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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
@iconic-gamesA remake of a fan favorite that arrived very late in the 3DS lifecycle, but still carried the original's strengths.
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey@iconic-games
The remake modernizes Bowser's Inside Story visually and adds Bowser Jr.'s Journey as extra framing content, though the original game's structural brilliance remains the real draw. It is a preservation-minded release more than a reinvention.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey@iconic-games
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Reissuing a DS-era Mario RPG on 3DS so close to the platform's sunset gave the game an almost elegiac quality, like Nintendo tidying up one corner of history before moving on.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it marks both Nintendo's commitment to Mario RPG preservation and the approaching end of AlphaDream's era.
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