For the last 40 years, Mario and Luigi have found themselves at frequent odds with villains, whether they're rescuing kidnapped princesses or racing go-karts. Yet a subset of those adventures has focused on the brothers working together as brothers in games that blend action and RPG mechanics into something new.
Host Bob Mackey welcomes returning voices Stuart Gipp and Mike Drucker to run through the Mario & Luigi series, examine original developer AlphaDream, and relay the many ups and downs of these plumbers' exploits.
Description Two Mario RPG brands launched at the dawn of the 21st century, and while Paper Mario had the more immediate gimmick, Mario & Luigi devoted itself to standard RPG mechanics dressed up in Mushroom Kingdom finery. Though the series burned bright in its early years, the back half saw a decline with undercooked sequels, unpopular remakes, and the seeming death of Mario & Luigi—the brand, not the characters. And now that it's back once again, we must ask ourselves: is Mario & Luigi worth celebrating? This week on Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Mike Drucker (author of Good Game, No Rematch), and Stuart Gipp as the crew times out their button presses to deliver you a perfect podcast.
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