Editing Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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'''''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''''' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game developed by [[AlphaDream]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was released worldwide in 2009 and in South Korea in 2011. It is the third title in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]], preceded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and succeeded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2013. The last part of the game's title is a pun on "inside story," a term that refers to 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 pun on the title of the famous novel ''{{wp|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''.

A Nintendo 3DS [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] of the game, titled ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', was released in Japan on December 27, 2018, and elsewhere in January 2019. Outside Japan, the release year marks the 10th anniversary of this game. This is the second game in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series after ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' to have a remake. This game also marks the debut of [[Starlow]], who would become a recurring character in the series.

After the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s citizens start contracting the [[blorbs]], a disease that swells [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Princess Peach]] holds an emergency conference meeting at [[Peach's Castle|her castle]], which includes [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toadbert]], [[Toadsworth]], and a Star Sprite named [[Starlow]]. [[Bowser]] crashes in and is sent flying out of Peach's Castle after easily being defeated by Mario, eventually landing in [[Dimble Wood]], and after regaining consciousness, he comes across a cloaked merchant (who is [[Fawful]] in disguise). The merchant gives him a "[[Vacuum Shroom|Lucky Mushroom]]" that causes Bowser to inhale his surroundings. He returns to Peach's Castle and uses this ability to suck in everyone who attended the conference.

Mario, Luigi, and Starlow reawaken inside the [[Trash Pit]] area of [[Bowser's body]], where they acquire hammers and use them to hit an [[Funny Bone|exposed nerve]] and rouse Bowser, who had been dumped in [[Cavi Cape Cave]]. Starlow, who talks to Bowser throughout the game, withholds information surrounding the Mario Bros.' whereabouts and assists him in remembering the past events. Bowser then encounters Fawful, who explains that the blorbs and the Vacuum Shroom he gave him were all part of a plan to conquer both the Mushroom Kingdom and [[Bowser's Castle]]. He sends out his minion, [[Midbus]], whose speech irritates the Koopa King so much that he decides to pick a fight with him. Bowser loses to Midbus, and he and Fawful abandon him.

Bowser helps a stranded [[Broque Monsieur]] get back on [[Plack Beach]], where the sentient block rewards him a [[Vacuum Block]], allowing him to control his sucking abilities. After defeating the [[Sea Pipe Statue]], Bowser drinks water which allows Mario and Luigi to enter the [[Pump Works]] and defeat the [[Scutlet (boss)|Scutlet]] bug that was blocking his fire breath at the [[Flame Pipe]]. Starlow starts using the alias "Chippy" to Bowser. After subduing Broque's pet dog [[Broggy]], Bowser enters Dimble Wood, where he eventually comes across three of his minions: [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]], and [[Private Goomp]]. They plan to retake Bowser's castle with a [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] launcher, where Bowser is required to find ammunition. Bowser procures a giant carrot as a makeshift missile, but the owner, a Wiggler, makes him eat it and then attacks him. After he obtains the Banzai Bill from the Wiggler, Bowser is then overcome with stomach pain caused by consuming a parasitic [[Durmite]] along with the carrot; Mario and Luigi defeat it in battle.

After his stomach issue is resolved, Bowser proceeds to launch the Banzai Bill towards Bowser Castle. However, Midbus dodges his Banzai Bill by launching the castle and landing it on him. The Mario Bros. revive Bowser from the [[Rump Command]], which unintentionally turns him as giant as the castle. After Bowser defeats the castle, it flies away with him in pursuit, traveling through [[Bumpsy Plains]] and [[Bowser Path]] to reach the destination. Bowser deflects Midbus's iron ball, which knocks the castle down. Entering his castle, Bowser discovers that Fawful has turned it into a theater and brainwashed most of [[Bowser's Minions]] 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.

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, falling into the [[Tunnel]]. He meets up with some [[Monty Bros.|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, rendering him unconscious.

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 Caves]] themselves and try to head off and stop [[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 Cure]]s 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, [[Boo]]-like barrier, stopping the Mario Bros. in their tracks.

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 Boo-like barrier to disappear and help Mario and Luigi navigate [[Energy Hold|the maze beyond them]], allowing them to track down Durmite, who reveals herself to be a sage named [[Wisdurm]]. She battles them, turning to a butterfly after her defeat, dropping the Star Cure, 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, regaining access to his treasure vault by pushing a statue of Fawful through the barricades in the floor, only to find that the Monty Bros. are now under Fawful's control and have built a railway straight through the vault. They use the [[Fawful Express]] to ram him out of the castle and into a boulder, resulting in another emergency revival and a giant battle between Bowser and the train. Returning to his vault after destroying the train, Bowser realizes that he has 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 [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L|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 Check (location)|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 will only give them the Star Cure if they can knock him out of the pose he has held for a thousand years. After a cryptic hint from Chakron, the Bros. head for Dimble Wood to collect Attack Pieces for the ground-shaking [[Snack Basket]] move, but Mario is kidnapped by a [[Sockop]] and has to be rescued by Luigi, who wears a [[giant Sockop|knocked-out Sockop]] like a [[Goomba'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.

