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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Guide

2003 · RPG

Box art

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga box art
North American Game Boy Advance box art for Superstar Saga.

Game guides

Find the guide you need
GuideWhat you will find
The brothers choose a Solo Attack during a battle.Battle and Bros. AttacksCompare the eight Bros. Attacks and learn the original action-command system.
The brothers cross a pale blue chamber while a ghost floats nearby.Field movesMatch each obstacle to the correct brother and learned technique.
Mario and Luigi stand together inside a shop with their action buttons shown above.CharactersSee who teaches field moves and who drives the Beanstar story.
Mario and Luigi take part in a timed barrel minigame.Beans and equipmentCompare every Cafe blend and the early E. Gadd reward sequence.
The brothers cross a pale blue chamber while a ghost floats nearby.Progression and secretsMatch the later objectives to their destinations and track optional rewards.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Keep Mario and Luigi’s inputs separateMario uses A and Luigi uses B in battle; read which brother an enemy targets.
Learn a field move before revisiting barriersHigh Jump, Spin Jump, Mini-Mario and Luigi Dunk open different routes.
Spend beans at Starbeans CafeThe four bean types make stat-boosting drinks and unlock E. Gadd rewards.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
MarioPlayable brotherUses Firebrand and Mario’s set of Bros. Attacks.
LuigiPlayable brotherUses Thunderhand and Luigi’s set of Bros. Attacks.
CacklettaMain antagonistSteals Peach’s voice as part of her Beanstar scheme.
FawfulCackletta’s assistantUses machinery and confronts the brothers repeatedly.
Prince PeasleyBeanbean princeAn ally in the Beanbean Kingdom.
E. GaddCafe visitorAwards equipment as new blends are made.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Beans and equipmentFour bean types support seven drinks →

Pictures All pictures →

Mario and Luigi stand together inside a shop with their action buttons shown above.
Mario and Luigi stand together inside a shop with their action buttons shown above.
The brothers choose a Solo Attack during a battle.
The brothers choose a Solo Attack during a battle.
Mario and Luigi take part in a timed barrel minigame.
Mario and Luigi take part in a timed barrel minigame.
The brothers cross a pale blue chamber while a ghost floats nearby.
The brothers cross a pale blue chamber while a ghost floats nearby.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: game and edition overviewwww.nintendo.com