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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

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Template:Infobox Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Mario & Luigi RPG 2×2 in Japan) is an turn-based action RPG video game for the Nintendo DS, developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo. It is the second title in the Mario & Luigi series, preceded by Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, and succeeded by Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story for Nintendo DS, and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for the Nintendo 3DS.

The elements of this game is part turn-based RPG, part action RPG, and part platformer, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time took the formula from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and revamped it to take advantage of the Nintendo DS's new features. While it made almost no attempt to utilize the touch screen (Mario must rub the dirt off of a drawing at one point), the game used the addition of the X Button and Y Button buttons, the extra screen, and greater graphical capabilities.

Like its predecessor, it is one of the few Mario games to have been released in North America before Japan. The English and Spanish names of this game are puns on the title of the short story compilation Partners in Crime.

Story

The home planet of the Shroobs.
The planet where the Shroobs live.

During Mario and Luigi's infancies, Shroobs from a distant planet find the Mushroom Kingdom and invade it. The invasion forces Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Toadsworth the Younger and Baby Bowser (who had been attempting to kidnap Baby Peach at the time) to flee in the Koopa Cruiser.

In the future, Princess Peach, Toadiko, and Toadbert travel to the past via Professor E. Gadd's time machine, which is powered by the Cobalt Star. But when the device returns, it is occupied by a hostile alien, forcing Mario and Luigi to use a newly-formed time hole in the castle gardens to go to past to find Peach. Upon their arrival, they are attacked and defeated by Shroobs in Hollijolli Village, but Baby Mario and Baby Luigi arrive and save their adult selves soon afterward. The adult Mario Bros. join the rest on the Koopa Cruiser, but is attacked by Princess Shroob, the leader of the Shroobs, and crashes into Baby Bowser's Castle where Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi find a Cobalt Star Shard. They travel through another time hole to the present day Princess Peach's Castle with Toadsworth and Baby Peach, who they leave behind as they return to the past through a new time hole opened by the Cobalt Shard.

The time hole leads to Toadwood Forest, where the group finds a weakened Toadiko wrapped in a tree's branches. She manages to tell them that the Shroobs have kidnapped Peach before the tree sucks away the last of her vim and she turns into a Shroob Mushroom, which the aliens use to fuel their ships. The Mario Bros. travel to the Shroobs' Vim Factory to shut down the operation. The babies receive Hammers after they defeat the L33t Hamm3r Broz. and when the protagonists defeat the Swiggler, they briefly obtain a second Cobalt Shard before Baby Bowser and Kamek steal both of their star shards.

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The four heroes solve puzzles in Toadwood Forest.

After a brief stop in Peach's Castle of the present and learning the Toadsworth Twist, the protagonists use another time hole to travel to Yoshi's Island of the past, where all the Yoshis have disappeared. They find Kamek and follow him back to Baby Bowser; Kamek attacks them but is defeated and they chase after Baby Bowser, who swallows the Cobalt Shards when they corner him. All of them are then eaten by a massive Shroobified Yoshi monster, Yoob. Inside the Yoob, they find the missing Yoshis and an amnesiac Toadbert, who is carrying a partly obscured drawing that he made of what happened to him. After the Mario Bros. and their baby counterparts defeat Sunnycide and everyone escapes Yoob, including Baby Bowser, who coughs up the Cobalt Shards.

After learning the Bros. Ball, the protagonists next visit Gritzy Desert, where they meet Kylie Koopa, and find a secret entrance to the Koopaseum, arriving in time to witness Princess Peach being swallowed whole by Petey Piranha. The brothers defeat the Shrooboid Brat in the arena, angering Princess Shroob who breaks the floor and sends them falling into Gritzy Caves. The brothers fight and defeat Petey Piranha, recovering a Cobalt Shard and saving Kylie Koopa (who had almost been fed to him too). They find Princess Peach, whose face is covered by a Shroob Mushroom and take her back to the present day castle. Bowser attempts to kidnap her but falls through a time hole to Thwomp Volcano.