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 forcing its way inside Bowser. Mario and Luigi chase the Dark Star [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|around]] as it absorbs Bowser's DNA and takes on his characteristics, eventually emerging as an incomplete copy of Bowser, which sucks up Peach and floats 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 [[Super Peach's Castle of Fury|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 flee, but he gets absorbed by the Dark Star, allowing it 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 capture 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, defeating 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 for good.

Inside Bowser, a battered and unstable Fawful appears in front of the Mario Bros., seemingly accepting defeat to them and saying that he will go away permanently, but he is actually faking it as he uses this opportunity to try and take the Mario Bros. with him in a final explosion of his own while sporting a large, dying grin on his face. All this accomplishes though 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 him into a complete rage. The Toads and the Princess flee from the scene, and the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story staff|credits]] show a montage of still images showing that Bowser loses the ensuing fight.

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 his army in helping with the repairs, and only once he is sure he is alone does Bowser open the package, revealing a thank-you cake with his face, Mario, Luigi, and Peach on it.  

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[[Bowser]] has six [[Brawl Attack|Special Attack]]s, five of which are obtained via destroying cages contained Bowser's trapped minions.

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At certain points in the game, Bowser gets crushed by a large object such as [[Bowser's Castle]], which leaves him in a dying state. 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 [[Nintendo DS#Microphone|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.

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!width=15%|Name

!width=10%|Achieved at level

!width=65% colspan=2|Benefit

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!width=15%|Name

!width=10%|Achieved at level

!width=65% colspan=2|Benefit

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|[[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]

{{content description

|image1=[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|description1=Restores 30 HP to one of the bros.

|name2=[[Super Mushroom]]

|description2=Restores 60 HP to one of the bros.

 

 

 

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!width="5%"|Name of Badge

!width="1%"|Icon

!width="3%"|Price (coins)

!width="20%"|Located

|Mushroom Badge{{anchor|Mushroom Badge}}

|[[File:MushroomBadge.png]]

|N/A

|Obtained from Princess Lipid

|Restores HP.

|Powerful Badge{{anchor|Powerful Badge}}

|[[File:PowerFuryBadge.png]]

|2000

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Increases both brothers' POW in the next attack.

|Bonus Badge{{anchor|Bonus Badge}}

|[[File:BonusBadge.png]]

|500

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Increases amount of EXP and Coins brothers get in the battle it was used.

|Bro Badge{{anchor|Bro Badge}}

|[[File:BrotherBadge.png]]

|1000

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Restores SP.

|Good Badge{{anchor|Good Badge}}

|[[File:GoodBadge.png]]

|N/A

|Obtained from Princess Lipid

|Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "good" rating to fill the meter.

|Great Badge{{anchor|Great Badge}}

|[[File:GreatBadge.png]]

|500

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "great" rating to fill the meter.

|Excellent! Badge{{anchor|Excellent! Badge}}

|[[File:ExcellentBadge1.png]]

|1000

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Mario or Luigi must achieve at least an "excellent" rating to fill the meter.

|Excellent!! Badge{{anchor|Excellent!! Badge}}

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!width="25%"|[[File:MushroomBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:PowerFuryBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:BonusBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:BrotherBadge.png]]

![[File:GoodBadge.png]]

|Restores 20% of HP

|Increases Attack Power by 1.2x

|Increases Coins by 1.2x

![[File:GreatBadge.png]]

|Restores 30% of HP

|Increases Attack Power by 1.5x

|Increases Coins by 1.4x

![[File:ExcellentBadge1.png]]

|Restores 50% of HP & Cures Status Effects

|Increases Attack Power by 2x

|Increases EXP by 1.2x, and Coins by 1.6x

|Restores 50% of SP

![[File:ExcellentBadge2.png]]

|Restores 100% HP & Cures Status Effects

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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.

