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Luigi Patriarca
is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's mascot. Luigi appears in many games throughout the ''Mario'' franchise, oftentimes accompanying his brother. Luigi first appeared in the 1983 Game & Watch game ''Mario Bros.'', where he is the character controlled by the second player. He would retain this role in many future games, including ''Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', '' Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', among other titles. He was first available as a primary character in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. In more recent appearances, Luigi's role became increasingly restricted to spinoffs, such as the ''Mario Party'' and '' Mario Kart'' series; however, he has been featured in a starring role in '' Luigi's Hammer Toss'', '' Mario is Missing'', ''Luigi's Mansion'', '' Luigi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Super Mario Bros
is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was first released in May 2006 in North America and Japan, and in PAL regions on June 2006. It is the first installment in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' subseries of the '' Super Mario'' franchise, and follows Mario as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. Mario has access to several power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Super Star, each giving him unique abilities. While traveling through eight worlds with more than 80 levels, Mario must defeat Bowser Jr. and Bowser before saving Princess Peach. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' was commercially successful and received positive reviews; praise went towards its improvements made to the ''Mario'' franchise and faithfulness to older Mario games, while criticism was targeted at its low difficulty level and many critics noted its similarity to previous games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
