<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Service	O
in	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Minions	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
combat	O
Cackletta	O
and	O
Fawful	O
,	O
who	O
stole	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
voice	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
harnessing	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
after	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
those	O
titles	O
however	O
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
features	O
a	O
lighthearted	O
whimsical	O
script	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
comedy	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
simultaneously	O
as	O
they	O
traverse	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
fight	O
enemies	O
,	O
gain	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writing	O
and	O
tone	O
and	O
criticism	O
and	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
labeled	O
as	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
differs	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
controlling	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leading	O
brother	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
between	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
with	O
the	O
Start	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Luigi	O
's	O
hammer	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
squash	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
smaller	O
size	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
access	O
small	O
gaps	O
,	O
while	O
placing	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
Luigi	O
's	O
shoulders	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
a	O
propeller	O
and	O
hover	O
across	O
large	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
are	O
turn-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
are	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
respectively	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
placement	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
each	O
brother	O
has	O
an	O
elemental	O
hand	O
attack	O
(	O
fire	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
thunder	O
for	O
Luigi	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
enemies	O
being	O
either	O
vulnerable	O
or	O
resistant	O
to	O
either	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
role-playing	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
time	O
button	O
presses	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
attacks	O
more	O
effective	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
earning	O
an	O
extra	O
jump	O
attack	O
or	O
increasing	O
the	O
hammer	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
can	O
defend	O
themselves	O
during	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
(	O
BP	O
)	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
cooperate	O
between	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
's	O
actions	O
to	O
perform	O
powerful	O
combination	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
features	O
the	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
rumble	O
functionality	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
a	O
country	O
neighboring	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
usual	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
mainly	O
populated	O
by	O
Beanish	O
people	O
and	O
Hoohooligans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
characters	O
are	O
brothers	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
to	O
return	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Peach	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Beanish	O
witch	O
Cackletta	O
and	O
her	O
henchman	O
Fawful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
Queen	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
and	O
Prince	B-Application
Peasley	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
who	O
assist	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
thief	O
Popple	B-Application
,	O
who	O
crosses	O
paths	O
with	O
them	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
Cackletta	O
and	O
Fawful	O
,	O
disguised	O
as	O
ambassadors	O
of	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
visiting	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
steal	O
her	O
voice	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
explosives	O
that	O
drop	O
from	O
her	O
speech	O
balloon	O
when	O
she	O
talks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
are	O
summoned	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
meet	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Peach	O
,	O
but	O
decides	O
against	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
explosive	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
retrieve	O
Peach	O
's	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
fly	O
to	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
on	O
Bowser	O
's	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mid-flight	O
,	O
Fawful	O
attacks	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
becomes	O
separated	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
after	O
a	O
crash	O
landing	O
on	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
border	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
crossing	O
the	O
border	O
and	O
traveling	O
through	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
by	O
foot	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
meet	O
Peasley	O
and	O
save	O
him	O
from	O
a	O
spell	O
cast	O
by	O
Cackletta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
get	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
castle	O
,	O
where	O
Cackletta	O
–	O
disguised	O
as	O
the	O
royal	O
advisor	O
Lady	B-Application
Lima	I-Application
–	O
tricks	O
them	O
into	O
helping	O
her	O
steal	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mystical	O
item	O
that	O
when	O
awoken	O
by	O
a	O
noble	O
and	O
beautiful	O
voice	O
will	O
grant	O
any	O
wish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trailing	O
Cackletta	O
to	O
Woohoo	O
Hooniversity	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
her	O
exposing	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
to	O
the	O
stolen	O
voice	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
go	O
berserk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
battle	O
Cackletta	O
,	O
fatally	O
injuring	O
her	O
;	O
Fawful	O
uses	O
his	O
vacuum-equipped	O
helmet	O
to	O
retrieve	O
her	O
soul	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
locate	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
again	O
,	O
which	O
Popple	B-Application
is	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
together	O
with	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Bowser	O
;	O
when	O
it	O
again	O
is	O
exposed	O
to	O
Peach	O
's	O
voice	O
,	O
it	O
shoots	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
explodes	O
,	O
scattering	O
across	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
arrives	O
in	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
learn	O
that	O
Birdo	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
political	O
decoy	O
during	O
Cackletta	O
's	O
visit	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
because	O
Birdo	O
's	O
voice	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
stolen	O
that	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
went	O
berserk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fawful	O
finds	O
Bowser	O
,	O
weakened	O
from	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
's	O
explosion	O
,	O
and	O
places	O
Cackletta	O
's	O
soul	O
inside	O
him	O
;	O
she	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
the	O
name	O
Bowletta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
kidnaps	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
demands	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
as	O
ransom	O
;	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
collect	O
the	O
pieces	O
,	O
and	O
meet	O
with	O
her	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowletta	O
refuses	O
to	O
return	O
Peach	O
,	O
so	O
Luigi	O
disguises	O
himself	O
as	O
Peach	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
in	O
her	O
stead	O
,	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
Beanstar	B-Application
,	O
after	O
which	O
Bowletta	O
uses	O
Bowser	O
's	O
flying	O
castle	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
enter	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
exorcise	O
her	O
soul	O
from	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peasley	O
blows	O
up	O
the	O
flying	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
,	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
take	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
;	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
have	O
similar	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
Tetsuo	O
Mizuno	O
,	O
and	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
,	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
providing	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
voice	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2003	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
link	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
comedic	O
themes	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
organized	O
an	O
official	O
competition	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
2003	O
in	O
which	O
contestants	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
submit	O
the	O
best	O
knock-knock	O
joke	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
also	O
appreciating	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
heritage	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
avoiding	O
clichés	O
common	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
unlike	O
most	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
's	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
in	O
particular	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
an	O
apparent	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
there	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Zelda	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
37th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
twelfth	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
feature	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
long	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
sold	O
1,000,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$	O
30,000,000	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
14th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
441,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
1,460,000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Minions	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
maintaining	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
additional	O
lighting	O
effects	O
akin	O
to	O
Dream	B-Application
Team	I-Application
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
remastered	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
various	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
later	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
fast-forward	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
Amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
Boo	O
and	O
new	O
Goomba	O
and	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Bowser	O
's	O
airship	O
travelling	O
to	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
two	O
Goombas	O
,	O
Captain	O
Goomba	O
and	O
Private	O
Goomp	O
,	O
trapped	O
inside	O
barrels	O
ally	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Goombas	O
their	O
deserved	O
reputation	O
by	O
ceasing	O
slavery	O
by	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Larry	O
and	O
Wendy	O
on	O
their	O
side	O
,	O
the	O
Minion	O
's	O
Army	O
arrives	O
back	O
at	O
Hoohoo	O
Mountain	O
,	O
witnessing	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Bowser	O
being	O
saved	O
as	O
"	O
Rookie	O
"	O
by	O
Popple	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minions	O
pursue	O
Popple	B-Application
--	O
saving	O
Morton	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
--	O
to	O
only	O
find	O
he	O
has	O
lost	O
Bowser	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
Bowletta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
's	O
army	O
fully	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
Minions	O
confronts	O
Fawful	O
and	O
his	O
"	O
Mecha	O
"	O
army	O
;	O
victorious	O
,	O
Fawful	O
flees	O
to	O
join	O
Bowletta	O
but	O
both	O
are	O
defeat	O
by	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
.	O
</s>
