History VideoGame / MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga

''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' is the first game in the ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' spinoff series of the beloved ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise. Developed by Creator/AlphaDream, it released in 2003 for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, and for the UsefulNotes/WiiU [=eShop=] in April 2014. In February 2023, this game was re-released as one of Nintendo Switch Online’s library of GBA games.

''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' is the first game in the ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' spinoff series of the beloved ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise. Developed by Creator/AlphaDream, it released in 2003 for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, and for the UsefulNotes/WiiU [=eShop=] in April 2014.

* DualBoss: Popple and his various "rookie" sidekicks.

''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' is the first game in the ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' spinoff series of the beloved ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise, released in 2003 for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, and for the UsefulNotes/WiiU [=eShop=] in April 2014.

** [[https://www.mariowiki.com/File:Tomato_Adventure_Yadotsuri.png Hermie III is one to the Yadotsuri enemies]] from ''VideoGame/TomatoAdventure'', also developed by [=AlphaDream=].

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Blablanadon, the pterosaur who can fly the brothers up and down Hoohoo Mountain and later to [[spoiler:Bowser's Castle.]]

** Or, if npc violence isn't your cup of tea, perhaps you'd be insteresed on more jerky actions, such as, in the beginning of the game, You can take a mushroom away from a toad (Toads usually respect Mario, y'know), or purposefully give wrong directions to the koopa person, which makes them upset with you, or, even better. there's a side-quest where you need to find some bean-like dogs, buuut, you can simply take these dogs and run away, never bringing them back to the original owner

* BalefulPolymorph:
** [[spoiler:Prince Peasley]] was turned into a dragon and trapped inside an egg before the game's events began -- the dragon is a ''very'' early boss fight. [[BeatTheCurseOutOfHim Apparently Mario and Luigi beating the stuffing out of the dragon breaks the spell.]]
** Woohoo Hooniversity professors are shown getting turned into Laser Snifits.
** [[spoiler:Bowser after being possessed by Cackletta. His face becomes Cackletta's and he gains some "female anatomy", to say the least.]]
** [[FridgeHorror Quite possibly the case with many Beanie enemies]] if the effects of Bean Fever is anything to go by.

** Bowser (and his other identities as Rookie and [[spoiler:Bowletta]]) are much shorter (he's about one head taller than Luigi) than the other appearances of him, which is even more obvious when his updated sprites are used in the remakes. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since this game does what many other RPGs do with their enemy characters; Give them super deformed overworld sprites. A lot of bosses in this game have bigger proportions in battle, including Bowser.

** As it is now required for 100% Completion, the switch in Joke's End mentioned in ThatOneSidequest below is easier to get now thanks to a new barrel accessible to both Bros closer to the switch, as well as being able to walk faster while Luigi is in a barrel.

** Cackletta will split into three when you fight her, though each clone will only attack the Mario Brothers once per round. However, if Mario or Luigi attack the wrong one, it will burst into a swarm of bats.

* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Peasley knew of Cackletta's plan to steal Peach's voice, and warned her and Toadsworth so they switched with Birdo. Unfortunately, Cackletta beat her to it right before she could tell the Bros. the truth.]]

** The ''VideoGame/MarioBros'' arcade was not re-embedded in the remake.

* BishieSparkle: When Prince Peasley flips his hair, [[UpToEleven the entire screen goes white]]. Downplayed on one occasion [[spoiler:due to the prince being shrunk]].

** Bowser (and his other identities as Rookie and [[spoiler:Bowletta]]) are much shorter (he's about one head taller than Luigi) than the other appearances of him, which is even more obvious when his updated sprites are used in the remakes. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since this game does what many other RPGs do with their enemy characters; make them look super deformed outside battles. A lot of bosses in this game have bigger proportions in battle, including Bowser.

** Bowser (and his other identities as Rookie and [[spoiler:Bowletta]]) are much shorter (he's about one head taller than Luigi) than the other appearances of him, which is even more obvious when his updated sprites are used in the remakes.

** Or, if npc vioenceisnt your cup of tea, perhaps you'd be insteresed on more jerky actions, such as, in the beginning of the game, You can take a mushroom away from a toad (Toads usually respect Mario, yknow), or purposefully give wrong directions to the koopa person, which makes them upset with you, or, even better. there's a side-quest where you need to find some bean-like dogs, buuut, you can simply take these dogs and run away, never bringing them back to the original owner

* LostWoods: Chucklehuck Woods, a labyrinthine forest area home to talking trees. Even the music sounds foreboding and the area is the largest seen yet at the point the brothers first come to see it.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} An adventure so big,]] [[{{BashBros}} you'll need both bros.!]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} An adventure so big, {{BashBros}} you'll need both bros.!]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} An adventure so big,{{BashBros}} you'll need both bros.!]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} An adventure so big, you'll need both bros.!]]'']]

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