The DARKEST Mario game. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Welcome to my Halloween video (uploaded on November 1st bc internet). Partners in Time is DARK.
Music is from the Bowser's Inside Story OST.
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00:00 Intro
01:36 Story Recap
06:09 The Good Ending?
08:13 Good Game Mechanics
10:36 "HARD AF"
12:34 Conclusion

[@doublekey8931]

This was the first ever Mario and Luigi RPG I played and fell in love with it as a kid. To this day it's still my favorite entry in the series, as the feelings it gave me as a kid were so powerful and I loved everything about it. The unsettling and eerie vibe I got from this game is also something I enjoyed a lot as a kid. I will say, I'm so upset we never got a remake for this title and we probably never will given that Alphadream is pretty much done for...

[@Jackman5481]

Shame that we never got a remaster of this tho, even tho the revamped the Shroobs for Bowsers inside story remake

[@viniciuspellisson6389]

​@@Jackman5481it actually makes sense because partnes in time is on the past, but it would be cool

[@joshuafoote5144]

To each their own.

[@Le_beanzz_911]

You are like me

[@heckinconcernedkitten61]

Same here, nostalgia hits hard

[@HeckaLives]

6:33 Small detail; The Shroobs are weak to baby tears. And the good professor synthesizes baby tears from water.

[@UndernetBroker]

Not to mention that the Shroobs invaded because they were facing extinction. Which is why (the music is so somber) during the final battle they even use kamikaze tactics just to stop the bros.

[@JRS06]

I still wish Alphadream has done a remaster of Partners in Time. They could've fixed any issues the original had, and even added a Koopaling-based side quest. They wouldn't even have to remove any of the game's darker elements.

[@phoenixyt124]

Watch todays Direct, you wont regret it.

[@himm_2559]

i think the removal of bros points for this game is really smart, cuz focusing on bros points while having two more characters on the team makes it a tad more confusing that it should be. also smash eggs are good you fool

[@yosic.6814]

It would had been good to keep the points if the items were more situational. Like, with some enemies you would rather to use the shells before the copy flower

[@luiginumbers6268]

@@yosic.6814sometimes you also have to use the mix flower

[@raphanderconph]

I like the egg

[@rogue1248]

Fun Fact, there is actually a badge you can get in the game that make all Bros items infinite in use. So no more buying those now.

[@miller-xz4wt]

But it make them weaker

[@JARED8946]

​@@miller-xz4wt There are more badges that make the Bros. Items infinite in use without making them weaker.

[@miller-xz4wt]

@@JARED8946 really?

[@JARED8946]

@@miller-xz4wt Yes. I don't remember when you can purchase them, but you can buy them at some point in the Peach's Castle and stop worrying about the Bros. Items without them being weaker

[@miller-xz4wt]

@@JARED8946 thanks for the advice bro!

[@gavinopolis]

After hearing that Elder Princess Shroob was the most difficult boss in the M&L series, one of the most difficult bosses in Super Mario's entirety, AND hearing that the American version gives the bosses double hp... I cannot tell you how good that makes me feel. She's one of the hardest bosses to best in any piece of Mario media and I beat her. Next time I feel like giving up on something, I'm gonna remember that I bested Elder Princess Shroob, because having that knowledge feels AWESOME.

[@oqueeoquee4382]

That's explain a lot. Not wonder why the bosses were so "hard" in this game in comparison with the rest of the series. Seriously, i took almost 2 hours to beat her in my first play, and i played PiT After BIS and Superstar Saga. Elder Shroob is INSANE.

[@gavinopolis]

@@oqueeoquee4382 It didn't take me that long, but it did take me a few tries, and it felt great doing so. I actually started another playthrough of PIT recently and I've been grinding A LOT in preparation for the Princesses Shroob. I'm having a much better time than I remember on my first playthrough. PIT is such an underrated gem.

[@muscleman5615]

have you fought cacklettas soul in superstar saga, me personally i thought she was harder

[@fawfulfan]

I used to hate the Smash Eggs too, but once you really get the hang of them, they have their uses. They can target multiple enemies, and they're also the only Bros. Attack that can just randomly give you free items.

[@demopan1067]

cost effective too!