Star Shrine
The protagonists in the Star Shrine.

After learning the Baby Spin and Baby Cakes, the brothers follow Bowser and travel to the top of the erupting volcano. They meet Professor E. Gadd’s younger self, who thinks up of an idea of making a machine that could douse the volcano's fire, which the older E. Gadd creates in the present time. He then uses his quickly built invention to spray water into the time hole and stop the volcano. After a skirmish with the angry resident, Mrs. Thwomp, the Mario Bros. are carried into the volcano by her husband, where they solve various puzzles and fight and defeat Bowser and Baby Bowser (who had been shot into the volcano after being blown away from Yoshi's Island). Bowser is sent careening back to the present while baby Bowser flies off on his own, but before the protagonists can collect the princess, she is sucked up by the Shroob Mother Ship. The brothers board the ship and team up with Kylie to try and save Peach, but they all simply end up being ejected from the vessel. The four Mario Bros. land in Toad Town and from there, travel to Star Hill.

There they are attacked by the Commander Shroob, his Support Shroobs, and a Shroob-omb. Once Commander Shroob and his team are defeated, the four heroes head to the top of Star Hill where the protagonists talk to the Cobalt Star's Spirit which tells them that when the find five out of the six parts of the Cobalt Star, they can enter Shroob Castle.

The heroes head to the Star Shrine, where another Cobalt Shard is located. The brothers then meet up with Toadbert and Kylie Koopa, who now know how to clean Toadbert's picture, revealing the depiction of a second Shroob princess. They group is attacked by the Elder Shrooboid, which turns Toadbert and Kylie into Shroob Mushrooms before it could be stopped by the Mario Bros. After collecting another Shard from the vanquished Shroob, the Mario Bros. travel to the Shroob Castle in the past by way of the future castle and its many time holes. Mario and the gang take down the Shroob Mother Ship and finally find Princess Peach being held captive by Princess Shroob, who they battle and defeat. Peach shows them the final piece of the Cobalt Star but won't let them merge it with the other pieces, however before she can explain why, Baby Bowser swoops in and completes the Cobalt Star himself, releasing the Elder Princess Shroob, who had been trapped in the star by Princess Peach. Baby Bowser is turned into a Shroob Mushroom for his troubles and Elder Princess Shroom attacks the Mario Bros. next, but they defeat her and she transforms into a purple mushroom.

By accident, Baby Luigi cries on the Shroob Mushroom that used to be Baby Bowser, restoring his former self. Professor E. Gadd then uses his Hydrogush 4000 invention to sprays a liquid with the same chemical makeup as baby tears all across the Mushroom Kingdom of the past, restoring everyone else who had been affected by the Shroobs. The Mario Bros. discover Bowser unconscious in Peach's Castle in the present and Elder Princess Shroob's mushroom flies into his mouth, turning him into Shrowser for one last attack on the Mario Bros. After Shrowser is beaten and the Shroob threat is finally put to rest forever, Toadsworth the Younger, Baby Peach, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi all use the repaired time machine and travel back to their own time, bidding farewell to their future selves.

Characters

Playable characters

Non-Playable characters

Enemies

These are the enemies fought in the game.

