Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

AlphaDream / November 28, 2005 / Rated Everyone

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Released

2005

Publisher

Nintendo

Time to beat

~6 hrs

Community

200

In this quest of lunatic proportions, the Mario bros. team up with none
other than… their younger selves! Control both sets of bros. at once in
this intriguing action RPG, where comedy is king and the story leads you
beyond the Mushroom Kingdom. Explore Mario’s world across space and time
as you take down the evil alien invaders, the Shroobs!

In this precursor to the Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story game, the
brothers travel back in time to retrieve Princess Peach™, only to come
face-to-face with baby versions of themselves, the princess, and
Bowser™. While controlling both the adult AND baby versions of the
Mushroom Kingdom heroes, you’ll unleash powerful attacks and cross
environments using special techniques to solve puzzles in creative ways.
With four brothers to control, this adventure is bound to get out of
control!
This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. We hope you'll enjoy the new features (including off-TV play) that have been added to this title. See more Virtual Console games for Wii U.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is a 2005 role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second game in the Mario & Luigi series, following Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003). The story follows Mario, Baby Mario, Luigi, and Baby Luigi as they search for Princess Peach, who has been abducted by an alien species known as the Shroobs. Gameplay centers on cooperation between the quartet, who must use their specific qualities and skills to solve puzzles to progress. The game features multiple role-playing game elements and a turn-based battle system focused on timing accuracy.