Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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This article is about the original game. For the Nintendo 3DS remake, see Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

Template:Infobox Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (known in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!) is a Nintendo DS game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo. It is the third title in the Mario & Luigi series, preceded by Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time for the Nintendo DS, and succeeded by Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam for the Nintendo 3DS. Unlike its predecessor, this game makes much greater use of the DS touch controls and microphone.

A Nintendo 3DS remake of the game, titled Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey is set to release in 2019.

Story

The Blorbs being discussed.

After the Mushroom Kingdom's citizens start contracting the Blorbs, a mysterious disease that swells Toads to gigantic proportions, Princess Peach holds a conference meeting to find a solution for the problem. Mario, Luigi, Toadbert, Toadsworth and a Star Sprite named Starlow are all in attendance. Bowser crashes in uninvited, and when his temper fires up, he has to be defeated by Mario and sent flying out of the castle by Peach and Starlow. Bowser awakens in Dimble Wood and eventually comes across a mysterious cloaked merchant who gives him a so-called "Lucky Mushroom", but when he eats it, he begins inhaling everything in sight. The figure is revealed to be Fawful, who brings Bowser back to Peach's castle, where he inhales all the conference-goers and passes out.

Mario reawakens inside the Trash Pit area of Bowser's body, soon finding Starlow and Luigi, and using some newly-found hammers to hit an exposed nerve and rouse Bowser, who had been dumped in Cavi Cape Cave. Deciding not to tell Bowser that the Mario Bros. are inside him, only Starlow speaks to him (eventually under the alias "Chippy") in an attempt to figure out what happened, but Bowser cannot remember. Bowser makes his way outside and encounters Fawful, who explains that the Blorbs and the Vacuum Mushroom he gave Bowser were all part of a plan to conquer both the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser's Castle. He then has his minion, Midbus, battle Bowser, who is unable to breathe fire or fight effectively, bringing the battle to an early close as the villains simply leave the weakened Koopa King to "work on [his] skills".

Incensed, Bowser sets out for his castle. Travelling along Plack Beach, he helps Broque Monsieur get back to shore after the piece of land he was on floated away - a feat made possibly by the Mario Bros. powering up Bowser from the inside. As a reward, Broque gives Bowser a Vacuum Block, allowing him to control his sucking abilities. After defeating the Sea Pipe Statue, Bowser drinks some water which causes changes in his body, allowing Mario and Luigi to enter a new area and defeat the Scutlet bug that was blocking Bowser's fire breath at the Flame Pipe. After subduing Broque's rambunctious pet dog Broggy, Bowser enters Dimble Wood, where he eventually comes across Sergeant Guy, Corporal Paraplonk, and Private Goomp. The trio are planning to retake Bowser's castle with a Banzai Bill launcher, but it falls to Bowser to find ammunition. He tries to procure a giant carrot as a makeshift missile, but the Wiggler who had been growing it makes Bowser eat it instead and then attacks him, yielding up an actual Banzai Bill upon his defeat. On his way back to his minions, Bowser is overcome with stomach pain, and Mario and Luigi discover that he had eaten a large worm-like creature named Durmite along with the carrot; they defeat it in battle and it surprisingly shrinks and runs off.

Bowser returns to the cannon and fires the Banzai Bill at his enemy-occupied castle, however Midbus flies the rocket-powered building over the incoming missile and lands it on Bowser. The Mario Bros. revive him with adrenaline from the Rump Command, which has the unintended side-effect of turning Bowser as giant as the castle, which he then fights off with his bare hands. The castle flies away and Bowser gives chase, traveling through Bumpsy Plains and Bowser Path to reach his destination. Midbus launches a giant iron ball at Bowser, but he throws it back, knocking the castle out of the air and back onto its moorings for the last time. Entering the castle, Bowser discovers that Fawful has turned it into a theater and brainwashed all the Koopa Troop members into a pack of his own adoring fans. Fawful himself arrives and tricks Bowser, forcing him to perform a cage match with Midbus on stage. When Bowser wins, his prize is being forcibly fed fattening foods cooked by Fawful, gaining so much weight that he breaks through the floor and becomes trapped.

Peach tells the story about the Dark Star.

Exploring the newly opened Flab Zone and defeating some Kretin enemies, Mario and Luigi are reunited with Princess Peach, who explains that Fawful is actually after the Dark Star, an evil entity locked away under Toad Town that can only be revived using Peach herself. Fawful then uses a laser to extract Peach from Bowser and he and Midbus leave with her, while Bowser falls the rest of the way through the floor onto a treadmill they placed beneath him in the basement. He literally burns off all the excess fat, igniting a crate of Bob-ombs in the process which sends him blasting off back to Cavi Cape. He meets up with some Monty Mole minions and helps them drill all the way to Toad Town, but when Bowser wanders into the corridor leading to the Dark Star, the security system activates and electrocutes him into unconsciousness.

Mario and Luigi gain access to the Pipe Yard in Bowser's body, which allows them to use warp pipes to return to the outside world. They emerge in the Toad Town Tunnels themselves and try to head off Fawful, but arrive too late. Fawful takes the Dark Star to Peach's Castle and uses its power to create a barrier preventing the Mario Bros. from following him. With no other option, they head to Dr. Toadley to try and do something about the Blorbs problem instead, but Bowser arrives at the clinic as well and the three battle, with Bowser losing. Dr. Toadley then tells Mario and Luigi that they need to collect three Star Cures to cure the Blorbs and possibly find a way into the castle. Bowser awakens, hears this and rushes off, determined to find the cures before the Bros. Dr. Toadley then reveals to Mario and Luigi that the first cure is held by Durmite inside Bowser's body, and they head back in to get it. They locate Durmite immediately, but it flees through an impassable barrier of Boo Blocks, stopping the Mario Bros. in their tracks.

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Yikk presents the Boo-Ray Machine.

Meanwhile, Bowser heads to the shores of Blubble Lake, where his sneezes raise the propeller-topped Tower of Yikk out of the water and straight onto him. The Mario Bros. supersize Bowser again and he defeats the moving tower, venturing inside once he shrinks back to his regular size and meeting the ghost of Yikk, who shines his invention, the Boo-ray Machine, on Bowser's gut. The light from the machine causes the blocks to disappear and help Mario and Luigi navigate the maze beyond them, allowing them to track down Durmite, whose reveals herself to be a sage named Wisdurm. She battles them over the Star Cure, turning to a butterfly after her defeat and flying off.

