure]]/[[Miracle Cure]] in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', the [[Ultibed]] in ''Dream Team'', and [[Fire Ore]] to build [[Papercraft|Papercraft Fire Mario]] in ''Paper Jam''.
*Bowser mimics the gameplay devices that Mario and Luigi employ in each game:
**As [[Rookie]], he develops his own Bros. Attacks with Popple in ''Superstar Saga'';
**He partners up with his younger self while traveling to the past in ''Partners in Time'';
**In ''Bowser's Inside Story'', he is a playable character with his own set of [[Command Blocks]]. He has an equivalent to Bros. Attacks in the form of Brawl Attacks, which he also uses when Mario and Luigi battle him in [[Toadley Clinic]];
**Bowser is powered up by a [[Antasma|dream entity]] in the dream world like Mario, and unleashes his power through his dreams like Luigi, in ''Dream Team'';
**He teams up with his paper self and obtains his own [[Trio Attack Hammer]] in ''Paper Jam''.
*The tutorial themes are all remixes of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' overworld theme.
*Unique variants of common ''Super Mario'' enemies appear : ''Superstar Saga'' has bean-related enemies, ''Partners in Time'' has [[Shroob]]-like enemies, ''Bowser's Inside Story'' has Fawful-themed, body-themed and [[Dark Star]]-themed enemies, ''Dream Team'' has Antasma-themed and dream-themed enemies, and ''Paper Jam'' has paper versions of enemies.
*When enemies are defeated, they disappear either by fading away or in a small explosion; when bosses, or defeated, they disappear in a large explosion.
*A [[Wiggler]] variant appears as a boss battle. While ''Partners in Time'' does not have any traditional Wigglers, there is a Shroob-like Wiggler called [[Swiggler]].
*Bowser appears as the final boss in some form: [[Bowletta]] in ''Superstar Saga'', [[Shrowser]] in ''Partners in Time'', [[Dark Bowser]] in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', [[Dreamy Bowser]] in ''Dream Team'', and [[Shiny RoboBowser]] in ''Paper Jam''. Of these, Dark Bowser is the only one who is not actually Bowser (as it is the [[Dark Star]] taking his form); Bowser is also possessed by [[Cackletta]] and [[Elder Princess Shroob]] respectively to create Bowletta and Shrowser.
*The main antagonists have an alternative form in their final battle: Cackletta becomes [[Cackletta's Soul]], [[Elder Princess Shroob]] becomes bigger and more monstrous, Fawful transforms into the [[Dark Star Core]], Antasma transforms from his bat form into his true form, and Paper Bowser transforms into the armor of Shiny RoboBowser.
*The game does not save after the final boss is defeated: when returning to the title screen and re-opening the save file, it only shows the last save before entering the battle. This effectively means there is no post-game state in any of the five games.
**Only the last two games show any indication of the game having been finished, with [[Jukebox]]/[[Music Player]] options being unlocked, as well as Hard Mode becoming available in ''Dream Team''.
 
===Other===
*In games after ''Superstar Saga'', characters other than Mario and Luigi have also been playable: Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in ''Partners in Time'', Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', [[Dreamy Luigi]] in ''Dream Team'', and Paper Mario in ''Paper Jam''.
*In games after ''Superstar Saga'', Mario and Luigi have a partner can store their items, give tutorials, and speak in Mario and Luigi's stead: Stuffwell in ''Partners in Time'' and Starlow in all future games.
*The first three games and ''Paper Jam'' have Mario and Luigi saying "Let's-a-go!" and "Okey-dokey!" respectively when transitioning into a battle.
*The first three games and ''Paper Jam'' have Mario and Luigi saying "Let's-a-go!" and "Okey-dokey!" respectively when transitioning into a battle.
*In games after ''Superstar Saga'' Mario and Luigi have a partner that store their items, give tutorials, and also speak in Mario and Luigi's stead.
*The third, fourth and fifth games all have two different normal battle themes: the Mario Bros. and Bowser's battle themes in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', the real world and dream world battle themes in ''Dream Team'', and a battle theme for the Mario Bros. before and after Paper Mario joins the party in ''Paper Jam''.
*In the first three games, three versions of Bowser must be battled (Bowser, Rookie and Bowletta in ''Superstar Saga'', Bowser, Baby Bowser and Shrowser in ''Partners in Time'' and Bowser, Bowser X and Dark Bowser in ''Bowser's Inside Story'').
 
