Is New Super Luigi U Actually Good?

The fifth and final video in my retrospective series covering all the New Super Mario Bros. games! In this video I look back on New Super Luigi U for the Wii U! This series has been some of the most fun I've had with videos and I'm glad you have all enjoyed them!
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[@kearneykaktus]

Shorter levels were exactly the reason I enjoyed this one. Although they were harder, it only encouraged me to give them another shot rather than stressing over easier obstacles in a much larger stage.

[@GigaOtomia]

Personally, I wouldn't have minded if the levels were as long as in the other New Soups. I just want difficult Mario levels.

[@jetrifle4209]

Lame

[@box9706]

It's like the Super mario bros 3 levels, they where hard but short.

[@Abdoluigi777]

Luigi is W. Mario is L

[@ebiUsher]

i think that both the levels being shorter, the music being faster and luigi himself being "slippery" truly sell how naturally anxious luigi is - idk if it was on purpose, but i love it.

[@lasercraft32]

Whether intentional or not on the devs part that's such a cool analogy.

[@sohk404]

thought that mf being slippery was just me trippin😭

[@lwd3035]

I think the same, they adapted 2D Mario to Luigi's personality

[@KalinGames526]

The levels being harder really shows how scared Luigi feels without Mario there to guide him

[@ade1174]

New Super Luigi U is definitely amazing. I love all of the remixed levels. I just wish there were new bosses.

[@StevenJones851]

Yeah i wish there were New Bosses too

[@StevenJones851]

@@jaypeterson9256 same it would of

[@MonkeyMod]

Ikr

[@MonkeyMod]

I agree with all the comments above

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@GroveOfGraves]

He mentioned this slightly in the video, but basically every secret exit area has some type of Luigi themed art, the one in one of the snow levels is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen in a Mario game (a star constellation thing)

[@mrthorian8096]

Or the clever one where the vines create an image of the guy, I love all the love they put into it to show Luigi the well deserved love he should get more of

[@ItsTrixis]

im pretty sure every single level has a hidden Luigi somewhere in it, it's a very cool detail!

[@Ervangelical]

@@ItsTrixis yea, every level has him

[@sheep6937]

shame i passed on Luigi U when it originally released bc of 2D Mario fatigue. regarding its difficulty, SMB3 levels are also short and challenging, which is why it's my favorite 2D Mario, so Luigi U does seem more up my alley in that respect

[@islaamN]

This video taught me so much. I had no idea this game was SO DIFFERENT from Mario U! :( Back when this game came out my Older Brother said he didn’t wanna get it since it was “exactly like Mario U but with Luigi” and looks like we were both wrong! Really hoping we get something like year of Luigi again but for different characters. *AHEM Peach and Bowser years! :D*

[@OrangsGZ]

You can still get deluxe

[@tomvlogs8463]

Bowsers inside story and super princess peach exist

[@GlossArt]

The fact that they lost 500m dollars doing the Luigi year probably means that they won't be doing anything like it again, which is a shame

[@Josuh]

@@GlossArt I believe now that the switch is on the market, they can definitely pull this off with great success, although in a smaller scale

[@CM_Railways]

bowsers fury?

[@stop.makingsense]

My fiancé is a more strategic player and does amazing in the Mario version because he likes to take his time and get as much coins as possible before beating the level but I’m not as good as it because I use run waaay too often and usually not to my advantage haha! That’s why I love Super Luigi U, it suits my playing style the best and it doesn’t feel like a punishment, it compliments it!

[@TheRealKateno]

2:17 You can actually hold the left/right trigger button on toad to get an extra toad player. Hope this helps! So it’s Luigi, two toads and a toadette

[@warriorharj79]

but I don't think it was like that on the original game

[@hellobrawler1356]

@@warriorharj79 they were but on wii u dlc it is no toadette

[@Josuh]

@@hellobrawler1356 you sure? i've tried looking at cheats in different wiki sites but none of them mention if it works on multiplayer, they just mention the singleplayer Nabbit code and the Star Road level playable Mii, but not much else and anything else that comes up is for Deluxe and not the Wii U relase, i mean it would make sense that it would work there too but my trust for nintendo only goes so far lol

[@hellobrawler1356]

@@Josuh damm that was Long i have no clue really but I have the wii u version and there is luigi, nabbit, blue toad and Yellow toad or maybe i misunderstud the original Coment You should not trust every idot you meet on the Internett like me

[@jordanclowrey]

He means that in u deluxe, when you are about to select yellow toad, press the “L” trigger and it will change to blue toad. Also, it doesn’t work for multiplayer, idiots

[@onionwielder9728]

Ah, you didn't mention my favorite change with the Koopaling castles! At the beginning of each castle is a stone carving of the respective Kooaling's face. Its another small detail like the hidden Luigis that I just love.