Normal enemies

Enemy HP EXP Coins Dropped Location
Sprite piece of a Blazing Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Blazing Shroob
94 100 10 Thwomp Caverns
Bob-omb PiT.png
Bob-omb
35 30 5 Gritzy Desert
Boo Pit.png
Boo
15 5 4 Baby Bowser's Castle
Boo Guy Pit.png
Boo Guy
17 8 5 Toadwood Forest
Boom Guy Pit.png
Boom Guy
18 8 5 Baby Bowser's Castle
Sprite piece of a Bully
Bully
46 17 6 Yoob's Belly
Coconute Pit.png
Coconutter
43 20 6 Yoshi's Island
Dark Boo Pit.png
Dark Boo
63 20 6 Gritzy Caves
Dr Shroob Sprite.png
Dr. Shroob
29 18 10 Vim Factory
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Dry Bones
53 32 7 Yoob's Belly
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Elasto-Piranha
37 16 6 Toadwood Forest
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Elite Boom Guy
80 40 8 Gritzy Caves
Fly Guy Pit.png
Fly Guy
110 150 10 Star Hill
A Ghoul Guy from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Ghoul Guy
160 100 10 Shroob Castle
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Gnarantula
30 15 5 Yoshi's Island
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Gold Koopeleon
10 84 100 Thwomp Caverns
Goomba Pit.png
Goomba
10 3 3 Baby Bowser's Castle, Princess Peach's Castle Dungeon
Guardian Shroob Pit.png
Guardian Shroob
81 90 9 Shroob Mother Ship
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Handfake
130 155 15 Star Hill, Star Shrine
Sprite of the Intern Shroob found in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time game
Intern Shroob
132 180 20 Shroob Castle
Koopaleon Pit.png
Koopeleon
18 6 4 Toadwood Forest
A sprite of Lakitufo
Lakitufo
26 16 7 Vim Factory
Sprite piece of a Lethal Bob-omb from the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Lethal Bob-omb
60 70 10 Shroob Castle
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Love Bubble
95 130 10 Toad Town, Star Hill
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Pidgit
24 18 6 Yoshi's Island
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Piranha Planet
140 170 20 Star Shrine
Pokey Pit.png
Pokey
55 36 10 Gritzy Desert
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RC Shroober
58 26 8 Yoob's Belly
Coconute Red Pit.png
Red Coconutter
85 70 7 Thwomp Volcano
Shroid
Shroid
110 140 15 Toad Town
Sprite piece of a Shrooba Diver from the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Shrooba Diver
70 32 8 Gritzy Desert
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Shrooblet
7 2 2 Hollijolli Village
Sprite of Shroob Rex from the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time game
Shroob Rex
200 185 12 Shroob Castle
Sprite of Shroobsworth in the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time game
Shroobsworth
160 180 20 Shroob Castle
Sprite of a Skellokey, in the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time game.
Skellokey
84 100 10 Toad Town
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Snifaro
90 50 10 Gritzy Caves
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Snoozorb
150 170 15 Shroob Castle
Sprite piece of a Soul Bubble from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Soul Bubble
100 175 15 Shroob Castle
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Spiny Shroopa
16 2 2 Vim Factory
Sprite piece of a Tanoomba from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Tanoomba
90 82 9 Thwomp Volcano
Sprite piece of a Tashrooba from the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Tashrooba
125 150 10 Shroob Castle
Twack Pit.png
Thwack
54 20 2 Thwomp Volcano
Sprite piece of a Thwack Totem from the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Thwack Totem
152 60 10 Thwomp Volcano
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Wonder Thwack
100 30 4 Star Shrine

Bosses

Boss HP EXP Coins Dropped Location
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Baby Bowser (1st Time)
20 0 0 Princess Peach's Castle (past)
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Junior Shrooboid
13 6 0 Princess Peach's Castle
Shroob.png
Shroobs
15 3 2 Hollijolli Village
L33t Hamm3r Broz Sprite.png
L33t Hamm3r Broz.
100 40 35 Vim Factory
Sprite piece of Swiggler from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Swiggler
200 160 120 Vim Factory
Kamek as he appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Kamek
450 130 50 Yoshi's Island
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Sunnycide
480 260 150 Yoob's Belly
The Shrooboid Brat from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Shrooboid Brat
1100 180 100 Koopaseum
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Petey Piranha
1300 360 250 Gritzy Caves
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Mrs. Thwomp
550 400 0 Thwomp Volcano
Bowser And Baby Bowser MaLPiT.png
Bowser and Baby Bowser
640/1100 120/700 50/300 Thwomp Caverns
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Commander Shroob
1300 810 180 Star Hill
Support Shroob
Support Shroob
110 10 5 Star Hill
File:Shroobomb.gif
Shroob-omb
3312 0 1 Star Hill
The Elder Shrooboid
Elder Shrooboid
(1):1750 (2):1200 1500 400 Star Shrine
Princess Shroob Pit.png
Princess Shroob
3000 0 0 Shroob Castle
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Elder Princess Shroob
First Form- 3500
Second Form- 3000
0 0 Shroob Castle
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Shrowser
20 0 0 Princess Peach's Castle


