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{{company infobox
|logo=AlphaDream_Logo.png
|logo=AlphaDream Logo.svg
|width=148px
|width=148px
|founded=January 12, 2000
|founded=January 12, 2000
|firstgame=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
|defunct=October 1, 2019<ref>https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/1179467153906511873</ref>
|lastgame=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]
|first_release=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|president=Tetsuo Mizuno
|latest_release=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
}}
'''AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.''' (or just '''AlphaDream''') is a Japanese video game development studio who are responsible for developing games for [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[Nintendo DS]]. AlphaDream has developed three [[Mario (series)|Mario games]] for the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]. The company's staff includes prominent developers from Square Co., such as [[wikipedia:Chihiro Fujioka|Chihiro Fujioka]].
'''{{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 the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, starting with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' up until ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. 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]]''.
==History==
 
The company was founded in 12 January, 2000 as a second-party developer for [[Nintendo]]. Their first game, [[wikipedia:Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito|Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito]] (Japanese: コトバトル-天外の守人), was released only in Japan for [[Game Boy Color]] on March 9, 2001.
AlphaDream's first game in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', draws heavy inspiration from the company's prior game ''[[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.
==Trivia==
 
*In ''[[Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', a boss called the [[Alpha Kretin]] looks a lot like AlphaDream's logo.
On October 1, 2019, the company ceased operations immediately after filing for bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and high development costs exceeding overall debt, which was approximately ¥465 million as of the end of March 2018.<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, and the company ceased to exist on February 28, 2020. However, several developers from AlphaDream, including both Fujioka and Maekawa, who were originally involved in previous ''Mario & Luigi'' games later returned for the development of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'',<ref>{{cite|author=Brian(@NE_Brian)|date=June 22, 2024|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-says-some-of-the-original-mario-luigi-devs-are-working-on-brothership/|title=Nintendo says some of the original Mario & Luigi devs are working on Brothership|publisher=Nintendo Everything|language=english|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> with [[Acquire]] serving as main developer.  
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.alphadream.co.jp/ Official Japanese site]
==''Super Mario'' games developed==
[[Category:Video game developers]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
!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==
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Latest revision as of 11:44, November 30, 2024

AlphaDream
AlphaDream's logo
Founded January 12, 2000[?]
Defunct October 1, 2019[1]
First Super Mario game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Final 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 the Mario & Luigi series, starting with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga up until Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. 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 game in the Super Mario franchise, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, draws heavy inspiration from the company's prior game 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 high development costs exceeding overall debt, which was approximately ¥465 million as of the end of March 2018.[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, and the company ceased to exist on February 28, 2020. However, several developers from AlphaDream, including both Fujioka and Maekawa, who were originally involved in previous Mario & Luigi games later returned for the development of Mario & Luigi: Brothership,[3] with Acquire serving as main developer.

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