Overly unpopular opinion: Bowser was way more complex (or just any complementary word in general) when played as a hero in Super Paper Mario than Bowser’s Inside Story because at least in the former; he stayed the good guy the whole time rather than threatened to kidnap Princess Peach before fighting the Mario Bros. at the end of BiS, so even though it’s well-liked, I have to admit, the ending in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story makes it less than flawless, despite how well-crafted it turned out overall!
Hey if you like my little pony as well you should read a fanfic Bowser vs the Fall of Equestria where Bowser is a hero and a complete badass against a mygyonist Cabbou rule
@@abelsuperstar100 We do see it but, only in the rpg games. In mario rpg he runs into a goomba that fled from his army during an attack on smithy to run a shop and start a family and he forgave him, he also forgave a magic koopa that was a boss battle(he was captured by smithy and brainwashed), in paper mario, one of the times in peach's side the minions were having a gameshow and bowswer came in and was hey you guys having a gameshow? I want to join! Color Splash happened because bowser saw the color fountains and wanted to paint his shell rainbow colored but mixing the paint turned it into an evil mindcontrolling ooze. To be fair, there was no sign warning not to bathe in all of the fountains.
This game opens up with a Toad admitting he left school early and then his mother immediately tells him that dinner is ready despite the fact that he’s not supposed to be home yet and that has always bothered me
This is how i imagine this game got made: Developer 1: "Hey, how about we put Bowser in Mario&Luigi?" Developer 2:"How about we put Mario&Luigi in Bowser?" Developer 1: "..." Developer 1: " *GENIUS!* "
I love how bowser is physically stronger, and that's a fact. You can actually see Mario and Luigi start at 6 damage per jump, and bowser starts at 70 damage in an excellent punch. I cant get over how they just gave us bowser, didn't nerf him, and made us actually feel like were playing him instead of an unlockable version of him.
They really did nail it. Bowser should absolutely feel like a bipedal reptilian tank, stomping around and casually obliterating massive boulders with punches. I desperately want another game with Bowser as the Main Playable Character, I’m sure it’ll happen someday but the sooner the better.
@@michaelbecket4901 Yup, it felt wrong not to. I wanted him in maxed out Big Boy mode, hitting as hard as was possible. Anything less felt like a disservice
Fun fact : "Journey to the Center of a Turtle" is actually pretty close to the french name of the game, which is literally called "Journey to the Center of Bowser"
"On October 1, 2019, AlphaDream declared bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and high development costs, and being unable to keep up with growing debt" - Wikipedia Saddest news ever.
Nowonder they remastered this game. They run out of money so they just think "Hey let's remake our highest sold unit game people might buy it so we can get back money". Well that didn't work well
Alphadream made the dumbest decision ever remaking Bowser's Inside Story. I consider that and Dream Team to be near perfect RPGs. Partners in Time was the game that should've been remade. It's the weakest in the series with it never taking its elements to the fullest potential.
@@Dorian_Scott I disagree. Paper jam is by far the weakest. The story is worse, there's no unique characters, the funny interactions aren't nearly as plentiful and the whole game just felt like it was missing alot of that mario and luigi charm. Pit should have gotten the remake but it is not the weakest.
Bowser's Inside Story is kind of the game that taught me how to read. No, seriously! I remember getting it when I was, like, six- and not being able to read it, my dad had to sit by me to read it for me. But I had to wait for him- He wasn't always available because he works during the week. But Bowser's Inside Story was just too good! I wanted to play it *now!* So I remember tugging on my mom's shirt, nearly begging her "Moooom! How do I read?!" So she taught me while I played. And I remember reading Dark Bowser's speech at the end perfectly to my dad because I thought it was so cool. I mean, I _probably_ would have learned how to read eventually, with or without Bowser's Inside Story... But still. I'll never forget this game.
3:35 - And Peach, who has an unecessary power that won't ever come out again in the series or contribute to anything in the plot for the entirety of this adventure.
Peach having magic isn't anything new though, it's outright stated to be the reason Bowser kidnaps Peach in the original Super Mario Bros. It just doesn't show up too often because it doesn't really have a reason to.
Yo don't you undermine Bowser finally getting his own Cake at the ending: that's a fuckin' tearjerker ending when you think of all the years Bowser has LOST. Also as an artist I can explain why Bowser in the remake looks godawful compared to the original game: - First and foremost, during battle, he's standing perfectly straight facing to the side, as opposed to an angled view to look at them beautiful features - The color of his mussel is more of a fleshy tan as opposed to a matching yellow tint of his stomach. It's also a bit smaller, which make his teeth look sharper and scarier - His head and limbs are lazily animated, to the point where his head almost never turns, and his arms flail awkwardly while walking in battle - His eyes are not NEARLY as expressive and are always angry. Multiple animation pros have said "it's all in the eyes" so this is a big deal I studied this fucker hard solely because of how GOOD he looked in the original. I don't think any Bowser in any video game game past, present or future will ever look so perfect. Same way I feel about Yoshi in Mario Party 2. 4K HD don't matter with them lovable polygons.
@@thewolfgabe3656 It's actually PJ's sprite. Dream Team's Bowser sprites are all chubbier and more expressive. That model also had some animations adapted from BiS, just like the Mario Bros., so I don't know why they didn't use that one instead of PJ/SS+BM
As someone who’s only heard of the game up until now, I thought they were being poetic like they were gonna take a journey into Bowser’s psychology and who he is and what built him to be this great villain but also a loving father. I mean yeah we got that but I didn’t know they were being literally about it being a story…..inside bowser
I think the scariest thing about Alpha dream going bankrupt and Nintendo still owning the franchise is the fact that if a sequel ever comes, we will not only never be able to see those three original looking minions from Bomser, but neither any original looking character ever, look at what they said in that interview about The Origami King!
@@pizzamaster355 Ok, I will recommend you in video to watch for that, or you could read it on the media. Do you know Arlo? Well, he talked about in his channel, not only his review upon Origami King but also what the creator of the game mentioned
I‘m pretty sure that’s just a Paper Mario thing. The mobile version of Dr Mario has a „Dr Goomba Tower“ for Christ‘s sake. Plus the BIS remake actually had completely original villains for Bowser Jr’s Journey even after Paper Jam dropped, so that mandate about not being allowed to make up any new species either definitely didn’t affect Mario&Luigi even though it clearly affected Paper Mario at the time.
