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The series primarily revolves around the protagonist, Mario and other playable characters, such as his brother Luigi, rescuing the kidnapped princess Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser. As the player progresses, they can gather in-game power-up items that let the player character gain new abilities or forms. [1]
It is repeated for each of Bowser's castles, except the final one. [1] In the English version of Super Mario Bros. 3 released in 1988, Peach says the line upon being rescued by Mario, admitting it is a joke. [2] As an Easter egg in the 2023 film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Toads guarding Peach's Castle utter the line to Mario as a joke. [3]
Luigi appears in the 2023 film adaptation voiced by Charlie Day. [22] Luigi, alongside his brother Mario, are residents of Brooklyn who recently began their own plumbing business. Both stumble upon a Pipe, and while Mario is transported to the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi is transported to the Dark Land where he is captured by Bowser and his forces.
Mario (/ ˈ m ɑːr i oʊ, ˈ m ær i oʊ /; Japanese: マリオ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.He is the main character of the Mario franchise, a recurring character in the Donkey Kong franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo.
Bowser (Japanese: クッパ, Hepburn: Kuppa, "Koopa"), also known as King Bowser or King Koopa, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise. [6] In Japan, he is titled Daimaō (大魔王, Great Demon King"). [7] He is the arch-nemesis of the plumber Mario and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa race.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga [b] is a 2003 role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance.It was re-released for the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2014, Nintendo Switch Online Service in 2023, and remade for the Nintendo 3DS as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions [c] in 2017.
In the games, Bowser Jr. looks up to his dad, and shares his ambition to defeat Mario, and take over the world and the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser Jr. is playable in most of the spin-off Mario games, and in Super Smash Bros. He is the main protagonist of Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) included in the remake of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. [113]
Mario sees his business's commercial on a TV and is motivated to face Bowser, who almost incinerates him. Luigi saves Mario, and they both grab the Super Star. Becoming temporarily invincible, they defeat the Koopas, destroy Bowser's castle, and incapacitate Bowser. Peach shrinks Bowser with a blue Mini Mushroom before Toad imprisons him in a jar.