[@StudioCheese]

Love your videos man! You're growing insanely fast and it's great to see. Happy to be on this journey with you. Keep it up!

[@Ninjacat429]

As a Luigi fan, I only found out about this game today. I've never played this version before but I felt that having playing super Mario bros wii u was a bit too easy in some cases. I'm happy to know they bought some fresh new designs and challenges to super Luigi u. I definitely can't wait to try this game out

[@matthewwilson7590]

I saw this in my reccomended less that 20 hours than it was made! I love fresh content like this!!!

[@DWN037]

7:25 "And instead of being a vertical autoscroller, _it's more of a horizontal autoscroller_ 😔" why does the back half of every sentence sound like it's the most dramatic revelation in history

[@luigifan1295]

Funny thing, when me and my little brother got a Wii U for Christmas back in 2013, the one that came packaged with NSMBU + NSLU, we finished NSLU but never actually completed NSMBU, and we spent a lot of time getting the star coins in Luigi U, just to try to get 100%. That was hard lol.

[@sonicSnap]

was super excited to see this video in my notifications, the year of luigi has some of my favourite mario games, and this isn't an exception. id love to see more difficulty in mario games, more stuff in a similar style to this would be super cool

[@YellowScar2014]

I honestly want each NSMB game to have a Luigi campaign attached to it. Like, have Mario be the easy one that serves as an introduction for kids who are new to both the Mario formula and platforming in general. Have Luigi stand on the sidelines to give a more challenging experience for veterans of the series and those who mastered the Mario side. Maybe throw in a Nabbit campaign that ramps up the difficulty even more, namely by removing his immunity to enemies. Like a Kaizo level, relying only on your base moveset. Who knows, maybe they can throw in a Wario campaign that takes the gameplay of Mario Land 3 - Wario Land 1. With a slower gameplay loop that's more focused on exploration, and a moveset that emphasizes horizontal power rather than vertical mobility. And they can bring back the power ups from that one for this, but have the flamethorwer hat spit fireballs instead of the unruly stream we got in the first game. TDLR: Have Mario stay easy for the new kids, have Luigi be challenging for the old timers, Nabbit for those who mastered both, and Wario to test the waters for bringing that series back.

[@ohmeohmicah]

I imagine that, personality-wise, it would probably be more fitting that Mario has the more difficult levels while Luigi has the easier ones. Not for any objective reason, but because I imagine Luigi would _absolutely_ prefer simply having to go through a much easier path while Mario would have no qualms going through hell and back just to rescue someone who's gonna get kidnapped within the next 5 minutes

[@YellowScar2014]

@@ohmeohmicah True, but Mario's the easily marketable one and draws in the casuals. Meanwhile, Luigi doesn't have this issue and is far easier to use as the "harder campaign" guy because of it. Edit; I can also imagine the difference in difficulty coming from the games being the stories told by Mario and Luigi, and Luigi just exaggerating how scary the stages were since he's not as brave.

[@ohmeohmicah]

@@YellowScar2014 True.

[@playbossthebest936]

NSMBU+NSLU, the combo pack you could get alongside the Wii-U at the time, is the best NSMB game overall. Don't @ me

[@PandaNiner]

What's everyone's favorite Holiday? Mom: Christmas Dad: Halloween Me: Luigi Day

[@5trezip23]

You speak about these games with so much passion and wonder and really, a ton of love. It's like I couldn't picture a child version of yourself playing the Mario games like I did growing up being any more excited to be doing so than you seem to honestly be here to this day. That's awesome! Thanks for the info as well.

[@lasercraft32]

It makes me indescribably sad that Nintendo lost so much money during the year of Luigi... they took a step away from their golden child Mario to give our favorite brother Luigi some time in the spotlight but it ended up not being a success. After a mistake like that they'll likely never ever try a risk like that again. :( Which is a darn shame because New Super Luigi U is such a unique and interesting take on the series, and proves just how capable Green Stache can be, given all the levels are more difficult and challenging than Mario's levels. I think ultimately the problem is at first glance it looks like just New Super Mario Bros. U but with Luigi instead of Mario... which doesn't really encourage good sales. :/

[@5trezip23]

You're passion for the the series and the console maker that was such a big part of my early yrs has nearly brought a tear to my eye. Seriously quite charming.