To be honest I kind of liked how similar they looked. Maybe just because that was one of the games that introduced me to Baby Bowser. My theory is that Baby Bowser is a bit older in the games where he looks like Bowser Jr, and was more of a newborn in the games where he looked different. Also, Partners In Time gave him a different bandanna than the one that Bowser Jr wears.
It's REALLY tragic how AlphaDream went bankrupt... ... but at the same time, they chose to release an Inside Story remake when one, you could already play BiS on the 3DS, and two, the 3DS was dying at the time
oh hello again time lord of youtube. but yeah a PIT remake would've sold better, as even though the 3DS was dying it still had a lot of people buying it, and if they bought it for the game the 3DS might still be alive today
Those chose BiS cause it sold better, and I'm pretty sure they didn't have a choice on what console it was on. If they remastered PiT they would most likely get less money than they did with this.
Honestly the Dark Star and fawful are my favorite Mario antagonist in the entire franchise because they both play off each other so well Dark Star is an ancient evil made to take seriously he's a threat through and through and he just screams intimidation whenever you see him which makes him a great contrast to fawful who was Goofy and pretty comedic throughout the game but can also be terrifying just as well and they both play off each other so well because of it
my personal favorite parts of the video: "uh oh now bowser got fat" 4:58 "Luigi gets fat" 10:58 "while outside bowser gets to deal with-" 5:28 "bowser gets big" 12:51 bowsers oh no part 1 5:51 bowsers oh no part 2 21:56
Micah TV Gameplay Lol... I mean you aren't wrong, he sucks at being a villain because he always seems to have the same plot of kidnapping the princess! 😂😂😂
Bowser Jr's Journey has an incredible story, with a lot of character interactions between Junior, Kamek, and the koopalings. You get to learn so much about them, and Junior has a complete character arc through the whole story. I would definitely recommend watching a video that's just the cutscenes to experience that story and see either Junior or your favorite koopaling under a new light.
@@prisonmike4749 I'm glad I'm not alone on this, as I'm one of the few people that actually liked Bowser Jr's journey (I even enjoyed it more than the main game as it was a new experience and was actually difficult since I'm of the stance that BIS is too easy) I thought the story was really interesting albeit simple (though it's a Mario game so not expecting much there) and the gameplay was surprisingly fun (since I saw all the negative reviews for it beforehand I went in with low expectations) Overall the mini-campaign was a fun, pleasant surprise.
@@prisonmike4749 I think Bowser Jr's Journey gets slept on, and the remake certainly looks good. I don't fault anyone for preferring it. But I do have to give props to the original for having some of the best sprite art in a Nintendo game. I also appreciate that it had more varied, less generic designs for Toads and such.
Bowser's Inside Story stands today as my favorite game of all time. When I was a young laddy with my DS, this game taught me what video games could really be, and that's before I knew about how it was essentially a finale to the Fawful saga, and a perfect one at that. I've beaten it so many times dude, it's just perfection, and the title theme never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Hell, a tear was shed as I'm typing this because it brought back the memories of a simpler time.
15:15 I should've known Yoko Shimomura made the soundtrack. This game's soundtrack along with the Kingdom Hearts series' soundtracks are definitely some of her best music.
Especially since there are already some other changes to the style. Like how the bros are drawn without irises in their eyes. I don't get it. Do they think these slight differences would hurt their brand or something? Or would make the Mario bros less recognizable? It's honestly baffling.
Zanytiger6 No i meant YOU are making a big deal out of it. It’s one sock. Yeah i like Luigi’s stripped socks too, but why make such a big deal over it? It’s so small that it really doesn’t matter
@@jjc4924 I used to hate the carrot, but I always hated the Wiggler boss more. Making Bowser sneeze is way harder because the touch controls aren’t responsive enough in the original game.
Something interesting about the remake is that some of the endgame fights have different music with them. Dark Star got it's own unique theme, and when you fight Fawful as Bowser it's a slowed down version of Cackletta's Theme which is a really nice touch!
Dark Star Battle in particular is an amazingly good listen. That said, I really don't want to talk too bad about Yoko but... That remade soundtrack is not as good. It's not the fact that it's synthesized because Dream Team and Paper Jam have beautiful music, especially Dream Team. But BiS+BM had... Some downgrades in soundtrack imo. It's not that the tracks themselves are bad, but they don't have... Good mixing? Toad Town and the Boss Theme are the two best examples, wind instruments sound way too flat but the melody itself isn't too bad. Idk it leaves me really mixed since the original stuff is amazing (bowser jr. Journey's battle and boss battle themes are freaking amazing, same joes to Bowser's Minions as well)
@@reydesonic Honestly, it depends on the track whether it sounds better or worse than the ds version. Deep Castle, the giant, and Capri Cape sound great on the 3DS while stuff like Deep Castle(Inside Bowser), the boss theme, and even In the Final in a way have a sort of uncanny quality to them which is a shame since I thought the og tracks knocked out of the park.
Everything inflation. Bowser gets fat, Luigi gets fat, Mario has been getting fat for 3 games despite the star door saying that "Eating pasta with sauce is not good for his body".
We do not discuss this, or that one dragon from paper Mario with the “foot thing”. It is forbidden and furthermore I don’t know what any of those words mean, I have never been on the internet, and all of you are guilty of Crimes.
@Big Butter Building Even if Tanabe's not even trying to play around those mandates like Alphadream did with the remakes (Beanerang Bro, anyone?), at least he confirmed something people have suspected for quite a while.
When they were making Partners in time, before the console was even announced I think, they didn't know about there being touchscreen controls. Info on the DS was being kept secret, so they knew they could use 2 screens, but not a touchscreen until very late in development.
This game is actually kind of replayable in my eyes. I started playing this game again recently and mind you when I first played this it was when it first came out for DS. Playing it again I forgot a lot of the quirky fun moments in the game as well as the amazing fight near the end. I got to re-live learning about this game and I'm happy I did.
not to me. The gimmick mini games are a crazy difficulty spike which ruins any interest in me playing it again. Which is shame since the core gameplay is great. Just all the other stuff is terrible.
This is my favorite game of all time. One of the first games i’ve ever played and introduced me to a franchise that would change my life. So greatful for this great game, and watching this video makes me cry tears of happiness and nostalgia
It’s actually interesting to know that Mario and Luigi are the grown up versions of the babies from Partners in Time when you find the Shroobs meaning we’re continuing the Mario and Luigi Series from their perspective of things.