Bowser leaves the tower and meets up with Private Goomp, who tells him that he already had one of the Star Cures locked away in his treasure chamber, having recently stolen it from an old Koopa named Kuzzle. Bowser returns to his castle only to find that the Monty Bros. were now under Fawful's control and had built a railway straight through the treasure vault. They use their train to push Bowser out of the castle bowels and into a boulder, resulting in another emergency revival and giant battle between Bowser and the train. Returning to his vault after wining the fight, Bowser realizes that he's forgotten the combination to the safe that the Star Cure is stored in, and asks "Chippy" to retrieve it for him. In the Memory Banks, Mario and Luigi have to defeat blocky doppelgangers of themselves, crafted from Bowser's own memories of them. After that, they reassemble a puzzle representing the memory and Bowser opens his safe, only to be pushed in by Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk, who had turned to Fawful's side. With nothing else to do in the cramped safe, Bowser eats the Star Cure, and it is retrieved from his gut by the Mario Bros.

Mario and Luigi return to Toad Town and are sent after the final Star Cure by Dr. Toadley. Guided by the doctor's messenger bird, Birdley, they meet the sage known as Chakron at the top of a cliff over Plack Beach, but he refuses to give them the Star Cure unless they can knock him out of the pose he has held for a thousand years. After a cryptic hint from Chakron, Mario and Luigi head for Dimble Wood to collect Attack Pieces for the ground-shacking Snack Basket move, but Mario is kidnapped by a Sockop and has to be rescued by Luigi, who wears a knocked-out Sockop like a Kuribo's Shoe to sneak into the enemies' territory. Reunited and having gathered all the pieces, the brothers return to Chakron and knock him over, so true to his word, he gives them the final Star Cure.

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The Miracle Cure curing the blorb-infected Toads.

Back at the clinic, Dr. Toadley creates the Miracle Cure from the three Star Cures, which flies around ridding all the Toads of the Blorbs and then allows Mario and Luigi to blast their way through the barriers to get to Peach's Castle. They search the gardens for a way in and are attacked by Midbus, who uses the remote-control Junker robot to fight them. The Mario Bros. win the battle and the robot goes haywire, throwing the safe containing Bowser into a pile of garbage, breaking it open. Bowser's back seized up from being in the cramped safe for so long, so Mario and Luigi go back inside him to fix it, allowing him to break into Peach's Castle for them.

Bowser fights his way to Fawful and Midbus as they are slowly awakening the Dark Star. Fawful supercharges his minion into Blizzard Midbus, but Bowser wins the ensuing fight and Midbus's new ice powers end up freezing him solid. Bowser punches out Fawful as he tries to absorb the Dark Star's powers and he only gets a portion of it, with the rest of the revived evil entity sucking up Peach and then forcing its way inside Bowser. Mario and Luigi chase the Dark Star around as it absorbs Bowser's DNA and takes on his characteristics, eventually emerging as an incomplete copy of Bowser and floating off in search of the rest of its power. Bowser goes after it but is sidetracked by a final giant battle against Peach's Castle, which had been transformed into a giant robot by Fawful. He then battles Fawful himself, now souped-up by the Dark Star's powers into Dark Fawful. Bowser wins the fight and Fawful turns into a small ball of dark energy and tries to get away, but is absorbed by the Dark Star, allowing to fully transform into Dark Bowser.

The real Bowser goes after his copy, chasing it to the tallest tower where it deposits the unconscious Peach before being confronted by Bowser, who aims to collect Peach, both castles and the Dark Star's powers. The final battle is waged on two fronts, starting off with Bowser fighting his clone, before punching it in the gut and forcing it to spit up Fawful. Bowser sucks up the little ball of energy and Mario and Luigi take over the fight, defeat both Fawful and the Dark Star Core inside Bowser. This leaves Dark Bowser unstable, and the real Bowser punches it until it explodes, freeing the Mushroom Kingdom from the Dark Star’s influence forever.

Inside Bowser, Fawful is then revealed to be on his way out, and with a dying grin, he attempts to take the Mario Bros. with him in a final explosion of his own, but all this accomplishes is making Bowser eject everyone he had inhaled. The liberated Toads and the now-conscious Peach move to congratulate Mario and Luigi on a job well done, and Bowser, confused and angry, realizes that the brothers had been inside his body the whole time. Starlow dismissively tells Bowser to not worry about what's in the past, but discovering that she was his supposedly loyal minion "Chippy" throws Bowser into a complete rage. The Toads and the Princess flee from the scene, and the credits show a montage of still images showing that Bowser loses the ensuing fight.

The cake Princess Peach sends Bowser at the end of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
Bowser's cake.

Afterward, the heavily-injured Bowser is seen lying in bed at his castle while Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk beg him for forgiveness over their treason. Birdley arrives with a package from Peach, but when Starlow pops out of it to check in on him, Bowser angrily tells her to leave, as he is too busy fixing his castle to attack again anytime soon. He then lets the trio rejoin the rest of the Koopa Troop in helping with the repairs, and only once he is sure he's alone does Bowser open the package, revealing a thank-you cake with himself, Mario, Luigi, and Peach on it.

As in the other Mario & Luigi games, there is no "Endless Play" feature. As such, if the player plays the game after it is beaten and the ending is done, the game will just start from the last save point, before the final battle.

Battle system

The battle system of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is similar to that of its predecessors. There are some new additions to the system. In this instalment, all Action Commands are evaluated based on how well they are performed. There are five evaluation levels. Ranging from the worst to the best, these levels are: Nothing, OK, Good, Great, and Excellent. The better an Action Command is performed, the more damage an attack does. Receiving a Nothing is equivalent to not performing an Action Command at all. This is carried into all later instalments of the series.

Stats

Each brother and Bowser have their own HP, SP, POW, DEF, and SPEED, as well as STACHE points for the brothers, and HORN points for Bowser. When they finish a battle, they each gain EXP Points and Coins. With enough Experience Points, they can level-up and increase each respective statistic.

