Luigi is a video game subseries of platformers and puzzle video games that is a spin-off of the Mario franchise published and produced by Nintendo. All games in the series revolve around the titular Luigi, best known for being the younger brother of Nintendo's mascot character Mario. Luigi games have been released for various Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game & Watch to the Nintendo Switch.
| Luigi | |
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 The emblem of Luigi's hat as commonly used in the series | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, edutainment, survival horror, platformer, puzzle |
| Developer(s) | The Software Toolworks Radical Entertainment Next Level Games[1] Nintendo Software Planning & Development[2] Arika Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | PC, Macintosh, NES, SNES, GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Luigi's Hammer Toss (c. 1990) |
| Latest release | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (June 27, 2024) |
| Parent series | Mario |
History
editLuigi was introduced in the 1983 Game & Watch title Mario Bros., where he and Mario work in a bottling plant. He later appeared widely in the arcade game Mario Bros., released two weeks later. The first game to star Luigi and to use the Luigi branding was the 1990 game Luigi's Hammer Toss, in which Luigi uses a shield to deflect hammers being thrown by Hammer Bros.[3] More recently, he has appeared in the Luigi's Mansion series. Two of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Mario games, with those being Super Mario Bros. and the NES port of Mario Bros., have been ported to the Wii U and altered to feature Luigi as the protagonist instead of Mario.
Mini-games
editNintendo Land for Wii U features an attraction called "Luigi's Ghost Mansion", heavily inspired by Luigi's Mansion. "Luigi's Ghost Mansion" involves up to four players dressed like Luigi, Mario, Waluigi and Wario respectively, who assume the roles of "ghost trackers" and explore a haunted house to hunt for the fifth player, who is the ghost.[4]
Included in NES Remix 2 is Super Luigi Bros., a Luigi-themed and mirrored version of Super Mario Bros. It features Luigi's higher jumping ability, which had not been originally introduced until the 1986 Japanese sequel Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
An unlockable Luigi-themed version of Mario Bros. titled Luigi Bros. was also included with Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch re-release Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
List of games
editLuigi's Mansion series
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Release years by system: 2001 - GameCube 2018 - Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2015 - Arcade |
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Original release date(s): October 31, 2019 |
Release years by system: 2019 - Nintendo Switch |
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Others
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Original release date(s): 1990 |
Release years by system: 1990 - Game Watch |
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Release years by system: 1992 - PC, Macintosh, SNES 1993 - NES |
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References
edit- ^ Ronaghan, Neal (June 7, 2011). "Next Level Games Developing Luigi's Mansion 2". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Drake, Audrey (April 3, 2013). "Toad is Zelda: The Untold Story of Luigi's Mansion 2". IGN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Buchalter, Jake (April 18, 2023). "Nintendo: Every Luigi Solo Game, Ranked From Worst To Best". Game Rant. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Goergen, Andy; Ronaghan, Neal; Barnett, Patrick; Thompson, Scott (November 23, 2012). "Nintendo Land Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ Vogel, Mitch (May 3, 2018). "Grezzo Is Handling The Luigi's Mansion Port For 3DS". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tantalus is the developer behind Luigi's Mansion 2 HD". Nintendo Everything. @NE_Brian. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Regan, Tom (February 2, 2015). "SEGA Officially Reveals Luigi's Mansion Arcade". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