This game is my favorite one in the Mario and Luigi series because it introduced my favorite Mario and Luigi series-exclusive characters: Starlow and Fawful. Oh, and the gameplay and music are really good too, I guess.
This game didn't introduce Fawful, his first appearance was in superstar saga. And i mean...Starlow is basically just Stuffwell with a different sprite
RosesBubble Oh yeah. Well, since I don’t like editing my comments, pretend that my comment says: “This game is my favorite one in the Mario and Luigi series because it introduced one my of favorite Mario and Luigi series-exclusive characters: Starlow. Plus, it made me love Fawful. Oh, and the gameplay and music are really good too, I guess.”
@@Mqstodon I wouldn't call Starlow a second Stuffwell. Sure, she is the "tutorial character" of the game, but I don't remember Stuffwell ever having a, y'know, personality.
@@ayebowzee1668 well yeah. I'm saying if instead of the 3DS. I would've picked it up day 1 to see those locations remade with the graphical fidelity of odyssey.
That is legit the best mini game ever created. Any mini game in any game should have the same amount of fun as this. But this game also hosts the worst mini game ever created as well--it's called the carrot minigame 🤣🤣 (I didn't find it too hard myself lol)
One of my all time favourite games. The sheer amount of nostalgic memories I have with this game is astounding. I grew up with the game. And let me tell you, I spent AGES on the final boss just because I wasn't very good at sucking things in. I remember nearly beating him but I had to go to bed, so I shut my DS so I could finish him tomorrow. Well f*ck me the game froze and I had to do it all again. But let me tell you, the final boss theme. Hot damn it's still one of my all time favourite pieces of music. I liked that they remixed it a little in the remake, I really do, but you can't make something better that's already perfect. Overall, I love both the original and the remake. Both have their fair share of pros and cons. I could go on and on about how good the bosses are, or how much I liked the giant fights. But that would take ages. So for closure, to everyone reading this that hasn't played the game yet, what you waiting for? Go get it, it's definitely worth it.
This is honestly my favorite game of all time. The gameplay blends elements of platformers and RPGs seamlessly, the music is great and almost always fits the mood (except the boss theme, which can get unfitting during the endgame boss battles), and the story is well-written, engaging, and never gets too dark or too lighthearted. My only problem with this game is that it's a bit too easy without the Challenge Medal.
They would’ve been better off making a remake of Partners in Time for the 3DS where they could’ve improved upon the usage of the touch screen and added the option to get to the places quicker from Toad Town. Saving Bowser’s Inside Story for the Switch would’ve saved the company. Not by a lot, just to keep them on hold for a few years for them to come back in 2026.
All of my respect to you as a content creator. Spending endless hours crafting ideas for these videos, it is just awesome. Keep up the good work, dude.
I remember playing this game throughout my childhood. It was one of the first video games I owned personally. I hit many roadblocks in the game and restarted it a couple of times but I finished it eventually. I sadly had to get the 3DS remaster as my DS cartridge was getting old and doing weird stuff to my 3DS. I hope Nintendo makes another Mario and Luigi game eventually...
Another Mario and Luigi game would be nice, but what would be even nicer is another game where Bowser is the main playable protagonist. I love Mario and Luigi as much as the next Nintendo freak, but Bowser was such a damn delight to play in this that now all I want is a stand-alone Bowser game.
I love how Bowser is a one-dimensional character when playing the villain, but one of the most complex characters when he plays the hero.
He’s probably as complex as a villain, we just don’t see it, maybe his minions, that could be a reason why they like serving him so much.
Overly unpopular opinion: Bowser was way more complex (or just any complementary word in general) when played as a hero in Super Paper Mario than Bowser’s Inside Story because at least in the former; he stayed the good guy the whole time rather than threatened to kidnap Princess Peach before fighting the Mario Bros. at the end of BiS, so even though it’s well-liked, I have to admit, the ending in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story makes it less than flawless, despite how well-crafted it turned out overall!
Hey if you like my little pony as well you should read a fanfic Bowser vs the Fall of Equestria where Bowser is a hero and a complete badass against a mygyonist Cabbou rule
He just wanted his castle and minions back and was really entertaining in the process. I love Bis
@@abelsuperstar100 We do see it but, only in the rpg games. In mario rpg he runs into a goomba that fled from his army during an attack on smithy to run a shop and start a family and he forgave him, he also forgave a magic koopa that was a boss battle(he was captured by smithy and brainwashed), in paper mario, one of the times in peach's side the minions were having a gameshow and bowswer came in and was hey you guys having a gameshow? I want to join! Color Splash happened because bowser saw the color fountains and wanted to paint his shell rainbow colored but mixing the paint turned it into an evil mindcontrolling ooze. To be fair, there was no sign warning not to bathe in all of the fountains.
Reggie: "Bowser really does suck."
Bowser: *Takes Reggie's job*
Reggie just as he sees Bowser: In the good way
*”WHO SUCKS NOW, HUH?!”*
No wonder Bowser blew fire in his face!
*and i mean that in a good way*
How ironic
Luigi’s Overalls being slightly too short that his socks show was such a cool quirk, it was almost like he just got hand-me-downs from Mario
he probably did lol
Meme Man knowing how people in the ML series act, it wouldn’t be surprising
@@classicbuster7774 Lmao for sure, In fact judging by the way people treat Luigi in this game, they were probably fished out of the trash bin.
Well the color of luigi's overalls are a bit darker, as if they've been used for a while.
@@JamesTheAce0 it would be the opposite...worn out clothes fade, not darken.
This game opens up with a Toad admitting he left school early and then his mother immediately tells him that dinner is ready despite the fact that he’s not supposed to be home yet and that has always bothered me
Maybe she uses a crockpot?
Oh thank GOD somebody else is bothered by that. I thought I was insane or something for not understanding what logic was in play there.
Spoiler: She was cooking for the neighbour who was about to come over if you know what i mean
*T H A N K Y O U*
@Marco Valentini She says dinners ready and to call his dad before they all eat
when luigi said "potonotunitanatonanasanatomakananairvanasanananasananenevapatanikiniti" i felt that.
Yeah, really. Who knew that Luigi could speak Finnish?
I felt it in my soul. Epitome of human language and expression of emotion
how the hell did you type the word and it says what Luigi says
@@TheEPICMarioBros2 I don’t even remember at this point
@@orbitalbutt6757That Finnish sentence is my life motto. Can't live in Helsinki without saying that every morning.