  • HP, or Heart Points, indicate the amount of remaining health a character has. When an enemy hits a character, they lose HP. When their HP reaches zero, they pass out, but can be revived with a 1-Up Mushroom or a 1-Up Deluxe. HP can be replenished with a Mushroom, a Nut or a Drumstick (Bowser only).
  • SP, or Special Points, indicates how many times Mario, Luigi, or Bowser can use a Special Move. Each attack uses up a certain amount of SP, draining the total. SP can only be restored by ingesting Syrup Jars.
  • POW, or Power, is how strong the fighter is. POW determines how much damage they can inflict.
  • DEF, or Defense, is how much damage the character can block from an enemy hit. A higher DEF stat means less damage is taken.
  • SPEED is how fast the character is. In any given battle, the fighter with the most SPEED gets to attack first. The turn then continues, allowing fighters with subsequently lower SPEED to attack until the fighter with the lowest SPEED has attacked. The fighter with the most SPEED then gets to attack again, and the cycle continues until a fight is over.
  • STACHE, a Mario and Luigi exclusive stat, is the luck stat of this game. The higher their STACHE stats are, the greater there is a chance of a Lucky Hit, which doubles POW. A higher STACHE stat makes the player more likely to receive a hit on a Scratch Card.
  • HORN, a Bowser exclusive stat, functions exactly the same as STACHE does. The only difference is in the name of the stat.

Mario and Luigi's battle system

Mario and Luigi battling two Elite Goombules in Trash Pit, under Starlow's guidance
Mario and Luigi battling.

The battle system with Mario and Luigi is similar to the battles from previous titles. There are now six categories of attack during battle, as opposed to Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 's five, or Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 's four. These are Jump, Hammer, Attack Pieces (Bros. Items), Items, Bros. Badges and Escape. The Bros. can defend with their jump and their hammers. The Jump makes Mario and/or Luigi jump to dodge an attack or to counter-attack. The Hammer is used to counter-attack. The music played while battling is the same as the music played during the debut trailer, as seen in the Japanese site.

A new element has been added to battles, a gauge at the bottom of the screen with Mario and Luigi's heads on either end. When Mario or Luigi pull off an action command, that brother's end of the bar fills slightly. When they meet in the middle, it's possible to use a Bros. Badge move. The effect varies with the equipped badge. The normal effect is to restore 20% of both brothers' HP. Badges can be bought in one of the shops in Toad Town. Some of the badges require that the Action Commands be pulled off perfectly (EXCELLENT is displayed), and some only need GOOD!. An extra block that appears in the battles can be used to swap the badges that brothers use.

Bowser's battle system

Bowser inhaling the petals of two Flifits in Bumpsy Plains
Bowser battling.

Bowser has almost the same battle system as Mario and Luigi's, but with a few differences. He has different options: Punch replaces Jump, Fire Breath replaces Hammer and Enemy Attacks replace Special Attacks. However, he does not have Bros. Badges. Instead, Bowser gains a vacuum ability after the player advances further through the game. He can swallow enemies with this new ability to make Mario and Luigi fight them in his belly. He can also swallow parts of enemies that can restore his HP, raise defense or attack power, or rescue a Blitty. Bowser's defenses are the Punch and the Shell. Bowser's Punch can counter-attack an enemy, while his spiky shell can hit enemies that try to jump on his head or protect him from attacks.

Enemy Attacks are special attacks that use mostly members of Bowser's army, which are Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Shy Guys, Bob-ombs, Magikoopas and Broggy. These attacks require the stylus to perform. These characters need to be liberated to unlock these attacks.

Giant Bowser battle system

At certain points in the game, Bowser gets crushed by a large object such as Bowser's Castle. In order to revive Bowser, the Bros. must play a 2D-Shooter-like minigame in the Rump Command. When revived, Bowser grows to a giant state. In order to complete these battles, the player must rotate their DS sideways to play. In these battles, Bowser only has three options of attack. Punching requires quickly sliding the stylus across the screen to execute. Fire requires the player to blow into the DS microphone. The last option, Healing, requires Mushrooms found within the battle itself. Defending includes an event where the player must tap the touch screen in certain areas to counter-attack, punching to deflect blows, and blowing huge flames at the enemy. After each giant battle, Bowser returns to normal. There are four such battles in the game.

Ranks

Mario elevated to Shell Rank.

When leveling up Mario and Luigi, and Bowser occasionally reach a rank. When this happens new criteria is added to the game such as being able to equip more clothing or being able to shop at certain places. Here is a list of the ranks:

Mario & Luigi

Rank Level required Reward
Mushroom Default Equipped with 1 piece of gear
Shell 6 Equipped with 2 pieces of gear
Flower 12 Equipped with 3 pieces of gear
Shine 18 Shop at Shine Rank gear shop
Star 25 Shop at Star Rank gear shop
Rainbow 40 Get the Excellent!! Badge

Bowser

Rank Level required Reward
Bronze Boss Default Equipped with 1 piece of gear
Silver Boss 10 Equipped with 2 pieces of gear
Gold Boss 20 Equipped with 3 pieces of gear
Final Boss 40 Get the Intruder Fangs

Special Attacks

Bowser Specials

Bowser using Goomba Storm.

Bowser has six Enemy Attacks, five of which are obtained via cages.

*required

Mario & Luigi Specials

Mario and Luigi obtain these special attacks via Attack Pieces found by hitting a Attack Piece Block and numerous other ways.

Artwork of Mario & Luigi using Snack Basket against some Goombules.
Mario & Luigi using Snack Basket.

*required

Items

Key items

There are many items that appear in the game that the heroes must obtain in order to advance in the game. Most of these items require the players to go through some trial, whether it be a challenge, facing a boss, or through other means.