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|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Burn.png]]

|align="center"|[[Burn]]

|align="center"|Player has fire on them; prevents them from attacking/dodging; loses partial HP every turn.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Defense Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[DEF-Down]]  

|align="center"|Defense stat is lowered; affected player takes more damage.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Def-up Bowser.png]]

|align="center"|[[DEF-Up]]

|align="center"|Defense stat is boosted; affected character takes less damage.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Dizzy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Dizzy]]

|align="center"|Player cannot move from confusion and is unable to attack/dodge.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Fury.png]]

|align="center"|[[Fury]]

|align="center"|Player grows furious and increases damage dealt and received.

|Bowser

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Poison.png]]

|align="center"|[[Poison (status effect)|Poison]]

|align="center"|Player turns purple and loses partial HP every turn.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Down.png|80px]]

|align="center"|[[POW-Down]]

|align="center"|Attack Power is lowered; affected player deals less damage.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Up.png]]

|align="center"|[[POW-Up]]

|align="center"|Attack Power is boosted; affected player deals more damage.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Speed Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[SPD-Down]]

|align="center"|Speed stat is lowered; affected player gets fewer turns.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Speed Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[SPD-Up]]

|align="center"|Speed stat is increased; affected player gets more turns.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Sick.png]]

|align="center"|[[Sick]]

|align="center"|Player gets a runny nose and loses partial HP every turn.

|Bowser; [[Sniffle Thwomp]] (starts battle sick)

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Super Strike.png]]

|align="center"|[[KO|Super Strike]]

|align="center"|Player charges up and may deal greater damage than normal on their immediate next hit.

|Mario; Luigi

|-

|

|align="center"|[[Trip]]

|align="center"|The character cannot attack on the turn he tripped. If an enemy hits from behind in the overworld, the character starts out on this state until his turn, or takes damage from the enemy.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser

|}

 

==Characters==

===Playable===

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MALBIS Mario.png|[[Mario]]  

MALBIS Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]

BowserMLBiS.png|[[Bowser]]

 

===Villains===

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Fawful sprite.PNG|[[Fawful]]

Midbus sprite-1.png|[[Midbus]]

Dark Star MLBIS sprite.png|[[Dark Star]]

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Peach MLBIS.png|[[Princess Peach]]

Toadsworth-MLBIS.png|[[Toadsworth]]

ToadbertBIS.png|[[Toadbert]]

MLBISStarlow.png|[[Starlow]]

MandL 3 kamek.PNG|[[Kamek|Magikoopa]]

ToadBIS.PNG|[[Toad (species)|Toad]]s

MLBISBroqueMonseiurBattle.png|[[Broque Monsieur]], a bipedal creature who seems to be made from [[? Block]]s.

Broggy.gif|[[Broggy]], Broque's pet.

Broque Madame MLBIS Artwork.png|[[Broque Madame]], another bipedal creature made out of ? Blocks.

BlittyMLBiS.png|[[Blitty|Blitties]], cat creatures that seem to also be made out of ? Blocks.

M&LBIS Sergeant Guy.png|[[Sergeant Guy]], a green [[Shy Guy]] with a bag on his back containing a gray pipe and a [[Magikoopa]]'s wand.

M&LBIS Corporal Paraplonk.png|[[Corporal Paraplonk]], a red [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] wearing a red bucket on its head and green shoes.

M&LBIS Private Goomp.png|[[Private Goomp]], a [[Goomba]] that wears blue clothes and seems to look sad.

Emoglobinsprite.png|[[Emoglobin]], a species of block-like creatures inside Bowser that give hints and help with minigames.

ML3princesslipid.png|[[Princess Lipid]], who explains [[Bros. Badges]].

Yikktowerbis.png|[[Yikk]], the creator of [[Tower of Yikk]] and the [[Boo-ray Machine]].

Kuzzle.PNG|[[Kuzzle]], the guardian of the second [[Star Cure]].

Blueparatroopas icon.png|The [[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]], friendly blue-shelled [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopas]].

Dr Toadley MLBiS sprite.png|[[Dr. Toadley]], the Toad with a Miracle Cure.

Chakron.gif|[[Chakron]], the guardian of the third Star Cure.

Stats listed here 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 and Luigi.

*^m&l Indicates only Mario and Luigi can battle them.

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|[[Cavi Cape]]/[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"|120

{{footnote|note|1|Though they are instantly defeated by Bowser in overworld, Bowser can meet them by battling against other enemies.}}

{{footnote|note|2|Defeating the summoned bodies will not grant extra experience and coins.}}

All enemies here can be battled with Mario and Luigi.

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|[[Trash Pit]]/[[Pump Works]]

|[[Trash Pit]]/[[Pump Works]]

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

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![[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]]^m&l

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![[Leaf Guy]]ⁱ ^m&l

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*This is the first game in the series not to feature [[Professor E. Gadd]].

*This is the only game in the series not to feature [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s.

*This is the only ''Mario & Luigi'' game to not have a purely snow-, desert-, mountain-, or temple-themed area.

**The [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]] can be considered a snow- or ice-like area when it is frozen, and [[Plack Beach]] features a mountainous section.

[[File:Scatchcard.png|200px|thumb|The new scratch card mode, allowing Mario, Luigi, and Bowser to win money back.]]

*This is the first time in the ''Super Mario'' [[Genre#Role-playing|RPG]] series that a sequel has been released on the same system as its predecessor.