Bowser: *defeats the literal manifestation of darkness
Two plumbers: *”get a load of this guy”*
=YEAH INDEED.......NON NEGOTIABLE JERKS..................LIKE THEY DONT EVEN TRY
....................ALPHADREAM'S MARIO LORE IS THE BEST........
“Raise your hand if you forgot the DS had an official Rumble Pak.”
Me, who never knew it had one in the first place: Uhhhhhh
*Big Brain*: Can't forget if you never knew in the first place.
I guess you can't raise your hand then.
It was in the far recesses of my brain
Nintendrew made a video on Obscure DS peripherals and one of them was the rumble pack so I knew of that.
@Nate Bruce -the game boy advance sp can't play any games the regular game boy advance can't-
This is how i imagine this game got made:
Developer 1: "Hey, how about we put Bowser in Mario&Luigi?"
Developer 2:"How about we put Mario&Luigi in Bowser?"
Developer 1: "..."
Developer 1: " *GENIUS!* "
OH I GET IT
Such big brain
YOUR BRAIN IS FATTTTTTTTTTTT(that's good)
@Daniel Torres You've disturbed me, no, you can not clap ma cheeks.
I love how bowser is physically stronger, and that's a fact. You can actually see Mario and Luigi start at 6 damage per jump, and bowser starts at 70 damage in an excellent punch. I cant get over how they just gave us bowser, didn't nerf him, and made us actually feel like were playing him instead of an unlockable version of him.
Hes basically if u got the option to play as a boss character in a game lol
They really did nail it. Bowser should absolutely feel like a bipedal reptilian tank, stomping around and casually obliterating massive boulders with punches. I desperately want another game with Bowser as the Main Playable Character, I’m sure it’ll happen someday but the sooner the better.
@@orbitalbutt6757 lol ever give bowser all the beans in the game and get him to max level 99 as well? Lol
@@michaelbecket4901 Yup, it felt wrong not to. I wanted him in maxed out Big Boy mode, hitting as hard as was possible. Anything less felt like a disservice
@@orbitalbutt6757 lol yep it sucks he never got insanely tough boss battles like the bros did such a waste
Reggie: *”Bowser really does suck” Bowser working at Nintendo: *cries in background**
Jaden Porr funny, but I meant the staff member bowser.
"In a good way"
_uh ohhhh_
@Jaden Porr he finally got his revenge...
@@TerraKnight27 *insert bowsette*
but he means that in a good way :((
Luigi: *eat him I'm 95% bone*
Mario: *yeah eat him I'm 95% fat*
Bowser: _good point_
*_V O R E_*
OMG GUYS THIS IS SO DEEEEEP
How about both?
Nice
Communism
Fun fact : "Journey to the Center of a Turtle" is actually pretty close to the french name of the game, which is literally called "Journey to the Center of Bowser"
and the spanish, italian... pretty much in europe
It depends which 'french' version. I live in Quebec and names are not translated. French Canadian is still _Bowser's Inside Story_ .
@@miserablepileofsecrets donc ça donne quoi en français canadien?
@@darkblue133 "Bowser Inside Story" Juste les prénoms sont changés; Métaboss (le sanglier compagnon) est maintenant Lèchbott
@@miserablepileofsecrets ah ok, j'ai cru que "Bowser's Inside story" avait été traduit en français
"On October 1, 2019, AlphaDream declared bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and high development costs, and being unable to keep up with growing debt" - Wikipedia
Saddest news ever.
wow that was 2 days before my birthday :(
Nowonder they remastered this game. They run out of money so they just think "Hey let's remake our highest sold unit game people might buy it so we can get back money". Well that didn't work well
Alphadream made the dumbest decision ever remaking Bowser's Inside Story. I consider that and Dream Team to be near perfect RPGs.
Partners in Time was the game that should've been remade. It's the weakest in the series with it never taking its elements to the fullest potential.
@@Dorian_Scott I disagree. Paper jam is by far the weakest. The story is worse, there's no unique characters, the funny interactions aren't nearly as plentiful and the whole game just felt like it was missing alot of that mario and luigi charm. Pit should have gotten the remake but it is not the weakest.
@@slitchey I honestly don't see Paper Jam as a bad game. It *IS* a good RPG. Is it flawed? Yes. But it's not the worst in the series.
Bowser's Inside Story is kind of the game that taught me how to read. No, seriously! I remember getting it when I was, like, six- and not being able to read it, my dad had to sit by me to read it for me. But I had to wait for him- He wasn't always available because he works during the week. But Bowser's Inside Story was just too good! I wanted to play it *now!* So I remember tugging on my mom's shirt, nearly begging her "Moooom! How do I read?!" So she taught me while I played. And I remember reading Dark Bowser's speech at the end perfectly to my dad because I thought it was so cool.
I mean, I _probably_ would have learned how to read eventually, with or without Bowser's Inside Story... But still.
I'll never forget this game.
Wow! Interesting story.😀
Creezza That is a LEGIT cool story bro. Awesome to hear people's experiences like that.
It's awesome how it shaped you in that sense!
Games that teach you something are sometimes just the best.
I'm not gonna lie, I had the same thing with wind waker GC
3:35 - And Peach, who has an unecessary power that won't ever come out again in the series or contribute to anything in the plot for the entirety of this adventure.
She does it in Dream Team before the final battle though
Supports the Game Theory about her being a goddess lol
it's her wish power from pm. and it was used in dreamteam as mario and luigi has continuity.
Peach having magic isn't anything new though, it's outright stated to be the reason Bowser kidnaps Peach in the original Super Mario Bros. It just doesn't show up too often because it doesn't really have a reason to.
@@phantomspecter6223 Which theory was that?
Yo don't you undermine Bowser finally getting his own Cake at the ending: that's a fuckin' tearjerker ending when you think of all the years Bowser has LOST.
Also as an artist I can explain why Bowser in the remake looks godawful compared to the original game:
- First and foremost, during battle, he's standing perfectly straight facing to the side, as opposed to an angled view to look at them beautiful features
- The color of his mussel is more of a fleshy tan as opposed to a matching yellow tint of his stomach. It's also a bit smaller, which make his teeth look sharper and scarier
- His head and limbs are lazily animated, to the point where his head almost never turns, and his arms flail awkwardly while walking in battle
- His eyes are not NEARLY as expressive and are always angry. Multiple animation pros have said "it's all in the eyes" so this is a big deal
I studied this fucker hard solely because of how GOOD he looked in the original. I don't think any Bowser in any video game game past, present or future will ever look so perfect. Same way I feel about Yoshi in Mario Party 2. 4K HD don't matter with them lovable polygons.