Image Name In-game description Location storyline/
required?
VacuumMushroom.png Vacuum Shroom A strange Mushroom that gives Bowser the ability to inhale anything. Dimble Wood
The Hammer icon in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Hammers Hammers found in the Trash Pit. Use 'em to whack and break stuff! Trash Pit
The Vacuum Block Vacuum Block A rare block from Broque Monsieur. In battle, Bowser inhales stuff! Plack Beach
A Stingler from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Stingler An item that might shock something. Where should you use it? Pump Works
The Banzai Bill from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Banzai Bill An enormous, black, shiny weapon. If it's launched at you, you're toast! Dimble Wood
Sample sprites for the Star Panel in the star menu, shown here a star-shaped and an inverted triangle versions etc. Star Panel An item created in the Energy Hold. It takes on various shapes. Energy Hold
The red Star Cure Red Cure A curative held by the wise Wisdurm. It took a while to find this thing... Energy Hold
The yellow Star Cure Yellow Cure The curative found at Bowser Castle. Bowser swallowed it, so it's all sticky. Treasure Chamber
The green Star Cure Green Cure A 1,000-year-old curative held by Chakron above Plack Beach. Plack Beach cliff
Miracle Cure (from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.) Miracle Cure A true miracle cure made by combining the three curatives. It works incredibly! Toadley Clinic
Birdley.png Birdley Dr. Toadley's pet bird. It guides Mario and friends around. Toadley Clinic
File:Puzzle Sack.PNG Puzzle Sack A puzzle in a sack. Give it to Kuzzle. Plack Beach
Sprite of a Blitty used in the star menu Blitty A Blitty from [enemy]. various enemies
File:Mushroom Ball.PNG Mushroom Ball An item for the PR Toad in Toad Town. He'll give you what's inside! Toad Town Mall
The Blue Key from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Blue Key A key that opens the blue door on the second floor of Peach's Castle. Peach's Castle 2F
The Red Key from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Red Key A key that opens the red door on the second floor of Peach's Castle. Peach's Castle 2F
The Green Key from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Green Key A key that opens the green door on the second floor of Peach's Castle. Peach's Castle 2F

Consumable items

These are the items that appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Please note that some of the items used in this game have appeared in the previous installments.

Image Name Description
Icon of a Mushroom Mushroom Restores 30 HP.
Icon of a Mushroom Super Mushroom Recovers 60 HP to one of the bros.
Icon of a Mushroom Ultra Mushroom Recovers 120 HP to one of the bros.
Icon of a Mushroom Max Mushroom Recovers 240 HP to one of the bros.
1-Up Mushroom 1-Up Mushroom Revives a fallen bro with half HP.
1-Up Mushroom 1-Up Deluxe Revives a fallen bro with full HP.
Drumstick.png Hot Drumstick Restores 80 HP to Bowser.
Drumstick.png Fiery Drumstick Restores 150 HP to Bowser.
Drumstick.png TNT Drumstick Restores 280 HP to Bowser.
Nut.png Nut Restores 20 HP to both bros.
Nut.png Super Nut Restores 40 HP to both bros.
Nut.png Ultra Nut Restores 80 HP to both bros.
Nut.png Max Nut Restores 160 HP to both bros.
Syrup BiS.png Syrup Jar Restores 10 SP.
Syrup BiS.png Supersyrup Jar Restores 20 SP.
Syrup BiS.png Ultrasyrup Jar Restores 30 SP.
Syrup BiS.png Max Syrup Jar Restores 40 SP.
Star Candy Star Candy Restores all HP & SP and cures status ailments.
Herb Refresh BIS.png Refreshing Herb Cures status effects.
File:Bean.png Heart Bean Increases health to the selected character by 1 Point.
File:Bean.png Special Bean Increases SP to the selected character by 1 Point.
File:Bean.png Power Bean Increases power to the selected character by 1 Point.
File:Retry Clock.PNG Retry Clock Allows the player to restart a battle if defeated.

Equipment

Clothing

Main article: List of clothing in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story differs from its predecessors by including a more varied clothing system. In addition to overalls, Mario and Luigi can wear socks, gloves, boots, and accessories while Bowser can wear shells, arm bands, rings, and fangs. Mario, Luigi, and Bowser can wear additional clothing types if they rank up from repeated battles.

Badges

Badges in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story are used exclusively by Mario and Luigi, and they work differently from its predecessors. Mario and Luigi must successfully perform Action Commands to fill the badge gauge. Once the gauge is filled, players can tap it to receive an effect that benefits them in a variety of ways, which can be changed depending on the type of badge both brothers wear.

In the table, the left side of the badge (Luigi's badge) decides how good the action command must be to fill the bar, and how big the effect will be. The right side (Mario's badge) decides what the effect will be.

Name of Badge Icon Price (coins) Found In Effect
Mushroom Badge One of Mario's Badges, the Mushroom Badge. N/A Obtained from Princess Lipid Restores HP.
Powerful Badge One of Mario's Badges, the Power Fury Badge. 2000 Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop Increases both brothers' POW in the next attack.
Bonus Badge One of Mario's Badges, the Bonus Badge. 500 Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop Increases amount of EXP and Coins brothers get in the battle it was used.
Bro Badge One of Mario's Badges, the Brother Badge. 1000 Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop Restores SP.
Good Badge One of Luigi's Badges, the Good Badge. N/A Obtained from Princess Lipid Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "good" rating to fill the meter.
Great Badge One of Luigi's Badges, the Great Badge. 500 Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "great" rating to fill the meter.
Excellent! Badge One of Luigi's Badges, the Excellent! Badge. 1000 Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop Mario or Luigi must achieve at least an "excellent" rating to fill the meter.
Excellent!! Badge One of Luigi's Badges, the Excellent!! Badge. N/A Obtained after Mario and Luigi become Rainbow-Ranked (Level 40) Mario or Luigi must achieve at least an "excellent" rating to fill the meter. If the attacker gets lower than that, his side of the bar empties. If an excellent is not possible at the time, the meter will not break.
Combined Effects
Badge One of Mario's Badges, the Mushroom Badge. One of Mario's Badges, the Power Fury Badge. One of Mario's Badges, the Bonus Badge. One of Mario's Badges, the Brother Badge.
One of Luigi's Badges, the Good Badge. Recover 20% of HP Increase power by 1.2x Increase Coins by 1.2x Recover 20% of SP
One of Luigi's Badges, the Great Badge. Recover 30% of HP Increase power by 1.5x Increase Coins by 1.4x Recover 30% of SP
One of Luigi's Badges, the Excellent! Badge. Recover 50% of HP & Clear status effects Increase power by 2x Increase EXP by 1.2x, and Coins by 1.6x Recover 50% of SP
One of Luigi's Badges, the Excellent!! Badge. Recover all HP & Clear status effects Increase power by 4x Increase EXP by 1.5x, and Coins by 2x Recover all SP

Status Ailments

Many Status Ailments appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Each type affects the heroes and enemies with their own variables. Many enemies can inflict the diseases, as well as some attacks that the three heroes can learn. To relieve the effects, the player can use a Refreshing Herb or - depending on the type - can wait for it to run out of their systems.