[@Redder_Creeps]

Then the meteor Bros Attack showed up in Bowser's Inside Story who did that too (cut me some slack, idk which came first TwT ") , except you could only get Star Candies

[@altonthegamerman2150]

FREE ITEMS!!! YES PLEASE!!!!!!

[@octo-nico8416]

I think super paper mario is darker, I mean, You've got a lot of death (for a mario game) and betrayal of what we thought was the main villain who only wanted to bring back someone he thought dead who then did die with the not so villain villain

[@rayanalfaraj6982]

This is my favorite Mario and Luigi game of all time, I played it when I was a kid on the Wii U VC. Though I didn’t even actually finish the game until fairly recently because Princess Shroob kept sitting on me and getting me dizzy at Level 25, so I just grinded till level 30 and finished the game.

[@theluigifan1]

The Pocket Chomp is infinitely worse than the Smash Egg, dawg. That said, it makes me happy to see someone sing this game’s praises. I got Partners in Time for Christmas the year it came out and thoroughly enjoyed it as a diehard fan of Superstar Saga. The darkness of this game never fully registered on my mind until I got older so in hindsight, I want y’all to consider how painfully ironic it was to have gotten the game during Christmas 2005 just to find out one of the earliest areas of the game is a ravaged Christmas-themed village that played a sad rendition of Jingle Bells. I personally love this game more than Bowser’s Inside Story, which I find good but a bit short.

[@joshuafoote5144]

I guess Peach should have read the history books before choosing a particular time to travel.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

The campy aspect of the whole Shroob invasion comes across as a Tim Burton kind of dark. Obviously, it's dark, but in a more exaggerated and crazy way (moody & quirky), than serious. After all, there are a ton of sillier moments, including times the Shroobs are around. This actually fits perfectly for the Mario & Luigi series, which is a wacky, antics-filled adventure that prioritizes fun and/or engagement.

[@GabrielLANSALOT-CARON]

Elder Princess Shroob took me an hour to beat while every other bosses of the game took 15 minutes or less (with some rare exceptions)

[@goldenjoshyt200]

But as an adult, i now see how it was scary

[@youyououmf8200]

I love this game, especially when we see peoples from the mushroom kingdoom being used as fuel for the shroobs 😅

[@Hyder_B]

The frozen princess shroob doesn't make sense, since she literally dies in front of us. If they some day make a sequel, I wonder what the explanation would be. Also, Elder Princess Shroob is most definitely not the hardest boss in the series. Bowser X, Cackletta's Soul, Antasma X, and Bowser Jr are all definitely harder

[@starfoxmoore6037]

Been waiting for this because this game in particular frightened me as a kid (I was like 4) but this did always mean something to me.

[@HeyKyle]

Never beat this game as a kid (skill issue) but I always loved it and its vibe it gives off. Spooky aliens were cool af

[@samyb4566]

Wait a minute. I didn't saw the rage function in Partners in Time. I thought it was introduced in Bowser's Inside Story.

[@Barkity]

At least someone talked about it. I'm gonna try something like this

[@Picoz245]

I remember I beat this game at 3am on my bed with severe insomnia

[@neo____]

wait this is literally the MOTHER of the mario and luigi series, might actually play it 😱 great video as per usual murmilio! superstar saga before thanksgiving?!

[@murmilio42069]

Surely SMRPG won’t delay the next video

[@neo____]

@@murmilio42069 is smrpg like mother

[@neo____]

@@murmilio42069 ok i just watched my cousin play it for like two hours, definitely not like the original MOTHER

[@ExGanonMain]

Even thought my first game was Superstar Saga, I can agree that this game is dark AF

[@mudafucca4420]

The reason why people dislike the fact that the Bros Items are buyable, is because, it make the game technically easier. You no longer have to both heal AND re-fuel your SP during battle. As long as you have enough coins/items, you'll be able to spam your way through. Not only that, but since there is no SP in this game, you can keep using the best items or the items your best at repeatedly. Unlike in the other games where, if your SP was lower, you'd have to choose between either wasting a turn to re-fuel or use another Bros Attack/Item that's either weaker or harder to perform Not only that, but you no longer have to worry about having to level up your SP stat, and instead, you could use your stat level ups on other stats, making you stronger.

