Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ, ruīji) is Mario's younger brother from Nintendo video games. Luigi's full name is believed to be Luigi Mario, while his brother's full name is believed to be Mario Mario. (This is generally accepted as canon. According to the Mario Bros. movie, Shigeru Miyamoto and television series, their surname is Mario, but this has never been officially supported by Nintendo). He first appeared in Mario Bros. as the character of player two, and his role as player two's character continued in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World. Download high resolution version (520x785, 38 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ... Super Mario Bros. ... Shigeru Miyamoto with Mario, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong stuffed toys Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本茂 Miyamoto Shigeru, born November 16, 1953) - also known as Shiggy or Shigsy by fans - is the Japanese creator of Donkey Kong, Mario video games, the Legend of Zelda, and Pikmin series for Nintendo. ... Various television shows based on Super Mario Bros. ... For the similar-sounding NES game, see Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario World was the first game Nintendo made for the Super Famicom for its Japanese release, and the Super Nintendo for its release in North America and Europe. ...

Luigi's name was inspired by a pizza parlor near Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, which was called Mario & Luigi's. His name also serves simultaneously as a pun of the Japanese word 類似 (ruiji), meaning "similar" or "analogous" (based on his original role as a copy of Mario). Nintendo Corporation, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is translated roughly as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese... Bicycle capital of the Northwest Redmond is a city located in King County, Washington. ...

Because of software constraints of the time, Luigi initially appeared as a palette swap of Mario, identical except in terms of color. As technology improved, Luigi evolved into a physically distinct character, taller and thinner than his brother. This is at least in part due to the conversion of the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic to the American Super Mario Bros. 2, where Luigi's character was the thin, high-jumping Mama. Luigi's personality has also been developed over the years and he is depicted as being more nervous and panicky than his brother. The palette swap is a practice often used in video games, whereby a graphic that is already used for one element is given a different palette so that it can be reused for other elements. ... Doki Doki Panic is a Japanese video game released for the Famicom Disk System about a family who plans to rescue two children. ... This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ...

Luigi in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA/Europe)

In America's Super Mario Bros. 2 (not to be confused with Japan's Super Mario Bros. 2), Luigi was one of the four characters that players could choose to play as. He was characterized in that game as having the highest and longest jump of the playable characters. This feature made him quite popular among fans of the series. Luigi has starred in two games, the first of which was the edutainment title Mario Is Missing!, released for the SNES and PC. It was a fairly lacklustre game, involving Luigi traveling throughout the world and answering questions related to well-known lands he was visiting (e.g., Japan and Russia). The game was not produced by Nintendo and remains one of the few Mario games created and developed entirely by an American third-party developer. His second starring role was in Luigi's Mansion, released for the Nintendo GameCube, in which Luigi must brave a ghost-filled mansion to save Mario. He also co-starred in a 2003 game called Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga (a Mario RPG along the lines of Paper Mario) in which you control both Mario and Luigi to save Princess Peach yet again. cropped version of Image:Smb2allstars. ... cropped version of Image:Smb2allstars. ... Super Mario All-Stars, known in Japan as Super Mario Collection (スーパーマリオコレクション), is a video game that was developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. ... This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ... This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ... SMB 2 title screen (Japanese version) Super Mario Bros. ... Edutainment is a recently coined term, a portmanteau, that expresses the union between education and entertainment in a television program, game or website. ... Mario Is Missing! is a geography edutainment video game for the Super NES, NES, and PC. It was developed by The Software Toolworks and was released in 1992 (PC) and 1993 (SNES). ... The North American Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the Super NES or SNES for short, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, and Australia. ... The tower of a personal computer. ... Luigis Mansion, released in 2001, is not only one of the first video game titles for the Nintendo GameCube system; it is also the first official Mario-series title for the system. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga is a video game made for Game Boy Advance. ... Paper Mario, known in Japan as Mario Story (マリオストーリー), is a video game that was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and first released in 2000. ... Princess Peach (ピーチ姫, Piichi Hime) is a fictional character in Nintendos Mario video games series. ...

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Baby Luigi was kidnapped by Kamek the Magikoopa. He was freed due to the efforts of many Yoshies after the defeat of Baby Bowser. Kamek was King Bowser Koopas guardian (and possibly adopted father) and the ultimate enemy in the game Super Mario World 2: Yoshis Island. ... Yoshis current design reduces the size of his neck, resembling the baby Yoshies in Yoshis Story. ...

In the remake of Super Mario World for Game Boy Advance, Luigi is slightly more integral, as you have a choice between Mario or Luigi. Luigi can jump higher and run faster. Super Mario World was the first game Nintendo made for the Super Famicom for its Japanese release, and the Super Nintendo for its release in North America and Europe. ... The Game Boy line is the best-selling handheld. ...