[@sadcraft0o]

luigi u basically fixed all the problems nsmbu had.

[@Chicenk]

What would've been a much better plot is if Mario was the one getting stolen, and luigi was going off to save his brother--

[@naitsabes0503]

Great video! I just found your Channel and the videos are awesome. Keep it up! PS: weegie time

[@dorrivix4214]

I know someone who'd have a heart attack with this 'dlsequel'. she plays nsmb games in the exact opposite way to the premise of this game. she has a turtle pace while trying to collect literally everything.

[@egon3705]

she should play nsmb2

[@ilan_profile]

Currently finishing Luigi U, probably one of the MOST FUN I've had with the NSMB Series!!

[@HamishSteele]

Wild! I guess nintendo didn’t do a good enough job of explaining they were all new levels at the time because I skipped this assuming the only difference was like more enemies or something. Gonna check this out now!

[@joebrown8089]

Regarding the difficulty of New Super Mario Bros Wii, say-I believe the difficulty of the game was sufficiently challenging *when it came out.* It's getting on now since NSMBW (and WiiU) was released, and in that time, several players (including myself) have become more much more experienced with the games, especially since the release of MM2. It's why many players are probably baffled by how easy NSMBW seems when looking back to it. It's been 14 years since NSMBW was released. Me as a 9 year-old kid playing Mario isn't the same me playing that game back now. Awesome vid, btw 😄

[@plushdragonteddy]

this video is validating my younger self who wanted this game SO BAD when it came out but was too broke for it lol. maybe i'll see how much it's going for on ebay !! i'd love to give it a try, especially knowing that it's actually a unique and challenging game

[@billloney2567]

Luigi’s first debut was actually in a Game & Watch game

[@Bash_the_Bash]

The new super mario bros series is one of the only series I've completely 100%ed every game for and actually can say I've entirely finished and can make a fair judgement on, throughout your series I agreed with your takes on them, from new super mario bros DS and Wii to the new super mario bros and Luigi Us the series really is an amazing one and if they do make another one I hope it's just as innovative as some of the older ones whilst also being as challenging as new super luigi U

[@zojirushi1]

You should do videos on DKC Country Returns & DKC Tropical Freeze! 👀

[@ct2xperience749]

🙃

[@Ezel_142]

The shorter level design style reminds me a bit of SMB3, where stages were usually a bit more challenging than your usual Mario game, but it was compensated by making the levels quite short for the most part.

[@FTC619]

Thank you for the vid! I wasn’t going to play this game but now I definitely am.

[@seteven41]

Difficulty in a super Mario game has been always an aspect that, personally, I have always love about I don't know... Maybe it is more satisfying completing a level that made you go serious on it

[@Blo0dyh3ll]

4:25 that adrenaline rush you get when you get yourself out of a bad situation like this feels pretty good though 😅

[@tetermc]

Eh, didn't really care for it. I like the higher difficulty but I hate short timers in games.

[@GamingG4276]

Regarding Peach as a playable character, there is DS game called Super Princess Peach you might wanna try.

[@Ni_Co.]

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS PLS MAKE MORE

[@twikki9071]

Excellent DLC, excellent game! My only grudge would be the bosses. If they give you a time bonus for reaching them, at least they could’ve made them harder or add some sort of surprise mechanic that may throw the players off. Certainly the most fun I’ve had with a “Mario” game in a while :]

[@andrecidueye1701]

Just seeing this on my home makes me want to get my wii u out. I remember enjoying the Mario part, but the time element of New Super Luigi U just made it sooooo good, it's like you have to learn a speedrun strat every time if you want to get all stars in a level

[@Gamekiller513]

Wow there’s a new 2D Mario rumor going around and i just found out i really hope it’s true and they actually try something new again and be creative i would love to see creative type bosses like how new super Mario bros ds did them but harder it would be cool

[@LucyLoud_Fan]

Maybe this game would’ve been slightly better if saving peach was switched to saving daisy

[@CheddarTV-]

16:49 YES! *YEEEESSS!* FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTAND ME!

[@Niki-hg5rb]

Thank you for this video! I do have this game but I think little Me never completed this one. Its time to give it a new try! Thanks man

[@danielsteel2617]

That was genuinely one of the best KZbin videos I’ve ever seen holy crap

[@phoenixdening6434]

if you want to experience the game without the pressure play as toadette

[@robertclements4492]

I can’t believe this game already 10 years old!