[@raphanderconph]

My favorite game of that SAGA

[@hyhyd6135]

You really think a lack of their baby counterparts would stop the Mario Bros from kicking the Shroobs asses again? (I guess we'll never know now, given the fact that AlphaDream is dead)

[@MySnugglePuppy]

Are we sure Super Paper Mario isn’t the darkest? We literally see entire worlds get wiped out. Sure they come back, but everything in this game is restored too. The Shroobs weren’t even completely eliminated, Bowser kept some in his basement.

[@CQInismeain]

The soundtrack is so good and makes it feel like horror

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

12:02 No wonder I lost that fight so many times💀

[@phoenixyt124]

One of my first ever Video Games. My first Nintendo Game, My First Mario and Luigi. This game changed my life forever. Not having a Remake made me really sad, and you can imagine how i almost started crying at todays Nintendo Direct. Mario & Luigi Brothership. Thank you Nintendo.

[@remcobunschoten735]

I am currently doing my first playthrough of this game myself, and i gotta say, the game is really fucking fun, they way they made the characters, the battles, the story, everything. Even tho this game is hard af, you can even train your timings for attacks on weaker enemies if you want too, i love this game, even tho its a pretty dark and hard game, and i really hope others will too

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of The DARKEST Mario game. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time momentum 100

[@gatlinggroink3764]

This is my favourite game in the series. I remember growing up with this game, but I never got far. Though last year I decided to pick it up again, and yea it was somewhat hard. It had some small moments where I didn't really have a lot of opportunity to attack.

[@Aleph3575]

This was my favorite game of the "Superstar Saga" series of games, and it took me SO LONG as a kid to beat Elder Princess Shroob. Like, if you play this game blind and not knowing what you need to do to win, she's a fucking menace and one of the hardest bosses in all of Mario though she can still be surprisingly difficult even if you know what's coming and can prepare. I would say that the Bowletta fight at the end of Superstar Saga is probably harder, if only because of the "You only have one hit point and have to survive at least one round of attacks in that state" part of the second phase.

[@2003andre100]

Correct, it IS the best in the series

[@starfoxmoore6037]

So, I assume you gonna do a video on superstar next? Personally I would like to see a video on the two remakes. But, in particular the remake of superstar since it is actually good.

[@BananaR777]

Nah I'd spm is darkerr

[@TheChoujinVirus]

the time travel thing can be fixed via what many would view as a Stable Time Loop

[@uselessshroob]

I may be a bit biased, but I love this game.

[@Edelweiss1102]

It's indeed hard af, unless you are as stubborn as me and play the final Shroob Palace over and over until Mario and Luigi are level 90 something. Taking down the Shroob princesses with normal jumps will never be not funny.

[@carlosemilio385]

God this game was amazing even back then as a child. It took me literal months to beat it and I still don't regret it to this day. By far my favorite game of the series. I wonder how brothership will be though?

[@ArceTheTroll]

really good video and essay, but why does no one EVER ttain mario and luigi defense stat

[@goldenjoshyt200]

This game traumatised me as a kid

[@galaxystarroad]

I remember as a kid, I couldn't beat the red version of the first boss.

[@miketherobotinkling7741]

I beat him easy spamming ice flowers

[@joshuafoote5144]

Ironically I felt like I did pretty well playing this game. Then again, it’s not my first Mario and Luigi game.

[@MLmaster135]

the most interesting part of partners in time's bosses to me, esp having made it to the bosses at low level and no equipment, stache only run, is Elder Shrooboid and Elder Princess Shroob's 2nd phase. these 2 bosses have 2 of the only attacks in the entire game where it can be completely unavoidable damage. For Elder Shrooboid thats its spin attack where you have to hammer it. I noticed it will either: 1. stop after 4 hits. 2. stop after more than 4. if its more than 4, then someone's dying, since trying to hit more than 4 on is not too feasible for how fast its spin attack starts up. thats what makes it a pretty big rng check. Elder Princess Shroob's 3-leg sweep is, while avoidable, it can become unavoidable when the legs start going too fast to jump over. I was able to make it to Elder Princess Shroob's 2nd phase at level 19 in a no equip/badges no healing items+no purchasing bros items, and Stache only level ups run. the game kindly provides you with just enough bros items and the ability to stock up on mrs thwomp's rock shot attack. I quickly found out its literally impossible to beat her at that level w/o savestates or tas, cuz her foot has 400 hp and the damage done is pathetic with red shell, plus copy flower wouldn't be good since its not a "true infinite" due to its speed eventually being too fast. due to how partners in time's level scaling works, I found out soon after this, that level 23 is the absolute sweet-spot. the one thing about bros items is while Copy flowers is one of the best, that usually applies to general playthroughs. as you'll very quickly see it must be used very-sparingly in low-level no equips+stache only, thus the opinion on it changes in this scenario. it deff has it uses for the last few bosses and esp Elder Princess Shroob's 400hp Foot+200hp Crown. Red Shell, once you get the timing down, as well as Pocket Chomp, become the absolute saviors of a low-level run. as their respective speeds are "capped" and are the actual "True Infinite" Bros items. they surprisingly carry the low-level no equipment+only stache run very hard. Trampoline also applies too with Red Shell+Pocket Chomp, being a True Infinite Bros item, but thats only provided you can quickly react to each character's blur every time-