Image Name Description Affects
File:Bowsers Inside Story Burn.PNG Burn Player has fire on them; prevents them from attacking/dodging; loses partial HP every turn. Mario; Luigi; Enemies
File:Bowsers Inside Story Defense Down.PNG DEF-Down Defense stat is lowered; affected player takes more damage. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
File:Bowsers Inside Story Def-up Bowser.PNG DEF-Up Defense stat is boosted; affected character takes less damage. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
File:Bowsers Inside Story Dizzy.PNG Dizzy Player cannot move from confusion and is unable to attack/dodge. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
File:Bowsers Inside Story Fury.PNG Fury Player grows furious and increases damage dealt and received. Bowser
File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Down.PNG POW-Down Attack Power is lowered; affected player deals less damage. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Up.PNG POW-Up Attack Power is boosted; affected player deals more damage. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
File:Poisonbis.png Poison Player turns purple and loses partial HP every turn. Mario; Luigi
File:Bowsers Inside Story Speed Down.PNG SPD-Down Speed stat is lowered; affected player gets fewer turns. Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies
SPD-Up Speed stat is increased; affected player gets more turns. Bowser; Enemies
File:Sick Bowser.png Sick Player gets a runny nose and loses partial HP every turn. Bowser; Sniffle Thwomp (starts battle sick)

Characters

Playable

Supporting

Bestiary

Main article: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary

Note that stats listed there are from the North American version of the game. Stats with the Challenge Medal and other versions may vary.

  • i Indicates they can be inhaled by Bowser and then fought by Mario & Luigi.
  • m Indicates only Mario can battle them.
  • m&l Indicates only Mario & Luigi can battle them.
  • b Indicates only Bowser can battle them.

Mushroom Kingdom

Image Name HP EXP Coins Location
Chuboomba Chuboomba 50 15 4 Cavi Cape
Borp Borpm&l 102 220 40 Cavi Cape
Toothy Toothy 27 18 5 Plack Beach
Drillbit Crab Drillbit Crabm&l 115 240 45 Plack Beach
Pendrils seen in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Pendrilm&l 157 260 55 Plack Beach
Treevil.gifTreevil Berry.gif Treevil 95 30; 35 (berry) 8; 10 (berry) Dimble Wood
Trashure Trashure 147 40 15 Dimble Wood
Scutlet (enemy) Scutletm&l 72 100 25 Dimble Wood
Sockop Sockopm&l 110 240 55 Dimble Wood
Flifit Flifit 108 50 20 Bumpsy Plains
Sneed Sneedi1 74 200 50 Bumpsy Plains
Lakitu King.gif Lakitu Kingi m&l 90 35 20 Bumpsy Plains
Idle Chain Chawful Chain Chawful 165 75 30 Bowser Path
Idle Fawfulcopter in battle. Fawfulcopteri m&l 32 40 20 Bowser Path
Animated Idle of a Fawful Guy Fawful Guym&l 172 240 60 Bowser Path
Idle Choomba Choombab 248 26 31 Tunnel
Coalbit Coalbiti 34 40 15 Tunnel
A red NoozA green Nooz Noozm&l 55 50 25 Toad Town Caves
Fawflant Fawflantm&l 100 70 30 Toad Town Caves
Beehoss Beehoss 200 150 40 Blubble Lake
Crawful Crawful 173 170 45 Blubble Lake
Glam Lakitu Glam Lakitui m&l 208 47 60 Blubble Lake
Fawflopper Fawflopperm&l 96 200 40 Blubble Lake
Mawful Mole Mawful Molem&l 154 230 45 Blubble Lake
Sprite of a Jailgoon Jailgoon 183 340 55 Bowser Castle
Sniffle Thwomp.gif Sniffle Thwomp 256 400 60 Bowser Castle
Idle Magifoofa Magifoofam&l 124 260 50 Bowser Castle
Mechawful Mechawful 277 3002 70 Peach's Castle Garden
Mechawful Head Mechawful Headi 98 150 20 Peach's Castle Garden
Metal Mawful Mole Metal Mawful Mole1 140 350 60 Peach's Castle Garden
Naplock Naplockb 183 580 80 Peach's Castle
Alarm Bob-omb Alarm Bob-ombi 123 170 50 Peach's Castle
Dark Trashure Dark Trashureb 360 640 100 Peach's Castle
Dark Fawful Guy's idle animation from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Dark Fawful Guyi m&l 128 200 65 Peach's Castle
Dark Mechawful Dark Mechawfulb 280 800 80 Peach's Castle
Dark Mechawful Head Dark Mechawful Headi m&l 200 200 40 Peach's Castle
Dark Mechawful.5 Dark Mechawful.5b 280 8002 80 Peach's Castle

1 - though they are instantly defeated by Bowser in overworld, Bowser can meet them by battling against other enemies.
2 - defeating the summoned bodies will not grant extra experience and coins.

Inside Bowser

All enemies here can be battled with Mario & Luigi, and some by just Mario.

Image Name HP EXP Coins Location
Goombule Cell Thing.png Goombule 8 3 2 Trash Pit
Goombule Elite.png Elite Goombule 16 4 2 Trash Pit
File:Spiky blop.gif Spike Blop 12 5 3 Trash Pit
File:DryBubble Blooper.gif Bubble/Dried Blooper 23 15 5 Pump Works
Protobattle Blis.png Protobatter 36 15 5 Pump Works
Tenderloin.png Tenderling 45 30 12 Flab Zone
Calorite Calorite 85 40 20 Flab Zone
Napse Napse.png Napse 68 100 35 Energy Hold
Varoius forms of Peps seen in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story POW/DEF/SPEED Pep 105 120 40 Energy Hold
File:Piranha plorp.gif Piranha Plorp 165 140 55 Energy Hold
Protobattler Blue.png Pwallop 130 150 45 Energy Hold
Air Cheep's battle sprite, from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Air Cheep 236 600 75 Airway
Stonk Bis.png Stonk 198 630 85 Airway
An Airnapse from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Airnapse 150 610 70 Airway
Air Cannon's battle sprite, from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Air Cannon 254 670 100 Airway

Bosses

The following is a bestiary for all bosses encountered in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Please note that some of the bosses are fought necessarily; some are optional, such as the X bosses; and some require Bowser to become giant to brawl them.

  • e Indicates the battle automatically ends after several turns.