Its probably a side effect of reusing his Dream/Team Paper Jam sprite as well as trying to translate his old DS animations onto the newer model
He looked like a cutie in the original
@@thewolfgabe3656 It's actually PJ's sprite. Dream Team's Bowser sprites are all chubbier and more expressive. That model also had some animations adapted from BiS, just like the Mario Bros., so I don't know why they didn't use that one instead of PJ/SS+BM
They tried to make his head and arms look more menacing. He wasn’t supposed to be menacing. He was supposed to be a cocky goofy meatball.
Yeah, I was gonna say, Dream Team's looked perfectly fine, so it's so weird that they messed it up here.
I can just imagine someone at Nintendo with a very serious face: "You know what? No socks."
Nintendo: Why can’t you just make a new game?! THATS IT, IM DONE WITH YOUR EXCUSES ALPHADREAM, YA KNOW WHAT? NO SOCKS
Wouldn't surprise me if it was Miyamoto thing. No ones allowed to make any character additions or changes after all...
"We need to appeal to the people with feet fetishes."
@@sponsoredbywalmart take my like and get out
@@sponsoredbywalmartWith Nintendo bending the knee to thw woke mob I wouldn't be surprised if that' was the reason.
"Bowser, that long time bad guy, really does suck, and I mean that in a good way" fits so perfectly with "My body is ready".
god damn it.
I love that so many of bowser's attacks are ALL IN. He just wallops anything in his path at full force
Pretty accurate to the character though. Bowser is all about combatting obstacles with brute force and nothing else.
I remember using Bowser's punching animation to practice for my short put throwing a while back.
I won first place!
They are so RAW
Brute Force
Violent
LuigiBean [Prashanth]
Whoa, really! That’s awesome!
The big guy never holds anything back, everything he does is at full power. It probably sounds like gunshots when he blinks. POW
I love this game, but I wouldn't be lying if I thought the title of the game made me think Bowser was writing a personal biography of his life.
Ha! I see what you mean.
Would you not read that though?
i legitimately want that so bad
As someone who’s only heard of the game up until now, I thought they were being poetic like they were gonna take a journey into Bowser’s psychology and who he is and what built him to be this great villain but also a loving father. I mean yeah we got that but I didn’t know they were being literally about it being a story…..inside bowser
Thats literally why I bought the game! I thought I was Bowsers backstory
I think the scariest thing about Alpha dream going bankrupt and Nintendo still owning the franchise is the fact that if a sequel ever comes, we will not only never be able to see those three original looking minions from Bomser, but neither any original looking character ever, look at what they said in that interview about The Origami King!
What interview?
@@pizzamaster355 Ok, I will recommend you in video to watch for that, or you could read it on the media. Do you know Arlo? Well, he talked about in his channel, not only his review upon Origami King but also what the creator of the game mentioned
This already happened with paper jam.
Edwin Uriel Velasquez Rivas I think that only applies for Paper Mario. All the other Mario games can have original characters.
I‘m pretty sure that’s just a Paper Mario thing. The mobile version of Dr Mario has a „Dr Goomba Tower“ for Christ‘s sake. Plus the BIS remake actually had completely original villains for Bowser Jr’s Journey even after Paper Jam dropped, so that mandate about not being allowed to make up any new species either definitely didn’t affect Mario&Luigi even though it clearly affected Paper Mario at the time.
not a plotpoint in partners in time; that was bowser and his past self, not bowser and jr
Same concept, different characters.
@@rcmero Problem is that we still don't see him interacting with his son.
@@rcmero No not really.
To be honest I kind of liked how similar they looked. Maybe just because that was one of the games that introduced me to Baby Bowser.
My theory is that Baby Bowser is a bit older in the games where he looks like Bowser Jr, and was more of a newborn in the games where he looked different. Also, Partners In Time gave him a different bandanna than the one that Bowser Jr wears.
AethernalVoid and Bowser Jr’s Journey
It's REALLY tragic how AlphaDream went bankrupt...
... but at the same time, they chose to release an Inside Story remake when one, you could already play BiS on the 3DS, and two, the 3DS was dying at the time
oh hello again time lord of youtube.
but yeah a PIT remake would've sold better, as even though the 3DS was dying it still had a lot of people buying it, and if they bought it for the game the 3DS might still be alive today
Dear Christopher Moon, ruclips.net/video/qs5n4OA50eg/видео.html
Those chose BiS cause it sold better, and I'm pretty sure they didn't have a choice on what console it was on. If they remastered PiT they would most likely get less money than they did with this.
The most likey possibility was they couldn't afford to develop for the Switch so they basically had no choice.
A Random Pokemon Fan no
Honestly the Dark Star and fawful are my favorite Mario antagonist in the entire franchise because they both play off each other so well
Dark Star is an ancient evil made to take seriously he's a threat through and through and he just screams intimidation whenever you see him which makes him a great contrast to fawful who was Goofy and pretty comedic throughout the game but can also be terrifying just as well and they both play off each other so well because of it
Luigi’s socks are his most defining characteristic in my opinion. How could they do him like that...
i don't know i think it's just a L-egit undescridible character(the Lwas intended)
"Bowser really does suck"
- Reggie
Inflation you have the power to watch anything and you choose to watch inflation
This quote has so many meanings
Yeah Reggie, roast your replacement!
Tensai Akiyama Reggie 2 electric boogaloo
don't you mean SUCC
my personal favorite parts of the video:
"uh oh now bowser got fat" 4:58
"Luigi gets fat" 10:58
"while outside bowser gets to deal with-" 5:28
"bowser gets big" 12:51
bowsers oh no part 1 5:51
bowsers oh no part 2 21:56
*"Bowser Really Does Suck."*
-Reggie
But in a good way
@@Big_Boss_985 yeah that's tru doe.
Micah TV Gameplay Lol... I mean you aren't wrong, he sucks at being a villain because he always seems to have the same plot of kidnapping the princess! 😂😂😂
Somebody needs to print that out and post it over the president of Nintendo of America’s office.
