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| Luigi | |
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 The emblem ofLuigi's hat as commonly used in the series | |
| Genres | Action-adventure,edutainment,survival horror,platformer,puzzle |
| Developers | The Software Toolworks Radical Entertainment Next Level Games[1] Nintendo Software Planning & Development[2] Arika Capcom |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | 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 |
Luigi is avideo gamesubseries ofplatformers andpuzzle video games that is a spin-off of theMario franchise published and produced byNintendo. All games in the series revolve around the titularLuigi, best known for being the younger brother of Nintendo's mascot characterMario.Luigi games have been released for various Nintendovideo game consoles andhandhelds dating from theGame & Watch to theNintendo Switch.
Luigi was introduced in the 1983Game & Watch titleMario Bros., where he and Mario work in abottling plant. He later appeared widely in the arcade gameMario Bros., released two weeks later. The first game to star Luigi and to use theLuigi branding was the 1990 gameLuigi's Hammer Toss, in which Luigi uses a shield to deflect hammers being thrown byHammer Bros.[3] More recently, he has appeared in theLuigi's Mansion series. Two of the originalNintendo Entertainment System (NES)Mario games, with those beingSuper Mario Bros. and the NES port ofMario Bros., have been ported to theWii U and altered to feature Luigi as the protagonist instead of Mario.
Nintendo Land for Wii U features an attraction called "Luigi's Ghost Mansion", heavily inspired byLuigi's Mansion. "Luigi's Ghost Mansion" involves up to four players dressed like Luigi, Mario,Waluigi andWario respectively, who assume the roles of "ghost trackers" and explore ahaunted house to hunt for the fifth player, who is the ghost.[4]
Included inNES Remix 2 isSuper Luigi Bros., a Luigi-themed and mirrored version ofSuper Mario Bros. It features Luigi's higher jumping ability, which had not been originally introduced until the 1986 Japanese sequelSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
An unlockable Luigi-themed version ofMario Bros. titledLuigi Bros. was also included withSuper Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch re-releaseSuper Mario 3D World +Bowser's Fury.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2001 –GameCube 2018 –Nintendo 3DS 2025 –Nintendo Switch 2 |
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Original release date(s): October 31, 2019 | Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo Switch |
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Original release date(s): 1990 | Release years by system: 1990 –Game Watch |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1992 –PC,Macintosh,SNES 1993 –NES |
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Original release date(s): DLC Retail | Release years by system: 2013 – Wii U |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2013 – Wii U |
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