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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is a Nintendo DS video game released in 2005. Developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, Partners in Time is the continuation of the Game Boy Advance video game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. In 2009 a third game in the series, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, was released. This game puts the player in the role of Mario, Luigi and their infant selves. It takes the four characters on a journey through time to defeat the invading Shroob enemies and is only slightly connected to the other games story-wise.

Plot

Directly from the instruction booklet-

"One blissful day in the Mushroom Kingdom, genius inventor Professor E. Gadd constructed a time machine, which was fueled by the awesome power of the Cobalt Star. Princess Peach was overjoyed with his creation, and immediately set off to visit the Mushroom Kingdom's past. Of course, her faithful ward Toadsworth was filled with such worry for his charge that he promptly collapsed."

"Shortly thereafter the time machine returned, but it was a wreck and it brought back not the princess, but a creepy alien of unknown origin. According to the professor, Princess Peach was stranded somewhere in the past! To top it off, mysterious time holes leading back in time began popping throughout the castle! Who better to answer the call to adventure than Mario and Luigi? Nobody, that's who!"

"The mustachioed brothers leaped into action, plunged through a time hole, and set off on a rescue mission through time. Once they arrived in the past, the brothers met up with their childhood selves and formed the greatest team of heroes in history. Can the Mario brothers overcome all obstacles and rescue Princess Peach? Only time will tell!"

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the previous title in the series, though with some extras included. First off and unarguably the most notable extra is the fact that you control four characters while fighting and while on the main world, compared to just two in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. These two characters happen to be Mario and Luigi's baby counterparts from the past, who team up with the brothers to stop an alien invasion.

Characters

Playable

Sprite Character Description
Mario (Partners in Time) Mario The most heroic of all Mario games who can generally be considered the leader.
Luigi (Partners in Time) Luigi Mario's slightly younger brother who, while usually a coward, is an essential fighter. Usually acts as comic relief.
Baby Mario (Partners in Time) Baby Mario Mario's younger counterpart who, like his older self, is a heroic fighter who has to stop his younger brother from crying.
Baby Luigi (Partners in Time) Baby Luigi The baby version of Luigi tends to cry throughout the game, resembling his cowardly counterpart.

Allies

Enemies

Sprite Name HP EXP Coins Dropped Location
Blazing Shroob Blazing Shroob 100 90 10 Thwomp Caverns
Bob-omb (Sprite - PiT) Bob-omb 35 30 5 Gritzy Desert
Boo (Sprite - PiT) Boo 15 5 4 Baby Bowser's Castle
Boo Guy (Sprite - PiT) Boo Guy 17 8 5 Toadwood Forest
Boom Guy (Sprite - PiT) Boom Guy 18 8 5 Baby Bowser's Castle
Bully Bully 46 17 6 Yoob's Belly
Coconutter Coconutter 43 20 6 Yoshi's Island
Dark Boo (Sprite - PiT) Dark Boo 63 20 6 Gritzy Caves
Dr. Shroob Dr. Shroob 29 18 10 Vim Factory
Dry Bones (Sprite - PiT) Dry Bones 53 32 7 Yoob's Belly
Elasto-Piranha Elasto-Piranha 27 16 6 Toadwood Forest
Elite Boom Guy Elite Boom Guy 80 40 8 Gritzy Caves
Fly Guy (Sprite - PiT) Fly Guy 110 150 10 Star Hill
Ghoul Guy Ghoul Guy 160 100 10 Shroob Castle
Gnarantula Gnarantula 30 15 5 Yoshi's Island
Gold Koopeleon Gold Koopeleon 10 84 100 Thwomp Caverns
Goomba (Sprite - PiT) Goomba 10 3 3 Baby Bowser's Castle
Guardian Shroob Guardian Shroob 81 90 9 Shroob Mother Ship
Handfake (Sprite - PiT) Handfake 130 155 15 Star Hill & Star Shrine
Koopeleon Koopeleon 18 6 4 Toadwood Forest
Lakitufo Lakitufo 26 16 7 Vim Factory
Lethal Bob-omb Lethal Bob-omb 60 70 10 Shroob Castle
Love Bubble Love Bubble 95 130 10 Toad Town
Pidgit (Sprite - PiT) Pidgit 24 18 6 Yoshi's Island
Piranha Planet Piranha Planet 140 170 20 Star Shrine
Pokey (Sprite - PiT) Pokey 55 36 10 Gritzy Desert
RC Shroober RC Shroober 58 26 8 Yoob's Belly
Red Coconutter Red Coconutter 85 70 7 Thwomp Volcano
Shroid Shroid 110 140 15 Toad Town
Shrooba Diver Shrooba Diver 70 32 8 Gritzy Desert
Shrooblet Shrooblet 7 2 2 Hollijolli Village
Shroob Rex (Partners in Time) Shroob Rex 200 185 12 Shroob Castle
Shroobsworth (Partners in Time) Shroobsworth 160 0 0 Shroob Castle
Skellokey Skellokey 84 100 10 Toad Town
Snifaro Snifaro 90 50 10 Gritzy Caves
Snoozorb Snoozorb 150 170 15 Shroob Castle
Soul Bubble Soul Bubble 100 175 15 Shroob Castle
Spiny Shroopa Spiny Shroopa 18 2 2 Vim Factory
Tanoomba (Sprite - PiT) Tanoomba 90 82 9 Thwomp Volcano
Tashrooba Tashrooba 125 150 10 Shroob Castle
Thwack Thwack 54 20 2 Thwomp Volcano
Thwack Totem Thwack Totem 152 60 10 Thwomp Volcano
Wonder Thwack Wonder Thwack 100 30 4 Star Shrine

Bosses

Voices

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