I mean... Reggie is sorta right. He's a villain that's not all that threatening, much like Dr. Eggman.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Weird Ass Fetish
Underrated
_Vore_
don’t make me think about it
Not just Bowser but all of Nintendo.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser Vore
I loved replaying this game as a kid. And I still do to this day. The story, the comedy, and the music, oh god the music is such a banger.
Alpha Dream makes every character thicc
Deviant art: Everybody take notes!
“Write that down WRITE THAT DOWN”
Whelp, I'm glad someone else had the guts to say that.
@@PaperWorldManShoji I GET IT
@@Joe-yx1gq that wasn't a pun
V o r e
24:00 To be fair... That was the relationship between Bowser and his YOUNGER SELF not Bowser Jr.
Yeah, pretty sure that’s his younger self, not his son. Am I missing something there, Antdude?
@@Zawulfy395 Throughout the game yes, but in the paricular scene he showed pretty sure that may have been Jr. (maybe)
@@The-Determined-Ninja what scene?
@@The-Determined-Ninja Similar bandana, not the same. Antdude got the two confused.
@@Dribbleondo Ah, ok. Thought that might be the case.
"Atleast we see toads being fat in 3D now that's pretty cool"
Fun fact: the Italian and Spanish titles of the game can be translated to "Mario & Luigi: journey to the center of Bowser"
French too
I can confirm for the italian version, not sure for the other ones
The German titel is "Abenteuer Bowser", witch translates to "adventure Bowser".
as a spanish person, i can confirm this
That would have been an equally awesome title for the English version IMHO
Bowser Jr's Journey has an incredible story, with a lot of character interactions between Junior, Kamek, and the koopalings. You get to learn so much about them, and Junior has a complete character arc through the whole story. I would definitely recommend watching a video that's just the cutscenes to experience that story and see either Junior or your favorite koopaling under a new light.
Morton is the biggest bro.
I hate to admit it, i perfer the remake. It looks better, and I liked Bowser Jr's Journey
@@prisonmike4749 I'm glad I'm not alone on this, as I'm one of the few people that actually liked Bowser Jr's journey (I even enjoyed it more than the main game as it was a new experience and was actually difficult since I'm of the stance that BIS is too easy) I thought the story was really interesting albeit simple (though it's a Mario game so not expecting much there) and the gameplay was surprisingly fun (since I saw all the negative reviews for it beforehand I went in with low expectations) Overall the mini-campaign was a fun, pleasant surprise.
@@prisonmike4749 I think Bowser Jr's Journey gets slept on, and the remake certainly looks good. I don't fault anyone for preferring it. But I do have to give props to the original for having some of the best sprite art in a Nintendo game. I also appreciate that it had more varied, less generic designs for Toads and such.
Pity playing it is boring.
The original is unironically my favourite game of all time, I love it to death!
The Thumb Nail.
Luigi: Eat this Guy, He’s Delicious.
✝️
“Eat me, I’m delicious! ...b-but don’t, it hurts.”
- Arin “EgoRaptor” Hanson
It just gets better and better, doesn’t it?
@@Jac-Man I know what you're referencing, but I I wish I knew what videos it was from the grumps
I mean, they clearly didn't like him when He was in the previous Logos so it makes sense
Bowser's Inside Story stands today as my favorite game of all time. When I was a young laddy with my DS, this game taught me what video games could really be, and that's before I knew about how it was essentially a finale to the Fawful saga, and a perfect one at that. I've beaten it so many times dude, it's just perfection, and the title theme never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Hell, a tear was shed as I'm typing this because it brought back the memories of a simpler time.
15:15 I should've known Yoko Shimomura made the soundtrack. This game's soundtrack along with the Kingdom Hearts series' soundtracks are definitely some of her best music.
AntDude: Lots of Memorable Moments With these giant battles.
*Laughs in Fawful Express*
I have chortles!
*F I N K R A T*
I hate nothing more than that battel
That and the nose minigame are literally the two worst parts of the original.
@@ethnictendo Carrot mini game*
The change to the cover art is likely to keep the brothers more “on-model” I hate that Nintendo refuses any changes at all be made to Mario.
Especially since there are already some other changes to the style. Like how the bros are drawn without irises in their eyes.
I don't get it. Do they think these slight differences would hurt their brand or something? Or would make the Mario bros less recognizable? It's honestly baffling.
Chick n nuggets
It’s one sock
Train #4 Exactly, I don’t know why Nintendo makes such a big issue over removing Luigi’s striped socks as if it makes him unrecognizable.
Zanytiger6 No i meant YOU are making a big deal out of it. It’s one sock. Yeah i like Luigi’s stripped socks too, but why make such a big deal over it? It’s so small that it really doesn’t matter
I would have raised my hand for forgetting the rumble pack, but I didn't know about it in the first place!
There was nothing to forget!
HAHAHAHHA!
Just mention “the carrot” and you can relate to anyone who played this game
Honestly? I struggled way more with making Bowser sneeze compared to eating the Giga-Carrot.
The carrot legit took me a year when I first played the game.
pollen mini game.
Am I the only person that doesn't have an problem with the carrot minigame? Like really? It's not that bad.
@@jjc4924 I used to hate the carrot, but I always hated the Wiggler boss more. Making Bowser sneeze is way harder because the touch controls aren’t responsive enough in the original game.
Something interesting about the remake is that some of the endgame fights have different music with them. Dark Star got it's own unique theme, and when you fight Fawful as Bowser it's a slowed down version of Cackletta's Theme which is a really nice touch!
Never played the remake, hold on gotta go listen to this.
Dark Star Battle in particular is an amazingly good listen.
That said, I really don't want to talk too bad about Yoko but... That remade soundtrack is not as good. It's not the fact that it's synthesized because Dream Team and Paper Jam have beautiful music, especially Dream Team. But BiS+BM had... Some downgrades in soundtrack imo. It's not that the tracks themselves are bad, but they don't have... Good mixing?
Toad Town and the Boss Theme are the two best examples, wind instruments sound way too flat but the melody itself isn't too bad. Idk it leaves me really mixed since the original stuff is amazing (bowser jr. Journey's battle and boss battle themes are freaking amazing, same joes to Bowser's Minions as well)
@@reydesonic Honestly, it depends on the track whether it sounds better or worse than the ds version. Deep Castle, the giant, and Capri Cape sound great on the 3DS while stuff like Deep Castle(Inside Bowser), the boss theme, and even In the Final in a way have a sort of uncanny quality to them which is a shame since I thought the og tracks knocked out of the park.
You can still admit that the remake made the locations gorgeous
Perhaps
Original is still perfect in my eyes.
