History Videogame / MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory

** Giant battles are introduced in this installment, but they work differently from the other Mario and Luigi games. They involve the use of the microphone, you gain Exp after battle and there are no finishing moves. The remake would remove the former two while adding in the latter. Also, they cannot be replayed, something the Remake even rectified.

** Exclusive to the remake, Dark Fawful's battle theme is a DarkReprise of the Fawful and Cackletta battle theme from ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Superstar Saga]]''. Symbolically, this shows that Fawful has surpassed Cackletta as a threatening and diabolical mastermind, carrying on her twisted legacy.

* DarkReprise: Fawful's battle theme is one of his and Cackletta's in ''Superstar Saga'', replacing the generic boss theme from the original.

** Exclusive to the remake, Dark Fawful's battle theme is a dark reprise of the Fawful and Cackletta battle theme from ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Superstar Saga]]''.

The third game in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' {{RPG}} series, released in 2009 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Its [[MarketBasedTitle Japanese name]] is ''Mario and Luigi RPG [[NumberedSequels 3!!!]]''.

During the March 2018 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that ''Bowser's Inside Story'' would get a VideoGameRemake released in 2019 for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS[[note]]skipping over ''Partners in Time'' in the process[[/note]]. Like the ''Superstar Saga'' remake, [[VideoGame/BowserJrsJourney an extra strategy game mode centering around Bowser Jr.]] is included. The remake was the last ''Mario & Luigi'' title developed by Creator/AlphaDream before their bankruptcy and closure in 2019. [[note]]Though the last game that would credit the studio would be ''VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Tokyo 2020'' later that year, with the studio being among those that gave developmental support.[[/note]]

** During Midbus's battle, the audience will throw food onto the stage whenever Midbus successfully lands an attack. Midbus will eat the food to heal himself on his next turn, but Bowser can also inhale this food to heal himself instead or give him buffs.

---> '''Bowser:''' And for the finale, one KO Punch!

** When fighting Bowser Memories M and L, if M is [=KO'd=] first, L can use a 1-up mushroom to bring M back into the fight.

** Midbus's final form seems to resemble Ganon. Also, that logo on his shoulder looks suspiciously similar to the Pigmask logo in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''...

---> '''Mole (Upon seeing Giant Bowser):''' BRO NO!

* CatchPhrase: "I HAVE CHORTLES!", by Fawful, the BigBad. Used in place of evil laughter, or accompanying it.

** Giant battles are introduced in this installment, but they work differently from the other Mario and Luigi games. They involve the use of the microphone, you gain Exp after battle and there are no finishing moves. The remake would remove the former two while adding in the latter.

* SteelDrumsAndSunshine: The game prominently features steel drums in the melody for Cavi Cape.

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* UngratefulBastard: The Goombas and Bob-Ombs trapped in the Jailgoon enemies fall under this trope depending on who's rescuing them. If the Mario Bros. free them, they'll simply run away. If Bowser frees them, they'll toss a mushroom at him, restoring his HP.

** During Popple and Bowser's boss fight, if you defeat Popple first, you'll have to continue the fight with Bowser, but if you defeat Bowser first, then Popple will flee the battle to [[DirtyCoward save his own skin.]]
** Downplayed with the fight against Jojora. Before the fight, she gives the player the choice of which of her friends she will invite to join her, which may give the impression that the friend you choose will have different stats or abilities, but all this does is change their name. Ultimately played straight, as Jojora will flee if you defeat her friend first, much like Popple.

** Parodied with the Wiggler. He tells Bowser to "take responsibility" for pulling up the Giga-Carrot by eating it for the Banzai Bill; when Bowser does, Wiggler gets mad and, rather than cough up the Bullet Bill as he promised, starts a fight! And the ''Koopa King'' needs to own up for his actions? Note that he got mad and attacked you not because you pulled the carrot up, but because you ate it, ''[[InsaneTrollLogic which he told you to do]].'' When Bowser promptly defeats him, he will then whine about what a brute he is for beating him up in a fight ''he'' started.