[@calloumii3187]

i remember playing this game when i was very young, thinking it was literally just the same game as mario's original version. me and my mom used to love playing these games and we were in for a big surprise, screaming and shouting trying to dodge evrything the game threw at us when it was least expected. 10/10 game i am definitely replaying this.

[@drakul790]

This game is exactly what the more experienced mario players always wanted: Difficult, fun and original levels, easter eggs, the preassure the levels make to you... And the idea of including a character like Nabbit allows less experienced players to also enjoy the game. It's just an amazing game.

[@mgames3209]

And since deluxe included Luigi u toadette is similar to nabbit

[@danixove2358]

Didn't play any New Super games, but everytime I see someone talking about them, New Super Luigi seems to be on the top of everyone

[@etiennelemieux472]

Ah ah I came into the comments to give my opinion and suggest you give your opinion on mario 3d land and I see you did it ^^ next video enqueued :) I remembered that I had liked luigi U but couldn't say why. The low level of difficulty of recent mario games is a problem and I think that, and the diversity of situations, are the reasons I liked it more than the other similar mario games. This is what I liked in mario 3d land too (along with the gorgeous 3d).

[@kenanbroersma709]

3:55 Actually in the Galaxy games Luigi is slippery and jumps higher than mario.

[@ElseAndrecool]

this game is really nostalgic for me. in 2016 when I was in 2nd grade there was this 14 year old boy who had an Xbox 360 and Wii U, and he left them at my dads work so when I was off school I would come to my dads work and play this game and Halo Reach all the time. Eventually they both broke or were just taken away (I don't remember) so I didn't get to play both of those games anymore and eventually forgot both of the names of them. but then eventually I got an Xbox One (I chose an Xbox because of that 14 year old) and got to play not only Halo Reach but the entire franchise. eventually in 2021 my dad found some old 360 and WII U games in the basement that the 14 year old had forgot there. and one of those games where Super Luigi U so after I had finally remembered the name of the game I searched it up and found out it was on Switch. So now I want a Switch.

[@ElseAndrecool]

I cant believe that 2nd grade me was able to play this game because of how hard it is

[@ElseAndrecool]

oh and also on the WII U I played some Skylanders game

[@itzasup5005]

Just wondering have you ever played super princess peach Its a bit of an inverted mario game w peach as the main character and id defo would watch a video of you playing it

[@feilvei4498]

New Super Luigi U is one of my favourites.

[@ultimatebreak827]

we need this 2d mario rumor to be real even if its a launch title for the next switch

[@aaronherrera4400]

Luigi was my favorite character, I always wanted to play him when I was a kid. I used to think that Luigi "jumped" better than the rest of the characters as a kid because he was taller, lol. Anyway, never got to play New Super Luigi U because I didn't have a Wii U, but I was just happy that he got his own game. Great use of the color green on the packaging and the design!

[@cozyvase3985]

In Larry's trigger happy castle there is a limited amount of king bills at the end of the level. I think the limit is 5 since it's been a while since I last checked

[@Nintenblox]

If you’ve ever wondered why the word bros is not in the title, it’s probably because the brothers’ last name is Mario. Mario Mario and Luigi Mario are their names

[@N3Selina]

my favorite game in the NEW series.

[@womp6338]

New super mario/luigi bros u are both amazing. luigi u does feel like dlc with the same overworld and everything apart from the levels to be fair.

[@khythedestroyer]

I love this channel. He doesn't for more like other nintendo fans. He appreciates what we have.

[@DOM335]

Awsome video and Gorgeous edit at the end, well done. (+1 sub)

[@egon3705]

the only things i'd change about this game are: make the clock use "mario seconds" instead of real seconds, it feels a smidge too long rn give nabbit mario's physics, they fit him a lot better and make him feel like less of an easy mode character

[@ryqueezy6327]

Since 2013 was the year of Luigi, and it’s been 10 years since then, I guess we could have a second year of Luigi?

[@zojirushi1]

You should collab with Nintendo Hero. Both great retrospective channels on Nintendo games.