Locations

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Battle system

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A battle taking place.

To start a battle, Mario, Luigi, or their baby selves must touch an enemy or perform a First Strike by jumping on or hitting the enemy with a hammer in the overworld. A first strike damages the enemy (if jumped on) or possibly stun them (if hit with a hammer) as the battle starts. If an enemy with spikes or fire is jumped on, the brother who jumped on the enemy is damaged. Additionally, if the enemy starts the battle by hitting a Bro. in the back, that brother cannot move until his turn. Since the game is a turn-based RPG, the player and enemies take turns attacking each other. The player can use well timed attacks to deal more damage. The player can also counterattack the enemy to damage them (see below). The enemies never counterattack but can harm the brother if they have spikes or are on fire and are jumped on.

Stats

Each brother has his own HP, POW, DEF, SPEED, and STACHE points. When the brothers finish a battle, they each gain EXP points. With enough EXP Points, a brother can level-up and increase each respective statistic.

  • HP (abbreviation of Heart Points) is the amount of life a brother has. When an enemy hits one of the brothers, he loses HP. When his HP reaches zero, he passes out, but can be revived with a 1-Up Mushroom or 1-Up Super.
  • POW (abbreviation of Power) is how strong a brother is. The higher his POW stats are, the more damage he gives.
  • DEF (abbreviation of Defense) is how much damage a brother can lessen from an enemy hit. The higher his DEF stats are, the less damage he receives.
  • SPEED is how fast a brother is. The more SPEED he has, the sooner he can attack an enemy in a given turn.
  • STACHE is the most unique of the stats. The higher a brother's STACHE stats are, the greater there is a chance of a Lucky Hit, which doubles POW. Plus, it gives the brother discounts when buying and selling at shops.

Moves

During a battle, the four brothers have five choices when attacking, unless Mario and Luigi are not paired with the babies; instead, they would have four choices. They can use a jump move, a Hammer move, a Bros. Item, use an item, or run from battle.

Jump move

During a jump move, a brother jumps on an enemy. When Mario jumps on an enemy, he uses A Button, B Button for Luigi, X Button on Baby Mario, and Y Button for Baby Luigi's jump. Hitting their button when they are about to land on the enemy does extra damage. The babies can participate in battle, assisting their older counterparts. If so, when the two older bros. attack and land on an enemy, the player should press the babies button, and then the adult brother's button. This deals more damage to the enemy.

Hammer move

After Baby Mario and Luigi enter the Vim Factory, they get hammers to use in battle. However, the adult Mario and Luigi cannot use this move without the babies with them, as they do not have hammers. When one of the babies attack with a hammer, the player must hit their button (either X Button or Y Button) when the tool shakes to deal more damage. If the player waits too long or hits the button too early, the hammer head falls off the hammer and the baby brother does much less damage. When the corresponding button is hit before they directly face the enemy, they trip and fall flat on the enemy, also yielding less damage. When the adult bros. are with the babies, they can perform a stronger attack with them. When doing this, the player must hit the adult button (A Button or B Button) to have Mario or Luigi lift up the baby. Then, they must hit the baby button (X Button or Y Button) when their hammer shakes. This deals more damage than a normal hammer attack. The hammer move does less damage than a jump move, and it is best used when fighting a spiked enemy. Flying enemies avoid the hammer altogether.