Me: *looks at thumbnail*
Also Me: Kiss him. Kiss bowser, he is right there.
I’d kiss Bowser.
I am like the same thing. XD
This sounds extreme but Bowser is actually kinda hot.
Togedemaru's Iridescence YES
He is a big thicc daddy 😳
“Pig equivalent of Bowser” isn’t that just Ganon?
Not really
Bowser is a big goofy charming turtle that has minions ganon is the embodiment of power and evil
Luke Wilson But don’t underestimate Bowser, he’s ridiculously powerful.
I think the Mario equivalent of Ganon/ Ganondorf would be Dimentio (given his goals, not his personality)
or a piglin brute but stronger and in mario
_When bowser gets the kirby ability_
"So, how do we start this game that essentially revolves around vore? We don't want to make it too weird so--"
"TOAD INFLATION"
"Goddamnit."
Deviantart in a nutshell
Everything inflation. Bowser gets fat, Luigi gets fat, Mario has been getting fat for 3 games despite the star door saying that "Eating pasta with sauce is not good for his body".
We do not discuss this, or that one dragon from paper Mario with the “foot thing”. It is forbidden and furthermore I don’t know what any of those words mean, I have never been on the internet, and all of you are guilty of Crimes.
He did say it had personality.
I still can’t believe Reggie would talk about his successor like that. I think Doug is doing a great job.
I'm stoked for a dream team review. It has to be my favorite for just giving us so much info on Luigi and it's great.
2:35 fact that probably everyone already knows: if you decide to stop playing the game while using bowser, he will do the "Nintendo" entrance.
I didn't know that
Wait...
Random Toad: *rolls into a wall*
This is America
This video can basically just be summed up with
"Sometimes foreshadowing is relatively obvious."
What bothers me the most, is that they replaced all the unique Toad-designs with generic ones. Even the females look like the regular Toads now.
i know right why do they want the toads to be normal and extremely boring? it has been like that since sticker star
That seems to be a very recent thing Nintendo is imposing if Tanabe's words about Origami King and their take on new characters is any indication.
@Big Butter Building Even if Tanabe's not even trying to play around those mandates like Alphadream did with the remakes (Beanerang Bro, anyone?), at least he confirmed something people have suspected for quite a while.
In this case it was more likely due to Alphadream recycling assets from Dream Team/Paper Jam in order to save on development costs
@@thewolfgabe3656
I'm not sure. They also did this in the recent Paper Mario games.
Antdude: I want my own clump of Goombas.
Waddle Dee clumps from Star Allies: Am I a joke to you?
To be fair, this clump came first.
Yea
Ok, and?
(Are *WE* )
This was literally my childhood. I'd play it all the time before swimming lessons
Me: Let me practice my Luigi impression
Luigi: **Speaks**
Me: ...Yes
When they were making Partners in time, before the console was even announced I think, they didn't know about there being touchscreen controls. Info on the DS was being kept secret, so they knew they could use 2 screens, but not a touchscreen until very late in development.
Superstar saga: beans
Partners in time: babies
Browsers inside story: S U C C
Dream Team: Loogie
Paper Jam: Paper crossover
@@mariajimenafigueroa8311 *world collision*
"Toad got PHET."
Toad got THICC!
What you talkin' about, Ant?
3:03 Are we gonna ignore the fact that they are spittin straight up facts???
Just destroying everyone with FACTS AND LOGIC
Don’t forget how Luigi just strait up spat bars
Love them or hate them, they do be spitting straight facts doe
Must be some south italian dialect
Oh no mario is a terrone in the rpg series oh god
Who draws your thumbnails? They are so charming and fit your personality really well
Also, your shirt is really nice
5:00 I just realized all the fetish fuel that’s in this game....
But. I’m not gonna let that ruin it for me.
Paper Mario also had that one line about smelling feet... It was a different time.
Don't let it ruin the experience, let it improve the experience
Don’t you let it ruin the game for you like it did for me.
Hang on, the Mario franchise was already filled to the brim with anthropomorphic reptiles... Hmmm...
i got a huge vore vibe from the annocement trailer in 2009. i was not an innocent 18 year old.
“It makes any toad infected super THICC” I already love this review
This game is actually kind of replayable in my eyes. I started playing this game again recently and mind you when I first played this it was when it first came out for DS. Playing it again I forgot a lot of the quirky fun moments in the game as well as the amazing fight near the end. I got to re-live learning about this game and I'm happy I did.
not to me. The gimmick mini games are a crazy difficulty spike which ruins any interest in me playing it again. Which is shame since the core gameplay is great. Just all the other stuff is terrible.
Ah yes, the game where the villain's plan is to distract the heroes long enough with forced vore.
I thought you were gonna make at least 1 Kirby joke when you said the “Bowser really does suck” line
This is my favorite game of all time. One of the first games i’ve ever played and introduced me to a franchise that would change my life. So greatful for this great game, and watching this video makes me cry tears of happiness and nostalgia
“I’m gonna miss that man”
Me too *sigh* me too...
He didn't die did he?
@Anna Youngren Word
"Naturally Starlow's better" dude...remember that for Dream Team.
Me realizing Luigi post his socks: Look how they massacred my boy.
Mayo and Lougee: Bowser’s Vore Game is the best Mario RPG. So many memories
malleo and weegee: teh deviantart word
@@luiluiruirui get my poor boy Luigi out of bowser's oh no
yeah that weired!
I wonder how Doug Bowser got his position as CEO.
Reggie: "Bowser really does suck."
Ooooooooh...
*Ooooooooooooooooooh...*
This is making way too much sense, and I don't like it.
*So long gay Bowser*
I totally ship it.
Why did you do this to my brain
@@medoli900 WHY
It’s actually interesting to know that Mario and Luigi are the grown up versions of the babies from Partners in Time when you find the Shroobs meaning we’re continuing the Mario and Luigi Series from their perspective of things.
w-wait... i forget the plot sorta in PiT, what happens to the original bros? O_O :O
It has to be some kind of closed time loop where they fought them as babies and adults.
Antdude: *Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside story review*
Everyone in the chat: GEX NIGHT
Hey all!!
Scott here!
The bowser vore game with toad inflation and luigi fat
and bowser fat
And Midbus fat
Just excessive fat everywhere really
No one:
AntDude: Toad got fat!