[@magicfroggi]

wow you’re insane! I would have loved to watch this play through! Good job dude!

[@gabrielalejandro1404]

This game used to scare me when I was a kid

[@letsfailgaming9850]

Potential if they did remake it, they could have delved into the father son relationship more between Bowser Jr. And the Koopalings with Baby/Prince Bowser and see what sorts of chaos could ensue from that. Perhaps Prince and Jr. Team up? Before the inevitable trouncing inside Thwamp volcano? All that missed potential to have something heartwarming in the midst of tragedy.

[@jaotrx7163]

I love the item at attack ssem

[@shrobbyy]

My most favorite M&L game still not having a remake...

[@rxntei4019]

Probably in the future if Brothership sells well

[@stefanielonn4164]

Either this game or Bowser’s Inside Story DS was my first Mario and Luigi game. I don’t remember though

[@GalekC]

as my first mario & luigi game, i...weirdly don't have much nostalgia for it. a few of the bgm do always pop in my head, but a lot of the soundtrack is very dreary - which, of course, makes a lot of sense. But, i still feel as though Yoko Shimomura heavily prioritized Kingdom Hearts II at the time. of the first 5 mario RPGs, its soundtrack might be the least memorable for me in more than a few respects. even the lack of touchscreen usage back then also weirded me out. i wonder how my perception of this series would differ had they advertised superstar saga more to my liking instead of showing like a few seconds of actual gameplay in a period where it was scarce for me to understand how to play videos on the internet before the likes of youtube

[@angelzavala2254]

The shroobs are parasite versions of toads.

[@Hugelag]

*Shroobs

[@raphanderconph]

1:20 is paper mario not the same 😂

[@yordi3945]

I shouldn’t have played this when I was 7. But despite that I kept going because this game is goated

[@luma2172]

Now they’re making a M&L6 on switch, I hope they’ll remake this masterpiece on switch

[@CQInismeain]

My favorite soundtrack in the game is toad-wood and the vimFactory

[@AlastorTheDemon]

This is the Majora mask of mario

[@viniciuspellisson6389]

AlphaDream was high making this game bro💀

[@Nombrenooriginal]

They smoked of the good and cooked well

[@demopan1067]

not water specificially baby tears is anti shroom

[@dragonofspades2837]

The American release..... has double health bosses.......... I think I need to find a new copy of Partners in Time 💀

[@ThatInsaneTreecko]

hey man love the video but on your list you seem to forget super star saga

[@alangamer50]

I have no idea how 8yo me beat this game, like HOW, I didn't even know English back then, I was just guessing what I was supposed to be doing, but I clearly remember beating elder princess shroob

[@fatimahqoshim649]

Hey i play mario and Luigi super star saga and i DID the sign glicth but its not to glicth is it ok to continue the glicth

[@sillypopcorn1006]

I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771]

Super Paper Mario is darker

[@Le_beanzz_911]

Pro I defeated her and the game as a child on my second attempt (I was 6)

[@chrislentz9640]

Definitely the best one in the series, all the new ones suck

[@AntoineVanGeyseghem]

FR: Je n'ai pas trouvé le jeu spécialement difficile comparé aux autres. °_ ° EN: I haven't found the game more difficult compared to the other ones. °_ °

[@smallbag123]

I agree with the game being hard. My dumbass couldn't beat the Elder Princess Shroob for almost 1 month 😭

[@Charaster]

10:36 there is actually a hard mode mod for this game lmao

[@Nombrenooriginal]

Wait really?