Normal Bosses

Image Name HP EXP Coins Location
Bowser's battle animation Bowser (first time)m 203 0 0 Peach's Castle
An idle animation of Midbus from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Midbus (first time)b e 95 0 0 Cavi Cape
File:Broque Monsieur BiS.png Broque Monsieuri 158 30 0 Plack Beach
Sea Pipe Statue 1.gif Stone Blooper.gif Sea Pipe Statuei 320 150 50 Plack Beach
The Scutlet boss from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Scutletm&l 280 200 50 Flame Pipe
Broggy.gif Broggyb 198 60 0 Plack Beach
WigglerSprite.png Wigglerb
(possibly with Leaf Guysi m&l)
Wiggler - 540
Leaf Guy - 56
Wiggler - 340
Leaf Guy - 20
150 Dimble Wood
Sprite of Durmite in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Durmitem&l Durmite - 326
Straw - 16
Biffidus - 10
300 120 Nerve Cluster
An idle animation of Midbus from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Midbus (second time)b 950 550 350 Bowser Castle
File:Kretin Alpha.pngFile:Kretin Beta.png Alpha Kretin
Beta Kretinm&l
Alpha - 20 (each ball)
Beta - 385
700 200 Flab Zone
Bowser's battle animation Bowser (second time)m&l 1,215 1,000 500 Toad Town Mall
File:Wisdurm Small.pngWisdurm in battle Wisdurmm&l 1,610 2,800 600 Energy Hold
Bowser Memory M's Idle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.Bowser Memory L's Idle Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser Memory Mm&l
Bowser Memory Lm&l
M - 730
L - 845
1,500 (each) 350 (each) Memory Banks
Chakron from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Chakronm&l e 9,999 0 0 Plack Beach
File:Garakuta Monster MLRPG3.PNG Junkerm&l Junker - 1,445
Junker Cans - 105
6,000 900 Peach's Castle Garden
Blizzard Midbus from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Blizzard Midbusb
with Snawfulsi
Blizzard Midbus - 2,041
Snawful - 105
Blizzard Midbus - 6,500
Snawful - 220
1,200 Peach's Castle
The Dark Star's idle sprite. Dark Starm&l Dark Star - 1,248
Dark Satellmite - 260
9,999 2,000 Airway
Sprite of Dark Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Dark Fawfulb
with Vacuum Helmeti
Dark Fawful - 1,736
Vacuum Helmet - 1,200
Dark Fawful - 7,500
Vacuum Helmet - 220
1,600 Peach's Castle
Dark Bowser Dark Bowserb 1,000 0 0 Peach's Castle
The Dark Star Core's full body during its boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Dark Star Corei m&l Main - 1,560
Glasses - 250
Appendages - 156
0 0 Peach's Castle

3 - after the tutorial part, Bowser's HP will be set to 20.

Giant Bosses

All these can only be battled with Giant Bowser.

Image Name HP EXP Coins Location
Bowser's Castle: Sprite of the whole castle during battle mode position. From Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Bowser's Castle 535 380 200 Dimble Wood
Sprite of Yikk tower in battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Tower of Yikk 508 1,800 800 Blubble Lake
Fawful Express Battle Sprite
Fawful Mountain
Fawful Express
with Fawful Mountain
Express - 885
Mountain - 1,049
3,500 1,000 Project K
It's the Super Peach's Castle of Fury!!!(battle sprite) Super Peach's Castle 1,488 7,500 2,000 Peach's Castle Garden

Optional Bosses

Note that all X bosses only awards coins on their first defeat.

Image Name HP EXP Coins Location
A sprite of a Shroob.A sprite of a Shroob.A sprite of a Shroob. Shroobsm&l (×3) 500 each 300 each 100 each Bowser Castle
Durmite X.png Durmite Xm&l Durmite X - 575
Straw X - 40
Biffidus X - 32
0 1,000 Challenge Node
KretinBeta Kretin X.png Alpha Kretin Xm&l
Beta Kretin Xm&l
Alpha - 135 (each ball)
Beta - 810
0 2,000 Challenge Node
Wisdurm Small.gifShiny Wisdurm.gif Wisdurm Xm&l 2,380 0 4,000 Challenge Node
Bowser Memory MXP.pngBowser Memory LXP.png Bowser Memory MXm&l
Bowser Memory LXm&l
MX - 2,500
LX - 3,000
0 6,000 Challenge Node
Junker X.png Junker Xm&l Junker X - 3,080
Junker Can X - 134
0 9,000 Challenge Node
DarkStarXBattle.gif Dark Star Xm&l Dark Star X - 4,030
Dark Satellmite X - 416
0 12,500 Challenge Node
Bowser's battle animation Bowser Xm&l4 7,155 0 25,000 Challenge Node

4 - must fight 6 other X bosses consecutively before the battle.

Overworld

While Mario and Luigi adventure through Bowser's Body, Bowser is walking around the overworld. Mario and Luigi can influence Bowser. They can pinch nerves to make Bowser panic. They can also touch Bowser's muscles to give him a power-up. Equally, Bowser can change the course of the Mario Bros.' adventure. For example, he can flood them by drinking from a fountain. After a certain point in the game, Mario and Luigi can go to the Pipe Yard and use Warp Pipes to exit Bowser's body and explore the overworld, and then use the pipes to enter Bowser's body again. Bowser can use Chakroads to warp between different locations of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Overworld icons have slightly changed. They now display the health of the character. Bowser uses two buttons in the overworld, X to punch, and Y for firebreath. Later in the game, Bowser learns new moves such as a dashing punch, ground-pounding, and curling up into a spikeball (much like the way he attacked Mario in Super Mario Galaxy). Mario and Luigi use A and B respectively to jump. At one point they gain hammers. Mario can destroy rocks and crates, while Luigi can hit Mario to make him mini so as to reach previously inaccessible areas. Later in the game, the Marios learn new moves such as the Spin Jump and the Drill Bros. They also encounter items in the overworld that help them perform moves to reach a goal or an item. The items include a gas pump that seems to be shooting out helium. Mario can fill himself up with helium and float into the air like a balloon. If Luigi is to grab his legs at that time, they are able to perform a floating high jump, somewhat similar to the move found in the first installment of the series. They can also find a Blue Koopa shell that Mario can put on. Luigi can whack him with his hammer to shoot Mario over previously inaccessible areas to hit switches. This move is very similar to the move the Koopa companions use in the Paper Mario series.

