List of Luigi video games

Luigi
The emblem of Luigi's hat as commonly used in the series
Genre(s)Action-adventure, edutainment, survival horror, platformer, puzzle
Developer(s)The Software Toolworks
Radical Entertainment
Next Level Games[1]
Nintendo Software Planning & Development[2]
Arika
Capcom
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)PC, Macintosh, NES, SNES, GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Nintendo Switch
First releaseLuigi's Hammer Toss
(c. 1990)
Latest releaseLuigi's Mansion 2 HD
(June 27, 2024)
Parent seriesMario

Luigi is a video game subseries of platformers and puzzle video games that is a spin-off of the Mario franchise published and produced by Nintendo. All games in the series revolve around the titular Luigi, best known for being the younger brother of Nintendo's mascot character Mario. Luigi games have been released for various Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game & Watch to the Nintendo Switch.

History

See also: Luigi § Concept and creation

Luigi was introduced in the 1983 Game & Watch title Mario Bros., where he and Mario work in a bottling plant. He later appeared widely in the arcade game Mario Bros., released two weeks later. The first game to star Luigi and to use the Luigi branding was the 1990 game Luigi's Hammer Toss, in which Luigi uses a shield to deflect hammers being thrown by Hammer Bros.[3] More recently, he has appeared in the Luigi's Mansion series. Two of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Mario games, with those being Super Mario Bros. and the NES port of Mario Bros., have been ported to the Wii U and altered to feature Luigi as the protagonist instead of Mario.

Mini-games

Nintendo Land for Wii U features an attraction called "Luigi's Ghost Mansion", heavily inspired by Luigi's Mansion. "Luigi's Ghost Mansion" involves up to four players dressed like Luigi, Mario, Waluigi and Wario respectively, who assume the roles of "ghost trackers" and explore a haunted house to hunt for the fifth player, who is the ghost.[4]

Included in NES Remix 2 is Super Luigi Bros., a Luigi-themed and mirrored version of Super Mario Bros. It features Luigi's higher jumping ability, which had not been originally introduced until the 1986 Japanese sequel Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

An unlockable Luigi-themed version of Mario Bros. titled Luigi Bros. was also included with Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch re-release Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

List of games

Luigi's Mansion series

Title Details
Luigi's Mansion

Original release date(s):
  • JP: September 14, 2001
  • NA: November 18, 2001
  • EU: May 3, 2002
  • AU: May 17, 2002
 Release years by system:
2001 – GameCube
2018 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Original release date(s):
  • JP: March 20, 2013
  • NA: March 24, 2013
  • EU: March 28, 2013
  • AU: March 28, 2013
 Release years by system:
2013 – Nintendo 3DS
2024 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
Luigi's Mansion Arcade

Original release date(s):[7]
  • JP: June 18, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – Arcade
Notes:
Luigi's Mansion 3

Original release date(s):
October 31, 2019 		Release years by system:
2019 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:

Others

Title Details
Luigi's Hammer Toss

Original release date(s):
1990 		Release years by system:
1990 – Game Watch
Notes:
Mario Is Missing!

Original release date(s):
  • NA: June 1, 1992
  • EU: December 10, 1992
  • JP: December 14, 1992
 Release years by system:
1992 – PC, Macintosh, SNES
1993 – NES
Notes:
New Super Luigi U

Original release date(s):
DLC
  • JP: June 19, 2013
  • WW: June 20, 2013
Retail
  • JP: July 13, 2013
  • EU: July 26, 2013
  • AU: July 27, 2013
  • NA: August 25, 2013
 Release years by system:
2013 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Released in two different versions: a downloadable content (DLC) package released on the Nintendo eShop for the main game New Super Mario Bros. U, and a standalone retail version
  • A bundle containing New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U was released on October 16, 2015.
  • A deluxe version of the game was released for Nintendo Switch in January 2019 featuring both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.
Dr. Luigi

Original release date(s):
  • NA: December 31, 2013
  • WW: January 15, 2014
 Release years by system:
2013 – Wii U
Notes:

References

  1. ^ Ronaghan, Neal (June 7, 2011). "Next Level Games Developing Luigi's Mansion 2". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Drake, Audrey (April 3, 2013). "Toad is Zelda: The Untold Story of Luigi's Mansion 2". IGN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Buchalter, Jake (April 18, 2023). "Nintendo: Every Luigi Solo Game, Ranked From Worst To Best". Game Rant. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Goergen, Andy; Ronaghan, Neal; Barnett, Patrick; Thompson, Scott (November 23, 2012). "Nintendo Land Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Vogel, Mitch (May 3, 2018). "Grezzo Is Handling The Luigi's Mansion Port For 3DS". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tantalus is the developer behind Luigi's Mansion 2 HD". Nintendo Everything. @NE_Brian. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Regan, Tom (February 2, 2015). "SEGA Officially Reveals Luigi's Mansion Arcade". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2015.