Bros. Items

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The bros. using a Bros. Item.

Bros. Items are special attacks that the brothers can use to deal more damage. Some Bros. Items require at least two brothers standing while some require all bros. Some items that require two bros. have special commands that can be used to deal more damage than normal with all four bros. Note that some items are unlocked later in the game than others.

Bros. Item Description Bros. Needed
Green Shell from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Green Shell
One of the brothers kicks this item towards an enemy. It rebounds off the enemy, while the enemy takes damage, and back towards the other brother. The other brother must kick the shell back to the enemy to repeat the process, while the Green Shell increases its speed more times it is kicked. The Green Shell disappears when the enemy is defeated, sixteen successful hits are dealt, or if a brother misses it. If the brother using the item has his baby self piggyback, his baby self rides on the shell: if players press the baby brother's corresponding button, the baby brother spins the shell, dealing more damage to the enemy. 2
A sprite of a Bro Flower
Bros. Flower
Both brothers toss fireballs at multiple enemies. The player should press the button of the brother when the big fireball is on the brother's hand. If the brother's baby self is piggyback, pressing the corresponding baby button enables the brother to lob their fire balls, hitting aerial foes. This item can cause a burn status to enemies. 2
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Cannonballer
All four brothers jump inside a canon, which launches them into the top screen. A random order of the four brothers can be seen as they land, and players should press the corresponding button in order to deal more damage to an enemy. 4
Smash Egg.png
Smash Egg
A brother kicks the egg to an enemy. As it flies in the air, the player must hold the corresponding button to let a brother build up energy to kick the egg at the enemy. When released with correct timing, the brother kicks the egg at the enemy. The process repeats back and forth until either the egg cracks or when the enemy is defeated. When the egg cracks, a possible free item can result out of it. When a baby brother is piggyback, he can jump and hit the egg to make it fall faster to deal more damage to the enemy. 2
Pocket Chomp from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Pocket Chomp
A Chain Chomp is released, which chases a brother and goes offscreen. Then, as the brother approaches the enemy, the player should press the corresponding button when the brother lands on the enemy to deal more damage and run away from the Chain Chomp. The attack ends when the enemy is defeated or when the Chain Chomp catches the running brother. If three or more brothers are present during the battle, a baby brother occasionally rides on the chariot. Pressing the corresponding baby button causes the baby brother to spin his Hammer, causing more damage to the enemy if timed correctly. 4
Red shell pit.png
Red Shell
Identical to the Green Shell, except the shell is capable of hitting more than one enemy and lasts until a brother misses the shell or if all enemies are defeated. 2
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Ice Flower
Identical to the Bros. Flower, except the brothers toss iceballs instead of fireballs. The only difference is that this item can randomly lower the enemies' Attack, Defense, and/or Speed. 2
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Trampoline
All four brothers jump on the trampoline, which launches them off screen. One brother comes down in a random order, and the player should press the corresponding to deal damage to enemies and keep the attack going. Another brother eventually comes down to a random enemy, and the process repeats, with each jump exponentially speeding up the process. The attack ends when the player fails to press the button at the right time or when the enemy is defeated. 4
CopyFlower.png
Copy Flower
Many copies of the brothers are spawned, and they walk offscreen. In a completely random order, the brothers walk up to the enemy and jump on them. Players must execute a well-timed jump with the corresponding button to continue the attack and deal more damage to the enemy, with each jump exponentially speeding up the process. The process ends when a jump is failed or when the enemy is defeated. 4
Mix Flower
Mix Flower
Similar to the Bros. Flower, the player should press the button of the corresponding brother to build a giant fireball and keep it up in order to deal more damage. The bigger the fireball, the more damage it causes. After some period of time, when the player cannot keep up with the speeding up process, the fireball falls and deals damage to all opponents. 4

Items

When choosing the item icon, the four heroes can use an item to recover HP. Other items, such as Refreshing Herbs, can heal status effects. When one of the bros. passes out, the other bros. can use a 1-Up Mushroom or 1-Up Super to revive him. However, once an item is used, the bro.'s turn is over. Peppers are another type of item that can be used with this icon and can temporarily increase the bros. stats.