While Bowser explores a 3-D overworld, Mario and Luigi explore a 2-D world inside his body, much like a traditional platformer, though they can go into the 3-D overworld at any time once the Pipe Yard is available. The actual overworld is connected just as it was in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, unlike Partners in Time's linear levels. The overworld is up to 4-5 times larger than Superstar Saga's overworld. The map in this game consists of a beach, a forest, a cape, the road to Bowser's Castle, Toad Town, Bowser's Castle, Peach's Castle, Grasslands, a railroad, underground, and a lake. In the Nintendo Power review, it was stated that there are tons of sidequests, much to explore, and plenty to do in the free roam overworld.

Locations

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Shops

Main article: List of shops in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Throughout the game, there are several shops where the player can purchase and sell items from several shops on their adventure. Shops available to Mario and Luigi are run by characters and all found in Toad Town Mall and Toad Square. Only two shops are available to Bowser: Broque Monsieur's Shop and Broggy's Shop, both in Dimble Wood. However, there are Shop Blocks around the Mushroom Kingdom that provides the same functionality to Bowser. There is a Scratch Card system where the player has a chance to get a part of their coins spent back.

Beans

Main article: List of bean spots in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

After Mario and Luigi learn the Drill Bros. move, they can collect bean from bean spots by tunneling underground and then jumping. There are about 200 bean spots scattered around the world, both in the Mushroom Kingdom and inside Bowser's body. Mario and Luigi can also collect beans from characters like Kuzzle and the PR Toad of Toad Town Mall.

Differences from other Mario & Luigi games

While a direct sequel in the Mario & Luigi series, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story still has several differences compared to the first two Mario & Luigi games.

  • This is the first game to feature more than one optional boss stronger than the final boss.
  • This is the first game in the series not to feature Professor E. Gadd, or Yoshi.
  • This is the first game in the Mario series to feature Bowser as a main protagonist.
  • This is the first Mario and Luigi game to give Mario and Luigi's in-game sprites eyebrows.
  • This is the first game in the series where Mario and Luigi can double jump; in battle in the first game they couldn't while in the second game they needed the babies to do it.
  • This is the only Mario & Luigi game to not have regular Goombas as enemies.
  • This is the only Mario & Luigi game to not have a snow, desert or mountain-themed area.

Gameplay differences

  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game to have optional bosses, with the exception of three of the four Popple fights and Jojora in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, who are not required to be defeated, but can be defeated for extra experience and items.
  • Unlike Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time for the Nintendo DS, this game makes greater use of the DS's touch controls and microphone.
  • This is the first game in the Mario & Luigi series (as well as the fourth RPG overall) to have Bowser as a playable character.
  • The player can equip Mario and Luigi with pants, gloves, shoes, socks, and accessories instead of just pants as in the first two Mario & Luigi games.
The new scratch card mode, allowing Mario, Luigi, and Bowser to win money back.
  • Badges have a different function. Bro. Badge moves can be performed with them. This game contains eight badges, which is notably less than the previous Mario & Luigi games.
  • This is the first of the series to have power-ups or other items in the overworld such as the blue Koopa Troopa shell.
  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game to have a rank system. This means, if the player gets at a certain level, they will go to a higher rank. Ranks for Mario and Luigi are the Mushroom Rank, Shell Rank, Flower Rank, Shine Rank, Star Rank, and the Rainbow Rank. Bowser’s ranks are the Bronze Boss Rank, Silver Boss Rank, Gold Boss Rank, and the Final Boss Rank.
  • Mario and Luigi get the hammers earlier in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story than in other Mario & Luigi games.
  • The Scratch Card is introduced, allowing the main characters to earn back coins after spending them.
  • This is also the first game where the hammerheads don't fall off in defense when held too long; the bro. just puts it down. Consequently, the hammer can also be held much longer.
  • In the first two games in the series, Mario and Luigi use a suitcase to store anything they collect in their journey. In Bowser's Inside Story, however, they use the Star Menu, managed by Starlow in order to access their items.
  • This is the first game to have a Boss-Refight or Skill Challenge.
  • This is the first time in the Mario RPG series that a sequel has been released on the same system as its predecessor.
  • This is the second game where the Mario Bros. battle inside Bowser's body, the first being Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, where they battle Cackletta's Soul inside Bowser. Fawful (who worked for Cackletta) is fought in a similar way to Cackletta. Also, before both battles take place, the player fights an affected form of Bowser. While Mario and Luigi are sucked into Bowser and Cackletta was inside him, for Fawful it is the reverse; Bowser inhales Dark Fawful, and he fights the Mario Bros. inside of Bowser.
  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game where Bowser does not end up possessed by the main villain, as well as the first RPG game since Paper Mario where the main villain does not actually possess one of the main characters.
    • However, Dark Bowser is a character who has copied Bowser lineaments by gathering his DNA, and is similar to previous Bowser possessions.

Release differences

  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game to be released in Japan before any other country.
  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game in which the American box art is the same as the Japanese box art. The European box art, while not exactly the same, uses the same pictures and background as the Japanese box art.
  • This is the first Mario & Luigi game to have multiple languages for its North American release. Both the French and Spanish translations are distinct from those of Europe.

