I like the sprite work of the original a lot but saying the new style is lifeless in comparison is very harsh. Mario and Luigi still animate beautifully in the new style

3:07 "Mario is mapped to A, Waluigi has B."

Your telling me the bowsers minions part of the game is basically totally accurate battle simulator but with Mario and Luigi enemies? SHUTUP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

Honestly with how clunky the original can feel (I played through it last year) I think the update is a much welcome addition. I loved the OG Super Star Saga, but I was sorely missing a lot of the improvements the later games made when I was playing it.

Having played both, the remake is better in my opinion, the ability swapping improvements alone make it stand out as better and I never really saw the 3D graphical overhaul to be a detriment.

Nintendo better start remaking more GBA games. Metroid Fusion and Golden Sun anyone?

5. Paper Jam 4. Superstar Saga 3. Partners in Time 2. Dream Team 1. Bowser's inside story My God, I fucking love this series. In fact... Its the best mario series, imo

One JRPG down, two more JRPGs and a Warriors game to go... Good luck, Derrick...

3:08 Sounded like "Waluigi", haha. ^^ Well done review! :)

The original game helped me get through high school and I played the hell out of it. It was a great game for the time and for the underrated GBA. I'm definitely getting the remake on day one. My biggest gripe with the original was that the bros attacks were difficult to pull off, and I was able to beat the game without doing a single bros attack. I'm glad that this remake makes them easier.

Talking about the easy difficulty is kind of a moot point since the original is probably the easiest in the entire series: that game is incredibly easy to break, some boss battles only last like four turns because you're so overpowered. I was hoping they at least fixed that since the last two games could be at least a bit challenging, but it seems like that's not the case.

I agree with the review, but I kinda disagree about the new character sprites being bland. At the very least, Mario & Luigi's animations are really awesome and more fluid compared to the GBA version (and don't worry I've played the original and loved it, so I can understand why some would prefer it). It's a shame Bowser's Minions isn't as fun though... Regardless, I'll definitely be getting this game!

The pun in the description is amazing

This was a fantastic review! Very informative and well-paced. I’m definitely going to pick this game up! Keep up the great work!

Still fond over the fact that the Adv Bros moves are back except they're called "Super" Bros Moves. Glad to reply this game in its remake glory

The original is still beautiful but this 3D remake looks sooo NICE 😍 I was never aware until this year that they had a remake , overall I played this on GBA years ago What a Really good Christmas

Basically... Pros: Improved graphics and backgrounds, Improved music, fluid animation with more frames, game is more balanced, new map system, the writing and jokes still are identical. Cons: Some characters and enemies were "New SMBfied", Toads are genderless and generic, Some very minor characters were removed or replaced by similar looking ones (Bink, Geno, Fat Koopas etc), the character expressions aren't as cartoony, Battle system was made easier and less complex, some charm of the original was lost. It still is a good game and a good remake, but it doesn't replaces the original for me.

gonna be honest, this review sounded like the whole issue was nostalgia. not saying your giving a bad review cause everything you said was fair and well thought out, but i think the game not surpassing your original experience has to do with expectation of how the original experience went. if someone were to maybe play this game first then go back, it could have the opposite effect. so its more important to note if the game is a good enough remake and port worth playing rather than how it stacks to the original. you wouldnt play sonic genesis over the original but you could def play this over the original. it also opens up the Whats important about a remake argument. for me polish and quality of life improvements always supersede art style and musical improvements, because at the end of the day im playing a video game and that will always shine through the gameplay. the other 2 are things that are taste specific. i dont think changing some of the enemy sprites and reactions was as important as better maps and fast forwarding through text. but thats just me. and the real thing about this topic is finding the balance because there's always gonna be a divide.