Item Description
A Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Mushroom
Recovers 20 HP to a single bro.
A Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Super Mushroom
Recovers 40 HP to a single bro.
A Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Ultra Mushroom
Recovers 80 HP to a single bro.
A Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Max Mushroom
Recovers all HP to a single bro.
A sprite of a Mushroom Drop and/or Super Drop and/or Ultra Drop.
Mushroom Drop
Recovers 15 HP to all brothers.
A sprite of a Mushroom Drop and/or Super Drop and/or Ultra Drop.
Super Drop
Recovers 30 HP to all brothers.
A sprite of a Mushroom Drop and/or Super Drop and/or Ultra Drop.
Ultra Drop
Recovers 60 HP to all brothers.
Mushroom One Up Pit.png
1-Up Mushroom
Revives a fallen brother with ½ of his max HP.
Mushroom One Up Pit.png
1-Up Super
Revives a fallen brother with all HP.
Refreshing Herb Pit.png
Refreshing Herb
Used to get rid of the status ailments of a single bro.
Pepper
Green Pepper
Boosts the DEF of all brothers for a certain period of time.
Pepper Red.png
Red Pepper
Boosts the POW of all brothers for a certain period of time.
Pepper Blue.png
Blue Pepper
Boosts the SPEED of all brothers for a certain period of time.

Flee

Mario, Luigi, and the babies can both flee from battle when they choose the flee icon. When getting away, the player must hit either the A Button or B Button button to make Mario or Luigi flee. If the babies are in battle, the player must hit the X Button or Y Button button. However, if they do not do this quickly, one of the bros. falls and drop a large amount of coins unless a wallet badge is equipped. When both bros. have left the screen, they end up back in the overworld and continue their adventure. The player can cancel this attempt by pressing the L Button button, though it uses up a turn.

Avoiding attacks

Mario, Luigi, or Baby Mario and Baby Luigi can either use their Hammer or Jump moves to avoid attacks. With their Jump move, the brothers can jump over the attacking enemy. When using the Hammer to avoid attacks, the player must hold Baby Mario or Baby Luigi's respective button (Baby Mario is X Button, Baby Luigi is Y Button) and release just as the enemy or its weapon hits.

The four bros. can also use these moves to counterattack. When they jump over an enemy, they may land on them, causing damage. Baby Mario or Baby Luigi can also hit enemies with their hammer during an enemy's turn. Either way, the enemy takes damage on its turn.

Out-of-battle techniques

Baby Mario and Baby Luigi separate from their older counterparts

The four heroes can use some techniques out of battle. All of the following techniques must be learned by progressing in the game, except for jumping.

Mario and Luigi techniques

When Mario and Luigi are without the babies outside of battle, they can do the following techniques:

  • Mario and Luigi can both jump.
  • Mario and Luigi can perform a Spin Jump. They can use this technique in a whirlwind to go farther.
  • Mario and Luigi can form a Bros. Ball.

Baby techniques

When Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are alone outside of battle, they can do the following:

  • The babies can both jump.
  • Baby Mario can use his Hammer.
  • The babies can perform a Baby Drill.
  • Baby Mario can fill himself up with water when near a fountain. Then, Baby Luigi can hit him with his hammer to spit out the water quickly.

All-character techniques

There are also techniques where all the heroes are needed. They can do the following:

  • Mario and Luigi can flatten the babies into Baby Cakes by rolling over them while in Bros. Ball mode.
  • The babies can be picked up by the older bros.
  • The four heroes can perform a Piggyback Jump.
  • Mario and Luigi can perform a Baby Toss, and throw the babies to higher areas.
  • Mario and Luigi can make the babies perform a Spin Jump by spin jumping into them. The babies then slowly float down and can use a whirlwind to go farther.