*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 due to the ratings' graphics requiring the artwork to be rearranged, uses the same artwork (but with Luigi's and Bowser's eyelines changed to reflect their positions) and background as the Japanese box art.

''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' has received critical acclaim, with a score of 91.01% based on 47 reviews on GameRankings<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20090903025256/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/954368-mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story/index.html|title=''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' for DS|publisher=GameRankings|language=en|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref> and a 90 based on 58 reviews on Metacritic,<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-and-luigi-bowsers-inside-story|title=''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref> making it the highest-rated out of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super 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]]'s capabilities.

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''Bowser's Inside Story'' has sold 4.13 million copies worldwide as of March 31, 2011,<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|page=5|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2011/110426e.pdf#page=5|title=Consolidated Sales Units of "Wii" (FY3/2011)|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref> making it the best-selling RPG in the ''Super Mario'' franchise.

==''Mushroom Kingdom Tribune''==

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

This newspaper included "Reviews from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]," which features 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]]

Before the fight with [[Scutlet (boss)|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.

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|title2=Doing It Right

|description2=The music that plays during tutorials

|file3=M&LBIS A Bit of Peace and Quiet.oga

|title3=A Bit of Peace and Quiet

|description3=The music that plays in Peach's Castle at the start

*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' - In addition to the storyline of Bowser attempting to reclaim his castle, Bowser claims [[Starlow|Chippy]] as one of his minions, saying 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.

*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' - Fawful reappears as a villain. The way Bros. Attacks are used from this game is reused, and there is a slight remix of [[Cackletta]]'s theme song that played in the background after Fawful took over Peach's castle. Additionally, the statues of Fawful in Bowser's castle depict his outfit from his rematch in this game. 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|Mini Mario]] and [[Spin Jump]] abilities return.

*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' - In the instruction manual for this game, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach's artwork was reused. 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 the [[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. Fawful Guys, which are fought by Mario and Luigi in [[Bowser Path]], have an attack in which they are pulled offscreen by a tongue (during which the same roar heard from [[Yoob]] is heard), and are thrown at either one of the bros. in the form of an egg, which highly resembles one of [[Sunnycide]]'s attacks.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' - [[Blue Shell]]s make a reappearance, as does [[Shell Mario]]. A Mega Mushroom also occasionally appears during one of Broque Monsieur's attacks in his tutorial. Additionally, a single [[Squiggler]] appears as an NPC in Dimble Wood.

*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' - Bowser's battle animation resembles the one in this game.

*''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' - [[Starlow]], [[Broque Monsieur]], [[Broque Madame]], [[Broggy]], [[Private Goomp]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]], and [[Sergeant Guy]] all return to this game. Bowser's appearance in this game makes multiple references to ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. He uses the Punch and Spike Ball moves in a battle, and can inhale in cutscenes. A cutscene prior to fighting giant Bowser has him say "SHOWTIME!" Also, Bowser's theme and the game's boxart style are reused.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' - The songs "Tough Guy Alert!" and "The Grand Finale" return in this game. Fawful, Starlow, and Broque Monsieur (using their respective artwork from this game) appear as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]]. [[Piranha Plorp]]s are mentioned in [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Piranha Plant|Palutena's Guidance]] for [[Piranha Plant]].

*''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' - The [[Jump Helmet]] and [[Yoo Who Cannon]] both return as [[Bros. Attack]]s for Luigi. Bowser calls Starlow "Chippy", the nickname originating from ''Bowser's Inside Story''. Additionally, the [[Treevil]] has a new wire variant, the [[Krode]].

|JapM=Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!

|ChiT=瑪利歐&路易吉RPG3!!!<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20130107235756/http://www.nintendo.tw/ds/ds_software.htm|language=zh-hant|title=Nintendo DS 遊戯軟體|accessdate=June 25, 2024|publisher=Nintendo of Taiwan}}</ref>

|ChiTR=Mǎlìōu & Lùyìjí RPG3!!!

|ChiTM=Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!

|FreA=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

|FreE=Mario & Luigi: Voyage au centre de Bowser

|FreEM=Mario & Luigi: Journey to the Center of Bowser<br>(A reference to {{iw|wikipedia|Jules Verne}}'s science fiction novel ''{{iw|wikipedia|Journey to the Center of the Earth}}'')

|Ger=Mario & Luigi: Abenteuer Bowser

|GerM=Mario & Luigi: Bowser Adventure

|Ita=Mario & Luigi: Viaggio al Centro di Bowser

|ItaM=Mario & Luigi: Journey to the Center of Bowser<br>(A reference to ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'')

|KorM=Mario & Luigi RPG 3: A Great Adventure to Bowser's Body

|SpaA=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

|SpaE=Mario & Luigi: Viaje al centro de Bowser

|SpaEM=Mario & Luigi: Journey to the Center of Bowser<br>(A reference to ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'')

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