This game looks beautiful, holy hell. Loved SS, so I'll definitely be picking this up, especially now that I know they basically didn't fix things that weren't broken. Same classic but with the beautiful style of Dream Team? Yes please. Kinda wished they added a hard mode instead of an easy mode though, as SS is probably the easiest game in the series. Could've used a bit more challenge. I think it's also kinda unfair to say that the new art style is lifeless. It's not as exaggerated, but in my opinion that means the game is a lot more consistent and often better in appearance. There are instances in SS where the over-exaggerated nature lead to a decrease in sprite quality and just general looks (that old Bowser sprite is... not good). Definitely comes down to personal taste, though. Great review!

DID SOMEBODY SAAY KNACK????

Mario and luigi on the switch is gonna be awesome. And to think it be the first game in the series to have four shoulder buttons.

Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Rabbids + Bowser's minions & Knuckles (Featuring Dante from the Devil may cry series)

So basically as someone who hasn’t played the GBA original I’ll enjoy this version and not notice the differences.

This game is definitely more catered to people like me who are too young to have played the original game on the GBA. Personally, I love the remake. When I compare the graphics to the original, I have a hard time seeing what makes the original graphics better. Maybe it's me being more used to DT's engine, but the remake is a vast improvement over the original. Environments are better and sprites look more natural. Even when I compare cutscenes and battles side-by-side, I don't see any less emotion in the sprites. On difficulty, it's not a particularly hard game, but there are times when the game does become challenging. The bosses in particular did get a little tough. I used more 1-ups than I'd like to admit, though I never got a game over. I think that the game is challenging enough that it doesn't get too boring, but easy enough that I didn't get stuck on any part for more that a moment. On a side note, I didn't even touch easy mode. I also had a lot of fun with Bowser's Minions. The writing was fantastic and entertaining in my opinion. With the exception of grinding, which I always hate to do no matter the game, it always entertained me, be it the writing or the different gameplay. It didn't get boring because I switched between the main game and sub-game whenever it started to get even a little boring. Overall, I think that the remake it a fantastic game. I had a lot of fun with it and it's definitely one of of my top favorite games. I have no idea what kind of reputation it's suppose to be living up to with the original, but I can say that I love Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. (Edit): I realize after posting that I just made a mini-review of the game. I have more thoughts, but the comment is really big as is. I'm going to give it a 9.5/10, because grinding really sucks in BM.

I HAVE FURY!! Mainly because this remake doesn't look as good visually as the original. The gameplay and writing look as good as ever, though, so that's nice.

Can I say how appreciated the subtitles are!! Thank you for taking the time to make them.

I honestly feel like this game has come out of nowhere haha. Looks awesome though.

Now Wait for Partners in Time DX *^-^*

I really liked bowser Minions story, the charm is incredible and as a Pikmin fan, i like the idea of taking up your army and make the best with what you got.

Wheres the good old mario and luigi conversation in intalian

This game is gonna be amazing. I admit I do think the Bowser's Minions mode looks more fun then you make it out to be, but great review as always Derrick! +GameXplain

Apparently they took the Geno cameo out...I HAVE FURY!

Why would you get tired of the dialogue though?

My only gripe with this game are the *redesigns for the Toads.* And the music has too a bit much reverb. And they did miss the opportunity to have *boss rematches* like the did with later games.

I remember when quality was all that mattered. noone told us what to do, all Moms were busy in the kitchen, and all Dads were busy at the office trying to get that minimum wage.

I'm so hyped for this game. Mario and Luigi games are my favourite video games series ever, even beating Mario kart which is A LOT.

3:09 Waluigi is in this game?! AWESOME

I'm still holding out for the possibility that Wario & Waluigi are one of the special elements in the next Mario & Luigi game. [And maybe also a Multiplayer Vs. mode where 2 teams of 2 can battle each other and see who falls flat first.]

This game is beautiful

Hey GameXplain, did Peach's voice gotten changed like such as using Samantha Kelly's instead of keeping Jen Taylor's for the remake or did they still used Jen Taylor's Princess Peach voice in the 3DS remake?

im definitely gonna get this game cuz i never got to play the origional aside from emulators

The original Paper Mario needs a same treatment as this. Use the Color Splash engine or ANYTHING to put Paper Mario game on the Switch

I think this looks really good on what I've seen but I never got a chance to play the original version. Is it worth getting the 3ds version for first timers or get the original?

