Mario & Luigi (マリオ＆ルイージRPG Mario ando Ruīji Aru Pī Jī?, lit. Mario & Luigi RPG), is a series of role-playing games within the Mario franchise. Developed by AlphaDream, the Mario & Luigi series gives equal attention to Mario and Luigi as they go on various adventures. The series began with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, which released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. The next two installments were released for the Nintendo DS, the next four were released for the Nintendo 3DS, and the last one, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2024. The Mario & Luigi series is one of the two main RPG series in the Mario franchise after Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars with the other being the Paper Mario series. Compared to other RPGs, the tone of the Mario & Luigi games is generally more whimsical and lighthearted, with various in-game jokes and comical references to the heritage of the Mario franchise.
Gameplay[]
For all of the Mario & Luigi games, the player uses 
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to control Mario while they use 
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to control Luigi. As for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the player also uses the 
button to control Baby Mario and uses the 
button to control Baby Luigi. These two buttons are also used to control Bowser's attacks in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and Paper Mario's in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the 
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buttons are used as alternatives for the usual and buttons.
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| Superstar Saga (2003) | Partners in Time (2005/2006) | Bowser's Inside Story (2009) | Dream Team (2013) | Paper Jam (2015/2016) | Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017) | Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018/2019) | Brothership (2024) |
| Game Boy Advance | Nintendo DS | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo Switch | ||||