#BringBackLuigiSock
#BringBackLuigiSock
"Now I know what a meatball feels"
-quote from Mario in "Mama Luigi"
MAMA?!
*MAMA LUIGI?!*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This game is my favorite one in the Mario and Luigi series because it introduced my favorite Mario and Luigi series-exclusive characters: Starlow and Fawful. Oh, and the gameplay and music are really good too, I guess.
This game didn't introduce Fawful, his first appearance was in superstar saga. And i mean...Starlow is basically just Stuffwell with a different sprite
RosesBubble Oh yeah. Well, since I don’t like editing my comments, pretend that my comment says: “This game is my favorite one in the Mario and Luigi series because it introduced one my of favorite Mario and Luigi series-exclusive characters: Starlow. Plus, it made me love Fawful. Oh, and the gameplay and music are really good too, I guess.”
@@Mqstodon
I wouldn't call Starlow a second Stuffwell. Sure, she is the "tutorial character" of the game, but I don't remember Stuffwell ever having a, y'know, personality.
Isn't Stuffwell a robot tho? I think he deserves a pass.
U mean an better Stuffwell.
Hearing Antdude call Bowser a “meatball" gives my life.
I think if Bowser's Inside Story was remade for switch, it would've sold super well.
Agreed. Though I wouldn't say remake. But more like ported or remastered.
It was a remade on the 3ds, so I don't think they would remake it for the switch sadly.
AyeBowZee well... alphadream went bankrupt if u didn’t know
Gonna remake it for the switch in a week
Obviously joking
@@ayebowzee1668 well yeah. I'm saying if instead of the 3DS. I would've picked it up day 1 to see those locations remade with the graphical fidelity of odyssey.
3:06
Top 10 Rappers Eminem was afraid to diss
“Raise your hand if you forgot the DS had an official rumble pack”
Me: I didn’t even know it EXISTED
Didn't we all?
Me too
AntMan: "AntMan."
AntDude: "AntMan, but better."
9:37 who else made the “bonk!” sounds when he swung their hammers because the song for it was playing in the background?
It's so gooooooooooooooood I love this game.
I did!
That is legit the best mini game ever created. Any mini game in any game should have the same amount of fun as this.
But this game also hosts the worst mini game ever created as well--it's called the carrot minigame 🤣🤣
(I didn't find it too hard myself lol)
_dank donk donk dank donk donk DANK_
Everyone familiar with the game did.
Ngl, the arm minigame is only my second favorite minigame. My favorite is the leg minigame. But that's not to say the arm minigame isn't amazing. :3
One of my all time favourite games. The sheer amount of nostalgic memories I have with this game is astounding.
I grew up with the game. And let me tell you, I spent AGES on the final boss just because I wasn't very good at sucking things in. I remember nearly beating him but I had to go to bed, so I shut my DS so I could finish him tomorrow. Well f*ck me the game froze and I had to do it all again.
But let me tell you, the final boss theme. Hot damn it's still one of my all time favourite pieces of music. I liked that they remixed it a little in the remake, I really do, but you can't make something better that's already perfect.
Overall, I love both the original and the remake. Both have their fair share of pros and cons.
I could go on and on about how good the bosses are, or how much I liked the giant fights. But that would take ages.
So for closure, to everyone reading this that hasn't played the game yet, what you waiting for? Go get it, it's definitely worth it.
Right when the huge toad rolled into his house i was like "He's absolutely gonna say Toad got P H E T." And my wish was granted
I'm still mad they removed that SHOWTIME from the remake in most battles. That sound byte was incredible.
Doug: **takes Reggie's job**
Reggie: Bowser really does suck.
Wait, this was already available a bit ago? The early ants get the worm, I guess.
there was an error in the og upload I believe
BurntKrisp Yea I watched it when it first had the error lmao
@@rosedotmov what was the error
"Look at that title, 3 exclamation points" was a black screen
Aden There was just a black screen when something was supposed to show up there. It was when he was talking about the Japanese title of the game
*"Ah, These Openings Always Fill Me With Joy."*
Same here, man... they always makes me scream for joy! 😆😄😁👍
Bowser's Inside Story: The Journey Of The Thicc
Damn i had goosebumps when you played the intro. The nostalgia is extreme
I have so much nostalgia for this game, I remember when I first played it, and when I revisited it and finally beat that GODAMN CARROT MINIGAME
ITS SO EASY IDK HOW U STRUGGLE
@Ben Coleman Bruh I was always one or two pieces off because of the terrible timing and it kept ruining everything
Thats LITTERALY my story with this game, except instead of finishing it, i got stuck at that fricking garbage can boss
@@leonardobrasiliense414 I feel you there
I recently beat the remake and beat the carrot first try, however i cant beat it for the life of me in the original
This is honestly my favorite game of all time. The gameplay blends elements of platformers and RPGs seamlessly, the music is great and almost always fits the mood (except the boss theme, which can get unfitting during the endgame boss battles), and the story is well-written, engaging, and never gets too dark or too lighthearted. My only problem with this game is that it's a bit too easy without the Challenge Medal.
They would’ve been better off making a remake of Partners in Time for the 3DS where they could’ve improved upon the usage of the touch screen and added the option to get to the places quicker from Toad Town.
Saving Bowser’s Inside Story for the Switch would’ve saved the company. Not by a lot, just to keep them on hold for a few years for them to come back in 2026.
All of my respect to you as a content creator. Spending endless hours crafting ideas for these videos, it is just awesome. Keep up the good work, dude.
I remember playing this game throughout my childhood. It was one of the first video games I owned personally. I hit many roadblocks in the game and restarted it a couple of times but I finished it eventually. I sadly had to get the 3DS remaster as my DS cartridge was getting old and doing weird stuff to my 3DS. I hope Nintendo makes another Mario and Luigi game eventually...
Same but i broke my ds lmao
You can crack your 3ds and just get the original for free
Another Mario and Luigi game would be nice, but what would be even nicer is another game where Bowser is the main playable protagonist. I love Mario and Luigi as much as the next Nintendo freak, but Bowser was such a damn delight to play in this that now all I want is a stand-alone Bowser game.
I was hoping that Bowser Jr's Journey would reveal that Fawful was somehow still alive at the end.
Sadly, 'twas not to be... ):
even if it was true, you wouldn't see him again anyways because... bankruptcy
Fool blew himself up, how did you expect him to survive. But he was awesome and I do miss him :(
I rather him dead. Shows bigger balls to kill off a character as a Mario writer imo