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|logo=AlphaDream Logo.svg
|logo=AlphaDream Logo.svg
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|founded=January 12, 2000
|founded=January 12, 2000
|defunct=October 1, 2019<ref>https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/1179467153906511873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref>
|defunct=October 1, 2019<ref>https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/1179467153906511873</ref>
|firstgame=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])  
|first_release=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])  
|lastgame=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_release=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.''', or '''AlphaDream''' (formerly known as '''AlphaStar'''), was a Japanese video game development studio that was responsible for developing games for the [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch]]. AlphaDream had developed all five games in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]], along with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', a remake of [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|the first game in the series]], and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', remake of [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|the third game in the series]]. The company's staff included prominent developers from [[Square Enix|Square Co.]], such as {{wp|Chihiro Fujioka}}, who worked in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.
'''{{wp|AlphaDream|AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.}}''', or '''AlphaDream''' (formerly known as '''AlphaStar'''), was a Japanese video game development studio founded on January 12, 2000, as a second-party developer for [[Nintendo]]. AlphaDream developed all five games in the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, along with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', which is a [[Reissue|remake]] of the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|first game in the series]], and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', a remake of the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|third game in the series]]. The company's staff included prominent developers from [[Square Enix|Square Co.]], such as {{wp|Chihiro Fujioka}} and Yoshihiko Maekawa, who worked as directors on ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.


On October 1, 2019, the company ceased operations immediately after filing for bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and the high development costs exceeding overall debt.<ref>(October 2, 2019) [https://web.archive.org/web/20191002133957/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191002-00010002-teikokudb-ind 『マリオ＆ルイージRPG』など開発　アルファドリームが破産開始 - ''Yahoo Japan'']. (Wayback Machine) Retrieved May 26, 2020.</ref>
AlphaDream's first ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', draws heavy inspiration from ''[[nwiki:Tomato Adventure|Tomato Adventure]]'', which includes borrowing the art style, the strong resemblance of some characters (such as [[Hermie III]] being based on the [[:File:Tomato Adventure Yadotsuri.png|Yadotsurī]] enemy), and similar sound effects. Some files from ''Tomato Adventure''{{'}}s soundtrack appear unused in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''{{'}}s files.


==History==
On October 1, 2019, the company ceased operations immediately after filing for bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and the high development costs exceeding overall debt.<ref>(October 2, 2019) [https://web.archive.org/web/20191002133957/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191002-00010002-teikokudb-ind 『マリオ＆ルイージRPG』など開発　アルファドリームが破産開始 - ''Yahoo Japan'']. (Wayback Machine) Retrieved May 26, 2020.</ref> The final game worked on by AlphaDream was ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', which was released a month after the company's bankruptcy.
The company was founded on January 12, 2000, as a second-party developer for [[Nintendo]]. Their first game, ''{{wp|Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito}}'' (Japanese: コトバトル－天外の守人), was only released in Japan for the Game Boy Color on March 9, 2001. Their first ''Mario'' game, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', has drawn heavy inspiration from ''{{wp|Tomato Adventure}}'', their second and last RPG game, which includes borrowed art style, strong resemblance of characters (such as [[Hermie III]] being based on the "[[:File:Tomato Adventure Yadotsuri.png|Yadotsurī]]" enemy) and similar sound effects. In fact, some files from ''Tomato Adventure''{{'}}s soundtrack are found unused in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''{{'}}s files.


==Games==
==''Super Mario'' games developed==
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AlphaDream
AlphaDream's logo
Founded January 12, 2000
Defunct October 1, 2019[1]
First Super Mario game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest Super Mario game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019)

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd., or AlphaDream (formerly known as AlphaStar), was a Japanese video game development studio founded on January 12, 2000, as a second-party developer for Nintendo. AlphaDream developed all five games in the Mario & Luigi series, along with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, which is a remake of the first game in the series, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, a remake of the third game in the series. The company's staff included prominent developers from Square Co., such as Chihiro Fujioka and Yoshihiko Maekawa, who worked as directors on Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

AlphaDream's first Super Mario game, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, draws heavy inspiration from Tomato Adventure, which includes borrowing the art style, the strong resemblance of some characters (such as Hermie III being based on the Yadotsurī enemy), and similar sound effects. Some files from Tomato Adventure's soundtrack appear unused in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga's files.

On October 1, 2019, the company ceased operations immediately after filing for bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and the high development costs exceeding overall debt.[2] The final game worked on by AlphaDream was Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which was released a month after the company's bankruptcy.

Super Mario games developed

Title Year released Console
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 2003 Game Boy Advance
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 2019 Nintendo Switch

References

AlphaDream coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/1179467153906511873
  2. ^ (October 2, 2019) 『マリオ＆ルイージRPG』など開発　アルファドリームが破産開始 - Yahoo Japan. (Wayback Machine) Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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