Shops

Main article: List of shops in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Four shops are found in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. One, the Shroom Shop, is found in the main hub in Princess Peach's Castle. The rest are found in levels throughout the game. Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge sells Badges exclusively at a price of beans rather than coins.

Clothing

Main article: Clothing#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Clothing boosts the brothers' stats. There are two categories of clothing: one made specifically for the adult brothers and one made specifically for the baby brothers. Unlike Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, clothing is not restricted to a specific brother. Clothing is either dropped by enemies, found in blocks, or purchased in shops.

Badges

Main article: Badge#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 2

Badges cause miscellaneous effects when worn and can be universally worn by all brothers. Such effects include unlimited use of Bros. Items or restoring HP every turn. They do not increase a brothers' base stats. Badges can be purchased in shops, exclusively purchased in Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge, dropped by enemies, or won by completing minigames.

Notable mistakes and errors

  • In the North American instruction booklet, on page 27, has a Japanese screenshot, where "Stache" is listed as "Hige".
  • In the North American instruction booklet, on page 32, has the following sentence: "Approach either side and speak to the sales-Toad to make the corresponding menu will appear," where the word will is an unnecessary addition to the sentence structure.

References to other games

References in later games

Beta elements

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time beta elements
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The unused Scoot Bloops

An early screenshot depicts Mario, Luigi, and their baby selves fighting two red shoe-clad Blooper foes (called Scoot Bloops) in the Vim Factory. Unfinished code for the Scoot Bloops remain the final build of the game. There are also screenshots of the four brothers using what appears to be a purple Spiny Shell as a Bros. Item. This item would act like a Koopa Shell, but would be hammered instead of kicked.

Glitches

Main article: List of glitches in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

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If the player does not unlock the pipe leading from Peach's Castle to Princess Peach's Castle Dungeon, after the player has returned from the Star Shrine, the player will end up trapped in the Castle Dungeon and from there, the player will never be able to get back to Peach's Castle unless they last saved anywhere before the cutscene leading to the battle against the Adult and Baby Bowsers.

Quotes

Main article: List of quotes in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "I'm afraid our dear Toadsworth has worried himself into a state of shroomshock." -Dr. Toad
  • "BACK TO ADVENTURE!" -Stuffwell
  • "I say to you WELCOME! Welcome to Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge!" -Fawful
  • "You are true and courageous. Your heart is filled with virtue and concern for your brother. I do recommend you watch your diet, however it is also filled with much Alfredo sauce. You should especially cut down on carbora, though it will be hard, for that is very tasty. If you curb your appetite, do some light cardio work and continue to ward your brother, you will no doubt grow to be a figure of immense popularity, yet not grow an immense belly. You may pass and I do recommend puttanesca; that stuff is great." -Star Gate
  • "AREA RESTRICTED. ALL NOOB INTRUDERS 2 B HAXORED BY US L33T HAMM3R BROZ.!" -L33t Hamm3r Broz.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time staff

AlphaDream developed the game, as they did with other games in the Mario & Luigi series. Shigeru Miyamoto and Tetsuo Mizuno produced the game, with Satoru Iwata as the executive producer. Yoko Shimomura, who composed music for the other Mario & Luigi games and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, also composed music for this game.

Media

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Gallery

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Names in other languages

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Trivia

  • This is the only Mario & Luigi game where Peach is kidnapped at the very beginning.
  • This is the only Mario & Luigi game that doesn't have Bp/Sp.
  • This is the only Mario & Luigi game to not feature a boss fight with a Wiggler, instead having Swiggler as a boss.
  • The solo-artwork for Baby Mario incorrectly depicts him with red shoes, instead of light-blue ones.

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