Wasn’t the fast forward feature introduced in Dream Team or Paper Jam? Just curious.

i couldn't find anywhere to post actual glitches so i decided to post it here. there's a gltich in the game when you are in the sewers of the castle fixing the plumbing. i jumped onto a water ledge and went up into a room and hit a plug to stop the pipe leaking, and as the cutscene was going on i switched from hammer mode to jump with the touch pad and the next thing i know im stuck under the floor.

The only thing that i think they missed was a boss rush ring or something. It would have more (re)play value after beating both stories

Chill fam. The art in the remake is my favorite spritework in pretty much any Mario game ever. Especially Mario and Luigi. I feel like the emotion is conveyed even more and in comparison the old sprites feel dated.

Can't wait to get this game. 😁

Thanks for the review! Very informative and to the point.

7.8/10 IGN No geno :(

We need remastered versions of Partners in Time, and Bowser’s Inside Story. Who agree’s?

3:09 DID HE SAY WALUIGI!!!!😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 XXXDDDDDDDDDDD

The question is, if I never played the original, should I pick this one up or play the original? (regardless of price)

Currently playing the original and having a blast! Some of the features in the remake look good (like easier Bros. attack), but I fell in love with the style and the pixelart of the original, so I stick with it :)

Has anyone figured out what that giant bean thing with a face is? 3:23

Cant wait till tomorrow morning already pre-ordered 😆

I've got this preordered already!

6:13. I disagree. Having a 3D option would need the whole world to be made in 3D, which would lose a lot of the detail it got. I'm perfectly fine with it being 2D, because it makes everything look beautiful Like those jaggy edges. On 3D, they would've been straight edges because the 3DS couldn't handle too many polygons on-screen. Given it's all made of sprites, they could make those jaggy edges because it only needs transparencies around them, instead of a full 3D model

I do think you should play through the original again. Its a lot easier than you remember.

If thell ever do a remake of bowsers inside story i want to play with this bowser sprite from ss he just looks so menacing and giant

I Love how they changed up the Koopaling Fights

Weird remake logic If the game hasn't been remade: we want a remake the game has been remade: Its soulless they ruined the original leave the original alone. They casualized it and so on Technically rhe only exception to the rules mentioned is RES1 remake.

I only hope that when you defeat bowletta you can still Rome the place and not counts it as a game over.

Tactical RPG? Using Command Points to issue orders to your units? Of all things, the last game I expected to associate with Mario and Luigi is freaking *Valkyria Chronicles*

You kidding me. I love the art and animations on the characters they look better than the dream team and paper jam sprites. Sure the original had very expressive cartoony antics. But the new has beautiful everything.

I never played the original GBA version. So I look forward to playing this tomorrow.

I played SuperStar Saga on the Wii U first so I'm probably the only person who has the most nostalgia for Bowser's Inside Story and liked it the most. I could go on all day why I loved that game (I did get Partners in Time after Bowser's Inside story but that one was just good).

I have a copy of the GBA original I've been meaning to play for ages--sounds like there isn't any reason to pick this version up instead.

I just got the game yesterday and I'm loving it so far! However, I really think they should have kept the old action commands in the field the same. Switch the order of the bros and use the shoulder button to pick. I guess maybe it's because I grew up on the original, but I find the new system kind of annoying. I also think that they slowed down the battles WAAAAYYYY too much! I really wish the battles were more challenging. I wish there was a "challenge" option so you could speed up the battles and the action commands.

& Knuckles

I wish they would've kept the 3d effect. The Mario & Luigi games made such great use of it in the past.

Derrick I was wondering. As someone who's never played Superstar Saga, would you recommend this remake or to go back to the original?

"hears battle theme" ima gona go back to the gba thank you.

The graphics are nice. Is it 4K?