References to other games

  • The Legend of Zelda - In Toad Town, Mario and Luigi meet a Toad who teaches them how to dig up special beans. After finishing, he states, "Find all you can. They're a secret to everybody!", in reference to the saying in this game where the Secret Moblin would give Link free Rupees after saying, "It's a secret to everybody."
  • Super Mario Bros. 2: During Bowser's battle with the giant Wiggler, the Wiggler sometimes attack by pulling out vegetables, which are the same ones that are seen in this game. Also, one of Bowser's brainwashed minions states that he forgot what Bowser's castle was originally called (before it was turned into "Fawful Theater"), and mistakenly referred to it as "Mouser's Castle".
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - In addition to the storyline of Bowser attempting to reclaim his castle, Bowser states that Chippy could be an honorary member of the Koopa Troop, and she could "thank him later" (just like when Bowser rationalizes joining Mario's party). In addition, some notes of the Forest Maze track appear in the Toad Town and Peach's Castle themes.
  • Super Mario Bros. 3: Sockops are clearly meant to resemble the Kuribo's Shoe, and at one point Luigi will even hop around inside an unconscious Sockop, allowing him to walk along spikes without taking damage, just as the Kuribo's Shoe does. In addition, one of the Sockops' names is, apparently, Kuribo.
  • Dr. Mario - Blue Viruses appear on a poster in Dr. Toadley's office, and in one of the Toothy's attacks.
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS - The Fawful Guy enemy can imitate the attack patterns of both the Woozy Guy and the Glide Guy. In addition, one of its attacks mirrors Yoshi's main form of offense in the game, egg throwing.
  • Super Mario 64 - The music that plays within Peach's Castle when visiting it for the first time is a variation of its theme here.
  • Super Mario Sunshine - One of the brother's ranks is called the Shine Rank.
  • Paper Mario: The blue Paratroopas in the game wear sunglasses, similar to this game. Also, Princess Peach using her combined powers with Starlow references Peach Beam.
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Fawful reappears as a villain. The Bros. Attacks from this game are reused, and there is a slight remix of Cackletta's theme song that played in the background after Fawful took over Peach's castle. Mario and Luigi battle Dark Fawful inside of Bowser's body, just as they did with Cackletta. The chair seen near the Conference Room has the same design (seen only briefly in the beginning of said game). Also, the Mini Mario and Spin Jump abilities return. The music that plays when visiting Peach's Castle in the beginning is a remix of the theme heard in Toad Town before boarding the Koopa Cruiser.
  • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - When Mario and Luigi talk to Broque Madame, she tells them stories about the Shroob invasion that took place in the game. Several Shroobs are also seen at Bowser's castle, where they were kept frozen in a cryogenic chamber. If the player chooses to thaw them out, then an optional boss battle with them will commence. During the battle, several other Shroobs, including Elder Princess Shroob can be seen in the background. After the battle, Mario and Luigi tell Starlow about their previous battle with the Shroobs, and how they defeated them while they were babies. While the audience is still in the theater in Bowser's castle, a Shroob can also be found sitting in the audience on the bottom right. Also, there is a boot called the Shroob Boots. The theme that plays in Peach's Castle at the beginning is a remix of the present Peach's Castle theme of this game.
  • New Super Mario Bros. - Blue Shells make a reappearance. A Mega Mushroom also occasionally appears during one of Broque Monsieur's attacks in his tutorial.
  • Super Mario Galaxy - Spike Ball, the ability where Bowser curls into a ball, heavily resembles an attack that Bowser uses during his fights against Mario/Luigi.

References in later games

Reception

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story has received critical acclaim, with a score of 91.01% based on 47 reviews on GameRankings[1] and a 90 based on 58 reviews on Metacritic[2], making it the highest-rated out of the Mario RPG games. Much of the game's praise was directed towards its gameplay, humor, storyline, integration of Bowser as one of the main protagonists, and innovative use of the Nintendo DS' capabilities. Additionally, Bowser's Inside Story has sold 3.81 million copies worldwide as of April 2016[citation needed], making it the best-selling RPG in the Mario franchise.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

Quotes

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story quotes

Bowser

  • "Did somebody page the king of awesome?"
  • "MAAARIO! Are you seriously trying to start with me again?! I hear about this big meeting, and I'm all ready to act nice... But man, the second I see your face, Mr. Nice Bowser is GONE. Yeah, forget your dumb meeting! I'll pummel you and grab Peach!"
  • "GWAHAHA! Great dark hurricane! Seriously, perfect backdrop for an awesome final battle! You really sweat the details! Listen up! You're saying the kingdom will vanish? NOT TODAY! THIS KINGDOM IS ALL MINE! SO YOU VANISH!"
  • "SHOWTIME!"

Fawful

  • "All who resist will be beat like naughty little eggs!"
  • "Beef? I am lacking in beef. Fawful is beefless."
  • "Fawful sings a song of bad!♪ The Mushroom Kingdom is so sad!♪ All of it is for Fawful!♪ And the...rhyme...with that!♪"
  • "Here Fawful goes, the disappearing..forever disappearing... WITH YOU!"

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story pre-release and unused content

Some enemies have an attack pattern for Mario and Luigi, even if they do not face them in the game. There are also several unused voice clips for Yoshi, coming from Yoshi's Story; there are also unused music from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, although it won't play correctly. Early screenshots also show Treevils being battled at Plack Beach.

Glitches

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story glitches

If the player does more than 10,000 damage to an enemy then the game will freeze. Also, before the fight with Scutlet if the players re-enter the Pump Works and hit the Save Block the message will say that Bowser can breathe fire again, even though the Flame Pipe is still blocked.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story staff

The game's producers were Toshiharu Izuno, Akira Otani and Yoshihiko Maekawa, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka acting as senior producers and Satoru Iwata and Tetsuo Mizuno acting as executive producers. The game's director was Hiroyuki Kubota and Makoto Aioi was the main programmer.

Mushroom Kingdom Tribune

Mushroom Kingdom Tribune.
The newspaper.

The Mushroom Kingdom Tribune is a promotional newspaper sent by Nintendo via e-mail. This newspaper includes information about the release of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

This newspaper includes "Reviews from the Mushroom Kingdom", which are quotes from the game characters:

  • "I have chortles!" - Fawful
  • "Did someone just page the King of Awesome?" - Bowser
  • "SUPER ULTRA WONDER ULTIMATE RUTHLESS GREAT IRON BALL!" - Midbus

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マリオ&ルイージRPG3!!!
Mario ando Ruīji Ārupījī Surī!!!
Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!

German Mario & Luigi: Abenteuer Bowser
Mario & Luigi: Bowser Adventure
Italian Mario & Luigi: Viaggio al centro di Bowser
Mario & Luigi: A Journey to the Center of Bowser
Korean 마리오&루이지 RPG 3 쿠파 몸속 대모험
Mario & Ruiji RPG 3 Kupa Momsok Daemoheom
Mario & Luigi RPG 3: A Great Adventure to Bowser's Body

Spanish (NOA) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
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Spanish (NOE) Mario & Luigi: Viaje al Centro de Bowser
Mario & Luigi: A Journey to the Center of Bowser

Trivia

  • The title of the game is a parody on the term "inside story", meaning the "true" tale of an event from the perspective of an insider who participated in the action, as opposed to an outsider who only hears about the event later on. In this case, the game is a literal inside story, as Mario and Luigi have to adventure through Bowser's insides.
    • The game's European Spanish, European French and Italian name is a parody on the famous novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth. The original French name is Voyage au centre de la Terre, the Spanish name is Viaje al centro de la Tierra, and the Italian name is Viaggio al centro della Terra.
  • Bowser's icon for swimming when underwater is also Mario and Luigi's jump icon.

External links

References

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