[@moosesues8887]

W shroob video

[@joshuafoote5144]

I consider the younger Shroob sister to be more evil, actually.

[@CreepersStrangeWorld]

The only Mario and Luigi game I haven’t played yet is paper jam, and I’ve gotten game overs on all of them, except partners on time. I found this game to be quite easy, i didn’t even die in the elder princess shroob fight.

[@murmilio42069]

That’s crazy ur just a god gamer or maybe u made a tangy build with level ups

[@lasse4477]

Honestly its not that hard it was very easy for me i always complete the game within a day

[@meta527II]

More than Super Paper Mario? I mean don't get me wrong, this game is DEFINITELY VERY dark, but compared to a black void that can literally destroy all of existence?

[@kdakittens1034]

dunno, i think that being alive while your blood is getting sucked out of you to make fuel for flying saucers that destroyed your home and probably were used to kill your family is WAY darker than just falling into some kind of a void. Haven't really played SPM but i hear a lot of people telling it is way darker than MALPIT. Well, even if it is, i think that partners in time is still the most VIOLENT mario game

[@meta527II]

@@kdakittens1034 At least the victims in PiT actually have afterlives. Though TBF I guess it is a matter of opinion which one’s darker.

[@jefferyandbob3137]

I mean sure the void is supposed to erase things from exist but its effects (and other stuff like Luvbi's death) are completely and totally undone by the end. Whereas those toads in the toadwood forest (besides the one that got turned into a mushroom and wasnt drained) are never shown to have survived.

[@kdakittens1034]

@@jefferyandbob3137 yep, thats what im talking about

[@BowserEditz]

PIT was more consistently dark compared to SPM SPM is Dark asf tho especially the lore

[@ramezrayan9614]

I still will say bowser inside story is the best game

[@greninjamariokartpokemonfan]

I'm an avid Partners in Time and Elder Princess Shroob hater. The fights in this game are brutal, especially the boss fights, and the bosses also take forever to beat because they have so much health. I've been going throughout most of the game feeling like I don't do enough damage, can't take a hit, and/or don't have enough HP to survive for a while. That's how I know I'm underleveled. In these games, you want to be on par, maybe at least a few levels lower than the final boss, right? Well, in Elder Princess Shroob's case, that's level 30 for her first phase and level 31 for her second phase. My experience is in the low 20,000s range, and according to this game's level up progression chart, this much experience nets me a level of, I kid you not, 23. Also, I haven't been using Bros. Items for pretty much the entire game until Princess Shroob (the fight right before Elder Princess Shroob). The reason why is because I have a limited quantity of Bros. Items, and the only way to keep more is to get the Ulti-Free Badge from Fawful, which costs 90 beans. Also, the first few Bros. Items (aside from the Cannonballer and maybe Pocket Chomp) kind of suck, and I hardly ever use them against regular enemies unless they really give me trouble or there is a large group of them. For the reasons I have mentioned above, Elder Princess Shroob is the worst final boss I have ever faced, and possibly one of the worst video game bosses of all time. I absolutely despise this fight. She has all of the problems I previously listed, and she is just downright unfair and nearly impossible without the Trampoline, Copy Flower, or Mix Flower, especially during her second form. Each body part has its own HP, by the way: the crown and arms each have 200 HP, while the legs have 400 HP. Also, the crown and legs regenerate after three turns, while the arms regenerate the next turn, so screw you, and screw this fight. Overall, Partners in Time is the most frustrating, rage-inducing, criminal, sinful, horrifying, vile, despicable, treasonous, unconstitutional, putrid, middle-fingerworthy, dishonorable, excruciating, appalling, hellish, barbaric piece of hot garbage crap I have ever played, and it may just be one of the worst RPGs of all time. I find this game Ultra Guilty, and its sentence shall be capital punishment, also known as the death penalty.

[@eliasgonzalez5357]

Womp womp cry about it

[@greninjamariokartpokemonfan]

@@eliasgonzalez5357 If I were to ever make an Everything Wrong With Partners in Time video, I would tear this game to shreds by giving it tens of millions of sins, giving ten million sins to Elder Princess Shroob alone.

[@sahilhossain8204]

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