Thank you for the solid review!

Nice, i can't wait for Mario and Luigi RPG 5 on Switch.

That's it, I'm getting this game tomorrow morning.

Glad I waited so long to see this review after playing i got the chance to play the original. I think reviews can sometimes hinder your actual experience yourself. I loved the remake. And I actually started playing the original version again, and I actually struggled. I think the Remake surpassed the original for me, even when I didn't think it did. I love it.

Honestly I'm more excited for Minion Quest

tfw the real weakness of this game is the lack of a boss arena(plus mechakoopas replacing the "MECHA CHOMPS" in woohoo university, yet I still think it makes a bit of sense..but removing a unique enemy..hmm..), BUT considering the original game didn't have one..I think it does make sense in a way..yet it'd be nice to have a boss arena in the one game that didn't have it at least..oh well! at least another of the best part of this game is the new game over theme playing the Mario death theme, it's an excellent touch! hmm yet the new "CRITICAL" weaknesses of some enemies are strange to me..I mean jojora being weak to fire makes perfect sense(explains why she now has "BOSS" hp and not 999 def and at least 100 hp since everything has more hp than the original so she'd have 100 instead of 50), but chuck guys being vulnerable to hammers..that's..rather odd(despite flying enemies being weak to jump making sense) 1:32 also they did "slightly" touch the story by removing the part where bowletta tells her koopalings to assemble at the beginning of bowser's castle, putting it in the bowser's minions campaign it looks like so they didn't completely "not touch" the story a bit

So from what I can see, it seems either version is fine. The original for being more challenging, and this for being a bit easier.

Funny, I just went to my local games shop, bought the game because they got it early and now I watch the review

Personaly I like sss bowser's minions better and I think the sprites are just as good in the dream team style. Also did they really make the game any easier? I really wonder since the difficulty felt the same to me

Hm. Well, I see what you mean about the spritework...but I'm also thankful that they did that too. I dunno...something about Bowser just...looked bad to me back in the day. And now he looks great~ xD

I can't wait for them to remake Bowser's inside story! (: if they do remake it that would be awesome!

(Martin) I thoroughly enjoy the new look as it reminds me of the sprites in Super Mario RPG

I sure wish these games would release on the Switch. Or at least, Mario games similar to this (I'd give anything for a series just like the original Super Mario RPG. That was SOOOOOO good). I'm just not into handheld games as much as TV console games.

If I havent ever played the original, is it worth getting this one or should I just go emulate the original one?

I have played this game for 5 hours. And so far..... It's AWESOME!!!! The controls are so smooth and the boss battles were nostalgic, but as game explain said it feels pretty easy.

Some of the bros attack changed in battle

Awesome review! Though I can’t agree with you on the sprites of the original, in my opinion they looked ugly and compared to now, they better stay in those fanmade series (Bowser’s sprite has been changed 5 Times, probably due to how developers didn’t like it). Sure they can make the game more funny in some scenarios, but I would much rather have more accurate sprites in a more balanced gameplay than a game where bosses take less than 10 seconds to defeat. But that’s just my opinion

I never got a chance to play the original so I am looking forward to getting this game.

Truly sad it doesn't have the 3D option..the graphics look so beautiful and well painted/drawing 😑😢

Wonder if they'll ever do something like this for Bowser's Inside Story

Took me a while... but I finally got the game!!!

I hope that this game does well so it could push Nintendo to remake other Mario RPGs like the original Paper Mario and Legend of the 7 Stars

I never got to play the original so this was great for me.

I’m ready for Jokes End’s music Also chopper bros isn’t OP anymore

Personally, I 'm really glad more people get to enjoy this awesome game, though I will say I kinda wish they would've stuck with how Bros Attacks worked in Superstar Saga, where each Bros action you learn in the field also has an in battle equivalent, instead of this weird way the later games do it where "Mario or Luigi or you used item to initiate attack". Other than that, I'm all for remaking the other two.

1:27 R.I.P Luigi