History Videogame / MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam

* DropTheHammer:
** Mario and Luigi wield hammers as their main melee weapons.
** The bosses Earthwake and Pi'illodium, who don't so much use a hammer as ''become'' a giant hammer and smash into the Mario Bros. in one attack each.
** In the final boss battle, [[spoiler:Dreamy Bowser summons one as well, deciding which Bro. to smash by flipping a coin]].

** There's a very easy way to defeat [[MetalSlime Gold Beans]: [[spoiler:enter the battle with Mario at low health, and simply have the Gold Bean [=KO=] him. Purposely losing to this enemy gives you the option to restart the battle on 'easy mode' (which gives a massive boost to Mario's stats for that one battle)]], giving you a better chance to beat the Gold Bean before it flees.

The fourth game in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series, and the first to be released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Its [[MarketBasedTitle Japanese name]] is ''Mario & Luigi RPG 4: Dream Adventure'' and its European name is ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.'' As with ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', it was announced late in its development and, therefore, closer to its release date (February 2013-Summer 2013).

** Fail certain Bros. or Luiginary Attacks enough times[[note]] as in ''completely'' screw up the move and deal zero damage[[/note]] and the game will offer to cut the gameplay speed by at least half when using that particular attack from that point on, making it much easier to execute the move. ''Especially'' Luiginary Typhoon, which has very a strict execution timing.
** There's a very cheap way to ensure victory over a Gold Bean: [[spoiler:enter the battle with Mario in critical condition, and have the Gold Bean k.o. him. Losing gives you the option to restart the battle in easy mode (in this game's case Mario's stats get vastly improved, but for that battle only)]], giving you a better chance to beat the Bean before it has a chance to escape.

* BigDamnFireExit: [[spoiler:Averted, as opposed to ''Superstar Saga''. Neo Bowser Castle has mostly collapsed when you try and escape, and there's no remaining path out. Thankfully the Zeekeeper is there to save Mario and co when the last bit gives way.]]

** We also have Toadsworth, who was [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome absent from the Mario series as a whole]] since ''Bowser's Inside Story''; and Bandits, which were last seen in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' and ''[[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Yoshi's Island DS]]''.

** The Bandits make their first appearance in the Mario series since ''Mario Party 8''.

* CoolAirship: There are several of these as background enemies, manned by Shy Guys. [[spoiler:Dreamy Bowser]] can create them, as well.

** Apart from the fake Gameover, [[spoiler:a minor one occurs after Bowser in the Dream World fakes out, and Antasma flips the screen during one of his attacks]].

* OminousLatinChanting: The music heard in the dream world version of the final dungeon contains this. Bonus points for being able to speed up or slow down the chanting in one of the dream worlds.

** Animations, especially noticeable with the Mario Bros., have more frames, making them smoother. Characters also now have separate idle animations, instead of just using the first frame of their walking animation for all but a few characters like the previous games.

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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first game in the series where [[spoiler:Bowser is actively the FinalBoss.]]

** Mario and Luigi do a lot of running away from foes in boss battles, usually towards the camera. They never think to just step sideways a bit.

* PteroSoarer: The [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Pi%27illodactyl Pi'illodactyls]] look like traditional pterosaurs, with a wide wingspan and a long mouth, and spend the fight flying in the air. However, they aren't as big as some other portrayals of pterosaurs.

* SneezeOfDoom:
** If Starlow gets Luigi to sneeze while dreaming, a massive wind storm happens within the dream.
** While in the real world, Luigi has an ill-timed sneeze that causes the boss of Mount Pajamaja to wake up. With the same sound effect, no less.

* BonusBoss: Like ''Bowser's Inside Story'' did with The Gauntlet, ''Dream Team''[='s=] Battle Ring has one new boss hidden at the very end of the [[BossRush Battle Medley]]. This time, it's [[spoiler:Bowser Jr]].

* SequelDifficultySpike: The enemies hit very hard in this game, and especially the bosses are very capable of decimating you if you're not careful. And if that's not bad enough, [[NintendoHard they added a Hard Mode on top of that!]] Enemies are even ''tougher'', and the already-narrow window of timing for button presses practically is cut in half. On the other hand, the game also includes AntiFrustrationFeatures such as Easy Mode, and there are several combinations of badges and equipment that are plainly overpowered. The game is overall harder than its three predecessors, but includes options to soften the difficulty.

Notably, despite the DS' polygonal graphics, [[VideoGame3DLeap this is the first time the style of the games' artwork gets adapted to 3D graphics.]]