**  ''Dream Team'' and ''Paper Jam'' takes it two steps forward, with five (Bowser, Giant Bowser, Bowser X, Giant Bowser X and Dreamy Bowser in ''Dream Team'' and Papercraft Bowser, Bowser, Paper Bowser, Shiny RoboBowser and Dry Bowser in ''Paper Jam'').
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* All five games have a [[Wiggler]] boss fight.
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** ''Partners in Time'' however does not feature a traditional Wiggler, although there is a Shroob version called the [[Swiggler]]
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** The Wiggler becomes stronger and stronger as the games go on.
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*In all five games the main antagonists have an alternative form in their final battle. Cackletta transforms in her spirit, Elder Princess Shroob in a biggest and monstrous form, Fawful in Dark Star Core, Antasma in a ghost and Paper Bowser in an armor.
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*Since the second game, there are other characters playable over Mario and Luigi. In the second there are the babies, in the third there is Bowser, in the fourth there is [[Dreamy Luigi]] and in the fifth there is Paper Mario.
*The first four games all have a character who disguises themselves as Peach for one reason or another. In the first Luigi, in the second Princess Shroob, in the third the memory of Bowser and in the fourth Kamek with the Elite Trio.
**The fifth game pulls a twist on this, with Peach and Paper Peach using fake Princess Peach decoys to escape from Bowser.
*In the first four games Mario & Luigi always end up inside someone (''Superstar Saga'' was Bowletta, ''Partners in Time'' was [[Yoob]], ''Bowser's Inside Story'' was Bowser and the [[Giant Sockop]], and ''Dream Team'' was inside Luigi's dream.) In fact, this serves as the main founding element of ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
*The first four games feature at least one [[Beanish]] character, although the species itself as a whole only appears in ''Superstar Saga'' and ''Dream Team''. [[Fawful]] appeared in ''Superstar Saga'' as the secondary antagonist, ''Partners in Time'' as an underground shopkeeper, and ''Bowser's Inside Story'' as the main villain. Popple appeared in ''Superstar Saga'' as a rival to the Mario Bros, and ''Dream Team'' as a minor character.
*All games have Bowser in the same or involved with a similar situation as the Bros at some point:
** Developing his own Bros. Attacks with Popple, as Rookie, in ''Superstar Saga''
** Partnering up with his younger self while traveling to the past in ''Partners in Time''
** Dark Fawful helping Dark Bowser from inside his body, similar to how Mario and Luigi help Bowser from inside his body in ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
** Being powered up by a [[Antasma|Dream entity]] (Mario) and unleashing his power through his dreams (Luigi) in ''Dream Team''
** Teaming up with his paper self, and even obtaining his own [[Trio Attack Hammer]] in ''Paper Jam''.
*In all five games, the game does not save after the final boss is beaten, only resuming at the last save before fighting them.
**Only the last two games show any indication of the game having been finished, with a [[Jukebox]]/[[Music Player]] options being unlocked, and Hard Mode in ''Dream Team''.
*The third, fourth and fifth games all have two different normal battle themes: the Mario Bros. and Bowser's battle themes in ''Bowser's Inside Story'', the real world and dream world battle themes in ''Dream Team'' and a battle theme for the Mario Bros. with and without Paper Mario in ''Paper Jam''.
*In all five games, the tutorial themes are all remixes of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' overworld theme.


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