[@MoOn-qj1uy]

when I was younger we had this game. We didnt even know that New super U bros was a thing, and didnt think it was dlc ether. lol

[@RokketterCouncil]

Nabbit is also required to play with the lowest score possible

[@luckydawg257]

No one is required to pick nabbit because there is also Mario, Luigi, toad, and toadett

[@abiabbles1816]

I just 100% NSMB2 and was craving some more luigi content since when i beat the game i started playing as luigi in the post game, and omg is this game so good!! I was really not expecting the difficulty curve at first I honestly thought maybe i chose hardmode by accident bc mario games never felt rushed like this but it works so well!! I always find myself rushing to the star coins and its soooo fun, some of the previous mario games had stupid places for hidden coins so im glad they switched up the formula. But yeah this review and game are both great highly highly recommend!! Cant wait to 100% it :)

[@redeyber]

This was the only mario game i was able to beat as a child

[@NoteTheSpaceCowboy]

You deserve every view and subscriber dude, keep this up!

[@imaginationsquare]

2:20 I think that 'being required to play as Nabbit with 3 other people' isn't the problem here, the problem is playing with 4 people

[@Goolin4L]

need a new mario game its my childhood

[@jason_mcintyre]

I love the passion you have for gaming. It shows in this video.

[@RoninCatholic]

Luigi is my favorite Super Mario character, but I had no money in my budget for new gameszl in the Year of Luigi.

[@fierdrages6523]

Ill be honest. For some reason. When i played through this game. I didnt notice any level design changes. I thought it was basically Super Mario Bros U without Mario.

[@fatscruff1131]

It’s wild that they haven’t made a new super Mario game in over 10 years

[@ErockTheMiner]

The thing I like about super Mario u is the baby yoshi singing the theme music

[@dylpickle6123]

16:45 “No, stupid bowser” *Video ends*

[@dork4202]

Tbh i want another year of luigi i loved the creativity that came from 2013

[@jatinsharma6989]

This channel is gonna blow up with like 100K+ subs and I’m gonna be able to say I was an OG 😎

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

Yeah, it would have been cooler if Mario was actually in the opening, shoving Peach aside to save her to get kidnapped himself. Would make more sense than just his hat being there for some reason. And saving Mario really would make the finale a little more memorable. But whatever. Feels like one of those classic „Miyamoto said no“ moments

[@MarioSMG64]

As a kid I had to give up on this game because I couldn’t beat one of the fast levels in world 2- I need to revisit it at some point

[@AoozyDaGoat]

In the switch port it’s equally as fun, but I’m also gonna play on the Wii U Because it’s so much better The Wii remote is just classic for me with Mario

[@ericflores7648]

Respect one of my top 3 Luigi games 🎮

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

luigi u is definitely the best game in the series and its not even close, short levels allow you to make less mistakes but also have more interesting ideas in them. every level is unique and i honestly remember the luigi u varients more than the mario u ones. funny how the one that sold the worst ended up being the best

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

the level with the broozers and rotating stars, I thought the broozers were donkey kong wannabes

[@jacoblabowitz4726]

The ending of this video was great :)

[@WiiFan-1300]

You scared me for a second at the end lol

[@EthanMastercrafter]

I never gave NSLU a chance because i had skill issues, i wish i could play it again.

[@SteveNatto]

This was insanely in depth and really well done! Just subscribed!

[@chrisroper7317]

I agree that the next 2D Mario game should approach difficulty in the same way as this or Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. It makes the levels much more engaging. Same with the way Luigi U has different and previously unseen mechanics.

[@mhvo3279]

I just went through the both. As I have first started with Mario it was a little bit difficult to control the jumps and distance with Luigi because jumps are higher but slower. The advantage of Luigi is it’s shorter but there’s no middle point, that you have to start from the beginning again if you fail at the last moment. It’s sometimes a bit frustrating.

[@imaginationsquare]

Nabbit is by far the best feature of this game, should there have been a maybe hidden option for another toad? Sure, but if he wasn't there multiplayer would have been impossible for most. I don't know if you played multiplayer but I have with only 2 people, and I have to admit, it's HARD without Nabbit. Forcing him is essentially just Nintendo trying it'd best to prevent people to go mentally insane.

[@Findingfruit]

I think your channel will start to grow even faster! I hope so at least.

[@TheOGNoName]

I'm just playing luigi u for the first time today. I bought mario u deluxe the day it came out and just finally played it over Christmas this last year..i totally forgot about Luigi U until today. I am really enjoying it so far. Pretty difficult. Lots of fun so far though.

[@mikek1686]

I want more difficulty in future mario titles. I'm a big boy now, I can handle it.

[@trisxart2393]

I didn't even know this game existed

[@bobertboi3555]

why did i just find your channel yesterday this is so good