Luigi is also a playable character in the Mario Party series, for the Nintendo 64 and the Nintendo GameCube. Mario Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ...

With the debut of Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, Luigi also gained his own rival, Waluigi. (Waluigi is a counterpart to Wario.) Waluigi has since appeared in the Mario Party series, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Mario Power Tennis. That game also brought back the long-unused character Daisy, who is now believed to be Luigi's answer to Mario's Princess Peach. Mario Tennis is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... Waluigi is a fictional character from the Mario series who appears in the spin-off sports and party games (as opposed to the main platformer titles). ... Wario (ワリオ in Japanese) is a fictional character created by Nintendo. ... Mario Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. ... Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC (マリオテニスＧＣ), is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004. ... Princess Daisy is a Nintendo character who first appeared in Super Mario Land, where she was captured by Tatanga and rescued by Mario. ... Princess Peach (ピーチ姫, Piichi Hime) is a fictional character in Nintendos Mario video games series. ...

Luigi is also a hidden character in the N64 hit Super Smash Bros. and in the GameCube sequel Super Smash Bros. Melee. His style of fighting is similar to Mario's but Luigi jumps significantly higher, has immense hangtime, but has less traction and speed. Although he was very similar to Mario in the original, in Melee he was given a completely different set of physical attacks, including some extremely powerful aerial attacks. An N64 (with Super Smash Bros. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Super Smash Bros. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ...

Luigi makes an appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He appears in the audience a couple of times, and he has own adventures that mostly hinge on his making poor choices. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 video game Paper Mario, and is the fourth in the series of Mario role-playing game titles that includes Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. ...

Luigi makes another appearance in Super Mario 64 DS for the new handheld Nintendo DS. He has high triple-jumping abilities (which is no surprise considering his reputation for high jumps) and a backflip that's nearly as high as his triple jump but that allows him to cover great horizontal distances by spinning with his arms outstretched. Luigi also has a scuttle jump ability that slows his descent. This makes him one of the more useful characters in the game. In this game, when Luigi gets a Power Flower, he becomes invisible, which allows him to walk through enemies as well as some walls. Super Mario 64 DS (working title Super Mario 64x4) is an enhanced remake of 1996s Super Mario 64 and one of the launch titles for the Nintendo DS. This remake features various new characters, levels, modes of play, and minigames, taking advantage of the advanced features of the DS... The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen portable handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ...

In the 1993 feature film Super Mario Bros., Luigi was played by John Leguizamo. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Super Mario Bros. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) in Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian-Puerto Rican comedian, actor and producer working in the Hollywood, film industry. ...

Baby Luigi

Kamek's minions, called Toadies, carry Baby Luigi off to their master.

Baby Luigi is a character in Nintendo's Mario series, similar to Baby Mario. He is the infant version of Luigi, although he has appeared in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and various other Mario sport games alongside his older self. It is generally accepted that these games do not have storylines and merely offer extra playable characters for greater variety. Baby Luigi first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island where he got kidnapped by Kamek, only to be rescued by his brother Mario and Yoshi later on. Image File history File links Toadies and Baby Luigi artwork from Yoshi Touch & Go. ... Kameks main form of transportation is his flying broomstick, although he can also use magic to teleport short distances. ... Toadies stealing Baby Luigi in Yoshi Touch & Go Toady is an enemy from Nintendos Mario series of video games that first appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshis Island and later in Yoshi Touch & Go. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ... Baby Mario is a character in Nintendos Mario series, often alongside Baby Luigi. ... Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. ... Kameks main form of transportation is his flying broomstick, although he can also use magic to teleport short distances. ... Baby Mario is a character in Nintendos Mario series, often alongside Baby Luigi. ... Yoshis current design reduces the size of his neck, resembling the baby Yoshies in Yoshis Story. ...

Baby Luigi more recently appeared in Yoshi Touch & Go, where Yoshi must rescue him by hitting the Toadies carrying him with eggs. In the multiplayer mode, the second player's Yoshi will be carrying Baby Luigi instead of Baby Mario. Yoshi Touch & Go (Catch! Touch! Yoshi! in Japan) is a Nintendo DS game revolving around Yoshi and Baby Mario. ... Yoshis current design reduces the size of his neck, resembling the baby Yoshies in Yoshis Story. ... Baby Mario is a character in Nintendos Mario series, often alongside Baby Luigi. ...

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He will also star in Mario & Luigi 2 with his brother, his older self, and his brother's older self. His abilities in battle appear to be identical to those of his older self. The game explains the co-existence of the two sets of brothers in this game by saying that Mario and Luigi are sent back in time to a period when they were still babies. Mario & Luigi 2 is a role playing video game being developed by AlphaDream for the Nintendo DS system. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...

External links

• Super Mario Bros. Headquarters
• KLOV's page on Mario Bros.
• Mario series character guide